When Chen Xiaoyi and Wen Yanbo arrived, it was already late at night and the water and rice had not yet been harvested, so they came to see Li Po first.
Li Po held a banquet in the back house of the Bingzhou Governor's Mansion to welcome them and cleanse them from the dust.
They talked a lot, talked about a wide range of things, and drank until dawn. In the end, both Chen Xiaoyi and Wen Yanbo drank too much.
From the beginning to the end, the question that the two people wanted to ask the most but never asked was actually just one sentence: What is their ambition?
Because after entering and occupying Jinyang, the two states were connected and the foundation was initially established.
According to what Wen Yanbo said on the way, it should be a matter of course for him to be crowned King of Jin.
This is the need of the situation and does not depend on personal will.
At this time, it would be impossible to meet the needs of the current situation by calling him the general manager of the merged state or the general manager of the acting state.
As the saying goes, if the name is not correct, the words will not be correct. Later, when you issue administrative orders, recruit heroes, and reward meritorious soldiers, you need such a name as a guarantee.
As for whether this king's title was self-proclaimed or granted, Wen Yanbo had a good idea. He just sent people to Dongdu to ask for it, and he had to give it to Dongdu if he wanted to.
Even if the King of Jin may not succeed, a Duke of Jin should still be appointed.
Although the weight is a little different, a Duke of Jin can still stabilize the hearts of the two states.
He and Chen Xiaoyi had a rough discussion on the road. Chen Xiaoyi did not object, but said that he would wait a while before making any further remarks.
The reason is also very good. In Jinyang, Li Po had not been in charge of Daizhou for a long time as the general manager of Daizhou's march, so his foundation was not stable.
Moreover, Li Po will soon lead his army to the north of Yunzhong. At this time, calling him king and duke will not help. It is better to wait for a while and use this autumn to save food and grass, appease the Li people, and wait for the army to turn back, and join forces with the Soviet Union.
Ji, Li Bi, Wang Lu and others all spoke together, so the timing was more appropriate.
Therefore, they came to Jinyang quite excitedly and did not mention anything about this matter.
The arrival of the two people made Li Po also breathe a sigh of relief.
Not only did Chen Xiaoyi and Wen Yanbo arrive, but they also brought a large group of subordinates and servants with them, which made Li Po, who was surrounded by generals and soldiers, feel at ease.
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In the early morning of this day, a group of people came outside the south gate of Jinyang. With the military order of the Daizhou Marching Governor's Office as evidence, there was a smell of wine between the carriages and horses, and they entered Jinyang City smoothly.
Wang Ji has arrived.
Wang Ji, whose courtesy name is Wugong, was born in Longmen, Jiangzhou. He was eager to learn since he was a child. In addition, he was very talented and had a strong memory of extensive knowledge, so his literary reputation gradually became apparent.
In the 20th year of his founding, the young man went to Chang'an to visit Yang Su. Obviously, his family background was very good, and he was naturally the head of the Jinyang Wang family.
Yang Su called him "a child prodigy and a fairy."
It basically means that this child is very smart and good-looking, maybe he is a fairy boy who was demoted to the mortal world.
There is no way to verify this kind of anecdote, and it is always related to Yang Su. It can only show that Yang Su was in power at the time and was always willing to nurture talents.
In fact, Yang Su and Gao Xi were competing with each other. Gao Xi had always been known as a lover of talents, so Yang Su was not willing to be left behind and liked to talk to and comment on some smart underachievers.
Being perfunctory is completely different from Gao Xin's love of talent.
However, the characters he commented on were actually quite weird.
It is said that Li Jing was praised by him when he was a boy, but this man has been unlucky for half his life. Now he is diligently suppressing bandits in Shu. The effect is very good and he has helped some people a lot. He has gradually become famous in Shu and is respected by some big shots.
and respect.
There is no way, the Li clan still has a lot of influence in Shu, and there are several people in charge of Shu. In the midst of their worries, they happened to meet a man named Shiji Yu, and it's okay not to respect him.
But when he heard that his daughter and son-in-law were making a big fuss in the north, and that even people like the governor of Loufeng Lin and the manager of Youzhou Luo Yi were killed by his son-in-law, Li Jing was a little scared.
His career had just started to improve a little, but it was said that he fell ill in Shu due to acclimatization and was soon sent back to Chang'an. After that, he hid in Li Xiuning's Yafu and never came out.
At this time, he probably also cursed the ghosted son-in-law again and again, so he once again lived a life of fear in Chang'an.
His road to becoming a famous general came to an abrupt end, but his name was still circulated in Shu. In one day, he defeated more than ten formations of bandits and barbarians, and wiped out six rebel armies. The name Li Jing made the name Li Jing famous in Shu.
The score is very loud.
Officials and generals in the middle of Shu praised him very much. If he hadn't pretended to be sick and insisted on returning to Chang'an, in fact, even if he was burdened by his son-in-law, it would not be so easy for Li Yuan to kill him. There are many people in Shu who want to protect him.
Here, because this man is so useful and not as unruly as other generals.
The way he speaks and behaves shows his noble demeanor, which is very heart-wrenching.
The mold on Li Jing's head was still very strong, and Yang Su's comments back then sounded almost like a curse.
As for Wang Ji, this man is different from Li Jing. Li Jing has made too many mistakes in his half life, and his own reasons are secondary.
On the contrary, Wang Ji was a very good scholar, but on his way to study, he was greatly influenced by the legacy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
His temperament gradually became arrogant, and he also became addicted to alcohol. He served as an official many times, resigned from office and ran away on his own several times.
He was a beneficiary of the imperial examination conducted by Emperor Wen. He entered the court as a secretary at a young age. Such an official position had a high starting point. However, it didn't take long for him to feel that he was too constrained, so he asked himself to be the county magistrate of Yangzhou.
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He ran away on his own. When he arrived in Yangzhou, he didn't do anything serious. He drank all day long and ignored political affairs. He probably wanted to rule by doing nothing.
But seeing that the world was in chaos, he could not tolerate such leisure. He was smart enough to realize that the situation was not good, and immediately ran back to his hometown to continue writing his wine book.
In the thirteenth year of Daye, Li Yuan went south to Chang'an. Someone in Longmen heard about his reputation and recruited him to serve as an official under Li Yuan, but he ignored it.
In the first year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor, and someone in the Secretary's Department remembered him again. There was no way, this man was unreliable, but he had a place in the literary world, and his reputation was very good, even for his bohemian behavior.
It is also praised by many people.
So, there was another order for him to join the Secretariat Province as an official. If he followed the established track, he would not be able to resist. Besides, his family was almost exhausted by him, so he happened to go to the court to get some good wine to drink.
The most important thing is that his brother Wang Tong died, which made him calm down in grief.
But at this time, his brother Wang Jing brought people from Yunnei and wanted to take him to live in Yunnei. Originally, it was Wang Ji who brought Wang Jing to Chang'an for the two brothers.
But now the situation was reversed. Wang Ji had no nostalgia for the position of secretary-general at all. Now that he had an additional choice, he immediately agreed and followed his younger brother and his family north to Daizhou.
By the time they returned from this trip, the situation in the North had changed dramatically.
As soon as Li Po took over the three counties of Daizhou, he sent his troops south, captured Jinyang Jiancheng, and stabbed Li Tang hard in the back.
Li Yuanji gathered his troops and horses all the way. Seeing the chaos in the east of the river, and hearing the news about Yuwen Xin's dedication to the city, the arrogant King Qi panicked and handed over the military power to Dou Dan and others, and ran back to Chang'an first.
Please forgive me.
He was addicted to running away and left a mess all over the floor.
As a result, the two brothers Wang Ji were very frightened along the way.
Fortunately, those who took Wang Ji to the north were elite soldiers from the Heng'an town army. They hid in Tibet all the way and did not fight anyone, but they still protected Wang Ji's family and arrived in Jinyang safely.
When they arrived at the field, Wang Jing felt at ease and came to talk to his brother.
He pinched his nose and got into Wang Ji's carriage, shrank away from the wine jar, and sat across from Wang Ji.
Looking at her drunken brother, Wang Jing smiled helplessly and said: "Brother, you can't drink anymore today. I've asked, Li Yunnei is in the city, we have to go and pay a visit first..."
Wang Ji is good-looking, about thirty years old, with a straight nose and square mouth, dignified appearance, and a long beard. When he is not drinking, he has the majesty and charm of a mature man.
But now, having drunk too much in the early morning, he was wriggling like a worm, squinting his drunken eyes, holding a wine jar tightly in his arms, and his image was gone.
"Why are you meeting? I'm not here to be an official. I haven't tasted the good wine in Jinyang for many years. Hum, when I entered this city, I smelled a sour smell, which was very disappointing."
Wang Jing touched her tortured nose. He liked the smell of makeup but not the smell of alcohol. In fact, he was led astray by his elder brother. He did not want to be an official and just wanted to live a leisurely life. But
This time, he had to say a few words.
Of course he knew that the sour smell his brother was talking about was referring to the main branch of the Wang family in Jinyang. With their brothers' temperament, they would naturally not fall into the eyes of the main branch of Jinyang.
After Wang Tong passed away, the main branch of Jinyang set up a tomb for him in his ancestral grave. If their brothers were gone, no one in the main branch would care about them.
Well, I knew from what I heard that my brother was not drunk yet. Wang Jing felt a little relieved and said, "Brother, Li Yunnei is very generous. Today he sent someone to escort you and I to the north. Wouldn't it be rude if I didn't go and thank you?"
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Wang Ji had indeed not drunk too much. When he heard this, he rolled his eyelids, glared at his brother fiercely, and scolded: "You are a heartless and unjust libertine, do you know what etiquette is?"
Hearing this tone, Wang Jing immediately shrank her neck and subconsciously touched a scar on her forehead.
This was smashed by his brother when he was drunk. He looked at the wine jar in his arms and thought to himself, if this thing is smashed, it will not be as good as the copper pot back then. It will definitely break his head and bleed. How sad.
Wang Ji hummed twice, squirmed to a more comfortable position, and then continued: "Have a rest first, and then go visit us tomorrow. You take them to tell those old men that we want Wang Liao's head as a reward."
The gift of meeting someone."
Wang Jing chuckled. His eldest brother was actually very wise and mighty when he was not drunk.