Chapter 248: Fear 4
On the way back, Zhou Huaian watched the full body of cloaked figures that appeared from the streets, saluted him and disappeared into the darkness again, and couldn't help but sigh.
This deputy envoy Lin Yan is much bolder and more unrestrained than he wants, or he is expected to go further; Zhou Huaian originally thought that he would win over him and lead the patrol team, which would be better than Meng Kai who was quelling the chaos outside to compete or fight in secret; but he did not expect that he had done such a thing during this period.
As the nominal second-person figure in the left-behind department, he had begun to secretly communicate with the court at some point; he had to know that he was going to hand over to Huang Chao's uncle's nephew; but Zhou Huaian thought that it was the legend that he personally cut off Huang Chao's head to offer in the Battle of Tiger and Wolf Valley in history, and that he was not so surprised or shocked.
Huang Chao may not have thought that as a means of double insurance, he placed a general in the situation behind him and his nephew, would become a mutual struggle for power and profit and incompatible with each other, so that one side secretly colluded with the imperial court. But it also made Zhou Huaian reach the crossroads of life choices again.
Then, in the office, a group of subordinates who were summoned overnight, with various expressions and thoughts, watched the things that Zhou Huaian brought back under the lights, and made unknown tsk sounds or screams, and burst into marvels one after another.
Because this is an edict that really comes from the court, that is, the surrender document issued by the court; although it is not a book used as a book of the "Seven Edicts" for enthronement, a gift for all matters, or a book-making that promulgates major national systems, it is at least a book-making note from the Secretariat of the Political Affairs Hall, as well as a full-scale hall stamp, as well as a poster of the Secretariat, the Huangmen Secretariat, and the attached office and stamp of the Secretariat;
Raising your hand means a pen that is like a dragon and snake-like style. "The subordinate of the disciple said:
If you forgive your sins, you will be punished by the king. If you record your old merits, you will have a national tradition. In the land of Nanling, where the king's traces come, you will work together to make your bad luck and tranquility. However, those scholars and common people have more righteousness than ethics and violate the ban and punishment, and should be cleansed.
The people of Yuanyuan were not in a hurry to have a banquet, and they were worried about their worries and were tired of food. They worked hard on the troops and brigades, and did not ask for attacks, but managed to make a fortune, and even brought things to mind. However, those who admired the opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to succeed, without any bloodshed soldiers, and were exhausted.
Qu She Guang, Gang, Chao, Shao, Xun, Duan, Xin, En, Chun, Qin, Long, Feng, Gao Twelve Prefectures. Since the Qianyuan period, all the crimes were not serious, and they were exempted from the original..."
Anyway, the main meaning of the last chapter is: Seng Yuanxuan, the thief leaders in Lingdong, were lost and stopped and took the initiative to abandon the secret and serve the court;
To this end, the court also gave a series of titles and official positions, including the General of Jinwu, Chao Xun Defensive Envoy, and the Envoy of Qingyuan Army. It seemed like the result of special research and understanding of the power and territory to which he belonged, as well as his position among the rebels.
Looking at such a déjà vu-sense text and content, Zhou Huaian then remembered that in this turbulent end of the world, it was also a strange era where grass-roots figures appeared one after another; the result of the sharp decline of the imperial authority was the opportunity for various local figures to come forward one after another.
As long as you can pull up a group of troops to occupy a land and continue to recognize the nominal truth of the court; even if you are the peasant army who can't survive and resist, you can't bear to mutiny and kill your superiors' official army background, or you are bandits, water bandits who pull your poles up the mountain, or powerful armed forces in the name of defending the land, or even armed refugee groups; there is basically the possibility of being postponed and recruited by the court afterwards;
Of course, the premise is not to be king early and establish the Yuan regime like Huang Chao. That is the bottom line for the court to be uncompromising and tolerant; otherwise, even the generals under Huang Chao would have many examples of successful recruitment and other encounters. The earliest group of people were undoubtedly Bi Shiduo, who was called "Haitzi", and the most famous among the later generations was undoubtedly one of the "Meng De's rebirth", and who also liked his wife and had a feud with the emperor to command the princes;
In the earlier Pang Xun Rebellion, there was also a Zhuge Shuang who was regarded as a benchmark for "killing people and setting fires and being recruited" by the people of the world. He was born in a Xuzhou school and is now appointed as the governor of Xia Suiyin and the prosecutor of the Shangshu Youpushe.
Other storied figures of the same era, such as Yang Xingmi, who was the predecessor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, who dominated the southeast, was a mud-legged man from the local farmers in Huaiyang. Qian Shun, who occupied Wu Yue, was a young powerful man who was promoted to the throne. He was known as the ogre of Caizhou and harmed the northern half of the world for a time, and Qin Zongquan, who once claimed to have been emperor, was the general who killed the chief official and took office. Wang Shenzhi, who founded the Fujian Kingdom, was a small leader elected from the riots;
Ma Yin from Southern Chu was just a carpenter, Gao Jixing from Nanping was even a slave, and Liu Zhiyuan from Northern Han was simply a surname of Shatuo and Hu Xiao; Liu Qian from Southern Han founded the country was also a businessman family;
But when it comes to Liu Qian and Zhou Huaian, he suddenly remembered something. Liu Qian, also known as Liu Zhiqian, was born in a small businessman family who moved to Fujian. Later, he joined Guangzhou and became a small school. He gained merits by chasing Huang Chao's remnants to the north and was awarded the governor. It was probably during this period of time he was in.
Could it be that my butterfly wings, which accidentally slapped him to an unpredictable historical corner and life trajectory?
If we talk about the only special Shu king Jian, it was the general general who became famous for his reign as his adoptive father. It can be said that most of them had a later pattern and development through the recognition and title of the court after the foundation was laid at the beginning of their success.
Regardless of the motives and positions of the court, it is obvious that this kind of story is also qualified to be repeated in itself.
At this moment, Zhou Huaian felt both glad and helpless, full of complex feelings. You said that I had just planted some fields in the peasant uprising army and developed some foundation, so how could I have set my sights on the court?
With this university recognized by the court, it seems that it is only one step away from the goal he set at the beginning and is within reach; as long as you present this thing publicly and announce it to accept it. Perhaps in the Five Dynasties, there was no Southern Han regime, and it was replaced by a new country named after its surname.
However, Zhou Huaian quickly calmed down again, and this thing was not so easy to absorb, or every word and sentence on it contained some kind of malice and intention that could not be triggered; because it also meant a complete break with the identity of the rebel army and the concept of the past, as well as a completely inevitable large-scale fire and even a continuous internal strife.
Fortunately, after training and running-in in the Expedition to Annan, I had some corresponding evidence and confidence; otherwise, if I was still in the same situation as before, I would be afraid that once I took out this thing, my subordinates would be blown up and make trouble on the spot.
But now with the examples and mental preparations of Annan's persuasion, they are not so easy to be excited and question, and they are shaken.
In fact, these subordinates from the Sanjiang Army were also quite afraid of being or were extremely afraid, and with vague expectations and enthusiasm that were unclear and unclear, they watched the thing, and occasionally let out breaths and sighs;
It was like a fire surrounding it that was burning itself at all times, or a poisonous snake that would jump up and bite people at any time; there were also various contradictions and struggles in people's eyes, or some other thoughts were turning expressionlessly.
"At least I am selfless in this matter, and I have nothing to say to others."
After a silence and loss of voice, Zhou Huaian took the initiative to speak out to his confidants.
"I believe in the people here. No matter how you think about it, what do you think, even if you say it...
"Good, this is the document issued by the Dog Court. It looks much better than the things that Annan persuaded to enter..."
"I didn't expect that Lin Yan was just a two-faced thing. It was a waste of Huang Wang's cultivation and trustworthiness..."
"What's there to say? I'll cut off this dog servant who betrayed the righteous army immediately..."
"Stop it, no matter what you think, we will just listen to you supporting you..."
"Yes, it's right, why do we just follow the head of the house?"
For a moment, the atmosphere in the account became enthusiastic and impetuous, and in the end only almost consistent voices remained.
"You just do whatever you say... Anyway, the trusted manager is right..."
At the same time, Chai Ping, the third-ranked military figure who should have reacted the most strongly to this, seemed to be incredibly hit and shocked, always looking pale and trembling with his lips but not speaking. It was not until Zhou Huaian turned his eyes to him that he was a little hard and weak:
"No matter how Brother Xu decides, please give those old brothers a way out based on their past relationships."
After saying this, Chai Ping felt that something in his heart was completely destroyed and broken, but he could no longer use those reasons for deceiving himself to bridge it.
When he said these words, he even clenched his fists and did not dare to look up at Zhou Huaian's eyes, for fear that he would shake himself or make any unsuitable actions; which would lead to any unexpected consequences in this scene.
Because he remembered the fact that when King Huang besieged Guangzhou, he once Xiushu sent a letter to Cui Yu, the Zhejiang East Observer, and Li Tiao, the governor of the Lingnan East Road, to ask for the position of the governor of the Tianping Army and the governor of Guangzhou, but the court refused to give him a humiliating mansion and lead him to confess his life.
After conquering Guangzhou, Huang Wang forced Li Tiao, the captured Lingdong Jiedushi, to ask for an official position from the court again. However, Li Tiao insisted on saying, "I will receive the kindness of the country on my behalf. My relatives are all over the court. My wrists can be broken, but I will not be embarrassed." So he hung his head for the Huang Wang to kill him.
Therefore, after the imperial edicts for the imperial court to grant officials a wish were truly placed in front of him, even he, who felt that he was suffering and had a deep revenge and was incompatible, could not help but feel a little nervous and could not help but think about what kind of benefits and conveniences he would have after obtaining this official position and what kind of things he could do.
"Xiaochai, what do you mean? Who do you think of me as..."
However, he saw Zhou Huaian suddenly sinking his face and sternly sternly at himself with a heartbroken expression.
"Or you are so amazing that I can ignore it with peace of mind. Can the thoughts and pursuits of countless soldiers and the people use the road paved with their bones and blood and tears to dye their own fame and future, or sell them at a good price for wealth and prosperity?"
"My intention to seek a way out for those who are suffering all over the world has never changed,"
"Everything is still the same. I will take what I want by my own ability, and without the charity of others."
"Whether it is the gentry and powerful people who persuade Annan to advance, or the court that maintains the cannibalism, there is no difference for me."
Speaking of this role-playing leader Zhou Huaian, he sighed with disappointment and helplessness.
"What's more, this thing is a way to disagree with bad intentions and intention to disrupt our military morale."
"If I accept it randomly without discrimination, I will place the soldiers and soldiers on the head and Chaoyun... and how will they face the friendly and neighboring troops in this city?"
"Does it really really take the last battle to use their heads to contribute... or to suppress the local military and civilians who follow us because they believed in our slogans and ideas, and force them to accept that we have become the same thing as the lackeys in the court?"
"Once we embark on this path of no return, no matter what we do afterwards, we will only lose our own strength or lose our strength in the end. It can be said that we are the plot of the court killing two peaches and three soldiers."
"Even if you are greedy for fame, wealth, or seek for peace and comfort, you will not be so stupid... How did General Wang and Huang Wang have a bad time and part ways, and the people's hearts are dispersed and finally defeated and died of Huang Mei..."
"The previous incident is vivid. How come someone can use the same tricks of the court again, and they have luck and expectations... "
After being scolded by such righteous words, Chai Ping, who was silent, couldn't help but feel ashamed and unexpected, but he felt relieved to remember the words and meanings that Huang Chao had made in private before the army left, and he felt a little ashamed and filthy in secret.
"Please let me lead the team to take down Lin Yan overnight to prevent the night from getting too long and dreaming."
Then he volunteered to make up for his mistakes.
"No, no, no, I hope you can continue to keep your words confidential."
Zhou Huaian, who had just played the role of a staunch revolutionary, waved his hand slowly.
"So I can give up on the slap for a few days so that I can let all the relationships behind the scenes be revealed before I can talk about it."
"Otherwise, if you keep these signs and relationships, you will always be a big concern in the long run."
"Understood.."
Chai Ping was excited again and said.
"I will take people out of the city, return to the barracks to suppress the situation and wait for the follow-up..."
“So very good.”
Zhou Huaian looked at him with some praise and said, at least he has regained his calmness and rationality, and he can still rely on and use his life.
Chapter completed!