"I originally thought that after everything was settled, I would ask my two brothers to commit suicide out of fear of crime, so as to bring the whole thing to a perfect ending. However, the King, Mr. Lu, thought that the conquest of Yan was imminent, and he still hoped that we could put aside our previous grudges.
We are serving the imperial court together, but I don’t know what the two brothers want?" After Xu Huai, Lu Xiong, Tang Pan, and Xu Xinan discussed many details, they invited Guo Junfan and Pan Chenghu over and asked them to sit down very politely.
Come down and talk.
Hearing Xu Huai calling "brother" with a sharp knife in his hand, Guo Junpan and Pan Chenghu were horrified. The hairs on their backs stood up at this moment. They raised their hands to Lu Xiong without hesitation and said: "We are willing to serve the king, Lord Lu, and the imperial court."
Serve!"
Instead of losing its use value and then "killing oneself out of fear of crime", the current result is not so bad.
Furthermore, if they are officially incorporated into the Xiang Army and then go north to conquer Yan with the army, they will also be organized in a new order with other forbidden Xiang armies. They will have many opportunities to break away from Xu Huai's control; they may even go north to conquer Yan and gain military exploits.
When the opportunity comes, there will be no need to look at Xu Huai's murderous expression.
The problem is that Chen Zixiao was only using them from the beginning to the end, and as low-status and unpopular generals, even if they could escape the control of Xu Huai in the future, they would not be able to defeat the Vietnamese army and horses with many generals.
column, how can they really find a place where they can live and work without being excluded and suppressed?
Or is it their fate to become bandits?
Guo Junpan and Pan Chenghu don't know what the future will be like, but right now they have no intention of resisting cooperation.
Only then did Xu Huai invite Chen Zixiao, who came on behalf of Guo Zhongxiong and Yue Hailou.
Of course Chen Zixiao had no objections to many arrangements, but in the end all this required the approval of Guo Zhongxiong and the persuasion of the state magistrate Wang Gaoxing.
Just wait until everyone agrees.
In order to show his sincerity in quelling the incident, Xu Huai deliberately asked Lu Xiong, Chen Zixiao and Zhou Qinguang, as well as Wang Zhiliang and his daughter, an academic officer from Ningwu County who had stayed at Huanglongpo Station during the incident and were almost killed by prisoners, to go to Kelan City to recover.
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Huanglongpo Station is only more than twenty miles away from Kelan City, so it is very convenient to travel there. In the afternoon, Wang Zhen and Lu Xiong rushed over from Kelan City directly; Chen Zixiao did not appear again.
"Guo Zhongxiong is so willing to agree to all conditions?" Xu Huai asked Wang in surprise while Lu Xiong greeted him in the official hall.
Although he almost pressed Guo Zhongxiong's limits to offer these conditions, he did not expect Guo Zhongxiong to agree so quickly.
"The four generals of Shengjie Army and Zhongwu Army are already on their way to Lanzhou. The other soldiers and horses are also approaching the tenth month. There is no time to bargain with Guo Zhongxiong." Wang Xun rode for more than 20 miles, and his body was jolted violently.
Now he sat down to drink warm tea and rest, and said with lingering fear, "It's a shame that Wang Gaoxing, Qian Zerui, Ge Huai and others were unwilling to agree and asked Guo Zhongxiong to mobilize the imperial army, otherwise Guo Zhongxiong would not be stingy with thunderous methods.
No matter how serious the matter is, it is unlikely that the DPRK and the Central Government will hold him accountable until the war against Yan is over; and if he achieves a great victory against Yan, he will be able to offset his merits and demerits - we are really in danger this time.
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"Of course Qian Zerui, Ge Huai and others will not follow suit," Xu Huai said with a relaxed smile as he became more and more able to see through the harsh nature of the current dynasty. He was not surprised by the many people and did not think that Guo Zhongxiong would be a decisive person.
, "Since the establishment of the Dai Viet Dynasty, it has been deeply rooted in the bones to prevent generals from exercising power. Guo Zhongxiong has only been in Lanzhou for a long time. Even if he is ruthless and does not have enough prestige, it will be difficult for him to act with authority. In this way, the conditions we have offered, Guo Zhongxiong
Are you satisfied?"
"Guo Zhongxiong agreed to all the other conditions. Qian Zerui, Wang Gaoxing and others did not want the matter to end. The only condition was that Wang Xianggong directly went to the Economic and Strategy Department of Wenhe East Road to request that the five hundred prisoners be incorporated into the Xiang Army.
, Guo Zhongxiong only agreed to counter-sign,”
Lu Xiong said,
"The document that has been sent to Lu Si cannot completely omit the mention of the prisoner's suspension of gatherings. However, on the one hand, it will shift the main responsibility to the greed and exploitation of the warehouse chief of the Grain Hall. On the other hand, it will state that although the prisoners
The gathering of soldiers and the riots are all under the control of the Prefecture Division. Even if there are inevitably a few casualties, it is clearly stated in the text that several prisoners who acted recklessly have been executed by the Prefecture Division. The article also mentions Guo,
Pan, Zhou Qinguang, Yuan Huidao and others also saw signs that the prisoners' roaring situation was getting out of control and did not want the situation to get out of control, so they had no choice but to support the prisoners' demands and ask the state government to severely punish the corrupt warehouse officials. In short, they did their best.
Minimize the culpability of Guo Junpan, Pan Chenghu, Zhou Qinguang and others - while the Shengjie Army and the Zhongwu Army have already set out, the Economic and Strategy Department cannot cause trouble. At most, they should be fined, and it will not cut off their ability to serve their crimes.
Chance."
"Guo Zhongxiong is still too tactful to become popular," Xu Huai shook his head and said, "But it's good, now we have officially become your confidants, Prime Minister Wang - more or less, we can call you Guo Junpan, Pan Chenghu
, Wang Kong and the others feel at ease!"
Recruiting and surrendering, appeasing the refugees, and integrating thieves into the imperial army to guard the border areas were all common methods used by officials in the current dynasty to achieve success - if others could do it, the king could also do it.
Guo Zhongxiong insisted that Wang Zhen write the article, simply because he wanted to put Wang Zhen's brand on these five hundred prisoners, so as to prevent these prisoners from causing any trouble in the future, and he would not need to bear any responsibility.
Thinking that Guo Zhongxiong still wanted to abdicate his responsibility at this moment, Xu Huai felt that he really lacked responsibility and magnanimity - in comparison, Wang Zhen did not refuse and personally wrote the book, which was actually much more responsible than Guo Zhongxiong.
"With the Yan invasion coming soon, Huanglongpo Station, as the most important node connecting Kelan to Lan Valley and Ningwu, needs to be restored as soon as possible to ensure that people, horses, grain and other material resources can be continuously transported to the border villages in Lan Valley, Ningwu and other places.
"Lu Xiong said, "I accompanied the prince here this time, and I brought with me an order from the Lanzhou Military and Horse Supervisory Department, first taking five hundred prisoners to move to the Lanzhou Stone Field! Guo Zhongxiong and the manager Qian Zerui also signed at the same time.
An order officially placed the Shichang prison camp under the control of the Shichang Supervisory Academy. Guo Zhongxiong and Yue Hailou will also privately send people to the Economics and Strategy Department to communicate. I believe that the official letter from the Economics and Strategy Department will be issued in the next two days.
——The only scapegoat is Cangcheng of Lanzhou Food Institute, Guo Zhongxiong wrote a separate document describing his corruption, exploitation and other crimes..."
"The Prime Minister has already got everything he wanted, why is he still looking sad?" Xu Huai asked with a smile.
"In the eyes of others, I am just the kind of treacherous person who used all means to successfully bring all matters related to the quarry under control. What else is there to be happy about?" Wang Xun said with a bitter smile.
"Cai Qing sent people to Tongbai Mountain to assassinate Wang Xiang, but he had no scruples, because he knew that if it happened, the history books would only record that the king met the bandits and died, and it had nothing to do with Cai Qing. Wang Xiang cherished his feathers too much, and he couldn't fight after all.
It belongs to people like Cai Qing. And the great changes are coming, and the king is still tied up, how can he help the world?" Xu Huai said solemnly, "Take the current matter as an example, Yue Hailou, Guo Zhongxiong and many generals in Lanzhou
, are they convinced that all this was planned by Wang Xiang, but will they treat Wang Xiang as a traitor from now on, or will they no longer dare to act as unscrupulously as before in front of you, Wang Xiang? Is it possible that Wang Xiang is really willing to be trapped in this trap?
In a small quarry, are you just worrying about the country and the people without taking any practical actions?"
Although Xu Huai had long stopped hiding his true thoughts in front of them, Lu Xiong was secretly shocked by his harsh words.
Of course, the character that Wang Zhen developed in his life could not be as heroic as Xu Huai's few words. However, under the current situation, he had to admit that Xu Huai's words could not be refuted, and said with a wry smile: "I
This life is about to end, but I can’t see it as clearly as you.”
Xu Huai wants to do many things, especially to recruit the Tongbai Mountain Bandits in the future, and he cannot do without Wang Zhen's full support. At this time, he must try his best to persuade him to break all the scruples and self-restraint in his heart, and said:
"The Khitan people's defenses in Yunshuo and other places on the Xijing Road are empty, and reinforcements cannot be mobilized in a short period of time. However, our troops in Vietnam are not without hidden dangers. The king is exhausting all means to do his best, so why should he feel guilty? Retreat ten thousand men.
Bu said, even if everything goes smoothly in the battle against Yan, we, Dai Viet, will be able to occupy Yinshan and Yanshan and establish a defensive line. But in the future, if the Chihu troops advance southward like a torrent, Wang Xiang will be able to safely hand over the country's territory to Cai Qing, Wang Qiyong and his like.
Take control and express your love for the landscape?"
"Okay, okay, you are young, but you are sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued. I can't help you," Wang Xun raised his hands in surrender and said, "Tell me what you are thinking in your heart, or what is your big talk?"
Changes are coming, how should we respond..."
"If you want to do something, you must have authority."
Xu Huai said,
"Yue Hailou and Guo Zhongxiong were able to give in at this time. Firstly, the attack on Yan was imminent and they could not afford to delay. At the same time, the attack on Yan was imminent. They thought that hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops and rural soldiers would gather in Lanzhou, so they
Even if the king has control over the affairs of the stone field, it will be difficult to accomplish anything. However, this is exactly where we can make a difference..."
"How do you say it?" Wang Zhen asked.
"Wang Xiangliu was demoted to Tangzhou and had no official position, but Cai Zheng did not hesitate to take risks and send people to assassinate him. Isn't it because he was afraid that the officials would think of Wang Xiang in their hearts? I don't know how Wang Xiangliu offended the officials in the first place and got a person guilty of disrespect.
Tangzhou was demoted, but the prime minister had to take the initiative to ask the officials to subdue him. I think that even if the officials would not forgive the prime minister immediately, they would be constrained by the situation in the court, and they would not be able to summon the prime minister back to the capital immediately, but in their hearts
Most of them will be secretly happy. And as long as the officials really still have Wang Xiang in mind, we can achieve something, instead of letting go a little bit, who can reprimand and restrain us!"
It can be said that the prevention of officials from exercising power in this world has reached an extreme level in history.
A large number of power agencies have neither full staff nor full-time staff, and their official positions are seriously inconsistent with their real names. Many important powers are dependent on temporary assignments.
The advantage of doing this is that power can be withdrawn at any time and it can prevent powerful officials from becoming powerful. But when it comes to disadvantages, one is the confusion of power.
This kind of structure can bring great convenience to Xu Huai in troubled waters at this time.
The war to conquer Yan is about to begin, and Lanzhou along the Hui River to the North Pole may be the main direction of attack. When the time comes, generals will definitely gather here.
The position of supervisor of the Lanzhou stone field that Wang Chen was appointed to seems to be a low-level position, but as Wang Chen was a former imperial censor, if many generals knew that the officials still thought of Wang Chen in their hearts, they would not really treat him as a minor official.
treated by the supervisor.
Only with such a king's endowment can their seemingly insignificant battalion gain the greatest possible initiative in a chaotic war, and even be able to avoid random orders.
Otherwise, even if the five hundred prisoners were incorporated into the Xiang army, what qualifications would they have to play with people like Guo Zhongxiong and Yue Hailou?
Not to mention that after the war begins, it is very likely that the more important Cai family ministers will come to preside over the war; Cai Qing himself may directly arrive in Lanzhou with an order to supervise the war!
Within the five hundred prisoners, only with the help of Wang Tian can a certain degree of cohesion be formed.
Guo Junpan, Pan Chenghu, Eucommia ulmoides, Meng Laodao, and others have ulterior motives. Let’s not talk about it. Wang Kong, Yan Xiaoyi, Shen Zhene, Zhu Chengjun, Yuan Huidao, Xu Zhong and others also want to convince them to follow Wang. Zhen, when they become prosperous in the future, they must also believe that everything they do is backed by Wang Zhen.
Otherwise, when they go out with the army to execute military orders normally, they will obey the command and act, but if they really want to confront the chaos ordered by Yue Hailou, Guo Zhongxiong and other Cai generals, they will not hesitate in their hearts?
After entering the battlefield, one would not dare to disobey military orders without sufficient psychological support.
As the saying goes, "The wind can lend me strength and send me to the sky." Even if Wang Zhen wrote a memorial at this time, it would be impossible to send it to the officials and would most likely be detained at some point, but Xu Huai still It is necessary for Wang Zhen to write this memorial, and to let Lu Si and all the officials in Lanzhou know about it...
