To say that Yan Zhong is also the heart of Huangfu Song, otherwise it is impossible to let him enter the curtain as a military advisor. He is a native of Hanyang, Liangzhou, and there are not many people from Liangzhou who don't know how to fight. This is directly related to Liangzhou's unique geographical location and population composition.

The famous Guanlong group in later generations refers to the military forces around Guanzhong in Shaanxi and Longshan (or Liupan Mountain) in Gansu. This group was formally formed in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and its formation took a long time to trace back to its roots. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Qiang people have sometimes risen and sometimes fallen silent in rebellion, which has become a great economic burden for the Eastern Han Dynasty. This intermittent form of warfare and the vacillation of the Eastern Han Dynasty's policy towards the Qiang gradually made the Qiang people gradually annex themselves, and intermarried and mixed with the Han people in Liangzhou, and the boundary between the Qiang and Han ethnic groups was not so clear.

At the same time, many Han Chinese families gradually rose to prominence through the struggle against the Qiang. They attacked the Qiang people, assimilated the Qiang people, and also intermarried with the Qiang people, and were assimilated by the Qiang people, forming a unique and large and small northwest wealthy clan. They are indeed Han Chinese, but many of them are mixed with the blood of the Qiang people, and their customs have been Qiang in the long-term coexistence with the Qiang people.

To give a very simple example, Ma Chao, one of the famous five tiger generals in later generations, his mother was a famous beauty among the Qiang people. In addition, the reason why Shu Han gave Ma Chao a very high status was inseparable from his high prestige among the Qiang people, and Shu Han wanted to use Ma Chao's relationship to move the Qiang people to fight against Cao Wei.

The continuous internal migration of the Qiang people, coupled with the warlord melee during the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, the Han people died in large numbers, and by the time of the Western Jin Dynasty, a situation of "more than one million people in Guanzhong, the rate of which was much less, and Rong Di was half". In other words, Guanzhong, the place of origin of the Chinese nation, was once the heart of the empire and the important land of three auxiliaries, and it was already the situation of half Han people and half Hu people.

Therefore, the wealthy tribes in the northwest who have been dealing with the Qiang people for a long time and are separated between civilization and barbarism not only understand the ruling system in the Central Plains civilization, but also are fierce and fierce, and are accustomed to military affairs. And Yan Zhong, as a famous man in Liangzhou, is by no means a wasted name, he played a great role in the shogunate of Huangfu Song in order to exterminate the Yellow Turban Army, and this is also the reason why Huangfu Song is more and more concerned about it.

When Huangfu Song heard Yan Zhong ask how to dodge the open guns and hidden arrows in the court, he was also silent for a while.

Because he was standing much higher than Yan Zhong, he could naturally see much farther. He deeply knows that the Northwest Hao clan group, which is now faintly self-contained, has a deep rift with the Hao clan in the Central Plains. Therefore, he worked diligently, first attacking Yingchuan, and then attacking Jizhou, and made great contributions to the Han court, in order to one day be able to stand on a high place and try his best to bring the northwest wealthy family back into the Central Plains. Because he knows that Guanzhong is too small, and their roots are in the Central Plains. Now he is working hard to maintain order and even restore production in Jizhou, in order to buy people's hearts and get the approval of the wealthy families in the Central Plains?

Seeing that Huangfu Song was speechless for a while, Yan Zhong thought that he had been shocked by himself, so he spoke: "Those who are rare and easy to lose, Shi Ye; When it comes to those who don't spin their heels, a few also. Therefore, the saint moves with the times, and the wise man is born because of the times. Today's general Cao has rare luck, taking the opportunity to be frightened, and practicing the luck is not touched, and the opportunity is not sent, how can he protect his name? ”

In short, this big lump means that the opportunity is rare, and Huangfu Song wants to seize the opportunity.

This thoughtless remark made Huangfu Song blind, so he said casually: "What do you mean? (What do you mean?) ）

Yan Zhong was proud in his heart, secretly eased his mind, and said: "Heaven has no relatives, and the people are capable." Today, the general received the award in the late spring and the merit in the late winter. The soldiers move like a god, the plan is no longer calculated, the destruction is easy to wither, the elimination is worse than the soup snow, between the ten months, the gods and soldiers are electric, the corpse is sealed and carved into the stone, the south is reported to the south, Weide shakes the dynasty, the wind gallops overseas, although the soup and the martial arts, there is no high general. The merit of building this body is not appreciated, and the body is also the virtue of a master, and the north is a mediocre master, how can he seek peace? ”

This is a big tout, so that the stability is as stable as Huangfu Song, and he doesn't feel fluttering.

If you have to speak human words, it will be to the effect: "Heaven is just and impartial, and the people themselves will choose talented people." Now the general is subject to the Son of Heaven Festival (i.e., raising troops) in the late spring, and the army is successfully collected at the end of winter, and the soldiers are like gods, and the strategy is unparalleled, and destroying the withered and decaying seems to be simpler than breaking the withered branches, and destroying the fortified city is easier than pouring snow with hot soup. In the middle of the month, Weide shocked the dynasty, and his reputation spread overseas, even Shang Tang and King Wu of Zhou are not as good as you. Now that you have made great merits that are difficult to reward, and your virtue is higher than that of the world, but you want to bow down to the mediocre Son of Heaven in the north, how can you seek peace? ”

Yan Zhong's words are beautiful, some are true and some are false, some are Huangfu Song's actions, and he can just take the right place to shoot his pride, no wonder Huang Fu Song, who has "experienced a hundred battles", is a little unbearable.

However, worthy of being a veteran of a hundred battles, Huangfu Song gritted his back molars fiercely, and said casually: "I have been in the public all night, and I have never forgotten my loyalty, why am I uneasy?" (I'm busy day and night with the word loyalty in mind, so why can't I find peace?) ）

Seeing Huangfu Songwu's hard mouth, Yan Zhong was still unhurried and said, "Otherwise." In the past, Han Xin couldn't bear to have a meal, and gave up one-third of his business, and the sword had been in his throat. ”

This is to say that Han Xin couldn't bear to turn his back on the grace of a meal, and abandoned the great cause of the world, and he didn't regret it until the sword was on his throat.

This is to use Han Xin's allusion to scare Huangfu Song, because Liu Bang and Xiang Yu confronted each other in the chasm, and Han Xin was ordered by Liu Bang to go north, first capture Zhao Di, and then take Qi Di, and the momentum soared. At this time, Kuaitong persuaded Han Xin to take advantage of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu's trouble, let him stand on his own, and divide the world with these two people. Han Xin didn't listen to him, and asked Liu Bang for the title of King of Qi, and finally helped Liu Bang win the world. In the end, he died at the hands of Empress Lu.

Seeing that Huangfu Song was still silent, Yan Zhong was anxious, so he began to make ideas for him: "Today's lord is weaker than Liu and Xiang, and the general's power is greater than Huaiyin. Impressively excited, because of the danger to the decadence, Chong'en to Sui first attached, Zhenwu to serve in the aftermath, the people of the Ji Fang, the people of the seven states, the feather of the first gallop in front, the army resounded in the back, along the flow of the Zhanghe River, drinking horses and Mengjin, the crime of the eunuch official, in addition to the accumulation of the group of murderers, although the servant can make the fist to dedicate, the woman can make the clothes to use their lives, the situation is very strong, because of the momentum of the swift wind! The merit has been completed, the world has been smooth, and then please call God, show the mandate of heaven, mix all the Liuhe, weigh the system in the south, move the treasure in the Jiangxing, push the dead Han in the fall, the real god machine will be, and the wind will be good. ”

The more Yan Zhong spoke, the more excited he became, and even said the strategic steps of how to rebel, but when he came back to his senses, he saw that Huangfu Song's face remained unchanged, and he seemed to be unmoved, and he was anxious at the moment, and said: "The husband is immortal and not carving, and it is difficult to support the decay of the world." If you want to assist the difficult dynasty, the carved and corrupted wood, is it like going against the mountain, facing the wind, how easy is it? And now the eunuchs live in groups, the same evil is like the city, the fate is not good, the right is close to Xi, under the faint master, it is difficult to live for a long time, the merit is not appreciated, and the slander is sideways, if it is not early, there is no regret. ”

He compared the Eastern Han Dynasty to rotten wood, to carve a piece of decayed wood, it is like rolling a projectile against a slope, and it is also like maneuvering a oar against the wind, where is it easy? Moreover, now that the traitors are in power, there is an endless stream of people who do evil together like in the bazaar. If the upper order is not good, the power will be attributed to the close ministers, the lord will be mediocre, it will be difficult to live for a long time, and there will be no great merit to be rewarded, and it will make people greedy and sideways. In such a situation, if you can't plan as soon as possible, I'm afraid you will regret it!

When these words came out, even Huangfu Song was a little unsupportive: this is a blatant instigation of rebellion! However, Huangfu Song knew his own affairs, and the height he stood on and the issues he considered were not completely understood by Yan Zhong.

So, he said to Yan Zhong: "Extraordinary strategies, not for the permanent." The great achievement of the creation is not the result of mediocrity. The yellow scarf is fine, the enemy is not Qin, Xiang, the new knot is easy to disperse, and it is difficult to help. And people have not forgotten the Lord, and the heavens are not disobedient. If you make up the merits of the unexpected, and the disaster of the day and night is fast, who is loyal to the dynasty and keeps its ministers' festivals. Although there are many clouds, but they are wasted, they still have a name, and they are dead and immortal. I dare not hear of abnormal theories. ”

Putting aside the big words and clichés, Huangfu Song's words can be said to be serious. He first analyzed the reasons why Yan Zhong's previous theory could not succeed, and there were two points.

First, the Yellow Turban Rebellion was just a small disaster, and its strength was not comparable to the strength of the Qin Dynasty and Xiang Yu. Because they are newly united, they are very easy to break up and it is difficult for them to accomplish great things together.

Second, although the current Han Dynasty is declining, the hearts of the people in the world have not yet dispersed, and the so-called people's hearts are towards the Han, and it is impossible for God to bless the rebellion.

Huangfu Song's words hit the nail on the head. First of all, there is a lot of connection on Taiping Road, but since last year's great drought. People gathered together to destroy the state and break the county, not for a common belief, but just to eat a mouthful, so its cohesion is extremely limited, and it is too far from the strength of the Qin Dynasty and Xiang Yu at the beginning.

In addition, at the beginning of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Son of Heaven ordered the abolition of the ban on party restraints, which greatly eased the contradictions between the imperial court and the scholar class. Moreover, the two Han Dynasty have been established for more than 400 years, and the idea of loyalty and patriotism preached among the villagers also controls the lower classes, so no one wants to come out and be the first rebellious.

Lao Cheng attaches great importance to these two points, just like a teacher who earnestly teaches his disciples, and does not shy away from analyzing the reasons why it is impossible for those who want to oppose Han to succeed. In fact, Huangfu Song still has a sentence that has not been explained, that is, the elite of Yulin has not yet been dispatched, He Jin is also sorting out the equipment around the Beijing Division, and the elite of the official army guarding the Beijing Division, how can there be less?

Later, he earnestly taught Yan Zhong, saying that such an illusory thing that is difficult to succeed but is in trouble overnight, where can it be compared to being loyal to the dynasty and abiding by the duty of being a courtier? Although you say that many people will slander and be banished and deposed, you have preserved your good reputation and died immortally. As for your remarks that are not in line with the norm, I dare not listen to them.

Yan Zhong listened and was silent.

This dialogue, in the eyes of many people, will think that Yan Zhong is an aspiring young man who has ideals and dares to break the old society and establish a new society, while Huangfu Song is a timid old man. In fact, this passage has indeed become one of the reasons why Huangfu Song is seriously underestimated, especially for the hot-blooded young people who like to read the Three Kingdoms.

However, perhaps it is a lack of understanding of this passage, or perhaps it is caused by the fate of Huangfu Song who was really thrown into idleness. Compared with the glorious first half of his life, the second half of Huangfu Song's life is a little sloppy, and this has become one of the arguments criticized by many "hindsight people".

Look, I didn't listen to Yan Zhong's advice at the beginning, and now I end up like this, it's really miserable! Etcetera. However, if he really listened to Yan Zhong's advice, Huangfu Song would probably die many years earlier, and not only him, but also his family. As for the misfortunes that befell him later, they were all caused by the political struggles of the imperial court, and Huangfu Song never really fell to the point of exile. In his later years, he successively served as a chariot general, a captain, a doctor of Guanglu, and a taichang, and after his death, he was awarded the title of hussar general. During the time of Tang Dezong, he was ranked as the sixty-fourth general of Wucheng Wang Temple; During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, he was one of the seventy-two generals of the Wumiao.

So, I have to say, ginger is still old and spicy.

I would like to use this chapter to commemorate the first general of the late Han Dynasty: the hussar general Huangfu Song.