Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 678

In the fourth year of Xingping, in the spring, the precipitous spring breeze blows the devastated Jinyang City of Bingzhou like a blade.

Bingzhou Muhushou stood at the top of the wall, rubbing his cheeks that were as cold as iron armor, the cold wind blew on his skin, it hurt like a knife cut.Since he became the Bingzhou shepherd, he hasn't encountered such a cold day for several years.

I don't know if it's because he's getting old or has lived a comfortable life for too long, but Hushou hates the cold winter and early spring more and more. At this time, his greatest wish is to be wrapped up warmly and snuggle by the fire for a nap.

But now, he can only stand on the watchtower at the top of the city, suffering from the cold wind, and trying to patrol while shivering.Because, although spring is a flourishing and thriving season for all things.But for Bingzhou, it is not so beautiful.

Bingzhou was originally Tang Yao's feudal state.Because the land area of ​​Jizhou and Qingzhou was too large, Yu Shun divided the area of ​​Mount Hengshan in the east of Jizhou and called it Bingzhou.In the Spring and Autumn Period, Bingzhou became the land of Jin State, and in the Warring States Period, Bingzhou became the land of Zhao State.

Later, Qin Shihuang unified the world and created 36 counties, including a bunch of them in Bingzhou.In the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han established thirteen prefectures, and the names of the prefectures did not change. The following ten prefectures were divided into ten prefectures: Shangdang, Taiyuan, Yunzhong, Shangjun, Yanmen, Daijun, Dingxiang, Wuyuan, Xihe, Shuofang .During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dai County was missing, leaving nine.

And such a place, to put it simply, is not a small place, and there are many Rongdi.

In this place, not to mention that the Xiongnu, who had been fighting against the Han Dynasty for a hundred years, was still active, but the emerging Xianbei clan had already made Hushou sleepless all night.

The Xianbei family is almost the same as the Xiongnu. They live by grazing, living by water and grass, wearing short clothes, living in yurts, advocating force, and fighting fiercely.The difficult life outside the Great Wall has created their strong and unyielding character, which makes them appear aggressive, often harassing the border areas and robbing the property of the Han people.

The only thing that makes Hu Shou feel a little relieved is that the Xianbei Shanyu Tanshihuai who was born in Xianbei has long since passed away.The Xianbei clan after the end of Lingdi has been divided and chaotic.After Tan Shihuai's death, his son He Lian was incompetent, greedy and evil, and his judgment was not fair. Half of the Xianbei people were traitors.Later, He Lian was shot to death when he was in Chaolue Beidi County.

After Helian's death, his son Qianman was young, and Kuitou, the son of Helian's elder brother, took his place.After Jian Man grew up, he competed with the leader for the country, and his followers were separated.After Kuitou's death, his younger brother Budugen succeeded him, but at this time the Xianbei clan was already torn apart.It is mainly divided into three parts, one is Budugen, whose tribes are distributed in Taiyuan, Yanmen and other places in Bingzhou; the second is Ke Bineng, whose tribes are distributed in Daijun, Shanggu and other places in Youzhou; Xianbei Suli, Mijia, and Queji were distributed in Liaoxi, Youbeiping, and Yuyang outside the Great Wall in Youzhou.

Therefore, what Hushou mainly guarded against was the Budugen part of the Xianbei clan, except those who had not yet surrendered to the Han Dynasty.

But even if it was only Budugen, Hu Shou did not dare to take it lightly.Because the Xianbei at this time is no longer the Xianbei tribe that drank blood. After Tan Shihuai appointed Han people and established a political power, the Xianbei people intensified their integration with the Han people in the process of division.

After Yuan Shao occupied Hebei, the people were unbearable, and many fled to Xianbei.These Xianbei people learned the law of the Central Plains again and controlled the tribes, and Budugen's tribe also asked the tribes to learn from the Han people to make weapons, shields, and cultural knowledge, and their tribe gradually became stronger.There are more than [-] to [-] riders who control strings, and the adults of all tribes in Xianbei respect and fear them.

The winter of Xingping's third year was extremely cold, and the Xianbei tribes in Taiyuan and Yanmen were all hit by disasters.Although Budugen was relatively close to the Han people, under such a disaster, he had no choice but to lead his troops south to plunder.As a result, this spring, the wolves outside the Great Wall and the sheep inside the Great Wall will have another desperate struggle.

The only painful thing is that today's wolves have already migrated to the Great Wall, and Hushou in Bingzhou has no foreign aid except for the Black Mountain Army to rely on.

"If only the Han army could be brought to pacify Xianbei." Hu Shou said this sentence again and again. He had been thinking about this idea for not a year or two.But the problem is that although he knows that the Han Dynasty is booming now and has enough strength to subdue the Xianbei clan, the problem is that he can't do this.

The reason for this is naturally that Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army, has a strong guard against the Han Dynasty.When Hu Shou was the governor of Bingzhou, he was ordered by Dong Zhuo to appease the Black Mountain Army.Therefore, as early as that time, he put his main energy on this matter.Now, he has finally established a solidarity relationship with the Black Mountain Army, so naturally he cannot easily anger Zhang Yan.

Otherwise, if the Han army did not come to the rescue, but the Black Mountain bandits cooperated with the Xianbei clan, then the Bingzhou area would be completely over.

"It's difficult..." Hu Shou rubbed his hands, and a gloomy feeling rose in his heart: "When will you be a leader when you are dancing on the tip of a knife like this?"

After saying this, Hu Shou couldn't help but glance at Bingzhou again.To the east is the Taihang Mountain; to the west is the Yellow River; to the north is the Desert and Yinshan Mountains; to the south are Shouyang, Dizhu, Xicheng, Wangwu and other mountains. A bunch of rivers intersect nearby, and further south are Mengjin, Tongguan and Fenshui. , Zhangshui...

The products here are also extremely rich, because the region has a good climate, so the more famous ones are horses--developed animal husbandry; fish--a lot of rivers; forests--a lot of mountains; Jinyang also has coal, iron, weapons, and agricultural tools They have all been built, and the smelting industry is quite developed.

Such a place is obviously a place that God bestows on the people to live and work in peace and contentment.Hu Shou withdrew his gaze, and couldn't help saying with emotion: "What a beautiful river and mountain..."

But just when Hu Shou was feeling like an old man, a messenger suddenly ran up to the watchtower on the city wall and shouted at Hu Shou: "Lord Sheriff, I have information!"

Hu Shou was shocked suddenly. He quickly looked towards the vast desert in the north, and said in a panic, "Is it the Xianbei people or the Huns? What happened to Zhang Yan who contacted Taihang Mountain? Why haven't they arrived in Jinyang yet?" There is not much food left for those foreigners, and we don’t know how badly they suffered from the cold, and we don’t know if the food can satisfy their appetite, if not, it would be terrible!..."

Chuan Ling looked at the excited Hu Shou blankly, feeling that he was a fool and Hu Shou was a lunatic.Afterwards, Hu Shou widened his eyes and did not see a group of aliens appearing in the desert in the distance, so he roared angrily: "Where is the enemy attacking the city, how dare you lie about the military situation?!"

"Governor, the villain didn't say that there was an alien invasion..." Chuan Ling looked very innocent, but seeing Hu Shou's face that obviously wouldn't admit his mistakes, he quickly changed the subject and said, "The information that the villain said is The imperial court has issued an edict."

"An edict from the imperial court?" Hu Shou suspiciously took the talisman paper taken out by the messenger, and was once again confused: "The Han Dynasty has not managed Bingzhou for many years. Is it a blessing or a curse..."

After speaking, Hu Shou opened the edict, and after reading the above content, his face became even more confused: "Move Du Ji, the prefect of the East River, to be the prefect of the Shangdang? What kind of edict is this, but an official of the Han Dynasty It's just a transfer, can you tell the world by edict?"

The messenger spread his hands. He really wanted to answer this question, but he couldn't answer it at all.Hu Shou also knew that he was asking this question in vain, so he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged: "Shangdang is not easy to deal with. To the east is the strategic hub of Huguan, which is the way for the Black Mountain Army to go west and merge the state. As the prefect, could it be that he finally has an attempt on Bingzhou?"

"This Du Ji, how many troops did he bring here?" Hu Shou's mind was in confusion, he thought for a while, and finally asked a question that the messenger could know.

"He didn't bring any troops, but only a dozen or so followers." The order was answered.

"What?!" Hu Shou was shocked, and couldn't help saying: "This Du Ji, is he impatient to live? Xu Rong in Hedong has the elite northern army stationed there, and he once served as the leader of the army in Hedong. Prefect, don’t you know how to borrow some troops from Xu Rong when you enter this Longtan and Tiger Cave this time? Don’t tell me, the emperor of the Han Dynasty can’t even think of such things!”

"It seems that I heard that the emperor of the Han Dynasty wanted three thousand northern troops to escort him along. However, after a match with the emperor in Chang'an, this man insisted on coming to Shangdang alone."

"This man is not a lunatic, but a genius..." Hu Shou was finally moved. This action of the Han Dynasty made him faintly feel that this spring, there will be a big accident in Bingzhou—well, it may be bigger than the alien invasion things.

Sure enough, the next moment, another messenger ran up the tower and shouted: "Lord Sheriff, it's too bad, General Cheqi has appointed his nephew Gao Gan as the governor of Bingzhou. Their envoy has already arrived at the yamen of the Sheriff's Office!" "

(End of this chapter)