Not to mention compared with the big cities in the Central Plains like Chang'an, Luoyang, and Yangzhou, even compared with Guangzhou, Guizhou, and Jiaozhou in Lingnan, it seems too small.
It’s also good to sit at the top of the city and look at the Yongshui River in the north, and have a barbecue under the sunset.
Today, those who are having a barbecue at the top of the city are all old friends of Huaiyu, Hou San, Zhao Xin, Chen Xing, Xu Siye, etc., as well as Tang Fengxiao, Peng Weizhong, Pang Yanzhang, Shi Shouxin, and brothers Gao Rong and Gaoning, who have just arrived.
Among these people, Pang Yanzhang is considered a local. His hometown is Bozhou, Rongfu, which is not far from Yongzhou. Here he is killing and slicing fish with skillful techniques. He chops off the tails of fresh river fish and hangs them to drain the blood.
, then peel off the fish skin, remove the bones and red meat, select the fish meat, and cut it into thin fillets.
Shi Shouxin, a young man from Yanzhou, was naturally responsible for processing the mutton.
There are few sheep here in Yongzhou, and the mutton in Shuofang is not as delicious, but Shi Shi still slaughtered a sheep very skillfully, peeled the skin and divided the sides. Under his hands, a big sheep quickly turned into mutton chops, mutton pieces, and mutton.
Scorpion bones, sheep heads, sheep hooves, and fresh sheep blood stuffed into blood sausage...
The brothers Gao Rong and Gao Ning are descendants of Youzhou Mountain. They have strong hunting skills. They went to shoot some birds and beasts early today and came back. They are also very skilled at picking up pheasants and pigeons.
Chen Xing made milk tea for everyone, while Zhao Xin and Hou Sanxu Erzhanzi were making cakes.
As for Wu Huaiyu, he was not idle either. They were all his own people, so he acted as a cook and cooked delicious dishes to go with wine.
Scenes like this seem rare.
Nowadays, everyone has an identity, which is not the case many years ago.
Gao Rong is now the Sima of Yong Prefecture. Hou San and others are also commanders of the army and generals. With the help of the east wind, they have also been temporarily promoted to the fifth rank.
Although Tang Fengxiao and Peng Weizhong had not pursued official careers in recent years and were handling industry and commerce for Huaiyu, they were already big businessmen.
When Wu Huaiyu went to Lingnan, he brought many of his old brothers to Lingnan for resettlement. After Hou Junji was captured this time, Wu Huaiyu did not shy away from suspicion and transferred them from Guanggui Rongjiao Gaoji Prefecture to Yongzhou.
They are all placed in important positions.
This kind of behavior is indeed suspected of nepotism, but Wu Huaiyu doesn't care. Originally, the situation in Lingnan is relatively complicated, so there is room for such operations.
Furthermore, he also needs someone he trusts to help clean up the mess. Of course, with his current status, it is actually necessary to stand up and pull the team.
A hero has three gangs, a fence has three stakes.
Everyone who can enter the political hall must be on the top of a mountain. Without enough power behind him, he will not be able to stand firm, let alone do anything.
"What is the result of Hou Jun's meeting?" Hou San asked.
"It is expected that he will be dismissed and seize the title, but he should be back again in a year and a half at most. By then, it is possible to send a border governor or even a governor." The person who answered him was Zhao Xin.
In fact, everyone can guess the possibility he mentioned. After all, Hou Junji is not an ordinary person. As long as Hou Junji does not rebel, even if Huaiyu accuses him of many crimes this time, the emperor will let him go.
"That guy will retaliate, and he will be a disaster sooner or later."
"I don't think there's anything to worry about. That guy is no match for the Prime Minister."
Huaiyu was stir-frying the snails, adding not only more shredded ginger and garlic, but also a lot of dried chili peppers, and finally a handful of perilla.
After a while of stir-frying, Huaiyu picked up one and sucked it. He found that the frying was done well, and he easily sucked out the snail meat. The taste was just right, spicy and delicious.
The evening breeze is gentle.
One after another delicious food was also served on the table, and everyone sat casually,
"Dry,"
Huaiyu raised his glass, and everyone raised their glasses one after another.
The familiar faces are now his absolute confidants in Yongzhou. Whether he wants to control Yong Mansion or win the barbarian rebellion in front of him, he needs the full support of these confidants.
Huaiyu liked this atmosphere very much. Although everyone's status had changed, some became prime ministers, some became commanders of the army, some were promoted to gold and purple, some were promoted to silver and some were still green, but what remained unchanged was everyone's
This cordial relationship.
From Chang'an to Longyou, then to Shuofang, then to Youyan, and now to Lingnan, everyone supports each other.
Today's barbecue was not called Ning Chun, nor Xi Junmai, nor any other local officials in Yongzhou. This was done deliberately by Huaiyu to show the specialness of this small circle.
While everyone was eating and drinking, they were also talking about the rebellious barbarians and the local wealthy families.
Under the Governor's Mansion of Yongzhou, there are more than a dozen prefectures in charge, and more than thirty Jisu prefectures are in charge. There are already more than a dozen Jisu prefectures rebelling, and some are also preparing to start a rebellion.
For Wu Huaiyu, the situation was very unfavorable and the situation must be reversed in time. This was the responsibility of Chen Wu, the inspector general of the school, Xi Junmai, the envoy of the Jianwu Army who inspected the school, and of course Wu Huaiyu.
Huaiyu brought 7,000 elite soldiers this time, plus 5,000 garrison troops from the local Jianwu Army, as well as 2,040 troops from the two unified military prefectures, the number of regular army soldiers was nearly 15,000.
And the local united militia can also recruit a lot of them.
Huaiyu now needed to immediately gain control over the original 5,000 garrison troops of the Jianwu Army and the 2,044 troops of the two unified military prefectures, so he placed his own people to replace the military envoys, generals, and commanders.
these military positions.
Replace the top-most officers with your own people, then promote a small number of the original middle- and upper-level officers, and then swap the rest of the officers.
Then add a batch of equipment, money and food to the garrison and government soldiers, and give another reward. In this way, the command authority is obtained, and the morale of the army can also be improved.
The key to doing things is people.
Only when personnel rights are obtained and people are arranged in place can one ensure that one's intentions are carried out.
He specially transferred Gao Rong Gao Ning, Hou San, Zhao Xin, Chen Xing, Liu Siye, and Wu Jun Bo Wu Junwei from other prefectures. Although they were not of high origin, they all still had real abilities after years of experience.
The most important thing is that they will carry out their orders to the letter.
Tang Fengxiao and Peng Weizhong came here to assist in military logistics.
Ning Chun is the school inspector of Yongzhou, but Wu Huaiyu can't completely let him take charge yet, so he now divides the work with Ning Chun very rudely.
He is in charge of military affairs, and Ning Chun is in charge of civil affairs, one for external affairs and the other for domestic affairs.
"This time, three thousand of the Jianwu Army's five thousand garrison troops will be transferred, and one thousand of the two thousand and four prefecture soldiers will be transferred. Of the six thousand soldiers I brought, one thousand will be left to garrison Yongzhou City. Ningdu Governor's one thousand soldiers will also be
Diplomate, so that there will be 10,000 elite soldiers."
"Then we will allocate a thousand troops from each of the ten prefectures of Yong Prefecture to serve as auxiliary troops."
Each of the 10,000 war auxiliaries formed a expedition camp of 20,000 people, divided into seven armies.
There are 4,000 people in the central army, one army each for the left and right Yuhou, each with 2,800 people, and two armies each on the left and right, each with 2,600 people.
Fifty men per team, organized into 280 teams, 14,000 soldiers, and the remaining 6,000 people are responsible for the logistics.
Smoking snails, eating mutton skewers and drinking Lingxi spring wine, Huaiyu and a group of old brothers quickly drew up a plan to dispatch troops to conquer the camp.
There were more than 14,000 soldiers in total, 10,000 were sent out to fight, the Jianwu Army kept two thousand, the soldiers he brought kept one thousand, Ning Chun's one thousand soldiers were taken away, and Yongzhou City was brought by him
The thousand Qing navy was stationed in Guangzhou.
