Chapter 812: Making use of the topic
The New Year is spent in the shadow of death.
By February, the epidemic seemed to be less severe, and the people struggled to survive the most frightening and difficult moments.
On February 15th, Wang Yan observed the stars at night and believed that the accumulated corpse energy in the Western Pleiades and Bi Ersu had been greatly reduced, there were not many new evil spirits, and the epidemic situation was about to weaken.
On the 16th, Shangshu ordered Pei Miao to observe the sky again. The Yin Qi of the four graves in Xu and Wei Ersu in the north also showed signs of disappearing, which meant that there were fewer evil ghosts.
As soon as this was said, everyone celebrated.
The accumulation of corpse energy brings out evil spirits, and the yin energy brings out fierce ghosts. Both types of things will come out to harm people and make people suffer from epidemics.
In principle it makes sense, there’s nothing wrong with it!
Starting from late February, people who need spring plowing come out to do spring plowing, and those who do not need spring plowing start to hold Nuo ceremonies and dances.
The government came out and smashed several Nuo ritual stalls and ordered the crowds to be reduced.
But it was impossible to guard against it. Such activities continued unabated in various places. The owners of Wubao didn't care at all. As a result, the epidemic reappeared, and they suffered a second wave of damage and many people died. Only then did they become honest.
After all this trouble, it was not until the beginning of March, when spring plowing was completed one after another after a delay of half a month, that the situation finally improved.
March 3rd is the day for making mistakes, so naturally it is prohibited.
Shao Xun spent his days fishing in the pond in front of Zhaode Hall in the harem.
This palace is the residence of Yu Wenjun. The third daughter Mu'er, the sixth son Liang Nu and the youngest son Quji who were born in the twelfth lunar month of last year also live here.
Yang Xianrong gave birth to a daughter two months earlier than Yu Wenjun—well, it was still kept secret.
Liu Yena is also pregnant.
Before this, she had given birth to a son in February of the fifth year of Shengui (321), named "Gong".
Shao Xun is really obsessed with her big butt.
In terms of shape, those two buttocks are the most beautiful ones in the harem, even more perfect than Le Lan Ji’s, and extremely round, which often makes Shao Xun uncontrollable.
Surprisingly, Song Yi was also pregnant.
In fact, Shao Xun has not touched her a few times in these years. Although Huan was happy, Song Yi was also unlucky and failed to get pregnant.
Unexpectedly, I followed him on a boat trip on the Fen River, and after a boat earthquake, I became pregnant immediately.
This is luck.
“It’s been three months in a flash...” Shao Xun suddenly sighed.
Mu'er, who is already eleven years old after the New Year, sat obediently and watched her father fishing.
Yu Wenjun held his youngest son to relieve his illness. His eye circles were slightly red, as if he had just cried.
"That's all, I don't want to see you cry, so I will give way to the prime minister this time." Shao Xun put down the fishing rod that had not moved for a long time and winked at the palace commander Shi Wuli.
Wu Li understood and made another nest in the water.
Yu Wenjun was even more sad.
A few days ago, a group of officials, headed by Prime Minister Yu Chen, once again sent a message: Please implement benevolent policies to avoid the epidemic.
Shao Xun was not happy when he heard it.
There is no problem with benevolent governance, but using the epidemic as a weapon is a bit excessive.
Let’s look at the core requirement of benevolent government: to provide food and silk.
The meaning is very clear. This year, I will do little corvee and receive little tax, which will reduce the burden on the elders of the world.
The burden was reduced last year. This year, due to the plague, God has given a warning that benevolent government must be implemented, so we must continue to reduce the burden and "stop the war with force."
Shao Xun is not sure whether Yu Chen and the others really think so, or whether they are using the topic as an excuse. It may be both.
"Husband." Yu Wenjun wiped his tears and said, "I will leave the palace today and talk to my father."
"Don't go anywhere, just stay in the palace In." Shao Xun said.
"What are you doing in the palace? I am not afraid of illness..." Yu Wenjun said blankly.
"Stay with me in the palace. I can't be away from you for even a moment. I miss you." Shao Xun said helplessly.
Yu Wenjun blushed and stopped talking.
Wu Li had finished making his nest and quietly retreated.
Shao Xun asked Yu Wenjun to hand the child over to the wet nurse, and then said: "Just wait for two more months. When the epidemic is over, there is really nothing you can do now. Alas, even the Silver Spear Army is dead. They are all veterans of hundreds of battles. It would take a lot of effort for the Xiongnu and Xianbei to kill so many elite warriors."
"The Xiongnu and Xianbei will definitely be dead," Yu Wenjun comforted. road.
"That's true." Shao Xun said with a bitter smile.
He remembered the rare locust plague many years ago, which caused the war between him and the Huns to be suspended. The horses could not run, and the people were annoyed by the overwhelming locusts.
"That's it." He said: "I will obey the Prime Minister this time. Anyway, I'm afraid I won't be willing to ask them to send food here."
Yu Wenjun laughed through his tears. .
"Yuan Gui is so good this time, one hundred thousand breaks eight hundred." Shao Xun mentioned another thing.
Ancestor Ti of Huaiyin sent troops north to plunder. When Yu Liang heard the news, he was very nervous. He sent a message to all the counties and immediately recruited 30,000 men, known as "one hundred thousand". He captured a group of Wu soldiers who had not retreated south after the plunder, and all of them Encirclement and annihilation.
After the war, we will only have 800 people.
This is Yu Yuangui's "one hundred thousand breaking eight hundred" battle, which makes Shao Xun unable to complain.
It’s a bit of a loss to go to such a big fight and only achieve so little in the end!
Fortunately, Li Chong has been appointed governor of Xuzhou, taking over the local military affairs, while Yu Liang is solely in charge of civil affairs.
An epidemic also broke out in Xuzhou. Both sides had no intention of fighting and each of them stopped fighting. "You can't catch any fish either." Shao Xun swung the fishing rod and stood up directly.
He even suspected that there were too many fish in the nest, and the fish were full and unwilling to take the bait.
Mu'er quietly took the fishing rod, widened his eyes, and looked at the pond seriously.
"Wang Yan satirized the government and said that the country's personnel were inappropriate. I think he is also old and confused." Shao Xun walked up and down the pavilion with his hands behind his back and said, "You still want me.' Examine your mistakes' and 'accept advice with an open mind', so as to avoid disasters. ”
He didn't even dare to think about what would happen if he proclaimed himself emperor. At least for now, Sima Chi was still taking the blame, and God hated Jin De.
Wang Yan is so old!
Shao Xun probably knows what the plague is about, but he is pretending to be crazy and selling private goods.
These people just don’t want him to fight, they just want to live their own lives behind closed doors.
After all, it was made very clear during the Eastern Han Dynasty: "Be free for a lifetime, look down on the sky and the earth. If you are not responsible for the time, you will live forever."
Hiding in his own manor , "You can reach the top of the sky and go beyond the universe! How envious is it to enter the emperor's gate!"
Some scholars just want to rely on their manors and tribes to be otakus and enjoy themselves as much as they want.
You took away their money and food, and Ding Zhuangzheng left. Your interests were directly damaged and your quality of life was reduced. How can you still be free?
This is the rebound.
I took a year off to recuperate last year. I thought they had stopped, but I didn’t expect that they would start making noise again this year due to the pandemic.
seek death!
However, after getting angry, Shao Xun slowly calmed down.
First of all, Yu Chen and Wang Yan actually support themselves. They are just reminding them to have a certain amount of pressure and putting pressure on themselves.
During the epidemic, they kept asking about the situation in the palace, fearing that they would catch the disease and die...
Shao Xun was angry and funny at the time.
At the same time, I also understand that if he gets sick and dies, it will not be in the interests of Yu Chen, Wang Yan and others, nor in the interests of the scholars in the world. Although some fools may think that he, Shao, has completed his historical mission , has already turned the world upside down, it doesn’t matter even if he dies now.
But overall, people of insight still don't want anything to happen to him. After all, the civil war may be more terrifying than the invasion of the Huns and Xianbei, with more casualties.
So, everyone has the same overall interests, but there are differences on individual issues. The conflicts are within control and can be resolved through negotiation.
"Crash!" There was a sound of water coming from the pool.
Shao Xun turned around and saw Mu'er catching a fish, and he was immediately stunned.
"This..." He reacted quickly and said with a smile: "Good girl, give the fish to Grandpa, okay?"
Mu'er smiled shyly and said, "I listen to Grandpa. . ”
Just like her mother, she focuses on being obedient.
Wu Li stepped forward, took off the fish and put it into the basket.
“Keep fishing, there will definitely be someone who takes the bait.” Shao Xun encouraged, and then left the pavilion, went to the Zhaode Hall, and picked up the official letter for review.
During the epidemic, the government did not completely stop operations, and news continued to come from various places, many of which were relatively important military intelligence.
Liu Can suffered a serious injury last year.
Chen An surrendered and rebelled again. He sent Jin Zhun to lead an army to conquer. Halfway through the battle, there was a serious epidemic in the army and he was forced to stop.
Shao Xun was a little gloated when he saw the news. How could I be the only one suffering?
In addition, Liu Can added troops to Beiyi Mountain (Helan Mountain). He has been operating for more than a year. I don’t know if there are any results. He only heard that Anding County has added Sanshui and Quyan counties.
If these two counties are both in the old land of Qin and Han Dynasties, then the results will not be great. It can only be said that they are still in the preparation stage, and they have to continue to operate before they have a base.
Liu Can is actually not easy either.
There are only a few expansion directions in Guanzhong. One is to go south into Hanzhong. There is currently no progress, or they have not chosen this direction.
The second is to go west, but it only stops after taking the entire territory of Qinzhou to avoid direct conflict with Liangzhou.
In fact, Liangzhou was also worried about the Huns, so they sent envoys to Shengle to profess their vassalage to Tuoba Xianbei.
The third is to go east, go out of Tongguan and Pujin Pass, and attack Hedong and Hongnong, but Liu Can did not dare. He only had small-scale harassment and testing, but no large-scale attack.
The fourth is to go north, which is what they are currently doing: wooing the Hu tribe and joining their small court in Chang'an.
The effect is mediocre, the progress is very limited, and it is highly likely that it will be difficult to rule directly. In the end, it will probably be like naming Yang Nandi as the "King of Wudu" and implementing the rule of restraint.
Liu Can is a child, nothing to be afraid of.
It’s just taking advantage of the geography of mountains and rivers to hide behind the Yellow River and Tongguan. If Kanto is not in chaos, they have no chance.
After Shao Xun reviewed the official letter, he sent someone to deliver it to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
By the end of March, the epidemic had been greatly reduced.
After repeated requests from Yu Chen, Wang Yan, Pan Tao and others, he came forward to offer sacrifices to the gods in order to avoid the epidemic.
At the beginning of April, news came again from Tuoba Xianbei. There were roughly two pieces of news:
First, there was an epidemic in the grassland, and many people died in Shengle;
The other 2. Under the guise of avoiding the epidemic, Qi mother and son made a plan and decided to send people to Dongmugenshang to select a site to build a city and move the capital there.
As for when the capital was moved to Dongmugen Mountain, it was probably around June and July when the Yinshan Mountains were frosty.
At this time, the leader of Tuoba Xianbei will patrol all directions as usual. Qi mother and son are likely to eliminate the Dugu tribe in one fell swoop and seize Dongmugen Mountain as the new capital.
This is a clever move, because Dongmugen Mountain has an excellent geographical location, which can not only connect with the new party forces in the east, but also unite with the new people in the central part to suppress the old people in the area.
If the Qi family and their son really succeed, then with the huge power of the Eastern and Central Divisions, they will make it difficult for the old people in the West to resist.
They showed their swords. Should Helan Aitou and Wang Feng take a stand, or should they continue to swallow their anger?
(End of this chapter)