Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

After the court had prepared everything, Kong Rong and Yang Xiu took a hundred soldiers to the nearest Yingchuan County.Sun Ce led the army out, and they spent more than a month but failed to find Sun Ce's definite location.

The current prefect of Yingchuan is Sun Fu, the second son of Sun Jian's eldest brother Sun Qiang, and the younger brother of Sun Ben. He is nearly ten years older than Sun Ce.Both of his parents died when he was still in his infancy, and he was brought up by his elder brother Sun Ben.Sun Ben began to follow Sun Jian more than ten years ago, and Sun Fu left his elder brother to follow Sun Ce's cousin after Sun Ce raised his army.

It can be considered that Kong Rong and Yang Xiu found the right person to inquire. If they went to Nanyang County to inquire, the prefect of Nanyang County might not know Sun Ce's whereabouts.

Sun Fu smiled and invited Kong Rong and Yang Xiu to drink, after knowing that they wanted to ask their cousin Marquis Wu to issue an edict and make him a general.His face was full of joy, but in his heart he curled his lips in disdain.

He Jin who is farther away is also a great general, and Yuan Shao who is closer is also a great general.It can be seen that the generals of the Han Dynasty are rare.

"Doctor Kong, Langzhong Yang, Marquis Wu has gone back to Shouchun a few days ago, you can go to Shouchun."

Kong Rong and Yang Xiu exchanged glances, did they return to Shouchun?Very good.

Does this mean that Marquis Wu has no plans to conspire against the Han Dynasty for the time being? !

Kong Rong was very happy. Under Sun Fu's persuasion, he drank a lot of wine and was helped down to rest in a drunken state.Yang Xiu waited for Kong Rong to be helped out of the door, turned his head and opened his eyes to sweep away the bewilderment from drinking, and walked back to Sun Fu.

"Prefect Sun, did Marquis Wu really return to Shouchun?"

"Yes. What's the use of me lying to you about this? Besides, the emperor's appointment of my cousin as a general is to give him a promotion. It's a good thing for Guangzong and his ancestors."

Sun Fu and Yang Xiu were joking.

Yang Xiu saw that Sun Fu was smiling and haha, but he was actually rejecting people thousands of miles away, so he had no choice but to admit his cowardice first.

"If Marquis Wu has any plans, don't pick up this general. If you believe what I say, send a letter to Marquis Wu immediately."

Sun Fu stared at Yang Xiu's pretty eyes, and it took him a long time to laugh out loud.

"Mr. Yang, it is said that you are extremely intelligent, so tell me what other plans Marquis Wu has?"

Yang Xiu sat back in his original seat, looking at Sun Fu's piercing eyes, showing no sign of timidity.

"Do you need to talk too much? The ten states in the world obey Wuhou's orders. This is what Wuhou led his army to fight, not Dong Zhuo's plundering. In contrast, Yuan Shao's general is just fighting and stealing. It's a false name."

"So what?" Sun Fu stared at Yang Xiu playfully.

"Prefect Sun is the cousin of Marquis Wu, so he can naturally follow the tide of Marquis Wu, but Xiu is now the son of a Taiwei, so he may not be able to be in the court again in the future."

Yang Xiu agreed to his father to accompany Kong Rong out, also wanting to find a way for his family.Both grandfather and father are Taiwei, and my father has assisted the emperor for many years, but he would not persuade the emperor to Zen because of his position and reputation.But Marquis Wu didn't directly march into Luoyang, he should have given the courtiers a chance to see who could provoke the emperor to Zen.

Sun Fu looked serious, "Why did Yang Langzhong say that?"

"Prefect Sun can call me Dezu."

Sun Fu cooperatively told Yang Xiu his own words, and the two of them got closer in an instant.

"Guoyi, half of the six years since the founding of the middle school, I wonder if Marquis Wu intends to change the yuan next year?"

Yang Xiu knew that he hadn't guessed in the small flaw that Sun Fu couldn't hold back.Then he continued: "If Marquis Wu is interested, Xiu Yuan will be a pawn."

Sun Fu leaned towards Yang Xiu and asked, "You are from the Hongnong Yang family, and you have been bathed in the grace of the Han family for generations. This is, this is..."

Yang Xiu flicked his sleeves nonchalantly.

"Guoyi only remembers that I was born in the Yang family of Hongnong, so we know that Shuogong, the first ancestor of my branch, refused to obey the imperial edict during the first emperor of Qin Dynasty. It's just that he cared about the common people and didn't want to help the emperor to do evil.

You said that I was bathed in the grace of the Han Dynasty in the era of the Yang family of Hongnong. Do you know that Xi Gong of the Yang family of Hongnong beheaded Xiang Yu and was granted the title of Marquis of Chiquan?The Overlord of Western Chu has a noble character, but his wife has become powerful. "

Yang Xiu leaned forward, seeming to whisper in Sun Fu's ear.

"Now that Marquis Wu has become powerful, the world can expect peace for hundreds of years. Naturally, I, Hongnong Yang, will help Marquis Wu to protect the people of the world."

After Yang Xiu finished speaking, he sat up straight and said: "In this world, since Dou's family took power and helped the young boy Han and Emperor Liu Zhao ascend the throne, the Han Dynasty has been in power for more than a hundred years. Most of the time, foreign relatives and eunuchs took power alternately, and it cannot be said that it is still the same. The Liu family is ruined, not to mention the scourge of eunuchs and relatives in recent decades."

Sun Fu got up and saluted Yang Xiu, "Dezu, I will pass your words on to Shouchun. Thank you first."

Yang Xiu stood up and returned the salute, "Guoyi is willing to believe in me, Xiu is very grateful, and hopes to be able to make a pilgrimage with the temple in the future."

Before Kong Rong and Yang Xiu arrived in Shouchun, Sun Fusong sent Yang Xiu's opinion to Sun Ce.Sun Ce took Yang Xiu's letter, and after reading it, he said to Zhang Hong and Sima Hui, "Look at Yang Xiu's comment on the Han dynasty. It is very close to what my aunt said."

Sun Ce handed over the troops remaining in Bingzhou and Yanzhou to Zhang Zhao, and left Zhou Yu to lead the troops in Xuzhou and Qingzhou. Sun Ce was very relieved to have Wu Jing to help Zhou Yu.He and Sima Hui had just returned to Shouchun and were about to prepare for the next step.

After Sun Fu's letter was passed around to several people, Sima Hui said with a smile, "Marquis Wu is so blessed that he can come here for whatever he lacks."

Zhang Hong also said with a smile: "It will always be a good thing if Hongnong Yang is willing to come out and persuade the emperor of the Han Dynasty to Zen."

Qin Song said to Sun Ce: "My lord, you don't want to accept the general of the Han Dynasty. In my opinion, it is best to refuse the position of the general because the emperor of the Han Dynasty has no compensation for Yuan Gong who died in the fight against the Cao thief. "

Chen Duan said: "It's too troublesome to go back and forth. It's the best thing to directly detain Kong Beihai and let Yang Langzhong go back to Luoyang to do business."

Sun Ce thought about it and clapped his hands, "Zizheng is right, let's go over it carefully and see what suits us best."

A few people chatted and laughed and set the direction of the big event, and waited for Kong Rong to arrive in Shouchun.

After dinner, Sun Ce told Wu Guotai about Yang Xiu's opinion, and said with a smile, "Aniang, there are people who think the same as you."

Wu Guotai laughed, "Those scholars who study are fixed in their minds by the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor. They only know loyalty to the emperor but not the emperor. They are worshiped by the people of the world. The emperor of the Han Dynasty who cannot benefit the people of the world may be on the throne. If you linger on for decades, it won't be longer. If it weren't for you, someone else would come to take away the world of the Liu family.

Sun Ce chewed on his mother's words, "Aniang, is this for the well-being of the world?"

"It's what you are doing in Soochow now. It can make the people rich in food and clothing, provide for the old and the young, and it is enough for officials at all levels not to dare to blatantly reach out to the people."

Sun Ce waved everyone away, "Aniang, do you think I should grant land to Zhongmou?"

Wu Guotai shook his head.

"If you give Zhongmou them a fiefdom, then not only your uncle and your cousins, but also Zhu Zhi, Lu Fan, Gong Jin, etc. must also be granted fiefdoms to those heroes who followed you. The field is divided according to the size of the credit.

As father and son pass on from generation to generation, their influence on the fief will become greater and greater.The military and political affairs in the fief will be interfered by them.

For the long-term plan of the dynasty and descendants, the title can be hereditary, and the part of the hereditary salary passed down from generation to generation will be carefully studied next year.

As for the connection between official positions and salaries, as it is now, you can have favors and recommendations. You can see that Zhongmou and Shubi are working hard like everyone else, and Zibu and Zigang's children and grandchildren are also working hard. If they can figure it out I understand that the current system is what will allow their children and grandchildren to make progress for generations.

But it is necessary to ensure that the door of the examination is opened to the people of the world fairly, so that the gentry will be afraid of doing things, and the Han people will see hope and make progress, so that the world will be stable and there will be no more red eyebrows and yellow scarves. "

Sun Ce nodded.

"Aniang is right. Speaking of Zhongmou and Shubi's progress, Kongming and Boda have worked hard."

Wu Guotai laughed, "Kong Ming and Bo Da are both descendants of aristocratic families, and both of them have experience in taking care of younger brothers. That is to say, Kong Ming still has the identity of senior brother Zhongmou, otherwise it would be difficult to suppress him. Are you free? You might as well write to Kongming and Boda to express your gratitude and support to them."

"Okay. Ma'am, is it time to call Zhongmou back? He's been here for two years, and it's time to come back and see his nephew."

"When you arrange for the soldiers to rest in rotation. You didn't give him special at the beginning, so don't give it in the future. There is Zhongmou standing there, and no one else dares to write about it."

"Aniang, are you willing?"

"Oh, Bofu, I am reluctant to make long-term plans for them now. They will get used to being special in the future. If they can't override the law and become special at some point, do you think I am willing to embarrass you, or will I have to do it when the time comes?" leave them?"

At this time, the aristocratic family is already above the law. If the royal family has not been "special" since Sun Quan, it must not be difficult for the descendants of the aristocratic family not to give them privileges in the future.

After a few days, Kong Rong and Yang Xiu arrived in Shouchun.Zhang Hong went to see Kong Rong as the chief historian, while Yang Xiu was led to meet Sun Ce, Wu Guotai, Sima Hui and others.

Zhang Hong is the same age as Kong Rong, so they are old acquaintances.

When Kong Rong saw Zhang Hong, he said, "Zigang, is Marquis Wu here? The Son of Heaven ordered me to worship Marquis Wu as a great general."

Zhang Hong said politely: "Young Manor, I didn't know you were coming. Marquis Wu returned to Shouchun and only stayed for a few days before going to Jingzhou. I will send someone to Jingzhou to deliver the letter."

Seeing that Sun Ce was not in Shouchun, Kong Rong had no choice but to wait for Sun Ce to come back, while accompanied by Zhang Hong, he visited Shouchun first, and then talked with Sima Hui and other famous people.Half a month later, I remembered that Yang Xiu had disappeared, and Sun Ce had never returned.

Yang Xiu had already returned to Luoyang, and was crying with Emperor Liu Xie in the imperial study.

"The minister and Dr. Kong were separated when they arrived in Shouchun, and they were instructed by Qin Song, Chen Rui, the counselors of the Marquis of Wu, saying that if your majesty does not hurry up to take the throne in September...then the minister was kidnapped by several soldiers and sent back. Luoyang."