Chapter 260 Gained and Lost
Zhang Ruo looked at a team of more than ten people and embarked on the road to Chang'an with himself and the memorial from the Anxi Protectorate.
He didn't know whether these people could reach Chang'an smoothly.
I don’t know if this memorial will have the effect it deserves even after arriving in Chang’an.
The customs are in turmoil,
Chaos.
The imperial court still manages to control Chang'an, Luoyang and Guanlong areas, but all other places have become de facto local separatist regimes.
Hedong and Hexi are now in the hands of Linghuye.
He Zudao, this shit-stirring stick, led his team to attack frantically everywhere, hitting the east with hammers and the west with hammers. It seemed disorganized, but Li Dachui went to tell Zhang Ruo that He Zudao would definitely go to Luoyang and Chang'an in the end.
Zhang Ruo thinks it is impossible. At this time, whoever goes to attack Chang'an first will definitely become the target of public criticism and will be attacked by a group of people.
But Li Dachui said, don't speculate on any unreasonable ideas from a normal person's perspective.
You think of him as a madman, but you can understand him better.
This guy hates the Great Qin Dynasty deeply.
To mess up the Great Qin Dynasty and bring down the Great Qin Dynasty, so that the original people of the Great Qin Dynasty will turn into a dog-tail flower in the mud. This is This guy's biggest dream.
Zhang Ruo also asked how to deal with such a person, but Li Dachui spread his hands and said there was no way.
You can't reason with a madman.
Normal people will weigh the pros and cons and calculate the gains and losses.
They may sometimes do wrong things, but they will never do things that harm others and are not beneficial to themselves.
So a guy like He Zudao has no choice but to live his own life.
Finally, step by step, we reach the dead end.
As long as this guy still has a breath, he will fight tooth and nail.
But if he continues to struggle, the people of Da Qin will suffer, and the country of Da Qin will be destroyed!
Staggering all the way back to the city, the joy brought to him by the huge victory outside the pass has long been diluted by the news inside the pass.
What a great victory!
In one fell swoop, he regained the strategic location that had been lost for nearly thirty years, completely disrupted the Yuan Kingdom, plunged the Yuan Kingdom into civil strife, and solved the border troubles in one fell swoop.
But now, what's the use of all this?
Da Qin itself is already on the verge of collapse.
Without the skin, how can the general Mao be attached?
How could this happen?
How could this be?
Zhang Ruo sat helplessly on the steps outside the Duhu Mansion, hoping that this letter of victory would give Chang'an more confidence, more chips, and cheer them up.
Guanwai is stronger now without Linghuye.
If anyone has a disobedient heart, he should ask the strong army outside the pass if he will agree.
The only thing I can do now is to help Xiao Changche, Li Dachui and the others to make the business outside the pass stronger and the army sharper. One day, something unspeakable really happens inside the pass, and the army outside the pass can enter the pass. King Qin comes to the rescue.
Now that there is no threat from Beiyuan, as long as the army outside the pass is strong enough, anything is possible.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves, Zhang Ruo looked up and saw Chen Liang getting off his horse.
"Scholar Zhang, why are you sitting here?" Chen Liang asked with some surprise. Chen Liang still respected Zhang Ruo. After all, it is very impressive for a scholar to have such courage and courage. Rare.
Li Dachui also said that it was precisely because of the existence of people like Zhang Ruo that he could always maintain the bottom line of his life.
"General Chen came to see the Protector?" Zhang Ruo stood up and said with a smile.
“Deputy Protector is calling!” Chen Liang smiled. "I think it should be about garrisoning after the war. Do you want the bachelor to go in together?"
Zhang Ruo shook his head: "I don't understand military matters, so go ahead!"
Chen Liang bowed, turned around and strode into the mansion.
Under the guidance of the guards, Chen Liang arrived all the way outside Li Dachui's official hall.
Speaking of which, after the capture of Qingtongxia, the real person in charge was Deputy Governor Li Dachui, while Governor Xiao Changche seemed to have disappeared. We only saw each other occasionally, but only in the military, as part of government and military affairs. , all returned to the side of Deputy Governor Li Dachui.
Chen Liang was surprised for a while at first, because in his image, Xiao Changche was an extremely strong and domineering person. Back then, under Linghuye’s account, he was unreasonably disturbing the three people. He was the kind of person who would go to heaven whenever he had reason. Now he could tolerate Li Dachui stepping in and taking advantage of him as the protector.
But thinking about what happened in the past year or so, it seems that everything was arranged by Li Dachui, and Xiao Changche's role was only reflected in the organization and operation of the army.
When the general became like Chen Liang, he understood that fighting was only a last resort.
Many times, the victory or defeat has already been determined before the battle begins. Just like this time, he and the Chang family just led the army on a long-distance armed cross-country, and finally surrounded Zhebie, and then Zhebie reached an agreement with the Anxi Protectorate.
The soul of Anxi Protectorate should be Li Dachui, not Xiao Changche.
Chen Liang has now confirmed this.
Xiao Changche's concession is a good thing. It at least shows that within the Anxi Protectorate, there will be no such phenomenon as power struggle and internal fighting in a short time.
It’s hard to say whether it will happen in the future.
But now that the powerful enemy Bei Yuan is gone, even if there are internal problems, there is enough time to adjust.
Knocked gently on the door of Li Dachui's hall.
The door was opened, revealing Li Dachui's face. He actually opened the door in person, which could be regarded as welcoming Chen Liang to the door, which gave the general enough face.
"Sit!" Li Dachui pointed to the opposite side of his big case, "The tea prepared for you is black tea from the south. I heard that you have a bad stomach and drinking black tea can nourish your stomach. I will prepare it for you. I've got a few bags and I'll take them back when I leave later!"
"Thank you, Deputy Protector!" Chen Liang sat down with a smile, "I didn't bring any gifts to the Protector, but I took them back from you! , I’m so embarrassed!”
“I’ll make it up next time, I don’t have any other hobbies, just delicious food!” Li Dachui laughed: “If you catch anything rare in the future, just give it to me. Send it over, I will cook it myself, I won’t let you give it away for free.”
“I have long heard that the governor is an excellent cook. I heard that the people in the kitchen have the highest turnover rate in the Tai’an City Lord’s Palace. They all learned the skills from the Protector and then went out to open stores, and each of them made a lot of money. The Protector was so generous, if it were someone else, he wouldn’t have destroyed these people’s stores!”
"It allows people to learn a craft, support themselves and become rich. This is what people like us should do!" Li Dachui said: "So in the future, chefs in the City Lord's Mansion will continue to leave their jobs, because I will also develop Different cuisines allow people to learn different skills!”
“It is said that the prime minister’s belly can support a boat, but I think your belly is like a battleship!”
Both of them laughed.
"Try it, try it!" Li Dachui pushed another plate of snacks in front of Chen Liang: "Black tea and cakes, you have traveled dozens of miles, and it just happened to be a cushion for your stomach, let's eat it while , let’s talk!”
Chen Liang was not polite, picked up a piece of pastry, and started eating it with black tea.
To be honest, he was really hungry.
“I’m going to send you back to Zhenwu City!” Li Dachui said.
When Chen Liang came, he guessed that it must be for his own garrison. He also thought about many places, but the only one he didn't dare to think about was Zhenwu City.
Zhenwu City used to be the core outside the pass. Now that Linghuye is gone, Zhenwu City has naturally become desolate. It has even become a distribution center for thieves.
When Linghuye left, he took the army and his family with him, but what he did not take away were the slaves originally attached to the army and some prisoners of war.
What will these people do if they lose control, no master, and no means of survival?
Of course it’s a grab.
Zhenwu City has lost order.
But he is still one of the most important places outside the pass.
Not to mention anything else, the millions of acres of fertile land surrounding Zhenwu City alone is a huge wealth.
There are countless people living in Zhenwu City. As long as order is restored to normal, they will be able to create wealth endlessly.
In such a good place, Chen Liang never thought that it would be his turn.
So he was choked.
After choking for several times, he quickly put his hand on his chest, picked up the teacup and took a big sip. Only then did he regain his breath. He still looked at Li Dachui with surprise on his face: "Protector, Chen Liang No merit."
"How come there is no merit? It is already a great merit for you to stay and not leave. It is also a great merit for you to lead the army to surround Zhebie!" Li Dachui said with a smile: "Besides, you are still a great merit. Xiao Duhu's old colleague, he has a high opinion of you. Such a strategic location must be handed over to someone with merit and ability."
Chen Liang took a deep breath and nodded. The so-called kindness of knowing someone is probably nothing more than this.
"Protector, I won't say anything unnecessary. Just watch my next actions!" Chen Liang said loudly.
Li Dachui nodded and said with a smile: "The first step is to restore order. It is not easy to do this now. There are many people there, but now there is nothing, and it will be winter again. You You are familiar with it, and the people there are also familiar with you. I think it will be easier to do things."
Chen Liang nodded.
"The second step is to resume production! Our Anxi Protectorate implements the military system, and your place is no exception!" Li Dachui said: "At that time, the Protectorate will send some officials to come over You are here to help you do this. You have more than 10,000 officers and soldiers, and it is enough to maintain one-third of the standing troops. The rest have to farm, live, and have children for a year! In one round, we need both production and combat effectiveness.”
Chen Liang smiled and nodded repeatedly: "Understood! There are many practices in the Anxi Protectorate, which I don't quite understand yet. However, these days, I have been following Cui Hu and others for advice. Protector, I believe I will become a leader for you. Satisfied and qualified officials."
"Of course I believe it!" Li Dachui stretched out his hand and said, "Then I wish you a good journey and take office with your troops tomorrow!"
(End of this chapter)