The car had just passed Jinan, and before entering the territory of Qi, the surroundings were not peaceful - last year, the first emperor rehabilitated the king of Qi, and Sima Jian's eldest son Sima Chao attacked the lord.

Wang Dun was a little nervous, dismounted, and climbed a hillside to look.

To be honest, he didn't have much military experience.

Among the children of the Wang family, because he was good at reading "Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period", he gained a reputation as a soldier, so under the operation of his brother, he went to Qingzhou to serve as a assassin.

But his own family knows his own affairs. He led his troops to fight, relying purely on his middle-level generals, and he didn't know much about it.

It didn't matter.

Is there a big family, who doesn't raise some generals, who doesn't get acquainted with a few soldiers who have been generals for generations?

I just need to understand a general idea, and they will naturally be responsible for the specific arrangement.

Well, it's a good idea, but sometimes there are accidents.

"Whoosh! Sou! "The sound of horses' hooves galloping from afar, and arrows falling down on the convoy, caused a panic and even a cry.

"Useless woman!" Wang Dun scolded hatefully.

Crying and screaming at critical moments and disturbing the morale of the army is really useless.

Since the dismissal of dozens of concubines in the house, he has not touched a woman for many years. Since then, I have eaten well and slept well, and I don't have to worry about that little thing every day. As for the princess's constant quarrels with him because of this, it is not a problem.

Manly man, there are some things that I can't do, so don't give up on myself, I can pursue something else.

It's just that today—

"Whoosh! Sou! "The arrows are getting closer.

When someone saw Wang Dun on the hillside, they immediately dismounted and rushed over, shouting and shooting arrows at him.

Wang Dun was shocked and hurriedly dodged.

As if joking with him, a sharp arrow grazed over his head with a whistling sound of breaking through the air.

Wang Dun was so frightened that he quickened his pace and returned to the convoy at the bottom of the mountain.

The general of the protector army has already led people to resist the enemy.

There were also several generals, each leading more than a dozen people, climbing up the hillside to prevent the enemy from occupying high places and making them passive.

Sima Xuan lifted the curtain and hurriedly got out of the car, his face pale.

"Husband......" She grabbed Wang Dun's hand.

"Get out of the way!" Wang Dun shook it off and let Sima Xuan stumble.

"You?" It's a princess, and her temper naturally can't be small, and when she saw her husband treating her like this, she was angry and anxious, trembling and stretching out her fingers, and she was about to scold.

Another arrow came out of thin air and landed on the carriage, and the arrow feathers trembled, preventing an impending quarrel.

Sima cried out with a "wow".

Thirty-five years old, no one has ever treated her like this.

The maids stepped forward one after another to support and comfort them, and some of them even reprimanded Wang Dun with words.

Wang Dun became more and more annoyed, but now he didn't have time to care about these sluts, he only cared about the incoming enemy.

"Brother." Wang Shu hurriedly walked over, with a few grass clippings on his head, looking ridiculous, only to hear him say: "The thieves in Qingzhou are getting hotter and hotter this year, and the state and county can't ask for it, and it has become a problem." I don't know which way this is, could it be Wang Mi's subordinates? ”

Wang Dun swallowed dryly.

He regretted it a little.

thought that with his ability to govern the army, after arriving in Qingzhou, he would allocate money and grain and raise soldiers, so that he could train a strong army to suppress thieves, and then build Qingzhou into an iron bucket and become the foundation of the Langya Wang.

After receiving the order at the beginning of the month, he excitedly took more than 100 followers and hurried day and night to the official of Qingzhou.

As a result, before he arrived at the office, he was dismounted.

Are thieves so rampant in Qingzhou?

There was already the sound of clashing blades ahead, and there were screams of people before they died.

Wang Dun became more and more flustered when he heard this, and his temples thumped.

Princess Sima of Xiangcheng wiped her tears, walked over again, and said, "Husband, the road is difficult, it is better to return to Luoyang." The concubine begged the imperial brother to let His Majesty ......"

"Get out!" A voice suddenly sounded beside him, Wang Dun was startled and pushed it directly.

Sima fell to the ground and looked at Wang Dun in disbelief.

"Come on, lead the horse." Wang Dun took three steps and made two steps, came to the rear of the convoy, took a horse, turned over, and said: "I bear the weight of the country, I can't afford to lose, take the first step, and wait for yourself." ”

Everyone was stupid.

Is this not even wanting a wife, just to run for your life? As for it?

Although the thieves shoot arrows everywhere, they have just fought a few times, and the number of people is not too much, so they can be repelled and then go to Qingzhou to see the situation.

"Brother." Wang Shu grabbed Wang Dun's horse reins, and said with a serious face: "Yifu has worked so hard to earn the Qingzhou Thorn History for you, don't you want it?" ”

Wang Dun hesitated and turned his head to look behind him.

The guards were still fighting the thieves, and seemed to have stabilized their position, and drove the thieves out step by step.

It's like - don't run away so embarrassed?

But soon he thought of the sharp arrow that had just passed by, and his heart tightened.

Thinking about the news of the resurgence of thieves in Qingzhou, gathering tens of thousands of people, and conquering the city, he suddenly lost confidence.

What if you successfully reach Linzi (Qingzhou Thorn History Office)? Can you hold down those fierce thieves?

"I've made up my mind." Wang Dun broke Wang Shu's hand, looked back and rekindled hope, and looked at his wife with expectant eyes, and said, "The hard-working soldiers have fought hard. The princess of Xiangcheng served more than 100 people, all of whom were rewarded to their sons and daughters as wives. Let my family's wealth be divided. In a hurry, I went first. ”

With that, he flicked his horsewhip and ran away.

Wang Shu looked at Wang Dun's back stupidly and was silent for a long time.

Sima sat on the ground paralyzed, there were no tears in his eyes, only emptiness and despair. After a long time, it turned into bitter hatred.

The maids were terrified.

They usually rely on the princess to support their waists, and they are a little disrespectful to the horses, but they didn't expect to be hated, and now they are rewarded to the big-headed soldiers as wives, and they really can't cry.

The sound of blade clashing in the distance faded away.

The thieves did not have the advantage in numbers, and the guards fought hard, and seeing that they could not bite the convoy, they scattered and withdrew.

After a while, the guards who had gathered back were very excited when they heard that both the woman was sleeping and the money was being paid.

Sima Xuan suddenly reacted.

I saw that she retouched her appearance slightly, got up and looked at the soldiers, and said: "These maids, the longest of these maids have been with me for 20 years, and they accompanied them when they got married. Now Yuer and others are wives, have children, husbands and children, and must be treated kindly. ”

"Princess......" The maids wept.

Sima Yu was ruthless, but he didn't see it, and ordered someone to calculate the money, divide it into more than 100 parts, and choked up: "These will be my dowry, and I will live a good life in the future." ”

"The princess is gracious, and it is difficult to repay the powder." When all the soldiers heard this, they wept with gratitude and fell to their knees.

"Let's go back to Luoyang." Sima Xuan turned around and got into the carriage, put away his mournful face, and his face instantly became cold and piercing.

******

As the New Year approached, the pace of life in Luoyang slowed down suddenly.

The bad news from the field was too far away for them, and Luoyang had been quiet for several years, and everyone subconsciously ignored those troubles and celebrated the New Year happily.

Outside the Kaiyang Gate in the south of the city, large cars queue up to enter the city.

Winter vegetables, firewood, grain, etc., all kinds of consumables to maintain urban life, were sent in by horse-drawn carts, donkey carts, ox carts, mule carts, etc.

Wang Yan waited inside the door for a while, and then went out of the city with Pan Tao and the others.

"Vegetables, vegetables, or vegetables, you know Ah Block." Wang Yan sighed and said, "If there is a shortage of food in any year, I don't know how many people will starve to death." ”

Pan Tao laughed when he heard this, and said: "My family also has dozens of acres of vegetable fields in the suburbs of Luoyang. A while ago, the garden keeper came to report that he got 20,000 yuan from selling vegetables, and I wanted to give it to him, but I confiscated it. In Luoyang, growing vegetables can make more money than growing grain. ”

"Why don't you take it?" Wang Yanqi said.

Although he didn't like money when he was young, he definitely didn't dislike it. Now, alas, he is very disgusted with other people's money in front of him, which is all thanks to his old wife Guo.

"I set up a garden to grow vegetables for dozens of old and young servants and maids in the mansion to eat. Why sell vegetables for money and take away the liye of the gardeners? Pan Tao smiled freely and said.

Wang Yan was in awe, but still asked: "Coriander can produce two carts per mu, and one cart is worth three or four horses of silk, which is a lot of money." My family - well, there are people who sell onions for a living, but they are just small dishes, but they have accumulated a lot of money. Yang Zhong doesn't want it all? The Pan Garden occupied by the Marquis of Luyang was owned by the Pan family before, right? In summer and autumn, there are teenagers pushing carts and selling fruits and vegetables along the street, making a lot of profits, isn't it a pity? ”

Pan Tao laughed.

As Wang Yan spoke, he pulled the topic to Lu Yanghou, which was interesting.

But he knew about it, and he didn't think it was anything.

Pan Yue's house was confiscated by the imperial court, and the Marquis of Luyang occupied it, and the imperial court had no explanation, so it was dragged on.

The court is not in a hurry, what is he anxious about?

He had also seen those vegetable sellers.

It is said that he was an orphan adopted by the Marquis of Luyang, who taught him knowledge, martial arts, and sometimes worked in the fields. When fruits and vegetables are harvested, sending them out to sell is not unique to this year.

I heard that Shao Fan, the third brother of Luyang Hou, was in charge of this mess.

Some of the fruits and vegetables, meat, milk, fish and shrimp produced in Shaoyuan, Jinguyuan, and Panyuan are eaten by young students, and some are sold in exchange for money and silk.

This year, it seems that some people have moved away, and there are more fruits and vegetables that cannot be eaten, so they are naturally sold.

"Lu Yanghou sent two wild boars and several deer to my house yesterday, and the tenant money has already been collected." Pan Tao laughed.

Wang Yan was silent.

He also received a lot of wild animals, and a lot of skins. It is said that it was obtained by the soldiers of the Luyang Marquis Organization in Guangchengze, and his wife Guo Shi was greatly admired, and changed from being mean in the past, which made Wang Yan's face gloomy.

"Lu Yanghou can be a man." He sighed: "I'm afraid that the rumors won't move him." ”

"But it's always a thorn in a man's heart." Pan Tao said.

Who does "a lot of people" mean?

First of all, the Son of Heaven, is there any need to win over Lu Yanghou, this is a question.

The second is the Sima family clan, no matter which sect king is in power, it is better than people with foreign surnames, and they don't want to be expelled from the country.

The last is the Taifu who went out of the town of Xuchang, he may be in the most complicated mood, and his inner fear is even no less than that of the Son of Heaven.

"Yang Zhong, why did you separate Gou Yanzhou and Taifu?" After walking forward for a while, and after distancing himself from his entourage, Wang Yan asked in a low voice.

"Why did Situ say this?" Pan Tao disagreed: "Yanzhou rushes to be, and Wei Wu starts a business with it." Gou Xi has great ambitions, and he is not a pure minister. If you stay in Yanzhou for a long time, you will have trouble in your heart. It is better to move to Qingzhou, thick its name, Xi Biyue. After Xi left, Taifu herded Yanzhou, longitudinal and weft Zhuxia, and guarded the imperial court, which was a precautionary measure. ”

This month, Wang Yan changed from Sikong to Situ, and at the same time he was also the candidate of the Northern Army and the supreme commander of the forbidden army.

Pan Tao had already entered the shogunate as a Sima.

Just a while ago, he said to Sima Yue that Gou Xi was the governor of Qingyan Erzhou, and his authority was too heavy, so it was appropriate to seize Yanzhou.

Sima Yue felt that it made sense, and went to the imperial court: with Xi as the general of the expedition to the east, the opening of the palace and the three divisions, leading the history of Qingzhou Thorn, adding the service to the middle and false festivals, and supervising the military of Qingzhou, and sealing the prince of Dongping County.

Obviously, this is the "thick name" proposed by Pan Tao to seize real power.

Some people like fame and promotions.

Others, on the other hand, prefer real power and believe that bells and whistles do not bring them real benefits.

Gou Xi is obviously the latter, after all, the head of the army cares more about how many resources he can control.

In the face of the court's fate, Gou Xi obeyed, and finally left Yanzhou and went to Qingzhou to take office. But he must also hate Sima Yue, and it has become a fact that the two have turned their faces.

"Chu Zhong has rushed back to Luoyang." As he walked, Wang Yan suddenly stopped and sighed.

Wang Dun did not dare to go to his post, and the story of being so frightened by the thieves that he left the princess and ran back halfway has spread in Luoyang and has become a joke.

Wang Yan also had a dull face, and hated him even more.

The history of the thorn that I finally fought for you was so easily lost.

Now that Qingzhou is under Gou Xi, in addition to the governor, he also leads the history of assassination, and it is difficult to control the military and political affairs.

Alas!

Wang Yan didn't want to say anything, and he didn't even have the strength to scold.

There are only a few crooked melons and cracked dates in the family, what can he do? Who can he rely on? Is it by son-in-law?

"Yifu." Pan Tao pondered for a while and said: "The Marquis of Luyang is brave and good at fighting, and has made many meritorious deeds, and all three armies are served. Its army is stationed in Liang County, which is the elbow of Luoyang, for the sake of today, it is better to be kind to it, and it will be good to take care of it in the future. ”

Wang Yan sighed and didn't want to say anything.

He just thought of his younger brother Wang Cheng.

He went to Jingzhou last month, and held the governor of the festival, led the captain of the Nanban, and the assassin of Jingzhou.

Wang Yan arranged someone next to his younger brother, and after learning that he was going to take office, he took Guo Shu as his other driver and entrusted him with government affairs, and he didn't care about it.

Then he drank day and night, and did not kiss his housework. Although Kou Rong is in a hurry, he doesn't think about it.

Guo Shu admonished him three times and five times, thinking that it was advisable to love the people and raise troops, protect the state border, and not obey.

When he heard the news, Wang Yan almost turned his back on it.

These younger brothers, when in front of him, talk eloquently, frugally and humbly, and have a gentlemanly demeanor.

As a result, once he went to the local office, all his true forms were revealed, which made him think about tea and dinner, and he was worried.

How so?

"It's better to-" Seeing Wang Yan's sad face, Pan Tao's eyes rolled and said, "I sent someone to invite the Marquis of Luyang to Luoyang, put my heart in my heart, and take a look at the style." ”

Wang Yan didn't speak, but he didn't object, which can be regarded as acquiescence.

Just as Pan Tao was about to call someone, Wang Yan stretched out his hand to stop him, and said, "There is nothing to do left and right, and Liang County is not far away, so it is better to go and have a look." ”