Just as Cao Wei was in full swing preparing to attack Shu, Sun Quan, the emperor of Wu in the south, was receiving a young scholar who had fled from Qingzhou to Eastern Wu.

This young man's name is Yinfan.

Recently, the name Yinbo has been often mentioned in Jianye.

He is not only a dignified person, but also an extraordinary talent.

Most of the young scholars who fled from the north to Soochow were impressed by him, and gradually formed a small group headed by him.

It's just that the scholars who came from the north have no foundation after all, plus Jiangdong is expected to be a clan.

Therefore, the officials of the Eastern Wu who received them were at most separated from the common people, but if they wanted to go further, they could only depend on their luck.

Yinbo waited for several months, and in the end he was only arranged to be a small official.

He finally couldn't help it, and as a scholar returning to the south, he gave Sun Quan, the lord of Wu, a self-recommended note, comparing himself with Weizi and Chen Ping, and asked to see Sun Quan.

After Sun Quan saw the concerto, he was surprised by the magnitude of his tone, and he had just ascended the throne, and it was the time to win the hearts of the world, so he received Yinbo exceptionally.

After Yinbo entered the palace, in the face of many guards with halberds, his eyes did not squint, and his bearing was calm.

Seeing this, Sun Quan first recognized two points in his heart.

Then he deliberately picked out a few questions about current affairs and asked Yinbo, but saw that Yinbo answered in an orderly manner.

Even after answering, Yinbo took the initiative to state the current situation, talking eloquently, with a graceful demeanor and a very rhetorical point of view.

Final Words:

"Your Majesty, in the past, Dong Zhongshu gave Han Xiaowu a peerless beauty, and today the minister will also give His Majesty a beauty. This beauty is Cao Wei's "New Law" carefully compiled. ”

"When Han Gaozu first set the world, he ordered Xiao He to set the law and order, so as to regulate the law of the world. However, since the Han Dynasty, there have been more than a dozen commentaries on the law, and there are countless contradictions. ”

"Your Majesty's majesty is in the four seas, and you need the laws of the world to be unified to govern the people, and the ministers are not talented, and they have the courage to send the "New Law" to help Your Majesty make the four seas unified as soon as possible."

Speaking of which, he actually recited the "New Law".

Sun Quan took the "New Law" presented by Yinbo and compared it, and it was word-for-word.

He first heard the words of Yinbo, and he was already very reasonable, and he was even more happy to get this "New Law" again.

After the meeting, Sun Quan felt that he was a good talent, and asked Hu Zong, who was present, "What do you think of this person?" ”

What kind of material is that Hu Zong looks down on Yinbo:

"The minister first looked at this person's book, and his tone was exaggerated like Dongfang Shuo, and then he looked at this person's words and deeds, and his clever words and sophistry were like Youheng. But listening to what he said, he is far from being the same. ”

Sun Quan listened to Hu Zong's words, frowned slightly, obviously didn't like Hu Zong's statement.

In fact, Wu State, like Shu State, also had contradictions between foreign forces and local forces.

Most of the representatives of foreign representative forces are veterans who followed Sun Jian and Sun Ce in the early years, such as Cheng Pu, Zhou Yu, Lu Su, etc.

Most of these people are from the north of the river, in the area of Surabaya and Huaishui, which can be called the Sihuai Group.

In the early days, the Sihuai group was mostly in charge of the army, while the Jiangdong group was in charge, and Sun Quan was in the middle of the adjustment.

It's just that the elders of the Sihuai group have withered most of them by now, especially since the Battle of Yiling, the Jiangdong family has risen rapidly and has begun to grasp military power.

Playing with balance is the instinct of every qualified emperor.

The imbalance between the two sides is naturally not what Sun Quan wants.

Therefore, while suppressing one side, he must also cultivate the other side.

The "Ji Yan Case" that implicated Zhang Wen back then was actually a means for Sun Quan to suppress the Jiangdong family.

What's more, when Sun Ce entered Jiangdong, he killed too many Jiangdong families, which caused a huge rift between the Sun family and the Jiangdong family.

Although Sun Quan has tried his best to mend the relationship between the Sun family and the Jiangdong family over the years.

But in the deepest part of his heart, he actually still has a considerable vigilance against the Jiangdong family.

Sun Quan was able to meet Yinbo unusually, naturally with the idea of cultivating non-Jiangdong local forces.

But how could he say this kind of thought to Hu Zongming?

What's more, in Sun Quan's eyes, Yin Fan is also a talent.

It's just that Sun Ce understood that Ji was too punctual, and Hu Zong, who was only fourteen years old, was already Sun Ce's disciple.

In addition, Hu Zong himself was the minister who helped Dongwu formulate laws.

Therefore, Yin Fan was commented on by Hu Zong, but Sun Quan didn't want to show his meaning at once, so he had to ask again:

"Then what position do you think is more suitable for this Yinbo?"

Since Hu Zong is not optimistic about Yinbo, he naturally will not propose too high a position:

"He is a man of empty talk, and he should not be allowed to rule over the people, but he should first try to arrange a small position for him."

Hearing Hu Zong's suggestion, Sun Quan said disapprovingly:

"He is now known as the head of the Nangui scholars, and his reputation is not small, and he was previously assigned the position of a small official, which has caused others to criticize."

"If I arrange a small position for him again, I am afraid that the world will say that I do not know talents. Now is the time to win people's hearts, and I am afraid that this move will not be appropriate. ”

When Hu Zong heard Sun Quan's words, he felt that it made sense, so he asked:

"Then I wonder what position His Majesty intends to arrange for him?"

Sun Quan had already planned: "The person he talked about the most was the prison, and it was better to let him be the court lieutenant and prisoner." ”

Supervising the court is one of the chief officials of Dali Temple, in charge of the prison.

This position is not low.

Go up again, and that is Tingwei, one of the three princes and nine kings.

Although he felt that His Majesty's official position was too high, Hu Zong heard Sun Quan's tone and knew that his mind had been decided, so he did not refute it after all.

Yinbo was able to meet the Son of Heaven because of a concerto, and jumped from a small official to a court lieutenant, in the eyes of many people, he only said that he was appreciated by Sun Quan and was a popular man in the eyes of the emperor.

Under his deliberate friendship, many ministers of Wu were willing to correspond with him.

Two of them admired Yinbo the most.

One is the left general Zhu Ju, and the other is the court lieutenant Hao Pu.

Haopu's identity is quite special.

He was originally from Jingzhou and once served in Liu Bei.

When Liu Bei entered Shu, he ordered Hao Pu to be the Taishou of Lingling.

When Lü Meng attacked the three counties, he planned to surrender Hao Pu.

Later, when Han and Wu divided Jingzhou equally, Wu returned Hao Pu to Han.

Later, Dongwu betrayed the alliance, Lü Meng crossed the river in white, and Hao Pu surrendered to Dongwu again.

In these troubled times, surrender is not a shameful thing.

But this kind of repeated voluntary surrender behavior makes people suspect that there is something wrong with this person's character after all.

So Hao Pu has an indelible stain on him, and he is always ostracized intentionally or unintentionally on weekdays.

The arrival of Yinbo suggested that Sun Quan attach importance to the law and implement the new law, which invisibly made the court lieutenant in charge of the prison show his presence.

In addition, Yinbo is also a surrendered person, and the identity recognition has invisibly brought the relationship between the two closer.

As Yinbo's boss, Hao Pu has a very good impression of Yinbo, and under Yinbo's deliberate closeness, the two soon became close friends.

Hao Pu not only showed his admiration for Yinbo in front of others many times, but even often sighed that Yinbo was so talented, and it was really condescending to be a court lieutenant.

So under the propaganda of Zhu Ju and Hao Pu, Yinbo's reputation suddenly resounded throughout Jianye City.

has a great reputation, and is a celebrity in front of His Majesty, and the front of the Yinbo Mansion has been very lively in recent days, with a lot of traffic and people coming and going.

Even General Wei Quan Zong also intersected with it.

Wuchang and Jianye are both the centers of Soochow, and information between the two places has always been exchanged.

What happened in Jianye soon spread to Wuchang.

Taichang Pan Jun, who stayed in Wuchang with Lu Xun, couldn't help but be very angry when he learned that his son Pan Zhu not only corresponded with Yinbo, but even sent him money and food.

wrote a letter on the spot to reprimand:

I have received the grace of the country, I will repay my life, my generation is in the capital, I should be obedient, pro-virtuous and good, why do I pay with the captives, and pay for it? Hearing this from afar, my heart shook and my face was hot, and I was melancholy. If he is neglected, he shall be in a hurry to receive a hundred rods and urge him to pay for it.

Not only did he scold his son, but he also sent a messenger to beat his son with a hundred rods, and even asked him to get back the money and food he had sent.

When the people around heard this, they were puzzled by Pan Jun's reaction, thinking that Pan Jun had gone too far.

General Lu Xun couldn't look at it, and personally came to the door to persuade him:

"Your Majesty admires Yinbo, why does Cheng Ming hate this person? Even if Chengming is unwilling to deal with that hidden fan, just let Ling Lang cut off contact. ”

"Now that the rod orders Lang and asks him to take back what he has given to others, this will not only offend Yinfan, but also be incompatible with etiquette, and will be laughed at by the world."

Pan Jun sighed: "If not, why do you know my intentions?" ”

Like Hao Pu, the court captain, he was originally a minister of Liu Bei, and he guarded Jingzhou with Guan Yu as a member of the government.

However, Pan Jun had always been at odds with Guan Yu, and after Sun Quan obtained Jingzhou, he surrendered to Eastern Wu.

But unlike Hao Pu, Pan Junnai was born in the Jingzhou clan, and because Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang suppressed the various behaviors of the clan, he was more inclined to Eastern Wu.

After all, Soochow did not restrict the privileges of the family.

The suppression of the Jiangdong family was only the need of the political struggle of the upper class, and it did not conflict with the privileges of the family of Eastern Wu.

More importantly, the status of officials from Jingzhou was delicate, and they only needed to remain neutral to stand alone, and there was no need to participate in the struggle between the Sihuai clique and the Jiangdong clique.

Whether Haupp is too ambitious or ignorant, that's his business.

What Pan Jun has to do is not to let His Majesty feel that he is also from Jingzhou, and he also has the heart to get involved in this kind of thing.

As for the possibility of offending Yinfan, Pan Jun didn't care about it.

"No matter how much Yinbo is appreciated by His Majesty, he is just a fortunate person, it seems that he has suddenly become expensive, but in fact he has no foundation, even if I offend him, what are I afraid of?"

Lu Xun knew that Pan Jun had always had a straightforward temperament, and when he heard his words, he didn't persuade him much, but just sighed:

"The villain is fortunate to enter, even the minister is going to visit the government, which is the misfortune of the country."

"Now there are more and more fortunate people, but it's a pity that we are all far away from Your Majesty and can't be persuaded in person."

When Pan Jun heard this, his heart moved: "The general seems to have something else to say?" ”

Lu Xun looked around.

Pan Jun understood and asked all his subordinates to retreat.

Lu Xun then said:

"When His Majesty first ascended the throne, a new school of Chinese scholars was established to supervise the clerical affairs of the central and local prefectures and counties. Lu Yi is a school teacher of Chinese calligraphy, and now he is gradually becoming a Weifu. ”

"Some people say that they are subtle, nitpicking, and correcting adultery, and they must hear it, but I still don't believe it."

"How do you know that a few days ago, Lu Yi had a doorman who violated the law and was killed by Jian'an Taishou Zheng Guan, so Lu Yi framed Zheng Guan, and now His Majesty has let Yousi imprison Zheng Guan."

Speaking of this, Lu Xun showed a worried look on his face:

"From this point of view, Lu Yiqi is a person who is cruel by nature and has a profound usage, and he is really a villain."

"I thought that Lu Yi didn't go, and now there is another clever tongue Yinbo, isn't this the more fortunate people who are going to advance?"

When Pan Jun heard this, he changed color on the spot:

"How can a person who is too guarded, an important minister of the country, be easily imprisoned because of the words of a villain? In the long run, what will be the law of the land? The more prosperous the villain's prestige, the more misfortune the country! ”

Lu Xun smiled bitterly: "The prince once wrote to His Majesty to advise on this matter, but His Majesty didn't accept it, so what can I do?" ”

When Pan Jun heard this, his face was even more ugly.

In the past, Cao Cao first established the post of school secretary, in order to broaden his eyes and ears, and to stab his generals and officers.

Now His Majesty has learned from Cao Cao to set up the post of school affairs, and its meaning is self-evident.

Later Cao Cao's school officials Lu Hong and Zhao Da played tricks on their authority, and many people were trapped, so there was a saying at that time: I am not afraid of Cao Gong, but I am afraid of Lu Hong; Lu Hong is okay, Zhao Da kills me.

Lu Xun and Pan Jun are both smart people, from the small point of view, it can be inferred from Zheng Guan's incident that if this continues, Lu Yi will become the generation of Lu Hong and Zhao Da of Wu as soon as possible.

Thinking of His Majesty since he ascended the throne, it seems that he does not like to listen to his subordinates more and more, and the two of them are uneasy.

"Although the general and I are far away from Your Majesty, but the country has villains, how can our generation turn a deaf ear? I would like to write a letter with the general to advise Your Majesty. ”

Pan Jun said decisively.

Lu Xun was overjoyed: "Chengming is known for his uprightness, and His Majesty will wake up when he hears your words!" ”

Just when the two were discussing how to persuade Sun Quan, in Wuling County, Jingzhou, a group of barbarians were sneakily hiding on the mountain and looking down the mountain.

Wuling is mountainous, and there are also many water streams.

The unique topography makes Wuling not form a large area of cultivated land like the Central Plains.

However, at the foot of the mountain, there are small flats separated by mountains, and these discontinuous small flats are the main cultivated land of Wuling County.

Han Chinese officials and wealthy families built estates on these flat lands, and at the same time drove the barbarians who had lived here for generations to help them cultivate.

In the past two years, these estates have grown a considerable amount of sugar cane in addition to grain.

Growing sugarcane will crowd out arable land, and if there is less arable land for growing grain, the output of grain will naturally decrease.

Since the sneak attack on Jingzhou by Eastern Wu, and the battle of Yiling, the war has seriously damaged Jingzhou's economy for many years, and Jingzhou's grain production has been insufficient over the years.

Otherwise, a few years ago, Lu Xun would not have been short of grain in Jingzhou, so he would have asked the generals with many tribes to open up the farmland.

It's just that counties like Nanjun and Jiangxia are the main grain-producing areas in Jingzhou, so most of the newly opened farmland is planted with grain.

But places like Wuling, Lingling, Guiyang and other places in the south of Jingzhou are not important places.

Shu Han's gang is wronged, and they are even willing to buy jaggery at a high price, and growing sugarcane is much more cost-effective than growing grain!

In addition, the curved plough is the most suitable for use in this kind of place.

So in those years, whose manor didn't grow sugar cane except for only enough food to eat?

It's just that this grain production is already small, and sugarcane occupies at least half of the arable land.

Over the years, the owner of the manor has become richer and richer.

But the number of hungry people is increasing.

The first to be starved to death was, of course, the barbarians who had been bullied all the time.

Barbarians are also human beings, and human beings have the desire to survive.

The strong desire to survive made the barbarians agitated.

In the eyes of the simple barbarians, the first thing that should be destroyed is the lush sugar cane forest below the mountain.

In the past few years, the Han people have wantonly destroyed their homes and planted all the places where they can grow sugarcane.

At the same time, he continued to take away the young people in the village and help them plant sugar cane.

So this sugar cane is the root of all evil.

As the sun went down, it gradually darkened.

The barbarians on the mountain took advantage of the thin night, like cunning beasts in the mountains, to pounce on the manor below the mountain.

The caretakers in the manor quickly sensed the anomaly and sounded the alarm.

"Barbarian, barbarian!"

The leader of the guards hurriedly climbed up the wall, and when he saw the situation outside, he couldn't help but gasp.

Even when night began to fall, as far as the eye could see, the surrounding area was densely packed with surging figures.

Not far away, a fire soon lit up, and the brute toppled the straw stack and began to set fire to the ground.

There are even barbarians holding wooden sticks, tree trunks, bone sticks, etc., and rush to the wall.

"Shoot the arrows!"

The arrows flew downward, and the barbarians fell, but they didn't make the people behind them flinch.

With anger in their eyes and unintelligible slogans, they continued to rush forward without fear of death.

"Hold on!"

All the guards were not allowed to rush to the wall and defend it desperately.

They knew that if they were stormed into the manor by the barbarians, no one would survive.

It's just that what they didn't expect was that the fire was burning in the manor at some point, and at the same time, people were constantly shouting.

"What's going on!?"

"The barbarian slaves who work are reversed!"

"What did you say?"

……

At the beginning of August of the eighth year of Jianxing, Wuxi in Wuyang County, Wuling County, Eastern Wu, rebelled, burned manors and destroyed farmland.

For a time, the rebellion of the barbarians in Wuling County expanded rapidly, and the counties fell one after another, and there was a tendency to spread to Lingling, Hengyang and other counties.

When Sun Quan heard this, he recalled Lü Dai, who had quelled the Jiaozhou Rebellion, overnight, and stationed him in Changsha to prevent the rebellion from spreading further.

At the same time, he pretended to be too often Pan Jun and urgently summoned the people of Jingzhou to prepare to go west to quell the chaos.