Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 201
In Nanyang County, it is March, and the spring season is full of spring.

Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the land of Nanyang has been in a state of loose sand, and the prefect's government's dominance over the various counties has fallen below freezing point. Basically, you are in a state of autonomy for each county.

But at the end of last year, the imperial court awarded Hou Mushan of Xi'e Township, who had made great contributions in the Battle of Runan, as the prefect of Nanyang.

Mu Shan was not Zhang Zi, a literati who was eloquent and didn't know how to fight. He led his troops back to Nanyang directly from Runan, marched in heavily, frightened the Quartet, and expanded the influence of the Nanyang Prefect's Mansion all at once.

After nearly three months of iron-fisted rectification, the current situation in Nanyang County has begun to improve, and the orders of the prefect's mansion can at least not be ignored.

Wancheng.

This Nanyang County City is located in the middle of Nanyang. Eyes can shock the world.

But this night, above the sky of Wancheng, the night is as dark as ink, and the stars and the moon are dark.

Prefect's House.

The prefect, Mu Shan, knelt down on his seat, and simply read one after another of the memorials in his hand, and then handed them to Jiang Lucheng, Luo Liu Jin and the others beside him, and soon he became impatient: "This matter is actually handled by you. All right, must I sit here?"

Being the prefect of Nanyang, he thought it should be a very exciting thing. After all, Qu Shuai Zhang Mancheng dreamed of becoming the master of Nanyang. What Zhang Mancheng failed to do, he did.

But when he sat in this position, he felt that this was a prison.

It is better to be free while marching.

In this prefect's mansion, he can only work with the memorials submitted from various places every day, and he feels that his whole body is going to be decadent.

"My lord, you are the prefect of Nanyang, and you are the head of the family. If you don't sit here, what is this? What do people in the world think of the system of my prefect of Nanyang!"

Liu Jin shook his head and said harshly.

When he returned to Nanyang, he thought that he was worried that Zhang Zi would be played to death by Mushan, so Zhang Zi had already left one step ahead of time, and he didn't have to be in a dilemma, so he still served as the governor of Nanyang County. This is the treatment he got for serving Mushan. .

However, he has a relatively rigid temper, which made Mu Shan want to throw him into the corner more than once.

Mu Shan can't afford to provoke him, can't he hide from him?

He couldn't help but glanced at Jiang Lu.

Jiang Lu looked back, and just said lightly: "My lord, I can handle the county records for you later. If you feel a little irritable, you can study here with peace of mind!"

A scholar from Jiang Lu's poor family, he was unable to become an official for half his life, and the time has come for you after following Mushan. Now that the tide has risen, all boats have risen, and it has been classified as the long history of the Nanyang Prefect's Mansion.

One emperor and one courtier.

Since Mushan moved into Nanyang, he naturally wanted to support his confidantes, how could he leave those who did not deal with him empty seats.

Jiang Lu and Liu Jin are both knowledgeable people with extraordinary talents in handling government affairs. It is their assistance from one left and one right that allows Mu Shan, a man who only knows how to march and fight, to gain a firm foothold in Nanyang .

"Hey!"

Hearing this, Mu Shan sighed deeply, so he had no choice but to pick up a book and read it carefully.

Recently, he has an extra job, which is reading. As a governor of a county, his cognitive level is considered illiterate among scholars, so he has to strengthen his knowledge.

"By the way, it's been almost a month. Has Huang Shao put an end to the Nanxiang Rebellion?"

After a while, Mu Shan still couldn't settle down, so he found a good topic and asked.

There are now three armies in Nanyang, and the number of soldiers and horses is about [-].

Originally, after Mu Shan came back from Runan, he held as many as [-] main forces in his hands. However, although Nanyang County is large, it has gone through turmoil and is waiting for prosperity. It cannot afford to support so many soldiers and horses, so many soldiers and soldiers have been laid off. .

Fortunately, Mushan personally ruled Nanyang, and Nanyang has a lot of deserted land, and there is enough land under his command to deal with the whereabouts of these soldiers. Otherwise, the soldiers who have been judged will also be a big problem.

The first army under Mu Shan's command is the Violent Bear Army.

This is the main force of Mushan's direct lineage, the Seventh Battalion of Violent Bears. After these days of reorganization, tens of thousands of sons have been laid off, and the remaining sons are only [-]. One is not an elite soldier, but a veteran of the battlefield one by one, and their combat effectiveness has increased by more than [-]%.

The second army is the Yellow Turban Army under the personal command of Huang Shao. This is a military force outside the system of the Independent Bear Army, but after entering Nanyang, it can be regarded as having a foothold, and Huang Shao's proud head is also lowered. Yes, he is obedient to Mushan.

The Yellow Turban Army has also been rectified. After the ruling, there are about [-] soldiers and horses left. Although there are fewer soldiers, the elite are the most expensive.

Huang Shao was also requisitioned by Mushan as the captain of Nanyang.

Recently, Nanyang County has undergone some changes in Mushan's iron-fisted means. There are more than [-] counties, and several of them refuse to accept the management.

Originally, he could mobilize the Violent Bear Army, but the Yellow Turban Army, even after reorganization, is a bit miscellaneous and not refined. It needs actual combat to have a strong combat effectiveness, so this task fell on the Yellow Turban Army.

In addition, the Violent Bear Army needs Zhennanyang.

Because there is a third army in Nanyang County, which is the Nanyang County soldiers. The Nanyang County soldiers who went to Runan at the beginning were only about 7000, and the remaining soldiers and horses were close to [-] elites. The commander was Sima Jiyi from the Nanyang Duwei Mansion. .

When Mushan led his troops back to Nanyang, Ji Yi personally led the troops to open the city gate and welcomed Mushan into the city, which was regarded as a surrender. He accepted his surrender and let him command the soldiers of Nanyang County.

But how loyal these soldiers and horses are to Mu Shan, it is conceivable that Mu Shan doesn't want to rectify them, but he can't act too hastily, so he keeps them temporarily, and these soldiers and horses don't have much influence on him.

With the fighting strength of the Violent Bear Army, within two battalions, they can take down the soldiers of Nanyang County.

"Returning to my lord, it was reported the day before yesterday that Fan Xin, the county magistrate of Nanxiang, had been beheaded by Captain Huang Shao personally. However, Fan Chen, the son of Fan Xin, led a thousand remnant soldiers and fled into Nanxiang River. Captain Huang Shao was still there. Try to find a way to clear it up, but the terrain of the river in Nanxiang is complicated, and Huang Shao's soldiers are not familiar with water warfare, so it won't be effective!"

Liu Jin stood up and reported.

"Water battle?"

The corner of Mu Shan's mouth raised a playful smile: "It seems that we need to cultivate a navy army!"

Jingzhou has a navy.

Cai Mao, the patriarch of the Cai family, is still in command, and this navy is a formidable force.

"My lord, I think it's not appropriate to cultivate a navy army, and the chaos in Nanxiang is also a bit strange!" Jiang Lu said suddenly: "They don't necessarily understand water warfare, but someone is manipulating it?"

"Strange?"

Hearing the words, Mu Shan woke up like a black bear in a deep sleep, his eyes were like lightning, cold as a sword, and asked: "Hao Ming, what do you say?"

"In January, my lord called the magistrates of all counties to meet in the county seat. Thirty county magistrates came from the 37 counties of Nanyang, including Wancheng, and the remaining seven counties, Nanxiang, Danshui, and Zhuyang...

But they didn't dare to rebel. After all, rebelling against the lord is rebelling against the imperial court. In addition, I have a large number of troops in Nanyang city, deterring the whole world. As long as we send lobbyists to persuade them to surrender, there is still hope. The lord has soldiers in his hands, and has soldiers in his head. Official positions, logically, can hold them down, but we haven't realized it yet. Before half a month has passed, Nanxiang will reverse. Nanxiang only has such a small force. Could it be that there is no problem at all.

Even several counties have rebelled, and we have to send troops to rehabilitate, there must be problems.”

"Say the point!"

Mu Shan scratched his head: "I don't understand your crookedness!"

"I mean, there are people behind this rebellion!" Jiang Lu could only speak more clearly.

"Who?"

"The gentry of Jingzhou!"

"The Kuai family or the Cai family?" Mu Shan clenched his fists, dripping with murderous intent.

"The Cai family!"

"why?"

"Because the lord has a marriage relationship with the Kuai family!"

"When did I agree to marry?"

When Mu Shan heard the words, his eyes widened immediately, and he remembered that he seemed to refuse.

"Young Master agrees!"

"Who told Jing'er?"

Mu Shan's murderous aura erupted.

"My lord, I wrote a letter to tell the young master!" Jiang Lu looked calm, neither humble nor overbearing, and said with a bow: "Young master, yes!"

"fart!"

Mu Shan was furious: "Who is the father and who is the son? Do I still need my son to agree to the marriage?"

"My lord doesn't want to get married, isn't it because I'm afraid of the young lord's thoughts?" Jiang Lu said indifferently: "Marriage is a stable bond for Nanyang. Since the young lord doesn't care anymore, why does the lord care?"

"I……"

Mu Shan was a little dumb, unable to speak: "This is my private matter after all, so why not if I don't allow it?"

"My lord, marrying the Kuai family can enhance my lord's reputation among scholars, and it can also prepare my lord for moving to Jingzhou in the future. This matter is not my lord's personal matter, but a major event concerning countless people in Nanyang like us! "Jiang Lu said seriously.

"Let's put this matter aside for a while and discuss it in the future. This matter deviates from our discussion!" Cheng Luo smoothed things over, changed the subject, and said, "Cai's instigating chaos in Nanyang, what do you mean?"

"Naturally, they want to have a hand in Nanyang not completely falling under the rule of the lord!" Jiang Lu said coldly.

"His hands are long!"

Mu Shan's voice was as cold as ice: "Aren't you afraid that a certain family will kill you?"

"My lord's foundation is not stable, so they are naturally not afraid!"

Jiang Lu continued: "If the lord marries the Kuai family, they will start to fear, so before that, they will definitely let us have no peace!"

"Speaking of it, this marriage must be impossible to escape!" Mu Shan stared at Jiang Lu with his eyes flickering.

"The lord is the lord, so I naturally listen to the lord, no matter what the lord decides, I will obey, but for the sake of Nanyang, for the foothold of all of us, I ask the lord to think twice, unity is different from fighting a war, what we need Convince people with virtue, be famous for benevolence and righteousness, not be intimidated by swords!"

Jiang Lu said respectfully.

(End of this chapter)