On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the cold wind was biting and I couldn't stop crying.
Near Longkanghuan's old house, the wheat seedlings are green and full of greenery.
Huan Yi walked around casually and felt very comfortable.
Hometown is better than hometown!
Yes, Huan Yi has returned.
Jiangdong's official career was not smooth, and Zhongshu Lang, who compiled the history of the country, had been doing this job for many years and felt quite depressed.
There were rumors at one time in Jianyou that he would be appointed as a civil servant. His rank would not change and his real power would be greatly increased. However, it did not come true in the end, so he simply resigned and stayed home.
After the Huainan War, Huan Yi saw that it was necessary to check the household registration and register the overseas Chinese. Huan Yi no longer hesitated. He didn't even ask for any property. He only took some soft dry food with him and boarded a ship with his family to leave.
Well, not only was there no one to stop him, but he had someone to see him off. This was the national situation of the Jin Dynasty. To be honest, if there were northern nobles going south to Jiangdong, the situation would not be much better.
I returned to my hometown and stayed there for three months. I visited old friends who needed to be visited, relatives and friends that needed to be visited, and even attended a chat gathering with scholars from Qiao and Pei counties.
Generally speaking, I have old connections and I have integrated very quickly, and I feel more at home than when I first went to Jiangdong.
As a nobleman, you help me and I help you. I can't stop cutting and sorting things out, but they are still messy. I feel so comfortable.
In a blink of an eye, the twelfth lunar month has arrived.
I felt a little at ease after hearing that my son was under Yu Yuan's guidance and supported by Wen Taizhen and sent to Huangsha Prison to serve as a pawn.
Now he has to work on himself.
He is only fifty-three years old and in good health. He even gave birth to a son this year. He is very energetic. He feels that he should not just stay at home and he can still pursue his official career.
But Lao Huan knew that even with the help of his old friend Yu Yuangui, he would not be able to go up without any credit.
At this point, there is a difference between the customs of Beidi and Jiangdong.
To put it bluntly, the eldest son Huan Wen managed to kill Dou Tao, the prefect of Jincheng. This is a real military achievement. What do you have?
Huan Yi definitely couldn't go into battle to kill him. He could only find other ways, such as writing letters to people he knew.
Of course, this needs to be known to the court, otherwise how can it be counted as his credit-"·
In the late twelfth lunar month, when the New Year was approaching, Danyang Prime Minister Du Yi received Huan Yi's letter. He was first laughed and then surprised.
The reason for laughing is that Huan Yi wasted his efforts. He had always been in secret with Beidi, but he didn't really surrender.
I was shocked because how did Huan Maolun see it? Did I have the word traitor written on my face?
At this time, Danyang Yin Shanwei sent someone to summon him, and they went into the East Palace to discuss matters together. Du Yi was so frightened that he burned the letter on the spot, and then he got on the bullock cart in shock and went to the East Palace.
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The East Palace is actually not "east". It is located in the southwest of Taicheng and faces Yundu in the west.
Yundu, as the name suggests, is used for transportation.
After Sun Quan moved to build a post office, he ordered Xi Jian, the imperial censor of Zuotai, to dig a tunnel leading directly to Cangcheng.
Now, eighty-eight years have passed, and the tunnel is still in use, having undergone a thorough desilting and dredging two years ago.
Not only can it be used for transportation, but it is also the moat of Taicheng.
Jianye East Palace, like Luoyang East Palace, has three gates. Chenghua Gate is in the south, and Anyang Gate and Fenghua Gate are on the east and west sides respectively.
The bullock cart passed through a messy construction site and stopped in front of Chenghua Gate.
After Du Yi got out of the car, he turned around and took a look.
The Chinese New Year is almost here, and the city wall on the south side of Taicheng is still under construction, which is really non-stop.
"Next time I come back, I have to go through the gates of Taicheng." Du Yi shook his head.
At this time, the personal entourage has completed negotiations with the soldiers of the second guard of the East Palace and can enter.
The two guards of the East Palace totaled 4,000 people, all of whom were transferred from the Forbidden Army.
The original total of 20,000 forbidden troops was actually organized according to the regulations of seven armies and five schools in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
However, since the Eastern Jin Dynasty was founded, it was obviously impossible to perfect the formation of the Seventh Suwei Army and the Fifth School Lieutenant Camp.
In the end, Su Wei's seven armies only had three of them: 7,000 left guards, 7,000 right guards, and 2,000 Xiaoqi.
Among them, the left guard and the right guard took turns staying in Wei Taicheng.
The current general on the left guard is Sima Zong, King of Nanton, and the general on the right guard is Yu Yin, who is the younger brother of Sima Ruiyuan's wife Yu Meng's mother.
There are also other generals of the four armies of the Suwei Seven Army, including the front, rear, left and right armies, but they all have empty names.
There are only 2,000 garrison troops and 1,000 infantrymen and 1,000 archery troops in the five-camp camp, totaling 4,000 men. They are led by Prince Qiao and garrison commander Sima Wuji and are stationed in Stone City.
The three armies of Suwei and the three captains and battalions were collectively called the Jianye Forbidden Army, and were under the command of the central leader Wang Shu.
There are still some scattered soldiers and horses in Jianye City. For example, King Sima of Xiyang opened his mansion, and the court gave him "Thousands of Soldiers and Hundreds of Cavalry" - literally meaning, one thousand infantry and one hundred cavalry, under his personal command.
There are people similar to Sima, but they basically only have a hundred to several hundred soldiers. They are not counted as imperial troops or county soldiers. They are private soldiers raised by the imperial court for them. I can only say that the situation in the Jin Dynasty is too chaotic and too chaotic.
It's complicated.
After Prince Sima Zhong moved to the East Palace, the left guard and the right guard each allocated 2,000 people to form the second guard of the East Palace, which can be regarded as the soldiers of the East Palace.
The entire Jianye City is in bulk, which is amazing from the perspective of the army.
When Du Yi entered the Chongzheng Hall, he saw the prince's concubine Jiang Biao. He wanted to make a joke, but he was an official at the prefecture level. He was just a county magistrate, and his official status was not as high as a county magistrate. After seeing the ceremony, he found someone to support him.
outside location,
Sit down honestly.
After a while, Danyang Yin Shanwei came in, saw Du Yi, and said with a smile: "Hongzhi, why are you sitting so far away? Come to my side."
Du Yi smiled bitterly and said, "That's all, you can see the strange rocks in the courtyard from here, it's very nice."
Shan Wei shook his head and laughed, then looked around and finally didn't see Yan Han, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
After moving to the East Palace, there was another Prince Zhan Shi in the Prince's Mansion, namely Kong Yu in Kuaiji. However, he was not called over either because he was on good terms with Prime Minister Wang Dao and it was not convenient to talk about some things in front of him.
"The two counties of Huainan and Lujiang are being attacked by thieves and they can't get out. There's no other way."
"What can we do? There are tens of thousands of Xianbei cavalry, even if they are divided into several groups, it is difficult to fight. If they can defend the city, Wubao will be good. After the spring begins, they will retreat on their own."
Shan Wei heard someone talking, and Dingqing took a look and saw that it was Prince Xima Chenda and Zuo Wei leading Yingxuan.
Yuan Zuowei led Ding Yan back home, and Ying Xuan took up the post not long after.
However, he is one of his own, more precisely, he is a member of the Crown Princess Shan's family - Yingxuan's father, Ying Zhan, was born in the Ying family of Nandun, an old tribe of Shan Slips.
Shan Wei was also very interested when he heard them mentioning the war in Huainan and Lujiang, so he went over to listen. Unexpectedly, at this moment, the prince and his wife arrived together.
Shan Wei and everyone stood up and saluted.
"Sit down." Sima Zhong's face turned pale again. After returning the salute, he said hastily.
Everyone then took their seats.
Sima Zhong and Shan Yinan sat at the head together.
Before speaking, Sima Zhong looked at Shan Shi first, and after seeing her nodding, he said: "We are discussing the war in Huainan."
"The Shao thieves were very poor, so they sent troops southward when the snow fell. He Cidao held a stalemate with the thieves for half a month, but the thieves turned to the Lujiang River and looted wantonly, making the people uneasy. Tao Daozhen (Tao Zhan, Tao Zhan)
Kan's son) fought with thieves and was severely defeated. Fortunately, the county city was not lost, otherwise I don't know what to say."
"Today, people from all over the country are flying in. They all say that there are more than 20,000 land and water soldiers and horses in the mountains and forests, but they do not rescue Lujiang and Huainan.
Do you have any good ideas?"
Sure enough, he was talking about the battle in Huainan.
However, what can they do? Should they send the two guards from the East Palace to fight? I'm afraid they won't be able to defeat them.
The Xianbei cavalry came and went like the wind, while the southern soldiers were mainly infantry. They were exhausted and could not catch up. How could this battle be fought?
The crown prince's right guard led Zhou after hearing this, frowned slightly and said, "Your Highness, you don't know where the bandit cavalry comes from?"
Sima Zhong was stunned and said hesitantly: "It should be————·
"Chengde, Yangquan." Shan Yinan said first.
Sima Zhong was ashamed. He had originally planned to talk about Shouchun.
"In this case, it is not impossible to prevent it." Zhou said: "Huainan and Lujiang County have many lakes and ponds.
Rivers and streams crisscrossed the area. Even if it was cold and frozen, the ice was too thin and brittle to allow people and horses to pass through. The thieves were riding wildly, and they would not be able to go very far before they were blocked by the river. After crossing the river, after walking a few miles, there was another river.
.I don’t know, how can the cavalry run in such a densely covered water network?
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At this point, without waiting for Sima Zhong's answer, he added: "I guess the wealthy people in the two counties were afraid when they saw the large group of bandits coming, so they stayed in Wubao and allowed the bandits to ride freely. In this way, the situation is actually not too bad. Ignore him.
What are you doing? The thieves have nothing to plunder and will leave sooner or later."
"That's not what they said." Ying Xuan cleared his throat and said, "If the thieves are allowed to ride freely, the wealthy families of the two counties will inevitably become discouraged and disappointed. Over time, it may be detrimental to the overall situation. It's better for Shandu Governor to take action.
Even if we can't drive away Hu Qi, we should at least let the big families of the two counties see Wang Shi, so that we can maintain a long-term relationship with Shao Bing."
"General Ying is right." Yu Mao, the Prince's son, said: "The struggle between the north and the south is based on the people's hearts. If you don't pay attention, you will only disappoint the bosses of the two counties. You still need to think of a way."
If you think of a way, you have to send troops.
Although it is impossible for all the rivers in Lujiang and Huainan to freeze, it will still be somewhat inconvenient when the water is dry.
Big ships can't get in, so we can only use small boats. But with small boats, the risk is also great.
"Can you one by one?" Just as everyone was thinking about it, Shan Yinan suddenly said: "Can you lure the thieves to one place, and then secretly send people to burn the wooden bridge, so that it will be caught between the river bends, unable to advance or retreat? , unable to drive, then use infantry to attack and annihilate them in one fell swoop?”
"It's difficult." Zhou shook his head and said.
"The thief may not be fooled," said Cai Shao, the prince's family commander.
"If you are not careful, you may be forced by thieves and cavalry." Shen Zhen, the bastard among the princes, also said.
Shan Yinan felt a little embarrassed when everyone said this, so he stopped talking.
Du Yi looked on coldly.
In fact, this strategy is not without possibility of success.
There are tens of thousands of Xianbei people, of all kinds, and there are always arrogant and careless people. Moreover, the Jin soldiers have always avoided fighting. They have long despised it in their hearts. They tricked a few hundred people into riding into unfavorable terrain and launched an ambush. Do you dare to say that it will not work?
"What should we do?" Sima Zhong sighed.
"Your Highness, I would like to go to Hefei." Zuo Wei led Ying Xuan to stand up and said: "This siege must be solved by someone. If the situation continues like this, the Shandu Governor may be in a state of embarrassment."
"Are you sure?" Sima Zhong asked.
"Do your best." Ying Xuan said: "Your Highness should not be distracted by such matters. Today, I am ill and the situation is uncertain. This is a major matter."
Sima Zhong was horrified and nodded silently.
No one can feel at ease until the last moment. In recent times, General Sima Zong of the Left Guard has not been very honest. He and General Yu Yin of the Right Guard are very close...
After calming down, Sima Zhong said: "I'll leave this matter to you, just do your best."
"As ordered." Ying Xuan responded.
"There is one more thing." Sima Zhong said again: "The emperor intends to send officials from the East Palace as envoys to Shu. Who will do it?"
"Your Highness, it is better to send Yan Hongdu there." Danyang Yin Shanwei suggested,
Sima Zhong subconsciously looked at Shan.
Shan's jaw head.
Sima Zhong looked at the others again. They all had no objections and had long wanted to send him away.
"Then let Yan Hongdu be our envoy." Sima Zhong made up his mind.
Then other matters were discussed, and it was not until evening that everyone bowed and left.
At this time, Shan Yinan called out to Ying Xuan who was lagging behind, and said softly: "Gao Zheng, please be more careful on this trip. I heard that the Hu people are greedy for money, and if I can try to lure them to plunder, I will kill them with the boat master." In other words, even a small setback can greatly improve the situation. I am not good at military warfare, so I only thought of this strategy in a hurry. Gao Zheng is familiar with military books,
He Cidao also has military strategies that can be tried out. If it really doesn't work, there is no need to take into account my face and force it. You should put the overall situation first."
Zhou Gang had just walked a few steps. Hearing these words, he paused in his steps and quickly left again.
"I'll take a look after I've gone." Ying Xuan glanced at Mr. Shan and replied.
Shan nodded.
After a while, he returned to the main hall. Seeing that everyone was gone, he said to Sima Zhong: "Husband, Mr. Yan is an official minister. He is on a long journey as an envoy and needs to be comforted."
"Then call-
"It's best to come to the door in person." Shan looked at him and said.
"Okay." Sima Zhong hesitated for a moment and then agreed.
Chapter completed!