Chapter 164 Press the gourd to float the scoop
Jing Dan’s letter was received only when he returned to Yecheng.
He couldn't wait to break it apart and read it. Jing Sunqing was the best friend of the fifth reunion when he was in Guanzhong, but the two of them had a different career after resigning from the Langguan period. Jing Dan was transferred to Youzhou Shuo (Shanggu County) to serve.
Now that the fifth reunion has also come to Youji, he is counting on continuing his relationship. The letter tells him that he lacks manpower and hopes that Jing Dan recommends some talented talents in Yandi. In fact, he hopes that Jing Dan will feel weak and come to help him. The hint is obvious: "The talent I want is Sun Qing!"
But although both of them are in the broad sense of "Hebei", the fifth reunion is at the southernmost end of Hebei, and Jingdan is in the far north, more than a thousand miles apart. The letter was sent immediately after the fifth reunion took office. It was already spring when he returned. It can be seen that the journey is difficult and more troublesome than a trip to Chang'an.
Geng Chun was also a friend of Jing Dan. He stood beside Di Wulun and glanced at him, but heard Di Wulun sighing: "It turns out that Sun Qing was promoted to the post and now he has worked in the county government (Huailai, Hebei) as the chief minister."
Upon hearing this news, Geng Chun only lit the fifth reunion and smiled: "Boyu, Boyu, Changshi, you can decide to come up with the biggest official?"
But this guy was told that the fifth reunion really wanted to dig Jing Dan over. The county was busy, and he was surrounded by Geng Wushi, who could stand alone. He really needed help from someone like Jing Dan.
Furthermore, the upper valley is bitter, cold and deserted, so how could Wei Chengfu, who is located in the Central Plains? With his relationship with Jing Dan, as long as he digs a hoe well, he should be able to pry it.
But the plan for the fifth reunion was obviously failed, so Jing Dan still declined him. The letter said that because he was deeply transferred to Geng Kuang, he was very kind to him and did what he did, so he did not dare to betray him easily. After finishing his spring farming, he asked him to try to learn the fifth reunion and resign.
"Boyu took action one step late." Geng Chun was gloating again: "Jing Sunqing is already a person in someone else's possession, and he is my Geng family's good subordinate."
What are you proud of? The fifth Lun glared at him: "Sun Qing serves in Maoling Geng's family, what does it have to do with your Song Zi Geng's family?"
"It was a family a hundred years ago." Geng Chun suddenly felt excited: "Julu Geng was divided into two during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han. One branch went to Maoling to spread branches and leaves. Now he has two fruits on a tree with my family one east and west. But he still has contacts. In terms of blood relationship, there are more relatives between Bieboyu and the sixth, third, eighth, and tenth families!"
“No tenth.”
The fifth rein, who felt the pain of being fleece again, said sourly: "It seems that your brother Geng Xiayou is indeed extraordinary, and he can actually make Sun Qing serve him."
"That's natural." Geng Chun shouted his family without any ambiguity: "Xiayou's brother regarded Mingjing as the official, and later studied "Laozi" with the emperor's companion. He studied Mr. Yu Anqiu in his studies on knowledge and practiced Confucianism and Taoism. He led the reign of the Shuji for more than ten years and trained three thousand Youzhou cavalry, which made Wuhuan dare not invade the territory and was calm for the frontier."
He started ten years earlier than himself, and the fifth reunion could only take action, so he smiled and said, "But I heard that he has a son, your nephew, named Geng Yan (yan), and he is also a young man."
"Not bad, a few years younger than you."
Geng Chundao: "Bo Zhao's nephew is young and fond of learning, and he learns his father's business, but he likes martial arts more, especially military skills. Whenever he is transferred to the county magistrate, he is produced as a knight, building flags and drums, shooting, and performing the skills of stealing four horses."
The fifth reunion clapped: "A coincidence, I just don't have a county to join the army here!"
Geng Chun understood what he meant: "Does Boyu want to eliminate Bo Zhao?"
That's why the Fifth Reunion has always been a unique idea. For example, if someone wants to be a father, he will take down his daughter first and be robbed of talented talents, and then he will decide to pay for his son!
"Is Boshan willing to write a letter? Let me talk about Wei Cheng's new atmosphere and persuade me?"
Geng Chun thought about it and found that it was indeed feasible. Like a powerful man, Erqianshi also had a social and in-law circle. To avoid suspicion, his own children and nephews were not good enough to promote them in this county, so he made an appointment with others and recommended each other, which was tacit.
Geng Yan probably wasn't interested in quotas such as Taishen and filial piety in this chaotic world. But Geng Chun knew that this nephew liked the way to general soldiers, and his father avoided suspicion and was idle and did not serve in Shuotu. He might be interested in coming to Wei Chengshi to join the army and show his skills.
Things were settled, but it was troublesome to travel between the north and the south. Even if Geng Yan wanted to come, it would be a matter of summer. The fifth reunion quickly devoted himself to the complicated matters of arranging spring plowing, which determined the livelihood of a year.
He sent Huang Chang to inquire that there were already several counties that were harmed by the King of Jingshang Army. In the spring, there were miserable people and refugees who wanted to cross the river to Hebei to make a living. Ma Yuan erected a banner of recruitment in Liyang and collected another 200 people, achieving the goal of training 1,000 troops in the spring of the fifth reunion.
There were quite a few who had flowed into Wei territory, and more refugees turned around to the east to join the famous Red Eyebrow Army after killing Jing Shang in a battle.
Fan Chong's strength was extremely inflated, and he had surpassed his predecessor, Lu Mu. Li Zidu and two rebel armies became giant bandits in Kanto, and scattered refugee commanders from all over the country surrendered.
Wulun sent people to the new Yellow River Road in the neighboring county day and night to stare at it, and the red eyebrows would be rewarded if they had any movement.
"The good news is that the Red Eyebrow Army did not invade west, but went north to attack Qingzhou on the northern foot of Mount Tai. Since Ji Pinglian led Tian Kuan to be transferred by Wang Mang, the matter in Qi has indeed been corrupt."
Since they performed too well, they would be transferred away, and the county magistrates became more and more conservative. They would bully the Red Eyebrow Army's ability to attack the city was too poor, but they gave up on the vast rural areas of Lilu. Joined the Red Eyebrow and were robbed, which became the only choice for the people of Qingzhou and Yanzhou.
But there is also bad news. Chi Zhaoping, the woman who invaded Yuancheng last month and wanted to dig Wang Mang's ancestral tomb, led the crowd to join the red eyebrows, and dyed her eyebrows into earthy red, becoming the "engagement" under her command.
There is also news that makes the fifth reunion smile knowingly.
In Shouliang County, separated from Wei Cheng by the former Yellow River, a man named Dong Xian worked on a site called Liangshan in the southeast of the county. He also called himself a member of the Red Eyebrow Army.
"What mountain?"
After repeated resonance, it is true that "Liangshan" is true. It is the uncle of Emperor Wu of Han, and King Xiao of Liang was named after him.
"Ha ha ha ha."
The subordinates didn't understand why the lord suddenly laughed, but the fifth reunion only thought in his heart, should he send the apricot yellow banner that "took the way for heaven" when he and Ma Yuan were in the New Qinzhong to Liangshan bandits?
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The fifth reunion smiled like a child because of the coincidence of Liangshan, but at the end of February, when the news that followed came to Chang'an, Emperor Wang Mang couldn't laugh at all.
Wang Mang was in a good mood. In the first month of spring, he demolished many former Han palaces and built the Nine Temples of the Wang Family, and finally completed the construction and the Lord of God was placed. Wang Mang rarely left the palace to visit his ancestors, hoping to bless the world with peace.
That day, his big lord was riding on six horses, each of which was wearing a dragon-shaped armor with colorful feathers, and his head was filled with a horn, three feet long. If the fifth reunion saw him, he would be afraid of exclaiming: "Li, a unicorn!"
Another nine-layer canopy was built, eight feet tall, carrying a "four-wheeler" specially designed by Wang Mang. The guards in front of them shouted as they marched: "Ascend to the immortal!"
However, after the national teacher lost power, Wei Xiang, who became a marginal figure, saw this scene and whispered to his friend Wang Yuan, the Hou of Qiongcheng,: "This is like a hearse, not like a god."
As a big surname in Longyou, Wei Xiang saw that the court was getting worse day by day, and he also had a little bit of a strange intention.
But the emperor was happy, as if it was really a blessing from the ancestor spirit. Good news came from the south: Yan You defeated Qin Feng, the thief of Nanjun, killed thousands of people, forced him back to Jingshan, opened the road from the Han River to Nanjun, and Jiangxia, and then rushed south and began to encircle and suppress the Green Forest, trapping the Green Forest thieves in the mountains.
This was good news, but who would have thought that as soon as I pressed the gourd in the south, the gourd in the east rose again, and it still flew out of the water several feet, splashing Wang Mang's face with water.
"The Red Eyebrows Killed my Grand Master Xi Zhongjing Shang, and 20,000 royal troops were dispersed. The Yanzhou soldiers and Qingzhou soldiers were all severely injured!"
This incident shocked the court officials. Jing Shang was the largest-level court official who had been killed since he began to suppress the thieves in the internal battle, which meant that the situation in the east was out of control.
For a moment, people in Chang'an were panicked, and Wei Xiang said to others: "No wonder the fire broke out in Baqiao a few days ago, and thousands of people were dispatched to rescue him, but it was still hard to destroy it. It burned for a whole day and a night. It turned out to be a sign of a great defeat in the East."
In addition, Wang Mang received a report from the Wulun, the great emperor of Weicheng County, saying that Chi Zhaoping, another branch of the Red Eyebrow, had invaded Yuancheng, where the ancestral tomb was located. Fortunately, he rescued him in time and repelled him. However, Weicheng had only 4,000 county soldiers and could no longer deal with the thieves...
No matter how cruel the Green Forest is, it will just circulate around Green Forest Mountain, but Chimei has already switched from Langya, Donghai to Mount Tai, and has also come up with the idea of her own ancestral tomb!
It is tolerant, and all signs indicate that the Red Eyebrow Army in the East is a more serious threat than the Green Forest Army in the South. Such a thief would not be able to send the imperial army to attack heavily!
Seeing that the emperor was determined to fight against each other, Wang Yi, the Grand Sikong who had been idle for more than ten years, was eager to try again. He thought to himself that his old rival Yan You was sent to the south to deal with the Green Forest. Wouldn't the task of fighting the Red Eyebrow...
Unexpectedly, Wang Mang passed Wang Yi again and named the two who were once ridiculed by the fifth reunion as "the two geniuses of "the two great geniuses of lying dragons and phoenixes".
"Wang Kuang!"
"Lian Dan!"
He once deceived General Han Wei, the Hu-swallowing General Han Wei, out of the trap and died, causing the two ministers who had no choice but to say that they were unlucky, but they could only make a promise.
But I heard Wang Mang's edict say: "Only the disaster of Yang Jiu is related to the harm of the air, which was last year. The drought, frost, locusts, famine, impermanence, the people are tired, and the roads are displaced, especially in spring, and they are wandering as thieves. I would like to mourn them very much."
"Now I will order all counties to open warehouses in the east to provide relief to the poor and to eliminate the source of the thieves."
"The Grand Tutor of Dongyue specially promoted the new marquis of Baoxin, and General Gengshi equalized marquis of Hou Liandan and Ru and attacked the Red Eyebrows in the east and fucked the marquis."
Lian Dan and Wang Kuang looked at each other: "I obey the order, but Your Majesty, where should soldiers recruit?"
Is it like Yan You who only brought a few hundred people out of seclusion and went to Yuzhou to temporarily recruit? Or how to say it?
Wang Mang now understood that internal troubles were far more than external troubles, and he ignored the threats of the Huns and ordered:
"Such a huge thief can kill General Jing Shang, but it is not an elite soldier, but cannot be subdued. Please allow you to dispatch the Zhu Tufeng bravery in the border border of Bingzhou. In addition, there are more than 100,000 soldiers in Guanzhong. In Yanzhou, the Red Eyebrow will be destroyed! As for Qing, Xu Bugui thieves who have not disbanded, they will all be wiped out."
"I don't want to kill, but I hope it will be a good morning and the world will be full of money!"
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(Baiyin Meng is updated on 5/11, if you have something to do on the weekend, the next update will be on Monday)
Chapter completed!