Chapter 402 Liangshan Prefecture
But Cheng Wanli traveled five hundred miles to rush to Bianjing in one day and night. Two confidants went to Tong Guan's house first to deliver the letter.
Because Cheng Wanli was the husband of Tong Guan’s family, he was naturally familiar with Tong Guan’s family. The disciples, cadres, and governors were all familiar with each other, and the person who sent the letter had a routine of delivering it. Therefore, Cheng Wanli's letter was delivered to Tong Guan that same day.
After Tong Guan finished reading, he immediately called the messenger who delivered the letter. Hearing that there was another memorial here, he wanted to send it to the memorial room. Tong Guan asked the two officials to rest in front, and sent the memorial in no hurry. I took the letter with me and took a sedan chair to Cai Jing's mansion.
After the ceremony, Tong Guan handed the letter written by Cheng Wanli to Cai Jing. After Cai Jing read it, Tong Guan said: "Grand Master, this Cheng Wanli was originally the master of my house, so he told me this in advance. I was asked to block the memorial. This Li Datian was recommended by the Grand Master. I was afraid that the memorial office would collect the memorial and send it to the Tongjin Department. The officials would read it and tell the Grand Master to do it early. Respond? ”
Cai Jingdao: "This Zhao Zhen, Miao Shanggao, the prefect of Jeju Prefecture, also wrote a letter saying that Zhao Zhen of Liangshan County is very good at practicing guns and clubs. He gathered a bunch of green forest heroes to train soldiers and horses, and no one dared to provoke him. He is Cheng Wanli's son-in-law can be regarded as someone we are waiting for. He killed Li Erseng, a bandit from Baijue Temple under Song Jiang's command, and now he has discovered that Li Datian is secretly defecting to the Qingzhou bandit. "
"In this case, Privy Tong, the memorial is not in a hurry to be handed over. Didn't he say in his letter that there are two jade pendants as evidence? Privy Tong sent a confidant and two capable retainers from my house to go to Dongping Mansion at starry night I took these two jade pendants and sent them to my son-in-law in Daming Prefecture. After identifying them, I went straight back to Bianjing to report them."
Tong Guandao: "Now Songjiang is completely occupied by Qingzhou and Weizhou. It seems that urgent official documents have been sent from various places. The spies have reported that Song Jiang has now returned to the army and turned to attack Yanzhou. It is no better than Wangqing in Huaixi, Tianhu in Hebei, and Lasan in the south of the Yangtze River. If he really disturbs Bianjing. , I am afraid that we will all be punished if the official punishes me."
Cai Jing said: "Yes, although it is also a way to kill the local imperial army, it will not alarm Bianjing if this matter is serious. , this Zhao Zhen can be considered to have some talents."
"Dongping Mansion is also the only way to Bianjing. Putting him there can block Song Jiang's troops, and we can mobilize our troops calmly. Although he is the magistrate of Jimi County, we can still recommend him to be the magistrate of the state. However, Liangshan, Shouzhang, and Yanggu are all small counties. I am afraid that they will not be able to stop the Qingzhou Yuncheng County. , Puzhou Fan County, and Dongping Fuzhongdu County were allotted to him, and Liangshan County was promoted to Liangshan Jimi Prefecture. "
Tong Guandao: "The words of the Grand Master are safe. I will send someone to Dongping Mansion right now."
Cai Jing and Tong Guan urged, and the officials below were naturally attentive. In just five days, they started from Daming Mansion returns. Together with the two Yu Hous from Daming Prefecture, the five people brought Liang Zhongshu's words. Cai Jing looked at the two jade pendants in his hand and said angrily: "Li Datian really deserves to die. He actually colluded with the Qingzhou bandits." , we need to investigate and deal with it quickly."
The two of them discussed it and made preparations separately.
The next day during the court meeting, the head official of the palace shouted: "If you have something to do, leave early to play, but if you have nothing to do, roll up the curtain and leave the court."
In the midst of the squad, the privy envoy Tong Guan came out of the squad and said: "Your Majesty, Song Jiang is currently causing chaos on Jingdong East Road, invading prefectures and seizing counties. The officers and soldiers cannot resist the enemy, and many soldiers and civilians have been injured. I look forward to your Majesty's demotion. Allocate capable men to fight and save the people."
The emperor listened to the memorial and asked the officials, civil and military officials: "Who among you will help me to destroy this bandit?"
Cai Jingwen? After saying this, he went out and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is ignorant and does not know people well. Today, the magistrate of Yanggu County, Li Datian, does not admire the Holy Grace and colludes with the Qingzhou bandits to cause chaos. Now he has been captured by the magistrate of Liangshan County. I pray that your majesty will convict him."
The emperor said: "Since I have been captured, I am exempted from the crime of recommendation by the grand master. Now that Songjiang is rampant, who can conquer it?"
Cai Jing said: "Your Majesty, the magistrate of Liangshan County has meritorious service. The former After the battle, Li Erseng, the leader of Song Jiang's command, begged his Majesty to issue an edict to allocate the three counties of Shouzhang, Yanggu and Zhongdu in Dongping Prefecture, and merge them with Yuncheng County in Jezhou and Fan County in Puzhou to form Liangshan Jimi Prefecture. In this way, Liangshan County is blocking Qingzhou. With Bianjing, the imperial court took advantage of this opportunity to mobilize troops and suppress the Qingzhou bandits. ”
At that time, Chen Jin came out and objected: "Your Majesty, you can't. Liangshan is originally a Jimi County. Now that you are supervising Shouzhang, your Majesty is particularly merciful. How can you take over the land of six counties?"
Cai Jing He retorted: "You are an admonisher, but you know that Song Jiang has now occupied Qingzhou and Weizhou, and is about to attack Yanzhou. The people of Liangshan are fierce and fierce. Although they are Jimi County, they have defeated the Qingzhou bandits twice. They will not reward the merits. Isn't that right?" Has the enterprising spirit of the soldiers been dampened? "I will immediately ask for an order to punish Chen Jin.
Su Taiwei said: "Chen Zhengyan has always dared to speak out when things happen. What he said is also for the sake of the country. What is the crime? The words of the grand master are also words of the country. Qingzhou Bandits are rampant and must be guarded against."
At that moment, the emperor made an announcement and immediately issued an edict: "Heshou Zhang, Yanggu, Zhongdu, Yuncheng, and Fan County are the prefectures of Liangshan and the towns. . Zhao Zhen, the magistrate of Liangshan, was promoted to the envoy of Liangshan Jiedu, and was promoted to General Ningyuan. He was awarded the title of Captain of the Imperial Guard. His wife was granted the title of Yiren. "
Gao Qiu came out of the squad and said: "Your Majesty, we conquered Qingzhou bandits in the previous campaign and won a great victory in the first battle. It was only because Gaofeng of Yizhou was not familiar with the geography that he accidentally fell into an ambush, so he returned to Yizhou to rest and recuperate. Now that the autumn is high and the weather is cool, we just wait. After the autumn harvest, when the food supply is sufficient, we can select troops and mobilize generals to go out to suppress the enemy.” We must clear out Song Jiang and his gang.
Gao Taiwei played again: "Your Majesty, I heard that this group of grass bandits in Song Jiang divided their troops to defend various places. The grass bandits are ignorant, and the old bandits who are accustomed to fighting are scattered, which is the opportunity to win. Measure them. This grass bandit does not need to raise a large army. I recommend one person and let the various state governments support it. The emperor said: "If you use it, there will be no mistakes. I will set off immediately and report quickly." Gao Qiu said: "This person is a direct descendant of Hu Yanzan, a famous general in Hedong at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China. His single name is Zhuo." He is under the control of the capital and has two bronze whips. He is brave enough to be protected by ten thousand men. He can be given the command of soldiers and horses, and he can lead elite soldiers on horseback to conquer the Qingzhou bandits."
The emperor said: "Go with the Privy Council's edict and proclaim it at starry night."
If you don't raise the rank of Taiwei, you will allocate an officer to go with the imperial edict and go to proclaim it. It is only said that Tong Guan did not return to his mansion after going to court, but returned to the Taishi's mansion with Cai Jing.
The two sat down, and Cai Jing said: "Today you can see that the official's expression was different when he heard the name of Zhao Zhen, the magistrate of Liangshan County?"
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"Exactly, you and I were careless, but we never thought of this. Emperor Taizong of this dynasty, whose real name was Zhao Kuangyi, avoided Taizu's taboo and changed his name to Zhao Guangyi. After he ascended the throne, he became famous for the people with the words "Guang" and "Yi". He changed his name to Jiong to sympathize with the people. Although there was no incident among the officials today, Zhenzhen could no longer call him. The Privy Council sent the two messengers back to tell him to apologize. "
Tong Guan listened and nodded.
But after five or six days of the imperial meeting, Zhao Zhen received the imperial edict. Wu Yong and others were all happy after hearing this and congratulated Zhao Zhen on his promotion.
Liangshan, Shouzhang, Yanggu, Zhongdu, Fanxian and Yuncheng counties also received the order, and the magistrates of Zhongdu, Fanxian and Yuncheng counties looked at each other. This Liangshan Prefecture belongs to Jiedu Prefecture, which is also a Jimi Prefecture. All the officials in the prefecture were appointed by Zhao Zhen.
Everyone just wanted to wait for Zhao Zhen to send someone to take over, and after the warehouse, criminal records, and money and grain accounts were all correct, they would return to Bianjing to wait for their posts.
It was so hasty that it cost the lives of three magistrates. It should be noted that these three people relied on the chief seal officer of the county, so there would be no mistakes. After receiving the order, they had to force Kong Mu, Cao Si, scribes, Ling Shi and other subordinate officials to sort out various official documents and accounts and replenish the treasury. There is a shortage of all kinds of things in the warehouse.
(End of this chapter)