At midnight, Xu Zongwen, who smelled of alcohol, was helped to take a bath by Nie Zhen'er. After drinking some sobering soup, Xu Zongwen regained consciousness. He walked tremblingly towards the wedding room.
"Mr. Lang is here!"
"Well, you have to take good care of the general. I will stay here soon."
"Don't worry, girl, we can all save it!"
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Brothers Zhang, Zhang and Zhang sent Xu Zongwen into the wedding room. Nie Zhener and Huan Xianrong's personal maid outside told Xu Zongwen about the taboos regarding food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Xu Zongwen was drunk and hazy. He only remembered that he and Huan Xianrong drank Hexin wine together. As for what happened after taking off his clothes and belt, he had no memory at all...
The next day, when the red silk tent was warm, Xu Zongwen straightened his appearance under Huan Xianrong's clothes, had a hasty snack, and then went to the door to save some money.
Menxiasheng was so bored that he just dealt with the matter as before and returned home.
At night, Xu Zongwen summoned Xi Jian, Guo Shang, and Liu Yu to discuss matters.
Several major events have occurred in the court recently, all of which involved personnel changes.
The eldest son of the Jin Emperor, Sima Dezong, was only three years old. He was granted the title of King of Langya. Sima Daozi, the original king of Langya, was renamed the King of Kuaiji. The central government said that Sima Daozi had "a far-reaching spiritual knowledge, and he should be appointed as the commander-in-chief of Ernan." , holiday, and supervise all Chinese and foreign military forces." As a result, all state power was held by this brother of the Jin Emperor.
"The appointments of the Sixth Battalion of the Forbidden Army have also come out. Sima Shangzhi, the commander of the left Yu Linwei, Sima Xiuzhi, the commander of the right Yu Linwei, Zhang Songzhi, the general of Long Xiang, Xie Yan, the tiger power general, Wang Guobao, the commander of the left Shenwu Army, and Wang Guobao, the commander of the right Shenwu Military commander Wang Chen." Xu Zongwen said loudly, holding the imperial newspaper in his hand.
After hearing this, Xi Jian said: "Brothers Sima Shangzhi and Sima Xiu, kings of Qiao, are members of the clan. Brothers Zhang Songzhi and Zhang Xuan have already taken refuge with the king of Kuaiji. Brothers Wang Guobao and Wang Chen are also members of the king of Kuaiji. Now the emperor All six armies fell into the hands of King Kuaiji."
At the same time that the center changed, the reorganization of the Sixth Army of the Emperor was completely out of Xu Zongwen's control. The Sima family's erosion of the power of the noble clan had just begun!
Under Taiwan Province are the various ministries, then the Eight Gongs and Nine Ministers, and then the local states and counties. The opportunity for another Northern Expedition will all be wasted in the internal strife of the Jin court!
"Find a way to leave Jiankang!" Xu Zongwen suddenly proposed to leave Jiankang City.
Xi Jian thought for a while, leaving Jiankang City temporarily was not a bad move. What kind of excuse could he find to leave?
A hint of cunning flashed in Guo Shang's eyes. He took the plan into consideration and suggested: "Yes! Didn't the general teach the Marquis of Xichang Xun Chong a lesson when he first entered the city? We will hold a Hongmen Banquet in Daming Tower and invite the Marquis of Xichang to the banquet. General Repeat the same trick again. According to the "Laws of Jin", beating a distinguished noble will lead to being demoted from the capital. Those censors in the Yushitai have always spoken for the nobles, and they will definitely not be able to resist impeaching the general. Then the general will go down the slope. Donkey, take the initiative to return to Luoyang, and everything will fall into place..."
Hearing this, Xu Zongwen and Xi Jian both laughed!
It has to be said that Guo Shang's method of self-destruction is indeed good. Creating an image of a proud, arrogant, bullying general from outside the town can not only escape the golden cicada's shell, but also confuse the government and the public.
"Then let's do it!" Xu Zongwen looked at Guo Shang, "Write an invitation letter in my name and send it to the Xichang Marquis Mansion. The words and tone must anger Xun Chong. With his arrogant and restless temper, he will definitely attend the banquet. !”
"No!" Guo Shang bowed, stood up and left.
Not long after Xi Jian and Guo Shang left, Pang Bai, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, came in to report to Xu Zongwen the recent movements of the government and the public.
"Dongyang Prefect Yu You was invited by Xi Sengshi to come to Beijing?" Xu Zongwen looked at the secret report from the Jin Yiwei detective and was a little surprised.
Pang Bai didn't dare to hide it, so he answered truthfully: "I arrived in Jiankang at noon yesterday and entered the Nanchang Duke's Mansion at night. After careful investigation, my subordinates learned that Nanchang Duke Xi Sengshi was about to be appointed as Danyang Yin, Xuancheng's internal history. I have specially invited Yuyou to come to Beijing, and as expected, Yuyou will also come to Beijing to report on his work."
Nanchang Gong Xi Sengshi is currently the head of the Xi family in Gaoping. Currently, the only official in the Xi family is Xi Hui, the minister of Sanqi. Xi Sengshi and Xi Hui are cousins, and both are the direct grandsons of Taiwei Xi Jian.
After the death of Xi Jian, the Xi family declined. Even their home base of Jingkou was taken away by the Xie family of Chen County, and military power fell. During the thirty or forty years of the rule of Grand Sima Huanwen and Taifu Xie An, the Gaoping Xi family has been suppressed and suffered from neglect. !
Now, is this Xi family going to rise again?
However, the power of the Gaoping Xi family re-entered the court, why did he want to win over the Yingchuan Yu family who had lost power for a long time?
After Prime Minister Wang Dao, Yu Liang, the eunuch of Zhongshu, who was regarded as the uncle of Yuan Dynasty, took charge of the government. One of his brothers was the chicken and dog who ascended to heaven. Yu Liang's four younger brothers were Zuowei General Yu Yi, Chariot and Cavalry General Yu Bing, Champion General Yu Tiao, and Zhengxi General Yu. Yi Gaosheng, these five brothers of the Yu family are all over the court, controlling more than 50% of the military power of the Jin Dynasty, and the Yingchuan Yu family is full of glory!
Yu Liang's intention to weaken Su Jun, the warlord in Jiangbei, caused a big mess and plunged Jiankang into turmoil. Only with the alliance of Tao Kan, the governor of Jingzhou, and Xi Jian of Jingkou, the "Su Jun's Rebellion" was calmed down.
Yu Liang was in power together with Prime Minister Wang Dao. After his death, his younger brothers Yu Yi and Yu Bing took over the control of the center. The Yu brothers joined forces internally and externally to continue to be in power. Because Yu's punishments were severe, the Jin Dynasty issued laws and regulations during Yu's rule. After the Yu family was in power for more than ten years, the Langya Wang family began to decline, and the Yingchuan Yu family replaced the Langya Wang family and became the second leading gentry clan.
The Yu family lasted until Huan Wen took control of Jingxiang and was suppressed. After the rise of the Longkanghuan clan, the Yingchuan Yu clan fell from being a noble clan to the altar, and has been inactive ever since...
Yu You, the prefect of Dongyang, was the son of Zuowei General Yu Yi, and he was also the only surviving member of the Yu family in Yingchuan. The rest were wiped out by the great Sima Huanwen!
Speaking of which, both the Gaoping Xi family and the Yingchuan Yu family were brought down by the Long Kanghuan family and the Chenjun Xie family. The enemy of the enemy is a friend. Xu Zongwen seemed to have thought of Xi Sengshi's true intention of inviting Yu You to Beijing!
To form an alliance, the Gaoping Xi family and the Yingchuan Yu family must have secretly formed an alliance!
After the death of Huan Chong, the governor of Jingzhou, and Xie An, the two heads of the Longkang Huan family and the Xie family of Chenjun, the Xi family of Gaoping, which had been under pressure, and the Yu family of Yingchuan, which was almost exterminated, finally began to take revenge. Got it!
"Just wait! Jiankang's good show has just begun," Xu Zongwen put away the secret report and burned it under the candlelight. "It's a pity that we can't see such a wonderful show."
Xu Zongwen had just made up his mind to leave Jiankang, but who knew that a political storm caused by the gentry was brewing again!
Forget it, let you fight and bite!
Jiankang, I won’t accompany you anymore!
"General, there is one more thing that I don't know whether to talk to you or not!"
After reading all the secret reports, Xu Zongwen was about to get up and go back to the inner house, but was stopped by Pang Bai.
Xu Zongwen frowned and asked: "Why is it so difficult to talk about it that you, the commander of the Imperial Guards, feel like you are stuck in your throat?"
Pang Bai hesitated at first, but after Xu Zongwen asked repeatedly, he finally revealed the whole story: "When the general was still at Xu's house in Jingkou, he found a fish bag in the grass outside the study."
As he spoke, Pang Bai took out a green embroidered fish bag from his sleeve. After opening it, there was half a piece of transparent jade inside...
