Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 68

This step of Anjia was the right one, and it coincided with the intention of the imperial court.

Du Rangneng was about to go to Xingzhou, and urged Li Keyong to use troops against Zhu Wen as soon as possible. During this time, Zhu Wen was not idle, and with the addition of a false emperor Qin Zongquan, there were many troubles in the south. .

Besides, although His Majesty the Emperor said that he was not deeply committed to Xing, Ming, and Ci states, if it was possible to go to Xing state, it would be a great gain.

If the An family can persuade Xingzhou to surrender, it will undoubtedly be a great achievement.

"What's General An's strategy?"

Anjushou said: "Meng Guangli is cruel and lawless, and the whole world abandons him. Now the leader of the thief is dead. What is the crime of Zhaoyi? In Xingzhou, there are many children from Luzhou. They only need a letter, and they will be sent to Du Gong's account. I also hope that Duke Du will deal with the Hedong Army one or two times, and if he can be preserved, he will be grateful for the great kindness of the Duke."

What this person said was true, the court was coerced by Li Keyong and forced to admit to the crusade against Zhaoyi. Now that Meng Guangli is dead, it is just time to use the slope to get off the donkey.

Du Rangneng helped Anjushou up and said, "That's very good!"

Wu Zhan on the side was quite dissatisfied. The Youlongwu army came to Luzhou, and they were not familiar with the place where they lived.

An Jushou said: "Commander Wu, the place where Luzhou fought the Fourth War, there are nine dangerous passes in the whole territory, such as Mangcheguan, Huguan, Liangma Village, Gaowangbao and other 26 forts, all of which are remote and sparsely populated. It is inconvenient for the officers and soldiers to be stationed, but there are Luzhou township soldiers stationed there, so you can sit back and relax."

Wu Zhan frowned slightly. This general came to live in Luzhou, and now he can't even intervene in Luzhou's defense. What is this? He turned his head and looked at Du Rangneng. Du Gong must have something to say.

Du Rangneng said with a smile: "General An, don't lie. The army is about to march south. Commander Wu is responsible for taking care of the food and grass. Zhu Wen is treacherous and his soldiers are fierce. If something is lost, is it the general's fault?"

"This!"

An Jushou just didn't want the imperial army to control the land of Luzhou, so he didn't want to take any responsibility.

Seeing this, it's hard to shirk, so I had to fetch the Luzhou defense map.

Wu Zhan summoned the commanders and deputy commanders of each capital to point out the landforms and customs of Luzhou, the number of people stationed at each pass, the supply of grain and grass, storage materials, travel routes, major roads and ferries, etc. around the defense map.

But Du Rangneng asked people to obtain the population and household registration. There are ten counties under the rule of Luzhou, which is much larger than Huazhou, with more than 38 households and a population of more than [-].

This is also counted decades ago, and most of the current figures do not match.

"If you want to be stationed for a long time, you need to figure out the population of the field first."

Night, Luzhou Jieshuai Mansion
Under the dim candle, Du Rangneng wrote a detailed book, and put what he saw along the way, what happened, and various situations on the paper one by one.

At the end of the letter, Du Rangneng paused to ponder, and wrote half an hour later: "Your Majesty, the Hedong Army, the jackals, and my ministers are still daring to meet with swords, and I feel that I can't control them.

However, the righteousness of the imperial court and the majesty of His Majesty still need to be compromised. In this way, Luzhou is won, and I dare not relax half a point.

I secretly think that if you want to defend the land, you must win the hearts of the people first. Luzhou has a lot of fertile land, and spring plowing is coming soon. Your Majesty should send capable ministers to assassinate the history, persuade farmers to teach farmers and mulberry, and just show kindness..."

Before Du Rangneng finished writing, he heard the guard at the door announce that the angel had arrived and handed over a bunch of greeting cards.

"This……"

There were quite a few people who came in, and Du Rang was familiar with how many of them there were.

The younger ones performed the cross-hand salute of the younger generation to the elders, and some people bowed to each other.

Du Rangneng returned the gift and said, "Who are you?"

"Xu Zhihao, a senior official from the Ministry of Officials, pays a visit to Duke Du!"

"Wang Su, the county magistrate of Wannian County, pays a visit to Duke Du!"

"Liu Min, Inspector of the Household Department..."

……

"This!" Du Rangneng was a little puzzled, what did His Majesty mean by this move.

The angel presented the letter box sealed by the emperor with both hands.

Du Rang Neng is busy kneeling down to meet him.

The angel said: "Your Majesty ordered that Duke Du need not be too polite, just accept the order!"

"promise!"

Du Rangneng took the letter box and opened the seal. Inside were two strips of yellow silk.

A piece of yellow silk wrote: "Build walls high, train troops diligently, and accumulate food widely."

Another piece of yellow silk wrote: "I grant Aiqing the right to make arbitrary decisions when the situation arises. Officials in all prefectures and counties in Zhaoyi can be appointed and dismissed. These thirteen talents were recommended by the Ministry of Officials to Shizhong Niuhui. In my opinion, they all have talents and learning. Hope Aiqing used her talents according to her ability, thinking that the governors and county magistrates of each state, after taking office, will be reassessed for effectiveness, the capable ones will go up, and the mediocre ones will go down..."

When Du Rang could see the name of Niu Hui, he couldn't help laughing, why did His Majesty invite this great god out.

Niu Hui was born as a Jinshi, with a strong head. At the beginning of his official career, he saw that the eunuchs and dignitaries in the court accepted others as relatives, and the officials were in chaos.

In addition, when Xi Zong played ball and bet on Sanchuan, no one in the court dared to say anything, but Niu Hui wrote: "The treacherous eunuch who deceives the public and endangers the country should be punished! Tian Lingzi was very disgraced at the time.

Others are getting higher and higher when they become officials, but he is getting lower and lower. Up to now, he is still a member of the fifth rank, let alone promoted. It is definitely a miracle that this guy can live until now.

However, Niu Hui is still quite prestigious in the officialdom, and others dare not judge him as a fifth-rank Beijing official, even Du Rangneng, who is the prime minister.

"It's been a lot of hard work, everyone, and you have to go to the post to rest first."

"Thank you Duke!"

"Thank you Duke!"

Du Rangneng returned the salutes one by one, and when he was in front of Wannian County Magistrate Wang Su, Du Rangneng said softly: "Wang Inspector, please stay!"

Du Rangneng led Wang Su into the back hall, ordered his followers to offer five-flavored tea, and the two sat upright separately.

His Majesty appointed Wang Su as the governor of Luzhou. From a county magistrate of the sixth rank to a governor of the fourth rank, this is not a small step.

"The matter of Luzhou is a big one. Before Wang Inspector leaves, do you have any instructions from His Majesty?"

Wang Su said: "Back to Duke Du, Your Majesty said: Plant the land well, harvest the grain well, and return the grains to the warehouse."

Du Rangneng couldn't help but laugh. Your Majesty is really funny. He ordered people to fetch the land register of Luzhou and give it to Wang Su.

"This booklet of land and acres in Luzhou has not been updated for many years. It may not be up to date. It can be used as a reference. If there are other difficulties, you can also find my official. Spring plowing is coming soon, and there will be a history of the King of Laos."

Wang Su also dared to take a heavy responsibility, the war is imminent, the people's hearts will be lost, and there will be shortages of cattle, farm tools, and seeds.

Picking up the teacup, he took a sip, mixed flavors, and said, "Mr. Du, I just ask that when the Hedong Army crosses the border, it will disturb the people as little as possible."

Du Rangneng nodded his head and asked him and Li Keyong to restrain military discipline. Du Rangneng had no confidence and could only do his best.

"The Inspector's Mansion has a judge, does the Inspector Wang have someone he likes?"

Although Wang Su is the governor, after all, he is new here, if he does not have someone he trusts to take up an important position, it will be difficult to maintain the government affairs, and Du Rangneng can't be self-disciplined.

"Jiang Ganda can be the Sicang in the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Yao Ren, the governor of the Ministry of War, can be the Sicang..."

The prefect's mansion has all the arrangements, and it's time for the fourth watch. Du Rangneng assigns the remaining eight people to each county as county magistrate and county magistrate according to the existing rank, and then he gives up.

(End of this chapter)