The people in front of the hall were beaming with joy, and they had the ambition that "when one person attains enlightenment, all chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven", and they were belittling Chushan without any restraint in their words. Jin Longquan felt it was funny and sad at the same time.
In Biyang City, Jin Longquan, as the county captain, was much more powerful than ordinary people, but in Tangzhou, among the officials in Biyang, his status could only be said to be at the bottom.
His horizons and knowledge do not appear to be much better than those of the people here, most of whom are serving as officials in prefectures and counties or running various businesses.
However, whenever Tang Tiande had the opportunity to come to Biyang, he would contact him secretly and exchange information. When he talked with Zheng Tu in detail for most of the day in the post house today, Jin Longquan still knew very well what the current situation was.
The situation is so bad that the Red Guards, who have an absolute advantage in military affairs, are just taking a rare breather. They are currently trying their best to capture the unbroken cities in Hedong and Hebei, with the intention of completely controlling the area north of the Yellow River first.
Jin Longquan did not wait for Jin Yuzhu, the grandson of Jin's family, to wake up and said that he would go to the county magistrate Cheng Lunying and the county lieutenant Zhu Tong to resign. After all the matters in hand were explained, he could accompany Jin Yuzhu to Xiangyang at any time.
Walking out of Yuqian Lane, you will find Biyang East Street.
There are not many refugees in the streets and the order is good.
This is mainly because after the fall of Bianliang, King Jing, in the name of the general marshal of the soldiers and horses in western Beijing, Shaanxi, and Hedong, ordered the cities of Xu Cai, Tang and Deng and other places to close their city gates, and made every effort to divert the refugees southward instead of allowing them to flood in wantonly.
Among the cities in Nanyang and the north, it brought an immeasurable burden to these cities.
Even if the states and counties along the way organized relief operations, they would always set up porridge farms outside the city.
The response was timely. The city of Biyang has not yet been severely affected by the war. However, Jin Longquan, as one of the eight county generals, will be responsible for the security and order of the porridge outside the city. He also knows very well how many refugees leave their homes and hurriedly south every day.
escape.
There were several carriages parked in front of the state government office, and several servants were carrying several wooden boxes into the carriages. Jin Longquan was familiar with the faces of these people, and knew that they were the servants of Dong Cheng, the governor of the state.
Seeing this scene, Jin Longquan couldn't help but think: Ning Ci, the prefect of Xiangyang, has arrived in Biyang. Is the former prefect Dong Cheng leaving for Xiangyang to wait for orders?
As a direct descendant of the former Privy Councilor Cai Qing, Dong Cheng came to Tangzhou during the late Tongbai Mountain Bandit Rebellion.
The two northern expeditions against Yan both failed miserably. Liu Shizhong, Cai Yuanyou and others were killed in the battle. Cai Qing, the Privy Councilor who was the main promoter of the alliance to conquer Yan, was imprisoned for questioning. Cai's generals in the court also fell apart, either exiled or demoted.
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However, after the second alliance with the rear to attack Yan was defeated, the Red Husbands immediately invaded southward Hedong and Hebei. The imperial court had neither the intention nor the energy to purge the Cai clique officials in the various road supervisory departments.
Dong Cheng was lucky enough to escape implication in Tangzhou until Tang and Dengzhou merged into Nanyang Prefecture.
Nanyang Mansion was the vassal of Xiangyang, and Dong Cheng was restricted by many conditions, so he was not qualified to take charge of Nanyang. Perhaps being transferred to Xiangyang and doing idle work for the rest of his life was the best fate for him.
King Jing ascended the throne in Xiangyang, and Xiangyang became the new capital. Although Ning Ci, the former magistrate of Xiangyang, was not qualified to sit in the new capital, he successively served as the governor of Dengzhou, the deputy envoy of Jingxi South Road, and the governor of Xiangyang Prefecture. As a scholar, he also
He is familiar with local affairs, but he can be said to be the best candidate for Nanyang magistrate.
But Jin Longquan didn't know that Ning Ci had quietly taken up his post in Biyang.
Jin Longquan thought that as the county captain, he didn't hear any news about Ning Ci's arrival in Biyang. It was so quiet. He secretly felt that it might have happened in the past two days. No wonder he saw the county magistrate last night.
Cheng Lunying frowned in the Yamen hall, probably because he was worried that after Dong Cheng left, the former Tangzhou prefecture and county officials would be affected, right?
Jin Longquan did not have the opportunity to contact Ning Ci, but when the Chihu people invaded the south for the first time, Ning Ci sat in Biyang on behalf of the supervisor and deployed the defenses of Biyang, Fangcheng and other places. He had a grudge against the people of Chushan.
, has always been intentional about taking precautions, etc. Jin Longquan has also heard about it, but he doesn't know whether the rumors are true or false.
Thinking of this, Jin Longquan felt more and more that it was really necessary to transfer Jin Zhuangcheng to Xiangyang so that he could have the opportunity to know the likes and dislikes of the officials towards Chushan at any time by Jin Zhuangcheng's side.
Otherwise, the scholars still occupy the absolute dominant force in Xiangyang, and the people who are closely related to Chushan are excluded intentionally or unintentionally. It would be difficult to figure out the role of Zhou He and Gao Chunnian, who consider themselves scholars.
Is there anything behind the scenes against Chu Shan?
"Jin Dutou, where have you been running for most of the day? The county magistrate is looking for you everywhere?"
Jin Longquan returned to the county office, and before he could sit down in the public house and take a breath, a government servant in green came running to him, and eagerly dragged him towards the county government hall.
As an integral part of the county government office, the county captain is next to the lobby of the county government office. Jin Longquan didn't know what Cheng Lunying had to do, so he bypassed the county captain Zhu Tong and went directly to him. He walked into the government hall and saw Cheng Lunying sitting behind a major case, flipping through the documents.
Qian Zhen asked: "What can the county magistrate do to call you?"
"Longquan, sit down and talk,"
Cheng Lunying put down the document in his hand and motioned for Jin Longquan to sit down and talk. Without any detours, he said,
"Although the list has not yet been officially announced, Mr. Ningfu arrived in Biyang yesterday and officially took office. The current situation is critical, and Nanyang has taken on the responsibility of protecting Xiangyang. In addition to the elite ban on travel under the jurisdiction of Duxingying Division, they will be stationed in Zhucheng.
, Nanyangxiang army and rural soldiers also need to be reorganized and trained. Mr. Ningfu came to me yesterday and wanted to recommend me to serve in the military and horse capital to supervise the department.
I wonder if you are interested in going to the Military and Horse Supervisory Department to gain experience..."
Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Gu Fan and others still hope that the local troops and horses in the prefectures and counties near Xiangyang will be directly controlled by the ministers as much as possible.
As the magistrate of Biyang County, Cheng Lunying was not very senior among the officials. His performance during the Tongbai Mountain Bandit Rebellion could not even be said to be outstanding. However, it was during the Tongbai Mountain Bandit Rebellion that Cheng Lunying was asked to train the battalions.
He is quite familiar with village defense and marching operations.
The local troops in the prefectures and counties outside Xiangyang were reorganized, with the Nanyang Prefecture Army as the top priority. This matter must be entrusted to ministers, and there are really few more suitable candidates than Cheng Lunying.
This was not Ning Ci's recommendation of Cheng Lunying, but the result of discussions between Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Gu Fan and others.
Ning Ci knew Nanyang Prefecture and was also in charge of the military and horse supervisory department, while Cheng Lunying participated in the military as a military officer and was specifically responsible for the affairs of the military and horse supervisory department of the government.
This is not a good choice for Cheng Lunying. After all, Biyang is the seat of Nanyang Prefecture. He will continue to serve as the magistrate of Biyang County. The Nanyang Prefecture Army, which is definitely no worse than Bing Cao Shen, may have stronger combat effectiveness and better organization after being reorganized.
It is strict, but as the prefect and the commander of the army and horses, Ning Ci is of course the commander-in-chief. Cheng Lunying is only the specific manager. After him, there will be other generals who will command the troops and horses.
However, Cheng Lunying thought about it for a night and decided to accept the appointment with the overall situation in mind.
But Cheng Lunying also knew that his ability to manage the army was limited, and County Lieutenant Zhu Tong was even worse than him.
Jin Longquan, as an actual participant in quelling the banditry in Tongbai Mountain, was the best candidate for him to promote to the Military and Horse Supervision Department (Nanyang Prefecture Army) as his assistant.
Jin Longquan was slightly startled and said: "Thank you for your love and support from the county. However, Jin Zhuangcheng, the fourth son of the Jin family, has just been transferred to Xiangyang to serve as a lieutenant in the Marshal's Mansion. He wrote a letter and hoped that I could help him with some chores in Xiangyang. I have already agreed."
"Ah, you want to resign directly to Xiangyang?" Cheng Lunying was slightly startled and looked at Jin Longquan in surprise.
Of course Cheng Lunying had heard about Jin Zhuangcheng's transfer to Xiangyang from Ning Ci, and when he thought of appointing Jin Longquan, he also wanted to rely on the Jin family to please Jin Zhuangcheng.
But he didn't expect that Jin Longquan would resign directly and go to Jin Zhuangcheng to do some chores.
Jin Zhuangcheng may have a bright future, but the question is, as a member of the Jin clan, shouldn't Jin Longquan take advantage of Jin Zhuangcheng's protection at this time to make a breakthrough in his official career?
Why did you choose to work for Jin Zhuangcheng?
Jinzhuang Chengzai has a bright future. Even if he may become a ruler in the future, as long as he does not have the power to open a government office and build a government, he is not qualified to directly recommend military staff or private officials as officials.
At this point, Xu Huai seems to have no official position, but he can recommend and appoint generals in Chushan camp and Shenzhou. This is actually equivalent to having the right to open offices and build government in Shenzhou; and the direct followers who follow Xu Huai
, this time they basically all obtained official status.
Cheng Lunying also thought that with Jin Longquan's qualifications, he would first serve with him in the Department of Military and Horse Supervision for a year or two, and then in the current special period, he would be transferred to a certain county to serve as a county captain, a code official or an inspection envoy. It would be natural
Complete the transition from clerk to official.
"Well, I'm planning to ask the county magistrate to resign within the next two days." Jin Longquan said with a firm tone.
"..." Although Cheng Lunying was surprised, he would not compete with Jinzhuang Cheng, who was very likely to become a new rich man in Xiangyang. He pondered for a moment and asked Jin Longquan, "You should be more useful when you are with Mr. Jin. It's just that
It's a pity that Nanyang lost another general. By the way, what do you think of Zhong He?"
"..." Jin Longquan pondered, feeling that Cheng Lunying's question was a bit difficult to answer.
As the only surviving son of the Zhong family, Zhong He led the remnants of the Zhong family to follow Xu Huai to resist the bandits during the Tongbai Mountain Bandit Rebellion.
Under Xu Xin'an and others.
After the bandit rebellion in Tongbai Mountain ended, Zhong He did not follow Wang Zhen northward with Xu Huai and others. Instead, he chose to stay in Tongbai Mountain and study hard, hoping to enter an official career through the imperial examination, and successfully passed the state examination.
However, the Hulu invaded south, and the tribute test that was supposed to be held last year was cancelled, so Zhong He's wish naturally came to nothing.
As a result, Zhong He became farther and farther away from the people in Chushan. After Chushan was established as a county, Zhonghe, who had a great psychological gap, finally chose to leave Tongbai Mountain and live in Biyang.
Cheng Lunying wanted to reorganize the local army, and Zhong He was definitely a suitable candidate, but Jin Longquan knew very well what Cheng Lunying's concerns were at this time.
That is whether Zhong He and Chu Shan are completely separated.
Regardless of Cheng Lunying's personal feelings about Chushan, he should have known very well that the officials, including the new Nanyang magistrate Ning Ci, did not want the newly reorganized Nanyang Prefecture Army to have anything to do with Chushan.
Jinlongquan was separated from Chushan very early.
Jin Zhuangcheng was transferred to Xiangyang and was reused. In the eyes of Ning Ci, Cheng Lunying and others, Jinlongquan had no possibility of being involved with Chushan, so Cheng Lunying's first choice was Jinlongquan, not others.
Cheng Lunying asked Jin Longquan for advice on this issue. In addition to believing that Jin Longquan would not scheme for Chushan, there were also very few people around him who knew Zhong He well...
