Hedong County Government

Wang Yi, who had not been in office for a long time, knelt at the top of the hall, his plain and graceful face was more dignified, he pressed a few documents in one hand, held a white jade cane in the other, opened his Danfeng eyes, and his long beard under his chin fluttered slightly, quietly watching the discussion of the county government officials in the hall.

Gong Cao of the county government was the first to speak and said indignantly.

"These Xiliang soldiers are really too domineering, and they even occupied the big city of the Pi clan in the name of assisting in the suppression of thieves!"

Because of the war, the northern superintendent of the post, who has been idle in the county government, also said sneeringly.

"It's not just Bahu, as soon as the request for help from this Pi Shi Order arrived, the military report of the Xiliang Army's aid came immediately, isn't the intention of this to be concealed?"

These two right Cao officials spoke first, and the other county officials also condemned the Xiliang Army's domineering behavior without a county government.

Peng Weigu, who was well-dressed and well-dressed, listened to the verbal whipping and attack of many county government colleagues on the Xiliang Army, he smiled faintly, and estimated that the atmosphere of the same hatred and hatred had also been created, and then he opened his mouth to Wang Yi and said:

"Fujun, these documents and military reports seem to be the Xiliang army galloping against the remnants of Baibo to help defend the Pi city, but in fact, I am afraid that the Xiliang army intends to drive the defeated Kou to Pi City, and take the opportunity to seize the big city in the north of Pi Shi!"

Wei Gu's words were sharp and sharp, the faces of the officials of the county government were different, Wang Yi's lips moved slightly, and before he could speak, Cao Pengfanxian, a soldier with a rich face and a bloated physique, had already rushed to speak.

"Fu Jun, I'm afraid that what Wu Guan Peng said still despises the ambitions of the Xiliang Army, this Xiliang Army has long had the intention of annexing the entire territory of Hedong, and the white wave thieves who appeared in this Pi City were deliberately instigated by the Xiliang Army, the purpose is to use the name of this thief to send troops to the south to attack the city and conquer the land, and please ask the Fu Jun to pass on the Pi clan and expel the Xiliang Army that crossed the border!"

As soon as Fan Xian said this, the faces of the officials in the hall changed greatly, and they immediately began to discuss Fan Xian's words.

If Wei Gu's words are really sharp, then Fan Xian's words can be described as heart-wrenching.

Wang Yi's face also changed slightly, he turned the jade cane in his hand, lightly tapped the desk, and signaled many officials to boo, before he glanced at Fan Xian with deep meaning.

"Fan Pengbu, be cautious!"

Fan Xian, as the head of the family surnamed Fan in Anyi, has always been to the Xiliang Army Yan Xing in the name of military law, eradicated their clansmen Fan Yong and Fan Gui, as well as Zhang Lang, who was close to the surname Fan, and weakened the behavior of the surname Fan in Hedong to control the county soldiers.

The dispute between the surname Fan and the Xiliang Army, Wang Yi knows it in his heart. He was also dissatisfied with the Western Liang army that was arrogant and domineering and did whatever he wanted in his jurisdiction, so he recruited Fan Xianwei soldier Cao Peng, who was surnamed Fan, and also intended to balance the growing power of the Western Liang Army in Hedong.

But it doesn't mean that Wang Yi himself is willing to be led by the nose by these Anyi surnames surnamed Fan, Fan Xian's words just now are deliberately to incite the confrontation between the county government and the Xiliang Army, and even at the expense of alarmism and confusion, which suddenly made Wang Yi unhappy.

Regardless of his own perception of the Xiliang Army and his attitude towards the powerful Taishi Dong Zhuo in the court, the Xiliang Army and the Hedong County Government were nominally under the rule of the Chang'an Imperial Court.

Fan Xian's behavior of ignoring the authority of the court and wantonly inciting local military and political confrontation is obviously his selfishness and short-sightedness, and if he does not beat it in time, it will not be conducive to the establishment of his too conservative authority.

Feeling the warning in Wang Yi's eyes, although Fan Xian was not angry in his heart, he also closed his mouth and did not dare to speak wantonly.

"Since Pi's order also went to the county government, saying that there were remnants of Baibo fleeing to Pi's, then presumably the Xiliang Army suddenly appeared in Pi's, and it was also in pursuit of Baibo's thieves, and the garrison helped to defend Pi's, at present, it is still to resist the invasion of thieves, Fan Jun's words of expelling the Xiliang Army into the country, don't mention it again."

In the matter of Pi's City, Wang Yi's attitude was obviously to wait and see the changes in the situation, and not deliberately stimulate the Xiliang army, which was sharp.

With Wang Yi's clear statement, it is not easy for many county government officials to make remarks at will, Wei Gu saw it in his eyes, turned his head to look at Fan Xian, who was shut up, and secretly complained in his heart that he was in a hurry, which caused Wang Yi's taboo and destroyed the unfavorable atmosphere for the Xiliang Army that he had formed.

After beating the restless Fan Xian, Wang Yi looked at the others in the hall and began to speak again.

"In addition to the Pi family, Yan Dangkou in front also came to the military report, saying that the northern city has been recovered, but now the spring ploughing has passed, and the grain stock is exhausted. The people were hungry and cold, and it was difficult to maintain the follow-up grain and grass in the army, so the county government urged the county government to send officials to try to defend the city, supervise the transportation of grain and grass, provide relief to the victims in the north, and supply the military supplies of the soldiers in the front. ”

Since Yan Xing, the Western Liang army, rushed to the aid of Jiangyi in Hedong, although the war with the Baibo army in the north continued, the Baibo army was repeatedly defeated by the hands of the Western Liang army, so naturally it was impossible to divide the troops to plunder the cities in the south, so the autumn harvest of the cities in the south was quite fruitful, and the grain was quite sufficient in the warehouses of the county government and the counties.

But because of Fan Xian's incident, many officials in the hall couldn't understand Wang Yi's attitude towards Xiliangjun for a while, and Wang Yi's words landed, but no one took the initiative to speak again.

If it is according to the duties of the county government, it is natural to send officials, provide relief to the victims, and supervise the transportation of military supplies, but the behavior of these Xiliang troops, after the clear words of Fan Xian, Wei Gu and others, everyone has scruples, and they dare not speak out.

Wei Gu was deeply impressed by the ambitious Dangkou captain Yan Xing, who had met in the manor and refused to cooperate with the surname Wei, and was even more jealous of the behavior of the Xiliang Army in Hedong.

At this moment, he saw that no one in the hall was silent, worried that the situation would be out of his budget, and leaned towards the side of the Xiliang army, so he had to take the lead in speaking, but what he said was not what Wang Yi wanted to discuss.

"Fujun, before the white waves raged, the clothes in the north came from the south, and there were many people who were detained in Anyi, and now the north has recovered, they want to return to the land of Sangzi, but they can find that many of the fields and houses at home have been occupied by the Xiliang army, and there is nowhere to complain because of the soldiers of the Xiliang army, so they have repeatedly begged the county government to seek justice for them."

When Wang Yi heard Wei Gu's words, he couldn't help frowning. Before Bai Bo ravaged the northern border of Hedong, the big surnames in the northern counties also suffered military disasters, except for the strong clans of Wuzong like Li Kan or the local heroes at both ends of the first rat like Cheng Yin and Ma Wan, other big surnames fled south.

Now that the cities in the north have been basically recovered, they naturally want to return to their homes in the south, but these big surnames who encroach on other people's homes on weekdays now find that many of the fields and houses under their own names have been forcibly occupied by the Xiliang army, and they dare not go to theorize with the Xiliang army who kills people without blinking, so they can only put pressure on the Xiliang army through the county government.

It's just that the northern border has been in war for many years, not only the population has fled, the fields and houses have been destroyed, and even the documents and account books in the county temple have been burned and lost.

At the beginning of Wang Yi's tenure, he still focused on consolidating his authority, whether it was the Xiliang Army or the southern fleeing surname in the north, it was not suitable to offend immediately, so this kind of thorny problem he first took a pressure attitude, and now it was brought up by Wei Gu in public, Wang Yi knew that Wei Gu had always spoken out for the big surname in the north, and he was a little more unhappy in his heart, although he didn't express it, but his tone was still a little cold.

"What do you mean by this?"

Wei Gu heard the displeasure in Wang Yi's words, he smiled awkwardly, and then said respectfully:

"In the name of supplying military supplies and relocating displaced people, the Xiliang army wantonly invaded the people's land, but now they are asking the county government to provide them with heavy grain and grass and disaster relief grain, which can be described as an excessive demand. Gu believes that military supplies and relief should be delivered in time, but they cannot be supplied directly according to the requirements of the Xiliang Army, and now the currency is not connected, the price of grain is soaring, and the war is still frequent, and the county government should also accumulate grain to cope with the changes of the times, so the Xiliang Army should be ordered to return to the well-dressed fields and houses in the north, and then send grain and grass to the north. ”

"Since this is the case, then first transfer 100,000 stone corn from Cangcao's side, and at the same time, Youcao will jointly elect officials to try to defend the northern city, as for the document ordering the Xiliang army to return to the people's fields, Wei Jun will be responsible!"

Wang Yi listened to Wei Gu's words, and it was not good to ignore this matter in public, after thinking for a while, he implemented it according to the principle of discounting both sides, Wei Gu saw that his goal had been achieved, and immediately respectfully accepted the order, and no longer caused Wang Yi's greater disgust.

After Wang Yi responded to Wei Gu's request, he clicked on his paperwork.

"In addition, Jia Kui, the chief of Jiangyi, also wrote to the county government, requesting that grain and grass be allocated and county officials recruited to strengthen the city defense of Jiangyi."

As soon as Wang Yi heard something else happen, the officials of the county government also began to discuss it.

Some county officials said.

"This Jia Liangdao, in the past, he was good at talking about military affairs in the county government, but after being entrusted with important tasks by the county government, he behaved mediocre, allowing the Xiliang army stationed in the jurisdiction to oppress the people and forcibly occupy the people's land, but did nothing, but now he has come to the letter to ask for the allocation of grain and grass, recruit county officials, and increase the city defense, the government should not agree, otherwise other counties will follow suit, and how can this county government have so much grain and grass to be allocated."

Some county officials said.

"In the past, before Jia Liangdao went to office, all the government affairs of the Jiangyi County Temple were taken over by the Xiliang Army, Jia Liangdao relied on his personal wisdom and courage to re-enter the county temple, so that the official documents of the county government can be accessed, and there are still Xiliang troops stationed in Jiangyi now, Jia Liangdao begged for the allocation of grain and grass for the prestige of the county temple and the county government, and recruited and trained the county soldiers, which is a matter of urgency, and how can it be unjustifiable."

Seeing that many county officials in the hall had different opinions, but they were never able to have a unified opinion, Fan Xian, who had been holding back and not speaking, spoke again.

"Fujun, in my opinion, let the chief of Jiangyi recruit county soldiers, for the situation, it is not much effect, those recruited new soldiers lack training, how can it be a deterrent to the Xiliang army, it is better to let the county soldiers enter Jiangyi, this can not only prevent the Xiliang army from invading south again in the name of pursuing Bai Bo, but also can deter the Xiliang army in the north, so that it has some scruples, in this way, the county officials sent to the north have something to rely on, and the orders of the county government can also be accessed up and down, which can be said to be of great benefit to the county government."

This time Fan Xian's words made Wang Yi a little surprised, he turned the jade cane in his hand, and looked at Fan Xian for a while, wanting to see if Fan Xian had ulterior motives, and after making sure that Fan Xian had nothing to say, Wang Yi slowly looked away.

Fan Xian's words just now really hit Wang Yi's heart, although Wang Yi had no intention of flouting the decrees of the imperial court and tearing his face with the Xiliang Army, but in his heart he was indeed very jealous of the Xiliang Army, who had always exceeded his authority and was aggressive.

Now the location of Jiangyi is very important in the entire northeast border of Hexi, slightly inferior to the Pi family, but the Xiliang army has taken the lead and seized the Pi city, and the county government in order to deal with the situation, according to Fan Xian's opinion, has carved a nail into the Jiangyi, and it can indeed receive a lot of benefits, at least in the short term, the situation in the entire northern border can be revitalized.

"What Fan Jun said also has some truth."

After thinking about it, Wang Yi finally said this.

Fan Xian heard the strings and knew the elegance, knowing that the prince of the palace had been moved, so he immediately struck while the iron was hot, and then made his eyes pinch a few close county officials, and echoed his own opinions together.

Wei Gu sat quietly on his knees, because he had just spoken for the big surname in the north, so he did not take the initiative to meet the proposal of his ally Fan Xian in the county government this time, but when he saw that Taishou Wangyi finally nodded in agreement, he still quickly smiled at Fan Xian with a sharp smile.