Liangzhou.
At this moment, some kind of ceremony is being held in the city.
The famous local shaman is leading the people to pray to various ghosts and gods, hoping that the ghosts and gods can protect their farmland and protect the people from cold and hunger.
They wore masks, put on strange clothes, hung all kinds of feathers, held hook shields, chanted something unknown, and jumped back and forth.
The people gathered around them and slaughtered animals for sacrifice.
Wang Hun, the governor of Liangzhou, stood in the distance, protected by many soldiers, helplessly watching this scene.
If such a situation happened in the Central Plains, it would definitely be punished by the temple. Such sacrifices are illegal, and the temples have their own legal sacrifices.
Legal sacrifices are called Nuo rituals, which are solemn sacrifices led by the emperor himself.
The original purpose was to drive away ghosts and gods and plagues.
By the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Nuo rituals gradually completed their secularization and turned into Nuo opera.
At this time, due to the popularity of metaphysics, this event became more grand, usually led by local officials, with nearly a thousand performers, and strict requirements in all aspects, from driving away plagues and offering sacrifices to gods to celebrating peace.
This is an official sacrifice and is legal.
However, many of the sacrifices in Liangzhou are done voluntarily by the people, which is illegal.
They will be severely punished by the temple.
However, this is Liangzhou.
Liangzhou has always been rich in superstition, and the ghost exorcism rituals handed down from the early Han Dynasty are still being circulated today.
Although doctors have replaced witches, witches in Liangzhou are still active and occupy the position of doctors in many areas.
"Your Majesty, does this need to be stopped?"
A newly appointed official asked.
Wang Hun shook his head.
"There is no need to stop it. You first came to Liangzhou and you don't know that there are many prostitutes in Liangzhou. This is not something that can be stopped at the moment."
"As long as these people don't raise troops to rebel against the imperial court, let them go to sacrifice."
"However, don't tell the temple about these things, as it will only cause trouble."
Officials took orders.
Wang Hun turned around and left.
At this season in Liangzhou, there are strong winds and yellow sand all over the sky.
In the early Han Dynasty, this land was still a treasure land, suitable for farming and grazing. The fierce generals of the Han Dynasty who conquered the lands in Hexi made great achievements and were praised by future generations.
Hundreds of years later, the environment here suffered great damage. The lakes dried up, the forests turned into deserts, strong winds blew, and yellow sand shrouded the area. The farther west you go, the worse the environment becomes.
The consequence of this is that Liangzhou's output is getting lower and lower, and the people are becoming more and more miserable.
This created a fierce local folk custom, and the toughness of Liangzhou people was engraved in their bones, and the temple was tired of worrying about Liangzhou again and again. The people of Guandong discriminated against the people of Kansai, and the people of Yongzhou were called martial arts. Then the people of Liangzhou Not to mention people, even the wealthy families in Liangzhou are regarded as frontier warriors and are not valued by the wealthy families in the Central Plains.
All kinds of contradictions and conflicts have made this place shrouded in war.
From the end of the Han Dynasty to the present, countless wars have broken out here, and rebellions are the most common among all states. It is common to kill officials and rebel. Even the governor has been killed, not to mention the governor.
Liangzhou people have a strong sense of region. Whenever a Liangzhou celebrity takes the lead in resisting the temple, the locals always side with the Liangzhou celebrity.
When outsiders come here to serve as officials, it will be difficult to gain their recognition unless they can do a very good job.
When Wang Hun returned to the governor's office, a small official was waiting for him.
"Your Majesty! General Zhenxi asks you to go to Chang'an immediately to meet with him and discuss the crusade against Shu."
"ah??"
Wang Hun was shocked when he saw the letter in his hand.
Are you going to attack Shu? ?
How can this be done?
Wang Hun knew how difficult it was to defeat Shu. Although he successfully defeated Jiang Wei once, it was not easy to take advantage of it to gain some benefits from Shu.
Wang Hun couldn't sit still immediately, and hurriedly asked people to prepare chariots and horses, preparing to go to Yongzhou to persuade Deng Ai.
Traveling in Liangzhou is a relatively difficult thing. Even Wang Hun, the governor of Liangzhou, has to be very careful when traveling and needs a large number of soldiers to protect him, otherwise something will easily happen.
Wang Hun hurriedly left Liangzhou and headed towards Chang'an.
As the general of Governor Yong Liang, Deng Ai could issue orders to the two governors.
Cao Mao dared to use Sima Shi's confidants with confidence and boldness, and it was definitely not for the reason of the general's son-in-law. Just look at the general's confidants who followed Cao Mao, and you can get an idea.
The general's confidants who followed Cao Mao were all promoted and given titles.
Some soared into the sky and jumped to the position of general Zhenbei, some fulfilled their long-cherished wish and became the third prince, some were awarded honors, and some held great power.
Cao Mao gave them what they wanted.
This is why Cao Mao dares to use them with confidence, and why they support Cao Mao.
What matters is not who inherits the general's legacy, but who can bring them tangible benefits and give them what they desire.
Wang Hun came to Chang'an all the way. Yongliang had nothing but good roads. In order to be able to reinforce various places in time and resist the invasion from Shu, Guo Huai once overhauled the roads in Yongliang to make the roads between various places more accessible. It is flat and open, and multiple carriages can pass through it at the same time.
Wang Hun came to Chang'an, rested for a day, and went to visit Deng Ai the next day.
The life of the Wang family is not very easy now. Wang Hun and Wang Xiang are from the same clan. Although they are separated and not of the same lineage, Wang Xiang still suffered a shock after losing power.
When Wang Hun arrived at Deng Ai's mansion, the general of Wei Zhenxi was squatting on the side of the courtyard, looking at the vegetables in the ravine.
At that time, people liked to have a vegetable garden inside the courtyard wall to grow various vegetables. The things they planted were different in different seasons.
When Deng Ai noticed Wang Hun's arrival, he stood up. He looked a little gray and his clothes were not very clean.
If it were in the past, Deng Ai would have been considered rude and would have had a falling out if he had gone to meet guests like this.
However, now in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, everyone can have their own personality. Even if you don't wear clothes to meet friends, no one will look down on you, and you may even gain the reputation of a celebrity.
Therefore, Wang Hun didn't care at all about Deng Ai's disgraced appearance.
Deng Ai is a person who doesn't like to talk very much, and he is not very enthusiastic towards others.
When he saw Wang Hun arriving, he simply saluted and had no intention of exchanging greetings.
The two of them walked into the inner room one after another. When Wang Hun sat down, Deng Ai said: "King, king, king, governor."
"I invite you here this time because of your son's affairs."
Wang Hun was confused, "Rong?"
He frowned. His son was just a Huang family man. He still needed Deng Ai to summon him? ? Could he have committed something?
Wang Hun suddenly felt worried.
Could it be related to Qingzhou's affairs?
Just when Wang Hun looked confused, Deng Ai took out the letter from the side and handed it to him.
"This is His Majesty's letter. Read it yourself."
Wang Hun picked up the letter and read it.
This is a letter from the emperor to him. At the beginning, the emperor severely scolded him, accusing him of failing to discipline his son. Then, the emperor listed the officials' impeachment against his son.
Seize farmland, collect bribes, use their positions to recommend others, and blackmail Chinese generals
Wang Hun just glanced at it casually, and then his eyesight went dark.
"This is impossible!!!"
Wang Hun jumped up suddenly and stared at Deng Ai in front of him.
"My son has always been elegant, and he doesn't care about money. I have always taught him to despise external things. He has only been in office for a few months. How could he do such a thing?"
Deng Ai was calm.
"The group, the group, the officials are impeaching, there is evidence."
Wang Hun gritted his teeth and read the letter in his hand again.
Sure enough, after accusing Wang Rong of crimes, the emperor listed many evidences for the officials to impeach Wang Rong, and the evidence was conclusive.
At this moment, Wang Hun grabbed the letter in his hand, his face flushed, and he staggered a few times.
Deng Ai saw blood overflowing from his mouth. Wang Hun screamed and fell down.
At this moment, Deng Ai panicked. He quickly stood up and shouted for a doctor.
Several doctors came in a hurry and carried Wang Hun away from here.
Deng Ai stood at the door, watching Wang Hun being carried away, and couldn't help but shake his head with emotion.
Wang Hun's health was not very good to begin with, but now that he was so angry, he was afraid that something would happen.
This Wang Rong was obviously a famous figure respected by people all over the world a few months ago. Why did he become like this in just a few months?
Deng Ai couldn't understand, so he wrote down the situation here and sent it to Luoyang.
The envoy quickly headed from Chang'an to Luoyang. Deng Ai's envoy had not yet reached Luoyang, but the envoy from Luoyang came to Chang'an again.
The visitor is Sima Wang, the governor of Xinliangzhou.
"Meet General Deng."
Sima Wang saluted respectfully.
Deng Ai looked at him and couldn't help but nod his head and said: "You made great contributions when you defeated Jiang Wei. Your Majesty should have promoted you then. Why did you wait until today?"
Sima Wang was shocked, and Zhuge Xu stood up hurriedly, "Ahem, General, this is because Sima Jun has made great contributions, and your Majesty needs to make proper arrangements, and we have reached today."
Although Zhuge Xu was not very good at fighting, he was still very good at saving lives.
He knows what to say and what not to say.
As for Deng Ai, sometimes he is quite stubborn and a bit reckless.
Sima Wang said seriously: "General, when I came here, Your Majesty asked me many things. I would like to borrow three thousand soldiers and horses from you to accompany me to Liangzhou."
"Oh? What do you want the troops to do?"
"I want to rule Liangzhou."
Before Deng Ai could speak, Zhuge Xu's eyes widened.
Governing Liangzhou? ?
How dare you say such big words when you first came here?
Why are there so many unreliable people in Yongliang?
Deng Ai pondered for a moment and said, "I can lend you soldiers and horses, but you have to prepare the subsequent food and grass supplies yourself, and I will change the army and will not let the same army be stationed in Liangzhou for a long time."
"Thank you General!!"
