In his spare time to train recruits, Shao Xun will also go to the shogunate.

He doesn't have a shogunate, so it stands to reason that he can't go. But now two-thirds of the shogunate officials are on the expedition with them, and the rest don't have to go straight every day. Cao Fu, the military secretary who stayed behind, simply opened the shogunate in his own house, reported something to the door, and rested at home if he had nothing to do, or went out to inquire about the news.

Uncle Cao actually invited Shao Xun several times, but he politely declined.

This visit made Cao Fu a little surprised, especially Yu Liang came with him.

"Xiao Langjun can have a table?" Cao Fu sat under the grape trellis, shook the pu fan leisurely, and asked with a smile.

The ancients generally took the word after the crown ceremony, that is, "the man is twenty, and the crown is the word." ”

"If the Son of Heaven is the same as the princes, twelve crowns."

In other words, it is possible to hold a crown ceremony between the ages of 12 and 20, and it is not necessarily strictly limited to 20 years old - if the parents are not in good health, this time may be advanced.

For example, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty held a crown ceremony at the age of sixteen because Emperor Jing was not in good health.

Emperor Wanli held a crown ceremony at the age of eight for the same reason.

However, Shao Xun was born in a military family before, so he may not be able to perform a crown salute, Cao Fu asked this, just to show his closeness.

"Nope." Shao Xun shook his head.

Cao Fu pondered for a moment and asked, "What ambitions do you have?" ”

"Be loyal to Sikong, support the community, and return the world to a bright future." Shao Xun replied.

"Good ambition." Cao Fu exclaimed: "Lang Jun is indeed a loyal and brave person, why don't you just use 'full loyalty' as the expression?" ”

Shao Xun was as if struck by lightning and was silent.

Shao Quanzhong? You...... You're kidding?

"Haha, don't like it." Cao Fu didn't mind either, and snorted.

He is not Shao Xun's elder, let alone his teacher, and people are not happy with you to take the table words, which is normal.

Shao Xun laughed dryly, not knowing what to say.

"Actually, 'Quan Zhong' is good." Yu Liang said on the side.

Shao Xun glared at him fiercely.

Yu Liang saw that he was really angry, so he kept silent.

Shao Xun turned his anger into laughter again, the young man is not training.

"I received news yesterday-" Cao Fu stopped the pu fan and suddenly said, "Meng Jiu is dead." Hmm, it must have been more than ten days ago. ”

"Meng Jiu?" Shao Xun was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "He always wanted to kill me, but he didn't expect to die so soon." ”

Before, he was indeed a little worried that Meng Jiu would find an assassin to kill him, so he would not go out if he could. Even when you go out, you don't have a regular time, and you wear armor and take a large group of people with you.

I didn't expect it, I'm not dead yet, Brother Meng, you're done......

Lost your wealth, right?

Are the slaves scattered?

Although you are a eunuch, you also have wives and concubines, and now they all belong to someone else, right?

Go to a big trouble, quickly, quickly.

"As soon as Meng Jiu died, the Ye Mansion cheered up a little." Cao Fu continued: "However, there are still many people who are confused and uneasy, Sima Xuan, the king of Dong'an, Qiao Zhiming, the general of Zhichong, and others persuaded Ying to welcome the public opinion, but Ying did not obey. This battle has to be fought. ”

Sima Xuan, the king of Dong'an, was the uncle of Sima Rui, the king of Langya, and served in Yefu.

Since the beginning of the New Year, Sima Rui's position has become clear, and he is mainly based on Sima Yue.

The uncle and nephew made separate bets, also in order to keep the glory and wealth of Sima Ling's lineage.

At present, Sima Rui has been coerced by the Northern Expedition like the kings in Beijing.

Sima Yue is not stupid, he will not leave a sect king in the rear when he goes on his own expedition, isn't this digging a hole for himself?

Unreliable troops must be taken away, and cannot remain in Luoyang.

For him, the king of the sect is also a threat, and he must be taken away and supervised under his nose.

As for Qiao Zhiming, this gentleman is a Xianbei person, with a good character, and is known for his talent and conduct. He took refuge in Sima Ying very early, and brought him a considerable number of Xianbei cavalry, so he was recommended as the general of the Kou, and later served as the county commander in Longxi County and Gongxian County, and his political achievements were quite good, and the people respected him and called him "Shenjun".

At the beginning of this battle, he tried his best to persuade Sima Ying to welcome the Son of Heaven - in fact, it was to surrender - but Sima Ying replied: "The name knows the matter, and the matter is lonely." Now the Lord is forced by the small group, why do you want to make the lonely hand to punish the evil! ”

Qiao Zhiming was ashamed, took a military position, took the Xianbei cavalry, and went to Shi Chao's tent to listen to the order.

Yes, it's Shi Chao......

This gentleman changed horses all the way, and ran back to Yecheng to ask for guilt.

Sima Ying did not blame, and handed over the 50,000 foot cavalry to him and ordered him to meet Sima Yue.

Shi Chao burst into tears, took out all the capital of his family, mobilized all social relations, recruited warriors, selected tribes, and swore to fight to the death.

Under the pressure of the army, Sima Ying, who was once arrogant and extravagant, actually became normal!

Downwind and waves, strong headwinds, where did this ghost trend come from?

"In the battle of Yecheng, when does the military secretary think the winner will be decided?" Shao Xun asked.

Cao Fu laughed and didn't answer directly, but said: "As long as people live long enough, they can know more." Many things in the early years, the later generations don't remember. I have heard of the defeat of nine out of ten battles, and I have also seen the miracle of turning defeat into victory in the face of exhaustion. The matter of military warfare is not so simple. All we can do is to do our best in personnel, and as for the outcome of the battle, it depends on the will of God. ”

Shao Xunpin turned.

Cao Fu is old and has a kind of fatalistic idealism.

Of course, there are not a few scholars in this era who believe in fate.

Shao Xun rejects this kind of thinking.

Too weak, not positive enough, real men should stay away from these things.

To put it bluntly, he still doesn't fit in with the world and doesn't really fit in.

He is a killer who believes that "things are done by man", "those who are strong and strong are the sons of heaven", and "despise authority".

This belief is definitely not formed in a day or two.

His backbone must have been tempered thousands of times.

This may be one of the reasons why he is so repulsed by the word "Quanzhong", not only because of Zhu Quanzhong in history.

"Don't talk about that." Cao Furen was old and refined, and he could see Shao Xun's disapproval at a glance, and he didn't blame him, he looked at Yu Liang again, and said with a smile: "Yuan Gui, when I was sixteen years old, I was still fighting cocks in the countryside, and I didn't know about the world. But he entered the officialdom early, tempered his mind, and learned official duties. Shao Jun is a capable person, and it will not be wrong to learn more from him. ”

"No." Yu Liang immediately responded.

He had already observed that Shao Xun was not only brave, but also seemed to have some governance talents. If he is allowed to be a county magistrate and a guard, it is estimated that he will be able to do a decent job and will not be easily fooled by the people below.

Moreover, many of Shao Langjun's opinions are different from those that the sons of the family have been familiar with since childhood, which can confirm each other and draw new insights. Following him is indeed a good path.

After Cao Fu finished speaking, he stopped talking.

He picked a purple grape from the shelf, peeled it and swallowed it, not caring about the eyes of the others.

"By the way, when you came here today, you should want to know the news from the west, right?" After Cao Fu finished eating the grapes, he wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said, "The western soldiers have been dispatched." A total of 20,000 people, led by Zhang Fangtong, saw that the trend was not directly to Luoyang, and he was willing to go to Hebei. Luoyang has nothing to do for the time being, you can train your troops, and I will do my best to support it as soon as it is needed. Although Wang Yifu is repetitive and arrogant, he will not be in the way at this juncture. ”

Shao Xun breathed a sigh of relief and got up to thank him.

If it weren't for the big tree of the Luoyang Imperial Court, he didn't know how long it would take to train a strong army.

If they don't have enough to eat, the soldiers don't have the strength to go out to exercise.

Without protein intake, you can't train too often.

During the training, the loss of various equipment was shocking.

Their East China Sea Kingdom Army is not only fully equipped, but even has spare weapons.

After a battle, the knife can easily be curled, and the gun head may be blunt, which needs to be repaired by the auxiliary overnight, but it may not be possible to repair it in a day. At this time, backup equipment is very important.

Isn't it much easier to pick things from the Luoyang court than to ask for money from the big families? Well, the premise is that the father of the gold owner has a very high status in Luoyang.

Seeing that Uncle Cao had nothing to say, Shao Xun was about to say goodbye, but Yu Liang pulled his sleeve and said in a low voice: "Lang Jun forgot about the Huns." ”

Oh, yes! I was so busy that I almost forgot, but fortunately the "little secretary" reminded me.

Shao Xun sat down again and asked sincerely: "I don't know if the military secretary knows Liu Yuan's person?" ”

"Liu Yuanhai?" Cao Fu recalled and said, "I've seen it a few times, and it's an outstanding character." ”

After saying this, he fell into a long silence.

After a long time, Fang sighed: "Actually, Liu Yuanhai almost became the coach of Wu back then. Now he is over fifty years old, but there is no time left. ”

When the opportunity comes, but the life span is not enough, depressed or not?

Of course, Liu Yuan may not think so.

He has spent most of his life in the Central Plains studying and being an official. Peeling back the shell of his Xiongnu blood, he is actually a standard Han family doctor inside, and he still has a good moral level.

In Cao Fu's opinion, Liu Yuan is stronger than Wang Yan in terms of morality and ability, and he is not half a star.

His achievements are not as high as Wang Yangao, and the main reason is his family background.

The gate valve system was established in the Eastern Han Dynasty, greatly strengthened in the Wei and Jin dynasties, reached its peak in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and then went downhill until the decline of the Sui and Tang dynasties. And since the gate valve system is approaching its peak at this time, how can it be impossible for the Hu people not to distinguish their surnames?

During the Northern Dynasties, there was a "captive surname", and there was actually one at this time.

However, the status of the captive surname is very low, and the economy is equivalent to the privileges of the landlords of the poor family, with herdsmen, slaves, pastures, and livestock, and politically they cannot even compare with the poor families, and they cannot enter the ranks of the scholars.

Therefore, the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Wuhuan chieftains have no family, and it is theoretically difficult to be officials.

But they have a united front value than the Han Chinese.

The Jin court often gave official titles and even titles to the chiefs and surnames of the Hu people attached to it.

To put it bluntly, you are honest, don't make trouble for me, I'll give you candy to eat.

Therefore, no matter what time of year people arrive, they must have united front value......

Liu Yuan is the one who was united in the United Front, but after most of his life, he still hasn't made any names.

But when he was young, the Great Jin Dynasty was in a strong period, and it was impossible to rebel. Now that the Central Plains has become a pot of porridge, there is a chance to rebel, and he is old again.

"There is a chieftain who wants to welcome Liu Yuanhai back to the state to preside over the overall situation, and send the troops of the five Xiongnu to help Chengdu. The king of Chengdu hesitated and did not agree. Liu Yuanhai ordered Hu Yanyu to go back first and stay in the Yecheng Counselor's Office. Cao Fu said: "I don't know how much. Depending on the situation, sooner or later we will have to leave. ”

Liu Yuan actually wanted to leave, but Sima Ying didn't send troops to monitor him.

But this man is still somewhat faithful. Sima Ying didn't want him to go, so he didn't leave, and only let Hu Yanyou and the others leave first.

However, as Cao Fu said, he will leave sooner or later. If you don't go now, you will leave in the future.

It is not for nothing that the Huns came to welcome him, the general trend of the world has changed, and the ambitions of the five Xiongnu departments are growing more and more, and they want to take advantage of the chaos to get a piece of the pie.

Xie Shangshu informed. Shao Xun saluted.

Yu Liang saluted and was silent.

The kings have been fighting for so many years, it seems that something has come to the end......