Not to mention that Wei Shuo tossed in Xuzhou, just say that after Liu Kui left Xuzhou, he successfully arrived in Jiangdong. As soon as he saw Sima Rui, the king of Langya, he couldn't wait to recommend Wei Shuo to the other party.

"The king, my subordinates met a genius in Pengcheng this time, this person is very good at training soldiers, and he has the talent of Wei Huo. I wanted to introduce him to the king, but I didn't want to be preempted by Pei Dun, the assassin of Xuzhou, Wei Shuo didn't want to lose his trust, so he had to politely decline the invitation below. ”

Sima Rui said when he heard this, "Dalian, is this person really as powerful as you say?" I wonder where he came from? Which family came from? ”

"The king, although he only talked to the other party once, he couldn't describe Wei Shuo's talent in words. However, he designed to oust Xuzhou Governor Shi Sima Ao, which is enough to show that the other party is a resourceful and far-reaching person. Moreover, his training talent is what the king needs most. ”

"Fang is in chaos today, and if the king has the ambition to reorganize the rivers and mountains, he must be assisted by a strong army and good generals. And Wei Shuo is the sharpest knife in the hands of the king, and in the future, it will be the most relied on arm of the king. Thinking about Wei Shuo's ability to easily defeat five hundred Xuzhou soldiers with a hundred people, it can be seen that his training ability is strong. ”

Liu Kui really appreciates Wei Shuo, and hopes that Sima Rui can recruit the other party to his command. Today's Sima Rui mainly relies on the Wang brothers, and the local scholars in Jiangdong are still waiting, so there are not many available talents in Sima Rui's shogunate. It was after seeing the dilemma of the lack of talents in Sima Rui's shogunate that his idea of recommending Wei Shuo became even stronger.

Wasn't Sima Rui in such a hurry to transfer Liu Kui from Pengcheng just to fill his shogunate? At the same time, there is a hidden thought in his heart, that is, to gradually weaken the influence of the Wang family on the Langya Palace. It's just that he can't leave the Wang family for the time being, so he can only quietly lay out.

"Who the hell is this Wei Shuo?"

According to himself, he said that his ancestral home was Qingzhou, but some people secretly said that he was born in the Hedong Wei clan, and I am afraid that only he knows where he was born. However, he is indeed from Qingzhou, and he is also a Qingzhou salt field envoy, who is in charge of the Laoshan salt industry. ”

"He still knows how to boil salt?" Sima Rui was a little moved for a while, as a royal family, of course he knew the huge profits of cooking and selling salt, why couldn't he raise his head in front of the Wang brothers and the Jiangdong family, wasn't it because he had no money in his hands?

It's okay to say, after all, if there is chaos today, there are homeless people everywhere, and the key is that Sima Rui lacks money in his hands. Now that Liu Kui said that Wei Shuo knew how to cook salt, he was really interested. This is much stronger than knowing how to train soldiers, with money he can recruit soldiers, and with soldiers, he Sima Rui can be the real master of Jiangdong.

"Well, it's true! It is said that in order to see Pei Tingshi, Wei Shuo deliberately took out a hundred catties of green salt and sent it to the people of the Assassin Mansion, which was rumored to be a beautiful talk in Xuzhou for a while. And since he served as the envoy of Qingzhou Yantian, there must be something to rely on. Liu Kui swore an oath.

Sima Rui was thoughtful when he heard this, but he also knew that this matter was not in a hurry, so he specially told Liu Kui, "You can pay attention to this matter quietly, and don't tell the priest first." ”

Liu Kui was stunned for a moment and then suddenly realized, it seems that Sima Rui has begun to guard against Wang Dun, but this is a good thing for him, at least Sima Rui has treated him as a confidant.

"My subordinates understand, please rest assured."

……

In fact, Sima Rui and Liu Kui still underestimated Wang Dun's ability, and not long after Liu Kui met Sima Rui, the details of the two secret agents were put on Wang Dun's desk. Regarding the suspicion from Sima Rui, Wang Dun did not take it to heart. Since the Wei and Jin dynasties, gate-lord politics has prevailed, and imperial power has been suppressed to a very low level.

It is unlikely that those in power will still be as powerful as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and much power has been slowly transferred to the hands of the bureaucrats. Just like the current Langya Palace, although Sima Rui is the nominal owner, in fact, without Wang Dun's permission, Sima Rui can't manage the one acre and three points of land in the Langya Palace.

As for Liu Kui, he is just a staff member recruited by Sima Rui, and there is no big family support behind him, and he can't make any big waves by relying on Sima Rui's trust alone. Only Wei Shuo aroused Wang Dun's vigilance, and this was not the first time he had dealt with Wei Shuo.

Although Wang Dun had never met Wei Shuo, the two had already fought a few times. But every time it ended in Wang Dun's failure, some time ago the Wang family's partial branch in Qingzhou also sent a message that this son hid on Laoshan Mountain to avoid it, but he didn't expect that the other party had already secretly Chen Cang to Xuzhou.

"Abominable, very abominable!" Wang Dun gritted his teeth and said, in fact, he was not determined to obtain the so-called secret technique of salt making, but Wei Shuo's series of behaviors reflected the contempt and disdain for the Wang family, which Wang Dun could not tolerate.

In his opinion, the Wang family took a fancy to the things in the hands of a small commoner, and that was also a blessing for the other party. If Wei Shuo is interested, he should take the initiative to offer it in order to seek refuge in the Wang family. didn't expect him to refuse the Wang family's solicitation again and again, and now he is even more grandiose and involved with King Langya, this is really not taking the dignified Langya Wang family in his eyes!

Just when Wang Dun was alone and hated Wei Shuo so much, his cousin Wang Dao walked in. Looking at Wang Dun with an angry face, he couldn't help but ask, "Brother, why are you angry?" ”

Wang Dun snorted coldly, pointed to the secret document on the desk and said, "Look at it yourself." ”

Wang Dao couldn't help frowning when he picked it up, he was also a little overwhelmed by his cousin Wang Dun's installation of eyeliner in Langya Palace, and felt that his cousin's behavior had exceeded the duty of an ordinary courtier, and it was very likely to cause death. But Director Wang knows very well that it is impossible for his cousin to let King Langya out of the control of the Wang family, so he will never remove the Wang family's eyeliner in the Langya Palace.

"Huh? Why do I think this Wei Shuo is familiar? I think I've heard it somewhere. Director Wang was also a little surprised when he saw Wei Shuo's name.

"Who else could it be? Isn't it the kid who can make salt mentioned in Qingzhou last time! ”

"But why did he run to Xuzhou? Also engaged in Xuzhou's soldiers? ”

"I don't know the specific situation, after all, Qingzhou is thousands of miles away from Jianye, and it is normal for some news to lag. This is the news that has just come out of the Langya Palace, and Liu Kui, who has just been called, recommended Wei Shuo to Sima Rui. If it weren't for Liu Kui, I'm afraid we wouldn't know that Wei Shuo, the kid, would have run to Xuzhou a long time ago. ”

Director Wang's eyes were calm, and there were no emotional fluctuations on his face, so he just asked softly, "What does my brother plan to do?" ”

"I think this kid is also self-aware, and he knows that there will be no good fruits to eat when he comes to Jiangdong, but he thinks that if he hides in Xuzhou, our Wang family will have no way to take him? Hum! I will write a letter to Pei Dun and ask him to remove Wei Shuo's official position for me. If it weren't for Cao Wei seizing Qingzhou, I would have asked Qingzhou to send troops to exterminate Laoshan a long time ago. Wang Dun said hatefully.

"Brother and slow!"

Wang Dun was surprised: "What? Maohong has an objection? ”

"It's not an objection, it's just that I'm worried that Pei Dun won't give face to my brother and make the Wang family lose face."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Brother, look at this secret document, it doesn't say that Pei Dun relies on Wei Shuo's training ability very much, and now that the Hu people are about to go south, even if Pei Dun has a good relationship with us, he will not cut off his arm at this time. Why should my brother be bored? ”

"Hmm~ It's still Maohong's thoughtfulness." Wang Dun nodded slowly, but then he hated again: "It's just that I can't immediately clean up the kid surnamed Wei, I really can't get rid of the hatred in my heart!" ”

"Brother, why be anxious, now that Xuzhou is in danger, it is difficult to say whether Wei Shuo can escape this catastrophe, if his life is not good and he dies directly at the hands of the Hu people, then his foundation in Laoshan will not all fall into the hands of our Wang family."

"Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if he is blessed and has a great life and returns to Laoshan alive, isn't there still King Langya? Anyway, King Langya wants to recruit the surnamed Wei, and the elder brother can push the boat along the river, as long as he comes to Jiangdong, whether he is square or round, let us knead it! ”

Wang Dun's eyes flashed when he heard the words, and he shouted: "Good calculation!" Brother is calculating! Just as you say! Let Wei Shuo's kid go for the time being. ”

When Jiangnan was still singing and dancing, the king of the East China Sea hiding in Yecheng, Jizhou, had already reached the place where the oil ran out. Faced with tens of thousands of Hu troops outside the city, but the reinforcements were not seen for a long time, Sima Yue was completely desperate, and finally swallowed his last breath at the end of April of the fifth year of Yongjia......

Sima Yue's death marked the complete end of the Eight Kings Rebellion, but instead of returning to calm, the world slipped in a more turbulent direction......