Hongnong was established in the fourth year of Yuanding in the former Han Dynasty (113 BC). It is adjacent to Hangu Pass, known as "the first pass in the world", to the east, and Tongguan, the northwest gate of the pre-Qin Dynasty, to the west. Most of the residents are Qin people.
The original intention of the Han Emperor to establish this county was probably just to control the military center of the Guanzhong Plain. However, after hundreds of years of population migration and development, it has become another important political and cultural place in Sili, known as the "Confucius of Guanxi" The former Taiwei Yang Zhen was born in the Yang family of Hongnong here.
Yang Bing, the son of Taiwei Yang Zhen, rose to the rank of Taiwei. Yang Bing's son Yang Ci was also a Taiwei. Yang Ci's son Yang Biao is currently a Taiwei.
Although they could call themselves the "Four Generations and Three Dukes", the Yuan family called this name so many times that the Yang family no longer bothered to use it.
What outsiders would never have imagined is that Zhu Jun's "King Qin" team was scattered and hidden in the Yang family's manor in Hongnong. The people responsible for making connections were Wang Lang, Zhang Zhao and Zhao Yu, who Sun Jian thought would stay in Xuzhou.
If you think about it carefully, it's not too surprising. After all, Hongnong is too close to Luoyang. If you support an emperor who is likely to cause controversy and opposition, you will easily be "fished in the pond". Therefore, they are the most loyal nobles to the emperor. Naturally, he strongly supported Zhu Jun, who had the emperor's secret edict.
According to the Han system, local officials were not allowed to leave their posts without orders, but the Yang family in Hongnong could obviously ignore this rule to a certain extent. The three people who had studied under Yang Ci went to Hongnong in light clothes and claimed to visit their teacher. Dare you stop me?
As for Tao Qian, after temporarily acting as the governor of Xuzhou, he transported a large amount of military supplies to Sili in the name of handing over a "donation" in exchange for a formal appointment. Again, no one dared to stop him.
Obviously, this is all within Zhu Jun's plan.
However, due to the encounter on the way, the relationship between Sun Jian and Zang Ba deteriorated sharply. In order to prevent internal strife from occurring before the actual action, the Yang family deliberately arranged their respective subordinates and tribes quite far apart, almost as far away as Hongnong County. One at the south and one at the north end.
"...Yi Gong, what is the current situation in Luoyang City?"
In the temporary manor, Sun Jian stared at Han Dang closely and asked - if his attention is slightly distracted, this general will "disappear", but because of this, it can be said that it is most appropriate to send him to collect intelligence. But that's it.
At that time, the team of generals was also dispersed by the "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry". It was precisely because of Han Dang's timely rescue that the others escaped smoothly and searched for traces along the way. Finally, they met Sun Jian and Zhou who were resting in the Zhuge Family Villa in Hua County. Tai successfully merged.
The old lady Cao obviously had no intention of taking the prisoners on the road. After asking about the situation, he released them all.
As for whether or how much information about "King Qin" was leaked, Zhu Jun should just let Zhu Jun have the headache.
"At this time in Luoyang, the storm is surging." Han Dang rarely became the focus of the generals' attention, and responded with some excitement: "When I was waiting in Xuzhou, I heard that the relatives, eunuchs, and courtiers were divided into three factions, fighting for power with each other. But after detailed investigation, we found that the situation was more complicated than expected."
"First, the original target of this trip, the Shi Changshi, has been divided into three factions. The faction headed by Zhang Rang advocates establishing Liu Xie, the son of the imperial concubine Wang Rong, as the emperor according to the emperor's wishes, while the other faction headed by Jian Shuo plans to
They support Liu Bian, the son of Queen He Yao, while Cao Jie and others are wavering and have not yet determined their position."
"Oh... So what we have to deal with is the Jian Shuo faction." Sun Jian nodded.
"Secondly, although the courtiers are still generally working together to fight against their relatives and eunuchs, they are also divided into multiple factions internally due to reasons such as 'either to establish leaders or to establish virtuous people', 'choices and consequences', 'interests and morality', etc.
For our purposes, only if the entire family is within Sili territory, such as the Zhao family, Yang family and other big families, can we be trusted."
"That's right." Sun Jian continued to nod. After all, this is Yang's territory. Even if he has any objections, he cannot raise them now.
"Third," Han Dang paused: "This matter cannot be confirmed, it is just a folk rumor - it is said that General He Jin disliked Liu Bian for being too old, and would soon become an adult and return to power. Because he was a nephew, he had to transfer him
If the power is returned, it would be better to appoint Liu Xie, who is younger and has no foundation, so that he can be more sincere and worry-free as long as he is not given the opportunity to come into contact with the eunuchs."
"Hmm..." The generals of the Sun family seemed to sense something was wrong, but they couldn't think of the reason for the moment.
As a result, because his thoughts could not be concentrated, when Sun Jian raised his head again, Han Dang had "disappeared". Even though he knew that he was in the previous position and had not moved, he could not notice it at all.
"This is a great plan!" A clear young voice sounded outside the door.
"Who is it?" Huang Gai jumped up and Zhou Tai also put his hand on the handle of the knife.
"Don't be surprised. This is the private residence of the Yang family. There is absolutely no possibility of outsiders sneaking in." Cheng Pu reacted the fastest. He raised his hand to suppress everyone's overreaction. He also complimented the visitor: "Who is the Yang family?
of young talents.”
"This plan actually perfectly integrates the strategies of 'creating something out of nothing', 'pointing to the mulberry tree', 'playing hard to get', and 'hiding the knife in the smile'. It must be an expert who made a move on this chessboard." Following the words, a man with dark eyebrows and bright eyes
With a thin face and lively eyes, a cloth-robed boy of about ten years old walked into the courtyard. Sun Jian and others bowed slightly and said, "Young man Yang Xiu, I have met all the heroes."
Is he the son of the current Taiwei Yang Biao? Sun Jian returned the favor and said, "I have met Mr. Yang Xiaolang."
He would not even know the owner of the place where he was temporarily staying - although it was mainly Zhang Zhao, Wang Lang and others who were negotiating with them.
"Coming uninvited and answering without asking is indeed a form of cultivation," Yang Xiu said, "However, this manor was originally owned by a boy. Recently, it was borrowed by Jia Yan, so I came here out of curiosity to see who the hero is.
, seems a little reckless, please forgive me."
Do you have such a big garden at such a young age? Moreover, this manor is connected with several other nearby manors. Are all the children of the Hongnong Yang family so powerful...
"Yang Xiaolangjun, did you just say 'very wonderful'?" Sun Jian decided to bring the topic back to something he could understand.
"According to what the... hero just said," Yang Xiu looked around, but couldn't find the speaker, so he continued: "The problem with this rumor is that the content is too detailed, and it is just an 'idea'
Too many, too few 'facts', and anyone who is not too... upright will never be easily trusted."
Sun Jian and Cheng Pu nodded slightly, while Huang Gai and Zu Mao looked at each other and each turned to look at the sky.
"The cleverness of the person who carried out this plan is that based on He Jin's behavior, he compiled a set of content that he would most likely think so, and even Queen He Yao would take it seriously, but the whole content is from beginning to end.
It shows that He Jin intends to monopolize power and arrogance, and treats all the people and forces who are in Luoyang at this time and have influence on the throne as ants." Yang Xiudao.
It is indeed true. Sun Jian nodded. What he thought after reading the rumors was that He Jin actually regarded the throne as his own possession and would give it to whoever he wanted. If he was a loyal person, he would probably start a fight and curse.
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"After expressing this inner meaning, the authenticity of this rumor is not so important," Yang Xiu continued to talk: "Whether you believe it or not, all the forces in Luoyang are as hot as cooking oil.
They all had to deal with it, so it can be seen that the person who fabricated this rumor came from outside Luoyang and had no interest in the throne. He just wanted to muddy the water to achieve his own goal-hahaha, interesting."
Sun Jian and others were a little stunned after hearing this. Could it be that this young man is the legendary "counselor"?
Finally, Cheng Pu, who could barely be considered half of Sun Jian's advisers, finally responded: "Young Mr. Yang Xiaolang is so open and honest, but you need my help with something?"
"This matter is not difficult," Yang Xiu said with a toothy smile: "Jiayan refused to tell Xiu what kind of 'big thing' he was planning, but Xiu could guess a thing or two. As long as all the heroes go to Luoyang to do the 'big thing'
When the time comes, just take the boy with you."
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Xiapi.
"Yu'er, are you sure General Wentai has gone to Luoyang?"
In the small courtyard in the forest, Qiao Xuan, who had difficulty with his legs and feet, was sitting on an imperial chair and asking Zhou Yu.
Although the Xiapi County Magistrate has disappeared for more than two years, there are no inappropriate or urgent problems that need to be solved in Xiapi. At least, the county Cheng Zhouyi alone can handle them perfectly. This also proves from the side that Sun Jian's "doing nothing"
"Government" measures are quite effective.
"I'm not sure, but I can deduce it from the letters between Uncle Sun and my father." Zhou Yu responded. Compared with when he discovered this strange little courtyard, he had grown a lot taller, and his already handsome appearance had also improved.
Becoming more and more handsome.
"Huh? How did you read the letter without destroying the stamp?" Sun Ce also grew taller, but became a lot more rugged.
"It's useless to explain to a fool." Zhou Yu responded without looking back.
"What--"
"Haha, speaking of it, the emperor did have the intention to ask the governors of various states for help at first, but General Qice seemed not to trust anyone from the Liu family who might succeed to the throne." Qiao Xuan ignored the noise of the two children and went on his own.
He continued: "If this step is taken, it will be fine if it succeeds, but if it fails, the participants will no longer have a foothold in the Central Plains."
"That's right," Zhou Yu responded: "After discussion, our two families have decided to return to Jiangdong, and we came here to say goodbye today."
"Are you here to say goodbye or to meet the little girl?" Qiao Xuan suddenly showed a playful smile that did not suit his age.
"..." Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were both silent.
"I still want to listen -" "No, no, yes." Outside the study, a petite bright yellow figure was firmly dragged away by another slightly taller red figure.
"Actually, you are here to persuade me to go with you." Qiao Xuan raised his hand to stop the two teenagers from explaining: "Haha, you can rest assured that I am not too old to walk."
As if to prove that he "can still walk", Qiao Xuan picked up the crutches beside his chair and stood up lamely: "Look - oh?"
The old man's other foot was fine, but the hand holding the cane lost strength, and his whole body fell forward again - and then was firmly caught by Sun Ce, who was nearest.
Feeling that this scene seems familiar? Sun Ce helped Qiao Xuan back to the Grand Master's chair and thought to himself, maybe he was planning to repeat the allusion of Zhang Liang picking up shoes...
