Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 326 Takeo Army

Yuan Wenshao knew that this would be a big trouble, but with his current status, it might not be a good thing for him to make meritorious deeds again.

As long as he can prevent Xixia from annexing Hehuang, it will only be a balance of merits and demerits at best.

But the premise is that no other clues can be left.

Once someone reaches out to search the house, all these things will be blamed on him and become an excuse for others to criticize him.

"Don't worry, General. The last general will definitely keep an eye on you." Sheng Changwu said.

"Well, I can rest assured that you can do the work. Go ahead and try your best to count out the money. I will use it tomorrow." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Yes." Sheng Changwu bowed his hands and retreated.

Now that we have money, the problem of military pay has been solved.

Next, he will set his mind on Hehuang.

Calculating the time, there should be news from the eldest prince of Tubo.

Just when Yuan Wenshao was thinking about his next plan, a soldier came in to report that the governor of Qinzhou wanted to see him.

"We're finally here." Yuan Wenshao sneered and asked his guards to bring him in.

Yuan Wenshao felt that the rumors in the military camp were caused by Xue Weimin.

Yuan Wenshao didn't think Xue Weimin did this just to cause trouble for him, so he kept waiting for Xue Weimin to come to his door.

However, he had already made some moves, but Xue Weimin had not taken action, which made him very strange.

Yuan Wenshao even wondered if he had guessed wrong.

Now it seems that his guess was correct.

After a while, Xue Weimin was brought in.

"I'm going to pay homage to the Minister of Economic Affairs and Appeasement." Xue Weimin saluted.

Yuan Wenshao waved his hand and said: "Xue Zhizhou is welcome, please sit down."

"Thank you, sir." Xue Weimin thanked him and sat down.

"I wonder why Xue Zhizhou came to see me?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

Xue Weimin smiled and said: "There is something in Xiaguan that I want to talk to you alone."

When Yuan Wenshao heard this, he asked the guards standing guard at the door to step back and said, "It's just the two of us now. If you have anything to say, Mr. Xue can just say it."

"Sir, before you came to Qin Feng Road to take office, Xiaguan's father-in-law sent a letter to Xiaguan, saying that they were all his people and asked Xiaguan to help you and control the situation as soon as possible." Xue Weimin said.

Yuan Wenshao's eyes flashed slightly and he said calmly: "Then how is Mr. Xue going to help me?"

"Xiaoguan knows that your Excellency has been worried about military pay, and I have been thinking of ways to help you solve this matter. Nowadays, the states and counties on Qinfeng Road are very difficult, and the imperial court can't count on it. I call on some wealthy businessmen to donate. I have been contacting those wealthy businessmen in the past few days, and those wealthy businessmen have already agreed.

The lower official wanted to wait for them to deliver the money before coming to see the Lord, but he heard that the Lord was taking action against a wealthy businessman in Qinzhou, so he could only rush over.

Although your Excellency can collect enough military pay by doing this, it has caused panic in the people of Qin Feng Road. If you don't stop quickly, Your Excellency may be in big trouble. "Xue Weimin said it very sincerely, as if I was thinking about you.

Yuan Wenshao sneered in his heart and said, "If I stop now, there will be no trouble?"

"Don't worry, sir. As long as you stop now, my father-in-law will help you with the situation in the court, and the officials on Qin Feng Road will comfort you, and there will be no trouble." Xue Weimin quickly assured.

Yuan Wenshao now finally understood what Han Zhang and Xue Weimin had planned.

First, rumors were spread that he would issue military pay.

He was forced to find a way to solve the problem of military pay.

However, he has just taken office, what can he do?
He can only go to Xue Weimin for help. In this case, he will be controlled by Xue Weimin.

To be more precise, it is Han Zhang who is behind Xue Weimin.

However, they did not expect that they would attack those wealthy businessmen.

In Xue Weimin's opinion, Yuan Wenshao must have jumped over the wall by doing this.

Xue Weimin did not come to the door first, but waited for him to jump on the wall, then came over and said anything that could help him calm the matter.

Because in Xue Weimin's view, Yuan Wenshao was in a dilemma at this time.

It seems to be on the top of the wall, and you can get out of this cage by just jumping down.

But in fact, there is an abyss outside the wall. If you jump in, you will lose your skin even if you jump to your death.

Yuan Wenshao was forced to have no choice but to make a bet like this.

And he came here this time to calm down Yuan Wenshao and jump back from the wall.

Although you might break your leg if you jump back, it's better than falling to death.

In fact, Yuan Wenshao's guess was correct, but he also missed some.

In Han Zhang's view, Yuan Wenshao was like a kite in his hand. It was too high and difficult to control, so he had to pull the string.

Therefore, before Yuan Wenshao arrived at Qinfeng Road, Han Zhang gave Xue Weimin a letter and asked him to give Yuan Wenshao a warning.

Xue Weimin originally wanted to encourage Hu Huaining to give Yuan Wenshao a blow, making it difficult for Yuan Wenshao to move forward on Qinfeng Road.

In this way, Yuan Wenshao naturally relied on him, thus completing Han Zhang's instructions.

Unexpectedly, Hu Huaining didn't take the move at all, so he could only use other moves.

Just as Yuan Wenshao guessed, he sent people to spread rumors in order to get Yuan Wenshao to ask him for help.

Yuan Wenshao's reaction indeed exceeded his expectations.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I have no way out now." Yuan Wenshao said lightly.

He dared to do this because he had the confidence to do so. Naturally, he could not compromise with Xue Weimin.

Han Zhang had said in his last plan that he wanted to use the time when Zhou and Xixia were fighting for Hehuang to cause the army to lose and undermine the official's self-confidence.

From the beginning, Yuan Wenshao was somewhat suspicious of Han Zhang's purpose.

After thinking about it for a long time, I finally understood.

After Zhao Zongquan ascended the throne, he has been promoting his confidants to control the military.

The restructuring of the western suburbs camp also paved the way for his confidants.

Many people thought that Zhao Zongquan had just ascended the throne and had no foundation in the court.

This is done to take complete control of the situation.

Yuan Wenshao thought so at first, but later he slowly realized that Zhao Zongquan was playing a big game.

Zhao Zongquan promoted his confidants to take control of the military, not only for the sake of security, but also to restore the balance between civil and military affairs.

It is not appropriate to say this, or it is to allow military generals to have a certain degree of restraint on civilian officials.

Since ancient times, civil and military forces have been opposed to each other, not only because of different interests, but also because of the needs of the emperor.

What the emperor plays is balance, and the best among them is Emperor Jiajing.

They haven't been in court for decades, and their rights have not been lost.

Although the powerful ministers and eunuchs at that time seemed to have great power, it only took one word to take back their power.

In history, the exclusive power of relatives and eunuchs was actually caused by the emperor's failure to balance things well, resulting in imbalance.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was a bit strange. Emperor Taizu dressed up in a yellow robe and became the emperor. He was worried that other generals would imitate him. In addition, the world was in chaos at that time, and most generals had no loyalty at all.

After the establishment of the empire, the status of generals began to be weakened.

After the civil and military forces failed to achieve checks and balances, the civil servants became stronger and the imperial power was weaker than that of any dynasty.

This happened when the late emperor implemented the New Deal, a large number of civil servants opposed it, and the officials had no choice but to give in.

Many people think that the late emperor was soft-tempered, but in fact this is a reflection of the weak imperial power.

Because Han Zhang had the leverage in Zhao Zongquan's hands, he had to support all Zhao Zongquan's decisions.

This is also the reason why Zhao Zongquan kept him.

Dealing with Han Zhang is simple, but the Prime Minister must have someone to do it.

The new Prime Minister may not necessarily be of the same mind as Zhao Zongquan.

Once the military generals gain momentum, even if they cannot compete with the civil servants, as long as they can form a certain check and balance, Han Zhang will not be that useful.

Therefore, Han Zhang must not let Zhao Zongquan achieve his goal.

To change these, it is necessary to prove that Zhao Zongquan's restructuring of the western suburbs camp was wrong.

And if you want to prove this, losing the battle is the most direct way.

The last time Han Zhang plotted against him, he said that if a war broke out between Xixia and Dazhou due to the dispute over the river Huang, Shen Congxing would be the leader.

He will find a way to get Yuan Wenshao to go with the army, and Yuan Wenshao can provide information about the army to Xixia.

After the failure, the responsibility also fell on Shen Congxing.

However, Shen Congxing was punished for the incident involving the Xiao Zou family and did not even go to escort King Huan to conduct a thorough inspection of the salt affairs. Naturally, it was difficult for Zhao Zongquan to send him.

In the end the job fell to him.

Han Zhang knew very well that since Yuan Wenshao became the commander-in-chief, it was impossible for Yuan Wenshao to deliberately lose the battle because of his threats.

The so-called threats can also be explained in terms of pros and cons.

When Yuan Wenshao is not the commander-in-chief, his threats may be useful.

Now that Yuan Wenshao is the commander-in-chief, the consequences of defeat are more serious than Han Zhang's threat. He naturally knows how to choose.

Therefore, when Yuan Wenshao left Bianjing, Han Zhang did not look for him at all.

If he surrendered to Han Zhang now, Han Zhang would probably let him lose the battle next.

As Yuan Wenshao said, he had no way out.

Xue Weimin didn't know all of Han Zhang's plans. He only thought that Han Zhang asked him to give Yuan Wenshao power in order to conquer Yuan Wenshao.

Seeing that Yuan Wenshao was not getting enough, he said angrily: "The businessmen on Qinfeng Road are not as simple as your Majesty thought. Many of them have some relationship with the ministers of the DPRK. Your Majesty's actions are tantamount to stirring up a hornet's nest. It won't be long before impeachment. I'm afraid your memorials will fill up the official records. Without my father-in-law's help, have you ever considered the consequences?"

"I don't have to worry about it for Xue Zhizhou. Since Xue Zhizhou knows the consequences of my doing this, I would like to advise Xue Zhizhou that it is best not to continue to engage in small tricks. Anyway, the officials will not easily bypass me. "If I get anxious and break the jar, Xue Zhizhou may not be able to bear it," Yuan Wenshao said lightly.

"you…"

Xue Weimin was furious. He didn't expect that he was threatening Yuan Wenshao, but in the end he was threatened by Yuan Wenshao.

However, Yuan Wenshao's words made him a little afraid.

Who knows what Yuan Wenshao will do when he gets crazy.

"Then let's see how long your lord can be arrogant!"

After Xue Weimin finished speaking, he was not polite and walked away with a cold face.

"This name is for nothing." Yuan Wenshao looked at his back and sneered.

Xue Weimin, who had just walked to the door, staggered when he heard this, steadied himself and walked out without looking back.

……

The military camp ten miles north of Qinzhou City is the main camp of Wu Xiong's army.

Except for the four thousand soldiers and horses stationed on duty, the rest are all stationed here.

Early in the morning, the school was completed and daily training began.

After a while, the shouts of the soldiers during training came from the camp, and could be heard from a few meters away.

At the gate of the camp, a captain came with a group of soldiers to change the defense.

After completing the handover, the captain looked around.

"Liu Tieniu, you boy, stand still for me, what are you thinking about being listless?"

The captain saw a soldier standing guard looking listless, so he walked over and shouted.

The soldier who was called Liu Tieniu perked up, stood up quickly, and said with an apologetic smile: "Du Tou, isn't it because I have to be paid today? I was so excited that I didn't sleep well last night. Du Tou, do you really think you can do it today? Pay?"

"Yes, Dutou, we don't expect to be able to make up for all three months this time, even half of it. My family is almost in trouble."

"Your family is fine. My wife gave birth to a son for me a few months ago. I was going to send a message to buy her some meat, but it didn't come out for three months in a row. I went home last time on vacation. Look, my wife is so skinny."

Hearing this, the other soldiers no longer wanted to stand guard. They all looked over and started chattering.

If there is any other way, they will not become soldiers.

The grain output in the northwest is not high, and most of their families do not have much land. If they rent the land from the landlords and are exploited by the landlords, it will be difficult to support their families.

I can only come to serve as a soldier to reduce the burden on my family.

Ordinary soldiers of the Takeo Army were paid the same salary every month, but this was during wartime, and they usually only received half of their pay, which was 500 Wen.

Although it is not much, they can still make ends meet by eating in the army without consuming food at home, and with a little farmland at home.

This little money has not been paid out for three months. If Chen Ze had not gained prestige and won the hearts of the military, he would have mutinied long ago.

This captain was friendly and kind, and would lend some money to some families who really couldn't make ends meet. Therefore, his soldiers respected him very much and were not afraid of him.

"You ask me who I'm going to ask? But the commander said that the wages will be paid today. Don't you believe what the commander said? Hurry up and stand up. In case the pacification officer comes later, "Looking at your lax appearance, I'll punish you with dozens of military sticks or something, but don't expect me to intercede for you," the captain said angrily.

"Don't worry, Dutou. The brothers at the observation tower are watching from a distance. If someone really comes, they will definitely remind you." Liu Tieniu said with a smile.

Having said that, everyone still stood still.

At this moment, the soldiers on the observation tower lowered their heads and shouted: "Du Tou, there is a large group of people coming from a distance. The smoke is too heavy and the exact number of people cannot be seen clearly. But they are all wearing armor, and the leaders are riding horses."

When the captain heard this, he quickly looked over and saw a lot of dust rising in the distance.

But because it was too far away, he didn't even see anyone.

"Quickly, go report it to the commander. It should be the economic and strategic pacification envoy who has arrived."

Although the captain didn't see anyone, he could tell from the stories told by the lookout soldiers that it was the newly appointed economic and strategic envoy who had arrived.

Chen Ze and his subordinates were training on the school field.

Yesterday, Yuan Wenshao sent someone to tell him that he would come to the camp today. On the one hand, he would pay the military salary owed, and on the other hand, he would come to inspect Wu Xiong's army.

Although he didn't know when Yuan Wenshao would come, he deliberately started training a stick of incense early today just to show the best of Wu Xiongjun.

Seeing that the soldiers below were more energetic in training than in the past, Chen Ze knew that this was because they were stimulated by the news that they would be paid today.

And once it fails, the consequences will be serious.

(End of this chapter)