Shangdang County has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times.

The earth is extremely high, and the sky is the party, so it is called the party, which shows the danger of its terrain.

Strategically speaking, Shangdang can also be called the gateway to Hedong and Hebei extended, which shows that Shangdang is a very important strategic place for Hedong and Hebei, and other places, the geographical advantages will not be so prominent.

Whoever occupies this place, will have the advantage of being the first mover, as for looking south at Henan, that is an artistic exaggeration, across the Taihang Mountain and the surging Yellow River, you look at Henan.

The most famous battle for Shangdang was the Battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao during the Warring States Period, which actually took place at the junction of today's Changping County and Shangdang County.

That battle is already widely known, needless to say, in fact, Zhao's defeat was not in tactics, at that time Qin's national strength gradually became stronger, the situation of overpowering the six countries became more and more obvious, and it was already in the upper hand at the political, economic and strategic level, and Zhao's defeat was almost inevitable.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao also walked around here, to sum up, the altitude of Shangdang is very high, and it does have a bit of condescending meaning, but how dangerous it is...... Well, that's it.

It is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and the scenery is very good, especially in summer, when the mountains are undulating, stretching and green, and there are groups of birds and beasts.

But in fact, the people of the party are fierce, and the literati and rioters have come here, and it is not easy to take a walk and take a look, maybe they will be slaughtered and drunk on which mountain path.

And this is especially true in troubled times, most of the Shangdang bandits are not in the climate, but if you want to wipe it out, it is also a fool's dream, Shangdang lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage of Tibetan territory.

In fact, there is nothing to say, Shangdang is surrounded by mountains, mountain and forest resources are very rich, but in these years it is almost impossible to develop, there are not a few acres of fertile land that can be cultivated, and the grain production can not be compared with the counties outside the mountains, and the merchants are not much interested here.

Therefore, most of the people here are very poor, it is difficult to go out of the party, the root is here, the material is poor, and it is difficult to know etiquette, which is the fundamental idea of Confucianism, and it is very suitable to put it here.

In fact, the advantages of the party are also contained in it, when there is a large army, the grain and grass are mostly supplied outside the mountain, so it can be a fence, but there is no risk that someone will support the army and respect themselves, look, isn't it good?

Just like Yan Zong and Lu Haoran, they shrank in the basin to claim the king's hegemony, and as soon as the soldiers arrived, they immediately collapsed.

This year, Shangdang experienced several wars, and soon changed owners, the so-called danger, but Erer, the general trend, places like Shangdang, Changping, are only part of the flow.

In late May, Li Podong joined the party.

Entering Shangdang, almost all at once, it was like a change of world, with undulating mountains, hills, and mountains and forests everywhere, exuding a primitive smell.

It's too closed, this is what Li Po feels, so he has a strong suspicion about this luggage break, and if he stays in the future, such a place must be very popular.

But now, what Li Po wants is fertile land and population, what does the party have? The strategic advantage is not so conspicuous at this time, Dou Jiande does not dare to come over, Wang Shichong will not come to grab the party unless he is crazy, Changping.

After entering the party for about half a day, Li Po felt a little ashamed in his heart, and it was really not authentic to throw the owner of the Pei clan in Hedong in such a place.

Moreover, Yan Zong and Lu Haoran always begged him for food and grass, and it didn't seem so shameless to look at this appearance......

Well, he thought that if Yan Zong, who had already gone underground, knew about it, he would definitely be angry again.

Of course, the actual situation of the Shangdang is not really so bad, because it is closed, so it is still completely preserved in the melee at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and the most devastating thing to the Shangdang is actually not the righteous army, but labor.

From the beginning of the seventh year of the Great Cause, until the battle between Li Po and Li Shentong, even the officials in the county could not count how much labor Shangdang and Changping counties had endured.

Just as the price of grain rose wildly, the officials of the two counties also started the idea of exchanging labor for food, and many families became homeless bandits in desperation.

Up to now, the population of the two counties is almost in a state of five or six, and the situation is not good, but compared with Xihe County and Daizhou County, it is not much better.

Li Po and his entourage traveled very fast, and it only took eight days to rush all the way from Jinyang, including the time spent in Xihe County and Linfen County.

Similar to what Li Po expected, the process of welcoming Liu Han, the Taishou of Linfen County, was almost completely imitated by Zhang Yunzhi's approach, and he was accompanied by Lile, Li Po waved his stick without hesitation and gave Liu Han a few blows.

Of course, the significance of his trip was not here, and along the way, he met with many local officials, and by the way, he also learned about the places he passed through.

The trip was very smooth, and I didn't meet any bold guys, five hundred Han princes' troops accompanied them, galloping like a whirlwind, not to mention the bandits who only walked on two legs, or the regular officers and soldiers came, and they all had to consider whether they could keep up.

Enter the territory of Shangdang, along the foothills of Lutai Mountain to the southeast to the turbid water, Shuoliu upstream, not a day to Xiangyuan.

Xiangyuan County ordered to welcome, Li Po rested here for one night, his eyes were full of mountains, even Li Po, who was very kind to the mountains and forests, was a little dizzy, and the hardships of the people here gave Li Po a deep impression.

Most of the people are hunters and woodcutters, and their lives can be imagined in today's population decline, when men are either in the army or serving in hard labor.

Most of the villages along the way are abandoned, and some of the reclaimed mountain fields are full of women and children, and the harvest after autumn is difficult for the family to enjoy.

And go up to the mountains to hunt firewood but also face the threat of mountain people, bandits, from the Xiangyuan County Commander who accompanied him, I know that the most famous custom here is to rob relatives.

When the population is sufficient, the men on the flat land will also rush into the mountains to rob the wives and daughters of the mountain people, so a very special way of marrying is formed.

Whether it is the people or the local clans, when they get married, the most important thing is the man with a big waist and a round waist, and what he holds in his hand is not a congratulatory gift.

Knowing the arrival of the King of Han, the county officials and gentry all gathered in the county seat, Zhang Lun's general Wu Tong, and Shangdang County criminal Cao and Pei Xu were also waiting in Xiangyuan City early.

This makes Xiangyuan look very lively, well, since the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, it has never been so lively, and the names and surnames of the Shangdang clan can almost be found in this city.

They are all concentrated on this necessary road, ready to find the opportunity to meet the King of Han, even if they can't speak, they can be extravagant, right?

A few months have passed, and no one seems to remember which Yan Zong is anymore, they only know that the sun, moon and star flags are flying again in the city, and they heard that the same is true outside.

King Han's merits are high, like the sun and the moon, today he is close to the supreme party, and the heroes of the party are naturally rejoicing, and the little blood shed before is really nothing in their eyes.

This is actually the meaning of Li Po's patrol, it's not much, but it does have the effect of winning people's hearts, if it weren't for this, Yang Guang wouldn't have dragged so many people around.

Like Liu Bang and Xiang Yu at the end of Qin, aren't they just seeing the Qin Emperor's traveling team, and their eyes are blue with envy, so they have vigorous ambition and fighting spirit?

But His Royal Highness the King of Han, who is the protagonist, is gradually in a bad mood at this time, because even if the outer counties are in a bad situation, they are showing some vitality.

The Shangdang can't see it here, the gap between the rich and the poor has also come to a certain extent, think about it, you can understand the truth, the Shangdang behind closed doors, the local big clans oppress the people fiercely, compared to other places, it is really a few points better.

And they are very stubborn, and it is annoying to look at them one by one.

The reason why Li Po was given this feeling, one was the established impression, Yan Zong, Lu Haoran made a start, which made Li Po a little uncomfortable with the officials of the party.

Second, when I arrived in Xiangyuan, from the Xiangyuan County Order down, the main book, the county lieutenant and others were all Xiangyuan natives.

Third, regardless of the county Chinese martial arts, they are very rude, the county order has read a few books, and in the county he is called a talent, and the main book is similar to him, but the county lieutenant seems to be illiterate with a big character, and his performance is particularly "bold".

However, they represent the three major clans in Xiangyuan County, and the official position in the county has almost become their hereditary thing.

Li Po has seen this situation, when he entered Youzhou in the east, Zhuo County was like this, the Lu family and the Zhang family controlled the military and government of Zhuo County, and finally when Luo Shixin kicked open the city gate, they crushed their dreams by the way.

If it was just these, but after only staying in Xiangyuan for half a day, the mentality that needles and water could not penetrate in Xiangyuan had already been keenly felt by Li Po.

Li Po finally raised his interest, feeling that he seemed to have come to the right place, but he could smack it, but it was tasteless, and the feeling of chicken ribs made him feel bad.

At this time, he is already preparing to go to the county town to find trouble with Pei Shiqing and Zhang Lun, a war is fought, there are not many such people, are you worthy of the knives and guns I handed over to you?

At this time, the chief officials and adjutants of Xiangyuan County did not know that His Royal Highness the King of Han was a little annoyed, and that night, the county order also set up a banquet for Li Po to pick up the wind and wash the dust, accompanied by Wu Tong, Pei Xu, the chief secretary of the county, and the county lieutenant.

It is estimated that he is going to show off the style of the party at the banquet......

Well, who knows, anyway, Li Po felt that the degree of death of these guys was no less than that of Yan Zong, who had already lost his head.