"Father, the great ancestor..." Sima Lang, who was in the Sima family in Hanoi and was dusty with life, didn't say much after he came back and quickly went to his father to seek answers.
He had grown up in Tangyang and had good political achievements, but suddenly he heard the news of Gaozu's death. He couldn't care about anything else for a while and rushed back overnight to ask about his father.
"Yes." Sima Fang nodded gloomily. Under the control of Xuzhou, Sima Jun's incident has spread all over the world. The Sima family has now become a target of public criticism. Many people have come to visit in the past few days.
Ask about the secret of immortality.
There will be more of this kind of thing in the future, but why Sima Jun lives forever? Even Sima Fang doesn’t know, how can he tell others?
Moreover, the great-grandfather died in Xuzhou, which was definitely a big loss for the Sima family, not only in terms of status, but more importantly, with Sima Jun here, the Sima family had its own leader who knew how to go in the future.
Now that Sima Jun has died, the pillar that has been guiding the Sima family to grow has been broken, leaving many clan members, including Sima Fang, confused about the future. Where should they go from here?
"Brother, you shouldn't come back!" Sima Yi, who heard the voice from the back hall and came out, saw his brother, sighed slightly, and said to Sima Lang.
"Zhongda, why is this?" Sima Lang frowned and looked at Sima Yi.
"Now that the news about Gaozu has been spread, Cao Sikong will definitely be wary of my Sima family. My brother's hasty resignation at this time will only make Sikong even more grudge against the Sima family." After Sima Yi finished speaking, he saluted Sima Fang and said, "Father.
, I think that at this time, the most important thing for our Sima family to do is to be cautious in our words and deeds, and not to interfere with other things to avoid disaster."
"Alas!" Sima Fang sighed, motioned for Sima Lang to sit down and said: "Over the years, our Sima family has become so prosperous, all because our great-grandfather has been secretly escorting our Sima family. Now that our great-grandfather has left like this, the Sima family
It’s dangerous!”
"Father, there is no need to worry too much. As long as our Sima family does not admit this matter, then what comes out in Xuzhou is just a rumor. Even if everyone in the world says it is true, if our Sima family does not admit it, nothing will happen." Sima Yi
He said with a smile.
Sima Fang smiled bitterly and said: "It's easier said than done. If this rumor continues to spread, do you know the consequences?"
"So we can't let this rumor spread again." Sima Yi said with a smile: "But people are saying this is because Lu Bu wanted to cover up the truth. In fact, he got a huge treasure in the secret realm, and he didn't want the world to know, so he just made up a story that was already dead.
People slandered me, Sima!"
"Can the world believe it?" Sima Fang felt that this lie had many loopholes.
"If you make up a few more, there will be too many rumors, and the world will not know which one to believe, and this matter will gradually be forgotten. However, if you want to make this happen, our Sima family alone is not enough to make it happen. Since Gaozu and Yuan
We have old family ties, how about asking the Yuan family to open their eyes about this matter?" Sima Yi said with a smile.
Xuzhou was able to make the news known to everyone so quickly because the people in Xuzhou used the power of the state and held the government office as a microphone. It was a natural block for the news to spread, but the Sima family could not compare with the state of Xuzhou.
, to accomplish this, there must be an equivalent government agency to help spread the rumors.
Although Sima Lang is currently working for Cao Cao, the Sima family is obviously closer to the Yuan family emotionally, and only the Yuan family among the princes knows about Sima Jun's affairs.
"Then the revenge of the great ancestor will not be avenged?" Sima Lang looked at his father and second brother and asked with a frown.
"Brother, what we want to do now is to save our family, not to take revenge. If the Sima family is dead, what's the point of killing our enemies?" Sima Yi said solemnly.
"Alas!" Sima Lang asked himself that he couldn't be as calm as his brother, so he could only sigh and say no more after hearing this.
Sima Lang advised: "If you have nothing else to do, go back as soon as possible. Don't make Cao Mengde dissatisfied again."
He had helped Cao Cao, and the relationship between the two parties was not bad at first. However, as Cao Cao continued to grow bigger and became a tycoon in troubled times, Sima Fang's opinion of Cao Cao also continued to decline, and now he hardly uses it in private.
Honorific title.
"My son takes orders!" Sima Lang nodded. After staying at home for a night, he bid farewell to his father and returned to Tangyang to handle government affairs.
"Your brother is kind by nature, but he lacks the power of the city." Looking at the eldest son's leaving figure, Sima Fang sighed and said, "But are you really going to let this matter in Xuzhou go unchecked?"
Sima Yi shook his head and said: "Father, there is no need to pay attention. Now the situation in the Central Plains has become clear. Before Yuan Gong kills Gongsun, there will be a battle between Cao and Lu. However, compared to this person, the boy is more worried about Lu Bu's son-in-law."
"Son-in-law?" Sima Fang was startled when he heard this and looked at his son in confusion. What happened to his son-in-law? From the look of his son, he seemed to pay more attention to his son-in-law than to Lu Bu. He thought about it carefully and said uncertainly:
"Chun Nan?"
"It was this person. My father may not have noticed that Lu Bu began to reverse the situation and gradually control Xuzhou. It was after this person that the married woman began to change. It was also after this person appeared that Duke Yu of Han was forced into a desperate situation step by step.
In the end, the clan was destroyed!" Although Sima Yi did not serve as an official, he never stopped studying the major events of the world.
Sima Yi could count who was under each prince's account and what role he had. It was precisely because of this that he was keenly aware of Chu Nan's differences in such a chaotic situation.
"Coincidence?" Sima Fang said uncertainly. This doesn't mean that Chu Nan is powerful, right?
"Coincidence?" Sima Yi smiled and said to Sima Fang: "Haier has been paying attention to this person for a long time. He first served as Jin Cao and gave Lu Bu a lot of salt, so as to escape the control of the Chen family!"
The nobles' control over warlords like Lu Bu usually involves both talent and money. They control the other party's economic lifeline and employment channels. Even if they are stronger than Lu Bu, as long as they don't want to become a bandit, they can only be trapped.
But if these two dragon-binding ropes fail to tie the evil dragon, then the result of the Chen family will be the best example, and Chu Nan will start from what he is best at, wealth, and help Lu Bu win the financial power step by step.
.
"Then the Pi Order was issued, and the bloodbath of the gentry began. It seemed bloody, but my father carefully watched his journey. If ordinary princes did this, chaos would have broken out under their rule, and the people would be in dire straits. However, this was not the case in Xuzhou. After all,
The reason is that during the period when Chu Nan was the county magistrate, he suppressed the big clans but attracted the small clans. Although the big clans were massacred, the small clans were safe and sound and were attracted by him. At this point, Lu Bu no longer worried about having no one to help him.
, there is no food available!" Sima Yi gave Sima Fang a detailed list of what Chu Nan had done since his debut.
"In addition, this person also helped Lu Bu secure the position of Xuzhou Mu. I heard that Mr. Gongtai's success as a great scholar was also related to this person." Sima Yi looked at his father: "If one or two things are said to be a coincidence, but
This person is involved in so many things about Lu Bu's fate. If you regard it as a coincidence, you are deceiving yourself and others. Father, this son has already become powerful and cannot be underestimated!"
"Just a merchant..." Sima Fang's face was a little gloomy, he didn't want to accept this fact.
"Yes, just a mere merchant." Sima Yi nodded. He didn't want to accept it, but the fact was here and he had to accept it.
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Xuzhou,Xiapi
"Is this the Museum of Strange People?" Chen Gong had nothing to do today. He came to the newly built Museum of Strange People to watch. Accompanied by Chu Nan, he walked around and asked with some surprise: "How come it looks like a government office?"
"Qiren Pavilion will be regarded as an auxiliary to the government office from now on, taking care of some things that the government office cannot handle." Chu Nan walked with Chen Gong and said: "This is what my disciple thinks. It will temporarily deal with some things that the local government office does not dare to deal with."
Local bullies, this kind of bully generally appears, most likely in collusion with government officials, and the local government secretly protects them."
"What's the use of dealing with these bullies?" Chen Gong asked puzzledly.
"The teacher has never really been among the people. For the people, it doesn't really matter who is in office because they are too far away. But these local bullies are the ones who really affect people's hearts. It is difficult to leave these bullies to local officials to control.
, because for the convenience of governance, local officials will allow these people to do things they are unwilling or unable to do, and these people, with the protection of the government offices, often act unscrupulously, trampling on the people like ants."
"To a teacher, such a small person has no place on the stage, but to the common people, they are a big mountain that can threaten their lives at any time." Chu Nan said as he walked.
"So this is what the Strange People's Hall is responsible for?" Chen Gongjue's Chu Nan recruited strange people from all over the world in such a big way, but in the end, he just let people take care of trivial matters, which was overqualified and underused.
"Currently, there is no training, and the people recruited are mixed, so I might not be able to handle the important tasks entrusted to me." Chu Nan explained as he walked.
The people we have recruited now are all small people with average abilities. There are quite a few people, but their abilities are average.
Although their physical fitness is far superior to that of ordinary people, if they form an army, it will be difficult to form a battle formation without training. Moreover, these people are conceited about their abilities, and they are not easy to convince. If you want to train them into well-trained soldiers, you will probably have to be highly obedient.
Only this kind of general is capable.
"Tell me about your future preparations?" Chen Gong was very curious about this disciple's plans.
"It's not difficult at all. Those with fighting talents will serve as the Guards of the Qiren Pavilion, specializing in fighting against the insurgents, monsters, etc. within the territory. The others will be arranged according to their different talents. The disciples are going to select a group of people to go secretly to the other princes' territories to find out the secrets.
Intelligence, and those who are not suitable will do some logistical things, such as helping to clear food roads, build fortifications, reinforce cities, and treat the wounded during wartime. What do you think, teacher?"
It sounds like it is an all-round department, almost independent of the current government office. It is directly under the jurisdiction of Chu Nan and has its own combat capabilities and intelligence capabilities. Of course, this is also a deterrent to hundreds of officials.
Chen Gong glanced at Chu Nan. This was like meeting Lu Bu. If it were any prince, if Chu Nan dared to do this, even if he didn't die, he would be afraid of others and would not dare to use it again.
"Just in time, I heard that you are going to train these people today, so I would like to see how Zi Yan encourages people?" Chen Gong said with a smile.
"It's best to have a teacher in charge! Teacher, please!"