Chapter 169 Opportunity
Today is the 24th of March in the first year of Yongjia (307). The weather is good, the wind is sunny and the warm breeze is blowing.
Shao Xun, who had not slept all night, struggled to untie the armor with the help of Tang Jian. While feeling relaxed all over, he almost fell to the ground without any strength.
Yang Xianrong saw this scene as soon as he went out.
She subconsciously bit her lips and said nothing.
"I pay my respects to the queen." Shao Xun bowed and saluted.
My legs and feet are a little sore, which may not be the reason why I have been slumped on Lan Ji's body every night. Last night I was wearing armor and wielding a sword most of the night. Although I could sit down and rest for a while, I was really tired.
It’s just him. An ordinary soldier with insufficient training would probably not be able to carry it.
"Thank you for your hard work, Shao Qing." Yang Xianrong's words were much gentler today, no longer as gunpowder-like as yesterday.
"The queen invited me to come to my study. Yang Gong and General Chen have already arrived." Shao Xun said.
I hope that his suffering all night was not in vain, and that the Queen can calm down today and sit down to carefully analyze what to do next.
"Yes." Yang Xianrong agreed softly.
Shao Xun immediately brought Yang Xianrong to the study.
Yang Man and Chen Jin quickly saluted.
Sheep showed his face in return and sat down.
Shao Xun poured her a bowl of tea, brought a few plates of snacks, and placed them in front of her.
Yang Xianrong lowered his head slightly, looked at the snacks, and remained silent.
"Queen, we are all our own people here, so I'll just say it straight away." Shao Xun thought about it for a moment and said, "I'll tell you what the Queen is most concerned about first."
Speaking of Here, Shao Xun glanced at Yang Xianrong and said: "The queen has been kind to me many times, and I always know how to repay my kindness, so I will not send the queen back, so don't worry, queen."
Yang Xianrong nodded.
She was willing to believe Shao Xun's words because he wore armor and stood guard outside the room last night.
That night was the most peaceful sleep she had had in years.
It seems that no matter what storms there are outside, it will not affect her.
She can hide in that small room, or read a book, or play the piano, or drink tea, or write or draw, or think about other things. No one can harm her, she doesn't have to be afraid.
She suddenly hated Le Lanji even more.
After Shao Xun finished speaking, he looked at Yang Man and Chen Qi again. Seeing that they had no intention of talking, he continued: "I thought about it carefully last night. The late emperor has made great achievements and the new emperor has ascended the throne. The matter is complicated and very sensitive, and I am afraid that the Grand Tutor will not have the energy to take care of us in a short period of time."
Shao Xun is confident in what he said.
When he does things, he gives the impression that he is very domineering, as if he dares to do anything, and is not a person who follows the rules.
He dared to rob Xuchang’s arsenal of such a big thing.
He dared to kill the five thousand Xianbei cavalry in Chang'an City.
Taifu, do you dare to bet that I will raise my troops to Luo, expose your guilt of regicide, and make the situation a mess?
Do you dare to lose both sides?
I am just like Zhang Fang. I don’t care about the impact at all. Do you dare to bet?
In the end, Zhang Fang was trying to hijack the emperor and challenge Sima Yong. Although Shao Xun resisted him to the death - in history, it was definitely not Sima Yong's idea that Zhang Fang hijacked the emperor and returned to Chang'an. , it was not the shogunate's idea, because it would only bring huge damage to Sima Yong's reputation, and it could only be Zhang Fang's own initiative.
Taifu, do you think I dare to let Queen Sheep testify against you for regicide?
It’s just talk in the streets, it’s not accurate. Who can ignore the Queen’s testimony?
How many ministers and generals in Luoyang now suspect you of regicide?
It is clear which direction people choose.
"I have been thinking about it all night." Yangman sighed and said: "The Tutor should not dare to ask for the Queen back. Doing so will only show that he is guilty. Even if the hidden danger is really removed, it will not be Now, let’s wait at least a year and a half before taking action.”
“Someone from Luoyang came to tell me this morning.” Chen Jin also said, “The emperor’s departure has been unclear, and now it’s unexpected. No one took responsibility. The medical officer, the imperial cook, and the palace staff were all fine. Shangshu's right servant asked Duke Xun to investigate the matter, but the Taifu refused, saying that the emperor was nearly fifty and was exhausted when he was eating cakes. ——Choke to death.”
Upon hearing this, Shao Xun thought seriously.
The expression "choking to death on eating cakes" means that a big matter is reduced to a trivial matter.
After all, no matter who poisoned the emperor, someone must take responsibility, right? For such a big event, the cooks and palace servants cannot bear the blame. No one is a fool. Don't insult everyone's intelligence.
So, it was probably Sima Yue who did this?
He is really too naughty...
"The Taifu is very passive now." Shao Xun synthesized the news about Yang Man and Chen Qi and said: "Even if no one announces it to However, he is burdened with everyone's suspicion. The courtiers and the imperial army are all doubting him. His prestige has been greatly damaged. The best way for the Taifu now is to downplay the matter and not let people mention the Emperor Daxing again and again. Cause of death. The more people mentioned it, the more passive he became. In the end, no one in Luoyang supported him, so he was forced to leave the town. "
Leaving Luoyang and leaving the town is actually a kind of thing. means of downplaying.
People will forget, and hot spots will fade away.
The death of the late emperor is now the "headline", "browsing the screen" every day, and is rapidly spreading and fermenting as time goes by.
The power of a person lies in gathering the crowd, but when everyone doubts you, your power will be greatly weakened.
These are not troubled times where rules have completely disappeared. Regicide is something that no one can tolerate. If you break the rules, you will suffer the backlash of the rules - the rules come from court officials, forbidden army generals, aristocratic families, foreign uncles and even ordinary people. collection of values.
That is to say, there is no conclusive evidence, otherwise Sima Yue would have run away in confusion by now.
So, going out of town to be a vassal is a very good way to downplay this matter. When you are out of sight, fewer people will talk about it.
After a year and a half, after the limelight has passed, you can continue to return to Luoyang to Bingzheng.
“But the Taifu must hate the Yang family.” Yang Man sighed helplessly.
"So the Yang family must protect themselves in time." Shao Xun immediately hit the snake and put it on the stick, smiling.
Yangman glared at him.
“I still have money.” Yang Xianrong put down the snack in his hand and said.
Yangman glared at her sister again.
"I was also hated by Tai Tu." Chen Jin said with a bitter smile.
"Don't worry, General Chen. The Taifu will not dare to touch the general's family now." Shao Xun said: "On the contrary, he may be afraid that someone will fish in troubled waters and murder the general's family."
Chen Jin nodded silently, but still felt a little worried.
"General Chen comes from a well-known family. I wonder if the Yingchuan Chen family has any means of self-protection?" Shao Xun did not intend to let Chen Jin go and asked directly.
"I know what you mean." Chen Jin sighed: "Today I will go back to Yingchuan to explain my interests. If the Taifu really leaves the town to form a vassal, it will probably be in Xuchang. This matter must be investigated."
"How can we let General Chen return empty-handed?" Shao Xun said: "I would like to give you a hundred horses to strengthen the general's appearance and make it easier for him to talk after he returns. If Mr. Chen from Yingchuan wants to buy horses, everything can be easily discussed. ”
Chen Jin held his hands far away to express his gratitude.
"Yang Gong, the horses in Chiping Muyuan have been acquired by Ji Sang. The Taiyang family must also be in short supply of horses." Shao Xun said again: "I would like to donate two hundred horses. Yang Gong can think of a way. Send someone to escort him back."
Yang Man thanked him.
In fact, he was helpless. Here Shao Xun gave a horse to the Yang family, and over there Yang Xianrong looked like he was giving away money for free. Is he making a profit or losing money?
Shao Xun was very satisfied.
When Yang Xianrong first arrived yesterday, he was really at a loss. But after a night of careful thinking, he keenly discovered that everything in this world has its own gains and losses.
What he lost was Sima Yue's little trust, and the relationship between the two became even more rigid and bad.
What you get is the opportunity to stay together with the Chen family of Yingchuan and the Yangtze family of Taiyang - at least some of their descendants and resources.
This opportunity is very valuable.
If it can be implemented properly, the dilemma of lack of internal affairs talents under his command will be improved to a certain extent.
“I guess——” Shao Xun finally said: “In ten days at most, Taifu’s envoy will come to Liang County, and by then he will be able to see clearly Taifu’s true thoughts.”
Yang Man and Chen Jin nodded slowly.
"In the next few days, I will send orders to Zhuwubao to transfer the main force of the Silver Spear Army to Liang County." Shao Xun said again: "Meet with the Yamen Army and the Long Sword Army."
The Silver Spear Army currently has 3,000 people in five buildings, stationed in various forts for training.
It's not a good thing not to see each other for a long time, so we should take this opportunity to let each building mobilize some people to come over and practice, and test their training results in the past few months - mainly to see the batch of new recruits recruited in November and December last year how's it going.
If necessary, he would even order the entire army to mourn and mourn the emperor to see who would panic first.
Yang Xianrong was very happy, with a rare smile on his face.
She wanted to see what the Silver Spear Army looked like.
Shao Xun took so much money from himself. If he cannot train a strong army, then he will be punished to be on duty at Guangcheng Palace in the future.
Ever since I was a child, no one dared not give me what I wanted.
After becoming a queen, I was wronged every day.
If the Silver Spear Army trains well, then reward Shao Xun with another sum of money. He will definitely be grateful, and then realize that Le Lanji is a useless woman who can only entertain people with her beauty and cannot help at all.
After the plan was decided, Yang Man and Chen Jin said goodbye and left. They still had a lot to do.
These things are also very important to Shao Xun.
He sensed certain opportunities, and the likelihood of them coming true was increasing.
If the Yingchuan Chen family and the Taiyang family can really be dragged into the water, the military and political group he founded will usher in a qualitative change.
After Yang Man and Chen Wei left, the study became empty.
Yang Xianrong picked up the snack and ate it gracefully.
Shao Xun glanced at her and asked: "I will escort Queen Xing Guangcheng Palace today, how about it?"
Yang Xianrong couldn't eat anymore, and after hesitation, he said: "Aren't there still craftsmen painting the screen wall in Guangcheng Palace? Let's go there after it is completed."
She missed the dreamless night last night, and even learned the taste from the marrow, and wanted to continue like this.
"No." Shao Xun refused directly, and then looked at Yang Xianrong with wide almond-shaped eyes, and earnestly persuaded: "The queen lives in the minister's house, which is acceptable for a short period of time, but will cause criticism in the long term. Let's do this. , after the exercise is over, I will be honored by the queen as a palace."
Yang Xianrong knew that what he said was the truth, so he could only agree sadly.
(End of this chapter)