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Chapter 482: The Battle of Liangzhou (1)

In the autumn of the ninth year of Jian'an, Xudu ushered in a rare harvest. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Huang Yueying and Xiahou Zhen walked in the countryside with Zhang's family, enjoying the happiness of this harvest together. Cao Ji and Liu Ye sat on the ground by the river, pushing cups and changing lamps. Today, Cao Ji has become one of Liu Ye's few friends. When he had nothing to do, he would come over and have a drink with Cao Ji...... Cao Ji is now an official who worships the captain of the city gate, is in charge of the arsenal, and serves the marquis. The official position is becoming more and more prominent, and the status is getting higher and higher, but Cao Ji seems to have become more and more leisurely.

To the point of being an official, it is a matter of employing people.

Cao Ji is now a talented man.

Not only do the children of the Cao family like Cao Zun and Cao Bin work, but there are also two brothers, Niu Jinniu and Yin, who take care of daily chores.

Although the official worships the captain of the city gate, Cao Ji knows that he is not that material.

Every day, I just should show my face, and then I stay at home, or find someone to drink, or start a fire to make a knife, and live a leisurely life. It's just that Cao Ji feels that his current life doesn't seem to be as happy as he used to be when he was in Thorn Yang.

Son, far to the northwest; The daughter followed her son-in-law and went to Dongjun.

A friend in his life, who also stays in Longxi, seems to have fewer and fewer people who can talk to him......

Cao Ji, who is over forty years old, has slightly pale temples and looks a little old. He took a sip of wine, leaned against the trunk of the tree behind him, and looked at the stream beside him that led from Yingshui and ran through the entire grange, and was stunned.

"Junshi, why are you so silent?"

"In the blink of an eye, it's been two years!"

"Huh?"

"It's been almost two years since Ah Fu left Xudu......"

Liu Ye suddenly understood that Cao Ji was thinking about his son.

But what could he say?

Liu Ye's current situation is not too good, and the official worships the master of the book. It seems to be quite important, but in fact it is in an awkward position. As a member of the Han family, he was inclined to Cao Cao and was not tolerated by the clan; But the identity of the Han clan made him in Sikong Mansion, and the situation was embarrassing, although Cao Cao was willing to use him, he couldn't fully believe it after all.

This situation has become more and more obvious since the Battle of Guandu.

Although Liu Ye was dissatisfied, he didn't know how to deal with it.

Most of the people who defected to Cao Cao with him in the past, those who were promoted, and those who were released were released, were mostly reused. He is the only one, but at this time, he is not up or down, and he doesn't even have a close person. The contradictions between Cao Cao and Emperor Han have eased in the past two years. Especially after the death of Yuan Shao, the Southern Xiongnu were in chaos again, and it seemed that the energy of the Han Emperor was exhausted all at once. played with Queen Fu in the palace all day long, and even canceled the early dynasty, and seemed to have accepted his fate......

But the more this is the case, the more sad Liu Ye's situation becomes.

"Don't worry about Junshi, Ah Fu has done an excellent job in Liangzhou."

Cao Ji smiled, with a hint of pride in his words, "I've never worried about him doing things...... From the very beginning, the child knew what to do and how to do it. This is true in Haixi, in Luoyang, and in Liangzhou. ”

"In that case, what is Junshi worried about?"

Cao Ji smiled bitterly: "I heard yesterday that Liangzhou is going to be chaotic again. ”

Liu Ye's hand paused slightly, then nodded and said, "I heard about it too...... Zhang Lu in Hanzhong is not very honest, and Zhuqiang in the south of Liangzhou seems to be a little ready to move. Ma Teng's foundation in Jincheng is unstable, and he is bound to take the opportunity to cause chaos. However, the problem on Afu's side is not too serious, and I am a little worried about Longxi and Wudu. ”

"Why?"

"It is unlikely that Ma Teng will regain Wuwei, and Ah Fu will not let him succeed.

If I were Ma Teng, I would definitely take the opportunity to capture Longxi and Wudu, and then join forces with Zhang Lu to ask for benefits from the imperial court. Therefore, Junshi does not have to worry about Ah Fu's safety. Besides, Sikong had ordered General Duhu to go to Chang'an. With Cao Zilian's friendship with your family Ah Fu, he will definitely not sit idly by and watch Ah Fu be in trouble. ”

That's right!

For this kind of thing, Cao Cao will definitely have a unified arrangement.

Ma Teng's thoughts, how could he be Cao Cao's opponent? It's just that Cao Ji's brows immediately frowned again, revealing a solemn look.

"Longxi, my old brother is stationed in Longxi."

"You mean Wang Meng?"

"yes!"

"It's not too much of a problem...... Wang Meng's father and son are both good generals, and they have also made military exploits in the past two years, so there will be no trouble. Besides, the Liangzhou assassin Shi Weiduan was stationed in Didao, and he was also in Longxi County, and Ma Teng was afraid that it would be difficult for him to succeed. ”

Worried, worried about that Wei Duan!

Wei Duan superficially submitted to the imperial court, but he has always been resistant to the transfer of power.

Looking at his various deeds, it is quite meaningful to make Longxi into the world of his Wei family. When Wang Meng returned to Xudu at the beginning of the year, he talked to Cao Ji about this matter. The contradiction between him and Wei Duan is not small, mainly focused on the military power of this Longxi.

Wang Meng is the southern governor, and he is a native of Wudu, Longxi.

And Wei Duan, as an old qualified Liangzhou assassin, wants to control the military power in the hands of the southern governor.

Previously, over the issue of the selection of the southern governor, Wei Duan had a conflict with the imperial court.

It was only later that due to various reasons, Wei Duan finally backed down and handed over the southern governor. The current situation is that Han Sui is dead, and Ma Teng's strength has been greatly reduced. Wei Duan naturally wanted to take this opportunity to take down the entire Liangzhou......

He has two counties in Longxi and Hanyang, which far exceeds the other princes of Liangzhou.

Maybe in a few years, when Hexi and Wuwei develop, Cao Peng will be able to suppress Wei Duan. But as it stands, Wei Duan is undoubtedly the strongest. Not only do he have a territory, but he is also famous. Cao Peng was also nominally controlled by Wei Duan...... Wei Duan wants to make Liangzhou a family, so conflicts and contradictions are naturally unavoidable.

In particular, the southern governor, which is in Lintao, is under the rule of Longxi County and connects to Wudu.

Wang Meng's existence is a nail in Wei Duan's heart; And Rongqiu Duwei Wang Mai, who happened to be between the three counties, sat on Rongqiu and controlled the Tiger Valley, which also made Wei Duan feel extremely uncomfortable. Not to mention, Lintao ordered Shi Tao to ......

Cao Ji said softly: "If it is possible, I would like to let Lao Wang come back."

Even if he is allowed to be the captain of the city gate...... Liangzhou is too chaotic, he has a straight temperament, and I am worried that he will suffer. ”

This is what Cao Ji said in his heart.

He didn't want to be a captain at the city gate, and he had no interest in marching and fighting.

What Cao Ji likes is the so-called obscene tricks! For example, how can we make a better sword; How to make Cao Bus more efficient. Or, let him accompany Huang Chengyan and squat by the pool in the backyard to see how to hang out a blank sheet of paper...... These things are far more interesting than training soldiers and horses and inspecting the capital, and they make Cao Ji happier.

It's just that sometimes he can't choose.

Cao Ji's appointment as the captain of the city gate was Cao Cao's compensation for the Cao family's imminent loss of Haixi.

And Cao Cao also knew that Cao Ji was not suitable for the role, and even Cao Peng knew this very well. Therefore, after Cao Ji became the captain of the city gate, Cao Peng and Cao Cao were all looking for assistants for him. From the original Hao Zhao and Xiahoulan, to today's Cao Zun and Cao Bin, as well as the Niu Jin brothers...... Cao Ji is also very clear about this.

However, he still didn't like it!

Liu Ye knew Cao Ji's thoughts, and couldn't help laughing.

"Junshi, others are looking forward to high-ranking officials, you are good...... However, since you really don't want to do this position, I will discuss it with Sikong tomorrow to see if I can get Sikong to give the order to recall Wang Meng's brothers from Longxi County. ”

Although Cao Ji said that he was complaining, he was not wrong about one thing.

Wang Meng is really not suitable for Longxi!

The form of Liangzhou is becoming more and more complex nowadays...... Although Wang Meng said that he was strong in martial arts and could govern the army, he lacked some prestige after all. Liu Ye felt that even if Deng Ji was appointed as the governor of the southern capital, he would probably be more suitable than Wang Meng.

Don't look at Deng Ji's missing arm, but he can do things without ambiguity at all.

In the past year in Dongjun, he resisted the pressure of all parties and insisted on connecting the two regions of Baima and Yanjin into one and implementing the Tuntian policy. This year's harvest in Dongjun is very good, with almost 400,000 grains of rice. Not only can it be self-sufficient, but it also gives great support to the Puyang area. According to this progress, Dongjun will sooner or later become a pearl on the south bank of the Yellow River. After next year, it may even become the richest county in the whole of Yanzhou.

Tuntian, after years of experiments, has proven to be the best solution at present.

Of course, Tuntian will inevitably touch the interests of many families. This is also the main reason why Cao Cao's promotion of Tuntian is difficult. Deng Ji is very smart, and he uses Baima and Yanjin to promote Tuntian, which also has his own considerations.

The white horse was burned to the ruins by Cao Peng.

The battle of Yanjin also made the sour jujube almost an empty city.

The results of the two battles cleared the way for Deng Ji. So in these two places, there are not too many people who refuse.

This year's achievements in Dongjun's tuntian will inevitably give Deng Ji a lot of confidence in the coming year.

This is enough to prove that Deng Ji's methods are sleek and subtle. It's a pity that the better Deng Ji's political performance, the more difficult it is to get out of Dongjun in a short time. Otherwise, Liu Ye would definitely refuse to Cao Cao and let Deng Ji go to Liangzhou.

Cao Ji nodded and said, "Then please Ziyang." ”

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Qiang Road, because the county is dominated by Qiang people and get its name.

Wang Mai climbed the city tower and looked at the dense crowd of pedestrians under the city, feeling extremely noisy.

"Why are so many people coming in and out today?"

"Back to Duwei, it is said that there was a conflict between Baimaqiang and Shenwolfqiang. During this time, the disturbance was very serious, so that the Qiang people in Hehuang fled in large numbers and were congested outside the county seat, so that the current situation would occur. ”

Baimaqiang and Shenwolfqiang are the two largest Qiang tribes in the Bailongjiang River Basin.

The two tribes, facing each other across the river, have a long history of contradictions. It is said that as early as the Western Han Dynasty, there was a large-scale conflict between the two tribes. It was only later that the imperial court sent troops to suppress it, which made the two families stop and herd across the river. Since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, after the Qiang rebellion, the imperial court's binding force on Hehuang has become smaller and smaller, and the conflict between the two families has intensified.

Baimaqiang and Shenluoqiang, close to Wudu and Longxi, belonged to the southern governor.

After Wang Meng heard about it, he planned to come to Qiangdao to inspect it in person, but due to the Jincheng Rebellion at that time, he led his troops to garrison Heguan and had to change his itinerary. However, he still sent Wang Mai to check on the Qiang Dao, but he didn't want to catch up with the war between the two Qiang. Baimaqiang and Shenwolf Qiang are both branches of the ancient Qiang people, also known as Baimaqiang or Shenwolf.

After Wang Mai arrived in Qiangdao County, the Qiangdao chief had disappeared.

In desperation, Wang Mai had no choice but to temporarily lead the Qiang Road and stabilize the situation. Just looking at the situation in front of me, I'm afraid it will be difficult to calm down for a while.

But just these fleeing Qiang people outside the city made him feel very troubled.

Not to mention going to Huangzhong to stop the conflict between the two Qiangs......

"The crowding of these gates is not a good thing after all.

In the event of a riot, no one can stop it. On my orders, a camp was set up in Huangzhong, and the refugees from Huangzhong lived in Huangzhong. It is necessary to strengthen patrols in the county, and once any abnormal movement is found, report to me immediately. ”

In history, it was the place of Jiang Weituntian's Northern Expedition.

The whole Qiangdao area is covered with overlapping mountains and ravines...... The mountains are high and the valleys are deep, resulting in the complex topography of the entire county.

In contrast, it is a relatively flat place.

These refugees must be settled as soon as possible, otherwise it will inevitably happen.

Wang Mai scratched his head, looking at the chaotic scene under the city, and also felt a headache. He really didn't know how to solve these problems. However, I have followed Cao Peng for many years and have been practicing for a long time, so I can be regarded as having some experience.

He knew that once these Qiang people were ***, it would inevitably trigger a chain reaction.

See, winter is coming.

The Qiangdao Treasury Mansion is empty, and it is always a big trouble to face these many inevitable problems.

"Immediately sent someone to Lintao and told Shixian Ling that the situation in Qiangdao was complicated and he needed support...... Please be sure to bring some grain and grass before the winter. 30,000 ...... It's really not good, 10,000 Hu, it's okay. ”

Liangzhou has been turbulent for many years, and it is a bitter cold place, so it is not rich.

After Shi Tao arrived in Lintao, with the support of Wang Meng and Wang Mai, he also barely gained a firm foothold. At the beginning of the year, he began to carry out tuntian in Lintao, which basically ensured the local taxation of Lintao. But the problem is that the situation in Lintao itself is not too good. Although Tuntian ensured that Lintao could spend this winter safely, the foundation was not enough after all.

30,000 Hu, I'm afraid it's too much!

10,000 Hu, but it may not be enough......

However, Wang Mai couldn't think of any other way.

Finally, it was dark.

Qiang Dao finally quieted down. The refugees have been diverted and the situation has stabilized somewhat. However, Wang Mai knew that this silence was only temporary...... If the conflict between the two Qiang continues, it will inevitably cause more Qiang people to pour into the Qiang Road. At that time, whether you eat or not, whether you live or not, is the real beginning of trouble.

If Ah Fu is here, how will it be solved?

Wang Mai collapsed on the couch, looked at the roof, and was silent.

Ah Fu is now in Hexi, and the land is full of wind and water. It's still the big bear guy who is smart, and he ran to help Ah Fu do things, so it's not easy. I knew that I would have gone to Hexi with Ah Fu...... It's better than now, with a headache.

Thinking about it, Wang Mai couldn't help but smile bitterly......