Chapter 437: Purge
Due to the threat of the Huns’ cavalry, the Yanzhou wilderness in winter was barren, with gray and white forming the main theme of the land.
There is really nothing to appreciate in this kind of weather, so everyone usually stays at home.
For the nobles, it is also a good time for gathering.
On December 20th, the General’s Mansion was full of guests and lively.
Liu Chou and He Sui, two middlemen, sat together and talked in low voices.
"In this shogunate, there are more and more people from Yanzhou, and fewer and fewer people from Qingxu. If we wait a few more years, I'm afraid there won't be any place for me to stand." Liu Chou held the wine bottle and quietly pointed to the people who had just entered. One of the people said: "This man is six feet long and has a skeleton of earth and wood. He can actually join the government as an official. It's really ridiculous."
"A descendant of the Ma family in Dongping." He Sui took a look and said : "They are all coming for that one."
Liu Chou nodded.
To be honest, they are very conflicted now.
After Situ died first, due to various factors, they were loyal to the concubine and the heir. But now, the influence of the first Situ is gradually dissipating, and the successor king is a bit - not like a human master, so he can only take the concubine as the main one.
The concubine had great trust in Mr. Chen. She was appointed as military commander and entrusted with great power, and they could only obey.
In the past year or two, Mr. Chen has fully demonstrated his abilities, making everyone's confidence in him growing day by day. In addition, since he was from Xuzhou, it was easier for him to get close to Xuzhou scholars like them, so he slowly fell in love with him.
Of course, there are people in the shogunate who are dissatisfied with Chen Gong, but they will not show it on the surface. In private, they form a small circle, with King Donghai as the leader.
In Liu Chou's opinion, Mr. Chen is also responsible for this matter.
How could you, a general of the family, have an affair with your mistress...
This is too much.
However, Liu Chou found that he had no trouble with this matter in his heart, and no feeling of indignation. So he could only lament that his moral character was getting worse and worse, and at the same time, he stepped up his support to Mr. Chen.
Well, there are three major criteria for the "rongzhi" of scholars, namely: appearance, charm, and moral character.
In the past, people saw Uncle Pei (Pei Kai) and said, "Pei Linggong has a handsome appearance and looks good even if he takes off his crown and wears rough clothes and messes his head."
This means that he is handsome, even if his hair is messy and his clothes are rough, he is still handsome.
There is also "Seeing Uncle Pei, it is like a jade mountain rising up, and the light shines on people."
This means that he has good moral character and excellent charm - people at that time used jade as a metaphor for moral character.
Liu Chou felt that he was getting farther and farther away from the "gentleman who speaks his mind and treats him as warmly as jade".
However, he should be better than the "earth-shaped skeleton" Ma family disciple who just attended the banquet.
Liu Chou was thinking about things, but He Sui was still chattering over there: "Not to mention all the scholars from Yanzhou prefectures and states, most of them are minions of the military commander. There will be more exchanges in the future. Don't ignore it."
Liu Chou came to his senses and nodded.
The localization of the general and shogunate of the town army is a general trend. It is impossible for foreign scholars to occupy high positions for a long time. After all, they still rely on the rich families in Yanzhou to provide supplies and soldiers.
As time goes by, this shogunate will eventually deteriorate. Perhaps, it will become the shogunate of Chen Gong alone. After all, most Yanzhou scholars are leaning towards him now.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Sima Pi, King of the East China Sea, who was sitting at the top. He exchanged glances with Zhao Mu and Deng You, and seemed to have something to say.
"Everyone!" A loud voice rang out from the banquet, interrupting Sima Pi's rhythm.
I saw someone standing up with a wine bottle and said: "I heard that those who do harm to the world will benefit from the world. Therefore, Chen Zhuyuan is not just for the joy of fighting. Chen Gong uses the Yue out of love for others. "
Liu Chou took a closer look and saw that it was the King of Drinkers in the East Pavilion, and he was a little surprised.
He is one of Xian Situ's confidants and is highly regarded. But judging from the meaning of his words, he is actually leaning toward Mr. Chen?
He quickly looked at the general of the town army again, but saw that his expression was full of astonishment, and he seemed not to have expected the king's appearance.
The king's performance was not over yet, and he continued to say: "Yanzhou is very lucky, and the Jin Dynasty is very lucky to have such a magical general. We should congratulate Mr. Chen."
After speaking, he picked up the wine bottle and drank. Drink it all.
"This is indeed a congratulation to Mr. Chen." Cao Yin and Governor Mi Zhi stood up at the same time to offer wine in the West Pavilion, picked up the wine bottle and drank it all in one gulp.
The atmosphere in the venue suddenly became a little subtle.
All the officials in the shogunate are shrewd people, and they are fully aware of the undercurrents surging in the government.
As the generals of the Zhenjun gradually grew up, especially after the Chinese New Year, they were about to marry the Donghai Wang family's bride, and calls for power from the concubine gradually arose.
This is not unfounded.
For the children of nobles, marrying a wife is a very important node, which means you start a family. After getting married, you will naturally have to establish a career, and then you will have more power. These are the rules and values of this era.
In addition, although Mr. Chen is the military commander, he is not in the mansion most of the time, which inevitably gives the King of East China Sea an opportunity.
However, someone in the shogunate will definitely inform Chen Gong to let him know the situation of the Yanzhou shogunate.
Yanzhou scholars entered the shogunate one after another. In the eyes of smart people, this was Duke Chen's counterattack strategy.
Today's gathering was actually initiated by King Donghai, and was also one of his methods to win over the shogunate's aides. But unexpectedly, Wang stood up directly, nakedly forced everyone to express their stance, and slapped King Donghai hard in the face.
After Wang, Cao Yin, and Mi Zhi expressed their stance, Shi Pan Tao, the commander of the left, picked up the wine bottle, stood up and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Chen."
After Pan Tao, Sima Zuo, Pei Shao, and others Zhonglang Pei Miao, Shen Ling, Zou Jie, who joined the army, and others stood up one after another and said: "Congratulations to Mr. Chen."
Sima Pi, who was on the left at the top, had recovered from the initial shock.
But after all, he is young, and he is not very young.
Yes, he was afraid. During Shao Xun's absence, he tried to win a lot of people. These people were ambiguous, but they did not explicitly refuse. This made him see hope for a time, and discussed with the right head of Shi Zhao Mu and right Sima Deng You, and felt that he could increase his efforts and try further.
But he is awake now.
It was unexpectedly that he had done his face so fast. At the same time, it also made him understand how ridiculous everything he did before.
It was just a victory of a war, so that the walls of the walls quickly cut with him and stood firmly on the side of Chen Gong Shao.
How ridiculous! What a ridiculous thing before!
He was a little disheartened and didn't want to struggle anymore. He may not be able to fight that man all his life, because even his mother became his person, and he gave birth to a kind of evil.
Zhao Mu and Deng You are still calm, and they continue to go out to make the East China King of the East China Sea, and make the farce of today's farce from the past, so as not to cause a worse impact.
Simarb's hand trembled a little. After lift the glass barely, he drank and said in a bitter voice: "He congratulate Chen Gong."
"Congratulations to Mr. Chen." After seeing the East China Sea King's capital like this, the lower-level officials raised their glasses one after another.
Wang laughed and sat back.
Is this the end of the matter? Of course it's impossible!
******
"What are you going to do with Zhao Mu, Deng You and others?" Concubine Pei asked softly while lying in Shao Xun's arms in Kaocheng County.
"Go to Guanzhong to take up a post." Shao Xun stroked Concubine Pei's smooth back, waist and hips with his left hand, as if measuring a beautiful curve.
The right hand is gently kneading, and the eyes are closed to enjoy Naizi - Naizi, also known as Naizi, originated from China and was an early apple.
Well, I can only indulge in hand addiction.
It has only been half a year since Hua Nu gave birth to the child, and he is not that crazy yet. What if the woman gets pregnant again?
When he is not on an expedition, he spends the night with a woman every night, but it does not necessarily mean he must do anything, it is just a personal preference. There must be a woman sleeping with him, even if he does nothing.
"It turns out that you came to the city in such a hurry to take the exam. You really have something to do." Concubine Pei gave him a resentful look.
"Hua Nu, you have done a good job and recruited many Yanzhou scholars into the government. But I have to be the biggest villain." Shao Xun said: "After the war, we have to take care of the internal affairs. "
He already oversees the military affairs of the two states of Henan. In fact, if he suffers some losses, he can also oversee Yanzhou as well. But he didn't do this, probably out of self-deception - Sima Yue had only been dead for a long time, and you couldn't wait to snatch Yanzhou away.
This is actually a way of being both responsible and independent, but politicians must learn to have double standards and learn to be responsible and independent at the same time.
Concubine Pei sighed softly.
She was actually a little undecided. It is beneficial to her to retain the Yanzhou shogunate, especially for her newly born child.
She felt a little changed. In the past, I was concerned about Shao Xun's reputation and didn't want to make things too difficult for him. After all, it was one thing to accept the princess into the palace, but it was another thing to accept the former mistress.
It is not so glorious to be a slave and bully the master.
But now, she wants to give her child a status and let him be Shao Xun's son in an upright manner.
The birth of a child really changes a lot.
Shao Xun seemed to be aware of it, and subconsciously hugged Concubine Pei tightly, saying: "During the Battle of Heyang, I crossed the river at night. At that time, there was lightning and thunder, and the autumn rain was pouring. Although the boatman worked hard to paddle, the boat was still drifting. I had nothing to rely on. At that moment, my biggest thought was that if I fell into the water, I might never see you again."
Concubine Pei was startled and leaned her face against Shao Xun's chest, her white and tender hands. Her arms tightened around his neck.
She knew that this man was dishonest and was flirting with women. The words that came out of his mouth were sometimes half true and half false, but what was disappointing was that she just loved to hear them.
She remembered the time in Jin Yong City, when the man said he would abandon everything and take her to break out of the encirclement. I don’t know what happened to others, but she is still impressed.
Women, sometimes they are moved for a moment, and then they remain fresh for a long time, and they still do not fade after many years.
No matter how strong and rational a woman is, there are moments when she loves fantasy and wants to be loved. This is their Achilles heel and a rare bright spot in their cold, lonely and boring life. So precious.
To put it bluntly, Shao Huangmao can provide so much emotional value that it makes people greedy.
"What are you going to do with it-" Concubine Pei asked.
Shao Xun gently pinched her mouth and said: "How can you use the word 'disposal'? I promised Sima Yuanchao to keep his flesh and blood alive in the world. I will do what I said, no matter what. It will harm him."
"Take all the seals back and keep them safe," Shao Xun said again: "I will continue to replace the shogunate officials next year, and the local county and county officials will also slowly change. A batch. When these are done——"
At this point, Shao Xun also hesitated for a rare moment, then gritted his teeth and said with dignity: "Hua Nu, please come into my house. I want to see you every day and hold you to sleep every night."
Concubine Pei chuckled and said: "Although I didn't mean what I said and used the strategy of advancing in order to retreat, I still want to listen and talk more."
"This..." Huang Mao was a little embarrassed.
"I said, I am also a woman." Concubine Pei changed to a more comfortable position and said: "I have been ruined and I want to follow you, so you can't tell some lies to coax me?"
< br>"..." Huang Mao felt a little guilty and was speechless for a moment.
Concubine Pei sighed quietly and said: "That's all, if you have this intention, I will be very satisfied. Now the time is not ripe and it will hinder your great cause, so just wait."
Shao Xun felt even more guilty.
He knew that Hua Nu’s words might have some small thoughts, mostly for the sake of the children.
But knowing is one thing, and inner emotion is another.
He can't be as rational as a robot, and neither can she.
They are actually the same kind of people.
The Yanzhou shogunate, let’s just do this, slowly replace people and slowly reorganize.
(I have a little cold and feel groggy, so I will go to bed first. Chapter 2 will be updated in the afternoon.)
(End of this chapter)