Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 589
The bitter cold gradually receded, but Baling, which is located in the upper reaches of the river, did not let the chilling atmosphere ease as the temperature of the world warmed up.

Baling wasn't a big city at all, and although Jingzhou moved to the town, it has been slightly expanded, but with the dispatch of a large number of people and horses last year, it has become overcrowded again.The city, which was not a grand city at first, has long been submerged by layers of camps. After the beginning of spring, this situation has only increased.

A large number of soldiers gathered here, and there were armor blades in sight, and the ordinary people would inevitably be frightened and stay at home.Those who can be seen in the streets and alleys are Thai and semi-armored people.

A bullock cart, escorted by several soldiers, passed through many camps and slowly drove towards the city along the winding road.The outside of the car was filled with all kinds of military horns and yelling, and it was very noisy, but the people in the car were reading the brochure carefully, not distracted by the interference outside the car and the bumping of the body.

"Ah Lang, we have arrived at the city gate."

With a low call from outside the car, Pei Rongzhi in the car turned his eyes away from the bamboo slips in his hand. He stacked the bamboo slips he had read in the wooden box inside the car, and then got up and got out of the car.Probably due to sitting for a long time and exhausting my mind, my head felt dizzy after my feet touched the ground. I stood for a while holding on to the shaft of the car before I was able to stand still.

The gate of the city is even more chaotic than the surrounding areas. Apart from all kinds of vehicles, there are also servants, generals, soldiers, and volunteers, each occupying a small area. Knives, guns and other utensils are placed by the side of the road. gain a foothold.

After receiving the cloak from his family and putting it on, Pei Rongzhi turned his head and said, "There are a lot of things to do in today's gathering, you should go home first, and come to listen to it in the evening."

After finishing speaking, he led an old personal servant to check his identity in front of the city gate before he had to enter the city.

The inside of the city is more organized than the outside of the city, and a group of guards with spears walks through the streets and alleys from time to time. Occasionally, officials or soldiers rush by, conveying military orders to various places, and the whole city is filled with a wave of A tense and serious atmosphere.

The Governor's Mansion is located in the northeast of the city, occupying almost half the area of ​​the city.Pei Rongzhi was about to go around to the side door to enter the mansion, but there was a rush of horseshoes on the left side, and at the same time, a loud voice called his name: "Pei Changming!"

Pei Rongzhi followed the prestige and saw that it was Li Yang, the prefect of Jingling, who was coming, so he hurriedly turned to meet him, and said, "I didn't know that the envoy returned to the town, and I didn't go out to welcome him. I'm really rude."

Li Yang rode his horse and galloped close, reined in the reins and got off the horse, his armor collided with him, and fell heavily in front of Pei Rongzhi.He raised his hand and patted Pei Rongzhi's shoulder, and lifted his pocket. With joy on his face, he said with a smile, "I returned to the town the day before yesterday. I have been serving in the army, and I didn't let anyone know you. Changming, you look good. Look at me." It’s not bad to come to work in the town.”

Seeing the old superior again, Pei Rongzhi was also quite happy, but when he heard what Li Yang said, he couldn't help showing a wry smile on his face: "Mediocre talents are only for the state."

Hearing what he said, Li Yang couldn't help sighing, looked at the Honggao gate of the governor's mansion, and said: "I haven't spoken out about the past, Changming you..."

"Your Majesty, please don't say this. There is no need to discuss the past in depth. It is a great fortune for me to be grateful to the Taiwei for not giving up. I dare not think about it anymore."

Pei Rongzhi quickly waved his hands and said, he knew that Li Yang was still guilty of offending Tao Gong and being demoted to be a stable emissary the year before last, but he also understood that when he used those courtiers to embarrass his son-in-law, Shen Hou, he contacted Shen without authorization. The son-in-law is really an offense to Tao Gong, and he deserves to be demoted.Even if Li Yang interceded for him at that time, the result may not change, but it may even anger Tao Gong even more.

Li Yang also knew that it was really inappropriate to talk about these things at the gate of the governor's mansion. Although he was useful in Tao Gong's mansion, he also received too much attention because of this, especially Tao Gong's few bad boys, it was not appropriate to say much at times.Skipping this section, he said with a smile: "I heard that the Taiwei has already used Chang Mingba to work in the government. This is a good thing. I will see the Taiwei later, and I will ask you to invite me Have a drink and celebrate."

"Even if there is no such incident, I should sweep the couch and treat you with courtesy when you return to the town."

Pei Rongzhi also laughed when he heard the words, and then asked curiously: "Yes, this season, the envoy should be in the county to prepare things, how can he have time to return to the town?"

Jingling is located in the northern part of Jingzhou, adjacent to Xiangyang, which is the most heavily armed place in the state.In addition, since last year, Tao Gong has been preparing to use troops in the north, and ordered all the troops under his rule to gather at Jingling.At this moment, Li Yang was supposed to be preparing for the battle in Jingling, why did he suddenly return to Baling?

"The Taiwei urgently called, but I don't know the details yet. By the way, I am doing a secret trip this time, and few people know about it. Changming, you have to keep it in mind."

Pei Rongzhi nodded after hearing the words. He also understood that in times of war, the whereabouts of the commander-in-chief had to be kept secret. Even if Li Yang didn't say it, he didn't dare to publicize it.Now that Baling City is heavily guarded and heavily guarded, it looks like a huge fortress, and only the core personnel of Jingzhou can enter the city. Li Yang appears in the city, but he is not worried about leaking information about his whereabouts.

The two chatted for a few words, and then said goodbye to each other, Li Yang was going to see the Taiwei, and Pei Rongzhi was transferred to the office.

Jingzhou is an important military town, and if the subordinates who are responsible for people's livelihood and government affairs have no special appointments, their status is not very high.Not to mention that Pei Rongzhi used to supervise Ma Zheng in the wilderness. Although he has been promoted to be an officer, he usually travels around the subordinate counties and counties. This time he was called back to the town to report on his duties.

Before being summoned by the Taiwei, Pei Rongzhi waited in the inner courtyard of the mansion first, and he didn't even know if Tao Guild would summon him.The entire courtyard was busy, and many officials walked almost without touching the ground. The carts and bamboo slips were carried here by ox carts, and then transferred to various specific houses.

Pei Rongzhi has long been accustomed to similar scenes.As a military town in Jingzhou, all people and affairs must revolve around the military. Once there are too many people, the reaction in the military will be the difference between life and death.Because of such a clear goal, it is very clear whether everyone is responsible or not.

For example, Pei Rongzhi was in charge of the horse administration earlier, and the number and horsepower of the stables could be seen at a glance whether they were good or bad.Once you slack off a bit and get involved in the war, it's really hard to forgive him!
Because everyone performed their duties, and no one came to greet and chat with Pei Rongzhi, he sat down by himself and asked for a pen and ink to sort out what he should report if he could see him later.

As a doctor in the governor's office, Pei Rongzhi is currently in charge of the surrounding reclamation.Jingzhou has a large number of military households and official households directly controlled by the state government. In the absence of a large amount of material input from the imperial court, these households have their own tasks and maintain the operation of the huge Jingzhou army.

Pei Rongzhi has not been in the job for a long time, but during the time he has been in office, what he has seen about the reclamation of Jingzhou is really not optimistic.Through interviews during this period, he found that the numbers on the books were quite different from the actual situation.There are more than [-] official households around Baling, and tens of thousands of hectares of land.But in fact, less than [-]% of the per capita acres are actually in production and can produce output.

Moreover, there are still a large number of military registrations in these Dingkou who are already seriously short. As the Taiwei prepares to use troops, a large number of young and strong laborers have been drawn out since last year, and there is a serious shortage of labor force.If we cultivate again in the new spring, the expected output may not even reach half!
Therefore, Pei Rongzhi is also worried recently.He didn't dare to comment on Taiwei's military plans, but he could imagine that if the war really started, the consumption of materials would double.If it doesn't go well, additional force may be imposed, so that the farming pressure will be even greater.And regardless of victory or defeat, the situation Jingzhou will face will only become more severe. At that time, a large number of people will be lost, driven to the wilderness, and starved to death everywhere!
Apart from worrying about Jingzhou's future, Pei Rongzhi was also worried about his own future.He was promoted from the original horse supervisor to a doctor in the governor's mansion, which can be said to be very useful.But not long after the excitement passed, he was poured cold water by the harsh situation he was facing.He even suspected that Mr. Tao deliberately arranged him in this position, and wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of him!
But why?

Even if he hated Tao Gong because of befriending his son-in-law Shen Hou before, but this is just a trivial matter, Tao Gong will kill him because of it?Besides, if Mr. Tao really wanted to kill him, why would it take so much trouble?Facing the majestic history of the division of Shaanxi, even if he directly took out and chopped off the important generals at the frontier, what troubles would there be?
After sitting in the room for a whole morning, until the afternoon, Pei Rongzhi finally waited for Tao Gong to meet him.He hurriedly put aside many distracting thoughts in his mind, restrained his mind, and then hurried to Tao Gong's place.

It seems that a large-scale military meeting is being held in the governor's mansion. Along the way, a large number of elite soldiers with swords and spears are seen filling the gates and pavilions. The atmosphere is dignified and there is no wind.

Along the way, Pei Rongzhi walked with his head bowed, not daring to look around, and was soon led into a warm pavilion in a side room.When I entered the room, besides Tao Gong, there was Tao Zhen, the captain of the Nanman school, and Li Yang, the prefect of Jingling whom I had seen earlier.

When Pei Rong finished saluting, Tao Kan waved his hand to signal him to take the seat, and opened his mouth and said, "Pei..."

"Pei Changming."

Li Yang reminded from the side, and gave Pei Rongzhi a consoling look, and then smiled again: "After Pei Jun's famous family, he has an elegant style and a lot of talent. He came from the south and was appreciated by Jingxiang celebrities. In previous years, he was in Jingling. He is also very capable in doing things, his father-in-law..."

"Shut up, I'll use my measure, how can I not know how talented he is!"

Tao Kan pointed at Li Yang and cursed with a smile, then turned to look at Pei Rongzhi, and asked, "I vaguely remember, Pei Lang, you seemed to have friendship with Shen Weizhou in the capital in the early years?"

Pei Rongzhi's heart trembled when he heard the words, and he quickly got up and told the truth about his relationship with his son-in-law Shenhou.In fact, speaking of it, there was no deep relationship between the two of them, except that they had met once, and moreover, it was the connection that could be traced from Du He.Moreover, he has been traveling south for a long time, and he is really unfamiliar with Du He, his old relative.

After listening to Pei Rongzhi's narration, Tao Kan just nodded, with no expression of joy or anger on his face, and then asked Pei Rongzhi to introduce the reclamation matters he was in charge of.

Pei Rongzhi was well prepared for this, and after being questioned, he talked eloquently, only discussing the facts, without commenting, and did not comment on Tao Gong's soldiers in Xiangyang, who were almost exhausted.

"Okay, you go down."

After listening to the report, Tao Kan waved his hand and pushed Pei Rongzhi away, then looked at the two people in the room and asked, "That's the truth, what do you two get?"

Li Yang was silent, but Tao Zhen laughed after a long silence: "Father Zhong, I don't know him, so I dare not guess his mind. But the plot is too big, I'm worried..."

"Worried... What are you worried about? I have worked hard so far, so why do I need to rely on the youth's charity. He is as bold as a fight, so I will laugh at others?"

Tao Kan snorted with a sneer, then waved his hands and said: "No need to say more, tell Dachang to prepare to go east."

　Sorry for the embarrassment of what I said, in short, please understand, I have been a little overdrawn recently, and I have tried my best to take care of the update. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)