The river is surging and powerful.
From the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain to the point where the Wei River enters the river, it stretches for more than a thousand miles. There are many beautiful scenery. But today, in the sixth year of Shengui (322), there is another scenery on both sides of the river.
"Thief Shao is about to die!"
"The Shao thieves resorted to violence, and everyone resented him."
"Shao was a thief who devoured his master and was despised by the world."
On the west bank of the Yellow River, loud shouts and curses came with the wind and spread far and near.
In the wheat field at the foot of the hillside, a strong man in red robe laughed loudly after hearing this: "He's just like a three-year-old child. He's so stupid that people look down upon him."
The exchange of insults between the two armies across the river has become a local scene and has lasted for a long time.
In Shao Xun's opinion, this is boring. Why don't you let me cross the river? The two armies will open up and have a field battle to show their style and level. It's a pity that the Huns have no problem with their brains and refuse to let him cross the river no matter what.
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There is a ferry here, named Caisangjin, located downstream of Mengmen Shitou and upstream of Hukou.
When the Yellow River reaches this point, the river bank suddenly narrows, and a stone trough appears, which looks like a stone trough split by a god with a giant axe. This is the Mengmen Stone trough.
The stone trough is only thirty paces wide. Standing on the river bank, a bow and arrow can reach the opposite side.
However, boats are not allowed here because the river has a huge drop and is said to flow like a waterfall, making it impossible for fish and turtles to swim.
There is a section downstream of the stone trough where the water is slightly slower, and Caisangjin is located here.
But this ferry is also very dangerous, and the current is very fast. Once it is washed further downstream, it will be Hukou Falls.
In fact, Shao Xun was very curious as to why there was a ferry in Caisangjin. After thinking about it, he probably thought that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait were unwilling to take a detour and would rather take the risk than cross the river by ferry. Anyway, the boat may not capsize every time, right?
One word: brave!
The most famous brave man is Yao Xiang, because he built Yao Xiang City near the ferry to control Mengmen. The danger of Longmen, to put it simply, was because he was afraid of people sneaking across.
At this time, there was also a Huns city on the other side of the river. It was not big, just a few miles around, and the Huns soldiers who were swearing must be people from that city.
Huang Zheng, the pro-military governor, found a dozen people with loud voices, held up shields, came to the river bank, and yelled at the other side: "Isn't Liu Yang dead yet?"
"Liu Yang, be careful Shi Le chops off your head."
"Where is Liu Can? Your mother is still in the hands of King Liang, why don't you come to fulfill your filial piety?"
The sergeants who were working heard this and burst into laughter.
Shao Xun smiled and asked Huang Zheng to remove the person, stop scolding, it's vulgar!
Of course, Huang Zheng is right.
Liu Cong's three empresses, Fan, Xuan and Wang, are all Liu Can's legal legitimate mothers, so there is nothing wrong with their filial piety.
"Zi Hui, is this your first time seeing Pingyang scenery? How do you like it?" Shao Xun threw the rake to the soldiers and asked with a smile.
"The scenery is magnificent and really shocking." Mi Huang's beard and hair are a little gray, and his eyes are not as bright as they were twenty years ago, making him look a little old.
Unknowingly, the two have known each other for twenty years.
In the past twenty years, the sea has changed, and many winds and waves have been blown away by the rain and the wind.
The arrogant King Sima Ying of Chengdu is gone.
Liu Yuan, who was born at the wrong time, is gone.
The extremely cruel Zhang Fang is gone.
The late emperor who loved eating cakes is gone.
Sima Yue, who had won in a daze, was gone.
Gou Xi, known as "Han Bai of the World", is gone - to be precise, he is missing. He may have died in an unknown corner, and no one knows his identity.
Wang Jun, who fought against the enemy and built his power, is gone.
Liu Cong, who lost contact with whoring, is gone.
All gone...
On the big stage in the north, you come when you are given the chance. Once you come, you have to keep singing and you are not allowed to stop until you die.
"In the past, when I was fighting against Sima Yong, I was the general of Xizhonglang and the prefect of Hongnong. I once stood on the south bank of the river and looked east of the river. I never thought about regaining the lost territory. I was only worried about how to resist the Xiongnu." Mi Huang sighed: "The great
In the Battle of Yang, Cao Wu's tens of thousands of troops were defeated and suffered heavy losses. Since then, all the armies have lost their courage. It is really not easy to be able to stand in Caisangjin today, and this is all due to Quan Zhong."
Huang Zheng and other soldiers' expressions changed after hearing this.
Shao Xun seemed unaware and just smiled and said: "In two years' time, Zihui will still be standing in Shengle, at the top of Chang'an City, laughing about the past."
Mi Huang noticed the faces of Huang Zheng and others and said: "I will definitely have a drink with Taibai then."
"It's a deal." Shao Xun took Mi Huang's hand and climbed up the mountainside, overlooking the surrounding areas.
Mi Huang was old and out of breath from the climb, but after climbing the high slope, he suddenly felt more open-minded and felt much better.
"In the past, during Piyong's reign, I led the troops to fight, and Zihui took care of the food for me, so I had no worries." Shao Xun looked at the great rivers and mountains far and near, looked at Mi Huang with a burning gaze, and said, "Today there is still Tuo
The thieves such as Ba, Murong, Yuwen, and Tuge are still alive, so Zihui is willing to continue to take care of the food for me so that he will have no worries?"
When he heard the word "Piyong", Mi Huang was slightly in a trance.
Things that were so long ago seem so close at hand.
Looking at Shao Xun's sincere and sincere eyes, Mi Huang seemed to see the high-spirited young man back then. His heart warmed and he said: "Don't worry."
"Good!" Shao Xun was relieved and said with a smile: "After doing these things, I can really feel at ease."
Mi Huang originally thought that it would be good to restore the territory to the territory before the war between the kings. He did not expect that Shao Xun was so ambitious, and he was immediately encouraged and energetic.
"By the way, you wanted me to marry your daughter back then, what happened now?" Shao Xun suddenly asked.
Mi Huang glanced at him angrily and said, "How could I wait for you for more than ten years and get married so early?"
Shao Xun laughed loudly. Unless he was really defeated and fled to the East China Sea, he would not take a fancy to Mi Huang's tanks.
"If you have a virtuous granddaughter, she can be my son-in-law in the future." Shao Xun said again.
Mi Huang's heart moved.
"Bring him here when you have time and let the princess take a look." Shao Xun smiled and went down the mountain.
Only then did Mi Huang realize. Shao Xun took him to the hillside. He seemed to be watching the scenery, but in fact there was no one within twenty steps. He didn't worry about others hearing what he said.
Therefore, he wisely kept his mouth shut and kept today's events in his heart.
As he walked down the mountain, he suddenly smiled, but Quanzhong still had a lot of other things on his mind.
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The scolding war near Caisangjin is over, and spring plowing is almost complete.
Shao Xun would pick a place to farm every year to set a political example. This year, he picked a place to collect mulberry. He also visited the river defense and killed two birds with one stone.
However, there are more than just these two things here this year.
On February 15th, Shao Xun arrived at a newly established city southeast of Caisangjin.
The name of this place is Changning, a newly established county under Pingyang County, located in the area of ​​Xiangning County in later generations.
There are already quite a few people here, mainly Diqiang, with a total of more than a thousand families and a population of less than 6,000. They all fled from the mainland in the past year - not because they didn't have enough food to eat, but mainly because they were not convinced.
Xiongnu rule.
In addition to them, there are also 6,000 soldiers from the Luonan Prefecture and their tribes who came here to garrison. They were led by Xu Meng, the governor of the Yingqiao tribe, to frighten these newcomers and at the same time protect Shao Xun's family members.
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"They are all the Diqiang chieftains who were implicated when Liu Yi was killed." In the bright spring light, Wang Huifeng spread out the yellow book and pointed to the newly compiled household registration.
Shao Xun said "hmm", looked at the Di people who were plowing the fields next to the valley below the mountain, and said, "Who did your family introduce?"
"There are more than 300 people from the Lu family in Changguang, and it may take six months to arrive," Wang Huifeng said.
Shao Xun picked a wild flower and placed it gently on Wang Huifeng's temple.
Wang Huifeng sighed helplessly, and finally said softly: "It's all fate, I don't blame you."
Shao Xun was silent.
There have been too many things in the past few years, and they have been away from home for a long time. The Wang Jingfeng sisters are already quite old and in the twilight stage of beauty, so he has wasted a lot of time.
When I woke up from my sleep holding Wang Huifeng in my arms in the morning, I couldn't help but push away the woman's many layers of tolerance, and I regretted it afterwards.
Although Wu Zetian's mother, Mrs. Rongguo, married the warrior Yi at the age of 44 and gave birth to three daughters in succession, it was too dangerous to become pregnant at this age.
Even if a woman like Wang Huifeng, who is beautiful and smart, just stays by his side and lives together, he is very willing to do so.
"In addition to the Di Qiang, Changning County is dominated by the Huns. It may not be easy to recover." Wang Huifeng knew how to change the subject and talked about military affairs.
"Not only Changning, but also Beiqu are almost all Xiongnu." Shao Xun said: "This is Quyi of the Jin Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period. The place where the young master Yiwu lived has turned out to be like this. But now that the matter has come to this, we can only
Take your time. Feng Yi's Di Qiang are willing to escape, so I'm open to receive them. After they are settled, they may come in handy when we counterattack Feng Yi in the future."
This is the change brought about by the situation.
Even though Pingyang occupied by Shao Xun was not rich in food, Di Qiang still believed that the difficulty was only temporary and that the Xiongnu would be wiped out sooner or later after the situation eased.
Perhaps this is a bit sentimental. After all, Feng Yi's Di Qiang really don't like the Xiongnu. Even if the large-scale rebellion has been put down long ago, there will still be many people with resentment. For them, surrender is within easy reach.
The Jin Kingdom is the best way out.
In addition to Feng Yi, some Di Qiang and even Xianbei people from Shangjun actually crossed the river and surrendered.
Considering that many Xiongnu and other miscellaneous tribes crossed the river to the west last year and surrendered to the Xiongnu, it was as if Shao Xun and Liu Can were exchanging people, which seemed very outrageous.
"Is there anyone from the Tuoba clan who has gone south to seek refuge?" Wang Huifeng asked.
Shao Xun thought for a moment and said slowly: "Not yet, but I expect someone will come. If they dare to invest, I dare to accept. Tuoba Xianbei can indeed fight, but the internal situation is far from that stable."
"However, it's useless to say anything now. Plowing fights, and only those who plow can fight." Shao Xun looked at the herds of cattle and sheep in the mountains far and near, and the pear, peach, jujube, elm and other trees everywhere, and said: "Actually, it can be done here
Feed a lot of people.”
How many people you can support actually depends on how seriously you value it, which is equivalent to political status here.
If the mountainous areas in the western half of Pingyang and Xihe counties are managed well, it will not be a problem to feed 200,000 people.
If it is run illegally, there may only be a few hundred thousand people.
Nowadays, due to repeated wars and the tribes' ability to flee, it is still impossible to calculate an accurate population. Zuo Mincao only gave an approximate figure: 50,000 people, half of the number during Liu Han's reign.
Fifty thousand people are only enough to support a small-scale sneak crossing raid, which is suitable for the hydrological conditions of the ferry.
"I wish I could have a great harvest this year, with abundant grains and wild cattle and sheep." Shao Xun stood up, stretched out his hand, pulled Wang Huifeng up, and said, "Then we will be able to conquer and disobey."
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and it’s important not to rush for success,” Wang Huifeng warned.
"It's just talk." Shao Xun said with a smile: "Plant good land first, and then seduce the 'rebellious parties' within the Xiongnu and Xianbei."
Chapter completed!