From the time the troops were dispatched, including the time spent marching and staying in Wuwei County, less than twenty days had passed in total. The Song Jianbu Department in Jiuquan County, which had once dominated the area, had been wiped out. Such achievements were achieved by Chen Cheng and Li Kanliangxing.
It seemed natural to others, but in the eyes of Cheng Yi and Cheng Yin, it was a bit shocking.
Among the princes of Xiliang a year ago, the four most senior ones were Han Sui, Li Xiangru, Ma Teng and Song Jian. Among these four, Han Sui had already surrendered his military power and went to Yinchuan to retire.
Ma Teng and Chen Cheng's general Zhao Yun became in-laws. Song Jian was defeated and died, leaving only Li Xiangru, a single seedling still in Longxi.
Li Xiangru was once the governor of Longxi appointed by the imperial court, but he sided with the rebels in the great rebellion that swept Liangzhou. Later he followed Han Sui and suppressed other Xiliang princes. His contemporaries, such as Beigong Boyu,
, Li Wenhou and the like have already died and their clans have been wiped out, but he is the only one who still remains in the position of Longxi Prefect.
Hearing that Song Jian was defeated and killed in less than twenty days, Li Xiangru, who had been staying in Longxi, was panicked. He quickly reported to Yinchuan, saying that he was too old and frail to hold the post, and wanted to hand over the governor of Longxi.
The position is the same as that of Han Sui. Forget it, go to Yinchuan to retire.
When the memorial was delivered to Yan Zhong, Chen Cheng was still on his way back to the court, so he left it undisclosed. This meant that we knew about the matter and would not deal with it for the time being. We would talk about it in a few days.
When they went to conquer Jiuquan, the army moved very quickly and defeated Song Jian's troops at almost lightning speed. After spending several days to deal with the beginning and end of Jiuquan, when he led the troops back, he was almost as fast as
It is much slower and can only march fifty miles in one day.
When the army returned to Yinchuan, in addition to Li Xiangru's resignation memorial, memorials from the governors of other counties were also delivered. Except for Lu Fang and Fu Qian, who sincerely expressed their congratulations, the other princes were shocked and frightened.
The princes of Xiliang attacked each other not once or twice, but they were defeated so quickly that no one could have imagined in advance.
In the past, the melees between the princes of Xiliang, except for a few moments, were mostly chaotic fights. Everyone fought with each other, hurt each other, and then went home to lick their wounds. Generally speaking, they would not kill and both sides would suffer, because Xiliang
There are too many careerists in Liang.
Now that Song Jian is dead, everyone else is in awe.
"These are memorials from the governors of various places," Yan Zhong said to Chen Cheng, "I still need to ask the prince for instructions on how to reply."
Chen Cheng flipped through it casually and said, "Bo Dao can just make up his mind about this kind of thing, why bother asking me?"
Yan Zhong smiled and said: "I can handle other people's memorials, but Li Xiangru's dictionary still needs the monarch to make a decision."
Perhaps because he was too scared, Li Xiangru, the prefect of Longxi, took more than a hundred people to Yinchuan without waiting for Yinchuan to recover after signing the resignation list. He bought a manor outside the city and many more
Tiandi looks like he plans to live in Yinchuan for a long time.
After hearing what Yan Zhong had said about Li Xiangru, Chen Cheng did not answer, but asked: "How does Bo Dao think we should deal with it? Should we send a new governor to Longxi, or should we continue to let Li Xiangru do it?"
Yan Zhong stroked his beard and said: "In my opinion, it is better to let Li Xiangru continue to be the governor of Longxi."
Chen Cheng didn't ask why, and said: "Then let him go back and continue to be in front of you."
Now that all the princes in Liangzhou have surrendered, Li Xiangru is no longer in his eyes. Even if Longxi, Wudu, Anding and other places rebel together, he is confident that he will defeat them all.
Chen Cheng said: "Our army destroyed Jiuquan, and many civil and military officials including the prime ministers from the Song Dynasty onwards were killed. Many official positions were vacant there. I plan to let the candidates and Ma Wan go to Jiuquan to guard it, and then seal some Hanyang
Let's go through the powerful thing, do you think it will work?"
"Seal Jiuquan?" Yan Zhong pondered for a while and said, "That place is close to the Western Regions. The land is barren and it is often harassed by the Xianbei and Wusun people. I'm afraid no one will want to go."
"I've seen it in Jiuquan. Although the conditions there are not as good as Hanyang, they are much better than Mobei. Farming and grazing are not a problem." Chen Cheng said: "The main problem in Jiuquan is that there are too few Han people. If we can
With more registered people, there will be great potential in the future."
"The kings and princes have said that from now on, most of the people will only care about what is in front of them. Anyone who can see a little further can be called wise." Yan Zhong said: "No one is willing to go now, how can we force him to go there?"
Someone was kidnapped?"
"No?"
Yan Zhong laughed and said: "Of course not. The population of Xiliang is already small, and there are even fewer Han people in the country. If the population is moved to the border areas, our strength will also be weakened. It is better to go all out to the east first.
Xiang, if we can capture Guanzhong, the population will increase to more than 400,000 households, and it will not be too late to immigrate to the border areas at that time."
Chen Cheng looked at Yan Zhong with a thoughtful expression and said, "Then we will order the counties to take back the right to execute prisoners. Any criminals in the future will be sent to Jiuquan!"
"Well, this method is not bad." Yan Zhong changed the topic and said: "I heard that before Song Jian died, he said that Han Sui had contacted him. I wonder if Junhou found Han Wenyu after he captured Jiuquan.
Letters to and from Song Jian?"
"I did find some letters."
"Oh," Yan Zhong was overjoyed. He leaned forward and asked, "Is there any evidence in it that Han Sui had an affair with Song Jian?"
"have no idea."
"I don't know?" Yan Zhong was stunned at first, and then he said clearly: "Is it true that Junhou hasn't had time to take it apart yet? It doesn't matter, I'll just come and help Junhou take a look."
"Well, I'm afraid Bo Dao won't be able to see it."
"Why? Could it be that it has been transferred to the Governor's Department?"
"No," Chen Cheng said with a smile: "On the day we captured Lufu County, I burned all the correspondence I found!"
"Ah!" Yan Zhong shouted: "How could you burn such important evidence?"
Chen Cheng laughed and said with a smile: "Song Jian was in Xiliang for a long time. Which prince in Xiliang has not had any contact with him? Rather than making people panic, it is better to burn them all with fire."
Yan Zhong was stunned for a while, and then said sincerely: "The magnanimity of a prince is beyond my reach."
This year is already the second year of Chuping. It has been almost three years since Chen Cheng came to Liangzhou with his remaining defeated troops. Within three years, he first attacked the Huns from the north and captured Shuofang and Wuyuan counties.
, and established a firm foothold in the north. Then in the first year of Chuping, he campaigned eastward to Guanzhong. Although he failed to complete the goal of capturing Sanfu, he took the opportunity to dismember Han Sui's territory and expanded his power to Hanyang and Wudu. This year's update
In one fell swoop, he defeated the forces of Song Jian who had proclaimed himself king, and completely brought the entire Liangzhou under his control.
The once rebellious princes of Xiliang knelt down in front of Chen Cheng's horse. The 110,000 Han households in Liangzhou, hundreds of thousands of Qiang tribes and Huns all became subjects of Chen Cheng's rule.
People. After many years, Liangzhou now finally has a unified voice again.
Every time he thought about the unification of Liangzhou, Huangfusong felt very worried. He knew how brave and good the people of Xiliang were. Most of these border warriors were very brave because they were too poor.
.The imperial court has repeatedly launched conquests, but the results have always been in vain.
Now that all the counties in Liangzhou have fallen, even the military capital is no longer owned by the imperial court. If the Xiliang army, which has become stronger, comes again, can he still be able to stop it?
Huangfu Song didn't know if he could stop it. What he knew was that more than half of the elite troops under his command had been taken away. Although some civilians and warriors recruited from Guanzhong were added, the number of troops stationed in Youfufeng did not decrease.
But how can those newly recruited soldiers compare with the well-trained elites?
After being sent back to Fufeng by He Jin, Huangfu Song strengthened the defense line near Chencang, while trying to get armor, equipment and food from Chang'an, and then retrained the army. But now the imperial court was showing its exhaustion, although there were still nearly two
An army of 100,000 people can no longer attack.
It doesn’t matter that the troops on the front line of the Central Plains have not been paid for more than nine months, and now they are no longer able to even eat. In the Guanzhong area, because the blood was drawn so severely, Ding Yuan also began to alienate the Luoyang court and no longer obeyed the court.
gave the order and began free action.
After thinking for a long time, Huangfu Song finally wrote a letter to Yan Zhong who was far away in Yinchuan. Yan Zhong once served in his shogunate and once persuaded him to rebel, but he flatly refused. But in the end, Yan Zhong still
Getting involved in things like rebellion.
In the letter, Huangfu Song first praised Yan Zhong and Chen Cheng's achievements in Liangzhou, reviewed their friendship, and talked about the current general trend of the world. Then he said that since Chen Cheng had accepted the canonization of the imperial court, he should give top priority to state affairs.
Because of a momentary delusion, he incurred infamy throughout the world.
The letter was delivered to Yinchuan before it snowed. After Yan Zhong heard that it was from Huangfu Song, he didn't open it first. Instead, he washed his hands with the newly produced soap and wiped them with a towel.
Unfolding the paper, he read the letter many times, and then sat in the yard in a daze. He didn't even hear Yan Xing call him several times.
"Uncle, uncle!"
Yan Xing's voice became louder and louder, finally waking up Yan Zhong who was immersed in memories. He came back to his senses and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Jing'er is pregnant now. It's inconvenient to be alone at home. I can only go home once every ten days in the army, so I want her to come and stay at my uncle's house for a few days."
"Ah? Oh, this is a good thing, a good thing," Yan Zhong seemed a little distracted, and his speech was not as fluent as usual, "Just let her come over, I will arrange a few more people to take care of her."
Yan Xing asked: "What trouble did my uncle encounter today?"
"Difficult matter? What difficulty can I have? It doesn't exist!" Yan Zhong waved his hand and said: "It's just a letter written by an old friend from the past, which suddenly reminded me of many things in the past, so I felt a little dazed."
