Farmer of Shu Han

Deng Zhi arranged for Li Xun to go to Pingcheng, and then immediately asked for the Chief Shi Zhuge Qiao to be invited.

After the death of the prime minister, someone named Feng became the guardian of the central government, and he was one of the leading figures of the Han Dynasty.

Zhuge Qiao's life is finally better than before.

For example, there is no need to stay in Nanzhong, which is full of miasma and plague, and there are mosquitoes even in winter.

Instead, he was transferred to Bingzhou Governor's Office as the chief historian.

Although it is said that Bingzhou is a place of bitter cold, it is also to be compared with whom.

Especially Jinyang, it can be said that it is a rare big city in the north.

Otherwise, such aristocratic families as the Wang family and the Guo family could be born?

It's a bit cold in winter, but isn't there a kang and a coal stove?

Especially coal, which can be made vigorously, so don't worry about it.

I heard from my elder brother that to the north of Yanmen Fortress, the ground is full of coal, and even if a big man digs for hundreds of years, he will not be able to finish it.

Anyway, civil coal is not like the coal used in those workshops built by brother, there are not many requirements.

Burn as much as you want, burn as much as you want, burn as much as you want.

So staying in Jinyang, isn't it more comfortable than staying in Nanzhong?

When Zhuge Qiao learned of the governor's call, he rushed over immediately:

"My lord, are you looking for me?"

Deng Zhi is both Zhuge Qiao's boss and an elder at the same time, so naturally she wouldn't be too polite with Zhuge Qiao, so she told the matter right away.

He said that he was going to Yanmen Fortress, and asked Zhuge Qiao to stay in Jinyang, and told him to be careful.

When Zhuge Qiao heard this, he was also shocked:

"For such a big event, why don't you write a letter to the Zhongduhu? At least let the Zhongduhu make some preparations earlier."

Before the matter is known, it really shouldn't alarm all parties.

Especially the imperial court.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be empty talk to act as a herdsman on behalf of the Son of Heaven?

As the governor, if it was just groundless, he would rush to report it to the court.

To put it lightly, it is not stable enough, but to say it is heavy, it is uncoordinated.

But privately revealed to brother that there should be no problem, right?

Hearing Zhuge Qiao's words, Deng Zhi said vaguely:

"If this matter is written by me and protected by the central government, there will be too much commotion."

Having said that, he glanced at Zhuge Qiao, and kept silent, keeping everything in silence.

Deng Zhi is now serving as the Governor of Bingzhou in the capacity of General Youwei.

Looking at the whole big man, there are few people who can compare with him.

How can you write to the Central Guard for an emergency because of something that is only conjecture and has not yet happened in reality?

Don't mind losing your identity.

Unfortunately, Zhuge Qiao is an honest man.

He froze for a moment, not realizing the meaning of Deng Zhi's words for a while.

The two stared blankly at each other for a while.

Only then did Zhuge Qiao say in a somewhat embarrassing manner:

"Your envoy, let me write this letter?"

Deng Zhi coughed, and had no choice but to remind:

"Bosong, you and Zhongdu are like brothers, and you write letters from home on weekdays, isn't it normal?"

"The letter always mentions Bingzhou, right? After all, Zhongduhu is the Marquis of Pingcheng County. Isn't Pingcheng just north of Jinyang?"

The words were so straightforward, Zhuge Qiao finally understood.

What Deng Shijun meant was that he asked himself to write a private letter to Adi, and mention this matter by the way.

Zhuge Qiao said quickly, "Joe understands."

Deng Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

As wise as a prime minister, his son is so simple, rare, rare!

"In this way, during the days when the old man is gone, Bosong will be troubled by the affairs of the governor's house."

"Don't dare, if you trust me, Joe will act cautiously."

Deng Zhi nodded, and asked people to call the chiefs of the Governor's Mansion to explain everything clearly to them.

Then it was arranged to drive people and horses, and then went out of the city to the north.

Jinyang City is more than four hundred miles away from Yanmen Fortress, while Pingcheng is less than three hundred miles away from Yanmen Fortress.

Therefore, although Li Xun left the city one day earlier, he still rode lightly on a fast horse.

But the second day Deng Zhi arrived at Yanmen Fortress, Wang Ping followed closely behind.

Deng Zhi personally came to Saixia to meet Wang Ping:

"General Wang, long time no see!"

Wang Ping hastily saluted:

"How can Ping Hede allow the envoy to come and greet him in person?"

Time is running out and the military situation is urgent, how can Deng Zhi be in the mood to be polite to Wang Ping?

He stepped forward to help Wang Ping himself:

"General Wang, the safety of Bingzhou now depends on the general. Don't say that you want me to come to greet you, even if you want me to hold a banquet, that's what it should be!"

When Wang Ping heard this, he was startled:

"What is the meaning of this, sir? What is the safety of the state?"

"The barbarians in Yanmen County admire the big man, like a child running to their parents. The barbarians outside the Great Wall keep coming to seek refuge, why is there any danger?"

"Even the bandits from Youzhou are tired of being attacked by General Liu (i.e. Liu Hun) and have no time to look around."

In Wang Ping's view, Bingzhou is now thriving, with herds of cattle and horses, and the people are stable.

Where did the talk about safety come from?

Deng Zhi pulled Wang Ping, walked towards Senai, and said anxiously:

"General Wang, the danger of Bingzhou is not outside, but inside!"

"Walk, walk, I will tell you in detail when I enter the door."

Bingzhou belongs to Bianzhou, and with the status of General Deng Zhi's Right Guard, the Governor's Mansion can mobilize troops in the state.

Originally, before the establishment of the Governor's Mansion in Hedong, the Shangdang under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Mansion in Bingzhou had a lot of troops because it was connected to the heartland of Wei State.

Unexpectedly, Wei Yan took over the Shangdang as soon as he became the governor.

The troops directly controlled by Bingzhou Governor's Mansion were reduced by more than half at once.

This is also one of the reasons why Deng Zhi dislikes Wei Yan.

Although Deng Zhi can be said to be "steadfast and simple, he forgets his family when he is in office, he is clear about rewards and punishments, and he is kind to soldiers".

But he also has flaws.

That is, he has a strong personality, does not hide his spirit, rarely associates with scholars, and is somewhat greedy for power.

Wei Yan took away most of the elite soldiers who originally belonged to Bingzhou Governor's Mansion, so he was naturally not happy.

Some of the Hu cavalry that Liu Hun led originally came from the Hu people of Bingzhou, and they also belonged to the governor's office of Bingzhou.

It's a pity that this Hu cavalry is now harassing Youzhou outside the Great Wall, cutting off the horse trading channel between Youzhou and the Hu people.

So all Deng Zhi can count on now is the Guard Xianbei Colonel's Mansion under Wang Ping's command.

It's just that the Huxianbei Xiaowei's Mansion is nominally under the Bingzhou Governor's Mansion, but it is also directly under the leadership of the Zhongdu Hufu, and has a certain degree of autonomy.

If the Colonel Huxianbei was at odds with the governor of Bingzhou, then the governor of Bingzhou would most likely not be able to mobilize the troops of the Colonel Huxianbei's mansion.

Even if they can be transferred, they must first have the Central Capital Protectorate issue a troop transfer order.

But everything is a matter of urgency.

If the relationship between the Colonel Huxianbei and the governor of Bingzhou is harmonious, then when an incident suddenly occurs, the two governments can coordinate the deployment of troops and at the same time report the matter to Chang'an.

Obviously, at this time, the Huxianbei Xiaowei's Mansion and the Bingzhou Governor's Mansion, because of the relationship between the Central Capital Hu Feng, the cooperation between the two parties is relatively close.

When Wang Ping learned that Deng Zhi was worried about the south, he suddenly got up, clasped his fists and said with emotion:

"When the Central Capital Guard came to patrol the border, he once told the last general: The reason why Xianbei Xiaowei's mansion wants to take care of Xianbei and other Hu'er is ultimately to protect the people, protect the country, protect the family and the country."

"There are not only Hu'ers in the north of Bingzhou, but also thieves in the east and south. Therefore, in addition to guarding Xianbei Xiaowei's mansion, we must also try our best to cooperate with the envoy to guard against thieves."

"Looking at it now, the Protector of the Central Government really has a far-reaching vision. If there is really chaos in the Shangdang, I dare not sit back and watch it."

When Deng Zhi heard Wang Ping's words, she stood up excitedly, overjoyed:

"It turns out that the Central Guard had already said these words to General Wang. It seems that the stone in my heart can finally fall to the ground!"

Wang Ping added:

"It's just that the envoy, if the officers and soldiers protecting Xianbei's captain's mansion want to enter the fortress, they must have a reason, but I don't know what name the envoy will call me to lead the army into the fortress?"

Regarding this question, Deng Zhi had thought about it long ago, and he blurted out an answer:

"The battle in Gaodu is tense, Shangdang's troops have been withdrawn, and Jinyang has no troops."

"These two places are important places in Bingzhou, how can they be defenseless? Therefore, I ask the general to lead the army into the fortress temporarily, just in case."

When Wang Ping heard this, he felt something was wrong.

After thinking for a while, his eyes suddenly became strange.

If you really want to send it to Chang'an according to this statement, on the surface it means to defend Taiyuan, but in fact it is secretly suing Wei Yan!

It is true that a learned person is beyond reproach even by doing bad things.

Wu Fu kills with a sword.

They kill, all they need is a pen.

It's good that Shangdang doesn't have an accident.

When an accident happened, Wei Yan could not get away with the crime of being greedy for money and advancing in spite of the overall situation.

A guy who doesn't care about the overall situation wants to lead the army independently in the future?

Going to Nanxiang for the elderly is the last decent thing!

Fortunately, fortunately, I had the foresight back then and sent my son to the Zhongdu Hu. Speaking of learning, who else can compare to the Zhongdu Hu?

Wang Ping's heart turned like an electric shock, but he responded immediately:

"Okay, then act according to the envoy's words."

Seeing Wang Ping being so straightforward, Deng Zhi couldn't help saying happily:

"I can be an official in the same dynasty as General Wang, who understands the general situation and puts the country's affairs first. It's very fortunate, very fortunate!"

"I am honoring you!"

Deng Zhi waved his hand:

"This is really my truth. After all, General Wang agreed to lead the army into the fortress, and he also took the risk."

As an important minister, how could Deng Zhi not know that behind Wei Yan, there was a looming figure in the palace?

So in this matter, Wei Yan is not letting himself be manipulated, but has the ability to counterattack.

When that time really comes, if the imperial court really thinks that the Governor's Mansion and the Colonel's Mansion are working too closely together, they may not beat them both.

Of course, the consequences will not be too serious.

After all, as a general of the right guard, although Deng Zhi didn't want to give up his military power now, but if he really had to, it would be okay to return to the court as a Sangong.

And Wang Ping...

Who doesn't know that he is a member of the Central Guard?

As long as Zhongdu can't protect him, even if he is implicated for a while, the impact will not be too great.

But then again, even the smallest risk is a risk.

Therefore, what Deng Zhi said was really from the bottom of his heart.

After saying this, Deng Zhi didn't wait for Wang Ping to be humble again, and continued to ask:

"I don't know how many soldiers General Wang can transfer from Pingcheng to enter the fortress?"

Wang Ping thought for a while and said:

"The garrison of Pingcheng has no more than 5,000 soldiers, and a certain number can send up to 3,000 soldiers into the fortress. If there are more, the garrison of Pingcheng may not be able to deter the barbarians outside the fortress."

Although the Hu people in Yanmen County now seem harmless to humans and animals.

But the heart of defense is indispensable.

In addition, Hu people from the northern grasslands come here from time to time.

Most of these new barbarians came to trade, and some came to seek refuge.

But no matter whether it was trading or taking refuge, most of the Hu people who went south from the grassland were untamed, and they were not as obedient as the Huns in Bingzhou.

If there were not enough troops to deter them, those Hu people would become greedy when they saw Pingcheng, a city with a resurgence and a huge amount of material transactions.

When greed comes together, it is difficult to suppress, and looting will happen sooner or later.

Moreover, these 3,000 people cannot stay in Taiyuan for too long, and they must rush back when the weather turns cold at the latest.

the reason is simple.

Because autumn is when the grass turns yellow and the horses are fertilized, and at the same time, in order to hoard supplies for the winter, most of the Hu people will come to Pingcheng from the grassland to trade.

At that time, there will definitely not be enough people left behind in Pingcheng.

Although he had expected it, Deng Zhi couldn't help frowning again when he heard Wang Ping's words.

The original happy mood dissipated a little.

"If there are only three thousand, if it is only used to prevent civil strife in the Shangdang, it is naturally enough."

Deng Zhi pondered for a while, and continued, "But for the current matter, we can't take chances, we still have to plan for the worst."

If the thieves attack both inside and outside, and Wei's army of thieves takes the opportunity to enter Shangdang, then Taiyuan County will only use 3,000 troops to prevent the army of thieves from continuing to enter Taiyuan, which may be a bit reluctant.

So he said with some consideration:

"There are still 3,000 defenders in Yanmen Fortress, one south and one north of Pingcheng, echoing each other, to guard against the barbarians in Yanmen County."

"According to General Wang's opinion, if two thousand people are transferred to General Wang at this time, will Hu'er from Yanmen County have the guts to take this opportunity to make trouble?"

"No!" Wang Ping said with certainty, "As long as you return to the army before autumn, you won't."

In the past few years, the newly established workshops and pastures in Yanmen County have frantically absorbed the young and strong labor forces in the vicinity.

Not only Hu people, but also Han people.

There are white disasters and black disasters in the grassland every year?

It doesn't matter, come to work in the workshops and pastures in Pingcheng. Not only can you support yourself, but you can also support your family.

Afraid of another war in Jizhou, which is at the junction of the Han and Wei Dynasties?

Don't be afraid, come to work in the workshops and pastures in Pingcheng. Not only can you support yourself, but you can also support your family.

Don't want to be exploited by Haoyou and Tuntian Kefu again?

Come on, come to work in the workshops and pastures in Pingcheng. Not only can you support yourself, but you can also support your family.

So how could these migrant workers ruin their jobs?

Let yourself and your family once again fall into a situation where you have no clothes, no food, no fixed place to live, and a precarious situation?

On the contrary, in order to keep their current life, they are more willing to maintain the stability of the frontier.

The only thing to worry about is what I said earlier. In autumn, too many barbarians from the north will pour in at once, which may cause security problems.

With the wildness of the Hu people, if the security issue is not resolved in time, it will soon become a riot.

Of course, it is impossible for Wang Ping, who has studied too little, to figure out these principles by himself.

But who called Shi, the captain of the school captain, the master of the martial arts hall?

Zhang Yuan is a member of the staff group. He has a habit of making more assumptions and plans on weekdays.

Regarding the situation in Pingcheng, Zhang Yuan, as the long history guard of Xianbei Xiaowei's Mansion, would naturally consider various possible situations.

After receiving Wang Ping's affirmative answer, Deng Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

Five thousand soldiers, as long as they make preparations in advance and block the key pass between Taiyuan and Shangdang, it is enough to ensure the safety of Taiyuan.

If Shangdang really changes, whether to join Shangdang to quell chaos in the future will ultimately depend on the development of the situation before making a decision.

After all, to the east of Taiyuan, there is a Jingxing, which leads directly to Changshan County, Jizhou.

What if the thieves plan to attack from multiple directions, what if they want to swallow Bingzhou in one fell swoop?

Although unlikely, it is inevitable.

"That makes you think, where is it more appropriate to keep these five thousand people?"

"Qi County, these 5,000 people should not be scattered, it is better to all be stationed in Qi County."

Deng Zhi has long considered this issue, or rather, he has been thinking about this issue for the past few days:

"Qi County is a must pass through on the main road between Taiyuan and Shangdang."

"Even if someone wants to take a detour, as long as we set up more sentries, we can find out early, and we can get there in time from Qi County."

When Wang Ping heard this, he stopped hesitating, stood up and cupped his fists and said:

"The military situation is like fire. Since Deng Shijun has made arrangements, then I will immediately return to Pingcheng, gather troops and horses, and arrive at Qi County the sooner I can prepare for it."

Hearing this, Deng Zhi couldn't help stepping forward and holding Wang Ping's hand. The expression on her face was a little sighing and a little guilty:

"I am so anxious to call General Wang to come here, and then let General Wang go back in such a hurry, I feel really uneasy. After this incident, I will personally hold a banquet for General Wang at the Governor's Mansion!"

"The same is to serve the country, so you don't have to do this."

"I'm doing it for General Wang's desire to serve the country."

After the discussion between Deng Zhi and Wang Ping, the two did not stop at Yanmen Saiduo, and went south and north to prepare separately.