Chapter 71, Jia Xu's audacity
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The imperial capital of Luoyang, the season has gradually entered the late autumn, and there is a smell called harvest floating in the air, even if it is the capital of a country, it is no different from other places at this time, ordinary people enjoy the joy of harvest, and as calm as ever.
Compared with most other states and counties in the world, these people in Luoyang and the surrounding areas can indeed be regarded as happy, and the civil riots are almost extinct here, and creatures like the thieves in the Roaring Mountains cannot be said to be rare here, but there is no Dong Zhuo who is most likely to bring a threat, in fact, the princes of the alliance against Dong said that he was the source of the troubled imperial capital when they counted his crimes, and it was really overkill, after all, it was those upper echelons who were really affected, The ordinary people, who are obsessed with money, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea and other trivial matters all day long, do not even have the qualifications to be affected.
When Dong Zhuo left Luoyang, Lu Bu continued to take charge, and even the officials in the court had a kind of relaxation to keep the clouds open and see the moon, but the people still did not enjoy much benefit.
After all, this is different from Bingzhou, which was invaded by the Xiongnu, and those territories were actually snatched back by Lu Bu, and there was no deep-rooted force in the local area that could even confront the government, and in terms of governance, it was more equivalent to a blank sheet of paper, and Lu Bu could paint whatever color and write on it as he wanted, so he could encourage the people to move through various incentives, and then reopen the Hetao Plain. Now it has been fruitful, according to the harvest of the Hetao in Chen Gongxin's recent report, it is more than enough in the territory of the state, and it can also support Jizhou, which has just experienced the impact of a series of wars.
However, in Luoyang and even in the surrounding places, I don't know how many inheritance of the family clans, unless they burn them to the ground and completely cut off the roots of these people as Dong Zhuo did when he left in the original history, their influence will become a possible obstacle to Lu Bu anytime and anywhere, and Lu Bu, who realizes this, simply does not make any changes, and just lets them develop. So how should the people live, or how should they live? However, the ministers of the court were much less frightened.
However, they probably don't know that Lu Bu's fear and precaution for them are strictly speaking no less than during Dong Zhuo's period, but most of them have gone underground. Only surreptitiously monitor observations. Anyway, Jia Xu's spy team had already penetrated into all aspects of Luoyang long ago. Some important places in the mansion of those ministers have Lu Bu's eyes and ears, and at the same time, Diao Chan's women's group also cooperates, although it is unlikely that the wives of these officials are dusty women. But there are a lot of the most beloved concubines from that side, and the people at this time are not so condescending to the singers and dancers, so they are naturally mixed with a lot of people, it can be said that not only is there an inner pile and an outer pile separated by a house, but the house is also divided into two kinds of internal and external, and these three are cooperative, and the strictness of its supervision can be imagined.
However, as long as many things are not put on the table, or not directly known, it is difficult to arouse real vigilance, and Lu Bu's side has undoubtedly done a very good job in hiding this point, except for some ministers who have been in deep contact, few people can find out Lu Bu's "true face", after all, even Fu Wan, Dong Cheng and others were concealed before.
But even so, Lu Bu and Jia Xu didn't dare to say that they could control everything in Luoyang under their ears and eyes, after all, in the final analysis, there are advantages and disadvantages of secret surveillance, because they are not above board enough, so if the other party has a heart, they may also be shaken over.
Just like this time in the face of Li Ru and Ma Chao, knowing that Huaxiong was not sent by Li Ru, but the other party should not let go of the opportunity to cooperate with the outside, so it may be someone else who really infiltrates Luoyang for a liaison mission, but it is still a little difficult to find out this person, and even if it is not for Huaxiong's accidental arrest this time, it is difficult for Jia Xu to take the initiative to detect the other party's movements, which is also a helpless move, unless the whole city of Luoyang is ordered to be martial law at this moment, but this may cause unnecessary panic, is more likely to fall into the arms of the other party, if it is that Li Ru, he will never let go of such an opportunity.
Thinking of this, Rao is as resourceful as Jia Xu, and he has to shake his head and sigh secretly, feeling a headache.
In fact, he already has an idea in his heart, but he has not yet fully made up his mind, and he also needs the cooperation of others, such as Zhang Liao, the chief general who is currently in charge of all the armies stationed in and around Luoyang.
Zhang Liao was beside Jia Xu at the moment, and neither of them had the slightest relaxation on their faces, only solemnity, in fact, Li Ru and the others themselves were not the reason for making them dignified, to put it mildly, the current Xiliang Army was not worth their high glance at all, but as long as they thought of the tangled relationship here, especially in Luoyang City and the imperial court, it seemed calm on the surface, but in fact, there was probably an undercurrent that they didn't know very well, how could their mood be good?
"Actually, I came to Wen Yuan this time because I had an idea and wanted to hear what Wen Yuan meant." Jia Xu hesitated and weighed it in his heart, and finally gritted his teeth and said it, Zhang Liao naturally listened with a solemn face,
Jia Xu said: "I want to just plan and let go of Luoyang City......"
"What!" Rao is Zhang Liao was prepared in his heart, and he was still taken aback when he heard this, and he didn't know what Jia Xu's plan was.
Jia Xu had expected Zhang Liao to react like this, without the slightest surprise, and nodded very calmly, which seemed to be affirming what Zhang Liao had just said, and as if he wanted to insist on his confidence.
Then I only heard him say again: "Of course, this is not really letting out, but retreating as advancing." That is to say, let's pretend to withdraw the army from Luoyang first, and let Li Ru and Ma Chao mess around, and when they make a mess of Luoyang, they will come back to clean up the mess and not be in a hurry. In this way, not only can you see clearly those goods that are not on the side of the lord or the grass on the wall, but also take the opportunity to eradicate some people, and even the hidden dangers on the side of the little emperor in the palace may be eliminated by taking this opportunity. This is a way to kill two birds with one stone, and of course, it is also likely to hurt yourself before killing the enemy. ”
Zhang Liao couldn't help but gasp, and then looked at Jia Xu in a daze for a long time. I couldn't even say a word.
Because he really doesn't know what to say, admire? A little, such a bold idea, and it is likely to be put into action, makes Zhang Liao, a handsome general known for his boldness and carefulness, feel a little unacceptable at first glance; And more are still worried, "If the military advisor does this, will it be too risky, and in the end, he may not be able to deal with the aftermath." ”
Just like Li Ruzhi in the Xiliang Army, he has outstanding ability and takes the lead, no matter how much Dong Zhuo treats Li Ru later, and how many civil servants and strategists he recruits. There is only one person who can be called a "military advisor". That is Li Ru.
The same is true under Lu Bu, even if Chen Gong, Xun Yu, Xun You, Liangle, Feng Ji, Tian Chou and Jian Yong are no matter how clever their planning methods are, and no matter how many feats they have made, just because of their status as a latecomer compared to Jia Xu, they are destined to be inferior to Jia Xudi in their status under Lu Bu and in the hearts of the generals under Lu Bu. Zhang Liao will only call them an official position and title. Or "sir" as a sign of respect. But only Jia Xu is called "military advisor", which is not the same as when he called Lu Bu, after all, it is the lord. Even if the relationship is close, there should be the most basic respect, but for Jia Xu, it is not necessary, the relationship between the two in private is also very good, after all, there are many things they have experienced together, even if Jia Xu is a scribe, he has formed a kind of comradeship with Zhang Liao, which is incomparable to others.
Zhang Liao's words are more worried about Jia Xu, after all, Lu Bu is not here at this time, and the one who is in charge is Jia Xu, no matter how much Lu Bu may suffer afterwards, it is only verbal, it is difficult to have a substantial impact on him, even if something really happens, it can be pushed to Jia Xu, and even Zhang Liao believes that Lu Bu will not be willing to do this, but Jia Xu himself will definitely take the initiative to take it, as he has always said, it is also an honor to be able to carry the black pot for the lord.
Zhang Liao didn't know how much the Jia Xu he knew now had changed greatly from the same person who originally had the same trajectory, and the source of this change naturally came from Lu Bu, maybe even Jia Xu himself would not have thought that he would be so deeply affected by Lu Bu, but at least he didn't hate this feeling of being able to take the initiative to dedicate himself now, after all, some people are worthy of his dedication.
Jia Xu understood Zhang Liao's kindness, but he still shook his head, and suddenly said meaningfully: "Actually, Xu doesn't want to go that far, it depends on what the Son of Heaven thinks......
Zhang Liao is such a smart person, whether it is in military affairs, or in ordinary life, he has his own ideas, to put it bluntly, his scheming (praise) will not be less than those civil servants and strategists, just think about it carefully, and almost understand what Jia Xu means.
He also knows what method Lu Bu used to control Liu Xie, although he didn't agree with it very much, but he had to admit that this was a plan that approached the best of both worlds, but it was not a long-term solution, in case it was found out, the consequences would be difficult to say, and Jia Xu this time, obviously wanted to strangle all possible dangers in the cradle once and for all.
As he said, it depends on the little emperor's thoughts, if he can go on like this with peace of mind, it will be good for everyone, Jia Xu should have arranged someone next to him, and he can protect him if necessary; But if he still has ambitions, I'm afraid Jia Xu won't mind letting him really disappear and no longer exist.
Anyway, now that Dong Guiren is pregnant, it is already a well-known thing, although it is not sure whether it is a man or a woman, of course it is the best to be a man, and he can directly replace Liu Xie, this kind of thing is not uncommon in the Eastern Han Dynasty, of course, those who are at least infants are still infants, and there is no such situation of climbing to the top of the treasure while still in the mother's womb, but if it is an expedient measure, I believe Dong Cheng will be happy to do so.
And it doesn't matter if it's just a female stream, there are so many clan children to choose from, the Han Dynasty has been passed down for hundreds of years, and the Han family doesn't have much of anything, it is a large number of votes from the side branch of the imperial family, and there is a big sale at any time, and it is not a problem to find a suitable replacement from it, especially in the case of the little emperor before, is there no suitable means to "legitimize" the heir?
After all, with the relationship between Lu Bu and Liu Xieming on their faces, it is completely possible to "trust orphans" and "testaments", and the credibility is very high, plus people will deliberately publicize it, and they are not afraid that they will not be able to win the trust of the world, and at that time, it is not entirely up to Lu Bu to say anything?
Of course, it's so simple to say, in fact, there are still a lot of troubles to operate, especially when it involves many people, and their ideas can't be completely grasped, but Jia Xu has such an idea, and there should be many guarantees or follow-up means.
Zhang Liao pondered for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "Although Liao still feels that something is wrong, but the military advisor has already made up his mind when he considers it like this, and Liao is not good at persuading him more, I just hope that the military advisor will not have to be like this when the time comes." ”
Jia Xu shook his head, noncommittal, but his determination was indeed very firm, so Zhang Liao didn't say more, but sighed secretly in his heart. (To be continued......)