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Yuan Xiang first sat at the main seat, blew the hot soup on the tea cup lightly, sipped it gently, sighed with satisfaction, and said to Huangfu Jun, who was sitting next to him: "Try a certain maid in the Yamen.
The taste of the fried tea soup is very delicious... I heard that making tea is now popular in Huaidong. No ginger, salt or other seasonings are added, and only boiling water is used to brew it. I don't know how it works. I have sent someone to wait for it.
After completing your studies, you will return and serve you with tea... Don't be anxious in the office, and discuss matters after drinking..."
Huangfu Jun was the commander of Wei Boya Bingdu, also known as Ya Nei (Ya Nei). At this time, Ya Nei did not only refer to the high-ranking disciples as in later generations, but was still an honorific title for the generals who were close to the army. Wei Boya Bing was the foundation and pillar of Wei Bo Town.
Huangfu Jun is the nominally highest-ranking general in the entire Weibo Town, and is actually the talker.
Huangfu Jun couldn't stand Yuan Xiangxian's carefree style, and he also looked down on Yuan Xiangxian, a dandy who relied on relatives to hold a high position but had no merit and only focused on making profits. However, although he looked down on Yuan Xiangxian, he had to succumb to him.
Speaking of which, this is also the sorrow of Huangfu Jun, and even the sorrow of the entire Weibo Town.
Feeling depressed, he didn't care that the tea soup was very hot, so he hurriedly drank it in two sips, and then waited for Yuan Xiang to take a sip first. It wasn't until Yuan Xiang put down the teacup first that Huangfu Jun spoke impatiently: "The envoy, a certain time ago.
It is unknown how the recruiting envoys can make plans?"
Yuan Xiangxian's official title is the commander of both the internal and external cavalry armies of the Xuanwu Army, but this is just an official title. He himself is not good at fighting, does not know military affairs, and has no experience in commanding troops. His talents are not enough to be the commander of the capital. But Yuan is
Songzhou has a large family with deep connections. Songzhou is close to Bianzhou and belongs to Zhu Quanzhong's core base. In order to win over the Yuan family, Zhu Quanzhong married his biological daughter to Yuan Xiangxian's father. Therefore, Yuan Xiangxian can be regarded as Zhu Quanzhong's nephew. With this relationship,
In addition, he came from the Yuan family background, and Yuan Xiangxian was very popular with Zhu Quanzhong. Although he had no other talents, he had a high official position and was doing well.
In response to the "Lulong Incident" this time, the Xuanwu Army had already set its tone, which was to focus on stability, so it set up a recruitment camp in Hebei to take charge of the affairs of the towns in Hebei. Although Yuan Xiangxian said he was not good at leading troops, his usual performance was stable and stable.
Something went wrong, and on the recommendation of Li Zhen, he was appointed as the envoy by Zhu Quanzhong, who was stationed in Weizhou to deal with the situation in Hebei.
Yuan Xiangxian has no talent. But he has a big hobby, which is to collect money. In addition to opening many workshops and shops to make a living, he also uses his special status to make profits, build relationships with people who give him money, and cope with difficulties.
.This kind of behavior is naked corruption, but he did a good job. He brought the concept of doing business to the officialdom. Not only did he dare to accept money, but he was also willing to spend money. At the same time, he knew how to "avoid risks" and did not do anything.
Those things that can easily cause public outrage are handled very well and all aspects of the relationship are handled well, and the reputation is quite good.
The last time he came to Hebei to discuss alliances with the towns, Yuan Xiangxian made a lot of money, which made him realize that it was more economical to go out than to stay in Bianzhou. Therefore, he followed the principle of his own life.
With Qian's philosophy, he invested a lot of money and recruited several key figures - including Li Zhen, who finally got this position.
The Hebei Recruitment Office is not a permanent institution, but it is expected to stay in Weizhou for a year and a half, so Yuan Xiang first needs to have a temporary office in Weizhou. Taking advantage of the two months of newly built and decorated buildings, he seizes the time to put the Yimen into service.
We visited the three towns of Wu, Chengde, and Weibo, saying that we wanted to understand and survey the topography and people's conditions on the spot. We did not say that we must visit every county, but we "sorted out" all the important towns and rich counties. It was a bit hard work, but
The income was extremely huge. In just one trip, he got back the "capital" he had spent previously. It is conceivable that the money he got in the future would be pure income.
Before the last "inspection", Huangfu Jun mentioned to Yuan Xiangxian that he would take advantage of the changes in Lulong to launch the Northern Expedition. However, Yuan Xiangxian was not interested in military affairs. He was anxious to go to various towns to make money, so he reasoned that he had not yet done so.
Familiar with the situation, you need to experience and understand it before talking. Now that I have just come back after two months away, Huangfu Jun comes to mention the old things again.
"Ya Nei is saying..."
"Raise troops for the Northern Expedition!"
"Destroy Li Chengzhong?"
"Of course it's Li Chengzhong."
When Yuan Xiang heard that there was going to be a war, he first had a headache. He immediately refused: "I'm afraid not."
Huangfu Jun said anxiously: "Why not? Lulong has changed. I heard that in Youzhou, Shicheng and Yuguan fought three times, the army suffered heavy losses. It is the right time to raise an army now! The son of the Kuang Li family started from scratch and has no authority.
De, there are many people inside and outside Youzhou who are dissatisfied. When this army goes north, it will inevitably fall apart. If we don't get it out of March, Hebei will be in our hands!"
Yuan Xiang came here to make money first, so why did he want to fight? Moreover, he had been warned by Li Zhen before he came, and he knew Zhu Quanzhong's general strategy for dealing with the situation in Hebei. Of course, it was better to do less than to do more. He immediately shook his head: "No. Your Majesty.
The enemy is mainly in the east of Hedong, and the King of Jin is the prince's most serious problem. The prince is currently fighting a fierce battle with the Jin army in Jinzhou. The situation in Hebei is getting better and better. It only needs to hold down the fence east of Hedong, which will be a great achievement. It's just Lulong.
In a remote place, the disease of slender mustard can be defeated by the army at any time, so why should the yamen worry?"
Huangfu Jun said: "It would be a pity to miss the great situation now. When the Li family's children recover, it will never be as easy as it is today to raise troops to march north!"
Yuan Xiangxian's face darkened slightly and he said displeasedly: "Your Majesty has already made a plan. Hebei is focused on stability. Now that I am going to the camp to recruit people, I should take your strategy as the first priority and don't talk about the rest. If we fight rashly, the war will be in disharmony."
The whole of Hebei will suffer from military disaster again! If Hebei is corrupted, Hedong and Lulong join hands, let me ask the Yameni, if someone is unable to bear this responsibility, can the Yameni bear it?"
Huangfu Jun was robbed, and he suppressed his anger and said: "We are recruiting envoys. Now Lulong is empty. The children of the Li family will be unable to stop the army from advancing north. This battle will be won. How can Hebei be corrupted?"
Yuan Xiangxian sneered and said: "The war is changing rapidly, how can we dare to say that we will win? Is the Yamen laughing at someone who knows nothing about military matters? Don't say more. In the situation in Hebei, we don't seek merit, but we seek no faults. Having no faults means merit. That's it.
It’s a plan!”
Seeing that Huangfu Jun's face was full of dissatisfaction, he immediately comforted him and said: "The yamen's eagerness to seek war shows the sincerity of the prince. Someone will definitely convey the yamen's intentions to Jinzhou. The yamen only need to train the soldiers diligently and strictly control the barriers.
Making the east route of Hedong smooth, this is the first achievement! As for the Li family's son, let him go for a few days, and in the future the prince will pacify Hedong and pass the pass, and the army will march northward, which will happen in a few days!"
The reason why Huangfu Jun wanted to lead his army to the north now was because he judged that Lu Long was weak, and he was also afraid of the Northern Expedition after the Xuanwu Army had time. At this time, the towns in Hebei were led by Wei Bo, and after the Northern Expedition, they would have to rely on Wei Bo to rule
In Hebei, if the Xuanwu Army is the main force in the northern expedition in the future, even if the Lulong Prefectures are captured, these places will no longer have anything to do with Weibo. Even the prefectures in Weibo's own town will probably no longer be under the rule of Weibo people.
However, Yuan Xiangxian firmly refused to use troops against Lu Long, and Huangfu Jun could only say nothing. After seeing the newly renovated summons camp, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, it was really uncomfortable to live under someone else's fence.
Yuan Xiangxian sat firmly in Weizhou, commanding the towns in Hebei to strictly guard the passages leading to Hedong, and try his best to complete the task of blocking Hedong. At the same time, he did not forget Li Zhen's reminder, asking the towns to pay close attention to the movements of Lu Long's army and be on guard against Li Chengzhong.
Heading south. Of course, Yuan Xiang did not need to do these things personally. He sent out the recruitment envoys and staff Zuo Er respectively. In addition to supervising the implementation of various military orders, he also continued to obtain continuous benefits from various states and counties.
He himself lives in Weizhou, singing and dancing every day, how happy he is!
Such good days lasted until the end of July.
In the afternoon of that day, Yuan Xiang first received an official document from Yiwu Jiedu Mansion. Jiedushi Wang Chuzhi reported to the summoning envoy Xingyuan that Lulong was building a wooden bridge over Laishui River.
Although Yuan Xiangxian does not want to go to war with Lulong, it is his responsibility to stabilize the situation in Hebei. To put it bluntly, maintaining the status quo is his biggest task. If Lulong cannot maintain this tacit understanding and arbitrarily launches attacks on the towns in Hebei, Yuan Xiangxian can only
Fight against.
The current situation of the towns in Hebei is that Yiwu, Chengde and Weibo form a vertical fence from north to south, which not only surrounds the east side of Hedong but also isolates the west side of Lulong. The northernmost one is Yiwu, which contains Yiwu.
, Ding Erzhou, and taking over the northern part of Hengzhou from Hedong from the Xuanwu Army; in the middle is Chengde, including Zhaozhou, Zhenzhou (south of Hengzhou), Jizhou and the southern part of Shenzhou; the farthest south is Weibo,
It includes Weizhou, Beizhou, Bozhou, and Dezhou in the east, and the eastern parts of Xingzhou, Mingzhou, Xiangzhou, and Weizhou in the west.
The bridge construction site mentioned in Wang Chuzhi's official document is located in the northernmost part of the entire fence - the east of Yizhou, five miles east of Laishui County. This place is quite sensitive, it is the junction of Yiwu and Lulong, and the west of Laishui includes
Laishui County belongs to Yiwu, and Fanyang to the east of Laishui belongs to Lulong. There were originally two wooden bridges on Laishui River, but they were destroyed by the war last year. At this time, Lulong is building a bridge on Laishui River. What does it want to do?
?
This official document made Yuan Xiangxian immediately nervous. He read every word in the document carefully, trying to deduce Lu Long's intentions. The official document was very simple, and Yuan Xiangxian could not make a final judgment, but this behavior already made him very uneasy.
.He decided to write back immediately and asked Wang Chu to get to the bottom of the matter.
Just half a day after the reply document was sent, he quickly sent someone to recover the messenger because Wang Chuzhi's second official document arrived. This time the document was more detailed because Lu Long took the initiative to contact the Laishui County Magistrate.
, explained to the county magistrate, who then reported it to Wang Chuzhi.
Building the bridge was not an act of the Lulong government, but a shop named Yao Ji. This shop claimed to have obtained the "right of way" to build a bridge on Laishui River, and planned to build three bridges, one near Laishui County.
Two bridges were built, and one bridge was built in Qiuxian County in the south of Yizhou to open the roads on the east and west banks of Laishui.
Wang Chuzhi, the envoy of Yiwu Jiedu, asked if he should block the movement of the envoys? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.