Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

Outside, Lu Junyi, Shi Wengong, Lu Zhishen, Yang Zhi, Qin Ming, Zhang Qing, Yan Qing, etc., who are good friends with Ximenqing, who is not a fierce general with high martial arts skills?

After the Liangshanbo bandits were wiped out, Ximenqing's reputation in the rivers and lakes can also be said to have shocked Shandong and Hebei, far from being comparable to Guan Sheng, a small Pudong inspector.

Therefore, Ximen Qing really didn't need to follow Guan Sheng to curry favor with him.

After drinking for three rounds, Ximen Qing made up his mind, instead of looking for Guan Sheng by himself, which seemed too deliberate, why not leave some thoughts for Guan Sheng first, and let him visit him in the future.

Ximen Qing made up his mind, when he and his brothers were full of wine and food, he would go to the street to find a good shop and prepare a generous gift for Guan Sheng's family.At the same time, Ximen Qing wrote a personal letter to Guan Sheng, and sent it to Guan Sheng's home with a gift.

Ximenqing claimed to be Guan Sheng's friend. After leaving gifts and letters, he bid farewell to Guan Sheng's parents and left the city with everyone.

In the letter, Ximenqing revealed his identity to Guan Sheng, telling Guan Sheng that he was old friends with Wei Dingguo and Shan Yangui, and he had heard from them for a long time that "Big Sword" Guan Sheng was a rare hero in the world.I only hate that the mountains are high and the road is far away, so I can't meet Guan Sheng.This time I went to Jingzhao Mansion to visit Xiezhou, but I missed the hero again. It is really a pity...

In the letter, Ximen Qing wrote a lot of admiration for Guan Sheng, which almost moved him.When Guan Sheng returned home and read the gifts and letters left by Ximen Qing, was he afraid that he would not go all the way to Yanggu County to pay a return visit to him?

Ximenqing knew that because Guan Sheng, the "big sword", was the successor of Guan Yu, he bore the reputation of his ancestors, so he unconsciously imitated his ancestor Guan Yu in his words and deeds.Therefore, Guan Sheng likes to talk about loyalty the most. People respect him a foot, and he respects others.

Ximen Qing can be regarded as a well-known figure nowadays, but he condescends to visit Guan Sheng, a little-known local military officer, how can Guan Sheng not be moved by it?

Furthermore, Ximenqing is the author of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which is popular all over the country.Among Ximenqing's generous gifts to Guan Sheng, there is a beautifully printed Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

In his book, Ximen Qing praised Guan Sheng's ancestor Guan Yu as a god-like figure, which can be said to be helping Guan Sheng's family to improve their reputation.

For such a great kindness, Guan Sheng didn't know about it. After he watched Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he still didn't feel grateful to Ximen Qing and made him his confidant?

I'm afraid Guan Sheng will be surprised to find that this official from Ximenqing in Yanggu County, Shandong, knows his ancestor Guan Yu better than his old Guan family.

If not, how could the senior official Ximen Qing write wonderful stories such as "Warming Wine and Killing Hua Xiong", "Three Heroes Fighting Lu Bu", and "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles"?

With the wonderful story of the Three Kingdoms of Ximen Qing, Xieliang Laoguan's family can grow in prestige, and revival is in sight!

After Guan Sheng figured all this out, was he afraid that he wouldn't take the initiative to make friends with Ximen Qing?

For the sake of his confidant Ximenqing, couldn't Guan Sheng come to "ride a thousand miles alone"?

Sometimes, to win over a person, it is not necessary to meet him.Leave a letter, a book is enough.

This is the trick that official Ximen Qing came up with after drinking three glasses of fine wine in the restaurant!

Chapter 732 There is no natural danger in front of high officials

Ximenqing didn't stay in Xiezhou much. After leaving Xiezhou City with Jiao Ting and others, he walked west along the official road and entered Yuxiang County in Hezhong Prefecture.

Crossing Wulao Mountain from Yuxiang County, Ximenqing and his party headed southwest and came to Yuyujie on the bank of the Yellow River.

In order to lure Ying, Ping, you kill Bi Yan, narrow mirage, boat Huan Yan, Juannai, sputum, and so on. Hezhen means a town surrounded by rivers.

At this big corner of the Yellow River, the Wei River in the west also joins the Yellow River here.Therefore, here is a transportation hub, and Fenglingdu, the largest ferry on the Yellow River, is here.

After the Yellow River passes through Hekou Town, it is blocked by the Luliang Mountains running north-south, turning south and rushing between the canyons on the border between Shanxi and Shanxi.After the river falls from the Hukou Waterfall, it exits the Longmen Gate and continues to flow south to the confluence of the Wei River in Huayin County, Huazhou. It is blocked by the Huashan Mountain, one of the branches of the Qinling Mountains running from east to west, and turns to the east.

Fenglingdu is located at the corner of the east turn of the Yellow River. It is the traffic fortress of Shanxi, Shanxi and Henan. It straddles the boundaries of North China, Northwest China and Central China. It has been the largest ferry on the Yellow River since ancient times.

Fenglingdu got its name from the nearby Fenghou Mausoleum.

Legend has it that in ancient times, Emperor Xuanyuan and Chi You fought in the field of Zhuolu.

Chiyou made a thick fog, and the soldiers of Huangdi's tribe suddenly couldn't tell what was going on, lost their way, and couldn't fight.

At this time, Huangdi's virtuous minister, Fenghou, came in time and presented the compass car he made to point out the direction for the army, get out of the predicament, and finally defeated Chi You.

It is a pity that Fenghou was killed in this war and was buried here. Later, Fenghou Mausoleum was built.

In the first year of the Tang Dynasty, a pass was established here, so it is called Fengling Pass, also known as Fenglingjin, which is the place where the Yellow River flows from the south to the east.Jin is the ferry, so later generations renamed it Fenglingdu.

For thousands of years, Fenglingdu has been an important port of the Yellow River. I don't know how many people passed through here and entered the Qin and Jin Dynasties.

"One water north and south,

The Central Plains is self-contained.

Yunshan connects to the land of Jin,

The smoke tree enters Qinchuan. "

This poem of later generations describes the scene of Fenglingdu controlling the Qin and Jin Dynasties.

Because Fenglingdu has been the main throat of Hedong, Henan and Guanzhong since ancient times, it has always been a battleground for military strategists.

During the Warring States Period, the ancient battlefield between Wei State and Qin State was here.Famous battles such as the battle of Cao Cao's crusade against Han Sui and Ma Chao in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the battle of Yuwentai's defeat of Gao Huan in the Western Wei Dynasty all took place in Fenglingdu.

Ximenqing's westward trip this time was originally to inspect the important capitals and traffic arteries in Qin, Jin and other places, and to plan for the possible use of troops in the northwest in the future.Therefore, arrive at the lure oyster worm  skull linger simmer □ razor razor present × lawsuit Lv chu 诜缌甓 fan disease サ think water cup 匦 艳 艳 耪 ∫ even #

After surveying Fengling Ferry, Ximenqing set off again, and took a boat from Fengling Ferry to the south bank of the Yellow River, and arrived at Tongguan City.

Tongguan is also a famous grand pass, but its history is not as long as Hangu Pass.Before the Eastern Han Dynasty, the gateway to Guanzhong had always been Hangu Pass, and there was no pass city on the south bank of Fenglingdu.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao set up Tongguan in the first year of Jian'an in order to prevent the military chaos in Ma Chao's Guanxi.As a result, Tongguan replaced Hangu Pass and became the throat of entry and exit from Guanzhong by land.

For this important pass city, Ximen Qing naturally had to investigate carefully.

When Tongguan was built in the early Han Dynasty, Guancheng was built on a plateau on the south bank of the Yellow River.The plateau borders the Yellow River in the north and the Qinling Mountains in the south.On the east side of the plateau, there is a Yuanwang ditch that enters the Yellow River from south to north, and on the west side of the plateau, there is also a forbidden ditch that enters the Yellow River from south to north.The two ditches in the plateau blocked the land traffic between Guanzhong and the Central Plains.

Before the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was necessary to enter Guanzhong from Luoyang by land. After passing through Xiaoshan and Hangu, to Huangxiangban on the bank of the Yellow River in front of Tongguan, it was necessary to cross Yuanwanggou and climb up the plateau along the mountain road in the east. The mountain road goes down to the forbidden ditch before entering Guanzhong.

Therefore, Cao Cao built Tongguan's Guancheng on the top of the plateau, which can be described as easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is blocking the traffic arteries entering and leaving the pass.

However, in the Tang Dynasty, due to the downward cut of the Yellow River, a river bank was exposed on the north side of the plateau where Tongguan was located in the Han Dynasty. From Huangxiangban on the bank of the Yellow River, it is no longer necessary to climb up the plateau, and you can go to Guanzhong on the river bank by the Yellow River. , Tongguan in the Han Dynasty built on the top of the plateau lost its defensive function.

Therefore, the Tang Dynasty moved Tongguan to the north to the Yellow River beach under the plateau, and built a new Guancheng.

Ximenqing and his party crossed from Fenglingdu to the south, and what they saw after landing was Xintongguan City built in the Tang Dynasty.

After resting for a while at the foot of Tongguan City, Ximen Qing led the crowd up the plateau to the south of Tongguan City on foot, and arrived in front of the abandoned Tongguan ruins of the Han Dynasty.

Standing on the top of the plateau and looking up, you can have a panoramic view of Yuanwanggou and Huangxiangban in the east, Qinling Mountains in the south, Jingou in the west, Tongguan, the Yellow River in the north, and Fenglingdu on the north bank of the Yellow River.

Seeing that there were no outsiders in the abandoned pass, Ximenqing called Yue Fei and others to his side, pointed to the surrounding terrain, and asked Yue Fei and the others how to conquer Tongguan below the plateau if they wanted to march and fight.

Yue Fei has been familiar with military books and war strategies since he was a child, and he likes marching and fighting the most.Seeing Ximen Qing's question, he immediately talked about his offensive and defensive strategies.

Jiao Ting learned the art of war from Luan Tingyu in Yanggu County, and fought with Ximenqing all year round, accumulating a lot of experience.After careful observation, he also proposed his own method of attacking Tongguan.

Wang Gui, Zhang Xian, Xu Qing and others are all young at heart, how could they be willing to stay behind?Everyone brainstormed and debated with each other, as if leading thousands of troops in Tongguan to carry out offensive and defensive battles one after another.

Ximen Qing also participated in the debate among the crowd, and had a heated debate with Yue Fei and others.

Gradually, Yuanxia's seemingly easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack Grand Pass in the world became obvious flaws in the eyes of everyone.This Tongguan is different from Hangu Pass, which used to be "one man guards the pass and ten thousand men cannot open it". The position it occupies cannot be called a natural danger.