A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 759
South bank of Yongjiang River,

Huaiyu looked at Yongzhou City in the south of the Yangtze River,
The location of this city is good, with Yongjiang River in the north and Bachijiang River (Yongxi River) in the west. It forms a sharp angle in this area, surrounded by water on both sides. There are many depressions in other places. There are three mountains running from north to south, Jinzhen Ridge. , Yinzhen Ridge and Loutailing,

The relative height of the mountain is only 80 meters.

On the west side of Jin, Yinzhen Ridge and Loutai Ridge, there is a long and narrow foothill running from north to south, which is locally called Sow Trough. Several ridges on the west side of the foothills are like city walls, guarding the narrow strip of Sow Trough. The state capital was built here.

This is a very natural and good location for fortification,

"I chose to build the city here because of its geographical location." Ning Chun was very familiar with Yongzhou and told Wu Huaiyu in front of him,
He pointed to the south,

"There is a gap between Yinzhen Ridge and Loutai Ridge. According to the situation, the east gate of Yongzhou was built here. There is also a gap on the south side of Gonghe Ridge, and the west gate is connected to the unnamed gap to the south.
From here to the west is Manmilu, which is close to the Yong River, which is a deep ditch for boat people's barges."

"The gap between Yinzhen Ridge and Gonghe Ridge is the north gate of Yongzhou."

The entire foothills of Sow Cao Mountain are low in the north and high in the south. They are about a mile long and only about a hundred paces wide at their widest point. As a state and county seat, this area is completely enough to accommodate the population, and it has strong advantages in military defense. .

The Yongjiang River surrounds a large U-shaped bay in the north of Yongzhou City, protruding a very narrow peninsula. The Yongfu Jianwu Army, one of the six towns in Lingnan, also built military forts and farmed on the peninsula.

There is also a gap in the north of the sow trough, and it is only about 50 meters away from the dock on the south bank of the Yong River.

"We often encounter floods from the Yongjiang River and Yongxi River here, but the sow trough is located on a higher ground and is not affected by floods."

The surrounding low-lying areas are flooded every year.

"Prime Minister, the Governor-General has arrived."

Wu Huaiyu nodded,
The pro-army soldiers came to him with Hou Junji in their arms.

The two had not seen each other for more than a year. Although Huaiyu had been patrolling Lingnan Province for more than a year, this was the first time they met. Hou Junji looked at Wu Huaiyu with an evil look in his eyes.

Huaiyu also had a cold face.

Neither of them took the initiative to say hello, and the atmosphere became a little tense.

After the other officials and generals of Yongzhou Prefecture came over, Huaiyu still didn't speak.

a long time.

"Hou Junji, do you know your guilt?"

"What's so-and-so's crime?"

With this question and answer, the atmosphere became more tense,

With a cold face, Wu Huaiyu took out a folded book and handed it to Ning Chun.

"Please Ning Gong, please read out Hou Junji's crime on your behalf."

Ning Chun took the folded book and opened it, reading it out in front of everyone. There were many crimes listed, such as provoking provocations, killing good people and taking credit for their merits, robbing tribes, robbing property, etc.
There are even records of Hou Junji robbing the wives and daughters of tribal chiefs.

Hou Junji's eyes turned red and he stared at Wu Huaiyu.

"Hou Junji, the saint worshiped you as the governor of Yongzhou and asked you to oversee the military of more than ten states. The purpose is to protect the emperor's herdsmen and guard the territory and the people. It is not to ask you to act recklessly."

"If you want to accuse someone, why bother?" Hou Junji shouted loudly.

The charges listed by Wu Huaiyu are all real. If we really want to judge the law impartially, it will be serious.Hou Junji refused to admit it.

"The truth has been found out one by one, so what can you do with your quibbles?"

"Come here, capture Hou Junji,"

Wu Huaiyu stood up and directly announced the disposition of Hou Junji in front of a group of frightened Yongzhou officials.

With the privilege of inheriting and worshiping granted to him by the Holy Emperor, coupled with his double banners and double festivals, he directly captured Hou Junji, dismissed him from the post of governor of Yongzhou, and ordered Baiqi to escort him immediately back to Chang'an to listen to the Emperor Hou's announcement. . "Ning Chun inspected the governor and governor of Yongzhou."

"Xi Jun bought the military envoy of Jianwu to inspect the school."

"Hou San inspected Xuanhua to command the army, Chen Xing inspected Wu Qin to command the army, and Zhao Xin inspected Jianwu Army Zuozhen..."

Several major officials in the Yongzhou Dudu Mansion were dismissed or transferred by Wu Huaiyu.

However, it will not affect the middle and low-level people.
Then he announced the cessation of the original military operations, ordered the native groups in Yongzhou to disband and return to farming, and gave them a reward.

The Jianwu Army and Fu soldiers in Yongzhou were also given a reward.

Hou Junji was not convinced.

He even wanted to attack Wu Huaiyu angrily, but it was in vain. He didn't want dignity, so he had no choice but to lose dignity. He was knocked down by Wu Huaiyu's soldiers and then tied up.
The other officers and generals of the Yong Mansion were unprepared and did not dare to resist Wu Huaiyu's treatment. What's more, there were seven thousand sharp soldiers on the dock.

Even former prime ministers like Hou Junji and confidants of the emperor would take it as soon as they said it would be taken. No one else dared to resist the order.

Later,

Wu Huaiyu then sent his troops to garrison Yongzhou City and the military fortress in Jiangbei.

Soon, Yongzhou was taken over, and Wu Huaiyu and Ning Chun entered the city.

Ning Chun entered the governor's house and inspected the governor and governor. He summoned civil servants at all levels.

Wu Huaiyu convened military attaches to talk at the Jianwu Army and the Two Unification Military Offices, which he could not control, and quickly made changes to the military attachés in charge of regiment training, such as the First Army, the Two Prefectures, and the Sima County Lieutenant of the prefecture.

Hou Junji has been in Yong Mansion for more than a year, but the foundation has not yet been built.
Wu Huaiyu took action so suddenly and basically encountered no major obstacles.

After Hou Junji was captured, he was directly put on the boat, sailed down the river, straight to Guangzhou, and then escorted back to Chang'an, without any leeway.

"There are [-] miles of waterway from Yongzhou to Guangzhou. If you are not careful, it is easy for the ship to capsize in the wind and waves, or it may leak and sink."

"Need not."

at night,

Huaiyu was drinking tea in Yongzhou City. Xi Junmai, the newly inspected Jianwu military envoy, was talking to Huaiyu. This fierce man who had drunkenly fought with pandas in the Wu family's leopard room was Liang Jianfang all the way. His deputy leads Huaiyu's personal army.

Having followed Huaiyu on his provincial tour for more than a year, the two of them were very familiar with each other. With Huaiyu's deliberate solicitation, he also actively moved closer to Huaiyu.

Now Liang Jianfang was recommended by Huaiyu as the governor of Wuzhou. He brought him to Yongzhou and recommended him as the military envoy of Jianwu. This was also a great opportunity for him.

Although the Jianwu Army garrison envoy is an envoy, he controls the Jianwu Army, one of the six towns in Lingnan. In Yongzhou Prefecture, he is the absolute real power. With the five thousand soldiers in his hand, even the governor of Yongzhou cannot surpass him. mobilized.

For Xi Junmai, who was originally just a school captain, this step was too important.

In order to repay the kindness he met, Xi Jun bought a rough guy who liked drinking and was a bit reckless. At this time, he also unreservedly proposed to kill Hou Junji on the way.

Just pretend that the ship capsized in a storm or something. Anyway, it is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, so such a thing cannot be found out.

"With so much evidence, Hou Junji will have to shed his skin even if he returns to Chang'an. This result is better for us. If he really died on the way, no matter how he died, even if it was perfect, everyone would be suspicious our."

Not only would Wu Huaiyu not kill Hou Junji halfway, he also specially sent several boats and many hundreds of cavalry guards to ensure that Hou Junji was escorted to Chang'an City alive.

"Ignore Hou Junji, you have to arrest the Jianwu Army as soon as possible. Although I have sent people to appease the barbarian tribes, I have a hunch that we still have to fight a battle before they are willing to sit down and talk to us. ."

Now that Hou Junji is gone, they still have to clean up the mess, and they must clean it up quickly, otherwise, not only Hou Junji will be beaten, but they will also be beaten.

"Don't worry, Prime Minister, I'm just a warrior. I don't know how to govern a place, but commanding and fighting is our specialty."

(End of this chapter)