Linzhi

Many people think that He Rong's fate is very difficult: he lost his mother when he was young, and was exiled for 11 years. In the fiefdom, not only have problems with legs and feet, but may even have problems with the brain.

But from Xue Tan's point of view, He Rong doesn't feel that he is suffering. He has friends who can make friends and brothers who can rely on his life. Although Lingzhou is far away from Chang'an, it is a place where he can do things.In the eyes of outsiders, King An is unsmiling, decisive, and even a little scary. In fact, he doesn't like to put on airs. In private, even Zhang Ze dares to joke with him; like Sun Ling, trembling in front of Gao Changning, In front of King An, he was able to relax instead.

The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, from the prince to the ministers, are full of talents. Of course, there are also those who have a long-term vision and insight into opportunities, but they are inevitably limited by party disputes and family status. Wearing shackles and crawling forward will get twice the result with half the effort.

More people are reluctant to leave such a prosperous place like Chang'an, let alone the bustling Vanity Fair. Looking at the court, there are very few people like He Rong who dare to resolutely give up everything in Chang'an and go to Lingzhou alone. Rong's talent is the best in the world, but others don't have his determination.

However, Xue Tan felt that this was the charm of King An. Even a person as proud as he was was willing to curb his untimely burrs and follow King An to Lingzhou willingly.

Many superiors like to draw a grand plan for their subordinates, promising prosperity and wealth, and let them go to the front line. King An will only walk ahead for a while, and then turn around and tell you that there is nothing wrong with going down this road.

In the first six months after arriving in Lingzhou, He Rong did nothing, and lived more leisurely than the servants of the governor's mansion every day. At first, it was all right, but as time went by, even Yu Feng thought that His Royal Highness Wang An was really here to take care of the elderly. Yes, only Xue Tan and the others know that all the dormancy and forbearance are for the purpose of recharging their energy. Only by completely letting those people down their vigilance can they successfully collect evidence and take it down in one fell swoop.

So when the Zhou family's fine was brought into the Governor's Mansion, everyone burst into laughter.

Zhang Ze even tutted around the cart of grain: "I thought the Zhou family would use old rice to make up for it, but I didn't expect them to be willing to do so. They only collected it last year!"

Gao Changning pursed his lips and smiled: "If you suffer, you will gain wisdom. They have done it once to die, how dare they do it a second time?"

Zhou Zhi was indeed reluctant, but his father had just died, and he hadn't even passed the first seven days. King An could even obey the imperial decree, so he wanted to go to Chang'an to file a complaint. He was afraid that he would die before he even left the city. different place.Even Wang Zhi and Zhou Bi, the imperial envoys of the two emperors and the envoys of the Zhou family, had nothing to do with King An. Zhou Zhi didn't want to and didn't dare to test King An's bottom line again. What hands and feet.

The three of them bowed their heads obediently, and the Governor's Mansion suddenly became a sea of ​​bumper harvests. Everyone was overjoyed, and the atmosphere was not inferior to that of the New Year's Eve.

It was the first time for Sun Ling to learn the methods of King An. Although Zhou Yue, the former governor who killed her father, was dead, and it was impossible to kill her enemies again, but seeing Zhou, Fan and Lu's three families suffer, she also felt a sense of malice. Thinking of my father's tomb has long been luxuriant grass, moss soaked in rocks, can't help but the corners of my eyes are moist, full of emotion.

Zhang Ze counted the food and wages, and asked King An who was reading the letter from Lingnan: "Your Highness, the price of food is going up now, do you want Zhou Zhi to exchange all the gold and silver for food?"

He Rong gave him a little attention from the letter, glanced at him, and looked down at the letter again.

"No, the gold and silver are used to buy armor, weapons and winter clothes, and also to strengthen the city. Maolin, you and Yushen went to the south city to inspect it a few days ago. Did you say that the city wall was damaged?"

"Ah, yes!" Yu Feng was called out coldly, and hurriedly got up to respond, "Since the construction of Lingzhou City in the reign of Emperor Wu of the previous dynasty, it has gone through 300 years of wind and rain, and now, there are several places that seem to be strong, but in fact they have been eroded by the wind and sun, and are extremely fragile. , must be repaired and strengthened as soon as possible!"

He Rong hummed: "You first see how much money you need, then come up with a plan later, come to me to get the money, and then start working."

Yu Feng didn't expect King An to be so forthright, his eyes were dazzled by the gold and silver eyes, and his heart wavered a bit, but King An said he would give up, without blinking.

Xue Tan smiled and said: "The letter sent by His Highness King Xing, is it blooming? It is worth letting you read it over and over again. Your Highness, please tell me the secret of His Highness King Xing. In the future, I will also give it to you when I go out. You write!"

He Rong finally put down the letter in his hand, and gave him a merciful look.

"Goro wrote me a few recipes, which are made in Lingnan, and they are all sweets."

"..." Xue Tan understood, King Gan Qing Xing was still hitting a snake seven inches, ah no, he was poking at the opponent's weakness.

Xue Tan rubbed his nose. He didn't have any preference for sweets, but he had a lot of research on wine. Unfortunately, King An was not addicted to alcohol. After he came to Lingzhou, there were no drinking friends around. Xue Tan sometimes had to drink by himself. addiction.

"Lingnan is generally going well. Wulang and Tan Jin have done a good job. It will take longer for the Nanyi people to integrate into the Central Plains, but it will only take five or ten years. When this group of Nanyi children who have been familiar with the etiquette and poetry of the Han family since childhood When you grow up, you will naturally feel admiration and closeness to the Central Plains." He Rong handed the letter to Xue Tan.

In that letter, apart from official matters, there were many personal words and sentences from His Royal Highness King Xing, such as "seeing the fruit of the loquat, I miss my third brother very much", "eat a lychee feast, if my third brother is here, I will be very happy" and so on, directly To portray His Highness Wang An as a big foodie, Xue Tan twitched his lips while reading it, and had to pick out the parts related to government affairs from between the lines, and skip the content that makes people laugh and cry.

"It is said in the letter that His Highness the Fourth Prince has already set off to leave Guangzhou, and he must arrive here in three to five months." Xue Tan rarely interacts with He Xi, but from the actions of the other party, it is not difficult to know that the Fourth Prince is also wonderful person.If such a wonderful person came to Lingzhou, he might have drinking friends in the future.

But He Rong shook his head and said: "You don't know him too well. He finally left Guangzhou. The sea and the sky are vast. He must have been running around, maybe he went to Sichuan. Although he will come here sooner or later, it will only be three to five months. At least he will have to change." Three to five years."

Facts have proved that Wang An's understanding of this younger brother is much deeper than that of Xue Tan. Two months later, another letter came from Lingnan, and He Zhan really said that He Xi had left Guangzhou for a long time, but He Rong has not yet returned. Received only a few words from He Xi, it can be seen that He Shilang has wandered off for a long time.

Gossip aside, with the money and food in hand, He Rong began to let people hurry up to start training soldiers and strengthening the city wall.

At present, the actual number of soldiers in Lingzhou is less than [-]%, but there is actually a lot of moisture in this [-]%. Last time, He Rong killed a group of people in public, which can wake up those who want to dawdle. However, it has to be added New recruits, step up training veterans.He handed over this matter to Lin Miao and Zhang Ze. Although the latter was usually lazy, his life in the Forbidden Army was not in vain for so many years. Many drills and assessment standards in the Forbidden Army can be used in the Fubing.

The two of them relaxed one by one, training those soldiers to death, crying for their fathers and mothers, but with the payment of the army, the quality of food in the army has improved, the food is sufficient, and even the cotton coats for winter are much thicker than in previous years. Everyone suffers. , but also felt that since His Royal Highness An came down, their treatment was much better, so they all gritted their teeth and endured it.

Of course, there were also those who were lazy in the past, couldn't bear hardships for a while, and encouraged mutiny in the army, but were soon accused. Lin Miao showed no mercy to such people, and directly beat them with dozens of army sticks and expelled them from the barracks. Not to mention the pension, all the cotton clothes that have been distributed will be taken back, so as to make an example twice, no one will dare to make trouble again.

After more than two months, the training of the military soldiers has achieved some results. During the Dragon Boat Festival and the Hungry Ghost Festival, He Rong did not allow holidays. He would rather have more meals than let the soldiers practice as usual. This is not because of his madness, but because of his heart In the depths, I have been worried that the Turkic people will attack Lingzhou at some point, especially in the late summer and early autumn, when everything is bleak, the nomads will take the opportunity to plunder in order to prepare for the winter.

In the past, Ganzhou and Lingzhou, two important military towns, were the favorite places for the Turks to attack, but now that there is Chen Wei in Ganzhou, the Turks don’t dare to invade, and they are likely to focus on Lingzhou, so He Rong dare not have No slack.

In private, he, Xue Tan and others had faced the map to simulate the most likely attack route of the Turkic people, and assumed several defense plans when the Turkic soldiers approached the city, but no one expected that at the end of July, the Eastern Turkic It is true that the troops were dispatched with lightning speed, but the target was not Lingzhou, let alone any border town in the Central Plains.

But the Western Turks.

The spies' report arrived almost at the same time as Princess Zhending's request for help.

The envoy sent by Princess Zhending to ask for help is also an old acquaintance. When He Rong went to the royal court to meet Princess Zhending, He Zhan met He Tu in Yanqi City. The other party was an official stationed in Yanqi City by Princess Zhending. Princess Zhending's success in seizing power in the end is also due to the help of He Tu in the middle.

After a few years, He Tu's black temples were also stained with frost, and he begged He Rong eagerly: "Your Highness, I beg you to send troops to rescue the Western Turks in the spirit of alliance with our princess! Nian Khan is going aggressive this time, intending to unify the Turks, and the Western Turks cannot compete with it. If the Central Plains can match head to tail and attack from both sides, the Eastern Turks will definitely be defeated, and the Western Turks' woes will also be relieved!"

He Rong has never forgotten Princess Zhending. Although the alliance between the two is in the interests of countries, this incident also made He Rong's first contribution. What's more, he promised Princess Zhending that the Central Plains will always be her. With their backing, they can't unilaterally tear up the agreement now that they can't be used anymore.

However, He Rong could be flexible about Lingzhou's affairs, sending troops to the Turks, but it has already exceeded his authority, but He Rong still nodded, and said to He Tu: "Don't worry, I will report to the imperial court immediately, please send troops to the imperial court!"

He did what he said, he wrote the memorial overnight, and sent it to the capital as soon as possible, but there were spies from the border city in Chang'an who arrived two days in advance and reported the news to Emperor Jiayou.