Chapter 1114: Planning your own way of retreat
On the tenth day of the second month of Taihe in the Great Jin Dynasty (331), the drizzle in Jianye was continuous.
Danyang Cheng Du Yi sat by the river, leisurely and contented.
To be honest, he has been sitting in the position of the county magistrate for a long time and has not moved.
It was not that he didn't have the opportunity to be transferred, but he was unwilling to say that he wanted to repay Shan Wei for his kindness, so he insisted on assisting him.
Shan Wei was very moved. Considering that he was often not in office, he threw the government affairs to Du Yi and even gave the official seal. Everyone in the government office knew that if Shan Wei could not be found, he would just go to the county magistrate Du Gong to do business.
He is already half a Danyang Yin.
But Du Yi actually didn't want to be an official either. The reason was similar to Shan Wei, he was annoying, tired, and difficult - he was a scholar after all.
The reason why he is still working is to be honest, for the sake of the Du family, he has to wait for the opportunity to come, and then make great contributions to establish his position in the new dynasty.
Today, Shan Wei was in the government office, so Du Yi took a leave and went to his newly opened shop.
The sun sets in the Great Jin Dynasty, which clearly shows that there is only the power to defend itself and no enterprising ability. As an official of the Great Jin Dynasty, of course, you must use the power that can still be counted for the time being to accumulate more wealth for your family.
It was almost noon at this time, and Du Yi didn't feel hungry at all. He just sat in front of the window and quietly enjoyed the scenery. "The scenery in the river is the most suitable for rain." A chuckle came from behind and said, "Look at the new willows on the embankment, it is the most emerald green. The woman was wearing a straw raincoat, pounding clothes under the willows, allowing the spring water to overflow the bluestone under her feet." "The ships on the river are coming and going, loading with all kinds of goods, but I don't know--" When this person said this, he smiled and said, "Who are Du Gong?"
Du Yi laughed, turned around, looked at the visitor, and said, "Xiaowen, you are the Chief Censor, how precious, how can you have time to come here?"
"There's no way." Xiong Yuan said helplessly: "If I impeach Mr. Ge, that's absolutely impossible. I can only pretend to be sick."
Du Yi pointed at him with a finger, smiling without saying a word.
Xiong Yuan was a member of Shi Guipin. When Zhuge Hui completely accepted the political power of the Shi family and issued orders, Xiong Yuan surrendered to him. However, with the failure of Wang Chong of Langya, this political group slowly collapsed.
Some people have changed their homes, but Xiong Yuan is not good. It was very sad to say the reason. He was the son of a slave in Cangtou. He could only study by chance, and then he relied on his own efforts to advance step by step.
But under the political atmosphere of Jiangzuo, do people like Xiong Yuan really have a future? To put it bluntly, no one takes him seriously. If anyone who meets a jealous person, he will probably still want to kill him, because Xiong Yuan is very capable and has a low background, but he is still in front of the Censor General, which has a very bad influence.
So, Xiong Yuan is actually very embarrassed. It is already very good to have Concubine Shi to surrender.
Recently he has a relationship with Du Yi. To be precise, it was Du Yi who took the initiative to come to him after a long period of observation. The two sides hit it off and soon got together.
There is another middle-aged man who followed Xiong Yuan today, whose surname is Shi, who is said to have come from Hebei. He is the son of Shi Chao, who is over thirty years old.
Shi Chao followed Sima Ying first, then joined Liu Yuan, and never made a name for himself until he died.
His brother Shi Xi first worked as a small official in the Bohai area, but later died, and the tea was cold, and his family business was in great decline.
The man in front of him was named Shi Zhen. After going through a lot of hardships, he came to Jianye and defected to Shi Guipin.
After hearing about Shi Zhen's incident, Shi Guipin burst into tears, so he kept the tribe's people and asked Xiong Yuan to help take care of him.
Concubine Shi was fascinated by family affection, but Xiong Yuan didn't believe this set of nonsense. He even suspected that this person was sent by Shao Fan, the minister of Dali Temple in Liang State, to spy on the inside story of Jianye.
But some things are rare to be confused, why are you so smart? Do the gentry from Jianye who crossed the south look down on you? Are they good to you?
So Xiong Yuan was very enthusiastic, and even a little flattering - not all pretending - so when he came to see Du Yi, he brought this person over and briefly introduced it.
After hearing Shi Zhen's origin, Du Yi nodded slightly and said nothing. "Xiaowen, what I have discussed before is OK." Du Yi asked the two to sit down and said, "I was a little hesitant, but Jianye is like this, so I have to think about it more. Nowadays, everything is fake, but only money is real."
"Why didn't Hongzhi manage the farm?" Xiong Yuan asked, "The Shan Gong of the Shan period called you to go to the field, but you didn't go, why?"
Du Yi hesitated for a while and finally told the truth: "I met a priest a few years ago and said that I had a disaster in my life, so I should avoid the fields and water. Go out to go to the fields and open up the filthy lanes, and I am afraid that my life will not last long."
Xiong Yuan was shocked. Is there such a taboo?
"No wonder Hongzhi began to turn to business." Xiong Yuan smiled bitterly, "But that's good, if you and I join forces, many things will be convenient."
A Danyang County Magistrate, the "Shadow Prefect", and the Censor General, can the transaction be expanded by joining hands? Of course, it can be done. Both of them are in a critical position and have many places to grasp other people. At least there is no problem in Jiangnan. But if you want to make the transaction bigger, it is best to connect it with the North, which depends on Du Yi’s relationship.
The Princess of Julu, Liang State, Du, is Du Yi's niece. He and Huan Yi, the director of Liang State, also had some friendship, so the relationship was naturally not bad. Therefore, he chose the location of his business in Jiangling and his niece-in-law's territory.
In addition, Xiong Yuan is still very close to Zhuge Hui, and there are also ways in Wuchang, so this transaction can be done!
Of course, doing business is only one aspect, but in fact there are more important things, such as passing on intelligence - this kind of thing can be big or small, and it is not just him who is doing it alone. If there is a merchant fleet as a cover, it will always be much more convenient.
"Xiaowen just mentioned the impeachment of Zhuge Daoming. Who is the leader?" Du Yi asked. "Who else can it be? Liu Dalian!" Xiong Yuan said helplessly. "He really bites anyone he catches." Du Yi was speechless. "Sometimes I admire him very much." Xiong Yuan sighed: "Loyalty is the only one who is loyal. I am so sorry that I am close to my way home. How many years can I support Jinting?"
Shi Zhen listened aside and was leaping. You two are too careless in speaking, there is also an outsider who I am.
"Liu Dalian was famous for his writings in the later dynasties." When Du Yi said this, he felt a little envious.
Who doesn't want to be famous in history books? When people who have seen it thousands of years later, do they praise Liu Dalian or him Du Hongzhi? well.
However, no matter how envy is, he will still choose this way to give Du Yi another chance.
After calming down, he heard him say, "Xiao Wen mentioned that he wanted to go to Badong to do business, do you take it seriously?"
"Yes." Xiong Yuan said, "Hongzhi should know that I am from Jiangzhou. Merchants in the state have always liked to sell iron tools to Jiangling and Badong, and bought Jingduan, Shu brocade, fine cloth, lacquerware, and medicinal materials and returned. The profit is quite great. As long as Mr. Ge is in power, we can continue to do it."
Du Yi nodded frequently. "I also found someone." Xiong Yuan said again. "Who?" Du Yi asked with a tight brow.
"Jiang Xiong Sixuan." Xiong Yuan said, "The emperor will send him to be the prefect of Wuchang."
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"Huh?" Du Yi was a little surprised.
Jiang Xun was the prince's concubine before, and he was considered the emperor's confidant. Why was he sent out? Is it to monitor Zhuge Daoming? "I heard that it was the meaning of Queen Shan." Xiong Yuan said, "I thought Jiang Sixuan didn't want it, but he didn't refuse."
Du Yi thought silently.
The Jiangbei area of Badong, Jianping and Yidu counties was lost. After the Duke of Jianye learned about it, undercurrents surged. Especially as the governor of Jing, Zhuge Daoming did not actively recover lost territory. On the contrary, it was a bit like dealing with the situation, which made more people liven up.
Immediately afterwards, Liang Guo and Cheng Guo actually fought in Pakistan. According to Wuchang's report, more than 10,000 Liang troops defeated 40,000 troops and pursued hundreds of miles.
The combat power is so strong that it makes people tremble.
Once the Liang people are allowed to advance to the Baling and Wuchang areas, can they still be driven away? Do you have that ability? Once Wuchang lost, the next battlefield was Liyang. People didn't even have to fight against Hefei or Chaohu, and they just walked around, heading towards Liyang, Niuzhu Mountain, and Caishiji.
If this place is thrown away, the Liang army will be able to come to Jianye City. You can know what will happen at that time.
It is precisely because of the rapid progress of the Liang Dynasty that talents such as Du Yi and Xiong Yuan are becoming more and more active. In other words, they are: they don’t want to act anymore.
However, Wang Dao, Queen Shan and others definitely don’t want to surrender just like that, and sending Jiang Xu to be the prefect of Wuchang was one of his arrangements. As for the rumors that Zhuge Hui will be replaced, it seems that it is not groundless.
Du Yi thought about it and found that Zhuge Hui would definitely not be able to make a comeback now. The army can listen to his war, but may not follow him to rebel. This army was built by Liu Hong and relayed by Wang Dun and Tao Kan. What does it have to do with Zhuge Hui? He had a short time to take office and could not control the waters and land of Jingzhou - at least he would have to work for a few more years!
The court seemed to not want to give him a chance.
But if Zhuge Hui is not used, who should I use? People from the Wang family of Langya?
If Queen Shan really did this, she would be crazy. She ignored the safety of the imperial family in order to fight against Shao Taibai.
However, she could not just go alone.
At this time, I have to say something good about Liu Dalian. He impeached people, and no matter who it is, Wang Dao was chased and bitten by him. It would be impossible for the people of the Wang family of Langya to have the chance to leave Jingzhou.
So——the royal family?
Du Yi thought about it and couldn't figure it out, so he could only say, "Xiaowen, Mr. Ge is in Wuchang, and we can only buy the stalls of our business. If we change people, everything will be done. Now, I will not hide it from you. If we go to Jiangling and Badong markets, we will go without any disadvantages. Wang Shiru's township of Fengkou, and he has grown into a large number of wealthy people in the Wang family of Langya. With Mr. Ge's help, we will definitely not be worse than him."
At this point, he looked at Xiong Yuan's eyes and lowered his voice: "The Liang army has been defeated and become a thief, and entering Shu has become a certainty. Once the Cheng Kingdom is destroyed, what will happen? Xiaowen must have a clear idea."
Xiong Yuan nodded with a serious expression, but he laughed in his heart: Only at this time can Du Hongzhi reveal such a little truth.
Xiong Yuan then pulled Shi Zhen over and said, "Jiangling is an important town, and someone must stay."
Shi Zhen heard this, bowed and said, "Don't worry, Duke Du, I will do my best."
Du Yi nodded slightly.
When Xiong Yuan saw it, he smiled and stroked his beard, and said, "You and I alone are not enough. Chen Gong, the Minister of the Secretariat, also has this intention."
"What?" Du Yi was really surprised.
Chen Da is the former crown prince Xian Ma, and is now the Secretariat of the Secretariat. Has he... been... gone into the water?
But it may not be impossible, and Chen Da and Shi Guipin are also somewhat related. "It's just about being a business, don't think too much." Xiong Yuan laughed and said.
Du Yi was stunned for a long time, and finally smiled, "Xiaowen is impressive."
(This chapter ends)