On May 21 of the sixth year of Yongli, the government and county government in Jinhua Mansion and the civil officials of Jinhua Town, the governor of Zhejiang, rushed to the Jiufang Lane in the sub-city.

Jiufang Lane is named after Qijia Liquor Workshop, as a representative of Jinhua wine, it was once written into the "Golden Bottle Plum", but later generations still have objections to the origin of this wine that Ximen Qing loved. However, this did not affect the status of Jiufang Lane as the most famous street in Jinhua Mansion City, because it was also the location of the original patrol of the Imperial History Xingtai and the Jinhua Guarding Imperial Thousand Households, as well as the site of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's Mansion in later generations, and now it has a temporary Zhejiang Governor's Yamen.

Hurried to the yamen of the governor of Zhejiang, at a glance it seemed that the guards had been completely replaced by the newly accepted Luochengyan Baitou army, but they had been served as the king of Lu, and even the number had been changed to the standard camp of the governor of Zhejiang, and they could no longer be regarded as the righteous army.

It's just that for these officials who have seen the soldiers brought out by the original Dalanshan Ming Army and later Chen Wen, the quality of these Fubiao battalion soldiers is really worrying, that is, they are not as strict as the former, and they are not like the latter and also take into account the momentum of the victorious army.

Fortunately, these things are not in their hands, and they don't have the right to hear about it, and they are not interested in touching Cao Conglong's moldy head, so they can wait for the meeting slowly.

From the arrival of the first civil official, until the recruited people almost arrived, Sun Yu, the prefect of Jinhua Mansion, hurriedly came. The Jinhua Ming army is currently fighting with the Qing army in Quzhou, and a lot of grain and grass are consumed, and a large number of military supplies were taken away when the water camp set off a few days ago, plus the summer tax has begun, and the urgent affairs at hand have not yet been completed, I really don't know what the governor of Zhejiang, who ignores general affairs, is thinking. We have to call people together at the busiest time of the day.

After waiting for another half an hour, everyone's whispers had turned into open chatter, and even Sun Yu had already had the idea of brushing his sleeves away, and Cao Conglong and Lu Wenlong, who had been transferred to the yamen of the governor of Zhejiang, came out of the back hall.

This slow and leisurely Shangguan frame really made the officials from Dalanshan frown, when Wang Yi and Wang Jiang were there in the past, there were always things that were dealt with as soon as possible. Even Chen Wen's military general is like that, and it is really uncomfortable to be in such a peaceful season. But it's useless not to adapt, Cao Conglong is the governor of Zhejiang, so he naturally has the right to do so.

After the two sides met the courtesy, Cao Conglong motioned for everyone to sit down, and then began to inquire about the progress and results of the handling of government affairs in charge of each official, so as to understand the actual situation of each yamen.

Due to Chen Wen's expedition, the matter of land acquisition was temporarily suspended, and the most important work of the officials of Jinhua Prefecture at the moment was nothing more than the purchase and transportation of military supplies and the routine summer tax. The summer tax is still collected according to the old rules. It is enough to strengthen inspection and management to prevent the people from being exploited by petty officials. The purchase and transportation of military supplies are all involved in the quartermaster officers of Jinhua Town, and at the same time are supervised by military judges, although it is not very happy, but it can only be like this for the time being, after all, Jinhua Ming's army has a weak foundation, and he can't afford to lose a war, so it is better to raise any opinions after the war.

Most of the people expressed dissatisfaction with the army's meddling in logistics. Cao Conglong took advantage of the topic and said: "This official remembers when Wang Jingluo was alive, and when Wang Jiang's house was still there. Government affairs have always been the responsibility of civilian officials, so why is it the turn of military generals to intervene in this military matter? ”

Hearing this, there was silence in the lobby, Cao Conglong was planning to use the topic to play, so he had to wait until Chen Wen came back, could it just be a rehearsal in advance. Unite the civil servants so that they can wait until Chen Wen returns to exert pressure. This is very likely, but this team can be said to be very important, and everyone doesn't know what to say for a while.

Seeing that everyone was still thinking, Lu Wenlong, who had already served in the governor's yamen, opened his mouth and said, "So that Fu Jun knows." This matter stems from the fact that the former governor was captured, and no one in the five divisions had enough qualifications to govern his affairs, coupled with the establishment of Jinhua Town, and the fact that Linhaibo relied on seizures and donations to build up the shelves, so that there is such a situation today. ”

"I see."

Cao Conglong already knew about these things, and he just deliberately led this reason out. At this moment, Lu Wenlong had already set up the steps, and he continued to lead the topic down.

"When I first arrived, I was not very familiar with government affairs. Today, unlike in the past, with the presence of officials and colleagues, logistics affairs should be restored, and military generals interfering in government affairs will eventually be a chaotic government, and state affairs can be described as endless troubles, which must be corrected immediately. ”

As soon as these words came out, many people who were still thinking about it were stunned on the spot. Taking advantage of Chen Wen's expedition, Cao Conglong's blatant seizure of power was too ugly, and when Chen Wen returned from Quzhou's victory, I was afraid that this fait accompli might not be able to subdue the warrior who intended to kill people and establish his power. Unless the supply of military supplies is cut off, but in that case, the battle of Quzhou will be wasted, and then it will not be for the Tartars to take advantage......

The more I thought about it, the more terrible I felt, and most of the officials present immediately sat still, thinking about one question after another, and for a while they didn't know what to say. At this time, under the natural expressions of the other part of the civil officials, they saw Cao Conglong speak again, which immediately interrupted their thoughts.

In addition, the official has been inspecting the counties for more than a month, and he also has a certain understanding of the people's situation. At present, the public opinion in Jinhua Mansion is raging, and it is nothing more than the requisition of wasteland to build a guard house and the two things of borrowing, which have already begun, and it is not possible to do it at all, but it is ridiculous to use taxes as collateral, and the official thinks that since the loans are used in the army, it is better to repay them by seizure. As for the expropriation of wasteland, it hurts the people's hearts too much, and it must not be done again, and the guard must be banned immediately! ”

In this way, not only is there one biggest reason for the military generals to meddle in the lack of money and food, but also the pressure on Chen Wen's military quartermaster can be increased, so that there is a chance to re-realize the situation of civilian control over military generals, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. But who knows, the second half of Cao Conglong's next sentence is not only to deny all Chen Wen's previous efforts in one breath, but even to pull out the foundation with this, which is probably not as simple as they imagined.

It's just that before Cao Conglong could continue, Sun Yu stood up suddenly, and the anger on that handsome face had begun to overflow. "Fu Jun. I'm afraid it's not the right time to talk about this matter now, so let's wait for Lin Haibo to come back. ”

"That's exactly how it should be, please think twice."

"Fuzun is right, the army is fighting outside, let's wait for Lin Haibo to come back."

"Fujun, the stakes are high. We will discuss it first, but we also need to ask for opinions on military affairs, after all, Lin Haibo is not an ordinary general, he is already a famous lord of the imperial court, and he can't be taken lightly. ”

“……”

As soon as Sun Yu's words came out, they immediately aroused the echo of many officials present. On the other hand, after Lu Wenlong glanced at him, those civil officials who had already passed the qi before also stood up one after another, refuting the ancestral system of Wen Yuwu and the fact that the four commanders of the six battle battalions in Dalan Mountain obeyed the orders of the civilian officials of the prison army when Wang Yi was alive. Time. On the contrary, those civil officials who wanted to delay time with Sun Yu's refutation could only use the reason that the army was fighting abroad to argue repeatedly, which became more and more reasonable.

If this continues, people's hearts will sooner or later turn to Cao Conglong's side, after all, he is also fighting for the authority of civil officials, but the means are too radical. But this is not what Cao Conglong wants, the effect he wants is the final word in the real sense, and only then can he achieve the effect he needs.

At this moment, I saw Cao Conglong signaling everyone to be calm. Then he said earnestly: "Controlling martial arts with literature is the ancestral system of the country, and there is no mistake in this. It's just that the army is out on the ground right now. It is indeed a bit too deliberate for this official to act like this, and what Governor Sun and his colleagues said can naturally be understood. But the current situation does not allow us to wait any longer......"

Next, Cao Conglong began to describe in detail the situation of Lu Jianguo wandering south after the Battle of Zhoushan, and even told the pain of Zheng Chenggong's exclusion that had just begun when he left, and later invited Yang Can, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, who came to urge Cao Conglong, to cry in front of the civil officials. It is even more unpredictable that the prophet Lu Jian Guolu fell to the point of eating sweet potatoes.

"This official came to Jinhua on the order of the king, in addition to patrolling Zhejiang for the imperial court and His Royal Highness, and more importantly, to instigate Linhaibo to send troops to attack Taizhou. However, Chen Wen did not think about the grace of the imperial court for more than 200 years, did not remember the virtue of His Royal Highness the Prison State and gave him the virtue of being a lord for his humble merits, and was full of how to be his soil emperor in western Zhejiang. It's hateful. ”

"Jinhua Town is from the Dalanshan King Division built by the late Wang Jingluo, which is the army of the imperial court, not Chen Wen's private ownership. At this moment, the army of Dingxi Hou, Pingyi Hou and Yingyi Bo Xun Town is already at sea, and this official is determined to personally lead the army to Taizhou, and under the attack from both sides, Taizhou will be recovered in a battle, in order to repay the kindness of His Royal Highness. ”

None of the people present had ever seen Lu Jianguo, but the idea of loyalty had long been integrated into their blood. The lord is worried about the humiliation of the ministers, the lord humiliates the ministers to death, when they heard the current predicament of Lu Jianguo, they couldn't help but be as different from Cao Conglong, with tears in their eyes, and even cried bitterly.

"I hope you can help me!"

In a word, most of the civil officials present expressed their approval of Cao Conglong's actions, and even those officials who once argued with the civil officials close to Cao Conglong also changed their minds, after all, no one wanted to be infamous for being disloyal. Among the crowd, only Sun Yu was still more angry than before.

"Cao Conglong, you will only benefit the Tartars by doing this!"

Hearing this, Lu Wenlong, who had been keeping an eye on Sun Yu on the side, immediately took the case and opened his mouth to reprimand angrily: "Sun Yu, you lackey of the martial arts, the accomplice who killed Wang Jingluo and framed Governor Wang, is not qualified to speak!" ”

Seeing that Lu Wenlong seemed to be about to mention that speculation again, Cao Conglong called the guards and directly put Sun Yu out. It's just that the words in the mouth of Sun Yu, who was put out, "In the name of loyalty and righteousness, the truth of fighting for power and profit will be intolerable to Emperor Gao" still deeply hurt him.

Loyalty, loyalty to Lu Jianguo, and loyalty to the civilian clique are only the fundamental reasons why Cao Conglong is determined to give it a go. Loyalty is not guilty, so in his opinion, what is wrong is Chen Wen, an arbitrary martial artist, and Sun Yu, an outlier of the civil official group. He, there is nothing wrong, Emperor Taizu Gao will definitely protect him!

Regained his composure, and only listened to Cao Conglong say: "Governor Sun's mansion has worked hard and has outstanding ability, but I can't figure it out for a while, this official feels that he needs to recuperate for a while, and then the official will personally take the blame, and he will not let the court lose this capable minister." Immediately, Han Qizheng, the former head of the Tuntian Division, who has always been more popular among the officials from Dalanshan, and the current Tongzhi of Jinhua Mansion, temporarily took the post of Jinhua Prefect.

Unifying the hearts of the people who were born in a family of civil officials in Dalanshan, Cao Conglong began to give orders, purchase grain and grass, and train the army, all of which needed to be done, but the first step was to completely redress the Fubiao battalion under his command.

Jiajian soldiers, only in this way can he further control the entire Jinhua Mansion City and the Jinhua Town camp outside the city, and among the officials he has already contacted before, there are the responsible officials of the Ordnance Division, as long as he takes the various arsenals, grain, grass, and armaments in the city from the Quartermaster Department in charge of Gu Shouli, these lifeblood of the Jinhua Ming Army will be completely in his hands, whether it is the expeditionary army in Quzhou, or the garrison staying in the local area. (To be continued.) )