Chapter 1108
Retreat
Chapter 1108 Retreat
The reason why Shangguanye was sent out was because among the three, only Shangguanye had dealt with Zhang Pucheng. Although they did not have a deep friendship, at least they knew each other.The core part of the action plan they formulated is to involve local officials who have already had contact with Haihan, use the trust generated by the Haihan people to lure snakes out of their holes, and then take advantage of their unpreparedness to wait for the opportunity to carry out an attack on important figures in Haihan. arrest.
Liao Jie thought that since the Haihan people were willing to hand over Wanmeng to Zhang Pucheng for success, this already showed that they had a certain degree of trust in Zhang Pucheng and wanted to benefit him in this way.If our side can bring Zhang Pucheng into the group and let him set up a trick to trick the Haihan people to leave Zhifu Bay, then the chances of success will definitely be greatly increased.
It's just that this idea obviously had a deviation that they didn't expect. Because Zhang Pucheng had been bullied by Shangguan Ye before, he had a deep prejudice against him, and he was unwilling to cooperate with him at all.After Shangguanye's coercion and lure tactics were exhausted, he still failed to persuade Zhang Pu Chengfan, and the first step of the original plan hit a snag.
"Zhang Pucheng is unwilling to cooperate, so let him do it. Write down the account first, and then we will settle with him slowly when we find opportunities in the future. But our plan must continue to be implemented, and we can't let it go!" Liao Jie will not just because This setback gave up the plan that had been planned for a long time, because besides Zhang Pucheng, he also had other candidates: "Feng Qianhu from Qishan Institute, I met him once a year ago, he is a person who knows how to measure, we can try Get him in."
Qishan Qianhusuo is only a dozen miles away from Zhifu Bay, and Feng Fei, the highest officer of the local garrison, must inevitably have to deal with Haihan people.The official document sent by Qishan was delivered to Dengzhou City three days ago. Liao Jie, as a senior official stationed in Dengzhou by the Shandong Metropolitan Government, has also read the contents of the official document. It is basically certain that Feng Fei has had contact with the Haihan people. .But judging from the fact that the Haihan people handed over Wanmeng to the county government instead of the Qishan Institute, the relationship between them should not be deep. Down the activity space.
Feng Fei is a member of the military, and some things are more convenient to communicate with than civil officials like Zhang Pucheng, but it must be discussed face to face.Dengzhou City is more than 100 miles away from Qishan Mountain, so someone has to go there to communicate with him, and the sooner the better.Feng Fei's current position should not be as inclined to Haihan people as Zhang Pucheng's, but after a long time, Haihan may offer more benefits to win him over. At that time, Dengzhou will try to convince him with lip service. It is difficult.
But the choice of candidates was another big problem. Among the three, only Shangguanye had been to Fushan County, so he became the No. 1 choice.It's just that Zhang Pucheng's previous attitude made Shangguanye himself a little worried about whether he would be sold out by Zhang Pucheng after he went to the local area.There was an old grievance between the two of them, and it is not impossible for Zhang Pucheng to take the opportunity to retaliate. If the Fushan county government has colluded with the Haihan people, then Shangguanye going to the local area is tantamount to throwing himself into a trap.
"Or go quietly, don't enter Fushan County, and don't contact the county government." Guo Xingning proposed a more helpless solution: "Brother Shangguan, go directly to Qishan Office and discuss this matter with Feng Fei alone."
Doing so was obviously a sign of showing weakness. After hearing this, Shangguanye was a little unhappy: "Brother Guo, I am afraid that it is not appropriate to be timid before fighting. Even if the Haihan people are tyrannical, I have never heard of them daring to fight against the Ming government. If I go against you openly, I will go there openly, so what can they do?"
Guo Xingning knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and quickly corrected it: "Brother Shangguan is right, but it's easy to hide a hidden arrow and it's hard to guard against it. Brother Liao's elder brother is also a well-known figure in Zhejiang, but he just stayed in Hangzhou and something happened. The Haihan people have a lot of tricks, so we must guard against them!"
Liao Xun's family disappeared overnight. This is considered a strange case in local history. People who know the inside story generally believe that Hai Han is the most suspected, but how did Hai Han achieve this strange result without any trace? But no one can come up with relevant evidence.However, after this incident, some officials in Zhejiang official circles who originally supported Liao Xun and expressed hostility to Hai Han have lost their voices and no longer expressed their opinions against Hai Han in public.Even if someone wants to stand up, they have to weigh whether they are more important than people like Liao Xun, Guo Zheng, and Yu Pingfeng.
Haihan's success in the south must not be due to luck alone. Since Liao Jie and the others intend to confront Haihan, they naturally dare not underestimate this opponent.The experience of Liao Xun and others in Zhejiang can be regarded as a lesson from the past. If you underestimate Haihan, you may pay a heavy price.
Liao Jie also agreed with Guo Xingning's point of view: "Brother Shangguan, what we have planned has a great impact, and it is worthwhile to be wronged for it. I think Brother Guo is right. Be cautious. Don't lose big because of small things. Global!"
Shangguanye didn't know the risks involved, so he retorted a few words just for the sake of face, since his companion had already given the ladder, he took advantage of the situation, nodded and said: "That makes sense, anyway, I will only bring a small number of people to pretend to be Common people, just don’t go to Fushan County.”
Liao Jie warned: "Brother Shangguan arrived at Qishan Office, we should try to persuade him, don't be too hasty. If we can get Feng Qianhu's help, we can save a lot of trouble."
When the three conspired in the private room in the backyard of Shenxianju, Zhang Pucheng had already checked out and left.The appearance of Shangguanye made him really lose his appetite to finish the meal. Although he didn't fully believe what the other party said, it still made him doubt the origin and purpose of the Haihan people.If the Haihan people really established their own country in the south, then what they did in Fushan County is indeed suspected of exceeding the rules. Even if they helped the local government clean up the bandits, there are still many violations of the rules when you think about it carefully. .
Zhang Pucheng thought that Shangguanye should not just talk. Since he came to him for an interview, he must have a more detailed action plan.Perhaps Shangguanye would think that his plan had a certain chance of success, but Zhang Pucheng didn't think so. He had witnessed the strength of the Haihan people with his own eyes, and the possibility of Shangguanye's success was very slim.Zhang Pu was very sure of this conclusion inadvertently, the only thing he still had some doubts about was whether he should let the Haihan people know about this matter, in order to get more actual rewards from them.
With the generosity shown by the Haihan people, they will undoubtedly give financial rewards after obtaining this valuable information. If it was before hearing Shangguanye's remarks, Zhang Pucheng would have done it without hesitation, but Now, he is a little scruples about the real purpose of the Haihan people coming here.If they really want to emptied or even replaced the local government, how should they deal with themselves in the future?
Revolt?This is obviously a very unwise choice. Given the strength of the Haihan people, even if they want to capture Fushan County, it will take half a day at most. If they really offend the Haihan people, it will be difficult to ask for a superficial treatment. .
If he continued to cooperate with him, Shangguanye’s accusation of being a foreigner would also have to be scruples. Last year, Kong Youde took his army across the sea to Liaodong and joined Houjin. The court was furious at the treasonous behavior. be severely punished.If what Shangguanye said is true, if the situation in Fushan County is reported and verified, it may not only be dismissed from office, but even his head may have to be lost.Although Zhang Pucheng loves money, he doesn't want to lose his life for money.
The situation suddenly became so complicated. Zhang Pucheng was afraid that there would be a change in Fushan, and he had no intention of staying in Dengzhou City any longer. After leaving Shenxianju, he summoned his subordinates to go out of the city, and planned to return to Fushan County as soon as possible to watch the Haihan people. Will they really lift up the government little by little as Shangguanye said.
Although Zhang Pucheng was anxious, the two places were hundreds of miles apart, and he led the team to hurry, and he still didn't return to the county until the evening of the next day.From the time he escorted Wanmeng to Dengzhou City to his return to Fushan County, it took only three days. During this period, he stayed in Dengzhou City for only two or three hours, and the itinerary was extremely tight.
When Huang Qu heard that he turned back like this, he thought something happened on the way, so he hurried to the county government to meet Zhang Pucheng.Hearing that the prisoner had been handed over to the magistrate, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Even so, why don't Mr. Zhang stay in Dengzhou City for one more night, and come back slowly after resting."
Zhang Pu thoughtfully said that I would like to rest for another day, but the situation is not forgiving, so I don't feel relieved if I don't hurry back and stare at him!He didn't dare to elaborate on the inside story that Shangguanye told him right now, he just asked the Haihan people outside the city if there was any new trend.
Huang Qu replied: "After Mr. Zhang set off, the Haihan people organized four to five hundred people to clean up the area outside the city. Now 500% of the people outside the county have dispersed, and most of them have chosen to join the Haihan people. They came from A lot of supplies have been brought in from Zhifu Bay, and the camp by the Jiahe River has also expanded a lot, and it is said that people will be sent to neighboring counties to continue recruiting refugees."
After hearing this, Zhang Pucheng felt relieved, as long as the Haihan people put their minds on immigration, they should not be disadvantageous to the Fushan County government.After all, immigrants recruited from other states and counties in the future will eventually have to pass through Fushan County to reach Zhifu Bay. Without the assistance of the local government, the credibility of the Haihan people will also decline, which will inevitably affect their recruitment of immigrants process.Haihan took the initiative to show his favor to the government before, and the purpose was to pave the way for the subsequent recruitment of immigrants and clear the obstacles.
Zhang Pucheng continued to ask: "Then the official has not been in the city for a few days, have Haihan people visited?"
Huang Qu replied: "They cleaned up the outside of the county and went back to the camp. They haven't been to the county for a few days. However, there are a lot of boats going to and from the Jiahe in the past two days. Maybe the Haihan people are They plan to go upstream along the Jia River, relying on waterways to recruit immigrants from nearby areas.”
Zhang Pucheng also felt that it made sense when he heard it. The navigation conditions of the Jiahe River were good. Judging by the size of the boats sent by Haihan, it would be no problem to travel sixty or seventy miles upstream in the southwest direction.There are quite a few villages and towns along both sides of the river. If they take the notice issued by the county government to promote the safety of the people, they should get good results.
However, remembering Shangguanye said that the local government would be emptied by the Haihan people, he was still a little worried, and continued to ask: "Then is there any news from outside the city in the past few days?"
Huang Qu nodded and said, "Han Butou has arranged people outside the city to send back news every day. Mr. Zhang, what are you worried about?"
Zhang Pucheng said vaguely: "The Haihan people have food and soldiers. They are stationed so close to the county seat. Size is also a threat. You have to pay attention to it from time to time. By the way, this time to escort the criminals to Dengzhou City, it is never The magistrate’s yamen received a sum of reward money, after the rewards given to the servants, there is also Master Huang’s share.”
Huang Quxi smiled and said, "Then thank you Mr. Zhang for taking care of me!"
Both Zhang Pucheng and Huang Qu enjoyed the capture of Wanmeng. Zhang Pucheng even made a trip to Dengzhou to escort the prisoner.
In the end, Zhang Pucheng did not tell Huang Qu the news he had heard from Shangguanye. Inform Huang Qu of the news, lest the other party be affected by the news and get confused.But this matter can't be suspended like this forever, Zhang Pucheng plans to meet with the Haihan people again as soon as possible to check some doubts in his heart.
Zhang Pu became anxious about his own future, but Haihan no longer focused on the Fushan County Government.Although they did not send anyone into the county seat, the general situation in the city has already been clearly grasped through the recruited immigrants.For this kind of local government that would not pose a military threat to his own side, Haihan always put it aside after being wooed. As long as the other party does not actively jump out to fight against Haihan, then Haihan will not hesitate to let it continue to exist.Of course, how effective the decree will be after it leaves the county depends on whether it is beneficial to Haihan's actions.
For Haihan, the immigration function of Zhifu Island is only a part of the multiple functions of the base. Now that the relevant work has begun to go on track, the headquarters has begun to shift its focus from immigration to other areas.For example, Wang Tom, who has gradually freed up his hands in recent days, began to plan the next step to conduct field investigations in the waters west of Zhifu Bay, especially the Miaodao Islands off the coast of Dengzhou City, which will be the focus of the next investigation.For this reason, Wang Tom has deployed more than ten warships including a majestic flagship to form a fleet, and use this as a team to carry out this operation.
(End of this chapter)
The reason why Shangguanye was sent out was because among the three, only Shangguanye had dealt with Zhang Pucheng. Although they did not have a deep friendship, at least they knew each other.The core part of the action plan they formulated is to involve local officials who have already had contact with Haihan, use the trust generated by the Haihan people to lure snakes out of their holes, and then take advantage of their unpreparedness to wait for the opportunity to carry out an attack on important figures in Haihan. arrest.
Liao Jie thought that since the Haihan people were willing to hand over Wanmeng to Zhang Pucheng for success, this already showed that they had a certain degree of trust in Zhang Pucheng and wanted to benefit him in this way.If our side can bring Zhang Pucheng into the group and let him set up a trick to trick the Haihan people to leave Zhifu Bay, then the chances of success will definitely be greatly increased.
It's just that this idea obviously had a deviation that they didn't expect. Because Zhang Pucheng had been bullied by Shangguan Ye before, he had a deep prejudice against him, and he was unwilling to cooperate with him at all.After Shangguanye's coercion and lure tactics were exhausted, he still failed to persuade Zhang Pu Chengfan, and the first step of the original plan hit a snag.
"Zhang Pucheng is unwilling to cooperate, so let him do it. Write down the account first, and then we will settle with him slowly when we find opportunities in the future. But our plan must continue to be implemented, and we can't let it go!" Liao Jie will not just because This setback gave up the plan that had been planned for a long time, because besides Zhang Pucheng, he also had other candidates: "Feng Qianhu from Qishan Institute, I met him once a year ago, he is a person who knows how to measure, we can try Get him in."
Qishan Qianhusuo is only a dozen miles away from Zhifu Bay, and Feng Fei, the highest officer of the local garrison, must inevitably have to deal with Haihan people.The official document sent by Qishan was delivered to Dengzhou City three days ago. Liao Jie, as a senior official stationed in Dengzhou by the Shandong Metropolitan Government, has also read the contents of the official document. It is basically certain that Feng Fei has had contact with the Haihan people. .But judging from the fact that the Haihan people handed over Wanmeng to the county government instead of the Qishan Institute, the relationship between them should not be deep. Down the activity space.
Feng Fei is a member of the military, and some things are more convenient to communicate with than civil officials like Zhang Pucheng, but it must be discussed face to face.Dengzhou City is more than 100 miles away from Qishan Mountain, so someone has to go there to communicate with him, and the sooner the better.Feng Fei's current position should not be as inclined to Haihan people as Zhang Pucheng's, but after a long time, Haihan may offer more benefits to win him over. At that time, Dengzhou will try to convince him with lip service. It is difficult.
But the choice of candidates was another big problem. Among the three, only Shangguanye had been to Fushan County, so he became the No. 1 choice.It's just that Zhang Pucheng's previous attitude made Shangguanye himself a little worried about whether he would be sold out by Zhang Pucheng after he went to the local area.There was an old grievance between the two of them, and it is not impossible for Zhang Pucheng to take the opportunity to retaliate. If the Fushan county government has colluded with the Haihan people, then Shangguanye going to the local area is tantamount to throwing himself into a trap.
"Or go quietly, don't enter Fushan County, and don't contact the county government." Guo Xingning proposed a more helpless solution: "Brother Shangguan, go directly to Qishan Office and discuss this matter with Feng Fei alone."
Doing so was obviously a sign of showing weakness. After hearing this, Shangguanye was a little unhappy: "Brother Guo, I am afraid that it is not appropriate to be timid before fighting. Even if the Haihan people are tyrannical, I have never heard of them daring to fight against the Ming government. If I go against you openly, I will go there openly, so what can they do?"
Guo Xingning knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and quickly corrected it: "Brother Shangguan is right, but it's easy to hide a hidden arrow and it's hard to guard against it. Brother Liao's elder brother is also a well-known figure in Zhejiang, but he just stayed in Hangzhou and something happened. The Haihan people have a lot of tricks, so we must guard against them!"
Liao Xun's family disappeared overnight. This is considered a strange case in local history. People who know the inside story generally believe that Hai Han is the most suspected, but how did Hai Han achieve this strange result without any trace? But no one can come up with relevant evidence.However, after this incident, some officials in Zhejiang official circles who originally supported Liao Xun and expressed hostility to Hai Han have lost their voices and no longer expressed their opinions against Hai Han in public.Even if someone wants to stand up, they have to weigh whether they are more important than people like Liao Xun, Guo Zheng, and Yu Pingfeng.
Haihan's success in the south must not be due to luck alone. Since Liao Jie and the others intend to confront Haihan, they naturally dare not underestimate this opponent.The experience of Liao Xun and others in Zhejiang can be regarded as a lesson from the past. If you underestimate Haihan, you may pay a heavy price.
Liao Jie also agreed with Guo Xingning's point of view: "Brother Shangguan, what we have planned has a great impact, and it is worthwhile to be wronged for it. I think Brother Guo is right. Be cautious. Don't lose big because of small things. Global!"
Shangguanye didn't know the risks involved, so he retorted a few words just for the sake of face, since his companion had already given the ladder, he took advantage of the situation, nodded and said: "That makes sense, anyway, I will only bring a small number of people to pretend to be Common people, just don’t go to Fushan County.”
Liao Jie warned: "Brother Shangguan arrived at Qishan Office, we should try to persuade him, don't be too hasty. If we can get Feng Qianhu's help, we can save a lot of trouble."
When the three conspired in the private room in the backyard of Shenxianju, Zhang Pucheng had already checked out and left.The appearance of Shangguanye made him really lose his appetite to finish the meal. Although he didn't fully believe what the other party said, it still made him doubt the origin and purpose of the Haihan people.If the Haihan people really established their own country in the south, then what they did in Fushan County is indeed suspected of exceeding the rules. Even if they helped the local government clean up the bandits, there are still many violations of the rules when you think about it carefully. .
Zhang Pucheng thought that Shangguanye should not just talk. Since he came to him for an interview, he must have a more detailed action plan.Perhaps Shangguanye would think that his plan had a certain chance of success, but Zhang Pucheng didn't think so. He had witnessed the strength of the Haihan people with his own eyes, and the possibility of Shangguanye's success was very slim.Zhang Pu was very sure of this conclusion inadvertently, the only thing he still had some doubts about was whether he should let the Haihan people know about this matter, in order to get more actual rewards from them.
With the generosity shown by the Haihan people, they will undoubtedly give financial rewards after obtaining this valuable information. If it was before hearing Shangguanye's remarks, Zhang Pucheng would have done it without hesitation, but Now, he is a little scruples about the real purpose of the Haihan people coming here.If they really want to emptied or even replaced the local government, how should they deal with themselves in the future?
Revolt?This is obviously a very unwise choice. Given the strength of the Haihan people, even if they want to capture Fushan County, it will take half a day at most. If they really offend the Haihan people, it will be difficult to ask for a superficial treatment. .
If he continued to cooperate with him, Shangguanye’s accusation of being a foreigner would also have to be scruples. Last year, Kong Youde took his army across the sea to Liaodong and joined Houjin. The court was furious at the treasonous behavior. be severely punished.If what Shangguanye said is true, if the situation in Fushan County is reported and verified, it may not only be dismissed from office, but even his head may have to be lost.Although Zhang Pucheng loves money, he doesn't want to lose his life for money.
The situation suddenly became so complicated. Zhang Pucheng was afraid that there would be a change in Fushan, and he had no intention of staying in Dengzhou City any longer. After leaving Shenxianju, he summoned his subordinates to go out of the city, and planned to return to Fushan County as soon as possible to watch the Haihan people. Will they really lift up the government little by little as Shangguanye said.
Although Zhang Pucheng was anxious, the two places were hundreds of miles apart, and he led the team to hurry, and he still didn't return to the county until the evening of the next day.From the time he escorted Wanmeng to Dengzhou City to his return to Fushan County, it took only three days. During this period, he stayed in Dengzhou City for only two or three hours, and the itinerary was extremely tight.
When Huang Qu heard that he turned back like this, he thought something happened on the way, so he hurried to the county government to meet Zhang Pucheng.Hearing that the prisoner had been handed over to the magistrate, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Even so, why don't Mr. Zhang stay in Dengzhou City for one more night, and come back slowly after resting."
Zhang Pu thoughtfully said that I would like to rest for another day, but the situation is not forgiving, so I don't feel relieved if I don't hurry back and stare at him!He didn't dare to elaborate on the inside story that Shangguanye told him right now, he just asked the Haihan people outside the city if there was any new trend.
Huang Qu replied: "After Mr. Zhang set off, the Haihan people organized four to five hundred people to clean up the area outside the city. Now 500% of the people outside the county have dispersed, and most of them have chosen to join the Haihan people. They came from A lot of supplies have been brought in from Zhifu Bay, and the camp by the Jiahe River has also expanded a lot, and it is said that people will be sent to neighboring counties to continue recruiting refugees."
After hearing this, Zhang Pucheng felt relieved, as long as the Haihan people put their minds on immigration, they should not be disadvantageous to the Fushan County government.After all, immigrants recruited from other states and counties in the future will eventually have to pass through Fushan County to reach Zhifu Bay. Without the assistance of the local government, the credibility of the Haihan people will also decline, which will inevitably affect their recruitment of immigrants process.Haihan took the initiative to show his favor to the government before, and the purpose was to pave the way for the subsequent recruitment of immigrants and clear the obstacles.
Zhang Pucheng continued to ask: "Then the official has not been in the city for a few days, have Haihan people visited?"
Huang Qu replied: "They cleaned up the outside of the county and went back to the camp. They haven't been to the county for a few days. However, there are a lot of boats going to and from the Jiahe in the past two days. Maybe the Haihan people are They plan to go upstream along the Jia River, relying on waterways to recruit immigrants from nearby areas.”
Zhang Pucheng also felt that it made sense when he heard it. The navigation conditions of the Jiahe River were good. Judging by the size of the boats sent by Haihan, it would be no problem to travel sixty or seventy miles upstream in the southwest direction.There are quite a few villages and towns along both sides of the river. If they take the notice issued by the county government to promote the safety of the people, they should get good results.
However, remembering Shangguanye said that the local government would be emptied by the Haihan people, he was still a little worried, and continued to ask: "Then is there any news from outside the city in the past few days?"
Huang Qu nodded and said, "Han Butou has arranged people outside the city to send back news every day. Mr. Zhang, what are you worried about?"
Zhang Pucheng said vaguely: "The Haihan people have food and soldiers. They are stationed so close to the county seat. Size is also a threat. You have to pay attention to it from time to time. By the way, this time to escort the criminals to Dengzhou City, it is never The magistrate’s yamen received a sum of reward money, after the rewards given to the servants, there is also Master Huang’s share.”
Huang Quxi smiled and said, "Then thank you Mr. Zhang for taking care of me!"
Both Zhang Pucheng and Huang Qu enjoyed the capture of Wanmeng. Zhang Pucheng even made a trip to Dengzhou to escort the prisoner.
In the end, Zhang Pucheng did not tell Huang Qu the news he had heard from Shangguanye. Inform Huang Qu of the news, lest the other party be affected by the news and get confused.But this matter can't be suspended like this forever, Zhang Pucheng plans to meet with the Haihan people again as soon as possible to check some doubts in his heart.
Zhang Pu became anxious about his own future, but Haihan no longer focused on the Fushan County Government.Although they did not send anyone into the county seat, the general situation in the city has already been clearly grasped through the recruited immigrants.For this kind of local government that would not pose a military threat to his own side, Haihan always put it aside after being wooed. As long as the other party does not actively jump out to fight against Haihan, then Haihan will not hesitate to let it continue to exist.Of course, how effective the decree will be after it leaves the county depends on whether it is beneficial to Haihan's actions.
For Haihan, the immigration function of Zhifu Island is only a part of the multiple functions of the base. Now that the relevant work has begun to go on track, the headquarters has begun to shift its focus from immigration to other areas.For example, Wang Tom, who has gradually freed up his hands in recent days, began to plan the next step to conduct field investigations in the waters west of Zhifu Bay, especially the Miaodao Islands off the coast of Dengzhou City, which will be the focus of the next investigation.For this reason, Wang Tom has deployed more than ten warships including a majestic flagship to form a fleet, and use this as a team to carry out this operation.
(End of this chapter)