Chapter 354 Shogunate
He Lun came to Kaocheng in a hurry.
Kaocheng County was abolished in the early years of the Kingdom. When the Jiyang Kingdom was first established, the county was restored, but there was no county seat. So a new county seat was built in a hurry to find a place, and the area was greatly reduced. It's only a few miles away, and it's so cramped and cramped that it really can't accommodate many people.
After the shogunate of the general of the town army moved here, he first occupied an abandoned manor in the southwest of the city as the residence and place of giving orders for the general of the town army and his concubine.
The general of the town army is young and not yet married. His current main task is to study.
As for all the affairs of the shogunate, all matters were reported to the concubine. After the concubine reviews it, she will give an approval and then send it to various places for execution.
This may be the most powerful woman in the world at this time.
Nominally, he controls nine counties (plus Jiyang County). He has dozens of assistants and more than ten generals to follow orders, and can command nearly 20,000 troops.
If you include the four counties of Donghai Kingdom, it is really incredible.
To put it bluntly, Mr. Chen may not be as powerful as Concubine Pei.
However, Mr. Chen is the man behind Concubine Pei. Without Chen Gong, Concubine Pei would not have been able to obtain Yanzhou. From a certain perspective, Concubine Pei was Chen Gong's "strength".
Of course, then again, without the heir and concubine, Mr. Chen would not be able to easily control Yanzhou.
Together, both sides benefit, and to divide, two sides suffer.
The still charming mistress and the young and brave retainer, hehe, Lao He can't help but slander him in private.
The manor is undergoing small-scale repairs, and a group of servants from Luoyang Palace and Guangcheng Zetang Liyuan are working hard to clean.
The person in charge is still Pei Shiliu. He was screening newly purchased servants outside the mansion, planning to expand the manor's manpower.
After seeing He Lun coming, he immediately sent someone to inform him and soon led He Lun in.
Shi Zhaomu, the general of the town army and the shogunate chief, and Sima Deng You were reporting on the studies of the heir king in front of Concubine Pei.
"The heir king still needs some time to work on his poems and poems. The concubine might as well ask him to go out for a swim and understand the true meaning." Zhao Mu said.
Zhao Mu, a native of Jijun, had the courtesy name Jizi. Sima Yue came to Xuchang when he was in town, and he was famous for his "ceremony and shape in the middle track".
He was also the son-in-law of Wang Bi, a master of metaphysics, so he was very valued.
In short, Zhao Mu's appearance is in line with the aesthetics of scholars. He is also the son-in-law of Wang Bi, a master of metaphysics in the Three Kingdoms. He has "family origins", so he was hired by Sima Yue to join the army, but his main task is to teach the prince. Sima Pi - Sima Pi also had three other teachers, namely Deng You, Wang Cheng, and Ruan Zhan, and his educational resources were astonishing.
"What is the true meaning?" Concubine Pei asked.
After hearing this, Zhao Mu thought for a while and said: "As a human being, you should understand your heart, not be bound by vulgar etiquette, and pursue comfort and freedom."
"Do you have any advice?"< br>
"In the past, Zhang Jiying (Zhang Han) of Wu County was appointed as the governor of Dongcao, King of Qi. One day when he saw the autumn wind blowing in Luoyang, he suddenly missed the sea bass in his hometown. He said to people, 'Life is so precious that you can enjoy it. Why?" He was able to serve thousands of miles in order to become a nobleman, so he resigned and returned to his hometown. "Zhao Mu said: "This is the character and true meaning of a scholar. Only the poems written based on this can be passed down through the ages."
< br>"When the King of Qi was in power, he committed mass killings, which was unpopular and put everyone in danger. Could Zhang Jiying's words be an excuse to return to his hometown to avoid trouble?" Concubine Pei asked in return.
Zhao Mu was speechless.
He Lun was snickering not far away.
He had long felt that these scholars liked to moan for nothing, and the concubine really spoke to his heart.
"The concubine's words are absurd." Deng You said: "People are stuck in the secular world. Of course, they need to worry about general affairs and even life and death, but true temperament is indispensable. Even Zhang Zhuangwu (Zhang Hua) was also obsessed with the singing of orioles and the swimming of fish. , This is the way of nature, which is to abandon all moral restraints and red tape, to go beyond the rules and let nature take its course. If the heir does not learn these things well, how will he deal with the scholars? "
After hearing this, Concubine Pei said. : "What Bo Dao said makes sense, but I have lost sight of it. I will give you advice from the heir king."
After saying that, he bowed.
Zhao Mu and Deng You returned the gift.
After talking about some music teaching matters, the two looked at He Lun and said goodbye.
Concubine Pei's thoughts were still immersed in what she just said.
Go beyond the famous teachings and let nature take its course, and don’t be bound by worldly morality and etiquette...
Thinking about it, I felt a little impulsive in my heart.
However, she was a sensible woman and quickly suppressed this extravagant hope. After asking He Lun to sit down, she sent servants to invite the four shogunate soldiers Zou Jie, Liu Wei, Champion Yi and Li Xing. Come.
After everyone arrived, Concubine Pei signaled, He Lunfang said: "The last general returned from Wenshijin and built a rough fort. After seeing it, Duke Chen thought that the fort was too thin and needed Build a military city. We have the manpower to build the city, but we are short of money and food. Please ask the shogunate to provide it.”
"Mr. Chen is also in Wenshijin?" Concubine Pei asked.
"Mr. Chen led his elite cavalry to surround and kill the Huns traitors on white horses, and pursued them to Wenshijin before returning." Speaking of this, He Lun showed admiration on his face, and listened to him speak vividly: " Chen Gong personally charged and killed the two men, which shocked the Huns. The soldiers were greatly inspired and slaughtered all the remaining Xiongnu soldiers. At that moment, Chen Gong jumped onto the river, as if he were a god descending from the earth. His bravery was unparalleled. . ”
Others had no reaction after hearing this, and Concubine Pei’s hand was quietly clenched under the table.
I told him not to take risks personally, but he just didn’t listen.
What’s the point of these prestige tricks?
Does a military and political group that needs the coach personally to kill it have a future?
"General He——" Concubine Pei interrupted He Lun and said: "I will listen to Duke Chen about building the city. But the shogunate does not have money and food, so please be patient and wait until the autumn harvest. Let’s build it.”
“No.” He Lun agreed simply. He felt like he had found his accustomed comfort zone again.
He is still working for the King of East China Sea, surrounded by familiar people, doing what he is good at.
They Donghai people still have a piece of territory and their power is still the same.
Especially when all the thousand Donghai soldiers from Situ's guard were assigned to his account, they listened to the local accent every day, not to mention how friendly they were.
After experiencing turbulent years, He Lun is very content to have days like this.
He now has a very strong impulse to protect this collective. It won’t be easy for anyone to do it. I will fight with you.
As for the matter of money and food, he also understands.
The shogunate is really poor. If the Jiang family, Cai family, Ruan family, and Bian family hadn't donated some wealth, I'm afraid they wouldn't even be able to pay out salaries.
Fortunately, Lutian has been cleared out. Although it is deserted now, there will always be harvests in the future. Just survive this period.
After the autumn harvest, the money and grain should be slightly looser. At that time, I would ask the governor Yang Mao for money, and the aragonite military city would be built.
"How many more Xiongnu cavalry are there? I haven't seen them here in Kaocheng for a long time." Concubine Pei asked again.
There are thousands of silver spear troops stationed nearby. Which Huns can't bear to come over after they are full! He Lun felt secretly in his heart and said: "Back to the concubine, there have been bandits and cavalry in Juancheng, Fan County and Dong'a area. The counties have to close their city gates tightly and wait for the Xiongnu to retreat."
Concubine Pei nodded silently.
She understands the man, he must also be suffering in his heart. I originally wanted to advise and question him, but I didn’t want to say it anymore.
She is a woman and cannot go into battle. She can just serve the man well.
Sometimes men can be quite childish and need to be coaxed until he can't remember other women...
"The situation should have changed from before, right?" she asked casually.
"It has been much better." He Lun said: "The key lies in the people's hearts. After Situ Xun's death, the group of dragons was leaderless and morale was low. Often when the rebel army comes, they scare themselves. There are people shouting to disperse every day. This is still How to fight? Now the king is in charge of Kaocheng, the concubine is in control of the situation, and the shogunate's elite are all there, so no one can easily flee or sacrifice the city."
"Thank you for your hard work. ." Concubine Pei said softly.
He Lun, Liu Qia, Man Heng, and Tang Jian each led five thousand men and were stationed along the river, plowing and guarding. This was the decision made by Shao Xun, and he issued orders through her.
Among them, He Lun was stationed in Wenshijin, which was located in Dongyan County of Puyang Kingdom. On the opposite bank is Fangtou built by Cao Cao. It is located in Chaoge County of Ji County and is occupied by Shi Le. It is an important ferry crossing between the north and south of the river.
Liu Qia was stationed in the old city of Luming.
There is Baima Mountain near Baima County in Puyang, directly to the west of Luming Ancient City. There is Jin on the river, which is called Baima Jin.
Luming City was the city of Luyi in the Wei Dynasty during the Warring States Period. The Yellow River turned a corner here and flowed to the northeast. The water slowed down slightly, which was convenient for crossing the river.
Since the Warring States Period, Luming City has been an important ferry - the city site is still there at this time, and it has obviously been repaired in all dynasties. It even still existed in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Wang Xuanmo went to this city during the Yuanjia Northern Expedition.
On the other side of Baimajin is Liyang County, Wei County. There is also a ferry there, called Liyangjin, which is the same thing as Baimajin, except that one is on the north bank and the other is on the south bank.
To the east of Baima is Puyang County. There is Puyangjin on the bank of the Yellow River in the north of the county, which has been the key to crossing Tianjin since ancient times.
On the other side of Puyangjin is Dunqiu County.
Man Heng led five thousand people to camp in Puyangjin. They were trying to grow grains on the fields destroyed by the Huns.
To the east of Puyang is Juancheng County, the administrative seat of Yanzhou. There is a ferry crossing more than 20 miles north of the county, called "Lingjin".
Five thousand people under Tang Jian's command are currently stationed in Linqiu and will be stationed in Lingjin in the future.
From the map, it appears that these 20,000 infantry troops are defending the ferry at the Puyang section of the river.
Between the four major ferries, there are actually unknown smaller ferries. Blocking these four places cannot completely prevent the enemy from crossing the river. It can only be said to be blocking the enemy by occupying the most convenient place to cross the river.
Puyang's eastward direction can be said to have been strategically abandoned for the time being, and can only be entrusted to the aristocratic families of Dongping, Jibei, and Taishan counties to find their own solutions.
"The autumn harvest will be here in two months, and the Huns may march southward." After talking about building the city, Concubine Pei said again: "You are all talents for a while, so please do your best."
< br>"Yes." Everyone responded one after another.
A moving smile bloomed on Concubine Pei's face, and she said: "The ancients looked for talents, or they looked for dreams and divination. I say that Haoruo chooses words and deeds? My late husband appointed you and others and gave him political power. , Climb up the steps and set an example for others. Concubine, I will follow you. Today's political affairs are complicated and wars are frequent. You should encourage me to live and die, and to have wealth and honor. It all depends on your words and deeds. . ”
Everyone was shocked and responded.
After Concubine Pei finished speaking, she waved everyone to disperse.
The courtyard suddenly became quiet.
Concubine Pei stood there alone, mature, beautiful, majestic and solemn, making people dare not look at her more.
He Lun sighed secretly, the heir king should not come out to govern. Compared with the concubine, he really has to be thrown away.
(End of chapter)