July is hot. As July enters, the weather slowly begins to cool down. Especially in the morning and evening, there is no longer any feeling of heat.

Han Shizhong captured Miaofu and Liu Zhengyan killed him. The Miao-Liu rebellion was finally over. Zhang Jun, who was informed of the affairs of the Privy Council, deputy envoy of the imperial camp, and envoy of Xuanfu, set out from Jiankang and went up the river, intending to go from Xiangyang and Dengzhou.

After entering Sichuan and Shaanxi, Du Chong was informed of the affairs of the Privy Council, appointed deputy envoy of Xuan Fu, and commanded troops in Jianghuai.

Among the ministers outside, there is no doubt that Zhang Jun and Du Chong have the highest official positions and the greatest power. One is in Sichuan and Shaanxi, and the other is guarding Jianghuai. They are obviously the right-hand men that the court relies on most. Zhang Jun is the main attacker, and Du Chong is the main defender. The decision was made.

The pattern of the next war.

Wang Xiaolie took the official document and was stunned for a long time. Zhang Jun had some impressions of this person in his previous life, but he was not familiar with his deeds. From now on, he is an extraordinary figure. The change of Ping Miao and Liu,

Zhang Jun presided over it, and Han Shizhong sent troops, which made great contributions to the court. After the rebellion was quelled, he was rewarded by being appointed to the Privy Council, which was the banner of the main war faction at this time.

If he doesn't pass here, Wang Xiaolie can ignore him. If he passes here, he has to deal with it carefully. Zhang Jun's power is unprecedented in this trip. Except for important court affairs, Wang Xiao can decide on his own in general.

If Zhang Jun doesn't like hunting this official, he can just withdraw.

Putting down the official document, Wang Xiaolie stroked his forehead. After thinking about it again and again, he still couldn't make a decision. Of course, Wang Xiaolie was not afraid that Zhang Jun would withdraw him. As long as he had troops in his hands, the officials of the imperial court could do it or not.

Yes. But Zhang Jun will be a senior official in Sichuan and Shaanxi in the next few years. If the impression between the two parties is good, the cooperation will be happy. If the impression is not good, there will be many troubles in the future.

In August, Zhang Jun went to Ezhou. There he dealt with the affairs of Jinghu North and South Road, and then went north along the Han River to Xiangyang Prefecture.

In the Xiangyang government office, Niu Gao, Shao Ling, Cao Zhiyan and Xie Linong sat separately and looked at Wang Xiaolie.

Wang Xiaoxing said: "Privy Zhang came all the way north and wanted to go from Dengzhou to Guanshan. The Privy Council is an important minister in the court and an extraordinary figure. We'd better discuss how to welcome him. If he doesn't do anything right, a year's hard work will be in vain.

Already."

Cao Zhiyan said: "We will follow the instructions given by observation. We have never met such important officials as Privy Zhang before. We don't even know how to speak. What are your ideas?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "You haven't seen it, how can it be that I have seen it? Don't be too demanding about etiquette. In extraordinary times, many things can't be paid so much attention. The most important thing is that Privy Zhang has great power in Jinghu, Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Beijing.

All roads in the west are under his control. If you are not satisfied with us and make any new arrangements, it will be a huge headache."

Niu Gao said: "We are an army. Everything is the result of hard work and observation. How can the Privy Council arrange it?"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "After all, we are still officers and soldiers, so we naturally have to listen to the court's orders. If we don't listen, there will be a lot of trouble later. It is best for Privy Council Zhang to approve our arrangement, so that it will be much more convenient later.

"

Everyone nodded and said nothing. Except for Niu Gao, these people had always been in Wang Xiao's hunting army. Naturally, they obeyed Wang Xiao's orders. When Zhang Jun came, they really didn't have any ideas. They listened to Wang Xiao in everything.

That's what I'm hunting.

What Wang Xiaolie is most worried about is that if Zhang Jun breaks up his army, things will be very complicated later.

This time Zhang Jun came to the north, with nearly two thousand soldiers, and Wang Yan's more than ten thousand eight-character army accompanying him. The military strength was powerful. It could not be compared with Wang Ruohai's previous visit. Wang Ruohai was alone, what did Wang Xiaolie want?

Just like that.

After thinking about it, he couldn't think of any way. In the end, Wang Xiaolie had to say: "That's all, I will greet Privy Councilor Zhang this time and proceed according to the etiquette. When the Privy Council arrives, he may come to talk to you. Remember, we are an army.

It was not easy to establish, and it must never be broken up.”

Everyone agreed and chatted some more. Wang Xiaolie prepared a banquet and invited several people to drink.

It was leap month this year. On the fifth day of the eighth month, Chen Gui, the prefect of De'an, and Han Yan, the prefect of Fuzhou, arrived at Xiangyang Prefecture together. It was already dark by then, so Wang Xiaolie arranged for them to rest and prepare to take care of them the next day. He didn't want to wait for the second day.

On that day, the commander of the Jingmen Army arrived again. Together, Wang Xiaolie prepared a banquet at a riverside restaurant to entertain the few.

Sitting down in the pavilion, Chen Gui said: "Last winter when Yang Jin came south, people in several states were panicked. Fortunately, Wang Zhan led his army south and wiped out Yang Jin by the Han River. At that time, everyone was competing to tell how brave he was, but it was a pity that none of them could do it.

See. When I arrived at Xiangyang Mansion today, I realized that such a young man, Observer, is really a young man with a lot of potential! Bandits are rising in the world now. As long as the few of us work together, we can definitely keep the peace of the place."

Chen Gui is nearly sixty years old, and his beard and hair are all white. But his eyes are so sharp that people dare not look directly at him. Since the Jingkang period, when he led troops to serve the king and returned to De'an Mansion again, Chen Gui has guarded De'an as if it were impregnable. In the past few years, there have been countless thieves.

When they attacked De'an, they were helpless because of Chen Gui. It was Chen Gui who guarded the south side of Xiangyang in De'an Mansion.

Wang Xiao did not dare to hunt. He raised his hands and said to everyone: "I am the youngest, how dare I make a mistake in front of you? During the Jingkang period, my father led the country soldiers to the capital to fight for King Qin. After fighting for a long time, he finally died on the battlefield. King Qin's soldiers and horses were all under his command.

I am a brother from my hometown, and he supported me as a general all the way back from Kaifeng Mansion. I never thought that Yang Jin would cause trouble and attack Luoyang. Fortunately, I and Taiwei Zhai worked together and finally wiped out Yang Jin's troops. Speaking of which, in the past few years,

It’s been a lot of hard work. Now that Xiangyang Mansion has finally settled down, it’s really a blessing.”

Chen Gui said: "The observation is correct. During the Jingkang period, I also led troops to Beijing to serve the king. Because the road was blocked, I had to return. I didn't want a group of thieves to besiege the city, and the officers and soldiers fled one after another, so I had to lead the country soldiers to defend the city. In a few years, I didn't want to

That’s what we have today.”

Xie Qian was originally a general of the Western Army. He recruited people to work in the fields and trained ordnance in the Jingmen Army, so that thieves around him did not dare to approach the Jingmen Army. This year, I heard about what Wang Xiaolie did in Xiangyang, and I was confused. Until the wheat harvest a few days ago, I heard that

Xiangyang had a good harvest, and the people were happy, but a little confused. He said to Wang Xiaolie: "I have been in the Jingmen Army for two years, recruiting people to cultivate idle fields. Let them farm when they are busy, and train troops when they are idle. The state army has greatly benefited from it. Recently, the government has been under control

The people below were a little dissatisfied, and said that it would be better to observe what was done in Xiangyang. I heard that the observation exempted the people from miscellaneous taxes and heavy taxes, and did not charge any money. The people in Xiangyang only get three dou from an acre of land in a year, and it takes another fifty days.

Serve, and have done nothing wrong for the rest of the autumn. I don’t know if that is true or not?”

Wang Xiaolie said: "What Zhijun said is that the people work hard in farming, so they should be given ample food and clothing."

Xie Qian frowned and said: "Of course we officials hope that the people under our rule will be happy. But we only charge three dou per acre, and then there is the labor force. Where does the government's money come from? I heard and observed that there are a lot of soldiers, and raising soldiers is the most expensive.

How can the common people do this when they receive very little and need money to support the army?"

Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "The government's money comes from industrial and commercial taxes. In addition, there are some government-run businesses, which can make money if they are done well. The farmers here only pay money, contribute their efforts, and make money, but the government will find another way."

.”

Jie Qian looked at the others and said: "Making money is not easy! The Jingmen Army only has less than two thousand soldiers. In order to support them, my hair has turned gray in the past two years! No matter how you look at your mouth, it is very easy!"

Wang Xiaolie was silent for a moment and said: "I don't know about other places. Xiangyang Mansion and Dengzhou have concentrated most of the money and food produced by the people under their rule into the hands of the government. With this money and food, it is actually more than enough to raise troops. It's just that

When everything starts new, everything is not easy. There was a big winter wheat harvest two months ago, and the prefectures on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River were short of grain again. Only by selling grain did I get some money."

Xie Qian still didn't understand. Wang Xiaolie farmed, and he also farmed. Why did the people here in Wang Xiaolie live happily? The government had food, and the people had money. But he worked hard, and it was not easy for the government to get food, and the people

Don’t have any money left?
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