A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 260: Salary protector, martyr

"It's a mess, it's a complete mess!"

Bai Gongguan looked at the information handed over by the secret guard.

At the beginning of the year, Bai Gongke passed away at the age of ninety-nine, becoming the longest-lived family head in the history of the Bai family.

【Descent】

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Wen Chengzu (aged eighty-nine): Si's surname was Bai Shibin. [Last words]: The Bai family is not the same as the head of the Bai family.

Xuan Pingzu (90 years old): Si's surname is Bai Shidu. [Last words]: White is the world's white, who will share it with the emperor?

Ancestor Zhending (aged ninety-nine): Si’s surname was Bai Shike [last words]: Those who raise and abandon me are too good, and they will remain green forever.

"Father, according to my child's opinion, the world is now in complete chaos. It can be said that there are internal and external troubles. Externally, the court has been using troops all year round, which has led to unstable borders. Internally, the treasury is empty and unable to provide disaster relief. The implementation of the New Deal is blocked, powerful powers have emerged, and the people are living in dire straits.

This new Mang seems to be coming to an end. "

Bai Shi analyzed from the side.

"I, the Bai family, need to make preparations early." Bai Guan thought, "By the way, what's going on with Fan Xianjie?"

Bai Shi said respectfully: "Now Changshan County has been surrounded by Fan Xianjie's army. The number has reached nearly 10,000 people. Changshan has sent troops to annihilate it many times but has been repelled by it. Changshan can be taken down at any time."

Bai Guan nodded: "How is the domestic military reform going?"

"Since the past few years, the domestic army has been full. Most of them are carefully selected brave men. Most of them are sons of good families. Each family has also actively sent their children into the army to gain training. Now the soldiers are well-equipped and well-fed."

"Tell me carefully."

"Yes, there are three main troops that can be dispatched in the country. The strongest is the Central Army that has been trained in the past few years. Due to the size of the army, the court only has 5,000 troops, including 3,000 elite cavalry, all of whom can draw bows, shoot arrows, and charge into battle. Among them Two thousand light cavalry, five hundred heavy cavalry, and five hundred bow cavalry.

There are also two thousand elite infantry, including one thousand spearmen, five hundred crossbowmen, three hundred heavy infantry, and two hundred scouts.

In addition to these 5,000 people, there are also supply camps that are not included in the calculation. The number of people is variable, but it is about 5,000 people. They can also go to the battlefield.

The second part is the city defense troops of various cities and counties, including 5,000 people from the Chaoge Department, 3,000 people from the Taihang Department, and a total of 7,000 people from the rest of the regions, who have received some training.

The third part is the clan soldiers of the major clans in the country. We have three thousand clan soldiers, and the other five clans each have about a thousand clan soldiers. They are all distributed in various places, but they can accept our command. They are all brave men. "

"If you put it this way, the total number of troops that can be used in the country now is more than 30,000?"

"Exactly, these can fight against the regular army of the imperial court. If summoned urgently, 50,000 young men can be summoned in ten months, 70,000 in one month, and 100,000 in half a year."

"In the whole world, the military strength of a county is probably this."

Bai Shi smiled and said: "Father is joking, how can any county in the world have the strength like ours? Besides, if we are well prepared, the neighboring counties of Hanoi, Hedong, Shangdang, Taiyuan and Changshan can all descend in one month. And quickly integrate strength.

In half a year, an army of 400,000 could be drawn out, including 50,000 cavalry. "

"It's a pity that with such strength, we can't be the common masters of the world."

Seeing such a sharp weapon in his hand, Bai Shi couldn't bear it and said, "Can't we really take a look at what this throne looks like?"

Bai Guan looked at Bai Shi, flicked his forehead and said, "Idiot, you have so many desires."

Then he walked to the door, looked at the locust tree in the yard and said: "With our strength, it is not a bad idea to take a peek at that location, but why bother?

If we go up there, we must do something great and implement the New Deal. What is the difference between this and what Wang Mang did?

If Wang Mang cannot succeed, will we definitely succeed? I'm afraid you have forgotten that our Bai clan is the largest clan in the world. It seems so simple to eliminate the powerful and divide the land, but Wang Mang just can't do it.

It has been seven years since your eldest brother implemented the New Deal in Dong County. Although he had promised to do it well, he just couldn't collect the taxes. After an investigation, it turned out that the officials in charge of the reform colluded with the local powerful and deceived the superiors and concealed the New Deal. It was not implemented.

Even the people below are targeting your eldest brother. Under the propaganda of the powerful local officials, it is because of your eldest brother's arrival in Dongjun that the people of Dongjun are in a situation of starvation.

Even if the court provided food relief, it could not stop the rapid corruption of local officials. Often within three months, the officials sent there either collaborated with the local powerful or were killed by bandits.

Kill the tyrants and colluded officials who stopped it. In the second year, not only did the taxes fail to be collected, but the underlying governance system was damaged, leading to a civil uprising. After finally pressing it, the result was back to the starting point.

If this county is so difficult to manage, let alone how many counties there are in the world? Even if we forcefully push the New Deal to Hebei, what about Henan?
No more? When we implement the New Deal in Hebei, the vast area of ​​​​Henan will inevitably form a confrontation with us. At that time, the North and the South were in confrontation. Wasn't this the split of China?

This is what our ancestors did not want to see. Too much internal friction will lead to foreign invasions, and China may be in danger of overthrowing. "

Bai Shi said dejectedly: "Then shall we do nothing? If these powerful men continue to exist, then we will keep waiting?"

"Idiot, do you know that during the Shang Dynasty, the world was only in the hands of the princes. At that time, the people were slaves and materials for sacrifices. By the Zhou Dynasty, the world was in the hands of the princes and nobles. Although the people were still grass-roots, they had opportunity for promotion.

Now in the Han Dynasty, the world is in the hands of the rich and powerful, and the people are no longer Caosuke and have the opportunity to resist.

Did you see it? "

"Are you saying that the status of the people is improving and their rights are being decentralized?"

Bai Guan nodded: "So just wait. As long as the Bai family continues to exist, time is on our side, and we stand at the end of history."

After Bai Shi thought about it, he wondered: "Then what is the meaning of our Bai family's existence? Since the people will get the final rights sooner or later, what does it matter whether the Bai family has it or not?" As he said this, Bai Shi unexpectedly said He felt a little unstable in his Taoist mind, and he felt that his persistence in this life was meaningless.

"Snapped!"

Bai Guan quickly slapped Bai Shi on the back, woke him up and said, "Have you ever seen an unquenchable flame?"

Bai Shi thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I've never seen it."

"Then are you sure that China's legacy can be passed on forever?"

"This... should be fine." Bai Shi didn't know how to answer.

Bai Guan sat down with a sigh and said: "Dongyi, that was China's biggest enemy in the past, where is it now? Isn't he strong? How could being weak become a serious problem for the Shang and Zhou dynasties?

The Xiongnu, they were a nation that almost collapsed, but what about now? He is a vassal of the Han Dynasty. Isn't he powerful? How did not being strong become a serious problem for generations of emperors of the Han Dynasty?

Why did they perish and fall? It's because of dispersion, so can we guarantee that China will never be dispersed? impossible!
When China fell into chaos and dispersed, it was time for me, the Bai family, to come out. If Dongyi has the Bai family, they will have the king of Dongyi. It is still unclear who will win and who will lose in the dispute between Huaxia and Dongyi.

If the Xiongnu had the Bai family, the territory of the Xiongnu would definitely be larger, with more soldiers and more tribesmen. When Emperor Wu made the Northern Expedition, how could they be scattered, and how could the conflict between Han and Huns be concluded so quickly?

Since ancient times, legend has it that among tribes, civilizations, and countries, there are those who carry the firewood, and those who pass it on are rare, but it has never been heard of those who protect the firewood. If China wants to preserve it for eternity and stand tall in the world, then I, the Bai family, must have it. "

Although Bai Shi had regained his confidence after hearing this, he hesitated and said, "What if I, the Bai family, also lose my job?"

Bai Guan smiled and flicked Bai Shi's divine seal and said, "You think this divine seal is a free gift. As long as I, the Bai family, still have the spark, there is no reason why the flame of China will be extinguished."

"Father, I understand. No wonder the ancestors said: Don't fight for the reputation of one life, but fight for all generations. Does this mean that fighting means not fighting, and not fighting means fighting?"

"Haha, idiot, you have mastered the essence of Taoism. If your third uncle were here, he would definitely accept you as a closed disciple."

Bai Shi smiled sheepishly, then thought of something and said: "Since this new dynasty is not ideal, let's call the eldest brother back to avoid becoming a burial object of the new dynasty."

Bai Guan sighed: "Why don't I want to? In fact, your eldest brother doesn't want to."

Bai Shi looked solemn and said: "Father, I am willing to go to Dongjun. I will definitely persuade my eldest brother to come back."

Bai Guan looked at Bai Shi and knew his determination: "Go ahead, but don't be too reluctant. As the saying goes: Everyone has his own ambitions, and everyone has his own destiny.

If your eldest brother doesn't want to come back, just let him go. I don't want to see Bai Xuan who has lost his soul, and I don't agree with Bai's son who has lost his faith becoming the head of the family. "

After Bai Shi bowed, he withdrew.

Yanzhou, Dongjun, Puyang
"Bastard! His heart can be punished, and his actions can be punished!" Bai Xuan, with white hair, threw the memorial in his hand to the ground angrily.

Bai Xuan, who is fifty-one years old this year, looks like an octogenarian who is over eighty years old. He is tired of filing documents all year round, and the bad news that keeps coming from below has impacted his spirit.

Making him look almost like his father Bai Guan.

"Come here, come and capture the magistrate and officials of Yangping County. In addition, the reorganization envoy of Yangping County will also be captured.

At the same time, I mobilized three thousand county soldiers to suppress Yangping and suppress the bandits in Yangping. I will not leave any local powerful people behind! "

"Here!"

The official next to him took the order and left.

From the three years since the founding of the People's Republic of China to the fifth year of Tianfeng today, it has been seven years. In a small Dongjun, the implementation of the New Deal has been so difficult. In seven years, almost one county per year has been implemented. Now the western part of Dongjun has been implemented, and the eastern part is still Two or three counties did not complete it.

"Are these people really not afraid of death?" Bai Xuan sometimes couldn't help but think.

"Ahem!" Bai Xuan couldn't help but cough. His health had gotten worse and worse in the past few years.

"Your Majesty, the Young Master is here and wants to meet you." An official came in from outside to report.

"Brother-in-law is here, please come in." Bai Xuan was very happy when he heard Bai Shi's arrival, but immediately realized the purpose of Bai Shi's coming: "Wait a minute!"

"Tell him that I know why he came and let him go back."

After a while, "Your Majesty, the Young Master said that he will not go back unless you see him."

Bai Xuan sat in his seat and said nothing.

"Envoy?"

Bai Xuan came to his senses, took out a jade pendant from his arms, and wiped it carefully. There was a word "白" on the front and two words "Prince" on the back. The whole jade pendant was very delicate and had obviously been worn by many people. Katama is very soft. This is the crown prince's jade pendant representing the crown prince of the Bai Kingdom.

Sighing: "Give him this jade pendant. He should know what I mean."

Bai Shi looked at the jade pendant in his hand, tears streaming down his face, and said to the envoy in front of him: "Tell him that I will definitely take good care of the family. Please rest assured and ask him to take care of himself. If he needs my help, please do it." Tell me that the Bai family is his forever home."

After listening to the official's words, Bai Xuan waved his hand, and the official stepped back knowingly.

Bai Xuan stared at the dome absentmindedly and did not move for a long time.

(End of this chapter)