Chapter 202: Important Town in Jiangbei
The shadow of the lone sail in the distance is gone in the blue sky, and only the Yangtze River can be seen flowing in the sky. ----------Tang Li Bai's "Yellow Crane Tower Sends Meng Haoran to Guangling"
It is said that Bu Zhi, the special envoy of the Qinglong Army, was sitting on the Diaoyutai in Buzishan, enjoying a simple meal. Nine days later, Huang She, the son of Huang Zu, finally arrived.
Huang She came to test, wanting to see the chips in Chen Long's hand and the conditions he proposed, so he brought his friend Mi Heng with him. Ni Heng was originally from the northern plains and was famous for his talents. Some people recommended him to be an official with local officials, but they all thought that he was too arrogant. He was sent here and there, and they didn't want to have a reputation of killing virtuous people at their own hands. Mi Heng wandered around like this, traveling around the mountains and rivers, and recently arrived in Jingzhou. Liu Biao and the scholar-bureaucrats in Jingzhou had heard and admired Ni Heng's talent and reputation before, and treated him with great respect after his arrival. His articles and discussions could not be settled without Ni Heng's opinion. Liu Biao once drafted a memorial together with several literati, and everyone tried their best. Mi Heng happened to be out at that time. When he came back, he saw the memorial they had drafted. He laughed and tore up the memorial, threw it on the ground, and asked for pen and paper. Once again, the words and semantics are very appropriate and impressive. Liu Biao was very happy on the surface and paid more attention to him, but he was not very happy in his heart. Later, Mi Heng insulted and slighted Liu Biao again. Liu Biao felt more and more ashamed and could not tolerate it. He remembered that Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia, was impatient, so he gave Mi Heng to Huang Zu again.
Huang Zu was also kind to Ni Heng at the beginning. Ni Heng did all the clerical matters for Huang Zu, and handled them appropriately. Huang Zu often took Mi Heng's hand and said, "Sir, this is exactly what I want, and it is the same as what I want to say in my heart." Mi Heng looked at Huang Zu with Ni Heng's eyes every time, as if to say that you Big boss.
Huang Zu's eldest son, Huang She, became particularly close buddies with Ni Heng. Huang Zu hid for many days without seeing Chen Long's special envoy. He was really undecided. He was not willing to give up Jiangxia, but he was also afraid that he would lose a favorable opportunity to surrender and be blacklisted by Chen Long as someone who must be eliminated. Today, I was ordered by my father to test Bu Zhi. In fact, I still want to know if I can still be the master of Jiangxia after surrendering to Chen Long.
Huang She tried some testing, but he didn't expect Bu Zhi to be as stable as Mount Tai, so he asked Ni Heng to make a bet with Bu Zhi, trying to draw a piece of land as a prison to trap Bu Zhi here, which would become a weight in Huang Zu's hands to negotiate with Chen Long. Huang She used parrot as the theme and asked each of them to write a poem about parrots. He thought that Mi Heng was quick in thinking and the best in the world in literary talent. He would win the title of Bird of Prey in a matter of minutes. Unexpectedly, Mi Heng finished writing a poem about parrots that was elegant and elegant, and then read it again. Bu Zhi has also thrown away his bald pen and looks at Mi Heng proudly.
Mi Heng was secretly shocked when he saw this. The two of them exchanged bamboo scrolls and read each other's articles carefully. Huang She looked unkind and saw Mi Heng nodding while reading Bu Zhi's article. Without waiting for the two of them to finish, he raised his voice and said: "Zishan is indeed well-deserved. I would be disrespectful. I think Zishan and Zhengping are both talented and beautiful. This bet We promise to let you go regardless of the outcome." After saying that, he led Mi Heng away, Bu Zhi said: "Young Master Huang, I'm inviting you! Zhengping, you and I will exchange articles and keep them as souvenirs." Mi Heng's eyes shone, and he smiled slightly. Nodding in agreement is already very rare for the arrogant Mi Heng.
Huang Shelin went out and loudly told the guard: "Mr. Zishan, you can come and go wherever you want." After that, he and Mi Heng walked out.
Bu Zhi was overjoyed when he heard this. This meant that the restriction on him was lifted, which meant that he agreed to go to the city lord's mansion to meet Huang Zu. It seems that Huang She's opinion is biased towards surrender.
Sure enough, Huang She went back and came to his father's study to meet him. He was as talented as a bird of prey and was not inferior to you. Huang Zu pondered in his heart when he heard this. He didn't expect that such a talented person would be willing to succumb to Chen Long.
Huang Zu was actually a queen from a famous family, so she was not really a boss. He was originally from the Huang clan in Anlu, Jiangxia. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Huang clan in Jiangxia was a famous scholar family, that is, the famous Huangxiang clan. However, at that time, the Huang family also valued martial arts over literature. Huang Zu practiced martial arts since he was a child, and became famous in Jiangxia as an adult. After Liu Biao became the governor of Jingzhou, in order to quickly stabilize the situation and reuse the power of local wealthy families, Huang Zu was recommended and became the governor of Jiangxia.
However, Liu Biao's control over Jiangxia was always relatively weak, so Huang Zu always regarded himself as a local warlord. He was aloof from Liu Biao and concentrated on running the Jiangxia stronghold. The geographical location of Jiangxia is very important. It is close to the vast natural moat of the Yangtze River. Not only has it established a powerful naval force militarily, but it also controls the Yangtze River shipping economically. There are many docks and sails, which can be said to be a huge source of wealth. In the official history, Sun Jian, Sun Ce, and Sun Quan wanted to capture Jiangxia for several generations, but Huang Zu shot Sun Jian to death. Even a god-like figure like Zhou Yu could not easily succeed in Jiangxia. At most, he divided and conquered it.
Jiangxia is located in the eastern part of the Jianghan Plain and the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, with a deep and wide territory. The Jingjiang section of the Yangtze River and the Han River, the largest tributary of the Yangtze River, traverse the entire territory, dividing the north bank of the Yangtze River into three, forming a pattern of three towns standing across the river. It was the largest water and land transportation hub in inland China at that time. You can reach Yangzhou soon by going down the river. In the realm of territory, what Chen Long dreams of is that after taking over Jiangxia, before Sun Jian takes control of Soochow, he can quickly go eastward and destroy the future base of the Sun family. By then, the south of the Yangtze River is expected to be unified quickly.
Therefore, Chen Long is bound to win Jiangxia, an important town in Jiangbei this time.
The local establishment of Jiangxia began in the Western Han Dynasty and was the seat of Shaxian County, Jiangxia County. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Queyue City and Lushan City were built on the Yangtze River, and Xiakou City was built on Snake Mountain. Huang Zu was the prefect of Jiangxia and set up the county government in "Queyue City" on Guishan. On the high side of Guishan on the other side of the river, Huang Zu built a rather magnificent castle. From the castle, you can see the endless Yangtze River, misty mist, dotted white sails, and green mountains. The scenery is absolutely beautiful. As the saying goes, "The shadow of the lone sail in the distance is gone in the blue sky, and only the Yangtze River can be seen flowing in the sky."
Bu Lu and his followers were no longer confined, and walked along the main street towards the castle at the top of Queyue City. As expected, the market was bustling along the way, with mountains of goods piled up from all directions, and people with local dialects from all over the place mixed together, showing the true nature of the thoroughfare of Kyushu.
When we arrived at the foot of Guishan Mountain, we saw a grand bluestone castle dominating the top of Guishan Mountain. Bu Zhi and others climbed up the stairs, enjoying the beautiful scenery. Just as they were lingering, they were intercepted by a group of guards on the mountain road. Bu Zhi said calmly: "I am Bu Zishan, the special envoy of Lingling. Please report to Huang Taishou, saying that I have something to ask for." Please see me."
The courtyard in the front half of the castle was where Huang Zu usually worked. After receiving Huang She's reward, Huang Zu was quite upset. Faced with the annexation by the powerful, Huang Zu originally wanted to defend his position in Jiangxia to the death, but facing Chen Long, who had risen to fame, Liu Biao was not his opponent, so did he really want to defeat him to the death?
When the report came from his subordinates, Huang Zu ordered people to set up sword and axemen in the lobby. He was fully clothed and brought Huang She and Ni Heng to meet Bu Zhi. Bu Zhi looked at the bright steel knife of the axe-hand, stood there with a smile, and without any courtesy, said proudly: "Prefect Huang, do you want to take my head today? A knife is enough."
Huang Zu originally wanted to show off his power, but he didn't expect that Bu Zhe was not afraid of death at all. Huang Zu was a little confused and had to order the swordsman to retreat. Bu Zhi waited until the swordsman and axe-hand were gone before he bowed his hands and said, "It seems that Huang Taishou still wants to hear what I have to say. In this case, I will analyze the pros and cons for the prefect."
"My lord Chen Long has always had the ambition to unify the world, not for himself, but for the people to live and work in peace and contentment as soon as possible. I am afraid that Huang Taishou has also heard of his concept of political consultation. For this ideal, my lord has been looking for like-minded people in the world. Now. , my lord has a strong army, and unifying Jingzhou is only his first step, Liu Biao can't stop it, let alone the general?"
"Although I am unknown in Buzishan today, I still risk thousands of lives to come here because I am willing to devote myself to my lord's ideals. If Huang Taishou cannot see his face, please take my head; but I believe that my lord will soon be the head of the Taishou." Get it back for me." After saying that, he sneered slightly and looked at Huang Zu who was sitting in the seat without fear.
Huang She said angrily: "Bu Zishan! How dare you be so rude!"
Huang Zu raised his hand to stop the yellow shot, sneered, looked at Bu Zhi and said: "I have seen many madmen who are not afraid of death. If I hadn't come back and told you how talented you are, I wouldn't even have seen you. Now that you are here, Talking about ideals and concepts is too far-fetched and vague, so why not talk about something practical. How does your lord Chen Long want to treat Jiangxia? So what if he surrenders, and what if he doesn’t surrender? "
Bu Zhi nodded and said: "Prefect Huang is still willing to listen to me. He is indeed a wise general. My lord holds the second son of Liu in Jingzhou. Liu Biao has already promised to exchange Jiangxia for Liu Cong. There is a letter to prove it." Then he handed over the letter. Passed it to Huang She, Huang Zu took it, looked at it briefly, and his expression turned dark.
Bu Zhi observed the words and continued: "If the prefect does not surrender, our Changsha Navy is now in Dongting. The newly designed warships can attack the Yangtze River at any time, and Liu Biao will also raise troops to cooperate. It will not be resisted by the prefect. When the time comes, the prefect and the people in the city will The people, together with Queyue Castle, are destroyed, which is not what I want to see."
"If the general is willing to surrender, then our lord will definitely have no doubts about his employment. The general can be the chief general of the Jiangxia Yangtze River Navy of the Qinglong Army, and guard Jiangxia together with Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng. However, he needs to move out of this castle and set up another general's mansion. The position of the prefect is the same as that of Huang Hansheng. The commander of an army will never break his promise.”
When Huang Zu heard about it, he frowned and listened to Bu Zhi continue: "My lord, as long as Huang Taishou sincerely surrenders to him, the Huang family can be guaranteed to remain a powerful family in Jiangxia. But in the future, the lord and the people will travel all over the world, and Jiangxia will naturally have Other generals will guard it."
Huang Zu frowned, stood up and waved: "I know what your lord means, but if I surrender without a fight, wouldn't I make the world laugh at me! Go back and let your lord come over! I, Jiang Xia, The navy may not be afraid of you."
Before Bu Zhi could speak, a voice suddenly rang out: "Huang Zu, you damn old man! I think the conditions are good, why are you still so stubborn!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned. They wanted to know who was so bold and would like to hear the explanation next time.
