"The ambition is dim and unclear, and the memory is annoying but useless." [Chen Shuxiang's epitaph]
After Wu Ban said goodbye to Wu Yi, he didn't dare to delay any more, and immediately went out and rode a horse to Huang Wan's mansion. The head of the pavilion saw it from a distance, and quickly turned around and ran in. Not long after, Wu Ban arrived in front of the door.
The strange young man gently walked out from the door and reached out to hold Wu Ban's horse's rein.
This young man is about twenty-seven or seventy-eight years old. He is tall and tall, with an elegant temperament. He is dressed as an ordinary scholar, but he is particularly skilled in reining and reining a horse, as if he has been exposed to bows and horses. Wu Ban is very interested in this unattractive man.
The unfamiliar face was a bit strange. He had been to Huang Wan's house many times, but he had never seen him before, so he couldn't help but take a few more glances.
The young man smiled brightly and introduced himself generously, speaking with an accent from the Jingchu region: "I am Huang She, Jiangxia. My master is the prefect of Jiangxia in the imperial court, and Situ Huanggong is the elder of my family. The new year is approaching, so my master sent me
When I went to Beijing for a walk, I heard about Wu Jun's visit, and Mr. Huang specially sent me to welcome him."
A native of Jiangxia becomes the governor of Jiangxia?
Wu Ban was immediately puzzled. The imperial court had its own system of three mutual laws and avoidance, and it had been particularly harsh since the emperor's reform. How could there be such an unruly governor? It was probably Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, who relied on the powerful and recommended him to the post.
"I've got you, sir." Wu Ban got off his horse and bowed politely to him. He was also a relative of Huang Wan and the son of a big official. He was just a doctor, so he naturally didn't dare to neglect him.
Huang She is now not well-known, not even a filial piety, he is modest and prudent, and dare not make excuses. After a few polite words with Wu Ban, they walked side by side into the spacious and bright hall of Huang Wan. In just a few words, they chatted.
, Wu Ban wanted to find out what was going on behind the fact that the other party came to Chang'an in October on the pretext of a "new year's visit", but Huang She also had a lot of experience and refused to let go several times.
But they said that the two of them saluted and said hello in the hall. After they sat down, Wu Ban briefly told what he had learned from his father Wu Kuang without waiting for questions. Huang Wan was very concerned about this matter, although in his heart
I have a rough idea, but everything needs to be very clear and grasped. At this moment, Wu Ban talked a lot without any focus. Huang Wan took the trouble to listen carefully, and when he encountered any ambiguity, he would interject and ask questions.
A few sentences. Wu Ban sometimes couldn't answer, or he didn't ask his father Wu Kuang, so his answers were a little vague.
Huang Wan felt a little dissatisfied, but at this time he had figured out the whole story. After Wu Ban finally finished speaking, he asked: "Your Majesty is in a difficult mood. He has failed to respond several times, mostly because of his impatience. You are the son of a human being.
, he should be enlightened more, and he should think more about everything in the future, and not do this again. I understand what he is thinking, but if there is an opportunity, I will definitely help him and teach him to feel at ease."
Wu Ban nodded and agreed. He still remembered Wu Yi's instructions and asked specifically: "Who knows what the profound meaning of this trip to the country is?"
Huang Wan glanced at him with a leisurely smile, and spoke concisely and concisely, as if unwilling to say more: "It's nothing more than authority."
Wu Ban frowned and lowered his eyelids to think for a while. Seeing that Huang Wan had stopped speaking, he still asked without giving up: "Then, although I am not talented, I don't know where I can do my best for Huang Gong?"
"If it is useful, I will bother you. Now it is a matter of commitment, and no one else needs to handle it, so as not to offend the emperor."
Huang Wan smiled and declined Wu Ban's request. Wu Ban saw that the consequences of what he said were serious and it was not like he was lying, so he stopped talking about it.
The two chatted for a while, but they only talked about gossip about the government and the public. Wu Ban felt bored and consciously left the table. Huang Wan did not hold back and watched him go out with a smile. Huang She, who was sitting beside him, was bored and saw this.
Then he stood up and took the initiative to send Wu Ban out.
Afterwards, Huang Shezhong came back and asked curiously: "Mr. Huang, weren't you at the country's side when you came to serve as the minister? Why didn't you ask the minister about this matter in the future? Instead, you have to wait for Captain Wu's words?"
"His words are not important. I have already known this in my mind. What is important is Wu Kuang himself." Huang Wan said lightly. Seeing that Huang She was puzzled, he continued: "He is still too honest and has no wisdom.
He is also too utilitarian... From now on, I will not be able to rely on him."
Huang She nodded thoughtfully. He set off from Jingzhou thousands of miles away on his father's orders. He had just arrived in Chang'an not long ago, and he didn't know much about these rights and wrongs.
Just listen to Huang Wan saying as if talking to himself: "But Wu Yi and Wu Ban are quite malleable. Especially Wu Ziyuan..."
"How are the Wu brothers?" Huang She asked with interest.
Huang Wan stopped speaking, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said: "Are you still interested in their affairs? Is it because your father sent you to the court just to inquire about gossip?"
"I don't dare." Huang She immediately changed his expression and lowered his head respectfully.
The purpose of Huang She's coming can be traced back to Yuan Shu's conquest of Xuzhou. At that time, Yuan Shu assigned Sun Ce an army of soldiers and horses to cross the river. Sun Ce recruited soldiers and brave old troops along the way. In order to get Liu Ye, a counselor recommended by Zhou Yu himself, he
Under Zhou Yu's guidance, he first went to attack the bandits such as Zheng Bao, Zhang Duo, Xu Qian and others who were entrenched in Huainan. Zhou Yu knew that Liu Ye loved Sangzi, was straightforward, and did not want to work for others, so he forced Zheng Bao and others to cooperate in the land of human flesh and blood.
Under such circumstances, once he saw Sun Ce coming to fight against rebellion, he would gladly surrender. So Sun Ce recruited a large number of ruthless bandits as a source of troops in Huainan, and also obtained Liu Ye's service.
Once Sun Ce, who had strong soldiers and horses, crossed the river, he had deliberately failed to do anything in front of Yuan Shu earlier. Wu Jing, who had pretended to be defeated, immediately showed his due level. In cooperation with Sun Ce, he defeated Moling Zeirong who was entrenched in the east of the river one after another, and attacked Danyang.
Steady footing.
After Zuo Rong was defeated, he fled west and was taken in by Wei Jie, who was the governor of Yuzhang at the time. Finally, before Sun Ce led his army to follow him, Zuo Rong took advantage of Yuzhang's treasury and repeated his old tricks and launched a rebellion.
"With the death of Wei Qiqing, the governor of Yangzhou, although Jiangxia will face Sun Ce directly, this is not a good opportunity!" Huang Wan said in a deep voice.
"This little nephew has been mentioned by the prince of the family." Huang She replied respectfully: "With the death of Wei Shijun, the imperial court will no longer be able to restrain Yuan Shu in the south of the Yangtze River. When the situation in the south changed, the princes of the Sun family under Yuan Shu's command
There will be no obstruction to the east of the Yangtze River, and once their rear is stabilized, all the efforts Liu Ai, Tian Chou, Liu Bei and others spent in Xu and Yu will be wasted in one day."
Huang Wan raised his eyes to look at Huang She, who was a talented person, and said slowly: "Although the news has not yet reached the palace, if the country wants to take some measures, it will definitely start from the south, so your father, who is in Jiangxia, has to speak at this time
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"But don't there still be governors of Kuaiji and Pingnan generals in Yangzhou? Duke Lu? Although the king of my family is a Han official, he is appointed by Liu Jingzhou. No matter what the court does, it will never be my family's turn to take on important responsibilities, right?" Huang She said.
The questions in my mind.
Huang Wan shook his head and said: "Lu Gong is already seventy years old, and he was defeated by Sun Ce earlier, which is not enough to help. After Sun Ce entered Danyang, the reason why he did not attack Wu County in the east and Kuaiji first, but went west to Yuzhang, is this