Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1146 To eat or not to eat

  Guanzhong is just around the corner.

  At least Ma Chao thinks so.

   Ma Chao killed Xia Mou and took Xia Mou's camp. At this moment, he was sitting on the Zhongjun platform, and a few sheep were slaughtered and roasted on the stand, emitting bursts of tempting aroma.

   Ma Chao sat on the Zhongjun platform with a big horse and a golden knife, drinking the fine wine found in the Xiamou camp, and suddenly became excited and sang the songs of the Qiang land...

  In the Xiamou camp, there is indeed a lot of food and grass accumulated. The so-called no food surplus is all lies. Now that Ma Chao has obtained a large amount of grain, grass and ordnance, and the number of troops has suddenly increased to about 8,000, he has no reason to be unhappy. More importantly, once Xia Mou died, Han Sui returned to Jincheng. In Guanzhong, it is Ma Chao who is the boss himself, how can he be unhappy?

Although when the camp was bombed that day, about half of Xia Mou's soldiers and horses dispersed immediately, and Ma Chao could only increase by five or six thousand people in the end, but for Ma Chao, the current force is already the largest since he led the army. It can be said that it is the moment when he is full of ambition and high-spirited.

Now the traces of the conflict that day have basically faded. At the northern end of the camp, there are now a large number of Qiang Huqi who are stationed. It is precisely because of the arrival of these Qiang Huqi that the people in Xia Mou obeyed Ma Chao, a young man. General.

   "Someone wants to take Guanzhong!"

Ma Chao put the meat-cutting knife on the table, as if the piece of meat belonged to the land in Guanzhong, looked around, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone! The land in Guanzhong is fertile for thousands of miles! This It was given to us by God! If you follow someone, drink this bowl of wine, we will be brothers, we will take Guanzhong together, and we will be rich and prosperous together!"

Riwoji from Baimaqiang, Ligude from Sanlangqiang, and Luyan from Randiqiang looked at each other, their eyes rolled for a moment, and then they seemed to have a tacit understanding with each other, and raised their hands. Picking up the wine bowl, he laughed and drank it down with Ma Chao.

   "Hahaha, good! Come here, bring up the cattle and sheep, I will share with you nobles!" Seeing this, Ma Chao happily put down the wine bowl, and then beckoned the soldiers to deliver the roasted cattle and sheep up.

   "Come here," Ma Chao pulled out the butcher's knife stuck on the table, and then with a smile, he cut up the barbecue meat brought up by the soldiers, and distributed them to Zhiwoji, Ligude and Luren one by one.

  The three leaders of the Qiang tribe also looked at each other, and smiled and took the piece of barbecue meat that Ma Chao had cut.

  The so-called leader is like this.

  On the grassland, the same is true. Although there is no habit of smearing the lips with ox blood, in this way, it is tantamount to tacitly acquiescing that Ma Chao is the master.

   Ma Chao twirled the butcher knife between his fingers, then stuck it on the table, raised the wine bowl again, and said with a smile: "Come on! Drink to win! Today we will not get drunk or return!"

   "Okay! If you don't get drunk, you won't return!" The Qiang headman also raised his wine bowl in agreement.

  For a while, the atmosphere was very harmonious...

  In the big camps of both sides, a lot of bonfires were lit at this time, and Ma Chao took out the grain, grass and meat sticks like hills and scattered them to the hands of various soldiers.

   Having something to eat and something to drink is enough for these ordinary soldiers, and laughter immediately filled the entire camp. As for Xia Mou before, well, who is Xia Mou?

Satisfied with wine and food, although it is a celebration for both sides, it is still a wartime after all, and it is impossible to get completely drunk, so when the wine is full, they each scatter crookedly, and go back to their tents to rest first. As for the next military arrangement, it will naturally be the next day...

"Ziwoji..." Ligude of Sanlang Qiang did not return to his tent, but followed Luyao of Ran Dianqiang to Baima Qiang's camp, lying crookedly on the felt blanket, watching Watching the sun slowly set in the sky, he hiccupped and asked, "Do you really want to listen to that brat? A guy who doesn't even have a hair on his head and wants to give orders? Hehe..."

   "Shut up!" Zhiwoji turned over and sat up immediately, swept away his original calm appearance, and shouted in a deep voice, "Come on! Watch the tent for twenty steps! No one is allowed to approach!"

  The guard outside the big tent responded, and then the sound of clattering armor and blades collided outside the tent.

   "Ligude! You'd better keep your mouth shut!" Ziwoki said coldly.

  Lu Yao from Ran Dingqiang also nodded at the side, and said: "Don't look at this guy as young, he really looks like a wolf king, he is ruthless enough! Just talk about your words here, be careful not to talk nonsense outside..."

Li Gude laughed awkwardly, but his mouth was still stiff, and he said, "What are you afraid of...it's just a little **** who has just grown some minions...OK, let's not talk about this, I mean, do we really listen to that? Guy going east?"

  Ziwoji was silent for a while and said: "Otherwise, what's the matter, your cattle and sheep don't want to eat? Your people don't want to eat? After crossing Longshan Mountain so hard, then just go back empty-handed like this?"

Lu Ren of Ran Dianqiang said in a low voice: "That's right! Regardless of whether Li in white or a boy from the Ma family, there is nothing that should be given to me! What, anyway, there must be no shortage of food, grass and things, and if there is less, we will not do it!"

  Li Gude nodded and said: "Yes! It doesn't matter whether he is a white-clothed Li or a boy from the Ma family, whoever gives more and who is stronger will have the final say! Hiccup..."

  Zywaki closed his eyes, and lay down as if he was overwhelmed with alcohol. He didn't continue to speak, but there was a somewhat helpless look between his brows and eyes.

  These Qiang people say they are Qiang people, but they are not Qiang people. In the eyes of the Han people, there is nothing wrong with them being Qiang people, but in the eyes of the Western Qiang people farther away, they are almost Han people.

For many years, they have been in such an environment, sometimes accepting the rule of the Han people, enduring the exploitation and humiliation of the Han people; Kill like cattle and sheep; sometimes obey the recruitment of the Han people, fight with the Han people, and attack the former compatriots...

   Who are they?

   Who are they supposed to be?

  Even they don't know...

On the other side, in Xia Mou's big tent, Ma Chao took the Ge cloth towel soaked in hot water from Ma Dai, and rubbed his face hard a few times until his skin turned red. Then he breathed out a long breath of alcohol, threw the cloth towel, and waved for the guards on the side to go down first.

   "...You bring some good hands..." Ma Chao whispered to Ma Dai when he saw that the guards were far away, "...show me these leaders...if there is any change..."

  Ma Dai opened his eyes wide, and asked suspiciously: "...I understand, but...they agreed to cooperate with us..."

Ma Chao laughed, and then said: "That's right...they are cooperating with us, but they are actually cooperating with the money and food we have now! But...it doesn't matter, I don't need them to be loyal, I just need to be obedient , raising a dog requires throwing away two meaty bones...but if the dog is disobedient, it can only be killed and eaten..."

  ………………

  Although it was a little slow, but after a spring rain, the spring breeze that came slowly still made the peach blossom's cheeks red.

  Inside and outside Pingyang, especially on Taoshan Mountain, there is a sea of ​​flowers. The petals of peach blossoms, which are light red and bright red, stand proudly on the branches, announcing the official debut of the new year.

   Xun Chen came in the midst of the peach blossoms, stepping on wooden clogs, with a personable demeanor, but when he opened his mouth, Fei Qian jumped.

   "Your Majesty, someone has come to plead guilty."

  Xun Chen, who came in a hurry, said this shortly after sitting down, with a smooth and gentle tone, as if he was saying that he decided to eat Huo Cai or Manjing today.

  Fei Qian put down the bamboo slips, rubbed his sore little arms, and said, "Why? What's your crime?"

It turns out that after Huang Yueying came to Pingyang, he brought many paper-making craftsmen, and also produced some bamboo paper, which is still at the upper level compared with the current paper. Unfortunately, these bamboo papers are used to meet the needs of printing Jiaozi. Therefore, only a small amount can be supplied for external use, which has led to the so-called "no bamboo and wood office" system reform project, which has been repeatedly stranded.

Fortunately, these people and officials at the grassroots level have been used to wooden slips and bamboo slips for many years, so they don't have much dissatisfaction. , and then it became a dignitary carrying it. Now, the daily bamboo slips and wooden slips need to be sent by a special person with a load, and then sent away with a load, which is really not easy.

   If this continues, maybe after a while, the bullock cart will be used...

   "Junhou," Xun Chen said calmly, "Cao Pingdong's attack on Luoyang this time... has something to do with a certain person...so I'm here to plead guilty to Junhou..."

   "Huh?" Fei Qian was silent for a moment, then said, "Could it be that you told Cao Pingdong... um, did you reveal the movement of a certain army to your younger brother?"

  It is a very simple inference that Cao Cao is actually leading the army to visit relatives in Xuzhou at this moment, so the rear affairs are handed over to Xun Yu to handle. Therefore, this time Xia Houyuan's attack on Luoyang must have received the final authorization from Xun Yu.

   And Xun Yu made such a decision, mostly because he felt that there would be no obstacles or threats to this trip, that is, Yang Biao was fighting Fei Qian with all his strength, and Heluo was empty...

Although Yang Biao is not a first-class talent, he still understands the transfer of internal troops and horses. He will not spread it to the point where the whole world knows it, and he will not let outsiders know it on purpose. After telling Xun Yu about Yang Biao's attack on Tongguan, Xun Yu immediately understood and seized the opportunity, but he failed in the end.

  Xun Chen prostrated himself and said, "That's right. I beseech you to forgive me."

  Fei Qian closed his eyes, then opened them, and said, "Get up first, I want to hear the reason."

  Although information is not valuable in a certain sense, the difference in knowing the sequence is like clouds and mud. It's like everyone in the later generations knows that real estate speculation can make money, but the first to use state assets to speculate in real estate, they all made a lot of fat, and only later did they follow suit. Basically, they either became landlords or became landlords. It became a prisoner.

  So the battle between Fei Qian and Yang Biao will be known to other people sooner or later. This is not something special to hide, but there is still a difference in whether it is known sooner or later.

Xun Chen said: "General Yuan is about to march north, and Cao Pingdong is inevitably anxious... The land of the Fourth World War in Yanzhou is like duckweed in the water, and there is a danger of overturning in an instant. If there is no emperor to rectify his name, how can he stand? Therefore, Yang's attack on Tongguan was a great opportunity for Pingdong... However, the rulers and lords have the right to defend, and Pingdong can only fight in a strange way. This is the difference between the top and the bottom..."

  Xun Chen took a look at Fei Qian, and said: "...Moreover...whether the emperor leaves Luoyang or not, Yang Cao's crimes can be held accountable... If so, there is a crime of unreported authority, please be punished..."

  Is this called an apology?

   This is a request for merit, right?

   Fei Qian couldn't laugh or cry.

   Isn’t this a naked conspiracy? Of course, this is naturally based on the fact that Fei Qian still has a strong army and status, otherwise, no amount of strategy is a joke.

  If Cao Cao took the Emperor Han, he would be welcoming the Emperor if he said it directly, and hijacking him if he was conversely speaking. As for Yang Biao, no matter whether Emperor Han left or not, he could not escape the name of negligence...

   It can be said that no matter what, if Fei Qian wants to go east in the future, he already has a ready-made flag and a cover that can be used to hold high.

   Punishment?

   What is there to punish?

  As for arbitrarily authorizing power, it is not a crime. Fei Qian was in Yinshan at that time, and it would take five or six days to go back and forth even with a fast horse. What's more, from another perspective, Xun Chen's letter that revealed information can also be said to have assisted Fei from the side. latent. The so-called enemy of an enemy is a friend. When Fei Qian and Yang Biao are fighting, those who can copy Yang Biao's retreat belong to the category of friends to a certain extent.

   Fei Qian suddenly became a little stunned, no wonder Xia Houyuan dared to make such a crazy move, maybe part of the reason was Xun Chen. After all, for such a letter, Xun Yu might think it was Fei Qian's instruction, so it means that the soldiers and horses of Commander Huang Xian next to Emperor Han are also friendly troops in a sense...

  But what I didn't expect was that Huang Xian obeyed the orders of Emperor Han, and did not cooperate with Xia Houyuan, and refused to leave Luoyang.

  Speaking of which, Xun Chen has calculated quite deeply, even his younger brother Xun Yu got tricked...

   "You Ruo, this visit is not just about the so-called apology..." Fei Qian said.

  Xun Chen cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty knows how to observe thousands of miles...someone comes here, and I also ask you to lead your troops to the south and take Guanzhong as soon as possible!"

"...the so-called one moment and the other moment," Xun Chen continued, "in the past, the disadvantages of taking Guanzhong outweighed the benefits, so we postponed... The current situation, the family is incompetent, the Yang family is panicked, Jiyu has no time to look around, and the princes and princes have taken Guanzhong. It's the right time! If you care for the refugees in Guanzhong, regardless of the rest, just talk about the population, and you will increase by 100,000 people! This is God's gift to the king! I hope the king will end it soon!"

According to the law of the Han Dynasty, the refugees are not tenant farmers or civilians, but criminals. Therefore, these refugees lose their original affiliation. Therefore, whoever is in the hands of these refugees will become the new masters of these refugees, just like It's like Cao Cao ate the Qingzhou Yellow Turban...

Different from the small-scale refugees in Guanzhong who were hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of people before, this time, it was a wave of refugees that almost swept a considerable part of the population of Jing Zhaoyin and You Fufeng. Basically, the calculation is based on tens of thousands. Yes, in this way, if Fei Qian wants to appease, the pressure he will face will naturally be many times higher than before.

Population is the foundation of everything. Fei Qian took the risk to introduce the Black Mountain Army to open up the Yin Mountain, just to fill the vacancy in the population of Bingbei. Now, as Xun Chen said, if he can eat it, he will increase it by 100,000 Ding!

  The premise is, can you eat it...

   "Your Majesty, if you are worried about food and grass..." Xun Chen looked at Fei Qian's expression, guessed a little bit, and said, "This subordinate has a plan, which may solve your worries..."

  (end of this chapter)