Before they arrived at the foot of Linying City, someone came to greet him from afar, but it was Wu Zilan who was in front, followed by a man dressed as a civil servant. When he saw Zhang Xuan, he immediately knelt under the horse and said, "I'm here to pay my respects to Zhang Guoyi.

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"Please get up quickly." Zhang Xuan got off his horse and helped Wu Zilan up.

Firstly, Zhang Xuan has never been used to kowtowing when others do something to him. Therefore, whenever someone kowtows to him, he will definitely help him up. Secondly, at this moment, Zhang Xuan remembered the trick he had set for Wu Zilan when he left.

He was also secretly ashamed in his heart, feeling that he had a small belly. After Zhang Xuan fought several circles of life and death, his mind became wider.

Said to Wu Zilan: "How is it? Is anyone giving you a hard time?"

Wu Zilan said: "With an adult as my backer, no one dares to embarrass me. Who doesn't know that I am the famous Zhang Tiebi? He formed an array in front of me. The array is as strong as iron. Even the Qin army can't break through it."

"Zhang Tiebei." Zhang Xuan secretly complained that this nickname was not nice, but thinking about it, it was good that he was not called a tiger, nine dragons, a gust of wind, etc.

Zhang Xuan and Wu Zilan walked into Linying City hand in hand while talking.

At this time, in troubled times, the Chuangying regime clearly emphasized military force over civil affairs. Liang Qilong had become Li Xin's confidant and was promoted to Henan Jiedushi. The new county magistrate had no sense of presence in front of Zhang Xuan.

, Zhang Xuan only remembers his surname Lei. He doesn’t remember the rest.

As soon as Zhang Xuan entered Linying City, he was welcomed by the people in the city.

It has to be said that everyone in Linying regards Zhang Xuan as one of their own.

Zhang Xuan himself said that he was related to the Linying Zhang family, and later moved to Zhengzhou. In ancient times, this was a real Linying person. Moreover, Zhang Xuan stayed in Linying for a period of time, and he never made any mistakes.

, and worked hard to find food for the people.

The people also remembered his kindness, and there were many Linying soldiers in the camp. The people of Linying welcomed Zhang Xuan even more.

Wu Zilan held a banquet in the county government office. All the prominent people among the Linying people came to accompany the banquet. Zhang Xuan also took officers of all levels to sit in line. Because there was wine, after three or five drinks, these officers became dizzy and brain-heated.

, seemed to have forgotten that Zhang Xuan was present, and started making a loud noise.

Zhang Xuan ate a piece of fish in a hurry and had no intention of staying here anymore.

After Zhang Xuan left the county government hall and walked on a familiar road, thoughts suddenly came to his mind when he suddenly saw Magistrate Lei and waved him over.

Magistrate Lei County came over immediately and saluted: "Meet General Zhang."

Zhang Xuan said: "No need to be polite, why did you come out?"

Magistrate Lei smiled apologetically and said, "The generals in the hall don't like me. I have no choice but to leave."

Zhang Xuan understood after thinking for a moment that his subordinate

The officers, such as Luo Dai and others, despised the civil servants, thinking they were just a counting house. Magistrate Lei was from Cao Ying, so of course he was not welcome. However, Zhang Xuan didn't care much about it.

After all, Zhang Xuan had no intention of staying here for a long time. Even if Zhang Xuan was willing, Luo Rucai would not let him stay. He had no intention of meddling in local affairs and asked, "How is Linying doing lately?"

Magistrate Lei County immediately cheered up and said: "After General Lai, Linying County ranks first among the counties in Henan Province in terms of rebel forces."

"Oh." Zhang Xuan became interested and said, "Really?"

Magistrate Lei immediately told Zhang Xuan what happened in Linying.

For example, because Linying County did not delay spring plowing, and under Zhang Xuan's intentional supervision, Linying had a good harvest of spring wheat and summer wheat, which provided Chuang camp with a lot of food. Liang Qilong was also favored by King Chuang because of this contribution.

The county magistrate was promoted to the rank of Henan Jiedushi. Although he, as the Henan Jiedushi, only governed half of Kaifeng Prefecture. His seat was in Xuzhou. But he was already one of the more prominent among the several civil servants in Chuangying.

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Zhang Xuan was very happy after hearing this.

In any case, what he did allowed more people to survive. Even if he did not benefit, Zhang Xuan was very happy and asked: "How are the villages outside the city?"

Zhang Xuan still remembers that when he was in Linying, he only managed Linying City and the land a few miles outside Linying City. The other villages did not pay much attention to Zhang Xuan. In the end, after breaking through one village and establishing his power,

Only then did all the villages surrender, but it was just surrender.

Magistrate Lei said: "Master Lai's plan has been solved."

"Oh." Zhang Xuan said a little strangely: "What idea did I come up with? Tell me."

County Magistrate Lei said: "Didn't your Majesty say that there should be a siege inside the city and a security guard outside the city? After the official discussed with Wu Shoubei, he discussed with each village and appointed the head of each village as the chief security officer to collect the spring and autumn taxes for the government.

.After the Battle of Shiyuan, these village owners all obeyed and reported the autumn tax a few days ago. Isn’t it all due to your master’s plan?”

Zhang Xuan has never seen such flattery.

The inside of the city is the lining, and the outside is the security. It was Zhang Xuan who proposed it, but it was almost all the counties in Henan Province. The Lei County magistrate forcefully wanted to give the credit to Zhang Xuan. How many people did Zhang Xuan have to ask?

He couldn't help but smile. Zhang Xuan was embarrassed to accept it, but pointed it out directly, and there were

This made the County Magistrate Lei a little too embarrassed, so he immediately changed the topic, and also expressed a doubt that he had hidden in his heart for a long time, saying: "The Battle of Shiyuan? But not long ago, Chuang Wang and Sun Chuanting were in the east of Jiaxian County.

Zhan? But why is it called Shiyuan?"

This is something Zhang Xuan couldn't figure out after thinking about it for a long time.

The first thing he didn't understand was that he remembered that the Battle of Shiyuan was Sun Chuanting's defeat, but he didn't expect that the battle would be so thrilling. He vaguely understood this. Probably after a long time, these battles were just a record of the results, regardless of the results.

How thrilling it is, just say that Sun Chuanting was defeated.

The second thing I don’t understand is why is it called the Battle of Shiyuan?

The place was never called Shiyuan. The place where Li Zicheng attacked Niu Chenghu was called Jiangwu Field, also known as Ji's Terrace. The place where Sun Chuanting ambushed Li Zicheng was not called Shiyuan, and the place where Zhang Xuan blocked the army was not called Shiyuan either.

, seems to be called Zhongtou. Nor is it called Shiyuan.

Where did the story about the Battle of Shiyuan come from?

County Magistrate Lei said: "No wonder you don't know, this statement has just come out. It seems that the tomb is not good to hear. I heard that after the army was defeated, food and grass were no longer available, so they picked green persimmons to satisfy their hunger, so it was called the Battle of Shiyuan."

"It's inexplicable." Zhang Xuan muttered in a low voice.

It’s really incomprehensible. Zhang Xuan still doesn’t quite understand why it’s called the Battle of Shiyuan. If the battle of Tomb Head doesn’t sound good, it’s okay to call it the Battle of Jiaxian. Anyway, it was all fought in Jiaxian.

However, Zhang Xuan didn't think much about it, because it was no longer important to Zhang Xuan.

"Since this year's harvest is good, can we prevent people from starving to death in the city this winter?" Zhang Xuan said.

Magistrate Lei's face suddenly turned ugly and he said, "No."

Zhang Xuan suddenly heard the footsteps and said, "Why?"

County Magistrate Lei gritted his teeth and said: "General Mingjian, the harvest in the county is good. But there is also a need for more. In order to support the army in the war, 70% of the county's granaries have been used up, and the remaining grain is not enough for the city.

I'm already thinking of ways to help the people survive this winter. But I really can't guarantee that people won't starve to death."

The feeling of relaxation and joy in Zhang Xuan's heart instantly disappeared without a trace.

The movement of the army consumes thousands of gold every day, and the food and grass consumed is an astronomical figure. I am afraid this situation in Linying is not a special case. Although Zhang Xuan knew that this was not the fault of the Lei County magistrate, he couldn't help but said angrily: "What can you do?

way?"

With a "plop", Magistrate Lei knelt down on the ground and said: "Xiaoguan has ordered everyone to dig wild vegetables in the wild. There are also big fish in the river. Xiaguan must do everything he can to prevent the county from letting him go."

People are starving to death."

Zhang Xuan rolled several times on the battlefield. He didn't realize it, but he actually had a kind of majesty about him. Therefore, he shouted angrily and frightened Magistrate Lei.

"Go and do your work." Zhang Xuan restrained his temper and waved his hand for Magistrate Lei to leave. Magistrate Lei left immediately as if he had been granted amnesty.

Zhang Xuan sighed, punched the earth wall with his fist, gritted his teeth and said, "This is a hell of a world."

Zhang Xuan felt a deep sense of guilt when he thought of others who were also responsible for this miserable world.
Chapter completed!