Chapter 632 Past and Present
The team sent from Bianliang to Luoyang was very large.
Since May, the Silver Spear Zuoying, which has been resting for half a year, set off from its base in Xiangcheng County, went all the way north, and arrived in Kaifeng County in late May.
Xuchang Shibing gathered five thousand people and went north.
The three counties of Chenliu, Jiyin and Jiyang conscripted five thousand men.
In addition to three thousand Hu people and light cavalry, the total force was about 20,000. They were divided into three armies, the front, middle and rear, and headed for Luoyang in a mighty manner.
Shao Xun told Yu Wenjun that it was only the couple who went to Luo this time. This was correct and incorrect.
Wang Jingfeng has returned to Luoyang with his children under the escort of the former army.
Wang Yan stopped working and went home directly. Looking at his grandson sleeping soundly on the couch, he was very happy.
Wang Jingfeng yawned and said, "Master, I have looked carefully since I was born, and there are no auspicious clouds above my head."
As soon as these words came out, Wang Yan couldn't hold himself any longer.
Ms. Guo smiled and pushed her daughter and went out to prepare food.
“You are now Mrs. Shao Mansion, why are you still so lazy?” Lao Wang glanced at his daughter dissatisfied.
"What kind of madam? She is not even worthy of the country king." Wang Jingfeng said feebly: "Liu Ye also has the title of Mrs. Shangdangguo. Isn't this much better than the dry title of madam?"
Wang Yan was very happy and said: "The wife given by the Liu family is a fake post of Liu Han. What does it matter?"
Since the Han and Wei dynasties, the wives of high-ranking officials have been called wives. The concubine is also often called madam, and also called "a certain concubine".
The Western Jin Dynasty did not have a systematic system of internal and external married women.
Generally speaking, only princesses will be titled by specific counties, that is, a certain princess has a fief, a manor, a banker, and retainers.
The queen's aunt, biological mother, maternal grandmother, etc. may be canonized as township monarchs. Important court ministers or wives of clan members who made great achievements may also be granted the title of Xiangjun, but rarely - Concubine Pei does not have the title of Xiangjun.
The Tang Dynasty was the time when the system of internally ordered women and externally appointed women truly matured.
"Grandpa, it's rare for me to come home, but you're so unkind to me..." Wang Jingfeng said with tears in his eyes, dissatisfied.
Wang Yan doesn’t accept this trick.
This daughter is like a goddess outside, admired by many younger generations, but at home - Lao Wang holds his forehead and sighs repeatedly.
“How are the eldest and second sons of Mr. Chen getting older? How are their learnings going?” Wang Yan hesitated for a moment, then asked.
"It doesn't seem to be good." Wang Jingfeng said: "I heard that several of the ring rulers were broken."
Wang Yan looked happy.
"Master, please stop worrying." Wang Jingfeng came to the bedside, looked at his pink son, showed a gentle smile, and said: "When my son grows up, it is enough for him to have a leisurely life. . Reading and hunting in your free time are not better than anything else?"
Wang Yan had nothing to say for a while.
The eldest daughter used to be Duke Lu’s official wife, why did she become a widow in the end? well.
"Why is Huifeng so worried?" Wang Yan asked again.
"She may like Mr. Lang more than me, hehe." Wang Jingfeng said with a bright smile.
Wang Yan was startled and asked: "How do you know?"
Lao Wang actually had some guesses, but when his eldest daughter said these words, it always made him feel a bit untrue.
“She secretly looked at Lang Jun.” Wang Jingfeng yawned again and said, “She is weak and restless on weekdays, but when Lang Jun comes to discuss matters with her, she becomes energetic and sometimes even blushes.”
“Since you know this—” Wang Yan was speechless.
“She just can’t save face.” Wang Jingfeng said nonchalantly.
This time Wang Yan was worried.
Seeing that the heartless eldest daughter could not ask any more questions, Wang Yan looked at his grandson again and went out.
Wang Jingfeng looked at his son on the couch and fell asleep.
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After arriving in the study, Wang Yan and Wang Xuan sat opposite each other.
"How is everything going in the court?" Wang Yan asked.
"The emperor is dissatisfied with the persecution of the He family." Wang Xuan replied: "Because Fei Li, the internal historian of Runan, is old, he wants to remove him from his post and calls him a cruel official."
Fei Li was a native of Shu and a former lieutenant of the Chengdu royal palace. He was recruited by Lu Zhi and served as the internal historian of Runan a few years ago.
It is impossible to say that he is a cruel official, but it is true that he resolutely follows orders. And because his family was rooted in Shu, Fei Li only lived in Henan with his wife and children. Apart from Lu Zhi, he had no connections and no worries, so he was unambiguous when he started taking action.
The former crown prince Youwei led Cui Wei to deliver the secret edict (the middle edict) to the emperor. Duke Chen was displeased, so Wang Yan led hundreds of officials to depose the prince on the grounds of "unfilial piety" and imprisoned him in Jinyong City.
Later I learned that after Cui Wei went to Daijun, he moved from Yanmen to Jinyang, and made Liu Kun the governor of Bingzhou and the governor of the three states of Youji. After asking for instructions, Wang Yan impeached Sima Quan on the grounds of "misconduct". As a result, in April, Sima Quan and the deposed Crown Princess He died.
Officials and generals in the East Palace were also extensively purged, and many were demoted as slaves and sent to Guangchengze to farm.
The Runan He family was also purged. Fei Li personally led his troops, captured and killed more than a hundred of the He family's descendants, and confiscated the land and property of his Zhuangke tribe.
There is no doubt that this move greatly shocked the court and the emperor was furious.
Wang Yan played a key role in deposing the crown prince, so it was inevitable that he would be gossiped about. Moreover, his daughter gave birth to a child for Mr. Chen, and was ridiculed for clinging to the new rich, which was shameless.
Old Wang is such a shameless person, so he was a little unhappy after hearing the gossip behind his back. The reputation I have accumulated over most of my life has been consumed a bit quickly in the past few years. Especially for the fact that the prince and his wife were sentenced to death, if he hadn't been famous, well-connected, and had many old officials, many people would definitely want to criticize him, and public opinion would never be as calm as it is now.
In addition, after the He family was uprooted, many scholars died in grief, but he comforted them one by one, and finally managed to stabilize.
After working hard for several months, I was really exhausted both physically and mentally.
"Although Fei Jianxi is old, he is not fatuous. Mr. Chen also admires him very much and cannot move." Wang Yan said: "Is there any news from the emperor?"
"Huang Huang today Pei Gu, the minister, mentioned something and said that the emperor wanted to make Wang Duan of Yuzhang the crown prince. "
"What evil has King Kang of Qinghe done..." Wang Yan was speechless.
Qinghe King Sima Ya was given the posthumous name "Kang" after his death. He had four sons.
The eldest son Sima Tan, the deposed prince who was led into the palace by Yang Xianrong and wanted to inherit the throne, was killed by Sima Yue.
The second son Sima You (yuè), who was crowned king of Qinghe, is still in Luoyang.
The third son is the former prince Sima Quan, who was killed by Shao Xun.
The fourth son, Sima Duan, is now the king of Yuzhang.
The emperor just wanted the fourth son of the old King Qinghe to be the crown prince, because he could not give birth to a son himself and had no sons and a half daughters.
If you think about it carefully, King Qinghe’s family has really suffered eight lifetimes of bad luck.
The two sons entered the palace and became princes one after another, but both of them died. Now I want my youngest son Sima Duan to continue to be the prince. Can he do it? Is it so easy to be the prince of the Jin Dynasty? But in two generations, three princes have died. Can the fourth one survive?
"Let's put it off for a while." Wang Yan said: "I don't think any of the clan members are willing to rush to become the prince."
Establishing a prince is a legitimate matter, and there is no reason inside or outside the government. To block, you can only drag.
Fortunately, the children of the clan are not stupid now, and no one can't think of becoming the prince. If this matter is delayed until the end, there is a high probability that someone will be forced to appoint one. No matter how reluctant that unfortunate guy is, he can only become a prince with a sad face.
"The canonization ceremony is a major event." Wang Yan added: "Tomorrow I will go check it out, and there must be no mistakes. You are the Minister of Duzhi, and the court must be prepared no matter how little money it has. Reward.”
"Yes." Wang Xuan responded.
"If you do this well, my father will be shameless and seek a good official position for you." Wang Yan stroked his beard and said: "Quan Zhong is a kind person and will never be ungrateful. "
At this point, Wang Yan stood up and said with emotion: "It's really not easy to watch him step by step."
Wang Xuan was also in a daze.
I think back then, Mr. Chen worked hard to earn a place as a police officer and enter the official career. Who cares about him then?
Wang Xuan accidentally heard someone mention Shao Xun's name, but he didn't take it to heart. At that time, there were still many layers between Mr. Chen and the Wang family of Langya, and it was not worth their time to take a look at them.
But the changes in the world have made people dizzy and even dumbfounded.
There is no point in regretting anymore. The Wang family hurriedly hurriedly hurriedly and finally saw the back of Mr. Chen who was making rapid progress, and barely got his share of the overall profit distribution.
What people fear most is having no value.
The Wang family is still valuable now, and everything still has a chance.
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It was sunny on June 11, the tenth year of Yongjia in the Jin Dynasty (316).
When the long dragon-like troops appeared on the eastern horizon, everyone knew that the soldier who wiped out Shile and took Youzhou was coming.
The news spread throughout Luoyang immediately.
All the officials and officials in the city had complicated expressions.
For them, Youzhou is too far away and they don’t care much. However, the bloody battle in Xin'an that lasted until February this year greatly improved their security situation - 15,000 Forbidden Army soldiers spilled blood on the battlefield, and tens of thousands of Sizhou soldiers filled the ravines, which resulted in long-term peace and stability in Luoyang.
Looking at each incident over the years, the Battle of Zhamati eliminated the threat to the north of Luoyang, and the Battle of Xin'an filled the gap in the west. Chen Gong was very kind to them. .
But—let’s not talk about it!
Is my objection useful?
When the intensive sound of horse hoofbeats echoed outside Dongyang Gate, the last trace of noise in Luoyang disappeared.
Under the setting sun in the evening, Pole Ma stopped at the end of Duan Dynasty. He first looked up at the majestic Luoyang City Wall, then turned to look at Duke Chen's banner, and sighed silently.
It seems that everyone is more or less dissatisfied with Chen Gong, but they are coerced by the general trend and reluctantly work for him.
Before this year, he never thought that one day he would bring his followers to Luoyang.
Such a majestic city and such a glorious royal aura are not worth mentioning in front of Duke Chen.
What confidence does he have to rebel?
The Xianbei cavalry were cruising outside the gates, and they were also attracted by this majestic city.
After seeing too much of the world, the ministers and leaders who originally respected them as heavenly beings seemed to be no more than that.
After nightfall, 20,000 troops camped outside Dongyang Gate.
Shao Xun took Yu Wenjun's hand and got out of the carriage. Looking at the dimly lit city tower under the night sky, he grabbed the void, as if crushing something.
"Twelve years ago, I followed Mi Zihui through this door. He was sneaky and alone. Twelve years later, I came out of this door with my wife's hand, and there were people gathering with crowns and hats." Shao Xun looked at Yu Wenjun and whispered. : "Twelve years ago, I wanted to give my wife a queen's crown dress."
Yu Wenjun recalled the past events of his childhood, looking at Shao Xun with his bright eyes, and was fascinated for a moment.
(End of this chapter)