In the Xichuan Festival Handsome Shelter - Guanyuan, which is more than the same as the peers,

"This Yang Tuozi! Ann dares to be so. ”

General Zuo Jin Wuwei, who has always been kind and short-sighted, is also a judge of the four guards and the Duke of Jin Guo, known as the "big father" Tian Lingzi, and is also the envoy of his brother Xichuan Jiedu Chen Jingxuan.

"Since the miscellaneous family can use polo to determine his festival, can't he regain it? Change your clothes with me, and go to the Lord. ”

"Then let people send a message to the fifth son (Tian Hui, the envoy of the Dongchuan Supervision Military Academy) to find out the inside story, and order him to send his subordinate soldiers as soon as possible, and to delay the corresponding delay in the confession and march to the thief, and escort him to the Lutou Pass."

Then he turned his head to Chen Jingxuan, who was submissive

"If you pass on the book to Gao Renhou, the thief in Bazhong, you will say that the time has come for him to serve well."

"The crossbowmen and Chengdu generals in the Xichuan army are not sent to him for nothing."

Of course, another important reason that makes Tian Lingzi feel bad is that the process of rebuilding the Shence New Army has not made much progress for a long time. Until now, soldiers and horses have been organized in five cities, and most of the money, food, and ordnance rewards have been allocated from the Xichuan Festival Office.

This also greatly reduced his sense of security. Especially now, most of the Shence army in Beijing is full of eunuchs, wealthy households, and merchants' children, and they are rotten and unusable, and the left Shence camp in the town defense pass has been completely lost, and the right Shence camp is in the hands of that "Zheng Jiazi" (Zheng Jin).

And the nobles who have no Shence Army/Forbidden Army to use, the so-called authority that focuses on the world and is in charge of the Great Inner is just like Li Fuguo, Yu Chaoen, and Cheng Yuanzhen who were in power in the early years, as long as there is an edict between the change of the Son of Heaven, a nameless assassin can easily take everything.

Therefore, the new army of Shence that he expected to rebuild must have at least fifty-four people (thousands) on the left, center, and right; However, with so many men and horses, in addition to the generals of the various armies and feudal towns, it is also necessary to gather the wealth of the three rivers of Jiannan and even the various provinces to be trained and maintained.

However, the southern provinces (Lingnan, Hunan, Jingnan, and Shannan) have long been cut off due to the troubles of the Taiping thieves; The wealth of Jiangdong and Huainan in the southeast of Jiangdong and Zhejiang cannot be transported to the line because of the relationship with the old man who turned his face and did not recognize people.

During the period when Kannai and Kanto were all trapped by thieves or rebelled against the town, the mountains and rivers on the surface and the Hedong Road on the shoulders of the world have not heard any news so far. Relying only on the Qianzhong Road, where the people are poor, and the northwest provinces, which are also not abundant, are better than nothing;

Therefore, now the main source of preparation still has to fall on the three rivers of Jiannan, which is known as the land of abundance; However, his elder brother Chen Jingxuan's exhaustive tenure in Xichuan Province has caused local unrest.

The mutiny of Guo Qi, the Huangtou military envoy in Xichuan Town, and the later rebellion of Qianneng in Qiongzhou (now Qionglai, Sichuan), almost affected the vicinity of Xingzai. Immediately, there were Shu people Luo Hunqing, Juhu monk, Luo Fuzi, and Han Qiu responded to chaos in Yazhou and Shuzhou.

As a result, Yang Xingqian, the tooth general sent by Chen Jingxuan to seek peace, was a waste who would only meet the enemy and not move forward, killing good and risking merits; The popular uprising made him more and more begging for more and more and spread all the way along the river to Xiajiang Road.

After such a toss, the small half of the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Xichuan Town are already dilapidated and poor, and the remaining prefectures and counties are also deeply suffering from heavy taxes and poverty; Although Gao Renhou re-appeased most of the thieves, and did not set up a town to supervise it.

However, Gao Renhou also made it very clear before he went south, at least in the short term, if he took care of them, he would have to raise taxes if he went back on his word, and he was afraid that it would only be a matter of time before he rose up again.

However, if he wanted the Son of Heaven to continue to enjoy himself with peace of mind, and to continue to leave everything in his hands, he had to maintain a relatively peaceful and basic prosperity inside and outside Chengdu; For this reason, in addition to stepping up the relocation of wealthy families and huge houses from all over the country to Chengdu, he must also exercise restraint in taxes and miscellaneous donations.

Therefore, we can only share and bear more of the corresponding share of supply and worship in the other two towns of Dongchuan, Shannan (South) and West (Dao). Shanxi's Niu Miao is okay, he was originally born as a big businessman in the West Market, and he will also operate and Luo Kuo in office and keep the number of Jinfeng has been increasing.

In contrast, Yang Shili, who has been a low-level forbidden army general for three generations, seems to be a little inactive, knowledgeable, and knowledgeable. The last few times he actually asked him to go directly to the book to ask for and ask questions, so he was willing to allocate and dispatch the corresponding use as scheduled.

I don't know, Yang Shili's Dongchuan Town is not as good as Niuqiao's Shanxi Town. As a barrier to the north of Shudi, it has the responsibility of preparing for thieves, but also supports and supports tens of thousands of officers and soldiers who are defending against the enemy in Dasanguan. Dongchuan Town, which is located in the hinterland of Sanchuan, is the most peaceful, and it actually has to secretly complain about the acceptance of the district.

You must know that for the sake of this new army that can be used to support himself, Tian Lingzi can be said to have worked hard at any cost, and even his private savings and filial piety under his name have been subsidized and invested; He even secretly embezzled part of the stockpiles that were offered to the bank.

In some places that are not tight, the original gold and silver utensils were replaced by gilded copper and iron objects; Use relatively thin and inexpensive Jing silk and Chu yarn to replace Shu brocade and Wu Cai of the same color; Hongzhou porcelain from Changsha was used to replace the more valuable Xingbai and Yueqing.

Then he sent people to intercept most of the benefits of the exchange with the barbarian border cities of Nanzhao to the west of Qingxi Pass, and sold some of the internal uses and utensils that were intercepted here for discount. There are many such means.

But why can't the world understand and cooperate with him? You must know that now there are people in the court clamoring to summon that Yang Shu's envoy back. Could it be that he has been too soft-hearted recently, and he has never killed the court officials and his neighbors?

He only wants the elite loyal warriors under his command, but he doesn't want the Yang brothers, who will only be bad and get in the way. It's a pity that one of the other party can't find fault with the slippery hand, and the other keeps the army focused on it tightly and doesn't give outsiders a chance.

He sat on the levy and pondered until he reached the outside of the Floating Light Hall where the Son of Heaven rested, and then stopped and walked up the steps. But he had already changed his solemn and reserved expression, and said indifferently to the eunuchs on duty who came forward when he heard the news.

"Have you ever stood up and shouted?"

"Back to the Grand Duke's words, everyone had a night of fun with the new concubine to do Epu (gambling equipment) play, and the sky was white before lying down, I'm afraid I will have to wait for a while. It's not a small risk of death to call you. ”

The eunuch on duty said continuously.

"Then I'll wait. There's no need to disturb everyone's sleep, just bring me a drink to ward off the cold first."

Tian Lingzi waved his hand.

However, when a glass of drink was served, he felt that something was wrong in his mouth; Judging by the level of various diets he personally took the Son of Heaven in Chang'an, there were already several flavors of ingredients missing, and even the high-quality stone honey was replaced with gray sugar.

Tian Lingzi couldn't help but curse in his heart, this group of unconscious monkey cubs. He only let people save some non-essential material uses and supplies other than the Holy Lord as appropriate; These dogs dare to cut corners on the things they entertain, and they don't have to clean up the things they have to do when they turn around.

Fortunately, he held this cup of drink in his hand, and before he could pretend to take a few sips, the golden-purple curtain that represented the Holy Lord had risen was lifted inside, and the smell of freshly burned incense came out.

Tian Lingzi's uncertain expression also seamlessly switched into a respectful and friendly face in an instant, and he slowly hunched over and stepped into the hall; Facing the Tang Tianzi, who was washing and dressing under the palace attendants, but could not hide the deep eye circles on his blue and white face, he said in a voice full of admiration and thoughtfulness:

"Dare to ask if everyone is still resting...

"Okay, why don't you give birth to a bad life.."

The nasal voice of the Son of Heaven waved his arm weakly.

"It's the few jumping beads and beast chess things that my father gave me, which makes people want to stop. It's hard for me to lose a few of them, and it turns out that the sky is even louder. ”

"Then tonight is cold and dewy, please take care of yourself."

Just when Tian Lingzi was trying to guide the topic and go up to Dongchuan things, he was in the side gate of the back garden.

As the old department brought by Prime Minister Cui Anqian when he was in Xichuan, the Xichuan camp that patrolled here was waiting for Li Ling; also looked expressionlessly at the fish rushing out of the door, wearing the internal official's scarlet robe but obviously with a beard.

Soon after, an edict of "moving the inspection school Sikong, Dongchuan Jiedu envoy Yang Shili, shooting for the left servant of the door, Tongping Zhangshi, sealing Zhongshan Gong, and receiving it on behalf of Chen Jingxuan, the envoy of Xichuan Jiedu", escorted by thousands of Xichuan soldiers, led by Li Wenjing, the supervisor of the inner department, headed towards Zizhou (now Santai, Sichuan), the office of Dongchuan Town.

- I'm the dividing line -

Shannan West Road, on the Raofeng Ridge at the junction of Yangzhou (now Xixiang County, Shaanxi) and Jinzhou (now Ankang City, Shaanxi Province);

The disgraced and defeated Yangzhou Thorn Shi who retreated to this place, and Gao Shouzhen, the defense envoy of the Meridian Road (yes, is also the disciple of the Bohai Gao clan), was also looking at the dust and smoke of the distant mountains, and facing the camp of Shannan and West Road beside him, Guo Chongyuan, the town guard of Fu Luo Road, lamented.

"The public wants to avenge his personal vendetta, so why should he be involved with me so far."

"As I said at the beginning, the Taiping thieves were sick and weak in Shannan, and they couldn't take care of the Jinzhou place. As long as you mobilize the local loyal and righteous people to respond, you will just rescue the patriarch of the Nanyang family with a surprise army. I took the Golden State as a screen. Why is this happening? ”

"It's really that those Taiping thieves have poisoned the place too much, and the local gentry and wealthy surnames responded in groups as soon as they saw the banner of the official army."

A little heroic and awe-inspiring Shannan West Road camp general, Fu Luo Road guard Guo Chongyuan also complained in a sullen voice.

"The state city even sent people to contact anyway; Can I give up such a great momentum and ignore it, and cold the hearts of these loyal people? ”

"I only hate that this generation is too incompetent and mediocre, and he actually gathered a crowd to be blocked from competing with a small city of peace and well-being, and he couldn't make an inch. delayed the great opportunity to echo with the Yangzhou army; ”

Later, with the advantage of possessing the state city, he couldn't stop the counterattack of the returning thief army, and before the local soil regiments and righteous camps gathered, the city gate was broken and scattered as birds and beasts, so that people could break through. Now, not to mention the control and delay of this generation, my Guo family's blood feud cannot be avenged. ”

"It's useless to say more, now Jinzhou can't take it, Fangshanguan and Shiquan County have gained and lost; On the contrary, I have to be tired of losing troops in Yangzhou, and I can't defend it. What more face to deal with the accountability of Niu Envoy Jun?"

Gao Shouzhen interrupted him.

"It doesn't matter, if Yangzhou can't be defended, then the Meridian Road and Fu Luo Road are all threatened by thieves, can the debtor (Niu Xuan) make the king stay out of the matter and sit in Liangzhou still?。。"

Guo Chongyuan sneered hatefully.

Yesterday I was so sleepy that I couldn't get up until the next morning, so I delayed the update.

Let's put it this way, Huang Chao will not withdraw from the stage of history so quickly, in the official history, he only relied on a little territory in Chang'an and the surrounding areas, and held on for several years under the siege of the officials and troops gathered from all walks of life in the world, and fought four offensive and defensive battles in Chang'an, before he began to retreat and embark on the road of defeat.

In this time and space, since he has obtained the strength of the protagonist several times, and has a larger power structure and territory, he will naturally not be weaker in terms of the court that has eliminated his strength, at least he has to beat the northern land to pieces, and there is really nowhere to borrow his strength, so he will come to the final end.

(End of chapter)