More than a month has passed.

After the Son of Heaven returned to the capital, the court headed by Wang Yan seemed to have been in contact with the kings, and messengers kept going back and forth.

In mid-December, the Son of Heaven issued an edict: change the Yuan Yongxing.

In other words, the remaining half of this year is called the first year of Yongxing.

This year was really a lot of disasters for the Son of Heaven, so much so that he changed the yuan several times.

The name of the first month is Yongxing, at the end of the month it is changed to Yong'an, in August it is changed to Wu, in October it is changed back to Yong'an, and in December it is changed back to Yongxing.

The historians in charge of recording the present record were stupid, and after a heated debate, they decided to set the name of this year's era in the history books as Yongxing.

The Son of Heaven issued another edict: abolish the position of Sima Ying's younger brother, still be the king of Chengdu, and order him to live in the capital and not leave without permission.

At the same time, Fuyang dedicated the position of queen and restored the position of Prince Sima Qin.

After a toss, just like the era name, it returned to the original point.

The battle seems to have been fought in vain, and the man seems to have died in vain.

But people have to look forward, and life has to go on. In the midst of the heavy snow, the second year of Yongxing (305) came unexpectedly.

"Dazai Sima is playing Sikong as the Taifu. News came from the East China Sea, and Sikong insisted on resigning. In the northwest of Hualin Garden, Pan Tao, the waiter of the Yellow Gate, said.

Shao Xun didn't answer him, but took his bow and shot down a pheasant.

The sergeants cheered in unison.

Chen Yougen, Huang Biao, Yu An, and Yao Yuan rushed out quickly, and in the end, Huang Biao was quick and took the pheasant in his arms.

After riding his horse, he jumped lightly, half-knelt in the snow, lifted the pheasant above the top, and said, "General, the prey is here." ”

"I've rewarded you." Shao Xun laughed.

He was followed by two pack horses, and a lot of prey hung on either side of the saddle - so that you don't hibernate, and you will come out of the cold and wander around, will something happen?

Some of the strong men who are good at riding and archery in the teaching team have also been killed, mostly pheasants, hares and the like.

This will have been skinned and disposed of.

Meat, naturally, should be eaten by everyone.

"The general is really a miracle shot." Pan Tao followed closely beside Shao Xun and exclaimed.

Shao Xun still looked ahead, his eyes catching the withered grass in the mountains and forests, and he didn't let go of the slightest movement.

"Knock knock knock ......" drums sounded, and several teams of soldiers with spears and neat formations walked forward quickly.

There was a burst of chickens and dogs jumping in the mountains and forests, and several prey fled in panic.

Shao Xun grabbed the bow as fast as lightning, and with a rough aim, the arrow flew out.

A fiery fox rolled on the ground, swept its legs, and did not move.

The soldiers who were confident in archery also opened their bows and hunted, and the laughter in the field continued.

Wang Que Er rode a fast horse, galloped to the fox, fished sideways, and beat the horse back.

Zhang Daniu, a student soldier in the second phase of Luoyang, sighed regretfully and didn't grab it.

The fox was quickly sent over.

"Shao Shi shot a fox's eye...... "Wang Que'er said with the eyes of a god.

Shao Xun coughed, he was about to shoot his right eye, but he shot in his left eye.

This error is reasonable, right?

"Cook it while it's hot, leave the skin, I'll be useful." Shao Xun handed the fox back and said.

Sikong is far away in the East China Sea, and the princess is alone in Luoyang, and the mood shouldn't be very good—uh, it seems to be pretty good.

Either way, shoot a few more foxes and make a new fur for the princess as a belated New Year's gift.

On the other hand, hunting in autumn and winter is also a kind of military training.

The soldiers marched or retreated in unison according to the requirements of the banner and the golden drum to drive away the prey.

Hunters can also improve their archery skills.

Those who are not very proficient can also participate, and they will be able to become more familiar with their hands when they fight in the future.

With the decreasing population of the Luoyang Basin, there are more and more animals in the mountains and forests, and in the future, you can organize more hunting, which can not only eat meat, but also train sergeants, which is the best of both worlds.

In the midst of his reverie, another fox ran out.

"Whoosh!" The arrow burst through the air and killed him instantly.

The cheers rang out again.

After the Battle of Dangyin, the newly joined soldiers looked at Shao Xun with awe, they didn't aim just now, they raised their hands and shot, and they really hit.

It has long been rumored in the army that General Shao's archery skills are the best in the capital, even if he is suspected of having a reputation, he should be the most powerful batch.

After the collapse of the Luoyang Chinese army and the scattering of the guards by the archers of the base camp, he was likely to have risen to the most powerful one.

"There are so many prey, this was the Forbidden Garden before, right?" Shao Xun put down the horn bow and asked.

"It's still a forbidden garden, but the fence is broken." Pan Tao said with a smile: "Since Cao Wei, there has been a forbidden land in the northwest of Fanglin Garden, which is vast and more than 1,000 miles. Gao Rou once went up and said that there were 600 tigers, 500 wolves, 10,000 foxes, and deer. After Shaoling County Gong (Cao Fang) succeeded to the throne, it was renamed Hualin Garden. The dynasty is because of it. It's a pity that no one has repaired it for 20 years, and tigers and wolves have run out more, but they are rare. ”

To put it simply, the Forbidden Garden is a man-made, deformed ecosystem dedicated to royal hunting.

There is a fence around it, "wide and more than a thousand miles", and the people are not allowed to cultivate and cut down.

The animals inside are all artificially put in, and the species is relatively simple.

Deer and rabbits are at the bottom of the food chain, tigers, foxes, and wolves are predators, and they are also prey for humans.

When the Son of Heaven is not hunting, the animals inside will reproduce rapidly, and the ecology is on the verge of collapse, and at this time it even requires manual intervention, or hunting, or putting prey.

To put it bluntly, this is not a real mountain forest, just an artificial place for royal hunting, and it is still a simple and easy version.

In the past ten years, Luoyang has been eventful.

Not many people care about the Forbidden Garden anymore, and it is gradually being eaten away by the family.

Shi Chong's Golden Valley Garden, part of which encroached on the grassland of the Forbidden Garden, but no one took care of it.

Of course, the clans that encroached on the Forbidden Garden don't want these lands very much now.

Some people have been convicted in the political reshuffle, some have lost their families to war, and some have fled to other states, just like the general climate of the entire Luoyang Basin - some people come, some people leave, but the population has been decreasing.

"Pan Shilang......" Shao Xun picked up the bow again and said.

"What's the matter with the general?" Pan Tao was a little strange. Just now he provoked the conversation a few times, but the other party was not very enthusiastic, how could he take the initiative to talk again?

"It's cold in winter, but the squire doesn't have a pair of cold shoes and boots. Such a minister of humerus, why treat it lightly! With that, he raised his hand and shot another arrow, knocking a fleeing wolf to the ground.

The knights saw it and rushed out to fight for their prey.

"The wolf's skin was given to the squire to make a pair of boots to protect him from the cold." Shao Xun looked back at him and said with a smile.

Pan Tao was slightly moved, bowed solemnly, and said, "Thank you for your kindness, general." ”

"The general of the kingdom, can he also be called a general?" Shao Xun smiled and asked.

"The imperial court has promised the post of general of the material official." Pan Tao said.

"I'm quitting." Shao Xun waved his hand and said, "I was originally a general of the Yue Mansion, but I didn't get Sikong's permission, how can I accept this position?" ”

Strictly speaking, Lieutenant Sima was also a court officer, because it was appointed by the imperial court, and King Zong had no authority to appoint an official of this level, even if it was only an eighth-rank petty official.

But rules are rules, and reality is reality.

Lieutenant, Lieutenant Sima, and even Neishi, Lang Zhongling, Danong and other feudal official positions, strictly speaking, are all "imperial court officials", but in the eyes of the world, this is a "subordinate official" with a very obvious color of personal dependence, especially in the last ten years.

Therefore, in order to show his merits, the Son of Heaven happily added Shao Xun the post of "material officer general" (fifth grade), and Shao Xun "fixed his words".

This result almost made the Son of Heaven shut himself.

Such a big loyal minister, he didn't want to be given by the five-grade general, why not?

Shao Xun was embarrassed to tell him, even if it was an additional official, I wouldn't dare to ask for it.

Eighteen-year-old boy Lang, who was promoted to a miscellaneous general so quickly, not to mention what others think, does Sikong still dare to use me? The people of the shogunate are still not allowed to rebel?

This is not the time when you can be a festival envoy at the age of 19 or 20.

As long as you dare to fight, have courage, have the support of your brothers, and kill the generals, what can you do after you leave yourself? Doesn't the imperial court still have to pinch your nose to make up a formality for you, send festivals, maps, and seals, and turn your stay into a genuine festival envoy?

But not now.

The trust of the Son of Heaven can only be lived up to, unless Sikong agrees.

"I don't want the name of a general, and I can't let him go, Xiao Langjun is caught in the middle." Pan Tao looked into Shao Xun's eyes, as if he wanted to capture something.

"Don't look at me like that." Shao Xun smiled and said, "The reconstruction of the forbidden army has not yet been rebuilt, and the general is really useless, is it possible for me to levy my master to build roads?" Dealing with false fame and inviting real disasters is what the wise do not do. ”

If he goes to the military now and is released as a political officer, he can only be a county magistrate.

Don't think it's small.

Danyang Ganzhuo, who once politely refused to be solicited by Sikong, was repeatedly invited last year, and finally served as the shogunate to join the army, but soon left the government again and made up for the order of Lihu County.

What kind of family background do people have, and how can they be appreciated, but when they are transferred to the magistrate, they will just be a county magistrate.

Lieutenant Sima went to be the county commander, which can be called "promotion", is that a promotion?

But Shao Xun was stupid to give up his military position and enter politics, which was looking for death.

Hearing Shao Xun's crisp answer, Pan Tao smiled.

Holding the military power to the death, not seeing the rabbit and not scattering the eagle, such a sober and rational person is really rare.

He appreciated it more and more.

"Actually, the general doesn't have to worry at all." Pan Tao said suddenly.

"Oh? What does Pan Shilang mean? ”

"Dare to ask the general, why are the county orders, county guards, and even assassins important?"

"People, land, wealth?"

"Not bad." Pan Tao didn't expect Shao Xun's thinking to be so straightforward, and said happily: "Even if it is a small county order, you can also call the master, recruit soldiers, and raise money and food, which is difficult for many court officials to do." ”

Shao Xun looked at him and waited for him to continue.

"Since the general knows the trick, why don't you get through it?" Pan Tao asked with a smile.

"You mean......" Shao Xun realized.

"Yes!" Pan Tao stroked his palms and laughed, and said: "There are more than ten counties in Henan County, and there are countless people who have fled after years of war. As a result, they had to transport grain from other states to Beijing. Why don't you put it to use? ”

Shao Xun thought for a while, shook his head and said, "No, the imperial court will not allow a large dock fort and manor near Luoyang." ”

"Then go a little further." Pan Tao said without hesitation: "Do you know that during the rebellion of Qi Wannian in Guanzhong, the displaced people of Xizhou moved out on a large scale, one into Shu, the other into Henan, planting and harvesting by themselves, and living in a dock?" In addition, the general may have heard of it, and Liu Yuan raised troops in Bingzhou, defeated the east and won Gongteng, and took several cities in a row, Kou Taiyuan, and a large number of people from Bingzhou went south, passing through Hanoi, and went straight to Luoyang. These people will be like the exiles in Xizhou in the future, living in a dock, can the imperial court manage it? ”

Shao Xun was a little moved.

Pan Tao observed his words, added strength, and said, "Does the general know Yingchuan Yugun?" ”

"Priest Gon?" Shao Xun asked.

Pan Tao smiled: "He was indeed a priest, but he was not just a priest. Four years ago, Zhao Wanglun usurped the throne, and the kings raised troops, and there was a lot of scuffle. In the meantime, Zhang Hong led the army to attack Yangzhai, and Yu Gon led the crowd to gather in Baoyu Mountain and build Yu Mountain Dock. Seeing its strict order, Hong did not dare to commit it, but retreated. ”

"I see." Shao Xun nodded and said, "I underestimated Yu Gon before, thinking that he was just a timid and afraid person, and hid in the mountains with his wife." ”

"Uncle Yu is indeed a timid and afraid person." Pan Tao laughed and said, "Now I have taken my wife to Ji County, built a dock fort in the Lin Shu Mountain, and gathered people to farm. ”

Shao Xun smiled dumbly.

I have to admit that he was moved by Pan Tao's words.

Everything he has now is too dependent on the trust of the superiors.

If, one day, Sikong listens to slander and thinks that he cannot control himself, or for some other reason, and no longer trusts himself, then the resources available to him will be greatly reduced.

All things are foreseen, and those who are not prepared are wasted.

Even if you are destined to leave Luoyang in the future, before that, it is good to occupy more fields, recruit more villagers, and produce money and grain.

The Silver Spear Army is its own private army.

In the future, Sikong will return to Luoyang, how to explain it? What if he had to incorporate it into the Kingdom Army or even the Forbidden Army? What if he refuses to pay the Silver Spears?

Pan Tao allowed himself to occupy more land and raise his own soldiers, which is right.

But how to operate and which places to choose to build the manor still have to be considered.

At the same time, Shao Xun was also a little speechless.

He has great military power in Luoyang, and his reputation is not small, so he thought that he would attract some unambitious low-level talents to come and take refuge. Unexpectedly, a big shark was caught with a rod......

Pan Tao is a kind of poisonous man, ordinary people don't dare to use it, and what he said still has to think about it again.