Jiang Min followed Pan Jie into the military academy and felt that one pair of eyes was not enough. In all his life, he has never seen a place like this. Everything is in order, even the trees planted on the roadside are of the same height and thickness. When people walk on the road, they don't talk and their posture is standard. If there are more than three people, they must line up in a neat line. Everyone wears the same clothes, meticulously.
Seeing that Jiang Min behind him was a little restrained, Pan Jie said: "You will study here from now on, don't be too restrained. Here, you are the youngest now, everyone will let you."
Jiang Min whispered: "I think this place is neat and orderly. Where is the place for a country boy like me?"
Pan Jie said with a smile: "Most of the students here are country people. Aren't they all very nice? When you first came here, you were a little nervous, but it will get better as time goes by. You may look stern here, but sir is quite kind." .”
Jiang Min nodded. Feeling a little more relaxed.
Walking to a house, Pan Jie asked the guard, "Is Tan Zhiyuan here?"
The guard recognized Pan Jie, crossed his hands and said, "Go back to Tiha, the magistrate is doing some chores inside. If you want to meet, I'll go and let you know."
"Thank you." After saying that, Pan Jie took Jiang Min and stood aside.
After a while, the guards came out. Said: "The magistrate invites you two to come in and talk."
Pan Jie took Jiang Min into the courtyard gate. This is a small yard. A flower tree was planted in the middle, and some pomegranates, crabapples and the like were planted around it. There are a row of houses to the north and east, with people coming in and out.
Following Pan Jie, they arrived outside a house in the middle. Jiang Min looked at a sign at the door of the room with the word "Zhiyuan" written on it. I knew in my heart that this was the place where I was looking for the person today. This place is different from other places. Most of the yamen have yamen names, and it is rare to have official names.
Following Pan Jie into the house, he saw a desk in the middle and an official in his forties sitting behind it. There are two cases on each side, three of them have officials sitting behind them, and one is empty.
Seeing Pan Jie coming in, the official in the middle stood up quickly, came up to him and said with a smile, "Why does Tiha come to my place in such a free day?"
Pan Jie said: "In accordance with Feng Fengjun's decree, I bring you a student." As he said that, he took out a book from his arms and handed it over.
Tan Zhiyuan took the book and opened it to read. Pointing at Jiang Min, he said, "Is this the boy?"
Pan Jie said: "Exactly. Don't look at his young age, but his brain is very smart. The school in the village was supposed to let the children learn one or two thousand words in three years, but this child learned them all in three months, and Memorize the book backwards. He is extremely talented in defense. It would be a pity if he doesn't care about him. I sent him here specially to give him a chance to learn. "
"It's rare, it's rare." Tan Zhiyuan looked at the collection in his hand and looked at Jiang Min. After a while, he said: "Let's do this. He is still young, so he will learn some writing from him first. He can just train like other students every day, and there is no need to specialize in military studies. After a year or two, his body will Now that it’s grown, what about the arrangements?”
Pan Jie said with a smile: "These matters can be arranged by the school, and the defense will not interfere. The child is just a little younger, and the rest will follow the school's arrangements. He is lucky if he learns well. If he doesn't learn well, , I can’t blame anyone.”
Jiang Min stood aside, feeling a little nervous. I don't know what these two people are talking about, but I understand that it will directly affect my future life. Jiang Min didn't know what he was going to learn here. I only know what my father told me before I came out, to strive for a better future.
After discussing it, Pan Jie said to Jiang Min: "From today on, you will study here. If there is anything you can't solve, you can go to the Yamen to find me. Most of the people here recognize me."
Jiang Min said yes. He reluctantly watched Pan Jie say goodbye to Tan Zhiyuan and went out.
Tan Zhiyuan put the document on the case and said: "Seeing that you are still young, you are not suitable to learn military knowledge about fighting and killing. In the past two years, you should learn some writing knowledge first, and when you grow up, you can be like other students. Study. Not long ago, Defense just came back from aiding Shaanxi Province and brought back a lot of text, and I couldn’t figure it out for a while. This month, I will arrange for you to sort out the text with others. "
Jiang Min cupped her hands and said yes. He stood there with his head lowered and his feet rubbing the ground, looking a little nervous.
Wang Xiaolie sent Wang Ruohai to lead the army to occupy Caizhou, settled the matter, and returned to Xiangyang with his people. It was already mid-March, the weather was getting hotter and there were many things to do.
In Zhizhou Yamen, Wang Xiaolie looked at various documents. Now is a critical time for wheat growth. Where there is drought and where there is waterlogging, whether the dry place can be watered, whether the waterlogged place can be drained, and various documents. Wang Xiaolie arranged a year ago that according to the wheat growth situation this year, various places will report the water conservancy projects that need to be repaired. Where are the places, how much labor is required, how much materials are needed, everything is complicated.
There is no shortage of water in the Dengzhou area of Xiangyang. As long as water conservancy is repaired, grain production can be greatly increased. This is something that benefits EMI, and Wang Xiaolie is the top priority of the local government. After the water conservancy was repaired, the planting area of rice and wheat was expanded.
Chen Yuyi suddenly hurried in and said: "Defense, the Jingmen Army has sent a message from Xie Zhijun. The Jin Army has broken through Jiangling Mansion and is heading towards Jingmen! According to Jie Zhijun's estimate, the Jin Army is going to enter Xiangyang Mansion from Jingmen and then go north along the road!"
Wang Xiaolie stood up suddenly, took the document from Xie Qian, and read it carefully. Putting the paperwork on the desk, he walked back and forth in the room.
After the Central Route Army attacking Jiangnan broke through Tanzhou, they continued to plunder on the Hunan Road. There are nothing more than two routes for them to go north. One is to go back to Huangzhou, and the other is to go to Xiangyang and go north to Kaifeng. Wang Xiao hunted for a great victory in Shaanzhou. It is estimated that they would have some scruples and would not go to his place. Unexpectedly, the Jin army was extremely arrogant and wanted to come to Xiangyang.
There is a waterway connecting Jiangling and Xiangyang, which was part of the north-south transportation artery of the Song Dynasty. Supplies from the Sichuan and Sichuan areas usually go north through Xiangyang Prefecture after being transported to Jiangling, which is an important passage. Du Fu's poem says: From Ba Gorge through Wu Gorge, then go down to Xiangyang towards Luoyang. It refers to this road.
After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiaolie said: "What Jie Zhijun wants is that we send troops to Jingmen to stop the Jin army with him. We saved Shaanzhou a few days ago, so naturally we cannot refuse Jie Zhijun."
Chen Yuyi said: "But we still have a large army in Jiangzhou, and there are not many troops left. Is it right to send troops to Jingmen -"
Wang Xiaolie said: "The Jin army in the middle road only has ten thousand people, mostly cavalry. It does not have an advantage in the water network terrain of Jingmen. We must gather 20,000 troops and go south to Jingmen. Together with Jie Zhi's army, we should be able to stop the Jin army. And Jingmen is far away from Xiangyang is not far away, and there is enough food and grass. It doesn’t have to be as difficult as when we rescued Shaanzhou. There is no need to discuss this matter, just raise troops immediately."
Chen Yuyi said yes.
Wang Xiaolie said: "With all the troops in Xinye and Dengzhou, there are about 22,000 people. With Niugao as the vanguard, I will lead the Chinese army to the Jingmen army! The counselor will lead 3,000 people as the rearguard and also as security forage."
Chen Yuyi crossed his hands and said yes. Said: "The defense is arranged in this way, which is much inferior to the aid to Shaanzhou."
Wang Xiaolie said: "The tens of thousands of troops in Lousu, Shaanzhou, are certainly different. The Jin Army in the middle is originally the branch of the Jin Army going south. It can only have ten thousand people at most, and there is no need to have too many troops. Behind the Jin Army in this battle is Dongting Lake. Once it fails, the future will be worrying. Councilor, Jingmen is not Shaanzhou. To the north is Hedong of the Jin people. This place is deep into the hinterland of our dynasty. As long as we can hold them back, it will be difficult to leave!"
