"Hahaha..." The Sikong Mansion was filled with distinguished guests, and there was constant laughter and laughter.
Indeed, Sima Yue has been licking a lot in recent months.
To use a more elegant word to describe it is "respect, thrift and concession", to use an ugly word to describe it is "flattery".
But anyway, he licked it.
Sima Yi was very happy.
Sima Ying of Yecheng did not stumble, and even praised Sima Yue a few words, because Sima Yue secretly supported him as the crown prince.
This is a matter of trying to get both sides, but the key is that it hasn't been exposed yet. It has to be said that it is a skill.
Licking the dog, licking the dog, licking to the end, everything.
No, Sima Wei, King of Fanyang, has been appointed as the General of the Southern Expedition, and will soon lead his army south to deal with the chaos in Jingzhou. If he has the means, he can take advantage of the situation and plant his confidants in Jingzhou.
Sima Gai, Sima Mo, Sima Teng, and Sima Yue are all the grandsons of Sima Yi's fourth brother Sima Kui, so their relationship is naturally unusual, and they can definitely be regarded as Sima Yue's foreign aid.
As for Sima Xin, the original governor of Jingzhou, he was defeated by the peasant army in Fancheng and died because most of his troops were sent to central Shu and there were no available troops.
"When General Zhengnan arrives, what will happen to Zhang Chang and his bandits if they don't die?"
"The commotion has been quite big, and it has affected all the five states of Jing, Yang, Yu, Xu, and Jiang. We must put an end to it as soon as possible, otherwise all lives will be ruined if it is too late."
"In the states south of the Yangtze River, their armaments are depleted, and I don't know what they are doing. The officers and soldiers collapse at the first touch, and they can't even defeat the refugees."
"Emperor Wu cut down the troops in the county. There were only military officials in the place. It is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. There is no need to be too harsh."
"In today's world, it's time to rebuild the county army."
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Everyone was talking happily and enjoying themselves.
Sima Yue frequently raised his wine glasses to encourage people to drink, and everyone was in high spirits.
Director Wang put down his wine bottle and dealt with others casually, thinking silently in his heart.
Recently, my cousin Wang Yan summoned the descendants of the Wang family in Beijing to hold a secret meeting, and Director Wang went there.
During the meeting, Wang Dun pointed out that the prestige of the imperial court was declining, and the states had an irreversible tendency to become small towns. In this case, it would be better to send his own people to the states to seize local power as a source of assistance.
Wang Yan basically agreed with this view, and had high hopes for Director Wang, Wang Dun, and Wang Cheng who were present. He believed that the three of them were the outstanding members of the Wang family in Langya, and they should be brave enough to take on important responsibilities and do their best for the prosperity of the family business.
My best efforts.
Director Wang respected his cousin Wang Yan more because his cousin was willing to stay in Luoyang, the den of dragons and tigers, and send all his brothers out.
According to the plan of the Wang family's descendants, Director Wang worked hard in the direction of Xuzhou and strived to become the governor himself. If he couldn't do it, he would get a clan king to stand in front and control everything behind the scenes.
Director Wang chose his good friend Sima Rui.
Sima Jingwen, at least in terms of appearance and personality, is relatively easy to control and is the most suitable front-end front cover.
But problems also exist. Pei Dun, who heard about the Pei clan, seems to be very interested in the governor of Xuzhou, so he faces strong competition.
Director Wang's recent gloomy mood is largely due to this.
At this banquet, I heard that Sima Hui, the king of Fanyang, was appointed as the general to conquer the south and went south to Jingzhou to quell the chaos, which made me feel even more depressed.
Conquer the south, conquer the south, and what happens after the conquest of the south? Will he send a confidant to serve as the governor or governor of Jingzhou? In that case, Jingzhou will belong to the lineage of Sima Yue.
Irritated! Didn’t Sima Yi and Sima Ying react at all?
"Ahem." Sima Yue cleared his throat.
When everyone saw it, they put down their wine bottles and sat back in their seats.
"The people attending the banquet today are all handsome men." Sima Yue said with a smile: "A year ago, I never thought that we would be in today's situation."
"The king's virtuous reputation has spread far and near, and noble men from all over the world have come to vote for him, so he has the great scene today." Yu Zhi said loudly.
Mi Huang glanced at him. In fact, Yu Zhuo did not join the Sikong Shogunate, he just got closer, but he made such nonsense as if he was the chief staff member. Where did you put Cao Shangshu?
Well, Cao Shangshu was looking at everyone present, smiling and saying nothing.
Cao Shangshu's name is Cao Fu. He is the youngest son of Cao Hong. He is over seventy years old and has high moral standing. He is now the military chief of the shogunate and the number one assistant.
"Zisong has passed." Sima Yue smiled and said: "Nowadays, famous scholars from Hebei Province go to Yefu, many scholars from Xizhou go to Chang'an, and many scholars from Henan and Jiangdong are attached to the king of Changsha. This side is still not enough.
Some, some worse."
He said this in a half-joking way, but there was some truth in it.
Although many people came to the shogunate, overall, there was still a lack of talent.
Gan Zhuo, a scholar from Wudi, declined his invitation.
Zu Ti, a scholar from Hebei Province, did not enter the palace because of his mother's death.
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To put it bluntly, people either vote for Sima Yi or Sima Ying, why should they vote for you?
Things like fame and power can influence the choices of many people. This is the reality.
However, there are still opportunities.
Sima Yi, who was in power, recently dealt with an assassination incident.
To put it simply, Sima Yi discussed important matters with Sima Ying of Yecheng, and the two of them took charge of government affairs together, but he ignored Sima Yong, the king of Hejian who was stationed in Guanzhong.
You must know that when we first dealt with King Sima Ji of Qi, everyone had agreed that when the matter was completed, the emperor would be deposed and King Sima Ying of Chengdu would be appointed emperor, and King Sima Yong of Hejian would be prime minister.
But Sima Jiong was directly killed by Huo Bin and did not bother Chang'an. The two men from Yecheng helped too much, which made these two brothers very disappointed.
Fortunately, Sima Yi, the king of Changsha, had a clear mind and stabilized Sima Ying in Yecheng first. He discussed all matters with him, and verbally expressed his willingness to make Sima Ying the emperor's younger brother and inherit the throne in the future.
This condition cannot be fully satisfied by Sima Ying.
What they want is the throne of the emperor. What the hell is the emperor’s brother? Besides, I haven’t seen the edict naming him the emperor’s brother yet. Are you deceiving me?
Fortunately, Sima Yi was willing to share the political power with Sima Ying, which temporarily stabilized him and prevented him from going crazy on the spot, which has been delayed until now.
Compared with Sima Ying, Sima Yongzhen didn't get much, so he was very angry and had a strong urge to kill Sima Yi.
Just a while ago, when Luoyang seemed to be in peace, former Sima Yong shogunate chief, now Henan Yin, and Li Han, who was born in the Li family in Longxi, secretly contacted the attendant Feng Sun, Zhongshu ordered Bian Cui and others to plot to assassinate Sima
乂.
Sima Ying of Yecheng was happy to see the success and acquiesced. After all, two people were in charge of the country's affairs, and it was better not for him to have the final say alone.
However, Li Han's plan was not kept secret, and he was enlisted in the shogunate by the former Qi King Sima Ji. Huangfu Shang, the current king of Changsha, joined the shogunate and joined the army. Huangfu Shang learned about it and reported it on the spot. Li Han, Bian Cui, and Feng Sun were arrested and killed, and the hussar engaged Zhuge Mei.
Former Situ Chief Shi Qianxiu fled to Yecheng.
The death of Li Han meant that Sima Yi and Sima Yong had officially broken up. Sima Ying in Yecheng probably had no patience to continue playing the trick of co-ruling the country. I heard that he had recently recruited a large number of soldiers and contacted Xianbei and Wuhuan.
, the Xiongnu tribe was sharpening their swords, and their intention to go south was very obvious.
This incident is certainly bad news for the people of the Central Plains, and not good news for King Sima Yi of Changsha, but for King Sima Yue of East China Sea, it is not necessarily a bad thing, and can even be said to be an opportunity.
If you fight each other and fight to the end, isn’t the rest all mine?
This cannot be said publicly, but everyone here understands it.
This is not the first time that the Lord has done this.
Sima Lun and Sima Ji were both tortured to death by him, and the situation in Luoyang opened up step by step. If Sima Yi died again, maybe he could go a step further, and everyone could follow suit. Wouldn't it be wonderful?
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Outside the arsenal of Sikong Mansion, Shao Xun accidentally met two people: He Lun and Wang Bing.
After being introduced by others, I learned that they were generals of the East China Sea Kingdom. This time they brought more than a thousand soldiers of the Kingdom to Luoyang to listen to the king's orders.
"General He, General Wang." Shao Xun immediately stepped forward to salute.
"Hey, why bother to be so polite!" He Lun took two steps forward, held Shao Xun's arm, and said with a smile: "We are all villagers, and we should help each other outside. From now on, we are all brothers, so there is no need to be polite."
Shao Xun was a little surprised. Is a son from a military family so polite?
Like the Mi family, the He family and the Wang family are also Donghai noble families.
The He family is new and has a weak background.
The Wang family is a long-established noble family. After Wang Lang of the Later Han Dynasty, they were married to the Tian family, and their family background is much better than that of the He family.
However, the Wang family is indeed powerful, but Wang Bing is not necessarily so. He is so warm and polite, probably from a branch family, and his family background may not have been that good when he was a child, so he does not have that much arrogance.
"Exactly." Wang Bing also said at the side: "We have just come to Luoyang and are not familiar with the place, so we have to stick together. There are many young Xu scholars in the king's shogunate, and there are also many young Xu soldiers and generals in our army. Since Shao Jun is a Chinese,
, he is my brother, you can trust him."
Shao Xun saluted and thanked him again.
It's a bit outrageous. He actually felt the "warmth" of his hometown people. What a shame!
Region and township party were really an extremely important relationship in the medieval times.
"Two generals came with their troops, how could the King of Changsha be so accommodating?" Shao Xun asked.
He found it a bit incredible that the control was so lax now?
At that meeting, King Sima Ji of Qi drove all the kings' followers out of the city. As a result, He Lun and Wang Bing marched into the city with more than a thousand troops and horses without any hindrance.
"I'm afraid the King of Changsha has too much time to take care of himself." He Lun was more cautious and didn't say anything, but Wang Bing said nonchalantly: "Actually, he has already made plans to fight with the Yecheng and Chang'an armies. We have more than a thousand Although there are not many people, they are also a help, right?"
Seeing Wang Bing's big mouth and saying everything, He Lun no longer concealed anything, and added: "The King of Changsha won over the generals of the Imperial Guard, but the results were not very significant. Some people secretly communicated with Yecheng and Chang'an, and some people Pretending to be crazy and acting stupid will not be able to use many of them. Furthermore, the Imperial Guard is also very complicated. Some are brave and good at fighting, while others are just useless and vulnerable. Now that the matter is urgent, naturally everything that can be used will be used. . ”
"That's it." Shao Xun thanked him again.
The senior military general is good, he has got much more information than him. These two will make more friends in the future.
"I heard that Mr. Shao was the governor and guarded a group of soldiers on behalf of Governor Mi?" Wang Bing asked again.
"There are only more than two hundred people in charge." Shao Xun said: "Two teams of strong men and three teams of children are not very good at fighting."
"That's quite a lot." After Wang Bing heard this, his face relaxed, and then he advised: "Find a way to gather more soldiers and horses."
"Exactly." He Lun also said: "Your Majesty asked us to recruit the scattered people and expand the army to prepare for war. Shao Dubo can also follow suit. We still have too few people in the important place of Luoyang."
"Thank you two generals for your advice." Shao Xun bowed sincerely.
The two of them were satisfied when they saw Shao Xun performing the ceremony with great respect and respect for their senior.
Sikong had already summoned the two of them and ordered to recruit soldiers scattered in various places to expand his troops. Basically, he would recruit as many people as there were, and he would figure out how to do it with money and food.
They had a rough understanding of the group of soldiers stationed in Panyuan, and most of them were unable to fight. In addition, they had the responsibility of guarding the princess, so they gave up the idea of ​​annexation. Seeing Shao Xun so polite today, they felt happy, and the township party As soon as he got excited, he said a few more words.
Shao Xun probably also understood their thoughts.
Having come all the way from Donghai Country, it is impossible to say that there is no hesitation and worry. Now it is really time to unite and help each other and work together for the Donghai people to gain a foothold in Luoyang.
So very good.
Chapter completed!