Chapter 290 The old poison goes south
Luoning County Middle School.
Niu Fu held the letter from Dong Zhuo to him in his hand, and his rough face was filled with a refreshing smile.
"Wenhe, the Prime Minister has agreed and ordered our soldiers to send Nanyang County to fight Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, and search for prison in Nanyang County for the cost of the Prime Minister and our Xiliang."
Jia Xu smiled indifferently and said, "Congratulations to General Zhonglang for obtaining this important task. From then on, all matters south of Guanzhong will be under the jurisdiction of General Zhonglang for the reign of Prime Minister. This false power of the party will be brought to General Zhonglang within a few years."
Niu Fu put down the bamboo slips in his hand, then picked up Fang Zun from the table, filled the two wine lords on the table, handed one to Jia Xu and said, "Wenhe, please!"
"The General of the Central Army forgives his sins and claims to be unfair to drink. He has never drunk alcohol for twenty years."
Niu Fu curled his lips and said, "What a pity, I haven't drunk for more than 20 years, but how did you get through this life? After all, I was born in Wuwei, how could I bear it if I don't drink?"
"After time, I get used to it."
Niu Fu shook his head and sighed, picked up Yijue wine, raised his head and drank it in his lower abdomen, and shouted: "Have fun!"
Jia Xu just looked at Niu Fu calmly until he put the wine Jue back on the table, and then said, "The Central Army General drinks a lot."
"Haha, a certain family can lack women in this life, but they cannot be accompanied by fine wine."
Jia Xu's face turned stern and said solemnly: "The Zhonglang is inappropriate to this. Do not say it in front of outsiders in the future."
Niu Fu looked at him in confusion and said strangely: "What's wrong with this?"
Jia Xu said lightly: "If it were someone else, it might be said, but if it was on the General of the Central Army, it might be inappropriate."
“Why?”
"The General of Zhonglang is the son-in-law of the Prime Minister. The woman in the family is the daughter of the Prime Minister. If the General of Zhonglang loses a woman, wouldn't he be without a wife... The General of Zhonglang can be without a wine in this life, but must never be without a woman."
Niu Fu was stunned when he heard this.
When he was young, he saw him smile awkwardly and said helplessly: "Mr. Niu is not as meticulous as Wen and you in this life. Alas, you are so jealous, so I am afraid that Niu will never learn you in this life."
Jia Xu said kindly: "The General of the Central Army is the favorite son-in-law of the prime minister and the country is backed by the prime minister. Why should he learn these minor paths?"
Niu Fu sighed: "Although that is the case, the prime minister is... moody, and the prime minister has been in the sixty years."
With Jia Xu's wisdom, he could naturally understand Niu Fu's words.
Niu Fu's subtitle means that although he is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, he is still walking on thin ice and dare not overthrow him when facing Dong Zhuo, who is irritable and moody and impermanent.
Even though his father-in-law Dong Zhuo was the most powerful minister, he had many enemies in his life. The aristocratic families and famous families all wished that they could eat their flesh. Dong Zhuo is now over 60 years old. God knows how many years he can live...
If Dong Zhuo dies, where should he go as Dong Zhuo’s son-in-law?
At present, Niu Fu seems to be a general in the Central Army and has military power, but in fact his future is uncertain and his future may not be certain.
Jia Xu said, "It is precisely because of this that Xu advised the General of the Central Army to go to Nanyang to guard the foreign vassals for the Prime Minister, the Grand Historian, and wait for the time of the times."
Jia Xu's suggestion to Niu Fu was to let him join forces with Zhang Ji, take advantage of Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Cai Mao and others to fight in Nanyang County. The two of them sent troops to Nanyang County, and seized a territory north of Wancheng and west of Yingchuan County, as Dong Zhuo's Pingfan in the south.
It can also be used as a buffer zone for military forces in Guanzhong and Nanyang County.
It is Shen Sheng who died inside and Chong Er who was peaceful outside.
Dong Zhuo seems to be powerful now, but in fact he has internal and external troubles, which is unwilling tolerate by the families and gentry in the world.
The generals of Xiliang under his command - Dong Min, Dong Huang, Duan Wei, Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, Dong Yue, Yang Ding, Xu Rong, Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Li Meng, Wang Fang and others all formed parties and worked independently, and had more or less military power in their hands. I am afraid that no one would suffer any loss to anyone...
What's even more terrible is that Dong Zhuo lost his son in his early years and has not decided who heirs until now.
His younger brother Dong Min and his follower Dong Huang both mean to inherit Dong Zhuo's foundation and compete with each other.
It can be imagined that once Dong Zhuo dies, the generals under his command will not convince each other, and the people in the Shilin who are watching coldly in Chang'an City will also take decisive action.
What a chaos that will be then?
Instead of waiting for the uncertain variables in Chang'an, it is better to lead troops to the south to guard the gates of Guanzhong for Dong Zhuo.
If it were someone else, Dong Zhuo might not believe it.
But Niu Fu is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, so he naturally has some place in his heart and can win Dong Zhuo's trust.
When Niu Fu arrived at the Nanyang border, he would have to search and scrape the local goods and supply them to Dong Zhuo for troops to raise soldiers. He would have been supportive of Dong Zhuo and he had always gained a foothold in the northern border of Nanyang and became a force.
As long as he does not show a clear anti-intention, Dong Zhuo will support him whether he wants soldiers or horses.
After a few years, Dong Zhuo is gone. If the situation in Chang'an is still stable, Niu Fu can lead tens of thousands of troops back to the court to protect the master to determine the world.
If the situation in Chang'an is unstable and many forces attack each other, the court will be in chaos, then Niu Fu can also wait for the battle in the outside world to observe the situation in Chang'an.
Someone who returns to Chang'an to become a king or a domineering man, or leads troops outside to protect themselves, and wants to advance and retreat, it depends on your own decisions.
Niu Fu stood up, bowed to Jia Xu, and said, "The future is unpredictable, I have Lao Wen and I plan for Mr. Duo in the future."
Jia Xu also gave a decent return gift and said, "This is the duty of Xu, so the Central Secretary will rest assured."
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When he was young, Jia Xu left the county government and took a car to his mansion.
There were many war horses in the Xiliang army, and countless ordinary Jiaju, but Jia Xu just walked the other way. He walked in the street market on weekdays and never used a carriage, but took a ox carriage.
Although the cow was also precious in the Han Dynasty, it was not as powerful as a horse pulling a cart.
Many captains, Sima and others in the Xiliang army often have the intention of mocking Jia Xu,
After all, Jia Xu was also a lieutenant who was fighting for the enemy. He did not ride a carriage on weekdays, but took a ox carriage. In later generations, it was a situation where the division commander of a military region did not ride a jeep on weekdays and had to take a tractor to get to and from get off work.
But Jia Xu didn't care and still did his own thing.
When he arrived at his door, Jia Xu got out of the car and was about to walk inside, but saw a man next to the door of the mansion shouting: "Father!"
This sound is very familiar, so familiar that it even makes Jia Xu feel dazed in his heart.
Jia Xu turned around and looked—the person standing at the door was his eldest son Jia Mu.
"Mu'er!" Jia Xu's face, which had always been dull, showed a look of excitement.
He strode forward, looked up and down at his son, and said as he looked, "Okay, very good! I've gained a little bit, it seems that life is pretty good?"
Jia Mu said respectfully: "The child is in a idle position in Hongnong, and he is not busy, and he lives a happy life."
Jia Xu nodded and said, "How about your mother and your second brother, and your third brother?"
"Everything is in good condition at home. Please rest assured. It's all because of this. My father asked Li Zhonglang to transfer our three brothers to Hongnong. Our family is peaceful now."
At the beginning, Jia Xu made a plan to place Liu Yan's three sons in Jingzhou, Shu and Chang'an respectively to check and balance the military power of Liu Yan and Jia Long in exchange for Li Ru to arrange his three sons Yu Hongnong to serve.
When Jia Xu heard that there was nothing at home, he couldn't help but feel relieved and said, "It's great, very good! Your brothers are fine, so I feel relieved as a father. I have asked General Niu Zhonglang to order you to transfer the three of you to supervise the food and fodder, and travel between Jingzhao and Nanyang. When you meet General Niu Zhonglang, you will receive the military order, and then return to Hongnong quickly to urge your two younger brothers to quickly hand over official duties, listen to them before the army, and secretly send someone to escort your mother south... Let her settle down to Li County first. Although it is also in Nanyang County, it is in the east and not near Wancheng, so we can temporarily ensure that our family is worry-free."
Jia Mu said in confusion: "Father, the three of them are well-off in Hongnong, why do we have to do the chore of supervising food and grass? And send all our family to Nanyang County?"
Jia Xu sighed: "Jingzhao Yin and Henan Yin are not a place to stay for a long time. When I asked Li Zhonglang to arrange for you to serve in Hongnong for my father, one was to stay away from the court, and the other was today's opportunity! Chang'an and Luoyang will sooner or later have chaos. If you want to keep our family safe, you can only stay away from here quickly. For my father, I finally found a good opportunity to persuade General Niu Zhonglang to volunteer to go south. If you miss this opportunity, I am afraid that something big happened in Guanzhong the next day, and it will be difficult to leave again."
Jia Mu suddenly realized when he heard this. He hurriedly bowed to Jia Xu and said, "I'm so worried that my father has seen General Niu Zhonglang the next day, so he returned to Hongnong and packed up the wealth at home and went south."
Jia Xu also instructed: "Remember not to leak the news... Don't bring the wealth in the family, and the servants in the mansion are also left behind. They only take Ru's brothers and Ru's wife away. They say that they return to their ancestral homes to pay homage to the public. Everything in the family is still the same. This will not cause others to doubt it, do you know?"
"I don't want any money at home?" Jia Mu felt very distressed when he heard this.
"As long as you keep your life, as long as you are the talent of your father and your three brothers, why worry about lacking food and clothing? You should not bring wealth and goods, and it will only cause people to doubt."
"Abide by...father's order."
When he said this, Jia Mu turned his head and looked at Jia Xu's ox cart, with a puzzled smile on his face.
"Father, you are also an important town under General Niu Zhonglang. The Prime Minister personally appointed the lieutenant to fight with the enemy. How can you use a ox cart to travel on weekdays? Even if our family can't buy war horses, it's not difficult to buy a few pack horses to pull the cart... If you ride this ox cart every day, won't you be ridiculed by your colleagues?"
Jia Xu said expressionlessly: "How could it not be ridiculed? Almost everyone under General Niu Zhonglang's account had ridiculed him as a father."
Jia Mu said in confusion: "Since that's the case, why don't you change to a carriage?"
Jia Xu looked up at the sky and said quietly, "My son, remember, if no one around you dares to laugh at you, it only means that you have the edge and momentum, and no one dares to provoke you, but they will think about you from time to time... But if everyone around you dares to mock you, it means that you are looked down upon by others but are not jealous. Once there is a big deal, no one will think about you... My son thinks carefully, if it were you, would you devote your energy to thinking about someone you look down on in your daily life?"
Chapter completed!