The governor sent grain, the governor raised grain, and Hou Anyong seemed to see the dawn, so he only pestered Tang Shunzhi.

"What's the plan? Futai, you didn't bring more people here. Hou Anyong also looked at the north, "Since it is to raise grain, why didn't you discuss it with Datong Governor Langzhong, the North Hebei Provincial Guard, the Patrol Officer, and the Deputy Military Envoy?" ”

"If you want to go back to Datong, don't worry." Tang Shunzhi tasted the town sea carp very comfortably.

Hou Anyong, He Xun and Tang Shunzhi's other friend Yan Yinghe looked at each other: only twenty years old, how do you feel that the city government is already quite deep?

"Futai, the governor of Yingzhou will visit the post station."

Yi Cheng came to report in person, and Tang Shunzhi said "um": "Please, let's come here, it's a coincidence, this is a big fish, Benfu can't eat it all, don't waste it." ”

Hou Anyong and Yan Yinghe stood up first when they heard this.

Yingzhou is subordinate to Datong Prefecture, and this Zhizhou is from Wupin, and they are only staff members and have no official position.

After a while, three green robes entered.

Zhizhou, Tongzhi, and Judge. The three giants of Yingzhou civil officials have all come to this post station in person.

Tang Shunzhi is Jingbian Bo, and he is also the governor of Xuanda. This governor has no direct subordinate officials, but the local civil officials of Xuanfu and Datong and the civil officials of the Beijing faction, except for the governor and the foreign imperial historian, are all his subordinate officials.

Twenty-year-old magistrate.

Tang Shunzhi is qualified to put this score, and he meets the officials below while eating.

This seems rude, but it makes the three giants of Yingzhou feel like a friendly signal! Not out! How nice it is to go straight to the wine party!

In the face of Tang Shunzhi, the unheard-of biggest beneficiary of the dividends of the Ming Imperial Examination, the three giants of Yingzhou took turns to fight. From the three yuan of Lianzhong to the first place in the system, from the twenty-year-old Feng Bo to the direct appointment of the governor of Xuanda, from his champion articles to the poems and anecdotes that have been circulated.

Even Hou Anyong and Yan Yinghe, two staff members from humble backgrounds, were pulled by them, and they must please sit down at the top.

Tang Shunzhi always maintained a kind smile.

Then he first asked the governor of Yingzhou: "Brother Xinzhai has obtained the official documents of Deputy Envoy Chen and Min Tongju, right?" Now that I am busy buying grain and grass, I don't want to disturb you by going through Yingzhou. ”

"Futai rest assured, my Datongzhou County buys grain and grass every year, and there has been a precedent. Although he is busy with official business, Futai has arrived in Yingzhou, and he can't welcome him into the city to let Yingzhou listen to and be taught, so he is already uneasy, how can he not come to see him in person? ”

He was even happier when he heard Tang Shunzhi call him.

Tang Shunzhi was very modest: "After all, Benfu is not experienced, and the food and salary of Datong Town still depends on the state and county officials of Brother Xinzhai." Fortunately, there is Wang Dutai, there is Lou Langzhong, there are more feudal divisions, military equipment and sub-patrols, and there are Datong Mansions, and Benfu is also a lot more at ease. Now I will walk around the places first, and I will do my duty first. When Huai came over there to survey the place, Benfu would be able to supervise the construction of the armory garden there with peace of mind. ”

Yingzhou Zhizhou understood and smiled more respectfully: "Futai but put ten thousand hearts!" What kind of frontier place is Datong Town? The lower officials and others are serving here, and they dare not slack off at all! Futai is related to the point, but please instruct. ”

"No, no!" Tang Shunzhi shook his head again and again, "Benfu inspects Xuanda, and now that he still has a little leisure, he naturally wants to walk around." There are precedents for everything, but it is inconvenient for Benfu to point fingers easily. Brother Xinzhai came here, but I am afraid that I will have to rush back to the state city, so I won't talk to you much. The whole state should also be relieved to do errands. ”

"The lower officials listen to Futai's instructions. That...... Xiaguan and the others didn't bother Futai to rest. ”

Tang Shunzhi smiled all over his face: "Ying He, send one to Brother Xinzhai on my behalf." ”

Hou Anyong looked at their backs and looked at Tang Shunzhi puzzled: Don't you do something?

When Yan Yinghe came back, he said calmly: "I left three hundred taels of silver, five high-grade velvet jackets, and one beautiful jade." ”

Hou Anyong's eyes widened and he stood up: "Futai!" ”

"Keep the accounts first. The honor guard of Benfu is neat, all the way to the west. If you go through the state and county and don't enter, you can accept their minds, and they will feel at ease. Tang Shunzhi motioned to him not to get excited, "Ben Fu is young, what they are most afraid of is that Ben Fu is just and reckless, and the Futai who is willing to accept gifts will be the Futai who is easy to talk to, it is better than them all being afraid of treating me as a stunned young man who may do bad things, right?" ”

“…… It's so generous as soon as you shoot! Hou An was indignant.

"Border town." Tang Shunzhi's smile gradually retracted, "All provinces are reforming the government office, but the border town has not moved. In a huge state and county, there are only two or three people or even one person in charge. When Benfu arrives in Shuozhou, he will probably receive a total of three or four thousand taels of silver, right? It's enough to buy 10,000 stone of grain. ”

Hou Anyong was a little surprised: "Futai wants to use this silver to buy grain?" ”

"Why not buy it? Otherwise, where does Yu Zhifu's salary come from? ”

“…… Didn't Futai ignore the distribution of food and wages? ”

Tang Shunzhi took it for granted: "Is this the distribution of food?" This is my personal friendship with Shisuke, and I gave it to him! That guy should have taken a little bit himself, right? If there are 20,000 stone of grain together, it will be enough for him to support two or three thousand people for a year. ”

“…… Futai, is this how to break the game? ”

"What's the game-breaking thing about this?" Tang Shunzhi continued to sell Guanzi, "However, when Benfu finishes this circle, it will be a bit eyebrow-raising." ”

……

The governor of Xuanda walked to Shuozhou so slowly, eating, drinking and having fun all the way.

In the Datong Mansion behind him, Guo Xun looked very upright.

"Don't do this with this Hou Ye!"

Now in front of Guo Xun is Zhu Xingjun, the manager of the Datong branch of Huangming Ji.

"This marquis also has a share in the Emperor Ming Ji!" He glared, "Xuanning Five Forts are being built, why can't you do it?" Is it that Datong can't recruit workers, or is Benhou shorting your money? If you are afraid of danger, this marquis has already sent Li Jin to guard the north road. His prestige, the Tartars know, how dare they easily intrude? Besides, these five forts are within the side walls! ”

Zhu Xingjun looked at him with a melancholy expression: "Master Hou, it's not that there is no one in the labor service line, and I'm not worried about silver or danger." It's really ...... This matter has always been the responsibility of the two guards before and after Datong, how can our Emperor Mingji interfere? Has the Hou Ye discussed with the Governor of Tai, the Household Governor of the Grain Lang, and the Deputy Envoy of the Northern Hebei Military Preparation Road? ”

"Who is the chief military officer of Datong Town?"

Zhu Xingjun looked at him strangely when he heard this: "Master Hou, I'm not disrespectful. Although you are in command of the Datong army, you have to obey the military orders, and the food and salary have to be prepared by the superintendent and the deputy envoy of the military garrison. You said that you are also a shareholder, but you can't harm our emperor Mingji. ”

“……”

Guo Xun also knew this way of civil and military control, and this matter was indeed led by the former governor Zhang Wenjin.

Now that Zhang Wenjin has returned to Beijing and stepped down, the new governor Tang Shunzhi has gone to Shuozhou to familiarize himself with the situation, so won't the five forts of Xuanning be repaired?

He just didn't want to hand this matter over to the two guards before and after Datong.

After sending Zhu Xingjun away, he walked around the house irritably.

Wang Xianyuan came in Huailai, Tang Shunzhi ran away again, and Yu Dayou was in Shuozhou.

Guo Xun, who was alone in Datong, gradually felt the invisible net around him. It was he who ordered strict drills and constant preparation for war, so the two guards before and after Datong came up with reasons: the regular soldiers should practice, and the troops should collect wheat. Of course, the fort will be repaired, and after the wheat harvest is finished in May, there will be manpower.

Requisitioning people? Then prepare money, money, and food.

asked the Emperor Mingji Labor Service Company to do it, and said that it was inconvenient to meddle in the tasks that the military usually undertook by itself.

"Anger, anger!" He muttered, "Calm down, Guo Xun, calm down." ”

He came to Datong to test his ability.

On the way, I had already talked with Yu Dayou, and after I came, I had talked a lot with Wang Xian, and I had a lot of discussions with Tang Shunzhi.

He knows the general direction, how to grasp the balance of luring the enemy deep without collapsing?

After pacing the house for almost a thousand steps, he finally came up with a plan.

"Come on! Prepare the horses, I was going to patrol the border wall fort! Let all the guards prepare the books, and I will know how many soldiers I have in Datong! ”

So the chief military officer of Datong Town also went out of Datong, first went to the northeast of Datong Town's Zhenwei and Tiancheng Defense Area, and then went all the way west along the side wall to check the family's background.

The governor is on the southern front, he is on the northern line, and Chen Qisheng, the deputy envoy of the Shanxi Provincial Military Inspectorate of the Northern Hebei Province, who is in Datong Prefecture, and Zhonglou Qiongyu, the governor of the household department who is sent in Datong, frowned.

How many soldiers are available in Datong, can you find out? It's adding to the chaos!

They first sent a letter to Wang Xian, and then continued to be busy with the collection and storage of grains in Tuntian.

The border town is a special existence, Datong Mansion is part of the Shanxi Political Envoy Division, there is a branch of the Political Envoy Division, and he wants to collect the people's grain tax. Similarly, according to the Inspectorate Division, there are also patrol roads and military preparation roads in Datong. Soldiers and horses, money and food, justice, infrastructure, and even the transfer of troops, the power of military preparation and sub-patrol roads is not small.

And food is the lifeblood of the border army, although it has not yet become customized, but the household department is in Datong, and there is also a special supervisor and chief of salary. In addition to examining and approving the distribution of monthly rations to the border army, it is also necessary to participate in the management of tuntian, warehouses, and the purchase of grain and grass together with the localities. In times of war, it can also participate in military decision-making.

And the Shanxi Xingdu Division located in Datong, these military generals, in fact, are subject to Wenchen everywhere.

Since he had to be subject to Wenchen, the situation in the border town has been quietly changing over the years, especially after the great victory in Yingzhou, when the border town has stabilized a lot.

After Lou Qiongyu returned to his official office, he listened to the report of the director and calmed down: "What's the hurry?" Didn't you just issue that much silver? At present, there are more than 10,000 mouths in the arms, and the governor has a strict order, so don't shorten the rations over there! ”

“…… The salary governor and the commanders of the guards all reported, and Guo Hou's supervision was so tight, that the training of the soldiers was more than three times as diligent as before, and it was no different from marching and fighting. The drill is tired, people eat horses and chew, and there are already complaints. are all asking for a ration, and the lower officials don't dare to slack off, do you ask the governor to come to Datong to discuss? ”

"These soldiers!" Lou Qiongyu gritted his teeth, "Don't you know what the situation is now?" Are you tired of the old days? Ask for food after a practice? ”

“…… Li Jin, the deputy general of the left, also came to the text, saying that Guo Hou had allowed him to find an opportunity to go out of the border wall to burn the wasteland, so what about the food on his side? ”

"Burning?" Lou Qiongyu was furious, "Why didn't I know about this?" Does Wang Dutai know? ”

“…… How can the lower officials know? ”

"Holy God! He also went on patrol! ”

Lou Qiongyu was about to send someone to Huailai, and the news of the capital also spread to Datong.

Yang Shen, the right attendant of the household department, was the leader, and 17 Beijing officials knocked on the que, asking for the construction of the Huailai Armory Park and the Guanting Reservoir.

His Majesty's reaction was: the court staff.

Seventeen people were injured and bedridden.

This is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that Secretary of State Shi Xuan resigned to the office.

He is old, but at this moment, his resignation was approved, not only in the capital, but also in the current downstairs Qiongyu is also surprised.

Then he met with Chen Qisheng and others again: "You also know, right?" ”

"Yang Shilang's new law hero, the prince's guest, why ......" Chen Qisheng didn't dare to think deeply, "Shi Gongzhishi, this is ......"

Thinking of Guo Xun, who went to patrol the border, and Tang Shunzhi, who was like playing all the way but wandering around, Lou Qiongyu muttered to himself: "What is Your Majesty going to do in Xuanda......

Chen Qisheng's eyes lit up: "After the arrival of Marquis Wuding, the complaints of the guards of Datong gradually grew. Huailai built a large number of buildings, announced that the supply of grain and salary was given priority, and the border army was even more dissatisfied. Now they have to burn the wasteland and light the roster of soldiers...... No, you and I Datong Wenchen should jointly go up and impeach the Marquis of Wuding for destroying the Datong border defense, for fear of provoking a mutiny and provoking the northern captives to invade in a big way! ”

"Then unless Wang Dutai and Tang Futai also join forces!" Lou Qiongyu shook his head, "Even Yang Shilang has been beaten by the court staff, you and I will only transfer others to the court." Since the Marquis of Wuding was ordered to defend Datong, how could he change the order overnight? If there is discord between the civil and military, Wang Dutai will not move, what about you and me? ”

"Have you forgotten that Tang Futai and Yu Dayou of Shuozhou were originally jointly invited to fight?" Chen Qisheng's face was gloomy and uncertain, "Wherever he goes, where is he not afraid and frightened?" As for Wang Dutai, if he joins forces, there will be a big problem in the border town, so what if Your Majesty is angry? ”

“…… Datong can't be in chaos. Lou Qiongyu muttered to himself.

"Or ......," said a man in battle armor among them, "I'll send someone out of the side wall again?" ”

There was an eerie silence in the room, and no one spoke.

……

"Shout what to shout! Guo Hou will be in my Yunchuanwei in a few days. If the marquis is angry, this commander is the only one who asks! The commander of Yun Chuanwei shouted to the soldiers who were training in the school field, "Just after the salary, you killers are tired and hungry!" Huai came to repair the armory garden, isn't that to make your armor better in the future, so as not to die on the battlefield? General Li went out to burn the famine, didn't he also want to make food? Survive this month first, don't fall into the prestige of Yun Chuanwei in front of the Hou Ye! ”

On the school ground, many black and thin men gritted their teeth, their eyes were indignant and worried.

"Don't worry about the crops in the field, this commander has arranged for someone to help you harvest it! There won't be a grain of wheat missing from you! ”

As soon as he said this, some people had more anger in their eyes, but they didn't dare to do anything.

Isn't it good to be your Hou Ye well? Wouldn't it be better to stay in Datong well, and if you have a military order, you will go down to the guard? Why do you want to count the soldiers?

On the Jingping side, Liu Kai was also preparing for Guo Xun's inspection.

He was a little worried about whether it would be too late to do this now, what if it really got into trouble?

Then, his private soldier general came over excitedly: "General! Datong sent a letter, Wang Dutai impeached the Marquis of Wuding in vain, and ordered the burning of the wasteland to provoke! ”

"What?" Liu Kai stood up in shock, "Really? ”

"It's true! Deputy Envoy Chen and Lou Langzhong were in person, and Wang Dutai was furious when he heard the news, and he wrote a bullet on the spot! ”

"Good! Good, good, good! Hahaha! Liu Kai heard that Chen Qisheng and Lou Qiongyu were also present, and knew that the news could not be faked.

Some people in the capital already thought that this was a chaotic fate, and they even forced out a minister of state. Of course, what armory garden and reservoir should not be repaired, but that is only the beginning, what really wants to persuade His Majesty is not to change what Xuanda wants to change?

Whether it is to change the current situation in the border towns, or to change the strategy against the northern captives.

Although the civil and military champions who jointly invited the war were reprimanded first, why were they all sent to Xuanda? One is the unheard-of commander of the guard at the beginning of his appointment, and the other is the unheard of twenty uncles, the governor Xuanda, and the governor of the governor.

Those who knocked, the ministers of state who resigned, were silent protests against the great joy of the emperor, whose authority had been stabilized!

And further north, at Toyoshu Beach, I looked at a piece of paper with a strange face.

“…… The prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty and the Anshi Rebellion were all under the rule of Xuanzong? He read softly.

"Khan! Zhang Wenjin is familiar with the situation in Datong, and he is already clearly saying that the general of the border town may rebel? The allusion is used here......"

"The descendants of the Heavenly Khan, I know this story." I replied to interrupt him, and read with a smile, "Marquis Wuding is not the champion Marquis, then Jingbian Bo is not Ganluo, Your Majesty is more and more like Emperor Yang of Sui?" But that Huo is sick? Is it Yang Guang, who dug the canal and conquered Goguryeo three times? ”

"Khan is familiar with the history books of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and the villain admires it." Shi Tianjue patted his ass.

I put down the piece of paper: "That's a strange thing. The words in the study of the Han emperor were rarely passed on before. This time, even I knew it so quickly. ”

He laughed, "You want to deceive him again, and leave him alone." Under the pressure of the Great Yuan army and the destruction of the country, any tricks are useless, I want to see what he can do? Do you still want to emulate the First World War in Yingzhou? I'm still young, how can I easily get into the pockets he wants to cloth? ”

“…… What does the Khan mean is that this is a ploy by the Southern Ming monarchs? ”

"It's clumsy." I replied with a smile, "As you said, the reservoir is impossible to build." As for the Armoury Garden...... I won't be impressed, but Bodie will be even more impressed. Of course, it would be good to have more craftsmen, but my steppe soldiers still have to rely on horses and bows and arrows in their hands! ”

"Khan, what if the son of Nan Ming really caused chaos in Xuanfu Datong?"

"Wouldn't that be better? If the armies of all roads march together at that time, who knows the terrain of Datong Xuanfu better than my Tumut Department? All these years of grass and valley in vain? ”

"Khan! Khan! "Someone rushed into the tent," a pasture in Nawutai was burned, and a tribe was almost wiped out. The flag that the people who escaped saw was that Li Jin! ”

My smile froze on my face, and my eyes burned with anger.

"How daring! Fight back and teach them a lesson! I just said it well in the private market, but I reversed my word again! ”

I replied with a calm face: "Is it Li Jin who went to the accounts of various clans to trade privately?" Go, give some horses and sheep to Nawutai! Now is not the time. ”

"Khan!"

"Shut up!" I replied to stop an angry general, "Didn't you hear the report before?" The Xuanfu side transferred a lot of troops to their west and south roads. What lessons to give? How many people to kill? If you want to grab some food, slaves, and iron tools, do you want to go deep into Datong? I went to so many people last year, and what was the result? I've said it all, they want to lure us into fighting, provoke us to fight! If it is only our Tumut Ministry, they will be happy, and the other few thousand households will also be happy! ”

The truth still has to be taught, and he said, "Remember this blood account first!" The emperor of the Han people is gambling with me, how can I be fooled? Now their own people are starting to make trouble, some are fake, some are real. Wait, the fake will become the real thing! At that point, we will settle the accounts together! ”

Guo Xun, who had just arrived in Jingping, also heard the news of Wang Xian's impeachment of him, and now he didn't have much to think about counting the number of soldiers guarding the Thousand Households in Jingping, so he ran to Shuozhou in disbelief and found Tang Shunzhi and Yu Dayou.

"What the hell is going on? Why did Wang Xian impeach me? ”

Tang Shunzhi looked at him and blinked: "What is Guo Hou afraid of?" ”

Guo Xun was very depressed: Could it be that after so many years, my brain is still not enough? Am I not one of the few people who knows about Xuanda's strategy? Why didn't this change tell me first? Do military generals deserve to be concealed by Wenchen?

What do you say I'm afraid of? If we continue like this, my son will become a townsman. When I'm too old to move, is someone feeding me?

Looking at Guo Xun's expression, Tang Shunzhi said: "I also just learned about Yang Shilang's court staff, and his and Zhang Wenjin's words of admonishing His Majesty have been spread. I just talked with Zhifu and Mr. Zhao, and it seems that the situation has changed, and His Majesty and General Staff Yang have fallen into their new sons. Who let Guo Hou happen to be patrolling the border again, and he didn't have time to tell you? ”

“…… So what's the use of impeaching me? Guo Xun couldn't figure it out.

Tang Shunzhi looked at Yu Dayou, and then took a deep breath: "On Datong's side, there is really a war that can't rely on the guards and soldiers, so you can only rely on a few elite soldiers." Guo Hou, if you go back to Datong quickly, you will supervise Deputy General Li to train the troops. You can only burn the wasteland once, and Your Majesty will definitely reprimand you this time. As for me, I want to impeach Wang Governor Tai Governor Constitution Xuanda for not doing anything for so long. Datong clearly has a lot of fields and plenty of grain and grass, but it asks for wages year after year. Guo Hou might as well report the results of the inventory of the soldiers to His Majesty, impeach Wang for not supervising Taiwan's military affairs, and the soldiers have been neglecting to practice for a long time. ”

Guo Xun opened his mouth wide: "What nonsense are you talking about?" Isn't that a big mess? ”

"What's the mess? It's just a struggle for power between you and me. Besides, how can there be a reason to supervise and care for both food and salary? ”

Guo Xun looked at Yu Dayou and felt that he was too young.

So he looked at Zhao Benxue: "Mr. Zhao? ”

Zhao Benxue's eyes were full of brilliance: "When the gods fight, there will always be some mortals who will suffer." Unless Xuanda is really messed up, the Tartars will not be easily fooled. If you want to be chaotic and undefeated, you can only really have a few elite soldiers as the pillars. ”

Tang Shunzhi looked at Guo Xun: "Guo Hou is on the North Road, Zhifu is on the West Road, Wang Dutai is in Xuanfu, and Benfu is in Huailai." Guo Hou forgot that you ordered the three thousand strong craftsmen in your arms? ”

Guo Xun was still scared: "Xuanda is really in chaos, but it's not just Tumut's Tartars who will wait for the opportunity to move." Trapping, and the court of the Tartar Khan......"

"The situation of the national war, then even the border generals who have private soldiers in the border towns have to fight hard. After the First World War, it was a good opportunity for the border towns to clean up the evils. ”

"What about the enemy? What if anyone is cowardly and sacrifices his life to join the enemy? ”

"I'm afraid Guo Hou doesn't know, after you ordered troops out of Beijing, the Military Affairs Council, the Five Governments, and the Ministry of War submitted a batch of lists to Your Majesty. I came to Xuanda and was only one person on the list. Tang Shunzhi stared at him, "Guo Hou is the chief soldier of Datong, he only needs to manage the military affairs of Datong and ensure that Datong is not lost." ”

“…… Mr. Zhao, why don't you follow me to Datong. ”

"No, I'll let Yan Ran go to Guohou's mansion." Tang Shunzhi looked at Hou Anyong, "Don't be anxious, see me and believe it, and praise Guo Hou according to the order." ”

Hou Anyong saw that the curtain was opening, and he was eager to try: "Is it convenient for me to appear on Guo Hou's mansion?" ”

Tang Shunzhi smiled and said, "Why not? Soon, Guo Hou and I were allies in the impeachment of Wang Dutai. ”

It hasn't completely entered the summer yet, it was just May, and an invisible cloud appeared in the sky over Xuanda, and the thunder was muffled - the four giants of Xuanda, except for Fu Duo, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, the other three giants pinched up.

As Zhao Benxue said: Immortals fight, mortals are afraid.

Who will suffer?

(End of chapter)