Jingzhou has a vast territory, strong military, fertile soil and water, and is rich in various mineral resources. It is currently a relatively stable and wealthy state among the nine states.
It is just under Yuzhou, with Yangzhou in the east and Liangzhou in the west.
How important is it? One of the escape routes Wang Yan found for the Wang family was Jingzhou, so the current governor of Jingzhou is Wang Yan's younger brother Wang Cheng.
However, the local wealthy people in Jingzhou are powerful, and Wang Cheng is not a capable person, so he cannot completely control Jingzhou.
Chu Kang also looked down on Wang Cheng, so when Zhao Hanzhang asked him why he did not go through the Jingzhou governor to write a letter, but instead came all the way here to stop her, he said disdainfully: "How can Wang Pingzi be worthy of writing a letter for me?
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Although he said this, Zhao Hanzhang still saw the resentment in his disdain. Obviously, it was one thing for him to disdain Wang Cheng to write a letter, and Wang Cheng probably would not write a letter on his behalf.
She was smart enough not to ask any more questions and changed the subject: "Mr. Chu, are there many people who are as worried about another war in Yanzhou and Yuzhou as you are?"
Chu Kang said without thinking: "A lot!"
He paused and then sighed: "It took only three years for Governor Zhao to pacify Yuzhou and regain Sizhou. He deliberately reduced the taxes twice. Anyone with a heart in the world can see that Governor Zhao cares about the people."
People, since this is the case, you should know that the people are tired of war."
"If you want to regain your homeland, we will naturally support it, but if you try to imitate Jin's internal fighting, when will it stop?" He asked Chu Kang to say that the King of Donghai died, and so many clans died with him. Now Jin is in disgrace.
Xi and Zhao Hanzhang are in power. It is better for everyone to cooperate well. First, take back the homeland, fight out all the barbarians, and wait for the people to take a breath. Then they will fight like Cao Wei and Liu Shu. Whoever wins will go on to dominate the world.
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Now that the external turmoil has not subsided, they should stop fighting.
During Chu Kang's study tour, he saw the cities and villages after the Xiongnu ravaged the country, and it was truly incredible.
One village after another was burned and robbed, and corpses were everywhere. He could imagine that if Zhao Hanzhang and Gou Xi fought, both sides would suffer, and Liu Yuan would definitely send his troops southward. By then, Jingzhou would not be able to live alone.
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In the past two years, tens of thousands of nobles from the north moved south, but in the end less than a thousand people survived to Jingzhou and Yangzhou. If Jingzhou was also conquered by the Xiongnu, where would his family go?
So when Chu Kang came to stop Zhao Hanzhang, it was for the sake of the country in a broad sense, but in fact, it was not for the sake of his family.
If the Jin Kingdom was destroyed by the strong enemy of the Xiongnu, no one would be able to save their small family.
Chu Kang persuaded Zhao Hanzhang earnestly and asked her to quickly find a way to persuade Wang Jun and Liu Kun. If they had anything to say, talk to them and stop fighting. It really pissed off Gou Xi. He didn't believe they could stop Gou Xi's army.
Zhao Hanzhang agreed repeatedly and promised to write letters to Jizhou and Yanzhou respectively when he returned to Luoyang. At that time, he would also invite Chu Kang to visit him to discuss ways to end the war.
The two of them rode back to Luoyang together. Before they reached the city gate, they saw a long queue in front of them. Oxen and carriages were mixed together. Soldiers came out with gongs to beat, "Give way, give way. The governor will return."
The city turned aside."
A soldier ran from the city gate to inform him that all the officials and staff from Luoyang had come to greet the governor.
Ji Yuan, Ming Yu, Zhao Kuan, Wang Siniang and others stood not far from the city gate to greet them. Zhao Hanzhang lifted the curtain and took a look, speechless, "I have only been away for a few months, and our Luoyang is already so prosperous?"
Chu Kang didn't take it seriously and said: "They all want to come to see Governor Zhao."
As soon as he finished speaking, one of the people who was queuing up to the roadside didn't notice, and the sheep he was looking after ran out. The other person turned red in the face and hurriedly swung his whip to catch it, trying to drag it back into the queue.
But the sheep nimbly avoided it. When the soldier walking in front saw it, he stretched out his hand to scoop it up and picked it up. The man stopped and looked at the soldiers anxiously. He wanted to speak but didn't dare, and was stunned in place for a moment.
The soldier took two steps forward, stuffed the sheep into his arms, and pushed him back unceremoniously, "Hurry up, hurry up, if you bump into the governor, we will stew the sheep and eat it!"
The man hugged the sheep, nodded gratefully, and returned to the roadside with the sheep in his arms.
Zhao Hanzhang looked at him silently and asked, "Are you here to see me too?"
Chu Kang glanced at it, coughed slightly and said, "You're already here. You can't just run around in vain with bare hands. Bring some goods if you can."
Zhao Hanzhang's eyes brightened slightly and he became more energetic. "This is a good idea, Mr. Chu. You are welcome to visit Luoyang more often in the future."
Zhao Hanzhang knocked on the wall of the carriage and ordered: "Speed up, there are only a thousand people, don't delay the people entering and exiting the city gate."
The soldiers responded and went to deliver the order. The army sped up and the carriages clanked forward, more than twice as fast as before.
The people queuing up to enter the city were in a mess and couldn't escape. Zhao Jiajun did not drive them away, but moved to the side of the road. The three people walking side by side turned into two people. Even Zhao Hanzhang's car rolled off the road and pressed against it.
The newly emerged weeds and uneven soil were crushed over.
Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan had already experienced it. When the first bump came, they immediately exerted force on their buttocks, steadied their legs, and secretly grabbed the carriage.
Chu Kang didn't expect it. His whole body was bumping up and down with the carriage, and his soul was about to be knocked out.
When the carriage finally turned onto the main road, Chu Kang's hair was all messed up. He sat up awkwardly holding on to the wall of the carriage, parting his hair to both sides, and looked up at the other two people in the carriage. Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan were on the left.
They turned their heads and looked out the window, as if they didn't see his embarrassment.
Chu Kang:……
Looking at the two people who were so stable, he had some suspicion that Zhao Hanzhang was colluding with the coachman just to see his jokes.
But when he turned to look out the window at the crowd of civilians who were crowding to make way for them, Chu Kang's suspicion was dispelled. He sighed: "I have often heard that the Zhao family's army has strict military discipline. Today I saw it, and it is worthy of the name."
If other troops came into the city, the people would have disappeared, especially those with money and goods. How dare they be seen by the sergeants?
In fact, some people ran away at the scene, but they turned around and ran for more than a dozen steps. When they looked back, they saw many people lining up to enter the city motionless. On the contrary, as soon as they ran away, the people behind them immediately crowded up and occupied their original positions.
, they hesitated and did not run far.
Although he didn't run far, he still didn't dare to go back to the main road. Instead, he hid in the woods and watched from a distance.
Seeing that Zhao Jiajun just ignored the caravans, cattle and sheep, he was stunned for a moment, "You didn't rob them?"
"You don't ask us to donate military pay?"
The merchants who were all coming to Luoyang for the first time since the city was destroyed were silent as they crowded together to watch. They all looked at Zhao Jiajun, focusing on the carriage that was being protected in the team.