Chapter 334 Bow
Chapter 334 Bow
After finishing the discussion, Lao Wang stood up and said goodbye.
When I was about to leave, I remembered something, hesitated for a moment, and finally did not ask.
Princess Sima Xiuyi of Xiangcheng had less and less contact with the Wang family, and felt alienated. But she was his cousin's wife after all, so he still had to care about some things.
The last time the refugee leader Li Hong ravaged Wuyang, Princess Xiangcheng's fiefdom was thrown into chaos and suffered considerable losses.
His daughter Wang Huifeng heard the rumor that Princess Xiangcheng planned to offer more than 4,000 households in her fiefdom to Marquis Chen in exchange for protection.
Wang Yan always felt that things were not that simple.
Considering some more unbearable rumors, Wang Yan was a little worried.
It is true that Chu Zhong was the first to wrong Princess Xiangcheng. Then when he was appointed as the Governor of Yangzhou, he did not even ask questions and took the position alone without bringing the princess with him. Perhaps the princess was unwilling to go to Yangzhou with him, but it was wrong not to even ask.
But Sima Xiuwei was her brother's wife after all. If she ran to the emperor and asked for an edict to allow her to divorce Wang Dun, it would be embarrassing.
Wang Yan has been thinking about this for a long time.
When he met Shao Xun today, he hesitated and didn't dare to ask. He found it a little unbelievable.
After careful analysis, he sighed even more. He needed Shao Xun, and Shao Xun also needed him. The two were de facto political allies. The question was who needed who more.
Wang Yan felt that he already had the answer in his heart.
"It must be someone else's speculation." Wang Yan told himself secretly.
But I still feel a little bit unconvinced.
There is a joke in the capital that Chen Hou Shao Xun selects women according to the "Nine-Rank System". The concubine of the prince is the first rank, and the concubine of the county prince and the princess are the second rank...
He already had the Crown Prince's Consort and the Princess of Fanyang in his mansion, and his relationship with Empress Hui, Yang, was also very suspicious, so Wang Yan could not help but be suspicious.
At this time, he even regretted letting his son Wang Xuan and daughter Wang Jingfeng go to Chen County.
"Are you going to Chen County before the New Year?" he turned and asked.
"Yes." Shao Xun gave a positive answer: "We had originally agreed to eat red bean porridge together, but because of the death of Situ, we were in a hurry to return to Beijing, so we were delayed. We will set off tomorrow."
"My sister mentioned that the prince had invited him to eat red bean porridge. He should have arrived in Chen County now." Well, when saying this, Lao Wang's face turned slightly red.
This world is really... what has it done to people?
"Oh? Mei Zi is a trustworthy person. I will definitely meet him." Shao Xun said with a smile.
In fact, he just said it casually at the time, and it was not a particularly formal invitation, but people took it seriously.
He is a smart man and has figured out some subtle signals.
It’s not easy! Haha!
I am the first person to make the old wall lamp bow his head, right? In history, it was probably only when he was captured that Wang Yifu completely lowered himself and knelt down to lick Shi Le.
At this time, she was still trying to maintain her dignity and had no intention of fawning on him. It was probably because she still had her dignity and felt she still needed him.
Yes, he is still needed now.
By the time Yuzhou becomes an iron plate, Wang Yan's value will be greatly depreciated.
"Your Excellency has something to do, so I won't bother you." Wang Yan said, "You really won't go to Luoyang?"
"Do you think I should go to Luoyang?"
"If you don't bring a large army into the city, it's fine."
"I cherish my life." Shao Xun said frankly.
What a joke! He has been away from Luoyang for so long, who knows if there is anyone in the imperial guards who has been won over by the emperor.
He won't give others a chance.
Wang Yan smiled bitterly. Lord Chen spoke differently than before, not as cautiously anymore.
What else is there to say now? Go home and rest.
After Wang Yan left, Shao Xun held a banquet in Jingu Garden that evening and enjoyed himself with the officers and soldiers of the imperial guards who were invited.
He seized every opportunity to build relationships with these imperial guards and never slacked off.
On December 13, he ordered Jin San and Wang Que'er to lead the Silver Spear Army back to Liang County and Xiangcheng.
At the same time, he ordered Yu Liang to take his subordinates to the north to Henan, Xingyang, Chenliu and Hongnong to recruit new soldiers.
Due to the shortage of food, only two groups of soldiers with 1,200 men were recruited this time, and a small number of additional soldiers were recruited to make up for the losses in battle.
A group of children and teenagers gathered in Xingyang were also sent to Liang County Martial Arts School to begin their learning career.
These things are done every year, and they are part of the power system. Over time, you will see results.
After giving these orders, he looked at the empty Jingu Garden with melancholy and left with his personal soldiers.
At the same time, the 1,000 soldiers who did not participate in the war this year also received a call-up order, each bringing a soldier to Yangdi to join the army, and then to Chenjun. ******
The cold wind blows hard and severe frost is everywhere.
On both sides of Suiyang Canal, the ashes and ruins have been cleared away and new houses have been built.
The ones who did this were the auxiliary troops.
They used the same enthusiasm as during the war to dig trenches and build camps, and in just ten days they had built more than a thousand wooden houses.
The people who settled in the military farms were also mobilized to dredge the damaged ditches, repair the damaged houses, and prepare for next year's spring plowing.
Yang Jian stood by the ditch with his hands behind his back, looking at the snow-covered fields.
Fortunately, Lord Chen "borrowed" the grain from Guangling, otherwise next spring would be really difficult.
The four counties of Yangxia, Chen, Wuping and Ku have accepted nearly 40,000 families and about 110,000 people, and a huge amount of money and grain has been spent to resettle them.
But these are real human resources that can be mobilized. Once they are able to produce money and food, the impact they will have will be beyond everyone's imagination.
Seeds were in sufficient supply, but there was a slight shortage of farm tools and a serious lack of oxen, but these difficulties were not insurmountable.
After sowing millet next spring, as long as there are no major disasters and the harvest is successful in autumn, this group of refugees will have gained a firm foothold.
"Great! Lord Chen is so bold in gathering the refugees." Wang Xuan looked at the living areas neatly arranged by teams and camps and praised them highly: "I heard that Nanton has also resettled a group of them?"
Yang Jian nodded and said, "About 6,000 families, mostly captives of Li Hong, Hou Tuo, and Pang Shi, with their families. They are distributed in all four counties, with a total of 20,000 people."
Nandun was a small prefecture with only four counties. The new governor was Wei Jun, formerly the governor of Chang'an, who later defected to Yang Bao and was then summoned by the Marquis of Chen for questioning. After being satisfied, the Marquis recommended him as the governor of Nandun.
The county is located southwest of Chen County and southeast of Yingchuan. There is the Dacang City left over from the Cao Wei era. At that time, the Wei army marched south and often ate in Nandun. It was said that there were enough military rations to feed 100,000 people for 40 days - now it is empty.
Yang Jian could see that the focus of Chen Hou's management was in the western part of Yuzhou, namely the six counties of Chen, Nandun, Runan, Yingchuan, Xiangcheng and Xincai. Among them, Xiangcheng was already under quite good control, followed by Chen and Nandun.
After these three counties were reorganized, the next one would be Runan, because the Marquis of Chen had just ordered the establishment of the Langling Military Farm.
Langling (today's south of Queshan) was a county under the jurisdiction of Runan State. After the death of He Xi, the Duke of Langling, the county was taken away by the Marquis of Chen. Now it is to be handed over to the garrison troops, which, like the garrison troops in Luyang, Yingyang and other places, play the role of monitoring the local areas.
The first batch of Langling military farms consisted of only 300 people, who were drawn from the Luyang military farms. They had already set off this morning, led by a team leader named Peng Ling.
Chen County will probably also set up a military farm in the Ningping City area, but it will not be officially established until the autumn harvest next year.
The Tuntian Army was regarded as auxiliary troops by the Marquis of Chen, but that was just because his requirements were too high.
In Yang Jian's opinion, the strength of the military farming army was no different from that of the retainers of the aristocratic families. It might be slightly weaker than Shi Le's army, but it should not be weaker than Wang Mi's.
These troops can be mobilized at any time and are capable of defending cities, transporting grain, and even taking on offensive missions on the flanks of the battlefield.
Before he knew it, Lord Chen already had tens of thousands of soldiers under his command and had become a legitimate warlord.
Wang Xuan nodded secretly after hearing this, thinking that it was worth bringing that silly woman, his elder sister, here.
It’s just that this matter - well, it’s a little embarrassing.
His father had always told him not to spread the news and to keep a low profile, so he left his eldest sister in the guesthouse, under the care of the family soldiers and servants.
But the eldest sister is someone who can't sit still. Yesterday, she even wanted to walk in the snow to look for plum blossoms, which made Wang Xuan's forehead veins exposed, and he almost sent her back.
She seemed to understand a little bit, but also a little bit not, which was really a headache.
"The Huns won't come next year, right?" Wang Xuan suddenly thought of a question and asked.
"Maybe he will come." Yang Jian also felt a little headache when mentioning this.
There is a sense of accomplishment in construction.
Yang Jian was in charge of the resettlement of refugees in Chen County. He felt relieved when he saw the situation getting better. If it was destroyed by bandits, he would not be able to accept it.
Looking at Yang Jian's expression, Wang Xuan understood.
It's really not easy to be in a place with four wars.
At present, there is only a threat from the north. If there is an attack from Yangzhou and Jingzhou in the south, I am afraid we will not be able to withstand it.
It depends on what Lord Chen is capable of.
If you want to gain a foothold in a place with four wars, you must survive the first few years. Even if it is embarrassing and dangerous, as long as you survive, it will be easy to get started with Henan's endowment.
"Lord Chen is here." Yang Jian said as he looked at the thousands of riders galloping towards him from afar.
Wang Xuan took a look, straightened his robe quietly, and stared into the distance with a smile on his face.
More than a thousand riders dismounted a few dozen steps away.
Shao Xun came over from a distance and said, "Mr. Yang and Ms. Mei have been looking for you for a long time. Come on, let's eat red bean porridge with me."
(End of this chapter)