Chapter 2 second quarter

The rain in June comes as soon as it is said, and stops as soon as it is said to stop.Tang Kang took a few family members, braved the heavy rain, and drove all night in the dark. Although everyone was drenched, he only hoped that the rain would be heavier and longer, so that it would be easier to delay. A troop that drags the capital to transport firearms can also stop the rebels in Weinan.It's just that the world is not as good as it should be, and at dawn the next day, the heavy rain like splashing water stopped in an instant, and at noon, it was another sunny afternoon with the sun hanging high.The distance between Lingkou Town and Lantian is less than a hundred miles, but it is only connected by a simple official road. After the heavy rain, the road is extremely muddy. Tang Kang and others actually walked for more than ten hours on the eighty or ninety-mile road.Unexpectedly, after arriving in Lantian County, there was no trace of Tian Liewu's troops. After inquiring, they found out that there was a Song army stationed in Yaoshan, 20 miles south of the county.Tang Kang didn't dare to stop any longer, so he ate some dry food indiscriminately on the horse, and headed south to Mount Yao.

The official road from Lantian to Yaoshan is a thoroughfare, and it is often repaired. Although it has been washed by heavy rains, it is not very muddy, but the terrain becomes more dangerous as it goes south, and it is not much easier than the previous road.After walking for more than an hour, I arrived at the foot of Yao Mountain.Tang Kang raised his eyes and saw huge peaks like a screen, mountains and rocks reflecting each other, amidst the lush greenery, a river of clear water meanders out of a secluded valley.Tang Kang rode his horse up the river and walked for more than a mile, but he didn't see a single person, let alone a flag post.Every time Tang Kang took a step, his heart sank a little, and he walked about half a mile with a sullen face. The family members behind him couldn't hold back anymore, and a family member tentatively asked: "This...is this General Tian already gone? Already?" Tang Kang seemed to have been bitten by a mosquito, turned his head suddenly, with a livid face, gave him a vicious look, and said coldly: "If you don't want to follow, just go back." After saying that, "drive" With a loud drink, he whipped his mount vigorously, and drove the horse towards the valley.All the family members were taken aback, hurriedly galloped, and followed closely behind Tang Kangma.

In fact, Tang Kang was already worried that Tian Liewu had left the camp.He had already uttered big words in front of Zhang Dun before, if he didn't promise, he would not stop corrupting state affairs, and if it spread, he would also be the laughing stock of the world.At this time, Tian Lie Wubu was nowhere to be seen, so he couldn't help feeling a little restless.He drove the horse to gallop, and lashed the mount fiercely, all the anger was released on the Hetao horse, so that the horse's body was covered with whip marks in deep and shallow stripes. After running for another stick of incense like this, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes ahead.Tang Kang was overjoyed, and hurriedly rode forward to meet him, but saw the two knights in red robes galloping side by side, and after a while, they had arrived in front of him.Seeing Tang Kang, one of them immediately clasped his fists and asked, "May I ask if your lord is Mr. Tang, the magistrate of Rongzhou?"

Tang Kang cast a sideways glance at the man, and said, "That's it. Who's next?" Seeing that the two men got off their horses in a hurry, they heard the knight who had asked Tang Kang pay homage to Tang Kang: "Your officer, the Fifth Battalion of the Dragon Guards, is in charge of the envoy of the fifth battalion of the Dragon Guards. Zhiguo Commander, welcome to Master Tang." "Long-awaited, General Zhao doesn't need to be too polite." Sitting on the horse, Tang Kang only cupped his hands, then looked up at the mountain road in front of him, and asked, "How did you Lord Tian know that I'm coming?"

Zhao Long couldn't help being taken aback when he saw that Tang Kang was so trusting.He was born in the Western Army. He followed Wang Shao, Yao Lin, and Li Xian successively. Besides the bustling world of Bianjing, even the Jingzhao Mansion is a completely unfamiliar world to him.Therefore, he didn't know Tang Kang's status other than the prefect of Rongzhou, and he had never even heard of such a person before.And no matter what he said, he was also a commander of Yihui's school lieutenant and battalion deputy, and a military attache from the seventh rank.Although Tang Kang's official position is high, he is only an exile magistrate after all, and he, the current military attache of the Forbidden Army, has nothing to do with him.He hurriedly ran out to meet him, although he was ordered, but it was also the face of the boss, how could Tang Kang dare to be so high above him, and let it go without getting off his horse, but he didn't even look him straight?

But he was ordered to welcome guests, so no matter how unhappy he was, he could only put it away first, and said: "Master Zhi Guo was promoted back to the capital, and he may pass by Lantian in the past few days. Your Excellency and Zhi Guo are old friends, maybe it will happen soon." We will come to visit friends, and we already know that we will go down. Therefore, as soon as your lord enters the mountain, our secret sentry has discovered it, and we took a small path to report. Zhiguo is very happy, because he ordered his subordinates to come and greet..." "So that's how it is." Tang Kang felt even more unhappy in his heart, he only responded lightly, and stopped talking.Zhao Long felt even more boring, so he got on his horse, led the way, and headed towards the camp.

Tian Liewu's camp was not far away, and Tang Kang and others arrived at the camp in less than a stick of incense. At this time, Tian Liewu had already led the general and school of the camp, and greeted him in front of the camp gate.Seeing Zhao Long ushering Tang Kang over, Tian Liewu clasped his fists with a smile and said, "Second Young Master, don't come here without any harm." He and Tang Kang have a triple relationship of master-servant, master-student, and friend, so he was teaching in Shifu At that time, Tang Kang was only a teenager. Tang Kang rode horses, archery, swords, and fists. He personally taught him all kinds of kung fu.At this time, after seven or eight years of separation, the former boy has grown up, not only capable of both civil and military skills, but also seems to be a "capable minister of the country". When we meet again, Tian Liewu's joy cannot be described in words.He took a few steps forward, and was about to take Tang Kang's hand into the camp, but before he stretched out his hand, Tang Kang had already cupped his hands, and said with a dry smile, "Lord Tian, ​​don't come here without any harm!"

Tian Liewu was startled, stretched out his hand to touch his head, and said with a smile: "Second Young Master, this will kill Lao Tian." Tang Kang looked at Tian Liewu, and said with a smirk: "School Captain Zhiguo of the imperial court, there is no way to kill him. The so-called 'farewell for three days, you should look at him with admiration'..." No matter how rough Tian Liewu was, he could vaguely feel the irony in Tang Kang's words at this time.He glanced at Tang Kang in surprise, but he saw that Tang Kang looked smiling and friendly, and for a moment he suspected that he was feeling bad.But he was straightforward, and immediately said: "Second Young Master, don't say that you are just a school captain, even if you are a general, I, Tian Liewu, was still the Tian instructor in Shi Xueshi's mansion back then! If Second Young Master still misses the little affection from back then, It doesn’t matter if you call me Lao Tian or Teacher Tian…”

Before he finished speaking, Tang Kang took a step forward, took his hand and laughed, "Tian Jiaotou! What a Tian Jiaotou! For seven or eight years, it really hasn't changed at all... You also beat Wu Jin Commander, the famous general of the Song Dynasty who commanded thousands of people from the tiger and base, and frightened the Xixia people in front of Lingzhou City, dare to call you 'Tian Jiaotou'? Do you really want to ask the censors to join me... "While speaking, he walked into the camp hand in hand with Tian Liewu. Only then did Tian Liewu "know" that Tang Kang was joking with him, and he laughed embarrassedly along with Tang Kang.Among the group, only Zhao Long guessed the reason at this time: Tang Kang's initial unhappiness and later ridicule were all because of Tian Liewu's "disrespect"—since Tian Liewu was born as a "recipe" of Shi Yue, he had a relationship with Tang Kang. The status of master and servant, but Tian Liewu greeted "old friends" instead of "old masters" from the outset to the greetings, no wonder Tang Kang felt unhappy.Based on Zhao Long's understanding of Tian Liewu, he naturally knew that this was all unintentional. Perhaps in Tian Liewu's heart, his status with Tang Kang, the two titles of "master and apprentice" and "friend" are more important.

He followed Tian Liewu and Tang Kang into the camp, and glanced at Tang Kang's back unconsciously. The young man's quick-witted response made him feel ashamed after living in the army for nearly twenty years.He felt worried for Tian Liewu, Tian Liewu still regarded Tang Kang as Tang Kang seven or eight years ago, but Tang Kang was obviously not the boy seven or eight years ago... Two days later, Lingkou Town. Although Zhang Dun tried to block the news, rumors of a rebellion in Weinan had already spread throughout this bustling town. The residents who were disturbed by the rumors were terrified, and packed up their belongings and fled to Lintong City and even Jingzhao Mansion. The merchants have disappeared.Except for the scattered people who fled from Weinan, only a group of Xiang troops who are facing the enemy are left in the bustling Lingkou Town.

On the west bank of a stone bridge on Lingshui, Zhang Dun was introducing what he knew to Fan Chunchun and Gao Zunhui who had just arrived.Fan and Gao rushed to Lingkou Town immediately after receiving the report, which surprised him.It is impossible for Shaanxi's four divisions of transfer, punishment, admiral, and education and administration to arrive in Hezhong Prefecture. The new education and administration envoy has not yet arrived. There are sufficient reasons to sit in the safe Jingzhao Mansion, and there is no need to come to Lingkou Town to take risks.In any case, Zhang Dun still admires courageous people. "Your Majesty entrusts the frontier to seal the border. Although Fan is unworthy, he dare not love himself more than the king. After all, you have to see it with your own eyes before you can feel at ease." Fan Chunchun said in a deep voice. "Duke Fan can rest assured." Zhang Dun pointed at the stone bridge with his whip, and said with a smile, "The crossings and ferries of Lingshui and Weishui are all under my control. All the wooden bridges and stone bridges on Lingshui are also under my control." It is full of dry firewood and explosives, and it is absolutely impossible for the rebels to flee westward." "After all, it's Zihou who is considerate." Fan Chunchun praised.Gao Zunhui at the side looked at Zhang Dun with surprise in his eyes.His lips moved, but he didn't say anything.After arriving in Lingkou Town, he asked Zhang Ying and some refugees, and got a general idea of ​​the situation of the rebels.Those rebels were at a loss in Weinan City at this time, and they were in panic all day long.Even if you want to flee, how dare you go west to Chang'an?At most, it is just a group of bandits who entered Huashan from the east.But whether Zhang Dun was really confused or deliberately exaggerated the threat of mutiny to claim credit, he didn't need to expose it face to face. Zhang Dun said again: "Weinan mutiny, it has been found out that a soldier from the Second Xiongwu Army broke into a house in Weinan and raped women, and was executed by Weinan County Prime Minister Zhou Mi in the street..." "Why is the military discipline of the Xiongwu Second Army so poor?!" Gao Zunhui couldn't help frowning, "Don't they have a military judge? Zhou Bi also..." "Zhou Bi is a tribute student of Baishuitan College, a 12-year Jinshi in Xining, two county magistrates, and his grades are all excellent. He is an upright official and a capable person." Fan Chunchun interrupted Gao Zunhui's words with a straight face, "Forbidden soldiers Breaking into the house and being raped, as a parent official, naturally must uphold justice. Kill well! Kill well!" "Fan Gong, the country has its own laws." Gao Zunhui also lowered his face, and said: "The death penalty must pass through the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple. If everything is executed with a stick, what is the Ministry of Criminal Justice for? The forbidden army broke the law. The Weiwei Temple should take care of it, so how can he, Zhou Bi, kill the forbidden soldiers with a stick and stir up a big change?" "In Master Gao's opinion, Zhou Bi is the magistrate of Weinan County, and he doesn't care if someone commits a crime in Weinan?" "Fan Gong, Gao Gong! Calm down, calm down..." Zhang Dun had long heard that Shaanxi generals were at odds. Fan Chunchun and Gao Zunhui didn't see eye to eye. He was kind and thought it was just a silly rumor, only now did he believe that there was a reason for it.He hurriedly smoothed things over and said: "Zhou Mi's handling of things is indeed more than upright and inappropriate. However, the mutiny of the Xiongwu Second Army was frozen three feet, it did not happen overnight, and it cannot be said to be Zhou Mi's responsibility." .” "Oh? How do you say that?" Both Fan Chunchun and Gao Zunhui couldn't help turning their eyes to Zhang Dun. Zhang Dun coughed, and said: "In the past two days, I have asked some questions from Zhang Ying, Zhang Yi, Li Banzi, refugees from Weinan, and a few sergeants of the Second Army who did not want to escape. I have attached all the confessions to the memorial and sent them to the capital. Taking advantage of this opportunity, I happened to report to Ergong to know." Fan Chunchun and Gao Zunhui hurriedly said, "Don't dare." Zhang Dun knew that the two of them must be secretly hating that they went to the court without knowing them, but he didn't take it seriously, and sighed: "This Weinan mutiny seems to be accidental, but in fact it happened for a reason." After finishing speaking, he shouted: "Come on, Bring Zhang Yan!" The soldiers around him responded, and after a while, a haggard-looking man from Hebei was brought up by two soldiers.Seeing Zhang Dun, the big man kowtowed quickly and said, "The villain Zhang Yan, guarding the que, kowtows to Mr. Zhang." "That's all." Zhang Dun glanced at Fan and Gao, and said, "Zhang Yan, tell Master Fan and Master Gao exactly what you reported to a certain office the day before yesterday." "Yes." Zhang Yan saluted Fan Chunchun and Gao Zunhui again, and said, "Master Fan and Mr. Gao, this villain is the deputy commander of the second command of the third battalion of the Second Army of Xiongwu. Our Second Army of Xiongwu is Arrived in Weinan on the second day of June. When transferred from Hebei, the army received an order to go to Yizhou Luzhong Taiwei’s command to serve as an servant to kill the Southwestern Yi for the court. Before arriving in Weinan, the camp was not very stable. Weinan..." "Wait a minute. Before you mentioned Weinan, how could you not be stable?" Gao Zunhui asked with a frown. Zhang Yan glanced at Gao Zunhui, then at Zhang Dun, and said in a timid voice: "There are rumors in the army that hundreds of thousands of people died in Yizhou by the imperial court. Some people say that the imperial treasury has no money and is reorganizing the army for the second time. Not only the dismissed Xiangjun will be transferred to the Xixia side to garrison, and the forbidden army will be relegated to teaching and reviewing the Xiangjun. Transferred to Xixia to go to the army. The brothers in the army were afraid of going to Yizhou Road to die, and also afraid that they would have to leave their hometown to go to Xixia. Obedient, the official wants to go to the west again..." "What's this?" This time, not only Fan Chunchun didn't understand, but Gao Zunhui didn't understand either. Zhang Dun hurriedly explained: "He didn't understand what he said. Most of the soldiers of the Xiongwu Second Army were from Weibo, and the Hebei Forbidden Army was the most arrogant. , They were all transferred from the Western Army. Therefore, the soldiers did not want to go to the west, and the anti-suspect officers wanted to go back to their hometown.” "Ridiculous!" Fan Chunchun couldn't help cursing, "How can such a matter be decided by a few officers of the Imperial Army!" Gao Zunhui said with a straight face: "No rumors are allowed in the army, and those who disobey the order will be executed. How did these officers lead the soldiers?" "I'm afraid that the confrontation between officers and soldiers in the Second Xiongwu Army has reached an unspeakable level..." Zhang Dun said with a wry smile, "Meng Shaoqin, the commander of the Second Xiongwu Army, was born under Wang Shaoping Xihe, and is known for his strict military management. When the Ministry of War discussed choosing him to serve in the Second Xiongwu Army, it was because of this, but it was a pity that it turned against him..." Fan Chunchun and Gao Zunhui turned pale with shock, and said, "Meng Shaoqin also..." After saying that, they all looked at Zhang Dun.Zhang Dun shook his head sullenly, looking at Zhang Yan.Zhang Yan lowered his head and said in a shy voice: "Everywhere in the army that day, it was said that a brother from the Fifth Battalion was killed by the Chengzhang of Zhou County in Weinan on the street. In our army, the brothers from the first battalion are often from the same village, and they all clamored, saying, The imperial army committed crimes, and if they wanted to kill them, they would have to be killed by Weiwei Temple. It was not Weinan County's turn to take care of them, so hundreds of people ran to the county government to make trouble. Then Master Meng brought many officers and military law teams to suppress, and the four who took the lead in making trouble More than a dozen people were all fined with one hundred army sticks. Three of them died on the spot, and the rest were also fined with sticks. That night, there were rumors in the camp that officials would die if they went to Yizhou if they didn’t give them a way to survive. If you survived and went to Xixia, leaving your hometown, it is no different from death; even if the imperial court graciously sent their family members to Xixia, but the imperial court wanted to reduce the imperial army, the upper three armies would not be able to make it, and the western army and the Hedong army would not be able to make it. We in Hebei The imperial army was doomed, and with the salary of the Xiang army, it was a death sentence in the end... Later, I heard that hundreds of soldiers from the first battalion rebelled first, killed the entire battalion officers, and then broke into the Chinese army camp, killing Meng Your Excellency, then the whole army went into chaos, and all the officers above the commander died... Then... Then, thousands of people attacked Weinan County at night, and I saw with my own eyes that they skinned and whipped Zhou Xiancheng's corpse... "Speaking of this, Zhang Yan couldn't help trembling all over, and the nine-foot-tall man even sobbed in a low voice: "Master Zhang, Lord Fan, and Lord Gao, you all know that the villain is really being coerced, look at them like that, The villain knew that it was a dead end, so he ran out while he was in chaos, and wanted to report to the Jingzhao Mansion... The small family followed the Emperor Taizu to conquer Huainan, they are the Imperial Army, and they also know the words 'loyal to the emperor and patriotic'..." Fan Chunchun and Gao Zunhui's expressions changed when they heard this, but they couldn't say a word for a while.Zhang Dun sighed in a low voice: "Zhang Yi and Li Banzi ventured into Weinan and found out the news - Weinan County is really horrible now! After the rebellion, the rebels knew that the crime was unforgivable, and they were in panic all day long, except for internal strife and fighting Outside, they only know how to harm the people. The people in Weinan, looking forward to the arrival of the master at this time, is better than looking forward to the rain after a long drought!" After Zhang Dun finished speaking, he looked at Fan Chunchun and Gao Zunhui intently.Both of them naturally knew what Zhang Dun meant. Fan Chunchun didn't dare to look Zhang Dun in the eyes, but said in a deep voice, "Zi Hou, don't speak dark words in front of Ming people. I'm just a transfer envoy on the Shaanxi Road, not an economic envoy. I am not a consolation envoy, Zihou knows the court system, and I have no right to mobilize the Shaanxi Imperial Army." Gao Zunhui looked at Zhang Dun calmly and said, "I have the right to mobilize the Shaanxi Luxiang Army. Although the rebels They are useless people, but after all, they are a reorganized Forbidden Brigade, well-equipped and well-trained, and the second army of Xiongwu is known for its bravery and bravery. It is not something some Xiang troops can deal with..." Zhang Dun stared at the two of them for a while, then suddenly smiled, and said, "Fan Gong and Gao Gong, don't worry about it, the court will punish it itself. This mutiny was not a premeditated rebellion, which is a blessing among misfortunes. We just need to do our best to prevent rebellion. Scattering the soldiers into a group of bandits is the best effort—if these disorderly soldiers are allowed to disperse into Shaanxi, it will be even more difficult to chase them down, even if they are wiped out, Shaanxi will..." "Don't worry, Zihou." Fan Chunchun said shyly, "I will definitely do my best. I will go to Huazhou and Ziyu to Shangzhou to arrange defense." Gao Zunhui looked at Fan Chunchun, then at Zhang Dun, seeing Fan Chunchun boarded the carriage, suddenly said: "Mr. Fan, we only need to guard the Wei River in the north. The most important thing is to prevent the rebels from fleeing eastward into Mount Hua." Fan Chunhui was taken aback, looked back at Gao Zunhui, was silent for a while, cupped his fists and said, "Thank you!" Gao Zunhui watched Fan Chunhui's carriage go away, looked back at Zhang Dun, his lips moved slightly, and saw the entourage leading the horse, but what was it? He didn't say anything, he just clasped his fists, jumped on his horse, and left in the dust. Zhang Dun watched Fan Chunchun and Gao Zunhui leave one after another, recalling the look in Gao Zunhui's eyes before leaving, he lost his mind for a moment.Is the real reason for the Weinan mutiny really just because of the long-standing confrontation between the officers and soldiers of the Xiongwu Second Army?Tang Kang was so enthusiastic about quelling the mutiny that he was willing to take risks; Gao Zunhui's eyes when he was leaving... He looked at the east, as if he felt a storm was about to descend on the city of Bianjing thousands of miles away... Zero Water Riverside. After leaving Lingshui Town for more than ten miles, Gao Zunhui slowed down and walked slowly.A group of attendants saw that his brows were furrowed and he was absent-minded, so they didn't dare to disturb him, but followed his horse from a distance, walking slowly.After walking for four or five miles in silence, Gao Zunhui suddenly seemed to be relieved. He reined in his horse and called out, "Xiang Xian." A black-robed man in his thirties clamped his legs and galloped a few steps After rushing to Gao Zunhui's horse, he leaned over and said, "What's your order, Mr. Gao?" Gao Zunhui took a look at Song Xiangxian, his most trusted staff member, but he didn't speak. He just drove the horse slowly. Song Xiangxian knew his temperament and followed behind leisurely, waiting for Gao Zunhui to speak. "Where did Tang Kang go?" After a long while, Gao Zunhui asked suddenly, "You once said that you saw the record of Tang Kang's stay at the posthouse in Lingkou Town—the sixth day of June—where did he go?" "Extremely hard to say." Song Xiang pondered first, "However, judging from Tang Kangshi's actions, it is unlikely that he would run away. The students can't guess what he was up to, but I'm sure Zhang Dun knows about it." Gao Zunhui hummed: "Zhang Zihou played tricks, so he had to bully a scholar like Fan Chunchun. The rebels rebelled in a hurry and had no one to lead them, but they were a mob with too many worries. How dare they go west to Chang'an? He was in Lingkou Town. He seemed to be a lone criminal. It is dangerous, but it is as safe as a rock. If the rebellious soldiers want to flee, they will lack boats when they cross the Wei River in the north, and they will be blocked by the Luo River when they go south to Shangzhou. They only need to strangle Tongguan, and at most they will scatter into Huashan Mountain as thieves. Zhang Zihou is not a fool. This pretentiousness is just to show off his merits. He and Tang Kangshi must have other plans." "What Gao Gong sees is very true." Song Xiang nodded first and said, "However, as a foreign relative, there is only one sentence in the way of wisdom and wisdom: 'It is not considered meritorious, but it is not faulted.' Gong Chuo Gong is indeed a lesson from the past. It is an important task, but the public must not only repay the emperor's favor, but also need to know the way of humility. Between the government and the public, if you can make fewer enemies, you will make fewer enemies. From my perspective, today's domestic affairs are like a pot of boiling water, which is about to splash out. However, there are still people below who are constantly adding firewood and raising salaries... According to the students, the Weinan Mutiny may be the fuse! This pot of boiling water will inevitably splash out. At this time, Shangzhi and the brave , but can barely keep myself from being hurt by this pot of boiling water." "Well?" Song Xiang glanced at Gao Zunhui first, and then continued to analyze: "One of the soldiers of the country today is in Shaanxi and the other is in Yizhou. Although there is no war in Shaanxi, after the suppression of Xixia, there are more than 30,000 imperial troops stationed in Xingling and more than 30,000 Xiang troops each. There are more than 20,000 forbidden troops stationed at the meeting, and there are also more than 10,000 forbidden troops and more than 40,000 Xiang troops in Pingxia. Before Lingxia, it was actually not much better. Although the 130,000 troops had garrisoned fields, and the imperial court had military garrisons and recruited people to serve as frontiers, it was hard to see results within a year or two. Most of their food and grass supplies still depended on domestic transshipment. Moreover, the imperial court had to manage the Hetao. Zhang Zhifu built three cities in the Hetao to deal with the Liao people, and the imperial court spent hundreds of millions of dollars! In all fairness, the people of Shaanxi are indeed relieved a little compared to before the war, but the hardship of transit , is still unabated—if it’s only in Shaanxi, it’s fine. After a few more years of operating Lingxia, it will surely bear fruit. The country’s profits from this cannot be measured by goods. ..." Song Xiang said this first, and couldn't help sighing again and again, "Now this Yizhou Road, just as Shi Yue predicted back then, is no less than a big quagmire. Da Song has already stepped into it with one foot, and the muddy feet are deep. Even if I want to pull it out, I can't pull it out! "The rebellion of the Southwestern Yi came one after another, involving several counties. The imperial court repeatedly sent troops to suppress it, but the local miasma was rampant and the terrain was steep. He was beaten by 5,000 barbarians, throwing away their helmets and armor, and fled. The imperial court even punished several generals for this! Students estimate that the total number of imperial troops killed in Yizhou has exceeded 50,000, and more than 70% of them died in the Disease——If it was not a last resort, how could the imperial court have transferred the forbidden army from Hebei to Shu? The rumors among the Xiongwu Second Army are not entirely groundless! But according to the students, the mutiny of the Xiongwu Second Army is just a case of dysentery Scabies: The most dangerous thing is for the people in central Shu to be trapped in corvee labor due to the increase in taxes due to the supply of military supplies. If there are disciples from Chen Sheng and Wu Guang to raise their arms, the situation in Central Shu may be unmanageable! "Furthermore, according to the students' observations, the national treasury may have been emptied long ago—students elsewhere don't know, but along the way in Shaanxi, it is obvious that handover notes are flooding and prices are rising. The students have no idea how many handout notes the imperial court has printed over the past few years. I know, but judging from the situation in Shaanxi Road, it is by no means optimistic. In addition, there are rumors that the Holy Communion has been violated in the past two years... There are many things that students really don't want to think about, and dare not think about!" Gao Zunhui listened to him detailing the current situation in the world, and unconsciously sighed in a low voice, and said, "Lu Jifu's 'Xining Naturalization', although it went smoothly on Jingnan South and North Roads, it messed up the entire Yizhou Road. I'm afraid he will be too hard to get off..." "Jingnan South and North Roads belonged to Su Zizhan's family property. The garrison troops spread all over the country, and they were familiar with the geography and people's conditions. Also, the barbarians were all scattered, so they were naturally easy to subdue. Lu Jifu attributed all the achievements of the Jingnan South and North Roads to his own name. This made the emperor believe that the rebellion on Yizhou Road was due to the incompetence of the local officials and the army, not Lu Jifu's fault!" Song Xiang said with a sneer, "However, the rebellion in Weinan, I am afraid that Lu Jifu's days in Zhengshitang will be just around the corner. Such a big event How could he cover it up? After the incident, there will always be people who will ask, why did the Xiongwu Second Army mutiny?! Can a sentence of discord between the officers and soldiers be fooled? It’s just that Gao Gong must be careful, Lu Jifu must be in Shaanxi Looking for a scapegoat." "Let him come and look for it." Gao Zunhui said with a faint smile, "It's a disaster that can't be avoided. Even if he can find a scapegoat, his fate will not be better—just watch, maybe Shi Yue will make a comeback." Song Xiangxian also smiled, and said: "Will Shi Yue make a comeback, and don't do Gao Gong's affairs. It's still the same purpose: Gao Gong is a foreign relative, don't care who is in power and who is frustrated. In short, less ostentation and less enemies, hide your clumsiness, and be serious Doing a good job is the way to be self-sufficient. Let Shi Yue, Tang Kang, and Zhang Dun do the work of the pot of boiling water." Hearing this, Gao Zunhui smiled involuntarily, and blurted out: "I think it's wrong, but Xiang said it first. No matter what Tang Kang did, or what happened after the Weinan Mutiny, I am at ease. Just do errands." Gao Zunhui was quite cautious in the Empress Dowager Gao's family, and she was the most valued by the Empress Dowager Gao, and she repeatedly ordered praises, and in her words, she repeatedly revealed that she wanted to pay for the family affairs.Therefore, Gao Zunhui couldn't help becoming more cautious. At this time, such a major incident happened under his rule, and he had to be more careful. At this time, after talking with Song Xiangxian, he realized that the whole matter had "no big relationship" with him. He felt relieved and waved his whip He drew his horse and galloped towards Shangzhou.