Xu Huang prepared his horse, took off his heavy armor, put on casual clothes, and sent Gao Fei and Sima Yi to the bank of the Yellow River.
There were already boats waiting on the shore, and the boatman urged him: "I've been waiting for you for a long time, why don't you leave?"
"Let's go, wait a moment." Xu Huang replied.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Huang walked up to Gao Fei and whispered: "Your Majesty! You need to be more careful when going to Fenglingdu. There is a group of bandits in the area, which is extremely rampant. The governor of Bingzhou, Zhenbei General Han Meng has led troops several times
The encirclement and suppression campaigns were unsuccessful. Although Hedong is our Chinese territory, the local people are obsessed with the bandits, and they have even occupied key points such as Leishou Mountain and Fenglingdu. If you encounter them, try to avoid them."
"Bandits?" Gao Fei had never heard of this news. Last year, he ordered Bingzhou Governor Han Meng to lead an army to attack Hedong County and successfully occupied it. As for the bandits, he had never heard of Han Meng.
Meng Zuo reported it, but if Xu Huang hadn't suddenly mentioned it, Gao Fei probably wouldn't have known about it at all.
Xu Huang nodded and said: "There are two leaders of the bandits, one is Huangfu Jianshou and the other is Zhu Hao. I have also sent people to investigate the origins of these two people, but unfortunately they have never been found out.
The two of them can make Han Meng very anxious. These two people are definitely not simple. Your Majesty, may I give you another ride and send you to the other side?"
"No need, you still have official duties. Taolinguan is very important. You should go back quickly." Gao Fei secretly remembered the incident of the bandits in his heart. It is estimated that Han Meng concealed it for fear of being punished.
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Seeing Gao Fei's determination, Xu Huang finally had to clasp his fists and say: "Take care!"
Gao Fei took Sima Yi's hand and boarded the boat. He walked like an old man and his voice became hoarse and old. He waved his hand towards Xu Huang and said: "Go back and see you off after thousands of miles."
No, nothing will happen to me."
After Sima Yi and Gao Fei got on the boat, the boatman ordered the helmsman to sail the boat, and slowly sailed towards the middle of the river, gradually disappearing into the roaring Yellow River.
After getting on the boat, Sima Yi started to vomit violently. Unexpectedly, he became seasick. He vomited for a long time before he stopped. Finally, he lay down in the cabin and fell asleep uncomfortably.
Gao Fei sat cross-legged on the deck and said to the boatman: "After docking, how long will it take to go to Fenglingdu?"
The boatman replied: "With your old body, it will take at least seven or eight days to walk. However, if you are a young man, you can get there in two days. It is best if you hire a carriage and you can get to Fenglingdu in one day."
"Oh, it's so far, so we might as well hire a carriage."
The boatman smiled and said: "Old man, at your age, why are you traveling far away? Now Qin is at war with Huaxia, and the passes between the two countries are impassable, so if you want to go to Qin, Fenglingdu is
First choice. You come to Fenglingdu all the time to go to Qin, right?"
"Haha, that's right. I'll go find my son and entrust him with my little apprentice. Maybe one day I'll be dead with just one kick of my legs."
After hearing this, the boatman laughed.
Gao Fei and the boatman were having such a good conversation, so he took the opportunity to ask: "I just heard my eldest nephew say that there are bandits in Fenglingdu area, aren't you afraid of them?"
"What bandits! Those are the remnants of our Han Dynasty. In the eyes of others, they are bandits. In the eyes of us, they are heroes and the heroes who defend us. If it were not for the sake of money today, I would
I really don’t want to send you to the other side. The dog emperor of China is so bad!”
After Gao Fei heard this, he felt lonely in his heart. He didn't know what happened. These people seemed to hate him. He remained calm and echoed: "Yes, it's so bad. It's so bad that I even went out to find my son."
Even if you don’t let me, you still want me to go around in such a big circle. Brother, are you not from China?”
"No, I'm too lazy to be a common citizen for that dog emperor. I'm... forget it, you won't understand even if I tell you."
Gao Fei could tell that this ship did not belong to Huaxia or Qin, but to the bandits, so he had to be careful what he said. He was very speculative in the conversation at this time and felt that he should continue
The conversation continued and I inquired about more things. Then I sat there and chatted with the boatman all over the place, and from time to time I asked him a word or two.
After chatting for about half an hour, Gao Fei finally figured out where the bandits came from.
It turns out that since the crusade against Dong Zhuo, the heroes fought several times around Luoyang. The people of Luoyang who could not bear the war fled to other places. Hanoi, Hedong, Yingchuan, Nanyang, Guanzhong and other places have become the first choice for people to flee.
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For a time, the population in Hedong increased sharply, and food and drink became a problem. Millions of refugees begged along the road. This sad scene made people feel uncomfortable when they saw it.
However, when the governor of Hedong heard about this, he was afraid that this group of refugees would be like the Yellow Turbans in the past. Instead of saving them, he actually sent troops to drive them away, taking the opportunity to oppress the people, killing and injuring tens of thousands of them. In the end, it aroused
The people were angry, and the people publicly recommended Huangfu Jianshou and Zhu
The two Hao men were in charge. Huangfu Jianshou and Zhu Hao persuaded the soldiers sent by the Hedong Governor to surrender and persuaded them to counterattack the Governor's Mansion together. After killing the Hedong Governor, Huangfu Jianshou and Zhu Hao opened their official warehouses and
He opened warehouses to store grain and occupied Anyi, the county town of Hedong.
After that, Huangfu Jianshou and Zhu Hao led nearly one million Luoyang people who were in distress to occupy the narrow strip of land north of the Yellow River and south of the Sushui River in Hedong County, and refined their soldiers to form their own sect.
Before the official founding of the Huaxia Kingdom, Gao Fei sent Han Meng, the governor of Bingzhou, to lead an army to attack Hedong County. Han Meng came fiercely and was invincible along the way. It only took half a month to capture the city of Anyi. Huangfu Jianshou and Zhu Hao
He led the remaining troops to flee into the area from Leishou Mountain to Fenglingdu, and Luo Cao became a bandit.
Because Huangfu Jianshou and Zhu Hao won the hearts of the people, the people gradually attached themselves to it, gradually resurrected, and captured Puban. Han Meng once personally led troops to encircle and suppress the army. Huangfu Jianshou, Zhu Hao and Han Meng started guerrilla warfare with Han Meng. Han Meng's army arrived
when they
They hid in Leishou Mountain, and when Han Meng left, they sent troops to occupy Puban. They repeated several times and dragged Han Meng into a mess. In addition, it was approaching severe winter and it was not suitable to march, so there was no movement for the time being.
It continues to this day.
As for the origins of Huangfu Jianshou and Zhu Hao, the boatman also knew little about them and had no knowledge of them, so Gao Fei stopped asking for fear of arousing suspicion.
After arriving at the north shore, Gao Fei gave the boatman double the money, picked up Sima Yi, who was still feeling uncomfortable, from the cabin and left.
After walking about two miles, Gao Fei put Sima Yi down on a rock, gave Sima Yi a drink with the water he brought, and then rubbed Sima Yi's chest, which relieved Sima Yi's dizziness.
"Master...I'm really useless. I vomit every time I take a boat..." Sima Yi said.
"Southern boat and north horse, you are still young. You will not get seasick if you sit more in the future. Take this. This is brought from Jicheng. It is an elixir refined by Zhang Zhongjing. It has the effect of regulating qi and activating blood circulation.
"Gao Fei took out a pill from his backpack and stuffed it into Sima Yi's hand.
Without thinking, Sima Yi directly stuffed the pill into his mouth, took out the water bag and drank it in one gulp.
After a while, Sima Yi's face gradually returned to normal and his complexion improved a lot, and then he followed Gao Fei on the road again.
This road is a mountain road. If divided according to geography, Gao Fei and Sima Yi should be walking on the edge of Zhongtiao Mountain. The road is narrow and rugged, and there is no pedestrian on the road. The two people walked in tandem and continued westward.
Walking.
In the evening, two people met a team of mules. The mules were loaded with various goods and stopped at the roadside to rest. Gao Fei and Sima Yi were tired after walking for most of the day, so they decided to buy two mules.
Riding. After paying the money, the two people turned over and mounted the mules, and continued walking forward, which was much more brisk.
After running for ten miles, it became dark, so the two people stopped, lit a bonfire on the roadside, and slept outside for the night.
The next day, before dawn, the two people continued on their way on mules, and finally arrived at Fengling at dawn.
Fengling, the tomb of Nuwa in myth and legend, is located on the beach on the north bank of the Yellow River outside the east gate of Tongguan Ancient City. The ferry at Fengling is called "Fenglingdu".
Fenglingdu is located at the corner where the Yellow River turns east. It is a transportation fortress in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan provinces. It straddles the boundaries of North China, Northwest China and Central China. It has been the largest ferry on the Yellow River since ancient times.
For thousands of years, Fenglingdu has been an important hub of the Yellow River. It is unknown how many people passed through here and entered the Qin and Jin Dynasties. Because of its special location, Fenglingdu has also become a battleground for military strategists.
However, Fenglingdu at this time can be described as a mixed place. There is neither the power of the Huaxia Kingdom nor the power of the Qin Kingdom here. Instead, it is controlled by a group of unknown mountain bandits.
At dawn, when the sleeping Yellow River had just woken up and the shadows of the trees on the bank were faintly discernible, merchants coming from the south and the north gathered bustlingly towards Fenglingdu.
People pushing carts, riding horses, driving animals, carrying burdens, and carrying bags... came one after another. Some were on their way, some were waiting to cross, and some were already sitting on the bows of boats rafting in the middle of the river. Looking up and down the Yellow River, the smoke was thick,
The mast light flashes. The ship goes south
Galloping north, colorful sails flying east and west, listening carefully, the sound of rushing water, the sound of squeaking oars, the high-pitched trumpets, the shouts of customers, the sound of birds, and the sound of bells all merge into one, echoing on both sides of the ancient ferry.
A beautiful symphony of early morning struggles.
When Gao Fei came here for the first time, he didn't expect that Fenglingdu, a battleground for military strategists, had become a place for merchants. There were ships on both sides of the strait, merchants gathered, and the roadsides for several miles around Fenglingdu were full of stalls.
, there was an endless stream of hawking sounds.
He rode on the back of a mule and walked slowly towards the ferry. The sights he saw along the way opened his eyes. He thought to himself: "If you haven't seen it with your own eyes, it's really unbelievable. People controlled by bandits are...
Fenglingdu can be so lively."
When they were near the ferry, several strong men with weapons in hand and armor on top suddenly rushed out from both sides. They directly blocked the way of Gao Fei and Sima Yi. One of the leaders looked at Gao Fei and Sima Yi and asked