At noon on the tenth day of the tenth month, Jiyin County opened the city of Jiyin.
Before that, Song Chang's son Song Yi escorted the bodies of his grandmother, mother, and father out of the city. Those who gave up going home or declaring their duties and instead went to attend funerals were Dingtao Ling Liu Bi. It is said that he fled in embarrassment with him.
Unlike the county magistrate and the resident black ribbon, these two people swore that they would surrender to the army and take revenge after they had safely sent Mrs. Song and Mrs. Song back to their ancestral home, and then buried the Song prefect.
This is a typical loyal minister and filial son.
To be fair, it is rare, especially after the Tang Dynasty moved to the south. In the past few hundred years, there is basically no limit to who can compare with others, and it often means that the one with strong soldiers and horses is superior. Morals are corrupted and control is chaotic.
Ethical disorder.
It is precisely because of this that people's minds are calm and their minds are unified.
Think about the two generations of emperors of the Wei Dynasty. They ruined the people outside Guanlong and could still survive for decades. Why? It's nothing more than the idea of unifying the world, which makes people feel that they have their destiny.
Therefore, this scene also made several big leaders below Xiong Bonan sigh with emotion. However, after entering the city, most people's attention was diverted by serious matters.
It is said that it was not until this time that the rebels outside realized that Song Chang had no choice but to leave the city... It can even be said that the arrogant guesses made by leaders such as Bing Yuanzheng and Yang Defang yesterday were not an exaggeration, because the local county soldiers in the city were really
It is impossible to work for the county governor.
Is it a lie that the Wei Dynasty did not take the lives of the people in the hometown of Dong Qi seriously?
One acre of land is treated as two acres of land to collect land tax, and one household is forcibly divided into three households to collect taxes. Isn’t it the government’s fault?
The dignified governor of Song Chang actually had to resort to tricks to recapture some of the county soldiers through some middle-level officers, which already illustrates the problem. Liu Ben's abandonment of the city and the use of tactics by a small group of troops were mostly due to this.
And when the rebel reinforcements arrived and morale was greatly boosted, it was natural that everyone in the city, from the county soldiers to the powerful to the grassroots county officials, could not take command.
But this in turn seems to further reflect the ridiculousness of the Fang brothers' previous entrustment... Originally, they just wanted to do nothing and just sit back and watch Shang Huaizhi lead a mutiny with Huanghua, but they spent the most precious resources of the rebels here.
A few days.
Turning back to the present, after entering the city, Li Shu and Zhang Xing had a tacit understanding. Li Shu went to coordinate the unified troops and prepared to immediately sweep the remaining four cities early tomorrow morning, but Zhang Xing started to do his own thing again:
To release grain, the treasury is opened, half of the grain is determined based on the warehouse, and the approximate amount of grain for each person is calculated based on the population statistics, and then grain is publicly distributed in and outside the city to relieve the people.
As a reward, 20% of the money and silk in the treasury was taken out as a reward for the rebels outside the city... But this time Li Shu and several leaders were here, Zhang Xing saved the trouble, he just scratched the money and silk and ignored it.
Then, of course, there is the burning of debts, the establishment of a branch, and the recruitment of a quota of new troops, which can be regarded as Zhang Longtou's aftermath.
Whether it is effective or not depends on how many awls are inserted first.
Of course, things are different from each other. Some things can be done step by step by familiarity, and some things cannot be handled by oneself. For example, there is an explanation and a problem for the establishment of a branch in Jiyin.
"Does Mr. Li have any thoughts on the matter of dividing the helm?" In the evening, Zhang Xing, who had been busy all afternoon, returned from the warehouse with several assisting leaders, and immediately came to the county government to see Li Shu, and met Li Shu in front of him.
When meeting with the leader of the negotiation route, he asked a sensitive question without hesitation.
"I don't. We have already said it. I attack and you defend, I do things and you do things. Zhang Longtou can handle matters here in Jiyin on his own." Li Shu showed generosity and trust again without any surprise.
And this kind of generosity and trust always makes the big bosses below feel surprised and surprised, and then their imaginations wander... Among them, some people naturally don't believe it. They just feel that these two outsiders are really acting.
Like; some people have gradually become convinced and feel that these two are really people who are doing great things.
Of course, back to the present, Li Longtou said it nicely, but Zhang Longtou couldn't handle this matter on his own.
"Then I'll tell you the truth." Zhang Xing was not polite. He just looked at a person with a gloomy expression in the seat and continued. "Although I am the leader, the gang always pays attention to the unity of top and bottom, taking care of love and justice. For example,
Local helmsmanship involves a combination of place of origin, experience, and meritorious deeds... So according to this theory, what should Shang Toucheng say? Should it be with the big boss or the leader? If it is with the leader, the correct position of Jiyin City's helmsmanship must be
But if he is a big leader, he will naturally have to go out to lead troops, and it will be difficult for him to be the helmsman at the same time... Should we discuss this matter behind closed doors with several big leaders?"
Li Shu glanced at Shang Huaizhi who stood up awkwardly, and then looked at the other two people with drooped heads, the Fang brothers who had been "rescued". How could he not know what the other party meant?
At any time, personnel matters are the most troublesome and fundamental issues. Whether you are truly united, truly magnanimous and trustworthy ultimately depends on this.
But now, what happens to Shang Huaizhi seems to be a bit meaningless, because his prestige has been ruined and his achievements are insufficient. The key is that since this matter is going to be discussed, what should the Fang brothers do?
"Indeed, we are going to march eastward in a big way soon, and some things must be explained." At this thought, Li Shu actually agreed.
"Then please ask King Xiongtian and the four chiefs Shan, Wang, and Fang to stay, while the others go out to the courtyard and wait for a while. We will discuss it here for a while." Zhang Xing simply waved his hand. "The matter is very simple, it will only take a moment."
The leaders immediately became awe-inspiring. More than a dozen civil and military officials, including Fang Yanshi and Shang Huaizhi, one of the Fang brothers who were involved, were not qualified to stay, so they went directly to the courtyard outside to wait.
However, they soon discovered that when they stood in the courtyard, they could hear the words spoken in the hall clearly.
This is a personnel meeting where they are allowed to observe but not speak.
"I think that although Leader Shang is a little biased, things happen for a reason. Song Chang and his son bucked the trend and acted against the trend. Chief Fang Da was here at that time. Who made the final decision on the matter and who believed Song Chang's rhetoric is the key...
"
The first sentence he said shocked the people outside. This third master is no longer pretending!
"This matter..."
"Should we find someone to confront this matter so that we don't have to talk too much about it and can't have a clear discussion?"
"No need, this matter is indeed due to me trusting Song Chang and ruining the situation. It has nothing to do with Leader Shang and my brother Yan Shi."
No matter what, he is still a bold person... People outside could not help but slightly raise their evaluation of Fang Yanlang, the eldest of the Fang brothers, and at the same time looked at Fang Yanshi and Shang Huaizhi, but the latter two were just
He stood in silence, then stared blankly at the lobby door that was completely blocked by a row of soldiers.
"If this is the case, I have an opinion. Fang Yanlang, the leader of the left wing, should take over the position of leader, while leader Shang Huai, Zhi Shang, can join the left wing and become the leader with the merits of Jiyin County soldiers anyway. Li Gong, Xiong
King Tian, as well as Chief Shan and Wulang, what do you think?"
Although the people in the courtyard who listened with their ears pricked up had not spoken a word from beginning to end, there was still a feeling of sudden silence at this moment, because no one expected Zhang Longtou to be so straightforward, or even to say that he would go straight to the point.
Even in the hall with the door ajar, wouldn't the atmosphere be like this?
"I thought... Chief Shang could be the chief, but Chief Fang is not necessary..."
"King Xiongtian! We are going to rebel! Where there are rewards, there must be punishments, and if you can go up, you can go down... If you rely on a group of harmony to do things, even if you go to the Liangshan Juyi in Juyeze, you won't be able to hold on! You have to go up the mountain too.
For food!”
"I agree with what Master Zhang San said!"
Li Longtou actually agreed directly? He agreed under Zhang Longtou's sharp and direct attack! Many people in the courtyard were greatly disappointed, and some people in the hall seemed a little disappointed.
"I agree."
"Hey...I will naturally listen to the two leaders on this matter..."
"The responsibility for this matter lies with me. The reason why I was unwilling to speak up and ask for demotion was because I was worried that the situation had not yet spread out. Mr. Li... Mr. Li and Mr. Zhang still had arrangements and appointments for me, so I kept silent for a while... Now that
If both of you say so, I am naturally willing to obey."
"Since two...five of you have said so, I, Xiong Bonan...have nothing to say..."
"Okay...it's urgent, please ask the head of the house to go out first, and call the leader to come in, because we still have one thing to discuss."
"Anything else?"
"It's okay. Brother Fang, please go out first. It just so happens that Chief Shang also has an explanation. I'm about to discuss it face to face with Mr. Zhang and Chief Shang."
"That's fine."
Although people outside were surprised by such a rush, they still couldn't help but watch Fang Yanlang walk out of the broken ranks of soldiers with a slightly depressed and solemn look, and then said nothing to Shang Huaizhi.
He made a gesture, and then watched helplessly as the former Jiyin Captain, who was obviously a little uneasy and excited, trotted in.
And soon, they heard an issue that seemed more meaningful.
"Leader Shang Da, we are waiting for you."
"Li Gong...and Zhang Gong...the two leading deacons are fair, wise and magnanimous, but they are ambitious and incompetent. They cannot properly hand over Jiyin to the hands of the rebels. They waste their efforts in righteousness and are ridiculed by others..."
"What are you talking about, Chief Shang? If we can't reward meritorious service, and we can't make rewards and punishments equal, what sense of justice can we do? It would be better to be a county guard and a minister in the Wei court from the beginning, and pay attention to the favors and favors of the emperor...
Maybe we can meet again in Nanya in the future."
"Leader Shang Da, I really have something to come to you for... Mr. Zhang, please listen carefully."
"Mr. Li, please speak."
"Why not let Chief Shang Da join the right wing and let him be at your disposal? Why should he join the left wing? With all due respect, you also said before that when we do things, we must pay attention to the unity of top and bottom, take care of the situation, the place of origin, and the experience at the time of appointment.
, the adhesion of meritorious deeds must be mentioned...the incident involving Chief Shang Da is Brother Yanlang's fault, and letting Chief Shang Da fill Brother Yanlang's position will really not cause them to have bad feelings in the future?"
"I will never..."
"I was about to say this too..."
"oh?"
"Li Gong." After a while, the sun was setting outside, and the hall seemed a little dark, but Zhang Xing suddenly became serious, and stood with his hands behind his hands in the hall where there was not enough light, looking at each other steadily. "
It actually doesn’t matter whether Leader Shang Da belongs to the left or the right. The key is that we can’t deceive ourselves..."
"What is self-deception?" Li Shu was puzzled for a moment.
"Balance between the left and right." Zhang Xing replied seriously.
"How do you explain it specifically?" Li Shu frowned and became obviously serious.
"We originally divided the left and right wings so that the two of us could work separately and spread the power of the Deposed Dragon Gang as much as possible. But then the situation changed too fast. Everyone here in the East wanted to rebel against him.
Damn it, let's just do it... After doing it, everything is in a hurry. No one knows where the situation will go. We just do one thing and fill a hole. Yes.
Neither?"
"I dare not say this is false." Li Shu twitched his beard and sneered.
"Now, we have basically captured both Dongjun and Jiyin. Next, we will not just fight in a small way, but we will tie up the two counties, gather tens of thousands of people, and move forward in a big way. At this time,
, Li Gong, can we still be perfunctory about matters involving the left and right wing?" Zhang Xing continued to ask.
"What kind of perfunctory attitude?" Li Shu finally asked.
"In the eyes of outsiders, and even many of us inside, we feel that the coexistence of our left and right wings is a huge hidden danger to whether the Deposed Dragon Gang can succeed..." At this point, Zhang Xing's tone accelerated and he rushed to the front.
The other party continued, "I still hold the same view as when we discussed it with Wei Gong before the incident that day. The matter of raising justice is very difficult, and we don't know when the big wave will come... But at this point, it really shouldn't happen anymore.
reserve."
"What do you mean, you want to abolish the left and right wings and appoint a gang leader?" Li Shu, on the other hand, reacted very quickly and suddenly raised his voice.
"Is Mr. Li willing to give in to the wise?" Zhang Xing couldn't help laughing.
"I don't want to, but I really can't!" Li Shu immediately ignored him and Kang responded. "Zhang Sanlang, you are indeed very talented, but the scholars in Hebei cannot convince you, and many local officials who have been demoted cannot convince you either.
, even these big leaders in the upper reaches of Jishui River cannot convince you all. You say this at this time, seemingly for the sake of the overall situation, but in fact you are destroying your own foundation!"
These words are very serious. In fact, from the time Zhang Xing first said that the left and right wings could not be maintained, Shan Dalang's expression had changed. When Li Shu said that the left and right wings could not be maintained, Xiong Bonan was even more shocked.
Almost jumping up, Shang Huaizhi also felt cold in his heart, thinking that he was already thinking about who to help if he encountered a fire incident.
There was only one Wang Wulang who was unexpectedly magnanimous and calm.
"How could I not know what Mr. Li said?" At this moment, Zhang Xing sighed suddenly, but turned around and pointed at Wang Shuyong beside him. "To be honest with Mr. Li, Wulang and I hit it off as soon as we met. We became close friends when we came here last night.
He sat down and fell asleep, talking about many things... After thinking about it, we all felt that the current situation on the left and right wings had certainly made the leaders within them think about it, and was afraid it would have a bad impact on the Eastern Expedition.
On the other hand, after thinking about it carefully, I feel that the left and right wings between you and me are originally from different walks of life and are incompatible with each other, but it is you and I who came together to lead several big leaders..."
"So?" Li Shu seemed to realize something, and his tone became much gentler.
"So Mr. Li." Zhang Xing stepped forward and stretched out his hands. "I want to make an honest gentleman's appointment with you in front of several big leaders..."
Li Shu thought of the conversation he had with Du Caigan last night, and he came to his senses. Without hesitation, he held the other man's hands on the spot and said, "To be honest with Mr. Zhang, I also have this intention."
"That's good." Zhang Xing's words were extremely serious. "What I mean is very simple. If the Dragon Gang can't connect the river to the east, then the left and right wings will be established fairly. If you choose one left, you will be promoted to the right.
From the boss to the leader, both sides should be fair and aggressive. In addition, the center wing should also be divided into three to one, left and right, with an open and substantial number. The key is to make a clear agreement to determine the word balance. Only in this way, the king is on the left
, only when I am on the right can I be selfless and cooperate seamlessly."
At this point, Zhang Xing hesitated and took the initiative to say: "If Mr. Li feels that Mr. Wei has a bad temper, it is not impossible to discuss it, but he can only replace it with King Xiongtian... Moreover, I think that in the end, we must respect the system.
,Don’t shake the chief easily.”
"Wei Gong does not need to be replaced. I still have some tolerance, but I have to add one more thing." Li Shu responded seriously. "That is not only what happens when the Dragon Gang is successful in the overall situation, but also if one party encounters a disadvantage in the war.
, when times are bad and things are going to overturn, the other party should also abide by the gentleman's agreement, give full support, and maintain balance... In this way, great things can be achieved."
"I know that Mr. Li is someone who can be entrusted to my trust... I will agree to everything." President Zhang breathed out. "The road to dethroning the Dragon Gang is still long. We have to support the dethroning of the Dragon step by step, one on the left and the other on the right."
Help go down!"
"I also agree." Li Shu couldn't help but smile bitterly. "But even so, we are all walking. I am walking on thin ice, and every step is frightening. Zhang Sanlang is as hard as iron, and every step is like a lotus."
"It's as hard as iron on the outside, but it's as panic on the inside as sand." Zhang Xing simply smiled bitterly.
"A man only cares about actions, not thoughts." Li Shu nodded and finally let go. "Let's see how hard the two of us work."
Zhang Xing also let go of his hand, but the two of them went to see the other people in the hall together. What could the other people do? These two people talked so fast that they hardly left any room for interference with others, and even the leaders outside
Everyone was listening. Xiong Bonan had always been a man who talked about unity. Wang Shuyong was one of the masterminds who had known for a long time. The newcomer Shang Huaizhi only felt relieved, but he quickly followed Xiong Bonan's leadership and bowed together as a sign of submission.
Even Shan Dalang routinely recognized the situation, put his thoughts aside, and bowed down without hesitation.
In the courtyard outside the hall, the setting sun was shining slantingly. After listening to this, more than a dozen civil and military leaders were stunned. Many of them were relieved. Some even shallow-thinking people really thought that the two people inside were going to live and die together, so they couldn't hold back.
He was excited to speak, but was overtaken by someone.
"Everyone."
Fang Yanlang, who had just been jerked off, suddenly turned his head and lowered his voice to warn. "The two leaders are honest in the hall and spread it to the people in the courtyard. Although we know some things, we should not make a noise and break the tacit understanding in the hall... In my opinion
, you might as well say nothing, work with peace of mind, and wait for Dongxiang."
The rest of the leaders, who understood it naturally, but who didn't understand or simply felt that Fang Yanlang was pretending, unexpectedly expressed their approval and just said yes.
The next day, the news came. Xu Dalang acted incompetent and paralyzed at first, and then suddenly attacked Pancheng at night, easily captured Fengqiu, beheaded Fengqiu's order, and the entire Dongjun County was successful in righteousness.
In another two days, Wang Wulang and Shan Dalang captured the four counties of Zhouqiao, Shanfu, Chengwu, and Jinxiang respectively. Two of the county magistrates among the four counties surrendered, and the two county magistrates abandoned the city together.
So far, the Deposed Dragon Gang has officially taken over the two counties of Jiyin and Dongjun and 19 counties, plus the unexpected acquisition of Leize and Chanyuan, a total of 21 counties.
The two counties upstream of Jishui have fallen into the hands of the rebels.
On October 22, after a series of urgent, and even inevitable, oversight matters, new troops from each county began to be mobilized. The so-called small counties left 500 and sent out 1,000, and the big counties left 1,000 and sent out 2,000.
, such as the four famous counties of Baima, Puyang, Jiyin, and Waihuang, which honestly produce three thousand.
Simple and crude, but effective.
Therefore, after gathering the three separate armies of Shan Dalang, Wang Wulang, and Xu Dalang who had returned to the army, and sorting them according to large and small counties, a total of 31,000 people were counted at the Jishui River!
Of course, nearly 8,000 to 9,000 of them are from the original county soldiers, and each leader leads a private army. The more than 20,000 people are from the 17 or 18 counties that can be recruited, and they are newly recruited soldiers. It is really a mixed bag of good and bad, and a mob.
Already.
Immediately afterwards, the troops rested here for another three days and carried out a rough, rough and intense reorganization, and were finally divided into eight groups.
Among them, the two leaders Zhang Xing and Li Shu each took one, each with more than 3,000 people. Xiongbo Nanyuan's thousand people were expanded to 3,000 people. The remaining three, Xu, Shan, and Wang, each had more than 5,000 people. The newly promoted right-wing leader
The leader Shang Huaizhi led 3,000 people, and Zhai Qian, who was promoted to the leader of the left wing due to the merits of the white horse, also led 3,000 people.
From this division, it is obvious that the two leading figures still cannot suppress the three tycoons from the upper reaches of Jishui who have their own troops. Even the newly promoted Shang Huaizhi and Zhai Qian have no choice but to respect their old affiliations.
Even the leaders of their respective subordinates to the three great men are still their subordinates and cannot be touched at all.
However, even in this situation, isn't it the result of Zhang Xing and Li Shu's half-open, half-secret, half-frank, and half-performed political commitment and their appearance of unity, which once again successfully suppressed several local tycoons?
Although each of the three thousand soldiers was theoretically subordinate to the leaders of each county, they finally had a military force under direct command.
It seems that it is not accurate to say this, because Zhang Xing originally had 200 people... but it seems that he borrowed them from Niuda.
Thirty thousand people, after being reorganized, immediately crossed the Jishui River in a mighty manner and headed north. At the same time, they arranged for the counties to store grain and set up logistics. This was an open signal to cross the river to Puyang to rescue the soldiers who were still in Puyang.
Niuda who resisted the enemy of Jijun.
However, on October 27, the weather still had no intention of getting colder. Before the army reached Puyang, the soldiers and horses of Ji County on the other side of the river retreated.
Obviously, they got relevant information.
However, the officers and soldiers of Ji County probably didn't know that before that, 20,000 people turned eastward on the way out of Lishan, and then went straight to Yuncheng, the capital of Dongping County... There is a county there,
In addition, there is a Ju Yeze who hides countless defeated soldiers and civilians.
In other words, those who were about to arrive in Puyang were actually Zhang Xing and Xu Dalang with three or four leaders, and there were only eight thousand accompanying soldiers and horses.
But soon, the self-righteous Zhang Xing and Xu Dalang were slapped in the face.
Because they had just arrived in Puyang, the officers and soldiers of Jijun came back and increased their troops. They also led the navy to block the river channel, only to surround Chanyuan with water.
"There must be a stable intelligence route in Puyang City." Xu Dalang's face turned ugly. "And it's an expert in charge, and there may even be a traitor!"
"The former sentence is inevitable, but the latter sentence is not necessarily true. It may be that there are heroes in Jijun's army who can make quick judgments based on intelligence." Zhang Xingyi said.
"You can't just doubt me, can you?" Taoist Wei suddenly spoke, staring at Zhang Xing and asking. "Why don't you just replace me? Why don't King Fuxiong go up? It won't delay the overall situation anyway!"
Xu Shiying was stunned for a moment and said nothing.
However, Zhang Xing frowned and immediately asked: "Wei Gong, who learned these words from you?"
Taoist Wei smiled, sat down, picked up the tea cup, drank the tea in a sip, and then answered calmly: "It was King Xiongtian who flew here in person the day before yesterday and told me face to face that he did not have that intention to reassure me. He also said that everyone
With sincere unity, let’s see the Deposed Dragon Gang unite and rise to the top.”
Zhang Xing also laughed.
The lobby of Puyang County Government Office was filled with a happy atmosphere for a while.
But immediately, Zhang Xing became serious: "Wei Gong, isn't it good to unite sincerely?"
Taoist Wei then wanted to speak.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xing's tone was urgent and he pressed directly over: "Is there anyone in the gang who can't help you? I wear new clothes every day, but do you still remember the momentum of talking with your toes outside Jiyang City that day?"
Wei Xuanding was speechless for a moment.
"Wei Gong, the Niu leader is hanging alone in Hebei, surrounded by everyone. Even if he is angry, can it happen at this time?" Xu Dalang suddenly said.
Taoist Wei could only calm down and respond.
However, the three of them sat there for a while, thinking about it, but there was nothing they could do.
PS: Thank you to the new alliance leader Mr. Xing who is almost transparent... and send my regards to him.