Yan Xing sighed and said: "If I had known that the Liangzhou Mu could pacify the Xiongnu, I would have gone to the front line to fight. I will help my uncle handle the paperwork here, but I won't be able to achieve any military exploits."
Yan Zhong laughed and scolded: "Are you resenting me? I asked you if you wanted to stay in Lingzhou to help me or go to fight in the army, but you chose to stay in Lingzhou."
"I don't dare, I don't dare." Yan Xing sighed: "I just feel a little unhappy when I see Li Kan's candidates ascending to high positions."
"Hey, don't worry," Yan Zhong said: "As a long history, I want to give you an official position. Isn't that easy? The prince now controls Shuofang, Wuyuan County, Lian County, Lingzhou, etc.
There are more than thirty counties in the land. Except for a few places where generals are already stationed, there are still more than ten counties that are unguarded. If I go out of my way to plead with you, I will not have a problem getting you a fake county magistrate."
Yan Xingdao: "I failed to make military exploits because I made a mistake. How could I ask my uncle to intercede? Besides, the remaining places in the two counties have been occupied by the Huns for a long time, and there are very few household registrations.
A real county magistrate is nothing, let alone a fake county magistrate?"
"How are you doing?"
Yan Xing considered it and said: "I heard that Chen Shijun wants to disband most of the troops and then re-select brave warriors from among the soldiers and civilians under his rule. May I ask my uncle if this is the case?"
"Hey, you are well-informed," Yan Zhong said with a smile: "Yes, this is indeed true. The king is planning to build many factories near Lian County, and is also planning to count the apprentices on the west bank of the Yellow River to distribute the dismissed soldiers.
Keep a standing army of 2,000 cavalry and 1,000 infantry by your side, and I even thought of a name for it, saying it will be called the Tooth Soldiers."
Yan Xing asked: "Tooth soldiers"
Yan Zhong said: "Yes, have you ever seen ferocious beasts? All ferocious beasts have sharp claws and teeth. Tooth soldiers represent the most elite soldiers."
Yan Xing asked again: "Since there are tooth soldiers, where are the claws and claws?"
Yan Zhong smiled and said, "Have you forgotten that swordsman Wang Yue?"
"Oh, it turns out it's him!" Yan Xing suddenly realized: "No wonder he has been mysterious and unpredictable these days."
Yan Zhong said: "You can hand over the injured official duties, and then prepare for the selection of tooth soldiers with peace of mind."
"ah?"
"Hey, the prince is prepared to make great use of his tooth soldiers." Yan Zhong said: "Here are a few arithmetic books. Take them back and study them. If you don't understand anything, come and ask me. In addition, don't forget about martial arts and criminal law.
"
".........yes."
"The formation of tooth soldiers will be carried out after autumn. Please don't tell anyone about it yet."
"yes."
Then, those who were shocked by Chen Cheng's defeat of the Huns were Song Jian, Han Sui, and Ma Teng. In the eyes of these Liangzhou princes, the Huns were poorer barbarians than them. If they fought head-on, the Huns would
Although the people are difficult to deal with, their fighting ability is only that much, but these people never thought of traveling six to seven hundred miles to fight the Huns.
What's the point of not eating Sanfu and Chang'an when they are on the lips, but instead going over mountains and ridges to chew the sand?
However, in any case, Chen Cheng is now a prince who occupies two counties, so they cannot help but ignore it. What shocked them even more was that Yang Qiuchengyi jointly sent a document to the court recommending Chen Cheng as the shepherd of Liangzhou. Of course, Luoyang
Ignoring the nonsense of the rebels, in fact, the document was stopped by Gai Xun when it arrived in Chang'an.
Gai Xun was a staunch man, and he never spoke hypocritically to the bandits in Liangzhou. He told Cheng Yi what he had asked for, and ridiculed him, saying that Chen Cheng and others "were crowned by the monkeys." After this incident came out, Song Dynasty
Immediately after his establishment, he stopped invading Zhangye County and withdrew his troops back to Jiuquan.
After Han Sui captured Jincheng, he cautiously looked at the triangle alliance in the north, which was composed of Chen Cheng, Cheng Yi, and Yang Qiu. Han Wenyue now controlled three counties, but the total alliance in the north was enough.
There are four counties in the territory, and the military strength is stronger than his.
Although Chen Cheng said that Han Sui was more cautious than courageous, this time, Han Sui's caution was justified. Ma Teng sent troops to Jincheng and was severely defeated by Han Sui. When he was panicking, he heard that Cheng Yi Yang Qiu
When the news came that Chen Cheng was recommended as the pastor of Liangzhou, he immediately jumped on it and recognized Chen Cheng's position as the pastor of Liangzhou.
Chen Cheng also reciprocated the favor and made him the prefect of Anding. Similarly, in order to protect themselves, Cheng Yin and Zhang Heng also expressed their support for Chen Cheng as the shepherd of Liangzhou. In this way, the triangle alliance in the north became a six-party alliance.
The territory instantly expanded to six counties, and its military strength was far superior to Han Sui's.
Although the six people were definitely not of the same mind, Han Sui still chose to stand still until he understood the situation.
As a result, Liangzhou, which had been a mess a few days ago, suddenly calmed down. Envoys from the princes kept coming and going on the road, trying to win more people to his side. However, Han Sui calculated over and over again.
It was found that the princes of Liangzhou were either killed by him or forced into the opposite alliance. The only one who still had the strength but did not recommend Chen Cheng as the shepherd of Liangzhou was Song Jian of Jiuquan County.
The two hit it off immediately and secretly formed an alliance. They agreed to first destroy Cheng Yin, Zhang Heng, and then Cheng Yi and Yang Qiu. After seizing the entire Liangzhou, they would "share the land equally and be a good alliance forever." The two sides agreed on a date for dispatching troops, but still
Before the agreement was made, the envoys sent by the two men to Lingzhou sent back the news, saying that the envoys of the other party had been discovered in Lian County, and Song Jian (Han Sui) had secretly turned to Chen Cheng...
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Song Jian is not stupid. He joins forces with Han Sui? Oh, hey, he might as well prepare a coffin for himself first. Bian Zhang, Guo Guo and others have learned lessons from the past, and it is not easy to forget them.
Since Chen Cheng was far away in Linrong and it was inconvenient for envoys to come and go, he ordered Yan Zhong to handle all affairs in the state. Yan Zhong was a famous scholar in Liangzhou, and he was well-known among all the princes, scholars and powerful people.
He has a very high reputation. As soon as he stands up, everyone is obedient, at least on the surface.
Regardless of whether these people were afraid of Chen Cheng's martial arts or were truly convinced by Yan Zhong, Liangzhou had a rare period of peace. The princes took the opportunity to lick their wounds in their lairs and continued to send more envoys to each house.
After a while, Yan Zhong, on behalf of Liangzhou Mu Chen Cheng, ordered Song Jian to be made the prefect of Jiuquan and Han Sui to be the prefect of Jincheng. Song Jian accepted the order happily, but Han Sui was so angry that he tore the silk book to pieces after receiving the edict.
. He now monopolizes the land of three counties, but he only made him the governor of Jincheng. What? Do you want him to hand over Hanyang and Longxi? Although Li Xiangru, the governor of Longxi, is still alive, he is Han Sui's close comrade-in-arms.
Only Han Sui followed his lead.
Therefore, Han Sui neither recognized Chen Cheng's title of Liangzhou Shepherd nor did he object to it, so he pretended that he could not see anything and nothing happened. After Chen Cheng heard Han Sui's reaction in Linrong, he loudly
He smiled and said, "I have known for a long time that Han Sui is not a good person."
He immediately wrote a letter to Yan Zhong and asked him to send an order to the princes of Liangzhou to go to Lian County after the autumn harvest to discuss major events in Liangzhou. After receiving Chen Cheng's letter, Yan Zhong smiled and said to Yan Xing: "Look
There are only a few good days left to make a date in Korean."
Yan Xingdao: "Why did uncle say this?"
Yan Zhong smiled and said: "Now that all the princes in Liangzhou have come forward to recommend you as the shepherd of Liangzhou, only Han Sui remains silent. What can the princes discuss together?"
Yan Xingdao: "Meet to attack and destroy Han Sui?"
Yan Zhong laughed and said, "If Han Sui doesn't come and doesn't send anyone, then he will regret it!"
"I'm afraid Han Sui won't sit still and wait for death."
"Hey, Han Sui will naturally not sit still and wait for death, but his reputation is so bad that the powerful scholars in Hanyang and Longxi have long been dissatisfied with him." Yan Zhong smiled and said: "The Jiang family, Yang family in Hanyang, and
Other powerful people have secretly sent people here. You should also know about this matter."
Of course Yan Xing knew that there were many powerful people in Hanyang who were secretly plotting to expel Han Sui, because he received all the people from Hanyang. How could he not know?
Yan Zhong said again: "I am going to send you to Hanyang to deliver a message to Han Sui, and by the way to see the situation of Han Sui's civil and military generals and the three counties. If the king really takes action against Han Sui in the future, relying on this information alone will be a great achievement.
One piece!”
Yan Xing asked in a low voice: "Are you really going to take action against Han Sui?"
Yan Zhong shook his head and said: "Although I think it is best to send troops, I am afraid that the prince will not agree."
Yan Xing took Chen Cheng's letter to Han Sui and brought more than a dozen soldiers back to Hanyang County. After taking Jincheng, Han Sui led his army back to Hebei County in order to suppress the local tycoons who were ready to take action in Hanyang County. Listen.
When he heard that the envoy from Liangzhou Mu Chen Cheng had arrived, Han Sui went out of the city to greet him personally.
"I heard that the envoy is Yan Bodao's nephew?"
Han Sui looked to be in his forties or fifties, more than seven feet tall, with a kind smile on his face. He looked like a well-educated Confucian scholar, not a big warlord commanding hundreds of thousands of troops.
Yan Xing said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Yes."
Han Sui laughed and said: "So, Yan Ming is also a hero of Hanyang. It's a pity that I didn't know about Yan Ming's martial prowess before, otherwise I would definitely recruit Yan Ming as an official!"
Yan Xingdao: "Although he comes from the same family as the Yan family in Hanyang, my father had moved to Jincheng twenty years ago."
Han Sui was even more happy. He took Yan Xing's hand and said with a smile: "I am also from Jincheng. So, we are still from the same hometown!"
The unique dual monarchy system of the Han Dynasty made people in this era often regard counties as countries. In other words, it was precisely because people in this era regarded counties as countries that led to the unique dual monarchy system. Therefore, if two people are from the same hometown, then
Naturally, the relationship will be better than with other people.
Yan Xing had a strange feeling in his heart. He broke away, took two steps back, took out the bamboo slips, and said loudly: "Here is the edict of Liangzhou Muyou!"
Han Sui smiled and said: "Yan Ming is a guest from afar, why is he in such a hurry? We will discuss business matters later, let's talk about personal matters first."
Yan Xing said seriously: "As an envoy, I should put public affairs first and private affairs first!"
The smile on Han Sui's face gradually disappeared, and his expression became a little gloomy. However, he was a scheming person. He quickly adjusted his mentality and said with a smile: "Yan Ming is loyal to the king, which is admirable."
He cupped his hands towards Yan Xing and said, "Your Majesty, Han Sui, respectfully accepts the order of Chen Shijun Jun."
