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Volume 1: Eagle Chapter 389: Helpless Choice

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    Liaoyang City in April is still covered with snow. At this time of year, the snow on the ground has already melted, but this year there is no hint of it.  .However, the weather has begun to get warmer, which makes many people breathe a sigh of relief. If it does not get warmer, this year's spring plowing may be delayed.  Although the weather has gotten warmer, the atmosphere in Liaoyang City has become increasingly weird. The soldiers' faces are filled with joy, but the generals' faces have no smiles.  No matter where he goes, his face is full of sadness, and his temper is getting louder and louder.  In the east of Liaoyang City, there is a house that is not very big, but no one here dares to look down on it, because this is the residence of Zhao Linguang, the commander-in-chief of Liaoyang.  As the commander-in-chief of Liaoyang, Zhao Linguang actually held the title of guard general of Liaoyang. As the guard general of Liaodong capital, Zhao Linguang had a higher status than He Shixian, the guard general of Shenyang City.  Perhaps in other places, the status of a city's garrison is really not high, and when meeting civil servants, they are lowered.  Compared with the prefects in this city, they are all inferior, but this is not tolerated in Liaoyang City. The generals in the border areas have their own trusted generals, and their power is still relatively large.  What's more, Liaoyang City's garrison, commanding the seven general soldiers of Liaoyang City, naturally has a position that cannot be underestimated.  Zhao Lianguang¡¯s mansion is full of people coming and going every day, but on this day, no matter who came, they were all blocked by the concierge.  In this turbulent time, the door of Zhao Linguang's mansion was tightly closed, but everyone was worried.  Although he is a military general, Zhao Linguang's study is similar to that of a scholar, with the four treasures of the study and various books.  But most of the books are books on war, Sun Tzu's Art of War, Guiguzi, etc.  However, Zhao Linguang was not in the mood to read at this time. There was a fire in the study, chairs were placed in the room, and several people were sitting on the chairs.  There was already cold tea on the table on one side. No one was in the mood to drink water at this time.  "Everyone, the restructuring in Shenyang has been going on for a month. The situation is very stable and the restructuring is almost complete. We all know that our Liaoyang must be next. I don't know what you think. I have called you here today. I hope you won't  Feel free to tell me if you have any ideas." Zhao Linguang glanced at everyone with a smile on his face, but there was a cold light in his eyes.  Liaodong was originally a guard system, but after the Battle of Saarhu, the guard system was basically abandoned.  The battalion soldiers and generals recruited by the recruitment system are no longer classified into small banners, general banners, hundreds of households, thousands of households, and commanders.  There are also official positions such as trial 100 households, deputy 1000 households, jianshi, and tongzhi, which are divided in very detail.  The ranks of the battalion soldiers have been replaced by the levels of general, general, guerrilla general, staff general, and chief soldier. Although the titles are different, the corresponding levels are still the same.  Zhao Linguang, the general of Liaoyang, was actually a hereditary Tongzhi, holding the title of Commander-in-Chief of Liaoyang.  Originally, he was supposed to be the commander of Liaodong, commanding the entire Liaodong army.  However, due to the collapse of the guard system, there were more than 20 soldiers in Liaodong, and no one had the power to command.  Because the recruitment system and the guard system are mixed, the generals in Liaodong are also very chaotic. They often have the official title of the guard system and the position of the recruitment system.  The relationship is very complicated and involves many things.  After hearing Zhao Linguang¡¯s words, several thousand households all looked at each other with a bit of helplessness on their faces.  One of the dark-faced commander-in-chief took a deep breath and said with deep bitterness in his tone: "General, when things have reached this point, what else can we do? Now that the governor's Yamen has spoken out, the news has already spread.  The boys in the military camp are all very happy. Can we let people suppress the news? In the past, it might be possible to fool some of the soldiers, but now it is probably not easy to do it well.  " "General Zhou is right. We have been in Liaoyang for many years and we are all aware of the situation here. It is difficult to live in the army, with your head in your belt, and you really don't care about the court. But now Marshal Sun is in charge.  In Liaodong, the prestige of the army is so high, and this is a good thing for soldiers. There is nothing we can do to stop it!" The person sitting next to the dark-faced general agreed, although there was a wry smile on his face, but his eyes were filled with laughter.  It is with a hint of clarity.  "General Zhou, General Cheng, you two are telling the truth. If you both want to accept the restructuring with peace of mind, why are we still here? Since we are all working together, naturally we don't want to accept the restructuring. I explained my words,  Everyone sitting here is unclean, and it doesn¡¯t matter whether they have money in the future. What we did in the past was not clean. Now when the land is measured and the accounts are checked, if the matter comes out, we will all be imprisoned.  Everyone remembers what happened. Yin Jian is not far away, and we may be the next batch." A man with a red face glanced at the two people and couldn't help but said, his eyes still scanning everyone's faces.  The atmosphere in the room became dull again, everyone'sEveryone is so worried, what can I do?  In the future, if there is no land and military pay is fixed, it will be difficult to make money.  As long as one person tries to deduct military pay, things will be in trouble.  I heard that Shenyang City has issued rules, and each soldier's military pay is two taels of silver per month.  For these officials, it is nothing, but for the lower-level taxis, these two taels of silver are enough for a family.  If you have more than ten acres of farmland, your life will be very easy.  The soldiers were naturally happy and excited, but the generals were sad. Their salaries were naturally much higher than those of the soldiers.  But compared with before, it is far behind. If we really pay like this, it would be difficult to think about such a life.  Several general soldiers lowered their heads, and finally their eyes fell on Zhao Linguang, obviously waiting for his attention.  The people present were all headed by Zhao Linguang, and he had the greatest interests here.  Zhao Linguang¡¯s expression was also extremely serious, his fingers kept tapping on the table, and his brows were furrowed.  He can naturally figure out what's going on here. Even if it's a mutiny now, it may not have a good outcome.  The soldiers have already received the news, and they are all thinking about living a good life. Who is willing to do such a thing with you with their heads raised?  "But Zhao Linguang was unwilling to accept the restructuring. He gave away what he deserved all at once. It felt like he was cutting his own flesh.  After a long time, Zhao Linguang sighed deeply and said with a wry smile: "Everyone, I don't have any good ideas. Since the court has made up its mind, we can only wait obediently. Shenyang City is almost ready. We  What can I do? The governor's office didn't say anything, and his attitude was already very obvious. What's more, who is Mr. Yang? " The faces of several people showed helplessness, and although they were reluctant in their hearts, they all breathed a sigh of relief.  .  After all, what you actually do would be worse.  If something goes wrong, the outcome may not be the same.  "Don't worry, everyone. What General Liu just said will not happen. News has been sent from Shenyang City that only the land will be measured. As for other matters, it is all bygones, so everyone can go back with peace of mind! But  Don't take it lightly, go back and prepare!" Zhao Linguang waved his hands gently, his face full of dejection.  After everyone left, Zhao Linguang sighed deeply and murmured: "The imperial court played this trick very cleverly! It's a good idea to forget the past and let the past go! With this, even if we, the generals, want to cause trouble, the generals below will  You may not follow, and if there is any opposition from the soldiers, nothing will happen!" At this moment, a few words suddenly flashed in Zhao Linguang's mind, "I will fight for you!"  Two streets away from Zhao Linguang's residence is the Liaodong Governor's Yamen. At this time, Yang Lian was walking back and forth in the study in the back house of the Governor's Yamen.  "Mr. Yang, sit down! Scholars say that Mount Tai collapses but remains unchanged. This is not the magnanimity you should have!" Luo Sigong, who was sitting on the side, held a cup of tea in his hand, took a sip and smiled.  said.  "Lord Luo is joking. If there is really something else, Yang's life and death is a small matter, and delaying the imperial court's restructuring is a big deal! When Yang left the capital, he took the emperor's trust with him. There is nothing he can do at this time.  , People are anxious to wait!" Even though he said this, Yang Lian still sat aside and took a sip of his tea.  Smiling, he put the tea cup on the table. Luo Sigong touched the ring on his hand, his expression gradually became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Master Yang has a very good character and ability. It is not without reason that the emperor trusts Master Yang."  , Lord Yang, there is no need to belittle oneself. Although Luo has dealt with those people, they are not stupid, but they will not do it if they know it is necessary. We just wait here for news!"  What are you talking about? It's useless to say that there is no news now. However, Luo Sigong looked determined. Is there any news?  But he didn't want to say it, and Yang Lian didn't feel comfortable asking.  "After the restructuring of Liaodong this time, with Lord Sun organizing and training the new army, the entire Liaodong will definitely change drastically. I may not dare to say this year, but next year I will definitely be able to fight against Jiannu, even if I can't sweep across the grassland and annihilate the attacking Jiannu  But it's no problem. In a few years, Emperor Chengzu's raid on Mobei may happen again!" Luo Sigong looked at Yang Lian and said loudly.  "If the restructuring is really successful, Yang also believes that there will be such a day!" Obviously, these two people have no doubts about Sun Chengzong's ability, and they both have respect on their faces.  Suddenly there were footsteps outside, and a captain from Qianhu came in, saluted the two people, and said respectfully: Sir, it's over over there, they decided to obey the reform!  " Luo Sigong and Yang Lian both breathed a sigh of relief, and smiles suddenly appeared on their faces! (To be continued.
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