Chapter 46: The Domineering Village Chief
Rivaling the dignified son of heaven of the Ninety-Five Supreme, snatching back his beloved beauty, killing the Quartet Toast in a row but still being safe and sound, in the eyes of most people, Ye Xiaotian is definitely a big winner in life, but Xia Yingying does not belong to most people.
All the benefits and victories that Ye Xiaotian has obtained are all deserved and justified in her opinion, and even if he suffers a small loss, it is all an injustice of heaven. Therefore, Ye Xiaotian did not tell her the result of the treatment he received, lest this girl be indignant and cause any trouble, and the current result is the best ending for him.
Ye Xiaotian was demoted to a magistrate, from the chief official of Woniu to the lowest level of the fourth-class officials in Tuzhou. In fact, it is a bit like a village chief or village owner in a remote mountainous area, but it is just a village chief or village owner whose identity is officially recognized.
However, for Ye Xiaotian, the territory and soldiers and horses he actually controls have not changed, and it doesn't matter what official he is. The Tian family is still a consolation envoy, its status is far above the Tu Governor's Mansion, and when its strength is not as good as that of others, it is not to be overridden by others?
In the place where the local official rules, the fist is the last word, as long as his fist is hard enough, even if he is just a small official, he can stand up to the sky in front of the heroes of all parties.
As the de facto queen of the grassland, she can't stay in the Central Plains for a long time, especially the open and secret fighting between the grassland tribes is worse than the Central Plains, her status is far less stable than that of the Great Tomorrow Son to the empire, let alone leave the center for a long time.
Ye Xiaotian and Xia Yingying were sent to the Ten Mile Long Pavilion. One of them is in the south and one is in the north, each other's identities are special, this farewell, under normal circumstances, it is impossible to have the opportunity to see each other again in a lifetime, this parting is tantamount to a farewell, thinking of this, Yingying can't help but burst into tears. Although the third lady is a heroine among women, she is bold and courageous, and when she sees Yingying's appearance, her eyes can't help but overflow with tears.
At this time, Qiao Hanwen, Yan Yifei, Dang Tenghui, Yu Wuguo and others also gathered together, summing up the gains and losses of this battle.
Qiao Hanwen said eloquently: "The history of the official and the eyes and ears of the country is indispensable, but today's science and technology only know how to sit and talk about the Tao." Banning clean talk in China is not beneficial to the country or the people. It's not a bad thing that they've been frustrated this time and can suppress their arrogance a little.
As for the cabinet ministers, they are too rounded, especially the first assistant, the two ends of the first rat, which is very contemptible. The Son of Heaven was disgusted with the noise of the officials and deliberately favored them. The officials will definitely not give up, and in the coming day they will regroup, and Lord Shoufu will become the target of everyone! ”
Qiao Hanwen's words can be described as hitting the nail on the head, and the onlookers are clear. He saw it very accurately. It won't be long before Shoufu Shen Shixing will be targeted by the officials, and he will be impeached from time to time, which will make Shen Shixing tired of coping. I deeply felt that sooner or later I would be seized by the officials and rectified to death, so I simply retreated bravely and returned to my hometown.
Dang Tenghui said with a smile: "Those who follow the old ways, those who eat vegetarian meals." What's wrong with removing them all? I look at the Son of Heaven, because of the dispute between the cabinet and the Taoist, I am a little discouraged, and the edge will inevitably be restrained after this battle, so very good! ”
The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty worshipped the science of "preserving the principles of heaven and destroying people's desires" as a god, and their piety and fanaticism were similar to those of the missionaries of medieval Europe, except for the Four Books and the Five Classics, they despised all knowledge, and they despised all talents except for the imperial examinations.
For the Son of Heaven, their ideal emperor is only a symbol of the regime and a spiritual leader, and it is good to occasionally play the role of arbiter when they are inextricably separated between civil and official, and what they need is a "Ming Jun" who rules by hanging the arch and ruling by inaction.
Although they will also praise and cherish the memory of Qin Emperor Han Wu, Tang Dynasty and Song Zu when they dance and write ink, they never want their emperor to become such a ruler, they don't like emperors like Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, and they don't like emperors like Zhu Houzhao of Ming Wuzong who are unconventional and adventurous.
That's why Dang Tenghui said with a smile that "the emperor is disheartened and his edge has been reined", not because he was rebellious, but in his opinion, this is really good for the emperor. Since then, the emperor has been able to rule by inaction, and that is their good intentions have played an effect.
Yu Wudao said: "Ye Xiaotian is going to return to Guizhou in the near future, we have taken great pains to relieve him this time, I hope he will not disappoint us, and this trip will help Ye Futai." ”
Qiao Hanwen, the secretary of the military department, stroked his beard and thought for a moment, and said slowly: "The old man's mind has changed!" ”
Qiao Hanwen seemed to be the leader of the Eagle Party, and as soon as he said this, everyone's eyes suddenly looked at him, and Yu Wu said: "I don't know what Elder Qiao thinks?" ”
Qiao Hanwen said: "Ye Xiaotian still dares to resist in the face of the power of the Son of Heaven, and his rebellious nature can be seen. This kind of character is not easy to control, no, if he causes a catastrophe, I am afraid it will be self-defeating and make Ye Longtan passive. ”
Lin Siyan said thoughtfully: "But if we want him to cooperate with us, we can't let him be kept in the dark." Does Lord Shangshu mean that we should be honest with him about our intentions, so as to get his cooperation? ”
Qiao Hanwen smiled slightly, and said: "He is a hereditary local official, and it is difficult to reach a consensus with us, can An tell me the truth?" However, it is okay to tell him only half of it, so that they may be able to echo each other and not lose any control. ”
Yan Yifei nodded and said, "What Elder Qiao said is very true, we might as well reveal to him the imperial court's intention to deal with Yang Yinglong in Banzhou." Anyway, when Ye Longtan's side is ready, he will also see the intentions of the imperial court clearly. This son is not a subordinate of the people, and now he has offended most of the local officials, and angered the Son of Heaven, and his eyes are blank, except for us, there is no help, I believe he will not refuse. ”
Everyone nodded yes, and Lin Siyan said happily: "Lin and Ye Xiaotian have had several faces, and they have a little friendship, so leave this matter to me." ”
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When Ye Xiaotian was angry at the crown, the situation in Tongren and Shiqian was also undergoing earth-shaking changes.
After Tian Miaowen rectified Ye Xiao'an and shocked Ye Xiaotian's complex subordinates, she immediately went to Yujiazhai to visit Yu Junting. No one knows what these two wise women discussed with each other, but after Tian Miaowen left Yujiazhai, Yu Junting immediately returned to Tongren Mansion.
It didn't take long for the soldiers and horses of the Yu family to be quietly dispatched by her to the left side of Tongren City. Zhang Yuhan had already torn his face with Ye Xiaotian, so naturally he had already taken precautions, and the sneak attack would not be successful. But Yu Junting didn't use any conspiracy this time, after she expelled Yu Puman and Yu Jiahai, two uncles with backbones, the Yu family has been reunited, and she no longer has to endure everything, and she relies on wisdom and strategy everywhere.
Yu Junting put on an upright posture and launched an attack on the Zhang family. When the battle between the two sides was in full swing, Tian Miaowen's troops came out of Woniu Mountain, killed Tongren City with lightning speed, and stabbed Zhang Yuhan in the back. The Zhang family was immediately defeated, and Zhang Yuhan himself was defeated and took Zhanjiabao. A "government-in-exile" was organized at the exhibition house.
There were Zhan family and Cao family and the Yang family who were not at ease on the frontal battlefield of Woniu Mountain, and it was impossible for her to send troops and horses to deal with the Zhang family, but it was precisely because it was impossible that her adventure was a great success. When the Zhan family and the Cao family found that the interior of Woniu Mountain was empty, and wanted to send troops to capture Mercury Mountain and Laoji Valley, and go straight to Woniu Mountain, Tian Miaowen had already waved his army back to the court, and the fleeting fighter plane was no more.
At this point, Ye Xiaotian dominated Tongren Mansion. In addition to the Ye faction in Tongren, there is no second powerful voice that can compete with it, and the Zhang family, who has dominated Tongren for nearly five years, now only has a few descendants of the descendants hiding in the Zhan family to survive.
However, although Cao Zhan's coalition forces failed to seize the fighter to capture Ye Xiaotian's lair. But it was not without gains, although they did not take advantage of the frontal battlefield, they succeeded in plotting against the divide.
Shi Qian's Yang family was forced by force to Ye Xiaotian and had to surrender. After Ye Xiaotian was escorted to the capital, the widows and children of the Yang family were ready to move.
The Tian family has already detected this information, and Tian Miaowen has also sent someone to remind Geduo to be careful. But this old village owner is playing tricks, where is the opponent of these outsiders. After lowering his vigilance, the remnants of the Yang family suddenly attacked, and attacked him with a dead soldier, seriously injuring him. Taking advantage of the fact that Geduo was seriously injured and the dragons were leaderless, the Ju clan fled to Zhanjiabao.
At this time, Tian Miaowen had just solved the Tongren Zhang family, led the army back, and defeated the Cao Zhan coalition army with the great victory, but due to the long journey, she was exhausted and unable to go further, recapture the Yang family horses that moved west, and watched the Cao Zhan coalition army escort the Yang family and the whole family to retreat to Zhanjia Fort smoothly.
Geduo was sent back to Woniu Mountain to recuperate from his injuries, who will guard Yangjiabao? Ye Xiaotian's subordinates are still too few generals who can stand alone at this time, and the people from all over the world who admire his fame and have the heart to come to join him are still in a wait-and-see state because Ye Xiaotian is still in Beijing and is still in a wait-and-see state for the time being, Tian Miaowen is overstretched, so she has to send the two brothers Yu Puman and Yu Jiahai to guard Yangjiabao.
Although Yangjiabao has become an empty city at the moment, the terrain here is very important, holding here, Cao Zhan's coalition army will not be able to launch an attack on Mercury Mountain and Laoji Valley before taking Yangjiabao, once the counterattack is carried out in the future, Yangjiabao can also become a bridgehead for the active attack of Woniuling.
Of course, at the moment, whether it is strength or morale, Woniu Mountain is not allowed to launch a counteroffensive, what Tian Miaowen has done is to make every effort to stabilize the interior and create conditions for counterattack, all preparations are for Ye Xiaotian, just wait for him to return safely, he can give an order, and the situation will rise again.
To stabilize the interior, cutting off the Zhang family's henchmen is only the first step, and it is also necessary to have sufficient grain and straw to support a protracted war.
The other Tongren officials only need to bow their heads to their ears, and they can't be expected to send troops to help or contribute money and food. Fortunately, the Gu Sect had accumulated thousands of years of savings and had a gold mine in their hands, so money was not a problem, all they needed was to turn the money into food, armor, weapons, and medicinal materials.
But...... Sometimes you can't just spend what you want to spend. In addition to food and medicinal materials, all the things they wanted to buy and reserve were prohibited by the imperial court, and then the tycoon played a role, and all the armor, arrows, and weapons needed were all purchased by him at high prices from some secret channels, and then transported back to Woniu Mountain.
In this way, Huxian, the only passage in and out of Guizhou, has also played a big role. Ye Xiaotian's previous painstaking management of Huxian County came in handy, and now Huxian County makes Bai Hong afraid of Ye Xiaotian like a tiger, and he definitely does not dare to make trouble, and then Li Yuncong, Zhou Bantou and others take care of it, Luo Li Gao is responsible for transportation, everything is very smooth, and a large number of military supplies are continuously transported to Woniu Mountain. But who knows, after several successive smooth procurement and transportation, there was a sudden major accident.
At the beginning, the tycoon only purchased a small amount, and after he became proficient in operation, he increased his purchasing efforts, and purchased enough military supplies to support the soldiers and horses of Woniu Mountain for two consecutive months at one time, and the money spent on this material was an extremely large expenditure even for the Gu Sect who owned a gold mine. But who knows, such a huge amount of military supplies suddenly disappeared.
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As for the idiom competition, Xiao Ao and I are facing the Peking University team, and it is Peking University that has been practicing since the end of last year, and then the school selects a pair of handsome men and women after the selection competition, Xiao Ao and I are winning or losing, you guess! Hey, hehe, haha, hee, hee, hee, woo~~~. (To be continued......)