At the court meeting, the sudden Gongyi fire shook many people present, and at this moment, the status of the royal family in the hearts of everyone skyrocketed. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info what a lot of strokes this has to be, set fire to Gongyi, although it lost Gongyi City, but also hit the Han army hard, especially when the Han army has not yet approached the Luoyang city wall, its strategic significance, everyone in the hall is clear.

Waving his hand to stop the commotion of congratulations from everyone in the Ming Hall, Zhou Bian smiled and said, "God bless me Da Zhou, the Korean labor expedition will definitely not be pleased." I also hope that you will work together with this king, defeat the arrogance of the Korean army, and return the dignity of my royal family! ”

"Defeat the Han army and return my dignity!" The cry of the mountain sounded again in the main hall.

It took a long time to stop. Zhou Bian looked at the spy who was still kneeling in the hall, and liked this person's report in his heart, so he smiled and said, "This matter is really thanks to you spies, your ability to report the news is also quite good, this king will definitely reward you heavily, and you will be promoted to another level, after you go down, you will go to Jiang Ping!" ”

The spy was overjoyed when he heard this, but after kowtowing, he heard him say, "It's just that the king rewards the villain's money, and you don't need to be promoted to the next level." ”

Zhou Bian was suddenly puzzled, "But why?" ”

"This news was discovered by the villain and two colleagues, the two of them are still in Gongyi, the villain just came back to report the news first, the reward can still be divided equally, but what should I do if I am promoted to the next level? Please forgive me! ”

It's really a famous man, Zhou Bian laughed and said, "This matter is easy, you will report your name to Jiang Ping later, and the three of you will be promoted to the next level!" ”

The spy stayed there for a while, but the master smiled on the side, "Don't thank you yet!" ”

After the spy left, many congratulatory words were said in the Ming Hall, and then Zhou Bian boosted his morale, and the court meeting ended. After the ministers dispersed, those noble lords would naturally bring the most correct choice for their families, and some important ministers, such as Taishi Young Master Bai Gui Ningyue and several thousand commanders, also stayed, after all, some things still had to be discussed in a small area.

Of course, what Zhou Bian is most concerned about is the current situation in Luoyang, how the defensive measures of the four city walls are arranged, whether the 20,000 soldiers are properly arranged, whether the 20,000 people have been trained in place, whether there are any changes in the nobles and merchants in the city, and whether there is enough food in Luoyang. However, the important ministers present reported good news, just like at the imperial meeting. In fact, there are some rumors in Luoyang today, after all, the Son of Heaven is not in the city, and the people's hearts are still a little unstable, but now it's okay, since today's court meeting, the officials of the royal family will also take to the streets to boost morale, and there is no need to worry about the people of Luoyang.

And the grain and grass are also relatively sufficient, fortunately, the royal family saw the opportunity early, frantically transferred grain and grass to Luoyang, and also purchased a large number of grain and grass in the market, which also led to the profit-seeking grain merchants into Luoyang in a large number of grain and grass. Now, although there are nearly 300,000 people in Luoyang City according to incomplete statistics, if you carefully calculate the grain, the grain and grass stored by the royal family alone are enough for the whole city to eat for half a year. Therefore, the royal family will not release grain on a large scale for the time being, and is currently only in charge of the rations of soldiers and people.

It is indeed good news, these are all caused by the accumulation of the royal family in the past year, and now they have become the confidence of the royal family to stick to Luoyang and resist the Korean army.

And then Ning Yue's report attracted Zhou Bian's attention.

"My lord, although there have been many people in the suburbs in the city these days, the order is quite good, and there has been no commotion. The suburbs also actively responded to the call of the royal family, and more than half of the 20,000 people were recruited from the suburbs, and this time they recruited young people in their twenties. ”

Zhou Bian nodded, 20,000 soldiers, 20,000 people, basically enough, although the Korean army has 100,000, but his side has the advantage of city defense, it should be enough.

"King!"

I only heard Nan Ning Yue continue. "The big families in the city are all right, and there is no change. However, the day before yesterday, before Luoyang was closed, there was something abnormal near the west gate, and the minister had brought someone to deal with it, but this matter must be known to my king, and I wanted to report it yesterday, so as not to disturb my king's rest. ”

"Let's talk about it now, then." Zhou Bian became curious, Ning Yue knew the severity, it must be a big deal.

"That's right, my lord. The day before yesterday, there was a slight commotion near the West Gate, and the minister sent a team of people to go after knowing it, but after the meeting, the captain said that it was not easy to deal with, and a group of people came from outside, claiming to rescue Luoyang, and also claimed that they were the only ones who wanted to keep Luoyang. And the minister was angry, and whoever was so arrogant rebuked the captain and went and locked him up again. ”

As soon as Ning Yue's words came out, all the ministers who knew about it and didn't know about it became angry, the Son of Heaven is here, and there is no trace of fault in Luoyang City's defense, who is so arrogant? Even Taishi and the others, who had already known this time, were unhappy.

Zhou Bian just smiled and said indifferently, "Go on." ”

"King, I originally ordered the captain to detain that group of people again, but I didn't want the captain to say that that group of people claimed to be from the Mo family, and they didn't dare to detain them."

Is it the Mo family? Zhou Bian's pupils contracted suddenly, no one had ever heard of such a famous Mo family. What are they here for, are they really here to help the weaker side defend the city, as recorded in history?

All the ministers were also shocked, and even the Taishi, who had known for a long time, also snorted coldly, "The Mo family's hand is also stretched too long." ”

Judging from the reaction of the ministers, in this era, the reputation of the Mo family is much greater than that of Confucianism, and, like the Taishi, there are many people who show negative emotions such as disdain and even hatred, and it seems that the Mo family has a mixed reputation. But in the eyes of civilians, the people of the Mo family are still full of mystery, so the captain does not dare to detain them.

"Ning Qing, go on."

"No, my lord. After hearing that it was the Mo family, the minister personally led a group of people to rush over, and there were also some civilians on the street at the west gate to watch the excitement, but I saw that the group of people mentioned by the captain were all dressed in black, and they were sitting cross-legged in the middle of the street. What's even more infuriating is that the group of Mo family disciples are still declaring to the ministers that all living beings in the world are equal, and only by loving can they be strong and not bully the weak, and the ministers dare not say it. However, his subordinates were not afraid of his Mo family, and with a single blow or two, he invited all the fifteen people into the backyard of the yamen of my supervision department, and waited for my king to fall. ”

This Ning Yue said that it was an invitation, but its means were self-evident. However, Zhou Bian was puzzled, "You don't dare to say anything, just say it, this king knows that it is what the Mo family disciple said." ”

"They say that the king does not respect ghosts and gods, so it is difficult to do this." Ning Yue said cautiously, obviously saying bad things about the king behind his back is an intolerable thing no matter what dynasty it is.

"Haha!"

Zhou Bian smiled, "At the court meeting, all the ministers called God bless the king, this matter is definitely not something that can be changed by a few children of the Mo family, you don't need to mind." What did they come to my Luoyang for? ”

"The king, the ministers have also contacted them, they claim to help my king defend the city, but as soon as he enters the city, he speaks wildly, saying that they are the only ones who defend the city, and they want my army to listen to their arrangements, so his ministers invite them into our backyard, strictly guard, how to deal with it, and ask my king to show it."

"Hehe, now that my royal family is in trouble, the princes of the world do not come to King Qin, but the children of the small Mo family have come, which is really unexpected. So what do you think? ”

"King!" The first to speak was the young master, "In the past, Lu Ban built a cloud ladder for the Chu State, and Chu Zi wanted to use it to attack the Song Dynasty, in order to protect the weak Song State, Mozi sent dozens of his disciples to the Song State to help the Song Hou rectify the city defense, and he rushed to the Yingdu of the Chu State alone, and after some words, Chu Zi finally gave up attacking the Song Dynasty. From this point of view, the Mo family still has some opinions about defending the city, so it is better to listen to their opinions than to hand over the military power to them. ”

This Chu Zi is the King of Chu, and the people in the royal family naturally do not call him the King of Chu, so they call him the Son of Chu after the former King of Chu was named the viscount of the King of Zhou. The past incident that the young master said was widely recorded in the history books, and it was also extremely famous in later generations, so Zhou Bian listened and nodded again and again.

Taishi did not follow, "King, it can't be like this, the Mo family is based on propaganda and love and non-attack, and love is not filial piety, and non-attack is disloyal, although it has some reputation among the people, it is obvious for a while, but its doctrine is full of compassion for the dignity of my king, to know that my Zhou room is established by the mandate of heaven, enjoy the world, should I also be equal to all living beings?" It really doesn't make sense. For this Mo family, it is better to expel him. ”

In fact, Zhou Bian is also extremely curious about the Mo family, after all, later generations will mythologize this school, what can fly birds, what beasts can walk, but ignore the essence of the Mo family, you must know that the Mo family's thoughts are concentrated in a series of theories such as love and non-attack, and it is by no means an ordinary carpenter organization.

So Zhou Bian smiled and set his eyes on Bai Gui again. The latter said, "Great King, since the Mo family came out, it has always been disliked by the princes of other countries, for no other reason, but for the Mo family to preach the equality of all beings. And among the Mo family, there is no respect for etiquette, there is no distinction between the upper and lower respects, and when the Mo family gathers together, they eat together, and there are many people who do not abide by etiquette, and they do not sit properly, but they sit cross-legged, and they are good to sit cross-legged, since Mo Zhai, how good it is to walk barefoot, and not to obey the king. There are also rumors that the Mo family is so extreme that those who disagree with their political views regard them as enemies, and if there are those who hinder their political views, they can be solved by extreme means such as assassination, which can be seen in their arrogance. The king, it is really not easy to have more contact with such people. ”

From this point of view, the reputation of the Mo family is really not good, but most of the people sitting here are aristocratic lords, such as Ning Yue, who is also a new nobleman, can only represent the opinion of this class, if you ask the poor people, you may get a slightly better answer.

In fact, Zhou Bian was unwilling, and it was impossible to hand over the military power of the whole city to a group of Mo family disciples who had never seen it, the importance of military power could not be doubted at all, and Zhou Bian himself was confident that he could defend Luoyang City with his own strength, after all, he had done so much work, 20,000 soldiers, 20,000 people, and the large trebuchet at the head of the city, all of which were Zhou Bian's confidence.

So after asking a few more people's opinions, Zhou Bian nodded, "My royal family has enough ability to hold on to Luoyang City, so there is no need to borrow the power of the Mo family. However, Ning Qing, the Mo family is everyone after all, so we still have to entertain the Mo family, and after the Han army retreats, release it and let it leave freely. ”

"No! The king, now in the Mo family, Mozi is old, Juzi is in charge, and there is a tendency to weaken, I am afraid that this time to aid my royal family, maybe it is Juzi who wants to revive the momentum of the Mo family, according to the king's intentions, although he does not accept it, but he is not lazy, and his subordinates also think so. Ning Yue arched his hand.

"That's it, just let someone take care of it, Ning Qing still pays more attention to the movements in the city. Although the Korean army is from outside the city, if there is any abnormality in the city, it will not be good for our royal family. Zhou Bian nodded.

After the matter of the Mo family's children was said, Bai Gui opened his mouth again, "The king, the minister also has something to report." ”

"The king, the intelligence department is under the management of the ministers, these days when the king is not in Luoyang City, there are spies from Wei Anyi to report, a few days ago after the Wei Dynasty meeting, it is rumored that Wei wants to be unfavorable to Zhao State, and the reason is the Guo family's iron spear. It is rumored that this was revealed by some ministers after the Great Dynasty Meeting, and it is not known whether the true intention of Wei is here, but from the perspective of Wei's desire to dominate the Central Plains, Qin and Han have already been defeated by Wei, so there will be a big war between Wei and Qi and Zhao. ”

"The situation in the world is also related to the rise and fall of my royal family, from this point of view, if the Wei State sends troops to Handan, I am afraid that it will not care about my Luoyang attack, does Han Hou say that the Wei State will not make a move?" Taishi wondered.

For a while, the hall fell into contemplation, and after half a ring, Zhou Bian smiled, "I don't want Wei to make a move, the royal family is okay with sticking to Luoyang, if Wei makes a move, but it will be a favor, it will be difficult to pay back." It's just that the Wei State is powerful and cannot tolerate the two countries of Qi and Zhao, and if you want to attack the Zhao State this time, does the Qi State know? ”

Bai Gui shook his head, "King, Linzi is not less than a thousand miles away from Luoyang, and my intelligence department is still out of reach of Linzi, so there is no news for the time being." ”

"Heh, if I am the Marquis of Qi, I will definitely strike first, take advantage of the expedition of the Wei army, the army invades the territory of Wei, and then unite with the Qi State to control the Wei State, and the balance of the kingdom under heaven will come back." Zhou Bian smiled, isn't this what later generations often said about encircling Wei to save Zhao, is it really going to be staged?