Three Kingdoms

The breath of spring is rippling in Luoyang City, stirring people's minds.

Compared with the previous period of decline, Luoyang City has indeed recovered a lot, and is at least a little more lively. The Wei River, which had been frozen in winter, started to flow again, and merchants were like ducks. They were the first to come along the water, selling various materials.

During the period of reconstruction in Luoyang, even a bundle of straw was valuable and useful and could be sold for money. Among these caravans, the Yang and Huang caravans were the main force. Although Fei Qian and Yang Biao had several fights with each other, they seemed to have nothing to do with these caravans. They met each other and smiled and bowed their hands in greeting...

Of course, I don’t know what the actions behind the scenes are.

Shopping malls also have shopping mall rules. Some methods are like the nuclear weapons of later generations. They are prepared but not used easily, because once used, it will basically damage the enemy by one thousand and damage yourself by eight hundred, which means greater losses.

Luoyang City's Nancheng Ferry has finally restored some of its former scenes, but compared to its heyday, there is still a gap. Before Dong Zhuo destroyed Luoyang, a large city with a population of nearly one million, the ships at the ferry every day were literally connected end to end, and they even had to change to other nearby ferries to disembark and then transfer over. .

Although there is a gap, it is gradually developing in a good direction, right?

Interestingly, the first and most well-equipped stores in Luoyang City were not the grocery stores that sold the daily needs of ordinary people: rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea, but the restaurants and tile shops that sang loudly and spoke eloquently.

Officials, it’s always like this. Occasionally, they go down to the grassroots level to experience the lives of the common people. Of course, that’s okay, but if they go down to the grassroots level every day, then who will handle the major national affairs...

Beijing officials used to have a certain amount of arrogance in front of officials from other places, but now, they generally still have a certain amount of arrogance left. Similar to the dynasties of later generations, the people at the emperor's feet always like to worry about some problems for the emperor. Even if they still eat rice bran at home, they still sit in the tiles outside and talk for a long time with a bowl of sour wine.

During this period, the entire court situation around Heluo was finally overturned. A series of dazzling changes made many people overwhelmed. The Yang family of Hongnong, who used to control the government, now seems to have fallen into the clouds, covered in yellow mud, which looks like shit if not shit.

And Fu Wan joined forces with Lu Bu, both civil and military, to replace the vacancy originally left by Yang Biao.

As a relative, Fu Wan was granted the title of Grand Sikong, responsible for the secretarial affairs, held the Jie Jie Yue, commanded hundreds of officials, and was in charge of the affairs of the state. Lu Bu was promoted to General of the Guard, held the Jie Jie Yue, and was in charge of the Nine School Lieutenants of Luoyang.

At the same time, Luoyang City was stirred up by some subsequent personnel changes related to this matter.

Er Yuan was still the same as before. Naturally, he didn't expect Er Yuan to return from his lost way immediately after Fu. He gathered his soldiers and knelt on the ground and cried bitterly to plead guilty, so he ostensibly sent an envoy to urge taxes and tribute. By the way, After adding titles to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, there was no further content.

Yang Biao was kicked out from the center of the court and given the title of Taichang. Then Yang Biao resigned due to illness and was not accepted. After the ceremony, he sent a bus to invite him again. Then Yang Biao resigned again. He came and went slowly. Slowly faded.

The pending matter still lies in the west.

Yang Biao went to the table and asked General Fei Qian of the West to be promoted to General of Hussars. The words on the table are precise, saying that General Zhengxi has conquered the north and south in recent years, regained the territory, opened up the Yinshan Mountains, stabilized the people, and managed the refugees. He talked about a lot of things, and then said that he could not be rewarded unless he was a hussar general, which made people feel a little bit familiar. No idea...

Did Yang Biao change his temper and prepare to join forces with General Zhengxi?

Or take this opportunity to win some praise?

Or is there some ulterior motive involved?

As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar.

The most interesting thing is that when someone rumored that Yang Biao was the official, some people from the Hongnong Yang family refuted the rumors, saying that Yang Biao had never been the official, saying that Yang Biao had not even taken up his own official position, and was still giving Who is on the watch?

So is there?

Some people said yes, some said no, but the words "General Hussars of the Han Dynasty" suddenly appeared on the forefront.

The hussar generals of the Han Dynasty, starting from Wei Qing's generation, are basically not easily awarded, and are even more precious than generals. After all, as long as any decent relative can basically get a general, but It is absolutely impossible to hold the title of a hussar general.

According to convention, although the general is in charge of the army across the country, in fact, because the general is in Kyoto for a long time and is rarely dispatched, he does not have many troops in his hands, and sometimes it is not as powerful as conquering and pacifying in all directions.

Therefore, among military positions, the person who has the power to command troops when dispatched everywhere is the hussar general, and the cavalry general often becomes his foil. When Yuan Shao was flattering himself, he did not dare to lead the Hussars General at once, which can also prove the importance of this position in the minds of the Han people.

However, Fei Qian has actually made some achievements over the years. Speaking of which, it seems that he is not bad, but...

For the Heluo people near Luoyang, the disputes between Yuan and Yuan and the Yanzhou War seemed a bit far away. Even the Yellow Turban Rebellion did not leave much of a deep impression on them, but only Xixi The above events were deeply remembered by these people. After all, the Xiqiang Rebellion that started during the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty had killed one or two generations of people!

How much food there was in those days was like pouring buckets and basins of water onto the sand. Only some marks were visible, and then the water-like money and food disappeared without a trace. How many lives and property were filled in, one or two years later? , ten, twenty, thirty or forty years to fill it, it seems like a bottomless pit, no matter how you fill it, you can't fill it!

In the end, even the imperial court could no longer hold on. Some even said that the entire Western Han Dynasty could be completely abandoned and the bleeding limbs cut off. The long-term pain would be worse than the short-term pain...

So can the current general who conquers the West, or the future hussar general, be able to complete the task that has lasted for one or two generations? Like the previous hussar generals of the Han Dynasty, can he be as powerful as the frontier guards and the people?

There was a lot of noise in restaurants and restaurants, and seven or eight tables out of ten were all talking about this topic.

"...General of the Conquest of the West, Ping Baibo, has indeed made great achievements in conquering the Yin Mountains. Needless to say, he can lead troops. He started from scratch and managed a Pingyang. His financial and planning skills are not shallow. He is already a rare talent, but I want to touch this This thing... think about how many heroes filled it back then... I'm afraid Zhengxi still doesn't weigh enough!"

"In my opinion, even if ten or eight leopards from Zhengxi were brave enough, he would not dare to touch this matter! At that time, the Northern Army was mobilized in the court, and soldiers from various counties and counties were mobilized. Including the border troops, there were at least one million The plan! They couldn't defeat the Xiqiang! The food and salary allocated by the imperial court were as big as the mountains and the sea, and the material convoys transported back then were sent to the horizon every day! Even so, they couldn't defeat them. In the end, they still Please make peace!"

"I said, you bastard, you are talking again at this time! Did the imperial court really allocate all the food and salary to the army? Don't you all know this well? When the supplies were transferred back then, you organized the manpower to go there You take turns working, and you also take the opportunity to make money. After you get a lot of money, why don't you show off here with us? You can't make money now, can you?"

"This... I earned my hard-earned money based on my strength! Besides, my ancestors also fought bloody battles for big men, so such a job can only fall into my hands. Otherwise, ordinary libertines wouldn't even think about it. ! Hi! That's not the case. What I mean is that there were so many people, so many supplies, and so many generals back then. Even the Three Dukes went into battle, but they couldn't solve this problem. Now General Zhengxi is just one person. Can this be done?"

"...Let me tell you, General Zhengxi is definitely a smart man, and his wisdom goes beyond that. In my opinion, it was just a show of force, and in the end he let it go..."

"Let it go? Who will let it go after being put on the shelf? What about those people who let it go back then? Is it easy to be a hussar general? Anyone can play in front of him? Don't be ridiculous! How can General Zhengxi be like this? Isn’t this status earned by virtue of the meritorious service on the frontier over the years? But if I don’t take this now, wouldn’t I have wiped out all my followers? And if I take this hussar, it will be like a bottomless pit that cannot be filled. If this goes on for a long time, all the money will be lost!"

"If that's the case, it would be a pity. General Zhengxi is really capable. Needless to say, Pingbaibo, who runs Pingyang, is said to be more lively than Luoyang. If it is ruined like this , I have to sigh a few times. Alas, what is happening today..."

There was a lot of noise in Luoyang City, all talking about this matter. The implication is that no one is optimistic that Fei Qian can really do this. Even if he insists on his own way, his end is almost doomed.

For the people, news in the officialdom is even faster. Even before the people start talking about it, there are already several versions circulating privately among officials.

Some people say that Yang Biao did not represent Xi as a hussar at all, but only gave a complimentary seal because he wanted to ease the relationship with Zheng Xi, and did not mention anything about hussar at all...

Some people say that the current Zhengxi movement is too strong. Two Yuans are enough to cause a headache. If there is a newly rising Zhengxi, how can it still be done? Can the imperial court still be regarded as a imperial court? It has long been reasonable to deal with these people. Er Yuan is not easy to start, so Zhengxi will set an example first. When the time comes to conquer the west, um, General Hussars will pacify the Western Qiang, and then take over When the two Yuans came down, one pacified Beiyou and the other pacified Nanyue, the Han's border issues all came to an end...

All officials basically hold their own opinions on this issue.

Because of this border issue, the Han Dynasty has always been the most stubborn patient. Anyone with insight knows that the Han Dynasty has spent huge amounts of money on these issues over the years. If some local interests can be transferred this time, these border issues can be solved once and for all, then it is not a better way.

In fact, Fu Wan and Yang Biao should know the actual situation of the above-mentioned matter best, but what is strange is that neither of them responded directly to this matter, as if they were waiting for something...

At this moment, in a newly opened restaurant in Luoyang City, all the private rooms upstairs have been booked, and they even asked people to remove the partitions and connect them into a transparent hall. Anyway, restaurants in the Han Dynasty were generally a mixed structure of masonry, stone, earth and wood. The first floor was basically bricks and earth. Some of the outer walls from the second floor were made of bricks, and some were just made of wooden boards. So some partitions, doors and walls were removed. They are all simple, and they can be put back together naturally after being dismantled. Besides, those who dare to open a restaurant in Kyoto also have this look in their eyes, knowing when to put on airs and when to put down their posture.

Above the restaurant, there are now strong men waiting all around, and the serving slaves are flowing around the place like fish, constantly bringing drinks and dishes.

After Luoyang City had gone through a period of recovery, and it had not been ruined for as long as it had in history, the time for Li Guo and others to cause rebellion was also shorter. In addition, Yang Biao was also a little more aggressive in the early days. After a lot of improvement, he regained some of his appearance.

For ordinary people, wine and meat may be luxuries that cannot be eaten once or twice a year, but for officials above the court, what does wine and meat mean?

In the innermost position, Fu De sat leisurely, surrounded by young people, basically the sons of officials at all levels in the court, all with rich crowns and long sleeves.

If one person attains enlightenment, the whole family will benefit. The Han's relatives took turns doing it, and this year they arrived at Fu's house.

After all, Fu Wan's status is precious, and there are some things that are not easy to come forward for. Even if he wants to win over someone, he will not do it easily. Otherwise, once he is rejected, wouldn't it be a loss of face?

Therefore, it was basically Fu De who was responsible for exploring the path ahead. Of course, hosting a banquet here today is not only to show one's identity, but also to recruit talents for the Fu family.

When he was half drunk, Fu De suddenly heard someone shouting something loudly in the corner. He couldn't help but attract some attention. He gave a slight gesture, and then a confidant on the side understood and accepted the order. He left after a while and returned. Whispered a few words in Fu De's ear.

Fu De was stunned for a moment, rolled his eyes, picked up the wine glass, and headed towards that place.

"Haha...why is it so lively..." Fu De smiled, pretending not to know anything and just being attracted by the sound.

"Come on! Brother Fu, I recommend someone who is full of classics and theory. He has great talent, great talent! Hahahaha..." A middle-aged man who looked like a waiter said. Although the words he used were good, his tone was a bit mocking. The smell, "Zhou Zhang and Zhou Zifeng! Just now, brother Zhou once said that he has the art of cultivating mulberry trees. If it is in his hands, the yield of all places can be increased by at least 10%! Hahahaha..."

Zhou Zhang took a hidden breath and said without changing his expression: "If you say something about increasing production by 10%, it's too little!"

Fu De looked Zhou Zhang up and down, blinked, and said with a slight smile: "Brother Zhou, this matter is nothing to laugh about..."

Zhou Zhang had discovered Fu De a long time ago. Seeing Fu De speak at this time, his heart actually jumped. Then he adjusted his mentality while raising his hands and saluting, and said in a deep voice: "The matter of farming and mulberry cultivation is about the country. Although I Even if you are frivolous, you dare not speak nonsense!”

As if there was some tacit understanding, the scene suddenly became quiet. Fu De looked at Zhou Zhang quietly. After a while, he suddenly smiled and said: "Shan! If Brother Zhou really has such great power, the imperial court will definitely reuse him! Come on, come on. , congratulated by the great man, congratulated by your majesty, drink victoriously!"