Delong

Chapter 325 Long Shangxing (4)

After Wei Xuanding, Xu Shiying, Cheng Zhili, and Qian Tang all had matters to be decided by Zhang Xinglai, and they were all urgent or important matters, so they left without leaving a meal that night.

But after the people left, it was Chen Bin, Xie Minghe, Yan Qing, and Jia Runshi who brought a few staff officers to eat directly at the Jiangling County Yamen. With the foreign court... Power will naturally have obvious stratification due to the distance from the core of power.

Of course, this also shows that the Zhulong Gang is indeed getting bigger and bigger.

"What do you guys think of today's incident?" After dinner, Yan Qing, who had always been unscrupulous, suddenly asked. Obviously, although the overall atmosphere was good, the dissatisfaction shown among Zhang Xing was still captured by these people. "It's only been a few months, and the east border and Hebei are becoming more and more separated. Although we have prepared for it, it still seems a little too fast, right?"

The matter was rather sensitive, and the few people who came from the eastern border who were directly asked by Yan Qing all looked at each other in blank dismay.

On the other hand, Xie Minghe was not polite, and immediately gave an explanation: "I think Chief Yan is thinking too much."

"How to say?" Yan Qing immediately caught up.

"It's very simple." Xie Minghe was still talking like that. "Although the Eastern Territory is rich, after all, it was supplied by an army of [-] to [-] troops after the Three Conquests. Even if the treatment of our soldiers is far lower than that of the sharp soldiers recruited by the imperial court in peacetime, the armaments are all used. To put it bluntly speaking, it has already been devoted to it... money, food and materials are fully supplied to Hebei, and [-]% of the leaders and soldiers crossing the river are from them. It can be regarded as birth, the appearance of the Great Wei Nei, and the appearance of the Southern Dynasty aristocrats, isn't it a group of enemies who built achievements together?"

Not only Zhang Xing, but many people nodded accordingly.

"And on the other hand, there are some sayings, so what? With Zhang Sanlang's big victory, as long as the situation is stable, the remaining two counties will be taken without haste, and the situation in Hebei will be formed. He went to make a decision in a grand manner, the general trend is in my hands, and I don’t need to worry about these trivial things.” Xie Minghe continued to speak, but looked at Zhang Xing, obviously admonishing him. "In today's affairs, just be patient and discuss the facts."

Zhang Xing nodded immediately. Although Xie Minghe was Li Si's deputy in charge of government affairs, among the gang of powerful merchants, he was indeed clearly outstanding. To put it bluntly, he rarely had a big picture.

There is nothing wrong with these words.

Moreover, this is indeed Zhang Xing's own thought. He was indeed made agitated by all kinds of incidents in the East Territory, but the more he was like this, the more he understood in his heart that at this time, he must not go into a dead end, and it is right to survive the matter. Yes, because there are too many important things... Once the attention is turned to internal affairs, it is likely to cause unnecessary internal friction at critical moments.

Yan Qing's face was obviously a little embarrassing, but after seeing Zhang Xing's obvious expression of attitude, he couldn't help but say a few words to Xie Minghe: "Is it possible that we played too fast and won too neatly? They Too late to do more?"

Zhang Xing was noncommittal.

At this moment, Chen Bin, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "If we are talking about the facts, not about the situation, but about the time and techniques, in fact, it is only natural that there are some disturbances and temptations in the eastern border right now, and it is not because Yan Tou-ling himself is suspicious. "

"How?" Zhang Xing asked curiously.

"Some people are unwilling, and some people obviously want to take the opportunity to bargain with you, the leader." Chen Bin put it bluntly. "And the reason, as Yan Tou-ling said, if Longtou hadn't decided the victory with Xue Changxiong so quickly, there might not be so many details... It was too fast, we were caught off guard, and they were caught off guard, so we could only focus on these small things. Grabbing indiscriminately, it seems to be disorganized."

Zhang Xing was taken aback for a moment, then laughed out loud.

Even Xie Minghe also reacted after being dazed, and couldn't help sighing: "Yes, this is the root cause of some disharmony in the Eastern Realm these days... If you can't win, there will be no progress, but you will be united as one, cautious, superficially The meeting is clean, but there is a lot of dissatisfaction in the meeting, so that people take advantage of it. But if you win, you have to guard against it, because pushing the policy program, crossing the river to unify the system, and wanting to run beautifully and cleanly, you have to talk about it Be well-behaved, and speaking of the rules will give these people a chance to make trouble, but it’s just making trouble, and if you compare them with such details, it will delay the big thing.”

"That's right, according to Brother Xie's words, just discuss the matter as it stands." After Zhang Xing finished laughing, he was calm. "On the contrary, I'm a little nervous... I'm also terribly annoyed by them... Think about it, too. How can there be a saying that winning a battle is more difficult than losing it?"

The rest laughed too.

It’s still Chen Bin, seriously reminding: “The leader still needs to pay attention to it. At the very least, you can find someone to show your power, or find someone who has the ability and background to comfort you, including finding a confidant to tell you the truth... so as not to keep your family safe , others put the cart before the horse."

"I really want to show my prestige." Zhang Xing thought for a while, then suddenly sighed. "But I don't know who to look for."

"It must be a big leader." Yan Qing responded immediately, a bit like the general manager Wei always kills a Zhonglang general first after he takes office.

Zhang Xing was silent for a moment, several people flashed through his mind, but he shook his head again: "We have to behave...we really have to follow our temper, I don't know how many people have been dealt with."

Yan Qing and the others had no choice but to stop talking.

Just like that, everyone dispersed in the backyard of the county government office, and when they returned to their residence, Zhang Xing chatted with a few guards, gave Xiao Jia some instructions, and then went to bed early, but he couldn't fall asleep even after getting on the couch.

Things like adhering to principles and controlling hands and feet are easy to say, but in fact it is very difficult, especially when power is in hand.

And it's not that everyone is a nail with a hammer in hand, but that there are nails from the beginning.

Just as he was thinking about it, Huang Er, the leader of the confidant on duty, suddenly called out the window, but said that Yan Qing had come again.

Zhang Xing sighed, turned over and sat up, and only let the other party go into the bedroom and get on the couch to talk.

Sure enough, Yan Qing turned into the bedroom, saluted a little, then went directly to the couch and approached, and then couldn't wait to say: "Third brother, there were so many people just now, I'm afraid it's hard to say, tell me now, are those people making you unhappy? I Then go to Chen Bin and Zhang Jinshu, and I will definitely find a way to stand up for you."

Zhang Xing had already guessed that this would happen to the other party, so he immediately came to laugh: "There are quite a few... Let alone Shan Tonghai, who is always annoyed in person, don't Li Shu and Du Pozhen need to deal with it? Xu Shiying It doesn’t leak, don’t you need to be on guard?”

Yan Qing also laughed: "Other than that? After I mentioned Hebei,"

"There are many who have crossed Hebei... the first one is Fu Boshi." Zhang Xing blurted out.

Yan Qing was slightly taken aback, as if he hadn't thought of this level, and then asked: "Is it because that fellow publicly flirted with the third brother that day? It's a pity that I was still in Banxian that day!"

"You have put the cart before the horse..." Zhang Xing said, but he recounted his judgment on Fu Boshi in that day's battle, and then he said with emotion. "To put it bluntly, and if it is said that grabbing power was something that most people couldn't help themselves under the circumstances at that time, then everyone came up and had to work hard. When he was in a hurry to break through, he would be punished for hiding his strength. This is the first time. Makes me cringe."

Yan Qing also became serious: "This kind of person really can't stay, no wonder the third brother was the first to pick on him after the war."

"Definitely can't stay." Zhang Xing replied earnestly. "I'm also really angry, but an important question is, where is the evidence for not using force on the battlefield? Based on my feeling? Who would be convinced to deprive a big leader of his military power based on a 'I feel'? And , his soldiers are all soldiers from Huaixi, selected from the Huaiyou League when he came here. They are first-class and elite, but they are not recognized by Huaixi people, and they also have to worry about the relationship between Huaixi and the Dragon Gang , how can it be handled so easily?"

Yan Qing stood up from the couch, momentarily anxious.

"You don't need to rush." ​​Zhang Xing was calm when he saw this. "This matter has to be resolved from above. When I return to the East Territory and meet Du Pozhen again, I will explain it to him, and it will be resolved naturally. If we force it to be resolved in Hebei, it will easily lead to trouble."

Yan Qing nodded: "What about Fu Boshi?"

"There is also Cheng Zhili." Zhang Xing just sat on the couch, his face was expressionless, and his words were flat.

"Cheng Zhili?" Yan Qing really didn't expect it.

"It's him." Zhang Xing explained seriously. "This person is obedient in everything, but he obeys too much, as if he is deliberately flattering. I don't know what others think, but in my position, I dare not entrust this person with real important matters, including this boarding. After the state army returns, according to the order of succession, he can also be responsible for the defense of the northern line, but I let Shan Tonghai take charge of the defense of the northern line, precisely for this reason."

Yan Qing was still a little puzzled.

"I didn't ask him to do this duty, but he didn't feel any grievances at all. Instead, he ran over to grind the whole army, hoping to promote a few separate cavalry battalions, and then lead a battalion himself." Zhang Xing continued. "In other words, this person does not rush forward in everything, but only seeks the strength of soldiers and horses, but he flatters him too much."

Yan Qing finally realized: "So that's the case. From the third brother's point of view, we really need to be careful at this time."

But Zhang Dalong sighed instead: "However, unlike Fu Boshi, this is even more critical, and he also had a reason for the incident. The things he tossed about at the beginning of the incident, he lost his own soldiers for nothing. It is not incomprehensible to make one's clan and the village suffer a great loss, and it is not incomprehensible to try hard to make up for it."

"I understand the difficulty of the third brother." Yan Qing nodded repeatedly.

"And Wei Xuanding." Zhang Xingfu said another name that surprised the other party. "It's easy for this person to say, obviously his mentality changed after crossing the river, and he was impatient to show off in Hebei and set up a flag for himself by the way, but in the end, because he was too anxious, many things went wrong. Moreover, he is equally sympathetic, because after arriving in Hebei, without Li Shu, he and I lost a little bit of foundation for cooperation, and he also felt guilty."

Yan Qing nodded again: "Many people have noticed this, and there are still a lot of words below."

"Jia Yue is also one of them..." Zhang Xing ignored it and just continued talking. "He has no major problems at the moment, but like those 'King Kong' whom I specifically told you and Zhang Jinshu to look at, there are some mysterious things about him. The key is that he obviously believes it. This is the most troublesome thing. It's quite frightening...I'm still waiting for him to explain it to me."

Seeing that the "near minister" Yan Qing didn't make a sound, but what the other party said next made him almost jump up in shock.

"Going on, the one who makes me dissatisfied is none other than Yan Qing, my confidant in charge of personnel affairs." Zhang Xing still spoke flatly.

Yan Qing opened his mouth to speak, but he didn't dare to interrupt the other party.

"Yan Qing, you don't need to talk about loyalty." Zhang Xing continued, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with himself or the other party. "But he has been hanging out in the northern city of the eastern capital for so long, and he has been influenced by his ears and eyes. He is eager for quick success and quick profit. He has read a lot of books, but he has no chance to become an official in the imperial examination. He has been suppressed for many years. Once he has some Quan, so he acts more and more straightforwardly and freely... As everyone knows, with such a domineering appearance, I can still cover it for a day when I am there. One day I will go to Huaixi, Beidi, and Jindi, and I will be dragged Stop, he will definitely be invited to attack him, and he will not end well."

Yan Qing's face turned red, and he could only stand up.

"It's justifiable, but let's change it." Zhang Xing calmly ordered. "Besides, there is another person that I am also dissatisfied with...it is myself."

Now, Yan Qing wasn't surprised at all.

"Everyone is mortal and has problems, so they are not mortals. Just by looking at the behavior of the four royals, you can know that they all have problems. As the leader and the military and political commander in Hebei, I should have maintained unity. , Let everyone use their strengths to avoid weaknesses, and then lead such a group of people who all have their own flaws to move forward... The result? The result is that I have my own flaws, and I will also be paranoid because of the power in hand, which will make the people below feel uneasy." Zhang After doing self-reflection, Fu made excuses for himself. "Of course, this is also the reason why everyone was caught off guard by the complexity of things after the victory... So the more you have to calm down at this time, just like what you said after the meal, you have to talk about the facts, not because of your personal likes and dislikes. If the system is broken, you can't just be depressed or over-excited, otherwise Jiangdu is a good example."

Yan Qing was stunned for a long while, but he could only honestly bow his hands and salute: "Third brother is so confiding, it really makes me feel ashamed."

"It's okay." Zhang Xing couldn't help sighing. "Dengzhou is the governor's state. The stall is too big, and Sanniang is in a hurry. If you don't come, I don't know who to talk to... There are some things that you can only think about when you say them, and then let them go. Let's talk to each other." Encourage... Who are you here to talk about?"

"I..." Yan Qing hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth. "I originally wanted to remind the third brother that Dou Lide and Chen Bin are both capable, but they both have faults... Instead, the third brother taught me a lesson. I am really ashamed, and I can't say it."

"It's okay, you are the key point in personnel affairs." Zhang Xing said frankly. "The filter for me is to exclude the dissidents, and some words are your responsibility."

"Then I said it." Yan Qing gritted his teeth. "Dou Lide is a person who likes to form cliques too much. After experiencing the incidents in Dengzhou and Leling, the head of Hebei is Gao Shitong in name, but he is dead at all. The other Sun Xuanzhi is really dead at all. Zhuge Dulwich does not have that prestige, and the people of Hebei are all around him... Be careful!"

Zhang Xing nodded: "I have noticed this a long time ago, but there is no way... Brother Qing, you have to have a bottom line in your heart, that is, it is a fact that we came to Hebei, and the power of Hebei people will skyrocket in the future. Dou Lide only needs to stabilize one The leader can't hide from a big leader with real power, and he can't be stronger than Xu Shiying."

Yan Qing nodded helplessly: "There is also Chen Bin...Chen Bin is too cold...Before the third brother asked him to do the internal affairs of Hebei, he was very considerate to the other generals, but as soon as the third brother was appointed that day, he Immediately turn your back on those surrendered generals and make everyone talk about it."

Zhang Xingyan smiled: "That's a theory, but don't blame him, I can only say that this person understands too much, and it's not a good thing...I've said it all, everyone has something wrong."

"Third Brother, as long as you understand in your heart." Yan Qing cupped his hands again. "I'm really ashamed of what happened today."

Zhang Xing didn't say a word, he just lay down and waved his hands.

The latter understood and left immediately.

But as soon as the person left, Zhang Xing was unexpectedly as he said just now. After he said the words, he was relieved a lot, and he was able to sleep well... I can only say that birth is everything. Reflection can't sleep.

Besides, when the night was dark but the wind was not high, Zhang Xing was busy with military and political affairs in the general mausoleum during the day, and he had to do theoretical construction and psychological construction at night. Shiying and others got the order and hurried back to work, but they were also a little uneasy.

It was still dark when we came to Pingyuan County, Wei Xuanding stayed first, and Xiong Bonan and his brother-in-law Xu Shiying continued on their way, preparing to go to the east. And go.

After walking for most of the night in one go, at three o'clock, they passed Qinghe County and came to the opposite side of Sikou Pass. When they signaled and waited for the boat, a pair of righteous brothers had time to stop and exchange a few words on the river embankment. .

"It's really difficult, it's not that we are slack." In the dark night, facing the slight southerly wind blowing from the other side of the river, Xu Shiying said helplessly. "It's difficult here in Hebei. I haven't seen it before. I saw it with my own eyes this time. How can I not know it? But it's not the case in the entire Eastern Region. There was no big problem in the autumn harvest last year. Everyone can live a good life. Naturally, I want to live my life." , the common people want to live a life, and those who are interested also want to go to Huaixi and Huaidong to do something... This kind of people, you tell them, the money, food and materials will be sent to Hebei, and the military equipment will be sent to Hebei after it is repaired, and the civilians and soldiers will also be sent there. Is it for nothing to send them away? As for what I have seen, those deserters are the most obvious ones. They deliberately did not go during the Chinese New Year. How could they be afraid of death? There was no war at that time, and it was obvious that Hebei was suffering, and the East was happy."

"I know what you said, but in one word... Do you still want to do something? Do you care about the great cause of the Dragon Gang?" Xiong Bonan also spread his hands. "It's difficult for us, isn't it more difficult with the thousands of threads in the dragon head?"

Xu Shiying was silent for a long time, and then nodded: "Brother Xiong is right... It's hard to return, but you shouldn't do things... Besides, Brother Zhang can accomplish things! No matter what, you should follow!"

In the dark night, Xiong Bonan immediately nodded his head, but he felt emotional again: "Do you still remember? Is it the other side of the river near here, we bumped into him? You, me, Li Longtou met Zhang Longtou, and then Bai Longtou Big boss, money boss."

"Go further downstream." Xu Shiying said with a smile. "Because we received Li Longtou from Wuyang County upstream, in order to avoid the officers and soldiers, we specifically avoided these ferry crossings...it must not be here at Sikouguan." At this point, Xu Shiying suddenly felt emotional. "However, how could it be possible to forget? Who would have thought that once the river embankment was met, there would be only a few people, and a mere four years, and then a lot of things would be pulled out? The eight counties in the east, and the two wings flying together, are really like a dream. generally."

Xiong Bonan put his hands behind his back and remained silent.

On the contrary, Xu Shiying kept saying, "Brother Xiong, I don't want to hide it. Sometimes I think, what about Sanhui and Siyu watching from above? Many people have seen Fenshan, Bihai, Tunfeng, and Huyun with their own eyes." ...Didn't someone deliberately make up our day?"

"Thinking too much!" Xiong Bonan shook his head in response.

"I think too much." Xu Shiying also laughed. "Li Shu followed Yang Shen's rebellion, which led to the defeat of the Second Zheng. This is why Zhang Sange returned with his dead body, and that's why Jing'antai sent people to patrol the eastern border... plus you, a tycoon in the rivers and lakes, I, the Eastern The environment is powerful, and I always want to make trouble, so it is logical to rescue Li Shu... Then the big river runs across here, reaching Dongyi in the Bohai Sea. , This is a matter of course. However, sometimes I still can't help but think, how come it's such a coincidence, how did they get together? Brother Zhang, there is really no theory of destiny?"

Xiong Bonan paused for a while, then suddenly laughed, causing Xu Shiying to look at it in surprise.

After laughing, King Xiongtian just said loudly on the embankment: "I know what you want to say... Zhang Longtou's true energy, right? What other scriptures are there? And Bai Sanniang came from Kansai It’s so strange, isn’t it? But you know, compared with these, I feel that what you just said, when the wind and clouds are stirring, and we, the sunken sands and stones, gather together, it makes people’s hearts surge!”

"How to say..." Xu Shiying laughed dryly.

"How can I say it?" Xiong Bonan replied boldly. "A man is born in this world, each has his own desires, and each has his own merits. The key is to find a group of like-minded people who seek benevolence and righteousness, and then succeed together to rise together, and fail to die together. That's enough! In other words, what I want in this life That is, sand and gravel from the south and muddy water from the north are rolled into a ball, and there is me in you, and you in me. We should be described as a group of people, instead of describing me, Xiong Bonan, as a loner, a lonely ghost! In this way, there will be no regrets in death!"

Xu Shiying was just speechless.

After a while, a boat came on the river, and the two of them crossed together.

(End of this chapter)