Chapter 15 Qujiawu Fort
After some whispering, Liu He told Chen San what he needed them to do.
Chen San showed an incredible expression, as if he couldn't understand why the angel in front of him was so "evil" despite his kind appearance!
Forcibly swallowing the saliva in his mouth, Chen San stammered a little and said, "Big ...... My lord, do you mean that you will stand up for the little ones when the time comes? Will the old men who ride on our heads be unlucky and obediently listen to us? ”
With a signature smile on his face, Liu He gave Chen San a bold smile and said: "You can rest assured, don't look at the fact that this envoy only brought a hundred guards on this trip, but as long as this envoy gives an order, thousands of troops and horses will come for me to drive!" When the time comes, don't say that those few are Yuan Yin stationed in Danshui County, and I also want to catch it! ”
When Chen San heard Liu He's words, he was really emboldened, and he went to discuss with his companions in a hurry.
Tian Chou didn't hear what Liu He said to Chen San just now, but he could see that Liu He was tricking Chen San to do something extremely dangerous, and it was aimed at the three big families of Zhao, Jing, and Qu.
Tian Chou is very aware of the actual situation of Liu He at present, and knows that Liu He's so-called thousands of troops and horses to Chen San are completely nothing, and even the current hundred guards are also lent to Liu He by Duan Xuan!
Tian Chou reminded Liu He with some concern: "Childe, we are about to appear on the plain, maybe the spies under Yuan Shu have already discovered us, if we are delayed near Danshui for a long time, I am afraid that it will not be easy to get out!" ”
Liu He seemed to have thought about this problem for a long time, so he explained: "Zitai doesn't need to worry, I just thought that Yuan Shu couldn't let me go easily, so I came up with such a trick!" Only when Nanyang makes a big enough fuss about the movement, Yuan Shu can't hide it, and when he faces the difficulties of the princes from all sides, he won't dare to make up his mind with me! ”
Liu He's method boils down to two words - building momentum.
Tian Chou seemed to understand Liu He's thoughts, so he said again: "Since Childe has an idea, Chou must go all out to serve Childe!" It's just that the son must not put himself in a dangerous situation, and once something is impossible, find a way to get out immediately! As long as Childe is fine, even if Minghui and I pay for our lives, I will not hesitate! ”
Tian Chou said very sincerely, without the slightest flattery, which made Liu He very moved in his heart. No matter what era, being able to meet one or two subordinates who are willing to give their lives for you is a thing to cherish and be proud of!
Liu He patted Tian Chou on the shoulder and said with a serious face: "I remember Zitai's loyalty!" But don't mention this kind of parting words like life and death in the future, I will put the safety of my brothers first, and I will never watch you fall into a desperate situation. ”
After the team marched for more than ten miles, Liu He ordered the march to stop and set up camp on the spot.
Chen San and the others seemed to have finished discussing and reaching a consensus, only to see them pass the team and leave in a hurry.
However, after Deng Da returned to Sanhuting's home, he hurriedly opened it.
He first sent the dozen or so guys who had been beaten more heavily back to their respective homes, and then told the mothers-in-law of these families to keep their mouths shut so that they could serve their own men, and never go out to talk nonsense and cause trouble to their own men.
Then, Deng Da went to the home of Deng An, the patriarch of his clan, and told him about his encounter with the envoy of the Son of Heaven in the mountains, and then asked the patriarch to mobilize the strength that could be used in the clan to warmly welcome the envoy of the Son of Heaven through the Sanhu Pavilion.
The surname Deng is only a small surname in the area of Sanhu Pavilion, far less than the local prestige and power of the three families of Zhaoqujing, if it can attract angels to stay, or even to the clan for a day, it will be an unprecedented thing!
The patriarch surnamed Deng thought of the huge benefits contained in this matter, so he agreed, and immediately convened a clan meeting to announce this important matter.
When the families in the village heard that the messenger of the Son of Heaven might come to their village, they were immediately excited. Although many people don't know how big an official the envoy of the Emperor of Heaven is, they feel great just when they think that this envoy is traveling on behalf of the emperor.
Zhao, Qu, and Jing are three cattle, right? But over the years, I haven't heard of an envoy from the Son of Heaven coming to anyone's house!
The angel is Liu Biao, who went to Jingzhou to meet the head of the Eight Jun on behalf of the emperor, and the Cai, Kuai, Huang, and Ma who came and went around Liu Biao were the real millennium clans! Compared with Cai, Kuai, Huang, and Ma in Xiangyang, it is like the gap between children and adults.
When Deng Da was busy with Zhang Luo, Chen San and the others quietly returned to the township under the cover of night.
Chen San came to see Deng Da and relayed Liu He's words to Deng Da as they were.
"What do you say? The angel actually encouraged us to unite in rebellion? ”
After listening to Chen San's words, Deng Da showed an expression of disbelief.
In Deng Da's view, a noble-born son like Liu He has always only interacted with families in various places, openly and secretly safeguarding the interests of these landlords, and it is impossible for some grass people at the bottom to speak and make decisions.
The reason why Deng Da and Chen San tried their best to get Liu He to take them into their ranks was to hug Liu He's thick and strong thighs, so that Zhao, Qu, and Jing would no longer dare to bully them arbitrarily.
In their careful thinking, they never thought of overthrowing the dominance of the Zhao, Qu, and Jing families in the local area.
"Big brother, shall we do this or not?" Chen San asked with some excitement.
"This matter is too big, and if you can't do it, you will have to cut off your head, let me think about it again."
"Big brother, they all say that wealth is in danger, instead of living like this, it is better to go out of our way and fight for it, maybe we can turn over!"
"That's what all your twenty brothers mean?"
"That's right! They have all seen Liu Gongzi's generosity and kindness with their own eyes, and they feel that he is a good master who can be trusted, and it is worth fighting! ”
"Okay, since the brothers are all open-minded, I don't have anything to give up on my more than 100 catties! Let's follow Liu Gongzi to him an earth-shattering one! ”
"You and I immediately split up and went to various villages and villages overnight to contact those who were bullied by the Zhao family and the Jing family, especially those who have been killed and disappeared in the family in the past few years, and we must focus on development!"
"In order to prevent someone from informing, anyone who develops in must put a big red handprint on the declaration of the uprising, and hand it over to Liu Gongzi as a letter of nomination when the time comes!"
While Deng Da and Chen San were plotting a rebellion in the small black house, an uninvited guest floated into the well-defended Qujiawu Fort.
The ancestors of the Qu family can be traced back to Qu Yuan, a famous scholar in the Warring States Period, when Qu Yuan served as the Sanlu doctor of the Chu State, presided over the temple sacrifices, and was also in charge of the education of the children of the royal family Qu, Jing and Zhao.
The three surnames of the Chu royal family, which had infinite scenery in the past, have long been blown away with the rain and wind, and now only the descendants of the Sanhu Pavilion are insisting on the so-called aristocratic dignity and resting on their laurels.
Historically, the rankings of the three are Qu, Jing and Zhao. After more than 600 years have passed, the rankings have been reversed and become Zhao, Jing, and Qu.
There is a way that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and although the three major clans of Zhao, Jing, and Qu have been declining since the Han Dynasty, they are still unshakable behemoths compared to the grassroots like Deng Da and Chen San, who were born at the bottom.
If nothing else, it is said that the well-defended Qujiawu Fort is a huge fortification integrating residence, storage and defense, and it will take three to five years of effort to form a complete scale.
This dock fort, also known as the dock wall, was a very common civil defensive building in the late Han Dynasty, and began to appear in the reign of Wang Mang Tianfeng. At that time, because of the great famine in the north, which caused social unrest, some wealthy families built dock forts and camps one after another in order to protect themselves, and hid soldiers in them as defense.
After the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu ordered the destruction of Wubao, but it was forbidden. At that time, because the people of the northwest frontier were often plagued by the Qiang people's rebellion, the people built a large number of dock forts to defend themselves. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the trend of building dock forts by powerful families in various places became more prevalent, and a large number of troops and family soldiers were stationed in these dock forts, which often became a haven for old officials and guests.
The exterior of the fort resembles a castle, with moats or pits often surrounding the walls of the fort, and houses adjoining each other on the inside, with towers built in the center of the four corners for lookouts. Some large dock forts resemble villages, which can house hundreds or thousands of people; Some of the smaller dock forts resemble a large mansion that can accommodate dozens of families to live and hide.
The uninvited mysterious guest in Qujiawu Fort is none other than Yanshan Wang Yue, who is alone in the world with kung fu!