As the county seat of Langya County, it was built in the Spring and Autumn Period. It was the largest of the eight cities built by the State of Lu at that time. It was hoped that it would serve as a barrier in the southeast for security.
His real name was Qiyang. In 157 BC, because Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty was named Liu Qi after he ascended the throne, he changed his name to Kaiyang to avoid the taboo of his name.
This is the real urban area of Linyi, Shandong Province a thousand years later.
It can be described as prosperous and beautiful since ancient times.
For the Langya people, the first year of Xingping is also a very important year.
It's not because of the major world events that happened this year.
Those things are too far away for them, and they can't feel any impact or change for the time being.
But because of Kaiyang, or Langya...
The sky above the heads of these people has changed this year!
The Sheriff has been replaced!
This is closely related to themselves.
Prior to this, during the Chuping period, the master of Kaiyang and the governor of Langya was Yin De, who was appointed and removed by the imperial court.
But in the middle of this year, Yin De was directly dismissed by Tao Qian, who had just escaped from the disaster, and then a new governor came from the East China Sea.
Xiao Jian.
Of course, Xiao Jian actually couldn't work for long.
In the original history of the Three Kingdoms, it was more than a year later in the first year of Jian'an (196).
After Lu Bu took the opportunity to seize Xuzhou during the battle between Liu Bei and Yuan Shu, Xiao Jianli, who was always scolded as a traitor, inscribed passes and letters to cling to him, but was overthrown by Zang Ba.
Your surname is Xiao?
As soon as they heard this surname, and then thought that the other party identified Zhou Mu and came from the East China Sea, the Kaiyang people understood.
He must be from the Xiao family.
This is a famous powerful family in Xuzhou. Although the family governs Tan County in the state, its influence is spread throughout all major counties in Xuzhou.
With such a well-established county governor, all parties in Langya were wary, lest he become the object of his authority. Coupled with the replacement of the county governor, it was natural that the entire bureaucracy of Langya would be updated. With a period of busyness, it was not until the tenth day after Xiao Jian took office.
On the same day, an official came to report to him with a letter.
"A letter from Beihai?" Xiao Jian asked doubtfully, "What does it say?"
"Reporting to the governor, there is news that there may be a large number of refugees coming to Langya?" His subordinates returned.
"Refugee?" Xiao Jian was stunned and said, "Is it a letter from Kong Beihai, or is it?"
"The news came back from officials in Anqiu County, saying that they saw about 100,000 people heading south. Judging from the route, they might come here."
The subordinate looked at the letter again as if to confirm, and replied: "I'm not sure psychologically, I'm just guessing based on the route."
"Kong Rong had a close relationship with Tao Zhou Mu, and this official also used this opportunity to curry favor with him. It was a good intention."
Xiao Jian pondered for a while and said: "But hundreds of thousands of refugees fled Qingzhou at the end of the year..."
He laughed dumbly and shook his head: "It seems that the thieves in Qingzhou are quite serious."
He was just from a powerful local family, so he couldn't be like Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, who were separated by a state. Naturally, he couldn't be too clear about the details of the royal government.
But before coming here, Donghai was the administrative center of Xuzhou County. Business travelers came and went, and the news was well-informed, so it was not unknown.
It seems that when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou last year, a group of people in the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans who had just surrendered rebelled again?
When he found out that there was a fire behind the eunuch, Xiao Jian was the first to applaud him.
Should!
"Master, these hundreds of thousands of refugees." His subordinate reminded: "How should we deal with them?"
"What does the life and death of Qingzhou people have to do with me, Xuzhou?"
Recalling that the Qingzhou Army was also present when they attacked Xuzhou last year, Xiao Jian's eyes flashed with disgust and he snorted coldly:
"Inform the whole county to be careful of the intrusion of these Qingzhou people."
"If a large group of refugees approaches, just close the city gate tightly."
"This group of people have fled here, and it's freezing cold in the twelfth lunar month. Do they still want to attack the city?"
"Just shut them out and let God take care of them. They will all freeze to death in a few days, haha."
"Here!"
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When Wang Zheng's army first arrived in Langya, the county magistrate of Dongguan County also received news from Kaiyang.
When he threw the letter aside with the same indifference, Gongcao reminded him: "County Lord, you should be more careful and take precautions."
"It is said that the Qingzhou people made quite a fuss last year. They seemed to have captured Linzi." Gong Cao added: "There may be some Yellow Turban bandits among these refugees. No matter how few there are among a hundred thousand people, if there is one
Four or five thousand, it’s impossible to be careless..."
"You are worrying too much." The county king sneered: "Xuzhou is the hometown of the overlord, and the people are brave. How can it be compared to Qingzhou, a land of thieves and bandits?"
"Not to mention a group of refugees, even the army of yellow turban thieves and bandits came together to guarantee that he would never come back."
When he said this, the county prince seemed to only remember Xiang Yu's past glory, but forgot Tao Qian's past embarrassment.
Speaking of which, the latter is closer.
Although the county prince didn't take it seriously, he still ordered someone to rush to Yunting to report it.
Firstly, Yunting is located in the northernmost part of Langya. If Qingzhou people cause trouble, there is a high probability that it will be the first stop. Secondly, Yunting itself, which owns iron ore, is also extremely important strategically.
The negligent attitude of both parties resulted in the fact that when the pavilion chief of Yunting received the official document, he did not know that the royal army was already approaching the city.
Although the position of the pavilion chief is humble, due to the special nature of Yunting itself, it is not comparable to other pavilion chiefs in terms of importance. However, this pavilion chief is not under the jurisdiction of the Dongguan County Lord, but directly under the jurisdiction of Langya County.
"Looking at the date, the governor clearly announced it early tomorrow. How long did it take for it to reach me?"
After reading it, the pavilion chief passed the letter to the left and right, and said with some dissatisfaction: "It's really a neglect of government!"
"Then do we want the city defense troops to pay more attention these days?" Seeing the pavilion chief's attitude, the deputy on the side asked quickly.
"That's not necessary." The chief of the pavilion stroked his beard and said: "What can a group of refugees do? Besides, our city in Yuncheng has a lookout and there is no shortage of weapons, bows and arrows. I just ask people to pay attention in the past few days. If they see any trace of refugees,
Then close the city gate and shoot as many people as you want!"
Refugees?
The director of the pavilion also never paid attention to it.
"Speaking of which, I have been to Linzi a few years ago. It is indeed a big city." The deputy said with emotion: "But I don't know how the Qingzhou Yellow Turban group defeated it last year?"
"No matter how strong the city is, it must employ people properly and use the soldiers carefully." The pavilion chief said disdainfully: "Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, and the army was raised, but naturally the ones left behind were mediocre generals and weak soldiers."
"What's more, those Qingzhou people are themselves vulnerable!"
"If those bandits are allowed to come to my place, our city in Yuncheng will not be as strong as the city in Linzi with high walls and a moat to support it." At this point, the pavilion chief paused and said with emotion: "But I, the son of Xuzhou, am outstanding in bravery.
Even this small town is enough to make it difficult for them to enter!"
"What the pavilion chief said is true!" the deputy added jokingly: "The size of the city is not as strong as the courage and cowardice of the people! This is what Ya Sheng said. The weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people."
"Linzi was destroyed, and in the final analysis, it's not the people of Qingzhou who can do it!"