Jingkou, governor's office. Liu Yu stood in front of the map for half an hour, his eyes falling on Yongzhou for a long time, and he was silent.
With the power of victory over Wei, Yang Anxuan forced the Qin people to return Shangluo and Hongnong counties, which greatly increased his reputation in the capital. With the song
The singing of "Watching swords while drunk and burning the light" really helped Yang Anxuan gain fame and was regarded by the people as a minister of ZTE, which gradually overshadowed his own.
When Dong Huai returned from his mission, everyone was delighted. Liu Muzhi's letter informed him of the battle between Yongzhou soldiers and horses and Qin's heroic cavalry, saying that Yongzhou soldiers and horses could repeatedly defeat the Qin and Wei armies, and the strong soldiers and generals might not be as brave as the Beifu army. under.
Liu Yu joined the army a little late and did not catch up with the Battle of Feishui. He heard about Hu Qi's bravery from the army's leader Pao Ze. He admired Xie Xianwu who defeated 800,000 Fu Qin's army with 80,000 Beifu troops. He was so excited that he promised to have a better future. Like Xie Xianwu, he could drive away the barbarians and restore his homeland.
However, after Xie Xuan's death, the Beifu Army was successively led by King Qiao Sima Yi and his relative Wang Gong. Wang Gong twice raised troops to rebel against the Jin Dynasty. Liu Laozhi defected and defeated Wang Gong and became the successor of the Beifu Army.
At this time, the Beifu Army has become a bargaining chip in the hands of those in power to pursue their own interests. In order to divide the power of Liu Lao, Sima Yuanxian took advantage of Sun En's rebellion and appointed Xie Yan as the governor of Xuzhou. He led half of the Beifu army to Kuaiji. Xie Yan was defeated and died, and the strength of the Beifu army was not as good as before.
When Huan Xuan led the Jingzhou army to advance eastward, Liu Laozhi discovered that the court was wary of him, so he simply led the Beifu army to surrender to Huan Xuan. As a result, Huan Xuan established a firm foothold, and the first thing he dealt with was Liu Laozhi and the Beifu army in his hands.
Liu Laozhi died, and the old generals of Beifu were executed. This powerful army, which was famous all over the world, had been dismantled into pieces.
Fortunately, Liu Yu rose up during the pacification of Sun En and became a new generation leader of the Beifu Army, so that this great army would not be wiped out.
After defeating Huanxuan, Liu Yu insisted on returning to Jingkou because he wanted to revive the Beifu army. Xie Xianwu was able to defeat 800,000 Fu Qin soldiers and horses with the Beifu army. Liu Yu led thousands of people and deposed Huanxuan from the throne. Pull up and down, if tens of thousands of Beifu troops can be gathered, the whole world can be pacified.
The Jin Dynasty is just a puppet in his own hands, and can only be replaced when the time is right. But Yang Anxuan's rise in the north made Liu Yu feel threatened.
There are already 100,000 troops in Yongzhou. Can our Beifu Army compete with them? Liu Yu couldn't help but think of the time when Yang Anxuan fought for the leadership of the rescue force in Luoyang. To everyone's surprise, the soldiers of the patrol battalion led by Yang Anxuan were better than the carefully selected Beifu army. This made Liu Yu look at Yang Anxuan with admiration.
Yang Anxuan's subsequent series of victories were all seen in Liu Yu's eyes. Liu Yu carefully analyzed the reasons for Yang Anxuan's victory and concluded that Yang Anxuan relied on the terrain in every battle, and also had strong soldiers and sharp weapons to outperform others.
After General Ma Hong returned to Beijing, Liu Muzhi specially invited him to drink and asked him about the situation of the Yongzhou Army competing with the Qin Army. Ma Hong told Liu Muzhi that in addition to being well-equipped and well-trained, the Yongzhou troops and horses used The quality of the sword is far better than that of the Sixth Army of the Imperial Court.
Liu Muzhi found it strange that the equipment of the Sixth Army of the imperial court was the most sophisticated among all soldiers and horses, how could it be inferior to that of Yongzhou.
Ma Hong took out a sword and said it was a gift from Yang Anxuan. Each of the Yongzhou troops who escorted Dong Shangshu to Chang'an had one.
The sword is a well-refined sword. Liu Muzhi tried it on the spot and easily cut off the sword he carried with him. Such a precious sword has become a common accessory for Yongzhou soldiers and horses. No wonder the Qin and Wei armies suffered under the Yongzhou saber.
Liu Muzhi told Liu Yu in his letter that according to his speculation, Yang Anxuanji might have mastered an advanced weapon forging technique.
Liu Yu has been collecting information about Yang Anxuan. In addition to knowing Yang Anxuan's outstanding literary talent, he also learned that he invented Yang Jiali, deduced Yang's military training method, and also made Yunjie paper and Bichun tea. It is said that these strange things were made by him. The techniques all come from a strange book called "Tiangong Kaiwu", so it is possible that the book records the method of forging weapons.
After receiving Liu Muzhi's letter, Liu Yu immediately sent people to Runan to inquire. Tangxi in Xiping, Runan, has been a place for forging soldiers since ancient times. The sword made by Yang Anxuan most likely came from here.
The secret agent sent a few days ago reported that, as he expected, Yang Anxuan was working with the Ying family to forge soldiers in Tangxi, and the sword came from Tangxi.
Liu Yu returned to the table and sat down. He really admired Yang Anxuan in his heart. If he could ascend the throne in the future, he would definitely use Yang Anxuan. However, he must not allow Yang Anxuan to grow stronger now, otherwise he would be the one to sit on the throne.
Holding his beard in his hand, the black beard was already mixed with silver threads. Liu Yu's eyes flashed with a sharp look. He was forty-three years old this year, and Yang Anxuan was not yet in his thirties. Time waits for no one.
Knowing from Yang Anxuan that the method of forging a sword was impossible, Liu Yu decided to target the Ying family. Nandun Ying's family was of high rank, and the mother of Sima Zun, King of Wuling, was Nandun Ying's family.
Liu Yu wrote to inquire about the officials in the Ying family in Beijing, and learned that Ying Hong, the grandson of Ying Dan, had moved him from the position of Minister of the Duguan to the Minister of Zhongshu when King Wuling was in charge.
Liu Yu personally wrote a letter to Sima Zun, stating the importance of the art of forging soldiers to the court, and asked King Wuling to find a way to get this art of strengthening the army no matter what.
......... Jiankang, Wuling Prince's Mansion, the former Kuaiji Prince's Mansion. Ying Hong, the assistant minister of Zhongshu, stepped out from the gate of the mansion, bowed to the officials who were seeing him off, walked down the steps and boarded the car to leave.
The bullock cart was traveling steadily and slowly on the royal road, but Ying Hong's heart was in turmoil. King Wuling's words were still echoing in his ears.
"...If you can offer me the art of forging soldiers, I will protect your position as minister or governor..." Holding the jade pendant on his body, Ying Hongmo recited Buddhist scriptures to calm himself down.
Not long after the ox cart left Guangyang Gate, it stopped in front of his house. Ying Hong stepped out of the car, already making a decision in his heart.
Three days later, the minister of Zhongshu asked Xie Hun for leave, claiming that he had not returned to his hometown for ten years to worship his ancestors and wanted to go home for a visit. Xie Hun allowed him to take leave.
...... Xiangyang, Yang Anxuan returned to the back house after leaving the yamen. His wife Kong Miao came forward with her son Yang Min in her arms and said: "The day after tomorrow is my eldest brother's 30th birthday, Xuanlang and I will go together to congratulate him. Yang Anxuan reached out to take his son and said with a smile: "Of course my uncle wants to have a drink on his birthday. By the way, you can take a calligraphy and painting from the study as a gift." Kong Miao said: "Xuanlang, you have all the calligraphy and painting in the study." It's a treasure, so there's no need for it. I heard you say that I'm worried about money and food. If you can sell more gold, you can help a few more people survive." Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "My wife and Qiu'er founded an orphanage and saved countless orphans and young children. Known as the Buddha of all families, he is really compassionate and wants to save people." Kong Miao pinched Yang Anxuan's arm and said coquettishly: "Xuanlang made fun of the slave." Yang Anxuan said: "Last time we were in trouble My uncle came to Yu's study room and couldn't put it down with Gu Kaizhi's "Luo Shen Fu Tu". At that time, Yu wanted to give it to him as a gift on his birthday. I wanted to bring it to him on his birthday. My uncle was busy with Confucianism, and Yu hadn't finished it yet. Thank you." Kong Miao looked at Yang Anxuan gratefully and said, "My father and elder brother came to Xiangyang to compile Confucianism and promote Confucianism. They were all very happy. My father told the slave that there are a large number of outstanding scholars in Yongzhou. When entering an official career, Xuan Lang's merits are rare. This matter alone can make him famous in history." Yang Anxuan teased the baby in his hand and said: "I'm afraid it will take some time to agree to build a school for my father-in-law. The stalls are getting wider and wider. The bigger the money, the more money and food you have to make ends meet." Kong Xian served as a literary director in the governor's office, and Yang Anxuan tried to promote him to the governor of the state many times, but he was declined.
Kong Xian said that he could promote Confucianism and do something practical for scholars all over the world, which would be ten thousand times more satisfying than getting promoted and making a fortune, so Yang Anxuan had no choice but to follow him.
Kong Yi compiled Confucianism and lived in Hongwenzhuang. Kong Xian, as a government official, had a residence in the back house of the governor's house. Because Ran was pregnant again and it was very inconvenient to have a child, Yang Anxuan bought a house for him in the south of the city. , so that Kong Yi wanted his grandson and grandson to come and stay in the city for a few days.
October 18th is Kong Xian’s birthday. No outsiders were invited, only Yang Anxuan and his wife, Zhang Feng and his wife, and Shen Qingzhi and his wife.
Kong Xian beamed after taking the "Luo Shen Fu Tu" from the girl's hand, wishing he could go back to the study immediately to observe it.
Kong Yi knew that his son-in-law was generous, so he glared at his son and said, "My father often taught you to 'not be sluggish with things', to read, meditate and cultivate your character, have you forgotten it?" Yang Anxuan smiled and said to the rescue: "Uncle-in-law, that is the way of a saint." In terms of state, Yu and Brother Xian are still far behind." Yang Min looked at his grandfather with dark eyes and smiled with a toothless grin.
Kong Yi immediately forgot to scold his son, smiled and stretched out his arms to hug Yang Min, teasing him, and muttered: "Ming'er, you haven't seen your grandpa for so long, do you miss your grandpa?" Yang Anxuan and Kong Xian smiled at each other, it seemed that their father-in-law This kind of effort that is not stuck in things also needs to be practiced.
There is a seat inside and outside for men and women. After everyone toasted, Kong Xian raised his glass and said with a smile: "General Zhang and General Shen, you two have made great achievements in the Qin State and made great contributions to the imperial court's recovery of Shangluo and Hongnong counties. I would like to toast you two." Kong Yi said to Yang Anxuan : "I heard that Xian'er mentioned that there is still a shortage of hundreds of thousands of stones for the New Year." Yang Anxuan nodded and said solemnly: "I am planning to organize a trade fair, recruit merchants from all over the world, and take the opportunity to hold a treasure auction, which can reduce the number to some extent. Make a gap." Kong Yi said: "Liangzhou and Yanzhou have been added this year, and the original preparation is really insufficient. If it doesn't work, I will go out and borrow some from those scholars." Kong Yi is a descendant of Confucius, and all scholars in the world are disciples of the Confucius family. To lend a helping hand to a noble family, you have to give them some face.
Yang Anxuan said gratefully: "It's not that big yet. There's still some time before the Chinese New Year. I'll think of a way again." Kong Xian said angrily: "These rich families, Zhaiseng Jingdao, are willing to spend a lot of money and food to let It’s really annoying that they don’t want to donate to a school but are blocked.” Yang Anxuan suddenly had an idea in his mind and asked: “Are there many wealthy people who believe in Buddhism?” Kong Xian said: “Almost all Xiangyang scholars believe in Buddhism and respect Taoism. I heard that in September the Liu family sent people to Chang'an to meet Master Kumarajiva and offer 400,000 yuan of sesame oil. The Xiang, Xi, Zhang and Pang families sent people to Chang'an City." Yang Anxuan clapped his hands excitedly and said with a smile: "Kong Brother, I can wake up the dreamer with a few words. These rich and powerful people believe in Buddhism and have thought of ways to raise food."
