Cheng Lunying felt deeply that he was in danger of being killed this time. No matter which way he fell, he would not be able to escape the risk of death. When he was feeling depressed and panicked, he heard a sneer coming from behind him.
The street in front of the government office was empty. Cheng Lunying, Kong Zhou, and Liu Wugong turned around and saw a beggar in ragged clothes and with a dirty face at the entrance of the alley behind him, holding a bamboo stick in his hand, sitting huddled under the eaves, making sarcastic remarks.
looked towards them.
Several times of cleaning could not drive all the refugees out of the city. There are still many hungry people in the streets and alleys of Biyang City. Beggars live in the corners of the streets and make a living by begging.
Cheng Lunying, Kong Zhou, and Liu Wugong usually did not pay attention to these hungry people, but now they saw that the middle-aged beggar had listened to their words and showed ridicule. They were all shocked and asked: "Who are you?"
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Kong Zhou and Liu Wugong were the military officials in charge of the military and horse administration. They were frightened and held the swords on their waists, so they stepped forward to capture the middle-aged beggar.
"How can a little listener in Chushan dare to work for Confucius? The two military envoys Liu are going to war!"
The middle-aged beggar stood up, smiled, and glanced at Liu and Kong. They pulled out half of the Hongran blade, looked at Cheng Lunying, and said,
"Mountains and rivers are broken, the country is overturned, and countless people are trampled and slaughtered by the cavalry every day, but Cheng Langjun is thinking about protecting himself wisely and how to advance and retreat in this official career. At this time, he is worried about Zhou He, Gu Fan, and Ning
Compassion spreads among the people, and it is difficult to escape the disaster of death if offended. Most of them are resentful in their hearts for why Chushan grabbed Nanyang Mansion and delayed the dispatch of troops? Thinking of the man who defended the enemy in Ruyang and died heroically in the battle, but his body was trampled by the barbarians.
Yang Hou, but he didn't know what he would think when he heard Cheng Langjun's dilemma and worries about gains and losses. But he didn't know that there were thousands of generals who died on the battlefield and were wrapped in horse hides while guarding the barbarians, and their souls could not return to their homeland.
, how would you feel when you see Cheng Langjun running around anxiously to protect Mingzhe?"
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Cheng Lunying had heard people say in the past that Chushan might secretly deploy spies in Biyang City to collect information, but he didn't take it seriously. He thought that Chushan Lifengtang opened shops all over Jingxiang and other counties in Biyang City.
In addition to Lifengtangpuyuan, I don’t know how many people are involved with Chushan. Where is the need to deploy secret spies?
But seeing this person appear in front of him, Cheng Lunying suppressed the panic in his heart and asked: "Your Excellency is an extraordinary talker. He is definitely not an unknown person in Chushan. Please give me your advice!"
"Mr. Cheng, please don't give me any high hat. I can't afford it." The middle-aged beggar smiled and said, "As for the disaster of death, how could Jingsheng Hou and thousands of athletes in Chushan risk their lives one day?"
Damn it, why don't you put your head on your waist to defend yourself against the barbarians? Or maybe the swords and arrows on the battlefield have eyes? That's it, I'm leaving..."
The middle-aged beggar bowed his hands to Cheng Lunying, turned around, and walked deeper into the alley, leaning on his bamboo stick.
Cheng Lunying walked to the entrance of the alley and looked into the alley. There was no trace of the middle-aged beggar. He didn't know which of the dozens of courtyards in the alley was Chushan's secret stronghold in Biyang...
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After Tang Tiande accompanied Shi Zhen back to Puyuan, a lot of news came from hidden channels.
Zuo Xiaosheng's army moved to Xiangyang and formed a north-south confrontation with Chushan against Nanyang. Although the whole matter came to an end with the Zheng family and his son leading troops to reinforce Huaiyang, no one could guarantee the Zheng family and his son in advance.
I will definitely obey you.
Therefore, in addition to sending Tang Tiande to Biyang to contact Zuo Xiaosheng's army to move to Biyang, Xu Huai also transferred some additional personnel from the Military Intelligence Cao to Biyang to monitor the Nanyang government office alone.
and every move of the Runan County Government to prevent unexpected situations from happening.
These manpower are independent of Lifengtang and Tang Tiande. It was only when Shi Zhen came to Biyang that he could mobilize the power of Junqing Cao.
In addition to the surveillance information sent by the Military Intelligence Cao on the Nanyang Government Office and the Runan County Government Office, and in addition to Tang Tiande's contact with Nanyang Government officials and gentry in the past few days, Shi Zhen also asked people to report the accounts of Lifeng Tangpu Courtyard in the past two years.
Move the book over.
However, it is not Shi Zhen who wants to interfere in the affairs of Lifengtang. It is actually a serious situation of concealing land and land in order to evade taxes, hide the population, and the current surname of the gentry at that time. The current books kept by Nanyang Mansion can no longer truly reflect the jurisdiction of Nanyang Mansion.
The actual situation in Tiantian and Dingkou.
Chushan did not have the authority to conduct a census of the fields and Dingkou in Nanyang Prefecture. If he wanted to know more detailed information, he could only compile more information and make estimates.
"Mr. Shi's ultimate intention in forcing Cheng Lunying to do this is Nanyang?" Tang Tiande sat with Shi Zhen in the courtyard for a long time, watching him summon all kinds of people to inquire about the situation, and finally couldn't help but ask.
Among the officials in Nanyang Prefecture, Cheng Lunying was actually much better than Ning Ci, Zhou Yunze and others in terms of his position as an official and his attitude towards Chu Shan. Otherwise, he would not have repeatedly recommended him to his admirers, but he had had issues with Chu Shan.
Zhong He, Kong Zhou, Liu Wugong and others were deeply involved.
During the period of suppressing the banditry in Tongbai Mountain, it was mainly due to the restraint of Cheng Lunying and others that Dong Chengcai did not cause any extraneous matters.
In addition to serving as an official in the Huaiyuan Inspection Department in his early years, Tang Tiande also served as an official in the Weisi Department of Biyang County after quelling the banditry. During this period, he also received considerable care from Cheng Lunying and got to know Cheng Lunying better - he originally wanted to work in the history of history.
Please say a few words to Cheng Lunying in front of Zhen, so you don't have to push Cheng Lunying too harshly.
However, after arriving at Puyuan, he saw that Shi Zhen said that "taking something without giving it to the imperial court is treason", but he did not know everything about Nanyang Prefecture and the counties in detail. Tang Tiande also guessed that Shi Zhen was not just interested in Xiangcheng.
, the mountainous area bordering Chu Mountain in Fangcheng and other counties.
"It's not about whether it was intentional or not. It won't hurt to know more about it," Shi Zhen closed the file in his hand and said calmly, "But the imperial court really wants to adjust the Chihu people's combat strategy, so that one day
If the Chihu people can be completely driven out, the Central Plains can be recovered, and the Shenwu Army can be stationed in Nanyang, Shangzhou will be redundant - Shangzhou including Shangluo and Lushi, as well as Lantian and other counties southeast of the Weishui River, should all be handed over to Gao Junyang's command.
garrison, and Nanyang should fully support Chushan and Rucai to resist the Japanese soldiers.
Under the jurisdiction of Chushan, there is still too little arable land except along the Ru River, which serves as a buffer between the enemy and ourselves.
Ruzhou is located along the North Juishui River. Although it is also known as a basin, it is far from the Nanyang Basin, which is known as the granary of Zhongzhou.
Nanyang Prefecture, which was established by merging the Tang and Deng states, is located in a superior terrain surrounded by mountains and rivers. What is even more rare is that there is a large amount of fertile land suitable for farming along the Tangbai River, Bishui, and Danshui Rivers.
At present, Nanyang Prefecture has eight million acres of farmland in its official books, growing wheat and cotton, with more than 700,000 people in Dingkou. However, the actual cultivated land resources of Nanyang Prefecture that have been reclaimed and to be reclaimed may be as high as 11 million to 1,000.
Between the two million acres, the actual population has already exceeded one million; in addition, there are about more than 200,000 refugees and hungry people stranded in Nanyang Prefecture.
To be honest, how could Shi Zhen not covet Nanyang?
However, there was too much resistance from the government and the opposition, and Xu Huai did not want to betray the trust of Emperor Jianji, and did not want to plot too harshly against Nanyang, so everything needed to be considered in the long term.
Shi Zhen had a brief lunch in Puyuan. Until dusk, Tang Tiande didn't see any movement. He was somewhat unable to sit still, but he was pulled by Shi Zhen.
The sky quickly darkened, and in the dead of night, Su Mung brought in Cheng Lunying, Kong Zhou, and Liu Wugong, who were visiting late at night, through the back door of the side courtyard.
"Please save me, Mr. Shi!" Cheng Lunying bowed his head and saluted as he walked into the hall.
Tang Tiande did not see Zhong He and asked in surprise: "Where are Zhong He and others?"
"Everyone has his or her own ambitions, what are you going to do if you care too much?" Shi Zhen had already informed Cheng Lunying that when he walked out of the Nanyang government office, except for Kong Zhou and Liu Wugong who had been waiting and accompanying Cheng Lunying back to the house, Zhong He had already left directly.
Whether it was Xu Huai, Xu Wuqi, Xu Xin'an, Tang Pan and other people in Tongbai Mountain, they all admired Zhong He more. He knew soldiers well and was good at fighting. He also had strong martial arts skills. It was even rarer to have both civil and military skills and subtle understanding. However, he and Chu Shan Fei is a fellow traveler, so what is there to win over?
"Thousands of generals killed the enemy with blood. In Tongbai Mountain, almost every family was mourned. Since the Hulu invaded the south, a total of 30,000 men have sacrificed their lives for the country. However, the Nanyang gentry and generals who should have been fighting the enemy with all their strength are doing their best. What? Have you ever thought about squeezing out as much food and cloth as possible to feed and clothe the soldiers who are fighting bloody battles on the front line? Have you ever thought about summoning the disciples who still have the ambition to fight the enemy to go to Xiangcheng? Zhaoling, Liang County, fighting side by side with the Chushan Army?"
Shi Zhen stood under the high candle, staring at Cheng Lunying.
"So, Cheng Langjun, don't blame me for pushing too hard. If you don't come tonight, I will never show mercy - otherwise, I will have no face to face Marquis Jingsheng who leads his soldiers to kill the enemy in blood, and I will have no face either." Facing the tens of thousands of Chushan disciples whose souls are in the sky..."
"Lunying is stupid and has been living like a dog for half his life. If he hadn't been alert, he would have forgotten his original intention." Cheng Lunying said with shame.
"Mr. Cheng does not need to belittle himself. Marquis Jingsheng once said that when Cai's party was wreaking havoc on the government and the public, it was rare for Mr. Cheng not to join in with the party but to defend himself. In the past few years, Mr. Cheng has been in Nanyang. The government has always wanted to do something, but it was restricted by Ning Ci, Zhou Yunze and others, so it was hard to do anything. Marquis Jingsheng saw it all, "
Shi Zhen said,
"Now that Cheng Langjun has found his way back, I won't make any detours. I came to Nanyang. In addition to hoping that Nanyang Mansion can send troops to reinforce Ruzhou's defense line, I also hope that Chushan can take over Xiangcheng and the mountains north of Fangcheng. In order to build more strong forts and train more elite rural soldiers and warriors who dare to fight, so that Tongbai Mountain and Funiu Mountain can be completely built into copper and iron walls to protect the great city of Jingxiang from the slightest attack by the captive soldiers. Jingsheng Hou's side There are too many trivial matters. I can only stay in Nanyang for one or two more days. For more matters, I can only hope that Cheng Langjun will come forward and negotiate with Ning Ci, Zhou Yunze and others..."
