The tent, which can't be seen at a glance, is stationed on the banks of the Han River. This is Sima Yue's camp in Jingzhou, which hollowed out the 100,000 elite soldiers obtained by the six armies of the imperial court. Since the launch of the army, the remnants of the pseudo-emperor Sima Ying have been defeated repeatedly, and they have retreated from Jiangxia to their own feudal kingdom.
If it follows the usual practice, as long as the prince who is fighting for power returns to his own kingdom, it means surrender, and no one will fight again. But now that Sima Ying has become an emperor, how can there be refuge? Sima Yue not only did not stop his troops, but pushed harder, and was about to wipe out the chaotic party. It is a pity that Chengdu is the stronghold of Sima Ying's business for more than ten years. The war stagnated for a while and became a confrontational situation.
The weather is getting colder and colder, but the military supply of this hundred thousand army is not a small burden. I also worry about whether the grain road will be robbed by the chaos army, and whether Luoyang will fall into the hands of the Xiongnu. All kinds of things piled up on the case, enough to give Sima Yue a headache.
However, the situation was so critical that upon hearing the news of Luoyang's relief, Sima Yue didn't even show a smile on his face. Liang Zixi used Tuoba's troops to defeat the 30,000 troops attacking Shangdang, and also killed the coach Liu Cong. Even the Xiongnu soldiers who besieged Hanoi also returned to their old nests. This is a good thing, but it should not be presided over by the little emperor.
Because the Son of Heaven allocated food to the Shangdang, Liang Zixi won the victory? Hearing this rumor, Sima Yue only felt chills down his spine. He had always known that Sima Tan was smart and alert, and even the palace officials praised him for being quite like Emperor Wu. In order to prevent the little emperor from taking power, he was full of confidants in the palace. Who would have expected such a basket as soon as he left Luoyang City!
This Liang Zixi really has ulterior motives! If not, how could Pei Dun die on the battlefield as soon as he arrived in Bingzhou? Why did he contact the palace as soon as he left
Can't let it go any longer!
Sima Yue made a decision in his heart, but now that he is leading troops outside, Luoyang is extremely empty. A place like Bingzhou's throat cannot be moved. Once the false emperor is eliminated, he must return to Luoyang as soon as possible to regain power! Liang Zixi couldn't stay any longer. Only by pulling out the little emperor's minions, could he be able to keep himself safe and obey orders. If it wasn't for the false emperor getting in the way, why would he stand up to someone like Sima Tan who is difficult to control!
"Go on, step up the siege! This winter, Jingzhou must be restored and the rebel army of the puppet emperors will be wiped out!" Sima Yue ordered in a cold voice.
The already urgent offensive and defensive battle became more and more tragic with this order.
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"Did the imperial court seal the Dai County to us?" Tuoba Yilu smiled happily.
Dai County is much better than their current capital, at least within the territory of Youzhou, and it is very close to the central site. It is a good place for development and living. This Inspector Liang is really refreshing, just sending troops to fight, in exchange for a county land, which is much more generous than Sima Teng!
However, Tuoba Yilu was very happy, but Wei Cao's expression was not very good-looking: "Chan Yumo was too happy. There are some problems with this fief."
Seeing that Tuoba Yilu was puzzled, Wei Cao explained carefully: "Daijun is too far away from our department. Although we can control the central part, we have to give up our foundation. Moreover, Daijun is located in Youzhou. This Liang Zixi asked the court to seal it. In the end, it’s nothing but generosity. If Wang Jun, the governor of Youzhou, gets annoyed, won’t we have to fight him again?”
Hearing Fuxiang's explanation, Tuoba Yilu's excitement finally faded, and he frowned: "You mean, Liang Zixi is guarding me?"
Wei Cao sighed: "In the history of Bingzhou provincial governors in all dynasties, only Liang Zixi was willing to trade with our department. Salt, tea, cloth, and even wine, which were extremely difficult to purchase in the past, can be traded. But there is no ironware. I don’t want the Tuoba clan to grow too big. Now that there are many heroes, and there are Xiongnu on the side, it is also necessary to take precautions. However, if the other party is like this, I have to think more about what we do.”
"Then...I don't want Daijun anymore?" Tuoba Yilu's voice was a little reluctant, but Wei Cao was his confidant and the foundation of Tuoba's growth over the years. His advice is still to be heeded.
"That's not necessary. It's just..." Wei Cao pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "Just figure out how to get down. If Liang Zixi wants to have a bad relationship with Youzhou, this business has to be done!"
"What?" Tuoba Yilu was a little dizzy, "He used us to have bad relations with Wang Jun, and he still has business to do?"
"What if Liang Zixi is planning to plan Youzhou?" Wei Cao seemed to have figured out the key points and smiled slightly, "If not, why would he use Daijun as bait? If Liang Zixi really intends Youzhou, he will definitely fight Wang Jun fiercely. One. Who else will come forward to defend against the Duan Xianbei?"
Only then did Tuoba Yilu react. Indeed, Dai County is just an introduction. To draw out the disagreement between the two states and plan for the future. They are now on the side of Bingzhou. If the two states are really fighting, Liang Zixi will have to use Tuoba's troops. And if you really conquered Youzhou, would Liang Zixi be able to watch over it? It will definitely be allocated a huge territory to the Tuoba clan, maybe by then the three Tuoba clans will be able to be combined together!
That is the key to the rise of the Tuoba Clan!
"Auxiliary is really ingenious!" Tuoba Yilu laughed, "If you have a bottom line in your heart, things will be easy to handle! Then send troops to replace the county first and occupy our territory before talking about it!"
As for the rest, it depends on the response of the state.
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At this moment, Liang Feng was sitting in someone else's house. Jinyang Guo's invitation, even he, the provincial governor, was inconvenient to refuse. After the battle of Shangdang, the only high-ranking gates left in Jinyang seemed to finally take him in their eyes.
This is not surprising. Although most of the first sects escaped from Bingzhou, there are still a lot of Gaomen Shu sects who stay here. After all, after so many years of Tianzhai, it is not that you can put it down. Before Liang Feng was feared by the imperial court, he competed with Pei Dun, and what kind of discipline was held, which made these high-level sects uneasy. Now that there is a battle for the Shangdang, it makes them interested in the new governor.
But not everyone can defeat the Huns, and even kill Liu Yuan's son. What Sima Teng didn't do back then, Liang Zixi did it in just a few months when he came to Jinyang. You must know that Hedong was occupied by the Xiongnu, and the huge Pei and Wei families either surrendered to the enemy or fled. Such a situation would inevitably make Gaomen feel the sadness of the death of a rabbit and a fox.
Others can think of ways to move south, but those who stay behind to guard the gate don't have so many options. Wang has always been on good terms with Liu Yuan, so no one can guess what he is thinking. However, the Guo family was reluctant to give up his lintel easily. Those poor families who took refuge in the Xiongnu could still be in a higher position. If they, the great clan who had been ministers for many generations, voted for Liu Yuan, they would definitely bow down to the Xiongnu. Which high sect did not raise a large number of Hu slaves, who would be willing to call their own servants
So there is a person who can support Bingzhou, no matter how hard you can see it, you must make friends.
No, Guo Tong, the master of the Shuzong who was left behind by the Guo family, invited Liang Feng to have a banquet in the mansion, on the bright side to celebrate the birthday of his mother. There are many female followers of the Guo family who believe in Buddhism, and it is justifiable to invite Liang Feng, a Buddhist son, to come here. It's just a private discussion, not any Buddhist scriptures.
"I heard that Wang Mao is seriously ill... Alas~ It's really not easy to go and be displaced." The host in the hall sighed softly.
Liang Feng knew the news of Wang Wen's illness for a long time, but Guo Tong said this now, not just for inquiries. Instead, he was inquiring about his current relationship with the Jinyang Wang Clan.
"Wang Changshi has been sick for two months, and I have sent people to visit many times. It's just that Yanzhou is far away, and the news is not smooth, which makes people worry." Liang Feng also put on a look of pity.
After his marriage with Wang Qiniang fell through, the relationship between the two was indeed cold for a while. But even if they don't get married, Liang Feng will not put the problem on Wang Wen's head. Later, taking advantage of Wang Wen's illness, they began to exchange letters again. It's just that the situation of the other party is really not very good, it is estimated that it is a heart disease caused by excessive worry and anger. It's really not a medicine.
Seeing that Liang Feng was still in touch with Wang Wen, Guo Tong nodded: "Born in this troubled world, I can only follow the trend. I heard that the King of Langya was ordered to leave town to build Ye, and the King of Langya also accompanied him. If there is a shelter in Jiangnan, I can't say it again. There are a large number of gentry crossing south."
Hearing this, Liang Feng was shocked. The king of Langya, Sima Rui, built Ye, isn't this the beginning of the Eastern Jin Dynasty? "The king and the Duke of Ma's world" he still knew, and he was talking about the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Wang Yan, who was born in the Wang clan of Langya, has now hooked up with Sima Yue, and in the period of Wang Dao, it has contributed to the coexistence of the nobility and the imperial power, and has been sung for thousands of years.
However, surprised in his heart, Liang Feng deliberately said instead: "Guo Shilang wants to cross south too?"
Guo Tong laughed in surprise: "If even I crossed south, what would happen to Jinyang's family business?"
The meaning of the words is clear. He is a sparse sect, he can't get away when he walks, and he still has to stay at home after all. But the whereabouts of the sect is difficult to say.
It seems that it is the general trend for the gentry to flee south. These people had never considered what the homeland they had abandoned would turn out to be.
However, these are not what Liang Feng needs to care about. In fact, the more High Gate escaped, the better he would govern the state. However, if you think you can think like this, you can't say it like that. Liang Feng sighed: "After the fake emperor is wiped out, Luoyang will be able to spend all his energy on dealing with the Xiongnu. The fake Han is only a disease of scabies, and if you deal with it carefully, there will always be a time for the chaos to disappear. "
"That's right." Guo Tong nodded in agreement, "This time I asked the envoy to come here, and I want to talk about the peace after the chaos. Bingzhou has not been evaluated for three years, and I remember that the envoy was the last batch at that time. Now that the six counties have resumed Thailand and half, it is time to restart the evaluation of the ninth grade."
When Liang Feng heard the words, his eyebrows moved. Does this mean decentralization
Zhongzheng officials have always been held by high-ranking families, and they are concurrently held by current officials. Those who make official appointments cannot be Zhongzheng officials. Wang Wen was the former Bingzhou University Zhongzheng, but after he fled, he resigned from the official position, and the position of Zhongzheng naturally also resigned. It is equivalent to saying that there is no central official in Bingzhou.
If it is placed on weekdays, the court will inevitably re-assign a Zhongzheng. But now that all the states are in chaos, who still cares about the selection of talents? This was delayed. And what Guo Tong wants is the position of Grand Central Committee!
The Guo clan is Jinyang's highest sect second only to the Wang clan, and even stronger than the Sun clan by a few points. Under the circumstance that all the descendants of the family have fled, Guo Tong is indeed qualified to compete for the position of Zhongzheng. With the right to select talents, the arrangement of the people in Bingzhou, especially the selection and evaluation of the nobility, is also in their hands. This is a great right, enough to make people like Guo Tong covet.
It's just that he wants it, can Liang Feng give it easily
"If the evaluation can be restarted, it would be best. But now there are not one out of ten high-ranking gates in Bingzhou. Even if the evaluation is made, most of them are from the prostitutes. What's more..." Liang Feng suppressed the smile on his face, "Bingzhou's soldiers are in danger, just talk about A virtuous person may not be enough to protect the land and the people."
Guo Tong Meifeng raised his eyebrows and said, "Inspector Liang's remarks, but if you want to give up the ninth rank, what is the only way?"
This is a bit heavy. The meritocracy was Wei Wu's method of selecting talents back then, but it offended the family too much, so that after Emperor Wei Wen ascended the throne, he changed the system and implemented the nine-rank official-person method. If Liang Feng dares to say that he is the only one, the entire Bingzhou high school will be his enemy!
Liang Feng said calmly: "Guo Shilang's words are serious. The commanders and chiefs of Bingzhou, which one is not from a noble family? It's just the election of officials. You must have both political integrity and talent, otherwise you will not only lose your own life, but also cause the city to fall into the hands of the enemy. Zhongzheng officials, You have to be cautious.”
These words were stable, and they could not be wrong, but Guo Tong still heard the overtones. The officials of the states and counties in Bingzhou need both ability and political integrity, but what about the virtuous people recommended to the imperial court? Probably not. If you want to become a Zhongzheng official, you must make certain compromises in personnel selection and appointment, at least hand over the personnel power of Bingzhou.
Are these conditions harsh? In fact, if Guo Tong himself was the prefect of Bingzhou, he would not be happy to see mediocre people under his command. This Liang Zixi has a weak foundation, and it is not surprising that he has the will to take power. And the stability of Bingzhou is the main premise of everything. If there is a problem because of the appointment of mediocrity, is it not yourself who suffers
Just thinking about it, Guo Tong nodded: "Your remark is not bad. My Guo family is based in Jinyang, how can I not know the importance?"
Seeing Guo Tong taking a step back, Liang Feng smiled slightly: "Liang came to Jinyang for the first time, and he still needs the help of various families to gain a foothold. It is my luck that Guo Shilang is reasonable and reasonable."
Guo Tong laughed: "Your Majesty and Wang Maoshen have a good relationship, and Sun Wenzhong is appointed as Biejia. If you are not skilled, you should do your best."
Wang Wen was from the Jinyang Wang family, Sun Li was from the Sun family, and Guo Tong, the Guo family sect, was the three major sects of Jinyang, but they were all related to the prefectural government. And with Guo's statement, Liang Feng can justifiably gain a foothold in Bingzhou. This meaning is not trivial.
Liang Feng was also smiling, but the smile never fell into his eyes. These high gates are always the trouble in front of them. If the means are too much, there will inevitably be a backlash. But stepping back step by step, it is inevitable that power will fall by the wayside. It's just one state, what if it's the same across the country? It's better to wait for the situation to deteriorate further, Luoyang City is broken, and tens of thousands of clothes are heading south. After all these high gates have fled, leaving a blank canvas, it is time to start writing...
However, as soon as this idea came to the fore, a cold sweat broke out behind Liang Feng. What was he looking forward to? In order to achieve this goal, how many innocent people will die in the wilderness
The nails sank into the palm of his hand, Liang Feng gritted his teeth, and pressed the chilling thought into his heart.