Chapter 548 The Old Man
“Zidao!”
“Changshi!”
In the main hall of Bingjingtai, the visiting guests shouted one after another.
Lu Zhi could not hide his pride and greeted everyone one by one.
Among the old members of the Chengdu Palace, his qualifications are too old.
In the ninth year of Yuankang (299), the 21-year-old Sima Ying was appointed as the general of Pingbei. Xun was appointed as the general of Zhenbei and left Yecheng to open his mansion.
At that time, Lu Zhi was Zuo Changshi, and Right Changshi was Zheng Qiu. The two managed the Ying Mansion together, with Lu Zhi as the leader and Zheng Qiu as the assistant.
Diao Xie first served as Sima and was later replaced by Wang Kan. As a result, Wang Kan didn't last long, and after leaving his job, he became Zuo Sima Cheng Mu and You Sima Heyan.
In other words, for three years, Lu Zhi was the de facto first staff member of the Ying Mansion. Sima, who is closest to his status, has people coming and going. No one can stay in the job for a long time, so naturally there is no way to threaten his status.
In the past three years, Lu Zhi has installed a large number of private individuals in Ying Mansion, won over a group of party members, and his position is quite stable.
Shao Xun is not present, but he has gone through the guest list one by one, and will summon them together tomorrow. Today is Lu Zhi's special performance.
"Ji Yang, the dog is in Anping, you have to come out and help him." Lu Zhi asked everyone to sit down, then looked at one person and said.
"I am obsessed with literature and don't want to deal with common affairs." The person whose name was called sighed: "Well, since it is what Zidao wants, how dare you disobey it?"
Lu Zhi Laughing, very happy.
This man’s name is Zhang Kang, a native of Anping.
The Zhang family is an Anping noble family.
During the Taikang period, Zhang Fu served as the governor of Yizhou. He was good at painting and became very famous.
Zhang Shou had three sons.
The eldest son Zhang Zai, courtesy name Meng Yang, was a learned man. He first served as an official in the court, and then returned to his hometown to escape the chaos. He is still alive today, but he lives in seclusion and rarely sees guests.
The second son, Zhang Xie, whose courtesy name was Jingyang, was good at poetry. He once served as a lieutenant in the Sima Ying shogunate and had a good relationship with Lu Zhi. He has died now.
The third son, Zhang Kang, also known as Ji Yang, was outstanding in literature and knew music and tricks, but he did not become an official.
The three Zhang brothers were very accomplished in literature and were called "Three Zhangs" in later generations.
Lu Zhi asked Zhang Kang to serve as an official, not because he really liked his ability, but because he wanted the Zhang family to come forward and help Chen Gong.
When Shao Xun arrived in Anping, the Zhang family also sent someone, but they only sent a little money and food, and their attitude was very perfunctory.
This time Lu Zhi "pointed" Zhang Kang immediately agreed and his attitude was much more positive.
Don't worry about how many problems Lao Lu has, but his ability to form gangs is really awesome, and it is very suitable to use it in this situation.
If nothing else happens, Zhang Kang will take up a casual position and use his name as a sign. After all, he doesn't really want to be an official.
The descendants of the Zhang family in Anping will be hired as low-level local officials as appropriate, and they will slowly climb up the ranks.
Cheng Mu (Zuo Sima of the Ying Mansion), who was also a colleague of Lu Zhi, came from Henan with Lu Zhi. He is a son of the Guangping family and will serve as the prefect of Guangping.
"Shi Xi, you bastard, how dare you come to see me!" Lu Zhi named someone again, this time he was not so polite, and his tone was very stern.
"Uncle Shi, I was wrong." Shi Xi plopped and knelt on the ground, crying bitterly.
"Zidao..." Hao Chang stepped forward to help Shi Xi up and persuaded.
Lu Zhi looked at Shi Xi angrily and said, "I called you here many times, but you hid in the countryside and didn't respond. Now you know you are afraid?"
"Zidao... "Someone else advised.
Lu Zhi slowly calmed down his anger and said: "Go back and pack up your troops, don't hide anything, and then go to Nanpi and serve as the captain."
"Yes, nephew Tingshi uncle Yes." Shi Xi stood up quickly.
He is Shi Chao's younger brother.
After Shi Chao's defeat, he fled back to his hometown and kept training behind closed doors without getting involved in other things.
The Shi family in Hebei is divided into two groups. One is from Nanpi, Bohai Sea, and that is Shi Xi; the other is from Leling Yanci, and is a descendant of the Duke of Leling County.
The two families are very close, after all, they separated just a few years ago.
In addition, Shao Xu served in the Sima Ying shogunate and joined the army and had a close relationship with Shi Chao. His ability to gain a foothold in Leling has something to do with the Yanci Shi family - the country was eliminated, but the clan was not completely extinct, and the Shi family was still a family that should not be underestimated in the local area.
To put it bluntly, all the forces that were originally active on the ground in Hebei were inseparable from the Sima Ying shogunate.
Even Liu Han is the same.
Which of the leading figures in Pingyang, such as Liu Yuan, Liu Cong, Qiao Zhiming, and Wang Zhang, has never worked in the Sima Ying shogunate? Some have worked for many years.
Even Shi Le and his former boss Ji Sang were once subordinates of Gongshi Fan, and the latter was Sima Ying's supervisor.
"Step Two!" Lu Zhi looked at another person, his anger turned into joy, and said: "What have you been doing at home for so many years? Come out and do things."
"Step Two" His eldest name was Butai, a member of the Yangping gentry.
His father Bu Xiong was from Fagan in Yangping. He was once a shogunate of Prime Minister Sima Ying. He was good at divination and had many disciples. It just so happened that Lu Zhi also liked these things, and they had a good relationship after going back and forth.
Zhao Wanglun once conquered Pibu Xiong. Xiong told people in public that Sima Lun's death was not far away and he was unwilling to go.
Lun was angry and sent troops to surround his mansion. Bu Xiong asked his disciples to wear his clothes and run south. They were all caught. He slipped north and escaped successfully.
Sima Ying challenged Bu Xiong, and Bu Xiong accepted the offer and became the prime minister.
Ying was defeated and Bu Xiong successfully escaped and slipped back to his hometown from Yecheng.
Sima Teng conquered Ye again and conquered Buxiong. Buxiong did not respond. He failed to escape this time and was killed.
This is a family of magic sticks. It is very famous in Yangping, has many disciples, and is quite powerful.
Lu Zhi liked to use old people and private individuals, so he asked Butai to serve as an official.
Bu Tai did not respond to Shao Xun's order at first, but this time Lu Zhi stepped forward and stopped refusing and said: "I will obey the order of the chief historian."
Lu Zhi ordered ten more Several people's names. If Shao Xun were here, he would be surprised that so many families in Hebei did not come out to join him - in fact, in this era, not all families were well-known. In history, after the southern crossing, there were still unknown families. , Wang Guo needs to be introduced in person.
After explaining everything one by one, Lu Zhi talked about the past ten years ago. Everyone sighed, and some even shed tears.
When Wang Zhenye was in Chengdu, it was really the most prosperous time for Hebei scholars, and they almost became world leaders.
At this moment, Lelan Ji came to the main hall with the support of her maid.
“Princess?”
“Princess!”
Someone blurted out.
More people didn’t know what to call them, and they stood there excitedly and awkwardly - the concubine’s belly was high and she was pregnant. What do you want everyone to say? .
"There are no more Chengdu princesses and concubines. I am Mrs. Le of Shangye in Chen Gong's mansion." Le Lanji glanced at everyone and said slowly: "I saw an old friend today and knew that all the gentlemen were here. I I’m also overjoyed.”
In this familiar yet unfamiliar hall, Le Lanji found that she didn’t have much emotion.
Some memories of Yecheng are actually a bit blurry.
On the contrary, being held in Shao Xun's arms, the memory of Qing Lian and Mi's love became even more profound.
Every night as she tossed and turned, she liked to recall that night at Golden Gate Pier.
She lay on the window sill and looked at the river like a jade belt.
The tide ebbs and flows, gradually reflecting in the depths of my mind, and it will never be forgotten again.
Or, she and Shao Xun were boating on the lake together, looking at the sky full of stars, lying in the cabin with their fingers clasped together.
This kind of life is quite good.
My only regret is not marrying him from the beginning.
Lelan Ji calmed down, stroked her belly, and said: "You can't chase yesterday's past. You still have to look forward. Mr. Chen's employees are eclectic, so you have nothing to worry about. If there is any If you have any questions, you can go to Lu Zidao. If it is really difficult, I will help you solve it."
When everyone heard this, they all bowed and looked much more relaxed.
Lu Zhi has the trust of Mr. Chen, so of course he can go to him.
But the role of the concubine cannot be ignored, and it is even more indispensable.
The roles of men and women are completely different. Only Lu Zhi is by Mr. Chen's side, so it's not completely safe, but it's much better if the concubine is here too.
Especially——
Some people looked at Lelan Ji’s bulging belly again, thoughtfully.
Mr. Chen's eldest son is the son of his concubine. If he has another son this time, it would be really big. I'm afraid even the one in Xuchang will be unable to sit still.
In addition, there are rumors that Mr. Chen is going to build a domineering mansion in Yecheng, which makes it even more exciting.
Who succeeded Yuan Benchu in those days...
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"Zidao has helped me a lot this time." In the evening of the same day, Shao Xun personally hosted a banquet for Lu Zhi.
Accompanying him was his grandson Lu Yan, who once served as a general in the palace of Sima Ying.
Lu Zhi was very pleased after hearing this.
Without me, Mr. Chen would have wasted several years in Hebei.
"Ming Gong can only drive Liu Yao away. Just leave Hebei to me." Lu Zhi said without hesitation.
While on the road, he learned that Shao Xun had recruited another 30,000 people from Henan and arrived in Hebei in batches to replace the Nanyang soldiers, Guanxi soldiers, Luonan Dingzhuang, and Tuntian troops who had been deployed for a long time.
Now that these people have arrived, food, grass and military supplies are also being hoarded. In probably a few days, Duke Chen will start his western expedition again.
Drive away or even defeat the Xiongnu forces, and Hebei will be completely stable.
Today he also met with Zao Song, the former Superintendent of the General’s Office, and learned about the inside story of Xia Youzhou.
In his opinion, Wang Jun was arrogant, made enemies on all sides, and was not far from defeat.
Sending Zaosong south to appease the forces in Jizhou was an arrogant move that he could not see clearly.
He has many ways to deal with this kind of people.
Thinking of this, he put down the wine bowl and said a little drunkenly: "After Ming Gong defeated the Xiongnu, but sat down in Yecheng, I will send someone back to Fanyang and let you enter Youzhou sooner or later."
Lu Yan quietly tugged at the hem of Congzu's robe.
But Shao Xun laughed loudly and said: "If you have the way, what can't be accomplished?"
"Youji is in hand, so there is no need to rush to Pingzhou." Lu Zhi said: "First capture the Huns in Youzhou, and then drive tens of thousands of horsemen to fight against the Huns."
Shao Xun nodded.
This is actually Shile’s route in history.
Youzhou seems smaller than Jizhou, and its household registration and wealth are also much lower, but there are too many barbarians in the area, which greatly enriches Shi Le's cavalry force.
After Liu Cong's death, Shi Le's strength was no longer weaker than that of the Xiongnu who owned Bingzhou and Yongzhou.
But there are hidden dangers in taking Youzhou, which may plunge him into an endless war, fighting Wuhuan, Tuoba Xianbei, Duanbu Xianbei and even Murong Xianbei.
You still have to be cautious.
Keeping the "Skeleton King"-like Wang Jun in Youzhou is not necessarily a bad thing.
The primary target is still Liu Han. Lu Zidao really drank too much today, got a little carried away and came up with random ideas.
Shao Xun chuckled secretly and urged Lu Zhi to drink.
There was a sound of footsteps outside, and soon the soldiers came to report: "Liu Yao wrote to Duke Ming."
(End of this chapter)