Three Kingdoms

The big cities in Hanzhong, except Nanzheng, are Shangyong.

The land of Shangyong is also called Dongsanjun, but this name appeared in the middle and late period of the Three Kingdoms. Currently, it is still called Shangyong, Fangling and Xicheng counties. However, judging from the name of the middle and late period, there are naturally some special reasons why Hanzhong is not called the Western Counties, but Shangyong, Fangling and Xicheng are separately called the Eastern Three Counties.

As early as the period of Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty, this area belonged to Yizhou. However, after Zhang Lu and Liu Yan and Liu Zhang had a falling out, Zhang Lu separated the area around Nanzheng in Hanzhong, and the Shangyong area was removed from the territory of Yizhou. It became independent inside. During the Zhang Lu period, Shangyongzhi neither completely surrendered to Zhang Lu nor had any contact with Liu Yan or Liu Zhang. Of course, it also did not indicate that it was raising a banner to fight for independence. It seemed like a silent bystander, huddled up. among these three small areas.

It was not until Fei Qian defeated Zhang Lu and came to Shangyong City that the three places in Shangyong joined Fei Qian's command. Then Huang Cheng sat in Shangyong and trained troops, but soon Huang Cheng became Wei Yanzai. After training soldiers, Wei Yan then entered Sichuan, and Shangyong, under Zhang Ze's instigation, got together with Zhang Ze half-heartedly. Unexpectedly, when the adultery was not so hot, the so-called crouching tiger in Hanzhong was beaten into the sick cat of Nanzheng...

The Shangyong Shen brothers were immediately frightened to the point of urinating. They quickly expressed that they were not familiar with Zhang Ze at all, and that they were all victims. They cried and shouted that they were looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally waited for Fei Qian. He sent troops to regain Shangyong and other places, and then personally went to Chang'an to express his loyalty.

It's just that Fei Qian saw through the Shangyong Shen brothers' evil thoughts, so he didn't pay attention to them at all.

The three places in Shangyong are useless areas most of the time. Occasionally they become strategic locations, but they do not last long. They are often excessive and will be thrown away when they are used up.

What is the importance of geography? Shangyong three places also have it. Dongsan County is an important transportation artery connecting Jingzhou, Yizhou, and Hanzhong. However, the problem is that its territory is mountainous. Although it is connected by Mian River, the three areas are almost self-contained and have long been semi-closed to the outside world. , it seems that there are some dangerous mountains and terrains, but the problem is that it is not systematic at all, and there is no natural moat to stop it, so it is just difficult to walk, not impossible.

Therefore, as long as anyone wants to sincerely conquer Shangyong Three Lands, if there is no foreign aid in Shangyong Three Lands, they can basically defeat it. It just depends on the length of time. In history, the three places of Shangyong often changed hands. Just like in history, after Liu Bei entered Sichuan and captured Hanzhong, his troops were divided into two groups. One group sent Meng Da to go north from Jingzhou, and the other group sent Liu Feng to go from Hanzhong from west to east along the Mian River. And Xicai directly forced brothers Shen Dan and Shen Yi to surrender.

The Shen family of Shen Dan and Shen Yi has been cultivating the land of Shangyong for a long time and has more than a thousand households. It is already a powerful force in the relatively isolated Dongsan County. Therefore, regardless of the governance of the three lands of Shangyong, Whether historically or currently, we are basically in a state of delegated autonomy.

Of course, this is also related to the Shen brothers' strategy of playing both sides.

Or it can be called the turtle strategy.

Regarding the treatment of this area, whether it was Fei Qian or several big guys in history, they were all very similar, which was a useless way to deal with it.

War is not a game.

Except for impulsive guys like Lu Bu, most normal people will definitely consider what they want to fight this war before launching a war.

If it is meaningless, then even if a certain area is easy to conquer, as a decision-maker, you should not be tempted just because it is easy to attack, because decision-makers need to consider higher-direction strategies.

The land of excellence is actually just such a piece of land. It was a very famous tasteless area during the Three Kingdoms period...

Just like in history, Liu Feng and Meng Da captured Shangyong. In fact, it was not simply for the three counties of Shangyong, but to prepare for the subsequent Northern Expedition to Luoyang and Chang'an!

Therefore, after Liu Bei took control of Shangyong Land, only two months later, Guan Yu led the Jingzhou Corps to march directly, starting the most suspenseful and controversial Northern Expedition in the history of the Three Kingdoms, attacking Fancheng and Xiangyang!

But many times, when people in later generations discuss certain things, they often only look at the success or failure one-sidedly, and rarely consider other factors. For example, when Guan Yu marched into Fancheng and Xiangyang, Liu Bei and Guan Yu had actually already and were about to Entering the age of sixty...

At that time, Liu Bei and Cao Cao had been fighting for more than 20 years. Therefore, after becoming the King of Hanzhong, Liu Bei, who wanted to become an emperor, inevitably had the idea to resolve the battle in a short time. Seizing the entire upper and middle reaches of the Han River and completely completing the preparations for the Northern Expedition to Chang'an and Luoyang have also become Liu Bei's strategic goals that urgently need to be solved and completed.

Although there is controversy about whether Guan Yu should have carried out the Northern Expedition during this period, there is one aspect that is not controversial, that is, in history, Liu Bei captured the three eastern counties and the area from Fancheng to Xiangyang. There is no mistake in this military goal.

However, when Guan Yu was stabbed in the back by Sun Zha, the Jingzhou Corps was quickly defeated, and even Liu Bei of Sichuan and Shu could not react. This later indirectly triggered Meng Da's rebellion, and finally the Dongsanjun area was captured by the Cao Wei Group. After this series of changes became a fact, the changes in the situation also quietly changed the strategic position of the three eastern counties. To put it simply, it changed from a strategically important area to a useless area. Zhuge Liang's subsequent Northern Expeditions at best hoped that the three eastern regions would contain it and did not regard it as the direction of the main force.

Since the three counties of Jingzhou have been lost, even if the Shu Han Group sends troops to capture the Dongsan County area, the Cao Wei Group will be to the north of the Dongsan County, and the Soochow Group to the south of the Dongsan County will be at odds with each other and may stab him in the back at any time. group. Having learned from the Jingzhou sneak attack that year, the Shuhan Group would definitely not adopt a strategy that would put itself into a situation of a north-south pincer attack.

The same is true for Soochow. Sun Quan, who had already occupied most of Jingzhou's territory, had no interest in the area, because even if Sun Quan used Jingzhou as the fulcrum of the Northern Expedition, he could still take the mature route of attacking Fancheng and Xiangyang without entering this area to climb mountains and wading.

This is especially true for the Cao Wei Group in the north. Even though they ostensibly control the three eastern counties, since this area is not the upper reaches of the Han River, it is really difficult to attack the Hanzhong area by water and land upstream. Attacking Jingzhou south from this area, and lacking the support of land and water, if we go south to conquer Sun Quan. The Cao Wei Group can also go south by land and water from Fancheng and Xiangyang, and there is no need to send troops from Dongsan County with rugged mountain roads.

So in the late Three Kingdoms period, anyone could conquer the Three Lands of Yong, but no one was interested.

Even though Fei Qian controlled Hanzhong, he didn't invest much in Shangyong. Because this area is a mixed area of ​​Han people and Yi people, with more mountains and less flat land, the population is relatively sparse. It is very suitable to train mountain soldiers. After all, there are mountains all around. However, if a large army is sent to garrison, it will be difficult to obtain effective supplements in terms of soldiers and food and salary supplies.

Therefore, Fei Qian generally treats Shangyong as a subordinate place. He will neither let it go easily nor invest too much, especially before the influence of the Shen brothers in the Shangyong area is completely eliminated. Fei Qian is We won’t focus on how much money and effort is invested in the Shangyong area.

All of this, from a strategic point of view, or from the actual situation of the region, naturally determines that the Shangyong area is now in a state where grandma does not love her uncle, parents do not care about her, and there are no brothers or sisters.

People are most afraid of comparing themselves to each other, especially when the Shen brothers saw that Nanzheng has made rapid progress since it became a transit point, while Shangyong Land can only rely on small caravans taking the Wancheng-Xiangyang route to eat and drink. , it is inevitable that there will be some gaps in the mind.

When a local tycoon reaches the level of the Shen family, it will not be easy to move up...

These days, Shen Dan and Shen Yi are worried almost every day.

The two of them are now considered subordinates of Qiusi, but apart from a title and local autonomy, they have not been given anything else. Not to mention the various investment and construction in Nanzheng, even the three places in Shangyong that were originally damaged due to the war Some areas were ignored.

The Shen brothers have had an almost full schedule these days. They not only went to Hanzhong, but also to Chang'an. They even made a sneak trip to Xu County and met with Xun Yu from Xu County. Then he pulled off his old face and made a fool of himself, accompanying the Xun family, Chen family, and others in Yingchuan to have banquets and have fun, deliberately trying to please him, just to ask for the future of the Shen family...

It's a pity that Xun Yu also knew very well that Shen could secretly exploit Fei Qian's corner to benefit Shen, so in the future Shen would naturally be very likely to poke Cao Cao in the chrysanthemum. Therefore, Xun Yu basically just had the attitude of hitting a few shots casually. It would be great to be able to lay some nails for Fei Qian in the mediocre areas, but it didn't matter without the support of the Shen brothers.

Although Cao's army was close to Fangling from Xiangyang to the west, and there were almost no defenders at Fangling, Cao Ren did not dare to act rashly. Because for Cao Jun, the real trouble was not Shangyong but Chang'an. The important thing was not the Shen brothers but Fei Qian himself.

In such a situation, one can only imagine what good the mediocre Shen brothers can do.

Among the three places of Shangyong, the power of local powerful sects and commanders is not small. Whether they are mediocre or Di people, there are copycat tribes. However, these tribes and copycats are not linked together to fight against the court, or they want to Wanting to be independent is mostly just for self-preservation and survival. In this regard, the goals and aspirations of these ethnic minorities in Shangyong area are not the same as those in other areas.

Fei Qian was definitely not a cruel leader, and he also did not adopt any very harsh political orders against the few mediocre people in Shangyong and other places. This made it impossible for the Shen family to find anything particularly good if they wanted to sow discord. There are no reasons for this, let alone asking these people to fight life and death for him.

The last time Shen Yi went to Xu County, it was just to make a profit from both sides.

But he was disappointed.

"The hussars don't want to use our people..." Shen Yi said with some annoyance, "When I was in Guanzhong and Chang'an, the hussars mostly used martial arts. They were from a poor family and had no goodwill towards the likes of us... People from a poor family with martial arts skills , It is difficult to gain wisdom. If you lose control, the hussar may... mess up in a moment..."

Shen Yi traveled to both the east and west. Overall, he was more accustomed to the atmosphere in Shandong. In addition to the presence of the emperor in Shandong, perhaps for Shen Yi, the fact that he was rejected several times in Chang'an when he asked to see the hussar made Shen Yi full of inexplicable resentment.

At least he met Xun Yu in Xu County, but in Chang'an even Pang Tong didn't bother to see him.

Is this a problem...?

Of course Shen Yi doesn't think this is her problem.

For Qiusi, Fei Qian had a lot of things to deal with. Not to mention other things, just the administrative documents that required Fei Qian's signature could fill up two or three desks every day!

Even if you just take a look at the summary, then scan the ten lines to see if there are any discrepancies, and then sign and seal, the entire process will take at least five or six minutes to write a document, and more complex ones will take even more time to think about and measure.

In addition to these matters, Fei Qian also takes time to inspect various places, inspecting the three auxiliary towns, military villages, workshops, water conservancy, etc. in Chang'an. Basically, the schedule is full. Even if he has some free time, he can sit down with his wife. Why don't you go out of your way to act like a polite and virtuous corporal for others to see?

After all, Fei Qian has already passed the time when he needs to make a gesture.

What's more, Shen Yi was still very proud of himself when he was in Chang'an, and he just blindly went to Hussar. Naturally, he was rejected many times, and he became resentful. If you follow the procedures and report some practical problems, you might even get a meeting.

After Shen Yi arrived in Shandong, on the one hand, it may have been Pei Heng's recommendation, and on the other hand, Shen Yi may have become more self-aware and did not blindly go to see Cao Cao. Think about it, if Shen Yi arrived in Xuxian County, Shandong Province, she only wanted to see Cao Cao. Then if Cao Cao was not in Xu County but in Yecheng, he would have to rush back to see Shenyi in order to let Shenyi Is it the style of Duke Zhou to give a compliment?

Does Cao Cao need this compliment from Shen Yi?

People often feel that they are not wrong and that others are wrong.

Therefore, Shen Yi felt that Qiusi was not good, but Lao Cao was good.

Of course, the main reason for this is that there are some differences in the talent systems of Fei Qian and Cao Cao. Fei Qianzhi has basically become a scientific examination system, and it is not that there are no recommendations. After all, Fei Qian has a list in his mind, and only those who are impressed will be promoted. On the outside, it seems that he also promotes filial piety and integrity, but in fact it is completely different from Shandong.

Shandong also promoted the imperial examination, but encountered troubles again and again. Cao Cao used the children of poor families, and the local tycoons from the wealthy noble families gave these children from poor families to play with everyone to find trouble. Even the bones of dinosaurs could be picked out from eggs. So on the whole, the talent system in Shandong still pays more attention to personal background and interpersonal relationships.

Shen Dan was silent on the side.

These days, he kept thinking about it.

Zhang Lu, Zhang Ze, Liu Zhang, Liu Biao, etc. are wandering around like a revolving lantern. What will happen in the future, whether it will be Shandong or Shanxi, Cao Cao or Fei Qian? For Shen Dan, this is a very difficult decision.

If you follow Fei Qian, then the nobility system is an unavoidable problem.

For the Shen family, which has been operating in Shangyong land for a long time, the nobility system is like a yoke stuck on their necks, and like a knife hanging above their heads. They don't know when to cut it off. The fat and meat, the money and grain that have been collected through hard work in one's own warehouse are likely to be taken away with the fall of the feudal land system...

This is the most critical issue.

If you want to be exempted from the incremental tax on Jue Tian, ​​you must have military merit.

But this military exploit...

It's difficult.

While Shen Dan was thinking about it, Shen Yi was still talking, "...the Zhang family in Xixian County was originally just a son of the Han family, but now he has become the magistrate of a county just because of his reputation as a hussar. Feiyang is domineering... In recent days, he has openly summoned the heads of Guizhou to preach the classics, teach arithmetic, measure the land, and even loaned money to Qianmo on the grounds of young crops. He also went to General Li to borrow cattle and horses..."

"Um? ” Shen Dan seemed to have suddenly come to his senses, turned around and asked, “What did you just say?” 』

"oxen and horses? General Lee? ” Shen Yi didn’t know what Shen Dan wanted to ask, so she repeated, “ Or is it a green crop loan? 』

"No," Shen Dan said with a frown, "You just said... measure the land?" 』

"ah! ” Shen Yi also reacted, and her face suddenly darkened, “Brother...could it be that... Qiusi wanted to attack us? 』

Shen Dan couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

During this period of time, the Hussar generals had almost wiped out all the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Wuhuan, Qiang, and Di people around them. This made the weaker Yi and Di people in Shangyong almost trembling with fear. They didn't dare to act rashly at all, and at the same time, the Shen brothers were unable to get any additional support from mediocre people.

Now, not only the Yong and Di people, but also the Han people in the three places of Shangyong seem to have begun to receive the influence of Fei Qian. This naturally makes the Shen brothers feel like they are sitting on a stove, burning their butts. Smoke...

As children of the noble clan, they control knowledge. The last thing they want to see is that ordinary people know something that "shouldn't be known". What they want to see most is that they say that the common people don't understand, so what are they thinking? The people don't understand that those ordinary people in Guizhou just need to work every day.

But now the magistrate Zhang Zhangzhang in Xixian County, this guy from a poor family, not only wants to teach ordinary people the knowledge of scriptures, arithmetic, and land measurement?

What is this going to do?

Especially when I heard that Zhang Zhang actually went to Li Dian...

At the same time, Li Dian had summoned the Di Renwang some time ago and had opened a so-called test field, saying that he wanted to demonstrate the latest farming technology, which frightened the Shen brothers in Shangyong. Their ability to survive, or the channel through which they obtain extra profits, is not to bully those ordinary Guizhou and rural Di people who are "ignorant"?

Now if these Guizhou Di people have become "smart", then where do their profits come from? At that time, once the Jue Tian system is implemented...

Shen Dan couldn't help but shudder.

"This matter..." Shen Dan said slowly, "There must be a countermeasure..."

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