Chapter 36: Liu Kui's Solicitation
"Lord Wei, the history of Pengcheng is here to visit!"
"Pengcheng's internal history? Who is it? ”
"Pengcheng people, Liu Kui!"
"Liu Kui?" Wei Shuo was thoughtful, speaking of which, he didn't know much about the history of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the celebrities he knew were limited. Except for a few people such as Wang Xizhi, Xie An, Wang Dao, Wang Dun, Sima Rui, etc., he doesn't know much about other well-known characters.
But Liu Kui is an exception, and the reason why he knows Liu Kui is mainly because of Wang Dun. Historically, Wang Dun rebelled in the name of the 'Qing monarch's side', and one of the targets of his crusade was Liu Kui. At that time, Liu Kui, as Sima Rui's confidant, was personally led by General Bai Zhenbei to lead 10,000 people to sit in Sikou, and supervised the military of Qingxu Youping in four states, and was Sima Rui's main force to contain Wang Dun.
Since he knew that the other party was Sima Rui's confidant, Wei Shuo didn't dare to slack off, and immediately took a few guards to greet him.
At this time, Liu Kui was looking around at the entire military camp, which was different from the noisy other military camps in the city, although this military camp looked very dilapidated from the outside, it seemed silent. It was only the occasional group of patrolling soldiers who walked by that one realized that this was a heavily guarded barracks.
Liu Kui deliberately tried it just now, and found that it really had the wind of Zhou Yafu's fine willow camp. Many people secretly say that Wei Shuo is a descendant of Wei Qing, the general of the Western Han Dynasty, and his training methods are all passed down from his ancestors. Although Liu Kui has always been dismissive of such rumors, now seeing is believing, but he also found that even if Wei Shuo is not Wei Qing's descendant, his methods of governing the army should not be underestimated.
"The lower officials have missed the distance, please forgive me!"
The first time anyone sees Wei Shuo, they can always feel that he has a temperament that is incompatible with this era. This unique temperament exuding from the inside out is always impressive, even Liu Kui is no exception, he just feels that Wei Shuo appeared in front of him as soon as his eyes lit up.
Liu Kui looked at Wei Shuo with interest and said with a smile: "I came here without presumption, please guard Cao Mowei!" ”
"You're welcome!" Wei Shuo didn't dare to slack off, although Liu Kui was not a subordinate to him, but Liu Kui, as the domestic history of Pengcheng, his rank was equivalent to that of the county Taishou, with a rank of 2,000 stones. is much higher than Wei Shuo, a 600-stone soldier, and Liu Kui is about to be transferred to the future 'Central' (Langya Palace) to serve, so if you have a good relationship now, you will be able to go through the back door in the future, right?
The two of them had the intention of having a concubine, and they soon became acquainted. At the gate of the barracks, the two chatted for a while, and Wei Shuo invited Liu Kui to enter the barracks, and Liu Kui readily agreed.
"Guard Cao, your barracks are well organized!" When he entered the barracks, Liu Kui felt that his two pairs of eyes were not enough, and he had to take a look at the wooden horizontal bars, parallel bars, obstacles, etc., and even sometimes went up to feel it himself.
"Guard Cao, did you come up with all these things?"
"Not all, some of them were proposed by other soldiers themselves, and everyone worked together to have the training ground in front of them." Wei Shuo is not like other officers, he is always used to grabbing credit, and many times he is willing to share the credit with his subordinates, which is conducive to winning people's hearts.
"I wonder what Lord Neishi is doing here this time?" After entering the barracks, Wei Shuo had tea served and drove everyone else out before he opened his mouth to inquire about the purpose of Liu Kui's visit.
Liu Kui tasted the tea, sighed and said, "Let me tell you the truth, this time Liu came to visit Master Wei, mainly to invite Your Excellency to go to Jiangdong with me. These days, I have also heard about some of the deeds of Guard Cao, and I know that you are very good at training. ”
"Now that the king of Langya is dormant in Jiangdong, he is in urgent need of talents like you. If the guard Cao is willing to serve the king of Langya, he will definitely recommend it in front of the king, and he will never bury your talent. And Liu believes that when Master Wei arrives in Jiangdong, he will definitely have a much better future than staying in small Xuzhou. ”
"Although Xuzhou is also a stable place, the Hu people are about to go south, and it won't be long before there will be war here. Everything that Master Wei has done now is very likely to be ruined by the Hu people in the future. Jiangdong is different, there is a natural danger of the Yangtze River, and there is a Jiangdong naval division below, which is enough to ensure that Jiangdong is not threatened by the Hu people. ”
"And Lord Wei can also have a stable environment to train well, and after ten years, King Langya will hold high the banner of the Northern Expedition, and personally lead the elite soldiers trained by Lord Wei to sweep the world, and then Lord Wei will be able to glorify his ancestors and go down in history."
Wow! Liu Kui's mouth can really say that if Wei Shuo is not a modern person, he will definitely be fooled by the other party to Jiangdong. Even if he is ignorant, he also knows that in history, the Eastern Jin Dynasty has not been able to recover the lost land and reorganize the rivers and mountains. In history, the internal friction of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was even more serious than that of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Moreover, at this time, the small court in Jiangdong was the world of the big clans, and the northern and southern scholars and the local scholars in Jiangdong fought for power. In the first few years of the establishment of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the internal rebellion almost never stopped, and the rebellion was participated in by both the frustrated family and the Hanmen clan.
Wei Shuo, who has no foundation, is unwilling to plunge into the bottomless whirlpool in Jiangdong, not to mention that there is still some dirt between him and the Wang family.
So he was silent for a moment and solemnly refused: "Wei is very grateful to Lord Liu for his appreciation, but since he has accepted Lord Pei's call and taken on the burden of guarding Xuzhou, there is no reason to give up halfway." It's not that Wei doesn't know what to do, but he really doesn't dare to leave lightly! ”
"Alas! The guard Cao Pinjie is noble, and he is in Xia Menglang! Liu Kui was not only not dissatisfied because of Wei Shuo's refusal, but admired the other party's noble conduct even more because he was not tempted by fame and fortune. He only hated that he had known Wei Shuo a little late, and that he had let such a big talent be used by a stupid person like Pei Dun.
"I don't know what position Lord Liu will hold in Jiangdong this time?"
"Hehe, Meng Langya is the king, and he will be appointed as the Zhonglang of the Langya Palace!"
Engaged in Nakaro! Wei Shuo's heart moved when he heard this, it seems that this Liu Kui is really Sima Rui's henchman. On the surface, Liu Kui's appointment to the position of Zhonglang is a demote (the rank of Zhonglang is 600 stones), but from the perspective of authority, Liu Kui suddenly jumped from the local county guard to the position of the emperor's close attendant, and in the long run, he must have earned it.
"Oh, congratulations to Lord Liu for his ascension!"
Liu Kui smiled and said: "Hehe, this is all the love of King Langya, Lord Wei doesn't know, now King Langya is thirsty for talent, if Lord Wei is willing to go to Jiangdong, I dare to guarantee that your treatment will not be worse than that of Xia." ”
"Thank you Lord Liu, but I really can't get out of it. However, it can be guaranteed that if Lord Liu and King Langya are sent in the future, they will go all out. "Wei Shuo wants to have a relationship with King Langya, and he doesn't want money for good words.
"Hahaha, with the words of Master Wei, it is worth the trip. It's just that Liu Mou made a move too late, and was grabbed by Master Pei to the front. In the future, if Lord Wei is not comfortable in Xuzhou, he can go to Jiangdong and greet him on the next couch. After speaking, Liu Kui got up and said goodbye.
Wei Shuo personally sent Liu Kui to the gate of the barracks and said: "I had a great conversation with Lord Liu today, if he has a fate, let's talk again!" ”
Liu Kui said with regret: "I always have a feeling that not being able to go to Jiangdong with the guard Cao this time is likely to make me regret it for the rest of my life." But he couldn't ruin the name of the guard Cao, so he had to leave in pain. Before leaving, Liu had a word to say, I hope the guard Cao will keep it in mind! ”
"Lord Liu, please speak, listen to me."
"Pei Dun is cowardly and unplanned, cowardly and courageless, not enough to make a big deal. Now there are Hu people outside Xuzhou, and there are scholars inside, and the guards Cao wants to use thousands of elite soldiers to resist the enemy, but I am afraid it will not be possible! If you are exhausted and unable to resist the enemy, Lord Wangwei must endure humiliation and protect his useful body. ”
It seems that Liu Kui really admires Wei Shuo, and is afraid that he will be trapped in Xuzhou and unable to get out, so he specially advises him before leaving.
In the face of Liu Kui's earnest intentions, Wei Shuo was moved to tears and said: "Wei will definitely keep it in mind, never be strong and competitive in critical moments, and never make decisions when everything is decided, and never drag mud and water." ”
Wei and Liu said goodbye, Liu Kui happily left Xuzhou, the land of right and wrong, with a good future waiting for him in Jiangdong. Wei Shuo, on the other hand, continued to sit in the barracks for military training.