The old man Liang Fen worships Situ as an official, and he is extremely popular, and his relatives and friends are all over the Luoyang Dynasty, to be honest, he has no regrets in this life. But he still has to think long-term for the family, the foundation of Wu's Liang is shallow, and instead of relying on the relationship between marriages, Xuan He has been a generation or two, how can he go to Bo a famous lord of the founding county? Besides, if you don't start first, you will inevitably be marginalized in the future.

In fact, the Liang family, like the Xun family, belongs to the two-headed bet and the cunning rabbit three holes, but the Xun family is a relative at both ends and has unextricable power, but the current situation of the Liang family is somewhat embarrassing. After all, the children of the Liang family still listen to Liang Fen first, and Liang Fen and Pei Dasima, the situation of allies is more serious - isn't the covenant something that can be torn up at any time? How to be afraid!

That's why he wanted to take the first step, first retreat as advance, deliberately made the Xun family sit big, and then wanted to take advantage of the Xun family's mistake to incite Pei to enter Luo. For this reason, before leaving Luoyang, Liang Fen had already made the corresponding arrangements in advance, and greeted Liang Jun, Liang Yun, and even Yin Qiao, who was the real leader of the Luoxi Party.

- As for the new Shangshu Bian Yan, in fact, he has the most obvious label of Pei's henchman, and his qualifications are also old, but Liang Fen has hinted many times, but Bian Wangzhi always pretends to be confused, and he has a stinky virtue of not being friends or party......

But he also instructed Liang Jun and others, saying that politics must be supported by the military, and our actions must be corresponding to the victory and defeat and changes in the military aspect, so you all have to listen to Yin Shangshu. After all, Yin Qiao is known for knowing soldiers, and no one in my Liang family knows how to fight, if the timing is not good, I am afraid that it will suffer.

Therefore, Liang Jun and Liang Yun came together to visit Yin Qiao at night, and asked if the time was ripe for you to see if the time was ripe? Who wanted to be rejected by Yin Qiao.

Seeing that Erliang's face was uncertain, Yin Qiao had to speak more thoroughly, and analyzed: "With the momentum of Da Sima, you can enter Luo at any time, and it is not difficult to find Xun's sins." The first Situ pretended to make this plan to correct the name of the great Sima. However, if Luoyang is in danger, although Da Sima has gained his name, he has lost his momentum, won't he blame us and others?

"And the great Sima to destroy the karma and mix the day as his own will, so with benevolence, then the Chinese army is a little frustrated, if there is a big defeat, even if Luoyang is not lost, I am afraid that Yan, Yu will be scorched earth, how can this great Sima be happy to see?"

When Er Liang heard this, he couldn't help but look at each other. Liang Yun asked: "Could it be that the great opportunity was missed?" ”

Yin Qiao comforted them and said: "But the grandfather can't afford it, Xu Jizu can't break the thief in the end, and he is strong, are you afraid that there will be no other opportunity?" What I'm worried about now is that even if it is not easy to be handsome, Xu Jizu will not be able to defend Xingyang in the end...... It's better to sit back and wait for the situation to change, if there is a crisis, you can encourage the Xun clan to return to the west with the Son of Heaven......"

When Liang Jun heard this, he was taken aback, and hurriedly asked: "Isn't it possible to give Luoyang to the thieves?!" ”

Yin Qiaoxin said that your plan just now is to give Luoyang to the thieves, it really has no strategic foresight...... On the surface, he just smiled slightly and said: "No, Luoyang City is firmly defended, so it is not enough to summon Pei Shenggong (Pei Pi) from Henan to protect it, and he can wait until Da Sima leads the army to help." We can say this, stop the Xun clan, and wait for the great Sima to come, that is, we can want to abandon the capital, move the sin of the Son of Heaven in vain, and wash away the government. ”

Erliang nodded: "This plan may be feasible......

Yin Qiao Zhengse said: "This is a last resort!" I hope that Xu Jizu can stop the thief, only look at his nature, and when the thief retreats, he will not dare to chase after him, and then as the king and others said, he will be impeached by the ministers, and it will affect the ancestor of the lord. Don't hope for the defeat of the Chinese army! ”

Erliang hurriedly cleared it up, saying how can we, we are not such bastards......

Since Yin Qiao refused to nod, Er Liang had to temporarily put away the idea of taking the opportunity to make waves. But who would have thought that just two days later, Zu Lian, who stayed in Luoyang, would leave the Zu Li before leaving and present it to the emperor. Zu Ti said in the prelude that his condition had improved slightly, so he went to the army and acted on behalf of General Xu Liu, and the reason why he did not play the son of tomorrow first was because he was afraid that the news would leak and let the thieves have precautions in advance......

Of course, he will also take Bai Qi's secret trip to the Changping army, taking the ancient things that confuse Zhao Kuo as an example. Later, he repeatedly apologized for his crimes, imploring the Son of Heaven to be magnanimous, and when the thieves retreated, there would be no police on the Eastern Front, and then he could be punished for the crime of defrauding the king.

Sima Ye was not angry about this, because Zu Ti was a fake Huang Yue, who was actually in charge of the military affairs of the Eastern Front, and he often didn't even need to notify Shangshu Province of the strategic layout, he could be arbitrary directly, but he just wrote an explanation afterwards for easy archiving. In particular, although Sima Ye gradually increased the frequency of listening to politics, and at the instigation of Liang Fang and others, he dared to express a little opinion on government affairs...... Ah no, the Son of Heaven. So Zu Ti went out on the expedition and didn't say hello to himself, at best, it was indeed a crime of bullying the king, and at worst, isn't this the norm in recent years?

He just asked Zu Lian: "Has Zu Gong's illness been cured?" Is it true that you can bear the fatigue of going out on the expedition? ”

Of course, Zu Li didn't dare to say that his father's illness was basically cured - the so-called "illness comes like a mountain, and the illness goes like a thread", Zu Li was so sick that he only had one breath left, even if he recovered, it was definitely not the work of January or February, then you couldn't help but deceive the Son of Heaven for too long, and you were too determined - just replied: "It's just a little better." However, this time the thieves came out of the whole division, wanting to seek Luoyang, my father was not worried about Xu leading the army, fearing that he would suddenly take charge of the Chinese army, the time was still shallow, it was difficult to convince the public, and it was harmful to the war situation, and he did not dare to ignore state affairs because of his humble body, but he was strong to support the sick body, and he ...... to Xingyang in the east."

The old man's illness is not complete, and it is a temporary idea, I really don't mean to hide it from Your Majesty.

When the ministers learned of this, they were also surprised, of course, it was inevitable that everyone's thoughts were different. Yin Qiao smiled happily and said: "I am worried that it will be difficult for Ji Zu to resist thieves, and since I have the generals of my ancestors, I can worry about it!" Xun Di nodded and agreed: "Yes, very good, very good." But he said in his heart, how can this old man be sick for so many years, and even if he does not die, he can still rise up and become a general? Aren't all the measures I used to take to seize military power useless?

Liang Jun and Liang Yun inevitably came to visit Yin Qiao at night again, and sighed: "The opportunity is missed!" ”

Yin Qiao Zhengse said: "What is the so-called timing? If the monarch and others act recklessly, but the grandfather breaks the thief in Xingyang, wouldn't it be useless to the great Sima, but to the grandfather? Fortunately, I dissuaded Erjun the day before yesterday......"

Liang Junyin interjected sideways: "Since Zu Gong's illness is already sick, he can get up, and he doesn't know the Son of Heaven, if he wants to leave a watch and wait for Zu Lian to present it, then there is no Son of Heaven in his heart, you can know!" ”

Yin Qiao smiled secretly, and said in his heart, it seems that you have the Son of Heaven in your heart, and you are all loyal ministers......

comforted Erliang at the moment and said: "And after the grandfather breaks the thief, we can make plans again, the general trend is done, and it is beyond human power to stop it, and it is only between one or two years old at the latest, why worry?" After thinking about it, he said: "It's a pity that Situ Gong returned to the Wu clan and couldn't be in the middle...... He should also visit the wise and resourceful people, and work in Luozhong to achieve his things. ”

Liang Yun asked: "The so-called wise and resourceful person, can you have a good cone in your pocket?" ”

Yin Qiaoxin said that if I didn't think of a suitable candidate, I wouldn't mention this to you. He is also a smart person, but because of his shallow foundation, after Liang Fen went, he was a little lonely in Luoyang, and he was already one head or two big to be able to protect himself, and he had no time to spare, and he lacked enough experience to engage in officialdom conspiracy, so he wanted to push out this burden. At that moment, he lowered his voice and said, "I'm afraid Li Zhong has to think about it." ”

Li Rong's background is slightly higher than Yin Qiao's, and he has been in the office for a long time, and he has been following Liang Fen for a long time and planning for him, and he is very open and fun in the officialdom - so when Xun and Zu joined forces, they had to chase Li Rong first, not Yin Qiao. Yin Qiaoxin said that you are happy to shirk your responsibilities, and go directly to the customs to obey the order of Da Sima, and now you are guarding the eastern county of Hemu, you are really complacent, and the scenery is infinite...... How could I make you too comfortable!

So he suggested that Erliang secretly write to Liang Fen and Pei Wei, hoping that they could force Li Rong to return to the court and secretly preside over the overall situation.

Erliang finally saw a ray of light again, and couldn't help but rejoice and leave without mentioning it. Let's say that Yin Qiao rested for one night, got up before dawn the next day, washed, dressed, and drove to Shangshu Province to work. He was the first to arrive, first busy with the backlog of official documents yesterday, a full meal time, and the rest of the servants and Shangshu - Xun Di, Zu Na, Liang Yun, Chu Yi, Deng You, and He Ji, only then did they take a square step and come fluttering.

——Heji is a native of Xiping, Runan, and his great-grandfather is Wei Shangshu Ling Heqia, and his grandfather is a member of the official department; After entering the Jin Dynasty, his uncle and Qiao served as the Zhongshu Order, and his name was important for a while, and his father and Yu also went to the Zhongshu Order, Shangshu and the servant, because Qiao had no son, and Heji was his successor. He was promoted when Zu Yue abdicated the throne. Shangshu has Bian Wangzhi, who suffered from a summer illness and took a long vacation.

A few people came in, and they met each other first, and Yin Qiao was also forced to get up frequently and return the salute. After sitting down, they first ordered the little officials to bring tea and water, and then exchanged a few words of greeting, talking about the time and phenology, and the anecdotes of the government and the opposition, and then gradually talked about state affairs - Yin Qiao hummed on the side, casually perfunctory. When he finally quieted down, he raised his eyes and looked out the window, which was already three shots a day......

Yin Qiao buried himself in work, often for a quarter of an hour or two, lying on the desk and writing, without even raising his head, always feeling that his current situation was more difficult than when he followed Guo Mo to Hanoi, and even when he was defeated and fled......

After the red sun passed the top, he couldn't hold it anymore, so he got up and confessed, and then lay down on the desk and fell asleep for a while. But just after squinting for a while, he was woken up by a shouting and scolding, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Shangshu and Ji reprimanding a Ling Shi, and the halberd pointed out: "Such a detailed and complicated matter, if it is all presented to Shangshu, what is the use of you?!" ”

There are two servants in Shangshu Province (Ling is not often placed), six Shangshu, and twenty-three Shangshulang, in charge of thirty-two Cao, only these people, it is naturally difficult to support the huge country, so there is a large group of eight or nine Lingshi officials, busy to assist in reviewing and passing official documents.

In fact, to put it mildly, it is often not the servants, Shangshu, and Shangshulang who deal with political affairs in Shangshu Province - of course, it will not be the left and right men who are in charge of general affairs - but these small officials; Shang Shulang and above, most of them are only in charge of reviewing and drawing charges, and will discuss and coordinate major policies. If we compare it with future generations, then Shang Shulang and above are like politicians in some countries and regions, who are more concerned about their own style and officialdom order, and Ling Shi and other minor officials are actually busy civil servants at all levels.

Since the introduction of the "Nine Grades in the Positive System", a situation of "no poor family in the upper grade, and no powerful family in the lower grade" has gradually formed. Because the character is the first priority, then the conduct, and finally the ability, so the power of the family has more high-quality, such as the upper grade (the upper grade only Confucius can be appointed, so it is vacant according to the routine), and the beginning can be a six-grade official such as Shang Shulang; The poor product evaluation can only be in the middle and lower, and the first official career is the best in the sky, and theoretically it is not possible to mix more than three products in a lifetime.

Of course, the situation in the Western Jin Dynasty is not too serious, and in troubled times, there are inevitably exceptions - for example, Yin Qiao was born in a poor family and joined the army as Guo Mo, but he was promoted to a fourth-grade Shangshu by Pei Gai. It's just that since the situation in the DPRK has stabilized, especially after the Xun clan came to power, all kinds of special cases have become increasingly rare and unheard of in China and North Korea.

The children of the gate valve and the high-grade people pay attention to their demeanor and appearance, and they pay attention to their own reputation in the officialdom, just like the politicians of later generations only pay attention to votes, and they often only plan big strategies in government affairs, and they are not very willing to do it themselves for the trivial affairs - if Zhuge Liang was born in this life, he will definitely be ridiculed for his temper. Therefore, Shang Shu and Shang Shulang scolded Ling Shi, saying that you can just make your own decisions about such a trivial matter, why bother me? This is also a daily routine in the province, and there is nothing special about it.

However, the name Ling Shi was sprayed with a spit on the face, although he bowed as well, he still held the official document all over the ground, and refused to retreat - let me take the idea, I am a sesame mung bean official, can I take it? Most of the handling opinions will be rejected, and even if they are not refuted, once something goes wrong, my small shoulders really can't bear it!

Seeing this, Yin Qiao couldn't help but sigh secretly, with a wry smile on his face, so he beckoned and said Come here. When Shi Ji came, Yin Qiao asked, "What's the matter?" Ling Shi replied respectfully: "Fang Zihong Nong has come to this year's autumn endowment, but the old treasury is full, and I don't know where to put it, so I ask for instructions." ”

Yin Qiao glanced at Heji, and said in his heart that the state used troops in the east, this food problem, you actually think it is a small problem, you can let Ling Shi make up his own mind? You are not as good as Ling Zu and Ling Zun! Seeing that He Ji was smiling and arching his hand towards him, he was forced to reach out and take the little official's hand and say, "Stand down, wait for me to rest and make a decision." That Ling Shi arched his hand and said: "The autumn fu is still stuck outside the city, and I am afraid that there will be rain and rain and the grain will be drenched - this is really a matter of urgency, and I hope that Shangshu will make a decision as soon as possible." ”

When Yin Qiao heard this, this fire jumped up on the spot, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, his eyes widened, pointed to the two thick stacks of official documents on the case, and shouted: "Whoever falls into my hands, which one is not urgent?!" ”8)