Chapter 195 Guests
When Wang Yan was traveling south, Shao Xun was also entertaining guests.
I heard that he had become successful, and a bunch of relatives came over from his hometown in the East China Sea. There were always dozens of people making noises.
Shao Xun placed them in a vacant house next to Green Willow Garden, and then devoted himself to serving his parents.
Yes, his parents were also brought here, along with his sister, niece and others.
My father is over fifty years old. He served as a soldier when he was young, and even participated in the battle to destroy Wu. It is said that he made some achievements - I don't know if it is true, but my father always boasted like this.
However, he does have some prestige among the Shibing group in this village, and he speaks loudly.
Well, my voice suddenly dropped today, and I felt a bit reserved.
When the elegant and elegant Lan Ji went out to greet her, she was almost shocked.
My mother, Mrs. Liu, is an honest woman from a military household. Her heavy life has left numerous wrinkles on her face. It was only in the past two years that I lived in Mijiawubao and didn't have to work that my complexion got better.
Her focus was different from others. When she saw Lanji's bulging belly and heard that she was about to give birth, she wiped away tears.
"Xiao Chong, you must treat Lan Ji well in the future." Ms. Liu took Shao Xun's hand and warned her carefully.
People in the countryside don't care much about whether Lan Ji is a wife or a concubine. They only know that she is a daughter-in-law and is about to give birth to a child.
Shao Xun nodded in agreement, his face a little dark at the same time.
Tang Jian and other soldiers stood outside the door, their eyes wandering, not knowing where to put them.
I seem to have heard something extraordinary?
"The big insect died suddenly in a foreign land. From now on, we must take good care of our nieces and nephews and let them enjoy their happiness." Liu continued.
"Yes, I remember it." Shao Xun responded.
My nephew Shao Shen stood aside, his head slightly lowered, and he was honest.
He is now in the countryside in the western half of Luoyang, pure and pure.
He often rides a tall horse, holds a horned bow and a long spear, and is surrounded by a dozen young people, swaggering through the city.
He didn’t do anything to bully men and dominate women, otherwise Shao Xun would have dealt with him long ago.
"Okay." Old Shao Xiu waved his hand and said with a frown: "Say less. Xiaochong is an official now, and there are so many powerful generals around him. How can you still call him a small name?"< br>
"Don't you also shout..." Ms. Liu said in confusion.
Shao Xiu couldn't help but snorted coldly and stopped talking.
"That's it." Mrs. Liu wiped her eyes, walked to Le Lanji, took her hand, and said: "The bride is pregnant, so she should go back home and rest. Don't disturb my grandson. "
Lan Ji glanced at Shao Xun subconsciously. The title "bride" made her a little secretly happy. When she saw that Shao Xun didn't correct her, she agreed, and then with the help of her maid, she went back to her room to rest. .
She has been in labor for almost ten days, so she can’t be careless.
After Mr. Le left, Lao Shao glared at his wife again, walked over and whispered: "She is the princess of Chengdu, what are you doing?"
Ms. Liu ignored him. .
On weekdays, if there are five or six people in the countryside, they won’t even dare to breathe when they see Xifu (the woman who has given birth to a child). What’s the use?
As for the princess, the child in her belly is also the seed of my son. I have my son to support me, can I be cautious?
While the few people were talking, Shao Xun's sister Shao Ying quietly left the middle hall and walked in the direction where Lan Ji left.
She is eleven years old this year, an innocent and innocent age. She stands outside the door and looks at her "sister-in-law" timidly, a little afraid to get close.
Lan Ji was playing the piano. When she saw Shao Ying, a smile appeared on her face, she waved and said: "Sister, come quickly."
Shao Ying came over little by little. .
Lan Ji looked at this wheat-skinned country girl and smiled: "Can you play the piano?"
Shao Ying shook her head.
She knows how to fish and catch loaches in the countryside, but Qin has never seen one.
In addition, the "sister-in-law" had an indescribable smell all over her body, and her every move made her feel ashamed. She subconsciously did not dare to be presumptuous, and did not know where to put her hands.
If Shao Xun were here, he would definitely be extremely surprised.
The last time he saw his sister was five years ago. The six-year-old girl is very naughty. She wanders around outside every day and fights with boys of the same age. She is a complete wild girl.
I heard that not much has changed in the past few years, except that I no longer play with those boys, and I still have a lively and active personality.
When I saw Lan Ji today, she was completely suppressed, as if she was a completely different person.
Perhaps, in her young mind, she already vaguely knew something.
"Sister-in-law" and her are not from the same world.
The second brother has been through life and death. He must have done great things, right? How else could I marry a beauty like my sister-in-law?
"My sister-in-law will teach you how to play." Lan Ji took Shao Ying's hand and touched the strings lightly.
When the pleasant voice came out, Shao Ying subconsciously shrank her hands, and then smiled sheepishly.
Lan Ji asked her to sit next to her and taught her carefully.
Shao Ying sometimes listened to the lectures, and sometimes was attracted by the gorgeous dresses on her "sister-in-law".
Lan Ji didn’t take it seriously.
She never thought that one day she would have to work hard to please a little girl from a military family.
What's more, I am not her real sister-in-law.
A few days ago, Yingchuan Dazhong Zheng Yumin came to visit. Lang Jun chatted with him secretly for half a day, talking and laughing, but he didn't know what was going on.
Things in the world always make people so worried.
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When Wang Yan came to Green Willow Garden, Shao Xun was being "carried" by his mother to fish for salted water, then wash and chop it into pieces.
The hand that wields the heavy sword all year round is very strong, but when cutting vegetables, it is not strong enough and almost hurts the finger.
When he heard Tang Jian's report, he was a little confused.
When Ms. Liu heard the word "Wang Situ" from the sidelines, she was frightened and hid in the kitchen, urging her son to greet him quickly.
Shao Xun smiled and said: "Don't worry, mom. Wang Yifu will definitely ask for something when he comes here, so it's okay to give him a try."
Ms. Liu felt her heart pounding. Jump.
What kind of official is Situ? She probably has some skills. She seems to be older than the prefect and the governor. Is this just a matter of time?
"Little insect..." She hesitated.
Shao Xun turned around and said seriously to his mother: "Auntie, I am no longer a small person. Wang Yifu was born in the Langya Wang family and ranked among the three nobles. He was in charge of tens of thousands of forbidden troops. Even the emperor and the Taifu were It’s very important. But it doesn’t matter. There are few people in the world that I can be afraid of. I thought that the King of Changsha was captured by me—" "Did you capture the King of Chengdu? Princess..." Mrs. Liu said doubtfully.
Shao Xun's expression changed and he hurriedly said: "Auntie is right, Wang Situ is an honored guest, how can we neglect him? I will go out to greet him immediately."
After that, he walked away in a flash.
Wang Yan waited for a while inexplicably, and then was welcomed in.
Shao Xun directly brought Wang Yan and Pan Tao to the study. After some greetings, he smiled and said: "Situ is so elegant. Seeing that the New Year is about to come, he came to Liang County to visit."
Wang Yan coughed After a moment, he said: "It's really an eye-opener after playing all the way."
"I'll go south via Shiqiao Fang and Lijia Fang." Pan Tao added on the side.
Shao Xun suddenly realized and said: "The country group made Situ laugh."
Wang Yan was a little silent.
This is not like his style at all, as if he was hit by something dimensionally reducing.
"The king set up a township regiment, but he didn't know what it was for?" After a long time, Wang Yan finally spoke.
Shao Xun took time to adjust his sitting posture to make himself more comfortable, and then said: "In order to guard against Wang Mi and the Huns, can Situ be trusted?"
Wang Yan nodded and said : "There is a report in Bingzhou that Liu Yuan is gathering troops and horses, intending to go south to Taihang. But this is all a defensive move, right?"
Shao Xun did not have an external intelligence network, and he could not build it.
In fact, Sima Yue didn't either, he was only slightly stronger than him.
But Wang Yan’s network of connections extends in all directions. Even in a place like Bingzhou where the barbarians have an absolute advantage, he can give you first-hand information. It is indeed not easy.
The news Wang Yan received was: Liu Yuan, the Lord of the Han Dynasty, sent Liu Cong and other generals to lead their troops southward and occupy the various passes in Taihang.
In his opinion, Liu Yuan was taking advantage of the geographical advantages of the mountains and rivers inside and outside Hedong to try to block the highway with a small number of troops so that he could exert force in other directions.
In addition, Shi Le and other generals led their troops eastward and also occupied Fukou and other counties. They seemed to be on guard against something.
From this perspective, Liu Yuan should attack Pingyang and Hedong counties.
But he didn't point this out directly.
"Liu Yuan wants to attack Pingyang and Hedong." Shao Xun did not want to beat around the bush and said straightforwardly: "Shile may go to Hebei. Wang Situ thinks that Jizhou, which has just experienced a war, can stop the Xiongnu army? How can Pingyang and Hedong counties be defended without reinforcements from the imperial army?"
Wang Yan was silent for a moment and then asked, "What's Wang Mi's explanation?"
"Situ." Shao Xun came closer, looked into Wang Yan's eyes, and said, "Wang Mi has gathered tens of thousands of people. If he breaks out of Qingzhou and rushes into Yan, Yu, and even Heluo, who can stop him?"
Wang Yan suddenly sat up straight, frowned and said: "Gou Dao will be the governor of Qingzhou and has repeatedly defeated Wang Mi. Can't he be suppressed?"
"What if Gou Xi lets Wang Mi go?" Shao Xun asked.
Wang Yan’s frown deepened.
Although he has a good vision, he has a fatal blind spot in his thinking, that is, he does not consider that warriors can flip tables.
This is not his fault, because in the current social environment, this kind of thing sounds a bit unbelievable.
Shao Xun's thinking has no such limitations at all. He analyzed every possibility and even used Huang Chao as a case.
Before and after Huang Chao crossed the Huaihe River, Gao Pian, who held a heavy army, stood still in Huainan and watched Huang Chao move north.
The route Huang Chao took was Ruzhou, Luoyang, Tongguan, and Chang'an, which were all areas under the deep control of the Tang court. As for the places where the power of the feudal towns was rampant, Huang Chao did not go there, and the towns also stood by and watched Huang Chao enter Guanzhong and capture Chang'an.
When Huang Chao drifted away and felt that he was strong, he planned to send troops to capture the area west of Chang'an. He was severely beaten by the feudal towns in the northwest of Beijing. After returning with a disastrous defeat, the towns all over the world found that Huang Chao could not destroy the Tang Dynasty, so they took action. , sent troops into Guanzhong one after another to wipe out Huang Chao's forces.
Won’t this scene happen in the Western Jin Dynasty?
"Situ, if Gou Xi only expels Wang Mi to protect Qingzhou, and allows him to enter Yanzhou, can Taifu resist?" Shao Xun asked again: "If Taifu cannot resist, and the local prefectures and counties have no soldiers, Wang Mi can go all the way. We have reached Luojing, what will happen then?"
"Isn't Junhou a bit alarmist?" Wang Yan found it hard to believe, and even more difficult to adapt.
On his trip to Liang County, what he saw along the way made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Those things that Shao Xun is doing are still in their infancy, but Wang Yan knows that it is a model that can be promoted across the country, which is very scary.
Therefore, when he came to Green Willow Garden, he was a little silent.
Now after chatting with Shao Xun for a while, I discovered that Gou Xi might not be at the mercy of the Taifu or even him. Would he actually give up his job? Why are you? Why do you, a military leader who is not even a Han Su, dare to let Wang Mi enter the capital?
But Shao Xun told him categorically that it was entirely possible for Gou Xi to do this, and there were countless reasons.
"Situ." Shao Xun gave Wang Yan another heavy blow: "Not only would Gou Xi allow Wang Mi to leave, most of the tutors would not dare to confront Wang Mi. Wang Mi saw that there was no way forward. Obstacle, what do you think he will do?"
Wang Yan was a little confused.
He felt that he had fallen far short of his standards today and that he could not display his proud eloquence at all. He was completely led by the little military leader Shao Xun. After sorting out his thoughts, he said: "The Forbidden Army has returned to Luoyang. Later, Taifu still had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from Yan and Henan——"
"But the Taifu dare not." Shao Xun interrupted Wang Yan without hesitation and said: "The Taifu may dare to coerce the emperor, but he does not dare to face Wang Mi and the Huns directly, he is afraid. What's more, Hebei will Will it definitely be peaceful? Gou Xi is definitely not willing to send troops to Hebei for the Taifu. The Taifu can only find a way to calm it down. "
These words were so ruthless that Pan Tao looked at him with suspicion.
"The Taifu is pastoring Yanzhou, but Situ is in Luoyang." Shao Xun reminded him vaguely.
What this sentence means is that the interests of you and Sima Yue are not completely consistent.
Sima Yue has left the town and is a feudal lord, but you are an official in the center. You cannot leave Luoyang. Keeping Luoyang and the imperial court is your best interest.
Wang Yan stood up suddenly and walked around the study.
After a while, he turned around and looked at Shao Xun.
"I am willing to fight hard and defeat Wang Mi's thieves." Shao Xun said solemnly: "If the Xiongnu goes south, I will also send troops to the north to fight with them."
Wang Yan watched. After looking at him for a long time, he finally nodded slightly.
Shao Xun breathed a sigh of relief.
Wang Yan is not Sima Yue's subordinate, but a political ally and collaborator. This is very important because it represents considerable independence.
What he just said to Wang Yan was half-truth and half-false, with some elements of deception, but overall there was nothing wrong with it.
Whether Sima Yue really didn’t have the guts to fight Wang Mi or was distracted by Hebei, the outcome was the same.
Shao Xun didn’t think he could block Wang Mi. It was more likely that he wouldn’t be able to block Wang Mi at all.
Considering Gou Xi’s attitude, the possibility of Wang Mi coming to Luoyang is quite high and must be taken seriously.
(End of this chapter)