Nanzheng is located on the south bank of the Han River. It has been the core area of Hanzhong since ancient times. Today it is also the prefecture of Liangzhou and the county of Hanzhong. During the rule of different regimes, many constructions and repairs were made to the city, making Nanzheng City what it is today.
Gaokuo is the largest city in Hanzhong.
Since the Hou Jing Rebellion broke out last year, Xiao Xun, the Marquis of Yifeng who was guarding Hanzhong, summoned the powerful forces in the counties and counties within the territory and collected grain and supplies, so that all personnel and supplies gathered around Nanzheng City.
The reason why Xiao Xun did this was certainly not out of pure sensitivity and cowardice. Although Hanzhong was far away from the core area of Nanliang and was not affected by Hou Jing's rebellion, it was close to Guanzhong, the core of Western Wei's rule, and Nanliang had only a dozen or so bases here.
Years passed, and many powerful forces in the territory still wanted to be loyal to Wei.
In order to ensure the stability of order in the state and to have enough power to watch the changes in the situation in the country, Xiao Xuncai had to work hard to concentrate the manpower and material resources in his own hands.
Because Xiao Xun responded in a timely manner and sent troops to garrison several cities invaded by the Wei army. Since the outbreak of Hou Jing's Rebellion, although there has been a lot of public turmoil in the territory, fortunately no major riots have occurred.
On this day, fast horses entered the city from the east. They were patrol scouts deployed in the east. After entering the mansion, they reported an important news to Xiao Xun: Li Qianzhe of Ankang, following the previous conquest order from the state government, led his troops to the west to defend the south.
Zhengcheng, and brought a large amount of supplies to donate.
Xiao Xun in the state capital was overjoyed after hearing the news, and was ready to go out to greet him in person.
Although the Li family has lived in peace and prosperity for a long time, its power is among the best in the entire Shannan region, and Li Qianzhe himself is also shrewd and capable. Now he is finally willing to lead his people to join him. To Xiao Xun, this is not just a force of men and horses.
The increase can be used as an excellent example to inspire other Shannan powerhouses.
However, when Xiao Xun proposed this decision, his subordinate Liu Fan stood up and objected: "Although my lord is thirsty for talents, he is willing to treat those who come to him with courtesy. However, the government order has been issued for a long time.
, Li Qianzhe relied on the great power of his hometown and had been slow to respond, but now he suddenly changed his attitude and summoned his tribe to join him. He must be on guard. The Lord should not go out without authorization, so please send officials out of the city to greet him and issue orders.
, it’s not too late to give him preferential treatment after he enters the government.”
Liangzhou's state affairs were arranged in an orderly manner. Xiao Xun also relied heavily on Liu Fan's strength. At this time, he heard his advice, so after thinking for a while, he nodded and said: "What Liu Jishi said is a prudent plan. Li Qianzhe is arrogant in the past and behind in the future."
Gong really had to be on guard. He sent his troops to the camps outside the city first, and then made other arrangements after he came to the mansion to pay a visit."
Soon, government officials came out of the city with orders to respond, and Li Qianzhe also led his tribe to the eastern suburbs of Nanzheng City.
As the leading powerful force in Shannan, the size of Li Qianzhe's tribe was worthy of his reputation in the countryside. There were three thousand well-armed and strong soldiers, accompanied by a large amount of supplies.
Because the upper reaches of the Han River are rugged and narrow, the currents are extremely turbulent, and the navigation conditions are poor, all these materials are loaded on carts and transported by land. There are hundreds of carts, which are piled with neatly stacked linen goods.
The bag looks extremely attractive.
The arrival of Li Qianzhe's men also aroused the crowds inside and outside the city to watch. Seeing how powerful he was, the crowds couldn't help but exclaimed with envy and jealousy.
Although Li Qianzhe's troops were quite impressive, they did not receive commensurate treatment. The state government only sent a government official out of the city to convey the order of the state leader, ordering Li Qianzhe to enter the government to pay respects. As for his troops,
They camped in a clearing outside the city.
Hearing the cold treatment from the state capital, the expressions of Li Qianzhe and his cronies changed. His younger brother Li Xian stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Brother, a whole family has come to join us to strengthen the power of the state leader."
, but he was treated so coldly, which really chilled the blood of the righteous people!"
"shut up!"
After Li Qianzhe heard this, he stood up and rebuked angrily: "Since Marquis Yifeng entered the state, he has been known to be courteous to virtuous officials. This cold reception may be due to other things. When I come to the house to see you, any misunderstandings will be solved naturally.
Kai. If it turns out that we can't get along with each other, I will lead everyone back home, so don't make any fuss!"
After hearing this, Li Xian and others bowed their heads in agreement and did not dare to say anything more. However, the state official standing aside looked extremely embarrassed and could only bow his head more respectfully and said: "
My lord has ordered someone to welcome Marquis Chaoyang, and a banquet has been set up in the mansion to entertain him."
Li Qianzhe did not embarrass this government official, but followed the instructions and led his troops to the camp assigned by the state capital, arranged the camping matters, and then walked into the team under the cover of his subordinates, and greeted those who had come with him.
Li Tai said: "We can only let you sleep on the outskirts of the city for the time being. After the general enters the city and meets Marquis Yifeng, we can formulate internal and external attack plans as soon as possible."
Li Tai was wearing an ordinary robe. He stood in the queue and looked around before saying with a smile: "It's hot in the middle of summer, but it's still very cool here in Shannan. In the past, I would lie in the snow and drink ice to do extraordinary feats. Compared with today, it's nothing like this."
It's really not an grievance. General Li, please be careful when you go, I'll wait for good news outside the city!"
After a brief farewell, Li Qianzhe led a dozen of his followers and headed straight for Nanzheng City. The troops outside the city began to set up camp under the command of Li Xian. Li Tai walked among the troops,
While looking at the famous Hanzhong city in front of me with great interest, I saw that the city was tall, broad and solid. It was indeed easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Although Xiao Xun followed Liu Fan's suggestion and did not go out to greet Li Qianzhe in person, he did not completely neglect Li Qianzhe. He still led the palace officials to wait in the central hall of the mansion. When Li Qianzhe came to the hall to pay his respects, he even descended the stairs.
He personally helped Li Qianzhe up and said with a smile: "Marquis Chaoyang is the pillar of Shannan. Now that he is willing to lead his troops to the west to help defend Nanzheng, I can rest easy!"
Faced with Xiao Xun's courtesy, Li Qianzhe's expression softened a little, and he first explained his delay in arriving: "Since the last general received the order from the envoy, he has been anxiously preparing personnel, but Ankang's mountains and fields are full of products.
There was not enough, so we could only go down the river to visit various villages in Jianghan to buy and transport materials and return. It took a lot of time to go back and forth, but the results were quite fruitful. I brought enough materials on this westward journey..."
Hearing Li Qianzhe's explanation, the smile on Xiao Xun's face became brighter and brighter, especially when Li Qianzhe presented the list of donated supplies and Xiao Xun quickly looked through it, the smile on his face
He immediately became more joyful. He took Li Qianzhe's hand and sent him to the banquet. He even poured the wine for him and praised him repeatedly: "But if everyone enters the Chaoyang Marquis and understands the Lord's will like this, the family will be saved."
,Although the giant bandits are evil, why worry about how difficult it is to pacify them!"
After Li Qianzhe heard this, he stood up and bowed to Xiao Xun and said: "I don't dare to boast about my selflessness. The reason why I have the courage to donate is because I have seen your envoy promote benevolent government in the state, and all the villagers and elders are grateful for this kindness.
Now that you are concerned about the national crisis and are telling the people about it, you should be brave enough to respond!"
Xiao Xun was even more overjoyed after hearing this. He praised Li Qianzhe for being so impatient and righteous, and immediately appointed Li Qianzhe to assist in the defense of Nanzheng City and entrusted the power of city defense to him.
However, as soon as he expressed this intention, Liu Fan, who was sitting with him at the table, hurriedly stood up and said: "The talent of Marquis Chaoyang is naturally sufficient for the important task of city defense, but he has been tired from the journey and has not had time to rest, so he suddenly added a lot of responsibilities.
The Lord's words are indeed true to the heart, and there is no doubt about his credibility. However, as Marquis Chaoyang suddenly increases his responsibilities, it is inevitable that he will feel uneasy for fear of shouldering the heavy responsibility. It is better to arrange the people under Marquis Chaoyang properly first, and then make long-term plans."
After Li Qianzhe heard this, he secretly resented it, but he did not dare to show it on his face. He quickly stood up and said: "I would like to thank you for your favor and appreciation, but as Liu Jishi said, new entrants after traveling far away
, I am tired and exhausted, and I really don’t dare to take on the important task. But I will try my best to defend a corner of Luo City so that the general will have the opportunity to repay you and show your love, and my wish will be enough."
At this moment, Xiao Xun also felt that such an important personnel appointment was a bit rash, so he smiled and said to Li Qianzhe: "Of course I trust the willpower of Marquis Chaoyang, but he is by no means a state leader who is unwilling to sympathize with the hard work of his subordinates.
As you said, I will settle down in Luocheng first, and when I am full of energy, I will have other big responsibilities."
So the matter was put aside for the time being, and everyone continued to have a banquet. However, the situation was delicate now, and Xiao Xun himself was not a self-indulgent person, so the banquet was done to the fullest.
However, after the banquet was announced, Li Qianzhe spoke again and said: "The general's troops are already stationed outside the city. They can move to the defense tomorrow. However, it is always inappropriate to store money, food and materials in the army in the countryside. I kindly ask you to send troops to the camp."
Click for inspection and return to warehouse.”
Although Xiao Xun didn't drink much, he was a little drunk at the moment. When he heard that Li Qianzhe wanted to present the materials to the warehouse as soon as possible, he didn't doubt him, so he raised his hand and said: "Please ask Liu Ji for this matter."
The office will handle the matter."
Liu Fan quickly stood up and accepted the order. After everyone respectfully sent Xiao Xun off to rest in the inner palace, he led Li Qianzhe to the Zhitang of the state capital. After getting the corresponding seal, he went out with Li Qianzhe.
But after thinking about it for a while, he still said: "Marquis Chaoyang is tired from traveling, and there is no need to handle these general affairs personally. Why don't you stay in the Zhitang to rest for now?"
Li Qianzhe's expression changed slightly after hearing this, and after a while he sighed again: "The countrymen are despicable. Seeing the money and goods being delivered and changing hands, it's like cutting their own bodies. If I don't attack them, I'm afraid there will be a riot at night."
"
After hearing this, Liu Fan frowned and pondered, and Li Qianzhe's heartstrings tightened, and his palms began to move towards the handle of the saber.
Finally Liu Fan nodded and said to Li Qianzhe: "Then there is Marquis Lao Chuanyang."
"You don't have to be polite, Liu Ji's office, it's your duty."
Li Qianzhe also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then walked out of the straight hall with Liu Fan, summoned a group of government officials and headed out of the city.