Chapter 279 Dividing the spoils
Perhaps because the Silver Spear Army was stationed in Jinyong City, the court was very efficient this time, and various rewards were issued quickly - Sima Yue did not hinder it.
On November 20th, Shao Xun, who was hunting near Jinguyuan, met Wang Yan and Yu Min who came hand in hand and learned the news.
"Now I can respectfully call you 'Chen Hou'." When Shao Xun was approaching, Yu Min took two steps quickly and rushed in front of Wang Yan, smiling and congratulating.
Wang Yan was a little unhappy, but when he thought about the relationship between the Yu family and Shao Xun, he sighed secretly and could only put on a smile and said: "Actually, there are only a few places. Chen County has outstanding people and good food. By sealing five thousand households, we can flex our muscles and realize our lifelong ambition."
Shao Xun was also very happy.
Chen County is a good place, governing Chen County (now Huaiyang). In terms of orientation, Yingchuan is to the northwest, Xiangcheng is to the west, and Guangchengze is to the northwest of Xiangcheng.
If these places are connected together, a lot can be done.
In fact, the fiefdom doesn’t have much choice.
Yuzhou itself has jurisdiction over ten counties, namely Yingchuan, Xiangcheng, Ruyin, Anfeng, and Yiyang, as well as the five kingdoms of Qiao, Liang, Runan, Pei, and Lu.
During the reign of the late Emperor, the Xincai Kingdom was established in Ruyin County. When Sima Teng, the king of Xincai, died in Hebei, only the fourth son, Sima Que, escaped and came back to attack the king of Xincai.
Also analyzes the establishment of Chenjun in Liang State.
It also analyzes the establishment of Nanton County in Runan Kingdom.
So, there are now seven counties and six countries in Yuzhou, for a total of thirteen counties.
Among the seven counties, it is impossible to seal off Yingchuan, so there are only six left.
After counting, Chen County is considered the most suitable among the six counties.
"In addition to the title, the emperor also granted the post of Nan Zhonglang General (fourth grade)." Yu Min said again.
Any general with the word "nan" in his official position, such as Nanzhonglang General, Zhengnan General, Zhennan General, etc., are generally stationed in the Xuchang, Wancheng, and Xiangyang areas south of Luoyang, but not necessarily Qualified to open a mansion.
"Have you found Wang Shiwen, the governor of Xuchang?" Shao Xun asked.
When the Huns were besieging Luoyang, Sima Yue sent Wang Kan and Liu Qia across the river to the north to Jijun, with the intention of outflanking Hanoi. Later, feeling that it was not safe, he ordered Wang Shiwen to lead an army of 5,000 men to the north to reinforce the two men.
When Liu Cong retreated north, he attacked Shi Le and defeated three of them.
Wang Kan and Liu Qia led their remnant troops to cross the Henan River and return to the south, but Wang Shiwen was nowhere to be found.
"Found it, died in Huai County." Wang Yan replied.
Shao Xun sighed.
Wang Shiwen was a close confidant of Sima Yue. He was from the Wang family in the East China Sea. No matter how unbearable he was and how limited his abilities were, he died on the battlefield against the Xiongnu. There is nothing to blame.
Once he died, General Nan Zhonglang would be free.
"Who is the Governor of Xuchang?" Shao Xun asked again.
"Xincai Wang Que, Jiadong Zhonglang General, is in charge of the military forces in Yuzhou and is stationed in Xuchang." Wang Yan said: "Lu Zhilu Zidao has been promoted to the governor of Yuzhou and will go to Xiang soon."
There is no doubt that this is the result of Sima Yue's interference.
Even if he acquiesces to Lu Zhi becoming the governor of Yuzhou, he will not be willing to give up the military power of Xuchang.
But in fact, it doesn't matter. Xuchang has no soldiers and is empty-handed. After Sima Que, the new king of Cai, took office, he could only recruit new soldiers.
The governor originally had no military power, but now, no one is so disciplined anymore, and there are a lot of governors recruiting troops to protect themselves.
As for General Nan Zhonglang, Shao Xun actually doesn’t want him very much.
General Caiguan is qualified to supervise the construction of Guangcheng Garden, but General Nanzhonglang is not.
This kind of position just sounds nice, which is not very interesting.
Subsequently, Wang Yan and Yu Min talked in detail about the results of "political carve-up" or "political compromise."
Left Guard General He Lun was transferred to Zuo Army General.
Pei Kuo, who had been idle at home for a while, took office as the general of the left guard - this position was originally given to Shao Xun, but he refused to take it even to death.
Sima Xu Lang, the Sima of the Youwei Palace, was transferred to the post of Governor of the Third Department of the Left Guard (sixth rank), in charge of the three battalions of the Forward, Youji, and Qiannu of the Left Guard.
General Yang Bao of Zuowei Palace was hated by Sima Yue and wanted to kill him.
In the end, his uncle Liu Qia, the lieutenant of Donghai Province, interceded for mercy, and Shao Xun insisted on transferring him to Du Branch School Lieutenant (sixth grade).
Yang Bao's eldest son, Yang Qin, is fourteen years old this year. He has come to join Shao Xun a few days ago and serves as a personal soldier.
Miao Yuan is still the general of Zuowei Palace (sixth rank).
Chen Jin returned to the Forbidden Army and served as another general of the left guard.
Buqu transferred Huang Biao to the left guard of the Forbidden Army and served as Sima (seventh grade) of the forward battalion.
Chen Yong, a younger brother of the Chen Jin clan, was appointed Sima Jiying (seventh grade).
Wang Chan was appointed Sima of Qiannu Camp (seventh rank).
In addition to these conspicuous mid-level and senior officers, there are also a large number of junior officers who have been transferred. Basically, Shao Xun concentrated all his contacts in the Forbidden Army on Zuowei, laying a solid foundation for him to control this army of more than 15,000 people.
He Lun still respected Sima Yue's orders, but he quietly sent a concubine named He Li to surrender.
Shao Xun took him into the palace and served as a minister.
As for why Lao He didn't send his legitimate son over, it's probably too eye-catching, which is understandable.
In addition, Shao Xun also handed over a list of meritorious services, solving official status problems for more than ten people including Yuan Xi, Gao Yi, Qin San, Zheng Dong, and Zhang Gu - which once seemed like a natural chasm. The gap seems to be nothing after you have access to the core power. Of course, this is also related to the current situation. The lower the prestige of the court, the easier it is to get an official position. "The emperor has been summoning people for questioning in the past few days, and his determination to cheer up is very obvious." After talking about the distribution of power, Shao, Wang and Yu found a tent to sit down and continued talking.
Outside the tent, a large number of generals from the Silver Spear Army, the Yamen Army, and the Forbidden Army were happily hunting, and the cheers were endless.
This is the way warriors cultivate their feelings, and ordinary people cannot learn it.
"Lieutenant, you have to hurry up." Shao Xun said with a smile.
Wang Yan glanced at him angrily.
This guy is reminding him not to be careless. It would not be a good idea if the people from the Situ Shogunate were attracted by the emperor.
"In the past few days, I went to Situ Mansion." Wang Yan said thoughtfully.
"How?" Shao Xun asked.
"Situ feels that the situation is over, but he is a little unwilling to do so." Wang Yan said: "According to my observation, he seems to have figured it out now. He hates you in his heart, but he dare not offend you too much. Alas, to put it bluntly, the relationship between parents My dear son, you have a far-reaching plan. After all, you were once a general of the Yue family..."
Shao Xun nodded, which was in line with his guess.
After all, Shao Xun is from Donghai and has worked under Sima Yue. No matter how crazy he is, he will not be harmful to the princess and the prince.
On the contrary, he also promised to protect the two of them.
To Sima Yue today, this promise is worth a thousand dollars.
Of course, Sima Yue can also send his wife to Chang'an or Jianye, and she will still be treated well.
He did have other options.
Furthermore, he may still have a big dream of letting his son inherit his shogunate. This can be seen from the fact that he is still fighting with Shao Xun for the imperial army.
However, Sima Yue may have miscalculated.
Luoyang is a big fire pit, isn’t the Forbidden Army?
The food crisis will definitely come next year. When tens of thousands of Forbidden Army come to your door to ask for money and food, what will you do?
Being the boss is not that easy. You have to take care of the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the people below you.
Food cannot be obtained by touching the upper lip to the lower lip. This is the main reason why Shao Xun does not dare to recruit too many forbidden troops to his subordinates. Can you feed him?
If Luoyang is short of food and there are no taxes from other states, the imperial army will have to go out to eat.
Next year, if Baoqi is not saved, Sima Yue will take people to beg for food elsewhere - if he is still alive.
This year's severe drought has had a profound impact on the Jin Dynasty.
If the locust plague breaks out as scheduled next year, it will greatly accelerate the decline of the Jin Dynasty.
To put it bluntly, God was much more cruel to the Jin Dynasty than the Huns. He really dealt a heavy hand and did what hundreds of thousands of Huns soldiers could not do.
"There are ten thousand people on the right guard of the Forbidden Army, and the Taiwei should hold it firmly." Shao Xun looked at Wang Yan and said: "After Wang Bing became the general of the right army, his position should not be suspended for a long time. When will Chu Zhong return to the capital? ?”
“Come on, we should be leaving in a few days.” Wang Yan said.
Wang Dun, the governor of Yangzhou, was recruited as the right guard general and controlled the right guard of the imperial army for Wang Yan. As for the effect, it remains to be seen.
There are still more than 10,000 people in the left army and about 5,000 in the right army. This is Sima Yue's iron plate, and he will not let go.
The Qianqi Army has about 1,500 light cavalry and only more than 300 armored cavalry. They are still neutral and only obey the orders of the court.
“I heard that Situ wanted to summon the Hebei beggar army to Beijing, so I relied on him to help.” Yu Min suddenly said: “The news is reliable, Zi Song (Yu Zhi) revealed it.”
“Situ It's really hard." Shao Xun smiled helplessly.
Strictly speaking, the beggar army is the legacy of Sima Yue's brother Sima Teng.
When we entered Jizhou from the east of Bingzhou, there were not too many people. After a few years of development, the number of people gradually increased, and their combat effectiveness was not strong, but they were not vulnerable.
Sima Yue summoned them to the capital, probably because he wanted to have more of his own people. After all, they were his younger brother's old subordinates.
Leave it to him!
As long as he can feed himself and solve the food problem, it's not a bad thing.
The beggar army stayed in Hebei and was annexed by Shile sooner or later. Now that we have Luoyang, we will have more strength to resist the Huns. At least they can fight better than the temporarily recruited young men, right?
“When will you leave Beijing?” Yu Min asked.
"No later than the middle of the twelfth lunar month."
Yu Min looked at Shao Xun, wondering whether he should mention something.
"Don't worry, Sir, I will go to Chen County after the New Year and stop by Yanling on the way." Shao Xun said.
Yu Min smiled with relief.
Actually, Shao Xun’s answer was not very satisfactory to him.
The current situation is chaotic, and Wenjun’s niece’s family has moved back to the Yu family’s old house in Yanling.
My niece will be fourteen years old after the Chinese New Year. Can’t she still marry her and go home? It should be noted that the long nights bring many dreams.
But - that's okay, it would be nice if he could agree to come to visit, Yu Min couldn't force him.
This kid promoted Lu Zhi to the position of governor of Yuzhou. His feudal kingdom was in Chen County next to Yingchuan. He also controlled a forbidden army in Beijing. His reputation was at its peak. I don’t know how many people were spreading the news that he was a god who came to the world. The news...
Such a person is not Fang Bo, but he is better than Fang Bo. Who can force him?
(End of this chapter)