Chapter 120: Breaking Up When We Meet
(Thank you for another triple hit reward from the alliance, V5 is domineering!!) Zhao Wuxian 2014 continuous support, leverage! )
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"Riding the captain, the White Wolf City guards the horses, and meet the envoy."
Xiangping City is too guarded by the main hall of the mansion, and Ma Han respectfully bows to the grandson of the head. To be honest, Ma Han hated bowing down to people, but in the Han Dynasty, it was an important etiquette to meet his boss and his peers, and he could not be against the customs of the times. And Gongsun Du is his direct boss, and it is impossible for Ma Han to play the same set of visiting Yuan Shao at the beginning, and he will not worship in armor. The only thing that can make him feel good is that Gongsun Du also has to bow back, not like the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations, condescending to worship.
Gongsun Du returned the salute with a smile on his face, but he was quite shocked in his heart, although he had heard that Ma Han was not very old, but it was really hard to imagine that this weak-crowned young man who looked younger than his son could actually do so many great things in the past year, making the always fierce Xianbei people and Karasuma people so jealous.
Young talent! This is Gongsun Du's first impression of Ma Han, and the heart of the harvest is even more vigorous.
"Come on, come on, I'll introduce me to Liaodong Junyan for Captain Madu." Gongsun Du smiled and introduced the left and right guests one by one.
"This is the long history of Liaodong, the king of the plains, Wang Lie Wang Yanfang." The first person Gongsun Du introduced was an old man about fifty years old, with gray hair, but a ruddy complexion and very bright eyes.
"The name of the prince of the plains, he has been admired for a long time, and he can see it today, which is enough to comfort his life." Ma Han saluted with the same respect, and he was not polite when he said this. Before coming to Liaodong, Ma Han also did his homework. I also have some understanding of some of the leading figures in the Taishou Mansion in Liaodong. This Wang Lie is a famous man in the plains, who once worshipped the Yingchuan Confucian Chen Yu as a teacher, and was a classmate of Yingchuan celebrities such as Xun Shuang, Jia Weijie, Li Ying, etc. After completing his studies, he returned to the plains, educated the villagers, and was known for his filial piety and honesty.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, especially in the plains, Wang Lie and his people crossed the sea to the north and came to Liaodong for refuge. Gongsun Du came to the door several times in person. Finally invited him out of the mountain and served as the governor of the Taishou Mansion. The long history is the chief of the officials, and it is the second of the guard. Gongsun Du took out such an important position, which is to show the celebrities who avoided chaos in Liaodong that those who voted for me will not hesitate to be in a high position. It's a pity that due to Gongsun Du's series of actions against the powerful and famous, he stood on the opposite side of the famous family, although he tried his best. So far, except for one Wang Lie, no second celebrity has joined his Liaodong shogunate.
Wang Lie Liang was dressed in a feather suit and sat on his knees. His demeanor was like that, and he returned the salute to Ma Han kindly.
"This is don't drive to engage in Yangyi Yangzi cultivation."
Ma Han paid attention to this Yangyi while seeing the ceremony, and Tian Yu once told him that the actual number two person in Liaodong was Yangyi instead of Wang Lie. Whether in terms of interests or kinship, it is the Yang family that is inseparable from the Gongsun family. Wang Lie is just a signboard.
"Ma Duwei is really young and heroic, and he thanked Ma Duwei for Zishen (Gongsun Gong)." Yangyi is Gongsun Kang's brother-in-law, and Gongsun Gong is also a relative, and the two have always had a friendship, so it is most appropriate for him to thank Gongsun Du, who is inconvenient to speak.
"As a general of the Liaodong army, the matter of the envoy is the matter of the last general, how dare you stand idly?" Ma Han's demeanor was as respectful as ever, without the slightest hint of merit.
This attitude made Gongsun Du very satisfied, and he laughed and pointed to another person: "This master Liu, don't you need me to introduce you?" ”
Ma Han smiled and bowed his hand: "Brother Zhongping, I haven't seen you for many days." ”
Liu Yi also nodded with a smile: "The trip to the Central Plains of the Dragon has been fruitful." ”
Ma Han smiled and said, "It's just the right time." ”
After the hustle and bustle, let's get to the point. Ma Han's work report is divided into two parts: one is an explanation of the taxes, population, soldiers, and officials of the three cities of White Wolf, Wencheng, and Guangcheng in the past year. Liaodong does not interfere in the specific government affairs of White Wolf City, but has the right to know, so that on this basis, the military rations delivered next year can be adjusted. The second is about the situation in Dongnae County. Including the soldiers, population, public security, military equipment and other information of Donglai counties.
For the first part of the content, the official temple of the White Wolf City has compiled it into a book and submitted it to Xiangping, without the need for Ma Han to spend more time talking, and the focus of Ma Han's work report is Donglai.
In Ma Han's report, not only the number of defenders, the number of population, public order and disorder, and the strength of the troops in Donglai counties were clearly investigated, but the number of troops should be sent, where to land from, which city to attack first, which city gate should be attacked, and the focus was on assaulting that section of the city wall, the strength of the defenders' defense, how long it would take for the surrounding counties and townships to react, and whether it was possible to transfer troops and reinforcements...... This is simply a complete set of plans for beach-grabbing and landing assaults.
Among the people present, although none of them were full-time military leaders, in the Three Kingdoms era, there was no obvious distinction between civil and military, generals sat in the hall, and soldiers and generals abounded. The people below Gongsun Du are not unfamiliar with the military, and they are all surprised when they hear this detailed plan.
"The dragon is really a general, no wonder it makes the Hu people famous." Gongsun Du was amazed, and his heart became more and more intense.
Wang Lie nodded frequently, stroked his beard and smiled. Liu Yi was quite proud, and in a certain way, he regarded Ma Han as his own faction. Yang Yi was full of smiles, and his eyes flickered.
That night, Gongsun Du held a banquet in the palace to entertain Ma Han and Zhen Xiao, the messenger of the Zhen family. The auspicious date of the wedding was set for half a month later, and before that, Zhen and hundreds of others were arranged in the Chengnan Zhuangyuan. At present, Gongsun Du has an empty house in his hands, and the homes of so many families are not copied in vain.
After the dismissal, Gongsun Du specially summoned Ma Han to the inner hall, encouraged him, and rewarded jade, pearls, gold, mink and other things, half thankful and half enveloping. Huohou was almost over, and Gongsun Du threw out the topic: "Shocking Dragon, I know that you are short of officials at hand, and there are too few officials available, and Tian Guorang also proposed this matter to me at the beginning, hoping that Liaodong can help." At that time, I considered that there was an agreement with you, and the officials were elected by White Wolf City, and Liaodong did not interfere, so I did not agree. However, now the situation has eased, you took Wencheng and rebuilt Guangcheng, especially Guangcheng, which is the old city of Liaoxi, not in the White Wolf Covenant. In this way, I, Liaodong, can respond to the previous request and plan to send officials to Guangcheng to assist you in governance, what do you think? ”
Ma Han chuckled in his heart, Gongsun Du, is this about to reach out to Liaoxi?
Ma Han believed that Tian Yu might have expressed the difficulties of White Wolf City to Gongsun Du in order to win more support, but it would never involve the appointment and dismissal of officials, which was a matter of the independence of White Wolf City. There was an agreement at the beginning, and White Wolf City was militarily obedient to the tune and not to the announcement; Economically, the money and grain are collected by themselves, and they are not handed over to Liaodong; In terms of government affairs, White Wolf City submitted a list of officials to be hired, and Liaodong approved the reply. Regardless of military or political affairs, Liaodong must not interfere.
In terms of nature, the White Wolf Battalion is like Gongsun Du's mercenaries.
However, with the development of the form, a new situation appeared, and the forces of White Wolf City captured Wencheng and rebuilt Guangcheng, adding two more cities at once. Now the question is, these two cities were not included in the original agreement, so how to position them? Does it belong to Liaodong or White Wolf City? Judging from the geographical and fait accompli, it should belong to White Wolf City. If Liaodong doesn't have any ideas, most of them will acquiesce to this. However, Gongsun Du has now begun to rise to prominence, and he is no longer willing to be a mere Liaodong Taishou, his eyes have been placed on Xuansu, Lelang, and Liaoxi.
As a result, the flaws in the original agreement were caught by Gongsun Du, and he wanted to meddle in Guangcheng's personnel arrangements.
So, why Guangcheng? Gongsun Du likes two points, one is that Guangcheng is rebuilt on the old site, in a sense, it is still the old city of the Han Dynasty, as a boss, Liaodong can indeed ask, which is different from the nature of Wencheng taken from the Karasuma people. The second is that Guangcheng is between White Wolf City and Wencheng, and he can cut off the traffic between the two cities, which is not sinister.
Ma Han was actually aware of the hidden dangers of Guangcheng and Wencheng's positioning, and he entered Liao this time to report on his work, just to observe Gongsun Du's attitude, and then decide how to solve the problem of these two cities. Unexpectedly, Gongsun Du proposed it first, and made it clear that he would ask about the appointment and dismissal of officials.
This is a bad signal, now it's just Guangcheng, will it be Wencheng next? Now that it is only meddling in the appointment and dismissal of officials, will the next step be the appointment and dismissal of army generals? At present, the chaos in Liaodong is settled, Gongsun Du brazenly stretched out his hand to the White Wolf City, if it takes another year or two, Liaodong is stable, the soldiers are good and the food is sufficient, a prince who claims to be the king of Liaodong, will he tolerate a White Wolf City out of control?
Ma Han's heart was spinning, and he had a plan, and saluted Gongsun Du and said: "Make the king noble, and I am very grateful." Guang Chang is currently served by Tao Liang of the Han Ge Department, this person was born in the tent, but he has no talent, and he is only loyal to him. It would be great if the envoy could send officials to help. ”
Ma Han's words reveal two meanings, first, Guang Cheng must be held by people who are loyal to him; Second, in addition to Guang Chang, other positions such as chief bookkeeper, cheng, and lieutenant can be filled by Liaodong.
Gongsun Du listened to it, but he was quite satisfied, and he also knew that it was impossible to obtain the appointment and dismissal power of Guangcheng at once, but as long as Ma Han expressed his willingness to take a step back and let Liaodong interfere in Guangcheng's personnel, his goal would be achieved. Gongsun Du believed that Ma Han could not refuse, because his request was not too excessive, and he did not violate the agreement between the two parties, although there were some people who were oppressed by power, what he wanted was to be overwhelmed by power! Why don't you press it? Tear open this hole today, and in the future, the government will become the army, and sooner or later the government and the army will be taken away, and this person and his army, city, and population will be all collected.
In Gongsun Du's satisfactory appeasement, Ma Han said goodbye and came out, followed by Zhou Cang, the wolf's tooth flying cavalry guards and several servants, carrying various rewards and beaming. No one noticed that the horse in front of him had a gloomy face.
Gongsun Du, I thought that when we met for the first time, you would give me a meeting gift, but I didn't expect it to be a face-splitting hammer!
People are counted as tigers, and tigers are also counted as people. Your grandson dares to rebel against your boss (the Han court), how can I be a queen? What's the trick, just use it, I'll play with you to the end!
Under the night sky, Ma Han let out a long breath and pulled Gongsun Du and the Gongsun family into the blacklist. (To be continued......)