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Chapter 959 Wise State Power

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    On the other side, Yu Zhengzhi's troops did not go well either. Not to mention Heyang and Luoyang, they were directly blocked in Zezhou by Zhang Wenyuan, the governor of Zezhou.

    Yu Zhengzheng¡¯s 25,000 men marched south from Taigu with great momentum, descending on Hanzhou and Luzhou along the way.  His troops expanded rapidly without leaving Luzhou, and the entire army was close to more than 40,000 people.  Yang Liang appointed Wei Daozheng as the governor of Hanzhou and Liang Bodhisattva as the governor of Luzhou. Even Zezhou, which had not yet been occupied, appointed Zhang Boying as the governor.

    The governor of Zezhou at this time was Zhang Wenyuan.

    Since Zhang Wenyuan went to Zezhou, the situation he encountered was similar to the situation Huang Mingliao had in Hengzhou.  Moreover, he did not have the support of powerful factions like the Cui family and the Yang family, and he did not have Huang Mingliao's special status, so it was difficult for him to move forward after coming to Zezhou.

    This time Zhang Wenyuan took office, Huang Mingyuan specially gave him Xu Huzi as the state soldier, but Zhang Wenyuan only had more than a hundred old soldiers around him.  Zezhou is no better than Fengzhou, and it is not the Western Han Dynasty now. As a governor, he cannot be a ruthless official to clean up the powerful people in the state.

    As expected, after Zhang Wenyuan took office, he could not leave the government office. All political affairs in Zezhou were controlled by the chief secretary Feng Gongxiao and the meritorious officer Su Jin. The powerful people in the state also colluded with the two. Zhang Wenyuan, the governor, was just a decoration in the eyes of everyone.  .

    "However, Zhang Wenyuan did not let everyone rub him the wrong way. He knew that he was not good at political affairs and could not defeat these local snakes, so he started with the military aspect where he was best at it.

    Zezhou is located between the Taihang Mountains, Taiyue Mountains, Wangwu Mountains, Wuling Mountains, Mu Mountains and Huigao Mountains, and together with Luzhou is the Shangdang Basin.  Because it is surrounded by mountains and has inconvenient transportation to the outside world, there are many bandits and the environment is harsh.

    When Zhang Wenyuan first arrived in Zezhou, he declared that suppressing bandits was a priority.

    Seeing that Zhang Wenyuan was not in a hurry to seize power, the local forces in Zezhou were happy to see Zhang Wenyuan go to suppress the bandits.  Whether Zhang Wenyuan succeeded in suppressing the bandits or failed, it would be beneficial to them.

    Zhang Wenyuan therefore openly mobilized civilians and mobilized the Zezhou Huqi Mansion to conquer various bandit villages.  Bao Gong, the cavalry general of Zezhou, was good at persecuting the people, but it was simply too difficult for him to suppress the bandits.  Therefore, at first Zhang Wenyuan ordered him to suppress bandits everywhere, but Bao Gong suffered repeated defeats, which made him disgraced. The bandits were not successfully suppressed, but he suffered a lot of casualties.

    Zhang Wenyuan was not angry at all, and still assigned Bao Gong the task of suppressing the bandits.  Bao Gong suffered several losses and was so frightened that he dared not go to suppress the bandits again. Therefore, every time Zhang Wenyuan gave an order, Bao Gong kept evading it and refused to do it.

    At this time, Zhang Wenyuan was finally given a chance. Zhang Wenyuan suddenly turned against Bao Gong and directly deprived Bao Gong of his military power on the grounds that Bao Gong was afraid of bandits.  Bao Gong was dissatisfied, but Zhang Wenyuan ordered him to go to suppress the bandits.  Bao Gong was forced into a dilemma and had no choice but to watch Zhang Wenyuan take away his general power.  Bao Gong thought about what Zhang Wenyuan would do. When he failed to suppress the bandits, he would have reason to attack Zhang Wenyuan.

    When Zhang Wenyuan first took over the military power, he was not in a hurry to send troops abroad.

    Zhang Wenyuan knew very well that most of the officers in the Zezhou Husbandry Mansion were from local powerful forces, and he could not mobilize them at all, and they would even do so in secret.  Using this group of people to suppress bandits is simply asking for trouble.

    Zhang Wenyuan, in order to train troops and generals, concentrated all the officials above the governor of the Huqi Mansion in the Huqi Mansion for unified training, and then appointed more than a hundred Fengzhou veterans under his leadership as military instructors and served as Piao Qi Mansion respectively.  The training officers of the troops at all levels of the Cavalry also use the euphemistic name of enhancing the combat effectiveness of each unit.  These soldiers were all elites who had experienced the Northern Expedition, and their strength was so superb that no one had anything to say.

    Although they are training officers, these people have great power and can directly command various departments.  The soldiers in each department were not led by officials, and they were soon completely controlled by these instructors.

    As for the original lieutenant generals, Zhang Wenyuan had no intention of using them at all.  However, in order to silence the public, Zhang Wenyuan selected more than ten generals who were of low origin, had few connections with powerful men, and were willing to defect to Zhang Wenyuan, and returned them to the army for use.  As for the rest of the generals, they are all studying diligently in the Hussar Mansion. Zhang Wenyuan has the final say as to when they will graduate.

    Zhang Wenyuan personally took control of the Hussar Mansion, and asked Xu Huzi to recruit civilians in the name of the state's military commander, select elites from them, and form a bandit suppression team of more than a thousand people.  These people were all served as generals by Fengzhou soldiers and underwent Fengzhou-style training. They soon became very capable and became an elite force.

    After months of struggling like this, Zhang Wenyuan initially mastered Zezhou's military power, and then he dared to suppress the bandits.  At the same time, they seized power in the name of suppressing bandits.

    Zhang Wenyuan doesn¡¯t care about the state¡¯s food and money, but he can¡¯t spare me the cost of suppressing bandits.  The chief secretary Feng Gongxiao and the meritorious officer Su Jin complained to Zhang Wenyuan that they were poor, so Zhang Wenyuan asked them to go to the powerful officials in the state and the subordinate counties to get it.  Originally, the purpose of suppressing bandits was for the benefit of a state.This expense should be borne by the people of a state.

    As for how the two of them come up with a solution in the end, Zhang Wenyuan doesn¡¯t care, but if there is no money, Zhang Wenyuan will fall out.  Zhang Wenyuan occupied Dayi, and Feng Gongxiao and Su Jin had nothing to do. They were not afraid of old people, but they were afraid of young people like Zhang Wenyuan.  Once the two sides come to blows, although Zhang Wenyuan will not end well and the powerful local family in Zezhou will not be hurt, there are people behind Zhang Wenyuan, and the two of them may not be immune to retaliation.

    Anyway, in the end, Zhang Wenyuan happily went to suppress the bandits. As for other things, he didn't care.

    Zhang Wenyuan is a famous general, but he can deal with these mountain bandits with ease.  These bandits can survive here all year round, not only by virtue of the terrain and local advantages, but also by their unexplained relationship with the powerful powerful people in the state.

    Zhang Wenyuan has a trustworthy army at hand, so naturally he doesn't care about these things.

    For several months in a row, Zhang Wenyuan and Xu Huzi attacked separately, defeated several bandit cottages in a row, and captured countless people. They not only initially established their prestige in the state, but also promoted a group of usable talents by suppressing bandits.

    Zhang Wenyuan then went on to clean up a group of old, weak, well-connected and disobedient soldiers in the Hussar Mansion, and then incorporated the bandit suppression team into the Hussar Mansion and turned it into a regular army.  Through these means, Zhang Wenyuan basically controlled the Huqi Mansion.

    In the past few months, Zhang Wenyuan, through military power, has gradually won over the reluctant officials in the state and began to regain his own rights.  Especially after Huang Mingyuan returned to the court, and everyone knew that the prince's first confidant, Duke Lu, was standing behind Zhang Wenyuan, Zhang Wenyuan had a greater say in the state.

    Feng Gongxiao and Su Jin were helpless, but there was nothing they could do.

    In August, King Yang Liang of the Han Dynasty launched an army to rebel. Zezhou was the core of the King of Han Dynasty, so many people were ready to join Yang Liang. Feng Gongxiao and Su Jin were no exception. At this time, they stood in front of them.  It was Zhang Wenyuan, the governor.

    The two decided to get rid of the scourge Zhang Wenyuan and regain their rights.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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