The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

This village pavilion is on the left side of the road, not too far from the official road, two or three miles away, surrounded by farmland, streams, and trees.

Looking from a distance, I saw more than a hundred people gathered outside the gate of the Xiangting Pavilion.

There are thousands of Xunzhen's troupes, including cavalry, infantry, and carriages. On the march, there is a lot of movement. Xunzhen's carriage is several miles away from this village pavilion. The clamor from there.

It's one aspect that attracts attention to be able to hear the noise at such a distance.

Xun Zhen had also encountered villagers in the places where Xun Zhen had traveled before. He had never met more than a hundred people at one time, but had encountered twenty or thirty people. However, no matter how many people there were, there were thousands of people on the way. As the soldiers walked, those villagers either ran away immediately or stopped to watch, but never before had they seen thousands of cavalry marching by with a mighty force like the villagers in the village pavilion in front of them, but they didn't care, they still gathered and made noise. This is another aspect that attracts attention.

Xun Zhen stopped talking, headed out of the car, summoned Dian Wei who was on the side of the car, pointed to the village pavilion, and instructed, "Go and see, what's going on there?"

Dian Wei was outside the car, with a wide field of vision and the responsibility of guarding Xun Zhen, so he noticed the village pavilion earlier than Xun Zhen, and he had already sent someone to visit before Xun Zhen asked this question. After that, when I heard Xunzhen's questioning, I turned to look at the village pavilion, turned back, and replied, "Hui Junhou: I have already sent someone to look at it just now."

"Oh? What's going on?"

"It's the state government that collects grain."

"The prefectural government collects grain?"

"Exactly."

"When you ask for food, you need to ask for food. What are you doing with so many people?"

"Last month, the prefectural government had just collected grain once, and I am here again today. There is no grain in the village. I wanted to ask the prefectural government for a reduction or exemption. Probably because the state officials did not allow it, they argued with each other."

It stands to reason that now is not the time to collect grain, but Xuzhou just went through a war last October, the state capital was empty, and it had to collect grain from the people for emergency relief. , which is a bit excessive.

Xun Zhen nodded, turned her head away from the car window, sat back in her seat, and asked Zang Hong and Yuan Sui opposite: "Does the prefectural government know about the grain collection in the prefecture?"

Zang Hong and Yuan Sui glanced at each other.

Yuan Sui replied, "The county government knows."

"It was only recruited last month, why did it come again this month?"

"Last October, when the Yellow Turbans rioted, the prefectures and counties suffered, the treasury was empty, and the prefectures had nothing to do, so they urged the expedition for months."

Xun Zhen did her homework on the way to Guangling and had a general understanding of the current situation in Xuzhou.

Although it is said that the Yellow Turban uprising in the first year of Zhongping, Xuzhou suffered less damage from the military chaos than Yuzhou, Jizhou, and Nanyang in Jingzhou. After the first year of Zhongping, Xuzhou was generally regarded as stable. Unlike Jizhou, where the Heishan Rebellion broke out, and even less like Liangzhou, Sanfu and other places, the Bianzhang and Han Sui rebellions intensified, but in October last year, the Qingzhou and Xuzhou Yellow Turbans resurfaced, but Xuzhou was finally difficult to come back.” For the reasons mentioned above, the Qing and Xu Huangjin Rebellion was very large, not to mention Qingzhou, all five counties in Xuzhou were affected, even though Tao Qian was in the place where he was "in danger" After taking office, it didn't take long for the "thieves" to be defeated in the first battle, and he won a great victory, and drove the Yellow Turbans from Xuzhou out of the state, but the war had a great impact on Xuzhou after all.

The first one is that the population of Xuzhou has decreased, and the second one is that the agriculture of Xuzhou has also been greatly damaged. For this reason, after entering Xuzhou, what Xun Zhen saw was more than Yingchuan and Weijun. The place is sparsely populated and the farmland is barren.

As far as the economy is concerned, as Yuan Sui said, the present Xuzhou is "empty in the state and county", which can be said to be "famine and famine in the world".

Xun Zhen was a long official, he was a lieutenant of the Zhao State, and he was the prefect of Wei County. Isn't this forcing the people to a dead end, forcing them to rebel?

He frowned and looked outside the car again. As the troops and convoys moved forward, the pavilion had been pulled to the back, and now he could only see a corner through the car window.

He said: "After the military disaster, the prefecture and county are empty and the people are not full. How can the prefecture collect grain for a month? The summer harvest is almost here, why not wait until after the summer harvest? Let the people take a breath."

Yuan Sui smiled bitterly and said, "The Duke of Zhang also told the state, and it was Uncle Fang who wrote the letter together with the state ministers of Xiapi and Pengcheng. In addition, Zhao, Wang Zhujing and Chen Xiaowei in the state. They have also repeatedly spoken to Fang Bo, persuading Fang Bo not to levy levies violently, but the two commanders, Zang and Sun, demanded more than enough military rations, and Erlai Zherong arbitrarily cut off the money and grain, so the levies continued."

Yuan Sui's words contained a lot of information. It was also because Xun Zhen had some understanding of the situation in Xuzhou on the way here. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have understood the meaning of the words.

For example, who are Zhao and Wang Zang? For example, who is Xiaowei Chen? For example, who are the two commanders of Tibetan and Sun? For example, who is Zhe Rong?

The civil situation in Xuzhou is now after the great turmoil and famine, and the political situation in Xuzhou is now a "three pillars".

The so-called "three-legged" refers to the local forces in Xuzhou, Tao Qian himself, and Taishan soldiers.

Let's talk about the first one.

At present, due to the inconvenience of transportation, and at the same time to protect the local interests of the family and the class, the scholars and surnames in each state and county have a certain degree of independence, or "exclusiveness". Public opinion is often controlled by them. In the local area, they are a powerful force that no foreign official can take lightly, and Xuzhou is also the same.

"Zhao, Wang Erzhi" and "Chen Xiaowei" are some of the representatives of the local forces in Xuzhou.

Zhao and Wang are both famous scholars in the state, Zhao is Zhao Min, from Langya, Wang is Wang Lang, from Donghai, and the two of them are now one of the state's Biejia and the other is the state's governance. - The two of them are , Wang Lang should be more famous in later generations. This Wang Lang is the Wang Lang who was elected as the county magistrate together with Zang Hong in the early years. It is also the Wang Lang who was scolded to death by Zhuge Liang in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

"Chen Xiaowei" is also a famous person in the state, namely Chen Deng and Chen Yuanlong from Xiapi.

The Xiapi Chen family is the right surname of the Guan family in Xuzhou, and has been around for 2,000 stone.

Chen Deng's great-grandfather, Chen Tuo, was the prefect of Guanghan.

His descendant, Chen Qiu, was the third prince in Xiping and Guanghe years. Later, he died in prison with Liu Jia, who was Situ, Yang Qiu, who was Sili school captain, and others for plotting to kill the eunuch.

His fathers, Chen Yu, Chen Cong, and his father, Chen Gui, are all well-known at home and abroad.

Chen Deng has many brothers of the same birth, and his elder brother Chen Ying and several of his younger brothers are also famous in the prefectures and counties.

Xuzhou has a lot of famous people and a lot of big clans. If you talk about the best, the Chen Clan in Xiapi is definitely among them.

Chen Deng is very young. He is not yet thirty years old this year, but he has already made a name for himself in the state. He is the "late leader" of Xuzhou local scholars. At the age of twenty-five, he was promoted as Xiaolian immediately became the county magistrate of Dongyang. After Tao Qian took office, firstly, he knew his name and knew that he was capable, and secondly, in order to win over local scholars, he was designated as the captain of Diannong, responsible for the agricultural affairs of the state.

In terms of subdivision, the local scholars in Xuzhou can be divided into two categories.

One is Zhao Min, Wang Lang, and Chen Deng. Whether it is voluntary or forced, no matter what, they are out of the official state, and their attitude towards Tao Qian is considered to be more cooperative.

——Wang Lang and Chen Deng voluntarily accepted Tao Qian’s requisition, while Zhao Min was forced to serve.

Zhao Min was originally reluctant to come out as an official easily, and wanted to stay at home to raise his ambitions and hopes. He had been called many times by the prefecture and county before, and he said that he should not be ill, but when he came to Tao Qian, he had no choice. , at first, he repeated his old tricks, but also used illness as an excuse to reject Tao Qian, Tao Qian first bowed before soldiers, and then found a famous person before inviting him, but he refused again, so Tao Qian threatened with punishment, he Only then did he have to accept the expropriation and do it for other people.

Another category is that they are resolutely unwilling to accept Tao Qian's expedition. For example, Zhang Zhao from Pengcheng, no matter how Tao Qian calls him, no matter how polite or threatening he is, he just doesn't agree, and he won't enter.

If the local forces in Xuzhou are subdivided, they are roughly in these two categories.

The power of local scholars and surnames in Xuzhou is very powerful. Tao Qian is an outsider. If he does not have his own power, he will not be in peace. However, in the current troubled times, it is extremely difficult for him to hold the position of the prefect of Xuzhou. Therefore, The second major force in Xuzhou is Tao Qian's own force~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Tao Qian is from Danyang, Yangzhou, and his own force is a team with Danyang people as the core.

Danyang is a place with steep mountains and strong people. The local people are good at martial arts and war, and they are noble and powerful. This place has always been famous for producing elite soldiers. Thousands of elite soldiers are not left behind. Most of the five thousand dead soldiers came from Danyang. After the rejuvenation, the dynasty also recruited troops in Danyang many times.

Tao Qian, a native of Danyang, came to Xuzhou last year to be the prefect and was appointed in a critical situation, in order to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Naturally, under his command, the Danyang Power Brigade composed of people from his hometown was indispensable. This righteous army was the one who suppressed Xuzhou. A major force in local power.

Tao Qian, who has dealt with the Liangzhou rebels successively from Huangfu Song and Zhang Wen, knew that the three armies had not yet moved, and that the grain would go first, and he understood the importance of "grain". , He also handed over the collection and transfer of military rations in Xuzhou to his hometown, Zhe Rong.

Zhe Rong is Tao Qian's fellow, a native of Danyang. He is famous for his generosity. He is an old acquaintance with Tao Qian. Last year, when the Yellow Turbans were in turmoil, Tao Qian was appointed as the prefect of Xuzhou. A man and a young man came to meet each other, Yang and Xu bordered, Danyang was in the north of Yangzhou, not far from Xuzhou, but he came to Tao Qian, but the road was not far and the road was convenient, Tao Qian valued his reputation, and immediately entrusted him with it. , and ordered him to supervise the transportation of grains in Guangling, Xiapi, and Pengcheng counties in the south of Xuzhou.

In addition to the local forces in Xuzhou and Tao Qian's own forces, there is another force in Xuzhou, but it is the Taishan soldiers headed by Zang Ba.