After autumn, it rains more and more.
In Yingyin County, Yingchuan, silver-haired Xun Zhen sat outside his pond, silently watching his servants picking lotus roots.
Beyond the pond are millet fields that have just been harvested.
Farmers are pouring water into their fields in preparation for sowing next season's wheat, so that their warehouses will be filled with summer wheat next May.
After reading it quietly for a while, Xun Zhen picked up a letter and read it carefully.
The letter was written by Xun Song.
In terms of seniority, Xun Song can be regarded as his younger brother. He once served as the Central Protector, organized the Battle of Xin'an, and later became the governor of Jingzhou until Wang Dun took over.
Because Wang Dun was seriously ill, Nanyang Lekai raised troops to besiege Xiangyang. Xun Song was sent out again, and took the land and sea troops recruited from Jiangzhou to the west to reinforce Xiangyang. He has just arrived at Xiakou.
Xun Song wrote the letter to inquire about the inside story of Henan.
Xun Zhen didn't say much, he only talked about family friendship, and then gave a detailed explanation of the three ambitions mentioned by King Liang at the Jinyang Conference on Taoism, and sent people back.
Reading between the lines of the letter, Xun Song actually knew something about Jinyang.
Within three months, word of this major event spread from north to south - the main force in spreading the news must have been the wealthy families of various counties.
But Jianye only had a vague understanding of it, and Xun Song focused on asking about the specific situation of those ten days.
Xun Zhen had no intention of hiding his secrets and told everything.
He has retired to his home and does not stay in Jibei anymore. He lives in his old house in Yingyin. He has nothing to do and likes to sit back and watch the changes in the world.
"How many years have passed, and yet another person has emerged who dares to risk the world's disapproval." Chun said: "You two came from Yecheng and heard that two martial arts students were killed there?"
"Yes." Zhong Ang said: "A small official in the city was killed and his body was thrown into the river. He was later discovered. To this day, we still don't know who killed him."
"Who else could it be?" Chen Chun said with a smile: "In the past few years, there was either an attack on the Xiongnu or a major disaster. The land cultivation stopped. The wealthy people in Wei County thought that the matter was abandoned halfway, but they didn't expect it to start again. The dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, what? Can't get things done? But to be honest, the level of rebellion is much lighter than that of Han Guangwu."
As we all know, after Liu Xiu relied on powerful forces to found the country, he was not willing to be controlled and began to use the prestige of the founding of the country to expand his land.
At this time, a large number of "bandits" appeared in the local area.
When the army went to suppress them, the bandits quickly dispersed and could not be found.
As soon as the army left, the bandits appeared again.
What does this mean? It shows that local officials and wealthy families are completely colluded together, and the so-called bandits are just tribes of wealthy families.
Liu Xiu was very determined at the beginning and killed many officials, but in the end, he became a little scared because the bandits could not be killed all, the local people were confused, and if he continued, a large-scale rebellion or even a civil war might break out.
In the end, he was forced to compromise, giving up holding local officials accountable and allowing the bandits to report each other, as long as the five of them had one head.
Dutian seems to have succeeded, but it seems that he has not completely succeeded. In short, it is very painful.
This actually has something to do with the political background.
Liu Xiu went to Hebei alone and made a fortune by marrying a rich woman. Even though he later seized some power during the unification war, it was still not enough. It is commendable that he could achieve this level.
Shao Xun also made his fortune by marrying a rich woman, but his army was not sponsored by others, but was built from scratch, so his prestige was naturally unparalleled.
In addition, there were a large number of martial arts students and officials in the twenty counties and counties of Liang State, and there were government soldiers in the local areas, and the Hu forces also openly surrendered to him.
The most important thing is that Du Tian was not expanded and was only implemented in the twenty counties of Liang State, and matters before the Yongjia Year were not investigated for the time being.
The wealthy families of Liang State can not only keep the fields they invaded before Yongjia (if any), but also acquire properties outside the twenty counties. This is called surrounding three ques and one in the art of war.
But even so, when Dutiandu came to an end, some people still took risks, but the scale was small and it was a sporadic rebellion.
"Shao Taibai is as cunning as a ghost." Xun Zhen smiled and said: "In the past, I went to Jibei to take charge. After repelling the Xiongnu offensive, before he left, I started to build two buildings and eight defenses in Jibei.
Soldier. This person will sneak in when there is an opportunity, attack when he sees an opportunity, and wait silently when there is no chance."
Zhong Ang and Chen Chun laughed loudly.
“Mr.
"It's getting big? Who's going to make a big fuss?" Xun Zhen glanced at this young man and said, "You want others to die and just sit back and enjoy the benefits. How can you accomplish anything?"
"When Han Guangwu Dutian, Qingxu Youji and the wealthy families all fought in wars. What can these people do now? The Jiyang Yu family only dared to expel the Dutian county officials and did not dare to kill them. How can you tell me how this kind of spirit can harmonize the people?
Will that compare?"
"It would be difficult to reach the point where bandits appeared one after another in the late Han Dynasty."
Xun Zhen's words were so true that Chen and Chen sighed again and again, feeling a little ashamed.
To be fair, although Yingchuan is not within the scope of Dutian, this county is bounded by Xingyang to the north, Chenliu and Chenjun to the east, and Runan to the south. They are all counties under the Liang Kingdom. Although Xiangcheng County to the west is not within the territory of the Liang Kingdom
However, it was one of the earliest territories controlled by the King of Liang, and it lacked large families. The inventory of land acres was clearer than that of Runan, Chenliu, Pingyang, Wei and other Liang counties.
Yingchuan is surrounded from all sides!
As Yingchuan Tu people, how could they not be anxious?
“Mr.
"Huh?" Xun Zhen turned to look at Chen Chun, his eyes dark and unclear.
Chen Chun swallowed and said bravely: "We don't want the King of Liang to be defeated and die. After all, he has made great achievements in expelling the Huns. It's just that - we just want him to 'be patient and serve the country'."
"Ha ha!"
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Chen Chun's eyes lit up and he asked, "Does Mr. Xun think this plan can work?"
"What a fart!" Xun Zhen cursed.
Chen Chun was puzzled.
"As long as the noble soldiers dare not defect on the battlefield or surrender to the enemy, the King of Liang will not give in." Xun Zhen said: "Unless the Pei clan in Hedong and the Le clan in Nanyang, who are close to the enemy, take control of the entire territory and surrender all the counties.
Only then can it be possible for Prince Liang to feel something is wrong and give in. But now, look at their attitude?"
Chen and Zhong looked at each other, both speechless.
The Le family in Nanyang was still recruiting men to besiege Xiangyang, and the Pei family in Hedong was even silent. There was Yu Liang in charge in Xuzhou, and it seemed that nothing could go wrong. In this situation, we really couldn't expect the King of Liang to give in.
This is actually a game of who can't bear the pressure first and who blinks first.
Hedong does not cultivate the fields, Nanyang does not cultivate the fields, and Xuzhou does not cultivate the fields. If people still have some thoughts, how can they rebel at the risk of the whole family?
The ones who really jumped out were the small families with insufficient foundation and unable to calm down.
"You guys!"
All his clan members, disciples, and in-laws were killed."
Chen and Zhong were shocked, secretly thinking that this move was very cruel.
"Don't think too much and act rashly." Xun Zhen said again: "Someone must have thought of this move. In the past two years, the general Zhang Shuo married the daughter of the Wang family of Donghai as his second wife. Have you forgotten it? Later, during the Northern Expedition to Dai Kingdom, Zhang Shuo
What did Shuo do? He led his army to station in Ruyin to guard against Wu soldiers' sneak attacks and suppress Qiao and Pei's rebellion. He seemed to be a general, but in fact his future had been surpassed by many people who were not as good as him. It was very difficult to move forward.
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The two of them were stunned. How could it be interpreted this way? Whether this is the case or not, we will just have to observe more later.
"Don't think too much, people, just be content and happy." Xun Zhen didn't know what he thought of, and he felt a little depressed: "At that time, no one in the world could compete with him. You ask me how to win,
There is only one move, avoid its edge and wait for the right time."
After saying that, Xun Zhen sighed.
Although he is giving advice to others, in terms of his true nature, he actually does not want to go against it.
The reason may be unexpected. He had more than fifty wives and concubines in his lifetime, several times that of the King of Liang, but he had no sons and a half daughters. In the end, he had no choice but to adopt his nephew Xunshi as his heir.
Some people may treat their heirs as their own and raise them as their own, but Xun Zhen couldn't do that, and he always felt that was not the case.
In this situation, what a fuss! He failed.
If a good man dares to confront Shao Xun, he doesn't mind watching the jokes on the sidelines, or even secretly coming up with ideas, but it's absolutely impossible for him to die in person. I don't even have a biological heir!
Chen and Zhong thought carefully about the phrase "avoid the sharp edge and wait for the right time."
Yes, no matter how heroic you are, you will eventually grow old and die one day.
Can you guarantee that your son is as smart as you?
Your son doesn't have as much prestige as you do.
Hundreds of years of "accrued abuse", you want to go against the will, but it is not that simple.
"The water in the autumn pond rises, and the boat divides the waves. In summer, it is very delicious to eat water chestnuts, and it is wonderful to eat lotus roots in autumn."
The roots and leaves will eventually turn into mud."
Chen Chun and Zhong Ang looked serious and listened carefully.
Xun Zhen stood up, strolled by the pool, and said: "But the lotus root sprouts new roots every year and changes to new leaves every month. The hero of Shao Taibai's life will eventually pass away like the old roots and old leaves. His new roots will be the same."
He is your opponent."
After saying that, for some reason, Xun Zhen felt a little sad and felt sympathy for Shao Xun.
Shao Taibai, after all, you were born at the wrong time, and you were not born into a good era.
This world gives you the opportunity to rise, but it limits your talents. You struggle repeatedly in a big net all day long. Even if you achieve certain results, it must be very tiring, right? It's very frustrating, right?
Your heart is like this, but no one knows it.
No one knows, so you can sigh.
Chapter completed!