The situation in the south is turbulent, and the war has entered a new stage, which is relatively smooth. However, just as the barbarians are not stable internally, there are also waves of strange and unhealthy winds blowing inside the Jingjiu Dynasty with a kind of "tacit turmoil".
Those who stood on the emperor's side were silent and indifferent to the current direction of the country. Everyone seemed to have shrunk their heads and became deaf and dumb.
Even the officials who usually like to show off that "everyone is drunk but I am sober" mostly just stare at the south, seeming to be particularly concerned about military strategy. Only a handful of people who don't know right from wrong jumped out to join in the unexplainable evil trend and add fuel to the flames.
Of course, in addition to these weird trends, there are also other major events that make people look at and think deeply about. For example, Xuanqing Guard launched another large-scale internal purge operation without warning, and directly slashed the neck of the top Xuanqing Guard executive with a knife.
On November 28, the Xuanqing Guard Jingxi Town Fushi Yamen received a warrant from the commander Pang Ban and arrested and imprisoned Jingnan Town Fushi Liao Chengfeng and his family, a total of 152 people, overnight. And at the same time, an operation was launched to rectify all Xuanqing Guard establishments in the entire area under the jurisdiction of Jingnan Town.
In just three days, a total of 75 people were imprisoned in the three Xuanqing Guards in the area under the jurisdiction of Jingnan Town, seven people were killed for resisting, and more than 600 family members were implicated.
This is another large-scale purge operation following the establishment of the Black Flag Camp by the Xuanqing Guards. However, among the four Zhenfushi Yamen, the one targeted was the Jingnan Zhenfushi Yamen. The east and north Zhenfushi Yamen were only slightly affected this time.
Many people are curious as to why Xuanqingwei would choose to carry out such an internal purge at this time, and he was obviously going to Jingnan Town Governor Liao Chengfeng. Moreover, the main force responsible for carrying out this cross-regional purge was still under the command of Jiang Cheng, the governor of Jingxi who had a conflict with Liao Chengfeng some time ago and was publicly disdained by Liao Chengfeng.
Is this a form of revenge? Is Xuanqingwei's internal affairs already so rotten? Many people think so. This idea stems from the fear of Xuan Qingwei in the hearts of these people. They will naturally applaud when they see the objects of fear killing each other, so this statement is very marketable.
Of course, most people only dare to talk in private. After what happened with the Qin family, who would dare to talk about Xuan Qingwei's affairs easily now? Very few.
However, those big shots in the old Jing Dynasty who were at the top in terms of connections and energy would not "gloat" about Xuan Qingwei's so-called "internal rectification". They even disagreed with the term Xuan Qingwei's "internal order", and felt that "cleaning" was more appropriate.
Who doesn't know that the person standing behind Liao Chengfeng is the third prince Wu Wang Yang Yong? Moreover, in addition to King Wu, Liao Chengfeng is also related by marriage to two cultivators behind his back. The following relationships are intricate and complicated. It would be no exaggeration to say that he is an out-and-out boss in the Xuanqing Guard. Just like the previous internal purge of Xuanqing Guard, Liao Chengfeng must have had problems, but who had touched him? It was just that he was transferred from Jingxi to Jingnan Town Fushi Yamen. At that time, it was more interpreted that Pang Ban was providing Jiang Cheng with a platform for promotion.
Past facts show that even hardliners like Pang Ban are wary of the forces behind Liao Chengfeng. Perhaps the previous adjustment was a warning from Pang Ban to people of Liao Chengfeng's lineage.
Now he chose to deal with Liao Chengfeng during the "big exam" of the royal family, which has to make people think deeply. The special preparations are for the princes, who dare not miss anything that may contain a secret.
Yang Shu was not in the imperial city. He first went to Jingdong in mid-November, visited seven or eight major cities, large and small, and then transferred to Jingbei.
Yang Shu now lives in "Fengjie", the largest central city in Jingbei.
As the largest food growing area in the old Jing Dynasty, Jingbei has always been the absolute core place and a critical place. This war made the south cloudy, but Jingbei was in full swing. Fifty percent of the southern frontier army's rations came from here.
So this time Yang Shu took charge of the implementation of the national money and grain tightening strategy and focused on Jingbei.
Before going to Jingdong, Yang Shu wanted to familiarize himself with the process and various joints of the job. At the same time, he should also let his staff and guests become familiar with this aspect of practice.
After Yang Shu had figured out all aspects of the money and food tightening, and received nods from his staff and guests to indicate that the time was right, he transferred to Jingbei on November 27th.
On the contrary, with the experience accumulated in Jingdong, Yang Shu naturally became more comfortable in Jingbei. In addition, Bai Changqing of the Ministry of Revenue is now reluctantly on his side, which also makes it more convenient for Yang Shu when doing errands. Whether it is a bank or a granary, the Ministry of Accounts has detailed records of entry and exit, and every transaction can be traced to the individual following the records.
In this way, the local authorities can only dream of trying to tie Yang's neck in the news. The only way to protect themselves is to cooperate honestly with him to implement the austerity strategy.
So until the third day of December, Yang Shu's errands have been progressing relatively smoothly. When the local officials saw that the household department had all turned to Yang Shu, they naturally gave up all illusions and hoped that Yang Shu would be merciful and leave as much surplus as possible in their jurisdiction, so that they would not It will lead to a sense of depression and austerity under their rule.
If people's livelihood declines due to the austerity strategy, it will be a big stain on the local system. Even if it is due to the special period of war, who would want to have a record on their resume that "the people are in dire straits and are full of complaints"?
So Yang Shu has been favored by others since he arrived in Jingbei, and he was careful not to flatter him enough. Even in order to facilitate Yang Shu's handling of affairs, the chief officer of the local government directly gave up his residence and packed it up for Yang Shu to stay.
Yang Shu didn't show any pretentiousness with his blatant overtures and flattery. He accepted all flattery. Of course, forget it if you want to bribe him, he will still write it down in his notebook. Yang Shu was not prepared to keep such a brainless person who bribed the prince.
In addition, Yang Shu's method of using his power to win over local officials was barely concealed, and he did it so blatantly. Those who side with him can get some preferential treatment in the money and food tightening strategy, no matter how the battle situation changes later, this will count. If you have already taken sides with others, or if you refuse Yang Shu, or if you want to play the trick of sitting on the fence, then you will be subject to further strict requirements.
This simple and crude approach has caused dissatisfaction among many people. Because officialdom has always emphasized "bargaining," as well as "face" and "advance and retreat." Who has been as reckless and vulgar as Yang Shu before?
But Yang Shu's idea is simple: The big exam is coming, and my life is at stake. How can I have time to play guessing games with you?
