Youzhou Prefecture governs Ji County, even though there are frequent accidents in the state, but it is like a paradise here. As the New Year approaches, there is a sense of joy inside and outside the city. Even if the snow is heavy and overwhelming, it gives people no conjecture at all like the slaughter of Youbeiping County, but it only increases the happiness of Ruixue Zhaofeng Year.

Zhang Wen, the general of the cavalry, has now set up his line in Jixian County, and it has been two months since he was ordered to recruit troops in Youzhou, but there are still various obstacles to the conscription. One is that the border area of Youzhou was originally sparsely populated; Second, coinciding with the approaching Spring Festival, many people were extremely reluctant to recruit soldiers from the imperial court, and even a subordinate official in charge of recruitment also expressed their hope that the conscription would be postponed to the beginning of the year; Third, this conscription was to go to Yongliang to fight and leave their hometowns, so many people deserted.

In addition, the conscription work is still halfway, and there have been accidents in Youzhou one after another.

The Taishou of Youbeiping County has suffered misfortune and has already alarmed the temple, so it is logical that Zhang Wen will be responsible for supervising and investigating it. On the one hand, there is chaos in the Yongliang land, and on the other hand, there is another incident in Youzhou, which makes it quite difficult for him, the general of the chariot and cavalry. Although the conscription has achieved some results at present, not only have these civilians not yet been formally put into training, but they have not even completed the armaments and materials approved by the above, and they have a population of more than two or three or 1,000 people, but they cannot be mobilized at all.

Gongsun Zhan, who recruited troops with Zhang Wen, the general of the chariot cavalry, although he also served as the governor of Liaodong, and occasionally had to go back and forth between Jixian and Liaodong subjects, but recently he also handled conscription affairs with Zhang Wen in Jixian County. Zu Zhao sent people from Xu Wu County to send letters and petitions to Gongsun Zhan, and three or four days had passed, and the messenger quickly stepped up, first to the subject state of Liaodong and then to Jixian County, and when he saw Gongsun Zhan, it was already the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, the day before Chinese New Year's Eve.

Gongsun Zhan, who was young and vigorous, was quite concerned about the affairs in Youzhou, and he took the initiative to ask to go to Xu Wucheng for the incident of thieves in Zhixian County earlier. Today, after reading Zu Zhao's letter, I also feel that the affairs in Youbeiping County should not be slackened, and Zu Zhao is from the same door as himself, if he does not try his best to help this matter, I am afraid that if it is spread out, it will be carried with an unrighteous name.

Immediately, he hurried to the general of the chariot and cavalry to forward Zu Zhao's petition to Zhang Wen.

Zhang Wen is a civilian official, although he sometimes goes to the border to organize the military, but after all, he is not a person who leads troops to fight. He generally agreed with Zu Zhao's proposal for a quick solution, but considering the current situation in Youbeiping County, there were many uncertainties in his mind. After pondering, he said to Gongsun Zhan: "Bogui, you are from Youzhou, and you should know more about the affairs of Youbeiping County than I do." Several documents sent by Pinggang County all said that the situation in Youbeiping County was a little urgent, and there were not enough soldiers in the county, so it would be difficult to quell the rebellion for a while. However, Yangtai of Liaoxi County is too guarded to report, just waiting for the reinforcements of Liaoxi County to arrive, and together with the soldiers of Beiping County on the right, they will definitely be able to break the thieves. At the moment, it is reasonable to wait for Liaoxi County to help. ”

Gongsun Zhan said: "My lord, this matter actually does not need to be suggested by the humble position, Zu Zhao of Xu Wuxian County of Beiping County has already described it in detail in the letter, the stakes are obvious, and it is really not too late." Although Yang Taishou has his plans, after all, Youbeiping County is not Liaoxi County, and he is afraid that Yang Taishou is far away, and it is difficult to estimate the actual situation of Youbeiping County. ”

Zhang Wen picked up the letterhead again and carefully read one of the paragraphs. He generally agreed with what Zu Zhao said in the letter, and not only that, but he also admired this young man's outstanding literary brilliance. Earlier, I only heard that Zu Zhao was a young man, who killed the thief and the thief, and thought that he was a brave young man, but he didn't expect that the other party was an all-round talent.

After a little contemplation, he put down his letterhead, looked at Gongsun Zhan and asked: "Right Beiping County North and South Governors, Northern Governor Zhou Zhi was seriously injured and left his post, and Wen Chou, the only Southern Governor Wen Chou commanded the military of the whole county. Earlier, Wen Duwei had asked for the temporary recruitment of volunteers to quell the rebellion as soon as possible, which was exactly the same as Zu Zhao's petition this time. From Bogui's point of view, does this Wen Duwei have a chance of winning more with less? ”

Gongsun Zhan said: "Wen Duwei is not from Youzhou, and I don't know what this person is. But in his early years, he heard that the old people in Hebei talked about it, and Wen Duwei had a brave reputation when he was young, a strong person, and a fiery temper. If Captain Wen Du alone thinks that the troops in the county should be dispatched to fight quickly, he may still need to think about it, but now even Zu Zhao, the junior brother of the lowly position, thinks so, and this matter can be seen to be promising. ”

He emphasized that Zu Zhao was his "junior brother", on the one hand, it was to highlight Zu Zhao's teacher, and on the other hand, he was also to affirm himself by approving Zu Zhao. Lu Zhi is a great Confucian in the world, although he was born in the same era as Zhang Wen, his academic reputation is far above Zhang Wen, and even Zhang Wen himself has to give Lu Zhi three points.

Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed the Hundred Schools, the status of Confucian scholars has become more and more prominent. To this day, the style of Confucianism is like that of the upper class of scholars. Even if Confucianism does not teach the way of military use, all important military positions are led by people who study Confucianism, and it is precisely because of this that so many famous "Confucian generals" appear.

Zhang Wen has a good impression of Zu Zhaoxin, in addition to knowing that this son was once Lu Zhi's protégé, the more important thing is to see his style today. At this time, he already had a great desire, but he still maintained a bit of solemnity and asked: "However, this ancestor Zhao is just a teenager after all, why does Bo Gui respect him so much?" ”

Gongsun Chan said with a smile: "Although Zu Zhao is young, he is actually a sixteen-year-old boy. Humble office is not to be admired, but to be considered by facts. Zu Zhao was able to win more with less twice in a row, which shows that he is indeed extraordinary. Not only that, the last time I went to Xu Wuqi to meet him, I really felt that this son had a lot of skills in Wen Tao and martial arts, and he was a rare talent. ”

Zhang Wen nodded slowly, his expression gradually pondered first, and he did not reply immediately.

After waiting for a while, Gongsun Chan said again: "My lord, in fact, in my humble opinion, this petition is really necessary. Although the imperial court attaches great importance to it, it does not have any substantive arrangements, but it is a simple sentence to pass the buck to the adult. The reason for this is that the Holy Lord's assessment of this matter is conservative. ”

When Zhang Wen heard this, his expression immediately changed, and he looked at Gongsun Zhan.

After a pause, Gongsun Chan continued: "If Captain Wen leads his troops out to fight for rebellion in the county, it is best to succeed, even if the battle is lost, the thieves are dominant, in the final analysis, it is also the responsibility of Wen Duwei to lead the army, and the desecration of Youzhou to control the thieves. Although the adults had the fault of ineffective supervision, they could take this opportunity to explain the situation to the imperial court, urging the imperial court to allocate military funds as soon as possible, so as to promote the formation of newly recruited soldiers. At that time, calmly gather troops, first quell the rebellion in Youzhou, and then go to Yongliang to suppress thieves, as if it was a matter of course. ”

Zhang Wen secretly praised that the reason why he promoted Gongsun Zhan was not only because of his reputation for bravery, but also because of his ingenious and surprising thoughts. After nodding again, he said angrily: "What Bergui said is very true, and this can be regarded as a solution to the cauldron. Well, tomorrow we will go to visit Liu Yuanjun together. ”

Liu Yuanjun is the current Youzhou Mu Liu Yan, although Zhang Wen is a chariot general, but the orders in Youzhou still have to be drafted by the state pastor himself to be counted.

Gongsun Chan said happily: "My lord is wise and obedient. ”

After Gongsun Chan left, Zhang Wen read Zu Zhao's documents again, stroked his beard and smiled: "He is really a young talent." ”

Not long after, Wang Wei, counselor of the General's Palace, entered the palace to report for conscription business. After the two discussed the conscription, Zhang Wen suddenly introduced Zu Zhao's document to Wang Wei, he originally had no other meaning, but just wanted to comment on Zu Zhao's literary youth. How do you know that after reading this petition, Wang Wei suddenly frowned, and was about to say something, but he was a little afraid of letting go of the Buddha, so he stopped talking.

When Zhang Wen saw this, he couldn't help but feel strange, and hurriedly asked, "Yuan Qing, what's the matter frowning?" ”

Wang Wei sighed for a while, and then said: "My lord, if you only comment on this article, it is really brilliant. But this Xu Wuzu Jiazhuang must not be underestimated. The lower official was not slanderous, and he shouldn't have said much, but because the adults asked, he said so. ”

Seeing that Wang Wei was secretive, Zhang Wen couldn't help but become more and more curious, and asked: "Yuan Qing, if you have something to say, say it bluntly, what is the matter, why do you tell me not to underestimate Xu Wuzujiazhuang?" "To be honest, he really doesn't know much about Xu Wuzu's family, the only thing he heard is that Zu Ju, the patriarch of the Zu clan, was the governor under General Duliao back then, and that's it.

Wang Wei's face was suspicious, and after taking a deep breath, he said: "This ancestral family of Xu Wuxian is really a powerful tyrant. Relying on the three generations of his ancestors to have some military exploits, he was unscrupulous and lawless in the county, and often did some things that annexed land and connived at his children's misdeeds. Wang Han, the magistrate of Xuwu County, originally wanted to punish the ancestral family for wantonly enclosing land, but because of the great power of the ancestral family, not only could he not uphold justice, but he was also framed by the state and county bureaucrats who colluded with the ancestral family, and he was dismissed from his official position. In order to protect himself, the current county magistrate can only cling to his ancestral family, flattering in every possible way, and even colluding with the same thing. ”

After listening to this statement, Zhang Wen was very surprised, and said solemnly: "What you said is really the ancestral family of Xu Wuxian?" Will there be any misunderstanding in this, although I don't know the people of the ancestral family, but this ancestor can learn from Lu Zigan, how can he have such a bad family background? ”

Wang Wei sighed and said, "My lord only knows one but doesn't know the other. Although Zu Zhao had studied under Lu Zigan, he had been apprenticed for less than half a year, and the reason was not anything else, that is, Lu Shi later noticed that the ancestral family was oppressing one side and causing trouble to the neighbors, so he was kicked out of the door. Xu Wuzu's family, one door up and down, or one or two consciences, but in fact, the upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, adults must think twice. “――

[Recently, I have watched "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" and "No Man's Land" directed by Ning Hao several times. "No Man's Land" is really meticulously filmed, maybe the story looks cliché and the picture looks depressing, but that's because it is filmed according to the definition of "Western". Readers have a lot of leisure, you can take a look at it carefully~!! 】