Volume 5 Falsehood 9. Save Luoyang City
On the third day of April, the morning sun rises. The glow of the sun, the endless green barley rises and falls slightly in the wind, as far as the eye can see, the wheat leaves sway like a green sea, the beauty of the plain, makes people feel open-minded.
Chen Cao and his entourage of more than 300 people left Pingyu Sujiabao to go to Chang'an, Su Daozhi led the people to send more than ten miles away, Yin Yin said goodbye, Su Daozhi said earnestly: "Chen Zhijun will definitely come to the Fort to rest when he returns to China, and Su still has something to ask Chen Zhijun for advice." ”
Su Daozhi's eldest son, Su Qi, led ten subordinates to follow Chen Caozhi to the west of Chang'an, saying that it was for the sake of knowledge and more experience, and Chen Caozhi had the intention to marry the Su family, and he was not allowed to do so.
After a few days, the weather is fine, a group of people live Cai, Yinyang, Linying, all the way to the northwest, from Linying to the north of Xuchang, Xuchang was originally the seat of Yingchuan County, the Jin Yan army has clashed here several times in the past decades, Xuchang, the big city of Yuzhou, suddenly belongs to Jin, suddenly belongs to Yan, it is difficult to govern for a long time. Therefore, the Eastern Jin Dynasty court in the third year of Xiankang merged Xiangcheng County into Yingchuan County, Yingchuan County moved from Xuchang to Xiangcheng, Xiangcheng is more than 100 miles away from Xuchang, Taishou Gaorou is stationed here, here is connected to Qinqin in the west, and arrives in the front of Yan in the north, the war is frequent, here is an official, much more difficult than Jiangzuo, and now Xuchang is occupied by Yan General Murong Chen, Xianbei cavalry can be covered from Xuchang in two hours, Xiangcheng is strong soldiers and horses, and is preparing for war all year round, except for some powerful dock walls continue to stay here, and the general households have moved south one after another-
Yingchuan County Taishou Gao Rou received Chen Caozhi's letter the day before yesterday, attached great importance to it, and discussed with the subordinate officials overnight, and the next day sent five prestigious county officials to visit the leaders of the Wubi sect in the seven counties of Yingchuan, when Chen Caoyi arrived in Xiangcheng, these county officials have not yet returned to the county to restore their lives, but Chen Caozhi thinks that those homeless sects have such a pacification, should not immediately fall to Di Qin, those dock walls will hold a wait-and-see attitude, see Jin and Qin, Yan compete, who has the upper hand, and then consider who to belong to, the dock wall sect is the three kingdoms are fighting for, You don't have to worry about being wiped out. In troubled times, clan survival is the first, and the so-called national righteousness is second.
Taishou Gao Rou is over forty years old, shrewd and capable, with slight frost on his temples, learned of Chen Caozhi's arrival, personally went out of the city to greet him, entered the county government to drink and feast, under the conversation, Gao Rou was greatly poured, this Xie Anshi and Huan Fuzi are appreciated by the young talent is really extraordinary, the situation of Qin and Yan is particularly fine, so that Gao Rou has a sense of openness, Gao Rou implored Chen Caozhi to live in Yingchuan for a few days, and after appeasing the county officials of the Wubi Sect came back, asked Chen Caozhi to advise him on countermeasures, and said: "Chen Gongzi is a descendant of Changwen Gong, both to Yingchuan, Naturally, he wanted to visit his ancestral home, and Gao was willing to accompany Chen Gongzi. ”
Yingchuan four surnames. Chen, Xun, Zhong, Yu, Chen was originally the first family in Yingchuan, Xun was secondary, after the Jin Dynasty crossed to the south, Yu became the first surname in Yingchuan, Xun also declined, Qian Tang Chen was reduced to the Shu family, although now the scholar is relisted, but in Jiangdong, it can still only be regarded as a second-class scholar.
On April 11, Gao Rou accompanied Chen Cao and his party to Yangzhai County, eighty miles north of Xiangcheng, Chen's ancestral home in Yangzhai County, Yingchuan County, the local surname Chen has been scattered, when the ancestral hall of the ancestral house was destroyed in Shile, Chen Caozhi hung in the ruins of the ancestral home, and did not feel much, but when he returned to the county office, he got a news, the champion general Chen You stationed in Luoyang was exhausted in food, and he could not defend himself, but in the name of saving Xuchang, he led 2,000 soldiers to withdraw from Luoyang, and halfway through, heard that Xuchang had fallen, and then went to the new city, Now there are only 800 champions Shen Jin and his private placement of 800 strong men left in Luoyang, and it is rumored that Murong Ke and Murong Chui will raise troops to take Luoyang in the near future, and Luoyang is in danger-
When Shen Chiqian heard this, he was anxious, when his father left Wuxing last year. Just when the family temple worshiped the ancestors, he expressed his determination to sacrifice his life for the country and revive the family's reputation, and now the champion general Chen You withdrew from Luoyang, only his father was less than a thousand people to stick to it, obviously he wanted to live and die with Luoyang City, Luoyang was a lonely city, it was difficult to hold on, and the city broke the day when his father Shen Jin sacrificed his life.
Shen Chiqian pleaded with Chen Caozhi and asked Chen Caozhi to ask Yingchuan Taishou Gao Rou to send troops to save Luoyang.
Chen Caozhi shook his head and said: "Mrs. Gao can't guard two thousand steps, how can he save Luoyang!" Moreover, Yan General Murong Chen rode 3,000 steps to Xuchang, and could attack Xiangcheng at any time. ”
Shen Chiqian has read military books since he was a child, and understands that Chen Caozhi is extremely right, but how can he not be anxious about the safety of his father Shen Jin, after all, he is only a sixteen-year-old boy, and he is frightened, and he just wants to rush to Luoyang to meet his father immediately.
Chen Caozhi comforted: "Chiqian doesn't need to be anxious, I was ordered by the imperial court to worship your father as the general of Yangwu, I want to go to Luoyang for a while, I heard that at the beginning of the year, the Xianbei Murong clan moved the capital of the country from Longcheng to Yecheng, Hebei, and its temples and hundreds of officials have not yet been revealed, Murong Ke wants to attack Luoyang, and it is necessary to wait for the new capital to be used at the beginning." Moreover, Murong Ke has a habit of using troops, before sending troops, he will send people to recruit the people of the land to be captured and the walls of Zhuwu, and give both grace and might, first let the people of Zhuwu be attached, and then attack it, which has the name of benevolence and righteousness, and can get twice the result with half the effort, we will stay in Yingchuan for a few days, check the news, and then make a plan. ”
Chen Cao was waiting for news in Yangzhai on the one hand, and on the other hand, he ordered someone to urgently pass on the Huan Wen garrison in Hefei. Explaining the situation in Luoyang, he asked Huan Wen to order Yuan Zhen and Yu Xi to lead the boat division to rescue Luoyang, and Chen Caozhi asked Yingchuan Taishou to raise rice and grain and prepare to feed Luoyang.
In the next few days, the county officials sent by Taishou Gao Rou to the dock walls to appease the leaders of the sect commander returned one after another, and went to Yangzhai to see Gao Taishou, among the twenty-seven dock walls visited by these county officials, in addition to finding that there were envoys from Di Qin to lobby, there were also envoys sent by Murong Ke to recruit the people, and the envoys sent by Murong Ke lobbied the Zhuwu east of Luoyang, and when the docks were attached, it was the time to raise troops to capture Luoyang.
Gao Rou and Chen Caozhi discussed, and mainly cared for those dock walls that were in contact with Di Qin, and for the dock walls of Luoyang, in addition to favoring them, they sent assassins to assassinate those Yan envoys who traveled to and from the dock walls.
Since the beginning of Yin Hao in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the military governments have accumulated many assassins and dead soldiers, Yin Hao has sent people to assassinate Yao Xiang many times, although there are no special assassins in Yingchuan County, but as long as a small number of soldiers who are good at riding and archery, and promising heavy rewards, they can snipe the envoys of Yan State and prevent Murong Ke's plan to recruit Luoyang Zhuwu succeeded.
On April 17, Chen Caozhi said goodbye to Gao Taishou and rushed to Luoyang, where Gao Rou promised to raise 20,000 pieces of rice at the end of this month to be transported to Luoyang to help Shen Jin defend the city.
Yangzhai is 360 miles away from Luoyang, on the afternoon of April 21, Chen Cao and his entourage of more than 300 people crossed Yichuan, according to the order of Chen Caozhi and Shen Chiqian, the Shen private soldiers who rushed to Luoyang to report the news had arrived in Luoyang one day earlier, Shen Jin learned that his son Shen Chiqian came with Chen Cao, and was surprised and happy, needless to say, the surprise was that Luoyang was the place of four wars, and he Shen Jin had a heart of death for his family and country. But he never wants his son Shen Chiqian to die in Luoyang with him-
Shen Jin led the crowd out of fifteen miles, in Longmen is meeting Chen Cao one line, Shen Jin and Shen Chiqian father and son meet, can not help but mix joy and sorrow, Shen Jin knows that his son worships under Chen Caozhi's door, his heart is very relieved, Shen Jin has a sense of gratitude to Chen Caozhi, last year it was because of Chen Caozhi, he had the opportunity to serve the country and wash away the shame of his ancestors, in just one year, Chen Caozhi has been promoted from the Jiupin Xifu Peng to the seven-pin prince washing horses, such a promotion speed is only available to the outstanding children of the Gaomen family, this time Chen Caozhi made an envoy to Qin, there will be a difference.
Twilight is vast, Chen Cao one line from the Pingchang Gate into Luoyang, this since the Shang Zhou is the two thousand years of Heluo city of the ancient capital is deserted, the lights are sparse, the wide and dilapidated streets are sparsely pedestrianized, the ruins can be seen everywhere, since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty Dong Zhuo's rebellion, the prosperous Luoyang is almost in ruins, within two hundred miles, the houses are gone, there is no chicken dog, Cao Cao moved the capital to Xuchang one reason is because Luoyang is dilapidated and desolate, Cao Pi called the emperor to rebuild Luoyang, and then built by Sima Zhao father and son for decades, Luoyang is prosperous again, but the rebellion of the eight kings followed, Wang Mi, Liu Yao, Shi Le successively attacked Luoyang, Luoyang was robbed again, Wuhu conquered, Luoyang has not restored the old view, now the population of the city is less than 5,000 people, most of the people would rather cling to the dock walls, than stay in the city, so Luoyang at this time to Chen Caozhi felt desolate, Huan Wen's proposal to return to Luoyang is really a bit unrealistic.
The people of Luoyang heard that the angels of Jiangdong were here, and they helped the old and the young to come to visit, Chen Caozhi was not afraid of tiredness, and his kind words comforted, and the people of Luoyang were very happy.
After the champion general Chen You withdrew from Luoyang, Shen Jin naturally unceremoniously occupied his general's mansion, that night Shen Jin set up a banquet in the general's mansion to entertain Chen Cao, Chen Caozhi on behalf of the great Sima Huan Wen awarded Shen Jin the order of General Yangwu, Shen Jin's eight hundred soldiers are Shen's private soldiers and Shen Jin recruited Wu Xingzhuang, although the lonely city is helpless, but the upper and lower hearts, very united, learned that Shen Jin was rewarded by the imperial court, and will soon have 20,000 rice to arrive, from the sergeant to the heart of the spirit, vowing to stick to Luoyang City.
That night, Chen Caozhi and Shen Jin had a long talk, Shen Chiqian wanted to stay with his father, but Shen Jin resolutely refused to allow it, and he wanted Shen Chiqian to go to Chang'an with Chen Caozhi, Chen Caozhi knew Shen Jin's intentions, and he didn't pick it out at the moment, only asked Shen Jin about the battle with the Yan army, Shen Jin often attacked the Yan people with less, and destroyed it several times, but eight hundred soldiers were trapped in the lonely city, and the city was broken sooner or later, Shen Jin would never abandon the city and leave, according to the report sent by Shen Jin, Murong Ke, the Dazai of Yan State, was in Yecheng at this time, Murong Chui, the king of Wu, and Mu Yulong, the servant, went to Longcheng to move the temple to Yecheng, and because Huan Wenzhou's division moved to Hefei, it is estimated that the Yan army will not come to attack Luoyang in the short term, but Murong Ke has already sent people to recruit the people of Heluo Zhuwu in advance, but I am afraid that within three months, the Yan army will come to Luoyang City, and Chen Caozhi must find a way to save Luoyang City.
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