Chapter 1017 Gathering People’s Hearts
Feng Jishi, who was fishing in Hedong, had no idea that even though he had done nothing innocently, he had already been labeled as a cunning person by the Chief Sima of the State of Wei.
At this time, he was receiving Li Xi who came from Bingzhou.
Li Xi was originally the chariot of Bi Gui, the governor of Bingzhou. Later, General Guan captured Jinyang and Bi Gui committed suicide.
Li Xi, who was not the leader, surrendered on behalf of the officials in the city, and at the same time promised General Guan that he was willing to raise food for the army.
Of course, there are conditions, that is, General Guan must ensure that Jinyang City is not subject to military chaos - it would be better if the entire Bingzhou can be protected.
The hidden conditions for raising food are also here:
The less war and chaos there is, the easier it will be to collect grain.
To put it bluntly, it means paying protection fees to ensure safety.
General Guan was determined to move south quickly at that time, and he had no time to argue. It would be best if he saw someone willing to help raise food.
It is definitely false to say that General Guan led an army across the border and was so powerful that local snakes bowed down and worshiped him.
Who doesn’t know the bitter cold in Bingzhou?
Not to mention that the landlord’s family doesn’t have much surplus food!
You have to give everyone some time to prepare, right?
So after General Guan left, it was not easy for Li Xi to raise food.
It is certainly possible to raise some money, but to make everyone willingly hand over food is just a dream.
After all, there are many local cowards who secretly want to wait and see.
The specific performance is as follows:
Every time General Guan Guan captured a city or a place in the south, Li Xi could raise more food and grass.
This situation completely changed when Governor Feng went fishing on the river.
Since Governor Feng started fishing on the river, more and more families in the east of the river have been ruined and perished day by day.
Moreover, most of the people who perished were aristocratic and wealthy families. It doesn’t matter if you have inherited hundreds of years of romance. Under the war, no matter how romantic you are, it can’t withstand the anger and dripping hunger of Mudleg.
Who gave you fields, land and food!
As the saying goes:
The bones of noble families are visible to the eyes, and the tears of wealthy families can be heard in both ears.
There is only the Guanjue River Valley, Bingzhou and Hedong separated, it is simply the sky and the earth.
The chaos in Hedong was so violent that it was far from reaching this level, let alone the disaster caused by the barbarians decades ago, or even the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Whether it was Li Xi who surrendered from the city, or those Bingzhou powerful men who had ambitions to conquer the Wei Dynasty, they were all dumbfounded.
After being stunned, I started to feel frightened.
When it comes to the heritage of aristocratic families, Hedong is much richer than Bingzhou.
The old iron from Hedong cannot be carried, and it is even less possible to carry the iron from Bingzhou.
So the wind direction started to change quietly without knowing when.
In the past, people who were dissatisfied with Li Xi began to take the initiative to give peace money...
Bah!
Wrong, it is to supply the king's army with food and grass to defeat thieves.
It doesn’t matter whether you are willing or not, what is important is the initiative.
At this time, everyone no longer asked Li Xi to say a few nice words in front of Feng Junhou and General Guan. As long as he could say a few less words, that would be a blessing.
The most important thing is to pray that Wang Shi can guard the key place of Guanjue River Valley and not let the rebellious people from Sizhou flow back into Bingzhou and cause harm to the countryside.
Not to mention, the large number of Bingzhou Huqi currently under the nominal control of Master Wang is also a dagger at the throat of the Bingzhou aristocratic family.
So when Li Xi came this time, he not only brought a large amount of grain and grass, but also brought thousands of sheep and pigs to feed the army. There were a large number of Hu people in Bingzhou, so it was not difficult to bring out a large number of sheep.
“Li Langjun, hard work, hard work!”
Governor Feng greeted Li Xi enthusiastically, "This time the army has no worries at the rear. Li Langjun has done a great job!"
“The prince has given you the prize, you have given him the prize!”
Li Xi wiped his sweat and secretly glanced at the fishing pole behind Governor Feng.
It’s really fishing by the river!
Thinking of walking along the way, I saw that the two counties of Sizhou, Pingyang County and Hedong County, were basically full of chaos and chaos. Everywhere I looked, there was devastation everywhere.
I don’t know how many noble families were hanged on trees or at the gate of Wuzhai by the mob.
Li Xi couldn't help but feel a little scared.
Fortunately, fortunately!
If Jinyang City is like Anyi City (the governor of Hedong County) and stubbornly resists the king's army, it will be even worse than Hedong if it cannot merge with the state.
After all, a considerable part of the tragic situation in Hedong is due to the Bingzhou Hu people.
But the person in front of me was fishing leisurely by the river...
Words such as inhumane, ruthless, foresight, etc. floated through Li Xi's heart.
However, the words came out like beads in his mouth:
"The prince led the king's army and established the Han Dynasty. This is a great achievement. This is just a matter of obeying the weather and attaching a tail. How can you dare to say that it is a great achievement?"
Can talk, I like it!
Feng Jishi narrowed his eyes with joy. He glanced at the people behind Li Xi seemingly casually, and then asked with a smile:
“Then what does Li Langjun think of the current situation?”
Li Xi looked calmly and said:
"Rebels try to resist the destiny of heaven, but when they are young, they don't know how to follow the general trend. They bring disaster and take the blame. It's all about themselves. What's the point?"
If you want to achieve great things, if you follow the rules too much, you will easily be controlled by others; if you act too recklessly, you will easily lose people's hearts.
Li Xi doesn’t believe that the current situation in Hedong has nothing to do with Feng.
But to say that he was the one who ordered it, there is no evidence.
After all, people have been fishing by the river, and the army coming from Liangzhou has been divided into two groups, which are to guard the west of the river.
Do you think he still has time to do this?
It's just that the east side of the river is now inexplicably chaotic and turned into a pot of thick soup, and now it's just waiting for King Feng Gui to take a spoon to scoop it up and drink it.
Not to mention Anyi City, which had previously resisted the Shu captives to the end, but in the end it obediently opened the city gate and surrendered.
It's even the powerful men from all walks of life in Bingzhou who didn't see it and were so frightened that they hurriedly paid for food to ensure safety?
The officers and men under his command are good at fighting, and their methods are ruthless yet tactful.
In any case, Li Xi felt that as long as King Feng Gui was determined to stay in Hedong, it was hard to say whether Wei would be able to win over him.
So everyone should stay calm now, and it is not too late to place bets when the situation becomes clearer.
Help whoever wins, all in order to survive in troubled times, it's not shabby!
In order to protect the local officials from military chaos, it is not shabby to pay a few compliments to King Feng Gui.
Sure enough, seeing King Feng Gui receiving these compliments from Li Xi, he smiled even more happily.
He gestured to the people behind Li Xi with his eyes:
“So, these people brought by Li Langjun are all heroes who understand the destiny and follow the general trend?”
“I don’t dare to be worthy of a prince to say this, I don’t dare!”
“Which one of us dares to be called a hero in front of the king?”
“That’s right, the king has defeated us...”
Feng Jishishi heard this and didn't answer. He just smiled and looked at Li Xi.
Although this action is not big, his attitude is very obvious: now he only recognizes Li Xi when people come from Bingzhou, and does not recognize anyone else.
This is not arrogance, but confidence. More importantly, it is a warning to this group of people:
Do you think you can become Ghost King Feng’s minion if you want to?
Hongnu, the five tribes of Bingzhou, can be said to have been destroyed in the north.
The remaining remnants will basically not become a climate.
The left and right Xiongnu tribes are relatives of Liu Hun.
The remaining central and southern parts, if they really want to establish a relationship with each other, go back to their ancestors. They don’t have to go too far. It is estimated that they can establish a relationship within three generations.
Coupled with the previous promises from the generals and the subsequent suppression by the army, these Huns are still obedient until now.
For King Feng Gui, as long as he has these Xiongnu beards in hand, it doesn't matter what the Bingzhou tycoons think.
Compared to Hedong, these vicious dogs born and raised in Bingzhou are most familiar with Bingzhou.
The landowners have enmity with the Hedong family, but the Huns have no enmity with the wealthy families in Bingzhou?
Being able to take a dog that has been tamed for hundreds of years by the Han Dynasty and turn it into a vicious wolf, and then turn around and bite the owner, creating a mess, is a skill unique to the wealthy families.
If you don’t believe it, let’s try it?
So Feng Junhou's action seemed small, but in fact it had a profound meaning, which made everyone look awkward.
Only Li Xi felt his face suddenly light up:
Your Majesty, you are going out of your way to give yourself face in front of everyone!
It's just that Feng Junhou dared to treat these people like this, and Li Xi didn't have the capital.
But seeing Li Xi, he quickly said:
"The prince is indeed right in his words. These are the people with lofty ideals in Bingzhou who are determined to serve the Han Dynasty. The villain can raise so much food and grass because of the help of these people with lofty ideals."
“Especially for Duke Guo, his family contributed three thousand bushels of grain and hundreds of bolts of wool to support the king’s army.”
But seeing an old man over fifty who was specially introduced by Li Xi, he quickly stood up and saluted:
“I have seen the king.”
As soon as Governor Feng heard Li Xi’s introduction, he immediately smiled and stepped forward to help Taigong Guo:
"Grandpa, you don't need to be polite. The Guo family provides food to support the army, so I should be the one to come and say thank you!"
This Guo family is very thoughtful. Seeing that winter is coming, they actually found a way to collect some winter clothes.
This is the winter clothing, a bit too familiar...
Mr. Guo Taigong had a look of fear on his face, and he didn’t even dare to say:
“The Guo family’s move is, firstly, to support Master Wang, and secondly, to show their sincerity. They only hope that the prince will not blame him, which is already a favor. How dare he deserve the word “thank you”?
“Blame it?” Governor Feng was startled.
Li Xi coughed quickly and explained in a low voice:
"Junhou, this Guo family is the same Guo as Guo Huai, who occupies the position of governor of Yongzhou in Da, ahem, Pseudo-Wei, um, Pseudo-Wei."
Um?
So it turned out to be Guo Huai’s family?
That’s no wonder.
But Li Xi continued to lower his voice and said:
"The Guo family is a large family in Jinyang, with many talented people from generation to generation. Guo Zun, the great-grandfather of the Guohuai clan, was the governor of Yanzhou in the Later Han Dynasty. He served as the Shou Guanglu doctor and patrolled the world under the emperor's orders."
“Guo Huai’s grandfather was a great farmer in the Later Han Dynasty, and his father Guo Mian was once the prefect of Yanmen. It was precisely because of his prominent family background that Guo Huai was elected Xiaolian during the Jian’an period.”
Feng Jishi's face darkened slightly.
Enter your mother!
This is the so-called noble family.
It parasitized on the big man, sucked the big man dry, and then gave the big man a final push.
Just to **** blood from Cao Wei better...
Cao!
At this time, Taigong Guo also cursed in his heart.
Although I can't hear clearly what Li Xi said to King Feng Gui.
But how could he not see such an obvious change on King Feng Gui’s face?
This fellow, Li Xi, probably didn’t have anything nice to say.
I made a good deal when I took the food, but when I thought about it, I turned my back on him and refused to recognize him. It was a miscalculation!
Who would have thought that when Governor Feng looked towards him, his face would change again, and he would smile and ask warmly:
“May I ask Grand Duke, are any of Guo Huai’s relatives in Jinyang?”
Taigong Guo replied hurriedly:
“No, no, according to the laws of the Wei State, the families of soldiers and soldiers must be collected either in Luoyang or Xuchang. The worst is to stay in Yecheng as hostages. How could they be allowed to stay in their hometown?
Feng Jishi nodded.
This approach is indeed the rule of Wei State.
This is different from the state of Wu. Because of the hereditary system in the state of Wu, most of the family members of the soldiers stayed in different places according to the camp, and often moved with the army.
As for Ji Han, he is somewhere in between.
The families of important generals used to stay in Jincheng, but now some of them are also resettled in Hanzhong.
As for the families of ordinary soldiers, they basically follow the principle of staying in their place of origin.
Of course, those Yi people who were moved from Nanzhong by the Prime Minister were an exception. They were also resettled in a unified manner following the Wei system.
As for people like Feng Tibi, they are special cases among special cases.
It is not said that Zhang Xiaosi was a supervisor sent by the royal family.
That is General Guan, who was originally the personal bodyguard sent by the Prime Minister's Office to monitor him.
From this aspect, Feng Tubao himself is a hostage!
So what other hostages are needed?
Hostage Feng looked at Taigong Guo’s nervous expression and comforted him:
"Tai Gong, there is no need to be like this. Since Guo Huai's relatives are not in Jinyang, and the Guo family is willing to abandon the dark side and join the bright side, I will not cause trouble for the Guo family in Jinyang."
The most implicated crime at the moment is the Yi tribe who committed the crime of treason.
General Guan had an appointment with Li Xi first, and now the Guo family has taken practical actions to show their position.
Even if Governor Feng dislikes the Guo family in Jinyang, he certainly cannot use Guo Huai as an excuse to cause trouble for them. Instead, he must find another convincing reason.
Otherwise, it is too brutal and will only disappoint the world.
Not to mention the political struggle between Ji and Han, both in the original history and now, it was far gentler than that between Wei and Wu, with less bloodshed.
No matter how naive Feng Jishi was, he would never be able to open up an opening to expand his involvement and attack.
Once the hole is opened, it will definitely do more harm than good and bring disaster to future generations.
After all, the one who started it has no descendants?
As for the Hedong Family…
I have been fishing by the river innocently, and even the Liangzhou Army has been guarding both sides of the river peacefully.
Besides, the aristocratic families in Hedong have not surrendered to me. Strictly speaking, they can be regarded as enemies of the Han Dynasty.
So what happened to them has anything to do with me?
Feng Junhou made such a promise to Grand Duke Guo in front of everyone, which immediately made Grand Duke Guo burst into tears of gratitude:
“Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!”
Not only the Grand Duke of the Guo family, but also everyone else could not help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw this scene.
The worries along the way have finally relaxed now that I have arrived here.
“Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous!”
“Hey! I don’t dare to say that!” Governor Feng waved his hand, “I was just ordered by the emperor to lead the army to defeat the bandits.”
"When it comes to benevolence and righteousness, it is because the emperor of the Han Dynasty is benevolent and righteous, and wants to save the people of the world from fire and water. Therefore, I feel ashamed to accept the word benevolence and righteousness."
“Yes, yes, the emperor of Han Dynasty is benevolent and righteous, the emperor is benevolent and righteous!”
Everyone cheered loudly.
Feng Jishi pressed his hand:
"Everyone who has come here this time, I have understood my intentions. Regarding the matter of merging the state, I hereby assure you that the promise made by General Guan to Li Langjun is still valid."
"At the same time, I also hope that after you return, you can explain to the officials in Bingzhou that if the king's army attacks the thieves, it will definitely mean that the thieves will not be killed and the thieves will not be repaid."
When everyone heard this, their hearts were shocked.
In other words, Master Feng Wang is really determined not to leave?
"How dare we disobey the king's orders?"
“That’s right!”
Along the way, what they saw and heard in Hedong made many people have one thought in mind:
It seems that we really need to have a serious discussion after we go back.
(End of this chapter)