Chapter 123 Going to Sizhou
While advancing, Wei Fufeng ordered his subordinates to call him the deputy envoy, the deputy envoy of Qianzhong Jiedu, the governor of Fuzhou, and was born in the Qingyang Marquis' Mansion. He was named Chu Yu, and his cousin of Qianzhong Jieduan.
The subordinates obeyed the order. On the way, Komweiya asked Leng Feng: "Sir, really want to go to Sizhou?"
"Yes, do you think it's inappropriate?" Wei Fufeng smiled. He has always been friendly to his own soldiers, especially the guards, but he never relaxed his military rules.
"If my subordinates think it is inappropriate, I can just go to Sizhou by my subordinates. Adults should not take risks." Leng Feng replied.
"Only by going to Sizhou in person can I win the faith of the Tian family. This is to negotiate with the Tian family and seek long-term peace," said Wei Fufeng.
"My subordinates think that it is dangerous for the adults to go there in person." Leng Feng said.
Wei Fufeng said: "When you cross Yuanjiang, you may be in crisis. Once Lei Yangong knows that his army has returned to Shizhou, he will definitely join forces with the Liao tribes in Xizhou to chase and intercept them."
The soldiers near the border were stunned, and Wei Fufeng said again: "Why didn't our army go back to Wuling County? Because our army is in Wuling County, the E Yue army attacked the city at all costs. Without our army in Wuling County, the capture is also a consequence of not being worth the loss."
The soldiers nodded one after another, and Wei Fufeng said again: "This time we go to Sizhou, we will take a detour to Wujiang and return to southern Sichuan, the second is to understand the real situation of the Liaoren tribe, and the third is to negotiate with the Tian family."
The soldiers were speechless and continued to march with the prisoners. On the way, they passed a dangerous valley. The captives were executed by Wei Fufeng, and a deserted corpse was left unattached.
The states of Qianzhong Road are full of mountains and rivers, and there is basically no formal road to go, which is also the fundamental reason why it is difficult for the human race to be conquered.
In mountain warfare, the human race has the advantage of geographical advantage, and foreign invaders need to make huge sacrifices to conquer, and the gain is not worth the loss.
Wei Fufeng and his party relied on the sun to distinguish the direction and followed the traces of mountain roads. On the way, they occasionally met a small group of humans. Both sides kept a distance from each other vigilantly, and basically they were all humans who were away from each other.
Five days later, Wei Fufeng and his party arrived in Yuanling County, Chenzhou (Huaihua District).
Yuanling County was established during the reign of Emperor Gaozu of Han and was known as the gateway to western Hunan. Like Qianzhou, it experienced repeated rule by local officials and liberated officials.
Local officials are similar to the Sizhou Tian family, and liberated officials are officials in the court.
The current governor of Chenzhou is Liu Mengxi, a local tyrant. Liu Mengxi's father served as the county magistrate of Yuanling, and in fact he is a leader of the Liaoren tribe.
During the stable period of the Tang Dynasty, the court served as the governor of Chenzhou and assisted the chief of the bureaucratic race, otherwise it would be difficult to govern the government.
Since the Huang Chao disaster has spread to the north and south of the Tang Dynasty, causing great damage to the authority of the government, and the powerful families or green forests in various places have occupied the territory, forming separatist vassal states.
Lei Man was born into the Liaoren tribe of Xizhou. He took advantage of the chaos to capture Langzhou and Yanzhou, and sent people to surrender to Gao Pian, the then governing Huainan Jiedushi. He was recommended to establish the Jiedushi of Wuzhen Army and ruled Langzhou, Yanzhou, Xizhou and Chenzhou.
After Lei Man's death, Liu Mengxi, the governor of Chenzhou, sent someone to Qianzhou to express his respect and support to the Qianzhong Jiedushi.
The governor of Qianzhou, Zhang Wencheng, was fully responsible for the surrender of the Liao people, accepted the surrender, and recognized the governor of Xizhou and the governor of Chenzhou.
Wei Fufeng only wants to recognize the current governor of Chenzhou, but will not recognize the hereditary local officials.
The situation in Chenzhou and Xizhou is different from that in Sizhou. The two states have similar cultural heritage to Qianzhou, and have experienced the influence of exile management and Chineseization.
Wei Fufeng sent troops to conquer Chenzhou and Xizhou, and the price he paid would not be very high
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Big, I just need peace of mind at the moment.
Arriving outside Yuanling County, this is a city about three miles long and wide.
The city wall is made of stone, about five meters high, and the rough city gate is about three meters wide. There is a bamboo tower on the city gate, and the west side outside the city and the north side are along the rolling Yuan River.
Almost all the people guarding the city gate were the harem, wearing vine armor and earlobe rings.
The two sides communicated and reported entering the city gate. Wei Fufeng looked at the city silently. This was an ancient city, which can be traced back to the Qin Dynasty. Chenzhou was once the Qianzhong County of the Qin Dynasty.
Wei Fufeng knew that the current governor was just the master of this city. There were many Liaoren tribes in Chenzhou, and the leaders each had their own power and territory.
Liu Mengxi, the governor of Chenzhou, is regarded as the most powerful leader of the Liaoren tribe.
After waiting for a cup of tea, dozens of martial arts crowds walked out of the city gate.
The first man was in his forties, with thin cheeks, square eagle eyes, goatee beard, cloth scarf wrapped in his head, golden rings of earlobes, and a big red official robe, which looked inconsistent.
Wei Fufeng stepped forward and smiled and said with a gentle smile: "The person who came is Liu Mengxi, I am Chu Yu, the deputy envoy of the Qianzhong Jiedushi."
"It's Liu Mengxi. When he learned that the deputy envoy was here, he was neglected." The figure in the big red official robe also responded in Chinese.
Wei Fufeng smiled and said, "I just passed by Chenzhou and went to Sizhou under the order of the governor. I asked Envoy Liu to let me enter the city to rest for a night and leave tomorrow."
"Haha, the deputy envoy is a rare distinguished guest. Please go to the city to rest." The governor of Chenzhou responded with a refreshing response and turned his hand sideways.
Wei Fufeng walked over, with elite guards following him, walking into the city with the governor of Chenzhou.
The scene in the city was obviously chaotic, with a long street bumpy pits, and the shops and houses on both sides were chaotic, with hundreds of soldiers standing beside the street.
"Sir, I wonder what businessman will do when I go to Sizhou?" the governor of Chenzhou asked bluntly.
Wei Fufeng took out two official documents from his sleeve and handed them over to the governor of Chenzhou. He opened them while walking.
Wei Fufeng said at the right time: "This was captured by Langzhou. The Jiedushi asked me to take him to Sizhou and asked me to communicate with the Tian family in Sizhou."
"This? In fact, there is no need to communicate about this matter. The Sizhou Tian family will never be a alliance with the Jingnan Army and the Ezhou Army. It is to seek a slut with the tiger, and the gain is not worth the loss." The governor of Chenzhou said casually, with his expression obviously relaxed.
"The Jiedushi believes that communication should be communicated, so I am ordered to go there. One is communication, and the other is that my official position is the Deputy Envoy of the Qianzhong Jiedushi, the governor of Fuzhou, and the Jiedushi said that I could travel for a while and after arriving in Sizhou, I could take a boat to Fuzhou to take office in Wujiang." Wei Fufeng explained.
"Oh, ah, sir, are you going to take office in Fuzhou?" the governor of Chenzhou responded.
"I was appointed as the governor of Fuzhou and was ordered to serve as the governor of Fuzhou. Fuzhou is also under the jurisdiction of Qianzhong Road." Wei Fufeng said.
"Oh, sir, young and promising, could he be the closest relative of the governor?" the governor of Chenzhou asked bluntly.
"I am the cousin of the Jiedushi, and I was born in the Marquis' Mansion of Qingyang, Chang'an." Wei Fufeng replied with a smile.
"It turns out that he was from a marquis's family, and he was disrespectful." The governor of Chenzhou smiled and complimented.
Wei Fufeng smiled lightly and walked a few steps, saying, "The Jieduan sent 30,000 troops to advance to Tanzhou, and the envoy Liu should know."
The governor of Chenzhou nodded and said, "I have heard of it, but I don't know how to fight."
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How is that happening?"
"When I was ordered to leave Yanzhou, I heard that ten thousand Eyue troops were rushing to Langzhou from Dongting Lake." Wei Fufeng said.
"Ten thousand E Yue Army? Isn't Langzhou a crisis?" said Chenzhou Governor in surprise.
"There are 4,000 defenders in Yan County and Wuling County, and 10,000 Eyue Army is not enough to capture the city. The Jiedushi said that the Jiedushi Du Hong was reluctant to ants to attack the city because Lei Yangong colluded with the governor of Shaozhou." Wei Fufeng said.
"Lei Yangong, Lei Man's second son, I heard that he joined the E Yue Army as a military envoy." The governor of Chenzhou nodded.
Wei Fufeng nodded and said, "Ambition to Tanzhou can help Langzhou and Yanzhou get rid of the lonely and silenced, and further restrain the Jingnan Army and the E Yue Army."
The governor of Chenzhou said respectfully: "The governor of Jiedu is just around the corner."
Wei Fufeng shook his head and said, "The Jiedushi said that it is easy to seize Tanzhou, but difficult to seize Jingzhou. The Jiedushi Cheng Yan had sufficient troops and enough food. The Southern Sichuan Army could not be defeated in one battle and fell into a protracted war. Southern Sichuan could not afford to consume it. Southern Sichuan Army still had a strong enemy Fengxiang Army."
The governor of Chenzhou nodded and said, "I welcome the adults."
Wei Fufeng shook his head and smiled, "I am tired all the way, I just want to rest earlier and drink with Liu Jun in the future."
"Since lord is tired, then take a break sooner." The governor of Chenzhou nodded and said.
A group of 200 people are stationed in a residential area, and no guarded strangers are approaching.
The governor of Chenzhou did not sleep all night, and three thousand soldiers gathered in the city, but they were worried about being involved in the trick of cooperating inside and outside.
Early in the morning, Wei Fufeng and his party asked for two mountain road guides and left under the guidance of the governor of Chenzhou.
Looking at Wei Fufeng and his party who were leaving, the governor of Chenzhou breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the city to entertain the leaders of various human races.
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Leaving Yuanling County, Wei Fufeng and his party continued to head southwest, and the next place was Chenxi County under Chenzhou.
Chenxi River is the upper reaches of the Yuan River, and it converges with Luxi River in Chenxi County to form the Yuan River.
It goes southwest along Chenxi water and is divided into two upstream tributaries, Jinjiang and Wuxi water.
Following the Wuxi River to the south is Wuzhou, which is adjacent to Shaozhou to the east, along the Jinjiang River to the southwest, and then turns west to Jinzhou (Tongren).
Jinzhou of Qianzhong Road is under the jurisdiction of Luyang County, Wan'an County and Weiyang County. From top to bottom, they are completely local officials appointed by the leader of the Liaoren tribe. Compared with Chenzhou, they are much closed to the outside world and basically no Han people settled.
Sizhou, where Wei Fufeng was going, is located in the northwest of Jinzhou. He set out from Chenzhou and arrived at Sizhou through Jinzhou. The route was an arc-shaped opening with an upward curve. The reason for the arc-shaped detour was that the Wuling Mountains blocked the direct route.
Wei Fufeng and his party walked into Jinzhou smoothly, passing through the settlement of Liaoren people along the way, basically invincible.
The Liaoren tribe lives in groups, with each tribe ranging from thousands to hundreds. Among tribes, the weak depend on the strong, but dependence is not the same as belonging. Each tribe has its own autonomy.
Wei Fufeng and his party took on the position of deputy envoy of the Qianzhong Jiedushi. In the eyes of ordinary people, they were equivalent to the leader (governor). In addition, the group of people were sharply rectified in military preparations. The grassroots tribes did not dare to provoke and rob, but were afraid of being robbed.
Under the guidance of the guide, we walked along the Jinjiang River.
Wei Fufeng was in high spirits all the way and was comfortable to visit the magnificent mountains and rivers. As he walked into the hinterland of Jinzhou, Wei Fufeng suddenly saw the rice fields, which surprised him.
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Chapter completed!