Wu Yi returned home with a sullen face, sat in the hall, and thought for a long time.
The Wu family is in trouble.
Just like Sichuan and Sichuan, it’s such a troubled time!
Liu Zhang could not defend, Liu Bei came, then Fei Qian came, and now Jiangdong came again.
Wu Yi let out a long sigh.
Although the intelligence from the front was passed back and Zhuge intercepted Jiangdong, and there were victories and defeats, Sichuan and Shu were still affected to some extent.
Wu Yi didn't think about what to do. His attitude towards Liu Zhang, Liu Bei, Fei Qian, or anyone else who followed was actually the same. As long as the Wu family's status could be guaranteed, anyone could come.
, just like his sister, who is not married to whom he marries? If Fei Qian didn't mean this, why would Wu Yi have to have another girl?
Wu Yi's attitude is actually consistent with that of most rural gentry families in the Han Dynasty.
There are also classes among the gentry. The top gentry, four generations and three princes, three prime ministers of one clan, seven princes and princes of three generations, etc., are relatively rare. Most of the rest are in the countryside and in the court.
Wandering among them, the ones close to Kyoto are at the top, and the remote counties are at the bottom.
Wu Yi is a member of the lower middle class. Although the Wu family is not considered a small clan in Sichuan and Shu, from the perspective of the entire Han Dynasty, he is not actually ranked highly, even though he has accumulated a fortune in Sichuan and Shu.
, and will not be respected and respected by others.
Therefore, for Wu Yi, the most important thing is to preserve his family, especially when everyone knows that the Wu family is rich...
Losing your car to save your handsome man, being hypocritical and not crazy, or even being shameless are all just tactics.
It can only be said that the world is declining and people's hearts are no longer ancient...
Thinking of this, Wu Yi suddenly realized something. He immediately stood up and walked around the hall with his hands behind his back, like a trapped animal or an ant on a hot pot.
Wu Yi was still thinking before, why did this happen to the Wu family?
Why is it not the Zhang family in Jianwei, the Hu family in Langzhong, or the He family in Pixian County, or the Wang family in Pixian County?
Wu Yi had a vague guess in his mind, and this guess needed someone to confirm it. However, it was not appropriate for him to come forward on his own, and he had to find someone to help.
An outsider…
"Come here!" Wu Yi greeted, "Go and invite Peng Yongnian! Be polite and considerate, don't neglect him!"
The servant took the order and left quickly.
In the early years, Peng Yang was prosperous and famous, but now he is a bit down and out.
After a while, Peng Yang came and met Wu Yi, and the two sat down.
The two chatted in vain for a while, and then quickly fell silent.
"Brother Ziyuan, if there is anything you can use me for, please tell me." Peng Yang said softly, "Brother Ziyuan, what's wrong with you?"
Wu Yi pondered for a moment and then said: "A certain brother's squad escorted grain and grass to Yufu... As a result, there were spies in the army who wanted to defect. After the incident, they jumped off a cliff and died..."
"Hiss..." Peng Yang took a breath and looked at Wu Yi, seeming very surprised.
Wu Yi sighed and said, "If I say that I don't know anything about this matter, will Yongnian believe it?"
Peng Yang stood up, "Ah... I remembered that I still have some things to do at home, so I'm sorry to bother you... Farewell, farewell..."
"Hi!" Wu Yi waved, "You don't have to be like this... sit down, please sit down Yongnian..."
Peng Yang sat down again and said, "Brother Ziyuan, it is better to be honest about some things."
Wu Yi nodded, then shook his head, "This person...is really not from the Wu family!"
Peng Yang said simply: "It's really useless. The key is whether you believe it or not."
"Ahem..." Wu Yi sighed longly, "That's why I'm worried."
"Is there any news from the envoy?" Peng Yang asked.
Wu Yi rubbed his face with his hands, "I'm just worried because there's no news!"
Peng Yang tilted his head and thought for a moment, "How did the problem get to the team..."
It's not that Peng Yang believes in Wu Yi's character or Wu Yi's loyalty to Fei Qian, but that Peng Yang knows that Wu Yi will not do such a thing with high risks and small returns.
If he really wants to do it, he will do it only after Jiangdong is sure that he can defeat Sichuan and Shu...
What's more, Wu Yi had already suffered a loss once before, so how could he still be so careless as to play tricks under Zhuge Liang's nose?
Those who tried to play tricks earlier had grass growing three feet high on their graves!
Peng Yang looked at Wu Yi, "Brother Ziyuan, does he want me to investigate?"
Wu Yi smiled bitterly. To be honest, he really wanted to ask Peng Yang to investigate. If he could find the evidence directly, wouldn't he be able to clear his name?
It's just a pity that this kind of idea can only be thought of.
Inquiring into military affairs is now like a landmine, whoever touches it will die.
Oh, now Sichuan, Shu and Jiangdong are at war with each other, and then at this critical point, we go to inquire about the affairs of the army?
Do you want to know how many ways of writing the word "death" there are?
But it was impossible not to find out clearly. This knife was about to chop off his head. Sitting and waiting for death was obviously not a good option. Wu Yi had a feeling that he had to do something. Just waiting blindly was not a good idea.
, so he found Peng Yang.
Peng Yang has no official position, so it is natural that there is no collusion with cronies. At the same time, Wu Yi knows Peng Yang better and knows that he is better at talking, so he will not make things more complicated and troublesome...
"I know that Yongnian has many contacts and is well-informed," Wu Yi looked at Pengyang sincerely, "naturally, I don't dare to worry about Yongnian's affairs in the military... But in this private market, there should be no problems, right? Wu Jiazhi
If this happened, someone must be trying to harm me... I'm thinking that this matter will probably be spread among the people... If I can check a few things, I can at least clear Wu's innocence..."
Wu Yi sighed again, "I want you to be calm and measured... But I'm worried that Zhuge, who is engaged in this job, is relatively young. If he is eager to make meritorious deeds, he will seal the matter and make the whole Wu family suffer injustice... Therefore...
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Peng Yang was still hesitating, but Wu Yi stood up and bowed to Peng Yang, "I beg Yongnian to help me! The Wu family will never forget you!"
"Oops! Brother Ziyuan, this is..." Peng Yang quickly stood up and helped Wu Yi up, "Okay, since Brother Ziyuan entrusted it to me... I will walk around and check..."
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Peng Yang returned home.
His wife just opened the door to welcome him. Just when she was about to speak, she saw that Peng Yang had already thrown a money bag over her. It made a heavy jingling sound and made an intoxicating sound of the collision of precious metals.
"Keep the money and don't argue all day long." Peng Yang raised his nostrils and said, "Go to the rice shop tomorrow to buy a bag of rice and deliver it to your parents."
Peng Yang's wife smiled happily. She swept away her previous sad look and happily left Peng Yang and went into the house. She first collected her money bag and then remembered to welcome Peng Yang. She quickly came out and took a duster to sweep the dust off Peng Yang's body.
, "Thank God, I made some money... Where did this money come from?"
"Thank God?" Peng Yang sneered, "I brought you money, but you thanked Heaven and Earth?"
"Oh, that's what I said." The wife was choked by Peng Yang, but she was not annoyed and asked with a smile, "Are you hungry? Do you want me to cook something to eat?"
"Let's boil some water first. I've been walking outside for a day, and my feet are so cold..." Peng Yang waved his hand.
"Okay!" The wife walked to the backyard kitchen calmly, "Fortunately, I have money, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to buy firewood..."
Peng Yang entered the house, picked up his son who was crawling on the mat, and started laughing and joking.
The child has just learned to crawl and is not very good at crawling, but it is also the time when he is very interested in crawling. He struggles to get down to crawl in Peng Yang's arms. When he really knows how to crawl, he no longer wants to crawl.
Peng Yang chuckled and crawled with the child with his butt stuck out.
The wife came back and said, "Stop teasing your son. There has been no rice or firewood these days. He almost starved to death. Tell me, where did the money come from? Isn't it borrowed?"
"You're still crawling, why are you starving to death?"
Peng Yang's wife said dissatisfied: "Those are the rice noodles I borrowed from my neighbor! I really want to wait for you to get the money back... Where did the money come from?"
Peng Yang sat up and said, "If someone asks me to do something, I'll give it to you!"
When the wife heard this, she was not happy but was surprised, "What is it that gives you so much money?"
Peng Yang waved his hand, "It's not a big deal..."
"Isn't it a big deal?" The wife became more and more worried, "Such a lot of money!"
"Is that much?" Peng Yang snorted, "I think back then..."
"Don't think about the past, think about the present!" His wife interrupted him, "No one can live in those days! What's going on?"
Peng Yang was silent for a while.
Peng Yang did have his glory days back then. At that time, he was young, prosperous, and famous. Near Chengdu, Sichuan, everyone was proud to invite Peng Yang to his seat. There were endless delicacies to eat and endless drinks to drink.
Fine wine.
It's just a pity that when I was young, I didn't understand the importance of savings. I just thought that money was just a thing, vulgar, and it would come back again when it was gone. Later, when the economy went down... bah, when the hussars entered Sichuan, they started to take the imperial examination to check their abilities.
Instead of taking reputation as the main criterion, people like Peng Yang who rely on reputation to make a living have their lives worse day by day.
In the beginning, they could still sell some utensils to survive the winter, hoping to survive the winter. However, as Xu Shu successively reorganized the officialdom of Sichuan and Shu, the days of eating and drinking with public funds and complimenting each other were gone forever. Peng Yang was like this
The market for "celebrities" has become increasingly non-existent. Public funds for food and drink have been cut off, and who has a lot of spare money to hire these public figures... Well, celebrities eat and drink for free every day? Peng Yang's life has become more and more difficult.
As a last resort, Peng Yang had to start working hard for five buckets of rice, going to the streets and markets to write a few words and draw pictures for people, without a meal...
Of course, Peng Yang was not willing to give up for five buckets of rice in his heart, but these days, even a secretary in a Chengdu official house needs to pass the exam before he can be appointed!
It’s so polite!
Thinking of this, Peng Yang also lost his interest and said impatiently: "It was given by Wu Langjun. He asked me to investigate some things..."
Peng Yang's wife said "Oh", as if she breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and went out. After a while, she brought out a basin of water, put it in front of Peng Yang, and put Peng Yang's feet into the water, "What? It will be hot."
What?』
Peng Yang exhaled and shook his head. He ran around the market for almost a whole day. The temperature in early spring was not high, and the boots of the Han Dynasty were not very good at keeping warm. His feet were almost frozen.
"They all do things with money," Peng Yang's wife said while helping Peng Yang wash his feet. "It's better to take part in the scientific examination... It's also a stable job. It's better than being full and hungry..."
You just failed the exam once, while there are others who have taken the exam several times and are still taking it..."
"..." Peng Yang was silent.
"The person who often interacted with you before... also went to take the scientific examination a few days ago, and he said that his monthly salary was this amount..."
"Stop making noise!"
Peng Yang's wife also fell silent.
After washing his feet and Peng Yang's wife walked out with the basin, Peng Yang whispered, "Spring has started... Spring has started... I'll try again..."
"……Eh!"
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In the Chengdu government office, Xu Shu squinted his eyes and was recalling what was mentioned in the letter sent by Zhuge Liang.
Long before the war began, Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang discussed the complex relationships in Sichuan and Shu, especially the intricate relationships between the gentry and the barbarians.
Of course, if you just want to get along, it is actually very easy to get along in Sichuan.
I drank some wine, listened to some songs, touched my little hands, and hugged my little girl in the evening. The days passed like this, and I was very happy.
But the problem is that Xu Shu did not come to Sichuan and Sichuan to hang out.
On the one hand, Xu Shu had to ensure that Sichuan-Sichuan economy, agricultural products and handicraft products did not decline. On the other hand, he had to deal with these intricate relationships. This was like walking a tightrope. If he made the slightest mistake, he would lose balance.
It only takes one sentence to completely start over, but who will bear the losses in this process?
Killing people is easy, but raising people is difficult.
It is easy to kill someone. If you issue a decree that no one is allowed to be born within thirty days, even a healthy baby can be killed suddenly. But to raise a person, how can you do it without more than ten years of hard work and careful maintenance?
Raised well?
Once the Sichuan-Sichuan economy is destroyed, let alone how to supply Guanzhong, what will happen to the trade related to the South Central Line, Jiaozhi Line, Snow Area Line and other areas?
Can it be completely solved by just killing the word?
The Wang family of Guanghan, the Gu family of Deyang, the Zhou family of Langzhong, the Du family of Zitong, the Yang family of Linjiang, etc., did not cooperate or resist. It was obvious that they were just grassroots. There were also many tribal cottages around Sichuan and Shu, and they had their own differences with these rural gentry.
This kind of collusion relationship also has the same attitude. It is neither against Fei Qian, but also not in favor of Fei Qian.
Sichuan and Shu are like little China.
Are these families who only care about their own family and are indifferent to the entire country considered to be members of the Han Dynasty?
To be fair, everyone has their own reasons.
How many years has Xu Shu been in Sichuan?
How many years have these families been in Sichuan?
Who listens to whom?
These families seemed peaceful, but in fact Xu Shu knew in his heart that if Jiangdong became so powerful that Sichuan and Shu were really forced to threaten their family's interests, these families would betray Xu Shu and Fei Qian without hesitation.
In exchange for continuing a stable, stable and harmonious life under Jiangdong's rule.
On the surface, they were respectful to Xu Shu, and their speech and behavior were etiquette, but in fact they looked down on Xu Shu from the bottom of their hearts, because Xu Shu was just a member of a poor family, a "nouveau riche".
But what are they?
When Liu Yan came, he wagged his tail at Liu Yan. Then he saw that Liu Zhang was ignorant, so he used Liu Zhang's name to attack everywhere. Then Liu Bei came, and he nodded and bowed to Liu Bei. Later, when he saw that Fei Qian was stronger, he immediately fell to Fei Qian.
Before diving.
These are all wealthy families!
These are noble people who value loyalty, loyalty, and loyalty the most!
In the past, Xu Shu could only take his time and penetrate and disintegrate slowly. It was safe and sound, but the speed was indeed relatively slow.
But now Zhuge Liang provides a new idea...
Fish recovery mode.
"Fish back, fish back..." Xu Shu muttered softly.
Under the influence of external forces, these noble surnames will become active from a stable state as if encountering a catalyst. Their relationship with the barbarians in the village will often undergo some changes. Among these changes, there are
There is a gap where the knife can be inserted.
When these relationships are no longer integrated, they can be severed and separated.
Cutting and separation without too many sequelae...
When Zhuge Liang moved to Yufu and moved the barbarian people to the village, he consciously chose some areas. These areas were cleverly stuck within the default range of the nobles around Yufu, but they were not recognized in a strict sense.
Of course, if the Jiangdong Army had not come, it would have been easier to get these barbarians down the mountain and change places than to climb to the sky. But after the battle between the White Tiger and the Basheba people, many things became much easier to talk about.
Already...
Perhaps those village leaders are still very proud, thinking that they can get a village at the bottom of the mountain for nothing. When Jiang Dongbing leaves, they can go back to the village on the mountain. In this way, there are two villages in one plus one. It is simply too much.
Is it a good deal?
But in fact, distance creates beauty. Once the distance disappears, will it still be beautiful?
What will these rural nobles do when their farmers and village barbarians conflict with each other? Favor the farmers? Then use the name of the mountain barbarians. Favor the mountain barbarians? Then redress the grievances of the people. Want a bowl of water.
Duanping, it depends on whether he has such ability. If he is really capable, Xu Shu wouldn’t mind keeping him...
For example, Wu Yi.
"The envoy... Wu from Cheguancheng has invited Peng Yang and Peng Yongnian to visit the market..."
Outside the window of the hall, there was a figure half-crouching in the darkness, reporting in a low voice.
"Inspecting the market?" Xu Shu couldn't help but be stunned.
The black shadow replied, "That's right. Peng Yongnian went to Chengdongfang, Zuojingfang, Hongshanfang today..."
"Hongshanfang?" Xu Shu paused, "Zitong Du family, Linjiang Yang family's favorite Wangjiang Tower...is it in Hongshanfang?"
"Exactly."
Xu Shu smiled slightly, "It seems that Peng Yongnian... is still a wonderful person..."
The black shadow asked, "Envoy, what should we do next?"
Xu Shu said softly: "Since someone has the sense to muddy the water for us... then we will wait and see..."
"Is it to see which fish jumps out?"
"Exactly, but you can also stop by and see if anyone is fishing in the water..."
