Chen Xiaoyi paid homage repeatedly in front of Wang Rengong's tomb, allowing Li Po to see for a while how literati paid homage to their deceased friends. ︾乐︾文︾小︾说|
Chen Xiaoyi recited a memorial poem loudly and burned it in front of Wang Rengong's tomb. Then he hid his face and cried a few times, and then thanked Li Po for burying his friend. The etiquette was clear-cut, and he fulfilled his duty as a friend.
At the entrance of the cemetery, Taishou Chen, who had never been immersed in the sadness of losing his friend, looked at the tombs on the mountain and sighed.
I don’t know if I am feeling sorry for Wang Rengong’s achievements in his life, or because of his charisma that can make so many people die.
Of course, to Li Po's ears, these were just words for the occasion, and there was nothing sincere about them.
After this process, Li Po became impatient.
"The dead are gone, and the living are in great hardship, so the prefect should all grieve. Moreover... the prefect came to Mayi in person. In addition to being a friend, he may have other reasons for coming, right?"
The biggest difference between Chen Xiaoyi and Wang Rengong is that this man is full of energy. He has traveled a long way and suffered the pain of losing friends, but he does not show much fatigue.
After hearing this, perhaps because he felt that Li Poxun could not hold his temper, he glanced at Li Po, looking a little dissatisfied, but he was still very straightforward, and then said solemnly: "I have sent a letter to the building, please." Governor Lin went to Mayi to discuss state affairs..."
Upon hearing this, Li Po immediately raised his eyebrows, full of suspicion.
What do three border governors want to do when they gather together? Do they want to raid Li Yuan's lair?
"The governor means..."
Chen Xiaoyi seemed to know what Li Po was thinking, and immediately said: "General Li, don't worry too much... The general led the troops and repeatedly resisted the Turks. He has done a great job... I got the letter from Brother Wang, so I also thought about it."
"Well, I just want to ask now. Li Yuan leads his troops south, and his intentions are unpredictable. What is General Li's plan?"
Li Po immediately said in his heart. Sure enough, this is trying to copy Li Yuan's retreat. This pirate ship is not easy to get on. It's not a big deal to go and get it for Li Yuan, but Jinyang City is high and the pond is deep. If the men and horses from the three counties were combined into one place, they would probably be beaten to death under the fortified city of Jinyang.
Besides, there is nothing wrong with having a member of the Li family become the emperor. At least he is much stronger than Yang Guang. Besides, there are so many rebels in the world, and none of them are really pleasing to the eye.
As for the possibility of these two of them joining forces to attack Jinyang and then take over the world, the difficulty is not much different from picking the moon from the sky.
If it was such a bad idea, no matter what happened to the other two, he, Li Po, would be incompetent. His teammates were too incompetent and could become pig teammates at any time. We should not board such a broken ship.
Li Po laughed. Anyone who knows him knows that he is not in a good mood right now.
"The prefect was joking. Tang Gong led his troops to the south. Where they came from has nothing to do with me. My city, Mayi, has experienced wars many times and needs to recuperate in preparation for the Turks. As for the rest, I don't want to worry too much."
With one sentence, Chen Xiaoyi fell silent.
The two people stopped at the entrance of the cemetery. They stood in silence, and the atmosphere seemed quite awkward.
After a long time, Chen Xiaoyi raised the corner of his mouth and showed a smile for the first time, saying: "What I want is actually the words of the general. Now the world is in chaos. How many people are called emperors and how many are called kings? It can be said that heroes are rising together to compete in the mountains and rivers."
At this point, he no longer concealed the contempt in his expression, but he changed the subject, "Yanmen County originally had six to seven hundred thousand people, but now there are only tens of thousands left. If you want to come to Mayi, Loufan is not even close."
Not much, right?"
"In my opinion, our three counties should now be unified into one and gather troops to guard the border fortress. The general may not know that before, Jinyang Order Liu Wenjing led troops to help. This man is proficient in strategy and manages the army in an orderly manner. I originally had high hopes for it.
, but..."
Chen Xiaoyi smiled and said, "However, he has other ambitions and is unwilling to lose his troops to fight against the Turks. A few days ago, he even led his troops to the south. Now, after looking across the three counties, there is only one general who is good at using troops..."
"Alas, I have come here shamelessly. I really want to ask the general to take pity on the people on the border of our three counties. He can do his duty and lead our army and people to fight against the Turks in the north. I just don't know what the general's intention is?"
This is the second person Li Po has seen who is caring about the country and the people.
Of course, no matter how good you say it, it cannot be done accurately. You need to observe carefully. Maybe this person was forced by Jinyang to have no choice but to come up with such an idea.
Li Po didn't have such noble sentiments, but he really did his duty.
Since he has expanded his army, he is actually fighting for a living space. If this happens, the strategic buffer space will be very large. If the Turks want to move south again, they will have many more options for interception methods.
But he was still very cunning, and he pondered for a long time and said: "This matter does not depend on me, but on the two prefects, right?"
Chen Xiaoyi twitched the corner of her mouth and said to herself, I have been so open and honest, and you are still so naughty. I don't know if this choice is the right one.
So he continued to add weight and said: "I have given up my intention. Prefect Lin is a sect of the Pei family... He is a bit stubborn. If he ignores the overall situation, what's the problem if I kill him on behalf of the general?"
Li Po smiled and nodded, "Then it depends on whether Prefect Lin comes."
The old man and the young man looked at each other and smiled, reaching a preliminary tacit understanding.
Chen Xiaoyi smiled very subtly, because he knew that the descendant of the Huns with Lin Hu bloodline would definitely come, because he told them that Wang Rengong was seriously ill and wanted to move the people of Mayi south to avoid the Turkic troops.
That Prefect Lin must have gone this way. Ever since he attached himself to the Pei family, he has been very close to Jinyang and has more food and grass than the other two counties. As a result, Loufan needs more
Nothing else, what is needed most is population.
If the people of Mayi are tempting him, and if Taishou Lin is still not tempted, he also attached a message that Wang Rengong holds a heavy Xiongnu treasure related to Lin Hu, and he will persuade Wang Rengong to hand it over to Taishou Lin, asking for help.
I just asked Prefect Lin to recommend Mr. Pei.
These baits were easily picked up without any difficulty, which clearly showed the difference between him and Wang Rengong. He was from Hedong, not the old man Wang who was isolated and helpless.
Li Po's smile was also very subtle. Now it seems that this is purely an act of everyone holding together to keep warm. If he can really control the soldiers and civilians of the three counties, damn, maybe he can really covet Jinyang.
But with Jinyang as a support, the situation in the north will be completely different. In a year or two, maybe the northern border areas of Jin will be able to relax a little.
Or to put it another way, ambition has always been based on strength. As much power as you have in your hands, ambition will follow.
This is especially true for a pragmatic guy like Li Po.
In fact, this is also one of the sequelae of Li Yuan's troops going south. Without the deterrence of Jinyang's army, these people in the north really don't take Jinyang seriously.
Of course, the most practical problems remain unresolved.
Even if things go well at this time, food is still the first problem that these three counties must solve. Moreover, when the time comes, Li Po will be needed to take the lead.
The change in situation made Li Po feel overwhelmed.
On the way back to the city, talk to Chen Xiaoyi.
Chen Xiaoyi was completely different from the people in the rumors. Her words were quite interesting. When it came to difficulties, she didn't tell Li Po the solution.
The granary in Fenyang Palace is already empty, and there is not much food left in Jinyang. That means you understand that it is useless to capture Jinyang, and there will still be a lack of food. Unless you are ruthless and kill the big households in Jinyang
I've copied them all, otherwise, I'd better think of another way.
Moreover, he also told Li Po that the drought in Yanmen was worse than that in Mayi. Although the crops had only begun to grow this year, spring plowing would definitely not be possible, and a complete harvest was expected.
This is not to say that the drought in Yanmen is really worse than that in Mayi, but that Yanmen’s mixed agricultural and animal husbandry industrial structure makes it more dependent on the weather.
This actually strengthened Li Po's intention to implement material control in Mayi and even Yanmen.
After forcing prices down first, soldiers will inevitably become the protagonists in the border areas. And they will be unconstrained.
In fact, this can also be regarded as one of the problems left to Li Po by Governor Chen. If it is solved, everything will be done. If it is not solved, nothing will happen.
Li Po was scolding his mother at the moment. He returned south from Daye in the sixth year. Now six or seven years have passed, and he has been struggling with food every year. Now he really misses the later years when supplies were extremely abundant.
Why is it so difficult to keep everyone fed these days?
Li Po stayed in Mayi for many days. During this period, Bu Qun and Yuchi Kai led two thousand soldiers and horses to Mayi City. Yuchi Kai's infantry will become the new defenders of Mayi.
Seeing the Detachment of Women in the city, Yu Chikai and Bu Qun also laughed, their strong sense of superiority lingering.
Prefect Lin arrived a little late, and the scene was not too small.
He brought five hundred soldiers and retinue with him.
After Yin Shishi, this man took over the post of Loufan prefecture as the Loufan County Magistrate. Emperor Yang Guang made a fuss, turned around and left, leaving a lot of chicken feathers on the ground. This man's job was actually to clean up the mess.
He is different from Chen Xiaoyi and Wang Rengong. He has no connections in Dongdu, and there is no restriction on staying in Taiyuan.
It was just because the timing was right and Master Yinshi appreciated him that he took over as the prefect of Loufan.
At the beginning, they were naturally so anxious that they couldn't even take care of the Western Turkic tribesmen, which shows how embarrassing the situation was at that time.
But when Li Yuan got a firm foothold, he joined in at the right time. He followed the Pei family's path and had the support of Jinyang, so it was easier for him next.
This Hsiung-nu son was almost Chinese-styled. He was dressed in official uniform and looked a little arrogant when meeting Chen Xiaoyi and Li Po.
Obviously, I looked down on these two helpless and helpless guys. It was condescending to come to Mayi in person.
(Monthly pass, monthly pass, I am not in the mood today, I am not satisfied with the writing, but I can’t interrupt the update, so I posted it. By the way, someone may want to talk about the issue of hegemony again. Ah Cao probably has an idea, but Ah Cao can’t spoil it, that’s boring.
Furthermore, Ah Cao is a little confused. People around him are very proud when they talk about the great achievements of the Han and Tang Dynasties, but how come readers of online articles hate Li Yuan and Li Shimin so much? Li Er Li Er shouted, especially
Contemptuous, kings like Li Shimin can no longer get everyone's respect, so who else in Chinese history can be a hero?
On the contrary, many people sympathized with Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty and said that he was a great king. A Cao was really confused as to what was going on in the world.
Of course, as the author, A-Cao, if the plot is properly arranged, will be killed. But A-Cao really doesn't understand, why is Li Shimin so annoying?
Previously, an author told Ah Cao that it was best not to write about the late Sui Dynasty because it was difficult for Li Shimin to arrange it. Ah Cao still didn’t believe it, but now Ah Cao really believes it...)