For half a month, Huang Zhong and Xia Houyuan had a stable confrontation along the upper reaches of the Huai River. After their forces were equal, neither side really fought. They had several small-scale confrontations, and Guo Jia took advantage of them.
Xia Houyuan was good at long-distance raids, and he was indeed brave in battle, but his clumsy tactics, especially when the two armies were facing each other for a long time, had obvious shortcomings, and he was overwhelmed by Guo Jia.
In fact, Ye Qing vaguely remembered that this guy was later killed by Huang Zhong in a surprise attack. It was during the long confrontation that he was trapped by Liu Bei's small plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain.
But at this time, his performance was okay, or his deputy Li Dian was a steady person to make up for it.
Ye Qing didn't take these things seriously for a moment. Now the entire Yuzhou has stabilized after the inspection. With the return of his army, there are also a large number of grain and silver in the county government treasury. The hidden danger of local rebellion has been basically eliminated. All he needs to do is to do his best.
With the army and the message sent out, Cao Cao himself will be in big trouble.
Ye Qing was still handling government affairs in the long carriage and meeting with his ministers, without shying away from suspicion. The Queen Mother gradually got used to it and occasionally listened to it, just to enhance her understanding.
Back in Xuchang, another wave of victims passed by, helping the elderly and children. They were well dressed but looked sleepy. I heard they were from neighboring Pengcheng and Xiapi, but they were not fleeing famine, but fleeing the war in Xuzhou. Some of them hid in neighboring eastern Henan.
, and was frightened by Xia Houyuan's plunder in the countryside and came to western Henan.
"Maybe the entire Central Plains or even the north. Western Henan is the promised land...other than that, Liaodong and Jingyang are more stable."
The Queen Mother thought, and she also observed that every time a town passed, there were more or less corresponding officials responsible for guiding and settling the victims, and neat and orderly camps for the victims were waiting for them.
Ye Qing handled military and political affairs, and asked Qianqian about the opening of a Taoist academy in Xuchang.
He took a sip of tea and felt a little more relaxed. When he saw her, he casually asked: "What is the Queen Mother looking at?"
His expression was calm and his tone was calm.
The Queen Mother has adapted to this kind of relationship, or she regards it as the future emperor's magnanimity: "I think under the rule of the emperor, the victims of the disaster are not rejected, which shows that the bumper harvest in western Henan in the past two years is not a false report. It seems that a lot of food has been hoarded."
Ye Qing smiled: "That's right."
The Queen Mother could not be so calm. She had been in power for the last few years of the dynasty and knew how difficult it was now. She couldn't help but sigh: "When water is prosperous, farming is prosperous. When farming is prosperous, personnel is prosperous. When personnel is prosperous, military affairs are prosperous... This
It’s really something that runs through.”
"Liu Shijun's local organization is very effective. It is easy to resettle a large number of disaster victims. The same is true for arranging food and fodder for a large army. The local organization is effective, which shows that it can withstand a protracted war and withstand pressure from many parties. This is something that many princes cannot compare to... Sorry
In my impression of the states, I am afraid that only Xuzhou in the Huaihe River Basin, Shu, Jingzhou and Jiangdong in the Yangtze River Basin can compare."
Ye Qing said "hmm", indicating that he basically agreed.
Yuzhou is located on the south bank of the Yellow River. Together with Sili and Yanzhou, it is also known as the Central Plains and Henan. It is a large loess alluvial plain with very easy-to-cultivate soil. Its grain production advantage at its peak is indeed beyond the reach of other states -
In fact, during the autumn harvest every year in future generations of the earth, first-rank officials from the State Department will inspect local grain affairs, and the first stop will be Henan.
Bi is a person who has been in charge of core power, and many of the basic ideas are the same.
The Queen Mother has been acting more and more submissive recently, pretending it has no other meaning and is just an obvious political statement.
Ye Qing did not hide many things: "Most of the food we have hoarded in the past two years has been used to attract disaster victims. The advantage is that it has taken away the population of the surrounding counties and counties. The disadvantage is that the military food reserves are not large. However, my wife ordered the Mi family to leave Jingzhou
I bought grain and replenished it, and finally it was as the Queen Mother had imagined."
The Queen Mother laughed. She liked this kind of frankness and felt more reassured about the safety and future of herself and her daughter: "That's good. The Ai family has always heard that the Confederate army is short of horses, and the military is generally not strong, that is, Shanyang in Xuzhou and Kuaiji in Jiangdong.
The elite heavy infantry soldiers are slightly better..."
"Sun Jian's veterans in Changsha are quite good. They have been fighting against the Wuling barbarians all the year round. They also fought with Sun Jian in the north and south to earn him the title of Marquis of Wucheng." Ye Qing just mentioned this, and then got down to business: "With the help of Queen Mother Feng Wei,
The unification of Yuzhou has been basically completed, but the northern part of Jingzhou still needs to be inspected by the Queen Mother. I sincerely request the Queen Mother to move with her."
The Queen Mother nodded in unison: "The Ai family is willing, but the message has been written and will be sent out the day after tomorrow? If you go south now, can you still come back in time?"
"I went to Xuzhou to rescue Tao Qian, and set an example to call on the world to fight against Dong." Ye Qing said calmly, knowing that various princes would have their own thoughts, but they were unanimous in their hostility towards Dong Zhuo: "I will not go south this time, but the Queen Mother does not have to
Worrying about safety, a large army will be arranged to accompany them, and General Zilong will also protect them along the way..."
Ye Qing was talking when a horse suddenly came from behind: "Report——"
In an instant, the carriage slowly stopped. A soldier had already opened the door, and Ye Qing slowly got out of the car.
"Lord, there is a letter from Nanyang County." The person who came was a mid-level officer. He got off his horse and kowtowed deeply.
"Get up," Ye Qing said. This man's name was Chen Shan. He was around thirty. He had two sharp eyebrows raised on his face. He was deep and introverted, but very down-to-earth. He couldn't help but smile again. He didn't read the newspapers and just said
: "You can simply report first."
"Yes," Chen Shan said, bowed again and said, "Nanyang County is tightly sealed, and our department lost a lot of people to get the secret message out."
"It seems that Yuan Shu ordered Sun Jian to kill Zhang Zi, the governor of Nanyang County, but his intentions were not enough. After being appointed Yangzhou Shepherd by Dong, he did not dare to take Sun Jian's military power seriously, but from a higher perspective, he conspired with his subordinates to seize it first
Jingbei, and then use the land of Jingyang to capture Yuzhou."
"The insider I bribed is a maid in the Yuan Mansion, and I heard that she will be in a position in Xuchang."
"Higher position?" Ye Qing was startled and sneered, and suddenly there was silence all around.
Ye Qing then unfolded the document, read it carelessly, and sneered again: "Look at this, Queen Mother, this person is extremely stupid."
"Higher?" The Queen Mother took it. She looked at the document carefully and realized that these were the words above. She just vaguely thought about it, and her face suddenly turned pale.
Just listen to Ye Qing say: "Well, maybe I want to get you, the Queen Mother, to proclaim myself king and emperor in Xuchang, so that I can justifiably ask the concubine brother of Jizhou to surrender, and attack from the north and south to sweep the world."
When the Queen Mother heard this, her face suddenly turned red and she was furious: "If the Yuan family are Han thieves and want to let this person succeed, wouldn't they be more terrifying than Dong Zhuo?"
"Pfft, how could this person have such beautiful thoughts..." Qianqian looked through the secret message and couldn't help laughing, covering her mouth: "We were just about to inspect Nanyang County, and now we rebelled. Is Yuan Shu just trying to commit suicide?
?”
"Yuan Changshui, the fierce ghost on the road, is his style." Ye Qing also laughed and said: "If you don't seek death, you won't be called Yuan Shu... If this is the case, let's turn the Southern Tour into a Southern Expedition. Then, Queen Mother..."
"Liu Shijun, the Ai family still wants to accompany the southern expedition and capture this beast." The Queen Mother was angered by Yuan Shu's plan, and was even more worried that Yuan Shu was relying on him, and Liu Shijun was obviously unable to spare the time to go to the south personally.
"That's alright. Queen Mother, you are the flag of our Han family. It has a miraculous effect on local control. I have a general in the military to smooth things over for you." Ye Qing agreed and turned to look at the sky. It seemed like it was going to rain.
He looked like this, and then he calmly ordered: "We are only one day away from Xuchang at this time. Let's go back to Xuchang first. The army will stop directly outside the city and wait for orders."
The next day, the army arrived in Xuchang
Two school lieutenants and three hundred soldiers lined up to escort Ye Qing to arrive. Someone hurriedly walked in and reported: "Lord, by your order, the generals have arrived at the side hall."
"Oh, let's send the Queen Mother back to rest first." Ye Qing thought for a moment and then ordered: "Please wait for them, I will be there soon."
After a while, they arrived at the side hall. Ye Qing walked over and saw a dozen people sitting in the lounge not far away. Ye Qing stepped in the door and everyone stood up neatly and said: "Greetings, my lord."
With a smile on his face, Ye Qing said: "Everyone, please get up. The two worthy brothers are here. Sit down quickly."
After saying that, he sat down and then looked at the two of them seriously.
Guan Yu is of medium build, has a beautiful five-lock beard, and has pink and phoenix eyes.
I haven't seen Zhang Fei for a few years. During his military career, he became tall and strong, with a strong waist and a strong back.
As for Zhao Yun, just like the legend, he was about thirty years old, with a square face and a pair of sparkling eyes, showing an extraordinary look, and a masculine charm in his movements.
They all look like generals
However, the civil servants such as Xi Zhicai, Xun Xun, and Xun You had a calm demeanor and the demeanor of a serious minister.
Everyone in front of him was blessed with golden luck. Ye Qing suddenly felt happy and said, "You all know the situation in general. What do you think?"
"My lord, if Yuan Shu secretly passes on the imperial seal without turning it over, he is already a rebellious minister." Xi Zhicai bowed slightly and said calmly: "He also ordered Sun Jian to secretly kill two thousand stone ministers. His treason has been revealed. This guy wants to
If you want to be emperor, I'm afraid it can be implemented."
"Master Xi said," Zhang Fei shouted: "Master, if you have anything else to say, just hit me.
In formal occasions, Zhang Fei always addresses himself as lord.
At this time, Xun said in a deep voice: "It is possible to fight. My lord leads Jingzhou as a herdsman, and it is just and right. Although Yuan and Sun have infiltrated Jingzhou at this time, it will not last long. My lord and the Queen Mother inspected Yuzhou, and all the officials returned to their hearts and united as one. This is
The time to attack is the right time."
Ye Qing nodded silently and looked at Guan Yu: "What did the second brother say?"
Guan Yu rested his hands on his knees and sat upright. Then he bowed slightly and said: "According to the Lord's order, an army of 150,000 has been summoned. Since most of them are militiamen and have strong bones, they can form an army quickly. However, there is no need to train too much."
Not a bad thing
"But Yuan Shu has no choice but to attack. Whoever is the commander-in-chief will naturally give the order."
"That's it, you should continue to station troops in Hulao, where it is even more important." Ye Qing smiled: "Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Xi Zhicai"
"I'm here"
"You are the general, deputy general Zhao Yun. Xi Zhicai, you have been managing things in Jingbei for the past two years. You are prepared both overtly and covertly. You know the situation best. You can be regarded as the military advisor."
"I will give you 30,000 troops to conquer Nanyang County." Ye Qing said. After years of training, Zhao Yun has mastered military power and is no longer a mere soldier captain in history.
As soon as they finished speaking, the three of them left their seats and kowtowed in response: "I will accept your orders."