Farmer of Shu Han

From Taiyuan County, follow the path of General Guan's surprise attack on Hedong back then, go south, along Fenshui, cross Xihe County, Pingyang County, and arrive at Hedong.

At this time, in the Governor's Mansion of Hedong, Wei Yan went to Shangdang, and Jiang Wei led the troops to the east and stationed in Luize County.

This place, Luize, was a famous place in ancient times.

There is a saying that "Shun cultivated Lishan, pottery by the river, fished in Luize", and there is also a record that "the emperor (King Mu of Zhou) rested in Luize".

There is also a historical record that Shang Tang analyzed the city and mountain to pray for rain and got a rest, and wrote "Da Sui Le" to celebrate.

Jiang Wei is stationed here, although he can turn back and take care of Zhiguan at any time.

However, the situation of approaching Gaodu, the northern pass of Taihangxing, is already very obvious.

After learning about this, Feng Duhu's expression became gloomy.

It is indeed not easy for the big man to send troops from Hedong to conquer Zhiguan.

And the Wei army in Hanoi may not have the courage to come out of Zhiguan and enter Hedong.

After all, on flat land like Hedong, the big Han cavalry has a strong advantage.

Especially in the past two years, Yanmen has been trying to reduce the source of war horses in Youzhou.

Feng Duhu believed that if Sima Yi was not fully sure, he would not dare to collide head-on with the big Han cavalry in Hedong.

But this is not a reason to reduce the defense of the relevant troops.

"The so-called controlling the enemy but not controlling the enemy means mobilizing the enemy instead of letting the enemy mobilize himself."

Feng Duhu looked at the map in front of him, slightly annoyed:

"Jiang Boyue's move to Luze seems to be taking care of both ends, but in fact he is caught between the two ends."

"If the thieves in Gaodu are caught and cannot get out in time, and the thieves take the opportunity to divide their troops and come out from Zhiguan, then the river east will be in danger."

It was impossible for Wei Yan to come to meet Feng Duhu, and Jiang Wei was ordered by Wei Yan, so there was no way he could get out.

Therefore, only Jiang Bin (son of Jiang Wan), the prefect of Hedong, and Shi Bao, Feng Duhu's loyal son-in-law, came to greet him.

Shi Bao's new official position has not yet been appointed, so he is still the general of Diannong Zhonglang.

But he had already heard the wind.

Decades of wasted life in poverty, once she met Feng Duhu, she turned around completely.

This is no longer the fulfillment of a long-cherished wish, but the immediate gain, which is already much more than a long-cherished wish.

What is a dog leg?

Even being a licking dog is worth it!

Hearing what Feng Duhu said, Shi Gouqi quickly echoed:

"What Zhongduhu said was that the last general had such concerns, so he... cough cough, it's just that he is so soft-spoken, alas!"

Shi Bao's virtue may be a little unrefined.

For example, greedy for money, slightly lustful.

But the talent is truly outstanding.

Although he secretly reminded Feng Duhu of the abnormality of Hedong in some way, he was suspected of being a follower.

But it is undeniable that his reminder is indeed timely and necessary.

On the contrary, Jiang Bin, the prefect of Hedong, had some unpleasantness with Feng Duhu in his early years.

Fortunately, his lord, Jiang Wan, was a matchmaker when Feng Duhu got married twice, and the relationship between the two in private was pretty good.

More importantly, Jiang Bin himself knew that he was able to become the governor of Hedong precisely because of Feng Duhu's recommendation.

So the unhappiness of the two of them in the early years has disappeared.

Hearing Feng Duhu's assertion at this time, Jiang Bin explained:

"The governor of Wei once said that Hedong and Guanzhong are only separated by a river. Even if General Zhengdong fails to turn around in time, Chang'an can still send forbidden troops to cross the river to support Hedong."

Feng Duhu glanced at Jiang Bin, his eyes flashed thoughtfully.

This remark sounded like an excuse to Wei Yan, but it actually revealed a message:

Wei Yan's transfer this time was not only approved by the palace, but may even have received strong support from the palace.

Feng Duhu couldn't help but cursed inwardly again: Gan!

The Southern Army, the Northern Army, and the Tiger Cavalry Army are the three main forces of the Chang'an Forbidden Army.

It is also the cornerstone of stability.

It is also the strategic mobile general reserve of the big man.

Whenever the Chang'an Forbidden Army is to be mobilized, at least a medium-scale battle is required.

If the three main forces of the Forbidden Army are all dispatched, then even if it is not a critical moment of life and death for the country, it is time to influence the direction of the big man.

Saying that the imperial army can cross the great river eastward at any time, if it's just that Wei Yan doesn't know himself, he thinks that the court will give him the bottom line.

For the current Feng Duhu, that was barely acceptable.

But if the palace really wanted to support Wei Yan, he wanted to fight Sima Yi in a medium-scale battle on the old battlefield of the Battle of Changping.

And it was a coincidence that Feng Duhu was out on patrol and failed to get the news in time.

This is the biggest bad news.

Feng Duhu took a deep breath and looked at Jiang Bin:

"In addition to mobilizing troops in Hedong, what about food and grass? Is there any large-scale mobilization?"

It doesn't matter if Wei Yan is not there, Feng Duhu doesn't want to see that old man anyway.

It doesn't matter if Jiang Wei doesn't come, anyway, Feng Duhu doesn't want to embarrass him now.

But Jiang Bin is the governor of Hedong after all, so even if he doesn't know too much about military matters, the local government still needs to cooperate with the food and logistics matters.

Otherwise, no matter how powerful the great Han generals are, they would not be able to go into battle hungry and kill thieves.

"Except for mobilizing some food and grass at the beginning, until now, there has been no requisition of local food reserves."

Hedong is one of the most important counties in the world.

Before the world was in chaos, Henan was the land of three rivers.

But after the chaos, there were fewer wars in Hedong than in other places.

Therefore, in the land of three rivers, Hedong has become the most populous place.

Even if there is a spring drought this year, there are many rivers in the east of the river, and it is beside the big river, so farming is very advantageous.

And now that it is under the management of Dahan, with the new type of waterwheel, the impact of the drought will naturally be much smaller than other places.

It is precisely because of various reasons that the grain storage in Hedong has not been small.

Now Wei Yan is mobilizing his troops, but there is no sign of requisitioning local food storage.

This made Feng Duhu a little suspicious again.

Is it possible that this old man really wants to readjust the defenses of Hedong and Shangdang?

Instead of wanting to send troops?

Feng Duhu rubbed his head with some headaches.

Compared with sending troops, this is probably good news?

The big deal is that Wei Yan's new official took office as the third fire, and wanted to show his sense of existence.

Just learning what Wei Yan said from Jiang Bin's mouth made Feng Duhu slightly worried.

With a long sigh, he remembered that when he first arrived in Hedong, Jiang Ji was on the left, Sima Yi was on the right, and Youzhou was threatening to retreat in the back, and he could still sit by the big river and fish.

I never thought that now that Hedong has returned to Dahan for several years, and I revisit the old place, I am so disturbed.

"Hedong is the barrier of Guanzhong. If there is a loss in the east of the river, Chang'an will be unstable."

Feng Duhu looked at the two of them and warned:

"What's more, Sima Yi on the opposite side is not an idler. You tell General Zhengdong that if there is any difference in Hedong, you must report it to Chang'an in time."

Wei Yan is hopeless.

During his lifetime, the prime minister kept Wei Yan by his side, except for his bravery, maybe he didn't mean to watch over him.

Because Wei Yan thinks highly of himself, and his temper is too rebellious.

It's good that someone can suppress him, but if no one can suppress him, who knows what will happen?

To put it bluntly, this person is a double-edged sword.

Now that the prime minister is gone, the palace still sent him to Hedong, Feng Duhu didn't know whether it was right or wrong.

The reason why Shi Bao was appointed as General Zhengdong to join the army was to be sent to Jiang Wei's side so that he could grasp the movement of Hedong in time.

It's barely an insurance policy—of course, it's more about psychological comfort.

Although he always wanted to return to Chang'an as soon as possible, Feng Duhu still stayed in Hedong for a while.

He even went to visit Yuanxian County, which is closest to Zhiguan in Hedong, as a deterrent.

Feng Duhu still doesn't know why Wei Yan changed the defense of Hedong.

I don't know if he has any backup against the Hanoi Wei army east of Zhiguan.

But Feng Duhu's inspections could at least keep Jiang Ji from acting rashly for a short period of time.

After staying in Hedong for a long enough time, Feng Duhu crossed the river west and returned to Chang'an.

After such a delay, when we returned to Chang'an, it was already the last few days of December in the fourth year of Yanxi.

At this time, Guanzhong was already covered with a layer of white snow.

In Weiyang Palace in Chang'an City, Feng Duhu saw Adou in a side hall.

"Chen Yong, I pay my respects to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty live forever and be happy forever!"

"Why does Mingwen need to be so polite? Please get up quickly."

A Dou hurried forward and personally helped Feng Duhu up:

"I'm here to see you because there are no outsiders here, so you don't need to be formal, come, come, sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

A Dou quickly waved his hand:

"Hey, I said you don't need to be so polite. If you want to say thank you for your tour of the Northern Territory and your hard work for the country, that is my thank you."

While talking, A Dou looked at Feng Duhu, with a sigh in his tone:

"Mingwen's face is quite weathered. It seems that this tour has really worked hard."

"It's cold, this is the hot soup I specially made, drink it quickly."

With that said, A Dou gestured to Feng Du to protect the soup on the case.

"Thanks……"

Seeing A Dou frowned, Feng Duhu swallowed back the rest, picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

Only then did Adou's brows relax.

"Mingwen, the northern border, is it still safe?"

It seems that Ah Dou has really made progress, and knows to take the initiative to ask about state affairs.

In the past, I might be more interested in the customs and customs of the Northland.

Feng Duhu quickly sat up straight, and described in detail what he saw during his trip.

The ministers went out to Beijing to do business, and the first time they came back was to do business, so they had to stay in the post house, waiting for the emperor's summons at any time, and could not go home or go to other places.

As for Feng Duhu, the emperor had been waiting for news in the palace early, and just after entering Chang'an City, he went directly to the palace to summon him, that was a special case.

Hearing that there were barbarians on the grassland willing to cast their votes from afar, A Dou couldn't help but smile.

Hearing that the war horses in Youzhou were in a hurry, A Dou was already smiling, and said to Feng Duhu:

"Scheme in plain text... Cough, think deeply and think for a long time, the thieves still don't know it, this trick is really great!"

"Your Majesty, I'm just taking advantage of the Hu people's greed for profit."

Feng Duhu said modestly:

"Think about the thieves in Youzhou, the east is attacked by the Gongsun family of Liaodong, and the west is oppressed by the big Han, as long as they take it slowly like now."

"In Yichen's opinion, it will only be three or four years at most. There may be no more horses to supplement the bandit army."

"At that time, when the time is right, the great Han will march eastward, and Hebei and the Central Plains will surely be able to conquer."

"In this way, His Majesty will not be far away from fulfilling the last emperor's will."

"If it is true as the plain text says, then I will have no regrets in this life!" A Dou couldn't help saying, "I have the plain text, just like Xiaobai got Guan Zhong."

Feng Duhu quickly said that he dared not.

"Your Majesty, after I arrived in Taiyuan, I received news that Jizhou, Hebei Province was also severely affected by the disaster. Many people did not hesitate to cross the dangerous path of Taihang to seek refuge with the great man."

"From this point of view, the hearts of the people are in the Han Dynasty. Therefore, I believe that the most important thing is to make great efforts to govern, especially to govern these newly restored places in Bingzhou Guanzhong."

"Especially the big man has fought many battles over the years. Both the common people and the soldiers need to rest and recuperate, and it is not appropriate to use weapons."

"If Bingzhou Guanzhong is successfully governed, under the pressure of the general situation, it is unknown whether the Hebei thieves will surrender without a fight."

A Dou was fine when he heard the first half of the sentence, but when he heard the latter part, his face was a little embarrassed:

"Mingwen, uh, what he said is very reasonable."

Who is Feng Duhu?

He said these words on purpose to bully the honest emperor.

At this moment, when he saw A Dou's expression, he guessed a little bit.

Suddenly, there was some shock and anger in my heart.

damn it!

That old man Wei Yan really wants to send troops?

"Hey, Mingwen, actually, when you were on the northern tour, Sun Quan of the Wu Kingdom sent a secret letter."

Feng Duhu was startled: "Sun Quan's secret letter?"

"Exactly." A Dou nodded, "Sun Quan wants to invite us to send troops together in April next year to attack Wei's thieves."

Hearing this, Feng Duhu already understood a little.

He had made countless calculations, but he never thought that Sun Shiwan would be involved in this matter.

"His Majesty agrees?"

"The Han and Wu countries are in an alliance to fight thieves. Now that the Wu country has taken the initiative to invite, if the big man doesn't agree, I'm afraid it won't make sense."

After all, the political correctness of the revival of the Han Dynasty was overwhelmed.

"Just after General Wei arrived in Hedong, he sent someone to deliver a memorial."

"Old General Wei thought that if he wanted to send troops from Hedong to recover the Central Plains, both Henan and Hanoi would be guarded by bandits."

"As for Yecheng, the troops are empty. Instead of sending troops from Hedong, it is better to send troops from Shangdang to attack the capital of the thieves."

"I and the emperor...cough, I discussed it with the important officials in the court, and I think it makes sense. You can give it a try, and you can give Wu an explanation."

When A Dou said this, his eyes drifted away, looking around, but he didn't dare to look at Feng Duhu.

damn it!

Feng Duhu almost had a cerebral hemorrhage.

"Sun Shiwan will rely on us for relief this year. Where will he get food for the expedition next year?"

In desperation, Feng Duhu even called out Sun Dadi's special nickname.

That is to say, there are no outsiders here, otherwise, if it is really spread, Feng Duhu, who despises the emperor of Wu and maliciously sabotages the Han-Wu alliance, will not be able to escape.

The corner of A Dou's mouth twitched, he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.

Seriously!

He has probably heard of this name - he should have heard it from the queen, and the queen, he heard it from Mrs. You.

"The news came back from Jiangdong that although the country of Wu was hit by a drought, taxes were collected normally, and they planned to cast five thousand in Daquan to store military funds."

Fuck!

Is Sun Shiwan planning to die?

"Wouldn't the country of Wu be starved to death?"

Adou sighed:

"I heard that in the territory of Wu, some people have starved to death."

Feng Duhu's eyes widened suddenly.

Subconsciously told him something was wrong here.

But hearing with his own ears that Sun Shiwan did not treat the common people as human beings, Feng Duhu was stunned and did not react for a while.

(Historical records: 240 years, spring drought, winter Wu hunger. In April 241, Wu divided his troops into four groups to attack Wei)

No matter how much Feng Duhu was called the ghost king, no matter how much blood was stained on his hands, he still had the bottom line in his heart.

At least there is a bottom line for dealing with the common people of Han Dynasty.

Although he had heard about Cao's massacre of the city, it was a long time ago. Today he finally saw what it means to treat people like pigs and dogs.