The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Xun Zhen said, "The Lord of Jijiu is listed as Henan Yin?"

Xun Yu said: "Exactly. Brother, Yu thinks it is the right time to name Duke Zhang as Henan Yin."

Xun Zhen asked, "Wen Ruo, how do you say this? Please tell me in detail."

Xun Yu answered yes, and replied, "I don't want to be in my position, I don't want to be in the government. After all, only the right name can make things go smoothly. If it is just on behalf of Brother A, if you are to contact Jizhou and the cadres in the court, there are many high-ranking scholars in Brother A's house. It can be used, but in the past, Brother A did not need anyone else, but he went to Luo alone to offer sacrifices to the wine master. At that time, Yu dared to guess that Brother A might have planned to sacrifice wine for Henan Yin in the future."

Xun Zhen did not hide it from Xun Yu and Chen Qun, and said, "Yes, I already had this intention at that time." After a pause, he stroked his short mustache, and said, "Henan Yin is very important to our next plan, we can't Only military facts are occupied, and politics must also be taken in our hands! Let’s not mention other things, such as the farmland that Duke Jijiu mentioned in his book with me, and Luoyang’s dilapidated, how to appease the people, Stabilizing the locality, etc., can only be carried out smoothly if the political mastery of Henan Yin, so it is imperative to replace Luo Ye. However, when I invited Jijiu Gong to Henan Yin, the opportunity was not ripe, so I first designated him as a general."

Xun Yu said, "Brother A's opportunity is not ripe yet. In Yu's humble opinion, Brother A should be talking about two aspects, right?"

"Oh? Which two aspects? Let me listen to you."

Xun Yu said: "General Xu's troops have just settled in Luoyang, and the follow-up reinforcements have not arrived, and our army is still insufficient. This is also the case. Luo Ye's Henan Yinde ordered himself, and there was nothing wrong. It is not good to take it for no reason. In both respects.”

Xun Zhen looked at Chen Qun, pointed at Xun Yu, and said with a smile, "Wen Ruo knows me!"

What Xun Yu said was a good point, these two points were exactly what Xun Zhen had worried about before.

Xun Yu said: "Brother, Yu Zhi's stupid opinion, now the time is ripe."

Xun Zhen pondered and said, "It's been less than half a month since Lord Jijiu arrived in Luoyang. Is the time ripe?"

Xun Yu grabbed the feather fan and put it on his knees, talking in a succinct manner, and said: "The two aspects of the immature time that my brother was worried about before are, in short, the military and the political. Generals Ping, Gongdao, and Chen Wu led their troops to Luoyang, and General Xu's troops have now been enriched; and the second batch of support sent by Brother A has already set off and is on the way to Luoyang. When they arrive, I will The more troops and horses the army has in Henan Yin, and relying on Chenliu and Yingchuan counties as the rear, the more stable our army's military control in Henan Yin will be.

"Politically, Ren Jun, the head of Henan, has already joined Brother A, the head of the book, and the confidant of the chief official. Since Ren Jun has voted, it can be expected that the rest of the officials in Henan Yin... Ren Jun's family is Henan right surname. , as well as the nobles and nobles of Henan Yin's counties and counties, will definitely support Brother A.

"That is to say, Brother A's worries on both military and political sides are no longer there, so Yu thinks that the time is ripe. Brother, since the time is ripe, why not take advantage of General Xu to exterminate Zhang Baiqi and defeat Zhang Yang. The prestige of these two great victories, and Luo Ye Qiantong Zhang Ji, are for the thief, Brother A can logically impeach him, and instead refer to the Jijiu Gong as Henan Yin?"

Xun Zhen said, "Pass the thief?"

Li Jue, Guo Si, and Fan Chou were coerced by the emperor, no matter their official position or power, Xun Zhen would not admit it, and denounced their generation as thieves. Then Zhang Ji, Li Jue, Guo Si, and Fan Chou's party, aren't they also thieves?

It is said that Luo Ye and Zhang Ji are in the relationship of "the same party". Both of them are ministers of the Chang'an court. From another perspective, Luo Ye's appointment was obtained from the emperor, but he communicated with the national thief who was holding the emperor. Thief".

Chen Qun clapped his hands and said, "Wen Ruo's words are reasonable!"

Xun Zhen asked, "Chang Wen, do you agree?"

Chen Qun said: "As long as they hate the thieves of Li Jue and Guo Si, they will all agree!"

Xun Zhen made a decision and said: "Well, Wen Ruo said so, the time is indeed ripe. Wen Ruo, just as you said, you will later ask Chen Yi to draft a letter to the Henan Yin. , After writing it, bring it to me to see, after it has been stamped, it will be sent to Chang'an."

Xun Yu agreed.

Xun Zhen again instructed: "You should send a letter to Jijiu Gong first, inform him of the matter, and let him prepare in advance, but don't tell Luo Ye to run away with Henan Yin's seal! And tell him, Henan Yin's relationship here is important, the sooner he takes office, the better, he doesn't have to wait for the envoy from Chang'an to arrive in Chang'an, and when he arrives in Luoyang, he can take office and take over Luo Ye and be the Henan Yin."

Xun Yu smiled and said, "Yes." After hesitating for a while, he asked Xun Zhen, and said, "Brother, if Luo Ye doesn't run away, he has named Duke Jijiu as the Queen of Henan Yin. How should he be accommodated?"

"This Luo Ye, I don't know him, but I heard that he came to Henan Empress Yin, but he did everything he could to help the people and reclaim the barren fields, but it was difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. He was disturbed by Dong Zhuo, and Luoyang was full of vitality. There is no way he can do better, but no matter what, he can be considered a willing person, and he is not an exaggerated and talkative person. … It’s a pity.”

Xun Yu asked, "Brother, what's the pity?"

"It's a pity that you and I have no contact with him. He is not of the same family as Luo Jun. I'm afraid that he won't be able to recruit him. Henan Yin, of course, he can't keep it, so let him return it if he wants to return to Chang'an; If he wants to return home, ask Xu Rong to send troops to send him home."

The "Luo Jun" mentioned by Xun Zhen was the former prime minister of the state of Chen, Luo Jun. After Luo Jun's death, his wife was not allowed to return to her hometown. Now she lives in Tanxian County, Xun Zhen occasionally visits her - when Luo Jun died, his wife was pregnant, and the child was already born, more than a year old. Following Luo's wife in Tan, there were also several Luo Jun's clansmen. However, although Luo Jun and Luo Ye have the same surname, their hometowns are different. Luo Jun was a native of Kuaiji, and Luo Ye was a yellow native of Wei County. The imperial court appointed Luo Ye as Henan Yin, a

Dear, this chapter is not over, there is another page ^0^ The reason is that Wei County is not far from Henan Yin, only across Hanoi County, Luo Ye is familiar with the local customs. The Luo surname originated from the ancient Qi state in the Spring and Autumn Period, and later Jiangnan also had this surname. Some people moved from Qi, and after Qi Taigong, some said it came from the Yue King Goujian, who belonged to Luo Jun's family. In short, although the surname Luo is rare, Luo Jun and Luo Yefei are of the same clan. Therefore, Xun Zhen couldn't use the Luo Jun people who lived in Tan to use their kinship to recruit him.

It was decided to list Zhang Hong as Henan Yin, and the next step was to not only occupy Henan Yin militarily, but also politically to bring Henan Yin into Xuzhou's control.

Xun Zhen looked at Zhang Hong's letter again, pulled the conversation back to the field, and said, "Master Jijiu suggested that the village be in Henan, what are the opinions of the two of you?"

Chen Qun said: "If you are in Yintuntian in Henan, with Qun's humble opinion, there are advantages and disadvantages."

Xun Zhen said, "What are the advantages and what are the disadvantages?"

Chen Qun said: "The advantage is that it can reduce the burden of military rations left by Yingchuan, Yuzhou and Henan Yin in the future, which will help our army to station for a long time; the disadvantage is that, as Duke Ming expected, Li Jue and Yuan Benchu ​​would definitely We will compete with Duke Ming for Yin in Henan, if our army makes a mistake, in case we cannot hold Luoyang and have to temporarily withdraw to Yingchuan, then the farmland will inevitably end up as a wedding dress for others.”

"Wen Ruo, what do you think?"

Xun Yu said: "Changwen said very well that there are advantages and disadvantages to planting fields in Luo, but in Yu's opinion, the disadvantages of what Wenruo said are really the reasons why fields must be planted."

"Oh?"

Xun Yu said: "If you want to keep Luoyang, grain supply is very important, but if you only rely on Yingchuan and other places to supply grain, it is acceptable in the short term, but in the long run, Yingchuan and other places will inevitably be unaffordable. Supply, and then keep Luoyang intact, there is no other way but to settle the fields!"

Xun Zhen understood what Xun Yu meant. Xun Yu was saying that Chen Qun had reversed cause and effect. Chen Qun took "in case of being unable to keep Luoyang" as the reason for "the farmland will end up as a wedding dress for others", but in fact, "the farmland" is the reason for "holding Luoyang".

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But it is said that Chen Qun and Xun Yu said that it is difficult to provide enough food for the garrison in Luoyang only by relying on Yingchuan and other places. Isn't it a bit strange? Chenliu is a large county with a large population, and Yuzhou, including Yingchuan, has more populations, but cannot afford a garrison in Luoyang?

In the long run, it is really unaffordable.

This is because the population of Zhuzhou, counties and counties has been drastically reduced since the chaos in the world.

The population decline is not caused by a single cause.

First of all, the epidemic situation has caused a decrease in the population. In the past few years, it was almost a major epidemic every year; secondly, the population reduction caused by the Yellow Turban Revolt, Huangfu Song and Zhu Junkeng killed as many as hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers. The number of soldiers killed by the Yellow Turbans was in the tens of thousands. Thirdly, the population reduction caused by Dong Zhuo's rebellion, the people of Luoyang who were dragged by Dong Zhuo to Chang'an and died on the road were innumerable. Once again, the war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, the melee between the various forces in Jingzhou and Yangzhou, including the war between Xun Zhen and Tao Qian, and the war between Xun Zhen and Qingyan, all caused a large number of population losses. .

The lost population is not only the soldiers of the enemy and allies who died in the war, but also the civilians who have been implicated.

Compared with the old days, the households that exist today, it is not an exaggeration to say that there are only ten talents.

Or there is no smoke in a hundred miles, and the city is empty; or the city is a mountain and forest, and the garden is full of wormwood; or there is no sound when going out, and the wolf is barking; , There is no **** crowing for thousands of miles, and the loss of population is shocking.

Under the rule of Xun Zhen, Xuzhou has been doing quite well for these years, and its population has been enriched a lot. But outside Xuzhou, take Hedong County, which was just settled by Cao Cao, for example. Hedong County was in Yonghe five years, that is, fifty years. Many years ago, there were 93,000 households with a population of 570,000, but now there are only 30,000 households and a population of 145,000 in Hedong County; it is like the place where Sun Ce's Yuzhou prefecture is now. Runan County, in the fifth year of Yonghe, there were more than 400,000 civilian households in Runan and more than 2 million people. Now they have experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Sun Jian's suppression of the rebellion by the tyrants in the county, and the tragic relationship between Sun Jian, Sun Ce and his son and Lu Bu. After the war, just a while ago, Sun Ce checked Runan's hukou, and in total he had only 30,000 to 40,000 households, and only 200,000, which was a sharp drop of 90% compared with fifty years ago.

Xuzhou Guangling County under the rule of Xunzhen had more than 80,000 households and a population of more than 400,000 in the fifth year of Yonghe, which was only one-fifth of that of Runan County. no big difference.

Of course, this is only the number of households and households on the surface, the real number of households and households must be more than this. Because the tyrannical landlords have hidden a lot of the population, especially now that the world has been chaotic for a long time, there are many people who have become refugees, and they have thrown themselves into the door of the tyrannical landlords in order to obtain food and the protection of the fort, as before. There are thousands of families under Xu Chu.

But there is no doubt about the fact that the population has decreased on a large scale and on a large scale.

The declining population created two immediate problems.

One is that the output of food has decreased, and the other is that the source of troops has decreased.

The source of soldiers is not mentioned for the time being.

As far as food is concerned, no matter how economical it is, a full-time soldier needs about 30 people to support him, which is enough for his daily clothing and weapons.

The troops Xunzhen sent to Luoyang now numbered more than 10,000, plus the second batch of reinforcements still upstairs, the total number was about 15,000. .

20,000 troops need 600,000 people to meet their daily needs. Yin Xianer, Henan

Dear, this chapter is not over, there is another page ^0^ Next, not to mention 600,000 people, not even 100,000 people. Then the missing part can only be supplied by the people of Yingchuan County, Chenliu County, and other counties in Yuzhou; including the soldiers to be added later, may also be recruited from these places.

On the other hand, the situation in Yingchuan, Chenliu and Runan is actually quite similar. Yingchuan and Chenliu will be slightly better, but the local people have also been greatly reduced. They supply daily needs.

In this way, if Yingchuan and other places are allowed to bear the daily supply of Yin Garrison in Henan, the burden on these places will be very heavy.

Therefore, Chen Qun and Xun Yu agreed that only relying on Yingchuan and other places could not supply the daily expenses of the Luoyang garrison for a long time.

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Xun Yu also said: "If you don't settle the fields and only rely on Yingchuan and other places to supply grain and glutinous rice, over time, you will probably damage the name of your brother, and will also be a grievance for Sun Yuzhou."

Overburdening has two consequences.

One is that Yingchuan is Xun Zhen's hometown, and his reputation will be bad because of this. Who can trust him who doesn't even take care of his hometown and is so exploitative? Bad for his political reputation.

Another is, if the Yuzhou side is allowed to supply too much food, even if Sun Ce doesn't say it, wouldn't the generals and civil servants under his command have no opinion? will cause discord on both sides.

Xun Zhen agreed with Xun Yu's opinion, nodded and said, "Not bad."

To sum up, if you want to stay in Luoyang for a long time and make Henan Yin really your own territory, you have to settle the fields.

Chen Qun no longer raised any objections, and said, "If you decide to settle the fields, Duke Ming will have a most important issue that needs to be resolved."

Xun Zhen said, "Changwen, are you talking about labor in the fields?"

Chen Qun said: "Yes! Duke Ming, there are two prerequisites for cultivating farmland, one is the land, the other is the people; and then there are grain seeds, cattle, and agricultural tools. Yanzhou can solve it. It is also very convenient to transport it to Henan Yin through Chenliu. The abandoned land in Henan Yinduo is not a problem. The biggest problem is where does the labor come from? Of course, soldiers can be used to settle the fields, but it is foreseeable. In the future, the military pressure of Henan Yin will be very high. While preparing for the war, it seems that it is not feasible."

Xun Zhen played with the stove, thought about it for a while, and said, "What if the soldiers of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans were moved to part of the farmland?"

Xun Yu thought for a moment, then said: "After they came down, Brother A will comfort them with kindness and righteousness, and there will be no cruelty. Most of them are willing to obey Brother A, even if there are still people who want to rebel, most of the thieves in the Black Mountains. They were destroyed by Yuan Benchu ​​and moved to Yin in Henan, but there was no response from them outside, even if they wanted to cause chaos, it would be difficult. Brother, Yu thought that part of it could be moved."

Xun Zhen said: "Yuan Shu's turmoil in Nanyang, and many of the people who were displaced, either escaped into the mountains, or flowed into Yingchuan, and those who flowed into Yingchuan can be sent to Luoyang by Xuande."

Xun Yu said: "Although Yuan Benchu ​​has largely wiped out all the thieves in Hanoi and Jizhou, he has no ability to govern. There are still many thieves and refugees in Hanoi. Brother, can you also recruit refugees from Hanoi?"

"I can see it!"

Chen Qun smiled and said, "It's not impossible for Hongnong County."

Your words, my words, solve the problem of labor.

It was initially determined that some of the Yellow Turbans from Qingzhou would be relocated to Luoyang to be the early laborers of the farmland; the refugees from Nanyang, Hanoi and Hongnong counties would be recruited as the follow-up labor for the farmland. At the same time, the Luoyang garrison can also take out some to participate without affecting the defense.

Xun Zhen put down the stove, went down to the hall, took a few steps, and said, "If the matter of piling up the fields can be carried out according to what we have discussed, it will be successfully implemented. In time, not only will the problem of food for the troops stationed in Luoyang be solved, but the vitality of Henan Yin will also be improved. If it can be recovered, our troops in Luoyang can also be resolved!"

Xun Yu and Chen Qun both said yes.

Chen Qun said: "Duke Ming, the field is very important. Although Ren Jun is willing to join Duke Ming and get the recommendation of Duke Zhang, he cannot be allowed to take up this responsibility alone! In the stupid opinion of the group, it should be chosen by the shogunate to do the right thing. Officials, go to Luoyang to either be the chief arrester, or to assist Ren Jun in charge of this task."

As Ren Jun, Xun Zhen has never even seen him, so he must not be allowed to take charge of this matter alone, he must send someone over.

Xun Zhen stopped in his footsteps, put his hands behind him, and said, "What the Jijiu Master is doing is about to use Ren Jun to win the hearts of Henan Yin's officials, this person is to be used, but it is not clear how capable this person is. You can't let him lead the arrest, but the person who will be arrested doesn't need to choose someone from the shogunate."

Chen Qun asked, "What does Duke Ming mean?"

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "There are already suitable people in Luoyi."

Chen Qun woke up immediately and said, "Ming Gong said that Xiu Ruo?"

"Xiu Ruo", Xun Yan's word.

Xun Zhen said: "Xiu Ruo has been in charge of Xu Yantie's affairs for a long time. Yantie has something in common with the farmland. Let him take charge. I can rest assured!" asked Xun Yu with a smile, and said, "Wen Ruo, what do you think?"

Xun Yu replied, "Brother's words are very true."

Both Yantie and Tuntian are practical, and they have many similarities. The biggest thing in common is that they both require a lot of labor. If you want to do a good job in Yantie, you must have strong organizational and management skills, and the same is true for Tuntian. It is very appropriate to use Xun Yan to take charge of this task.

When it came to sending someone to Luoyang, Xun Yu remembered something, asked Xun Zhen, and said, "Brother, when do you plan to send Fengxiao to Luoyang?"

In Luoyang, there are Zhang Hong and others below, and Xu Rong and others in the military. There is no shortage of people in both civil and military, but there is a shortage of military and resourceful people. Xun Zhen was going to send Guo Jia over to be a counselor to Xu Rong.

Xun Zhen said: "Yuan Benchu ​​and Li Juixian have not spared enough energy to invade Henan Yin, Zhang Yang has already

Dear, this chapter is not over, there is still another page ^0^ defeat, only Zhang Ji may commit another crime, Xu Rong can win. It's freezing cold, so now I don't call Fengxiao to go, to save the hardship on the road. After the shogunate moved to Changyi, it would be warmer, and the journey from Changyi to Henan Yin would be much closer. "

Chen Qun smiled and said, "Ming Gong really loves Feng Xiao!"

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "The lord will take care of the officials in the fields. If it is enough, you can ask Ren Jun to assist him; but the rest of the officials will still have to be dispatched from the shogunate. Changwen, can you recommend a few."

Chen Qun recommended a few people, and Xun Zhen approved it.

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After everything was settled, Xun Zhen read Zhang Hong's letter and Xu Rong's military newspaper again after returning to the case.

When reading the military newspaper, Xun Zhen's eyes stopped on the names of Liu Bei and Guan Yu.

He stroked his short mustache~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and thought in his heart: "Xuande led his troops to Luoyang without my order this time, which is supposed to be punished, but he was worried about the loss of food and glutinous rice. Doing this is 'public and selfless', and I will reward it!"

Xun Zhen picked up a pen and laid out a piece of paper, and personally wrote the award letter to Chen Qun, and ordered him to send officials to Luoyang for Liu Bei.

In the letter, he praised Liu Bei for his single-mindedness as a public servant. At the end of the letter, he told Liu Bei that Luoyang's troops were getting ready, and the follow-up reinforcements were about to arrive. They needed more food supplies, and ordered him to return to Yingchuan to raise food. The garrison was out of food.

Xun Yu and Chen Qun began to prepare the materials needed for the field, and chose to send the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans to Luoyang for the field. After waiting for specific tasks, and the officials who were dispatched to Luoyang to assist Xun Yan, they also received orders and prepared to leave for Luoyang. No need to go into details.

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From late November to the end of December, for more than a month, military newspapers came from all directions.

Dear, this chapter is over, I wish you a happy reading! ^0^