Soldiers come to the world

Chen Qun's mansion is not far from Zhong Yao's mansion. Two family members of Zhong's mansion supported him and went home directly. When the cold wind blew halfway, he couldn't help squatting in the corner and choking his throat. At this time, the housekeeper in his mansion also heard Xun came and helped him back to the mansion.

His wife Xunshi and son Chen Tai also got the news and rushed to the gate to pick him up. "How is your husband?" Xunshi asked worriedly.

At this moment, Chen Qun was already awake, he waved his hand, "Help me to the inner study first, I have something to talk to you about."

Xun and his son quickly helped Chen Qun to the inner study. They helped her husband to sit down in the study, and Xun served her husband the tea made by herself, and asked the maid to prepare hot towels. They were busy inside and out.

Chen Qun sat in a daze on his seat, he was still thinking about what he said to Zhong Yao, although it was drunk, but it came from the bottom of his heart, now that he is awake, he is more aware of the danger, which makes him more determined will.

At this moment, Mrs. Xun washed his face, he waved his hand to make the two maids back down, pointed to the door, and said to his son Chen Tai: "Close the door, I have something to tell you."

Chen Tai was puzzled, he quickly closed the door, and stood aside with his hands down, while Xun Shi held her husband's hand and asked, "What does your husband want to tell us?"

Chen Qun said slowly: "I have decided to leave Wei State to serve Han State."

Xun was startled, "Why does my husband think so?"

Chen Qun sighed and said: "I saw Duke Wei today. He is not much longer. If the son succeeds to the throne, he will not allow me. If I don't leave, I will only die."

Xun is the daughter of Xun Yu. She knew that her father was squeezed out by Cao Cao because of his heart for the Han Dynasty, and finally died in depression. She never hoped that her husband would follow the same path. She nodded and said: "If your husband is already decision, I will definitely support it.”

"What about you?" Chen Qun asked his son again.

Chen Tai is only 20 years old this year, but he is both civil and military, and he is also a very potential general. Chen Qun has only this son, and two other daughters, both of whom are not yet married.

Currently Chen Tai is serving as a bodyguard in the Tongque Palace, and today he happens to be taking a break at home. He is also a very intelligent person, so he nodded and said: "All people in the world love Han, and it is a wise move for my father to serve the King of Han. My child fully agrees." .”

Chen Qun was extremely relieved by his wife and children's statement, and he said to the two of them: "I have an idea, the new year will be one month later, we will take our family back to Yingchuan to worship our ancestors, and then go directly to Nanyang County."

The Xun family didn't have any ideas, but her husband followed the lead, but his son Chen Tai thought carefully, he thought for a while and said: "Although this is reasonable, but my father said that Cao Pi is really a man, will he send someone to monitor his father's whereabouts? "

"You're right. I must guard against that."

Chen Qun also knew that he wanted to follow Jia Xu's example and lead his family to retreat. Without the help of the Han Kingdom, it would be very difficult to succeed, especially since Xuchang is Cao Pi's sphere of influence, and Cao Zhen will definitely monitor him closely.

After pondering for a long time, Chen Qun had a rough plan in his mind, and he said to his son, "I have a plan, and I'm afraid I need you to implement it."

On the morning of the third day, the city of Yedu was still in chaos. Although Cao Pi ordered to invest [-] shi of grain to stabilize the price of grain, he set up ten grain sales points to sell each other at a price of [-] qian per bucket, and restricted each person to only buy five buckets of rice. .

This was Cao Pi's experience half a year ago. More than half a year later, a conflict broke out in Nanyang, which also caused the grain price in Yedu to skyrocket. Cao Pi invested [-] shi of grain to stabilize the grain price. Three days later, the grain price was suppressed.

This time, Cao Pi followed suit. According to the normal state, food prices would drop within three days at most, but this time it was a bit different from last time. Almost everyone in the family was mobilized, and even five or six-year-old children also appeared in the team.

What Cao Pi didn't expect was that the purchasing power of the people was extremely strong, and the [-] shi of grain he invested was sold out in one morning. He had to invest another [-] shi of grain the next day, but the supply was still in short supply, and many people from other places raised their families one after another. Come to Yedu to buy grain.

Although the government has invested 20 shi of grain to stabilize food prices, the price of food in the market has not been suppressed. It is still [-] yuan per bucket of rice, while in other counties in Wei County where Yedu is located, the price of grain has risen to [-] yuan per bucket of rice. Money, the situation is very serious.

Cao Pi did not expect that the liberalization of free trade half a year ago caused a large amount of Han money to flow into Wei State, and the folks accumulated too much money. The loss of Lishi County was undoubtedly a fuse, which made Wei State's grain price suddenly out of control. , Prices are soaring, not only food, but all daily necessities have risen in price across the board. This is the serious consequence of the shortage of materials.

Of course, this shortage of materials will not exist permanently, but the situation of high prices will be maintained for at least one or two years.

As early as ten years ago, the Xinhan money was gradually accepted by the Wei people and gradually replaced the five baht money in the Central Plains market. At that time, the root of today was planted, and the free trade half a year ago was just the last of the Han country. Just harvest.

Although the government has begun to stabilize food prices, the streets of Yedu are still very chaotic. There are queues and quarrels everywhere. There are constant fights and fights on the streets.

The front of the Honghe Pavilion in the Han Dynasty was still relatively calm. More than a dozen Cao soldiers stood guard in front of the gate. Their duties were not only to maintain the safety of the Honghe Pavilion, but also to closely monitor the connection between Yedu officials and the Honghe Pavilion. .

Near noon, two groups of hooligans quarreled in front of the Han Guo Pavilion for a few bags of food, and then fought, causing chaos in front of the Honglu Pavilion. More than a dozen Cao soldiers guarding the gate were furious and rushed up to use their leather whips. Twitching violently, "Get out of here! Don't make trouble here."

Just as the soldiers of Cao Jun rushed forward to maintain order, a young man quickly slipped into the Honglu Hall while the gate was unguarded.

The young man who sneaked into the Honglu Pavilion was Chen Tai, the son of Chen Qun. Although Chen Qun's strategy was simple, it was also very practical. There were fights everywhere in the city, and no one would pay attention to the fights in front of the Honglu Pavilion.

The two groups of gangsters who were fighting were hired by Chen Tai with money. As long as the soldiers of Cao Jun who were guarding the gate were attracted, the gangsters would disperse, and Chen Tai, who was mixed with the crowd, took the opportunity to sneak into the Honglu Pavilion.

In the room, Chen Tai handed his father's autographed letter to Shaoqing Zheng Li, "This is my father's autographed letter to His Royal Highness the King of Han. My father is willing to serve the Han Kingdom. I only hope that the Han Kingdom can help our family leave the Wei realm." .”

Another important task of Shaoqing Zheng Li in Yedu is to recruit high-ranking officials from the Kingdom of Wei and the former Han Dynasty who are willing to serve the Han Kingdom. They have already contacted many middle and lower-level officials, and Chen Qun is the first high-ranking official who is willing to serve the Han Kingdom , which made Zheng Li attach great importance to it.

Zheng Li received the letter and immediately said: "We warmly welcome your father to contribute to the restoration of the Han Dynasty. Please rest assured, young master, I will arrange everything immediately to ensure that your father and the whole family leave Weijing safely."

Chen Tai was overjoyed and said, "My father was planning to go back to Yingchuan to worship the ancestors during the New Year, so he took the opportunity to go to Nanyang County. My father was worried that Cao Zhen would send people to watch, so I hope Han Guo will help us at that time."

"Don't worry! We will arrange it properly, and there will never be any mistakes."

After a pause, Zheng Li said again: "This crucial matter must be kept strictly confidential. The fewer people who know about it, the better. Never leak any information, including me."

Chen Tai nodded, "Currently only my parents and I know about this matter, even my two younger sisters don't know about it, we won't let the fourth person know about it, besides, how can I leave in a secret, so that no one will know that I have been to Honghe The embassy, ​​I hope Mr. Zheng will help you."

Zheng Li smiled mysteriously, "There is a secret passage in the Honghe Pavilion, which has never been used. The young master is No. 1."...

At night, Chen Tai got out from a secret passage, and he found that he was in a small river a hundred steps away. This place was no longer within the defense area, and there were no soldiers guarding it. The exit of the secret passage was set on the stone wall above the river, and it was very sealed Well, it can prevent the river from flooding.

A painting boat has been moored outside the exit for many years, just covering the exit of the secret passage, and there is another small boat parked beside it. When you get out of the painting boat, you can directly row the boat or go ashore.

Zheng Li kept sending Chen Tai out of the boat, and then said to him: "Young Master, please take care, see you in Chang'an!"

"There will be a period later!"

Chen Tai waved his hand, jumped ashore, and strode away.

When Zheng Li returned to the Honglu Hall, he immediately wrote an express letter, put it together with Chen Qun's handwritten letter into a leather pouch, and handed it to a confidant.Instructed him: "Rush to Chang'an quickly, hand this letter to Liu Zhengqing, and ask him to forward it to His Highness the King of Han immediately."

The subordinate saluted, took the paper bag, and left Yedu with two entourages that night, and hurried to Chang'an...

After the Han army seized Xihe County in Bingzhou, they stopped advancing eastward, and did not launch other offensives. Obviously, the purpose of attacking Lishi County this time was to detonate the economic crisis accumulated in Wei State.

At this time, the state of Han had completely stopped its trade with the state of Wei, and blocked all the official roads leading to the state of Wei. Only goods were allowed to enter from the state of Wei, but goods from the state of Han were never allowed to be shipped out.

Immediately, the Han army raided [-] shops suspected of smuggling pig iron and grain to the state of Wei, and arrested more than [-] celebrities. Liu Jing ordered the beheading of all the owners of the [-] shops and confiscated all their property, warning the Han businessmen, Smugglers who violate the prohibition will be killed without mercy.

The circulation of goods and materials was cut off, and the Han money in Wei State could not flow back. The internal prices of Han State were stable, but the interior of Wei State was in chaos. Hungry people flooded into Yedu, unable to afford food, they could only become bandits or rebel. People rebelled in seven or eight counties in Hebei.

Cao Pi continued to invest 30 shi of grain, but still could not stabilize the price of grain. On the eve of the New Year, the price of grain soared to a thousand dollars per meter, so he had no choice but to adopt Zhong Yao's suggestion, stop all the trading of goods, confiscate grain from the people, and begin to implement strict grain control. rationing.

Amidst the chaos and disorder, the 24th year of Jian'an's new year finally came.

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