high official

Chapter 585
At the beginning, Wang Xian went down to Guangling on a snowy night in the first month. With a mere 1 horses, he subdued the tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of thousands of followers of the White Lotus Sect, which was sitting in the natural danger. In one fell swoop, he became an important role that could check and balance Ji Gang.

However, there are advantages and disadvantages in everything. He was forced by the situation, regardless of the consequences, and only wanted a quick victory. Although he surrendered to the Shanxi White Lotus Sect, this huge organization has not been eliminated, and still exists among the hundreds of thousands of followers.This made it difficult for Zhu Zhanji to disintegrate and digest.It has been nearly half a year now, although those Bailian believers have been moved out of Guangling's lair, and the army has been replaced by the banner of the official army, they still gather together and refuse to disperse. There is a danger of chaos again.

Once these guys rebel again, and Shanxi will ruin their lives again, Wang Xian can guess how Hanwang and those people will attack Zhu Zhanji at that time. change.The reputation that Taisun has built up with great difficulty will also be destroyed in one fell swoop.

Of course, the hole he dug has to be filled by himself. Apart from official business, Wang Xian is also thinking about how to break the situation.After a lot of research, he had a calculation in his mind.This time, he discussed with Yan Qing for another night, and seeing that the two coincided with each other, Wang Xian finally made up his mind. He went home the next day and told his parents, comforted his wife, and brought two hundred guards to follow him. Ling Xiao quietly set off on the road.

Leaving the capital this time is not an imperial envoy, so of course we can't use the reconnaissance of the Ministry of War, but with Wang Xian's current status, someone has prepared a horse, arranged for board and lodging along the way, and a group of people travels overnight and gallops northward for six days. Time has entered Shanxi.

When I came to Shanxi last time, it was still covered in silver, but this time I saw as far as the eye can see, it is a loess plateau with endless ravines and sparse vegetation.When I came to Shanxi last time, the sky was covered with cloudy clouds and the lead weights were hanging low. This time, there are high sky and flowing clouds, stretching as far as the eye can see.The vast blue sky, allowing the white clouds to flow freely, also makes people feel extremely open.

It was the first time Lingxiao had seen such a scene. He was as happy as a bird out of its cage, urging the unlucky army horse up and down the loess plateau, and sang a newly learned Shanxi folk song:
"33 buckwheat trees, nine down and nine edges.

How are you doing, little sister?

You put your pony, I'm at my sister's house,

Ma Juju misses her mother, you miss your sister's home,
The buckwheat seeds bloom, and the tops are white.

Little sister, stay focused, waiting for brother to come back..."

Ling Xiao is always lively, and only when she sings can she show her smart side. The singing is clear and melodious, and the honey is dripping from the heart of the heart.However, the big bastards around Wang Xian didn't know how to appreciate this beautiful folk song, so they would always say in a strange way: "Sister Lingxiao, which brother are you waiting for?" Wang Xian was speechless for a while.

But what made Wang Xian even more speechless was that sister Lingxiao would yell at him: "Little Xianzi, they bullied me!" It made him lose face in front of his subordinates...

But other than that, the journey was still very pleasant, and I saw Gaoping County in the southernmost part of Shanxi without knowing it.To Wang Xian's surprise, this place was almost the same as last time, and it was still under strict investigation.

But when their men and horses appeared under the county seat, besides the magistrate of Zhou County, Xu Huaiqing, Xue Huan and others came to greet him. As soon as they saw Wang Xian, they rode their horses and galloped towards him, turned over and knelt down on the ground, Excitedly saluted Wang Xian: "Military division!"

Wang Xian also quickly got off his horse, supported a few people, gave them a heavy blow on the chest, laughed and said: "You guys have good food these days!"

The few people were immediately embarrassed when they heard the words. They had almost done nothing in Shanxi for the past six months, and they all showed signs of gaining weight.The only exception is Xue Huan, whose figure is still very standard. Hearing this, he couldn't help but sue them: "These guys feel that the establishment has been solved and the official position has been obtained, so they are naturally slack."

Everyone has been brothers for many years, and they all knew that Xue Huan was a little nervous after his brother was killed in battle, so they didn't have the same experience as him, so they just changed the topic in confusion.Xu Huaiqing said with a smile: "Originally the grandson wanted to come in person, but Taiyuan really couldn't leave, so we had to pick up the military advisor for him."

"My brother, why are you being polite?" Wang Xian was secretly startled, unexpectedly the situation had reached the point where the grandson could not withdraw.On the face, he said calmly: "Let's enter the city quickly."

"Yes, my lord, please get in the car quickly, and I will prepare a little wine in the yamen to clean up your lord." Zhou Zhixian, who was standing panicked at the side, hurriedly nodded and bowed: "My lord, please don't remember the villain's mistakes. Give the subordinate a chance to correct."

"What?" Xu Huaiqing and the others immediately found the punching bag, grabbed Zhou Zhi by the collar and glared, "What did you do to our military division?"

"No, no," Zhou Zhixian was terrified, and looked at Wang Xian as if asking for help: "My lord, my lord, the last time I was dismissed from office was really a last resort, because the superiors didn't let me talk to my lord..."

In fact, Wang Xian was also a little dazed. He was not a grudger. If the county magistrate hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten about the time last winter.

Seeing that Wang Xian didn't speak, Zhou Zhixian thought he was really angry, and wanted to kneel down for him as soon as his legs gave way.Fortunately, Wang Xian had quick eyesight and quick hands, he supported him and said, "Master Zhou, what are you doing? We have no grudges in the past, no enmity in the past, why should I blame you?"

The magistrate of Zhou had no power to restrain the chicken, so Wang Xian couldn't kneel down as soon as he supported him. His face was full of hope and he asked, "Your Excellency, you really don't blame me?"

"Then there is still a fake?" Wang Xian said with a smile: "Go to the city quickly, so many people are watching, how decent are you as a parent?"

"Yes, yes, my lord, please!" Zhou Zhixian also felt that Wang Xian was telling the truth, and all the bones in his body were only a little light.It was only forty years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and after another calamity, the status of military officials was far higher than that of civilian officials. What's more, Wang Xian, a senior official with real power from the fourth rank and in charge of prisons, was able to talk to him as a fellow villager with Zhou Zhixian. Of course you have to curry favor.Who cares what the common people think?Respectfully, Wang Xian was invited to enter the city.

After entering the city, Wang Xian and others didn't live in the post house, so under the strong invitation of Zhouzhi County, they directly moved into the Gaoping County Yamen.After a simple wash, Wang Xian went outside, Zhou Zhixian quickly got up to greet him, still somewhat embarrassed: "My lord..."

"Lord Zhou, relax." Wang Xian sat down on the seat and waved his hand to signal him to sit down.

"Adults should still call Xiao De Cao Zi." Zhou Zhixian only put a quarter of his buttocks on the chair, and said respectfully: "The villain is full of Cao Zi."

"Okay, Yingzhi." Although Wang Xian is half the age of the county magistrate, he is not at all awkward to call him this way, and said with a smile, "Don't be nervous, I'm just chatting casually with you, fellow villagers."

Hearing Wang Xian say the word 'community', the remaining two or two bones of the magistrate of Zhou disappeared, and he nodded vigorously and said: "Yes, yes, yes, if you have any questions, the lower officials will definitely know everything. There is no such thing as... endless."

"Yingzhi is much more enthusiastic this time." Wang Xian couldn't help teasing.

Zhou Zhixian's old face flushed immediately, and he said embarrassingly: "My lord, don't blame me, last time I really had to do it."

"Haha, I don't blame you. It's human nature for you to do that at that time." Wang Xian smiled appropriately and said, "But there is one thing that I'm curious about. Half a year has passed, why is your county still under martial law?"

"It's like this..." Zhou Zhixian showed a wry smile and said: "Although the two times were under martial law, the purpose was different. The last time was to arrest people...Your Excellency must also know that it was the abolition of Prince Jin and his son. It's gone, His Royal Highness Prince Jin will naturally seal off the whole territory and conduct a strict search. This time, it was His Royal Highness Taisun's order to prevent the Bailian Cultists from entering and merging."

"What about leaving the country?" Wang Xian asked.

"It doesn't matter." Zhou Zhixian said: "Even gifts, as long as there are fewer and fewer White Lotus believers in Shanxi, it will be fine."

"Is this what you mean, or what the grandson means?" Wang Xian frowned slightly.

"How dare the lower officials have their own ideas?" Zhou Zhixian said with a wry smile.

"..." Wang Xian frowned even tighter. Taisun Guang prevented the gathering of the White Lotus Cultists in Shanxi, but forced those rebellious seeds to other provinces. Isn't this beggar-thy-neighbor?Which two hundred and five gave Taisun an idea?

Seeing that Wang Xian was a little unhappy, the magistrate of Zhou hurriedly waited with bated breath, not daring to take a breath, until Wang Xian asked again: "The Bailian believers have surrendered to Daming for several months. To the quota?"

"My lord, our county is located in an important place. To be on the safe side, we haven't been allocated a place for resettlement." The magistrate Zhou said: "However, the neighboring counties have allocated thousands of people, and Shanxi has a lot of poor people. It is already the limit to resettle these people. .”

"How many counties are there in Shanxi?" Wang Xian asked,
"More than 100." Zhou Zhixian quickly replied.

"That's more than [-] people, which is far from enough." Wang Xian sighed.

"Is it enough? People still don't want to come." Zhou County magistrate said: "At first, several counties accepted a group of believers, but the government was wary of them in every possible way, and the people regarded them as aliens. In the end, there was a conflict between the two sides, and as a result, those believers who moved out with great difficulty went back. After this incident, those White Lotus believers distrusted the government even more, and the relationship between the two sides deteriorated."

"Aren't there any successful examples?" Wang Xian asked.

"No, in fact, all counties are unwilling to accept these believers," Zhou County Magistrate shook his head and said, "They are all organized. Once thousands of them are allowed to gain a foothold in the local area, they can immediately fight against the county magistrate."

"En." Wang Xian nodded, and asked again: "So, the local government is quite resistant to the plan of scattered resettlement?"

"The lower official can be regarded as a bystander. Since the adults do not abandon inquiries, the lower official must also speak out boldly." Zhou Zhixian said: "This is really a way to settle on the head."

(End of this chapter)