Chapter 400: The heroes gather together to talk about Kunlun
September 13, 1900.
This is the thirtieth day since Wei Cheng came to Luoyang, exactly one month.
The states and counties in the Han Dynasty have already completed the autumn harvest. Compared with last year, this year is destined to be a bumper harvest.
Although a lot of things have happened in the past year, it seems that for the people at the bottom, they are just some things to talk about after dinner.
Compared to the fall of Dong Zhuo and the Wei family's occupation of Luoyang, the common people were more happy to hear that this winter was finally getting better.
Luoyang City Gate.
Ox carts came all the way from Hedong, loaded with huge sweet potatoes and fist-sized potatoes.
I can't stop thinking about rice and wheat. These two emerging crops with amazing yields per acre have undoubtedly given the man a shot in the arm.
Moreover, the price is low and the taste is good. You will feel hungry after eating one and full after eating two. It is also very convenient to carry.
Under a tent at the city gate, several people dressed as stewards were counting the numbers.
This batch of sweet potatoes and potatoes is just the first batch, and a steady stream of sweet potatoes and potatoes will be shipped to Luoyang in the future.
"Are these the food stamps from Hedong?"
"Yes, I have collected a few pieces. This kind of hard paper is not afraid of water and is very tough. It is a thin piece and is easier to carry than copper coins. It would be convenient if it could be used as currency."
"Many businessmen have made this suggestion before, but unfortunately Wei has never given a clear reply."
"Are you afraid that someone will imitate this thing?"
"That's not true. I heard that better banknotes are being developed as a replacement."
The voices of these stewards were loud enough to be heard by passers-by, including Liu Bei.
Looking curiously at the food coupons in the steward's hand, Liu Bei's expression changed, and he vaguely felt that these coupons were of great significance to the management and control of people's livelihood resources in extraordinary times, but he couldn't think of the reason for it for a while.
"Brother, what are you thinking about?" Zhang Fei asked curiously when he saw him wandering around.
Liu Bei came back to his senses and shook his head: "Nothing, just looking at so much food, I was quite shocked."
Zhang Fei did not doubt that he was there, and laughed and said: "What does this mean? I heard Mr. Jia say that these grains are just the tip of the iceberg. Hedong County has a real bumper harvest this year. It is said that the newly built granaries are almost full.
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Liu Bei was startled when he heard this and frowned: "Then Jia Wenhe actually knows such a confidential matter?"
As Zhang Fei walked forward, he responded matter-of-factly: "It's not a secret, isn't it? Moreover, the master has always had a temperament of not trusting others when he employs them. If Jia Wenhe is capable, the master will naturally put him to good use."
When he said this, Liu Bei's face became hot. He was also following Wei Cheng at the beginning.
But he was ordered to go to Luoyang. After meeting Dong Zhuo, he had second thoughts and followed Cao Cao in recruiting soldiers.
If not, now he is only afraid of...
"Oh, time and destiny are all my own doing."
"What did brother say?"
"Ah, nothing, nothing, let's go. Mr. Wei has summoned me, so I don't dare to neglect it."
Liu Bei entered the city today because he was summoned by Wei Cheng. Liu Bei thought that he might want him to go south to Jingzhou with Yuan Gongli.
However, the development of things was even more beyond his expectation.
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On the official road east of Luoyang.
The two groups of men and horses were no more than a hundred meters apart, each looking at tense moments.
The leader of a convoy was holding a [Yuan] flag. The person sitting in the car was none other than Yuan Shao.
As for the convoy behind, it was Cao Cao who was wary of Yuan Shao in every possible way.
At this time, Cao Cao had a gloomy look on his face. He was sitting in the carriage and had no strength to speak. He was both frightened and uneasy.
"Fengxiao, what do you think this Wei family wants to do when he suddenly summons us to the capital?"
Cao Cao was extremely frightened, fearing that the Wei family was going to have an operation on him. If it weren't for Guo Jia's persuasion, he would never have come to Beijing.
Guo Jia, who was sitting on one side, was also a little numb. The reason why he supported Cao Cao to enter the capital was because he was afraid of the strength of the Longshan Army.
In his opinion, neither left nor right can defeat him, so why not just go to Beijing and see what the Wei family wants to do.
"My lord, I'm here now, so I'm going to take a trip in a big way. In my opinion, it might not be a bad thing for the Wei family to summon us to the capital this time. Otherwise, there would be no need to specially arrange these chariots."
Cao Cao nodded slightly, touched the leather cushion under his seat, and sighed: "This Wei family's method is really magical. This carriage came all the way without feeling much bumps."
Guo Jia said "hmm" and opened the curtains to look at the "guards" outside. These people were not the ones they brought with them, but the legendary invincible Longshan Army officers.
That's right, it was said to be a summons, but in Guo Jia's opinion, it was more like coercion.
When the Longshan Army arrived at Yecheng that day, they almost frightened Cao Cao into fleeing overnight.
If it weren't for the leading scribe, who happened to be a fellow countryman of Guo Jia, Cao Cao would have fled to the grassland by now.
"Filial piety, but what is the need?"
At this time, a scribe rode a horse to the carriage. Seeing Guo Jia lift the curtain, he asked harmoniously.
This person is Guo Jia's fellow villager and Xun You's brother.
Xun Yue, courtesy name Zhongyu, is Xun or uncle, the son of Xun Jian, the head of the Xun family.
He was a famous political commentator and historian in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He served as an official, secretary, supervisor, and minister during the reign of Emperor Xian. He once wrote thirty chapters of "Han Ji". People at the time said that he had "detailed speeches and beautiful arguments."
Looking at his calligraphy, we can see that Xun may have just given birth to a son, but Xun Yue was the legitimate son of the Xun family, and that is why he was able to enter the court and become an official.
"Brother Zhongyu!" Guo Jia didn't dare to be negligent and answered with his hands raised.
Xun Yue nodded and said, "It's been a hard work for both of you on traveling all night. Fortunately, we are only half a day away from Luoyang. When we get to Luoyang, Xun will hold another banquet to apologize to you two."
"I don't dare." Guo Jia bowed his head again.
Xun Yue chuckled, glanced at Cao Cao who was behind Guo Jia, said nothing, clamped the horse's belly tightly and left.
When he walked away, Cao Cao snorted coldly and said: "This Xun family is a famous family after all, how come they succumb so easily?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Hearing this, Guo Jia shook his head with a wry smile.
What did you give in to?
I don’t know how many people are envious of this big man. This is called betting on the right thing. If this is also called submission, then so am I...
"Cough cough cough~"
"Fengxiao, are you okay?"
Guo Jia coughed for a while, feeling like his lungs were about to come out. He waved his hands with difficulty, "It doesn't matter, it's the same old problem."
Cao Cao stepped forward and patted him on the back, and sighed: "Hey, you really should pay more attention to your body, why do you feel that it is getting worse and worse?"
Guo Jia casually picked up the cowhide wine bottle beside him and said, "It doesn't matter, just take a few sips and you'll be fine."
After unscrewing the bottle cap, the pungent smell of low-quality alcohol hit his face, making even Cao Cao feel a little uncomfortable.
But Guo Jia raised his head and took a sip, and then said with a blushing face: "Master, look, isn't this good?"
Cao Cao: "..."
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The next day.
Luoyang, Imperial Palace.
Huangfusong looked at the brand-new hall in front of him, and his heart couldn't be calm for a long time.
Five years have passed since Huangfu Song was framed by He Jin and demoted to Chang'an to guard the imperial mausoleum. Huangfu Song has not been here again.
The plaque on the main hall has long been changed, and it is now called [Chengtian Hall]. The inscription was still made three days ago, which is a bit ironic.
Huangfu Song sighed softly and walked into the hall.
Wei Cheng was sitting on the gilded Han Dynasty couch at the top, and below him were a group of civil and military officials. This time there had been a big change of blood.
But there are still many old faces among them. You must know that Huangfu Song is also a veteran of the second dynasty, and his connections are not as wide as usual.
"Give me a seat." Wei Cheng ordered the female guard beside him.
Nowadays, there are no eunuchs in the palace, and all the eunuchs are replaced by female guards, which not only avoids suspicion, but also protects the safety of the harem.
Huangfu Song took a step forward and bowed in obeisance, "Old minister Huangfu Song, I have met Mr. Wei."
Wei Cheng has been reluctant to proclaim himself emperor, so he can only use "jun" instead.
"Jun" in the Zhou Dynasty mainly refers to court officials and leaders of vassal states and Fang states; during the Warring States Period, it was also used as a title for heroes or nobles; later it was derived into the title of emperor, referring to the king of a country, that is, the supreme ruler.
Therefore, when everyone shouted "Wei Jun", it was actually a disguised recognition of Wei Cheng's status as the supreme ruler of the Han Dynasty.
The female guard brought a Taishi chair and placed it naturally on the side of the general.
The leaders, Xu Huang and Lu Bu, looked at each other and took a step back at the same time, giving up the first place.
Everyone who practices martial arts knows Huangfu Song, an old general, and respects him deeply, not daring to neglect him in the slightest.
Huangfu Song didn't hesitate. He was older and Wei Cheng respected him and gave him a seat, so he sat down with peace of mind.
Wei Cheng glanced at Huangfu Song and nodded with satisfaction.
Then, he looked up at the civil and military officials looking down, and his eyes swept over Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei and others in the crowd.
At this sight, Cao Cao was so frightened that he almost knelt down on the spot.
After all, he is just a "little prince" with local influence now, and he shouldn't be so afraid, but he has plotted against the Wei family, which makes him not feel uneasy.
But Wei Cheng didn't seem to care. After glancing at him, the smile on his face remained unabated.
'Sure enough, Hong Wenbo was right. These people are just heroes created by the times, and all they want is fame and fortune.'
Wei Cheng felt quite sad.
"Here, please bring us the drawings."
Wei Cheng looked at the female guards aside again. Not long after, two screen-like objects were brought up by eight female guards and stood in the center of the hall.
The pictures on the front and back of the screen are the same, they are all one picture.
One of them is familiar to everyone, it is the current map of the entire Han Dynasty.
The other one was a bit shocking because it had the words "A sketch of mountains and seas" written on it.
Wei Cheng walked down the high platform, put his hands behind his back, and said solemnly: "Do you know where Kunlun Mountain is going?"
All the civil and military officials looked at each other, and a civil servant stood up and said: "It is said in ancient books that in the past, King Mu of Zhou traveled west for more than nine months, a total of 38,000 miles, and saw the land of the Queen Mother of the West, which is where the Kunlun Mountain is located.
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"No, no, there is a written record in the "Great Wilderness Western Classic". Kunlun Mountain is 360,000 miles away from Xianyang. It is in the south of the West Sea, on the shore of quicksand, after the Red River and before the Black River. It is only nine months away.
Can you walk?!"
As soon as the civil servant finished speaking, another official stood up. This time he even brought out the "Book of Mountains and Seas". Wei Cheng called him a good guy.
At this time, Zhang Fei walked up to the [Mountain and Sea Area Map] with a puzzled look on his face, drew on the map for a while, and suddenly said in shock: "Look, isn't this the Kunlun Mountains?"
When everyone heard this, they all came together.
"Go straight west for three hundred and sixty thousand miles..."
"South of the West Sea (Mediterranean Sea)..."
"The shore of quicksand (Sahara)..."
"After Chishui (Red Sea)..."
"Before the Black Water (Nile)..."
Comparing the description in the "Great Wilderness Western Classic" that the civil servant just brought out, everyone quickly found the location of Kunlun Mountain on the map.
At this time, the civil servant exclaimed: "Kunlun Mountain, that is where God lives, God, God..."
At this time, everyone looked at the skin bag behind Huang Zhong at the same time, because it was the Tiangang Divine Weapon... Thunder Dragon Cannon!
And this Tiangang Divine Weapon was created by Wei Cheng. Doesn’t that mean that... Wei Cheng is a god?
In other words, Wei Cheng knows a lot of information about God!
Wei Cheng is a native son of the Wei family, so the second guess is obviously more reliable. No wonder, Wei Cheng suddenly became wise and created so many magical things, and now everything is explained.
Wei Cheng didn't know what they were thinking, otherwise he would have laughed out loud, "Oh my God, you are a hamburger sandwich apple pie."
It was obvious that all the civil and military officials looked at Wei Cheng with a look of reverence.
Wei Cheng walked up to Zhang Fei, pointed to the territory of the Han Dynasty on the map, and said: "Now you know how ignorant you are, right? This is our Han Dynasty, and there is such a large territory to the west, but you just hide there.
There’s constant fighting at home.”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When Wei Qing was speaking, he looked at Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and others in the crowd. When these people heard the words, they all had expressions on their faces.
Ashamed, if there wasn't a gap in the ground, they would have just crawled in.
Wei Cheng then said: "Not to mention others, the Huns, Xianbei, Jie, Qiang, and Di. The territories where these barbarians live are more than twice as big as ours. Don't you think it's ridiculous?"
"This..." Everyone was speechless for a moment.
When Wei Cheng saw this, he said in a deep voice: "Why, are you all mute? Aren't you usually very eloquent? Why don't you speak anymore?"
At this time, Huangfu Song, who was silent for a moment, cupped his fists and saluted, and said, "What do you mean by Lord Wei... to expand the territory for my Han Dynasty?"
Wei Cheng's expression calmed down, he stretched out his hand to help Huangfu Song up, nodded and said: "Yes, that's what I mean, shouldn't it be right? The world is so big, but we, the Han people, live in just one-third of an acre. How strange is it?"
unfair!"
One third of an acre?
Everyone looked at each other, a little stunned. In this era of inconvenient transportation, the territory of the Han Dynasty was already very vast for them.
However, the most fearful thing is ignorance, right?
I didn't know before that there were so many territories outside, but now that I know, it suddenly feels so small. The land where tens of millions of my Han compatriots live is not even one-tenth of this world. It's really unfair... We
Deserve a wider territory!
Wei Cheng looked at the flames burning in everyone's eyes and said loudly: "I have decided to expand the army. It is not just the Longshan Army and the Hupo Army. Anyone who is sure of opening up the territory for my Han Dynasty, I can provide it for free.
Military supplies allow you to build a strong army of your own."
Cao Cao took a breath and asked excitedly: "Can the Gang Shenbing be able to..."
Wei Cheng looked at him, nodded and said: "Yes, we can open a hundred miles of territory, and the reward will be: ten thunder dragon cannons, a hundred wind dragon muskets, and a hundred thunder bombs. You don't have to worry about the logistics, as long as you can go all the way."
Just go west."
Gulu~
Wei Cheng seemed to hear the sound of dozens of hungry wolves swallowing saliva.