Chapter 348 Various Arrangements
On the winding country road, several riders gradually receded into the distance.
“He left in a hurry without even passing the Cold Food Festival.” Wang Shu sighed and said depressedly.
"Why should Chu Ming be worried?" Zhou Wei rode his horse to catch up and said with a chuckle: "Zhongzhou is in turmoil and chaos. It is not a place we are happy with. Sooner or later, some people will become discouraged and cross the river south. "
"That's right." Wang Shu turned from worry to joy and said, "Bo Ren can comfort people."
"It also comforts me." Zhou Wei laughed.
Wang Shu, Wang Dao's younger brother, is now Sima Rui Zhendong General Shogunate and joins the army. Sima Yue once conquered the country, but failed. When Wang Dun was appointed governor of Qingzhou, Wang Shu followed him and wanted to serve in the state. Everyone knows the result.
After Sima Rui crossed south from Xuzhou to build Ye, the Wang family invested a lot of money. Almost two-thirds of the clan members went south to rely on it, and Wang Shu was one of them.
Zhou Wei was born in the Runan Zhou family and is currently the shogunate general and shogunate general of Sima Bi Town. But he didn't want to do it anymore. After chasing Fan County to resign, he followed Wang Shu southward.
As for his hometown, he also sent someone back to inform him, and he will leave with his family, servants, and tribe later.
The north is so chaotic, with iron and blood everywhere, but the south is full of gentle breeze, willow catkins, fine wine, and beauties. Isn't it beautiful?
Behind them were several people, all former assistants of the Sima Yue shogunate. Under Wang Shu's persuasion, they each left their homes, crossed the Yangtze River and went south to join King Langya.
As the old saying goes, people are humbled when they leave their hometown, and the same is true for scholars.
You can indeed bring some bankers with you, but the problem is that you need a lot of money to support it. Opening up wasteland is not a simple matter. At least in the first one or two years, you will make a pure loss. You have to support them.
There is no doubt that the Jiangdong government will provide some subsidies, but they will also have to pay for it themselves.
As more and more people cross to the south, the price of food in Jiangdong counties has gone up. Even if you have money, you can't buy it. You have to borrow from others through your network of connections. After the land reclamation is successful, Return it later.
At this time, it is very important to have relatives and friends serving as local officials.
These people who followed Wang Shu were to stand in front of the officials to facilitate the entire family's journey south in the future.
They are scholars, well-educated, knowledgeable, and have certain management experience. At this stage, King Langya wants as much as he wants, because he wants to strike a balance between the southerners and the northerners.
In addition, attracting northern talents is also one of the ways to weaken opponents. In short, there are many benefits.
"Who is that person over there?" Wang Shu pointed his horsewhip, looking at the hundreds of people hesitantly walking forward dozens of steps away, and asked.
Zhou Wei took a closer look and said: "They should be the people who went south to beg. I traveled from Luoyang, Xingyang, and Puyang and saw a lot of them. The Xiongnu sent a small group of rangers to go south. There were only one or two hundred horsemen carrying food and water for several days, and they attacked everywhere. When the people saw the thieves coming, they did not pursue them, but destroyed their crops, burned their houses, and then roared away. "
Although people are now starting to live together, some fortress walls are not big enough to accommodate everyone. Many people still live outside Wubao, and they only retreat to the fort collectively when enemies arrive.
Besides, people can hide, but fields cannot. If you can't deal with the two hundred Huns cavalry, you can only let them do whatever they want - if you are determined to fight and repel the enemy in the field, It may be possible to prevent the enemy from destroying crops, but not every dock is capable of doing so.
While traveling along the way, Zhou Yi encountered a group of Xiongnu cavalry in Puyang and almost captured them.
"It seems that it is not easy for Shao Xun in Henan." Wang Shu breathed a sigh of relief and said: "According to Shao Taibai's words, 'every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite', haha. He faced the Huns head-on. Bing Feng is being plundered every day. I don’t know how long I can hold on.”
Zhou Wei frowned a little and said, “Chu Ming, if Chen Hou blocks the front, it will be good for Jiangdong, so why bother talking sarcastically. ?”
“That’s right.” Wang Shu apologized and said no more.
As of now, King Langya still respects the orders of the court.
Guangling did not transport much grain to Beijing last year. The counties in Jiangdong were happy and relaxed, but this year they are about to start shipping. This is a very obvious signal. King Langya is still a minister of the Jin Dynasty and respects Luoyang Zhengshuo.
As a subordinate of King Langya, he really shouldn't say much.
Zhou Wei turned his head and looked in the direction of Fan County.
In the past few days, the general shogunate of the town army has been organizing Sima Yue's funeral.
After Sima Yue's death, the funeral has been held in the city. This time it was considered a glorious burial.
For people at their level, funerals are political activities and mean many things.
After Sima Yue is buried, it means that his era is completely over, and the shogunate staff will start a new political career under the leadership of the new master.
Zhou Wei heard that basically all the major noble families in Yanzhou had sent people to the scene, more people than those who came before Situ Sheng.
It is true that the dead are the most important, and no one will have trouble with the dead. But without Chen Hou leading his army, things would not be so simple.
Judging from the people attending the funeral, the Yanzhou nobles probably also wanted to see if Chen Hou, a well-known general in Luoyang, could withstand the Xiongnu's fierce offensive for them - not necessarily to completely block it, but at least to Improved from before.
The situation in the north is quietly undergoing profound changes due to the interaction of external forces and internal factors.
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At the end of March, there was suddenly more news.
Shuchun Zhou Fu is still selling his plan to move the capital, and mentioned that water transportation may be difficult this year because Jingzhou has suffered from war.
As soon as this statement came out, everyone turned their attention.
Langya King Sima Rui asked Zhou Fu to be dismissed from his position. The two sides are still bickering. No one dares to say whether they will use weapons in the future. At least, Sima Rui had a strong urge to kill Zhou Fu.
In the direction of Jingzhou, Yang Dan led his army south, defeated Wang Ru again, and beheaded three thousand people.
After arriving at Xiangyang City, due to the inability to attack for a long time, a military chaos broke out in the camp. Yang Dan fled in a hurry. Wang Ru was defeated and suffered heavy losses.
After gathering the remaining soldiers, they returned all the way to the new wilderness and licked their wounds. The Huns had been saving a certain amount of supplies east of the river for several months, but finally lost patience and began to attack.
Nanyang King Sima Mo sent General Zhao Ran to lead his army to reject the attack. Ran's army was stationed in Pubanjin, blocked by the river.
Another one went all the way to Tongguan for guarding.
These two groups have brought together all the capable soldiers in Guanzhong, and their strategic intention to defend the enemy from outside the country is very obvious.
The reason why I do this is actually because I am afraid.
Sima Mo was worried that after the Xiongnu broke into Guanzhong, the Huns responded, and the situation instantly deteriorated. Therefore, no matter what, the battlefield must be placed outside and as far away from Chang'an as possible.
What's more, if the two key places of Pubanjin and Tongguan are not defended, why are you fighting?
The fighting is still going on in Xiangzhou, and the situation is not good, because the government has no soldiers at all and can only call them up temporarily. Compared with the Bashu refugees, the Ding Zhuang who were temporarily pulled up may be slightly inferior. Coupled with the difference in morale, the officers and soldiers were very passive, and Du Tao had already approached Changsha.
Wang Jun of Youzhou once again participated deeply in the Xianbei War.
In March, before the grass had turned green, Duan Bu Xianbei was attacked by Murong Xianbei. He suffered heavy losses and had to ask Wang Jun for help.
Jun led tens of thousands of people on foot and rode eastward, which was considered a sign of loyalty.
Speaking of Duan Bu Xianbei, he is destined to be unable to avoid the Battle of Chang'an six years ago.
Duan Bu was deeply involved in the Eight Kings Rebellion. He had already lost thousands of his cavalry in battles one after another. Another five thousand were killed in Chang'an, and his vitality was suddenly severely damaged.
You must know that those who can be sent to the Central Plains are not the old, weak, sick and disabled, but relatively strong people. In a few years, more than 10,000 people were killed, which is a huge blow to Duanbu Xianbei, whose total population is only a few hundred thousand. It's an unbearable pain.
Grassland resources are limited, and tribal vendettas continue.
Murong and Yuwen saw that Duan was in decline, so why didn't they come forward to share the food?
Over the years, Wang Jun has actually been giving blood transfusions to Duan Bu, sending troops to rescue three or four times, and losing a lot of soldiers, money and food, making it difficult for Duan Bu Xianbei to survive until now.
But it only slightly reversed the decline.
Duanbu Xianbei continued to lose pasture, cattle, sheep and people, and his strength became increasingly weak. Perhaps, in a few years, they will withdraw from the stage of history and be replaced by Murong Xianbei or Yuwen Xianbei - maybe Tuoba Xianbei?
When Shao Xun saw this, he felt a little strange: "Why did Wang Yifu tell me this?"
"Mr. Chen didn't know anything. The Taiwei once imagined that Wang Jun would be in seclusion. When the state went south, Chen Gong raised his troops to the north, attacked Shi Le, Shi Chao and others, and regained Jizhou. "Yang Mao said: "But Wang Youzhou is exhausted and exhausted, but he is no longer able to go south."
"This man Wang Jun, I don’t know how to fight without Xianbei." Shao Xun sneered: "Xianbei helped him fight in the past, but now he helps Xianbei fight. What a good couple."
"Wang Youzhou has no choice. He has no friendship with the Murong clan and the Yuwen clan. After losing the foreign aid of Duanbu Xianbei, he can't hold Hebei, let alone the Xiongnu, and he can't defeat Shi Le." Yang Hao shook his head and sighed: "Mr. Chen You can't count on this person, he can't do it."
"I won't be that stupid." Shao Xun said, "Mr. Yang, you have to worry about everything in Yanzhou. If you are not right, you need Duke Yang’s support.” The emperor will agree." Shao Xun said with a smile: "Because there are still smart people in the Luoyang court. They will find that Luoyang is already at the forefront. The war in Guanzhong will be raging. Once it falls, the situation in Luoyang will be even more critical. We need more support from the states of Yu, Yan, and Xu. I always say, "Tolerance is for the sake of the country." If I endure it, the emperor must endure it. If he doesn't want to endure it, someone will persuade him to endure it. That's all, Mr. Yang. ."
Yang Hao smiled bitterly again.
He smiled bitterly twice, but for different reasons. Only he could understand the feeling.
“Has Mr. Chen made arrangements in Xuzhou?” Yang Hao asked.
"Xuzhou Envoy Pei Jun has expressed his gratitude to Mihuang Mizi, the commander of the Sili School, to be restored to the position of internal history of the East China Sea." Shao Xun said: "This matter should not be a serious problem."
After the death of Sima Yue , Mi Huang was extremely hesitant.
Character determines destiny. He tried to bridge the gap between Shao Xun and Sima Yue, but in the end the two sides were not on good terms.
Of course, Shao Xun actually had no objection to him.
Xuzhou was too far away for him to care about, and he had no problem with Concubine Pei and her son being interested in Mihuang.
The original internal historian was Wang Cheng of Taiyuan, one of Sima Pi's teachers. But Wang Cheng had decided to go south to Jianye, so the position became vacant.
The Mi family is a local noble family in Donghai, and their family status is not high.
In recent years, due to the promotion in Luoyang, the Mi family has developed rapidly in their hometown. Many common people and even powerful people have come to rely on them, and their strength has greatly increased.
With the support of family power and the convenience brought by the official position, he should be able to compete with the Wang family, right?
In fact, Shao Xun hopes that he can unite with the Wang family to guard the four counties of Donghai Kingdom, but he doesn't know if it will work.
"Ming Gong, it's time to go." Cai Cheng walked in from the door and reported.
"Okay." Shao Xun nodded, then saluted Yang Mao and said, "Mr. Yang, take care. I ordered Tang Jian to station at Linqiu. If there is a change, we will be there in a moment."
"Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Chen." Yang Hao returned the gesture.
Shao Xun then turned around and left, embarking on his return journey.
(End of this chapter)