According to Wu Shaogang's requirements, all localities must carry out large-scale clean-ups, reduce the number of officials and public servants burdened by the yamen, and reduce many expenses. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Luzhou Mansion and Tongchuan Mansion set an example, in just over a month, hundreds of officials and public servants were cleaned up, so that other places did not dare to have the slightest delay, began to carry out large-scale cleanup, in the process, Wu Shaogang and Li Siqi also received some news, most of the news was investigated by the Intelligence Bureau, and some of them were letters written by officials and public officials who had suffered grievances.

Of course, the officials of Fuzhou County cannot be innocent, some of them are the backers of officials and public officials, hiding behind them, doing mischief in the local area, and getting too many benefits, but it is the officials and public officials who are punished for being punished.

However, Wu Shaogang temporarily suppressed it, there was no action, he had no plan to clean up the officials of Fuzhou County, now is not the time, it cannot cause chaos in the ranks of officials, otherwise Tongchuan Fulu will really attract the attention of the imperial court.

The road should be taken step by step, and the meal should be eaten one bite at a time.

Luo Sulin and Tong Weihua were all dispatched, Luo Sulin went to Chengdu, Tong Weihua went to Hebei, and the responsibilities of both were very clear, that is, to find ways to collect intelligence on the Mongolian Tartars, and gradually established an intelligence network in the local area, which could collect intelligence from all aspects.

As for Lianghuai and the capital, Wu Shaogang did not send personnel for the time being, but only urged Yuan Shichun to establish a credible intelligence transmission network, so that the intelligence of the capital and Lianghuai and other places could reach the Luzhou capital as soon as possible.

Of course, under the current situation, the intelligence from the capital and Lianghuai and other places is more important, the Mongol Tatars in the north do not have the time and energy to invade the south at the moment, their internal rebellion has not been completely quelled, the Mongol Khan Kublai Khan has to do his best to encircle and suppress Abuligo's rebellion, and because of the chaos caused by the rebellion, there is no time to estimate the southern affairs, so the north is stable for the time being, but the capital and Lianghuai are different, on the one hand, the right prime minister, privy envoy Jia Nidao needs to control power more firmly, On the other hand, the infighting in the capital is also becoming more and more intense, and these infighting are likely to affect Wu Shaogang.

Internal deception is deadly, and if you are not careful, you may fall into it.

There are guilds and four masters in the capital to collect information, and they are continuously passed on through special channels, Wu Shaogang is still very relieved, plus the achievements he has made on Tongchuan Fu Road have also been transmitted to the capital in the form of a newspaper, presumably the guild and the fourth master are paying special attention.

Yuan Shichun hurriedly entered the wing room and carefully took out the paperwork from his arms.

This is information from the capital.

Now the information in the capital, all of them are collected and sent by the fourth master, last year, the guild of the capital Wazi suffered a major blow, that is, the death of the former right prime minister Dong Huai, this is what happened after Wu Shaogang left the capital, after Dong Huai's death, the fourth master quickly sent information, but Wu Shaogang was doing his best to suppress Liu Quan's rebellion at that time, and there was no way to return to the capital.

Since then, the fourth master has sent more information, but there are not many major matters involved, and some news can even be seen from the imperial court's mansion newspaper, Wu Shaogang can also understand this aspect, Dong Huai's death has made the guild lose one of its most important supports, and its influence in the imperial court has also been greatly weakened, and it is estimated that there are few opportunities to get core information.

Wu Shaogang once thought about it, thinking that let the fourth master come to Tongchuan Mansion Road, so that he could become his right-hand man, but this idea was just a flash, and soon disappeared, no matter what, the fourth master can still get a lot of news in the capital, Wu Shaogang has no foundation in the capital, only relying on the fourth master to obtain information, if this line is lacking, then Wu Shaogang will become deaf and blind, and he doesn't know anything about the capital.

Wu Lin, the housekeeper who stayed in the capital, was unlikely to collect any information.

Fortunately, Jia Nidao took control of the situation, and the capital was in a relatively stable period, Wu Shaogang was not particularly anxious, after all, Jia Nidao would not pay attention to him, the defense envoy of Tongchuan Fulu, in a short period of time.

Seeing Yuan Shichun's expression, Wu Shaogang was a little strange, could it be that there was any important information this time.

Opening the paperwork, Wu Shaogang's expression quickly became serious.

This is a piece of military information, to be precise, military information that benefits the imperial court.

Li Pu, who had dominated Shandong for more than 30 years, suddenly surrendered to the Song Dynasty at the end of February.

Li Pu is the adopted son of Li Quan, the former commander of Shandong, after Li Quan's defeat and death, he has been dominating Shandong, separating one side, swinging between the Great Song Dynasty and Mongolia, Kublai Khan succeeded to the Mongolian Great Khan, and enshrined Li Pu as the governor of Jianghuai, but even so, Li Pu did not obey Kublai Khan's edict and did not allow Mongolia to levy grain and conscription in Shandong.

Li Pu also has a special identity, his father-in-law Wang Wentong won the trust of Kublai Khan, after Kublai Khan became the Great Khan of Mongolia, Wang Wentong was enshrined as the Zhongshu Pingzhang political affairs, the province and Yanjing, in charge of the government affairs of the Han land.

Wang Wentong has a lot of power, and from another aspect, he also gave Li Pu a lot of support and help.

Li Pu defected to the Southern Song court at this moment, and he also saw the right time, Kublai Khan was leading a large army to fight fiercely with Abuligo's rebels, and he couldn't spare his hands to deal with him.

Li Pu's defection made the imperial court overjoyed, and soon canonized Li Pu as the envoy of the Ningwu Army.

In March, Li Pu led a large army to occupy Jinan, and the imperial court sent the general Xia Gui across the Yellow River to reinforce him.

The intelligence mentioned these messages above, and they are not particularly detailed.

Wu Shaogang thought for a long time, put down the paperwork in his hand, and sighed slightly.

"My lord, my subordinates think this is a good thing, no matter what, Li Pu defected to the imperial court and occupied a place in Shandong, which will always worry the Mongolian Khan Kublai Khan, and besides, Kublai Khan is quelling Abuligo's rebellion, and it will be impossible to free his hands for a while...

Before Yuan Shichun finished speaking, Wu Shaogang followed suit.

"It's not that simple, what kind of person is Kublai Khan, the courage of the Mongolian Tartars, many people know, if Li Pu occupies Jinan, it is a direct threat to Yanjing, the central capital of Yanjing back then, is the capital of Jin, the importance of its status can be imagined, how can others snore next to the couch, Kublai Khan knows the serious consequences of Jinan being occupied, I am afraid that he will do his best to encircle and suppress Li Pu."

"My lord, isn't Kublai Khan afraid of Abuligo's rebellion?"

"That's their internal fighting, and Kublai Khan has received the support of the vast majority of Mongolian magnates, Abuligo is difficult to really become a climate, after all, he is not Kublai Khan's opponent, which is more important, Kublai Khan can make a judgment, if you want me to say, at this time, Kublai Khan is afraid that he has sent a large army to Jinan to encircle and suppress, Li Pu rashly occupied Jinan, and has put himself in danger."

Yuan Shichun didn't understand very much, but he absolutely believed in the judgment of adults.

"My lord, do you need to do anything to prepare for the Intelligence Agency?"

"No, Shandong is too far away from us, it is enough to understand these things, if my judgment is right, the magnates in the court are not very sure about this matter, just send Xia Gui to help, there is no civil official to come forward, it shows his attitude, Shandong is close to Yanjing, belongs to one of the hinterland of Mongolia, I am afraid that even if the imperial court sends a large army to occupy Shandong, it will not be able to resist the attack of the Mongolian Tartars."

"My subordinates understood."

After Yuan Shichun left the room, Wu Shaogang let out a long sigh.

In fact, the Southern Song Dynasty court has countless opportunities to attack, constantly restore the territory, but its own military strength is too weak, when the court and Mongolia united to destroy the Jin State, there was a chance to occupy many territories in the north, but unfortunately the Mongolian Tartars are too strong, the court can only give up many opportunities, now the opportunity is even more obvious, Mongolia's Abuligo rebellion, Mongolia has not been at peace, Kublai Khan was forced to focus on the main energy inside, put down the rebellion, no time to look south, At this time, Li Pu's surrender was a good opportunity, if the imperial court could send a large army into Shandong to confront the Mongol Tatars, Kublai Khan would have to consider the safety of Yanjing, and it was possible to send envoys to negotiate peace with the imperial court, after all, the taste of fighting on two fronts was not pleasant.

It is a pity that no one in the DPRK and China has such courage, and almost no one thinks of being able to restore the territory, and all they think of is to steal peace, and Li Pu has been separating Shandong for nearly 30 years, and his true intentions are also questionable.

Although this period of history is not very clear, Wu Shaogang concluded that Li Pu's defeat was a quick event, and Kublai Khan would not tolerate Li Pu's occupation of Jinan and directly threaten Yanjing.

Kublai Khan must have had an accurate judgment of the Southern Song Dynasty court and knew the weakness of the Han army.

In such a situation, Kublai Khan had nothing to fear.

Wu Shaogang shook his head, he felt that his vision was too short-sighted, although his own strength was not very strong, but for the big things that happened in the north and south, he still had to understand, knowing that he was invincible, only by understanding all the affairs of the imperial court and Mongolia, he could make targeted deployments.

Wu Shaogang still lacks talents around him, especially those who can make suggestions, and it is impossible to do everything just by relying on one person's thoughts.

The letter to his father-in-law Li Tingzhi has been written for nearly two months, and it is said that Hao Jing's matter should have a whereabouts, and this matter is indeed quite difficult, but it is not a bad thing to do.

Wu Shaogang had a hunch that Hao Jing would eventually come to Luzhou Mansion, but there would be a lot of twists and turns. (To be continued.) )