Chapter 369 King Qin
It was already early September when Liang Fen received the edict.
According to the messenger, the imperial court sent a total of three groups of people to Nanyang to convey the edict, and he was the last group to set off.
Liang Fen was silent after listening.
He only received this edict.
The first two batches of messengers were probably intercepted by the Huns' rangers, and the news had already been leaked.
Maybe the Huns were ready to ambush him halfway. This time he went north to King Qin, and there were many crises.
After the messenger delivered the edict to him, he hurriedly left and went south to Jiangxia. He also had to deliver the edict to the governor and governor of Jingzhou.
As for Yangzhou, someone else went to declare the edict.
Jing, Yang, Yu, Xu, and Yan are the only places where we can seek help.
Those who can really send troops to help may only be Henan and Jingzhou.
Unlike other states, Jingzhou has two governor districts, and there is a high probability that the governor of Jingzhou will not be able to come.
Du Tao's rebellion intensified. Xun Tiao, the governor of Xiangzhou, abandoned the city and fled to Guangzhou, where he was captured by Du Tao. Lingling, Guiyang and other counties were all defeated by Tao, and he also looted Wuchang. The army cannot control it.
In this place, it is estimated that the Jingzhou Governor will not be able to survive, and soldiers from other places will still have to be dispatched to help suppress it.
After the messenger left, Liang Fen glanced at the towering fortified city of Xiangyang and ordered his troops to retreat.
Tens of thousands of people hurriedly evacuated, for fear that they would be sent to attack the city and die if they walked too slowly.
Liang Fen glanced at the generals who were following him and said: "The emperor has an edict, and I will be the king of Qin. You should be ready."
Others are fine, Yang Dan The first one couldn't bear it anymore and shouted directly: "Luoyang City is high and deep, and there are tens of thousands of people guarding it. If you can't hold it, why not be as good as Wang Ru? Why save it?"
< br>Liang Fen had no expression on her face and glanced at Yang Dan.
Yan Ding looked at Yang Dan and sneered slightly.
Several generals who were former refugee commanders only looked at Liang Fen, waiting for his orders.
Bei Gongchun hesitated to speak, and finally sighed.
Yan Yi lowered his head and remained silent.
He has parted ways with Wang Ru and was recruited by Liang Fen. However, because of his old background, he is naturally shorter than others, so he does not dare to express his opinions and is very low-key.
Fu Chang quietly tugged on Liang Fen's sleeve and signaled to Yang Dan with his eyes.
Yang Dan and he looked at each other fiercely, and finally reluctantly looked away, lowered his head and said: "I will obey the command of the governor."
"Let's go." Liang Fen didn't want to go anymore. He said more and gave the order on the spot.
“Promise.” All the generals agreed one after another.
They say they want to retreat, but they can’t leave right away.
It was evening, and the sergeants were packing their luggage and sniffing their noses. Dinner was about to begin.
The officers were no longer stingy and ordered to add more grain to the wild vegetable porridge and make the porridge thicker, which immediately boosted the morale of the men.
Liang Fen, accompanied by Fu Chang and Yan Ding, inspected a circle of the camp.
The army has a total of more than 25,000 people. Except for the 10,000 soldiers brought by Yang Dan, who are soldiers from wealthy families in Nanyang, Shunyang, and Xinye counties, the others are all from Guanxi, including more than 4,000 soldiers from Liangzhou.
The overall combat effectiveness of this unit is good.
Liangzhou soldiers are extremely brave and have rich combat experience.
Although the ten thousand people in Yangdan were victorious and defeated, they had seen blood, more than once.
Even these Kansai refugees may need to practice fighting in battle, but for an individual, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are brave, ruthless, cruel and violent - in Guanzhong, where disasters are frequent, If you are ruthless, you will be bullied.
If they are strengthened in training, familiarized with military formations, restrained by strict military law, and equipped with sophisticated equipment, their combat effectiveness will not be bad in the future.
Liang Fen's martial arts and military strategy are relatively average. What he is good at is winning over people's hearts, uniting them, and then driving them to fight for him.
To put it bluntly, he is more like an old bureaucrat than a warrior.
"Anyone who succeeds to the Jin Dynasty must meet Shao Taibai." When he reached a corner of the camp, Liang Fen stopped and suddenly said something.
Fu Chang looked at Liang Fen’s back and was speechless.
Yan Ding’s eyes kept rolling, obviously thinking about something quickly.
"If it had been ten years earlier, I would have told the emperor to kill this beast." Liang Fen said again.
"Why not do this now?" Fu Chang couldn't help but ask.
Liang Fen sighed and said: "Doing this now will only make the Jin Dynasty fall faster."
Fu Chang didn't know what to say for a moment.
“I’ve felt this way for a long time.” Yan Ding slapped his thigh and said, “Last year, when I had nothing to do, I read a book called "The Record of Zhiguai". Shao Xun is like a ghost possessing people. , constantly absorbing blood, strengthening his body, making people weaken day by day, and they are not far away from death. But if other ghosts come to compete with him for the possessed person, he will not hesitate to drive them away. Do you think Shao Xun looks like this ghost?"
Fu Chang couldn't help laughing. "Vulgar." Liang Fen smiled bitterly and shook her head, saying: "Compared to ghosts, Shao Taibai has some merits."
At this point, he and Fu Chang looked at each other.
There are some words that only the two of them know.
Actually, Liang Fen was a little shocked by the words that Shao Xun brought.
Of course, what shocked Liang Fen even more was what Wang Yan said to him: The Tian family is ruthless, and it is difficult to be a loyal minister.
Is Sima ruthless? Needless to say, everyone understands.
Are you ruthless today? Needless to say.
Lao Liang never thought that King Yuzhang could be established as the crown prince, or even ascend the throne as emperor. If he had known this earlier, he would never have married off his daughter.
The Liang family cannot afford this kind of "blessing".
It is true that after their daughter became the queen, the Liang clan received many benefits and became more and more powerful in Guanzhong, but in this messy world, is this really a good thing?
But it's too late to say anything now.
Once you get on this gambling table, you have to keep gambling until you lose everything or your opponent loses everything.
"My parents, wife and children cannot protect each other, and I cannot live in peace in my rural mansion..." Liang Fen sighed, and then smiled: "Shao Taibai's tone is too loud, I want to take a look. Can he clean up this mess? "
" Mr. Liang," Yan Ding said immediately after hearing this: "The governor has such a high status and reputation, and he has powerful soldiers at his disposal, can't he clean up this mess by himself? "
"Taiwan Minister, you are too impatient and greedy." Liang Fen said displeasedly: "Don't blame me for speaking harshly. We are all our own people, so I want to give you a heads up."
Yan Ding blushed and accused him repeatedly.
Liang Fen glanced at him and explained: "I am lazy, I entered the game too late, and my chances are slim. In the situation like Nanyang, if Shao Taibai secretly interferes, Yang Dan dares to attack at night I’m in the base camp. If you give me a few more years, I’m afraid I won’t be able to stabilize. If I go to Xiangyang, I might still have a chance, but—oh, don’t think too much, just take it one step at a time.”
Finished. , then looked at Fu Chang and said: "The way of the world, Secretary Cheng is actually not very interesting. You can do it or not. If you want to come to my shogunate, yes. If you want to go to Xuchang, that is also a way."
" Mr. Liang, I——"
"Don't answer me in a hurry, think about it carefully." Liang Fen said, "Actually, I hope you go to Xuchang. There is still a way out for the descendants of the Fu family, the Liang family, and the Yan family."
Fu Chang also sighed, feeling melancholy.
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When Liang Fen was ordered to go north, Shao Xun also received the imperial edict from King Qin.
He is inspecting the autumn harvest and the renovation of the mansion (Cangcheng) in Nanton County.
The Wei River flows into Yingchuan River from the south of Xingyang, then goes down to Nanton and merges into the Ying River.
There is Weicang on the bank of Wei River in the south of Yanling County, Yingchuan.
There is Nanton Granary near Nanton.
Huaiyang Canal flows through the south of Chen County, and flows into Xingou Water in the southeast, and then merges into Yingshui River, which is called the intersection, with Baichi Weir and Baichi Cang.
Weicang (Yanling), Nanduncang (Nandun), and Baichicang (Xiang County) are the three major warehouse cities that will be built after the autumn harvest - repaired and expanded on the original basis.
Among the three Dacang cities, Yanling's Weicang is the most intact, and it has some grain stored after the autumn harvest - the Yingchuan nobles collectively contributed 300,000 dendrobium millet.
Nanduncang was originally the largest, because it was prepared by the Wei and Jin dynasties for the passage of the conquering Wu army. It stored more than 400,000 dendrobium of grain all year round, and could actually store 600,000 dendrobium of grain.
A hundred-foot warehouse can store 500,000 dendrobium of grain.
But the latter two are currently empty. There should be some reserves before the end of the year, but not too much.
"If you have millions of grains of military rations in hand, you will have confidence in your heart. What if you run into a thief?" Shao Xun took Chief Shi Pei Kang, left and right Sima Chen Yougen, Yang Chen, and Yu Yu to join the army. Liang, said while patrolling.
Everyone responded casually, but their minds were focused on the edict they had just received.
Shao Xun smiled when he saw it and said, "What a big deal you guys are!"
"What does the governor mean?" Pei Kang asked.
He is the chief historian and can be regarded as the most important assistant of the shogunate. He has a clear understanding of the situation of the counties and states in Yuzhou.
Every time he saw Shao Xun going to Kaocheng in the past, he would be frightened and worried that something would happen.
I am still worried now, but I am no longer so panicked. I even vaguely feel that if something happens, will it be all bad things?
"I refused to be King Qin as soon as the emperor gave me a promotion. I can't justify it no matter what." Shao Xun said, "I still have to go."
"The soldiers and horses are not moving yet, but the food and grass go first. Where will the military rations come from?" Pei Kang asked.
"A group of water ships from Guangling Duzhi have arrived at Junyi, and they dare not move forward." Shao Xun said, "I will protect these water ships as they enter Beijing."
Pei Kang It suddenly dawned on me that grain from the Cao Cao was military ration, and that was the original idea.
"No need to worry." Shao Xun said again: "My roots are in Henan, so I will not be in danger. The Huns are just used to harassing them, and they don't have many troops. If there is any disharmony, they will just retreat. "
After that, he added: "Henan is also our foundation. If there is any accident, we must work together."
(End of this chapter)