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 wanted to visit his concubine in Xina.
Luoyang is in chaos, which may not be an opportunity for some dignitaries.
Otherwise, with my age, status, 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 mind involuntarily. He only heard him say: "Bo Shao Xun, the governor, is inherently brave enough to be worthy of all men. However, he offended Meng Jiu, which may be detrimental to the overall situation." .”
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 in Luoyang Gucheng, for this plan, we still need to have a good relationship. King of Chengdu. Xun has great strength, but he is no more than a man. Meng Jiu holds a grudge in his heart and slanders Chengdu day and night. He is afraid of ruining the great things."
"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? How should others view 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 middle base general Pei Kuo. If Sikong wanted to win over the imperial army, he would definitely show his favor to the Pei family, which would make Pei Dun more likely to become the governor of Xuzhou.
This was unacceptable to him.
Recently, my cousin Wang Yan mentioned that there may be opportunities in Jingzhou.
When Zhang Chang rebelled, Sima Xin, the king of Xinye and the governor of Jingzhou, was killed. General Sima Fei went south to quell the rebellion and sent his confidant Zhang Yi to Jingzhou to take over the post of governor. However, he was killed by Liu Hong, the real governor of Jingzhou.
Liu Hong came forward 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.
The cousin preferred Wang Cheng to be the governor of Jingzhou, making the Wang family of Langya the first to take control of a large state. At the same time, he also asked about Xuzhou's affairs, 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 the two to live together.
Mi Huang stayed in the guest room and had a beautiful maid to warm 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 chatted with 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, and the government tried hard to put it down.
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 knows that Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Jingzhou and other places are very unstable and war-torn, which is 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 Ping 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's difficult to maintain public order. It's ridiculous.
Of course it was not that there was no resistance at the local level. The prefects were in charge of specific tasks, so they understood that there were not enough people, so they used local finance to support a group of more people, but the base was just that big. How could there be more? What's more, many counties are still equipped with fifty or one hundred soldiers. If something happens, they 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 has 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 can be sent abroad, what kind of official can you be?" 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 an army of more than 200,000 people 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? Even more than that - in fact, Lu Ji was already a prefect-level 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 Zhongzheng system is like that. If it is better than the superior, it will be better than the inferior. Liu If Qiaruo leaves the mansion, the county magistrate will not be able to get her."
They both laughed.
It's so cool to step on Liu Qia's bastard in private.
"So, don't think you've delayed me." 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 regrouping in a different place in Luoyang. It was not difficult for me to give the lieutenant a try. Don't think that I would offend people, that's not the case. If you want to climb up, how can you not offend people? You can still be so kind. 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 is his own master, and there are no dirty tricks that would make people and gods angry. They fight openly and kill each other. What kind of hatred is it?
Now that you have eaten Takefu's rice, 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 disagreed with his father being the commander of Handan, he could hold grudges against the Lu family brothers. In the end, they got into trouble and ended with Lu Ji being imprisoned and killed. The latest news, the Lu Ji Yi clan, His younger brothers Lu Yun and Lu Dan, as well as his friends Sun Zheng, and 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, most of the responsibility for Meng Chao's death lies with Lu Ji He may not know about you or me. But we must be careful. 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 will have no chance of harming us. But do you think 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 for Meng Jiu to harm us. He has 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 the truth. 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. Xuzhou is not peaceful, it is very chaotic, and there are countless military families who have run away. If your family members run away, no one will hold them accountable."
Speaking of this, 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, in the end, we gained little. , 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 and use the likes of Yu Fengyun and Shi Bing. , I agreed. Isn’t it just money, haha, my Mi family’s old business skills have not been left behind, and ordinary nobles may not be as wealthy as my family."
"After the Wubao is completed, the Zhuangke tribe will be able to pull out two or three thousand people. After the rough training is completed, I don't look down on the 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 in bow and horse, and good at caring for soldiers. He is a rare talent. If he was his son-in-law, wouldn't it be natural to help him train the bankers?
But, 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 Mi was still a wealthy businessman, he would probably recruit him as his son-in-law, but now that he has a good family status, some people begin to think that they are superior to others, but there is 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 worriedly.
His hand had subconsciously clenched the handle of the knife. Things are more complicated than imagined. This time, Sima Yi has to be arrested if he doesn'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.
