[0423 I want to smell the smell of success]

"The difference is big." Wei Bao smiled: "Send letters back and forth on the road, don't you need time?" I want to solve the population problem as soon as possible, rush back to Weijiazhuang to prepare for the scientific examination, and I still have to go to Beijing and go to the Shuntianfu Gongyuan to take the examination. ”

Lin Wenbiao sweated, secretly thinking that you now have such a big power, manage Liaonan well, as long as Liaonan can gain a firm foothold, it is greater than the Wu family, the ancestral family of Liaodong, and even the Mao family of Dongjiang. Isn't the scientific examination just for the sake of being an official, and being an official can be such a big official as the largest decision-maker in southern Liaoning? Even if you can do it, you have to be at least fifty miles away, right? When can you, a teenager, climb slowly in the court officialdom and climb to this position?

Wei Bao saw Lin Wenbiao stunned, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go and arrange it!" ”

Lin Wenbiao had to sigh, and then went to find Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu.

Aixin Jueluo Lu Hao just came back from talking with Wang Bing, and when he saw Lin Wenbiao, he was very happy, and said softly: "Big brother, I have arranged everything, one or two lines of silver for a Liao Min!" As for how Wang Bing divides the people below, that's his business, there is no problem in this piece of Shepherd Fort, and as many people as Liaoning wants, he can go over as many people as he wants. Two days later, a caravan was arranged to take 5,000 people to Beixunkou. ”

"It's a good job, now I see, the problem in Fuzhou is not big, I want to go to Gaizhou, and strive to solve the problem of the first line of Gaizhou Yaozhou, so that the Han people in the Liaohe, Hunhe, Sancha and Taizi River basins can come over!" Lin Wenbiao said.

"Big brother wants to go to Gaizhou?" Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu was surprised.

"What? What's wrong? Lin Wenbiao asked.

"There's nothing wrong with that, but be careful. The defender of Gaizhou, Hunta, and the defender of Yaozhou, Dardai, are not easy to mess with, they are nominally under the jurisdiction of Fuzhou, but in fact, they are directly responsible to the Great Khan. Moreover, Hunta was the son of Hulhan, and Dardai was the son of Anferyangu. Although Hulkhan and Anferyangu are dead, they were once the right hand of the Great Khan, and they are extremely trusted and revered. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Hunta and Dardai are the nephews of the Great Khan. I'm afraid it's hard to buy it with money. Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu Lu introduced: "Moreover, it is rumored that these two people are very scheming, they are not easy to speak, and it is extremely difficult to get close. ”

"How do you know if it works if you haven't tried it?" Lin Wenbiao said indifferently: "With you, even if it doesn't work, he won't take you under the knife, right?" You just help those caravans thread the needle, just say that they are entrusted by someone to bring a word, and they can still kill us with a word? ”

Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu thought for a while and said: "That's not enough, and it won't kill people with a word, but I'm afraid that they will sue me at the Great Khan for this." Moreover, my errand this time was to inspect the defense of the city of Fuzhou, and the Great Khan did not give me the right to go to Gaizhou. ”

"Won't you find a reason for it yourself?" Lin Wenbiao said.

"Find a reason?" Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu thought for a while, nodded and said, "There is!" Lord Cherge's family is a world friend with these two families, and I have a good relationship with Lord Cherge now, so I said that Lord Cherge came back to Fuzhou because he was in a hurry to return to Shengjing City, and there was originally a gift for them, but it was too late. That's why I'll send it over. They can't just treat the giver coldly, can they? ”

"Well, yes, that's a good reason! Get ready and hit the road right away. Lin Wenbiao said.

"Big brother, are you in such a hurry? What about gifts? I've got to get ready, right? I haven't figured out what to give yet. Aixin Jueluo Lu said with a smile.

"What else can you give a gift to a general? Just ask Wang Bing to buy a few good knives and send them over. Lin Wenbiao came up with an idea.

"That's right, it's still the eldest brother who has a good brain." Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu said happily. Aixin Jueluo Lu Hao now not only does not feel that he is being coerced, but has developed a sense of identity with Lin Wenbiao and others, and the 'organization' behind Lin Wenbiao, and has a goal in life, no longer as muddy all day as before, just living to cope with errands, and now Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu Lu has always been able to maintain a good attitude.

After lunch, President Wei was still relatively impatient.

I have a little plan to do things internally, but when I stumbled into the world by mistake outside, I was no longer young, but President Wei, who was still very young in this life, suddenly felt very impulsive and enthusiastic, and I wanted to touch the bigger fruit and smell the taste of success.

From Fuzhou, through Yongning, and then through Gaizhou, because of the leadership of Aixin Jueluo Luxury, the whole journey was very smooth.

It's a pity that this kind of two-hour journey in modern times, in the Ming Dynasty, took more than a day, and it didn't take until the next evening to reach Gaizhou City, which was still when everyone was riding horses.

Gaizhou City is more prosperous and larger than Fuzhou City, if it were not for the recent tension with Liaodong and the state of war, it would be more prosperous, with a population of 20,000 people, in this era, it can already be regarded as a medium-sized town.

Hun Ta, the guard of Gaizhou City, heard that Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu Lu brought him a gift for Cherge, so he gave him a lot of face, and met Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu Lu as soon as possible.

Hun Ta raided the third class general officer, his father Hu Erhan, Tong Jia, lived in Yaer Ancient Village.

Hu Erhan's father, Hu Lahu, had a grudge against his clansmen, and led his troops to return, and he was a young man. The flag was formulated, and it was subordinate to the Manchurian white flag. In the sixth year of Taizu's army, the thirteenth year of Huerhan, Taizu raised him as a son. Slightly longer, so that it is a flag. Hu Erhan felt the kindness of Taizu, swore to die, and fought as a striker.

Huerhan was even closer to several of Nurhachi's confidant generals, because he was Nurhachi's adopted son, and even with him, the relationship between Hunta and Nurhachi was not ordinary.

At the beginning of the city of Varkha, the city belonged to Ula, Beyleb Zhantai was abused, Ding Wei was in the first month, the city chief Zemut Hei asked to migrate to Taizu, and Taizu ordered Bele Shuerhaqi and others to welcome 3,000 people, and Huerhan followed. Even to the city of Youyou, collect 500 households in the surrounding city and tunzhai, and make Huerhan and Yangguli soldiers 300 to protect the front. Buzhantai sent troops to invite 10,000 people to the road, and Huerhan formed a village on the top of the mountain, so that the city was long. He led 200 people and 10,000 soldiers of Wula to stand in the mountains, held each other, and made a report. Later, 500 households were insured, and 100 troops were divided to fight, Yanguli met the attack, and the Wula soldiers retreated slightly, and the army arrived after the meeting, fought hard, and broke it. The next day, Ulashi Taizu ordered Bel Bayara to send a thousand men to attack the Vortan Division, and to take Hexihe, Omo, Sulu, and Foxo, and capture 2,000 people.

In December of the winter of Ji You, he ordered Hu Erhan to cut down thousands of people, take Huye Road, collect 2,000 households to return, Taizu Jiaqigong, armor and horses, and give the name "Darhan". In the twelfth month of the winter of Xinhai, Hu Erhan, He Heli, and Er Yi will have 2,000 people to attack Huerha Road and Kezakuta City, beheading more than 1,000 people and capturing 2,000 people; Fuhuan is close to Zhulu, and 500 households are collected to pay it back. Gui Chou, Taizu begged for Wula, Hu Erhan and all the generals fought from the battle, seized the door, and destroyed Wula. Taizu placed the five ministers, Huerhan and Yan.

First of all, Taizu and Mingmeng, the painting world, the people are not stealing, and the violators are not forgiven. Ten years after the beginning of the Mandate of Heaven, the Ming people crossed the border to mine ginseng and dig mines, take trees, fruits and vegetables, and died in the past. Taizu made Hu Erhan go to the side, and when the Ming people overrun, they killed him, and all more than 50 generations. Taizu sent Gangguli and Fangjina such as Guangning, and Li Weihan, the governor of Guangning, was in prison, and the envoy came to reprimand and begged to kill those who exceeded the people, but Taizu refused. It was to take Ye He to capture ten people and kill Fu Shun Pass, and Ming also released the messenger. In the autumn and July of that year, Taizu ordered Hu Erhan and An Feiyanggu to send 2,000 people to the Sakha Lian Division, and collected 36 villages in the north and south of the Uerjan River; Then he attacked the Sakha company, took eleven villages, and lowered them to three roads.

In the spring and February of the fourth year, Yang Hao of the Ming Dynasty invaded in four ways, and in March, Taizu supervised the army of Yuzhi, and Hu Erhan went first from Belle Amin, and met with Qiao Yiqi, a guerrilla of the Ming Dynasty, and defeated it. When the North Korean army came out to help Ming, its commander Jiang Hong set up a lonely Lakuling, and Yiqi collected the remnants and hid in the North Korean battalion. Huerhan attacked the Ming army from Zhubeile, fought in Salhu, and broke the Ming general Juniper, etc.; Fighting in Shangjian Cliff, breaking the Ming General Ma Lin and others: Hu Erhan are all in the line. The Ming general Liu Wei was laid into Dong E Road, and Niu Lu was really entrusted with the battle.

The commander of Huerhan and the army of Tobao joined forces, and the army of Zhubeile went out of Valkashrin. General Liu Wei led his troops to Abu Darigang as a formation, Hu Erhan led the army to choke the brunt, Zhubeile followed, the east and west attacked, broke it, died in battle, and the Ming soldiers were killed. In five years, Taizu took Shenyang, and Hu Erhan defeated He Shixian, the general soldier. He was appointed to the rank of Commander-in-Chief of the Third Class. In the winter and October of the eighth year, he died at the age of forty-eight. Taizu came to his funeral. To hang his feats!

In the hall of the command office of Gaizhou City.

"It's really weird, Cherg, I remember searching for it, how did you think of sending me something? I also asked General Lu Hao, you are a dignified Khan, and the Niu Lu Ezhen next to you will really send it to me. Hunta spoke, glancing at Lin Wenbiao and Wei Bao, who were standing behind Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu as followers.

Wei Bao and Lin Wenbiao saw this hunta, which was about thirty years old, and at first glance they were the kind of people who were shrewd, not easy to fool, and not easy to talk, they all felt a little headache, this kind of person was no better than Wang Bing's ruthless rough people, Wang Bing's kind of people, who wanted to climb up, and their greed was exposed, like a wild wolf, as long as they were careful to guard against it. And with fox characteristics like Hunta, it is more difficult to figure out the other party's intentions.

Aixin Jueluo Lu Hao hurriedly stood up, and enthusiastically clenched his hands into fists: "The main thing is that I want to get acquainted with the general, it just so happened that Lord Cherge was in Fuzhou City on business, I chatted with him, and he said that he got a few good knives and wanted to give them to General Hunta, so I volunteered to bring them over." ”

Hun Tapi smiled and said: "Hehe, it's easy to say, it's troublesome General Lu Lu, in fact, I have a lot of swords and guns here, people in the army, when can I leave these things?" ”

"Yes, yes, the general is very true." Aixin Jueluo Lu said with a smile.

Hunta looked at the few knives brought by Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu, all of them were usually tight, although they were all good knives, but they were not very outstanding, they were all the quality of knives that were easy to obtain in the army, and then smiled: "These knives, for you to prepare, Niu Lu is really about the same, I am dignified and a La, there are many such knives, this Lord Cherge seems to underestimate me." ”

Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu hurriedly laughed and said: "Maybe Lord Cherge doesn't know much about knives, he thinks it's good, so he wants to give it to the general, right?" ”

Hunta nodded, sat down in the main seat, and then chatted with Aixin Jueluo Lu Luxu, asked about Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu's current situation, and knew that Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu was now assigned to patrol the area of Fuzhou City, and talked a few words with Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu about the defense of Fuzhou City.

"You are more thoughtful in preparing for General Lu Hao, and you must not neglect food and accommodation." Hunta then stood up and said.

Hun Ta's retinue hurriedly agreed.

Aixin Jueluo Lu Hao hurriedly thanked him, who knows, after Hunta said this, he actually left, and he didn't mean to accompany Lu Lu in person.

This made President Wei, Lin Wenbiao and Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu a little aggrieved, and they all secretly thought that this guy's spectrum was too big and too arrogant, right?

"What now? I feel that this Hun Tower is very defensive, this matter is difficult to handle, and I want to talk to him while I am drinking. After returning to the place where he stayed, Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu asked Lin Wenbiao with a bitter face.

Lin Wenbiao looked at President Wei silently.

Wei Bao knew that Lin Wenbiao was out of the question, and he couldn't think of any good way to do it himself, although this was not a closed-door soup, it was a more headache than eating a closed-door soup directly.

"It's not clear now that this Hun Pagoda is because General Lu Hao's official position is low, and he doesn't look down on it. Or is this person too defensive and unwilling to have more contact with people he doesn't know. Either way, it's not easy. Wei Bao said.

"Otherwise, let's get straight to the point, right? Okay, if it doesn't work, then find a way, and tomorrow let the leader of a caravan go to Hunta by himself. Lin Wenbiao offered advice.

Wei Bao thought about it, and it seemed that he could only do this: "Okay, let's wait patiently for a while, if General Lu Hao still doesn't leave tomorrow, he will definitely guess that General Lu Hao has something to say to him, and he should summon him once, otherwise it would be too rude." ”

Aixin Jueluo Lu Hao smiled bitterly: "There are many such people, this is a pure Manchu aristocracy, and we Han people are very hostile." Especially my family, who sweats heavily because of his merits, is hated by the Manchu nobles and thinks we are unworthy. I'm just afraid, if we wait another three or five days, he may not be summoned again, this guy was polite on the surface just now, but he was actually very cold. ”

President Wei and Lin Wenbiao also saw each other's coldness, but they really couldn't think of a better way, so they could only be silent.

On the second day, Lin Wenbiao asked the merchant to go to Hunta and said that the Liao people could exchange money for money in southern Liaoning, hoping that Hunta could make it convenient, but he didn't think that Jiannu's own Manchurian merchants, Hunta was also merciless, and after hearing about it, he directly asked the merchant to be arrested and tortured in prison.

President Wei, Lin Wenbiao and Aixin Jueluo Lu Hao heard the news at the first time, and the three of them were shocked, they didn't expect this Hun Tower to be so 'loyal' and so short-tempered? Even if you don't bother to make this kind of money, you won't be arrested immediately, right? The Jiannu businessmen who dare to do business with southern Liaoning are all businessmen with some connections and some strength.

Just when President Wei and the others didn't know whether to leave or stay, General Hunta directly brought a large number of soldiers to surround the pavilion where Wei Bao and the others lived.

Hunta didn't come to arrest Wei Bao, nor did he come to arrest Lin Wenbiao, let alone Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu.

Lin Wenbiao was very cautious, and contacted Shangjia, who was an agent of the Statistics Bureau, not Lin Wenbiao who contacted him personally, just to facilitate contact, and the agent who contacted Shangjia had a public identity, and he was also a businessman, so he lived in the pavilion, and Hunta was here to arrest them.

Lin Wenbiao was surprised to see that Hunta had taken away his subordinates as agents who were businessmen, and whispered to President Wei: "Now things are in trouble!" ”

Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu heard it and immediately understood: "Big brother, what's the matter? The person who was arrested is ours? ”

Lin Wenbiao sighed and said: "Yes, it's our people, I asked these people to contact Shangjia, presumably after Jiannu Shangjia was arrested, he confessed to them." ”

"So what now? Let's run away, shall we? Will these people confess to us again? Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu said in horror: "Selling people to southern Liaonan, this matter is not big, but it is not small, and it can be determined to be dealt with as a spy." If you are a spy, you will be in trouble. It's good to send it to Shengjing City, and it's possible to kill it directly. ”

"What are you panicking about? Our people are highly trained, and they would rather die than confess! I'm just worried about our own comrades, you understand? Lin Wenbiao didn't have a good airway.

Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu sighed, he didn't dare to be long-winded, but he muttered secretly, what are you worried about, it's better to worry about yourself.

"This little brother, you hurry up and pack up our baggage, and be ready to leave at any time." Aixin Jueluo Lu Hao patted Wei Bao on the shoulder, he always thought that Wei Bao was Lin Wenbiao's personal entourage.

Wei Bao hummed indifferently: "I'll go clean up." ”

Lin Wenbiao hurriedly said to Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu: "It's not that there is no one anymore, this is my cousin, what is he doing with these things?" Besides, who told you you were leaving soon? Are you scared? ”

Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu casually said to clean up his things, as for who to clean up, he didn't care, "Big brother, don't leave yet?" Hunta arrested people with such fanfare, it is clear that he will not do these things, and it is not good, the arrested Jiannu merchant Jia and our people will either be executed on the spot, or sent to Shengjing City for further interrogation. What are you still doing here? Do you still dare to deal with Huntati about human trafficking? ”

Lin Wenbiao didn't speak, although he was not worried about his secret service's confession, but he was also worried about the safety of the president, and hoped that the president would retreat and leave Gaizhou City as soon as possible. It's just that Lin Wenbiao knew the president's temper and didn't dare to persuade him.

"Let's not be busy walking, let's take a look!" Wei Bao said softly: "They can't find evidence, do they dare to arrest someone close to you casually?" ”

Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu was a little anxious, and said that the eldest brother stopped talking, and obviously wanted to leave, you are a cousin of the eldest brother, what are you talking about? "What if the evidence is found? Besides, since we already know that Hunta will definitely not agree to human trafficking, what's the use of us waiting here? Hurry up, it's safe to go. ”

Lin Wenbiao saw that Aixin Jueluo Lu Hao was very rude to the president, but he couldn't reveal the identity of the president, and he couldn't say anything.

President Wei didn't care, and said indifferently: "Don't worry, let's take a look again!" Everyone has weaknesses, and if we don't find each other's weaknesses, it only means that we don't know enough about our opponents! ”

"Yes, I'll let people know more about the situation in Gaizhou City and Hunta, and you should also try to get in touch with local officials as much as possible. to facilitate the search for information. Lin Wenbiao said to Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu.

Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu Lu heard Lin Wenbiao say this, didn't dare to talk back to Lin Wenbiao, glared at Wei Bao, and then reluctantly hummed, secretly thinking that this is the case, what news is there to inquire about? This Hun Tower has arrested the merchants who trafficked in human beings, and it has been made clear that he is not the master who covets money, and there is no hope for this matter! What else do you want to see? Really.

On the second day, the captured Jiannu merchant Jia and the agents of the Statistics Bureau had no news at all, and they did not know whether Hunta had killed them or wanted to send them all to Shengjing City.

This made Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu even more nervous, but under Lin Wenbiao's order, he still stubbornly followed around and managed to get acquainted with the local defender generals.

The situation of Gaizhou City is similar to that of Fuzhou City, and there are tens of thousands of defenders, and most of them are soldiers who have been surrendered by the Han army or selected from among the Han people. There are only more than 1,000 Manchurian soldiers, which shows that the defensive strength of Gaizhou City is actually inferior to Fuzhou City, after all, there are still 3,000 Manchurian iron cavalry in Fuzhou City.

After drinking with the local generals, Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu really heard a little news.

"Big brother, I heard that Hunta has been anxious about preparing front-line materials recently, and Niangniang Palace is the main base for Jiannu to hoard war materials. The defenders of Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou, Anshan, Liaoyang and other places all have tasks to get grain, grass, cloth and arrows to go to Niangniang Palace. It's been a month or two since Hun Ta was raised, and it's still far from the total. Not only Gaizhou City has this problem, but also several other cities have such problems, and it is indeed a headache to get supplies. The Great Khan's military orders were very strict, and if he could not complete the errand after overtime, he would be reprimanded at least and demoted and fined with silver. Aixin Jueluo Lu Hao said to Lin Wenbiao.

Lin Wenbiao frowned, feeling that this news seemed to be useless, we have a hostile relationship with Jiannu, and we can't help Jiannu solve the problem of war materials, right? looked at President Wei.

Wei Bao's eyes lit up thoughtfully.

After Wei Bao thought for a while, he said to Aixin Jueluo Lu Hao: "Otherwise, General Lu Hao, you can go back to the state city first." You gave a gift and stayed all the time, it seems that Hunta has no intention of seeing you again, and if you stay for a long time, I'm afraid Hunta will be suspicious. ”

Hearing this, Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu's eyes widened, and he looked at Wei Bao (he didn't know President Wei's real name and real identity), and then looked at Lin Wenbiao.

Although Lin Wenbiao was also puzzled, he didn't know why the president suddenly asked Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu to return to the state city, after Aixin Jueluo Lu Lu was gone, no one could talk to Hunta, right?

However, Lin Wenbiao did not dare to hesitate to the president's order, and immediately said: "Yes, General Lu Hao, otherwise you should go back first, you have been here for a long time, I am afraid that you will be exposed." ”

Lu Hao was eager to leave, and blinked, "It's okay, but, big brother, this is not my own departure, you let me go." I am not afraid of being implicated, I am faithful to serve the Heaven and Earth Society. ”

Lin Wenbiao smiled: "No one said you were afraid." We will cherish the lives of all our own people, especially the field personnel, and we will focus on protecting them. ”

Lu Lu saw that Lin Wenbiao didn't seem to blame himself, so he was relieved.

After Lu Hao left, President Wei summoned Lin Wenbiao and Lai Tag for a small meeting.

Rattag is a lieutenant colonel-level agent at the Statistics Office, and he is already very senior.

At this stage, the stationmasters of the statistical offices dispatched by the Statistics Bureau of the Heaven and Earth Society to various places are generally only the rank of lieutenant colonel or colonel.

The Census Office is a military unit, and the rank is no different from that of the military.

Baojun adopts the military rank system that President Wei is familiar with, which is roughly the same in the world.

Generals, colonels, and lieutenants rank 3 and 9, generals, lieutenant generals, major generals, colonels, lieutenant colonels, majors, captains, lieutenants, and second lieutenants. Non-commissioned officer 3 ranks: upper, middle, and corporal, and 3 ranks of soldiers: private, private, private, private.

For example, Lin Wenbiao is only at the level of a colonel at this time, and in the military system of the Heaven and Earth Society, except for President Wei himself, there is no person at the level of a general at this time.

The ranks of Madman Tan, Hou San, Chang Wuye and others are also colonels.

President Wei's initial rank is the rank of special general and marshal.

Anyway, this is within the Heaven and Earth Society, and he has the final say alone, and no one will be a marshal in the future, at the level of a special general, and a soldier is a first-class general at the top. Lieutenant generals and major generals are no longer graded separately, and generals are also divided into generals of the first rank and generals of the second class.

"Do you know why I let Lu Hao go back to the state city first?" Wei Bao asked Lin Wenbiao and Lai Tag.

The two of them shook their heads blankly, no one could figure out what medicine was sold in the president's gourd.

If the president gave up the matter of opening up the joints in Gaizhou and Yaozhou, then the president should also go back together?

But if you don't give up, now that Lu Lu is gone, I want to contact the upper echelons of the Jiannu defenders, but I'm afraid there will be no way.

"I'm not going to give up on opening the joints of these people in Hunta." President Wei first dispelled the concerns of Lin Wenbiao and Lai Tag: "I think that Nurhachi is indeed more powerful in selecting people, and the upper echelons of Jiannu are much more honest and loyal than I imagined." ”

Lin Wenbiao and Lai Tag didn't speak, and they didn't know what the president wanted to say, but in comparison, the officials of the Ming Court and the officials of Jiannu were indeed incomparable, and the whole root of the Ming Dynasty was rotten from top to bottom. And the system of Jiannu is not 100% fine, anyway, most officials are conscientious.

Take Fuzhou City as an example, even if Lu Lu has secretly absorbed Lu Luxury, and Lu Lu has bought off Wang Bing and Liu Xingzuo's inner line, he can only secretly get some Liao people from the Fuzhou area, and he can't make a big fanfare, because he still has to carry Nahai on his back.

Nahai's father is also an important official of Nurhachi, one of the five ministers, like Nurhachi, who relies on kinship relations, nepotism, and close courtier relations to control the overall situation, is indeed relatively stable.