Da Wei Chun

Chapter 462
Liu Han hooked his waist, lowered his hands, and waited respectfully under the hall.

Li Chengzhi was wearing a fence, and Liu Han couldn't see his face clearly, but he had an intuition that this person should be very young.

And it was this young man who asked Liu Bao to explain to Liu Han in every possible way in the letter: but this man follows his lead and obeys orders. Liu Han had to obey Liu Han's order, and he was not allowed to stumble in the slightest.

No matter how stupid Liu Han is, he can still guess that this person's background is not trivial...

"Three days ago, I received an urgent order from the envoy, and I used all my connections overnight to inquire about the government army, Xingzai, and each garrison (the lower-level unit of the border town), and I finally found out one or two yesterday: (Yuan Yi) patrolled the festival, Yuan Dudu (General Yuan Huan of Woye Town) went out of the city to meet...

In the evening, Yuan Dudu Yuxing was hosting a banquet, and the drink was in full swing. I don't know why a dispute arose, and he used force during the banquet... I heard that he even used swords... After that, I never heard of Yuan Zhen's emissary again... ..."

There was a dispute, and the sword was used?
Li Chengzhi's heart shrank when he heard this.

Yuan Yi was either killed or imprisoned...

Now I can't care about finding out what caused the dispute, even Yuan Yizhi's life and death can be put aside.It is important to know what the people in Woye Town want to do, and whether they are ready to raise troops...

After pondering for a while, Li Chengzhi asked again: "Where is the town army, is there any change?"

"I haven't found it yet, the three cities and each garrison are as usual in the past few days!"

Liu Han thought for a while, and then replied respectfully, "However, nearly a month ago, there was a friend who was close to me, don't drink in the future, and accidentally mentioned:

No years, no feats, no accomplishments, but Vice General Lu (Vice General Lu Yan of Woye) rewarded him with three bolts of silk... He also said that the generals who had good relations with Vice General Lu all had different rewards..."

A reward for no reason, and it was still a month ago?

Perhaps it wasn't that Yuan Huan and Lu Yan had already accepted the great gift from Yuan Huai and agreed to fight together?

Li Chengzhi gritted his teeth fiercely, and asked again: "Before that, have you ever seen someone bring a large amount of money into the city, did they go to Yuan Huan, and Lu Yan's mansion gave a big gift?"

"Nearby Guanzhong, Pingcheng (the former capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty), and Xia, Heng, Shuo, Si and other prefectures and towns sell rice, silk cloth, and ceramics. Moreover, as the New Year approaches, there are many people who give gifts to the governors and lieutenants. , so I didn't notice..."

It means that there are too many gifts, and it is impossible to tell where they come from?
It happened so suddenly that there was no time to find out.And with just one business name, it is not bad to be able to ask so much information...

Li Chengzhi let out a long breath: "I'm sorry... If you have any doubts, please ask Mr. Liu again..."

"The envoy is polite, but only if you have orders!"

Liu Han saluted politely, and backed out again.

Yang Jun's face has turned black into the bottom of the pot.

It wasn't until this moment that he realized: Li Chengben didn't even intend to investigate any water transportation, let alone conspire with Gao Meng to copy Yu Jing's back route first.

From the beginning to the end, his destination was Woye Town?

If it is not impossible, Yang Jun doubts whether Li Chengzhi can pinch and count...

"Why did you suddenly think that there would be a repetition in Woye Town?"

Not that I know, but history has already given the answer.It's not just a fertile field, but six towns...

Since Yuan Hong moved the capital to Luoyang, the six towns have become a headache for the emperor and the court.

One is that the six towns have been hit by disasters year after year, either from drought or flood, and there is no harvest at all times, and they have to rely on the imperial court for relief from time to time.

However, Yuan Hong and Yuan Ke used troops against the Southern Dynasties every year, and the court was not rich.Jin ordered the nearby Guanzhong, Pingcheng, Xia, Shuo, Heng, Si and other prefectures to provide relief.

However, the money and grain of the states did not come from strong winds. Even after the imperial court adjusted the tax revenue ten years later, the food needed had to be requisitioned within a few months.It is even more necessary to recruit civilian husbands and transport them to the border town as quickly as possible.

Therefore, the prefectures and counties are always playing positive and negative, either relying on procrastination, or pushing the problem back to the court.

Just like the drought in Wuchuan Town this summer, the emperor ordered Guanzhong to provide relief.Although the grain was levied and shipped to Wuchuan, it was bought with money from the imperial court and recruited by civilians.

And this money was earned by Li Chengzhi who robbed the rich and helped the poor, and Xia Bing, who had cheated all the officials, sold it to the monk.That's why the food shipped to Wuchuan was shipped so fast.

And most of the time, when the relief food from the imperial court arrived, the border towns would already be full of starvation.It is not uncommon for the living to eat the dead...

One more point: the iron-struck six towns, the flowing generals!
After Yuan Hong reformed the official system, it was stipulated that the prefects and governors of prefectures and counties should take one exam every three years, and one exam every year. The longest term of office should not exceed six years.However, the town generals, deputy town generals, and Xingtai of Bianzhen only serve for three years, and they are not allowed to be re-elected in the same place.

Therefore, the rotation of senior officers in the six towns is extremely fast.But it's like being poisoned, no matter how clean and honest an official is, as long as he arrives in Liuzhen, he will be corrupt.

Those who have connections and skills can also make money by doing business and smuggling.Just like when Li Chengzhi quelled the chaos in Jingzhou, Yan Ti, the general of Gaoping Town, had brought the business of selling iron and horses to the Southern Dynasty.

Those who have no way out can only be greedy for the money and food of the Mexican army.For the town soldiers and townspeople, it is tantamount to making matters worse.

Li Chengzhi felt that it was a miracle that the Six Towns could persist until the end of Hu Chonghua's reign... So the Six Towns are like a powder barrel, and if there is any spark, it will explode...

"It's not a whim on my part, but at the beginning of the late emperor's funeral, I suggested that the six towns should be appeased and rewarded with money and food... But the princes refused, and I just sent the king of Qinghe to hold the festival...Unfortunately, things backfired!"

Li Chengzhi sighed softly, "As for why I am so worried, it is only because of Mrs. Yu..."

He refers to Yu Zhong and his father, grandfather, nephew, and clan members.

Since the great-grandfather Yu Lizhen and Emperor Daowu, Yu's children have led the army for generations, and they are all important ministers in the court and loyal ministers of the emperor.

As for the loyal father, Yu Lie reached its peak.

From the later period of Yuan Hong, Yu Lie became the leading general and the governor of the palace.It has been 24 years since he died of illness, how many cronies and party members he single-handedly promoted?

And with the merits of following the dragon, if Yu Lie hadn't been the leader of the army and Yu Zhong had been the general of the military guard, Yuan Ke would have been killed by several uncles.

It can be said that the degree of favor and trust of the father and son at that time was no less than that of Li Chengzhi when Yuan Ke was about to die.

Then came Yu Zhong, who served as the leading general for nearly ten years, and his authority was not weaker than that of his father.

What's more, there are uncles and brothers of Yu Dun, Yu Guo, Yu Jin, Yu Xu, Yu Wenren, Yu Tianen, Yu Jing, Yu Xin, etc. who have all served as town generals and governors. How many party followers?

Roughly counting, there are seventeen military towns, large and small, and 46 states in the Great Wei Dynasty. At least half of the town generals, deputy generals, and Xingtai, and one-third of the governors and county guards have direct or indirect connections with the Yu family. Relationship.

Either direct in-laws or subordinates of Ren Tailie and Yu Zhong.As for the countless officials below the deputy general and county guard...

It can be said that the imperial court did not pay attention to it, so it decided to raise troops in winter, and sent three township envoys to deter the localities and order the towns.

But the only bad thing is that he is too confident, he only knows how to demonstrate, but he doesn't want to be gentle.

Why is there someone who doesn't like this?
Li Chengzhi pondered: "What is Yuan Huan's origin?"

"The son of the original Longxi King and Taiwei Yuanhe, the younger brother of the late Duke Feng Yi and Hushi General Yuan Huai. He married the late Sizhou Governor, the daughter of Yu Zhong who obeyed her father Yu Xu..."

Yuan He's son, Yuan Huai's younger brother, isn't he the uncle of Yuan Gui, General Xunwei (belonging to Zuowei Mansion)?

At this time, Yuangui led Zuo Xunwei to follow Li Shao to Liangzhou...

Li Chengzhi's head was numb: "Li Liang, remember to remind me later that Yugu Zang Boxiu's book should be urgently reported... no matter how late it is!"

"Yes!"

"Where is Lu Yan, the deputy town general?"

"Originally Marquis of Ruyang, when King Jingzhao Yuan Yu was appointed governor of Dingzhou, Lu Yan was the Sima of the palace. Later, he was implicated in Yuan Yu's rebellion and was expelled from the rank. Last autumn, he was moved to Wuchuan Township. He was demoted due to corruption and was demoted to Vice General of Woye... ..."

Ha ha……

Li Chengzhi didn't even know what to say.

It is exactly as Bafu said: Yu's first-class family, nobles from generation to generation, and many children.How many are in high positions, and how many are married to them?If the correction is overcorrected, countless people will be implicated by it, and less than half of the officials in the central and prefecture counties will be spared.And most of them belong to Xianbei eight surnames, five surnames Gaomen, including Bafu...

It is also known as: Yuanxi, Yuanxiang, Yuanxie, Yuanyu, etc. have been implicated by many people. I don’t know how many ministers were convicted because of their crimes, or were blamed by the former emperor. How to identify them?

There are priorities and priorities.Li Chengzhi also suggested that the frontier towns in the north, and the states in the south and the Southern Dynasties should focus on publicizing.

Among them, Yu Jing is the general of Bogulu Town who has been attached to the rebellion, and Yu Xin is the previous general of Huaishuo Town, the military governor of the three towns of Wuchuan, Huaishuo, and Woye. Still holding important positions in the three towns... It is for this reason that Li Chengzhi suggested focusing on appeasing the six towns.

But Bafu only accepted half of it: Xuan is naturally fine, but Fu is fine.

In fact, I can't bear the money...

It's useless to say more now, I can only find a way to remedy it.

At least first, we need to figure out whether Yuan Huan and Lu Yan are determined to turn against each other, and where are we going?
After pondering for a while, Li Chengzhi shouted in a low voice: "Yuan Qiao!"

"The general is here!"

"I will revise two books later, and you will send them to Xiazhou overnight with my letter. One of them will be sent to Wu Weilang, Yuan Zhi, so that he and Yuan Xi will send troops to Woye immediately...but remember, it needs to be organized into Zero, stealthily, never startle the snake...

The other letter was sent to Governor Gao (Gao Meng), ordering him to mobilize his army immediately and advance to Shuofang (now Wuhai, between Woye Town and Bogulu Town, which belongs to Xiazhou) and guard the key points to prevent me from being attacked... "

"Yuan Yan!"

"The end is here!"

"I'll edit another letter. You expedite it by [-] li, send it to Jingzhou, and hand it over to Gu Zangbo... If the army doesn't arrive, immediately go south to the south and intercept it halfway..."

"Follow the order!"

Seeing Li Chengzhi's name like a bead, Yang Jun's face was full of anxiety.

"You intend to use two thousand cavalry from Yuan Zhi and Yuan Xi to pacify Woye?"

Li Chengzhi couldn't help laughing: "How is it possible?"

Although there are only [-] permanent soldiers in Woye Town, there are nearly [-] registered soldiers.

For these [-] households, each household has at least one strong man who can be recruited, otherwise the household registration will be cancelled, the land will be taken back, the wives and daughters will be assigned to other military households, and the old and young men will be reduced to a lower level of slavery.

And when there is slack farming, the townspeople have to be trained, so they are all equipped with armor and guns at home. After years of training, they can become an army when they are pulled out.

Therefore, if all towns in Woye are rebellious, the number of soldiers will be at least [-].No matter how elite the tiger cavalry and tiger ben are, they dare not claim to be one against ten...

"Don't be idle, take my festival and handwriting and take a walk to Huaishuo Town later."

Li Chengzhi sneered while spreading the papers: "Huaishuo town will be Luo Jian, and the governor of Huaishuo, Woye, and Wuchuan towns... He is the uncle of King Qinghe and the biological uncle of His Majesty (Young Emperor) , I don’t believe that even he turned against him?”

Yang Jun was taken aback.

How can I forget this one?

Today's son Yuan Quan was born of Luo Jian's younger sister.

He is not only the uncle of the Son of Heaven, the uncle of Qinghe Wang Yuanyi, but also Yuan Yi's cousin (Yuan Yi's mother is Luo Jian's aunt, just like Yuan Ke and Gao Meng).

Furthermore, Luo Jian supervised the military affairs of the three towns of Xisan (Woye, Huaishuo, Wuchuan).

Yang Jun is determined...

(End of this chapter)