Chapter 3558: Broken and renewed appearance
The rain comes and the sky is clear.
The road was shining by the sun, and the mud and chaos finally condensed and began to carry the burden.
At Tongguan, Zhang Liao was setting off one after another with his vanguard troops.
Even in relatively safe areas, there are still no less scouts and alerts around them.
First, the cavalry came forward, then dispersed after reaching a certain distance, controlling the high ground and the main road, and then the long infantry queues followed, and finally there were a large number of two-wheeled carriages.
Although Feiqian also developed a four-wheeled logistics vehicle in Pingyang, this time he entered Shandong, he only used a two-wheeled logistics vehicle.
It is not difficult to develop a steering mechanism for four-wheelers, because there is not enough good materials to make reliable front-wheel steering devices.
A single-axle steering mechanism can be manufactured in the Huang family''s workshop, but this thing is not only easy to damage but also has weak load-bearing capacity. If you want a better turntable steering structure, you need precision metal components, which far exceeds the current technical conditions.
In addition, the four-wheeled baggage truck has relatively high requirements for roads. If it is relatively flat in Pingyang or Guanzhong, the most important thing is that under the promotion of Feiqian, the official road will be renovated and paved. Even if it is rainy, it is not easy to fall into it. However, once it leaves Hangu Pass, the loess ground is not suitable for four-wheelers. Although it has not rained these days, if it rains, then the four-wheelers are trapped in the mud, which is really a life-threatening person!
Another interesting thing is that the two-wheeled vehicle is naturally suitable for combat with cavalry...
Take the turning radius as an example. A modified chariot of a two-wheeler can turn in a narrow area, and can even be carried by manpower on some roads. However, a four-wheeler has a turning radius of at least twice that of a two-wheeler, and it becomes a burden in the narrow space of the battlefield.
Zhang Liao led the vanguard to move. After passing Hangu Pass, he entered a relatively open area. Large-scale military operations were completely unable to block Cao''s army''s reconnaissance. Especially in the Heluo area, there must be a light and dark post of the Cao army, and the dust raised by large-scale troops can be seen from a distance, so it is important to maintain necessary mobility.
Fei Qian led Pang Tong to the top of the earthen plateau and watched Zhang Liao and others take the lead in setting off.
Pang Tong whispered beside Fei Qian: "Just received the news... Xu Gongming had arrived in Jiangling and was facing the river from Cao''s water camp. If Jiangling could be broken, Cao Zixiao could only retreat under the attack from the north and south...』
"The Jiangdong naval army was stockpiled in Chaisang," Fei Qian responded, "Although Jiangdong was newly defeated, they may not have the courage to send troops again, our army also advanced forward, and we must be careful when transporting food and grass on the Yangtze River waterway. 』
Pang Tong nodded and replied, "Don''t worry, lord, Xu Gongming, Zhuge Kongming, are all cautious people, and will definitely not give Jiangdong an opportunity to take advantage of it." 』
Fei Qian said: "The Sichuan-Shu naval army has a short time to form a long army, and there are many boats in Jiangdong... Moreover, the people of Jiangdong have never had any credibility and often act like slutty... They should not be careless when passing the orders to Xu Gongming. 』
Pang Tong should have turned his eyes twice, "Lord... Did Lu Zijing be so disrespectful before?" 』
Pang Tong intuition realized that Fei Qian had no good impression of Jiangdong.
Fei Qian waved his hand, "It is not because of Lu Zijing, but because of the land in Jiangdong." 』
At the moment of the Han Dynasty, there was no forming a system of theory that influenced people in the environment, only remarks similar to those of Zhuzhechi and others. In the east and south of Jiangnan, it can be said that the phenomenon of "only caring about small families and not taking care of the overall situation" frequently appeared from the Three Kingdoms to the end of the Ming Dynasty. In essence, it is actually a reflection of historical laws under the special political and economic structure.
"The land in Jiangdong has dense water networks and rivers are crisscrossing. This is the benefit of the Jiangdong naval army. ''Fe Qian said slowly, ''However, this advantage is the disadvantage of the people! 』
Pang Tong was stunned for a moment, not able to understand.
Fei Qian pointed to the troops advancing in front of him, "And ask Shi Yuan, do the people have such troops? Even if the people have this intention, can they have such money? 』
Pang Tong naturally shook his head.
"That''s true," Fei Qian sighed slightly, "The military and armor cost a lot, how can the people have it?" The Jiangdong navy is sharp, is it a blessing for the people of Jiangdong, or is it a blessing for the Jiangdong gentry? The water network is closed, the river channel is a trench, and the powerful can dock forts as the basis, use the navy to control the people and resist the government office, which is the characteristic of Jiangdong... It is not Lu Zijing, or Sun Zhongmou can change it, so Jiangdong is mostly corrupt, which is all due to this. 』
Pang Tong took a breath, and he could vaguely understand some of Fei Qian''s meaning.
Fei Qian was actually a little pitiful to Emperor Sun. After all, in history, during the Three Kingdoms period, the powerful families such as Gu, Lu, and Zhu all used the fort as the base to control private soldiers and land, which made the Sun regime forced to adopt the dual-track strategy of "military strike" and "political compromise". They blushed and turned pale, and in the end they all turned into purple faces. Perhaps they were really frustrated...
Not only in the Three Kingdoms, but also in the Ming Dynasty, but also in the east and south of the Yangtze River. This dispersed innate regional structure evolved into a "municipal economy" and a "gentry autonomy" model, forming an economic circulation system independent of the central government. Therefore, whenever the central government tries to strengthen its control over Jiangdong and Jiangnan, it immediately encounters joint boycotts from local interest groups.
In the early Qing Dynasty, the city was massacred in Jiangnan. Perhaps some people from Jiangnan were fighting for the nation, but a large part of them were because the Qing Dynasty did not understand the characteristics of Jiangnan at that time, and wanted to treat Jiangnan with the attitude of treating the gentry of Zhili...
Simply put, it is not agreed on the distribution of interests.
Later, the agreement was basically settled, wasn’t it just that the water was too cold?
The current private army system of Jiangdong has made the military power of Jiangdong actually scattered among the aristocratic families. Even if the chief general died in battle, his subordinates would be inherited by his minor sons and nephews, forming a special phenomenon of "young men in charge of soldiers". Its essence is the blood inheritance of the higher aristocrats, which is no different from the Chu State during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
In the Ming Dynasty, this relationship between Jiangdong and Jiangnan evolved into an iron triangle of "country gentry, bureaucrats, and officials and businessmen". In the court, 70% and 80% of the literati and officials who came from imperial examinations came from Jiangnan, they came from a family of landlords. They avoided taxes through "incitement" and "dedication" and even instigated the bureaucratic system to fight against the central court. It also strictly restricts population mobility and emphasizes class hierarchy. The "Shiju System" of Jiangnan in the Ming Dynasty divided the population into two good and lowly people, and the personal dependence relationship of lowly people continued for generations. It seems to be an employment on the surface, but it is actually a slave. In addition, among the literati and poets, the so-called "self-combed women" and the so-called "loyal servants from generation to generation" are advocated in order to paralyze the people, so that until later generations, there are still a large number of Jiangnan people who will subconsciously distinguish who are urbanites, who are rural bullies, who are poor people in northern Jiangsu, and who are Pudong nobles...
In the northern part of Guanzhong and the Central Plains, many places are located in arid or semi-arid agricultural belts, not only need large-scale water conservancy cooperation, but also because the land is flat, it is impossible to naturally form a scattered small manor system. It is more large manors, so a larger scope of centralized regime is more likely to appear, and there is naturally a need for centralized power.
The combination of "padfield economy" in Jiangnan and "river towns" has enabled local forces to always maintain a material basis for confronting the central government. It is obvious that Emperor Sun could not break this structure, so no matter how Sun Quan compromised or how power was, it did not completely change the political environment, that is, it would only treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and it would be ineffective to do its work.
"Lord, if that''s the case," Pang Tong frowned and said, "Isn''t Jiangdong difficult to cure it?" 』
When Pang Tong heard Fei Qian''s comment on Jiangdong, he felt it was novel on the one hand, and on the other hand, he felt it was difficult. After all, it was a little easier to talk about human affairs. If the Jiangdong environment made Jiangdong politics like this, wouldn''t it be useless if anyone had changed?
"There is no way out in Jiangdong..." Fei Qian was about to say something when he suddenly heard a noise in the queue in the distance.
It turned out that there were some problems in the marching queue between Fei Qian and Pang Tong.
Fei Qian looked up and found that it was an artillery cart that was obviously broken. The military academy was anxiously approaching the cannon truck and scolded loudly, asking the soldiers to push the cannon truck to the side of the road first...
Fei Qian looked at the artillery soldiers sweating their spokes and said, "Shandong, Jiangdong... The way of heaven and earth is always in line with the path of success. The gentleman''s journey is hard to relax. Now I see that the road ahead is long and as tall as the nine ridges, the road is dangerous and as turbulent as the dragon gate. At this moment, only by keeping a serious and quiet can one achieve unparalleled achievements. 』
This cannon car obviously checked before departure, but who can make sure the inspection is effective, or there are no accidents?
"Now people may be proud of small achievements, or are impatient for immediate benefits. It is like walking on thin ice in spring and dew in summer, and the sun is drying in the sun. How can they achieve far-reaching success? When you are in a deep and thin position, be cautious in your own life, and be vigilant in the morning and evening. In this way, even if the road is blocked and long, there will be a time when the clouds will bloom and the moon will be bright. ''Fei turned his head and looked at Pang Tong, ''You and I encourage each other. Let’s focus on Shandong now. As for Jiangdong, you can slowly take a look at it. 』
"The lord is wise. Keep it in mind. 』
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Yecheng.
Prime Minister''s Mansion.
Suddenly a strong wind blew, pulling the copper bells at the eaves jingled in the wind, just like a death-seeking talisman that made Cao Pi feel in a mess.
The flowers that bloomed yesterday were destroyed by the strong wind today.
The petals fell, sweeping across the bluestone steps.
Cao Pi held the bamboo slips of the letter that had just been sent to him, and his fingers turned white.
Since Cao Cao''s defeat in Tongguan, rumors have spread like wildfire.
Some people say that Cao Cao is almost finished and is about to follow Yuan Shao''s footsteps, some people say that Cao Cao is crazy and wants to drag people from Shandong to perish. Some people say that Cao Cao has already negotiated with Fei Qian. When Fei Qian''s troops leave Hangu Pass, they will present the emperor to Fei Qian...
Some rumors are illusory, while others are verbal and eye-catching.
Forget about those illusory rumors, if you have heard them, most of them will not take them seriously, but those with some noses and eyes are more terrifying. After all, the uncanny valley effect was not produced after this term...
"Young Master, there are also sour scholars outside the mansion who gathered a group to discuss it!" 』
A guard came from the front yard and fell under the hall. When he knelt down, he heard a harsh sound of the knife and iron piece of the armor around his waist. Cao Pi took a deep breath. Originally, he subconsciously wanted the guards to find Chen Qun and ask Chen Qun to arrest these chewing guys, but since he was disgraced by Chen Qun last time, he was scolded by Mrs. Bian. Now he understands some of the special nature of the current season and grits his teeth and holds it back.
His hands curled under the sleeves of the black brocade robe were trembling slightly, but Cao Pi said in a calm voice as calm as possible, "Don''t pay attention to... A slutty man, when his father''s victory is reported, he will beheaded and hung on the door! 』
The guard responded and stepped back.
Cao Pi picked up the water bowl on the table, but saw the tea soup inside the water bowl...
"hateful! 』
Cao Pi threw the tea bowl to the ground with a broken hand.
The tea bowl cracked on the floor and the tea soup splashed open like a pool of rusty blood.
The servant outside the hall fell to his knees in fright.
Over the past period of time, it is difficult to be a high-level servant in the Prime Minister''s mansion...
Cao Pi threw the bowl and calmed down a little, so he shook his sleeves, "The tea soup is too hot, so I accidentally fell... clean it up." 』
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The servant responded tremblingly and hurried into the hall, tidied up the residue and tea stains quickly, and then quietly stepped back with his butt.
Cao Pi pretended to be calm and flipped through the bookshelf beside him to see. Although he trembled the book, he couldn''t even read a word.
At the hour of You, Cao Pi really couldn''t hold on anymore, so he got up and left the hall, and just pressed his long sword to go around the corridor. Suddenly, I saw a silhouette at Xijiao Gate, but three servants were silenced under the bronze vermilion bird lamp...
『I heard that the prince threw a bowl again…』
"Surely, there must be some bad news on the frontline..."
『Not to say...』
"You dare to do that!" ''Cao Pi couldn''t help but shout loudly, pulled out the long sword that was originally used as decoration, and trembled forward.
The copper lamp of Vermilion Bird flashed, and the three servants quickly fell to the ground, their faces turned pale and their bodies trembled.
"Are you still serving Cao''s salary? ''Cao Pi held the long sword and pointed at the three people angrily.
"Prince, please spare me! Prince, please spare your life! 』
"We are the first offender, the first offender..."
"I was so confused for a moment..."
The three of them kowtowed repeatedly.
Cao Pi felt a breath of anger surged between his chest and abdomen. Chen Qun underestimated him. He tolerated it. The sour scholars in the market criticized him, and he also tolerated it. He originally thought he would tolerate it for a while, but now even these servants are about to be arrogant!
Cao Pi''s teeth clattered and murderous intent rose up...
"stop! 』
Just as Cao Pi was about to kill the three servants, a light sound of Huanpeng not far away came from the sound of a clear shout.
Cao Pi turned his head and saw Mrs. Bian wearing a dark blue zoo pattern and curved skirt. The jade pendant hanging around her waist was shining with a cold light in the twilight, indicating that he could restrain his murderous intent with his eyes.
Cao Pi slowly put the long sword into the scabbard. No matter what, it was inappropriate to say that when his son held the long sword in front of his mother.
"Come, take these three people down, thirty-years-old! ''Mrs. Bian said in a deep voice, ''If anyone in the government office is involved in the rebellion, he will be shackled for three days! Those who fail to change after repeated instruction will be killed! 』
Suddenly, a guard responded and dragged the three servants down, then swung his arms and started whipping them.
After listening to Mrs. Bian''s orders, Cao Pi realized that he was a little impulsive. It is more appropriate to punish Mrs. Bian at the moment. If Cao Pi stabbed the servant to death with a sword on the fire, although there would be no big deal, it would inevitably be a cruel and easy-to-kill name...
『Follow me. 』
Mrs. Bian glanced at Cao Pi, then walked forward, walked through the corridor, and arrived in the backyard.
"Go and get a basin of water for the prince and wash a little..." Mrs. Bian ordered, then turned to Cao Pi and said, "I''ll see me again after washing up." 』
Cao Pi responded, changed his clothes, washed up, took off his long sword, changed into casual clothes, and arrived in the back hall. He saw Mrs. Bian sitting alone in front of the Qingyu table, slowly inserting several branches of broken petals into the porcelain bottle. The twelve gold and copper coral lamps in the hall reflected her eyebrows like ink paintings, but they could not hide the precipitated smoke from the fine lines in the corners of her eyes.
『Sir, Mother! ''Cao Pi leaned on the ground and bowed, and pretended to be calm for several days and turned into sobs, ''If my father was defeated... my Cao family is full of...''
Before Cao Pi finished speaking, Mrs. Bian had already thrown a volume of "Zuo Zhuan". Where the volume of the book was unfolded, it was exactly the chapter of "Cao Gui''s Dispute".
"Did the prince know this Cao?" 』
Mrs. Bian said a little annoyed.
Cao Pi picked up the book slip and his eyes fell on the ink words.
At the edge of the ink character, there are also some small characters with fly heads, which look like they were written by Cao Cao.
"This is what your father noted when he knew that there was a change in Yanzhou..." Mrs. Bian raised her head slightly, and her eyes fell on the remaining flowers in the vase. "In the past, Cao Ke held a three-foot sword to rob Qi Huan, and observed the traces to determine the outcome! And what do you do now? A slight setback means being furious and in a hurry! How can you bear such a great responsibility? ! 』
Mrs. Bian spoke to the passionate place, and Zhai Yi rolled up the incense burner with her wide sleeves, as if she had swept the wolf smoke on the battlefield.
『My mother…』
Cao Pi stared at the jade hairpin between his mother''s temples, but saw white hair under the light. He couldn''t help but remember what he saw when he was with the army before. When his father Cao Cao stood in a array of thousands of troops and horses, chanting "Watching the Sea", the passionate words "The journey of the sun and the moon, if it comes out of it" were so similar to the spark in his mother''s eyes at this moment!
"In the past, Chong''er was exiled for 19 years and finally became a hegemony. ''Mrs. Bian turned around and turned the vase from Qingyu Censhan at an angle, signaling Cao Pi to see, ''If he gave up halfway, what would the world make of it? 』
Cao Pi followed Mrs. Bian''s gaze and found that the originally deserted branches were intertwined with each other under Mrs. Bian''s skillful hands. Not only did they no longer have a broken and decadent state, but they felt a little warm and refreshing!
"this…"
Cao Pi seemed to have some insights.
Mrs. Bian nodded slightly, "When spring flowers are brilliant, why do you need your strength? But the broken and new look will be revealed. 』
Cao Pi''s body trembled for a moment and bowed deeply, "My mother... the child understands..."
"Understood? ''Mrs. Bian asked, ''Since you understand, what should you do? 』
Cao Pi raised his head, looked directly at Mrs. Bian, and said in a deep voice: "From tomorrow, the child will wear military uniforms, wear armor, hold his strength, and practice bows and arrows... If a thief arrives, the child should stand on the city gate and live and die with the soldiers! 』