Chapter 331 This is what happened
On the seventh day of December, it was another bad weather filled with wind and snow.
After leaving Hulao Pass, we pass through Chenggao, Gongxian and Yanshi to Luoyang. The whole journey is more than 100 miles and we will arrive in a few days.
At this time, Luoyang had just recovered from the shock of the war.
This year, the Xiongnu gave them some face. They only came in October and November, so that some of the grains that had been planted early could be harvested.
However, they were not given a full face. Many of the miscellaneous grains harvested in mid-to-late October and even the turnips dug in winter were taken away by the Huns and became their army rations and horse feed.
Naturally, no winter wheat has been planted in Luoyang and its surrounding areas this year, and there is not enough time.
As for how many people will plant millet when sowing next spring, it is difficult to say——
In the south of Luoyang City, a large number of people did not want to spend time in Luoyang for years. They surged southward, leaving Yique and She. Yuan Pass, head to the south.
Neither Yuzhou nor Jingzhou are their destinations, Jiangzhou and Yangzhou are.
These people were not on the road alone, but were surrounded by people in large and small cars, and in groups of servants and maids.
If they leave, they will never return to Luoyang.
Perhaps they will also call the tribesmen who are still in their hometown in the north, take their tribes, food, and all the gold, silver, soft goods, books and livestock they can take away, and go to Wudi to start a new life.
The so-called crossing of clothes to the south did not start after the fall of Luoyang. In fact, every time Luoyang was besieged, every war in the surrounding areas, and every natural and man-made disaster prompted a group of people to cross the Yangtze River and move south.
This is a long-term process.
After the army arrived in Luoyang, most of the auxiliary troops were disbanded, leaving only about three thousand people.
Yi Congjun and Fu Bing also left.
Winter is a slack season for farming, but people do not necessarily have time to do so. They have a lot of things to do at home, so it is better to let them go back, so that there won't be too much resistance when they are recruited next year.
Shao Xun moved into Jinguyuan.
After many rounds of looting, nothing remains of this once luxurious manor.
The crabapple forest is even covered with horse dung and sheep dung.
The house was empty, not even a bed. Occasionally there are some remnants of furniture, often with arms and legs missing, as if they were chopped up and used as firewood.
Well, there seems to be some "graffiti" on the wall.
Shao Xun looked at it, and most of them scolded him.
Which turtle grandson is so unqualified? If you can write, it means you have some culture. Why are you scolding me with all kinds of obscenities?
Normally, after so many years of fighting, we haven’t killed many Huns?
In such annihilating battles as the Battle of Yema Gang, the Battle of Dayang, and the Battle of Lishui, most of the people killed were traitor troops, okay?
Only one or two thousand Xiongnu were killed in an ambush at Qili Pass. How could there be such hatred? grass! Next time I go to Pingyang, I will sleep with your princess and queen.
"The prince will not enter Luoyang?" The others had not yet spoken, but Wang Bing was a little anxious.
"No hurry, let's find out the news first." Shao Xun said: "Furthermore, if I enter Luoyang, I will definitely bring a large army with me, and the city will be full of commotion, which is quite unsightly. If the emperor doesn't know what's going on, Thinking that I was causing trouble and running away in a hurry, wouldn’t it be self-defeating? ”
Wang Bing was stunned.
Chen Hou doesn’t even pretend to pretend now? Is it really appropriate to arrange the emperor's work in front of him?
However, there seems to be a strange pleasure.
Wang Bing felt that something was wrong with him, but he also felt that it was really fun to arrange the emperor.
"Tell me about you first." Shao Xun untied his armor with the help of Tang Jian, and unstrung his bow. After unsheathing his sword, he hung it on the wall and casually said asked.
"What's the matter?" Wang Bing asked subconsciously.
"I haven't asked you before because I was afraid that you would be too worried." Shao Xun said: "Now that Luoyang has arrived, I have to ask. You said that you volunteered to move the princess and the prince, but I don't think that is the case. It’s simple, tell me, what’s your true meaning?”
Wang Bing was silent for a while, and when Shao Xun was getting impatient, he said: “The shogunate is a mixed bag, and it’s not all the same when Situ is here. It can still be suppressed. Without Situ, it will fall apart sooner or later. If the prince can be brought back, the situation may be able to be stabilized. "That's ridiculous!" Shao Xun said unceremoniously. How capable is he at fifteen years old? If he goes to Fan County, won't there be a lot of fights among the people? It might be even worse."
Wang Bing did not object.
He knew that what Shao Xun said was most likely true. Now that the families are separated, they may still be able to be harmonious, but when the fight becomes fierce, they may not be so polite. It is impossible without bloodshed.
But Wang Bing always wanted to give it a try and gave it a final try.
Shao Xun called Tang Jian and whispered in a low voice.
Tang Jian nodded and immediately arranged for people to go to Luoyang.
"The prince agrees or disagrees with the prince's eastward journey." Wang Bing gritted his teeth and said.
When Shao Xun heard this, he sneered twice and said, "Wang Bing, what qualifications do you have to talk to me like this?"
Yuan Xi glanced outside and already touched the handle of the knife. superior.
Wang Bing shook his head, looking up to the sky and sighing.
“Don’t pretend to be loyal.” Shao Xun continued: “You may be thinking of Situ’s good and will not harm the prince, but your selfishness is still very serious. Let me ask you a question , after Situ’s death, will the Yanzhou nobles be obedient?” There were quite a lot of gentry in the south and north of the Huaihe River.
It's hard to say whether the Yanzhou gentry will support the fifteen-year-old heir apparent, and there's a high probability they won't.
Wang Bing heard what Shao Xun said and argued forcefully: "If you can't stay in Yanzhou, you can go back to Xuzhou. When Situ was still alive, he had already hired the Wang family of Donghai for the crown prince. With the support of the Wang family, the crown prince It’s completely possible to gain a foothold in Xuzhou.”
Shao Xun then understood.
Wang Bing was born in the Wang family of Donghai. Although he was a distant branch, as Sima Yue became the winner of the Eight Kings Rebellion, Wang Bing's status rose and his voice increased greatly. Moreover, Wang's investment in Sima Yue is also increasing.
There was Wang Shiwen, the governor of Yuzhou, and Wang Long, the current governor of Xuzhou. If the prince can return to Xuzhou, and the Wang family fully supports it, don't tell me, it is really possible to stabilize the position. Although the power of the shogunate will most likely be seized by the Wang family - the Wang family in Donghai has a very high family background and has been married to the Tian family. , although it has been a bit of a declining trend in recent years.
Wang Bing's thinking is actually very clear. Any attempt to take the crown prince back to Yanzhou is all a deception. His real purpose was to bring the crown prince to Xuzhou so that the Wang family of Donghai could benefit and gain actual control over Xuzhou.
Even in the worst possible situation, the East China Sea Kingdom can be controlled.
When Sima Yue returned to Beijing before, because of his "outstanding merits", he added the three counties of Lanling, Xiapi and Linhuai as fiefs.
Originally there was no Linhuai, but Jiyang County was added. When Sima Jiong was in charge of this county, three counties were specially separated from Chenliu Kingdom and granted to his son Sima Ying, King of Jiyang.
After the King of Qi was defeated, his body was exposed for three days and no one collected it. King Jiyang also died, the country was eliminated, and the three counties were merged into Chenliu. Since this county was far away from Lanling, Xiapi and Donghai, there was no precedent for granting it to Sima Yue and it was obviously unreasonable, so it was eventually changed to Linhuai County.
In other words, there were four counties in Donghai State at this time. On the surface, they can only enjoy food for 10,000 households. In fact, all military and political affairs are managed by the assistants of the Donghai Palace.
After Sima Yue's death, among the three shogunate teams under his name (Yanzhou Mu, Situ, and Donghai Wang), the importance of the Donghai Palace increased day by day, and it was also the goal of Wang Bing and even the Donghai Wang family.
It turned out that I wanted to be a local emperor!
Shao Xun thought about it and lamented that when troubled times come, all kinds of monsters and monsters will come out.
"What good can I do?" He stopped beating around the bush and asked directly.
Wang Bing hesitated to speak.
“Don’t rush to answer, think about it before you speak.” Shao Xun patted him on the shoulder and smiled.
After saying that, he left.
After handling official business in Qichun Pavilion for a while, Tang Jian walked in with an unnatural expression on his face and reported in a low voice.
Shao Xun glared at him, waved him away, and then rubbed his hands with a look that was both nervous and loving.
The footsteps sounded outside the door, and after a while, the three people came in one after the other.
"Flowers ... see the princess." Shao Xun bowed.
Pei Fei looked at him complicatedly, and gently returned a gift.
"This ... see ... I have seen Princess Nanyang." Shao Xun gave a gift to the Liu family behind Fei Fei. Liu's breathing was slightly a little short.
She still follows her niece behind her, holding a child in her arms, wrapped tightly, and is sleeping sweetly at this moment.
Shao Xun couldn't help but take a few steps forward, looking at the child, and a smile on his face unconsciously.
He doesn't laugh well, and makes the two women next to him very unhappy. Especially Liu's, his breasts were fluctuating, and his eyes were covered with tears, and his hands were raised. He seemed to want to fight and not dare to fight.
Shao Xun smiled embarrassed and said, "I did something wrong, the princess scolded when I scolded, and hit it. I would never frown."
I put my face cheaply.
"Bang!" A crisp voice sounded.
Shao Xun covered his face and looked at Mr. Liu in disbelief, "Are you really going to hit me?"
Liu also felt a little regretful after the fight.
It's not that she doesn't want to hit Shao Xun, but she's a little scared.
When I was in Chang'an, I heard from my husband that he was a butcher who killed people without blinking an eye, and he was the same type of person as Zhang Fang.
In today's world, anyone who is not a fool knows how terrifying some rising warriors are.
Zhang Fang likes to eat human flesh.
Gou Xi was arrogant and extravagant. He chose thousands of maids and did not care about political affairs.
The person in front of me likes...likes to collect princesses.
Not normal!
If he took action in anger and detained her in Luoyang, there would really be no place to cry.
However, after all the beatings, regrets are useless.
Ms. Liu shed tears, rubbed her neck, and looked at Shao Xun with a look of death.
Shao Xun reached out and gently wiped away Liu's tears before she could react, and said: "That's it for now - let's eat first."
After that, he shouted A sound of Tang Jian.
Uh, there was no response.
In the past, as long as you yelled, Tang Jian would definitely appear within five seconds. Today is strange. Where are you hiding?
After roaring twice more loudly, Tang Jian finally appeared.
Shao Xun glared at him and said, "Send lunch."
"No." Tang Jian left quickly.
Shao Xun glanced at Mrs. Liu again.
Ms. Liu looked at him with cold eyes.
Shao Xun smiled and looked at Concubine Pei again.
Fei Fei ignored him and sat alone in the inner room.
Shao Xun followed him with a smile and sat across from him.
Ms. Liu glanced at the two of them and hesitated in her steps.
The maid behind her lowered her head, wishing she could become deaf or blind.
"Is there anyone from Fan County?" Concubine Pei asked after a moment.
"Yes." Shao Xun said: "According to Wang Bing, the shogunate left many people, and some people wanted to send Situ's coffin back to the East China Sea immediately."
Hearing " Concubine Pei was stunned for a long time at the word "coffin", and her expression was a little sad.
Seeing the expression on Concubine Pei's face, Mrs. Liu's suspicion disappeared.
"Wow..." A childish cry suddenly sounded.
Shao Xun subconsciously stood up, ran towards the maid, and held the child in his arms first.
Ms. Liu also arrived in front of the maid, but she was a step too late and silently took her hand back.
Shao Xun gently shook the baby and said with a smile: "What a tiger girl, she cries so loudly."
When Liu heard this, his expression softened slightly.
Concubine Pei sat there, her expression even worse.
Shao Xun hugged the baby for a while before returning the swaddling clothes to the maid, and then sat back down opposite Concubine Pei.
The silence lasted a bit long this time, and Concubine Pei didn't say anything until Tang Jian came over with two large food boxes.
Ms. Liu knelt down and sat on the other side from a distance, also bowing her head and saying nothing.
"What is Wang Bing doing here?" Concubine Pei suddenly asked while Shao Xun was greeting the two of them for dinner.
"He wants to take you and the crown prince back to Xuzhou." Shao Xun replied.
Ms. Liu raised his head and quickly lowered it again.
"What do you think?" Concubine Pei's voice was a little vague and uncertain.
"If the princess and the prince return to Xuzhou, they may be able to stabilize the overall situation of the East China Sea." Shao Xun said.
Concubine Pei snorted lightly.
“But I don’t want to.” Shao Xun said immediately.
"Why?" Concubine Pei asked softly: "The prince has a good opinion of you. If he is in Xuzhou, he may be able to help you and support the country together."
"Xuzhou is far from the best. The prince's safety is important." Shao Xun said categorically: "I don't want Xuzhou. In my heart, Xuzhou is far from worth it - my promise to Situ."
Sunlight shines through the window lattice. On Concubine Pei.
Shao Xun could clearly see that there were faint goosebumps on Concubine Pei's white and slender neck.
Everything is like that day again.
"You are too willful." Concubine Pei said softly.
“I’ve come this far just to have the qualification to be willful?” Shao Xun said: “Little people have no choice and cannot be willful. Now I can be a little willful once or twice, I just Know what is most important to me. The ten counties of Xuzhou are not worth mentioning. "Then... what are you going to do?" Concubine Pei finally raised her head and looked at Shao Xun.
"The prince is still young and has not yet completed his studies. Please stay with me for a few years to learn the art of war and strategy, and then return to the country when he is older." Shao Xun said.
“Where is Yanzhou?” Concubine Pei asked.
"I'll go there myself to see if I can gather some people for the prince."
"I'll go." Concubine Pei said.
"You..."
"I'll take the prince there." Concubine Pei looked at Shao Xun, her tone was much gentler than before, and she just heard her say: "If the prince doesn't show up, it won't be beautiful after all. This trip is inevitable."
"That's fine." Shao Xun nodded, then looked at Concubine Pei expectantly, and asked, "The road is not peaceful and there are many bandits. I will lead the Silver Spear Army to escort the concubine and the crown prince to Fan County."
Concubine Pei hummed softly, glanced at Princess Liu of Nanyang, and said softly to Shao Xun: "From now on, whenever you have free time, concentrate on teaching the prince and stop wandering around outside."< br>
"Uh...ok." Shao Xun replied.
When he said this, he thought of Yang Xianrong, and Concubine Pei might not know about it yet.
This happened!
(End of this chapter)