Chapter 784 Three thousand Vietnamese armor can swallow Wu
Kuaiji Prefecture is located in the city of Wu County. It is divided into two main halls, the front and rear. The front hall is 17 feet and 5 feet long from east to west, 15 feet and 7 feet wide from north to south, and 4 feet high. The back hall is 15 feet long from east to west and 10 and 2 feet wide from north and south.
Seven inches. Two hundred and forty-one steps on Monday. The palace consists of the main hall, warehouses and wing rooms, forming a very majestic building complex. There are also sculptures of insects and animals such as pans and snakes on the roof beams.
“It’s really grand.”
When Wei Yang entered the city, he looked up and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the official temple in Wu County is as grand as a palace. Since I am the captain of Kuaiji County, I will live here in the future? What a luxury."
Yesterday, Yan Qing, the governor of Kuaiji County, died in Xumen, and the city was in chaos. Weiyang took the opportunity to lead his army to attack the city. With the assistance of Liao Ping and Xu Shu, he quickly controlled the situation in the city.
Later, he proclaimed himself the "Fake Lieutenant of Kuaiji", the meritorious Cao Xu Shu became the "Fake Guard of Kuaiji County", and Liao Ping remained the county magistrate. A new three-person leadership team was established, only waiting for the official appointment of Marquis Wu Zhong.
As a local, the junior official Bo Sheng was busy introducing the young captain: "This place was originally the palace of Wu and Yue. Later, Lord Chun Shen moved to Jiangdong and renovated it and turned it into a palace."
Weiyang glanced at this little old man in his fifties: "I heard someone say that you have been Chun Shenjun's diner?"
Bo Sheng promised: "How many years have I been working?" In fact, he only worked for one year and deliberately added a few years.
Wei Yang sat down casually in the palace and gave instructions to Bo Sheng: "In that case, let's talk about how Chun Shen Jun was granted this place and how to govern Wu."
Bo Sheng said: "I heard that when Chun Shenjun was the Prime Minister of Chu, the fiefdom was originally in the twelve counties of Huaibei, but later he requested to transfer it to Jiangdong."
Wei Yang said: "Isn't Huaibei richer than Jiangdong? Why should we give up a rich place for a poor place far away?"
Bo Sheng said with a smile: "I thought so at first and was quite puzzled. Later, a senior among the disciples told me that this was Yu Qing's plan."
"Yu Qing? Are you Yu Xin who served as the Prime Minister of the State of Zhao?"
Bo Sheng said: "It is Yu Xin. In his later years, he was a guest of Chun Shenjun. He advised: Be prepared for danger in times of peace, and worry about safety when in danger. The richer the fief is, the closer it is to the capital, the better. In the past, Qin Xiaogong granted merchants
If Duke Xiao dies, he will inevitably be killed. The Empress Dowager Xuan of Qin conferred the title of Three Nobles in Guanzhong. When the Empress Dowager died, King Zhao of Qin took it. Seeing that the King of Chu was getting older, in order for his descendants to have a long-term fiefdom, there was no better way to go to Chu."
"So Chunshen Jun said to the King of Chu that Huaibei borders Qi and Wei, and is an important border area. It should be directly established as a county. So he offered the twelve counties of Huaibei and asked him to change the title to Jiangdong. King Kaolie agreed. Chunshen
Because you built your city in Wu Xu, you considered it your capital city."
Wei Yang still disagreed: "But Huang Xiefeng died in Thorny Gate within a few years of coming here, at the hands of Li Yuan. It shows that Yuanfeng may not be able to avoid disaster."
Seeing that he called Lord Chun Shen by his first name without any respect, Bo Sheng was a little embarrassed: "Even so, Lord Chun Shen still did a lot of things in Wu in those few years."
"For example, in Haiyan County (Pinghu County, Zhejiang Province) east of Wu County, there is a shallow river in the northeast. When there is too much rain, it overflows, and when there is less rain, the bottom of the river turns to the sky. Lord Chun Shen then ordered us to survey the terrain and recruit Chu
The Yue people dredged and managed it so that it could directly connect to the Wusong River estuary in the north and flow into the sea. From then on, Haiyan County was not afraid of droughts and floods. The locals were grateful for Chun Shenjun's kindness, so they called this river Huangxie River, also known as Huangxie River.
Huangpu River, Chunshen River.”
"Wuxi County, north of Wuxian County, has also dug some ditches and opened up large areas of fertile farmland. Thanks to these measures, Wudi has had bumper rice harvests year after year for more than 30 years, making it far richer than Yue."
"There are also Wu Liangcang that the captain inspected on his way here. It was also built by Chun Shenjun and was named Junshucang. On Monday, hundreds of thousands of rice were stored. The grain in the good years was purchased and stored. Now the remaining aged grain is
Rice can be enough for the whole city to feed the people for two years!"
Wei Yang raised his hand and said: "This is indeed a good policy. Our army will not have to worry about food. It seems that Lord Chun Shen is still capable of governing the place."
He then looked Bo Sheng up and down and said: "I see that you are familiar with local anecdotes. When it comes to water conservancy, ditches, and rice production, you are very knowledgeable. Now that Xu Jun is the county governor, there is a vacancy in the county meritorious service. You will be the one to help manage the administration."
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The county meritorious officer was an official with a salary of four hundred shi, and he had considerable real power. Bo Sheng was stunned for a moment, then he was overjoyed and thanked him profusely.
At this time, after settling the order in the city, Xu Shu also came and presented the household registration map:
"Nine thousand households in Wu County are all here. I would like to ask the captain to take a look."
"It's fine by the county guard, so why bother presenting it to me?"
Wei Yang took a casual look and found that Xu Shu motioned for Bo Sheng to step back, as if he had something to say to him alone.
He closed the picture book and said: "Xu Jun looked worried. Could it be that he was worried about the Chu bandits and the commanders and soldiers who had not yet surrendered?"
Xu Shu shook his head and said, "I'm not worried about the Chu thieves, nor are I worried about the unsuspected soldiers. What I'm most worried about is Wu Rui!"
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With a start, Wei Yang suddenly stood up, walked to the door, and signaled to his confidants to stay safe and not let anyone get close. Then he closed the door again, approached Xu Shu, and whispered:
"Xu Jun, did you get some news? Captain Wu Rui..."
Xu Shu said: "Wu Rui is nothing special."
Wei Yang breathed a sigh of relief: "How can we doubt without reason?"
"The captain doesn't know something."
Xu Shu said: "I am originally from Pengze, not far from Yugan County where Wu Rui's family is located."
"The Wu Rui family used to be from Kuaiji County. It is said that they were the descendants of Fu Chai, King of Wu, and later moved to Yugan. Through marriage, they actually became the leader of a tribe."
"In the twenty-sixth year, his family took advantage of the Qin Dynasty to destroy Chu, and took refuge with the princes. They drank chicken blood and became brothers. From then on, they were recognized by the government, and they became emperor in Yuzhang. They were named Yu Qianling, which was actually a feudal title for a place.
Your Majesty, you have thousands of Yue soldiers under your command."
"Four or five years ago, the imperial court began to conquer Baiyue in the south. Wu Rui took advantage of the many Yue people under his command to actively participate and supported three thousand troops. By persuading Dongou and the Mei family to surrender, he also assisted the princes to conquer Minyue. After his meritorious service,
He was ordered to guard the center of Minzhong. The princes of Min'ou obeyed his advice, and the Yue soldiers under his command numbered ten thousand."
Xu Shuyue became more worried as he spoke: "Now Wu Rui has an opportunity to help the captain attack Kuaiji in the north. You must know that there are differences between the north and the south of Kuaiji County. The Wu area in the north, under the management of Chun Shenjun, gradually became Chu style, and many Yue people
He also changed to Chu Yan, and his power has become equal to that of the Yue people who do not understand Xia Yan."
"This is not the case in the south of Zhejiang. Although the Yue Kingdom was destroyed by King Huai of Chu, the south is still ruled by the descendants of Gou Jian and the Yue kings. They are not kings. Even though they were surrendered by Wang Jian and the title of king was revoked, they still gathered together in
The mountains and forests rely on mountain dangers and do not accept rents and taxes. They are actually barbarian rulers with tribes ranging from hundreds to thousands."
"The south of today's Kuaiji is actually Wu Rui's possession. As a result, he has gathered the four Yue forces of Qianyue, Dongou, Minyue, Yuyue, and is even related to the Mei family of Yangyue, and is leading the Northern Expeditionary Army.
The banner actually became the leader of the Yue alliance, with an area of thousands of miles and a population of hundreds of thousands, no less than that of Goujian!"
"The Yue people are inherently tough. Three thousand Yue soldiers can devour Wu. Wu Rui integrated all the Yue people and could have twenty to thirty thousand people. I feel scared just thinking about it..."
Wei Yang pondered and said: "Mr.
His son Wu Chen is also a minister of the king and his lord, and he has made great achievements in raising troops. How can they betray Zhongfu?"
Xu Shu sneered: "There is no such thing as a stable relationship in this world. More than ten years ago, who would have thought that after the death of the First Emperor, the princes would raise an army to resist the imperial court?"
"A wise man must make a mistake after thinking a lot. I think the prince was careless about this matter. The prince wanted to take Jiangdong quickly, but he ignored the surge in Wu Rui's power. He only conquered a hundred more countries and established another hundred more. If Wu Rui
If you have a different intention and betray Marquis Wu Zhong, Jiangdong will gain for you, so you must be on guard!"
Xu Shu paid homage to Wei Yang again: "I will write everything I just said on a piece of silk and send it to the prince to review and make a final decision. I will transfer Wu Rui to other battlefields! Only then can we achieve peace once and for all."
"But Wu County and Jiangling are two thousand miles apart. It will take three months at the fastest to go back and forth. Before then, the captain must check and balance him. Don't let Wu Rui continue to be powerful!"
Thinking about it carefully, if Wu Rui really had a different intention, Wei Yang seemed to have nothing to do with him, so he avoided the table and said:
"My father Zhong corresponded with me before, saying that to capture Kuaiji, we must have Xu Jun's help. After seizing this county, we will take Xu Jun as the leader and me as the deputy to guard Jiangdong. If Xu Jun hadn't reminded me, I would have almost caused a big trouble."
"But although my fleet has many ships, it only has only five thousand soldiers. We have to divide our troops to guard the river and guard against the Chu pirates from Jiangxi. I am really stretched thin. I hope Jun Xu can teach me how to check and balance Wu Rui and the Yue soldiers!"
Xu Shu stroked his beard and said: "Wuxian surrendered without a fight. This is good. The captain can use the excuse that the Yue people in the south of Kuaiji are uneasy and let Wu Rui stay in the south of Zhejiang. Don't let him enter the rich land of Wu. In this way, his
The army's food and fodder will be under our control."
"Then, he recruited county soldiers, and in the name of resisting Yue bandits, he recruited a group of sons from good families in Wu and expanded the army to ten thousand people."
He smiled and said: "Yan Qing fell into my trap earlier and made Chu and Yue attack each other. The two sides have become enemies of each other. The captain only needs to tell the Chu people in Wu that if they don't join the Northern Expedition, they will be killed.
If the Yue invaders massacre and incite panic among them, the Chu people will surrender! As long as we hold on for a few months and wait until Marquis Wu Zhong sends Yuzhang soldiers to seize Zhangjun, and we are the horns of each other, Kuaiji will be a little safer."
Wei Yang frowned: "Chu and Yue are fighting against each other, which is not good for the long-term peace and order of Kuaiji."
Xu Shu sighed: "Captain, in these troubled times, what is the only emergency strategy to achieve long-term peace and stability? Let's wait until the world's general situation is settled before we can talk about it!"
"That's all it can do."
Wei Yang nodded. Previously, Xu Shu said that the governor of Kuaiji County was "enemies from both sides". Although he took Wuxian County lightly, so why not? Not only must he be wary of Chu thieves, he must also be careful of "his own people". It is not easy to defend Jiangdong for Zhongfu.
It's a matter.
"By the way, Mr. Xu."
Wei Yang remembered something and looked at Xu Shu: "According to the order of Marquis Wu Zhong, we, the Louchuan boatmen, besides seizing Kuaiji and blocking the river, we have one more thing to do."
Xu Shu understood: "Could it be that he sent someone to contact Jiaodong?"
Wei Yang was very concerned: "Exactly, Xu Jun is in Kuaiji and often travels by boat with Jiaodong. Have you ever received any news from there?"
"Received."
Xu Shu said: "Half a month ago, a merchant from Jiaodong said that in April, Qin Shihuang's envoys led troops to Jiaodong and wanted to arrest the old members of the monarch..."
"Then what happened? What happened to Cao Shen and Chen Ping, the old subordinates of the emperor?"
Xu Shu touched the newly acquired county official seal in his hand and sighed: