Chapter 1129 I endure

Chapter 1129 I endure
King Qin Shao Jin has been in Guanzhong for some time.

At the beginning, in Fengyi, I checked several mansions and pavilions built on the banks of the Yellow River.

Fengyi and Hedong on the opposite bank are definitely the two richest places in this area. Those who established their capital in Chang'an often needed to transport grain from these two places to the capital to alleviate temporary food shortages. Therefore, several mansions were built on the high places on both sides of the Yellow River, storing nearly two million hu of grain.

After checking, there were no major problems, but there were still many minor issues, but Shao Jin held back.

Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and local counties had bitter faces and wanted to approach and say something, but they were all stopped. At this time, they knew that they had been caught.

It's not a big deal, and won't lead to a severe punishment, but it's annoying.

Especially in Fengyi County, an "old area" of rebellion, the accounts were a mess due to frequent wars, and the local Hu people were disunited and full of resentment. The population of Fengyi County during the reign of Emperor Wu of Jin was 7,700, which is just over 30,000 people. This is of course a false number, but at the end of the Jin Dynasty, more than 100,000 Di and Qiang people in Fengyi were in turmoil, which shows the quality of this county. Those who didn't know would think it was a foreign country.

The military officer of Zhenxi Shogunate and the governor of Fengyi, Qi Wuyuan and others were all restless about this. Fortunately, after the King of Qin left, the right attendant Lu Shang stayed and had a "cordial conversation" with everyone.

Lu Shang was born in the Lu family of Fufeng, and was a member of the Qin Kingdom. His identity reassured the Guanxi generals, and after a few soothing words, they stopped being suspicious, knowing that the King of Qin was just giving them a small warning so that they would not forget their roots.

After leaving Fengyi, Shao Jin wandered in the mountains of Beidi, Xinping, Shangjun and Diaoyin for more than a month, and did not go to Chang'an until early August.

Jin Zheng was very angry about this, but had no choice but to send a full 3,000 infantry and cavalry for protection, together with the 200 palace guards brought by Shao Jin, the 1,500 cavalry of the Youzhou Cavalry Commander assigned to him by Shao Xun, and the 2,400 soldiers of the Right Feathered Guard. They patrolled several counties and were much more powerful than their other brothers.

Of course, the situation in Kansai is different. The situation is too complicated, which is the main reason.

If there were no elite soldiers and brave generals to protect them, if some chieftain took the risk and killed the King of Qin in Guanzhong, it would be a disaster.

In order to appease his young wife and the Yingchuan gentry, Shao Xun had to kill countless people. The entire Yongzhou would have to be plowed, and Jin Zheng could have been dismissed and returned home to farm. If he met a monarch who was not broad-minded enough, it is possible that he would be found guilty and killed.

On August 15, Shao Jin arrived near Chang'an, stationed in Acheng, and inspected the arsenal.

The next day, Jin Zheng brought the shogunate's chief secretary Zhen Pian, chief clerk Li Ming, attendant Xin Shu, armor officer Fu Yong, western officer Yan Wu and others to Acheng to pay a visit to Shao Jin.

Among the few people, Zhen Pian was considered Jin Zheng's most trusted old man. He met him during the battle in Hebei and started out as a guest.

Li Ming was born in a poor family in Xiangcheng, and his sister Li was the wife of Jin Zhengzheng;

Xin Shu was from Longxi, and was a demoted official of Liu Han;
Fu Yong was born into the Fu family of Beidi. His father, Fu Chang, was the chief official of the Zhenxi Shogunate and had passed away due to illness.
Yan Wu was a student of the military school, a native of Chen County, and a descendant of refugees. He served successively as the lieutenant of Baichao (Wu), the magistrate of Heqing, and the magistrate of Jie (County), and had quite a lot of experience.

The staff were all riding horses, followed by a large group of armored soldiers.

Shao Jin looked around and saw about five hundred people, all wearing armor with sleeves and equipped with complete weapons.

The armor was a bit old, and the edge of the iron plate on the chest showed signs of damage. There were even dark red bloodstains in some places, and it seemed that it could not be cleaned no matter how hard you tried.

The wrist armor is wrapped in linen, the palms are broad and thick, the knuckles are thick and covered with calluses. At this moment, he is holding the handle of a knife or a gun with a unique technique, ready to chop or stab at any time, which has almost become an instinct of the body.

The faces on the upper bodies were dark and calm. Occasionally, a few of them had scars on their foreheads, indicating that their past experiences were not as calm as they appeared at the moment.

This is a group of talented warriors who have been through many battles in blood and fire. However, they are Jin Zheng's personal soldiers, from which we can infer what kind of style this Zhenxi General is.

Shao Jin had long heard that Jin Zheng had led the troops in his early years, often leading elite soldiers to charge into enemy lines, and was covered in wounds as a result. This seemed to be true.

Thinking of this, he immediately came forward with the officials of the palace and said with a smile: "General Zhenxi is here, I am sorry for not welcoming you from afar."

Jin Zheng dismounted, whip in hand, bowed from a distance, and said, "Your Highness, you are too kind."

Having said that, he stepped forward.

He was short and stocky, but when he wore the iron armor, he looked like a sideways armored beast, extremely oppressive.

This is the "Zhen Guanxi" whose notoriety spread throughout the two states of Yong and Qin.

Shao Jin suppressed the discomfort in his heart, stepped forward and held Jin Zheng's hand, saying: "I often heard your majesty mention the General Zhenxi in the past. After seeing him today, I found that he is indeed a good leader of soldiers."

He is Shao Xun's son, and Jin Zheng is Shao Xun's student, so although there is a big age gap between them, they are of the same generation.

Jin Zheng ignored Shao Jin's friendly words and only asked, "Is there anything missing?"

Speaking of this, Shao Jin's face straightened and he waved his hand.

Qin Wang's lieutenant Chen Kui immediately stepped forward, followed by several palace guards and escorting one person.

Jin Zheng looked at Chen Kui.

Chen Kui cupped his hands and said, "Let Governor Jin know that this man has admitted to stealing and selling ten bows, a thousand arrows, and fifty ring-handled swords."

Jin Zheng looked at the man and found that he was a minor official in the Acheng Armory, so he asked, "Is this true?"

When the clerk saw Jin Zheng, his legs went weak and he said in a trembling voice, "General, please spare my life. I lost money in gambling and was confused for a moment."

"Behead him." Jin Zheng stopped talking nonsense, waved his hand and said.

Several personal soldiers stepped forward, snatched the clerk from the guards of the palace, pulled him to a nearby place, and cut him down with their swords. In a moment, a man knelt on one knee, holding the bloody head, and presented it to Jin Zheng.

Jin Zheng did not answer, but looked at the pale-faced Wuku Ling standing not far away. Suddenly, he stepped forward quickly and hit him on the head with a horsewhip.

The armory commander did not dare to hide. Although he screamed in agony, he still stood there straight until Jin Zheng had beaten him with thirty lashes. Then he staggered and fell to the ground with a bang.

Two bodyguards stepped forward and dragged the man away like a dead dog.

Jin Zheng threw the horse whip to his personal guard, then walked up to Shao Jin, saluted and said, "The corrupt official should be put to death, and the armory commander was responsible for negligence and should be flogged and dismissed. Is this treatment satisfactory to Your Highness?"

The smile on Shao Jin's face could hardly be maintained.

He reminded himself again and again: Those who achieve great things must be tolerant! Although Jin Zheng is domineering, he is powerful in Guanxi and keeps the peace. In a place where the Han and the Hu people live together, there will be rebellions every few days. People like Jin Zheng are needed to guard it. You must be tolerant!

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "That's great."

Yuan Dan, the left attendant of the palace, observed silently from the side.

The armory commander who was just beaten by Jin Zheng himself was most likely his confidant, otherwise he would have been executed together with him.

There were officials in Acheng such as Jiang Ying (Jiang of Duling), the governor of Yongzhou, and Zheng Shida, the prefect of Jingzhao, but no one came out to stop Jin Zheng when he was killing people.

The armory commander endured thirty lashes before fainting, not daring to dodge.

The petty official who was killed only begged for mercy once and did not dare to utter a single obscene word when he was about to die.

The Zhenxi staff and personal soldiers treated it as normal and did not take it seriously at all...

It seems that since Jin Zheng took over the military affairs of Yong, Liang, Qin and Yi states five years ago, he has accumulated great power and killed many people, just like a local lord.

Considering that he was the highest-level "envoy with special powers" and could kill officials of two thousand stones, he could really call the wind and rain west of Tongguan.

The emperor trusts him too much!
Yuan Dan was a scholar, and he subconsciously felt a little repulsed and worried about these warriors who walked out of the pile of dead bodies.

When the emperor was alive, a single imperial edict could dismiss Jin Zheng and send him to the capital.

Without the emperor, who can tame him?

The warriors in the north are indeed too difficult to deal with, which is completely the opposite of what I heard about the situation in Jiangdong.

"The matters that Your Highness mentioned earlier have been dealt with." Jin Zheng continued, "We have slaughtered all the rebels in Wudu and Yinping counties, and captured more than 40,000 people. We ordered them to be sent to Jingzhou. Ten thousand people were sent in July, another ten thousand will be sent this month, and another twenty thousand will be sent after the autumn harvest. Does this arrangement suit Your Highness's wishes?"

"I have already reported to Luoyang that His Majesty has ordered the five counties of Hongnong, Henan, Nanyang, Xinye, and Xiangyang to be allocated food and fodder. There should be no major problems." Shao Jin's smile became brighter, and he asked, "After the captives were moved away, how are the two counties doing? Are there still civilians?"

"Of course there are some, but most of them are temporarily obedient." Jin Zheng said: "The court can't kill all the obedient people. They also need them to provide food and strong men to attack Hanzhong."

"Are you sure we can attack Hanzhong?" Shao Jin couldn't help but ask.

"Who can guarantee military matters?" Jin Zheng raised his eyebrows and said, "In the past, I followed Your Majesty to fight in all directions, and I know that 'you should be lenient when you are prepared for the enemy'. Your Highness is the King of Qin, and you are respected by the whole world. You should know that no battle is easy."

The words were still harsh, but Shao Jin found that he had actually gotten used to it.

He constantly builds up his mental strength——

There are so many troubles in Guanzhong, and it is unlikely that things will be any better if someone else takes over.

Jin Zheng had fought for many years, and most of what he learned was taught by his father, so he respected his father. Moreover, he had a very bad relationship with the nobles, and did not make many friends with the court officials. He was a pure lone minister, who only had the ability to cause chaos and had no chance of successfully rebelling.

If the country is in danger, do we have to rely on my uncle to lead the troops to fight?
I just need to bear with it for now, just bear with it!
Thinking of this, Shao Jin bowed and said, "General, you have been fighting for half your life. This is truly a wise saying. I will learn from it."

Jin Zheng was slightly startled when he saw it, then nodded, his tone much better, and he said, "I heard that Your Highness is going to Fufeng, Anding, or Nan'an?"

"Exactly."

Jin Zheng hesitated for a moment and called someone over.

"Grandpa." A young man about twenty years old came in armor and saluted Jin Zheng.

"Take my personal soldiers with you and escort His Highness westward." Jin Zheng said, "Yang Pengzu went to Wudu, and there was some unrest in Yinmi and Huangshi. When the Lushui Hu heard that they were going south to Hanzhong to fight, they were also dissatisfied. Your Highness is the one who carries the hope of the world, and you cannot afford to fail."

"As you command." The young man replied, then turned to face Shao Jin, knelt on one knee, and said in a deep voice: "Jin Guan, the cavalry official of the Zhenxi Shogunate, greets the king."

"Please get up quickly." Shao Jin took two steps forward and helped Jin Guan up.

Jin Guan stood up immediately, his armor leaves rustling, and then stood beside Shao Jin, not looking away.

Yuan Dan's eyes narrowed and he looked at Jin Zheng. This guy is quite interesting.

"Your Highness should get closer to military men in the future." Jin Zheng glanced at Chen Kui, Yuan Dan, Guo De and others and said.

(End of this chapter)