The secret discussion in the study ended quickly. Seeing that it was getting late, Sima Yue prepared to have a meal.
After dinner, he still had to go to Xina's concubine.
Luoyang is in chaos, which may not be an opportunity for some dignitaries.
Otherwise, with my age, identity, and status, how can I win over a noble girl who is twenty-eight years old?
Wonderful, wonderful.
"Lord." Director Wang directly interrupted Sima Yue's interest and said, "There is something that I cannot explain clearly just now."
Sima Yue was a little unhappy, but he still pretended to be as gentle as jade and said with a smile: "You, you, you are still secretive, but it doesn't matter."
Director Wang organized the next sentence, and the incident of Pei Xia's visit to Sikong came to his mind involuntarily. He only heard him say: "Bo Shao Xun, the governor, is inherently brave and courageous, but he offended Meng Jiu, which may be detrimental to the overall situation."
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Sima Yue put away his smile and said displeasedly: "What do you mean?"
Director Wang didn't care whether Sima Yue knew about the relationship between Meng Jiu and Lu Ji, so he told the story again, and then said: "Sikong has great ambitions, but Luoyang Gucheng is also a city. For this plan, we still need to have a good relationship."
The King of Chengdu, Xun Xun, has great courage, but he is no more than a horseman. Meng Jiu harbors a grudge and slanders him day and night in Chengdu, fearing that everything will be ruined."
"Sooner or later I will fall out with Sima Ying." Sima Yue said.
"It is true." Wang Dao said: "If the king wants to achieve his great ambition, he must get rid of Sima Ying, but not now. It is unwise to ruin a big thing for a man."
Sima Yue's expression changed for a moment, but he finally said: "It's inappropriate. If Gu Ruo does this, wouldn't it make everyone feel cold? Tell others how to think about it? Don't say too much, Gu Ruo has his own concerns."
"Yes." Director Wang responded respectfully.
He didn't expect to accomplish anything at this moment, he just planted a seed in advance.
Pei Dun came more and more frequently, and Pei Xia also visited for the first time.
Behind Pei Xia, there is a faint figure of the midfield general Pei Kuo. If Sikong wants to win over the imperial army, he must show his favor to the Pei family. The possibility of Pei Dun becoming the governor of Xuzhou is much greater.
This is unacceptable to him.
Recently, my cousin Wang Yan mentioned that there may be opportunities in Jingzhou.
When Zhang Chang rebelled, Sima Xin, the new king of the field and the commander-in-chief of all the military forces in Jingzhou, was killed. The conquering general Sima Fei went south to quell the rebellion and sent his confidant Zhang Yi into Jingzhou to take over the post of governor, but he was killed by the real Jingzhou governor Liu Hong.
Liu Hong made a petition to plead guilty. In order to put an end to the chaos as soon as possible, the imperial court did not pursue the case. Sima Hui's forces were completely expelled from Jingzhou. Doesn't Sikong have any objections?
There is an opportunity.
His cousin preferred Wang Cheng to be the governor of Jingzhou, so that the Langya Wang family could take the lead in controlling a large state. At the same time, he also interfered with matters in Xuzhou, which put a lot of pressure on Director Wang.
Mi Huang and Shao Xun, with Concubine Pei as their link, were very close to the Pei family. They were a stumbling block to Director Wang's plan to seize Xuzhou, and they were always unhappy.
It doesn’t matter if the eye drops didn’t work this time.
The situation in Luoyang is still interesting.
Whether Sima Yue or Sima Ying actually controls the court, they must use their cousin Wang Yan.
At that time we will have to see who becomes the governor of Xuzhou.
****
The city gate was closed, and Mi Huang and Shao Xun stayed overnight in Sikong Mansion.
Of course, it is impossible for two people to live together.
Mi Huang stayed in the guest room, where a beautiful maid warmed the bed.
Shao Xun lived in the guard's barracks and fell asleep to the smell of feet and the sound of grinding teeth - he had long been used to it, the military camp was like this.
His mentality was still very good, he was about to do big things, but he was not nervous at all, and instead slept soundly.
Before going to bed, he even talked to the guards about their hometown friendship and chatted about various things in his hometown.
There are certainly benefits to this kind of chat.
At least, Shao Xun learned that Xuzhou had been attacked by rebels in the past year. There was a man named Feng Yun who was wreaking havoc everywhere, but the government couldn't put it down despite all their efforts.
He also learned that there was also a rebellion in Yangzhou, and the imperial court seemed to have sent a leader named Chen to fight against the thieves, with many victories.
These first-hand information, both true and false, greatly enriched Shao Xun's understanding of the world. He now knew that Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Jingzhou and other places were very unrest, and wars were raging, which was really sad.
It's also a bit confusing.
The combat effectiveness of the local armies of the Jin Dynasty fluctuated. One moment they were severely defeated by the refugee army, and the next moment they won consecutive victories against the refugee army. It almost entirely depended on who was leading the army.
In the final analysis, it was Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan, who was responsible - after the pacification of Wu, "all the soldiers in the prefectures and counties were removed, and a hundred military officials were appointed in the large counties and fifty in the small counties."
With just this few people in a county, it is difficult to maintain law and order, which is ridiculous.
Of course, there was no resistance at the local level. The prefects were responsible for specific tasks. They understood that there were not enough people, so they used local finance to support a group of more people. But the base was so large, how could there be more? Not to mention that there were many counties.
It is still the same configuration of fifty soldiers and one hundred soldiers. If something happens, we can only count on the eight major governors to dispatch soldiers, but they are slow to move. By the time they arrive, the peasant army will have already grown in size.
rotten!
At Chenshi, after eating wheat porridge, Shao Xun and Mi Huang met up and returned to the outside of the city.
Before leaving, he did not see Pei Shiliu and did not receive the "latest instructions" from the princess.
"Supervisor, you said before that you could be released outside. What kind of official position can you take?" On the way back, it was not convenient to discuss confidential matters, so Shao Xun mentioned something else and asked casually.
"County magistrate." Mi Huang said.
"This..." Shao Xun was a little surprised.
Lu Ji, Sima Ying's aide in Yecheng, commanded more than 200,000 troops after leaving the government. It is no joke, but if he is transferred to a local official, no matter how bad he is, he will still be a prefect, right? Or even more - in fact, Lu Ji is already at the level of a prefect.
The official.
Mi Huang worked as a supervisor in Yue Mansion, but after leaving the government, he could only serve as a county magistrate. The gap was huge.
"My family is not high-ranking. If I were to go outside, I would really only be a county magistrate." Mi Huang felt Shao Xun's surprise and said nonchalantly: "The ninth-grade official law is like this. If it is better than the superior, it is better than the inferior.
If Liu Qian leaves the house, the county magistrate will not be able to get him."
They both laughed together.
It's so cool to step on Liu Qia's bastard in private.
"So, don't think you have delayed me in any way." Mi Huang patted Shao Xun on the shoulder and said, "The county magistrate is really boring. Either continue to serve as an assistant in the shogunate, or find another place. Lieutenant Chen of Donghai is seriously ill.
After being bedridden for more than a year, Wang Guojun was reorganizing in another place in Luoyang. It was not difficult for me to give myself a try as a lieutenant. Don’t think that I would offend others, that’s not the case. If you want to climb up, how can you not offend others? You can still do it if you are friendly.
Things like getting promoted, hehe, I can't even think about it."
"That's true." Shao Xun agreed.
Resources are limited, and there are only so many official positions. For people with poor backgrounds, the pressure of competition is great. They really have to risk their lives, and offending others is a trivial matter.
"Actually -" Mi Huang looked at Shao Xun again, with a somewhat regretful expression on his face: "Xiao Langjun, you are in more trouble than me. You have offended too many people."
"who?"
"Eunuch Meng Jiu." Mi Huang said: "You killed Meng Chao and got a chance to be promoted, but you also offended Meng Jiu. However, maybe I can't escape either. Who makes me the leader of the building?"
Shao Xun was silent.
In fact, in the simple values ​​​​of martial arts, the two armies are fighting each other, each is his own master, and there are no dirty tricks that make people and gods angry. They fight openly and openly to kill each other. What kind of hatred is it?
Now that you have eaten the food of Wufu, you should accept this ending.
However, Meng Jiu may not necessarily think so.
He is a eunuch with a twisted mentality. Just because Lu Yun did not agree with his father being the commander of Handan, he could hold grudges against the Lu family brothers. In the end, they made a big fuss and ended with Lu Ji being imprisoned and killed. The latest news, Lu Ji Yi tribe,
His brothers Lu Yun and Lu Dan, as well as his friends Sun Zheng, disciples Fei Ci and Zai Yi were all killed.
"Don't think too much." Mi Huang sighed and said, "Lu Ji and Meng Jiu have been enemies for a long time, and it's not just this one incident. Perhaps, in Meng Jiu's view, Lu Ji was mostly responsible for Meng Chao's death.
He may not know about you and me. But we must be on guard. This is the truth. From a fundamental point of view, if Sima Yi is undefeated and still in charge of the central government, Meng Jiu has no chance of harming us. But I feel
Can Sima Yi win?"
Shao Xun shook his head. Sima Yi made too many mistakes and missed the chance to win.
"Then there's nothing we can do." Mi Huang continued: "The worst I can do is abandon my official position and flee back to my hometown. You have only one way now, let Sikong protect you. Lu Ji is the internal history of Pingyuan and a person of Sima Ying. Meng Jiu only needs to slander you.
, if Sima Ying agrees, Lu Ji will be dead. But we are Sikong’s people, and it’s not that simple if Meng Jiu wants to harm us, we have to get Sikong’s approval.”
"My words are not that pleasing to the ear, and I am not the kind of person who is eloquent, but what I say is true. Young Master, you have to make Sikong feel valuable and not willing to abandon you, do you understand?"
"I understand." Shao Xun took a deep breath, bowed and said, "Thank you, Duhu, for your guidance."
"There is no need for this." Mi Huang waved his hand and said: "If it weren't for you, I might have been killed by Meng Chao. I won't help you, and my conscience will not go away. Also, if you are worried about your family, it is better to let them hide in my village.
There is no peace in Xuzhou, there is a lot of chaos, and there are countless military families who have run away. If your family members run away, no one will hold them accountable."
At this point, Mi Huang gave a rare proud smile and said: "Since you are literate, you should know the old events in the late Han Dynasty. At that time, my family made a fortune in business, but had no official power, so we funded Liu Xuande heavily. Of course, we gained little in the end.
, Xuzhou returned to Cao Cao. Although the Mi family was not specifically targeted, life was really difficult and it took a long time to recover."
"Now, it's a little better than in the late Han Dynasty. It can't be said to be a noble family, but it can barely be among the minor surnames. A few months ago, my son wrote a letter saying that he wanted to overhaul Wubao to protect Yun Yun and Shi Bing.
, I agreed. Isn’t it just money? Haha, I, Mi, have not lost my old business skills. The average noble family may not be as wealthy as my family."
"After Wubao is completed, the Zhuangke tribe will be able to pull out two to three thousand people no matter what. After the rough training is completed, I don't look down on those soldiers from Donghai County and even Xuzhou. As long as tens of thousands of people don't come, they won't be able to win. You.
If my mother-in-law, brothers and sisters hide in Wubao, they will be in no danger."
Having said this, Mi Huang looked at Shao Xun again.
This young man is skilled with bows and horses, and is good at caring for soldiers. He is a rare talent. If he is his son-in-law, helping to train Zhuangke tribe, wouldn't it be natural?
It's just that, alas, it's useless for him to think so, and he still needs the approval of his uncles and elders at home.
After all, Shao Xun was just a military householder and his background was too low. If the Mi family was still a wealthy businessman, they would probably recruit him as their son-in-law. But now that they have a good family status, some people began to think that they were superior to others, but there was a lot of resistance.
We should really get those people to come to Luoyang and let them see Zhang Fang's butcher knife, maybe they will change their attitude!
But then again, Shao Xun is a "wild horse" and not so easy to tame...
Mi Huang sighed silently in his heart and hurried on.
Shao Xun also followed behind, worried.
His hand had subconsciously clenched the handle of the knife. The matter was more complicated than imagined. This time, Sima Yi had to catch it if he didn't want to.
He lives and I die.
He dies and I live.
Little people have no choice.
In this world, the most reliable thing is indeed your own knife.
Chapter completed!