Dong Zhuo became fat again and entered Nuange with a few personal guards. He came to Youzhou this time with only these few people around him.
Liu Xiang didn't pretend to be sick. There was no need. He was "seriously injured" because he didn't want to go to Luoyang. It just happened to fulfill the wishes of many people. Few people would hold on to him. Once the limelight passed, he would be quickly forgotten.
Many times, truth or falsehood doesn't matter.
"Go and prepare hot wine to warm up Dong Zhengxi." Liu Xiang ordered his attendants.
Dong Zhuo's eyebrows and beard were covered with hoarfrost. He took off his frozen mink cloak and laughed loudly: "Thank you Yicheng for your kindness. The weather is so cold that I almost froze to death on the way."
"Brother Zhongying didn't go to Bingzhou to quell the rebellion, so why did he come to Youzhou in his leisure time?"
Dong Zhuo walked to the stove in the Nuan Pavilion and rubbed his hands to warm himself. After shuddering for a few times, he asked back: "Yicheng's injury is healed? Can he still fight?"
What did this mean? Liu Xiang didn't think that Fatty Dong came here to borrow troops. He said indifferently: "I can't mount the horse, and I can't draw the bow."
The attendants had already taken several jars of wine and were heating it by the stove. Dong Zhuo poured a cup and drank it in one gulp. He breathed out the smell of wine and said meaningfully: "You and I join hands, and we can wipe out these little thieves in a day and night, and we will conquer the world."
You can go there too."
There is something in this damn fat man’s words. What does it mean that the world can be conquered? Both of them are important generals in four expeditions and four towns. They meet in private and say this. This is the opposite of the rhythm!
The imperial court asked him to go to Bingzhou to quell the rebellion, so he was stimulated?
Or are you lying to yourself?
Liu Xiang was not sure and did not want to raise troops at this time, so he excused himself and said: "Brother Zhongying has strong soldiers and horses. It is easy to defeat the rebels in Bingzhou. Why do you need me to help? You are being too modest."
Dong Zhuo didn't get a direct answer, but he already knew the answer, so he changed the topic: "I heard that the Xiutu rebels have fled to Danhan Mountain? The thieves are rampant. Is Yicheng willing to send troops to help?"
Liu Xiang smiled and replied: "I just want to stay in Youzhou and live a peaceful life. I don't care about other things. Brother Zhongying can send troops as much as possible. Maybe we can win."
Dong Zhuo understood this. Liu Xiang did not want to pay attention to the matter of Bingzhou, and was also warning him not to make trouble. Danhan Mountain has been regarded as the boundary of Youzhou, and war will start if he enters.
His purpose of coming to Youzhou has been achieved. It seems that the rebellion in Bingzhou was not started by the people in front of him. He can safely suppress it as long as he does not enter Youzhou's territory.
Liu Yicheng had no intention of rebelling, but wanted to defend his own territory and become his king of Youzhou. This disappointed him. Bingzhou had many mountains and narrow terrain, and it was difficult to support an army. He could not survive alone. Even if he wanted to draw territory to defend himself, it would not work.
He had had enough of being drafted and transferred around. He was born in Liangzhou and was always looked down upon by others. He had had enough.
This time he was transferred from the Guanzhong Plain to the ravines of Bingzhou by the imperial court, which meant that he was removed from his position as commander-in-chief. This was an unwarranted demotion.
The pent-up resentment in his heart was aroused, and he wanted to rebel, but the first step to win over his allies failed, which made him calm down quickly. Now is not the time to rebel.
He laughed: "Haha, Yicheng is lazy. This place in Youzhou is managed like an iron barrel. Maybe the court will really make you King of Yan. Unlike Dong, who is born to work hard.
Being drafted back and forth day after day was unbearable."
This is nonsense. If a clan is granted the title of king, it will only grant the land of one county. There is no reason to grant the title of one state. It is not like Liu Bang did in the early Han Dynasty.
Liu Xiang smiled perfunctorily: "Brother Zhongying said, if you can win the king of Yan, that will be enough."
The two had a skirmish, but no one said anything about the counter-rebellion, and the Southern Huns didn't even mention it. In their eyes, the Southern Xiongnu's combat power was too high, and the only way to eliminate these rebels was to
Think about it or not, there is no way you can.
Afterwards, they chatted a little more and missed the days when they fought side by side in Liangzhou. Liu Xiang hosted a banquet and Dong Zhuo got very drunk.
In fact, when Fatty Dong proposed joining forces, his heart skipped a beat. If the Liangzhou soldiers marched eastward along the Yellow River, and the Youzhou soldiers marched westward from the Taihang River, and the rivers were frozen, the checkpoints around Luoyang would be useless. Under attack from both sides, they might not be incapable of being conquered.
Dong Zhuo was weaker than himself, and the opportunity to control Luoyang was right in front of him, but when he thought that he would be attacked by a group after this incident, he immediately gave up the idea.
He can't beat the alliance of the Guandong family. This pie is poisonous and he doesn't dare to bite it.
Luoyang is a dead place and cannot be entered.
He is not even as good as Dong Zhuo.
Fatty Dong can retreat to the west, but he cannot. His base is in Youzhou. Once the army is trapped in Luoyang, its old nest will be lost, and the Anping army will become a tree without roots and water without a source, and will be consumed to death.
Historically, Dong Zhuo retreated to Chang'an when there was no major defeat. What he feared was the endless attrition. If the direct troops were attrited too much, the various armies he had collected would rebel, and the scholars around Luoyang and the capital of Guizhou would turn against him.
Dong Zhuo couldn't stand it, and Liu Xiang couldn't stand it even more.
There are millions of people around Luoyang, and the method of dividing fields and industries cannot be used at all. How can there be so many things to distribute to the people? Even if they are divided, the effect will not be very good under the presence of a large army. It takes time to ferment by dividing the fields.
, the short-term effect is limited.
It's not the right time yet, so you can't be a loser.
Dong Zhuo left after he sobered up the next day. He came decisively and left neatly. He was worthy of being a man who could bring trouble to the world. He was really courageous. His fat body was only strengthened by his courage, right?
"Dong Jun, come on, the curtain of the era is waiting for you to open. I will support you spiritually. After you leave, I will definitely inherit your unfinished business."
Liu Xiang silently recited his farewell words. Such brave men who are the pioneers of the king must maintain respect.
The severe winter is still going on, and the temperature is getting colder day by day. This kind of climate is very rare. Although the low temperature can kill most of the insect eggs, the insect pests will definitely be lighter next year, but if the temperature does not return in time in the spring, spring plowing will be affected.
Grain production will inevitably decrease.
If the temperature drops too early in autumn, the yield will still drop.
Liu Xiang called Fan Xian, who was sorting out farm records, and asked about preparations for next spring and his worries.
Fan Xian pondered for a long time. Farming depends on the weather. What can he do about the climate problem? He couldn't think of a solution after much thought.
"My lord, if the temperature does not return in time in spring, we can only postpone the spring plowing, speed up the plowing of the land for sowing in mid-spring, and seize time. Prepare manpower in the autumn to harvest before the frost, which may ensure the yield of the fields."
This is the only way out of all options.
Can Liu Xiang not promote greenhouse seedling technology? Where can I find plastic sheeting?
If we use a greenhouse to raise seedlings, I don't know if the cost can be controlled.
"Ziming, do you think it's feasible if we build a greenhouse to cultivate seedlings in advance and transplant them directly after the temperature returns? I don't know about dry fields, but paddy fields should be fine, right?"
Fan Xian has never seen a greenhouse, but he knows that growing vegetables in warm water and growing vegetables next to hot springs in winter has been around since ancient times. He thinks this is the truth, right?
But he just knew that he had never seen it before, and he said hesitantly: "Lord, I have never seen it. I don't know what to do. I heard that it is a waste of resources and the output is limited."
"After trying it, I know that this is the main task of your experimental field next year. Now I will allocate a house for you, build a stove, and a fire wall. It doesn't cost much on a small scale. I can make just one new piece of clothing for you.
Already."
Whether it is possible and whether the cost is high, only after doing it will we know that plants need water, soil, temperature, and light to grow. Except for sunlight, which cannot be solved, everything else can be done artificially.
Give it a try and see if it works. The Little Ice Age has arrived, and we must find a way to solve the problem of reduced farmland production in the north.