"If you do good deeds, you will not be rewarded. If you do good deeds, you will not be punished. If you do good deeds, you will not be punished. If you do evil deeds, you will be punished."
At this time, at the foot of Fuche Mountain, Liu Xiongming led his people down the mountain to surrender. When they saw Xu Huang and other less than 300 troops, they immediately understood what was going on. But now they had all laid down their weapons, and the leaders at their head were even more so.
Kneeling down and binding himself at Xu Huang's request, it can be said that there is no chance of betrayal.
Liu Xiongming quickly calmed down from the initial shock, accepted the reality calmly, and no longer had any thoughts of resistance.
Seeing Liu Xiongming and others being subservient, Xu Huang and Wang Chang did not relax their vigilance. Instead, they deployed more manpower more carefully to monitor the thousands of old and weak people in front of them, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.
It wasn't until they saw Gaishun rushing to the scene with more than a thousand vanguards of the Tiger Army that the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
"Gongming." Wang Chang made an unusually close gesture and said with a smile to Xu Huang: "You have contributed a lot to this battle! I will definitely recommend you in front of General Gai, but now I have to help you cooperate with the newly arrived
Brothers, take good care of these people and don't cause any trouble."
Xu Huang glanced at Wang Chang. At this time, Xu Rong, who admired him, had not yet arrived. Wang Chang was also the leader of the trip. Due to emotions and reasons, it was Wang Chang who reported the war to Gaishun. So Xu Huang only
After hesitating for a moment, he agreed and led his men to cooperate with the Huben Army to guard the surrender.
Watching Xu Huang's back turn and leave, Wang Chang smiled proudly. After sorting out a speech in his mind, he borrowed a horse and rode it along the river in search of a good luck.
Gaishun was leading a group of people on horseback, observing the flat land at the foot of Huoche Mountain along the river.
This piece of flat land is one of the few smooth roads in the mountains. Because it is close to Fuche Mountain, Liu Xiongming led the refugees to reclaim the land, covering an area of about hundreds of acres.
When the group of people came to a big rock by the river, Gaishun got off his horse, sat on the big rock, took off his shoes, and soaked his feet in the water.
He said happily: "This place is inaccessible, with clean valleys, cool breezes, and gurgling rivers. It's really remarkable that you can lead the refugees and cultivate such a field. I think you are not suitable for fighting, but you are suitable for the county."
Become a farmer."
Liu Xiongming, who had been following him on foot, immediately responded with a smile: "I am in the mountains in the lower district. It is a serious crime to be bewitched by others and resist the imperial master. Now that I have surrendered and lived, I am lucky, how can I dare to covet the seal ribbon?"
"Since you have surrendered, I will always give you a settlement. If I just give you some money and silk and treat it as a common people, who will be willing to surrender to the imperial court in the future?" Gaishun said in a calm and unhurried tone, leaving no room for doubt: "You have brought me some money."
As for your ability in farming, I think being a farming sima or a farmer would be a good fit for you."
"I promise." Liu Xiongming knew that Gaishun wanted to bring the refugees who had surrendered with him into the farmland. They would have a place to live in peace and stability, and eventually they would be able to get an official position. Liu Xiongming was already very satisfied.
"What is the name of this river? Where is it upstream? How far is it from Wuguan?"
Facing a series of questions from Gaishun, Liu Xiongming replied respectfully: "This river is called Lanshui River. Going up the river valley is Lanqiaoyi. There was a wooden bridge built hundreds of years ago because the land is full of vegetation.
Lancao, hence the name. When the imperial court established its capital in Chang'an in the past, envoys with imperial orders often went south from here. They had to pass through Lanqiao Station and then go through the mountain road of more than 20 to 30 miles to Wuguan. Later Guangwu
During the ZTE period, the imperial court established its capital in Luoyang. Except for merchants, no one used this road anymore."
Gaishun said nothing and looked in the direction of Lanqiaoyi, wondering what he was thinking.
"Have you ever seen Luo Yao on Fuche Mountain?"
The light words struck Liu Xiongming like a heavy blow. He knew that Luo Yao would never surrender to the imperial court, so he just persuaded the other party not to interfere with his surrender. As for Luo Yao's departure or stay, Liu Xiongming turned a blind eye.
Just close one eye and let him take people away.
After all, Luo Yao's reputation was great, but the court should not pursue him to the end.
At this time, Gai Shun personally brought it up, and Liu Xiongming felt that something was not good. It seemed that the court valued this person far more than he expected. Liu Xiongming had not yet figured out how to speak, explaining that he had let Luo Yao go unintentionally, and tried his best to get rid of the relationship.
when.
Wang Chang came on horseback, and he got off his horse a long way away. After making the announcement, he trotted all the way to Gaishun's side.
"You came at the right time. I have something to ask you." Gai Shun had been by the emperor's side for a long time and was influenced by it. He inadvertently adopted some of the emperor's speaking habits. It's just that he ascended to this high position at a young age and had too little experience to be as good as the emperor.
The world is a city where people live, so the tone is more arrogant and less gentle.
Wang Chang quickly stood up with his hands down and listened attentively.
"There is a demon named Luo Yao in Guanzhong, who deceives the people to hide in the mountains. It not only causes the loss of local household registration, but also adds some hidden dangers." Gaishun said coldly: "According to the report from the spies, Luo Yao had been killed many days ago.
He led his men down to Fuche Mountain and fought stubbornly with Liu Xiongming."
Gaishun ignored Liu Xiongming and stood awkwardly aside, thinking to himself: "Last month I received an edict. The country clearly stated in the edict that Luo Yao must be captured. Now that thousands of people on Fuche Mountain have surrendered, why?
Only the shadow of Luo Yao is missing?"
Wang Chang's original intention of asking for credit and reward suddenly disappeared. In order to make up for his mistake, he immediately said: "I will take people to search the mountain now. If I don't catch Luo Yao, I will never go down the mountain!"
"Luo Yao is good at concealing things. He uses images to cover up the form. The county and county officials have been hunting for him for many years but there is no trace. Not to mention these vast mountains, where are you going to find them?" Gaishun lifted his feet from the stream and found them wet.
He put on his shoes, got up and walked to the horse.
After some thought, Liu Xiongming finally made a decision between personal wealth and superficial friendship. He quickly followed, walked to Gaishun, and said: "General, across the mountains, to the southwest is Hanzhong.
I once heard Luo Yao say that he has an old relationship with Zhang Xiu, the commander of another department under Yizhou Mu, and Zhang Xiu is the master of five buckets of rice. There should be some connection between the two."
Geshun did not mount his horse. He quietly touched the bridle and fell into deep thought.
No one present knew the situation around Guanzhong better than him. As early as the second year of Chuping, Su Gu, the prefect of Hanzhong, was killed by Sima Zhangxiu and Sima Zhanglu of the Yizhou Mu Liuyan faction. Here,
Later, Zhang Lu planned to kill Zhang Xiu for unknown reasons, annexed his tribe, and then defended Hanzhong, cutting off the communication between Guanzhong and Yizhou.
"According to this, there is no reason for Luo Yao to go to Jingzhou through Wuguan. Maybe he really went to Hanzhong." Wang Chang expressed his opinion at the side.
At this time, Gaishun had already climbed onto his horse. He tightened the reins and said condescendingly on the horse: "Hanzhong is too far away from here, and we can't catch up. Let him go. We will have a chance to catch him in the future. But this is
If we fail to capture Luo Yao, this battle cannot be called a complete victory over Jing. You should be more careful when encountering this kind of thing in the future and don't do it again."
Wang Chang also got on the horse, one horse head behind Geshun, and agreed: "Wei! If the general hadn't planned this battle, how could his subordinates seize the pass and seize the stronghold, and surrender the bandits?"
With a single word, he took all the credit on himself without blushing. Anyway, most of the people in this battle were tiger warriors who were friendly with him, and they were not afraid of making mistakes when asked afterwards. As for Xu Huang, give him a head start.
The credit for Dengguancheng is enough, do you still want to expect more?
So what if Xu Huang dissatisfied afterwards? You know, even Xu Rong, the general of the Yulin Zhonglang who was optimistic about him, was respectful in front of his own general and did not dare to say a harsh word. Besides, there are many things in the army that take credit.
After all, a powerless military commander, how could Xu Rong be willing to take the risk of offending his own general to seek justice for him!
Gai Shun trusted the horse and looked at the green mountains on both sides, completely ignoring Wang Chang's bragging about his heroic performance in this battle. In his opinion, Wang Chang must be the first to take credit for this battle, so he did not
It was necessary to pay attention to Wang Chang's bragging, but instead he pulled his mind away and thought of other things.
Five Pecks of Rice Road and Taiping Road, these names that once made people talk about it, do not seem to have gone away with the failure of the Yellow Turban Uprising. Instead, they are lurking everywhere, still like tigers in the forest snooping in secret, trying to shake the Han Dynasty.
foundation.
These thieves are not tolerated by the world, but they don't know why Yizhou Mu Liu Yan, a clan member of the Han Dynasty and the official of the imperial court, would accept and use the former traitors?
This was a doubt that Gaishun couldn't figure out in his heart.
Liu Xiongming is actually a very dramatic figure in history. Wei Luo records: Liu Xiongming was a native of Lantian. He rarely did collecting medicine and hunting. He often lived at the foot of Fuche Mountain. Every morning and night, he traveled in the clouds and mist in order to know the way and not be confused.
At that time, people said that he could be in the clouds. When Guo and Li were in trouble, many people came to fight against them. In Jian'an, the prefectures and counties were attached to them, and the prefectures and counties recommended him as a junior general. Ma Chao and others rebelled, but refused to follow, and Chao defeated him. Later, he went to Tai Tai
Ancestor, Taizu held his hand and said to him: "When I entered the pass alone, I dreamed of a god, that is, Qingxie!" He gave him a generous gift, worshiped him as a general, and sent an order to welcome his troops. The troops did not want to surrender.
After the disaster, they rebelled, and all the refugees came to rely on it. Thousands of people were stationed at the entrance of Wuguan. Taizu sent Xia Houyuan to defeat it, and the heroes rushed south to Hanzhong. After Hanzhong was defeated and there was nothing left, they returned and surrendered.
The ancestor caught his beard and said: "Old thief, I really got you!" He was reinstated and moved to Bohai.