23. Good fortune and misfortune do not come singly
After entering Feng Yi's territory, Sun Jian said goodbye to Li Shushi, because he did not need to report back to Zhang Wen, Tao Qian would naturally complete all the work, so all he had to do at this time was to rush back to the front line as soon as possible.
According to Sun Jian, before he left, the army had just built a defense line in Meiyang and Wugong areas, and he could barely stand firm. Such a bad battle situation surprised Li Shushi. After all, the two places were far away from Gaoling County, the seat of Youfufeng, and Gaoling.
The subordinate Maoxiang is already very close. If these two places are breached, there will probably be a huge wave against the upper echelons of the Han Dynasty.
The most important place among them is not Gaoling County, which is the administrative seat of Youfufeng, but Maoxiang, which is a subordinate of Gaoling County.
Yes, the status of this township-level administrative unit named Mao far exceeds that of its superior, Gaoling County. The reason for this result is that Mao Township also has a more famous place name, so
It's Maoling.
Yes, this is where the tombs of 11 emperors of the Western Han Dynasty were buried. Not only that, in order to facilitate the management of those powerful tycoons, Liu Che moved the rich people from all over the world here. On the one hand, he guarded the tombs of his ancestors and descendants, and on the other hand, he
On the one hand, centralized management facilitates monitoring. Guo Xie, the boss of the X society known as a generation of heroes, also came to the forefront of the historical stage because of this order, and eventually became a ghost in Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's policy of eradicating the powerful.
Although large-scale turmoil occurred in the Chang'an area due to Wang Mang's "new" dynasty, the impact on the Maoling area was not as great as the Jingzhao area where Chang'an is located. Although the influence here had been reduced by the end of the Han Dynasty
It's a lot smaller, but if you look at the list of famous officials of the Eastern Han Dynasty, you will feel the strong group advantage of the Maoling family.
The most famous members of the Maoling Ma family are Ma Yuan, the founder of the foundation, Ma Rong, the scholarly clan member, and Ma Teng and Ma Chao, who are considered to be the common people of the Maoling Ma family. In addition, the Ma family also gave birth to a queen. Although
It was a great honor, but it was precisely for this reason that Ma Yuan became a relative, so Yuntai Twenty-eight Generals lost this heroic veteran who was "shrouded in horse leather".
As for Ma Rong, let’s not talk about his status as a great scholar. You can know his level just by looking at how he taught Zheng Xuan and Lu Zhi. What’s more, this man’s life was interesting. His life was luxurious when he was alive, even when he was giving lectures to students.
There must also be dozens of singers playing and singing beside them. Presumably, the appearance of these young women should be above average, otherwise Zheng Xuan would not have ignored the beautiful women and studied hard and gained Ma Rong's appreciation and eventually learned Ma Rong.
An allusion to a whole body of knowledge.
Of course, all this is just a foreshadowing. Although Ma Rong was luxurious during his lifetime, he was strictly buried in a sparse manner when he died. Even his grave was just a low mound. If the story only ended here, it might just be a strong contrast between his life and his life.
That's all, but what I never expected was that as he followed
Disciples, former officials, friends and admirers came to worship. I don’t know who started to form an unspoken rule, that is, everyone who went to Ma Rong’s tomb to worship would put a handful of soil in their shoes and sprinkle it on the tomb.
So three years later, Ma Rong's tomb, which was originally just an ordinary tomb, turned into a giant hill.
Alas, some people are dead, but their influence is greater than those who are alive.
The above are just the more famous guys from Maoling Ma family, and the rest of the high-ranking officials with more than 2,000 shi, such as the prefect, are even more incomparable. Even at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a Taifu named Ma Rixi was still born, which can be regarded as
A wealthy family.
By the way, the men of the Ma family are very powerful, and the women of the Ma family are also very strong. Ma Rong's daughter Ma Lun is the current wife of Yuan Wei, the head of the Yuan family in Runan, and Ma Lun's biological sister Ma Zhi is also famous for her outstanding literature.
Literacy is actually the same as my sister
Together they entered the "Biography of Women" in "Book of the Later Han Dynasty". Another woman who could also be called a martyr was Huangfu Gui's wife, who was an old cow chewing young grass, but the ending was a little miserable. After all, her opponent was super powerful at the time.
Dong Feifei.
The second one is also a wealthy family, that is, the Geng family founded by Geng Yan, who was luckier than Ma Yuan to get to the Yuntai. This family is different from the Ma family, which gradually transformed into a family of poetry and calligraphy because of Ma Rong's existence.
They are more inclined to the development of the military line. Among them, Geng Yan, Geng Gong and Geng Bing are the leaders of the generation, and have made outstanding contributions to the creation of the Han Dynasty and the tranquility of northern Xinjiang.
The most terrifying thing is that from the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the end of Jian'an, the Geng family produced a total of two generals, nine generals, thirteen ministers, three married princesses, nineteen princes, Zhonglang generals, Qiang guardians and captains.
There are too many governors and two thousand stones. If it were not for the close relationship with the Dou family, I am afraid that even the Yuan family, the fourth generation and the third Duke, would have a hard time competing with the Geng family in the army.
As for the Wei family and the Huo family that have existed here since the Eastern Han Dynasty, although their ancestors have great names, they have now declined, just like the descendants of Chen Qun who originally formulated the "Nine-grade Zhongzheng System" moved to Yongjia after they crossed south.
Nameless, eventually slowly turned into the dust of history, and then was blown to an unknown place with the storm of history.
Therefore, thanks to the gifts of these wealthy families, Maoling's population can be said to be quite large. Although many of them are hidden households that are not included in the national population, that is, slaves and tribes attached to various powerful families, the actual population is far away.
It cannot be reflected in one township.
In Maoling or the two counties west of Huaili, Pingling and Gaoling, there are also gatherings of wealthy families. The prosperity here is even more prosperous than Jingzhao Chang'an, which is the capital of the Han Dynasty. If Liu Hong hadn't forcibly moved 100,000 refugees to the capital at the end of last year,
As for Chang'an, I'm afraid Chang'an's population is not as large as these powerful gathering places.
From the above data, it can be seen that the military front is directed at Meiyang, and the Qiang force of Wugong is so fierce. If the Meiyang-Wugong defense line is lost, the consequences will be unimaginable. At that time, the big man may only be able to
We can rely on Tongguan located in Hongnong County and Wuguan in the southeast of Jingzhaoyin to resist the footsteps of the Qiang people, and this is by no means alarmist.
Just think about the Weinan Battle in history, led by Ma Chao and Han Sui. Although Chang'an was a fortified city, its special geographical conditions and incomplete defense system could not resist the siege of more than 100,000 troops. In the end, they had to retreat to Tongguan.
Waiting for Cao Cao's reinforcements.
"Never forget the past, you are the teacher of the past." This sentence is probably what Li Shushi, a time traveler, dared to say.
However, Sun Jian, a warrior, obviously did not fully explain the matter, because there were many things that he, a soldier who had never even understood fighting, had time to think about or take the initiative to understand, so naturally he would not share them with Li Shushi.
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What exactly made Li Shushi and his companions so stunned? The answer was the deathly silent village in front of them.
The excitement of setting foot on the land of Sanfu has gradually subsided, and the powerful disciples from Fushi are still following Li Shushi. They are expected to separate in Chang'an, and then Li Shushi will rush to the northwest, while the powerful disciples will head east to Yin, Henan via Tongguan.
But it didn't take long for the group of people to discover a situation that made them feel very bad, that is, it was very difficult for them to find a place with a lot of people to make supplies. Of course, this did not mean that they were almost out of ammunition.
They were running out of food. At least when they left Qiyuan, because of Sun Jian's favor, they obtained sufficient supplies in Sun Jian's name.
But what makes them depressed now is that many of the villages they passed are basically empty. Only the large and small graves in the mass graves outside the village can show the former popularity of this place. Although the supplies for Li Shushi and his party
The food was enough to sustain them until they arrived in Chang'an, but this could only be done if they lived frugally and did not encounter emergencies.
However, at last, the county town of Guizhen County has not seen people leaving the city empty. Li Shushi and his party breathed a sigh of relief. However, when they compiled the intelligence they collected, they found that the situation they saw was obviously not the worst.
of.
According to insiders, the Sanfu area is now experiencing natural disasters and riots. How can it be described as tragic?
Let’s talk about the tragic natural disasters first. Last year, there were several heavy snowfalls in the Sanfu area. Such weather originally made many farmers and people overjoyed, because it seemed to indicate that there would be a very good harvest next year.
It's just that God has obviously played a big but cruel joke on everyone. The spring rain, which was originally expensive as oil, is flowing freely this year as if there is no shortage of money. In addition, the heavy snow that fell last winter and this spring melted into water, although it did not explode.
It's not a big flood, but the excessive water has turned the cultivated land into a muddy pond. When people step on it, it's like walking on snow, with every step making a hole.
Under such circumstances, it is impossible to spread the seeds to the entire field manually. Even if you reluctantly walk through the entire field with perseverance, the soil will be compacted where you step on it. When the land dries, it will harden, which will affect the seeds' ability to break through the soil.
sprout.
Finally, the weather cleared up and the land became suitable for farming. Everyone hurriedly started replanting. Although the season was a little late, looking at the high sun and abundant river water, it seemed that we could still expect a good harvest.
It's a pity that the sunshine is a bit too good. At least from the day it cleared up until Li Shushi arrived here, the sun in the sky had no desire to hide in the clouds to escape the heat. Of course, this is not the sun. He is a very dedicated and dedicated man.
It's just that there is really no cloud in the sky that can block the sun, so even if the sun wants to escape the heat, it can only continue to stand guard.
Although the water in rivers is still sparkling and the water in wells is still refreshing, if this situation continues for another two months, everyone from the government to the farmers will probably burst into tears. As for now, the landlords
There is no food left at home.
Natural disasters are already so disturbing, and violence is even more unbearable to watch.
Of course, there is one thing that cannot be said about Li Shushi if he is beaten to death, and what cannot be said about whether he can be beaten to death is that if the reason for this situation can be traced back to the source, the source is none other than Li Shushi himself.
So when Li Shushi sorted out the whole story, he ran to the corner to plant mushrooms under Su Xiaololi's strange eyes. After all, this result was really shocking.
But we are all bad people. Isn’t tearing people’s wounds something that the people like to see?
It is said that one of the biggest reasons why Zhang Jiao was able to gain the support of so many people was that he helped poor people free of charge to treat the plague that broke out in Hebei. When Li Shushi first met Zhang Jiao, Zhang Jiao was incognito.
When he was serving the people, Li Shushi, who didn't know anything at all, was amazed by Zhang Jiao's ability to draw talismans.
It’s just that there are not many people who can make talismans for treating epidemics. Therefore, apart from bringing in a large number of believers, what Zhang Jiao and his disciples have done can be said to have little effect on controlling the epidemic. After all,
With the emergence of a large number of refugees, neither the government nor the private sector can do anything about the large-scale movement of people and the epidemics that occur therein.
This restless force was introduced to the Sanfu area by Li Shushi's idea and Han Emperor Liu Hong. It quickly broke out and spread with intense labor and restless escapes, and eventually became uncontrollable.
As a result, the refugees who were originally driven to the Sanfu area seemed to be returning to the Central Plains area. And this time the return flow may be coupled with the Liangzhou refugees who lost their homes and the Sanfu refugees who were plagued by natural disasters.
