Extremely explosive things cannot be hidden because people have a strong desire to spread them.
At noon, all the troops took off their armor and sat down, eating some water and whispering to each other.
Not only the Luoyang Chinese Army, but also Hebei soldiers.
In the eyes of the big-headed soldiers, bravery is always the most intuitive thing and is more effective than any preaching.
The officers were even more fascinated and talked about Shao Xun's past as if no one else was watching.
"I heard that Meng Chao was also killed by him."
"Meng Chao should have died a long time ago. He not only robbed Henan, but also robbed the people of Hebei. He deserved his death."
"I have a batch of goods at home, and even if Meng Chao robs them, there is no way to hold them accountable. After hearing the news of his death, I ate two more bowls of rice."
"Shao Xun's killing of Meng Chao was so heart-wrenching. One man can scare away thousands of troops, and his bravery is beyond compare."
"Oh, don't meet such ruthless people in battle in the future. If he rushes straight into the battle and captures me, I won't know where to put my face."
"Prepare more archers and spears. Those who can block them will be careless today."
"With Shao Xun's temper, he probably won't survive long on the battlefield. When his horse stumbles, that's the day he dies."
"Isn't he that stupid? He rushed into battle again and again? When he killed Meng Chao, he chased the defeated army. This time he captured that Tang Shishi alive, but he also bullied me into standing for a long time, and his strength was exhausted. He is not stupid, he knows it well."
"Anyway, don't meet him. If one day he comes to Hebei and I can't resist him, I will surrender him directly."
Most of these officers were the sons of local tycoons and wealthy businessmen, and few were scholars. They usually spoke vulgarly and often said things like "your mother and your maidservant". When they heard someone say that they surrendered after being defeated, they suddenly fell silent.
But - that's right, the King of Chengdu is still here, and we have no two minds. If the king is not here and the imperial army comes, and Shao Xun is the vanguard, is it necessary to fight to the death? What does it matter which descendant of the Sima family becomes emperor?
"Surrender?" Someone else glanced at him and sneered: "Can he still reuse us Hebei people? What big dream is he having? Unless he comes to Hebei to be an official and marries the daughter of a noble family in Hebei, we still can't If you can follow him, save the rest. He is from Donghai, and he only flatters Qingxu scholars, such as the Taiyang Clan, Langya Wang Clan, etc. What does it have to do with Hebei?"
"Yes." Someone nodded subconsciously.
Don't blame everyone for being divided by region, there are really too many examples of this.
In the past, Yuan Benchu was the shepherd of Jizhou, and most of the people around him were celebrities from Hebei.
Cao Mengde dominated Henan, and many Henan scholars worked for him.
The distinction between Jing and Wei is clear and clear.
After the defeat of Hebei, 70,000 to 80,000 surrendered troops were driven down to Jingzhou by Cao Cao to die for him.
If you are not one of your own, you will naturally not cherish it.
Shao Xun's butt is in Henan. If one day he can become a high official and open a government, the people who will go to him will definitely be Henan scholars, and most of them will be the Qingxu scholars who are most important.
Everything in the world is nothing more than this.
The people from Hebei murmured, while Shao Xun calmly patrolled around and did a good job of security.
Today's "performance" is not without its benefits.
Scholars attended gatherings to gain fame.
Fame is something that cannot be seen or touched, but it is really useful at critical moments.
The same goes for warriors.
As your reputation grows, all parties will rush to win over you, and the court will also give you good words to appease you.
When leading an army on an expedition, you may gain unexpected rewards.
Fame is capital, no doubt about it.
Compared with the soldiers of Hebei, the cheers of the soldiers of the Forbidden Army were much more sincere.
Many people are inquiring about Shao Xun's name.
After learning that he was a general of the Yue Prefecture, he was also honored - very simply, Shao Xun now represented the Luoyang side.
Throughout the afternoon, Forbidden Army officers kept coming to visit or take a look at him from afar.
Someone mentioned Shao Xun's killing of Meng Chao, which made the general of the Forbidden Army even more fond of him. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't lose face because of his status, someone would treat him to a drink.
As for the ministers and ladies, they didn't pay much attention to them. They just treated them as conversation starters and chatted casually. In fact, their focus was that Sima Ying had lost face. As for who made him lose face and how, they were not very concerned. Even if someone mentions Shao Xun's name, he or she will remember it at the time, but will forget it after a while.
Of course, that's most people. For some people, it's completely different.
Overall, being forced to take action today has more advantages than disadvantages.
At least on the surface, Sima Ying would not cause trouble to Shao Xun again. As for what's going on in secret, I'm not really afraid.
When I entered the military camp, I was surrounded by students and young soldiers, which made me feel very safe.
assassin? Shao was wearing armor and armed with weapons, so he could fight head-on with three or five swords.
Be careful and wait for the situation to change, and this crisis will pass.
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Sima Ying quickly returned to the high platform, her face gloomy, as if a storm was brewing.
To be honest, he's not very open-minded.
Before he came to Luoyang, Fenwu General Shi Chao had already killed many court officials. And these officials, without exception, had old grudges with Sima Ying.
Especially the people who made Le Guang "die of fear" were from the Yi tribe and showed no mercy.
Shangshu Ling Leguang was Sima Ying's father-in-law. Sima Yi once asked him whether he had an affair with Yecheng. Yue Guang replied, "How can Guang exchange five men for one daughter?" - Le Guang's whole family lived in Luoyang.
Sima Yi was hesitant and finally killed Le Guang.
After Sima Ying succeeded, he naturally had revenge and resentment. There was a bloody storm in Luoyang for a while, which lasted for a long time before it subsided.
Today, he was humiliated by Shao Xun, but he still couldn't get angry, and he felt very unhappy.
But he just couldn't retaliate against this person, if he still wanted to lose face - even if his subordinates tried to figure it out, they wouldn't be able to retaliate, because everyone would blame it on him.
That’s it! Sima Ying took a deep breath. Even Wang Hu could tolerate it. What does Sima, a small lieutenant of the East China Sea, mean? Just let it go like a fart.
Well, Wang Hu did vote for Sima Ying just a while ago, which shocked people.
Sima Ying's confidant and champion general Qian Xiuzheng appointed Wang Hu as the shogunate Sima. Do you dare to believe it?
Wang Hu once made the Hebei army flee in panic and killed more than a dozen generals. He was the most hated person by the Hebei nobles. No, it's far more than that. Maybe the people in Hebei also hate Wang Hu. But Qianxiu conquered him. How could Sima Ying not know about this?
For someone like Wang Hu who played a united front role, Sima Ying defied all opinions and was quite tolerant, allowing him to take control of the Forbidden Army who had defected to him and stay in Luoyang as Shi Chao's deputy.
From this perspective, his mind is not that narrow-minded.
"When will the king return to Ye?" Shogun Shi Luzhi looked at the soldiers from both sides camped in the field with some uneasiness and asked.
"What? Are you scared?" Sima Ying asked with a smile.
Lu Zhi was speechless.
He can't say, Your Majesty, you only brought over 10,000 infantry and cavalry. Even if you add Shi Chao's 50,000 soldiers and horses, we only have more than 60,000 people, while Sima Yue has 20,000 soldiers!
Sixty thousand versus twenty thousand, we have no advantage.
Now everyone is in the wilderness. Once there is a war, it will be a field battle. Can these 60,000 people withstand it?
"You have no guts! I know this Sima Yue very well. He has always been cautious in the past and will not do anything that he is not sure about. If you are afraid, he is afraid too." Sima Ying smiled and cursed, and said: "Just come back quickly. The clothes and chariots are sent to Yecheng as soon as possible. If you want to carry out the story of Wei Wu, you must have your own people in the court. What do you think of Wang Yifu?"
"It's rare to find someone who is not rejected by all parties." Lu Zhi thought for a moment and said, "It can only be him."
Sima Ying won the war, but the enemy surrendered conditionally. He could not take advantage of all the benefits, so some compromises were necessary. What's more, the mood of Chang'an also needs to be comforted, and their alliance has not been broken.
Wang Yan is a famous person with a high reputation. All parties will give him a little favor. He is indeed a very suitable candidate.
"Then let Wang Yifu serve as Minister Zuopushe." Sima Ying made up her mind and said.
"Presenting Liu Shi as Taiwei."
"You can become a middle school supervisor and come back to Yecheng with me."
"Recommended..."
"Don't forget the King of Hejian..." Sima Ying sighed. Sooner or later, she would have to fight him to the death, but not now. She just heard him say: "I represent King Yong of Hejian as Dazai, Grand Governor, and Yongzhou Mu."
"The King of the East China Sea will abide by the Order of the Minister. If he wants to arrange any officials, he can share some of the profits and go out."
Sima Ying named many people in one go, and her staff wrote them down one by one with pen speed.
This is the political division of spoils, and everyone knows it.
After Sima Yi's death, the three families of Chengdu, Hejian and Donghai became the victors. The King of Chengdu made the greatest contributions and naturally took away the most benefits.
But he didn't dare not give benefits to the other two families.
Just as Lu Zhi was worried, what would happen if Sima Yue turned against him and took action? Can we definitely win?
Sima Ying was very brave when she dared to come to Luoyang and took a lot of risks.
Sima Yong didn't dare to come. Of course, he can't come now. There are a lot of rebellions in the family that need to be put down.
After finishing the Luoyang incident, Sima Ying will return to Yecheng to control the Mansion, just like the story of Wei Wu - of course, this is just a matter of course. He may not be able to distinguish between unconditional surrender and conditional surrender.
"Build the Yezhong mansion as soon as possible. The original one is too small and does not suit the status of the orphan." Sima Ying added: "If there is not enough space, we will demolish the houses. Who doesn't agree? The Yi tribe."
"No." Lu Zhi responded.
"We must pay close attention to the draft girls." Sima Ying looked at Meng Jiu again and said: "The number cannot be less than five thousand. You should pay more attention. They must be upright and pleasant-looking, preferably noble women."
"No." Meng Jiu agreed obediently.
"There are a lot of places to spend money." Sima Ying sighed and said, "We will raise taxes this year. Now that I am the emperor's younger brother, the people of Hebei will definitely be happy. It's just a small matter to collect more money."
Lu Zhi and Meng Jiu looked at each other and quickly looked away.
"If you have any relatives or friends, tell them all and give them an official position." Sima Ying laughed and said: "I understand, in today's world, you still have to use your own people. Loyalty is the most important, ability is second. ”
"No." Lu Zhi and Meng Jiu were overjoyed. Now it was justifiable to arrange their party members!
Although the King of Chengdu is majestic and has a large number of shogunate personnel, internal competition is very fierce, and factional strife kills people without blood.
In the early years, the King of Chengdu was granted the title of four counties in Shu, which lasted for more than ten years. After the Shu Rebellion, he moved to the south county of Jingzhou.
Therefore, he had many contacts with scholars in Shu and had good relations with them.
Du Zhen, a native of Chengdu, had a young master named Qiao Zhou. His son Du Bi was appointed as a general by the king of Chengdu. His younger brother, Du Lie, was the Langzhongling of the Kingdom - this position was one of the three ministers of the feudal state.
Now, Hebei's power is becoming more and more powerful, and there are fewer and fewer officials in Shu. As for the scholars in Jiangdong, their momentum over the land plane also declined greatly and gradually faded away.
Hebei was not a place where the people of Wu and Shu should come.
Lu Zhi and Meng Jiu actually competed for the dominance of the Hebei scholars in the shogunate.
In the future, when the King of Chengdu ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, everyone will have to rely on their own factions to fight for power in the court, so they can't be careless.
