In the Heavens

Hanchuan County Governor's Mansion and the main officials of the county are all gathered together at this moment, and the atmosphere is so depressing that it is suffocating.

Since the fall of Longshan County, the situation in the Hanchuan area has taken a turn for the worse. As the source of the outflow of arrays, the counties under Hanchuan's rule naturally became the earliest victims.

The rebels who made a fortune in Longshan County have already lost their appetite. Everyone was fascinated by the pleasure of looting the county seat, and lost interest in local small troubles.

The first unlucky one was the neighboring Yunshan County. Standardized operation, first pre-buried the array, and then launched an offensive at the same time as the internal and external contracts.

Without the power of formations to rely on, how can a county town that has completely lost the support of the people be able to defend it with only a few county soldiers and a few big families?

Once Pandora's box is opened, it cannot be closed again. The rebels who had tasted the sweetness quickly spread around like locusts.

In just one month, four counties fell under the rule, and Cao County guard Huzi was about to go crazy.

Before the county could discuss a result, they received requests for help from Yuefeng County and Baishui County. If rescue is not done quickly, the fifth and sixth counties will soon fall.

"I don't care what difficulties you have, you must send troops immediately. If you can't keep Yuefeng and Baishui counties, you will know the consequences yourself!"

After hearing what the sheriff said, all the school lieutenants below complained incessantly. It's not that everyone doesn't want to contribute, it's because their abilities are limited.

Although Hanchuan County has 24 schools with 120,000 troops, that is only a theoretical figure. In fact, it is difficult to gather even half of the people, and even fewer of them have combat effectiveness.

Not all of the troops who fought a half-fold were stationed in the county government. Among them, twelve school soldiers and horses are stationed at the entrance of the Qinling Mountains all the year round to guard against monster attacks.

The other 12 schools have soldiers and horses, and now there are four schools outside to suppress rebels from all over the country and wipe out bandits and bandits who don't have long eyes. There are eight school soldiers and horses in the county, and three school lieutenants have not yet arrived, so it is difficult to dispatch.

There are only five schools of mobile troops, and the number of combatable soldiers in them is at most ten thousand. To send troops to rescue the two counties, it is inevitable to divide the troops.

Now that the arrogance of the rebel army is soaring, and they have captured the county town one after another, the few captains who don't know the truth really have no idea.

Everyone came out to be an official for the sake of glory and wealth. He didn't come here to "devote himself to the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty and die only after death".

Without complete assurance, everyone is naturally unwilling to take risks. Facing the eager gazes of his subordinates, Commander Zhu, who had been wandering far away, could only bite the bullet and say: "Master Cao, it's not that we refuse to send troops to rescue, it's really that we can't quench our thirst from afar!

Looking at the three counties of Longshan, Yunshan, and Dengchuan in front, the rebels all fell in one day. The prosperity of soldiers must not be regarded as idle bandits.

To encircle and suppress these rebels, we must concentrate our forces to annihilate them in one battle.

At present, there are not enough troops in the county, and there are still three school lieutenants who have not yet arrived. At this time, troops are dispatched in a hurry, fearing that they will be taken advantage of by the enemy.

To be on the safe side, the lower official suggested that the adults should discuss with the three major families in the county, and it would be best if they could unite to encircle and suppress the rebels.

After all, if the rebels continue to make trouble like this, they will suffer a lot of losses. Presumably they also don't want to see the situation in Hanchuan get out of control, attracting the state government to send troops to intervene. "

Governor Cao frowned. If the three major families in the county were easy to talk to, they would have joined forces long ago.

The main reason is that these guys have too much appetite, so big that Cao and others dare not cooperate with these people. Because of his interests, he has been at odds with the three great families since he took office.

In the county government, this is well known. Now being called "general" by the county lieutenant, it is clear that it is to make him look bad.

Glancing at Zhu Junwei's indifferent expression, Cao Junshou, who was welling up in anger, didn't care so much, he threw the teacup in front of him directly, and sternly reprimanded:

"Lieutenant Zhu, don't forget that you are an official of the Great Zhou, not a lackey of the three great aristocratic families!

Do you really not know what they want? If you agreed to their conditions, aren't you afraid that the imperial court will investigate and punish your nine clans? "

After piercing the window paper, Captain Zhu, who realized the trouble, hastily opened his mouth to make amends: "This official is stupid, I really don't know what the county guard is talking about.

The Great Zhou Dynasty has a free court law, and I will wait for everything to be done in accordance with the court rules. If the three great aristocratic families dare to think that they shouldn't have, the next official will be the first to refuse! "

Some things can be done, but absolutely cannot be said.

With the passage of time, the national policy of the Great Zhou Empire has also changed from suppressing land mergers by tyrannical powers to suppressing mergers within wealthy families.

If it weren't for the support of the imperial court, the place would have been annexed by aristocratic families long ago, and there would be no room for small and medium-sized families to survive.

Although the three major Hanchuan families are not big families, they have an ambition to become a big family, and they have always been eyeing the small and medium families in the county.

It's just that he was stared at by the county government and didn't dare to act rashly. He doesn't move on the surface, but there are always small movements in the dark.

The rebels broke through the county seat, and they did suffer heavy losses in the short term. But in the long run, they can also use the hands of the rebels to cleanse the small families below and further expand the family power.

Similar show operations, not only they are playing. The more powerful aristocratic families are also veteran players.

A typical "big fish eats small fish, small fish eats dried shrimps" game.

This requires a good grasp of the degree. If you overplay it and let the rebel army grow stronger, and you are taken away by a wave, then you can make a wedding dress for someone else.

Seeing the stalemate in the atmosphere, Tang Juncheng on the side said: "Take it easy, my lords! Everyone is doing things for the court, why is there such a deadlock?

At present, the country's affairs are difficult, and it is necessary for everyone to help each other and work together to run the court's errands well. There's no need to quarrel over little things.

According to the officials, three counties in the county have now fallen, so let's go straight to the showdown with the rich and powerful families in the county. If they don't help, we'll ask the state for help.

The big deal is that this year's performance appraisal will not be used, and I will also strictly investigate the origin of the rebels. Find out who is so daring to support the rebels behind the scenes! "

I am most afraid of being serious about everything. If I go deeper, many people will be implicated. Those foreign officials are fine, but the native wealthy families will definitely bleed.

Even if they did not plan this rebellion, in the past, these local snakes definitely had contact with rebel organizations.

When it comes to rebellion, it has always been "if there is a mistake in killing, don't let it go". As long as it is stained, it will be the disaster of destroying the family.

"The county magistrate who broke the family, the governor who destroyed the family."

If the chief officials in the county really broke their cans and smashed their hats, the three major families would definitely not be able to eat them, so they walked around.

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The episode ended, but Cao Tiancheng's mood couldn't get better. As a member of the Reform Party, after serving as the governor of Hanchuan County, not to mention the implementation of the new reform policy of the imperial court, the internal problems of the Guangjun government have not been smoothed out.

The county lieutenant fought against him, and the county lieutenant was an old fritter. These two guys, each pulling a group of people in the county, divided the imperial court's strength in Hanchuan.

If not, he would not be so passive when facing the three major families in the county.

Faced with constraints from all sides, Cao Tiancheng could only do his best to maintain the relationship, and finally gained the upper hand in the power struggle. But at this time, the rebels broke out again.

The county's slow response to the counter-insurgency issue is the result of dragging the factions. When they realized that the game was getting bigger and wanted to take action to suppress the rebellion, they found that the rebel army had already grown bigger.

At midnight, Cao Tiancheng, unable to fall asleep, drank alone under the moon. Looking at the bright moon, Cao Tiancheng's heart was full of emotions.

"My lord, you're drinking here again."

Glancing at the visitor, Cao Tiancheng said calmly: "The county affairs are too disturbing, I really can't sleep! Deen, why didn't you fall asleep?"

The middle-aged man smiled slightly and said: "Adults can't fall asleep, how can students fall asleep as masters?"

Cao Tiancheng shook his head: "You, why are you doing this! If you take part in the imperial examination with your talent, you will most likely be able to win the Jinshi. Why waste time with me?"

The middle-aged man secretly complained, thinking in his heart: You are standing and talking without back pain. Cao's family is a family of civil servants, there are seven or eight members of the family who are officials in the court, how can they know the suffering of a poor family.

Being a Jinshi does not mean everything will be fine. In the Great Zhou Empire, there were not one or two Jinshi who were not allowed to be awarded officials for life.

Now the imperial court employs people regardless of talent or ability, it is completely determined by birth.

If he hadn't come from a small and medium-sized family in the county and had no one to take care of him in the court, why would he come to serve as an assistant to others.

Not only do you have to work hard, but you also have to work hard to establish a good relationship with your benefactor, in order to pave the way for the next generation. With this approach, at least it can solve the embarrassment of future generations who are not allowed to be awarded officials by Jinshi.

For this reason, he bet his future on Cao Tiancheng. The matter in the county cannot be resolved, and he is even more anxious than the master Cao Tiancheng.

It's one thing to think in his heart, but the middle-aged man has a grateful expression on his face: "The adults are kind to the students. If it weren't for the adults to help, the students would have been reduced to the souls of the sword.

Students have long vowed to follow the adults around. If adults come to the cabinet one day, it will not be too late for students to go to the imperial examination! "

Cao Tiancheng pointed at the middle-aged man, and finally smiled without saying a word. Obviously, he was not prepared to really let his staff take the imperial examination.

Seeing this, Liu De'en took advantage of the situation and said: "The situation in the county that my lord is worried about is nothing more than military power.

As a sheriff, the adults have inherent righteousness. No matter how hard other people struggle, they are all subordinates after all. As long as the order of the Great Zhou has not collapsed, they dare not make mistakes.

There are twenty-four schools in the county, and Zhu Junwei only controls seven schools. The twelve schools stationed on the front line of the Qinling Mountains formed their own system, and they were divided into three small groups, basically not participating in the disputes in the county.

The soldiers and horses of the remaining five schools were originally from the Tang County Chancellor's line, but the court made a sudden personnel transfer and lost three big-time outsiders.

In this way, there is not much room for adults to display. The three new school lieutenants are all from the families of princes, and they are still brothers. The most important thing is that they are not yet twenty years old.

Young and vigorous, and also a child of the Hou family, how can he not be arrogant if he occupies a high position at a young age?

Although it is not easy to control, it does not mean that it cannot be used by us.

The three great families in the county have always acted domineeringly. As long as we operate properly, we don't have to worry about them not conflicting with the three great families.

Because of their interests, it is estimated that their relationship with Tang Juncheng will not get better. Commander Zhu Jun probably couldn't command the three princes of the Houfu.

With them coming to disrupt the situation and attract the attention of all parties, the adults can find a way to win over the twelve schools stationed in Qinling.

After all, how can living outside in the wind and sleeping outside every day be as comfortable as the life in the county?

If they are willing to come over, the adults can completely act as the county guard and order the schools to change their defenses regularly. "

There is no mention of counter-insurgency, it is all a conspiracy. It's not that the middle-aged man doesn't want to, it's that all he has learned all his life can only be played within the rules of the game.

Once you jump out, you can only play some intrigue. He has never seen a military book, even if he wants to talk about it on paper, he doesn't know how to talk about it.

However, this scheming strategy just suits Cao Tiancheng's appetite. As a scholar, he is not good at fighting and killing.

Even family background is useless, when it comes to military knowledge, the Xungui Group strictly blocks it.

Whether it's arranging troops or using troops to fight, each family's routines are different. It is only passed on among the children of the family, and it will not be leaked at all.

After nodding in satisfaction, Cao Tiancheng poured a glass of wine for the middle-aged man and handed it over, and said a little excitedly: "Deen, you are really a good minister!

In a few words, I suddenly understood.

Come, let me toast you! "

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