Back at the residence, Zhao Ziliang and the others dismounted and walked to the courtyard one after another, Zhao Ziliang asked as he walked: "Everyone, what do you think of today's situation?" Shuozhou officials also seem to be a little too enthusiastic! ”

Changshi noble arched his hand and said: "General, the subordinate has some things that I don't know whether to say or not?" ”

"Oh? If you have something to say, there is nothing taboo here! Zhao Ziliang waved his hand.

"Yes!" Gao Shang agreed, pondered for a moment and said: "Cui Taishou is worthy of being from a big family, he is polite and courteous, and his attitude towards the general is very normal, but the lower officials seem to be a little forced to smile when they see other officials in Shuozhou, I am afraid that there is something I don't know!" ”

Zhao Ziliang recalled the scene in the restaurant just now, and found that it was indeed as Gao Shang said, except for Cui Jinrong, who was more normal, everyone else was basically smiling, there was only one possibility in this situation, these people all had ghosts in their hearts!

If there are other officials in Shuozhou except for Cui Jinrong, who are too guarded, there are problems, the matter will be very serious! Zhao Ziliang recalled the depressed scene he saw in the past two days when he rushed all the way from the garrison of the Lan army to Shuozhou, and his inner premonition began to become a little bad.

After listening to Zhao Ziliang's conversation with Gao Shang, the other accompanying officials also became serious, if things were really what they imagined in their hearts, this trip to Shuozhou was afraid that it would not be so pleasant.

Coming to the hall, everyone found a place to sit down, Zhao Ziliang sat on the main seat as a matter of course, and then got up and arched his hand to Zhao Ziliang and said: "General, the lower official dares to ask, if among the main officials in Shuozhou, except for Cui Jinrong, who is still honest, everyone else has a problem, how does the general plan to deal with it?" ”

Zhao Ziliang frowned when he heard this, looked at Gao Shang and asked, "What does Gao Changshi mean by asking this?" If that were the case, would Ben have let it go? Let those moths continue to suck the people's fat and ointment and continue to harm the people? I can't rub sand in my eyes! ”

"Huh?" Gao Shang was stunned for a moment, and then sighed: "The general is loyal and upright, and the subordinates admire him!" It's just that now I'm waiting in Shuozhou to be weak, if the general wants to move the real thing, in case they take the risk and launch it with all their might, the general and I will be in danger, you must know that there are 2,000 county soldiers in Shuozhou, if you want to do it, it only takes one day to complete the assembly! On the other hand, even if the general has a way to resolve the crisis and move the entire Shuozhou officialdom, at that time, the military and political affairs of Shuozhou will not be able to be maintained by Cui Jinrong alone, and at that time, the military and political affairs of Shuozhou will come to a standstill, and the general will not be able to afford to blame it! ”

Zhao Ziliang touched the beard on his chin and thought about noble words, I have to say that noble people do have a very good political vision, no wonder they can take the post of secretary under An Lushan in the future.

Gao Shang saw that Zhao Ziliang was weighing the pros and cons, and then said: "General, Xia Guan has been an official in Hedong for many years, and he knows a little about the situation in Shuozhou, this Shuozhou is the territory of the Taiyuan Wang family, and the Wang family's power in Shuozhou is deep-rooted, and Wang Shengdao, the commander of the county soldiers, is their representative in Shuozhou. ”

The Taiyuan royal family, although ranked last in the five great families of the Sui and Tang dynasties, is still an unshakable behemoth in front of Zhao Ziliang, Zhao Ziliang knows very well that he has selflessly rectified many people in accordance with the law in the past few years in the capital, and it is completely protected by Emperor Li Longji, if the emperor does not protect him, with what he did in the capital, I am afraid that I don't know how many times he has been killed.

If you want to move Shuozhou officialdom, it is equivalent to tearing your face with the Taiyuan Wang family, with the power of the Taiyuan Wang family in the court, can he Zhao Ziliang really bear it? If he fights with the Taiyuan royal family, some of his former political enemies will definitely fall into the ground, and when the time comes, the whole dynasty will be his enemies, can the emperor still protect him?

Thinking of this, Zhao Ziliang found that he was a little weak-hearted, not in this era, he couldn't understand the horror of the family compared to the common people, which is why Wu Zetian spared no effort to use the cool officials to eradicate some big families that had a huge impact on the court situation, and vigorously promoted the Hanmen.

He couldn't help but ask his heart if he really cared about this official position, yes, with this official position, he could better fulfill his wishes, but without this official position, could he starve to death? Is it a big deal to go back to his hometown in Gangneung to use his knowledge to farm fields, raise chickens, open a few factories, or take a few apprentices to train them, teach them martial arts and the art of war, and train them into peerless generals? If someone wants to kill them all, it's a big deal to protect their family and flee to Europe, with their own martial arts, how many people in this world can stop them?

Thinking of this, Zhao Ziliang found that his fearless courage returned, he beckoned to Brehan, who came over and hugged his fists and said, "General! ”

"Come here!" Zhao Ziliang said, waiting for Brehan to lean over and whisper a few words in his ear, Brehan nodded and left with his fists clenched.

Zhao Ziliang waited for Brehan to leave, looked at the marching Sima Xue Qianxun, and asked, "Sima Xue, the Datong army, which is closest to here, will remember that it is the fourth battalion, right?" ”

Xue Qianxun got up and hugged his fists and said: "What the general said is that the fourth battalion of the Datong Army is stationed within the Great Wall two hundred miles north of this place, and now the commander of the fourth battalion is General Gao Xiuyan appointed by the general!" ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded, and immediately instructed Qiu Zhen, who had joined the army: "Lord Qiu, send someone to give an order to Gao Xiuyan overnight, and order him to lead the army to Shuozhou quickly after receiving the order!" ”

Qiu Zhen didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately agreed: "No! ”

The faces of the other officials changed when they heard this, and Gao Shang was even more worried: "General・・・・・・."

Zhao Ziliang raised his hand to stop it: "Okay, Ben Jiang knows what you want to say, and also knows what you are worried about, it is impossible to let Ben Jiang compromise with these people, this matter will have its own proportion, you don't have to say it again, if there is nothing else, everyone go back to rest, but Ben will remind you that it is best not to interact with other local officials these days, otherwise General Ben's suspicion will not be so polite!" ”

The officials listened to it tightly, and secretly said that the general was so thoughtful!

After the accompanying officials left, Zhao Ziliang sat still for a long time before he said loudly: "Come on, go and call Xuanwu!" ”

"No!" One of them walked out of the hall after agreeing.

Xuan Wu is one of the eighteen horsemen of the whirlwind, ranking fifth, and they all gave up their original names and took Xuan as their surname, so they were called Xuan Wu.

Soon, a slender and tall young soldier with a pair of shining eyes walked in and bowed to Zhao Ziliang and saluted with fists: "General, are you looking for me?" ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "Xuan Wu, your archery skills are the highest in the Whirlwind Eighteen Cavalry, I would like you to do one thing, this matter only needs to succeed, not fail!" ”

Xuan Wu arched his hand again and said, "Please give the general's orders!" ”

"Come here!"

After listening to what Zhao Ziliang whispered in his ear, Xuan Wu got up and arched his hand: "My subordinates promise to complete the task!" ”

"Well, go ahead, don't show your face these days, don't be seen!"

"No!"

Watching Xuan Wu leave, Zhao Ziliang got up and walked down the steps, walking around the hall, and it didn't take long for Brehan to walk in with a man in black and report to Zhao Ziliang: "General, he's here!" ”

Zhao Ziliang turned around and glanced at the man in black, and waved his hand at Brehan, who bowed and retreated.

"Yin Shanjia meets the general!" The man in black waited for Brehan to leave, and then bowed to Zhao Ziliang.

Zhao Ziliang nodded, "Well, you've been in Shuozhou for more than two years, right?" How do you know the distribution of power in Shuozhou officialdom? ”

Yin Shanjia said: "Shuozhou officialdom is divided into three forces, the first is headed by Taishou Cui Jinrong, he is a direct descendant of the Boling Cui family, and a group of officials have gathered around him, and the second is headed by Wang Shengdao, the commander of the county soldiers, and two-thirds of the officials in Shuozhou are headed by him, these people have formed a group of interests, wantonly annexing land, and more than half of the land in Shuozhou is controlled by them, this force is the largest! Third, it is headed by Xia Guangyao, who is a protégé of Lord Tian, so with the help of Lord Tian's prestige, he has gathered a group of officials in his hands! ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded and asked, "Is there a specific list?" ”

Yin Shanjia took out a folded book from his sleeve and handed it to Zhao Ziliang, Zhao Ziliang took it and flipped it over, looked at it roughly, and then put it away and said to Yinshan Jia: "That's it, you go back first, if there is something, Ben will send someone to contact you again!" ”

"Subordinates retire!" Yin Shanjia simply left.

After Yin Shanjia left, Zhao Ziliang took out the folded book and looked at it carefully, and before he finished reading it, Brehan walked in outside the door and reported: "General, a woman who claims to be Pang Xiaoyu is asking to see her outside the door!" ”

"Pang Xiaoyu? Who is she? General Ben has no acquaintances here! ”

Brehan remembered at this time and reminded: "General, when we came out of the restaurant, didn't Taishou Cui Jinrong invite you to listen to the music together?" said that Pang Xiaoyu, the flower of Taiyuan City, came to Shuozhou, this Pang Xiaoyu can't be the Pang Xiaoyu that Cui Taishou said, right? ”

Zhao Ziliang was surprised: "General Ben didn't send someone to call her, why did she come by herself?" Also, how did she know about General Ben, and how did she know that General Ben lives here? ”

Brehan asked, "General, could it be that Cui Taishou asked her to come?" ”

"I'm afraid this ・・・・・・ is really possible," Zhao Ziliang sighed.

"Then do you want to send her away?"

Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said, "Forget it, let her come in and see what happens to her!" ”

"No!" (To be continued.) )