His snoring was so quiet that the big shots in the hall who were busy debating could not hear him.
But all the colleagues around him heard it. Some people really couldn't listen anymore. They stretched out their hands across the table and touched Jia She's shoulder: "Brother Jichuan, brother Jichuan, what are you doing! Don't seek death!"
Jia She was suddenly awakened. He turned his head and looked left and right. Without paying attention, a few coins in his hand fell to the ground and rolled on the stone slab, making a crisp sound.
Jia She jumped up immediately. The sleeves of his robe were stretched like a crane, and he rushed forward, holding a few coins in his hand again. When everyone was sitting there dumbfounded, this action was too conspicuous, and the few officials who were close friends with him were sweating for him.
The three big shots above should have also seen his sudden movement, but no one said anything. So Jia She calmly returned to his seat, and not long after, he started snoring again.
Did this guy do this on purpose?
Several officials around him were surprised and confused, and they couldn't understand what Jia She was doing. There was only a slight sneer on Jia She's downcast face.
When Jia She was young, he worked for ten years to clear his father's grievances. After he was thirty years old, he finally became an official. Because he did not follow the proper path of the imperial examination, he spent more than ten years in a small border county and was a left-winger.
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After more than ten years, although he has not forgotten his ambition, he has become much more realistic. In his eyes, if people live in this world and have troubles, they are caused by two things: one is lack of money, and the other is lack of power. Therefore, in his actions over the years, he has become more and more focused on two goals: the first priority is to make money, and the second priority is to be promoted.
Whether it is making money or getting promoted, if you want to be stable and comfortable, there is a common secret, which is to have a clear vision and seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. You can do things for your superiors, but you must not get involved in the whirlpool of political confrontations between big figures; you must hold your position tightly on the chessboard, and you must not easily serve as a chess piece for others, let alone tie yourself to a certain chess piece. .
Cui Yu is a true gentleman, so he becomes the cold player in the chess game.
He was independent of the influence of Shi Xiang in the court, and naturally gathered a group of supporters by virtue of his status as a Confucian master. Shi Xiang seemed to have given him an official position, mainly because he hoped to use Cui Yu's reputation to establish himself. His reputation as a famous scholar and virtuous minister did not actually make him a useful person at all.
Li Jue was the representative of Fuzhou and Mingzhou scholars in the court. This monarch had always had a tough stance towards the Kingdom of Jin. He had repeatedly advocated the abolition of Sui coins and the severing of diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Jin. During his tenure, he was particularly keen on reorganizing the army and developing military skills, as if he would achieve great success. But Jia She could see clearly that this man was actually an idler with a bleak future.
He always played opposite to Shi Xiang in the court, and flattered Shi Xiang crazily during daily official business and private dealings. Perhaps he himself felt that this style could suit both ends, but in fact it had been specially set aside by Shi Xiang. The only function is to be mentioned specifically when the relationship between the Song and Jin countries was tense, to show that the prime minister had foresight and had long wanted to break with the Jin Dynasty.
Li Jue is an idle son, and Ying Chunzhi is even more miserable. He can be said to be an abandoned son.
After this person, who knew Chuzhou and was the economic and strategic envoy of Jingdong, took office, he tried to lure the red-coated troops on the east and west routes of Shandong today, contacted the navy fleet of Dinghai Navy the next day, and the day after tomorrow secretly went to the territory of Jin Kingdom and north of Huaiyin County. They sent troops to Qinghekou, intending to create a fait accompli of territorial expansion.
But in fact, he was just sent by the real big shots in the court to test. If the things he did were successful, it would naturally be the result of the superiors' strategizing. If he failed, it would be Ying Chunzhi's hope of being rewarded and doing good for the country. , Not only will he be dismissed from office, but he may even lose his head.
Jia She felt that there were still fierce and powerful ministers in the Jin Kingdom, so they were not weak and could be bullied, and Ying Chunzhi would most likely be defeated.
These three people were all Jia She's bosses, and Jia She had done things for them respectively.
He came forward for Cui Yu and appeased the merchants and trackers along the canal, thereby ensuring local stability; he contacted the guard of the Sizhou Fortress of the Jin Kingdom for Li Jue, and helped to find out the details of the Nanjing Road of the Jin Kingdom; he also helped Li Jue Ying Chunzhi made an appointment to meet with the leaders of the Ding Navy's fleet, and made many promises to certain leaders on Ying Chunzhi's behalf, giving him thousands of dollars in heavy bribes in one breath.
I'll get things done for them, but I can't seriously tie them too deeply. At this moment, the current Shi Xiang must have heard of my reputation as Jia Jichuan, so I should get out of Huaidong and see what a bright future I can have there.
The amount of money he has accumulated in his hands in the past few months is huge. Even if some of it is gradually dispersed, the remaining money is enough to be able to bribe and make friends with many people. Of course, the network of contacts bought with money is not reliable, but as long as you follow the trend and ask someone for a small recommendation at the critical moment, you can jump over the dragon gate, become a bigger official, and make more money!
Compared with this, what is there to love about the quagmire of Huaidong?
For some reason, Jia She has always been a little uneasy these days, as if something trouble is about to happen. Three days ago, spies came from the north with news that there were signs of the Jin army gathering in Shandong. He smelled a dangerous atmosphere and became more and more eager to leave Chuzhou. In the past few days, he was jumping up and down, deliberately acting inappropriately, just to make some important person jump and kick him back to Lin'an.
It's a pity that these three are indeed famous and capable ministers of this dynasty. They all have extraordinary bearings, but no one has raised their eyebrows yet.
Just as Jia She was thinking of this, a group of messengers rushed back from outside the hall. Everyone's hair was covered with dust, and some people's trouser legs were stained with blood. They were not the result of fighting, but the result of riding horses very fast, and their legs were torn by the saddle.
"How come so many people came back at the same time?"
"Did the Jin army from the north really move south?"
The officials in the hall were all shocked and asked questions one after another, and there was a commotion.
"Really! It's really going south!" The messengers replied repeatedly: "We saw it with our own eyes!"
"Reporting to Xuexian Cui, Li Xuanfu, and Ying Jinglue, the Shandong Jin Army Brigade set out from Qushan in Haizhou and continued southward. They passed Shuoxiang Lake three days ago!"
"The Jin Army continued to move south and suddenly appeared on the north bank of Lianshui two days ago!"
"Yesterday night, thousands of cavalry suddenly raided Qinghekou. Hundreds of our people stationed at Qinghekou were caught off guard and fled immediately!"
"The main force of the Jin Army is heading straight to Chuzhou day and night!"
Cui Yu shouted and asked, "Have you ever found out the strength of the Jin army?"
"There are at least two thousand cavalry in the front, and the main force behind is over ten thousand, and the momentum is huge! Chuzhou is in danger!"
"Huaiyin is in danger! Lianshui is in danger too! The Jin army is divided into three groups, heading west to Huaiyin and besieging Lianshui!"
There was a chaos in the hall, and both civil and military officials were eclipsed.
Cui Yu glared at Li Jue and Ying Chunzhi, opened his mouth, and finally restrained himself from continuing to curse. He quickly walked down to the front of the hall, and grabbed a messenger who came to report the news with his hands: "The chief general of the Jin army is leading the troops." who is it?"
"Thousands of cavalry are in the vanguard, under the banner of Yan Ning. The brigade is behind, and the leader is Monk Luo who is stationed in Yidu. There are also many generals accompanying them. From the looks of it, the deputy general is Yin Chang of Jinan."
The reputation of these generals has also been heard by Chuzhou civil and military officials, and they know that they are all powerful generals who started their careers with Guo Ning, the Ding navy. As expected, these people are all reckless and powerful people. They don't have the slightest poise of a national general, and they don't have any scruples in their actions! Sure enough, everyone in the Ding Navy, as Sui Wang Wanyan Shouxu said in Nanjing, is a bunch of lunatics and strong thieves!
The military situation was urgent, and Li Jue also looked shaken.
However, Ying Chunzhi calmed down and said in a deep voice: "It is autumn and winter when the water is dry, so it will not be difficult for the enemy to cross the river. Once they cross the river, they will be less than ten miles away from my Chuzhou city. I will immediately arrange to defend the city. Everyone There is no need to accompany me in the city, please return to your station as soon as possible. If you can remember to arrange rescue forces, I will be very kind!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone agreed, even Cui Yu nodded slightly, somewhat admiring Ying Chunzhi's courage.
Jia She, however, would not delay in showing off. When he heard that the Jin army was marching south, everyone in the hall was in chaos, and he took advantage of this opportunity, holding up the feet of his robe, and ran out without moving.
The people outside asked one after another: "This official...this county magistrate, who among them has taken notice? Are the Jin people in the north really about to go south? Isn't that a rumor? Are we in peace? Are we fighting? Are we defending?" Are you leaving?"
Jia She had no time to care.
He led his own horse, whipped his whip, and led a few men out of the south gate of Chuzhou through Yiliuyan and went straight to Baoying County.
As he rode his horse, he admired his foresight. Fortunately, in Baoying County, all the luggage and money have been packaged, and the vehicles and horses are all ready, so nothing will be delayed! Even the city has been repaired... I must be worthy of the people in the city!
