In the evening, Yan Xing, who returned to the barracks, told Zheng Duo and Huang Po to gather all the scribes in the camp, and first selected and proofread the account books related to military equipment and grain overnight, and sent Xu Huang, Cao Yuan and others to check the garrison equipment and grain storage in the city tomorrow according to the map.

In the end, Yan Xing also specially instructed to let the idle and idle drama Zhicai in the camp also participate, he is good at arithmetic and calculating, and he knows the details of everything, and uses it in this matter, although it is overkill, but at least it can also allow him to exert some light and heat, so as not to waste such a talent.

After explaining the matter, Yan Xing did not rest, but took Zhou Liang back to the military tent.

As soon as he arrived at the tent, Yan Xing glanced at Zhou Liang and began to ask:

"Yuan Shan, what do you think of my behavior this time?"

Zhou Liang also seemed to have expected that Yan Xing would ask his opinion at this time, so he immediately spoke:

"The captain skillfully uses the art of war and has a wonderful plan. Tonight, the tiger will be terrifying to shock the officials of the Yigan County Temple in Jiangyi, and the big surname will be strong, so that they will not dare to delay in the military garrison, and even step up to fill the previous vacancies, and we will control the military money valley, and the next action, whether it is to please the thief or the people, will be much smoother! ”

Yan Xing nodded, he came to Hedong, not only to pacify the Baibo thieves, but also to find a foundation for himself, everything is difficult at the beginning, but since he has to show his skills, at the beginning, logistics and military supplies such as money, grain, and cloth cannot be pinched by the world or seek opportunities to be greedy for ink.

Therefore, Yan Xingcai wanted to use the fierce name of Xiliang soldiers to deter the officials and powerful surnames in this Jiangyi, so that they could know their vigorous and resolute style of doing things, so as not to act on their own in the future, and there were some foolish people who did not open their eyes to add some unnecessary trouble to themselves.

It's just that after thinking of the fact that the officials of Jiangyi colluded with the powerful people in the city to collect money, Yan Xing couldn't help but sigh again, and said:

"I originally thought that at present, Hedong is full of thieves and white waves are raging, and this Shoujiangyi is born with the surname of Anyi, even if there are bad deeds, in this case, I don't dare to be too presumptuous, but I didn't expect this person to run rampant with a cadre of officials and surnames, and colluded up and down, and forced the people of this Jiangyi to such a situation."

Zhou Liang remembered the white-haired lonely old man's rebuke and the request before leaving, although he was silent at the time, he now sighed with deep sympathy, and continued:

"What the captain said is very true, but I think that it is precisely because of the current white wave that this chief of the guard dares to act so recklessly and do things that harm the people."

"Oh? I would like to hear about it. ”

"Captain, do you want to, the white waves are raging, attacking the city, the original Jiangyi chief is afraid of thieves, abandons the city and flees, everyone in Jiangyi is in danger, this Fan Yong was able to try to defend the Jiangyi chief from the original county government official, whoever has such an opportunity, also wants to grasp it well, and go further."

"And thinking about going further, this Fan Yong undoubtedly has only two ways to go, one is to hold this Jiangyi, prevent the white wave thieves from taking it, and establish meritorious deeds, and the other is to accumulate a certain amount of wealth before the white wave thieves come in a big way, so that he can knock on the private door of the Hedong County Government and find a broader retreat for himself in advance."

"Guarding Jiangyi and rejecting thieves, if you are not a person who has both civil and military skills, great loyalty and bravery, how can you dare to shoulder such a heavy burden. This Fan Yong, presumably at the beginning of his tenure, chose a good way back, which will collude with the county temple, let the lawlessness go, and do everything possible to collect money from the people. ”

"And the big surname in this city, Haoqiang, has relied on the opportunity of the relaxation of the imperial court decrees over the years, and has done many illegal things on weekdays, and now he is even more dizzy, and he only knows to take advantage of the opportunity first, and then talk about the future. As everyone knows, once the thieves cover up and get out, they can only become the thieves' pockets in the end. ”

Zhou Liang's words not only analyzed the thoughts of these officials and surnames in the city, but also took the opportunity to praise Yan Xing, who took the thief and the people as his top priority, Yan Xing smiled when he heard this, and began to say:

"The first thing to ask for a thief is to settle the people. If I can't get rid of the treacherous and evil things in this Jiangyi first, how can I go to the thieves with soldiers and horses, although the lawless officials and surnames in this city are not something that I can ask a lieutenant colonel in the army, but in order to go smoothly in the next war against thieves, I also have to go beyond my behalf, for the Hedong County Government, for the people of Jiangyi, to get rid of these cruel people and evil rats. ”

"Later, I will ask Zheng Duo, Huang Po and others to continue to investigate the deficits and greed in the other account books of the county temple, but about the county temple officials, the powerful and other remnants of the city, it is necessary for a brave and resourceful person to collect evidence."

"After all, I shocked the county officials and surnames in the city tonight, and I expect them to be vigilant, although we can use a plan to relax their vigilance next, but to collect evidence, we need to be loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and show that it is urgent.

Yan Xing did not hide his personal interests in front of Zhou Liang, and directly said that he wanted to get rid of the unjudicial officials and Haoqiang, and praised Zhou Liang in disguise as a brave and resourceful man, hoping that he could contribute to his rape in the city this time, and collect illegal evidence related to Jiangyi officials and Haoqiang.

Zhou Liang could also hear Yan Xing's praise, and when he came in his heart, he also had the idea of showing his talents in front of Yan Xing and reversing his previous image, so he naturally agreed to it at the moment.

"Okay, in this matter, I will ask Yan Xing to send someone to cooperate with you to ensure that you act secretly and foolproofly."

After Yan Xing said these things, he hugged his arms again and pondered.

Cracking down on lawlessness, calming the people's hearts, repairing the city defense, and strengthening the troops and horses, through this series of means and measures, Jiangyi will be built into a stable military base in the city, which is the first step for Yan Xing to pacify the white wave thieves, and it is also the first step for him to seek a foundation.

Cracking down on lawlessness, now I am already planning, repairing the city defense, and tomorrow I will let Xu Huang, Cao Yuan and others start to verify the garrison and inspect the city defense. However, to calm the people's hearts and strengthen the army, these two things need to be thought about by themselves.

Thinking of this, Yan Xing thought of Xi Zhicai again, he, a drunkard who watched the situation and waited for the master, was still the same in the camp these days, although he was not drunk and played, but he still had nothing to do.

I have to find a way to let him take the initiative to give advice to himself.

"Yuan Shan, what are you doing these days?"

"Or study behind closed doors, do not go out of the military tent for half a step, or visit the army, look for people everywhere to talk, play this person, seems to be quite interested in the military battle array, and has also talked with some soldiers."

As he spoke, Zhou Liang was also secretly observing Yan Xing's face, and after observing his words and expressions, he said slowly:

"Captain, according to Liang and shallow, let the drama king continue like this in the camp, I am afraid it is not a good strategy, and I need to make a decision as soon as possible!"

"Oh? Tell me, how should you decide? ”

Yan Xing heard Zhou Liang take the initiative to put forward his opinion, he also became interested, his eyes moved to Zhou Liang's face, and he asked.

Zhou Liang exhaled and said solemnly on his face:

"According to the conscience, either make the best use of their talents, or destroy them as soon as possible, or let them be familiar with the reality in our army, and then leave and switch to others, when the time comes, they will be enemies and not friends, and I will regret it too late!"

Yan Xing listened to Zhou Liang's words, and the cold light in his eyes flashed, if he wanted to kill, before in Yangcheng, when Xi Zhicai ridiculed and violated his own intentions many times, Yan Xing had already done it, it was because he valued and cherished his talent that Yan Xing would always lead and not provoke, and he was allowed to act freely in the army.

"What if I want to make the most of my talents?"

"If you want to make the most of your talents, you can do this!"

As he spoke, Zhou Liang approached Yan Xing's side and began to slowly tell his plan.

As soon as Yan Xing heard the beginning, his brows immediately stood up, and he had the potential to have a seizure, Zhou Liang was shocked, and hurriedly said:

"Daxing does not care about the details, and the big gifts are not resigned. Extraordinary people, extraordinary times, will be treated with extraordinary skills, school captain Mingjian! ”

Hearing Zhou Liang's words of rapid explanation, Yan Xing furrowed his brows again, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and he did not speak.

As soon as Zhou Liang saw Yan Xing's expression, he knew that he was also moved, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, so he continued to plan for Yan Xing again.

After Zhou Liang fully revealed his plan, Yan Xing slowly paced, returned to the general seat in the tent and sat down, without saying a word throughout the whole process.

This attitude made Zhou Liang's heart a little troubled, he couldn't immediately distinguish whether Yan Xing's inner meaning was to allow or refuse, and was thinking about asking again, when Yan Xing, who returned to his seat, finally spoke:

"If the king is not secret, he will lose his ministers, if the ministers are not secret, he will lose his body, and if he is not secret, he will be harmed. It is a gentleman's prudence and not out. ”

This is Confucius's annotation to the "Yi", on the "do not go out of the court, no blame" made a commentary, Zhou Liang understood the meaning of Yan Xing as soon as he heard it, he promised to retreat, but Yan Xing suddenly stopped him.

"When Yuan Shan first came to my camp, he did not leave the note, and he did not act in the case, and now he has a lot of plans for me.

Listening to Yan Xing's words, Zhou Liang's heart shook involuntarily. Yan Xing suddenly said these words at this time, obviously not casually, on the surface, it was to let Zhou Liang have a good plan in the future, and it would be okay to say it directly, but in fact, it had already pointed out the great change in Li Ru's attitude after coming to Hedong.

The relationship between Zhou Liang and Yan Xing is quite delicate, the two have calculated and cooperated with each other. And in the end, Zhou Liang was lowered from Li Ru's account, and the purpose of his coming to Yan Xing's camp was clear to both parties, Zhou Liang used to be cautious and careful in his words and deeds by Yan Xing's side, and he was careful in everything that involved anything outside the case, he only looked at it and didn't say it, and occasionally there was a temptation, but it was also a shallow taste, and he didn't cross the line.

The big change in the relationship between the two began when Yan Xing paid Zhou Liang a lot of money and granted him full authority to open the joints in the Niu Auxiliary Camp, and now Yan Xing led the army back to Hedong again, and Zhou Liang's attitude towards things has become more and more enterprising, and he actively gives advice to himself.

The reason for this is thought-provoking.

Therefore, at this time, Yan Xing took the initiative to speak up, trying to gently tear off the thin veil between the two.