Chapter 809 Changes
After the news came back from Daijun, it took more than half a month for a messenger to go south via Wuyuan. Under the protection of the Hedouling cavalry, he crossed the river via Junzijin and headed south to Xiurong.
He Lan Aitou has been contacting various ministries in the past few months.
I don’t know whether it was not going well or what, but he was still hesitant, and finally decided to send people south to test Shao Xun’s opinion - this behavior showed a lot of problems, he had a thief's heart but not a thief's courage.
After discussing with Zhang Bin, Shao Xun decided to follow the established policy and let Luoyang send envoys to confer the title.
In early November, the five counties of Xiurong, Kelan, Jingle, Hehe, and Loufan, as well as the six counties of Fangshan, Lishi, Shilou, Dinghu, Linshui, and Pingyi in Xihe County in the south The chieftains all gathered in Xiurong and launched a large-scale activity involving both soldiers and hunters.
Linshui and Pingyi counties are both newly established and belong to Xihe County. Currently, they only have a few hundred households.
The former is located in the west of present-day Lin County. It was an old county of the former Han Dynasty and was reestablished today to convert the Hus.
The latter is located near today's Zhongyang County, and the purpose is also to naturalize the Hu - thus, Xihe County has Lishi, Xicheng, Zhongyang, Jiexiu, Fangshan, Pingyi, The nine counties of Shilou, Dinghu, and Linshui, and Guyuan County (today's Qinyuan) were abandoned due to the casualties and scattered population due to successive wars.
Xiurong is located in a relatively flat river valley, and its prosperity is far greater than that of Jingle County, which is the county seat.
According to the latest figures, the county has more than 3,200 households and a population of more than 16,000 people - of course, so many people can only be seen in winter or during wars, and they are usually scattered everywhere.
On this day, the descendants of six Han gentry families, including the Dinghu Jia family, the Hehe Zhou family, the Xiurong Zang family, the Loufan Guo family, the Shilou Yan family, and the Fangshan Xiao family, rode their horses to Xiu. Rong County - the Jia family was decided by Shao Xun himself, the Zhou family committed a crime and was exiled, and the remaining four families were all brought here by Wang Laodeng.
“This county is quite prosperous.” Jia Gui, the magistrate of Dinghu County, got off his horse, looked at the city wall that was just heightened and thickened this year, smiled, and said, “After being disturbed by Xianbei , the first thing that came to mind was not to fight back, but to repair the city defenses."
Zang Tao, the prime minister of Xiurong County, who lived outside the city, was unhappy and said, "This is the order of King Liang. Do you have any objections?"
Jia Gui was at a loss for words. Perhaps he had lost face, and he was unhappy. He added: "Zang Qijiao, I heard that your family first served Tao Qian, and later fell into the trap and became a bandit——"
" You thief!" Zang Tao pulled out the knife and cursed: "How dare you ridicule my ancestors, Shuzi Jia Chong?"
After saying that, he grabbed the knife and everyone saw that something was wrong and immediately He stepped forward to persuade and separated the two of them.
Jia Gui's face was uncertain, and he snorted coldly and said: "This year I sent my troops to cross the river and captured and killed 238 Xiongnu traitors. What credit do you have?"
< br>"In the battle last year, if I didn't lead the troops and fight hard, my beauty would be gone. How will you treat me?" Zang Tao said loudly across several people.
"Why do you two have to quarrel?" Loufan County Lieutenant Guo Jing sighed and said, "I just ordered the commander to send an envoy. He said that King Liang has returned from hunting and will be here in a moment. If we continue to quarrel, you will wait. No one can be left behind.”
Fang Shan ordered Xiao Zheng to watch silently.
Many years ago, as the order of Huaiyin, he followed Sima Rui, who was in charge of Xuzhou, to go south. However, he never expected that he would be sent to Jinling - among the Nandu scholar group, the one with high status lived in In Jianye City, those with average status lived in the suburbs of Jianye, while those with low status were resettled in Jinling (now Changzhou, Jiangsu).
This poor place has "vast land and sparsely populated areas" and "lots of fields and filthy filth". The environment is very harsh, and it has a wild and primitive appearance that is simply not suitable for human treatment.
Moreover, after the southern crossing, the Jianye shogunate did not continue to appoint officials and ignored him.
There was no way. After hearing about Shao Xun's rise, Xiao Zheng thought that as a member of the Donghai Township Party (the five counties of Lanling originally belonged to Donghai), it was better to go back and join him.
It happened that Taiwei Wang Yan wrote to the south of the Yangtze River to win over the Qingxu scholars, so Xiao Zheng took his two young sons back to his hometown and went into battle when he attacked Qingzhou.
Last year, through Wang Yan's operation, he finally got the official position of Fangshan County Magistrate.
To be honest, even if he was mentally prepared, Xiao Zheng was still shocked when he came to Fangshan: Is this place very different from Jinling?
It’s just that he has no other choice. He has repeatedly tried to make people hate others and is a dead end, so he can only bite the bullet and take office.
He came to Xiurong today and was extremely excited. He had already planned in his mind countless times what to do when he met the King of Liang: first use his hometown dialect to get close, then express his loyalty, and finally briefly mention where he was. The measures to suppress Zhuhu in the back of Shan County.
During the Chinese New Year, you have to go to Pingyang with gifts and show your loyalty to Taiwei Wang again.
Being an official is not easy, and the rise of a family is even more difficult.
"The King of Liang is here!" several riders shouted as they ran past the north bank of the Lanshui River.
The people who were noisy immediately stopped and stood aside.
The nephews and generals they brought also lined up neatly, looking closely at the western horizon.
Soon, the thunderous sound of horse hooves came, and a dense sea of cavalry appeared in everyone's eyes.
These mainland wealthy people have been coming to the frontier for some time. When they first saw the large group of cavalry, they were shocked, and there was an almost irresistible trembling feeling in their hearts. After being exposed to it too much, they became numb, got used to it, and were no longer afraid. Some brave people even threatened to study the art of resisting cavalry with foot, saying that even if the infantry formation was scattered, groups of five or ten people could still form back-to-back formations. Formation, fighting with cavalry, may not necessarily lead to a disadvantage.
The changes the environment has on people are terrible.
After riding near, some of them with braided or braided hair dismounted and stood solemnly on the road like them on the south bank of the Lanshui River.
After a while, a large number of soldiers wearing yellow scarves appeared in the distance.
There were so many of them that they almost filled the entire valley. Wherever the carriages and horses passed, the sky was filled with smoke and dust.
Those with sharp eyes can even see the layers of prey on the carriage: hares, pheasants, wild boars, deer and even tigers and wolves, everything is available.
Large-scale hunting is actually a very good way to train troops. It not only tests the golden drum flag, but also trains the coordination of infantry and cavalry. As for archery, it is even more important.
"Are these barbarians really surrendering?" Xiao Zheng stood beside Guo Jing and asked softly.
Guo Jing's family background is much higher than that of the Lanling Xiao family, but he is enthusiastic, easy-going, and has no airs. Hearing this, he said: "I heard from my brother (Pu Ziling Guo Yang) that Liu Han had just been defeated. Last year was a bit better, but when Xianbei invaded, there were still many people who rebelled. After the defeat, some people were liquidated, and some were more alert and crossed the river to join Liu Yang. , Shi Le. Things have changed a lot this year, at least no one has openly rebelled."
Xiao Zheng secretly compared the situation in his own Fangshan County and found that what Guo Jing said was generally correct.
Unconsciously, it’s the third year. Those who should run away and those who should rebel have been almost eliminated, and the rest are relatively obedient.
Before being ordered to come to Xiurong, he summoned the tribal nobles from the three townships in the county. All the nobles who could come came, and he also donated thousands of cattle, horses and miscellaneous animals to pay for the operation of the county.
Yes, he can't control the affairs of those tribes, but at least the nobles recognize him as the county magistrate, and he can look good and everyone can live in peace.
Hundreds of rural households he brought from Xuzhou are farming on both sides of the Red River. They are considered the most trusted people by the county magistrate. There is not much flat land for farming in the Red River Valley, but there are not enough people. Ah, after each family is allocated one or two hundred acres of land, there is still a lot of land that can be cultivated.
Last year, during the campaign against the rebellious Xiongnu tribe, most of the captives were sent to Bianliang as slave households, and hundreds of families were resettled in the county. Therefore, there are only about a thousand households under his direct control now.
"Mr. Guo——" Xiao Zheng said again.
"I can't do it, I can't do it!" Guo Jing was anxious and said immediately: "Just call me Guo Jizi."
"Jizi, just now Jia Ding said nonsense that he crossed the river to attack the Huns. This What's going on?" Xiao Zheng asked again.
"What do you call Mr. Xiao?" Guo Jing asked. "My name is Gongqi."
"Gongqi lives in Fangshan, not far from Dinghu. In his free time, he should inquire about various affairs in the neighboring counties." Guo Jing said. The tone of the big brother said: "There is Mengmenjin in Dinghu County, across the river from the Huns. If the enemy is not prepared and sends a small group of soldiers and horses to cross the river, it is possible to capture the leader of the thieves. Of course, Shi Le often also Just send people across the river to harass each other."
"How many soldiers does Jia Guicai have?" Xiao Zheng asked.
"Jia Wenhong has been skilled in bow and horse since he was a child. He once served as the commander of Wubao in Zhongtiao Mountain. He fought for the Huns against the king's army, and also fought for the king's army against the Huns. He is different." Guo Jing said: "Fortunately, I'm in Loufan. If I go to Dinghu and Shi Le attacks in large numbers, I'm afraid I'll be in a hurry." He County, isn’t it okay?”
"They!" Guo Jing said with a bitter smile: "The Zhou family in Runan has a prosperous literary style and a great reputation. Even the Hu people know it. The Zhou family is in the Hehe River, with hundreds of men, women and children. The King of Liang also sent two hundred troops to Langling. There are two hundred households in Hu and Xiangcheng, all of whom are from Ruying. When the Zhou family came to Hehe, they got married to the Hus. Attack, a bunch of Hu people are working in front of them, nothing will happen."
"I heard that the Zhou family has no hope for an official career, but studies, opens up wasteland, builds forts, has many children, and makes friends with the Hus. . This is actually what King Liang wants to see. He hopes that the great clans of Zhongxia will take root in the border areas, educate the barbarians, and change their customs. "
"What?" Xiao Zheng? Shocked.
Guo Jing gave him a strange look and said: "If you have outstanding sons and nephews, you can go to Pingyang or Luoyang to serve as officials, but isn't the foundation of the clan still in the border areas? I plan to take the village Kebuqu has gradually moved to Loufan County. Gongqi is in Fangshan, and the Xiao family is regarded as the most powerful family in the county. Even in Xihe County, it is not behind others. Isn't it good that the Xiao family is already in the county? Included in the genealogy? "
Xiao Zheng was struck by lightning.
Yes, the prefect Tian Mao has already written a letter to Fangshan, saying that the Xiao family will be included in the surnames of Xihe County, but he hasn't had time to do it yet.
Is it interesting to be a wealthy man among a group of barbarians who are like monkeys? Xiao Zheng was about to cry but had no tears. He felt that he had been tricked by Lieutenant Wang. In this way, he might as well continue fooling around in Jinling. Maybe one day Zu Ti would take notice of him and give him a secret service. Are you coming?
Xiao Zheng regretted it again. After sighing, he felt a little depressed.
But what can happen now? Let's see if we can get in touch with King Liang and use the advantages of the township party to get out of the fire pit of Fangshan.
While the two were talking, Shao Xun, surrounded by a large group of people, had arrived in the north of Xiurong City.
Shao dismounted first and came to Liu Ye's side.
Liu Yena has excellent riding skills, but suddenly he seems to be unable to dismount.
Shao Xun hugged her down, then gently dusted off the dust on her shoulders, then linked his fingers with hers and headed towards Xiurong County.
The series of silky movements were seen by Kelan Prefect Liu Zhao, and he was determined.
Recently, some people said that the King of Liang was afraid of the Liu family's power and wanted to clean it up. This is nonsense, so he beheaded him when he returned.
Father Liu Runzhong offered the party, which opened the door for King Liang to merge with the state.
My ancestors Liu Hezhu and Liu Da fought for the King of Liang for many years, and countless tribesmen died on the battlefield. Now they are guarding Changshan and serving as a vassal for the country.
The second brother Liu Sui died in the Battle of Hanoi, and the third brother Liu Quan captured Liu Ya alive. Now he is rushing to Xingxing to confront Suotou directly.
He was in the town of Kelan. Last year he fought hard to prevent the rope head from advancing. This year he built Ningwuguan on the old site of Loufanguan to prepare for the establishment of Ningwu County, the sixth county of Kelan County.
The whole family is loyal, why did King Liang want to touch the Liu family?
Furthermore, the aunt has a sincere smile on her face, which is much happier than when she was the mistress of Shi Le Mansion with a straight face and pretended to be dignified. It is obvious that King Liang dotes on her very much.
It would be great if I could be a queen!
In the future, my cousin will be the emperor. If they raise a hundred thousand soldiers from the four counties to conquer him and refuse to obey, the world will be settled.
Thinking about it, Liu Zhao became more and more happy and followed Shao Xun into the county town.
"There are new changes every year, which is very good." After entering the county government, Shao Xun first took off Liu Yena's cloak, then looked at Qiao Yu, who had changed from the county magistrate to the county magistrate, and said : "I just saw some fields on the road. Some are planted with wheat and some with turnips. There are also radish roots hanging in the courtyards of the villagers. Are they planted in autumn?"
"Your Majesty is really careful in observing the sentiments of the people. "It's fine." Qiao Yu said: "Plant the reeds in autumn, harvest them slowly after the frost, and mix them with hay to feed cattle and sheep."
"That's right." Shao Xun nodded. He added: "After all, they grow corn, wheat, turnips, reeds and other crops for their livestock to survive the winter. Their thoughts are still on their livestock, not on farming for a living. But it's okay, don't force everything, just take your time. "
"What the king said is true," Qiao Yu said: "In the past, when Liu Cong occupied Pingyang, he ignored the Hu tribes in Taiyuan, Xihe, and Kelan counties, but asked for cattle, sheep, horses, and levies. He is just a young man. Liu Can is in charge of the affairs of the country, and he still governs these counties according to the old law. The barbarians know that there are differences, and Liu Cong and Liu Can are far inferior to the king. "
Shao Xun. I was very happy to hear this, which was an affirmation of his governance.
These mountain barbarians have been convinced militarily, and now they are convinced from the perspective of governance, so that they can truly return to their hearts.
This year we have actually seen some results.
When hunting on a large scale, when the order comes, the strong men of the tribes rush to advance and retreat in an orderly manner. It is obvious that they have obeyed his military orders, which is good.
"I will stay in Xiurong for a few more days. After these few days, you ask the chiefs to watch their subordinates and not to rush around." Shao Xun said again.
"This is..." Qiao Yu was a little confused.
"An epidemic has broken out in Hebei, and people are panicking." Shao Xun said, "I'm worried about the epidemic spreading to Bingzhou. Be careful and don't be careless."
After the disaster There is bound to be an epidemic, let alone three consecutive years of floods.
Although efforts have been made to bury the bodies and reduce traffic during the disaster relief, this can only reduce the intensity, but cannot completely eliminate it - for example, 30% of the population used to die, but now only 20% or even 10% die.
Bingzhou has also suffered disasters, but it is much less severe than Hebei. There are no signs of a major epidemic yet, so they are asked to be alert in advance and try to reduce possible losses.
Qiao Yu was worried after hearing this.
Facing the rope, he dared to go to the city to fight, but the disease was invisible and intangible, but there was nothing he could do.
"In a few days, the junior high school will write this article. Don't visit the house, wash frequently, drink more hot water, and try your best to get through it." Shao Xun said: "Three years of great disasters have passed, and the epidemic is no longer a problem. I want to see it. Look, how long will God make things difficult for me?”
Hearing what Shao Xun said, Qiao Yu felt relieved.
The King of Liang is so determined that nothing can defeat him. Following such a person, he couldn't help but gain confidence.
Perhaps, only such people can bring order to the world and create the current situation.
On the fifth day of November, after meeting various people one by one, Shao Xun led his army to leave Xiurong, headed south via Lishi, and returned to Pingyang at the end of the month.
As expected, the Chaohe Festival was canceled again this year.
Under the shadow of the epidemic, the people under Shao Xun ushered in a relatively abundant new year.
(End of this chapter)