Delong

Chapter 346 River Walk (3)

"Xu Da is indeed dishonest."

Zhang Xing was also a little helpless, it wasn't just Wang Shuyong, there were more exaggerated people from Puyang to Weinan these days than Wang Wulang, but Wang Wulang was Wang Wulang after all, so he couldn't be fooled like before. "However, this guy has confessed himself when he came up, and his attitude is still correct... His biggest problem is to exclude dissidents, private schemes, in order to support private soldiers, withhold taxes from the five counties of Dongjun, and make private promises on the premise of personal allegiance. The position and appointment in the gang, the large-scale smuggling of drinks and food, but not reporting to the company, and not paying any taxes, even the rewards granted to the fields are done beyond the gang, and the grace and power are all due to him... from Dongjun Half of the tax drop will fall on his private soldiers, which is a profit that makes Zhizhi dizzy."

Wang Shuyong was stunned for a moment.

And Xu Shiying finally opened his eyes, instinctively wanting to say something, but after meeting Zhang Xing's casually turning eyes, Fu shut up honestly, but still rolled up his body protection like a python and sat down. Close your eyes and meditate there.

It seemed that he was practicing some magical technique, and it seemed that he was raising a pet.

After a while, Wang Wulang hesitated, and finally came to ask: "So, the third brother really found him out in the tax check?"

Zhang Xing was also silent for a while, and then he said with his hands behind his back: "Wu Lang, do you think that I am here to engage in some personnel and political conspiracy, even the encounter with Xu Dalang is mostly conspiracy? There are some rumors that Xu Dalang and I are in the same group and want to join hands to lure some people into being fooled? Including some outrageous rumors that I came here this time simply to play big chess, to catch everything in one go, and then scrap it Dethrone the Dragon Gang, proclaim the kingship or something like that?"

Wang Wulang nodded: "Rumors are flying all over the sky... But the most common rumor is that Jiyin and Dongjun have already agreed that Xu Dalang is going to mutiny here, and Wu Changzai, one of the Wu brothers, has also been drawn over. , we have to deal with the third brother here."

"That's actually someone else's rumor, so it's none of my business." Zhang Xing waved his hand. "It's just speculation about my behavior, what do you think?"

"I don't think it's very reliable, but I dare not take it seriously." Wang Wulang was more careful.

"Then let me tell you, sorting out personnel affairs, even cuddling grass and beating rabbits, thinking that in case someone can be fooled, there are still some..."

"..."

"However, based on this, if you think that I am acting recklessly and making troubles purely out of strategy, then you are underestimating me." Zhang Xing said seriously. "Before the rebellion, I actually did a lot of assassinations, raids, and conspiracies. I even favored the strategy of four or two tricks. But after the rebellion, I talked about more rules and put up some upright signs. It doesn't mean that I won't engage in conspiracy anymore. Tricks, assassinations, but saying that everything must be upright... We created the Dragon Clan together, and you should have seen it with your own eyes."

Wang Wulang thought about it seriously, and it seemed that this was the case, so he also nodded.

"For example, this time, it doesn't matter what you think about, but you shouldn't think wrong about Xu Dalang." Zhang Xing continued to speak slowly with his hands behind his back. "Since I blew the wind in public, saying that he made a mistake and that he was going to be dealt with, it basically means that I have evidence and a confession, and must be dealt with, instead of trying to use this as a false threat...you know what I mean ?"

Wang Wulang thought about it again, and answered seriously: "Brother Zhang San means that no matter what, things on your side can always make sense on the face of it?"

"That's what it means." Zhang Xing nodded repeatedly. "There may be a lot of truths in it, but it must make sense on the surface...At least it won't let honest people and decent people suffer...This kind of thing, if you think it's smart, it's his own business, success or failure, But on the surface, if you do things upright according to my words, you will definitely not suffer. I said that I will come to inspect the place this time, regardless of other things, and I will definitely do the inspection seriously; It is impossible to help the great cause, no matter whether he rebels in a fit of anger or comes up to give in, he must be dealt with!"

Wang Wulang nodded, heaved a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but ask again: "So how does the third brother plan to deal with Xu Dalang?"

"Dongjun is cleaned up here, it should be punished, it should be copied, but it's a mistake, a merit is a merit, and this guy has such a good attitude. Afterwards, he was deposed as the leader and let him go to Hebei to replace Shan Tonghai to see the effect. , do not make mistakes for a year or so, and then restore the status of the big boss." Zhang Xing blurted out. "Let Shan Tonghai take charge of the Eastern Commandery, and you are still on the Western Front."

"I thought I was going to..." Wang Wulang laughed dryly, but was actually relieved.

"It's about politics." Zhang Xing sighed. "It's not just about cherishing his talent, but Xu Dalang, Shan Dalang and you are the people who established the gang... As long as there is no rebellion or rebellion, there must be a way to go, otherwise the foundation will be shaken... But the other way around To put it bluntly, if you really do that step, you won’t be able to get around it even at a higher level.”

Wang Wulang relaxed even more: "This is good, this is good."

But don't know which is better.

After a while, Wang Shuyong was about to leave, but after thinking about it, he came to tell him seriously: "Actually, brother Zhai Qian is really upset..."

"Zhai Qian came faster than you." Zhang Xing blurted out.

"Come fast may not be stable." Wang Shuyong's expression did not change. "Although Zhai Qian himself is a bit of a dawdler, he has been fighting with the third brother more or less, and has everything he needs. After all, he knows the third brother Enwei, but his brothers have always been lazy, and staying here is just to make money...Three Since Brother wants to inspect the place, at least one place in Dongjun must be cleaned up... and here in Dongjun, Xu Dalang accounts for more than half. If you are sidelined, you have to obey, but Brother Zhai Qian and Huang Junhan are here, so I'm afraid it's really hard to deal with."

"Then don't clean it up for now, and clean it up when you have to." Zhang Xing didn't panic at all.

When Wang Shuyong heard the words, he knew that the other party was thinking about it, so he stopped thinking about it and just said goodbye: "I am in Waihuang for the time being, but the effect is much greater. According to the calculation, I will return to the camp in ten days, and I will be in Chiping area, which is very convenient. , the third brother can call me whenever he needs anything."

Zhang Xing just nodded.

After seeing off Wang Wulang and going out, Zhang Xing turned to the corridor, but sat directly beside Xu Shiying.

The cicadas were singing, and the smoked wind was non-stop, but the cold ice qi and longevity qi were spreading freely in the corridor, and it didn't feel a bit hot.

"Wang Wulang still has you in his heart." Zhang Xing commented like this. "I just shouted to kill you, but I was afraid that I would really kill you..."

"I know." Xu Shiying answered in response, his tone obviously a little listless.

"You know what?!" Zhang Xing was a little annoyed. "The more it is at this time, the more you can see people's hearts. With so many people coming these days, how many of them really understand you? Your father doesn't even care about it! I can tell that you are a cool person from generation to generation. If I don't say it face to face today, you will turn around and pretend that you don't remember Wang Wulang's kindness."

Xu Shiying opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

"What do you want to say?" Zhang Xing asked coldly.

"Brother Zhang." Xu Dalang took a deep breath, let go of the immortal energy that protected his body, and sighed slightly. "You're right on point, this cold heart is just passed down from generation to generation..."

Zhang Xing turned his head and glanced at the other party, but didn't say anything.

"But it wasn't my father who passed it on to me, it's the morals of this world." Xu Shiying continued in a low voice.

"How old are you? Are you so enlightened?"

"Third brother, don't look at me like this, I also study..."

"I believe it."

"But when I was a child, I couldn't bear to read those who were reasonable. I was only interested in reading history books and novels, but the more I read it, the more absurd I felt, because all the heroes in front of me were the supreme real dragons and gods. Let your family become a dragon and become a saint... But after the Baidi Lord, the ancestors failed to conquer the east, the dragon and the phoenix fell miserably, the successors fought, the Tang Dynasty went south, and the chaos of the north, south, east, and west for hundreds of years, I feel that the next generation of this world is not as good as One generation, one day is not as good as one day..."

"Why is it that one generation is not as good as one generation?"

"Look at the people who gain power, and you will know who wins in the end... Those who have gained power in the past are heroes, and those who gain power in the future will be heroes. Those who benefit from it, the heroes will not end well, and those who are cunning, cruel and ruthless can live happily ever after... Therefore, I have read the history books of 800 years, and the cracks in the words are full of indifference!"

"I thought it was full of cannibalism between the words."

"Almost."

"In this way, you can barely read the book."

"It was because I read it that I felt that being a hero was meaningless, and then gradually grew up, and people around me told me that you, Xu Dazi, are a powerful son of the Eastern Realm, and you will never be able to become a general in the world of Great Wei If it's in the picture, then I feel even more boring...it's better to be a thief to feel comfortable."

At this point, Zhang Xing unexpectedly stopped the redundant conversation.

"Third brother, things are so similar today." But Xu Shiying continued, as if he had been calm on the surface for the past few days, but he was still dizzy from the beating on the inside, so that he felt suffocated in his heart. "I accept your methods, I also accept your thirty battalions of soldiers and horses, I also accept your true energy formation and startling dragon sword, including this Dragon Gang who calmly controlled the north and south of the river. Yes... But although I respect your principles, I don't take them seriously.

"Because people's hearts have been going down for nearly a thousand years, and people's hearts have collapsed for hundreds of years. How can you stop it if you want to? Datang seems to have stopped it, but it turned out to be worse in the second half. Da Zhou It seemed to be blocked at one point, but it fell apart immediately? Dawei also seemed to be blocked at the beginning, but now who doesn't know, there is no court worse than Dawei!

"So how do you want me to believe in your stuff? Returning to the policy agenda? Still aboveboard?"

Zhang Xing still didn't say a word, as if he was persuaded by the other party.

Xu Shiying took a breath, and finally calmed down: "Let me put it this way, if the third brother really wants to abandon the Chulong Gang, claim the kingship, kill Li Shuzai and Zhai Qian, and put on a heroic appearance, I will It is inevitable that you must follow the horse to the death, and you will be defeated for a while. I will follow you to the north to cast a spell on the demon guards. At worst, you will make a comeback, because if you are not upright, you are a real hero who seems to be able to get things done. I am willing to accompany you Bet... But if you are still like this, I can only be indifferent, when you are strong, I will stand on the back, and when you are weak, don't blame me for ignoring you."

After finishing speaking, Xu Dalang seemed to feel that he was young and lost his temper, and he became annoyed after talking too much this time, but he also seemed to feel that it would be a bit of a mess to talk about it, so he simply turned around , just sat on the porch with his back against a porch column, and then looked sideways at the sky in the courtyard, letting the cicadas sing up and down in his ears.

Zhang Xing was silent for a long time without opening his mouth.

But in the end, he let out a sigh: "Xu Shiying... I could have recited a few books for you today, but I guess you wouldn't understand it, and it would be annoying if you understood it, so I won't tell you a thorough explanation today. I'm just going to tell you a few facts, you have to remember it for me if you believe it or not!"

It was Xu Shiying's turn to remain silent.

"First, the Supreme True Dragon's affairs at that time were not as good as you thought. So we can do what they can do, but it does not mean that this matter is easy, because it is precisely this point of insisting on the right and important things that is the most difficult.”

Zhang Xing spoke in a calm tone, as if he was preparing words and speaking on the spot.

"Secondly, the past few hundred years have been really bad, as bad as they are, but the good things have not been broken. The system, culture, and people's hearts may be weak, but they have never been broken, and they are obviously gaining momentum. "

"I believe that the system and culture have never been broken, and I don't believe that the people's hearts have never been broken." Xu Dalang refuted on the spot.

"If people's hearts are broken, how do you know what a hero is? What is cold and immoral? How can you shout out on the day of the rebellion that you want to be a 'survival thief'? And why are there people chasing you all over the street? Ask when the incident started? Including today, why do you tremble when you hear it is upright?!" Zhang Xing blurted out.

"..."

"Thirdly, the human heart is mighty, and there are things, but this thing is not necessarily good, nor is it necessarily bad. He is destined to coexist with fire and water, so the development of things depends on people's choices and efforts. Choose a direction and stick to it, then build an organization and spread it out, he will definitely have results... If you choose water, it will be a trickle, but it will be a river, and if you choose fire, it will be a glow If you don't save them, you will naturally suffer from fire!"

Xu Shiying opened her mouth to speak.

And Zhang Xing immediately corrected: "Or it is more appropriate to say the other way around. A trickle of water can turn into a river, and a spark of fire can start a prairie fire... But such a good word is not suitable for you Xu Shiying, you just have to block it." You dare not let the trickling water in your heart extinguish these sparks in your heart, and you dare not let it burn into a prairie fire... In a word, you are a coward! So is Qin Er! So is Li Si ! Even I am more or less like this!"

Gritting his teeth, Zhang Xing finished speaking to the other party word by word, and walked away directly.

In the last two paragraphs, Xu Shiying didn't say a word, or shut his mouth tightly... It's hard to say what effect Zhang Xing's preaching had on him, but there is no doubt that he has Realizing that this is probably the first time Zhang Dalong has made a strong gaffe when facing Xu Da.

It might also be the only time.

After the opponent established his foothold in Hebei, when he came back and saw that he was still the same, he was extremely angry.

I don't know if there is any shame or feeling, but Xu Dalang is really scared.

He will remember every word of today.

"How's it going?"

Walking out of the backyard and coming to the front office of the county government, Zhang Xing had already put on a calm face, as if he and Xu Dalang were just exchanging experiences on growing flowers with the true qi of longevity.

"Xu Dalang hid three thousand soldiers..." Xie Minghe answered earnestly with his arms folded.

Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment, then went to look at Chen Bin who came to greet him, and the latter nodded.

For a moment, Zhang Xing, who had just suppressed his anger, felt his head popping up again, wishing he could turn around and kill Xu Shiying immediately!

Of course, he didn't kill people, he didn't even have an attack, instead he showed a sudden gesture, no wonder Xu Shiying, who has always been so smart like that, still couldn't control his emotions when he came to Lin, and came out with him again.

And suddenly, Zhang Sanye himself admired his current city mansion even more than Xu Shiying.

"Still asking, Dou Lide, Wang Xiongdan and the others are accompanying Xu Wei, Cui Erlang and Yan Touling are continuing to check according to their father and son's words... I can only say that I know that these people are scattered in six counties. The ones stuffed into the caravan or in the caravan were also spread out publicly in the name of the border patrol or the city defenders." Chen Bin was a little flustered as he spoke. "If this guy rebels, first hand over his military power and go home to recuperate. Suddenly, these three thousand soldiers are gathered, which is enough to launch a raid."

"No matter what, just be willing to hand it over honestly." Xie Minghe also breathed a sigh of relief for no reason.

"It's also... broke up and sent to Hebei? Or a separate battalion?" Chen Bin continued to ask. "We promised to take it."

"Of course to Hebei." Zhang Xing came back to his senses and took a long breath. "But we can't blindly expand the army... The burden on the common people is too heavy. They have to be deleted from these battalions in Xu Shiying's mountain, and they are responsible for their own affairs."

"Yes." Chen Bin agreed very quickly, but in fact, both parties, including Xie Minghe next to him, knew that this matter is not that simple. It is easy to expand the army and difficult to reduce the amount. It's ridiculous, especially going to the public soldiers for private soldiers... But fortunately Xu Shiying already had troops in Henan, and Shan Tonghai was going to transfer here. It seemed that he could start from here and let the wool grow on the sheep.

But no matter what, the matter was so complicated that the three of them fell silent.

After a short pause, Xie Minghefu came again and asked, "Wang Wulang just came?"

"Yes."

"Is it here to beg for mercy?" Xie Minghe couldn't help but sneer.

"Naturally." Zhang Xing said frankly. "And the means are clever. It seems that a few powerful documents have been received recently."

"That's not true." Xie Minghe smiled half a smile. "What is the difference between these people and feudal lords and feudal lords? Even if Wang Wulang is not as powerful as Xu Shiying in the counties of Jiyin, he must have a private soldier of 800 to [-] people. What about Brother Zhai Qian? Shan Tonghai ? Niu Da, that is to say, almost the entire army has been wiped out this time, there is nothing to say, otherwise I am afraid it will not be clean."

"I'm actually still worried." Chen Bin glared at Xie Minghe, and then couldn't help but sigh. "Leader, I still mean the same thing. It is recommended to be slow and lenient, including Xu Shiying who wants to show off... It's not that there will be no fish when the water is clear, but that the progress should be considered. You said it yourself, you have to wait for Hebei. Only when the power exceeds the Eastern Realm can we clean it up thoroughly. Now Xu Dalang is smart and Wang Wulang is safe, but if someone is confused and causes trouble, it may not be as simple as a rebellion, especially in Jiyin. I'm watching."

"But if you open the net to these big bosses and kill that Jiyin, wouldn't it be a bit unmagnanimous?" Xie Minghe seemed to have a different opinion. "At the very least, it has to be consistent from top to bottom."

"You are all right." Zhang Xing stopped the dispute between the two. "Chen Neiwu is right. In fact, it is not just Jiyin. The key is that there are all kinds of forces from the Great Wei outside. The matter of Xuzhou's relationship with Langya is just around the corner. On the outside, the Great Wei Dynasty fell by itself, but on the inside, the Dragon Clan has always been able to maintain a united appearance, and this example is really unreasonable."

At this point, Zhang Xing obviously paused, and continued: "Including Li Shu, I have thought about it again and again, and I must maintain my dignity. This is not a matter of face, but a matter of life and death for the Dragon Gang... At this level, there is no name and no meaning, once you do something too far, there will be endless troubles, so we have to remind the people around us not to make their own decisions."

Chen Bin frowned slightly and didn't say anything. Xie Minghe next to him was very relieved when he heard it, but he felt a little uneasy after hearing it: "What does it mean to be decent? What if Li Shu never makes mistakes? Do you really want to continue to give him real power?" ?”

"Naturally." Zhang Xing answered frankly. "Including the separation of powers in the Lifu, Brother Xie can go for me now, communicate with him face to face, and tell him that I can give him the military and political commander in charge of the three counties in the east and west and in charge of Kinki, and ask him if he accepts it." accept?"

Both Chen and Xie were stunned for a moment, feeling a little uneasy.

"You can also give Du Pozhen another leader, lead the military and political commander of the six counties in Huaixi, and attack Xuzhou and Huaidong at the same time." Zhang Xing continued to speak without batting an eyelid. "Give Wei Gong another leader, lead the military and political commander-in-chief of the three counties in the east, and also be the deputy commander of Wuyang, Chai Xiaohe... Including you can ask Fu Boshi if you want to go back to be the deputy commander, but his battalion Don't even think about taking it away, let Huaixi send someone to replace it."

Hearing this, Chen Xie's spirits were visibly refreshed, and they were no longer too entangled in the matter of Li Shu continuing to be in power.

Even, Chen Bin just turned around a little bit, and then put forward a supplementary plan of his own: "If this is the case, I think it is roughly feasible, but according to me, except for the leader who will become the chief or the leader of the gang, these few people will simply be If you turn into a big boss to lead the military and political commander, you will no longer set up a leader... The position is a job, a job assigned by the gang, and the ranks in the gang are chief-big boss-leader-protector, rudder master-ordinary gang members But, it's simple and direct, and doesn't hinder the work."

Xie Minghe shook his head while shaking his beard with a smile, but he didn't know whether to approve or not approve of his old friend's plan.

"This can be carefully considered and discussed later, but right now, the situation must be stabilized, especially Xu Shiying's [-] private soldiers..." Zhang Xing couldn't help but regain his temper when he said this. "With these three thousand private soldiers, I don't even want to leave a leader for Xu Shiying!"

PS: Happy Chinese New Year, big brother and big sister!

(End of this chapter)