Outside Yewang City, spring sowing has already been completed.
Peng Ling led five hundred soldiers to the mansion on the west bank of Qinshui River to supervise the servants to receive their rations.
On the other side of the river is a flat grassland, with a few buds growing now, which is pleasing to the eye.
Beyond the grassland is a large area of ​​farmland, with wheat seedlings growing well, which seems to indicate that this is a great year - even if the luck is a little worse, it is still an average year.
The prefect Lu Rong and the county magistrate Wei (i&o) stood at the junction of the pasture and farmland, pointing.
Lu Rong was a protégé of the Emperor. He joined the army in his early years and later became a civil servant. He worked as an assistant official in a county and then became the prefect of Hanoi. He guarded this key place between Luoyang and Shangdang for the Emperor.
Wei's true identity was also known to everyone.
He was the minister of Huangmen of Liu Han Dynasty. He was demoted several levels after joining the dynasty. He was also transferred from Chang'an and served as the Prime Minister of Hanoi County to Yewang.
However, Penngling still admired him very much. Geinwei opened a private school in Yewang, and his son and nephew taught literature. Penngling's two sons studied in this private school.
Under such a situation, he was embarrassed to scold Wei again.
On the eastern horizon, there is a faint manor.
A team was driven out of the manor, numbering around five hundred. They were all strong men, driving cattle, horses, carts, and even donkeys and other beasts of burden. They crossed the river to the west and headed south.
When they arrived near the ferry, the leader dismounted and prostrated himself on the ground.
Peng Ling wiped his eyes and took a closer look. It turned out to be Zhang An from the Zhang family.
The Zhang family was quite famous in the Jin Dynasty. They were from Pinggao, Hanoi, and later moved to Yewang.
Zhang Chunhua came out of the clan and married Sima Yi. After the founding of the country, Sima Yan was posthumously named queen.
Of course, I heard that the family background in the Later Han Dynasty was even worse, with Situ, Taiwei, II and three Dukes being successively produced.
Since they are fellow townspeople and from wealthy families, it is normal for the Zhang family and the Sima family in Hanoi to marry.
However, what is ironic is that the Zhang family gradually declined in the 60th year of the Dapu Dynasty, the "Peaceful Age", and it was not as bad as it was in the late Han Dynasty.
By the end of the Jin Dynasty, Hanoi was occupied by Wang Mi, Shi Le, Liu Ya and others in turn. Although the Zhang family tried their best to protect themselves, they also paid a huge price.
After the founding of the Liang Dynasty, only one or two children of the Zhang family served as county-level officials in other counties. If the genealogy is re-recorded, the Zhang family in Hanoi may fall into a poor family - the fall is a bit fast.
The prefect Lu Rong seemed impatient. After saying a few words, he waved the man away.
Wei Yi stood with his hands on one side and said nothing, only looking at Zhang An with a smile.
When Sima Yi was in power, could Weishi treat Zhang like this? Obviously not.
But it works now.
Zhang An didn't worry, he took his horse and boarded a boat to cross the river, and soon arrived at the west bank. He saw the movement on Di Ge's side.
After thinking for a while, he came closer and laughed and said, "You are actually from Pengguan. I'm glad to hear that you have been promoted to the lord of the building."
After the establishment of the new dynasty, the Forbidden Army also reaped many benefits.
For example, the governors and building owners both have official ranks. The former is from the ninth rank, and the latter is from the ninth rank. This has never happened since the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
In other words, Pen Ling is now an official, but Zhang An, a descendant of Zhang Chunhua's clan, is not.
If you don't take into account background, fame, wealth, and drama, Peng Ling and Zhang An are now a perfect match, which makes people laugh out loud.
Of course, in real life, how can we not consider these factors?
A family's business cannot be successful in just one or two generations. Even if the Zhang family in Hanoi is so poor that they are hungry and have nothing to eat, and Peng Ling is promoted to the sixth or seventh rank official, and other families choose to marry, they will only choose to live in poverty.
The Zhang family, not the upstart Peng family.
But Penngling doesn't care.
He didn't have many ideas. When he saw Zhang An, he just said: "Don't delay, hurry south and obey the order. The emperor will go west soon. If the deadline is missed, your fortress will have to be demolished."
Hearing this, Zhang An's expression changed, but he soon returned to normal and said with a smile: "Peng Zhuang is right, I'll take my leave now."
After that, he returned to the ferry and waited for the residents of his fort to bring their carriages, horses, and draft animals across the river one by one.
On the outskirts of Yewang City, the countryside is scattered and stretches for a long distance.
Zhang Jing watched quietly, with mixed emotions that were hard to describe.
This is where the families of soldiers and soldiers from Heishao Zuoying live together. Each family is assigned fifty acres of land, and they work at sunrise.
Rest at sunset.
Their husbands, brothers, and sons are serving as soldiers in the wild king, guarding the north gate of Luoyang.
The existence of such an army has profoundly changed the pattern and even the atmosphere of Hanoi.
As far as the eye could see, country urchins were playing and laughing by the river with wooden sticks in their hands.
Some older children even grabbed the five or six-year-old children and made them line up holding wooden sticks.
Others might look like they were laughing, but Zhang An couldn't.
Today, you are a urchin with a runny nose standing in line. Ten years from now, you will be a young man with proficient skills. Twenty years from now, you will be a qualified soldier. If the frontier army town recruits athletes, you can choose from them.
As long as there is real fame and fortune to be gained, among the children counted in square meters, there will always be some who are willing to go.
A county like this can be extended to the entire world, with tens of thousands of people within easy reach.
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After Lu Rong made a tour, he crossed the river and returned to the west bank.
Wei followed behind, following suit.
"Sometimes I really envy them." On the country road, Lu Rong suddenly sighed with emotion.
Wei rolled his eyes and understood what it meant.
Lu Rong's seniority is comparable to that of Wang Que'er and Jin Zheng.
One of them is Shan Yu, the Great Protector, and the other is General Zhenxi. Neither of them can compare with Lu Rong, the prefect.
Lu Rong's eldest son was named Lu Xin, and he could enroll in the Taixue School, which was newly opened this year, or he could enter the martial arts school. Xu was unwilling to give up, so Lu Rong sent his eldest son to the Liang County Martial Arts School.
"That's all, it's all old news." Lu Rong shook his head again and said, "At this age, why do you still want to do so much? Xian Dao, you will be responsible for transferring supplies to the north."
"Yes." Wei Ying said.
The emperor is going to launch an army against Xiliang.
If nothing else, there are three people in total.
The Northern Route Army set out from Yinshan Mountain, detoured around Juyanhai, and attacked from north to south.
This road was mainly composed of Tuoba Xianbei cavalry, but it was impossible for the imperial court to send no one at all.
In fact, the Northern Route Army was led by Shanyu Dadu Wang Queer, with Gao Liu and three thousand infantry on horseback at Wu Tuesday Town, and was led by Taobao, who joined the army in Shanyu Mansion;
Kelan, Xingxing, Yanmen, and Dai four counties have five thousand Hu cavalry, led by Liu Zhao, the prefect of Kelan:
There are 3,000 Zuo Xiaoqi Guards and 1,500 Youzhou Tuqi Governors, led by Zuo Xiaoqi Guards General Shao Shen;
Shangdang Jie's cavalry numbered five thousand, and because Liu Runzhong was traveling westward with him, he no longer went out to fight, so he was led by his subordinate Da Qiu:
Finally, there were more than 40,000 Tuoba Dai national cavalry, led by Assistant Prime Minister Wang Feng:
There are more than 50,000 horsemen in the whole army, together with the old, weak, women and children grazing and camping, the total number will exceed 60,000, and the strength is quite impressive.
To this end, the imperial court ordered the mobilization of 200,000 bolts of silk and 3 million hu of grain as rewards and sent them to Pingcheng.
Silk was collected from Henan, part of the grain was transported from Taiyuan, Leping, and Xihe counties, some was transported from Jizhou, and some was transported from Hanoi, Jijun, Xingyang, Puyang and other places.
What Wei needs to be responsible for is the transfer of 300,000 grains and beans allocated by the county.
In addition to the North Route Army, there are also the Central Route Army and the South Route Army.
The Central Route Army is said to have set out from Anding.
When Liu Can was in charge of Guanzhong, in order to manage the northwest, he successively added Sanshui (east of today's Tongxin County, Ningxia), Quyan (now Dingbian, Shaanxi, Yanchi area of ​​Ningxia), Quaiyin (now Pingchuan, Baiyin City, Gansu) under Anding County. District Shuiquan Town) three counties.
One month before its demise, Han Lingzhou County had just been restored. It was called "Lingzhou" because it was located on a sandbar in the Yellow River, and it was probably located near Wuzhong, Ningxia today.
Among the four counties, Sanshui and Quyan were established after the Xiongnu conquered the local tribes and made them surrender.
Quaiyin County is located on the east bank of the Yellow River. At that time, Liu Han had a small-scale war with Liangzhou, mainly fighting in the Longxi area of ​​Qinzhou. Quaiyin was the "second battlefield" opened by the Xiongnu, but it just didn't have time to play its role. Liu Han Han Dynasty perished.
After the city of Chang'an was broken, Quaiyin County surrendered together with Shi Wu, King of Jiuquan. Shi Wu rebelled again, but Quaiyin County did not follow suit.
Lingzhou County is the result of the Xiongnu's expansion into Beiyi Mountain and the further result of the establishment of Sanshui and Quyan.
Similar to Quaiyin County, Liu Han surrendered after his death.
Although these four counties have appointed county magistrates and other officials, the local areas are still basically autonomous, with only nominal submission.
During this western expedition to Liangzhou, Yongzhou, and Anding County, they recruited young men from various counties and hoarded supplies in Quaiyin as the starting point for the Central Route Army.
The road was led by Jin Zhun, the general who protected the Xiongnu Zhonglang, and led Jingzhao, Beidi, Anding, Fufeng, and Pingping County with 30,000 Xiongnu and Hu soldiers.
The South Route Army undoubtedly set out from Longxi County in Qinzhou and went north to attack Han and Jincheng. The main force was the Hu and Han soldiers and horses under Jin Zheng's command, totaling about 10,000 people. During the war, some of the emperor's retinue soldiers and horses would be assigned to his command.
From last year to this year, we have accumulated enough food and military supplies for half a year.
The three armies marched together, Wang Queer was the commander of the north route, Jin Zhun was the commander of the middle route, and Jin Zheng was the commander of the south route. The emperor stationed at Xiaoguan to take charge of the overall situation - this was where Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty passed during his western tour.
Judging from the composition of the troops, most of them were actually driven soldiers and horses, and some government soldiers and forbidden troops were recruited. There were not many real elite soldiers in Liang Dynasty, and they mostly guarded the emperor's side. At most, some of them participated in the battle.
In this battle, fighting was used to promote surrender, and suppression and appeasement were used at the same time. After defeating Xiliang, the prestige of the Liang Dynasty will surely rise to a higher level, and the foundation of the dynasty will become more stable.
Lu Rong sincerely hopes to win Wei's surrender, because his personal and family honor and disgrace have long been tied to the emperor and Daliang.
Not only him, but the thousands of families of soldiers from the Black Shao Zuoying in Hanoi, as well as the ordinary people who were allocated fields and houses, did not want Da Liang to be defeated. Because no one wanted their own interests to be damaged, and no one wanted to see it.
The wealthy family counterattacked and calculated the consequences.
At the end of February, there were soldiers outside Luoyang City, vehicles and horses were overwhelming, and grain, grass and military supplies were piled up. The time was ripe.
On the first day of March, Shao Xun, the emperor of Daliang, left Wang Yan, Chu, Zhang Bin, Chen Yougen, Mi Huang, and Pei Kuo to stay in power and temporarily set up a "political affairs hall".
During the emperor's western tour, all military and political affairs were discussed by the six governors of Zhengshitang. If there was any unresolved matter, it was decided by Queen Yu Wenjun.
After the Western Inspection, he was dismissed from power and the Political Affairs Hall was abolished.
Chapter completed!