Chapter Fifteen Long Mian Laozi Knows the Horse's Mind (Continued)
"How will the general deal with the Guo family in Yangqu?"
Unexpectedly, after Wang Ze and Wang Jidao recovered from the panic, they pondered for a moment, but instead of discussing the affairs of their own family members in a hurry, they asked about the Guo family's safety.
This time it was Gongsun Xun's turn who seemed to be caught off guard. He sneered and could only ask back: "How do you think the prince should deal with it?"
"The private actions of Guo Jian alone are not enough to affect his family." Wang Ze said sternly in front of everyone. "Now that the Guo family in Yangqu has just made the family public, they have spent all their money and food and only supplemented the military resources. But the story over there in Yangqu
The governor of Youzhou, Guo Xun, Prime Minister of Pingyuan, and Duke Guo Hong, the governor of Liangzhou, are all selfless people for the country... So I think that since General Wei is challenging Dong, he should clearly distinguish rewards and punishments, and use both kindness and power.
Don’t hurt innocent people indiscriminately.”
Most of the lieutenant generals remained silent and looked at Gongsun Xun. Only Wei Yue wanted to speak, but Han Dang glanced at him and then kept silent.
Gongsun Xun, who was fully armored, was silent for a moment under the crowd, but finally nodded slowly: "What the prince said is that Guo Yao is Guo Yao, Guo Xun is Guo Xun, and the Guo family is the Guo family. How could I do it because of one person?"
And forget the contribution of the entire Guo family?"
"There is no greater good than a general who can be so magnanimous!" Wang Ze sighed softly. "It's not in vain for Guo's efforts."
Gongsun Xun laughed dryly.
"However, I think it was precisely because he knew that the monarch was magnanimous that Guo Jian dared to do this... He was sure that the monarch would not punish the Guo family just because of him." Xi Zhong quickly interjected.
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"Not bad!" Wei Yue finally seized the opportunity. "Guo Jian has always been a hateful person! He always took advantage of the kindness of the princes. More than ten years ago in Yanmen, he blackmailed several of my princes and princes on the pretext of helping the refugees.
We have no military resources, but let my prince take the responsibility! Now this person is actually rebelling?! If I catch him, I will definitely kill him in battle!"
Except for Tian Feng, who never had a good face, everyone couldn't help laughing.
"Okay." Gongsun Xun didn't have the intention to think about this. He just looked at Wang Ze again. "Prince... If the Guo family is like this, what about the Wang family?"
"General, if you can trust me, please allow me to go to Jinyang's home." Wang Ze thought for a moment and then made a request. "How about you allow me to do my best...?"
Gongsun Xun fixedly looked at the governor of Daijun, but the other party was not afraid at all and just faced him calmly... But after a moment, Gongsun Xun finally nodded slightly: "Your Majesty, go away, but if there is no news from me, I still want to
March as usual!"
"It's natural. How can I waste the army because of my personal behavior?" Wang Ze said goodbye without delay, turned around and took a horse directly from the hastily camped Chinese army tent, and then headed south alone.
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"I can't believe these aristocratic families!" Wei Yue couldn't bear it again and said. "Junhou, this guy will definitely not come back!"
Gongsun Xun didn't take it seriously.
The next day, the army continued to march south, but this time it was not the local officials who took the initiative to open the city, but opened the stronghold to welcome them... Obviously, no matter what, Yang was destined to be the real Taiyuan governor, and this time he got the support of Guo Yu and Wang.
Support, that is very appealing no matter what.
Of course, no city or village would really resist a 20,000 elite army with tens of thousands of war horses and rogue horses, and more than 10,000 auxiliary soldiers... In fact, after the snow melted,
Along the way in Taiyuan County, there was only one place where there was real resistance, but Tai Shici shot the leader to death with an arrow, and then quickly opened up the city.
In other words, this journey in enemy territory was actually more calm and smooth than the previous march in friendly territory in the snow.
And if we have to talk about the difference, we can only say that we were allies before, and after opening a stronghold and opening a city, it was regarded as a victory; but from now on, opening a city and opening a stronghold again can only be regarded as surrender... Since it is surrender,
Although it is not a matter of life and death, the Youzhou Army has finally obtained the power to deal with the cities and villages along the way. Everywhere they go, they can calmly recruit disciples of local wealthy families as auxiliary soldiers, occupy local warehouses, and require local wealthy families to provide grain and grass logistics.
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But what is interesting is that from Langmeng County to the south, you have entered the Taiyuan Basin close to Jinyang, which is the so-called northern core of the Jinzhong Plain. Half of the land, population, and wealth here are under the jurisdiction of the government.
Among them, the remaining half nine out of ten exist around the Taiyuan Wang family, and even the officials in these places are mostly descendants or vassals of the Taiyuan Wang family.
To say that it was dealing with the big houses along the way, it would be better to say that it was raiding the Wang family’s homes along the way!
I have to say that Gongsun Xun’s words to Guo Yao before were quite sincere... In this era where the strong and powerful each get what they need and there are clear barriers, there are some families who are so poor that they have no pants to wear but can be high officials, and some from humble families.
In an era when the richest family members could only work as officials, the Taiyuan family was indeed a group of weirdos!
They are a combination of aristocratic families and powerful people. They hold the highest political power and the lowest economic power at the same time. They care about reputation and wealth at the same time. They are the origin of the clan politics of later generations... and what is even more frightening is that their kind
The way of survival seems to be the direction of history.
As for why Gongsun Xun was so wary of these people, going against the trend of history, even if every one of these Taiyuan family elites at this time was actually more public-minded than selfish, and actually all of them had both talent and virtue?
Regarding this, you probably have to ask a certain Amway boss who has arrived in Yanmen Pingcheng.
It was Mrs. Gongsun's malicious indoctrination that made the heavily-armed General Wei feel that the clan leader was a big bad guy who was endangering the world and the biggest obstacle to his private ambitions since he was a child. This kind of malice even made Gongsun Xun not hesitate to use it.
The situation of the Taiyuan family was rectified by unspeakable tricks.
"Why stop?" Almost out of instinct, Gongsun Xun under the umbrella immediately reined in his horse and asked. "But Yang finally came out of Jinyang to fight?"
"Your Majesty!" Soon, sentry cavalry came from the front. "There was a young man in front of him, twelve or thirteen years old, who led several riders to block the road. He claimed to be the eldest son of the Wen family in Qixian County, and came to pay homage to the Marquis on behalf of his father, Wen Shu, the former prefect of Zhuo County.
There is a military intelligence report."
Even though Gongsun Xun was well-informed, he couldn't help but feel a little confused at this moment.
In fact, not only Gongsun Xun, but many officers and officials around the Central Military Office were also shocked and suspicious. But when the young man surnamed Wen was led forward, everyone started whispering among themselves.
By the way, this young man really looked like he was only twelve or thirteen years old, and in order to rush on the road, he actually sat in the arms of an attendant!
"Young man Wen Hui, I have seen General Wei!" After being helped off his horse, the young man bowed and saluted in front of countless eyes in the road, without any fear. "When my father and Cui Gong were handed over in Zhuoxian that day, I was lucky enough to be at the banquet.
I met General Wei once, even though we were separated by several years, I can’t help but feel that General Wei still looks the same.”
"Oh, how is your father?!" Gongsun Xun felt his scalp numb for a moment and could only answer casually.
By the way, how could he remember the son of the prefect of Zhuojun before Cui Min? Moreover, when Wen Shu left Zhuojun that day, the boy in front of him was probably still a boy in his teens.
"To be honest, General, my father is not in good health, otherwise I wouldn't have come to see the General." The young man named Wen Hui bowed his hands again and saluted. "General... I have something to report to the General during my trip.
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"Say." Gongsun Xun finally came back to his senses.
"First, Yang Zhong overestimated his own capabilities and raised troops to fight against the general without authorization, which was against justice. However, although my father was ill at home in Qixian County, he had already made up his mind to defend Qixian County for the general... When he came, my father had already left.
After using up all the family wealth, we purchased grain, grass, ordnance, and sent out soldiers and slaves to serve as soldiers. We have captured the small town in the south of Qi County. We will wait for the general's army to arrive there and directly capture the Wang family of Qi County who is defending the city."
Wen Shu was methodical and spoke calmly, and the message in his words was staggering. "Secondly, I came from Jinyang and saw Yang Zhong's defense arrangements in Jinyang with my own eyes. I am willing to be a guide and explanation for the general."
Tian Feng listened with interest. Although Gongsun Xun had already told him not to ask about this matter, he still couldn't help but interjected and asked: "Since your father is not in good health, why did you spend all your family wealth to buy something for General Wei?"
Food, fodder and armaments? Shouldn’t I leave some with you?”
Wen Hui didn't recognize Tian Feng, so he just handed over his hand and said: "To be honest with this gentleman, my father did leave some assets to me, and the intention was to serve as a servant. I advised him to only keep food and clothing..."
"Why?" Gongsun Xun finally spoke again.
"Because I feel that Dong Zhuo has disrupted the government and dozens of princes have risen together, and the world is actually in chaos. At this time, we, father and son, one is weak and the other is young. If we stick to family property, we will bring disaster.
Wen Hui said calmly. "But if you really want your family to be safe, you should spend all your family resources to help a hero... So, when we heard that the general was coming from the north, our father and son immediately felt that this
We, the Wen family in Qi County, can finally be safe."
Gongsun Xun laughed for a moment, but then shook his head and sighed: "The Taiyuan family should not be underestimated!"
After saying that, he didn't ask any more questions. He turned around and borrowed a pen from Wang Xiang, who was in charge of the paperwork behind him. Then he got off the horse and took off his outer robe in public, regardless of the cold weather, and finally lay down on the horse.
Yu wrote down the name of this young man on his robe - the so-called Wen Hui of Qi County, Taiyuan!
After some troubles, Gongsun Xun asked Wen Hui to continue to mount his horse and sit in the arms of his attendants. Then they rode together, chatting while continuing to urge the army all the way to Jinyang City in the south.
However, after traveling only a few miles, someone came to report that Linghu Hua, the son of the leader of the Linghu clan, a famous clan in Jin for thousands of years, had personally arrived to greet General Wei.
Gongsun Xun became even more emotional!
In this way, after accepting many famous families in Taiyuan along the way, on the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, Gongsun Xun finally arrived outside Jinyang City, the ancient capital!
"No wonder Yang Jie was so easily persuaded by Guo Mian, and no wonder even the princes couldn't convince the clan..." Lou Gui stood on the horse, stunned for a moment. Next to him was Wang Ze and Wang Jida who had just come from the opposite side, and then said indifferently.
"With such a fortified city and such defenses, who dares to break it easily? If it is delayed for a long time, we will collapse without fighting even if we have to work hard to carry out the expedition!"
————I am the dividing line between looking at the city and sighing————
"Wen Hui's courtesy name is Manji, and he is a native of Qi in Taiyuan. His father Shu, he became the prefect of Zhuo County. The Wen family in Qi County is famous for its wealth. When Dong Zhuo's rebellion started, Taizu passed through Taiyuan, and the prefect Yang In the end, Jinyang was a fortified city in the world, rich in soldiers and armor, and he wanted to resist. When he was thirteen years old, he said to his father: "The world is in chaos, how can we settle for wealth? We should help heroes!" His father followed suit and resumed his duties. He sneaked through Jinyang to pay a visit to Taizu. Taizu was surprised when he saw him, so he took off his clothes and wrote his name on his lapel to show that he would never forget him." - "Dian Lue". Note by Yan Pei Song.
