Several days have passed since the Spring Society Festival, but the impact has still not dissipated.
Because of the difficult conditions, the commune's daily sacrifices were only some simple cereals and a pitiful amount of dried fruits. After being distributed to the whole community, each person only received a small amount.
But it was enough to make them happy.
She Day is a traditional festival, divided into Spring Society and Autumn Society. In terms of importance, it can definitely be ranked in the top few. It may be worse than Winter Solstice and New Year's Day, but similar to Cold Food, Double Ninth Festival and other festivals.
This festival reached its peak in the Tang and Song Dynasties, but declined in the Yuan Dynasty. In the early Ming Dynasty, due to policy suppression, folk associations were no longer allowed. The decline was even worse than in the Yuan Dynasty, and it was gradually removed from major festivals.
According to tradition, hundreds of families form one community to worship the earth god together, sharing wine and meat as sacrifices.
Chenjun gathered and resettled the refugees, forming a camp of 100 households, which happened to be a commune. The camp was hosting sacrifices, and the team leaders were responsible for organizing the commune households and maintaining order. Once the whole system was set up, order was in order.
What does it mean? It means organization.
The community members come from Hebei, Bing, Henan, Yan, and Yong prefectures, and they are originally relatively loose. However, every year there are two communities offering sacrifices in the spring and autumn, as well as collective activities such as the winter solstice, the twelfth day of the twelfth day, and the New Year's Day. Each camp or each community is slowly moving forward.
Slowly increase the cohesion, so as not to become a mess.
After a long time, the grassroots order that collapsed due to wars and natural disasters was restored bit by bit.
After the Spring Society Sacrifice is over, it is time for intense spring plowing.
When Shao Xun arrived in Chen County, he caught up with the end.
Without saying a word, he changed into linen clothes and went to work in the fields. He even helped a family whose man had just died to farm.
There was only one woman left in the family, with three children, and she was left alone and helpless.
Shao Xun plowed the land from beginning to end, even leading his own soldiers to sow all thirty acres of her family's land.
Before leaving, he also asked the leader of the team to take more care of the camp and left a few bags of food.
On the seventh day of February, I went north to Yangxia and stayed at Yuan's manor.
Yuan's spring sowing ended early. At this time, some of the villagers were tending the vegetable patch, repairing farm tools and houses, and some of the villagers were organized to practice in the wilderness.
The armed forces of the gentry can be roughly divided into two parts.
Naturally, the largest number of people are ordinary bankers, who practice during the off-season.
Don't practice martial arts or anything like that, just practice military formation, that is, line up your formation, go up with a spear and stab the blind chicken, don't worry too much.
The Silver Spear sergeants also conducted some drills.
They have practiced the art of assassination for many years and have formed muscle memory. Even if the opponent does not wear armor, they still subconsciously stab at places that cannot be protected by armor. Their movements are precise and fast, and they cooperate with each other.
Compared with them, the assassination techniques of the noble villagers were simply terrible. Not only were their movements slow, they were also very chaotic, with no sense of rhythm, let alone any technical movements.
Comparing the two, the gap between professional warriors and farmers is very obvious.
The second part of the gentry's armed forces is the Trilogy.
This group of people is relatively small and relatively elite. Sometimes, bankers are also called buqu, but there is a huge gap in combat effectiveness between the two.
These people have more or less basic martial arts skills, eat relatively better food, and train more frequently, so they are considered qualified soldiers.
Taking the Yuan family of Yangxia as an example, there were two consecutive years of severe disasters, and many bankers starved to death, but none of the eight hundred bankers survived, which shows the difference in treatment.
Of course, the combat effectiveness of the troops is still inferior to that of the Silver Spear Army.
Yuan Chong watched the drill for a while and became a little jealous. But this was not the time to talk about these things, because there was another guest today: Sima Que, King of Xincai.
"There is no need to worry, Your Majesty. Marquis Chen has no intention of taking your fiefdom." After the two of them got off the platform, Yuan Chong said slowly: "It's just that the internal history of Xincai died suddenly, and someone has to take over, right?"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Not far away came the roar of the silver spear soldiers. Sima Que was startled, and his momentum was no longer so strong.
He knew that Yuan Chong was right.
More than ten counties in Yuzhou all have prime ministers, and Xincai Neishi died of a sudden illness and has just vacated his position. In this way, the resistance to installing a new person will be much smaller.
But he was a little angry, and he didn't regard me as resistance, right?
"Furthermore, Marquis Chen has no intention of touching the king's food." Yuan Chong quietly observed Sima Que's expression, not missing the slightest change, and said: "If the king wants to recommend an internal historian, just recommend him yourself.
Marquis Chen said that it is not uncommon for the governor and the internal history to co-exist. He appoints the governor and the king appoints the internal history. The two have nothing to do with each other."
Sima Zhen didn't know whether he should be angry or not.
Xincai is a small country, with jurisdiction over four counties: Xincai, Baoxin, Linyang, and Gushi. The title he inherited has 5,000 households, which are managed by the internal history of the kingdom and are spread across the four counties.
If there is no governor, the internal history of the kingdom can completely control the entire Xincai territory and turn it into his own private domain.
Marquis Chen wanted to recommend an internal historian, but after that failed, he appointed a prefect. This was to settle accounts with himself clearly, that is, to clearly distinguish which ones were under the control of the prince and which ones were under the prefect's control.
This made Sima Que very unhappy.
But what should I say, so what if you are unhappy? Shao Xun, this thief, just wants you to endure it.
Sima Que was really angry at first, but he only got angry for a while. Then he inquired about Shao Xun's itinerary and came to Yangxia.
As a result, when they met, the scene was like this, which could be called a show of intimidation.
"Your Majesty, I heard that there are bandit cavalry going south in Xingyang, Chenliu, and Puyang areas. The governor of Xuchang has the responsibility to defend Luoyang. If he wants to retreat from the enemy, he has to rely on the help of Marquis Chen." After seeing Sima Que's expression relax, Yuan Chong continued.
Advise.
"It's just a few wandering cavalry. It killed hundreds of cavalry. Hundreds of cavalry mainly attacked and harassed them and did not dare to go deep." Sima Que said.
"Your Majesty is right." Yuan Chong said patiently: "It is true that they are just some wandering cavalry at the moment, but what about the future? Once the thieves move south in a large scale, can they be resisted by Xuchang's soldiers?"
Sima Que was speechless now, but he was angry in his heart and walked forward with his head downcast.
"Si'an." A clear voice sounded from the front.
Sima Que looked up and immediately saluted and said: "Auntie."
The person who came was the Princess Pei of the East China Sea. Chen Hou Shaoxun was one step behind, guarding him with a sword, showing his loyalty.
The prince Sima Pi was also there, joking with Chen Hou.
After seeing Sima Que, he was reserved.
After being glanced at by Shao Xun, he reluctantly stepped forward to greet me and said: "My cousin is depressed, why is that? There is really nothing interesting in Yangxia, it is very boring."
Concubine Pei gave him a stern look.
Sima Pi's heart suddenly suddenly fell, and his face fell.
Concubine Pei looked at Shao Xun again, her eyes full of anger.
Shao Xun couldn't resist, so he cleared his throat and said: "The King of Xincai must be worried about state affairs and worried that the Huns will march southward."
"Ah?" Sima Pi was startled and asked: "Didn't Wang Yifu send news that the Huns were collecting grain, grass, cattle and sheep from various ministries under their rule, and planned to march into Guanzhong? How could they go south to Yuzhou?"
"The prince doesn't know. Even if they are about to attack the key points, the Huns will definitely go south to Luoyang and Yuzhou." Shao Xun explained: "Maybe there won't be many soldiers, but they are worried about the imperial court's rescue, so there will be no shortage of necessary containment troops."
"That's it." Sima Pi looked at Shao Xun with admiration.
The expression on Sima Que's face was no longer so admiring, but rather pale.
The soldiers under his command can only fight with the likes of Li Hong, and it will be very difficult to fight against the Xiongnu. Once the enemy army moves south in a large scale, he has no other choice but to retreat to Xuchang.
But it's safe for you to huddle up, but the rest of Yingchuan is not safe. Once those wealthy families tell you, they will no longer be the governor.
This is not sensational.
You must know that his position as governor was obtained by the former King of Donghai for him. Now that King Donghai has passed away, and the emperor hates him very much, is the position of governor of Xuchang really stable?
Stay safe!
Once the governor is gone, he will have to go to Luoyang, and all the officials of the feudal country will probably be transferred. At that time, you will be given fifty guards, which is equivalent to a kingdom no longer, with no power whatsoever.
He has no ability to resist.
"Si'an." Concubine Pei looked at Sima Que and said: "This year the Xiongnu will definitely go south. The people of Yuzhou have suffered for two whole years. Their bones are exposed in the wild, there are no roosters for hundreds of miles, hunger, and turmoil. The number of dead is unknown. Just now
If there is a slight improvement, if we are invaded by the Xiongnu, we will definitely not be able to survive, and more people may die by then than in the previous two years. In such a situation, I am afraid that Si'an will not be able to take responsibility, and it may not be beautiful if we are held accountable by then."
When Concubine Pei said this, she frowned and was worried.
Sima Que was terrified.
Concubine Pei said again: "There are not many people in our group. The emperor also dislikes us and wants to eradicate us all the time. Chen Marquis came out of Yue Prefecture and bravely won the three armies. If you join hands, you may have a chance."
At this time, you must not cause trouble. Otherwise, your father and uncle will be worried."
Speaking of this, Concubine Pei had some tears in her eyes.
Sima Que's eye circles were also red.
Some words may not be very effective when spoken by outsiders.
After Yuan Chong persuaded him for so long, Sima Que was only shaken, but his anger still existed.
When his aunt said this, the last obstacle in Sima Que's heart disappeared.
Both emotionally and rationally, he had no reason to confront Shao Xun.
For him, the biggest threat now is the Huns, followed by the emperor.
What a huge force the four brothers Sima Yue, Sima Teng, Sima Lue and Sima Mo were at the beginning? Today only Sima Mo, the King of Nanyang, is still alive.
The emperor may not be easy to touch the Nanyang King, but it is not difficult to win over him, a governor of Xuchang with little prestige.
He now needs foreign aid and needs to stand in line.
"Auntie, stop talking." Sima Que sighed: "My nephew has realized it."
Concubine Pei glanced at Sima Que with relief and said: "The world is so chaotic, we all have to survive."
As soon as these words came out, Sima could no longer hold back, and tears flowed down.
That nightmare in Yecheng still lingers at midnight.
His father, three brothers, and many staff were all killed by the Jisang bandits, and he was the only one who survived.
The three words "survive" struck straight into his soft and frightened heart - a fatal blow.
Shao Xun looked on dumbfounded.
These days, is there really anyone who can attract an army of 20,000 people just by talking?
Shao Xun felt that he had greatly underestimated Concubine Pei.
Suddenly, he felt that it might be difficult to have sex outside in the future.
Chapter completed!