The rain was still falling, and Gao Fei and his troops were getting closer and closer to Fan Yang, nearly ten miles away, when they saw a group of cavalry approaching on the road ahead. The leader was Zhang He, and there were a large group of cavalry on the side and rear.
De, Gao Lin, Lu Heng, Guan Hai and other generals.
Gao Fei went directly to meet him, stationed his horse on the roadside, and shouted loudly to Zhang He and other people who were running towards him in the wind and rain: "Why are you here so late?"
Zhang He, Pang De, Gao Lin, Lu Heng, and Guan Hai all paid homage together and said: "Please forgive me, Lord!"
Gao Fei glanced at the soldiers and horses they brought behind them, and said: "Let the soldiers help the army advance quickly, and we will make plans after arriving at Fan Yang."
"promise!"
Zhang He brought more than 20,000 cavalry and many carriages that had been prepared. He asked the common people and wounded soldiers to sit in the carriages, and drove towards Fan Yang with the cooperation of the original soldiers and ten wealthy businessmen.
go.
Half an hour later, the 100,000 soldiers and civilians brought back by Gao Fei from Luoyang arrived in Fanyang. After reasonable arrangements by the soldiers, they all moved into the camp that had been prepared, and they had a shelter from the wind and rain.
Today, Fanyang is just a small county, belonging to Zhuo County. Although the county is small, it makes Gao Fei feel a little warm. He first took a hot bath, changed into clean clothes, and then brought Zhang He, Pang De, and
Lu Heng, Guan Hai called to his side, and immediately asked: "How is Gongsun Zan's old ministry in Youbeiping?"
Zhang He was the person in charge of directing this battle. He took a step forward, clasped his fists and said: "Fortunately, my subordinates lived up to their orders and captured Youbeiping with the cooperation of Xian Yufu, Tian Chou, Pang De, Lu Heng and Guan Hai.
, and conquered
Gongsun Zan's old troops, Shan Jing, Tian Kai, Wang Men, and Zou Dan all admired the lord's name and led their old troops to join him. Now Xian Yufu, Tian Chou, Zhou Cang, and Liao Hua are stationed in Youbeiping, and Military Advisor Tian has also come to Jicheng to take charge."
"There's no movement among the Xianbei people in the north, right?" Gao Fei asked next.
Lu Heng replied: "Don't worry, my lord, Qiuliju, Wuliden, Nanlou, Tadun, and Wuliji are all leading their troops to garrison along the Great Wall. The Xianbei people don't know the situation in Youzhou, and even the mutual market has been temporarily closed."
Yes, everything was normal during the days when the master left."
"Very good, I feel relieved now that Liu Yu is dead, Youzhou has no owner for the time being, Xian Yufu, Tian Chou is Liu Yu's old subordinate, Gongsun Zan has also become a withered bone in the grave, and he is at the end of his life, so he must not dare to
When we return to Youzhou, we will have captured Youzhou effortlessly, and we should take a good rest for the rest."
"Military Commander Tian asked his subordinates to tell the lord that he should rush to Jicheng as soon as he returns to Youzhou and take over as the pastor of Youzhou as soon as possible in order to stabilize the hearts of the people of Youzhou." Lu Heng cupped his hands and said.
Gao Fei said: "Don't worry, our army has just returned and needs to rest for a few days. With Tian Feng in charge of Jicheng, I have nothing to worry about. Lu Heng, Fan Yang is your hometown, right?"
Lu Heng nodded and asked, "My lord, is there anything you want your subordinates to do?"
Gao Fei smiled and thought to himself: "Lu Heng is the first person I met in this era, and he is also the first person who is loyal to me. He is both witty and powerful, and he can be said to be both civil and military.
Although the talent and force are not as good as those of Zhao Yun, Zhang He and others, they can still be used as a single-handed general..."
After thinking about it, Gao Fei said to Lu Heng: "Since Fanyang is your hometown, you will stay in Fanyang from today on. I heard that Fanyang has the Lu family, the Zou family, the Jian family, the Yan family, and the Yuan family.
Shaw family, a distinguished family with seven surnames
, I will leave you 10,000 troops to garrison here, make good arrangements for the people from Luoyang, build villages and towns, and expand the city. With your familiarity with Fan Yang, can you recruit talents within Fan Yang?"
When Lu Heng saw that Gao Fei valued him so much, he clasped his fists and said, "I will definitely live up to my lord's high expectations."
Gao Fei said: "Fan Yang is the gateway to Youzhou in the south, and is adjacent to Zhongshan in Jizhou. There are rivers everywhere and the land is fertile. It is extremely suitable for reclamation here. I want you to build Fan Yang into a military town.
Can you carry out necessary agricultural production and allow people to farm in Fanyang?"
"Don't worry, my lord, Lu Heng will do his best to complete the tasks entrusted to you by your lord."
"Very good, then I will appoint you as General Jianwei, Fan Yangling, and leave you with 10,000 horse infantry to garrison here."
"Thank you, lord!"
Zhang He, Pang De, and Guan Hai were also happy for Lu Heng. They all knew that Lu Heng was the person who had followed Gao Fei for the longest time and had made outstanding achievements in both government affairs and military affairs. At the same time, the three of them also
Feeling the significance of Gao Fei's arrangement, several people were secretly gearing up and looking forward to when the battle against Jizhou would begin.
Gao Fei then asked Pang De, Guan Hai, Shenyang, Liaodong and Lelang about the situation, as well as the surrounding Goguryeo movements. After knowing that everything was normal, he felt relieved.
In the next three days, Gao Fei and others rested in Fan Yang, leaving Lu Heng to lead the 10,000-horse infantry and the Luoyang people who had followed Gao Fei to Youzhou. He himself took the top ten wealthy businessmen and the remaining
The soldiers and horses returned to Jicheng.
Two days later, Gao Fei and his party returned to Jicheng. Tian Feng led his men to greet them. After a few greetings, they welcomed Gao Fei and his party into Jicheng.
Jicheng is not big. In comparison, it is much smaller than Luoyang City, and even smaller than Gao Fei's expanded Liaodong City. For the top ten wealthy businessmen, where do they want to live in such a city?
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Gao Fei had already seen what the top ten wealthy businessmen represented by Shi Sunrui were worried about, so after entering the city, he summoned everyone in Jicheng and gathered in the hall of the Prefectural Mufu.
The hall became extremely lively at this moment and was filled with guests. Cai Yong, Lu Zhi, Jia Xu, Xun You, Tian Feng, Guo Jia, Xu You, Xun Chen, Cui Yan, Zhong Yao, Sima Fang, Sima Lang,
Sima Yi, scholar Sun Rui, Liu Fang, Sun Li, Xu Miao, Lou Ban and other scribes sat on Gao Fei's left hand side, arranged in two rows. On Gao Fei's right side were Gai Xun and Zhao Yun.
, Zhang He, Huang Zhong, Tai Shici, Pang De, Xu Huang, Wei Yan, Guan Hai, Wenpin, Chen Dao, Xian Yufu, Shi Sunyou, Tian Chou, Shan Jing, Tian Kai, Wang Men, Zou Dan and other generals. Luoyang
The other nine wealthy businessmen who came were seated in the civil and military columns, with two rows of banquets placed on the left and right. Everyone also sat upright at the table, with some wine and food placed on the small table in front of them.
Seeing the talented people arriving, Gao Fei glanced at Gao Lin, who was standing behind him, and gently raised his hand.
Gao Lin understood and ran out of the hall quickly. When he came back, he brought a group of young girls who were good at singing and dancing, as well as several palace musicians. After whispering instructions to those people, he returned again.
When he reached Gao Fei's side, he leaned into Gao Fei's ear and whispered: "Master Qi, everything is ready."
Gao Fei nodded and said loudly: "Everyone, it is rare for us to get together today, so please raise a toast together, drink this cup first, enjoy a song and dance, and then talk slowly. Please!"
So everyone present raised their glasses together, and even the seven-year-old Sima Yi did not hesitate to raise his glasses for the first time and drank the first sip of wine in his life.
After drinking a glass of wine, Gao Lin clapped his hands at the right time. After three rounds of applause, the palace musicians sat on the edge of the hall and began to play, and the dance team composed of twenty girls began
dance to tune.
Singing and dancing, good music and beauties danced, filling the hall with a peaceful atmosphere. These musicians and dancers were all professional people in the palace. Gao Fei took them in when he left Luoyang and brought them back to Youzhou.
It just comes in handy, otherwise it would make this elegance a bit boring.
When the music ended and the dancing stopped, the group of musicians and dancers left the hall.
At this time, Gao Fei said loudly: "Everyone, the former Youzhou Shepherd Liu was killed by Gongsun Zan and died in Luoyang. Now His Majesty's western capital is Chang'an, and Luoyang has also turned into a scorched earth. Youzhou cannot be left without an owner for a day.
, I am a high-flying person, but I am willing to shoulder the moral responsibility and temporarily assume the position of Youzhou Shepherd, so that the more than 1.9 million people in Youzhou can live and work in peace and contentment. I also hope that everyone here will give you support and assistance."
No one had any objections. Xian Yufu, Tian Chou was an old subordinate of Liu Yu, so he naturally knew that Liu Yu valued Gao Fei, and Gao Fei seemed to be better at dealing with the surrounding foreign relations. In addition, the combat strength of his subordinates could not be ignored. For
For them, Gao Fei is naturally the best candidate to take over as Youzhou Mu. The rest of them are Gao Fei's subordinates, so there is no objection.
When Lu Zhi saw that his former subordinate had become Youzhou Mu, he did not feel a trace of jealousy. Instead, he seemed very happy. He handed over his hands and said: "Ziyu taking over as Youzhou Mu is what all the people want, and Youzhou will definitely become a paradise in the future."
, it’s really gratifying and congratulatory.”
Gai Xun said hurriedly: "Youzhou is located on the border of the Han Dynasty. There are Xianbei in the north, Goguryeo in the east, Fuyu and other foreign barbarians. General, the general who controls the north, is not enough to deter the foreign barbarians. Lu Gong, Cai Zhonglang and I have discussed it and prepared
We jointly submit a petition to the imperial court to request your Majesty to confer the title of General Hussars and Marquis of Yan to command the military and political affairs of Hebei and to deter foreign barbarians."
Cai Yong's official career was not smooth throughout his life, so he devoted himself to studying literature, calligraphy, music, etc. Furthermore, he also wanted to marry his daughter to Gao Fei, so naturally he wanted to say a few words, and immediately handed over his hand and said: "General, save the people in
Water, fire, etc.
His righteous deeds will surely become a model for the people in the world. If he can be crowned as a hussar general, and the Marquis of Yan can command the military and political affairs of Hebei, he will definitely be able to intimidate the foreign barbarians, so that the foreign barbarians dare not peek into China. This is indeed a blessing to all people and a blessing to the great Han Dynasty."
Jia Xu, Xun You, Zhao Yun and others also said in unison: "Please, my lord, take up the position of Mu of Youzhou and take charge of Youzhou. We are also willing to jointly submit a report to the court and implore your majesty to confer my lord on the title of Hussars General and Marquis of Yan."
Gao Fei was not polite, stood up slowly, and said loudly: "Since it is what everyone expects, I, Gao Fei, will be the shepherd of Youzhou and take charge of Youzhou from today on!"