"Uncle Shao, Yingchuan Yuliang is polite." The young man bowed.

Shao Xun returned the salute.

He was slightly surprised. Over the years, Mi Huang and Pei Dun have saluted him, and this self-proclaimed Yu Liang should be the third.

For what reason, he knew in his heart. Sometimes I have to sigh that people need to show value, without value, they are nothing, and if they are valuable, they can get ahead, at least improve their situation.

Of course, people are not the same.

Some people only need to show a little bit of value to be in a high position.

Some people need a lot of value, and they have to be right at the right time to take that small step forward.

That's the power of Mendi.

That's the reality.

"Can Uncle Du make it easier?" Yu Liang asked bluntly.

Shao Xun stared at him, nodded, and said, "Please come with me." ”

After speaking, he took Yu Liang to the pavilion under the root of the west wall.

Chen Yougen watched from a distance, and consciously carried a heavy sword and ran to stand guard outside the pavilion to prevent idle people from disturbing him.

"We've met, haven't we?" There was nothing in the pavilion, Shao Xun took a futon and handed it to Yu Liang and beckoned him to sit down.

"I've seen it last year." Yu Liang smiled and said, "I was chopping wood at the time, and Uncle Du shouldn't have paid attention." ”

Shao Xun nodded with a smile, it should be the time when he guarded Yu Yu, so he said: "I don't think you are the queen of a famous family." ”

Yu Liang shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "It's just a fence, and it's not a famous family of scholars." ”

After speaking, he didn't hide it, and explained a little for Shao Xun.

The Yingchuan Yu clan did not originate from a famous family.

During the Later Han Dynasty, the ancestor Yu Cheng worked as a doorman in the county government. The celebrity Guo Tai appreciated him very much, "see it and pull it out, and persuade you to study in the palace". Later, Yu Cheng became famous for Confucianism, but he refused to conquer and did not become a scholar.

Yu Cheng has two sons.

Long said Yu Ling, Wei Shi to the Tai Fuqing, and later declined, "the back branch is not obvious".

The second time is called Yu Dun, Wei Shi is a doctor in Taizhong.

Yu Dun has four sons, because the family majored in Confucianism, so the career was bumpy, only the eldest son Yu Jun, the second son Yu Chun came out to be an official, the former is Dr. Taichang, dedicated to the emperor to lecture on scriptures, the latter offended the powerful Jia Chong, was dismissed.

The situation of Yu Dun's grandchildren is similar, because "the time is heavy and the old village is light on history", and it is not up to the mix.

Yu Jun's branch is relatively better, the eldest son Yu Min served as the Zhongzheng of Yingchuan County, and the third son Yu Yu served as the official minister.

The other branches are much worse, and Yu Liang's father, Yu Chen, is only a minor official in the court, and his reputation is not obvious.

The last time Shao Xun escorted Yu Chen, he saw that the mansion of Yu Chen's family in the city was requisitioned and destroyed by Sima Jian, and the whole family "lived" in the countryside, which was the true reaction to their family's status.

Although the people of the time did not have a strict division of the family, there were already expressions of "scholars", "small surnames", and "cold vegetarians".

The Shi clan is also known as the "Shi clan", and the influence is huge, and the Yu clan handed down by Yu Jun can barely be called the "Shi clan", because they are still quite prestigious at least in Yingchuan County.

But the Yu family is big, there are many members, and the other branches are not good.

Like Yu Dun's eldest brother Yu Wei, in the eyes of the scholars, they can already be called "poor", although they are still rich in food and clothing.

Yu Chen, Yu Liang and his son can borrow the name of Yingchuan Yu to the outside world, but in fact, they know how cold and warm they are.

Of course, the above is Yu Liang's statement, and Shao Xun doesn't believe it too much.

Even if the branches are born, as long as they are not too far apart, they will not be too bad.

For example, Yu Gon (Yu Liang's uncle), who fled into the mountains last year, is just a "virgin" who has never been an official in his life, but his wife is from the Xun family.

Besides, Yu Liang's mother, Biqiu, is her family very poor?

Because of the imminent war, their family recently moved from the suburbs of Luoyang to the south of the city, and lived in the courtyard of the clansman's Yu, so it was called "under the fence".

It's pitiful to say, but Shao Xun feels that since their family has a nursing home and a ministry, it won't be too bad. There is nothing to do in Luoyang, if you return to your hometown Yingchuan, most of the comprehensive strength of the general heroes is not comparable to their family.

If they get the opportunity to be released as officials, it will be even more unbelievable, because they can use the hometown product of the main family, Yingchuan Yu's family, to be assessed as the fourth rank by the county Zhongzheng.

"What is Yu Jun looking for me?" After listening to the introduction, Shao Xun asked patiently.

Yu Liang didn't expect Shao Xun's question to be so direct, he was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "Then let's say it directly." I wonder if Uncle Du can release my family's tribe? Just after chasing and killing the fleeing enemy, I was inspired by the righteousness of the lord of Mi and Shao Dubo, and led more than 30 servants and subordinates to fight, but they were enlisted in the army by the chief editor of Mi Gong and governed by military law, but they could not return home. ”

So that's what happened! Shao Xun felt a little amused.

It is impossible to release people, not in this life. The servants of wealthy families are generally strong, and the parts they brought over are also carefully selected, at least they have a good physique, how can they be let go? Don't look at when?

"Why didn't Yu Jun find the master of the Mi Building?" Shao Xunqi said.

"As long as the governor allows it, the owner of the building will have no objection." Yu Liang said.

Shao Xun couldn't help but look at this person again.

With fair skin, clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, in the future generations, it is also a little fresh meat. However, in terms of temperament, it is much more condensed than the empty little fresh meat, at this time his brows are slightly furrowed, his lips are tightly pursed, and he can still find a trace of helplessness and hope along his eyes - he seems to know his current situation very well.

But he is a smart man who can bend and stretch.

"It's not a secret, it's impossible to release people." Shao Xun said: "What if you release your servants and others come over?" Do you have to let it go? I just heard the owner of the building mention that because the water was exhausted, the governor of the capital issued a military order to levy and distribute the servants and slaves of the wealthy families to help the army. Now that it's come to this, what do you want to do? ”

"Is there such an order?" Yu Liang was startled, and his face darkened.

He knew that it was impossible for one to go back.

Now that Luoyang is in chaos, the martial artists are much bolder, and they are not as easy to manipulate as before. If you annoy them, quietly kill your whole family in the chaos, and then push it to Zhang Fang, what can you do?

Power and family history are only useful when order is stable. Once there is a big mess, many things will be greatly discounted, will this Shao Xun in front of him kill people with black hands? No one can guarantee it.

"Don't waste your efforts." Shao Xun stood up and said, "If you believe me, you can invite the children of the familiar family to retreat to Biyong with the servants of the tribe." It's big here, and it's not a family or two, and you can't wait for a place to live. If I bring more Ding Zhuang, I can still make the decision and arrange the best house for you, even if I give you my residence, how about it? ”

"Is the situation so critical?" Yu Liang also stood up and asked in a low voice.

"The two kings of Chengdu and Hejian have 300,000 troops, and they are coming with great momentum, is it so easy to let go?" Shao Xun asked: "If the Metropolitan Governor fights to the death, Luoyang will definitely be broken, don't be lucky." As the saying goes, everyone gathers firewood and the flame is high, I actually don't have many soldiers here, if Zhang Fang sends a large army here, he won't be able to resist for long. But if there are thousands of people up and down, relying on the high wall to guard, they can still barely support it. At this point, Yu Jun can make his own decisions. ”

"Taught." Yu Liang saluted, got up and left.

******

"Ah......h

Huang Biao took a dagger, stuck it hard on the captive's thigh, and then pulled it hard, and said with a cruel smile: "I heard that you have developed a variety of ways to eat in Hongnong, and you like to dig the woman's breasts, saying that this meat is the most tender." Although you don't even have two taels of meat on your chest, believe it or not, I dug out your heart and liver, and that one is even more tender. ”

The captive's face was pale, his lips trembled, and he wanted to speak, but he couldn't.

"Rubbish!" Huang Biao pulled out the dagger, cut off the two fingers of the captive neatly, and exchanged a few heart-rending screams.

"I'll give you another chance, think about it!" Huang Biao said angrily.

Shao Xun glanced at it, then lost interest, took the wooden bowl handed by Wang Qi'er, and drank the broth in a big gulp.

"Dubo." Wu Qian walked out of the shadows and said in a low voice: "I just asked, the thief who was killed by you in the afternoon will be named Li Yi." ”

"Nobody......" Shao Xun said.

It's a military academy in charge of one or two buildings, or even a building owner, and it's not worth much.

"The Huang team leader also tortured and learned that Zhang Fang suffered a defeat in the north of the city, losing more than 3,000 soldiers." Wu Qian said again.

"Defeated?"

"Engaged in Zhonglang Gou Xi led the Su Guard to break it."

"Where did this person come from?"

"Listening to what Mi Governor Hu said, Gou Xi was born in the Gou clan in Hanoi and once joined the army for the shogunate of Sima Jian, the king of Qi. After Sima Jian was ambushed, he entered the shogunate of the king of Changsha and served as Zhonglang. ”

"Hanoi Gou, is there such a family?" Shao Xun asked.

Wu Qian frowned and thought for a while, and finally shook his head and said, "I don't seem to have heard much of it." ”

Shao Xun understood that most of the Gou clan in Hanoi was no longer a scholar. This Gou Xi is an ordinary person, another Zhang Fang!

This made him a little excited, there are still opportunities for ordinary people in troubled times, although at present he has only seen two examples, Zhang Fang and Gou Xi.

"Gou Xi has greatly lost Zhang Fang's face, which is not a bad thing for us." Shao Xun said again.

Wu Qian nodded, and stopped talking.

"If you have something to say, say it." Shao Xun glanced at him and said.

"Uncle Du will slay the enemy today, although he will make a great noise, but don't do it in the future." Wu Qian said in a low voice.

"Why do you say that?"

"I only ask Uncle Doge, what do you ask for now?"

Shao Xun was stunned, and after a long time, he said: "Official position." ”

"Does the governor know how the imperial court selects officials?"

Shao Xun nodded.

This is actually what he is most concerned about in the past year, and he has done some research.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, it can be simply summarized as the "world official system". Under the feudal system, the bloodline is respected, and the generation is the official.

In the Warring States and Qin dynasties, there was some progress, and there were various channels such as recommendation, military merit, guest secretary, and official entry.

As for the Two Han Dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty, the main body of the way to advance was to inspect and conquer. For ordinary people, it is actually not as friendly as the Warring States and Qin dynasties, and the class has been solidified, but it has turned back history, which is also outrageous.

In essence, in fact, it was too much during the Warring States period, and the competition among countries was too fierce, so you have to use talents to catch them. Even if you are lucky, if you are lucky, you may be able to give birth to an upstart after several generations.

The Western Jin Dynasty is a standard aristocratic politics and a world of blood. Although this will begin to gradually collapse, the inertia will be difficult to disappear for a while and a half.

Shao Xun thought to himself that if he developed within the system, the only way out was to be a "subordinate official".

Yes, at this time, middle and high-ranking officials had the right to vote and delegate official powers, and the officials they appointed were "subordinate officials" with the characteristics of personal dependence.

Zhang Fang, who came from a humble background, was actually a subordinate of Sima Hao, the king of Hejian.

Sima Liu Qia, the left Sima of the Sima Yue shogunate, also had no family, he was an ordinary person, and he was also a subordinate official.

But there are too few such people, and without help, the road is too bumpy.

Of course, you can also develop outside the system.

For example, all kinds of dock marshals, homeless marshals, Hu Renqu marshals, etc., they are local powerful factions. If the imperial court loses control over certain places, it is possible to issue a piece of paper and appoint you as a so-and-so official, which can be regarded as a map to open up the territory.

This kind of general was more common in the north during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. After the southern crossing of the clothes, the north fell, and the Jin court did not mind being generous to the Wubao marshal, the homeless marshal, and the Hu Renqu marshal who were interested in the imperial court.

If these homeless marshals don't have a clear mind and go to the south, they are killing themselves. If you are lucky, you will be cannon fodder, such as an officer of the Beifu Army, and so on.

But then again, if the homeless marshal stays in the north, he may not be able to get along, and this is difficult to judge.

If you are a little more ruthless, you can directly engage in the peasant rebel army, this is another stove, of course, you can do without Bird Jinting.

Even if they took refuge in the Hu people, they were still relatively generous, like Huangpizi begging for a seal, they would give officials if they had territory and troops, which could be described as responsive and not particular at all.

Shao Xun felt that he could try to walk on the road of "subordinate officials" for the time being.

The subordinate officials are actually very awesome to achieve Zhang Fang's level, and he suspects that Sima Hao is not very easy to move him now.

Zhang Fang burned, killed and looted, ate human flesh, played with the ministers and women, and slaughtered the wealthy family, isn't it weakening the reputation and influence of his main company, Ma Hao?

But can Sima Hao still be able to control him now? It's hard to say.

If you want to hunt down Zhang Fang, you have to first disband the 70,000 soldiers under him, and then take advantage of his unpreparedness to secretly attack.

To the point of letting the lord vote on the rat trap, Zhang Fang is worth it.

Zhang Fang's brutality cannot be learned, but he has some things to learn from.

At the very least, you can't be arrested and killed by a single order.

To put it bluntly, you have to have a basic plate, and only obey your basic plate, so that you can have the capital to bargain, and even let the lord vote on the rat taboo, feeling that it is not worth it to suppress you, it is too dangerous, and it will make things worse.

A group of brutal martial artists united around Zhang Fang is his basic plate, so what about my basic plate?

"Don't worry, I have my own opinions." Shao Xun patted Wu Qian's shoulder and said, "In the world of great contention, there are still opportunities. ”

"If only Uncle Du knew what to expect." Wu Qian nodded, and said, "But it's too dangerous to take the lead." ”

Shao Xun smiled bitterly: "If you don't fight, you won't be able to catch the opportunity." ”

Wu Qian was silent.

"You have some ideas." Shao Xun said: "There are so many people from the East China Sea, most of them are confused, they don't know what to do, they don't know what they want, and one day at a time counts as a day. You can give me a word to remind me, I'm very sincere, really. ”

"Uncle Du has great ambitions, I have already seen it." Wu Qian smiled and said, "What should be said has been said, Uncle Du is careful in everything." I had no choice but to do my best to take care of the children. ”

"If we can do this well, it will be a great achievement." Shao Xun said: "They are the root of the breakthrough." ”