In the Governor of Luzhou Mansion on Huainan West Road, Shi Lin Cong and his expression on Huainan West Road were pacing anxiously, and the ministers of various states and counties on Huainan West Road gathered together to discuss how to deal with the upcoming Wu King Zhao Shu.

"King Wu was appointed as the envoy of Jianghuai Jingzhejiang to recruit and control the country, and he was able to control the east and west roads of Huainan, the two Zhejiang, and the land south of the Yangtze River, and his power increased greatly, but the crown prince and the three kings had already issued a strict order to be vigilant against King Wu's seizure of power in the state capital and prevent him from interfering with people! ”

Thorn Shi Lin Conghe said to the Wenchen below, the founding of the Great Song Dynasty was all civil and noble, and all the provinces were all civilian, so this negotiation was all Wenchen, and there were no martial artists.

"Prefect, this King Wu is just a half-grown child, there is no foundation in the direction, there is nothing to worry about, the Anfeng army on Huainan West Road has been transferred to Luzhou Mansion to guard against the Fangla rebels, and tens of thousands of troops on Huainan West Road have been transferred to Huainan for this King Wu to drive, we are also doing our best to make this King Wu have nothing to say, and this Mani rebellion has not crossed the Yangtze River, we can rest easy for the time being. ”

Jiang Dacong was not worried, and smiled and relieved, this is also the opinion of the entire Jianghuai and Wenchen, and what everyone is worried about at present is the rebellion of Fang La.

"This method is very wonderful, these van troops are not even as good as mud legs, they are not clothed and fed, they have no combat power, and they still need a lot of money every year, which has become a burden. This time, it happened to be all handed over to this King Wu, to see what he was capable of, if it was not handled properly, we would just give it to the court, so that this little baby would also know how powerful our Wenchen was. Moreover, the soldiers of each prefecture have also been sent to Shouchun. ”

Huainan prefect Wang He laughed, and did not put Zhao Shu in his eyes.

"Yes, with this King of Wu stationed in Jianghuai, we just transferred the elite soldiers into the state capital, once something happens, a qiē will be handed over to the King of Wu, and now what we are doing is to guard against this King Wu and not let him have the opportunity to interfere in the affairs of the state capital. ”

Many Wenchen also laughed.

"Don't go too far, and don't let outsiders think that we are bullying this royal family and provoking the saints to displease!"

After a while, Lin Cong discussed with everyone the specific matters of resisting the Fangla rebels.

At this time, Zhao Shu, who rushed to Shouchun at full speed, didn't know that Wenchen was already calculating himself all the way to Huainan West Road, and even not only this Huainan West Road, but he was afraid that the entire Jianghuai would be disobedient to Zhao Shu's arrival.

"Minister, Shouchun Zhi County Wei Dalong greets His Highness!"

Zhao Shu rushed over, and all the civil and military officials of Shouchun went out of the city to greet him, and they knelt down to greet him.

Zhao Shu looked at Wei Dalong, who was wearing an official robe in front of him, his face was complex, and his body was thin, his expression was a little puzzled, in his impression, most of the magistrates were fair-skinned, bloated or healthy officials, this down-and-out appearance was surprising.

"This is Shouchun? Five generations later, although the Xiongcheng of the Tang Dynasty is dilapidated, it is also majestic!"

Zhao Shu looked at the dilapidated city in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh, although the Shouchun city wall is dilapidated, it is also several zhang big, the foundation is there, and it will be repaired a little to not lose the name of the city.

"Wei Dalong, why are there so many homeless people around this Shouchun?"

Zhao Shu looked at the city, and his eyes suddenly fell on the countless people in tattered clothes around the city, these people gathered together in three or two, either lying down, or lying sideways, or leaning, their eyes were numb and scattered, and they were just like beggars with a broken bowl.

Hearing Zhao Shu's words, Wei Dalong's yellow face instantly turned the color of pig liver, but he didn't dare not answer, so he resignedly said: "Your Highness Qiqi, these are not wanderers, but tens of thousands of Xiang troops, in order to help prevent His Highness from quelling the Mani rebellion, the two Xiang armies on Jianghuai West Road are stationed here, and other Xiang armies are also coming one after another. ”

"What? These are the van army?"

Zhao Shu's face froze, he knew that the Xiang army was vulnerable, but he didn't expect that these Xiang troops would be like this, they couldn't be called the army, but they were afraid that the beggars were much stronger than them.

"Your Highness, because of the need to guard against the northward movement of Manichaeism, the supply of grain and grass in the Lianghuai region is insufficient. ”

Wei Dalong's face was even more disgraced and said, because he was too upright, he was rejected by the officialdom, and he was sent to this Shouchun to be an official, and he was arranged here as an outcast.

"Hmm!"

Zhao Shu glanced at Wei Dalong coldly, and suddenly understood in his heart that the officialdom in Jiangnan had begun to resist him, and he was originally stationed in Shouchun, just to plan to quell the rebellion with peace of mind, train soldiers, and try not to be involved in the officialdom, but he didn't expect to be dragged into this mud pond.

It seems that it is difficult for him to get help from this Jiangnan such as grain, grass and military salaries, and even have to guard against these civilian officials from harming themselves behind their backs.

"Zhao Hu, since these are the Xiang army, let them help repair the city wall, and select some people as auxiliaries to help run the grain and grass and build the ordnance. ”

Zhao Shu said helplessly, these van troops are rotten to the bone, and they don't even have the qualifications to be auxiliaries, but now they can only do so.

"Your Highness, the commander of the Xiang army outside is clamoring for the Xiang army, asking His Highness to pay the military salary, otherwise he will not listen to the order! At this time, the Xiang army is agitating. ”

After a while, Zhao Hu came back with a face full of anger to report.

"Your Highness, these people must have seen His Highness coming, and they have to rely on them to have such courage! Otherwise, how dare ordinary van soldiers be so bold and reckless, this is similar to forcing the palace!"

Zhao Hu said with some indignation.

"Lead the Tiger Wing Cavalry to kill all these noisy people, and hang the heads of those commanders outside the city for me, I don't need this waste!"

A chill broke in Zhao Shu's eyes, at this time, there is no need for mercy, mercy is not in charge of the army, especially at this time, it is necessary to use heavy canons, especially at this time, once he is soft, the Wenchen in this Jianghuai land will swallow himself and not even have the scum left, let alone the counterinsurgency and refining the army.

Hearing Zhao Shu's words, Wei Dalong, the magistrate, trembled, fell to his knees in fright, and bowed uncontrollably: "Your Highness, please forgive these box troops, these box troops are poor, almost no different from beggars, they are also exploited and oppressed by these commanders, almost the same as slavery."

This time, the main ones who were agitated were some commanders and soldiers, and ordinary van troops would not dare to disobey the majesty of the heavenly family! I also ask Your Highness to forgive these van troops!"

"You've got some kindness!"

Zhao Shu said coldly and took the lead into the city, while Zhao Hu rushed into the noisy soldiers with thirty-six cavalry.

These soldiers are all in the first place, but the killing in the battle array is sparse and ordinary, facing the wolf-like and well-equipped tiger wing cavalry opponent, for a while, many people who participated in the noise immediately begged for mercy, but Zhao Hu and others did not have the slightest intention of stopping.

Wei Dalong and other Shouchun officials who followed Zhao Shu into Shouchun looked at the wolf-like cavalry, their legs trembled, and their eyes were full of horror.

After a period of killing, a hideous, dead head hung on the city wall, which made those Xiang soldiers suddenly frightened, and many people suddenly became respectful.