Chapter 998 Hezhou
After the beginning of spring, many strong men and women began to repair the city outside the city.
The reason was that Xin Yan smelled an unusual smell.
After entering April, the arrival of clan brother Xin Mi confirmed many of his guesses.
"Brother said that Zhang Jun is not like the master, but I don't know what Shao Taibai is like?" On the undulating hills, the grass grew and warblers flew, and the breath of spring came to his face. Xin Yan picked off a wild flower and put it on the tip of his nose to smell it. and asked.
Xin Mi also misses this scenery very much, because this is what Longxi was like when he grew up in childhood.
The endless mountains, fast-flowing rivers, wormwood taller than his waist, and the houses and farmland dotted in the river valley were still unforgettable to him even after decades.
At this moment, Xin Yan burst out laughing when he heard Xin Yan's inquiry, and said: "Shao Taibai is already half dead in the North, so why should he say more? This world was brought down by him with one sword and one shot. With Zhang Jun and others, he can enjoy the success of his father and ancestors. People are different.”
"After talking about his achievements, let's talk about his appearance. Shao Taibai is tall and tall, bold and generous, and he has the ability to recognize people and tolerate them. This is not what Brother Yu said, but what Wang Yifu said. He has the hope of the world, Also impressed by Shao Taibai, what does Gongming think of Emperor Daliang? "
Xin Yan wanted to say that Wang Yifu might have exaggerated, but he stopped when he thought of his fame.
"What kind of person is Zhang Jun? Gong Ming knows better than Brother Yu, right?" Xin Mi continued: "Many people know the rumors about him when he was young."
Speaking of this, Xin Yan couldn't help laughing.
What kind of person is Zhang Jun? From the time he has the ability to control women, he has learned the taste of women. He is arrogant, domineering, arrogant and extravagant.
I don't know if it's a special hobby or something else, but he always likes to wander the streets late at night and do such debauched and debauched things that many people imitate him.
In addition, although Zhang Jun is very talented and can write passable articles at the age of ten, his appearance is not very good. Everyone in Liangzhou tried every means to embellish Zhang Jun's appearance, but in the end they only gave four words: "strange and magnificent".
Such a person, in an era that pays great attention to appearance and grace, will definitely make people laugh at or even despise him.
In a word, you don't look like the master.
Xin Yan was a scholar, and his aesthetics naturally aligned with those of aristocratic families.
What's more, the Xin family in Longxi is not a small family. Do you know the brothers Xin Pi and Xin Ping who once worked for Yuan Shao? The former became Cao Wei's Shizhong and Weiwei.
Xin Pi's son Xin Chang joined Cao Shuang's army.
The daughter Xin Xianying is a talented woman. She married the Taiyang family and gave birth to two sons and one daughter. Among them, the eldest son is named Yang Jin, who is Yang Xianrong's grandfather. His daughter is married to Xiahou Zhuang, the governor of Huainan, and his grandson is named Sima Rui.
Tell me, can this intricate relationship be any different?
In fact, until the eve of the fall of the Jin Dynasty, the Xin family in Longxi still had many high-ranking officials. However, due to the war, fewer people stayed in Guandong. Most of them quickly packed up their luggage and ran back to Guanxi. When the crisis came, people Instinctively, I want to run to my hometown. Even if I find my hometown remote and detrimental to future development, I would try to stay in the big city closest to my hometown, such as Chang'an.
Before Xin Mi went westward, he met Yang Xianrong once and talked about their relationship. They were distant cousins, so he went westward to persuade his younger brother Xin Yan to surrender.
Of course, this is only part of the reason.
The real core reason is that Xin Mi has suffered enough from the hardship of being displaced, and is very happy to see someone who can clean up the old mountains and rivers.
And this man was not a barbarian, which was especially admirable to him. After all, he had rejected Liu Cong's conquest in the first place.
Now he just wants the Liang Dynasty to be stable. He can serve as an official in Beijing and do his part for the development and growth of the Xin family in Longxi.
Xin Yan, he must persuade.
If Xiping County, Jinxing County and Wuhanying County can be brought down, Xin Yan's development will be even better than him, and the Xin family in Longxi will reach a higher level.
However, Xin Yan was still hesitant. After thinking for a while, he asked: "Shuzhong, you said that the Emperor of Liang wants to appoint me as the governor of Hezhou. How much land does Hezhou cover?"
"To the south of Yanzhi Mountain, everything is Hezhou." Xin Mi said.
"That's the first battalion of the three counties of Jincheng, Jinxing, Xiping, and Wuhan?" Xin Yan was a little moved.
"Battle" is a very special organization in Liangzhou, which is at the same level as the county.
For example, Liangzhou has the "Yumen Great Guard Army", which leads the camp troops and is directly under the jurisdiction of the governor.
Wuji Xiaowei Mansion's own garrison army is also a battalion.
Xin Yan's official official position is "Panghan Protector", leading the troops of Panghan camp.
Wuhan is not a county, and its land even belongs to Longxi County. Due to the long-term guarding of Henan (south of the Yellow River) and the pressure of war, Xin Yan has controlled Jinxing and Xiping counties as a flank protection force for Jincheng County.
If the Liang Dynasty wanted to take Jincheng directly, theoretically, it could be ignored as it was not on the marching route.
But really? Obviously not. Because people can launch attacks from the flanks and threaten your food routes. If you don't remove them, you won't be able to attack Jincheng with all your strength.
This is his united front value.
Therefore, Shao Xun was willing to set up Hezhou for him and make him the governor. But just now Xin Yan mentioned Jincheng County, which is a bit different.
Just listen to Xin Mi's explanation: "Gongming, this is greed. You can't control Jincheng now. Are you so greedy that you want to occupy this large county under the pressure of the army? Jincheng County has already been promised to others."
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"Who?" Xin Yan asked very sensitively: "You, Qu or Dou?"
Xin Mi shook her head and did not answer, as if letting him guess. And this only made Xin Yan more anxious, feeling that he might be betrayed.
"Gongming, Zhang Jun has been dissatisfied with you for a long time. He wanted to send troops to attack last time, but it was the middle of winter and he gave up in the end." Master Wang, do you think Zhang Jun will still tolerate you? If you don’t believe it, ask Xin Rongli (Xin Tao) to ask Liu Qing, the middle man, what happened at that time?”
"No need to ask any more questions." Xin Yan waved his hand and said: "Zhang Gongting really wanted to kill me, not for a day or two. Liu Qing regarded his efforts to dissuade Zhang Jun as a great success and asked me for a bribe, so I know the inside story."< br>
“Then you are still working for him?” It's Zhongxia "Man, most of the ministers in the court are famous people. This is a dignified court and worthy of serving. The governor of Hezhou is already very good. Do you know why you are willing to continue to command the two counties and one battalion?"
"Why?" Xin Yan guessed, isn't it because he has soldiers on hand? "I don't want to see your troops destroyed." Xin Mi smiled coldly and said, "It's not easy for you to train some troops. Once they are destroyed, if the Di Qiang, Xianbei, and Xiongnu people can't control it, Henan will be in chaos. You Think about it for yourself, is the situation in Hezhou stable? What will happen if your troops are gone? There are still Murong Tuyan (son of Murong Xian's brother Murong Tuyuhun) in the west."
Xin Yan's face turned pale when he was told this.
Especially the sentence about not wanting to see your soldiers destroyed made him extremely embarrassed and at the same time a little humiliated and even afraid.
He really wanted to surrender.
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Amidst the blooming mountain flowers, Wen Qiao got off his horse.
Behind them were a group of miscellaneous chieftains, all of whom were beaming with joy.
"Don't tell me again that I won't repay my debt." Wen Qiao turned around and said with a smile.
"The emperor truly believes in people."
"I will play with Shijun next time."
"Shijun, I won't win against you too much."
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Everyone was laughing and laughing, and couldn't stop having fun.
It's interesting that the dignified governor of Qinzhou actually bet with them and lost.
However, Wen Shijun's gambling is really good. Don't be impatient if you lose. You will pay off your debts. Sometimes when I came to the tribe, I would bring some silk from China to everyone as a greeting gift.
He has basically traveled to all the counties in Qinzhou, and there are too many people who know him.
Wen Shijun could even call many of the tribe's elders by their names. Together they drank, played games, and courted women. While chatting and laughing, the tribe's elders also gained a certain understanding of the imperial court and corrected many of their previous erroneous views.
To put it bluntly, someone made a rumor in the past, which might make people panic and cause chaos.
Now listening to Wen Shijun's words, it seems that this is not the case, and it is not so easy to believe rumors.
Going north to Sangcheng today, many dignitaries from the Diqiang tribe were summoned.
They brought with them as few as a hundred and as many as hundreds of followers, and they actually gathered into an army of more than 5,000 people. They were camping at the foot of the mountain and looked pretty decent.
Huan Wen also had hundreds of people on hand.
Because of Yu Liang's recommendation, he was appointed as the captain of Longxi County as soon as he arrived. The state paid for the recruitment of 500 strong men and gave him command, thus reestablishing the army of Longxi County.
Huan Wen cherished this opportunity very much. Although he despised these Qiang and Hu soldiers in his heart, he still forced himself to eat and live with them, and gradually became familiar with them.
Nowadays, military exploits are still needed to establish prestige——
"Yuanzi, I'm afraid that neither Panhan nor Jincheng will have a chance to fight." Wen Qiao gently rubbed the left side of his face and said, "Are you disappointed?"
"Your Majesty, are they going to surrender?" Huan Wen tightened the bow and sword in his hand and asked attentively.
"Xin Yan felt that Dou Tao of Jincheng was going to surrender, and Dou Tao felt that Xin Yan was going to surrender." Wen Qiao said, "And Dou Tao couldn't suppress the You family and the Qu family. He felt that they wanted to use his head to make meritorious deeds, so he wanted to escape back to his home. The tribe is so distraught, what will happen if we don’t surrender?”
After saying this, I couldn't help but frown.
He had been suffering from toothache for a long time.
I didn't pay attention at first, and the pain was not severe. Since this year, the pain has gradually deepened, and it has become a bit unbearable.
After listening to his words, Huan Wen thought for a long time.
Wen Gongxiang's words are sure to hit the target, and this analysis is very reasonable, which makes Huan Wen a little anxious.
He needs to make a contribution.
"You are more gambling than me." Wen Qiao looked at Huan Wen's slightly childish face and joked: "It is a difficult road to join the army to kill enemies and make contributions. You should have asked for permission in the first place and let me Yu Yuangui Let me introduce you to a good marriage, so that you don’t have to take any detours. Look at me, I married the daughter of the Langya Wang family and suddenly went from being in debt to having a fortune of tens of millions. I don’t want to learn?”
Huan Wen shook his head.
Wen Qiao laughed. Halfway through his laughter, his teeth started to hurt again, and his face suddenly changed.
"Your Majesty." Youbu Da came over and said: "The toothache is terrible, it must be pulled out."
"How to pull it out?" Wen Qiao's eyes lit up and he asked.
I asked many people in Luoyang before, and some said to use pliers to pull it out, while others said to use a hammer or file to grind it off. It was scary to hear it.
After coming to Qinzhou, dental disease continued to bother him, and he saw a new tooth extraction method.
When a Di tribe betted a lot of money, they introduced a sharp archer, saying that he could shoot strong bows and crossbows that others could not. Wen Qiao asked Wen Qiao to tie a tooth to the arrow and pull it out with a "swish".
Today, the Qiang people gathered together, and they obviously had new methods. He said: "I have a magical donkey in my family. He has a bad temper, but his strength is amazing, so that you——"
"That's all." Wen Qiao was a little scared and waved his hand.
At this time, several cavalrymen galloped back from the front and reported: "Envoy, General Jin from Sangcheng reported that Xin Yan surrendered from Jinxing and Xiping counties and the military camp of Pouhanhu."
"Yuanzi, how are you?" Wen Qiao turned to look at Huan Wen and asked proudly.
(End of chapter)