"This Sun Xiaoniang, she should be allowed to go back to the cottage," Wang An muttered for a while, and then asked Tian Dalang: "Who wins and who loses?" ”

"It's still comparing, Mr. Wei is acting as the center," Tian Dalang replied, "Feng Sima has also rushed there." ”

Wang An thought about it for a while, and said to Kong Xun: "You also go over and have a look, and by the way, tell Sun Xiaoniang that you must win, and bring people back when the fight is over." ”

After Kong Xun left, Wang An said to Shi Duan and Dong Xuan: "A few days ago, when the Yang soldiers and the Jiangling soldiers were fighting in the street, has this matter been investigated?" ”

"It's been checked," Shi Duan replied, "that day it was the turn of the soldiers of the first tun to rest, some of the soldiers went out of the camp to shop, but during the meal, the Jiangling soldiers grabbed the seats, our soldiers have endured it, but when the other party made hurtful words at the checkout, this is the fight, at first it was ten people against ten people, we won, the other party refused to accept the call back to call people, and caught up with our people on the way, the result was more and more people, and finally we were a team against them and a tun, and the two sides were undefeated." "Fifty against a hundred, even if there is a draw, it is a victory for the Yang soldiers.

"What to do with the soldiers?"

"It's all closed."

"What did you gain from this brawl?"

"When the discipline of the Yang soldiers is better than that of the Gangneung soldiers, when they are disrupted, they can fight against the Gangneung soldiers in a group, and then move closer to each other, gather more and more, and defend, so as to be outnumbered." Shi Duan presented a report to Wang An, "This is because our soldiers mainly taught them how to defend during this time, that is, self-protection, and the offensive aspect is still secondary. ”

"How do they train?"

"Isn't the Ranger who committed the crime sentenced to hard labor? So we gathered them together and trained against them. Many bandits are also born as rangers, which can allow these soldiers to adapt to the bandits' fighting style as soon as possible. Some rangers intend to join the army, but I don't know if the county will recruit or not? ”

"The rules of the military camp are strict, and the rangers are used to being casual, but I am afraid that they will not be able to adapt to it, if they are willing to join the army, they will be arranged to Li Mao first, and it just so happens that there is also a need for manpower."

After Wang An finished speaking, Shi Duan continued: "Through these battles, although the strong crossbow has outstanding lethality, it is too heavy, inconvenient to carry, too slow to load, and the speed of the arrow is not as good as the bow and arrow, and the lethality is not as good as the bow and arrow when the enemy is outnumbered, so the subordinates think that the strong crossbow should be replaced with a bow and arrow." ”

"Where are we going to find the archers?"

"The court can't help the people to hold bows, some of the soldiers who have returned to their hometowns from the army teach archery for a living, so there are not a few people in Dangyang who can bend bows and shoot arrows, why not recruit some from the county, one to save some time to practice, and the other to give these villagers some thoughts, you can use this to join the army, and three can suppress the bandits who have bad intentions towards Dangyang."

Wang An thought for a while and said: "Aren't there still some rangers who want to join the army, just gather them together, openly conduct school examinations, and select some to join the army." ”

"Won't that be true?"

"I can't take care of it so much," Wang An nodded on the map: "Dangyang not only has to deal with local bandits, but also has to prevent people from Green Forest Mountain from going down the mountain to make trouble, and the above will be considerate." ”

After Dong Xuan left, Wang An left Shi Duan behind: "Dong Xuan is the commander of the first tun, but unfortunately this person wants to be the captain of the cavalry, can Shi Junhou have a candidate?" ”

Shi Duan asked: "I don't know what the center will do with the county honor?" ”

"The news that my family got was that the Taishou Mansion and the Pastoral Mansion did not report the matter of Lulin Mountain to the center, but only reported the abuse of people's power by the Chang family and others to me, the loss of labor and money, and the competition for profits with the people. His Majesty's eyes and ears eunuch Ling Shishou is there, my family thinks that this person has received the news, but for the sake of His Majesty's body, he will not report it to His Majesty. ”

Shi Duan understood after thinking about it, neither the Taishou Mansion nor the Mu Mansion wanted to offend the prestigious Wang family, and they wanted to hand over Wang An's disposal to the center and His Majesty. Abuse of people's power, labor and money, and competing with the people for profit can all be defended in books, and the people have nothing to do, and the lack of food and clothing is benevolent government? As for competing with the people, when did the court stop competing with the people? When Emperor Xiaozhao was in the past, one of the major crimes of Confucianism attacking Sang Hongyang was to monopolize the profits of salt and iron and compete with the people for profit. On the bad side, I am afraid that some officials still want to test His Majesty's attitude towards the Wang family towards the new capital marquis from His Majesty's handling of Wang An.

Why don't you mention the matter of the green forest bandits, it is easy to understand, the so-called people do not raise officials and do not hold them accountable, as long as no one sues the officials, the government does not want to cause more trouble. The goods robbed by Lankouju belonged to Wang An, Wang An, the bitter master, did not sue the official, and it was too late for the Taishou Mansion to be happy, and it was impossible to ask for trouble. Green Forest Mountain covers a vast area, located at the junction of the three counties, and the South County alone cannot solve the Green Forest Bandits. It is not an overnight task to solve the Green Forest Bandits, but what Nanjun and Jiangxia County want to solve at the moment is Shuikou, these two counties are not rich places, and they can't get extra money and food. If the imperial court asks for the extermination of the Green Forest bandits, where will the money and food come from? Jiangzuo can't be counted on, Nanjun and Jiangxia County can't be helped, so they can only ask Nanyang County to pay for food, Nanyang has many families, and there are many high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

Prime Minister Wang Jia disagreed with His Majesty in the case of King Dongping's rebellion, believing that King Dongping was falsely accused and should be released, the emperor was greatly annoyed, and His Majesty made Dong Xian the marquis with the first confession, which was returned by Wang Jia after the year, which aggravated the emperor's dissatisfaction. Some ministers have written to impeach the prime minister, accused of selling fame and reputation, buying people's hearts, deceiving, and deceiving His Majesty. How long Wang Jia can be prime minister, everyone will wait and see. It is rumored that the reason why His Majesty wants to make Dong Xian a marquis is that he wants Dong Xian to take the position of Grand Sima.

The situation in the court is chaotic enough, Shi Shou is a loyal servant of His Majesty, and he will definitely think about His Majesty, since the officials below are unwilling to do much, why should he increase the burden on the emperor?

"How is the county going to deal with it?" Shi Duan asked.

"My family told me that there is Guanglu Doctor Kong Guang in Chang'an, and the Prime Minister's Mansion will ask the official to write a self-defense, and the official's self-defense is not as good as the rest. As for the Great Sima Mansion, the eunuch ordered Shi Shou to suppress him, unless the Great Sima Ding Ming didn't want to do it. After Wang An said this, Shi Duan understood that the matter of the Green Forest Bandit would disappear under the tacit understanding of several parties, if someone did not cross the central face to His Majesty, it would be tantamount to offending a cadre of people, etc., the fate of this person can be imagined, there are too many such examples, the most famous is Zhao Guanghan, offended Xiao Wangzhi, offended Wei Xiang, and as a result, everyone joined forces to make them abandon the city. Giving Wang An the opportunity to defend himself also means that the center will open the net, and the punishment for Wang An will not be too severe.

"Kong Guang has been promoted?" However, Shi Duan got the news from Wang An's words. When they left Chang'an last year, Kong Guang was still in the imperial history, and in less than a few months, he was promoted to the second only Guanglu doctor to the prime minister.

Wang An nodded: "My lord said that His Majesty intends to make Dr. Kong the prime minister." "For this person who has a neutral stance on the surface, thus gaining the trust of His Majesty, but behind the scenes he hooks up with the Marquis of Xindu, Shi Duan has to admire how well this person is hidden.