Chapter 633 Preparation for Testing
The carriage slowly passed through the imperial road inside Jianchun Gate.
Shao Xun opened the curtains and looked outside.
The tall Taicang is the most eye-catching. But he knew that it was empty inside, just like his boss Ma Chi.
Shi Chong’s old house is still there, and has changed hands and owners, but now no one cares about it, and the weeds are knee-high, just like the imperial court.
Prince Wu's Mansion is old and mottled, no longer as glorious as it used to be. It looks a bit like a candle in the wind. It resembles both the Sima clan and the aristocratic families within the ten counties of Liang Kingdom.
The streets are filled with Silver Spear Zuoying sergeants, majestic and high-spirited.
They exude a strong vitality, full of energy, and look out in all directions. This is a group that not only did not lose its own interests under the changing times, but also gained shares from others.
How do the private soldiers of aristocratic families compare with them? The salary and status are far different.
How does Commander Shibing compare with them? Still far from it.
Even the original Luoyang Chinese Army couldn't compare with them, because the treatment was still worse, not to mention that not all Luoyang Chinese Army recruited soldiers.
Shao Xun has been persevering for many years, and finally allowed the wealthy family to cut some meat and increase the distribution ratio of soldiers.
This is his true base.
After arriving at Shao Mansion, Shao Xun got out of the car.
Wang Que'er, the governor of the Silver Spear Left Camp, came to pay his respects in person.
Shao Xun punched his shoulder and said with a smile: "Much stronger than before."
After saying that, he looked at Wang Queer's face again and said: "More mature "Stable."
Wang Queer smiled shyly.
He was followed by dozens of soldiers. Seeing the governor like this, they all lowered their heads.
Wang Du doesn’t talk much and his tone of voice is not serious, but the decisions he makes cannot be changed. During the retreat from Hanoi, he personally ordered the execution of several retreating military schools, and no one could plead for mercy.
But in front of Mr. Chen, he was as shy as a young man.
Shao Xun also noticed the soldiers behind Wang Queer.
Yes, the children I once took care of have grown up.
He has a wife, children, cronies, and a small group of his own. He doesn't recognize any of his relatives on the battlefield, and he has strong command, establishing his own prestige and forging his own friendship.
When master and apprentice meet, they can still appreciate everything that happened back then, and the relationship has not deteriorated, which is good.
"Let's go inside and talk. We are all our own today." Shao Xun patted him on the shoulder and said.
The group then entered Shao Mansion.
After lunch, Jin Zheng and others, who had rested in Chen County some time ago, also came.
In the evening, Zhang Shuo and Sun He from the Silver Spear Army, Xu Yu and Jiang Ke from the Mule Army, Hou Feihu from the Black Army and others all arrived.
Shao Xun asked people to set up a grill in the backyard, grilling meat and talking on the ground.
"It's been fourteen years since the second year of Yongning (302)." Shao Xun took the barbecue from Jin Zheng and said, "I can still remember what happened back then. Jin Zheng, your stomach was like a bottomless pit. How can you eat it?" No one has enough to eat.”
Everyone laughed when he said this.
Jin Zheng was very proud, as if being able to eat was something worth boasting about.
"It's a pity that Mao Er is not here. He was the best at crying back then."
"Mao Er doesn't remember my old brother. I went north to Youzhou to meet him a while ago. He was riding in an ox cart. , wearing wooden clogs and covered with incense, he is not the same as our smelly soldier. "
"Zheng Long and Wang Hui don't know how to pretend, and they will drink together in their free time."
"Wang Hui is not very good. At the beginning of the year, I went to Wancheng to see him from Chang'an. His second wife was from the Fan family in Shunyang. There were several children of the Fan family at the dinner party, and they actually made fun of me. Wang Hui That bitch didn’t try to dissuade me, and I left in a rage.”
“Really or not?”
“Of course it’s true. If someone makes trouble in Nanyang in the future, he will be the first to be betrayed.” "
"I have studied a lot and married a scholar. I think I am a scholar, haha. Sun Dayan, how about my son marrying your daughter in the future?"
"Your son is too weak to do it."
Everyone laughed again.
Is it really that easy to change social atmosphere? It's actually very difficult.
The first two batches of students (people from Donghai and Taiyuan) led by Shao Xun now have families and have high status, but have they integrated into the social circle dominated by scholars? not necessarily.
Even for a fierce man like Liu Yu, after he became emperor, some people still laughed at his humble background.
Once the Huan family entered the profession of serving as a soldier, their reputation immediately deteriorated.
Yes, you have a high position and great wealth. As a scholar, I have to rely on you, please you, and even marry my daughter to you, but this does not prevent me from secretly despising your poor background.
"Okay, just say a few words." Shao Xun waved his hand and said.
Everyone fell silent.
"What a big deal, you talk about it everywhere like a woman." Shao Xun glanced around and scolded with a smile: "Civil and martial arts are different, there are some things that can't be helped."
"Master Shao, when will there be a solution?" Jin Zheng asked, taking advantage of his drinking power. "Take your time, don't be in a hurry." Shao Xun picked up the wine glass and said, "Drink this glass to the full."
Everyone picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, and the atmosphere became lively again.
The people present were all warriors, but except for a few rough guys whose minds were full of muscles, most of them still had some ideas. After all, Shao Xun taught them how to read more than ten years ago.
"Jin San, you just asked when there will be a solution, this is a good question." Shao Xun put down his wine glass and said: "When will I be able to raise money and food without relying on scholars, and manage counties without relying on scholars? , Don’t rely on the scholars to promote my reputation, when you can attack two million people with 20,000 people, then Master Shao can do whatever he wants, even directly abolish the Taige, bypass the prime minister, and control the officials. The six departments of the Ministry, the Palace, the Five Soldiers, Tian Cao, Duzhi, and Zuo Min are not a problem."
"That's too difficult..." Even a warrior like Jin Zheng knows that this is unrealistic. But he couldn't help but said: "If it doesn't work, let's all move to Liang State and clean up Chen Liu and Runan. Then we will put our own people in various positions in Liang State. Out of sight is out of mind."< br>
“Child’s spirit.” Shao Xun laughed and cursed again, and said: “Take your time, don’t rush.”
“Master Shao, actually what Jin Zheng said is right.” Silver Spear Zhang Shuo, the commander of the battalion, said: "In the ten counties of the Liang Kingdom, the household registrations have been compiled into seventy-seven or eighty-eight. As long as there are officials who are proficient in literature and familiar with the people's conditions, they can directly levy taxes without the need for scholars. That is, Chenliu and Runan It's a bit troublesome, just take your time and grind it out."
"There are more than ten counties in the world." Shao Xun shook his head and said, "That's all, let's discuss this in two days. Enter the palace, and you will be ready. The left camp is in Beijing, and I will hold Luoyang, the middle camp and the right camp are in Chenliu and Chenjun, and the black army is in Heyang, keeping an eye on the local disturbances."
“Yes.”
"Drink." Shao Xun raised his glass again.
After some testing today, he once again confirmed that the two armies of Silver Spear and Black Metal he created were following him, and that was enough.
In these years of fighting here and there, there are not many opportunities to meet so many key students at one time. As time goes by, he will also want to get to know the current thinking of his students.
As far as what I saw today, it was okay.
The change of social atmosphere does not happen overnight.
Historically, it was the three hundred years of melee between the Southern and Northern Dynasties that completely deprived the gentry of their economic foundation, destroyed their pride, and changed the social form, customs, and ideas of the entire country, and gradually found out the A new path - if you ask a person from the Tang Dynasty to see everything about the Han Dynasty, he will find it a bit strange, and vice versa.
The students that Shao Xun relies on for help have not yet been accepted by "mainstream society".
Everything has pros and cons.
At this critical moment, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
What he wants to do now is the approval of others - at least no objection.
If the core army recognizes him for doing this, then the miscellaneous troops will be much more at ease.
The big aristocratic families recognized him for doing this, and other small and medium-sized aristocratic families couldn't make much waves.
The military, bureaucracy, and finance complement each other and are indispensable.
Now that he is sure that the core officers support him, the nobles still need to spend some effort.
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"Lieutenant, do you want me to make a fool of myself?" After the banquet, the students dispersed, and Shao Xun received Wang Yan in the study again .
"Taibai, you can't just not participate in a single conversation, right?" Wang Yan said helplessly: "I have prepared some exquisite principles for you, which will definitely shine and become famous everywhere."
"Inappropriate." Shao Xun waved his hand.
Lao Deng was helping him organize a talk party and using his reputation to invite "famous people" from various states to attend the meeting. Then he used his status as host to formulate topics and give cheat sheets in private to help Shao Xun become famous in metaphysics.
This is how scholars gather, and it is also the best way to gain recognition in their circles. Even though he was as strong as Liu Yu, he still had to talk nonsense with the scholars. When people caught the loopholes in his language and logic and attacked them in person, he had no choice but to laugh at himself.
Of course, fortunately this is the north. If Shao Xun refused to participate, it would not be a big problem.
“That’s okay.” Seeing Shao Xun’s resolute attitude, Wang Yan could only give up and said: “However, you can’t refuse next time. Some things have to be experienced once. Well, in fact, you can’t make a fool of yourself. , come to my house when you have time, Hui Feng is good at this..."
Shao Xun glanced at Lao Deng in surprise.
This is someone who does great things!
Wang Yan was a little embarrassed by what he saw. He coughed and said: "The ceremony is scheduled for three days later. All the civil and military ministers will be there to play the music of the ceremony. The emperor will come to the throne to confer the title. Don't make too much noise. Big..."
"How many people did Zhao Wanglun bring into the palace in the past?" Shao Xun asked.
"Five thousand people."
"After the Battle of Xin'an, many of the Forbidden Army's departments were damaged. Yesterday I sent them to garrison outside the city." Shao Xun said: "In the palace Wang Que'er, the commander of the Silver Spear Left Battalion, will be responsible for guarding the emperor. Tomorrow at the latest, six thousand soldiers will come in to guard the emperor. It's really not good to make too much noise." br>Wang Yan was stunned.
My old wife Guo once joked that Shao Xun and he were equals in terms of shamelessness.
You have sent 6,000 soldiers to protect the palace city, but you are still a "light chariot"?
Wang Yan didn't say anything, and Shao Xun didn't care either. He asked again: "How is the material discussion in Beijing?"
"Actually, it's nothing." Wang Yan said: "You should know, years ago You know it. You should have heard about it after a few months. After all, there are lessons learned from the past.”
The “lessons from the past” mentioned by Wang Yan refer to Jiao. Qiu, Li Shu, Xu Xia and others, and perhaps the recent Runan He family.
The only families that were exterminated by Shao Xun in the past ten years were the He family in Chenjun (including the Runan Langling branch) and the Runan He family.
The former was when he was first granted the title of Duke, taking advantage of the local leader He's family to establish his power.
The latter is because he wants to become the Duke of the country and use the emperor's relatives and the He family to establish his authority.
Every time is a critical time point, and each time there is a reasonable reason on the surface. It seems to be in compliance with the rules and will not cause a strong backlash, but it also serves as a warning.
He believed that what Wang Yan said was true. No fool would charge for the emperor anymore.
This is actually the reason why powerful officials in history did not succeed in usurping the throne in one step. They kept spreading rumors, constantly testing, luring the snake out of its hole, cleaning up the thorns, and finally nothing happened when they reached the Zen position.
"In that case, the canonization ceremony will be held in three days." Shao Xun said: "I can't wait any longer. After the canonization is completed, I will return to Bianliang. Please take care of Luoyang."
(End of this chapter)