Three Kingdoms

Wang Can raised his head and looked at Han Valley. Seeing that the ancient Han Valley road was narrow and could only accommodate two cars traveling in parallel, he couldn't help but sigh: "People say that Ziqi came from the east to Mount Xiao, but there is no sea of ​​blood and bones filling Han Valley!"

Wang Can originally fled to Jingzhou when Dong Zhuo was in chaos, and then took up an official position under Liu Biao. Because Wang Can himself was quite arrogant, he naturally could not get along with the Jingxiang people under Liu Biao, and for Liu Biao, Accepting Wang Can and others was not to take advantage of Wang Can's strategy, but just to enhance his reputation.

Therefore, on the whole, Wang Can did not receive much attention in Jingxiang, and he could not help but lament that his talents were not appreciated, and such laments made Liu Biao even more dissatisfied...

If a subordinate keeps saying that he is underappreciated all day long, isn't he just slapping his boss in the face? Does it mean that the boss is short-sighted or does not know how to use his talents?

Liu Biao naturally didn't want to see Wang Can even more.

Originally, Wang Can spent such days in admiration for the mountains and rivers, but since Yuan Shao's defeat in Yanzhou, Wang Can felt that something was wrong with the situation east of Mount Lu.

Wang Can had written before, suggesting that Liu Biao take advantage of the dispute between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao to send a group of troops out of Xiangyang and go north to Xu County. If Yuan Shao was strong, he would help Cao Cao. If Cao Cao won, he would take the opportunity to march into Xu County and welcome the emperor. , and can disrupt Cao Cao's rear.

Wang Can thought this was a very good plan, and it was a plan that could reap profits, but it seemed like it was lost in the sea. After it was delivered, there was no news about it.

Wang Can was naturally very dissatisfied and asked to see Liu Biao, but Liu Biao sent him back before the time came with an understatement. Soon after, he heard that Cao Cao had defeated Yuan Shao and killed tens of thousands of Yuan's troops!

When the news came, Wang Can naturally sighed. On the one hand, he said that his plan had failed, and on the other hand, he felt that Liu Biao, an old fellow, was not worthy of his continued bet, so he simply left with his seal, left Jingxiang, and turned around to seek refuge with Liu Biao. The cavalry general Fei Qian arrived at Hangu Pass.

In fact, strictly speaking, Liu Biao may not have considered Wang Can's strategic suggestions, but it may be that Liu Biao's own physical condition is not good and he cannot handle things for three days or two. It may also be because Liu Biao did not expect that the battle between Yuan and Cao would be so serious. It was almost over. I thought it would take another three to five years, so I said, "The time has not come yet."

However, Wang Can may or may not have thought of the factors that Liu Biao considered. Anyway, Wang Can left the seal ribbon, indicating that if he did not leave his father here, he would have his own place. He arrived at Hangu in a carefree manner and delivered his own Famous assassin.

Taishi Ci also heard about Wang Can's reputation, so he specially sent someone to guide him. The person sent was naturally Yang Xiu, whom Taishi Ci had always thought was just an idler waiting for a meal...

Since Yang Xiu went to Xu County as an envoy, he has not had any specific errands. In a certain sense, isn't he just a free worker?

Yang Xiu could also understand why Taishi Ci didn't want to see him. After all, Taishi Ci was the general commanding the army under General Hussar and held military power. If he had close contacts with the Yang family in Hongnong...

Unless the hussar general is blind and deaf, Taishi Ci's time in Hangu will be over.

After all, the Hongnong Yang family did not get along so happily with the cavalry general Fei Qian before, so the current situation is more appropriate for both Taishi Ci and the Hongnong Yang family.

However, what Yang Xiu didn't expect was that he would be laughed at by Wang Can...

The Yang family of Hongnong was the fourth generation and the third prince, but Wang Can's family background was not bad. Although his father was a little worse, he only served as the long history of He Jin for a period of time, but Wang Can's great-grandfather Wang Gong served as Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty. Taiwei, his grandfather Wang Chang, served as Sikong during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and they were both celebrities at that time.

Moreover, Wang Can believed that it was not that his father was lacking in talent, but that he was just unlucky. If He Jin was not so stupid and could persist for a while, his father would naturally be able to rely on his status as Chief of the General's Office. After a few years of messing around, it won't be a big problem to get the position of Three Dukes.

Therefore, others respected him as the fourth and third son of the Hongnong Yang family, but he, Wang Can, thought it was nothing. Moreover, Wang Can and Yang Xiu were about the same age. After meeting and chatting, he heard that Yang Xiu was actually just a Hangu Pass man. He could not help but laugh so hard that his jaw almost dropped, "Brother Dezu! Why is this?! Husbands and politicians should pool their minds to achieve long-term results. If it is difficult to disobey because of a small dissatisfaction, isn't it a loss?" He hears it from left and right and gets it, discards the gravel and finds pearls and jade, how can he avoid it like a snake or a scorpion if he can't use it to the fullest?"

Yang Xiu laughed loudly and said: "It takes a lot of time and effort to write documents, but how can the beauty of the Baisha Forest Ruins be lost? I have heard about the color of the fish beams in Tanxi River, but I have not been able to see it in person, which makes me very sad! Now that Zhongxuan is here, it would be better to come to his former residence for wine and chat. , Trivial things often flow, how can ordinary people find themselves among the fragrant mountains and rivers!"

Wang Can couldn't help but be stunned. He looked at Yang Xiu's smiling face. He somewhat suspected that Yang Xiu was sarcastically saying that Wang Can himself was not reused in Jingxiang and could only place his affection on the mountains and rivers. However, he also felt that Yang Xiu was like this How could a person with a small official position know these things?

"Oh? This place is just steep and steep, so what's so great about it?" Wang Can said.

"Zhongxuan doesn't know something. Although this place is a dangerous place, it also has excellent scenery! There is Wu'an Phoenix City in the north, Guangwujiang Chimei in the west, watch the Luoshui River in the southeast, and Tingchang River in the northwest. Think about the past. , isn’t it beautiful to be next to the ancient ruins?” Yang Xiu said with a smile. Phoenix City is not a city in later generations, but a city built by Bai Qi on a mountain here. Because the mountain is named Phoenix, it is also called Phoenix City.

Wang Can was stunned for a moment. Is Yang Xiu really planning to go sightseeing? If I really wanted to travel around, why not go to Hangu instead of just having fun?

"Walking across the river to compose songs, seeking truth and asking questions, paying homage to the sages, it is what I want..." Wang Can nodded, changed the subject, and said, "But how can things be peaceful in today's chaotic world? I don't know that General Taishi has been doing this recently. But if I have some free time, I have a plan that I would like to propose to General Taishi, and I would like to ask Brother Dezu to pass it on to him..."

Yang Xiu nodded and said: "In this case, I will report it to General Taishi..." Yang Xiu glanced at Wang Can and seemed to see some shadows of his own youth. He immediately lowered his eyelids and smiled slightly.

The next day, Taishi Ci frowned slightly after hearing Yang Xiu's report.

Want to make suggestions?

Why do you want to ask me for advice?

It's not that Taishi Ci has any objections to Wang Can, but Taishi Ci's main focus is still on military affairs, and Taishi Ci found that the water level of the river seems to have dropped somewhat, resulting in some changes in the terrain near Han Valley. Changes, such changes are very problematic. Taishi Ci is sending people to check and observe, so naturally he has no special mood to pay attention to Wang Can.

I originally thought that it would be enough to let a guy like Yang Xiu. After all, in Tai Shici's view, Wang Can and Yang Xiu are similar. The two of them should be able to get along with each other regardless of family or literature. This arrangement is not too much. Sorry, Wang Can just went to Chang'an, but he didn't expect that Wang Can would still look for me...

What a hassle.

Taishi Ci scratched his head. Compared with Wang Can's strategies, Taishi Ci wanted to find a way to solve the current problem of the exposed river bed.

Han Han Valley is already different from Qin Han Valley. Of course, there is an allusion to the Yang family, but it also shows that the topography has also undergone some changes between the Han Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty. But now, it seems that there are some changes in the landscape!

For thousands of years, the great river, the Yellow River in later generations, continued to carry sediment down from the upper reaches. Although the Han Dynasty was not as turbid as later generations, it did not mean that there was no sediment. In addition, the weather has been cold in the past two years, and the water seems to be dry. The time is longer and the water level is lower, which results in the entire river bed being exposed more.

In Hangu Pass, there was originally a Weishan Ancient Road, which was the one that most people took before. Hangu Pass was built here. But now the riverbed of the river is exposed, which means that if it continues, it will not be preserved. In one day, soldiers and horses can take advantage of the dry season to pass over the river bed!

If the army can find a way to bypass Hangu, doesn't it mean that Taishi Ci here has lost its original defense system and become dispensable?

Digging the river bed to cut off the channel?

So how much manpower is needed? And after the dry season, the water level rises, so the sediment will naturally pour back, and then it will be dug again next year? Then there will be no digging every year?

Build another pass over there?

Let’s not talk about how much material is needed to build the pass. Just talk about the silt-filled river bed. It naturally looks solid when it dries up. But when the water comes, no matter how many foundations are laid, it will turn into pulp after a soak!

On the whole, just like when the Six Kingdoms wanted to attack the Qin State, hundreds of thousands of people sighed outside Hangu Pass. When facing the miraculous craftsmanship of nature, sometimes it is not a matter of large numbers but small numbers. It makes people feel a little powerless...

Of course, what Taishi Ci didn't know was that the prestige of Hangu Pass actually only existed in the Qin Dynasty during the Warring States Period. Later, with the continuous erosion of the rain on the Loess Plateau, coupled with the Qin and Han Dynasties' control of the original forests in the entire Guanzhong Heluo area, When logging was carried out, neither Hanhan Valley nor even Hangu in the Sui and Tang Dynasties had the reputation of Qinhan Valley...

In the Qin Dynasty, Hangu was located in the Choosang Plateau. As the name suggests, the trees were as dense as silk. But now, one is due to water erosion and the other is deforestation. The natural dangers of the Warring States Period can now be passed easily and happily. .

The same is true for Tongguan.

There was Tongguan in the Han Dynasty, but there was also one called "Taolinsai" before. Because in the earliest Heluo Hedong area, there were many peach trees, as the name suggests. At the same time, it was also called Yuntongguan, or Chongguan, which basically refers to the same place. Then in history, after Cao Cao rebuilt it on a large scale, the name Tongguan was finally unified, and it has been used until later generations. , but it does not mean that Tongguan existed only after Cao Cao.

The geographical location of Tongguan is much inferior to that of Qinhan Valley, and even worse than Hanhan Valley, because there is a ferry to the north of Tongguan, and the forbidden ditch can be bypassed to the south. In the later period, some "Jindou Pass" and "Fen Pass" had to be built. "Jingguan", "Tongyuguan", etc. are used to build a huge defense system. Even so, it has been repeatedly bypassed...

Therefore, now that there is a loophole in the defense system of Hangu Pass, it is almost equivalent to a hole in the defense line of Feiqian Heluo. Although this hole is not big yet, it is also cyclical and is only exposed during the dry season. , but the problem is that Taishi Ci is now the guard general of Hangu. No matter from which aspect, he has unshirkable responsibility and must be given high attention.

Taishi Ci reported this problem, but reporting this problem does not mean that the problem does not exist, or that it can wait for the people above to solve it. Taishi Ci also needs to think about how to deal with extreme situations if they occur. What kind of arrangements are needed for the horses, or whether sentries should be placed, where to place them, etc...

Therefore, Taishi Ci naturally didn't have much thought about meeting Wang Can.

But it’s inappropriate to not see him. After all, Wang Can is somewhat famous, and he also expressed his intention to surrender to General Fei Qian. If he really brings some important information, but he avoids it and misses something, isn’t that also a problem? ?

Therefore, Taishi Ci could only put aside the troublesome matters at hand for the time being and find time to meet Wang Can.

"It is actually a good thing to see a general marshaling his troops diligently, raising his troops and resisting violence..." When Wang Can saw Tai Shici, he began to speak eloquently, "Now the rivers and mountains are blocked, wolves and tigers are on the road, and we are in danger." During the gap, the soldiers and the people were not in harmony, and they were committing treachery and provocation. Although Charm is not talented, he is very worried..."

Taishi Ci frowned and nodded.

Wang Can continued: "In the past, there was Xuanyuan, and the battle of Zhuolu determined the Central Plains. Then there was Zhou Gong, and the army of Muye determined the Yin people. They all cut off the evil and determined the great cause. Therefore, when the family and the country are in danger, when There are people who support and support the country. They focus on the country, combine hardness and softness, and use it as a plan to stabilize the country. At present, the Han Dynasty is divided in all directions, and there is survival and destruction. The weak think they are strong, and those who are in danger think they are safe. Those who do not know the right and wrong will not be eliminated, and those who are ungrateful will be angry and resentful. It’s not exhausting, but it’s true…”

Taishi Ci's brows deepened and he couldn't help coughing twice. He interrupted Wang Can's eloquence and said, "What are your suggestions? Can you tell me directly?"

Wang Can clicked, as if he was choking on his own saliva, and couldn't help coughing twice, and then said: "The general is so impatient... Anyway, Can said bluntly... Now that the emperor is suffering from Xu, Yuzhou is upright and empty. "General, why don't you use your horse to come out of the pass, save the emperor from fire and water, reverse the decline of the country, and achieve unparalleled merits?"

When Taishi Ci heard this, his eyes widened and he looked up and down at Wang Can. Coming to the door so solemnly, and then giving such a long speech, is this a strategy to send troops to Xu County to meet the emperor?