Fu Song

Chapter 229 The first stop after taking power

Yang Wanfu led a group of people and greeted them ten miles away.

It has been eight months since I left Bianliang for Qianzhou in April.

When I came, it was the time when the flowers were blooming in spring, but now it was freezing cold and the north wind was blowing.

Fortunately, he finally completed the task assigned to him by Xiao Cheng.

This is an answer sheet that goes beyond the standard answers.Xiao Cheng only wanted to win Dushan, but Yang Wanfu went all out and got Sanshui, Nanping Prefecture and Xunzhou for Xiao Cheng.

Among the crowd that greeted Xiao Cheng today, Baixing from Sanshui, Wei Fu from Xunzhou, and everyone from Nanping Prefecture were all gathered.

Needless to say, Sanshui Baixing, Wei Fu of Xunzhou borrowed huge debts. Although he quelled the rebellion in Xunzhou, his strength has already been greatly reduced. He killed one thousand enemies and lost eight hundred. bow your head.

But in Nanping Prefecture, once Liang Cheng died, the people in the state killed each other for power and profit. Before the killing of his own people was clear, Yang Wanfu had brought people to kill him.

In the end, Sun Jing arrived at Cangxi, the governor of Nanping Prefecture, with five hundred heavily armed soldiers from Wei Wu, and became the governor of the new Nanping Prefecture.Although Sun Jing was from Dushan, he had a great reputation in the surrounding area because of his excellent medical skills. Letting him serve as the magistrate of the prefecture minimized the resentment of the people of Nanping prefecture.

Of course, those who are not convinced have already gone to Yan Wang to complain.

As for who will be in power in these Jili Prefectures, it has always been reported by the local government, and Qianzhou will recognize whoever is in charge, and there is no doubt that the higher authorities will not allow it.What's more, now the head of Qianzhou has become Xiao Cheng and Xiao Erlang!
In fact, neither Bai Xing, Wei Fu, nor Sun Jing knew who Xiao Cheng was, but Yang Wanfu's cruelty, Jia Gui's cunning, Fan Yifei's bravery and Wei Wu's bravery had already made them filled with fear.

I used to watch the sky from a well, staying on my own one-acre three-point land, and only thought that the king of heaven and my father came first, and I was second, but when these powerful dragon-like characters came over, they realized their fragility.

Now they are all full of curiosity about Xiao Cheng.

Because they found that whether it was Yang Wanfu or Jia Gui, when they mentioned the new signer from Qianzhou, their tone was extremely respectful, and they didn't dare to be slighted.

On the contrary, Ma Liang, the magistrate of Qianzhou, was obviously not in the eyes of these two people. They all said that they all had the surname of Ma, without any respect.

Bai Xing and others lived in a secluded corner, and all their understanding of Xiao Cheng came from Yang Wanfu and others' half-spoken words, and everyone was full of curiosity about this eighteen-year-old judge.

But one thing is very clear, the judge and Yang Wanfu are definitely on the same side.

"Come on, come on!" A sharp-eyed man looked at the people and horses appearing at the end of the road and shouted.The group of people who were shivering in the cold wind immediately lifted their spirits.

In this kind of weather, standing against the wind and snow for half an hour, even if everyone is wrapped up like a bear, it is still uncomfortable.

The wind was pervasive, piercing the skin of the thigh like steel needles.

Xiao Cheng, who came here on horseback, is still not feeling well.

For a northerner, spending the winter in the south for the first time is indeed not a good experience.

The place in Bianliang is dry and cold, cold directly, and cold simply.

And here, the damp, sticky cold seemed to penetrate to the bone.Snow seeds fell rustlingly in the air, but apart from the occasional white spot above the treetops, the snow seeds disappeared once they fell on the ground.

The road was extremely muddy.

Under the crotch of the big white horse brought back from the northwest, the lower half of the horse's original color can no longer be seen, and it is almost khaki.

Even though Xiao Cheng was wrapped up extremely tightly, he developed chilblains on both his ears and hands during this journey.

Now he regretted not following Lu Ze's suggestion and coming here by carriage.

The road conditions here are too bad. In Xiao Cheng's view, riding a carriage is just a crime. If you get to the ground, even your bones will be smashed. It's better to ride a horse, and you can reach the destination as soon as possible.

But he miscalculated how much he could tolerate the southern weather, and God unceremoniously gave him a blow to the head. From the time he left Qianzhou, along the way, there were either freezing rain or snow seeds.

"I've seen the signing!"

"Meet Jiro!"

Yang Wanfu and Jia Gui stepped forward first and crossed their hands to salute Xiao Cheng. The difference in address immediately showed the distance between them and Xiao Cheng.

And Xiao Cheng's attitude towards the two of them also fully demonstrated this point.To Jia Gui, he just nodded his head, but to Yang Wanfu, he stretched out his hand to help him out, and said enthusiastically, "Brother Yang, it's been a really hard time."

Yang Wanfu chuckled, "Fortunately, he did not disappoint the order of signing the judgment."

"What brother Yang has done has far exceeded my expectations." Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "This has laid a solid foundation for the future management of this area. Brother Yang, introduce this area to me." What a hero!"

As the No. [-] figure in Qianzhou in name and the actual controller, Xiao Cheng, who arrived here, the first thing to do is to reassure everyone, especially Bai Xing and Wei Fu who originally controlled a place. Earth emperor.Don't look at them all smiling and looking very happy now, but outsiders don't know what they are thinking deep in their hearts.

This is also one of the main purposes of Xiao Cheng's visit this time. If these people don't calm down and give up, they will inevitably have to spend more hands and feet in the future.

If you want to manage this place, you still have to rely on these local snakes.

As for the soldiers below, they were easy to dismiss. This time Xiao Cheng came, but he was dragging carts of yellow copper coins.

send money!

Food!

Hair wine meat!
The simplest act of winning people's hearts is also the most effective.

Those soldiers at the bottom can only hope for this.I really hope that when I become a soldier, I can figure out what it is, after all, it is only a very small number of individuals.

There was a roar of cheers like a tsunami outside, which meant that the soldiers had received their rewards.Standing by the window, Xiao Cheng looked at the smiling soldiers outside who had received money, food and supplies, and his face was also full of relief.

"Sign and judge, don't you really want to have a few words with them?" Yang Wanfu stood beside him and said, "They have received so many rewards, so they must know who rewarded them!"

From Yang Wanfu's point of view, this is naturally the best time to attract people's hearts. When Xiao Cheng goes out to speak a few words at this time, these soldiers will naturally understand who brought these benefits.

Xiao Cheng shook his head, stretched out his hand, but closed the window, looked back at the people in the room, and said: "No matter how much I give to the soldiers, they will only remember this moment, and will only read about it." A few words, I am a good official. But when something really happens, they still listen to you in the room."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed slightly.

"I'm far away from them!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "To them, I'm just a title, and you are real people in their hearts. Everyone, to put it mildly, You have been following me, and they will naturally follow me, if one day, you betray me, how can these people love me?"

The words are very rough, but it is exactly right, the words are not rough.

Although the people in this room have all read books, they can only be said to be able to read. As for the level of reading and understanding, it is impossible at all.Now Tian Yi, who came here with him, was the last person in the Qianzhou State School to be respected and accompanied by talents, but standing here, standing in front of these people, he can speak full of virtue without shame.

So Xiao Cheng told these people in the most straightforward words, it is useless for me to win over these soldiers, and what I want to do is to win over you.

In a word, everyone in the room had different thoughts at this moment.

Xiao Cheng is too lazy to care about these things. He has always believed that such things as absolute loyalty can only happen to a small number of people in this world, and such people are definitely rare creatures.The so-called loyalty is ultimately based on the same interests.Only when everyone has been walking on the same path can we talk about loyalty.Loyalty only exists if you can keep giving these people what they want.

If one day, you can't give them these, or someone will give them more, that loyalty will probably leave you.

Of course, in many cases, such naked conflicts of interests and utilitarianism will be overwhelmed by gorgeous rhetoric and spring and autumn style of writing.Let the world see more beauty, loyalty, and righteousness. In fact, it is also something that every high-ranking person must do.

Missions is one thing, it's for ordinary people.But if the person in charge really believes in this, he will definitely not be able to do a good job.It can even be said that whoever follows such a person will be unlucky sooner or later.

To do things, you must make the best use of the situation, which varies from person to person, and sometimes even brazen and treachery are common.

Those admirable and noble virtues in the intercourse of human beings, if applied to one power to another, one country to another, it would be a disaster.

So there is such a sentence, there is no justice in national war!

It is normal for the two countries to use whatever methods they use in a confrontation. What is extremely cruel to one side will be of great benefit to the other side.

"Everyone sit down!" Xiao Cheng sat on the main seat without hesitation, and waved his hands to everyone.

Everyone looked at each other, turned to both sides, and found their seats to sit down.

The smile on his face faded, his eyes quietly swept over everyone's faces.

From Yang Wanfu down, everyone's heart shivered slightly. Xiao Cheng, who was chatting and laughing with everyone outside before, seemed benevolent, but at this moment, in the eyes of everyone, he became cold.

The temperature in the room seemed to drop a bit.

"Everyone in this room is my own, so I won't pretend." Xiao Cheng's voice was very soft, and he couldn't hear much emotion, but the people in the room subconsciously straightened up. "You might as well tell everyone that someone from Qianzhou Xiao is now in charge. Ma Zhizhou is not in good health and is recuperating in another industry. I am afraid that he will not be able to come out to be a council member in the past few years."

Yang Wanfu and Jia Gui had gotten the news a long time ago, so they weren't surprised, but Bai Xing and the others all jumped up.Xiao Cheng said it easily, but it sounded like thunder to everyone's ears.Don't think about it!After thinking about it, one can understand that this Ma Zhizhou must have been cleaned up by the person in front of him, and he might not even have the freedom of movement.

"Let me introduce to you, this is Qianzhou Si Li joining the army, his surname is Tian, ​​Sizhou Tian!" Xiao Cheng grinned, and continued: "I dared to come to Pengshui this time because I was in Pengshui A Sihu joined the army surnamed Yang to look after my home, Bozhou Yang."

Everyone's breathing became heavy again.

No wonder the man in front of him was able to clean up Ma Zhizhou, because he colluded with the Tian and Yang families.

"Everyone, let me make my words clear here. In the past, you were all local Caotou kings and Tu emperors, but in the future, you will definitely not be able to." Xiao Cheng leaned back: "Dushan, Sanshui, Nanping Prefecture and Xunzhou will be managed as a whole in the future. There will be only one voice speaking, and that is my voice. Do you agree with this?"

Bai Xing and Wei Fu saw that everyone's eyes in the room were on them, their bodies couldn't help shaking, and they hurriedly cupped their hands and said: "Sign the verdict, I'll wait for you, everything depends on the sign and verdict! "

Xiao Cheng nodded with a smile: "Everyone knows the big picture and the general situation. Xiao is very happy. This is just the beginning, and our world will become wider and wider in the future. You are the first batch of people sitting here People in the house, the rewards you get will naturally increase. There are more than forty Jiji states, hehe, too many, too many, I think, there are only four or five of them."

The eyes of Bai Xing, Wei Fu and even Sun Jing lit up.

"Of course, it will take time, so this time I am here, I am going to give you some tangible rewards to reassure everyone." Xiao Cheng said: "You can recommend a nephew to go back with me. To be an official, the state government will reserve a place for him. If he wants to join the army, I am reorganizing the Xiang Army. Well, it is the Xiang Army, but whether it is treatment or combat effectiveness, it will only be stronger than the Tiannan Army I will also reserve a place for him in it. If you want to do business, now everyone knows the Qianzhou Chamber of Commerce, right? They can also go there to practice, just want to study, the state studies The door is always open.”

Everyone understood that these people followed Xiao Zhuan, firstly, as a proton-like existence, and secondly, it was an important step for Xiao Zhuan to cultivate these local characters to become his own power.For such a candidate, it is naturally impossible to send ordinary nephews. Only by letting his own bloodline go can Xiao Zhuan feel at ease and show his sincerity. marginalized.

(End of this chapter)