What else can a person who has nothing, not even his own life, have?
Therefore, these people's requirements are very low. They only need to be able to eat a whole meal, and then they are satisfied and can brag about it for several days.
The higher you go, the more wealth you have, but the harder it is to be satisfied.
If you want more, if you want to preserve more, it will become increasingly difficult to be satisfied, just like Xiahou Dun in Puyang City.
Xiahou Dun's face was as sinking as water.
Now two cities can only defend one city!
Either Puyang or Juancheng.
Cao Cao took away most of the soldiers, leaving only about a thousand soldiers for Xiahou Dun. The same was true for Juancheng.
In normal times, these troops would be enough, but now, they are like a drop in the bucket, and they are of no help at all in Yanzhou, where rebellions are everywhere.
Xun Yu sent a text, saying that Juancheng was in danger, and asked Xiahou Dun to quickly mobilize troops to support him. However, if Puyang soldiers were transferred away, it would almost mean that Puyang would be handed over to others...
"Someone, go and invite Mrs. Tian..."
The Tian family is a large family in Puyang, a powerful local rightist, and has deep roots in Puyang.
Mr. Tian came soon after, bowed his hands with his eyebrows lowered, and paid homage to Xiahou Dun.
"Sit!" Xiahou Dun pointed to the table beside him and said.
"Thank you, General..."
Xiahou Dun watched Mr. Tian sit down, was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "Things have changed now, and I want to lead troops to help... If there are traitors and soldiers coming, I wonder what Mr. Tian wants to do?"
"Ah?" Mr. Tian's eyes widened, and he said seriously, "General... this... must restrain the villagers and stabilize the village, waiting for the general's triumphant return..."
Xiahou Dun raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "Tian Weng, there is no need to be like this... If the thieves arrive, we can welcome them..."
"How dare you...how dare you..." Tian's face twitched and he waved his hands repeatedly. Halfway through, he saw that Xiahou Dun's face didn't look like he was joking, so he changed his words and said, "Is it the general's intention..."
Xiahou Dun nodded and said: "Tian Weng is loyal and has a keen mind. He should know something... The military situation is urgent and there is no need to delay. This is the Puyang Seal Shou. Tian Weng keeps it..."
After saying that, he took the wooden plate containing the Puyang seal and ribbon from the table and asked the guard to place it in front of Tian.
"Oh, general, how can you make this happen... How dare you, a villain, how can you make this..." Mr. Tian waved his hands repeatedly, but couldn't help but stare at Yin Shou.
"Hahaha..." Xiahou Dun stood up and strode out of the hall, saying loudly, "Come here, send the order! Let's assemble the troops and set off! We'll see you later, Mr. Tian!"
"Ah? General, general!" Tian stood up quickly and subconsciously followed Xiahou Dun for a step or two, but stopped. When he turned around and walked out of the hall again holding the wooden plate, he only saw Xiahou Dun's back far away.
go.
"This seal... this..." Tian held the wooden plate blankly. At some point, his eyes had fallen from Xiahou Dun's figure to the Puyang seal ribbon. He looked at the turtle button bronze seal and the five-color black background.
Ribbon, a look of intoxication appeared on his face, "This... is so beautiful..."
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"Report Wen Hou!" A scout came on horseback. He skillfully controlled the horse when he was approaching, and slowed the horse down to the minimum just before Lu Bu. "The enemy soldiers were found in front, and they seemed to be heading east!
There are many traces of footsteps, and the number should be over a thousand people!"
"To the east?" Lu Bu frowned and said, "How long have you been walking?"
The scout controlled the horse and asked it to circle back, while replying: "It has been at least a day, and the tracks have been a little blurry. If my brother hadn't been careful, he would have probably missed it..."
"Good! Remember your contribution!" Lu Bu nodded and said, "Let's explore again!"
"Going to the east?" Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong and said, "To the east is Juancheng... So, is it too small to go to Juancheng to protect Cao Cao?"
Chen Gong stroked his beard and said, "That's right."
"It's okay to go..." Lu Bu laughed and clapped his horse forward, "Cao Bing goes east, Puyang will definitely be empty, let's take Puyang and then make a decision..."
Chen Gong frowned and thought for a moment, feeling that something was wrong. However, he couldn't think of it for a moment, so he stroked his beard and followed the large army forward...
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"Is this the Puyang Seal Shou?"
Lu Bu sat upright on his horse, swung his halberd, and his own soldiers came forward, took the wooden tray, and brought it to him.
"Exactly, exactly..." Tian said with his hands raised and his waist bent.
Lu Bu reached out and grabbed the bronze seal and ribbon in his hand, looked at it, put it in his arms, and said: "Well, you have done a good job in presenting the city... Well, I ordered that the soldiers entering the city must not disturb the place..."
"Thank you, Marquis Wen, for your thoughtfulness! I have also prepared some beef wine. It's not a sign of respect, but I hope Marquis Wen will accept it..." Mr. Tian thanked you quickly, lowered his head, and said with great respect.
"good!"
Lu Bu laughed loudly, then looked up at the simple small seal characters "Puyang" on the city ground, raised his halberd with high spirits, and shouted: "Enter the city!"
After saying this, he took the lead, rushed along the suspension bridge, and rushed into Puyang City Gate.
Mrs. Tian cupped her hands and stepped aside. She lowered her eyebrows and looked at her empty hands...
Chen Gong followed behind, and suddenly remembered something, and quickly caught up with Lu Bu and said, "Marquis Wen! Now that Puyang has fallen, we should send troops to Juancheng!"
"Hmm..." Lu Bu frowned, but still turned around and asked, "Why?"
"We have never had any contact with Guo Yuzhou, and this alliance has never been bloodshed. Therefore, although Guo Yuzhou said he came with troops, he is inevitably suspicious..." Chen Gong said, and his thoughts became clearer little by little, "...if we meet
When Cao's soldiers from Puyang arrived at Juancheng, they might be suspicious of us for not going to Puyang... His troops went deep into the city and they did not see our allies, so they would inevitably have other intentions... In addition, the city of Juancheng was high and the ditch was deep, and Cao's thieves lived in it, so it was inevitable that they would
Hold on! If this is the case, 80% of Guo Yuzhou will retreat!"
Lu Bu suddenly frowned, pulled the reins, and stopped. The red rabbit horse was not able to run smoothly, and it was scratching its hooves and snorting in dissatisfaction.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Chen Gong said: "It was also Fang who remembered..."
Lu Bu looked back and said, "Tomorrow, no, the day after tomorrow, we will set off for Juancheng!"
"The day after tomorrow?!"
Chen Gong was about to say something, but was stopped by Lu Bu.
"It's getting late today. The whole army will be ready tomorrow and set off the day after tomorrow!" After Lu Bu finished speaking, he shook the reins and the red rabbit horse immediately spread its four hooves and moved forward like the wind...
"Wenhou, Wenhou!"
Chen Gong stretched out his arms, urged his horse forward and wanted to say something, but the red rabbit horse could not catch up with him, so he could only watch Lu Bu go away.
"well……"
Chen Gong put down his arm, and then frowned again, as if there was something else going on, what was it?
I can't remember it for a while...
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Looking north from Nanzheng City, one can see camps one after another, like fierce beasts squatting on the ground, ready to leap up and devour living creatures at any time!
"Zheng Tianzun!"
Zhang Lu habitually called him by his honorary title and took a breath of cold air.
The climate is gradually becoming warmer, the cool breeze of early summer is blowing, the stars are twinkling above the head, and the bright moon is bright. If it were normal, it should be the most comfortable period. Watching the green crops growing in the fields should not be a fight.
season……
But this damn General Zhengxi led his troops like this!
In Zhang Lu's eyes, this series of camps consisted of ditches dug into the earth, fences erected with trees, flags fluttering, and weapons killing each other. Each camp had a watchtower, towering high, and there were two hundred steps between the camps.
A hard bow was within reach. Only the rosin torch on the Diao Dou Tower in the camp was burning, illuminating the surrounding scene.
The army always requires silence when sleeping at night, because the camp whistle has always been the most taboo thing in the cold weapon era. Therefore, although there are many camps, at night, only the sound of banging time is sounded from time to time, and the night guard holds a torch
Marching around the camp in an orderly manner...
"Why are there so many people?! Why are there so many people?! Why can we drive all the way to this place?" Zhang Lu's head was filled with so many unsolvable questions that it made his brain hurt.
If we calculate it as one camp and one army, that is, one song or two songs, just one song, then there will be at least five or six thousand people in more than ten camps!
No matter what in the world, once it reaches a large scale, it will always have a shocking power. Now these camps, from the foot of Nanzheng City, stretch as if they are boundless to the end of the sight. Looking at the dots of Diao Dou's fire, they can see
Looking at the camp of Zhengxi soldiers that looked like ferocious beasts, Zhang Lu had some difficulty breathing.
"Zheng Tianzun is above!"
Zhang Lu looked up at the sky and murmured in a low voice, "Tianzun, is it possible that our strength in practicing the power of an alliance has been exhausted..."
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The sky was gradually getting dark, and it was reflected brightly on the top of the mountain. One moment, the sun was lingering on the top of the mountain with only a small head exposed. The next moment, it jumped out unceremoniously, trembling, and spreading its brilliance all over the earth.
The soldiers who guarded the outside of the camp at night returned to camp in groups. The soldiers inside their own camps also greeted each other with these soldiers who had been busy all night.
The non-commissioned officers at the grassroots level do not need any special instructions. They are already neatly dressed and standing on their respective turfs, giving loud and confident orders, changing guards and assigning tasks.
In this era, there were only two meals, so it was not possible to skip this meal like many cultivators in later generations who skipped breakfast. Preserved meat can be said to be an important energy supplement to support activities throughout the day, so early breakfast
Soldiers were already busy, drawing water, lighting fires, and with the rising smoke, the entire army camp suddenly transformed from a cold and murderous war machine back to the human world, with a bit more popularity.
In the Chinese military camp in Feiqian, it was even more lively.
As the soldiers who came to report and return their orders gradually left one by one, Fei Qian, who had finished handling the matters, finally walked out of the Chinese army's tent and faced a group of E Guanbo leaders who had been waiting in the open space for a long time.
The noblemen raised their hands and said: "We are busy with military affairs. I have been tired of waiting for you for a long time. I am rude and disrespectful..."
"It's a blessing, General! Military affairs are our top priority. We are very lucky to be summoned by the General. How can we complain?"
"I heard about the general's reputation in the past, but when I see him today, it's even more impressive!"
"The sea is swaying, the seas are shaking, and the sky is booming! The general is so graceful, I really envy us!"
For a time, flattery and flattery flew together, flattery and flattery were the same.
Fei Qian laughed and didn't answer. He just raised his hand to invite these people into the tent.
In fact, these people who came here may not all be characters who only know how to flatter, nor may they have any long-term admiration for Fei Qian as stated in their words, but most of these people are seeing Fei Qian for the first time, and at the same time they also
I don't know what Fei Qian thinks about this piece of land in Hanzhong, so there is no harm in saying a few flattering words when we first meet him. It's always a way to avoid hitting the smiling person, right?
Everyone was sitting in the central military tent. Fei Qian didn't speak first, and the others didn't dare to open their mouths rashly. Everyone was speculating in their minds, and then their eyes basically turned to Zhang Ze.
The Zhang family is a surname in Nanzheng. There have been several prefects in the ancestors, and some have served in the court and served as Jiuqing. Therefore, they are considered to be one of the top people in Nanzheng. At that moment, Zhang Ze firmly sat at the top of the guest list, but he pretended not to see it.
Everyone's eyes were the same, just staring at their own beards, as if there was a flower on their beards...
After a while, Fei Qian coughed lightly and said: "Everyone, the army is simple and there is no hospitality. I really neglect you... After the traitor Zhang Gongqi is defeated, I will have a drink with you all!"
Fei Qian opened his mouth, and the atmosphere naturally became lively. Immediately, everyone began to flatter him again and threw them out for free.
After everyone stopped talking, Zhang Ze, who was sitting at the top of the table, suddenly asked softly: "I wonder what the general said about traitors...is it the emperor's intention?"
Everyone immediately fell silent, their eyes darting back and forth between Fei Qian and Zhang Ze.
This question is very important.
"Zhang thief blocked the post road, burned the plank road, massacred the imperial envoys, refused to be dispatched by the emperor, supported his own troops, proclaimed himself the heavenly master, and tampered with Hanning. How is this behavior different from the Yellow Turban thieves back then?" Fei Qian patted the table.
, said in a deep voice, "When the emperor was hunting in the north, he once said that the way of heaven is permanent and cannot be violated, but if he does evil deeds, he will rain down thunder! Thief Zhang went against the grain and ignored the court regulations. This is not a thief, so what is a thief?"
In fact, Zhang Lu didn't do anything bad, and compared to the previous fish and meat governors, he was pretty good. Although he let the so-called "sacrificial wine" manage local government affairs, he also taught the people that they need integrity.
It does not deceive, but also allows those who have made mistakes to repent and surrender; for those who commit crimes, they are also given lenient punishment and are forgiven three times. If they commit it again, they will be punished; if it is a minor offense, they should build a road a hundred steps to atone for their sins.
; At the same time, in accordance with the "Moon Order", slaughtering and alcoholism were prohibited in the spring and summer when all things were growing; a charity house was established, rice and meat were placed in it, and free food was provided to passers-by, and they claimed that they had obtained the honor.
If there are too many, you will offend ghosts and gods and get sick...
All in all, overall if Zhang Lu's administration can be implemented, it is actually not bad, and in terms of recuperation and recuperation, Huanglao Taoism has always been the strength, so in terms of restoring and protecting people's livelihood, the achievements of Wu Dou Mi Dao cannot be ignored.
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It’s just that Zhang Lu touched the cheese of Hanzhong’s big family!
They are all Zhang Lu's "sacrificial wine" to serve as civil affairs officials, so where should these big Hanzhong people go? Either resign and go home, or change their identity, ignore the damage to their reputation, and follow the gods to talk about what they believe in "Zhengtianzun"
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Therefore, when Fei Qian prepared his carriages and horses and came under the banner of the imperial court to quell the rebellion in Hanzhong, every one of these big Hanzhong households was respectful and sent cattle, wine, food and grass along the way, and even sent some people to the Wubao village.
Private soldiers and laborers came to share the work of transportation and labor.
In fact, most of the current Feiqian camp are laborers sent by various families along the way. The only real soldiers are those near the Nanzheng City.
Seeing that Fei Qian confirmed the matter again, he finished his words. There was a sudden uproar in the tent. Everyone said that Zhang Lu had committed a heinous crime and was unforgivable. He had sores on his head and pus on his feet. Anyway, he was so bad. It was like heaven and earth.
Like the biggest villain in the world...
While everyone was criticizing Zhang Lu, Zhang Ze turned to look at Fei Qian and smiled slightly.
Fei Qian also looked at Zhang Ze with a smile...
"Everyone! Since General Zhengxi has obeyed the emperor's order to quell Zhang's thieves, we will naturally do the same!" Zhang Ze nodded towards Fei Qian, then turned his head and said loudly, "...we will gather the righteous and brave people in the city.
Tomorrow, we will open the east gate of Nanzheng and welcome General Xi into the city to put down the rebellion!"
