Water flowing clouds

Many years later, the old story of a red lacquered wooden plaque in Zhangzhi County retiring from a powerful man was made into a small play, which was spread and sung from Guanghe to Liuyang, the capital. I was dead, and I went to the table to beg for bones several times, but the emperor refused.One day, he came down from the court hall, passed by the market, and listened to both ears firmly, which made him feel amused-it turned out that he still had that "courageous" time!

Thinking about it, I was really young at that time, in my early twenties, very courageous, let alone a "one-eyed", even if a tiger came, I might not be afraid.He acted so skillfully, after the emperor got the secret report, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitched, and he told Lu Xiang on the spot that this Zhang Yanran was a little tasteful.At that time, I was just talking about it. In the winter of the fifth year of Longyou, a whole year has passed. The imperial court routinely assessed these new officials who were released to the outside world. In addition to the joy of joy, the whole article is "worry".The emperor took it seriously this time, and specially summoned him from Guanghe to "report his worries" face to face.

This memorial is recorded in detail in the history books, down to the emperor's speech, behavior, mood and expression at that time, and the memorial of a seventh-rank sesame official is really rare.

In fact, the emperor had no other intentions, but felt that an official who didn't know how to "whitewash" or "inject water" was too rare, and he just looked at it as rare.Zhang Yanran was dressed in a navy blue official uniform, standing in the main hall was very abrupt, and there had never been a precedent of Qipin county magistrate appearing in the court.He is calm, neither humble nor overbearing, advancing and retreating properly.The emperor asked him about the situation in Guanghe County, and he answered very rigorously, from river dredging to digging canals, from embankment repairs to this year's flood situation, from the improvement of the two rivers in one year to how many fields are expected to be preserved next year, How much harvest can be obtained from each field is reported according to the facts, without concealment.

"Go to Dayuezhi. I will stay in Guanghe for another two years. When the floods are all over and the people's livelihood is stable, I will move to the right to know Weizhou."

It is clearly stated in the history books that Zhang Yanran stayed in Guanghe for a total of three years. After three years, he was promoted to the prefect of Weizhou and went there to care for the people.

Weizhou is adjacent to Bianzhou, with the land of Shu in the northeast and Miaojiang in the southwest. When it comes to its characteristics, I have to talk about the three strange people there: a strange person who dies hanging from the sky (referring to the local funeral customs, put The coffin was hung on the cliff and became a hanging coffin, which has been immortal for thousands of years); the two strange men walked to get married (this is the local marriage custom, there is no matchmaker for the marriage of men and women over there. Live at home for a period of time, and when the woman is pregnant, hold a banquet to entertain relatives, friends and neighbors, and formally welcome the man into the woman's home.); the three strange state government is on the side (referring to the location of the state government in Weizhou. There is no state or county Like Weizhou, the capital of a state is located in the corner of the nearest border, where wars are most likely to occur, and a city is built with mountains as a screen and water as a barrier.)

He Jingzhen came to Weizhou in the winter of the eighth year of Longyou, chasing "poor bandits".

On November 2000th of the eighth year of Longyou, Liu Jianzhong's Yajiang General Cao Xian led 1 people to Yanxian County at the junction of Qingzhou and Shu to burn, kill and loot. I looted while strolling, and the snatching was so smooth that I completely forgot the old saying "The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole follows".When he arrived at Tugukou, he encountered He Jingzhen's [-] troops head-on, two thousand against ten thousand, five against one, normally no one should lose in any fight, but Cao Xian lost, and the loss was quite miserable, the money he looted All the population was vomited out, and they were beaten. They were beaten from Yanxian County to Yuzhou, and fled like a family dog. More than [-] soldiers were beaten. At the end of the fight, there were only about [-] soldiers left. The defeated soldiers finally fled back to Shu. The ground was severely slashed by the Emperor Zhong.

The people who came to rob the door were driven away, and the matter is not over yet, so those people with money can't go with the army. He Jingzhen simply stopped in Weizhou, and the money went to the treasury. After editing, I sent them back to my hometown one by one. Those who didn’t want to go home were allowed to stay, and those who wanted to join the army tried their skills. Those who were suitable were kept, and those who were not suitable were politely refused. Blood, even if it is not suitable, should not be poured with cold water.

He Jingzhen behaved in such a manner, which suits a person's taste quite well.This person was Liang Yanbang, the Dingbei General who was temporarily stationed in Weizhou at that time.

After all, it's not because Yang Zhen, an old boy, never forgets to brag about the young general in his hand no matter in public or private occasions. If he brags a lot, people will inevitably take it to heart.Also, this Miaozi had received advice from Shen Feibai in the early years, and General Liang had never met him before, so he already had some tentative calculations in his heart.This time I heard that he entered Weizhou with the money, so he changed into ordinary clothes and mingled among the people to see how he arranged and dealt with it.It's okay if you don't look at it, but when you look at it, General Liang seems to have the idea of ​​"taking it under his command and keeping it for himself".

General seedlings are not easy to come by!When the two armies confronted each other, they fought not only hard things—such as armaments, food and supplies, but also soft things—morale, morale, and conspiracy.The most important thing in the soft part is the morale of the army. The general is the backbone of the morale and the anchor of the army. Finding a seedling that is suitable in all aspects is like panning for gold in the sand. You may not be able to find a real grain among millions of gravel. gold.General Liang spent half his life in the army, and he also raised a few under his hands, but compared with this, it will go down.When he saw it, he couldn't stop his heart itching, and he thought: should he beg Yang Zhen directly?The old boy has a dog temper, and he ordered to kill him and not let him go!Simply "shoot people first, shoot horses", and hold a welcome banquet in the Weizhou military camp, invite "horses" to come to the door, and promise to benefit, if "horses" are willing, what else can anyone do!

So General Liang really set up a small banquet to poach the wall.It is said that it is a small banquet, and it is indispensable to invite people. If the army is invited, there must be a few famous people from the state government.Zhang Yanran met his old friend at the "Horse Shooting Banquet" hosted by General Liang.It has been more than three years since the accidental meeting. Zhang Yanran grew a long beard and gained a little weight.He Jingzhen didn't recognize him for a while, Zhang Yanran called him first: "Xing Jian!".Xing Jian looked up, stunned, and slowly pulled out an old friend from between the long beard and the floating meat, "Zian?"

At that time, not long after Zhang Yanran came to Weizhou from Guanghe, the army moved to all directions, and the personnel news in the court often couldn't keep up.He Jingzhen thought that he was still in Guanghe, and he didn't want to pass the age of one, and he had already been promoted to the magistrate of Weizhou.

The old people naturally had something to say, and it was not easy to leave the host's house to talk openly at the banquet. After the banquet was over, Zhang Yanran repeatedly invited him to stay at home. They all stayed in Qingzhou and never took any post. There was no need to avoid it, so they readily agreed.General Miaozi lived in the state government office without staying in the barracks. General Liang's plan of "shooting people first and shooting horses" came to nothing. After chatting for two days, we started to talk, and revealed the truth, to see if General Miaozi intends to come over.He Jing listened carefully, and sincerely declined, giving both steps and face. Although General Liang regretted it, he let it go lightly, and never mentioned it again.

General Liang's refusal to mention it does not mean that others did not mention it.General Liang's letting go doesn't mean the others are letting go too.On the second day that He Jingzhen lived in the state government office, someone in the court hall made a move. A booklet was submitted to him, and he was involved in colluding with the state officials, forming cliques for personal gain, and intending to plot rebellion.Can rebellion be said casually?There are some people who dare to say it, and what they say has a nose and eyes, as if they saw it with their own eyes.This is called "a thief bites, three points into the bone".To get to the bottom of it, isn't it because He Jingzhen has offended the aristocratic families in the court all over the past few years, and they form gangs and bite him when they get the chance?Take a ruler to measure, and Shen Ta's book is almost on the same level as Shen Lu Xiang's.Fortunately, the emperor pampered him, pampered him, and let him go. After reading his books, he was done, and he was overwhelmed.These people who participated in him may not know the relationship between the emperor and his senior brothers, but they still want to participate, and they must participate to the death.Three people become tigers, and everyone speaks to make money. If you talk too much, maybe one day the emperor will be afraid of it?It's nothing that everyone can see. If these people can walk into the emperor's heart and see the spacious, bright and resplendent hall where He Jingzhen "lives", see who else dares to describe it on the booklet. Pen!The emperor's mind was buried extremely deep, no one except Lu Xiang thought about it, and no one dared to think about it.So the officials drawn by the aristocratic family love to bite this "problem dad" who keeps making troubles, and when they think of it, they will join in, "If you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you will be afraid of thieves", so that the officials will remember the person they love , it is not very comfortable to be a human being, unless you have a thick skin like Lu Xiang and a stomach that can shoot skyrocketing cannons.

He Jingzhen was used to Shen, and he never paid attention to this kind of nonsense, talking nonsense with his eyes open. His mouth grows on other people. Is it possible that he can stop them from saying what they like to say?

Zhang Yanran didn't like to pay any attention to it, but he was involved in the old man, so he couldn't help feeling a little bit sorry. If he hadn't invited him repeatedly, He Jing would not have provoked such "saliva".The two talked straightforwardly. The host straight to the point asked the guest if he needed to avoid suspicion. The guest said that there are so many suspicions to avoid, and he must avoid suspicion after participating in two books.The officials have already prepared two books. If you don’t avoid him, say that you are forming a party for personal gain and intending to rebel.

Forget about the guests, so naturally the host will follow suit.Anyway, the guests will not stay in the state office for long. Every day, soldiers are counted, trained, and patrolled the camp.The Zhizhou yamen is also busy, so busy that it is not easy for the two sides to meet and have a good conversation, which is just a false name of "living".On the tenth day when the guest stayed in the state government office, he sent someone to inform him that he would not come back for dinner tonight as usual.The host took it for granted, nodded to show that he knew, and did not cook for the guests that night.The director arrived at the second watch, the night was deep, and it seemed that the guests would not come back to rest tonight, so he closed the side door and prepared to go back to the room to rest.After closing the door and locking it, passing through the colonnade, and passing the guest room where the guests lived, they heard a very unusual movement.It is said to be the sound of water, but it is not exactly like it, it is very dense, the sound of repeatedly pounding/in and pulling out a arc of water in an extremely cramped space, and occasionally there will be one or two extremely depressing low/wheezing sounds.