Chapter 235 Bargaining
After Lao Pei entered Luoyang, he found that he had failed.
The gate of Taifu's Mansion is closed, with only a few guards and servants left. After some questioning, it turned out that his daughter went south to Guangchengze Villa with Princess Fanyang Lu.
The name of the villa is "Tangli" because there are large areas of wild pears on the mountains near the villa.
My daughter once mentioned in a letter at home that after the autumn harvest in August, she and the Lu family looked for land to build a manor in the northwest of Guangcheng Jersey.
Tangliyuan covers an area of several hectares, and a small part of it has been built.
Princess Fan Yang's manor is called "Liuhua", which is slightly larger than the Pei family's. It is managed and supervised by the concubine who was married to the Lu family.
The Lu family should be relatively wealthy.
Wang Fan Yang held Yuzhou for many years, and later attacked Hebei. He died suddenly at the age of thirty-seven. Since he had no heirs, he raised Li, the son of Nanyang King Sima Mo, as his heir. But Sima Li was still young and had been living in Chang'an, so he did not come to serve his nominal aunt, Lu.
Lu had nowhere to go, so she got involved with her daughter. Most of King Fan Yang's wealth is in his hands. No wonder he has money to build a manor.
Pei Kang stood at the door for a while, and the servants asked him to come in and rest. Lao Pei waved his hand and went directly to Wang Yan's house.
It was already the time when the lanterns were on. Wang Yan heard about it and hurriedly went out to greet him. After a warm exchange of greetings, he led him in.
Although Guo was stingy, she was still a good person. She quickly ordered her servants to remove the banquet that her family wanted to eat and start a new one.
It took time to arrange a banquet, so Wang Yan and Pei Kang came to the study and sat down opposite each other.
"Zhong Yu came to Beijing with hundreds of songs, and the battle was quite large." Wang Yan smiled and said: "What? Liu Yuanhai is under great pressure and can't wait any longer?"
< br>"Liu Yuanhai still knows the rules, so he won't do this." Pei Kang shook his head and said, "After the New Year, I will go back to Hedong. It's not a big deal."
Wang Yan smiled and said If you ask more questions, just sit there, calm and relaxed.
Pei Kang's qi-nourishing skills were not as profound as his. When he was young, he did not defeat Wang Yan in debate, so he said: "I heard that Yifu was building a courtyard in Guangchengze. It's really a pleasure."
"When I get older, I just think about the bright moon among the pines, the clear springs and flowing water, and living leisurely without caring about worldly affairs. Haha, it makes Zhong Yu laugh." Wang Yan chuckled, with a look of fascination on his face His expression was as if he wished he could leave everything behind and enjoy the pastoral countryside right now.
"Guangcheng Ze is close to the mountains. There are bandits in the mountains. Would you rather not be afraid?" Pei Kang asked.
"There are a few thieves, what are you afraid of?"
"Guangchengze has undergone great changes from a barbaric land, all thanks to the efforts of one person."
"The Holy Emperor is above, The commanders and governors worked together to achieve this."
"Yifu!" Pei Kang said in a more serious tone, not wanting to beat around the bush.
Wang Yan laughed loudly and said: "I just made fun of you, why are you so anxious?"
"After Luoyang was captured by Liu Yuanhai, Yifu may be more anxious than me." Pei Kang said dissatisfied.
Wang Yan then stopped smiling and asked, "Why did Zhong Yu come all the way here?"
It was definitely not because of the war in Hebei.
Although Hedong County is not far from Luoyang, it is not close either. Before Pei Kang set off, there might not have been a fight there.
He came to Luoyang for only two purposes, one was to meet Shao Xun, and the other was to meet Sima Yue.
Troubled times have come, and the Pei family has been active in the past three years. They may have been forced to change their timid style.
Hanoi, Hongnong, Xingyang, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou successively obtained it, and the momentum was at its peak.
But as the situation developed, Yuzhou was gone, Hongnong was gone, and even his hometown Hedong County fell into the hands of the Huns.
If the Xiongnu marched southward, could Xingyang and Hanoi be saved? not necessarily.
After this calculation, the Pei family only has Xuzhou in their hands.
But Pei Dun’s talent is just like that, is it really enough for him to keep Xuzhou? not necessarily.
From this point of view, in the end, the Pei family is very likely to lose everything.
However, if the Pei family is like this, where can the Wang family go?
Wang Yan was also a little discouraged when he thought of this.
Chu Zhong went to Qingzhou to take office, but fled back halfway and was humiliated.
Pingzi was appointed governor of Jingzhou, but he drank and had fun and did not care about political affairs.
Mao Hong accompanied the governor of Yangzhou and Wang Rui of Langya to the south to Jianye, and the situation was also very difficult.
But in comparison, he is already doing the best. Building relationships, cultivating friendships, and striking a balance are skills inherited from the Wang family. Maohong was relatively immature a few years ago, but now he has learned a lot through hard work.
He is in a much better situation than himself.
King Langya has a weak temperament and is obedient to his words, so he should be able to flex his muscles. Here in Luoyang, Taifu Sima Yue...
Taifu must have been dissatisfied with himself recently, and he was also somewhat dissatisfied with the Wang family.
Once the Taifu is dissatisfied, there are ready-made examples of what he will do -
After Pei Yuzhou was dismissed from office, Pei Gong, the prefect of Hongnong, became unlucky.
The Tutor should not be able to move himself, but what about the others?
Wang Yan calmed down and asked: "Zhong Yu, just say it directly. Now that the matter has come to an end, there is no need to hide it."
"Okay." Pei Kang nodded and said: "After the Battle of Yema Gang, the Marquis of Lu Yang became more and more famous and went after Gou Xi. He may have some ideas..."
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After the banquet was over, Wang Yan returned to the study.
The two daughters are reading books.
"Gale" yawned profusely and moved his head little by little, as if he would fall down with a slight push.
"Xiao Feng" looked at it very seriously, even stopping at a certain section for a long time and chewing it repeatedly.
It’s better to have a younger daughter! Wang Yan sighed. His only son was working as a staff member in Xingyang, and his old wife was only interested in taking care of the family business and amassing money.
Sometimes he has something he doesn’t understand and wants to ask someone for a different idea, but he can only ask his youngest daughter. "Grandpa." Wang Huifeng stood up and saluted.
"Boom!" Wang Jingfeng was startled and fell to the ground.
Wang Yan glanced at her with disgust and cursed: "If you continue to be so ignorant, I might as well give you to Marquis Lu Yang."
When Wang Jingfeng heard this, he suddenly woke up and said with tears in his eyes: "Grandpa, even if you are in a hurry to marry me off, you can't choose a rude and incomprehensible person like Shao Xun."
"Ignorant!" Wang Yan is indeed not shameless enough to give his daughter to him. However, in a hurry, he said without thinking: "If the Marquis of Lu Yang was really that vulgar and uncultured, Queen Hui Yang wouldn't have visited her every two days."
"Yang Xianrong? "Wang Jingfeng was dumbfounded and stood there.
Wang Yan coughed and subconsciously felt that what he just said was a bit excessive.
He has always been genuine in front of his family and does not hide anything. After all, it would be too tiring to wear a mask when going out and wearing a mask when he comes home. Therefore, sometimes a lot of things can be revealed accidentally.
Wang Huifeng was also a little surprised.
She knew Yang Xianrong and had been in contact with him since she was a girl.
She knew very well what kind of person Yang Xianrong was.
There is no need to say more about appearance, talent and education, they are all top choices. Just talking about temperament, he is as proud as a white swan.
Ordinary scholars are not taken seriously by her at all. Even if she wants to marry someone, she may not really think highly of this future husband.
We haven’t seen each other for so many years. Has Yang Xian’s appearance changed so much?
Of course, unlike his sister, Wang Huifeng does not have a bad opinion of Shao Xun.
She does not judge people by their appearance. From her limited observation, she feels that Marquis Lu Yang is not the kind of arrogant person. Moreover, he still has simple feelings in his heart, which is more than many people.
“Let’s not talk about it anymore.” Wang Yan sat down and got down to business: “With the fall of Hedong, Pei Zhongyu became anxious and encouraged me to help Shao Xun and seek some benefits for him.”
< br>"Did Marquis Lu Yang ask for it?" Wang Huifeng sat down and asked softly.
"Maybe." Wang Yan frowned and said, "But what good can he do?"
"Favor." Wang Huifeng said with certainty: "Favor is great. But for someone like Marquis Lu Yang, he would rather owe someone a thousand bolts of silk than owe a favor."
Wang Yan nodded and shook his head.
Wang Jingfeng laughed "puff" next to him, and then quickly covered his mouth.
"Why is Ayu laughing?" Wang Yan glanced at his eldest daughter helplessly and asked.
Wang Jingfeng carefully observed Wang Yan's expression, and after making sure that he would not be angry, he said: "My daughter still remembers how high-spirited my grandpa was when he set the time for the 'Cunning Rabbit Three Caves' a few years ago. At that time, Uncle Maohong At that time, my grandfather was so complacent that he was so arrogant and arrogant that he was very satisfied and felt that his plan was successful.” Neng smiled bitterly.
He is not a serious scholar, but a eloquent scholar. It's just that I'm older now. Twenty years ago, I did a lot of wild things, and sometimes I could be called arrogant. Although this is only done at home, it is inevitable that people close to you will see it.
"Pei Zhongyu dug more than three caves." Wang Yan complained.
Wang Jingfeng smiled again and said: "Two big holes, three small holes, let people..."
Wang Yan and Wang Huifeng looked at Wang Jingfeng at the same time.
Wang Jingfeng choked and lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
"Master, the Grand Tutor wants to let Ding Shao and Wang Bin serve as governors and governors. Can the court agree?" Wang Huifeng quietly pinched his sister and asked instead.
"Of the three chief officials of Shangshutai, Gao Guang is the emperor's confidant. I am sure of Liu Tun and Shan Jian." Wang Yan said: "Liu Tun, Liu Changsheng and Shao Xun had a relationship. Shan Jilun I have a good relationship with Pei Zhongyu. Well, if you really want to talk about it, the combined reputation of Shao Xun and Pei Kang at the Chancellor's Desk is really big. If the Grand Tutor returns to Beijing, he will definitely clean up the Secretariat's Desk. It’s not easy to help Taifu.”
Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Shangshutai has been the core authority.
At the end of the Later Han Dynasty, when Emperor Wu of Wei Cao Cao went on an expedition, Xun Yu was the minister.
The country inherited the old system, and the Shangshutai still took charge of the national government affairs.
Taifu Sima Yue had the title of "Recorder of Shangshu Affairs", but he was no longer in the court and his influence was declining. The emperor took the opportunity to intervene in the Shangshutai system and promoted Gao Guang to the position of Shangshuling. Liu Tun also tended to the imperial court when he was the late emperor, and his intention to compete with the Taifu was very obvious.
Even after Wang Yan resigned from the post of Shangshu Zuopushe and was promoted to Sikong and Situ, he still needed to rely on six ministers, left and right prime ministers and other inferior bureaucrats, as well as personal relationships with Gao Guang and Liu Tun. Indirect operation.
Of course, he has other means to exert influence, which is not enough for outsiders.
In short, Sima Yue needs him more. But we will not place all our hopes on him. It is imperative to clean up the chancery - Wang Yan seems to have seen many tragedies in which families were destroyed and people died.
"What does Shao Xun want?" Wang Huifeng asked again.
“He is pretending to be a showman in Yecheng.” Wang Yan said angrily: “First, we will bury the dead soldiers and civilians, and then gather the elders to build monuments to commemorate his military exploits and brag about his military exploits. In addition, he also sent people to send people to see him. He received a letter of recommendation from dozens of people, including those with high integrity, those who were familiar with classics and history, those who were not afraid of danger, those who were loyal to admonishment, those who were brave and resourceful, etc. The elders of Hebei Province all congratulated after hearing this. position.”
“It’s too appalling for him to be a governor at his age.”
"It's true that he can't take it." Wang Yan nodded and said, "But he can let others take it."
Wang Huifeng said oh and said nothing more.
She carefully recalled all the things her father mentioned, and found that Shao Xun was really very organized in doing things, and he took into account both public and private affairs, which was much better than many people who only knew about private affairs.
But there is still one thing she doesn’t understand: What is the purpose of Shao Xun doing so many things in Hebei?
It’s impossible for him to stay there for a long time. Isn’t this making a wedding dress for others?
"That's it." Wang Yan suddenly sighed and said, "Every year, things are changing too fast. Shao Xun couldn't even get into my eyes before, but now I have to help him with things. This world is really..."
Wang Jingfeng looked at his father sighing and suddenly shuddered subconsciously.
How many years have it been? The relationship between his father and Marquis Lu Yang became like this.
If something big happens next year, will you send yourself out?
Thinking of this, tears were about to flow out. I subconsciously grabbed my thigh tightly - well, suddenly I let it go. It turned out that I accidentally grabbed my sister.
Hee hee, my sister's thighs are not as strong as mine, and Wang Jingfeng's mood improved inexplicably.
(End of this chapter)