In Xiangyang, Yang Anxuan received the urgent report from Zhu Lingshi and threw it down on the case in anger. He had told Zhu Lingshi at the beginning that the Qin army would invade and defend the city, waiting for Xiangyang to send troops.
Glancing at Zhao Tian beside him, Yang Anxuan said: "Zhao Sima, take a look." Zhao Tian's heart sank. He knew that Zhang Feng was stationed in Shangluo, something must have happened.
He quickly picked up the emergency report and scanned it. He didn't know much about literacy and could barely understand that Zhang Feng led his army to the battle. He was trapped by the Qin army and returned injured, with 1,627 casualties.
Zhu Lingshi's emergency report only stated the situation of the battle and did not accuse Zhang Feng. However, Yang Anxuan guessed from the lines of the words that Zhang Feng's rash dispatch of troops led to the defeat.
Zhao Tian put the emergency report back on the case with both hands, took a step back and clasped his fists and said: "Lord, Zhang Feng has lost his troops, generals and our military power. He must be dealt with severely and must not be tolerated." Wang Zhene took the emergency report and looked at it. Said: "The Qin army is coming with ferocity, my lord must send reinforcements early." Yang Anxuan was angry and distressed. Zhang Feng stayed with him for more than ten years, watching him grow from a begging refugee to a general, marry a wife and have children.
Zhang Feng is smart and motivated, and he is very satisfied with what he does. He treats him half like a disciple and half like a brother.
But this boy was obedient and obedient by his side, yet he was so bold to let him out. Five thousand soldiers and horses dared to fight against the Qin army of over ten thousand. Fortunately, he survived the injury this time. If he was not punished, he might do something next time. Things come up.
"Zhang Feng was demoted to General Danglu," Yang Anxuan said, "Zhao Sima, you lead eight thousand soldiers and horses to Shangluo, take Medical Officer Tao and others with you to treat the injured soldiers." Zhao Tian heard that Zhang Feng only demoted After reaching the first level, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Don't worry, my lord, Yu Fei will set off tomorrow. Zhang Feng is already a father, but he is still so rough. After he recovers from his injury, Yu Fei will teach him a lesson." You can't." Zhao Tian only had one daughter, Zhang Feng was considered his apprentice, and later became his son-in-law, treating him as half a son.
He even secretly told Mr. Sun that in the future his daughter would have two sons, and the younger one would be named Zhao. If Zhang Feng has three strengths and two weaknesses, wouldn't it be like trying to draw water from a bamboo basket but in vain?
Wang Zhen'e said quietly: "General Zhu is said to be very thoughtful, so why would he let Zong Ming take the risk to fight?" Zhao Tian snorted coldly and said nothing.
Yang Anxuan glanced at Wang Zhene and was suddenly shocked. As his power gradually expanded, his civil servants gradually became factions. He originally didn't pay much attention to it, but Wang Zhene's seemingly unintentional words today seemed to imply something.
Thoughts raced in his mind. Did Zhu Lingshi intend to harm Zhang Feng? Yang Anxuan shook his head slightly. It shouldn't be the case. Zhu Lingshi knew about his relationship with Zhang Feng.
Yang Anxuan frowned, so it might be that Zhang Feng insisted on asking for a fight, and Zhu Lingshi allowed him to fight because he was concerned about his relationship with him and could not refuse.
He had the upper hand in several battles with Qin and Wei, which made his soldiers think that the Yongzhou Army was invincible in the world. This mentality is certainly beneficial to killing the enemy, but if you have this mentality as a general, you will inevitably have the thought of underestimating the enemy.
Yang Anxuan was horrified. It was still too early to unify the world. Did his subordinates become arrogant and powerful generals? Putting your own words behind you, you can still suppress them now. How will you control it if it develops?
After taking a look at Wang Zhen'e, he remembered that when he was in Jingling, Wang Zhen'e recruited Zhou Chao, Li Qiang and others, hoping to cultivate his own team in the army.
Among the civil servants under his command, he valued Wang Zhene the most. Many of his brothers were placed in counties and counties, and many of them gave him gifts and sought official positions through him.
Compared with his grandfather Wang Meng, Wang's ability to suppress evil is not bad, but his selfishness is obviously more serious. Wang Zhen'e alluded to Zhu Lingshi's connivance with Zhang Feng, which aroused Zhao Tian's dissatisfaction with Zhu Lingshi. It is taboo for his subordinates to be suspicious of each other.
The defeat of this battle made him see the hidden dangers within, and his subordinates must pay close attention to them.
The composition of the civil and military personnel under his command is complex, including disciples from aristocratic families, scholars from poor families, and ordinary people. There are not many noble families who have taken refuge in him. Apart from his own family, the Wang family in Taiyuan has the highest reputation.
In the battle of conquering Yan, he petitioned for Wang Huilong's merit. Many descendants of the Wang family in Taiyuan came to rely on him, and most of the Wang family in Taiyuan moved to Yanzhou. The Kong family in Qufu was his wife's family, and they enjoyed a good reputation among the scholars, which helped him a lot. Big; the Yuan family in Runan is the mother clan, and he has spared no effort to support it in recent years, and the Yuan family has returned to the ranks of the gentry; The three families of Deng and the two families of Pei and Qi in Pingbai Valley all became friends when they were still young. The loyalty of these families is very high.
As for the local clans in Runan, Chenliu, Yanling, Nanyang, Xiangyang and other places who have taken refuge with them, as well as the Xi family, Xu family in Beijing, and the Tao family and Gan family in Danyang, they are betting on their own choice, not on themselves. One family.
There are many smart people in the world. Some of my family, Liu Yu, Liu Yi, and even the Sima family have placed bets, but the proportion of bets is different.
The Yang family of Hongnong was promoted to the top rank, and the marriage of the sons and daughters of the family was promoted, and marriages were formed with the Lu family, Yin family, Wen family, Ying family, Liu family and other families.
These clans are also making speculative bets. They are not very loyal, but they will increase their loyalty as their strength grows.
Yang Anxuan smiled, "There is nothing wrong with this. During the Three Kingdoms period, weren't the three Zhuge Liang brothers just one person on one side?"
Only when it is useful can it be valuable. For the continuation of the family, wealthy nobles will never bet on one side unless they have to. They can tolerate it, as long as they do not abandon public affairs for personal reasons.
Meng Longfu, Shen Qingzhi and others were from the Han tribe, while Zhao Tian, Kuai En, Yu Fei, Chen Yu, Qian Lei, Ding Quan, Huang Fu, Zhang Feng, Xu Xiaozhong and others were from common people. These people had no family ties, so they He changed the fate of his family by himself, and his loyalty to himself was far greater than that of his descendants.
Xin He, who is governed by thousands of civil servants, has followed him loyally since he was appointed governor of Runan and can be trusted; the six great Cao Cao have also been carefully selected by themselves, so there is no need to worry about being loyal; Yuan He, Xu Jing and others started because of themselves, so they cannot There is a high possibility of betrayal; the other official positions used to place the children of wealthy families are mostly insignificant positions and of no importance; some county guards and county magistrates have unclear intentions, but the military power is firmly in their hands, and they are not worried about chaos.
What really worries Yang Anxuan is the competition among military generals for merit, and this trend is gradually expanding. The earliest sign was the dispute between Liu Zhong and Chen Yu for naval governor. Later, Yang Anxuan made it clear that Chen Yu's Sizhou Navy was under the jurisdiction of Yongyan Navy during the war. This sign was cut off.
Yang Anxuan knew that his generals were divided into different factions due to their different origins and experiences. Meng Longfu, Liu Zhong, Yin Ji and others who initially followed him had a close relationship; Zhao Tian was most attached to Kuai En and Xu Xiaozhong; Yang Anyuan and Cen Minghu were brothers; Hu Fan had a half-master friendship with Wang Huilong; Ding Quan was close to Meng Longfu Huang Fu and Chen Yu are good friends and respect Yu Fei very much; as for Zhu Lingshi and Zhu Chaoshi, they are brothers and naturally share the same branch; Zhang Feng and Shen Qing have a good family relationship... so they even joined their own work Because Cao Yu and Zhang Gang gained his trust, he also gathered a group of escaped officials and demoted generals from Nan Yan around him, and they entered Yong Yan's officialdom through his recommendation.
There are only two other generals under his command. Wang Zhene prefers civil service. As a special commander, he handles government affairs for Yang Anxuan most of the time. Except for Zhao Tian, Hu Fan, Xin He and others, others are not close to him; Yu Fei He is lazy by nature and doesn't like socializing, and would rather stay by his side as a personal guard.
It is precisely because of Yu Fei's non-controversial temperament that everyone is willing to get close to him. Every time they drink, they always invite him to accompany them, intentionally or unintentionally conveying some information to them through him.
Traveling through the Eastern Jin Dynasty and possessing the Yang family of Hongnong, how could he be separated from the family members? Clan members, relatives, fellow villagers, in-laws, and friends were both his help and his constraints. It was difficult for him to break free, even if he landed one day in the future. Despite his high position, these people are still his team and his support.
As one's own power expands, various contradictions and conflicts, such as old people and new people, civil servants and military generals, family members and humble people, etc. will gradually break out. Originally, I acquiesced in the existence of these secret conflicts and deliberately used these contradictions to balance the relationship.
However, this incident reminded Yang Anxuan that he could not just sit back and watch his subordinates fight, but must adjust and resolve conflicts in a timely manner to avoid irremediable consequences.
There are countless incidents of killing heroes in history books. Even the taboo writing style of Spring and Autumn cannot cover up the smell of blood.
Yang Anxuan did not hope that one day he would raise a butcher's knife against his former brothers like Zhu Yuanzhang, nor did he want to imitate Zhao Kuangyin who released his military power over a cup of wine and trained his fierce generals to be gatekeepers.
Now that hidden dangers have arisen, we should think about solutions earlier. Back at the back house, Yang Anxuan asked about Yang Min's studies.
This year Yang Min is seven years old. Yang Anxuan asked him to follow his cousin Kong Cheng to learn from Kong Xian's junior brother Zheng Ling. Yang Anxuan also wrote the "Disciple Rules" silently and asked Mr. Zheng to use it as an enlightenment teaching material.
"Disciple Regulations" was praised by Zheng Ling and Kong Xian. They believed that this article listed the etiquette norms that disciples should have when at home, going out, treating others, receiving things, conducting themselves in the world, and studying. It was a classic summary of Confucian thought.
Kong Yi received the "Disciple Regulations" sent by his son and wrote a special letter to Yang Anxuan, praising this article as a
"The best way to educate Mongolians and cultivate integrity" can be used as the basis for Confucian education for Mongolian children all over the world. It is suggested that Yang Anxuan should engrave it into a book and distribute it to students and spread it widely.
"...When you go out, you must report it, and when you respond, you must face it, stay home forever, and do things unchanged...filial piety and virtue", Yang Anxuan and Kong Miao both listened with smiles on their faces, Yang Ying obediently leaned in her mother's arms, looking at her brother He stood in the room and recited it loudly, with an envious look on his face.
When Yang Min finished reciting what he had read, Yang Anxuan praised him a few words, and Yang Min's eyebrows showed a smile. Kong Miao had seen his brother endorse in front of his father like this since he was a child. Seeing Yang Anxuan's praise, he couldn't help but give a few words of advice with a straight face.
"Don't slack off",
Things like “try harder”. Seeing that his son was respectful and respectful, Yang Anxuan was moved in his heart. Under the cultivation of his wife, Min'er has become a modest gentleman. He did not want to cultivate a successor as gentle as jade.
Thinking of this, Yang Jiaxuan smiled and said: "Younger, it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. To travel thousands of miles, you must have a good body. A gentleman must be proficient in the six arts, etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics. In order to Father wants you to learn martial arts from your uncle, are you willing?" Yang Min jumped up happily and said: "Sir, of course I am willing, when will we start?" Kong Miao agreed with her husband's proposal and said: " Not only these, but you also have to be able to play the piano, calligraphy and painting, and play chess. Don't be like your father, who can write as well as your mother." Yang Ying struggled in Kong Miao's arms and said: "Mother, Ying'er also needs to learn these." Yang Anxuan looked at his children who were happily jumping and laughed secretly in his heart. Kong Miao suddenly chose so many things for his children.
"Interest class", the poor child will know the consequences after a while. Shen Qingzhi is now in Shangyong City. Yang Anxuan thought for a while and said: "Starting from next month, you will study essays in the morning and practice martial arts in the afternoon. Your uncle is not at home now. You first lay the foundation with Uncle Yu. When you are free, my father will take you to the military camp. Look at how the men are practicing." Kong Miao was delighted. Last year, Yang Anxuan gathered his generals and took Ming'er to meet with everyone. This time, he arranged for Shen Qingzhi to be Ming'er's martial arts teacher, clearly nurturing Ming'er to take over. , I can finally relax.
