Chapter 319
Jizhou, Boling County, Anping County.
A wide river flows through the green wheat fields in the northeast direction. This river is called Hutuo River, which irrigates the fertile fields of Jizhou for more than 600 miles along the way.
In the Anping County section of the Hutuo River, there is a man-made canal called Baima Canal, which connects to the Hutuo River from south to north, connecting Zhangshui and Hutuo River in the south.
Cui's Wubao Manor in Boling County is located at the intersection of Hutuo River and Baima Canal.
Two abundant rivers nourished the Boling Cui family's fields to be extremely fertile, supporting thousands of the Cui family's clan, tribes and field customers.
The rammed earth outside this fort still looks brand new, and it's obvious that it has just been reinforced.
It is not only surrounded by high walls, but also surrounded by deep ditches. If it were not for the city gate tower and high observation tower, it would look like an ordinary county town from a distance, except that it is much smaller in scale.
In fact, this is just one of the many forts of the Bolingcui clan. Today, the Bolingcui clan has already become a large clan with a huge population. It has long lived in separate houses and branches. In addition to annual sacrifices, These houses of the Bolingcui family rarely gather together.
However, today in this Wubao Manor, the clan heads and prestigious elders of the Bolingcui family gathered here.
Under the escort of Han cavalry, Cui Qiong, the governor of Julu County, rode a fast horse to Anping County, Boling.
After meeting brothers Cui Kuo and Cui Yi, Cui Qiong immediately told the purpose of his visit.
Brothers Cui Kuo and Cui Yi obviously wanted to move, but today's Boling Cui family is no longer a small family, nor is it a place where people of this race live separately. Although they have been divided into houses, they are not in the Northern Dynasties era. That kind of branching style.
Brothers Cui Kuo and Cui Yu felt that such a major matter must be discussed together with the heads of the Boling Cui clan before it could be implemented.
"What, Ziyu came here to ask our Boling Cui clan to attack Liu Yan in Zhongshan County?" An old man with gray beard asked with an unhappy expression as soon as he heard what Cui Kuo relayed. .
"Shibo, this is just a plan to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao. As long as Liu Yan raises his troops and builds momentum, he will attack Julu County. He will have to return to Zhongshan County. As long as he returns to Zhongshan County, it will be fine. It's not We must really meet him with swords!"
Cui Qiong explained immediately.
"The Liu family of Zhongshan and I, the Boling Cui family, are close friends. Now Liu Yueshi and Liu Yan's uncle and nephew are also heroes in bringing down the Hu rebellion. If our Boling Cui family stabbed Zhongshan County in the back, wouldn't it make the world laugh at us? Us?" The old man shook his head and continued.
"Besides, as the general situation of the world is uncertain, I feel that our Boling Cui family is a high-level family of inheritors of poetry, books and classics. No matter who is in charge of the overall situation in the future, it will be inseparable from our Cui family, who can manage the world and benefit the people. Taxi scholars, there is no need to take risks now, what kind of Liu Yan will you offend?"
After hearing what the old man of the Cui family said, many elders of the Cui family nodded in agreement.
"Yes, Qingzhou Liu Prefecture proclaimed himself emperor. It was so sudden and cruel. Although there were people from the Yingchuan Xun family building momentum and shouting for it, I think they are just a group of strong thieves. As the saying goes, 'It is prosperous. Its demise is sudden, and it may be impossible to escape the end of destruction."
Another old man with the same bald head said.
"That's right. The situation is unknown now. I, the Bolingcui clan, should take care of myself. How can I be involved in such a dangerous matter?"
"That's right, Liu Yu from Qingzhou has already led his army into Jizhou, but he refuses to personally lead his army to drive out Liu Yan. Instead, he lets our Boling Cui family carry out the strategy of 'surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao' for him. He really underestimates us. Are we? Are the Bolingcui clan the kind of poor family that risks their lives to gain fame!?"
Soon, all the clan elders of the Boling Cui clan objected to joining Liu Yu. Of course, they were not explicitly opposed, but they just refused to raise troops to respond.
Hearing the voices of these people, Cui Qiong, the governor of Julu, immediately laughed out loud, regardless of everyone's surprised looks.
Cui Kuo, who was next to him, saw this and immediately asked.
"Brother Ziyu, I wonder what you are laughing at?"
Cui Qiong stopped laughing and said.
"I'm just laughing at all the uncles and uncles. It's really funny that you should abandon such great achievements that have been passed down for generations."
Regarding Cui Qiong's words, many members of the Cui family looked unhappy.
"Cui Ziyu, please tell me, what kind of great contribution is this to the legacy of the world?!"
Upon hearing this question, Cui Qiong's expression dropped.
"Now Liu Jixing is occupying the territory of four states, with millions of people and hundreds of thousands of soldiers. How can such majestic assets be turned a blind eye in the eyes of everyone?"
"The Hu barbarians in Bingzhou ravaged the Central Plains and destroyed Luojing. They only relied on tens of thousands of Hu people to massacre each household, and their military strength was barely a hundred thousand. Now that Shile has been defeated, Wang Mi has also become discouraged. The arrogance of the Hu Han in Bingzhou It has gradually disappeared, and when Liu Jixing has been in business for several years, his power will become even stronger. At that time, what basis will the Bingzhou Hulu have to compete with him?"
When Cui Qiong said this, everyone was silent.
They all also know that the Qingzhou Han army has always been very powerful and has defeated the Hulu many times, but after all, it is still some distance away from them.
"Even if what you said Cui Ziyu is true, it is just the general trend of the future. These competitions for supremacy are really unpredictable. It is still too early to draw a conclusion so early."
Regarding this question, Cui Qiong said urgently.
"Hahaha, brother, this is wrong. Today's world could have been a different peaceful scene, but first Emperor Wu of Jin caused trouble, and then there was civil strife among the kings of the Sima family, which caused the world to be in trouble until now."
"This is a man-made disaster, but it is also God's will! The Jin Dynasty's corruption of morality and chaos in the country is God's will. Otherwise, how could it be like this?"
"The Han Dynasty will definitely rise in the future. Are you prepared to wait until the Han Dynasty is back in the old capital and the alliance has sworn rewards, and then you can start to make contributions and make contributions?"
Although what Cui Qiong said was reasonable and indeed convinced many people's hearts, there were still some conservative old men who raised their objections.
"Even if he has great achievements in the future, or even breaks the earth and becomes a prince, it is just a matter of the future, but if he turns against Liu Yan now, I am afraid that the peaceful days of Boling will come to an end."
"How can Shibo expect a peaceful life in such troubled times? A man should have made great contributions, so how can he remain trapped in the famous legacy of his ancestors?" Cui Qiong immediately retorted.
"Besides, although Liu Jixing was born as a warrior, he believed in literature and ethics. He once told me that he would make our Cui family a new generation of scholars and scholars!"
"Scholar Wenzong?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. This title is not just a celebrity, but has another meaning.
"What kind of scholar and scholar?"
Someone asked immediately.
"Is it the Kong family?"
A member of the Cui clan said in disbelief.
"Not bad!" Cui Qiong said with certainty.
"Liu Jixing once said that the teachings of Confucius have been in the world for hundreds of years. Now the general trend of the world has long been different from that of the past, and there is a need for more sages to succeed and open up new sects!"
"In the new dynasty, there must be new sages of Wen Zong in this world!"
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Bingzhou, Jinyang.
After a light spring rain, gusts of cold wind blew throughout the streets of Jinyang. There was no warmth of spring at all, but instead a chilling air surged up.
The Huns and Han troops who besieged Jinyang City had just retreated a few days ago. Men were killed and wounded in the city, and everything in the city was filled with gloom and gloom.
There is no such thing as a beautiful spring day.
Liu Kun, the governor of Bingzhou in the Jin Dynasty, had just returned from outside Jinyang City. The group of people hurriedly returned to their mansion in the city.
At this time, Liu Kun was only in his early forties, but his hair had already appeared on his temples, which was enough to show that he was tired and haggard.
As soon as he entered the mansion, Liu Kun immediately summoned the messenger from Zhongshan County.
"Young man, I have met Master Lang!"
The messenger was a member of the Liu family in Zhongshan. When he saw Liu Kun, he immediately knelt down respectfully.
Liu Kun waved his hand impatiently and said.
"Get up and talk. Let me ask you, Liu Yan summoned the Tuoba Xianbei troops from Dai County and went south to attack Julu County. Is this happening?"
Seeing Liu Kun's gloomy expression, the messenger quickly answered carefully.
"Replying to Master Lang, this is indeed the case! However, the eldest son has already sent someone to deliver the letter, but the Huns and barbarians besieged the city and the roads were not smooth, so it was too late."
Liu Kun didn't listen to the messenger's words at all, and immediately slapped the table in front of him angrily.
"Snapped!"
"Liu Yan's move is really stupid!"
When the messenger saw this, he was startled and immediately knelt down.
"The eldest son also wants to regain the lost territory for the country,,,,"
Liu Yu didn't want to listen to the messenger's excuse, so he interrupted him.
"Okay, don't say any more. I order you to return immediately, take my letter with you, and order Liu Yan to immediately withdraw his troops and return to Zhongshan County, and not to start another war with Qingzhou Liu Yu!"
The messenger was shocked when he heard this.
I saw that Liu Kun had already taken the pen and ink and quickly finished writing a handwritten letter.
"I heard that the Qingzhou Army just fought and is stopping in Xindu. As long as you send this letter quickly, Liu Yan will definitely not have a fight with the Qingzhou Army yet. This will be the best."
The messenger quickly took the letter, excused himself, and went off to ride his horse as fast as he could.
At this time, a general next to Liu Kun asked with some confusion.
"Your Majesty, now that Liu Yu has overstepped his authority and proclaimed himself emperor, he is a traitor and a traitor. Wouldn't it be great for Liu Yan to raise an army to fight against the thieves? Why should he be ordered to retreat quickly?"
Liu Kun stood up at this time, gently stroked his beard, and said.
"Although Liu Yu is a rebellious official and traitor, he is different from the Huru after all. Especially the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under Hu Han Hu Yanyan's command are now returning to Hebei. I'm afraid it won't be long before another Huru offensive will begin. coming."
"Currently, Tuoba Yilu from Suotou Xianbei is leading his army to attack the Zahu and Tiefu Xiongnu in Hexi. The only soldiers and horses that can be used to rush to Jinyang are Tuoba Liuxiu and Tuoba Pugen from Daijun. ”
"Then Liu Yu of Qingzhou has repeatedly defeated the Hulu in the past few years. How can he be defeated easily? I'm afraid that once the troops of the Tuoba tribe enter Jizhou, it will be difficult to escape intact."
"At that time, if the Xiongnu bandits come again with heavy troops, who can come to save Jinyang!?"
Hearing what Liu Kun said, the general nodded and said.
"It turns out that Tuoba Xianbei has already sent troops to the west. If this is the case, it is really not the time to provoke the Qingzhou thieves."
After hearing this, Liu Kun thought for a while, but sighed softly and said.
"Alas! Now that the barbarians are raging and Luo Jing is overthrown, not only can I not conquer Zhongzhou, but even this small Jinyang City has to ask those barbarians to help defend it!"
"You don't have to blame yourself so much. Among the towns in the Jin Dynasty, you are already doing the best. Think about Pengzu, the king of Youzhou. Not only did you not have such loyalty as you, you even lost Youzhou. The hands of subordinates..."
However, as the general was speaking, he suddenly stopped, as if he realized something was wrong.
Sure enough, Liu Kun smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Wang Pengzu was not only defeated by his subordinates, I'm afraid he was even more defeated by Duan Bu Xianbei."
"Wang Jun relies on Duan Bu Xianbei to achieve success and become famous, but I, Liu Kun, must rely on Tuoba Xianbei?"
When the general heard this, he quickly apologized.
"The general is so stupid that he made such a faux pas. Please punish him!"
Liu Kun waved his hand nonchalantly and said.
"General Linghu, don't worry about it."
"It's just that my old friend Zu Ti is able to serve Liu Yu's subordinates in Qingzhou. I really want to know if I will meet him on the battlefield in the future."
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Bingzhou, Pingyang.
In the palace of Liu Cong, the emperor of the Huns and Han Dynasty, Liu Cong, who was originally tall and strong, became furious in the palace at this time.
"Zhao Gu, this damn Jin slave! How dare you betray me! If I hadn't taken him in and given him a title, he would still be just a bandit in the Taihang Mountains!"
Facing the angry emperor and the Great Chanyu, all the generals and officials of Hu and Han Dynasties were terrified.
"Your Majesty, after Zhao Gu retreated to Luoyang, he colluded with Li Ju of Xingyang and other Jin generals to rebel. He must be waiting for Li Ju of Xingyang, or Xun Fan of Yingchuan and others to come to meet him. As long as your Majesty sends a detachment With a strong army marching day and night, we will surely capture Luoyang!"
Liu Yao, King of Shi'an of Hu Han, said.
Liu Cong stroked his beard and paced back and forth angrily.
The recent bad news is coming one after another. First, Shi Le was defeated and lost his troops. Then Hu Yanyan led his army to attack Yangping County and encountered resistance, so he had to retreat. Then Shi Hu occupied Xiang State and refused to accept it. Don’t come to Pingyang to worship yourself.
Just today, the news came again that Zhao Gu, the Hu-Han general, led his army to occupy Luoyang and rebelled and surrendered to the Jin Dynasty.
These successive bad news made Liu Cong, who loved women, visit the harem much less frequently.
"The loss of Luoyang will probably shake the world. Your Majesty should send troops early to recapture Luoyang as soon as possible!"
Prince Liu Can, the great Dan Yu Liu Cong trusted very much, said immediately.
"Now the troops led by Hu Yanyan are in Jijun, which is closest to Luoyang. They can be ordered to attack Luoyang first."
"Then, we will send troops south from Pingyang and attack Luoyang from the north. Under a two-pronged attack, Luoyang's traitor Zhao Gu will definitely not be able to support him!"
After hearing Liu Can's words, Emperor Liu Cong shook his head.
"Luoyang Fort is not just a city, there are more than ten fortresses outside it. It may be difficult to capture without the full force of the country."
As Liu Cong spoke, he looked at Liu Yao, King of Shi'an.
Hu Han Kingdom still maintains its tribal traditions. The soldiers and horses in the hands of Liu Yao, the king of Shi'an, account for almost one-third of Hu Han's troops.
"Does your Majesty mean to give up attacking Guanzhong first?"
Upon seeing this, Liu Yao immediately understood what Liu Cong meant.
"That's right! The Sima family in Guanzhong are just idiots, let's give them some time!"
