After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the New Year atmosphere became a little lighter.
Some people have already begun to prepare to tend the crops.
Some merchants began to prepare goods and prepare to do business with swords.
The Silver Spear Army has begun its first drill after the New Year. In ten days, the Yamen Army will also resume training.
The officials haven't been promoted yet, but the subordinate officials they recruited have already left home and are preparing to go to various yamen.
At the end of last year, more than 100 teenagers from the eighth phase of Luoyang who were newly recruited have already moved into Liangxian Martial Arts School and are about to begin the learning career that will determine their lives.
In the craftsman camp on the other side of Ruyang, they began to prepare charcoal, iron materials, forged weapons, and agricultural tools, and the new year's production was about to begin.
Wu Qian, Yu Liang, Chen Jingen and He Li bid farewell to their childhood and went north to Xingyang, Chenliu, Jijun and other places to recruit troops - this time more than 1,500 people were recruited, and they were organized into the 13th and 10th Silver Spear Army.
Four or two buildings, and the rest will make up for the shortfall.
Everyone has something to do and has started a new year.
On the twentieth day of the first lunar month, on the newly built post road at the foot of Kongtong Mountain, a middle-aged man with a dusty face held a bamboo stick and walked slowly forward.
The middle-aged man did not bring any luggage, and was followed by an ox cart. There were more than ten cart drivers and escorts beside the cart, who were obviously his entourage.
Passers-by couldn't stop laughing when they saw him.
I’ve seen people walking dogs, walking eagles, and walking horses, but I’ve never seen people walking cattle carts. If you don’t sit in a good cart, you have to get down and walk on your own, right?
The middle-aged man didn't care and continued walking as if no one was around.
As I walked, I became more interested and even sang loudly, attracting passersby's attention.
The middle-aged man finished singing and put up an awning. He was overjoyed when he saw a wine shop not far ahead.
After walking through in three steps and two steps at a time, facing the shopkeeper who came out to greet him, he shook his bamboo stick and said: "You take a bunch of money for yourself, and I'll wait for some wine and food to be served."
The store owner responded and welcomed the middle-aged man into the store politely.
Those who do business must be able to observe words and emotions, and their vision must be accurate.
The guest's behavior clearly shows that he is a scholar, maybe a famous person. Ordinary people would not be so independent, and it would be difficult for them to act without caring about the opinions of others.
In recent years, he has seen many people with strange clothes, unique behavior, and strange speech. Seventy-eight of them are scholars, so he cannot be ignored.
The shopkeeper took off a bunch of money from the top of the bamboo stick, counted it carefully, and then went to the kitchen to work.
"Isn't this Yan Guo?" A loud voice sounded outside the door.
Hu Wufuzhi turned around and saw that it was Yang Man. He immediately smiled and said, "Zu Yan came at the right time. It's cold in spring, why don't you sit down and have a drink?"
"I was about to have a drink with Yan Guo." Yangman walked over with a big smile.
"Isn't Zu Yan the governor of Shunyang?"
"Isn't Yan State in Yanzhou?"
The two asked questions almost at the same time, then laughed again, raised their wine bowls to signal each other, and drank down the wine in one gulp.
"I have abandoned the great Zhongzheng of Yanzhou." Hu Wufu sighed: "Just before and after the Chinese New Year, Shi Le plundered Yanzhou and left."
"Since Shi Le left, why did he resign?" Yang Man asked curiously.
"I like drinking, and I am often confused, but when I don't drink, my brain is still good." Hu Wufuzhi said with a wry smile: "Shi Le conquered cities and territories in Hebei and made many gains. The Xiongnu also sent the Zong Wang to lead the troops and stationed them in Wei County.
, seeing that a fight was about to begin, how could I not see it? If Shi Le can cross the river once, he can cross it a second time. From now on, Yanzhou will become more and more dangerous, so it is better to leave early."
"Where is Jun's family? Are they still in Puyang?" Yangman asked.
"Send it back to Fenggao." Hu Wufu poured a bowl of wine for the two of them and said.
The Yang family and the Hu Wu family are both noble families in Taishan County.
The main branch of the Yang family is in Nancheng County (now Yangliu Town, Xintai City), and the Hu Wu family is in Fenggao County (between today's Tai'an and Laiwu).
Nancheng is the southernmost county of Taishan County. It is the junction of the four prefectures of Taishan, Lu, Langya, and Lanling. It is also the intersection of the three states of Henan, Xu, and Yan. It is very popular to go south to north and east to west.
There were many people, so business was very prosperous, which also contributed to the glory of the Taiyang clan in the Han, Wei and Jin dynasties.
Therefore, when Yangman said that the clan would exert its efforts in the Lu State and win the position of Prime Minister of the Lu State, it was not a boast.
The location of the Yang family in Nancheng is so critical. It is at the junction of three states and four counties. It has a wide range of radiation and has many disciples and former officials.
"You are here..." The store brought some food and wine, and Yang Man remained silent. After he left, Fang Man asked, "Could it be that you came to serve in the Chen Hou Mansion?"
Hu Wufuzhi smiled sheepishly and said: "Wang Taiwei recommended me here because he said that Marquis Chen is short of pen holders. Hey, that's all I can do."
Yangman was stunned.
"Zu Yan, where are you..." Hu Wufu asked.
"Go to see Chen Hou." Yang Man said calmly: "There are many people from the clan, led by Uncle Hongyuan."
Yang Hongyuan is Yang Jiezhi, Yang Xuanzhi's younger brother, and Yang Xianrong's uncle.
Therefore, Shangshu's right servant shot Yang Jin and killed Xuan's two sons.
The fact that Yang Jiezhi led the team showed that the Taiyang family attached great importance to it. After all, the top leaders of the Yang family's "board of directors" were here.
Of course, it’s okay if they don’t pay attention to it.
Before Sheyang Xuanzhi, the right servant of Shangshu, was called upon by Sima Ying, king of Chengdu, and Sima Yong, king of Hejian, and Sima Yi, king of Changsha, took action to "worry about death," the Taiyang family had already accumulated two thousand stones, nine ministers, and school captains, and was better than ordinary people.
The "Two Thousand Stones of the World" was much stronger, lasted for a long time, and was even married to the Tian family, which was brilliant for a while.
After the death of Yang Xuan, no one in the Yang family could hold the central position for a while. It has been more than five years now.
Five years without a high-ranking central official to shelter from wind and rain is not a big deal for the Taiyang family with a profound foundation. But what if it takes ten, twenty years or even longer? The Yang family will inevitably decline, especially in the
In such a period of intense reshuffle, one step is slow and the other is slow, and the negative impact is much greater than the five years in peacetime.
The Yang family is feeling quite anxious now.
I am afraid of comparison in everything. How prosperous is Lao Wang’s family in Langya Kingdom next door now?
The Yang family needs to know its shame!
"When Duke Hongyuan comes, then I..." Hu Wufu sounded a little stupid.
Yang Man showed a smile on his face and said: "On the way here, Uncle Hongyuan has already exchanged letters with Chen Hou. Chen Hou is waiting for his post of literature in the Hou Mansion."
Upon hearing this, Hu Wufu took a sip of wine and felt a little depressed.
It seems that he will be Yang Jiezhi's deputy. Or, he will be moved to some other position.
Fu, You, and Wenwen are the three most important officials in the palace of princes, and their status is respected.
Among them, literature is mainly responsible for teaching history and classics to princes, and is also responsible for a considerable part of the writing work.
The Chenhou Mansion was inherited from the former Luyang County Duke's Mansion. The Fu was Cao Fu, and the friend was Pei Kang. If literature had been given to Yang Jiezhi, then the Marquis Mansion would be in trouble.
Cao, Pei, and Yang are the benchmark figures who can influence the choices of a large number of scholars. Under their leadership, I don't know how many scholars will defect to them, even if Chen Hou's background is not good - they are running for these three people.
I came here because of Qing Wang’s old wall lamp.
Marquis Chen hired these three men as his lieutenants. He was really very clever. I don't know how he did it. Could it be that he was drilling women's crotches?
Well, Hu Wufuzhi quickly got rid of this disrespectful idea.
Chen Hou defeated the Xiongnu at the gate of Luoyang City. What a heroic figure, what a heroic spirit? How could such a general who commanded a fierce army and subdued tiger and wolf men rely on a woman to accomplish this?
I must have misunderstood. Otherwise, why couldn't Gou Xi do it?
Well, it seems that Gou Xi is almost sixty years old...
The sad Hu Wufu took another sip of wine and decided not to talk about this topic anymore. Instead, he said: "I was in Yanzhou and heard that Liu Han sent Liu Xian, king of Quyang, to lead his army to garrison in Neihuang. Wang Mi, Shi Le, Zhao Gu and others
We are all here, attacking Dunqiu in the south and Yecheng in the north. We may also attack Jijun in the west. The general situation in Hebei is over."
Yangman nodded, slightly worried.
In fact, when the Xiongnu army besieged Luoyang last year, Shi Le was making trouble in Hebei.
After Liu Cong withdrew his troops, he teamed up with Shi Le to attack Wang Kan, Wang Shiwen, Liu Qia and others, greatly defeating his army. Afterwards, Liu Cong returned to Pingyang and appointed the people of Hanoi as the prefect. At present, most of the tribes in Hanoi counties have fallen into the hands of the Xiongnu.
However, Guo Mo, the general of the county, retreated to Wubao in the countryside with a few remaining soldiers and remained loyal to the Jin Dynasty.
After Shi Le defeated the two kings, he marched eastward and attacked Jijun first, but failed.
He went north to attack Xindu, defeated and killed Wang Bin, the governor of Jizhou, and then returned to attack Yecheng. The prefect of Wei County surrendered with the city.
Years ago, Shi Le saw a memorial monument near Santai. He was so angry that he destroyed it and ordered the arrest of those named on the monument. Zhang Bin dissuaded him.
But the news had already spread, and many powerful officials in Wei County panicked and rushed south to Ji County to seek refuge with Yu Chen.
The next step for the Xiongnu should be to attack Ji County, pull out this unsightly nail, and connect Hanoi, Ji, Wei and other places into one.
However, there are also rumors that the Huns are going south from Hebei to attack Yan and Henan.
This is not impossible.
The counties in Hebei, even if they are still in the hands of the imperial court, are now only protecting the city, leaving almost all the wild areas to the Xiongnu army, allowing them to come and go as they please.
This kind of behavior, which can only retreat into the city and dare not go out to fight in the field, cannot threaten the Xiongnu's retreat.
It is entirely possible that people will temporarily give up attacking the counties in Hebei and instead cross the river to go south.
After all, Shi Le, Wang Mi and others are Han generals and must obey Liu Han's overall strategy and cannot do whatever they want and only indulge in their own development - on this matter, Shao Xun has a common language with them and has enjoyed the benefits.
Have to take responsibility.
"Wang Mi also sent Cao Yi, the commander on his left, to lead five thousand troops eastward and return to Qingzhou. They have already set off." Hu Wufu added, "I don't know if General Gou can withstand it."
Yangman sighed, the national affairs are so difficult.
Gou Xi had tens of thousands of troops under his command, but they were outsiders and were incompatible with the local gentry in Qingzhou, so their rule was quite unstable.
Cao Yi was from Qingzhou, and the main generals under his command were probably selected locals from Qingzhou. They also collaborated with Tianshi Dao. Once they returned, they were likely to gather a large number of people in a short period of time.
If there are some local noble families in Qingzhou who collude with Cao Yi - such as the Donglai Liu family, the Ju family, the Chengyang Wang family, the Changguang Su family, the Le'an Guang family, the Beihai Feng family, etc. - and try to drive Gou Xi away, then
The situation became even more chaotic.
Qingzhou is in chaos again.
Chapter completed!