In the second year of Taiwu, November 12th.
The whole of Taiyuan was immersed in a sea of joy. Wang Yun distributed all the drinks in the city's warehouse to the people of Taiyuan for free to celebrate this great victory.
Yes, Wang Hong only led a team of less than a thousand people out of the city. Everyone thought they would die outside, but they didn't want to win.
To be precise, Wang Hong and the others had not come into contact with the Taishan Army at all. The walls outside the city had long been empty, but they left behind a large amount of food and property.
So Taiyuan has been carrying these spoils for the past two days, and Wang Yun has already determined the distribution standard: the Wang family will be divided into 40%, and the remaining families will be divided according to the number of troops.
No one has doubts about this standard, because they have been stunned by this unexpected surprise, but inevitably, they will be curious and ask questions like this:
"Why did the Taishan Army retreat?"
Wang Yun did not tell them the truth directly. Instead, he asked a domestic servant to secretly leave the city, and then pretended to have just returned from the south, bringing the latest information to Taiyuan.
"The Kansai Army defeated the Taishan Army in Dusuoyuan."
The news made everyone unable to believe it at first, but the development of the matter forced them to believe it.
In the end, everyone was ecstatic.
Ever since the Taishan Army marched south from Pingcheng, they were like a dark cloud hanging over the hearts of the powerful. These are to make decisions for the people at the bottom and to clean up the power of the remnants of the people.
Although they looked down upon the Taishan Army on the surface, they believed that this kind of perverse behavior would not last long. But when these people come back from their dreams at midnight, why don’t they have nightmares?
They understand that Taishan Army does what it says.
But now that it's better, the brutal Taishan Army was actually defeated?
This is really, really good!
When the water is full, the well digger will not be forgotten, so when the whole city was celebrating, all the powerful people in the city gathered at the shogunate in the middle city to congratulate Wang Yun for establishing this special honor.
There was an endless stream of people, everyone smiling and congratulating each other on entering the shogunate. On the high building of the shogunate, the younger generations of the Wang family were also entertaining the children of each family, drinking wine and singing.
Here, brothers Wang Chen and Wang Ling are the well-deserved protagonists. Everyone in the family gathered around them and said flattering words.
While Wang Ling was drinking heavily, he felt very happy when he looked at the lights of thousands of houses outside the building.
He pushed aside the people around him, stepped forward, leaned on the railing and looked into the distance, and suddenly gave a scornful laugh:
"Look, it's okay for us people to be happy, but these Guizhou leaders are also happy with us. What do you think they are happy about?"
When Wang Ling finished speaking, his maternal uncle Linghu Shao stopped him and said:
"Yan Yun, you are drunk. Of course, those Guizhou chiefs will rejoice with us at this great victory of the Han thieves."
Wang Ling glanced at Linghu Shao over there and ignored him.
He really hated this person. If he hadn't been his brother-in-law's brother, Wang Ling wouldn't have wanted this person to come at all.
In his opinion, this person always has a bright look, which makes him have high morals and knowledge, while his peers are just messing around.
Too pretentious!
On Wang Ling's side, not only Linghu Shao was mentioned, but someone rushed to support him, and that was Xun Ban, the county's FA Cao.
Xun Ban sneered and said:
"Although I regard those Taishan thieves as enemies, I also know that what these people are doing is helping those Guizhou leaders. But are you watching? The group of fools below are even celebrating that their savior has been beaten away. This shows that this is What kind of people.”
Xun Ban's words caused everyone to be silent for a while. They all looked at the commotion downstairs and sighed a lot.
At this time, Sun Zi, who had not spoken much at the beginning of the banquet, spoke:
"There is no savior. The way of a gentleman is always to strive for self-improvement. The way of a villain is to pray for these things. You think that even if the Taishan Army really comes, what can they do? As long as this heart does not change, In the end, he became a subordinate.”
Sun Zi was a very extraordinary person, and his family was just a middle-class family in Taiyuan. However, he was smart and well-read since he was a child, and was appreciated by Wang Yun. He said many times that among the younger generation in Taiyuan, he would be the one who would achieve the greatest success in the future.
After Sun Zi finished, Wang Ling's elder brother Wang Chen nodded and couldn't agree more:
"This view mentioned by Sun Jun is really novel. People say that the reason why we are gentlemen is because of the hairpin tassels we have accumulated in our lives. Now look, the reason why we are gentlemen is not just because of our family background. It is because of me. When faced with adversity, one can persevere and strive for self-improvement, as you can see from this siege..."
Then Wang Chen smoothly changed the topic to the great achievements of their Wang family this time, and began to brag about themselves. Of course, he boasted about Wang Yun and his father Wang Hong a lot, but for himself, he only modestly said that they only made a small contribution.
While Wang Chen was talking over there, Wang Ling had already turned his head contemptuously. This time he looked at the shogunate below. The big shots who dominated the mountains and rivers of Bingzhou were all there.
Wang Ling knew very well that after this great victory, the Wang family would be the one to decide the future of Bingzhou. Among the many contemporaries of the Wang family, uncle Wang Yun's three sons, Wang Gai, Wang Jing, and Wang Ding, all served as servants in Chang'an.
If Bingzhou belongs to the Wang family, those three people will definitely not be able to come back, and the court will definitely hold them hostage.
Therefore, among the Wang family, only his elder brother Wang Chen is his opponent. But he looked at his idiot brother and snorted, "Does he deserve it?"
However, when his eyes moved to Wen Hui and Wang Ji next to his brother, he hesitated and thought to himself:
"These two are quite capable, so we need to win them over as soon as possible."
Seeing that Wang Ji was silent, Wang Ling thought of an idea and whispered to Wang Chang beside him:
"Call your brother here later. I have something to say to him."
Wang Chang and Wang Ji belong to the Wang family of Jinyang, while Wang Chen and Wang Ling belong to the Wang family of Qi County and are not of the same clan. But because the elders of the two families are close, the younger generation naturally treats each other as children of the same race.
And because of the different relationships between their parents, their younger generation naturally became closer and closer.
Wang Ji is Wang Rou's son, but the relationship between Wang Rou and Wang Yun is not good, and Wang Ling, who has always been good at observing words and emotions, naturally does not want to get closer to Wang Ji.
But Wang Chang's father is Wang Ze, who is currently working for Guang Luxun in Chang'an. He is also Wang Yun's ally in the court, and the two families have always been very close.
This Wang Chang was almost raised in the Wang family. He always treated Wang Ling as a brother and was his loyal little brother.
Seeing his brother's orders at this time, Wang Chang walked to Wang Ji without any second thoughts, and then talked to his brother.
After a moment, Wang Ji came over and asked Wang Ling doubtfully:
"What does A Ling want from me?"
Wang Ling said straightforwardly to Wang Ji:
"Brother, have you ever forgotten your uncle's wasted death?"
Wang Ji's eyes suddenly turned red. He took a deep breath and frowned:
"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
Wang Ling smiled, patted Wang Ji on the shoulder, Judo:
"I will suggest to my uncle that the remnants of the Huns who fled in Loufangguan be recalled to Taiyuan to thoroughly investigate the death of my uncle. When the time comes, we will definitely support the little Hun prince to regain control of the Huns. When the time comes, I will suggest that my uncle let you join the army, what do you think?”
Wang Ji's breathing became heavier and heavier, but he understood this Wang Ling and did not speak.
Wang Ling didn't say much, he just pointed at Wang Chen who was still trying to persuade him to drink, and chuckled, saying nothing.
Wang Ji did not agree or refuse, he just pursed his lips and returned to the mat.
As soon as he sat down, his friend Wang Chen asked him in confusion:
"Aji, why is my useless brother calling you?"
Wang Ji looked at the confused Wang Chen, his mind turned over and over again, and finally turned into a chuckle:
"It's okay."
Wang Chen shook his head, and then continued to drink with the children from various families.
Only Wang Ji looked steadily to the southwest, where his father died in vain.
Finally, he spilled the drink on the ground and made his decision. It’s so cold at high places!
……
Not to mention the intrigues and petty quarrels between the younger generations.
The spacious shogunate was full of distinguished guests and wise men, and what they were discussing was the major issues concerning the world and the state.
In addition to celebrating this hard-won victory here, they were also discussing how to reward Jiexiu's Kansai army.
Which of the handsome men present is the smarter? Which one does not have family origins? So they knew very well that after the Taishan Army withdrew from Taiyuan, the most important thing for them in the next stage was how to deal with the relationship with the Kansai reinforcements.
The first step in this relationship is to reward.
Money and silk are easy to talk about. They just seized a large amount from the Taishan Army's camp, so the money and silk are not bad.
But there has to be an explanation for how much. It is not appropriate to give this thing more or less.
So they discussed it and decided to send someone out of the city to go to the Kansai camp in Jiexiu tomorrow to have a good chat with Hu Shuai.
The second thing they want to discuss is the formation of this new army.
After the Taishan Army moved south this time, Bingzhou's active military strength was almost completely lost. At this time, Bingzhou can be said to be the most empty. This is also the most practical reason why these Taiyuan powerful forces did not hesitate to reward the Kansai Army.
But this war disaster is not to say that there are no benefits, that is, the power of the Han Dynasty has been wiped out, and they can enter the palace.
For example, what Wang Yun is saying to everyone now is that each family will set up a camp, and in the future, all families will be united. To use Wang Yun's words:
"We share this state together!"
Don't say it, these words really made everyone's hearts hot.
But just when the atmosphere was getting heated, a group of feathered knights came from Taiyuan City and shouted towards the city.
They claimed to be the Yuqi of the Kansai Army, and they had important information to send to the princes in the city.
Soon a bamboo basket was shaken down from the top of the city. A knight with dark eyes and black clothes took out a talisman from his arms and put it into the bamboo basket.
As the bamboo basket was slowly swung up, the city fell into silence again, and time passed little by little.
The people below were impatient to wait and shouted from the tower:
"Tie your horses to the antlers of the antlers. You will get into the basket later and we will rock you up."
The knights below all cursed when they heard this, but in the end they still did it.
When all sixteen Yuqi were pulled to the top of the city without missing a beat, a city gate official bent down to greet them, apologizing profusely.
The leader Shen Muqi general pushed the man away, and then cursed in Mandarin with Liangzhou accent:
"Don't do this, I don't have time to waste with you. Hurry up and lead the way. I want to see your governor immediately."
Who would have thought that as soon as he finished saying this, the gatekeeper on the opposite side wondered:
"Didn't you meet our Governor Ding on the way? He left the night before, heading south."
The knight was stunned for a moment and cursed again:
"No, then who is in charge now?"
The city gatekeeper had a submissive character and was afraid that these fierce men from Liangzhou would get angry, so he hurriedly said:
"It is our royal visitor, Prince Wang Yun."
The knight didn't say anything, but kicked the man with his boot and asked him to lead the way.
Over there, the news of Guan Xiyu's entry into the city had already been reported to Wang Yun and others at the banquet. It was Wang Yun who personally checked the talisman and confirmed that it was the seal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Han family, so he allowed this group of people to enter.
So when these sixteen knights walked into the shogunate wearing armor, both long and short, there was already someone waiting here.
When the man saw these sixteen knights, although they had no horses, they were still walking with majesty, he immediately sighed:
"Maybe only soldiers like this can defeat the Taishan Army."
Then, the official felt sour in his heart:
"Hey, our Bingzhou also had such soldiers back then."
Thinking about it, this man began to recall some past events. When the sixteen people approached, he came back to his senses and said with a smile:
"Everyone from afar, drinks have been prepared inside the tent. Wang Yezhe has given the order. We will go in directly in a moment."
When the knight with deep eyes heard this, he was about to lead people in directly, but was blocked. He was wondering when he heard the official laugh and say:
"The shogunate's festival hall is here. Forget about your armor, all the weapons in your hands will be placed here."
The knight turned back and looked at the brothers behind him, then took the initiative to hand over the ring-shou sword and put the iron bone flower on his waist together.
The iron bone flower was dark, with some blood stains on it.
The middle-aged official felt sick to his stomach. After waiting for these people to disarm, he led them through the corridor of a group of armored soldiers with halberds and entered the shogunate in the middle.
Looking at the brightly lit lobby, the broad-eyed knight took a deep breath, loosened his belt, and then said to everyone behind him:
"You all stay outside. A'dai will come in with me in a moment."
These people are all carefully selected warriors, and naturally things like Qin Wuyang will not happen, but the dark-eyed knight decided to keep these people outside for the sake of stability.
So, this man took the man named A Dai, and the two of them walked into the bright hall where the smell of makeup and wine was mixed.
After the two entered, they quickly scanned the lobby, and then saw a middle-aged tiger minister sitting high on the stage, with various hairpins on the left and right.
At this time, Wang Yun smiled and said:
"What's the name of this general?"
The deep-eyed knight respectfully replied:
"In the end, I will be Pound, the flying bear army general under Hu Shuai's tent."
Wang Yun has always had the ability to recognize people and observe their appearance. When he saw this general, he showed a certain magnanimity. He had a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and his ape's arms and kite's shoulders. He must be a strong general.
He couldn't help but sigh, the Liangzhou Army was really like a forest of warriors, and such a magnanimous general was just a small general.
So, he already had the idea of recruiting this person, so he said more gently:
"I wonder if Hu Shuai has something important to convey?"
At this time, Pang De's heart was beating wildly. Due to the delay in intelligence, they did not know that Ding Yuan had run away before they set off. The person who made the decision at this time would be Wang Yun, so the original rhetoric could no longer be used.
On the way into the city, he kept thinking of ways, but here he could only bite the bullet and say it.
So, as Pound spoke, Wang Yun's brows furrowed more and more, and finally he became so angry that he slapped the case several times:
"Get it for me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers on both sides of the corridor rushed towards Pang De and the two men.
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