The Chinese and foreign governments have been gathering momentum for a long time, and with this order, the corresponding personnel will soon be in place. And Yuwen Hu was already impatient, and after all the people were in place, he should resign and go south.

Li Mu, who suddenly accepted this appointment, was still a little dazed, he was still thinking about him because of the previous request for the title of the lord, and he would inevitably be indispensable on the list of the next expedition to Jiangling, but now the expedition is on the expedition, but it is not Jiangling that listens to this meaning, it seems that he is going to Heluo to fight with the Northern Qi again?

He was puzzled in his heart, but before he could ask clearly, he was hurriedly pulled on the road by Yuwen Hu, and in a flash, he was already out of Wuguan, and Chubei was already in sight.

This time, the Chinese and foreign governments were very quick to dispatch troops from the order to the official dispatch, and the prefectures and counties along the way did not receive notices, and the troops had already entered the country, so it was inevitable that there would be a false alarm. Fortunately, this army is only transiting, and does not need to be supplemented by states and counties along the way.

However, when they learned that this group of men and horses was going to Heluo through the north of Chubei, the hearts of the officials along the way couldn't help but pinch again, why did they unconsciously make the situation between Heluo so grim again? Fortunately, now that the north is strong, it can form a flank to protect Guanzhong, and every time there is a war in Kanto like before, the entire Guanzhong will have to be worried.

Yuwen Hu also did not send an envoy in advance to inform the north of the news, one is that the main attack of this operation is a surprise, and the other is that he also wants to take this opportunity to see how the remaining forces in the north are able to respond.

Although some ears and eyes have long provided information that the troops left behind in the northern part of the army are relatively weak, these eyes and ears cannot be involved in the military and political secrets of the northern part of the country after all, and the specific situation remains to be observed on the spot.

So Yuwen Hu first ordered his general Hou Longen to lead a thousand elite cavalry to take the first step, and maintain close communication with the rear army at any time. Advancing one after the other, there was no obstruction along the way, which inevitably made Yuwen Hu breathe a sigh of relief.

Although the jurisdiction of the Jingzhou Governor's Office is now very large, the north is still its foundation, and even the garrison of the north is so lax, which shows that the Jingzhou Governor's Office is indeed very empty.

Of course, this is also Yuwen Hu's heart, spontaneously thinking about the already normal situation in his favor, if he really set up personnel obstructions along the way, it would be really abnormal. This means that Chubei has long had the intention and practice of guarding against the Chinese and foreign governments, and if it really comes to that situation, I am afraid it will not be Yuwen Hu.

Although there are no heavy troops left in the north today, the basic information transmission is still sensitive, and the relevant situation was reported to the governor's mansion not long after the Yuwen Protector army entered the country.

However, since Yuwen Hu did not send an envoy in advance, the people of the governor's palace did not know, so they could only strengthen the city's defenses. In addition to the remaining men and horses all entering the city to garrison, many township soldiers Ding Yong were also summoned to supplement the lack of defense in the city.

So when Yuwen Hu arrived, he saw a city gate closed and heavily guarded. Yuwen Hu then sent someone to the city to announce the news, and everyone in the city was relieved after knowing that it was a misunderstanding, and when they heard that General Li was promoted to the Guandong Provincial Daxingtai, they all turned their worries into joy.

After the misunderstanding was resolved, Sun Jian, the long-term historian who stayed behind, led several government officials out of the city to greet Yuwen Hu and his party.

Yuwen Hu did not directly reveal his true intentions, and greeted everyone with courtesy, and in the name of the governor of the Kanto Province, he implored the state government to provide some personnel arrangements and funding for the people who came here under his leadership.

The reason why the Chinese and foreign governments wanted to add a new post to Li Tai was not only to cover up his intention to seize power, but also to allow Yu Wenhu, the head of the bank, to have a justifiable reason to allocate Jingzhou's personnel resources.

At present, Li Tai's position as the governor of Jingzhou has not been dismissed, and another station has been added, theoretically speaking, the level of the current Jingzhou Yuwen Hu, the long history, is higher than that of Changsun Jian, the chief of the palace.

Now although his people are menacing, his attitude is quite upright and polite, and he led 10,000 elite soldiers into the country, so the people of the governor's mansion did not dare to slack off, and first led Yuwen Hu and his party to the military camp in the south of the city and temporarily stationed there.

After settling in the barracks, Yuwen Hu did not rush into the city, but in the name of the need to form the Guandong Dao Daxingtai, he hoped that the officials left behind in the city would enter the camp one by one to be inspected and selected, so that he could quickly build the Xingtai team.

Although they were also a little surprised by the sudden appointment of the Chinese and foreign governments, it was always good that the general's position could be further advanced, and of course they would not delay and obstruct it.

However, the eldest grandson Jian has profound qualifications, rich experience, and high-level administrative experience, so he naturally knows that the formation of the Xingtai team reflects the will of the Daxingtai itself, not to mention that General Li has not yet been officially appointed to take up his post, even if he has accepted this position, Yuwen Hu should not be responsible for recruiting personnel to form his overlord team.

Seeing that everyone was already secretly thinking about how to win performance in front of Yuwen Hu, Changsun Jian still opened his mouth after a little muttering: "At present, General Li is still outside, and the personnel left behind in the Governor's Mansion are also arranged by the general before leaving. When it comes to understanding the government officials, it is natural that the general knows best, and it is more appropriate to appoint them. ”

After Yuwen Hu heard this, his face changed suddenly, his original kindness and courtesy were all reined in, and a cold glow flashed in his eyes when he looked at Changsun Jian: "What does Changsun Changshi mean by this?" Could it be that because I am short of teeth and humiliated, I want to obstruct the act of the platform? As for General Li, I don't know if you can put it in your eyes?

The governor is not deep, so it is difficult to do anything? Then you are still in front of General Li in Jingzhou, have you always secretly slandered the young in your heart for not being enough to do things? Now that General Li is not in the town, there are still a group of virtuous princes in Jingzhou, and I am still lighted by the fact that I am here with my life, the old man is arrogant, do you really think that if you obstruct the stage, you can hold the state affairs for a long time? ”

Changsun Jian was reprimanded by Yuwen Hu's head and face, and his face was pale for a while, especially when he saw that the people present also followed Yuwen Hu's words and looked at him and became strange, he couldn't help but be even more ashamed, and said angrily: "The old man used to be mediocre in governing things, and he knew that he was not as far away as General Li. Thanks to King Yuwen's refusal to give up, he still chose to give things here, and he was trusted by General Li to stay behind before leaving. The Duke of Zhongshan was ordered to come to the new place, and he was eager to insult this old decay to warn the masses, and he was afraid that he would miscalculate! ”

The reason why Yuwen Hu wanted to make a personal attack on Changsun Jian was to change everyone's attention from Changsun Jian's questioning of the procedure to a personal contradiction.

He hurriedly put on a sincere expression, bowed to the eldest grandson Jian, and said in a deep voice: "I know that I have never made great achievements to boast of, and it is natural for the eldest grandson to despise me, and I can only accept it with shame and dare not refute it." But what I am talking about today is not that I am a little high, but a major matter of the country!

Now that the army of the Eastern Thieves is gathering in Heluo, General Li is alone and hanging, and no one can say that there will be no accidents. In order to seek perfection, the Chinese and foreign governments appointed General Li as the Grand Xingtai of the Guandong Province and sent me as the deputy of Xingtai to lead reinforcements here to help deal with the current situation.

Although I don't have an otherworldly talent, I know General Li very well, and I can carry out everything he orders. There must be very few of you here who can meet General Li earlier than me, and if they can't work together, then what kind of people in the world can get along with each other? ”

Speaking of this, he untied his saber and gave it to Changsun Jian with both hands, and continued: "Fang Cai was overly emotional, and offended Changsun Gong with rude words, if Changsun Gong is still indignant, please accept this sword, and after I assist General Li to deal with the war crisis, I will definitely come to my feet to apologize, and what punishment will be done at that time will be just!" ”

Eldest Sun Jian watched Yuwen Hu perform this performance, and knew that he was a little out of shape, so he simply turned his back and ignored it.

As for the other people present, they were also affected by Yuwen Hu's words, and more or less had some opinions about Changsun Jian in their hearts. And just when the situation was a bit deadlocked, Li Licheng, who had never had any sense of presence in the crowd, suddenly said: "What the Duke of Zhongshan said is true, before I reunited with the general in Chang'an, the general had known the Duke of Zhongshan for a long time!" ”

Yuwen Hu's eyes lit up after hearing this, and when he turned his head to see who spoke, the smile in his eyes couldn't help but deepen, and seeing that the eldest Sun Jian still didn't care about him, he straightened up again and said with a smile to Li Licheng: "Li Lang made this testimony, but I feel quite honored. You are brothers of the same clan as General Li, and naturally they have a deep friendship, but if you talk about your understanding of General Li's confidants, you may not be as good as me. ”

He looked around at the crowd again: "When the stage was first set up, I know that you are inevitably a little unfamiliar with it. But today's military situation is like fire, but you can't afford to be familiar with it calmly. There are differences in human nature, and some people can't adapt to change for a while, and they are still stubborn and conservative, which is inevitable, just continue to stay in the old house.

Although the station was set up, it was not intended to replace the personnel of the Governor's Office, so you can rest assured. After entering the industry, there will be more things to do, so those who feel that they are not competent do not need to rush to apply. If anyone delays the affairs of the state government because of this, don't say that the eldest grandson has a long history, and I will never spare it! ”

was distracted by Yuwen Hu's successive beatings, and everyone relaxed their vigilance more and more.

Especially when they heard Yuwen Hu say that even if they should set up a ministry in the office, it will not affect the ministry and office in the governor's office, before General Li officially took over the office, they only need to take a certain amount of time every day to come to respond and assist in handling some simple personnel, everyone's minds are also alive, and they have expressed their willingness to apply.

Anyway, whether it is the governor's mansion or the Xingtai here, they are all under the command of General Li. And when it comes to the newly established institution of Xingtai, there will be more opportunities for reuse and promotion. , so why not occupy a pit in advance? What's more, who knows whether General Li will be centered on the Governor's Mansion or Xingtai in the future.

Changsun Jian watched coldly as everyone responded enthusiastically, and his heart became more and more unpleasant, and he had already understood that Yuwen was here to occupy the magpie's nest, and he also stood in the position of the governor's mansion to give a reminder.

This matter is obviously Yuwentai's meaning, if Changsun Jian wants to oppose it strongly, it will be completely an enemy of the Chinese and foreign governments. And now Yuwen Hu has obviously revealed a bad attitude towards him, and it will be embarrassing if he continues to stay, and maybe there will be danger.

So he said that the state capital was busy, and then turned and left the camp.

Yuwen looked at the back of the eldest grandson Jian leaving, and the sneer on the corner of his mouth was even more cold. The eldest grandson Jian contradicted him, which surprised him.

But it's normal to think about it, because the main reason for his arrival this time is to replace Changsun Jian, and it is not surprising that he refuses to interfere from his own standpoint.

After all, Changsun Jian himself is not deep in the personnel management of the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion, if he can really effectively check and balance Li Tai, then the Chinese and foreign governments do not need to send themselves to run this trip, just appoint Changsun Jian on the spot. Now he has embarrassed others with a few words, and it also shows that Changsun Jian is unable to control Jingzhou's personnel.

Thinking of this, Yuwen Hu looked at Li Licheng who had just spoken, since the eldest grandson Jian stood with the Jingzhou Military Government based on his own interests, then he could also win over other people who were not very successful in the Jingzhou Military Mansion.

Taking advantage of the registration of the names of the Jingzhou group, Yuwen Hu motioned to Li Licheng to sit down in another tent with him, and then he looked at Li Licheng and said with a smile: "Li Lang was very effective in maintaining favors and disposing of the cause of General Li in Chang'an, and now he is going to the town with him, so he must be more important, I don't know what position he is in now?" ”

When Li Licheng heard this, his face was ashamed, and he waved his hand again and again: "Thank you for the words of the Duke of Zhongshan, but the talent of the humble post itself is not high, and now he is serving as the county magistrate of the county, and he has no chance to attend the affairs of the Senate." ”

After hearing this, Yuwen Hu frowned and said: "This is a little undesirable, it must be Li Lang, you are too humble, and you are unwilling to fight with the vulgar." Otherwise, just by virtue of your close relationship with General Li, you will not be subservient. ”

After Li Licheng laughed dryly, he sighed a little sourly: "This time is different from previous years, the general is close to the party, and there are many people who can use it, so naturally the sage advances and the fool retreats." ”

"What is the affection that can't be compared to helping each other in times of crisis? Li Lang, you don't have to be presumptuous, right and wrong may be confused for a while, but you can't be confused for a lifetime. You are General Li's sibling of the same sect, since you are frustrated with the old mansion, why don't you come here to work together, and temporarily serve as Sima Xingtai? ”

Yuwen Hu comforted Li Licheng very intimately, and even invited him.

"I—I can really ...... But if you are lowly and weak, if you live on the platform, I am afraid that you will not be able to convince the public. ”

Li Licheng immediately showed surprise when he heard this, but he quickly lowered his head and whispered.

Yuwen rolled his eyelids and said with a smile: "You are a close relative of General Li's clan, and your talent is appreciated and valued by me, if you can't, who can?" Rest assured, if anyone doubts, I will speak to myself! ”

"Thank you for the appreciation of Zhongshan Gong, I will definitely do my best for Zhongshan Gong's affairs!"

Li Licheng stood up from the seat and said to Yuwen Hushen.

"Not for me, it's for the king!"

Yuwen Hu first corrected Li Licheng's inappropriate words, and then asked about the specific personnel situation in Jingzhou today.

He is already a handful of years, of course, he will not believe it because of some superficial behaviors of others, whether it is trustworthy or not, or whether it is worth it depends on his subsequent specific performance.

Therefore, after inquiring about some needed information, Yuwen Hu gave Li Licheng a new task, that is, to lead troops into the city to capture the eldest Sun Jian, who had not left long ago, to the military camp.

The reason why he didn't send troops to go there was naturally to test whether Li Licheng was really available, and the other was to learn from Li Licheng that the current governor of Fangcheng was not the original Hou Mo Chen Qiong, but He Batsheng's old subordinate Zhu Meng.

If it is the post-model Chen Qiong, Yuwen Hu has his own way to persuade it, but if it is Zhu Meng, it is a little difficult. These former subordinates of He Batsheng identified Li Tai, and even Dugu Xin couldn't summon him, and if Yuwen Hu wanted to forcibly enter the city, I am afraid that there would inevitably be a conflict.

In this way, the people of Jingzhou will definitely be alarmed, even if Li Boshan is not in the town at the moment, it will be difficult for his 10,000 men and horses to completely control the north. Not to mention that in order to paralyze Li Tai and the people in Jingzhou, who were far away in Huainan, the vanguard personnel also chose a Li Mu who had a good relationship with them, so it was best not to expose the purpose too much at the moment.

Li Licheng was also really capable, after accepting the appointment of Xingtai Sima, when he led a team to the state capital, he looked at the eldest grandson Jian who had just returned and sat down for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Zhongshan has something to ask the eldest grandson Changshi, please go out of the city and enter the camp immediately with the humble position, don't let the humble duty be rude here!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the people in the hall were in an uproar, and the eldest grandson Jian raised his hand to signal everyone to be calm and not to be impatient, and turned to look at Li Licheng deeply, and only after a while did he sigh suddenly: "As for this, I am afraid that it will be too much, be cautious and cautious!" ”

After Li Licheng heard this, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, and he said loudly: "It's rude!" ”

After saying this, he walked directly to the hall, drew a knife in his hand, pointed at Changsun Jian, and with the other hand, he forcefully pulled Changsun Jian into his position and retreated, and shouted in his mouth: "Tie me up and escort me to the military camp in the south of the city!" ”

When Li Licheng escorted the eldest grandson Jian back to the barracks, Yuwen Hu also preliminarily selected a group of subordinate officials from the former governor's office, and when he was still explaining the rules and regulations of the station, Li Licheng escorted the eldest grandson Jian directly into the camp.

Everyone was shocked for a while when they saw the eldest grandson Jian, who had just left, return in such an embarrassment, and asked why this was the case?

Yuwen Hu didn't explain much, but quickly explained the rules and regulations of the platform, and finally said in a deep voice: "Since you have learned all the rules and regulations of the station, let's leave today first." Gather here at noon tomorrow, if you are absent, you will send Li Sima into the city to capture and deal with it by military law! ”

Li Licheng also said very cooperatively: "Military orders are like mountains, different child's play, since I have been entrusted by the general and the Duke of Zhongshan, I will not show mercy!" ”

When everyone saw this, they were all surprised in their hearts, and they couldn't figure out what the situation was now. Is this Yuwen Hu's revenge on Changsun Jian a simple retaliatory attack, or does it have another deep meaning?

But in any case, they still quickly got up and said goodbye, leaving this place of right and wrong first, and waited until they entered the city, and then they were a little relieved in their hearts. It's just that when I thought of Li Licheng, who had just performed enthusiastically because he had just become the Sima of the Xingtai platform, my mood couldn't help but be a little heavy, and I only silently hoped in my heart that the general would return quickly and end this somewhat strange situation.

Yuwen Hu did not punish the eldest grandson Jian who was captured, but ordered him to be detained in the camp first, and then he ordered Li Licheng to lead him to inspect the treasury and cangdi around the city.

At present, although he has not entered the city, as long as he can temporarily suspend the administrative system of the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion and control the material resources around the city, he can basically complete the preliminary plan, and then wait for the arrival of the army in the back road with peace of mind.

Yuwen Hu knows that time is not waiting for me, he may be able to fool for a while with the banner of the Guandong Dao Daxingtai here, but once Li Tai knows the exact news, he must be vigilant, if he returns quickly, it will be an absolute violence for himself, and the ten thousand elite soldiers brought by him will not give him any sense of security.

He didn't even dare to enter the nearby city, but he just wanted to quickly grasp the materials around the city, so as to lay a good material foundation for the successor army to come from the south. If the army does not arrive, he will always be in danger here.

Li Licheng also cooperated, and soon led Yuwen Hu to various warehouses outside the city. When he saw all kinds of materials stored in those warehouses, Yuwen Hu couldn't help but sigh that Chubei was too rich, even if the warehouse was full of pictures, even in the same state of the Bafu, it would only be seen when the autumn tax had just entered the warehouse, and it would soon be consumed quickly. But here in Jingzhou, it seems to be just the norm.

However, after inspecting the warehouses, Yuwen Hu noticed a situation, that is, although these warehouses were full of goods, they were basically goods related to people's livelihood, and there were almost no strategic materials such as grain, grass and ordnance.

When he asked this question, he got an answer from Li Licheng that caught him off guard: "In the past, the general led his troops to attack Huai, and most of the troops in the north were transported to the south, concentrated between the land, so as to facilitate the transportation to the front line. Please rest assured that when the general returns to the town, the materials will also be transported back, and in less than a month, the taxes will be paid in large quantities into the warehouse, and the natural materials will not be scarce! ”

What a special heart for Lao Tzu!

After hearing this answer, Yuwen Hu couldn't help but wonder which side this Li Licheng was, and when Li Tai returned, or the grain was put into the warehouse a month later, he estimated that he would have to sink to the Yangtze River to make a nest, and the lack of military materials had something to do with him and half a dime!

But there is no turning back from the bow today, and he has come here, if he can't get it done this time, he will probably have to be chased and beaten by Li Boshan to vent his anger, and he will have to go on hard no matter what.

So he hurriedly asked if there was any other plan, even if it was a little more effortless, the key was to be fast.

After all, the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion is different from the poor place of the Chinese and foreign governments, and the supply of military supplies will have other records in addition to the main plan.

For example, in Xinye, not far from the city, because it was the place where the army gathered, there was also a large warehouse, and the daily grain storage was more than 10,000 stones, and it would not be used when it was idle.

At the same time, because Handong and other places are newly occupied areas, in order to avoid wars in the surrounding areas and the inability of the army to dispatch in time to quell the rebellion, some prefectures and counties have specially set up military storage warehouses, and the annual taxes will give priority to depositing grain and grass in these military storage warehouses, so that the people of the governor's office do not need time to raise grain and grass, and they will come out in case of chaos, and they are full of mobility.

If the time is calculated, these military storage warehouses should have been full of grain and grass, but the specific storage rules are estimated to be summarized at the end of the month before they can be summarized to the governor's office.

Yuwen was used to the tight days, and when he heard that there were so many means, he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart for a while, and he couldn't help but give Li Tai a thumbs up.

Of course, he didn't dare to believe Li Licheng's words, and when he sent his henchman Hou Longen to lead a light horse to Xinye to check the treasury, and when the Xingtai subordinates ordered it in the afternoon of the next day, they asked several relevant personnel of the governor's office to confirm that the governor's office did have a similar emergency plan.

At the same time, Hou Longen also reported that there was indeed grain and grass left in the Xinye granary, although it was all Chen Su, but there were nearly 20,000 stones, which could temporarily relieve the urgent need.

So Yuwen Hudang ordered the storage of grain in Xinye to be transported to the city first, and sent a message to the customs to report the situation here, saying that everything was under control, and the army could come south quickly, and it would be too late!

In fact, not long after Yuwenhu's departure, Yuwentai invited Zhu Guoyu to the Chinese and foreign governments to discuss follow-up matters in depth. Although he made up his mind under the persuasion of Yuwen Hu and others, once he made this decision, his action power was much stronger than that of Yuwen Hu's juniors!