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  Chapter 2166 Ziying's plan to play big chess with the Guizi scroll

  Of course Qiu Zixiong understood the mystery.

  He knew his role from the very beginning.

   It's not about how much success you can achieve, but whether you can act according to the intention of the governor, and whether you can achieve the effect that the governor wants.

So when Wang Zuogua and Miao Renmei came to seduce him to fight Yanchang, he also shot a feint, pretending to agree to Wang Zuogua and Miao Renmei's request, and went south from Yanshui Pass, and suddenly waved his troops when he was about to reach Yanchang Going north, Yanchuan County was taken by surprise, and several large fortresses in Yanchuan were captured in one fell swoop, and a large amount of goods and food were robbed.

Then when Wang Zuogua and Miao Renmei led their troops northward in desperation, they laid an ambush for Wang Zuogua and Miao Renmei in the border area between Yanchuan and Yanchang County in the south, and wiped out the main force of the thousands of rebellious troops of the two in one fell swoop. Of course, what he said to the outside world was that Wang Zuogua and Miao Renmei intended to sneak attack the people who annexed his Baitang village, so he had no choice but to fight back.

From the outside, this is indeed the case. Wang Zuogua and Miao Renmei had been working between Yanchang and Yichuan, and almost gave up Yanchang. Qiu Zixiong went south from Qingjian to Yanchuan. You Wang Zuogua and Yichuan Miao Renmei's sudden march to the north was obviously a challenge and offense to Qiu Zixiong's Baitang village, so it is reasonable for Qiu Zixiong to be rude to you.

The only thing that confuses some people is that although Wang Zuogua and Miao Renmei have more troops than Qiu Zixiong's Baitangzhai, in terms of combat effectiveness, they can't compare with Baitangzhai. The people who "annexed" Baitangzhai seemed a little overwhelmed.

However, in the land of northern Shaanxi, there are many lords vying for the throne and bandits fighting for hegemony. Everyone can join forces to attack cities and counties and attack the government, and they can also turn against each other and draw swords. It is not uncommon for each other to annex each other. That is to say, it has grown stronger by merging other small groups of rebels, so it is nothing new to be annexed by Baitangzhai this time.

  Qiu Zixiong also understood Feng Ziying's messenger after receiving the words.

The governor is very satisfied with his ingenious strategy in this battle. Not only did he solve the problem of Yanchuan extension in one fell swoop, but he also laid a good foundation for the march into Yichuan, Luochuan, Zhongbu and Yijun, the four counties in the southernmost part of Yan'an Prefecture. Base.

The governor has already arrived in Xi'an, and Modron and the others are also fighting vigorously in Qingyang and Pingliang. On the surface, the Kuang family and his son drove the people from Boyan Village to rush here and there, but in fact they were following The governor marched along the route. After this raid, the gentry forces in Qingyang and Pingliang were greatly wiped out, but the goods and food were left behind. Isn’t he doing this kind of thing differently? ?

   "Zifeng, big brother, do you think Yanchang County will be taken down or not?" Qiu Zixiong was playing with a jade ornament in his hand, and walked up and down the hall with a smile.

   "It didn't say what we should do next?" Mao Jian frowned.

He looks even older, but in fact he is only four or five years older than Qiu Zixiong's cousin, but at first glance he seems to be about ten years older. He is Qiu Zixiong's logistics manager and basically does not participate in military operations , only the collection and distribution of food and grass materials after each war.

"That's where the cleverness over there is. He only drew a circle for us. As for how to fight and how to operate, it's completely up to us. Of course, we have to carry out his original intention." Qiu Zixiong said leisurely: "No Knowing why we northern Shaanxi gentry are in the way of his eyes, so disliked? Could it be that his father was sued by these gentry when he was the general soldier in Yulin?"

"It's hard to say, how can the gentry in our place think highly of warriors, and whether it's a hermit or a bandit, there must be unavoidable discord among them, and these gentry will naturally have to toss about relying on someone in the court, ..." Mao Jian shook his head, "But because of this, the Shaanxi gentry will be slaughtered, which may be too much."

"Who said it was going to be slaughtered?" Qiu Zifeng disagreed, "I don't think it's because of this reason, after all, it's not food? It's really hard to get food out of the mouths of these food households. Instead of spending all your time trying to talk to these people, or even end up getting nothing and being hated and sued by them, how could our methods be so quick and easy?"

  Mao Jian frowned, "Then he is not afraid of the backlash from the local gentry? Do you really think he can cover the sky in Shaanxi? There are also chief envoys and inspectors in the province."

"Hehe, brother, when Yun Guang was the governor of Shaanxi a few years ago, didn't he cover the sky with one hand? Who dared to act presumptuously in front of him? At that time, Lu Chuan was still the right chief envoy. Like a shrunken-necked quail in front of him, he dare not let a fart go, and he dare not go west when told to go east,..."

Qiu Zifeng's rebuttal did not overwhelm Mao Jian, "Can it be the same? Before Yunguang came to Shaanxi, he had a great reputation, and the gentry also supported him. Now this one is too young and has little foundation. With no root or stalk, how can it compare with Yunguang?"

"No roots and no roots? No roots and no roots, Xie Zhenye will be the first to lose his sincerity? Just based on his father's qualifications as the governor of the three sides and the general soldier of Yulin, with the backing of the frontier army, there is nothing on the ground in Shaanxi. Few people dare to challenge him, otherwise why would he treat us like eagles and dogs at will?" Qiu Zifeng said bitterly.

   "Hey, why are you still not happy about being an eagle dog?" Qiu Zixiong was amused, "Other people can't ask for this opportunity."

"This is not being an eagle dog, but using us as a butcher's knife. We bear the crimes of the wicked, and he will be a good person..." Qiu Zifeng sighed, "But then again, what can we do if we don't want to do this? We don't want to do this. Do it, and some people want to do it, but they just feel a little suffocated when they think about it.”

"Hehe, people are different. Flowers have a variety of reds. Zifeng, do you still want to compete with the governor?" Mao Jian laughed, "Don't feel sorry for yourself there, you can become a eagle dog, as long as If people don’t cook rabbits to death and kill donkeys, we should be Amitabha.”

"Okay, I don't think so." Qiu Zixiong calmed down and said, "It's not that the governor is so fraternal, and a fraternal person can't sit in this position, but how useful we are to the governor. Yes. People say that the governor came to Shaanxi for gilding, and he will return to Beijing if he finds something interesting after walking around, but I can't see it all."

"The governor is very thoughtful. You can take the four big villages here into your bag at once, and then you can clean up the powerful gentry in northern Shaanxi. Whether it is to knock the mountain to shake the tiger, or kill the chicken to make an example to the monkey, this Shaanxi gentry is me. It is estimated that there are not many storms going on now. As for those people in the city of Xi'an, they dare not even leave the city. How can they fight with the governor who is galloping back and forth in northern Shaanxi? Not to mention that the governor is in the army and in the court. Basic background, now he still dares to stretch his hand into the river east, who would dare to change it to an ordinary person?"

   Qiu Zixiong's words made both Mao Jian and Qiu Zifeng nod in recognition.

"Shaanxi is definitely not as simple as the governor just skimming over it. Seeing how much he attaches importance to the control of the army, it shows that he has a clear view of the situation. The territory of Shaanxi, the northwest frontier, the western region and Tibet in the west, and the grassland in the north. , connecting Bashu to the south, and the Central Plains to the east, it can be said that Shaanxi is in turmoil, and the world is shocked, plus there are four towns in the nine border towns, it can be said that grasping Shaanxi means that you have a ballast stone in your hands." Qiu Zixiong thought carefully, "With Xiao Feng's reputation as Xiu Zhuan, he could not have come to Shaanxi to wade through this muddy water. Second-class Jinshi, Shu Jishi, Xiu Zhuan of the Imperial Academy, Shun Tian Fu Chan, what a prestigious title, safe and secure. After ten years, the promotion to the third-rank official is a matter of course, why come to Shaanxi to take risks?"

   "Then why is he here?" Both Mao Jian and Qiu Zifeng couldn't help asking.

"Maybe it's to accumulate fame and prestige faster, maybe it's to lay the foundation for their Feng family to become a veritable king of the Northwest, or there are bigger ideas, but we can't predict which one." Qiu Zixiong shook his head, "But no matter what, Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan has a great future, and we won't lose by following him, and he is alone, and he needs us to give him wings and help him do things. We have one interest with him. As long as we are loyal, we don't have to worry about him. Leaving us alone, especially if we have offended the gentry and officials in Shaanxi, we have nowhere to go, but he has no choice either."

Of course, Qiu Zixiong couldn't understand Feng Ziying's thoughts. In fact, Feng Ziying himself may not fully understand how his future will develop. He just moves forward according to inertia, and occasionally finds that he should change something, and then make some adjustments for his future plans. , that is to say, with the change of one's own status, one's thoughts are also changing, and then constantly adjusting the future goals.

But for Feng Ziying now, his goals are still clear and precise. One is to completely put down the chaos in Shaanxi, the other is to master a guard army other than the frontier army that can be used by him, and the third is to sort out the officialdom in Shaanxi and create a basic A bureaucracy that revolves around its own baton.

These steps may be fast or slow, or go alone or in parallel, or complement each other. The first step is advancing the fastest, the second step has a certain foundation, and the third step has just begun and has not yet entered the right track. Yan'an Prefecture has achieved certain results, and other places have not yet cut in.

But from the moment he entered Xi'an City, he was about to face off against Lu Chuan and Sun Yijie. He wanted to use the power brought by his continuous victories in the suppression of chaos to squeeze the influence of the two step by step, establish his own prestige, and then make a contribution to the future. Adjust the entire Shaanxi officialdom and get ready.

  (end of this chapter)