Chapter 993: Western Inspection
Outside Yewang City, the spring sowing has already been completed.
Peng Ling led five hundred soldiers to the mansion on the west bank of Qinshui River to supervise the servants to receive their wages.
On the other side of the river is a flat grassland. At this time, a few buds have grown, which is pleasing to the eye.
Beyond the grassland is a large area of farmland. The wheat seedlings are growing well, which seems to indicate that this is a great year - even if the luck is a little worse, it is still an average year.
The prefect Lu Rong and the county magistrate Wei Hu stood at the junction of pasture and farmland, pointing.
Lu Rong was a protégé of the Emperor. He joined the army in his early years and later became a scholar. He worked as an assistant official in a county and then became the prefect of Hanoi. He guarded this key place between Luoyang and Shangdang for the Emperor.
Wei Huan’s true identity was also known to everyone.
He was the minister of Huangmen of Liu Han Dynasty. He was demoted several levels after entering the dynasty. He was also transferred from Chang'an and served as the county magistrate of Hanoi in Yewang.
However, Penngling still appreciated him very much. Geinweijian opened a private school in Yewang, and his son and nephew taught literature. The second son Penngling studied in this private school.
In such a situation, he was embarrassed to scold Wei Huan again.
On the eastern horizon, there is a faint manor.
A team was dispatched from the manor. The number was around five hundred. They were all strong men, driving cattle, horses, carts, and even donkeys, mules and other beasts of burden. They crossed the river to the west and south. .
When they arrived near the ferry, the leader dismounted and prostrated himself on the ground.
Peng Ling wiped his eyes and took a closer look. It turned out to be Zhang An from the Zhang family.
The Zhang family was quite famous in the Jin Dynasty. They were from Pinggao, Hanoi, and later moved to Yewang.
Zhang Chunhua came out of the clan and married Sima Yi. After the founding of the country, Sima Yan was posthumously named queen.
Of course, I heard that the family background was even worse in the Later Han Dynasty, with Situ, Taiwei, II and three Dukes being successively produced.
As fellow townspeople and wealthy families, it is normal for the Hanoi Zhang family and the Sima family to marry.
However, what is ironic is that the Zhang family gradually declined during the sixty years of the "Peaceful Age" of the Jin Dynasty, which was not as good as it was in the late Han Dynasty.
By the end of the Jin Dynasty, Hanoi was occupied by Wang Mi, Shi Le, Liu Ya and others in turn. Although Zhang tried his best to protect himself, he also paid a huge price.
After the founding of the Liang Dynasty, only one or two children of the Zhang family served as county-level officials in other counties. If the genealogy is recorded again, the Zhang family in Hanoi may fall into a poor family - the fall is a bit fast.
Prefect Lu Rong seemed impatient. After saying a few words, he waved the man away.
Wei Huan also stood on one side with his arms folded, saying nothing, only looking at Zhang An with a smile.
When Sima Yi was in power, could Weishi treat Zhang like this? Obviously not.
But now it works.
Zhang An was not worried and led his horse to board a boat to cross the river. Soon he came to the west bank. Seeing the movement in the Di Pavilion, he thought about it and came over and laughed: "It turns out to be Peng Guan. I heard that you Congratulations on being promoted to the lord of the building.”
After the establishment of the new dynasty, the Imperial Army also gained a lot of benefits.
For example, the governor and the building owner both have official ranks. The former is from the ninth rank, and the latter is from the ninth rank. This has never happened since the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
In other words, Penngling is now an official, but Zhang An, a descendant of Zhang Chunhua's clan, is not.
If you don't take into account the background, fame, wealth, and drama, Peng Ling and Zhang An are now a perfect match, which makes people laugh.
Of course, in real life, how can we not consider these factors?
A family's business cannot be successful in just one or two generations. Even if the Zhang family in Hanoi is so poor that they are hungry and full, and Penngling is promoted to the sixth or seventh rank official, and other families choose to marry, they will only choose the impoverished Zhang family instead of the upstart Peng family.
But Penngling doesn’t care.
He didn't have many ideas. When he saw Zhang An, he just said: "Don't delay, hurry south and obey the order. The emperor will go west soon. If the deadline is missed, your fortress will have to be demolished. .”
Zhang An's expression changed when he heard this, but he soon returned to normal. He smiled and said: "Peng Zhuang said it is true and I will leave now."
After that, he returned to the ferry and waited for the residents of his Wubao to arrive. Cars, horses, and draft animals crossed the river one by one.
In the suburbs of Yewang City, the countryside is scattered and stretches for a long distance.
Zhang Jing looked at it quietly, with mixed emotions.
This is where the families of the soldiers and soldiers of Heijin Zuoying live together. Each family is assigned fifty acres of land to work at sunrise and rest at sunset.
Their husbands, brothers, and sons served as soldiers in the wild king, guarding the north gate of Luoyang.
The existence of such an army has profoundly changed the pattern and even the atmosphere of Hanoi.
As far as the eye can see, country urchins are playing and laughing by the river with wooden sticks.
Some older children even grabbed the five or six-year-old children and made them line up holding wooden sticks.
Others may look like they want to laugh, but Zhang An can't.
Today he is a urchin with a runny nose standing in battle, ten years from now he will be a young man with proficient skills, and twenty years from now he will be a qualified soldier. If the frontier army towns recruit military athletes, they can choose from them.
As long as there is real fame, fortune and wealth to be gained, there will always be some among the tens of thousands of children who are willing to go.
One county can expand to the whole world, with tens of thousands of people within easy reach.
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After Lu Rong made a tour, he crossed the river and returned to the west bank.
Wei Huan followed closely behind him. "Sometimes I really envy them." On the country road, Lu Rong suddenly sighed.
Wei Jian rolled his eyes and understood what he meant.
Lu Rong’s seniority is comparable to that of Wang Queer and Jin Zheng.
One of them is Shan Yu, the Great Protector, and the other is General Zhenxi. Neither of them can compare with Lu Rong, the prefect.
Lu Rong's eldest son is named Lu Xin. He can enter the Imperial Academy, which was newly opened this year, or the martial arts school. Xu Shi was unwilling to give up, so Lu Rong sent his eldest son to Liang County martial arts school.
“That’s all, it’s all old news.” Lu Rong shook his head again and said, “At this age, why do you still want to do so much? Xian Dao, it’s up to you to transfer supplies to the north. "I'm carrying it."
"Yes." Wei Huan responded.
The emperor is going to launch troops against Xiliang.
As expected, there are three groups of people in total.
The Northern Route Army set out from Yinshan Mountain, detoured around Juyanhai, and attacked from north to south.
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This road is mainly composed of Tuoba Xianbei cavalry, but it is impossible for the imperial court to send no one at all.
In fact, the Northern Route Army was led by Shanyu Dadu, King Queer, who led——
Gaoliu and Wu Tuesday Town’s three thousand mounted infantry were led by Shanyu Mansion’s Tao Bao who joined the army. ;
There are five thousand Hu cavalry from the four counties of Kelan, Xinxing, Yanmen and Dai, led by Liu Zhao, the prefect of Kelan;
The Zuo Xiao cavalry guard has three thousand troops, and the Youzhou Tuqi governor has one thousand five hundred, led by The Zuo Xiao Cavalry Guard General Shao Shen was in command;
The Shangdang Jie Cavalry was five thousand, because Liu Runzhong was traveling westward with him. , no longer went on expeditions, and were led by the Ministry of Ma Qiu;
In the end, there were more than 40,000 Tuoba Dai national cavalry, led by the assistant prime minister Wang Feng;
The whole army totaled more than 50,000 cavalry. , together with the old, weak, women and children grazing and camping, the total number will exceed 60,000, and the strength is quite impressive.
To this end, the imperial court ordered the mobilization of 200,000 bolts of silk and 3 million hu of grain as rewards, which were sent to Pingcheng.
Silk was collected from Henan, part of the grain was dispatched from Taiyuan, Leping, and Xihe counties, part was transported from Jizhou, and part was dispatched from Hanoi, Jijun, Xingyang, Puyang and other places.
What Wei Huan needs to be responsible for is the transfer of 300,000 grains and beans allocated by the county.
In addition to the North Route Army, there are also the Middle Route Army and the South Route Army.
The Central Route Army is said to have set out from Anding.
When Liu Can was in charge of Guanzhong, in order to manage the northwest, he successively added Sanshui (to the east of today's Tongxin County, Ningxia), Quyan (today's Dingbian, Shaanxi, and Yanchi, Ningxia), and Quaiyin (today's Pingchuan, Baiyin City, Gansu) to Anding County. District Shuiquan Town) three counties.
One month before its demise, Han Lingzhou County had just been restored - it was called "Lingzhou" because it was located on the sandbank of the Yellow River, and it was probably located near Wuzhong, Ningxia today.
Among the four counties, Sanshui and Quyan were established after the Xiongnu conquered the local tribes and ordered them to surrender.
Quanyin County is located on the east bank of the Yellow River. At that time, Liu Han had a small-scale war with Liangzhou, mainly in the Longxi area of Qinzhou. Quaiyin was the "second battlefield" opened by the Xiongnu, but Liu Han perished before it had time to play its role.
After the city of Chang'an was broken, Quaiyin County surrendered together with Wang Shiwu of Jiuquan. Shi Wu rebelled again, but Quaiyin County did not follow suit.
Lingzhou County is the result of the Xiongnu's expansion into Beiyi Mountain and the further result of the war after the establishment of Sanshui and Quyan. It is similar to Quaiyin County and surrendered after the death of Liu Han.
Although these four counties have appointed county magistrates and other officials, the local areas are basically still autonomous by Zahu, with only nominal submission.
In this westward expedition to Liangzhou, Yongzhou and Anding counties recruited young men from various counties and hoarded supplies in Quaiyin as the starting point for the middle route army.
This road was led by Jin Zhun, the general who protected the Xiongnu Zhonglang, and led 30,000 Xiongnu miscellaneous Hu soldiers from Jingzhao, Beidi, Anding, Fufeng, and Shiping counties.
The South Route Army undoubtedly set out from Longxi County in Qinzhou and went north to attack Wuhan and Jincheng. The main force was the Hu and Han troops under Jin Zheng's command, totaling about 10,000 people. During the war, some of the emperor's retinue troops would also be assigned to them. Give him command.
From last year to this year, a full half-year's supply of food and military supplies was stored.
The three armies marched together, with Wang Queer as the commander-in-chief of the north route, Jin Zhun as the commander-in-chief of the middle route, and Jin Zheng as the commander-in-chief of the south route.
The emperor stationed at Xiaoguan to take charge of the overall situation - this is where Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty passed during his western tour.
From the perspective of the composition of the troops, most of them are actually driven soldiers and horses, and some government soldiers and forbidden troops are recruited. There are not many real elite soldiers in Daliang, and most of them guard the emperor's side. At most, some of them are soldiers. Just join the war.
In this battle, fighting was used to promote surrender, and suppression and appeasement were used at the same time. After defeating Xiliang, the prestige of the Liang Dynasty will surely rise to a higher level, and the foundation of the dynasty will become more stable.
Lu Rong sincerely hopes to win Wei Jian's surrender, because his personal and family honor and disgrace have long been tied to the emperor and Daliang.
Not only him, but the thousands of black families of Zuoying soldiers in Hanoi, as well as ordinary people who were allocated fields and houses, did not want Daliang to be defeated. Because no one wants their own interests to be harmed, and no one wants to see the wealthy family counterattack and settle down.
At the end of February, soldiers, carriages and horses were overwhelming outside Luoyang City, and grain, grass and military supplies were piled up. The time was ripe.
On the first day of March, Shao Xun, the emperor of Daliang, left Wang Yan, Chu Hui, Zhang Bin, Chen Yougen, Mi Huang, and Pei Kuo to stay in power and temporarily set up a "political affairs hall".
During the emperor's western tour, all military and political affairs were discussed by the six governors of the Zhengshitang. If there was any unresolved matter, it was decided by Queen Yu Wenjun.
After the Western Inspection, he was dismissed from power and the Political Affairs Hall was abolished.
There is no doubt that this is a preview of the new dynasty.
(End of this chapter)