The lonely smoke in the desert is straight,
The sun sets over the long river.
After riding fast horses for seventeen days, the Xuanjia Army led by Dongfang Yu crossed the more than two hundred miles of Zhengzhou Road and walked half of Liangzhou, less than a hundred miles away from Qin.
Beiliang is so desolate, with decaying villages, abandoned land, dust everywhere, and piles of corpses buried under the sand in the deep col. These were all people who starved to death. Their skin and flesh became food for vultures, leaving behind skeletons that could not decay for a long time.
There are also refugees who are not starving to death, running around, they are as skinny as a stick, hungry, even! There have been more than one scenes of exchanging children for food. Oh my god? I want to think about the abundance of grain and prosperity in other states and counties, but I don’t want to! The life of the people in Dawu Liangzhou was so difficult.
Thinking about the officials in the court and each other pointing out how prosperous the states are and how happy the people's lives are, now it seems that it is pure nonsense. These ministers who take the imperial salary but make fun of the king are devils who only suck the blood of the people.
"Hu Xiaoyue and Lan Tian, order the Xuanjia Army to set up camp on the spot. The army must not disturb the people. Anyone who violates the rules will be dealt with according to the military law." Dongfang Yu ordered.
"promise!"
The Xuanjia Army has strict discipline and bravery in combat. Naturally, they will not disturb the people, let alone take away a stitch from the people. The essence of Dongfang Yu's military training is very simple, "Be close to the people, love the people, and serve the people." Influenced by the culture of his previous life, the army he built must be a people's army with strict discipline and for the country and the people.
"Report! Your Highness, General Yuwen, is back."
"Let him in."
Dongfang Yu was sitting in the tent that had been set up. On the desk was a map of Liangzhou.
Thanks to Dongfang Yu's foresight, sufficient food and clothing were prepared in Zhengzhou before arriving in Beiliang. It's just that I didn't expect that the Beiliang that I imagined in my mind should be a barren and desolate land, but I didn't expect it! The poverty in Beiliang was even worse than what he thought.
"Guan...Guan Ye, you didn't lie to the little old man, did you? I just asked a question and let the little old man go." The old man was trembling and hesitant. In fact, the momentum of the Xuanjia Army around him was too strong, which made his already fearful mentality even more serious.
"Don't worry, old man, we are King Qin's army, so we naturally keep our word." Yu Wenhu said harmoniously, for fear of scaring the old man.
ah!
As a result, the old man was stunned, but his legs and feet became weak and he could no longer walk. "Qin...King Qin? My lord, did you just say that the person you brought me to see was a king?"
It would be fine if he were a general or an official, but with a king in front of him, of course he would be scared. He didn't know who the King of Qin was, but the national law clearly stated that offending the emperor or the king would be a major crime against the nine tribes. This is naturally what he is worried about.
Yu Wenhu immediately explained: "My King Qin is a benevolent king and treats the people as close relatives. You can rest assured."
"Yes...really?"
Treat people like close relatives? There is no such king in the world. Of course the old man felt that Yu Wenhu was lying to him, alas! Now, it was death anyway, so he could only bite the bullet and go.
"Your Highness, Yuwen Hu wishes to see you."
"Enter."
Dongfang Yu sat on the desk and looked at Yu Wenhu and an old man who came in.
When he saw the King of Qin, the old man was so frightened that he knelt down and knelt down. Beads of sweat ran down his forehead, and he did not dare to raise his head. "Common people, King Lu, pay your respects to the King of Qin."
"Hey! Please get up quickly, old man." Dongfang Yu was anxious and hurriedly went down to help him up. The old and young were arranged in an orderly manner. Wang Lu in front of him was probably fifty or sixty years old. How could he let the old man come to worship him? Why not? Lose his life.
Caressing the warmth coming from that little hand, Mr. Wang was momentarily frightened, at a loss, and did not dare to break free.
"Come here, give me a seat for the old man."
The guard brought a chair and put it aside. Dongfang Yu helped him get into position very carefully. In his aura, there was no majesty of being a king at all, but rather like a grandson supporting his grandpa.
"Qin...His Royal Highness the King of Qin."
"Old man, just sit down."
After Mr. Wang sat down, Dongfang Yu returned to his normal position.
Wang Lu would never have imagined that there could really be such a good king in the world.
"The King of Qin is benevolent, and the people are terrified. I heard that the King of Qin is looking for the people to understand Liangzhou. Where does the King of Qin want to know? As long as the people know, they will tell you everything." Wang Lu said this from the bottom of his heart. What's on my mind.
"I... would like to have a general understanding of Liangzhou and my fiefdom, Qin." Dongfang Yuyan said.
well!
Wang Lu sighed in vain, as if remembering the pain in his heart, "The King of Qin doesn't know something! The root cause of Liangzhou's troubles is not only the disaster of the Xiongnu in the north, but also the big reason is internal..."
…
that's all! Dongfang Yu listened carefully, and within an hour and a half, he roughly understood.
The disaster of Beiliang is not outside, but inside. What are the border troops stationed at the Liangzhou border and the generals stationed at the Beimen Pass? These imperial armies had long been wiped out by the Xiongnu.
Now! There are no troops stationed at Yumen Pass, and the people stationed at Yumen Pass are all Liangzhou people. The militia organized by themselves, after a little training, is also very powerful; it is more than enough to garrison the pass.
certainly! This is an external cause.
The internal reason is that there are noble families in various counties in Liangzhou. There are seven counties in Liangzhou, and there are noble families in each county. The noble families have good interests. This is an eternal truth since ancient times. However, the Liangzhou noble families were different. The powerful families annexed the weak families to become bigger and occupy the county.
In other words, these guys actually occupied the county town, turned it into private property, and became the local overlords of Liangzhou. Generally speaking, officials from various places must be approved and authorized by the court before they can serve as county governors or state shepherds. However, the powerful noble families in Liangzhou violated the imperial court and national laws, and each county launched an expedition to conquer Liangzhou.
in short! This is rebellion, blatantly establishing power against the imperial court. The imperial court should have sent people to deal with this matter many years ago, but several years have passed and there has been no news from the imperial court.
The five powerful clans were allowed to become powerful, and Liangzhou was divided into five major powers. Among them, there must be some treacherous mediation by the imperial court. If this news reaches the emperor's ears, it will probably be another bloodbath.
"Good guy! Don't these people want to live anymore? The life of licking blood on the tip of a knife is not easy." Dongfang Yu thought to himself.
but! This group of nobles is so vicious that even his Qin land has become someone else's bag.
"snort!"
"What a Han Cheng. He even dares to invade His Highness the King of Qin's fiefdom. I think he is getting impatient."
"Your Highness, I am willing to lead a thousand Xuanjia troops to destroy Han Cheng's army." Yu Wenhu snorted and became angry.
Dongfang Yu smiled and shook his head, "Although Han Cheng has the smallest power among the five great clans, there are at least five thousand soldiers stationed in Qin. With the barrier of the city wall, a forceful attack is nothing more than an increase in casualties!"
"What should we do?" Yuwen Hu asked.
Dongfang Yu thought for a moment and said with a smile: "I will write a surrender letter and you will send someone to deliver it to Qin."
Um!
Is it useful to write a letter of surrender?
moment! Dongfang Yu wrote the surrender letter and clearly marked the location of their army's garrison and the number of soldiers.
"Your Highness! This is..."
Isn't it tantamount to asking for death by exposing all the numbers of one's own army to the enemy? Yu Wenhu was puzzled.
"You can send the letter of surrender on your own. I will make my own arrangements for the rest." Dongfang Yu had a smile on his face, and it was so creepy.
