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Xu Liang asked Huang Daozhou: "Something?" ”

Huang Daozhou nodded, looking at the fragments all over the ground.

Xu Liang said: "Go out and say." ”

The two of them went out of the study and came to the small pavilion in the front yard, looking at the railing.

"My lord," said Huang Daozhou, "the Taxation Bureau went to the states and counties to collect wartime taxes, and the reactions were different from place to place. There are two counties where the boycott is greater. ”

Xu Liang asked: "Didn't I ask Niu Zhutou to fully cooperate with you, who are so blind?" ”

Huang Daozhou smiled bitterly and said: "The collection of wartime taxes, two capitals and thirteen provinces, and only our Pingliang Mansion has set this precedent, and Jia Ming, a wealthy gentry and businessman from all over the country, dare not say it on his face, and his secret opinions are quite big." In addition, the local government is secretly biased, and it is difficult to carry out the work of the tax bureau and cattle catchers. ”

"Oh?" Xu Liang was very surprised, after the original Pingliang prefect Zhang Fengqi left office, Xu Liang said nothing in Pingliang Mansion, and there were few opposing opinions from the subordinate states and counties.

"Which officials are secretly opposed?"

Huang Daozhou pondered for a while, thinking about whether to say his name.

Xu Liang said: "I'm very interested in those who dare to disobey the yang and the yin, but Lord Huang said that it doesn't matter. ”

Huang Daozhou nodded slowly and said, "Qin Feng, the county governor of Chongxin, and Shi Junsheng, the county governor of Zhenyuan, these two people are not very concerned about the collection of wartime taxes. ”

Qin Feng? Xu Liang was taken aback again, Shi Junsheng, the magistrate of Zhenyuan County, was born in the Inspectorate, and was a person from the faction of Cao Yubian, the imperial historian of the left capital, and he had always been hostile to Xu Liang. However, Qin Feng was in the same period as Xu Liang in Nanchang Mansion, Jiangxi, and he could be said to be a classmate, during the period of Qiuqiu. Xu Liang and Qin Feng also sat together many times and played horse hanging, and they formed a deep revolutionary friendship at the card table.

Xu Liangtong Guò Ministry Wen Xuan Shi Langzhong Wang Xian transferred Qin Feng from the position of Cheng in Jianchang County to Chongxin, Shaanxi. was promoted to the magistrate of a county, and originally meant to be under his own banner. Unexpectedly, after Qin Feng arrived in Pingliang, not only did he not come to the Xu Mansion once to contact his feelings and make his position clear. On the contrary, when Xu Liang vigorously promoted the wartime tax, not only did he not support it, but he made a stumbling block! It's annoying!

Xu Liang thought for a while and said, "These things will be handled by the official." ”

Huang Daozhou said again: "There is another matter, the text of the Ministry of Officials has arrived in the palace, saying that the new Pingliang Prefect is about to arrive. ”

Xu Liang looked up suddenly. Said coldly: "Who is coming?" ”

Huang Daozhou said: "It is said that the prefect of a low-class government in Huguang Province is going to be transferred. ”

Xu Liang's breathing suddenly became heavy, and the two hands held in front of his chest couldn't help but clench into fists.

"Dao Zhou," Xu Liang said quietly, "Do you still have someone who can speak among the six departments of the capital?" ”

Huang Daozhou thought for a while and said: "It has been two years since Xiaguan left the capital, and the old relationship in the capital has rarely moved, and the relationship has gradually faded. What's wrong with you? ”

Xu Liang said: "This time, the official was caught off guard. I need to figure out who is having trouble with this official. ”

Huang Daozhou said: "Actually, after the lower officials knew that General Dai was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief, they felt that something was wrong. At that time, I wrote to a friend in Kyochu, but until now, Kyozato has not replied. I'll push you again. ”

Huang Daozhou finished reporting the matter, and felt that Xu Liang's mood was gloomy. After carefully enlightening a few words, he left the Xu Mansion.

A day later, the big question mark that Huang Daozhou had seen was placed on the table of Wu Zhiwang, the governor of the three sides.

Governor Wu and Shaanxi Governor Hong Chengchou both stared at the black pitch on the table. Thick question marks, speechless.

Governor Wu asked, "What does it mean that Guozhong specially sent someone to send this piece of paper?" ”

Hong Senzheng recalled. said: "When the lower official received this piece of paper at the entrance of the governor's palace, he specially asked the cavalryman who sent the paper. The cavalryman said that it was a question mark, and the meaning of the question mark was a question. The cavalryman also said that Lord Xu was in a very anxious mood and his patience was not very good, so he asked your lord to give an answer as much as possible. ”

Governor Wu twisted his beard, his gray eyebrows furrowed together, and his eyes fell on the question mark on the rice paper that occupied most of the fine rice paper. How could he not know what Xu Liang wanted to ask! However, this time, Governor Wu himself was very surprised, Xu Liang broke out of the siege from Hutou Pass, led the Liang army to relieve the siege of Hutou Pass, and rescued the Yansui general soldier He Huchen trapped in the pass, Ningxia General Soldier Wang En and Qingyang garrison He Renlong. With the grasp of Governor Wu, Xu Liang relied on such merits to sit in the position of the prefect of Pingliang, which was nine out of ten.

However, the accident happened so unbelievably. The person who was promoted actually became the Pingliang guerrilla general Dai Feng, and Xu Liang's reward was actually a ridiculous two thousand taels of silver!

With such a reward, Governor Wu didn't have the face to see Xu Liang. Now Xu Liang wants Governor Wu to give an explanation, how can Governor Wu explain?

Governor Wu sighed and asked Hong Shenzheng: "You said that Guozhong has withdrawn the 30,000 Liang army sent to support the new army to Pingliang Mansion?" ”

Hong Senzheng sighed and nodded, "Yes." According to the report of the people below, Guozhong originally led 30,000 Liang troops to the vicinity of Wuzhangyuan at the junction of Hanzhong Mansion and Fengxiang Mansion, and after receiving an urgent secret report from Huang Daozhou, the official of Pingliang, he immediately led the army back to Pingliang. ”

"Dutai," Hong said, "Guozhong's move is undoubtedly announcing to us that he is very angry about this matter. Now there are still tens of thousands of rebel troops raging in Hanzhong Mansion, and we can't mobilize troops to clear it! If you want to quell the war in Hanzhongfu, you have to rely on the strength of the Liang army. Among them, the attitude of national loyalty is very important. ”

Governor Wu looked at Hong's participation in politics, sighed in his heart, and said secretly, how can I not know that Xu Liang's attitude is very important? Tens of thousands of Liang troops in Pingliang Prefecture, although there are also Pingliang guerrilla generals who were sealed by the court, and now Dai Feng, who has just been promoted to deputy commander-in-chief. However, everyone knows that tens of thousands of Liang troops will not pay attention to the orders of the court at all, they will only follow Xu Liang's orders.

"Or, Dutai, you will give Beijing another excerpt and ask the Holy Lord to take back his fate?" Hong said hesitantly.

Governor Wu shook his head and said affirmatively: "The wood is already in the boat, how can the will of the court be so child's play?" Besides, the people who came to take over the prefect of Pingliang will probably have already arrived in Xi'an! ”

Hong was embarrassed to participate in politics: "Then this will be troublesome." Guozhong was originally an extremely strong person, and he finally got rid of Zhang Fengqi, and when he was about to show his ambitions, the court came to a prefect again, and with Guozhong's temper, the two would definitely not get along very happily. ”

Governor Wu smiled bitterly, "Do you still want the two of you to get along happily?" If you don't fight, the old man thinks it's a miracle. ”

Hong Shenzheng thought so, pointed to the big man's question mark, and said, "Then my lord, what should I do with this thing?" ”

Governor Wu said with a depressed face: "What else can I do?" You go to Pingliang Mansion to talk to Guozhong face-to-face, stabilize him first, and let him take down Hanzhong Mansion. ”

Hong Shenzheng's lips moved, wanting to say something, but in the end he sighed helplessly, silently arched his hand towards Governor Wu, and retreated.

For the arrival of Hong Zhengzheng, Xu Liang had long expected it.

But he did not expect Hong to be so sincere in participating in politics, Xu Liang was in the Pingliang guerrilla camp at the time to check on the more than 2,000 Ming soldiers who were seriously injured and receiving treatment.

The camp was filled with the smell of herbs, the wounded soldiers' feelings were still stable, the third lady of the Xu Mansion, Lou Xian'er, invited the Liang Jun opera troupe into the barracks, and several Hua Dan were babbling and singing songs on the makeshift stage, and the stage was surrounded by wounded soldiers on the third floor and the outer three floors, and from time to time there were traumatized doctors on both sides of the road who hurriedly walked by with medicine boxes.

When Xu Liang was standing under the stage and listening to the music, Hong Chengchou, a political participant in Shaanxi, accompanied by Lu Yifa, a fellow acquaintance of Pingliang, came over.

Xu Liang stepped forward to salute Hong Shenzheng, and the three of them stayed away from the stage, and gradually couldn't hear the lyrics on the stage.

"Guozhong, when the official came today, he didn't say anything polite to you." Hong Shenzheng got straight to the point and said directly: "For you not being able to become the prefect of Pingliang this time, Governor Wu and I are very surprised. We are all very sympathetic to the court for treating you so badly. However, personal grievances are trivial matters, and now Hanzhong Mansion is under the control of the rebel army, and the people of Hanzhong are looking forward to the early recovery of Hanzhong by our Ming army. Guozhong, can you put aside your personal grievances for the time being, and go all out to recover Hanzhong Mansion first? ”

When Xu Liang heard this, he smiled coldly, pointed to the stage in the distance, and asked, "Lord Hong, look over there, can you tell me what you saw?" ”

Hong Shenzheng and Lu Tongzhi both set their eyes on the stage, Hong Shenzheng didn't understand what Xu Liang was referring to, and said hesitantly: "This official saw a group of injured Ming soldiers watching the play under the stage. ”

Xu Liang shook his head lightly and said, "What I see is different from yours." (To be continued......)