What happened in Jiangdong has basically no impact on the people of Bingzhou. Although the tentacles of Bingzhou merchants have not let go of the undeveloped land in Jiangdong, the long distance and unsmooth roads obviously make
Jiangdong's products cannot have much impact on Bingzhou's market. Seriously speaking, they are not even as good as Yizhou's, which has an equally difficult road.
After all, both tea and Sichuan brocade in Yizhou are famous brand products with the same hard currency, and they are definitely the focus of everyone's pursuit.
Of course, the intelligence department of Bingzhou has different ideas from the people of Bingzhou. They have been paying attention to everything that happens in Jiangdong. Although due to geographical reasons, the intelligence information in their hands is basically a month ago.
"Old news", but even these "old news" can still help the people of Bingzhou to speculate on many things, or to gradually sort out many things into a visible context, and then send them to Li Shushi, Cheng Yu and others in categories.
desk for their reference.
Therefore, regarding the battle that took place in Jingzhou, although Bingzhou was not able to detect it immediately, it was still able to obtain enough information in a relatively short period of time, especially the Jingzhou navy and Sun Cejun navy.
The battle between them is the top priority. After all, the Bingzhou Army is, to a certain extent, a powerful land military prince. However, although it cannot be said that it is completely absent in the construction of the naval army, its use is really limited, so it has been
Not systematic.
Otherwise, Guan Cheng would not have been driven to an unknown place to develop freely.
Even if we get talents like Gan Ning who have rich experience in navy training and combat, we still have trouble finding a place where they can put them to use. After all, Bingzhou is not close to the sea, nor is it close to a major river, the only Yellow River.
, most of the river sections are also insurmountable dangerous shoals. Only the river sections in Guanzhong and Sanhe can be used.
Think about the history of another dimension. Because they did not get an area close to the Yangtze River, Cao Cao's army after sweeping the north found that they did not have the ability to cross the natural dangers of the Yangtze River. In the end, they had to spend manpower to dig Xuanwu Lake in the north for training.
Navy, even if the surface of the Yangtze River cannot compete with the turbulent sea, the hydrology is far more complicated than that of a pond.
Not to mention that the issue of climate adaptation has also not been fully considered.
So in the Battle of Chibi, which was related to the direction of history, Cao Cao had to rely on the surrendered Jingzhou Navy - not to mention the morale of the Jingzhou Navy at that time, its combat effectiveness had been surpassed by the Jiangdong Navy, which had been refined for several years.
Behind him. In addition, as a surrendered general and surrendered soldiers, he became the main force in the war.
Cao Cao had to be deeply wary and suspicious of him, so when some problems arose, Cao Cao actually had the intention of retreating. It was just because he had boasted too loudly before that it would be too embarrassing to retreat directly. However,
When it came time to retreat, my strength was severely damaged.
As a result, the Cao Wei regime wasted perhaps the only opportunity for the entire power to unify the country from its establishment to its completion.
Of course, some people will say that Cao Wei also had a good opportunity during the Battle of Yiling. However, let’s not talk about how far Cao Pi, as the leader of Cao Wei at that time, fell behind the two heroes Liu Bei and Sun Quan in terms of ability. In terms of national strength alone,
Said. The Cao Wei regime, which has been fighting for many years and has internal instability, is simply unable to suppress Xishu, which owns the land of abundance, and Soochow, which has been operating the Yangtze River natural insurance for many years.
As an opponent that he will inevitably face in the future, how to solve the construction and actual combat problems of the navy has become an extremely important issue that Li Shuzhi needs to consider now - even if his biggest opponent at the moment is still Yuan Shao of Hebei.
Of course, there is also Cao Cao who occupies the Central Plains. Although there should be no possibility of war between the two sides for the time being, it is impossible for any careerist to tolerate the existence of two powerful military groups in one country.
Just like a saying that the Chinese like to say - "There are no two days in the sky and no two masters in the people", sooner or later there will be a winner.
So it shouldn't be a big mistake to take a slightly longer-term view.
"Speaking of which, I haven't appeared in the show for a long time. Maybe some people are complaining that 'the protagonist in this volume is messing around again'."
"Huh? My lord, what are you talking to yourself about again?"
"No, no, no. It's just that I feel a little emotional when I see the lineup sent by Jingzhou for 'peace talks' this time."
Naturally, Li Shushi couldn't explain why he suddenly had such "unexplained" words popping out of his mouth, so he could only find excuses to divert his attention. But at least the new topic he chose to change the subject was not too blunt.
"Yes, the lineup sent by Jingzhou this time is really 'luxurious'. Ling Li was very surprised. Although these people are not powerful figures in Jingzhou, they are all guests of Liu Jingzhou. After contacting him in private, he was surprised.
I’m sure they all have talents that match their reputations. Even if they are not necessarily good at practical work, it’s a bit jealous to be able to gather so many famous people.”
"That's what I said, but I still don't understand why these people came to us in a group?"
Shaking the paper in his hand and making a speechless expression, Li Shushi said that he really couldn't figure out what the names on the list were thinking about. I remember that a certain black-skinned dwarf over there had already published
The legendary "Recruitment Order" shocked the past and present, although there are actually similar things here.
It has been published a long time ago, but now as the education system gradually matures, unless they are very outstanding people, otherwise the current situation in Bingzhou has no place for them unless they are very outstanding people - unless they are willing to accept
He went as far as the Western Regions, Wusun, and even foreign countries like Guishang.
"Ah, if this is what my lord is talking about, I know everything about Huang Zhong~"
"I said, Uncle Huang, even if you pretend to be young and cute, it won't change the fact that you are past middle age. If you continue like this, be careful that your Huang Xu despises you when he comes back to report on his work. The last time I saw him
But I have become very mature and reliable.”
"Haha, it's good to despise it. It doesn't matter if you despise it more. As long as the child is healthy, I'll be satisfied. Well, but it would be even better if I could have my grandson in my arms within three years. We've already been married for more than half a year.
.There was no movement at all.”
Well, as expected, when it comes to his precious son, Huang Hansheng, who was originally serious and normal and could be called the conscience of the Bingzhou Army, also started the "senior funny" mode. His happy face made Li Shushi feel that the slightly obscene smile was really capable of ridicule.
.
"Huang Hansheng, remember, I, Cheng Zhongde, will definitely be able to have a grandson earlier than you!"
"Yeah. Although I find it boring, since even the lord has expressed his concern, I, Jia Wenhe, should also join in the fun."
Therefore, when it comes to the issue of inheritance for future generations, this group of older guys have begun to have some obsessions, and both Cheng Yu's son Cheng Wu and Jia Xu's son Jia Mu have been successively involved in the inheritance in the past few years.
Adults, and they are also in the group after the crowning ceremony
They built their own small family, and even their wedding ceremony was presided over by Li Shushi. The problems of the third generation have been put on the agenda. Although this speed makes the young people in the Bingzhou Army feel envious and jealous, but
There is no way around it.
Speaking of which, including Jia Xu, the daughters-in-law of these families chose the direct daughters of powerful families with close ties to the Bingzhou Army - for example, Huang Xu's wife was from the Guo family of Taiyuan, who was the sage Guo Guo in the late Han Dynasty.
The direct relative of Taiguo Linzong; Cheng Wu's wife is the direct daughter of Wang Rou of Jinyang, who is currently serving as the prefect of Wuwei County in the Bingzhou Army.
As for Jia Xu, another person in history, because he was worried that he was not an old minister of Cao Cao but had profound strategies and had caused Cao Cao a big loss, he was worried about Cao Cao's suspicion, so he kept to himself and did not have any private relations with others.
intercourse, children's
People who dare not cling to powerful people and only seek self-protection when getting married are because they are already extremely tightly tied to the Bingzhou Army in this dimension. So in the end, with Li Shushi's persuasion, he agreed to the marriage between his son and Sima Yi's concubine.
Cousin’s marriage.
Although it was also the marriage of the legitimate son who inherited the family business, in the end Jia Xu still let his son marry a woman from a noble family. Obviously, this man who has always been very low-key on weekdays still did not want his descendants to be too high-profile.
However, his behavior is considered "high-profile" to a certain extent.
, if it weren’t for Li Shushi’s mediation. Sima Fang, the patriarch of the Sima family, almost planned to go to Jia Xu to “theory”. After all, marrying the daughter of a concubine to the top three figures in the Bingzhou military and civil service system would make the world always bear it.
I can't help but criticize whether Sima's family is too noble, which has caused a lot of trouble.
Even Sima Yi, who was usually taciturn, had clearly complained to his "eldest sister" Su Xiaoluoli in private. He felt that Jia Xu's behavior was very embarrassing to the direct daughters of the Sima family.
Of course, this incident is just a small episode, and at most it can only be talked about after dinner for a few months.
In fact, after such contact, the core interest groups surrounding Li Shushi have become much closer. Perhaps there will still be various conflicts, large and small, in this group, but in terms of unanimous external relations
But it can be closer.
Naturally, Li Shushi's Bingzhou Army was more closely tied to these families.
After a few old guys chatted for a while to liven up the atmosphere, the topic once again returned to the "envoy" visiting Jingzhou.
This time Huang Zhong was not trying to titillate people.
"Although the official school can indeed provide enough talents for my Bingzhou Army, for the sake of my lord's future, I also need to recruit talents from a wide range of places, rather than sticking to one place. Only a mind that embraces all rivers can make everyone in the world feel that my lord
If the lord conquers a new place, the local gentry and people will only look forward to the lord's arrival instead of resisting."
"So~"
"So Zhong discussed it with Gongda, and Gongda wrote some letters to his fellow villagers in Jingzhou..."
"In this case, wouldn't it lead to greater resentment if I left them alone like this? I clearly wrote a letter specifically to ask people to come over, but then they just played around with me. Isn't this really like 'You treat me so carelessly, I will definitely do it'"
Have you avenged the enemy?"
"My Lord, there is no need to worry. Perhaps they are more interested in the inside and outside of Jinyang than the Lord's summons."
Huang Zhong said this with great confidence, but considering that the person who received these people in private was most likely Xun You who wrote to them, this confidence is obviously well-founded. Although it cannot completely reassure Li Shushi, it still does
Don't worry too much.
I just don’t know how Xun You, a guy who has always seemed “not too cold” towards Li Shushi after being brought over from Dong Zhuo by Li Shushi, would evaluate him in private, even though Li Shushi had asked Huang Zhong and Xun You’s evaluation of him several times, both openly and secretly.
,but
It was Huang Zhong, but he laughed it off every time. He had no intention of answering directly. However, Li Shushi didn't have any position to force the other party on this kind of matter, so this may be regarded as a different kind of Damocles hanging over his head.
Sword of Si?
Well, since he embarked on this path, Li Shushi also knew that his reputation among scholars has always been very subtle.
But seriously, the "envoy" sent by the Jingzhou people this time is indeed surprisingly luxurious.
Zhao Yan and Du Xi. These two are very capable and outstanding talents who can manage a party. They are also high-quality products of the Ruying Group. Moreover, when they were young, they were together with Chen Qun and Xin Pi from the same county.
Well-known young talents. But what is different from the latter two is that when the war came, they did not choose
Instead of relying on the powerful princes, they chose to live in Jingzhou and became a hermit. Even though Liu Biao wanted to recruit them because of their reputation, they politely declined and even informed their friends that they had given up and continued to work in Liu.
On the surface, he did not get involved in the muddy waters of Jingzhou when he had the chance to show off.
Fan Qin and Wang Can are both good at poetry. The former is also from Yingchuan, and met Zhao Yan and Du Xi in Jingzhou. With the addition of meeting old friends in a foreign land, the three people can be said to have an irreversible friendship. As for the latter,
Or, Wang Zhongxuan, one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an" can even
It can be said that Li Shushi was the most famous among several people. In particular, he liked the sound of donkey braying, and the anecdote that Cao Pi led the ministers to imitate the braying of donkeys at his funeral was something that Li Shushi will remember deeply.
This is one of the representatives of "Jian'an style".
These four are just the entourage of the "envoy". They are already so luxurious. Even in Li Shushi's opinion, the entourage of the "envoy" is more talented than the two "envoys". But if they are just a single
Regarding their current fame, the two of them
"Envoy" is far superior, just like the envoy Han Song and Han Degao, who once served as a farewell driver and a minister by Liu Biao's side. Although he was somewhat alienated from Liu Biao because he warned Liu Biao about offering sacrifices to heaven and earth in the suburbs, he was still somewhat alienated.
As a result, it became more famous all over the world.
Another envoy, Fu Xun and Fu Gongti, came from the Fu family in the north. In other words, he was somewhat distantly related to Li Shushi's Shuozhou governor Fu Xie, but he had never been able to meet him because he was avoiding chaos in the south. This time Liu Biao was probably
Hoping to make use of this relationship, he sent Fu Xun, who served as Dong Cao's deputy, as his deputy envoy.
With such a "star-studded" lineup, Pei Qian, who can only be regarded as a young man, has only reached the status of a boy serving tea and water in the "embassy group". However, it seems that this son of the aristocratic family is not.
No matter what, maybe being able to ask for advice from these outstanding people sooner or later is already the happiest thing for a young person who loves learning.
Of course, the main reason why I mention this little Pei Qian is because this guy is currently hiding in Li Shushi's mansion, frightened, and constantly pleading to Li Shushi, hoping that Li Shushi can intercede on his behalf.
Why does this happen?
Because Pei Qian, who was born in the Pei family in Hedong, is not only related to Pei Mao, the prefect of Hanyang County under Li Shushi's rule, he is actually Pei Mao's eldest son. However, he happened to catch up with the Yellow Turban Rebellion when he was studying abroad.
had to stay in the south,
Perhaps it was because of lingering in the suddenly flourishing literary atmosphere in Xiangyang, even though Bingzhou and Lianghe gradually calmed down under Li Shushi's pressure and governance, Pei Mao, who cared about his son, sent letters to recruit him several times, but the little guy who had not become an official was stunned.
I don't want to come back.
If it weren't for the enmity between Bingzhou and Jingzhou, Pei Qian, who was in Jingzhou, felt the strong malice from all sides - different from Zhuge Jin and Pan Jun in the history of another plane, after all, these two
He served under Sun Quan for many years, even though there were some slanders
However, without real evidence, it is impossible for Sun Quan to really chill the hearts of others by what he did to these two hard-working subordinates, not to mention that these two people are still important to Sun Quan in balancing the local forces in Jiangdong.
Chess pieces belong to "one of our own".
Pei Qian was different. He did not become an official to Liu Biao and expressed his "loyalty" to Liu Biao with practical actions. Secondly, at such a young age, he did not create such a big reputation that Liu Biao, a guy who likes fame, would avoid him. Naturally, he
He allowed the local faction in Jingzhou to suppress him, and finally got on the "train" back to Bingzhou in despair.
Naturally, when you are hiding outside, you can ignore your father's behavior of not coming home when he is trying to get you, but when you come back, it won't matter even if you put an "unfilial" name on his head.
However, after all, Pei Qian has no excuse for "loyalty and filial piety cannot be balanced". As a result, Pei Qian's official career can almost be said to be completely hopeless.
Of course, it is impossible for Pei Qian's father, Pei Mao, to really cut off his own son and eldest son Pei Qian's future career, but you can also imagine what kind of treatment Pei Qian will encounter if he meets Pei Mao.
——Actually, Pei Qian may not have been mentally prepared for this on the way back. It’s just that Li Shushi’s intervention made things somewhat change.
In fact, Li Shushi, the little butterfly who landed Pei Qian in the field where he is now, has to bear a lot of responsibility - if it weren't for his influence at the beginning, Sima Zhi, a native of Hanoi who would have also avoided Jingzhou, not only did not leave, but instead stayed in Bingzhou.
The compromise between the army and the Sima clan
He chose to become an official and join the state army. Today, Sima Zhi not only became the prefect of Zhangye County at a young age, but also did a very good job. He was highly praised in several overt and covert examinations and was the future governor of the state.
One of the best candidates.
It was precisely because of Li Shushi's influence on Sima Zhi's fate that the young Pei Qian was unable to hear Sima Zhi's advice in Jingzhou, so he naturally stopped moving south to take refuge in Changsha. If Pei Qian had taken refuge in Changsha, he would not have served as an official or returned to Bingzhou.
.but at least
He will not encounter the helpless situation he suffered in Xiangyang. Even if the future is still the same as in the history of another plane, with Zhang Xian's early death, Liu Biao took back the four counties of Jingnan without bloodshed. For a little man like Pei Qian,
I won't care too much.
So it is normal for our Li Shushi to feel "compassion" for Pei Qian.
perhaps……
What is certain is that, except for the chief and deputy envoys, the other members of this "envoy" definitely came to Jinyang for another purpose, and it was definitely related to Xun You's letters. And according to Huang Zhong's previous statement, it is possible that he wanted them to
Invest in yourself?
Considering the history of another dimension, as Cao Cao obtained Liu Xie as the emperor, he gradually sorted out various problems under his rule and issued many decrees to recruit talents. Although it cannot be said that he immediately made the world talented.
Cai returned his heart to him, but it also moved the hearts of many scholars who took refuge in Jingzhou, and among those who acted fastest were the iron triangle of Zhao Yan, Du Ji and Fan Qin.
So, do these people have the same purpose this time?
After all, Wenpin was like a hot potato in Li Shushi's hands. It would be a pity to kill him. But it was obviously impossible to force him to surrender before Liu Biao's power fell. Li Shushi certainly wouldn't care about that.
The expense of good wine, food and housing, but apart from forming a good relationship with Wenpin, there seems to be no better way to deal with it.
Okay, instead of thinking about these slightly depressing aspects, let’s think about something more positive.
With the arrival of the "envoy", it basically means that the Bingzhou Army and the Jingzhou Army will maintain a relatively peaceful relationship for a long time.
After this "exchange" in Nanyang County, in terms of generals, the Bingzhou Army lost Zhang Ji, the former leader of the Xiliang Army, but gained the future fierce general and navy commander Gan Ning. From the current perspective, it seems
The loss is not big.
As for the Jingzhou Army, if Wenpin can be redeemed (this can be said to be inevitable), the loss will only be a few scholars who followed the "envoy" to the north. In fact, considering that these guys were either originally
If you are unwilling to serve in Jingzhou, or you are only appointed to some idle positions, even if you lose some money in Jingzhou, it will be of no concern to Jingzhou except for some loss of reputation.
As for the losses in other aspects - since it is a war, how can there be no losses?
Since the losses on both sides have not reached a level that would make both sides lose their minds, the strategic focus of the Bingzhou Army at this stage is still Yuan Shao in the north, while the main opponent of the Jingzhou Army is to resist the harassment of Jingnan and Jiangdong.
There is no need for either party to find new trouble for themselves.
In fact, from the perspective of the Bingzhou Army itself, if Zhang Ji had not died suddenly, they originally planned to launch a tentative attack on Yuan Shao's army this year. Now there is no need to continue to create extraneous matters, and naturally they will be happy to see the end.
In this way, the route that was originally deviated can finally return to the original track.
Of course, because of being interrupted by the Jingzhou Army, before the Bingzhou Army and Yuan Shao's army officially declared war, the Bingzhou Army still needed to complete one thing that was not big, but not trivial.
The wedding that Li Shushi promised to Su Xiaoluoli last year seems to be the time to fulfill the promise.
It feels like nothing can stop this day from coming. After all, it means that the troublemaker will face a raging lolita. (To be continued...)