Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 164 The Great Drought in Guanzhong
Studying medicine is undoubtedly hard work, but Yuan Shan sees the pain and is happy.

Gao Cheng is not the only one who knows the story of Emperor Xiandi Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty. Yuan Shanjian, who was smart since childhood, also knows Gao Cheng's intention for him to study medicine.

He almost made it clear to himself that in the future he would never follow the practice of the southerners, but let him be a man of Sanyang who heals diseases and saves lives.

If Yuan Shanjian had just ascended the throne, he might jump three feet high in excitement.

But after being the emperor for four or five years, even if he was a puppet emperor, seeing the power of Gao's father and son, Yuan Shanjian became more and more fascinated by power.

What he wants to do is not Liu Xie, but Liu Bingji.

Besides, didn't Liu Xie also try to resist Cao's.

But it's good news after all.

For Gao Cheng's kindness, he will take over the government in the future and stabilize the situation. Maybe he can adopt a bloodline to serve him.

Fortunately, King Gao didn't know what Yuan Shanjian was thinking, otherwise he would have given him a peach to reward him for his wonderful ideas.

However, Gao Cheng really didn't have time to pay attention to Yuan Shanjian's petty thoughts.

He has always been aware of Yuan Shanjian's heart to cheer up.

In addition to handling government affairs, Gao Cheng finally determined the candidates for Chang Shi and Zhu Bo after considering the performance of the general's staff in the past period of time.

Among the three Cui's, Cui Ang was appointed as the head of the General's Palace, and Wen Zisheng was also appointed as the Head of the General's Palace, Bo because of his mission to Nanliang and his diligent performance on weekdays.

This also disappointed Zhang Shiqi who had been coveting these two positions.

He consciously concealed this emotion well, but Gao Cheng noticed the frustration from the layman's words I recorded.

Lao Zhang obviously puts more thought into his choice of words and sentences.

How could the King of the Great Low allow him to care about his physical and mental frailty with his considerateness.

He deliberately called Wanqipu to the past, still using the same old style, and said that Wanqipu's responsibility to record words and deeds was more important.

He also hinted that in the future, the low family will replace Wei, so I will leave it to me to compile history and draw cakes for Li Xiangzhi.

As expected, Wanqipu was grateful to Dade and cheered up again.

And Di Huan, who was far away from Li Xiang, never let go of his plans for Kansai.

But history has not changed dramatically until now.

In history, Rouran proposed to the Eastern Wei Dynasty at the end of last year, and Di Huan named Changshan Wang Yuanzhi's younger sister as Princess Lanling as an envoy and marriage.

The friendly relationship with Rouran also made Gao Huan dare to lead more than ten thousand cavalry to the front of Guanlong to attack Xiazhou.

In the end, the governor of Xiazhou, Dendrobium, was captured alive, and his tribe's population of [-] households was moved away.

The fall of Xiazhou also brought about a chain reaction. Qinzhou Governor Yu Wentai, Binzhou Governor Chigan Baole, General Zuowei Poba Liu Xie and others took this opportunity to defect to Kanto.

But now, due to Gao Cheng's premature participation, the gap in strength between the Eastern and Western Weis has narrowed, and Rouran has chosen to form an alliance with the Western Wei.

It can be regarded as nothing to lose.

At that time and space, Gao Huanyou would risk being blocked by Rouran and go straight to Xiazhou again.

There may be no previous chain reaction.

Di Huan's lack of glory in the Eastern and Western Wei Wars, the battle to attack Xiazhou, also happened again with the passing of the first month of the seventh year of Taichang (536).

Yuwentai and the others, who are interested in Kanto, have to continue to wait for the opportunity.

And that opportunity didn't keep us waiting too long.

Time went back to July, when the Kanto was peaceful, but Zhang Shiqi encountered a problem.

Just when water was needed for spring plowing, there was no rain in Guanzhong.

When that situation lasted until early July, no one knew that a spring drought was inevitable.

Even, such a difficult situation has continued until the summer is also uncomfortable.

Even if Zhang Shiqi mobilized the people of Kansai to dig canals, dig wells, set up water trucks, and exhausted various methods, it would be difficult to change the fate of poor harvests in Guanzhong due to the drought this year.

The only question is how long the drought will last, and it will be no less destructive.

For Zhang Shiqi, it was a major blow.

Fortunately, difficulties have brought in two allies, Rouran and Gao Huan, who are about to show their ambitions and develop well, in order to share the Kanto with all directions in the future.

A small drought made the Kansai land, which was already far inferior to Kanto, even worse.

Gao Cheng was able to answer Zhang Shiqi's doubts about the harmfulness of the drought: Guanzhong is hungry, people cannibalize each other, and four out of ten people die.

Ever since Gao Cheng heard the news of the spring drought in Guanzhong, I knew that the disaster would eventually come as scheduled.

Of course Di Cheng is willing to transport food for relief. As long as Zhang Shiqi switches the switch and asks to surrender, I am even willing to sell Di Huan's underpants.

Li Xiangzhi is willing to surrender, and it will be difficult for us father and son of the Low family to defeat Kansai for a while.

With opposing identities, it is destined that I can only turn my back and watch the tragedies that will happen to Guan Long in the future.

The depletion of surplus food among the people will be the source of the tragedy.

Time retreats into autumn, and after a long drought, Guanzhong is destined to have a harvest.

That made Qinzhou Inspector Li Xiangzhi, Binzhou Inspector Chigan Baole, Zuowei General Poba Liu Xie and others no longer sit still.

Send a letter to Low Huan, requesting to return to the east, and immediately before the letter was sent, he led his troops to set off northward.

Di Huan originally wanted to appease Yu Wentai and others to stay in Kansai and be an internal response for me.

But Yuwentai and the others hadn't set off yet, so Di Huan had no choice but to order Azhiluo to go south to meet them.

In the end, after Zhang Shiqi didn't respond, he successfully brought Li Xiangzhi and others back to Gaocheng.

It's Li Xiangzhi who reacted quickly. I really don't have the energy to take care of these young people now. Maybe it's a good thing that we left, but I don't need to worry about disasters.

As for Yu Wentai and others who defected from thousands of miles away, Gao Huan also showed preferential treatment.

Yu Wentai was conferred the title of Duke of Hexi, his son, Wanqiluo, who had met Di Huan in Xindu, was conferred the title of Duke of Jianchang, and Liu Xie, who broke eighth, was awarded the post of Fujun. The remaining [-] generals who followed us defected There is no reward for each.

Di Huan hopes to follow our example and call on fewer people from Kansai to join us.

But my calculations were obviously wrong. At this time, those who are willing to stay in Kansai and tide over that difficult time with Zhang Shiqi are almost all loyal party members.

Then you have to see people's hearts in times of crisis.

Zhang Shiqi also got some comfort from countless bad news.

And Gao Huan has not yet finished preparing military funds in Li Xiang, waiting for the turmoil in Kansai due to the exhaustion of civilian food reserves before sending troops to retreat westward.

And Di Huan's actions also aroused Zhang Shiqi's vigilance. I asked Rouran and Gao Huan, mainly Gao Huan, for food, and at the same time stepped up my search for food stored in the folks.

When Zhang Shiqi and Di Huan were preparing for a small drought in Guanzhong, Di Cheng was also dispatching his own deployment.

I was worried that Zhang Shiqi would go crazy with hunger and go to Hengnong to grab food.

Therefore, Dicheng sent Dugu Yongye to lead seven thousand Gyeonggi archers to retreat to Hengnong, and Gaocheng specially confessed to me to accept the restraint of Wang Sizheng, governor of Hengnong County.

While dealing with minor military and political affairs at Shangshutai, Gao Cheng got a piece of good news:
Mrs. Song is not pregnant.

　I'm short of a thousand words, so I'll take a rest first, prepare for the next battle in the afternoon, and update in the evening.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)