Wei Chenglong, who was forced away from Huaiyuan by his wife's brother Shi Zhen, has moved to Xiangyang with his family for more than half a year.
Wei Chenglong initially bought a house with three shops in the east of the city. He thought that the Wei family was helpless in Xiangyang and could not find a job in the Supervisory Office, so he wanted to return to his old business and run a cloth shop.
Support your family.
But he didn't want to worry about the troublesome petty officials in the city who came to exploit him every now and then. His business had not picked up yet, and the money he brought with him was wasted.
The only thing he was happy about was that he had thought about moving his family back to Bianliang several times, but in the end he was unable to do so.
It has been two months since the fall of Bianliang, and now many people are fleeing to Xiangyang every day.
Although the captive soldiers were not in a hurry to send troops to the south of the capital after capturing Bianliang, and Xu, Chen, Song, Cai, Yi, Ru, Ying, Shang and other states had not yet fallen, at this time anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Hehuai River had been completely eroded and hopeless.
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Most of the poor people in the middle and lower classes could not easily abandon their poor families' old homes, but those with a little foresight took their children and daughters south to avoid trouble.
As the first important town from the southwest of Beijing, Xiangyang has rare affluence in the world, and is backed by the Qinling Mountains, Funiu Mountain, Tongbai Mountain and the dangers of the Han River. It is naturally the first choice for people fleeing from the southwest of Beijing to avoid disasters.
In a short period of time, Xiangyang City was flooded with tens of thousands of people seeking refuge, dragging their children along with their daughters, trying to find a place to stay in Xiangyang. It was also overcrowded for a while.
Although Wei Chenglong had a hard time when he first arrived in Xiangyang, he felt much more comfortable when he saw a large number of refugees pouring into Xiangyang City later in the year without even a place to stay.
Wei Chenglong was quick to see an opportunity. After the year, he closed down the unsustainable Buzhuangzi and made room for an inn. Now it houses more than a dozen families who have fled from Chenzhou and other places. In addition to accommodation, they also provide food and drink for them.
I earned more than I earned in a month from running a clothing store.
Wei Chenglong is also a hard-working person. In order to save costs, he always goes out of the city to purchase rice, grains, fruits and vegetables in person.
On this day, he also took his only son Wei Jiang and left the city early to the dock, waiting for the U-Peng boat selling rice, grains, fruits and vegetables from the countryside to arrive.
It's just that today is no better than before. I can only see clouds of mist rolling on the turbulent Han River. Not to mention the U-Peng boats that sell rice, grains, fruits and vegetables, and even the ferries that usually carry people and goods between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait early in the morning.
There was not one ship; there were hundreds of soldiers stationed on the pier, driving away the crowd running out of the city towards the pier:
"Go! Go! Go!"
Wei Chenglong stood on tiptoe and looked into the distance, only to see a dozen warships crossing the river six or seven miles away, intercepting civilian ships on both sides from entering the waterway between Xiangyang and Fancheng. He didn't know what was going on.
To the north of Xiangyang City is the largest water and land wharf on the Han River. Even if hundreds of soldiers occupy the core position of the wharf, there is still no room for others to stand.
Looking at this posture, Wei Chenglong was worried that all the captive soldiers had already entered Tangzhou and Dengzhou. He dragged his only son Wei Jiang and did not rush back. Instead, he stood by the dock with many others and looked anxiously towards the north bank in the direction of Fancheng.
Fancheng's Linjiang Pier on the north bank was also full of soldiers, and several huge ships were docked. Flags were waving in the river wind, and they had no idea what was going on.
Soon a large group of cavalry galloped out from the north gate of Xiangyang, surrounded by many generals wearing brocade official robes or bright armor, and came to the dock.
"The economic appeasement envoy, the transfer envoy... all the supervisors and supervisors are rushing to the dock. What is going on?" Wei Chenglong was shocked when he saw this scene. He secretly wondered what had happened, wondering what was going on.
The captive soldiers all marched into Tangzhou, Dengzhou, and Xiangyang was not a place where they could stay for a long time. They had to flee south with their families.
Of course Wei Chenglong did not have the opportunity to know Gu Fan and other feudal officials, but he was well-informed in Bianliang.
The official robes and armor worn by the governor's pacification envoys, transport envoys and other feudal officials were much more conspicuous than those of ordinary generals, but he could still distinguish them.
Under the cavalry escort, in addition to Gu Fan, the economic and strategic envoy and other frontier officials, there were nearly a hundred generals wearing various official robes and armors. It looked like officials from the supervisory department and the Xiangyang government were all dispatched.
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"Dad, look! Isn't that Shi Xun? Why is he in Xiangyang?" Wei Jiangyan screamed.
Wei Chenglong followed the direction of Wei Jiang's finger and recognized Shi Zhen's eldest son and his eldest nephew Shi Xun from the team leaving the city.
He was even more surprised. How could Shi Xun appear in Xiangyang, guarded by a large group of cavalry, riding closely behind the pacification envoys, transport envoys and other officials from the frontier?
"Brother, big brother, why are you in Xiangyang and why don't you come to see us?" Wei Jiang was impetuous. He recognized Shi Xun and immediately shouted and rushed over to meet Shi Xun.
When the armored soldiers guarding the pier saw someone rushing out, several people immediately swarmed up and knocked Wei Jiang to the ground. He drew his sword and held it tightly on his neck, shouting angrily: "How dare you, bastard?"
Could it be that those who collided with the chariots and horses were assassins sent by the Hulu?"
"Fellow soldiers, please be merciful. My eldest nephew is working as an errand with the military envoy. He is reckless and doesn't understand the rules. He gets so excited when he sees his uncle that he has no ill intentions. Please bear with me, all the soldiers!" Wei Chenglong hurriedly said.
Go up and beg for mercy.
At this time, Shi Xun also saw Wei Chenglong and Wei Jiang being captured by officers and soldiers. He hurriedly spoke to Zhu Hang and Wang Fan, rushed over and interceded with the soldiers on duty: "This military master, these two
This is Mr. Shi's uncle and cousin. He is not a bad person, so please make it easier for me."
Shi Xun was wearing a plain robe, and no one knew who he was, but he had just arrived from behind the military envoys, transport envoys, etc. How could the team leader on duty dare to neglect him?
The soldier quickly apologized to the official Xun in panic: "I didn't know that the two of them knew Lang Jun. I thought they were unfavorable to the manager. These bastards were rude, so I asked Lang Jun to punish them!"
"Easy to say, easy to say, you are also responsible for it." Shi Xun bowed his hands to the generals, pulled Wei Chenglong and Wei Jiang aside, and said, "I just came to Xiangyang last night, and I wanted to wait until I am over this busy period before I go to see my uncle and aunt.
Well, I didn’t expect to meet at Xiangyang Pier!”
"You just arrived in Xiangyang last night?" Wei Chenglong looked at his nephew Shi Xun doubtfully, then looked toward the dock and asked, "What happened? Why did all the ministers and ministers leave the city and come to the dock?"
Xu Huai led his troops to attack Taiyuan. In addition to the generals and soldiers charging into the battle, there were also a group of civil servants and clerks accompanying the army to assist in handling various confidential documents, letters, communications, liaisons, and coordinating logistics and other matters.
Shi Zhen wanted to negotiate with Guo Jun, so Xu Wukun, Liu Qiong'er and others stayed in Chushan to take charge, but sent his eldest son Shi Xun and son-in-law Jiang Xie to accompany the army for training.
After the great victory in Taiyuan, Shi Xun, Jiang Xie and others naturally followed the army back south.
After Pu Ban made the decision, King Jing Zhao Tuan went south to Xiangyang to open a government office. The first thing he did after that was to raise money and grain from various places as quickly as possible to transport them to Heluo, Shaanxi, and of course Chushan camp and Youxiao.
The victorious army.
This involves a lot of connections, so Shi Xun and Zheng Tu, as representatives of the Chushan camp, have been following King Jing Zhao Tuan's team heading south.
King Jing Zhao Tuan was not willing to use force directly and hoped to take over Xiangyang peacefully.
Therefore, before arriving in Tangzhou, he sent Zhu Hang, Gao Chunnian and others to Xiangyang to contact Gu Fan. Shi Xun followed Zhu Hang late yesterday night and Gao Chunnian and others entered Xiangyang City first.
Gu Fan may have wanted to support King Lu from the bottom of his heart. Yang Maoyan had sent secret letters twice before to talk about this matter, but what choice did Gu Fan have?
After the Chihu people went south again, Gu Fan urgently recruited 20,000 soldiers and horses from Suiying and other places to garrison Xiangyang and the cities north of the Han River in the name of the economic and strategic pacification envoy and the commander-in-chief of the military deployment department to wait and see the situation.
It is doubtful whether the soldiers and horses can fight, and more importantly, they are not private soldiers of Gu Fan's family.
At this time, Zheng Huaizhong, Gao Junyang and other generals of the Western Army gathered around King Jing with clear banners, guarding Chushan in Xiangyang and the south of Nanyang. The Chushan Army at the gate of Caizhou and the Caizhou Army were direct descendants of King Jing. Gu Fan could have
What choice?
Therefore, Zhu Hang entered Xiangyang City in the early morning of Gaochunnian. Gu Fan immediately sent his eldest son Gu Tingzhi, Chen Tai, the prison guard, and the deputy general manager of the capital deployment department to cross the river overnight to meet King Jing in Fancheng on his behalf.
Early in the morning, he learned that King Jing's night march had arrived in Fancheng, and Gu Fan brought all the generals in Xiangyang to the dock to greet him.
By this time, the overall situation of entering Xiangyang had been decided, and Gu Fan had even posted a notice in the city announcing King Jing's move to Xiangyang. However, Wei Chenglong had left Xiangyang early in the morning and did not know about it yet.
"King Jing is stationed in Xiangyang and will set up a general's palace of the world's soldiers and horses to lead the people of Vietnam to resist the barbarians. I will follow Zhu Langjun and Gao Shijun to follow King Jing's order and go to Xiangyang City to meet Gu Shijun!" Shi Xun
He told his uncle Wei Chenglong why he was in Xiangyang and said, "His Royal Highness King Jing is in Fancheng on the north bank at this time - ah, they have begun to board the ship. I will go to the dock to greet His Highness - I may stay in Xiangyang for a while on official business.
, I’ll go see my uncle and aunt after these few days of busy work..."
Shi Xun hurried to Wang Fan and Zhu Hang's side, but Wei Chenglong stood there in a daze.
Although Wei Chenglong has never held any office in his life, he is well-informed when doing business in Bianliang.
The city of Bianliang fell, and no official family or civil and military officials escaped. King Jing went to Xiangyang to establish the Grand Marshal's Office of the Army of the World to lead the people of Vietnam to resist the barbarians. Doesn't it mean that the next step is to ascend the throne in Xiangyang? Then
My wife's brother Shi Zhen followed Chushan's army and horses, wouldn't he become a minister of the dragon?
