Under Lin Yan's guarantee and escort, Li Hanping, as the imperial emissary, was able to walk on the streets of Guangfu in broad daylight;
It's just that he looks at the bustling scene of the street market that is selling and inviting endlessly, but he has slight feelings and sadness in his heart. Whether this prosperous scene can be returned to the imperial government again depends on his trip this time.
He is the current minister of the sect, a bachelor of Jixiandian, and the prime minister of the Ministry of Etiquette, Tongping Zhangshi, and Feng Xingyang Prefecture. He has been a veteran and veteran who has followed for many years. Received the title of Doctor from the Fourth Grade Taizhong.
This time, in order to facilitate him to bring the book to recruit the thieves, he not only gave a dozen blank reports and an edict, but also temporarily added his official secretary, Sheng Zuocheng, under the fifth grade. Strengthen the corresponding persuasive power and background.
He can still remember that, as a far-sighted minister of the Dingzhu, two years ago, the grass thieves led by Huang Ni occupied Lingnan and asked the court to appoint him as an envoy of the balance. The holy lord discussed with the officials, and his benefactor once suggested that Huang Chao should be granted as Lingnan Jiedu Envoy for the time being.
However, the prime minister, Lu Xie, who had always been at odds with his political views, was relying on Huainan Jiedu to make Gao Pian a foreign aid, arguing: "The Huainan army is a little unparalleled. Why should we be afraid of a little thief and let the army everywhere renounce it?"
However, Zheng Tian argued: "The yellow thief was upset by the famine. They rely on money to gather the army, so they can raise troops from Jianghuai and sweep the country. But the country is too peaceful for a long time, soldiers will forget the war, so all places are in seclusion and dare not go out. If you use kindness to excuse your sins and wait until the harvest, Huang Chao's subordinates want to go home, and the army is separated, and the edge of Huang Chao becomes meat on the chopping block. This is what the art of war says is a soldier who is defeated without a fight. Nowadays, it is not by strategy to win, but by relying on it. With the army attacking, I am worried that the country’s worries will not end."
But Zuo Pu shot Yu Cong again and said: "Lingnan produces treasures, and the world is rich. If you hand it to Huang Chao, the country's financial resources will be exhausted." The Holy Lord also hoped that Gao Pian would not give up Lingnan treasures, so he agreed to Lu Xie's. Proposal, ordered the prime ministers to discuss the drafting of the edict.
However, Zheng Tian remonstrated again: "The army of thieves is millions, rampant, fighting passively and unintentionally destroying thieves. The security of the country depends on us, and you rely on the Huainan army. I don't know what the outcome will be."
Lu Xie was furious on the spot and wanted to go away, but accidentally threw his sleeves into the inkstone and stained the rice paper. When the holy lord heard about it, he said angrily: "The prime minister abused each other, how to show the sky." He dismissed the aspect of the two. Zheng Tian was demoted as a guest of the prince.
It wasn't until six months ago that the grass thieves raged on the south of the Yangtze River and they were caught in a row. The benefactor Zheng Tian was able to return the complex with the foresight of one by one, and presided over the financial plans and military affairs to deal with the grass thieves' chaos; and He traveled thousands of miles to the sea and rushed to the south of the mountain, which is also an important part of it.
According to the explanation given by the benefactor Zheng Tianer, who had just re-announced hemp into the pavilion before leaving;
Nowadays, the thieves are so powerful that they have their roots outside the ridge. They are not the same as those in the past, who were evacuated due to food gathering and scattered. I am afraid that the military weakness of the southeast roads will inevitably be corrupted; therefore, he is desperately needed. In Lingnan, he ventured into the thief's solicitation method to reopen a new situation for the court and the ruling prime minister in addition to the world war.
This is the strategy of drawing salaries from the bottom of the pot and breaking the road, and the key and important point lies in the demon monk Yuanxuan who is good at governance and keeps the grass thieves in succession. Since the imperial court is beyond reach and is unable to attack and cut it out, let's use the official title to win over and appease him, and it is impossible for him to renounce his virtue with Huang Ni.
But when he traveled thousands of miles of land and sea to reach Guangfu, he found that the local situation was far worse than he expected; the grass thieves had already begun enclosing the land in the Lingnan land, and the local people were also struggling to find peace. Under the circumstances, the rule of the grass thieves is acquiesced. There was no such thing as what he imagined as the deep waters and people's grievances, or the chaos and exile.
In the city of Guangzhou, the prosperity of the market and the busy business situation have already been restored. The order of the people and the people is almost the same as the daily state of the people under the government. This also makes He became more alarmed and alert.
It is necessary to know how long the grass thieves have occupied the outside of the ridge, and there is such a pattern and atmosphere. If people's minds change over time, wouldn't it become a thief and foreign land that doesn't think about the grace of the court. Not to mention the local maritime merchants, who were originally from humble backgrounds and profit-seeking; as long as there are enough benefits, I am afraid that the royal family and the righteousness of the family and the status of monarchs are just waiting for them. thing.
And he wanted to get in and out of the city of Guangzhou, because under the ravages and brutality of the grass thieves, the locals could secretly have nothing to do with the royal family, and the rest of the people did not dare to get involved with them. Let alone provide collaboration. As a result, as a foreign maritime merchant, he was trapped in this Guangzhou city in a disguised form and could not move.
Only then did he deeply feel the distressed and discolored sigh that the benefactor had issued when facing Di Wen and the family letter, "the hearts of the people outside the Ling are no longer owned by the court".
However, what was unexpected and staggering was that, as his main target, the virtual monk, he actually sent troops to the Annan Duhu Mansion. It is said that the imperial court general Zeng Kun intended to regain Jiaozhou in order to counterattack Ling. Xi, but he is powerless to do something.
So while waiting in a dilemma, he had to retreat to the next best thing to put the target, word-of-mouth and wind reviews seem to be more greedy for wealth, beauty and power, the current grass thief left behind deputy envoy Lin Yan;
I thought it was just a tentative gossip, but I didn't want to make a big breakthrough from this person so easily. With the "deep righteous" woman next to him as the internal response, he quickly gained the trust of the other party with the confession that he brought, and with the three-inch tongue of negotiating and lobbying beside the benefactor, he easily persuaded him. Only when the other party came to cooperate with oneself, the situation in Guangzhou city was slowly opened up;
In turn, with the prospect of recruiting security and the relationship between gains and losses, he regained more help from some of the old leaders in the city. As a result, he was able to gain a deeper understanding of the daily deeds of Yuanxuan, a demon monk who is called "ghost monk" and "Sura monk":
The origin of this person is unknown, but only appeared among the grass thieves more than a year ago. Although he is known as a vulgar person, he is knowledgeable and bypassed. He is not only good at deceiving people's hearts, but also has the ability to manage and operate. Therefore, he is quite prestigious among the grass thieves, and everything depends on it, so he can achieve some climate.
But what surprised him even more was that this man still lived a frugal life style after gaining power; apart from the desire to eat and drink, the woman had nothing to get, no money to collect, and never managed a residence or private residence. The gardens did not take any extra property or land by forceful acquisition;
Even if it is collected from the local wealthy family, all of it is enshrined in the army, or spent in the livelihood construction of many roads, embankments, fields and canals. If this situation were placed under the current imperial rule, it would be comparable to the former dynasty's Lu Huaishen, Zhang Qujiang, Liu Shi'an and others, and the rare ministers of the Qing Dynasty, Gancheng.
Therefore, while he became more vigilant and sighed, he was also a little bit helpless and helpless; the so-called truth is that if you have no desire, you are rigid. But this son is not an extravagant business and is good at economics and people's livelihood. In the future and in the long run, I am afraid that it will be bigger and more.
Although this person will be troubled by the court in the future, now that the grass thief ravages half of the world and threatens the rich land of Southeast Asia; he can only weigh the pros and cons, and let the small ones get rid of the big ones. His confidant is in serious trouble and temporarily let go of the potential threats in the future. Just like the story of Zhuge Shuang, a small school under Pang Xun's command.
Perhaps the only place he can start is the ambition and reputation of the opponent that is somewhat incompatible with most grass thieves.
Now, Li Hanping finally waited until the time he successfully returned to Canton, and he also received the news that the imperial court’s new guardian of Annan and the naval envoy Zeng Dagon was defeated and died after the Nishihara barbarians. He only felt that the contradictions in his heart were mixed for a while, and he was full of sadness and sadness, and he could not stay behind closed doors all day and night, so he could compose a poem to express his heart.
"Nanhuang didn't choose any officials, and caused me to confuse me. Lianmian for three or four years caused me to humiliate me.
The cowards will retreat, and the warriors will benefit. The military capacity is full of the world, and the warriors are more golden and jade.
Scratched sore Qi people, divided into mengshilu. Xiongxiong Xuchang division, loyal to Wu crown his clan.
Go for Wan Qifeng and live for Yichuan Meat. From time to time, disabled soldiers returned, and thousands of families cried.
The mourning was moving, and resentment became a valley. Who can listen to the drums, can't bear to look at Jin Yu. Reading this can be tears flowing, and the rivers are green. "
Because what made him very sad was when the imperial court had already declined, and he could only let the grass thieves who committed the troubles come and go on their behalf to settle the place and regain the territory; what was extremely sad was that the people who were trapped in Jiaozhou just after a short period of recovery. Those loyal ministers and righteous men.
More sentimental and worrisome, the grass thief’s success in this campaign directly seized and split the court’s righteous name in southern Xinjiang; and then seized the wealth of its wealth to help the people’s livelihood, making the people outside the mountains even more reluctant to think about the system of the country. Up.
And when I think that all of this is the result of the Xu someone who I will face personally, how can he not be filled with indignation and helplessness; but I have to think about the overall situation of the court proposed by the benefactor, and need to get Continue to deal with it vainly.
"Mr. Li, Chunming Building has arrived"
The leader of the patrol team leading the way forward said in a modest voice.
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In other places in the city, such as the back of the government office where the Secretary stayed behind, some cautious figures rushed out, and then quickly disappeared in a certain outer city gate after crossing the streets and alleys to change their clothes. (End of this chapter)