Chapter 388 Power Structure
In the evening, the rain and snow stopped.
A man riding a donkey came along the post road.
Behind him, there were more than a dozen carts, fifty knights, and more than a hundred child servants.
The donkey's hooves stepped on the mud and stagnant water, walking calmly.
The man on the donkey's back is wearing a bamboo hat, with his head hanging on his chest, bumping as the donkey walks.
He did not whip the donkey, nor did he bother to pull the reins. He let the donkey go on its own, showing a wanton and unrestrained attitude.
His eyes only stayed on the surrounding desolate wilderness, muddy roads, and endless rain and snow.
The guards and servants were almost sick from the cold, but he didn't care. He even wanted to compose a poem and play a piece of music on the piano.
"Wow!" The donkey's hoof suddenly slipped, splashing a large amount of muddy water, and soiling his white robe.
The man sighed and ordered to rest in a village ahead.
The guards rushed in first.
Sure enough, there are still corpses lying in the village. Judging from their clothes, they should be Huns.
There are no wounds on the body. I don’t know how he died. He probably died of cold and starvation.
The corpse had already stunk. The guard endured his nausea and took off the fur from the corpse. He looked at it carefully and smelled it. He planned to find an opportunity to clean it. Maybe it could still be used. If not, you can sell it cheaper.
Others began to search house by house, and later found three corpses in a relatively intact house. There were obvious sword wounds on their bodies, and weapons, luggage and even horses were missing.
After hastily burying the body and cleaning it, the guards invited the owner’s family in.
The man riding the donkey found a futon and sat down.
After he sat down, another person sat opposite him.
The servants could not find dry firewood, so they opened doors and windows to boil water for cooking.
"Mr. Xun is so decisive." The person opposite sighed.
"Hong Qiao, I once had a dream of being a wise minister and helping the world..." Xun Gong said leisurely.
“Are you awake from the dream?” Hong Qiao asked.
The speaker’s surname is Yin Mingxian, whose courtesy name is Hongqiao. He is from Changping, Yingchuan, and is the protagonist of the idiom "give it to Hongqiao".
Sitting opposite him is Xun Zhen, a Marquis of Jibei County, who joined the Xuchang shogunate in the army.
"If I didn't wake up, how could I be in the country with you?" Xun Zhen shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"It seems that the public is in trouble." Yin Xian said, "I am also in trouble."
"Where is Hong Qiao's trouble?" Xun Zhen asked.
"My niece will soon enter Chen Gong's house as a dowry concubine." Yin Xian said: "Wherever the Yin family in Changping goes, they are now regarded as Chen Gong's people. That's not the case. , And can you go to Jibei with your father?"
Xun Zhen laughed.
Jibei is his feudal state with five counties, north of Dongping and west of Mount Tai.
He used to stay in the fiefdom a lot, but he has almost stopped going in the past two years. The reason is also very simple, it is not safe.
This time the Xiongnu invaded, and almost everyone in the feudal kingdom was wiped out.
If he hadn’t rushed back to Yingchuan because of Xun Xian’s incident and settled there, he might not have been able to survive this time. Just like Chen Cui in Gaoping, many men died and wives and daughters were reduced to The Huns slaves were miserable.
But now he wants the country, because Chen Gong "suggested" him to go and guard the five counties of Jibei Kingdom, and stop letting people come and go at will and plunder endlessly.
The matter was a bit difficult and scary, but he had no choice but to take up the post.
Some people from the Xun family in Yingchuan are serving as officials in the court, some are serving as aides to King Langya, and naturally there are also people who have taken refuge with Duke Chen, and he is one of them.
The Yin family in Changping was actually similar, except that they were more straightforward. Some of them went south to build Ye, and some of them went to Chen Gong.
The Xun family and the Yin family both had concubines as dowries, and they were generally the same.
After the Xun'an Kingdom, Yin Xian became the Prime Minister of Jibei - or internal history.
The two of them have to work together to fix the mess in Jibei.
"After this defeat, the Xiongnu will probably not come to Jibei again within a year or two." There is a great possibility that Cao Yi will send troops to rob him."
"Aren't you worried about Shi Le and Shi Chao?" Yin Xian asked.
Xun Zhen was silent for a while and said: "Shi Le should only want to develop in Hebei. After Yu Zimei left, he and Chen Gong confronted each other across the river. The water in the well does not interfere with the water in the river, that's all."
Yu Chen, the governor of Jijun, does intend to withdraw southward.
The direct reason is that this year's crops were all destroyed by the Xiongnu. Now there is no food in the county and it is difficult to hold on.
In addition, after many years of siege, he could only directly control two or three counties. This time Liu Can took command of Hebei and conquered two more counties. Now there is only one county left.
After the Xiongnu's new defeat, it is suitable to retreat - if the Xiongnu wins or is not defeated, they will not be able to leave.
I heard that Chen Gong was looking for him to be appointed as the domestic historian of Liang Dynasty, and he was almost ready to withdraw to the south.
"After the wars between Heze and Gaoping, I feel that Liu Han's expansion was interrupted." Yin Xian said: "Chen Gong and Liu Can fought and fought, with no reckoning of casualties. In fact, the fight to the end was Just divide the territory between each other. ”
Xun Zhen nodded slightly.
After this year, there should be a tacit understanding between Liu Han and Chen Gong. The north of the river is yours, and Yuzhou and Yanzhou are mine. Isn’t it just a division of territory?
But the division of territory cannot be accomplished by just talking. It must be fought first to achieve a result that both parties can admit with their noses. After the Huns were frustrated in their march south, they would probably focus on Hebei and Guanzhong.
Especially if Guanzhong surrenders and rebels again, troops must be sent to suppress it.
After "townling", you have to "care". In the long run, Guanzhong is bound to contain some of their energy.
In fact, there is only one Taiyuan left in Bingzhou.
It’s not that the Xiongnu didn’t want to fight, it was mainly because they were worried about Tuoba Xianbei’s attitude. In addition, Liu Kun posed almost no threat, so he was left to linger on.
The really important thing may be Hebei.
Maybe, the Huns will no longer hand over Hebei to Shi Le and Shi Chao, but will send their troops to intervene deeply and turn Hebei into a county directly under Liu Han - this is hard to say. matter.
Sometimes, one or two wars that are not earth-shattering in scale suddenly determine the strategic pattern for a long period of time.
People who lived in that era may not have realized the far-reaching impact of this war at the time.
But decades later, people suddenly discovered that this war was actually qualified to be included in the history books because its impact was so far-reaching.
Lu Zhuyan was defeated at the foot of Dagong Mountain, Zhang Yue was captured in Heze, the grain road was cut off in Dongwuyang, and Jin Zhun was defeated in Gaoping. A series of battles together constituted the main body of the Shanxi-Hungarian War in the five years of Yongjia.
Now that the dust has settled, the pattern is becoming clearer.
As a noble in Henan, if you are still clear-headed, it is time to step up your game further.
Anyway, Xun Zhen stepped up and went to Jibei when asked.
He invited Yin Xian to go to Jibei together, and Yin Xian agreed, which also explained some problems.
"In the first month of next year, Mr. Chen will marry Yu's daughter. The scene must be lively, right?" The servant brought the warm wine to the two of them. Yin Xian poured a bowl for Xun Zhen first and said.
“This is something that attracts the world’s attention.”
After all, Yu Wenjun was born in Yingchuan.
Xun Zhen and Yin Xian are both Yingchuan scholars. Naturally, they hope that Chen Gong will be closer to the Yingchuan scholars.
Yu Wenjun is one of the most important links, but I don’t know if she can do it.
It is not enough to teach your husband and your children, and to serve your mother-in-law. I wonder if anyone will teach her.
As for the wedding itself, it is actually a political event.
Those who hold authority have no purely private matters.
Chen Gong understands this, the Yingchuan scholars understand this, and the entire Henan scholars understand this.
After marrying Yu Wenjun, the integration of the entire Yuzhou will accelerate, and Yanzhou will also be under deeper control.
The value of the Luoyang court gradually decreased to Chen Gong.
The value of those who cooperate with him in the court will also decrease.
Wang Yifu, isn't he in a hurry?
"The emperor has recently proposed moving the capital. What does Duke Xun think?" After drinking a bowl of wine, Yin Xian felt that the chill in his body had been dispelled, and asked another question.
"Where can the emperor move the capital?" Xun Zhen asked rhetorically.
Yin Xian thought for a moment, and there really wasn’t.
Ever since Cao Mengde once played the trick of holding the emperor hostage to control the princes, this trick is no longer easy to use.
Since the Chinese dynasty, basically whoever touches someone dies.
Does Shao Xun want the emperor to go to Xuchang? uncertain.
Because he cannot be a real powerful minister, he does not have this foundation.
Wang Rui of Langya can be a powerful minister, but is he willing for the emperor to build Ye? Most of them don't want to.
Jin Shang is not a fuel-efficient person. Wherever he goes, he will definitely cause trouble, so no one welcomes him to their territory.
Perhaps Shan Jian and Wang Cheng in Jingzhou are willing, but the war there is chaotic and it is not suitable to go there for the time being.
Furthermore, once the emperor leaves Luoyang, his authority will be greatly reduced.
Now he can also issue an edict to the emperor to select craftsmen, female musicians, and doctors to serve in the capital. He can also arrange the positions of prefects, governors, and governors, and can allow the states to send rents and taxes. But once he leaves Luoyang , these may not be available.
Even if there is, it may be at a huge discount.
The emperor was detained in Luoyang, it's that simple.
"General Wei Liang Fen went to Nanyang to quell the rebellion again. As soon as he arrived, he won a small victory. Wang Ru's decline was already obvious..."
"If you were a refugee from Guanxi, in Wang Ru's case "Which one is more famous among Liang Fen and Wang Ru?"
"Xun, Yin." The two sat opposite each other and drank leisurely, the atmosphere was lively, and the sky quickly darkened.
At dusk, the wind and snow became stronger again.
In this snowstorm, Shao Xun's economy was gloomy and he was about to arrive in the exam city.
(End of this chapter)