In the study room of the Taishou Mansion in Nanjun, Wu Jianglong sits at the top, and the head sits at the head of Jiangling Ling and the thief catcher. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Wu Jianglong spoke first: "When Yang Chang Wang An wrote a letter to this official, the Dao thieves and bandits may make trouble in Jiangling. Seeing that what he said was well-founded, the official was a little worried, so he brought the two of them here just to ask, how is the defense of Gangneung, will something happen? ”

The thief and Jiang Ling looked at each other, and Jiang Ling was the first to speak: "Where did Wang An get the news?" Will this person deceive the Ming Mansion in order to reduce his criminal responsibility? The thief glanced at the Jiangling Order, everyone is a smart person, so don't pretend to be stupid. If something happens to Gangneung City, you, the Gangneung Commander, will bear the brunt. Wang An: What can you do if you lie about the military situation? Do you dare to guarantee that Gangneung is calm and stable? If there is no accident, everyone can rest assured that the New Year will be the first one if something happens, but you are asking? Wang An reported to Taishou, whether he believed it or not depends on Taishou, and it seems that Taishou should believe Wang An's news today.

Wu Jianglong didn't speak, and turned his head to look at the thief: "Is there anything abnormal in Jiangling City?" Will this official be able to spend the New Year safely? ”

The thief's mouth opened, "Before Feng Sima left Jiangling, he said to Xia Guan, you should pay more attention to the moon out of the museum?" ”

"Moon out? What is the relationship between the bandits and the Qinglou? Wu Jianglong asked.

Jiangling Ling replied first: "The Ming Mansion has been in office for a short time, some things may not be clear, the main family of the Moon Pavilion has put a lot of money, and those who can't afford to pay back the money have been forced by it to sell their children and daughters, and the people of Xiao Ming Mansion have gone to Taishou Mansion several times to complain, and under the strong pressure of Xiao Ming Mansion, Moon Out of the Pavilion was forced to write off some arrears. Moreover, "Jiang Ling glanced at the thief and stopped talking. Wu Jianglong didn't ask any questions, obviously knowing it, just deliberately pretending not to know.

Seeing Wu Jianglong and Jiangling Ling asking and answering, the thief felt a panic, obviously, Wu Jianglong did not report to him, and he was dissatisfied with mobilizing people to curry favor with Don't Drive, and Jiangling Ling had already taken refuge in Wu Jianglong. Only then did the thief catch Peng understand why Wu Jianglong only summoned himself and Jiangling Ling, and the entire Jiangling City had the right to mobilize soldiers and horses, if he didn't comply, the end would definitely not be better than Ruoxian Ling and Gao Chang, who were arrested in prison a few days ago. It seems that Wang An's letter is just a disguise, and the purpose of taking over military power is not to generalize. The thief immediately made up his mind, and saluted Wu Jianglong: "The lower officials are ready to wait for the dispatch of the Ming Mansion at any time, and they dare not shirk." Wu Jianglong nodded with satisfaction, his goal has been achieved, as for the matter of bandits, anyway, everyone is used to it, and the sky is falling with the Wang family in front.

Wu Jianglong smiled and said to Jiangling Ling and the thief: "Now that there is a vacancy in Ruoxian County and Gaocheng County, if there are talents in your family, please recommend them to this official, and this official will definitely report to the imperial court and approve the appointment." This official will not find an outsider to come to Nanjun like Xiao Mingfu. ”

The thief caught and said: "Xia Guan wants to know, where did Wang An get the news that there are bandits who want to make trouble in Jiangling?"

"It was the news that the rangers recruited by the Kong family interrogated the bandits," Wu Jianglong was very happy to be able to bring the thieves into his command, so he continued, "The bandits once invited Cheng Chong to rob Lankou together, but Cheng Chong refused, firstly, it was winter at this time, and the north wind was blowing, making it inconvenient to sail, and secondly, Cheng Chong was already preparing to make trouble in Gangneung, and he didn't want to ruin the plan. ”

"How come the Green Forest Bandits know about Chengzhong's plan, but the Taishou Mansion doesn't know about it?"

In order to boost morale, the Green Forest Bandit told everyone that Chengzhong would make trouble in Jiangling, and Jiangling could not send people to Dangyang. It's just that they didn't expect that the official would send troops over so quickly, so that the Green Forest Bandits had to give up halfway and help Wang Baoan stay in the camp. "Being able to show favor to the Wang family can be regarded as an unexpected gain.

Gangneung Ling added: "As for the Taishou Mansion not getting the news, presumably those who defected to the government were all summoned by Cheng Chong, and the news could not be transmitted." ”

Wu Jianglong said to the two: "I hope that the two of you will work hard, don't let Wang An, an outsider, be proud." ”

Wang Anzheng, the "outsider" in Longkou, led the Dangyang soldiers to cross the river from a ferry ten miles downstream of Lankouju. Looking around, Wang An asked, "This is where the Green Forest bandits crossed the river?" Why didn't anyone find out in the first place? ”

Webber replied, "We have no cavalry, and the Green Forest bandits have gathered more than twenty horses as scouts and killed those we have sent to patrol, and there is no news from the camp. ”

Wang An looked at the land under his feet: "The east bank of the water is the jurisdiction of Ruoxian, we had a good talk with Ruoxian, the green forest bandits came to attack, we guarded the camp, Ruoxian sent troops to cut off the back road of the bandits, and then divided the looted property into half of Ruoxian, but unfortunately Taishou suddenly arrested Ruoxian Ling, disrupted our previous arrangement, and had to borrow troops from Jiangling, delaying the time of the attack, and letting the bandits escape." ”

As soon as Wang An said this, everyone also felt that something was wrong, if they didn't catch it early or late, they didn't catch it until the day before the accident, and the timing was just right, if it was not aimed at someone, no one would believe it. It's a pity that Wang An can't ask who Wu Jianglong gave him the information.

Wang An asked everyone to take a break, and gathered the deputy and Xiaoqi in charge of the literacy of the priests: "I am very satisfied that you have been able to persist in teaching these soldiers to read and write for so many days. It's just that most of these soldiers did not leave Dangyang County, they became soldiers because their families were poor, and they came out in order to reduce the burden on their families. ”

"I don't know what the county honor's plans are?" Someone asked.

A smart person is a smart person, and he understood Wang An's thoughts at once, Wang An said happily: "There is a saying, starting from the side, we must let these soldiers understand that they are not for the government and for me, they are in the army to protect the territory and the people, and to let the people live and work in peace and contentment." ”

Someone suddenly said: "Confucius said that harsh government is fiercer than a tiger." Many people became bandits because they were forced by the government, and many people fled into the mountains because the government imposed too many taxes and miscellaneous taxes. Dare to ask how to solve the problem? ”

Wang An heard the sound and looked over, it was the little flag that he had personally appointed before, and seeing that other people were also looking at him, Wang An asked this person: "How many people were literate when the soldiers first joined the army?" Can you read the official documents of the imperial court? ”

Xiaoqi thought for a moment and replied, "About five people, they just know how to write their own names." ”

"They can't read, they can't settle accounts, they can only listen to what others say, and the tax of the imperial court is one tax, and when they get there, it becomes a fifty percent tax. Mr. Yan Shengzhi, the first emperor's light car commander, wrote a book to teach people how to farm and grow more grain, do you know? ”

Several Confucian scholars looked at each other and replied, "I don't know." ”

It's good if I don't know, Wang An thought in his heart, but said: "Kong said Chengren, Meng said to take righteousness, these truths are too far away from the soldiers, they just want to live and live well." It's a pity that they can't read, they can't farm, they can only fight and kill, and they leave the army, and in order to survive, they either take care of their homes and homes, or block the road and rob them. I don't know how many people agree or disagree? ”

Several Confucian scholars replied in unison, "Agreed." ”

"The first step in changing the fate of these soldiers is to make them literate." Wang An said loudly, "I don't know if you agree? ”

Confucian nodded again in agreement.