It was less than five hundred miles from Xinxi City in Runan to Xuchang City in Yingchuan City, and it took two hundred Qingqi three days to get to the outside of Xuchang City. Zhao Tian ordered people to submit a message to Sima Mansion, first to be polite and then to send troops.
Sima Fangguang of Yingchuan County bought more than 200 good horses at a price of 1,000 yuan each. Thirty-six of them have been sold for 60,000 yuan each, and he has received more than 200 taels of gold. He also paid Prefect Xu 20 taels of gold. No one asked anymore.
The horses are kept in the military camp in the west of the city. Fang Guang has to go there every day to inspect them. These horses are treasures. If you take good care of them, you won't have to worry about money for a few lifetimes after selling them.
When Fang Guang first captured the horse, he found out clearly that the person selling the horse was a famous Yan merchant and the buyer was the Runan Qi family. Neither of them had any background. This bite made it sizzling and oily.
Yingchuan County is located on the border, and the Yan army was the first to move south. Ma Guang has long wanted to transfer away from here. After selling the horses and getting enough money, wouldn't it be nice to send people to the court to take care of things and transfer them to the prosperous land of Yangzhou to serve as governors?
When he received the post from Zhao Tian, Ma Guang was watching the horses in the military camp. He was a little stunned when he saw the post. What could Zhao Sima of Runan County want to do with him across the border?
An idea flashed in his mind, maybe these horses were purchased by Runan County. The businessman named Qi seemed to have mentioned it a few times, but he didn't take it to heart.
Ma Guang hurriedly ordered: "Go and find out how many people the man named Zhao has brought with him?"
Runan County troops captured Liyang City. Ma Guang had heard that if Runan County soldiers pressed the border, Ma Guang was prepared to give in and hand over the remaining horses.
Soon, his subordinates reported that Runan Zhao Sima had brought two hundred Qingqi and was waiting outside the south gate of Xuchang City.
With only 200 men, Ma Guang was immediately full of energy. He had 2,000 county troops under his command, was he still afraid of his mere 200 men?
Zhao Tian followed the guide to the military camp in the west of the city. Outside the camp, he saw Yingchuan County soldiers forming a square formation, with shields like walls, spears like forests, and flags waving. They looked very majestic.
Kuai En curled his lips and said to Yan Ke beside him: "No matter how many wine bags and rice bags we have, it won't be enough for us to charge at once."
Yan Ke smiled and said nothing, but his heart was eager to try. During this period of time, following the training of Yuan Anxuan's army, Yan Ke felt that his abilities had improved.
Ma Guang stationed his horse in front of the formation, watching a sentry light cavalry galloping towards him, stopping a hundred steps away, forming a long formation, neatly aligned.
He felt secretly in his heart. He had participated in the Feishui War and had seen Fu Qin's cavalry. He thought they were the heroes of the world. The two hundred light cavalry in front of him gave him the feeling that they were no weaker than Fu Qin's fine cavalry.
He looked back at his two thousand subordinates behind him and became more courageous. He urged his horse forward and shouted, "Who is Zhao Sima of Runan? Come forward and answer."
Zhao Tiance immediately stepped forward, bowed his hands and said, "Zhao Tian has met Ma Sima."
Ma Guang looked at Zhao Tian and asked, "Zhao Sima led his army across the border. Do you have an official document from the Fifth Military Department? What's the purpose of coming to Yingchuan?"
Zhao Tian smiled and said: "Ma Sima intercepted a batch of horses a few days ago. Those horses were purchased by the Runan County Army and I came here to ask for them back."
Ma Guang shouted sternly: "Those horses were bought from Hu Shang by a fool. They were bought by the Runan County Army. What a joke."
Zhao Tian was not angry and said: "Ma Sima is not going to return it."
Ma Guang reined in his horse and stepped back a few feet. He raised his spear and shouted, "If you want a horse, please ask the two thousand men under Yu's command if they will agree."
Behind them, two thousand troops from Yingchuan County shouted: "Fight, fight, fight."
His voice was so daring that Ma Guang laughed and said, "Zhao Sima, I advise you to go back early, so as not to use your hands to hurt the harmony."
Zhao Tian said no more, raised the machete in his hand, and the sound of horse hooves began to sound behind him, from slow to fast, the sound was like rolling thunder.
Ma Guang quickly rode back to the formation and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Zhao Sima, do you want to hit the stone with an egg? All your men, come and meet the enemy."
The light cavalry was like a torrent. It did not directly hit the square formation formed by the Yingchuan Army. Instead, it flowed lightly from both sides and entered the formation on both wings.
Without using the blade, the back of Su Tie's sword knocked the Yingchuan army into tears. In an instant, they lost their formation, and the two thousand soldiers and horses collapsed like chickens and dogs.
Ma Guang was dumbfounded. He had heard about the power of the Runan County army and thought it would not be difficult to win due to his large numbers, but the result was beyond his expectation.
When Zhao Tian rode his horse in front of him, Ma Guang subconsciously raised his spear and stabbed him.
The gun barrel was cut off, and Ma Guang was knocked off his horse by hitting it with the back of the knife.
Ma Guang's face was ashen, and he shouted loudly: "Zhao Sima, please don't harm your kindness, I would like to return the war horse."
Zongti brought 228 horses, and Ma Guang sold 36 of them. Zhao Tian was not polite and took 280 horses directly from the Yingchuan County army camp, and drove away with his light cavalry. .
Looking at the looted stables, Ma Guangse shouted sternly: "The Runan army is so barbaric and attacks friendly troops. I'm going to report him to the state Sima."...
Chen Yu was born in the Chen family of Yingchuan, and was a descendant of Chen Qun, the minister of Cao Wei Lu. Chen Qun founded the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, but his descendants gradually declined. After the southern crossing of Yongjia, the family was reduced to a lower rank.
In the eighth year of Taiyuan, Chen Yu moved south with his father to Ancheng, Runan, and settled here. In the 19th year of Taiyuan, 20-year-old Chen Yu participated in the ranking and was designated as the sixth rank by the county Zhongzheng. He was recruited as a scribe by Meng He, the then magistrate of Ancheng County.
Meng He's corruption was captured by Governor Yang. Perhaps because of the same surname, the newly arrived Magistrate Chen valued him very much, and soon after he took office, he was promoted from a scribe to a ninth-grade meritorious official.
This time, Taishou Yang was conducting a registration inspection in the county. County Magistrate Chen recommended him to be the deputy envoy of the inspection, saying that if he performed well in the inspection, he would recommend him to Taishou Yang.
Everyone knew that County Magistrate Chen was a confidant of Prefect Yang, and if recommended by him, he would definitely be put in a high position by the prefect. Chen Yu was grateful and wanted to get the registration inspection done well.
The key to Ancheng's registration check lies with the Zhou family. The Zhou family is a well-known and high-ranking noble family in Runan. The county magistrate Chen Hua did not dare to offend easily. He sent the county prime minister Fan Qing to explain and asked the Zhou family to conduct a self-examination first. As a result, the Zhou family only reported Come to Yinhu Twelve, with twenty-three hectares of fields. This is obviously prevarication.
Yuan Jin, the order of registration inspection, was one of the four people recommended by the Yuan family to Yang Anxuan. Yang Anxuan only allowed four people to serve as officials in the county. This time he was sent to inspect the registration. Yuan Jin knew that it was meant to be a test, so he wanted to use it to inspect the registration. Things get promoted.
"County Magistrate Chen, the Zhou family is so perfunctory. It is clear that they do not take Yang Taishou's order seriously." Yuan Jin said angrily: "Tomorrow, I will take people to Zhoujiawu to verify the land registration and count the tenants."
As a member of a once top-ranking clan, Yuan Jin had an inexplicable jealousy towards top-ranking clans, as if the Yuan family's fall was the fault of the Zhou family.
Although Chen Yu also wanted to make meritorious deeds, he was an adult and knew that the Zhou family tree had deep roots. It could be said that Ancheng County would be shaken if he stomped his feet and came directly to check without mercy. If the matter got too big, even Governor Yang might not be able to put an end to it. .
"County Magistrate Chen, it is better to send clerks to Wubao to talk to those hermit households so that they can be naturalized automatically." Chen Yudao: "The official announcement makes it clear. Dozens of Zhou family members have also come to naturalize on their own initiative. Tomorrow You might as well ask the scribe to go to Zhoujiawu to talk to the tenants in detail, so as not to damage the peace."
Chen Hua thought for a moment and said, "It would be best to end things amicably. Tomorrow, you two will take a few scribes to Zhoujiawu to preach and settle the accounts of those reclusive households, so that they understand that naturalization is better than being reclusive households. .”
Chen Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Magistrate Chen. Governor Yang has excellent integrity and the people can trust his official documents."
On February 25, Yuan Jin and Chen Yu took four scribes and went to Zhoujiawu under the escort of ten county troops. When they arrived in front of Wuzhai, they were blocked outside. After waiting for less than half an hour, the steward Zhou Hua came out to pick him up.
Entering the Wubao, Yuan Jin asked Zhou Hua to gather the tenants in the Wubao to announce the official announcement. Zhou Hua looked embarrassed and said that he could not make the decision and had to ask the owner of the family first.
They sent people to Ancheng County and waited for Zhou Wei's consent. It was past noon.
Let's eat first. The wine and food prepared in Wubao are very rich. The wine is aged Dukang. The steward is diligent in urging the wine to be drunk. Yuan Jin drinks two more glasses and the four scribes are also drunk.
Chen Yu found out that the steward had deliberately made him drink, so he did not drink more because he was not good at drinking. Among the six people, he was the only one who was sober.
When all the tenants in the dock arrived at the end of the day, Yuan Jin was talking nonsense in a daze, and Chen Yu asked the steward to get the roster and check it. The roster and the people coming have been prepared in advance, so there will be no mistakes in checking.
Seeing that the Youshi hour was approaching, Chen Yu had no choice but to explain a few words in a hurry about the government's registration registration, so that the residents could take the initiative to naturalize. It was getting late, so he returned to the county government.
Chen Hua raised his brows when he saw Yuan Jin and the four scribes were drunk, but Yuan Jin was sent by the government and was a cousin of Governor Yang, so it was not easy for him to get angry.
Let them go down to rest, and let Chen Yu follow him to the inner hall.
After listening to Chen Yu's account, Chen Hua asked, "How much of the Zhou family's roster do you remember?"
Chen Yu smiled and said, "County Magistrate Chen, I was careful to note down the list when I looked at it. I guess I can write it down nine times out of ten."
Chen Hua asked someone to bring a pen and paper, and Chen Yu was thinking and writing. Ninety-seven of the one hundred and eighteen households actually came up silently.
"Okay", Chen Hua praised: "You work hard, just be a little more tired, and check this list with the twelve households that the Zhou family took the initiative to naturalize and apply for. Then send someone to ask those naturalized tenants, from them Ask around to see who is not on the list, and try to find out more tenants who are not on the list."...
When the Qi family learned that Zhao Sima had returned with the horse, a stone finally fell to the ground, and they became more convinced of Yang Anxuan's ability.
Yang Anxuan was not embarrassed and took out the 200 iron knives he had prepared in advance in exchange for 200 horses. The other 28 horses were returned to the Qi family. As for the gains from the Yingchuan County army, they were naturally dividends.
After thinking about it again and again, Yang Anxuan planned to meet Zongti. Today's Yan State is like a big fat piece of meat. Yang Anxuan planned to take advantage of its defeat to gain some benefits. The Yan State's good horses, cattle and sheep, armor and equipment, and even the generals of the army were all It is a rare wealth.
With Runan's current strength, it is impossible to directly enter the battle between Yan and Wei, so it is the best way to use business methods to seize it through Zongti.
Traveling with Zongti back then, Yang Anxuan had some understanding of this old man from Xianbei, who was smooth in dealing with things and good at taking advantage of opportunities. In business, as long as there are enough benefits, I believe Zongti will give him a satisfactory answer.
Seeing the two hundred iron-cutting swords, Zongti breathed a sigh of relief. He finally successfully completed the mission entrusted to him by Emperor Yan. If he lost more than two hundred horses and could not bring the iron-cutting sword back with him, he would probably lose his fortune or even his life. Guaranteed.
Zongti knew that with the power of the Qi family, it was impossible to recapture these horses from the Yingchuan County army, and the two hundred iron-cutting knives were not what the Qi family could provide. There must be a big shot behind this.
Qi Sheng held a farewell banquet for Zongti at Qingfeng Tower. Zongti went upstairs and saw a young man in white robe standing there with a smile.
Yang Anxuan recognized Zongti at a glance. Zongti was still wearing Xianbei attire, with a round hood, narrow waist, tight sleeves and trousers. He hadn't seen him for several years. The old man with a high nose and deep eyes had a pale beard and hair, and he looked old.
Zongti looked familiar to Yang Anxuan. He had seen so many people in his travels that he couldn't remember where he had seen this young man.
Yang Anxuan cupped his hands as a gift, smiled at Zongti and said, "Uncle Zongti, we meet again."
Zongti returned the greeting by stroking his chest and hesitantly said: "Brother looks familiar, I can't remember where I've seen him before."
"Hahaha, Uncle Zongti is really a noble man who forgets things. I went to Zhongshan City with my uncle to meet Yan Shizu together." Yang Anxuan said with a loud laugh.
Qi Sheng was stunned, not expecting that Governor Yang and Zong Ti were old acquaintances.
With one sentence to remind Zongti, Zongti exclaimed: "Are you Brother Zhao?"
Back then, Yang Anxuan changed his name to Zhao Cheng and followed Zong Ti to Changzi City.
Zongti immediately woke up. He heard that Zhao Cheng who brought the golden crown back to the Jin Dynasty for Yan Shizu was actually Yang Anxuan of the Hongnong Yang family. Now Yang Anxuan is the prefect of Runan. It turns out that the big man behind this is Yang Anxuan.
Yang Anxuan turned sideways to let the guests in and said with a smile: "Yu and Uncle Zongti met in times of trouble, so the uncle called Yu Brother Zhao."
Zongti knew very well that it would be best if Yang Anxuan's identity was not revealed, so he immediately smiled and said, "I'm sorry for you."
During the banquet, Yang Anxuan smiled and said, "Uncle Zongti, you and I have a close relationship. I hope you can help us with our business in Yan State in the future."
Zongti was overjoyed. Being able to connect with the Runan Prefect, his business became smoother and it was difficult not to make a fortune.
Yang Anxuan raised his glass and said: "Uncle Zongti, the country of Yan is not at peace, so I would like to come to Runan to settle down in case of emergency."
Zongti pondered the meaning of his words. Just as Yang Anxuan said, the country of Yan was not peaceful, and many people moved to Qin and Jin. If this business of exchanging swords for horses lasts for a long time, they can indeed settle down in Jin. Home.
Glancing at the smiling Yang Anxuan, Zongti knew that this young man couldn't just take it lightly, right?
He was worried about himself.
Zong Ti said: "Brother Zhao, I'm old and it's hard for me to travel back and forth. My third son, I asked him to come and live in Xinxi City. If anything happens, Brother Zhao, just ask him."
This was an initiative given to a hostage. Yang Anxuan smiled and said, "Very good. Don't worry, Uncle Zongti. You will never treat him badly."
