The weather was already very hot in mid-June. Liang Fen only hoeed the grass for a while and then sat under the pavilion to rest.
The servant handed him cold water and fruits for him to enjoy.
For scholars, farm work is for experiential purposes and is used to please the body and mind. If you do it too much, wouldn’t it be tiring your body and mind? It will not have the effect of cultivating your temperament.
On the post road in the west of the city, an army came.
There were about five hundred people in total, and all of them had horses. After stopping far away, the leader of the military school pointed his horsewhip and began to assign various units.
After a while, dozens of horsemen rushed to the grove by the river, gathered their horses, and let them go wild. The rest of them took long spears and poked around in the reeds and grass.
Some people climbed up tall trees and looked around.
There were even people who waded to the other side of the river, holding bows and swords to search and warn.
As for the semi-abandoned village where Liang Fen lives, it is even more of a priority.
Hundreds of riders trotted all the way into the village, occupying various key points and carefully checking every place where people could hide.
They were fierce and violent. Some of the villagers who followed Liang Fen to settle here were so frightened that they hid in their homes and trembled.
Liang Fen frowned and was about to return to her house when a horse drove up ahead. She dismounted from a distance and bowed to Liang Fen: "Don't be alarmed, Mr. Liang. Mr. Chen is driving ahead for a while. I'm sorry for the nuisance."
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"Who are you?" Liang Fen frowned and asked.
"Liu Bin, the governor of Longxiang Mansion in Xuting, Puyang."
Liang Fen didn't recognize him, but still nodded and said: "It doesn't matter."
After Liu Bin saluted, he took the knife and left.
Liang Fen relaxed and ate the melons harvested in her own field leisurely, looking at the soldiers who were still running around under the scorching sun.
He has led soldiers and has a more or less understanding of the soldiers' thoughts.
If the lower-level sergeants are dissatisfied with their commander, no matter how strict the military discipline is, they will find reasonable excuses to slack off and make false claims. But these people are different. They really love their commander from the bottom of their hearts and patrol carefully, even here.
It may be several miles away from where Shao Xun rested.
Liang Fen was a little surprised by this.
He could not understand the great joy that a person who had been exhausted by the cruel world could suddenly turn over.
Mr. Chen transformed them from low-level bankers, serf soldiers, mountain bandits, and refugees who died of hunger who could be rubbed at will, to soldiers of the government who had a family, a job, a tribe, food and clothing for the whole family, and even food and wine.
If this is just an improvement in living conditions and nothing more, then the sharp improvement in their status in the countryside is a huge spiritual satisfaction.
The once arrogant and powerful scholars still despised and even hated them, but they could not touch them in the slightest.
There are wasteland and pastures in the countryside. In theory, anyone can go there to graze, but it used to be occupied by a wealthy family. Would you like to try out herding?
You can fish and gather in the water, and you can hunt and cut firewood in the mountains and forests, but they are all occupied by wealthy families. Can you try going up the mountain and into the water?
But it's different now.
They can take their tribe and openly graze in the meadows, fish in the lakes and collect lotus flowers, hunt in the mountains, collect wild products, and cut dry firewood, and no one can stop them.
In the past two years, there have even been slaves from wealthy families, including Zhuangke and his family, who have fled and tried to seek shelter from the government soldiers.
Someone took it in, but the wealthy people didn't dare to come and ask for it, so they could only curse it.
Of course, the government soldiers cannot be accommodated for a long time. After all, there are only so many places. The final result is that they will be taken away by Longxiang Mansion and assigned to other government soldiers who lack troops, or placed in several counties directly controlled by Chen Gong.
, allocate abandoned fields for cultivation, and enrich county and township household registrations.
Fubing is an emerging force in the countryside. After opening up the path to officialdom, it is no longer just an armed force, but a political force.
Liang Fen is not a member of the Shaw military and political group and does not know the inside story, but from limited observation, the government soldiers are actually equivalent to tiny landlords.
Shao Xun doesn't like big landowners, and he is trying to break up the large estates into small landowners.
Is this what he is after?
The south wind blew away the heat outside. Liang Fen stood up and sighed as he looked at these dedicated soldiers.
He had a feeling that the world was slowly undergoing profound changes in an inconspicuous place. Two hundred and ninety years had passed since the reign of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, and the aristocratic families had grown stronger day by day, slowly taking over the world's population, money, food, and soldiers.
A, official position, no matter how suppressed by the upper class, it has no effect, but makes them stronger and stronger.
A few days ago, he had nothing to do and read ancient books and took a closer look at the old events of the late Han Dynasty.
Inadvertently, he saw a bloody fact——
After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, all heroes came together, and there were thirty-three Qingyan tribes (literary scholar-bureaucrats, local powerful men) who participated in the creation of Cao Cao's hegemony and successfully shared the fruits of victory.
There are seven families in Qingzhou, six of them are from the late Han Dynasty, and only one family has unknown ancestors.
There are twenty-six families in Yanzhou, eighteen of them are from the old clans of the Later Han Dynasty, eight of them succeeded in taking advantage of the chaos in the world.
All in all, after experiencing the great chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, only 30% of the old clans were wiped out, which is outrageous.
And because of Cao Wei and the dynasty's appeasement and accommodation in treating the nobles, the power of the nobles today is even greater than that of the late Han Dynasty. Can Shao Xun break free from this shackles?
He became more interested in this person: he is really brave!
To be selfish, if you share the world with the nobles, you can quickly unify the world. With your great achievements and prestige, no one dares to rebel while you are alive. Isn't this enough?
Even, because of your huge prestige, your sons can also enjoy the legacy. As long as he is not too rebellious, there is no problem in being the emperor for the rest of his life.
Such a dynasty can be passed down to at least two generations, or even three or four generations. It's been a hundred years, isn't it enough?
If it were not for the chaos among the kings, the dynasty would not have been like this for fifty years. Maybe it could have lingered for another thirty or forty years, until it was really too hard to return.
Shao Xun wanted to establish a force to check and balance the aristocratic families.
This may be better, or it may be worse, so brave!
However, this is great courage and courage, right? It cannot be done by a true hero. Another person who is eager for success and short-sighted may not choose this path.
Speaking of which, Shao Xun is actually on a journey for the world. The old path since the Later Han Dynasty may really not work anymore. There will be turmoil every few decades or hundreds of years, and it is really impossible to stabilize.
I don't know if this is good or bad. Liang Fen sighed and sat back again.
Never mind him! Leave this world to those who have the skills. I raise chickens and grow vegetables, study and meet guests, and live my whole life in the mountains and forests.
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Dozens of carriages were parked under the sparse trees.
Some vehicles carry food, water, clothing, and daily necessities.
Some cars carry desks, pens and papers, and weapons and tools.
Some of the cars carried people, mainly Shao Xun's family members and accompanying servants.
The soldiers were scattered far around, keeping vigil.
On the road not far away, an endless team was marching towards Luoyang.
Under the elm tree, Shao Xun was reviewing official letters and giving instructions.
The transportation of grain and grass is very fast, and it is not necessary to wait for all the grain and grass to be collected before sending troops. In fact, Hebei has already begun to send troops.
Li Chong, the commander-in-chief of the West Route Army, marched from Zhao County to the north and besieged the Yuan family.
The East Route Army's movements are a little slower. The main force of the army led by Jin Zhengzheng is still gathering in the Bohai Sea. It is expected to launch an offensive at the end of June and penetrate directly into Hejian and Zhangwu.
In addition to them, there were also local tyrants from Hebei under their command. All in all, they were so powerful that they were going to drive the Huns out of Hebei in one fell swoop.
Of course the Huns would not sit still and wait for death.
According to the interrogation of prisoners, Liu Yao had just defeated Liu Kun near Jinyang, forcing him to retreat to Jinyang, Yangqu and other places, and asked for help from everywhere. This may be the main reason why the Huns have not yet penetrated deep into Hebei.
But the Huns on the south road started to move.
Shi Hu led a large group of troops to attack Chaoge.
Liu Qia's 5,000 men defended the city for ten days, but Shi Hu had no choice but to retreat and plunder the area. As far as possible, they even reached near Liyang, where they were repulsed by the rebel cavalry.
Shi Hu also sent people to cut down trees and make rafts, and smuggled hundreds of horses to Henan. They made a big fuss in Xingyang and were repelled by the prefect Pei Chun. Then they broke into Puyang, and the two thousand soldiers who stayed behind urgently gathered to repel them.
Wang Mi was still silent, perhaps because the small and medium-sized battles between the Zhongwu Army and the Zhongwu Army had never stopped while they were hiding and seeking in the East and West Erxiao Mountains.
However, according to the secret report from the assassination superintendent, Wang Mi probably did not care much about the Zhongwu Army, and could even say he despised it.
Shao Shen had only a few thousand soldiers under his command, while Wang Mi had 30,000 peasant soldiers and more than 2,000 elite soldiers on standby. The strength of the two was not on the same level.
Lao Wang's recent main work is to implement the two-year and three-crop system in depth. He planted winter wheat last winter and a season of miscellaneous grains this summer. At the same time, he established pastures in Hu County and Tongguan, using mountain forest resources to raise livestock and train cavalry.
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This person has a very strong learning ability.
At the same time, this also served as a reminder to Shao Xun. No one is a fool, and it is not enough to treat the enemy as too weak. After so many years, people will always study the process of your rise and try to learn from you.
various routines.
This world began to accelerate into the Northern Dynasty ahead of schedule.
"Husband, eat some fruit." Yu Wenjun took the washed fruit and put it on the table nearby.
Lu Xun was also there, standing under the shade of a tree, shaking her fan constantly. She didn't want to come to Luoyang at first, but Shao Xun insisted on taking her with him, and Yu Wenjun agreed, so he came.
In fact, she is not young. In recent years, she has faded out of the first-line "main lineup" and became a "substitute".
But people always need to change their tastes. Young girls are just as good as young girls, but they will get tired of it if they are used too often. At this time, it is quite refreshing to let the auntie relieve the heat.
What's more, Princess Fan Yang is in her forties and still knows how to squirt, which is also a great pleasure.
Song Yi played with the instrument and stood aside carefully.
Mrs. Jing has also arrived and is talking to Song Yi. She is not Shao Xun's concubine, but she has developed a good relationship with Yu Wenjun in the past few years. She has always studied music and dance, and they have a close relationship.
This woman is not simple.
When Shao Xun was tired from handling official duties, they would lead several female musicians to play music to relieve his fatigue.
What a luxurious experience!
After chatting with the staff for a long time and reviewing official documents for a long time, I sat back on the bed, closed my eyes and fell asleep, with soft and soothing music echoing in my ears. It was an extraordinary enjoyment!
"Where did the fruit come from?" Shao Xun asked.
"Picked from the roadside." Yu Wenjun sat next to him and said.
She will stick to her husband's side. Even if he smiles and says he dislikes the heat, she will still sit over him. In the end, he will always accommodate her.
Thinking back to that time when she took the city test, her husband was really scared, right? But this also shows that her husband really cares about her. Every time he thinks about this episode, Yu Wenjun feels sweet in his heart.
Exchanging letters with Sister Liang is indeed useful.
The first time they communicated was probably in September of the sixth year of Yongjia (312). Sister Liang sent a letter to Prince Minhuai from Futu, asking her to help turn things around and asking her husband to send troops westward to relieve the siege of Luoyang.
In fact, she didn't help much that time, and she felt a little guilty. Thinking of Sister Liang's situation, she felt a little sad, it was so pitiful.
I am lucky to have a good husband.
"Picked fruits on the roadside? Did you pay for them?" Shao Xun asked while eating apricots.
"It's just an abandoned orchard, full of weeds. I heard that there is no one living within ten miles." Yu Wenjun said: "Don't you want to hire some soldiers? There should be no people in Luoyang, Henan, Yanshi, and Fengshi."
"It's easy to place government soldiers, but what about Bu Qu?" Shao Xun said with a smile: "But you are right, the surrounding area of ​​Luoyang is indeed too deserted, and it is suitable for placing government soldiers."
"I still have land and villagers in Nandun, Runan, and Yingchuan. Why don't I use them all to serve as military commanders?" Yu Wenjun said.
That was her dowry, and she didn't care at all. In fact, she had been coaxed into being so happy recently that she didn't need anything except her husband.
"No need." Shao Xun said: "We will think of a way after Shi Le is defeated."
If he takes Zhangwu, Hejian, Gaoyang, Zhongshan, Changshan and other counties, he will not pardon some people.
There is no shop like this after passing this village. Last year when we attacked Yecheng, we said we would only capture the culprits and never ask for threats. You guys didn't surrender in time, so don't blame me this year.
However, although the surrounding area of ​​Luoyang is almost completely white, it is not suitable to deploy large-scale government troops for the time being without defeating Wang Mi, as they can easily be looted.
But this is a long-term goal, and we will have to do it in the future.
It may sound cruel to say it, but in counties like Puyang, Jijun, and Dunqiu where the two parties repeatedly fought and looted, the local order tended to collapse and the population was extremely sparse, which is exactly what "a blank piece of paper is easy to paint on" means.
After placing the soldiers, it will be a qualified basic base.
When the time comes for his descendants, the number of households with military households will increase, and they will beg to be converted into civilian households and become self-cultivating farmers.
This process may take decades, or even hundreds of years in counties that have been reduced to ashes.
A ruler must have a basic base, otherwise he would not have the capital to bargain with the aristocratic families and drive them to do this or that.
The four counties of Henan, Xingyang, Hanoi, and Hongnong are very suitable to be used as the basic base, because the war damage was too severe.
The sound of "rustling" footsteps sounded, and Hu Wufuzhi, who was offering wine in the West Pavilion, came over and reported in a low voice: "Ming Gong, the imperial court has agreed to send troops to attack Hongnong."
Chapter completed!