Chapter 129 Changes
On the day that Shao Xun moved to Xiao County (the 27th), Governor He Lun led nearly 13,000 cavalry and arrived near Xuchang.
That night, Sima You, king of Runan, entered the camp.
The next day, the entire army turned around and arrived outside Xuchang City at nightfall.
Huang Biao and Zheng Dong struggled for a long time and refused to open the city gate on the grounds that it was already dark. As a result, in the middle of the night, another convoy loaded with iron armor came out of the north gate and slipped away quietly.
On the morning of the 29th, some nobles in the city led their servants and soldiers to open the city gate first and welcomed He Lun and Sima You in.
Looking at Huang Biao and others who rushed to greet them, Sima You smiled.
The human heart, the human heart.
It is obvious who controls the hearts of Yingchuan and even Yuzhou.
Yingyin Xun family, Yanling Yu family, Xinye Yu family, Changshe Zhong family, Runan Ying family, Ancheng Zhou family, Qiaoxian Xiahou family, Peiguo Liu family...and dozens more Gentlemen, who are they facing?
It will be neither Zhang Fang nor Shao Xun.
Yuzhou is an area with a very dense concentration of noble families in the world. Each family has at least hundreds of private soldiers, and the most is even ten or twenty thousand.
In addition to them, there are four kingdoms: Runan, Liang, Qiao, and Pei, as well as some principalities and princes, each with soldiers ranging from one thousand to several thousand.
Sikong and Liu Qiao fought. Most of them just watched from the sidelines. There were fewer people in attendance, but that didn’t mean their presence could be ignored.
It seems that Shao Xun still has a brain and warned his subordinates in advance.
Just like when someone slandered in front of Sima Yong, saying that Zhang Fang attacked Luoyang with the intention of kidnapping the emperor and separatist power. Zhang Fang finally retreated, which may not be without this reason - another part of the reason is that Shao Xun fought desperately to hold on to Luoyang and did not let Zhang Fang succeed.
Haha, these two people are fighting each other, how wonderful!
Sima You didn't say anything, but He Lun's face was a little confused.
He knew that Shao Xun was not here, so he called Huang Biao and Zheng Dong with confidence, and cursed: "You are so brave, let the governor blow the cold wind in the field all night. This is You are so domineering, who can tell you - you two must be born thieves, and you will not change your nature after joining the Forbidden Army."
Huang Biao stood silently and turned a deaf ear.
Zheng Dong was a little uneasy and wanted to explain, but in the end he didn't know where to start.
"Get out! Take your people, get out of Xuchang and station yourself in the east of the city." He Lun finished his show of authority, waved his hand and said.
"Promise." Huang Biao and Zheng Dong saluted together, and then left Xuchang City with the sergeants.
Sima You and He Lun rushed to the treasury again and took a careful inventory.
Sima You doesn't care much about numbers. As long as he doesn't completely empty out everything and lets Shao Xun spit out some benefits, the matter will be over on the surface.
For King Fan Yang, the problem is actually not big, because Sikong now wants to personally lead Yuzhou, just like he personally led the governor and governor of Xuzhou.
Xuzhou will be handed over soon.
Joining the army, Wang Dao rushed eastward to Xuzhou, riding in front of the horse and behind the horse. There was no credit but hard work.
When Wang Yan was in court, he respected Sikong very much and cooperated with him tacitly.
Therefore, Sikong planned to let Wang Rui of Langya serve as the governor of Xuzhou, and Wang Dao would assist him, which was a way of betraying Wang Yifu.
However, Sikong also kept a hand, and the governor did not give it away.
The governor who only has military power but no political power is very uncomfortable, and the governor who only has political power but no military power is even more uncomfortable.
The battle between Fan Yang Wangfei, the governor of Xuchang, and Liu Qiao, the governor of Yuzhou, is vivid in my mind.
If King Langya was just the governor of Xiapi, considering his abilities and reputation, he might not have had an easier time than King Fan Yang in Yuzhou.
After Sikong takes possession of Yuzhou, he will eventually hand it over.
As someone close to Sikong, Sima You knew very well how disappointed Sikong was with Mr. Pingchang - it was commonplace to scold him in private.
But Mr. Pingchang is Sikong’s younger brother after all, and he is truly one of his own. No matter what trouble he gets into or what trouble he makes, he will never really blame him.
Therefore, after Yuzhou has been stable for a period of time, it is likely that it will eventually be handed over to Pingchang Gong. He was unable to cope with the complicated situation in Hebei, so he could only live in Yuzhou, a relatively stable place.
Jizhou will give it to King Fan Yang.
This is not too unfair to him. Although Jizhou has been in constant war since last year, it has a solid foundation. After calming down the chaos, it will definitely be better than Yuzhou to rest and recuperate.
Sikong was really worried about this family.
After a pretentious inspection of the treasury, Sima You left and went to Prince Fan Yang's Mansion.
As soon as he left, He Lun relaxed and said, "Just check it casually, no need to be too careful."
The officials were stunned at first, and then responded one after another.
They are all human beings, what do you not understand? Even more clever, several people were already secretly wondering, was Governor He hinting at something to them because they didn't get any benefits? Then the account will have to be redone.
Dudu He was probably going to prepare a big one, so they took the opportunity to make a small profit. How beautiful, how wonderful!
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After Shao Xun received the information "sent" from various places, he digested it for a while, and then smiled: "If many people are idle and have nothing to do, The trouble is looking for me, but I am fighting for Sikong."
Tang Jian, who had just returned from Yunzhongwu, was a little worried and asked: "Lang Jun, the envoy of King Runan ordered us to hand over all the tribulations. Do we really have to give away the proceeds from plunder? ”
"The asking price is high, and you will pay it back when you get there." Shao Xun snorted coldly and said: "First, send 300 pairs of damaged armors captured on the battlefield. I don't believe it. He really dares to come to me and ask for it."< br>
Sima You went to Xuchang on the order of Sikong, sealed the treasury, checked the accounts, and finally sent an envoy to the camp of the Shao tribe who had marched to Qiao County, saying that they had plundered "two thousand pairs of iron armors." , return it within a time limit.
As soon as these words came out, Shao Xun understood.
Joke! I have moved more than 6,600 pairs. Except for the hacked batch, most of them have been stored in Yushanwu, and 1,500 of them have even been transported back to Yunzhongwu.
Two thousand pairs, do you look down on me?
"The general must have noticed that this is a small punishment but a big warning." Li Chong sat opposite Shao Xun and said without hesitation: "Even if this matter is ultimately taken lightly, Sikong cannot take it seriously. Nothing happened. If there is suspicion between the two, in the end..."
At this point, Li Chong sighed regretfully.
"What you said may not sound good, but it is true." Shao Xun nodded and said, "It seems that we need to take strong medicine and be prepared for the worst."
"What do you mean, general?" Li Chong asked in surprise.
Shao Xun did not answer but asked: "What do you think of General Tujiang's son?"
"They are all veterans selected by the left and right guards. Many of them have been in the army for more than ten years and have seen dozens of battles. Of course they are excellent." Li Chong replied.
"How are these sudden generals doing?" Shao Xun continued to ask.
“It’s not very good.” Li Zhong said: “But the lives of the people in Luoyang are very difficult. It’s not as good as the top, but it’s more than the bottom.” "Shao Xun cursed and said: "On the way back, I was talking to Zhu Erlang, and someone opened his armor and counted the scars on his body one by one, telling me the year, where and how he was injured. Waiting for the warrior, is it okay for you to just let him make a living?"
Li Zhong was speechless.
"No wonder the men are unwilling to fight to the death!" Shao Xun glanced at Li Chong and asked: "Do you think I should expand my army now that I have so many iron armors?"
Li Chong's heart skipped a beat.
Gao Yi, Zhang Gu, Yu An and others gathered around from a distance, looking at him with their arms folded.
"Don't worry, if there is anyone who least wants to see the imperial court lose all its majesty, it must be me." Shao Xun waved his hand and said: "Go and supervise the baggage convoy and let them carefully Prepare food, supplies, and equipment. If you figure it out, you can come to me."
"No." Li Zhong left with a heavy heart.
Shao Xun waved his hand and asked Gao Yi, Zhang Gu and others to come over and said: "There are a few of you. When it comes to marching, fighting, and commanding, none of you can compare to Li Zhong. It's far behind."
A few people were shamed by the training and did not dare to refute.
Shao Xun didn’t want to mention these troublesome things and said straight to the point: “After experiencing the Xuchang Arsenal case, Sikong Ying became a little wary of me. Originally, I estimated that it was unlikely that I would have the opportunity to serve outside in three to five years. Now it seems that it may not be possible within ten years. Therefore, the previous plans can no longer be carried out, and we have to think of new ways."
In fact, even if there is no Xuchang Arsenal case, it is possible for Sima Yue to let him go. Sexuality is also gradually declining.
The reason is simple. He has been losing battles and does not have enough military talents on hand. I won't let him go until I squeeze out all my use value.
Some things, you think in this direction, but the reality is often in another direction.
“What can we do?” Zhang Gu asked stupidly.
"Actually, this is also my fault. I thought too simply before." Shao Xun sighed and said: "Jin San, Lu Heigou, and Mao Er have recently made some plans. Yunzhong, Kinmen, and Tan Of the six hundred Silver Spear soldiers in Shansan Village, nearly two hundred have married this year."
Everyone listened quietly.
“They are all refugees from Bingzhou, and some even have one or two children with them. They don’t choose, they just marry them home.” Halfway through his laughter, Shao Xun suddenly stopped, coughed, and said : "Actually, I was negligent. They were originally coolies, and many of them could never get a wife in their lifetime. Now that they have such a good opportunity, of course they can't help it. This has posed a problem for me."
"General, isn't this great?" Gao Yi said puzzledly: "After they marry a wife and have children, they have taken root."
It's the fact that they have taken root that makes me depressed. ! Shao Xun sighed secretly, but how to explain this kind of thing to others?
Humans have seven emotions and six desires, not robots, and physiological needs are one of them.
In the three forts, the status of Silver Spear sergeants is not low. Each person has five households to support him, and when he has free time, he goes to work in the fields, and his life is relatively prosperous. When you're full and warm, that's what's coming.
“Let’s not mention them anymore.” Shao Xun said: “I am planning to expand the army, and the first batch will be Tujiang Erlang. If you know anyone who is familiar with me, you can help to persuade me.”
< br>"General, raising troops requires money, where does the money come from?" Gao Yi asked.
Those in his family who are in business are most sensitive to money, and they go straight to the core when they speak.
"I also grabbed some money this time, so I will deal with it first. This time when I go south, I have taken a fancy to a place. I will take you to see it after I have returned to the class." Shao Xun said: "First Well, it’s important to defeat Liu Qiao first.”
(End of this chapter)