Wen Qiao had no place to live in Bianliang, so he came to a newly completed palace in Lingbo Hall, got together with Yu Liang, and drank for half the night.
Before leaving the next day, my head was still a little groggy.
It was also because of Yu Liang that Wen Qiao knew that there was a reason why Duke Liang was in a hurry to go to Xuchang: Pei Kang, one of the three princes of the Liang Kingdom, passed away after lingering on his bed for a long time.
Duke Liang took Mrs. Pei to Xuchang to attend the funeral for Pei Kang.
"Yuan Gui, there's something-" Before leaving, Wen Qiao sat at the door, looked at the busy captives outside, and said, "Don't be too hasty."
Yu Liang didn't drink much and was in much better condition than Wen Qiao. Hearing this, he asked, "What did Taizhen say?"
Wen Qiao sighed and didn't want to say more. He just said: "Don't be anxious, don't make mistakes. As long as you don't make mistakes, others will have no chance. Mr. Liang -"
Having said this, Wen Qiao closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then said: "He is very ambitious and wants to do a lot of things. In fact, he really needs others to support him. You can do it for yourself. I can't say more now."
If Yu Liang has some realization.
Wen Qiao's second wife was the daughter of the Wang family of Langya, and he himself was appreciated by the Taiwei, and was conquered twice in more than ten years. How could he not repay such a kindness? He could say so much because of the years of friendship between the two.
Above.
Yu Liang knew it was not appropriate to go further and changed the subject: "Are you going north to join the party this time?"
"No." Wen Qiao shook his head and said: "Shangdang seems close, but the Danzhu Ridge section is very strictly inspected. Liang Gong has made arrangements to go to Yecheng first. After arriving there, Lu Gong will arrange
Please take us to Leping County and then to Jinyang."
"There are few wars in Leping, and there are not many Xiongnu soldiers and horses. It is not suitable for large armies to pass there. The road is a bit difficult, and it is full of mountain trails and sloping hills, but the best thing is that it is safe." Wen Qiao stood up and shook his head.
With a drunken head, he said: "Yuan Gui, won't you give it to me?"
Yu Liang saw that Liu Qiao, the foreign minister, had arrived at Lingbo Hall to inspect the construction site, and then he felt relieved and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to Daliang Post."
The two then walked arm in arm, chatting and laughing, deliberately not mentioning those heavy topics.
There are some things that you cannot avoid if you are in this position.
As the situation becomes clearer, many people become increasingly restless.
After Hebei was pacified, thoughts came into being.
After Qingzhou, Shangdang, and Xiping in Hanoi, my thoughts became eager.
If Liang Gong captures Pingyang again and drives the Huns completely to Guanxi, even if the two sides face each other across the Yellow River, Tongguan, Lantian Pass and Wuguan, this will be an inheritance that can make people jealous.
North of the Huai River and east of the Yellow River, the most elite areas in the world, it was enough for the founding of the country and the title of emperor.
The situation develops step by step, and people's hearts change little by little.
Daliangyi is located in the north of the city and will be there soon.
Before leaving, Wen Qiao handed Yu Liang a piece of folded paper and left with a laugh.
Yu Liang opened it and looked at it, and there were only a few words: "After receiving criticism from scholars, the Yu family is safe."
He said this thoughtfully, but also a little puzzled.
After Wen Qiao left Daliang Post, he headed north, passing Cang Yuan Post and staying overnight at Gong Chen Post.
The next day we arrived at Wenshiyi, crossed the Yellow River, and stayed on the north bank.
Here he met a group of scholars heading north.
It is not entirely true to say that they are scholars, because their hands are covered with calluses from swords and bows and arrows, their words are very heroic, and their speaking tone is also different.
Wen Qiao did not have much contact with them. He only found out that they were the commanders, county magistrates, and county lieutenants who went to Jijun to take up their posts. Before that, they served as officials in Chenjun, Nanton, Xincai and other places.
Later, when new people take over, they will be promoted.
It turned out to be a martial arts student!
Wen Qiao suddenly thought that Liang Gong had not expanded his army for two years.
In the past, most of these martial arts students joined the Yinqiang, Heiyi, and Mule troops occasionally. In the past two years, a large number of them entered the grassroots level of the counties of Liang State to run counties and villages for Liang Gong.
Although there is certainly a reason for this lack of money and food, it is also an indisputable fact that Liang Gong wants to control the real power at the county and township levels.
However, these martial arts students can only be used in these places.
For example, Ji County was completely destroyed by the war, and almost no one could be seen. The villages that have been rebuilt this year are mostly refugees from Jizhou who fled south.
The martial arts student is proficient in writing and writing, has good martial arts skills, and has a rough and arrogant style of conduct. He is very good at dealing with these refugees.
There is no doubt that the resettlement of the refugees is complicated and very troublesome. Not to mention the hard work, it is also a bit dangerous.
But everything has advantages and disadvantages. After completing the work, these students' abilities have been tempered and improved a lot. The most important thing is that they have established prestige at the township level and accumulated connections, which will be very helpful for future governance.
If they were moved to a place like Jiyin where the original structure had not been broken, they would not be able to make a name for themselves in ten or eight years due to the complicated local relationships.
Mr. Liang was a smart man, and after a lot of hesitation, he managed to create some territory that could be reached in the countryside.
On May 14, Wen Qiao continued to go north. Except for Guo Rong and others, there were only two or three martial arts students traveling with him. Their destination was also Yecheng.
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"During the Han Dynasty, the wealth of Hanoi, Jijun, and Dunqiu was not allowed to Henan. Now it is almost a ghost. It is really sad." The horse walked slowly, and a martial arts student named Shao Jie kept talking to Wen Qiao.
Talking.
"Things in the world are just like the water in the rivers and seas, with their ups and downs." Wen Qiao pointed his horse whip and said with a smile: "Look over there, the fields are full of crops, which can be harvested by the end of summer. As long as these crops are harvested,
After a while, people's hearts will calm down."
"When they have food to eat, they will start repairing their houses, then dredging ditches, running their gardens, and then having children."
"This is the way the world is."
Shao Jie also felt a little yearning after hearing this.
He stopped talking and just looked at the countryside on both sides of the post road.
He had actually been to Jijun and Weijun once before. Comparing the situation a year ago, he found that there were fewer Wubao. It was probably because of the war during the famine that the Wubao owners could no longer hold on.
So he led the fort residents on a long road to escape.
The abandoned Wubao became a paradise for the newly arrived refugees, but not long after, it became the official office of Yingzheng.
The number of roads was still the same as that of Chenjun back then, with teams and battalions as units, lined up in a line, and spread out for dozens of miles on both sides of the Qishui River.
After a long time, the team will become a li, the camp will become a township, and then the land will become mature.
"Do you know how the situation in Hebei is going by warming the wine?" Shao Jie suddenly asked.
"I don't know."
Wen Qiao's attention was falling on the countryside on the east bank of Qishui River.
In the villages, some houses have been in ruins for a long time and are uninhabited.
Some were slightly repaired, and farmers carried manure and water to water the gardens. The front and back of his yard were covered with Hsinchu bamboo, and two naked children were playing and playing in it.
A farmer picked a melon from the garden and walked along the uneven dirt road in front of the door.
He walked past several houses in a row, but all of them were empty. The weeds reached his knees and he finally stopped in front of a newly built firewood door. The two of them talked and laughed through the low firewood door, and occasionally pointed to the firewood door not far away.
Pond. In the end, the farmer left the melons behind and went to the pond to cut cattails and make mats.
"Zhang Jackal, the governor of Julu, is surrounded near Dalu Ze and can be defeated at any time." Shao Jie said.
Wen Qiao was speechless.
He really didn't expect that a wealthy man like Zhang Jack, who relied on Liang Gong to become a prefect, would actually try to cause chaos.
Maybe he thinks his strength is enough.
A wealthy family may not necessarily be able to draw tens of thousands of soldiers, but a local tyrant like Zhang Jack could easily draw more than 30,000 soldiers and horses. Seeing the turmoil in the situation, he simply raised the flag to rebel.
In fact, why are you rebelling? Even if the rebellion succeeds, will the Jizhou gentry care about you?
This kind of person is the most typical pioneer of kingship in troubled times. He himself has no integrity and is unstable in rebelling. When someone secretly pokes and provokes him, he will turn against him when his brain gets hot. He lacks the vision and ability to see the general trend clearly.
"I heard that Changshan and Zhongshan are in chaos. Many places secretly support Shi Le and provide supplies and equipment?" Wen Qiao asked.
"Yes." Shao Jie said: "General Li of the former army led troops from Wei, Zhao, and Anping counties to the north, and summoned the town generals to lead their troops to meet. The Lukou town general has not yet arrived. The Boling Cui family has two rats.
Duan, citing lack of food and grass as an excuse, was unwilling to send troops to attack Lukou Town. On the Daijun side, there were also Tuoba Xianbei who went south to plunder."
Speaking of this, Shao Jie glanced at Wen Qiao and said with a smile: "Liu Kun of Zhongshan has mobilized thousands of soldiers and horses. Someone from the county opened the city to respond. I don't know what he thought. I heard that Xi Daohui has arrived in Nanpi to lead the sheep.
Dan, Liu Bi, Gao Jiang and other powerful tribesmen marched northward to besiege Liu Kun."
Wen Qiao smiled.
The situation in Hebei was chaotic, but Liang Gong insisted on not mobilizing an army to go north. He relied on the Hebei people to fight against the Hebei people, fighting each other.
Judging from the current situation, it should not take long for things to be settled.
At this time, we can see the importance of recovering the three counties of Ji, Hanoi, and Shangdang last year. Neither Shi Le nor Liu Yao could provide much help to the wealthy Hebei families and refugee commanders who were dissatisfied with Liang Gong.
Wen Qiao even heard that General Liu Ling, a foreign soldier, might lead his troops and the Tianshi Dao surrender troops to the north to suppress the area.
With such a comparison of strength, it is destined that the unrest in Hebei will not cause a big wave. After all, the nobles did not end directly, so they obviously still have concerns.
But in this way, the Hebei family has suffered a heavy blow. Lu Zidao must be very worried now, right?
But it's none of his business.
On May 18th, he arrived in Yecheng and immediately went to visit Lu Zhi, asking him to allocate manpower, arrange escorts, and guides to travel over the mountains to Jinyang.
But Lu Zhi went to Anping, so he had no choice but to wait.
This wait lasted for more than ten days, and it was not until the beginning of June, when Zhang Jack's head was hanging at the Zhongyang Gate, that Lu Zhi was able to return.
A person who is good at dancing will always be in a hurry when encountering a rebellious and rebellious person with a knife.
In the end, Lu Zhi relied on the powerful soldiers and horses of Hebei to defeat Zhang Jackal.
He shouldn't be able to stay in Yecheng for too long. It seems that he will go to Zhongshan soon to use his old connections to recruit Liu Kun.
At the end of the day, Liu Kun's generals will be recruited and the soldiers and horses he has pulled up will be broken up. Without the soldiers, what can Liu Kun do? I'm afraid he will have no choice but to continue running away.
"Over there in Jinyang -" Lu Zhi sighed, his hair was already full of white, and he just heard him say: "You can figure it out yourself, I have no time to take care of it."
"Is there any news?" Wen Qiao asked.
Lu Zhi shook his head and said: "I heard that it is a deserted land and there are Huns grazing there. You can take care of yourself."
Wen Qiao was silent for a moment, bowed, and left.
The situation in Hebei is not his thing to worry about, and Lu Zhi should be anxious. If the trouble continues, Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Le will probably become uneasy.
But maybe they don't care either? Who knows.
Chapter completed!