When Shao Xun arrived at the Zhou Mansion, it was already the time when the moon was on the willows.

He took fifty armor soldiers and entered through the small door—not wanting people to notice him, but also fearing that he would be overshadowed, so he made this embarrassing appearance.

The servants of the Zhou Mansion wanted to lure him into the banquet, but Shao Xun stopped him and asked, "Who else is going to the banquet tonight?" ”

"Guerrilla General Wang Hu, Sili Lieutenant Liu Jun, Shangshu's Right Servant Shooting Xun Fan, Zhongshu Shilang Zhou Yi, and Imperial Servant Zhou Mu ......" The servants said the names of more than a dozen people in a row.

Shao Xun listened, good guy! According to the list, the royalists will be hit hard.

He hesitated, intending to slip away.

Unexpectedly, the master Zhou Fu came in person and said with a smile: "Lang Jun Fang arrived, and he left again and spread the word, and outsiders must think that I was not well entertained." Let's go, follow me to meet some Toshihiko Asaka. ”

After speaking, he personally took Shao Xun's right arm and pulled him into the table with a smile.

Shao Xun was inconvenient to refuse, so he followed into the seat.

If you are courteous to others, you will ask for something. Before Shangguan Si entered the city, Zhou Fu did not have this attitude towards himself.

The banquet has been going on for most of the day, and the cups and plates are messy during the banquet, and the guests are so drunk that they are talking loudly.

"I heard that the emperor's younger brother was deposed, and some people in Hebei are ready to move, and they seem to have rebellious intentions." Someone said loudly: "In my opinion, it is better to give death to the king of Chengdu and cut off their thoughts." ”

"Actually, I don't blame them, I just followed the wrong person. In the past, Qi Wang Jian used things, He Miao and Dong Ai were right-hand men, and there were five princes such as Lu Xiu and Wei Yi, and now they are safe? ”

"What are you talking about? These people were lucky enough to suddenly ascend to a high position, which can be described as a monkey. The king of Qi leaned towards the government and the opposition, and Ling Shang was forced to fall, and defeat was inevitable. ”

"Drink, drink."

When Shao Xun walked into the hall, he heard these words.

At this time, a realization suddenly rose in his heart: the so-called royalists are not really loyal to the Son of Heaven, or not all of them are loyal to the Son of Heaven. Most of them have good backgrounds and very high official positions, but they don't have many resources at hand, and they can't get enough benefits in the round of reshuffling in the court, so they are forced to rally around the emperor.

Taking Sima Jianbingzheng, the king of Qi, as an example, his right-hand men He Miao, Dong Ai, and the five great heroes Lu Xiu, Wei Yi, Liu Zhen, Han Tai, and Ge Min (yu) were all crowned princes, and they grouped to exclude others.

For example, Gu Rong was driven out of the shogunate by Ge Min and became an official in the court. Wang Bao spoke out and dared to admonish, and was killed.

If a political organization cannot effectively absorb fresh blood and do a good job in the united front, what vitality does it have?

He, Dong, Lu and others provided great help when Sima Jian started his family, but their family background was limited to local states and counties, and their influence did not break the circle, they could only be called the Xiaoshi clan.

Sima Yi, the king of Changsha, was able to rely on the miracle of more than 100 people to turn the tables, and it may not be without the credit of these so-called royalists.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this little Langjun is Shao Xun, the general of the palace. Resolute and courageous, heroic, Luoyang was safe, all of which were his merits. Zhou Fu pulled Shao Xun and introduced loudly.

During the banquet, everyone was already seven or eight points drunk, and their reactions were different.

Xun Fan glanced at Shao Xun and asked drunkenly: "The general in the palace, naturally it is the meritorious service in the palace." Do you have peace of mind for this credit? ”

Zhou Fu's face changed, and he said, "Tai Jian, don't talk drunk." Capturing Sima Yi is a move to set things right, and the merit is great, and he has to talk nonsense. ”

"Humph! The king of the East China Sea plays you as the court captain, and the restatement is Henan Yin, the spring breeze is very proud, it seems that you have forgotten the old people. Xun Fan tilted his neck and drank a glass of wine and sneered.

The others sat or lay down, watching Zhou and Xun bickering, and from time to time they looked at Shao Xun, who was wearing a military robe, full of schadenfreude.

Shao Xun looked at these people with an indifferent face.

I have long heard that most of the people who support Qi Wangjian to enter Beijing and Bingzheng are local scholars, and most of the people who support Sima Yi are in high positions but do not have military power, money and food, it seems that this group of people is this group of people.

They supported Sima Yi in the war, but because they were in a high position and did not have the real power of money, food, and weapons, the support was insufficient.

But what is ironic is that perhaps it is precisely because of their lack of support, coupled with their prominent family background, that they have not been liquidated, so that they are still in a high position.

Sima Yi is just a series of losers, hugging each other to keep warm, complaining, not worth paying too much attention to.

"When Xun Fu shot back to Luo from Yecheng, his face was hungry and unkempt, but do you still remember the two Hu cakes in Hanoi?" Shao Xun walked slowly into the entrance, looked at Xun Fan's wide-eyed eyes, and asked with a smile.

He knew why Xun Fan was targeting him. Didn't you just kill his eldest son, Xun Di? I still hold a grudge.

He regretted it slightly, if he knew that Xun Fan was here today, he would not have come here.

"General Wang, I haven't seen you for many days, don't come unharmed?" Shao Xun walked up to one person again and saluted.

Shao ...... Checkmate. Wang Hu got up and saluted back.

He looked at the excessively young man in front of him, slightly stunned.

More than a year ago, this young man named Shao Xun had just become famous for killing Meng Chao, and then he was selected by Sikong, arrested Sima Yi in the palace, raised filial piety all the way, entered the lieutenant Sima, and then rectified the kingdom army, protected Luoyang, welcomed the saint home, and finally served as the general of the palace.

Shao Xun, who has been for more than a year, is too dazzling.

On the other hand, the Battle of Jianchunmen reached the peak of prestige, and then the spring breeze was proud for a while, and finally vacillated between Sima Ying and Sima Yue, and lost everything after the failure of the Northern Expedition.

Jingzhong is about to rebuild the forbidden army, and even if he can take up a high position, it will only be more than a year ago. Even, in the end, he missed the left and right guard generals, and could only master a small part of the soldiers and horses, and he was in the same column as the person in front of him.

The mystery of the changes in the situation is really confusing.

"I also admire General Wang's talent." Shao Xun bent down, poured wine for Wang Hu, and said: "In terms of the use of cavalry, no one in Luoyang can be the right of the general. Generals should not be discouraged, as long as they have the opportunity, they will definitely be able to make meritorious contributions and glorify their ancestors. ”

Wang Hu's heart was hot when he heard this, and his nose was a little blocked.

The giant room of the minister in Beijing only regarded him as a capricious villain, and there was a lot of sarcasm in his words. Even if there is a banquet today, I can only accompany the last seat and laugh during the banquet.

But Shao Xun is not.

He doesn't look at his past, he doesn't ask about his family background, he only values his own ability.

Shao Xun stretched out his hand, took the wine bottle from a servant girl, filled it for himself, and then whispered to Wang Hu: "General Wang, don't get involved in political disputes, you are not suitable to play this, be pure." ”

With that, he drank it all and left.

Everyone present is either from a noble family, or full of knowledge, or famous all over the world, but in Shao Xun's opinion, they are not worthy of deep friendship. Wang Hu is the only one, and it is worth his words to wake up.

There are few cavalry talents in the Central Plains, and even fewer people can command large-scale cavalry groups in battle.

When the Luoyang Chinese Army was at its peak, there was a considerable scale of cavalry, which was one of the few cavalry talents in the Central Plains.

Unlike the grassland herdsmen who practice riding skills in their lives and practice tactics during hunting, the cavalry in the Central Plains are all recruited soldiers and are professional warriors, and they don't have to think about life, just daily training.

In terms of horseback riding alone, they do not necessarily have less time than the steppe herdsmen, but even more, because they do not have to do chores, do not have to run for a living, and there is only one thing in life: to train the skills of horsemanship.

This is a cavalry unit whose combat effectiveness far exceeds that of its opponents, but it is a pity that it was consumed little by little in the war.

Wang Hu was surrounded by hundreds of cavalry officers and veterans who had fled back, and they had a close relationship and often came and went.

He also knew some other cavalry generals, and they also had dozens of people gathered around them.

These are all valuable resources, relying on them as the backbone, if there is enough money, food, and horses, it is possible to restore the cavalry of the forbidden army little by little.

In troubled times, talent is important.

No matter how unbearable Wang Hu's character is, his professional skills are there, and the future is bright.

The premise is to stop playing politics!

The water is too deep here for you to really grasp and will only ruin yourself.

Zhou Fu pulled Shao Xun over, confessed to everyone, came to the back hall, and said with a wry smile: "It's a pity! I wanted you to know some people, but I didn't expect it to be like this. ”

"Zhou Gong, I am not a person with them in the first place, there is nothing to be sorry for." Shao Xun said.

"But you're here today." Zhou Fu looked at Shao Xun's eyes and said.

The human eye reveals a lot.

Shao Xun's eyes are very bright, containing confidence, ambition and infinite yearning for the future.

He had seen such people before, and most of them were in the circle of scholars.

When it comes to playing, they are the center of attention of the ladies and gentlemen.

When they talk, they argue with others.

When they entered politics, they were resourceful and decisive, and they rose through the ranks.

Shao Xun has a bit of that meaning.

His self-confidence and ambition come from the conquest of women and power. Zhou Fu was a little curious, he already knew Shao Xun's skills in the army, but what kind of woman could he conquer with such a family background? Could it be that his main mother, Pei, introduced him to a family daughter?

"Come here today ......," Shao Xun muttered.

"Needless to say, everything is silent." Zhou Fu interrupted Shao Xun's words with a smile, and only said: "The Son of Heaven chatters from time to time, and the queen also praises you." ”

When Zhou Fu talks about this, he is already very sincere.

Of course, the Son of Heaven has a good impression of Shao Xun, but he will not take the initiative to win over Shao Xun, he can't do such a complicated thing.

Well, the matter is very simple, inviting him to the banquet today is actually the queen's idea.

This sheep Xianrong, where did she know my whereabouts? Didn't you send someone to spy on me all day long?

Shao Xun kind of wanted her to scream.

In addition, he also thought of one point: Is Yang Xianrong now the agent of the Heavenly Family?

With his superficial understanding of Yang Xianrong, the queen didn't seem to care much about the Great Jin Dynasty, and even had a hint of malice.

All she cares about is herself.

The Great Jin Dynasty can bring her benefits and allow her to live more peacefully, so she will help the Great Jin Dynasty.

If one day it brings her only harm, she will definitely kick it over without hesitation.

This woman seems to have broken down.

Judging from the current situation, Sikong has been "living" in the East China Sea, and people don't come to Luoyang, so don't blame him for losing control of the court a little bit.

At the beginning, Sima Ying had such a big momentum, and he couldn't remotely control the situation in Yecheng Mansion, let alone Sima Yue, who relied on his brothers to win.

Is it true that the local forces in Luoyang do not exist?

Most of the members of this power group are not from Luoyang, to be precise, they are the high-ranking scholar bureaucracy and the forbidden army group (destroyed) rooted in Luoyang.

You, Sima Yue, are in Luoyang, and you may be able to influence this group, just like when you organized their Northern Expedition to Yecheng.

But if you're not there, your influence will wane. Over time, people will launch a new candidate, just like when Sima Yue was launched to deal with Sima Yi and Sima Ying.

In the past six months since Sima Yue lost his position, Wang Yan has already formed his own faction and has many henchmen.

Zhou Fu's group seems to have a close relationship with the Heavenly Family, and they can be regarded as royalists.

The forbidden army that is about to be rebuilt, there will also be some Northern Expeditionary soldiers who have fled back to join, and together with the East China Sea Kingdom Army, they will form a new forbidden army group - to be honest, the current East China Sea Kingdom Army has more than 10,000 people, and more than ninety percent of them are not East China Sea people, but the middle and senior officers are still from the East China Sea due to historical problems.

If Sima Yue delays any longer and does not return to the capital for a long time, the situation will be even more delicate - someone has already wooed Shao Xun, and in the future, he will win over Mi Huang, and he is even already doing it.

Even the military advisor Cao Fu will gradually develop a dislike with Sima Yue, and his sense of distrust will increase.

Everything is a repetition of the old things.

"If Zhou Gong has anything to say, you might as well say it bluntly." Shao Xun said.

Zhou Fu smiled mysteriously and said, "Why did you say this?" Chen Yougen, the governor who drove for the Son of Heaven, was elected by the imperial court, and the Son of Heaven personally awarded the post of 'Deputy General' (the ninth grade). If Lang Jun doesn't shirk it, this will already be a material officer general, and there are other wonders. ”

Shao Xun didn't want to ask what the "wonders" were, he wasn't familiar with these people, and he didn't want to throw it over.

Zhou Fu waited for a while, and seeing that Shao Xun didn't speak, he could only take the initiative to ask: "Xiao Langjun hasn't married a wife yet, right?" ”

"Nope."

"If you want to go up, you have to have someone to support you." Zhou Fu smiled: "It's better for me to be the matchmaker......"

"Excuse me." Shao Xun waved his hand, got up and said, "I am satisfied with Zhu Junyan today, and it is time to leave." ”

Zhou Fu sighed regretfully and got up to send him off.

After a few moments, it was back in the back hall.

"How?" Captain Liu Jun walked over and asked.

"Be cautious." Zhou Fu said.

"But it's not like there's no chance, is it?" Liu Jun said with a smile.

It was the queen's intention to win over Shao Xun, the general in the palace, and they were just executing. I was not very optimistic, because this person worked hard for Sima Yue and did a lot of dirty things, so it stands to reason that he is a confidant, but the queen is very sure that this person is ambitious and can be wooed.

Now it seems that, as the queen said, Shao Xun can be co-opted, just like other officials who once took refuge in the Yue Mansion.

"Is there any news from Shi Yan?" Zhou Fu asked again.

"I replied, 'The Golden Valley Garden is an ominous place, and you can decide for yourself.'" Liu Jun said.

"He's free-spirited." Zhou Fu said with a smile.

Since Shi Yan didn't want the Golden Valley Garden, and also presented the title deed, then things would be easy to do.

Enter the palace tomorrow, inform the queen, and send a servant to send the title deed to Shao Mansion.

If you give a gift, you have to give what you like, and give something that people can't refuse.