"The idea is good, why hasn't it been implemented?" Zhao Ning asked Zhang Jing.

As soon as this question came out, Zhang Jing's excitement just now suddenly disappeared.

He sighed:

"Nine times out of ten, things are unsatisfactory in the world, how can you do whatever you want. Not to mention that there is a heroic force entrenched in Liangshan, it is not appropriate for Zhang to rush over, so it is said that the official government of Bianliang does not allow Zhang to leave Baigou River easily. ”

Zhao Ning bowed slightly, already understanding what Zhang Jing meant.

Hu Honglian didn't understand, she asked, "The Bianliang government doesn't allow you to leave?" Do they want a bandit like you in their territory?"

Zhang Jing glanced at Hu Honglian strangely, as if he was puzzled by her remarks, because in his opinion, this was a self-evident thing.

"Officials raise bandits. Zhao Ning simply explained to Hu Honglian, "There are tricks that have existed since ancient times. ”

Yipinlou is different from most gangs in the rivers and lakes, they do not collude with the government, they only do what they think is right, and because of this, they can always maintain their hearts. Once you enter the big dye vat of power and money trading, you are crawling in it, and I am afraid that few people can maintain their original intentions.

Zhang Jingda nodded, looking at Zhao Ning's eyes as if he was looking at a confidant, the latter made him very eager to talk, so he continued: "The heroes of the green forests and the gangsters in the rivers and lakes in this world can always exist, not because we are strong enough to resist the government and defeat the encirclement and suppression of the officers and soldiers of the imperial court-how can we wrestle with the dynasty?

"What's more, officials and bandits collude.

"In order to 'clean up' Zhang, the Bianliang official will gather people every three or five times to fight with Zhang. As soon as the so-called war drums sounded, every time the Bianliang officers and soldiers went out, the imperial court would allocate a large amount of money and grain, and the relevant officials would be able to take the opportunity to fill their own pockets, so the Bianliang officers and soldiers never forced Zhang to a dead end.

"If Zhang disappears one day, won't these officials' financial means be cut off? Therefore, they will not allow Zhang to leave. ”

When Hu Honglian heard this, the whole person was speechless, she only knew that Haoqiang, the big clan and the government colluded with each other and had close contacts, which she could understand, after all, money and power were not separated.

But she didn't expect that the officials and bandits were also a family.

Zhao Ning already knew about this, so of course he wouldn't make a fuss.

In the same way that the generals need war to assert their position, local officers and soldiers need bandits to prove their worth.

When the war is gone, and the world has been at peace for a long time, the situation of Jiangmen will be very embarrassing, there will be no bandits in the place, and the importance of officers and men will no longer be so high; although they will not be crossed the river, dismantled bridges, unloaded and killed donkeys, the interests of officers and men will certainly be greatly reduced. The birds are good and the bows are hidden, and the cunning rabbits are dead and the lackeys are cooked, this principle will never go out of style.

When everyone said this, a man in Tsing Yi came in to report: There is a master approaching in the direction of Bianliang, and it is expected to be several Yuan Shen Realm cultivators.

"It seems that your behavior tonight has touched the bottom line of the government, and they can't sit still and want to trouble you. Zhao Ning glanced at Zhang Jing.

The bandits collected money from the merchants who passed by, and even plundered the caravans, as long as they did not kill many people, the government could condone and tolerate them, but the bandits went down the mountain to attack the landlord's manor and bring disaster to the village, and the impact was too great.

If nothing else, the status of the landlord is much higher than that of the merchants.

Zhang Jing gritted his teeth and said: "Zhang dares to do this tonight, because he is not afraid of dying with them! Being tormented by the government day and night, riding on the head and, Zhang has had enough, this time Zhang wants to fight with them with real knives and guns, let them know that Zhang is not something they can handle at will!"

Zhao Ning took a shallow sip of tea and didn't say anything.

......

Li Yan is one of the top three officials in Bianliang City, Tokyo, and his cultivation in the middle of the Yuan Shen Realm allows him to rush to the aid with a team of Yuan Shen Realm masters after hearing about the shocking changes in Xinghua Village.

Seeing the fire in Xinghua Village in the distance, the smoke billowing out, and the noise of the battle endlessly, Li Yan's face was gloomy as if he could drip water, "Zhang Jing, this bastard, dares to lead the crowd to openly attack the township, is this impatient?!"

He has always been in charge of controlling Zhang Jing's gang gangsters, and the two sides have "gotten along" quite well in the past few years.

On the one hand, Zhang Jing behaved fairly well, only robbed property and did not kill people, and his influence was limited.

The Bianliang Mansion only needs to send troops and horses to "clean" the other party once a year, bring back a few hundred heads, and let the other party quiet for a while, which is enough to invite merit to the court and make the people angry;

On the other hand, in addition to financial considerations, Zhang Jing has other great uses for Bianliang Mansion, so as long as Zhang Jing "keeps to himself", Li Yan doesn't mind letting the other party keep being "Baigou Tai Sui" and a hero.

"There are many displaced people this year, Zhang Jing's power has expanded too fast, and after his wings are full, it is inevitable that his ambitions will grow. This time, I just need to bring him back, let him suffer a little in prison, and sharpen his temperament, and then he will naturally know how to behave. ”

The man who spoke was a man with a gloomy face, the same mid-stage cultivation of the Yuan Shen Realm, this person's name was Cai Guan, and he was one of the main generals of the Bianliang garrison.

Li Yan snorted coldly, and said contemptuously as he hurried away: "If it weren't for the fact that there have been too many displaced people in the past few years, we would have to find a place for them to go, and Zhang Jing solved the trouble for Bianliang Mansion in this matter, how could we let Zhang Jing live so comfortably?"

The displaced people have lost the land they depend on for their livelihood, and the government's relief can only prevent them from starving to death for a while, and to completely solve this problem, they must be given a place to go.

The greatest significance of Zhang Jing's existence is to help the government to collect these displaced people, and not let these displaced people cause large-scale chaos and affect the order of Bianliang and the reputation of the government.

It is a great mistake for the displaced people to make a rebellion, and the imperial court will inevitably hold the Bianliang Mansion responsible.

But if it is a bandit, the fault is much smaller, and the court will also allocate money and grain to let the Bianliang Mansion suppress the bandits.

Let Zhang Jing collect the displaced people, and then send troops to suppress the bandits, and kill some of the displaced people who have become bandits, this is not only a way for the Bianliang Mansion to control Zhang Jing's forces and make the other party not too overwhelming, but also a strategy to solve the continuous generation of displaced people.

This is the greatest use of Zhang Jing in Li Yan's eyes!

Prior to this, this situation had been maintained very well, and although Zhang Jing's strength was growing, in Li Yan's view, it was all controllable.

Unexpectedly, there were a lot of displaced people this year, and Zhang Jing's "ambition was inflated", and he began to bring disaster to the township, attack and kill large landlords, openly undermine the order of the government, and ignore the various efforts made by Bianliang Mansion to stabilize the local area.

Li Yan couldn't bear it anymore.

Cai Guan smiled, "That's your civil official's business, and it has nothing to do with me." I'm only responsible for having my army kill people with knives in their hands. ”

He said this lightly and reasonably.

As a general of the internal garrison of the imperial dynasty, Cai Guan was well aware of his duties.

Unlike the border armies stationed at the border gates to guard the country and resist and conquer foreign invaders, the purpose of the existence of the internal army of the dynasty is to maintain the ruling order of the dynasty, suppress the rebel forces, and eliminate all the existence that endangers the stability and order of the dynasty.

The homeless people may become mobs and bandits, and they will cause trouble to the village, so it is the duty to kill them.

As for how the displaced people came into being, and what their identity was before they became displaced people, Cai Guan couldn't control it, and he didn't need to care about it, it was the duty of a civil official like Li Yan.

Li Yan glanced at Cai Guan and said coldly: "There are no homeless people, and without them constantly replenishing the bandit ranks, how can you lead the army to conquer the bandits and bandits, cut off their heads and establish military merits? ”

Cai Guan shrugged, "Okay, even if I am responsible." Wouldn't it be better if I killed a few more people and didn't let the homeless people cause too much trouble, so that you wouldn't be in too much trouble?"

When large landlords annex land, the means used are not all glorious, and natural and man-made disasters will also lower prices, which will cause dissatisfaction among the people and cause the people to be hostile to the large landlords.

If the big landlords don't take care of the government, they will have a lot of trouble.

It was precisely when the people in the government wanted to make trouble and it was unfavorable to the big landlords that they appeared on the side to "maintain order" and deter the common people, so that the people did not dare to do anything to the big landlords.

Cai Guan continued: "In the past few years, you have gathered a lot of money from large landlords and wealthy businessmen, which is enough for you to be promoted to a high rank, right? ”

Li Yan smiled, "If nothing happens, I will go to the DPRK next year to take up a post." You can rest assured that it is His Majesty's plan to improve the strength of the Hanmen, and there will be a time for you to come out. ”

As far as he is concerned, it will not do him any good to restrain the land annexation of large landlords and uphold justice for the people, and this will not become a political achievement, but will also turn against the big landlords, who are much more influential than the common people on the officials, and may bribe his superiors and give him small shoes to wear.

Only by colluding with large landlords and using power in exchange can they get the actual money given by the other party. Then he can take this money and bribe the officials to go through the door, seek his own promotion, and gain more power and wealth.

This is the "road of struggle" of the officials of the poor family. It's not an isolated case, it's a universal approach.

At this point, they also arrived outside Xinghua Village.

Cai Guan looked at the tragic bloody battlefield of the continuous deaths, and he was not in a hurry at all, some of the displaced people had lost control and began to crash into the houses of ordinary people, he ignored the miserable cries and cries for help from those houses, and said hesitantly:

"It's not just me who has a stake in that incident. Looking at it from a small point of view, it is the overall interest of our poor officials, and from a big point of view, this is a major plan for the stability of the dynasty and the importance of social security, so it is impossible to be careless.

"Bianliang said that there were 100,000 garrisons, but now there are not even 50,000 troops in the barracks!

"In recent years, there have been fewer and fewer government soldiers serving in the military service, and the imperial dynasty has always given priority to the rotation of border soldiers.

Hearing this, Li Yan was a little irritable.

Land annexation has gone too far, too many people have either become tenants of landlords' families or have become displaced people and have left their homes, the land equalization system has been wreaked havoc, and there are fewer yeoman peasants, and it is difficult to maintain the government military system for yeoman peasants, and now the source of soldiers has become a big problem.

At present, the Bianliang Prefecture has no choice but to extend the time limit for the military service of the existing yeoman peasants, and even does not hesitate to forcibly abduct the young and strong, but it is still a drop in the bucket and cannot fundamentally reverse the overall situation.

If the dynasty does not have a strong army to back it up, can it still be called a dynasty? Once there is a rebellion, or a powerful foreign enemy invades, how will the dynasty respond?

"I'll talk about this later. ”

Li Yan pressed this troublesome matter for the time being, waved his hand, motioned for the four Yuan Shen Realm cultivators to step forward, and ordered: "Go find Zhang Jing and arrest him, don't let him escape!"

Four Yuan Shen Realm early stage cultivators received the order.

As long as Zhang Jing can be arrested, this farce in front of him can naturally end. Zhang Jing was only in the early stage of the Yuan Shen Realm, Li Yan didn't take him seriously, and he would definitely be able to capture the other party.

Zhang Jing did appear in front of Li Yan, but he was not arrested, but the four early stage cultivators of the Yuan Shen Realm took the initiative to appear before they left.

"Zhang is here, why did Lord Li bother to arrest him?"