Chapter 170: Reality is Skinny

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At the moment when the situation in Pengcheng was tense, there was a strange scene, Wu Benlang turned Liang Dezhong away, inspected Tongji Canal, and ordered all the eagles who stayed in Pengcheng to rush to Tongji Canal with him.

Before leaving Pengcheng, Liang Dezhong ordered the urgent requisition of the Pengcheng local army, which was led by Pengcheng County Cheng Cui Deben, who was responsible for the Pengcheng garrison and the thieves to ensure the stability of the territory.

After Cui Deben received the order from the Wei government, he immediately wrote to the leaders of the township regiments and sects in various places and Zuo Shi, and immediately led the army to gather on the front line of Pei and Xue, and launched an attack on the traitors who attacked Fang He and Gu Ting, striving to defeat the thieves in the shortest possible time and recover the city.

Lujun Duan Wencao Chen soldiers in Pingyang and Zou Cheng line, Pengcheng Cui Deben eyeing Yu Pei and Xue line, although the two armies did not attack the He, Si line for the time being, but the north and south attack has been completed, which gave the righteous army a lot of pressure. Under heavy pressure, the commanders of all walks of life tried their best to expand their armies, and began to advance westward along both sides of the Heshui River, while Meng Haigong, the commander of the Southern Route Army, rushed to the front and surrounded Jinxiang City.

When the Rebel Alliance entered the line of Hehe and Si, the Jiyin County Shoufu and the Yingyang Mansion were paying close attention to the situation on both sides of the Heshui River. The governors of the military and government of Jiyin were nervous, fearing that the rebel alliance would enter Jiyin, but the more worried they were, the faster the bad luck would come. With Lu County and Pengcheng County both deploying heavy troops on their respective borders and putting on a posture of joining forces to attack, the shape of Southwest Lu was basically clear. There are only two ways for the Righteous Army Alliance, either to advance eastward and fight a decisive battle with the Lu army and the Pengcheng army; Either go west and kill Jiyin. Obviously, from the standpoint of the Righteous Alliance, the top priority is not to fight to the death with a strong enemy, but to grow stronger, and the faster it spreads, the greater the chance of survival, so the Righteous Alliance will definitely enter Jiyin.

Jiyin County Shouwei Baoluan received an alarm from Jinxiang, so 100,000 people rushed to the eastern capital.

Wei Baoluan was born from Wei, the first wealthy local aristocratic family in Guanzhong, and his grandfather was Wei Xiaokuan, who was famous and famous. Wei Xiaokuan had six sons, of which Wei Zong, Wei Shou, Wei Ji and Wei Jin were the most famous. Mr. Wei and Wei Shou have passed away for a long time, Wei Ji is now Taichang Shaoqing, and Wei Jin is a servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, both of whom are powerful and illustrious. And their next generation has also been in charge, among which the outstanding ones are the eldest grandson Wei Yuancheng's successor Yun Guogong, who served as a general of Wu Benlang in the Wei Mansion; Wei Shou's son Wei Baoluan succeeded to the heir of the Duke of Huaguo, served as the Taishou of Jiyin, and he was also a relative of the emperor, and his sister was the concubine of the late Yuande Prince Yang Zhao, and gave birth to the acting king Yang Yu.

The emperor drove the expedition in person and went to Liaodong, and most of the important ministers and officials of the Taisi Temple in the central province were served, not only assisting the emperor in commanding the Eastern Expedition, but also helping the emperor to deal with state affairs, so the palace was actually the center of power that moved, and the central government agency in the imperial city of the eastern capital only had a group of left-behind personnel, which only played a role of uploading and disseminating.

Wei Baoluan is very clear about this, he knows that after his warning is sent to the Eastern Capital, the Eastern Capital will be sent to the palace thousands of miles away, and the emperor and the central ministers will make a decision before issuing the edict, so it will take a long time, but now the situation in Northwest Lu is very tense, and the battle situation is also changing rapidly, and the thieves in Southwest Lu who are roaring and killing will not give the government time to deal with it calmly, and at present, the strength of Jiyin County is thin, and the remaining troops of the two Yingyang Mansions together are only two regiments, and it is very difficult to even hold the mansion. Not to mention defeating the rebels. In a hurry, Wei Baoluan only had to "temporarily cling to the Buddha's feet", 100,000 urgently recruited the strength of the township regiments and regiments in various places, according to the city, although this kind of behavior may be punished by the emperor and the center, but Wei Baoluan can no longer take care of it, and there is a precedent of Zhang Xutuo, Duan Wencao, Cui Deben and other Shangjun Taishou forming a local army without the consent of the central government.

However, the ideal is very plump, the reality is very skinny, Wei Baoluan's idea is very good, but unfortunately it is very difficult to implement.

The three counties of Dongping, Jiyin and Dongjun in the northwest of Shandong have a large population, rich economy, a large number of nobles and wealthy merchants, and are located at the intersection of the four major regions of the Central Plains, Hebei, Qilu, Yingru and Xuzhou. Since the beginning of the unification of the Yellow River Valley, the Guanlong people have tried to control this area, but the Shandong people in this area are very strong, and the local forces are very strong, especially the Xingyang Zheng family, one of the five wealthy families in Shandong, regards it as their own "backyard", and the nobles of northwest Shandong have the banner of the Xingyang Zheng family, the more they work together, and the area is operated as tightly as an iron bucket. Although the successive Guanlong chief executives have tried every means to crack down on local forces, they have been defeated repeatedly, especially the latest "White Horse" case, which has caused a lot of uproar.

Now the local marshal Zhai Rang of Dongjun has transferred from the white road to the underworld, and the handsome Huo Xiaohan of Dongping County also rebelled with the fishermen on Juyeze, and the handsome Meng Haigong of Jiyin County is not left behind, according to Zhouqiao, he is active on both sides of the Heshui River. You can imagine what kind of mentality the aristocratic and rich people in the northwest of Lu are under the current situation? Do you wait and see, or wait for the opportunity to rise? How many people are still willing to follow the orders of the Guanlong people and help the Guanlong people kill their own brothers? Deep-rooted regional contradictions and complex conflicts of regional interests are infinitely magnified at a time when the situation is changing suddenly and a catastrophe is approaching. Of course, at the moment of life and death, the grass on the wall still has to be done, and the rebellious brothers are coming, so be generous, give what you want, don't tear your face and make the soldiers meet; If the government has the upper hand and the officials and troops come, then make compromises, bow your head when you should bow your head, and don't confront the officials and soldiers when you should disobey the yang and the yin, in short, your own interests are supreme, and everything else is secondary.

The deep-rooted contradictions, the mentality of self-preservation, coupled with the strong psychology of revenge against the Guanlong people, the local nobles and rich people do not support the government at all, do not support Wei Baoluan, and the order issued by Wei Baoluan to urgently recruit the township regiment and the clan group is disobeyed and deliberately delayed, and everyone's reasons are also very sufficient, I always have to protect my homeland, my family and relatives, right? Can't you say that because of your order, I will give away my homeland, my family and kinship, to the most vicious traitors, right? If you can protect my homeland and my family, I will give you my life, otherwise I will not talk about it.

Wei Baoluan's conscription was blocked, and he watched the Southwest Lu Rebel Army Alliance enter Jiyin.

The attack of the rebel army was very fast, and the three-way army marched in unison along both sides of the river, and the momentum was amazing.

In the middle of the road, the general manager Li Fengyun led the Cangtou army all the way to attack the city and pull out the village, and went straight to Dingtao.

On the North Road, the governor Han Jinluo, the deputy commander-in-chief Shuai Rentai and Huo Xiaohan commanded the North Route Army, which advanced rapidly along the northwest direction of Juyeze, and directly killed the Chengshi in the northeast of Jiyin County through the Juye and Lei Ze lines in Dongping County.

On the South Road, the chief Meng Haigong and the deputy general manager Zhen Baoche commanded the main force of the South Road Army, striding along the south bank of Heshui, and directly killing Jiyin City, the capital of Jiyin County, from Chengwu and Zhouqiao.

Xu Shiren, the deputy governor, dragged on and continued to surround Jinxiang City, and at the same time defended the first line of Hehe and Si to ensure the retreat of the three-way army of the Western Expedition.

The commander-in-chief, Han Yao, led the remaining regiments and brigades to attack the front line of Zou Cheng and Pingyang.

At the same time, Chen Rui, who stayed in Mengshan, and the deputy governor 6 Ping, led the army to stick to the Wenshui line and fought a fierce battle with Duan Wencao's northward attacking army.

The situation deteriorated rapidly, and Wei Baoluan panicked, so he wrote a letter asking for support from all those who could be turned to.

There is no hope of asking for help from the Imperial City of the Eastern Capital, where the central agency is located. Except for Yang Xuangan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the rest of the central guards are the deputy positions of various central agencies, so at present, Yang Xuangan is the one who can really make decisions in the imperial city, but Yang Xuangan has no military power in his hands, and the military power is in the hands of the Weifu generals, and the duty of the remaining Weifu generals is to defend the security of the eastern capital and the Gyeonggi region, without the emperor's holy decree, it is impossible for them to leave the military territory, and it is impossible for them to obey Yang Xuangan's orders. Besides, Yang Xuangan is the leader of the Heluo aristocratic group, although the Heluo aristocratic group and the local Han aristocratic group in Guanzhong both belong to the Guanlong aristocratic group and both hold a conservative position on politics, but the gap between the political concepts and interests of the two is too big, and they are not all the way at all. Wei Baoluan would not and did not dare to ask Yang Xuangan for help. Now the contradictions and conflicts between the two major political groups are very intense, and once Yang Xuangan intervenes in this matter, Wei Baoluan's situation will not improve, but will only be more difficult.

The object of Wei Baoluan's request for help was Yang Lan, the king of Qi.

Yang Lan, the king of Qi, is the second son of Jinshang, and the concubine of the king of Qi is from the Wei family in Guanzhong. King Qi's elder brother, the concubine of Yang Zhao, the prince of Yuande, is also related to the Wei family, and there is a generation of Wang Yang Yu. From here, you can see the political status and huge political power of Guanzhong Wei's respect in the Guanlong aristocratic group.

The powerful families with whom the royal family is willing to marry will definitely be able to affect the fate of Middle-earth, and in order to control and use this political power for their own use, they will use the political means of marriage to establish common interests, and then form a cooperative relationship of honor and disgrace, which is the best way to stabilize Middle-earth and continue the national Zuo. However, there must be disadvantages in everything, and history has proved that wealthy families who marry with the royal family, in order to grab the maximum political interests, are often the root cause of the political storm with the imperial system as the core, and once this political storm gets out of control, it will shake the national throne and even change the dynasty.

After the death of Yang Zhao, the crown prince of Yuande, Yang Lan, the king of Qi, was the first heir in line, but for some reason, he was not allowed to inherit the imperial throne and gave him the status of the prince. As time went on, the competition for the imperial throne became more and more intense. I can't be on top, but I can't let you get on top, and if you can't be on top, my chance has come. Once this normal logic is combined with political interests, the consequences are very terrible.

In order to let the king of Qi Yang Lanshun inherit the imperial line, the political zhì group with the Wei clan in Guanzhong and the Li clan in Longxi as the head can be said to have done their best and done their best, however, the wise man has a thousand worries, and there must be a mistake, and the political opponents still found the key point of the king of Qi and gave the king of Qi a fatal blow. Last year, Yang Lan, the king of Qi, was discredited for "losing morality", and the political storm that broke out as a result dealt a heavy blow to the Wei family in Guanzhong and the Li family in Longxi.

However, as long as the emperor has not decided on the unification of the day, the prince has no candidate for a day, and the East Palace has no master for a day, it is possible.

Wei Baoluan keenly saw the possibility of turning things around from the current crisis.