At the General Zhengxi Mansion, Huan Wen warmly received Wang Tanzhi. Huan Wen valued this young man very much.
As the saying goes, there is no good person under great reputation. Huan Wen has already appreciated Xi Chao's talents. It is expected that Wang Tanzhi, who is as famous as him, is also a thousand-mile horse.
However, Wang Tanzhi's attitude displeased Huan Wen. As soon as the two met, Wang Tanzhi advised Huan Wen to restrain Huan Xi's behavior.
Whether it is implementing the land equalization system or issuing an order to seek talents, in Wang Tanzhi's view, this is a dangerous signal.
"My lord, it may not be a good thing that the young master is close to the common people and alienated from the high families in Liangzhou. Please give me some advice."
Wang Tanzhi gave his advice bluntly.
Huan Wen shook his head and sighed:
"My Feng'er has had his own opinions since he was a child. Now that he is old, even I can't restrain him. There is no need to mention this matter again. If he really causes trouble, I will order someone to kidnap him to Jiangling for questioning. "
Wang Tanzhi was disappointed when he saw that Huan Wen had made up his mind not to interfere in Liangzhou affairs.
In fact, he came to Jiangling not out of his original wish. Since he wanted to be in the Jin Dynasty, he could not give everything he had to help Huan Wen seize the Jin Ding.
When the two met for the first time, they were destined to break up on bad terms.
Wang Tanzhi said goodbye first. Huan Wen looked at his back and realized more and more that Wang Tanzhi might not be of the same kind as him.
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In Hanzhong, conquer the general's mansion.
With the new year and new atmosphere, before the spring plowing, the government at all levels had basically completed the land granting work. Huanxi also took advantage of the opportunity to introduce the currency reform he promulgated in Yizhou, built a mint outside the city, minted the Yonghe five baht, and abolished the circulation of other currencies. , prohibiting private casting.
Compared with the previous unexpected land equalization system, the Liangzhou gentry had already expected the issuance of the Yonghe Five Baht, so there was no violent reaction.
After visiting relatives, Li Yuan had been sent to Hanzhong by Sima Xingnan. Although Huan Xi was warm to her, he did not relax his attention to Guanzhong.
More than 100,000 Donggong guards from Hou Zhao who were sent to Liangzhou last year are on their way westward. Among them, more than 10,000 Donggong Gaoli have arrived in Yongzhou.
Gaoli of the East Palace was an elite force selected from the guards of the East Palace by the crown prince of the founding emperor of Later Zhao, Shi Le. They were named Gaoli because of their physical strength.
Shi Hu usurped Hou Zhao Jiye with a side branch, and also handed over the East Palace guards, including Gao Li, to his son's control.
Now Shi Hu was assigned to the East Palace guards, and Gao Li was not included in the pardon. Although they had no weapons, they used horses to haul grain, which made Yongzhou governor Zhang Mao jealous.
Zhang Mao was a man of action. He immediately seized the horses and ordered Gao Li's soldiers to carry the grain to Liangzhou on foot and carts.
The officers and soldiers of Gaoli who were assigned suffered humiliation and miserable suffering. When Liang Du, a native of Dingyang, saw this, he felt that the time was right, so he summoned the generals in the army and said angrily:
"The Tian family is a fratricidal family. How could I deserve this? I was separated from my family, bullied, and then went to Liangzhou. I don't know what a bleak situation it will be."
All the generals had been dissatisfied with the imperial court for a long time. Now when they saw Liang Du talking about this matter, they were all filled with righteous indignation. They just suffered from the lack of weapons in their hands.
Liang Du encouraged:
"Those who accomplished things in ancient times also cut down trees to make soldiers and raised poles to make flags. Although we are unarmed, we have courage. Now there are more than 100,000 East Palace guards assigned to Liangzhou. All we need to do is climb up and call, and we will definitely respond. Those gathered.
"I would rather go east and die than go west and live! Who among you is willing to agree with me!"
When all the generals heard this, they marched one after another and shouted:
"We are willing to follow the general!"
After a simple mobilization, more than 10,000 Gaoli soldiers followed Liang Du in rebellion. Liang Du pretended to be the Eastern Jin Dynasty and called himself the General of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Huan Wen only got a general who conquered the west for his efforts to destroy the country. It has to be said that Liang Du was generous to him.
Gao Li's soldiers had no weapons, so they robbed the people of their kitchen knives and iron axes, and Liang Du led his troops to attack Xiabian (now south of Xihe County, Gansu Province).
Later Zhao Anxi General Liu Ning was shocked. He said to his staff:
"I knew a long time ago that if more than 100,000 resentful soldiers were sent to Liangzhou, something big would happen sooner or later!"
But there is obviously no point in complaining at this time. For the current plan, we can only quickly put down the Gaoli rebellion while the rebellion has not spread to the other East Palace guards.
Liu Ning sent troops from Anding to help Xia Bian.
Compared with the Gaoli soldiers who used civilian axes and kitchen knives as weapons and no armor, the Anxi defenders were well-armed.
However, Gao Li's Ministry carefully selected from among the more than 100,000 guards of the East Palace. Even though their equipment was simple and shabby, they fought bravely with full of anger. On the battlefield, one was worth ten, and they fought like gods and were invincible.
Liu Ning returned in defeat, leaving a large number of armored troops for Gao Li's Ministry, and served Liang Du as the logistics and transportation captain for a time.
When the people of Anding heard about the battle on the front line, they were afraid that Gao Li's soldiers would come to plunder them. For a while, people's hearts were in chaos.
Fortunately, Deng Qiang, the general under Anxi general Liu Ning, comforted him:
"What Gao Li wants is to go out to the east. If we go to An'an, it will be the opposite direction. You don't need to be afraid. You will have no worries in An'an."
"Besides, although Liu Gong was defeated, he is on his way back. If he can return to peace and regroup, he can still stand firm and wait for reinforcements even if Gao Li approaches."
Deng Qiang is from the Anding Deng family, and his father Deng Shi was the prefect of Wuwei. Now, Deng Qiang is serving under Liu Ning.
Although this man is young, he is both civil and military. He is not only known as the enemy of thousands of people in the army, but also proficient in the art of war. Some knowledgeable people once praised him as the reincarnation of Lian Po and Li Mu.
Previously, Deng Qiang dissuaded Liu Ning from sending troops, believing that all Gao Li's soldiers were resentful and determined to fight to the death.
However, Liu Ning was determined and refused to allow Deng Qiang to dissuade him, so he stayed in Anding.
After learning that the front line was defeated, Deng Qiang said that the Gaoli rebels would not attack Anding, but he did not really relax his vigilance. Not only did he patrol the city defenses every day, but he also sent out scouts to find out where the rebels were.
Soon, Liu Ning fled back to Anding. Deng Qiang not only did not show off his foresight, but also did not mention a word about discouraging Liu Ning before.
On the contrary, Liu Ning himself said with emotion:
"I didn't listen to Deng Lang's words, so I was defeated like this. Now the rebels are even more arrogant. They regret that they should not have done so in the past."
Deng Qiang said with relief:
"A general who devotes himself to killing thieves for his country is commendable for his loyalty and bravery. Moreover, victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers, so there is no need to regret it."
Deng Qiang's words made Liu Ning feel much better. The two of them waited for news in Anding City. Soon, the frontline sentry cavalry reported that the Gaoli rebels did not take advantage of their victory and march towards Anding, but instead marched eastward to attack Yongzhou.
Liu Ning breathed a sigh of relief. Now the problem was handed over to Yongzhou Governor Zhang Mao. He no longer had to worry about the rebel front. Liu Ning ordered Deng Qiang to help him reorganize his troops to prevent the rebels from returning.
Speaking of Zhang Mao, he was far more panicked than Liu Ning when he learned that Gao Li's soldiers had rebelled.
Zhang Mao had robbed Gaoli's horses before, and the two sides had already formed a personal grudge. Now, after receiving a wave of supplies from Liu Ning, Gaoli's rebels are attacking Yongzhou with great momentum.
Zhang Mao was so frightened that he quickly asked Shi Bao, King of Leping, who was guarding Chang'an, for help. However, before Shi Bao could send troops, Gao Li's officers and men worked together to capture Yongzhou City.
