Three Kingdoms

Hedong.

Pingyang.

The original Pingyang County town was dilapidated and abandoned for many years due to the intrusion of the Hu people from the south. Now, under the guidance of Hussar, it has regained its glory. It has three layers of walls and the city walls stretch for more than 20 miles. It is quite majestic. The city embraces the prosperity of the river.

As an important town in the east of Hedong and the fiefdom of the Hussar General, Pingyang City built a huge city wall system, forming a fortress-style defense system that almost surpassed this era.

The most core part is the large-scale Huqi Mansion Yamen system, which is similar to a palace. After years of continuous construction and additions, it has become more or less magnificent and magnificent, with continuous corridors of houses and densely forested courtyards. Its scale is almost comparable to that of the Imperial Palace of the Han Dynasty.

It is even more grand than the Hsiaoqifu Yamen in Chang'an.

This is also a natural thing, after all, Pingyang is Fei Qian's fiefdom.

Who likes their house to be shabby?

There are now nearly 200,000 acres of farmland near Pingyang. Dozens of large and small villages are scattered among these reclaimed acres. Ditches built with cement and stone slabs are connected among them. Large and small waterwheels are distributed among them. Above the river, these channels are provided with a steady flow of water.

On the side of Pingyang, Shoushan Academy has always been low-key and simple in style. On the other side, there is a huge military camp and school ground, with a direct guard belonging to Pingyang, stationed all year round, and echoing the garrison in Pingyang City.

For these Pingyang defenders, the equipment and weapons are undoubtedly the best, and they are selected from armies from all over the country. Most of them are elite veterans who have been on the battlefield and have fought in the North and Xianbei. , almost equivalent to the direct guard of Fei Qian in Chang'an. The military discipline is extremely strict, the team is extremely orderly, everything is orderly, and the whole army is strict and dignified.

These soldiers are not just for good looks. If there is a war, these soldiers and soldiers in Pingyang must be able to immediately support the four directions of east, west, north and south. Therefore, regardless of their experience in battle formations, their ability to take immediate steps, and the general's command ability, It is indispensable.

The only thing missing is the leading general...

Of course, this was also deliberately arranged by Fei Qian. Here in Pingyang, there are powerful mid-level officers and elite veterans who do daily drills and so on. There is no need for a general to lead them. They only need a civil servant who knows a little bit about military affairs to be responsible for logistics and overall arrangements. If something really happens, , just need to transfer the general to go over, and you can go to war immediately!

In addition, there is Huang Cheng in Shangjun, Li Dian in Yinshan, Zhang Ji in Shangdang, not to mention the three assistants in Chang'an. This arrangement is the safest. No one will worry about Pingyang's soldiers being too elite. Some unnecessary suspicions.

A team led out to the city gate and took his own soldiers to hand over to the previous group of soldiers on duty. The two team leaders gathered together and exchanged words in a low voice while recording the handover document. However, the soldiers they led did not laugh and chat like ordinary soldiers in counties and cities. Instead, they exchanged words silently. Location.

The handover went smoothly, as usual.

The successor leader asked casually: "How are you today?" 』

The leader of the previous class answered casually: "What else can happen?" Isn't it the beginning of spring? There are too many caravans and nothing else. Besides, who dares to cause trouble here? 』

The leader of the succession team nodded: "Although the flow of people is complicated, it can also sharpen the temperament of the soldiers." The new military governor is very strict in terms of military discipline, which is not a bad thing. After all, our troops are well led and the assessment is excellent, so the hussar general can also know it! 』

The leader of the previous team nodded: "Brother, what I'm saying is that those who take bribes for corruption these days are all those literary and sour scholars. They are really not as good as our real achievements!" If you do well, you will have a good future even if you leave the army, and you can leave a legacy to your descendants! This matter cannot be ignored! 』

The two looked at each other and smiled, then said hello. Just as the team leader from the previous class was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and said, "Some people from the Taiyuan Wang family came early in the morning...it seemed a little... movement……"

The team leader who took over nodded and said, "I've heard about this too... If you dare to smuggle in the Yin Mountains of the North, you're simply getting tired of living!" Who was the relative of the General Hussars a few years ago..."

The leader of the previous class glared at him, "Is that what you can say about the General Hussars?" 』

"I made a mistake...Thank you for reminding me, brother..." The team leader who took over knew that he had said the wrong thing, and his face turned a little pale, but he didn't say much, and he called the soldiers to start patrolling and inspecting.

Devour

At this time, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from a distance, and several horses were galloping towards them.

Today is a sunny day, and the visibility is excellent. These horses are coming at a gallop. Perhaps they know that they have reached the end of the field, and the people on horseback no longer care about their horsepower. The horses seem to be about to fly!

"Stop whoever comes!" Enter the city and dismount! 』

Although there is no rule against riding horses around Pingyang, the city gate area has always been an important point of attack, but there is no reason to gallop in casually. Even if the flag of the people on horseback is under the command of the hussars, as long as they are not the kind of messengers who are in a special hurry, they are not allowed to ride directly into the city.

As the order was issued, the soldiers stationed at the city gate immediately blocked the city gate, with their spears raised, and some soldiers took off their bows and arrows, stringing them up, ready to shoot at any time!

The leader of the team shouted again, "Enter the city and dismount!" Don't hit the city gate! If you go one step further, you have to shoot the arrow! 』

Lai Qi quickly reined in his horse and replied loudly: "I am the messenger from Puziwang County, and I have something urgent to report to Prime Minister Xun!" ” Along with his shout, the man took off the leather bag containing the documents from his back and raised it high. There is a bright fire paint on the leather tube, which can be seen clearly even from a distance of dozens of steps.

Well, it turned out to be a real messenger, but a low-level messenger.

"If you didn't rush six hundred miles, who gave you the courage?" ! "The team leader waved his hand and asked people to come forward to check. "Is it unfair to accidentally let go and shoot you to death? ! 』

"It's urgent, it's really urgent!" The messenger also shouted, "Can we not be anxious about life and death?" 』

A life or death emergency?

The team leader was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered what the guard on duty said in the previous shift. Could it be that something really happened to the Wang family in Taiyuan?

……(;￢＿￢)?(*–-)?……

Taiyuan.

Taiyuan is on the upper reaches of Fen River.

In the Han Dynasty, when there was more vegetation, there was even a medium-sized marsh between Taiyuan and Pingyang and Linfen, which later generations called "wetland"...

Because of this, the overall environment of Taiyuan was considered a very good area until the Tang Dynasty, and it even became the birthplace of the Tang king.

From Hedong all the way to Taiyuan, and even through Shilingguan and further north to Changshan, which is the Sanggan River Basin in later generations, a series of areas are like three or four eggs sandwiched between two mountain ranges. It is a slightly oval basin with a river running through it. The yolk is a rich land that has nurtured countless Chinese people. It is also a miracle created by the uncanny workmanship of nature.

In the southern suburbs of Taiyuan City, near Huoshan Mountain, there is a villa.

One of the wonderful things about the villa here is that there are hot springs in the mountains that flow down. Even in winter, it is still warm and pleasant, making the pine trees and green plants flourish in the villa, and the white mist is steaming in the pond. The rocky mountains are extraordinary.

In such a villa, it is naturally not a place where ordinary people can stay.

This person, the forest is big and there is everything, sometimes some strange things will inevitably appear. For example, some people want to suck blood from ordinary people on the one hand, and on the other hand they want to pretend to be aloof and detached from the world, just like the Wen family of Taiyuan...

The Wen clan of Taiyuan also served as a prefect, but unfortunately, the Wen clan in Shangdang could not sit firmly and fell down. Later, the Wen clan in Taiyuan also could not sit firmly and fell to the ground.

But a dog that falls off will never think that it is his problem.

There is a saying that it was once difficult to find water in a vast sea. After all, it has become salty and wet, and there is no way to go back.

In the backyard of the villa, and in the center of the pond within the garden, a small island in the middle of the lake was built, which connected the inside and outside through a covered bridge. Although there was no nine-winding path to the tranquility, under the rising white mist of the hot spring, the maid wore a thin shirt. Walking back and forth on it, the figures appear and disappear, which has a unique flavor.

In the small pavilion on the island in the center of the lake, a high-level meeting was going on.

In the small pavilion, there is a fine white thatch mat and a table. Two people are sitting there, talking and laughing, looking quite close. In addition, some maids were kneeling at the table to serve, adding wine and serving dishes.

The person at the top of the table is more than 20 years old, with big ears and a slightly short beard. He has a steady expression and is dressed neatly in a brocade shirt. He is holding a small jade ruyi in his hand. Can he turn it around and play with it? , although there is always a smile on his face, it feels somewhat distant.

Sitting next to him is a ten-year-old boy, with a white face and no beard, but a rather strong figure. Perhaps he is not yet old enough to wear a crown. He just has his hair pulled up and draped on his shoulders, which is slightly a little bit... While eating the barbecue lazily, his eyes kept wandering around the breasts and legs of the thin-shirted maids in front of him.

The older young man is the son of the Wen family, called Wen Cheng, and the younger one is the son of the Wang family, Wang Huai, who came to Chang'an before.

Wang Huai Mo is said to be the son of Wang Yun and the product of Wang Chen's relationship with Hu Ji. It doesn't matter whether others believe it or not. The main thing is that those old men from the Wang family in Taiyuan are willing to believe it.

Wang Yun died early, Wang Chen died early, and Wang Hei died early. Three mornings later, Wang Yun's lineage was originally Ouwo, but unexpectedly the emperor Liu Xie was awarded a knighthood!

Suddenly the flesh and bones were reduced to a living dead!

But the problem is, Wang Ying is a woman...

If Wang Ying is older and wants to get married, this title, even if it can still be regarded as belonging to the Wang family, will become someone else's when the next generation of Wang Ying comes out.

Who are the people who are willing to marry into the family?

The laws of the Han Dynasty are over there, and a son-in-law is treated the same as a prisoner. If it’s really hard to survive, how can a better person choose the path of a son-in-law?

So is it troublesome?

It's troublesome, and the older Wang Ying gets, the more troublesome it becomes.

If there is trouble, you must be prepared, so Wang Huai just showed up with a shout...

Wang Huai was of some Hu origin and was a precocious teenager. He showed amazing talent in martial arts. At only ten years old, he was violent and brave. He went into the mountains to hunt many times. He even dared to chase a bear away with just one ride. He was so frightened. The Wang family's servants had earth-colored faces, fearing that this boy would accidentally get in again.

The bears near Taiyuan are generally black bears, and Wang Huai has a large number of people, so the bears are not that stupid. Of course they will run away when the situation is bad, but this does not prevent some people from starting to build momentum for Wang Huai, saying that he is Wang Huai. He will definitely be a powerful general in the future and will definitely inherit Wang Yun's glory...

Well? Is Wang Yun taking the literary route?

That's not important.

The important thing is "inheritance".

Mr. Wen laughed.

Mr. Wang laughed.

In fact, neither of them looked down on the other.

"Which one does Wang Xiandi like?" Wen Cheng pointed at the thin-shirted maids busy at the table and said with a smile, "Just say a word and I will give it to you!" 』

Wang Huai laughed and said, "Then I won't be polite. Just bring them all. I won't pick..."

Wen Cheng's face suddenly fell. After a moment, he laughed and changed the subject, "Brother Wang Xian, if you can decide this, I will give you a double gift, which is fine, but you... your sister will say something then." If so, why don't you obediently send it back again? 』

Wang Huai snorted and didn't distinguish anything. He just picked up the drink and drank it, and then said: "Come to think of it, what are you doing with me?" Going around and around until when? Not interesting! How about you go into the mountains with me to hunt bears? ! 』

Wen Cheng cursed in his heart, but the smile on his face did not change, "There is no rush about hunting... But in this situation, how can you not be in a hurry?" If you don't stand up and take a stand, how can you get people to obey you? 』

Wang Huai curled his lips and said, "Isn't that what it means to return home or not?" Could it have been replaced by someone else? 』

"Ahem. "You can't say this," Wen Cheng said, "You should treat others as national honors, and they should repay them as national honors..."

Wang Huai curled his lips, stood up and prepared to leave, "I don't understand this." Okay, if you don’t want to hunt, I won’t hunt. I’m leaving. Thank you very much..."

Seeing Wang Huai about to leave, Wen Cheng quickly stepped forward and grabbed him, "Brother, good brother!" Stop for a moment, stop for a moment... everyone, please step back! ” The surrounding Yingying responded with a Yanyan voice and retreated.

"Hey, don't leave. What are you doing?" I don't like this. ” Wang Huai looked at Wen Cheng sideways.

"Me too...Hi!" Let’s get down to business, come and sit down. Wen Cheng greeted, and after sitting down again, Fang lowered his voice and whispered, "I heard news that a group of people who were smuggling with the barbarians were caught in the Yinshan Beijun Village..."

"This...what does this have to do with me?" Wang Huai said with a frown.

"Hehe..." Wen Cheng lowered his head and rolled his eyes upward, "I heard that the smugglers confessed that it belonged to your Wang family..."

Wang Huai's expression changed and he said angrily: "That bastard dares to frame the Wang family?" ! No, I have to tell them clearly! 』

"Uh, uh, don't worry, brother, don't worry..." Wen Cheng quickly reassured, "I think this is still an opportunity...a good opportunity. Think about it, I mean, this is an opportunity!" Come on, listen to me..."

Wen Cheng's voice became lower and lower.

After Wang Huai heard this, his eyes widened, "So, I still have to say thank you?" 』

"No need to thank you..." Wen Cheng said with a smile, "I'm doing this all for the good of my virtuous brother... I'm just doing something good, yes, a good thing..."

"ha! ” Wang Huai said nothing more and walked away without even saying goodbye.

Wen Cheng didn't stop him this time. He watched Wang Huai's figure gradually walk away, and then sneered, "Taiyuan Wang family, haha, haha, Taiyuan Wang family..."

……(?▽?)/……

In Pingyang City.

Xun Chen looked at the paint mark on the leather tube and recognized it as a logo belonging to Puzi County Magistrate Wang Ling, and frowned slightly.

As the chief steward of Pingyang, Xunchen was also regarded as the "Prime Minister" of Feiqian, so others respectfully called Xunchen "Prime Minister of Pingyang".

Looking at the leather bag, Xun Chen guessed that it was probably Wang Ling who came to plead for mercy.

Wang Ling also has the surname Wang and is from the Wang family in Taiyuan. However, he is not from the same branch as Wang Yun, but he is considered the same clan.

Wang Yun, in fact, didn't matter in terms of ability or strategy. It was just that in the chaotic environment at that time, he was more or less a relatively orthodox person, so he was remembered by Emperor Liu Xie and given to Wang Yun. The title of the descendants of the family.

In fact, it cannot be said that Wang Ying was granted the title of Marquis, which is nothing unusual. After all, at the beginning of the founding of the Han Dynasty, there were five female marquises. After that, for thousands of years, there was no female marquis in history until the Ming Dynasty. Qin Liangyu, a famous female general in the late 19th century, was named Zhongzhenhou.

So if it works well, the Taiyuan Wang family can take advantage of the situation and continue to shine, but...

Wang Ying was in Chang'an, and Wang Ling, who was somewhat related to them, was in Puzi County. The Wang family's children who stayed in their hometown in Taiyuan had no one to watch them, so it was inevitable that the good and the bad would be mixed.

Then something happened...

Smuggling is a matter of the Wang family, not the Wang family, and it is not just the Wang family. It all depends on what Fei Qian means.

There was not much text in the letter inside the leather sleeve. After Xun Chen read it, he became silent.

Wang Ling was defending the Taiyuan Wang family. He said that those smugglers may not really be members of the Taiyuan Wang family, and some of them were suspicious. He implored Xun Chen to interrogate and verify this again.

The smuggler was caught by people from Li Dian in Yinshan, and Li Dian had no contact with the Wang family in Taiyuan, so they interrogated him on a business-related basis. After the smugglers revealed that they were from the Wang family in Taiyuan, they also I reported it directly and followed the standard procedure, so there was no problem.

Because the smuggler was captured by Yinshan Beijun Village, this is already a meritorious service. As for the Wang family in Taiyuan, or the handling of the smuggler's later affairs, Li Dian has no need to participate, and there is no need for Li Dian to participate. Of course, there is no need for Dian to cover up anything in this process.

The forest is so big, what kind of birds aren’t there?

It’s not just barefoot people who take risks; those who wear shoes sometimes risk their lives for the sake of profit.

Therefore, at first, Xun Chen didn't pay attention, just thinking that it might be some unscrupulous disciples who took risks. But yesterday, several descendants of the Taiyuan Wang family suddenly came and said they were unjustly accused. Now there is a letter from Wang Ling of Puzi County, Indicates there may be a problem...

This time, there may really be a problem.

There's a big problem.

The point of the question is not whether there is smuggling, or who is smuggling, but why is there such a big fuss all of a sudden?

Xun Chen smelled something, and then Xun Chen felt the need to inform Fei Qian first...