Although the bleeding from Yuan Zhi's wound had stopped, he developed a high fever that night and was unconscious all night.

The quack doctor invited from Guizhou City was helpless about this situation, so Wang Yuan had to ask Master Shen to ask Song Gongzi for help.

Song Ji usually lives in the Guizhu Division, but he went to Beiya outside the city in the past two days. Shen Fuxuan waited for a day with the token, and in the evening, he finally waited for Song Gongzi who came home from Beiya.

After clarifying the situation, Song Gongzi immediately went to the inn, took Wang Yuan and others to his home, and invited the best doctor for treatment.

To put it bluntly, Yuan Er lost too much blood, plus some wound infections.

By the third day, Yuan Zhi's high fever gradually subsided, but he was still unconscious, and the bigger problem was that he couldn't eat.

"Alas!"

Master Shen sighed and said, "The doctor said that we can only do our best and obey the destiny of heaven, and it is useless for you and me to worry." Brother Yuan, let's start practicing calligraphy today, practicing calligraphy can make people feel at ease. ”

"Okay." Wang Yuan nodded.

Song Gongzi contributed all the study, and the four treasures of the study room were used casually.

Good ink, good pen, good inkstone, good paper, good post, Wang Yuan's first calligraphy is simply a luxury, and ordinary scholars can only practice with straw paper.

Master Shen asked Wang Yuan to sit upright and admonished: "Practice calligraphy first practice sitting, the body is upright, the head is upright, and the feet are safe." The body can't be too tense, and you can't be too relaxed, if your waist is too straight now, the words you write will look stiff. ”

"Understood." Wang Yuan relaxed slightly.

Master Shen also said: "When writing, your arms should be suspended in the air, and they should not be close to the table. It is necessary to use the waist force to penetrate the wrist force, and then use the wrist force to cooperate with the finger force, the three forces are combined, and the words written are powerful. ”

Wang Yuan instantly understood and said, "It's the same as practicing arrows." ”

Master Shen bowed his head and said, "Don't be in a hurry to write first, I'll teach you how to hold a pen." Wrists flat, fingers compacted, palms focused, fists to be empty, pen hanging, well, hold this position for half an hour. ”

Shen Fuxuan left his disciples alone and went to find Song Gongzi's collection of books to read.

A quarter of an hour later, Shen Fuxuan couldn't help but glance over, and found that Wang Yuan was still in his original posture, from his elbows to his fingers, there was not a trace of trembling. When I practiced holding a pen and sitting, I was shaking like a wobble, and I couldn't help asking, "How did you do it?" ”

Wang Yuan said: "Practicing archery is more difficult than this. ”

Master Shen suddenly realized and said, "You can skip this step and practice writing directly." ”

After explaining the basic elements of calligraphy in detail, Master Shen threw down a copy of Ouyang Xunzi and found the word "Yong" and asked Wang Yuan to copy it slowly.

"Brother Shen!"

Song Gongzi followed a little old man over fifty years old to come in and introduced: "This is my father's stubbornness, and his words are white. Father, this is Brother Shen Shen Weitang. ”

Although Song Jian is in his fifties, he has a strong physique and walks vigorously. He is Song Ran's younger brother, the chief of the Guizhu Tusi, the head of the twelve horse heads of the Song family, and immediately hugged his fists and smiled: "Mr. Shen, the dog has said that there is nothing in the sky and it is difficult to find on the earth, I must take a test today!" ”

This man's words and deeds are somewhat strange, he seems to be well-read, but he speaks rudely.

Master Shen didn't dare to slack off: "Please give advice to the elders." ”

"I've only been reading for a few years, and I won't test you for the Han family's knowledge," Song Jian glanced at Wang Yuan, who was practicing calligraphy, and dragged a chair to sit down, "I heard that you have worked as a staff member for the prefect, and you must also have some ability." Do you know what the situation is like in Guizhou? ”

Master Shen arched his hand and said, "When I first came to your land, I didn't know about it. ”

Song Jian said: "Guizhou Tusi is the strongest in Shuixi'an, and my Shuidong Song is second. There have been many disputes over the years, and you have an idea of how the Song family should overwhelm the An family. ”

"Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, you will not be defeated in a hundred battles," Master Shen said with a slick head, "I have never known the details, how dare I make up my mind?" ”

Song Jian said to his son, "You tell him." ”

Song Gongzi immediately bowed his hand and elaborated: "The Shuixi clan governs fifteen chief officials, which is equivalent to having fifteen states, and each chief official is a stream in Yi language, which is called 'fifteen streams'. My Song clan governs the twelve chiefs, and each chief is called a horse's head, called 'twelve horse's heads', and my father is the head of the twelve horse's heads of the Song family......"

The Shuixian clan not only has a large territory, but also has super military strength. He directly commanded 48 tribes, each with a population of more than 10,000, and claimed to have 480,000 troops.

The Song clan was not strong militarily, but its economic strength was considerable, and it was relatively prosperous in culture and education. The official school in Guizhou City was sponsored by Song Ang at the beginning, and there are also two other ethnic schools. The children of the Song family must study, no matter how stubborn they are, they have to mix in the clan for a few years, unlike the illiterate people like the An family.

The entire northern part of Guizhou, with the An's in the west and the Song in the east, respectively controls the two traffic arteries from Sichuan to Guizhou.

There is also a Cai clan in the far north, whose strength is weak and not worth mentioning.

The Banzhou (Zunyi) Yang family, which belonged to Sichuan Tusi at this time, had not yet been merged into the territory of Guizhou.

Master Shen was silent after listening to the introduction, you asked him to tie up with his boss, connect with his colleagues, and handle his subordinates, this product will definitely be able to be full of wisdom. But such military and political events are blind, and the profession is not right, just like asking a dentist to diagnose brain diseases.

After thinking for a long time, Master Shen said: "Since the An clan is powerful, why is the Song family not loyal to the imperial court, and with the help of the Han officials and the guard, they will jointly suppress the Shuixian clan?" ”

Song Jian sneered disdainfully: "The Han officials in Guizhou are all wine bags and rice bags, and they only know how to make money, regardless of the fight between the toasts." As for the guards, Guizhou Wei was stationed in the south of the city, and the Guizhou avant-garde was stationed in the east and west of the city, and there were 20,000 soldiers during the Yongle period. Now it's 20,000, but I'm afraid there are only 2,000 left who can really fight. ”

The power of the imperial court is in Guizhou, it is just a decoration!

Master Shen had nothing to do, so he could only say: "The Song family should build water conservancy, promote farming, and support businesses, then the money and grain will be sufficient, and the strength will naturally grow." ”

"It's a cliché, but that's it." Song Jian was very disappointed in Shen Fuxuan, too lazy to say anything, and got up to leave.

Wang Yuan, who had been practicing calligraphy, suddenly spoke up: "If you can't become stronger, then make the enemy weaker." ”

Song Jian felt that there was something interesting in this, so he stopped and asked with a smile: "Little doll, what can you do to make An's weak?" ”

Wang Yuan was still concentrating on practicing calligraphy, and after writing carefully, he said: "I am a barbarian from the village, and I am deeply oppressed by the Tusi. The Song family is very exploitative, and the An family is probably about the same. You can secretly contact the tribes of the An clan and lure their leaders with large sums of money to provoke them to rebel. and made a promise that the Song family could cooperate with them in raising troops, and it would be better if they could give them blades and armor. ”

Master Shen was stunned, these Guizhou barbarians, who had only met for the first time, actually discussed this kind of major event of provoking rebellion.

Moreover, aren't you afraid that we will secretly tell you and go to An's side to ask for credit?

"Go on." A smile appeared on Song Jian's face.

Wang Yuan said: "The An clan is so strong, and only a few tribes rebel, most of them are difficult to shake the foundation. But as long as there is a rebellion in the jurisdiction of the An family, you can write to the court for impeachment, and then bribe the court officials with a lot of money, and take the opportunity to peel off a layer of skin for the An family. The imperial court originally wanted to strengthen its control over Guizhou, and as long as the cabinet officials were not fools, they would definitely not let go of such a great opportunity. ”

Song Jian turned around and sat down again, asking, "What else?" ”

Wang Yuan asked rhetorically: "What kind of person is An Guirong, the leader of the An clan?" ”

Song Jian replied: "Old and calculating. ”

Wang Yuan asked again: "What about An Guirong's eldest son?" ”

Song Jian said with a smile: "Brutal and bloodthirsty, excellent martial arts. Often drunk, he took pleasure in shooting slaves with bows and arrows. On one occasion he shot two of his own followers. ”

Wang Yuan said: "Since this is the case. If the Song family wants to attack the An family, they should use all means to cut An Guirong's position as a consolation envoy and let his eldest son inherit the envoy. At that time, there is no need to use stratagem, and the brutality of his eldest son will inevitably force rebellions in the territory of the An clan. There is a more secure way, the Song family has accumulated strength for twenty years, and when An Guirong dies of old age, he will attack the An family. ”

The Song family can't wait for twenty years, and with Song Ran's brutality, I'm afraid it will collapse faster than the An family.

Song Jian didn't take a fancy to Shen Fuxuan, but looked at Wang Yuan differently and asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Wang Yuan, the person who wears Qingzhai in the Black Mountain Ridge." Wang Yuan replied.

"Wear Qingzhai," Song Jian remembered the rebellion forty-two years ago, and after thinking carefully, he suddenly asked, "Would you like to be my adopted son?" ”

Wang Yuan got up and bowed his hand, politely refusing: "Thank you Song Matou for your kindness, but my parents are here." ”

Song Jian became more and more satisfied with Wang Yuan, and said: "I have a granddaughter, who is eight years old this year, and can be married to you." You can study in the Song clan with peace of mind, and when you become an adult, you must assist my son wholeheartedly. If I can help Wuya win the position of Xuanwu Envoy, I can violate the clan rules and make you one of the twelve horse heads of the Song clan! ”

What's the situation?

Shen Fuxuan couldn't keep up with the rhythm at all, they had just met.

Song Jian didn't even know the details of Wang Yuan, so he dared to marry his granddaughter and let him assist his son in seizing the throne in the future.

These toasts are too hasty and willful, what if they look out of sight?

Wang Yuan was even more surprised by Master Shen, at a young age, he actually designed to provoke the rebellion of the natives. If this is placed in troubled times, I am afraid that it is not Jia Xu's generation, and the world will be chaotic!

"Father, never!" Song Ji hurriedly stopped.

Although Song Gongzi is pedantic, he also understands what Song Jian wants to do.

Wang Yuan's plan to provoke rebellion in the An's territory was the only feasible strategy at the moment. Song Jian himself also has Han staff, but they are all short-sighted and not as smart as a little doll.

Compared with the two, Song Jian naturally favored Wang Yuan and thought that this kid was worth cultivating.

Since Wang Yuan can't be accepted as an adopted son, then recruit Wang Yuan as his son-in-law and let him be the son-in-law of Song Gongzi.

This is the usual trick of toast, anyway, there are many daughters and granddaughters. Even if you look away, you don't lose much; And once you recruit talents, you will make a lot of money!

When Song Jian is old and weak, Wang Yuan should also grow up, just to assist the pedantic Song Gongzi and help Song Gongzi seize the position of patriarch.

As for the promise to let Wang Yuan be one of the twelve horse heads, it is purely a big pie, and it cannot be operated at all, and the Song family will not let a different surname be the head of the horse.

The reason why Song Ji opposed it was because his father's plan would inevitably bring a bloody storm and kill the clansmen who opposed his heir. Even, there is a high probability that there will be an internal rebellion, and then it will have to be suppressed by force!