Li Jing, the magistrate of Mayi County, came to Jinyang to offer victory.
It brought a large number of seizures. In addition to the sheep, the most valuable thing was nearly two thousand war horses.
Speaking of which, this is really a great gift.
Li Yuan was very happy to meet Li Jing. The distance between the two people who hadn't seen each other for many years was a bit wide. There was no way around it. Li Yuan was on the rise, and Li Jing's misfortune had not yet come to an end.
The two met for the first time in Jinyang, and they actually had a good conversation.
In Li Yuan's view, Li Jing is a talented person, and his achievements in this battle are definitely not small. He needs such people to assist him to gain a foothold in Jin.
And Li Jing's tactful request also suited Li Yuan's taste.
One is food. Mayi needs some food to survive this year's difficulties, so that the people and soldiers in the area can work together to prepare against the Turkic intrusion.
Then there is the military merit. The son-in-law and daughter led the troops to achieve great achievements, and they need serious rewards.
Even though the world is in chaos, the imperial decrees are already empty letters in many places.
But for many people, official positions in the imperial court are still a symbol of orthodoxy, and self-proclaimed generals and kings are not recognized by people.
As for Wang Rengong, the governor of Mayi, Li Jing had no idea how to deal with or make things difficult for him.
Wang Rengong is a veteran of the Sui Dynasty. He has been in power for many years and has a very good official reputation. According to Li Jing's idea, for Mayi, the threat of Turks is real. With such a veteran in charge, he can share a lot of burdens with him.
pressure.
If we can work together, we can still keep the northern frontier intact.
It can be said that Li Jing is not a very ambitious person, and in the past two years, the resentment and anger he had hidden in his heart have almost been vented. He hid in the dark and snickered for a long time, and finally began to think about it.
Live your own life.
Therefore, the two Kansai Lis had a good conversation, and the old childhood events seemed to have become quite interesting memories for them. When Li Yuan took the initiative to bring it up, the two people chatted and laughed, and their relationship became much closer.
Afterwards, Li Yuan even felt that Li Jing was a person he could associate with, and he might have many interesting friends in the future.
As for Li Jing, he also felt that the talks were good. It's unclear how much praising Li Yuan would help his future career, but now he can get Jinyang's support. It's pretty good.
Then Li Jing did something stupid
To say that Li Jing has been unlucky in recent years, in fact, in addition to poor opportunities, he also has his own reasons, but he does not admit it.
He does have a certain political acumen, but compared to his astonishing military talent that has not yet been revealed too much, his political IQ is really not worth mentioning.
This time he fell into trouble again. After coming out of Li Yuan's house, he turned around and visited the Wang family in Jinyang.
In the past two years, although he had not been able to deal with Wang Ye, the prefect of Yanmen, he had exchanged letters with two of the main branches of the Wang family in Jinyang and had become relatively close.
This was not only in response to the pressure from Wang Que, the governor of Yanmen, but also the result of Wang's introduction to the side branch in Mayi.
He felt that Li Yuan, who was left behind in Taiyuan, treated the Jinyang Wang family with courtesy and relied on him to help him, so there was no need to be secretive in his interactions with the Jinyang Wang family.
He did not expect that the honeymoon period between Li Yuan and the Wang family had passed, and there were many cracks. Perhaps only the leaders of Li Yuan and the Wang family were aware of such rapid changes.
So, Li Jing walked towards the old road again, not knowing why he offended people.
When Li Yuan heard that Li Jing turned around and entered the Wang family's door, his face immediately sank.
All the good feelings I had before disappeared immediately, leaving only anger. I am here in Taiyuan to stay here. Come to my place, and you will be the guardian of the whole country. There is no need to flatter the Wang family anymore.
Needless to say, Li Jing unknowingly found himself in the wrong team again this time.
Soon, Li Jing received Li Yuan's invitation again and happily attended the meeting, saying that there was a result.
Unexpectedly, he was not the only one Li Yuan invited. Wang Rengong, the prefect of Mayi, was present.
Wang Rengong also just arrived in Jinyang and came to see Li Yuan, the stay-at-home officer in Taiyuan. Neither he nor Li Jing expected that they would meet suddenly at the stay-at-home residence in Taiyuan.
Needless to say, they were surprised and embarrassed. The two of them thought too much at once.
If these two people meet in Mayi and formally hand over the handover, they may form a certain tacit understanding. After all, they are not newcomers to the officialdom, and they both have rich experience in governing local governments, so between the old and new, they will almost certainly be able to reach a certain understanding.
compromise.
But things are different now. There is Taiyuan Liushou Li Yuan watching from the side. The meeting place is wrong. It is the Taiyuan Liushou mansion in Jinyang.
Wang Rengong thought at that time that Li Yuan and Li Yuan had reached a tacit agreement to deal with him, an outsider sent by Dongdu. After all, his promotion to the post of governor of Mayi had a very clear purpose, which was to prevent Li Yuan from becoming powerful, especially to prevent him from becoming powerful.
The people are associated with the Turks.
This is the consensus of the officials in the Eastern Capital, and it is also his responsibility.
But he didn't expect that Li Jing would appear here, and Wang Rengong would stand up like a hedgehog with his quills standing on end. He had no choice but to think that this was simply too dangerous. A pincer attack from above and below was what local officials feared the most.
Li Jing is not much better than Wang Rengong. He said to himself, "Okay, when the new official takes office, he first finds a backer. This is to try to suppress me, but it won't work."
The boy from the Li family used to be a villain. I was still wondering why he has become a fucking charity person now. He is waiting for me here.
Therefore, one can imagine how tense the banquet in Taiyuan Liushou Mansion was.
The two principal and auxiliary officials in Mayi were sarcastic and sarcastic, and they fought so fiercely that they almost made Li Yuan, who was watching indifferently, laugh to death.
Wang Rengong first poked at Li Jing's weakness and used Heng'an Town's military strength as an example. He had obviously heard about the great victory in Mayi.
Li Jing immediately pushed back. The Turks invaded in large numbers, and everyone restrained their hands. The soldiers of Heng'an Town fought to the death to kill the enemy and made great achievements in battle.
After all, it also implies that Wang Rengong is making trouble out of nothing and wants to take away military exploits. If the soldiers of Heng'an Town are wronged in the future, it is not clear whether you, the governor of Mayi, can serve as the governor of Mayi in the future.
Then he did not hesitate to throw the matter of Mayi's food shortage to Wang Rengong.
Wang Rengong turned around and ridiculed Li Jing for not being able to manage the place well, which led to a food shortage.
After Li Jing arrived, he went to Li Yuan to ask for food. Sure enough, he didn't see Li Yuan at all and was sent back.
Li Jing was so angry that he packed his bags and went back to Mayi. The food did not arrive, so it depends on Wang Rengong's ability.
Obviously, if someone gets food, his life in Mayi will definitely not be easy.
However, he is not too worried. There is a long way to go. Let's meet again in Mayi. Jinyang is far away from Mayi. When the time comes, it will depend on how much you, Wang Rengong, can do.
Wang Rengong set out much later than Li Jing. He visited some people and then went to find Li Yuan. He did gain a lot and indirectly deepened the gap between him and Li Jing.
Being able to play with such two people in the palm of his hand shows Li Yuan's skillful political skills.
For Li Yuan, since he can't use it for his own use, then let's fight. How much can be done under mutual restraint?
At this time, he did not take into account that Mayi was the first line of defense against the Turks moving south. If there were cracks in this line of defense, could Yanmen be expected to stop the Turks' horseshoes?
In fact, by the twelfth year of Daye, the internal fighting among the Sui people had opened up Jinyang.
It can be said that as a left-behind man in Taiyuan, Li Yuan was very unqualified, but as a descendant of the Kansai clan, he was very qualified, and this is their true face.
Selfish, ruthless, and unscrupulous to achieve their goals, except for the family's own interests, other things do not seem to be among their considerations.
In fact, you can find such characteristics in these characters who rose up in the last years of the Great cause. This is undoubtedly the remnant of the war in the late Jin Dynasty that is still making waves.
Therefore, in terms of scale and degree of chaos, only the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period or the Yellow Turban Uprising at the end of the Han Dynasty can compare with the wars in the last years of the Daye.
This kind of war situation has spread to almost every corner of the world and makes it difficult for anyone to escape. It is very, very terrible. At this moment, heroes stand up one by one, their bodies are covered with blood red color, and under their feet,
All they stepped on were tired bones.
Carrying swords while riding astride and wielding ghost rain, bones as white as mountains and birds flying in fright are a true portrayal of this troubled world.
The price paid by the people of Mayi for a banquet can hardly be measured in numbers and words. At this time, Li Yuan, who was left behind in Taiyuan, was very proud. This was undoubtedly full of irony.
He invited Pei Ji to drink with him in the warm pavilion. In a good mood, he drank a few more drinks. Pei Ji sang while singing, which made Li Yuan feel more relaxed and opened his voice like a broken gong.
Then he howled.
He was so drunk that he never thought about it. His second son and third daughter had not been seen for a long time. From this point of view, he was actually the material to be an emperor.
And another evil man in troubled times is also making friends.
Li Po doesn't have many friends, Yuen Long can barely count one, Luo San can also be counted, and there seems to be no others. Before, he could also add Li Bi, but Li Bi is now his wife, so there is no need for them.
Calculate.
He can always cleverly turn his friends into something that can be used, which makes his friendship seem cheap.
In other words, he has no real friends.
This is not surprising. Apart from the factors of personality and experience, no one can agree with him.
As for himself, he never thinks that anyone can be close to him, and he will never open his arms to others easily. It can be said that what he wants is an idealized friendship, something that almost does not exist in reality.
Therefore, he is always wary of people and finds it difficult to trust anyone.
However, this does not mean that his ability to make friends is not good. On the contrary, many people now think it is good to have a friend like him. To be continued.
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