Chapter 599: Xiliang Thinker
Because Han Sui had been kind to the Qiang people, he was protected by the Qiang people. Three years later, Han Sui gathered tens of thousands of Qiang Hu soldiers to defeat the enemy, and quickly became the most powerful prince in Xiliang.
From this, it is enough to see that Cheng Gongying is not only resourceful and far-sighted, but even more rare is his loyalty to life and death with the Lord.
It is recorded in history that Han Sui died shortly after defecting to Cao Cao, and Cheng Gongying took refuge with Cao Cao. Cao Cao was very happy to hear that Cheng Gongying was extremely talented and intelligent, and he was very happy to receive his assistance, so he worshiped Cheng Gongying as a military advisor and was named a liehou. Cheng Gongying hunted with Cao Cao, there were three deer walking in front of him, Cao Cao asked Cheng Gongying to shoot the deer, and Cheng Gongying hit three shots. Cao Cao saw that Cheng Gongying had all three arrows, and he had a lot of hunting, but he didn't show any joy at all, and he was very interested. With Cao Cao's vicious eyes, how could he not know what Cheng Gongying was thinking.
Cao Cao pressed against Chenggongying's palm and said, "But the Korean language is about to be exhausted, and it is impossible to be lonely?" ”
Cheng Gongying dismounted and knelt down and choked and said, "Don't deceive Ming Gong." If the master of Yingben is here, he really won't come here. ”
Cao Cao felt his loyalty and respected him even more. Later, on the occasion of Yankang and Huang Chu, Cheng Gongying assisted Zhang to quell the rebellion of Longyou in Liangzhou as a member of the army, and supervised more than 1,000 horsemen to challenge during the battle, and then broke the rebels and beheaded tens of thousands. This battle was Cheng Gongying's last glory before his death. Regarding Cheng Gongying, let's talk about it for the time being.
Under the gate of Di Dao City, two beautiful men with completely different styles gathered and worshipped, one of them was arrogant, just in the middle with a show, handsome and sharp, it was Xiliang Jinma Chao. The other person is heroic, gentle as water, handsome with the breath of a wise man, it is Cheng Gongying, who is known as the think tank of Xiliang.
"Haha, I have heard that Xiliang's think tank is not only beautiful and handsome on the outside, but also has infinite strategies inside. When I saw it today, Mr. Cheng was really like a rumor, and Meng Qi admired it very much! ”
Ma Chaolang laughed loudly, and took Cheng Gongying's hand very affectionately. Cheng Gongying smiled and immediately returned the salute.
"In front of the most beautiful man in Xiliang, how can Cheng be worthy of the title of this beautiful and handsome man. General Ma's arrogance is overwhelming, which really makes Cheng frightened when he sees it, and he is afraid of it! ”
"Hahaha, Mr. Cheng used to follow Uncle Han for more than ten years on the battlefield, and Uncle Han was in a desperate situation several times, thanks to the strategy of Xiliang's wise trust, he was able to turn evil into good fortune. Mr. Cheng has never seen such a scene, how can he be a little afraid of Ma Mousheng? ”
Just when Ma Chao was talking about Han Sui, Cheng Gongying's eyes as deep as a deep pool suddenly burst into two strong killing intents, but this killing intent was fleeting, but it was still captured by Ma Chao. Ma Chao was overjoyed in his heart, it turned out that he thought that after Han Sui's death, this powerful Cheng Gongying might be able to stand on his own, regardless of Han Sui's great enmity. At the moment, it seems that this person is still loyal to Han Sui!
Cheng Gongying quickly cleaned up the shocking mind, and Ma Chao took the opportunity to say again.
"Oh, that's a pity. If Uncle Han fights in the Northland, there is a peerless strategy like Mr. Cheng in charge, and he will be able to turn the tide. Uncle Han will not lose his life under that extraordinary conspiracy!
Wen Bufan was insidious and cunning, and set up a world-wide scam to lure Uncle Han and my father into rebellion. Uncle Han originally thought that most of Wen Bufan's troops were concentrated on the border of Hebei Province, and he sent his famous generals and ministers, and the troops in Beidi and Xinping were empty, and there were no generals to guard them, so it was the time to attack. How do you know that Wen Bufan has laid a net of heaven and earth in Beidi and Xinping, and has been ambushed heavily, and there are 100,000 elite soldiers hidden in the land of the two counties. Uncle Han died in a scheme, and Ma's father was quite fortunate and was able to escape under Pang Lingming's desperate death.
Wen Bufan has won Yongzhou, how do you know that this person is not greedy enough, Ma learned a few days ago that Chen Cang gathered troops to collect grain, presumably this Wen Bufan will soon send troops to attack Liangzhou in the name of eliminating the thief.
Mr. Cheng, Wen Bufan is ambitious, Uncle Han said before his death, this person is likely to join forces with Cao Mengde, who is really a thief named Han Xiang, to swallow the mountains and rivers of the Han Dynasty and divide the world equally. Therefore, Uncle Han and Ma's father did not hesitate to bear the name of the thief and attack Xinping and Beidi, wanting to knock Wen Bufan's forces out of Yongzhou. It's a pity that the thing is artificial, Wen Bufan is disobedient and treacherous, but it is unfathomable, 100,000 Xiliang soldiers are all extinct, and now this person is sharp, and wants to attack Liangzhou, I don't know if Xiliang think tank can have a strategy, solve the difficulty of Liangzhou? ”
Ma Chao's face was solemn and he talked eloquently, while Cheng Gongying listened quietly, but his face rarely changed. Ma Chao finished speaking and looked at Cheng Gongying. Cheng Gongying suddenly smiled, with an inexplicable look in his eyes.
"If you want to solve the difficulty of Liangzhou, what is the difficulty? That Wen is extraordinary, whether he is loyal or treacherous, does not matter for the time being. Cheng heard that in the place under the jurisdiction of this person, all the fields were used to benefit the people and benevolent government, so the people had land to cultivate. In addition, this person has always attached importance to business, built commercial land on a large scale, and implemented policies to help the people engage in business. Therefore the people are rich. General Ma can know that the people of Yongzhou are all happy to welcome the position of Yongzhou pastor. can be so supported by the people, this person has the style of an emperor. If Liangzhou can give this person's hand, it may be a blessing rather than a curse. ”
Cheng Gongying said as soon as he spoke, and suddenly everyone in the audience changed color, Ma Chao took a deep breath, his eyes were on fire, and his whole body was trembling fiercely, if it weren't for Pang De's secret predecessor to stop Ma Chao. Ma Chao almost couldn't bear it, and pressed this Cheng Gongying to the ground and tore it to pieces!
Cheng Gongying secretly observed Ma Chao's anger, but seemed to want to add fuel to the fire, stepped forward a few steps, and pointed at the people in the city.
"If General Ma is not convinced by Cheng's words, why not send a fast rider to walk around the city and listen to what the people in the city are discussing at the moment, what the majority are worried about, and what are they happy about."
"Cheng Gongying, what do you mean by this!?"
Ma Chao's lion eyes froze, and his murderous aura was fierce. Cheng Gongying was not afraid, shaking his head and saying the sun.
"The people are the foundation of the world, and if they are the masters of one side, they should be the most important people. Public opinion cannot be understood, why not listen to General Ma? ”
"Now that Liangzhou is in danger, how can I have time to pay attention to these miscellaneous matters!?"
Cheng Gongying frowned slightly, and secretly sighed in his heart that Ma Chao only knew how to raise troops to fight and fight on the battlefield, and he was definitely not the person who knew the master. If Ma Teng hands over his forces to Ma Chao in the future, he is afraid that within five years, Liangzhou will rebel and die soon.
"General Ma wants to know what I want, but according to what I say, just try it."
Cheng Gongying turned around after saying that, and Dayouma Chao didn't follow his words, so he turned around and left. If you want to fight against Wen Han, you must not miss the 80,000 soldiers and horses under the command of Cheng Gongying, Ma Chao knows this very well, and desperately suppresses the fire-resistant gas.
"There are many falsehoods in the words of others, and I don't need soldiers, I will find out for myself. Would Mr. Cheng want to go with Ma? ”
Cheng Gongying slowly turned around, bowed, and showed a wishful smile.
"General Ma invited, how dare Cheng refuse. Nature is good. ”
After a while, Ma Chao was about to start exploring, but Cheng Gongying asked Ma Chao to abandon the horse on foot, and Ma Chao obeyed. The two walked side by side, walking on Didao Street, and gossip entered the ears of the two of them. Cheng Gongying strolled away, but Ma Chao walked a little anxiously, just past two restaurants, Ma Chao's face was slightly dark.
After that, the two of them walked again, passing a store that sold food and clothes, Ma Chao's face was darker, and his pace was faster. Cheng Gongying was still unhurried and slowly followed.
Half an hour later, the two walked to the private house in the city, and the two walked from beginning to end, and circled twice. When the two walked out, Ma Chao's face was so black that he was about to drip water, and his face was cold. The two of them walked again, and after a post station, Ma Chao listened to a few words again, almost impatient, and wanted to go inside to make trouble. Fortunately, Cheng Gongying stopped it in time, and Ma Chao stopped his anger. The two walked all the way again, and Ma Chao had no intention of listening again until he was under the city gate.
Pang De saw that Ma Chao came back angrily, and he didn't say a word after coming back. But that Cheng Gongying was smiling and standing calmly behind Ma Chao.
Just now, when the two of them passed by two restaurants, the guests of the restaurant talked more about Wenhan's gathering of troops in Liangzhou, and the guests discussed who won and who lost. And most of these Xiliang people actually said that the hussar general Wen Han would win the final victory, if you say the reasons, most of them are different, and it is difficult to describe them for a while. But judging from the words of these drinkers, it seems that they hope that Wen Han will become the lord of Liangzhou. As for the reason, most of them are unanimous, that is because these drinkers are extremely yearning for Liangzhou to become a paradise on earth like Hedong and Bingzhou, where prices are low, taxes are very low, and the people have land to cultivate. In today's troubled times, there is such a paradise on earth, who would not yearn for it?
When the two went to the grain and clothing business, they heard the guests complaining that the prices were too high and it was difficult to maintain their livelihoods. Some bold guests even complained that Ma Teng fought again and again, and the price remained high, and Ma Teng increased taxes every year in order to recruit soldiers and horses, so that the people were not able to make a living.
After that, the two passed by the private house again, and when they passed by, they saw that the people in each house were hungry, and even some people were homeless, and Ma Chao encountered more than a dozen groups of people begging in a row.
When the last two passed by the post station, many businessmen who rushed back from Yongzhou talked about the prosperity of Beidi and Xinping in Wenhan in recent years. Several men listened with envy, and one man even said that if Champion Wen really raised troops here, he would gather a few friends and take the opportunity to open the gate of the city to welcome Champion Wen's army into the city. This disobedient remark made Ma Chao's murderous intent increase greatly, if it weren't for Cheng Gongying's death, Ma Chao would definitely go on the spot and kill people.
This way Ma Chao can be said to have walked in horror, only then did he know that there were so many ills in Di Dao City.
"General Ma, after coming down this way, do you still think that as long as you and I join forces, we can resist the soldiers and horses of this champion!?"
Cheng Gongying waited quietly for about half a pillar of incense, and in this half pillar of incense, Ma Chao's anger cleared a lot, and at the same time, a feeling of powerlessness spread all over his body.
If he could, wouldn't his father, Ma Teng, be willing to follow the example of Na Wen Bufan's benevolent government and benefit the people. But Ma Teng simply does not have this ability, capital!
If the first tuntian is to be implemented, it will inevitably offend the wealthy people in Liangzhou. Ma Teng is not like Wen Han, who has the foundation of the first, and if he wants to follow suit, he will definitely hinder him again and again. And because Wenhan was the first to implement it in Hedong, there were successful cases, and then when it was implemented in the state, Wenhan gave some benefits to the wealthy people, and the people supported it, and at that time, the state was in a series of wars, and the wealthy families in the state were almost lost seven or eight, and they were powerless to resist. Coupled with these reasons, the wealthy families in the state did not resist or make trouble with the implementation of Tuntian.
Later, when it was implemented in the north of Yongzhou and Xinping, because of the Zhang family behind Zhang Xiu, the help of the wealthy family in Yongzhou, and the situation in Yongzhou and the state was almost the same. Therefore, Beidi and Xinping can also be implemented smoothly.
Second, Ma Teng is not like Wenhan, who has multiple capital chains that can make a lot of money. The gambling houses and liquor industries under the jurisdiction of Wenhan can be described as making money every day. After that, Wen Han was involved in other businesses, such as blacksmiths, silk and satin, restaurants, etc., and Wen Han was wealthy, and these businesses soon became the leading businesses in various cities and counties.
The most terrifying thing is that Wen Han has implemented tuntian in many places, and the huge amount of food he has gathered is unimaginable. In troubled times, grain can be said to be more valuable than gold.
Wenhan has deep roots, and has its own ability to capitalize decay into magic, and turn cities into paradise on earth.
Compared with Wen Han, the richest man in the world, Ma Teng can be said to be poor and white, every time he raises troops to fight, he has to prepare for war, think about the front and the future, and try his best to borrow money and grain from the wealthy families in various places, and then extract some from the people in order to be prepared.
Ma Chao was full of thoughts in an instant, and suddenly stared at Cheng Gongying.
"Is Mr. Cheng's move to persuade him to surrender, or to explain the benefits?"
"The ancestor died under Wen Bufan's treacherous schemes, and I and other 80,000 Xiliang soldiers have a common enmity with him! The 80,000 soldiers of Xiliang were united in their hearts and would rather die in battle than surrender. General Ma, what I did just now was all to explain the shortcomings of your and my forces at the moment. If you and I ignore it, disaster will surely befall us in the future! ”
This is not only the case for Di Dao, but also for the territory under the command of Cheng Gongying. It may be said that most of the people in Liangzhou hope that Wen Han can become the lord of Liangzhou.