At noon on the tenth day of October, Jiyin County opened the city of Jiyin.
Before that, Song Chang's son Song Yi escorted the bodies of his grandmother, mother, and father out of the city. Dingtao Ling Liu Bi was also the one who gave up going home or resigning his duties and went to attend the funeral instead. It is said that unlike the county magistrate and the resident Heishou who fled in embarrassment, these two people swore that they would not surrender to the army until they returned to their ancestral home safely, and then buried the Song governor. .
This is a typical loyal minister and filial son.
To be fair, it is rare, especially after the Tang Dynasty moved to the south. In the past few hundred years, there is basically no limit to who can compare with whom, and it often means that the one with strong soldiers and horses is superior. Morality is corrupt, control is chaotic, Ethical disorder.
It is precisely because of this that people's minds are unified and their minds are unified.
Think about the two generations of emperors in the Wei Dynasty. They ruined the people outside Guanlong and were able to survive for decades. Why? It's nothing more than a statement that can unify the world, which makes people feel that they are destined.
Therefore, this scene also made several big leaders and leaders below Xiong Bonan sigh with emotion. However, after entering the city, most people's attention was diverted by serious matters.
It is said that it was not until this time that the rebels outside realized that Song Chang had no choice but to leave the city... It can even be said that the almost arrogant guesses made by leaders such as Bing Yuanzheng and Yang Defang yesterday are not an exaggeration, because the local county soldiers in the city are really It is impossible to work for the county governor.
Is it a lie that the Wei Dynasty did not take the lives of the people in the hometown of Dong Qi seriously?
One acre of land is treated as two acres of land to collect land tax, and one household is forcibly divided into three households to collect taxes. Isn’t it the government’s fault?
The dignified governor of Song Chang actually had to resort to tricks to recapture some county soldiers through some middle-level officers, which already illustrates the problem. Liu Ben's abandonment of the city and the use of tactics by a small group of troops were mostly due to this.
And when the rebel reinforcements arrived and morale was boosted, it was natural that everyone in the city, from the county soldiers to the powerful to the grassroots county officials, could no longer command.
But this in turn seems to further reflect the ridiculousness of the Fang brothers' previous entrustment... Originally, they just wanted to do nothing and just sit back and watch Shang Huaizhi lead a mutiny with Huanghua, but they spent the most precious resources of the rebels here. A few days.
Turning back to the present, after entering the city, Li Shu and Zhang Xing had a tacit understanding. Li Shu went to coordinate and unify the troops, preparing to immediately sweep the remaining four cities early tomorrow morning, but Zhang Xing started to do his own thing again:
To release grain, the government treasury is opened, half of the grain is determined based on the warehouse, and the approximate amount of grain per person is calculated based on the population statistics, and then grain is publicly released everywhere in and outside the city to relieve the people.
As a reward, 20% of the money and silk in the treasury was taken out as a reward for the rebels outside the city... But this time Li Shu and several leaders were here, Zhang Xing saved the trouble and just scratched the money and silk and ignored it.
Then of course there are burning debts, establishing a branch, and recruiting a quota of new troops, which can be regarded as Zhang Longtou's aftermath.
The so-called effectiveness or failure depends on inserting a few awls first.
Of course, things are different from each other. Some things can be done step by step by familiarity, and some things cannot be handled by oneself. For example, there is an explanation and a problem for the establishment of a sub-rudder in Jiyin.
"Does Mr. Li have any ideas about the helm sharing?" In the evening, Zhang Xing, who had been busy all afternoon, returned from the warehouse with a few assisting leaders, and immediately came to the county government to see Li Shu, and met with Li Shu in front of him. In front of the leader of the negotiation route, he asked a sensitive question without hesitation.
"I don't. We have already said it. I attack and you defend, I do things and you do things. Zhang Longtou can handle the matters here in Jiyin on his own." Li Shu showed generosity and trust again without any surprise.
And this kind of generosity and trust always makes the big bosses and leaders below feel surprised and surprised, and then their imaginations wander... Among them, some people naturally don't believe it. They just feel that these two outsiders are really acting. Like; some people have gradually become convinced and feel that these two are really people who are doing great things.
Of course, back to the present, Li Longtou said it nicely, but Zhang Longtou couldn't handle the matter on his own.
"Then I'll tell you the truth." Zhang Xing was not polite, he just looked at the gloomy person in the seat and continued. "Although I am the leader, the gang always pays attention to the unity of top and bottom, taking care of emotions and righteousness. For example, when the local rudders are divided, it involves a connection of origin, experience, and meritorious deeds... So according to this theory, what does Leader Shang say? Is it necessary? With the big leader or the leader? If it is with the leader, he must be the one who takes the helm in Jiyin City. But if he is the big leader, he will naturally go out to lead the troops, and it will be difficult to be the helmsman... Should we do this? The two of them and several big bosses are discussing behind closed doors?"
Li Shu glanced at Shang Huaizhi who stood up awkwardly, and then looked at the other two people with drooped heads, the Fang brothers who had been "rescued". How could he not know what the other party meant?
At any time, personnel matters are the most troublesome and fundamental issues. Whether you are truly united, truly magnanimous and trustworthy, ultimately depends on this.
But now, what happens to Shang Huaizhi seems to be a bit meaningless, because his prestige has been ruined and his achievements are insufficient. The key is that since this matter is to be discussed, what should the Fang brothers do?
"Indeed, we are about to embark on a large-scale eastward march, and some things must be explained." At this thought, Li Shu actually agreed.
"Then please ask King Xiongtian and the four big leaders Shan, Wang, and Fang to stay, while the rest go out and wait in the courtyard. We will discuss it here." Zhang Xing simply waved his hand. "It's simple, it only takes a moment."
The leaders immediately became awe-inspiring, and more than ten people around the civil and military forces, including Fang Yanshi and Shang Huaizhi, one of the Fang brothers who were involved, were not qualified to stay, so they went directly to the courtyard outside to wait.
However, they soon discovered that while standing in the courtyard, they could actually hear the words spoken in the hall clearly.
This was a personnel meeting in which they were allowed to observe but not speak.
"I think that although Leader Shang is a little biased, things happen for a reason. Song Chang and his son bucked the trend and acted against the trend. Leader Fang Da was here at that time. Who made the final decision on the matter and who believed Song Chang's rhetoric is the key... "
The first words he said shocked the people outside - this third master is no longer pretending!
"This matter..."
"Should we find someone to confront this matter so that we don't have to talk too much about it and can't really discuss it?"
"No need, this matter is indeed due to me trusting Song Chang and ruining the situation. It has nothing to do with Leader Shang and my brother Yan Shi."
No matter what, he is still a bold person... People outside could not help but slightly raise their evaluation of Fang Yanlang, the eldest of the Fang brothers, and at the same time looked at Fang Yanshi and Shang Huaizhi, but the latter two were just He stood in silence, then stared blankly at the lobby door that was completely blocked by a row of soldiers.
"If this is the case, I have an opinion. Fang Yanlang, the leader of the left wing, should take over the position of leader, while leader Shang Huai, Zhi Shang, can join the left wing and become the leader with the merits of Jiyin County soldiers anyway. Li Gong, Xiong King Tian, as well as Chief Shan and Wu Lang, what do you think?"
Although the people in the courtyard who listened with open ears had not spoken a word from beginning to end, there was still a feeling of sudden silence at this moment, because no one expected Zhang Longtou to be so straightforward, or even to say it was straight to the point.
Even in the hall with the door ajar, why isn't the atmosphere like this?
"I thought... Chief Shang could be the chief, but Chief Fang is not necessary..."
"King Xiongtian! We are going to rebel! There will be rewards and punishments, and those who can go up must be able to come down... If you rely on a group of harmony to do things, even if you enter the Liangshan Juyi in Juyeze, you will not be able to hold on! Going up the mountain is also difficult. For food!”
"I agree with what Master Zhang San said!"
Li Longtou actually agreed directly? Agreed under Zhang Longtou's sharp and direct attack! Many people in the courtyard were greatly disappointed, and some people in the hall seemed a little disappointed as well.
"I agree."
"Hey...I will naturally listen to the two leaders on this matter..."
"The responsibility for this matter lies with me. The reason why I was unwilling to speak up and ask for demotion was because I was worried that the situation had not yet spread. Mr. Li... Mr. Li and Mr. Zhang still had arrangements and appointments for me, so I remained silent for a moment... Now that Since both of you said so, I am naturally willing to obey."
"Since two...five of you have said so, I, Xiong Bonan...have nothing to say..."
"Okay... If the matter is urgent, please ask the head of the house to go out first, and call the head Shang to come in, because we still have one thing to discuss."
"Anything else?"
"It doesn't matter. Brother Fang, please go out first. It just so happens that Chief Shang has something to say. I'm about to discuss it face to face with Mr. Zhang and Chief Shang."
"That's fine."
Although people outside were also surprised that there was such a rush, they still couldn't help but watch Fang Yanlang walk out of the broken ranks of soldiers with a slightly depressed and solemn look, and then said nothing to Shang Huaizhi. He made a gesture, and then watched helplessly as the former Jiyin Captain, who was obviously a little uneasy and excited, trotted in.
And soon, they heard an issue that seemed more meaningful.
"Leader Shang Da, we are waiting for you."
"Li Gong...and Zhang Gong...the two leading deacons are fair, wise and magnanimous, but they are ambitious and incompetent. They cannot properly hand over Jiyin to the hands of the rebels. They waste their efforts in vain and delay justice, and are ridiculed by others..."
"What did Chief Shang say? If we can't reward meritorious service, and we can't make rewards and punishments equal, what sense of justice can we do? It would be better to be a county guard and a minister in the Wei Dynasty from the beginning, and pay attention to the favors and favors of the emperor... Maybe we can meet again in Nanya in the future."
"Leader Shang Da, I really have something to come to you for... Mr. Zhang, please listen carefully."
"Mr. Li, please speak."
"Why not let Chief Shang Da join the right wing and let him be at your disposal? Why should he join the left wing? With all due respect, you also said before that when we do things, we must pay attention to the unity of top and bottom, taking care of emotions and righteousness. Our place of origin, experience when taking office , the adhesion of meritorious deeds must be mentioned... The incident involving Chief Shang Da is Brother Yanlang's fault, and letting Chief Shang Da fill Brother Yanlang's position will really not cause them to have bad feelings in the future? "
"I will never..."
"I was about to say this too..."
"oh?"
"Mr. Li." After a while, the sun was already setting outside, and the hall seemed a little dark, but Zhang Xing suddenly became serious, and stood with his hands behind his hands in the hall where there was not enough light, looking at him steadily. "It doesn't matter whether Leader Shang Da belongs to the left or the right. The key is that we can't deceive ourselves..."
"What is self-deception?" Li Shu was puzzled for a moment.
"Balance between left and right." Zhang Xing responded seriously.
"How specifically?" Li Shu frowned and became obviously serious.
"We originally divided the left and right wings so that the two of us could work separately and spread the power of the Deposed Dragon Gang as much as possible. But then the situation changed too fast. Everyone here in the East wanted to rebel against him. Damn it, let's just do it... After doing it, things are in a hurry. No one knows where the situation will go. We just do one thing and mend a hole. That's right. Neither?"
"I dare not say this is false." Li Shu twitched his beard and sneered.
"Now, we have basically captured both Dongjun and Jiyin. Next, we will not just fight in a small way, but will consolidate the territory of the two counties, gather tens of thousands of people, and move forward in a big way. At this time , Li Gong, can we still be perfunctory about matters involving the left and right wing?" Zhang Xing continued to ask.
"What kind of perfunctory attitude?" Li Shu finally asked.
"In the eyes of outsiders, and even many of us inside, we feel that the coexistence of our left and right wings has become a huge hidden danger to whether the Deposed Dragon Gang can succeed..." At this point, Zhang Xing's tone accelerated and he rushed to the front. The other party continued talking before. "I still hold the same view as when we discussed it with Duke Wei before the incident that day. The matter of raising justice is very difficult, and we don't know when the big wave will come... But at this point, we really shouldn't have any reservations."
"What do you mean, you want to abolish the left and right wings and appoint a gang leader?" Li Shu, on the other hand, reacted very quickly and suddenly raised his voice.
"Is Mr. Li willing to give in to the wise?" Zhang Xing couldn't help laughing.
"I don't want to, but I really can't!" Li Shu immediately ignored him and responded generously. "Zhang Sanlang, although you are highly intelligent, the scholars in Hebei cannot convince you, and many of the local officials who have been demoted from official positions cannot convince you. Even these big leaders in the upper reaches of Jishui River cannot convince you. You By saying this at this time, it seems like you are thinking of the overall situation, but in fact you are destroying your own foundation!"
These words are very serious. In fact, when Zhang Xing first said that the left and right wings could not be maintained, Shan Dalang's expression changed. When Li Shu talked about abolishing the left and right wings, Xiong Bonan was even more shocked. Almost jumping up, Shang Huaizhi also felt cold in his heart, thinking that he was already thinking about who to help if he encountered a fire incident.
There was only one Wang Wulang who was unexpectedly magnanimous and calm.
"How could I not know what Mr. Li said?" At this moment, Zhang Xing suddenly sighed, but turned around and pointed at Wang Shuyong beside him. "To be honest with Mr. Li, Wulang and I hit it off immediately and became close friends. We came here last night and slept with him and talked about many things... After thinking about it, we all feel that the current situation on the left and right wings has certainly changed. The leaders inside were worried that it would have a bad influence on the Eastern Expedition. On the other hand, after thinking about it carefully, they felt that the left and right wings between you and me were originally from different walks of life and were incompatible with each other, but it happened to be you. I worked together to bring along a few big leaders..."
"So?" Li Shu seemed to realize something, and his tone became much gentler.
"So Mr. Li." Zhang Xing took a step forward and stretched out his hands. "I want to make an honest gentleman's appointment with you in front of some big bosses..."
Li Shu remembered the words he had exchanged with Du Caigan last night, and he came to his senses completely. Without any hesitation, he held the other man's hands on the spot and said, "To be honest with Mr. Zhang, I also have this intention."
"Okay." Zhang Xing spoke extremely seriously. "What I mean is very simple. If the Dragon Gang can't connect the great river Jishui to penetrate the eastern border, then the left and right wings should be established equally. If one is left, the other will be promoted to the right. From the big leader to the leader, both sides should be fair and aggressive. Except In addition, the center wing should also be open and substantial with the number of left and right trinity. The key is to make a clear agreement to determine the word balance. Only in this way can you be selfless and cooperate seamlessly. You are on the left and I am on the right. "
At this point, Zhang Xing hesitated and took the initiative to speak: "If Mr. Li feels that Mr. Wei has a bad temper, it is not impossible to discuss it, but he can only replace it with King Xiongtian... Moreover, I think that in the end, we must respect the system. , Don’t shake the chief easily.”
"Wei Gong does not need to be replaced. I still have some tolerance, but I have to add one more thing." Li Shu responded seriously. "That's not only what happens when the Deposed Dragon Gang succeeds in the overall situation, but also if one party encounters an unfavorable situation in the war, encounters an unlucky time, or overturns the situation, the other party should also abide by the gentleman's agreement, give full support, and maintain balance... In this way, Great things can happen.”
"I knew that Mr. Li was someone I could entrust to my trust... I'll do whatever it takes." President Zhang exhaled. "The road to dethroning the Dragon Gang is still long. We have to support the deposed Dragon Gang step by step!"
"I agree too." Li Shu couldn't help but smile bitterly. "But having said that, we are all walking. I am walking on thin ice, and every step is frightening. Zhang Sanlang is as hard as iron, and every step is like a lotus."
"It's as hard as iron on the outside, but it's as panic on the inside as sand." Zhang Xing simply smiled bitterly.
"A man only cares about his actions and not his thoughts." Li Shu nodded and finally let go. "Let's see how hard the two of us work."
Zhang Xing also let go of his hand, but the two of them went to see the other people in the hall together. What else could the other people do? These two people chatted in a hurry, leaving little room for others to interrupt, and the leaders outside were all listening. Xiong Bonan had always been a person who talked about unity, Wang Shuyong was one of the masterminds who had known about it for a long time, and the newcomer Shang Huaizhi They only felt relieved, but they hurriedly bowed their hands together under the leadership of Xiong Bonan as a sign of obedience.
Even Shan Dalang routinely recognized the situation, put his thoughts aside, and bowed down without hesitation.
In the courtyard outside the hall, the setting sun was shining slantingly. After listening to this, more than a dozen civil and military leaders were stunned. Many of them were relieved. Some even some shallow-thinking people really thought that the two people inside were going to live and die together, so they couldn't hold back. He was excited to speak, but was overtaken by someone.
"Everyone."
Fang Yanlang, who had just been jerked off, suddenly turned his head and lowered his voice to warn. "The two leaders are frank in the hall and spread it among the people in the courtyard. Although we know some things, we should not make a noise and break the tacit understanding in the hall... According to me, you might as well say nothing, work with peace of mind and wait for Dongxiang."
The rest of the leaders, who understood it naturally, and those who didn't understand or simply felt that Fang Yanlang was pretending, unexpectedly expressed their approval and just said yes.
The next day, the news came. Xu Dalang first acted incompetent and paralyzed, and then suddenly attacked Pancheng at night, easily captured Fengqiu, and beheaded Fengqiu's order. The entire Dongjun County was successful in righteousness.
In another two days, Wang Wulang and Shan Dalang captured the four counties of Zhouqiao, Shanfu, Chengwu, and Jinxiang respectively. Two of the four county magistrates surrendered, and the two county magistrates abandoned the city together.
So far, the Deposed Dragon Gang has officially taken over 19 counties in Jiyin and Dongjun counties, plus the unexpected acquisition of Leize and Chanyuan, totaling 21 counties.
The two counties upstream of Jishui have fallen into the hands of the rebels.
On October 22, after a series of urgent, and even inevitable, oversights, new troops from each county began to be mobilized. The so-called small counties left 500 and sent out 1,000, and the big counties left 1,000 and sent out 2,000. , such as the four famous counties of Baima, Puyang, Jiyin and Waihuang, which honestly produce three thousand.
Simple and crude, but effective.
Therefore, after gathering the three separate troops of Shan Dalang, Wang Wulang, and Xu Dalang who had returned to the army, and sorting them out according to large and small counties, a total of 31,000 people were counted at the Jishui River!
Of course, nearly eight to nine thousand of them came from the original county soldiers and private soldiers led by various leaders, and the early twenty thousand people came from the seventeen or eight counties that could be recruited and were newly recruited soldiers. It’s really a mixture of good and bad, and a mixed bag.
Immediately afterwards, the troops rested here for three more days and carried out rough, rough and intense reorganization, and were finally divided into eight groups.
Among them, the two leaders Zhang Xing and Li Shu each took one, each with more than 3,000 people. Xiongbo Nanyuan's 1,000 people expanded to 3,000 people, and the remaining three, Xu, Shan, and Wang, each had more than 5,000 people. The leader Shang Huaizhi led 3,000 people, and Zhai Qian, who was promoted to the leader of the left wing due to the merits of the white horse, also led 3,000 people.
From this division, it is obvious that the two leaders cannot suppress the three upper reaches of Jishui who have their own troops. Even the newly promoted Shang Huaizhi and Zhai Qian have no choice but to respect their old affiliation.
Even the leaders of their respective subordinates to the three great men are still their respective subordinates and cannot be touched at all.
However, even in this situation, is it not the result of Zhang Xing and Li Shu's semi-open, semi-secret, semi-frank, and semi-performative political commitment, and then once again successfully suppressed several local tycoons?
Although each of the three thousand soldiers was theoretically subordinate to the leaders of each county, they finally had a military force under direct command.
It seems inaccurate to say this, because Zhang Xing originally had 200 people... but it seems that they were borrowed from Niuda.
Thirty thousand people, after being reorganized, immediately crossed the Jishui River and headed north. At the same time, they arranged for the counties to store grain and set up logistics. This was an open signal to cross the river to Puyang to rescue the soldiers who were still in Puyang. Niuda resisted the enemy of Jijun.
However, on October 27, the weather still had no intention of getting colder. Before the army reached Puyang, the soldiers and horses of Jijun on the other side of the river retreated.
Obviously, they got relevant information.
However, the officers and soldiers of Ji County probably didn't know that before that, 20,000 people turned eastward on the way out of Lishan, and then went straight to Yuncheng, the capital of Dongping County... There is a county there, In addition, there is a Ju Yeze who hides countless defeated soldiers and civilians.
In other words, those who were about to arrive in Puyang were actually Zhang Xing and Xu Dalang with three or four leaders, and there were only eight thousand accompanying soldiers and horses.
But soon, the self-righteous Zhang Xing and Xu Dalang were slapped in the face.
Because they had just arrived in Puyang, the officers and soldiers of Jijun came back and increased their troops. They also led the navy to block the river channel, only to surround Chanyuan with water.
"There must be a stable intelligence route in Puyang City." Xu Dalang looked extremely ugly. "And there are experts in charge, and there may even be a traitor!"
"The former sentence is inevitable, but the latter sentence is not necessarily true. It may be that there are heroes in Jijun's army who can make quick judgments based on intelligence." Zhang Xingyi said.
"You can't just doubt me, can you?" Taoist Wei suddenly spoke, staring at Zhang Xing and asking. "Why don't you just replace me? Why don't King Fuxiong go up? It won't delay the overall situation anyway!"
Xu Shiying was stunned for a moment and said nothing.
However, Zhang Xing frowned and immediately asked: "Wei Gong, who learned these words from you?"
Taoist Wei smiled, sat down, picked up the tea cup, drank the tea in a sip, and then answered calmly: "It was King Xiongtian who flew here in person the day before yesterday and told me face to face that he did not have that intention, which reassured me, and also said that everyone With sincere unity, let’s see the Deposed Dragon Gang unite and rise to the top.”
Zhang Xing also laughed.
The lobby of Puyang County Government Office was filled with a happy atmosphere for a while.
But immediately, Zhang Xing became serious: "Wei Gong, isn't it good to unite sincerely?"
Taoist Wei asked for words.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xing's tone was urgent and he pressed directly over: "Everyone in the gang, is there anyone who can't help you? I wear new clothes every day, but do you still remember the momentum of talking with your toes outside Jiyang City that day?"
Wei Xuanding was speechless for a moment.
"Wei Gong, the Niu leader is hanging alone in Hebei, surrounded by everyone, and he is angry. Could it be possible that he would explode at this time?" Xu Dalang suddenly spoke.
Taoist Wei could only calm down and respond.
However, the three of them sat there for a while, thinking about it, but there was nothing they could do.
ps: Thank you to the new alliance leader Mr. Xing who is almost transparent... and send my greetings to him.
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