Next, Yuan Guowei talked about the arrangements for Ezhou by the prince's government.
Emperor Tianyou removed the third prince Yang Yuanpu as the governor of Junzhou and made Xu Zhaoling also the governor of Junzhou. After what outsiders saw as absconding, he was disappointed with the third prince Yang Yuanpu and decided to make certain compromises with his relative Xu.
However, there are no counties in Junzhou. Not only are the four military camps under the direct jurisdiction of the Junwangfu and the Hujunfu, Junzhou's governor is also led by Chai Jian. After Zhou Pan was transferred to Ezhou, Junzhou's Sima was also led by Li Zhigao. In fact, Xu Zhaoling In Junzhou, he was just an empty governor and had no real power at all.
The third prince, Yang Yuanpu, took charge of Ezhou from afar, and Shen Yang was demoted to the governor of Ezhou. There was no Sima in Ezhou, and Shen Yang actually took charge of the military and political affairs of Ezhou. In addition, Zhou Dan led 3,000 elites to be transferred to Ezhou to serve as military envoys.
At this time, the imperial court should increase its vigilance against Tanzhou, either overtly or covertly. The difference is just how much effort is put into it.
If the intensity of investment is large, it means that the army is planned to be used against Tanzhou; if the intensity of investment is small, it is just to strengthen the vigilance against Tanzhou, which shows that the imperial court is weak, and deep down, it is more worried that Tanzhou will act rashly.
Therefore, it is impossible for the imperial court to allocate too much money and food to Tanzhou. Shen Yang and Zhou Dang's preparations for the war in Ezhou, including the construction of water camps, ship repair yards, etc., can only be prepared by the county prince's palace in Ezhou. Secretly advanced payment in the name of warehouse and craftsmanship.
Including the income from blackmailing the Han family, the county prince's palace currently has 400,000 yuan in hand, which seems to be quite considerable, but even if it is preparing for a medium-sized war, it is still quite stretched.
Yuan Guowei took the opportunity of escorting Zhang Ping to Xuzhou to announce the decree and met with Han Qian. When he returned, he would stay in Ezhou to help Shen Yang collect information about the counties in Tanzhou.
When Han Qian has something he needs to contact, he can just send someone to Ezhou, which will save him a few days of traveling.
Han Qian then talked about the situation in Xuzhou.
The Feng family's slaves are more useless than expected. In the future, they can only be used as basic farmers in Linjiang County to expand the scale of farming in Linjiang County. They cannot be directly incorporated into military households and cannot provide more soldiers. This is also a helpless matter. .
The other situation in Xuzhou is almost the same as what Yuan Guowei and Zhang Ping had previously grasped.
Now Zhang Ping and the others know the overall plan to hide it from the outside world, but with so few manpower and resources, the Han family and his son really doubt how well they can prepare before autumn and winter.
At this time, the sound of the piano came. Yao Xishui raised his eyebrows slightly and said in surprise: "Xuzhou is located in a corner, but there is someone with such outstanding piano skills?"
Yao Xishui was famous for his sword dance. His piano skills were not as good as Su Hongyu's, but his taste was second to none.
"It should be Zhou Yourui and the others playing the piano in the public hall." Han Qian looked across the courtyard wall and saw a black and white spotted civet cat lying on the wall. He seemed to be immersed in the music of the piano and said.
The Posthouse and Leying are next to each other, and Guanyue Tower is across the alley to the east of Furong Garden. It is almost the busiest nightlife place in Qianyang City.
"Former governor Wang Yu died, and more than a hundred officials in Xuzhou fell into silence, but Zhou Yourui, a weak woman, went out of her way to sell the coffin and help Wang Yu's body return home?" Yao Xishui asked.
With the development of the world's customs, there has not yet been a great defense of men and women in later generations. There was even a female emperor in the previous dynasty, but a strange woman like Zhou Yourui is rare after all.
Han Qian nodded and said, "That's her."
At this time, another flute played, harmonizing with the sound of the piano.
"Who is playing the flute here?" Zhang Ping asked, "There is a hint of melancholy between the flute and the flute."
Han Qian glanced at Zhang Ping and saw that there was no mockery in his words, but he was quite appreciative of the sound of the flute. He said: "Xue Ruogu, the chief secretary of Xuzhou, is good at playing the flute. It should be Xue Ruogu and Zhou Yourui."
The flute harmonizes."
When he walked into the post house just now, he heard people say that Xue Ruogu, Qin Wen, and Li Tang were drinking at Zhou Yourui's place. At this time, the sound of Zhou Yourui and Xue Ruogu's piano and flute had a melancholy meaning. There must be several of them.
Are you secretly complaining about his dissatisfaction with his father and son's separation of Xuzhou?
Maybe they didn't expect that the imperial court would be so weak to his father and son, right?
Han Qian also admired the integrity of Xue Ruogu, Zhou Yourui and others, but not only could he not use them at this time, he wanted to cover up Tanzhou's eyes and ears, and he also tried every means to suppress them.
"There are many loyal ministers and good sons in Xuzhou who care about the imperial court!" Chun Shisanniang said with a smile.
Han Qian glanced at Chun Shisanniang, stood up, and said to Zhang Ping and Yuan Guowei: "Then I won't delay here anymore. Next, I will order the lifting of surveillance on you, so that you can communicate with various forces as the imperial envoys.
Contact. If you have nothing to do, you can also go and listen to Zhou Yourui and Xue Ruogu playing the piano and flute..."
Now not only all the forces in Xuzhou, but also Chenzhou in the north and Yingzhou in the southwest are wary of his father and son. If Zhang Ping and Yuan Guowei come over, they can contact and test these forces so that he can have more influence on his side.
Targeted response.
"If this Xue Ruogu has any intentions that are harmful to you and your son, do you want us to help you get rid of him?" Chun Shisanniang's watery eyes stared at Han Qian like hooks and asked.
"You are only responsible for inquiring about information, but it is not your concern whether you want to kill someone or not." Han Qian frowned and said coldly.
In the past in Jinling, Han Qian was worried that Chun Shisanniang was from Wanhonglou and would not treat her harshly, but now in Xuzhou, he would not allow Chun Shisanniang to resist his power at will.
Han Qian thought about Feng Yi and Kong Xirong who were also hanging out in the music hall at this time, giving them the opportunity to meet Chun Shisanniang, and he didn't know if this was correct.
Chun Shisanniang had a stern look on her face, indicating that she knew that her pretty face did not hold much place in Han Qian's heart.
Zhang Ping and even Yao Xishui hoped to avoid Yuan Guowei and have a chance to talk to Han Qian alone, but Han Qian turned a blind eye. He stood up and looked around the room. He saw two large celadon vases on the wooden shelves in the corner for decoration. He walked over and picked them up.
, said: "I have to make some noise to let others know that we did not have a pleasant meeting this time."
After that, Han Qian walked to the corridor and smashed two large celadon vases against the courtyard wall. There was a "crash" sound, and the sound of the piano and flute in the music camp also paused. It must have been such a big movement.
The other side was alarmed.
The guards who were guarding the outer courtyard all rushed in, with their hands on their sabers, and they all stared at Zhang Ping, Yuan Guowei and others, not knowing what was going on.
"Let's go!" Han Qian angrily tossed his sleeves and walked out of the post house.
Xi Rong chased after him and took advantage of Han Qian's opportunity to get on his horse and asked: "If Zhang Ping and the others only stayed in Qianyang City for a few days, they might not be able to catch any big fish, right?"
Han Qian nodded and said: "It is true that it will not be easy to lure the snake out of the hole in a short time, but I will tell you what to do specifically after I see my father."
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Today, the Furong Garden, the back residence of the Governor's Mansion, is even more noisy than when Han Qian first came to Xuzhou.
The guards of Furong Garden are more important than the guards of the entire Qianyang City.
The big families of the four surnames may not dare to make any big moves, let alone gather limited forces to attack Qianyang City before the situation becomes clear. However, assassinations have not only happened once or twice in this land.
The situation was quite peaceful before, but Feng dared to poison Wang Yu, the former governor. What else could they not do?
After returning from the post house, Han Qian went directly to the west courtyard of Furong Garden to meet his father.
More than a dozen officials were summoned by Han Daoxun to Furong Garden to ask questions. Fan Xicheng, Zhao Kuo, and Feng Liao were also sitting in the hall to participate in the discussion. When they saw Han Qian walking in, they all stood up and saluted: "I have met Lord Sima."
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Han Qian was in a trance for a moment, and then he thought that after Zhang Ping went to Xuzhou to announce his decree, he was now the Sima of Xuzhou. He was the second most powerful person in Xuzhou after his father, and he could officially control Xuzhou's soldiers and horses in the future.
Intervened in Xuzhou's affairs.
In addition to the governor of Xuzhou, the core official positions that control the local military and political power, such as Chang Shi, Sima, Bing Cao, Canjun, and Qianyang County Magistrate, have long been in the hands of native surnames such as Yi Xiangxi, Yang Xiangxi, etc. since the middle and late period of the previous dynasty.
, it has been as long as two hundred years.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Da Chu has also followed the tradition. The only difference is that the Xi family was eliminated in the internal conflict among the native surnames.
After Han Daoxun went to Xuzhou, the state Sima Xiang Jianlong wrote to Jinling before asking to resign, in order to test the court's attitude towards Xuzhou.
Jinling has not responded to Xiang's petition, and it has been delayed for more than a year. This time, Xiang Jianlong was officially removed from the post of Prefecture Sima and replaced by Han Qian.
Han Qian glanced at the officials present. Except for Xue Ruogu, Li Tang, and Qin Wen who had deliberately distanced themselves from this place, there were still no traces of officials with local surnames. However, most of the officials sitting there were obviously
They are not trustworthy, and even now it is not certain how many of them have been won over by Tanzhou.
Thinking of this, Han Qian glanced at Fan Xicheng and Zhao Kuo again.
Han Qian has not seen any flaws in Zhao Kuo until now. He thinks that maybe he, like Chen Jitang and Zhao Qi, has a past that cannot be disclosed to the world. The Han family is just his place of refuge, right?
Han Qian bowed his hands to the officials present here and said, "I have something to discuss with my father and Mr. Fan. I would also like to ask all of you to sit here for a while."
Han Qian, his father Han Daoxun and Fan Xicheng sat down in the inner room and signaled to Zhao Wuji and Xi Faer to guard in front of the corridor to guard against anyone approaching. Then they informed their father about the arrangements of the Prince's Palace in Ezhou:
"Your Majesty will not be patient for long. If we are not prepared before winter, His Majesty will also issue an order to reduce the vassal state. If the Ma family is not willing to give in, the Longque Army will march west from Ezhou. By then we will be in Xuzhou
If the state cannot send troops to cooperate, it will be difficult to be a loyal minister!"
Han Daoxun could understand what Han Qian meant. Emperor Tianyou made the father and son separatist forces in Xuzhou, which was actually a gamble.
If the Longque Army sends troops from Ezhou and Xuzhou does nothing, let alone the world, God Bless the Emperor and the third prince will never trust the father and son again.
"Can we make preparations before winter?" Han Daoxun asked worriedly.
"If we follow the plan step by step, we won't be able to prepare well before winter." Han Qian said. The situation in Xuzhou is originally countless times more complicated than that of ordinary prefectures and counties. How can they have the chance to completely control the situation in Xuzhou step by step?
Fan Xicheng knew what Han Qian was talking about. Not to mention the forces outside Xuzhou, within Xuzhou, the big families with the four surnames and the forces infiltrating from Tanzhou were all too cautious and vigilant. The city they guarded was high in the mountains and far away.
, extremely dangerous.
They only have more than a thousand men in hand. Even if they attack a stronghold, they may not be able to withstand the casualties, let alone the Zhongfang City and the Fanzhai controlled by the four surnames.
"What strategy do you want to use to break the current deadlock?" Han Daoxun asked Han Qiandao.
"The only two strategies we can use are to alert the snake and lure the snake out of its hole." Han Qian said.
