Although Zhang Yan's question made Huang Zhong a little annoyed, it was not important. As long as he could implement Huang Zhong's ideas to a minimum, then the handling of it would be left to Li Shushi...
The question that Huang Zhong is most concerned about now is how the Bingzhou people's arrival in Liangzhou will affect the already chaotic situation in Guanzhong.
This is of course not the first time Bingzhou people have set foot in Liangzhou.
Nowadays, although the three counties in Hexi (Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang) can still pay a certain amount of tribute to the central court in Chang'an on time, the various warlords in Liangzhou have lost their ability to control there and can only watch the three counties.
Because of the Western Region, it gradually became wealthy through trade, but it had no ability to invade.
This is naturally the masterpiece of Bingzhou people.
Because this was originally a win-win deal between the Bingzhou people and Dong Zhuo, who was the spiritual leader of the Liangzhou people - Dong Zhuo knew that the Bingzhou people were obviously better at business than him. At least Li Shushi had proven that he had gradually established a business in Xihe.
An economic system in which grassland and farming societies coexist.
Although that system was indeed fragile in Dong Zhuo's opinion, it still had its own unique appeal.
Leave the trade matters to the Bingzhou people and the Liangzhou people to handle the military deterrence matters themselves. Then Dong Zhuo can harvest a more prosperous Liangzhou. Even if he no longer intends to go eastward to fight for world hegemony, it will still be a huge benefit to Xiliang.
And no harm done.
So even today, even though Dong Zhuo has long since passed away, the three counties in Hexi still abide by the original agreement, so the remaining Dong Zhuo army, headed by Li Guo, turned a blind eye to the existence of the Bingzhou people.
After all, in addition to the poor management of the Liangzhou warlords themselves, the remote geographical location also somewhat dissuaded some of the greedy desires of the wolves.
But all these are the remnants left by Dong Zhuo.
Today, the relationship between Xiliang and Bingzhou is extremely delicate.
Liangzhou people are proud.
Since "Dou Rong returned to the Han Dynasty", although Liangzhou has not been able to produce many literati and scholars from civilized China, in terms of military prosperity, it can be counted among the Eastern Han Dynasty. In Dong Zhuo's generation, as things happened in Henan
In several battles, Liangzhou's title as the best soldier in the world was fully deserved.
The Liangzhou people who live in a harsh living environment know very well that they are just like their pre-Qin ancestors. Their struggle with the harsh environment and countless alien races has wasted too much of their energy. They really don't have much time to learn from those saints.
Study - Even Jia Xu, who was well-read in poetry and literature, would not have been in danger. Instead, it was Duan Jiong's reputation as a "butcher" that saved his life.
Therefore, although the Liangzhou people are not happy with the Central Plains people's view of "barbarians", they can still enjoy themselves. They can even laugh at the Central Plains people for not being strong enough and unable to withstand the wind, frost and sand from the northwest. What's more, they can laugh at those people.
People from the Central Plains, no matter how many books they read, the six kingdoms of Guandong back then would still be at a loss in front of the powerful Qin.
It was so majestic and unforgettable.
But with the death of Dong Zhuo, the people of Xiliang found that they could not find a new leader to guide them in the direction of progress.
Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu couldn't do it because he was just an ordinary general of the Xiliang Army. He didn't have the domineering power of Dong Zhuo at all.
Dong Zhuo's other son-in-law Li Ru could not do the same. As a scholar, even though he had the courage to be as good as the Xiliang people, without military power in his hands, he was destined to be unable to persuade those unruly generals with his eloquence.
Dong Zhuo's most trusted generals Li Jue and Guo Si couldn't do it. Although their abilities were outstanding among the Xiliang army, they couldn't stand out from the crowd. More importantly, under Dong Zhuo's past "arrangements"
"Xia, the two of them have always appeared in the Xiliang army with similar statuses. No one can overwhelm the other, and no one is worse than the other.
Although the two people joining forces have a strong appeal among the Xiliang army, the dual politics is destined to be the most unsuccessful option.
It doesn't even need too many thoughtful people to instigate, Chang'an City and the civil and military officials, merchants and people in the city have become chips in the fight between the two of them, and then their vitality has been consumed in the desperate battles.
As for the rest, such as Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, Hu Zhen, Yang Ding, Duan Xuan and others, they are just following the trend.
Ma Wan, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Yang Qiu, the candidates are just grains of rice left to stir in the messy pot of porridge in the world.
Perhaps the individual combat capabilities of the Xiliang soldiers are still strong, and perhaps their small-scale cooperation is still tacit, but the Xiliang army, which was once famous throughout the world, has long since become a mess.
Just like the barbarian tribes they had defeated.
Looking back at the Bingzhou Army, perhaps Li Shushi's personal charm may not be as good as Dong Zhuo's, and his military might may not even be comparable to those veterans of hundreds of battles, let alone those powerful generals. But with his efforts, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Gao Shun, Huang
Zhong, Taishi Ci...such amazing and talented figures have united around him at some point. They have similar goals and serve as Li Shushi's minions to be driven by him.
As a result, they continued to create miracles - from the Chanyu of the Xianbei people to the regent of the Xianbei people, from the king of the Kushan Empire to the religious leader of the Parthian Empire, from the northern grasslands to the remote deserts of the Western Regions...
When the Xiliang army was in disarray and the Youzhou army was retreating due to internal strife and external enemies, the Banzhen barbarians had to face the continuous advances of Bai Huyi who had official backgrounds behind them. The Danyang heroes devoted themselves to different princes for their own benefit.
Under his command, the Bingzhou Army seemed to have no comparable opponents.
Of course, this is only on the surface, after all, some people have already felt the strength of their future opponents in advance.
However, the people of Xiliang would not know this, so their inner feelings at this time were quite subtle.
Obviously one moment they were still standing high on the top of the mountain, but at the next moment they had to be forced to take over. The opponent they had once overlooked climbed on top of their heads, and could even do whatever they wanted above their heads.
This feeling is really not good.
Just like the empire on which the sun never sets, it was so majestic and powerful, but after the two world wars, it had to face the tough demands of China, which they had once beaten, to take back the "concession" in Hong Kong. It was almost impossible to even default on the debt.
have to.
This taste is really sour and refreshing.
It is precisely because of this clear understanding that Huang Zhong is so concerned about the attitude of Xiliang people towards the merger of the state and the entry into the North, even though Fuping County, the former seat of Beidi County, has long been abandoned, and even the name Fuping has followed the Beidi County.
Dijun was lost due to the relocation of foreigners again, but compared to the three counties in Hexi, which were far away, Beidijun was much closer to Chang'an.
There is no guarantee that this will not stimulate the people of Xiliang who have a "love-hate relationship" with the people of Bingzhou.
In other words, both Huang Zhong and Xun You were mentally prepared for an all-out war with the Xiliang people at worst.
only……
"It turns out that the level of chaos within the Xiliang Army has far exceeded our imagination..."
Ten days later again. Looking at the news in his hands from various crafts ambushed in the Guanzhong area, Huang Zhong couldn't help showing a dumbfounded expression. Although Xun You next to him still had the calm look on his face,
The action of constantly picking up the teacup and sipping still revealed his inner unrest at this moment.
"Gongda, do you think this is a plan by the other party to make us relax our vigilance and then cooperate inside and outside..."
It seemed that he had found a good reason for himself. Huang Zhong's voice seemed to become firm again.
Of course, such behavior naturally made Xun You next to him smile slightly happily.
Well, being cute among middle-aged and elderly people is obviously not something that ordinary people can accept. Xun You, you are really extraordinary.
"This is indeed something that must be guarded against. But like Li Kan, the candidate was originally from Hedong. In the past, when Dong was the governor of Bingzhou, he went to defect to him. Although he had made great contributions to Dong's command, he was rarely reused because of his background. He
There are already quite a few complaints against the Xiliang generals, and if they are properly utilized, the resistance in Lizhou Mujingluo Guanzhong will definitely be reduced a lot."
"Is Gongda planning to stage a show of 'a thousand gold pieces of bone' in front of the generals in Guanzhong?"
"The 'Qianjinshigu' also depends on the target. If Li Kan, the candidate, submits in good faith, Li Zhoumu will naturally not treat him lightly. But if he has two intentions, this strategy will be to 'drive away the wolf and swallow the tiger'. Will he survive?"
It depends on their luck when they get down."
Li Shushi originally planned to invade the north with a partial force. On the one hand, he planned to expel the barbarians and restore the old territory of the Han Dynasty. On the other hand, he also planned to test the attitude of the generals of the Xiliang Army to determine what attitude he would adopt towards this place in the future.
It's just that he, no, perhaps it should be said that most of the Bingzhou Army could not have imagined that such a seemingly tentative attack would cause such a huge "repercussions" in Xiliang - if we talk about Li Kan from Hedong,
If the candidates secretly sent people to contact them about the "uprising", then the news that Zhang Ji acted as an intermediary and that Fan Chou, who was from Yingchuan but was Dong Zhuo's general, also planned to join the army, was definitely "shocking".
Words.
In fact, to be honest, Fan Chou was not from Xiliang. He was born in Yingchuan, the hinterland of the Central Plains. If you look carefully, he was a famous founding general of the Western Han Dynasty and a descendant of Fan Kuai, who was the brother-in-law of Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty.
Of course, the blood relationship between the two has long been estranged, and Fan Chou is an extremely inconspicuous member of the huge Fan family in Yingchuan - such an origin obviously cannot allow him to have a prosperous life in his youth, even among the family members.
He studied in a private school for several years, but with no talent in this area, his greatest achievement was probably just a minor official in the county.
Therefore, Fan Chou, who knew his future clearly, went to the northwest alone before he was even old enough to be a hairpin. He developed his skills through a series of chances and coincidences, and also joined Dong Zhuo, who was trying to show off his talents again after three years of keeping his filial piety.
Under his command.
Just like Guan Yu said to Zhao Yun in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" "Zi Long has been with my brother for a long time, he is also my brother". Fan Chou and Li Kan are both foreigners, but he was not very old when he came to Xiliang and followed Dong Zhuo.
His time is far longer than that of most generals in the Xiliang Army. It can be said that not only from his daily speech and behavior, but also internally, he identifies himself more as a Xiliang person than a Central Plains person.
Not to mention that after Dong Zhuo's death, although Li Jue and Guo Si were the most popular among the Xiliang army, if we talk about the second group of the two, then Zhang Ji and Fan Chou are definitely among this group.
An existence that cannot be ignored.
Because these two men were Dong Zhuo's confidants along with Li Jue and Guo Si during Dong Zhuo's lifetime, and they held the most elite troops in the Xiliang army second only to Li Guo and Li Meng. The others, like Li Meng, Dong Cheng and others were not able to do so because of their background.
They were able to fight against Li Jue and Dong Min who had the same surname, but were quite suppressed. Duan Xuan and Yang Ding's disciples were initially semi-free from Dong Zhuo's army and were not considered confidants.
If Zhang Ji's status is partly due to his nephew Zhang Xiu, who is now very popular in the Bingzhou Army, then Fan Chou owes it entirely to his own solid contributions and abilities.
Someone who had nothing to do once compared the abilities of the four most popular generals around Dong Zhuo - Zhang Ji was the most stable, able to guard the city passes and prevent the enemy from advancing; Fan Chou was the bravest, and would fight hard in every battle.
Make a strong breakthrough and seize the formation first.
He is the perfect choice for the vanguard of Dong Zhuo's army; Li Jue and Guo Si are good at commanding troops and are equally brave in combat. Although the Flying Bear Army commanded by the two of them cannot compare with Dong Zhuo's personal command, it is difficult for any army to not be able to do so.
They can be stopped at great cost.
From this, we can know that although Fan Chou is just a strong general who is good at charging into battle, firstly, such a character must have a lot of credit as long as he survives. Secondly, in an environment like Xiliang, a strong general like Fan Chou is even more susceptible to attack than Li Jue and Guo Si.
Worshiped by ordinary soldiers, those soldiers with ferocious elements flowing in their bones have an almost obsessive pursuit of power.
From this we can know what Fan Chou's reputation and status are in the Xiliang army.
Of course, you can also guess what kind of suspicion such a person will receive from the increasingly arrogant Li Jue and Guo Si.
Not to mention that because they were both born in Yingchuan, they all came to Liangzhou to seek life and make a fortune. Fan Chou had a close relationship with Han Sui, the "careerist" who was Dong Zhuo's most feared in Liangzhou. Especially between Dong and Han.
During the honeymoon period. Fan Chou updated
They often exchanged letters and gifts with Han Sui. Although the two of them did not express anything further, people who are interested will inevitably have thoughts such as "Fan Chou learned from Zhang Ji and sought help from external forces to improve his status."
So today, when Han Sui has been designated as a "rebel", Fan Chou is destined to pay the price for his original actions.
"Did you finally make up your mind to join us because you felt the pressure from Li Guo of Chang'an?"
The fingers were in constant contact with the desk, making bursts of rhythmic tapping sounds, but everyone in the room didn't care about the seemingly noisy sound, because at this time all their energy was immersed in something.
in the information.
It was roughly the same content as the information in Huang Zhong's hand, but it seemed to be more detailed than the one in Huang Zhong's hand.
This is normal, because this intelligence not only contains various information related to the main content, but also some personal comments attached to the intelligence by some intelligence personnel. Naturally, there are also suggestions from Huang Zhong and Xun You.
Compared with Li Kan and Candidate, Fan Chou is the important chess piece that can stir up Guanzhong, so Huang Zhong has enough decision-making power on the former, but only Li Shushi can make the final decision on how to deal with the latter.
Of course, you can also think that the first two are just small roles with no important official positions, and Fan Chou is at least a right-wing general and Wannianhou. Even if this general and county prince were obtained by blackmailing the emperor, he is also the emperor's official mouth.
Unless the emperor decrees that the person be abolished or the emperor himself is deposed, then from a legal point of view, it is still a big shot.
"From various sources, rumors are spreading in Chang'an now that Li Guo and Li Guo have murderous intentions for him, and he is at the end of his road. Looking around, apart from us, who else dares to accept him at the cost of Li Guo's wrath."
Cheng Yu had an extremely confident smile on his face, and his words were even more decisive.
Unlike Huang Zhong and Xun You who only speculated on the reasons for Fan Chou's "surrender", several resourceful people in Bingzhou Mufu already knew the reasons for Fan Chou's move. After all, many of these things were their plans.
Now, when the cultivation was completed, it happened to catch up with Li Shushi's exploratory action. It was a coincidence. It was more because this action made Fan Chou, who originally thought that the Bingzhou Army and the Xiliang Army might be able to "do nothing against each other", understood Bingzhou's ambitions.
, allowing the seeds that had already sprouted in my heart to finally bear fruit.
"Now there are Fan Chou and Li Kan, who are candidates for internal support, Hanyang County is for external aid, and the three northwest counties are ready to go. My lord, what we planned before may be able to trigger you in advance."
It was rare that Cheng Yu who said this sentence, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Yan Zhong and others all smiled after hearing this sentence.
Li Shushi, who was sitting in the main seat, also showed a slightly unnatural smile.
But soon, after taking a deep breath, Li Shuyi nodded vigorously.
At this point, I should be ready to face that.
I don’t know how long it took, but the awkward smile on my face gradually turned into a smile full of ideal expectations.
Plan passes!
Li Shushi naturally couldn't hear this roar coming from everyone's heart, otherwise...otherwise he wouldn't be able to do anything, and it would be difficult to get rid of public anger.
So, before anyone could react, a huge wave had already formed in Bingzhou's Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion, and the enemy pointed at by this huge wave still seemed completely unaware at this moment.
Still doing what I have always done.
until……
"General, it's not good, it's not good! Something bad is going to happen!!!"
"Why are you panicking? What's going on? Could it be that Guo Aduo (Li Zhiran) led troops to attack!"
"The call is coming, the call is coming, the call is coming!!!"
"Tell me clearly, what's going on! What's going on!" The owner of the voice seemed to be infected, with a hint of uneasiness in his voice.
"Fan Chou led Hua Xiong's troops, a total of 50,000 people, to merge with the state and move south along the Jing River. They have reached the mouth of Zuofengyi Valley and are approaching Chiyang. Zhang Ji has 20,000 troops and has captured Wuguan. Zhang Xiu, who has led 50,000 troops in Hedong,
, crossed the river from Puban and captured Linjin City. The main force of the Bingzhou Army was 50,000 people.
Led by Lu Bu, he has made an emergency landing at Duan Xuan in Hongnong, and is taking Duan Xuan's troops as the forerunner to attack Zheng County. The rest, Li Kan, are candidates for merging the partial divisions of the state army and the troops from Hanyang, and will join forces with the troops from the three counties in Hexi and the subordinate states.
Tens of thousands of Huqi, Wuwei, Anding and other counties are already in danger..."
"Also, is there anything..."
"Dong Cheng, Wei Xu and other troops in the city also took the opportunity to cause chaos and wanted to steal His Majesty and hundreds of officials out of the city."
"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, I'm so angry! Li Xue, kid, you and I are at odds with each other!!!"
Pan Sen: The journey of striving for perfect attendance has officially begun~ I’m still a little uneasy thinking about it... (To be continued...)