Tang Yin laughed heartily, waved his hands and said, "My lords and I are the heads of the county. You call yourself a lower official, but I don't dare to be one!"
The head of the seven counties hurriedly said: "Master Tang is my hero for Dafeng. It is not an exaggeration for us to call ourselves the following officials."
Tang Yin stopped arguing on this matter. He waved his hand and said, "Everyone, please take a seat!"
The heads of the seven counties thanked each other and sat down one after another.
Tang Yin looked around and saw that the seats were all full. He clapped his hands. Soon, the servants filed in and served the food and drinks one by one. There are no real servants in Tang Yin's house now. They are all served by his personal bodyguards.
They temporarily took charge, and after the food and drinks were served, the guards did not retreat, but stood behind everyone.
This is etiquette. When the guests finish drinking, the servants must immediately come forward to fill up the wine. But now the servants are replaced by guards wearing steel armor. They are tall and strong, and each has a knife on his waist, standing in front of the public.
Behind the governor, one could feel a chill on the back of the neck.
Tang Yinke didn't care what everyone was thinking. He picked up his wine glass, glanced at everyone one by one, and said sternly: "I hope that I, Gale, can quell the civil strife as soon as possible, and that the country will be peaceful and the people are safe, and the country will be prosperous. Come, my lords and generals, we are here to do this.
cup!"
"Do it!" Everyone hurriedly raised their glasses, responded in unison, and drank all the wine in the glass.
Tang Yin put down the cup and said slowly: "There are fifteen counties in the Feng Kingdom. After Zhong Tian killed the king and usurped the throne, except for me, Tianyuan County, all fourteen counties respected Zhong Tian as the leader. It is really sad!"
These words made all the county heads present blush, including Zhao Hui, the head of Guannan County who was the first to defect to Tang Yin.
"Master Tang..."
Before the county chiefs could explain, Tang Yin grinned, nodded and said: "Of course, I can understand your difficulties, and I can also regard your actions as wise and wise to protect yourself and endure the humiliation."
Phew! Everyone sighed in unison.
Tang Yin continued: "Now I have internal and external troubles, and my life and death are on the line. I hope that all of you, your lords, can work together with me and the imperial court to quell internal troubles and defend against foreign enemies. You and I should not just be ministers of the same court, but also
They should be brothers who are as close as brothers, gentlemen, what do you think?"
"Yes, yes, yes! What Mr. Tang said is absolutely true!" Tang Yin said his words in such a high-sounding way that the county chiefs dared not say anything else. They all nodded in agreement.
Tang Yin said: "Since we are brothers, there is no distinction between you and me. Now Zhong Tian and Ning Jun are in Wancheng. We should concentrate our efforts to completely eliminate the enemy. It is not enough for me alone. We also need all your efforts."
support!"
After all that talk, we finally got to the point. The county chiefs were no fools, each one was smarter than the last. From what Tang Yin said, it was obvious that they were here to ask for money from their own people.
Sure enough, Tang Yin paused for a moment and then said: "If the counties are not directly fighting against Zhong Tian's forces now, the county troops will not be useful if they remain in each county. It is better to dispatch them all to Yancheng and work with our Tianyuan Army to destroy the enemy. What do you think?"
Woolen cloth?"
"This..." Zhao Bo, the head of Shangqing County, said with a look of embarrassment: "Master Tang, the county soldiers were sent out as early as when the Ning army attacked the capital. Later, they were dismissed by Master Tang. Until now, they have not been sent out.
We really have no troops left to send back!"
"Haha!" Tang Yin laughed and said, "Master Zhao, you must be too modest! As far as I know, there are quite a few newly recruited soldiers from each county, ranging from one to twenty thousand to forty to fifty thousand. Sir, if
To say that we have no soldiers is to deceive me, Tang Yin, who is ignorant."
Huh? Zhao Bo took a breath, this Tang Yin was really powerful, he actually understood the situation of every county.
Gulu! Zhao Bo swallowed his mouth, and he reacted quickly. He immediately changed his words and said with a smile: "Master Tang is very aware of everything, and I admire it. At present, Shangqing County has indeed recruited a new group of soldiers, a total of 20,000 people, but most of them are new soldiers. I'm afraid
It’s hard to do anything on the battlefield.”
Tang Yin nodded and said: "New soldiers will become veterans after fighting a few big battles. What's more, the capital also needs our soldiers to garrison. Mr. Zhao, please transfer your 20,000 county troops to the capital!"
"Oh..." Nowadays, the capitals of various counties regard military strength as their lifeblood. They will leave even if Tang Yin says he wants to leave. Zhao Bo looked embarrassed and wanted to refuse, but he didn't know how to say it.
Seeing this, Tang Yin raised his eyebrows, raised his head, and asked with a smile: "What? Does Mr. Zhao still want to hide his secrets when the country is in crisis? Then is your county army my Dafeng's army or your personal one?"
army?"
These words made Zhao Bo tremble, and all the guards in the room turned their heads to look at Zhao Bo. Everyone's eyes were sharp, and their hands were on the handle of the knife. Judging from his posture, it seemed that he would pounce at any time.
Go forward and cut his corpse into pieces.
Zhao Bo hurriedly stood up from his kneeling position on the mat, saluted Tang Yin repeatedly, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty... I will never dare to hide my troops secretly. Your Majesty will investigate!" After a pause, he
Then he immediately said: "As long as your Majesty gives orders, I will do it according to your Majesty's instructions!"
"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded with satisfaction, pointed at Zhao Bo, and smiled at the people on the left and right: "This is my loyal minister Dafeng, and he is our brother. Mr. Zhao does not need to feel sorry for your county soldiers. If one day he can eliminate Zhong
God, Mr. Zhao has also made a great contribution. When the time comes, I will report it to the imperial court and give Mr. Zhao a big reward!"
"Thank you, Mr. Tang, thank you, Mr. Tang!" How dare Zhao Bo ask for a reward now? He just wants to be safe and sound.
"Master Zhao, please take a seat!" After Tang Yin comforted Zhao Bo, he looked at Yu Yi, the head of Tai'an County who was sitting on his left, and said with a smile: "Master Yu, how many soldiers do you have in Tai'an County?"
Yu Yi was a military general, and he was quite upright and had a hot temper. Tang Yin said he was here to invite them to dinner, but in fact he was here to seize military power, which was extremely abominable. Yu Yi had a cold face and said in a deep voice: "There are only ten or twenty thousand people."
That’s all.”
"Only 10,000 or 20,000?" Tang Yin stared at Yu Yi.
Yu Yi suppressed his anger, took a deep breath, and said: "No more than 30,000 at most..."
Before he finished speaking, Tang Yin said quietly: "Among the counties, Tai'an County has the largest number of soldiers, with a total of 50,000. Do you think I don't know this?"
Yu Yi's face changed, and he couldn't help but look at Tang Yin in surprise. Tang Yin was right, there were indeed 50,000 county soldiers in Tai'an County, but Yu Yi had always kept this matter secret and never mentioned it to the outside world.
, I don’t understand how Tang Yin knew.
He didn't know that since entering the capital, Tang Yin had begun to use the two major intelligence organizations of Sky Eye and Diwang to strictly check the military strength of each county. He started his career relying on county soldiers, and he knew very well how strong a county could be.
The counties all support their own troops, so even if Zhong Tian is eliminated, there is no guarantee that chaos will not occur in the counties in the future.
Tang Yin had long made up his mind to cancel all the county soldiers and integrate them into the central army. The county soldiers could only obey the dispatch of the capital, and the county chiefs had no right to mobilize. Now he invited the county heads to
The opportunity to drink, while taking away the military power from their hands, has eliminated future troubles.
Yu Yi and Tang Yin looked at each other for a moment, and then said: "Even if I have 50,000 county troops in Tai'an, what do you plan to do, Mr. Tang?"
Tang Yin said lightly: "Of course he was transferred to the capital to help eliminate the national traitors."
"Haha!" Yu Yi laughed and said: "Master Tang is the head of the county, and I am also the chief. I don't think Master Tang has the right to give orders to me! Besides, to dispatch the county army, at least there needs to be a general or a left prime minister.
Handwriting, I don’t know Mr. Tang..."
Before he could finish speaking, Tang Yin suddenly raised his arm and slapped Yu Yi on the cheek.
His attack was too fast and too sudden. As a military general, Yu Yi was completely unprepared and was hit firmly on the cheek by Tang Yin's slap.
There was just a snapping sound. The force was so strong that Yu Yi, who was sitting behind the table, rolled directly to the front of the table. In just an instant, half of the latter's face swelled up. He sat up on the ground and raised his head.
, looked at Tang Yin in shock and horror, unable to react for a moment.
He couldn't believe that Tang Yin would slap him, the head of the county, in public.
At this time, Tang Yin's face had darkened. He pointed at Yu Yi below and said in a cold voice: "I treat you as a brother and I try to reason with you, but you think my words are nonsense! You are just a county chief, and the country is in danger.
On this occasion, if you don’t seek to repay your loyalty and only seek personal gain, what kind of official are you? Who are you loyal? Get out of here!"
"Tang Yin, you..."
Yu Yi finally came to his senses, and just as he was about to speak, the guards around the hall swarmed up to him. Without any explanation, they pulled Yu Yi out and walked out.
Before Yi was dragged out of the hall, Tang Yin had already shouted: "Xiao Muqing obeys the order!"
"The end is here!"
After hearing Tang Yin's words, Xiao Muqing stood up, stepped forward, knelt down on one knee, and stepped in to salute.
"Yu Yi, the head of Tai'an County, did not listen to the imperial court's orders and harbored secret thoughts of rebellion. Tomorrow you will command the Pingyuan Army and go on an expedition!"
"I will obey your orders!"
Yu Yi, who was dragged away by the guards, was dumbfounded. He never dreamed that Tang Yin would label him as a rebel so quickly and send troops to attack him. Is this okay?
"Master Tang...Mr. Tang, please listen to my explanation..."
"Do you still need a bullshit explanation?!" Tang Yin squinted his eyes and said, "I am a man of my word. Since the letter calling you to the capital has stated that I will not harm your life, I will never kill you, but
, this does not mean that I can tolerate the existence of a sycophant like you. After you go home, let your family wash their necks. The fate of the traitor Zhang Song is a lesson for you! Get out! Go home!"
Yu Yi was dragged away by Tang Yin's guards. There was a dead silence in the hall. You could hear a pin drop on the ground. The county chiefs were so frightened that they sweated like rain and almost peed their pants.
Now they finally understand that the new imperial court, the left prime minister, the right prime minister, and the general are all just decorations. At present, Tang Yin is the imperial court, and his words are equivalent to the king's will.
This time, there was no need for Tang Yin to ask any more questions. The remaining county heads took the initiative to truthfully report the number of county soldiers they had, and made a promise to convey the order immediately to dispatch all their respective county soldiers to the capital.