Chapter 483: Choice
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When Wang Dazhi led people into the second hall, Su Tiancheng's expression was extremely serious.
After taking office, he faced too many things, it was a little clueless, appointing and adjusting officials, it seems to be a very simple matter, it seems that you can make a decision with a wave of your hand, in fact, it is not like this at all, Shaanxi Province has jurisdiction over six prefectures and five prefectures, among which Hanzhong Mansion and Fengxiang Mansion are the areas where the Liukou concentrate their activities, except for the location of the Kaifu Ya, a few important county seats, the rest of the places, almost all of them are the scope of the Liukou's activities, and it seems that the base of the Liukou has been opened up in Shaanxi.
The footprints of the Liukou are all over Shaanxi, Yan'an Mansion is the place where the Liukou originated and originated, the situation is not much better, the rest of the Fuzhou counties, there is also news of the Liukou activities from time to time, when Sun Chengzong presided over the extermination of the Liukou, the Liukou was limited to Shaanxi Province, such a decision is correct, but it is a pity that the officials and officials at all levels in Shaanxi Province have not been able to seize this opportunity to weaken the strength of the Liukou on a large scale, but instead indulge the ravaging of the Liukou and adopt a policy of guarding the key points, resulting in the continuous expansion of the scale of the Liukou, In addition, the antagonism between the government and the common people has helped the rogues to a large extent.
It is imperative to adjust officials, but there is a condition in this, it is necessary to suppress the arrogance of the rogue, if the rogue is allowed to plunder, no matter who it is, after arriving in Fuzhou County, it will be difficult to play a role, not to mention that Su Tiancheng does not have many henchmen, and it is very good to be able to control the Fuzhou Yamen, at this time, Su Tiancheng needs an opportunity.
The conundrum at hand is. The people of Shaanxi Province are living in extraordinary hardship, which has exceeded Su Tiancheng's imagination, that is, there are displaced people in the vicinity of Xianyang County, which explains. The economy of Shaanxi Province is on the verge of collapse, the people have no food to eat, no fixed place to live, and the government has no ability to appease them, or the government has not thought of providing relief to the people at all.
It seems that the first task is to provide relief to the people.
However, this kind of relief cannot be decided casually, and the number of displaced people is too large to be saved. Su Tiancheng can't take out so much grain, and he can't take out so much silver, you must know that there is still more than half a year before the next autumn harvest, if the relief is fully rolled out, the silver taels and grain consumed may be astronomical.
Thinking about Su Tiancheng, who is doing a big job. I met the first problem, a very realistic problem.
Relief must be unfolded. This needs to be closely relied on by the yamen of Fuzhou and county, but without a thorough grasp of the actual situation, who can guarantee that the relief grain can really reach the mouths of the displaced people.
At this time, Wang Dazhi reported to him. Someone asked to see him, and the man's demeanor was suspicious, and he said that he would not say what he wanted to say until he saw the governor.
Ordinary people want to see the governor. It's not as simple as lip service, many ordinary people have never even seen the magistrate in their lives, let alone the governor, and ordinary people don't dare to see the official at will, they have a kind of heavenly worship and fear of the official, but this person must see the governor.
Su Tiancheng thought too much about going back, and he didn't want to see this person, but Wang Dazhi's words aroused his curiosity.
Wang Dazhi said, this person's behavior is a little strange, after finding Wang Dazhi, he left a message, saying that he was in a certain inn, hoping to see the governor and report an important situation.
Wang Dazhi, Liu Jingting, and others were ordered to wander around the streets and alleys of Xianyang County to check the local situation.
Thinking of this, Su Tiancheng agreed to meet.
Someone came to enter the second hall.
Su Tiancheng's feeling at first sight was that this person was not ordinary, he looked like a tiger on the surface, but in his eyes, he was shrewd.
After the visitor saw Su Tiancheng, he immediately knelt down.
"My lord, the grass people are on the orders of the leader and make a special trip to report the situation to the adults."
Su Tiancheng stood up in shock, the leader's statement, only exist in the team of rogues, he has just taken office, this person came to report the military situation, could it be that there is something wrong in the team of rogues.
The Jiangning battalion has just arrived in Xianyang County, and it is still being settled in the military camp outside the city, and Hong Chengchou is responsible for all the coordination work, so there is no officer from the Jiangning battalion by Su Tiancheng's side for the time being.
"What is your identity, and why do you say that you will report the situation to this official."
"The grass people were ordered by the chief, one was to report the military situation, and the other was the two leaders, who were eager to surrender to the court, and the grass people brought letters from the two leaders."
The person who came took out the letter from his arms, and Wang Dazhi on the side took the letter, looked at it carefully, and after opening it, he found nothing, and then handed it to Su Tiancheng.
Su Tiancheng took the letter and looked at it at a glance.
Gradually, Su Tiancheng's face turned a little pale, he had been thinking about the opportunity, could it have come so soon, could it be that God really favored him so much.
Soon, Su Tiancheng's expression returned to normal.
"Okay, you stand up and speak, and go through the details of what you need to say."
"Yes, sir."
The man stood up and began to speak.
In the process of telling, not only Su Tiancheng, but even Wang Dazhi felt surprised, and the person who came talked in detail about the situation inside the Liukou, focusing on the struggle for power within the Liukou, Li Yichuan and Liu Guoneng, because they were not satisfied with the internal struggle, and at the same time were afraid of Jiang Ningying, and did not want to become a pawn at the mercy of others, so they took refuge in the imperial court.
The reason is compelling.
Gao Yingxiang convened a meeting of many leaders to discuss the attack on the Jiangning battalion, which is also to take advantage of the unstable foothold of the Jiangning battalion to give a blow to the head, Gao Yingxiang means, it is definitely not thinking about annihilating the Jiangning battalion, it is estimated that there is not so much courage, but it is undoubtedly very wise to make such a decision, if the Jiangning battalion is caught off guard, it encounters an attack, and in this unfamiliar place, it will definitely suffer some losses.
Su Tiancheng was shocked into a cold sweat.
The Jiangning camp has been very smooth over the years, whether it is against the Liukou or the Tartars, they have achieved brilliant victories, it can be said that in Su Tiancheng's mind, he never thought that the Liukou would take the initiative to attack the Jiangning Battalion, but Gao Yingxiang made such a decision.
Su Tiancheng couldn't help but think that when Hong Chengchou presided over the extermination of the Liukou, the sergeants led by He Renlong encountered the calculation of the Liukou to surround Wei and save Zhao, and suffered the heaviest losses.
An hour later, the person who had made all the circumstances clear was taken out of Lu by Wang Dazhi.
Su Tiancheng fell into contemplation, his time was running out, according to the person who came, two days later, 100,000 Liukou would launch an attack on the Jiangning battalion, the specific deployment of this attack, the people who came were not very clear, but the Liukou had been set off for a few days, all the way day and night, scattered actions, Ji Lu planned to concentrate in Xingping, with lightning speed, attack the Jiangning battalion, no matter what the victory or defeat, the Jiangning battalion will suffer losses.
Only a quarter of an hour passed, and Wang Dazhi rode to the barracks.
Soon, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, Bi Maokang, Xiong Zijian and others rushed to the governor's yamen.
Qu Qingze, who was in the governor's yamen, also came to the second hall.
The Jiangning battalion is in the process of resettlement, after all, there are more than 50,000 sergeants, but fortunately, this time the sergeants' families did not follow for the time being, because the situation in Shaanxi is complicated, and the families may cause some dangers, but this is it, the resettlement also takes a few days, the barracks need to be renovated, life needs to be implemented, and there are too many specific things.
At this time, Su Tiancheng summoned everyone to the governor's yamen.
Su Tiancheng looked at everyone and slowly spoke.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have received news that there are 100,000 Liukou and 100,000 horses, and they will attack the Jiangning camp the day after tomorrow."
When these words were spoken, everyone's faces changed, this was something they could never have imagined, every time the Liukou and the Jiangning battalion competed, the losses were very heavy, it should be said that they were very afraid of the Jiangning battalion, but this time, they actually wanted to take the initiative to attack, taking advantage of the unstable foothold of the Jiangning battalion.
Hong Chengchou's reactions are strong, and he has a painful lesson.
"My lord, the rogues are too rampant, this time, we must teach them a good lesson."
Su Tiancheng took out the letter and handed it to Hong Chengchou.
"This time it was the leader Gao Yingxiang who led the rogues to sneak attack, in addition to Li Yichuan, Liu Guoneng and others, the specific situation is provided by Li Yichuan and Liu Guineng, they want to take refuge in the imperial court, the team led by the two has 50,000 people, and the two are willing to capture Gao Yingxiang alive in the process of conquest, the reason why the two want to take refuge in the imperial court is mainly due to the internal contradictions of the liukou, they are taken by the power of the Jiangning battalion, and they are unwilling to be cannon fodder, so they want to surrender."
Hong Chengchou had already finished reading the letter and handed it to Sun Chuanting beside him.
As soon as Su Tiancheng finished speaking, he spoke.
"I think this situation is credible, the power struggle between the rogues, I know a little bit, they often have internal friction, Li Yichuan and Liu Guoneng will not lie, besides, they have no need to lie, I personally think that this is a good opportunity, if you can capture Gao Yingxiang alive, it will be a great blow to the rogues in Shaanxi."
The rest nodded their heads.
"Okay, Liukou wants to come to attack the Jiangning camp, so they will come and go, the people who came to report the news are still in the Yamen, Lord Hong, I will hand over the people to you, within today, understand the situation in detail, and make the corresponding deployment, the deployment should be detailed, the inside must be tight and the outside is loose, and the news cannot be leaked, you also have to consider, since Li Yichuan and Liu Guoneng have defected to the imperial court, what do they need to do, so that we can use the minimum price to obtain the greatest victory."
Su Tiancheng stood up.
"For an hour, you all think about it and see what should be done, and after an hour, we are still here to concentrate and determine the final idea." (To be continued......)