Chapter 220: Han Family Clan

Zhao Hao didn't see the people in Xiangyang City waving their fists and looking excited.

Xiangyang was originally an important town for water and land transportation, and Zhao Hao prospered business, which soon made this city that had been repeatedly invaded by war prosperous.

Although agriculture is still fundamental, the rapid changes in the city have brought a refreshing feeling to all the residents of Xiangyang.

Although Jingzhou has not officially promoted the new policy, several major scholars are wonderful people, and seeing that Zhao Hao made that set of moves in Jiaozhou, he naturally knew that this champion Hou valued the land.

They stopped land annexation, and even cooperated with the imperial court to grant land to displaced people and meritorious generals.

For them, what they lost was just a sense of security, but they were in line with the heart of the champion Hou who was in the sky.

Following in the footsteps of the champion Hou, they can continue to grab wealth and land, which is nothing compared to the few acres of wasteland in Jingzhou.

But the land that these scholars look down on, for those homeless, this is a gift from heaven, a few acres of thin land can support a family, and if you are lucky, you can even have a slight surplus, and exchange some paper books for your children.

Survival is the greatest innate skill of these leaders, and letting them see the hope of their children and grandchildren to get out of poverty, even if it is only a little, is worth their desperate efforts at any cost.

Not to mention that after Zhao Hao took over Xiangyang, a large number of part-time laborers were recruited to dredge rivers, build water conservancy, and maintain sanitation.

In the past, serving as a conscription was a nightmare for every Qiantou, but Zhao Hao actually gave money and food, and the children of those who performed well could still receive education, which made those diligent Qianshou have a few more sources of income in addition to farming, and naturally respected Zhao Hao in his heart.

Lai Min's confession made these simple people angry, if Guan Ping hadn't stopped them, they would have beaten the Yizhou Shi clan that Lai Min brought to pick him up into meat sauce.

Compared with them, these scholars in Jingzhou are simply elegant and easy-going, and they are all kind like angels.

As Avanti expected, after Laimin's charges were announced, snowflakes of letters were sent to Xiangyang.

Some lamented that Lai Min was such a despicable villain, some complained that Guan Ping bullied the gentleman, and some Jingzhou scholars secretly inquired if the champion Hou was ready to fight the tiger across the mountains and start a war against the Yizhou scholars.

"What's next?" The cute Guan Ping had a bad heart expression.

"Well, the next thing to do is what the champion Hou means. After this round of beating, the Yizhou Shi clan will be honest for a few days, and it is okay for the champion Hou to take advantage of the situation to pursue or be soft. ”

Guan Ping was stunned for a moment by the strategy of the dog-headed military advisor Avanti, he held his head and thought hard for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out the twists and turns inside, so he had to hold his head and scream, expecting his brother-in-law to come back quickly.

It's not just Guan Ping who is in pain, Wen Ping is now also with a beep dog expression, pacing back and forth in the account, and those who don't know think he is swiping WeChat steps.

He received an order from Cao Pi to attack, and he didn't say a word about Qi Qi, but before he could attack, he received an order from Cao Pi to transfer Liu Ye to Jiangxia Taishou and let him rescue Cao Xiu and return to Luoyang to report on his work.

This time he suddenly put the first Buddha born and the second Buddha ascended to heaven, he Wenpin has been guarding Jiangxia for many years, and there is no merit and hard work.

If he doesn't give Jingzhou a thorn history, he still has to transfer Wen Ping back to Luoyang?

The last foreign minister Zang Ba who was transferred back to Luoyang directly changed from the king of the mountain who guarded the side to the small shrimp under Cao Xiu, even if Wen Pinggui was the rear general, this leaving his nest is not concocted by others?

He has been squatting in Jiangxia since Liu Biao's time, and an ordinary transfer can also arouse a thousand threads in his heart.

He hadn't closed his eyes all night, and when he was worried, Zhang Dang hurriedly came in, and seeing that Wen Ping was still worried, he gently arched his hand and said: "General, our army is ready to go, and we can cut off Zhao Hao's back road at any time." ”

Wen Ping hummed and sighed again.

"Zhang Kang, our navy is fighting with the Beiwei army this time, I'm afraid there will be a lot of losses, so don't go, guard Jiangxia for me, and wait for the handover with Liu Taishou, right?"

An imperceptible gleam flashed in Zhang Dang's eyes, and he asked angrily: "If the imperial court takes Liu Ye as the guard, then it should wait for him to come before making plans, why ask us to send troops while taking the position of the general?" ”

Seeing that Wen Ping's face was even more gloomy, Zhang dared to hit the railway while it was hot: "The Beiwei army is strong, this battle will be very difficult and dangerous, the Son of Heaven does not understand the things of the front line in Luoyang, and he actually sent Liu Ye, a person who has never been on the battlefield, to deal with the affairs of the front line, and the soldiers are not convinced!" ”

"Hey, the Son of Heaven is too deceived by the villain!" Wen Ping sighed.

Of course he didn't want to save Cao Xiu - it was his Cao Xiu's credit to win, and if he lost, he would have to take the blame, and meeting the backing army on the water was no different from suicide.

He still remembered Guan Yinping's earth-shattering knife last time, if Zhang Dang hadn't fought to the death with Hu Biao, he might have died under Guan Yinping's knife at that time.

Zhang Dang saw that the fire was almost over, so he pretended to look sad and indignant, and choked up: "It's not a pity to dare to die, I'm afraid that the general's sincerity will be in vain.

I am also afraid that the soldiers will be loyal and fearless, and all of them will die in this Yangtze River. ”

Wen Cheng stomped his feet and was about to speak, when Hu Biao stumbled and crawled in outside.

"Oh no, general, the general of Zhengdong was defeated, the whole army was wiped out in Anhui County, General Zang Ba and General Zhu Ling fought without force, I heard that they met Zhao Hao!"

"Zhao Hao?" Wen Ping was shocked, "Didn't Zhao Hao go east to attack Eastern Wu?" How could they fight with Wen Lie and Xuan Gao. ”

"It's not clear, but there are rumors and legends that Zhao Hao actually had a premeditated plan, his previous battles with Bu Qi were all fake, and Bu Qi pretended to be defeated and retreated, but in fact, he joined Zhao Hao in Anhui County and ambushed the general of Zhengdong!"

The expression on Wen Ping's face was complicated, on the one hand, he was shocked that Cao Xiu had been defeated so quickly and completely,

The combat effectiveness of the Beiwei Army is so strong, if it is killed with all its strength in the future, how can you resist it?

On the other hand, he was also secretly a little glad - fortunately, he didn't send troops at the first time, otherwise the Beiwei army and the Wu army joined forces, and he was afraid that he would die on the Yangtze River immediately.

"Zhang Kang, you say, if I raise troops to surrender, will Liu Bei allow me?

Although Wenpin's troops are not elite soldiers, there are still tens of thousands of people, and they can be regarded as a strong party.

What he really wants to say is whether Liu Bei will give him the treatment he deserves after he surrenders-

For example, maintain the current status of the independent party, do not interfere, and not get him to Chengdu or somewhere else to retire.

Zhang Dang pondered for a while and said, "I think if I take refuge in Emperor Shu now, I'm afraid it's not an opportunity." ”

Wen Ping was surprised: "Why? ”

But he quickly figured out why.

Since Liu Bei's army broke through Xinye, the northern part of Jiangxia occupied by Wen Ping has actually fallen into a three-sided siege, the geographical location is not so important, and when it comes to conditions, it is naturally impossible to straighten the waist, if he takes refuge in Liu Bei and wants to maintain relative independence, then he can just threaten the side of Jingzhou, the base of Liu Bei's Northern Expedition, which is difficult for Liu Bei's army to tolerate.

Hey, isn't it...... Do you really have to hand over the military power and go back to let others rub it in?

Seeing Wen Ping's constipated expression, Zhang Dare smiled slightly, and said, "If the general really has that meaning, the last general thinks that there is a good opportunity now." ”

"Oh, what chance?"

"Think about it, the next Taishou Gui surname?"

Wen Ping was stunned for a while, and then suddenly realized.

"No, no, it's not good, Liu Ziyang has no grievances with me, I can't ......"

"General, when it is broken, it will be broken! Now is a troubled time, bandits in the county are frequently chaotic, and it is normal for Liu Taishou to make a mistake.

Besides, he is also a member of the Han family, if he goes to Liu Bei, he will definitely be courteous, and there will be no damage. ”

If Liu Ye can't successfully reach the post, Wen Ping naturally can't leave his post without permission, and must continue to entrench in Jiangxia, now Cao Xiu is defeated, Sun Liu's morale is high, it is estimated that Cao Pi will be busy with the affairs of the court for a while and a half, and he will not have time to care about him who is far away in the world.

Sending Liu Ye to Zhao Hao's hands is talking about surrender, at least there is a letter of surrender.

And although Sun Liu restored the alliance, he has been calculating with each other, according to the conditions of the alliance between the two sides, Jiangxia belongs to the Eastern Wu, if it is openly accepted, the Eastern Wu will come to ask for the territory,

It's better to maintain this kind of secret cooperative relationship in private, so that Jiangdong will suffer a dumb loss, and Wenpin can always maintain a relatively independent state, which Wenpin is very happy to see.

"Wonderful! It's wonderful! ”

He lowered his voice and praised Zhang Dang's idea, and hurriedly asked Zhang Dang to arrange everything.

Wen Ping is also a ruthless person on the dominant side, once he makes up his mind, he will never change, he first asked someone to send a letter to Zhao Hao, telling about the refuge, and expressing his intention to take Liu Ye as a vote.

Zhang Dang also secretly sent a letter to Zhao Hao, telling Zhao Hao all the arrangements.

With such a powerful subordinate, Zhao Hao naturally agreed, he quickly made arrangements, and began to retreat the Beiwei army stationed in Xiakou, first showing the sincerity of trusting Wen Ping.

Liu Ye didn't know what was going on at all, he went all the way south, and he was still carefully collecting battle reports from all directions.

When he heard that Cao Xiu had broken Shiting's defense line and was preparing to attack Anhui County in one go, he was not as happy as the other Wei generals.

He put the battle report together with the battle report of the previous confrontation between Jia Kui and Shanyue, and slowly fell into deep thought.

"Master, you should rest early."

The faithful old servant brought Liu Ye a bowl of warm rice wine, but Liu Ye had no interest in drinking it, he stood up and looked at the vast night outside, and an ominous premonition gradually rose in his heart.

"Wen Lie is just afraid that he won't be able to keep it."

The old servant sighed: "The court doesn't listen to the old man's heartfelt words, so why bother more." ”

Liu Ye shook his head painfully and sighed: "This time is different, when I go to Jiangxia, the Son of Heaven believes in me, if I can't think of a strategy to retreat from the enemy, I'm afraid that I will live up to the good intentions of the Son of Heaven." ”

The old servant sighed and said: "Master, you are a member of the Han family, why do you have to do your best for the Cao family, I think Liu Xuande is unstoppable now, and he has the power of Emperor Guangwu back then, why don't you ......"

Liu Ye coughed lightly, and his eyes suddenly felt a little lonely.

"When I was attached to Cao Gong, Liu Xuande happened to occupy Xuzhou and then embarrassed with Cao Gong, in order to gain Cao Gong's trust, I repeatedly made suggestions to help Cao Gong attack Liu Xuande, that is, when I conquered Zhang Lu, I never thought that Liu Xuande could really be like a fish in water, and he was a great man.

Liu Xuande is a relative of the ancestors, and he is still doing his best for the Han Dynasty, and I am the Guangwu clan, but I can't help him when he is down, how can I have the face to take refuge when he is strong?

This, probably fate! ”

Liu Ye took the rice wine in the old servant's hand and drank it slowly, but felt that the wine was unusually bitter.

Hey, is the wine so bad in the wilderness?

And that's it......

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