Chapter 215: An Encounter in Nanyang
Quietly late at night in the Jiuhua tent, the anti-soul fragrance descends on the lady's soul. ---------Tang Bai Juyi
"Mrs. Li - Appreciation of Love and Confusion"
It is said that since the unification of Jingzhou by Chen Long, Jingzhou has maintained strong soldiers, stabilized border defenses, lightened corvee and reduced taxes, embraced refugees, reclaimed wasteland, advocated education, and developed science and technology. It has been politically clear and progressive. Basically, the senior officials in office are Chen Long. Selected in person, naturally with the help of light and brain, they are all people who have no record of immorality and corruption in history books. As a result, the people's lives were gradually lifted out of poverty and their minds were at peace, while the gentry gradually restrained themselves and did not dare to be too arrogant in Jingzhou.
Under this favorable situation, as Chen Long moved his seat to Xiangyang and the strategic center of gravity moved north, internal affairs officials such as Jiang Wan and Li Zhuan also moved their families to Xiangyang, and the prefect of Lingling was handed over to Huang Gai's father, Huang An. acting. Under the rule of Jingzhou, it was indeed prosperous and prosperous. In addition to the increase in population, Jingzhou's taxes also increased significantly, an order of magnitude higher than during the Lingling period. And because war was inevitable, Chen Long still allocated a lot of military expenditures, most of which were used for the navy. , preparing to control the two golden waterways of the Yangtze River and Han River, expand water transportation business, crack down on water bandits and river pirates, and bring huge profit growth to the entire Jingzhou.
When Jingzhou's fortunes were booming, Chen Long bid farewell to his beautiful wives and headed north with only Tong Feifei and dozens of guards. In name, he was going to Chang'an to express his gratitude to the saints, but in fact, he wanted to take back Cai Yan, who was pregnant with Liujia. As for what Cai Yan would think, Chen Long had no idea. He just wanted to express his true feelings in person.
During the Han Dynasty, Jingzhou Mu and Nanxiang Hou Chen Long had a flying dragon like snow on their crotch, a beautiful man like a dragon on his saddle, and a special saber hanging on his waist. The beautiful child Feifei was riding a little bay-red horse to accompany him. Cang was carrying a silver gentian gun behind him, and the group of people were racing with horses and horses. They were quite high-profile and attracted the attention of passers-by. I wonder which family the young master belongs to? It's really enviable.
Going north from Fancheng, Chen Long's first destination was Wancheng. Everyone read it correctly, it was indeed Wancheng. Chen Long wanted to thank Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu for agreeing to send troops to suppress Zhang Yun last time. Of course, he also wanted to test Jia Xu's heart.
Wancheng has been an important town since ancient times, controlling the land march throat of Luoyang and Xuchang. It is also a battleground between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu in official history, and it is very close to Luoyang and Xuchang. Cao Cao also suffered a defeat at Feishui. His eldest son Cao Ang, nephew Cao Anmin, and general Dian Wei were all killed by Zhang Xiu. "Shuowen Jiezi" explains the word "Wan" as "Wan", which means that the grass is covering itself. Its meaning is "high in all directions and under the center", which is in line with the landform characteristics of Nanyang, which is surrounded by mountains on three sides in the west, north and east, with a low and flat basin in the middle; " The land is covered with fragrant grass and the vegetation is lush and green. In the early Spring and Autumn Period, the Chu State in the south became increasingly powerful and annexed the countries in the Han River Basin to the north. Lu and Shen were also destroyed by King Chu Wen. After the Chu State occupied this land with fertile fields and beautiful soil and convenient rivers, they built Wanyi here as a base for their ambition to conquer the Central Plains. The name Wan came from this. Later, Wan evolved from a geographical name into today's important town "Wancheng".
Zhang Ning's intelligence department's layout north of the Yangtze River basically covered important towns. There were also outlets in Wancheng, and their intelligence capabilities were acceptable, so Chen Long had some control over Wancheng's troop deployment. But Jia Xu's resourcefulness is also unfathomable, so the network must not be exposed, and it is difficult to guess Jia Xu's heart.
Jia Xu is definitely selfish and very self-protective. Chen Long has always felt that Jia Xu is afraid of him. I wonder if it is an illusion. Jia Xu has always left room for things involving Chen Long, but it is an indisputable fact. In the matter of Chen Long and Liu Biao competing for Jingzhou, he helped Chen Long to a large or small extent.
Chen Long and his party went north along the post road and gradually left the territory of Jingzhou. The road was slightly deserted, but no one came to provoke them. Looking at the people's livelihood, it is still poor. The further north you go, the fewer people there are, and even the roads are not smooth. Fortunately, they are all martial arts warriors, so they are not afraid of bumps in the road.
When he arrived at Xinye County on this day, Chen Long remembered that the troops were stationed in Xinye that day and insisted on going into the city to take a look. Xinye City is a small place, but the people are simple and comfortable. There is a militia group responsible for public security. Seeing a group of people with distinctive saddles and helmets, they respectfully came to inquire. I heard that it was Chen Long, the shepherd of Jingzhou. People who had heard of his reputation earlier came along the street to watch, and some came to pay their respects by eating pots of juice.
Chen Long recalled Liu Bei's defection to Liu Biao in the official history. The people of Xinye believed in Liu Bei's benevolence and were willing to follow him and flee south. Even with such a good opportunity, he had to put on a show and steal Liu Bei's limelight. So he interacted with the people in a high-profile manner and won a lot of applause. At this point, Chen Long's shadow was indelible in the hearts of the people, and they no longer resented the Qinglong Army's garrison in the future. This will not be mentioned later.
There were no important towns between Xinye and Wancheng. Two days later, Chen Long sent several envoys to Wancheng to report the news. When the carriages and horses arrived at the gate of Wancheng, they saw that the road was under martial law and two rows of soldiers were neatly posted on the roadside. , a tiger general with the flag fluttering, and there are many generals behind him, but it is Zhang Xiu who comes to greet him personally.
Zhang Xiu nominally submitted to Yuan Shu's influence, but actually formed his own system. Jia Xu chose Zhang Xiu for his own reasons. When Chen Long looked carefully, he saw that Zhang Xiu was quite handsome, with a white face and a slight beard, and a tall figure. He was wearing the uniform of a Han Dynasty county governor, and he was also majestic. Behind him, a man stood quietly and independently, wearing gray Confucian robes, a high forehead, deep eyes, and a swaying long beard. It was Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe.
Zhang Xiu is the nephew of the former hussar general Zhang Ji. When Bian Zhang and Han Sui were in rebellion in Liangzhou, Qu Sheng of Jincheng attacked and killed Liu Jun, the ancestral leader. Zhang Xiu was a county official at the time, and he soon found an opportunity to assassinate Qu Sheng. People in the county thought he was very loyal, so Zhang Xiu recruited young men and became local heroes.
In the official history, after Dong Zhuo was killed by Lu Bu, Zhang Ji, Li Jue, Guo Si and others attacked Chang'an to avenge Dong Zhuo. Zhang Xiu followed Zhang Ji and was promoted to General Jianzhong with military merit and was granted the title of Marquis Xuanwei. Later, due to lack of food in the army, Zhang Ji led troops from Guanzhong into the border of Jingzhou, fought with Liu Biao, attacked Rangcheng, and died in the middle of the attack. Zhang Xiu took over his troops and withdrew from Rangcheng. When Jingzhou officials found out, they all congratulated Liu Biao. But Liu Biao said: "Zhang Ji came because he was at the end of his rope. As the master, I was so rude. This was not my intention. Therefore, I only received condolences and no congratulations." After that, Liu Biao sent people to lure Zhang Ji's remaining troops. They were overjoyed when they heard the news and everyone obeyed. Liu Biao then arranged for Zhang Xiu to station troops in Wancheng, and Zhang Xiu became Liu Biao's vassal force in the north to defend him against foreign enemies.
Later, during Cao Cao's southern expedition, his troops reached Wancheng and Feishui, and Zhang Xiu led his troops to surrender. Cao Cao did not change his lust and secretly adopted Zhang Ji's widow, Mrs. Zou, for which Zhang Xiu held a grudge. Cao Cao was a very suspicious person. Hearing that Zhang Xiu was unhappy, he secretly prepared to kill Zhang Xiu. As a result, the plan was leaked, and Zhang Xiu raised his troops to attack Cao Cao. Cao Cao was defeated and fled. His eldest son Cao Ang and his nephew Cao Anmin were killed, and the fierce general Dian Wei was killed in the battle. Zhang Xiu led his troops to pursue him, but was repelled by Cao Cao, so Zhang Xiu retreated to defend Rangcheng and allied with Liu Biao again.
Cao Cao once again marched south against Zhang Xiu and surrounded Rangcheng, which Zhang Xiu was defending. Soon, Cao Cao heard that Yuan Shao wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to attack Xudu, so he immediately retreated from Rangcheng. Zhang Xiu led his troops to pursue him, and Liu Biao also sent his Jingzhou army to occupy Anzhong, cutting off Cao's army's retreat, in an attempt to attack Cao's army with Zhang Xiu. Cao Cao sent out surprise troops to defeat Zhang and Liu's coalition forces. After Cao's army won, they quickly retreated north. Zhang Xiu personally led his troops to pursue him, but Jia Xu dissuaded him and said, "Don't pursue him. If you pursue him, you will be defeated." Zhang Xiu refused to listen and pursued forcefully, but was defeated by Cao Cao himself. At this time, Jia Xu said to Zhang Xiu: "Hurry up and chase again, and you will definitely win." Zhang Xiu said: "I didn't listen to your advice and ended up in this situation. Now I have lost, why should I chase again?" Jia Xu said He said: "The situation has changed. You can make a profit by pursuing it quickly." Zhang Xiu followed Jia Xu's suggestion, gathered scattered soldiers, pursued again, and defeated Cao Cao's rearguard.
After the victory, Zhang Xiu asked Jia Xu what was going on, and Jia Xu explained: "This principle is easy to understand. Although generals are good at using troops, they are by no means the rivals of Duke Cao. As soon as Cao Jun retreats, Duke Cao will definitely come to the rear in person, and our pursuers will Although they are talented, the generals are not as good as them, and their soldiers are still very morale, so I know that you will be defeated, general. The reason why Cao Cao withdrew his troops before he could do his best must be something happened in the rear, so after defeating the general's pursuers, I will definitely retreat with all my strength and leave others behind. Although the generals he left behind are powerful, they are not as good as the generals, so I know that the generals can win with defeated troops." Zhang Xiu was greatly impressed.
As Cao Cao became stronger and stronger, Zhang Xiu followed Jia Xu's advice and surrendered to Cao Cao again. After Zhang Xiu arrived, Cao Cao held Zhang Xiu's hand and attended the banquet together. He married Zhang Xiu's daughter for his son Cao Jun and named Zhang Xiu General Yangwu.
During the Battle of Guandu, Zhang Xiu participated in the battle and fought with meritorious service, and was promoted to General Po Qiang. Later, Zhang Xiu followed Cao Cao to defeat Yuan Tan in Nanpi, and increased the number of settlements again, totaling 2,000 households. At that time, the household registration in the country dropped sharply, and only one household was left in ten. Among the generals, the number of feudal households did not reach 1,000 households, only Zhang Xiu Very many.
During his lifetime, Zhang Xiu followed Cao Cao to Liucheng to conquer Wuhuan. He died before arriving. He was posthumously named Dinghou and was succeeded by his son Zhang Quan. There are also records that Cao Pi was extremely dissatisfied with Zhang Xiu because of Cao Ang's death in battle, and said: "You killed my brother, how can you show your face to others!" Zhang Xiu was uneasy and committed suicide. It can also be said that Jia Xu surrendered to Cao for his own sake and did not care about Zhang Xiu's life or death. He was indeed selfish.
Information flashed through Guang's mind, and Chen Long and others were already approaching. Zhang Xiu saw Tong Feifei in brocade clothes and angry horse next to Chen Long, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Senior Sister! Where did you come from? How good is the master?" "
Forgetting to hold hands with Chen Long, he flew directly towards Tong Fei. Chen Long was a little embarrassed, so he had to smile and hold hands with Jia Xu. After the brief greetings, Chen Long especially noticed a big man behind Jia Xu. Although he was in plain clothes, his arms were still unusually thick and showed explosive power. There are not many people who can give Chen Long a danger signal, and this big man is one of them. Jia Xu saw Chen Long looking at the big man and said with a smile: "Nanxiang Marquis, this is Hu Che'er, the general under General Zhang." That Hu Che'er. He cupped his hands slightly, his eyes showing no respect.
Only then did Zhang Xiu and Tong Fei fly over. It was obvious that he already knew that Feifei was married to Chen Long, and his expression seemed unnatural. He cupped his hands and said, "Chen Zhoumu, you have worked so hard here. I didn't expect Feifei to marry you and become my master brother-in-law! Hahaha." There was a hint of jealousy in his eyes, which naturally could not escape Jia Xu's eyes.
There was a big banquet that night. Zhang Xiu was very drunk. He called Chen Long his junior brother many times and made fun of him many times. Everyone from Zhou Cang down to Zhou Cang looked quite angry. Zhang Xiu's wife decided to stay with Feifei that night. Chen Long went back to the guest room half drunk to rest. He opened the door and went in. Outside the door, Zhou Cang and others naturally arranged for someone to take turns. Feifei was not here, so Chen Long didn't bother to light any more candles. He took off his clothes and fell directly on the bed, pulled the quilt and fell asleep. Suddenly, he felt that the tentacles around him were as smooth as brocade, and whose skin it was. At the same time, a natural body fragrance came. Chen Long didn't have time to react, and he already embraced the warm and fragrant nephrite.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
