The location of Huangmen Pavilion is east of Xinye, between Huishui and Bishui, almost southwest of Tanghe County, later Nanyang City.
So going south from here, after passing Bishui, you will reach the territory of Huyang County, and the distance between the two sides is very close.
Shen Chen and the others set out at seven or eight in the morning, and arrived in Huyang almost two hours later at noon. After hearing about it, the Huyang County Magistrate personally came over and invited him to have lunch with him at the government office.
In the Han Dynasty, most people had two meals. Among the twelve hours, the time to call for food from 7 to 9 a.m. corresponds to the Chen hour in the earthly branches, which is the time to eat breakfast.
3 pm to 5 pm is called Asn time, which corresponds to Shen time among the earthly branches. Eat lunch and dinner together, and you won’t eat after that.
But that is for the general public. More than 90% of the people live in difficulty, struggling on the poverty line, working all day long and barely getting enough food and clothing.
For the rich and powerful, let alone three meals, they can eat whenever they want.
Therefore, after learning about the invitation from the Huyang County Magistrate, Deng Hong happily went to the appointment after discussing it with his wife and Shen Chen. In addition to the county magistrate, there were also two famous local families, the Huyang Feng family and the Huyang Fan family.
Deng Hong asked his servants to guard the vehicles, and then sent people to find restaurants in the city to deliver some meals. He and his wife Shen Chen followed Magistrate Li into the government office.
There are two other people beside County Magistrate Li. One is the head of the Feng family, who is about thirty years old, and the other head of the Fan family is about forty years old, named Feng Gai and Fan He respectively.
After entering the hall, Magistrate Li sat in the main seat, Deng Hong and his wife sat in the first position under his right hand, and Shen Chen sat in the second position alone. Opposite were the two masters of the Feng family and the Fan family.
Both parties greeted each other and talked about their feelings.
Speaking of which, the Feng family and the Fan family are closely related to the old Liu family and the old Deng family. The Huyang Fan family is the family of Fan Hong, the uncle of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu. They own a huge manor, countless servants, and countless fertile fields. Thousands of acres.
The Feng family is a descendant of Sikong Fengli during the period of Emperor Guangwu. His grandson Feng Shi was a Taiwei during the period of Emperor An of the Han Dynasty. He was also a long-standing prince with a very prominent family background.
The two major families and the Deng family are both long-established wealthy families in Nanyang. They have had marriages with Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu's family and the Deng family. For example, Liu Xiu's maternal family is the Fan family, and Feng Yi's son married the daughter of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty. Princess Huojia was the daughter of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty.
Not to mention the Deng family, Empress Dowager Deng and Deng Mengnu both hold the position of empress dowager and queen. Their ancestors also had many intersections. For example, during the Shun Emperor period, the Feng family, the Fan family, and the Deng family formed a political group, which was used by Jiang Jing and others. He was framed by others and was expelled from Luoyang.
Moreover, at that time, the top officials were allies of each other, and the remnants of the lower-level branches also lived in Xinye and Huyang, which were very close to each other. Therefore, there were countless marriages between the middle- and lower-class branches of the Deng family, the Feng family, and the Fan family.
So to a certain extent, the Deng family does have a rather complicated relationship with the Fan family and Feng family in Huyang. They can also talk about the glory of their ancestors and get closer to each other.
But it is a pity that this is the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the glory of our ancestors is of no use.
Because in this era, the Nanyang aristocratic families have basically declined. Starting from Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, except for He Jin and Zhang Wen, who were from Nanyang and were not even from aristocratic families, there was not a single high-ranking official from the other aristocratic families.
Today, their status is almost the same as that of Deng Hong, and is even worse than that of Deng Hong now.
After all, Deng Hong now has an official position and is following Liu Biao, the herdsman of Jingzhou, but they only own some land in the county. They can barely be regarded as powerful people, not members of aristocratic families.
For a while, several people chatted about their ancestors' past events, which was sad.
However, after Shen Chen traveled through time, he read and practiced calligraphy, and gradually learned the historical truth.
Now I understand why the Nanyang family, which had been prominent for hundreds of years, was so decadent in the late Han Dynasty, and was surpassed by the Hongnong Yang family and the Runan Yuan family who came from behind.
In the final analysis, it was because the Nanyang family was too dazzling in the early and middle Eastern Han Dynasty.
Among the twenty-eight generals in Yuntai, thirteen were from Nanyang. They were the three founding princes of Guangwu: Deng Yu was the Great Situ, Li Tong was the Sikong, and Wu Han was the Great Sima, all of whom were from Nanyang.
There are countless other princes and princes from Nanyang aristocratic families, and Nanyang officials of the Manchu Dynasty accounted for one-third.
As the saying goes, it flourishes and then declines.
No matter how powerful a family is, it can only last for a hundred years at most.
Starting from Emperor Shun, the Nanyang gentry suffered its first decline.
The eunuch Jiang Jing and others managed the government and deposed and forced to death numerous Nanyang officials headed by Deng.
After Emperor Huan, with Deng Mengnu being deposed, the Nanyang family made a slight improvement, but was hit again.
Moreover, this blow was devastating, which directly caused them to quickly withdraw from the political center, and eventually lost power in the struggle for hegemony among the princes at the end of the Han Dynasty.
In addition, after Nanyang was baptized by the Yellow Turban Rebellion, its population declined significantly, and the power of the aristocratic families no longer existed, making it basically difficult for them to influence the situation at that time.
Now the descendants of the Deng family, the Fan family, and the Feng family who were political allies during the Shun Emperor's period are reunited. Time flies and the years have changed. They have all gone from being the top wealthy families in the central government to being small powerful families in the local area. For a time, they were filled with emotion.
After chatting for a while about the glory of their ancestors, Magistrate Li asked curiously: "Is the meritorious officer planning to take his bride back to Xiangyang?"
Deng Hong nodded and said: "Yes, this time Liu Shijun gave me a month's holiday. I stayed in my hometown for more than twenty days, and I plan to go back this time." Huyang Ling asked, what happened to Xiangyang? Something?"
County Magistrate Li smiled and said: "Nothing happened, it's just that you are not in Xiangyang now."
"oh?"
Deng Hong and Shen Chen looked at each other and wondered, "I wonder where your Majesty is now?"
"In Wancheng."
"What are you doing in Wancheng?"
"I don't know, but more than ten days ago, a messenger from the imperial court came to Xiangyang and said that the imperial court sent a servant to Jingzhou as an angel."
Magistrate Li pointed to the northwest and said: "After learning about it, the envoy has rushed to Wancheng to greet the angel."
Upon hearing this, Shen Chen immediately winked at Deng Hong.
Deng Hong's brows furrowed and he sighed and said: "Alas"
Magistrate Li and Feng Gaifanhe didn't know why, and asked in surprise: "Why did the meritorious officer sigh?"
Deng Hong followed Shen Chen's teachings and said: "Firstly, I lament the misfortune of the Emperor, and secondly, I lament the misfortune of Nanyang. I am afraid that Nanyang will suffer disaster in the future."
"this"
The few of them looked at each other. They were having a good time today, having a casual meal together and exchanging feelings. They would be considered acquaintances in the future.
Why did it suddenly become sad and the atmosphere also changed in another direction?
But now that they had started, it was impossible for the three of them to pretend that nothing was wrong and change the subject, so Feng Gai had no choice but to say: "Why did Gong Cao say this?"
Deng Hong looked around and said: "Think about it, everyone, when the angel comes this time, he must invite Liu Shijun to be King Qin. If the emperor is well, why does he need King Qin? Everyone knows about the civil strife in Guanzhong since last year."
"Um."
Fan He nodded and said: "The refugees from Guanzhong poured into Nanyang from Wuguan in large numbers. Liu Shijun sent people to farm in Nanyang. We in Huyang also accepted a group of hungry people, and they are now settled in Tangzi Township to farm."
Deng Hong said: "The powerful Guanzhong family who started moving south last year said that the emperor had long wanted to move eastward to Luoyang, but was hijacked by Li Jue, Guo Si and others and was unable to do so. With this civil strife, the emperor must have planned to move eastward.
, so I asked Liu Shijun to send troops, money and food to the king."
"Isn't that a good thing?"
Everyone was puzzled.
Deng Hong added: "But think about it, everyone, Guanzhong is in such chaos, food is extremely scarce, millions of people have fled, and even the emperor was forced to move east to Luoyang. It can be seen that the situation in Guanzhong has reached a very serious point. Is it possible that this
Or is it a good thing?"
County Magistrate Li shook his head and said: "I understand what Gongcao means, but since the emperor has moved east to Luoyang and Liu Shijun can work hard for the king, everything will be fine."
Deng Hong said speechlessly: "The county magistrate still doesn't understand what I said. What I actually mean is that the situation in Guanzhong is such that even the people and the emperor can't stay there. It means that no one has grown food in Guanzhong since the year before last, and last year there were continuous disasters."
, the civil strife in the Xiliang Army continues, and when all the people are gone, what will the starving Xiliang Army do, do you still need me to explain clearly?"
"You mean, they will invade Nanyang?"
Everyone was shocked.
"good."
Deng Hong nodded and said: "As I expected, there will definitely be people going south from Wuguan this year to invade Nanyang. By then Nanyang will definitely be caught in the flames of war."
"Forehead"
The three people looked at each other again, slightly stunned in their eyes.
After a moment of silence, Magistrate Li winked at the servant next to Deng Hong, and the servant poured wine for Deng Hong.
He also picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "You may have worried too much about meritorious service. Now Liu Shijun has 70,000 to 80,000 men in armor. How dare those Xiliang people in Guanzhong invade our Nanyang? It's better to drink."
"Yes, when you drink and drink, you will stop talking about these gossips. If it reaches Liu Shijun's ears, I'm afraid he will be unhappy."
"Come on, come on, drink."
The three people tried to smooth things over. Firstly, they didn't believe what they said, and secondly, it was inconvenient to talk about it.
Because Liu Biao is still here, they are here to say that Liu Biao's territory will not be stable in the future and will be attacked by the Guanzhong warlords. Isn't that a slap in Liu Biao's face?
More importantly, Liu Xian's current strength is indeed pretty good, although it has not yet reached its historical peak. That is, around 200 AD, he annexed the army of Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, and after completely pacifying Jingnan, he had more than ten armored men.
To the extent of tens of thousands.
But now it can be regarded as the overlord of one party.
So no one here believed what Deng Hong said.
Seeing that they didn't believe it, Deng Hong looked at Shen Chen guiltily.
Shen Chen taught him these things in order to strategically intimidate the aristocratic families and lower-class people around Xinye, and make them attach themselves to Huangmenting when Nanyang is baptized by war in the future.
But now it seems that it has no effect.
Shen Chen raised two fingers and made a V sign, of course not in Biye, but to indicate Plan B.
Deng Hong took a sip and sighed: "I know you don't believe me, but it doesn't matter. I predict that news will come from Wuguan in the near future. Please be prepared when the time comes."
"If it is true as Gong Cao said, Liu Shijun should also be able to repel the invading enemy."
Seeing that he was still talking about this topic, Magistrate Li was relieved.
Deng Hong said: "That is natural, but Liu Shijun's real enemy is not the Xiliang army in Guanzhong, but Cao Cao in the north. This thief is cruel and violent. He has massacred hundreds of thousands of people in Xuzhou and the Si River has been in turmoil. If he When an attack comes, there will be corpses everywhere in Nanyang, so I hope everyone will be vigilant."
"Then thank you for your merit."
"I'll keep it in mind later."
Feng Gai and Fan He both responded rather perfunctorily.
Seeing this situation, Deng Hong could only say: "That's all I've said. If you find that I was not wrong in the future, when Cao Cao attacks, you can come to Huangmen Pavilion to seek shelter from my people. We have dug and built it." We believe that trenches and fortresses can avoid most disasters."
This is to get a vaccination first.
Just like when Shen Chen told everyone at Huangmenting that Cao Cao was coming to massacre Xuzhou, no one believed it.
No one is willing to give up their family business and flee before the butcher's knife actually falls on their head.
Only when they see the facts will they believe what you say.
So what Deng Hong is doing now is the same as what Shen Chen did back then, he first spoke up to make a prophecy as a reminder.
They don't believe it, but when the prophecy comes true in the future, they will naturally believe his words.
When the time comes, with the support of these local prominent families, and the people from all over the country who have received Deng Hong's favor and are famous among them, with one call and a hundred responses, the people of the famous families around Xinye Huyang will soon be able to unite and strengthen Huangmenting's power. .
Therefore, the current situation is just Shen Chen's plan. When things develop according to the original trajectory of history in the future, it will be the time to bear fruit and reap the fruits.
After the banquet, Magistrate Li, Feng Fan and some Huyang villagers saw Deng Hong off.
The convoy continued south, heading in the direction of Caiyang.
Caiyang is the ancestral land of the Cai family. This time I want to stop by to pay my respects. Then I will go west from Caiyang and board a boat from Fancheng back to Xiangyang.
And when Deng Hong and Shen Chen went to Xiangyang, Liu Biao also saw the angel in Wancheng.
The person who came was the imperial servant Zhao Qi. After the two greeted each other, Zhao Qi explained the purpose of his visit. The emperor wanted to move east to Luoyang, but Luoyang was already dilapidated. He hoped that Liu Biao could send troops, money and food to support the emperor.
After learning about this matter, Liu Biao immediately agreed.
Jingzhou is the most stable place in the world now. Last year, according to Shen Chen’s farming system, more than 200,000 refugees from Xinna reclaimed more than one million acres of land. Sumai has been planted and will be harvested in the spring. Naturally, this is not lacking. Money and food.
Seeing Liu Biao's willingness to agree, Zhao Qi was very happy, so he temporarily stayed in Wancheng to discuss details with Liu Biao, such as the specific amount of money and food, how many soldiers and horses to send to Luoyang to repair the palace, etc.
After waiting for a few days, Zhao Qi got a satisfactory answer from Liu Biao, so he planned to take an ox cart from Wuguan back to Guanzhong to return to Liu Xie who was in Hedong at this time.
Liu Biao, on the other hand, returned to Xiangyang and immediately acted according to what he had discussed with Zhao Qi before, sending soldiers and craftsmen to transport grain and supplies to Luoyang.
At this time, Deng Hong and Shen Chen stayed in Caiyang for two days, then left the Cai family and headed west into Fancheng.
It's the familiar east city gate again, and there's a familiar figure lying on the female wall.