Chapter 1016 Ge Gong (not)
The prince of Jin Dynasty, Sima Pei, finally crossed the river and headed north.
On the fifth day of the leap month (May), the day after Shao Xun received the news, Langya King Sima Chong was entertaining guests in his mansion.
There are two people with the highest status here. One is Sima Wuji, who has recently attacked King Jueqiao. As a garrison captain, he leads a part of the imperial army and is garrisoned in Stone City to guard the west side of Jianye.
The second is Zhuge Hui.
This man was Sima Rui's confidant from the beginning. He served as the chief secretary of the shogunate and later as the magistrate of Jiangning County, serving as a frontline for Sima Rui when he went south.
As a member of the Langya clan and Sima Rui country, he is highly trusted. After Sima Rui crossed south, he stationed himself in Danyang. At the same time, he wanted to reach out to Kuaiji County, which had a larger population and was relatively wealthy, so he sent Zhuge Hui to serve as the governor.
To be fair, Zhuge Hui was quite capable and did well in Kuaiji County, so he returned to the court and became an official.
However, he was unlucky. During the period when his mother was mourning for more than two years, he became seriously ill and was dismissed from office twice in a row.
He made a comeback a few years ago and slowly rose to the rank of servant.
Because of the strong pressure from the north, Sima Rui ordered him to leave Zhenjingkou and take charge of the local 20,000 soldiers as a servant to defend the safety of the east side of Jianye.
Under Sima and Zhuge, there is also Xiong Yuan, the chief censor.
He is from Nanchang, Yuzhang and is very inspiring.
His father and ancestors were all slaves of Shi Chong (Cangtou), and they were relatively trusted, so Xiong Yuan received education from an early age. In terms of personal dependence, even if the Shi family freed Xiong Yuan from slavery, it would be impossible to wash away the Shi family's colors.
Not long ago, Sima Rui wanted to make Shi a queen, but was dissuaded by Wang Dao, who thought it was illegal. Now the result is out: Sima Rui gave up, and he did not plan to make Shi a queen, so he canonized Shi Jieyu as a noble concubine of Shi, so that all the disciples would treat her as a noble concubine. Mother's courtesy.
Shi Guibi was born in the Leling Shi family and was related to the Bohai Shi family (the clan of Shi Chong and Shi Chao), but they were separated.
During the Jisang uprising, Shi Yan, the former imperial commander, withdrew his bail to the countryside of Yanci. The manor was attacked, and he died together with his eldest son Shi Ding, Shi Shugong, and his youngest son Shi Shukun, Shi Mai. The Leling Shi family suffered heavy losses, and their population was extremely depleted, with only Shi Yan's elder brother Shi Ku's son Shi Yuan was still alive - his home was Luoyang at that time.
In the second year of Yongjia (308), Shi Yuan first went to Leling for funeral, collected the remains of his clan members, and then took his family to Yingchuan to seek refuge with his sister Shi Lingxiu (the daughter of Shiyan, who married into the Chen family in Yingchuan), and then went to live with the Chen family and his wife's family. Some people traveled south through Xuzhou to build Ye together - Shi Yuan's wife Xun Rou was the daughter of Xun Yue, the former minister of Zhongshu.
Shi Guibi is Shi Yuan's youngest sister and only sister.
Shi Yuan had no children, and he died of illness a few years after arriving in Jiangdong. This was very sad, so that the Shi family had no one to use.
Do you want to use Shi Chong's slave girl in the future? use!
Aunt Zhuge's male sister (Shi Yan's wife), do the family members use it? use!
Should Congjie Shilingxiu Zhuzi (Chen family of Yingchuan) use it? use!
Sister-in-law Xun's family, do you want it? use!
Zhuge Hui and Xiong Yuan who are present today have a close relationship with Shi Guifei, which is a typical example of being appointed. Of course, Zhuge Hui does not need to rely on Shi Guifei's relationship, let alone Shi Guifei, who was his three years in Yongjia. (309) Introduced to Sima Rui.
However, the relationship between Zhuge and Shi does not end there.
Zhuge Hui's eldest daughter Zhuge Wenbiao married Sima Chong, the son of Shi Guifei and the king of Langya. The two just got married this year.
In Jianye, the Zhuge family was definitely a prominent family.
At this time, Zhuge Hui spoke loudly: "There is news from Jiangbei that the bandit general Zhang Shuo has stationed his troops in Yingkou and is training non-stop. I don't think the prince will dare to go to Hefei, let alone Shouchun!"
While he was talking, a group of warblers and swallows lined up to feed everyone.
These maids were all dressed in silk and satin, and held glass utensils with stewed pork in their hands, which was full of aroma.
From this detail, we can see that Langya King Sima Chong's financial situation is not a bit better than that of Prince Sima Pei.
Looking at the furnishings in the mansion, there are many gold, silver and jade articles, which are much better than the old furnishings in the East Palace.
After all, it all depends on the person.
The prince may not be able to get money, but King Langya is really high-profile.
Zhuge Hui turned a blind eye to this. He himself was not a low-key person.
In order to save face, Prime Minister Wang Dao dared to argue. What do these things in front of him mean?
At this moment, I only saw him waiting. After the maids left, he bowed his hands to Langya King Sima Chong who was sitting at the top and said: "Your Highness, this is a good opportunity."
"Oh?" Sima Chong put down his wine glass, couldn't help coughing twice, and said, "Where did the opportunity come from?"
Zhuge Hui frowned secretly.
King Langya is bad at this. His body is too weak and he looks sickly. He coughs even after drinking a little bit of wine. What do you mean?
But he didn't show it, he just said: "Your Highness, please listen to what I have to say."
"Everything I said to Duke Xige is correct. I am here to listen." Sima Chong stretched out his hand and said. Zhuge Hui saluted again, then looked at everyone and said, "You can keep a close eye on the prince's movements and correct him whenever you have the opportunity. Xiaowen, you are the censor Zhongcheng, please take some time to eat."
"As ordered." Xiong Yuan stood up and bowed before responding.
Xiong Yuan and Xiong Xiaowen were probably the only high-ranking officials in the Jin and Liang Dynasties who had a lower background than Shao Xun. The son of a Cangtou servant was actually lower than Shixi, so he had low self-esteem and had always been cautious and polite.
A few years ago, Wang Dun and Wang Chuzhong, a loyal minister of the Jin Dynasty and posthumously nicknamed "Lie", heard that he had talents. He was unhappy and wanted to transfer him to be a long history officer. Xiong Yuan did not dare to go and begged his grandfather to sue his grandmother to avoid it.
With such a weak foundation, whatever Zhuge Hui said, he could only nod his head in agreement.
"I heard that you have made friends with several Jiangzhou officials, and you can work hard with them. Today is different from the past. There are already half of the officials in Wu in the DPRK. The emperor also attaches great importance to the ideas of the officials in Wu. There is no telling whether it will have miraculous effects." Zhuge Hui didn't let Xiong Yuan go yet and continued to warn him.
"Yes." Xiong Yuan responded.
"Xiaowen, I heard that your father and grandfather left slavery and returned to their hometown, thanks to Pan Yue and Pan Anren's persuasion. Pan Tao, the Taibao of the Liang Kingdom, is still here, but have you ever had any contact with him?" Sima Wuji said suddenly.
Xiong Yuan was angry when he heard this.
He is cautious, but as a public speaker, how can he be a pure good man? The clay figurine still has some anger.
He admitted that Shi was his benefactor when the county called him to serve as a meritorious officer, a county literary official, and even a police officer. However, he has also worked very hard in recent years. In order to gain the trust of the emperor, he did not know how much effort he spent. Who couldn't see his talent, but instead stared at the little things in the past, ridiculed or even slandered him?
"My father's birthday has passed." Zhuge Hui waved his hand and said, "Business matters now."
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"The public's longevity is a joke, but don't take your filial piety seriously." Sima Chong also said.
Sima Wuji smiled, looked at Zhuge Hui, and asked, "Does Mr. Ge know what Zhang Shuo is like?"
"Some talents." Zhuge Hui said: "He should be relatively proficient in warfare. To be honest, the disciples taught by Shao Thief were all very good. Wang Queer, Jin Zheng, and Hou Feihu all shined and became famous generals in the world. Zhang Shuo , Jiang Ke, Xu Yu, Zhao Wei and others were also selected for the time being. What a pity! Wang Maohong said back then that this son was a wolf, eh, and disobedient, so he should be punished by the concubine. Say good things, alas.”
The others sighed.
Not only did the concubine speak kindly to Shao Thief, but she also gave birth to three sons, one daughter and four children for him.
"That's all, let's not talk about old things." Zhuge Hui said: "Just talk about Zhang Shuo——"
Zhuge Hui pondered for a moment and said: "After Shao thief went west, he went south to Yingkou, probably to prevent Wang Shi from going north. Seeing Jin Zheng and others making great achievements, how could Zhang Shuo not be anxious? If given the opportunity, he would definitely try to go south. , even if it is not a large group of people, it is not impossible to send a small group of rangers to spy.”
"Although the prince is pure and filial in nature, he is not a courageous person. He may not dare to go west when he hears that Shao's troops are going south. The emperor will be greatly disappointed when he hears about it."
Having said this, he smiled slightly, looked at his son-in-law Sima Chong, and said: "The foundation is shaken step by step like this."
Sima Chong looked happy at first, then a little worried, and said: "Your Majesty has been ill several times since he ascended the throne. If it lasts for a long time..."
"Your Highness, you can't rush important matters." Zhuge Hui said with a serious face: "If you make things worse, it will only be bad."
Sima rushed out and said nothing more.
Their family, from their father Sima Rui to his sons, have one thing in common, which is "respectfully give way and modestly retire."
What the ministers say is what it is, and it will never block the path of virtue.
Of course, among the four father and son, some are really respectful, while others are not necessarily so.
Seeing that Sima Chong's attitude was quite good, Zhuge Hui nodded with satisfaction and said: "You can't just expect the prince to make mistakes, your highness must also make some achievements."
"Please speak clearly, Mr. Ge," Sima Chong said sincerely.
"Langya country has no real land, and there are many northerners living in Jianye. Among them, there are no less than a thousand households of officials and people from Langya. Your Highness may wish to go up to the throne and ask for the establishment of Qiaojun and Qiaoxian." Zhuge Hui said: "Let's start from Danyang. Find a place in the county, build Langya Kingdom and Linyi County, and resettle the refugees. In this way, your Highness will have a kingdom and a solid land, and the people will have something to rely on. The emperor will be very happy when he hears about it. "
"Gongge Ge's words make sense." Sima Chong nodded after hearing this and said, "I will go to Shu today."
Zhuge Hui nodded happily.
He is also going back to Jingkou today. After finally coming to Jianye, he naturally has to do things beautifully.
He also wanted to take the position of Director Wang, and it all depended on whether he could help King Langya up. Now that the crown prince is appointed, and there is King Langya, deep down in his heart, he may not want to see his sons competing for the position. A fight has nothing to do with anything else, and it doesn't mean that he doesn't love his children, it's just instinct.
The banquet lasted until nightfall.
When the moon rose above the willow trees, Zhuge Hui separated from everyone, hurriedly got into the carriage, and rushed to Jingkou overnight.
On the afternoon of the sixth day of the lunar month, Zhuge Hui arrived at the entrance of Jingkou. At this time, news came from Guangling across the river: Prince Sima Pei was in Guangling to visit talented people, count the refugees, and sent a group of envoys to Beijing.
Zhuge Hui's heart skipped a beat, what kind of trick was he playing?
(End of chapter)