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Chapter 360 You can't make assumptions with common sense

In the lobby of the government office in Shouyang City, Liu Yishou and Mao Qizhong, the servant of Shangshu Bibu who came to "relieve the disaster", praised each other without mentioning the imperial edict at all.After a cordial and friendly conversation, Mao Qizhong bid farewell, and left with a smile on his son Mao Xi.Liu Yishou sent him to the gate of the government office, and bid farewell to each other.

During this period, Mao Xi changed his usual habit of talking too much, and didn't say a word, which made Liu Yishou almost think that this person was a deaf-mute.

Mao Qizhong and his son were arranged in a secluded courtyard in Shouyang City. They will walk around in the past few days, of course, accompanied by Liu Yishou's staff.

Back in the other courtyard, Mao Xi looked at his father thoughtfully, he wanted to say something but didn't know how to say it.

"Just talk if you have something to say, there are so many words on weekdays."

In the study, father and son sat opposite each other, Mao Qizhong said calmly, picked up a melon and fruit sent by Liu Yishou, and took a bite.

"Why is father flattering Prince Consort Liu so much?"

Mao asked curiously.

"Do you know how many soldiers and horses this person has?"

Mao Xizhong asked calmly, but did not answer Mao Xi's question.

"Then how do I know, I just walked around Shouyang City quietly before." Mao Xi also picked up a melon and fruit and ate it.

Mao Qizhong stretched out his finger and made a "two" gesture.

"Twenty thousand?" Mao Xi said disapprovingly.These days, just looking for a cat or a dog can pull up a team of 2 people, okay?

"No, 20."

Mao Xizhong said leisurely, and Mao Xi was so frightened that his whole body trembled.

"How did father know?"

Mao Xi was a little surprised, feeling that his father was hiding something.

"Lianghuai has always been one of the country's main military areas. Many of the military households are from northern refugees. The soldiers are good at water warfare, brave and rebellious. Judging from the number of household registrations under the jurisdiction of the states under the jurisdiction of this concubine Liu, especially He still occupies Shouyang.

As long as necessary, it is easy to pull up a team of 20 people.

Don't forget what your father does in the imperial court. I can recite the household registration numbers of every state and county in the country backwards with my eyes closed. "

Mao Xizhong frowned slightly. In fact, Liu Yishou was a huge cancer in the Liang Kingdom, but now the country had to rely on this cancer to resist the military pressure from the north.Speaking of it, it's also quite sad.

But then again, Xiahou Kui back then, wasn't he a wild Fangzhen?The imperial court has its own system. Since the Southern Qi Dynasty, the rebellion in Fangzhen is almost like three meals a day.Rebellion is the norm, and not rebelling is a model of the times.

It is the times that have created a person like Liu Yishou, rather than him making the country what it is.

Not to mention others, Xiao Yan himself came to power after Jingxiang's rebellion and changed dynasties. He was still a distant relative of the clan at that time.

So from this point of view, Liu Yishou, who is the son-in-law, rebelled. It's not too normal. If Mao Qizhong sat in that position, even if he didn't really rebel, he would always think about whether to sit in Jiankang. Location.

"So, does this have something to do with father's flattering look just now?"

Mao Xi asked dissatisfied.

"Of course, it would be too bad if we put on a straight face and pretended to be envoys of the imperial court, thinking that the other party must curry favor with us. Now that the world is not peaceful, it is normal for people to drown in rural lakes.

An envoy sent by the imperial court accidentally fell into the lake and drowned. Liu Concubine reported the incident. Do you think the emperor will take action against a Fangzhen leader who can recruit 20 soldiers?Not to mention that it was his son-in-law. "

After Mao Qizhong finished speaking, Mao Xi felt chills all over his body, he didn't expect that there would be such a stubble.One can't overestimate oneself, his father Mao Qizhong is sober in the world.

"Father, what shall we do then?"

Mao Xi is young and quiet, even though he is extremely intelligent, but he has experienced too few storms, and he is a little flustered for a while.

"Less talk and more reading. If Concubine Liu is serious about disaster relief, he will report the truth after he returns and ask the court to allocate funds to Xingtai. Isn't that what you said before?"

Mao Qizhong smiled triumphantly and teased his son.

"I was just talking about it at the time, if Concubine Liu rebelled, I think the court can still control it.

But now my father says that he can recruit 20 soldiers and occupy the important town of Shouyang, and my son feels... once there is a disturbance, the court may not be able to control it. "

Mao Xi smiled wryly.

"No, the court must not be able to control it."

Mao Xizhong corrected Mao Xi and said.

He doesn't know the situation on Liu Yishou's side, but he is very clear about the situation in Liang Guozhong now.The finances have been in deficit year after year, officials are rampantly corrupt, the emperor is obsessed with Buddhism and ignores government affairs, and the common people are struggling to make ends meet, fleeing one after another.

Whenever Mao Qizhong looked through the account books sent from various places, he could find tricks in them. The decrees of the central government could no longer be implemented smoothly in various places.Not to mention that Xiao's vassal prince occupied a large amount of land, and the government could not manage it without paying taxes.

"Father……"

Mao Xi leaned over and asked in a low voice with a mysterious face, "How many years do you think the world of Liang Kingdom will last?"

A country is corrupted, but it does not necessarily perish immediately, it will always have a process.Mao's father and son were talking about this sensitive issue. Obviously, they were not foolish and loyal to Xiao Yan, and they had their own views on the current situation.

"Since you said Concubine Liu wants to rebel, the country will be in chaos in about five to ten years. The day the emperor dies is probably the time when he raises troops."

Mao Qizhong said thoughtfully, Xiao Yan is already 69 and almost [-], and he will die in five years, which is quite normal.Xiao Yan was kind to Liu Yishou and married his daughter to Liu Yishou, just like a son-in-law.

Therefore, Liu Yishou's rebellion is equivalent to the rebellion of a vassal king.These days, a vassal who does not rebel is still a vassal?

Hearing this, Mao Xi was silent. It turned out that the country only had five to ten years of stability.

"I'm old as a father. If there is something wrong with the country, your father and I should have been an official before. There is nothing to regret. But you are different. When you become an official, it may happen to coincide with the occasion and the current situation is turbulent.

If you follow the wrong person, your whole life will be buried. "

Mao Qizhong said with a sigh.

Mao Xi was taken aback when he heard this, he really didn't expect his father to be so far-sighted.

There are several routes for the children of Liang Guo's official family to become officials.

The first is to be recommended by the elders of the family who are high-ranking officials, to be a small official in the center, to gain qualifications in Jiankang City, and finally mixed into the court.

Of course, the number of central officials is limited, and this path requires an extremely tough backstage.Obviously, Mao Qizhong and the Mao family from a poor family did not possess such strength.

So this road is very safe, but it needs a background and background, and it is not suitable for ordinary officials' homes.

The second is to serve as a member of the army, record office, and long history position next to the vassal king, which is like an aide.The disadvantage of doing this is that once the vassal king rebels, it is tantamount to being on a thief ship, and he will definitely be affected.

The benefits are of course obvious, that is, you can exercise your ability greatly and get in touch with the core of politics!Once the feudal king succeeds in rebelling, he will be the minister of the dragon, who can bring the family to the top in one go.

This kind of thing is similar to drawing cards. If you are lucky, you can draw an SSR vassal king from a pile of spicy chickens, such as Xiao Yan who was the governor of Jingxiang back then.Then life can directly enter the fast lane, and it is difficult to think about not developing.

The advantage of this road is that it develops quickly, and there are few talents around the vassal king. As long as you have the ability, it is easy to get a position.Of course, the disadvantages are also obvious. Rebellion is a high-risk activity with an extremely low success rate.Once you get involved with the rebellious feudal lord, your life will basically be ruined.

The third path is the best, and of course, the upper limit is also the lowest.If Mao Xi has no ambitions and doesn't want to take any risks, then he can use his family background and his father's network to become a local official in a county near his hometown.

If Mao Qizhong can continue to climb up, maybe he can be promoted, and it may not be possible to pull him to Jiankang as a courtier.But with Zhu Yi's current attitude of "if you don't get the red envelope, you won't get it", the Mao family, who has very mediocre financial resources, probably can't go this way.

After all, it is only a matter of a word from the prince to be a military commander by the prince's side.But if you want to become an official in the center of the court, it is absolutely impossible without Zhu Yi nodding.

"Father, you brought me here this time, could it be for..."

Mao Xi opened his eyes wide and looked at his father Mao Xizhong in disbelief, as if he really knew this greasy middle-aged man who had been with him for more than ten years for the first time.

That miserable beating worker who seemed incompetent and had been smoothed by all kinds of bad things of the court actually had such insight and kept it hidden, which made it difficult for Mao Xi to accept for a while.

"The Master said: A bird chooses a tree, how can a tree choose a bird? A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a good minister chooses a master to serve. It is good to shop around and look around more, but it is not necessary to make a decision now. You spend the whole day Compared to Guan Zhongleyi, if you are idle, you are also idle."

Mao Qizhong said something leisurely, pointed to the flagon not far away and said, "Zhuzi, why don't you pour wine for your father?"

……

Before the autumn harvest, Gao Huan ordered Dou Tai to lead [-] troops, with Han Gui and Zhang Baoluo as the vanguard, starting from Yecheng, marching westward along the Zhangshui River, and attacking Shangdang County, the gateway of Jinyang!

Since ancient times, Shangdang County has been the frontier of Qin and Zhao, a place that military strategists must contend for.

Dou Tai's army entered Taihang from Fukouxing without encountering enemies all the way. The large army passed through the narrow mountain road smoothly and came to Yangchangban, 160 miles southeast of Huguan County, where it stopped.

Yangchangban is about three miles long, shaped like a winding sheep intestine, it is an excellent place to set up an ambush.

Dou Tai had a fierce dispute with Han Gui and others whether or not to cross the Yangchang Slope.

Dou Tai thought that he would send scouts to investigate the situation in Jinyang first, and then decide whether to pass through Yangchang Slope.After this period, the follow-up logistics supply will not be easy to arrange. It can be said that if you fail, you will be benevolent.

On the other hand, Han Gui believed that speed is the most important thing in soldiers, and when Er Zhurong didn't react, the key point was to attack Huguan and get stuck in the position, how could he stop here at a small Yangchangban!
In the end, it was Zhang Baoluo who persuaded Han Gui. First, Dou Tai was the main general. Secondly, there was not much natural danger between Bei Xiurongchuan and Jinyang. If Er Zhurong wanted to send troops from Bei Xiurong to support Jinyang, it seemed that it would not take much effort.

Send a team of scouts to investigate around Jinyang in disguise, to see if Er Zhurong has retreated from Xiurong City to Jinyang, and how Hedouling Bufan fought against them, these things must be clarified.

If the war has already started, then you can go directly through Yangchang Slope. If the time is not ripe, why bother to go through the dangers to make yourself unhappy, when the time comes, you have to retreat!
I have to say that Zhang Baoluo's words are mature and solemn.

Dou Tai asked Han Gui to be the vanguard, went out to Yangchangban to explore the way, and found that there was no ambush.So the army passed quickly, and there was a mountain at the end of Yangchangban called Yangtou Mountain, and the terrain was dangerous.

Zhang Baoluo led his troops to garrison Yangtou Mountain and blocked the passage of Yangchangban to ensure logistics.Dou Tai continued to advance with Hangui for dozens of miles, and settled in Dawangshan.Not far to the north is Changzi City, an important town in Shanxi.

Dou Tai did not intend to attack the eldest son city right now, but sent scouts to the north to spy on the military situation.

However, things on the battlefield cannot be inferred based on common sense. Dou Tai and others guessed the beginning, but not the ending.The development of the battle situation was completely different from what Gao Huan had expected.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, Er Zhurong actually gave up on Bei Xiurong and retreated south to Jiuyuan City adjacent to Huihe River!These people left in a hurry, including the family members of the generals in the city, they only brought dry food for a few days, and they didn't pack up the soft food.

Hedouling Bufan was overjoyed when he learned that Er Zhurong had retreated without a fight and handed over Xiurong City, which had been in operation for a hundred years. Rong had to shrink his defense.

Hedouling Bufan decided to go all-in with this hand, and the whole army attacked, leaving no retreat!

The complacent Hedouling Bufan, regardless of the previous covenant with the small tribes near Qilian Tianchi, led the army straight to Xiurong City, and successfully occupied the defenseless city.

The soldiers have passed like combs, and Xiurong City is Er Zhurong's old nest. Since the Six Towns were in chaos, Er Zhurong has been fighting and looting all the way, and I don't know how much wealth he has gathered.Some of these good things are in Jinyang, but most of them are in Xiurong City.

Hedouling Bufan came all the way, so naturally he didn't come to do odd jobs for Gao Huan.To be honest, after he occupied Bei Xiurong, his next step would be Jinyang. Once he occupied Jinyang, he would have the capital to fight for the north. It is still unknown whether Gao Huan will be the next piece of fat.

Hedouling Bufan ordered that the knife should not be sealed for three days, whoever snatches it will be the one, the old rules of the world!For a moment, all the soldiers under his command shouted Long Live, so excited that they couldn't control themselves, throwing off their arms and smashing and looting in Xiurong City, jumping around, and tragedies happened from time to time.

Er Zhurong and the family members of his cronies left, but many of the family members of the sergeants in the army did not have time to evacuate, so it was bad luck.

The soldiers looted for three days and emptied the treasury of Xiurong City. Hedouling Bufan had enough to eat and drink, rewarded the three armies, ordered the whole army to withdraw from Xiurong City, and repaired in the camp outside the city. three days.

After three days, they dispersed in all directions and divided their troops into three groups to attack the surrounding Silu City, Jiuyuan City, and Dingxiang City.The soldiers were all focused on looting, and they no longer had the mind to fight when they had robbed enough. They just wanted to go back to Hexi with their money and clothe their homes.

What they didn't expect was that people are considered tigers, and tigers are also considered humans.Just as only the old man knows the old woman best, Er Zhurong who has robbed countless times, how can he be unfamiliar with the robbery?

Hedouling Bufan, who let down his vigilance, never expected that the sharp butcher knife was getting closer and closer to his neck, but he and his soldiers were still unconscious.

(End of this chapter)