The sky was gloomy, as if it was raining, but there was no rain, which was extremely dull.

Wang Xiaoli went to the left-behind mansion to offer sacrifices, bid farewell to Lu Jie and Yue Fei, and led his troops out of Kaifeng City.

At this time, the news of Zong Ze's death had spread. Many people brought sacrifices and rushed into the city. No matter what their identity was, they were all extremely sad. The suffering of war in recent years, with Zong Ze's death, it seemed that

All of them were vented in an instant.

Zong Ze died, and the war between Song and Jin entered a new stage. The Kaifeng army, which was once recruited by Zong Ze against the Jin army, would soon be tragic throughout the country and many of them became thieves. The Southern Song army was also suppressing these thieves.

In the process, it developed.

After leaving Xinzheng Gate, Wang Xiaoli turned around and looked at Kaifeng City. Countless thoughts in his heart turned into a sigh.

On the ninth day of the seventh month, Wang Xiaoli and his subordinates arrived in Henan Prefecture, Xijing.

Since being captured by the Jin army last year, officials in Luoyang City have only been named. The current prefect of Henan is Zhai Jin. In April, the offensive failed and Zhai Jin led his army back to Yiyang. When the Jin army retreated, they came back.

The Zhai family is a large clan of Yiyang. First, the thief king caused trouble to Luoyang. The brothers of Zhai Xing and Zhai Jin led their clan members to raise troops. They are famous and are known as Da Zhai and Xiao Zhai. When the Jin army attacked Luoyang, the two brothers led their troops.

Resisting the Jin Dynasty. Until now, all the officials of the Song Dynasty have retreated, and only the Zhai family's troops remained around Luoyang, becoming the prefect of Henan.

At this time, those who raised an army as the leader of one side were not alone. Wang Xiaolien himself, and his subordinates really trusted were some of the villagers when his father raised an army. Like Yue Fei, he had brothers and a few fellow Tangyin villagers around him.

This is even more true for the brothers Zhai Xing and Zhai Jin. Most of their main forces are the same clan of the Zhai family, who are very united and obey orders, which are incomparable to other armies.

At this time, the Zhai brothers were not in Luoyang City. The one who stationed in Luoyang was his pioneering commander Dong Xian.

Wang Xiaohunting arrived outside Luoyang City, and Dong Xian welcomed him there early.

He dismounted and greeted him. Dong Xian said: "The three wars in Luoyang City were destroyed and it was very chaotic. Where did the general want to station?"

Wang Xiaoli looked up and pondered for a while, and said, "I don't know where the commander garrison is?"

Dong Xian said: "Our army is stationed in Chengfufang area north of the city to protect the imperial city. Moreover, it is close to Luoshui, so it is easy to carry goods."

Wang Xiaolidai said: "Since that is the case, our army will be stationed in Guanglifang on the south bank of Luoshui. You guard the east of the imperial city, and I guard the south of the imperial city."

"Okay." Dong Xian agreed happily. "By the way, there are very few households in Xijing now, and the food and grass are not enough. I really can't help with your army's food and grass, so the general is ready."

Wang Xiaolie nodded and said nothing. Without the unified planning of the court, the grain and grass logistics of each army could not be shared. This is no wonder Dong Xian. Fortunately, Luoyang is not far from Ruzhou. When Wang Xiaolie arrived here, he

Prepare to manage my hometown.

After entering the city, Wang Xiaolie and Dong Xian sent their men to settle down. The two entered a restaurant in the city to welcome Wang Xiaolie.

When I couldn't sit for a long time, the wine and food came up. A plate of mutton, a carp, and a few vegetables looked very simple.

Dong Xian raised his wine glass and said, "This is a famous wine and jade liquid in Luoyang, which is very rare. Let's drink a glass."

Wang Xiaoli drank the wine, but he really didn't taste what was good. He put down the wine glass, said nothing, and ate meat with Dong Xian.

After eating two pieces of meat, Dong Xian suddenly laughed.

Wang Xiaolie said puzzledly: "Why does the commander laugh?"

Dong Xian said: "Yuye is indeed a famous wine in Luoyang. But at this time, the city was broken and the people fled, where is it? It's just that this name is borrowed from this restaurant and boasted. How could the general come from Kaifeng? How could he not drink this wine?

Not to mention it, he is also a wonderful person.”

Wang Xiaoliu said: "It must be good for the general inviting wine."

Luoyang was captured several times in a row for several years. This year, it was even burned, and the households were escorted north by the Jin army, and it was already ruined. Now, the households in Luoyang City are no more than one ten, and they are no longer as prosperous as the day.

.It would be nice to have a restaurant, so where can I think of a good wine?

In Wang Xiaoli's impression, the name Dong Xian sounded familiar, but he just couldn't remember any of his deeds. If he remembered it well, he should have been a lieutenant general of the Yue family army in history. Now Zhai Jin's subordinates are not surprised.

Even Niu Gao is still in Lushan County.

Dong Xian was tall and looked extremely powerful. He was very brave in combat and had to take the lead in every battle. He made countless military achievements. Wang Xiaolie defeated the Jin army twice this year, which was particularly dazzling among the Song army. Dong Xian respected him very much.

Seeing that Wang Xiao was very careful in hunting, he was not good at speaking. Dong Xian said: "The general does not have to be restrained. In Luoyang City, you can do what you want."

Wang Xiaoli shook his head: "The rule of law, the state has national laws, and the family has family rules, so how can we be at will? We are ordered by the court to guard Xijing, and we should be careful and cautious in everything. The people in the city should be comforted by no means much suffering."

Dong Xian laughed: "Where are there any officials in Luoyang City now? Without officials, where can the official laws come from? General, we are now officials in Luoyang City, and we have the final say in everything. Without us

, How can these people live a stable life? If there is no shortage of money and food, they can comfort them. But now the court has no money and food, what can we do?"

Wang Xiaoliu said: "There is no way, so let's find a way. We join the army to defend our country and not treat the people well. What country can we defend?"

Dong Xian just laughed when he heard this. He stopped talking about this and kept persuading Wang Xiaoli to drink.

After leaving Kaifeng City, Wang Xiaoli made up his mind to truly develop his own power. For other armies, he should maintain good relationships, but he should also keep a distance. Looking at the world, there are not many armies that can accept his own thoughts. Perhaps.

There is only one Yue Fei who can build the Yue family army to death without demolishing houses, starve to death without looting, and be close to his own thoughts. However, Yue Fei is loyal to the court, and the two of them can't go together.

The army that has not accepted the transformation cannot accept its own generals, so it is better to stay away from it. There is no way to force it together, and problems will arise in the future. The army's thoughts must be pure and cannot be made into a hodgepodge. Otherwise, in the end, I will

A big trouble.

After drinking and eating, he left the restaurant. Dong Xian said: "It was not early, and the general returned to the barracks to rest. In the future, if you have something to do, I will send someone to inform me. You and I will be stationed in the same city, and everything should be discussed early.

.”

Wang Xiaolei said: "It should be like this. By the way, there are no officials in the city now, how to manage it?"

Dong Xian said: "I sent soldiers in the army to take charge of all places. At the market, there were people arranged for them. When the general came, I will tell them not to have conflicts with you. By the way, your headquarters is Yonglifang

, you can arrange someone to manage and collect some taxes."

Wang Xiaoli nodded: "I thank you so much for the control. Now there are few people in the city, how much tax can I collect?"

Dong Xian said: "As long as there are people, there will be taxes. Our garrison wants to eat food, what should we do if we can't collect taxes? Also, there are no wine and koji in the city now, and those restaurants just need to charge some money.

I remember several companies, and the general will collect the money."
Chapter completed!