Chapter 296 Threesome
Chen Yan’s appointment has been made: Hefei Du Branch School Captain.
On his way to take office, he came to Chen County to express his thanks.
As a member of the Chen family in Xuchang, he knew very well the important reason why he was still able to control Hefei even after his defeat: Chen Hou Shang Shu Li Bao.
In this matter, Duzhi Wang Shangshu had no objection. The emperor had more important things to do, so he also had no objection. So, when the King of East China Sea comes out to control Yanzhou, the matter is settled.
He set out from Luoyang, boarded the ship when he arrived at Chenliu Junyi County, and went south via Suiyang Canal, heading straight to Chen County.
Sima Yue is also following Junyi.
He gathered together the seven to eight thousand remaining defeated generals gathered by Liu Qia - the original troops led by Wang Kan, Wang Shiwen and the East China Sea Kingdom Army - the number of soldiers reached 40,000, and they fought fiercely with Wang Mi in the Suanzao and Baima areas.
The combat process is lackluster.
Wang Mi avoided fighting with deep ditches and high fortresses, and only defended the ferry.
Sima Yue entrusted the army to Chief Shi Pei Miao, and was assisted by He Lun, Wang Bing, Liu Qia, Bo Sheng and others. After ten days of siege, they conquered the ferry in the north of Suanzao County, but Baima was never able to capture it.
Chen Yan did not stay here for long. After waiting for the ship, he went south from Junyi County.
Junyi County is a mess.
The county magistrate abandoned his official position and left long ago.
The beggar commander Chen Wu led his people to occupy this place, but they were not rebels, but were ordered to guard this place.
Last year Sima Yue summoned the Hebei beggar commander to Beijing, and Li Yun and Bo Sheng followed the order and went to Luoyang.
Chen Wu led more than 5,000 families of Han and Wuhuan refugees to Chenliu.
Wang Ping and Qi Ji were even more outrageous. Seeing Chen Wu in Chenliu, they did not fight with him, but went directly to Liang State next door to Chenliu and found a piece of land to settle down.
The development of the beggar army is very rapid.
Back then, the beggar army that Sima Teng brought to Hebei was only more than 10,000 people, most of whom were officials, soldiers and civilians of Bingzhou.
After conquering Ye, Sima Teng only deployed a few troops to defend the city for him. Most of the begging troops ate in the counties of Jizhou, and great development began.
Not only the Hu and Han people from Bingzhou went east to Jizhou to join, but also many soldiers and civilians from Jizhou joined the army.
In the previous Jisang rebellion, the beggar army dispatched 50,000 people at once, which shows its scale.
Compared with the general purpose of the refugee army to "anti-Jin", the purpose of the beggar army is to "support the Jin". This is the biggest difference between them and the refugee army, after all, it is within the system.
At present, the beggar army has formed three major "base areas".
Those north of the Yellow River were active in the Shangbai area of Guangzong (Anping County, Jizhou), farming and fighting, and were led by Tian Hui, the chief secretary of Sima Hui, the former Fanyang king.
Those south of the Yellow River were based in Junyi County of Chenliu State and were commanded by Chen Wu.
After Wang Ping splits his family, Liang Guo will soon become his third base.
When Chen Yan went south from Junyi, refugees speaking with Bingzhou and Jizhou accents could be seen everywhere. He was fierce and aggressive, with a habit of robbery. If he hadn't had an official status and hundreds of followers, he might have been robbed.
“A good water transport town was actually occupied by the beggar army.” Chen Yan sighed.
"At least they are Situ's soldiers and will not cut off water transportation." Yang Jun, who accompanied him southward, consoled him.
"I am obedient now, but it will be difficult to say in the future." Chen Yan shook his head and said, "I am afraid that Situ is overthinking if I expect these people to resist the Huns."
"No need for them. Who should I use?" Yang Jun said helplessly: "The Governor of Xuchang has no soldiers. The Yanzhou soldiers are also in Situ's hands. The place is empty, so we can only call in the begging army to resist."
"That's right." Chen Yan nodded, then looked at Wang Yin who was following him, and asked: "Uncle Chu is back in the village, and he is much better than the people like me who are running around outside."
Wang Yin, courtesy name Chu Shu, was the younger brother of the heroic cavalry general Wang Hu, and was a native of Chen County, Chen County.
Their family is considered to be from a humble family.
The poor family is probably the one with the greatest difference between the upper and lower limits among the families in the world. Some poor families have no money and live a very miserable life, not even having enough to eat. Some poor families live in luxury with vast streets and hordes of servants.
The Wang family in Chenjun County was relatively poor, and they were only of Wang Hu's generation. Life got better because he became a general in the Forbidden Army.
But for the generals of the Forbidden Army, the benefits they can reap are limited, and they are not as good as those of local officials such as prefects.
Fortunately, the two brothers have a good mentality and do not have such high material requirements. Especially for Wang Yin, it is enough to be able to read and write. There are no other high requirements.
He had been living in Luoyang before, never leaving the front door or taking a second step. Unexpectedly, he was so low-key, but he was found out by Chen Hou and hired as a doctor (ninth rank) in the Hou Mansion.
Wang Yin originally did not want to be an official, but his brother persuaded him. At the same time, he returned to his hometown in Chen County. After careful consideration, he agreed. This time, I followed Chen Yan and Yang Jun to the south. Yang Jun was originally Situ Tu, but he has left the house. This time he came to discuss matters on Wang Yan's order.
"Colonel Chen is joking." Wang Yin twitched the corners of his lips, forced out a smile, and said: "Hefei is a quiet place, not better than Zhongzhou? I don't know how many clothes there are now. Scholars are going south, even if they lose their official posts, they still have to go to the south of the Yangtze River. Colonel Chen is able to live in Hefei, and he is envied by many people. "
Everyone knows that the position of Colonel Chen is a good one. Moreover, it is Duzhi Hefei, far away from the right and wrong of Luoyang, and it is the most fertile place among the most fertile places.
I heard that Chen Yan and Mi Huang had a close relationship. They once defeated Wang Mi at Sheyuan Pass with Chen Hou, so their relationship was naturally unusual.
Besides, the Chen family in Xuchang has turned to Chen Hou. It is not surprising that he can go to Hefei to supervise the transportation of grain.
After King Donghai left Yanzhou and wanted to seek an official position, it was certainly right to look for people like Wang Yan and Liu Tun, but if he found another way and went to Chen Hou's house, sometimes there would be surprises.
His relationship with Wang Yifu is extraordinary!
"I went to Hefei to do something to offend people." Chen Yan said with a wry smile: "It's March, and there hasn't been a ship of grain that has passed through Guoshui to Junyi. The Taiwei and Shangshu were anxious, so they Even the emperor has issued an order to ask questions. I still don’t know what’s going on.”
"Hasn't the Qian Chuan Rebellion been put down? King Langya has always been respectful, so will he withhold money and food? Isn't that right?" Yang Jun said in surprise.
Qian Chuan rebelled, and was annihilated by the powerful armed forces of Jiangnan.
The one who sent the most troops was the Yixing Zhou clan. This was the third time he had conquered Jiangnan.
The first time troops were sent to pacify Shi Bing, the main credit went to Chen Min, but Zhou Qi of the Yixing Zhou family gathered private soldiers to join the war.
The second time was the Chen Min Rebellion. This time, the wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River collectively turned their backs on him and turned against each other. Zhou Qi also led his troops to join the war.
The third time was the Qian Chuan Rebellion. Zhou Qi sent troops again and defeated them in one fell swoop.
So, he gained the reputation of "Three Ding Jiangnan".
It can also be seen from the side that the power of the Jiangnan wealthy family is already very powerful. The Yixing Zhou family often organizes more than 10,000 private soldiers, and they still have considerable combat effectiveness. However, it is not known how much this family possesses. Land and population can probably be "closed as a city" and "self-sufficient".
Langya King Sima Rui probably could only appease and win over them, and he didn't even dare to say harsh words. Unless there are more and more scholars from Nandu and bring a large number of northern soldiers and civilians, Sima Rui and Director Wang can straighten their backs a little.
"What I'm worried about is not Qian Zhuan, but the attitude of the wealthy family in Wu." Chen Yan shook his head and didn't want to say more about this.
The money and grain collected in Hefei not only included the taxes collected in the old Wei and Jin Dynasties such as Shouchun, but also the grain and grain from the Wu region further south. With the current state of the court, Chen Yan was a little worried that the Jiangnan scholars would have different intentions and it would be difficult to deal with it.
Yang Jun understood it as soon as he heard it, and suddenly felt worried.
As a member of the Hongnong Yang family, he had no intention of crossing south. After Sima Yue left town, he sought refuge with Wang Yan and actively approached Chen Hou Shaoxun - his father Yang Zhun was on good terms with Le Guang, and Yang Jun was also good friends with Le Guang's son Le Zhao and others.
He knows very well that the current Luoyang court cannot do without money and food from other states. With the Central Plains integrated into one, the relatively stable South was a rare place to export taxes.
The Wei Yamen of Guanglingdu Branch School has been paralyzed. If there is another problem in Hefei, it will be really troublesome.
But he had no choice but to count on Zhou Fu, the governor of Yangzhou (who governed Shouchun), to stabilize the situation and collect as much money and grain as possible to transport to Beijing for a protracted war with the Huns.
A few people walked and chatted. Two or three days later, they followed the Suiyang Canal and crossed Fugou and entered Yangxia County.
At this time, the fire soaring into the sky in the distance attracted their attention. When they asked someone, it turned out that the fire was one of the He family's manor in Chenjun.
The governor Lu Zhi led the army to arrest Zouping before He Ji. He Ji raised his troops to resist. When the manor was breached, he set fire to himself.
"This..." Chen Yan was speechless and shocked.
Yang Jun looked deeply at the He family manor where shouts could be heard faintly, feeling shocked and uncertain in his heart.
Wang Yin, who had been silent all this time, suddenly raised his head and looked at the once glorious He Family Manor, speechless for a long time.
He even climbed onto the top of the boat and watched silently.
There were many soldiers besieging He's manor, but their clothes were messy and their weapons were all kinds of different.
A little further away, there were more than 2,000 soldiers standing in awe armed with weapons. It seemed that they were holding down the formation.
If nothing unexpected happens, the last force should be Chen Hou’s private army Qu Yinqiang. So, what kind of soldiers besieged the He family?
The answer is actually obvious: the gentry tribe.
As for which family or families it belongs to, it is not known. It is probably impossible to escape the Yuan and Xie families.
There may be other families, because Chen Hou is gathering all the clans here, and each family has brought more or less people over.
Drive the soldiers of the gentry clan to attack the gentry clan, and then carve up the He family?
What a great idea.
After this incident, "Chen Jun" may really become "Chen Guo" - Chen Guo of the Shao family.
(End of this chapter)