“It’s raining?”

In the dripping rain, Gao Renhou, who was deeply and thick, also climbed the Seven Star Ferry outside Yuzhou City with a body of moisture.

Then I saw a group of officials wearing green robes in the rain, led by an official in the shallow robe, and came up with an umbrella; behind me were several top-covered Zhanzi (carrying frames).

"The lower official has seen the attack envoy..."

"It's true that the enemy led troops to rescue him, thanks to the attack."

However, Gao Renhou set off a cloak at this moment, turned a blind eye to him and followed Jiang Benhe to the high-level state gate. He immediately left these local state officials in awkwardly.

However, the leading official gritted his teeth, wiped the rain splashed on his face and hurriedly followed him. He was Tian Hui, the governor of Yuzhou, who forced himself to cling to Tian Lingzi of Chengdu to get the official position.

However, his talent and luck were not very good. Not long after he got the official, he encountered the rebellion of Han Shengxiu in Fuzhou, and was helpless to sit down. Even when he surrendered to the journey, he actually abandoned the city and fled to the upstream Luzhou for refuge;

As a result, except for the Ba County town with city walls in Yuzhou, almost all of them were lost to the hands of rebels. Qu Congxing was able to connect villages and villages everywhere, and many water camps were built along the river, gathering many boats to guard against the upstream attacks.

As a result, before the upstream crusades arrived, the fundamental land of Fuzhou was attacked by the Jingnan Army who followed Song Hao into Shu. He surrendered and rushed to the south for a large number of rescues, but Song Hao took advantage of the situation to ambush and break the white horse salt field outside Fuling City, and fled into Fuling City alone.

Then the people who stayed in Yuzhou naturally dispersed without fighting. Tian Hui then quickly rode back from Luzhou before arriving in the siege army to fight for the contribution of pacifying the thieves and protecting the territory.

Then he escaped from Fuzhou and heard that the Jingnan army in the downstream was also defeated by the bandit army that broke out from the Xiajiang River. He couldn't help but become frightened and restless again; but this time before he had time to run, he finally waited for news of Gao Renhou's Xichuan army's arrival in the upper reaches.

Thinking of this, Tian Hui gritted his teeth and shouted to the officials behind him:

"Everyone has also seen that this high attack is not a good match; now he is coming with the great victory to pacify the western Shu. I am afraid that the swords and guns in his hands are not sharp enough and not decisive enough?"

"All the colleagues and officials who come down from themselves should look back and think about how to show enough touching sincerity to overcome the current difficulties..."

Then in the government office where Quezhajiu's nest,

"This Song Hao is really unscrupulous... The Jingnan Army has a total of 20,000 troops, and the Xiajiang River is dangerous, so it is defeated."

Gao Jingcheng was also complaining loudly

".Who is this Taiping thief? He dared to offend me in Jiannan...Isn't it enough to teach a lesson to burn the battle of Kuimen to burn the 100,000 corpses in the battle of Kuimen?

"Don't underestimate the enemy... Jingnan Army is indeed a newly recruited army, but the Zhongwu soldiers under Song Jieya are among the few powerful troops in the Central Plains; now most of them are fighting against thieves in the pass..."

Gao Renhou interrupted him seriously, and then he asked to use Liu Cunyi to the other army.

"You need to focus more on the local pacification strategy, and you must prevent someone from hiding the evil of making money by women, children, elderly and weak. Tell those soldiers that they can kill less, and they will not kill if they can kill less."

"I have really tried my best to challenge it. I must do my best."

Following the army wanted to borrow Liu Cunyi and immediately agreed to the truth.

"This is not something I have to force others, but the people in this world are already suffering enough; even the thieves are mostly trapped and bewitched, or they are powerless to survive..."

However, Gao Renhou sighed helplessly and embarrassedly.

"However, since we have been deeply grateful to the emperor and have to fight for the enemy, we can judge the situation less unnecessary killing and try to affect some people as little as possible."

Hearing this, all the subordinates present couldn't help but look at Gao Ying with respect. After all, he was a general of the Gao family of the Bohai family from the imperial guards. Since he was a child, he has read military books and was also familiar with various skills of horse, infantry, cavalry and shooting. He was promoted to the rank of the military rank "Knowledge and Strategy" and was appointed as the lieutenant of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of

At that time, he was ordered by Tian Lingzi to escort Chen Jingxuan to Sichuan as the general of the Shence Army. He was appointed as a general of the Shence Army and was appointed as a Xichuan Town. Because he was successful in raising a tent to suppress the situation with a knife and was awarded the Shenji Camp, one of the Ya Army.

However, this Gaochao, who has a lot of connection with the "column minister of the state" Gao Bohai, is also a true person who speaks and acts in daily life. In addition to his outstanding martial arts skills in conquering battles and pacifying, he is also good at the means of retaliating without fighting against the enemy soldiers;

At that time, the rebellion in Shuxi, which had been pacified several states, and tens of thousands of riots gathered together; they only officially killed six people. Among them, the five thieves led by Qianneng were abandoned, and one was killed in fear of the thief being killed and sacrificed to shock the morale of the army. Bai Wen appeared.

Therefore, there is a proverb in the world that says: "Good and kind, you can live a life when you meet kindness."

"But how should Chen Jun and Duke Tian explain? At the beginning, he said that he was to make all the right to attack, but this time he gave an additional explanation of the number that needs to be worshipped..."

The guns all turned Gao Jingcheng and then he said with some concern again.

"I can only think of some ways from these places. Since I have not been thirsty for those common people, I should have been among the local officials and gentry. Isn't it just for this purpose?"

Gao Renhou smiled with his hands on his arms.

"It is hard to blame for the fact that the under-rule under my jurisdiction. We must have to cut off their wealth and take out a large portion of it. In addition, there are some rewards and gains in my account that are not useful, so we can hand them over to make up for one or two."

"It's really too unfair and demanding for yourself. I'm afraid that those people have never understood this painstaking efforts, but they will slander your reputation instead."

The follower wanted to borrow Liu Cunyi and said worriedly.

"As long as you can have a clear conscience with yourself, what is the slightest infamy and complaint afterwards?"

Gao Renhou shook his head and sighed.

"It is precisely because the world is so unbearable that we must stick to our true intentions and set an example. Now, when the country is in danger, people can see the hope of the court and the future of the country."

"This is simply a clear stream of unique ways in the world."

Liu Cunyi couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart.

However, he immediately became worried and worried about it. Such a noble and noble person from a famous family and rarely known for his family, he didn't know where he could go in this world of filth.

However, at this time, a jagged noise suddenly sounded outside, followed by a faint shouting of killing mixed in it, which made Gao Renhou feel alert. After all, as the first to arrive on the same boat, there are only five cities in the city now.

As he rushed out of the government office in full dress, he climbed to the nearest gatehouse in the inner city and watched. He found the corresponding noisy sound, mainly from outside the outer corner gate in the northeast. Someone immediately reported:

"It is suspected that the thief army attacked the market outside Zhen'anmen Square... and was just being brought into the city..."

In the rain, Wang Qiu, whose body was covered in mud and blood, looked at the city gate in the rapid recovery of order, and blew a whistle and sent a message of retreating.

It was originally just a temporary force reconnaissance, but I didn't expect that the government forces guarding the city were so empty and weak; they almost collapsed and turned into a spontaneous fugitive.

However, although this gradually dense rain provided some convenience for their sudden attacks and forceful reconnaissance, it also greatly weakened the effect of corresponding fire attacks and other means of destruction.

On the river boat in another place, someone complained loudly in front of Yang Maoyan, who was responsible for preparing for Zibo along the way, on the other hand.

"He is not necessarily kind at all. He usually thinks about attracting fame and gaining fame, but he exchanges his benefits and future for our children."

"We are not allowed to kill more people, nor are we allowed to rob things on our own. What can we do to reward the men along the way? Is it possible to deal with the things offered by those big families and donated? "

"What kind of life do we live in Xishan Camp, what kind of life do we live in the time of Gonggu Sheng... What kind of life do we live on the way to get the food and animals of the thieves? Instead of letting us seize the food and animals of the thieves, we also have to place them land and supplies."

"Since he doesn't follow the rules, should he still hold us to suffer and get tired? This time you can't let him easily... When you arrive, you must let your brothers whistle and eat well... "

"But, after all, we are the officials of the court, so we should pay attention to the reputation and actions."

Yang Maoyan, who seemed to be moved, still hesitated.

"The praise and reputation of those ants-like humble people is useful, but they are dragged down and can't do anything. They also have to use money, food and materials in vain. Isn't this a trouble for yourself?"

——I am the dividing line—

In Xiangyang City, Zhou Huaian also handled a sudden diplomatic matter again. However, General Zuo Jinwu from Qianzhou (now Pengshui County, Chongqing City), the imperial court, Gao Tai, the Qianzhong Observer, sent someone to contact Taiping?

This Gao Tai is also one of the members of the Gao clan of the Bohai Sea; just like Gao Xiu, the former governor of Jiaozhou who was working as an apartment in Guangzhou, he was one of the pro-party members elected and appointed by Gao Pian after Pingshuzhong and Annan.

However, this Qianzhong (now southwestern Hunan, northern Guizhou and northeastern Yunnan) located on the edge of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau; although it has Qianzhou, Fuzhou, Yizhou, Sizhou, Guanzhou, Nanzhou, Zhenzhou, Jinzhou, Bozhou, Chenzhou, Jinzhou, Xuzhou, Xizhou, Shizhou, and Zhuzhou, there are only about fifty-two county seats.

In addition, most of them are middle and lower counties with remote areas, barren land, poor people, and mixed barbarians. The local area mainly produces minerals such as cinnabar and earth salt. Coupled with the relatively mountainous and closed geographical environment, it was a marginal area that was easily overlooked and ignored in the late Tang Dynasty.

It is even much more remote than the Annan Protectorate, located at the southernmost end of the Tang Dynasty. Compared with Guiguan, Huguan and other places with the surnames of the Mandong Heroes in Lingxi, the only advantage of Guiguan and Huguan is that the local Tu tribe forces are more fragmented and scattered, and since the first great commander Zhao Guozhen, the degree of civilization and centripetal force have been higher due to the long-term influence of the Tang Dynasty.

This time, Gao Tai, as an observer, took the initiative to send people to contact the Taiping Army, the rebellious force; but in order to discuss the need for the ancient trade routes from Wu, Chen and Shizhou who were adjacent to Jinghu, and even to reopen the ancient trade routes, which is the traditional Chinese traditional tea-horse road in the southwest.

The reason is also very simple, because this line has been cut off and stagnated for a long time due to the barrier of war; and as the observation of Guizhou Central, the direct land output and population under its rule are limited, and it is impossible to support too many troops.

Therefore, a large part of the financial and material resources required to maintain local governments and military, civilians and soldiers depends on tax collection and other additional income from transit trade routes. As the starting point of the ancient road, there were two tea producing sites in this era, one was Sanchuan Road in Jiannan and the other was in Hunan (tea cultivation on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau has not yet emerged).

Today, the tea produced in Jiannan Road mainly travels north to Yazhou, Songzhou leads to Tubo, East Tianzhu (ShuoTibet Road), as well as the Tonghai Army Jiedushi who travels south to Yaozhou and Qianzhou to Nanzhao, and even enters the Piao Kingdom (Myanmar) and South Tianzhu (Bangladesh) along the Zhubo River (Irrawaddy River) basin.

Now the Taiping Army's behavior of attacking Shuzhong along the Xiajiang River is equivalent to disguised threats and partitioning the waterway passage between Qianzhong Road and Shuzhong; in addition, since Emperor Xizong of Tang entered Shu, Tian Lingziji asked for many people to support the neighboring counties in the name of supporting Da Nei; Qianzhong Road could not be avoided.

Therefore, the position of Gao Tai, the General Zuo Jinwu, was also somewhat unstable in the Qianzhong Observation Center; because he was originally poor in wealth and could not serve, and the Gao Pian relatives in Huainan who were still in a bad relationship with the court outside the mountain may be replaced by the renewed rank from Shu at any time.

It is not surprising that he even tried to secretly communicate with the rebel forces. However, it is not surprising that the court forces that secretly interacted with the Taiping Army were not inferior to his family, and some people had already been in the forefront.

For example, now imported from the South China Sea and then trafficked to the southeast, the biggest buyer of luxury goods is Yangzhou, where Huainan Town is located, which is a bit incredible and natural.

Moreover, the benefits after opening this ancient tea-horse road, in addition to the gains and profit markets along the way brought by horse gang trafficking, can also secretly squeeze and compete for the source of financial resources and prospects in Shuzhong.

It is equivalent to using insignificant investment (relative to the origin) to open up a commercial channel that can generate income and weaken the court's financial resources in disguise. Why not do such a good thing?

Even if there are repeated and shaken afterwards, it is just a test of limited losses. Instead, it can further explore the situation of the southwestern prefectures and counties and introduce some new species.

For example, Zhou Huaian was very interested in the mountain horse breed of this era - Qianzhong horse. There are also large amounts of earth tribute output from beeswax, cinnabar, bran gold, raw medicine, rhinoceros horn, and cowhide, which also contributes to the production system being established in Jinghu. It can be said that it is a conclusion that can be drawn in one fell swoop.
Chapter completed!