Traveling through Chenghan Xiandi, fortunately I have a simulator

Chapter 127 Xu Rong's new mission
Ever since the commander-in-chief of the bus presented all the memorials from Shangshutai to the palace, Zhang Ming is now under tremendous pressure. Although these memorials have already been approved by Shangshutai, there are too many of them after all. He looks at them one by one. It is also very hard.

In addition to sleeping in the palace these days, Zhang Ming spends most of his time reviewing memorials in the Gaomen Hall, which can be said to be very diligent.

So Zhang Ming decided to solve this problem next morning. He couldn't devote all his time to reviewing the memorials. Let’s see if these Shangshutai officials’ comments are reasonable.

Although Jia Xu had just become Minister of Shangshu, his instructions were the first thing Zhang Ming paid attention to. For this reason, Zhang Ming specially asked the eunuch to dig out the memorials of Jia Xu’s instructions from a batch of messy memorials. There is nothing wrong with Jia Xu's instructions, and most importantly, from Jia Xu's instructions, it can be seen that this person has a very stable personality and will not adopt some radical plans.

For example, there is a memorial reviewed by Jia Xu. This memorial was submitted by the county magistrate of Zheng County. The memorial said that the grain depot in Zheng County was looted by the former Niu Fu rebels, so the magistrate of Zheng County hopes to continue to increase taxes. Jia Xu did not agree to maintain the operation of Zheng County. Instead, he asked the magistrate of Zheng County to insist on the taxation before the court. If he felt that the county government could not operate, he could cut off some private soldiers.

Jia Xu was in Niu Fu's army at the time, and he knew the situation in Zheng County clearly. Niu Fu's army had indeed looted in Zheng County, but Zheng County was very poor, and the magistrate of Zheng County had about [-] private soldiers. The private soldiers were all taken into the army by Niu Fu, and now the magistrate of Zheng County is crying because the magistrate of Zheng County wants to restore the previous establishment of private soldiers.

However, does Zheng County need so many private soldiers?Obviously, no need. Zheng County is located to the east of Huayin County and west of Baling County. It can be said that with these two barriers, Zheng County actually does not need so many private soldiers.

The magistrate of Zheng County’s approach is obviously to expand its strength, but this expansion method is above the people of Zheng County. Zheng County’s household registration is tens of thousands, but after the double baptism of Dong Zhuo and Niu Fu, the current population is only [-]. Some populations need to support about [-] private soldiers, which is really difficult.

Moreover, even though the county magistrate of Zheng County raised so many soldiers, facing the arrival of Niu Fu's army, he did not dare to resist one or two, and even sent the army to Niu Fu for nothing, which is not only pitiful but also hateful.

Zhang Ming is very satisfied with Jia Xu's instructions. He has long wanted to take back the power of these county magistrates to raise private soldiers. However, the Baibo rebellion appeared again in East County of Guanzhong, so that the county magistrates in various places in Guanzhong were even more in danger. If the court can't solve the problem Baibo thief, if he wants to take back the county magistrate to support private soldiers, that's just a dream.

In any dynasty, raising private soldiers is a felony of beheading. However, the Yellow Turban Uprising allowed Emperor Han Ling to devolve the power of raising private soldiers, so that the world was in chaos and the princes rose together. For those county magistrates who already had private soldiers However, it is not easy for the imperial court to take back power.

The most important thing now is to put down the Baibo rebellion in Hedong County. The Guanzhong area must be absolutely safe.

Most of Jia Xu's other memorials were also very cautious in reviewing, which was in line with Zhang Ming's expectations. He had known Jia Xu's character for a long time, and now with the help of Jia Xu's reviewing memorials, he is more certain.

As for other memorials, Zhang Ming asked the eunuch to select some important memorials related to his family and country, and he mainly read these memorials.

But even so, Zhang Ming worked hard, especially after the war in Chang'an, there were too many memorials from various places.

This afternoon, when Zhang Ming was reviewing the memorial, Li Ru came to Gaomen Hall.

"I don't know why Li Shizhong came here?" Zhang Ming put down the pen in his hand and rubbed his temples.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report. I sent a letter to Xu Rong yesterday. He arrived in Chang'an City this morning and is already waiting outside the palace." Li Ru said with a bow.

Xu Rong's identity is too sensitive, after all, he used to be a rebel, so Li Ru did not take him directly into the palace, but stayed outside the palace temporarily.

"Please hurry up." Zhang Ming said happily.

If Xu Rong hadn't surrendered at an early date in this battle of Chang'an, the difficulty of this battle would have risen sharply. Meng, Wang Fang's army plus Xu Rong's army will have about [-] more soldiers. At that time, it is not known whether Chang'an City can be defended.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Ru replied in response.

Soon, Li Ru led Xu Rong into the high gate hall.

Xu Rong is more than eight feet tall. Although he is wearing ordinary clothes, his temperament all reveals the spirit of a general.

"The last general, Xu Rong, pays homage to the emperor." Xu Rong bowed and shouted.

"General Xu is too polite. If you hadn't turned to the light this time, the city of Chang'an might have fallen." Zhang Ming said with emotion.

"Your Majesty is serious. I just did what I should do. It is my duty to be loyal to the Son of Heaven. It's just that I was infatuated and made mistakes. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me." Xu Rong also said politely.

From Li Runa, Xu Rong had already got to know the emperor of the day. The emperor of today has a generous personality, regardless of past suspicions, and he is a good monarch.

"General Jianwei, you have helped me a lot in this war. I don't know what reward you want? I can give you high officials, generous salary, gold, silver and jewelry, beauties." Zhang Ming said generously. .

The title of General Jianwei was promised by the emperor to Xu Rong at that time. Although it has been so long, the emperor still did not forget it, and Xu Rong felt a little touched.

Xu Rong thought for a long time, and said, "I dare not ask extravagantly. Everything I do is to forgive my past self."

Of course, Zhang Ming couldn't judge the truth of Xu Rong's words, but it didn't matter, anyway, he was a real person, so what should be rewarded should still be rewarded.

"Come here, please call."

"I specially worship Xu Rong as General Anton, with a rank of one thousand stones, one thousand households in the township, one thousand gold rewards, and the title of Marquis of Guannei." Zhang Ming said loudly.

Xu Rong was overjoyed after hearing this. General Jianwei is only a fourth-rank general, but General An Dong is a third-rank general. This has greatly exceeded Xu Rong's expectations.

Originally, Xu Rong was already very satisfied with the title of General Jianwei. Compared with when he followed Dong Zhuo, even in the best case, he was just a general of Zhonglang, but now he has directly become a general of the third rank. Go further and celebrate your resolution.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Xu Rong took the edict from the eunuch, and after looking at it after a few glances, he put it away.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"Say"

"I still have [-] soldiers in Lantian County, but there is not enough food in Lantian County, so I am afraid it will be difficult to feed [-] soldiers. I don't know how to deal with it?"

Xu Rong didn't say how to deal with this matter. This matter is very sensitive. As General An Dong, he has [-] soldiers under his command, which is already very outrageous. Even Lu Bu and Huang Fu Song don't have so many soldiers under him. Soldier, this matter must be dealt with. As for how to deal with it, it is entirely up to His Majesty.

And the most important thing is that it is impossible to support [-] soldiers by relying on the current Lantian County, so disarmament is almost inevitable. As for how to disarm, Xu Rong certainly doesn't count.

"General Xu, it's better than this. The counties near Chang'an City have not yet settled down completely. The general can lead the army to wipe out the uprising forces in these counties for the imperial court."

"At the same time, the general will arrange [-] elite soldiers in these counties to serve as the protection forces for the county towns. Once the magistrates of these counties make any movement, they will report to the imperial court."

Zhang Ming has no plans to lay off troops for the time being. Although Chang'an City has settled down, there are still uprising forces in the counties in Guanzhong. These uprising forces have plunged the various places into strife, which is not conducive to the recovery of agriculture.

Simply put, Zhang Ming's idea is to use the imperial army to replace local private soldiers with the help of bandits. In this way, county magistrates in various places will not dare to raise private soldiers privately, because their every move is controlled by the imperial army. under control.

Of course, the reason why Xu Rong's army was chosen is actually very simple, that is, the imperial court does not have enough troops.

Zhu Jun took [-] elite soldiers to participate in the crusade against the Baibo bandits. It would take at least a month to go back and forth. The remaining soldiers guarded Chang'an City. Of course, Lu Bu's soldiers can be used, but Lu Bu's current direction is not clear, and the long-term garrison It is better to entrust the local behavior to reliable people. As for the remaining imperial troops and personal soldiers in Chang'an, they are all used to protect the emperor and should not be tampered with.

Xu Rong's army can be regarded as a well-trained army, and its quality is not low. What's more, Xu Rong yearns for the court wholeheartedly and has no ambitions, so it is best to entrust this task to Xu Rong's army.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Rong replied.

Xu Rong can naturally hear the meaning of His Majesty's words. As General Anton, it is inevitable for him to serve the court. Although His Majesty's method divides his soldiers, these soldiers are actually under his command, and in the end The important thing is that he doesn't have to worry about food for the time being.

"I'll go back immediately and lead my troops to wipe out the uprising forces everywhere." Xu Rong asked.

"Come here, send a talisman to General Anton. From now on, General Anton will clean up all the counties in the world." Zhang Ming said loudly.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Xu Rong took over the talisman from the eunuch, and from now on, he is the general of the imperial court.

"I will definitely live up to your majesty's expectations and complete the tasks assigned by your majesty."

After finishing speaking, Xu Rong left Gaomen Hall and walked towards Lantian County with the imperial edict and talisman.

Li Ru was watching the exchange between Xu Rong and His Majesty, he had not spoken all this time, now after seeing Xu Rong leave, Li Ru finally spoke.

"Your Majesty, this move is too exaggerated. I know what your majesty means, but has your majesty thought that if Xu Rong rebelled again, the entire Guanzhong region would be affected." Li Ru said slowly.

When Xu Rong was there just now, Li Ru already had some ideas, but he couldn't refute His Majesty because Xu Rong was present, so he didn't speak to refute His Majesty's behavior.

"Li Shizhong, of course I have thought about this issue. It's just that I don't think Xu Rong will rebel again. Since he chose to surrender to the imperial court when Chang'an City was surrounded by Niu Fu's army, it shows that Xu Rong's heart is for the imperial court. When the rebel army is superior, Xu Rong can surrender, let alone when the court is strong now."

"Secondly, I feel that even if Xu Rong rebelled again, it would only affect some counties. Even without Xu Rong's influence, these counties would run away when they encountered the rebels, and would not have much effect. .”

"Three times, this is just my temporary plan. After the counties settle down, I will naturally transfer Xu Rong's troops stationed in the counties."

His Majesty gave three reasons one after another, which surprised Li Ru. Compared with His Majesty's bold appointment, Li Ru just wanted to be more cautious.

"I understand your majesty's intentions, but your majesty can wait for General Zhu to come back from conquering the Baibo bandits before doing this." Li Ru knew the importance of this matter.

Zhang Ming sighed, of course he can come slowly, but Zhu Jun's time to go back and forth is too long, even though he is still young, he has a lot of time, but the more time goes by, the more serious the centrifugal situation in various places.

As far as the memorials Zhang Ming saw recently, Yuan Shu even wanted to claim the title of emperor in vain, and Yuan Shao also had the intention to establish others as emperor. His own emperor was not upright in a righteous sense, and he was only established by Dong Zhuo, so it was hard to guarantee Some princes everywhere will not have similar ideas.

Although the big man still has a certain appeal, but this appeal will only become weaker and weaker with the passage of time. After all, this world is still about strength. Nowadays, even the edicts of the imperial court in various places in Guanzhong may not be 100% implemented. Not to mention places outside Guanzhong.

So Zhang Ming didn't plan to wait for Zhu Jun to conquer the Baibo bandits before implementing corresponding local management measures.

"Li Shizhong, I ask you, why did the Eighteenth Route Lords attack Dong Zhuo when Dong Zhuo was in power? Do these people really want to cater to my rule?" Zhang Ming asked back.

As Li Ru was a smart person, Zhang Ming didn't have to think about too many things when talking to him, not to mention that Li Ru himself was not a good person.

Li Ru, as Dong Zhuo's number one counselor, of course knew that the Eighteenth Route's crusade against Dong Zhuo was not to welcome back the emperor's rule. In fact, except for some weak ones, the other princes of the Eighteenth Route just wanted to be the second Dong Zhuo. Especially the leader Yuan Shao, since the general He Jin recruited Dong Zhuo, and Yuan Shao went to Beijing to remove the ten permanent servants, he already had similar ideas to Dong Zhuo.

Under the pressure of the princes of the Eighteenth Route, Dong Zhuo retreated again and again, first losing Sishui Pass and then Hulao Pass. Both the two major gates of Luoyang were opened. Li Ru's suggestion to burn Luoyang City was the only way to curb the princes. Further attack, otherwise, with the prosperity of Luoyang City, I am afraid that the princes will fight for territory in Luoyang.

Compared with Dong Zhuo, the Emperor of Han has some nominal advantages, but these advantages are not enough to contain the Han Dynasty that is on the verge of collapse. To stop the division of the Han Dynasty, only the army and strength can be relied on.

Therefore, it is necessary to let the counties in Guanzhong see the strength of the imperial court.

(End of this chapter)