Chapter 6 Old Friends in Front of the Door (Part 2) (Remastered)
Ten years ago, nine and a half years ago to be precise, Gongsun Xun had an affair with Han Sui.
At that time, Gongsun Xun was just a young man from the border county who had not yet been crowned and went to Luo to study, while the other party had already served as a Langguan and was about to return to his hometown as an official. But now, Gongsun Xun is the general of the Wei, Jihou, leading the governor of Hanoi, but the other party is
They are still engaged in the same state, but the two parties are no longer on the same level.
This is not to say that it is not good for Zhou to hold this position, nor is it to say that Han Sui is incompetent. In fact, if a child from a border county has no luck, no outstanding political resources, and does not work hard, he will probably be at this level. This point
You can refer to Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian. If the former had not benefited from Gongsun Xun and only relied on the assistance of his father-in-law, I am afraid it would be difficult to become a captain this time. Although the latter has the support of noble people and is willing to fight hard, in the end he is just a thousand-stone farewell.
If the world continues to be peaceful and there is no influence from Gongsun Xun, Gongsun Zan, Han Sui, and Sun Jian will all be able to earn two thousand dan at a time around the age of forty.
Even though I have failed my family and parents, I can only do this for the rest of my life.
In other words, it's not that Han Sui is too low-end, but that Gongsun Xun is too outstanding.
Ten years of hard work, several battles, a family, two teachers, a father-in-law's political resources, and a mother who never let her son run out of money and taught many things beyond the understanding of the times, these are all other people
Can't be replaced.
Of course, no matter what the reason was, the two met again after nearly ten years, and there was always some emotion. Although Gongsun Xun had suspicions about the situation in Liangzhou, he was suspicious.
But in the end, he didn't show it to him, he just treated him as an old friend and received him cordially and warmly.
I saw Gongsun Xun, the dignified general of the Ten Thousand Stone Guards, regardless of the snow on Han Sui's body and the wooden clogs under his feet, he happily stepped forward to help Han Sui at the gate of the official temple, held his arms in greetings, and exchanged pleasantries; then,
He also ordered Sima Lang to call for people, and let all the officials in the temple, from county officials to generals and shogunate members, come out to greet him. Finally, Gongsun Xun actually welcomed Han Sui and two accompanying people into the back hall and sat down.
, and even personally brought three of his confidants, Lu Fan, Lou Gui and Xi Zhong, to entertain him with all his heart... It was indeed a great honor.
"It's cold and freezing, Wen asked to sit down and rest for a while." Gongsun Xun saw the maid serving hot ginger soup. The three people in front of him seemed to have calmed down, but they still didn't mention the business. Instead, they pointed at Han Sui who was obviously accompanying him.
The two people continued to talk nonsense about the scene. "These two people came with Mao Xue on Wen's invitation. One is older and the other is younger. Both have extraordinary looks. I think they must be heroes from Liangzhou... May I ask the origin of their names?"
"These two are colleagues from the state, and they followed me to Luogong." Han Sui had no choice but to suppress his thoughts, and stood up to make a formal introduction. "This older one, whose surname is Chenggong, and whose given name is Ying.
The name is Shirong; this young man who has not yet been crowned is a descendant of the Pang family in Nan'an, who is training in the state...called Pang De."
Gongsun Xun nodded slightly, but was stunned for a moment: "Pang De, Nan'an, Liangzhou?"
"good."
Han Sui responded casually and sat down again, while Pang De and Cheng Gongying hurriedly stood up to worship... These two were just so-called middle- and lower-level state officials. How could they dare to be rude in front of Gongsun Xun?
When Gongsun Xun saw Pound in front of him who had been certified by Han Sui, he didn't care that he was just a young state official who had not been crowned. He only thought that the opportunity was rare, but he couldn't help but get obsessed with collecting!
He simply stood up and helped the two of them up personally, and then asked seriously: "You two are indeed heroes of Xizhou, and I have always admired heroes. I wonder if you two are willing to succumb to my command? I, the general of the central guard, still have the royal family.
There are quite a few vacancies…”
Pang De and Cheng Gongying couldn't help but look at each other. How could they expect to recruit each other for the first time they met? However, unexpectedly, it was clear that it would be more promising to become a subordinate of General Wei, but these two people actually shook their heads sadly.
"I understand." Gongsun Xun couldn't help but casually try it because the word "Pang De" was too dazzling. If it didn't work, it wouldn't work, so he immediately changed his face and said with a smile. "You two are both loyal and righteous people. I want you to come here."
Uncle Fang in the state is very virtuous, so he is unwilling to give up..."
Before he finished speaking, Han Sui, who was sitting on the left-hand seat, suddenly sneered: "General Wei is wrong. Where does our uncle get his reputation?"
As soon as these words came out, Pang De and Cheng Gongying, who were standing in the hall and saluting, had complicated expressions on their faces, as if they also had opinions about their immediate boss, the governor of Liangzhou... And Gongsun Xun finally couldn't help but sit with him.
The confidants on his right side exchanged glances with each other.
There is no way, Liangzhou has always been a troublemaker, this is a fact known to everyone in the world.
"General Wei, does he know what official business I came to Luozhong for?" Han Sui finally took the initiative in the topic.
"Appreciate further details."
Gongsun Xun turned around and raised his hand slightly. Cheng Gongying and Pang De retreated to their seats, and he also returned to the top position.
"Our Liangzhou Weiwei Feng Taishou is the younger brother of Feng Fang, the son-in-law of the former powerful eunuch Cao Jie. He relied on someone in the court to dominate Wuwei and prosper. Then Su Zhenghe, who was in the military capital of the state, took him to the state in the name of the state.
Investigation... As a result, everyone drove to the prefecture, but our Fang Bo did not dare to take over. Instead, he wanted to kill Su Zheng and apologize to Governor Feng!" Han Sui said angrily. "General Wei, what do you say?
, is there anyone in the world who can do this to become the official of a state?"
After hearing this explanation, everyone on the right, including Gongsun Xun and Lu Fan and Lu Ziheng, who had just come out to greet him, all the way to Xi Zhong and Xi Zhicai, were unable to complain. Even Sima Lang behind him was a little shocked.
the reason is simple.
First of all, you are the governor of a state, and when your subordinates have already turned the case into a solid case (they are already on the road), you should not give in at this time no matter what, let alone whether your wishes will be fulfilled or not.
, let alone killing his own subordinates to make amends.
Even if this Su Zheng is indeed against your will, you can still find an excuse to kill him later to establish your authority. At this time, killing subordinates to make amends will cause dissent in the whole state! No wonder all the way from Han Sui down.
As for Pound, who has not yet been crowned, everyone has a clear attitude.
As for the second thing...that is, the identity of Governor Feng is a bit embarrassing. Although he has never met him, Gongsun Xun at least knows the name of Feng Zhi's father who gave birth to a son, and who her uncle is.
?However, it is difficult to say this. Anyway, Gongsun Xun doesn't care about Feng's life or death.
"I remember that the governor of Liangzhou was Liang Hu, right?" Gongsun Xun was the first to adjust, and he took advantage of the situation and said, "Is he so unbearable? How was he dealt with in the end?"
"Finally, another officer in our state, Gai Xun and Gai Yuangu, came forward to dissuade Governor Liang and told him that if he killed Su Cheng, it would be like making the world laugh at him." Han Sui continued to sneer. "But our man
However, Liang Gong did not dare to continue to serve as this official, and actually took the initiative to hang up his seal and leave. Everyone in our state had no choice but to see that I had been to Luoyang before, so they asked me to deliver official documents to Luoyang and report the matter to the central government in detail...
…”
"Who is the new governor?" Xi Zhong couldn't help but be curious. "Does anyone have an explanation?"
"His name is Zuo Chang." Han Sui's face became even colder. "After we inquired in Luozhong, we found out that this man was originally from Taichung, the imperial censor. He was quite qualified, but he repeatedly attached himself to eunuchs and was greedy for money.
. I heard that... this time Wang Zishi was imprisoned. He worked so hard that Zhang Rang rewarded him with such a position."
Gongsun Xun really didn’t know what to say.
"General Wei!" Han Sui suddenly asked again. "Now, do you know why Cheng Gong Shirong and Pang De don't want to stay here regardless of their future?"
Gongsun Xun chuckled lightly, knowing that he couldn't escape, so he simply nodded slightly: "I guess I am worried that the situation in Liangzhou is unstable. You all have clansmen and villagers there..."
"It's already unstable!" Han Sui suddenly interrupted. "Previously, Liangzhou was exhausted due to people like Governor Feng and Governor Liang... In addition, the imperial court had previously suppressed the Yellow Turbans and was recruiting and recruiting troops in Liangzhou.
It’s a horse conquest, and some people have long been unable to bear it. In October before, the Yi Cong from Jincheng Huangzhong and the bandits from Longxi Heguan had already gathered into large groups. And based on past experience, I am afraid that the three of us will go back this time.
, the bandits there naturally began to kill officials and attack the city."
Gongsun Xun became more and more cautious and did not want to talk about this, but he had no choice but to say: "Actually, most things in the world are like this. How many people really want to rebel against the Han and stand on their own feet? It is nothing more than being forced by the fortune first and having no choice but to do it.
Bandits, and then the bandits got bigger and bigger, and they couldn't help themselves... Isn't this how Jiaozhou came before? But it was easily put down by Jia Gong's gentle methods. "
"That's the problem." Han Sui's voice became more and more passionate. "We also thought that Liangzhou could get a good official like Jia Gong of Jiaozhou, but the eunuch forced us to have such a person! And Wen Wen
Qi, don’t forget what we said on the carriage in Luozhong ten years ago...Are Liangzhou and Jiaozhou the same thing?"
Finally, I didn’t escape!
Gongsun Xun shook his head helplessly, but he couldn't help but look serious: "Since Brother Wenyue called me, I have to tell my heart... Don't be so extreme that you go astray!"
"Does Wen Qi think I want to persuade you to rebel?" Han Sui suddenly joked, causing everyone in the hall to change their expressions.
On the other hand, Gongsun Xun still looked calm: "Brother Wenyue, ten years ago you were extremely angry and helpless about the situation in Liangzhou. How could I not worry about you?"
"Does Wen Qi know that was ten years ago?" Han Sui became more and more angry and joked. "Ten years ago, today's General Wei was still a white-haired young man. After ten years of hard work, do you think that today's Han Sui is still the same person?"
Ignorant person?"
"Then what's the meaning of today's Korean contract?" Gongsun Xun remained serious.
"It's better not to have chaos if we can." When asked this question, Han Sui was immediately discouraged and could only answer helplessly. "I have seen clearly in the past ten years that although everyone in Liangzhou is dissatisfied with the central government, the truth is that
If things come to a head, I'm afraid there will still be many loyal ministers...then the Liangzhou people will definitely kill the Liangzhou people."
"Then what do you want?" The other party was not here to trick him into rebelling or asking for asylum. Instead, Gongsun Xun became more serious because he knew very well that this meant that the other party had a clearer purpose.
"Did Wen Qi see that the name of the general's mansion I sent up was wrong?" Han Sui suddenly asked.
"It's natural."
"When I was in Luozhong, just as Wen Qi wanted to recruit Cheng Gong Shirong and Pang De, the general also wanted to recruit me. Do you know how I answered?"
"I must have refused."
"No, I asked him at that time, can the general kill eunuchs?" Han Sui calmly recounted.
Gongsun Xun couldn't help but be startled. Even Lu Fan, Lou Gui and Xi Zhong who were sitting there were also stunned. Sima Lang, who was standing motionless behind his own eunuch, actually started to panic at this time - Gongsun Xun could clearly hear it.
The boy's messy breathing.
"Then how did the general answer?" Gongsun Xun sneered in his heart, but his face showed no expression.
"The general and the celebrities around him didn't answer." Han Sui spread his hands. "So Chenggong Shirong and Pang De, I went out of Luo... When we walked to the river, we saw the big river knot.
Bing, then my heart moved and I stepped on the ice to visit Wenqi."
"Then what?" Gongsun Xun became more and more impatient. "The general didn't answer. Why did Brother Wenyue think I would answer?"
"Because I think Wen Qi can understand my thoughts." Han Sui felt sad again. "Wen Qi, I know that for you, these words are ridiculous, and they even mean to drive you to draw chestnuts from the fire of the world... But this time
I really have no choice but to think about it, and the only way is to punish him!"
"Appreciate further details."
"Ten years ago, I once told Wen Qi that the Luoyang scholars and officials did not take our Liangzhou seriously, and they were the ones who really brought chaos to the world."
"The words are still ringing in my ears."
"Actually, I also see it this way today." Han Sui said slowly. "But after serving as an official for ten years, I have also understood a truth, that is, if the world wants to be stable, it is still inseparable from central scholars like them.
Relying on them, at least if you want stability here in Liangzhou, you still have to rely on them... The reason is very simple, Liangzhou cannot leave the central government after all, and the central government cannot give up Liangzhou, and here in the central government, these scholars will not be able to leave Liangzhou no matter what.
They are better than those eunuchs, right?! After all, the former are still one-third talented and virtuous, while the latter are nine-tenths plunderers!"
Gongsun Xun nodded slightly, but he already understood the other party's logic.
"Wen Qi, the problem now is that the scholars and the eunuchs are no longer at odds with each other. I'm not saying that those scholars can do whatever they want when they are in power. I don't believe it either! But if they can't eradicate the eunuchs, they will fight endlessly, even if they don't even have the slightest chance of eradicating the eunuchs.
I don’t even want to do anything serious! Then we will be dead in Liangzhou!” At this point, Han Sui’s eyes almost turned red. “The place is so difficult, but the central government only cares about power and profit, and treats us and other border counties as nothing...
...and I thought about it, and the only way to break the situation is to help one of the parties fight for power and help them win... Wenqi, this is the sad thing about us Liangzhou scholars, and I know it.
It is unlikely that the general and you will beg Zhu Huan to beg you at this time... Wen Qi, please save us."
After saying this, Han Sui stood up and came to the hall, bowed to Gongsun Xun and bowed to him. Pang De and Cheng Gongying, who had been silent until now, also stood up again and followed Han Sui in front of him to bow.
There was silence in the hall for a moment, even Lu Fan and the others just looked at each other, and then shook their heads slightly to indicate Gongsun Xun.
Gongsun Xun took a sip of the ginger soup that had gradually cooled down, and then asked softly: "Will Liangzhou be in chaos?"
Han Sui raised his head, tied up his hands and asked: "At the end of February, the Yellow Turbans rebelled against seven states, and then in mid-June, Jiaozhou, and Yizhou also rebelled. I dare to ask Wenqi, why did Liangzhou, the poorest, most miserable, and the most exploited and discriminated against, not rebel?
?”
Gongsun Xun smiled and then put down the ginger soup in his hand: "Brother Wenyue is right...why doesn't Liangzhou rebel? But brother Wenyue, the general can't punish eunuchs in the court, how can I do it in Hanoi?"
Execution?"
"There is indeed something we can do!" Han Sui gritted his teeth and said. "I heard that the Knights of Hanoi were originally Wen Qi's old tribe. They could easily get tens of thousands of horses by gathering together during the slack farm season in winter, and then take advantage of the river to freeze.
Maybe we can't lead people straight to Luoyang..."
"No!" At this moment, Sima Lang, who had not yet been crowned, suddenly couldn't help but loudly interjected from behind. "Introducing troops into Luo without an edict is a traitor! If you do this, how can the emperor tolerate the emperor? I'm afraid.
The first decree is to put the commander in prison!"
Gongsun Xun didn't say a word, but just stared at Han Sui.
Han Sui continued to grit his teeth and said: "Wen Qi is a general of the Wei Dynasty. He has the intention of supporting the government. Why can't he join forces with the general to help the prince Bian ascend the throne after the eunuch is executed, and then recruit the world's scholars to help him? We must do the same for Wen Qi locally.
echo."
Gongsun Xun raised his head and thought for a moment, but before he could speak, Sima Lang behind him turned pale: "Isn't this the act of abolishing the establishment without permission? Is this what a minister should say? The emperor has not done anything unethical.
place!"
Han Sui paid no attention to the young official with tied hair, but raised his head and stared at Gongsun Xun.
"The Emperor has done nothing wrong!" Gongsun Xun sighed immediately. "I will pretend that I have never heard what Brother Wenyue said today, and I will stay here with peace of mind..."
"In that case, we won't delay Wen Qi." Han Sui was greatly disappointed, and Pang De and Cheng Gongying also stood up with regret. "I have to rush back to Liangzhou in a hurry. I don't know what will happen if I am late..."
Gongsun Xun nodded again: "Allow me to see you off!"
After saying that, he actually stood up directly, with obvious intention to urge the other party to leave, as if there was no hesitation at all.
Han Sui became increasingly disappointed, but had no choice but to turn around.
Gongsun Xun led Lu Fan, Lou Gui and others to the door. Naturally, someone also brought several good horses and presented them with many things needed for the journey.
When Han Sui saw this, he sighed for a moment, but could only say goodbye in front of the official temple, so he took Cheng Gongying and Pang De to leave directly... As the saying goes, they come in a hurry and leave in a hurry.
"They are so ridiculous!" Lou Gui, who had endured it for a long time, immediately became angry as soon as they left. "Do you want the prince to pull chestnuts from the fire for your empty words? Even that boy Sima Lang knows what the consequences will be if he leads troops into Luo!
"
"Actually, there is a bit of sincerity." Xi Zhicai couldn't help but shook his head and sighed. "At least the previous words were indeed true... On the one hand, the world is in chaos, and on the other hand, the eunuchs struggle is becoming increasingly fierce.
In addition to punishing the officials, there is no other way to solve the situation at hand... If we want to straighten out the Chao Gang, the only way is to strike from the center!"
Gongsun Xun stood in front of the official temple with his hands folded, looking at the gradually whitening streets and said slowly: "I also believe his last words. After ten years of hard work, he finally changed his mind and knew that Liangzhou cannot be left.
The center exists alone, but it can’t help itself..."
"Half and half!" Lu Fan said in a deep voice. "There is a selfish desire to use the monarch's help to gain one's own power, but there is also a real helplessness...there is no contradiction."
Everyone agreed.
"But if you say so..." Just when everyone was about to turn back, young Sima Lang couldn't help but ask again. "Is the world's affairs unexpectedly unsolvable? Wasn't this the rebellion that had just been suppressed, and the world was about to be at peace?
?How can there be no solution?!"
"No!" Gongsun Xun looked at this boy and shook his head and laughed. "Actually, there is still someone who can figure it out. Just judging from his words and deeds, he may not be willing."
Sima Lang became more and more confused: "You can't understand the general and the county prince, so how can anyone else do it? And if you can understand it, why can't you understand it?!"
"I've already told you, he doesn't want to be solved!" Gongsun Xun suddenly changed his color, flicked his sleeves, and walked directly in... The world is in turmoil, and one wave is rising after another!
The Yellow Turban is indeed just the beginning!
————I am actually the dividing line that still has solutions————
"Then the Yellow River was frozen, so he told Taizu to lead troops from Hanoi into Luo to punish the officials. Taizu rebuked him. When he returned to Liangzhou, he replied to Taizu and said: "It is unknown how the world will turn over. Although it is a small violation, we must be unified and we want to share the common destiny.
In a word, "Taizu retreated silently, and gave him a good horse as a gift." - "Xin Yan Shu". Volume 1. The Chronicles of Emperor Taizu Wu
