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His friends crowded around him and sighed: "Next time we meet bandits, if they don't have a good eye and don't look at your face, then we will definitely die."

Wang Xuan's face turned dark and he said: "My father is dead and I have to go back to bury him. Besides, my sister's whereabouts are still unknown. I have to go back to Luoyang."

"Now I've added another one," he raised the book in his hand and said, "I'm going to defect to Zhao Hanzhang to avenge my father and regain the lost land."

"Whether it's for public or private reasons, I want to return to Luoyang."

When his friends saw that he had made up his mind, they sighed and stopped trying to persuade him.

Wang Xuan also knew that the road was dangerous, so he did not ask his friends to go with him. He said: "It's not very far from Langya. You might as well go to Langya and join King Langya."

He said: "There is no longer any peace in the Central Plains. However, there is Qingzhou blocking Xuzhou. It is not a problem for the time being. However, there are many thieves and bandits on the road. Please be careful."

The remaining three people were shocked, "You want to go to Luoyang alone?"

Wang Xuan pointed to the servant lying on the ground beside him and said: "I still have a long follower, that's enough."

Damn it, there were more than thirty of them including guards and servants before, but now only twelve of them survived. In this way, they escaped from death several times from the hands of thieves.

If the two of them were to leave like this, they might die quietly at the hands of thieves.

Several of his friends hesitated for a moment, and then someone said, "I'll go with you."

Wang Xuan could see that there was no reason for him to go to Luoyang, so he put his hand on his shoulder and laughed loudly: "That's all, don't follow me around. If you really want to go with us, I have to take care of you."

Wang Xuan patted him on the shoulder and said: "I'll go by myself, hurry up and go faster."

Pei Yang asked hesitantly: "Where did you get the horse?"

The other two people also turned to look at Wang Xuan, yes, where did you get the horse?

They were constantly robbed and encountered bandits. They just ran out of the bandits' den. Not to mention their horses, they didn't even have money to eat.

Wang Xuan also froze, but he soon became optimistic and waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, I will write a poem with them when I find them."

When the three of them thought of Wang Xuan's words, their spirits lifted and they all became optimistic.

Wang Xuan is the leader of his generation. He is good at writing poems and even better calligraphy. Although his calligraphy is not as good as that of his father, it is not far behind.

As long as you can find the local gentry, write down a calligraphy, inscribe your name, and you will have the money, and maybe you can even get a horse or a carriage.

So everyone stood up one after another and shouted happily: "Let's go, move forward quickly, don't waste time, it will be difficult to find people after dark."

Everyone gathered around Wang Xuan to find someone who seemed to be living a good life.

Like Zu Ti and Wang Xuan, many nobles were moved by Zhao Hanzhang's letter. The general trend of the world she discussed in the article was recognized by many people, and the future she envisioned also stirred the hearts of many people.

Among them, the nobles who were forced to move south were the most numerous.

They are the gentry who have moved south one after another due to the turmoil in the past two years, but their life in the south is not easy. Although there is no war here, they are squeezed out and looked down upon by the local gentry and gentry, and they have suffered a lot both physically and psychologically. blow.

To say who wants to regain the lost land and stabilize the Northland the most, it is none other than these nobles.

The elderly have no fighting spirit, but many young people have great ambitions.

Although the Jin Dynasty was in chaos at this time, it was not as decadent as it would be ten years later. Therefore, many people, like their ancestor Ti Wang Xuan, closed their books and packed up their things and headed north.

Some people decided to defect to Zhao Hanzhang, while others decided to go directly to Yuncheng to join the emperor and Gou Xi.

Anyway, no matter who it is, the two parties will eventually cooperate and regain the lost ground together.

In a quiet little courtyard in Poyang County, Yangzhou, Wei Jie leaned against the window and read the booklet over and over again. Until the sound of walking was heard outside the house, Wei Jie slowly closed the booklet, but still held it in his hand and refused to put it down. .

When he saw his mother coming in, he immediately wanted to stand up and salute, but as soon as he moved, Mrs. Wang quickly stepped forward, held him down and said, "You and I, mother and son, why should we be so polite? Just sit down and don't move."

She took the goat's milk from the maid's hand, put it on the table in front of him, and said softly: "You eat less in the morning, so you should use more, so that your body will be strong."

Wei Jie responded, put the book on the table, picked up the bowl and drank gently.

Wang glanced at the booklet, sighed and asked, "You have been reading this booklet for three days, why are you still reading it?"

Wei Jie finished the goat's milk, lowered his eyes and thought for a moment before saying, "Mother, I want to go back to Luoyang."

Wang's expression didn't change much, and she just asked: "Why?"

He said: "Originally, I took my mother south and separated from my brother to give my family a chance. He was loyal and I was filial."

"But we are from the north. Even if I am treated more politely in the south, it will not be easy for the Wei family to get ahead here. You have also seen the situation in the past two months. My Wei family wants to buy a piece of land, no matter how high the price is. , unless the local gentry relents, no one will dare to sell it to us, even if I, Wei Jie, have a good reputation here, it will be in vain."

Wei Jie pressed his fingers hard on the book. His green-white fingers were only a little bloody in the sunlight. He said: "I heard that Zhao Hanzhang has opened recruitment examinations three times. In addition to the recruitment examinations, all the scholars who have submitted their services at other times can go there as long as they enter." Even if he fell in love with her, she would not hesitate to hold an official position;"

"I also heard from merchants from Jiangnan that the business tax in Yuzhou is extremely low now, and it is the lowest among the major states. She also sent Zhao Jiajun to clean up the bandits on both sides of the official road to ensure the safety of merchants." Wei Jie He said: "Since she has such a big heart, her great wish to regain her lost land might come true."

Mrs. Wang looked dazed and said: "With such an ambitious goal, many men cannot achieve it. Can she do it?"

Wei Jie clenched the booklet in his hand, pursed his lips and said, "I think it is possible, and I want to give it a try."

Wang didn't speak for a while.

Wei Jie said softly: "Mother, this is a family plan. Originally, my brother was loyal to His Majesty. I took the family south, firstly to survive, and secondly to find another way out. Now I just replaced the south with Zhao Hanzhang."

He said: "My brother and I are in the east and the west. In the future, whether Gou Xi takes over the power alone or Zhao Hanzhang takes a further step, the Wei family will have a safe place."

When Mrs. Wang saw that he had gone so far in scheming for the family and had a tenacious gaze, she knew she couldn't stop him, so she sighed and asked, "Are we all going to move back?"

"No," Wei Jie said, "My mother and my clan brothers will go to Kuaiji, and I will take one or two clan members back to Luoyang."

Wang was surprised, "Aren't we going?"

Wei Jie nodded with sad eyes, held her hand and said: "Mom, I'm afraid I can't fulfill my filial piety. There are powerful enemies in the north. Once Zhao Hanzhang and Gou Xi cannot work together to regain their homeland, the Central Plains will surely fall, and Yanzhou, Neither Yuzhou nor Sizhou will be spared, and the family roots will remain in the south of the Yangtze River for the time being. If my brother and I... then the Wei family still has members of the clan still alive. If my brother and I have good news, then we can move the clan back."