On the day that Shao Xun moved to Xiao County (the 27th), Governor He Lun led nearly 13,000 cavalry and arrived near Xuchang.
That night, Sima You, king of Runan, entered the camp.
The next day, the entire army turned around and arrived outside Xuchang City at nightfall.
Huang Biao and Zheng Dong struggled for a long time and refused to open the city gate on the grounds that it was already dark. As a result, in the middle of the night, a convoy loaded with iron armor came out of the north gate and slipped away quietly.
On the morning of the 29th, some nobles in the city led their servants and soldiers to open the city gate first and welcomed He Lun and Sima You inside.
Looking at Huang Biao and others who rushed to greet them, Sima You smiled.
The human heart, the human heart.
It is clear who controls the hearts of Yingchuan and even Yuzhou.
The Yingyin Xun family, the Yanling Yu family, the Xinye Yu family, the Changshe Zhong family, the Runan Ying family, the Ancheng Zhou family, the Xiahou family in Qiao County, the Liu family in Peiguo... and dozens of other noble clans, who are they facing?
It will be neither Zhang Fang nor Shao Xun.
Yuzhou is an area with a very dense concentration of noble families. Each family has at least hundreds of private soldiers, and the most is even ten or twenty thousand.
In addition to them, there are four kingdoms: Runan, Liang, Qiao, and Pei, as well as some principalities and princes, each with soldiers ranging from one thousand to several thousand.
When Sikong and Liu Qiao fought, most of them just watched from the sidelines. There were only a few people in attendance, but that didn't mean that their presence could be ignored.
It seemed that Shao Xun still had some brains and had warned his subordinates in advance.
Just like when someone slandered in front of Sima Yong, saying that Zhang Fang attacked Luoyang with the intention of kidnapping the emperor and separatizing one side. Zhang Fang's final retreat may not have been without this reason - another part of the reason was that Shao Xun desperately defended Luoyang and failed. Let Zhang Fang succeed.
Haha, these two people are fighting each other, how wonderful!
Sima You didn't say anything, but He Lun's face was a little confused.
He knew that Shao Xun was not here, so he called Huang Biao and Zheng Dong with confidence, and cursed: "You are so brave, you let the governor blow the cold wind in the field all night. Who would teach you to be so domineering- -You two must be born thieves, and you still won't change your ways after joining the Forbidden Army."
Huang Biao stood there silently and ignored him.
Zheng Dong was a little uneasy and wanted to explain, but in the end he didn't know where to start.
"Get out! Take your people, get out of Xuchang and station yourself in the east of the city." He Lun finished showing off his power, waved his hand and said.
"No." Huang Biao and Zheng Dong saluted together, and then left Xuchang City with the sergeants.
Sima You and He Lun rushed to the treasury again and took a careful inventory.
Sima You didn't care much about numbers. As long as he didn't completely empty the house and let Shao Xun spit out some benefits, the matter would be over on the surface.
On the side of King Fan Yang, the problem is actually not big, because Sikong now wants to personally take over Yuzhou, just like he personally took over the governorship and governor of Xuzhou.
Xuzhou will be handed over soon.
When Wang Dao joined the army, he rushed eastward to Xuzhou, riding in front of the saddle and behind the horse. There was no merit but hard work.
When Wang Yan was in court, he respected Sikong very much and cooperated with him tacitly.
Therefore, Sikong planned to let Wang Rui of Langya serve as the governor of Xuzhou, with Wang Dao assisting him, which could be regarded as betraying Wang Yifu's face.
However, Sikong also kept a hand, and the governor did not give it away.
A governor who only has military power but no political power is very miserable, and a governor who only has political power but no military power is even more miserable.
The battle between Fan Yang Wangfei, the governor of Xuchang, and Liu Qiao, the governor of Yuzhou, is vivid in my mind.
If King Langya was just the governor of Xiapi, considering his abilities and reputation, he might not have had an easier time than King Fan Yang in Yuzhou.
After Sikong takes possession of Yuzhou, he will eventually hand it over.
As someone close to Sikong, Sima You knew very well how disappointed Sikong was with Mr. Pingchang - it was commonplace to scold him in private.
But after all, Duke Pingchang is Sikong's biological brother, a true one of his own, and he will never be blamed no matter what trouble he gets into or what trouble he makes.
Therefore, after Yuzhou has been stable for a period of time, it will most likely be handed over to the Duke of Pingchang in the end. He is unable to cope with the complex situation in Hebei, so he can only live in Yuzhou, a relatively stable place.
Jizhou will give it to King Fan Yang.
This is not too unfair to him. Although Jizhou has been in constant war since last year, it has a solid foundation. After calming down the chaos, it will definitely be better than Yuzhou to recuperate and recuperate.
Sikong was really worried about this family.
After a pretentious inspection of the treasury, Sima You left and went to Prince Fan Yang's Mansion.
As soon as he left, He Lun relaxed and said, "Just check it casually, no need to be too careful."
The clerks were stunned at first, and then all responded.
They are all human beings, what do you not understand?
Even more clever, several people were already secretly wondering, was Governor He hinting at something because they didn't get any benefits? Then the account would have to be settled again.
Governor He was probably going to prepare a big one, so they took the opportunity to make some small profits. How wonderful! How wonderful!
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After Shao Xun received the information "sent" from various places, he digested it for a while, and then smiled: "There are many people looking for me with nothing to do, but I am fighting for Sikong."
Tang Jian, who had just returned from Yunzhongwu, was a little worried and asked: "Lang Jun, the envoy of King Runan ordered us to hand over all the proceeds of the robbery. Do we really want to give it?"
"The asking price is high, and you will pay it back on the ground." Shao Xun snorted coldly and said: "First, send 300 pairs of damaged armors captured on the battlefield. I don't believe it. He really dares to come to me and ask for it."
Sima You went to Xuchang on Sikong's order, sealed the treasury, checked the accounts, and finally sent an envoy to the Shao tribe's camp, which had marched to Qiao County, saying that they had plundered "two thousand sets of iron armor" and should return them within a time limit.
As soon as these words came out, Shao Xun understood.
What a joke! I have moved more than 6,600 pairs. Except for the hacked batch, most of them have been stored in Yushanwu, and 1,500 of them have even been transported back to Yunzhongwu.
Two thousand pairs, you look down on me?
"The general must have noticed that this is a small punishment but a big warning." Li Chong sat opposite Shao Xun and said without any hesitation: "Even if this matter is ultimately taken lightly, Sikong cannot pretend that nothing happened.
If there is suspicion between two people, eventually..."
Having said this, Li Chong sighed regretfully.
"What you said may not sound good to you, but it is true." Shao Xun nodded and said, "It seems that we need to take strong medicine and be prepared for the worst."
"What do you mean, general?" Li Chong asked in surprise.
Shao Xun didn't answer and asked instead: "What do you think of Tu General Erlang?"
"They are all veterans selected by the left and right guards. Many of them have been in the army for more than ten years and have seen dozens of battles. Of course they are excellent." Li Chong replied.
"How are these sudden generals doing?" Shao Xun continued to ask.
"It's not very good." Li Chong said: "But the people of Luoyang are living a very difficult life. They are not as good as those above, but more than enough."
"It's better than the fart." Shao Xun swore and said: "On the way back, I was talking to Zhu Erlang, and someone took off his armor and counted the scars on his body one by one, telling me what year he was.
Where and how he was injured? Is it enough for a warrior like you to just make a living? Is that justified?"
Li Chong was speechless.
"No wonder the men don't want to fight to the death!" Shao Xun glanced at Li Zhong and asked: "Do you think I should expand my army now that I have so many iron armors?"
Li Chong's heart suddenly jumped.
Gao Yi, Zhang Gu, Yu An and others gathered around from a distance, looking at him with their arms folded.
"Don't worry, if there is anyone who least wants to see the imperial court lose all its majesty, it must be me." Shao Xun waved his hand and said: "Go and supervise the transport team and let them prepare food, grass and equipment carefully. If
Once you have figured it out, you can come to me."
"No." Li Zhong left with deep thoughts.
Shao Xun waved his hand and asked Gao Yi, Zhang Gu and others to come over and said: "There are a few of you. When it comes to marching, fighting, and commanding, none of you can compare with Li Zhong. It's far behind."
Several people were shamed by the training and did not dare to refute.
Shao Xun didn't want to mention these troublesome things, and got straight to the point: "After experiencing the Xuchang Arsenal case, Sikong Ying was a little wary of me. Originally, I estimated that it was unlikely that I would have the opportunity to serve outside in three to five years. Now it seems that within ten years,
It may not be possible. Therefore, the previous plans can no longer be implemented and we have to think of new ways."
In fact, even if there was no Xuchang Arsenal case, the possibility of Sima Yue letting him go was gradually decreasing.
The reason is simple. He has been losing battles and does not have enough military talents on hand. He will not be let go until he has exhausted his use value.
There are some things that you think are going in this direction, but the reality is often another direction.
"What can I do?" Zhang Gu asked stupidly.
"Actually, it's my fault. I thought too simply before." Shao Xun sighed and said, "Jin San, Lu Heigou, and Mao Er have recently made some calculations. There are 600 people in Yunzhong, Kinmen, and Tanshan villages.
Nearly two hundred Silver Spear soldiers have married, all this year."
Everyone listened quietly.
"They are all refugees from Bingzhou, and some even bring one or two children with them. They don't choose, and just marry them home." Halfway through his laughter, Shao Xun suddenly stopped, coughed, and said, "Actually, it was my negligence.
They are originally coolies, and many of them will never get a wife. Now that they have such a good opportunity, of course they can't help it. This has posed a problem for me."
"General, isn't this great?" Gao Yi asked puzzledly: "Once they get a wife and have children, they will take root."
It's just that they have taken root that makes me depressed! Shao Xun sighed inwardly, but how can he explain this kind of thing to other people?
Humans have seven emotions and six desires, not robots, and physiological needs are one of them.
In the three forts, the status of Silver Spear soldiers is not low. Each person is supported by five families of common people. He can go to the fields when he has free time, and his life is relatively prosperous. Once he is full and warm, everything will come.
"Don't mention them anymore." Shao Xun said: "I am planning to expand the army, and the first batch will be the Tujiang Erlang. If you know anyone who is familiar with me, you can help to persuade me."
"General, you need money to raise troops, where does the money come from?" Gao Yi asked.
The people in his family who are in business are most sensitive to money, and they get right to the point when they open their mouth.
"I also grabbed some money this time, so I will deal with it like this first. This time when I go south, I have taken a fancy to a place. I will take you to see it after I return to the class." Shao Xun said: "Let's do this for now. It's better to do it now.
It is important to defeat Liu Qiao."
Chapter completed!