After Lao Pei entered Luoyang, he found that he had failed.
The gate of Taifu's Mansion was closed, with only a few guards and servants left. After some questioning, it turned out that his daughter had gone south to Guangchengze Villa with Princess Lu of Fanyang.
The name of the villa is "Tangli" because there are large areas of wild pears on the mountains near the villa.
My daughter once mentioned in her family letters that after the autumn harvest in August, she and the Lu family were looking for land to build a manor in the northwest of Guangcheng Jersey.
Tangliyuan covers an area of ​​several hectares, and a small part of it has been built.
Princess Fan Yang's manor was named "Liuhua", which was slightly larger than the Pei family's. It was managed and supervised by the concubines of the Lu family.
Mr. Lu should be relatively wealthy.
King Fan Yang held Yuzhou for many years, and later attacked Hebei. He died suddenly at the age of thirty-seven. Since he had no heirs, he raised Li, the son of Nanyang King Sima Mo, as his heir. However, Sima Li was still young and had been living in Chang'an and did not come.
Serve the nominal aunt Lu.
The Lu family had nowhere to go, so they got involved with their daughter. Most of King Fan Yang's wealth was in his hands. No wonder he had money to build a manor.
Pei Kang stood at the door for a while, and the servants asked him to come in and have a rest. Old Pei waved his hand and went directly to Wang Yan's house.
At that time, the lanterns were just starting to come on. Wang Yan heard about it and hurriedly went out to greet him. After a warm exchange of greetings, he ushered him in.
Although Mrs. Guo was stingy, she was still a good person and quickly ordered her servants to remove the banquet that her family wanted to eat and start a new one.
It took time to arrange a banquet, so Wang Yan and Pei Kang came to the study and sat down opposite each other.
"Zhong Yu came to Beijing with hundreds of songs, and the battle was quite large." Wang Yan said with a smile: "What? Liu Yuanhai is under great pressure and can't wait any longer?"
"Liu Yuanhai still knows the rules, so he won't do this." Pei Kang shook his head and said, "After the New Year, I will go back to Hedong. It's not a big deal."
Wang Yan smiled, didn't ask any questions, and just sat there, calm and relaxed.
Pei Kang's qi-nurturing skills were not as profound as his. When he was young, he did not defeat Wang Yan in debate, so he said, "I heard that Yifu was building a courtyard in Guangchengze. It's really a pleasure."
"When I get older, I just think about the bright moon among the pines, the clear springs and flowing water, living leisurely and not caring about worldly affairs. Haha, it makes Zhong Yu laugh." Wang Yan chuckled, with a fascinated expression on his face, as if
I wish I could leave everything behind now and enjoy the pastoral countryside.
"Guangcheng Ze is close to the mountains. Would you rather not be afraid of bandits in the mountains?" Pei Kang asked.
"What's the point of fearing a few robbers?"
"Guangchengze has undergone great changes from a barbaric land, all thanks to the efforts of one person."
"The Holy Emperor is above, and all the governors and governors of the prefectures and states work together to achieve this."
"Yifu!" Pei Kang didn't want to beat around the bush anymore and said in a more serious tone.
Wang Yan laughed loudly and said: "I just teased you, why are you in such a hurry?"
"After Luoyang was captured by Liu Yuanhai, I'm afraid Yifu was more anxious than me." Pei Kang said dissatisfied.
Wang Yan then stopped smiling and asked: "What is the purpose of Zhong Yu coming all the way?"
It's definitely not because of the war in Hebei.
Although Hedong County is not far from Luoyang, it is not close either. Before Pei Kang set off, the fighting there might not have started yet.
He came to Luoyang for only two purposes, one was to meet Shao Xun, and the other was to meet Sima Yue.
Troubled times have come, and the Pei family has been active in the past two or three years. They have changed from the timid style of the past. Maybe they are really being pushed into a hurry.
Hanoi, Hongnong, Xingyang, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou successively obtained it, and the momentum was at its peak.
But as the situation developed, Yuzhou was gone, Hongnong was gone, and even his hometown Hedong County fell into the hands of the Xiongnu.
If the Xiongnu marched south in large numbers, could Xingyang and Hanoi be saved? Not necessarily.
After this calculation, the Pei family only has Xuzhou in their hands.
But Pei Dun's talent is just like that. Is it really enough for him to keep Xuzhou? Not necessarily.
From this point of view, in the end, the Pei family is very likely to lose everything.
However, if the Pei family is like this, where can the Wang family go?
Thinking of this, Wang Yan was also a little discouraged.
Chu Zhong went to Qingzhou to take office, but fled back halfway and was embarrassed.
Pingzi was appointed governor of Jingzhou, but he drank and had fun and did not care about political affairs.
Mao Hong accompanied the governor of Yangzhou, and Wang Rui of Langya crossed south to Jianye. The situation was also very difficult.
But in comparison, he is already the best at it. Building relationships, building friendships, and striking a balance are the skills inherited from the Wang family. Maohong was relatively immature a few years ago, but now he has learned a lesson from each step.
Quite a few have arrived.
His situation is much better than mine.
King Langya is weak-tempered and obeys his advice, so he can show off his talents. Here in Luoyang, Grand Tutor Sima Yue...
The Taifu must have been dissatisfied with himself recently, and also with the Wang family.
There are ready-made examples of what the Tutor will do once he is dissatisfied——
After Pei Yuzhou was dismissed from office, Pei Gong, the governor of Hongnong, suffered the same fate.
The Tutor should be unable to move himself, but what about the others?
Wang Yan calmed down and asked, "Zhong Yu, please just say what you have to say. Now that the matter has come to an end, there is no need to hide it."
"That's good." Pei Kang nodded and said: "After the Battle of Yema Gang, the Marquis of Lu Yang became more and more famous and went after Gou Xi. He may have some ideas..."
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After the banquet was over, Wang Yan returned to the study.
Two daughters are reading books.
"Gale" yawned profusely and moved his head little by little, as if he would fall down with a slight push.
"Xiao Feng" looked at it very seriously, even stopping at a certain section for a long time and chewing it over and over again.
It’s better to have a younger daughter! Wang Yan sighed, his only son was working as a staff member in Xingyang, and his old wife was only interested in taking care of the family business and amassing money.
Sometimes he has something he doesn't understand and wants to ask someone for a different idea, but he can only go to his younger daughter.
"Grandpa." Wang Huifeng stood up and saluted.
"Boom!" Wang Jingfeng was startled and fell to the ground.
Wang Yan glanced at her with disgust and cursed: "If you continue to be so ignorant, I might as well give you to Marquis Lu Yang."
When Wang Jingfeng heard this, he suddenly woke up and said with tears in his eyes: "Master, even if you are in a hurry to marry me, you can't choose a rude and incomprehensible person like Shao Xun."
"Ignorance!" Wang Yan was indeed not shameless enough to give his daughter away, but he said without thinking: "If Marquis Lu Yang was really that vulgar and uncultured, Queen Hui Yang wouldn't come to visit her every day.
Visited."
"Yang Xianrong?" Wang Jingfeng was dumbfounded and stood there.
Wang Yan coughed and subconsciously felt that what he just said was a bit excessive.
He has always been sincere in front of his family and does not hide anything. After all, it would be too tiring to wear a mask when going out and wearing a mask when coming home. Therefore, sometimes a lot of things will be revealed accidentally.
Wang Huifeng was also a little surprised.
She knew Yang Xianrong and had been in contact with him since she was a girl.
She knew very well what kind of person Yang Xianrong was.
There is no need to say much about appearance, talent, etc. They are all top choices. Just speaking about temperament, he is as proud as a white swan.
Ordinary scholars are not taken seriously by her at all. Even if she wants to marry someone, she may not really think highly of her future husband.
After not seeing each other for so many years, Yang Xian’s appearance has changed so much?
Of course, unlike her sister, Wang Huifeng doesn't have a bad impression of Shao Xun.
She did not judge people by their appearance. From her limited observation, she felt that Marquis Lu Yang was not the kind of arrogant person. Moreover, he still had simple feelings in his heart, which was better than many people.
"Let's not talk about it anymore." Wang Yan sat down and got down to business: "With the fall of Hedong, Pei Zhongyu became anxious and encouraged me to help Shao Xun and seek some benefits for him."
"Did Marquis Lu Yang ask for it?" Wang Huifeng sat down and asked softly.
"Maybe." Wang Yan frowned and said, "But what good can he do?"
"Favors." Wang Huifeng said with certainty: "Favors can be big or small. For a person like Lu Yanghou, he would rather owe someone a thousand pieces of silk than owe a single favor."
Wang Yan nodded and shook his head.
Wang Jingfeng laughed next to him, then quickly covered his mouth.
"Why is Ayu laughing?" Wang Yan glanced at his eldest daughter helplessly and asked.
Wang Jingfeng carefully observed Wang Yan's expression, and after making sure that he would not be angry, he said: "My daughter still remembers how high-spirited my grandpa was when he decided on the 'Cunning Rabbit's Three Caves' a few years ago. Uncle Maohong was there at that time, and grandma's ambition was
It was wrong to be complacent, arrogant or arrogant. At that time, I was very satisfied and felt that my clever plan was successful."
Wang Yan couldn't stand it anymore, but he didn't know how to retort, so he could only smile bitterly.
He is not that kind of serious academic, but an eloquent scholar. Now he is just older. Twenty years ago, he did not do less wild things, and sometimes he could be called arrogant. Although it was only like this at home,
But it is inevitable that people close to you will see it.
"Pei Zhongyu dug more than three caves." Wang Yan complained.
Wang Jingfeng laughed again and said: "Two big holes, three small holes, let people..."
Wang Yan and Wang Huifeng looked at Wang Jingfeng at the same time.
Wang Jingfeng choked and lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
"Grandpa, the Grand Tutor wants to appoint Ding Shao and Wang Bin as governors and governors. Can the court agree?" Wang Huifeng quietly pinched his sister and asked instead.
"Of the three chief officials of Shangshutai, Gao Guang is the emperor's confidant, Liu Dun, I am sure of Shan Jian." Wang Yan said: "Liu Tun, Liu Changsheng and Shao Xun once had a relationship. Shan Jilun and Pei Zhongyu have a good relationship, alas.
, if you really want to talk about it, the combined reputation of Shao Xun and Pei Kang over at the Chancellor's Desk is really not small. If the Grand Tutor returns to Beijing, he will definitely clean up the Secretariat's Desk. If he doesn't take action, I will not be able to help him in the future.
Fu has done something."
Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Shangshutai has been the core authority.
At the end of the Later Han Dynasty, when Emperor Wu of the Wei Dynasty Cao Cao went on an expedition, Xun Yu served as the minister.
The country inherited the old system, and the Shangshutai still took charge of national government affairs.
Taifu Sima Yue had the title of "Recorder of Shangshu Affairs", but he was no longer in the court, and his influence was declining day by day. The emperor took the opportunity to intervene in the Shangshutai system and promoted Gao Guang to the position of Shangshu Ling. Liu Tun also tended to the imperial court during the late emperor's reign.
His intention to fight against the Tai Tu was very obvious.
Even after Wang Yan resigned from the post of Shangshu Zuopushe and was promoted to Sikong and Situ, he still needed to rely on six ministers, subordinate bureaucrats such as the left and right prime ministers, and personal relationships with Gao Guang and Liu Tun to operate indirectly.
Of course, he has other means to exert influence, which is not enough for outsiders.
In short, Sima needs him more. But he will not put all his hopes on him. It is imperative to clean up the minister's desk - Wang Yan seems to have seen many tragedies in which families were destroyed and people died.
"What does Shao Xun want?" Wang Huifeng asked again.
"He is pretending to be a showman in Yecheng." Wang Yan said angrily: "First, he will bury the dead soldiers and civilians, and then summon the elders to build a monument to commemorate his military exploits. In addition, he also sent someone to send a letter of recommendation.
Come here, those who have high integrity, those who are familiar with classics and history, those who are not afraid in the face of danger, those who are loyal to admonish, those who are brave and resourceful, etc., there are dozens of people in total. The elders of Hebei will all congratulate after hearing this. Finally, he also wants to accept the post of governor of Qiu."
"It's too appalling for him to be a governor at his age," Wang Huifeng said.
"It's true that he can't be the one." Wang Yan nodded and said, "But he can let others be the one."
Wang Huifeng said oh and said nothing more.
She carefully reviewed all the things her father mentioned, and found that Shao Xun was really very organized in doing things, and he took into account both public and private affairs, which was much better than many people who only knew about private affairs.
However, she still doesn't understand something: what is the purpose of Shao Xun doing so many things in Hebei?
It's impossible for him to stay there for a long time. Isn't this making a wedding dress for others?
"That's all." Wang Yan suddenly sighed and said, "Every year, things are changing too fast. Shao Xun couldn't even get into my eyes before, and now I have to help him with things. This world is really..."
Wang Jingfeng looked at his father sighing and suddenly shuddered subconsciously.
Only a few years ago? The relationship between my father and Marquis Lu Yang has become like this.
If something big happens next year, will you send yourself out?
Thinking of this, tears were about to flow out, and I subconsciously grasped my thigh tightly - well, suddenly I let it go, and it turned out that I accidentally grabbed my sister.
Hee hee, my sister's thighs are not as strong as mine, and Wang Jingfeng's mood improved inexplicably.
Chapter completed!