[Healing Master Zhang Quanyi]
Zhang Quanyi should be regarded as a breath of fresh air in the quagmire of troubled times. His personality is quite distinct and he was unique throughout the Tang and Five Dynasties periods.
He was arrogant, did not pursue arrogance, was not greedy for power, and was not fond of killing and attacking. None of the popular labels of that era appeared on him.
The only thing he cares about is the "three rural issues." What he is best at is admonishing farmers and mulberry farmers, resuming production, and guiding people to recuperate and recuperate.
He is a pure person, a moral person, and a person who has escaped from vulgar taste. Learn from Comrade Zhang Quanyi.
Zhang Quanyi, who took over Luoyang, had only more than a hundred people under his command, but they were responsible for guarding the city, maintaining public order, and restoring production.
Zhang Quanyi first carefully selected 18 people from these more than 100 people as "tun generals". Each person was assigned a flag and a people's notice, and was sent to 18 counties in Luoyang to appease the people in each village and persuade them. Care and absorb refugees.
Then the penalty standards are lowered, stipulating that only those who commit murder will be sentenced to death, and the rest will be given leniency and light punishment, usually just verbal education or whipping, to maximize productivity.
The third is to exempt from rent and tax, and no grain will be paid for farming. Mobilize the people's enthusiasm for production to the maximum extent.
These are Zhang Quanyi's three new talents. After this set of operations, "the people return to the city like a city." People flocked to Luoyang from all directions like a big market gathering, laying the foundation for economic recovery.
Next, Zhang Quanyi selected experienced instructors to carry out short-term rapid military education for young and middle-aged men so that they could resist the invasion of bandits.
After just a few years, the city of Luoyang gradually regained its former vitality. Each county is not only self-sufficient, but even has enough surplus to support the army. Large counties can support an army of 7,000 people, and small counties can support more than 2,000 people.
Zhang Quanyi often goes out to inspect work. If he finds that the crops in the fields are growing vigorously, he will call the owner of the farmland and reward him with good wine and food. He will also ask him to share his planting experience with his officials so that leaders at all levels can learn and discuss; planting, When a large farmer has a good harvest, Zhang Quanyi will go to the farmer's home, hold a commendation meeting, and reward them with clothes, tea, etc.
Very approachable.
But, sometimes he gets angry.
Whenever he saw a field that was deserted, he would summon the local people and beat the owner of the field in public; if the owner of the field argued that it was because of a lack of cattle and labor, he would call his neighbors and ask them sharply why they did not help this person. . Once the neighbor admitted his mistake and repented, Zhang Quanyi would immediately pardon him and "will not do it again."
Under Zhang Quanyi's tireless and day-in-day supervision, neighbors help each other, which not only increases agricultural output but also builds a harmonious society.
Zhang Quanyi is well-known in the Heyang area, and people tell each other that there is such an official who never puts on official airs and does not like feasting and feasting, but loves the fields. He never smiles when he sees singers and dancers, and smiles when he sees wheat seedlings and silkworms. He bent over with laughter.
【Parting ways】
Zhang Quanyi and Li Hanzhi were alone. They had no money, no food, no soldiers, and they had to face the intrusion of Cai thieves all the time. They always felt that they were unable to do what they wanted in Heyang.
Li Hanzhi once extended a helping hand to Li Keyong who suffered from the "Shangyuanyi Incident", so he made a request for assistance to Li Keyong. Li Keyong reciprocated the favor by sending a peach to Li Hanzhi as the governor of Heyang, and Zhang Quanyi as the Yin of Henan. He also sent General An Jinjun to lead his army to Zezhou to assist in the defense of Heyang.
In fact, Li Keyong also took the opportunity to extend his sphere of influence into Heyang, and he and Li Hanzhi each got what they needed and cooperated happily.
They were both former rebel generals in Heyang, so how could there be such a big gap between Li Hanzhi and Zhang Quanyi as people? Zhang Quanyi was diligent and thrifty, encouraged farmers to resume production, while Li Hanzhi was greedy, unkind, cruel, murderous, and looting.
After the two took over Heyang, they formed a blood alliance and became brothers of life and death. They swore a poisonous oath to live and die together and share weal and woe.
Later, when Li Hanzhi heard about what Zhang Quanyi had done in Luoyang, he burst into laughter and sneered: "Zhang Quanyi is just a useless old farmer!"
After Zhang Quanyi heard this comment, he did not think it was an offense to himself. Instead, he laughed at himself and said that Li Hanzhi was right, he was just a useless old farmer.
Zhang Quanyi advocated self-reliance and hard work; Li Hanzhi was superstitious about supporting war with war and resorted to militarism.
To fight a war, you need soldiers; if you have soldiers, you need food and pay. So Li Hanzhi regarded Zhang Quanyi as an ATM machine and constantly asked Zhang Quanyi for food and cloth, but Zhang Quanyi satisfied him one by one without any complaints.
Li Hanzhi was insatiable and greedy, and the frequency and amount of his requests were increasing.
After all, Zhang Quanyi is a human being, not a god. His grain must be sown one by one, and his cloth must be spun one by one. As time goes by, it is inevitable that the supply will not be timely. Whenever his demands were not met in time, Li Hanzhi would arrest the officials in Luoyang, handcuff and shackle them, beat them severely, and parade them through the streets.
When beating a dog, you still need to look at the owner, not the monk but the Buddha. Li Hanzhi's cruelty had no limit. He hit Zhang Quanyi's face instead of the Luoyang official.
In this regard, Zhang Quanyi remained obedient and didn't even let go of his words. Hanzhi abused me thousands of times, but I treated him like my first love.
The civil and military officials in Luoyang were furious and accused Zhang Quanyi of being weak and cowardly, a useless waste, an old farmer, and a coward!
Facing the criticism and accusations from his subordinates, Zhang Quanyi finally said: "Why don't you give Marshal Li what he wants? It's your own fault for the delay in doing things." Then he continued to do his best to supply Li Hanzhi.
So everyone on the ground in Heyang knew that Zhang Quanyi was afraid of Li Hanzhi. Li Hanzhi became more and more arrogant and did not take Zhang Quanyi seriously.
With the cash machine behind him, Li Hanzhi was no longer concerned with production. He reached out to Zhang Quanyi to ask for anything he needed. He only did one thing every day: grab money, food, and women.
Li Hanzhi is indeed a mad dog, biting anyone he catches. His sinful hands reached into the Hezhong area and plundered Jiangzhou and Jinzhou.
The middle of the river is Wang Chongrong's territory. At this time, Wang Chongrong had just been killed in a mutiny, and Li Keyong told Wang Chongrong's brother Wang Chongying to succeed him as Jiedushi.
When Wang Chongrong was alive, Hezhong and Hedong were in a military and political alliance. After Wang Chongrong's death, Hezhong became the sphere of influence of Li Keyong in Hedong. Hedong Li Keyong also helped Li Hanzhi capture Heyang. Both Hezhong and Heyang were part of the Hedong forces and were Li Keyong's mascots.
The three families formed a tripod, serving as each other's horns, occupying the eastern part of the country. But Li Hanzhi attacked Hezhong, not knowing the general situation and not caring about Li Keyong's face.
Wang Chongying was very angry, so he secretly formed an alliance with Zhang Quanyi and conspired to deal with the mad dog Li Hanzhi.
Zhang Quanyi's patience won him a chance. On this day, he secretly assembled a group of militiamen and launched a surprise attack on Li Hanzhi's station.
Li Hanzhi was unprepared and was beaten to the point of being unable to fight back. He became anxious and jumped over the wall to escape, then escaped on foot alone. Li Hanzhi's family and all his property fell into Zhang Quanyi's hands.
Li Han was worthy of being a strong and brave general. He actually ran to Zezhou in one breath and asked Li Keyong for help again.
Li Keyong sent elite soldiers and brave generals, leading 7,000 cavalry to rush to Heyang.
When it comes to fighting, Zhang Quanyi is not Li Hanzhi's opponent, let alone Li Keyong's opponent. Facing the aggressive Hedong reinforcements, Zhang Quanyi could only close the city and hold on, while sending his wife and children to Bianzhou as hostages in exchange for Zhu Wen's support.
This continues from the previous article. Zhu Wen had just intervened in Wei Bo's internal affairs and subdued Wei Bo Luo Hongxin, when he received a letter of help from Zhang Quanyi in Heyang.
