The messenger handed over a silk letter. In the office of Fucheng's top administrator, Yang Ju's expression changed. He was not good at handling this kind of thing.
However, even if you are not good at handling it, you still have to deal with it.
After opening the silk book and browsing it quickly, Yang Ju's face suddenly became serious: "Who is leading the troops closest to Fucheng?"
"Except for our troops, it should be Tancheng..."
"Tancheng can't do it!"
"Suishui, there is another group in Suishui, they are the troops who went north to build embankments and build cities."
"Suishui?"
Yang Ju frowned, "The person responsible for building the embankment at Suishui is Wei Ziyu, I remember?"
"Exactly."
"This is from Jin."
"Yang Jun, this person has already moved his family south."
"Hmm..." Yang Ju thought for a moment and said immediately, "Send two cavalrymen from the 'Qizhuan' to Longji Mountain in Suishui; then send someone to Weishan to inform Weishan Lieutenant."
"yes!"
After arranging all this, Yang Ju was still worried and shouted again: "Here comes someone!"
"yes!"
"Drive to Tancheng immediately. This is a confidential document and must be handed over to Tan Liezi personally."
"yes!"
Jilie, the last Tanjun, has now returned to Tancheng. Due to the internal strife in Wu, the rule of the North has changed its flavor, and it is quite similar to local autonomy.
The county magistrate, county magistrate, and county doctor surnamed Ji have returned to Gusu one after another in order to help King Ji of Wu further settle the chaos in the Wangji area.
In the entire Five Lakes and today's mountains, as long as every acre of land is vomited out in the Wangji area, they have to find five or ten acres from other places to make up for it.
Taishu Maoming knew that this was "drinking poison to quench thirst", so he couldn't care less at the moment.
Even Taishu Mao had a clever idea and planned to use the white paper produced in Yinxiang to print a few words at random, such as "five hundred dysprosium and one thousand dysprosium", and use this as a basis to conduct transactions.
This kind of gameplay will definitely lead to failure, but the Wuhu family has no intention of objecting, but instead adds fuel to the flames.
After all, the central government takes the lead in causing chaos, and their local governments can definitely cause chaos more thoroughly.
When the time comes when there are complaints from the bottom, the resentment will not be directed at them, but at the central government.
Who is in the center? King Wu Wu and Taishu Mao.
This kind of chaos can be said to be a complete mess because there is no hero to suppress it.
If it weren't for the fact that there was a knife held to the neck, it would hardly be a surprise that the idea of walking alone in the border area has reared its head.
This is how the nations have come.
Big countries such as Jin, Chu, Qi, Qin, etc. have always had problems with the scope of their rule. This is why big countries can ignore certain high-food-producing areas, but important passes must be controlled.
There is Yangguan between Qi and Lu, Hangu between Qin and Jin, Fangcheng between Jin and Chu, Wuguan between Qin and Chu, Zhaoguan between Wu and Chu...
Only by controlling these key points can we reduce logistical pressure and compress the survival space of our competitors on the front line.
So normally, when a big country experiences internal turmoil, it usually turns into a mess, with everything in disarray.
It has a profound foundation, similar to the Chu and Jin countries. It can be reorganized. The appearance of a ruthless character can put the divided country back together.
For example, Wei Cao of the Jin State, Dou Huang of the Chu State, Dai Ju of the Song State, and Zheng Chengzi of the Zheng State. Their role was to prevent the country from disintegrating directly after chaos.
But Wu State, the original overlord of the southeast, was not as lucky as Jin State and Chu State.
The consequences of a chaotic system will only become more and more obvious as time goes by.
Tanzhuang Zijimei was not unmoved, thinking that with Wu Guo's appearance, there should be no hope.
The country of Tan can completely stand on its own feet again and find another home.
However, after Li Jie removed half of Chu State's body, Tan Zhuangzi had such an immature idea and was pushed back as soon as he got up.
As a result, a rather strange scene occurred, and the Wu State as a whole was in chaos.
The central government's order was not to leave the Wuhu area in the past, but now it is not to leave the Wangji area.
There are many animals holding the imperial edicts of the late kings. Every "common official" is either asking for tax reductions or burden reductions. At the same time, they are constantly protesting on the streets of Gusu against the embezzlement of their "fiefdoms" by the old aristocrats...
Coupled with the rebellion of the remnants of the Yue Kingdom, there was another ups and downs for a loser like the Nanchao clan.
The young King Wu Jiyi could not come up with any good ideas at all.
As for Tai Shumao, even if he has ideas and is full of ideas, he still needs enough people to work for him.
The current situation we are experiencing is that, not to mention the massive loss of talent, the old aristocratic families control almost all of the country's intellectual resources.
The right to interpret every word and every sentence is not in the hands of the Gusu Palace, but in the hands of the local elders.
The officials who cooperated with Dazaizi in drafting the system are now turning their backs. In the final analysis, King Wu Wei was the hegemon in the beginning. This "name" belongs to King Wu Wei alone. The ministers only have "merit", and then based on their "merit"
It is these "merits", big and small, that lead to "rewards".
Now the old ministers have the same attitude. They must have had a share in this "name" at the beginning, and they contributed a lot.
There are quite a few shameless people who even openly shouted "bring capital to invest". Not all of this land belongs to your old Ji family.
In such a bad situation, even if Taishu Mao fights again and again, he still has to hire people and pay for it.
There was constant fighting at the local level, and he also had to manage official hats and money bags, which almost drained Tai Shumao of all his energy.
At this point, it would be a great pleasure for the northern border region to pay a little tribute in taxes. As for other things, there are no big requirements.
When a doctor in Huai County asked for salary arrears for one and a half years, Tai Shumao could only appease him, saying that part of the city taxes collected in Huai County could be used to pay...
If such things happen, it will be a sign of national subjugation.
But the beating was not earth-shattering, and the reason was still the same. Li not only removed one of Chu Guo's arms, but also removed a thigh, and then cut open his heart and guts. The scene was extremely bloody.
Not to mention frightening the Chu people, the Wu people were also frightened.
Where have they seen such a scene?
When the late king was still alive, he would just beat up the Chu people and then rob them and take them home, and he didn't even say that he would stay in the Chu people's homes.
Things in this world are so delicate.
The country was clearly on the verge of blowing up, but all forces managed to hold on. Not only did they hold on, they also tried their best not to cause chaos to the country, and looked like they were studying hard and working hard.
Those who barely have the word "rebellion" engraved on their faces are also very low-key, doing things as they are done and not shouting slogans.
There is no other way. They are all afraid of monsters and are afraid of recruiting Li Jie from the Chu Kingdom. If this happens, it really doesn’t matter whether they shout slogans or not. It will be useless whether you call the King for mercy or for help, because the King will not be here by then.
It’s all two things.
As a result, although the northern border area of Wu State was indeed disturbed by the confrontation between the central and local governments, relatively speaking, there was not much change. The people continued to live and work in peace and contentment, the garrison continued to survive, and the local bureaucrats were just messing around day by day.
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If I had to say there was any change, it would probably be that there were fewer people singing "咒比小星".
Civil servants are not paid, so the mood for singing is indeed much less.
The boring days in Tancheng were finally broken when the envoy from Fucheng arrived.
Tan Liezi, who was presiding over sacrifices in Tancheng, was confused when he saw the visitors from Fucheng. What is going on? It suddenly became so popular?
When he saw that it was a secret document from Doctor Fucheng, when he opened it, Ji Lie was stunned: "Qi State intends to attack Lu?"
This news is very shocking, but it is still acceptable.
Because although Ji Lie is now a minister of the Wu State, his father, Tan Zhuangzi, has repeatedly emphasized that no one in their family except Li Jie recognizes them.
If they follow President Li, who is a shareholder, and follow Tai Shumao, a good-for-nothing, the father and son will definitely not be able to eat cold pork for future generations in the underworld.
Tan Liezi, who had already lined up in advance, immediately recalled the original plan. There were plans within Li Jie's team.
This includes the possibility of Qi suddenly launching a war.
Even the matter of building a dike on Suishui River itself has the meaning of luring the enemy to attack.
This is related to the composition of the armed forces of the Li Jie Group. Taking the initiative to attack and holding high the banner must lack "righteousness".
Then, even if the results of taking the initiative are great, it will be difficult to capture them because the cost of organizing an occupying force is very high.
But if it's a defensive counterattack, it's different. If the subtle mentality of "justice" is used well, it can reduce a lot of costs in the occupied area.
But now, this plan was suddenly launched. Tan Liezi, who had no money and no soldiers, seemed to be a mascot and could not be used indiscriminately. However, this was not the case.
If an armed conflict really breaks out with Qi, Tan Liezi will play a big role in the plan.
He wanted to use the reputation of his father, Tan Zhuangzi, to carry out propaganda in the hometown of Tan.
It is impossible to use the recruitment system of Wu and Tan. It is too cumbersome, backward, and even too complicated.
It is directly the "Yi Dan Camp" model. Not only is the surrounding area very familiar, but the Fucheng garrison is also very quick to get started. Once the war begins, they will immediately copy the experience of the second Yangyang War, with Fucheng as the core, radiating outwards, and organizing resistance at all levels.
, wearing down the power of Qi, and finally waiting for the elite main force of the Han army to decide the outcome in one battle!