Governor Feng, who was fishing in Hedong, had no idea that even though he had done nothing innocent, he had already been labeled as a cunning person by the Chief Sima of the State of Wei.
At this time, he was receiving Li Xi who came from Bingzhou.
Li Xi was originally the charioteer of Bi Gui, the governor of Bingzhou. Later, General Guan captured Jinyang and Bi Gui committed suicide.
Biejia Li Xi surrendered on behalf of the officials in the city, and at the same time promised General Guan that he was willing to raise food for the army.
Of course, there are conditions, that is, General Guan must ensure that Jinyang City is not subject to military chaos. It would be better if the entire Bingzhou can be guaranteed.
The hidden conditions for raising food are also here:
The less war there is, the easier it will be to collect food.
To put it bluntly, it means paying protection fees to ensure safety.
General Guan was determined to move south quickly at that time, and he had no time to argue. When he saw someone willing to help raise food, it was naturally the best thing to do.
It is definitely false to say that General Guan led a large army across the border and was able to make local snakes bow to him when he showed his strength.
Who doesn’t know the bitter cold in Bingzhou?
Not to mention that the landlord’s family doesn’t have much surplus food!
You have to give everyone some time to prepare, right?
Therefore, after General Guan left, it was not easy for Li Xi to raise food.
It is certainly possible to raise some money, but to make everyone willingly hand over food is just a dream.
After all, I don’t know how many local snakes secretly want to wait and see.
The specific performance is:
Every time General Guan captured a city or a place in the south, Li Xi could raise an extra portion of food and grass.
This situation completely changed when Governor Feng went fishing on the river.
Ever since Governor Feng started fishing on the river, more and more families in the east of the river have been ruined and killed every day.
Moreover, most of the people who perished were aristocratic and wealthy families. No matter how many centuries of romance you have inherited, under the war, no matter how romantic you are, it can't withstand Mudleg's anger and dripping hunger.
Who gave you fields, land and food?
As the saying goes:
All you can see are the bones of aristocratic families, and all your ears can hear the tears of wealthy families.
Only the Guanjue River Valley, Bingzhou and Hedong are separated, and the sky and the earth are literally one and the same.
The violence of the chaos in Hedong, let alone the disasters caused by the barbarians decades ago, and even the Yellow Turban Rebellion, were far from reaching this level.
Both Li Xi, who surrendered from the city, and those strong men in Bingzhou who harbored ambitions for the Wei Dynasty, were all dumbfounded.
After being stunned, I started to feel frightened.
When it comes to the heritage of aristocratic families, Hedong is much richer than Bingzhou.
Even the old iron from Hedong cannot bear it, and it is even less possible to bear the iron from Bingzhou.
Even if someone was dissatisfied with Li Xi in the past, they would still have to take the initiative to give him peace money...
Pooh!
I was wrong, it was to supply the King's army with food and fodder to defeat thieves.
It doesn't matter whether you are willing or not, what is important is the initiative.
At this time, everyone no longer asked Li Xi to say a few nice words in front of Feng Junhou and General Guan. As long as he could say a few less words, that would be a blessing.
The most important thing is to ask Wang Shi to guard the key place of Guanjue River Valley and not to let the rebels from Sizhou flow back into Bingzhou and cause harm to the countryside.
Not to mention, the large number of Bingzhou Huqi that Master Wang currently controls in name is also a dagger in the throat of the Bingzhou aristocratic family.
Therefore, when Li Xi came this time, he not only brought a large amount of grain and grass, but also brought thousands of sheep and pigs to feed the army. There were a large number of barbarians in Bingzhou, so it was not difficult to bring out a large number of sheep.
"Li Langjun has worked hard, worked hard!"
Governor Feng greeted Li Xi enthusiastically, "This time the army has no worries at the rear. Li Langjun has done a great job!"
"Your Majesty, you have given me the reward, you have given me the reward!"
Li Xi wiped his sweat and secretly glanced at the fishing pole behind Governor Feng.
It’s really fishing by the river!
Thinking of walking along this road, I saw that Pingyang County and Hedong County, the two places under Sizhou, were basically full of chaos and devastation everywhere I looked.
I don’t know how many wealthy families were hanged from trees or at the entrance of the village by the mob.
Li Xi couldn't help but feel a little scared.
Fortunately, fortunately!
If Jinyang City is like Anyi City (the seat of Hedong County) and stubbornly resists the king's army, it will probably be even worse than Hedong if it cannot merge with the state.
After all, a considerable part of the tragic situation in Hedong is due to the Bingzhou Hu people.
But the person in front of me was leisurely fishing by the river...
Words like inhumane, ruthless, foresight, etc. floated through Li Xi's heart.
However, the words came out in his mouth:
"The prince led the king's army and established the Han Dynasty. This is a great achievement. Someone is just following the sky and attaching a tail. How can you dare to say that it is a great achievement?"
Can talk, I like it!
Feng Jishi narrowed his eyes with joy, glanced at the people behind Li Xi seemingly casually, and then asked:
"Then I wonder what Li Langjun thinks of the current situation?"
Li Xi looked calmly and said:
"The rebels are trying to resist the destiny of heaven, but they don't know how to follow the general trend, and bring disaster upon themselves. What's the point?"
If you want to achieve great things, if you follow the rules too much, you will easily be controlled by others; if you act too recklessly, you will easily lose people's hearts.
If someone says that the current situation in Hedong has nothing to do with Feng, then Li Xi doesn't believe it.
But if he was the one who ordered it, there is no evidence.
After all, people have been fishing by the river, and the army coming from Liangzhou has been divided into two groups to guard against Hexi.
Do you think he still has time to do this?
But right now, the east side of the river is inexplicably chaotic and turned into a pot of thick soup, and now it’s just waiting for King Feng Gui to take a spoon and drink it.
Not to mention Anyi City, which had previously resisted the Shu captives to the end, finally obediently opened the city gate and surrendered.
Even the powerful people from all walks of life in Bingzhou were so frightened that they hurriedly paid for their supplies to ensure their safety?
The officers and men under his command are good at fighting, and their methods are ruthless yet tactful.
Anyway, Li Xi felt that as long as King Feng Gui was determined to stay in Hedong, it was hard to say whether Wei would be able to win over him.
Therefore, it is better for everyone to be safe now and wait until the situation becomes clear before placing bets.
Help whoever wins, all in order to survive in troubled times, not shabby!
In order to protect the local officials from military chaos, it is not shabby to pay a few compliments to King Feng Gui.
Sure enough, seeing King Feng Gui receiving these compliments from Li Xi, he smiled even more happily.
He motioned to those behind Li Xi with his eyes:
"So, these people brought by Li Langjun are all heroes who understand destiny and follow the general trend?"
"I don't dare to be worthy of the Lord saying this, I don't dare!"
"Which one of us dares to be called a hero in front of the king?"
"That's right, the Lord has defeated us..."
Governor Feng listened and did not answer. He just smiled and then looked at Li Xi.
Although this action is not big, his attitude is very obvious: now he only recognizes Li Xi when he comes from Bingzhou, and does not recognize anyone else.
This is not arrogance, but self-confidence, and more importantly, it is a warning to this group of people:
Do you think you can be a minion of Ghost King Feng if you want to?
The five Xiongnu tribes in Bingzhou were basically wiped out in the northern part.
The remaining remnants are basically useless.
The left and right Xiongnu tribes are relatives of Liu Hun.
The remaining central and southern parts, if they really want to establish a relationship with each other, go back to their ancestors. They don't have to go too far. It is estimated that they can establish a relationship within three generations.
Coupled with the promises made by the generals before and the suppression by the army later, these Huns are still obedient until now.
With these Xiongnu beards in hand, it didn't matter to King Feng Gui what the wealthy Bingzhou clan wanted.
But if they really dare to take any action and are not afraid of ending up like the Hedong family, King Feng Gui will really dare to let a few evil dogs back.
Compared to Hedong, these vicious dogs born and raised in Bingzhou are most familiar with Bingzhou.
The farmers in the field have enmity with the Hedong family, but the Huns have no enmity with the wealthy families in Bingzhou?
Being able to tame a dog from the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, turn it into a vicious wolf, and then turn around and bite the owner, creating a mess. This is a skill that is unique to the rich and powerful families.
If we really want to calculate it, I'm afraid this hatred is not much smaller than that of the farmers.
If you don’t believe it, let’s try it?
Therefore, Feng Junhou's action seemed small, but in fact it had profound meaning, which made everyone look a little embarrassed.
Only Li Xi felt his face suddenly light up:
Junhou is deliberately trying to give himself face in front of everyone!
It's just that Feng Junhou dared to treat these people like this, and Li Xi didn't have the capital.
But Li Xi quickly said:
"The prince is indeed right in his words. These are the patriots from Bingzhou who are determined to serve the Han Dynasty. The villain can raise so much food and grass because of the help of these patriots."
"Especially for Mr. Guo, his family provided three thousand bushels of grain and hundreds of bolts of wool to support the king's master."
But when he saw an old man over fifty who was specially introduced by Li Xi, he quickly stood up and saluted:
"I have seen the king."
As soon as Governor Feng heard Li Xi's introduction, he immediately smiled and stepped forward to help Taigong Guo:
"Grandpa, you don't need to be polite. The Guo family provides food to support the army, so I should be the one to come and say thank you!"
The Guo family was very thoughtful. Seeing that winter was about to come, they actually managed to collect some winter clothes.
There was a look of fear on Taigong Guo's face, and he dared not even say:
"The Guo family's move is, firstly, to support Master Wang, and secondly, to show their sincerity. They only hope that the prince will not blame him, which is already a favor. How dare he deserve the word "thank you"?
"Blame it?" Governor Feng was startled.
Li Xi coughed quickly and explained in a low voice:
"Junhou, this Guo family is the same Guo as Guo Huai, who occupies the position of governor of Yongzhou in Da, ahem, pseudo-Wei, um, pseudo-Wei."
Um?
It turned out to be Guo Huai’s family?
That's no wonder.
But seeing that Li Xi continued to lower his voice, Feng Jishi could only say:
"The Guo family is a large family in Jinyang and has produced many talented people from generation to generation. Guo Zun, the great-grandfather of the Guohuai clan, was the governor of Yanzhou in the Later Han Dynasty. He once served as the Shou Guanglu doctor and patrolled the world under the emperor's orders."
"Guo Huai's grandfather was the Great Simong of the Later Han Dynasty, and his father Guo Mian was once the governor of Yanmen. It was precisely because of his prominent background that Guo Huai was elected as Xiaolian during the Jian'an period."
Governor Feng's face darkened slightly.
Enter your mother's!
This is the so-called noble family.
It parasitized on the big man, sucked him dry, and then pushed him one last time.
Just to suck blood better from Cao Wei...
Cao!
At this time, Taigong Guo also cursed in his heart.
Although I couldn't hear clearly what Li Xi said to King Feng Gui.
But how could he not see such an obvious change on King Feng Gui's face?
This fellow, Li Xi, probably didn’t have anything nice to say.
I made a good deal when I took the food, but when I thought about it, I turned my back on him and refused to recognize him. It was a miscalculation!
Who would have thought that when Governor Feng looked towards him, his face would change again, he would smile and ask warmly:
"May I ask Grand Duke, who are the relatives of Governor Guo in Jinyang?"
Taigong Guo replied hurriedly:
"No, no, according to the laws of the Wei State, the families of soldiers and soldiers are either kept in Luoyang or in Xuchang. The worst is to stay in Yecheng as hostages. How can they be allowed to stay in their hometown?
Governor Feng nodded.
This approach is indeed the rule of Wei State.
As for the Wu State, due to the hereditary system, most of the families of the officers and soldiers were not resettled in a unified manner. Instead, they often followed the army according to the location where each unit stayed.
As for Ji Han, he is somewhere in between.
The families of important generals used to stay in Jincheng, but now some of them are also resettled in Hanzhong.
The family members of ordinary soldiers basically follow the principle of staying in their place of origin.
Of course, there are exceptions like those Yi people who were moved from Nanzhong by the Prime Minister. They were also resettled in a unified manner after the Wei system.
As for people like Feng Tibi, they are special cases among special cases.
Not to mention that Zhang Xiaosi was a supervisor sent by the royal family.
It was General Guan, who was originally the personal bodyguard sent by the Prime Minister's Office to monitor him.
From this aspect, Feng Tubiao himself is a hostage!
So what other hostages are needed?
Hostage Feng looked at Taigong Guo's nervous expression and comforted him in a gentle voice:
"Tai Gong, there is no need to be like this. Since Guo Huai's relatives are not in Jinyang, and the Guo family is willing to abandon the dark side and join the bright side, I will not cause trouble for the Guo family in Jinyang."
The most implicated crime at the moment is the Yi tribe who committed the crime of treason.
General Guan made an appointment with Li Xi first, and now the Guo family in Jinyang has taken practical actions to show their position.
Even if Governor Feng dislikes the Guo family in Jinyang, he certainly cannot use Guo Huai as an excuse to cause trouble for them, but must find another convincing reason.
Otherwise, it is too cruel and will only lose the hope of the world.
Not to mention the political struggle between Ji and Han, both historically and now, was far gentler than that between Wei and Wu, with less bloodshed.
No matter how stupid Governor Feng was, he would never be able to open up a hole for him to involve himself and expand his revenge.
Once the hole is opened, it will definitely do more harm than good and bring disaster to future generations.
After all, whoever created the figurines has no descendants?
As for the Hedong Family...
I have been fishing by the river innocently, and even the Liangzhou Army has been guarding both sides of the river peacefully.
Besides, the wealthy families in Hedong have not surrendered to me. Strictly speaking, they can be regarded as enemies of the Han Dynasty.
So what does their experience have to do with me?
Feng Junhou made such a promise to the Grand Duke of the Guo family in front of everyone, which immediately made Grand Duke Guo burst into tears of gratitude:
"Thank you, Lord, thank you Lord!"
Not only the Grand Duke of the Guo family, but also everyone else could not help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw this scene.
The worries along the way finally relaxed when I got here.
"Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous!"
"Hey! I dare not say that!" Governor Feng waved his hand, "I was just ordered by the emperor to lead the army to defeat the bandits."
"When it comes to benevolence and righteousness, it is because the emperor of the Han Dynasty is benevolent and righteous, and wants to save the people of the world from fire and water. Therefore, I feel ashamed to accept the word benevolence and righteousness."
"Yes, yes, the emperor is benevolent and righteous, the emperor is benevolent and righteous!"
Everyone cheered loudly.
Governor Feng pressed his hand:
"Everyone who has come here this time, I have understood my intentions. Regarding the matter of annexing the state, I hereby assure you that what General Guan promised to Li Langjun is still valid."
"At the same time, I also hope that after you go back, you can explain to the officials in Bingzhou that when the king is attacking the thieves, he must destroy the thieves, not just talk about it."
When everyone heard this, their hearts were shocked.
In other words, is Master Feng really determined not to leave?
"How dare we disobey the king's orders?"
"That's right!"
Along the way, what I saw and heard in Hedong made many people have one thought in mind:
It seems that after returning home, we really need to have a serious discussion.
