Lord of the House

Meng Yong was from Huangchuan, Xinyang. He joined Chen Xinbo in the first year of Deyu, and Enke was listed as a second-class jinshi. He had a smooth career. He left Xinyang after only eight years. A small mistake, demoted to the people, and even deprived of fame.

Before Liu Aner's uprising in Hongzepu, there were a large number of refugees in Nanchong in the north, and bandits in Yangxin were rampant. Meng Yan gathered his tribesmen to protect themselves in Zhaihe, the border between Huangchuan and Xinyang.

By the time Liu An'er led his troops to abandon Haozhou and march westward, the Zhaihe township soldiers were already a force that should not be underestimated. The Zhaihe River stands next to the Tianshan Mountains at the northern foot of the Huaishan Mountains, and is guarded by danger. Liu Aner, Luo Xiancheng, Gong Yucai and other refugees who entered Xinyang later, they are all at peace with them after extorting money and food.

When Meng Yong came to know Xinyang, he didn't have much prestige, but over the years, he led his clan to establish a village to protect himself, and he struggled to survive among many refugee forces. Meng Ying's horse is leading the way.

In the first ten days of February, the prefect of Xinyang fled, Meng Zhixiang gathered the people of Xinyang to defend the city as a small official, and all the clans contributed money, and finally kept Xinyang from being slaughtered by the robbers. In fact, Meng Yan was behind the scenes.

He was demoted to the people and his fame was taken away. Meng Yan felt some humiliation and resentment in his heart. After Xiao Kuian led his troops into Yangxin City, he went back to Zhaihe-Dong Yuan came to Xinyang this time, and also wanted to invite him Meng Yong came out of the mountain, and also planned to make great efforts to win over the remaining local forces in Xinyang.

Dong Yuan wanted to invite Meng Yan to meet in Xinyang City. After he arrived in Xinyang, he rushed to the village on the Ming River side to loot the robbers. The casualties were heavy. Dong Yuan ran to inspect it non-stop. also followed.

Meng Yan was in his 40s, with a thin body and an unremarkable appearance. He rode a green mule. When he saw Dong Yuan, who was wearing a purple robe over his armor, he came out. Lord Weidu Commander..." He walked to Dong Yuan and bowed his head.

Dong Yuan hurriedly grabbed Meng Zhen and said, "Master Meng has broken Dong Yuan!"

"Meng Yan's fame is not there, so he was spared from being sent away. As a grass-roots citizen, seeing the adults bow down, it is a proper ceremony..." Meng Yan stood up straight, but his mouth was not forgiving.

Dong Yuan knew that Meng Yan was brooding over the fact that Meng Yan was dethroned and demoted to the public due to party disputes, and he did not blame him for being pretentious. Seeing that Meng Yan had only two escorts by his side, there were no soldiers to **** him from Xinyang City. Meng Zhixiang, who came to Minghe to inspect: "Xinyang is a disaster for thieves, and Mr. Meng is still trusted by the people of Xinyang. How can you not consider his comprehensiveness?"

Meng Zhixiang was also aggrieved. The Xinyang faction did not send someone to **** him, and he could not be the master.

Meng Yan just needed Dong Yuan's attitude of a polite corporal, and said: "Your Excellency, come to Xinyang in person, forgive Chen Hansan for being a little bit reckless, and he still doesn't dare to go out of Huaishan to make waves, and Meng Yan is a grass-roots person, and there is nothing to make him. The thief misses..."

"Mr. Meng, please don't say that," Dong Yuan said with a bow. "It's also because I didn't think carefully. When I heard that the village was being slaughtered by thieves, I hurried over here. I didn't make any arrangements..." Dong Yuan didn't mind Meng. The more Meng Yan grasped his posture, the more he could use Meng Yan with confidence.

Liu Tingzhou and Yue Lengqiu became close, and when they were in Huaidong, they were in harmony with Yue Lengqiu everywhere. Liu Tingzhou was transferred from Huai'an House to serve as the right servant of the Ministry of Housing and the leader of the Huaixi Army, including Xiao Kuian's departure from the town of Guoyang, all of which were suggested and recommended by Yue Lengqiu.

Yue Lengqiu is the leader of the remaining Chu Party forces in the imperial court—Meng Ying is very brooding about his dismissal due to the Western Qin Party’s rivalry with the Chu Party, which means that he is unlikely to join forces with Liu Tingzhou and Xiao Kuian. Go somewhere.

In addition, although Huaidong and the Chu Party have long drawn a clear line, the case of Meng Zhen’s demotion was directly passed through the hands of Gu Wuchen, who was the inspector of Jiangdong at the time. After Lin Gu broke, Qingzhou was defeated, and Huaidong accepted the remnants of Qingzhou. Power, Lin Fu himself is Gu Wuchen's son-in-law - Meng Yan's pretense just now, whether he really hated it or deliberately expressed it, but Dong Yuan only needs him to have such a posture.

Dong Yuan invited Meng Yan to enter the stockade together to offer condolences to the villagers after the robbery. Meng Yan also accepted it as soon as he saw it. After all, Dong Yuan’s identity was there, and he had the attitude of a virtuous corporal, so he couldn’t really expect to bow down.

Entering the village, and seeing the bodies of the villagers carried out from his side and the pools of blood all over the ground, Meng Yan asked, "Your Excellency has a strong army, but Chen Hansan is easy to get rid of, but what is Nairo's offering?"

Dong Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "Master Meng knows better than me what is going on in Huaixi. If Chen Hansan has Luo Xiancheng's support, the situation in Huaishan is very complicated. I'm afraid it won't be so easy to get rid of..."

"Luo Xiancheng claimed to have 200,000 troops in Suizhou and Xiangyang, but Liu An'er also had hundreds of thousands of troops in Huaisi. Didn't he defeat the Changhuai Army and the Huaidong Army?" Meng Yan said, "Your Excellency has ten soldiers. Wan, why do you attach so much importance to Chen Hansan, a group of remnants?"

"Luo Xiancheng has a mixed army of people and 200,000 troops. In fact, there are more people and fewer soldiers, and fewer elites. When it was replaced by him, it would not have caused any serious trouble," Dong Yuan said, "but now, Yan's captives have occupied Henan and Shandong. , the soldiers pointed directly at the Huai River, and the court advocated appeasement, but it was also afraid that Luo Xiancheng would jump over the wall..."

"Even if the appeal is successful, but there is a precedent in Xuzhou, Luo Xiancheng has always been a big problem for the court..." Meng Yan looked at Dong Yuan's face, as if trying to see through his true thoughts.

Dong Yuan likes Meng Yan's idea of ​​cutting grass and roots. He was a little worried that the local forces in Xinyang would have a tacit understanding with Luo Xiancheng. willing to be involved in war.

"The houses in Huaixi are in ruins, and they are threatened by Yan's captives. At this time, it is unrealistic to talk about attacking Suizhou," Dong Yuan said. On the contrary? The most urgent task at the moment is to prevent Xinyang from crossing the Huaihe River from the west to threaten Huaixi; even if Luo Xiancheng changes in the future, he must be prevented from leaving Huaishan from Suizhou to the north... …”

Dong Yuan's opinion is very clear. At this time, it is too immature to talk about attacking Luo Xiancheng. Luo Xiancheng jumps over the wall. He can leave Huaishan from Suizhou and ravage Xinyang, or he can enter Nanyang from Xiangyang, and Beitou Henan. The opportunity to encircle and suppress the three remnants of Chen Han, deliberately operating Xinyang, actually has two hands ready to go.

"Meng Yan understands what your lord is thinking, but I don't know if your lord summons Luo Yan, and there is a place where he can serve him..." Luo Yan both hoped that Dong Yuan would have the determination to destroy the Changle bandits, but he was afraid that Dong Yuan would be too much. Rushing forward, the local forces in Xinyang were hurriedly involved in a war with little chance of winning. Seeing that Dong Yuan's mind was also to run Xinyang first to prevent Luo Xian from becoming the master, it was in line with his mind, so he stopped covering up and directly Ask the central question of the meeting.

"I hope Mr. Luo can reluctantly come out to clean up the broken situation in Xinyang. Zhixiang is talented and has a reputation. I would like to recommend him as the Xinyang Secretary..." Dong Yuan wanted to win over the local forces in Xinyang, and naturally he would not be stingy. The prefect of Xinyang The two positions of joining the army with Si Kou are given to the Meng family, and the gold content is not too high. Dong Yuan also hopes to gather the force of the clans in Xinyang, and form a Xinyang township army in Xinyang that can coexist with Xiao Kuian's troops. Big mistake.

"Meng Yan has been demoted to a commoner, and even his fame has been removed, so how can he clean up the situation in Xinyang for the adults?" Meng Yan asked.

"In Xinyang's tax case, there were a lot of grievances against Lord Meng. At this time, it is natural to set things right," Dong Yuan said, "Chen Xiang also knew that Lord Meng was wronged, and asked me to come over and ask Lord Meng what he meant, so as to correct the name of Lord Meng. I will carry the confessions of all the members of the army in Xinyang Prefecture with me and fill in the names. However, the confession of the prefect must be approved by the Ministry of Personnel, and it cannot be done in a short time. For the time being, I have to grieve Mr. Meng as my staff. Only in this way, The affairs on Xinyang's side, I can immediately put it on the head of Lord Meng..."

Now that Huaidong's momentum is so fierce, Dong Yuan is not worried that Chen Xiyan and others will stumble him on the issue of the prefect of Xinyang, and he can only push Meng Yong to the position of the prefect of Xinyang, so that it is possible to take the local forces in Xinyang as his own. use.

In addition to the appointment of the official seal of the prefecture and county to the court, the prosecution of the assistant officials and subordinate officials of the three prefectures of Haozhou, Shouzhou and Xinyang was directly controlled by Dong Yuan and Liu Tingzhou respectively. To appoint an official, it is enough to fill in the surname and report it to the Ministry of Officials. This is also after Huaidong's great power, Chen Xiyan and others eagerly hope that Dong Yuan can quickly gain a firm foothold in Huaixi.

"The adults have said so, how dare Meng Yan not do his best?" Meng Yan said obediently.

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In a valley at the western foot of Huaishan~www.readwn.com~ Chen Hansan rode his horse on a boulder on the bank of the river, which was moving towards Macheng Village in the depths of Huaishan in the southwest.

After Xiao Kui'an led his troops into Xinyang, Chen Hansan was afraid that the family property he had finally saved would be destroyed, so he did not dare to leave Huaishan too far and go deep into the hinterland of Xinyang to loot.

Now that Dong Yuan has come to Xinyang in person, Chen Hansan can only temporarily avoid the edge - Dong Yuan is as famous as Chen Zhihu, and moldy head is not so easy to touch, Chen Hansan knows that his net worth is weak at this time, and he can't afford it.

"Someone still has to go to Suizhou..." Chen Hansan said with emotion.

"Luo Xiancheng is the guy who bullies the soft and fears the hard, I'm afraid he will sell us!" General Xu Shan chewed a grass stalk in his mouth.

Ma Zhen frowned and said, "Luo Xiancheng wouldn't be so stupid, would he?"

"Yes, Luo Xian is not false to bully the soft and afraid to be hard, and it is not false to be greedy for life and fear of death, but it is definitely not stupid!" Chen Hansan said, "If we slaughter Dong Yuan, it will only hurt him, not the slightest benefit! But we can't protect him. If he is confused for a while, someone still needs to go over and explain the interests to him."

"There are not many troops and horses in Xinyang now, and the Internet is not yet dense. It really can't be done. We will get out and go to Henan..." Xu Shan said again, feeling that there is no way to go around in Huaishan.

"Going to vote for Chen Zhihu at this time?" Chen Hansan smiled bitterly and said, "Luo Xiancheng is still reluctant to give up his King of Changle. If we vote for Chen Zhihu like this, I am afraid that we will eat Chen Zhihu with no bones left..."

Chen Zhihu was ruthless and ruthless. In order to lure Dengzhou soldiers and horses into the city, he literally dragged tens of thousands of soldiers to death under Qingzhou city. If Yan Hu asked Yuan Lishan to go to Henan, and Chen Hansan would still consider pulling people to join him, Chen Zhihu would be really uneasy. My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter