Chapter 14: Three Years of Lying on Salary and Finally Spring (Part II)
[Arrived now, I couldn't stand it, but I still fulfilled my promise. The first update, ask for red tickets, collect. 】
After staying in Weiyuan for two days and carefully confirming the location of the fort, Wang Shao led the brigade back to Guwei.
Although on the way from Weiyuan to Guwei, all you see are Qiang people. But those Qiang people, as soon as they saw Wang Shao's chess cards, they immediately flashed to the side of the road, and some even knelt down and bowed, which was much more respectful than the Han people when they saw the chess cards of high-ranking officials.
Wang Zhongzheng looked at Wang Shao's might, and his eyes were hot: "Zuo Zhengyan really has a lot of power in Tibet. The two great victories knocked out the unruliness of these Tibetan people. ”
Wang Shao was not very happy: "The people of Fan bow down, it is better to bow to Han'er." In these more than 100 miles, there are too few Han people. In order to stabilize the western fan, it is necessary to speed up the tuntian. There are no tens of thousands of households, and the people here can't be suppressed. Even if they cut off thousands of heads at a time, which makes the hearts of the Tibetan people frightened, but after a few decades, they will relapse into their old ways. ”
Wang Shao is right. On the road along the Weishui River valley from ancient Wei to Weiyuan, except for the relay point of the Yang Village, which is not a strategic place, and the military village of the Song people, all other places are the land of the Fan people. Han Gang wanted to see a few Han people, but except for these people around him, all he saw were Tubo people who had taken off half of their sleeves.
In fact, Dou Shunqing said that there is not a single hectare of wasteland suitable for reclamation in the 300-mile Wei River, which is not wrong. These wastelands in the river valley, which have been occupied by the Tibetans for hundreds of years, can be said to be their land. Wang Shao's intention to reclaim these lands was actually a violation of Zhao Ji's earlier will not to occupy the land of the Tibetan people. But since ancient times, ancient Weizhou has been the land of the Han people, and if you really talk about land ownership, all the Tubo people have nowhere to stand.
And the question of land ownership is essentially related to strength. Nowadays, the Tubo people no longer have the glory of entering and exiting in Chang'an City, and their power in Guwei is not strong. A mere Qingtang department did not dare to compete with the official army, and did not occupy the Weishui River Valley immigrants Tuntian as soon as possible, and waited until there was a figure like Li Yuanhao or Li Jiqian among the Tubo people, that is, the second Western Xia, or it was replaced by a party member who came to swallow this place, then the situation was even worse.
Wang Zhongzheng also listened to it with affection: "What Zuo Zhengyan said is very true. This is also what the Son of Heaven fears. After returning to Beijing, I will also ask the official family to recruit people to Tuntian as soon as possible in Guwei to enrich the border land. ”
"In this way, Wang Shaoxian thanks you for knowing the virtue of the emperor's praise." Wang Shao immediately thanked Wang Zhongzheng.
"Don't dare to be." Wang Zhongzheng waved his hand, "I am here for the country, how can Zuo Zhengyan talk about the word 'thanks'." ”
Wang Zhongzheng once again assured Wang Shao of his support for Hehuang Kaibian, and also made Wang Shao more determined to invite Wang Zhongzheng to supervise the army as a help to contact the Son of Heaven.
There was no other word along the way, since the early morning when the sky was just white, he left Weiyuan, and when the lights were on, Han Gang finally followed Wang Shao back to Guwei Village.
Gao Zunyu was in the village at this time, and when he saw Wang Shao and others returning, he went out to greet him, and another person also came out - it was Zhang Xiang'er, the patriarch of the Nazhi Linzhan tribe.
Zhang Xiang'er's mental condition has improved a lot recently, she is no longer depressed, and she came out with a real smile on her face.
First, it was because the losses of the Nazhi Lin Occupation Department were much smaller than what Dong Yu heard when he attacked at that time. Most of the belongings were lost, and what was burned was just a reckless city, but the loss of personnel was not much-Nazhi Linzhan was very close to Guwei, and it was the last tribe to be attacked, and it was ready to flee, and when it saw Dong Yu's army, almost all of them ran over the mountains and mountains, and only some of them died that could not escape. Compared with the other six clans that were beaten to pieces by Dong Yu, the luck of the Nazhi Lin Zhan tribe was really good and enviable.
Another reason is that Wang Shao is ready to hand over the remnants of the remaining six divisions destroyed by Dong Yu to Zhang Xiang'er and let him lead them together. Although the six tribes are dilapidated and all the tribes are displaced, it is the most replenished piece of fat for the Nazhi Linzhan Tribe. More importantly, once the Nazhi Lin Occupation Department gathers the remnants of the six departments, the compensation and relief allocated by the imperial court to the seven departments will also be handed over to Zhang Xiang'er.
Gao Zunyu, Zhang Xianger, and Liu Changzuo, who returned to Guwei Village, greeted Wang Shao and Wang Zhongzheng for a while, and returned to the city together. Zhang Xianger immediately reported to Wang Shaoyu: "The villain was ordered by the opportunity the day before yesterday to count the remnants of the six parts. Now the household registration has been calculated: a total of 3,166 accounts, more than 8,000 mouths, more than 10,000 horses, more than 3,000 cattle, 20,000 sheep, and the rest of the property is not much left, and the land of each family has been occupied by the Qingtang Department. ”
Wang Shao looked at Gao Zunyu, Gao Zunyu nodded, he sent two clearers, and went to count the number of people together, knowing that Zhang Xiang'er did not cheat in it.
"Now that the count has been completed, from today onwards, these three thousand remnants will be included in the Nazhi Lin Occupation Department." Wang Shao was in the city government and instructed Zhang Xiang'er again: "But these more than 3,000 accounts are all the people of your Nazhi Linzhan Department. This official doesn't want to see you favoring one over the other, so that the situation of the six Yu clans and the imperial court vests appears. I hope you can keep this sentence in mind. ”
Zhang Xiang'er hurriedly knelt down, "The villain doesn't dare." The villain swears to the sky. But the tribes of Fannazhi Linzhan, no matter where they come from, are the brothers and sisters of the villain, respect the eldest son and nephew, and never dare to be mean to them. ”
"I hope you will act in the future and not forget what you said today." Wang Shao said a few more words, flicked his fingers, and motioned for Zhang Xiang'er to retreat.
Wang Hou pouted at Zhang Xiang'er's back: "Is this person a little too bad?"
Han Gang said with a smile; "It's a little worse, but in a hurry, I can't find a better candidate."
"Three thousand tents and tribes should be around fifteen thousand to twenty thousand. And the remnants of the three thousand tents of the six are only 8,000, and almost all of them are strong. Liu Changzuo said. Qinzhou West Road is inspected, shrewd and strong, as in the past.
And there is news that because of his exploits in Gangu City, and the prestige he left behind. Liu Changzuo, who could only squeeze into the top ten in the Qinzhou army, was about to skip the several military attaches in front of him and take over the position left by Zhang Shouyue - the capital supervisor of Qinfeng Road and the lord of Gangu City. But he is still just a capital inspector, and he also holds the position of Guwei Zhizhai.
"With these 8,000 strong and strong people, the strength of Nazhi Linzhan has risen to a new level. At least you can make a tumbler swaying from side to side between Yu Longke and the blind medicine. Yu Longke was strong, so he formed an alliance with the blind medicine, and Yu Longke showed weakness, so he turned the blind medicine as an enemy. I believe that Zhang Xianger can do this. ”
Han Gang said this, Wang Shao, Gao Zunyu and Liu Changzuo all nodded their heads one by one.
Neither the Great Song Dynasty nor Wang Shao himself would allow the Qingwei area to be dominated by the Qingtang family. However, the officials and soldiers should maintain a detached posture and try to be impartial in the internal disputes of the Tibetan Ministry, which was ordered by the Son of Heaven and Wang Anshi. So we had to find another one. Nazhi, who has always been obedient to the imperial court and did not dare to disobey the military order, was selected.
Although the Qingtang Department is now close to splitting, and the strength of Yu Longke and Blind Medicine is similar, a balance has been formed between them, but this balance of power is not stable and may be broken at any time. In order to avoid the two Yu Longke brothers, there must be a force in the Tibetan tribe that can balance the strength of the two of them.
Wang Hou suddenly proposed: "If necessary, you can also promote the Qingtang family to divide into two tribes." Doesn't Blind Medicine want to be the patriarch, and now he can get his wish. The confrontation between the two ministries, when they work hard to win the support of the imperial court, can save the imperial court a lot of trouble. ”
"More than that!" Wang Shao unceremoniously criticized his own son, "It's okay to maintain the status quo." Yu Longke and Blind Medicine are nominally one family, but in fact they have been divided into two parts. Yu Longke occupies a famous position, but the wise and brave blind medicine has won the hearts of the Qing and Tang Dynasties, which is already a split situation, and Zhang Xianger maintains the stability of the two departments, and you don't need to be troubled. ”
"But Zhang Xiang'er and his Nazhi Linzhan are really reassuring." Wang Hou argued. Whether it is household registration, territory, wealth or military strength, Nazhi Linzhan does not have the upper hand, and the farthest is Zhang Xiang'er. Compared with Yu Longke and the blind medicine, his intelligence and determination are really far behind.
"It's not all about him." Han Gang, like Wang Hou, looks down on Zhang Xiang'er a little and will not put his hope on him, "To maintain the stability of Qingwei, it is not enough to rely on the Fan people, at least the Han people must intervene." The soldiers in the ancient Wei village were unsustainable. Recruiting people to Tuntian is the only solution. ”
"Han Fugou, it's not bad to do this, but whether it's Tuntian or Shiyi, the principal is indispensable. I wonder if Li Jingluo will approve it? Because of his disagreement with Dou Shunqing, Liu Changzuo almost joined Wang Shao's faction, but his eyes and ears were limited to the border military villages, but he didn't know much about the changes in Qinzhou City, but he was worried about Wang Shao's actions.
"Ignore him, he can't do anything!" Relying on the military exploits of Tuo Shuo and Gu Wei's two great victories, and no longer need to worry about Li Shizhong and Dou Shunqing's constraints, Wang Shao has a lot more confidence to speak. Radiant and refreshed, as if spring has arrived.
Liu Changzuo was a little stunned when he heard Wang Shao's wild words. Han Gang explained to the confused Du Inspector: "Xiang Xuan has already returned to Beijing to recuperate, and Deputy Governor Dou is involved by his grandson. And Li Jingluo, the Son of Heaven already had the intention of replacing him, and his time in Qinzhou should not be long. ”
Wang Zhongzheng smiled. The day before yesterday, he had already sent the tense relationship between Wang Shao and Li Shizhong and what happened at the palace banquet back to Beijing in a hurry. If the Son of Heaven really favors Wang Shao, he will inevitably transfer Li Shizhong away.
"If the chief, deputy chief, and governor all change all at once, I am afraid that there will be some instability in the army." Liu Changzuo has also been immersed in officialdom for many years, and he can see the problem at a glance, "In order to subdue the army, maybe the official family will send a powerful person to Qinzhou." ”
Wang Shao said with a smile: "No matter what, it will not be worse than when the three of them were in the same breath in Li Shizhong." And the Son of Heaven will definitely choose a Zhizhou who supports the policy of opening the border. ”
Half a month later, the news came from Beijing. After Xiang Bao resigned and returned to Beijing, Dou Shunqing was ordered to pay tribute to Que, Li Shizhong was turned over because of the old matter of obstructing Kaibian, because he told the number of barren fields in Qinzhou was inconsistent, he was charged with repeated crimes, demoted an official, and transferred out of Qinzhou to Shuzhou on Huainan East Road to serve as the governor.
As for the identity of the newly appointed governor of Qinzhou and Qin Fenglu, the pacification envoy and the head of the soldiers and horses, his surname is Guo Mingkui.
Looking at Wang Shao's suddenly pale face, Han Gang suddenly had a feeling that he wanted to laugh desperately because of the absurdity, "Is it really worse than when Li Shizhong and the three of them were all in Qinzhou?" ’
It's been a short spring.