Chapter Twenty-Three: Stuffing Up
Those bullshit things in Luoyang, to put it bluntly, are just one sentence...... That was the gorgeous military performance that Gongsun Xun had to stage on the bank of Weishui, which frightened everyone.
Now the Son of Heaven is afraid that he will enter the game, and the eunuchs are even more afraid of him entering the game, and then the Yuan family is also afraid of him entering the game, and even Dong Zhuo is afraid of him entering the game. The only one who is not afraid is the general, but now because Gongsun Xun fought such a battle, the general has a very hard waist, and he doesn't need Gongsun Xun to enter the game.
According to General He's idea, when Gongsun Xun comes back from Youzhou to quell the rebellion, whether he is a pastor of Jizhou or a hussar general in the court, he can guarantee it. In addition, the political wisdom of the general himself is really not comparable to that of the Son of Heaven, the eunuchs, and the Yuan family, so he let all this go.
Of course, Gongsun Xun, who has been rushing quickly, doesn't know this, and he doesn't even know where the situation is in Youzhou, until the thirtieth day of the first month, Gongsun Xun and his party, who have been driving for 20 days in the heart of Bingzhou, finally crossed the well path of one of the eight paths of Taihang and came to Changshan Country.
However, from here, not only did the road become smooth, but the old ministry, old officials, and old friends could also be seen everywhere, and the information was finally gathered, and on the seventh day of the first month of February, Gongsun Xun and his party galloped to Fanyang, and met Gongsun Fan, who was the county commander here, and also met Han Hao, who was ordered to come here to greet him, and even received a letter from his mother by sea, which can be regarded as knowing the important inside story of the rebellion.
First of all, according to Gongsun Auntie, the Wuhuan people's rebellion this time was indeed negligent...... Because according to her observations, the rebellion of the Wuhuan people is inevitable and should have been expected a long time ago!
Because, at the root of the problem, it is the economy.
You must know that the social and economic model of Wuhuan in Liaoxi is very special, they were raised by the Han Dynasty outside the fortress, but they lived behind the fortresses of Liucheng and Guanzicheng, and they did not have much independent economic ability, and for a long time, the Han Dynasty had to let Qingzhou and Jizhou support Youzhou every year A large amount of hundreds of millions of money, most of which were used in the military construction of Wuhuan people and border counties.
However, isn't this the end of the Han Dynasty?
Isn't this since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Jizhou, Qingzhou, and even the hinterland of the Central Plains themselves have gone bankrupt economically?
Isn't this Liangzhou that needs to put down the rebellion, and then spend money like running water?
So, the economic aid of the Wuhuan people stopped, and then it collapsed on its own.
In fact, it's not just Wuhuan, since last year, the rise of the Xihe generation in Bingzhou with a large number of miscellaneous white bandits and Huns civil strife, the same is true, without the Han Dynasty as the central power to give them blood transfusion, and the local local economic foundation is too poor, then the economy will naturally collapse.
In later generations, it was called the economic downturn of the Han Dynasty and spread to the surrounding areas, resulting in the economic bankruptcy of the Wuhuan people, the Huns, and even the Xianbei people...... And bankrupt, can't afford to wear clothes and eat, with the brains of these people, can he not rebel?! Originally, he was born as a robber from the eighth generation of his ancestors!
And Liaoxi Wuhuan's side, if he can wait until Gongsun Xun leaves and then rebel, it will already give Amway and Gongsun Xun a lot of face!
After all, the Amway dragged Liaoxi Wuhuan to participate in the Bohai Economic Circle, and then alleviated the plight of these people on a large scale...... When both of them were there, they didn't dare to act rashly.
At the end of the letter, Aunt Gongsun further reflected on her mistakes...... According to her old man's words, she should have used the corresponding economic means a year earlier, so that the Wuhuan people would have no way to live at all, forcing them to rebel even if Gongsun Xun was on the side, and then General Wei, who had been prepared for a long time, calmly dispatched troops and abolished the Wuhuan people in advance.
At that time, not only will the world in the north be peaceful, but the counties of Liaodong, where economic construction is in full swing, will also have more laborers, and her son will also have more elite cavalry like house slaves......
In a word, the eldest lady blames herself!
And his mother blamed herself, but Gongsun Xun felt very weird.
That's right, it's weird.
You must know that although Gongsun Xun's departure from Youzhou this time was short, he experienced a lot of things.
In Luozhong, it is the contradictions of relatives, scholars, and eunuchs who have been fighting for imperial power for more than 100 years in the Han Dynasty, and it is everyone who is fighting for imperial power around that point that is destined to collapse, the so-called conspiracy and trickery, and the imperial power.
And in Guanzhong, the whole army of Liangzhou rebels came, and the Han court did its best, and the iron horses and glaciers on both sides, the men of life and death, were determined in a battle.
After experiencing so many things in a short period of time, Gongsun Xun was inevitably brought by those people to have some real touch of the times, and he also got up with them...... But now that I have returned to Youzhou, I haven't seen my mother yet, and I haven't even arrived in Changping, what does the economic crisis mean?
It's like two worlds at all.
But what's even more terrifying is that weirdness is weird, but Gongsun Xun feels that this explanation seems to be more reasonable than any conspiracy and destiny ambition.
The root of the problem is the economy.
"How's the battle going?" In the backyard of Fanyang Chengguan Temple, Gongsun Xun, who was sitting on the couch in the house, put away the letter and also put away his extra thoughts, at this moment, he was seriously asking Han Hao the most critical question.
As for Lou Gui, Xi Zhong, Han Dang, Tian Yu and others next to them, even the righteous servants who served in the service also stared at Han Hao...... When Gongsun Xun read the letter just now, although they were worried, they didn't dare to ask directly.
"Returning to the king, the battle situation is ...... It was all going well until a month ago! Han Yuanji immediately replied, but his face was a little strange. After the rebellion, his generation once captured Lulongsai and entered the Senei to plunder, but did not capture the Lingzhi city to the east, but plundered a lot of goods outside the city, and only broke two small cities in Youbeiping to the west. Then Cheng Duwei was ordered by Lu Changshi to immediately mobilize troops and horses, and together with the soldiers of various counties, he directly crossed the border to meet the battle. The two armies fought first at the end, then at Xu Wu, and finally at Lulongsai...... Our army won three battles and three victories, and in the end the rebels had to withdraw from Lulong and flee to Cyprus, and now there has been no movement for a month. β
Everyone was relieved, this didn't even touch the base of the three counties of Guangyang, okay? No wonder when I asked anyone about the rebellion along the way, it was just the words 'cut off traffic'.
When Gongsun Xun heard this, he remembered his mother's analysis of the matter in the letter, and he was completely relaxed: "Now that Lu Longsai has been recaptured, why should Cheng Demou be so careful, since he has soldiers in his hands and Lu Longsai is in charge, why don't you try to take advantage of the victory to pursue and continue to use troops?" β
"Because there's something strange about this rebellion." Han Hao replied helplessly. "So much so that Lu Changshi and Cheng Duwei didn't know who to fight, and they didn't dare to act rashly......"
Gongsun Xun was slightly stunned: "This is interesting, haven't you already fought three battles?" And the argument described is obviously dominated by Wuhuan people, and I don't know who to hit at this time? β
Lou Gui and the others also looked at each other.
"Prince." Han Hao immediately responded. "There is no doubt that the Wuhuan people launched this rebellion, our army has fought three times, and the main force of the enemy on the opposite side is also a typical Liaoxi white-clothed Wuhuan and Liaoxi's Saiwai Zahu, which is also no problem, but the current situation is really complicated......"
"What the hell is going on?" Xi Zhong finally couldn't bear Han Hao's stuffy temperament.
"Hurry up." Gongsun Xun couldn't stand it anymore.
"Wait for you." Seeing this, Han Hao immediately jumped directly to the key point. "The rebels have the participation of the Yuyang clan Zhang, Qiu Liju gathered troops to rebel before he visited the former Taishan Taishou Zhang Ju, this time the rebels were able to break through Lu Longsai, and break through the two small towns in the right Beiping, all of which were the Fangju clan as the internal ......"
Gongsun Xun and Lou Gui couldn't help but glance at each other, but there was nothing surprising...... At that time, Changshan Xiang Zhang Chun's death on the bank of the Hutuo River was not clear, and others did not know, but Zhang Ju, who was in a hurry to marry the wife of Gongsun Yue at that time, had no doubts in his heart? Perhaps, his people have been frightened for a long time over the years, and it is reasonable to take the opportunity to escape for fear that people will come to Gongsun Xun in Guangyang to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots.
"Other than that," Han Hao continued. "When this fang escaped from Lu Longsai half a month ago, he actually became the emperor!"
"What's that?" Gongsun Xun didn't react for a while.
"When he was defeated and escaped from Lulongsai a year ago, Zhang Ju proclaimed himself emperor in Guanzi City, and he called himself the Son of Heaven." Han Hao was not in a hurry, and said it again.
The room was silent, except for Gongsun Fan and Han Hao, who had known the information for a long time, the rest of the people were digesting this information.
"How many songs does this son of heaven have?" Gongsun Xun asked helplessly for a long time.
"Before he left the fortress, he plundered and cooped two small towns, plus his own strong men, maybe he could have two or three thousand troops, and he could also make ten songs." Han Hao replied respectfully.
"It's a nuisance, indeed." Xi Zhong immediately interjected. "The clown who jumped off the beam is not enough, but since he is called the Son of Heaven, he must be beaten down first no matter what, so as to ......set an example."
This is a political issue, Gongsun Xun frowned for a while, but he somewhat understood the hesitation of Lu Fan and Cheng Pu.
"Is that all?" As soon as he thought of this, Gongsun Xunfu raised his head and asked.
"That's just one of them." Han Hao replied immediately. "In addition, the Xianbei leader Kebi can have tens of thousands of troops, and he has been subject to the Qiu Liju Covenant, and now he is leading troops in the north, and he can support Qiu Liju who has broken through Liucheng outside the Saiwai to the east, and he can attack and harass the three counties of Guangyang in the south, and he must not be guarded ......against."
Gongsun Xun slowly bowed his head, which was within conjecture.
But......
"But," Gongsun Xun asked with a frown. "Although Liucheng and Guanzicheng are both in the outer passage, Liucheng is five hundred miles away, and Guanzicheng is only two hundred miles away, and Kebineng has an alliance with Qiu Liju, and he can cover Liucheng at most...... You can go out of the plug and beat the pipe city first under the cover of Chengde! β
Han Hao was silent for a moment, and then told the truth: "Returning to the monarch, this is the third...... According to Lu Changshi's words, Chengde's Mohu Department is now not against it, but it has actually been reversed; And Duan Xianbei next to Liucheng has been reversed, but it has not been reversed. β
Everyone in the room changed color...... Everyone really didn't expect that the Mohu Department and the Duan Department, who had always been like loyal dogs, actually had problems.
Gongsun Xun was silent for a while, but he was not angry: "You tell me from the beginning!" β
It turned out that according to Han Hao's words, first of all, the main force, initiator, and actual leader of this rebellion were all Wuhuan in Liaoxi, that is, Qiu Liju.
According to the information summarized afterwards, after Gongsun Xun left last year, it was Qiu Liju who personally entered the fortress in white clothes and persuaded Zhang Ju, and it was he who personally went west and reached an alliance with Kebineng.
However, the most brilliant thing about him is the timing of this rebellion.
In winter, Duan Xianbei and Mohu Xianbei were ordered by Gongsun Xun to work together to expel Wu Yan, the leader of Wuhuan under the border wall of Youbeiping, Wu Yan was defeated in a battle, and then was surrounded by Mo Hu and Duan at the foot of the White Wolf Mountain in the southwest of Liucheng and northeast of Chengde. And at this time, Qiu Liju suddenly summoned the headquarters of Liaoxi Wuhuan, and sent troops to the west in the name of the Han family and the rescue of the same clan, at the same time, Xianbei Kebineng also personally led troops to the east, and the two sides in turn surrounded the Mohu Department and the Duan Department at the foot of the White Wolf Mountain, and Kebineng came forward to force the two departments to surrender under the condition of ensuring the independence of the two departments.
"At that time, of course, there was nothing wrong with being false and wrong...... However, the foundation of Duan Xianbei is in the north of the Liaoxi Passage, and has been relying on the support of Liucheng, now that Liucheng has fallen into the hands of the Wuhuan people, Duan Bu does not have its own walled city, on the left is Kebineng, on the right is Qiu Liju, after Duan Ri Yu Ming surrendered that day, he is afraid that it will not work if he does not follow them. But since being forced to surrender, Duan Ri Yu Ming sent more troops to pass on military information in every battle, and all of them had merit in three battles, and after withdrawing from the outside of the Saiwai, Duan also repeatedly sent his cronies to Changping to express his loyalty and describe the difficulties, Lu Changshi and others thought that Duan was indeed excusable. β
"But the Mohu Department is the opposite...... After the Mohu Department was forced to surrender that day, the whole army was able to be preserved because of the guarantee of Kebineng, and his troops suddenly turned back to Chengde on the way to Lulongsai and raised the Han flag again. Chengde has a strong city, and it is backed by the three counties of Guangyang, Kebineng and Qiu Liju are helpless, and even Kebineng has no courage to march again, so he turned back halfway......"
"So far, the Mohu Department has been loyal and impeccable...... However, when Captain Cheng recaptured Lu Longsai after three battles and once wanted to send troops to capture Guanzi City, the Mohu Department gradually became a little restless. β
"Lu Changshi first wrote to Mo Huqi, saying that he would never pursue the matter under the White Wolf Mountain, as long as he came to Changping, he could help with grain and grass, but Mo Huqi only said that he was sick and perfunctory, and he never left."
Later, Lu Changshi took a step back and told the other party that if he was suspicious and afraid, it was okay not to enter the side wall, but he had to assist Captain Cheng to capture Guanzi City and take Zhang Ju! But Mo Huqi still replied that he was sick, and then stood still. Even on the contrary, he wrote to ask where the prince was? Also ask about the situation in the world! β
"He also dares to ask about the situation in the world?!" When Gongsun Xun heard this, he laughed angrily.
"Junhou," Han Hao bowed his head when he saw this. "Lu Changshi has doubts about the Mohu Department since then...... Actually, Captain Cheng didn't want to attack Guanzicheng and break Zhang Ju, but the Mohu Department in Chengde really made people dare not move lightly. If you go to Guanzi City, what if the Mohu Department suddenly opens the passage and allows Kebi to lead troops to dig out the back road of our army? But if you pull out Chengde first, not to mention that the opposite image of the Mohu Department is not clear, it is really urgent, Mo Huqi has his back to Chengde, and asks Kebineng and Qiu Liju for help, under the strong city, what if he is attacked by two roads? Therefore, Lu Changshi said that according to Chengde, the Mohu Department lived among the three parties, raising his own value, although he repeatedly expressed his loyalty, and never fought with the Wuhuan people, but in fact the trouble was the greatest! β
"I understand." Gongsun Xun suddenly raised his hand to signal. "Now, Zhang Ju claimed to be the emperor without authorization, and his people were stationed in Guanzi City, two hundred miles north of Lulongsai, although he was a clown who jumped off the beam, but he was backed by Wuhuan in Liaoxi; And Qiu Liju led tens of thousands of people from Wuhuan in Liaoxi to occupy Liucheng, five hundred miles north of Lulongsai, while cutting off the traffic in Youzhou, while trying to integrate the hundreds of ethnic groups in Liaoxi and form a system of its own; Then on the grassland, Ke was more powerful than the capable soldiers, and he and Qiu Liju were each other's support; In the end, Mo Hu lived between Xianbei, Wuhuan and us, relying on his own soldiers and horses, and a city, faintly raising his own value, and his ambition was growing...... Is that what it means? β
"Wise Prince!" Han Hao bowed to him.
"Do you have anything to say?" Gongsun Xunfu looked back at Lou Gui and Xi Zhong, as well as Gongsun Fan, who had been silent.
Of course, there are also a few officers who have been trained with him on this expedition.
"Trouble!" Lou Gui thought for a moment, but he also had a headache. "One ring after another, just in case, be prepared...... Junhou, since the situation is stable for the time being, it is better to wait for the end of spring ploughing, and then mobilize the army out of the blockade! β
"Since the prince is back, Mo Huqi doesn't dare to really rebel!" Xi Zhong gritted his teeth and said. "It's better to take Guanzi City first, to deal with the imperial court, and then talk about other ......"
"Let's go back to Changping!" Gongsun Xun thought for a moment, but he could only say so with an expressionless face. "Write to Mo Huqi and ask him to come to Changping to see me...... Then I told the people in the middle section and the Mohu department, don't think too much, I'm not the kind of person who doesn't know right from wrong...... In the end, everyone is in a hurry, since they have come to Zhuo County, and have a good rest, don't pay attention to anything else. β
After that, despite the fact that the sky was still bright, he actually lay down on the couch indoors with his head tilted and his eyes closed.
But from Gongsun Fan onwards, although everyone had their own words to say, they didn't dare to disturb, so they left cautiously.
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"Among the Emperor Ling, there are more than 9,000 people in the upper valley of Lord Wuhuan, and there are more than 9,000 people in Liaoxi, and there are more than 5,000 people in Liaoxi, all of whom are called kings; and Liaodong Su Fuyan, more than a thousand falls, claiming to be the king of the cliff; Right Beiping Wuyan, more than 100 people, proclaimed himself the king of Khanlu; and be brave and resourceful. βBook of the Later Han Dynasty. Fan Ye