Chapter 313: Towering Taixing

It is said that Chen Long invited his eldest brother Zhang Yan to count the heroes of the state. Zhang Yan has a lot of generals under him, but the scribes are scarce, and after thinking for a while, he said a figure who didn't come to be an official no matter how he recruited him, named Zhang Zhen and Zhang Ziming.

Zhang Ziming is just thirty-four, it is said that it is the time to do a career, and he is famous, but he has always refused to become an official and has become a strange hermit in people's hearts. Chen Longguang searched with his brain, Zhang Zangren is like his qin, his style is handsome, and he has the appearance of a fairy, if he can be sent to persuade Chen Gong, he is the first person to be safe.

At the same time, Zhang Yan and Guang also mentioned in their minds that the only secular person who was good friends with Zhang Zhen was named Hu Zhao. Chen Long had vaguely heard of Hu Zhao's name, and he was also a very famous person, but he didn't know much about it, so he checked it in his light brain.

Hu Zhao, the word Kongming, the word is the same as Zhuge Liang, I'm afraid the talent is not under Zhuge Kongming. He was originally a famous person in Yingchuan, especially good at calligraphy. Hu Zhao is good at official calligraphy, and is as famous as Zhong Xuan, Handan Chun, Wei Qi, and Wei Dan. There is a saying that "Zhong's is small, Hu's is bold", and the world is called "Zhonghu". Zhong Xuan has served under Chen Long for many years and plays an important role in Chang'an, but he didn't expect this Hu Zhao to live in seclusion with Zhang Zhen in Bingzhou.

Chen Long vaguely remembered that it turned out that Zhong Xuan seemed to have mentioned Hu Zhao's name, so he had an impression, but unfortunately Zhong Xuan was not around, otherwise it would be very sure to let Zhong Xuan invite Hu Zhao.

However, Chen Long was worried that if he mobilized a large number of figures from the Blue Dragon Army, and the Blue Dragon Army cooperated in the battle, people of insight would probably be able to see the relationship between himself and Chen Long at a glance. So this Hu Zhao and Zhang Zhen have to find a way to invite them themselves, and if they get one, they can succeed. What are the characteristics of this Hu Zhao?

Hu Zhao is rarely famous, and he is a rising bachelor star in Yingchuan. When he was young, he went to Jizhou to avoid chaos, and Yuan Shao heard that he came to invite him. Hu Zhao saw through Yuan Shao's character, thanked Yuan Shao's appointment, returned to his hometown, and lived in seclusion in the county to read and write. After Cao Cao was appointed as the prime minister, he was frequently recruited with courtesy, and Hu Zhao went to respond to the appointment. After arriving, he stated that he was an opposition scholar and that he was useless to the army and the country, and that he was sincere and asked to leave. Cao Cao said: "People have their own aspirations, go out into seclusion, have their own interests, and try your best to complete your elegant preferences, it stands to reason that I will not force you." Hu Zhao then moved to Luhun Mountain, cultivated himself, took pleasure in seeking Taoism, and entertained himself by studying scriptures, and his neighbors respected and loved him very much.

In the twenty-third year of Jian'an (218 AD), Zhang Gu, the magistrate of Luhun County, was ordered by the assassin to mobilize Zhuangding to serve in Hanzhong. The people were disgusted in their hearts, and they were all afraid to serve from afar, and each of them was in a state of uneasiness, and their lives were precarious. Civilians Sun Wolf and others took advantage of this opportunity to raise troops and kill the county magistrate, forming a major rebellion, and the county towns and markets were destroyed and destroyed as a result. Zhang Gu led more than a dozen soldiers around Hu Zhao's residence, greeted and gathered the people left behind, and restored the simple regime, and then Sun Wolf and others went south to join Guan Yu, who was in Jingzhou at the time. Guan Yu gave them official seals and allocated them to the soldiers, but when they went back, they became grass thieves. When they arrived at Changle Pavilion south of Luhun, they automatically swore to each other, saying, "Hu Jushi is a sage, and he will not invade his tribe." "The whole place relies on Hu Zhao's relationship, and there is no need to worry about being afraid. After the county was later settled, Hu Zhao moved to Bingzhou and became neighbors with the half-immortal Zhang Zhen.

In the first period of Zhengshi (241 A.D. - 248 A.D.), the hussar generals Zhao Yan, Shangshu Huang Xiu, Guo Yi, the scattered cavalry Chang Shi Xun Qi, Zhong Yu, the servant Yu Wei, Hongnong Taishou He Zhen and others successively recommended Hu Zhao and said: "Hu Zhao is naïve in heart, noble in behavior, and the older he is, the more determined he is. Xuanyuan is humble, quiet and simple, with the discipline of Boyi and Sihao. They should be called up and appointed to encourage the world. ”

In the second year of Jiaping (250 AD), the bus was specially recruited, and Hu Zhao died at the age of eighty-nine.

Hu Zhaoshan is a long-standing scholar, and Zhong Xuan, Handan Chun, Wei Qi, and Wei Dan are equally famous, and his letters and inkblots often become models for people to learn. Wei Heng commented on him: "Zhao and Zhong Xuan studied under Liu Desheng, both of them are good at grass, and Hu Fei Zhong is thin." "Zhong's small, Hu's bold", the world is called "Zhonghu". Zhang Hua commented on him: "Hu Zhaoshan is a book. ”

Chen Long read the information of Hu Zhao in his mind, picked up the brush placed on the table, took a piece of white cloth, wrote a few traditional official books crookedly, and said with a smile: "Yuan Zhi, what do you think of the official books I wrote?"

Zhou Budo hurriedly took it and took a look, rolled his eyes, and handed it to Zhang Yandao: "Lord, I didn't say you, what you wrote is not as good as what you painted, I remember the portrait of the old housewife you painted last time, it is really lifelike, these words......... I think the children of Lao Zhong are better than yours. ”

Even Chen Long and Zhang Yan all laughed. Chen Long knew that the eldest mother he said was Liu Qian, and he received the story of Liu Qian and Zhen Mi's ancestors and grandchildren, which had long been widely circulated in Lingling, although everyone respected the lord, but still couldn't stop it from becoming a topic of conversation after dinner. Chen Long smiled angrily: "Okay, you don't doubt it, that is, you dare to slap my ass like this." Uncle, you take care of this kid for me, if my words are better than Hu Zhao, what reason do you have to find him? When someone came, he went to Hu Zhao with my painting and said that I was going to visit him and ask him to correct me. As he spoke, he gave a few bad words he wrote to his subordinates and said: "You take my words, go to the front station, and say please Hu Zhao to see these words, you must not be abrupt, if Mr. Hu is gone, you will kneel at the door of Mr. Hu's house for me, and only when I arrive at the door of Mr. Hu's house will I be allowed to get up." The guard did not hesitate to agree, took the crooked white cloth with the official book written on it, and turned away.

Zhang Yan shouted: "You TNND wait a while!" The guard was startled, and watched Chen Long ask for instructions with his eyes, and Chen Long scolded: "Listen! The guards hurriedly bowed down and obeyed.

Zhang Yan continued: "Zhang Zhen and Hu Zhao are hermits, and my Black Mountain Army has never had the opportunity to obtain such a great Confucian. They are stars in the sky, and I, Zhang Yan, am the scum of the earth. A few spring breezes, now there is Brother Long, I, Zhang Yan, want to see how high Hu Kongming can be, after you go, I will say that I, Zhang Yan, am now a subordinate of Brother Long, and Brother Long is Xu Jing's senior disciple, under the whole world, who else can be higher than the sect master of Yuedan Evaluation? Therefore, I do not agree with you to kneel down and beg him, even if you wait outside his door, you must stand and wait. I accompanied Brother Long to visit in person, who is the soft bone, you can see it at a glance. ”

Chen Long suddenly realized that Zhang Yan, who had not said anything, seemed to have been holding back to go to Hu Zhao to read the explanation. If Hu Zhao agrees to his request, he will pay it back, if he doesn't agree, I'm afraid this Zhang Yan will have a seizure.

Chen Long was noncommittal, and a few days later, several people set off together, including Zhang Yan and Zhou Budo, and rushed to the state to join the party. The 200,000 troops on land and water at Mengjin Ferry were all handed over to Zhang Niujiao, Tai Shici, Wu Anguo, and Guan Yunchang for training. Guan Yunchang trained the hardest, and it seemed that every horse and every soldier he gave him was already a bargaining chip for his revenge. As for who the enemy is, even Guan Yu himself is not particularly clear.

The words are divided into two ends, press the Montenegrin Army to actively prepare for war, all the famous generals work hard to train without watching, single table Chen Long and others a light boat, go ashore on the coast of Bingzhou, each ride a military horse, and go straight to the beautiful landscape near Shangdang, where Zhang Zhen and Hu Zhao live next to each other.

There are more than ten people in the same company, including Chen Long, Zhang Yan and Zhou Budo, who are unparalleled in their martial arts strategies and martial arts during the Three Kingdoms period. This luxury lineup, if you want to conquer the Central Plains of China, you also need to think hard. Now that Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Zang Ba, and Chen Gongheng are in front of the unified Central Plains, even Chen Long retreats in the face of difficulties, and proposes a strategy of inbreeding and long-distance attack; It is really embarrassing that the way out of the army is tied to the two hermits of the state.

Taihang Mountains, from west to east, south to north, across the flat North China Plain, although there is no majestic and tall such as the Himalayan snow mountain, but still dangerous and strange, secluded ravines are hidden.

Taihang Mountain, also known as Marble Mountain, Wangmu Mountain, and Nuwa Mountain, is an important mountain range and geographical demarcation line in eastern China. It is located between Shanxi Province and the North China Plain, spanning Yanjing, Jizhou, Bingzhou, Sili and Yanzhou, the mountain range starts from Yanjing West Mountain in the north, extends to Wangwu Mountain in the border area of Sili and Bingzhou in the south, connects the Bingzhou Plateau in the west and borders the Jizhou Plain in the east, showing a northeast-southwest trend, stretching for more than 400 kilometers, which is the eastern edge of the second step of China's topography and the eastern boundary of the Loess Plateau.

600 million years ago, the Taihang Mountain area was a vast ocean, and later after frequent crustal activities, the ground rose and fell, the sea water advanced and retreated, when the sea receded, the swamps here were widely spread, the climate was warm and humid, and dense forests grew, so the rich coal resources in the Taihang Mountains were formed. Later, the earth's crustal activities gradually uplifted the Taihang Mountains. Later, it broke off with the Great Plain of North China in the east and west, forming a steep landform in the east and a gentle landform in the west.

About 2.4 million years ago, it began to bulge and gradually formed. As early as 2.8 billion years ago, the Taihang Mountains area was submerged by the sea, depositing huge thick clastic rocks, iron-bearing siliceous rocks and carbonate strata, affected by the Wutai movement and the Luliang movement, the ancient strata in the area generally suffered from folding, metamorphism, and accompanied by faults and quartzite intrusion. Up to 1.8 billion years ago, a crystalline basement rock formation with mixed lithification was formed.

Since the Luliang movement 1.8 billion years ago, the crust in this area has entered a stage of differential upward and downward movement, which has led to the reciprocal and regressive seawater, forming the Mesoproterozoic platform sedimentary cover and the overlying Paleozoic Cambrian, Ordovician, Carboniferous and Permian strata. Among them, Ordovician and Permian are coal-bearing strata. The Yanshan movement that occurred in the Mesozoic caused the Taihang Mountain fold belt to gradually form and develop the deep fault zone in front of the Taihang Mountain.

The Himalayan movement that occurred in the Cenozoic era made the Taihang Mountain rise strongly, and the North China Flat principle in front of the mountain was relatively sinking, and after millions of years of tempering, the Taihang Mountain finally came into being.

The mountainous area is cut by Juma River, Hutuo River, Zhanghe River, Qin River, Dan River, etc., and there are many horizontal valleys, which are called "陉" locally, and have the name of "Taihang Eight Mountains" in ancient times, and are important passages for east-west traffic. In the fault basin of the eastern wing of Taihang Mountain, there are famous coal mines such as Jingcheng, Lincheng, Fengfeng, and Liuhegou. The Taihang Mountains are an important geographical boundary, the Loess Plateau is to the west of the mountain, and the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain is to the east. The mountainous area has an obvious blocking effect on the summer monsoon, and the windward slope has more precipitation and forms a rainstorm area. The eastern side of the mountain is a zone of strong seismic activity.

The geological base of the Taihang Mountains is a compound monoclinic fold. The east side is a fault structure, with a relative height difference of 1500~2000 meters, and a typical alluvial fan and alluvial plain are developed in front of the mountain. From north to south, there are Xiaowutai Mountain (2882 meters above sea level), Taibai Mountain, Baishi Mountain, Langya Mountain, Nantuo Mountain, Yangqu Mountain, Wang Mangling and other peaks. The rivers in the eastern part of the Shanxi Plateau mostly cut through the Taihang Mountains into the Hebei Plain and flow into the Haihe River system. Only the Qin River system in the southwest joins the Yellow River in the south.

The Taihang Mountains are an important geographical boundary in eastern China. The North China Plain in the east is a deciduous broad-leaved forest zone, and the Loess Plateau in the west is a forest-steppe zone and a steppe zone, and there are obvious differences in the characteristics of vegetation and soil vertical zones on both sides.

The Taihang Mountains are mostly east-west horizontal valleys, which have been traffic arteries and business travel thoroughfares since ancient times. The Taihang Mountains are steep in the east and gentle in the west, and the rivers in the eastern part of the Shanxi Plateau cut through the Taihang Mountains into the Hebei Plain and flow into the Haihe River system. Only the Qin River system in the southwest joins the Yellow River in the south. There are many Xiongguan in the mountains, the famous ones are Bauhinia Pass in Hebei, Niangzi Pass, Hongti Pass, Huguan Pass, Tianjing Pass and so on in Shanxi.

The rivers of the Shanxi Plateau flow into the North China Plain through the Taihang Mountains, with deep and clear flows, adjacent canyons, and many waterfalls and turbulent flows. There are many springs in the river valley and in front of the mountain, and Niangziguan Spring is the largest. There are many layers of karst caves in the two cliffs of the river valley, the famous ones are the Huangwei Cave in Lingchuan, the Huanglongyou in Jincheng, the Huangya Cave in Licheng and the Yunshui Cave in Fangshan, Beijing.

The situation of Taihang Mountain is steep and has always been regarded as an important place for soldiers. From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the beacon fire has been incessant for more than 2,000 years. In 650 B.C., Qi invaded the Jin Dynasty, entered Mengmen and Dengtaihang. Gong Qi Huan once hung the carriage and harnessed the horse. In 263 B.C., the Qin State attacked Korea, "broke the danger of sheep intestines" in Taihang Mountain, and captured Han Xingyang in one fell swoop. In 204 B.C., Liu Bang was trapped between Xingyang and Chenggao, and he adopted Li Shiqi's suggestion to strangle the mouth of the flying fox in the north and guard the Jinjin of Baima (now northeast of Huaxian County, Henan) in the south, and finally turned the crisis into safety.

In the first year of the Eastern Han Dynasty (114 AD), Emperor An of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to charge troops at 36 places at the southern end of Taihang in order to prevent foreign enemies from invading Luoyang. Cao Cao surrounded Linzhang, and Yuan Shang easily led the army east out of Taihang and knotted