At the end of the second year of Yanxi and the beginning of the third year of Yanxi, Emperor Wu wanted to send people to the southeast to go to sea.

At the same time, Wang Xiong, the governor of Youzhou in Wei State, also wanted to send people to the north to take a look at the fortress.

There is no other reason.

Because throughout last year, the number of Hu people driving livestock to exchange supplies was far less than in previous years.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there is another urgent message from Xuchang, asking us to send a thousand war horses."

The staff of Youzhou Governor's Office hurriedly walked in with official documents and reported to Wang Xiong.

"Shuzi! Cao Shuang, my son, is simply an inhumane son!"

Wang Xiong had no intention of reaching out to receive the official document. Instead, his expression suddenly changed and he cursed:

"It's just the beginning of spring, it's just the beginning of spring! Does he know what the beginning of spring means to horses?"

"At this time, where can I find horses for him? Even if it's a robbery, there must be a place to rob it, right?"

Last year, almost no barbarians came to the west of Youzhou to sell horses.

I heard from the soldiers at the frontier that horse thieves were becoming more and more rampant at the border between Bingzhou and Youzhou.

Especially in Guangning City, the most important border town in the west, horse thieves gathered around it and dared to repeatedly attack caravans traveling between Guangning City and Juyongguan.

Sometimes even the officers and soldiers cannot escape.

However, these horse thieves came and went like the wind, and they had no idea where they came from.

There are rumors that these are rebel soldiers who were driven out of Bingzhou. Others say that these horse thieves are simply fake cavalry from the Han Dynasty.

But no matter where these horse thieves come from, they have caused great trouble to Guangning City.

By the time Wang Xiong came to his senses, not to mention that not many Hu people had come to Guangning to exchange livestock.

Even the caravans from Guangning to Juyongguan are almost extinct.

The horses that Youzhou exchanged from the Hu people the year before last were about 20% less.

Wang Xiong thought that Bingzhou was lost in the Battle of Guanzhong, which caused turmoil in Bingzhou and also affected the Hu people on the frontier.

Unexpectedly, what happened last year was a slap in the face.

The number of horses brought in from Youzhou was reduced by more than 40%, nearly half.

This also led to Xuchang and Luoyang repeatedly sending people to Suoma, and each time they were more urgent.

Especially Cao Shuang.

It's just the beginning of spring, and three groups of people have already been sent over.

Why don't you make Wang Xiong angry and anxious?

Back then, he excluded Tian Yu because of Cao Rui's support.

In addition to their different origins, one of the most important reasons is that the Wei State really needs to focus its main energy on the west to defend against the Han State.

As for the third reason, the Wei Dynasty needed horses.

If Tian Yu's approach was to suppress the Hu people, how could the Hu people be willing to sell the horses to Wei?

Therefore, Wang Xiong advocated nurturing the horses mainly, and even gave the Hu people some benefits. The Hu people saw the benefits and naturally transported horses to the frontier fortress continuously.

Facts have proved that Wang Xiong’s approach did work:

This not only prevents the barbarians from invading the frontier, but also allows Youzhou to exchange war horses from the barbarians through Yi Shi.

Especially in these years, the Wei Dynasty first lost Longyou, then Liangzhou, and was repeatedly defeated by the Han Dynasty.

The Wei army was in urgent need of horses all year round, so it was natural for You and the two states to continuously increase the supply of horses.

But who could have expected that in the battle of Guanzhong, the Wei Dynasty would lose Yong and merge two states at the same time.

Youzhou became the only source of war horses for the Wei Dynasty, and finally there was a huge gap in the war horse supply.

But under such circumstances, the horses that Youzhou exchanged from the Hu people were actually reduced by nearly half.

The house leaks when it rains all night long, this is probably what happened.

"Your Majesty, the Hu people in Shanggu and Daijun are probably bewitched by the Shu captives. If not, it cannot explain such anomalies."

When the staff saw Wang Xiong's pale face, they couldn't help but stepped forward to comfort him:

"Everyone says that the barbarians are unjust, and that's true. How have you ever treated them poorly over the years? I didn't expect them to repay you in this way."

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.

Wang Xiong was not a fool. Faced with the abnormal behavior of the barbarians in the west of Youzhou, he naturally thought of this possibility.

He just rolled his eyes, a bitter smile appeared on his face, and shook his head in despair:

"Hu Yi is afraid of power and has no morals. I should have thought of it a long time ago!"

But having said that, if he could go back a few years ago, Wang Xiong believed that he would still make the same choice.

After all, who would have thought that after the Shu Kingdom obtained Longyou and Liangzhou, it would continue to send troops eastward and annex Yongzhou in less than ten years?

If it weren't for the disadvantages of resisting the bandits in the west, how could the barbarians in Youzhou not be afraid of power and be virtuous in a few years?

such a pity……

"This is not my fault!" Wang Xiong looked up to the sky and sighed, "The times are bad, God will not bless Wei Er."

The late emperor did not dare to say it.

But the princes in the court can be scolded.

"No one in the civil and military circles in the dynasty could compare with Ge Thief and Feng Thief. When they suddenly heard of the arrival of the Shu people, they all became frightened and several states surrendered."

"With the current situation in Youzhou, we know that the Shu captives are obstructing it, so what can we do?"

In Wang Xiong's view, if the western part of the country was not lost, why would Youzhou end up like this?

Besides, over the years, he has been running Youzhou with all his heart, and how many horses have he sent to the imperial court?

After the Battle of Xiaoguan, Youzhou had already sent a group of soldiers and horses to Guanzhong.

After the Battle of Guanzhong began, it was sent again.

For Youzhou, which is already sparsely populated, this is already the best effort.

But the court didn't seem to understand him, and instead urged him more urgently.

Wang Xiong only felt that he had really been raped by a dog.

"But the envoy, the general is in a hurry to send the horse, and he may not be considerate of the envoy. If the envoy does not send the horse over again, he will send someone to question him next time."

Wang Xiong was still a little worried, but when he heard what his staff said, he immediately became angry:

"How can I be afraid of my son? If he really dares to hold him to account, I will also dare to resign and return to the fields."

The worst thing is, go home and become a rich man.

Whoever likes to be the governor of Youzhou will do it!

It was originally thought that after the Shu captives took over Yongzhou and Hedong, they would either go southeast, out of Wuguan towards Jingzhou, or eastward, out of Han Valley towards Luoyang.

The worst option is to go out of Taihang and head towards Hanoi or Hebei.

I never thought that the first one of the Shu captives to plot would be Youzhou.

When he forced Qin to destroy the six kingdoms, he never thought of bypassing the Yan Mountains and Taihang Mountains and plotting against the Yan State first.

How dare he, King Feng Gui?

It's not normal to marry his mother!

how?

The methods used by Emperor Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Gao Zu of Han to unify the world are not enough to satisfy you, right?

"Your Majesty, please be careful with your words and don't say angry words!"

The staff heard Wang Xiong's angry words and quickly reminded him, "I heard that the general has been acting more and more wantonly recently."

"The former general of the Eastern Expedition, Man Boning (aka Man Chong), was at odds with Wang Yanyun (aka Wang Ling). The general valued Wang Yanyun so much that he did not hesitate to transfer Man Boning back to the court and let Wang Yanyun succeed Man Boning as the governor of Yangzhou."

"Former General Commander Shi Sun Deda (also known as Sun Li) was sent to Jizhou on purpose because he gave too much advice to the general. Later, he demoted Sun Deda to a commoner on the pretext of the party's mistakes."

"Moreover, Lu Yu, Fu Gu and other famous figures have all been dismissed from office recently because they were not in line with the general's wishes."

"If this really offends the general, there might be some trouble."

Wang Xiong sneered:

"I didn't say anything angry. If the general really wants to change the governor of Youzhou, then let him do it. I won't be attached to this position."

Seeing that the governor looked like he had broken a jar, the staff looked around and lowered their voices:

"Why did the envoy say this? The envoy has been in Youzhou for a long time and is a good herdsman. He is a great general. If he wants to change the envoy, he must consider whether there is no one more suitable than the envoy?"

"Not to mention that in the current Wei Dynasty, the general does not have the final say. After all, Taifu Sima is also an experienced minister assisting the government."

When Wang Xiong heard this, he turned his head sharply and stared at the staff.
To be continued...