In Wangjiazhuang outside the city of Baoding Prefecture, after Wang Siyuan sent away the young man from the Zhao family, he summoned the elders of each room in the village named Wang to the family ancestral hall, told them what the young man from the Zhao family had said, and asked for their opinions.
"I believe you have all heard some rumors. It is about the Shuntian Prefecture. Some people say that the Peking Army is preparing to go south to Baoding Prefecture. What do you think of this?" The royal family chief was also careful. Not only did he close the door of the ancestral hall, he also
Don't express your attitude first.
"It's hard to tell. Last year, the Yellow River overflowed and most of Hejian Prefecture was affected. Our Baoding Prefecture had to help the refugees in Hejian Prefecture and had to pay donations. The villagers had long been dissatisfied. If there really was a military disaster, our lives would be in jeopardy.
It's even more sad." An old man who is older than the royal family frowned. He is the third in the Wang family and can be considered to be talkative.
"Third brother's worries are not unreasonable, but these are government affairs. What does it have to do with our Wangzhuang? No matter who is in power, we are still not allowed to pay food taxes?" another old man said.
"Old Wu, you know everything. I heard from people in Zhoujiazhuang next door that these Shuntian Prefecture sent troops to occupy them. They also said that whoever takes the initiative to welcome the army will benefit; whoever does not
We know each other and help the officers and soldiers, but we will have to walk around in circles if we can’t afford it in the future. What should we do now, whether to welcome the army or to help the officers and soldiers, we have to come up with an idea as soon as possible." said the royal family leader.
"There are a lot of rumors nowadays, but I'm afraid it's not accurate. There are too few soldiers and horses in Shuntian Mansion. How can they defeat the imperial court?" said another old man.
"It's hard to say. In the past few years, the imperial court has suffered successive defeats, and Shuntian Mansion can defeat the Yan rebels and the Mongols, so I'm afraid they are not easy to mess with." said the third-ranked old man.
"You can't say this like that. The Ming Dynasty had a vast land and abundant resources, and there were millions of armored men. Shuntian Mansion is just a small mansion, with only a few hundred thousand people at most. How can it beat the imperial court?" said an old man. He was not very optimistic about it.
Shuntianfu.
"The fourth child is right, but the third child is also right. This Shuntian mansion can defeat the Yan thieves and the Mongols. I heard that they recently defeated the Ming army. There must be something special about it.
.And now that the imperial court has been newly defeated, it is naturally unable to compete with Shuntian Mansion, so Shuntian Mansion dares to openly say that
To invade south. If Shuntian Prefecture occupies the two Hejian Prefectures in Baoding, it will occupy the land of Yanyun and use the Yellow River to defend it. It will be difficult for the Ming army to counterattack. And there are hundreds of thousands of people in the two Hejian Prefectures in Baoding. If they can be used
, the power will definitely increase greatly, and we still don’t know who will win." Another old man who had been silent said.
"Second brother, do you think Shuntian Mansion can be successful?" the other old men asked.
"Whether it will succeed or not, it's hard to say." The old man who was second in line was noncommittal.
"Everyone, Shuntian Prefecture is now alone. However, the imperial court has suffered successive defeats and failed to provide disaster relief. It is very unpopular. Regardless of whether Shuntian Prefecture can succeed or not, it will probably not be difficult to capture Baoding Prefecture. By then, our Wang family will either join us or surrender.
After leaving home, how do you think we should make a choice? How will the people of the tribe make a choice?" Chief Wang asked sternly.
"Well, if Shuntian Mansion really takes over Baoding, if we don't want to leave our hometown, we have no choice but to take refuge. If we really want to take refuge, if Shuntian Mansion loses the fight in the future, we will be rebels and may be exterminated by the court." Another old man said.
road.
Just as these old guys were discussing, there was a knock on the door. Wang Siyuan waved his hand to signal everyone to shut up, and then rushed out the door and asked: "Who?"
"Chief, several officials have come from outside the village, saying they are here to handle a case. They want you to go see them immediately." A boy's voice came from outside the door.
"Please ask them to come and sit for a while. I'll be there soon." When official officials come to visit, the royal family chief, as the head of a li, of course cannot neglect it.
Yes, it's also very difficult to deal with rent-driving Latin.
Chief Wang gave some instructions to the cousins, asking them to go home first and not to tell anyone about what had just happened. Then he straightened up his appearance and hurried to the office. There were four official servants sitting in the office, all of them heavy-backed and heavy-backed.
He also had a sword and looked very unkind. When Wang Lichang saw him, he was secretly frightened.
"I am the official of this place. I don't know if you are coming here, it would be rude to greet you from afar." Wang Lichang said with a smile.
"We are here to handle the case under the order of the prefect." The leading officer raised his hands to the sky and said, "I heard that in the past few months, many unidentified people have appeared and spread all kinds of disobedient and unethical rumors.
Yan, you are the chief here, have you ever noticed anyone like this hanging around here?"
When Wang Lichang heard what Guan Cha said, his heart skipped a beat, and he said to himself: "The government really has many eyes and ears. I only heard about the rumor that Shuntian Prefecture is going south today. The government can know it so quickly."
However, he was afraid, but Wang Lichang was a human spirit. He rolled his eyes and said: "I have heard some rumors, but they are mostly from some ruffians from nearby villages. We have not found anyone in the village who said this."
What kind of rebellious and unethical words have you made?"
"Really?" The officer didn't believe it.
"It's really not true. All the people in Wangzhuang are good and law-abiding people. If anyone really dares to have any different intentions, I will be the first to not spare him." Wang Lizhang said.
"You are already very old, and you are blind and deaf. Why don't you say you don't have it?" Another official gave Wang Lichang a rolling look and said: "Call everyone in your village to the grain field and let us ask questions one by one.
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"Well, it's so cold, isn't it?" Wang Lichang was startled and said hurriedly: "How about I call them here and let them come in one by one to ask questions, so as to save the officials from being troubled."
"Stop being wordy, just shout when I ask you to." The leader of the official said angrily.
Wang Lichang had no choice but to ring the bell inside and outside the village to call for the whole village to gather. However, he was secretly sweating in his heart. After all, there were hundreds of households in the village, and if there were not all of them, which one of them would talk nonsense?
He suggested calling them one by one in order to unify their voices, but now it seems that this method will not work.
It was winter, and most of the people were at home during the off-farming period. As soon as the bell rang, the whole village, old and young, came to the ringing field to gather. Without saying a word, the few officials moved a set of tables and chairs to the edge of the field to let the villagers
They came forward to ask questions one by one, and there was also an official responsible for copying. When Wang Lichang saw this, he was even more heartbroken.
After all, if someone among the villagers was accused of being a traitor who spread rumors of rebellion, he, the village chief, would not be able to bear it. Fortunately, these officials only asked questions and left after asking, and no one was caught on the spot.
, Wang Lichang was slightly relieved.
But what Wang Lichang didn't know was that after these officials left Wangjiazhuang, they met the Zhao guy he knew in a corner and handed a stack of interview records to the Zhao guy.
On the young man's hand.
"Thank you for your help this time. I will definitely ask Mr. Wan for credit later." The young man from the Zhao family took one look at these questions and was very satisfied.
"Then thank you Master Zhao, and please ask Master Zhao to cultivate you more in the future."
"Don't worry, our Mr. Wan has always been impartial and selfless. Those who have meritorious service will be rewarded heavily, and those who are talented will be reused. By the way, I'll give you a trip to the remaining villages."
"Understood, I will definitely live up to Master Zhao's trust." The officials handed over their hands and left quickly. The Zhao boy looked at their backs, turned around, and quickly disappeared into the mist.
In fact, this young man from the Zhao family is called Zhao Quanjie, and he is an elite guard sent by Shuntian Prefecture. His purpose is naturally to penetrate and destroy, and the area he is responsible for is very large, with more than a dozen townships and nearly 20,000 villagers. And he is also good at disguise.
He did not come forward himself, but used various means to arrange for others to help him conduct "public opinion" surveys. He recruited those official officials.
Of course, Zhao Quanjie himself also has multiple identities, and he uses these identities to engage in various publicity and sales work. Among them, the head of the Wang family is his key target. He even pretends to be a refugee to gain sympathy from the other party, and uses various sugar-coatings to win over others.
Win favor.
This time, Zhao Quanjie sent officials into the village for the purpose of getting to know the chief of the royal family and the people of Wangjiazhuang. Judging from the interview records, the chief of the royal family was tactful and did not recruit him, and most of the villagers were also
They are timid and loyal, and they know nothing when asked by officials. There are only a few ruffians who talk nonsense. These guys are innocuous, and it is a good thing to find them now. When the Peking Army goes south, these guys will be the targets of suppression.
At nightfall, Zhao Quanjie finally came to a small Town God's Temple, put the records of the interviews under an incense altar, and found that there was a stick of incense burning on the incense altar, so he also lit one. After a while, a black-faced man appeared
Someone appeared. He looked around and found no one, so he whispered: "According to the instructions from above, the united front work must be completed before October 20th."
"Understood, there are still seven Zhuangzi under the bid that have not yet conducted public opinion polls, so we must hurry up." Zhao Quanjie whispered.
"Be careful, don't make any mistakes. We must meet at the fifth contact point before the 20th." The black face warned, picked up the stack of paper, and left quickly. Zhao Quanjie also left quickly not long after.
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In fact, according to the rules of the Jingzhong Guard, the general contact is a single line, and they will not meet easily. However, according to the plan of the Peking Army Military Commission, the Peking Army's Second Group Army will invade the two Hejian Prefectures of Baoding on a large scale before November, and Wan
The deadline that Lei gave to the Jingzhong Guards was October 20. Time was tight, and to ensure nothing went wrong, the Jingzhong Guards at all levels would meet for questioning.
After twenty days, regardless of whether the mission has been completed or not, elite guards at all levels must gather together, obey the unified deployment of the military, and cooperate with the Second Group Army to complete combat missions.
Of course, in addition to their duty to win over the people, there are also dozens of elite guards who are responsible for destroying the command system of the Ming army and instigating rebellion against important officials of the Ming army and local officials. In short, there are dozens of elite guards who have entered the Hejian Prefecture in Baoding.
Hundreds of plans are spread to all strata, states, counties and villages, and their abilities cannot be underestimated.
In short, everything is ready, all we need is the east wind.