The emperor quickly sat on the bed.
It can be seen that he likes this new style of seating very much.
The heel support is really a bit tiring, and it feels very uncomfortable after a long time. This seat is very good. I heard that it was modified from the Hu bed of the Later Han Dynasty, and it does have some tricks.
Sima Zhong twisted around happily, his face full of pure happiness.
Shao Xun is already digging for toads.
The majestic lieutenant general, the mighty general who "one thousand can break a hundred thousand", is standing in the mud of the river in Hualin Garden, digging a toad hole with a shovel, which is as funny as it sounds.
Even the guards standing nearby couldn't help laughing.
Shao Xun glared at them.
He knew these tough guys, and the Ye soldiers who had fought against Daxiamen with him seemed to have achieved some successes. Among the Forbidden Army who were full of rookies, they were considered "warriors".
Queen Yang Xianrong walked over slowly, seeming to be very interested in digging toads, and looked at them without blinking.
But she was not idle, and said softly: "You will eat your salary and share your worries. Now you are not a general of the Yue family, but a general of the emperor's own army. Why do you need to look forward and backward?"
"I will not betray Sikong." Shao Xun said righteously.
Yang Xianrong chuckled.
"The Yue government officials don't think so, and neither does the King of Donghai." Yang Xianrong said.
Of course Shao Xun knew it, but he was too lazy to pay attention.
In fact, he is really interested in toads now and wants to dig one out for a look. The queen can only look at it but not eat it. What's the point?
"A wise man should prepare for a rainy day." Yang Xianrong said: "In fact, you don't need to do anything. Just guard the palace with all your heart. Don't let Xiaoxiao murder your majesty."
Shao Xun put down his shovel, looked at Yang Xianrong, and asked, "Why is the queen so anxious?"
Yang Xianrong was silent for a while, and finally decided to tell the truth: "The King of Donghai plans to depose the prince."
"When did it happen?" Shao Xun suddenly felt a sense of crisis. He didn't know any news. This was a sign of marginalization.
"Just these few days." Yang Xianrong sighed and said, "It should be difficult to change."
Although the prince is not her biological child, he has been with her for a few years and is her biggest support. If the prince is deposed, what hope does she have? The new emperor will probably listen to Sima Yue. One day, she will be given a pot of poisonous wine, and even
There was no splash, so no one cared.
No wonder! Shao Xun nodded, and Yang Xianrong was stimulated again.
Her current mental state is unstable, and Shao Xun doesn't want to talk to her anymore. He wants to wait for her to calm down, think about it carefully, and then make long-term plans.
So he continued to dig for toads.
Yang Xianrong saw that he was like a piece of meat on a hob, so he had to use a killing move: "Guangcheng Garden is a good place. The mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the territory is vast. There are fields where you can see millet and wheat, and there are swamps where you can watch fish and birds. It's convenient."
One day something as tragic as the severe drought in Bingzhou will occur in Henan, and it will be difficult for Guangchengze to dry up completely, so it can be used to irrigate millet and wheat."
Shao Xun stopped digging toads.
The queen has indeed done research and has a very broad mind. It is really not easy for a woman to do this.
If Prince Sima Tan can ascend the throne in the future, he will not be surprised at all as Yang Xianrong, the Queen Mother, intervenes in the government affairs and issues orders.
This woman was more powerful than Concubine Pei, but it was a pity that her situation was so bad. She was like a bird in a cage, flapping its wings desperately and making noise, but could not escape.
Shao Xun's ideas are different from Yang Xianrong's. He thinks more from a military perspective.
Luoyang itself is a large basin surrounded by mountains.
As far as Luonan is concerned, there are generally three roads, all with checkpoints, namely the Luonan Three Passes.
Among them, the road due south is the easiest to walk. It is generally smooth, with only a narrow and narrow section in the middle, where Yique Pass is located.
This place was very famous in later generations because a large number of Buddha statues were carved on the mountains on both sides of Yique, which is the famous Longmen Grottoes.
Shao Xun once had a "wild" idea to lock up Luonan and let those idiots fight the Huns.
If the Xiongnu wanted to come to Guangchengze, in addition to climbing over the mountains and ridges, they could only take a detour through the three counties of Xingyang, Yingchuan, and Xiangcheng. That is, they would take a large arc of almost 270 degrees and bypass the entire mountainous area east of Luoyang.
Fight from the southeast of Guangchengze.
The Huns would hardly do this before completely occupying the Luoyang Basin.
The mountainous area in western Henan is really not very friendly to cavalry.
On the other hand, in eastern Henan, there is a vast plain, and the land is extremely flat, which is most suitable for cavalry to gallop. However, there are many aristocratic families there, and Wubao manors are densely packed. No matter how powerful the Huns are, they cannot be conquered in just a few years.
Historically, the eight passes around Luoyang played almost no role, allowing people to come and go as they pleased.
To put it bluntly, people are still not good enough. They have been beaten near the capital, and people's hearts have long been gone.
On the other hand, during the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasties, the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty, Luoyang served as the front line. The two sides repeatedly fought fiercely, and the fighting was extremely fierce. Almost every inch of the land was soaked with the blood of Hu and Han warriors. If you want to take a step forward in the mountains of western Henan, you must bring blood.
Change.
The area where Guangchengze is located was called Ruzhou in the Tang Dynasty.
The envoy of Ru Jiedu in the Eastern Capital Region generally controls Henan Prefecture (Luoyang Basin and surrounding areas) and Ruzhou.
In later generations, this was Ruzhou, Yichuan, Ruyang, Songxian and other places.
In the Western Jin Dynasty, there was only one Liang County. The surrounding land belonged to Henan County and Xiangcheng County. It was at the junction of the two counties and even the two states. It was relatively sparsely populated and was full of mountains, rivers, lakes, and swamps, which was not conducive to cavalry movement.
But it is conducive to agricultural production.
It is almost the size of a county, and Guangcheng Garden occupies a large part of it.
For Shao Xun, who has become the "Earth-bound Spirit" of Luoyang, it is actually a very good place.
The only shortcoming is on the east side, the terrain is too exposed, facing the Yuzhou Family.
As for Nanyang in the south, there is also a certain threat, but not big.
The local aristocratic families, such as the Le family, the Ying family, etc., are all self-defeating dogs.
The Wancheng Governor's troops are not many, and most of them were lost during the Zhang Chang Rebellion. Now they are all newly recruited and are still training. They can defend the city and are just like fighting in the field.
"The queen was thoughtful and even considered a severe drought." Shao Xun said with emotion: "It seems that it happened in the second year of Yongkang (301)?"
"There was a severe drought in July. In October, Taiyuan and other counties were plagued by insects again, and caterpillars ate more than half of the grass leaves." Yang Xianrong said: "The severe drought four years ago in Bingzhou cannot be blamed for what it is now."
Drought and locusts may not completely destroy people's lives, because there was more or less food surplus before that, but droughts and insect plagues intensify conflicts and make the local situation uncontrollable. This is something more terrifying than natural disasters.
"Indeed, if a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries." Shao Xun said.
"Before Sikong returns to the capital, there are some things that can be done. If we wait for him to come back, I'm afraid there will be troubles." Yang Xianrong said: "It won't cost much to build a garden in Guangcheng Garden. If Shao Qing is willing, he can do it himself."
You can take the post of general and material officer to supervise the construction of this garden."
Yang Xianrong really scratched his itch, and Shao Xun couldn't control himself.
"It won't cost much," he said lightly, but that was from the perspective of the court.
The "small money" in the national finance may be the family property accumulated by two or three generations of local powerful people. Moreover, the imperial court has a large number of skilled craftsmen and technocrats who are familiar with site selection and design. Is this team no better than your own way of building a fort?
But now the time is not very ripe. He doesn't want to make a decision so quickly and plans to wait and see after Sima Yue returns to Beijing.
By the way, Sima Yue is already in Xuchang.
The leading force of the Xianbei cavalry, 800 cavalry, also arrived in Yuzhou. It was led by Liu Kun, Sima of Fanyang Palace, with Tian Hui as his deputy. It was outrageous that Lao Tian could "dedicate his crimes and perform meritorious service".
"You can decide for yourself where to go." Yang Xianrong urged again.
Shao Xun remained silent, even bent down and started digging out the toad hole.
Yang Xianrong's watery and charming eyes were immediately filled with chills, and his enthusiasm instantly cooled down, and he stopped pretending.
She turned around, came to the side of Emperor Sima Zhong, and sat down gently.
"Shao Qing is really a genius." Sima Zhong said with a smile: "It's comfortable to sit on the bed. I want people to make more of them and reward them to the officials."
Sheep Xian's face was suffocated, Your Majesty, you are a strange person.
"Your Majesty, Shao Qing is sincere and loyal to the country. After killing the enemy, he also presented rare objects. Why not reward him?" Yang Xianrong said softly.
Sima Zhong thought of what happened in Hanoi and nodded repeatedly.
"What should I reward?" he asked.
Yang Xianrong smiled mysteriously, leaned into Sima Zhong's ear and said: "Your Majesty, such loyal ministers are nineteen after the new year, but they are not married yet and have no heirs. They serve the imperial court all day long and fight in all directions.
Wouldn’t it be a pity if one day he died in battle?”
Sima Zhong sighed, deeply convinced.
He even raised his head and looked at Shao Xun who was digging toads, feeling more and more pity in his heart, as if Shao was going to die in battle tomorrow.
"Does the queen have any magic tricks?" Sima Zhong asked.
Yang Xianrong thought to himself, since you are so dishonest, don't blame me.
She calmed down and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, a young hero like Shao Qing must be worthy of a daughter of a famous family. But since he comes from a lower family background, there are some difficulties."
In fact, Yang Xianrong is right.
Shao Xun is now the male version of an older leftover woman. She wants to sell herself at a high price, but she can’t get the high price and the low price is too low, so she’s embarrassed.
It is impossible to find the legitimate daughter of a big family who has not left the palace. The only option is to find a widow, but it is also quite difficult.
The value of a concubine's daughter is greatly reduced, and she is not as good as a widow's legitimate daughter.
As for small families, he looked down upon them.
To be honest, he doesn't even look in the mirror to see what kind of family he has, and he is so picky that he may end up marrying one in a hurry.
Although Sima Zhong is stupid, he also knows some ways of the world. After listening to the queen's words, he immediately said: "It is difficult for a famous family to be well-known. What should I do? Sikong said that he would conquer Guanzhong, just in case..."
Yang Xianrong nodded, then leaned into Sima Zhong's ear and whispered: "There happens to be one person today."
"Who?"
"Le Guang, the former minister, was born in a wealthy family in Nanyang. His father, Le Fang, served in Xiahou Xuan's army. Guang served in local offices and pavilions. He has many beauties. He was also good at conversation and had a great reputation. At that time, many people ranked him alongside Wang Yifu.
.”Yang Xian
Rong continued: "Guang was unjustly killed in Changsha, and the imperial court gave him a posthumous honor. All of them have official positions, one daughter was married to a member of the Wei family in Anyi, and the other is a princess of Chengdu, but now she is imprisoned in the mansion.
Waiting for a sinful woman."
"You mean to pardon Le's crime and make her remarry Shao Xun?" The emperor's eyes widened and he asked, "Can the Le family agree?"
Yang Xianrong was also a little hesitant. She was the legitimate daughter of the Nanyang Le family, and she was completely different from the concubine.
After pardoning Le's crime of "conspiracy and accomplice", it was indeed difficult to operate, but she really wanted to see how Sima Yue looked after Shao Xun married the widow of the King of Chengdu.
Aren’t you unwilling to come closer? There are ways to cure you.
Even if you went to Sima Yue to express your loyalty after you passed away, would people believe you?
Yang Xianrong wanted to laugh again, feeling a sense of mischief and a thrilling feeling of seeking death.
She was worried all day long and her nerves were too tense. This kind of stimulation really made people feel happy.
"I want to ask Shao Qing what he thinks." The emperor was a kind man after all, and did not follow the queen's "mischief". He immediately got up from the bed and said.
Yang Xianrong's expression changed.
I was thinking silently in my mind, what if Shao Xun didn't agree? Can I secretly make people spread rumors? Just say that Shao Xun took the initiative to propose marriage?
Chapter completed!