When he was in Bianliang before, Zheng Tu deceived the Shi family to come to Huaiyuan by saying that Shi Zhen was imprisoned after being found guilty of collaborating with the enemy.
Among the Shi family members who moved to Chushan, there were Shi Zhen's own family, fourteen members of his family, and Shi's sister-in-law's family of ten members.
Shi Zhen also had brothers and sisters, but they all died of illness. Although the family members of Shi Zhen's brothers and sisters could not see through Zheng Tu's lies, they thought that no matter how serious a crime Shi Zhen committed, they would not be implicated, so they did not come to Chushan;
When Shi Zhen went south this time, his brother and sister's family members were also indifferent and refused to listen to their advice. Shi Zhen was also helpless.
Shi Zhen's eldest son, Shi Xun, was nearly thirty years old and had already gotten married and had children.
Shi Xun studied hard when he was young, but failed to pass the two provincial examinations organized by Kaifeng Prefecture (Gyeonggi Province). He gave up the idea of becoming an official very early. Before leaving Bianliang, he had been working as a document transcriber in the yamen under the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Copying mission.
Shi Zhen's second daughter married Jiang Xie, who was two years younger than Shi Xun.
Jiang's father was Shi Zhen's colleague when he was in the Ministry of War. The two families were very close and got married.
Jiang Xie passed the provincial examination when he was eighteen years old. However, due to Dai Viet's imperial examination regulations, passing the provincial examination is only an entry ticket for subsequent tribute examinations. Even each tribute examination requires re-passing the selection of the provincial examination, let alone being qualified to become an official.
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Although Jiang Xie failed the two tribute examinations, he was still young after all. He had been studying hard at home and did not find a job. After his father died of illness, Jiang Xie, his wife and his widowed mother mainly relied on the support of the historians for their lives.
One of Shi Zhen's sons died in infancy, and the youngest son, Shi Zhang, was eighteen years old and had not yet started a family.
Shi Zhen's sister-in-law Wei Chenglong was a cloth merchant in Bianliang City and had a lot of money. His son Wei Jiang was the same age as Shi Zhang and was a playboy since childhood. He liked to dance with guns and sticks, hung out in the market, and made some bad friends.
The last time Xu Huai returned to Chushan, he did not stay in Huaiyuan for a few days. He had been busy dealing with various military and political affairs. Later, he went to Gongxian with King Zhao Tuan of Jing Dynasty. He had not had the opportunity to contact the Shi family before. At this time, he heard that Shi
Zhen introduced them together.
After chatting for a while, everyone went into the hall and sat down.
The Shi family received preferential treatment in Huaiyuan, but due to limited conditions, their living place was slightly larger than that of ordinary families.
The banquet cannot be like setting up several rows of low tables in a spacious official hall, covering them with soft mats, and everyone sitting at a few tables one after another, chatting and laughing. Instead, two Eight Immortal tables are put together into one large long table, and everyone sits around the table.
Xu Huai and his party had a simple banquet. They brought two jars of wine, several kilograms of cold-cut mutton, candied fruits and other items from the county government's back house and brought them directly to the historian's yard. They put them on the table and started eating.
During the banquet, the topic of recommending Shi Zhen as the Prime Minister of Chushan County naturally came up. Zheng Tu, Cheng Yi, Yu Chengzhen and others all toasted to Shi Zhen and congratulated him. However, the Shi Zhen family behaved a little coldly, which was expected by Xu Huai.
After the Shi family arrived in Huaiyuan, they told the truth. At that time, there was news that the Chihu people were going south. Huaiyuan treated them with courtesy, but the Shi family had no complaints. But deep down in their hearts, the Shi family still
Thinking that one day the Chihu people would retreat and return to Bianliang, they had no intention of taking root in Huaiyuan.
Fortunately, the two sons of Shi Zhen were a little disappointed when they learned that Shi Zhen was going to serve in Chushan, but they did not dare to object strongly. However, Wei Chenglong, Shi Zhen's sister-in-law, was working with officials in Bianliang. In his eyes, Tongbai Mountain was
In a remote mountainous area, the small Chushan County Magistrate was far inferior to Shi Zhen's dispatch in the Ministry of War. Regardless of Xu Huai's presence, he advised Shi Zhen that once he accepted the recommendation, it would be difficult to transfer him back to Bianliang in the future.
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Shi Zhen could only smile bitterly at this.
After drinking, everyone went to the county government house to discuss matters, and no one from the Shi family was allowed to follow them.
Everyone sat down in the living room of the county government house. Regarding his sister-in-law Wei Chenglong's very inappropriate words and deeds just now, Shi Zhen also apologized: "Chenglong did not realize the pain of swordsmanship, and his words were arrogant. Please forgive me."
Xu Huai laughed indifferently and said: "Isn't this something expected? Let alone Wei Chenglong, among so many people here, how many people can see as clearly as Mr. Shi?"
Xu Huai did not feel that Wei Chenglong had offended him, and he did not talk about Shi Zhen's second son and son-in-law serving in Chushan during the dinner.
Chushan only governs one county. In addition to the county magistrate, county magistrate, county lieutenant, and chief registrar, the official positions of Pinyi include two ninth-grade Dianshi under the inspection envoy to assist in military affairs. Among these official positions,
The county magistrate and the metropolitan inspection envoy hold the most important position as the official seal official, and they are also awarded by the imperial court.
However, the inspection departments currently established in Chushan were all placed according to authority and were not recognized by the imperial court.
Generally speaking, in a county, there are at most one or two inspection departments that are officially responsible for catching theft and smuggling in the county, or even none at all.
Therefore, Pan Chenghu, Wang Xian and others also served as inspection envoys, which was in line with the imperial court. Deng Gui had previously served as the inspection envoy to Huaiyuan, which was not a concept. The reason why Xu Huai set up more rural inspection departments (inspection departments) was mainly because he would
Administrative power was lowered to the grassroots level, limiting clan control over local areas in order to further tap the military potential of Chushan and sort out local production.
Shi Zhen's second son, son-in-law, and nephew really wanted to serve in Chushan, so Xu Huai could only recruit them into the township department (inspection department) to serve. But the problem was that Shi Zhen's son and son-in-law still wanted to work in Chushan.
If one day the situation calms down and I can return to Bianliang, how can I take on these seemingly trivial tasks?
Next, not only will Hehuai fall, but Jianghuai, Jinghu, Jingnan Road and Guanzhong will not be at peace. Since Shi Zhen’s son-in-law and sister-in-law despise the errands that Chushan can currently spare, let them first
Huaiyuan City is consumed.
No matter how tight money and food were in Chushan, there was no way they would be short of food.
The most important thing at the moment is to keep Yu Chengzhen in Chushan.
Xu Huai did not make any detours, and went straight to the point, saying that if the Chihu people invaded the south again, the Hehuai River would fall, and then Chushan would directly face the front of the Chihu people.
However, Qingyi Ridge, Shimen Ridge and Zhouqiaoyi Village were only built hastily, and the peripheral defense they formed was still too crude to withstand the invasion of a large number of enemy troops.
They only have more than half a year to improve their peripheral defense capabilities. Xu Huai hopes that Yu Chengzhen can help with suggestions.
At this time, there was no good official position in Chushan to accommodate Yu Chengzhen. Xu Huai hoped that Yu Chengzhen would stay and help him in the name of guest minister.
Yu Chengzhen still had doubts about staying in Chushan, and did not want to formally hold an official position in Chushan. She immediately agreed to stay in Chushan temporarily as a guest.
Restraint.
Xu was pregnant with Cheng Yi, and Zheng Tu personally arranged a residence for Yu Chengzhen. In the end, only Su Laochang, Wang Ju, and Xu Wujiang were left in the living room, talking with Shi Zhen.
There was no one else present at this time, and Shi Zhen no longer had much scruples when speaking, and said directly:
"You led your troops to escort King Jing to Shougong County before, and you also wanted to make King Jing famous. You must have thought that King Jing was worthy of a big job, right?"
Xu Huai nodded, indicating that if Shi Zhen had any doubts, he could ask them now.
Shi Zhen frowned slightly and said:
"As a prince, King Jing is not favored, and he has no control over many things. Once peace is achieved, King Jing will not have a legitimate name to stay in Luoyang or leave the town, and will most likely be recalled to Bianliang.
The Red Husbands invaded the south again, and the fall of Bianliang is almost inevitable. If you only keep Zhou Jing and others in Bianliang, it will be difficult to accomplish anything!"
Xu Huai hoped that Lu Xiong would return to Bianliang to persuade Wang Zhen to be patient for the time being, and to persuade Wang Zhen to support the fight for the heir. Lu Xiong would only talk to Wang Zhen in private about these things, and would even avoid Zhu Hang and Wang Fan. Of course not
I will tell Shi Zhen frankly.
Even if Zhou Jing sent someone to escort Shi Zhen south, he would not be able to reveal the purpose of his transfer to Bianliang at will.
Xu Wujiang, Wang Ju, and Mr. Su often felt that Shi Zhen could see so clearly when there were almost no reliable sources of information. They were secretly shocked and secretly glad that such a person could be used by Chushan.
Wang Ju had been with Xu Huai during this period, and he knew Xu Huai's plan most clearly. He leaned over and asked Shi Zhen: "When Bianliang fell, even if we repeated the Datong plan, it would be impossible to rescue King Jing?"
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"The Tianxiong Army was plotted by Xiao Linshi and was defeated in Datong, but Xiao Linshi was not able to fully control the situation in Datong at that time. More importantly, the most subtle part of Xiao Linshi's plot by the military princes is to see
It is clear that Xiao Linshi was just a trapped beast still fighting, and even his intention was to severely damage Tianxiong's army. He only hoped that the court would recognize the reality and give up his attempt on Yun Shuo, and had no intention of killing them all, so this was able to succeed," Shi Zhen frowned slightly.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "The Lord of the Army uses me as a support, so I should tell you everything I know, and I won't say anything without saying anything. Please don't think it's strange to the Lord of the Army!"
"Mr. Shi, please speak." Xu Huai nodded slightly and said.
"After the fall of Bianliang, King Lu will definitely benefit the most if he still sits in Weizhou," Shi Zhen said. "And because of the old things that happened in Lanzhou, King Lu will inevitably have a grudge against the people of Chushan. But when King Lu gains power,
The Ge family, who regard Chushan as enemies, will inevitably be used again. This should be what the military prince does not want to see. However, has the military prince ever thought that the old events in Lanzhou just show that King Lu is a forbearing person?
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Xu Huai remained silent.
Now that Shi Zhen had raised the topic, he continued: "...Chu Mountain is strong and can withstand the enemy's edge. No matter how deeply prejudiced King Lu is about Chu Mountain, he will temporarily tolerate it. Shi Zhen feels that there is no need for the military prince to do anything for him.
The hidden danger in the future is that he hastily implemented a risky plan with little certainty at this time. When the Japanese military princes really gain a foothold in Chushan, are they still afraid that this hidden danger will not be eliminated? Or maybe the military princes should not target the target again if they want to carry out risky plans again.
Putting King Jing in the battle of Gongxian would have great advantages and disadvantages for King Jing. The Red Husbands would never let King Jing escape easily. If the military princes target the emperors and grandchildren, the chance of success will be much greater.
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Xu Wujiang, Wang Ju, and Su Laochang were all secretly frightened. Shi Zhen's words were not only disrespectful to the imperial court, they were also persuading Xu Huai to follow Xu Capital's old policy.
