It was already early September when Liang Fen received the edict.
According to the messenger, the imperial court sent a total of three groups of people to Nanyang to convey the edict, and he was the last group to set off.
Liang Fen was silent after listening.
He only received this edict.
The first two batches of messengers were probably intercepted by Huns' cavalry, and the news had already leaked out.
Maybe the Huns were ready to ambush him on the way. This time, King Qin was heading north, and there were many dangers.
After the messenger delivered the edict to him, he left in a hurry and went south to Jiangxia. He also wanted to deliver the edict to the governor and governor of Jingzhou.
As for Yangzhou, someone else went to declare the edict.
Jing, Yang, Yu, Xu, and Yan are the only places where you can seek help.
Those who can really send troops to help may only be Henan and Jingzhou.
Unlike other states, Jingzhou has two metropolitan areas, and the governor of Jingzhou will most likely not be able to come.
Du Tao's rebellion intensified. Xun Tiao, the governor of Xiangzhou, abandoned the city and fled to Guangzhou, where he was captured by Du Tao. Lingling, Guiyang and other counties were all defeated by Tao, and he also looted Wuchang, which the army could not control.
In this place, it is estimated that the governor of Jingzhou will not be able to survive, and soldiers from other places will have to be dispatched to help suppress it.
After the messenger left, Liang Fen took a look at the towering fortified city of Xiangyang and ordered his troops to retreat.
Tens of thousands of people retreated at once, fearing that they would be sent to attack the city and die if they moved too slowly.
Liang Fen glanced at the generals who were following him and said: "The emperor has issued an edict, and I will be the Qinwang. You should be ready."
Others were fine, but Yang Dan was the first to be unable to bear it any longer, and shouted directly: "Luoyang City is high and deep, with tens of thousands of people defending it. If you can't defend it, why not be as good as Wang Ru? Why save it?" ?”
Liang Fen had no expression on her face and glanced at Yang Dan.
Yan Ding looked at Yang Dan and sneered slightly.
Several generals who were former refugee commanders only looked at Liang Fen, waiting for his orders.
Bei Gongchun hesitated to speak, and finally sighed.
Yan Yi lowered his head and remained silent.
He had parted ways with Wang Ru and was taken care of by Liang Fen, but because of his old background, he was naturally shorter than others, so he did not dare to express his opinions and was very low-key.
Fu Chang quietly tugged on Liang Fen's sleeve and signaled to Yang Dan with his eyes.
Yang Dan and him looked at each other fiercely, and finally he reluctantly looked away, lowered his head and said, "I will obey the command of the governor."
"Let's get going." Liang Fen didn't want to say any more and gave the order on the spot.
"Promise." All the generals agreed.
He said he wanted to retreat, but he couldn't leave right away.
It was evening, and the sergeants were packing their luggage and sniffing, for dinner was about to begin.
The officers were no longer stingy and ordered to add more grain to the wild vegetable porridge and make the porridge thicker, which immediately boosted the morale of the men.
Accompanied by Fu Chang and Yan Ding, Liang Fen inspected the camp.
The army has a total of more than 25,000 people. Except for the 10,000 soldiers brought by Yang Dan who are soldiers from wealthy families in Nanyang, Shunyang and Xinye counties, the others are all from Guanxi, including more than 4,000 soldiers from Liangzhou.
The overall combat effectiveness of this unit is good.
Liangzhou soldiers are extremely brave and have rich combat experience.
Although the ten thousand people in Yangdan were victorious and defeated, they had seen blood, more than once.
Even these refugees from Guanxi may still need to practice fighting in battles, but for an individual, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are brave and ruthless, and cruel and violent - in Guanzhong, where disasters are frequent, if you are not ruthless, you will be bullied.
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If we strengthen training, make them familiar with military formations, and at the same time restrain them with strict military laws and regulations, and equip them with sophisticated equipment, their combat effectiveness will not be bad in the future.
Liang Fen's martial arts and military strategy are relatively average. What he is good at is winning over people's hearts, uniting them, and then driving a person to fight for him.
To put it bluntly, he is more of an old bureaucrat than a warrior.
"Anyone who succeeds to the Jin Dynasty must meet Shao Taibai." When he reached a corner of the camp, Liang Fen stopped and suddenly said something.
Fu Chang looked at Liang Fen's back and was speechless.
Yan Ding's eyes kept rolling, obviously thinking about something quickly.
"If it had been ten years earlier, I would have told the emperor to kill this beast." Liang Fen said again.
"Why not do this now?" Fu Chang couldn't help but ask.
Liang Fen sighed and said: "Doing this now will only make the Jin Dynasty fall faster."
Fu Chang didn't know what to say for a moment.
"I've felt this way for a long time." Yan Ding slapped his thigh and said, "Last year, when I had nothing to do, I read "The Record of Zhiguai". Shao Xun is like a ghost possessing a human body, constantly sucking blood and growing stronger.
His own body makes people weaken day by day, and death is not far away. But if other ghosts come to compete with him for the possessed person, he will not hesitate to take action and drive them away. Do you think Shao Xun looks like him?
Like this ghost?"
Fu Chang couldn't help but laugh.
"Vulgar." Liang Fen smiled bitterly, shook her head, and said, "Compared to ghosts, Shao Taibai has some merits."
Having said this, he and Fu Chang looked at each other.
There are some words that only the two of them know.
In fact, Liang Fen was a little shocked by the words that Shao Xun brought.
Of course, what shocked Liang Fen even more was what Wang Yan said to him: The Tian family is ruthless, and it is difficult to be a loyal minister.
Is Mr. Sima ruthless? Needless to say, everyone understands.
Are you being unkind today? Needless to say.
Lao Liang never thought that King Yuzhang could be made the crown prince, or even ascend the throne as emperor. If he had known this earlier, he would never have married off his daughter.
The Liang family cannot afford this kind of "blessing".
It is true that after their daughter became the queen, the Liang clan received many benefits and became more powerful in Guanzhong, but in this messy world, is this really a good thing?
But it's too late to say anything now.
Once you get on this gambling table, you have to keep gambling until you lose everything or your opponent loses everything.
"My parents, my wife and my children cannot protect each other, and I cannot live in peace in my country house..." Liang Fen sighed, and then smiled: "Shao Taibai's tone is too loud. I want to see if he can clean up this mess."
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"Gong Liang." When Yan Ding heard this, he immediately said: "What a status and reputation the governor has, and now that he has powerful soldiers at his disposal, can't he clean up this mess by himself?"
"Taiwan Minister, you are too impatient and too greedy." Liang Fen said displeasedly: "Don't blame me for speaking harshly. We are all our own people, so I just want to give you a heads up."
Yan Ding's face was red and his ears were red, and he accused him repeatedly.
Liang Fen glanced at him and explained: "I'm a lazy person. I entered the game too late and my chances are slim. In the situation like Nanyang, if Shao Taibai secretly interferes, Yang Dan dares to attack my camp at night. Give me another
I'm afraid I won't be able to stabilize in a few years. If I go to Xiangyang, there may be some opportunities, but - well, don't think too much, just take it one step at a time."
After saying that, he looked at Fu Chang and said: "The way of the world, Secretary Cheng is actually not interesting. You can do it or not. If you want to come to my shogunate, if you want to go to Xuchang, that's the way to go."
"Mr. Liang, I——"
"Don't answer me in a hurry, think carefully." Liang Fen said, "Actually, I hope you go to Xuchang. If things are not harmonious in the future, the children of the Huangfu family, the Fu family, the Liang family, and the Yan family can still be in harmony.
Way to go.”
Fu Chang also sighed, feeling melancholy.
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When Liang Fen was ordered to go north, Shao Xun also received the edict from King Qin.
He was inspecting the autumn harvest and the renovation of the mansion (Cangcheng) in Nanton County.
The Jishui River flows from the south of Xingyang into the Yingchuan River, then goes down to Nanton and merges into the Yingshui River.
There is Weicang on the bank of Wei River in the south of Yanling County, Yingchuan.
There is Nanton Granary near Nanton.
Huaiyang Canal flows through the south of Chen County, then flows into Xingou Water in the southeast, and then merges into Yingshui River, which is called the intersection. There are Baichi Weir and Baichi Cang.
Weicang (Yanling), Nanduncang (Nandun), and Baichicang (Xiangxian) are the three major warehouse cities that will be built after the autumn harvest - they will be repaired and expanded on the original basis.
Among the three warehouses, the one in Yanling was the most intact, and had some grain stored after the autumn harvest - the Yingchuan gentry collectively contributed 300,000 husks of grain.
Nanduncang was originally the largest, because it was prepared by the Wei and Jin dynasties for the troops to defeat Wu. It stored more than 400,000 dendrobium of grain all year round, and could actually store 600,000 dendrobium of grain.
A 100-foot warehouse can store 500,000 dendrobium of grain.
But the latter two are currently empty, and there should be some reserves before the end of the year, but not too much.
"If you have millions of dendrobium rations in hand, you will have confidence in your heart, so what if you run into a thief?" Shao Xun led Chief Shi Pei Kang, left and right Sima Chen Yougen, Yang Chen, and Yu Liang, who joined the army, while patrolling.
said.
Everyone agreed casually, but their minds were focused on the edict they had just received.
Shao Xun laughed when he saw it and said, "What a big deal you guys are!"
"What does the governor mean?" Pei Kang asked.
He is the chief historian and can be regarded as the most important assistant of the shogunate. He knows the situation of the counties and states in Yuzhou very clearly.
In the past, every time he saw Shao Xun going to Kaocheng, he would be frightened and worried that something would happen.
I am still worried now, but I am no longer so panicked. I even vaguely feel that if something happens, will it be all bad things?
"The emperor just gave me a promotion, and I refused King Qin. No matter what, I can't justify it." Shao Xun said, "I still have to go."
"The soldiers and horses are not moving yet, but the food and grass go first. Where will the army rations come from?" Pei Kang asked.
"A group of canal boats from Guangling Duzhi have arrived at Junyi, and they dare not move forward." Shao Xun said, "I will protect these canal boats as they enter Beijing."
Pei Kang suddenly realized that the grain from the canal was the military grain, and this was the original idea.
"There is no need to worry." Shao Xun added: "My roots are in Henan, so I will not be in danger. The Huns are just used to harassing people, and they don't have many troops. If there is any disharmony, they will just retreat."
After speaking, he added: "Henan is also our foundation. If there is any accident, we must work together."
Chapter completed!