It was already golden autumn, and all the branches of the trees were bare. There was a thick layer of fallen leaves and dead branches piled up on the path. Cao Zhi looked up at the trees on both sides of the road, and sighed softly like the autumn wind blowing through the dead leaves.
Amidst the sound, Cao Zhi walked on the fallen leaves all over the ground, feeling so soft and uncomfortable.
It was already the tenth month of the golden autumn when Cao Zhi returned to Qiao County, where the tired soldiers and horses were fully rested. After Cao Cao learned of Cao Zhi's bold action, he reprimanded Cao Zhi, but when he saw the soldiers returning home with a full load,
There were obviously fewer words from him about the capital and baggage.
When Cao Zhi handed over a large part of his property to Cao Cao, Cao Cao's mind became active again. While Cao Zhi was struggling in Xiwu, a major event happened. Yuan Shao killed Han Fu and captured Jizhou from Jizhou's herdsman Han Fu.
Calls himself Jizhou Mu.
Cao Cao returned from Jujube and brought back deep thoughts. He understood the principles of "protecting oneself with caution" and "seeking extension through submission". On the surface, Cao Zhi returned to Qiao County to treat his illness, but in his heart he never felt right.
The soaring desire has ceased.
Yuan Shao's success touched Cao Cao. Regardless of whether it was glorious or not, he decided to walk out of the elegant bookstore. This was a rare period of self-cultivation for him for more than half a year. He thought that his state of mind was as clear as water.
Now that he saw so much military resources, his heart began to agitate again. When the leaves turned yellow, he walked out of his "cave" again, ready to fight.
During this period, another thing that made Cao Cao feel good was that Cao Cao's concubine Bian gave birth to a son for him.
Bian is a native of Kaiyang, Langlai County. She is five years younger than Cao Cao. The year before last, she was just twenty years old when she walked into Cao's house with her pan flute in her arms. She was originally a singer. When Cao Cao was on a tour in Chenliu, he was tricked by her for some reason.
She was so fascinated that she decided to take her as a concubine. Taking a concubine is not taking a wife, and there is no need to go through the orders of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, and the approval of Cao Song.
Although the process of taking a concubine is much simpler than marrying a wife, Cao Cao still let Bian step into the bag of "carrying on the family line" when she entered the house. Bian lived up to his expectations and gave birth to Lin'er this year.
Cao Cao's important decision, because of the baby Bian gave birth to, directly determined the future destruction of the Han Dynasty and the establishment of the Wei Empire.
Cao Cao could still remember that when the baby's cry and the rooster's crow broke through the window, Bian fell asleep with a relieved smile.
Half a month after Bian gave birth, Cao Song received a letter from Liyang and named his grandson "Pi". It wasn't because of his inability to move, but he could not wait to rush back to Qiao County to see his grandson.
Of course, Cao Zhi also saw the future Emperor Wen of Wei, who was still an infant. He was chubby and cute, and he couldn't see any difference from other babies.
However, Cao Cao did not care about his infant son, nor did he care about enjoying the "family happiness" at home. A few days after Cao Zhi returned home, he stamped his feet, packed his bags again, and took Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Xiahou Dun with him.
He said goodbye to his wife and children and set off. The place he went to on this trip was actually Yangzhou, one of the "Nine States".
Cao Zhi asked Cao Cao to wait for a few days for him to return to Yangzhou. Cao Cao couldn't wait for a while. Secondly, he wanted to avoid suspicion. He went to Yangzhou to recruit troops. He didn't want Cao Zhi, who was still the captain of Yangzhou, to be in trouble. Too many people pretended to be public servants and helped him for personal gain. It was inevitable that he would recruit Cao Zhi.
People criticized him. Cao Cao was very aware of the overt and covert struggles in the officialdom, so he insisted on going first.
Cao Cao also told Cao Zhi that he had recently heard that the "Jiangxia Barbarians" were raging in Lujiang, where he also belonged to Yangzhou, and asked him to pay attention and return to Yangzhou early. As the captain of Yangzhou, Chen Wen might be able to use him when suppressing the rebellion.
Cao Zhi knew a little about this. When he went back to Lujiang and asked Lu Kang about passing Wendie, he heard Lu Kang mention it. Lu Kang had been keeping an eye on this matter in the past few years, so he never left Lujiang easily.
When Lu Kang was the prefect of Wuling, Guiyang, and Le'an, these places were all populated by ethnic minorities, so he was probably very good at handling ethnic issues, so Chen Wen invited him to Lujiang.
So who are these Jiangxia barbarians? Through Cao Cao's explanation, Cao Zhi learned: In the 23rd year of the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Nanjun Zhushan barbarians (living in Changyang) Lei Qian rebelled against the imperial court. The Eastern Han government sent Wuwei General Liu Shang to lead
More than 10,000 troops defeated Lei Qian, and "more than 7,000 people of his race were relocated to the border of Jiangxia". In the 13th year of Emperor He's Yongyuan year, Xu Sheng, the Wuman of Nanjun (residing in Wushan County, Sichuan today), "was not able to collect taxes with the county."
"All", the villagers resisted, and the Eastern Han Dynasty government ordered more than 10,000 troops from Jingzhou counties to suppress the Wuman uprising. The captured people "recovered and moved to Jiangxia". These barbarians who moved to Jiangxia were later called Jiangxia barbarians.
, living in the area of five rivers including Bashui, Qishui, Xishui, Chitingshui (now Jushui), Xiguishui (now Doushui) in Macheng, Luotian, Xishui and other counties, they are also known as
"Five River Barbarians". The Jiangxia barbarians thrived and multiplied, and their power developed rapidly. They also formed a situation of "many barbarians and few natives", and were always in opposition to the Eastern Han government. In the second year of Jianning, Emperor Ling, the Jiangxia barbarians rebelled and were defeated by the prefectures and counties.
The soldiers suppressed it. In the third year of Guanghe, they revolted again and united with Lujiang Huang Rang and other barbarians. The team grew to more than 100,000 people and persisted in the struggle for several years. This also shows that there were many barbarians and great power.
This Jiangxia County is affiliated to Jingzhou. The current prefect is called Huang Zu, and the county government is Anlu (today's Yunmeng, Hubei Province). It governs parts of present-day Henan and Hubei. In order to control the rebellion of the "Jiangxia Barbarians" again, Huang Zu expelled these minorities.
The famous tribes brought peace to their own Jiangxia County.
But where can these expelled Jiangxia barbarians go?
The entire Jiangxia County happens to be bordering the Lujiang River. The rebels and ethnic minority civilians who cannot stand in Jiangxia have no choice but to migrate across the border to the Lujiang River.
This reflects the unrest in Lujiang. Xenophobia is a natural human heart. The government and ordinary people in Lujiang do not welcome these foreigners. Especially in the third year of Guanghe, the Jiangxia barbarians united with Lujiang Huang Rang and other barbarians to rebel.
The people of Lujiang suffered greatly.
Therefore, Lu Kang and the previous governors chose to prohibit the entry of these barbarians, and those who entered secretly were forcibly expelled. Even the barbarians who had lived in Lujiang for a long time suffered a lot of discrimination and unfair treatment. In order to seek survival, these ethnic minorities
, took the risk and forcibly crossed the border into the Lujiang River, which led to continuous rebellions among the ethnic minorities in the Lujiang River.
After Lu Kang took office in Lujiang, he spent more than a year disbanding several rebel armies, and then did a lot of work to restore production and formulate systems, and managed Lujiang to become prosperous. However, the ethnic issue was still not completely resolved.*
The government is still sharp. This time the ethnic minorities rebelled again in Lujiang, which gave Lu Kang a headache.