Xie Qian, the magistrate of Funan, went out of Guo Shili to welcome the heavenly army, which was not only unprecedented in the history of the Heavenly Kingdom, but also confused Mai Ke.

Why is that?

I don't seem to be one of those people, right?

Until Mai Ke was welcomed into the city, and the train of the Heavenly Army also entered the city, Mai Ke and Xie Qian sat down to drink tea, Mai Ke was puzzled and had to ask.

After listening to the magistrate's explanation, Mai Ke finally understood the mystery.

It turned out that Xie Qian did this to achieve a goal.

He wants to ask Mai Ke for an official!

That official position is the world's anti-corruption envoy!

"I said that Lord Zhixian, the establishment of the 'World Anti-Corruption Envoy' in the Kingdom of Heaven has only been established for half a month, and the appointment time of the 'Anti-Corruption Envoy Xiangli' is even shorter, how do you always know?

He was stunned by Xie Qian's sudden stick that made a request with a wicked smile.

"Haha, how do I know? I won't tell you this first! I'll tell you why I want to be this official! I've made up my mind to be this official, well, the world is too corrupt, it's too much of his grandmother's strength! I have to be!"

"You'd better tell us the reason first! The reason is sufficient, I can consider it, otherwise, the officials of the Kingdom of Heaven, although they are all Qingshui officials who have no money to earn, are not all people can do it.

"Tell me who you are, otherwise, wouldn't it be unfair that you know who I am and I don't know you?"

Mai Ke also served this dude, and he didn't even have a basic introduction.

"Haha. I'm sorry! As soon as I saw the Heavenly Army coming, I felt that I had a chance to fulfill my great wish, and I was rude when I was happy! Okay, let me introduce myself first. ”

It turned out that this Xie Qian had a great background and was a direct descendant of Xie Xuan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

It should have been much higher than a prefectural order, because his talents, family background, and even articles were the best of his generation.

In fact, he and Gu Jiaxing are in the same class, both are students of Songshan College, and they are in the same class.

When they were in school, they were very friendly. It can be described as like-minded.

At that time, the two were classmates and teenagers. In his prime, he is talented, learns the past and the present, and sees China and foreign countries. It's really a bit of a feeling of pointing out the country, exalting words, and dung back then.

Even in the moment. They didn't take anything into account either. I feel that those things that are promoted and made rich are not deliberately pursued, as long as they become famous, those things will naturally find themselves.

And the success is famous. The two never doubted it, because they had a formula in their hearts - knowledge and talent equaled success.

Compared with Gu Jiaxuan, Xie Qian also has an ancestral thing, the art of war and strategy, which he inherited from Xie Xuan first.

He admired the artistic conception of his ancestors who talked and laughed and used soldiers, and the forcible captives disappeared.

His talent on the battlefield, if it was during the war, might really shine and be reused by the imperial court.

It is a pity that although the Manchu Qing Circular encountered many external invasions and internal disturbances, it never encountered a life-and-death crisis.

Therefore, Xie Qian was not provided with a battlefield to display his talents.

In this way, until now, this all-round young man who is more talented and ambitious than Gu Jiaxing lives in this Funan county and serves as a county magistrate, several official ranks lower than Gu Jiaxing.

The size of the official and the play of the talent department, these have been indifferent for a long time, but there is something different, he is difficult to accept, and it is closely related to his constant refusal to be promoted.

This is corruption.

Corruption everywhere and in officialdom!

In the years when he was the county magistrate, he experienced three Zuo Er officials, that is, the county officials of Zhengbapin, and without exception, this position was all obtained by donations.

Seeing Mai Ke's dazed expression, Xie Qian had to give him a little explanation.

It turned out that there were two kinds of selection of officials in the Qing Dynasty: the right way and the different way.

The so-called right path is to rely on the imperial examination to select and determine the qualifications of candidates for officials.

The so-called different path is to determine the qualifications of official candidates by means other than the imperial examination.

Among the various ways of these different paths, donation is the main one.

At first, this method was actually an illegal sale of official positions, but later the government's finances were tight, and in order to open up more financial channels, this method was legalized and classified as one of the channels for obtaining official positions in a "different way" allowed by the government.

In fact, this method has a long history in China, with a history of 2,000 years, according to historical records, starting from the fourth year of Qin Shi Huang.

Although many dynasties used this method, the use of Cheng dù is indeed an extremely important symbol to reflect whether a dynasty is clear or not.

At the same time, it is also necessary to see how strongly this method of donation has a strong impact on the right path, and determine whether the rule of a dynasty is clear or dark.

However, the central ruling body of the Manchu Qing Dynasty also set up measures to control this link.

This is the official above the county level, whether it is the imperial examination, donation, or selection by recommendation, must be selected by the ministry, and finally ordered by the emperor, so the county officials are also known as "emperor's officials".

That is to say, no matter which way you become a candidate, you must have an ultimatum to dispatch, arrange, and appoint the officials in order to become an official at or above the county magistrate.

As for the emperor's order, it is basically a rubber stamp.

Of course, if the emperor pays special attention to a person, it is still his old man's decision.

If you have a good impression, of course, you will be a big official, go to a good place, and get reused.

If you have a bad feeling, you will be downgraded to use, go to those places where rabbits don't, overkill, or even if you hang up at all, don't use it!

Therefore, the qualifications that have been obtained by doing everything possible may not necessarily be official, especially not necessarily to be able to become an official in the place where you want to be.

For example, a candidate, he spent a lot of money, instead of being sent to the land of fish and rice as a prefect, it only takes three years to get it back, and there is still a lot of money, but because a certain link is not done well, he is sent to a place where bandits are rampant to become an official, like this. Not only will he not be able to recover his investment, but he may also be captured by bandits and beheaded.

In view of this, the election of officials has become the most fiercely contested link!

This link has not been straightened out, a qiē effort, a qiē success, and a qiē expenditure have all come to naught.

The most tragic thing is that all the candidates who have reached this point in the Tongguò branch must also be forced into this huge meat grinder!

They must ignore their previous high school, knowledge, and good family education, and let go of their status. and the white flower silver coins and yellow cancan copper coins that they don't usually see in their eyes are on an equal footing. Compete with each other for favor.

Even if you learn to be rich and have five cars, you might as well have a copper coin from me.

Even if you are heirloom of poetry and books in the fifth generation, I will smash you on your stomach with a piece of silver.

In the government zhì Qingming, the fiscal revenue is stable. It is when the income basically meets the needs of the expenses. The right path reigns. Alternate paths are private, illegal, and impermissible ways to obtain official positions.

When a regime enters a storm, even a straw must be grasped as a life-saving treasure. Therefore, this kind of traitorous official in the cloak of legality, as well as all kinds of corruption and vices that accompany each other, came into being and became popular.

How difficult it is to be alone in such a situation!

What's even more uncomfortable is that although this Xie Qian is not confused when he is over the age, he is still a hot-blooded young man in his heart, and he has practiced to the point of doing his own thing and being indifferent, and he is still as vicious and hateful as he is against corruption.

But to whom did he speak of his anger, pain, and hatred?

is also an old classmate Gu Jiaxing is a good listener.

But he also knew that Gu Jiayu was also a mud bodhisattva crossing the river - it was difficult to protect himself, and when he had to, he also went with the flow on a certain journey.

Not only is there nothing he can do about this ugliness, but his own county is also in danger!

Because he was not ashamed of this kind of corruption, he refused to go to the official department to carry out activities, and according to the convention, he would inevitably lose the qualification to continue to be the governor of the county.

Fortunately, he had a classmate who was in charge of this work in the Ministry of Officials, and paid him the minimum standard of qualification silver, and then took care of him all the way, so that he could continue to be the magistrate.

This is still Gu Jiaxuan secretly suing him, and he can only smile bitterly when he hears it, yes, he was involved in this meat grinder!

His classmates have good intentions, and they can't scold him without knowing it!

Mai Ke's heart was also tense when he heard this, if he hadn't been broad-minded, he would have died of anger a long time ago!

I couldn't help but admire Xie Qian, got up and saluted him, and said: "I admire him to the fullest! It is really commendable to be able to clean oneself in this environment! You are the backbone of the Chinese nation! Brother Xie has a good conscience and will be rewarded by heaven!"

Xie Qian got up and returned the salute and said humbly: "Thank you, brother, for your kind words, I am really ashamed! I already feel discouraged and unable to do anything, and at this time, I received a letter from Senior Brother Jiaxing." ”

Mai Ke laughed, "No wonder you know that the world's anti-corruption envoys, it turns out that the news from the most direct source is obtained, and I am afraid that no one knows this matter clearly as his brother." ”

After Mai Ke finished speaking, he sat down again.

Xie Qian also sat back and said, "It's Senior Brother Jiaxuan! After being told by him, I regained my confidence, and let me make up my mind to recommend myself! I think this is also my senior brother's expectation to send me a letter, right? He didn't give me any advice, and it was up to me to decide and fight for myself." ”

Mai Ke said: "Presumably, he didn't mention it to me, otherwise I wouldn't have confused you about what you started!

"I admire my senior brother very much, and at the same time, I also envy him for finally reaping the dark clouds and seeing the sunrise, and having a stage to show his talents! The world sweeps away the corrupt people, and he is so courageous!" Xie Qian said sincerely, unconcealing his feelings.

"I also feel very lucky to have the help of Brother Jiayu! You don't have to knock on the side, I will let you get your wish! The Kingdom of Heaven is to give everyone a chance, under the premise of obeying God's commands, to do their best, to show their strengths, and to show their own characteristics, you must already know a few basic policies of the Kingdom of Heaven, right?"

At the same time, I have heard your preaching of the Gospel, and I fully accept it, believe in Jesus, and ask Him to be my Savior and Master of life!"

"Great, I'll take you to a prayer of determination!"

Subsequently, in Xie Qian's joy of being reborn and saved, and in Mai Ke's emotion, exclamation, and gratitude, Mai Ke officially appointed Xie Qian as the second "world sweeper of corruption" in the kingdom of heaven, and reported directly to Guo Songtao.

His specific scope of work, in addition to assisting Guo Songtao in dealing with all corruption, like Gu Jiaxing. It is also responsible for the corruption of the army, whether it is the corruption that is now abundant in the Manchu army, or the corruption that may occur in the future in the Celestial Army.

The two of them decided on Xie Qian's new life, new life, and new position, and in the end, of course, a bottle of eighty degrees is indispensable!

Then Mai Ke said: "I came to you purely to pick up the grass and beat the rabbits, and I have a piggyback; my lord is Yingzhou, and you must help me get back the time I have lost! Tell me quickly, what good ideas do you have to help me conquer this ancient city! I have heard that it has a large population, complicated terrain, and strong defense. Very hard to fight?"

"Yingzhou, Yingzhou!hahahaha......" Xie Qian listened. First stunned, then laughed again! There was quite a sense of madness.

"What's the matter, Brother Xie?" Mai Ke didn't know why he thought Yingzhou was ridiculous.

"I'm laughing at that Yingzhou prefect Yan Wangduo! People give him the nickname Hades to take it! As long as anything is targeted by him, he will definitely do everything possible to get it!

"He's one of the biggest corrupt people in the region. It is also a top boss who suppresses me most directly. He also has today!

"You said that the next target of the Celestial Army's conquest. It happens to be there, isn't it Skynet magnificent, negligent but not leaky?

"Let's start with Yingzhou!"

Xie Qian no longer expressed his pride and said firmly.

"I see. As long as he deserves it, I don't care if you take revenge for your personal vendetta! Since you pay special attention to him, you must be very familiar with that Yingzhou Cheng, right? Come, tell me if you take Yingzhou quickly. ”

"I do have it! Otherwise, I wouldn't be a descendant of the Xie family who is a military commander! In this way, without further ado, I will go to Yingzhou with you, and tell you how to break the city on the way, and promise to catch the 'Hades King and take' that grandson!"

So Xie Qian made less arrangements and boarded the train of the Heavenly Army with Mai Ke, and Mai Ke also left a Liantian Army stationed in Fuping.

Traveling all the way, Xie Qian told Mai Ke about his strategy, and it turned out that this military action plan had a name - Sanqing Guanying.

Xie Qian particularly emphasized that this military operation can achieve the best results if it is carried out by land and water.

Mai Ke smiled.

The Celestial Army is now not only amphibious and amphibious, but also has a certain range of air strike capabilities!

So, after telling him that these were not a problem, he directly granted Xie Qian the command of the campaign to capture Yingzhou!

With such a ready-made military expert, isn't Mai Ke stupid?

Whether it is an outstanding talent in the military or not, here is also a good verification.

Moreover, Mai Ke also thought about the possibility of failure.

If Xie Qian's plan is not successful, at most he will return to the original plan of the Heavenly Army.

After first understanding the number and su zhì of the Heavenly Army, Xie Qian took over the command and immediately began to arrange it with high morale.

The direction of Xie Qian's army was slightly adjusted, and now it was not going straight to the west gate of Yingzhou, but to the Quanhe River, a tributary of the Huaihe River that flows from north to south through Yingzhou.

After a short time, the army entered the lower reaches of the Quanhe River, that is, the southern section of the Yingzhou River, and then the train traced the river along the river to the north.

As you move forward, you adjust your formation.

After the adjustment, all the way becomes three ways.

One of them, which has become a sailor, turns out that these trains are all amphibious and can run in the water as soon as needed.

Unlike ordinary ships, they can not only float on water, but also cat.

When they're floating, they're warships!

When cats are in place, they are submarines!

Although the scope of their application has changed, all the basic functions have been retained.

For example, paving the road on your own is a three-in-one hub project on land, and in the water, it is to open up a waterway.

Whether it's floating on the water or the cat underwater, these boats can carve out a waterway if they want to go there.

As a result, they are just as much as they are on land, and there are basically no places that cannot be reached both above and below the water.

The more familiar he was with the abilities of these Heavenly Army soldiers, the more surprised Xie Qian became, and the more he knew the functions of these Heavenly Army trains, the more confident he was in the victory of this battle.

This time the feng shui rotates, it's time for the king of Hades to take your life!

At the same time, Yan Wangduo, the prefect of Yingzhou, was in full swing to eliminate patrols and further improve the defense.

In addition to being particularly greedy, he is also excellent in other aspects.

For example, his military and management skills are very good.

He made full use of the characteristics of Yingzhou, and the first person was more. Second, there is a lot of water.

In terms of numbers, Yingzhou has the largest number of people in the nearby prefectures, and there are 300 people gathered in Yingzhou City alone.

And that's not even counting the recent jumps from Honan!

The famine in Henan caused a large number of refugees, and although the local government strictly prohibited flight, some of them still succeeded, and their first choice was Yingzhou.

Yan Wangduo didn't pay attention to these refugees at first, but after hearing the fate of Yiyang's colleague Gu Yu, he immediately changed his approach.

For example, pave your own path forward. On land it is a three-in-one hub project; It's about opening up the waterway.

Whether it's floating on the water or the cat underwater, these boats can carve out a waterway if they want to go there.

Therefore. They are the same as on land. There are basically no places that cannot be reached both above and below the water.

The more familiar you are with the abilities of these Celestial Army warriors. The more surprised Xie Qian became, the more he knew the function of the Heavenly Army's trains in the water, and the more confident he was in the victory of this battle.

He said in his heart, Hades will take turns this time. It's time for Hades to take your life!

At the same time, Yan Wangduo, the prefect of Yingzhou, was in full swing to eliminate patrols and further improve the defense.

In addition to being particularly greedy, he is also excellent in other aspects.

For example, his military and management skills are very good.

He made full use of the characteristics of Yingzhou, the first is more people, and the second is more water.

In terms of numbers, Yingzhou has the largest number of people in the nearby prefectures, and there are 300 people gathered in Yingzhou City alone.

And that's not even counting the recent jumps from Honan!

The famine in Henan caused a large number of refugees, and although the local government strictly prohibited flight, some of them still succeeded, and their first choice was Yingzhou.

Yan Wangduo didn't pay attention to these refugees at first, but after hearing the fate of Yiyang's colleague Gu Yu, he immediately changed his approach.

This also reflects Yan Wangduo's decisiveness!

Nothing mattered to save his life! Therefore, he did not hesitate to use the money he had obtained in the past to recruit all these refugees and form them into a garrison!

These people numbered a staggering number - 100,000!

Then, with the help of the emperor's national mobilization order some time ago, he gathered all the school-age men in the city, a total of 500,000!

He made overall arrangements for these people, not only stationed them at the four city gates, but also placed the general army in various key places in the city.

Three of the most important are the prefect's yamen, the granary, and his residence.

He arranged 10,000 people, 20,000 granaries, and 30,000 residences!

Among them, the number of people living in the house is not only the largest, but also the most elite.

In order to defend the city, he used his savings to buy weapons for them, and even more so to eat enough, and at this time, he regarded money as something outside his body.

In addition to the 100,000 soldiers in the city to defend the various points, he reserved a reserve of 100,000 men, and the rest of the 400,000 men were all sent to guard the four gates.

Among them, there are 150,000 defenders at the West Gate, which is the focus of the defense, because he expects the Heavenly Army to attack Yingzhou from here.

There were 100,000 men at the south gate and 100,000 at the north gate, and the east gate was at least likely to be attacked, so 50,000 men were placed.

However, just in case, he put 100,000 reserves between the south gate and the east gate, so that if something happens, he can quickly support.

He is also not enterprising, and all of them revolve around the theme of preserving life, and if you want to save your life, you need to keep the city gate open.

Now, he is in the West Gate Tower, looking at the west-facing Runhe River flowing slowly, under the illumination of the setting sun, the sparkling glow, as far as the eye can see, a peaceful, he can't help but breathe a sigh of relief, today is safe and spent again.

He was about to instruct his henchman, Zhao Xiao, the chief soldier, to pay attention to the enemy's movements, and when he was done, he went home, when suddenly, from the south of the city, there was an earth-shattering shout: "The city is broken!

Yan Wangduo suddenly had a face as white as earth, and he would come to whatever he was afraid of!

He hurriedly said to Zhao Xiao: "Quick! You send troops to support the South Gate quickly! I'll mobilize the reserves!"

With that, he led his five-hundred-man guard, Hulala, and went straight to the reserve camp in the southeast of the city.

However, when he was in the city of Tongguò, what he saw made him tremble!

The three Qing rivers in Yingzhou City have all been occupied by the Heavenly Army, and each river is advancing by land and water, and the troops are divided into three lines, directly into the central area of Yingzhou City!

He knew at a glance that the cunning Heavenly Army, evading his strongest defense, had come to a center to blossom!

If Xie Qian knew what he was thinking, he would definitely scoff at him, you are too dull! I have achieved everything, you only realized!

It turns out that this is Xie Qian's tactical center, Sanqing Guanying!

It turns out that one of the major features of Yingzhou is that there are three Qing rivers, the East Qing River, the West Qing River, and the Zhongqing River, which connect the heart area of Yingzhou together.

This is a proud feature of Yingzhou, but today it has become the help of the heavenly army!

The Heavenly Army opened the guò waterway, penetrated the enemy's heart, broke the enemy's defense in one fell swoop, and took Yingzhou!.

(To be continued......)