Chapter 564 North and South Arrangement (Part 1)
Peach Leopard got up at dawn.
My wife Zhang is busy in the kitchen.
The servant brought in five liters of fine spring wine brewed the year before last. After opening the lid, the smell of the wine was tangy.
Ms. Zhang glanced at it and continued to work.
Mash one ounce of dried ginger and seventy pieces of pepper into powder.
Five pomegranates, squeeze them to extract the juice.
After everything is done, mix the powder and juice together, stir evenly, then pour it into a wine vat and shake gently.
After a while, she happily carried the wine jar and came to the dining room.
Taobao was already sitting in front of the case, munching on Hu biscuits. When he saw the wine coming, he immediately poured a bowl and drank it.
"Comfortable!" He praised with satisfaction, put down the wine bowl, and continued eating the cake.
Although my wife doesn’t look very good, she is good at wine and food.
This kind of pepper wine cannot be made by the two concubines he loves very much.
This wine is neither Hu nor Han, but a fusion of Hu and Han. It has both characteristics and is popular in the counties of Youzhou. It is rare in the Central Plains, and is also rare in the grasslands and the Western Regions.
This wine has gradually become popular in Jizhou in recent years, but it has not yet reached the point where everyone knows it.
"Husband." Mrs. Zhang sat over and asked cautiously: "Over there with Dahu..."
Taobao patted the table hard.
Ms. Zhang was startled and did not dare to say anything more.
Taobao sighed to himself, he had a little fondness for this girl just now, but now he feels bored again.
I don’t know the importance and dare to say anything to my family. If I continue like this, I will not be far away from confiscating my family and exterminating my clan.
"I have no way out, do you understand?" Taobao looked at his wife and said coldly.
Ms. Zhang’s face turned pale and she didn’t know what to say.
"I have no way out for a long time, do you understand? Ever since the day we attacked Santai, I have had no way out."
"You can forget the blame for the nonsense..." Zhang Whispered.
Taobao glanced at his wife coldly and said word by word: "I can't believe it!"
Even though Shi Le really didn't care, he sent troops to attack Santai and sacrificed Liu He couldn't believe that Ye Na was for Mr. Chen to enjoy, let alone bet on it.
"I have sent people and letters to Mr. Cai Fu. Mr. Chen will know about it soon, and Shi Le will also know about it." Taobao snorted coldly and said.
Ms. Zhang lowered her head silently.
The person who sent the letter was from Shangdang. He was a member of the Wuhuan Zhang family and a distant relative of her natal family. Following Shi Le's orders, he secretly contacted her husband.
Ms. Zhang was also helpless.
During the Battle of Yecheng, Wuhuan Zhang family fled early, which greatly offended Shi Le. The Pingyang court also suppressed them in every possible way, making life very difficult. Shi Le was given a chance to atone for his sins, and he naturally took it.
It’s just that my husband doesn’t want to betray Mr. Chen.
She can actually understand the reason, but her parents' family's predicament is also a fact before them, and it is really difficult to be caught in the middle.
Taobao took another sip of wine and was silent.
This stupid woman, even though she married into his Tao family, is still busy working for the benefit of her mother's family.
If it's just a trivial matter, he won't care. But you dare to get involved in something like this that determines the fate of a whole family, and risk your life?
After thinking about it, he decided to say a few more words. So he put down the wine bowl and said, "Do you know what Mr. Chen has been doing recently?"
Ms. Zhang shook his head.
"The tribal chiefs have been installed." Taobao said: "The people from Guanzhong are very mixed. I think most of them are Xiongnu. Lu Shuihu, Tiefu and other Xiongnu tribes are the main ones, and the others are There are 20,000 people from Di Qiang and Xianbei."
"Have you set up a town general?" Zhang was interested: "Husband, can you be a town general in the future?"
Taobao glanced at his wife, and said sarcastically: "When Mr. Chen was in Zhao County, he did not set up town generals for the Guanzhong tribes, but township generals. They seemed to be the same as the soldiers of the government. They did not pay taxes and had to send troops to fight. But The government soldiers have been serving as soldiers for generations. They are civilians. One day they become common people. Don't be ridiculous. The generals set up by Chen Gong in Hebei are all the governors who are given out at will. It is a temporary measure and will be dismissed from now on."
Ms. Zhang was stunned for a moment.
Different from Han women, Hu women are expected to be in charge of the household and in charge of all aspects. They will assist their husbands in both internal and external affairs and often give advice - from Shi Le's wife Liu's deep involvement in military affairs You can see it through affairs, and you can also get a glimpse of the bunch of powerful queens and queen mothers in the Northern Dynasties in history.
Therefore, Zhang was no stranger to military and state affairs. She always felt that her husband should seek a position as a general, because this could be passed on to future generations.
Positions such as governor and general are certainly very good, but they can be taken away with just one sentence. The situation is different for generals. If the superiors want to deal with you, they have to consider rebounding. It's not that easy.
But now she heard that it was completely useless, and she was a little disappointed.
"Is there no objection?" she couldn't help but ask.
“Among the newly arrived tribes from Guanzhong, Juqu Chong, who has a crowd of five thousand, is the strongest. Duke Chen led a thousand personal troops, six thousand sharp soldiers with silver spears, and seven thousand righteous cavalry soldiers. How can you object if you can conquer all of Ju Qu Chong's tribe?" Taobao said, "As soon as he bows his head, the other chiefs will not dare to object. Moreover, these 20,000 people escaped all the way from Guanzhong. I don’t feel angry anymore, and I don’t dare to make any changes for the time being. Mr. Chen is very good at choosing people and timing, and he knows everything.”
Ms. Zhang couldn’t hide his disappointment.
If my mother’s Wuhuan tribe comes to seek refuge in the future, will they be dealt with in the same way?
No, it depends on what the husband wants. Mr. Chen is just doing whatever he wants.
If you come to invest in a poor situation, you may be directly reorganized into a household.
If you take the initiative to vote, you might even be able to become a hereditary general.
Shao Xun is really a snobbery!
"My husband has said so. Mr. Chen seems to be really talented and wise." Mrs. Zhang calmed down and said. Taobao didn't bother to pay attention to her. After drinking a bowl of wine, he stood up directly.
Before leaving the house, he turned around and said, "Do you think that I have devoted my whole heart to Duke Chen just because of his talent and strategy?"
Ms. Zhang was startled.
"The trick Mr. Chen played in Zhao County is indeed beautiful. After thinking about it, he will really have a great chance of conquering the north and unifying the world in the future." Taobao said: "But there is another more important thing. Reason. Others may not recognize this reason, but I value it very much.”
“What?” Zhang asked subconsciously.
"Mr. Chen is young." Taobao smiled and left.
Ms. Zhang was surprised, and then a little confused.
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On the Bronze Bird Platform, dozens of generals and subordinates surrounded one person, climbing high and looking into the distance.
On the bank of Zhang River in the west of Tongque Terrace, drums rumbled, and tens of thousands of troops came out of the camp one by one and headed south.
"Shi Le's soldiers are not bad." Shao Xun said with emotion, pointing to the infantry leaving in neat rows.
He didn't know how many soldiers Shi Le had pulled in Hebei and Henan. Under the waves and sand, there were only tens of thousands of infantry left.
Today, 20,000 people will be dispatched at once to work in Xuzhou.
Victory is enough to rejoice, and defeat is not enough to worry about. This is probably Shao Xun's attitude, which can be seen from the generals he chooses.
Xi Jian’s level is not good enough, not as good as Li Chong and Wang Queer.
Taobao, Zhixiong, Liu Hedu and others have ulterior motives and may not necessarily work hard.
It doesn't matter, anyway, as long as they arrive and don't wander around, the situation in Xuzhou won't get much worse.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Wang Cheng standing aside.
Yes, since he ran away from Jingzhou, Wang Cheng, who went to Xuzhou not long after taking office, ran away again. It is really impossible to hold up the wall.
Zu Ti's army has been expanded many times, but it only has more than 10,000 people, but it easily entered Xiapi.
Fortunately, Xunzu, the governor, has not escaped yet and remains in Pengcheng, but his position is very suspicious and strictly speaking, he is neutral.
He did not recognize Zu Ti, the governor of Xuzhou appointed by Sima Rui, but he did not do anything to stop Zu Ti from attacking Xiapi, the governor's seat.
Shao Xun is now the Commander-in-Chief of the four prefectures of Henan, Xuzhou and Hebei. It is legitimate to send troops into Xuzhou, but whether the Xun group recognizes it or not is also a question.
After some wrangling, the Xun group has not let go yet, and the situation in Xuzhou is still confusing.
If we really want to share the blame, Wang Cheng, a loser, is to blame. There is no place where he can work! Wang Yan was worried about him, but since he couldn't live up to his expectations, there was nothing he could do.
Shao Xun was too lazy to talk to him. He looked directly at Xi Jian and said, "Dao Hui, we have entrusted 30,000 troops to your hands. We cannot ignore them."
"Don't worry, Ming Gong, I will be cautious." Just do it." Xi Jian said loudly.
The 30,000-strong army has officers at all levels, but the "headquarters" is empty.
In the past few months, Shao Xun gave him some people, and Xi Jian himself recruited some scholars from Dongping, Gaoping, and Jiyin to complete the command structure.
This is not a simple matter.
Not everyone can pull together a staff team, but Xi Jian used the influence of the Xi family in Jinxiang to recruit a group of familiar scholars. At the same time, he transferred a group of old troops from the Battle of Gaoping and the Battle of Shexian to enrich the command team.
He gradually gained wings.
In fact, every general must have his own party members, otherwise it will be difficult to act like an arm and do bad things on the battlefield.
Li Chong, Wang Queer, and Jin Zheng are all surrounded by a group of such people.
But their speed in accumulating private teams is far slower than that of Xi Jian, because they have low origins, low reputation, and low appeal. They basically accumulated it with difficulty during their long military career.
The good thing is that during a ten-year military career, the capabilities of your own team have withstood long-term tests. The upper limit may not be high, but the lower limit is enough to guarantee it.
When the chief official leaves office, his personal team will usually also leave office. In ancient times, such people were called "family generals" and "retainers".
Family generals and retainers follow the master's family and get promoted quickly. But once the main family falls, they will also be implicated, and hundreds of families will be implicated in the liquidation, which is no joke.
Back then, if Sima Yueruo failed to take over and was liquidated instead, Shao Xun had to run away in a hurry, otherwise he would definitely die.
"After going to Xuzhou, if you can't enter Pengcheng, don't force yourself to come. You can first go to Donghai Kingdom to find Mi Zihui." Shao Xun said: "On the other hand, restrain military discipline."
Said At this point, Shao Xun's expression became serious and he said: "I am from Donghai. It would be unjustifiable if my hometown was plundered."
"As ordered." Xi Jian responded in a deep voice.
"You must also keep this in mind." Shao Xun looked at Tao Bao, Zhi Xiong, Cheng Xia, Liu Hedu and others, and said: "Stop your style, if I hear about it, there will be disaster. The raid on the East China Sea will not be spared."
When Tao Bao and others heard that Chen Gong was serious, they immediately tightened their anus and said in unison: "I obey the order."
Cheng Xia was eager to make progress, and even said something extra: "Don't worry, Ming Gong, I will be the supervisor of the army, and I will definitely conduct strict inspections."
He recruited 2,000 people from Guangping, 500 of whom were from his own tribe, and the other 1,500 were from the township party, as troops directly under the Supervisory Army - without soldiers, the Supervisory Army was nothing, without a single hair. Want to catch.
Cheng Xia expressed his loyalty like this, and Shao Xun was naturally happy and praised: "If you work well in life, you will be rich in the future."
After some encouragement, the generals dispersed and led their troops to the expedition. .
Shao Xun began to prepare for a trip back to Henan: he wanted money.
But before that, he still needs to make some arrangements for Shi Le.
(End of this chapter)