Zhen Sui did not return the salute to Wang Xun, and all the generals in Ningzhou were angry.

Zhen Sui also noticed that everyone's faces were not good-looking, so after helping Wang Xun up, he took a step back, and then took a deep sigh and apologized: "I am not rude, one is armored, and the other is recently sick, and my knee hurts like pins and needles every day, I really can't stand it...... I don't know if there is a good doctor in the city, who can diagnose and treat me? ”

Although Ningzhou is remote, sparsely populated, and has a very low degree of development, qualified doctors can still pick out a few of them. It wasn't until after entering the city that the doctor sent a doctor to see it, and everyone believed that General Zhen was really sick, not an excuse for his rude behavior.

In fact, before Zhen Sui left Chengdu, Tao Kan repeatedly admonished, saying that Wang Shaobo had been guarding Ningzhou and resisting Bayi for ten years, whether he was willing to go to China or still cherished his old Jin, his ambitions were commendable, and his deeds could be encouraged, you must not rely on his famous high position to humiliate him. Furthermore, if he resists the king's return, if he is willing to obey, our army will come far away after all, and the southern lieutenant general will be vigilant, if you behave rudely, if you force the other generation again, you will be guilty of no merit in the country.

After all, Ningzhou is so big, but the household registration is not rich, there are many mountains and forests, and the barbarian tribe is razed, if people hide and fight guerrilla attacks with you, it is not possible to settle down in three or five years - you are also looking forward to participating in the battle of Jiangnan, aren't you? If you get stuck in the mud, I'm afraid you won't be able to catch up.

It was precisely because of Tao Kan's advice that the most important thing was that Zhen Sui didn't want to waste too much time in Nanzhong, so he was willing to grit his teeth and hold back his temperament, and explained to the general Nanzhong with a pleasant face: I am really sick. If he had no disease, he would not have bent even his knees; It is precisely because of my illness that I have no intention of being arrogant, but I have been misunderstood by you, and it is not worth it—this must be explained.

Zhen followed this problem, and it took only two months to get it, and when he was not sick, he could run like flying, but when he was in severe pain in his knees, he was tortuous, so he had to walk slowly with two legs like a zombie...... After the doctor saw him, he said to him: "The general's legs want to have old injuries that damage the muscles and veins, but when it is hot and rainy, they have ...... from time to time."

Zhen hurriedly asked, "Is it possible to cure it?" ”

The doctor shook his head with a wry smile and said, "You can try to apply acupuncture and moxibustion to relieve the general's pain, but you can't break the root ...... in the end." ”

Zhen Sui couldn't help but be annoyed, and said that he couldn't think of climbing the mountain for half his life, so he finally folded in this matter...... Originally, I thought that if I raised it, I would be able to get it all right. After Ningzhou is settled, I will go to Jingzhou, Xiangzhou, and even Jiang and Yang, all of which have a hot and humid climate...... If you are in the middle of the battle, how can you suddenly get sick......

It seems that before the south of the Yangtze River, I have to take the time to go back to Luoyang to visit a more reliable doctor. originally planned to go back to his hometown to live the rest of his life after the world was settled, but now it is estimated that Xiangzhou will not be able to stay, and even Chang'an and Luoyang will not be able to live - is the master in the state...... Even in Jinyang and other places in the north, will it not grow old?

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Bashu is established, so the south of the Yangtze River must also be put on the agenda.

One day, Pei Gai summoned the writer Wang Xizhi and the secretary Yu Yi and asked them: "Qing and others may make a book for me and advise my father and brother that it is better to surrender as soon as possible, so as not to cause the people to be miserable when the sword soldiers rise?" ”

Wang Xizhi and Yu Yi both went to the Qiu Taixue examination to be qualified to enter the official position - this disguised imperial examination system, Pei should have been planning for several years, but it was not until last year that it was finally implemented - but both of them are still young, and they have no practical experience, and the only person who knows the scriptures and history, and the elder only has calligraphy, so the official department ordered the second son to enter the secretary province after receiving Li Ju's care.

The secretary of the province used to be in charge of the national library, and later the same as the Chinese book province, and also the secret. The secretary of the Chinese Dynasty, in addition to managing the books, was also responsible for drafting and polishing the edicts for the Son of Heaven, and was nominally no longer in charge of secrets, but in fact it was close to the Son of Heaven and still retained a certain influence on national affairs.

Yu Zhigong's policy is stable and stable, and the officials think that they have the qualifications to train to enter politics, so they are promoted to secretaries. As for Wang Yishao, his achievements in economics and history are stronger than Yu Yi's, and his strategy is completely unknown, so although he is also a secretary, he works in the Writings Bureau and is a writer.

The Jin Dynasty's writing bureau was very small, with only one writer and eight assistant writers; The Chinese Dynasty's Writings Bureau, however, was expanded several times under Pei Gai's insistence, with the Writers Supervisor and Cheng as the main adjutants, and nearly 30 people including Writers and School Scholars, whose main task was not only to manage the classics, but also to reorganize the scriptures and the sons, and publish authoritative versions.

- Academics can be discussed, but textbooks must be official and can only have one set!

However, even so, the Bureau of Writings often feels that there is a shortage of manpower, and hopes that the Ministry of Officials can allocate more good talents. This is because in the original history, the Wuhu Rebellion lasted for more than 100 years, and the damage to traditional culture was extremely serious, and countless classics were lost as a result; In this timeline, Pei Gai had the opportunity to save a batch, but he took the initiative to abandon it as a cover for escape......

But in the end, with his efforts, the time of the turmoil in North China was greatly shortened, and a considerable number of public and private documents were objectively saved; And even if those can't be found at all, fortunately, many of the people who have read it are still alive, and they can make up for some of them with their memory-it's a pity that there is no genius like Cai Yan who is both well-informed and knowledgeable.

Therefore, the work of collecting, arranging, and even supplementing these documents all fell to the Bureau of Writings. According to Pei Gai's estimate, I can save two or three percent more books for future generations.

However, after Wang Xizhi entered the Writings Bureau, he did not participate in the school of scriptures or sorting out books, and was busy copying books all day long...... The eunuch and the other have heard Li Maoyo say that although this son is young, he is the tall foot of Mrs. Wei, and he has been instructed by his father and brother, or subordinate or Kai, as well as the emerging Xingshu, all of whom are correctors in the world; Sure enough, he used his strengths to pile up all the work of copying books on his desk.

Wang Xizhi is very good - he should practice calligraphy, and the rare job can be so in line with his interests.

Not long ago, the Bureau of Writings completed the proofreading of the "Three Rites" (Zhou Rites, Rites, and Rites), and with Zheng Xuanzhi's note, he ordered Wang Xizhi to transcribe it, and submitted it to the Son of Heaven for preview, requesting that it be printed. Pei Gai roughly flipped through it, and asked: "The "Book" and "Yi" surveyed by Jiaoqing and others before, the handwriting is elegant and beautiful, and from beginning to end, it is pure and one, I don't know who recorded it?" ”

The superintendent of the works replied clearly: "The new author Lang Wang Xizhi." After a pause, he said, "Please pay this word immediately, I don't know if Your Majesty will allow it?" ”

Pei should say yes, of course yes. In the future, this book engraved and promoted by the Secret Road Bureau - there may be others - will definitely be sought after by all generations, and the content will not be put aside for the time being, it is the handwriting of the "Book Saint"! Oh, when the time comes, should I ask Wang Xizhi for the autograph first?

Pull back and say that Pei Gai summoned Wang Xizhi and Yu Yi on this day, hoping that they could write a book and send it to Jiangnan to persuade the Wang family and the Yu family to take the initiative to surrender, so as not to suffer from the suffering of the sword soldiers. In fact, in this matter, Pei Gai was very conflicted in his heart, hoping that through a devastating military operation, all kinds of rotten forces in Jiangnan would be cleaned up as much as possible, so as to facilitate the long-term peace and stability of the society; At the same time, it also takes into account that the soldiers are dangerous and fierce, and the corpses will be scattered all over the field and the people will be miserable...... It's all their own family, so it's better not to fight or not to fight.

Therefore, even if he knew that the king and Yu would not bow down so easily-if they wanted to go from China, they would have already come from China, at least they could send someone across the river to negotiate the conditions-they still told Wang Xizhi and Yu Yi to write a letter to persuade them to surrender. However, the king and Yu both smiled bitterly and pleaded guilty, saying: "Even before entering the office, the ministers often send letters to their fathers and brothers, declaring righteousness, hoping that they will repent...... It's a pity that there are many books and don't answer, even if you answer, it's just a casual conversation. ”

What did Pei Caixin say about "applying for righteousness"? Most of it is "knowing the benefits". It is estimated that it is useless, first of all, Wang Dunxiong is in Wuchang, and he is unwilling to hand over the military power easily, and if Wang Dun does not express his position, Wang Dao will not dare to surrender without permission, and Yu Liang is Wang Dao's follower......

I couldn't help but sigh lightly and said: "In the past, I was in Jiankang, and I often had contacts with Wang Maohong, Yu Yuangui, etc., although it was inevitable that there would be a little discord, but I didn't mean to be separated from each other today, and it turned out to be a revenge...... They just hoped for luck, thinking that Jiangnan could be defended. However, can Jiangnan really be defended? The southerners secretly paid money to me, but I don't know how many; However, since the Qing and the others are in China and North Korea, it is the best way to get in touch, but the father and brother of the Qing do not know how to use it......"

Indeed, there are many Jiangnan ministers, especially the natives in the south, who greeted Luoyang through various channels, even if they did not know that they were willing to respond to the internal response, they also euphemistically stated that if Wang Shi crossed the river, we would obey. For example, He Xun's son He Yu sent someone to secretly cross the river to Luoyang to contact Liu Kui, saying that I was under the public gate and sought to get out of trouble for the public building, do you remember this?

- Thinking about the Jiangdong Rebellion, Wang Dun made Qian Feng go first, and entered Jiankang to search for Diao Xie and Liu Kui, Diao Xuanliang was not exempt from difficulties, but Liu Dalian relied on the persuasion of the doorman He Yu to go to the palace of Wuxing first, and took refuge in Wuxing's concubine Pei, so that he could escape Qian Feng's poisonous hands.

He Yu, as well as Ji Zhan's grandson Jiyou and others, also had a friendship with Pei Gai - they once traveled to Zhoushan together, and before Pei Gai crossed north, he also borrowed money and grain from several indigenous wealthy merchants through them. It's just that now that Pei should be the Son of Heaven, of course they can't come up directly and say, "Your Majesty, you still owe my family's grain." And only because He Yu had offered advice to save Liu Kui, he asked Liu Dalian to help perform.

The reason why Jiangdong scholars secretly communicated with the Luoyang regime was mainly because they were dissatisfied with Wang Dun - Wang Maohong was still willing to entrap the southern raccoon dog, but Wang Chuzhong had almost no such intentions; And even Director Wang only knew how to win over the older generation such as He Xun and Ji Zhan, and he didn't put too much effort into hiring his children.

In the original history, the most prominent families after the establishment of Zhaojian in the Eastern Jin Dynasty were Wang, Yu, Xie, Huan, etc., all of whom were overseas Chinese, and the so-called Jiangnan Five Jun - Gu Rong, He Xun, Min Hong, Xue Jian, Ji Zhan - and most of their descendants stopped at the state and county guards. Especially the Langya Wang clan is not enough, then Yu, Xie, Huan, etc., are only second- and third-rate families in the Central Plains, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty regime would rather use them than the children of the Jiangnan clan, which can be seen.

Therefore, He Yu, Ji You and other generations all secretly instigated the elders of the family, saying that with the current situation, the Chinese army will cross the river sooner or later, and we have to prepare to ensure the peace of the family. After all, the south raccoon dog and the north are very contradictory, if it weren't for Pei Cai's restoration of Luoyang, many overseas Chinese returned to the north, and it is estimated that there will be a few more such as the rebellion of the Zhou clan in Wuxing. It is unrealistic for the southerners to want to be self-governing, and they must find someone to rely on, so it is better to return to China from Jin, which may be more beneficial to their own family.

After all, the core of overseas Chinese is now in Jiankang and Wuchang, like two sharp swords, hanging over the heads of the southerners; And if you are from China, the Son of Heaven will either live in Chang'an or Luoyang, even if you send northerners to govern Jiangnan, it will be more convenient for us to be perfunctory and empty.

This situation is not special, why did Qian Zhou first make "Hatred of the Country", incite the emotions of defeat, and then persuade Liu Chan to surrender? It is because the contradiction between the Bashu natives and the Jingzhou scholars is too deep, even Zhuge Liang can't bridge it, and when Jiang Wan, Fei Yi, Dong Ju, Fan Jian and others take power, they directly press the natives to the ground and step on them, how can Qian Zhou and the others be happy?

Also in Eastern Wu, the Sun family also reused Huaisi people, and the contradictions between them and the natives of Jiangnan can be clearly seen through the Ji Yan case.

If the core of state power is in the Central Plains, then you can come and we can also go, and even if they are a little weaker because of the remoteness of their residence, they will not be pulled too far after all, and even after a long time, they may have a chance to win. But if the host and guest are all curled up and crowded in one place—or Bashu, or Jiangnan—then only the guest seeks the main land, and the guest grabs sovereignty, and the natives can't reach out to the home of the guest at all; Just this acre and three points of land, all of which were originally mine, but now they want to share the profits with you, but you have nothing to give me, so who is willing to be willing?!

Therefore, Pei should be very confident in pacifying Jiangnan. This is not like the battle of Weishui, the Jiangnan regime has been basically stable, even the natives will not think that from the north, there will be a chance to shine - the Qin lord's side or Di, Qiang or Xianbei, even the foreign race can't be sealed, when will it be our turn to read?

However, even so, it is unlikely that the time will drag on too long, one is that it is not good to restore people's livelihood in the Central Plains - the resources of the north and the south must be able to circulate with each other in order to benefit both sides - and the other is also afraid of any variables, or the southerners will not be able to come to the king for a long time, and finally they will be cold. Therefore, after Pei Gai ordered Wang Xizhi and Yu Yi to retreat, he summoned the cardinal envoy, deputy Xu Liu, Guo Mo, as well as the new military secretary Zhang Chang, the squire Yang Qing and others to come to discuss the southern expedition.

Xu Liu said: "The minister looked at the previous book, and felt that when he confronted Jin and Wu, the situation was not far behind, but he should follow the wisdom of Emperor Wu of Jin and divide his troops into three ways to attack Jiangnan - that is, to Xu Fang's army, under Jiankang; The armies of Yan and Yu pointed to Wuchang; The Bashu sailors went down the river and attacked the rebels.

"The southerners are weak, not my elite opponents, and the only one to worry about is Wang Dunshui. If the Bashu sailors are the enemy, they must build boats. Xi Jin Wen (Sima Zhao) in the destruction of Shu before Zeng Yun: 'Wu land is vast and wet, the attack is difficult to work hard, it is better to set Bashu first, three years later, because of the trend of the stream, land and water go hand in hand, this extermination of the trend of taking Yu also. Later, due to Zen and other things, and the tree function was chaotic in the north, Dingshu began to cut down Wu after 17 years.

"There is no need to wait for seventeen years now, but it will also take three years at the time, so that the Bashu boat can be completed, and the imperial court has a lot of reserves."

Guo Mo couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "The cardinal envoy's words are too serious. ”