Chapter Seventy-Six: So Suppressing the Thief
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As soon as this opening was opened, the aristocratic bureaucrats saw that it was profitable, and they flocked to it one by one like vicious wolves that appeared as prey. Cui De was one of the evil wolves, in front of Liang Dezhong, the lion opened his mouth, he actually wanted to follow Zhang Xutuo, but also to get the right to command the army, and his approach was very simple, learn from Zhang Xutuo, cut first and then play, and when the fait accompli was done, he "forced" the eastern capital to grant him the right to command the army. Anyway, there is a "role model" of Zhang Xutuo in front of him, even if Dong Du does not give Cui Deben the right to command the army, he will not be convicted of a crime of rebellion and cut off his head, on the contrary, if he succeeds in suppressing the thief, Dongdu will give him credit.
This matter can be cut first and then played, but the problem now is that Xuzhou has Zuo Xiaowei Mansion, there are Zhuying Yang under Zuo Xiaowei Mansion, there are thousands of troops, and Dong Chun is still in Pengcheng, Dong Chun is gone, and Liang Dezhong is gone, how can this rebellion and counterinsurgency be spread on Cui Deben's head, unless Liang Dezhong asks for help from Pengcheng County Government in the name of Weifu after Dong Chun leaves, and asks Cui Deben to come forward to coordinate the relationship between Weifu, the county government and local nobles and high hopes, and recruit local armed forces such as Zongtuan and Township League to fight the rebellion together, otherwise Cui Deben is " The teacher is unknown", leaving behind the handle of causing trouble.
Zhang Xutuo's luck does not mean that Cui Deben is also lucky, so Cui Deben must be careful and careful to ensure his own safety. It's just that in this way, he needs Liang Dezhong's tacit understanding to "cooperate", and Liang De's important consideration is not only his own face and the reputation of the Wei Mansion, but also a series of consequences that this matter may lead to, among which the most worrying consequence is that once the local forces in Pengcheng take this opportunity to strengthen the armed forces and compete with the regular army of the Wei Mansion, then the strength of the local government will increase greatly, even if it will not form a local separatist trend, there is also the possibility of fighting against the central government. The reason is very simple, the local government and local forces must raise their own respect, and only by "raising the bandits" can the local government and local forces maintain the local armed forces and take the opportunity to seize more power and more wealth.
Liang Dezhong's smile suddenly froze, and this is the reason. Although the local clan and township regiments are subordinate to the Wei Mansion and are subordinate organizations of the Wei Mansion, the Wei Mansion actually cannot control them, and it is the local aristocratic forces that control them, once the local aristocratic forces take this opportunity to organize the scattered clans and township regiments to form a powerful military force, the Wei Mansion will be in trouble, not only to face the traitors in Mengshan, but also to spend energy to deal with the constraints from the local army.
Cui De seemed to see through Liang Dezhong's apprehension, smiled indifferently, and then said, "Once the Qizhou thieves flee to Mengshan and join the Xuzhou thieves, it will have an immeasurable bad impact on the situation in Qilu and Xuzhou, and this will inevitably damage the general's future. The general has been a horse all his life, and his merits have been outstanding, if he is not guaranteed in the evening, will he not be famous for a lifetime? ”
Dong Chun is a living example, he has fought all his life, and is known as a famous general in Middle-earth, but when he is old, he has planted a big heel, and it is difficult to get up again. Liang Dezhong will certainly not be stupid enough to repeat Dong Chun's mistakes, although Cui Deben's words sound harsh, and even contain some kind of threat, but if you think about it carefully, it is also true.
Liang Dezhong has estimated the future situation, he can be sure that the Xuzhou thieves who fled into Mengshan will take advantage of this winter's winter and next year's favorable opportunity to grow rapidly, if the Qizhou thieves also flee into Mengshan, the two gangsters will be united, the strength will be greater, and the situation in Qilu and Xuzhou will be worsened, and he is more pessimistic about his future, so he has the idea of "taking a vote" and leaving, for which he would rather "bow his head" tacitly cooperate with Cui Deben, but the premise is that Cui Deben must give him enough benefits. As for the loss of the interests of the government and the kingdom, what does it have to do with him? Could it be that if the Weifu succeeds in suppressing the thieves and the kingdom is stable, the emperor and the central center will reward him? Of course not, at his level, the acquisition of power and wealth does not depend on military merits, but on politics, if he stands on the wrong team, even if he is meritorious, his head will still fall to the ground, and he will even be deliberately smeared by the sword and pen officials for 10,000 years.
Liang Dezhong's face gradually normalized, and his smile returned again, "Now that Shun Zhenggong is still in Pengcheng, everything is inconvenient. Although Cui Juncheng's plan is good, if he wants to put it into practice, it is extremely difficult. ”
The implication is that someone can cooperate with you and is willing to help you, but you have to give a rich return, otherwise you don't have to talk about it. For Liang Dezhong, the top priority is that after Dong Chun leaves, he will temporarily take charge of the Wei Mansion, although this matter is basically a certainty, but now Cui Deben has taken the initiative to come to talk about "cooperation", then this matter will be mysterious, once the "cooperation" between the two sides fails, with Cui's huge political strength in the Eastern Capital, not to mention driving Liang Dezhong out of Xuzhou, even if he kicks him home, it will be easy.
Cui Deben frowned slightly, "The matter of Xuzhou, the east is shocked, the emperor and the center are extremely dissatisfied with Shun Zhenggong, and many civil and military ministers also think that with the strength of Shun Zhenggong, they can't deal with a group of rabble, which is simply ridiculous and generous, so it can only be explained that Shun Zhenggong deliberately set up trouble for thieves, and the purpose is obvious." The days when Shun Zheng Gong stayed in Pengcheng were numbered, and the person who replaced Shun Zheng Gong to conquer Xuzhou was none other than the general. ”
Such arrogant words will come out of Cui's mouth, otherwise it will be extremely arrogant, and Liang Dezhong will definitely spit on his face. Since Cui's guarantee does not interfere with it, Liang Dezhong is relieved, but this is a trivial matter, and it is still far from the benefits that Liang Dezhong needs. Cui Deben knew it well, and continued, "The general suppressed Xuzhou, not only to suppress the rebellion, but also to ensure the safety of the canal and waterway, which cost a lot of money. A certain person made a promise to the general here that during the general's term of office, the local government will provide whatever the general wants, and will never drag down the general's responsibility of defending. ”
"Good!" Liang De's important thing is this promise, his heart is full of joy, and he immediately made a promise to Cui Deben, as soon as Dong Chun leaves, he will play the emperor and the center, and requisition the local clan and township regiments in the name of fighting chaos and suppressing thieves, giving Cui Deben the opportunity to obtain the right to command the army and create a first cut and then play. However, the gentleman takes care of his roots, he can't let Cui Deben "do nonsense", once the situation gets out of control and affects the pond fish, he will inevitably be unlucky, and the gains outweigh the losses.
"The Wei government has to fight the rebellion and put down the rebellion, and at the same time defend the canal and waterway, it is inevitable that it will be overstretched in the use of troops, and it has to ask the local county government for help for this reason, but this does not mean that the local county government can interfere in the military affairs of the Wei government, and even go beyond its authority and directly command the army." Liang Dezhong had to solemnly warn, "In the military, the authority of the Wei government cannot be violated. ”
The military and government of this dynasty are separated, and the boundaries are clearly demarcated, and now Cui De intends to obtain part of the military power, and Liang Dezhong also acquiesces, but militarily, Cui De must obey the orders of the Wei government and cannot act arbitrarily, which is related to Liang Dezhong's vital interests and is Liang Dezhong's bottom line. Cui Deben did not hesitate and agreed.
"Zhang Xutuo is insidious and cunning, he not only drove the Qizhou thieves out of Qi County, but also pursued them all the way to Lu County, depending on the situation, he will keep chasing and killing until Mengshan." Liang Dezhong immediately discussed with Cui Deben about the affairs of the thieves, "This is a plan to lead the water to the east, and once these thieves gain a foothold in Mengshan, it will indeed have no impact on Qi County, but for Pengcheng County, Lu County and Langya County, it is the beginning of a nightmare." The three counties belong to two different towns, and if they fight separately, they will be like a plate of scattered sand, and the only way to encircle and suppress the thieves is to work together and unify their command. But winter is approaching, and the preparations for the Eastern Crusade are about to enter the final stage, and it is impossible for the Eastern Capital, Qilu and Xuzhou to put more energy into the battlefield of suppressing thieves. After the beginning of spring, the Eastern Crusade began, and the whole country had to do their best to protect the Eastern Crusade, and it can be expected that the difficulty of suppressing the thieves will be even greater. ”
"We have difficulties in suppressing thieves, thieves will inevitably take the opportunity to show their strength, and the means of thieves to show their growth is to burn, kill, and plunder, which will inevitably confuse the local situation, endanger local stability, and even endanger the plan of the Eastern Crusade, so no matter how difficult it is to suppress the thief, this thief still has to be suppressed, and the credit still has to be taken, otherwise when the Eastern Crusade is over, the situation in the Eastern Capital will change greatly, and many crises will follow, and we will fall into extreme passivity."
Cui Deben understood Liang Dezhong's words, and put it simply, whether it was Qilu or Xuzhou, most of the Yingyang troops under the jurisdiction of Weifu were transferred to the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition, and the strength of the remaining Yingyang Mansion army was limited, and there was no strength to suppress the thieves except for the key passes of the town and the protection of the water 6 traffic arteries. Therefore, Liang Dezhong was sure to persuade the Eastern Capital and authorize the Wei Government to requisition the local clan and township forces to suppress the thieves, but Mengshan was at the junction of the three counties, and it was definitely not possible to rely on the strength of Pengcheng County alone to suppress the thieves, and it was necessary to cooperate with Lu County and Langya County, which involved more complex problems, and these problems could only be solved by the Eastern Capital. In other words, if Cui Deben wants to make meritorious contributions to the thieves, he must also persuade the Cui clan to use his political resources to clear many obstacles for the suppression of thieves in Mengshan, and the biggest obstacle is the unified command, that is, who is responsible for the important task of the three counties to coordinate the suppression of thieves.
Liang Dezhong obviously wanted to go further, even if he had no intention of being promoted to an official position, but he intended to gain more power in order to suppress thieves and make meritorious contributions, win the first opportunity in the new round of political games after the victory of the Eastern Crusade, and win a better prospect for himself.
Trideben was silent. He felt that he had thought about things simply, and if he thought about it according to Liang Dezhong's meaning, it was not difficult to see that the follow-up of the matter was far more complicated than he imagined, nominally it was a thief, but in fact, all forces were fighting for power and profit, how could it succeed in suppressing thieves like this? If the thief repeatedly fights for injustice, the result will inevitably be a disaster.
"The general was very worried. From the side of Weifu Yingyang, Qilu and Xuzhou are two towns, which is indeed difficult to coordinate, but from the perspective of the local county government, the three counties are adjacent and their interests are connected, which is easy to coordinate. Cui Deben avoided the important and did not reply to Liang Dezhong directly, after all, the matter is big, he needs to report to the head of the Cui family and the Cui family will make a decision, he does not dare to promise arbitrarily.
As for the coordination of the three counties to suppress the thieves, it is very difficult for Weifu Yingyang, because it involves the issue of the town and the command, and the eastern capital has to come forward to coordinate, but for the three counties and county governments, the coordination is much simpler, especially the Cui family is the first wealthy family in Shandong, and the power and influence are there. In this way, Cui Deben's wish was fulfilled, and he could follow Zhang Xutuo's example and gather local armed forces to suppress thieves, and if he won, the credit will be shared by the local county government. It's just that if things were so simple, how could Weifu Yingyang let the local county government overstep his bounds, snatch the guards' jobs, and slap the army's face?
Liang Dezhong smiled slightly, bowed his hand as a courtesy, and said a pun, "So there will be Lao Cui Juncheng." ”
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