Chapter 362: Taking the Rhythm (Additional update for the leader of the alliance, the Emirates)
The aftermath of the excitement also spread to Yingchuan.
After hearing this, Yu Zhi, who was dismissed by the emperor a while ago, felt a little panicked.
"Will Mr. Chen enter Luoyang?" Yu Zhi walked around the room, feeling restless.
"Probably not." Yu Liang actually had no idea.
"Where is he now?"
"He should have been in Fan County to worship the late King of the East Sea."
Yu Zhi stopped.
He was also Sima Yue's assistant and knew the inside story of the shogunate. In his opinion, the so-called shogunate of the general who suppressed the army was only the second in Yue government.
There are people who make money, people who wield power, people who speculate, and people who are just messing around. There are all kinds of people, and they are all different.
But all of them have one thing in common. They have participated in more or less conspiracies against the two generations of emperors before and after them, and they are neither pure ministers nor nefarious ministers.
"Taibai is so clever." Yu Zhi let go of the fear in his heart and gritted his teeth: "At this point, he can only take this step."
If the emperor is at peace with him Well, the situation can still be delayed.
But since the attack on Gou Xi began, things have become unpredictable.
Gather the hearts and minds of the old Yue officials, gain their direct support, and control the nine counties of Yanzhou through their official positions, reputations, connections, and their respective subordinates.
If they do well, they may be able to gain the support of the family behind them, at least part of it.
Take the Xiahou family of Qiao State as an example. They sent troops at a critical moment.
"Yuan Gui, do you think Mr. Chen can gain a foothold in the Zhenjun General's Mansion?" Yu Zhi asked.
"Why not?" Yu Liang said in surprise: "They are all a thorn in the emperor's side, they have no choice."
Yu Zhi waved his hand to signal his nephew to stop talking.
Following willingly and being forced to rely on the situation are two different things. Apart from anything else, they are different in terms of enthusiasm and responsibility in doing things.
If you just rely on it temporarily, there will be changes in the future.
"Well, it's not easy to achieve this step." Yu Zhi shook his head and said, "What do you think about Wenjun's matter?"
"What do you think, uncle?"
"Zi Ju wrote back and he agreed." Yu Zhuo said, "I can't say. I don't think it's a bad thing, but I'm worried."
Yu Liangxin Tao, I feel the same way.
Among the Yu family's attitudes toward Chen Gong, Yu Min, the servant, was probably the most positive.
Yu Zhi's attitude has undergone two changes, from unsupportive at the beginning, to neutral later, and now inclined to support - to put it bluntly, he just swayed with the situation.
Yu Liang directly served as an official in Chen Gongfu. Logically speaking, he supported it very thoroughly, but he was also very hesitant in his heart.
He felt that his confidence in Duke Chen might not be as high as that of his father, who was the prefect of Ji County.
By the way, my father's letter has been sent back, and it has only one meaning: abide by the engagement.
My mother’s attitude is still the same.
She supports Wenjun marrying Chen Gong, but only because the marriage contract exists, but she always thinks that Chen Gong's background is too poor and has wronged her daughter.
"Did the Xun family and the Yin family respond?" Yu Zhi asked again.
“Not yet.” Yu Liang said.
My uncle didn't ask about Guanqiu's family. That's because his mother's hometown is in the south of the Yangtze River and it's difficult to contact her. The cousin has been living in their house and keeping Wenjun company, so there is no need to ask more.
"Mr. Chen wants to tie the Yingchuan nobles tightly." Yu Zhi suddenly laughed.
After defeating Gou Xi, it shocked the powerful nobles in Dongping, Gaoping, Rencheng, Jibei and other places. There is a somewhat unclear relationship between them and Gou Xi. After this battle, they will lie dormant and wait for the opportunity.
As the general of the town army and the shogunate's military affairs department, he openly shouldered the military affairs of Yanzhou on his shoulders, and also forced the shogunate's staff to express their stance and twisted them into a tightrope.
In this way, Yanzhou is temporarily stable. Even if the emperor ignored Shao and issued an edict to punish Shao, Yanzhou would not make any waves.
Although Yuzhou has been in business for many years, it is actually not as stable as Yanzhou, which was just purchased.
The reason is very simple. Although Sima Yue left town and visited Xuchang, he ran away before Wang Mi's rebellion. He did not have many connections here. The scholars in Yuzhou did not have a clear tendency. They were not Sima Yue. With the remaining party, they have a way out.
Of course, there are no benefits at all.
Concubine Pei and King Si stood up to support Duke Chen, which had some influence on Yuzhou.
Sima Hui, Sima Mo, and Sima Que successively served as governors of Yuzhou. It is impossible for them to arrange for everyone, so...
Before Yu Zhi finished thinking, a servant came from ahead. Report: Lu Yuzhou is here.
Lu Zhi was followed by several people, most of whom were Yuzhou assistant officials.
For example, Fei Li, a native of Nan'an, a former lieutenant of the Chengdu Kingdom, is now a general under Lu Zhi - he is also a veteran general, and he has met Shao Xun before.
For example, Yang Bin, a native of Wuyang, once served as a lieutenant in Chengdu and served as an official in the internal history of Hengyang. After Du Tao's rebellion, Lu Zhi summoned him with a handwritten letter, and Ping resigned from his post and came to join him.
For example, Cheng Mu, a native of Guangping, was the former general of the northern expedition (Sima Ying) and left Sima of the shogunate. He once served as the governor of Qingzhou.
When Yu Zhi saw it, he was not very happy.
Lu Zhi had been in Yu for several years and had many personal appointments. If Mr. Chen hadn't arranged the arrangements himself, Lu Zhineng would have dominated all the official positions in Yuzhou.
A bunch of Hebei people from the Sima Ying shogunate, plus a bunch of Shu people from Chengdu, did help Chen Gong solve the problem of lack of talents, but it was too ugly.
"Your Majesty."
"Shang Shu."
The two of them saluted each other. After the ceremony, other people also came to see the ceremony.
“I don’t know why the envoy came here?” Yu Zhi asked.
Lu Zhi looked at Yu Zhi and Yu Liang's uncle and nephew with a little regret in his heart.
"The house has been blessed with an auspicious day, but I don't know about the Yu family..." Lu Zhi asked with a protracted tone.
Getting married at this time has a total of six steps. The first step is "acceptance", which has been completed. Cao Fu acted as a matchmaker, and the woman had already accepted the "gifts".
The second step is "asking for the name", that is, after getting the woman's name and birth date, she goes back to divine good and bad fortune, which is completed.
The third step of "Naji" and the fourth step of "Nagy" have also been completed, and the engagement ceremony was given.
At this point, the marriage is finally confirmed.
Now is the fifth step of "application date", which is to determine the wedding date.
Originally this step was shelved, but now it has been accelerated and taken seriously, and the three major families of Yu, Xun, and Yin are also asked to express their stance. Before this, Lu Zhi had already met with the prefect Chen Kuang and Xuchang Chen did not waver.
"Zimei is not here, why don't you follow me to see my brother-in-law?" Yu Zhi asked.
"That's fine." Lu Zhi nodded, letting the few people who came with him stay in the main hall, and then walked to the backyard.
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In the backyard, Yu Wenjun woke up from his nap. When he opened his eyes, he saw his cousin Guanqiu sleeping beside him, drooling. He was overjoyed.
She did not wake up Mrs. Guanqiu, but sat down in front of the table and started to work as a female celebrity.
There has been a lot of discussion at home in the past two days and many things have been discussed.
She didn’t know much about the battlefield and the treacherous officialdom. She only heard the most crucial message: Mr. Chen couldn’t wait to marry her.
She couldn't describe how she felt or what her expression was at that time. Anyway, her cousin laughed at her and said she felt dizzy and blushed all afternoon.
It seems - a little happy.
After she realized what she was doing, she immediately took out all kinds of brocades and fabrics, and under her mother's complicated eyes, she made the wedding dress with her own hands.
Putao and my cousin also helped.
The three of us did it together, talking, laughing, and playing around.
No matter what the world is like outside, Yu Wenjun doesn’t understand it, so he just waits quietly to get married.
As for her brother once letting slip that Duke Chen urgently needs the support of Yingchuan and even Yuzhou gentry, Yu Wenjun didn't take it seriously - even if Duke Chen had other motives for marrying her, she would be willing to do so.
Her cousin thought more than she did. In the dead of night, she quietly asked her "Will it hurt?", which made Yu Wenjun laugh at her - in fact, she didn't know either.
Half an hour later, Mrs. Guanqiu woke up and stretched out on the couch.
Seeing Yu Wenjun busy at work, he immediately jumped off the bed. Just as he was about to say something, Pu Tao came over in a panic and said: "Jiangxia (Xun's family), Qiniang (Yin's family) "Here he is."
"Where?" Mrs. Guanqiu looked delighted.
Yu Wenjun also put down his needle and thread, stood up and looked outside.
Her concubines have not always lived in the Yu family. The Xun family and the Yin family went home to live a while ago. It's been less than two months and here we are again?
She had not yet realized the political implications of such a thing.
After a while, Xunshi and Yinshi stood at the door, smiling at the three people in the room.
The five girls immediately gathered together, holding hands and hugging each other, very happy.
"Ten days ago, I received a letter from my father from Beijing, asking my mother-in-law to pack my luggage and send me to Yu Mansion. I expect things will turn around." Mrs. Xun pretended to be a female Zhuge and adjusted herself. With a subtle expression on his face, he spoke in an unhurried tone.
Everyone else was stunned, only Ms. Yin lowered her head, as if she didn't know where to put her hands, and a red cloud floated on her face from time to time. It was obvious that she also knew what this move meant, and even her family told her so. of.
"I just met Mr. Lu, probably to ask for a date. Once the date is set, each family will let the news out, and it won't take long for it to spread throughout Yingchuan and even Runan, Chenjun, and Liang Country..." Xun said again.
The female Zhuge was indeed extraordinary, and her eloquent appearance made the little sisters very convinced.
Yin plucked up her courage and looked up at Xun.
They are both fourteen years old, but they are very powerful. When she was twenty-four or thirty-four years old, she didn't know how skillful she was.
Yin Shi secretly sighed, she knew everything, but she was not good at words, blushed easily, and couldn't do it as easily as Jiangxia.
Hearty laughter came from not far away.
Putao sneaked forward and looked around.
Yu Wenjun couldn't help it anymore. He held up the hem of his skirt and walked a few steps quickly. He peeked secretly and saw Lu Yuzhou and his uncle Yu Zhizheng chatting happily with their mother.
"Well, the matter is settled like this. I will send an envoy to report to Mr. Chen." Lu Zhi put away his smile and said: "Yingchuan side, Zisong is in trouble."< br>
"It should be." Yu Zhi said.
My younger brother and his wife don’t object, so what reason does he have to object?
Zimei is in Jijun and cannot be separated. He can only help arrange this marriage.
Lu Zhi’s meaning is very clear. He must make a big splash to let more people know.
When your niece gets married, you need a dowry, so you can prepare it at this time.
I won’t talk about wealth and the like, the key is land and tribes.
You can send people to measure the land in Yanling and Fugou next door, and use the most fertile land as your niece's dowry.
In addition, he also has a piece of land in Nanton.
This is what Sima Yue tried to get after he killed Ying Shao - he was not qualified to take the land of Ying Shao's family, but the place that relied on Ying Shao was very powerful, and Sima Yue did not If you want to take action against them, the shogunate's assistants will keep an eye on them, and they will inevitably take advantage of them.
The land is no more than eighty hectares and is located in a river bend. It is easily irrigated and the yield per mu is very high.
Although it hurt a little, he still planned to give it to his niece.
In addition, the Putao family has little wealth, so they still need help from him and Ziju.
Guanqiu's side...
Oh, there's a lot of bleeding.
Fortunately, the Yin family and the Xun family did not need to worry about him, but they still had to ask about it, make a big splash, and even make the whole city famous and everyone knew it - this was Lu Zhi's request.
He is used to this trick, hoping to influence the direction of the trend and influence the choices of other nobles - well, in the 21st century, this is called "leading the rhythm".
In this way, Mr. Chen is indeed as stable as Mount Tai.
Publicly siding with someone and secretly supporting them are two completely different things.
Between the Emperor and Chen Gong, the Yu family, Yin family, and Xun family have already made their choice, and it is difficult to change it.
(End of this chapter)