Chapter 387 Obedience Test
Leady gray clouds filled the sky, pressing low to the ground.
The autumn rain comes one after another, from morning to night.
When the cold wind blows, a biting chill hits your face.
The streets were full of stains.
It was a turbid current washed away by rain mixed with ashes and blood.
There are not many houses in the city, and the candlelight is as bright as a will-o'-the-wisp from a distance.
Footsteps sounded, and the last light went out.
Wang Xuan got off the carriage, gently opened the door, and came into the messy courtyard.
"This house is very big, with three entrances. The owner is eager to sell it and only needs ten thousand yuan." The servant followed behind and said softly.
Wang Xuan did not reply, but looked towards the corridor in the distance.
A cold and quiet woman stood there, with a graceful figure and fluttering clothes. The expression on her face was full of curiosity and confusion, like an elf who had just entered the world.
"Ayu, what are you doing?" Wang Xuan asked.
Wang Jingfeng retracted his hand with an "ah" sound, and the goddess' aura instantly disappeared.
"Brother, I'm trying to see if it's rain or snow." Wang Jingfeng said.
Wang Xuan shook his head helplessly and said, "Come in with me."
After that, he stepped into the central hall.
The main room was roughly tidied up, but there were not many household items.
The ground is not paved with tiles, and the dark brown soil is high and low. The desk is placed on it, crookedly.
"Brother, why are you here? The war has only been over for half a month, and the war is so chaotic that it scares people to death." Wang Jingfeng complained after walking in.
"I'm here for business." Wang Xuan felt guilty when he said this.
"What's the business?" Wang Jingfeng was stunned, she thought...
"Chu Ming (Wang Shu) is here from Pengcheng." Wang Xuan said: "The canals will freeze soon. "Well, this year's water transport has only been completed half way. A few days ago, a ship set off to Changyi (Gaoping Administrative Office). Why don't you come to supervise this hospital? From now on, we will send people to stay at the Duzhi branch."
“You lied to me.” After Wang Jingfeng finished speaking, he lowered his head.
Wang Xuan didn’t know how to answer.
"I saw Mr. Chen today." Wang Jingfeng said again.
"Huh? When?" Wang Xuan said in surprise.
“When you were going out.”
“Mr. Chen came in?”
“Mr. Chen returned from Lu State, sat for a while, and then went to Jinxiang .”
"Why are you going to Jinxiang?"
"I heard that you are going to give out rewards to the Silver Spear Army."
"Oh." Wang Xuan suddenly realized, and then asked doubtfully: "Why did Mr. Chen do this to me?" Are you talking about this?"
Wang Jingfeng shook her head slowly. Apparently she didn't know much about it. Then she seemed to think of something and her mood improved. She said a little proudly: "Mr. Chen, I look beautiful. ”
Wang Xuan sighed helplessly: “Mr. Chen defeated the Huns. From now on, who will dare to make irresponsible remarks to him?” br>
“But——” Wang Jingfeng was a little unconvinced: “There is no woman in Luoyang who is more beautiful than me.”
Wang Xuan decided not to tell his eldest sister this.
The more you talk, the more enthusiastic she becomes, and she is really proud of it. Otherwise, the father would not use the eldest sister as a bargaining chip - but who knew that Mr. Chen had such strong tastes that he actually liked a cold woman like the second sister.
Thinking of his father Wang Yan, Wang Xuan's thoughts returned to business.
Langya King Sima Rui made a big move this time.
Zhou Fu had been wiped out and fled back to his hometown in Runan. Yangzhou was finally unified, and it was no longer like the two governors talking before.
In the battle against Shouchun, Chu Zhong (Wang Dun) was the nominal commander, but the battle was actually fought by his subordinates. He was only responsible for logistics, coordination, liaison, reporting of merit and other chores
Gan Zhuo (the great-grandson of Gan Ning), who had the greatest military exploits, once served as a soldier in the Sima Yue shogunate. This time he was appointed as the governor of Xiangzhou - the original governor Xun Tiao had been taken over by Du Tao.
After Zhou Fu was defeated, King Langya, who was in charge of the military affairs of the five states of Yang, Jiang, Xiang, Jiao and Guang, sent troops north to capture Xiapi. He defeated Zhao Gu in Pengcheng and fled north with his remaining troops. .
After taking over Xuzhou, King Langya appointed Zu Ti as the governor of Xuzhou.
Wang Shu tipped him off about this matter. I don’t know what his motivation was. However, Wang Xuan had already sent someone to inform Mr. Chen. Perhaps this was Chu Ming’s purpose.
Speaking of which, Wang Xuan now also realizes what it feels like for a big family to have officials divided into various factions.
Most of the descendants of the Langya Wang family went to Jianye to work for Langya Wang Rui.
My father and he were in Luoyang, named Zhongli, but in fact they were secretly leaning towards Chen Gong.
It is a more tactful way to send a message between the family members of each party.
But it seems that Mr. Chen doesn’t agree with this choice?
Wang Xuan thought hard and secretly said to his father to discuss it with someone else after he went back.
In Xuzhou, everyone currently maintains a tacit understanding.
King Langya's navy began to retreat, spitting out the territory it had gained.
Chen Gong also did not get involved in Xuzhou.
Both sides retained respect for the court, although it was only superficial respect.
However, after this battle, anyone with eyes and brains can see that the situation in the Central Plains is undergoing profound changes.
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On the post road, it was muddy on a rainy day.
The battle has just ended, and the place is deserted with few pedestrians. Through the light curtain of rain, you can see the shadows of dry trees on the river embankment parallel to the Cao Canal.
The river embankment has been in disrepair for a long time and is dilapidated and intermittently broken.
There are several ancient locust trees and willow trees standing beside the post road, and their thick and twisted trunks are covered with arrow marks.
A few crows stood on the treetops, making a loud noise, making the bare fields far and near particularly desolate.
A long motorcade drove over, and the first car was loaded with black heads?
Actually, there was more than just this one, there was a second and third one behind...
The crows became excited and made more noise.
The wind was howling all around, and the drizzle gradually turned into sleet.
These heads were quickly infiltrated and covered.
The convoy occasionally stops outside a manor or dock to take a rest.
At this time, the head on the vehicle will become the object of onlookers.
After the introduction of the coachman, these nobles and powerful disciples understood that these were the heads of Huns chopped off near Gaoping, with a total of more than 2,400 heads.
Hearing this, everyone was in awe, and at the same time looked at the spacious and tall carriage with fearful eyes.
The chariot was sent from Xuchang, along with a large amount of supplies and thousands of auxiliary troops, to pick up Duke Chen and return.
Some knowledgeable people whispered that it was probably one of the six-carriage carts given to Kaifu Yitong Sansi by the imperial court. It was made of exquisite materials, exquisite workmanship, and luxurious decoration. It embodies luxury and majesty everywhere. .
That’s it!
No one felt inappropriate. After all, Xincai King Sima Que received such a courtesy, so why not Chen Gong?
In the two battles at Heze and Gaoping, the Xiongnu were killed by cavalry and majestic.
There was also a surprise attack on Dong Wuyang from the river, which made the thieves shaken on all fronts and lost the courage to continue fighting.
With such martial arts, who dares to talk nonsense?
After marveling, everyone waited quietly by the road, hoping to see Mr. Chen.
The luxury car stopped.
"You go down, I won't go." Wang Jingfeng pinched his nose and said angrily: "Those heads stink."
"Do they stink?" Shao Xun smiled.
"You deal with dead people every day, and you can't smell it anymore." Wang Jingfeng gave him a sideways look.
"Isn't it because I'm working so hard to be good to you?" Shao Xun asked.
Wang Jingfeng blushed and lowered his head, but soon he secretly smiled and said: "I am really beautiful, right?"
Shao Xun: "..."
Shao Xun shook his head. After getting off the carriage, a group of people immediately bowed and saluted: "Mr. Chen."
Shao Xun returned the salute. After a few words, he stood on the roadside and looked at the endless scenery. wilderness.
"After the spring begins, the imperial court will send a new minister over, and I will need your help with some matters then." Shao Xun said suddenly.
"Mr. Chen, it's okay to say it." Everyone looked at me and others, and finally pushed one person forward and said.
"The Kaocheng shogunate wants to resettle 3,900 'common people' households in the seven counties of Gaoping." Shao Xun turned around and said: "General Zhenjun and Yang Shijun will allocate part of the money and food. I’ll help you a little later, do you have any objections?”
Everyone was speechless for a moment.
Fortunately, the man who was pushed out was smarter. He glanced over the Xiongnu's head and said immediately: "I have no objection."
Shao Xun nodded and said: " That’s right. The Prime Minister will tell you how much it will be when he takes office.”
Gaoping is a feudal lord, which is the same as his Chenjun.
The first Gaoping County Duke was Chen Qian, the son of Cao Wei Situ Chen Jiao and the founding hero of the Jin Dynasty.
After Chen Qian passed away, it was passed down to three generations: Chen Yu, Chen Zhi and Chen Cui.
When the Huns invaded, Chen Cui's fiefdom was breached. The men and women of the Chen family died or escaped, and the rest were plundered by the Huns.
The Prime Minister also died.
Theoretically, the imperial court should choose one person from the remaining members of the Chen family to be adopted by Chen Cui and become the Duke of Gaoping.
But Shao Xun doesn’t want the Chen family to continue to dominate Gaoping Country.
There are only four nobles in the seven counties of Gaoping.
The Chen family of Gaoping County is counted as one. There are the Tan family and the Xi family in Jinxiang, and there is also the Luqiu family in Juye - when Sima Yue was the Taifu, Lu Qiuchong served as the chief historian in the shogunate. Later he entered the court as an official.
This time when Luoyang was besieged, Lu Qiuchong was a little scared. He had resigned from his post and planned to go to Kaocheng again to carry work for Sima Yue's son.
As for the reason for this, of course it was discovered that Shao Taibai came out of Henan. With him here, Kaocheng is safer than Luoyang. Even if there are no good positions in the general and shogunate of the town army, he still has to occupy a pit first.
The so-called "3,900 households" mentioned by Shao Xun are actually the 3,900 remaining members of the Yamen Army.
He has decided to take advantage of the favorable opportunity when Gaoping was defeated to move the entire Yamen Army to seven counties to serve as government soldiers to strengthen his control here.
There is Dongping State as a barrier to the north of Gaoping, so it is not on the front line of the war. Once the enemy invades, they will inevitably enter the three countries of Dongping, Puyang, and Jibei first, which can act as a buffer for Gaoping, which is on the second line, and allow the government troops to assemble in time.
He had already thought about giving the post of Gaoping Prime Minister to Yu Zhi who was idle at home.
As for the fate of Gaoping Guo, he preferred to directly eliminate the country and establish counties, and let Yu Zhi become the prefect.
Today's talk about money and food with these local scholars was not really necessary, it was just a test of compliance.
These grandsons are just outsiders and respect everyone.
After the new prime minister took office and the troops were resettled, their room for success was greatly reduced.
To put it bluntly, it means actual control.
(End of this chapter)