Chapter 1342 Taihang
It is not just Tianshui in Longyou who are waiting for foreign aid, or need foreign aid.
Chang''an.
Early morning.
When the veil-like mist floated slightly above the eaves of the roof, Yang Xiu had already got up, washed, and changed into pure white clothes.
Yang Xiu likes white clothes, with a little pattern outlined by golden threads, grand, rich and solemn.
Today, I want to meet Fei Qian, General Zhengxi.
Yang Xiu gently put down the ivory chopsticks, then watched the attendant remove the food, brought the golden basin and clear water, rinsed his mouth, took the brocade and wiped his mouth, then stood up, spread his arms, let the attendant again Check whether there are wrinkles in the tidying clothes, crowns, etc., whether they are correct, and whether they meet the standard etiquette.
Yang Xiu was not full, but he couldn''t eat any more. One is that if you eat too much, you will feel sleepy, and it is difficult to maintain your mind in an optimal state. The other is that your mind is not on eating at the moment, and you cannot eat.
Yang Xiu laughed at himself, but there was a little bitterness in his smile.
What was the conquest of the West back then?
At that time, Yang Xiu held a cultural meeting on the banks of the Luoshui River in Luoyang, and the attendees were either rich or noble, and the collateral descendants of a low-level family like Zheng Xi were not qualified to participate at all.
And now...
It seems like everything has turned upside down.
Yang Xiu looked up at the sky, and seemed to see the changes of the stars, the sun and the moon. Then he took a long breath, paused for a few seconds, and then exhaled slowly.
"Your Majesty, the car is ready." An attendant came to report.
Yang Xiu rolled up his sleeves and moved forward with his head held high. The surname Yang once brought him incomparable glory, so today he has to continue to move forward in order to continue this glory, even if the ground is full of thorns and dripping fresh.
Today''s Chang''an City has somewhat recovered its state of singing and dancing, a state of prosperity.
With Feiqian''s investment in and restoration of Chang''an, land and water merchants from south to north began to gather here, as did confident and proud literati and inkmen. These people have brought more popularity and demand for more commodities, which means more opportunities.
Yang Xiu is not a pure pessimist, but after seeing the current situation in Chang''an, Yang Xiu realized that it is impossible for the Yang family to rise again only relying on the land of Heluo.
Many times, Yang Xiu also thought that if God gave him a chance, maybe the Yang family would still have a chance to enter the game, but now, such thoughts have gradually disappeared. The more he recognized, the more heartbroken he was. Yang Xiu even hated himself for being able to see the obstacles on the road so clearly. It is considered so clear that the fearlessness possessed by those ignorant people may also be a kind of happiness.
No one likes pessimism, just like most people appreciate progress while ignoring conservativeness.
In the vast majority of political forms, whether it is a family or a court, the radicals are always more popular, aggressive and passionate, while the conservative faction is criticized most of the time. I dislike the twilight and being too angry, and I don''t want to make progress.
It seems that until now, some people in the Yang family are still clamoring for the main battle and rising, but they ignore the surrounding situation. Initiating a fight is actually not difficult at all, a look can directly lead to a fight, the difficulty is that you can ensure the victory of every battle, but few people are soberly aware of this. Once self-improvement is replaced by arrogance, blindly thinking that as long as you are willing to fight and fanatical, you are not cowardly and you can win.
This world is ruthless.
The world only talks about the Dao, the Dao of the sage, and everything in the world is a humble dog.
Strength is the biggest truth in front of you.
Now, among the entire Kansai gentry, General Fei Qian is the strongest.
This has become the avenue of heaven and earth for the Shanxi gentry.
Yang Xiu knew in his heart that maybe starting today, from the moment he bowed deeply to General Zhengxi, he might not be able to stand in the highest position in the court like his father Yang Biao in his life. Even if he stands up, he may not be able to make decisions alone, and he can''t do much, but he still needs to do so.
At least it can give Yang some time to breathe and recover, without consuming the blood of the family...
And in front of such a powerful opponent as Zhengxi General Fei Qian, it is not a shame to kneel down and worship, because maybe in the not-too-distant future, he will be able to stand beside Zhengxi General and watch more people Kneeling under the tricolor flag.
If he can''t fight, he can only surrender. If surrender is not enough, he can also donate wealth. If donating wealth is still not enough, he can still give his dignity, so that at least the century-old inheritance of the Yang family can be preserved, and Hongnong can be preserved. If the Yang family does not fall, they can preserve the world where they grew up and lived...
"Mr. Lang, we have arrived at General Zhengxi''s Mansion..." the attendant who followed Yang Xiu said cautiously and softly.
Yang Xiu lowered his eyes, remained motionless, held on to the railing, and slightly moved his numb legs from kneeling. He waited until the blood was cleared and the numbness subsided, and then he slowly got out of the carriage.
Perhaps in the future, there will be disciples of the Yang family who will repeatedly discuss his actions today and deduce various possibilities, but Yang Xiu knows that this is his best choice now, and it is also the best choice for the Hongnong Yang family. choose.
"Call Yang to come in!"
The soldiers at the gate of the general''s mansion in Zhengxi shouted loudly.
Yang Xiu took a deep breath, with a calm face, put his hands in his sleeves, put the flat ends between his chest and abdomen, and walked slowly forward step by step...
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Fei Qian looked at Yang Xiu''s receding figure, and knocked on his forehead with some headaches. He didn''t expect that Yang Xiu would throw such a hot potato to himself when he came this time.
"This... Yuan, uh... Shi Yuan," Fei Qian turned to look at Pang Tong, and said, "What do you think?"
Pang Tong looked at the figure of Yang Xiu who was wearing a pure white robe, and gritted his teeth. It seemed that he hadn''t fully concentrated his attention, and he didn''t care that Yi Feiqian had slipped his mouth. Filial piety...huh, little boy..."
Fei Qian was dumbfounded.
Didn''t realize that Pang Tong''s resentment towards the little boy is so great?
Perhaps it was the reason why Pang Tongtian grew up relatively abnormally, which caused Pang Tong to dislike the little boy. When Fei Qian first arrived in Lushan, it was also because of this reason that Pang Tong had no chance to tease Fei Qian with words without words. Of course, it is different now. Fei Qian, who has been exposed to the wind and sun all day long, actually has a bronze complexion, and he has completely lost the appearance of a white-faced scholar.
Yang Biao was able to become a Sangong, as the Han Dynasty had a strong ethos of judging people by their appearance, so appearance is naturally first-class, but Yang Xiu inherited Yang Biao''s genes and was nurtured by his family. This appearance, compared with Pang Tong who can climb trees, go down to the ground, drink and fight drunkenly, of course only two words can be used to describe it...
Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang have always loved and killed each other?
One flies in the sky, one walks underground, one dragon and one phoenix, it seems that they are destined to be enemies for life?
"Ah, this, Shi Yuan? Shi Yuan?!" Fei Qian woke up Pang Tong who was grinding his teeth.
Pang Tong coughed, turned around solemnly and said, "What''s the matter?"
"What do you think of what Yang Dezu said?" Fei Qian asked, holding back a smile.
Pang Tong still maintained a serious expression, and said without thinking: "It''s not very good."
"Oh? Tell me?" Fei Qian said.
"I don''t believe you can''t see it..." Pang Tong glanced at Fei Qian and said, "Isn''t this obvious? The harm outweighs the benefit, the Yang family can''t make it through... Well, no, it should be Yang Dezu''s team that can''t make it through It''s..."
The family is also a small country, there will be no shortage of disputes and competitions, and there will be no shortage of trivial things that shouldn''t be.
Yang Biao''s successive failures have exhausted his prestige in the past. If he wants to continue to maintain his current status in the family, he naturally needs foreign aid.
Fei Qian thought for a moment, moved his eyes, and said, "Does Shi Yuan mean to refuse?"
Pang Tong laughed a few times, and said: "Where, how can we not get the benefits of delivering it to our hands? My suggestion is to wait, anyway, we are not the ones who are in a hurry..."
"Okay, it''s exactly what I want. Then wait a little longer." Fei Qian couldn''t help laughing, and nodded.
Yang''s family may have been a giant to Fei Qian back then, but now Yang''s name is nothing more than a false name. Compared with Yang''s famous family in the world, Fei Qian is more worried about Er Yuan.
"Liang Dao sent people to send news that Wen Chou has arrived in Zhongmou and is recruiting troops for training with high-ranking officials..." Fei Qian put away his smile, tapped on the table lightly, and said, "General Yuan must have a good chance of winning, otherwise he won''t I will send out the generals in my hands..."
Pang Tong also nodded solemnly and said: "I am afraid that Gongsun will die soon...Zhongmu, it is only a mountain away from Shangdang Taiyuan. This General Yuan is probably..."
"..." Fei Qian nodded silently.
Yang Xiu''s arrival seemed to be another wake-up call in Fei Qian''s mind.
What should come will come after all, and what has changed will never go back.
Fei Qian has been a little worried recently, because he found that the things left in his mind seem to be not enough, or they are not used at all. The battle between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, needless to say, must have basically not deviated from the historical track, but the subsequent changes gave Fei Qian a headache.
Will Cao Cao break with Yuan Shao like in history?
Will the three major battles of Baima, Yanjin and Guandu be re-emerged?
Now Fei Qian has gradually changed from a frontline commander to a central leader. Although this transformation is also a decision made after careful consideration, such a central leader is still not as simple as imagined.
If it is among the Three Kingdoms, the most outstanding front-line commander-in-chief leader is Cao Cao.
In history, Cao Cao spent most of his life on the front line. As the commander of the front line army, he controlled the military power and moved to the Quartet. This ensured absolute leadership in the military, but it also planted many political hidden dangers. . After the Battle of Chibi, when the invincible golden body collapsed, Cao Cao could no longer stand on the battlefield again. Of course, getting older is also a reason, but it is definitely not the main reason, because Liu Bei could still lead the army to attack Soochow when he was sixty years old, but Liu Bei failed.
A battle can last for a few months or years. Cao Cao entrusted the internal affairs to Xun Yu and others, but when his golden body collapsed, he suddenly discovered that the class formed by Xun Yu and others had grown into a considerable A huge group, the Yang family represented by the Shanxi gentry supported Cao Zhi, and the Shandong gentry such as Xun Yu supported Cao Pi...
The palm of the hand and the back of the hand are all sons. After weighing the pros and cons, Cao Cao finally decided to kill Yang Xiu and cut off Cao Zhi''s path to succession. However, such a move is useless, just look at the final fate of the Cao family, so Fei Qian does not want to follow the old path of Cao Cao in history, but wants to escape from the identity of a pure frontline commander and truly base himself on strategy Considering and measuring the direction of development has become a problem that must be adapted and transformed now.
"...I guess, General Yuan might join forces with Cao Pingdong," Fei Qian felt his voice dry, "and maybe even hook up with Liu Jingzhou..." If I really want to resist Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei one day It seems like an awesome thing for people to join forces to attack, but can it be resisted?
Pang Tong''s dark chubby face couldn''t help but take on some heavy colors: "...It is indeed very possible...In this way, Shangdang, Taiyuan...where Zhang Wenyuan is far away, we should send some soldiers to set up a stronghold in the middle of the mountain path , just in case..."
Fei Qian nodded and said: "I have asked You Ruo to deploy some trained soldiers from Pingyang Beiqu to Shangdang Taiyuan, but..."
"Eight Paths of Taihang..." Pang Tong nodded, expressing his understanding.
If there are only one or two intersections, it’s okay to say that there are eight intersections in the north and south of the Taihang Mountains where the army can march, not counting the trails that cannot pass cars and horses, but can pass pedestrians. If it was detected early, it would be okay, it would be a repeat of the old events of the previous senior officials, but what if it was not discovered at the time, and a hole was poked by the senior officials?
Pang Tong thought about it, and then said slowly: "General Yuan, if he attacks Shangdang Taiyuan, he might go out three ways, all the way from Hanoi to Huguan, all the way from Zhongmou to Leping, and all the way from Hebei to Changshan..."
"Huguan Pass is dangerous, and everyone knows it, so the Hanoi Road is mostly a feint attack, involving troops..." Pang Tong continued to analyze, "Both Zhongmou and Changshan, and Changshan is the most important, Zhongmu should be a partial army..."
Well, although he is still a little bird, he has a good blood after all. Fei Qian pondered for a while, if Yuan Shao was really planning to attack, it should indeed be the way of thinking like Pang Tong, after all, such a plan is the safest. As for strategies such as surprise attack on Huguan, falling from the sky, and rushing thousands of miles, it cannot be said that there is no possibility at all, but such a strategy is very risky, and Yuan Shao is not at a complete disadvantage, so basically speaking, for Feiqian at the moment , or should mainly defend against Yuan Shao''s frontal advance strategy.
"Well..." Fei Qian nodded, agreeing, and said, "I can order Wen Yuan to lead the troops to Taiyuan, command the soldiers of Taiyuan County, and strengthen the defense... If the Yuan family doesn''t come, it''s fine, if it comes, There is only one battle!"
Life and death are bearish, if you don''t accept it, do it!
(end of this chapter)