After Sima Yue fell ill, Liu Tun officially began to give orders.
On the sixth day of November, the first order he gave was to send troops to pursue the Huns.
The main force was the Liangzhou cavalry, and the results were pretty good. They beheaded more than 3,000 people and snatched back a batch of captured goods, women, and food.
On the ninth day of November, Liangzhou soldiers returned to Luoyang.
At this point, the second battle to defend Luoyang came to an end, and Luoyang returned to peace.
On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, Shao Xun went to Situ's house to visit his doctor.
The main reason why I didn't go as soon as I entered the city was because I didn't want to give people an intimidating feeling.
After three days of relief, Sima Yue's mood should have calmed down a bit, and it would be easier to talk now.
Of course, he didn't waste these three days, meeting with groups of former members of the Forbidden Army - mainly concentrated on the left guard.
At the end of the day, three buildings of silver gun soldiers escorted Shao Xun to Situ Mansion, and then they did not leave, but waited nearby.
Shao Xun entered this familiar yet unfamiliar mansion under the escort of more than a hundred soldiers.
Hearing that Situ was taking a nap, he did not let anyone wake him up, but waited silently in the side hall.
Perhaps, in the eyes of others, he cared about Situ's old kindness and was very respectful in his courtesy.
But only he himself knows what he is waiting for.
The sound of soft footsteps sounded, and a blooming peony appeared at the door.
Shao Xun couldn't help but stood up and smiled.
Concubine Pei walked in lightly, looked at Shao Xun carefully from top to bottom, and then asked: "The war is fierce and dangerous, how come you dare to come to Luoyang?"
Shao Xun didn't reply, he was also looking at the mature and beautiful woman carefully.
In just a short moment, her eyes had changed several times.
First came the surprise.
Perhaps, during this time in Yue Mansion, although she was the mistress, she still had a hard time and was not as comfortable as she was in Tangliyuan.
Then comes shyness.
This was just a moment, and it soon faded from her eyes. Perhaps she was also "thinking wildly" sometimes, after all, people couldn't control their random thoughts.
What finally emerged was worry.
Entering Luoyang does not mean that you can control Luoyang. Concubine Pei is not a little housewife like Lu Xun who doesn't understand anything. She knows the nature of the power game very well, and she is a little worried about Shao Xun's next actions.
"Come if you want, who can stop me?" Shao Xun smiled and stood there.
Concubine Pei walked up to him, shook her head and laughed, saying, "I really don't know what you were thinking when you sent out troops."
"I'm thinking of you." Shao Xun said seriously.
Concubine Pei said nothing, her face seemed to be stained with a layer of blush, and she was extremely beautiful.
"The Huns have tens of thousands of horses galloping around. It would be a lie to say that you are not afraid. It is not impossible to be defeated and die." Shao Xun said: "But no matter how difficult it is, no matter how dangerous it is, I will always come to Luoyang to ensure that this place is
It will not fall, make sure the Jin Dynasty is still there, make sure you are still there."
Concubine Pei's body swayed a little.
Shao Xun gently stretched out his hand and hugged her into his arms.
As he gently sniffed the fragrance on the woman's hair and neck, he sighed contentedly.
"Sometimes, when it's still dark, the wind is biting, and I don't want to get up to practice martial arts, I think that the world is about to collapse. I have people who need to be protected, and I have no right to be lazy."
"Sometimes, in the scorching summer heat and scorching sun, when I don't want to teach military skills step by step, I will think that I need a reliable force to build a safe place for me and the people I care about. No matter how hard and tiring I have to persevere,
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"Sometimes, when I look at the defeats that can be seen everywhere, the various scandals in the court, and the increasing number of thieves, when I feel depressed, I will think of that afternoon seven years ago, when you were sitting there making tea, elegant and quiet, so
Troubles disappear immediately.”
"I have worked hard for almost eight years, and now I am getting closer and closer to you."
Every time Shao Xun spoke, Concubine Pei's body became softer. In the end, her delicate hands quietly hugged Shao Xun's lower back.
In fact, they haven't met much in recent years.
Some feelings will gradually fade away.
Some worries will slowly arise.
She has also been angry, frustrated, and even regretful.
But at this moment, Princess Chengdu, Princess Fan Yang and even the young lady of the Yu family are no longer important.
This world is deformed and broken.
For all living beings living in this world, it is a luxury to hope for perfection and perfection.
Everyone is compromising.
Everyone has given up a lot of things they can give up, just to survive.
The two hugged each other for a long time before letting go.
Shao Xun sat down.
Concubine Pei started to make tea, and occasionally glanced at him, the meaning in her eyes that only Shao Xun could understand.
"I came from a humble background, and for the first time I saw a flower slave making tea. The way a woman with a beautiful heart made tea was different, almost Taoist. From then on, I vowed to find a scholar who was good at making tea.
Shao Xun laughed.
Concubine Pei rolled her eyes at him, as if to say that she was really cowardly, so she had a plan at that time.
After making tea, Concubine Pei poured a bowl for Shao Xun, then sat opposite him and asked: "In the Luoyang situation, you are now qualified to speak. What are your plans?"
"Actually, Luoyang is a fire pit right now." Shao Xun muttered: "I don't want to take over this mess for the time being."
To say it was a mess would be an understatement.
Luoyang faces many problems, the most urgent of which is next year's food problem.
The battle fought in October destroyed countless crops.
Almost all farmland in Henan, Luoyang, Yanshi, Fengshi, Gong, Heyin, Xin'an, and Chenggao counties has been damaged to varying degrees.
Coupled with the high possibility of a locust plague, the food problem faced by Luoyang will be very serious.
Furthermore, the Luoyang Basin alone cannot support so many soldiers and civilians. The governors of various states did not have time to send taxes to the central government this year. It is still unknown how many people will be sent next year.
Being the boss is not that easy.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw that so many people were eating, drinking, and drinking on his shoulders.
Shao Xun weighed himself, he didn't have the dignity to ask for so much money and food.
The terrible thing about politics is that people are killed without blood.
There are similar examples in history.
Shao Xun easily thought of the "throne" of the Beiyang government's president.
It was really a big fire pit. Whoever jumped in would not be able to escape.
Even if someone as cunning and strong as Yuan Shikai, strong in perseverance, sat in the position of president, he would still be unable to escape.
Like Li Yuanhong, he swallowed his anger, was meek and cowardly, and still became a high-level political prisoner.
Not to mention Cao Kun. When he was in the audience, he was very powerful. Once he came to power, today there would be foreigners asking for debts, tomorrow there would be cabinet officials asking for money, and the day after tomorrow there would be soldiers asking for pay. Then he would be scolded by the newspapers every day, and there would be internal wrangling.
There are still a lot of things to do...
In the end, the only outcome is to exhaust the hard-earned prestige and become a stranger inside and outside.
Shao Xun is very sober, but the conditions are not yet mature.
The big fire pit of Luoyang's powerful ministers needs someone else to stop it - and it just so happens that someone is really interested in it.
"It would be great if you can figure it out." Concubine Pei glanced at Shao Xun with relief and said.
In Situ's residence, she often witnessed all kinds of troublesome things her husband faced. One of the reasons why his prestige was consumed so quickly was that many things disappointed him.
Although there are his own reasons for this, there are also external factors.
Shao Xun can figure it out at this age, which is very impressive.
"You are the only one in Luoyang City that I care about." Shao Xun took a sip of tea and said.
Concubine Pei glanced at him angrily, and then said, "Xunniang will give birth in less than four months, right?"
Shao Xun didn't know what to say for a while.
I had just returned my affection to Luoyang No. 1, but now I discovered that there were already two princesses in my family. If things continue like this, the "Eight Princes' Rebellion" will be gone, and the "Eight Princesses Rebellion" will be very likely.
Concubine Pei chuckled lightly, stood up and left. When she reached the door, she turned to look at him and said softly: "Be careful, I will wait for you."
After saying that, he left happily.
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When Shao Xun came to Sima Yue's bedroom, Concubine Pei was already serving soup and medicine.
Wang Yan, Liu Yu, Pan Tao, Pei Miao, Guo Xiang, Wang Cheng, Sun Xun and other staff were all there.
Of course, the two family generals He Lun and Wang Bing were also there, and there was also a royal registrar named He Sui, who was of the same clan as He Lun, and also came.
The eldest son, Sima Pi, sat in the back seat, with Zhao Mu and Deng You standing behind him.
"Servant Shao Xun meets the king and the princess." When he saw Sima Yue, Shao Xun bowed and said loudly.
Sima Yue opened his eyes, looked at Shao Xun, and closed them again.
"Sit down." He said softly.
Shao Xun knelt down directly in front of the couch and looked at Sima Yue.
"You and I, the monarch and my minister, haven't sat so close to each other for several years, have we?" Sima Yue opened his eyes, looked at Shao Xun with a complicated expression, and asked.
"It's been a few years," Shao Xun replied.
He didn't care about the word "lord and minister" in Sima Yue's mouth.
Theoretically speaking, he was born in the East China Sea Kingdom, Sima Yue and Concubine Pei were both his "lords", and he was their "subject".
But that's all old history.
Since he joined the imperial army and became a general in the palace, he has become a minister of the emperor and no longer a minister of Sima Yue.
"What do you want?" Sima Yue asked.
"If I say that I want to eliminate the Xiongnu and put an end to the chaos, would Situ believe it?" Shao Xun asked.
There was no sound for a long time.
Shao Xun waited patiently and said nothing.
The generals gestured with their eyes and exchanged information silently.
The crown prince Sima Pi looked a little uneasy.
Zhao Mu and Deng You, who taught him his studies, shook their heads gently and signaled him to be quiet.
"I don't have a few days left..." Sima Yue suddenly sighed.
Shao Xun listened silently and remained calm.
"You win this round." Sima Yue turned to look at Shao Xun and said, "The situation has been won. No one can touch you anymore."
"Situ is too competitive." Shao Xun sighed and said: "There is nothing that cannot be won. Zhao Wanglun won and lost again. Qi Wangjiu won and lost again. Changsha Wang Yi, Chengdu Wang Ying...
There is no definite outcome of winning or losing. In the end, the Xiongnu came, and the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, as well as the officials and nobles, lost everything."
The shogunate officers and generals were a little unnatural.
After fighting back and forth, the Huns almost took advantage.
After listening to Shao Xun's words, Sima Yue looked a little touched.
"All I think about is that I don't want the world to overthrow." Shao Xun continued: "After all, I was born in Yue Mansion and have received favor from the king. When I can, I will protect the princess, the prince will be safe, and the disciples will not worry.
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Sima Yue twitched the corners of his mouth, as if he wanted to laugh, because the man in front of him was overestimating his abilities.
Is it that simple to help the world?
The most difficult thing to deal with is not the Huns, but our own people.
"What do you want?" Sima Yue asked again.
The same sentence is asked twice, but the meaning is different.
"The governor of Yuzhou is vacant, and the imperial court may choose talented people to take up the post." Shao Xun directly set out the conditions without being polite.
Sima Yue didn't reply.
After a long time, Concubine Pei saw that no one was paying attention, so she quietly winked.
Shao Xun understood, stood up and said: "Situ can rest assured and recover from his illness, and the outside servants will take care of it."
After that, he went out and left.
The sonorous sound of armor leaves sounded, and Tang Jian left Situ's Mansion with his own soldiers guarding him.
Sima Yue let out a long sigh.
Chapter completed!