Huainan East Road was the capital of Yangzhou. After the failure of the Northern Expedition of Longxing, Haizhou and other places became the territory of the Jin people, thus making Huainan East Road the smallest road under the jurisdiction of the Song Dynasty.

Outside the Chu, Zhen, Tai, Tong, Si, Chu and other states, only after the Wuhe Army was transferred to Zhenjiang, the remaining Tianchang Army, Huaiyang Army, Gaoyou, Lianshui and Xuyi Army guarded Huainan East Road, but their military strength was not much weakened.

However, these are all open accounts. As for whether these five armies have kept the soldiers of the troops stationed in various places in the past few years of Yang Jian's tenure as a pacifier, there is still a question mark.

After all, it is no surprise that military generals of all levels have relied on their heads to make money and have been considered a routine operation among the armies stationed in various routes of the Southern Song Dynasty.

The standing troops of the army should be 5,000, and the five armies of Huainan East Road should be 5,000. According to common sense, if it were not for war, then there would be 25,000. However, in Xin Qiji's view, Ye Qing, the pacifier of Huainan East Road, could get the five armies to gather 10,000 to 15,000 people.

Xin Qiji was originally supposed to be the prefect of Zhenjiang during this period, but now he has become the magistrate of Yangzhou Prefecture by accident. Of course, this does not affect his expression of his ambitions and patriotism.

When they were passing Zhenjiang, Xin Qiji still made the eternal noun: Yongyule·Nostalgia of Beiguting, Jingkou: The eternal country, heroes are looking for Sun Zhongmou... I still remember the beacons, the road to Yangzhou is so beautiful that I can look back at it. Under the Buddha's temple, there is a piece of divine crow club drum. Who asked: Lian Po is old, can he still eat?

Standing at the bow of the boat facing the wind on the river, listening to Xin Qiji's concerns about the standing army of the five garrisons, Ye Qing turned his head and smiled, and talked happily: "Hu Jie of the Tianchang Army is Yang Jian's confidant. Now the Tianchang Army he is in charge of is only more than 1,700, which is the smallest among the Huainan East Road, so he is also the richest among the five commanders. As for Li Mu's Huaiyang Army and Lin Zhong's Gaoyou Army, the number is about 4,000, but this is not because they originally intended, but because Yang Jian was appointed as the pacifier.

It means that as for the military pay of the two thousand people, Yang Jian never let Li Mu and Lin Zhong meet, because he had already detained all of them when he arrived at Yang Jian. Zhou Duanchao was smooth, and the Lianshui army in charge was only 3,000. As for the military pay of the other two thousand people, he took one thousand Yang Jian to get one thousand. Among the five armies stationed in the Wulu, only Xu Fan's Xuyi army was 5,000. This is not because Yang Jian did not want to move the Xuyi army, but because Yu Yunwen is now on Lizhou Road, and Yang Jian is unwilling to offend his neighbors."

Xin Qiji looked shocked, but after thinking about it, he felt relieved. After all, Ye Qing was the leader of the Imperial City Department before, so he should be very familiar with these news.

But he still said seriously: "Then the officials will report to the court to impeach Yang Jian..."

"It's useless. If it's useful, I will report to the emperor when I was still the commander of the Imperial City Department. What's more, it's still the case that it's been delayed until now?" Ye Qing said lightly without caring about the situation of the five armies under his jurisdiction.

"Can you let such things continue? This is not a good thing for you. If the court holds it accountable..." Xin Qiji frowned. He originally thought that he had already thought it was the magistrate of Yangzhou Prefecture, but he had not thought that Ye Qing had made much more perfect preparations in private than him.

"The court has no way to investigate the accountability, because the accounts are done well, and they cannot find out from the accounts that they have been paid for their empty salary..." Ye Qing said.

"Then go to the army barracks to check the number of people directly, and the Censor, Privy Council, and Ministry of War..." Xin Qiji is jealous of evil and is really a grudge, but it is true that he is really not very emotionally wise.

"When the officials sent by the court arrived in Yangzhou, they had some methods to make the troops stationed immediately full. Do you believe it?" Ye Qing smiled mysteriously and said relaxedly: "They can do such a thing that deceives the superiors and hides from subordinates, and they can't find out at all. Otherwise, the Tianchang Army is the army stationed in Yangzhou, so how could the number of people be short of? This is enough to show that they don't care whether the court will investigate. Even the court knows this. However, now the relationship with the Jin people has eased and there is no war between the two sides, so the court turned a blind eye to save worries."

"Aren't the court afraid that if the Jin people suddenly attacked one day, what would Huainan East Road use to resist? How can these fewer than 20,000 people face the Jin people's cavalry? What's more..." Xin Qiji frowned because he thought of a more serious problem. Since the troops could be short of so many troops, would the weapons and other supplies of the army be stationed?

"Yes, the army stationed on the fifth route of Huainan East Road is like what you think, even more shocking than you think." Ye Qing said to Xin Qiji, who looked a little dull when he looked at him.

"Does the court really think that the Jin people have become more good, and that they will never go south again from now on?" Xin Qiji grabbed the railing with both hands, and the blue veins on his arms were exposed, which was enough to see how disappointed he was in the court and the officialdom at this time.

"What are the courts afraid of?" Ye Qing turned his head to face the wind on the river and sighed: "Huainan East Road has never been the center of defense of the court. The retreat of Wuhe Army to Zhenjiang was enough to see the court's little thoughts. Huainan East Road is just a strategic buffer zone. In the eyes of the court, Huainan East Road is a spoil that can be abandoned to the Jin people at any time because they don't care, because they have the Yangtze River trench guarded by Zhenjiang to rely on. In the eyes of the court, as long as the army stationed in the Yangtze River and other areas of the Yangtze River can be maintained intact, Huainan East Road is an optional existence."

"No wonder over the years, the court has been left alone with Huainan East Road. It is really a stepmother who raised it." Xin Qiji, who had been patted all the railings in history and could not serve the country wholeheartedly, looked at the river and said.

"Huainan East Road is the best battlefield for the court's official struggle. If you don't like any force, you throw it to Yangzhou and then let your court officials make trouble. Anyway, it is irrelevant to the court. As long as the balance of the officialdom south of the Yangtze River is not damaged, it's good. So, if you go to Yangzhou with me, it's a disaster, not a blessing, and it's even very likely that when you and I return to Lin'an to report their duties, you will be imprisoned and there will be no career path to speak of." Ye Qing looked at the Yangzhou pier and was also impressed by Xin Qiji and patted the railings.

"The most urgent task is to order the prefectures of Huainan East Road to supplement the troops stationed in the fifth route. Otherwise, the Jin people would go south..." Xin Qiji said with a frown and thoughtful. At least now, the patriotism in his heart, the Yangzhou magistrate who was about to take office, was still warm.

Ye Qing really couldn't bear to hit him again. He smiled with a hint of pity in his eyes, sighed silently, and thought to himself: The local officialdom on Huainan East Road is even more messy, and it will only be even more messy with his arrival.

Yangzhou magistrate was the first to arrive in Yangzhou than Ye Qing, the Yangzhou magistrate. So when Ye Qing took Xin Qiji and others to the Yangzhou Wharf, the new Yangzhou magistrate Liu Dexiu was already leading other officials waiting for Ye Qing and others.

"The lower-ranking official Liu Dexiu has met the prefect of the prefect, Lord Ye." Liu Dexiu said first, and then the welcome officials behind him saluted and introduced himself to Ye Qing, hoping to leave a good impression in the eyes of the newly appointed pacifier and prefect of Huainan East Road.

Although they are not as good as Liu Dexiu, they can know a little about some of the affairs of high-ranking officials in the court, but they still have some of the things about Ye Qing.

In their opinion, this young man who was promoted by the Supreme Emperor was able to become the pacifier and prefect of Huainan East Road at the age of about 30. He has a deep background and is deeply favored. His future officialdom will definitely rise to the top.

And I believe that at this time, I am afraid that it would be a formality to come to Huainan East Road, which is like a stepmother, and the court never cared about. The government road where officials sent their political achievements came, and it is estimated that it will be transferred back to Lin'an by the court to entrust the real important task.

So for those officials on Huainan East Road who cannot reach the senior officials of the court, the easy-going young prefect in front of them has a great opportunity to make a name for themselves and climb up.

Moreover, at such a young age, I am afraid that saying more flattery is better than using more money in secret. After all, this was promoted by the Supreme Emperor himself, and his relationship with the royal family must be extremely close.

The scale of the show to welcome Ye Qing is not very large, but Liu Dexiu has also been able to not seem stingy, so that Ye Qing will not be able to find fault in one go.

Ye Qing, who came to the Yangzhou Government Office, no longer had to introduce Xin Qiji, because along the way, the officials from Huainan East Road had already actively greeted Xin Qiji warmly early.

A pacifier and prefect, and he brought the magistrate to the post himself. Moreover, judging from the friendship between the magistrate and the magistrate, it was obviously not just a friendship between colleagues, but a very deep friendship. This made the officials of Huainan East Road almost worship Ye Qing as a god when they were looking at Ye Qing.

The magistrate has always had the power to report to the court without going through the government, so the magistrate and the officials who were sent to the prefect and appeasement envoy were incompatible with each other, and they looked at each other as if they were looking at enemies.

People like Ye Qing and Xin Qiji are naturally extremely rare in various officialdoms.

So for other Yangzhou officials except Liu Dexiu, Lord Ye has gained the trust of the court and will surely make a fortune in the future and rise to the top.

Otherwise, how could the court allow a prefect to be so arrogant? He also asked him to take the post with the only official who could supervise the prefect and appease the envoy?
Chapter completed!