Chapter 5 Reach out to calm the chaos and calm the barbarians
The city of Wuzhou, which used to be full of flowers, has now become a little bleak, and the streets and alleys are full of begging victims, dyeing the prosperous Wuzhou into the color of dusk. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info\\。 qΒ5、\\
Zhao Lei and Shan Wenzhong walked side by side on the streets of Wuzhou City, and behind them were Su Xun, Yang Jinhua and Zhu Dali who were leading war horses.
"After the summer harvest, Yizhou Zhizhou Liu sent people to the place where Anhuaman lived to collect taxes, the three tax officials were an out-and-out corrupt official, originally three percent of the agricultural tax, he raised to sixty percent, and the crops failed to harvest Anhuaman simply could not take out so much food, under the persecution of the greedy tax officer, Anhuaman quickly killed those officials who collected taxes, rebelled and occupied Yizhou, Yizhou army commander Zhang Dongliang was killed, Zhizhou Liu abandoned the city and left, and Yizhou City spread that Anhuaman killed people like hemp, There is also the habit of cannibalism, and the panicked people finally fled with Lord Liu, and Lord Liu of Yizhou fled to Wuzhou, and the people of Yizhou also came to Wuzhou! Shan Wenzhong, the old man in the sixtieth century, said to Zhao Lei with a sigh of recollection.
"The government forces the people to rebel, the evil of ** is worse than natural disasters!" Su Xun followed behind Zhao Lei, and when he heard the words of the old man Shan Wenzhong, he also sighed and whispered.
"The Yizhou victims have been here for so long, hasn't the Wuzhou Yamen opened a warehouse to release grain?" Zhao Lei looked at the Yizhou victims lying in the shade of the nearby streets, frowned and asked Shan Wenzhong, the old man beside him.
"Wuzhou is also a famous city of wealth on Guangnan West Road, and the only official warehouse on Guangnan West Road is here, so of course they will open a warehouse to release grain. Otherwise, in just a few days, at least 1,000 people in Yizhou would starve to death. Although Shan Wenzhong's face was bitter, he did not lose hope in life, it seems that Wuzhou Zhizhou has done a good job, at least he has not let these victims become hidden rebels.
"Who is the governor of Wuzhou?" When Zhao Lei heard the words of the old man Shan Wenzhong, his frowning brows relaxed. Asked with a smile.
Shan Wenzhong has seen Zhao Lei's extraordinary origin from Zhao Lei's demeanor, and now he heard Zhao Lei ask the second-level state officials of the Great Song Dynasty in such a tone, and he was even more sure that Zhao Lei was not a simple master, and replied to Zhao Lei in a more respectful tone: "Wuzhou Zhizhou is the late Prime Minister Feng Zheng, the second son of Lord Feng, Lord Feng Shenji, Lord Feng!" ”
"Lord Feng Zheng's second son!" Zhao Lei said to himself in surprise, he never expected to be able to meet a member of the Great Song Dynasty princeling in remote Wuzhou, you must know that Feng Zheng is an important minister in the Zhenzong period, he has been a privy envoy, a governor of political affairs, and a member of the Zhongshu Sect, and he is also a well-known minister in Bianjing, and like Wang Dan, the father of Zhao Lei's brother Wang Su, he belongs to the real power faction of the Great Song Dynasty. His second son Feng Shenji was five years older than the official Zhao Zhen, and he was the companion of the official Zhao Zhen with Wang Su, when Zhenzong died, and when the Empress Dowager Liu was in power, because Feng Zheng opposed the Empress Dowager Liu to listen to the government. was degraded again and again by the Empress Dowager Liu, and finally ended up depressed, after the official Zhao Zhen took power, he was very generous to Feng Zheng's son, and trusted Feng Shenji even more. Feng Shenji, who has such a strong background, why did he suddenly come to Wuzhou to be the governor!
Although Zhao Lei was puzzled, this was not the time to ask these things. Looking at the patrolling soldiers coming and going on the street, feeling the atmosphere of Wuzhou's impending storm and the approaching war, Zhao Lei asked Shan Wenzhong again: "Old man! Didn't the imperial court already know about the rebellion in Anhua, Yizhou! Who did the imperial court send to suppress the rebels? ”
"General Zhang Huaizhi, the commander of the Guangnan West Route Army, who died in the First Battle of Yizhou, the uncle of the commander of the Guangnan West Route Army, has led the Guangnan West Route Army to Wuzhou, waiting for an opportunity to suppress the rebellion in Yizhou!" Shan Wenzhong explained carefully to Zhao Lei.
"The Guangnan West Route Army is here, how is it possible, the Guangnan West Route Army has come to Wuzhou, who is guarding Yongzhou. Isn't the imperial court afraid that the Yue Li Dynasty will invade Yongzhou at this time? When Zhao Lei heard Shan Wenzhong's words, his face changed slightly, and he asked Shan Wenzhong in a deep voice.
"My lord! The Guangnan West Route Army actually came to Wuzhou at this time, it seems that the rebellion of Anhua Barbarian is very strange, maybe there is Yue Li Dynasty behind it, otherwise a small Anhua Man, how can it be possible to defeat the defenders of Yizhou, you must know that Yizhou is also a frontier city, with 6,000 defenders like Gyeongju, and there are 4,000 local troops in the city, and Yizhou, which is guarded by tens of thousands of horses, can Anhua be conquered! Su Xun's face also changed at this time, and he whispered to Zhao Lei after a while.
"I didn't expect Yue Li Chao to be involved, let's hurry up and go to Wuzhou Yamen to see if we can help!" When Zhao Lei heard Su Xun's words, his face sank, and he whispered to the people behind him, and after speaking, he was ready to turn around and lead the horse to Zhizhou Yamen.
"Adults, don't!" Zhao Lei's words surprised Su Xun, he didn't expect Zhao Lei to be so impulsive and want to go to Wuzhou to help, can this kind of help be done casually!
"My lord! You go to the Zhizhou Yamen now, and when the Yamen and the army listen to you or Feng Shenji and Zhang Huaizhi, you must know that your official position is one level higher than theirs, and it stands to reason that you should obey your orders, but they are officials sent by the imperial court to suppress the rebellion, and your Excellency is just passing by.
The so-called snake has two heads and can't work, the adult arrived at the Zhizhou Yamen, when the government order was unclear, the military order was chaotic, even if it was victorious, how to divide the merits, if it failed, the adult was the best scapegoat! Grabbed Zhao Lei, who was about to get on the horse, and whispered behind Zhao Lei.
If you care, it's messy! Zhao Lei, who was awakened by Su Xun's words, frowned and pondered for a while, then turned to the old man Shan Wenzhong behind him and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Shan! Yizhou is occupied by rebels, but An Huaman must have been bewitched by the people of the Yue Li Dynasty to do such an unwise thing, Mr. Shan dared to sneak to Yizhou secretly with his official for the sake of the people of Yizhou, and explore the reality of An Huaman! ”
Zhao Lei's words were even more terrifying, Shan Wenzhong's face turned white with fright, and Xiao Ruoruo and Yang Jinhua were against Zhao Lei's idea, but Su Xun and Pang Bai, the two wise men around Zhao Lei, pondered when they heard Zhao Lei's words.
"Mr. Shan! How many soldiers and horses does Anhuaman have in Yizhou? Pang Bai pondered for a while and asked the old man Shan Wenzhong.
"The total population of Anhua in Yizhou is only 100,000. Even if all the young and strong people of the whole clan are extracted, it will only be 20,000 people! Shan Wenzhong has lived in Yizhou for a long time, and he knows the situation of An Huaman very well, and when he heard Pang Bai's question, he immediately replied.
"Great things can be done, you must know that the east and west roads of Quang Nam were at the time of the last Fang rebellion. carried out a purge of the whole army, Yizhou died in the battle of the general Zhang Dongliang is a famous fierce general in northern Xinjiang, although he died in battle, but the price paid by Anhuaman will not be small, plus now Zhang Huaizhi led nearly 50,000 soldiers and horses on the Guangnan West Road to gather in Wuzhou, as long as this news reaches Yizhou, Anhuaman must know that they are not the opponent of the Great Song Dynasty army at all, and it is meaningless to resist, and they are just bewitched by the Yue Li Dynasty, if they can analyze with them. It is not impossible to persuade Anhuaman, I am also in favor of adults going to Yizhou to see, sneaking in, if it is unreachable, there is Mr. Shan, who has lived in Yizhou for decades. Presumably it is not difficult to get out! Su Xun and Pang Bai thought together, and when they heard the answer of the old man Shan Wenzhong, they immediately agreed with Zhao Lei's opinion and persuaded Xiao Ruoruo and Yang Jinhua and others to speak.
After the persuasion of Su Xun and Pang Bai, and under Zhao Lei's repeated assurances, Xiao Ruoruo and Yang Jinhua could only reluctantly agree to Zhao Lei's plan to venture to Yizhou. At the same time, in order to hide the convenience, Zhao Lei could only take Shan Wenzhong, Su Xun, Pang Bai and Zhu Dali, several guards with strong martial arts to Yizhou, Xiao Ruoruo, Yang Jinhua and other guards had to stay in Wuzhou City.
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Yizhou is far from the Northern Song Dynasty. It also has a history of more than 1,000 years, as a famous city with the same long history as Wuzhou, Yizhou's status in Guangnan West Road is no less than that of Wuzhou, so when Yizhou was captured by Anhuaman, the imperial court would be so nervous, and all the soldiers and horses of the entire Guangnan West Road would be transferred to Wuzhou, and Yizhou must be recovered as soon as possible.
Shan Wenzhong is worthy of being a German elder who has lived in Yizhou for decades, and under the cover of his land, although Yizhou is heavily guarded. But Zhao Lei and the others still entered Yizhou City in a small boat without alarming the Anhua guards.
The people of the Northern Song Dynasty were originally admired by all the people, and coupled with Shan Wenzhong's connections accumulated in Yizhou for decades, he secretly infiltrated Zhao Lei and his party in Yizhou, and soon lived in a vacant quiet courtyard in Yizhou.
In the next few days, Zhao Lei, Su Xun, and Pang Bai lived in Yizhou City with peace of mind, while the old man Shan Wenzhong ran around collecting various situations in Yizhou Anhua Man, for Zhao Lei and others to refer to how to persuade Anhua Man.
In the secret room of the quiet courtyard, Zhao Lei, Shan Wenzhong, Su Xun and Pang Bai were looking at the information about Yizhou City collected by the old man Shan Wenzhong, discussing how to persuade An Huaman, while Zhu Dali and the guards around Zhao Lei were vigilantly ambushing around the courtyard, preparing to deal with a crisis that might arise at any time.
Zhao Lei gently shook the white jade folding fan given by the official Zhao Zhen in his hand, and looked carefully at the Yizhou intelligence in his hand, and the heavy look on his face became more and more relaxed.
"I didn't expect it! I really didn't expect that the Yue Li Dynasty would spend such a large amount of money to win over An Huaman, and the sophisticated equipment of 20,000 people! It seems that the entire Yue Li Dynasty is only 100,000 regular troops, and with so much sophisticated equipment at once, I am afraid that the Yue Li Dynasty will move out of the treasury this time. The obese Pomber kept wiping the sweat from his chubby face, shook his head with a smile and whispered.
"Yue Li Dynasty is crazy, Yizhou is not Yongzhou, here is still thousands of miles away from Yue Li Dynasty! Their influence in Yizhou is pitiful, in this case, they have invested so much to support An Huaman, once An Huaman surrenders to the Great Song Dynasty, isn't there no place for the Yue Li Dynasty to cry! Su Xun looked at the information collected by Shan Wenzhong, and shook his head with a smile and said.
"An Huaman, the leader called Mengding, is not a loyal person, look at his actions after taking Yizhou, do not move the state treasury, do not hurt the people, and have no intention of defending the Guangnan army in Wuzhou, it seems that this Mengding is also a smart person, knowing that the Yue Li Dynasty is taking them as victims, so he acted like this after capturing Yizhou, and he didn't want to offend the Song Dynasty at all, it is estimated that the current Mengding is waiting for the Song Dynasty army to attack Yizhou, waiting for surrender!" Zhao Lei also nodded with a smile and said.
Zhao Lei has been a Great Song Dynasty official for several years, and he is very clear about the generosity of the Great Song Dynasty and the policy towards ethnic minorities, knowing that if Meng Ding really surrenders, the imperial court will not only not blame him, but will deduct the hat of the corrupt official who collects taxes and forces the people to rebel, and then sprinkle a lot of rewards to appease Anhuaman, and finally quell the rebellion peacefully, this is the trick of the Great Song Dynasty court to deal with the rebellion of ethnic minorities, and Anhuaman's leader Mengding must also know the policy of the Great Song Dynasty towards ethnic minorities, so in the face of the bewitchment of the Yue Li Dynasty, he will plan, After taking Yizhou and then negotiating terms with the Great Song Dynasty, in exchange for better treatment from Anhuaman, he directly returned to Anhuaman's territory, anyway, Yizhou is thousands of miles away from the Yue Li Dynasty, who would be afraid of the threat of that projectile country!
"What are we going to do! Do you sit at home and wait for Meng Ding to surrender, or contact Meng Ding first and snatch this credit! Su Xun smiled slightly, and began to tempt Zhao Lei and said, after all, quelling the rebellion is also a great achievement, and now the situation is very clear, Yizhou's Anhuaman is simply waiting for the price to sell, there is no danger of merit, don't be in vain.
Su Xun's words made Zhao Lei's heart moved, grabbing credit would undoubtedly offend Feng Shenji and Zhang Huaizhi, but if you don't eat a roasted duck in your mouth, not only is it not Zhao Lei's character, but you also feel sorry for your conscience! Coincidence can meet such a great credit, it is estimated that it is God's arrangement, God has arranged it like this, if you really don't eat, maybe you will be angry and resentful! Thinking of this, Zhao Lei made up his mind!
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