Chapter 153 Exchange of Interests
Mi Zhi set out from Wen County in August and headed west, passing Wangwu Mountain, then crossed the Yellow River in Hedong County and entered Fengyi County.
When we finally arrived in Chang'an, it was already around the Double Ninth Festival.
There are many new graves on the plateau on the outskirts of Chang'an, and they are so densely packed that it makes people's hair stand on end.
He stayed for a while at the foot of the plain.
There is not a single cloud in the sky, and among the pines and cypress trees on the plateau, the rustling autumn wind brings waves of sobs.
He suddenly shuddered and became more and more confused about the way forward.
Sikong was quite polite to him, but a little too polite.
When the staff said something important, they would glance at him from the corner of their eyes, as if they didn't want it to reach his ears.
Mi Zhi is a person with a keen mind, and he can feel subtle changes in the atmosphere.
He knew that he was being watched out for.
Alas!
Mi Zhi sighed, gathered her mood, and quickly arrived at Bashang Camp.
Shao Xun also organized grain transfers in Chang'an City.
Jinmenwu has received the second batch of grain.
Two transshipments before and after, excluding the losses during the journey, a total of 190,000 dendrobium were obtained.
The third batch of grain has been shipped, and the transportation of the fourth batch of grain will begin around the end of September.
In his spare time, he also received messages from all parties.
Taoist priest Fan Changsheng came down from the mountain, and Chengdu Li Xiong greeted him very politely, calling him the "Grand Master of Heaven and Earth for the Four Seasons and Eight Festivals" - another prestigious official position.
Li Xiong officially proclaimed himself emperor, named his country "Dacheng", changed the Yuan Dynasty to Yan Ping, and granted amnesty to the world.
This regime in the middle of Shu seems to have stabilized due to its geographical isolation.
After the great earthquake in the Western Han Dynasty, the Han River changed its course. From then on, no one could repeat the old story of "secretly hiding in Chencang". If you want to transport money and grain out of Shu, you can't use cheap water transportation like Liu Bang did, but you can only take long and rugged mountain roads.
The road to Shu is as difficult as reaching the sky. Ten carts of grain are estimated to have lost seven or eight carts on the road. Zhuge Liang's extremely difficult logistics back then is proof of this.
This place is difficult for others to break into, and it is also difficult for the people inside to break out. I guess that’s it.
Because of the "merit" of the Western Expedition, the emperor appointed Sima Yue as Taifu and recorded the minister's affairs.
He also appointed Sima Hui, king of Fanyang, as the governor of Jizhou and established the town of Ye.
Ma Mo of Pingchang Company really couldn’t handle the business in Hebei, so he left and took up his post in Xuchang, changing to a more comfortable place to continue fooling around.
Sima Yue formally established the Taifu Shogunate, with Wang Yan as military commander, and Uncle Cao was completely sidelined.
Most of the new shogunate were scholars who conquered Xuzhou, or people who fled to Xuzhou with him after the Battle of Dangyin.
For example, Yu Zhi, the military consultant, and Guo Xiang, the chief secretary, did not do their job properly and indulged in drinking and extravagance. The former also makes money lavishly, while the latter has bad conduct and plays political tricks. But because they were famous and praised by scholars, Sima Yue valued them very much.
What the hell!
Shao Xun also heard the news that Sima Yue wanted to rebuild the Forbidden Army.
The Luoyang Chinese Army was originally divided into two parts: the Suwei Army and the Yamen Army. The former was stationed in the city, and the latter was stationed in the suburbs of Luoyang.
The Suwei Army is also known as the Seven Suwei Army, which are the seven camps of the Left Guard, the Right Guard, the Left Army, the Right Army, the Front Army, the Rear Army, and the Xiaoqi.
Today's Luoyang Central Army only has more than 30,000 people, organized into three branches: left guard, right guard, and Xiaoqi.
Sima Yue rebuilt the left army and the right army. It seemed that he was restoring the organization of the central army, but in fact he was arranging his own people.
He——is still afraid after all.
Shao Xun chuckled, are the left army and the right army worthy of use?
However, from Sima Yue's perspective, this is normal.
It is impossible for the three armies of Left Guard, Right Guard and Xiaoqi to openly oppose him at this stage. He does not need the Left Army and Right Army to be able to fight, as long as they can protect him anyway.
If we no longer have reliable soldiers, will we continue to wander around Wen County without being able to return home?
While he was thinking about the origins of Zuojun and Youjun, Mi Huang and Mi Zhi, father and son, came to Xiaoyaoyuan.
The three of them saluted each other and then sat down separately.
"The Grand Tutor has ordered the withdrawal of troops. Everyone must evacuate by the end of September at the latest." Mi Huang's expression has improved a little recently. It seems that after some negotiations, he has not been severely punished, and even He was comforted by Sima Yue.
Then the question is, why doesn’t Taifu send an envoy to comfort me? Putting aside the facts, didn’t I get credit for killing five thousand Xianbei cavalry?
"Did the Governor get promoted?" Shao Xun asked, paying attention to Mi Huang's face.
Mi Huang forced a smile and said: "Sili Xiaowei, is this considered a promotion?"
"If the official rank is high, of course it is considered a promotion." Shao Xun said with a smile.
However, the position of the powerful governor is gone.
Sili Xiaowei certainly has troops, but not many, not even as many as Zhi Xiaowei has under his command. The latter manages long water transportation lines and still has several thousand troops and horses. The maximum number of Sili captains is 3,000, which may be less than 3,000.
"Who did the Hongnong governor give it to?" Shao Xun asked.
"Hongnong ordered Pei Kui (yì) to be promoted to the post of prefect." Mi Huang said: "You can take care of your own forts, I can't take care of them anymore."
"Oh." Shao Xun responded nonchalantly.
Huh? Mi Huang was surprised to see that Shao Xun was not panicking at all. Then he thought of the way they approached Concubine Pei back then, and suddenly realized that it seemed that Xiao Langjun had gone further than him on this road, and his relationship with Concubine Wenxi Pei was not simple.
"How does Taifu plan to arrange for me?" Shao Xun asked after a moment of silence.
Mi Huang took a deep breath, some things must be faced eventually.
Just listen to him say: "The Taifu is slowly improving the organization of the Luoyang Central Army."
Shao Xun nodded to indicate that he knew.
"The Yamen Army will also be rebuilt." Mi Huang said: "The Taifu wants you to take charge of the Yamen Army."
"How many battalions does the Yamen Army have?"
"The Yamen Army was founded with only one battalion of yours."
"How many people are there?"
"The old army led by the general in your palace has more than 5,000 people."
Shao Xun was silent for a long time.
Mi Huang waited quietly for his response.
Mi Zhi held her breath and concentrated, with goosebumps all over her body.
In Xiaoyao Garden, there are six hundred silver spear warriors wearing helmets and carrying armor. There are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Bashang camp. What will happen if this person gets angry?
Sometimes, falling out can happen in an instant.
"They are trying to drive me out of Luoyang!" Shao Xun suddenly slapped the case and shouted.
Mi Huang frowned and had no reaction. Mi Zhi was startled and almost screamed.
The Silver Spear Army warriors looked over one after another, and some even lowered their hands to the hilt of the sword at their waist.
"The Grand Tutor will still allow you a position." After a moment of silence, Mi Huang suddenly said.
Shao Xun became angry and said: "Captain, what kind of friendship do you and I have? Are we still hiding it?"
He knew that Mi Huang was also released little by little under the orders of the Taifu. benefit.
If Shao Xun’s reaction was not intense, then the rest would be gone.
At the same time, he also felt a little emotional, what can I say about Mi Huang? He is too loyal, too honest, and he has not been completely disappointed in Sima Yue yet, and is still doing things for him wholeheartedly.
Sima Yue, a birdman, is so virtuous and capable. He has people like Mi Huang, He Lun, and Wang Bing who are loyal to him. It is true that the three of them are average in ability, but their loyalty cannot be said. They can be entrusted to the future. road.
"The Grand Tutor allows you to be appointed as an officer and general and supervise the construction of Guangcheng Garden." Mi Huang continued.
This is a naked exchange of interests.
What happened to Guangchengyuan, after a year, is no longer a secret.
Sima Yue could indeed collude with Wang Yan to stop the project. Now that we are talking about it, we are actually using it as a bargaining chip in negotiations.
“I have rejected General Caiguan several times, but I still haven’t rejected him after all.” Shao Xun turned his anger into joy and said with a smile.
"General Caiguan is the fifth rank. It seems that he has only been promoted to one rank, but this step is not that simple." Mi Huang said seriously.
In the officialdom, there are always certain levels of official positions that seem to be only one step away, but many people find it difficult to cross them throughout their lives.
For them, this is the ceiling.
Promotion is not always possible. After touching the ceiling, no matter how much credit you have achieved, it will be difficult to go further.
Promoted from a sixth-grade general in the palace to a fifth-grade officer-general. I don’t know how many people have been stopped by this leap.
General Caiguan is on the same level as the prefect of the county, the prime minister, and the internal history of the kingdom.
Leading the Yamen Army as a Caiguan General is a bit nondescript, but why did the Yamen Army only have more than 5,000 people? When the Luoyang Central Army was at its peak, the Yamen Army had more than a dozen battalions with a total of more than 50,000 infantry and cavalry troops.
The Su Wei Army generally does not move out, and the Yamen Army is the strategic reserve force of the Western Jin Dynasty, a mobile combat force.
"Where is the Yamen Army stationed?" Shao Xun asked.
"Where do you want to camp?" Mi Huang asked.
Shao Xun pondered for a moment.
The Yamen Army is usually stationed in the suburban counties outside Luoyang City, sometimes in Luoyang and Henan counties, sometimes in Yanshi and other places.
"I always hang out in front of Taifu, and he must also find it an eyesore." Shao Xun laughed at himself: "Let me go to Liang County and stay far away, which is exactly what Taifu wants."
< br>Theoretically speaking, Liang County is also a suburban county.
But suburban counties are different from suburban counties. Just like the original station was in Tongzhou near Beijing, but now it has been relocated to Yanqing. This is too "suburban" and too "village".
Mi Huang heard this but did not object. Obviously he knew that Sima Yue really didn’t want to see Shao Xun.
Even more, Sima wanted to take Shao Xun further, go to Jiangdong or even Sichuan to quell the chaos, and die together with Chen Min and Li Xiong, but he also knew that this was impossible.
"Liang County seems to be okay, the Grand Tutor will not object." Mi Huang thought for a while, nodded, and said: "It's right next to Guangcheng Garden, and it will be more convenient for you to come and go."
"I also Can you go back to Luoyang?" Shao Xun asked with a smile.
Mi Huang glared at him and said, "No one is stopping you from returning to Luoyang."
"That's good." Shao Xun said, "If one day Guangcheng Garden stops working, I will go back to Luoyang."
Mi Huang sighed.
As for the matter between Shao Xun and Taifu, he wrote many letters, vigorously changing the situation, and explaining the pros and cons. In the end, this result was achieved, which is actually very good.
But who understands his painstaking efforts?
The Taifu didn't understand him, and Shao Xun didn't understand him either. This made...
"The Taifu has one more request." Mi Huang finally said: "If there is a war, The Yamen Army is about to go on an expedition."
"Where else are there wars besides Jiangdong?" Shao Xun asked.
Liu Bogen of Qingzhou was killed by the Xianbei cavalry from Youzhou. Wang Mi fled into the mountains and forests without knowing where he ended up.
Hebei has been initially suppressed and is very calm on the surface.
Guanzhong was also defeated.
Sichuan was subconsciously ignored by everyone.
For now, apart from Jiangdong Chen Min, only the Huns Liu Yuan is still jumping around.
After this year's events, Sima Yue at least gained a certain prestige on the surface, and his enemies were all supported.
Maybe this is the reason for him to return to Luoyang?
"Anyway, be careful." Mi Huang did not answer Shao Xun directly, but said: "Now that everything is peaceful, some people in the shogunate may be eyeing you and regard you as the next enemy. You Leaving Luoyang, those people may incite the Taifu to mobilize soldiers and horses from Hebei, Yuzhou and even Xuzhou..."
At this point, Mi Huang will not say anything.
No matter whether these people's slanders come true or not, they are always a threat. Perhaps the Grand Tutor himself has had this kind of thought, but he should be careful anyway.
"So the master is trying to delay the attack?" Shao Xun asked.
Mi Huang shook his head and sighed, saying: "It's not like this, Taifu, you are still useful after all."
Has Hebei really been pacified? I am afraid that even the Taifu is not sure, otherwise King Fan Yang will not leave Yecheng.
The Xuchang soldiers were still capable of fighting, and Gongshifan and others were encircled and suppressed by them and finally defeated.
But the local situation is very strange.
Although Sima Ying is dead, there are many people who carry his banner. If you press it down for one wave, another wave will come up, endlessly.
Maybe one day someone will start another uprising. Who can say for sure?
Keeping Shao Xun, we can still catch these miscellaneous fish.
And as long as it remains stable for a few years, the Taifu should be able to win over the morale of the Forbidden Army, right?
Mi Zhi didn’t say anything from beginning to end.
Today's meeting had a greater impact on his soul.
It turned out that the nineteen-year-old general in front of him had already done such a big thing that even the "powerful" Taifu had no choice but to "reason" with him.
It turns out that if you have soldiers in your hands and have influence in the Forbidden Army, you will get so many benefits.
It seems that the fame brought by talking alone will gradually give way to the handle of a knife.
His understanding of the world has taken a big step forward without realizing it.
(End of this chapter)