It was a bit stuffy inside the car, so Zhou Mo wiped his sweat and simply got out of the car and walked for a while.
The moonlight is beautiful tonight, and its bright brilliance fills the earth, illuminating the road ahead.
When passing an abandoned manor, there was even a bit of cool breeze.
The gatehouse of the manor fell to the ground and the outer walls collapsed.
Inside the wall, there are luxuriant grasses and the constant chirping of insects.
The windows were dark and looked quite scary. When the bullock cart passed by, it even made a little noise. Before he could, a wild cat climbed up on the roof, staring at the people passing by with its orange eyes.
Zhou Mo withdrew his gaze and, escorted by several followers, walked through a fruit forest and took a shortcut forward.
There was a strange smell permeating the fruit forest. He knew that it was the rotten smell that smelled like alcohol after the fruits fell to the ground.
pity!
In the barren mountains and ridges, not a single person can be seen, and there are good fruits, but no one picks them.
He couldn't help but look back at the manor just now.
It should have been built a few years ago. At that time, the world was in chaos, and many people lived in the mountains to escape the war. However, the manor was eventually found, and under siege, no one was left alive!
Zhou Mo walked quickly and quickly passed through the woods. After crossing a decaying wooden bridge, he came to the main road.
The midsummer night is extremely hot and muggy.
Zhou Mo waited for a long time before he saw an ox cart approaching. After hurriedly getting on the cart, he drove about ten miles and finally arrived at the outskirts of Luoyang.
After dawn, I entered through the self-built Chun Gate and soon arrived at Taiwei Wang Yan's mansion.
Wang Xuan went out in person and welcomed him into the palace.
Wang Yanzheng was in the back house with his old wife Guo. After hearing this, he asked Wang Xuan to deal with it for a while and then continued: "Why don't you go to Yecheng?"
Mrs. Guo first responded, then glanced at her husband suspiciously and asked, "Why are you so anxious to get me away..."
Wang Yan was angry, snorted and said: "You jealous woman, alas, I am so old, why am I like this?"
Mrs. Guo was a little embarrassed and said no more.
My daughter Jingfeng received a letter saying that she was pregnant. After hearing this, the couple felt very complicated.
They are old and cannot spend the rest of their lives with their daughter. They are also relieved that their daughter will have a child and someone will accompany her in the future.
But after all, it is impossible for the daughter to be Mr. Chen's official wife - I have tried it, but to no avail - it is a bit embarrassing for people from their family background.
In addition, there is some hope in my heart, hope for the future.
In short, it's a complicated thing, and it's not easy for outsiders to understand.
"Pack up and leave in a few days." Wang Yan waved his hand, left the back house, and went to the reception area.
When they first arrived nearby, they heard the conversation between Wang Xuan and Zhou Mo.
"I walked all the way, and there was no life along the way. The sight of Yiluo made me burst into tears." Zhou Mo sighed and said, "Someone has to come out to clean up the world. It can't go on like this."
"What Shu Zhi said is absolutely true." Wang Xuan also sighed: "There are some people who have no ability to defend themselves against the enemy and cannot care for the people, but they seize high positions. It is really hateful. It's time to clean up the court."
"Chen Gong came to Luoyang, but he did not come to clean up the court. It is not convenient for him to do these things. After all, it is up to the Taiwei to take action." Zhou Mo said: "Chen Gong went north mainly to supervise the war."
Wang Yan coughed and stepped inside.
"Captain." Zhou Mo stood up and saluted.
Wang Xuan stepped forward and whispered in Wang Yan's ear: "Mrs. Yu has agreed."
Wang Yan nodded slightly.
His daughter was pregnant. Of course, that brat had to give an explanation and enter the Shao Mansion. It was already very embarrassing to be a concubine. Wang Yan couldn't stand it anymore if he followed him without a name or status.
"Shu Zhi has come all the way, so Mr. Chen must have made a decision?" Wang Yan asked.
Zhou Mo came from Xuchang.
He was originally the order of Yangzhai, but his official career was somewhat bumpy due to his brother Zhou Boren. Now he has regained trust and has been transferred to the chariot and cavalry service. When he entered the capital this time, he came to the front station on the order of Shao Xun.
"Back to the Taiwei, Mr. Chen is a minister of the Jin Dynasty and is not a rebellious person." Zhou Mo said: "It is not a problem to just indulge Luoyang like this. In fact, Mr. Chen is still a little undecided and wants to hear the Taiwei's opinion.
"
Wang Yan pondered for a moment and said, "Does Mr. Chen want to have an audience with the Emperor?"
"Yes." Zhou Mo said: "The emperor may have misunderstood the villain's slander and misunderstood Chen Gong. Some words may not be good to others, but Chen Gong wants to say it to the emperor face to face."
"How to meet me?" Wang Yan asked.
"What suggestions does the Lieutenant have?"
When talking about this matter, Wang Yan was a little speechless.
Shao Xun is too afraid of death!
Last time I met the Emperor in Tianyuan Pond and mobilized troops, many people saw it, but the impact was actually not good.
You, a minister, brought a large army of soldiers and horses to Beijing. It is easy for people to think of Dong Zhuo.
But it seems too risky to let him enter the palace alone or with only a few followers.
When Cao Mengde saw Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, he might be sweating profusely or blood would be splattered on the spot.
Every emperor has a different temperament. Who knows what he might do impulsively? This is not a risk he can take.
Therefore, if Shao Xun entered the palace to meet the emperor, he would be surrounded by thousands of soldiers, which was a bit too much.
It's difficult anyway.
"How is the fighting going in Xuzhou?" Wang Yan did not answer immediately, but asked about the war.
"When I left Xuchang, I heard that Xi Jian attacked Xiapi once, but failed, and was repulsed by Zu Ti," Zhou Mo said.
"Xiapi is surrounded by water. It would be unwise for Xi Daohui to attack by force." Wang Yan said.
"It rained heavily for days and the roads were muddy, so the cavalry was of no use for a while. Xi Daohui sent people to cut down trees and build rafts, and stormed Xiapi." Zhou Mo said: "Zu Ti ordered the boat division to come and fired all bows and crossbows. The army could not support it, so he
Defeated."
"You can't attack with fire and burn Zu Ti's boat master?"
"I don't know this."
Wang Yan was speechless.
He knew that this sentence was unprofessional.
Why didn't Xi Jian know about fire attacks? Didn't Zu Ti know how to guard against others' fire attacks? Things are not that simple.
"Where's Pengcheng?" he asked again.
"Lu Zidao personally went to Pingyuan and asked the Hua family to persuade Xun Taizhang. I heard that the Liu family of Pei and the Leling Shi family also sent people to persuade him." Zhou Mo replied.
Wang Yan secretly praised Shao Taibai for being good at employing people.
Huayan, the famous minister of Cao Wei and the grandson of Taiwei Hua Xin, married Liu Fennv of Pei State.
He gave birth to a daughter, Huatuo, and married Xun Taizhang of the Xun clan.
She also gave birth to a daughter, Hua Fang, who married Wang Jun. She died of illness in the first year of Yongjia (307) at the age of thirty-seven. She was Wang Jun's third wife.
The Liu family of Pei State is not simple either.
Liu Fen married the daughter of Wei Weiwei Wu Zhou (a native of Pei State) and gave birth to three sons: Nan Zhonglang General Liu Cui and his wife Xun; Taichang Liu Hong and his wife Hua; Guang Luxun Liu Han (some say Liu Huang
), his wife Cheng - the daughter of Liu Han married the Shi family of Leling, and the Shi family also married the Xun family and Chen family of Yingchuan...
The aristocratic family has weaved an airtight web.
It feels great to use it, because you can reach relatives at every turn, and it can provide a lot of help for your great cause. But once you sit down and take a closer look at their background, you shudder.
For rulers like Shao Xun, they really have a love-hate relationship.
But in the case of Pengcheng, we still have to use them.
The relationship between Pingyuan Fahrenheit and Xuzhou Governor Xun Zu is really close. Coupled with other relatively close relatives, with a multi-pronged approach, can Xun Zu remain neutral?
People cannot live in a vacuum, they will inevitably have tendencies.
"I think Taibai should wait until the matter in Pengcheng is settled before he goes to court with the emperor." Wang Yan looked at Zhou Mo and said, "It would be better if Xi Daohui can capture Xiapi."
"My servant will repay Duke Chen." Zhou Mo said.
"As for the form of the court meeting -" Wang Yan thought for a while and said: "It would be too scary to lead troops into the palace. When Taibai comes to Luoyang to supervise the war, he can ask the emperor to come out of the city to work for the troops. That would be much easier."
When Zhou Mo heard this, he secretly praised Wang Yifu for really having a way.
"I don't know how much trouble was saved by Mr. Chen's help," he said sincerely.
Wang Yan waved his hand and said: "You go back and tell Taibai not to act too hastily. There are some things that are okay for the prince and the scholars to do, but if he is not from a rich family, if he does it, he will be criticized by others and hinder his great cause. Slowly,
Come. If we capture Xuzhou, the rumors will be reduced by half. If we capture Hongnong, Hanoi, or Shile, no one will talk about it anymore."
Wang Yan's words were quite sincere. He did not make any false claims, nor did he deny that Shao Xun's background was too low. He directly told him to concentrate on supervising the battle and quickly capture the places that needed to be captured, and things would be much easier to handle by then.
"I heard that you went to Jiangling, how about it?" Wang Yan asked again.
"It's not very effective." Zhou Mo said with a bitter smile.
He had indeed just gone to Jiangling to meet his brother Zhou Wei.
The elder brother was more loyal to King Langya and directly rejected his suggestion to surrender to Duke Chen.
When the matter was not completed, Zhou Mo did not stay long and immediately went back home to present the details to Shao Xun.
The Jingzhou side is still doing the same thing, with a few days of business and a few days of fun, which is completely different from the intense rhythm here in Xuchang.
"There's no need to sigh, Uncle Zhi." Wang Yan also smiled bitterly and said, "I'm writing to Chu Zhong, but it's ineffective, isn't it?"
Of course, it is normal for a large family to have officials divided into different parties, each with its own master. But Wang Yan felt that he cared deeply about these clan members, but he did not expect this to be the result, and he was inevitably disappointed.
"That's all, go back first." Wang Yan said to Zhou Mo.
Zhou Mo was about to bow and leave, but was stopped by Wang Yan.
"The emperor will not allow Yan Ding, Li Shu, Wu Yi and others to be dismissed from office." Wang Yan said, "Please don't worry about it, Taibai. I will find their faults."
Zhou Mo understood.
Wang Yanding was worried that Mr. Chen would imitate Sima Yue and arrest people and kill them in front of the emperor. However, as long as the emperor died, could Wang Yan really remove these people from their official positions? Not necessarily.
After all, he is not the prime minister or the prime minister, so he cannot circumvent the emperor. I am afraid there will be twists and turns in this matter.
Chapter completed!