"Haha, why should I listen to someone's command? That's a good question!" Li Jue laughed loudly. The slight gloom before was swept away, and he appeared to be in high spirits, "Just because someone has money and food!"
Fan Chou was originally a subordinate of Dong Zhuo. He was appreciated by Dong Zhuo for his bravery and was able to lead the army alone. After Dong Zhuo was killed in Chang'an, the whole country was in chaos. Fan Chou took some soldiers and hid in the surrounding area until he heard that Li Jue
He and Guo Si led their troops to attack Chang'an and then came out to meet him.
Although Guo Bang didn't speak, he turned his head slightly and glanced at a scribe behind him. This scribe was none other than Zhao Wen.
Li Jue and Guo Si, who had received the support of food and grass, immediately became more courageous and almost immediately led their troops to march to Chang'an with great momentum. When they met Fan Chou, he also regarded himself as a leader.
Although Fan Chou was a little dissatisfied, what Li Jue said was reasonable. If you can eat people with short mouths, you can use short hands. Since Li Jue can provide money and food, it is not unacceptable to listen to Li Jue's arrangements...
"That's fine!" Fan Chou stared at Li Jue for a while, then finally bowed and said, "If you can provide me with food and grass, I will listen to your orders!"
"It's easy to say! It's easy to say!" Li Jue helped Fan Chou up, and then said energetically, "I will swear an oath within three days, and then march to Chang'an! Help the country and cut out the evil thieves in the court!"
"Oh oh oh oh..." The surrounding Xiliang soldiers also cheered with high morale.
Zhao Wen nodded with satisfaction on the side, and the momentum was to be louder, so that...
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But when Li Jue used the newly arrived money and food to gather the scattered soldiers of Xiliang and gathered the troops to march towards Chang'an, Lu Bu could not even collect the money, food and equipment for the five thousand soldiers...
The warehouse of money, food and equipment prepared for Lu Bu was leaked!
It was burned cleanly overnight and nothing was left.
Wang Yun was furious and captured all the soldiers guarding the warehouse and the relevant warehouse management officials. He killed more than a dozen people on the spot, and the rest were also dying and thrown into the prison.
But no matter how many people were killed, food, grass, weapons, etc. could not be produced immediately, and the deployment had to be started again, so Lu Bu could only continue to wait...
Day after day, many people have little understanding of the approaching crisis, and even think that Chang'an City, just like its name, can remain peaceful for a long time.
The plan of Chang'an City in the Han Dynasty was slightly square, but it was not a very regular square. Since the city wall was built only after the two palaces, Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace, were built, in order to accommodate the location of the Second Palace and the river, a southern wall had to be formed.
The city wall is curved like the six stars of the South Dipper, and the north wall is curved like the shape of the Big Dipper, so it is also known as the "Doucheng".
There are three gates on each side of the city wall: Anmen in the south wall, Fu'anmen and Xi'an Gate on the east and west sides; Chucheng Gate in the north wall, Luocheng Gate and Hengmen on the east and west sides; and Luocheng Gate and Hengmen on the east and west walls.
Qingming Gate, with Bacheng Gate and Xuanping Gate on the north and south sides; Zhicheng Gate in the west wall, Zhangcheng Gate and Yongmen on the north and south sides. Each gate has three doorways, a total of twelve gates, thirty
Six gates.
Under normal circumstances, the four main gates in the east, west, south and north are not open on weekdays, and only the side gates are open for the common people to enter and exit. On this day, when the bell of Mao hour rang, the soldiers at the city gate who were on routine duty were
Yawning, he lazily opened the city gate half way, and then shouted: "Everyone leaving and entering the city is lined up neatly! Come on, take out the checkpoints and inspect them!"
The city of Chang'an has a large population, and there is no such thing as natural gas or liquefied gas in this era, let alone induction cookers. If you want to live and cook, firewood is naturally indispensable. If you don't have to carry loads of firewood into the city one day,
, even high-ranking officials may have to stop eating.
In the midst of the bustling crowd, a group of men, carrying loads of firewood, were heading towards Xuanpingmen. The firewood was heavy on their shoulders. As they walked, they talked about their parents' shortcomings, and their accents were all from Sanfu.
No one can detect any flaws in his tone.
A strong man was in the queue, with a worn-out Gebu hat covering most of his face. The load of firewood, which weighed more than a hundred kilograms, seemed as light as clothing, and it did not slow down his movements at all. In the blink of an eye,
Suddenly, he and these men squeezed into the flow of people entering the city...
In the Han Dynasty, Chang'an City was built close to the Wei River in the north and Bi (three points of water plus one soap) water in the west. Wang canals were excavated in the east and south and river water was introduced as part of the city defense.
However, because Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace were originally located in the south of Chang'an City, Chang'an City is not like other cities with a poor layout in the north and south. Instead, ordinary residential houses are located in the northern area, even the Dongshi City
Hexi Market, although its name has an east-west orientation, is actually concentrated in the north.
Entering Zhangping Gate is Shangguan Back Street, and the East Market is on this street. Therefore, the number of people entering the city through this gate is the largest every day, and the soldiers guarding the city gate are also the hardest working.
The most important thing is that there is no oil or water.
Because Jingzhao Mansion and Chang'an Palace are relatively south, all officials, big and small, with some status will not go through these gates in the north. Those who go here are poor people who go to the city to buy and sell some farm utensils. Even if
It is a desperate investigation and exploitation, and there is not enough money left to spend.
However, relying on the mountains to feed the mountains, relying on the water to feed the water, of course the city gate guards rely on the city gates to feed the city gates.
Checking the people coming in and out is secondary. Leaving some for your own use is the source of motivation for these city gate soldiers to check.
When he saw someone selling pears and dates, he would pull up a pocket; when he saw someone carrying wild vegetables and green poles, he would grab one or two bundles; when he saw someone carrying firewood, he would grab a few thick sticks of firewood. After all this,
It is the extra chews that the soldiers guarding the city earn in a day. In addition to leaving a portion for their superiors, they can take all of them home.
Of course, these common things are not worth much, so most of these soldiers are lazy. Only when they occasionally encounter some rare things, they will open their green eyes and surround them with interest.
The city gate has been open for a while now, and people are slowly passing through the city gate. There are a lot of messy things piled up around each of the city guards, including food and supplies. As for any wrongdoings,
, although they shouted loudly, in fact, the eyes of each soldier were just staring at the utensils carried by the people entering and leaving the city gate to see if there was anything suitable for their own use.
I saw the soldiers at the city gate checking the suspension bridge, and the group of strong men carrying firewood gradually approached the suspension bridge with the flow of people. Seeing the soldiers guarding the city getting closer and closer, the strong man among them covered his face with an old hat.
Han muttered something in a low voice, and the group of men slowed down a little, got closer to each other, and slowly approached the city gate...
