Chapter 252 The Beginning 2
In fact, in the main yamen of the left-behind envoy, Meng Xin, who was the subject of attention and remarks by Zhou Huaian, was in charge of the hall's personal commander of the Left Army, but was trapped in a certain hesitant dilemma and contradiction.
He was not tall and even slightly hunched, and he looked like he was browsed and thick, and his exposed hands and feet were covered with lame cracks from the wind, sun and rain, and calluses from hard-working. Therefore, even if he put on a soft robe with a soft osmanthus tube cloth, he still couldn't hide the hardships and hardships left by his past hardships, the new and old traumas and other profound marks left by his past.
He was a poor family member of Meng Kai, who joined the rebel army in the east of Shandong Province. He joined the so-called "Jiangsu friends" of the so-called "Jiangsu friends" who joined the rebel army on Shandong.
Because the Jianghuai area is surrounded by rivers and mountains, with deep rivers and valleys, and many wildernesses are hidden. Since ancient times, the residents along the coast have been fierce and generous, and like to engage in military wars. When they are in a hurry, they even robbed the villages. Even in the prosperous periods such as Zhenguan and Kaiyuan, they were not exempted, and they could only ban them slightly.
The famous poet Du Mu mentioned in "A Book of the Thiefs of the River" that there were natives in the south of the Yangtze River who shared the same number of ten or half of them, which was probably because they leaned against the military force of the Huai River. There were military battles in the villages and villages, and they were openly thieves, and nine of them were relatives.
Moreover, the world has been chaotic since Dazhong. The dynasty has been harsh and labor service in the courts of all dynasties. Under the violent plunder and high pressure of the government and the powerful officials, the people in the governing areas have been thieves. Many people have joined the ranks of Jiang thieves nearby to escape the pursuit and labor of the government.
In addition, the imperial court implemented a monopoly policy of plagiarism and severely banning smuggling, which aggravated this trend; as the saying goes, "the policemen are everywhere in prefectures and counties", "salt is more expensive, merchants take advantage of the time to shoot profits, and poor people in distant villages have high prices, and even light food and swollen like elephants." Therefore, these tea and salt private vendors that emerged began to merge with local residents and river thieves, forming a relationship that was both divided and integrated.
The Meng clan members are one of the tourists/river thieves who have been living on the river for many years. Every year when the water rises, they risk emitting and selling wood for business, and when the water is dry, they drift on the river and rob the travel. Officials also brought private salesmen with salt and tea to secretly pass through the pass to seek benefits. Among the wealthy families living along the river and grass markets and small markets, they are also famous "Battle Meng".
Therefore, he also had a relationship with the Huang family party, who started his business in Henan for salt trading. After Huang Chao, the head of the Huang family, rose up in the village and went south, the water thieves led by Meng Kai and the Jiang bandits responded to the killing of officials, breaking cards, burning and looting the patrol and the city office, and gathered people to join him. He became a close confidant and confidant general under the Huang King's tent because he dared to fight and use his life.
But the current situation is a bit bad for Meng Xin himself, because he suddenly discovered many mistakes and deficiencies under his command; some were from his proposals and instructions, while others were secretly tinkering with his subordinates.
I originally thought it was just some inevitable waste and small mistakes in the collection process. As long as I waited until the next collection and ripening period, I could find ways to fill and deal with it. But I didn’t expect that the people under these days were even more courageous and turned into an uncontrollable hole for him.
There was also a stupid boy he was optimistic about and didn't know who was instigated. Because he couldn't figure out the accounts and was afraid of the relationship, he actually took someone to privately take the man who was routinely planning to solve the problem and helped plant lotus flowers (Chenjiang). He thought he could do it. And he later found that during the days when Monk Xu was not around, it was not the first time he had done such a thing.
The monk Xu was a person who did not rub the sand in his eyes. He created all kinds of rules and regulations for financial transactions in the left-behind department. If he wanted to hide the tricks and tricks of the army, he might as well hope to drown the fish in the water.
You should know that since the establishment of the Left-behind Department, there have been dozens of leaders and soldiers who have violated military laws and fallen into his hands. Once he is allowed to hold on to the great truth, even the head of Meng General of his family will give in.
Even if he killed these unscrupulous dogs on the spot, it would be useless. These things implicated too many people under him. Once they were revealed, he would not be able to escape the incompetence of a supervisor, which harmed the public and the private sector. Even if Meng Jun later ordered him to plead for mercy and excuse him, he would not be able to stay in this prosperous and luxurious Cantonese city.
At this time, someone came to him to provide him with a suggestion, which could provide him with a handle for the monk Xu; as long as he was observing some people and things in the city that he was indifferent to the wall;
He sighed heavily. There was nothing more difficult than choosing between his own personal interests and interests that he could not give up on.
"I just want to give them a chance..."
After thinking about it and hesitating for a while, he could only try his best to comfort and convince himself, and then he heard a subordinate outside the room report.
"Prince Bingdu, the letters sent to the army routinely have been collected..."
"Don't rush to send it out, just take it for me to see it..."
Meng Xin couldn't help but give in his heart.
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Outside the small north gate of Guangzhou, the old site of the old camp in Zengguang City; the new soldiers had just completed the routine daily knife, shield, bow and gun training for those new soldiers, and the wet man in the Duke Cheng Dajie who jumped into the cool river to wash, also met an old acquaintance who came to visit.
However, because of his friendship and relationship, the other party who had eaten a piece of bran cake in the most difficult period, was dressed in an ordinary soldier dressed in a cloth shirt and came to him as a soldier. This made him unable to help but realize a trace of unusual meaning.
"Bite, someone asks me to ask you..."
After retreating from the excess guards on both sides, the person who came to uncover the bags and sat on the river bank and opened the right path.
"If anyone wants to sell everyone, they can exchange their own future for their military career and the current situation."
"Where are you going to stand on that side, or do you not help each other..."
"This is impossible, I think I will try my best to stop this."
Cheng Daye suddenly stood up bare-handedly after hearing this.
"Even if I take my life and everything else..."
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In Lin Yan's farewell house, in the half moon hall under the wind and moonlight, Zhou Huaian once again accepted the private reception from his host Lin Yan; but compared with the previous politeness and caution, the corresponding atmosphere this time was much more relaxed and leisurely; the people who were accompanying them were no longer rich businessmen, generals and clear guests, but only a few important subordinates located in the name of the left-behind department.
So he was even more relaxed in his words. Lin Yan seemed to have lost some thoughts and felt better, and even called out Ka Sanniang, whom he loved, toasted in court and wrote a poem to sing:
"A half moon in the sky is in the sky, and I envy you to fly to meet Mr. Yu from afar.
The shadow of the rainbow is divided into silver on the Han Dynasty, and the brilliance of the rabbit is written in the jade banquet.
The music and songs are all sent to welcome the cold leaks, and the ice and snow are singing to eliminate the eternal night wind.
Even if you win the East Hall first, you are not as good as the guest seat at this time.”
However, among the people present, only Zhou Huaian brought the companion to make up the numbers. Shui Wanghan, a native of Jiangnan, responded to the song "Sleeping Lotus", the others were all indifferent to the chicken and the duck's talk, but they were just pretending to be a scheming and elegant style for the sake of Lin Yan's face.
For the parties involved, this is undoubtedly a kind of speechless sorrow and melancholy.
"Seeing the little lotus leaves under your hall, I was shocked that the spring in my guest was gone.
I took a nap in the West Hall Pavilion, and I was chasing the spring breeze in the spring dream."
Amid the singing and accompanying music, there are dozens of colorful dancers' skirts with colorful clothes flying like flowers blooming under the hall.
"These are all my newly-stored family girls... Some were sent by others, some were copied and confiscated... but they are all carefully selected beautiful colors."
The half-drunk Lin Yan even approached Zhou Huaian Road
"If you like that, even if you say... it's okay to take it all away after the banquet."
"Brother Lin, you're drunk..."
Zhou Huaian sighed in his heart that the corruption and depravity of the other party's life has naturally reached this point; if he wants to be greedy for something, in fact, there are the entire Guangzhou Former Jiaofangsi who can ask for it.
"We brothers may not be sure to live a better life in the future. There are opportunities to store more... What are these?
Lin Yan squinted his eyes and said.
"Don't shirk it,"
"What you said may make some sense..."
Zhou Huaian responded to him half-true and half-false.
"However, I have some plans recently and need Brother Lin's assistance..."
"You and I have a relationship.. I'll say it well."
Lin Yan waved his hands in a confused manner when he heard the sound.
"I'm going to bid for sale all the gardens and mansions that have been confiscated by the Ministry of Education."
Zhou Huaian pretended to be serious.
"Then, I can use all the gains as capital for my own life,"
"Okay, I'm worthy of being Brother Xu, I think so thoroughly,"
Lin Yan seemed to have misunderstood something and said more enthusiastically.
"When we become officials in the future, we do need some gifts to send and deal with the officials in the name...
After talking about some related matters, Zhou Huai Zhongyu felt bloating and was led to the back end of Banyuetang.
"I am here to serve the distinguished guests with plenty of clothes (to the toilet)..."
There was a voice among the dim lights facing him, but behind the floating curtain, a maid wearing a green and plain skirt bowed to him with a bundle of silk scarves.
Well, Zhou Huaian sighed again, Lin Yan couldn't do anything else well, and he learned all the tricks and rules of such arrogant, extravagant and lewd upper class people, and even used silk yarn to cleanse afterwards.
"You go out first, someone is uncomfortable watching me..."
Zhou Huaian naturally had not yet developed the habit of being watched and swearing, so he invited her to the outside room to stand by in a few words.
Just as he was facing the groove of the camphor wood, he was about to swell up a thousand miles, but his attention was involuntarily passing through the pane of the flowers and turning to the maid who was still waiting outside.
Although she was a plain person, she was also inconspicuous among the servants; she looked carefully and graceful and light, and the more she looked like the lotus wind swaying willows, the more she looked at it, the more she became. Could it be that she was not doing enough at home last night? How could she be dominated by hormone instinct? Even this kind of thing could be hardened.
Then Zhou Huaian habitually opened up the scanning range of the biological characteristics; well, at least there was no more unnecessary existence in this nearby place except for the followers he had marked and the servants he had traveled to and from.
He even scanned the two biological features that were closely superimposed on each other at an inclined angle; well, it seems that there is still someone who has the opportunity to go to the toilet and can't wait to roll together like a conjoined baby; Zhou Huaian suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and he suddenly remembered that the ancient place of respect seemed to be a place where romantic affairs were frequent.
Just like the queen guard of Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, was the result of Liu Che who was sent to serve and play when he was working in Princess Guantao's house and was lucky in the clean office. After all, as a young man with a strong spirit in a private environment, he took out his vagina and sweared in front of a pretty girl and then took out his last resort, and there was a certain probability that he would get fire on the spot by using a gun.
Chapter completed!