Liu Yi shook his head: "No, if he comes to our army, then all our military discussions will be impossible. If we send them back to Jiankang, then we have no reason to stay in Jingzhou. Jiangling is a strong city in the world, and the entire Jingzhou does not have the power to conquer Jiangling now. We don't have to worry too much. Even if someone does counterattack Jiangling, Huan Xuan can run away, and so can your Majesty's brothers. If we send troops to rescue him at this time, the initiative will be in our hands. , instead of being summoned here and there, just like a hawk or a dog. Wuji, when you come to the table, say that the army is scattered to conquer the remaining enemies and cannot return to Jiangling for the time being. Send 50,000 dan of military rations to show your sincerity."
He Wuji curled his lips and said, "Why don't you ask Xu Xianzhi to handle this matter?"
Liu Yi smiled slightly: "Because Xianzhi is planning the fifty thousand stones of food and grass now. Oh, by the way, the remnants of the Huan family are still causing trouble everywhere. Even Xunyang gave the Huan family old money before Ah Shou came. General Feng Zhi and more than 3,000 people once again attacked again. Instead of going to Jiangling and being driven by His Majesty's brothers, it is better to wipe out the remaining forces of the Huan family here. This can not only strengthen our own strength, but also leave no hidden dangers here. How can we Isn’t it possible to kill two birds with one stone?”
Liu Daogui nodded: "Brother Xile is right. However, for safety reasons, I think it is better to send two to three thousand troops to Jiangling to help defend. At least to show our attitude, we will not be short of two or three thousand people to clear up everywhere." The military, right.”
Liu Yi sighed: "Then since you said so in Daogui, I'll trouble you to go out and lead the troops there in person. By the way, Tan Zhuan and the others didn't kill Hu Fan, nor did they come back to join the team. Instead, they followed Ah Shou. The reinforcements have moved together. Let's go to the big picture. It was Ah Shou who intercepted our people. You'd better write a letter to your elder brother and let him take care of Ah Shou. He just came back and hasn't done anything yet, so he started to recruit people everywhere. ,Not so good."
Liu Daogui nodded: "I'm going to repair the book right now, and then break camp and set off overnight."
Liu Yi waved his hand: "No, this time you have to take 50,000 shi of military rations with you. Don't go by land, go by water."
Liu Daogui was slightly stunned: "Water route? But starting from today, the strong west wind has changed. We have to head against the wind when we go to Jiangling, and we won't be able to get there in seven or eight days."
Liu Yi smiled and said: "It's okay, we are setting off anyway. As for how to go and when to arrive, it is God's will. Dao rules, don't you think so?"
Liu Daogui sighed: "Yes, I'll get ready now. I hope nothing happens during this period. I'm not worried about the others, just Huan Zhen..."
Liu Yi sneered and said: "Although Huan Zhen is somewhat capable, all his power, troops and horses were given by Huan Xuan. Now that Huan Xuan is dead, his old troops either collapsed or surrendered. Huan Zhen is a member of the Huan family. I want to It is impossible to surrender, but it is hard to say about his men. I think the most likely possibility is to kill Huan Zhen and surrender like Wang Kangchan and Wang Tengzhi."
He Wuji still frowned: "But recently, you also know that the old members of the Huan family in various places have counterattacked. How to explain this?"
Liu Yi smiled and said: "That's because Huan Xuan was not dead at that time, and they still had hope. But now that Huan Xuan is dead, Puppet Chu is destroyed, and His Majesty has returned to the throne. What can these people do without their backbone? Surrender early." We can still save our lives, but the resistance will be a dead end. We are now going to eliminate these people and take back Jingzhou’s war resources such as grain, grass, ordnance. In other words, we can’t let the conditions for rebellion here again in the future, do you understand?”
He Wuji nodded: "It's better to be careful. Daogui will set off first, and I will be ready to go out in two days to kill Wang Zhihui in Baling. You can lead the army to continue to gather here and wait for action. If If there is a large group of enemy troops, then we will join forces in three directions and do not want to fight alone. In Jingzhou, we need constant victories to stabilize the people here. I hope you can understand this, Xile."
Liu Yi smiled slightly: "As you wish. By the way, after you capture Baling, you can ask Meng Huaiyu to lead an army to take over Lingnan, and then let Du Huidu take his troops to Jiaozhou and surrender one or two thousand Jingzhou. Just let the army pass by. We discussed this before we came. The Du family has always been loyal to the Jin Dynasty, so let's temporarily let their family manage Jiaozhou for a few more years. It's just Wu Yinzhi in Guangzhou, who was personally promoted by Huan Xuan, although this person He has a reputation of being honest, but we can't let him stay in Guangzhou any longer. If he knows better, he will resign and leave. If he refuses to leave, let Huaiyu put his whole family in a prison car and transport him back."
He Wuji laughed: "There is a Greedy Spring in Guangzhou. It is said that no matter how honest a person is when he comes to Greedy Spring and drinks a mouthful of Greedy Spring water, he will become as greedy as that Diao Kui. I don't know that our Governor Wu, Have you drank the greedy spring water now?"
Guangzhou, the county seat, Nanhai, twenty miles northwest, Shimen Mountain, Tanquan.
A tall, thin old man in his fifties, wearing a silk robe, sat alone on a stone by the spring, looking at the clear stream rushing out from between the two mountains, facing a man in his thirties next to him, The scribe dressed as an official smiled and said: "Wang Facao, they all say that after drinking this greedy spring water, people will become greedy and give up all their bottom lines. Do you think this is true?"
The speaker was none other than the newly appointed governor of Guangzhou, Wu Yinzhi. It had been almost a year since Huan Xuan came to Beijing and appointed him as the governor of Guangzhou. However, Guangzhou was a long way away and Wu Yinzhi was not acclimated to it, so he left on the way to his post. It's been more than half a year since I took office. I just got used to the local food and daily life, and I started to visit the surrounding areas of the county to observe the people's sentiments. Today, I happened to bring some of my staff to the Shimen Mountain area to see. When I came to this Tanquan, I was filled with emotions.
This civil servant, who was called Wang Facao, was the great-grandson of Wang Dao, the founding prime minister who was once a party-affiliated Sima Yuanxian in Jiankang City. As a descendant of a top aristocratic family, he once held a high position, but was exiled here to work as a small official in charge of the law. This psychological gap is difficult for ordinary people to bear, but thinking about how he can save his life, Relying on Queen Wang's pleading and deal, she felt relieved. In the past six months, Wang Dan has been doing his duty here, being diligent in official affairs, and has made great progress in the prison affairs that have been a mess since Diao Kui took office. Yes, the officials and the people, both high and low, are all in awe.
Wang Dan said calmly: "The most greedy thing in the world is never these springs, but the human heart. If a person has justice in his heart, is honest and has integrity, he will not be corrupted anywhere. On the contrary, it is those who have the best intentions." People who are unkind and want to use the power in their hands to benefit themselves, no matter how well they hide it, will eventually reveal their true nature."
