Chapter 331

Yangzhou, in this dynasty, was successively called Huaihai Prefecture, Huaiyang Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture. At the beginning of the national Dynasty, a part was built in the southwest corner of the old city of the Song Dynasty, which was called the old city.

In the 35th year of Jiajing, the new city was expanded on the old foundation in the East. The new city and the old city are connected. The East, West and north sides are eight miles long, and there are seven city gates. The canals in the southeast are moats, and the newly opened moats in the North communicate with the canal. The city develops along the canal river and is one of the four major cities of the canal.

Urban roads have formed a square grid road system dominated by cross trunk roads. The canal area has become a commercial center due to the rise of shipping. Xiaodongmen and hehe Street are prosperous, with rows of hotels, hotels, teahouses, restaurants, warehouses and docks. Merchants from all over Yangzhou and local tycoons live in Xiaodongmen and hehe street. The Liu family also has their own luxury houses and a large number of shops in Xiaodongmen. Therefore, it is not a problem for Liu Bu and them to live here.

Yangzhou is a famous town in Huaiyang and an important place in the south of the Yangtze River, but from the perspective of geography and dialect, Yangzhou does not belong to the south of the Yangtze River.

I believe these two points are recognized by Yangzhou people themselves, because Yangzhou is next to the North Bank of the Yangtze River, and the dialect is Jianghuai dialect, which is different from Suzhou, which is Wu Dialect on the South Bank of the Yangtze River.

From the perspective of historical evolution, Yangzhou at least does not belong to the core area of the south of the Yangtze River.

The concept of Jiangnan originated in the Song Dynasty, but it has to be this dynasty. The brilliance of Suzhou, Nanjing, Yangzhou and other cities in this dynasty has more or less made the word Jiangnan rich, peaceful and beautiful. In this dynasty, some scholars have listed the five houses of Su, song, Chang, Jia and Hu as the regular expression objects of Jiangnan, and the living habits of the people of the five houses The language styles are very similar. These five houses are the initial portrayal of the core area of Jiangnan.

Later, Zhenjiang mansion and Hangzhou mansion, which are similar to the customs of the five mansion, formed the seven mansion in the south of the Yangtze River. Then the concept of Jiangnan gradually expanded, and soon Jiangning Prefecture joined it, so the theory of eight prefectures in Jiangnan evolved.

The saying of the eight famous houses in the old Jiangnan was all the rage. However, the academic expression has been vague and uncertain. Later, more people supported the inclusion of Shaoxing, Mingzhou (Ningbo), Yangzhou and Huizhou, which are closely related to the old eight government, in the ranks of Jiangnan. So far, the dust of the twelve houses evolved from the original five houses has finally settled.

Therefore, it can be said that "five houses" are the core of Jiangnan, "eight houses" are the traditional meaning of Jiangnan, and "Twelve houses" are the cultural category of Jiangnan.

From the perspective of cultural temperament, Yangzhou is a pearl of Jiangnan culture.

There is no lack of famous cities in Jiangnan, let alone cultural cities. The more important reason why Yangzhou is regarded as the south of the Yangtze River is that Yangzhou is similar to the south of the Yangtze River. It can even be said that Yangzhou used to be more south of the Yangtze River than the south of the Yangtze River. Yangzhou, on the Bank of the Universiade River, the Yangtze River and the East China Sea, is as prosperous as Suzhou and Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, Therefore, it is understandable that Du Mu chanted Yangzhou as the south of the Yangtze River.

"I have a dream of Yangzhou once in ten years and won the poor reputation of brothels," said Xiao Du.

Liu Bu's elite army entered Yangzhou. Although their army was only more than 3000 people, they walked out of the momentum of thousands of troops.

The local people were amazed by its dense weather and murderous spirit.

Liu Bu's army is the Qi army and the army of the north. The prosperous Jiangnan of the Ming Dynasty has always despised the north and thought that the people in the north were barbaric and vulgar. Moreover, this time, the bandit rebellion was also caused by the barbarians in the north, which exacerbated the shield between the northerners and the southerners, and the dislike for the northerners reached the extreme, But Liu Bu's Liu family army is a little different. Like other northern armies, Liu family army belongs to the northerners, with the tall, strong, brave and good at fighting of the northerners.

But Liu Jiajun is different from any army in the north. Liu Jiajun has a strong background and backer. He has strong leaders and strict military discipline. Liu Yuanqiao is a very smart person. There are talents and elites in the Liu family. They know why ordinary old people hate northerners? Don't you talk about all kinds of bad things about northerners through Daoist listening?

You can say by hearsay that the northerners are all bad. He can also send people to spread rumors. By hearsay, Liu Jiajun buys many people and keeps saying good things about them, such as praising his military discipline and their style of famous generals and officials. Under the package of these rumors, It also gives them a different good reputation.

You know, rumor is the lowest cost way of publicity at this time. It is often a rumor, a rumor and a broken leg.

They are not rumors, but just propaganda. Some people go all out to publicize for them, mainly to introduce their Liu Jiajun's way of doing things, their military discipline and style of doing things, so as to make them behave differently.

Another point is that the Liu family is a famous rich man in the world. He also has a lot of business and business partners in Jiangnan. The two sides have done business for a long time. It can be said that both sides are very familiar. Since they are their own people and come from the gentry, even their own people, they have not excluded Liu Jiajun

At least this time, the performance of Liu Jiajun under Anqing city made Yangzhou people very satisfied.

In terms of the geographical concept of the Ming Dynasty, Yangzhou belongs to Fengyang Prefecture on the North Bank of the Yangtze River. It has been competing with several famous cities on the South Bank of the Yangtze River. Everyone has been competing for city ranking, urban wealth and everything. However, the loss of Fengyang city this time also let them know how naive and stupid this struggle is.

In particular, when Fengyang city fell, the army of exiled bandits came to the Bank of the Yangtze River and could cross the river to the South or east to attack Yangzhou at any time, which made the core area of the whole Jiangnan under the attack of exiled bandits. It can be said that Jiangnan in this period was in great panic. It can be said that there was a sound of fear, grass and trees were all soldiers, and they were in constant panic.

Many rich and rich people in Nanjing, Suzhou, Changzhou and Yangzhou have made their families pack up and leave as soon as they see that the wind is wrong. They don't want to stay in the city like the officials, gentry and people in Fengyang city. As a result, they were caught and killed by the bandits.

Liu Bu's birth defeated Zhang Xianzhong's army and put an end to the arrogance of the roving bandits, which made the local people very grateful and very happy. He almost regarded him as a Savior and liberator.

So Liu Bu entered Yangzhou City this time and was warmly welcomed by the people. This is not a strange thing.

Even Gao Wang, the governor of Yangzhou, led local officials and squires of Yangzhou city to warmly welcome Liu Bu at the gate of Yangzhou city. They also placed a banquet at the most famous Lichun courtyard in the city to warmly welcome Liu bu.

Looking up, he beamed: "with the leader of General Liu town here, Yangzhou has no worries!"

Liu Bu didn't want to go at all. He hated the comings and goings of officialdom. He insisted that he was just a soldier, only responsible for military affairs, and didn't care about political affairs. Such a statement made the Ming court, which was in power by civil servants, very welcome. They just liked this kind of military general without political ambition.

Liu Bu was born as a military general. If he joined this industry, he would be a military general for life. He could not be like those literary ministers. After the Jinshi was born, he became an official and then became a minister of the imperial court. Like him, he can only become a minister for life.

This is also the inevitable manifestation of the Ming Dynasty's more than 200 years of noble literature and cheap martial arts and going all out to suppress generals.

However, after more than 200 years of repression, Daming is also weak to the extreme, and the forces of generals are rising again. Today, no one can ignore the position of generals in Daming's political life.

If in the Ming Court and in Beijing, the position of military generals is still very low, but in these places, the generals who control military power have a very high position. They will certainly not kneel down when they see the magistrate as before.

Liu Bu just rode into Yangzhou city surrounded by his fierce iron guards. When he saw the governor of Yangzhou, he didn't jump off his horse to kneel down, but made a bow on the horse, and then took out his written military order.

The purpose of Liu Buhe's trip is not only to exterminate the roving bandits, but also to accompany Lu Jiude, the military Commissioner, to escort Zhang Xianzhong to Beijing.

In order to prevent the news from leaking out, their ostensible task is to exterminate the exiled bandits and settle the place. In fact, his doing so has exceeded the scope of his Fengyang general army. However, with the written instructions and orders of Fengyang governor Zhu Dadian, this is different. He can go in and out of these places at will, which means that their Liu family's influence is not only in Fengyang, And it can also extend to areas like Yangzhou.

You should know that governor Fengyang has a large jurisdiction, but the scope of his jurisdiction is clearly stipulated, which refers to the land of 13 counties in five prefectures of Fengyang. Even if governor Fengyang doesn't send another governor Cao Yun, he can't extend his rights at will.

Now Liu Bu's right to appear here is based on the support of Zhu Dadian. With the full support of Zhu Dadian, he can freely go in and out within the jurisdiction of governor Fengyang, mobilize troops, destroy exiled bandits and settle the place. He can be regarded as the highest military officer in this place and has the right to kill or take life.

Therefore, Liu Bu can be regarded as the military chief of Fengyang mansion or Jianghuai. As the top local leader, it is not strange that local squires and dignitaries welcome him.

After all, there is chaos in the world now. If we can get in touch with a senior general who holds the military power and let the other party provide protection, it is a good choice. This is also that the power structure of Daming is changing. The forces of military generals who have been suppressed before are beginning to rise, and they also begin to participate in the power distribution of the country. He has also become one of the main forces ruling the place, With the declining prestige of the imperial court and the local chaos, the power of local generals has expanded. The imperial court can despise them, but local officials dare not do this to them. It can be understood that Liu Bu is the second person under governor Fengyang.