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Chapter 605: Xihe Road, where everyone benefits from both top and bottom (1)

After several days of trekking, the Xizhou Teletubbies led by Zhong Jianzhong finally arrived at the end of the trip - Fugong City (in today's Hualong County, Qinghai Province).

The original name of this city is Jiela City, which was built by Tubo.

In March of this year, Xiba Wen, as a sign of sincerity, dedicated Jieluo City to the imperial court as a resting place for pilgrims and merchants.

Immediately, the imperial court issued an edict and named it Fugong City, which was still the name given by the officials.

At the request of Xibawen, the old name of Kuozhou in the Tang Dynasty was restored, and Xibawen was conferred as the governor of Kuozhou, the chief of Miaochuan, and the prince of Tubo.

The story of aiding the eight states in Annan, and ordering Xiba Wen to inherit the throne.

Therefore, only here, a Song army was stationed symbolically, and the selected soldiers were all Tubo people.

So, Xiba Wen and his subordinate tribes were overjoyed and thanked him, saying: "Uncle of the Han family is a truly tolerant official. From generation to generation, we should tie grass rings to repay my uncle's kindness."

Zhong Jianzhong personally experienced these things when he was in the capital.

Therefore, there are few governors and general magistrates who can unite sincerely.

Therefore, all the general affairs were left to the general judge Wang Hou.

The leaders of the Tubo wealthy clans' eyes became hot when they looked at him, and their hospitality was even more enthusiastic.

And Wang Hou’s choice is also very interesting.

In the struggle between the two, either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind.

Zhong Jianzhong hurriedly rode forward. When he got in front of the opponent, he turned over and dismounted and bowed: "General Zhong Jianzhong, please pay your respects to Wang Zhouju!"

So, in a few days, we were able to trek two to three hundred miles on the rugged mountain road in the plateau mountainous area, and finally arrived at Fugong City.

The partners who teamed up with each other were all specially selected, as if they were specifically chosen to complement each other.

Otherwise, there may be less than 500 Han households in Hezhou.

As a result, the Xizhou soldiers and horses he led did not have to sleep in the open air, let alone suffer from rain, snow, wind and frost.

Therefore, in the Song Dynasty, the prefects and magistrates had the nicknames of prefect and prefect.

Therefore, in local prefectures and counties, usually the magistrates and magistrates are incompatible with each other.

The majestic and magnificent plateau mountainous areas have rugged and difficult roads.

However, in public, no one would call Tongsuan 'half-thorn' or 'prison state'.

However, on Xihe's side, Zhong Jianzhong found that something was not right.

Because here the magistrates and general magistrates generally get along well with each other.

Several large tribes even set up tents, lit fires, and prepared fodder at important places where the Song army passed. The officers were even warmly entertained by local wealthy families, and could eat yak meat and drink highland barley wine. .

The Tongjian Yiguan was invented by the ancestors of the Song Dynasty and was established to punish local difficulties in the Five Dynasties.

why?
Because the Han population in Hezhou is only 30%, thanks to the more than 2,000 immigrants sent from Hebei and Huainan last year and this year.

This is simply a miracle, like a myth.

The person who came was none other than Wang Hou, the general judge of Hezhou.

The power is almost the same as that of Zhizhou. The things that Zhizhou can manage can often be managed by general judges, but the authority is not as good as that of Zhizhou.

Fortunately, after his army set off from Panhan in Hezhou (today's Linxia), it could almost be said that they were marching in inland states and counties, and even seemed to be marching around Bianjing!
The tribes passing along the way, whether they were Qiang people or Tubo people, would provide supplies, fuel, and drinking water to the Song army.

Now that I have come to Kuozhou, I have seen the land and water with my own eyes and experienced the hardships of this place.

From a distance, Zhong Jianzhong heard the man's voice. It was a rough male voice with a strong Xihe accent: "Uncle Yi, Uncle Yi..."

For example, spying on local officials, supervising the prefect, etc.

This is very polite and doesn't smell like fireworks.

Under normal circumstances, it is normal to hold each other back and dig holes for each other.

Instead, they are called Zhouwu and Junwu. Wu is the deputy chariot and assists the county guard in governing.

Especially when I heard that he came from Bianjing and had served in the imperial court of my uncle from the Han family.

For example, in Hezhou, Zhongyi, the prefect, was a military official and was not good at civil affairs. He stayed in the military camp every day and was busy training troops.

No one died on the entire road, and only a few hundred of the livestock accompanying the army were injured.

It’s hard for Zhong Jianzhong to understand, and it’s still hard to believe that this is reality!
Not long after the army appeared outside Fugong City, a civil servant on horseback came out with a team of people to greet them.

And the Song Dynasty established Tongpan, who was just and aboveboard to compete with Zhizhou!

But what the magistrate can't control, the magistrate can!

The general judges have the nicknames of Ban Ci (Provincial Governor) and Jianzhou.

As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers.

In the mountainous areas in late autumn, the temperature is also extremely low.

The imperial court also strongly encouraged this kind of struggle to know the state and pass judgment within the rules.

If he simply led his army here, Zhong Jianzhong suspected that it would take at least a month for his army to climb from Hezhou to Fugong City.

However, in the past, he was thousands of miles away and didn't know the situation in Kuozhou.

The rest are all Qiang people, Tubo people and internal party members.

The situation is very complicated and the matter is very difficult to handle.

Because these tribes have different customs and living habits.

For example, Dangxiang people love to hold grudges, Tubo people worship Buddhism, and most Qiang people like to fight privately.

If you don't understand their customs, it's easy to cause problems.

But Wang Hou is an expert in this field!

He has followed his father, Wang Shao, on the bank of Xihe River since he was a child, and he has a good understanding of the customs and habits of various ethnic groups.

Since he took office as Tong Zhilang as the general magistrate of Hezhou in May this year, he has won the love of the people of Hezhou by virtue of his understanding and respect for all ministries.

As a result, tribes in Hezhou and even Kuozhou like to come to him for mediation when they have problems.

Everyone also accepted his mediation and thought he was fair and honest.

Obviously, this is the result of deliberate operation by the officials.

And who is the current Minister of Civil Affairs?

Therefore, Zeng Xiaokuan, the son of Prime Minister Zeng Gongliang!
However, based on what Zhong Jianzhong observed in Bianjing, this heavenly official did not actually care about anything.

Every day he sat in the Yamen and drank tea. He left all the affairs of the bureaucracy, especially the selection of officials and the appointment of officials, to the people below him.

Especially Wang Zishao, the Minister of Staff!

What's even more subtle is that Zhong Jianzhong remembered that before he left Beijing in late June, he heard that Wang Zishao, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, had been commended by an imperial edict for being "diligent in royal affairs, courageous in taking charge of affairs, and selecting and appointing virtuous officials." , and even gave his parents official titles posthumously, and his wife also had a royal decree.

And when did Wang Zishao become the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs?

May!

and so……

Wang Zishao's diligence in royal affairs, courage in appointing officials, and appointing talented people refer to his arrangements for the series of appointment and dispatch of officials on Xihe Road, right?
Zhong Jianzhong couldn't help but feel excited when he thought about these things.

As a military minister in front of the emperor, he taught the officials martial arts for several months.

Although officials rarely take the initiative to talk to him.

When asked occasionally, it is mainly to help with family matters, or to encourage and encourage.

However, Zhong Jianzhong knows how to observe.

From his observation, although the official was young, he controlled power very tightly.

Don't look at it, now the two palaces are in charge of the government, and the two palaces don't understand the common government. Most matters are left to the governor of the capital for discussion, and they only make the final confirmation.

It seems that the current situation of the Song Dynasty is that the emperor hangs his head, the two palaces are solemn, and the prime ministers rule together.

But actually?
The three yamen, the Imperial City Department, and the Kaifeng Mansion were all in the hands of that official.

And key institutions such as the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Dali Temple were also taken advantage of by this official again and again, either in his own hands, or to appoint the people he wanted to appoint.

Wang Zishao is an obvious example.

In May, Wang Zishao was still being impeached. Not to mention being appointed to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, it was only Amitabha who could keep his salary and be released.

However, a flip soon occurred.

Prince Shao was fine and took up his post as an official.

On the contrary, Lu Tao, the imperial censor who impeached him, and others were slapped to the ground with a backhand - a memorial they left in April stated that Yanbo was old and should go to the capital less often. Leaked.

So Taishi and Pingzhang Wen Yanbo, who was responsible for the military and state affairs, lost their temper and gave up their jobs.

In the end, it was the officials who came to the Wen Mansion to offer condolences and encouragement, and finally coaxed the veteran back.

Lu Tao and others were disgraced as a result.

Although the court did not actually deal with them, it did not even reprimand them.

But since then, they have become much quieter.

I no longer dare to speak casually.

As for this incident and what happened next, the former prime minister Wu Chong's son Wu Anchi entered Taixue to study, and then divorced Wang Anshi's daughter from Jiangning, and sent all the Wang family's dowry back to Jiangning.

These were the most discussed things in Bianjing before Zhong Jianzhong left the capital.

What do people in the market say?

"Today's official family is quite similar to Chinese!" Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty was a wise king. Otherwise, the political consciousness of the people of Bianjing was very high!

Even slandering the Tian family can be said so nicely!

With these things in his mind, Zhong Jianzhong was helped up by Wang Hou: "Uncle Yi, you and I are family friends, there is no need to be so different!"

"The laws of the country cannot be abolished!" Zhong Jianzhong calmed down and answered seriously.

The few months he spent at the imperial court had trained him.

He learned a lot, one of which is that he must address his position in public!
Otherwise, some people will really fall out!
Wang Hou was also used to Zhong Jianzhong's serious attitude, so he smiled and said, "Uncle Yi, did your trip go smoothly?"

"When I return to the state, the general has been welcomed wholeheartedly by the people in all the places he has passed since he came out of Panghan. He has given him food and water and accepted the army as if he were a family member."

Wang Hou smiled and became proud: "This is natural!"

This is his political achievement and his contribution.

After this battle, the news that the people of Kuozhou prepared rice pulp pots to welcome the king's troops was reported back to Bianjing.

The court will definitely pay attention to this.

Promotions and rewards are just waiting for you!
Zhong Jianzhong, however, was a little confused. He looked at Wang Hou and asked, "Zhou Wu, I have something to ask you."

Wang Hou looked at Zhong Jianzhong with a smile. He knew what the other party wanted to ask.
It's nothing more than that Kuozhou was established this year, and it was Jisuzhou.

Prior to this, Kuozhou in the Tang Dynasty had been trapped in Tubo for 150 years, and there were basically no Han people in the area.

The Tubo and Qiang tribes along the road just don't regard the Song army as enemies.

How could he be greeted with such enthusiasm? The level of enthusiasm has almost reached the level of the legendary "Tao Shi Hu Jie"!

This is simply a myth!

So, Wang Hou stroked his beard and asked in the rhyme of his thick Xihe accent: "Has Uncle Yi read the "Book of Rites"?"

Zhong Jianzhong nodded, of course he had read it!

Since the sixth year of Yuanfeng, he has been preparing for the imperial examination in Bianjing.

The collection of books at home was almost destroyed by him.

"Then Uncle Yi still remembers what Duke Ai asked about in the Book of Rites?"

Zhong Jianzhong naturally remembers it, but what does this have to do with what happened in Kuozhou? Could it be that the Tubo and Qiang people in Kuozhou have studied the articles of saints and know how to dress appropriately?

That’s not right either!
Looking at Zhong Jianzhong's appearance, Wang Hou laughed and gave the answer directly: "The Master said: Cars are not carved, utensils are not carved, and food is not tasteful, so as to benefit the people!"

"Therefore, those who share the same interests with the world will be victorious in all battles and conquered in all attacks!"

"This is what Xihe is like today!"

"The tribes in Kuozhou have already benefited from Xihe!"

This is the biggest advantage that the Song Army has now!
The Cotton Village on Xihe Road is like a magnet, tightly binding officials from all over Xihe, both Han and Tibetan!
We have the same interests and the same pursuits, so there will be no discord!

Now Xihe is just a low-ranking military minister, and even a subordinate official in the government office has more or less acres of cotton fields.

They are still reclaiming land and waiting to expand production next year.

But Damianzhuang is an exaggeration.

For example, the Bao family cultivated more than 10,000 acres of cotton fields last year!
Reclamation is continuing this year, and it is estimated that by next year, the Bao family will have at least 30,000 acres of cotton fields!

The economic envoy Zhao Xi and the two national relatives Xiang and Gao were no exception.

They all have huge cotton farms!
Therefore, the Xihe River rises and falls like one person.

But that’s not all!

Cotton farms and hired workers are the real trump cards!
Around Xihe, under the initiative and call of the Tubo princes headed by Xiba Wen and Wen Xixin.

A large number of tribes sent their young men who could not feed themselves to the cotton fields of Xihe.

They can sit back and enjoy the benefits through tooth travel.

You can also follow Xiba Wen and Wen Xixin to grab young men from other tribes.

Thus, a close community of interests was established.

At this time, when the cotton fields on Xihe Road were entering the harvest season, Qingyi Jiegui Zhang came over.

The cotton village owners on Xihe Road and the Tubo and Qiang Di tribes in Kuozhou screamed like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

This is completely different from the war situation in the past.

In the past, whether it was Qingyi's ghost chapter or Ali's bone, they went to fight Xibawen.

The most participants were the Song Army and the tribes loyal to Xibawen.

Others, it has nothing to do with themselves.

They will help whoever wins!
But now, Qing Yi is in charge of Guizhang, who is Xiba Wen fighting here?
He hits everyone in the entire chain of interests.

Those tribes that sent a large number of their remaining members to work in the Song Dynasty last year and this year; those tribes that enjoyed the preferential business policies of the Song Dynasty; those tribes that relied on selling livestock, furs, herbs, and cheese to the Song Dynasty for two consecutive years. A tribe that survived the drought.

As a result, everyone turned red-eyed and hostile to the invading Qingyi Jiegui Zhang.

Although many tribes did not have the courage or the ability to send troops to fight with the Song army.

However, it was possible to take out the tents and fuel of one's own tribe and mobilize the women and children of the tribe to provide logistical convenience for the Song army.

What's more, the Song army was willing to give them money, even buy their cow dung and grain at market prices, and rent their tents.

If he didn't bring enough money, he would write a note on the spot and ask the leaders to go to Hezhou to collect the money.

This makes these tribes even more motivated.

For Da Song, this actually didn’t cost much.

The expenditure of less than 10,000 guan and at most 20,000 to 30,000 guan is simply not enough in the face of military expenditures of millions of guan for a war!
The money went directly to the account of the Finance Department at Xihe Lanhui Road.

No deductions, no middlemen, and no making things difficult.

All are paid in real money.

The reason is simple - who would deduct money from the thugs who look after their homes?

Because Zhong Jianzhong was a member of the official family, and also because he was one of his own - Zhong Yi, Zhong Pu and other Xihe Zhong clan generals also cultivated large cotton fields in Hezhou and Taozhou.

Therefore, Wang Hou did not hide it from him and explained these things to Zhong Jianzhong.

After hearing this, Zhong Jianzhong was stunned.

He resigned from Bianjing at the end of June, arrived at Xihe Road in mid-July, and then spent more than half a month waiting for office in Xizhou City. Finally, at the beginning of this month, he arrived in Hezhou to take up a post. After more than twenty days, I had some understanding of Xihe's situation, but it was not deep.

Now, after listening to Wang Hou's introduction, he knew the true situation of Xihe Road today.

Cotton fields, hired workers...

It's like two whirlpools that are closely linked together, sucking everyone into them.

Moreover, these two vortexes are extremely domineering.

It doesn’t matter if you are Han, Tubo, Qiang, or Dangxiang, we will all be included!

In front of Brother Kong Fang, all living beings are equal!

Zhong Jianzhong took a deep breath, looked at Wang Hou, and asked tremblingly: "Zhou Wu, Xihe Road is like this, are you not afraid of the court?"

"Imperial court?" Wang Hou smiled.

Then, he raised his head coldly: "Who dares to take care of it? Who can take care of it?"

Zhong Jianzhong swallowed.

At this moment, he thought of the gossip he had heard in Bianjing City.

“Today’s officialdom is quite similar to Chinese!”

The buzz among the people was buzzing in his ears.

Things about Wang Zishao emerged in his mind.

The affairs of Guo Xianqing, the Prince-in-law, and Wu Anzhi, who were still studying the scriptures of saints in Taixue, also echoed in his mind.

and so……

The main backstage of Xihe Road is...an official family? !

No wonder... no wonder... From top to bottom, everyone is confident.

No wonder, everyone is doing things openly and not afraid of people's comments!

It's no wonder that senior brother You Shixiong stopped talking to him that day.

Wang Hou looked at Zhong Jianzhong's dull look, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Uncle Yi, let's go!"

"I have hosted a banquet for Uncle Yi in Fugong City!"

The Teletubbies from Xihe brought by Zhong Jianzhong are crucial to the current Kuozhou war!
Because of these thousands of fresh troops, it may be difficult to fight against Qingyi's elite cavalry with the ghost chapter in the field.

But those three thousand Hezhou soldiers and Xibawen's cavalry had to deal with them!
Therefore, the army brought by Zhong Jianzhong has only one thing to do - to protect Zhong Yi's retreat, and when necessary, participate in the pursuit of the bandit army.

Especially, capture those young women and children that Hezhou soldiers and horses have no time to take care of.

This time, Qing Yi and Gui Zhang came in full force.

There were at least 50,000 herdsmen, serfs, women and children accompanying the army.

Running away is a betrayal of the saint’s teachings of mercy and forgiveness!
Because they will inevitably suffer abuse and starve on the plateau.

How could the Song Dynasty, which was based on benevolence and righteousness, watch them fall into a pit of fire?

They must be rescued and allowed to go to Mianzhuang to support themselves with their own hands!
(End of this chapter)