At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 207: Attack Fan Deng and move to Xiangyang

However, Tian Feng said that he did not agree with the capture of Nanyang, which led to verbal and written criticism from Jingzhou officials.

Tian Feng had an upright character, but he would not tolerate them. He shouted sternly: "It is precisely because the geography of Nanyang County is so important that guarding the key points of the five states has become a battleground for military strategists."

"If the lord takes Nanyang, not only will he have to break up with Yuan Shu, but no matter who takes the north in the future, Nanyang will be a must-attack place. This will restrain the lord's great energy."

"Compared with Xiangyang, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, seizing Nanyang County at this time will do more harm than good."

"And the strategy formulated by my lord is from east to west, and then from south to north."

"Now that Jingzhou has been conquered and the morale of the generals and subordinates has been greatly improved, Liu Yan, the herdsman of Yizhou, has become terminally ill due to the pain of losing his son. He will definitely die of the disease this year at the latest."

"Liu Yan's methods in Yizhou were quite ruthless and he offended many local aristocratic families in Yizhou. It will be difficult for his son to stabilize the situation when he first succeeds to the throne. This is a God-given opportunity."

"If Nanyang County is at odds with Yuan Shu and misses the best opportunity to seize Yizhou, wouldn't it be a small gain but a big gain?"

Tian Feng's words left Kuai Yue and others stunned and speechless.

Compared with Kuai Yue and others who only see immediate interests, Tian Feng, as a strategist, has an extremely long-term vision. No matter how the situation changes, he always moves forward unswervingly in accordance with the established policy.

When Zhou Qi heard this, he nodded secretly, but still walked to the map, drew a semicircle on Xiangyang with his finger, and said: "Nanyang doesn't need to be taken, but Fan and Deng must take it back."

At this time, the area occupied by Xiangyang City was not as large as that of later generations. To the west of Xiangyang City was Tanxi, and beyond Tanxi was Wanshan.

According to the "Yuanhe County Chronicles" written by Li Jifu of the Tang Dynasty: "The boundary between Wanshan... and Deng County, Nanyang County, is said in ancient proverbs: 'There is no west in Xiangyang', which means that the boundary is closer."

Zhang Heng, an outstanding astronomer, mathematician, and geographer during the Eastern Han Dynasty, was a native of Nanyang County. As a native of Nanyang County, he naturally had a deep affection for Nanyang.

He once wrote a "Nandu Fu", which described in detail Nanyang's geographical location, treasures and minerals, mountains and peaks, trees and animals, Sichuan aquatic products, original soil crops, sacrificial rituals and customs, the travels of scholars and women, and new voices. Songs and other content.

One of the passages reads: The wandering girl plays beads in the song of Han Gao.

Han Gao is a different name for Wanshan. This is very clearly recorded in "Shui Jing Zhu".

Nandu is Nanyang County, and Nanyang is mentioned throughout the article. There is nothing wrong with the location of Longzhong. At least during the Eastern Han Dynasty, part of Wanshan did belong to Nanyang County.

Wanshan is located to the west of Xiangyang and south of the Han River.

Wanshan serves as the boundary between Nanjun and Nanyang County, and Longzhong in the Deng County area of ​​Nanyang County is also the place where Zhuge Liang worked hard in history.

Zhuge Liang cultivated the land further west along the Han River, which is Leshan. Zhuge Liang often climbed this mountain to write "Liang Fu Yin".

In later generations, the competition between Nanyang and Xiangyang for the land that Zhuge Liang cultivated became almost intense. Whenever articles and videos about Zhuge Liang and Gu Longzhong appear on the Internet, the comments below are eye-opening.

In order to gain attention, some internet celebrities go to any lengths to deliberately stir up confrontation and hatred between the two places, and even deliberately discredit historians, just because historians have verified through research that Zhuge Liang's farmland was indeed in Xiangyang, etc.

All kinds of vicious conjectures, attacks, and cynicism are simply unbearable to watch.

All relevant historical materials from the Han, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties clearly record the location of Zhuge Liang's farmland. Even the distance from Xiangyang City and the distance from Deng City are clearly recorded.

It is clearly recorded in "Shui Jing Zhu": Mianshui River flows east to the north of Leshan. In the past, Zhuge Liang liked to call it "Liang Fu Yin" and visited every place, so it was named Leshan.Mianshui flows eastward into Longzhong, past Kongming's old residence in the north.Liangyu Liu Chan said: The late emperor had three counselors in the thatched cottage, and the counselors discussed the affairs of the world, that is, this house.

In fact, all the place names and humanities that flow up and down the Han River in Longzhong are recorded very clearly, and there is no dispute at all.

Even so, some people still rely on the name Nanyang to regard Wancheng and the surrounding areas that were renamed in later generations as Nanyang County during the Han Dynasty.

Some people claim to be the hometown of the emperor and compete for Zhuge Liang and Liu Xiu's hometown.

There is nothing wrong with promoting development for the sake of tourism, but there is no need to distort history, discredit others, or even attack local governments and historians.

As for their main point of criticizing that Longzhong is not the land cultivated by Zhuge Liang, it is that Longzhong is located south of the Han River, and Nanyang County and Nan County have been bounded by the Han River since ancient times. Therefore, they believe that Longzhong must be a fake land cultivated by Zhuge Liang.

It's quite ridiculous to say that Nanyang County and Nanjun are bounded by the Han River to the north and south. Xi Chizhi, a famous historian in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was the first to clearly record that Liang's family was in Deng County, Nanyang, on the west side of Xiangyang City. Ten miles away, the name is Longzhong.

Some people used the excuse that Xi Chi Chi was from Xiangyang to discredit this famous historian from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, believing that his records were untrustworthy and untrustworthy, and even used his name to attack him.

The fact is that all historical data that are not conducive to their remarks have been discredited and denied by certain people; all historical data that are conducive to their remarks are regarded as truth, no matter where they come from.

Also written by Xi Chizhi, it is recorded that Zhuge Liang's old residence in Longzhong was denied by some people. It is recorded that Nanyang County and Nanjun are divided by the Han River to the north and south, but they used it as a banner to attack Longzhong.

As everyone knows, the Han River runs from northwest to southeast, and only the short section near Xiangyang City runs from west to east.

The most important thing is that Xi Zhuozhi's original words are: Qin conquered the world, from the Han Dynasty to the north it was Nanyang County, and from the Han Dynasty south it was Nanjun.

What is mentioned here is the Qin Dynasty.

During the Han Dynasty, there were at least three cities in Nanyang County south of the Han River, namely Wudang, Zhuyang, and Shandu. There were several county towns similar to Deng County that straddled the north and south banks of the Han River, but it is impossible to verify.

In fact, these four cities were merged into Xiangyang in later generations.

In addition, Yin County, Fancheng, Caiyang and other places in Nanyang County were also incorporated into Xiangyang in later generations.

Caiyang was the place where Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu raised his troops, and it was also a place that was fought over by some people in the name of Nanyang.

In fact, anyone who has a little understanding of history and some normal logical thinking will know who is right and who is wrong.

Later, Wollongong in Nanyang was about 250 miles away from Xiangyang. When I visited the thatched cottage three times, it was under Cao Cao's jurisdiction.

Zhuge Liang's eldest and second sisters are both married to people from Xiangyang, their wives are also from Xiangyang, and their daily friends are also in Xiangyang.

Not to mention the late Eastern Han Dynasty when transportation was not developed. Even if transportation was developed in later generations, it would be impossible to make friends and intermarry across more than 200 miles.

Moreover, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was endless war in Wancheng. Since Zhuge Liang was going to escape the war, how could he live in seclusion in Wollongong?

Zhou Qi didn't care about this matter. It should be impossible for Liu Bei to visit the thatched cottage in this time and space.

However, Deng County spans both sides of the Han River, and more than ten miles east is Xiangyang City. If it cannot be controlled, Xiangyang's safety cannot be guaranteed.

Fancheng is located to the north of the Han River and faces Xiangyang across the river. If Fancheng can be occupied, Xiangyang, Fancheng and Deng County can form a triangle and form the corners of each other, making Xiangyang City almost unbreakable.

As long as the safety of Xiangyang can be guaranteed, Jingzhou will become Zhou Qi's most stable rear area in the world.

Kuai Yue and others were overjoyed when they heard Zhou Qi's words.

Although Tian Feng frowned slightly, he thought of the importance of these two cities in defending Xiangyang and didn't say much.

If only Fancheng and Deng County were taken, even if Yuan Shu was angry, he would never choose to fight on two fronts and start a war with Zhou Qi when there was a big enemy like Cao Cao in the north.

However, Yuan Shu said that in order to prevent Liu Biao from attacking Nanyang County, he also stationed heavy troops in Fancheng and Deng County. It would not be easy to cross the river to capture the two cities by force.

When Zhou Qi was worrying about how to capture two cities quickly, he saw Li Yan standing out from the crowd and took the initiative to ask for help: "The guard general of Deng County is from my hometown and has an old relationship with me. I would like to come to Deng County in person and use my three-inch The non-chaotic tongue has convinced Deng County’s governor to surrender in the future!”

Zhou Qi was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "If Zhengfang can persuade the general of Deng County to surrender, I will be rewarded heavily!"

Li Yan took the order and rode into Deng County alone.

If Deng County can surrender, then only Fancheng will be left. Without Deng County's defense, it will be much easier to take it by force.

Zhou Qi immediately looked around the generals and asked, "Who is willing to take Fancheng for me?"

As soon as Zhou Qi finished speaking, all the generals asked for battle, but Zhou Qi didn't know who to choose.

Cai Mao said loudly: "I think that taking Fancheng requires only the last general!"

Zhou Qi asked curiously: "Why did Degui say this?"

Cai Mao said seriously: "Liu Shijun requested to surrender, and a certain man led his troops south to Hanshou. When the Fancheng garrison heard the news, he must have thought that there is nothing to worry about, and Fancheng must have relaxed its defenses."

"If the lord lets the other generals send a large army to capture Fancheng at this time, it will make the Fancheng defenders be more vigilant."

"The last general's home is in Xiangyang, which is only separated from Fancheng by a river. He has connections with many aristocratic families in Fancheng, and trade between the two cities is also very frequent."

"If you return to Xiangyang secretly, let Xiangyang soldiers pretend to be merchant guards and sneak into Fancheng, and then secretly persuade the wealthy families in Fancheng to help, it will be easy to capture Fancheng. There is no need to send an army to conquer."

Zhou Qi was overjoyed when he heard this and ordered Cai Mao to capture Fancheng.

Not long after, good news came one after another.

Li Yan really persuaded the Deng County garrison to surrender. Cai Mao, with the help of the Fancheng family, easily captured Fancheng and captured the Fancheng garrison alive.

Zhou Qi led his troops to Xiangyang, met with the Fancheng garrison in person, and said to him: "I don't want to be an enemy of Yuan Gongdao, but the soldiers and civilians of Deng County and Fancheng are so warm that I can't resist surrendering. I can't turn them away." , to lose people’s hearts.”

"Please report back to the highway. The incident in Fancheng and Deng County is a foregone conclusion. Please don't blame me, brother highway!"

"In the future, when he goes to war with Cao Cao, if he comes to ask for help when he encounters difficulties, he will do his best to help."

Fancheng guard general brought Zhou Qi's words to Yuan Shu.

As expected by Zhou Qi, even though Yuan Shu was angry, he was unwilling to quarrel with Zhou Qi because of Fan and Deng Ercheng.

Moreover, now that Zhou Qi occupies the territory of the two states, his strength has expanded unprecedentedly, and he has become the strongest prince in the world. Yuan Shu does not dare to offend him easily.

After capturing Fancheng and Dengxian, Zhou Qi appointed Wenpin and Li Yan as captains, each leading two thousand troops to garrison Fancheng and Dengxian respectively.

Although the war is over, Zhou Qi still has many things that need to be resolved urgently.

Kuai Yue said: "As the saying goes: if the name is not correct, the words will not go smoothly, and if the words are not right, the things will not be accomplished." "Since the Lord has Jingzhou, he should go to the imperial court and ask for the post of governor of Jingzhou. Otherwise, if he is taken advantage of by someone with intentions, he will regret it. It’s too late.”

Hearing this, Zhou Qi couldn't help but secretly nodded.

Re-appointing the Jingzhou governor who can be controlled is the top priority now. Otherwise, even if Zhou Qi takes the holidays and takes charge of the military affairs of the four southern states, occupying Jingzhou will not be justified.

But the choice of Jingzhou governor gave Zhou Qi a headache.

He looked around at the crowd and asked, "Who do you think can serve as the governor of Jingzhou?"

After Zhou Qi finished speaking, the room suddenly became silent. His subordinates looked at each other in disbelief, but no one expressed their opinions at all.

The governorship of Jingzhou was a matter of great importance. This matter could only be decided by Zhou Qi himself, and no one under his command dared to interfere.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhou Qi had no choice but to wave everyone away, leaving Xi Zhicai alone.

As Zhou Qi's mastermind and number one confidant, Xi Zhicai naturally has an unparalleled voice and is absolutely trustworthy.

Zhou Qi asked: "Zhicai, do you have a suitable candidate for the governor of Jingzhou in your mind?"

Xi Zhicai did not remain silent at this time and said: "The candidate for the new Jingzhou governor must meet three conditions."

"First, he is worthy of the Lord's trust."

"Secondly, he has a high reputation, enough to hold the position of governor of Jingzhou."

"Third, be able not to participate in political affairs."

Even Xi Zhicai did not dare to recommend candidates directly when faced with this sensitive topic.

What he meant was to find a trustworthy and reputable puppet, who only needed to occupy the title of Jingzhou Governor without having to do anything.

Zhou Qi pondered for a long time and said, "How is the master?"

Xi Zhicai showed a bright smile on his face and said: "My lord is wise!"

The only person who can fully meet the above three conditions is Zhou Qi's teacher Bian.

Zhou Qi immediately stopped hesitating and wrote a handwritten letter, sending it to Bian Rang's mansion in Shouchun as quickly as possible.

at the same time.

Zhou Qi also sent people to Chang'an to meet the emperor with generous gifts and presented Zhou Qi's confession.

There are roughly two contents in the table.

First, Bian Bian was appointed as the governor of Jingzhou.

Secondly, I hope the imperial court will agree to the plan to re-divide the four counties of Yuzhang, Kuaiji, Changsha and Wuling.

Changing the administrative areas at the county and county levels is a major matter and must be approved by the imperial court before it can be done.

After reading Zhou Qi's confession, Li Jue, Guo and others agreed directly without any hesitation.

At this time, the princes were fighting among themselves, and almost no one cared about the small court in Chang'an City. Even if Li Jue and Guo Bin did not agree to Zhou Qi's request, Zhou Qi could make arrangements on his own.

Zhou Qi's willingness to go to the emperor now at least shows that the other party still recognizes the imperial court of Chang'an. Li Jue and Guo Si naturally respond to their requests.

After the imperial edict arrived in Xiangyang, Zhou Qi's civil and military officials were all delighted.

Kuai Yue took the opportunity to persuade: "Fan and Deng have conquered, Jingzhou has been decided, if my lord wants to see Yizhou, why not move the chariot and cavalry general's palace to Xiangyang?"

"Jingzhou in Xiangyang occupies Han and Mian in the north, takes advantage of the South China Sea, connects Wuhui in the east, and connects Bashu in the west. It is an important place that military strategists must compete for, and it also connects the transportation from east to west, north and south. If the chariot and cavalry general's residence is moved to Xiangyang, it can Stabilizing the situation in Jingzhou will also help to invade Yizhou in the future, so why not?"

As Kuai Yue set an example for the people in Jingzhou and Xiangzhou, after he spoke, the scholars in Jingzhou all echoed his words. Only the local scholars in Yangzhou showed a look of relief.

Zhou Qi looked around at the crowd and asked, "What do you think?"

Regarding this issue, the vast majority of discerning people are in favor of it. Only the local scholars in Yangzhou are reluctant.

Obviously, wherever the Cavalry General's Mansion is located, it will become a political and economic center, which will be of great benefit to local economic development and the recruitment of local scholars as officials.

Naturally, they didn't want to move the general's palace away.

However, most people agreed, and Zhou Qi had already had this plan in mind, so after a simple argument, he quickly decided.

After Zhou Qi moved the Chariot and Cavalry General's Mansion to Xiangyang, he also moved the prefecture of Jingzhou to Xiangyang, and ordered the expansion of Xiangyang City. Even the walls of Fancheng and Deng County were renovated.

After the important things were completed, Zhou Qi began large-scale personnel transfers.

This personnel transfer was the result of long discussions between Zhou Qi, Xi Zhicai, Tian Feng, Kuai Yue and others in secret.

Zhou Qi: General of Chariots and Cavalry, Mu of Yangzhou, Marquis of Anfeng County, monopolizing military and political power in Jing and Yang states.

In view of the fact that after several years in various places in Yangzhou, the danger of Shanyue has been basically resolved, the generals and garrison troops that were originally sent out have also been recalled one after another.

Dian Wei: The Chariot and Cavalry General's Mansion assists the army Sima, and is in charge of five thousand elite troops of the Western Army. Dong Xi assists him, and only obeys the Chariot and Cavalry General's dispatch.

Dong Xi had been found by Chen Wen before, and Zhou Qi directly recruited him to his side and entrusted him with important tasks.

Xu Chu: Sima, the chariot and cavalry general's palace guard, is in charge of five thousand elite soldiers of the Northern Army. Huo Jun assists him and only listens to the chariot and cavalry general's orders.

Xu Ding: Colonel Huben, in charge of two thousand Huben camps, as Zhou Qi's personal guard.

Cai Mao: The official paid homage to the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy and recruited [-] Jingzhou Navy troops, under the command of Jiang Qin, who only listened to the dispatches of the generals on horseback and cavalry.

Zhou Yu: Commander-in-Chief of the Guards, Chen Wuzuozhi, commanded three thousand Lujiang Shangjia.

Zhou Qi changed Nanjun to Xiangyang County, Fancheng and Deng counties were included in Xiangyang County, and Zhang Hong served as the governor of Xiangyang County.

Jiangxia County: Zhou Jing is the governor of Jiangxia County, Zhou Cheng is the captain of Jiangxia County, Li Wen assists him, and has 3000 Jiangxia barbarians and [-] Jiangxia County soldiers under his command. Zhou Tai is appointed as the captain of Zhechong, commanding [-] Jiangxia naval forces.A total of [-] troops.

Lujiang County: Du Ji is the governor of Lujiang County, and Zhang Liao is the captain of Lujiang County, commanding [-] Lujiang County soldiers.

Jiujiang County: Xu Huang was the governor of Jiujiang County and also served as Zhonglang General. He transferred 8000 northern elites originally under Zhou Cheng to Xu Huang and recruited [-] county soldiers in Jiujiang itself.Zhou Jin was the captain of Hengjiang and was in charge of three thousand Huaihe naval forces.A total of [-] troops.

Danyang County: Lu Su was the governor of Danyang County, and He Qi was the captain of Danyang County, commanding [-] Danyang troops.

Wu County: Huang Zu was the governor of Wu County, and Shi Huan was the captain of Wu County, commanding five thousand soldiers and horses.

In addition, Kuai Liang is the magistrate of Yuzhang County, Fu Xun is the magistrate of Poyang County, Wang Can is the magistrate of Luling County, Gu Yong is the magistrate of Linhai County, Zhou Zhan is the magistrate of Jian'an County, and Yi Ji is the magistrate of Luling County. Sheriff of Dongyang County.

Zhou Yi is the Sheriff of Lingling County, Lu Jun is the Sheriff of Guiyang County, Zhou Shang is the Sheriff of Shouyang County, Quanrou is the Sheriff of Wucheng County, his brother-in-law Zhang Yun is the Sheriff of Yiyang County, and Yu Fan is the Sheriff of Nanyou County. Shou.

The rest, such as Xi Zhicai, Tian Feng, Zhang Zhao, Kuai Yue, Cai Mao, Huang Zhong, Xiang Hong, Chen Wen, Xu Shu, Liu Biao's nephew Zhang Yun, Liu Pan, etc. all received rewards and temporarily stayed in the Chariot and Cavalry General's Mansion.

This large-scale personnel transfer completely disrupted the original bureaucratic system, allowing officials from Jingzhou and the north to stay in Yangzhou, and officials originally from Yangzhou were transferred to Jingzhou as officials.

Many of those who had been with Zhou Qi for a long time were also sent out to serve as county guards.

As for the counties in the north close to the princes, in addition to setting up county guards, they also had military commanders serving as county captains. The only exception was Jiujiang County where Xu Huang was located.

Because Xu Huang was talented enough to serve as both the county guard and the county captain, there was no need to set up another county captain.

In addition, all counties have abolished the county captain.

In addition to the county soldiers who maintain law and order on a daily basis, there will no longer be too many soldiers and horses in the county, which can greatly reduce local pressure.

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During the slack period, all men of suitable age must serve in the army in batches and participate in military training, with their meals managed by the local government.

In this way, when the war breaks out, these people can quickly be converted into soldiers.

　I don’t know if there are any old people from Nanyang who are reading this. Don’t be angry if you see it. I am referring to some shameless Internet celebrities who want traffic.

　　Just like the incident in Xiangyang Tangcheng a few days ago, I saw a video taken from the perspective of another passerby. The security guard had explained to the Internet celebrity that tourists were not allowed to approach because horses would run out and be easily injured.

　　The security guard also told the Internet celebrity that if he was not satisfied, he could refund his ticket after watching the show. In the video, the Internet celebrity had a very good attitude and said: "No, no!"

　　After finishing, just take the video out of context and post it online to gain traffic.

　　Performances in Tangcheng are often postponed because it is difficult to clear the venue. If the venue is not cleared well, horses cannot be released to perform.

　　I later found out that the Portuguese diplomatic corps did come that day, and leaders from the local government accompanied them. A notice of foreign affairs visits was also posted at the entrance of the scenic spot.

　　Normally, even if a celebrity goes in to film a movie, the security guards will stop the tourists from clearing the place. But when foreign missions come, they should be fine if they keep their distance from ordinary tourists.

　　After all, not everyone is of high quality, who knows what will happen.

　　Therefore, some Internet celebrities are really shameless in order to gain traffic.

　　
　
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