Chapter 677 Gongsun Zheng
During the Qiang chaos in Liangzhou in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Feng Yong knew some things, but there were many things that Feng Yong did not know.
Gongsun Zheng explained in detail the recent large-scale Qiang rebellion, and Feng Yong had a rough overall impression of the Qiang and Hu in Liangzhou.
“When the Qiang and Hu troops besieged Didao this time, some people held up slogans to defeat the King of Han…”
"What did you say?"
Feng Yong's face darkened when he heard this.
Pinghan? Whose Han family is the equal?
At that time, there were three major warlords in Liangzhou, including Han Sui and Ma Teng. Needless to say, Song Jian had separatist rule in the western part of Longxi for 30 years, and he even took the title of King of Pinghan, which is unpleasant to hear.
I didn’t expect that someone would dare to propose this name now?
It seems that Xia Houyuan slaughtered Song Jian, the small court of King Ping Han, and didn't scare them, and he dared to use this unlucky name.
"Your Majesty, although the Cao thieves killed Song Jian back then, they actually gave up the Heguan and Wuhan areas in the end. Therefore, the Qiang and Di resurrected and occupied the old areas of Song Jian."
Gongsun Zheng perked up when he saw Feng Yong's face, and said quickly, "In recent years, Qiang and Hu have become more and more rampant. It is really treasonous to dare to mention the title of Pinghan Kingdom again."
"Back then, the Cao thieves could destroy them, and so could the Han people." Feng Yong said coldly with a gloomy face.
The boss and the second child are fighting, and there is a third child next to him who is ready to stab him.
But no matter what, it is a family matter, and outsiders who get involved are looking for death.
Chen Shi was more calm. When he heard that Feng Yong had the intention of sending troops to Di Dao and even Wu Han, he quickly advised, "Your Majesty, the Qiang and Hu are rebelling, and Cao thieves are watching, so be careful."
Feng Yong nodded, "Don't worry, Governor Chen, I have my own idea."
“By the way, Governor Chen, how many troops are there in Shouyang?” Feng Yong asked again.
“There are three hundred people returning to the throne.” Chen Shi replied quickly.
The troops in Longxi are mainly concentrated in Xiangwu, and three hundred are stationed in Shouyang, which is not much, but it is enough.
If Cao's thieves were really attacked by Didao, Shouyang would not be a place that must be defended.
Even ordinary thieves would not dare to touch a city guarded by three hundred regular soldiers.
If the Qiang and Hu invade, they only need to defend for two days, which is enough for Xiangwu to send troops to support.
He asked some more questions about the situation in Longxi, and then everyone dispersed.
Chen Shi personally arranged the accommodation.
Before going to bed, Feng Yong asked when Guan Ji opened the door and walked in, "Has everything been arranged?"
Guan Ji nodded, "The old rule is that the personal guards guard the first lane and the female maids guard the second lane. Don't worry, nothing will happen."
Feng Yong smiled and said, "Why am I worried? On the contrary, I think Mr. Xi is a little too nervous. This is Xiangwu City, and it is not a dangerous place."
Guan Ji understood what Feng Yong said and frowned slightly.
In this regard, she has always been a little worried about Alang's attitude.
At that moment, he glared at Feng Yong, "It's because A Lang thinks so, so I have to be more careful. The easier it is to relax, the easier it is for those assassins to succeed."
She sat down next to Feng Yong and tried her best to persuade him, "Alang's status now is not as good as before. He is both the leader of the Xinghan Society and the captain of the Qiang Protector."
"In addition, Nanxiang and Longyou are closely involved. Not to mention what Alang has done, how many people have been offended. Let's just say that with Alang's current status, there are some things that even if Alang is not done by others, others will. It will only be blamed on A Lang."
"The land of Liangzhou is full of heroes. Alang's Northern Expedition, coupled with the leader's inspection of Longyou, there are probably not a few people who hate Alang, so Alang must not be careless."
“I don’t have as many concubines as Alang in terms of military and national affairs, but I am confident that I still have some ability in such matters. From now on, I will leave them to my concubine, while Alang can just think about the important matters of the family and the country.”
After hearing what Guan Ji said, Feng Yong felt warm in his heart. He held her hand and said, "I am grateful for your precious wealth, and I regret that the Han Dynasty has not yet flourished."
When Guan Ji heard this, she felt that he was mentioning the promise he made to her back then.
Recalling how they met and got to know each other at that time, her eyes were filled with tears, and she bit her lower lip, with a slight tremor in her voice, "You... this person is very annoying! I want to tell you something serious!"
“What’s the business? It’s important for the family and the country. If the country is big, the family is also big…”
Feng Yong swallowed a mouthful of saliva and felt that the beauty under the lamp made his heart beat faster.
“What countermeasures does Alang have for this incident in Longxi?”
Looking at his appearance, Guan Ji knew what he was thinking and quickly changed the subject.
“Today I just got to know the situation in advance, how can we come up with countermeasures so quickly?”
Feng Yong said in a manly voice, playing with Xijun's palm and feeling that the calluses on her hands were much thinner than before.
Knowing that in the past few years, she no longer practiced martial arts day and night as before, and it also showed that she had relaxed a lot, she couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment.
“I see that Gongsun Zheng has not finished speaking. Why don’t Alang find another opportunity to ask again?”
Although Guan Ji didn't speak much today, her observations were meticulous.
Feng Yong nodded, "I also think Gongsun Zheng is a little strange. It seems that he is more worried about Longxi than us."
When Guan Ji heard this, she immediately became wary, "Speaking of which, is Gongsun Zheng a new recruit? Is there any problem?"
Feng Yong didn't think about it at first, but once Guan Ji mentioned it and looked at her serious expression, he became a little confused.
But he thought about it and asked again, "What do you think of Gongsun Zheng's martial arts?"
“He should be someone who can fence, which means he is better than ordinary scholars.”
Hearing Guan Ji’s tone, it seemed that he was not interested in her, and Feng Yong finally felt relieved.
In this era, scholars were all good at swordsmanship.
After all, you have to reason with people, what should you do if you can’t? Of course, whoever has the bigger fist is justified.
But no matter how powerful a scholar’s swordsmanship is, can it still be better than his own mother-in-law’s martial arts?
"That's okay. I'll ask someone to find him tomorrow for questioning. Xijun will be closer to me by then, so I think it won't be a problem if he comes."
Guan Ji nodded, this was just an opportunity to test her.
“I know that, even if this person is close to Alang and has my concubine by his side, even if he does any evil deeds, he will definitely not succeed.”
“Well, it’s great to have Mr. Xi by my side.”
Feng Yong said in a low voice.
Guan Ji didn't know why, but when she heard Alang's voice become deeper, her heart trembled.
“Alang, I have one more thing to do.”
“It’s getting late and it’s time to rest. Is there anything you can’t talk about later?”
"No! Those two lines of poetry that Alang read just now are fascinating, but I don't know what the full text is?"
"forget."
"forget?"
When Guan Ji heard this, she immediately became angry.
This person is always like this: he reads half of the words and retains the other half.
Guan Ji was about to teach him a lesson when she heard him say again, "But I remembered another line of poetry."
"What?"
As soon as Guan Ji heard it, her heart softened, and her expression was full of yearning, "This poem sounds like a painting."
Then he chuckled again, "Alang is so shameless! Not to mention whether I can play the flute, but I wonder when and which swordsmanship Alang learned?"
Feng Tubol imitated the domineering president and raised an evil smile at the corner of his mouth.
“Hey, you’re laughing so hard!”
Guan Ji patted Feng Yong and said disgustedly.
No words all night.
When Feng Yong got up on time the next day according to his biological clock, Guan Ji was still sleeping.
These days, Guan Ji feels more and more sleepy.
After exercising and having breakfast, before Feng Yong could send anyone to look for Gongsun Zheng, Gongsun Zheng came on his own initiative.
Hearing the guard's report that Gongsun Zheng had come to visit, Feng Yong and Guan Ji looked at each other knowingly.
He was invited to come in. The two parties met with each other. After Gongsun Zheng sat down, he explained, "Your Majesty, there is something strange happening among the Qiang and Hu people in Longxi, and it's already winter."
"The prefect should not only guard against the barbarians, but also patrol the city and comfort the people, so that they will not be caught in the cold and have complicated affairs, so they will not be able to come."
“The lower official is quite familiar with the affairs of Longxi, so the **** asked the lower official to come and listen to the king’s orders.”
Longxi is a newly settled place, people's hearts are initially settled, and coupled with the current situation in Longxi, Chen Shi must always be careful and cautious, and he does not mean to be negligent.
Feng Yongzi is not the kind of unreasonable person. "Prefect Chen has many things to do, so he should be busy. It is enough to have Gongsun join the army who is familiar with the situation in Longxi."
As he spoke, he looked at Gongsun Zheng who was sitting below him. "I heard what Gongsun Jun said yesterday about the Qiang and Hu situation in Liangzhou, and there are Cao thieves around. I am deeply troubled. You are familiar with the situation in Longxi, and I don't know how to teach me. ?”
Gongsun Zheng perked up when he heard Feng Yong's intended question, and said quickly, "I have received your enquiry, how dare I not say anything?"
As he spoke, he put his hands into his wide sleeves.
Guan Ji moved slightly.
Gongsun Zheng took out a piece of paper, stood up and handed it to Feng Yong, "Your Majesty, this is the terrain map of Longxi. The mountains, rivers, roads and roads of Longxi are all drawn in it."
Feng Yong took it and opened it, and saw that the figures drawn above, although the proportions were a bit out of proportion, were much more detailed than the map.
Special symbols are also used in the corners to represent mountains, rivers, roads, etc.
Not only is the real distance between the two places marked, but the height of the mountains, rivers and hills is also marked.
This is already considered to have a certain map concept.
Feng Yong raised his head in surprise, "Did you draw this?"
Gongsun Zheng had a humble look on his face, "Xiaguan's ancestral home is Didao, Longxi. He took refuge with the Lord in Hanzhong due to the Qiang Rebellion, and was later moved back to Longxi by the Cao thieves."
“When Xianguan was a child, he saw the Qiang and Hu plundering and killing the Han people. When he grew older, the Qiang and Hu forced his whole family to flee. At that time, some of his blood relatives were separated and died of illness during the flight.”
When Gongsun Zheng said this, a look of resentment appeared on his face, "I think at the beginning, the Hu people were no more than the slaves of the Han family. Now, taking advantage of the decline of the Han Dynasty, they are biting back like evil wolves."
"After Xiaguan returned to Longxi from Hanzhong, he saw that although Didao was still there, the ancestral land had become a place where the barbarians were ravaged, so he made a resolution to expel the barbarians."
“Over the years, Xiaguan has not only returned to Didao several times, but also visited Bohan, Heguan, Baishi and other places, just to understand the situation of the Qiang and Hu there, hoping that one day he can fully restore the Han family’s hometown.”
Feng Yong raised his eyebrows, not expecting that this was the Han Dynasty version of an angry youth.
No, they should not be called angry youths, but Han people, and they also take action for them.
Of course, this is also because he and his family have suffered deeply from the Qiang and Hu, but this is a typical Han thinking - grudges and grudges based on pleasure.
I will take revenge if I have a grudge, I will complain if I have a grudge, and I won’t fight with you.
Feng Yong sighed, "It turns out there are more heroes in Liangzhou."
Thinking of the surname Gongsun, Feng Yongyong couldn't help but think of Gongsun Zan who treated the barbarians as experience treasures, so he asked curiously, "The king's hatred of the barbarians is somewhat similar to Gongsun Zan, the white-horse general of the time."
“You two have the same surname, but what’s the connection?”
Gongsun Zheng shook his head, "Returning to the throne, I have no connection with Gongsun Zan."
As he spoke, a look of pride appeared on his face, "The surname of Xiaguan Gongsun was passed down from the Yellow Emperor. The Yellow Emperor was born in Jishui (Wugong County, Guanzhong). He used Gongsun as his surname, and later changed it to Ji."
“Most of the descendants of the descendants took the surname Ji, but there were also a few with the surname Gongsun. The ancestors of Xiaguan were one of them. The ancestors of the later generations went north along the Wei River from Guanzhong and finally settled in Didao.”
Speaking of this, a look of resoluteness appeared on his face, "The ancestors of Sijue, whose hands and feet were calloused, were exposed to the frost and dew, and cut thorns in the wilderness before they could find a place to live."
“It took more than ten generations to multiply the family of Didao Gongsun. Although the conquest is unworthy, we don’t dare to abandon the land of our ancestors. Otherwise, how can we have the face to see our ancestors underground?”
Listening to this tone, the status of the Gongsun family in Didao is not low?
But thinking about it, if you don’t have a certain reputation, how can you join the army in Longxi?
But what really surprised Feng Yong was what he said.
Feng Yong's face calmed down and he said seriously, "I look at the world's aristocratic families, which are arrogant and extravagant, and have no regard for the national economy and the people's livelihood. However, I have long forgotten the hardships that my ancestors led their people to pioneer."
“I didn’t expect to see the true style of an ancient aristocratic family here. Please pay my respects to Feng Mou.”
Speaking, he stood up and bowed deeply to Gongsun Zheng.
Gongsun Zheng was shocked and stood up in a hurry. He also bowed to him and said, "I didn't expect that I would be at the prince's place and hear these words that will be engraved in my heart!"
Standing upright, Gongsun Zheng's face glowed with excitement, his breath was a little heavy, and his eyes looking at Feng Yong were extremely fiery.
“Nanxiang Ranger, although he has never met the king, he is willing to be driven by the king. Today I finally know the reason!”
Feng Yong didn't hear the flaw in this statement, but Guan Ji's eyes fell on Gongsun Zheng, thinking thoughtfully: This Gongsun Zheng actually knows about Nanxiang? It seems that he must have been paying attention to Alang for a long time!
“Sit, sit!” After a conversation, the two felt a lot closer. After exchanging their names, Feng Yong pulled Gongsun Zheng to sit down.
"I also want to control the Qiang rebellion in Longxi, but I don't know how to do it. I wonder what Boyan can teach me?"
"Back to the king, there are three strategies for conquering the land, the upper, middle and lower, which can be decided by the king."
Gongsun Zheng learned that Feng Yong wanted to return to Longxi, so he made no secret at the moment and replied quickly.
“Okay! Please come quickly, Boyan.”
Feng Yong was overjoyed.
"My plan is that the prince can give his subordinate some fur cloth, and he will go to Shouyang in person to find an opportunity to talk to the Qiang and Hu Qushuai and persuade them to retreat. Now the Qiang and Hu soldiers are surrounding Didao to survive the winter."
"The Qiang and Hu are in Didao, not Shouyang. If they get the fine wool cloth to keep out the cold, they will retreat from Shouyang."
"No!" Feng Yong refused, "bribing Hu will damage the dignity of the Han family, so we must not do it."
When Gongsun Zheng heard this, he smiled and said, "If you don't want to do this, let's start a fight. The barbarians fear power but not virtue, and the soldiers you lead are rare elites."
"If we can find an opportunity, set up an ambush, gather the invading Qiang and Hu people and destroy them, it will definitely serve as a deterrent, so that the Qiang and Hu people will not dare to invade Shouyang easily."
Feng Yong thought for a while and said, "This is a stopgap measure. It can only be said to temporarily prevent the Qiang and Hu from invading Shouyang. However, my ultimate goal is to pacify Longxi, so what should I do?"
"The prince, the Li family in Longxi, is the commander of the county. Although they have also suffered from the ravages of Qiang and Hu in recent years, the Li family has a deep foundation and still has a good reputation in Longxi."
"Now that Cao Cao was defeated by the Prime Minister, he can only defend Hexi and is unable to take care of Didao. If the prince can get the help of Li family, it will be easy to pacify Longxi."
This is the second time Feng Yong has heard someone mention the Li family in Longxi.
The first time was Li Mu.
“Does Boy Yan have a connection with the Li family in Longxi?”
Feng Yong asked.
Gongsun Zheng nodded, "Didao respects the Li family, but Xiaguan's ancestral home is also in Didao, and the Gongsun family and the Li family had a marriage."
"The Li family has also suffered from the Qiang and Hu people for a long time. If the emperor can put an end to the Qiang and Hu rebellion in Longxi, the Li family will definitely support him strongly."
(End of this chapter)