Take the system back to the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 201 Here Comes Old Zhang
In fact, it's not that Zhao Cheng is really willing to send his face to the countryside.

Knowing that it is impossible to negotiate this matter, he still came here. It was Zhao Cheng who tried to test how firm Zhu Xiao's attitude towards this matter was, so as to judge the next situation.

Regarding the previous defeat of Xishan, the private preliminary judgment is: there is someone from Wang Xiu in the government, or Wang Xiu herself is a glove of someone in the government.Just like Bai Chenxiang is Zhao Cheng's glove.

Assuming this inference is correct, the next step is simple. Zhao Cheng came here on purpose and revealed crucial military information to Zhu Xiao.

If it turns out that this information was used by Wang Xiu's bandit army afterwards, then a lot of things will be confirmed.At the same time, you can also count on it.

Before this, Zhao Cheng really didn't know how to fight the following war.In fact, it is useless to be anxious at this time, just be patient and not misplace it until the opportunity arises, then place a bet, and then solve the problems that arise during the betting process.

This is actually the solution, applicable to all fields.

It must be the same for Wang Xiu. After Xishan's defeat and Muzhou's Fangla department plan failed, he didn't know how to find a breakthrough.So during this period, the two sides lived in peace, until he heard the news from Zhu Xiao: Bai Chenxiang's department was in urgent need of food.

Assuming that these inferences are correct, then Wang Xiu will "wait for the opportunity" and start the betting process.

Just thinking about it, Zhao Cheng looked up at the sky while walking, it was darker than expected, and a small amount of snowflakes had already started to fly, this was the first snow of this year, and also the first of Cai Jing Daguan Snow……

The first snowfall has already caused Chizhou to be freezing cold.

Zhang Shangying, who was already old and couldn't bear the cold, just opened the curtain of the car, and a biting cold wind rushed to her face, and there was no comfort anywhere on her body.

"My lord, please lower the car curtains. Chizhou has not arrived yet, and you cannot bear the cold." The confidant said hurriedly.

Zhang Shangying didn't listen, and wrapped her bearskin tightly, "It's been so many years since I last visited Chizhou. It seems like nothing has changed here, it's still the same. It's just that the people who are rooted here are fighting against each other. It seems that It’s more confusing.”

The entourage didn't answer the conversation, thinking that they have already fought a war, and how can several lines of people play games here without chaos?

Zhang Shangying seemed to be full of memories of this place. He kept looking at the wind and snow outside along the way, and said for a long time, "During the Emperor Zhezong's time, I knew the cupbearer at Jiangning Mansion on Jiangnan East Road. It was the closest place to Chizhou. The time of year. In my memory, there are so many bandits in Chizhou, but they are small and small, and the weather is not large-scale. The ground is full of copper, and when you pick it up, it is money. And because the bandits are good at wine, I remember the most, starting from Jiangning Prefecture. Let’s go to Chizhou for drinks, and on the way back there will be more supplies besides the minerals, mountain products, furs, etc.”

The subordinates didn't know what the old man was thinking, so they couldn't speak up.

Zhang Shangying himself is the most aware of the troubles faced here, and he has harmed this place just because of the word "money".

Today's Chizhou bandits and bandits have become large-scale and centralized, and it will be difficult to deal with them thoroughly. This is actually a big deal.But money is the only thing in the eyes of anyone who tries to settle the matter.

To put it simply, Zhang Shuye wanted to include the copper mine here in the asset list of the Ministry of Accounts to solve the increasingly serious financial difficulties.

The bandits, or the salary bureau group, want to maintain the status quo.Once the status quo is maintained, it means that these copper mines, which are still continuously producing, have become their assets and wealth.This is called people dying for money and birds dying for food.

That's it, the flames of war in Chizhou were suddenly set off.

Zhang Shangying thinks that this group of people is unreasonable, they love money so much, they don't study or practice calligraphy for this matter, they don't care about morality and reputation.They only know how to dig out the ore endlessly, leaving big holes one after another on the ground, and they are full of sores.

The ore is smelted into copper and used to buy the desired materials, but most of them will be stored in the cellar to mold, just as a spiritual enjoyment.

"Just because of these illusory things, Chizhou has gathered countless idiots to tear them apart, and now the old man is here..."

After taking a sip of wine, Zhang Shangying laughed at herself coldly.

Gradually approaching Chizhou City, I saw clusters of refugees gathering in the cold winter and heavy snow. The situation was worse than imagined.

Zhang Shangying's heart sank. This means that if these idiots can't tell the winner in the short term, then regardless of politics or people's livelihood, Guochao will pay an unimaginable price in this special period, and Chizhou will really be devastated. !
As a great scholar of the time, Zhang Shangying was not very familiar with war and disliked it.Although I am getting older now, I feel that my reactions are not slow.In this situation, Zhang Shangying believed that this situation was caused by the indifference of several members of his family to people's livelihood, including the cruel official Zhang Shuye. They only wanted to get what they thought of, and they all sacrificed other things, and they all thought that they is right.

If you all feel that you are right, then nine times out of ten you will not be able to sit down and talk.

"Can this trip of the old man really solve the Chizhou problem and save the people of Chizhou?"

Thinking of these Zhang Shangying murmured with emotion.

Outside the city, Zhang Shangying also saw with his own eyes a group of Xiang troops who were not well organized, even worse than refugees, shouting strange "one two one" training.

Looking at such an army, with only three battalions in number, Zhang Shangying couldn't help but have the urge to turn around and leave Chizhou immediately.It is really unimaginable that this is what Chizhou is relying on now, and it is unimaginable that the madman Zhao Cheng leads such a last-ditch family, threatening to fight Wang Xiu decisively, and threatening to win the war in the end.

Believe it or not, anyway, after being bewitched by Zhang Ji, the cruel official Zhang Shuye believed it, and he was determined to kill these bandits and snatch every piece of copper ore on the land of Chizhou.For this, some people have beaten the dog's brains out in the temple.

The current situation is already very unfavorable to Zhao Cheng, because there was a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Xishan before, and Zhao Cheng failed to make any real achievements in the future, and he failed to really turn defeat into victory. In the event of a defeat, tens of thousands of people were mobilized to confuse and say, "I don't care about my merits and demerits, but this should not affect other people's missions."

Damn it's a burning sentence, it's so insane to brainwash and push the pot!
This is Zhang Shangying's conclusion.

Regardless of whether others believe it or not, Zhang Shangying does not believe Zhao Cheng.But Zhang Shuye believed it, that old Zhang was useless, and his gun-barrel thinking went to extremes, covering up people's livelihood interests and the actual situation.

Thinking about it, Zhang Shangying ordered the carriage to stop, got out of the carriage, and watched for a long time with his hands behind his back.

(End of this chapter)