After the mourning of the empress, the emperor's condition, which had not been cured, actually worsened. The poor health of the emperor's dragon had already worried the emperor's two heirs, Gao Tanglong, Shangshu Ling, Pei Qian and others. However, the emperor's two heirs, Qi Wangfang and Qin Wangxun, were only six or seven-year-old children. This made Gao Tanglong, Pei Qian and others even more worried.
The emperor is seriously ill, the border is in crisis, and the national prince is undecided. In addition to Gao Tanglong and other senior ministers who are uneasy, some young scholars who are concerned about national affairs are also a little uneasy.
But among these young scholars, such as Xia Houxuan and Zhuge Dan, they really wanted to pursue the country, but many others had their own agendas and were not like Gao Tanglong, Xia Houxuan and others who were all worried about the country.
At this moment, two groups of young scholars in their prime gathered quietly in the Changling Marquis Mansion of Xia Houxuan and in the study room of Sima Shi, the eldest son of the Wuyang Marquis Mansion. At this moment, they were conducting detailed analysis of the current situation and future plans. And a thorough plan.
In the Linzhi Pavilion of the East Hall of the Changling Marquis Mansion, Xia Houxuan not only invited two idle old friends, Zhuge Dan and Li Feng, but also invited the new head of the Yingyin Marquis Mansion, the eldest son of the Grand Sikong Chen Qun. Chen Tai, as well as Sima Qi, the eldest son of Sima Zhi in Henan Yin, Du Shu, the eldest son of the late Shang Shu Du Ji, Pei Xiu, the eldest son of Pei Qian, the eldest son of the Shang Shu Ling, and Jia Chong, the son of Jia Kui, the governor of Yuzhou. These five are quite talented and can be drawn into their own. The young scholars used.
Hui Gu is about to give birth recently, so the person responsible for arranging the servants to serve tea is the elderly housekeeper Gu Ting. Xia Houxuan is currently sitting on the main seat of Linzhi Pavilion. Zhuge Dan, Li Feng, and Chen Tai, Sima Qi, Du Shu, Pei Xiu, Jia Chong and other seven people dispersed in the hall. Among the crowd, Du Shu was already in his forties, Chen Tai was nearly forty years old, and the others who were slightly older, such as Xia Houxuan, Zhuge Dan, Li Feng, Sima Qi, etc., were all standing nearby. Years, and Jia Chong, who has recently become a minister and inherited the title of Marquis of Yangliting from his father Jia Kuei, has just reached the age of crown. As for Pei Xiu, he is only thirteen years old this year and is the youngest one.
Zhuge Dan saw that his wife, Li Huigu, was about to give birth. He also heard that Yuan Ji, the wife of Sima Zhao, the second son of the Wuyang Hou Mansion, and the queen of Lanling Hou Wang Su, a regular servant of Sanqi, was also about to give birth. He couldn't help but think of his wife Zhong Changqin, who had shown signs of pregnancy a few days ago. He had always admired Jia Yi, a great sage in the Han Dynasty, and thought of the sentence "Beautiful as dark as the abyss". He thought to himself that if his child was born, he would name him "Liang".
It was not without reason that Xia Houxuan only invited these five people today, in addition to his two old friends Zhuge Dan and Li Feng.
Du Shu and Du Wubo were the legitimate sons of Du Ji and Du Bohou, a famous official in Emperor Wen's dynasty. He was quite talented and had a good relationship with Zhuge Dan. Now he serves as the minister of Sanqi in the court, so he is naturally a good person. An important figure in the fight against Sima.
Although Chen Tai and Chen Xuanbo are the eldest son of Chen Qun, who is a close friend of Sima Yi and other old nobles, according to Xia Houxuan's knowledge, this man has a similar temperament to his father. He has always been upright and able to observe big rules. He is not as smooth as the Sima family. Dark, not only that, Chen Tai is not only extraordinary in literary talent, but also proficient in martial arts and familiar with military strategies. In this dynasty, he is vaguely as famous as Guanqiu Jian, who is in charge of the military affairs of a state. Not only that, Chen Tai is now the minister of Sanqi. For such an important position, his future achievements will naturally be extraordinary. If he wants to fight against the clan headed by Sima, Chen Tai is really a rare and powerful helper.
In addition, Sima Qi, although he is the son of Sima Zhi, brother of Sima Yi clan, but like Chen Tai, he is not a person who only seeks personal gain. Moreover, both Sima Zhi and Sima Qi's father and son have talents in political science and criminal law, and Not under the Gao family, which was famous for practicing law in this dynasty, Xia Houxuan would naturally not miss the talent of Sima Qi.
As for Jia Chong, he was the beloved son of Jia Kui and Jia Liangdao, a loyal scholar in the Wei Dynasty. He was the beloved son of Xi Tian in his old age. His father was very happy about Chong Lu, so he was named Gong Lu. When Jia Kui died of illness in the second year of Taihe, the underage Jia Chong already had the reputation of pure filial piety when he was in mourning. After Jia Chong inherited the title of Marquis of Yangliting from his father, he was appointed Shangshu Lang shortly after the mourning period. He was famous for codifying laws and regulations and conducting examinations. Nowadays, Jia Chong is a promising young man and it is time to make great achievements.
The youngest of the five, Pei Xiu, the son of Pei Qian, the minister of the Pei clan in Hedong, was born in the famous Pei family in Hedong. Although he was only thirteen years old, he was already a talented little celebrity. Pei Xiu was not only good at Taoist mysticism, but also proficient in geography and geography. People in Luoyang were amazed at his amazing talent. They thought that his talent was no less than that of Zhong Hui, the younger brother of Dingling Marquis Zhong Yu, and even specially compiled a nursery rhyme for him. : "The backward leader includes Pei Xiu." Therefore, this son was not ignored by Xia Houxuan.
After Xia Houxuan greeted everyone, he didn't say many polite words. He bowed towards the four seats and said his worries straight to the point:
"Gentlemen, Xuan specially invites you to visit me today because he is worried about state affairs. You all understand that the emperor is not in good health, the heir is undecided, the heir is young, and bandits are rampant on the border. It is really a critical moment for our survival. We are watching. The border is in turmoil, but the country has useless talents. Xuan is deeply worried in his heart. I don’t know what you guys here have to say. Please feel free to give me some advice!"
Zhuge Dan and Li Feng are old friends, so they naturally understand what Xia Houxuan is thinking. Nowadays, the only person the emperor can use in the court is Sima Yi. Once Sima Yi achieves this extraordinary feat again, the prestige of the Sima family in the court will naturally be unmatched. Xia Houxuan's intentions will depend on whether there are others. Can replace Sima Yi, or see if there is anyone capable of controlling Sima Yi.
Everyone here is a very smart person, and they all know the grudges between Xia Houxuan and the Sima family. Naturally, they all understand Xia Houxuan's intentions. After a while, Jia Chong had many thoughts in his mind. In his heart, he was actually leaning towards the brothers Sima Zhao and Sima Master. He had the idea of drawing Xia Houxuan into the Sima family's camp, so he spoke first. He first spoke to him, whom he always admired Xiahou Xuan bowed his head far away and said:
"Marquis Changling, I have something to say. I wonder if you should say it?"
Xia Houxuan nodded and said:
"Gong Lu, it's okay to just say it."
Jia Chong composed himself again and then said:
"In my opinion, the most famous general in the court today who is both wise and brave is none other than Sima Taiwei. The Marquis of Changling can strongly recommend the Taiwei to go to war in front of His Majesty, and the two sons of Changlinghou and Taiwei will serve as his assistants. If this battle is won, , then the Marquis of Changling can achieve unparalleled achievements in one fell swoop, wouldn’t it be beautiful?”
When Xia Houxuan heard this, his heart was shocked, and the hand holding the tea cup began to tremble unconsciously due to surprise and anger. He originally thought that Jia Chong was a loyal man and would naturally have good conduct, so he invited him to come today. But what he didn't expect was that Jia Chong revealed his nature of being slavish and opportunistic as soon as he opened his mouth. Therefore, Xia Houxuan In an instant, he was filled with disgust towards this young celebrity. Faced with Jia Chong's naked lobbying, Xia Houxuan chose to remain silent.
In an instant, the atmosphere among several people in the hall became awkward.
After another long while, the still calm and experienced Chen Tai and Chen Xuanbo broke the uncomfortable atmosphere:
"At the beginning of the year, in my opinion, the most trusted people around Your Majesty at the moment, apart from Changping Marquis Cao Changsi, Liu Ziqi, and Sun Yanlong, are Sanqi Changshi, Yangwuting Marquis, and the school official He Zeng He Yingkao and Sanqi Changshi Gaotang are at peace. If Taichu wants to change His Majesty's mind, he might as well work on these two people."
Hearing this, Xia Houxuan's spirit suddenly perked up. He nodded and said:
"Brother Xuan Bo's words are reasonable, but there is still a difficulty at present, that is, besides the Taiwei, who else can take on the important task of quelling the rebellion?"
Zhuge Dan has recently become pregnant with his beloved wife, so his heart is tied to his wife Zhong Changqin. At this moment, he is a little uneasy and naturally has no idea. Although Li Feng was a great talent, he had few contacts since he was reprimanded, and he did not know much about the situation in North Korea and China, so he had no idea at the moment.
At this time, Du Shu seemed to have thought of someone. He immediately sat down and said:
"In the early days of Taichu, there is a veteran general in the court. I wonder if he can take on such an important task?"
Xia Houxuan was overjoyed when he heard this. He stood up excitedly and asked:
"Who is it?"
Du Shu said firmly:
"General Hu Zun!"
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At this moment, in the secret room of Wuyang Hou Mansion, brothers Sima Shi and Sima Zhao were also working with brothers Fu Gu, Wu Ying, Zhong Yu, Zhong Hui, Xun Can's brother Xun Yi, Chen Ben's brother Chen Qian, and two The rising stars Wei Guan and Yang Hu discussed the current countermeasures together.
The purpose of Master Sima was naturally to let everyone come up with suggestions to see if there was any way for his father to successfully win the opportunity to conquer Liaodong and take over the military power again.
Due to the discord between Master Sima and his new wife Wu Qing, Wu Qing had been divorced by Master Sima a few months ago. Although Master Sima divorced Wu Qing, he valued Wu Ying's talent and did not marry her. The non-relative brother-in-law broke off the relationship, but after Wu Qing was divorced, his spirit became increasingly haggard. Naturally, Wu Ying, as an elder brother, could not remain indifferent, so Wu Ying obviously seemed a little depressed these days.
At this moment, the corner of his eye was glancing at Master Sima's new brother-in-law, the younger brother of his third wife Yang Huiyu, a later celebrity as famous as Zhong Hui, Pei Xiu, and Wei Guan, who was known as "Yan Hui of the time" Yang Hu, Uncle Yang. What he inadvertently revealed in his eyes was naturally unwillingness, loneliness, and jealousy.
Yang Hu was born in the Taiyang clan, a famous noble family. Dating back to the ninth generation since him, every generation of the Yang family has people holding official positions of more than 2,000 shi, and these ancestors are known for their integrity and virtue. Therefore, the name of the Yang family in Tai, both in the previous dynasty and in this dynasty. Extremely prominent. This is also the reason why Master Sima chose Yang Hui's sister Yang Huiyu to be his wife after he divorced his wife.
Yang Hu's father, Yang Fu, was a famous local celebrity and Shangdang governor in this dynasty, and his mother, Cai, was the daughter of Cai Yong, a famous Confucian in the Han Dynasty and Zuo Zhonglang general.
Yang Hu lost his father when he was young, and he was known as a filial son. After his father died, he treated his uncle Yang Dan like a biological father, which proved that his pure filial piety was not in vain.
Legend has it that when he was twelve years old, he was playing in the water by the Wenshui River and met a gray-haired old man.
The old man looked at Yang Hu carefully for a long time, and after talking with Yang Hu, he said with a smile: "You have an extraordinary appearance and even more strange words. I guess you can make great contributions to the world even if you are not even sixty years old!"
After saying this, the old man drifted away without knowing where he ended up.
When Yang Hu grew up, he was indeed learned and talented. He was good at writing and debating. He also had a handsome appearance. He was seven feet three inches tall and had a beautiful eyebrows. He was already the first famous person in the future.
Later, after the general Xia Houwei met Yang Hu, he also thought that the second son was unusual, so he played a matchmaker and married Yang Hu's brother Xia Houba's beloved daughter and the sister of the leading general Xia Houxian, who was also Xia Houxuan's cousin. .
At this moment, Yang Hu didn't notice Wu Ying's sharp eyes like knives. Listening to the conspiracy and conspiracy mentioned by everyone that made him tired, Yang Hu actually regretted attending his brother-in-law's party.
