Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 371 It's Easy to Ask God

Liu Xiu established the Eastern Han Dynasty with the support of powerful gentry. In order to strengthen the centralization of power and gain the legitimacy of his rule, he arbitrarily employed officials with background in Confucian classics, which led to the emergence of a large number of bureaucratic gentry and completely opened the door to control the powerful gentry.

The book of the Later Han Dynasty said: The descendants of princes and princes must restore their beginnings, and after the sages, they should slaughter cities.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the nobles and nobles had become a big trend. During the period of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling, the imperial power was squeezed by the nobles. Therefore, eunuchs were used to provoke the "disaster of the party", which eventually led to chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty. Until the Three Kingdoms returned to Jin, the nobles took control of the imperial power and formed aristocratic politics. This situation remained until the end of the Tang Dynasty.

During the Three Kingdoms period, the gentry and the warlords united. The gentry provided the warlord with money and food, and the warlord provided the gentry with political benefits. Cao Cao fought against the gentry all his life.

Cao Cao said in Weijun that the capital of Weigong was Yecheng, because Weijun was in Hebei. He said that after the founding of the country, the political and economic center was transferred from Xudu to Yecheng.

This decision completely shook the interests of the Henan gentry, so after Xun You's death, the Henan gentry reduced their support, which led to Cao Cao's various military failures in his later years.

If Cao Cao proclaimed the state of Song in Henan, Xun Yu would not oppose it but would support it. The Henan gentry did not give up for their own interests. They changed their strategy and turned their minds on the heirs.

In October of the 19th year of Jian'an, Xia Houyuan swept up the Western Qiang Hus and wiped out Song Jian, who had been in chaos for more than [-] years. So far, Longyou, which had been a disaster for a long time, was pacified, and Cao Cao praised him for his meritorious service.

In the same month of the same year, Lan Tian was enjoying the cool air in the Guangxin Prefecture Mufu Mansion, when Gao Yuan suddenly brought Hu Ke in.

"You're not in Panyu to 'assistant' Shihui, so why don't you come to Guangxin frequently to be suspicious of him?" Lan Tian asked curiously.

Hu Ke smiled mysteriously: "Last month, my husband responded to Shi Hui's request indifferently, and now he finally couldn't resist going back to Jiaozhi Longbian, and brought his father, Shi Xie, to Panyu, and specially sent me to ask for instructions from Mr. Three days later, Guangxin pays homage to you."

"Shi Xie? Is he not young?" Lan Tian was surprised.

Hu Ke nodded and said: "It is said that this year is seven out of seventy, but he is still in good spirits."

When Lan Tian heard it, he said, good guy, in the Three Kingdoms era, 77 was still flexible in his legs and feet, Shi Xie's family can really survive, maybe it's because they guard the sea and eat seafood?
"Do you know Shi Xie's thoughts?" Lan Tian asked again.

"General Sha's Wuxi Man is too difficult to serve. At least Shi Hui wants to give up Nanhai County. I have been watching the situation for the past two days. Shi Xie may agree with him, but I don't know why Shi Xie came here in person. .” Hu Ke nodded and analyzed.

Lan Tian frowned, "Shi Xie really has some tricks, you'll know when we meet, no matter how spicy this piece of old ginger is, it might not work for me."

"Then I'll report back to Panyu immediately." Hu Ke clasped his fists.

After Lantian sent Sha Moke to Panyu, Shi Hui was very happy at first. The last time he went to Suipu Pass to support Lu Fan in his fight with Wuxi Man, he deeply felt the fighting power of the barbarians.

Although the barbarians are not as powerful as Gao Shun's entrapment army, they should be enough to prevent Jiangdong soldiers from revenge.

During the second month of his stay in Shamoke, Shi Hui felt the deep pressure. Wei Jing emptied the granaries when he attacked Suipu Pass, so the small grain reserves in Panyu were quickly eaten up by the barbarians. He had to Prepare and transport food from Cochinosaurus.

Sha Moke kept in mind what Lan Tian often said about his military training. He trained with barbarians every day, and he needed food to supplement his physical exertion.

The appetite and food intake of the Wuxi barbarians stunned Shi Hui, and the ration consumption of the 2 barbarians was more exaggerated than the [-] soldiers of the Longbian army.

Shi Hui bit the bullet and was satisfied with the idea of ​​avoiding disaster by breaking the bank, but by the end of August he couldn't bear it at all.

Under Hu Ke's "reminder", Shamoke expressed to Shi Hui that eating rice for a long time would make him tired, and asked Shi Xie to ensure that the barbarians had meat every two days, and that Wuxi Man did not eat sea fish.

When Shi Hui heard this request, he sat on the wax directly. It is unbelievable that 8000 people eat meat once every two days.

Shamoke also emphasized that the Wuxi barbarians mainly focus on fishing and hunting, and it is reasonable to eat meat to satisfy their hunger every day, which makes Shi Hui have no reason to refute.

The garrison he begged for had to meet Shamoko's conditions on his knees. He first mobilized his family members to buy wild game in the four counties of Hepu, Nanhai, Jiaozhi, and Jiuzhen.

No matter how much they bought, they couldn't stop the appetite of the barbarians. Shi Hui also let Ustin's caravan go to various places to buy, which made the Ustin brothers a lot of money.

Shi Hui couldn't stand it at all in September. He went to Guangxin to ask Lan Tian to see him. He said that the thunder and rain in the east of the river seemed unlikely to come, and he asked Lan Tian to withdraw some or all of the barbarians. At that time, he was really in danger. Come again for help.

Lan Tian excused that Sha Moke was born in a barbarian tribe, so he might not necessarily carry out his orders. He even said that he wanted to dismiss them and return to Chenyang.

After hearing this, Shi Hui's heart became cold for a while. Samoke's Wuxi Man is simply the god of plague. Now it is easier to ask the god to give it away, and finally he can only ask Shi Xie for advice under Hu Ke's suggestion.

Shi Xie lived seven to eighty years old, and immediately saw that he was going to send away the barbarians, and finally had to find Lantian to start with, so he decisively followed Shi Hui and prepared to visit Lantian.

Three days later, accompanied by Shi Hui and Hu Ke, Shi Xie and his group came to Guangxin by boat, and Lan Tian and Xiahou Qi came to the pier to greet them in person.

As soon as Shi Xie stepped off the boat, he saw the sun shining brightly on the shore, with thousands of soldiers lined up in full armor.

"This is this" Shi Xie was a little incoherent.

Shi Hui quickly replied: "Father, this is the entrapment army that my son repeatedly mentioned to you. Don't look at them standing here just to look good. On the battlefield, they are like overwhelming mountains and seas. No one in the world is really invincible."

Shi Xie nodded slightly, "This kind of mighty army is really more powerful than Wuxi barbarians. It's no wonder that Mr. Xuanxiao was able to defeat Jiangdong."

"Don't mention Jiangdong, just bully and bully us." Shi Hui shook his head and smiled wryly.

"My lord, Mr. Xuan Xiao and Prefect Xiahou have arrived." Hu Ke reminded by pointing not far away.

Shi Xie walked forward with big strides, and Hu Ke followed Shi Hui quickly.

"Lord Lanfu, General Xiahou." Shi Xie smiled and saluted.

Lan Tian and Xiahou Qi looked at this grandfather figure who bowed his hands in return. Although Shi Xie was nearly eighty years old and his hair was still half black, his complexion with red lips and white teeth was even better than Shi Hui's.

"Wei Yangong came from such a long distance at such an age, it really makes me ashamed." Lan Tian said politely.

Shi Xie shook his head slightly: "Your Majesty, you are being polite. Apart from paying homage to this humble official, I also want to go back to my hometown to have a look. I am afraid that everything will change after a few decades."

"The local accent remains unchanged, and there will always be places you are familiar with. I have prepared a carriage in front. Can Duke Weiyan ride with me?" Lan Tian suggested.

Shi Xie was a little surprised. He didn't expect Lan Tian to be so polite, and he quickly responded, "It's a great honor. It's Shi's blessing to ride with Mr. Xuan Xiao..."

(End of this chapter)