Chapter 249: Open and Honest (Part 2)
“Over the years, there have been many incidents in all directions.”
“North of the river, soldiers are still gathering.”
“Jing Yangzhi The land was devastated and flat. "To the west of Tongguan, disasters continued frequently."
"In Yanzhongzhou, the people were in exile." The resources are depleted, the people are in danger, and the Xiongnu have a wolfish nature. They slaughtered ten thousand people in Chang'an this year, and thirty thousand people fell into the river this year. "Shao Xunyong said. The jingle of "Postgraduate Entrance Examination" said: "Actually, I don't have any ambitions -"
At this point, Shao Xun glanced at Wang Yan and said: "What I want to do now is to persuade farmers to focus on grain production, so as to To prepare for famine, to train soldiers, to guard against bandits and bandits."
Wang Yan savored these words silently.
Shao Xun was indeed open and honest with him, but not completely open and honest.
What he said can be advanced or retreated.
On the surface, he looks like a loyal minister who is worried about the world, but Wang Yan doesn't believe that he only has such thoughts.
In troubled times, who has no ambition?
Even when he first formulated the Cunning Rabbit Three Caves plan, he was quite ambitious.
That plan can be advanced or retreated.
If you want to advance, you will plot the Central Plains and dominate the world. The Wang family is beyond words.
If you retreat, you will protect the territory and the people and wait for the Holy Lord. The royal family will still not lose the prince.
Now that the plan has been implemented, he has given up and completely given up on the possibility of "advancing".
Maohong (Wang Dao) agrees with his opinion that Pingzi (Wang Cheng) is indispensable, but Chu Zhong (Wang Dun) feels it is a pity and is a little unwilling.
Wang Yan is now very disappointed with Wang Dun, feeling that he has failed more than accomplished enough. Being so radical may bring disaster to the family. But he was a clan brother after all, so he still softened his heart and offered Wang Dun the position of governor of Yangzhou.
Then again, everyone in the Wang family has serious flaws in their talents and conduct.
Including himself, as well as Wang Dun, Wang Dao, Wang Cheng and others, none of them have the ability to achieve anything. They are just assistants to the end.
In this case, it is necessary to carefully choose the people to help.
Mao Hong is assisting King Langya in the south of the Yangtze River and is waiting for action. This is good and should be continued.
He was assisting Sima Yue in Beijing, but Sima Yue was about to die soon, so he had to choose the next person carefully.
Shao Xun is a good young man. Wang Yan has been observing him in the past few years and feels that he has excellent abilities in all aspects and has the potential to achieve great things. Unfortunately, his background is too low, which makes his possibility of success much smaller.
This is not because Wang Yan looks down on his origin.
From a rational perspective, such a low background has little appeal to scholars. How many scholars has Shao Xun attracted in these seven years?
If it were the Sima clan king, with his performance, he would have been in charge of the center long ago, and he would once again be a powerful official who speaks his mind.
Just look at the stories of Sima Jiong, Sima Yi, Sima Ying, and Sima Yue. Once they gained power, scholars gathered around them one after another, and they were all descendants of famous families.
Where is Shao Xun?
The Le family of Nanyang and the Yu family of Yingchuan are relatively close to him, but they are not first-rate noble families.
The Pei family has only invested part of it so far, half-heartedly.
The Taiyang family is almost the same as the Pei family, and is even less powerful than the Pei family.
Fan Yanglu and Qinghe Cui only have one or two people, and their families cannot talk about capital at all.
As for the Chen family in Yingchuan, the Chu family in Yangzhai, and the Zhou family in Runan, they are not as good as the Le family and Yu family, and they are all a bit out of the ordinary.
But apart from Shao Xun, there is no other outstanding person in Beijing.
The emperor can no longer trust him, who else can he help? Could it be the Prince of Donghai?
Wang Yan gets confused every time he thinks about this.
Birth and family status are like natural chasms, suppressing Shao Xun, a good young man, with difficulty.
Wang Yan felt sorry for him.
However - it's not like he didn't turn around...
Wang Yan thought of the prophecy that went viral recently, and thought a little funny: But I don't know what level the Taibai Star Jingmen is?
"If you have this ambition, you have surpassed too many people." Wang Yan calmed down and said, "Indeed, just take it one step at a time. Today you have expressed your ambition, and I won't hide it anymore." . If there are any difficulties in the future, I will try my best to help you resolve them. In this world, no one can see the way forward clearly. Let’s support each other and move forward.”
“That’s what I mean. ." Shao Xun laughed.
Under the crisis, undercurrents surged, everyone looked for their own way, and Sima Yue had no choice.
After the three of them finished talking, they left the quiet bamboo forest and walked outside.
"When will you lead the army north?" Wang Yan asked: "The first batch of ordnance has arrived. There will be a sum of money and silk in a few days. After you receive it, come to Luoyang. If there are any difficulties, now Bring it up, I'll help you find a solution."
"There is indeed a difficult problem," Shao Xun said, "I heard that Shunyang Neishong came out?"
Wang Yan looked at him. He was silent for a long time.
This guy really follows the stick when he hits a snake, and he just digs into the holes if there are any.
Shunyang State belongs to Jingzhou and is the fiefdom of Sima Chang, King of Shunyang. It governs eight counties and has more than 20,000 households in the tenth year of Taikang (289).
After experiencing war, there are also many more Kansai refugees, with a population of hundreds of thousands, or even more.
The original Shunyang internal history name was Liu Fan, the son of Liu Hong, the former governor of Jingzhou.
After Shan Jian came out of the town of Xiangyang, he drank too much and showed no concern for political affairs. I don’t know if I drank too much, but one time I heard gossip from people below and believed it to be true, so I reported to the court that Liu Fan was quite prestigious in Shunyang country, and the local soldiers might rob him as their leader to cause rebellion.
When the imperial court heard this, it was not bad, so it summoned Liu Fan to Luoyang and served as the captain of the Yue Cavalry School - this was a sinecure.
"Who do you want to be the internal historian of Shunyang?" Wang Yan stopped talking in circles with him and asked directly.
"Liang Ling Yangman Yang Zuyan."
Wang Yan thought for a long time and said, "Let the Yang family work hard together so that I can use it as much as possible, right?" "Okay." Shao Xun Overjoyed.
The Yang family and the Wang family worked hard together to get a prefect-level official, so they were very sure.
"When will we lead the army northward?" Wang Yan asked, consciously grasping Shao Xun's handle.
Shao Xun was really caught and said: "At the end of the month at the latest, I will leave as soon as the money and food arrive."
Wang Yan sighed, it was too hard to drive people like Shao Xun.
Fortunately, Shao Xun also has a sense of proportion. He will bargain until the end and the negotiation will not really break down.
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After reaching an agreement with Lao Paodeng, Shao Xun returned directly to Liuhuayuan and issued orders.
Five generals Wang Chan, Hao Chang, Lou Quan, Lou Bao and Chen Jin led 5,000 auxiliary troops north to Guangchengze and arrived within ten days.
There were originally three to four thousand of these auxiliary soldiers. After accepting some "reform-through-labour activists", the number increased greatly.
Subsequently, some of the Forbidden Army soldiers who had defected south were reorganized, and the number reached six thousand.
Taking five thousand people north this time can be said to be the main force, although their combat effectiveness is not very good.
Luyang County added new first-defense soldiers this year, and now has 579 people in the second defense.
Liang County has three defenses, Guangchengze has two defenses, and a total of seven defense troops. A total of 1,200 people were recruited northward and organized into the Long Sword Army.
The combat effectiveness of the Long Sword Army is uneven. Some are very powerful and some are average, but overall they are still okay.
And as time goes by, the overall combat effectiveness will become stronger and stronger.
1,200 soldiers, each with a subordinate, will assemble in Guangchengze before the end of July.
The Silver Spear Army itself is stationed in and around Liang County and can assemble at any time, so it continues to train and wait for orders.
The army currently has twelve buildings and about 7,200 people.
Three thousand of them are stationed in Xiangcheng County and exist in the name of county soldiers. In other words, Xiangcheng County provides more than 100,000 tons of grain every year to support the army, and also needs to pay a reward of 6,000-9,000 bolts of silk. If Xiangcheng cannot raise so much silk, it will be offset by grain.
In principle, for this expedition, 4,800 people from buildings one to eight will be taken northward, while the remaining 2,400 people will stay behind.
There are still more than 4,600 members of the Yamen Army in Liang County. The old rule is to take 3,000 men on an expedition.
After this calculation, there are about nine thousand soldiers, which can be regarded as a considerable force.
On July 27, Shao Xun received news from Hedong: Liu Cong, King of Chu of the Han Kingdom, led his army south from Pingyang to attack the headquarters of Pingbei General Cao Wu.
He knew that the countdown to the war had entered and the flames of war would reach Luoyang at any time.
Well, there is a happy event before I leave.
Rushi Lu just smelled the smell of oil smoke and rushed out to vomit.
Shao Xun was overjoyed after having experienced it once. Considering that Lu's menstruation had stopped for a long time, it was almost inevitable.
After vomiting, Lu rushed directly into Shao Xun's arms, crying until her eyes were dim with tears.
She had been married to King Fan Yang for many years, but she did not give birth to a boy or a girl - of course, Sima Fei did not have any offspring.
You can imagine how much pressure she was under.
After turning thirty, in the dead of night, alone, she would be so desperate that she would cry.
After crying, she wiped her tears and insisted on finishing cooking for Shao Xun.
"You will go on an expedition tomorrow. I will take you to Green Willow Garden so that you can be taken care of." Shao Xun stroked her face and said.
Mrs. Lu responded obediently, her hand still placed on her lower abdomen, as if she could feel something.
Shao Xun was a little scared.
In the past two months or so, Liuhuayuan has become a veritable Liuhuayuan, with mats and quilts washed frequently.
From time to time, Lu would dance for him under the moonlight when the two of them were alone.
This was just fooling around and almost killed his second child.
After serving Shao Xun’s meal, Mrs. Lu returned to the room. After searching for a while, she brought out a large basket.
She moved the basket to the backyard alone and dug a hole with a shovel.
There are accessories, dresses, bronze mirrors, and some study utensils in the basket.
Lu picked them up and looked at them one by one, and then buried them without any nostalgia.
The last trace of Sima Hui has probably disappeared forever.
Shao Xun followed secretly and witnessed the whole process, feeling very happy.
Seeing that Mr. Lu had finished burying the things, he sneaked back to the front yard in an obscene manner, pretending to read a book, but he took down the "Spring and Autumn".
Fortunately, Mr. Lu was too distracted to pay attention.
She snuggled directly into Shao Xun's arms and said softly: "On the battlefield, don't show off. I have counted all the scars on your body, and there can be no more new ones."
"Okay." Shao Xun touched Lu's smooth forehead and responded.
The women in the Sima family are all good women, but I am a bit of a scumbag.
On July 28, the armies began to gather.
For a time, there were riders riding back and forth outside Guangcheng Ze, and there were swords and guns guarded everywhere, and there was a sense of killing everywhere.
The war machine started slowly.
Once activated, it must be nourished with flesh and blood, whether it is the enemy's or one's own.
(End of this chapter)