Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1238 Surprising little idea

  The autumn wind swayed the branches and leaves of the trees, shaking down a few slightly dry leaves.

Standing in front of the hall, Zhao Shang clapped his hands, obviously happy that he had found the most important core issue, and said with a smile: "It must be so! It must be so! I had doubts before, why did Zhengxi's subordinates see the chaos? That's it!"

   After saying three things in a row, it was obvious that Zhao Shang was quite excited.

  Yes, it is clearly said that General Zhengxi died, but whether it is Xun Chen or Zaoyi in Pingyang City, it seems that they have not been greatly affected, and they are still doing what they should do.

   There is an heir, so there is order.

   Isn’t this the same as the Han Dynasty?

  Although children will have to wait more than ten years before they can take power, or have no relationship with power for a lifetime, but at this stage, everyone under the banner can do things with peace of mind...

   Pei Jun looked at Zhao Shang's back, rolled his eyes, and seemed to want to say something, but he didn't say it in the end.

The concepts of Pei Jun and Zhao Shang, some of them are the same, but some of them are different. The common point is that they have a long way to go when dealing with the big man Zhongxing, and the foundation of the center is to have a suitable foundation. The ruling personnel formulated a national policy strategy in line with the current Han dynasty.

For more than ten years, the great man has suffered from eunuchs, foreign relatives, and power ministers, whether in the court or in the countryside, for the gentry with some vision, they are all aware of this. National policy strategy, ZTE is a joke.

  This major premise, Zhao Shang thinks so, and Pei Jun is the same, but Pei Jun's ideas are somewhat different from Zhao Shang's in terms of subdivided items such as specific suitable executives and national policy strategies.

  Zhao Shang believes that only the great sages in the countryside know the sufferings of the world, and can make corresponding policies and laws that are in line with the people's livelihood of the Han Dynasty, and can truly restore the glory of the Han Dynasty.

   In fact, he is talking about himself again...

As for Pei Jun, he believes in the check and balance of power. The check and balance of power is actually the distribution system of power. The distribution of power involves the interests of different groups, so fierce fighting is an inevitable process. Without strong strength, it is inevitable that victory in the battle cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, the princes from all over the world are now full of wars and militarism.

  What does the Countryside Daxian have?

   Apart from a reputation and a mouth, what else is left?

  Even Zhao Shang, doesn't he need to come and attach himself in order to gain the corresponding power and status?

  In Pei Jun's eyes, the current moment is nothing more than the dispute between Shandong and Shanxi.

  Wenxi can be regarded as both Shandong and Shanxi. Of course, strictly speaking, it is more inclined to Shanxi. Therefore, when Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west, naturally put more emphasis on it.

  Of course, Yang Biao is also an option, but it seems that because Yang Biao has stayed in Sili for a long time, he has somewhat forgotten that his ancestors actually originated from Shanxi...

  If it really doesn’t work, the next best thing is to put down the so-called political ambitions and only seek prosperity in the family. You can also finally find a Shandong gentry to join. Of course, at that time, the best position will naturally be the family’s son Pei Qian.

  Fei Qian, Pei Qian, hehe...

  Pei Jun couldn't help but want to laugh.

   "Why is Feng Xian laughing?" Zhao Shang asked a little strangely.

  Pei Jun raised his eyebrows, and said nonchalantly: "If... Zhengxi really has a posthumous heir... where should it be located?"

  Zhao Shang also smiled, and said: "It will be in the academy!"

   "School Palace?" Pei Jun didn't expect that Zhao Shang really had an answer to the question he said casually.

Zhao Shang nodded, stroked his beard, squinted his eyes, looked like he was holding a wisdom pearl, and said slowly: "If Huang's wife, Mrs. Huang, in the Yameni of Pingyang Prefecture is pregnant, there will be a big celebration and it will be widely known. Why not repay it? If you have a son now, but it is inconvenient to publicize it, and General Zhengxi has never been good at women, the only one who is friendly..."

  Zhao Shang pointed at the academy, and a wretched expression could not help but appear on his old, serious face.

   "Brother Zhao's meaning..." Pei Jun widened his eyes, "It's...Cai..."

  Zhao Shang nodded slightly, chuckled twice, then coughed, and said, "If this matter hadn't been investigated by my virtuous brother himself, we would still be in the dark! If we talk about it, there are actually signs..."

Zhao Shang started slowly in the hall, and said with his fingers, "Zhengxi is a member of the Cai family, and he must be able to enter the hall with Luo. This is naturally a chance for a new love...In addition to the North Pingyang place, There is also the intention to continue the relationship...the daughter of the Cai family, um...seems like she hasn't shown up for a long time..."

   "Xundong Cao sent troops to guard Taoshan the day before yesterday, and his intention was not to guard the school, but to guard his heir!" Zhao Shang came to a firm conclusion, shaking his beard twice, as if to express his affirmation.

  Pei Jun still felt a little unbelievable, and said: "If that's the case, why not simply...Zheng Xi is already a lieutenant, and he can marry a second wife..."

"Naturally, it's because there is no order from the parents, and it's because of the matchmaker's words..." Zhao Shang said eloquently, "The white tiger has a saying, and it's too shameful to prevent adultery... Besides, even though she is the daughter of everyone, she is also a deposed woman. If you are not a good person, how can you marry her as a wife? If you are a concubine, where will everyone face Cai? Therefore...haha..."

"As for not accepting it in the city... Either the Huang family is too jealous, or..." Zhao Shang said with a smile, "Either the imaginary is the real one, or the real one is the false one, that must be the case! Xun Dongcao is indeed proficient in the art of war! Haha, if it wasn't for the virtuous younger brother who personally visited Xun Dongcao, how could he have come to this conclusion? If Pingyang falls, the virtuous younger brother should be the first to do it!"

  Pei Jun shook his hand and said, "It's all thanks to Brother Zhao! My little brother is nothing more than a pawn, not worth mentioning."

   Zhao Shang expressed humility again, and Pei Jun backed down again, Zhao Shang then smiled, nodded and stopped entangled with this issue, but said: "So, a certain person will find an opportunity to send a message outside the city..."

  Pei Jun took his leave and left Zhao Shang's residence for a few steps, but stopped and looked back...

Zhao Shang's deduction is also quite reasonable. It seems to explain why Fei Qian, the general of Zhengxi, is still organizing and defending in an orderly manner, and if the Yang's army outside the city knows the news, and then holds this The only heir of General Zhengxi, Pingyang's defense naturally fell apart, and there was no need to fight.

  However, Pei Jun felt that there were some problems.

The so-called meritorious service of the humility before is not that Pei Jun has such a great character, and he treats money like dung or something, but that Pei Jun feels that Zhao Shang's views are all based on deduction. problem, the results are bound to be very different.

Even if he really had an heir, although Zhao Shang said it was false and deceptive, but if some tricks were added to the falsehood, if he was a little careless, it would be a name for besieging the palace and slaughtering students. Sit tight...

   What's more, if... If Zhengxi is not dead...

  Pei Jun shuddered suddenly, startled by this thought, then looked up at the sky, wondering what he was thinking.

  ………………

From Beiqu to Pingyang, although the road has been developed and leveled repeatedly, the original terrain is somewhat undulating. Therefore, no matter how hard the Xianbei slaves work, they cannot completely get rid of the constraints of the terrain like later generations and open a highway. Fei Qian also took away 3,000 recruits from Beiqu, so the speed of marching was still somewhat limited.

Now that Huchuquan has tied his hands, after knowing that Huchuquan's actions have not been greeted by Yu Fuluo, for the remaining Southern Huns in Gaonu, Fei Qian has no need to attack immediately, anyway, Huchuquan's The subordinates fled and surrendered, and the rest were just some old and weak women and children, so they only sent a dozen people with Huchuquan's token, and it was enough to go there, no need to go to war.

Ma Yan continued to guard Diaoyin and was in charge of guarding Huchuquan and the Huns who surrendered, while Gan Feng stayed in Guanzhong with 2,500 cavalry and the captured Huns horses. On the one hand, Sanfu had a larger area. , there is not enough cavalry to take care of them. On the other hand, the horses of the Southern Huns were exhausted during this round of fleeing, and they needed time to adjust and recover.

Because of the influence of Fei Qian's personal habits, unlike other princes, Zhengxi's subordinates do not have a head to count as a force. Take Sanfu as an example, and add some infantry brought from Hanzhong. There are 7,000 soldiers including the cavalry. As for the auxiliary soldiers, they are generally served by the county soldiers from the original Guanzhong counties. Taking it into account, although the total military strength seems to be much smaller compared with other princes, it is actually not bad.

   And if these county soldiers are in other princes' places, most of them are used as soldiers...

In addition to Hanzhong and Guanzhong, small towns such as Puzi Yong'an also have soldiers ranging from four to five hundred to as many as eight hundred and one thousand. In addition, Yinshan Army Village, Zhenlin Daying, Xihe County, Taiyuan County, Shang There are still some soldiers in the Dang County, so the overall number of Fei Qian's troops is actually quite a lot. The key is that now that the territory is large, once the troops are scattered, it seems that there are pitifully few everywhere.

   It can’t be like the games of the later generations, only need to care about the front line, and don’t need to stay behind, otherwise, if there is a bandit or bandit jumping out, it’s too late to cry...

By the way, in addition to these, there is Li Ru in Longyou with about 3,000 troops, and after a while, most of them will slowly withdraw into the pass, so basically speaking, Fei Qian doesn't have to worry too much for the time being Guanzhong's defense against Yang Biao in Tongguan.

   Therefore, the most critical issue now is to solve the threat facing Pingyang. So Fei Qian took Zhao Yuntai Shici, 1,500 cavalry and 3,000 recruits who had completed training in Beiqu, and embarked on the road back to Pingyang.

  For some unknown reason, Fei Qian suddenly felt his nose itchy, and finally turned his head and sneezed hugely. After rubbing his nose, he felt better. He turned to Zhao Yun and said, "Zilong, what did you just say?"

During the march, it was somewhat boring. Fei Qian heard that Zhao Yun was holding Chunqiu Zuozhuan for the past few days, and he seemed to have some worries along the way, so he called Zhao Yun and asked Zhao Yun if he had any problems in the process of reading Zuozhuan. , As a result, before Zhao Yun had time to speak, Fei Qian suddenly felt his nose itchy and sneezed several times in a row.

  Zhao Yun held the reins on the horse's back, half-cupped his hands towards Fei Qian, and said: "Yun recently read Zuo Zhuan, and I do have a doubt, and I can't solve it after thinking about it..."

   Feiqian nodded and said, "Zilong, please speak frankly."

   "In the fourteenth year of Duke Xiang, Qi Shikuang served at the side of the Marquis of Jin..." Zhao Yun looked at Fei Qian's expression before continuing, "The question of the Marquis of Jin..."

"However, the Marquis of Jin asked, is it not too much for a guard to outshine his lord?" Fei Qian pulled the reins of the horse to slow down the horse's speed a little, and then said, "Why is Zilong confused? It's a gentleman who can be outdone ? Or the Son of Heaven should have justice? Or something else?"

  Zhao Yun was silent for a moment, and said: "...History is a book, blindness is a poem, workers recite admonitions, doctor's instructions, scholars gossip, common people slander, merchants travel in the city, and hundreds of craftsmen show their skills... Is it possible now? Is it not possible?"

   "Hehe..." Fei Qian smiled and said, "What does Zilong think?"

"Yun secretly thinks that it is because of selfishness?" Zhao Yun said, "If there is no selfish desire in things and people have no selfishness, then you can reward them if they are good, rectify them if they are wrong, save them if they suffer, and correct them if they are wrong. The world will naturally be cured. and also…"

"Zuo Zhuan's book, the narrative is exquisite, Xu Xingbang has a lot of flavor, and Chen's subjugated country is desolate and pitiful, which can make the sages hide their faces and the sages close their doors..." Fei Qian said lightly, "However, people cannot avoid selfishness. Therefore, if the Spring and Autumn Period ceases, the House of Zhou will perish."

Strictly speaking, the Spring and Autumn Period is not a book written by Confucianists, at least not by Confucianists after Dong Zhongshu. "The people are more important than the emperor" is written down, and even such a treasonous and immoral act as "the guards out of the emperor" is more likely to be praised.

Fei Qian guessed that Zhao Yun probably felt that the current situation was like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and he saw the Emperor of Han floating like duckweed, so he felt a lot of emotion, but he didn't dare to directly say that "the guards are born out of the emperor", so he only mentioned the so-called selfishness It's just a problem.

Fei Qian pointed to the soldiers in front of him with his finger, and said: "Evil public is not public, good and private can also be respected. Those who are public in the world may not be selfless, and those who seek selfishness may not be unfair...Soldiers are brave and good at meritorious deeds. Fighting must be the first. Xun is happy. Is it private or public? Is this good or evil? The great sage is hidden in the mountain, and the bus is not available, and he is famous all over the world. Is it private or public? Is this good or bad? For evil?"

   "This..." Zhao Yun couldn't answer.

"If the people are stupid, they have nothing. If they have nothing, they will be poor. If the people are wise, they will have things. If they have things, they will be rich and selfish. I don't know if Zilong wants people to be stupid, or people's wisdom?" Fei Qian said again, "The world is selfless, and everything has Selfishness, this is the law of ethics, you don’t have to be strict with one thing or one thing, you should take a long-term perspective and find the truth of all things in the world. As the saying goes, you and I are all mortals, and mortals have selfishness...”

  Fei Qian originally just wanted to enlighten Zhao Yun, who was a bit stubborn. At least from what later generations know about Zhao Yun's deeds, Zhao Yun did sometimes do some admirable and embarrassing things because he deliberately asked for selflessness. For example, when Liu Bei entered Sichuan, he refused to grant a reward, and advised Liu Bei not to do such a thing, which eventually caused the generals to break up unhappy. Of course, from the perspective of people's livelihood and government affairs, Zhao Yun's suggestion is not only correct, but also very reasonable, even a model of impartiality, but from another perspective, Zhao Yun's approach is actually the same as Zigong's redemption.

  But what Fei Qian never expected was that after Zhao Yun was silent for a long time, he said something that shocked Fei Qian...

  (end of this chapter)