Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1056 Birth, Aging, Sickness, and Death

  Fei Qian has been quite satisfied these two days. It can’t be said that what he wants is achieved, but he is still proceeding more or less according to his original design.

   But soon, sometimes some things often appear suddenly.

  Birth, old age, sickness and death, the normal state of life, is often not something that can be transferred by manpower. The old man of the Wang family in Taiyuan, after all, could not survive the turn of spring and summer, and left.

The human body is like a machine. When people get old, they are like this. The parts of each part are worn out. Although we try our best to maintain it, there are always problems of one kind or another. Often when the seasons turn, it is the gate of hell. You can live for another half a year or a year, but if you can't make it through, such a machine may decline and be scrapped as a whole just because a certain part is out of order...

The old man Wang of the Wang family in Taiyuan had a glorious life. Unexpectedly, when he was about to grow old, a white-haired man sent a black-haired man to him for the second time. First, Wang Yun jumped on the Chang'an palace wall, and later it was Wang Yun's grandson. Hei died inexplicably in Pingyang. Even a healthy middle-aged person might not be able to bear such a series of blows, let alone Mr. Wang, who has always been in poor health?

  Once the old man of the Wang family in Taiyuan left, Wang Yun's second son, Wang Jing, became seriously ill.

  However, Fei Qian doesn’t really care about the Taiyuan Wang family. The so-called birth, old age, sickness and death, normal life, no one can stop this time giant half a step, and can only watch helplessly as the time giant twists himself and others into fly ash...

  But someone came up and claimed that he could control Taiyuan by making Fei Qian soldiers bloodless.

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

Xun Chen, as Dongcao of General Zhengxi's Mansion, is responsible for the evaluation and assessment of officials, and the responsibility is also great. During this period of time, following Fei Qian's conquest, he did not have much time to control and evaluate middle-level and grass-roots officials. Seeing that summer is coming, It was autumn in a blink of an eye. According to the usual practice, a preliminary evaluation of officials had to be made in the autumn, and then the final evaluation of promotion or demotion would be made in the spring of the following year. Therefore, during this period of time, Xun Chen was also very busy.

Jia Xu is relatively better, following Fei Qian to deal with government affairs is like playing for him, basically there is no pressure, but it is precisely because of this, so when Jia Xu deals with these political affairs, how do you say Well, it’s not true if you don’t care about it, but it seems that you haven’t put all your energy and thoughts into it, and it’s quite like the feeling of sixty long live in future 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 won the first place in the palace theory three times in a row?"

   Fei Qian glanced at Jia Xu and said, "Wenhe also knows this person?"

  Jia Xu chuckled twice, nodded and said: "Shoushan learns the theory of palaces, and won the crown for three consecutive months. How can you not know?"

The Theory of Shoushan Temple was established by Fei Qian to reconcile the conflicts between the schools of Jinwen Confucianism and Guwen Confucianism. Anyway, throughout the Han Dynasty, Jinwen Confucianism and Guwen Confucianism were in constant disputes. To give them a more formal platform, It is always better to let them engage in various debates positively than to engage in some small actions in private.

But it is not an easy matter to win the first place in such a palace theory. After all, although there are many students in the academy, there are also many well-educated people. Talking about words, explaining and debating to overwhelm everyone, whether it is eloquence or knowledge, naturally it must 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 Taiyuan Wang family as a promotion?" Fei Qian handed the greeting in his hand to Jia Xu.

In addition to stating the identity of Zhao Shang during the visit, there is another sentence that can help Fei Qian control Taiyuan. He knocked on the top and said, "This person is quite like Cai Shengzi..."

   Cai Shengzi?

Ok?

  Fei Qian thought for a while, then said: "Chu Shengzi who can speak eloquently?"

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

  Well, Cai Guocai Shengzi...

   This is a bit interesting, Fei Qian nodded and signaled Jia Xu to continue, then got up and went to the side hall to meet Zhao Shang, whom Jia Xu called "Cai Shengzi".

  This appellation has some meaning, but I’m afraid Jia Xu’s meaning is mostly negative...

  Inside the side hall.

   "...According to your words," Fei Qian frowned and said, "...The death of Prince Yin was caused by man?"

Zhao Shang bowed his head and said: "Exactly, someone once saw Wang Ziyin in the past, and saw that he was in good health and did not appear to have died young. How could he die suddenly in just a few days? There must be something strange here. If you investigate it carefully, you will be able to find its flaws... If the General Zhengxi is interested, and someone is willing to be a pioneer, and thoroughly investigate this matter for the General, then firstly, it will be the suspicion of the General's Ping Xuegong, and secondly, it can also be used for the General's determination of Taiyuan. heart of…"

   It turned out that Zhao Shang had this idea.

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

Fei Qian absolutely believed that if Zhao Shang was appointed, the cause of Wang Hei's death would be found out with ease. Fei Qian even guessed that this Zhao Shang might know some special circumstances and information, so he said so with certainty. . And once Zhao Shang arrives in Taiyuan County and makes such a contribution to Fei Qian, he will inevitably have a kindness with Taiyuan Wang's Association, so when Fei Qian needs some people to act as Taiyuan's agents to manage and When coordinating the Taiyuan gentry, Zhao Shang naturally became the most suitable candidate.

  So Zhao Shang didn't 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 position would be obtained naturally.

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

  In other words, when someone like Zhao Shang approached him, did Fei Qian accept or reject it?

   People are not sages and sages, who can do nothing wrong, um, wrong, it should be that people do not kill themselves...

Zhao Shang is definitely not the last person who came to Fei Qian with various purposes, and certainly not the last person who wanted to cling to Fei Qian, or use Fei Qian to achieve his goals. What Feiqian accepts and uses are somewhat different.

   Such people are more utilitarian, and it can even be said that they are all villains.

  When Fei potential is strong, they must follow, but once Fei potential declines, these people will immediately abandon or even rebel...

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

For example, Xun Chen, Jia Xu, and even Zaozhi and Xu Shu all have their own ideals and goals, but like Zhao Shang, they use others as their own stepping stones to pave the way for themselves. This is still the first.

   So, to accept or not to accept?

  ……………

   Just when Fei Qian was affected by the death of Taiyuan Wang's old man, these people in Chang'an also formed an extremely chaotic situation because of the sudden death of one person.

  After Chang'an experienced a brief period of peace, it was unavoidable in the end and fell into chaos.

The cause of the matter was not complicated at first. Zhong Shao called Xia Mou back to Chang'an, saying that it was okay to ask for military rations, but Zhu Jun's soldiers were not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. Military power, the soldiers were merged into Xia Mou's banner.

  Yang Biao said that he had evil intentions, only seeking selfish desires, and disregarding the community. He even allowed Xiliang bandits to plunder, endanger Guanzhong, and poison the people. He has no good morals and heinous crimes. He should be dismissed immediately...

Up to this point, both sides are still restrained, they are using lip service, using the means above the court, and have no intention of expanding, because both sides know that one Chang'an, one Guanzhong will be smashed, and the other will be destroyed. Broken, in fact, there is no benefit for both sides, so you can avoid using force, so try to avoid using force, not to mention that both sides thought that they could knock each other down to the ground at the beginning .

  However, things often do not develop according to people's wishes.

  God seems to have a preference, and likes to arrange various surprises for human beings. Of course, the so-called surprises come first, so naturally "surprises" occupy the majority.

   Zhu Jun died suddenly.

Maybe it's because Zhu Jun is also 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 each other, suddenly Just let go and left.

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

  Who would have thought such a thing would happen?

As the general in command of Yang Biao's soldiers, Zhu Jun has enough prestige, and it is the same whether in the army or in the ruling and opposition parties. With Zhu Jun, even Xia Mou will be polite and go ahead when he sees him. present. After all, Zhu Jun's military career for so many years, and the peace of the Quartet in the Han Dynasty, also made great contributions, and he should be respected.

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

   Sure enough, surrounding Yang Biao's soldiers, the two sides immediately made a move. Chong Shao ordered Xia Mou to recruit the soldiers led by Zhu Jun, while Yang Biao immediately rushed to the barracks in Lingyi, trying to sit in it and gather the hearts of the soldiers to prevent changes...

   As a result, the two sides came to a stalemate on Baqiao, but in fact Yang Biao was already at a disadvantage because of 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 the military supply officials reported to Yang Biao, "...if there is no new food to enter the camp, it will last for about ten days at most..."

Yang Biao nodded, and after a moment of silence, just as he was about to say something, a soldier ran up from outside. Then...the person from the other side of the Baqiao sent this letter..."

   "Submit!"

  Yang Biao opened it and glanced up and down a few times, so angry that his beard trembled a little. It turns out that Zhong Shao used the name of the emperor to order Yang Biao to leave the barracks immediately through the Shangshutai, and hand over the soldiers in the barracks to Xia Mou for command. Without the permission of the imperial court, he privately commanded soldiers to station in the Chang'an area, which is tantamount to rebellion, and Yang Biao quickly lost his way and found out...

   "It's a bunch of nonsense!" Yang Biao threw the text away.

   But denying this kind of writing has no practical significance, because this writing only gives Zhong Shao a tenable reason, and it also shows that Zhong Shao represents the court's law and occupies a righteous position.

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

  Yang Biao is located in Ba Ling, so naturally he doesn't know that Chong Shao is also in trouble now. Ma Chao is like a flea, although it is not fatal, but the bite makes Zhong Shao feel uncomfortable, but now the most important opponent is Yang Biao, so Zhong Shao must deal with Yang Biao before he can free his hand to deal with Ma Chao. So in any case, Zhong Shao must hurry up and act.

And this kind of behavior naturally put great pressure on Yang Biao. Under such pressure, Yang Biao finally made up his mind and wrote a form to let people secretly detour into Chang'an and gave it to Liu Biao. fan...

   "This..." After receiving this letter from Yang Biao, Liu Fan also frowned, a little embarrassed.

  Yang Biao’s seal is of course stating that Liu Fan is 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 is also very simple, he agreed to Liu Fan's request, but in the same way, in exchange, if Liu Fan does not support Yang Biao, then this form is also invalid.

   "Does Yang Gong have any other explanations?" Liu Fan asked Yang Biao's envoy.

  The envoy Yang Biao said: "If the general agrees, you can hand over the Xuanpingmen soldier talisman to someone..."

   Xuanping Gate...

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

  The most important point is that Liu Fan must choose the last laugher, but Yang Biao and Zhong Shao, who will win? Who will prevail?

  So now, should we hand over the soldier talisman of Xuanping Gate, or not?

  (end of this chapter)