Most of the middle-level officers of the Black Mountain Army came from the Anping Army, and Zhou Cang also used his banner to gather the remaining Yellow Turban troops. The family records of the army sergeants even opened up wasteland and farmed in Guangyang County.
It has been less than a year and a half since he left Youzhou last year. Why is there a trend of losing control?
It wasn't that Liu Xiang was paranoid. When he was "assassinated", Zhou Cang didn't show up. When he "awoke", Zhou Cang didn't show up either. He sent out invitations in the name of a wedding, but Zhou Cang still didn't show up.
He pretended to be sick instead of fishing out the people inside Youzhou, but instead made Zhou Cang ambitious?
What's the problem?
The identity of the Divine Envoy is the title given to Liu Xiang by Zhang Jiao before he died. In the eyes of the remaining Yellow Turban tribes, this is orthodox and righteous.
He built the Anping Army from scratch and built it up bit by bit. This army was engraved with his imprint from top to bottom. The sergeants and sergeants in the army highly recognized him, but the soldiers in Youzhou had no objection at all.
, he had been away for a year, and he could still be mobilized easily with just one military order. Those officers who were transferred were involved in the formation of the Black Mountain Army, and they fought with the remaining Yellow Turban troops from Jizhou, so there was no confrontation between soldiers and generals.
There is no doubt that the soldiers at the middle and lower levels of the Black Mountain Army must have their hearts set on themselves. This is much more useful than sending a supervisory army. Under such conditions, how could Zhou Cang dare to have different intentions? How could he control the army?
Liu Xiang was very distressed. The position of the Heishan Army was too critical. The entrance to the south gate of Youzhou, the junction of Jizhou and Bingzhou, and the control of Jingxing and Fukou across the Taihang Mountains. If I could use them, they would be the gateway for the Anping Army to move south and west.
If they are not used by me, they will be the obstacles for the Anping Army to leave Youzhou.
He took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly, trying to calm down his mental state. He didn't want this to affect his judgment.
"Send an order to Zhou Cang to bring his troops and horses to Beixin City to change their uniforms." Liu Xiang prepared to give Zhou Cang one last chance.
Cui Yi solemnly asked for orders: "My lord, if Zhou Cang doesn't come, please order me to lead troops to put down the rebellion."
Liu Xiang shook his head: "I want to ask those people personally. Looking at the whole world, who else treats them better than me, and why they betrayed me."
Zhen Yi rushed into the lobby in a hurry. He heard at the door that Liu Xiang was about to lead troops to go on an expedition again, so he quickly ran in to dissuade him: "My lord has taken a concubine not long ago, and the wedding is about to happen. It is a big event to give birth to an heir, so why should we lead troops to go on an expedition?"
?The Lord does everything personally, so what’s the use of having generals under his command?”
Last year, when we were talking about getting married, we were delayed by the imperial edict. Why do we have to go to war this year? The application deadline is about to come, why is it so difficult for me to marry a daughter?
"Cough~cough, cough..." He ran a little hastily and coughed as if he was going to die.
"Don't be anxious, Mr. Zhen. Let's sit down and take a breath before talking." Liu Xiang looked at Zhen Yi who was coughing non-stop. The old man's body was getting worse day by day. He was only in his thirties but had already aged into his forties or fifties. To him,
The attendant next to him ordered: "Go and send the doctor."
The attendant followed the order and left, and soon returned with the doctor.
Zhen Yi calmed down for a long time and finally stopped coughing. He waved his hand to stop the doctor: "This is a wind disease that was carried in the womb. If it cannot be cured, there is no need to bother."
He ignored the doctor and continued to persuade: "My Lord's foundation has been established, but there is still no one to inherit it. This is a serious problem and must not be ignored. I have been to the battlefield many times in person. It is very dangerous. If there is anything that I cannot bear to say, I, Youzhou, will
There is no owner, and disintegration is imminent. At that time, disasters will inevitably occur again, and all lives will be ruined. Tens of thousands of soldiers and millions of Guizhou heads are all tied to the lord. The overall situation is very important, and the lord must not ignore it."
Liu Xiang was speechless. He had already traveled through time, so why was he still being urged to get married and have children? This was a curse that could break the timeline.
As for the issue of leading a team to fight in person, of course he knows the danger, but now is the early stage of starting a business. Going to the battlefield in person, leading the charge, and leading the troops to break up the rear is a good way to enhance the prestige in the army. He is not a second generation sitting back and enjoying the success, so he will not go to the battlefield.
Nope.
If you cannot control the army, you will die miserably.
"Zhen Gong said that I will consider it when I am old and seek for the country. But the situation is forcing me. The world is in chaos and fighting is endless. What can I do? I will pay attention to my safety. Zhen Gong does not need to worry."
Zhen Yi had no choice but to persuade him. He couldn't say, "Why don't you let my daughter conceive the child first before going to war?" That would be a loss of face.
Liu Xiang is still young and doesn't care about his heirs. As for the Black Mountain Army, let's see Zhou Cang's reaction first.
He began to read the reports from various counties. This year was good. There was no drought, locust plague, or flood. It was just building dams, digging canals, building roads, digging wells, arresting bandits, driving away wild animals, and training militia groups.
Although there are still many gaps in the officialdom, the people can live a good life without the interruption of natural disasters and man-made disasters, and their small lives are happy.
fine.
Liu Xiang smiled, he was still useful, at least he provided a home for these people.
"Pfft~ha..." Cui Yi's suppressed laughter attracted his attention. When he looked up, he saw Yan Rou wandering in and weakly saluted: "Greetings, my lord."
"Okay, sit down quickly." Liu Xiang interrupted his follow-up actions, fearing that he would fall to the ground if he bowed.
"Thank you, Lord." Yan Rou slowly walked to the table on the left and angrily said to Cui Yi, who was sitting at the top: "Why are you laughing? If you hadn't turned against me last night, why would I be like this!"
"Hahahaha." Cui Yi couldn't help it anymore. He held his hand on the bed and laughed. He laughed and said: "Last night, there was a person who said that he could not get drunk after a thousand cups. I want to see how he could not get drunk after a thousand cups.
Drunk, hahahaha. I didn’t watch it if I wasn’t drunk. I sprayed wine and watched it and it was refreshing.”
Yan Rou didn't have the energy to argue with him, so she collapsed behind the couch and rolled her eyes in anger.
Liu Xiang shook his head and laughed. Tiqi had already reported last night's situation. Yan Rou committed suicide. He and Cui Yi toasted the guests as the husband's family members. Maybe they were drunk, so they talked nonsense, saying that they would not be drunk after a thousand cups.
war.
He also had a good drinking capacity. He stood in front of the court and drank down a group of guests who came to share the wine. Just when everyone was convinced and admiring him, Cui Yi ran up to him and drank a large jar of wine. He wanted to see thousands of glasses of wine.
Drunk, drunkenness, whoever is convinced, Yan Rou drank and squirted, and it is said that the squirt spread more than ten feet away.
Yan Rou wasn't the worst offender. Not long after the banquet started, Yuan Huan didn't even have time to eat a bite of the food. Guests No. 100 lined up to toast him and fell unconscious on the spot. He hasn't gotten up until now and is still signing.
He was asleep in the side room of the Yamen.
Liu Xiang seriously suspected that Zhen Yi, an old fox, was seeking revenge. He was probably unhappy with the Yuan family for marrying off their daughter first.
It doesn't matter if they fight, they are too united, and they will worry themselves.
"Go and make some tea."
The attendants brought tea cakes, charcoal stoves, and utensils, and made tea in the hall.
Tea in the Han Dynasty was just like making soup.
The tea cakes are first dried, then smashed and ground, and then boiled in a clay pot. Salt, meat oil, green onion, ginger, or various seasonings and spices are also added. Everyone who claims to be a tea artist has his or her own method.
Researched unique formula.
Finally, it is cooked like seaweed soup.
So there is a saying about drinking tea.
Liu Xiang would rather drink plain water.
Because he doesn't like drinking this kind of tea soup, he is often praised for his frugality. There is no tea in Youzhou, and the tea cakes are really expensive. He tried brewing it with water. The tea leaves that have not been cured are very bitter and astringent, no different from traditional Chinese medicine soup.
It’s no wonder that the ancients added seasonings, as it would be even worse to drink without adding seasonings.
In the Han Dynasty, there was no custom of entertaining guests with tea. Wine was the favorite drink of the Han people, and tea soup was mainly used to relieve hangovers.
Tea is a good thing. Once the territory in the south is conquered, this product can be used as a pillar industry, especially since the Han people have not developed the habit of drinking tea as a whole, and the Hu people have not started drinking tea to treat diseases and relieve greasiness. This is
There is a huge blank market that deserves vigorous promotion.
Yizhou is very suitable for large-scale tea tree planting, and Liu Xiang has buried several nails there.
This year, Ou Xing in Changsha rebelled. Unfortunately, Sun Jian stationed troops in Chencang and was the governor of Wudu County. He was the first line against the Liangzhou bandits and could not be mobilized casually. His Changsha governor, Marquis Wucheng, was not available, so it depends on
Will he follow the path arranged by Liu Xiang in the future?