It is a bit sad to say that Zhou Fashang and his brother Zhou Faseng are both sons of the Nanchen general Zhou Jiong. Zhou Jiong is from Ancheng, Runan. Therefore, if the Zhou Fashang brothers are really counted as their native place, they are not actually from the south.
Zhou Fashang served under Chen Shujian. He was an upright man. He often clashed with Chen Shujian and did not give him any face. This made Chen Shujian intolerable and finally proposed to Chen Xu to imprison the Zhou brothers. And because the Zhou brothers were from the north
Because of his identity, he was mostly rejected by the southeastern gentry, so there were so many people who agreed that Chen Xu couldn't help but not react.
Zhou Fashang was a civil servant and did not run away. Zhou Fashang had no intention of rebellion, but could not withstand Chen Shujian's persecution. He had no choice but to seek refuge in the Northern Zhou Dynasty as a place of residence. The Northern Zhou court was at the time when the conflict between Yu Wenxian and Yang Jian was most intense.
, no one cared about Zhou Fashang, so they left him in Suizhou and used him as a line of defense against Nan Chen.
Zhou Fa decided to go to Beitou because he was desperate and had no sense of belonging to the Northern Zhou Dynasty. When the Han army moved north, he quickly changed his flag and became a Han official again. However, at that time, Suizhou and Guangzhou were not the main battlefields of the Han army.
, so Zhou Fashang's surrender became insignificant, and even in terms of official status, he was classified as a northern official.
As for officials from the north and the south, at least for now, there are still differences in job assignments. Except for Yang Su, who is recognized as a talented person, most of the northern officials are still working hard in the middle and lower levels of the court.
Even those who could reach the position of minister, such as Xue Daoheng before, were still in Chang'an in the north, so that the Han Dynasty could quickly establish rule over the north.
After Xue Daoheng served as the right minister of the Ministry of Justice for a period of time, he moved to Yushitai to serve as the censor of Youdu, which had been vacant for a long time after Du Qi left, to fill the vacancy of Yushitai's supervisory force in the north, and officials from the north came to replace Youdu.
The position of the assistant minister is reasonable, but it is surprising that the right assistant minister has come to the south again.
Zhou Fashang went to Chang'an with the main force of the Han army, but among the thousands of troops, he naturally did not stand out.
After the Han Dynasty promulgated the new tax law, Zhou Fashang wrote thousands of words to Li Xinchen, stating his understanding and suggestions on the Han legal system. His thoughts were very different from Li Xinchen's. It was very impressive to be able to understand so much on his own.
Li Xingchen was pleasantly surprised.
Therefore, Li Xingchen appointed Zhou Fashang Chao as the Right Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and this time he went south with him. Li Xingchen wanted to use Zhou Fashang, a man who hated the old forces of Nanchen to his bones, to wipe out the southern aristocratic families.
After all, Chen Shujian suppressed the Zhou family with the support of the Southeast family. Zhou Fashang's elder brother, Zhou Faseng, had been in prison for many years. He was so weak that it was difficult for him to hike, and his wife and children were separated, making him miserable. Therefore, Zhou Fashang wanted to avenge himself, but also wanted to
Revenge for your family.
Another minister of the Ministry of Justice, Yuan Chengjia, is still in Chang'an, so half of the power of the Ministry of Justice is in the hands of Zhou Fashang. This time, before the Ministry of Justice has taken action, the Liu family has already launched a rebellion. The Ministry of Justice also needs to quickly regain its position, so Zhou Fashang's goal is
At today's banquet, even in front of him!
However, Lu Qiong obviously did not realize the danger of this opponent. His attention was more on Dai Cai. After all, Dai Cai had military and political power in his hands. It was reasonable for Lu Qiong to have such a priority.
Dai Cai noticed that Lu Qiong's eyes only paused on Zhang Dabao and Zhou Fashang for a moment before turning back, with an even bigger smile on his face.
The tiger still cherishes its hair in front of such prey, and needs to be cleaned up if it is stained with blood. The prey does not realize that the tiger in front of it is just staring at it, but the two hungry wolves beside the tiger have already exposed their fangs.
"Please." Lu Qiong decisively avoided the embarrassing question before. He just wanted to humiliate Dai Cai, so how could he take Zhou Fashang and Zhang Dabao into consideration?
But Zhou Fashang didn't feel dissatisfied and just strode forward.
Lu Qiong led Dai Cai and others to sit down. The other heads of the aristocratic family also noticed the visitor and exchanged glances.
Is this stormy banquet really going to turn into a Hongmen Banquet?
But the three of them, Dai Cai, are really brave.
Are you really not afraid that Lu Qiong will break the cup as a sign of honor?
You must know that from the dim light, behind the screens around the hall, there are silhouettes of people. You don't need to think about it to know that the Lu family must have ambushed their men.
Dai Cai picked up the wine glass and laughed loudly: "Today the Lu family is having a banquet for guests. I don't know what the celebration is about. I wonder if Mr. Lu can tell me something?"
Lu Qiong sat down and her smile faded. At this time, the other guests also held their breaths and closed their mouths.
It seemed that even their breathing could lead to life and death.
Lu Qiong also picked up the wine glass: "I am hosting a banquet to celebrate the demise of the Liu family in Kuaiji. The Liu family has been in Kuaiji for dozens of generations, preying on the people and ravaging the countryside. This is already a great harm. To eradicate them is to do justice to heaven.
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Dai Cai was startled for a moment. What this old man said was so righteous that he thought it was the chief registrars in the army who were preaching.
If the Liu family is like this, you Lu family are not much better. In recent years, the Lu family has lost power in the court, and it has become even worse among the people in the countryside. Don't think that everyone doesn't know this.
When Lu Qiong said this, was he trying to struggle or was he just talking?
Lu Qiong then said: "It's a pity that I still understand the truth of death. The Liu family and the Lu family are also related by marriage. There are fierce discussions between the government and the public. For the sake of the survival of the family, I cannot ignore it. I am inviting you to a banquet today.
, I just want to inform you."
All eyes were focused on Lu Qiong.
Dai Cai secretly yelled "no".
This old man seems to be serious about it!
"Aristocratic family!" Lu Qiong suddenly stood up, squatted down with a heavy wine glass on the table, and spilled the wine, "The inheritance of the aristocratic family for three hundred years will die today. You and I are both the heads of the aristocratic family. We should rise up and fight hard. We cannot let it go.
Three hundred years of ancestral heritage were destroyed in one fell swoop!"
Immediately afterwards, he threw the wine glass heavily to the ground.
"Let's see who dares!" Dai Cai took out the saber from his waist and jumped directly at Lu Qiong in three steps and two steps at a time. He wanted to capture the thief first and capture the king first. He wanted to capture this old man first!
And Zhou Fashang's movements were only faster than Dai Cai's!
"Protect the head of the family!" Lu's ambush soldiers rushed out with swords in their hands.
In an instant, this place full of guests and friends was ablaze with swords and swords!
"Dang!" Dai Cai split one person. Zhang Dabao's skills on the other side were slower, but he kept up with Dai Cai's movements and covered his flank.
They are all born in generals, and even if they are civil servants, their martial arts skills are by no means bad!
As for Zhou Fashang, he didn't swing his sword at all, he just knocked the two of them away, like an eagle attacking a rabbit, directly approaching Lu Qiong!