Number of People

  Chapter 2106 Guizijuan stands firm, and everyone comes to worship

  Pan Ruzhen's guess was really accurate. He was the first official to visit Feng Ziying in Wubao other than Xia Zhiling, the county magistrate of Wubao.

The magistrates of nearby Suide, Mizhi, Jiazhou and other prefectures and counties either got the accurate information too late, or were not sure whether the information was accurate, or worried that the chaos had not yet been brought under control, so they rashly went out to Wubao Road and were attacked. Unexpected events happened, so they all wanted to wait and see, but they were far less eager and decisive than Pan Ruzhen.

  So Pan Ruzhen, who was far away in Fushi, was the first official to arrive. This also made Feng Ziying's impression of Pan Ruzhen much better to a certain extent.

Of course, Wang Wenyan's activities in Shaanxi in the past six months have also yielded a lot. Not only did he have a good understanding of the officials of the Xi'an Prefecture and even Shaanxi's chief envoy, the procuratorial envoy, and the third division of the capital, including some important military preparations, The situation of patrolling and guarding roads is also known, and Wang Wenyan also has a targeted understanding of some prefectures and counties where the situation is not good.

  Wang Wenyan was familiar with Pan Ruzhen's situation, and even Pan Ruzhen's relationship with the chief envoy and the procuratorate was also known to some of his contacts in the court.

  However, on the day when Pan Ruzhen came to Wubao, Wu Guide, the magistrate of Suide, Xu Junyang, the magistrate of Mizhi County, and Yuan Wanquan, the magistrate of Jiazhou, came to visit Feng Ziying one after another.

   Immediately afterwards, the staff of Lu Chuan, the Zuo Buzheng, the staff of Sun Yijie, the inspector, and the personal staff of Xu Liangyan, the governor of Xi'an Prefecture, also came to Wubao.

   And Xie Zhenye, the commander and acquaintance of the capital, felt Wubao personally, which shocked Feng Ziying.

Although he was very dissatisfied with the Shaanxi capital, many parts of the guards in Shaanxi were useless, and the combat effectiveness of the guards was not worth mentioning, but Xie Zhenye was also a second-rank official, and it was a bit too much for him to come to Wubao in person. flattered.

  Feng Ziying was overwhelmed by the continuous stream of officials and aides who came here one after another. Later, he had to issue an order requiring officials from all over the country to do their job well and not to leave their posts without authorization.

   Fortunately, Wu Yaoqing and the others finally arrived, and the pressure on Li Guibao and the others was reduced a lot.

   "The grandmas have all arrived in Pingyang Mansion, but they dare not go south or west, because they are afraid of accidents." Wu Yaoqing hurriedly came to see Feng Ziying before he even had time to wash his face.

"Oh? The rebel army has really entered Jin?" Feng Ziying only got the news. The rebel army captured Hancheng and Heyang, and marched towards Tongzhou and Chaoyi. Also brought this bad news.

"We avoided the Hejin line and came from Mengmendu. Now grandmas are still safe in Pingyang, but if they go south or west, it will be hard to say. The wind at Mengmendu is very tight." Wu Yaoqing A lot of tanning, "We went south all the way, and I feel that the situation in Shanxi is also very bad. Although the drought may not be as good as in Shaanxi, the officials are urging taxes, and they will not stop for a while. Several times we have run into the government office. The officials in the village are arresting people everywhere, it is said that they are all tax-resistant, and I feel a little worried when I see it,..."

Feng Ziying also felt nervous. The situation in Shanxi is actually very bad. It can only be said that it is slightly better than Shaanxi. However, the taxation court in Shaanxi has already reduced or exempted taxes, but Shanxi does not have this benefit. If what Wu Yaoqing said is true, then the situation in Shanxi is also like a Haystacks ignite at one o'clock, but once the Shaanxi rebels enter Jin Dynasty, wouldn't it be equivalent to throwing a big torch on this haystack?

At this time, Feng Ziying didn't know that the Jin rebellion army had captured Hejin County and was advancing towards Jishan, and that Ronghe County on the bank of the Yellow River had also been captured, and that a large number of hungry and disaster victims in Pingyang Prefecture also flocked , Some raised their own banners, while others joined the Shaanxi Rebel Army. The entire southern part of Pingyang Prefecture has become turbulent.

   "How is the situation at Tongguan?" Feng Ziying turned to Wang Wenyan.

There are Tongguan Guards stationed in Tongguan. This is one of the few guards in the whole of Shaanxi that can be seen. It is because Tongguan's geographical location is too special and its status is too important. Although the Tongguan Guards here belong to the Shaanxi Metropolitan Command Command, but its independence is quite strong, even the capital does not interfere with the actions of the Tongguan guards, and everything is to ensure the safety of Tongguan as the top priority.

   "There is a battalion of guards stationed, one of which is equipped with firecrackers, but..." Wang Wenyan opened his mouth in embarrassment.

  Feng Ziying frowned, and immediately understood, "Three-eyed firecracker?"

"Yes, these three-eyed firecrackers are far inferior to the combat effectiveness of bows and arrows, so they are basically discarded." Wang Wenyan said frankly: "But overall, the combat effectiveness of this battalion is not bad. Chief Qian Zhao Qianshan, who was born in a military household in Lintong, Proficient in bow and horse, and cunning in actions, even Xie Zhenye, the commander of the capital, sometimes fails to command."

"Oh, Xie Zhenye can't even command, he really does a good job as a fellow conductor." Feng Ziying smiled, "But this flattering job is quite smooth, otherwise he, a fellow conductor, would have already done a good job. It’s time to be dismissed.”

  Wang Wenyan smiled, but did not speak.

  Which place in Dazhou officialdom is not like this?

   Talent, mediocrity, and idiot are basically in the ratio of 25 to 3. If there is 20% in ability, it means that the official atmosphere in this place is quite good.

And mediocrity and fools are not really mediocre and stupid, but they are not using their minds on the right path, muddling through government affairs, perfunctory, taking money out of their own pockets for promotion, greedy for women, trying to figure out the intentions of their superiors, Clinging and making friends, these abilities are even stronger than those who can really do things.

  Snakes have snake ways, foxes have fox tracks. Although Xie Zhenye is unbearable, he has quite a lot of connections in the five-army governor's mansion.

Moreover, the capital of Shaanxi is not a good place, especially in the past few years when there has been a lot of chaos in the area, and those who are really capable and well-connected may not be able to look up to a commander here (commanders of the provincial capitals of the Great Zhou Dynasty do not set up routinely, Only acquaintances are assumed), so Xie Zhenye can sit firmly, and it makes sense.

Of course, to be a commanding acquaintance, at any rate, he is from the second grade, and there are so many guards under his control. Besides, empty shells and ostentatious, filial piety is indispensable everywhere. There are also many guards in the guards. There are as many ways to get out of naturalization as naturalization, and the doorways here can also make a lot of money.

   "Have you received any news from the court about this?" Feng Ziying asked again.

"Not yet. I'm afraid we need to remind the imperial court. If there is chaos in Pingyang, it will pose a great threat to Henan. The three prefectures of Huaiqing, Weihui, and Zhangde are particularly dangerous. It's about preparation." Wang Wenyan reminded.

"I, the governor of Shaanxi, now have to worry about Shanxi and even Henan for the imperial court. What are the prefect of Pingyang and the chief envoy of Shaanxi doing?" Feng Ziying sneered, "That's all, go and write, but we have Put our minds on our own affairs, maybe people will think that we are causing trouble."

"Across the Yellow River, Dongyin needs some skills. Could it be that the guards of Pingyang Mansion didn't notice it? What about soldiers?" Wu Yaoqing shook his head. It can't be more suitable, it's normal to be deserted after a long period of peace, but now after the severe drought, victims are everywhere, if you haven't been a little vigilant, it's a bit unreasonable."

"It's not that I'm not vigilant, it's that there's nothing wrong with being vigilant." Feng Ziying shook her head again and again: "This is the case in Pingyang Mansion, but isn't it the same in Yan'an Mansion? The empty soldiers have already drunk enough blood, and they are eager to find someone to replace them. How can there be such a thing?" Kind of a good thing? If they want to spit out the money they swallowed, that will kill them. The Pingyang government can also blame Shaanxi. That's just a thief, the thief is from Shaanxi, it has nothing to do with me in Pingyang,..."

  After talking about the business, Wu Yaoqing also made a report on the situation in Datong.

According to the original idea, Feng Ziying must set up a pro-military battalion. Although it is a battalion in name, it certainly cannot be as large as a regular battalion, but three to five hundred people are necessary, especially in a chaotic place like Shaanxi. Therefore, Wu Yaoqing and Feng Ziying's uncles were quietly recruiting soldiers in Datong.

Of course, it is impossible to recruit all the soldiers in Datong, but the backbone and main force are indispensable, so Wu Yaoqing stayed to attract the attention of outsiders, and the other thing was to recruit from Datong. Both Yang Yuan and Cui Chengxiu were very cooperative. Some Datong soldiers came over directly.

   "There are about two hundred people." Feng Ziying couldn't help frowning when she heard that there were more than two hundred people, but thinking that she would have to stay in Yan'an Mansion for a long time, this was also necessary.

"It's definitely not enough. The initial idea is to build three outposts first, with about 400 people, and finally make up one, with more than 600 people." Wu Yaoqing introduced: "I firmly oppose such a risky move like the previous adults. Lost, no one can afford to suffer, relying on Gui Bao and the others around, it is no problem to meet a small group of rebellious troops, but once caught in a real war, it is useless, these personal soldiers are used to protect the adults. If something breaks out of the encirclement, I have also asked Lord Feng You for his opinion, and he also agrees."

  Seeing Wu Yaoqing's insistence, Feng Ziying also knew that this was his responsibility, and she didn't care about these things. She just let them do it, and she was more concerned about the next matters.

   After finishing his work, he returned to the backyard, only to see two pretty and slender figures standing in the courtyard, but who were those Pinger and Qingwen?

"Qingwen, Ping'er?" Feng Ziying was so overjoyed that her heart almost jumped out of her chest. She walked a few steps quickly, and regardless of the guards behind her, she rushed forward and hugged the second daughter in her arms. In his arms, "When did you guys come? Oh, Yaoqing didn't tell me? I thought..."

  (end of this chapter)