Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 49 Vaccination

The Huangmen Pavilion is located in the east of Xinye, between Yushui and Bishui, almost southwest of Tanghe County, Nanyang City in later generations.

So go south from here, after passing Bishui, you will be in Huyang County, and the distance between the two sides is very close.

Shen Chen and the others set off at seven or eight o'clock in the morning, and arrived at Huyang at noon in about two hours. After hearing about it, the magistrate of Huyang personally came to invite him to go to the government office to have lunch together.

Most people in the Han Dynasty ate two meals. Among the twelve o'clock, when food was called from 7:9 to [-]:[-] in the morning, it corresponded to the Chen time in the Earthly Branches, the time for breakfast.

3:5 to [-]:[-] p.m. is called Asr time, which corresponds to Shen time in the Earthly Branches. Eat lunch and dinner together, and you will not eat after that.

But that is for the general public. More than [-]% of the people live in a difficult situation, struggling on the poverty line, and working all day long can only barely eat two meals.

For the rich and powerful, let alone three meals, they can eat whenever they want.

Therefore, upon learning of the invitation from the magistrate of Huyang, Deng Hong happily went to the appointment after discussing with his wife and Shen Chen. In addition to the magistrate, there were also two famous local families, the Huyang Feng family and the Huyang Fan family.

Deng Hong asked the servants to guard the vehicle, and then sent someone to find a restaurant in the city to deliver some food. He and his wife, Shen Chen, followed the county magistrate Li into the government office.

There are two other people beside County Magistrate Li. One is the head of the Feng family, who is about 40 years old, and the other head of the Fan family is about [-] years old, named Feng Gai and Fan He respectively.

After entering the hall, County Magistrate Li took the main seat, Deng Hong and his wife sat in the first place under his right hand, Shen Chen sat in the second place alone, and opposite were the two masters of the Feng family and the Fan family.

The two sides greeted each other and talked about their feelings.

Speaking of which, the Feng family and the Fan family have a lot to do with the old Liu family and the old Deng family. The Fan family in Huyang is the family of Fan Hong, the uncle of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, who owns a huge manor and countless servants. ten thousand mu.

The Feng family is a descendant of Sikong Feng Bing during Emperor Guangwu's time. His grandson Feng Shi was a Taiwei during Emperor Han'an's time.

The two big families and the Deng family are both rich and established families in Nanyang, and they have all married with the Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu's family and the Deng family.For example, Liu Xiu's mother family is the Fan family, and Feng Bing's son married Princess Huojia, the daughter of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, and he is the daughter's relative of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty.

Not to mention the Deng family, the Empress Dowager Deng and Deng Mengnv are both empress dowagers.Their ancestry also had many intersections. For example, during the period of Emperor Shun, the Feng family, the Fan family and the Deng family formed a political group, were framed by Jiang Jing and others and were expelled from Luoyang.

Moreover, the high-level members were allies of each other back then, and the remaining branches of the lower-level branches also lived in Xinye and Huyang, which were very close to each other. Therefore, among the Deng family, the Feng family, and the Fan family, there were countless marriages between the middle and lower-level branches.

So to a certain extent, their Deng family really has a rather complicated relationship with the Fan family and Feng family in Huyang, and they can chat about the glory of their ancestors and get closer to each other.

But it is a pity that it is the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the glory of the ancestors is useless.

Because in this day and age, the Nanyang aristocratic family has basically declined. Starting from Emperor Hanling, except for He Jin and Zhang Wen who were from Nanyang, and not even from the aristocratic family, there was not a single high-ranking official from the other aristocratic families.

Now their status is almost the same as that of Deng Hong, even worse than the current Deng Hong.

After all, Deng Hong has an official position now, and he hangs out with Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, but they only own some land in the county.

For a while, several people chatted about the past of their ancestors, which was embarrassing.

However, after traveling through time, Shen Chen read and practiced calligraphy, and gradually learned the truth of history.

Now I also understand why the Nanyang family, which had been prominent for a hundred years, was so decadent at the end of the Han Dynasty, and was surpassed by the Hongnong Yang family and the Runan Yuan family who came from behind.

In the final analysis, it was because the Nanyang aristocratic family was too dazzling in the early and mid-Eastern Han Dynasty.

Among the 28 generals in Yuntai, 13 were from Nanyang, and the three founding fathers of Guangwu: Deng Yu was the Great Situ, Li Tong was the Sikong, and Wu Han was the Great Sima, all from Nanyang.

There are countless other princes from the Nanyang family, and the Nanyang officials from the Manchu Dynasty accounted for one-third.

As the saying goes, prosperity and decline.

No matter how powerful a family is, it can last at most a hundred years.

Since Emperor Shun, the Nanyang gentry suffered the first decline.

The eunuch Jiang Jing and others took charge of the state affairs, dismissed and forced to death countless Nanyang officials headed by Deng.

After Emperor Huan, with the abolition of Deng Mengnv, the Nanyang aristocratic family had a slight improvement, and then they were hit again.

Moreover, this blow was devastating, which directly led to their rapid withdrawal from the political center, and eventually lost power in the struggle for hegemony among the princes in the late Han Dynasty.

Coupled with the baptism of the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Nanyang, the population has declined significantly, and the power of the family has ceased to exist, making it basically difficult for them to influence the current situation.

Now the descendants of the political allies of the Deng family, the Fan family, and the Feng family in the time of Emperor Shun are together again. Time flies and the years have changed. Everyone has changed from a top wealthy family in the central government to a small local powerhouse, which made them feel infinitely emotional for a while.

After chatting about the glory of the ancestors for a while, then County Magistrate Li asked curiously: "Is Gongcao planning to bring his bride back to Xiangyang?"

Deng Hong nodded and said: "That's right, Mr. Liu gave me a one-month vacation this time, and I returned to my hometown for more than [-] days. I plan to go back this time. Huyang Ling asked me what happened to Xiangyang. something?"

County Magistrate Li smiled and said, "Nothing happened, but the envoy is not in Xiangyang right now."

"Oh?"

Deng Hong and Shen Chen looked at each other, wondering: "I don't know where the envoy is now?"

"In Wancheng."

"What is Shijun doing in Wancheng?"

"Gong Cao doesn't know, but more than ten days ago, an envoy from the imperial court came to Xiangyang, saying that the imperial court sent a servant as an angel to Jingzhou."

County magistrate Li pointed to the northwest road: "After the messenger learned about it, he has already rushed to Wancheng to meet the angel."

Hearing these words, Shen Chen immediately winked at Deng Hong.

Deng Hong's brows were furrowed, and he let out a long sigh: "Oh!"

County Magistrate Li, Feng Gai and Fan He didn't know why, and asked in surprise, "Why is Gongcao sighing?"

Deng Hong followed the words taught by Shen Chen: "First, I lament the misfortune of the Son of Heaven, and second, I lament the misfortune of Nanyang. I am afraid that Nanyang will suffer catastrophe in the future."

"This"

Several people looked at each other. They were happy today. They had a light meal together and exchanged feelings by the way. They will be considered acquaintances in the future.

Why did it suddenly become sad, and the atmosphere also changed in other directions?

But since they made a start, it was impossible for the three of them to pretend to be okay and change the subject, so Feng Gai could only say, "Why did Gongcao say that?"

Deng Hong looked around and said, "Think about it, everyone, this time the angels came here, they must have asked Liu Shijun to be King Qin. If the Son of Heaven is well, why does he need King Qin? Since last year, everyone knows about the civil strife in Guanzhong."

"Ah."

Fan He nodded and said: "Refugees from Guanzhong poured into Nanyang from Wuguan in large numbers. Liu Shijun sent them to farm in Nanyang. We in Huyang also accepted a group of hungry people, and now they are resettled in Tangzi Township to farm."

Deng Hong said: "The tyrants of the Guanzhong family who moved south since last year said that the emperor had long wanted to move east to Luoyang, but he was hijacked by Li Jue and Guo Si and others, and he has not been able to do so. With this civil strife, the emperor must have planned to move east , So let Liu Shijun send troops and money to serve the king."

"Isn't that a good thing?"

People were puzzled.

Deng Hong said again: "But think about it, everyone, the chaos in Guanzhong, the extreme lack of food, the fleeing of millions of people, and even the emperor was forced to move eastward to Luoyang. It can be seen that the situation in Guanzhong has reached a very serious situation. Is it still a good thing?"

County Magistrate Li shook his head and said, "I understand what Gongcao means, but since the Son of Heaven moves to Luoyang and Liu Shijun can serve as King, everything will be fine."

Deng Hong said speechlessly: "The county lord still doesn't understand what I said. What I mean is that even the people and the emperor can't stay in Guanzhong, which means that no one has grown food in Guanzhong since the year before last, and last year there were continuous disasters. , The Xiliang army is in constant internal turmoil, and when everyone has run away, what will the hungry and crazy Xiliang army do, do you want me to explain it clearly?"

"You mean, they will invade Nanyang?"

Everyone was shocked.

"good."

Deng Hong nodded and said: "As I expected, there will definitely be people going south from Wuguan to invade Nanyang this year. At that time, Nanyang will definitely fall into the flames of war."

"Forehead"

The three looked at each other again, slightly astonished in their eyes.

After a moment of silence, County Magistrate Li winked at the servant beside Deng Hong, and the servant poured wine for Deng Hong.

He picked up the wine glass himself, and said with a smile: "You should worry too much about meritorious service. Now that Mr. Liu is leading [-] to [-] soldiers, how dare those Xiliang people in Guanzhong invade my Nanyang? It's more important to drink."

"Yeah, drinking and drinking, these gossips should be stopped. If it reaches Liu Shijun's ears, I'm afraid he won't be happy."

"Come, come, drink."

The three of them were trying to smooth things over. Firstly, they didn't believe these words, and secondly, it was inconvenient to talk about them.

Because Liu Biao is still there, they are here to say that Liu Biao's territory will not be stable in the future, and he will be attacked by the Guanzhong warlords. Isn't that a slap in the face of Liu Biao?

More importantly, Liu Biao's current strength is indeed not bad, although he has not yet reached the peak of history, that is, around 200 AD, he annexed the army of Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, and after Jingnan was completely pacified, he had more than ten armored men million degree.

But now it can be regarded as a hegemony.

So no one here believed what Deng Hong said.

Seeing that they didn't believe it, Deng Hong looked at Shen Chen with a guilty conscience.

These were all taught to him by Shen Chen, in order to strategically intimidate the aristocratic families and low-level people around Xinye, and make them attach themselves to Huangmenting when Nanyang is baptized by war in the future.

But now it seems that it has no effect.

Shen Chen raised two fingers and made a V sign. Of course, it wasn't in Biye, but to indicate plan B.

Deng Hong just took a sip and sighed sullenly: "I know that you don't believe me, but it's okay. I expect news will come from Wuguan in the near future. Please be prepared when the time comes."

"If it is true what Gongcao said, Mr. Liu should be able to repel the invading enemy."

Seeing that he was still chatting on this topic, County Magistrate Li gave a word of relief.

Deng Hong said: "That's natural, but Liu Shijun's real enemy is not the Xiliang army in Guanzhong, but Cao Cao in the north. This thief is cruel and violent. He has slaughtered hundreds of thousands of people in Xuzhou. Surabaya has never stopped. If he The attack is coming, and I am afraid that Nanyang will be full of dead bodies, so what I mean is that I hope everyone will be vigilant."

"Then thank you, Gongcao."

"I'll keep that in mind."

Both Feng Gai and Fan He responded perfunctorily.

Seeing this situation, Deng Hong could only say: "That's all I said. In the future, if you find that I'm not wrong, when Cao Cao attacks, you can come to Huangmen Pavilion to seek shelter from our people. We have dug and built it. Ditching and building forts, I believe, will save most of the disasters."

This is to get a vaccination first.

Just like when Shen Chen told everyone that Cao Cao was coming to slaughter Xuzhou when he was in Huangmenting, no one believed it.

Before the butcher knife really fell on the head, no one was willing to give up their family business and flee.

Only when they see the facts will they believe what you say.

So what Deng Hong is doing now is the same as what Shen Chen did back then, first speak to make a prophecy as a reminder.

If they don't believe it, they will naturally believe his words after the prophecy is fulfilled in the future.

At that time, with the support of these local prominent families, and the people from all over the place are famous among them due to the favor of Deng Hong, they will soon be able to unite the people of the families and people around Xinye Huyang, and strengthen the Huangmen Pavilion. .

Therefore, it is only Shen Chen's layout at present, and when things develop according to the original historical track in the future, it will be the time to blossom and bear fruit.

After the banquet, County Magistrate Li, Feng Fan and some Huyang villagers sent Deng Hong out of the country.

The convoy continued south, heading towards Cai Yang.

Caiyang is the ancestral land of the Cai family. This time, I have to go to worship by the way, and then go west from Caiyang, and board a boat from Fancheng back to Xiangyang.

And when Deng Hong and Shen Chen went to Xiangyang, Liu Biao also saw an angel in Wancheng.

It was Zhao Qi, the eunuch who came. After the two greeted each other, Zhao Qi explained the purpose of coming. The emperor wanted to move eastward to Luoyang, but Luoyang was already dilapidated. He hoped that Liu Biao could send troops, money and food to support the emperor.

Upon learning of this matter, Liu Biao immediately agreed.

Now Jingzhou is the most stable place in the world. According to Shen Chen’s farming system last year, more than 100 refugees in Xinna reclaimed more than [-] million mu of land. The wheat has been planted and will be harvested in the spring. Naturally, there is no shortage of money and food. .

Seeing Liu Biao's willingness to agree, Zhao Qi was very happy, so he stayed in Wancheng temporarily to discuss details with Liu Biao, such as the specific amount of money and food, and how many troops to send to Luoyang to repair the palace and so on.

After waiting for a few days, Zhao Qi got a satisfactory answer from Liu Biao, so he planned to return to Guanzhong from Wuguan by bullock cart, and return to Liu Xie who was in Hedong at this time.

On the other hand, Liu Biao returned to Xiangyang, and immediately acted according to the content of the previous discussion with Zhao Qi, and dispatched soldiers and craftsmen to transport grain and grass materials to Luoyang.

At this time, Deng Hong and Shen Chen stayed in Caiyang for two days, then left Cai's house and entered the territory of Fancheng westward.

It was the familiar East City Gate again, and a familiar figure lying on the female wall again.

(End of this chapter)