Three Kingdoms

Fei Qian was actually quite satisfied these past two days. He couldn't say that any of his wishes had come true, but he was still proceeding more or less according to his original plan.

But soon, sometimes something happens suddenly.

Birth, old age, illness and death, the normal state of life, are often not something that can be transferred by human power. After all, the old man of the Wang family in Taiyuan was unable to survive the turn of spring and summer and passed away.

The human body is like a machine. It is like this when people get old. The parts of each part are somewhat worn. Although they are trying to maintain it, there are always problems of one kind or another. Often when the seasons change, it is the end of death. If you can survive, You can live for half a year or a year longer, but if it cannot survive, such a machine may be completely destroyed and scrapped because a certain part fails...

Mrs. Wang of the Wang family in Taiyuan has lived a glorious life. Unexpectedly, when he was approaching old age, he would give birth to a black-haired man for the second time. First, Wang Yun jumped on the wall of Chang'an Palace, and then Wang Yun's grandson Wang Hei Zaipingyang died inexplicably. Even a healthy middle-aged man may not be able to bear such a series of blows, let alone Mrs. Wang, who has always been in poor health?

As soon as the old man of the Wang family in Taiyuan left, Wang Yun's second son Wang Jing's illness became even more serious. After surviving the first seven years of the old man's life, he became bedridden and could no longer handle household affairs in the family.

However, Fei Qian doesn't really care about the Taiyuan Wang family. The so-called birth, old age, illness and death are the normal state of life. No one can stop this time giant from taking half a step. He can only watch the time giant twist himself and others into fly ash bit by bit...

But someone came up and claimed that Fei Qianbing could control Taiyuan without a bloody blow.

In the political affairs hall, Jia Xu and Fei Qian were sitting in the hall handling political affairs, while Xun Chen had already gone to inspect the surrounding areas of Pingyang and was not in the city at this moment.

As Dongcao of the General's Mansion in the Expedition to the West, Xun Chen was responsible for the evaluation and assessment of officials. He also had a heavy responsibility. Following Fei Qian's expedition during this period, he did not have much time to control and evaluate the middle-level and grassroots officials. Seeing that summer was coming, Autumn is coming in the blink of an eye. According to the usual practice, a preliminary evaluation of officials must be made in the autumn, and then the final evaluation of promotion or demotion will be made in the spring of the next year. Therefore, during this period, Xun Chen was also very busy.

Jia Xu is relatively better off. Following Fei Qian in handling government affairs is just like playing for him. There is basically no pressure. But precisely because of this, what should Jia Xu say when dealing with these political affairs? Well, it’s not that I don’t care about it, but I don’t seem to have put all my energy and thoughts into it. It has the feeling of a sixty-year-old in later generations...

"...Huh? Zhao Zixie?" Jia Xu put down the pen in his hand, then raised his head and said with interest, "...Zhao Shang Zhao Zixie, who has won the first place in the palace discussion three times in a row?"

Fei Qian glanced at Jia Xu and said, "Does Wen He also know this person?"

Jia Xu laughed twice, nodded and said: "Shou Shan studied palace theory and won the championship for three consecutive months. How could you not know?"

Shoushandian Lun was established by Fei Qian in order to reconcile the school conflicts between modern classics and ancient classics. Anyway, throughout the Han Dynasty, modern classics and ancient classics were in constant disputes. Give them a more formal platform. It is always better to let them engage in various debates head-on than to engage in small actions in private.

But it is not an easy thing to win the first place in such a palace. After all, although there are many students in the academy, there are also many well-educated people. As the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. To be able to overwhelm others in conversation, exposition, and debate, whether it is eloquence or knowledge, one must naturally be top-notch.

But this Zhao Shang was able to win the championship three times in a row...

"...This Zhao Zixie, wants to use the Wang family of Taiyuan as a way to advance into the family?" Fei Qian handed the greeting in his hand to Jia Xu.

In addition to stating the identity of Zhao Shang, there was another sentence written in the greeting that could help Fei Qian control Taiyuan. Jia Xu read it, thought about it for a moment, then laughed, and said softly to pay homage. He knocked on it and said, "This person is quite like Cai Shengzi..."

Cai Shengzi?

Um?

Fei Qian thought for a moment and then said, "Is Chu Shengzi eloquent?"

Jia Xu nodded and said: "Exactly..."

Well, Cai Guo and Cai Shengzi...

This was interesting, so Fei Qian nodded and signaled Jia Xu to continue. Then he got up and went to the side hall to meet Zhao Shang, whom Jia Xu called "Cai Shengzi".

This title has some meaning, but Jia Xu’s meaning is probably more negative...

In the side hall.

"...According to your words," Fei Qian frowned and said, "...Wang Ziyin's death was caused by man?"

Zhao Shang bowed his head and said: "Exactly, I saw Wang Ziyin in the past and saw that he was in good health and had no signs of death. How could he die suddenly in just a few days? There must be something fishy here. If you investigate it carefully, you will definitely find its flaws... If the general is interested in conquering the west, and someone is willing to be a pioneer and investigate the matter thoroughly for the general, he can firstly clear the general's suspicion of the academy, and secondly, he can also make a decision for the general. The heart of Taiyuan..."

It turned out that this was what Zhao Shang had in mind.

Fei Qian lowered his head slightly and did not answer immediately. What Zhao Shang said was quite good, and he didn't show any urgency. He said it was for Fei Qian, but actually it was for himself.

Fei Qian absolutely believed that if Zhao Shang was appointed, the cause of Wang Hei's death would be easily found out. Fei Qian even guessed that Zhao Shang might know some special circumstances and information, so he was so sure. . Once Zhao Shang arrived in Taiyuan County and made such a contribution to Fei Qian, he must have also formed a relationship with the Taiyuan Wang family to some extent, so when Fei Qian needed some people to act as Taiyuan agents, manage and When coordinating the Taiyuan nobles, Zhao Shang naturally became the most suitable candidate.

Therefore, Zhao Shang did not talk about what kind of official position he wanted at all, because he knew that as long as such a thing was done, the subsequent official positions would naturally be obtained.

But the question is, should Fei Qian accept such a special "good intention"?

In other words, when someone like Zhao Shang comes to him, does Fei Qian accept him or reject him?

Anyone who is not a sage can have no faults. Well, I am wrong. It should be that if a person does not serve himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth...

Zhao Shang is definitely not the last person to come to Fei Qian with various purposes, and he is definitely not the last person to want to cling to Fei Qian, or use Fei Qian to achieve his own goals, and these people are the same as before. What Fei Qian accepts and the people he uses are somewhat different.

Such people are more utilitarian and can even be said to be villains.

When Fei Qian has great potential, they will definitely follow him, but once Fei Qian begins to decline, these people will immediately abandon or even rebel...

It cannot be said that Fei Qian's men are all gentlemen.

For example, Xun Chen, Jia Xu, and even Zao Zhi and Xu Shu all had their own personal ideals and goals, but like Zhao Shang, they completely used others as their stepping stones to pave the way for themselves. This is still the first one.

So, should we accept it or not?

…………………………

Just when Fei Qian was affected by what happened after the death of Mrs. Wang of Taiyuan, these people in Chang'an also formed a situation of extreme chaos because of the sudden death of a person.

After experiencing a brief period of peace, Chang'an inevitably fell into chaos.

The cause of the matter was not complicated at first. Zhong Shao transferred Xia Mou back to Chang'an and said that it was okay to ask for military rations, but Zhu Jun's soldiers were not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. If they wanted to obtain military rations, they had to be included in the imperial system and asked Zhu Jun to relieve him. Military power, the soldiers were merged under Xia Mou's banner.

Yang Biao, on the other hand, said that the evildoers had evil intentions and only pursued selfish desires without caring about the country. He actually allowed Xiliang thieves to loot, endanger Guanzhong, and torture the people.

Up to this point, both sides are still restrained. They are using words and methods above the court. They have no intention of expanding the scope, because both sides know that it will destroy Chang'an and Guanzhong. Broken, in fact, there is no benefit to both parties. Therefore, if you can avoid using force, try to avoid using force. What's more, both sides thought at the beginning that they could knock the other party to the ground in the court. .

However, things often don't develop according to people's wishes.

God seems to have a preference and likes to arrange all kinds of surprises for human beings. Of course, when it comes to surprises, surprise comes first, and naturally "surprise" occupies the majority.

Zhu Jun died suddenly.

Maybe it’s because Zhu Jun is older, maybe it’s because he was infected with some viruses during the plague some time ago, maybe it’s because of some other reasons, anyway, at this juncture, when Yang Biao and Zhong Shao were confronting, suddenly Just let go and leave.

When Zhu Jun died, Yang Biao seemed to have lost his arm!

Who would have thought such a thing would happen?

As the commander-in-chief of Yang Biao's soldiers, Zhu Jun has enough prestige, and this is true whether in the army or in the government and the public. With Zhu Jun around, even Xia Mou would politely give him a hand and go first when he saw him. present. After all, Zhu Jun had served as a soldier for so many years and made great contributions in pacifying the Han Dynasty, and he should be respected.

However, now that Yang Biao's anchor in the army has fallen, it means that Yang Biao is immediately at risk of losing control of the army!

Sure enough, surrounding Yang Biao's soldiers, both sides immediately took action. Zhong Shao ordered Xia Mou to recruit the soldiers led by Zhu Jun, and Yang Biao immediately rushed to the barracks in Lingyi, trying to sit in and gather the soldiers' morale to prevent changes...

As a result, the two sides reached a stalemate on Baqiao, but in fact Yang Biao was at a disadvantage due to Zhu Jun's sudden death. After all, he had been forced out of Chang'an and left the central area of ​​the court...

"...Ming Gong, there is not much food and grass in the army at the moment..." the military marquis in charge of military supplies and heavy officials reported to Yang Biao, "...if there is no new food entering the camp at the moment, it will only last for about ten days at most..."

Yang Biao nodded, and after a moment of silence, when he was about to say something, a soldier suddenly ran out from outside. When he got close, he prostrated himself on the ground, raised a roll of silk with both hands, and reported: "Report to Duke Yang, Then... someone came from the other side of Baqiao and sent this letter..."

"Send it up!"

Yang Biao opened it and glanced up and down a few times, and his beard trembled with anger. It turns out that Zhong Shao borrowed the name of the emperor and ordered Yang Biao to leave the barracks immediately through the Shangshutai and hand over the soldiers in the barracks to Xia Mou for command. This means that Yang Biao is the ninth minister of the imperial court and does not directly command the soldiers. Without the permission of the imperial court, he secretly commanded soldiers to station in the Chang'an area, which was tantamount to rebellion, and made Yang Biao quickly lose his way and find his way back...

"That's nonsense!" Yang Biao tossed out the text.

However, there is no practical significance in denying such a wording, because this wording only gives a defensible reason for cultivating Shao, and it also means that cultivating Shao represents the court's laws and occupies a righteous position.

Of course, it also means that Zhong Shao has lost his patience and may take action at any time.

Yang Biao is located in Ba Ling, so naturally he doesn't know that Zhongshao is also in trouble now. Ma Chao is like a flea. Although it is not fatal, the bite makes Zhongshao feel uncomfortable all over. But now the most important opponent is Yang Biao, so Zhongshao must deal with Yang Biao first before he can free up his hands to deal with Ma Chao. Therefore, no matter what, Zhongshao must act quickly.

Such behavior naturally put great pressure on Yang Biao. Under such pressure, Yang Biao finally made up his mind, wrote a stamp, had someone secretly take a detour to Chang'an, and gave it to Liu Fan…

"This..." Liu Fan also frowned and felt a little embarrassed after receiving this letter from Yang Biao.

Yang Biao's seal naturally indicates that Liu Fan was the governor of Jiaozhou. However, there is no seal at the end of the seal, so this seal is not complete.

Yang Biao's meaning was also very simple. He agreed to Liu Fan's request, but in exchange, if Liu Fan did not support Yang Biao, then this seal would be invalid.

"Does Mr. Yang have any other explanation?" Liu Fan asked Yang Biao's envoy.

Envoy Yang Biao said: "If the general agrees, you can give the Xuanping Gate Soldier Talisman to someone..."

Xuanpingmen...

Liu Fan hesitated, and it seemed that Yang Biao was about to take action too. Now Liu Fan is Zhi Jinwu and is in charge of the city gate defense of Chang'an. He does have the authority to hand over Xuanping Gate to Yang Biao, but such a move means that he and Zhong Shao will never stand together again. .

The most important thing is that Liu Fan must choose the one who laughs last, but between Yang Biao and Zhong Shao, who will win? Who will have the upper hand?

So now, should we hand over the military talisman of Xuanpingmen, or not?