In the custody room of the Yamen, Zhang Ning was listening to Hou Mao and others describe the ins and outs of the murder. Also present were Wang Dianshi and Zhang Chengzong. The three of them were not familiar with each other, so what they reported should be true. Hou Mao dealt with one
Li Zheng, described in words, a human life is just a symbol in Zhang Ning's feeling.
Chengzong said: "At that time, Wang Dianshi came to explain and let the last general and Hou Baihu handle the matter. The last general did not go together, so he failed to dissuade Hou Baihu from committing suicide without permission."
"Hou Baihu did nothing wrong. There is no need to say more about this matter." Zhang Ning waved his hand easily, picked up the knife in his hand and continued to modify the sand table on the horizontal door panel. Everyone looked at the sand on the wooden board curiously.
It is a sand table terrain, with mountains made of sand and rivers taped with cloth strips. There are also various small mountain flags on the sand table, with numbers painted on them. There are several people sitting next to it, including officials and
Three or four people came from unknown places and were unknown to everyone. They were looking through some papers and books, and some were writing and drawing there.
After a while, Zhang Ning raised his head and said: "The simplest use of power is to punish or kill them if they think they are guilty; in a higher use, I could have killed him openly, but I can also
Forgiveness and forgiveness all depend on the decision of those with authority.”
Zhang Chengzong said hurriedly: "I sincerely follow His Highness's teachings."
Zhang Ning glanced at Hou Mao and said with a smile: "Chengzong understands... During this period, Chengzong is responsible for training the soldiers of the second brigade. Hou Tanzhu and Wang Dianshi will work together to complete those errands.
In particular, more than a hundred pieces of paper armor must be produced as soon as possible. The cost of paper armor is low, the manufacturing cycle is short, and it is also defensive against arrows, which can at least reduce the casualties of soldiers."
"Yes." The three of them agreed together and left.
After the person who reported the matter left, a young man stood up and continued: "Master Zhang Mingjian, the mountains and rivers of Shimen County can be roughly described, but it is a bit difficult to go from Cili and Yongdingwei to Yongshunsi in the west.
, I have to find a few people who are familiar with the local area to come back and ask. Especially near Yongshun Division, Tianmen Mountain and other places have complicated terrain and winding roads, so it is difficult to say accurately at the moment."
Zhang Ning nodded and said: "Wang Magistrate and Master Liang can try their best to find someone, but don't worry about other things. Your Majesty and Madam are fine in the backyard, and no one will make things difficult for them."
Wang Yu, the young county magistrate, lowered his head with a gloomy expression and was noncommittal.
Lao Xu once warned him in front of him, saying that the officials in the county government had surrendered on the surface, but they could not be trusted. Of course what Lao Xu said was reasonable, but why did Zhang Ning not figure it out? These officials were very easy to win over no matter how they tried to win over them.
It's hard to make them willing. With legal official status, why should they follow the "traitors" wholeheartedly? However, Zhang Ning believes that sometimes employing people does not require too much loyalty. Just like the employees hired by a businessman, the businessman needs people to do things for him.
, employees need to be paid; the officials in Shimen County need Zhang Ning to protect their lives and property after the city is destroyed, and Zhang Ning needs the officials to maintain order. Who is really sincere and loyal to whom? That's it.
Zhang Ning added: "On weekdays, officials in the yamen can go to the lobby or the second hall to handle errands. You can't just enter the signing room." After saying this, he turned back and glanced at Xu Wenjun. This sentence was actually meant for her.
Yes, because the lock of the signing room was changed, and she was the only one who had the key.
This pledge room is Zhang Ning's usual office, and contains many important things.
There are more and more things, big and small, important and trivial, and very complicated. The method Zhang Ning adopts is to record these things and then sort them out. Only when they are organized can they analyze and make judgments. Just like the Jiuxi Wei before
The troops and horses were dispatched, and he judged that the troops and horses were going to Lizhou. Only by combining large and small information could he make a guess; the latest news proved that his judgment was not wrong.
There were many slips of paper neatly pasted behind the chair he was sitting on, with various symbols written on them. One of them had black words: 2-14; this symbol represented an unprocessed event. He only needed to compare the marks to solve the problem.
Find a detailed description of the incident in your own notebook.
There are also some red symbols, which do not represent events, but information. Paste the information that may be related together, and then you can look at the records in another booklet for comprehensive analysis.
Zhang Ning was doing all these things himself. At first, he envisioned Xu Wenjun playing a secretary-like role, allowing her to do some trivial tasks, but soon he found that Wenjun was not qualified for the job;
Talents such as secretarial assistants, which are rampant in modern times, were actually very difficult to find in the Ming Dynasty, mainly because it was difficult to find people with more education.
Later, Zhang Ning felt that he needed a "staff department" to help him comprehensively analyze information and concretely implement abstract decision-making goals. Of course, the kind of "staff department" he wanted was difficult to set up for the time being, and it was really lacking.
People, such members who participate in the decision-making and execution of military aircraft, cannot just be found at random. So he had to let Lao Xu and Wenjun follow him around, hoping that they could slowly learn his own way of doing things.
This situation made Zhang Ning feel very cumbersome, because he had to do the work that should be done by a team alone. The walls were covered with notes, and he was tired of coping.
Fortunately, Zhang Ning's mind is still clear. All the recent events are actually one thing: capturing Yongding Guard. This major event is divided into several parts, such as expanding troops, preparing money, food and materials, building weapons and armor, and analyzing the situation.
, arranging the eyeliner network, etc. Under each step, there are many specific things, large and small... Generally speaking, it is complicated but not confusing.
When he was about to ask Xu Wenjun to check the content of another note, a guard came in at the door. With Zhang Ning's permission, he came over and reported: "Sir, a few people came from the southwest gate, saying they were from the main altar.
Yes, the leader was a woman who called herself a fairy. The brothers on duty brought them into the city and temporarily detained them in a hotel outside the county government office."
When Zhang Ning heard that she guessed it was the Peach Blossom Fairy, she immediately said, "Take her to the signing room to talk."
"yes."
After the guards went out, Zhang Ning thought it would take some time for the Peach Blossom Fairy to arrive, so he called Wang Zhixian and others over, pointed at the sand table and said: "You finish the rest, and then draw it on the drawing. Use circles to indicate the height.
In order of urgency, the denser the lines, the steeper they are; colored words mark towns and other targets as well as landforms, and describe them in text below the drawing. Understand?"
Wang Yu said calmly: "Although the method is a bit complicated, I have probably figured it out. I'll leave this figure to us."
Zhang Ning said kindly: "Wang Zhixian is a scholar with a good reputation after all. He can understand everything at once."
After a while, the guards brought in a man wearing a silk hat and a narrow-waisted robe with lapels. When Zhang Ning saw that it wasn't the Peach Blossom Fairy, who was it? She was disguised as a man. When she entered the room, she saw there were many people there, so she bowed and bowed.
: "Mr. Ping An, are you okay?"
Zhang Ning returned the greeting with a smile, pointed to a door at the back and said, "My old friend is here from afar. Please come inside and have a cup of tea to relieve your fatigue."
"Please, Mr. Ping An." The Peach Blossom Fairy made a pretentious gesture, which was somewhat similar to that of a scholar.
The two entered the inner room. The Peach Blossom Fairy sat down and took off her silk hat. The red flower pattern on her cheek was particularly conspicuous, making her otherwise straight-featured face look a bit more coquettish and frivolous. She looked around,
She saw that there was a bed, a desk and two chairs in this small room. There were a lot of words written randomly on the paper on the wall, and some inexplicable circles were drawn. She said: "You look very busy."
At this time Xu Wenjun came in with tea, and the Peach Blossom Fairy smiled and said: "Thank you, Wenjun."
Wenjun smiled back and said, "You guys talk about business first, and I'll talk to Sister Fairy in the evening."
The Peach Blossom Fairy nodded, took out an envelope from her arms and put it on the table, then pressed the envelope with her fingertips and pushed it gently: "The leader has received the letter sent by Mr. Ping An to report the victory. Originally, he was sending a messenger.
I didn’t reply to the letter, but because I got some important information at the last moment, I was sent here.”
Zhang Ning opened the envelope and saw that it was a letter written by Yao Ji. He felt excited and quickly scanned the content. After a while, he raised his head and said, "The Miao people in Zhenxi and Wuzhai Division have raised troops? So...
What a coincidence, is the news reliable?"
Fairy Peach Blossom said: "Ping An, do you still remember that there is a secret stronghold in Changde Mansion? That's where the news came from. There is a newspaper in Changde Mansion, but the things posted have been screened by the government. The newspaper about the Miao people's rebellion was not posted.
; However, the people in the stronghold have friendships with the officials of the Changde Prefecture, and they got it through inquiries from the officials. People from above have been sent to verify it, and it is indeed reliable. There was a drought in the Wuling Mountains, and the local officials still extorted money and food, and forcibly sent more men and horses. The two places conspired at the same time.
He raised his troops and elected the old Miao man from La'er Mountain as the 'Miao King'. According to current news, the Miao people captured Caoziping and other places and marched into Chenzhou Prefecture with great momentum."
"Isn't this the 'mt' that was delivered to you?" Zhang Ning was so happy that he almost stopped dancing while rubbing his hands.
"Ah?" Peach Blossom Fairy looked confused.
Zhang Ning hurriedly said: "It means human shields. The Miao rebels have a large number of people and are very aggressive in attacking the city. They will definitely attract most of the firepower of the official army. Chenzhou is right in front, and it is restraining the nearby official and army forces. Compared with
The Songfan rebellion far away in Sichuan had much more obvious effects... I think it’s time to revise the established strategy.”
Only then did Fairy Peach Blossom understand. She added, "You can send someone to Changde to confirm the news. The name of the stronghold in Changde Mansion is 'Shuidanao Stone Field', and the superiors have agreed to contact them safely."
"What does my mother mean?" Zhang Ning asked casually.
Fairy Peach Blossom shook her head and said: "That's what Mr. Zheng meant. Although they are not outsiders, but upon closer inspection, Mr. Zheng is a member of the emperor and is not under the control of Mrs. Yao. The Shuidang'ao Stone Field is not under the control of the Anti-Evil Cult, but is directly under the control of Mrs. Yao.
A messaging portal above.”
"This is interesting... Mr. Zheng and even my father should know about our capture of Shimen County," Zhang Ning said thoughtfully.