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Chapter 374 12.24 Civil servants respond to the preparation of a new army
Chapter 12
12.24 Civilian responses and preparations for a new army

In the mansion of Shen Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, in the study room of the main courtyard, four big men of the dynasty sat around a small table with side dishes and wine. Unfortunately, everyone's face was bitter, and neither the food nor the wine had been touched in the slightest.

"The news finally came back?" Shen Yan's expression was very gloomy.

"Actually, it's no longer possible to upload it back." Yang Nan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, expressed bitterness, "The manpower we sent there failed to contact any previous strongholds, and all the ones we found have been lost, without any exception.

In order to collect as much information as possible, our people specially walked through Jinling City and several big cities around it. It took a lot of time, so we came back late, but I would rather not hear this information. "

"What about Jia Yucun? Why didn't he reciprocate?" Jiang Xing, the Minister of the Household Department, said dissatisfiedly, "At the beginning he was Wang Zilian's student, so I looked up to him. Why didn't he dare to report?"

"Dead." Shen Yan handed the two of them a copy of the memorial with an ugly expression, "For Lin Ruhai's memorial that just arrived today, more than half of the officials at all levels in Jiangnan Province in Jinling City were lost, and even he himself was injured.

Because of the serious injury, he was almost unable to act as a director, so he had no choice but to deal with it with all his strength. He barely sorted it out until a few days ago, and then reported the situation, because Jiangnan's loss this time was too heavy, to the point where those who heard it were sad and those who listened to tears. "

"What's the reason?" Jiang Xing had an ugly expression, completely ignoring the so-called "loss", "Wouldn't Lin Ruhai say that these people rebelled?"

"The people of the White Lotus Demon Empress, because they were worried that Jiangnan would send troops to cooperate with the officers and troops north of Wusheng Pass, sent people to assassinate the officials in Jinling, leaving the Jiangnan group leaderless and unable to support them.

At the end of last month, she spread a lot of leaflets to the officers and soldiers on the front line of Wushengguan, but no one believed it at the time, so she didn't send back the information. Unexpectedly, what she said was true, Jinling City." Shen Yan said darkly face said.

"Hmph!" Yang Nan slapped the table, "The White Lotus Demon Queen? Are all the officials in the court foolish? Whoever Wei Xu hates will be assassinated by the White Lotus bandit army. There is nothing like this in the world. Coincidence?"

"Then what can we do?" Shen Yan said with a wry smile, "Should we point out in court at the court meeting that Wei Xu has colluded with the Bailian thieves and conspired to rebel, and we want to put him in death row and kill everyone?

Brother Shengyang, he, Wei Xu, even went to the capital with a backhand. Now his son and his wife are in Jinling, and they never leave the city. If the court really took action, it would be like sending a hundred thousand elites to the Bailian bandit army for nothing. "

"He, Wei Xu, is relying on the soldiers and horses in his hands to support the bandits, he regards the court's laws as nothing, feeds the tigers, plots evil, and even does not bear to say, no one can guarantee whether there will be, but we can't do anything now!" Yang Nan's face was full of anger!

"Brother Mingyuan, we have to do something!" Jiang Xing was very dissatisfied, "Nowadays, the gentry, officials and people in Jiangnan have been slaughtered, and all the officials are his people. up!
From the south of Wusheng Pass, except for Sichuan and the Zhennan Army, the entire southern land has either been occupied by the Bailian bandit army, or has also been harassed by them. No one knows how long it can last, let alone the people.

If it continues like this, why don't the imperial court say it first, we are waiting for scholars to die, so what face is there to meet our ancestors, and what face is there to meet my Confucian sages of all ages! "

"If you want to take action, you can only wipe out these traitors!" Shen Yan showed anger, "You can't do it without the army, you can't do without those moths! The problem is, if they are really capable of squashing the rebellion, the Southern War How could it be delayed like this?"

"The last time we sent reinforcements from the Beijing New Army to Wusheng Pass, we deployed a lot of manpower. According to the latest news, the 15 troops did not make any progress there.

These days, more than [-] soldiers have been lost, and the only result obtained is that the northern city wall of Wusheng Pass and the vast area of ​​nearly a hundred steps in front of the pass are almost stained red. There is nothing else, and this cannot continue! "Jiang Xing said bitterly.

"Brother Xianyun, you are Minister of the Ministry of War, what do you say?" Shen Yan looked at Han Chu who had not spoken so far, "If you really want to mobilize troops, you cannot do without your support."

"Have you ever considered that both the Jiangnan army and the rebel army are controlled by one person?" Han Chu said inexplicably.

"What are you kidding?" Jiang Xing was annoyed on the spot, "If this is the case, there will be a whole 30 elite army. If these people raise their troops to the north, I am afraid that the capital will not be safe, unless"

"Unless, he has bigger plans." Han Chu took a bitter sip, and told him about the changes in the Jiangnan system that he knew, "You have never been to Jinling, but I have been, and the situation there has been completely lost. Control, the influence of the imperial court over there, I am afraid it is equivalent to no."

"What?" Shen Yan's expression changed, "Why didn't you say something so important earlier?"

"What do you mean, all the prefects and magistrates there are just decorations, and government orders don't come out of the yamen?" Han Chu said with a wry smile, "Or is it that he, Wei Xu, is plotting evil and regards the court as his own, completely ignoring the laws and orders?
Let’s not talk about these things without evidence. Even if there is evidence, I can’t say it in the court, because the court took this Pingyuanhou, or the world’s recognized number one Wuhou There is no way!

Brother Mingyuan, do you still remember that shortly after the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River subsided, you arranged for a group of officials to go there, and they were specially selected elite forces. What happened, can you tell everyone now? "

"Nearly [-]% failed to reach Jiangnan, and there was no news for no reason on the way." Shen Yan's expression was gloomy, "The news from Jiangnan at that time said that these people had never entered Jiangnan, they didn't know their whereabouts, and there was no way to find out.

I didn’t think much about it at first, I just thought it was just after the chaos ended, and they encountered difficulties on the way, especially those officials who took office. Although no one reported anything, the annual tax payment has always been very good. good.

Now it seems that they are afraid that they will be emptied as soon as they take office. Except for some people who pay taxes in the name of the government, they have become decorations in the whole territory, and there is no news about them. It is even unclear whether they are still there. one question. "

"After I came out from Brother Ruhai, I used the excuse of the emergency in the capital to return, but after I left Jiangnan, I changed a group of people and re-arranged Rujiangnan to check." Han Chu said lightly, "But they failed to pass on the information. If there is any news, there will be no trace of people.”

"When you came out of Jiangnan, Lin Ruhai arranged for a human escort, right?" Yang Nan said in a complicated tone, "Or, this Lord Hou has already treated the entire Jiangnan like an iron bucket, which cannot be pierced by needles or splashed by water. .

No wonder the things we arranged with painstaking efforts were like throwing a stone into the Yangtze River, without even a decent splash. It turned out that all our actions were carried out under the noses of others.

Brother Mingyuan, it seems that we can't go on like this anymore. Now that we have lost the entire south, we should lose it. At least the north is still in our hands. We must go all out in the next step to support the man in the palace. "

"But this group of moths is unreliable." Shen Yan shook his head helplessly, "No matter how much resources we produce, it's useless to hand them over, just like the 15 army before Wushengguan, it's a waste of money and food. "

"Since the ones on the stage are no good, let's change to another batch. They are all martial arts, but some of them have no future." Han Chu gritted his teeth and said, "Don't forget, the dog has an engagement with the Ningguo Mansion. It's a pity that both Jia Zhen and Jia Rong are meaningless waste now.

It doesn't matter, there are still a lot of contacts left by Ning Guogong, and the old lady of Rongguo is not honest. I plan to use this as a route to contact the contacts of these two families, and then network these losers. Wu Xun.

As long as the Jia family is willing to take the lead, we can provide money, rations and positions, and we must gather a group of available manpower. Don't forget that the Marquis was only a third-rate martial artist, and now it is a good precedent. Impossible to have no idea. "

"It makes sense!" The other three people all nodded, and Shen Yan said directly, "The Jia family was recognized as the leader of martial arts in the world. Although it has been corrupted for these years, there must be many left. Now, it happens that we have also arranged a lot of manpower in Jia's mansion.

Mrs. Jia Cunzhou is not honest. The people I sent had already contacted her directly a few days ago. Coupled with other arrangements, even if they made some moves, they could not escape our grasp.

Let the old lady start from the backyard and get a group of young military officers and generals to give her some benefits. Coupled with the resources in our hands, it will not be difficult to gather a strong army with some effort, and the palace will also Full support. "

"It's not difficult for the palace to support, but it's not easy to go all out." Jiang Xing shook his head, "Then pay some price, the Imperial Forest Army now only has more than [-] people, although the palace can completely control it, it's too small after all.

Why don't we give some support to expand the Imperial Forest Army to [-] people, in exchange for the palace's full support for our formation of a strong army, and send all the so-called 'new troops' created by the moths to Wusheng Pass. "

"However, less than [-]% of this new army is controlled by those moths, and the rest is in the hands of His Majesty." Han Chu frowned, "I remember that they were also formed with the elite of the imperial forest army as the backbone."

"That's just right." Han Chu sneered, "From these people, the elite will be recruited into the Imperial Forest Army, and the rest will be given to the group of moths as a price. About [-] people will be transferred to the front line of Wushengguan The army of moths is all emptied.

It's just that in this way, I'm afraid it won't work to prevent them from seeing some benefits. It's better to take out some quotas and give those little moths a point, so as to divert their attention and save trouble. "

"Yes!" Shen Yan nodded in satisfaction, "In this way, it is not an exaggeration to say 'the capital is empty', as long as we can provide money and food, it is not difficult to build a strong army, but there are some problems in Wushengguan. Trouble."

"As long as it can be sent there, you don't need to worry about the rest." Jiang Xing said with a cold expression.

"Alright, for raising money and food, brother Lao Xianyun needs to contact everyone in the north. After all, this world's affairs cannot do without their support." Shen Yan said politely, "Next year's spring and autumn, we will I can still say a few words."

"There is no shirkable responsibility!" Han Chu immediately clasped his hands in a salute and agreed.

"Then make it like this first." Shen Yan finally made a decision, "It's just that it will be the end of the year until the end of the year, and before that, brother Shengyang, you have to work hard for the battle at Wushengguan .”

"If you take it in advance, you must give it first." Jiang Xing nodded lightly, "In any case, the Bailian bandit army can no longer be indulged, and it will take troops to block them in the south."

"Okay!" Shen Yan nodded in satisfaction, "As long as we work together, it will not be difficult to put things in order in this world!"

After negotiating matters, the other three said their goodbyes, but when they walked out of the Shen residence, Han Chu couldn't help but look up at the sky, remembering the correspondence he had exchanged with Lin Ruhai, and he didn't mention anything about Jiangnan's income.

(End of this chapter)