Chapter 444: A Ridiculous Decree
Seeing Wang Puren, the chief soldier of the Beijing camp, accompanying the carriage like a dog, Xu Liang suddenly saw a dead fly floating on the soup as if he was drinking delicious noodle soup, and the whole person felt bad.
Wang Pu took the first step to see Yang He, the governor of the three sides, and seeing that Wang Pu was qualified to accompany the carriage, Xu Liang could guess with his toes that most of the soldiers Wang and Governor Yang, who also came out of the capital, were familiar with each other.
Then, General Wang said some bad things about Liang in front of Governor Yang, and gave the newly appointed Governor of the Three Sides some eye medicine, Xu Liang could almost foresee that Governor Yang was not waiting for him, all kinds of small shoes, all kinds of difficulties......
The governor's guard of honor entered the yamen of the governor of the three sides, and Governor Yang called Governor Hong and the heads of the three divisions of Shaanxi into the second hall to talk, and Xu Liang and most of the officials were not qualified to know. Xu Liang and the officials sat in the hall of the governor's yamen at a regular distance.
Because the high-ranking officials of higher grades were all called into the second hall, the civil and military officials in the hall sat in two rows, and the distinction was clear. Xu Liang, as the prefect of Pingliang who is the fourth grade, is almost qualified to enter the second hall to talk, although it is a little worse after all, but among the officials who remain, the rank is considered high.
Yes, Xu Liang is still very high in the row of civil officials.
It is said that with such a high position, Xu Liang should feel happy and a little proud. However, at this moment, Xu Liang only felt nauseous. Because sitting in front of him was actually Wang Pu, the chief soldier of the Beijing camp.
The general rank in the lobby is not only Wang Pu, but this grandson came down from the capital, and the qualification weight is the heaviest in the total army. Mr. Wang sat in the front position among the generals, so that he could not die. He sat facing Xu Liang.
When the enemies saw each other, they were very red-eyed.
Mr. Wang is more insidious. He didn't blush, and even smiled at Xu Liang kindly, bowing his head slightly, which was regarded as a greeting.
Xu Liang felt a murderous aura from Wang Zongbing's smile.
It felt even worse, Xu Liang looked around, and secretly sighed that he didn't look at the yellow calendar before going out, looking at this situation, on the day he left Pingliang, the almanac should have written that everything was inappropriate. In particular, avoid traveling far.
The civil and military officials in the main hall sat cautiously for a while, perhaps this was the first meeting with the new trilateral governor Yang He, to ensure a good appearance, all the officials were extremely self-contained, very patient, even the Qingyang garrison He Renlong, who had always been short-tempered, tightened his voice, and his big gong-like eyes stared at the teacup on the coffee table in front of him, and his expression was as vicious as if he had met an enemy who killed his father.
With the sound of footsteps, the senior officials of Shaanxi who had advanced to the second hall to talk with Governor Yang came out one after another. They were seated in the main hall, and all of them looked solemn.
Xu Liang felt that the atmosphere was not right, and several adults were obviously flattered and slightly proud when they entered. I didn't want to come out again, but I actually had such a stern expression.
Carefully looking at Shaanxi Governor Hong Chengchou, Xu Liang found that Governor Hong's face was sinking like water, with a hint of anger.
It is said that the new official took office with three fires. Could it be that Governor Yang had just arrived at the Governor's Yamen, and this fire couldn't wait to burn?
Several high-ranking officials had bad faces. All the officials were apprehensive in their hearts, and they silently exchanged inquiring glances with each other.
Not for a while. The guards outside the hall shouted: "Your Excellency the Governor has arrived." ”
All the officials got up in unison, saluted Yang He, the governor of the three sides who strode in with their heads held high, and after Governor Yang sat down on the desk in the main hall, all the officials bowed in unison.
"Meet the Governor!"
The sound is loud and pierces through the roof.
"Okay, okay, please take a seat, gentlemen." Although Governor Yang was smiling, the feeling given to Xu Liang at this moment was different from that outside the Guyuan City Gate, and Governor Yang's every move at this moment was full of the majesty of the second-grade feudal territory. Two middle-aged men in Confucian shirts who looked like masters stood behind Governor Yang with their hands in their hands, and there was a bit of a fox and a fake tiger between them.
The officials sat down again one after another, and turned their attention to Governor Yang again.
Governor Yang stroked a strand of long beard in his hand, and slowly swept his eyes at the civil and military officials in the hall, his eyes were not angry and arrogant.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thanks to the trust of the Holy Lord, this official was ordered to take up the post of governor of the three sides, and the governor of Shaanxi, Ningxia, and Yansui military affairs, and today the governor has just arrived, and it stands to reason that it is not appropriate to make a big move, but the Shaanxi people's army, thieves, and bandits are becoming more and more rampant, and they have gradually become more and more violent, and have affected Sichuan, Hebei, Ningxia and other places, the situation is urgent, and time is not waiting ......for me."
Governor Yang was rambling a lot, Xu Liang was drowsy when he heard it, and suddenly heard Governor Yang raise his voice and said in a loud voice: "All the officers listen to the order, from now on, shrink the battle line, temporarily dismiss the army, all armies and battalions defend the city, and unless the military order of this governor, they must not take the initiative to attack and disturb the rebel armies in various places." ”
Xu Liang almost suspected that he had misheard, and he was completely sleepy, and looked at Governor Yang with wide eyes, but saw that Governor Yang was full of solemnity and majesty.
Xu Liang went to look at the others again, and saw that most of the officials were like himself, looking at Governor Yang in disbelief, and was surprised. Looking at several high-ranking officials in Shaanxi again, I saw that the faces of several adults were sinking like water, and they were not shocked, obviously they had already known that this would be the case, or rather, they had been surprised for a long time.
The civilian and military generals below were surprised, and they couldn't help but look at each other and whisper.
"What did the Governor say? Strike a truce? Did I hear me right? ”
"How can there be a truce, this retreat of the officers and soldiers, won't the chaotic armies everywhere be even more arrogant?"
"General Ben has besieged a large army of civilians, and he planned to clean up these chaotic troops when he returned...... Now a truce? What do you mean? ”
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The discussion below changed from small to loud, buzzing like a large swarm of mosquitoes flying in the main hall.
"Silence!" Governor Yang suddenly shouted loudly, suppressed the discussion in the main hall, glanced around, and asked in a deep voice: "What are your objections to the military order of this governor?" ”
The officials below, you look at me, I look at you, look at each other, a few of the leading generals moved their mouths, and just about to ask, they were pulled by the military generals next to them, and they couldn't help but shrink back.
Xu Liang felt incredible, and after seeing it for a while, no one came forward to ask, and snorted coldly in his heart, and he was very disdainful of the officials who were still talking about it in the hall.
"Your Excellency the Doge." Xu Liang raised his head and looked at Governor Yang. He said, "The lower official has questions. ”
Governor Yang met Xu Liang's gaze and hesitated, "Are you?" ”
Governor Hong hurriedly said: "This is Xu Liang, the prefect of Pingliang. Lord Xu. ”
Governor Yang looked suddenly enlightened, nodded at Xu Liang and chuckled, and said, "It turns out that you are Xu Liang, such a young prefect." If you have any doubts, just ask. ”
Xu Liang arched his hand again and said: "As far as the lower officials know, although the rebel armies in various places have not been completely wiped out, they are Huang Ziren and Gao Zilin. The main forces of the people's army headed by Gao Yingxiang and Wang Zuogui have been broken one by one by our Ming official army, divided and disintegrated, and several main forces of the people's army have been squeezed by our Ming official army in the poor mountains and bad waters. On the other hand, our Ming officers and troops have won successive battles and their morale is high. In the opinion of the lower officials, now is the time to wipe out the rebel armies in all parts of the country in one go, but the Governor wants to do the opposite. Binding his hands and feet really made the subordinate puzzled, and asked the governor to solve his doubts. ”
Xu Liang's words spoke to the hearts of most people. All the officials looked at Governor Yang in unison, waiting for Governor Yang's answer. Qingyang Garrison He Renlong took the time to grin quietly at Xu Liang, his eyes were very approving.
Governor Yang groaned for a while. His hand was pressed on the desk, with a slight force, his eyes met the officials, and he said: "It's still young, Governor Xu is young, the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, dare to think and dare to ask!" Since everyone has doubts, the Governor will tell you again what he had said to Governor Hong and the three divisions of Shaanxi. ”
Governor Yang clenched his fists with both hands, solemnly arched his hand towards the north, and said: "I have been in the Ming Dynasty since the beginning of Emperor Taizu, and the national Zuo has lasted for more than 200 years, but the national strength is declining day by day, the treasury is eating grain, the taxes are increasing year by year, the border passes are open to the enemy, the southeast is plundering, and the people in the northwest are in turmoil...... Just now Governor Xu said that the official army has won a great victory in suppressing the rebel army, and the main force of the people's army has been defeated, and these things are approved by the governor. However, I don't know if you have thought about it, whether it is the people's army, thieves, bandits, they were all the most loyal people of my Ming Dynasty, tens of thousands of people constitute the Ming Dynasty, they are not the Mongols in the north, nor the Kou in the south, the officials and soldiers kill one, there will be one less, kill a pair will be one less, kill 100,000 people, my Ming people will be less than 100,000 people! You only notice Gao Zilin and Gao Yingxiang, the main forces of the people's army, but you can think of Shaanxi, Sichuan, Hebei, and even the entire Ming Dynasty and the two capitals and thirteen provinces, how many people seem to be like this? Do you have to raise the butcher's knife and kill them all before you stop? ”
Governor Yang's voice suddenly increased, and the officials looked at Governor Yang in amazement, and they really didn't expect to hear such a passage from Governor Yang's mouth. Listening to this meaning, the rebellious people's army can ignore it and kill it because they are the people of the Ming Dynasty?
Xu Liang sneered secretly.
Governor Yang knocked on the table with one hand, and the officials of the court shouted bitterly: "Everyone, when the court kills all these people in one go, what is left of our Ming Dynasty in the end?" The ground is full of beacon fires, and the vitality is greatly damaged! ”
Xu Liang snorted lightly and asked rhetorically: "Then according to the Governor's wishes, we will stand by and watch these rebels who have committed rebellion, and ignore it?" ”
Governor Yang glared at Xu Liang with an unkind look, the warning in his eyes was very obvious, and it was obvious that Governor Yang thought that Xu Liang's words were too much.
"Blindly eradicating will not solve the fundamental problem!" Governor Yang said in a deep voice, "Killing the people of the Ming Dynasty will ultimately hurt the vitality of the Ming Dynasty itself. The best way is to show 12 points of sincerity and persuade these misguided rebels to rein in the precipice and turn back. ”
When Xu Liang heard this, he couldn't help sneering in his heart, raised his head slightly, and caught a glimpse of the corners of Governor Hong's mouth down, revealing a disapproving look, but Governor Hong covered it up very well, and in a blink of an eye, Governor Hong had a deep face, sitting on the chair, like an old monk in a fixed position.
Governor Yang bowed his hand to the sky to the north again, and said loudly: "Before this governor took office, he had already reported the strategy of pacifying the rebellion in the northwest to the current saint, and the saint also highly recognized the strategy of this governor. Ladies and gentlemen, the Governor hereby solemnly requests that the rebellious army in the northwest should be mainly recruited by Huairou, and that the suppression by force should only be applied to those corrupt elements who have done many evils and are stubborn. In order to appease the plan, all armies and battalions must do their best to restrain their subordinates, and without the order of the governor, they must not start the war lightly. If there is a violation and the plan of appeasement is ruined, the governor will not spare it! ”
In the end, the thin trilateral governor Yang He actually raised his eyebrows and was murderous.
In the lobby of the governor's yamen, Governor Yang's words lingered for a long time, and all the officials in the hall looked at each other and were dumbfounded. Who would have thought that Yang He, the newly appointed governor of the three sides of the court, would actually fight the idea of recruiting the people's army!
"Ladies and gentlemen, do you understand?" Governor Yang asked in a deep voice.
"Listen...... Understood......"
The officials in the hall should be uneven and lifeless.
"You are so quiet, but you still haven't understood?" Governor Yang stared at the officials again and asked in a deep voice, faintly angry.
All the officials sighed helplessly in their hearts for a while, and they all straightened their attitudes, bowed their hands to Governor Yang, and said in unison: "The lower officials and others must obey the orders of the Governor!" ”
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The new governor of the trilateral took office, and he ushered in such a mouth-watering result. After the meeting ended, Xu Liang was mixed in the middle of He Huchen, He Renlong and other generals, and walked out in a bad mood.
Qingyang garrison He Renlong leaned into Xu Liang's ear, carefully grinning, and scoffed at Governor Yang's edict.
After muttering for a while, He Renlong saw that Xu Liang was silent, he couldn't hold his breath, pulled the corner of Xu Liang's clothes, and whispered: "Lord Xu, this Yang Hesi Siwenwen, at first glance, is a nerd who is stupid in reading, and you don't have anything to say when you give such a ridiculous edict?" ”
Xu Liang was pulled by the corner of his clothes, stopped helplessly, and said, "I was in the lobby just now, and the official has already said it." ”
"Then we really have to obey his command and withdraw the brethren?" He Renlong asked without giving up.
Xu Liang glanced at him, turned sideways and let a few officials who walked by him go first, and said to He Renlong: "General He, you fought bravely, your military achievements are impressive, you are famous in the northwest, and you are known as the nickname of He Madman, with your merits, it is said that you should have been promoted to the post of chief military officer a long time ago, do you know why you are still standing still in the position of Qingyang garrison for many years?" ”
He Renlong scratched his head and said blankly: "Why?" I wonder sometimes. ”
Xu Liang glared at him, "Because your mouth is too broken, too verbose, too much to hide!" ”
"Uh......?" He Renlong blinked his eyes, looked left and right, followed Xu Liang's steps, and muttered in a low voice: "Where is Lao Tzu's mouth broken, it's just that the amount of food is bigger than ordinary people......
After being reminded by Xu Liangyi, He Renlong was not the kind of person who lacked heart, so he finally closed his mouth and followed Xu Liang out sullenly.
However, Xu Liang still failed to walk out of the governor's yamen with the generals. Not long after, a personal soldier from the Governor's Mansion caught up with Xu Liang and politely said, "Lord Xu stays, Your Excellency the Governor is invited." (To be continued......)