Chapter 19: The Crossroads
He Chen fought with Lou Gui, and no one knew the result.
It wasn't until decades later that Lou Gui, one of the famous eighteen generals under Dahua Taizu, lost his temper after drinking and vomited out a sad scene back then. Impressed by Taizu's martial arts, the two talked about military affairs all night. On the second day, General Lou packed his bags and followed Taizu to Wancheng.
On the way back, He Chen smiled and asked: "Uncle Zi, you are also insidious, this military marquis didn't even see a trace of strangeness on your face at that time, you can hide it so deeply." ”
"Haha, thank you for the compliment. That's just that the military marquis is too shocking, and he has to guard against it. Lou Gui also said with a smile.
"You're just a stuffy **, you thought about it, but you didn't dare to say it out loud." He Chen said unceremoniously.
"What do you mean by stuffiness?" Lou Gui said with a puzzled face.
"I just want to be a bitch and want to set up the owner of the archway, Ming Ming's heart is rippling, but it's secretive, isn't this boring ** and what?" He Chen woke up to the fact that this word is not popular now, and he can only explain patiently.
"I'm grass." Lou Gui really spit out harmonious words, which is a typical close Zhu Zhechi.
"Although my subordinates expected that the world would change soon, they did not have the discerning eyes of the military marquis, who could perceive the world and analyze it so thoroughly. Such troubled times are a great opportunity for our generation to make contributions. And the military marquis has the world in mind and aims to the world. It can be said that the future is immeasurable, and of course the subordinates will follow them all the way, and they will be famous, haha. Speaking of the back, Lou Gui himself laughed.
"With my uncle to help me, great things can be expected. Now you just have to wait for the news, and wait for the imperial court edict, you can recruit troops and sell horses, and invite heroes. Dig deep holes, accumulate grain, wait for the wind and clouds, and when the time comes, they will compete in all directions and win the Central Plains. At this moment, He Chen spit out the pent-up thoughts in his heart, and rose up domineeringly, showing his arrogance.
Lou Gui, who heard this, kept nodding on the side and said, "What Lord Junhou said is extremely true. ”
Lou Gui suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "By the way, Lord Junhou, this is the time to employ people, and there is a friend named Xi Zhu under him. It's just that this family is now studying in Jingxiang and has not returned for half a year. ”
"This is very good, after returning to Wancheng, Uncle Zi quickly whipped up, repaired a book, and asked Professor Xi to come to help. Although He Chen said this in his mouth, he was a little uninterested in Xi Zhi, and in the history of Lou Gui's death, Xi Zhu made a lot of efforts. He Chen hates the person who stabs his friend in the back the most.
"By the way, do you have a relationship with the Wen family, the Huang family, and Huang Zhong?" He Chen was obsessed with change and asked hopefully.
"Wen Ping is brave, Huang Zhong is good at fighting, and those who have good deeds will call the three of us Wancheng Sanying. It's just that his subordinates have nothing to do with Huang Zhong, but they have some dealings with Wenpin. ”
"Then you can tell me about the clerkship." He Chen's interest immediately rose, and he said excitedly.
Although Wen Ping's surname is arrogant, he is self-disciplined, loyal, filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness, as long as he identifies a friend, even if he goes to the soup and fire, he will not hesitate to suffer. In his spare time, it is best for this person to go hunting in the mountains with a few friends and enjoy the world together. If the military marquis wants to recruit, he can put more effort into his mother Zhang. ”
"Oh? Why is that? ”
"Although Wen Ping is the third son of the Wen family, he is a concubine, and his mother is not favored at home, but Wen Ping is a filial son."
"Uncle Zi, aren't you embarrassed by me? You asked me to let a big man visit Mrs. Wen without relatives and for no reason, do you think this is appropriate? He Chen said with a bitter face.
"Of course, there is something wrong with the arrival of the military marquis, but if the military marquis's wife comes forward, then the matter will be much easier."
"Damn, Lao Tzu is still alone, and Mrs. Junhou is probably still unborn in her mother-in-law's womb. Aren't you embarrassed by this military marquis? He Chen's old face was pulled down, like a bitter force.
"Haha, Lord Junhou, your subordinates are just giving you advice, as for the decision, it is still in the hands of Junhou." With a word, Lou Gui pushed things cleanly, leaving He Chen speechless for a long time.
Lou Gui looked at the depressed expression of Lord Junhou, and couldn't help laughing: "Wen Ping is over twenty years old, and Mrs. Wen has failed to do her family affairs many times, which has become a heart problem in her heart. ”
"I said your sister, uncle, you still let this military marquis be a matchmaker?" He Chen was dumbfounded, and scolded with a laugh.
"Haha, it's more appropriate for the military marquis's wife to come forward." Lou Gui said with a grin.
"I'm on it." He Chen was completely speechless.
"Why should the military marquis be sad, there is a beautiful woman in the He family, isn't it clear water out of hibiscus, and it is natural to carve and decorate?"
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I'll strangle you sister, He Chen was dizzy and star-eyed. He gritted his teeth and looked at Lou Gui's hateful smile, eager to rush up and beat him hard, making his face that was already a pig's head completely turn into a crooked winter melon. The military and political affairs that I didn't see were transmitted so quickly, but the matter of the banquet in Hefu last night spread so quickly, it turned out that for gossip, not only modern people have it, but the ancients also liked it.
However, He Chen also woke up a little, and Lou Gui was reminding himself vaguely. Although your surname is He, it also makes the He family look at you differently, but after all, you are an outsider, if you want to improve your hard power more quickly and conveniently, and have your own foundation before the chaos in the Central Plains, for now, the only way is to completely enter the core of the He family. And if you want to succeed, the only way out in a short period of time is marriage, and Tian Cai is the best candidate.
But He Chen also has his own difficulties, you must know that in the sixth year of Zhongping, Emperor Ling died, Liu Wei was made emperor, Empress Dowager He was in the court, He Jin and the Ten Standing Servants were completely broken, but the eunuchs were huge, and He Jin was more afraid and could not wipe them out. At the suggestion of Yuan Shao, He Jin summoned the former general Dong Zhuo and others to lead troops into Beijing. In August, Zhang Rang, the leader of the eunuchs, and dozens of people such as Duan Gui and Bi Lan, who were stationed in ambush with weapons, and deceived the Empress Dowager into ordering He to enter the palace, and was beheaded in front of the Jiade Hall by Shang Fang Jian Qu Mu. Yuan Shao and others took this opportunity to lead troops into the palace and kill all the eunuchs. Then Dong Zhuoyi was previously summoned to Beijing, and soon abolished the young emperor Liu Wei, set up another Liu Xie, and forced the Empress Dowager He, and killed the mother of the Empress Dowager He, Wuyangjun, the He family lost He Jin and the Empress Dowager, two megaweights, and the family was uncontrollably perished, and the Han Dynasty eventually fell apart, and the war was protracted.
If he really marries He Cai, then he has to face a huge reality: can he help He Jin escape from death? Rewrite the plot of history from now on? Or did he use just three years before 189 years to work hard to strengthen himself, and after the death of He Jin and Empress Dowager He, Yu Nanyang became a sky to protect He Cai's family?
These are two questions that He Chen has been entangled with for a long time.
If you want to develop rapidly, you must rely on the strength of the He family, so it is inevitable that you will be very close to the He family. If you don't want to go too far with the He family, then the future can be described as difficult, and people can't see any hope.
He Chen was extremely big for a while, and he didn't know what to do.
But there is one thing He Chen knows very well, very clearly: he must make a decision in a short period of time, if he is hesitating, he is afraid of wolves and tigers, he will definitely be empty-handed at that time, and he will not be able to get anything in the end.
Walking at the most important crossroads in life, where should He Chen go?