Chapter 1: Crisis: Section 14: July of the first year of the First Peace of the Han Kingdom (190). On the sixth day of the seventh month, Longshan.

When the morning sun sprinkled the golden light on the mountains, Long Shan slowly opened his lazy eyes and yawned long, and suddenly, the majestic war drums and loud trumpets sounded at the same time.

The cheerful and dense sound suddenly spread throughout the mountain, and Long Shan was startled, and hurriedly put away the light and hazy mist covering his body, revealing a beautiful and upright figure.

Longquan is full of people and lively. The princess held the light rain and the wind and snow, and hurriedly walked to the carriage, while excitedly shouting to Cai Yan who was following behind: "Wen Ji, hurry up, hurry up, we are leaving." Cai Yan pursed his lips and smiled: "Your Highness, the general and the adults have not left the mansion yet, what are you in a hurry?" The princess immediately turned her head to look at Wei Duan, who was standing nearby, and said in a coquettish voice: "Lord Wei, go and urge, hurry up." Wei Duan smiled and bowed away.

"What about the two wives of General Tiger Head? Why haven't you seen it yet? The princess asked, as she approached the carriage, looking around.

Xiaoyu replied softly: "Your Highness, the two ladies of Lord Yan got into another carriage, and they ......"

"Please, p......lease," the princess smiled,

"It takes a long time to get from here to Jinyang, so it's good for everyone to sit together and talk." The outstanding Shinolan appeared in everyone's sight.

The princess greeted her with a shout of joy,

"Lord Zhu is late." Xiao Lan saluted respectfully and said with a smile: "Your Highness, when Sister Xiaoyu came to Mr. Wang's house to ask for a date, Ying Zi set the day to welcome her relatives today. ”

"Why?" The princess asked curiously.

"Your Highness will only see a huge person marrying in three days, isn't it in a hurry?" Feng Xue and Cai Yan covered their mouths and snickered, and the princess's white face turned slightly red.

Xiaoyu said happily: "The day of welcoming the relatives was personally divined and calculated by Lord Xu Shaoxu, how dare I decide it casually." In the big tent, the officials of the northern Xinjiang provinces gathered together and laughed.

Li Wei, Zhu Mu, Yang Feng, Sun Qin, Hua Xiong of the Hussar General's Mansion, Xu Rong, Zhang Baiqi, Xie Ming of Hedong, Lu Yi, Wen Chou, Zhang He of Jinzhong, Zhang Yan and Zhao Jian of Changshan, Zhao Yun of Shangjun, Zuo Yan, Tang Fang, Wei Jun (beard) outside the Saiwai, Yan Rou and Li Su of Shanggu, Yan Wuxing and Jiang Wu of the desert, Liu Bao, Liu Ming, Shooting Moci, Lu Pofeng, and Cracking Wind among the kings of the Hu people, these people are usually rare to see in the north and south, and some have not even heard from each other for more than a year. Of course, it was an extraordinary delight.

Yan Wuxing and Jiang Wu were the last to rush to Longshan, they thought that there was a major expedition in Northern Xinjiang, so they kept going non-stop along the way, day and night, and everyone ran thin.

When they arrived at Longshan, Li Hong's words made them cry and laugh. Li Hong said, who said that there should be a war? What did Brother Yu Xing (Xian Yufu) say to you?

Come, for nothing else, but to drink wine. Pound is getting married. Yan Wuxing smiled bitterly: "General, then you can also say hello, let us have a bottom in our hearts." We were so anxious that one man with five horses drove more than 3,000 miles in one go, and we were all going to die of exhaustion. Li Hong explained with a smile.

Because the current situation has changed again and again, it has become more and more unfavorable to northern Xinjiang, and northern Xinjiang has to continuously revise its countermeasures.

Now Beijiang intends to form a tripartite counterbalance with Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shu in Gyeonggi, and form an alliance with Yuan Shao and Han Fu outside Gyeonggi, and there is only one purpose for doing so, that is, to get grain from Jizhou, Yuzhou and Jingzhou.

This strategy was proposed by Li Wei, and it was very difficult to implement, and then we discussed it for a long time, and finally Tian Chou formulated a specific implementation strategy.

Tian Chou suggested that the sudden transfer and frequent focus of the important officials in northern Xinjiang should be used to create the illusion that a major war was imminent, so as to force Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shao to react in our favor.

At present, Dong Zhuo thought that we were going to fight Chang'an, and the relationship with us was tense, and Yuan Shu was forced by the situation to get closer and closer to us.

I heard that his long history Li Ye is about to come to Jinyang, obviously he wants to get some promise from me.

Now the three parties are in a very delicate state, and there is a vague trend of Northern Xinjiang and Yuan Shu joining forces to balance Dong Zhuo, and this is exactly the effect we want.

I can't let Dong Zhuo recover his strength and endanger the community again. Because we have successfully created the illusion of a desperate fight against the cauldron and the fact that some of our generals have a special relationship with the Yellow Turban Army of Montenegro, Yuan Shao and Han Fu are worried that we will fight Jizhou and have to take a step back.

Zheng Yan replied that he and Chen Lin would soon arrive in Jinyang, and the alliance was nine times safer. In this way, the quadripartite balance has finally succeeded reluctantly.

This check and balance centered on Luoyang, using the blockade of Guanzhong to gradually weaken Dong Zhuo's strength and suppress him to the death; Using Dong Zhuo's threat and the split of the Yuan valve, he restrained and weakened Yuan Shu's strength, and firmly controlled him in the area of Yuzhou and Nanyang; Taking advantage of the riots of ant thieves in Ji, Yanqing, and Xu and the gradual easing of the crisis in our northern Xinjiang, we weakened and restrained Yuan Shao and Han Fu, gradually attacked and split the army of Dong Da, and quietly strangled all of them.

In the future, when the society is stable and the time is ripe, we will enter Chang'an to kill Dong Zhuo, the king of Qinqin, and then the rejuvenation of the country.

This time, we took advantage of the opportunity of Pang De's marriage to gather the officials of northern Xinjiang to Jinyang one after another, and frequently mobilized the armies of various departments, which seemed to be trying to cover up, which will definitely cause panic and speculation from all sides, and we are not afraid that they will not be fooled.

"It's good that you have five riders and are desperately rushing back, so that the atmosphere of the imminent outbreak of the big war is getting stronger and stronger." Li Hong said with a smile,

"If I tell you, you two come to Jinyang to have fun and drink and sing, are you two still in such a hurry? I'm afraid I'm still on the road leisurely, right? "Not many people know about this matter, Li Hong instructed them to keep it secret, if some officials and merchants of the prefectures knock on the side, you will pretend to be mysterious, and you must spread the news that the northern Xinjiang is ready to launch an attack at any time.

Liu Bao and other five people rushed to Longshan for more than half a month, accompanied by Zhu Mu, Zhao and others, they traveled everywhere, Jinyang University Hall, Jinyang Ordnance Workshop, Jinyang City, and even was invited to the home of Jinyang Gate Valve as a guest, and life was good.

But I don't know what Li Hong invited them to do. Is it really like the princess said, just invite them to play?

Looking at the more and more officials from Northern Xinjiang who have recently returned to Longshan, Liu Bao and others have a heavy heart, behind these laughter and laughter, there is actually a huge killing opportunity, and the seemingly quiet and beautiful Longshan has actually been shaken, and the mountain rain is coming.

The feeling that a big war was coming was getting closer and more real. Li Hong saw Wei Duan and Sai Feng walking into the big tent together, and knew that the princess was urging again, so he stood up and asked loudly, "Are you all here?" When we arrived, we went to Jinyang with the princess. Liu Bao, Liu Ming, and Zhao Yun were talking and laughing as they strode out.

Out of the big tent, Liu Ming looked up at the crowded crowd and the flags in the sky, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Ling Ming (Pang De) married, there is such a big scene, it is really amazing." It's just that the general is there to congratulate in person, and now even the princess has to go in person, which is grand. Then he looked at Zhao Yun and asked with a smile,

"When will Zilong get married? When you get married, we will come back again, and it will definitely be more lively than today. Zhao Yun shook his hand and smiled: "This is Ling Ming's blessing, and it is also a once-in-a-lifetime time in Northern Xinjiang, so others don't think about it." Liu Bao's eyes were full of suspicion, he hesitated for a moment, and asked in a low voice: "Zilong, is there going to be a war in Northern Xinjiang?" Zhao Yun smiled but said nothing.

Liu Ming patted him on the shoulder and complained dissatisfiedly: "Zilong, we can't say it either?" Just reveal a little bit. We don't talk nonsense. Zhao Yun sighed: "You don't know the current situation in Northern Xinjiang, how to fight this battle?" I know what you are worried about, the two brothers rest assured, the general will never requisition the iron cavalry of the desert tribes at this time, let alone give up the desert easily. Liu Bao and Liu Ming looked at each other, and their doubts were even heavier.

"Zilong, we were affected by the disaster last year, and although we received relief from the general, the situation is still very bad. This snow disaster is too big, I have encountered such a big snow disaster once when I was a child. Because the livestock died so much, we didn't have a few years to turn over. Liu Bao said as he walked,

"When the opportunity is right, please tell the general again, the desert is in urgent need of recuperation." Zhao Yun nodded, stretched out his hand to put his arm around the shoulders of the two and said, "Everyone is a brother, believe me." In the afternoon, the princess's car drove to Jinyang.

Zhao Qi, Wang Yi, Xu Shao, Yang Qi and other officials of the Jinyang Prefecture went out of the city to greet them. After Li Hong entered the city, accompanied by Wang Rou and others, he immediately rushed to Jinyang City.

The big city is bustling with people coming and going, and it is very lively. Jinyang City is located in the west of the city, 300 steps square, the city buildings are lined with heavy houses, and it has been quite large-scale.

After more than three years of reconstruction, Jinyang City has gradually recovered, but it is still far from prosperity. Li Hong has to come and see every time he enters the city, which has become a routine.

Jinyang also has three cities, eastern, southern, and central, but on a much smaller scale. Yang Zhi, the commander of Jinyang, said that since the imperial court issued an edict in the second half of last year, the number of merchants in Jinyang has increased dramatically, and the four cities are overcrowded, especially the big city of Jinyang, which is full of businessmen.

"Although there have been many victims and displaced people in the past two years, due to the vigorous pacification and guidance of the northern Xinjiang provinces, Jinyang has not been greatly impacted, so the city has developed rapidly." Wang Rou said,

"If, as in the past, the displaced people were allowed to rush in, the city would be in ruins overnight. The big market in Anyi, Hedong was robbed by the displaced people this year, and it was barely opened until last month, and it was still open every ten days, which greatly damaged its vitality. ”

"How many days does Jinyang City open now?"

"Since the second half of last year, as businessmen have fled to Jinyang to avoid trouble, the city has developed rapidly, and Lord Xu Shao has ordered the opening of every three days at the request of many businessmen. If it is a festive day, the market will be open for several days in a row. Li Hong smiled: "Why don't you open the market every day?" This way we can collect more tax money. Wang Rou explained: "There is a lack of materials, the people are poor, one has no goods to sell, the other has no money to buy, what is the use of opening the market every day?" Li Hong thought of all the embarrassments in northern Xinjiang, and the smile on his face gradually faded.

The merchants and people in the big city saw a group of people rushing over and watching. Due to the great fame of Jinyang City, the officials of Northern Xinjiang have to come to see it after they arrive in Jinyang, so the people here have long been accustomed to it.

Celebrities and high-ranking officials like Zhao Qi and Xu Shao arrived in the big city, and they could still cause a sensation at the beginning, but then everyone saw a lot, so they were not surprised, and they stood up and worshiped after seeing it, and then what should they do, no one watched and coaxed.

There are very few people who know Li Hong. The people in the big city saw that only Wang Rou, the head of the royal valve, and Yang Zhi, the head of the Jinyang family, accompanied each other left and right, and thought that this was definitely not a big official.

The officials of more than 2,000 stone came, and the guards of Nakaro Zhao Qi and Taishou Xu Shao generally accompanied him personally.

Since they are not big officials, after everyone takes a look, they will go to their own work. A Hu merchant who sold leather mattresses even raised his hand and said, "My lord, do you want to buy a deerskin mattress?" Li Hong looked at the bald and bearded businessman, turned around and asked Yang Zhidao, "Lord Yang, is that a Karasuma or a Xianbei person?" Yang Zhi glanced at it and replied, "That's a native of the Western Regions, a native of Wusun in the Western Regions." Li Hong was surprised,

"People from the Western Regions? No wonder I don't think he's like a Karasuma or Xianbei. This man speaks very fluently, and he has been a Han for many years? ”

"This person used to do business in Luoyang and Chang'an, and he also bought a house and land in Luoyang." Yang Zhi said,

"As soon as the edict was issued, he immediately fled to Chang'an and wanted to go back to the Western Regions, but because of the strength of the rebels in the Western Xinjiang, he was worried that he would be killed on the road, so he turned around and fled to Jinyang." Li Hong nodded again and again as he walked,

"Are there many Hu merchants here?"

"In the past few years, a lot of people have come one after another, including the countries of the Western Regions, the Qiang people, the Xianbei people, the Xiongnu people, the Karasuma people, the Ding Ling people, and the Buyeo people." A middle-aged man walked over with a bag of corn on his back.

Li Hong stepped forward to stop him and asked him how much the corn was in a pleasant manner. The man saw that Li Hong was wearing a leather armor and knew that he was an officer, so he hurriedly knelt down and replied, "Go back to your lordship, a hundred yuan a hundred." Looking at the back of the middle-aged man leaving in a hurry, Li Hong said to Wang Rou very gratefully: "If the price of grain can come down, I want to thank Lord Wang, Lord Linghu and many clans in Jinzhong." Wang Rou smiled bitterly: "How do you know our suffering." Although we poured out all the treasures we had, and also transported a large amount of grain from Jizhou through relatives and friends, and the price of grain was severely reduced, we formed a grudge with the Hedong Gate Valve because of this. Li Hong knew about this.

Under the pressure of Zhao Qi, Xu Shao, Yang Qi and others, the Jinzhong gate valve was a great favor to the north this time, and they did their best to suppress the grain price from 3,000 yuan to 300 yuan within a month, but the Jinzhong gate valve This practice seriously hurt the interests of the Hedong gate valve, and the two sides became enemies.

Wei Gu of the Hedong Wei Valve, as well as Xu Ling, Lizhong and others resolutely did not go to Longshan, just for this matter.

The geographical advantages of Jinzhong gate valve are too obvious. Jinyang is the military and political center of northern Xinjiang, and the prominent figures of northern Xinjiang are basically concentrated here.

In addition, recently, Wang Valve, Linghu Valve, and Guo Valve, have taken the initiative to show favor to the generals in Northern Xinjiang, Jade, Xian Yuyin, Hua Xiong, Duan Xuan, Wen Chou, Yu Peng, Yin Si and others have successively married the daughters of these gate valves, and the influence of Jinzhong Gate Valve in Northern Xinjiang is greater.

Li Hong had the intention of suppressing the Jinzhong gate valve, so he never expressed his position on this matter. He looked at Wang Rou's exaggerated bitter face, and said with a slight smile: "Lord Liu Yu has pushed the price of grain to thirty yuan in Youzhou, and if we can do it too, the Hedong Gate Valve will vomit blood." (A husk is a stone.)

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