Yunwu County does not have a long history, it is an ordinary border county, with only three or five hundred households, the urban area lies in the Huangshui River Valley, you can see the mountains on the left and right, and you can see the green eyes of the wild wolves outside after nightfall.It was not until six years ago that Jincheng County was established, and Yungo became the residence of the Jincheng County Guard Mansion and the Western Governor's Office, which attracted a large number of soldiers and civilians for it, and gradually became the most prosperous city in the Huangshui River Valley.But it can't be compared with Guanzhong, there are few merchants, half of the population is still garrison, the city is densely fortified and deep ditches, and the patrols in the Lu are frequent, especially near the county guard's mansion, the sentry is sanitation, the inventory is tight, and the weather is very strict.Jincheng Taishou's surname is very special, called "Hao Xing Ci", Hao Xing is a compound surname, this Taishou is about fifty years old, Taiyuan County.I heard that he was Zhao Chongguo's former comrade-in-arms, who participated in the battle of Tianshan in the second year of Tianhan, and was a veteran in the army.Only Xin Wuxian, the governor of the western part of Jincheng County, was not present, and I heard that he had not returned from the inspection of Xisai.After three rounds of drinking, Hao Xingci asked: "The food in Jincheng County, Xi'an Hou Ke is still used to it?"
”Ren Hong replied: "The county guard told me to go far away, come to Jincheng, as if I have returned to Hexi, approaching Rongdi, practicing combat readiness, high strength, military and civilian miscellaneous, Liangzhou is Liangzhou." ”"Liangzhou people", this is the common identity that Ren Hong found for himself and the officials of Jincheng.If you want to do things in the Han officialdom, interpersonal relationships are too important.When he first arrived, he had no strong backers in the DPRK and China, and he had no power or troops in his hands, and if he did not have a good relationship with the local government departments, no one could command him, and I am afraid that he would only be able to stare dryly.Therefore, Ren Hong is working hard to break the cold situation, improve the atmosphere of the banquet, and leave a good impression on everyone in addition to the label of "young marquis".Fortunately, Jincheng and Dunhuang are in the same border area, there are also pavilions and beacons, he has a rich resume, not only as a messenger, but also as a flint chief, and soon with a few also from the grassroots to promote the military officials to talk enthusiastically, talking about being besieged by hundreds of Huns.Those poems and books were not read in vain, and after breaking the main points of the town guard with the military attache here, and a few words of scripture with the officials over there, the long-sleeved dance room soon became the center of the banquet."
I won't hide it from you, I just got married this year, and my young gentleman just got pregnant, so I received the edict to come to Jincheng County in the starry night."
This remark attracted the sympathy and sigh of many people, not only the locals who were officials in Jincheng, but also many people from other counties, the loneliness of the border counties, the worry about their families, and the empathy effect began to play a role, which further was further regarded by them as "their own people", regardless of the local officials and guests, the barriers to meeting for the first time were opened little by little.Then Ren Hong raised his wine glass and toasted to Hao Xingci sitting firmly in the middle again: "I heard in Chang'an that in the second year of the Tianhan Dynasty, the second division was surrounded by the right virtuous king of the Huns, lacking food for several days, and suffered heavy casualties. ”It was supposed to be a battle for Hao Xingci to embark on his official career, but the county guard behaved very coldly, and said lightly after drinking: "The owl rider died in battle, and the horse wandered and roared, I was just a horse who survived by luck, what a good way." ”The atmosphere of the banquet, which was finally heated by Ren Hong, suddenly became colder after this sentence, and the officials of Jincheng County sat back in their seats, and no one dared to talk and laugh loudly anymore.The embarrassment lasted for a while, until it was broken by laughter coming from outside the door."
The banquet to welcome the Marquis of Xi'an, how can I miss my old Xin?"
A general in armor strode into the hall, unfastened his robe as he went, and let it fall to the ground, and the man, with his sideburns, came to the banquet, and without waiting for everyone to speak, he said to himself: "I'm late, and I'll punish myself three times first." ”This is the second-in-command of Jincheng County, Xin Wuxian, the governor of the western part of Jincheng, he and the county guard are two completely different people, Hao Xingci is calm and steady, and Xin Wuxian's words and deeds reflect irritability and urgency.He really poured himself three glasses of wine on the spot, and the fourth cup came to Ren Hong, and said with a smile: "More than a year ago, the two governments gathered for the matter of whether the Marquis of Xi'an should be crowned, and at that time I angrily reprimanded the group of pedantic virtuous scholars, although I Xin Wuxian and the Marquis of Xi'an are not related, but as a good son of the six counties, I know that it is not easy to make meritorious contributions, as long as I want to erase the merits of the soldiers of the border counties, I am the first to refuse." ”"In a blink of an eye, the Marquis of Xi'an has become the captain of Huqiang, in the future, you and I will work together in Jincheng County and drink this wine together, and from tomorrow, we will be robes!"
Xin Wuxian's arrival completely dominated the direction of the banquet, and later Hao Xingci retired under the pretext of excuse.Ren Hong pretended to be drunk by Xin Wuxian, but carefully found that Hao Xingci and Xin Wuxian only said hello and symbolically toasted each other, and there was no conversation during the period.Changshi and Zhu Cao Peng, who were sitting around Hao Xingci, also cautiously kept their distance from Xin Wuxian, who was beckoning people to drink everywhere."
It seems that the relationship between the top and second leaders of Jincheng County is very ordinary."
By the time the feast was over in merriment, it was past midnight.Although the Captain of Huqiang is stationed in Jincheng County, the "Captain of Huqiang Mansion" is not in Yunwu County, but in Lingju County, so Ren Hong can only temporarily live in the place provided for foreign officials.Early the next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, Xin Wuxian sent someone to invite Ren Hong to the Western Governor's Mansion for morning food.Ren Hong's head was still a little painful, he heard Yang Yun say that when he was the marquis a year ago, Xin Wuxian, who was still the captain of Qianshi at the time, did help him speak, and he almost fought with Confucianism.But soon Xin Wuxian was transferred to Jincheng County as the western governor, and he didn't have much contact with Ren Hong, but yesterday he was extremely enthusiastic, and he was invited early this morning, and went to see what medicine was sold in the gourd.After going out, Ren Hong found that it was a bitterly cold morning, and Yunwu City was not at a high altitude in the river valley, but after crossing the mountain to the plateau, this winter would probably be even more terrifying.However, Xin Wuxian's enthusiasm is still undiminished, and the morning food is actually a yellow sheep that he freshly hunted by the waterside when he returned yesterday, and it was roasted with cumin incense from Ren Hong's incense shop, it seems that this western lieutenant is very rich.If you don't eat, you don't give face, Ren Hong had to be reluctant, Xin Wuxian personally divided the meat for Ren Hong, and talked about Chang'an for a while, but there was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy with a sweat and a sword trotting over to visit."
Father, the sword practice is over!"
He was wearing a rare purple ribbon, but his eyes looked at Ren Hong, and found that he was not as majestic as he imagined.And many of the words that have been hidden in the stomach for a long time, I don't know how to speak."
This is the dog Qingji, I respect the Marquis of Xi'an very much, I have been in the hometown of Didao in Longxi before, after I became the captain of Jincheng, I took him to experience a long experience, this son has long been shouting to see the Marquis of Xi'an, I saw it today, why is there so little words?"
Xin Wuxian scolded and scolded, but Ren Hong relieved Xin Qingji: "Aren't all people in Liangzhou like this, they are quick to say and quick to act." ”"Since you don't have any words, let's go and practice for another half hour."
Xin Wuxian didn't like his son very much, waved his hand to let him step back, and said with a smile: "In the past, the children of the six counties used bamboo horses as a play, and often took Wei and Huo as examples, and they were tired of it for several generations, but now they follow suit and talk about it, but it is the Marquis of Xi'an." ”Ren Hong waved his hand: "How dare you, the name of Wei Huo can be passed down for thousands of years, such as the stars, the sun and the moon, but I am just a shooting star, not worth mentioning." ”Xin Wuxian didn't play according to the routine, but followed Ren Hong's humble words, and said meaningfully: "That's right, if Daoyuan is satisfied with today's wealth and loses his sharpness, and stops there, I'm afraid your fame really can't last." ”He leaned slightly, looked at Ren Hongdao: "Daoyuan used to run rampant in the Western Regions, destroying a country by one person, and moving the world.But now, he was idle for more than half a year, and was sent to Jincheng County to be a captain who has no soldiers and no power, can he feel wronged?
”When the play came, Ren Hong said: "Doing things for the country, how can I be wronged, not to mention, compared to my previous position as a doctor of Guanglu, the captain of the Qiang Guard can protect the territory and defend the people, and arrest Zhuqiang, Hong does not dare to neglect and resentment because of small things." ”Xin Wuxian sneered: "It's rare that Daoyuan is so young, but he can see it so openly, you can know that he will be sent to be the captain of the Qiang Guard, the captain of the Wuhuan Guard, who has no power and no soldiers, and the drudgery of dealing with Zhuqiang, are all people who have no background in the court." ”Yes, knowing this, Ren Hongcai planned to ask the county guard and the western lieutenant to dump the former captain of Huqiang, without any risk, and he was not worried about offending people at all.Carefully calculated, the court and the middle of the court can help Su Wu to help him speak, as for Chang Hui and Fu Jiezi, they are almost like him, and they originally had a good relationship with Dasi Farmland Yannian, but after Ren Hong refused to marry, Tian Yannian was not so enthusiastic about him.If he had fulfilled the general's "kindness" last year and became the son-in-law of the Huo family, his situation would probably be completely different.But Ren Hong has no regrets, he doesn't want to be Qi Tongwei.Xin Wuxian said, but laughed at himself: "Of course, I'm not a joke, because I will be transferred to be the governor of the western part of Jincheng, and also because I have no background in the court."
This is the pain of the Liangjiazi of the six counties and the people of Liangzhou, you passed by Longxi and Tianshui when you came?
”Ren Hongdao: "On the way, I passed through Shangqi and Di Dao. ”Xin Wuxian said: "Di Dao is my hometown, in the past, Tianshui and Longxi both belonged to Longxi County, and Tianshui was only separated by Emperor Xiaowu.Because of Li Ling's surrender to the Xiongnu, the Tianshui people were ashamed of being in the same county as the Li family, saying that they were from Longxi, and the Longxi people were also ashamed, saying that they were Tianshui people. ”"But they all forgot that decades ago, just after the Battle of Mobei was fought in the past few years, Li Guang did not want to be insulted by the officials of the sword and pen, and he used the knife to kill himself."
That Li Guang is narrow-minded, he has been defeated in battles repeatedly, and he is very arrogant and easy to fall into life, and it is really self-inflicted on him to fall into such a situation.But the six counties all cried, not because they loved him, but because they cried for themselves. ”Xin Wuxian was a little indignant and stuck the knife on the yellow mutton: "The six counties and Liangzhou are approaching Qianghu, folk customs practice war preparation, high bravery, saddle horse riding and shooting.Therefore, the sons of the six counties are often selected as Yulin and Periodmen, and they are officials with material strength, and there are many famous generals. ”"But in fact, we are just pawns in Liuboli, bleeding and sweating in front, after a hundred battles, it is difficult to be a hero, mixed with great merit, good errands and meritorious opportunities, in the past, more relatives and children were able to go, but now" Xin Wuxian stopped and didn't go on, but Ren Hong knew that now those who can mix good errands and great achievements are indeed mostly Huo's cronies and former officials.He smiled and said: "Otherwise, there are still many children of the six counties who have made meritorious contributions to the marquis during the filial piety period, such as Gongsun He, Gongsun Ao, Su Jian, Zhao Shiqi, Li Cai and others. ”Xin Wuxian shook his head: "There are many reasons why his generation can make meritorious contributions to the marquis, among which Mrs.
Gongsun He is the sister of Empress Wei, so she can be a general, and she has no great merit in attacking the Huns, and then the Hou is the prime minister." ”"Gongsun Ao is because of his personal favor to the Marquis of Changping, so he has to be promoted, and he has been repeatedly abolished, where the four are generals, during the Battle of Mobei, the Marquis of Changping abandoned Li Guang and used Gongsun Ao, just to let him make meritorious service again.""
As for Su Jian, Zhao Shiqi, Li Cai, etc., most of them were stained with the light of Wei and Huo, and served as their captains and generals, so they were lucky to be crowned marquis."
Ren Hong said: "In recent years, Fu Gong has become the Marquis of Yiyang by beheading Loulan, he is also from a good family in the North, and Weng Sun Gong is the Later General and the Marquis of Guannei, ranking in the Chinese Dynasty. ”Xin Wuxian also disagreed: "Although Zhao Wengsun has great merit, even if he was received by Emperor Xiaowu, he still served as a small official for twenty or thirty years, and the most important reason why he can have today's status is because he has been a general and a general. ”In the same way, in Xin Wuxian's view, the reason why Fu Jiezi was able to successfully seal the marquis is also inseparable from his appreciation by the general."
If you are not the child of a relative, without the shade of your father, and if you don't get the attention of the general, you can only rely on yourself.""
Just like me, like Dao Yuan."
Xin Wuxian pointed at Ren Hong and said with a smile: "Daoyuan, as the captain of the Qiang Protector, I am afraid that he was also told by Zhao Wengsun and others in the DPRK to pay attention to the overall situation?"
But there is a long way to go, and I will definitely not be willing to do nothing after going to work, right?
Otherwise, he wouldn't have just arrived in Jincheng County and ransomed a traitor in Jincheng County. ”Yes, it was known so quickly, Ren Hong stopped chewing and looked at Xin Wuxian: "Captain Xin knows about the Longye Department?"
”Xin Wuxian said: "After all, I have been coming to Jincheng County for more than half a year, and the princes of the court and the central government have been kept in the dark, and this matter is not a secret in Jincheng County.And Xian Lingqiang's intention to return to Huangshui is a well-known thing. ”He said with a solemn face: "I went to Huangxia to inspect a few days ago, and found that Xian Lingqiang was no longer satisfied with occupying the territory of the Longye Division, and began to cross the Huangshui and invade the grassland of the Xiaoyue clan in the north. ”"It's rude."
Ren Hong spit out the hard sheepskin in his mouth, it really looks like something in Jincheng Qiang, it is hard to bite and chew, and there is no nutrition when swallowed, and it will choke on the neck.Seeing that Ren Hong didn't answer, Xin Wuxian simply clarified his intentions: "I believe that with Daoyuan's actions in the Western Regions, he will never sit idly by and ignore this, but Haoxing County guards the old man and is serious, blindly appeasement and Lingqiang, when I didn't come last year, I sat back and watched the Longye Department be annexed, and now it is becoming more and more rampant." ”Ren Hong's head was raised, and his heart quickly digested the information he had learned since he entered Jincheng County, and sure enough, as he expected, there was a contradiction between the Jincheng County Guard and the Commander in the Qiang matter.Haoxing gave the lord appeasement, and Xin Wuxian attacked the main attack, the power of the Han Dynasty was greater than that of the Qin Dynasty, especially the border counties, the horse can govern the people, the horse can govern the army, and Haoxing Ci has subordinate officials who are too shou Changshi to "hold soldiers and horses".And the lieutenant also has to obey the orders of the Taishou, Xin Wuxian, the western lieutenant, has limited power, so he can only passively respond to the enemy, if he wants to take the initiative to attack, he can't bypass Hao Xingci at all.So he needs allies, and Ren Hong's arrival is like a long drought.Ren Hong looked at Xin Wuxian and said in a low voice: "Dare to ask Captain Xin what he thinks, how should he deal with it?"
”Xin Wuxian said: "You must not blindly tolerate the first Lingqiang, this tiger is also a trouble, Daoyuan, as the captain of the Qiang Guard, has the power to return the Qiang matter to the court, it is better to say the reason for this is more serious, one by one and the subject country, so that the general knows, I will also go up together." ”"And as a captain who protects Qiang, he can be arrested, arrested, attacked, and hit.Now that Lingqiang is seeking his own death, it is better for you and me to work together to do a great cause, Daoyuan is responsible for the plan, I will dispatch troops and generals, and make a decisive attack when Lingqiang invades Huangbei first, and expel them back to the sea of fresh water. ”Ren Hong pretended to hesitate: "So there is going to be a big battle, I heard that Zhong Chongxian Lingqiang has a wide variety of soldiers, and he has won twenty or thirty thousand soldiers, once there is a conflict, it is definitely not something that Jincheng County can deal with." ”"It's going to be a big fight!"
Xin Wuxian hit the case and said: "Xian Lingqiang will definitely fight back with Zhuqiang, and when the imperial court raises troops next year, you and I will be able to be the commanders, expand the land to the sea of fresh water, slaughter Zhuqiang, completely solve the great trouble of the Qiang captives, and achieve immortal achievements!"
”PS: The second chapter is at 23:30.