Chapter 276: Open the skylight and speak frankly
After Sima Yue fell ill, Liu Tun officially began to give orders.
On the sixth day of November, the first order he gave was to send troops to pursue the Huns.
The main force was the Liangzhou cavalry, and the results were moderate. They beheaded more than 3,000 people and snatched back a batch of captured goods, women, and food.
On the ninth day of November, Liangzhou soldiers returned to Luoyang.
At this point, the second battle to defend Luoyang came to an end, and Luoyang also returned to calm.
Shao Xun went to Situ's Mansion to visit the patient on the ninth day of the Lunar New Year.
The main reason why I didn’t go as soon as I entered the city was because I didn’t want to give people an intrusive feeling.
After three days of relief, Sima Yue should have calmed down a bit, and it would be easier to talk now.
Of course, he did not waste these three days. He met with groups of old members of the Forbidden Army - mainly concentrated on the left guard.
At the end of the day, three buildings of silver gun soldiers escorted Shao Xun to Situ Mansion, and then they did not leave, but waited nearby.
Shao Xun entered this familiar yet unfamiliar mansion under the escort of more than a hundred soldiers.
Hearing that Situ was taking a nap, he did not let anyone wake him up, but waited silently in the side hall.
Perhaps, in the eyes of others, he cared about Situ's old kindness and was very respectful.
But only he himself knows what he is waiting for.
The sound of soft footsteps sounded, and a blooming peony flower appeared at the door.
Shao Xun couldn't help but stood up and smiled.
Concubine Pei walked in lightly, looked at Shao Xun carefully from top to bottom, and then asked: "The war is fierce and dangerous, how come you dare to come to Luoyang?"
Shao Xun did not reply, he was also looking at the mature and beautiful woman carefully.
In just a short moment, her eyes had changed several times.
First came the surprise.
Perhaps, during this time in Yue Mansion, although she was the mistress, she still had a hard time and was not as comfortable as she was in Tangliyuan.
Then there is shyness.
This was just a moment, and it quickly faded from my eyes. Perhaps, she was also "having random thoughts" sometimes. After all, people can't control their random thoughts.
The last thing that emerged was worry.
Just because you enter Luoyang does not mean you can control Luoyang. Concubine Pei is not a little housewife like Lu Xun who doesn't understand anything. She knows the nature of the power game too well, and she is a little worried about Shao Xun's next actions.
"Come if you want, who can stop me?" Shao Xun smiled and stood there.
Concubine Pei walked up to him, shook her head and laughed, and said, "I really don't know what you were thinking about when you sent out the troops."
"I was thinking of you." Shao Xun said seriously.
Concubine Pei said nothing, her face seemed to be stained with a layer of blush, and she was extremely beautiful.
"The Huns have tens of thousands of horses, galloping around. It would be a lie to say you are not afraid. It is not impossible to be defeated and die." Shao Xun said: "But no matter how difficult it is, no matter how dangerous it is, I will always come to Luoyang to ensure that this place It will not fall, make sure the Jin Dynasty is still there, make sure you are still there."
Concubine Pei's body was shaking a little.
Shao Xun gently stretched out his hand and took her into his arms.
While sniffing the fragrance of the woman's hair and neck, he sighed with contentment.
“Sometimes, when the sky is still dark and the wind is biting, and I don’t want to get up to practice martial arts, I will think that the world is about to collapse. I have people who need to protect me, and I have no right to be lazy.”
< br>“Sometimes, in the scorching summer heat and scorching sun, when I don’t want to teach military skills step by step, I will think that I need a reliable force to build a place for me and the people I care about, no matter how hard and tiring it is. "Persevere."
"Sometimes, when I look at the defeats everywhere, the various scandals in the court, and the increasing number of thieves, I will think of that afternoon seven years ago. You sit there making tea, elegant and peaceful, and your worries disappear."
"I have been working hard for almost eight years, and now I am getting closer and closer to you."
Every time Shao Xun said, Concubine Pei's body became softer, and in the end, her delicate hands quietly hugged Shao Xun's lower back.
Actually, they have not met many times in recent years.
Some feelings will gradually fade away.
Some troubles will grow slowly.
She has also been angry, frustrated, and even regretful.
But at this moment, Princess Chengdu, Princess Fan Yang and even the young lady of the Yu family are no longer important.
This world is deformed and broken.
For all living beings living in this world, it is a luxury to hope for perfection and perfection.
Everyone is compromising.
Everyone has given up a lot of things that can be given up, just to survive.
The two hugged each other for a long time before letting go.
Shao Xun sat down.
Concubine Pei started to make tea, and occasionally glanced at him, the meaning in her eyes that only Shao Xun could understand.
“I came from a humble background and saw Hua Nu making tea for the first time. The way a woman with a beautiful heart made tea was different, almost Taoist. From then on, I vowed to find a good person. The lady who makes tea." Shao Xun said with a smile.
Concubine Pei rolled her eyes at him, as if to say that she was so cowardly, it turned out that she had a plan at that time.
After making tea, Concubine Pei poured a bowl for Shao Xun, then sat across from him and asked: "In the Luoyang situation, you are now qualified to speak. What are your plans?"
"Actually, Luoyang is a fire pit right now." Shao Xun muttered: "I don't want to take over this mess for the time being."
To say it is a mess may be an understatement.
Luoyang faces many problems, the most urgent of which is next year’s food problem.
The battle fought in October destroyed many crops.
Nearly all farmland in eight counties, Henan, Luoyang, Yanshi, Fengshi, Gong, Heyin, Xin'an and Chenggao, has been damaged to varying degrees.
Coupled with the highly likely locust plague, the food problem faced by Luoyang will be very serious.
Furthermore, the Luoyang Basin alone cannot support so many soldiers and civilians. The officials from various states did not have time to send taxes to the central government this year. It is still unknown how many sons they will send next year.
Being the boss is not that easy.
As soon as I opened my eyes, so many people’s food and drink were all on your shoulders.
Shao Xun weighed himself, he didn’t have the dignity to ask for so much money and food. The terrible thing about politics is that people are killed without blood.
There are similar examples in history.
Shao Xun easily thought of the "throne" of the Beiyang government's president.
It was really a big fire pit. Whoever jumped in would not be able to escape.
Even if someone like Yuan Shikai is cunning, cunning and strong in perseverance, and sits in the position of president, he cannot escape.
Like Li Yuanhong, he swallowed his anger, was meek and cowardly, and still became a high-level political prisoner.
Not to mention Cao Kun. When he was in the audience, he was very powerful. Once he came to power, today there would be foreigners asking for debts, tomorrow there would be cabinet officials asking for money, and the day after tomorrow there would be soldiers asking for pay. Then he would be scolded by newspapers every day, and there would be internal wrangling. There are still a lot of things to do...
In the end, the only outcome is to use up the prestige that was finally accumulated and become a human being inside and outside.
Shao Xun is very sober, but the conditions are not yet mature.
The big fire pit of Luoyang Quanchen needs someone else to stop it - and it happens that someone is really interested in it.
"If you can figure it out, that would be great." Concubine Pei glanced at Shao Xun with relief and said.
When she was in Situ's mansion, she often witnessed all kinds of distressing things her husband faced. One of the reasons why his prestige has been depleted so quickly is that many things have disappointed him.
Although there are his own reasons for this, there are also external factors.
Shao Xun can figure it out at this age, which is very impressive.
"You are the only one in Luoyang City that I care about." Shao Xun took a sip of tea and said.
Concubine Pei glanced at him angrily, and then said: "In less than four months, Xunniang will give birth, right?"
Shao Xun didn't know what to say for a while.
I was the most affectionate person in Luoyang just now, but now I realized that there were already two princesses in my family. If things continue like this, the "Eight Princes' Rebellion" will no longer exist, but the "Eight Princesses' Rebellion" will become more likely.
Concubine Pei chuckled softly, stood up and left. When she reached the door, she turned to look at him and said softly: "Be careful, I will wait for you."
After saying that, she was floating. Leave.
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When Shao Xun came to Sima Yue's bedroom, Concubine Pei was already serving soup and medicine.
Wang Yan, Liu Yu, Pan Tao, Pei Miao, Guo Xiang, Wang Cheng, Sun Xun and other staff are all there.
Of course the two family generals He Lun and Wang Bing were also there, and there was also a royal registrar named He Sui, who was of the same clan as He Lun, and also came.
The crown prince Sima Pi sat in the back seat, with Zhao Mu and Deng You standing behind him.
"Servant Shao Xun meets the king and princess." When he saw Sima Yue, Shao Xun bowed and said loudly.
Sima Yue opened his eyes, looked at Shao Xun, and then closed them again.
"Sit down." He said softly.
Shao Xun knelt down directly in front of the couch and looked at Sima Yue.
"You and I, the monarch and my minister, haven't sat so close to each other for several years, have we?" Sima Yue opened his eyes, looked at Shao Xun with a complicated expression, and asked.
"It's been a few years." Shao Xun replied.
He didn't care about the word "jun and minister" in Sima Yue's mouth.
Theoretically, he was born in the East China Sea Kingdom, Sima Yue and Concubine Pei were both his "lords", and he was their "subject".
But those are all old almanacs.
Since he joined the Forbidden Army and became the general in the palace, he has become a minister of the emperor, no longer a minister of Sima Yue.
"What do you want?" Sima Yue asked.
"If I say that I want to eliminate the Xiongnu and put an end to the chaos, would Situ believe it?" Shao Xun asked.
There was no sound for a long time.
Shao Xun waited patiently and said nothing.
The generals gestured with their eyes and exchanged information silently.
The Crown Prince Sima Pi looked a little uneasy.
Zhao Mu and Deng You, who taught him his studies, shook their heads gently and signaled him to be quiet.
"I don't have a few days left..." Sima Yue suddenly sighed.
Shao Xun listened silently and remained calm.
"You won this round." Sima Yue turned to look at Shao Xun and said, "The situation has been established, no one can touch you."
"Situ is too competitive. "It's serious." Shao Xun sighed and said, "There is nothing that cannot be won. Zhao Wanglun won and lost again. Wang Yi of Changsha and Wang Ying of Chengdu won and lost. There is no certainty. In the end, the Huns came, and all the civil and military officials and officials of the dynasty lost everything."
The shogunate officers and generals were a little unnatural.
Fighting back and forth, the Huns almost took advantage.
After listening to Shao Xun's words, Sima Yue looked a little touched.
"All I think about is that I don't want this world to overthrow." Shao Xun continued: "After all, I was born in Yue Mansion and received favor from the king. When I can, I will protect the princess and the prince. Zhouquan, don’t worry, Situ.”
Sima Yue twitched the corner of his mouth, as if he wanted to laugh, laughing at the man in front of him for not knowing his capabilities.
Is it that simple to help the world?
The most difficult thing to deal with is not the Huns, but our own people.
"What do you want?" Sima Yue asked again.
The same sentence was asked twice, but the meaning is different.
"The governor of Yuzhou is vacant, and the court may choose talented people to take up the post." Shao Xun was not polite and directly made the conditions.
Sima Yue didn't reply.
After a long time, Concubine Pei winked quietly when she saw that no one was paying attention.
Shao Xun understood, stood up and said: "Situ can rest assured to recover, and the outside servants will take care of it."
After that, he went out and left.
The sonorous sound of armor leaves sounded, and Tang Jian left Situ Mansion with his own soldiers guarding him.
Sima Yue let out a long sigh.
(End of this chapter)