Ping An Biography

In the signing room of the yamen, Zhang Ning was listening to Hou Mao and others describe the ins and outs of the murder. There were also Wang Dianshi and Zhang Chengzong present. The three of them were not familiar with each other, so what they reported should be true.Li Zheng was dealt with by Hou Mao, and described in words, a human life is just a symbol to Zhang Ning.

Cheng Zongdao: "At that time, Wang Dianshi came to explain and let the last general and Hou Baihu handle the matter. The last general did not go with him, so he could not dissuade Hou Baihu from committing suicide without authorization."

"Hou Baihu did nothing wrong, so there is no need to say more about it." Zhang Ning waved his hand easily, picked up the knife in his hand and continued to modify the sand table on the horizontal door panel.Everyone looked at the sand on the board curiously. It was probably a sand table terrain, with mountains made of sand and rivers pasted with cloth strips.There are also small flags of various colors on the sand table, and numbers are drawn on the small flags.There are a few people sitting next to him, including officials, and three or four people whose origins are unknown, and everyone doesn't know each other.They were flipping through some paper books, and some people were writing and drawing there.

Zhang Ning raised his head after a while and said again: "The simplest use of power is to convict or kill them if you think they are guilty; in a higher way, I could have killed them openly, but I can also kill them." Forgiveness and pardon are entirely at the discretion of those with authority."

Zhang Chengzong hurriedly said: "I would like to follow His Highness's instruction."

Zhang Ning glanced at Hou Mao and said with a smile: "Chengzong understands...During this time, Chengzong is in charge of training the soldiers of the second brigade, and Hou Tanzhu and Wang Dianshi will work together to complete those errands. In particular, more than [-] pieces of paper armor should be produced as soon as possible. Paper armor has low cost, short manufacturing cycle, and is also defensive against arrows, which can at least reduce the casualties of soldiers."

"Yes." The three of them agreed together and left.

After the person who reported the matter had left, a young man stood up and continued, "Master Zhang, you can roughly describe the mountains and rivers in Shimen County, but it's a bit difficult for Cili, Yongdingwei, and Yongshunsi in the west. You have to find some people who are familiar with the local area and ask them. Especially near Yongshunsi, Tianmen Mountain and other places have complicated terrain and winding roads, so it is difficult to tell accurately for a while."

Zhang Ning nodded and said: "Wangzhi County and Master Liang can find ways to find someone, don't worry about other things, Lingtang and his wife are very good in the backyard, no one will make things difficult for them."

Wang Yu, the young county magistrate, lowered his head gloomyly, noncommittal.

Old Xu once reminded him in front of him that the officials in the county government had surrendered on the surface, but they could not be trusted; of course what Old Xu said was reasonable, why didn't Zhang Ning know it?This group of officials, no matter how they are recruited, it is difficult to make them willing. With a legal official status, why should they follow the "traitors" wholeheartedly?However, Zhang Ning believes that sometimes employing people does not require too much loyalty.Just like the employees hired by a businessman, the businessman needs someone to do things for him, and the employees need to be paid; the officials in Shimen County need Zhang Ning to protect their lives and property after the city is broken, and Zhang Ning needs the officials to maintain order.Who is really loyal to whom?that is it.

Zhang Ning said again: "On weekdays, the officials in the yamen can be in the lobby or the second hall when they are on business. You can't enter the signing room casually." Yes, because the lock of the signing room has been changed, only she has the key with her.

This signing room is Zhang Ning's usual office, where many important things are kept.

There are more and more things, big and small, important and trivial, very complicated.Zhang Ning's method is to record these things, and then organize them. Only when they are organized can they analyze and make judgments.Just like when the soldiers and horses of Jiuxi Guard were dispatched before, and he judged that the soldiers and horses were going to Lizhou, he could only make a guess by combining all the information; the latest news proved that his judgment was not wrong.

There are many notes neatly pasted behind the chair he is sitting on, and various symbols are written on the notes.One of them was written in black: 4; this symbol represented an unprocessed event, and he could find a detailed description of the event in his own notebook as long as he checked the mark.

There are also some red symbols, which represent not events, but information.Paste together the information that may be related, and then you can look at the records in another booklet for a comprehensive analysis.

These things are all done by Zhang Ning himself.At the beginning, he envisioned Xu Wenjun as a secretary, and let her do some trivial tasks, but soon he found that Wenjun was not qualified for the job; In the Ming Dynasty, it was actually very difficult to find, mainly because it was difficult to find people with more education.

Later, Zhang Ning felt that he needed a "staff department" to help him analyze information comprehensively and concretely issue abstract decision-making goals for execution.Of course, the kind of "staff department" he wanted was also difficult to form for a while, because there was too much shortage of people. It was not just a few random members who participated in the decision-making and execution of military aircraft.So he had no choice but to ask Lao Xu and Wen Jun to fight with him, hoping that they could gradually learn their own way of doing things.

Such a situation made Zhang Ning feel very cumbersome, because what he did alone should be a team work.The walls were covered with notes, and he was overwhelmed.

Fortunately, Zhang Ning's mind is still clear. All the recent things are actually one thing: to capture Yongdingwei.Below this major event, it is divided into several parts, such as expanding troops, preparing money, food and materials, building weapons and armor, analyzing the situation, and arranging the eyeliner network.Under each step, there are many specific things, large and small... Generally speaking, it is cumbersome but not confusing.

When he was about to ask Xu Wenjun to check the content of another note, a guard came in at the door, and with Zhang Ning's permission, he came over to report: "My lord, a few people came from the southwestern city gate, and they said they came from the main altar." Yes, the leader is a woman who claims to be a fairy. The brothers on duty brought them into the city and temporarily detained them in the hotel outside the county government."

As soon as Zhang Ning guessed it was Peach Blossom Fairy, he immediately said, "Take her to the signing room to talk."

"Yes."

After the guards went out, Zhang Ning thought that it would take some time for Peach Blossom Fairy to come over, so he asked Wang Zhixian and others to come over, pointed to the sand table and said, "You guys finish the rest, and then draw it on the blueprint. Use a circle to indicate the height Urgently, the denser the line, the steeper it is; the towns and other targets and landforms are marked in colored characters, and they are described in words under the drawing. Got it?"

Wang Yu said calmly: "Although the method is a bit complicated, I probably figured it out. Let us handle the graphics."

Zhang Ning said kindly: "Wangzhi County is a famous scholar after all, and he can understand it at a glance."

After a while, the guards brought in a man wearing a veiled hat and a narrow-waisted gown with a lapel collar. Zhang Ning saw that it wasn't Peach Blossom Fairy who was it?She disguised herself as a man, and when she entered the room, she saw that there were many people there, so she bowed and said, "Mr. Ping An, are you here?"

Zhang Ning returned the gift with a smile, pointed to a door behind and said: "The old man came from afar, please come in and have a cup of tea to relieve fatigue."

"Mr. Ping'an, please." Peach Blossom Fairy made a gesture in a pretentious manner, imitating a bit like a scholar.

The two entered the inner room, Peach Blossom Fairy took off the veiled hat after sitting down, the red flower pattern on the top of the cheek was very conspicuous, making the face with regular features a bit more coquettish and frivolous.Looking around, she saw that there was a bed, one desk and two chairs in this small room. There were many words written in a mess on the wall, and some inexplicable circles were drawn. She said, "You look very busy." ah."

At this time Xu Wenjun came in with tea, and Peach Blossom Fairy smiled and said, "Thank you Wenjun."

Wenjun replied with a smile: "You guys talk about business first, and I will talk to Sister Xianzi later in the evening."

Peach Blossom Fairy nodded, took out an envelope from her pocket and put it on the desk, then pressed her fingertips on the envelope and gently pushed it over: "Mr. Reply, but because I got some important news temporarily, I was sent here."

Zhang Ning opened the envelope and saw that it was Yao Ji's handwritten letter. Feeling excited, Zhang Ning quickly browsed through the contents.After a while, he raised his head: "The Miao people in Zhenxisuo and Wuzhaisi raised their troops? Such a coincidence, is the news reliable?"

Peach Blossom Fairy said: "Ping'an, do you remember that there is a secret stronghold in Changde Mansion? That's where the news came from. There is a mansion newspaper in Changde Mansion, but the things that are posted are screened by the government, and the mansion newspaper that the Miao people rebelled was not posted. However, the people in the stronghold have friends with the officials of the Changde Mansion, and they inquired about it through the officials. The people from above have checked it, and it is indeed reliable. The drought and poor harvest in the Wuling Mountains, the local bureaucrats still extort money and food, and force them to send more strong horses. Raise troops, and promote the old Miao people of Laer Mountain as the 'Miao King', and the current news is that the Miao people have captured Caoziping and other places all the way, and marched into Chenzhou Prefecture, with great momentum."

"Isn't this the 'mt' that was delivered to me?" Zhang Ning was overjoyed, rubbing his hands and almost dancing with his hands and feet.

"Huh?" Peach Blossom Fairy looked puzzled.

Zhang Ning hurriedly said: "It means meat shields. The Miao people rebelled with a large number of people, and they were very aggressive in attacking the city. They will definitely attract most of the firepower of the officers and soldiers. Chenzhou is right in front of them, and all the nearby officers and soldiers are restrained. Compared with The Songpan Rebellion far away in Sichuan has had a much more pronounced effect... I think it's time to revise the established strategy."

Only then did Peach Blossom Fairy understand, and she said, "You can send someone to Changde to confirm the news. The stronghold in Changde Mansion is called 'Shuidang'ao Stone Field'. The higher authorities have agreed to get in touch with them safely."

"What does my mother mean?" Zhang Ning asked casually.

Peach Blossom Fairy shook her head and said: "Mr. Zheng meant it. Although they are not outsiders, but after careful investigation, Mr. Zheng is a member of the emperor and is not under the control of Mrs. Yao; the Shuidang'ao Stone Field is not under the control of the evil cult, it is directly under the control of Mr. A messaging portal from above."

"This is a bit interesting... Mr. Zheng and even the emperor should know about our capture of Shimen County." Zhang Ning said thoughtfully.