Farmer of Shu Han

In August of the 15th year of Jianxing, news of the fall of Shangdang reached Xuchang, and Cao Shuang, the general of the State of Wei, was furious.

On the grounds that Sun Li, the governor of Jizhou, failed to assist Shangdang, which led to the fall of Shangdang, Sun Li was dismissed from his official position and demoted to a commoner.

Then Cao Shuang intended to let his fellow countryman Huan Fan take over as governor of Jizhou.

Moreover, Huan Fan has a violent temperament. Although he is talented, he often bullies others with his talent.

After the Xiahou family was suspected by Cao Rui, Xiahoumao was recalled to Luoyang by Cao Rui, and Huanfan, as the general who conquered the captives and the general of Dongzhong Lang, envoy Chijie to replace Xiahoumao's governor Qing and Xu Zhujun.

During his term of office, he had a house dispute with Zou Qi, the governor of Xuzhou, and once intended to use his power as an envoy to kill Zou Qi.

Huan Fan learned that Cao Shuang intended to make himself the governor of Jizhou instead of the governor of Jizhou.

The former Jizhou Mu Luzhao was the general of Zhenbei, and he didn't even have a general number.

Huan Fan thought he had been insulted, and said to his wife Zhong Chang:

"I'd rather be Jiuqing in the imperial court and kneel to the three princes, than be under Lu Zizhan (that is, Lu Zhao)."

Before Sun Li, Lu Zhao, the Mu of Jizhou, became an official after Huan Fan, and Huan Fan thought he was superior to Lu Zhao.

Now Cao Shuang asked him to work in Jizhou, but the official position was not even comparable to that of Lu Zhao, so how could he be convinced?

Huan Fan's wife, Zhong Changshi, was quite knowledgeable and persuaded him:

"The king was in the east to supervise the Qing and Xu Erzhou military forces. He wanted to kill the governor of Xuzhou, and everyone said that it was difficult for him to do so."

"Nowadays, the great general regards you as his fellow countryman, so he appointed you as the governor of Jizhou. He really believes in you. And you are ashamed to be under the general of Zhenbei, so it is difficult to be the top."

"If it's hard for you to do anything, who will be willing to work with you in the future?"

Huan Fanben complained a few words to his wife, but he never thought that his wife would say these words, which directly hit his sore spot.

Huan Fan, who had a violent personality, became angry from embarrassment, and cursed on the spot:

"You are only a woman's ear, what do you know?"

After scolding, he was still puzzled, turned around and took down the saber hanging on the wall, took the knife with his backhand, and hit Zhong Chang's abdomen with the handle of the knife.

Zhong Chang didn't expect that Huan Fan would fight as soon as he said it.

Unprepared for a moment, the abdomen was hit by the handle of the knife on the spot.

All she could hear was a scream and she was knocked to the ground.

At the same time, he covered his abdomen with his hands, and his face suddenly turned pale.

Huan Fanben wanted to hit her a second time, but seeing her like this, it was not easy to strike again, so he snorted, turned around and left.

Mrs. Zhong Chang stretched out his hand, wanting to stop Huan Fan, opened his mouth, but seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and finally couldn't make a sound.

It wasn't until Huan Fan left that the maid dared to help the mistress.

"Ma'am, you are bleeding!"

The maid who helped up Fan's wife couldn't help exclaiming when she saw blood oozing from the mistress' skirt.

Fan's wife clutched her stomach and said weakly:

"Quick, call the medical worker..."

Before he could finish speaking, he passed out.

It turned out that Fan's wife was pregnant, and Huan Fan's attack not only caused her to have an abortion and miscarriage, but also caused her to suffer from bleeding.

Within two days, Fan's wife collapsed and died. (Note: The story of Huan Fan is recorded in historical books, not edited by the author Hu.)

Huan fan refused to take office in Jizhou on the pretext of dealing with the funeral of his deceased wife.

When Shang Shuxuan Cao Lang Xu Yun learned of this, he went to persuade Cao Shuang and said:

"Huan Yuanze (that is, Huan Fan) became an official before Lu Zizhan (that is, the former Jizhou Mu Luzhao), and his talent far surpassed Lu Zizhan. Lu Zizhan served as Jizhou Mu as a general in Zhenbei."

"But the general asked Huan Yuan to be the governor of Jizhou after Lu Zizhan, and he didn't have the title of general."

"The general's move is like telling the world that in the eyes of the general, Huan Yuan is far inferior to Lu Zizhan. This is not the way to employ people."

Cao Shuang was just buying people's hearts, and Xu Yun was born in the Xu family in Jizhou, which was comparable to the Cui family in Qinghe.

And Huan Fan was born in the Huan family of Longkang in Qiao County, who is also a local rich family.

Although Huan Fan was not as close to Cao Shuang as Taichung Sangou, as Cao Shuang's fellow countryman, he was also trusted by Cao Shuang.

When Cao Shuang wins over Huan Fan, he is actually winning over the Huan family in Qiaojun, and is also consolidating his hometown.

That's why he wanted Huan Fan to go to Jizhou.

When Cao Shuang heard what Xu Yun said, he suddenly realized, so he asked:

"Huan Yuan has a great talent. I knew it a long time ago. I didn't expect him not to go to Jizhou. There is another reason for this. So what should I do?"

"Hebei has always been held by General Zhenbei. Now that Lu Zizhan has returned to the court, it is not easy for him to be General Zhenbei again. Let him take another position."

The implication is that at least Huan Fan cannot be subdued under Lu Zhao.

Cao Shuang nodded and said, "It makes sense."

So he played the emperor again and asked Huan Fan to move to Zhenbei General and lead Jizhou Mu.

After Huan Fan was appointed, he set off for Jizhou to take office as Xu Yun expected.

When Cao Shuang learned that Huan Fan had taken over the post of Jizhou Mu, he happily said to Xu Yun, "Everything is as you expected."

Xu Yun said modestly: "Yun just happened to know what Huan Yuanze was thinking."

Why did Xu Yun know what Huan Fan was thinking?

It's all because Xu Huan and Xu Huan are good friends.

In the early years, Xu Yun married Wei Wei Ruan Gong's daughter as his wife. After paying homage and entering the bridal chamber, Xu Yun found out that the Ruan family's daughter was extremely ugly. He was so frightened that he ran out of the new house immediately, not daring to stay in it.

The members of the Xu family were deeply worried, but no matter how much they persuaded, Xu Yun refused to take another step into the new house.

Later, when Huan Fan came to visit, Ruan's daughter heard about it and said happily, "I'm not worried about Huan Lang's visit. He will persuade A Lang to enter the new house."

After Huan Fan learned about Xu Yun's bride, he really persuaded Xu Yun:

"After all, the Ruan family is a powerful family. Since they married an ugly girl and Qing, there should be a reason for it. Qing should investigate it."

After listening to Huan Fan's words, Xu Yun entered the new house again that night.

It's just that when he saw the bride's face, the courage he had worked up with great difficulty disappeared in an instant, and he wanted to run out again.

Ruan's daughter knew that if she let him run out again, she might not have a chance to turn him back in this life.

So she quickly grabbed Xu Yun's clothes and refused to let him go.

Xu Yun struggled for a long time but failed to run, so he could only ask:

"Women have four virtues, how many of them do you have?"

(Four Virtues: Women's Virtue, Women's Words, Women's Appearance, and Women's Work)

Ruan's daughter replied: "What the bride lacks is Rong Er. However, a scholar has a hundred lines, how many do you have?"

Xu Yun thought in his heart that my name was passed down to Jizhou when I was young, don't you know?

So he replied: "I am prepared for a hundred things."

The girl of the Ruan family retorted sharply: "A husband's hundred behaviors are based on virtue, and you are lustful and not virtuous. What do you mean by having everything?"

Xu Yun, a dignified celebrity, was left speechless when asked by his bride.

Thinking of his good friend Huan Fan's persuasion, he immediately came to his senses, and couldn't help but look at his little gentleman with admiration.

So, I slept in my new room that night.

When Xu Yun was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he recommended many fellow villagers to be officials. Someone reported to Cao Rui that he was nepotism, so Cao Rui sent Huben to arrest him.

When the matter was urgent, Ruan's daughter ran out with her bare feet and said something to Xu Yun:

"The wise master can win with reason, but it is hard to ask for love."

Xu Yun nodded in understanding, and after seeing Cao Rui, faced the emperor's question, he calmly replied:

"I am a native of my hometown, and I understand it best. Please send someone to check whether the school is competent or not. If you are not competent, I will suffer the crime."

After Cao Rui checked the school, it was so, so it was released.

Seeing that Xu Yun's clothes were worn out, he gave him new clothes.

After Xu Yun was taken away, everyone in Xu's mansion was crying, but the goddess Ruan was calm and comforted everyone:

"Don't worry, Alang will be back home in a while."

Then he cooked corn porridge himself.

After the porridge was cooked, Xu Yun returned to the house as expected.

After this incident, Ruan's daughter completely won the respect of Xu's family.

Xu Yun would consult with Ruan's daughter whenever he was undecided.

On this day, Ruan's daughter was very happy when she saw her Alang came back from duty, she couldn't help asking:

"Ah Lang seems to be in high spirits today?"

Xu Yun helped his friend get promoted, but he couldn't publicize it, so he was feeling uncomfortable.

At this time, when I heard my Xijun asking, I naturally took the opportunity to say everything.

Unexpectedly, when Ruan's daughter heard this, she sighed.

Seeing this, Xu Yun couldn't help feeling a little strange:

"Why is it so, Mr. Xi?"

Lady Nguyen said:

"From my concubine's point of view, it might be a good thing for Huan Lang to avoid official duties at home."

"Alang's move is to push him out. In order to repay the great general's kindness in the future, Mr. Huan Lang will probably do his best to help the general."

Xu Yun didn't quite understand:

"The great general is the auxiliary minister appointed by the late emperor, and Yuan Ze and the great general are from the same hometown. Naturally, he wants to help the great general. What's wrong with that?"

Ruan's daughter glanced at him and said slowly:

"The auxiliary ministers of the Wei Dynasty are more than one general."

When Xu Yun heard the words, he was immediately shocked, and then he looked at Ruan's daughter firmly:

"What do you mean by Xijun?"

"Alang thinks, how does Wei compare with Han?"

Xu Yun replied subconsciously:

"The Great Wei occupies the center of the world, representing the orthodoxy of the world..."

Ruan's daughter suddenly sneered.

Xu Yun coughed in embarrassment, looked around, made sure no one was eavesdropping, and then said embarrassingly:

"The two countries of Han and Wei, who will be able to unify the universe in the future, who will know?"

Nv Ruan sneered again:

"After the first battle in Guanzhong, the general situation of the world has been determined, so why should Alang deceive himself?"

Xu Yun's face turned pale with shock: "Be careful what you say!"

"You and I are one, why do you need to hide it?" Ruan's daughter didn't change her face, "The Great Wei has ruled the center of the world for decades, but why have they been defeated by the Han repeatedly and lost the land of three states?"

Xu Yun was dumbfounded.

"Great Wei has ten states, but it can't destroy Han, which has only one state. Now it only has seven states, but can it defeat Han, which has four states?"

Xu Yun said without confidence:

"With seven states against four states, the advantage is still in Great Wei."

Ruan's daughter sneered again:

"If Taifu Sima and General Cao can work together to assist the emperor and fight against the bandits together, there is still some credibility in what Alang said."

"However, the people of Wei are currently in a state of disarray. Although the dispute between the two assistant ministers has not been brought to the fore, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the two assistant ministers will inevitably be at odds in the future."

"Therefore, the dispute between Wei and Han seems to be seven states against four states, but in fact it is not too much to say that three states are against four states."

If Xu Yun had a violent temper like Huan Fan's and heard Ruan's daughter's heart-pounding words, if he couldn't save face, he might have to stage another good show of killing his wife in anger.

It's just that Xu Yun always knew that Ruan's daughter was very insightful, and knew that what she said was the truth.

In addition, she doesn't seem very optimistic about her recommendation of Huan Fan.

So Xu Yun asked humbly:

"Then what is your opinion?"

"My concubine has two opinions: if the Han Dynasty sends troops to the east first and occupies Luoyang, Hebei, and Lord Huan Lang can escape the disaster, then he will be safe."

"However, if the two auxiliary ministers of the Great Wei had decided the winner before the Han Dynasty sent troops, then Mr. Huan Lang might be in jail."

Xu Yun was shocked: "Why?"

"Based on the relationship between Lord Huan Lang and the Great General, even if he lost the land of Hebei, Lord Huan Lang would at most lose his official position."

"While the two auxiliary ministers are fighting, Alang thinks, who will win?"

Xu Yun hesitated to speak.

"Alang doesn't dare to speak, so let the concubine speak. The general is so indulgent when he first took power, I'm afraid he will lose people's hearts sooner or later."

"Sima Taifu, as a veteran of the four dynasties, has a great reputation and is in command of an elite soldier. When the time is right, he will ascend the throne. Why should he be a general?"

"As a clan relative, even if the general loses the right to assist the government, he can still be a rich man, but those who are attached to the general may not escape liquidation."

"That's why I said that if things happen in the future as I expected, Mr. Huan Lang might not be able to escape from prison."

Xu Yun was in Shangshutai, so he knew that the "Three Dogs of Taichung" did not hesitate to easily change the law for personal gain, and some people had already begun to feel resentment.

Although Xu Yun usually felt that something was wrong, he hadn't thought about it deeply.

At this time, upon hearing the analysis from my lord, I broke out in a cold sweat.

He cried out: "If that's the case, then didn't I harm Yuan Ze?"

He stomped his feet regretfully, "No, I have to write to Yuan Ze and ask him to resign from Jizhou Mu!"

When Ruan's daughter saw it, she quickly stopped him:

"No, Mr. Huan Lang has always been resentful of being subservient to Lu Zhao. Now that he finally got what he wanted, how could he easily listen to A Lang's words?"

"Alang's writing this time, I'm afraid that instead of dissuading him, it will make him feel suspicious."

Xu Yun remembered that a few years ago, when his friend was in charge of Qing and Xu, he was denounced by the governor of Xuzhou and dismissed.

Later, although he was recommended as the governor of Yanzhou, he was not very successful in Yanzhou because of the conflict with Lu Zhao (the former Jizhou Mu Lu Zhao was from Yanzhou).

Now that he has finally survived, with his temperament, it is definitely impossible to give up easily.

Thinking of this, Xu Yun couldn't help stomping his feet: "What should I do?"

When Ruan's daughter saw this, she comforted him and said, "This is just my concubine's guess, why should Ah Lang do this?"

Xu Yun admitted frankly: "My gentleman must have insight in every word, so I am not worried?"

He looked at Ruan's daughter, "If the future is really what Xi Jun said, how can I save Yuan?"

"If Alang believes that Taifu Sima can win, why not gain the trust of Taifu as soon as possible? If he can make contributions in front of Taifu, why worry about not having a chance to save people?"

Isn't this just standing in line ahead of time?

When Xu Yun heard Ruan's daughter's suggestion, he began to hesitate again.

Standing in line at this time can be said to be a big gamble on the rest of my political career, and there is no room for mistakes.

"Let me think about it."

"It's been less than a year since the Han State took Guanzhong, and the Taifu and the General haven't broken their faces yet. Alang still has at least a few years to go, so don't worry."