Chapter 498 Recommendation
The wind was a bit strong, and when the clothes were fluttering in the wind, the old horse had already driven into the path.
After walking for a long time, a courtyard full of moss and weeds appeared in front of us.
In front of Chaimen, the sound of axes chopping bushes kept ringing.
Wang Yan dismounted, threw away the reins, and walked forward.
The old horse didn't go far and was grazing under a big tree nearby.
"Shi Xuan feels at ease." Wang Yan walked among the wormwood with his hands behind his back, looking around.
This is an abandoned courtyard, not big.
Most of the previous owners were not officials, but wealthy households from the countryside, or wealthy households with not much wealth.
It is estimated that it has been abandoned for a long time, at least five years.
The fence walls were covered with melon vines and thorns grew in the corners.
The once neat vegetable patch is now covered with weeds.
A well in the vegetable garden was filled with dead branches and leaves.
Looking at the house again, the doors and windows have disappeared without a trace, and there is no trace of the household items left. It is empty, just like the extremely empty land of Henan.
Liang Fen turned around and said with a smile: "Isn't Yifu also very leisurely?"
"The Taiwei has great respect, but he is not responsible for practical work. After the court meeting today, within a few days There is nothing to do, so I am free." Wang Yan walked over and said, "You have been an official for many years, so even if your eunuchs are not rich, it will not be like this."
Wang Yan pointed to the place that has been abandoned for a long time. house, said.
While talking, a pheasant flew up from the courtyard and disappeared into the sky.
"This is the house of an old friend." Liang Fen threw the ax and said: "In the past, I came to Beijing to seek an official position, but couldn't get it, so I lived here. After Wang Mi was defeated in Luoyang, he went south to build Ye. Before I left, I gave the house to me. I didn't take it back, but now I'm here to live there. I'm really ashamed."
"Isn't the Liang House in Beijing good?" Wang Yan asked.
Liang Fen pointed forward and said: "I came here yesterday. When I got up in the morning, the flowers and trees were covered with morning dew, and the forest was filled with mist. At noon, the golden crows hung high, the mountains in the distance were covered with dark blue, and white clouds came out of Xiu. The apes screamed and the birds chirped. As the sun set, I walked in the bean fields and chatted happily with the farmers. I sat down under the willows by the river at night and drank wine with stars. Yifu, do you think this is a comfortable life? ?”
Wang Yan was fascinated.
After a while, he shook his head and laughed, and said: "I am greedy for profit, and I am not as free and easy as Shixuan."
"Everyone has his own way of living." Liang Fen walked among the green grass. , said: "Without Yifu's leadership in the court, I would not be able to live in peace. After all, I have become a deserter, and Yifu you are still decorating the world."
"I have never thought about it again. Looking for a job?" Wang Yan asked.
Liang Fen shook his head and said with a wry smile: "This is the first time in ten years that my daughter has written a letter and cried. If I work for anyone again..."
At this point, he sighed. .
Wang Yan understands.
Liu Han's three queens died abnormally in the past few years.
The first was Liu Yuan’s Queen Shan. As a concubine, she was favored by Liu Cong and committed suicide out of shame.
Next is Liu Cong’s Queen Zhang. Liu Cong wanted to make Liu E his queen, but the Queen Mother Zhang refused, so he made Zhang, the Queen Mother's niece, the queen. As soon as the Queen Mother died, Queen Zhang died soon after.
Liu Cong then made Liu E his queen, but in the first month a meteorite fell north of Pingyang. Chen Yuanda believed that "too much female favor would lead to the destruction of the country", so Empress Liu died more than ten days later.
The Jin Dynasty was better, not as outrageous as Liu Han.
But it’s just a joke at fifty steps and a hundred steps at a time. If you don’t believe me, ask Yang Xianrong and see how she answers you.
It is understandable that Liang Fenruo is worried about her daughter's safety and does not want to become an official.
"Yifu came here today, probably not to talk to me." As the two strolled, they came to a vast farmland.
A lot of alfalfa is planted in the farmland, and some farmers work hard to harvest it, dry it, and then use it to feed livestock.
What is more convenient is to drive the cattle, sheep, horses and donkeys directly into the alfalfa fields and let them chew them.
After eating for a while, get rid of it to avoid bloating after eating too much.
Everything is in order, busy but not chaotic.
"Well, since you don't want to be an official, what else can I say?" Wang Yan shook his head and smiled.
"Mr. Chen asked you to come here?"
"Mr. Chen was in Nanyang to mediate the local people. Hearing that Shixuan was already white, he felt a little guilty and wanted you to be appointed governor of Jizhou."
"Jizhou?" Liang Fen was startled and asked, "Mr. Chen has decided to attack Hebei? Is the time ripe?"
Wang Yan was thinking about his words when he saw something in the distance. Rolling smoke and dust appeared. He took a closer look and immediately smiled and said: "Shixuan, please look, what is over there?"
After looking at it for a long time, Liang Fen said: "It seems that someone is driving livestock. "Come here." Sometimes large groups of cavalry are dispatched, rushing in and out, attacking in the east and returning with captive people and livestock. "
" There should be casualties." Wang Yan nodded and said, "But there are also a lot of seizures. There are more than 3,000 horses, more than 7,000 cattle, and more than 50,000 sheep outside Jingu Garden, all since this spring. "
Liang Fen calculated it secretly.
In the past, I looked through the archives and learned that on the grassland outside Yanmen Pass, one person roughly corresponded to fifteen livestock of different sizes.
Among these fifteen livestock, large livestock (horses, cows, camels) and small livestock (sheep) also have a rough correspondence.
If it is a relatively dry grassland, one large livestock corresponds to ten sheep.
If it is a land with abundant water and grass, the proportion of large livestock will be higher. Generally, there are four or five sheep for one large livestock. To put it bluntly, it depends on the quality of the grassland.
Heyang Beicheng cavalry took turns to attack. Such a piecemeal attack should have wiped out a tribe of more than 4,000 men, women, old and young. Ding Zhuang may have escaped a lot, but the old and weak It is difficult for women, children, cattle, sheep and carts to escape.
The results are still huge.
Even if some cavalry are lost in the process, as long as they are replaced with enough capital, there will be no problem.
He didn’t know how many barbarian tribes there were in Hanoi, but it would be very difficult for them if they continued to fight like this.
Forage is scarce in spring, and war horses lose weight seriously. Unless they are fed grain or squeeze out the fodder of other livestock, it will be difficult for war horses to fight for a long time.
After the pasture turns green, there is a lot more to do. Even adult men have to be busy. How can they have time to fight? Unless the Liu Han court allocates grain and grass to help the herdsmen solve their practical difficulties, the big and small heads will have a strong resistance to the spring expedition.
Or perhaps, going south can grab a lot of food and property, and then it is possible to persuade the herdsmen to abandon their farm work and go south.
But Heyang Beicheng is a pure military city, and you can get everything!
On the contrary, the Jin cavalry who were recuperating in the military city did not need to do farm work or graze, and their horses were fed with food. They could just attack repeatedly, burn, kill and loot.
As the saying goes, if you defend for a long time, you will lose. You cannot defend yourself because you don't know when they will attack, in which direction, and how many people will attack.
Assemble a large group of cavalry to prepare for battle? What about the work at home?
The pasture has just turned green, and there will definitely not be enough for the war horses to eat. Moreover, they are all going to war, why don't they give the horses some "hard food"? If they don't eat food and have insufficient strength, they will have to stop to graze after riding for a long time. Even when they are beaten, the horses will foam at the mouth and can no longer run - just like Sima Chi.
Fighting in the spring is very detrimental to the Huns.
Even if nothing was captured in this process, the Huns were tortured enough.
The plan for the year lies in spring, which is applicable to farmers and shepherds.
The losses suffered by the barbarians in Hanoi are far more than what is stated on the books. The focus is the damage to their livelihoods.
The fortification of Heyang and Fangtou was truly a stroke of genius, reversing the offensive and defensive momentum.
At least, Luoyang is much safer now, that's the truth. Except for the opening in Xin'an, it was difficult for the Huns to penetrate directly into the hinterland of Luoyang.
In fact, there is no obvious change in the "land" of both sides, but the situation is changing bit by bit, and the internal things are the focus.
“Yifu, what does Taibai want me to do as an official?” Liang Fen suddenly asked.
"Shixuan, you..." Wang Yan laughed.
Liang Fen smiled to herself and said: "Life is only a few decades long. Even though there are ancient sages and sages, there is no way to avoid them. I am also on my way home. A gentleman will keep his way and know the end, and he will return to his righteousness." That’s right. I will never serve as an official in my lifetime.”
Wang Yanruo has realized something.
Sure enough, Liang Fen went on to say: "Fu Shihong (Fu Xuan) used to be a courtier, and later followed me to Wan. Now he is idle at home. He is loyal, filial, and intelligent. His younger brothers Shidao (Fu Chang) and Shen Yiduo They are both very talented people, and I really can’t bear to have them buried among the weeds in the countryside. If Mr. Chen is short of people, he can be brought into the palace, and it will definitely be effective.”
“ The Fu family in Beidi is a famous minister." Wang Yan nodded slightly and asked, "How brave are these two people?"
"What does Mr. Chen need them for?"
"Do you dare to go to Anding and Beidi to appease the barbarians?"
Liang Fen pondered for a moment and asked: "Wealth must cost one's life. Fight. How can Duke Chen recruit him? "
"When Duke Chen heard that Zhu Hu moved to the east, he wanted to recruit him. If he wanted to come to Henan, he could give him land and make him a wife. Yinzi is nothing to worry about," Wang Yan said.
"That's alright." Liang Fen sighed: "I can write a letter and send two people to take it to Anding."
The Liang family is a large family in Anding, and the Fu family is in Wangbei District, and the two counties are in Connecting to Hu territory, there are many ethnic groups inside and outside the territory.
It is impossible for frontier wealthy families like the Liang family and the Fu family to have no contact with the Hu people. Let them lure them, and the success rate will be greater.
To put it bluntly, in the eyes of the local Hu tribe chiefs, the Emperor of Luoyang may not be as important as the Liang family or the Fu family.
This is connections, relationships, and influence.
Liang Fen is not willing to serve as an official for Shao Xun, but is willing to recommend his cronies. If used properly, it will be very useful.
It just so happens that the situation in Guanzhong has taken a turn for the better recently.
Liu Can attacked near Chang'an and won many battles. However, Feng Yi in the rear was attacked by someone and one of his generals was killed. In desperation, he led his troops to retreat, and the battle line was pushed to the east again, and the tug of war was fierce. Taking advantage of this favorable opportunity, he sneaked his troops back to his hometown to recruit people, just like Liu Kun sent people back to Zhongshan to recruit troops.
If it succeeds, then not only will the two masters make great contributions, but Shao Xun will also remember Liang Fen's favor.
"Chen Gong lured all the barbarians to come to Henan. Does he want to launch a large-scale northern expedition?" Liang Fen asked again.
"Nine times out of ten." Wang Yan said: "Didn't you see that Nanyang sent 20,000 horses to the north? Now, various places in Henan and Yan are already transferring supplies. They may be gathering next month. There are troops everywhere, and Duke Chen is keeping a close eye on Shi Le."
After hearing this, Liang Fen looked a little excited.
The situation is really getting better little by little.
The Xiongnu is like a knight in armor, charging straight towards the Central Plains with such ferocious momentum that no one can resist the enemy. However, with Chen Gong's series of tactics, the enemy's cavalry became slower and slower, and their forward momentum became smaller and smaller.
Although he made up his mind to be a bystander, he was still very happy in his heart.
"Will Pingyang send troops to help?" Liang Fen asked.
"You ask me, who am I asking." Wang Yan smiled bitterly and said, "Just wait and see what happens, Quanzhong will be back soon."
Liang Fen looked to the south.
I gave Wancheng to you just to see how far you can go.
Chasing the wolves and dawning the world, bringing peace to all living beings and bringing peace to the world, this is my lifelong ambition...
(End of this chapter)