Chapter 222 Bankrupt Version of Jiangdong
Dong Zhao was really touched this time. He did not expect that Liu Feng would remember what he said so clearly.
This is what he said and did in Yuan Shaona, Hebei three years ago. Liu Feng actually wrote it down verbatim. Even if it was specially prepared for this contact, it is far better than Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are too strong.
"Zhao has spent half his life and has never met the Lord of the Ming Dynasty. Today, when I talked with Zisheng, I realized how precious it is to meet him."
Dong Zhao sighed, put on a facelift, and looked at him at the banquet. Liu Feng made a grand ceremony.
Liu Feng hurriedly helped Dong Zhao up, ignoring the surprise and doubts of others in the hall. He held Dong Zhao's hand and promised: "Brother Gongren, the road ahead is long and difficult. Feng hopes to see you soon." "The hearts of the people."
"It's good to see the hearts of the people..."
After speaking, Dong Zhao raised his wine glass with both hands and respectfully asked Liu Feng to drink. Feng drank happily.
After taking down Dong Zhao, Liu Feng was filled with joy.
There are so many loyal people in my dad’s camp that the die-hard base is not enough.
People like Xun You, Chen Deng, and Er Zhang actually had feelings for the Han Dynasty.
This requires people like Gao Shun and Zhou Tai to check and balance.
But Gao Shun and Zhou Tai are just warriors, and among the scribes, there is also a need for someone to check and balance.
A big shot like Dong Zhao, who did not hesitate to go to hell personally and wrote letters to Xun Yu to debate the rationality of Cao Cao's enfeoffment, is worthy of Liu Feng's efforts to win over.
It's a pity that Duan Xuan is too far away. He is in Huayin County, and there are Zhang Ji's territories such as Hongnong and Shaanxi in the middle. Otherwise, Liu Feng still hopes to get in touch with Duan Xuan and build some friendship.
This is not only because Duan Xuan is the younger brother of Duan Jiong, the great hero who played the most important role in quelling the Xiqiang war that had plagued the entire Eastern Han Dynasty for more than a hundred years in Sanming, Liangzhou, but also because one of the three bottom lines of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Jia Xu's wife and children were at Duan Xuan's place at this time.
As we all know, taking control of Jia Xu’s wife, children, and children is equivalent to taking control of Jia Wenhe.
It’s just a pity that the conditions don’t allow it.
Calculating carefully, it is almost possible that Jia Xu has arrived at Duan Xuan's place at this time.
There are no detailed records in history. It just says that Emperor Xian was defeated in Hongnong and a large number of officials were captured alive by Li Jue.
Li Jue originally wanted to bury these ministers alive, but Jia Xu dissuaded him. Later, it is recorded that Jia Xu defected to Duan Xuan, a fellow from the same county, but Duan Xuan was wary of him.
"Young Master..."
Dong Zhao opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by Liu Feng.
"Brother Gongren, you and I are like-minded people, just call me Zisheng."
Liu Feng's words also came from the sincerity, after all, Zhang Yang is still needed at the moment. , even if you poach the opponent's corner, it is not the best time to expose it.
At the moment, welcoming the emperor to Henan is the top priority.
Dong Zhao's little eyes were full of smiles, and he could see Liu Feng's thoughts clearly.
In fact, what he called him this way just now was a bit of a test, wanting to see if Liu Feng would lose his composure.
As a result, Liu Feng's performance was excellent, which made him more confident in his choice.
"Zisheng, go to Yewang tomorrow to visit Uncle Zhang Zhi, remember not to show weakness."
As soon as Dong Zhao changed camps, he started planning for the new boss Liu Bei and his son.
"Uncle Zhang Zhi bullied the weak and feared the strong, feared power but was not moral, and he could not control his military leaders. In the past, Lu Bu was known for his martial prowess, so he first convinced Uncle Zhang Zhi and became friends with him. This is why."
Many people know that Zhang Yang and Lu Bu have a very good relationship. Even when Lu Bu was besieged by Cao Cao in Xiapi, Zhang Yang obviously did not have the power to rescue Lu Bu, but he still mobilized his troops to press on the edge of the Yellow River, hoping to put pressure on Cao Cao.
This move even led to death, and ended up costing his own life.
I have to say that Zhang Yang is really a good friend to Lu Bu.
Dong Zhao suddenly asked: "Does Zisheng know why Zhang Yang and Lu Bu fell in love at first sight and became close friends?"
Liu Feng shook his head: "I really don't know, I am really curious."
The relationship between Zhang Yang and Lu Bu is quite strange. Just looking at the historical data, you will find it quite abrupt and even contradictory.
In official history, Zhang Yang and Lu Bu are not actually old friends. Although they are both from Bingzhou, they have never had any friendship.
The first time we met, Lu Bu was driven away by Yuan Shu. As a result, when he was crossing the river in Hanoi and wanted to defect to Yuan Shao in Hebei, he fell into the hands of Zhang Yang.
At that time, Zhang Yang's subordinates wanted to kill Lu Bu and take Lu Bu's head to Chang'an in exchange for a reward.
Zhang Yang was said to be very excited, but he insisted on asking Lu Bu what to do. At this time, Lu Bu actually gave Zhang Yang a plan, saying that he was more valuable alive than dead.
The reward for sending a living Lu Bu to Chang'an will definitely be much greater than a head.
When Zhang Yang heard this, he felt that what Lu Bu said was reasonable, and actually protected Lu Bu.
"Although Uncle Zhang Zhi was the governor of Hanoi, his foundation was always unstable. His two generals, Yang Chou and Sui Gu, had many soldiers and horses, and they were divided into east and west. Yang Chou was a powerful local in Hanoi, and his family was in Heyang. The county and Zhi county are very powerful, and the family tribe has 2,000 people.”
Dong Zhao continued to introduce Liu Feng: "And Sui Gu is a remnant of the Black Mountain bandits. In the past, he was as famous as Yu Du and Bai Rao. During the decisive battle in Dongjun, the Black Mountain bandits fell into Cao Cao's plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao, which led to Cao Yanzhou's defeat. . So Sui Gu fled to Hanoi and defected to Zhang Yang. He also had more than two thousand old thieves under his command and was powerful. "
Hearing this, Liu Feng suddenly understood.
No wonder Zhang Yang tried his best to find a chance for Lu Bu to survive. In fact, Zhang Yang also gave him a chance to escape.
Zhang Yang's Hanoi Army is essentially a small-scale powerful coalition. Zhang Yang is just the leader of the coalition. On the largest hill below there are two local powerful Yang Chou and the remaining Black Mountain bandit Sui Gu who fled to join them.
What’s even more frightening is that neither of these two mountains is much weaker than Zhang Yang.
In this case, Zhang Yang stopped talking and even looked at his subordinates' faces.
It is no wonder that Zhang Yang, a small warlord in Hanoi who was clearly affiliated with Yuan Shao's outer vassal position, actually wanted to use Lu Bu's head to sell it to Chang'an.
You must know that Hanoi County is close to Wei County. The junction of Hanoi County and Wei County is only twenty or thirty miles away from Yecheng.
Yuan Shao's influence can even easily cover the entire Hanoi.
But the local powerful Yang Chou was located in the west, the front line facing the Xiliang Army. Yang Chou was out of self-preservation and did not want to offend the Xiliang Army too much.
Although Sui Gu defected to Zhang Yang, he was still defeated by the alliance of Yuan and Cao, so he couldn't be angry. It was a good choice to disgust Yuan Shao.
After all, Lu Bu at this time was the benefactor of the Yuan family and the hero who avenged Yuan Shao's hatred.
So, a magical scene appeared. Zhang Yang, a subordinate of the Yuan family's outer vassal, unanimously asked Zhang Yang to send Lu Bu to Chang'an instead of Yecheng.
Without Dong Zhao's explanation, Liu Feng would only feel strange, but now he was enlightened and suddenly realized.
No wonder Zhang Yang obviously looked moved, but always asked Lu Bu what he thought. It can be seen that no matter how stupid Zhang Yang is, he knows that these people under his command are deliberately digging a hole for him.
So, after Lu Bu proposed a seemingly ridiculous step down the stairs, Zhang Yang immediately got off the donkey along the slope.
Following this, Lu Bu miraculously escaped. Not only did he successfully escape, but he also successfully escaped with his red rabbit horse and a group of personal followers. He went north to Yecheng and defected to Yuan Shao.
What’s even more amazing is that Lu Bu became close friends with Zhang Yang even though he was running away. He even dared to kidnap himself and send him to Chang’an before being chased by Yuan Shao. Zhang Yang.
Zhang Yang is afraid of power but not moral, which is actually a kind of helplessness.
The military leaders under his command were all dissatisfied with him, so of course he could only fear power rather than be immoral.
Liu Feng nodded to express his understanding, and then asked: "Brother Gongren, in that case, why don't I take a rest here in Huai County, and then we can go to Yewang together when my second uncle leads the army?"
"No, no."
Dong Zhao shook his head with a smile, his chin dangled: "What Zhao means is that Zi Sheng can be a little more domineering, especially in face. Regarding Uncle Zhang Zhi's subordinates."
Liu Feng was a little confused and asked: "Would it be better if I didn't speak politely to Yang Chou and Sui Gu, and even said bad words to them?"
“Too deliberate is not beautiful.”
Dong Zhao shook his head and said with a smile: "Isn't Zi Sheng too much of a gentleman and not arrogant and domineering?"
Liu Feng suddenly realized it and laughed loudly and said: "Feng already knows everything that Mr. Gongren said."< br>
Subsequently, Dong Zhao introduced some situations in Hanoi to Liu Feng.
Yang Chou and Sui Gu are just the biggest mountains, and there are many local sects below. The most extreme thing about these people is that they listen to the tune but not the propaganda. The better ones will come to perform Hajj every year during the New Year. Zhang Yang once.
After hearing these situations, Liu Feng had only one thought.
This Hanoi is simply a bankrupt version of Jiangdong's Sun family, but Zhang Yang's ability is much inferior to that of Sun Quan.
No wonder the ship capsized so quickly in the future and died at the hands of his generals.
It’s night, and the host and guest are enjoying themselves. The next morning, everyone set out from Huai County and headed towards the Wild King.
The Yewang is also on the edge of the Qinshui River, and Dong Zhao doesn't have many men, so he simply gets on the boat and continues to go north to the Yewang by water.
But in this case, all the chariots and horses brought by Dong Zhao would have to stay in Huai County, and people would slowly drive back to Yewang.
This actually reminded Liu Feng of something.
“Brother Gong, if our state wants to buy war horses, I wonder if Hanoi and Hedong can supply them?”
At this time, Youzhou, Liangzhou and Bingzhou can be called the best in the Central Plains. The three origins of war horses.
The war horses produced in these three places are the best in terms of quality and quantity.
Now that the trading channel in Liaodong has been opened, Liu Feng also wanted to see if he could open up the trading channel in Bing and Liang this time when he came to Hanoi.
Hanoi can take over the horse trade route of Bingzhou in the north. At the same time, Hedong next to it is more valuable. Not only does it produce horses locally, but it can also receive the input of war horses from Liangzhou and Bingzhou at the same time.
In these two places, the price of war horses is much cheaper than in the Central Plains, and because of the dispersion of power, it is also much cheaper than the price of war horses in Liaodong.
A horse in Liaodong costs 80,000 yuan, and it has to be a first-class horse traded with frost sugar. Here it may only be worth 50,000 to 60,000 yuan. If it is traded with frost sugar or snow salt, it may even be worth Make the price even lower.
The only difficulty is that the goods are relatively loose and it is difficult to receive enough goods in large quantities.
Hearing this topic, Dong Zhao's expression suddenly became a little cold. After pondering for a moment, he said: "This winter has been dry and snowless. If it continues like this, next year will definitely be another drought year."
After Dong Zhao mentioned this, Liu Feng also remembered that in the first year of Jian'an (AD 196), there was a severe drought in Guanzhong. Even the neighboring Hanoi was affected, and grain production was severely reduced.
"If Hanoi is also hit by a disaster next year, if Xuzhou has enough money, it may be able to help Hanoi."
Liu Feng sighed, and he would have to suffer some losses by then, leaving Hanoi, Hedong can exchange war horses for food.
The speed of the ship was much faster than that of the land route. In just two or three days, the Wild King City had already appeared in front of us.
Yewang is a famous historical city. It is the most important town in South Korea after the capital among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period. Together with Shangdang, it is a transportation hub in Henan.
There is a saying in later generations: The royal city was uprooted, and the road to the Shangdang was cut off.
This shows the importance of the wild king.
Although the county seat of Hanoi County is in Huai County, Yewang's location is extremely important, and Yewang's city wall is tall and its defense facilities are complete.
So Zhang Yang stayed in Yewang most of the time and rarely went to Huai County.
After landing, Zhang Yang had already come to the shore to greet him.
Zhang Yang is a typical Bingzhou martial artist, with a powerful figure, a bit bow-legged feet, but a stable chassis, and a pair of big hands like cattail fans. He can shout loudly from a distance.
"The person here is Liu Zisheng? Where is Gongren?"
Hearing Zhang Yang's cry, Dong Zhao nimbly got out from behind Liu Feng and bowed to Zhang Yang from a distance: "Return to me The prince next to Zhao is none other than Mr. Liu. "
Early on, the term "gongzi" was used to refer to the sons of princes, and later it was expanded to include the sons of distinguished people. After the Han Dynasty, it was also used more frequently for a period of time. He is respectfully called the son of the Sangong family.
But many Liangqianshi families will also be called Gongzi.
Liu Bei was already General Jianzhong at this time, leading Xuzhou as a herdsman and worshiping as Marquis of Guangling County. Liu Feng, the young master, was worthy of his title.
"Young man Feng, pay your respects to Mr. Zhang Fu."
As soon as he left the river bank, Liu Feng saluted Zhang Yang and made Zhang Yang smile from ear to ear.
"Master Liu, please get up quickly."
Zhang Yang stepped forward to help him, his big hands cautious, fearing that he would hurt the boy in front of him.
Zhang Yang was obviously flattered by Liu Feng's courtesy.
Strictly speaking, Zhang Yang was not just a warrior. He was also a descendant of a noble family, which was very common in the frontiers.
This is the case for Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei, Xian Yufu, Yan Rou, etc.
For this reason, the border gentry will be widely looked down upon by the Central Plains gentry, and will be reduced to the bottom of the gentry.
Besides, Zhang Yang grew up in a border area, so it was normal for him to like martial arts, so he naturally looked like a martial artist.
In any case, Zhang Yang was able to join the Bingzhou capital as a martial artist at a young age, and then why he was so valued that he was sent to Bingzhou in Hanoi to recruit elite soldiers. It can be seen that His family is still very powerful in the border areas.
It's a pity that Zhang Yang's road to the vassal town was quite bumpy. At the beginning, he was put in a way by the Southern Xiongnu, and he was hijacked by the Shanyu of the Southern Xiongnu. He almost lost his life.
Later, after defeating the Liao general Geng Zhi's army, Zhang Yang regained his momentum, and got the post of Hanoi prefect as a blessing in disguise. By this time, Zhang Yang had actually begun to distinguish himself.
Obviously he is Dong Zhuo's man, but secretly he is in cahoots with Hebei Yuan Shao.
This was also the most comfortable period Zhang Yang had ever had.
But as the emperor returned eastward, the two mountains under Zhang Yang's command were at odds with each other. They became increasingly hostile to each other, causing Zhang Yang a headache.
I originally wanted to help King Qin to bridge the division among his subordinates, but I was alone and worried that I would be eaten by the Baibo thieves.
Unfortunately, who would have thought that Liu Bei would want King Qin even though he was so far away, which made Zhang Yang extremely happy.
After Liu Feng respectfully saluted, he said again: "Fujun is a hero of my father's generation. If Fujun doesn't give up, you can just call me by my name."
"Okay, okay."
Zhang Yang cheered repeatedly, pretending to be thoughtful and then said: "In that case, you and I will treat each other as uncle and nephew."
Then, Zhang Yang introduced Liu Feng He raised up the generals behind him.
The first one is Yang Chou, a powerful local nobleman in Hanoi, with a tribe of two thousand people, which can be said to be a strong army.
Zhang Yang died in this man's hands in the end.
Yang Chou's current tendency is not clear, but historically he strongly leaned towards Cao Cao.
When Lü Bu was surrounded, Yang Chou persuaded Zhang Yang not to rescue Lü Bu, but Zhang Yang refused, so Yang Chou killed Zhang Yang, and then wanted to bring the entire Hanoi County to surrender to Cao Cao.
Liu Feng has already discussed with Dong Zhao and does not intend to give face to Yang Chou, Sui Gu and others.
What I didn’t expect is that God’s calculations are not as good as those of man.
Yang Chou actually saluted Liu Feng.
"Foreign General Yang Chou, I have met Mr. Liu!"
Yang Chou is not tall, of medium height, and a little skinny. He does not look like a military general at all, but more like a scribe.
In fact, this is indeed the case. The Yang family in Hanoi can be regarded as a powerful gentry, because the family has no inheritance of classics and no official background. They can only work as dogs for the gentry.
That is to say, the world is now in chaos, and those with strong soldiers and horses have become arrogant by relying on force.
Yang Chou has two thousand songs, which is the confidence he can show off in front of Zhang Yang.
"Oh? So you are General Yang. I have heard about the general for a long time, but I just have something to say to the general."
Originally Liu Feng thought he would see a strong general who was disobedient to discipline, but he did not expect that Yang Chou turned to him. Very respectful.
But even so, Liu Feng will not change his established policy easily.
Yang Chou asked respectfully: "I don't know why you teach Chou?"
Liu Feng snorted disdainfully and said in front of Zhang Yang: "Feng Changwen is a minister. Virtue comes first, loyalty comes second, and talent comes second. It can be seen that since the general is the beloved general of the Ming Dynasty, loyalty and filial piety should be the first priority, and loyalty should be given to the emperor."
Liu Feng's words were actually quite excessive. How could he accuse the other person of not being loyal enough when they met for the first time? This is not much different from pointing at the other person's nose and scolding him.
Zhang Yang was dumbfounded on the sidelines, but he felt a little happy in his heart. He felt that Liu Feng's words spoke to his heart, and he vented his anger fiercely.
It’s just that Zhang Yang is a little worried about Yang Chou’s reaction.
No matter what, Liu Feng was a guest, and he still spoke for himself. Although it was not etiquette, Zhang Yang still appreciated the other party's affection and did not think that Liu Feng was meddling at all.
It can be seen that Zhang Yang is still kind in nature.
But the problem is that Zhang Yang can't control the people under him.
Yang Chou kindly followed him to greet Liu Feng, but he was scolded by him. Moreover, he was still such a young boy. It would be an exaggeration for Yang Chou to fall out on the spot. The biggest headache for Zhang Yang is that Yang Chou really won't give him face and endure this humiliation.
(End of this chapter)