To say that the Northern Hebei provinces did not send reinforcements is true, but to say that they did not save them in the face of death would be a bit of a mistake.
In fact, when the letter of request for help sent by Jushu to Changshan Kingdom in the north was delivered to Changshan Kingdom Prime Minister Feng Xun, Feng Xun was determined to rescue him.
However, Liu Hao, the king of Changshan, objected sternly, saying that the Changshan country was inherently unstable and the soldiers were not enough for his own use, let alone to rescue other counties.
Feng Xun had no prestige in the country, and he was from the south. Under the opposition of Liu Hao, the king of Changshan, he could only be helpless.
What Changshan King Liu Hao said is also realistic.
That is, there are three chaos in Changshan.
One is the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the second is the Shanliao Rebellion, and the third is the Sect Rebellion.
First of all, the first one is the Yellow Turban Rebellion. This is also the biggest reason why Changshan King Liu Hao opposed sending troops. In fact, in April last year, the Yellow Turban Army rose up, and the Yellow Turban Army also rose up in Changshan Guozhi Yuanshi City, and almost defeated the Yuanshi.
At that time, Liu Hao, the king of Changshan, was about to abandon his country and leave. Fortunately, the Changshan bandits were recruited by Sanzhang to go south, and the Yuan family was able to survive.
So Liu Hao was talking about the yellow turban's perversion.
Although the Yellow Turban thieves left before, with the disintegration of the Hebei Yellow Turban, many of the Qu Shuai Xiaohao who were originally on the main road have returned to their hometowns to recruit people and regroup.
Now there is a Yellow Turban team of thousands of people in Changshan Kingdom, with the bandit name Feiyan. Coupled with the Yellow Turbans that were originally scattered around Changshan Kingdom, there are at least 10,000 to 20,000 Yellow Turban thieves in the country causing chaos.
Although these moth thieves were unable to break into the county town, they all spread out in the countryside to control the main roads, either farming and hunting for a living, or plundering business travelers, which brought Changshan State's transportation to a standstill.
In addition to the Yellow Turbans within the territory, the Changshan Kingdom is also plagued by Shanliao.
Changshan County was originally called Hengshan County. It was named Hengshan County because of the Mount Hengshan in the north. Later, in order to avoid Emperor Wen's taboo, it was renamed Changshan County.
Changshan County is backed by the towering Taihang Mountains and faces the flat plains. The stretching Taihang Mountains separate Hedong and Hebei regions.
There is only one long and narrow mountain road between the Taiyuan Basin and the Hebei Plain, which is the famous Jingxing Road, and its road is within Changshan Mountain.
In order to control this road, a special pass was set up in Changshan, named Tumen Pass, which was a battleground for military strategists of all dynasties. In the past, when Wang Jian attacked Zhao and Han Xin attacked Zhang Er, they all used this road.
But precisely because of this, the Shanliao people in the Taihang Mountains often went out to plunder, and Chang Shan Guowei could not control them. As a result, the thieves became more and more powerful, and the northwest of the county became a paradise for Shanliao.
With the Yellow Turbans, not only Shanliao, but the wealthy clans that could be relied on in the past have also moved further and further away from the Changshan Kingdom, and now they have become clan traitors.
These large clans all have barriers and tribes, and they are arbitrary and arbitrary, and even cross country officials to directly dominate a place.
There are twelve major surnames in Changshan, including Ma, Li, Wu, Zhang, Fan, Hao, Xi, Zhao, Guo, Han, Jie and Lang.
There are seven major surnames involved in the turmoil.
And the reason why this is so is related to one thing, that is, the sacrifice at the Badu Altar in the fourth year of Guanghe.
Since Emperor Huan, whenever there was a severe drought, officials in Changshan would pray for rain from the eight mountain gods in the territory, such as Fenglong, Sangong, Lingshan, Wuji and other mountain gods. In the process of praying for rain, they continued to build temples and erected monuments. This formed the Badu Altar, which is an altar that worships eight mountain gods.
As an activity to pray for the people, it is natural that all the people of Changshan must share the expenses. Of course, the Prime Minister will also report the matter to the court, and the court will allocate a corresponding sum of money.
Since Emperor Huan, this money has basically been divided between the country and the twelve families. But since the arrival of the Prime Minister Feng Xun, this person did not follow the rules and directly excluded the twelve families from the sacrifices and directly found
The wizard Gaogao, the governor Chengxi, and Wang Yi from Yuanshi County all asked for money from the court, but they changed the Badu Mountain where the original sacrifice was made to Hengshan Mountain.
Without their respective hills, seven of the twelve families lost their income from sacrifices. But at that time, they dared not speak out because Feng Xun had found the support of the Zhang family, the largest powerful family in Zhao State.
The Zhang family is relatively complicated. It is the descendant of Zhang Er, the former king of Changshan, and it is also a public family. Later, during the period of Emperor Ling, there was even a Zhongchang attendant Zhang Feng.
They also married the Zhen family, a wealthy family in Zhongshan next door, and they communicated with each other. It can be said that the Zhang family has a great cause.
These seven families are untouchable.
But things are different now. The Han Dynasty is in great decline, and father and son are at odds. Who cares about a foreign governor? In addition, the custom of chivalry is prevalent in the Changshang area. It is tradition to be wild and brave. Disobedience to Wang Hua is not just a matter of talk.
So these seven families each rose up, armed their tribes, and became small local forces.
In this way, the Yellow Turbans, Shanliao, and clan thieves entangled each other, making it impossible for the Changshan Kingdom to go south to rescue the Xiang Kingdom.
Just when King Changshan made his decision, a hero present became angry.
The man wore a black ribbon with a bronze seal. He followed the crowd and said to Feng Xun, the Prime Minister of Changshan in the hall:
"How can a man be a housekeeper dog? The Taishan thieves are fierce and ambitious. This time they went north to Xiangguo without any obstacles. However, they were trapped in Xiangguo for more than ten days. It is precisely because the city of Xiangguo is strong. But if you defend without help, you will lose. Once
If the strong city of Xiangguo is lost, they can manage the land of Zhao calmly. When the time comes, they will place fake officials everywhere, force the soldiers and people, rob them to support the rebels, consolidate grain and stockpile troops, and spread more and more. One day, if they go north again, they will still have a Xiang.
To defend the country?"
So, he said to Feng Xun sadly:
"I am not saving the country of Xiang, but actually saving me, Changshan. Don't you guys know that one thing is declining and the other is growing, and the lips are dying and the teeth are cold?"
But unfortunately, this man looked at everyone in the hall, but no one dared to look directly at him. This man was angry, but he only looked at Feng Xun expectantly.
But unfortunately, Feng Xun also seemed helpless.
At this moment, Changshan King Liu Hao sneered and said:
"Liu Changle, you are as sharp-tongued as your rebellious ancestor. But unfortunately, I am the Changshan King, and your Zhending King line has long declined. I have the final say in this place. Besides,
If you say so much, what if the Xiang Kingdom is defeated after sending out troops? By then, Pingshan will offend the Taishan army and cause military disaster to Changshan."
It turns out that the hero who spoke out before was named Liu Hui, whose courtesy name was Changle, and he was a descendant of the royal family of King Zhending. When Guangwu came to Hebei, it was only with the support of King Zhending that he could succeed. But later King Zhending Liu Yang rebelled.
, its lineage declined.
This man named Liu Hui was told by Changshan King Liu Hao in person that he broke the family taboo, and his fists turned white, but he still endured the humiliation and said:
"If Xiang Kingdom falls, Hui is willing to die to thank King Changshan. But does King Changshan really not know that once Xiang Kingdom is destroyed, Changshan will be next? At that time, will King Changshan abandon the country again like last year?"
Liu Hao was so angry that he was ridiculed in this way. He pointed at Liu Hui and said:
"You are just fighting against an official now. How much money is your life worth? Military warfare is a matter of prosperity and decline, so you think you can just die? You are indeed a child. Zhuzi, this military and national event is not something you can do. Don't back down yet. "
Liu Hui's face turned red, and she finally gave up unwillingly.
As soon as Liu Hui came out, Guo Shuzheng, Liu Hui's companion, came to the left side of the road with dozens of songs.
As soon as they saw Liu Hui coming out, Guo Shu and others gathered around him and asked what was going on with the troops.
Liu Hui looked ugly and just shook her head.
Guo Shu is the Qi family of Liu Hui. They really believe that the Liu family and the Guo family have been married to each other for more than ten generations, and they have long shared weal and woe.
So Guo Shu knew the real reason why Liu Hui wanted to send troops. Seeing that the plan failed, he comforted Liu Hui:
"It's okay, Changle. There will be another chance next time. We will be able to seize this military power sooner or later."
But Liu Hui was not as happy as Guo Shu, instead he smiled miserably and said:
"Now the world is in chaos, heroes are rising together, and I am still trapped in the Yuan clan. When will we be able to regain our father's ambition!"
Suddenly, bursts of sounds of carriages and horses came from behind.
Guo Shu was worried that Liu Hui would say something he shouldn't say in excitement, so he reminded Liu Hui to keep quiet.
Liu Hui quickly calmed down and looked behind her.
I saw a Xuanhe motorcade driving out from behind on the road. The carriages and horses of the princes and princes were obviously the carriages and carriages of King Changshan.
Even though Liu Hui had just accepted the arrogance of King Changshan, he must abide by the superiority and inferiority no matter what, otherwise he would lose his reputation.
So Liu Hui, Guo Shu and his friends knelt on the side of the road, waiting for King Changshan's chariot to pass by.
But while Liu Hui and others were waiting, King Changshan’s motorcade stopped. Then King Changshan’s sarcastic voice came from the car:
"We Liu family are just like a tree, but some branches and leaves are destined to grow high, some are destined to be low, and some may even fall into the soil accidentally. Liu Changle, don't worry, I'm watching you."
Hearing this, Liu Hui had already clenched her hands tightly, grabbing the loess on the ground to endure her anger.
But suddenly Liu Hui heard King Changshan say in the car:
"By the way, your girl is really moist. Haha!"
As soon as he said this, Guo Shu, who was kneeling next to him, secretly said that it was not good, and then he heard a tiger roar:
"You dare to insult my sister?"
As he was drinking violently, Liu Hui drew his knife and got into the Changshan King's car. In an instant, the car was filled with blood.
The incident happened so suddenly that neither Liu Hui's troops nor Changshan King's soldiers were prepared.
But Guo Shu reacted quickly. He bent his bow and shot down a majestic general of King Changshan, and then shouted:
"Kill them all!"
Liu Hui's subordinates received the order and took bows and arrows to shoot at Changshan King's troops.
For a while, there were screams again and again.
Although Liu Hui and others struck preemptively, King Changshan's garrison actually numbered a hundred people. On the one hand, they drew their swords and fought with Liu Hui's tribe. On the other hand, several riders turned around and returned to the county government, shouting along the way:
"Liu Hui is making trouble, suppress it quickly."
"Liu Hui is making trouble, suppress it quickly."
…
When Liu Hui jumped out of the car, he was covered in blood and almost crazy. Just in the car, he directly chopped Changshan King into minced meat, and even chopped it with a ring-head knife. This shows how much Liu Hui and Changshan King had a grudge.
deep.
He leaped from the car and knocked a Changshan King guard off his horse while he was killing him. Then he put his fingers together and broke the neck of the man beneath him.
Liu Hui picked up the man's knife and wanted to kill him again, but was hugged by Guo Shu. The man shouted:
"Let's leave quickly. Once the city gate falls, we will be dead."
The blood in Liu Hui's eyes quickly faded, and he asked blankly:
"Where can we go?"
Guo Shu helped Liu Hui onto an empty horse, and at the same time called for the tribe to get on the horse, saying:
"The world is vast and there is nowhere to go. Let's rush out of the city first."
So Liu Hui and others mounted their horses and rushed out of the city along the North and South Streets.
It wasn't until Liu Hui left the city that the pursuing soldiers from the county and state slowly arrived.
…
Running on the road, Liu Hui had already thought of his way.
He turned around and ordered the tribesmen to send all the scrolls in his mansion into the mountain, and then took Guo Shu and turned around and ran to the southwest.
Avoiding possible pursuers along the way, Liu Hui finally arrived at a small dock wall outside Zanhuang Mountain.
He brought Guo Shu here just to invite the master of the family to run away with him.
The owner of this small wall is named Zhang Xiang, and his ancestor was a personal guard of King Zhending. It was only because these generations of King Zhending could no longer support so many warriors that his family was split into
, came here.
But in recent years, Liu Hui was determined to restore the family's former glory, so he often traveled with the descendants of these generals, and this man named Zhang Xiang was the most heroic among them.
When Liu Hui and his two men came, Zhang Xiang was overjoyed and hurriedly called his servants to buy wine and kill chickens to entertain the master's family.
But Liu Hui looked at the food and just sighed. Zhang Xiang knew that Liu Hui came from a prince's family and might not be used to the poor wine and coarse food of this peasant family, so he quietly withdrew and asked his wife to pawn some good ones to entertain Liu Hui.
.
But Zhang Xiang's wife was thoughtful. When she saw Liu Hui and Liu Hui coming in a hurry, something must have happened, so she asked Zhang Xiang to ask what happened.
Zhang Xiang thought for a moment, then entered the room and said bluntly to Liu Hui:
"My lord, why are you here in such a hurry?"
Liu Hui was very hungry all the way on the run. Just when he was about to eat the food and wine in front of him, Zhang Xiang came to ask. He knew there was no need to lie, so he told the truth about what happened along the way.
Finally, Liu Hui said to Zhang Xiang:
"The Han Dynasty has betrayed my family. In the past, my ancestor destroyed our family and made it difficult for him to help Guangwu, and even made friends with him during the Qin and Jin Dynasties. But they didn't need us anymore, so they framed my ancestor for treason, and even killed my father and ancestors without an imperial edict. This hatred,
We will remember it from generation to generation. In addition, the Changshan King and his family occupied my ancestral land, not to mention my family home, and repeatedly oppressed our clan. I couldn't bear this hatred, so I simply killed the Changshan King first, and then fought with
The Han Dynasty seeks justice."
Zhang Xiang never expected that his old master would kill King Changshan. This was obviously a rebellion.
So he asked tentatively:
"Lord, what are your plans later?"
Liu Hui told Zhang Xiang the plan he was thinking about on the way:
"I see that many of the governors and ministers in Hebei are either pigs, dogs or rotten bones, and they are not people who can achieve great things. On the contrary, the Taishan Army between Wei and Zhao has great military power and will never make an attack. Therefore, the one who can block Hebei must be here.
Therefore, I decided to go south and join the Taishan Army in order to gain wealth."
Zhang Xiang heard that Liu Hui was going to defect to the Taishan Army, so he asked:
"My lord, I heard that Taishan's army specializes in buying poor people with powerful land. My lord, don't you mind your own land?"
Liu Hui laughed loudly:
"That's why I want to join the Taishan Army. Anyone who can do such extraordinary things must be an extraordinary person. It's time for the world to turn around. What about me? I am a dignified man of eight feet.
Take it immediately, and the peace will be like cattle and horses camping in the fields. So, Axiang, what do you think?"
Zhang Xiang saw that Liu Hui wanted to understand so much, so he solemnly paid homage to Liu Hui: