Chapter 47 Value
The secret discussion in the study ended quickly. Seeing that it was getting late, Sima Yue prepared to have a meal.
After dinner, he still wanted to go to Xinna's concubine.
Luoyang is in chaos, which may not be an opportunity for some dignitaries.
Otherwise, with my age, status, and status, how can I win over a gentry girl who is twenty-eight years old?
Wonderful, wonderful.
"Lord." Director Wang directly interrupted Sima Yue's interest and said, "There is something that I cannot explain clearly just now."
Sima Yue was a little unhappy, but he still pretended to be gentle. With a look like jade, he smiled and said: "You, you, you are still secretive, but it doesn't matter."
Director Wang organized his sentences, and the incident of Pei Xia's visit to Sikong involuntarily came to mind. Just listen to him say: "Uncle Shao Xun has inherent courage that no man can match, but if he offends Meng Jiu, he may be detrimental to the overall situation."
Sima Yue put away his smile and said displeasedly: "Jun What does that mean? ”
Director Wang didn't care whether Sima Yue knew about the relationship between Meng Jiu and Lu Ji, so he told the story again, and then said: "Sikong has great ambitions, but in Luoyang Gucheng, for this plan, we still need to have a good relationship. King Xun of Chengdu has great strength, but he is just a man. Meng Jiu holds a grudge and slanders him day and night, fearing that things will be ruined. Sooner or later, he will fall out with Sima Ying. .
"It is true." Wang Dao said: "If the king wants to achieve his great ambition, he must get rid of Sima Ying, but not now. It is unwise to ruin a big thing for a man."
Sima Ying Yue's face changed for a moment, but he finally said: "It's inappropriate. If Gu Ruo does this, won't it make everyone feel cold? How should others treat it? Don't say too much, Gu Ruo has his own concerns."
"Yes." Director Wang responded respectfully.
He didn't expect to accomplish anything at this moment, he just planted a seed in advance.
Pei Dun came more and more frequently, and Pei Xia also visited for the first time.
Behind Pei Xia, there is a faint figure of the middle base general Pei Kuo. If Sikong wanted to win over the imperial army, he would definitely show his favor to the Pei family, which would make Pei Dun more likely to become the governor of Xuzhou.
This is unacceptable to him.
Recently, my cousin Wang Yan mentioned that there may be opportunities in Jingzhou.
When Zhang Chang rebelled, Sima Xin, the king of Xinye and the governor of Jingzhou, was killed. General Sima Fei went south to quell the rebellion and sent his confidant Zhang Yi to Jingzhou to take over the post of governor. However, he was killed by Liu Hong, the real governor of Jingzhou.
Liu Hong came forward to plead guilty. In order to put an end to the chaos as soon as possible, the imperial court did not pursue any charges. Sima Hui's forces were completely expelled from Jingzhou. Doesn't Sikong have any objections?
There is an opportunity.
My cousin wanted Wang Cheng to be the governor of Jingzhou, making the Wang family of Langya the first to take control of a large state. At the same time, he also asked about Xuzhou's affairs, which put a lot of pressure on Director Wang.
Mi Huang and Shao Xun, with Concubine Pei as their link, were very close to the Pei family. They were a stumbling block for Director Wang to conquer Xuzhou, and they were always unhappy.
It doesn’t matter if the eye drops didn’t work this time.
The situation in Luoyang is still interesting.
Whether Sima Yue or Sima Ying actually controls the court, they must use their cousin Wang Yan.
At that time we will have to see who becomes the governor of Xuzhou.
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The city gate was closed, and Mi Huang and Shao Xun stayed overnight in Sikong Mansion.
Of course, it is impossible for two people to live together.
Mi Huang lives in the guest room, with a beautiful maid to warm the bed.
Shao Xun lived in the barracks of the guards and fell asleep to the smell of feet and the sound of grinding teeth - he had long been used to it, the military camp was like this.
His mentality is still very good. He is a man who wants to do big things, but he is not nervous at all. Instead, he sleeps soundly.
Before going to bed, I even chatted with the guards about hometown friendship and chatted about various things in my hometown.
This kind of chat is certainly beneficial.
At least, Shao Xun learned that Xuzhou had been attacked by rebels in the past year. There was a man named Feng Yun who was wreaking havoc everywhere, and the government couldn't put it down despite all their efforts.
He also learned that there was also a rebellion in Yangzhou. The imperial court seemed to have sent a leader named Chen to fight against the thieves, with many victories.
These first-hand information, both true and false, greatly enriched Shao Xun's understanding of the world. He now knows that Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Jingzhou and other places are very unstable and war-torn, which is really sad.
It’s also a bit confusing.
The combat effectiveness of the local armies of the Jin Dynasty fluctuated. One moment they were severely defeated by the refugee army, and the next moment they won consecutive victories against the refugee army. It almost entirely depended on who was leading the army.
In the final analysis, it was Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan, who was to blame - after the Ping Wu, "all the state and county soldiers were removed, and a hundred military officials were appointed in the large counties and fifty in the small counties."
With just this few people in a county, it is difficult to maintain law and order. It’s funny.
Of course it is not that there is no resistance at the local level. The prefects are responsible for the specific work. They understand that there are not enough people, so they use local finance to support a group of more people, but the base is so big. How much more can we get? go? What's more, many counties are still equipped with fifty or one hundred soldiers. If something happens, they can only count on the eight major governors to dispatch soldiers, but they are slow to move. By the time they arrive, the peasant army has already grown in size.
It sucks!
At Chenshi, after eating wheat porridge, Shao Xun and Mi Huang met up and returned to the outside of the city. Before leaving, he did not see Pei Shiliu and did not receive the "latest instructions" from the princess.
"Supervisor, you said before that you can be sent abroad, what kind of official can you be?" On the way back, it was not convenient to talk about confidential matters, so Shao Xun mentioned something else and asked casually road.
"County magistrate." Mi Huang said.
"This..." Shao Xun was a little surprised.
Lu Ji, Sima Ying's aide in Yecheng, commanded more than 200,000 troops after leaving the government. It is no joke, but if he is transferred to a local official, no matter how bad he is, he will still be a prefect, right? Even more than that - in fact, Lu Ji was already a prefect-level official.
Mi Huang worked as a supervisor in Yue Mansion, but after leaving the government, he could only be a county magistrate. The gap was so huge.
"My family is not of high rank. If I were to be released, I would really only be a county magistrate." Mi Huang felt Shao Xun's surprise and said nonchalantly: "That's the law for ninth-grade officials. That's it. The superior is not as good as the inferior. If Liu Qian leaves the house, the county magistrate will not be able to get him."
The two of them laughed together.
It’s so cool to step on Liu Qian’s birdie in private.
"So, don't think you have delayed me." Mi Huang patted Shao Xun on the shoulder and said: "The county magistrate is indeed boring. Either continue to serve as an assistant in the shogunate, or find another place. Lieutenant Chen of Donghai has been seriously ill and has been bedridden for more than a year. Wang Guojun is reorganizing in another place in Luoyang. It is not difficult for me to give Lieutenant a try. It doesn't matter if I want to climb up. A sinner's job? Hehe, I can't even think about it. "That's true," Shao Xun agreed.
Resources are limited, and there are only so many official positions. For people with poor backgrounds, the pressure of competition is great. They really have to risk their lives, and offending others is a trivial matter.
"Actually -" Mi Huang looked at Shao Xun again, with a somewhat regretful expression on his face: "Xiao Langjun, you are in more trouble than me. You have offended too many people."
"Who?"
"The eunuch Meng Jiu." Mi Huang said: "You killed Meng Chao and got a chance to be promoted, but you also offended Meng Jiu. However, maybe I can't escape either, who will let me I am the owner of the building."
Shao Xun was silent.
In fact, in the simple martial arts values, the two armies are fighting each other, and each is his own master, and they do not use any dirty means that are indignant to both men and gods. They fight openly and openly to kill. What kind of hatred is it?
Since you have eaten Takefu’s rice, you should accept this ending.
However, Meng Jiu may not necessarily think so.
He is a eunuch with a twisted mentality. Just because Lu Yun did not agree with his father being the order of Handan, he could hold grudges against the Lu family brothers. In the end, they got into trouble and ended with Lu Ji being imprisoned and killed - latest According to the news, the Lu Jiyi clan, their brothers Lu Yun and Lu Dan, their friends Sun Zheng, and their disciples Fei Ci and Zai Yi were all killed.
“Don’t think too much.” Mi Huang sighed and said, “Lu Ji and Meng Jiu have been enemies for a long time, and it’s not just this one incident. Perhaps, in Meng Jiu’s view, Meng Chao’s death is inevitable. Most of the responsibility lies with Lu Ji, and he may not know about you or me, but we must take precautions. This is true. If Sima Yi is undefeated and still in power, Meng Jiu will not harm us. opportunity. But do you think Sima Yi can win?”
Shao Xun shook his head, Sima Yi made too many mistakes and missed the opportunity to win.
"Then there is no other way." Mi Huang continued: "The worst I can do is abandon my official position and run back to my hometown. You have only one way now, let Sikong protect you. Lu Ji is the internal history of Pingyuan and is a member of Sima Ying. , Meng Jiu only needs to slander and get Sima Ying to agree, and Lu Ji will be dead. But we are Sikong’s people, and it’s not that simple for Meng Jiu to harm us. He has to get Sikong’s approval.”
"My words are not that pleasing to the ear, and I am not the kind of person who is eloquent, but what I say is the truth. Young Master, you have to make Sikong feel valuable and not willing to abandon you, do you understand?"
"I understand." Shao Xun took a deep breath, bowed and said, "Thank you, Duhu, for your guidance."
"There is no need for this." Mi Huang waved his hand and said, "If it weren't for you, , I may have been killed by Meng Chao. I won’t help you, and I feel guilty. Also, if you are worried about your family, it is better to let them hide in my village. There is chaos in Xuzhou, and there are countless military households who have escaped. If you run away, no one will pursue you. "
At this point, Mi Huang gave a rare proud smile and said: "Since you are literate, you should know what happened in the late Han Dynasty. My family made a lot of money in business, but we had no official status. Therefore, he spent a lot of money to support Liu Xuande. Of course, little was gained in the end, and Xuzhou returned to Cao Cao. Although the Mi family was not specifically targeted, life was really difficult and it took a long time to recover. "
< br>"Now, it is a little better than in the late Han Dynasty. It cannot be said to be a high-ranking family, but it is still among the minor surnames. A few months ago, my son wrote a letter saying that Wubao will be overhauled to protect Feng Yun and Shi Bing. I agree. Isn’t it just money? Haha, my family’s business skills have not been left behind, and ordinary nobles may not be as wealthy as my family.”
“After the Wubao is completed, Zhuangke. There is no way I can pull out two or three thousand soldiers. After the rough training, I don't look down on those soldiers from Donghai County and even Xuzhou. As long as tens of thousands of people don't come, they won't be able to capture them if they hide in Wubao. There is no danger here."
At this point, Mi Huang looked at Shao Xun again.
This young man is skilled in bow and horse, and good at caring for soldiers. He is a rare talent. If he was his son-in-law, wouldn't it be natural to help him train the bankers?
It’s just that, alas, it’s useless for him to think so. He still needs the approval of his uncles and elders at home.
After all, Shao Xun was just a military household and his background was too low. If Mi was still a wealthy businessman, he would probably recruit him as his son-in-law, but now that he has a good family status, some people begin to think that they are superior to others, but there is a lot of resistance.
We should really get those people to come to Luoyang and let them see Zhang Fang's butcher knife, maybe they will change their attitude!
But then again, Shao Xun is a "wild horse" and not so easy to tame...
Mi Huang sighed silently in his heart and hurried on.
Shao Xun also followed behind with deep thoughts.
His hand has subconsciously tightened the handle of the knife. Things are more complicated than imagined. This time, Sima Yi has to be arrested if he doesn't want to.
He lives and I die.
He dies and I live.
Little people have no choice.
In this world, the most reliable thing is indeed your own knife.
(End of this chapter)