Chapter 40: A Whim
Behind his back, Zhao Yu stood on the hillside and watched Lu Bu's army march in the direction of Runan, and then turned around and left.
Following along the way, Lu Bu really didn't dare to disobey Zhao Yu's warning, even if he was short of food, he didn't dare to harass the people. However, the cities and counties along the way were coerced by him and asked for a lot of grain and grass. Lu Bu has no ability for the overall situation, and he doesn't know the situation in Nanyang, if he knew, he was afraid that he wouldn't have the idea of beating the people. Liu Biao and Yuan Shu both used Nanyang as a buffer, so there were no powerful people and armies to guard here, and it was not too easy to ask for food.
Anyway, Lu Bu still insisted on going to Runan, which Zhao Yu liked to see.
He hoped that Lu Bu could pit Cao Mengde and indirectly help Cao Mengde as he did in the original history.
Zhao Yu was not worried that Lu Bu would know that his immortal family was in Cao Mengde's camp, and Zhao Yu's reputation was only in a small area. For example, the people of Zhaozhuang. But the people didn't know that Zhao Yu had such a strong power. Even if it spreads, it is not uncommon to only think that it is a person with the same name.
And Cao Mengde is also intentionally or unintentionally diluting Zhao Yu's prestige, not only because of his ambition, but also because he is afraid that after Zhao Yu's ability is passed out, other princes will not be able to sit still and find ways to lure him. What if he doesn't do anything well, Zhao Yu is unhappy and abandons him?
For many reasons, Zhao Yu has a surprisingly high status in the hearts of Cao Mengde's core figures, but his reputation has not been spread.
Otherwise, if Lu Bu knew that he Zhao Yu was on Cao Mengde's side, he would not dare to come to Yanzhou's idea. As for Chen Gong, Zhao Yu was free to think about it, so he didn't mention it for the time being.
Zhao Yu's feet are very fast, he walks all the way and looks all the way, leisurely, and he passed Chen Liu the next day.
Seeing that Puyang was about to arrive, Zhao Yu had a whim.
He slapped his palms and shouted to himself: "Where's Diao Chan!?"
The so-called heart is like floating clouds, meaning is like flowing water, probably Zhao Yu is such a realm. Such a strange thought suddenly popped into my head, and then I immediately wanted to go and see it, verify it.
Don't look at how hard he seems to be, planning for Cao Mengde, in fact, he thinks of what to do. The heart is not tired, the body is not tired, there is a kind of leisurely reserve.
Then another thought popped up: "I've been in this time and space for two or three years, and it seems that I've been circling around Puyang, and I haven't even seen Luoyang and Chang'an, and I have failed." ”
"Why don't you go and see?"
As soon as the thought moves, it is out of control.
Zhao Yu didn't say a word, and he didn't think about what happened to Puyang, so he turned around and went in the direction of Luoyang.
The ancient road was not easy to walk, Zhao Yu just went all the way to the west, and occasionally encountered a rare animal-human, so he stopped the road and asked.
Within the range of Henan Yin, it was poisoned by Dong Zhuo, and the flames were chaotic, and it was already in ruins, and there were not many shadows to be seen. Cao Mengde said that there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles, and Henan Yin is a portrayal. It was originally the best place in the world and the capital of the Han Dynasty, but now it has become like this, which is also sighing.
Walking all the way, watching all the way, two days later, Zhao Yu arrived in Luoyang.
A huge imperial capital was burned to ruins, and the glory of the past was burned to the ground.
I don't know if the emperor of the Han Dynasty in the past dynasties would crawl out from under the nine shadows if there was a spirit under the spring, jump to his feet and scold.
This dilapidated imperial capital symbolizes the majesty of the Han family in the past, and it also indicates that the Liu family of the Han family is disgraced. When Emperor Ling was there, there was also the respect of the Son of Heaven, and then the Young Emperor, and now the Son of Heaven who was praised by Dong Zhuo in Chang'an, was probably not as good as a small landowner in the countryside, right?
There are a few villages in scattered pieces, hidden in the ruins, and the thin and numb faces are embarrassing.
Zhao Yu floated by.
To the west of Luoyang, there is a straight road, which leads directly to Guanzhong. But if you don't go to Guanzhong, you need to pass through a pass, that is, Hangu.
Hangu Pass has a long history, and it stood between mountains and rivers in the pre-Qin period, guarding the main road between Guanzhong and the Kanto.
At present, this city pass is almost not heavily guarded. When Zhao Yu passed the customs, it seemed that there were no more than a thousand people at most.
It's normal to think about it, for the time being, the princes of various places are fighting and merging, accumulating the foundation, and there is not so much energy to take care of Guanzhong, so there is no need for too many troops to guard this military land. Second, after Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun did not forgive the original soldiers and horses under Dong Zhuo's command. Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and others then led troops to counterattack, and almost all the troops that were originally guarding the passes around Guanzhong were transferred, and they probably had not yet come to rearrange the army.
After Hangu Pass, it is Hongnong County. Xin'an doesn't have many troops, but Michi has a large army. When crossing the pond, Zhao Yu was also searched.
After a little inquiry, it turned out that Zhang Ji, the general of Zhendong, went out of Tun Hongnong and sent his nephew Zhang Xiuzhen to Michi.
The names of these two people can be regarded as thunderous.
Zhang Ji is famous because he has a concubine who is as beautiful as a flower. Zhang Xiu is famous because of his cheap aunt. When Zhao Yu heard that Zhang Xiu was here in Mianchi, his mind flew away, and he immediately thought of Cao Mengde and Dian Wei.
It was precisely because of this Zou clan that Cao Mengde suffered a defeat, and folded the general Dian Wei and the eldest son Cao Ang.
It's funny to think about, but in essence, there's nothing strange about it. Cao Mengde has the disease of widowhood, he does it above board, and he is not afraid of what others say. To make the war undefeated, Dian Wei and Cao Ang will not die, and it may be a good story in later generations.
And Zhang Xiu and Zhang Ji, I'm afraid few people know about it.
Zhao Yu then thought of one of the key figures, Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe. I don't know where this guy is now.
Li Dao and Guo Yan counterattacked Chang'an, it was Jia Xu's idea, and Zhang Xiu's rebellion against Cao Mengde and killing Dian Wei and Cao Ang was also the idea of this guy. Even in the rumors of later generations, many major events, such as Dong Zhuo's relocation of the capital, the killing of the young emperor, etc., have the shadow of this guy, and I don't know if it's true or not.
Anyway, this guy is not an idle person.
Jia Xu is the most self-protecting, and when he was young, he would pull the banner of the tiger. said that when he was young, he returned to Wuwei's hometown and was kidnapped by Qiang soldiers halfway through. He was not in a hurry, and told Qiang Hu that he was the nephew of General Poqiang and Taiwei Duan Cheng.
When Qiang Hu heard this, he was shocked, and immediately let him go respectfully.
Duan Cheng is probably an outstanding general of the previous generation of Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi and others. During the reign of Emperor Huan, Qiang was in turmoil and almost occupied Liangzhou. Duan Cheng was ordered to lead more than 10,000 troops, experienced hundreds of battles, and won hundreds of battles, often winning more with less, defeating the coalition army of hundreds of tribes of Qianghu, and finally annihilating the main force of Qianghu in the Valley of Shooting Tiger. So Qiang Hu heard Duan and changed color. They are not afraid of the Son of Heaven, they are afraid of Duan Cheng.
It can be seen that Jia Wenhe is keen.
After the pond, probably because there was Zhang Xiu combing in the pond, when Zhao Yu arrived in Shaanxi County, the defense of the Xiliang army was not so strict.
Zhao Yu has to pay a poll tax when he enters the city, and he has to pay a few eldest sons to pass the customs. However, he was penniless, and the money he paid was all the money of the Xiliang soldiers who guarded the city. Often, where he passed, ill-gotten gains disappeared, leaving behind many legends.
Then Chang'an arrived.
Luoyang and Chang'an are on the same line, Chang'an is on the bank of Weishui, Weishui flows east into the big river, and Luoyang is on the bank of the big river.
Guanzhong Central Plains is the hometown of anointing, the first emperor to Guanzhong and the king of the world, it is the land of Guanzhong raised by the old Qin people, pay everything, so that the Zhuxia nation for the first time in the true sense of the great unification.
However, after the development of the Qin and Han dynasties, the originally fertile land in Guanzhong has tended to the limit. In addition, the war has been chaotic for many years, and it has become decaying.
The Xiliang army may be strong in combat, but the corruption of military discipline is outrageous. The so-called soldiers are like grates, nothing more than that.
Dong Zhuo plagued Henan Yin, and after Chang'an's death, his subordinates continued to plague Guanzhong. In the event of a natural disaster, it can be said that the people are not able to make a living.
Last year, there was a severe drought in Kanto, and this year there was heavy rain in Kanto. It has been raining for more than half a year, and it has just stopped in autumn.
Under the sky, how innocent are the people's livelihood?
Even Chang'an, the imperial capital of the Western Han Dynasty, is only slightly better looking than Luoyang. Outside the city, there are many displaced people, and the dead are everywhere. As for the warlord of Xiliang, he completely ignored it and just drove it away.
Walking into the city, you can vaguely see the mottled shadow of Emperor Wu. Under the tall city gate, perhaps two hundred years ago, there was a majestic general who led the army out of here, and it was Huo Yao from a distance.
A majestic Son of Heaven stood on the tower of the city gate, watching the warriors rush to the battlefield.
The general returned, taking with him the heads of the enemy, to the cheers of the people. The Han Dynasty is subdued all over the world, within the universe, under the sky, eight wildernesses and six combinations, I am the only one!
It is this great city that has witnessed all this, witnessed the great cause of laying the Han character, and witnessed the name of the Han nation that has been laid for 2,000 years.
In the Jin Dynasty, it was called the Jin people, the Tang people in the Tang Dynasty, and the Song people in the Song Dynasty. However, after the ups and downs of these dynasties in history, it is the Han that imprints on us.
Because she's the strongest.
Guoheng perishes with weakness, and Duhan perishes with strength.
The strength of the Han has created the dignity and arrogance of the Han people. So forever to descend, and not to forget.
Zhao Yu may also be a little sad, but he quickly put it aside.
This is a humane process, and it may be able to change, but Zhao Yu did not go to that time and space. But it's not too late, is it?
Inside and outside the city gates, many notices were posted. The most conspicuous thing is the wanted notice, from a distance, Zhao Yu laughed, isn't it Lu Bu on the notice.
It's still decently drawn.
The key is that it is extremely expressive, maybe there are some differences in appearance, but the fierce temperament is not bad.
Zhao Yu immediately thought of Diao Chan in his heart. When he came over this time, one of his thoughts was to be curious about whether this character, one of the four beauties rumored in later history, existed or not. Is there such a stunning beauty, who whirls between tigers and wolves, and finally sends Dong Zhuo to the sky?
But then Zhao Yu scratched his head.
The person who experienced this incident, Lu Bu went away to Runan, and forgot to ask him at that time, it really shouldn't be. And Wang Yun is dead, and the ministers who conspired with him are probably also dead, right? Li Dao and the others fought back, how could they let them go?
Li Dao Guo Yan and these villains, I'm afraid I don't know the details inside.
After thinking about it, Zhao Yu found that there was another person, most of whom knew about it.
Who?
Emperor.
Liu Xie.