Rise of the Heavens

Chapter 257 Inspecting the Mountain Barbarians
Gao Cheng waved his hand and said, "No need, I'm going to go to Longshu County for inspection next, you and Yu'er take good care of the mansion, just take care of Miss Mi!"

When Mi Huan heard Gao Cheng mentioning herself, a blush appeared on her face, and she lowered her head slightly.

"Young master, don't worry, with us here, Xiaohuan...ah no, Miss Mi will be fine!" Gao Ying said hastily.

Gao Cheng nodded, did not stay in the mansion, immediately went to the mansion, gathered chariots and soldiers, took Xi Zhicai and Pei Yuanshao, and went to Longshu County together.

On the road, two hundred knights were scattered around, carefully inspecting the surroundings and protecting a carriage in the middle.In the middle of the carriage, Gao Cheng and Xi Zhicai sat casually. By the window of the carriage, Gao Cheng looked at the fields on the left and right,
On the land on both sides, a small river meanders through, and many people are working in the fields. Although these people are working hard, they all have satisfied smiles on their faces.Judging by the growth of the crops in the fields, today is another bumper year.

Since the first year of Zhongping, the whole world has become much more stable. There has been no drought, flood or locust plague in the Lujiang River, and it has had a bumper harvest for three consecutive years.In the granary in Lujiang County, a large amount of grain and grass have been piled up.Enough to support a battle of hundreds of thousands of troops.

"Zhicai, you once said that the Scarlet Emperor Fire Cloud Sutra is a superior exercise handed down from generation to generation by the Han royal family. Your Majesty should be in good health after practicing this exercise and can resist the invasion of common diseases. Why is he only in his thirties? , can’t hold it anymore?”

Gao Cheng looked away from the window, feeling a little puzzled, so he asked Xi Zhicai.

This world is an advanced world, with a very high power system. According to common sense, as an emperor, he can control most of the cultivation resources in the world. As long as he cultivates seriously, he can become a master.But the reality is that the emperor couldn't hold it anymore, and began to set up the Xiyuan school lieutenant to check and balance the military power of the general, preparing to push the youngest son to be the emperor.This is somewhat unreasonable.

A smile appeared on Xi Zhicai's face, and he said: "I have seen some records in the collection of Yingchuan Academy, that Emperor Shizu and Emperor Mingzhang were all powerful experts who could suppress the whole world. All of Yuntai 28 are top masters."

"But the good times didn't last long. Later, Dou Xian and Liang Ji, among the foreign relatives, took power successively and threatened the royal family. The imperial power was not clear. When the first emperor was in power, he joined the eunuchs to kill the Liang family, but he was also seriously injured and died soon!"

"The current Majesty was welcomed as emperor by his relatives Dou's family when the late emperor had no heirs. In order to prevent His Majesty from sweeping up the Dou's family after being in power like the late Emperor, he took the lead and abolished His Majesty's cultivation foundation! This led to Your Majesty is weak and has a short lifespan!"

Hearing this, Gao Cheng understood the reason, and sighed: "The Dou family really dared to attack the emperor directly, no wonder His Majesty joined forces with the eunuchs to wipe out the Dou family just after taking the throne!"

Xi Zhicai nodded and continued: "In today's world, great generals and eunuchs are incompatible. As long as His Majesty dies, no one will be able to suppress the two parties. I am afraid that the world will continue to be chaotic, especially when His Majesty resets the state." Mu, I'm afraid there will be troubles in the world!"

As the top wise man in this world, Xi Zhicai has a very clear view of the general trend of the world.

Gao Cheng laughed, and said: "The world is in chaos, and this is the time for us small families and poor families to rise up. Zhicai, tell me, if I become a Yangzhou shepherd with the Jiangdong land as my foundation, can the Gao family become the top in the world?" ancestry?"

Xi Zhicai's expression didn't change at all. After getting along with him for the past few years, he had some guesses about Gao Cheng's actions and ambitions, so he wasn't surprised to hear Gao Cheng's bold words that he wanted to become a Yangzhou shepherd.

He chuckled and said, "My lord, if you want to become the shepherd of Yangzhou, I'm afraid you can only have a chance when the world is in total chaos!"

Hearing this, Gao Cheng glanced at the other party, and a smile appeared on his face, it seemed that Xi Zhicai had already guessed what he was thinking.

A few days later, the chariots and horses came to Longshu County.

Longshu County is different from other counties in that there is a mixture of Han and barbarians in the territory. Last time after Gao Cheng led an army to defeat the barbarians, he used Xu Xuan as the order of Long Shu and placed hundreds of thousands of captive barbarians here to farm.After several years of running-in, these people are no longer unfamiliar with farming. After another 20 years, I believe they are no different from ordinary Han people.

"Everyone, cheer up, in case the mountain barbarians send someone to assassinate!" Pei Yuanshao shouted outside, reminding the two hundred knights.

Now that Pei Yuanshao is concentrating on cultivation, he already has the strength of the ninth level of strength training, and he is only one step away from becoming an extraordinary powerhouse. Unfortunately, his potential seems to have been exhausted, and he is still trapped at the ninth level of strength training after consuming a lot of training resources.

Lu Dai, Jiang Qin and others are capable of leading troops in battle, and their cultivation base has also risen rapidly, so their status in the entire Lujiang army is constantly rising, and Pei Yuanshao is not only good in strength, but also has a little ability to lead troops. , there are not many advantages, and up to now it is only the commander of Gao Cheng's personal soldiers.

Xi Zhicai heard the words "Shanman master", his face darkened, and he said: "My lord, although the Shanman army was defeated last time, there are still millions of barbarians hidden in the mountains, and many of them are masters of poisonous art. Du Bo, the head of the village, many people have been plotted against by the mountain barbarians!"

"This barbarian is the confidant of Lujiang County. When the barbarian regains its strength, it will definitely go down the mountain to plunder again!"

Gao Cheng said: "Zhicai mentioned this matter, could it be that he has a plan to deal with the mountain man?"

Xi Zhicai pondered for a while, and then said: "There is a lot of miasma in the mountains, and it is impossible to send an army to go deep. I can't solve it in a short time. I don't have a good plan. Now I can only let the army continue to besiege, and build camps, every step of the way! Compressing the mountain man's range of activities!"

"In addition, the lord also needs to train an elite team to continuously plunder the mountain barbarians, women and children, and continuously bleed the tribes in the mountains to make the mountain barbarians weaker. However, it will take ten years to completely eliminate the mountain barbarians. time!"

The strategy Xi Zhicai said was similar to the method used by Lu Xun, He Qi and others who later pacified Jiangdong Shanyue.Gao Cheng suddenly thought of the Nanman in Yizhou.Zhuge Kongming's method of southern expedition is very different from that of Jiangdong Lu Xun and others.

Seven captures and seven moves, to subdue the hearts of the southern barbarians.With the deterrence of the conquest of the army, these Nanmans did not rebel for nearly a hundred years when the Shu Han was in power.

However, such a method may seem clever, but it is actually just a stopgap measure.If conditions permit, it is still the best policy to completely annex Nanban or Shanyue.Solving the problem once and for all can also allow the inherent territory of the Han people to expand again.

"Zhicai's plan is feasible! However, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin are more focused on the navy. Dinggong has not broken through the extraordinary, and he still needs to assist the captain to take charge of the entire county's troops and horses! We still lack someone who can command the infantry and is good at setting up camps." The general sits in charge!"

Gao Cheng sighed, the more powerful he developed, the more he felt that the talents around him were not enough!

Xi Zhicai stopped talking when he heard the words. At this time, the person in Longshu County was Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide.With him sitting in Longshu, the mountain man dare not go down the mountain.It is a good candidate to implement this strategy.

It's a pity that this Mr. Zhang is affectionate and righteous, and he is very loyal to Liu Bei.Maybe when Liu Bei will leave.

The chariots and horses continued to move forward, and it didn't take long before they saw a majestic city standing on the ground. Far away from the city was the dark Dabie Mountains.The area close to Longshu County is only a corner of the mountain range, and it seems that you can't see the edge at a glance.No wonder the mountains are home to millions of mountain beasts.

The Dabie Mountains extend from north to south, extending to Pengze in the south and Yangquan County in the north, which is close to the Huaihe River.There are thousands of miles.Mountains occupy almost half of Lujiang County.

"My lord, Longshu City is here!" Pei Yuanshao reminded respectfully.

Hearing this, Gao Cheng stepped out of the carriage. Outside the gate of Longshu City, Xu Xuan had already received the news in advance, so he and Zhang Fei came out to greet him.

(End of this chapter)