On May 23, the first batch of bamboo paper was produced. The paper was light yellow, uniform and smooth, with a fragrance like bamboo, and felt delicate and flexible, stronger than mulberry paper.
Yin Xi was overjoyed when he saw the bamboo paper. He knew that bamboo materials are cheap and easy to obtain. The paper produced is stronger than mulberry paper, and the profit is thicker. As long as it is done properly, the Yin family can make a fortune.
On May 28th, the Yin family sent out invitations to all the Chinese people and scholars in the county to gather and test the paper, and hung two taels of gold on the paper to collect names.
There are more than 40 tables and tables placed in the Wubao. More than 200 people are writing or painting, and all of them are full of praise for the bamboo paper.
The new paper is smooth, tough and ink-colored, suitable for writing sharply and suitable for storage. It is better than jute paper, mulberry paper and cork paper on the market.
Many people came here for two taels of gold and thought hard about the names of the paper, such as "Bamboo Flower Paper", "Huangyun Paper", "Bixu Paper", "Cuihuang Paper", "Hanqing Paper" and so on. .
Yin Dun was not very satisfied and asked Yang Anxuan to think of a good name.
Bamboo paper has 30% of Yang Anxuan's net profit. Yang Anxuan couldn't refuse, so he thought for a while and said: "Bamboo 'has knots before it is unearthed, and is still modest when it reaches the clouds', so let's call it cloud festival paper."
With this bamboo couplet, the name of Yunjie Paper was decided.
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The endless poetry gatherings, casual talks, and elegant gatherings made Yang Anxuan exhausted.
Seeing Yin Dun standing tall and talking, with high spirits, Yang Anxuan shrank behind the pillar and wandered to the sky.
This kind of simplicity does not need to worry about the topic being off-topic. Anyway, it is so imaginative and unintelligible that if you say something you don't understand at random, someone will always cheer you loudly. The saying "An Xuan is the best among the eight heroes of Zuoshui" has gradually been accepted by scholars.
With "Little Window Quiet Sentences", Yang Anxuan's reputation is at its peak.
Some people specially annotated "Little Window Quiet Sayings" and cited classics to indicate the source. Others took advantage of this opportunity to compile some short essays such as "Bamboo Forest Gossip" and "Xijian Xiaoyu", which attracted attention and compared with "Little Window Quiet". Sentence" often makes people laugh.
During the visit, we have searched and inquired in the countryside, looking at family background, interviewing filial piety and integrity, and asking about moral character. The scholars and noble families in the county who are preparing to promote and determine the rank use their own methods.
Gongsun He was well prepared. Last year, he contacted the Gongsun family (after Gongsun Zan) who was overseas in Youzhou, and his family became a branch of Gongsun.
Coupled with his marriage to the Yin family, Gongsun He has entered the ranks of the gentry, and the call for promotion is very high.
The man of the hour is undoubtedly Yang Anxuan. There are rumors that he is expected to be a high-ranking person, and the dark wind and cold rain behind his back naturally follow.
It would be mediocre not to attract jealousy. Yang Anxuan didn't care about these secret tricks. My father was more concerned about the final product than he was, and the family would take care of these trivial matters.
I heard Yang Quanqi talk about the people who stirred up trouble behind their backs. In addition to some frustrated people, the main ones were the He family whose father died, and Zhang Hong, who was exempted from doing errands because of himself. The Chen family must be behind these people.
Thinking of Chen Zhi, Yang Anxuan sneered in his heart. Since the contradiction was irreconcilable, he might as well look for an opportunity to give the Chen family a heavy blow. If Chen Shen could be brought down, his father would have less trouble in Xinye County.
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On June 18, several fast horses galloped into Jiyang City to recruit counselor Hu Fan to see the prefect Yang Quanqi.
Hu Fan brought the latest spy information from the North: on June 2, soldiers and horses of Later Yan besieged the eldest son of the capital of Xiyan Kingdom. Murong Yong, the leader of Later Yan Kingdom, sent his son Murong Hong, Duke of Changshan, to seek help from Xi Hui, the governor of Yongzhou, and presented a jade seal.
Xi Hui flew to report Jiankang and reported to the emperor: "If you hang together forever, the dangers and benefits will be profound. It is better to survive both. You can take the opportunity to kill both."
The emperor Sima Yao was deeply convinced and ordered Wang Gong, the governor of Qing and Yan, and Yu Kai, the governor of Yuzhou, to lead troops to rescue.
In addition to being the governor of Yongzhou, Xi Hui also supervised the military affairs of Liang, Qin, Yong, Si, Jing, Yang, and the seven states. In fact, he was the commander-in-chief of the battle against the Hu soldiers.
If the war breaks out, it is very likely to harm Luoyang, and Luoyang is the old capital and is of great significance.
Therefore, Xi Hui ordered Hu Fan to carry official documents and ask Yang Quanqi to mobilize troops and horses to rush to Luoyang immediately.
After seeing the official document to rescue Murong Yong, Yang Quanqi was quite emotional. He and the Yan Lord were old acquaintances. In the 16th year of Taiyuan (391), Murong Yong once led his troops across the Yellow River to attack Luoyang, but he was repulsed.
Unexpectedly, within three years, the old enemy had reached a critical point of life and death, and turned to the Jin Dynasty for help. It is really unpredictable that things are like chess.
Yang Quanqi summoned all the generals to discuss matters in the hall. Yang Anxuan happened to be in the mansion, and as a captain, he was qualified to participate.
After Hu Fan saw Yang Anxuan, he smiled happily and said: "An Xuan, brother Yu, I would like to thank you for the war horse and bow you sent me in advance. I have learned a lot about riding and archery during this period, and I want to compete with you."
"Brother Yu, I have read your "Little Window Quiet Sentences", every word is exquisite, it is pure and refined, and makes people think deeply. This time it is officially approved, Brother Yu hopes that you will fulfill your wish and develop your career soon."
Yang Anxuan saw that Hu Fan's attitude towards him was much closer than when they first met in Xiangyang, and he knew that the sincere friendship had an effect. He smiled and said: "I followed the archery skills taught by Brother Daoxu, and my archery skills improved very quickly. Brother Daoxu may not necessarily be able to defeat Fool in this comparison."
Hu Fan smiled heartily and said, "That's very good."
While the two were chatting and laughing, all the generals arrived.
Yang Quanqi was besieging Changzi City, the capital of Yan State, and Xi Governor ordered Xinye County to assist Luoyang and briefly reported it.
Yang Anxuan recalled in his mind that it only took two short months between the siege of Changzi City and the fall of Xiyan. The soldiers and horses of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Dai Kingdom (called Wei in 398, known as the Northern Wei in history, and the leader of the country at this time, Tuoba Gui, called himself the King of Wei) rescued Before they arrived, Xiyan perished.
"Yang Siping, you lead two thousand troops and set off for Luoyang in two days." Yang Quanqi said, "Bring the two new troops, Anyuan and Anxuan, with you."
Yang Siping bowed and accepted the order.
Yang Quanqi glanced at Yang Anxuan and said, "Yang Anxuan, you are about to be confirmed, so you don't need to accompany me on this expedition."
Yang Anxuan bowed and said, "I'm sorry that I will not be able to obey my orders."
Yang Quanqi was stunned and shouted coldly: "Are you going to disobey the general's order?"
"The general will not dare. As the captain of the Anxuan Army, the general will not be able to fight under his command. The decision is a personal matter, and the defense of Luoyang is a national matter. If you do not avoid it, someone will take the opportunity to cause trouble. The general will take the opportunity to cause trouble." I don’t want the Yang family to be shamed by their servants.”
What he said was so resonant that Hu Fan secretly praised An Xuan for his understanding of righteousness and his willingness to sacrifice himself for the country, which is really admirable.
Yang Quanqi's expression softened, he stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, then said: "An Xuan can think so, and he is very pleased for his father, so he allows you to go to Luoyang with the army. But you have to come back before the official review of people in mid-August."
Yang Anxuan trained the new army just to train a strong army like the Beifu Army, and one day lead them to regain the lost territory.
When he was in Luoyang, Yang Anxuan had also seen the soldiers and horses of the former Qin and Xiyan, and knew the advantages and disadvantages of Hu cavalry, especially the "armored riding equipment" wearing heavy armor and horses covered with heavy armor, which was a nightmare for infantry.
After all, these are the memories of my predecessor, Yang Anxuan. Now that I have the ambition to fight for supremacy, of course I want to see with my own eyes the strength of the enemy.
Two days later, two thousand soldiers and horses quietly left Xinye County and headed north, passing through Nanyang and Luyang to Luoyang. Hu Fan, the counselor and conscript, followed the army northward.
Yang Anxuan once again asked to be the advance guard. Unlike going south from Luoyang, this time he was followed by twenty-six people from what he called the Pioneer Battalion, plus Zhao Tian and Yin Ji.
Zhao Tian secretly sighed as he watched Yang Anxuan calmly give orders and arrange reconnaissance, liaison, search, and camp arrangements in an orderly manner. He was completely different from when he went south more than half a year ago.
Witnessing the changes that took place in Yang Anxuan with his own eyes, Zhao Tian became more and more convinced that the Third Young Master was a hero worthy of following him.
Yang Anxuan meticulously trained the Pioneer Battalion with a very clear purpose, which was to build the Pioneer Battalion into a special force similar to that of later generations.
A single spark can start a prairie fire. In the future, based on these twenty people, an elite force will be gradually established. .
Yang Anxuan firmly believes that he will lead this team like Li Shimin's Xuanjia Army, killing generals and seizing the flag, being invincible, and eventually sweeping the earth and achieving great things.
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On July 8, 2,000 Xinye County soldiers arrived in Luoyang City.
After being away for half a year and not having time to return to their old place, Xia Houzong, the governor of Henan Province, asked them to continue their journey north to guard Mengjinguan.
Mengjinguan, one of the eight passes in Luoyang, protects the city of Luoyang.
In the past, King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty defeated Zhou and allied with the princes at Mengjin Ferry. General He Jin of the Eastern Han Dynasty set up Mengjin Pass at Mengjin Ferry to guard the north gate of Luoyang.
During the Western Jin Dynasty, Du Yu, the Marquis of Fengle Pavilion, built the first floating bridge on the Yellow River, the "River Bridge" here. The river bridge has been destroyed, but Mengjin Ferry is still an important ferry crossing between the north and the south.
The war between the north and the south continued, but business travel was not banned. The north and south ferries of Mengjin were full of caravans waiting for the ferry to cross the river.
Because of the business travel, Mengjin Pass looks like a small town, with tic-shaped streets lined with inns, wine shops, and brothels.
Two miles away from the pass is the barracks. Yang Siping led 2,000 county soldiers to be stationed here. In addition to the original 1,000 defenders, the number of Mengjin Pass defenders reached 3,000.
Mengjinguan was built between mountain passes. It is about a mile long and the wall is two feet high. It is made of rammed loess and remains as strong as ever after going through wind and rain.
Standing on the wall and looking far away, the boats on the Yellow River are densely packed like leaves.
On the north side of Mengjin Pass, in the General's Mansion, Yang Siping summoned the generals to discuss matters.
Xiahou Zongzhi, the governor of Henan Province, forwarded a spy report saying that the leader of the Xiyan Kingdom was planning to send Prince Murong Liang as a hostage and asked the Jin Kingdom to send troops to assist.
After Xia Houzong received the report, he forwarded it to Yang Siping for Yang Siping to deal with it as appropriate.
Yang Anyuan frowned and said: "The imperial troops and horses to rescue the Yan Kingdom are still being prepared. If we go ahead and send troops rashly, there may be setbacks. We will wait and see what happens."
Yang Anxuan felt sad for Murong Yong in his heart. The leader of the Xiyan Kingdom asked for help from the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Dai Kingdom respectively. As a result, the country was destroyed and the reinforcements from the two countries had not yet set off. They probably thought like Yang Anyuan that it would be better to do less than to do more.
Yang Anxuan wanted to take this opportunity to see the soldiers and horses of Later Yan. Murong, the leader of the Later Yan Kingdom, was a man of great talent and rough strategy. The soldiers under his command were extremely brave. He had to see them with his own eyes to know what they were doing.
Thinking of this, Yang Anxuan said: "The general thought that we could send a small number of troops to disguise themselves as merchants and cross the river and act accordingly. The general asked for orders to lead the pioneer battalion across the river to meet Prince Yan."
"No." Yang Siping flatly refused: "A few dozen people have gone deep into the enemy's country. Life and death are unpredictable. An Xuan cannot be willful."
Just kidding, Yang Anxuan is the hope of the Yang family now. If he ends up in Hu Di, his eldest brother will have to kill him.
Yang Anxuan said solemnly: "The two Yans are fighting, and the consequences are unpredictable. If the puppet leader Murong Chui intends to raise his troops southward after winning, how can Luoyang City's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses resist it. Only by knowing the details in advance can we make preparations and calmly resist the enemy. .”
Yang Siping put his hand on his forehead and said after thinking for a moment: "As long as we send more agents to investigate, you can't go and take risks."
"If you live and die for the benefit of the country, how can you avoid it because of misfortunes and blessings." Yang Anxuan said with emotion: "The Yang family has been loyal and patriotic for generations, and has been famous for seven generations. As a descendant of the Yang family, how can Anxuan let his ancestors be more beautiful than before. "
Everyone in the lobby became pale after hearing this. Yang Anyuan took a deep look at his third brother and sighed in his heart, I am not as good as him.
In fact, Yang Anxuan knew that after Later Yan destroyed Xi Yan, he did not send troops southward. Murong was old and no longer ambitious.
Judging from experience, soldiers and horses from any country will not easily invade business travel. The exchange of goods between the north and the south depends on these business travel. Once the business travel is cut off, it will cause a lot of inconvenience to the powerful.
Even if various countries knew that there was an enemy's conspiracy in the business trip, they would not take action easily. In fact, there is not much risk in this trip north.
Hu Fan attacked the festival and praised: "Although there are tens of thousands of people, I am going. The magnificent An Xuan, I am going to Hu land, Hu is willing to attach his tail."
