Coming to pay homage to the Prime Minister was not just a whim of Feng Duhu, nor was it to avoid direct conflict with the palace, nor was it to relax.

Of course, there are some of the above reasons.

The other one is to fulfill the duties of the Central Protector.

He wanted to come over to inspect the defense situation at Wuguan.

Wuguan was massively destroyed by the Wei army when Sima Yi withdrew from Guanzhong.

Although relying on the mountains east of Lantian, it can barely be regarded as a level.

But after all, the dangerous terrain without Wuguan makes people feel at ease.

So after repairing Tongguan, Feng Duhu immediately had people repair Wuguan.

He also sent Jufu and Meng Yan to guard this place.

After coming down from the mountain, Feng Duhu and his party stayed in the residence next to the Prime Minister's Temple.

After the emperor moved the capital to Chang'an, more and more business travelers from Shu came to Guanzhong.

Most business travelers who come to Chang'an are accustomed to first go to the Zhongyi Temple in Nanxiang to worship and ensure their safety.

Then we take the Ziwu Valley to the north. Although Ziwu Valley is not suitable for traveling with large armies, it is suitable for business trips. If you have enough time, you can also go to the Prime Minister's Temple to worship.

As the flow of people increases, there will naturally be market demand.

In addition, Lantian is directly facing the Nanyang Basin. With the two years of calm in the Han and Wei dynasties, people occasionally came from Jingzhou via Shangluo Road.

Therefore, a small gathering place has been formed here at the Prime Minister's Temple in Lantian.

Since it is a small gathering place, the guesthouses in the gathering place must also be small.

Feng Duhu and his party, plus the guards, were so large that the guesthouse could not accommodate them.

They stayed in a dormitory that was not open to outsiders.

"Meet the Central Protector."

Meng Yan, who was stationed in Lantian, came after hearing the news and met Feng Duhu in a wing of the dormitory.

Since Wuguan was renovated, Meng Yan and Jufu, one guarding Lantian and the other guarding Wuguan, changed every six months.

Now it happened to be Jufu's turn to guard Wuguan, so Meng Yan was the only one who came.

"Get up, General Meng and I are old acquaintances. There are no outsiders here, so we don't need so many courtesy."

Feng Duhu pointed to the seat next to him, "General Meng, please take a seat."

At that time, Feng Duhu was appointed as the governor of Yuexun County, and Meng Yan was the nominal governor.

The two of them worked together.

After Feng Duhu put down the rebellion of the Yuexi Yi people and restored the smooth flow of the road between Yuexun and Jincheng, he accidentally mentioned that the newly built Wudang Camp still lacked some unique poisonous arrows.

Meng Yan was kind enough to help find poisonous weeds.

Unexpectedly, Feng took the team directly to Hanzhong under the pretext of training.

This made Taishou Meng, who wanted to have a good relationship with Feng Duhu, almost unstable. He couldn't help but cursed a classic saying:

"What King Feng Gui said is really all lies. You can't believe a word of it."

Of course, these things have passed.

Everyone should look forward.

However, the experience of working with Feng Duhu has now become Meng Yan's bragging rights.

Just bragging, bragging, but now I saw Feng Duhu again, especially when I saw his wife sitting next to Feng Duhu.

Meng Yan couldn't help but become a little cautious.

Because Meng Yan had met Shiro Guan when he was in Yuexi.

Naturally, he did not dare to publicize the relationship between Sanniang of the Guan family and Shiro of the Guan family, but he also had some speculations in his heart.

Logically speaking, if Shiro Seki married his niece, his relationship should be even closer.

But Meng Yan is a member of his own family who knows his own affairs.

Although he and Meng Huo were brothers, and they were really good friends before, but after the Prime Minister's southern expedition... they were not worthy of being respected by outsiders anyway.

It was precisely because of this thought that Meng Yan became a little cautious.

So when Meng Yan heard what the Central Protector said, he didn't dare to offend him, so he still thanked him:

"Thank you, the Central Protector."

Then he sat down.

When Meng Yan came over this time, there was nothing special. He just told Feng Duhu in detail about the situation in Wuguan in recent years.

Although there were official documents exchanged, since Feng Duhu arrived in Lantian, he naturally reported in person, which would be more clear.

After Meng Yan finished speaking, Feng Duhu didn't comment too much. He just nodded slightly and asked:

"How's the situation with the thieves over there in Wancheng?"

"Back to the Central Protector, the current governor of Jingzhou is Guanqiu Jian. This man seems to have some military skills. He built another Guancheng at the east end of Wuguan Road along Danshui."

Wuguandao starts from Chang'an, passes through Jidao, Bashang, Zhiyang, Lantian, Aoguan, Shangluo, Wuguan, Danshui, Xi, Li and other places to Wancheng.

Among them, the section from Yaoguan to Danshui is the most dangerous.

After losing Guanzhong, Wuguan was too far away from Wancheng and the road was dangerous, so it was impossible to defend Wuguan. In the end, we had to destroy the pass and leave.

But facing the threat from Guanzhong, Wancheng had to take strict precautions at the east exit of Wuguan Road.

When Feng Zhongduhu heard the name Guanqiu Jian, he couldn't help but smile:

"Guanqiu Jian? This man does have some military skills."

The right lady added:

"Isn't Guanqiu Jian from Hedong? Nowadays, many families in Hedong have abandoned their thieves and returned to the Han Dynasty. Is there any way to establish a relationship with this person through the families in Hedong?"

Feng Duhu shook his head:

"I'm afraid it's difficult. This person is a die-hard loyalist to the Wei thieves, unlike those aristocratic families."

Hearing Feng Duhu's affirmative words, even Mrs. Zuo glanced at Feng Duhu in surprise.

Now is the time when the Wei thief's heart is unstable. Even the Wei thief's Shangshu Ling can abandon his official position and join the army. How can Alang know that this Guanqiu Jian will definitely be loyal to the thief?

Feng Duhu's expression remained normal, but he didn't explain much.

Because he had no way to explain it at all.

In original history, after the Gaoping Ling Incident, the Sima clan seized power and became a dictatorship, which caused dissatisfaction among the Wei generals who were loyal to the Cao clan.

Three rebellions occurred in Huainan, namely:

Wang Ling's rebellion, Guanqiu Jianwenqin's rebellion and Zhuge Dan's rebellion.

Known as the Three Rebellions of Huainan in history.

These three rebellions are very famous, so Feng Duhu knows better:

These people are die-hard loyalists to the Wei State.

In the current Wei State, the governor of Huainan is Wang Ling, and the governor of Jingzhou is Guanqiu Jian, so these two important military areas are under the orders of Xuchang.

"But it doesn't matter even if he is loyal to Wei."

Feng Duhu did not dwell too much on this issue, but instead smiled:

"No matter how powerful his military strategy is, he can't change the situation of heaven and earth. No matter how dangerous the pill water is, can he pass the martial arts pass?"

"They can't defend Wuguan, but along Danshui, they can defend it?"

"Besides, there are still Wu people to their south."

Jingzhou is the place of the Four Wars, this statement is true.

Especially after the loss of Guanzhong, Wancheng, which was originally the rear support for the Xiangfan defense line, suddenly became the front line.

Wancheng now is just like Nanjun, which was guarded by Guan Laojun in the past. At this moment, it is just like that moment.

Meng Yan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked in a low voice:

"Here is the Central Protector, do you intend to leave Nanyang from Wuguan?"

If this is really the case, then wouldn't the people guarding Wuguan have the opportunity to become pioneers?

Feng Duhu glanced at Meng Yan with a dull expression:

"There is a spring drought this year. Although the Han Dynasty is not worried about food shortages, its main focus is still on people's livelihood. How can it have time to consider sending troops?"

"Besides, the Battle of Guanzhong wiped out all the savings left over the years. Even if the weather has been good for three consecutive years, the people can only save enough food for one year."

When the conscription system was implemented in the Han Dynasty, men had to register with the government when they were twenty years old, but they did not begin formal military service until they were twenty-three years old.

Why?
To be continued...