There is a very important concept in Wang Yangming's psychology, that is: it is easy to know but difficult to do.

In other words, it is easy to know how to do things; However, it is not easy to do it well, do it beautifully, and move forward smoothly.

Fang Chongyong knew that it was more difficult to do things than to "persuade" Zheng Shuqing with his boastful words, but he never expected that it would be so difficult!

Fang Chongyong sadly found that at the critical moment, Zheng Shuqing's old problem was committed again.

Lao Zheng wanted to rush to the front line after beating the chicken blood, but when he was about to kick the door, he found the biggest problem:

Not to mention the lack of personnel in Jingzhao Mansion, confidentiality has also become a big problem.

Not to mention, the combat effectiveness of these bureaucrats is not very strong, after all, most of these people are civil officials, and they may not be able to beat the family members and servants of Xingfu.

Zheng Shuqing counted a little, and there were only more than ten people who could be dispatched and used as "thugs" to raid their homes! Perhaps, there are not as many families as the wealthy Xing family.

And there are some of them who don't want to "work overtime"! Don't want to be a part of it!

In the absence of a holy decree, not all the officials of the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen were willing to follow Zheng Shuqing to raid the house!

The reason for this situation is actually related to the official structure of the Tang Dynasty.

Chang'an's Jingzhao Mansion Yamen has always been lazy, and it was a little erect during the Wu and Zhou periods, and since then it has been continuously compressed. There are only twenty or thirty people with a regular establishment, and this is still a full count.

In fact, the official officials of the Tang Dynasty government have always been in a serious state of shortage, and this has been the case since the founding of the country.

So what should the yamen do whenever it needs to do big things and is in urgent need of manpower?

The answer is: every time it is to launch "erotic labor", so that the people of Chang'an can serve without pay.

Put on a "work uniform", according to the different abilities of each person, go to do the work at the grassroots level of the yamen, and disband when the matter is done.

Due to the continuous cutting of authority in Jingzhao Mansion, these "temporary workers" have not had the opportunity to work for a long time.

Over time, the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen will no longer levy erotic labor. Relying on that bit of formal establishment, the basic framework of the yamen was maintained.

Zheng Shuqing has been a dog official who has done nothing for four years, but in fact, it is not entirely that he deliberately lies flat. But within the framework of the existing government of the Tang Dynasty, the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion is so few people, so that he can't do anything at all! Any central yamen can hammer Zheng Shuqing.

This is the strength of the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen itself, and Zheng Shuqing is not allowed to change the status quo!

"What to do? What should I do?

Although the news has not leaked, what can only a dozen of the officials who have left the yamen have already left? ”

Zheng Shuqing walked back and forth in the hall of the mansion, and time had passed little by little, but the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion could not organize the corresponding forces to do this big thing.

But if you go to Jin Wuwei's people, they will leak the news again, and the city will be full of trouble before the matter is completed.

In terms of Xing's "status in the rivers and lakes", although the number of slaves in their family will not exceed four hundred (the limit of the unspoken rules of officials), it is normal to have one or two hundred.

Zheng Shuqing took more than a dozen people to raid the house, and it is not certain who will clean up whom!

There are too many examples of fighting snakes and not dying, but suffering from them, there are too many examples, we must control all the people of the Xing family, and then raid the house and the sky!

No matter how you play, there are no 500 people at the bottom, and you really can't play it!

"I remember, Jingzhao Mansion, it seems that you can launch a conscription."

Fang Chongyong said in a deep voice, he was also in turmoil, but he was still calm.

"It's all this time, it's all this time, how to launch a conscription when the door is closed......

Zheng Shuqing was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

"Zheng Fu Yin! Calm down, there is still a way! ”

Fang Chongyong roared at Zheng Shuqing!

Zheng Shuqing slowly and weakly sat down on a cushion in the lobby, feeling that all the strength in his body had been drained.

Why! Why is it just so little!

Zheng Shuqing felt that he was a little bit away from success this time, really a little bit.

As long as you can successfully copy the Xing family, then you can get the favor of the saint Li Longji and the right minister Li Linfu.

Then you can get out of the pitty and uncomfortable position of Jingzhao Mansion Yin, and then get out of the trough of officialdom that has been four or five years old, and finally go to be a six-department scholar, at least a six-department squire.

Damn it! Why is it so much! Why doesn't the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen have a miscellaneous army, even if there are a hundred people!

"Let's go, find someone."

Fang Chongyong stood up, rubbed his somewhat stiff shoulders, looked at Zheng Shuqing and said.

"Where to find someone?"

Uncle Zheng blurted out and asked.

"One hundred and eight squares in Chang'an, millions of people, where can I not find anyone?

There has never been a shortage of people in the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, what is lacking is a way to organize people! ”

Fang Chongyong dropped a sentence, went out and met Zhang Guangsheng, who was guarding nearby, and shouted to follow him.

"Envoy, where are we going now?"

Zhang Guangsheng put his hand on the hilt of the knife and asked in a deep voice.

"We'll do some tiring work later, but no more tiring than dealing with those Sogdian Hu in Hexi.

If you can't do it, you have to kill someone. ”

Fang Chongyong's tone was a little helpless, Zheng Shuqing had the common bad problems of Tang Dynasty civil officials, that is, his eyes were low and his execution was very poor.

If the other party's execution is not good, then you can only make up for it yourself, and you can't watch things fall apart.

Fang Chongyong always follows a principle: if you are not cornered, you will never hand over the key winner to others!

"Hehe, that feeling is good, we are soldiers and eat food, and we are most familiar with this set."

Zhang Guangsheng grinned on the side, looking kind and simple, and the hand holding the knife seemed to be more stable.

……

"Xing's house is in Chongye Fang.

Now that the Fang Gate has been closed, and the Xing family is a big family inside, Fang Zheng is likely to be their person, so we can't count on this, we can only think of other ways.

Chongye Fang is adjacent to Suzaku Street, on the west side of the street, and the location is very good.

So there will be a large number of Jin Wuwei's forbidden troops patrolling this street. We try not to alarm them. Therefore, we can only go to Huaizhen Fang in the west of Chongye Fang, Anye Fang in the north, and Yongda Fang in the south to try our luck now.

Either one of them is half the story.

Now let's go to Huaizhenfang first, and then try it one by one. ”

Fang Chongyong said as he walked, and Zheng Shuqing was amazed.

"Why do I feel like you're more familiar with the structure of Chang'an City than I am?"

Zheng Shuqing asked curiously.

"Everything is foreseen, nothing is foreseen, nothing is wasted."

Fang Chongyong replied casually.

As they spoke, they walked briskly across Suzaku Street, and in the distance, the soldiers patrolling the Jinwuwei were walking towards them, but there was no other movement.

There is a curfew in Chang'an, but the width of the main road, the widest Suzaku Street, is more than 150 meters, and the width of the main road between the other lanes is more than 120 meters. With such a wide distance, it is normal to hide a few people in the shadows.

Therefore, when Jin Wuwei patrols the streets, as long as there are no groups of people wandering, they will not go out of their way to check. Only when they get close to each other will they send someone to inquire.

Fang Chongyong and his entourage came to the east gate of Huaizhen Fang, which was closed at this time. Fang Chongyong frowned slightly, he was still a step too late to hurry, and it seemed that he could only scream and slam the door.

"Open the door! There are anti-thieves in Huaizhenfang! Jingzhao Mansion searches for anti-thieves! ”

Fang Chongyong shouted at the top of his voice.

The power of the word anti-thief will be understood by anyone who knows a little bit about politics.

Soon, the door of the fang, which was only about four meters wide, was opened, and a middle-aged man in a linen robe yawned, stretched out his hand to Fang Chongyong with sleepy eyes and said, "This is Fangzheng, have you brought the letter?" You can't enter the door without a seal. ”

Obviously, similar searches are commonplace for Fang Zheng, and they can even be said to be strange.

"This official is Jingzhao Mansion Yin, take this official in!"

Uncle Zheng scolded the man in a low voice with a straight face.

"Oh, okay, okay, got it!"

This Fang Zheng hurriedly nodded yes and introduced the group into the workshop.

Chang'an City is such a structure, each square is a module, and finally formed the Chang'an City of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, which is famous in Guanzhong and at home and abroad. It is very different from the city in Shazhou, each square is an independent unit, self-contained, similar to Fang Chongyong's previous life.

Although there are differences in the size of the fang, not everyone is the same size, but the political structure of the fang is similar, and a person will be appointed by the Jingzhao Mansion as the fang Zheng to manage the daily affairs of the fang and file it in the Jingzhao Mansion office, so that the fang zheng can be held accountable at any time.

This is the self-reserved place of the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion! Fang Chongyong can be said to have his eyes like a torch and found the only advantageous project in Jingzhao Mansion.

Coming to the lobby of Fang Zheng's house, Fang Chongyong took out the bronze waist tag hanging on his waist and said:

"This official is the general of the Qianniuwei of the imperial court's forbidden army, and he acts on the secret orders of the saints.

This matter is confidential, and the relationship is very large, once the secret is accidentally leaked, you will have the disaster of raiding your family and exterminating your family.

Therefore, you are not qualified to see the secret decree! It's also for your own good!

The only thing this official can tell you is: the Xing family, the big family in Chongye Fang next door, is preparing to plot a rebellion!

They have some connections in the imperial forbidden army, and the matter is very high, so General Ben has to ask you for help nearby, so as not to startle the snake!

Now this official wants to dispatch 500 young and strong people in your workshop to surround the Xing family's mansion, and then enter it to search for the thief.

Do you have any problems organizing manpower now? ”

Fang Chongyong even bluffed with coaxing, and Zheng Shuqing was stunned for a moment.

Thinking that his words were far less convincing than what Fang Chongyong said, Zheng Shuqing closed his mouth very interestingly, and only when Fang was looking at him did Zheng Shuqing nod solemnly.

Rao is Fang Zheng has seen many officials, and he is considered to be a well-informed person among ordinary people, and he was also frightened by Fang Chongyong's words at this moment.

Xing knows that he is very domineering on weekdays, and there are people in their family who are big officials, or even more than one official, and they do have arrogant capital.

But if they want to rebel, it's too much of a fuss, right?

It's just that now it's not a big problem to let yourself gather 500 people in the workshop.

Fang Zheng just felt that Fang Chongyong and they acted too suddenly, and he was afraid of taking responsibility.

"Actually, I thought that the matter should not be so serious, or go and inform Jin Wuwei, after all, ......"

Fang Zheng was about to say more, but saw Fang Chongyong patting the scabbard of the Wind Phantom Knife on his waist and said:

"There are many henchmen in the surrounding Fangfang, and a certain persuasion Fang still thinks clearly before speaking.

Otherwise, the Xing clan would certainly be wiped out, and he wouldn't survive tonight.

But afterwards, if the saint blames us and says that we are not doing well, or thinks that Fang Zheng and you don't cooperate with us, maybe you are also one of the Xing clan's henchmen, then it will be bad. ”

Fang Chongyong's words were soft and rigid, but they were not so easy to accept.

This Fang Zheng hurriedly put away the laziness on his face, patted his chest and promised: "It's just five hundred, it's a trivial matter!" Within half an hour, all the young people will set off! ”

"That's for the best."

Fang Chongyong said expressionlessly, in a businesslike tone.

The figure of 500 was not a fool's errand, but the result of his repeated calculations.

In the Tang Dynasty, the number of residents in each square in Chang'an City was different, and the densely populated square near the East and West markets could have 40,000 or 50,000 people living in a single square.

In the southernmost part of the country, there are very few people living in the fang, and at its peak there were only a few hundred people.

On average, there were about 10,000 to 20,000 people living in a square in Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty, and this is only the fixed population, not including the population of Hu merchants, international students and other activities.

It's still very easy to choose one out of twenty people, not to mention that the number of residents in Huaizhenfang is not only 10,000.

Not only that, the number of 500 people is not big enough to alarm the large-scale dispatch of the forbidden army in Chang'an City, and it is enough to deal with the Xing family, which has a big family.

After Fang Zheng left, Fang Chongyong sat down with a golden knife and put the Wind Phantom Knife on his lap. Zheng Shuqing cautiously leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Okay?" ”

"Bet on it, it's pretty much the same."

Fang Chongyong shook his head helplessly, and continued to add: "Anyway, it's not the first time you and I have gambled. ”

Thinking of the risks that the two of them had experienced together in Kuizhou, Zheng Shuqing couldn't help but sigh and said, "Yes, do XX!" ”

……

It's already night, and in a study in Li Linfu's house in Pingkangfang, the right minister of the Tang Dynasty still hasn't fallen asleep.

He was reading a letter that was very important to him.

"Uncle Zheng has a long ability."

Putting the letter sent by someone on the table, Li Linfu had already understood the meaning of the letter.

To sum it up: never lose the time!

With Xing Xuan's chess piece, you can pry Zhang Yi over in the imperial history, and by the way, win more saints for yourself.

Now Zhang Shouqi is busy because of the fork in Hexi, and now knock out his henchman Xing Xuan.

This step is simply wonderful!

However, things have to be done, but they can't be too rough. Zheng Shuqing's plan is still too taken for granted, and some of the details need to be made up by him, the right minister of the Tang Dynasty.

The loopholes that should be filled must be filled, and the game must be made a perfect game.

Li Linfu wrote a letter, and after writing it, he felt satisfied. He felt that after Li Longji read the letter, there was no reason not to be moved.

Li Linfu summoned the servant and said, "Prepare the car, the prime minister is going to Xingqing Palace now." ”

In fact, he should have waited for the dust to settle before making a move, but the current situation is not completely beneficial to him.

Li Longji seems to be intent on restoring the pattern of the "three prime ministers" of the year, so that the various prime ministers can check and balance each other, so as not to annoy him.

So Li Linfu felt a strong sense of crisis.

Now that the opportunity is in front of him, he can only take risks, and before the matter is completely done, he will go to Xingqing Palace to explain the benefits and disadvantages to Li Longji.

and won a forbidden army from the other party to participate in the raid and liquidation of Xing Xuan.

After weighing repeatedly along the way, by the time he arrived at Xingqing Palace, Li Linfu had already made a decision in his heart.

After handing over the handwritten letter to the sergeant on duty outside the Xingqing Palace, he immediately waited quietly outside the door, waiting for Li Longji to summon him.

However, he waited for more than an hour, and he didn't see Li Longji come out.

In the end, Gao Lishi hurriedly walked out, bowed deeply to Li Linfu and said: "Right Minister, you won't mind going with you and copying Xing Xuan together, right?" ”

"With General Gao going with him, this matter will be settled." Li Linfu crossed his hand and saluted Gao Lishi.

"Well, the saint was furious about this, but he didn't quite believe that Xing Xuan, who was usually gentle and elegant, would do such a thing as a beast."

Gao Lishi said meaningfully, faintly alluding to Li Linfu finding an excuse to attack political opponents.

"Yes or no, you will know it at a check, please rest assured General Gao, the true appearance will only be watched from the sidelines."

Both of them have deep eyes, and after touching slightly, they separate and stop looking at each other.

Gao Lishi directly called the two hundred Longwu army guards on duty in Xingqing Palace, and went to Chongye Fang.

I didn't guess the follow-up, there is nothing so easy in the world.

(End of chapter)