Chapter 221: In Linchang'an
Eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, Long Jun set foot here for the second time, and a few years ago when he came to the mood is different, this time Long Jun is not here to travel, nor is he here to find any auxiliary generals, today's Long can be said to have gathered the strongest group of talents in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the military generals of Wenchen are comparable to the government and the opposition of a country.
Putting aside Hongnong's matter, Niu Fu is quite qualified as the commander of the first army, and he can actually endure the shame in his heart along the way, and introduce the customs and customs of various places along the way to Long Jun, which makes Long Jun, who is familiar with history, once again realize what it means to be a prince and a loser, if Dong Zhuo finally wins and succeeds in usurping the Han. I'm afraid that the evaluation of Dong Zhuo's generals in history will not be so unbearable.
"Going northwest ahead is Lishan, which is a strange scene near Chang'an, and there are many folk rumors, but most of them are some absurd things, that is, after tea and dinner, it is just a conversation, and it cannot be trusted."
"It is rumored that Qin Shi Huang once built an immortal underground palace at the foot of Li Mountain, is this true?"
"There are such rumors, otherwise at the beginning of the founding of the Han Dynasty, Empress Dowager Lu would not have ordered the family to develop the elixir of life here! However, in the end, this matter was a rumor after all, and he went to Lishan a few times and did not see any legendary underground palaces and medicine halls. ”
"Chun Yu family? Chun Yu Joan's family? ”
"Well, it's the ancestor of this guy, and it is rumored that he cooperated with Xu Fu to refine the elixir for Qin Shi Huang!"
In the past, Long Jun felt strange, it stands to reason that a family that can educate a waste like Chun Yuqiong, how can it still be called a family, and it is even better friends with the Yuan family, and even in some aspects, Yuan Shao tolerates this. Now it seems that I am afraid that this Chun Yuqiong's family really has some ability, otherwise it may have lasted for more than 400 years.
Considering that they might have to go to Baling to review the Xiliang army stationed here next, it was inconvenient for the Long family's family to follow, so after inquiring about Chun Yuqiong's family history, Long Jun led Zhao Yun and Niu Fu to break away from the convoy and rush to the Baling camp first!
It may also be that he really got to his own chassis, Niu Fu, who had been aggrieved all the way, finally got angry, and crossed Long Jun several times and gave orders directly to Xiliangjun, and he dragged the review time alive until the evening! Fortunately, Long Jun also knows that he can't be in a hurry in everything, and if he wants to overpower the head snake in the river, he not only relies on iron-fisted means, but also relies on his understanding of the enemy!
In the night, Long Jun's gaze swept over the soldiers of the Xiliang Army lined up in front of him, and he sighed in his heart, no wonder Dong Zhuo did not want Chang'an to send troops to quell the chaos, no wonder Niu Fu was reluctant to send troops to quell the chaos, no wonder Niu Fu would delay the parade time, and the soldiers left by Dong Zhuo in Chang'an for a long time were a weak brigade.
"Uncle Shi, there are old and weak soldiers on the left and right, and behind the middle are also a group of strong men who were temporarily captured, Dong Zhuo said that there are 50,000 soldiers left in Chang'an, and the little nephew is sure that there are only a little more than 30,000 of them, and half of the real 100 soldiers. Dong Zhuo has deceived the imperial court for so many years and eaten empty salaries for so many years, it is really hateful!"
"Half of it? I'm afraid that only the 10,000 soldiers who are with us are the real soldiers now, can't you see that the soldiers of these battalions in front of us are very familiar? As for what you said about eating empty salaries, I'm afraid you really wronged Dong Zhuo. As we all know, the first emperor was stingy, and the soldiers' salaries were often not paid on time, Dong Zhuo is located in the barren land in the northwest, except for plundering foreign tribes, I am afraid that there is no income, and he has to use silver money to win over relations in the DPRK!"
"Uncle Shi means that Dong Zhuo was really helpless to secretly reduce the army?"
"Yes, otherwise, according to his reckless character, how could he bear the old, weak, sick and disabled in his army?" Gently patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder, Long Jun stepped forward with a smile, shouted a few words of encouragement, and then disbanded the army on the grounds that it was getting late, and then found Niu Fu, and after a meaningful encouragement, he led Zhao Yun to Chang'an!
Speeding all the way, the two slowly approached Chang'an by the moonlight, and near the door of Chang'an, Long Jun stood on his horse, remembering the oath he made here many years ago, and the corners of his mouth pulled up an inexplicable smile.
"When I first came to Chang'an, I looked at this old capital and felt a lot of emotion in my heart. There is hatred for the Red Eyebrow Army, and there is also hatred for the powerful. However, after being an official in Luoyang for many years, I gradually discovered that in fact, the people in power are not necessarily bad people, as long as they care about the people, there may not be an uprising at the end of Qin and the civil unrest at the beginning of Guangwu in this world. Later, I found out that even if these high-ranking people sometimes have the intention of seeking benefits for the people, they may not be able to achieve their heart's desire. ”
Listening to Long Jun's words with emotion, Zhao Yun sighed softly, if anyone in the Long family army knows what Long Jun thinks best, it is him who grew up with him since he was a child, this has nothing to do with other subordinate strategies, it is purely that Long Jun when he was a child is different from ordinary children, every time he goes out of the village to exchange for daily necessities, Long Jun will always prepare some more herbs he collects, and then exchange them for silver money and send them to those old and weak people who are living in difficulty.
"Uncle Shi, coming out of Luoyang, I heard Meng Qi talk about the second senior brother and the person named Jia Xu, I wonder if Uncle Shi needs the little nephew to come out and take these two people back?"
Glancing meaningfully at Zhao Yun, who had diverted the topic, Long Jun squinted and smiled, "What?" Are you possessed by Ma Mengqi? Do you do this kind of thing of robbing people? Or did he leave the feet of the Son of Heaven and release the nature in his heart? ”
"That's not it, is it mainly to help Uncle Shi grab more talents? Needless to say, Senior Brother Youwei's martial arts, then Jia Wen and you have mentioned it many times, I'm afraid his wisdom is not under the three military advisors, right? Now that we have left Luoyang, you still have the expediency to open the mansion, if you don't take advantage of this to expand your power, won't we let go of this opportunity in vain? ”
Hearing this, Long Jun looked at Zhao Yun who was talking with a stunned expression, is this still his nephew who can't beat a fart with three sticks? Then he shook his palm in front of Zhao Yun's eyes with his hand, and joked, "Did you let Xun Gongda possess him?" ”
Seeing that he was recognized by Long Jun, Zhao Yun scratched his forehead and smiled awkwardly, "No, it was Gongda Military Division who wrote me a letter privately before he came, asking me to mention this matter to you?" ”
"That's what he told you?" As soon as he heard that it was Xun You's suggestion to Zhao Yun, a trace of doubt flashed in Long Jun's heart. But think about it, this is not a bad thing, although Zhao Yun is thorough, but in communicating with people, people always mistake him for arrogance, so that he and Ma Chao have become the two extremes of the Long family's army, one has a wide range of friends, from the commander of the army, down to the scout soldiers are all praised for it, and one is basically not willing to communicate and talk with anyone except familiar people. Then he said earnestly, "Since Gongda taught you, you should thank others, don't waste their hearts!"
"Yes, the little nephew knows!"
Seeing Zhao Yun put on a businesslike expression, Long Jun knew that this kid didn't listen to it, so he could only smile bitterly and shake his head.
Long Jun's impression of Chang'an is still retained seven years ago, after Dong Zhuo's governance, the order of the entire city has taken on a new look, and the city gate guards are not as lazy as before, only collecting entry taxes, and the household registration documents are not let go. After learning that the young man in front of him was Hou Longjun of Zhenbei, this team of guards welcomed Long Jun and the two into the city with excitement.
In the past, the shops that were scattered in the past, now they are also dazzling, and their eyes skimmed over the plaques of Qingfeng Bookstore and Baibao Pavilion, the smile in Long Jun's eyes became stronger and stronger, Yin Zhao really did not disappoint him, he was sent to Chang'an to revive the local economy, this move is right, at least today's Chang'an Street Market is not much worse than Luoyang.
"Zibo is not a business wizard respected by his uncle, and basically half of the shops on the streets on both sides are ours."
"People often say that the merchants are the last to be the businessmen, and the businessmen are deprecated for nothing, and they wish that the merchants in the world are lowly people. But if there is no such group of businessmen, there will be no transactions in this world, there will be no interests without transactions, and how can there be capital without interests? Since the Battle of Hedong for four years, the military salaries and silver of our Longjia Army have been provided by these shops, and the laying of the seven places of the Sky Net has also been driven by this group of merchants who have traveled south and north. Zibo is the number one hero of our Long Family's Army!"
Long Jun rated a merchant as the number one hero of his own forces, if the leaders of other forces would never say such words against the common law, even if they were mentally clear, they would not say much, for fear of being scolded by the world for violating the words of the saints. But Long Jun doesn't care about this, or the entire Long Family Army doesn't care about this, people's hearts are long, Yin Zhao has been running around for the Long Family Army all these years, and they all see it in their eyes.
sighed at Yin Zhao's exploits, and the two of them had already traveled outside the post house. In order to avoid suspicion, Long Jun did not let Yin Zhao and Tong Fei and the others buy a mansion in Chang'an, after all, they are now under Dong Zhuo's nose, in case the cunning Li Ru finds any clues, even if the Xiliang army in Chang'an is less than 50,000, I am afraid that Long Jun and the others will not have a good time, and maybe it will affect the entire Skynet system and commercial system.
"Eldest prince, you have returned to Chang'an, what is the reason for going back to Fufeng with me? The general is a knife mouth, no matter how you say that you are also father and son, why do you want to do it for a little thing? It's been seven or eight years of going around and around, and seeing that you are going to reach the crown and perform the crown ceremony, can you still not step into the Ma family ancestral hall for the rest of your life? ”
"Ling Ming, when you came here today, I should have invited you to have a good drink, but if you open your mouth and shut up, I really can't drink it! And what kind of home are you talking about? Do I have one? Seven years, seven whole years, what else does he have besides a letter scolding me? My current home is here, not Fufeng. ”
Hearing the sound, Long Jun and Zhao Yun, who had just stepped into the gate of the inner courtyard of the post house, looked at each other, they didn't expect the other party to come so quickly, and the person who came was Pang De, who had the best relationship with Ma Chao.
Smacking his lips helplessly, Long Jun stood at the door and coughed lightly, and said to Ma Chao rather sadly, "Go back and take a look, no matter what, where is your mother's mausoleum, go back and give your mother a grave, my Long Jun's apprentice can be lacking in martial arts, but he must not be lost in front of filial piety." ”
"Nan'an Pound has seen Zhenbei Hou!"
"I know, master! I'll go back to Fufeng tomorrow!"