In the face of Gao Yingxiang's army roaring inside and outside Yichuan, Yichuan County is not without response, but the response is only limited to ensuring that the county seat is not lost.

It's not that Yichuan County Zun Zhao Zi and Zhao Zilong are inactive, it's really because there is a big incident in Yan'an Mansion, which is so big that it is more important than the pole looting the whole county.

Yue Hesheng, who was terminally ill and blind, died.

Yue Hesheng's death is something that everyone expected, the old man in his seventies, has spent more than ten years in this position, every time he wants to be promoted, but he will encounter a hurdle, in order to be promoted, he can only cling to the power that controls the real power of the dynasty, so he swayed left and right between the clear stream - the eunuch party - the clear stream, and in the end, he couldn't get close anywhere, and finally settled down, but this time he was disturbed by a Lu Shi The place, but also by the emperor several times, at that time the internal and external difficulties could not afford to be sick, this dragged on to the year after the year, from the summer, The heat was unbearable, and it was not suitable for recuperation, so Yue Hesheng whimpered.

In fact, Yue Hesheng is dead when he dies, and everyone doesn't care about an outdated old official, but now everyone cares about it, and they are seriously concerned about the new successor.

Yue Hesheng had just died, and his successor took office, but this incumbent made everyone's hearts rise, and his appointment indicated that the original domestic policy would be greatly adjusted.

Hong Chengchou, the former head of the Shaanxi Grain Road, and now the new governor of Yansui, is a strong figure who treats poles.

Hong Chengchou Hong Chengchou (October 16, 1593 – April 3, 1665), known as Yanyan and known as Hengjiu, was a native of Yingdu (now Xiamei, Liangshan Village, Yingdu Town), Quanzhou, Fujian Province [1]. For the forty-fourth year of Mingshenzong Wanli (1616) Jinshi, tired officials to Shaanxi political envoys to participate in politics, the first grant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice Jiangxi Qing Officials Division, the former staff of Lang, Lang Zhong, in the Criminal Department for 6 years. Bright? In the second year of the Apocalypse (1622), he was promoted to Zhejiang to study and study, and he was highly educated and knowledgeable, and the selected talents were all handsome and strange, and he was valued by the imperial court.

Bright? In the seventh year of the Apocalypse (16 years), he was promoted to the Senate of Shaanxi Governor.

In July of the first year of Chongzhen (16 (year), Wang Jiayin, Yang Liu, Bu Dipping, Lu Shi and others raised the banner of uprising in Fugu Mizhi and other places in Shaanxi, and the whole Shaanxi responded. From the first year of Chongzhen (16 (years) to the third year of Chongzhen, including Lu Shi, Bu Mu, Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng and other rebels, there were more than 100 rebels in Shaanxi. Some of the border soldiers of the official army, mutinied due to lack of pay, and also joined the rebel army and became the backbone.

The Ming court ordered Yang He, the governor of the three sides, to "suppress and appease at the same time, and focus on appeasement".

In the second year of Chongzhen (16), the peasant army Wang Zuogui and Miao Mei led 50,000 Liukou to attack Hancheng. Yang He, the governor of Shaanxi, had no generals in his hands, and in a hurry, he ordered Hong Chengchou, who was still participating in politics at that time, to lead his troops to battle. Hong Chengchou killed 300 enemy soldiers, the thief army was defeated, and the siege of Hancheng was relieved, and he suddenly became famous.

In June of the third year of Chongzhen (1630), Hong Chengchou was appointed as the governor of Yansui. As a cadre under Yang He, he should have supported his boss's "appeasement policy", but Hong Chengchou didn't, but he vigorously suppressed the bandits. And not only to suppress the bandits, but also to "kill and surrender"! At that time, there were tens of thousands of surrendered "thief troops" killed by him, which is also the reason why Hong Chengchou appeared in every history book as a "reactionary figure".

In fact, if you read the history of the "thief army" at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it is not difficult to find that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong have deceived and surrendered many times, and then rebelled after recuperating for a period of time. The Ming Dynasty repeatedly suppressed the "thief army" without dying, and it was because of this kind of deception. It can be seen that Hong Chengchou was quite prescient in this regard.

But Hong Chengchou's abnormal move, but brought an unexpected consequence, that is, his old boss, promoted Yang He's strategy of suppressing and appeasing, completely failed in Shaanxi, and the reason for the failure was that no one dared to be supported anymore, so that Emperor Chongzhen, who originally hoped to appease and pacify Shaanxi, was completely disappointed in Yang He, and finally turned his face and denied that he pushed all the failed consequences of appeasement on Yang He, and finally locked Yang He in prison, Hong Chengchou's encirclement and suppression policy, which also killed his mentor in disguise.

And the second means is to participate in a group of recruited cadres, such as the Yan'an prefect, and vigorously promote a group of officials with a tough attitude towards the pole, such as Zhou Ji, who is the most active in suppressing the pole, to take over.

But his actions made the entire Yansui officialdom even more at a loss.

Yang He, the governor who directly governs the three sides, uses Fu, but the governor of Yansui under Yang He uses suppression, and the decrees are contradictory and disagreeing, so how can these lower-level officials not be at a loss?

So, Zhao Zi was in a panic above this lobby, so he could only let the poles outside the city roar and loot, his own business was a big thing, and everything else was a small matter, standing in line, this was a big thing.

"The proprietor." The master, who was surrounded by the county zun in front of him, snapped the folding fan, stood up and arched his hand to Zhao Zi.

"What can you teach me, sir?" Zhao Zi stood up and asked with a frown.

"Actually, the proprietor is too worried, and things are not as complicated as you think."

Zhao Zi, who has always been calm and chic, really can't be calm at this time. "Isn't that complicated? It's all complicated and messy, the upper peak uses to pay, and the upper peak uses caressing, so who do you say I should listen to? Especially now that I'm in a situation, there are poles whistling around outside the city, and I can't just sit still.

If I don't care, I'm a thief and a sin of corruption, whatever, how to care? If you fight, the governor is happy, but the governor is unhappy, and if you don't fight, the governor is happy, but the governor is unhappy, isn't this putting yourself in a dilemma?

In the officialdom, as a subordinate, listening to the wind is rain, that is no different from looking for death, but when you see the wind and clouds changing color, then you are still here and do not accept clothes, then you are not far from going home to sell sweet potatoes, but in fact, when the wind rises, there are omens, everyone can also smell the limelight for the first time, there is rain or no rain, as long as you see the limelight, then immediately step out, stand in line correctly, and ensure that you are promoted and rich, but what is it now? It's the wind blowing from the southeast and northwest, but you say I should collect the clothes or dry the clothes?

Looking at the county zun who was already anxious, the master couldn't help but smile, in fact, Zhao Zi, as a county zun, of course his intelligence is not inferior to others, but at this juncture, he is too preoccupied, but he is a fan of the person concerned, but he wants to talk about it.

"The proprietor only looks at the differences between the governor and the governor, but why doesn't he look far away?"

"Far away?" Zhao Zi looked at the master suspiciously, not knowing where the distance he was pointing to, but looking at the ambiguous smile of the master, he suddenly realized, and patted his head at that time and said: "Yes, yes, but I have no vision." ”

"The proprietor is just a fan of the authorities, but he is not without foresight, as long as the distance is added, this is the space for us to advance and retreat."

Being said like this, Zhao Zi couldn't help but stop, after thinking about it, he let out a sigh of relief, put down his anxiety, walked to the top and sat down, picked up the already cold tea bowl and drank it in one gulp, herbal tea is better, it can extinguish the heat in his heart.

As soon as the crux of the problem was opened, Zhao Zi's thoughts became active, and there were no outsiders in the house, and this master was also an old man who followed him to several places, and he didn't see outside, so Shi Shiran said: "Mr. reminds that the governor is the main governor, and the governor is the main one, but in fact, everything is on it, and it must be our emperor who finally decides the board." At this time, let's observe first, just stand in the middle, and when the top has a decision, it's not too late for us to stand in line. ”

"Actually, the proprietor is wrong again." The master opened the folding fan and continued to fan the wind slowly, in fact, above this second hall, the front and back are transparent, and a cool breeze passes through here, which is much better than the fan, but the master has this tone, and the poem is not. Seeing that there are only himself and the proprietor on the left and right, the master also has to show off his knowledge.

"Why am I wrong again?" Zhao Zi was a little confused.

The master Shi Shiran cocked Erlang's legs and said slowly: "Standing in line, this time is very critical, since the proprietor has taken that one into account, how can he give up the opportunity to stand in a good position first?" Only when you stand right at this time, will you not be seen as the two ends of the first rat in the future. ”

Zhao Zi frowned deeply, and fell into the headache just now.

Looking at the appearance of the proprietor, the master said lightly: "To say a big disrespectful word, our one is still young, and at the beginning he watched the drastic rectification of the eunuch party, but he had the color of Zhongxing, but later, he expanded with all his strength, implicated a lot, and let the clear stream fish in troubled waters, and cleaned up the dissidents up and down the court, in fact, a perfect court, how can you want a force?" Isn't that overhead? Checks and balances are the way to go. ”

Zhao Zi nodded, and couldn't help sighing: "I still came out of the sneak, and I haven't been taught by the Confucian professor, and I still owe fire in this emperor's technique." ”

"Now, the court has become a hall of words in Qingliu, and some people have said it, in fact, our diligent court every day asks right, in fact, it is all blind work, all things have been in the study of the leader of Qingliu, and it has already been strung together, and it is just a passing scene to take it out, if our one is accurate, it is a song of merit and praise, the living master, if you oppose it, then a thousand people will say it, the great truth is endless, there is no opposition at all, the lonely palm is difficult to speak, and it can only be at the mercy of others."

"Actually, I want to say that our one is not reconciled, and in the past few years in power, he has changed the first assistant, hoping to change something through this." Zhao Zi whispered.

But the master disagreed: "It's over with a first assistant?" It's not a clear stream party? What's the difference between that and not changing? On the contrary, it makes Qingliu more united. What does this mean? It can only show that our personality is changeable, changing day and day, and doing things superbly. ”

Zhao Zi nodded in agreement.

"Since things are done very hard and the order is changing every day, then you say, how far can this Governor Yang He's strategy of suppressing and appeasing can go?"

"But-" At this time, Zhao Zi was still unsure, and he didn't hesitate.

"Proprietor, what do you need to appease? Is it just an edict, an official hat? The master leaned forward, asked a question, and then without waiting for Zhao Zi to respond, he immediately leaned back with a bamboo on his chest, and shook the paper fan in his hand with a loud sound.

"Ahh Zhao Zi clapped his hands and laughed, "Zhaofu is for money, grain and land, those Qingliu will only spend money and will not make money, for more than two years, they have long made the household department crowded, and even hold the absurd theory of the scholar, thinking that a meal of education can make the four seas peaceful, haha, education, can education be eaten as a meal?" Not to mention the fields, they are all in the hands of the Huangzhuang Wangtian, the gentry and the big households, is there still any surplus land in this world? Beckoning, what to appease? This is the reason for repeated appeasements and repeated rebellions. The more he spoke, the more angry he became, and the more he spoke, the more frustrated he became, until he sat down and frowned.

"Yes, since the appeasement has no result, then, with the temperament of the little emperor, there is only a strategy of encirclement and suppression, so on the side, you say, which side should we stand on?"