Xingyang has been very "prosperous" recently.
First of all, the relocation of the Taifu shogunate brought dozens of scholars with shogunate posts to the local area.
They have families, servants, and a small number of guests.
In addition to the shogunate's assistants, there were also a large number of low-level officials, as well as helpers who were driven by them and were recruited in turn to be on duty.
For this alone, there are six to seven thousand people in Linlin.
This was not over yet, some merchants moved around with the shogunate to do business, and there were quite a few of them.
There are also craftsmen and musicians...
It can be said that wherever the shogunate moves, there will be great prosperity - if they give money every time they consume.
Consumption is only one means to promote economic prosperity. In addition, there is investment.
In the past six months, the investment projects led by the shogunate mainly fell into three categories.
One is to repair the post road.
The second is to maintain the Pichi and irrigation canal networks in Xingyang, Chenliu and Henan counties.
The third is to dredge and widen the river channel to facilitate water transportation.
To be fair, the shogunate has done some personnel work. But the strange thing is that most of these personnel work have been concentrated in the past few months. It was not that there were none before, but it was really very few.
The reason is that anyone with any sense knows that Tai Tu wanted to improve his image so that people would stop scolding him.
The last thing that brought "prosperity" to Xingyang was the large-scale migration of refugees from Hebei to the south.
This is both good and bad.
The good thing is that there is too much land and not enough people. As the refugees move south, they can cultivate a lot of abandoned land and produce more food.
The bad thing is the dispute between natives and guests and the deterioration of public security.
This situation has already begun to appear in Jingzhou and Yuzhou.
In Nanyang and Xiangyang areas in the north of Jingzhou, there are a large number of refugees from Guanzhong, and they continue to flow in every year - taking the direction of Wuguan into Nanyang.
Refugees gather in docks, ranging from hundreds to thousands or thousands of families. And because people are in a foreign land, they stick together very much. When one party is in trouble, they come to help from all directions. The local indigenous people are relatively hostile to them, and there are many conflicts——
The imperial court called it the dispute between "residents" and "refugees".
The Yuzhou area is mainly the aftermath of the Wang Mi Rebellion.
When Wang Mi was at his peak, he had more than 100,000 soldiers, but only about 70,000 people finally arrived at Luoyang City. Among the remaining 70,000 to 80,000 people, some were wiped out by the army, while others were scattered around, gathering to protect themselves, felling trees and building buildings.
Village, cultivated fields.
The fields they cultivated obviously belonged to a wealthy family, Wubaoshuai, in name only. They even occupied a large number of homesteaders' land and coerced them into gangs, turning them into settled "refugees".
This is also a kind of dispute between "residents" and "refugees", which is not uncommon in the counties of Yuzhou, and there are many conflicts.
In short, Xingyang is now in a mess, with people in disarray, and the officials and people cannot bear to be disturbed.
In various nooks and crannies, Wubao was erected one after another. The most famous among them is undoubtedly the fort built by the uncles and nephews Li Ju and Guo Song. At the beginning, there were only a few hundred families from Pingyang. After absorbing the refugees from Hebei,
Gradually there are more than a thousand families.
On this day, Sima Yue summoned Li Ju in the shogunate and comforted him many times.
Li Ju was very excited.
The powerful Taifu praised him highly. It was a pity that it was the first time in more than ten years that such a big official valued him.
Sima Yue was also very satisfied.
He now has little confidence in the state and county soldiers and even the imperial army, and feels that their combat effectiveness is too poor. So he sets his sights on the beggar army, the Wubao commander, the refugee commander, and the noble family tribes, and recruits them from many parties, intending to use them for his own use.
The staff provided a list of names, and Li Ju was one of them.
After a conversation, he found that Li Ju was indeed loyal, and he couldn't help but sigh: The Sima family has enjoyed the country for decades, but after all, there are still loyal ministers.
Feeling comfortable, he received many rewards and allowed Li Ju to eat in his house.
There was constant chatter and laughter during the dinner, until a piece of good news came...
The chief clerk, Guo Xiang, went to a party, so today another chief clerk, Bian Dun, is the leader. He is not a fool, and he really doesn’t want to get into trouble when the Taifu is happy, but there is no way. Who told the Taifu that the war in Hebei
The news needs to be communicated as soon as possible? We can only bite the bullet and do it.
Sure enough, just as he expected, the Taifu's expression suddenly changed after hearing the result of the Battle of Nomaoka.
Li Ju was a little confused.
It is said that Shao Xun is the favorite general of the Taifu, and he will follow him every time he is summoned. This time, the seven Liu Han generals invaded Hebei, and Pei Yuzhou abandoned the army and fled. Wang Chaoqi stationed in Dongyan and stayed still. Only Shao Xun went deep into Hebei and made a big breakthrough.
The thief took back the famous city in one fell swoop.
Isn't this a good thing?
Doesn’t it add color to the Taifu?
Why does Taifu seem unhappy?
Fortunately, Sima Yue knew that there was a guest at the table. After secretly calming down his turbulent mood, he forced a smile and said: "Shao Tai Quanzhong is really capable and lives up to my high expectations. Previously, when he defeated Wang Sang in Ji County, Liu
The spirit has already begun to show its prowess. If Shile is defeated this time, Hebei will have no worries. Good thing, great thing!"
Bian Dun laughed in amusement.
Li Ju was very fascinated: "Marquis Lu Yang did not wait for the reinforcements to arrive, but he went north and defeated the enemy's army. Such heroic spirit is really a man. I can't wait to meet him."
Bian Dun stood there, wondering whether he should wink at Li Ju or not, and was very confused.
The smile on Sima Yue's face could no longer be maintained, and he felt dizzy at the same time.
This is his old problem, but it has become more serious in the past few years, sometimes even affecting his judgment - as if his mind is "suffocated".
During this period of intermittent cerebral asphyxia, the name Shao Xun almost became a symbol, which contributed to his illness.
The Battle of Yemaoka, haha, the Battle of Yemaoka, why are you undefeated?
"Taifu." Li Ju was still in high spirits and continued: "Marquis Lu Yang won this battle cleanly and neatly, which greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers and people in Hebei. He was just like the general Gou Dao who defeated the Gongshi vassal and conquered Sang, and was as brave as the world.
.It is a great blessing that the Grand Tutor has the title of Marquis of Luyang."
Bian Dun almost held his forehead and sighed.
Li Ju, if you don't understand the situation, can you just say a few words?
The names Gou Xi and Shao Xun were mentioned at once. Do you know what this means?
These two were both "favorite generals" whom the Imperial Tutor had great faith in. He always boasted of his unparalleled bravery and great strategies when meeting everyone, but later they fell out with each other.
Although Bian Dun doesn't know why Taifu always fell out with a capable person, but the falling out is a fact. You still praise it like this, I really want to die...
You're done.
Sure enough, Sima felt more and more uncomfortable the more he listened, and his eyes even felt black.
Looking back on the past, I have never regretted it, nor have I thought about how to repair the relationship.
Just last month, he was thinking about whether he could reconcile with Gou Xi and get back together.
Some people in the shogunate also advised him this way. After all, Gou Xi had a large number of troops and was very capable of fighting. He was a great help in troubled times.
But when I think about it in the end, I can't get over the hurdle in my heart.
In particular, Gou Xi once wrote a letter asking him why he broke his word, and why he suppressed his memorial to commend the soldiers. His words were very fierce and his attitude was very disrespectful.
Sima became more and more angry as he thought about it, so he completely gave up the idea of ​​reconciling with Gou Xi.
Shao Xun, to be honest, he is more respectful than Gou Xi on the outside. He sends troops every time he is called, and even brings his personal troops with him. People who don't know the inside story see it, who wouldn't praise him?
Taifu, you are lucky...
When the Grand Tutor obtains the title of Shao Caiguan, the world is settled...
Marquis of Luyang Ke protected the Taifu family for two generations...
The Taibai Star Spirit came to the world and was impressed by the Taifu. There was a yellow cloud and purple aura hidden on the Taifu's head...
And so on.
When these people talked about it, Sima Yue would inevitably be shaken sometimes. Should he feel that he should reconcile with Shao Xun?
But I was still in the same situation as Gou Xi, unable to overcome the hurdle in my heart.
Moreover, Shao Xun, like Gou Xi, actually did not take the initiative to lower his head and admit his guilt, and did not let him step down.
How can I forgive you if you act like this?
Sima Yue actually knew that this was called "narrow-minded" and was not a quality that a master should have.
But I just have a narrow heart, what should I do?
In the past year, he had even heard various rumors about his wife and Shao Xun.
He didn't believe it before and thought it was just a rumor. But after hearing more about it, sometimes he couldn't help but think about it, could it really be true?
The more I thought about it, the more I felt jealous and resentful, making it even more impossible to forgive Shao Xun.
"Bang!" Sima Yue slapped the case hard.
"Master, this..." Li Ju was startled and looked up at Bian Dun.
Bian Dun shook his head at him and signaled him to be silent. Then he smiled and said, "The master is drunk. If something happens in this world, you can go quickly."
Li Ju stood up awkwardly, saluted, and then left.
When I left, I sighed in my heart: I am an unfamiliar place in Henan and have little information, but I don’t know what I did wrong. Could it be that there is much discord between Taifu and Shao Xun?
After sighing, he firmed up his thoughts: No one in this world can be trusted. Only by accumulating strength and training soldiers and horses can we gain a firm foothold and be loyal to the court.
After Li Ju left, Sima Yue slowly recovered.
After a long time, I heard him ask: "Zhong Ren, do you think everyone in Luo Jing is obedient to Gu Yang and Yin?"
Bian Dun's heart skipped a beat and he said, "Why worry, Taifu? Wang Situ is in charge of the capital, and the shogunate's orders never make excuses or delays. Everything is in order. Who dares to disobey Taifu's orders?"
"Wang Yifu..." Sima Yue snorted lightly but said nothing.
Bian Dun observed the words and expressions, and secretly thought that he might write a letter to Wang Situ.
"It's time for me to go back to Luoyang." Sima Yue stood up and said, "After the New Year, I will return to Beijing after the post roads, Pichi, and ditches in Xingyang, Chenliu, and the three counties of Henan are in order."
"No." Bian Dun responded.
"What do you think about the incident in Hebei?" Sima Yue asked.
"The servant is just the master's bookkeeper. I dare not speak nonsense." Bian Dun replied.
"Just say what you say." Sima Yue said dissatisfied.
"I think I can summon Lu Yanghou's class teacher."
"Where's the teacher?"
"Hurry your fame and seize the real profits."
"How?"
"You can be promoted to the title of nobility, county prince, or prince, but you are not allowed to interfere in the affairs of Hebei."
"Who will give Hebei to?"
"Ding Shaoke," Bian Dun replied.
Ding Shao used to be the prefect of Guangping and had worked hard in Hebei for many years. He once saved the life of Sima Mo, the king of Nanyang, and Mo built a monument for him.
During the Jisang Rebellion, he led the army to hunt down the remaining soldiers and gained some credit.
After the war, after the war was over, the King of Nanyang spoke for him and was promoted to the governor of Jizhou.
Such a person is actually much better than people like He Yu who run away when they hear the enemy. At least he dares to lead troops to fight, and he is also respected by some people in Hebei.
"Then let Shao be the general of Ningbei. During the holidays, he will supervise the military forces in Jizhou and control the city of Ye." Sima Yue said: "The governor - think about it again."
Bian Dun lowered his head and said nothing.
In fact, he knew that Taifu already had a candidate for governor and governor in mind, and he also knew Taifu's thoughts, so as soon as he proposed to make Ding Shao the governor of Jizhou, Taifu agreed immediately.
After Ding Shao was transferred to the governorship, the post of governor would most likely be filled by someone from Hebei, who had a good military strategy, was good at fighting, and was loyal to the Taifu.
If you choose like this, the candidate is already obvious: Wang Bin, the shogunate's left commander.
Ding Shao had been in Hebei for many years. He had been a prefect since he was a governor. He was highly regarded and could lead troops in war.
Wang Bin once served as a general in Chengdu Wang Sima Ying's camp, and later took refuge with the Taifu. During the Wang Mi Rebellion, he led 5,000 soldiers to Luoyang to aid and participated in the final decisive battle.
The purpose of using these two people is also very clear, and Bian Dun knows it very well.
Chapter completed!