Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 538 Am I using them, or are they using them?

March Yangchun, Hanzhong.

Nanzheng City.

The war has gradually passed, and the people in the city have calmed down from the panic at the beginning. They pushed open their doors, took to the streets, opened closed shops, and those who should work went to work, and those who should go to work went to work.

No matter who is in charge of the house, in the hearts of the people, life still has to go on. In fact, the people are pure and good. Whoever can let them have enough food to live a peaceful life, they will flock to whoever is the head of the house.

After the Mu army entered Hanzhong, they did not cause much massacres, and they were gradually accepted by the people, and Hanzhong had changed hands. This is a fact, and they are gradually adapting to this fact.

But compared to Mujing, he can't care about appeasing the people for the time being.

He is busy almost every day now.

It is easy to conquer Hanzhong, but it is not an easy task to use Hanzhong as a place of recuperation. Although he defeated Zhang Lu, he may not be able to sit firmly in Hanzhong. Whether it is external or internal, there are too many problems involved up.

But now, as far as he is concerned, Hanzhong has stabilized on the surface. Even if the court or Liu Yan has objections to him and is unwilling to let him sit in Hanzhong, they will probably not rush to send troops within a year and a half.

So Mujing is more concerned about the situation in Nanyang.

"Zhicai, is there any news from Nanyang today?" Mu Jing walked through the long corridor, and then walked into a side hall. This is the office hall of Ming Hou Sima opened by Xi Zhicai. Officials, alone in the government, began to deal with government affairs.

As Minghou Sima, he is in charge of the Beiwu Hall under the Minghou Mansion, and he is in charge of military and military affairs. Now all the armies are under his control. After the war, there are many aftermaths in the army, such as counting the prisoners, arranging to take care of the prisoners, and counting the battle. The situation of casualties among them, preparing for compensation...

So Xi Zhicai is actually very busy.

But when he saw Mujing, he stood up and greeted him personally: "Greetings to Marquis Ming!"

"I don't need these vain gifts, I just ask, is there any news from Nanyang?"

"Not yet!" Xi Zhicai shook his head and said, "The earliest news came back more than ten days ago. Nanxiang is still under siege. unknown!"

"Even Jing Wusi has no news at all?"

"My lord, have you found out that Jing Wusi has been slow to pass on the news of Nanyang recently. I suspect that Jing Wusi's foundation in Nanyang has been completely destroyed, and it was destroyed from the inside!"

Xi Zhicai didn't want to speculate about Jingwu Division. Since its establishment, Jingwu Division has played a very important role in both the battle of Guandong and the breakout of Guanzhong. It is really unmatched in terms of inquiring and delivering information.

However, Jing Wusi's transmission of the situation in Nanyang during this period of time did have some visions, which made him doubtful.

Jing Wusi started from Nanyang, and basically all of them are in Nanyang. First of all, the news of Wancheng dispatching troops to Nanxiang has not been found out at all, which is already a very strange phenomenon. Zhicai became even more suspicious of the internal situation of Jingwusi.

"When Nanyang changed suddenly, a certain family had doubts in their hearts!"

Mu Jing said gloomyly: "Later, I recalled Tan Zong and asked Tan Zong to check it out, but Tan Zong never came back, and there was no news at all. Such a situation rarely happens. people!"

Jing Wusi spent a lot of effort on him, but there was such a big mistake in Nanyang, so he had to be careful.

Jing Wusi was originally a spy organization.

Not his unique way of doing things.

The way of using the time has existed since ancient times. There is an article "Yong Jian" in "Sun Tzu's Art of War", among which there are many people who read it. There is an inner room, there is a reverse room, there is a dead room, and there is a living room...

Once Jing Wusi has an internal problem, it proves that someone is against him.

If someone focuses on Jingwusi, and the news that Jingwusi conveys, it will be much, much more dangerous. Nanyang is the place where Jingwusi spent the most experience and arranged the most spies. If there is a problem in Nanyang, Mujing can't believe it. Can Wu Si still use it?

He summoned Tan Zong back, and even let go of the infiltration of Bashu, in order to let Tan Zong deal with the interior.

He pondered for a while, then knelt down and sighed: "I'm afraid Jing Wusi can't be trusted!"

"We don't necessarily have to rely on the news from Jing Wusi. We don't have much manpower to inquire about the news in Nanyang, but Huang Zhong marched cautiously. He also knew that the Lord was quite worried about the situation in Nanyang. During the march, he asked the scouts to monitor the situation every day. Send back a message!"

Xi Zhicai didn't pay much attention to Jing Wusi's internal changes, he paid more attention to the situation in Nanyang: "The information sent today is from yesterday, they just entered Fangling yesterday, from Fangling to Dongshan, and then walked along the plank road of Dongshan In terms of time to enter Nanyang, I am afraid it will take five to ten days. The key is that the plank road in Dongshan is unstable and the road is not easy to walk. No one can guarantee the speed of marching. I am afraid that Nanxiang will already be..."

"Can't you stand it?"

Mu Jing squinted his eyes, a look of worry flickered across them, and he spoke quietly, adding what Xi Zhicai was about to say.

Why didn't he know the situation in Nanxiang, and even wanted to lead the army back in person, but they had taken untold hardships to defeat Hanzhong, and now it was impossible for him to walk away, otherwise, when he turned around, Hanzhong would be picked peaches.

But even if he asked Huang Zhong to lead the army back in person, he was still not at ease.

Don't talk about the importance of Nanxiang's geographical location for their counterattack against Nanyang in the future, just say that there are too many people in Nanxiang who he can't let go of. The elite officials of the Minghou Mansion and his wife Cai Yan, once If Nanxiang can't hold on, the foundation of Minghou Mansion in Nanyang will be wiped out.

"If Yuan Shu has enough determination, Nanxiang will be in danger!" Xi Zhi said after thinking about it.

"You mean, Yuan Shu will increase his troops?"

Mu Jing frowned: "He hasn't even stabilized Yuzhou now, and he's plotting against Yangzhou. Where does he put his mind on the few counties in my Nanyang area?"

Yuan Shu took Yuzhou last year. He has two major counties in Nanyang and Runan under his command. He has strong soldiers and strong horses. Among the princes of the Guandong, even Yuan Shao who has already captured Hebei is not as good as him. He looks down and wants to seize Yangzhou. It is obvious.

"Yuan Gonglu's heart to kill us is very hot. If there is an opportunity, he will never give up the opportunity. Not to mention the big one, adding [-] to [-] troops to Nanyang. With his current strength, it is not a problem!"

"That's true!"

Mu Jing nodded, his fists were inadvertently clenched, he gritted his teeth, and said in a dark voice: "But even if we know it well, I'm afraid it's beyond our reach now!"

It is impossible for him to give up Hanzhong, so in Nanyang, he can only rely on luck.

"How about the lord's order, first let the elite cavalry escort the wife to leave Nanxiang and enter Hanzhong!"

Xi Zhicai said in a low voice.

This is abandoning the car to protect the handsome man, abandoning Nanyang to protect his wife.

"My wife, I understand it. At this juncture, she may not leave. She looks weak, but her character is tenacious. Before going out, I gave her the Jingping Order," Mu Jing said.

"Jing Pingling, why?"

When Xi Zhicai heard this, he was dumbfounded.

"I led the army into Hanzhong. I lacked confidence and my future was uncertain. I was afraid that if I was not careful on the battlefield, I would be shrouded in horse leather. I gave her Jingping Order so that she could have a way out in the future!" Mu Jing smiled wryly.

"If she insists on the Jingping order, I'm afraid soldiers and horses, big and small, will have to listen to her!" Xi Zhicai narrowed his eyes and looked at Mu Jing: "Are you so relieved of her Jingping order?"

"Okay, I won't hide it from you!"

Mu Jing knew that his rhetoric would not convince Xi Zhicai: "I handed Jing Pingling over to her because I value her. My wife is not an ordinary woman in a boudoir. She is the head of the house. Once Nanxiang is in danger , with this order, she may make the whole team work together, and I just want to take a gamble!"

"How dare you bet!"

Xi Zhicai gasped.

"It's useless to say anything now. It's impossible for us to lead the army back. Let's see how lucky they are!" Mu Jing pinched the bridge of his nose and said helplessly.

"Let's go back to Hanzhong!"

Xi Zhicai also put this matter aside for the time being. After all, no matter how they discuss here, they can't save the situation in Nanyang. Whatever the situation in Nanyang, they can only fight and resign themselves to fate.

"Jingping Army's First Army and Jingping's Second Army have dispersed their battalions and stationed in various counties to temporarily stabilize the order. However, some people took advantage of Zhang Lu's defeat and made trouble when we were stationed, but the impact was not great. The nine counties of Hanzhong , eight of the counties are in our hands, and now only Mianyang County is left!"

"Mianyang?"

A cold murderous intent burst out of Mujing's eyes: "Zhicai, what do you think they mean, wanting to turn against me?"

This Mianyang is in the west of Nanzheng, close to Wudu County.

After the Mu army entered Nanzheng, it became a battlefield, a battleground between Mujing and Hanzhong gentry.

The shepherd army is so strong that they entered Hanzhong. The Hanzhong gentry may not necessarily take over. It is obvious that they cannot stop it, but they can definitely come up with some tricks secretly. After all, [-]% of the officials in Hanzhong are from the gentry.

Even if Mu Jing dared to use the butcher's knife to kill these gentry in Hanzhong, then the rule of Hanzhong would collapse directly, and then it would be a mess, which was not what Mu Jing wanted to see.

What he wants is a stable Hanzhong.

"My lord, I think they are surrendering!" Xi Zhicai said.

"surrender?"

Mu Jing heard the words, but reacted quickly, and said: "You mean, they are showing their strength, and then they surrender, just to tell me that they can rule Hanzhong, can take me out, and can also assist me to stabilize Hanzhong, let me I'll be nice, right?"

"That's probably what it means!"

Play Zhicai.

"This isn't surrender, it's a threat!" Mu Jing said coldly.

"But my lord, we are really threatened like this!"

"why?"

"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about what it takes to rule Hanzhong? It's not about having a strong army and horses that can make Hanzhong peaceful, but about having capable officials to do things for the people. My Minghou's mansion is too weak. Those who died in the first battle in Guanzhong and those who fled, plus the name of the former master’s national traitor, there are too few scholars who are willing to take refuge in us, and we want to employ people, but there is no one available!"

Xi Zhicai carefully analyzed: "I'm afraid we still have to use this gentry. After all, we can't make a big mess and rebuild a Hanzhong. We don't have that kind of time and energy. Using them is the best way!"

"Am I using them, or are they using them?"

Mujing snorted coldly: "They want to use me as a puppet!"

These gentry families are nothing more than families of scholars. What they like most is to support puppets and control the place. Back then, even the Five Dou Rice Sect could not suppress them. Now that they have seen Mu Jing, they know that it is impossible for Mu Jing to have so many officials under him. Supplementing the position is nothing more than wanting to hold Mujing hostage.

"No matter what, the imperial court has not yet made a conclusion. Whether Liu Yan can hold his nose and admit to us is unknown. We really let them threaten, otherwise Hanzhong will be in chaos, and the imperial army and Yizhou army will have a reason to drive straight in. !” Xi Zhicai said.

"I can bear this tone!"

Mu Jing took a deep breath: "You send an order to go to the prefect's mansion. From now on, all the officials in Hanzhong counties will be reinstated. They will stay here and use them without any changes!"

This is an explanation.

Isn't what these gentry are most afraid of is directly uprooting their officials in various counties, and now he will give them a reassurance first.

"Yes!"

Xi Zhicai nodded, and he also knew that Mu Jing gritted his teeth and bowed his head, but they could only bow their heads now. If they had enough talents in reserve, they could directly take down all the noble families who made troubles regardless of the consequences, but now they lacked some background after all.

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"Mingsheng, spring plowing is about to start this year!"

Mu Jing handed over most of the affairs in the army to Xi Zhicai to go to the bureaucracy. He now pays more attention to the people's livelihood in Hanzhong. After leaving Xi Zhicai's side hall, it was already noon. Ye Ru, the chief minister of Hanzhong, came to discuss the matter of spring plowing this year.

During the war last year, they entered Hanzhong from the Dongshan Plank Road, and fought all the way from Fangling County. Shangyong, Xicheng, Nanzheng, etc. were all affected by military disasters. A lot of fertile land was abandoned.

There are countless things that Mu Jing has to deal with now, but the one he dared not take lightly is the big event of spring plowing, so he personally summoned Ye Ru.

"It's ready!"

Ye Ru nodded and replied: "It's just that Hanzhong is still full of people, and countless people were involved in the disaster of war before. It may be difficult for the common people to complete the spring plowing!"

"Spring plowing is the most important thing in a year!" Mu Jing said calmly: "It is not only about our life and death, but also about the life and death of the people. This matter must be carried out at all costs. What do you lack and what support do you need? Straight up!"

In today's era, there is not enough to eat, and farming is a major event. If the spring plowing cannot be completed, there will be no guarantee for Hanzhong's harvest this year. This will be a heavy blow to the Minghou Mansion, which is newly stationed in Hanzhong.

"Report to my lord, the influence of the Zhang Lu thieves has not been completely quelled in various places. If you want to completely restore farming, you need manpower support, farm tool support, seed support, and irrigation..."

Ye Ru talked a lot about difficulties, which made Mujing dizzy.

"It seems that spring plowing is a big problem!"

Mujing stood up, paced back and forth, he pondered for a long time, and said, "You send me an order to tell everyone in Hanzhong and every county that this year's spring plowing, a certain, Minghou Mujing, will personally preside over it!"

"My lord..."

"No problem is bigger than the problem of eating!" Mu Jing said resolutely.

(End of this chapter)