Shi Wansui was a heroic man. Yang Ji and others thought that he should do well in Yizhou. However, the situation was exactly the opposite. Instead of doing well, Shi Wansui counted the days day by day to survive.
Since taking office, he has been treated coldly and violently by the top officials of the Yizhou Governor's Office.
After all, he couldn't blame anyone else. If he had to blame, it was himself.
In the 17th year of the founding of the Emperor, Shi Wansui, assuming the identity of the military commander, led an army to attack Cuan Yan, the governor of Kunzhou who was rebelling against the Sui Dynasty. They fought for more than a thousand miles and defeated more than 30 werewolf tribes in the southwest. The beasts were greatly frightened, and Cuan Yan asked to surrender again, but Cuan Yan did not want to enter the court with the army, so he bribed Shi Wansui with countless gold, silver and jewels, so Shi Wansui let Cuan Yan go.
Shi Wansui relied on his great achievements. When he was on standby in Kunzhou, his behavior and style were exactly the same as those of Hou Junji who destroyed Gaochang Kingdom. He not only took away all the wealth of Cuan and Cuanbu, but also attacked Kunzhou. , Gongzhou, Xiezhou, and Yuexun counties carried out bloody looting.
Yang Xiu, who was the general manager of Yizhou at the time, knew of his brutal behavior and sent people to investigate the matter. When Shi Wansui heard about this, he sank all the property at the bottom of the river. Yang Xiu had no evidence, so he had to give up.
However, Shi Wansui's actions made many Qiang and Xiu people who were originally loyal to the Sui Dynasty hate Wujiwu and no longer trust the court. This also laid a solid foundation for Cuanyi to rebel again and gain a strong military force. It should be beneficial There is another outbreak of war in the southern part of the state. Yang Xiu once again impeached Shi Wansui for accepting bribes and setting up thieves, causing border troubles, and showing no integrity as a minister.
Yang Jian ordered a strict investigation into the matter, and it was found to be true. Seeing that he had confessed obediently, Gao Jun and Yuan Min interceded for him: "Shi Wansui's talent is extraordinary. Every time he leads the army in battle, he takes the lead and is good at caring for the soldiers. Everyone is happy with it." Serving him, even the famous generals in ancient times would be hard-pressed to surpass him." After hearing this, Yang Jian, who wanted to execute Shi Wansui, became less angry and demoted him to serve the people. However, in less than a year, he came back again, and then nothing happened anymore. But the sins he committed and the evil consequences he sowed in southern Yizhou will be borne by the court and the people of Yinan.
Because he seriously "overdrafted" the credibility of the imperial court, the Qiang and Xiu people who were very peaceful at first no longer believed in imperial decrees and officials.
Once instigated by careerists, the Qiang and Xiu people in southern Yizhou would surrender, rebel, and surrender again, while the imperial court would repeatedly send troops to quell the rebellion; both sides fought and killed each other for more than ten years. , each suffered huge casualties, severely damaged local people's livelihood and various infrastructures, and at the same time destroyed the trust of both parties and entered a dead end from which there is no turning back.
To this day, the hatred cannot be resolved.
Zhao Chuo, who is nearly seventy years old, is upright and honest, and has worked conscientiously in Yizhou for eighteen years. The prosperity and stability of Yizhou cannot be separated from the hard work and sweat of this old man; he believes that the chaos in southern Yizhou "due to "Shi Wansui's bloody exploitation; and the subsequent losses of the court were to pay off the debts of Shi Wansui's greed, and the countless soldiers and civilians who died in vain were all thanks to Shi Wansui.
Long Shi Zhao Chuo was dissatisfied and resentful towards Shi Wansui, and Sima Yang Wutong was even better.
Yang Wu is Yang Jian's nephew. He is good at galloping and well-educated in military literature. He followed Yang Jian into battle when he was more than ten years old and became one of the famous generals who founded the Sui Dynasty. However, although he has been fighting for decades, he is only 48 years old this year. . Unlike other famous generals, his battlefield was neither in the north nor the south, but always in the west.
At the beginning of the emperor's reign, Tuoba Chici's Dangxiang Department outside the country and Tuoba Ningcong's Dangxiang Department inside the country repeatedly raided the country and abroad. Because Yang Wutong had always had a reputation as a border guard, Yang Jian appointed him as the governor of Taozhou (Lintao) and Lanzhou (Jincheng). ), the general manager of the second state, asked him to deal with the two parties. He led his troops to attack the two Dangxiang tribes many times, and returned with great victory each time. Tuoba Ningcong surrendered and rebelled again in the 16th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, and invaded Huining again. Yang Jian once again asked Yang Wutong, who was an official in the court, to defeat the rebels.
During the long-term battle with the two parties, this "veteran" accumulated rich experience in mountain and jungle combat; Yang Jian transferred him to Yizhou, a mountainous and jungle-covered area, and asked him to specifically deal with those in the mountains. The Xue people and Qiang rebels in the jungle. He lived up to the high expectations and returned with meritorious service every time he led his troops into battle.
In the first year of Renshou, another major rebellion broke out among the Yi people in southern Yizhou. Zhou Fashang was ordered to go to put down the rebellion. However, because Zhou Fashang had just arrived and was not familiar with the terrain of Meishan and the fighting methods of the Yi people, he suffered a defeat in the first battle. Yang Wutong led thousands of troops to cut off the rebels' retreat, taking them by surprise and defeating them.
The rebels later got
Knowing that Yang Wutong was fighting alone and without reinforcements, he sent all his troops to encircle and kill him. Yang Wutong fought and retreated, and fought fiercely with the enemy hundreds of miles away. In the end, he was besieged by the rebel army. Caught in a tight siege, he remained fearless and calmly accepted the challenge, and finally waited for reinforcements. Although he survived, most of the thousands of troops who accompanied him on the expedition died. His two sons and some Sui generals were even "killed and eaten" by the rebels.
When Zhou Fashang came to fight again and defeated the rebels, they learned from the prisoners that the leader of the rebels was originally a large Han family in Yuexun County. The family used to do business peacefully with the Sui, Qiang and Xun people. But they innocently accused Shi Wansui of collaborating with the enemy, and almost ended up being exterminated. It was precisely because of this that they embarked on the road of anti-Sui.
For this reason, Yang Wutong, who had lost his beloved son and thousands of soldiers, deeply hated Shi Wansui.
He believed that if Shi Wansui had not been so greedy and selfish, the situation in southern Yizhou would not have deteriorated to this point; his son and thousands of young, loyal, and brave Sui warriors would not have died so miserably.
As for the leader Bo Guo Xingfang, dozens of his clansmen died in the war against the rebellion, so he was also very unhappy with Shi Wansui.
All these people are either natives of Yizhou or people who have been in Yizhou for a long time.
Almost every inch of land here has their hard work and emotions. Everyone is extremely disgusted and resentful of Shi Wansui who ran away after corruption and destruction. However, the situation in Yizhou was slightly better, and this bastard came back again. How could they possibly give Shi Wansui a good look? But fortunately, they are all people who distinguish between public and private affairs. In terms of official business, no one has caused trouble for Shi Wansui. Otherwise, it would be difficult for Shi Wansui to open up the situation.
After Shi Wansui took office, he actually expressed his goodwill to these Yizhou senior officials many times, hoping that everyone would work together happily. However, these "veterans" who had suffered so much did not buy his account at all.
Shi Wansui had been punished and thought that the matter was over. He had not taken the issue of southern Yizhou to heart for a long time. At first, he thought that everyone hated him for "stealing" everyone's power. However, after getting along with him until now, he realized that everyone hated him. It's him as a person, not because he came to be the governor.
And all their cooperation, all cooperation, and all efforts are for one common goal——
That is to protect Yizhou and make Yizhou more prosperous!
As for friendship, there is none.
This awareness also allowed Shi Wansui to know how to get along with them. He even felt that getting along with them was far easier than in court, and there was no need to worry about them working together to harm him.
However, this weird way of getting along soon made Shi Wansui uneasy. Although everyone was cooperating and doing their best in official matters, he felt that he was a "monster" in the eyes of everyone and was being ostracized by everyone.
But speaking of exclusion, it doesn’t seem to be the case.
In short, he felt that getting along with these people made him feel uncomfortable and exhausted, which was more tiring than galloping horses, crossing the battlefield, and leading troops to fight.
Zhao Chuo, Yang Wutong, Guo Xingfang, and Pang Yu were all working in their respective official offices at the moment. As soon as they heard that Shi Wansui had important matters to discuss, they quickly came to the lobby of the official office, saluted Shi Wansui together and said: "See the governor!"
"Everyone, please take a seat!" Shi Wansui stood up and gestured to the four of them with a smile.
However, Zhao Chuo did not accept Shi Wansui's tactics at all. The skinny old man with white hair and beard said with a straight face, "There are many official matters that need to be dealt with urgently in this humble position. If the governor has anything important to do, please speak up!"
Shi Wansui said: "King Wei is about to launch a campaign to conquer Tuyuhun. His envoy has just arrived: He hopes that we will send troops to contain Dangxiang Qiang. If Dangxiang Qiang goes north to fight, then we will take advantage of the opportunity and capture Dangxiang Qiang. I invite you to come forward. I’m just here to discuss this matter, and I also want to hear your opinions!”
Glancing at the four of them, Shi Wansui handed Yang Ji's letter to Zhao Chuo and said in a deep voice: "This is a letter written by King Wei himself. Read it all! After reading it, decide whether to send troops!"
After the four people read it one by one, Zhao Chuo, as a long history official, remained silent. He was not good at military affairs and did not want to express his opinions, so as not to miss the important national events. But Shi Wansui thought he was "cowardly", but he didn't want to let him go. He hoped to kill this old man's "prestige", so he asked uneasily and kindly: "Zhao Changshi, you
What do you think? "
Zhao Chuo was stunned for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Everyone knows that this humble position is not good at military affairs, but the governor is blind."
"Oh? Really?" Shi Wansui glanced at Zhao Chuo, pretending to be surprised and said: "I have been in Yizhou for less than three months, and you have been here for ten months, so you must have a very detailed understanding of the enemy's situation around you. I want to hear your opinions and suggestions!”
As the saying goes, the authorities are confused, but bystanders know clearly. Zhao Chuo was originally a person who could distinguish between public and private matters, and this matter was of great importance. He did not realize that Shi Wansui was deliberately making things difficult for him on such a major matter, so he really started thinking hard. But as bystanders, how could Yang Wutong, Guo Xingfang, and Pang Yu not know that Shi Wansui was malicious and ignorant of Zhao Chuo?
However, no matter what Shi Wansui was doing, he was still the head of the state, and such high-sounding inquiries were reasonable; so although they were extremely angry, they could not refute him. They could only look at Shi Wansui with anger, and then looked at Zhao anxiously. Chuo, for fear that if he fails to answer the question, the damn selfish Shi Wansui will take the opportunity to eliminate him.
Shi Wansui saw the expressions of the four people. Not only did he feel extremely happy, but he also sneered secretly in his heart: I am the governor of Yizhou appointed by the sage, so I don't believe in the rule and I won't obey you bastards.
As for why everyone hates him, he still doesn't know. He didn’t know that there were countless mistakes and everything was his fault.
Of course, he didn't realize that his current performance, in the eyes of others, looked like a villain who had succeeded.
