Chapter 25 Reading thousands of volumes without seeking food
"The Lord is indeed foresighted." It was Lou Gui who diverted Du Ji's attention. He twirled his beard and sneered, but he seemed to have already anticipated the battle situation thousands of miles away. "Last winter, there.
When the battle plan came, we discussed this battle and had a premonition... I thought that the people in Liangzhou had not belonged to the Han for many years, and when Zhang Wen faced such a chance of victory, instead of concentrating his troops to defeat Han Sui, he divided his troops into six groups.
Isn’t it like exposing your own flaw?”
Du Ji's heart froze, and then he suddenly remembered that Lou Gui, Lou Zibo, who spoke so casually and frivolously that he felt vaguely contemptuous of him along the way, was also one of the most important figures in military strategy in the world... He started from Gongsun.
Over the years, he has made great achievements in planning before battle, and is known as a military advisor.
"Once the troops are divided into six groups," Lou Gui continued to twist his beard and explained to the people around him, "the overall outcome will only depend on the outcome of Yuzhong and Hansui. In other words, if Yuzhong and Hansui were to win, the officers and soldiers will win.
, then the remaining officers and soldiers will win without a fight; and if the rebels win there, then the remaining Qiang people and the local wealthy families in Liangzhou will inevitably rise up and fight back the officers and soldiers. There is only one thing
, I really don’t know how those 30,000 officers and soldiers were defeated. Obviously, as long as they rely on their superior strength and detach a part to cut off the opponent’s supplies, they can easily siege the city... Could it be that these 30,000 people were cut off in turn?
Is there any food shortage?"
Everyone was talking a lot, but from Lou Gui to Tian Yu, from Du Ji to Jingze, they couldn't help but look at Gongsun Xun, who looked as usual, hoping that he could explain something.
"In the final analysis, it's because people in Liangzhou don't belong to the Han people." However, Gongsun Xun did not express his position on such a major event, but seemed a little indifferent. "In short, will the matter in Liangzhou be solved for a while?
As a result, just as the power of eunuchs in the court will be difficult to control for a while... we don't need to think too much."
Everyone on the field ridge quickly said yes.
"For today's plan, we still have to do our own things well." After saying this, Gongsun Xun smiled and looked at Du Ji, who had been peeking at him. "Youxi said that Bohou has Xiao He's talent, so I naturally believe it.
Yes, but there has been something really difficult recently, so I just wanted to ask Bohou for advice."
Du Ji quickly calmed down, but then raised his head slightly and asked: "What is the way for a prince to get along with the surrounding officials, noble families, right-wingers, and common people in the Suspected Refugee Village?"
"It's just the government, it's mainly the aristocratic and right-wing people, and also the common people are vying to join the people's villages..." Gongsun Xun quickly explained, but he was startled in the middle of the sentence. "Uncle Zi told you on the way.
?”
"I told you something." Du Ji replied immediately.
"I didn't say it!" Lou Gui was speechless for a moment.
Jingze, whose foot was still in the mud, was stunned beyond words.
Gongsun Xun laughed for a moment, but turned around and looked at Ju Zong Ju Gong.
"Brother Zibo only said that there are too many refugees participating in the mintuns and too little open space, so the prince had no choice but to spread out and resettle the refugees from Yuyang to Liangxiang." Juzong thought for a moment and immediately told the story exactly as it was.
Come out. "I think Bohou is very quick in thinking and can draw inferences from one instance to other cases. It is from here that we can see where the Lord's problems lie."
Gongsun Xun laughed more and more, and then turned back to look at Du Ji: "In that case, can Bohou give me some advice?"
"No." Du Ji remained calm. "I serve as a county magistrate, county magistrate, county magistrate, and many administrative affairs, so I can think of the problem when I first arrived. However, because of many administrative affairs, I also know that places are different.
, the situation is different, if you don’t see the truth and don’t hear what happened, you can’t talk nonsense.”
Gongsun Xun smiled even more happily: "If that's the case, how about Bohou going to Changping Academy to be a lecturer? Come and find me again when you have gained something."
This was the meaning of mutual inspection, and Du Ji immediately bowed his head and agreed.
Gongsun Xunfu looked at Jingze again, causing the latter to become nervous.
"Go if you are happy," Gongsun Xun thought for a while and then ordered. "Isn't your family's knowledge inherited? Then go and teach your family's "Jingshi Yi"..."
"Here." Jingze didn't know whether it was good or bad, but he nodded quickly.
"There is also Gong." Gongsun Xunfu turned back to look at Juzong. "The spring plowing is busy, but there is a shortage of people in the school. You are going to Changping to assist Zi Heng in handling paperwork for me, and you are also going to give lectures in the school...
Nowadays, in private schools in Changping, everyone from me to the local celebrities in Youzhou or my personal family, as well as officials in the state and county must serve as lecturers."
Juzong naturally agreed wholeheartedly, but Jingze and Du Ji couldn't help but look at each other... The two of them still didn't understand. This lecturer of a private school in Changping might have the dual characteristics of a doctor in Luozhong and a doctor.
For those who have just arrived, this place seems to be a good place to move in and out.
The meeting on the field ridge ended easily in a pleasant atmosphere. After Gongsun Xun inspected the settlement here, he entrusted the matter to Zao Zhi, the person in charge here, and then went to inspect the settlement in the north of Yuyang City where Han Hao was responsible.
After walking around for a while, we turned back to Changping.
At this time, Gongsun Xun finally knew the details of the defeat of the official army in Liangzhou.
It turns out that Lou Zibo was really right, that is, the army with superior military strength was cut off by the rebels!
It is said that the bandit general Zhou Shen led an army of 30,000 and was ordered to go to Yuzhong City to conquer Han Sui, whose strength was less than 20,000. Sun Jian, the military commander who had been sent by Zhang Wen before, proposed early on, hoping to divide his troops.
Wan gave him Sun Wentai and went directly to Lincheng outside Yuzhong City to isolate the rebels' food routes. Then Zhou Shen led 20,000 soldiers behind, protecting the supply line and forming a strategic deterrent.
With this arrangement, if the rebels leave the city for a decisive battle, Zhou Shen can attack Sun Jian from front to back and win the battle; but if the rebels don't move, they can wait for the enemy to run out of food and defeat themselves... Anyway, the official army
Supplies are constant, but the rebels are unable to supply.
However, Zhou Shen publicly rejected Sun Jian's extremely safe suggestion, and publicly told the people around him that as a Liangzhou native fighting in Liangzhou, how could he let Sun Jian, a Yangzhou native, take the lead?
Correspondingly, the bandit general actually led his entire army to Yuzhong City to confront Han Sui Bianzhang.
At the beginning, the situation was not bad. For the Han army, although the road was difficult, the upstream Yellow River waterway served as a natural supply line. For the rebels, it was a desperate situation where the city was besieged and the food routes were cut off!
However, seeing that there was not much food left in the city, and most of the main force trapped in Yuzhong City, Han Sui, who was desperately trying to survive, actually used a very familiar move - he asked the small troops on the periphery to give up on restoring the supply line.
He worked hard and relied on his familiarity with the terrain to go around behind the army and cut off the Yellow River, which in turn cut off the food route for the army!
Facts have proved that when both sides lose their supply lines, the small local rebels can hold out better than the larger official troops from far away! Within a few days, the Han army first became chaotic, and then Zhou Shen panicked.
Xia actually chose to break camp and return with the entire army. At this time, Han Sui, who had regained supplies, immediately pursued Han Sui along the way, and the entire Han army was defeated!
Next, as Lou Gui said before, people in Xiliang do not belong to the Han people. Most people are actually waiting and watching. Seeing Han Sui's desperate counterattack, the Han and Qiang neutral forces in various counties in Liangzhou also took control.
Standing, they launched a counterattack against the Han army... The six-pronged army of the official army directly defeated the five-pronged army. Only one Dong Zhuo and Dong Zhongying camped on the back of the river, then built a dam and pretended to fish, paralyzing the Qiang people on the opposite side, and then they were able to secretly lead the army from the river.
After crossing the river at the dam, the whole army returned.
After this battle, Dong Zhongying alone saved an army of 30,000 people. Even with the rest of the defeated troops, there were still 50,000 or 60,000 people. But before, an army of 100,000 people fought fiercely for half a year, wasting people and money, but now all the previous efforts have been wasted. In the end, the overall situation is considered a total defeat.
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Although the rebels successfully counterattacked, they had suffered a major defeat before. They were fighting within the country and lacked military resources, so they had no strength to counterattack to Hanyang, which was protected by Dong Zhuo's heavy troops. The situation in Liangzhou once again entered a stalemate.
It is said that the entire Hanyang County in Liangzhou is now owned by the official army, the entire Jincheng County is owned by the rebels, and the rest of Anding, Beidi, Wudu, Longxi, and Wuwei are in the big cities and are under the jurisdiction of the official army, but in the countryside outside the city, tribes
But they are all in a strange pattern owned by the rebels.
"Sure enough, it's going to go on." In the private school in Changping, Gongsun Xun, who had just returned, shook his head helplessly at this detailed information from the center's two younger brothers. "Although the world's affairs are only done by those with strong soldiers and horses, they have lost the hearts of the people, so what?
Are the troops and horses coming strong?"
Lu Fan, Lou Gui and others, who were standing opposite Gongsun Xun to read this information, were all moved with emotion, but Juzong remained silent and did not move.
Gongsun Xun was curious for a moment: "Gongsun, do you have something to say?"
"I do have something to say." Ju Zong said seriously. "Previously, the prince said that if Du Bohou gained something, he would come to find you... But he has been asking me since the day before yesterday when the prince will return."
Gongsun Xun couldn't help being astonished: "I said goodbye to this man from Liangxiang and went to Yuyang. I only stayed there for seven days. If we count from the day before yesterday, even if we count the days before and after, it would only take six or seven days for him to reach Changping.
...Have you already gained something?”
Lou Zibo and others also looked at each other.
However, Lu Fan was suddenly enlightened, and actually turned around and asked Ju Zong: "My lord, is it Du Ji and Du Bohou who has been talking non-stop at your house the past two days?"
Ju Zong nodded immediately.
Gongsun Xun, Lou Gui and others were even more confused when they heard this.
"Your Majesty, you don't know something." Lu Fan also laughed and explained. "I haven't seen you for many years, and now he is helping me with work, so when I arranged the house before, I put him in the empty room on my left.
...The past few days were fine. Since the night before yesterday, there have been people talking loudly there, talking about the gains and losses of the village..."
Gongsun Xun laughed dumbly.
He still didn't understand that Du Ji seemed to be a "meaningful" person. On the one hand, he asked Juzong not to forget to remind him that General Wei should summon him, Du Bohou, to listen to his opinions and appreciate his abilities;
On the other hand, he used a little trick to throw out his arguments in advance, so that Lu Fan, the general of the Wei Dynasty and the number one figure in Changping during his absence, could hear his remarks in advance... In this way, no matter it was
Whether he arrived too late or Ju Zong forgot to recommend him, he would not be delayed.
It's even darker. If Juzong is a villain and plans to use small tricks to steal his "earnings", he will only bring humiliation to himself.
Of course, it's not that Gongsun Xun can't understand him. After all, status and class are still important these days. People like him who have been instilled with certain ideas since childhood and are willing to treat virtuous corporals are really rare... There is only one of them.
They are all great people.
It is not unacceptable for people to have some small tricks.
However, the opposite must be said. If this Du Ji is just a big talker and has no real talent or knowledge, then this pretentiousness and cleverness will only quickly ruin his future.
All in all, in the end, it all depends on what he has in his stomach.
As soon as he thought about this, Gongsun Xun didn't care about being tired or asking about the level of Ju Zong and Lu Fan. He stood up and actually took the initiative to look for this person.
It was afternoon, and Du Ji had no classes, but he was studying in the library of his private school. He was different from Jingze who came with him... Jingze knew that he was not capable enough and had no fundamental ability to rely on, so he always treated others well.
Whenever he has free time, he goes to interact with various figures in private schools. Du Ji is admittedly a bit arrogant. Except for a few people he considers to be key, he always speaks without pretense.
However, even so, when Gongsun Xunfu came to look for him alone as soon as he returned to Changping, he was somewhat shocked.
"Bohou, please sit down. Gongsun Xun said that you have gained something, so please tell me frankly." Seeing that there were few people in the building in the afternoon, and there was almost no one on the second floor where Du Ji was, Gongsun Xun simply bowed respectfully, and then
I couldn’t wait to get straight to the point.
When Du Ji saw the other party saluting, he couldn't help but become serious: "Your Majesty treats others with sincerity, wouldn't it be ridiculous if I didn't treat him wholeheartedly?"
Gongsun Xun sat down and looked at each other calmly.
"I'm sorry for being presumptuous." Du Ji also sat back and answered frankly. "In my opinion, although everything seems to be going well for you here, there are hidden worries... Of course, if it weren't for this, you wouldn't
As for asking me this before."
"Then what exactly do you think the trouble is?" Gongsun Xun asked seriously. "Who is the trouble?"
"The first question is simple, and you can find out after a little inquiry. The latter question is the key and the real problem here." Du Bohou was also confident. "I have been here for a few days, and I have already seen clearly...
Regarding the government, it seems to be okay. Regardless of Guangyang, Yuyang, or Zhuojun, the officials and court officials in these places are mostly willing to do their best to cooperate with the princes. This does not mean that they are willing, nor that they are willing to see the princes in their governance.
It refers to the king's rank, reputation, hometown popularity, financial resources, material resources, and military strength... These people who serve as officials for one term only come to serve as officials, and do not want to cause trouble, and have nothing to do with the king.
There is a fundamental conflict, so they seem to be the strongest and have the most reason to confront the king, but that is not the real trouble."
"good."
"So in other words, the people who are really dissatisfied because the monarchs have violated the rules of the people without authorization are not these officials, but the local families!" Du Ji laughed for a moment. "However, they are only half-suspicious, half-concerned, half-rejection, and half-obedience.
In the future, they may support the monarch's actions... As long as the world continues to be chaotic, because then they will hope to rely on the monarch for local stability."
Gongsun Xun remained silent.
"Then there are the common people." Du Ji continued with a smile. "I have also seen clearly the troubles that the villages have with the common people. The reason for their occasional troubles is not actually due to conflicts in customs or competition for land. In fact,
Although there is plenty of good land in the local area, and the princes continue to provide good land to resettle the refugees, how much of the good land belongs to these good people? According to what I have seen, the local people are envious of the simple and clean governance of the villages. After all, the king
Here, although we have agreed to pay taxes and pay public grain, we can only take as much as we need. Compared with the local people who are nominally well-off but are subject to complex exploitation, it is actually easier for them to live."
"For things like Mintun, heavy taxation, strict control, and restrictions on freedom are actually not a long-term solution." Gongsun Xun sighed. "Sooner or later, sooner or later, it will be liberalized. However, the world outside is so chaotic, and the poor people
It's extra hard work, but it shows their benefits."
"This brings us to the fourth type of people, whom the princes must be wary of." Du Ji suddenly looked solemn. "Youzhou Haoyou, although on the surface they are obedient to the princes, there seems to be no noise coming from their mouths...
…But households, population, and land are the foundation of their existence. The king's actions will arouse their dissatisfaction sooner or later, and if they want to resettle more refugees in the future, they can only take it from them.
People, I can see clearly, whether it is Youzhou or Yizhou, whether it is Hebei or Guanxi, they are just cruel and short-sighted people. If they are given the chance to peek, they will definitely do something wrong!"
"Well said." After hearing this, Gongsun Xun had already given Du Ji a good score, but he still pursued him. "But Hao You, or Hao You, what should be done about household registration and population?
How to deal with it?”
"I have four strategies." Du Ji raised his head and replied. "If you can do it, you will definitely be able to suppress them, and you can even take the opportunity to control the heart of Youzhou!"
Gongsun Xun laughed and refused.
"Of these four strategies, one is name, the second is reality, the third is binding, and the fourth is killing!" Du Ji still spoke calmly.
Gongsun Xun laughed again: "Bohou, please be patient, I already know your abilities... The reason why I returned to Changping early is because my mother will be coming in two days. You should also know that this Mintun is here.
It all depends on the financial and material support of the Amway Company founded by my mother. As for the reason why the powerful people are so submissive on the surface, it actually has a lot to do with the Amway Company. You go and prepare it first and explain it in detail. I have to tell her.
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————I am the dividing line reported to my mother————
"Du Ji, courtesy name Bohou, was born in Duling, Jingzhao. He was a young orphan, and his stepmother suffered a lot, so he heard about it as a filial piety. At the age of 20, he was a meritorious officer of the county and guarded the county magistrate of Zheng. Hundreds of people were imprisoned in the county. Ji personally visited the prison and sentenced them to death.
Regardless of the severity, he was dispatched as soon as possible. Although he was not fully aware of the situation, the county was surprised that he was young and careless. He promoted filial piety and integrity and eliminated the prime minister of Hanzhong. When the world was in chaos, he abandoned his official guest in Youzhou. He went to Changping and attached himself to Taizu and Taizu.
The ancestors treated him as usual and were not allowed to come near. He stayed at the house of his old friend Ju Zong and talked all night. Lu Fan was the general of the Wei Dynasty and was in charge of the secretariat. He stayed with Zong in the house. He heard Ji's words at night and differed from them. Then he sent someone to say to Zong:
"How can we deal with the generals when there are state officials who refuse to advance?" Having seen Ji and knowing it as if they were old acquaintances, they entered Ji to Taizu." - "Xin Yan Shu". Volume 74. Biography 24.
