Chapter 106 The Lonely Wolf
"You don't want to fight, and I don't want to fight either."
Galan looked around everyone, and his tone gradually slowed down, "I took you out of the northwest, and of course I have to bring you back to the northwest safely. But the problem is that when we live in this world, we have to abide by the rules of this world. The basic rules of this world are the prey of the weak, and who has the final say. The reason why I brought you out of the northwest was because our fists were not hard enough, we could not resist the revenge of the Turks, Tiel people, and Tuyuhun people. Now we have to be the knife in the hands of others and have to go to war is also based on the same reason." Galan clenched his fists, put them in front of his eyes, and said angrily, "Our fists are not hard enough, this is the fact."
Everyone was speechless, and even Ashina He Bao, Lu Long and others looked helpless. In the Western Land, everyone could still struggle, but here, in the center of the Middle Land, everyone was unfamiliar with the place. Once they were shortlisted for killing, they would not even have the chance to struggle. People had to bow their heads under the eaves. Galan said the key point in one sentence, stinging the hearts of the people in the Northwest. Perhaps some people were unwilling to admit it, but facts were better than words. Without strength, they did not have strength. You can be rampant and could rely on a few pounds of brute force, but in the face of absolute strength, these self-deception things could not resist the power of the strong.
Galan carried his hands on his back and took a few steps slowly, as if he was thinking, as if he was sorting out his thoughts, as if he was giving Northwest people enough time to face the reality in front of him.
There was a silence in the tent.
Kalan stood on the side of the map and faced everyone, saying slowly, "Mr. Xue explained to you just now, analyzing and deducing some of the secrets behind the Kyoto political situation. I don't know if you listened to it, nor do you know if you are interested in it, but I want to tell you that the reason I begged Mr. Xue to tell you these things is to let you see clearly and make you clearly realize that our luck is very bad. As soon as we arrived in Middle-earth, we fell into a desperate situation of death."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was secretly shocked and the atmosphere in the tent suddenly froze.
"In the Western Land, we are also in a desperate situation, but I can still lead you out of the siege. That's because I am familiar with the situation in the Western Land and the powers and wealthy people. I can find a glimmer of life in the desperate situation. But here, my eyes are dark. Like you, I know nothing about it, only Mr. Xue..." Jialan pointed to Xue Deyin, "Only he is familiar with the situation in the Middle Land and the powers and wealthy people in the Middle Land, and only he can find a glimmer of life in the desperate situation. Therefore, from this moment on, I urge all brothers to listen to Mr. Xue's teachings and follow Mr. Xue's orders. Respecting him means respecting your own life. Perhaps one day, we can still embark on the road home."
Xue Deyin frowned slightly. A trace of disapproval flashed through Fu Duanyi's eyes.
Both of them thought that Galan was alarmist and deliberately exaggerated the situation in front of him. Although the power struggle in the temple has become fierce and has become more bloody and cruel, although rebellions on both sides of the river and even the Jianghuai River have been one after another, and after two years of continuous development, it has developed to a certain scale that is enough to endanger the security of the empire, but only wait for the victory of the second Eastern Expedition and the victory of the temple power struggle in this temple, the situation will be quickly reversed, and the empire's destiny will be as solid as a rock and as stable as Mount Tai.
These two people look at the problem from the standpoint of the powerful and look downward. The people in the northwest are different. The people in the northwest are grass, ants, and look upward. They are like frogs in a well, only seeing a piece of sky as big as a palm. Even though Xue Deyin generally and vaguely tells the root cause of the imperial political crisis and deduces the key to the game between the Middle-earth situation today, the people in the northwest do not understand. For them, it is the people and things in another world, infinitely far away from them, they have no sense of identity, nor the awareness of being in the fight against the wind and clouds. They are like "ostrichs", thinking that stuffing their heads into the sand will save their lives, but they do not know that their entire body will be exposed to the storm and will be torn to pieces in an instant.
Jialan knew the terribleness of the storm. At first, he deliberately escaped and hid in Tulun River to watch the sunrise and set, but his fate was unpredictable. Shi Penglai brought Zhaowu Qushuzhi, and his journey to the west brought the message of revenge. Then he was dragged into the vortex of the sudden change in the situation in the West and the Turkish landslide. All this changed his mind. He stopped escaping and actively participated in the storm in Zhongtu, trying to do something within his ability. But the facts were cruel. After he met Xue Shixiong and Pei Shiju, he
After he stood at a higher position to look at the storm, he knew that the storm would not change with a change of one's will. It was essentially a dispute between interest groups, and the strength of interest groups was enough to change the world. He was an insignificant ant in the face of such powerful strength. Therefore, he wanted to go home and wanted to go home very much. He already regretted his impulse. If these Northwest brothers died in this storm, he could not forgive himself.
However, he and his brothers have been involved in the storm and can only struggle to the death in the storm.
What is terrible is that when his brothers have entered the center of the storm, they do not know the danger, and are still hilarious and fantasizing about enjoying the luxurious and happy life of Huangyin, which makes Galan scared and very scared.
"Our trip to Liyang this time was not actually to escort the tribute envoys and tribute gifts from the Xitu, nor to bear the responsibility of guarding the clerk and the censors, but to ensure the smooth flow of the Yongji Canal and ensure the continuous transportation of food, grass and supplies to the Liaodong battlefield."
"If the waterway is blocked and the expeditionary army fails because of the food and grass, Yang Xuangan, the Minister of Rites who is responsible for supervising the food and grass transportation, and You Yuan, the Censor of the Supervisor who is responsible for supervising the food and grass transportation, must bear the responsibility, but we will also be implicated. We are weak, and once the superiors push us directly the responsibility, saying that our attack in the counter-insurgency battle will lead to the waterway being blocked, how many opportunities do we have to protect our heads?"
Jialan said these words in Turkic language. Except for Xue Deyin, everyone understood it. Everyone realized that danger was coming. Especially like Ashina He Bao and others were furious immediately. Isn’t this bullying? This is not a good person? He just wanted to find a scapegoat to bring a group of burials with him? Some people were calm, such as Jiang Chengzhi and his subordinates, the First Brigade of the Shanshan Horse Army, has been treated coldly in Yingyang Mansion since Jialan left, and has been dragged out to Yingyang Mansion as scapegoats for a long time. Although they are safe every time, this "treatment" is really cold. This is the fate of the weak. Without strength, you will always be controlled by others and will never be able to control your own destiny.
"You Yuan, the Censor of the Secretary, is also a scapegoat. He is a powerful man from Shandong and a child of a noble family in Hebei. This time, the inspection along the canal is carried out south. If the waterway safety is not ensured and the transportation of food and grass is delayed, Yang Xuangan, the Minister of Rites, can immediately push the blame to him halfway."
"What should You Yuan do? From my point of view, he has only two ways. One is to defeat the Hebei thief coach and ensure the waterway is smooth; the other is to be forced to cooperate with Yang Xuangan, use his status to bring together Hebei counties and even Hebei thief coach and help Yang Xuangan rebel."
Yang Xuangan wants to rebel? This is the first time that Jia Lan has revealed this amazing news in front of the officers of the Long Guard Commander. This news shocked the people in the northwest and shocked everyone.
Jialan met Xue Shixiong and Pei Shiju, which is well-known. The Northwest people "suppressed" the fight and robbery in the Beiyuan baggage camp. The Northwest people successfully joined the imperial guards and miraculously stayed away from the Liaodong battlefield. All of this is due to the intimate relationship between Jialan and the two powerful people. Therefore, it is not surprising that Jialan knew that Yang Xuangan was going to rebel, it must be true. The Northwest people went south to Liyang and obviously went to Yang Xuangan. As Jialan said, the Northwest people were caught in a big storm without realizing it and fell into a desperate situation of death.
"You Yuan will only be forced to implement the second strategy after the first strategy fails. Once he implements the second strategy, we will become accomplices of You Yuan's rebellion and will surely die. Therefore, we must do our best to help You Yuan defeat the Hebei rebels and ensure the waterway is unobstructed."
"It depends on our Longwei Tong? It depends on our three hundred elite cavalry?" Jiang Chengzhi realized the seriousness of the problem and asked anxiously.
"Even if the military servants are included, the Longwei Tong only has more than 400 cavalry." Miao Yu stood up in desperation, widened his eyes and shouted, "There are many thieves and soldiers, and we are no match for them at all."
Miao Yu was really anxious. If he hadn't helped the Northwest Wolf in Longcheng, he would not have fallen to this point today. He would have to do what he said in the West. Afterwards, Miao Yu really went to the Wei Mansion to serve. Then good things followed one after another, and he was sent to the Liaodong battlefield by the Wei Mansion. Everyone knew that the situation in the northwest is not good now. If he went to the Liaodong battlefield, he would be lucky and would be able to make achievements and promotion in a short time. However, Miao Yu's dream failed with the emperor's oral orders. He failed to go to the Liaodong battlefield as he wished. When he was depressed, he heard this amazing news again. How could he not jump up? Instead of coming to Middle-earth to seek death, it would be better to stay in the Northwest for a while.
Galan waved his hand and signaled everyone to be calm and wait patiently for him to finish his words.
"Yang Xuangan rebelled, and did not lack food, grass and weapons. What he lacked was the army. If the waterway was captured by the Hebei rebels, Yang Xuangan could use this as an excuse to quickly recruit people from Jijun and its nearby counties, and even dispatch troops to the Luoyang left-behind mansion. If we successfully defeat the Hebei rebels and ensure the smooth flow of the waterway, then the difficulty of Yang Xuangan's rebellion will be greatly increased, and the rebellion will be delayed continuously."
"Time is very important to the Expeditionary Force. Liaodong has a special climate, and winter comes early, and late summer and early autumn are the best and last time for the army to attack. If nothing unexpected happens, the Expeditionary Force will cross the Yalu Water at this time and kill the city of Pyongyang. Therefore, the supply of food and grass at this time is crucial and cannot be lost."
"As long as the Expeditionary Force conquers Pyongyang, the overall situation has been decided. Even if the Yang Xuangan rebellion is not likely to cause a big storm. On the contrary, the situation will be overturned and unimaginable. Therefore, Pei Ge Lao and the old coach repeatedly instructed that although Yang Xuangan's rebellion cannot be stopped, it is necessary to delay the Yang Xuangan's rebellion time, ensure that the Expeditionary Force destroys Goguryeo and wins the victory of the Eastern Expedition."
"The meaning of this sentence can be explained in this way. Yang Xuangan must rebel. Even if he does not rebel, he will force him to rebel. If he does not rebel, if the Second Eastern Expedition still fails, who will be the scapegoat? Shouldn't Pei Ge go home and let the old coach take the post again? Then don't we all be buried with him? Therefore, Yang Xuangan must rebel, and Yang Xuangan must rebel, otherwise how can we ensure our heads? Where does our merits come from?"
"After this, our current important task is to help the Censor You Yuan, the Censor of the Book and the Censor, defeat the Hebei rebels." Jialan looked at everyone and continued to speak in Turkic words, "Now, do you all understand?"
As always, Galan raised the tiger skin to make a big banner and used the prominent reputation of Pei Shiju and Xue Shixiong to deceive the people of the Northwest. There was no way. If the brothers wanted to see the future situation clearly and work together to fight bloody battles, they could only coax and deceive.
The reputation of Pei Shiju and Xue Shixiong is very famous in the northwest. The benefits that Jia Lan has gained as their confidants are obvious to all. This time, everyone went to Linshuo Palace in Zhuo County, and those who were promoted and those who made money were of course grateful. Now I heard that the heavy responsibility of going south this time was because the two of them personally entrust it, so of course they had to work hard. Not only to repay, but also because there are many benefits. Once things are done, they will definitely be promoted and made money. What do people want to go to this world? Isn’t it just to seek fame and fortune?
Jialan explained clearly that Yang Xuangan would definitely rebel, and the future of the Eastern Expedition was uncertain. No matter whether the Eastern Expedition was victory or defeat, as long as the Northwest people made contributions in Hebei and Liyang, no matter how the situation changed in the end, the Northwest people would make profits.
“We need more troops.”
Jiang Chengzhi immediately changed his position and did not hesitate to support Galan's decision.
"Reorganize those mailboxes into the Fourth Brigade immediately." Miao Yu's frustration was wiped out and he turned to actively offer advice. "These mailboxes were brought from the northwest, and they all had them. They were very skilled in riding and archery skills. Although they were not good at charging, they could definitely play unexpected roles at critical moments."
"If the Longwei Tong temporarily adds a brigade, it will require more groom servants." Li Bao also hurriedly advised, "Since You Zhishu wants to use the power of our Northwest people, he must do his best. Please order the county and county in Yanhe to immediately dispatch the horse and brave men to serve as the Longwei Tong."
"Since it is a brave man, it can be adapted into an infantry army. It is a choreographer in normal times, but it is an infantry army in wartime." Buyi looked at Gao Tai, who had been silent, Qiao Er and Xie Qing, and said in a pun, "This is Hebei, not the northwest. If you want to know yourself and your enemy in battle, there must be a large number of Hebei soldiers in the army."
Fu Duanyi selectively translated Jialan's words to Xue Deyin. Fu Duanyi has no way out now, so he can only assist Jialan in winning in Hebei with all his strength, otherwise Pei Shiju would not accept him.
Although Xue Deyin repeatedly emphasized not to speak Turkic words in Central China or to communicate in barbarian language, today, in order to convince the people of the Northwest and gather the hearts of the people of the Northwest, Jialan has been speaking in Turkic words. Considering the special situation, Xue Deyin is not easy to dissuade them. At this time, when he heard that the people of the Northwest were deliberately expanding their troops, Xue Deyin was very convinced. In the special period, if he did not use the help of suppressing the rebellion, and only relied on three hundred cavalry to charge into the battlefield, he would undoubtedly die.
"If the Long Wei Tong continues to win and recruit prisoners on the battlefield of counter-rebellion, not only will the army become larger and larger, but it will also solve the problem of eating for those thieves. As long as the thieves get full and the survival problem is solved, the impact will become greater and greater. Perhaps, it will not take long for the victims of Hebei to decrease sharply, and the thieves will not be able to recruit people, and the rebels will become smaller and smaller, and the situation will inevitably turn backwards."
After Fu Duanyi's translation, Xue Deyin's words were immediately approved by Lu Long and others. Who is willing to fight? Who is willing to kill? After all, it is a problem of survival or a problem of stomach.
Galan shook his hand, and shook his hand firmly.
"The reason why Shandong people rebelled today is not because of stomach problems. Please be sure to have a clear understanding of this, and don't make wrong decisions because of this."
Everyone was puzzled. Xue Deyin also frowned.
The flood year before last year and the drought last year caused dozens of counties and counties on both sides of the river to be affected, with millions of victims. However, at this time, the Eastern Expedition began, and a large amount of grain and silk were distributed and corvee service was issued, which led to unfavorable disaster relief, so someone rebelled.
The Empire has built official warehouses and charity warehouses since its founding. The purpose is to deal with wars and disasters. Why are there still starving people everywhere and disaster victims rising up? In the final analysis, the imperial government warehouses and the charity warehouses of the people have long become the wealth of the powerful and powerful class. These powerful and powerful classes have long been unscrupulously robbed the wealth of the empire and the people. However, when the Eastern Expedition began and the disaster came, the official warehouses and charity warehouses needed to use the war and disaster relief, the crime of "theft" by the powerful and powerful class that had been hidden for a long time finally broke out.
One desperately robs wealth, the other needs to use wealth to fight and save lives. The powerful class who robs wealth ruled the world. They controlled the fate of the empire and the people of the empire. As a result, the people who needed to save their lives could not get back the grain they stored in the charity warehouse. In the end, they had to die. In anger, they rose up and rebelled.
The problem now is not to put down the rebellion, but how to prevent the powerful and powerful from robbing the wealth of the empire and the people of the empire in an open and fierce manner. If the powerful and powerful class are unwilling to restrain their greed, then they cannot quell the rebellion and cannot save the poor people.
This is one, and there are two. The second is the battle between the imperial power and wealth of the imperial power group. It is precisely because of this competition that a fierce power struggle between the Guanlong noble group and the Shandong noble group, which led to an invisible net behind these Shandong rebel generals. The core of this net is the dispute over the interests of the two major power groups Guanlong and Shandong.
Why can't the Hebei rebellion be put down? Who is the rebellion? Who is the one who is behind the scenes?
Who is Wang Bo? He is the heroic hope of Qi County, Shandong. Liu Badao and Hao Xiaode are the heroic hope of Pingyuan County, Hebei. Zhang Jin said that Dou Jiande is the heroic hope of Qinghe County, Hebei. Zhang Jin said that he came from the Zhang family in Dongwu, Hebei. The Zhang family in Dongwu, Hebei was descended from Zhang Liang in the early Han Dynasty. Gao Shida and Gao Kaidao all came from the Gao family of Bohai. Zhai Rang was the heroic hope of Dongjun and once served as the law master of Dongjun. Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiji were both heroic hopes of Jiyin County, Henan.
Who would naively believe that Wang Bo, Dou Jiande, and Zhai Rang are all like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, and there are people who can make noises when they climb high? Forget it, take a closer look at these Shandong thieves and see which of them is a farmer? A blacksmith? A rogue? A private salt dealer who carries on his shoulders and backs and keeps his head to make a living? The private salt dealer has small minions working and a black boss who weaves a network of relationships, but who can be a black boss? It goes without saying.
Why can't the Hebei rebellion be put down? The official bandits are family. Who are bandits? The tyrannical hopes of all parts of Shandong. Who are the people who are fueling the fire behind the rebellion? It is obvious that it is the powerful group in Shandong.
The "silhouettes" of Shandong's powerful groups are spread all over the counties and counties in Shandong. Generally speaking, the old friends of wealthy families basically cover the children of poor families. The wealthy families and poor families thus form the powerful groups. From bureaucrats to grand hopes, they are all in this dense "big net". It can be imagined that under the cover of such an omnipresent "big net", how to quell the rebellions in various parts of Shandong? This led to a strange phenomenon. The county and county governments and rebels lived in the same place, and everyone "living peacefully" each took their own profits, desperately plundering the wealth of the empire and the people. If the court forced them tightly, the local governments would symbolically fight, cut off the heads of a few innocent people to fill in the numbers, and perfunctory the emperor and the central government. Next, the officials and bandits would "living peacefully", and everyone should do whatever they should do.
Of course, there are also "anomals" like Zhang Xutuo, but there are too few such "anomals". Zhang Xutuo is a Guanlong native, and he is the opponent of Shandong's powerful people. Generally, Guanlong people will take turns to Shandong even if they are "strong dragons" to avoid attacking local snakes. Therefore, Zhang Xutuo is a "anomal". It is precisely because Shandong's powerful people are the "pushers" behind the rebellion, and there are too few "anomals" like Zhang Xutuo, so the rebellions in various parts of Shandong have not only not calmed down or even eased after more than two years of "suppression", but have become more and more intense. It has swept across the river and has a huge momentum.
You Yuan came from a Hebei family and was a leader of the Shandong powerful group. You can imagine what the final result would be if such a person was inspecting the suppression of the rebellion along the canal counties.
Jia Lan did not believe You Yuan. He had reason to believe that the Baigou battlefield was a trap. The purpose of this trap was to force Yang Xuangan to rebel as soon as possible. Once Yang Xuangan rebelled, the expeditionary army would not continue to be furious and withdrawn. When the emperor and the central government were hit hard again, they would definitely be furious and crazily killed the Guanlong powerful people headed by Yang Xuangan. In this way, the Guanlong powerful people were hit hard, while the Shandong powerful people took the opportunity to pour into the court and control the government.
For You Yuan, it is impossible to complete the task that Yang Xuangan rebelled and win the Eastern Expedition, so he settled for the second best and forced Yang Xuangan to rebel as soon as possible. As long as Yang Xuangan rebelled, he would be the first to fight Li Yang to quell the rebellion, and he would be the greatest hero.
"Our primary goal is to protect ourselves, and secondly it is to help You Yuan attack the rebels." Jialan solemnly warned everyone, "Don't think about expanding the army and expanding its strength. We are from the Northwest, and we are a lonely wolf wandering in the wilderness here. We cannot be accepted by the people of Hebei, and the powerful and powerful in Shandong will not allow us to compete with them for food in their courtyards. The only way for us to protect ourselves is to hide aside, patiently look for prey, wait for an opportunity to take action, and hit it with one blow."
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Chapter completed!