Chapter 26: Worry

In Nanjing, the political envoy Yali Xue Xiaowen was thinking about his thoughts.

In recent years, Zhang Hu's headquarters has been wandering around Baoning (now Langzhong), Shunqing (now Nanchong), Kuizhou (now Kaijiang, Daxian County) and even Changshou Fuzhou (now Fuling) in northern Sichuan. Earlier, the elite of Huguang in the imperial court was dragged by Guan Shengyun, and the resources that could be mobilized in the nearby places were very limited, and Zhang Hu had not yet eaten northern Sichuan into white ground, and the two sides had been in a see-saw confrontation in Wanxian for a while, and the war in Hubei and northern Sichuan had fallen into a stalemate.

Zhang Hu there, but unfortunately Ganshan due to bandits and protracted drought, really can't draw the strength to attack south along the line of Hanzhong Baoning, Chengdu Mansion could have sent troops from the southwest to the north to encircle, but the unhelpful King of Shu is constrained everywhere, although the vassal king Shilu does not govern things, but a big hat of "good joy to trap the clan and the clan in danger of disregarding" no one can bear, Chengdu and Chongqing are all supporting the army to protect themselves and sit back, Zhang Hu at the door of the door to ask for food on the shortage of people to take down nothing, the court in Kuizhou Mansion (Fengjie) Yunyang area of the official army has long been exhausted.

Guan Shengyun here, although the scale is not as good as Zhang Hu, but he has fought thousands of miles, the soldiers are brave and strategic, and it is a rich grain-producing area, and the local officials and troops are fighting impressively, and they are not greedy for merit, firmly control several strategic points and then operate with peace of mind, after a long time, everyone has also relaxed.

Like most officials in the court, Xue Xiaowen knew very well in his heart that Zhang Hu and several other so-called giants were not the real threat to the imperial court - Guan Shengyun was the real henchman!

Zhang Hu has been in turmoil for many years, since he came out of Shaanxi, he dragged the displaced people into Sichuan, and then brought the scourge of Huguang to the north, and there was nothing to be done in the face of many sieges, so he ran back to northern Sichuan again. Don't look at the terrifying momentum, but there is no foundation, and there is no long-term plan, they are all bandits who die and are pulled down, and live day by day. The other thieves are similar.

Guan Shengyun is markedly different.

It was also from Shaanxi, swaggering and quietly out of Tongguan and Shaanzhou, and was not discovered until the soldiers arrived in Luoyang. When the imperial court mobilized all its forces and wanted to gather and annihilate it in Luofu, he didn't expect this guy to immediately shoot a false shot, and after slaughtering Nanyang, he went straight to Huguang! Just talking about the thousands of miles of leaping forward from northern Shaanxi, although there is the deception and connivance of local and central government and the backers, it is really not something that ordinary people can do. Afterwards, the officialdom of Henan and Shaanxi quarreled into a pot of porridge in the DPRK and China, what can it do? Xue Xiaowen himself estimated that the Son of Heaven had already understood what was going on in his heart, but in the face of the intertwined bureaucracy, he could only settle with the mud.

If it is said that it is only the use of soldiers to destroy the east and west along the way, when this guy enters Huguang, it immediately shows a more terrifying side: administrative management ability. The thieves did not wreak havoc like the poor and crazy bandits like Zhang Hu, but took root in the areas of Yunyang Mansion, Xiangyang Mansion, and De'an Mansion. Although Huguang has nothing to do with himself, Xue Xiaowen, who can do the politics of Nanzhili Zuo, has already smelled the threat through the words of the imperial court's mansion newspaper - the Guan thief who is close at hand is like a sharp knife against the lower abdomen, and he can't say when he will stab him and take his life.

However, Zhang Hu made too much noise there, and every time he ran out to toss, it would cause trouble to several provinces, attracting everyone's attention. The magistrates have their own backers in the court, and not to mention the loss of money and food in various places, you must know that a large part of them will be tossed and turned, and finally fall into the pockets of adults! At this time, whoever said that Guan Shengyun, who had not yet become a climate, was the most threatening, and who was sure that he would be sprayed by everyone as a bully, afraid of the hard, and afraid of a thief like a tiger - understanding in his heart and saying it in his mouth are two different things. There are some bastard things, everyone knows, but you can't say it, sometimes you know that you can stop the boiling soup, and even pay to put out the fire, you have to work hard, otherwise, no one in the officialdom can tolerate you!

This is Daming.

Okay, then everyone will deal with Zhang Hu first.

Not at all!

The core of the word liukou is in the word "liu". The provinces work together to contain and prevent it from "flowing", and the matter is half the battle: tens of thousands of people are tens of thousands of mouths, and hundreds of thousands of people are hundreds of thousands of mouths. It's a mouth, and no matter where you block them, it won't be long before they will eat each other sooner or later - it's very likely that the hungry guys will directly tie up Zhang Hu and ask for surrender. It's a pity that the places have their own little abacus: don't block me here, otherwise when the giant is exterminated, other places will celebrate the crown, and I will eat the soil myself for a few years? Why!

From the governor's envoy to the prefect, everyone is making small calculations. As a result, the encirclement was naturally full of loopholes, and the thief came and went freely, and Master Jinglu, who was carrying Shang Fang's sword, could only stomp his feet on the side and be helpless. Xue Xiaowen asked himself, if his official chair is in Huguangchuan, Shaanxi, it can only be like this: even if he wants to "put righteousness first", he can't let the subordinates who promoted and protected him from above and the subordinates who helped maintain him be disappointed together, right? Even if the slightest thought is revealed, the black gauze hat will be taken off first - and Zhang Hu still can't be extinguished!

That's right, even if the Holy One decrees that whoever lets go of the thief and who asks for the guilt will not be able to do so. Not to mention that the DPRK and China will quarrel in a pot of porridge in order to shirk their responsibilities, even at the prefect level, and even at the state and county level, it is often an intertwined relationship. A while ago, Shaanxi and Henan were ready-made examples: Henan Province angrily accused Shaanxi Province of blaming its neighbors for being a thief at the Guanguan, and Shaanxi Province vigorously demanded that the other side come up with real evidence -- they had already done their homework: the head of the "real thief" who had been inspected correctly, the military report of the great victory and the commendation of the saints, the training and transfer plan of the military town of the guard station approved in advance by the Ministry of War, and the distribution of food and military funds, not only did the guard post sign receipt, but even the daily consumption was recorded accurately to every copper plate and every spoonful of rice beans...... Your own corpse is a vegetarian meal to levy tyrannical officials & force & people & rebel, but you come to spew blood, just ask where the conscience is! At that time, the governor of Yu Province pulled up two one-word princes to endorse him, thinking that he would win, and where did he think that the prince of Shaanxi would also jump out for the platform of the province! This war of words has been arguing for so many years, is there a conclusion?

No!

So, the only solution is to adjust the border army?

However, it is obviously unrealistic: there are so many rogues, and it is not helpful for the border army to come, but more to come...... What should I do if the North Captives come in? Well, even if the northern captives don't come - the old rule, the troops have to pay double salaries, right? Not to mention the double salary, the salary has been owed for so many years, do you pay this money?

This is a large pustule that swells rapidly, and if it waits for it to rot on its own, the empire will lose at least half a life, and the best way is of course to pierce it early, but the first person to stab it will definitely be sprayed all over his head with pus and blood! From this, everyone understands that there is only one real way: pretend not to see, and no one cares!

Where is the scourge of the rogues, look at the personal creation.

As a result, today, what Xue Xiaowen was most afraid of finally happened.

After a period of operation, Guan Shengyun's wings have gradually plumped, and now it seems that he should have contacted Zhang Hu, who has been Kou for many years, and keenly seized the opportunity, and the two giants colluded...... It can be seen from this that Guan Shengyunbei committed Shaanxi a few years ago was pre-negotiated! This trick has already been used by Sheng Yun to hide from the customs, and no one expected that this time he would teach Zhang Hu by hand!

A few years ago, Guan Shengyun seemed to have fallen into an evil spirit, and he didn't wait for Huguang to wait, and suddenly led the army west. Huguang's officialdom breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly rejoiced in his heart that this demon finally ran to plague Sichuan with Zhang Hu, and he was clean. Due to the strict orders of the imperial court and the fact that he would not come back to make trouble for himself, Huguang, Henan Province mobilized a large army to follow Guan Shengyun step by step. Needless to say, the senior officers all received orders, either explicitly or covertly: just block the way back for the thief to turn around and flee, and never waste the battle - if the greedy guy provokes him to fight back, he will be the first to kill you! Unexpectedly, this guy rushed to Shunqing Mansion, put on a posture of attacking Chongqing, and suddenly went north along the Qujiang River, and rushed into Shaanxi from Baoning Mansion. At this time, the officials of Sichuan Province were also a little relieved, although they were puzzled, they were also sincerely happy: the knife on the lower abdomen finally left. Today, it seems that I am still careless, I really didn't expect this guy to play such a big game of chess!

The thief himself is from the official army of Yulinwei, and he is of course familiar with the way back to his hometown. For more than a year, not only did Shaanxi toss again, but also disturbed Henan from time to time, this hand completely attracted the attention of the imperial court for Zhang Hu: urgent documents from all over the country flew up like snowflakes, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Guan Shengyun.

In order to prevent the northern captives, the elite of the nine sides could not move, and they could only rely on the strength of the local guard to deal with Guan Shengyun. Guan Shengyun has no scruples, and this trip is to make a noise, the bigger the noise, the better, everywhere he goes, he eats it all and robs it and then burns it all! This has created a situation similar to Zhang Hu's wandering: the officers and soldiers can't chase it! Behind Guan Shengyun is one or two hundred miles of white land, and the officers and soldiers who are chasing after him can only bring their own grain and grass materials if they don't want to starve—how can they catch up? And the interception is even more fantastical, and the magistrates have pulled the limited guards around them to strengthen their courage and sent them out to intercept them? It's crazy!

Guan Shengyun's grain relied on Ming robbery, how could the imperial court do this? In fact, it's not that he doesn't do it, it's just that he can't grab Guan Shengyun, and besides, don't look at the few soldiers who can fight, there are too many people who open their mouths to eat food, so they can only transfer grain from the south to the north, and then transport it to Shanxi - such a big circle, the manpower and material resources consumed along the way are astronomical, and it didn't take long to be overwhelmed, and strategically it could only gradually turn from offensive to defensive, which gave Zhang Hu an excellent opportunity. These two guys must have discussed the time beforehand, Zhang Hu's headquarters suddenly made a desperate bet, poured out of the nest, and swept down the Yangtze River, like a torrent, sweeping through Yiling (now Yichang), Jingzhou, Yuezhou (now Yueyang), Hanyang, although they swept under these fortified cities and did not attack, but robbed thousands of large and small civilian ships, and even carried the people along the way, snowballing rapidly expanded to two or three hundred thousand horses, like an unstoppable mudslide, down the Yangtze River, straight to Nanzhili pounced! In the end, the thief captured Jiujiang with lightning speed, and used it as a base for attacking Nanzhili, entrenched there.

The knife against his lower abdomen is back, and this time it is a bigger one, so Xue Xiaowen can't help but worry.