After Sima Yue fell ill, Liu Jun officially began to give orders.

On the sixth day of November, his first order was to send troops to pursue the Xiongnu.

The main force was the Liangzhou cavalry, and the results were okay, beheading more than 3,000 ranks, and snatching back a batch of captured goods, women, and food.

On the ninth day of November, the Liangzhou soldiers returned to Luoyang.

At this point, the second battle of Luoyang came to an end, and Luoyang also returned to calm.

Shao Xun went to Situ Mansion to visit the sick on the ninth day of the new year.

The reason why I didn't go to the city as soon as I entered the city was mainly because I didn't want to give people a sense of aggressiveness.

After three days of relaxation, Sima Yue's mood should have calmed down a bit, and it was easier to speak at this time.

Of course, he didn't waste these three days, and met with batch after batch of old departments of the forbidden army - mainly concentrated on the left guard.

At the beginning of the day, three silver-spear sergeants escorted Shao Xun to Situ Mansion, and then waited nearby without leaving.

Shao Xun was escorted by more than 100 personal soldiers into this familiar and unfamiliar mansion.

Hearing that Situ was taking a nap, he didn't wake him up, but waited silently in the side hall.

Perhaps, in the eyes of others, he is caring for Situ's old grace and is very respectful.

But only he knew what he was waiting for.

The sound of small footsteps sounded, and a blooming peony flower appeared at the door.

Shao Xun couldn't help but stand up and smile.

Concubine Pei walked in lightly, carefully looked at Shao Xun from top to bottom, and then asked, "Why do you dare to come to Luoyang?" ”

Shao Xun didn't reply, he was also carefully looking at the mature and beautiful woman.

In just a moment, her eyes had changed several times.

First, the surprise.

Perhaps, during this time in Yuefu, although she was the main mother, she was still very miserable, and she was not as comfortable as when she was in Tangli Courtyard.

And then there's shyness.

It was only for a moment, and it quickly faded from the bottom of the eye. Perhaps, she is also "cranky" sometimes, after all, people can't control their wanton flying thoughts.

The last thing that comes to mind is worry.

Entering Luoyang doesn't mean you can control Luoyang. Concubine Pei is not a little family woman like Lu Xun who doesn't understand anything, she knows the nature of power games too well, and she is a little worried about Shao Xun's next moves.

"Come as you want, who can stop me?" Shao Xun smiled and stood there.

Concubine Pei walked up to him, shook her head and smiled, and said, "I really don't know what you were thinking when you sent out the army." ”

"I'm thinking about you." Shao Xun said seriously.

Concubine Pei didn't speak, her face seemed to be dyed with a layer of red, and she was incomprehensibly beautiful.

"Tens of thousands of Huns rode and galloped, saying that they were not afraid that it would be a lie, and it was not impossible for them to be defeated and die." Shao Xun said: "But no matter how difficult it is, no matter how dangerous it is, I will always come to Luoyang to make sure that this place will not fall, to ensure that the Great Jin Imperial Court is still there, and to ensure that you are still there." ”

Concubine Pei's body shook a little.

Shao Xun gently reached out and took her into his arms.

Sniffing at the fragrance of the woman's sideburns and neck, he sighed contentedly.

"Sometimes, when the sky is not yet dawn and the cold wind is biting, and I don't want to get up to practice martial arts, I will think that the world is about to collapse, I have people who need to be protected, and I am not qualified to be lazy."

"Sometimes, in the scorching heat of summer and the scorching sun, when I don't want to teach military skills by hand, I think that I need a reliable force to build a place for me and the people I care about, and I must persevere no matter how hard and tired I am."

"Sometimes, when I look at the failures that can be seen everywhere, all kinds of pickled things in the court, and the increasing number of thieves, when I am full of depression, I will think of that afternoon seven years ago, when you sat there cooking tea, elegant and quiet, so your troubles disappeared."

"I've been working hard for almost eight years, and now I'm getting closer and closer."

Every time Shao Xun said a word, Concubine Pei's body softened a little, and in the end, her pair of slender hands also quietly hugged Shao Xun's waist.

In fact, they haven't seen each other much in recent years.

Some feelings will slowly fade away.

Some troubles will slowly grow.

She was also angry, upset, and even regretted.

But at this moment, the princess of Chengdu, the princess of Fanyang, and even the little lady of the Yu family are not important.

This world is deformed and broken.

For all living beings living in this world, it is a luxury to want to be perfect and perfect.

Everyone is compromising.

Everyone gave up a lot of what they could give up just to survive.

The two hugged for a long time before letting go of their hands.

Shao Xun sat down.

Concubine Pei began to cook tea, occasionally glancing at him, the meaning in her eyes that only Shao Xun could understand.

"I came from a humble background, and the first time I saw a flower slave boiling tea, a beautiful woman in her heart made tea differently, almost like Tao. From then on, he vowed to find a scholar who was good at making tea. Shao Xun said with a smile.

Concubine Pei glanced at him, as if to say that she was really cowardly, it turned out that there was an attempt at that time.

After boiling tea, Concubine Pei poured a bowl for Shao Xun, then sat opposite him and asked, "Luoyang Bureau, you are also qualified to speak now, what are your plans?" ”

"Actually, Luoyang is a fire pit right now." Shao Xun groaned: "I don't want to take over this mess for the time being. ”

It may be a light mess.

Luoyang is facing many problems, and the most urgent one is next year's food problem.

I don't know how many crops were destroyed in this battle in October.

The farmland in Henan, Luoyang, Yanshi, Wushi, Gong, Heyin, Xin'an, and Chenggao counties has almost all been damaged to varying degrees.

Coupled with the possibility of a locust plague, Luoyang will face a very serious food problem.

Moreover, relying on the Luoyang Basin itself alone could not support so many soldiers and civilians. Uncle Fang of Zhuzhou has not had time to send taxes to the central government this year, and it is still unknown how many children he can send over next year.

Boss is not so easy to be.

As soon as you open your eyes, so many people eat and drink Lazar on your shoulders.

Shao Xun weighed himself, he didn't have the face to ask for so much money and food.

The terrible thing about politics has always been that there is no blood in killing.

There are similar examples in history.

Shao Xun easily thought of the "throne" of the president of the Beiyang government.

It's really a big fire pit, and whoever jumps down can't get out.

Even if he is cunning and resolute like Yuan Shikai, he can't get out of the presidency.

Like Li Yuanhong, he swallowed his anger, was soft and cowardly, and still became a high-ranking political prisoner.

Not to mention Cao Kun, when he was offstage, he was very majestic, once he came to power, today there were foreigners who came to ask for debts, tomorrow there were cabinet officials who came to ask for money, and the day after tomorrow there were soldiers who came to make trouble, and then he was scolded by the newspapers every day, and there were a lot of internal nonsense......

In the end, the only ending is to exhaust the prestige that has been accumulated so hard, and make it not a person inside and out.

Shao Xun is very sober, and the conditions are not yet ripe.

The big fire pit of Luoyang Quanchen needs someone else to top it - it just so happens that someone is really interested in it.

"If you can figure it out, it would be great." Concubine Pei glanced at Shao Xun with relief and said.

In Situ's house, she often witnessed all kinds of anxious things that her husband was facing. One of the main reasons why his prestige is depleting so quickly is that many things are disappointing.

Of course, there are his own reasons for this, but there are also external factors.

Shao Xun can figure it out at this age, which is very powerful.

"You are the only one in Luoyang City who deserves my attention." Shao Xun took a sip of tea and said.

Concubine Pei glanced at him with disgust, and then said, "In less than four months, Xun Niang will give birth, right?" ”

Shao Xun didn't know what to say for a while.

Fang just returned Luoyang's first affection, and only then did he find out that the family had already collected two princesses. If this continues, the "Rebellion of the Eight Kings" will be gone, and the "Rebellion of the Eight Princesses" will be very likely.

Concubine Pei chuckled, got up and left, and when she arrived at the door, she turned her head to look at him, and said softly: "Grasp the proportion, the concubine is waiting for you." ”

After saying that, he drifted away.

******

When Shao Xun came to Sima Yue's bedroom, Concubine Pei was already serving the decoction.

Wang Yan, Liu Yu, Pan Tao, Pei Miao, Guo Xiang, Wang Cheng, Sun Xun and other staff members are all there.

Of course, He Lun and Wang Bing, the two generals, are also there, and there is also a palace master named He Sui, who is of the same clan as He Lun, and also came.

Sima Bi, the prince of the world, sat in the middle position, and Zhao Mu and Deng You stood behind.

"Servant Shaoxun see the king and princess." When he saw Sima Yue, Shao Xun bowed and said loudly.

Sima Yue opened his eyes, looked at Shao Xun, and closed them again.

"Sit down." He said softly.

Shao Xun knelt directly in front of the couch and looked at Sima Yue.

"You and I haven't sat so close in years, have we?" Sima Yue opened his eyes, looked at Shao Xun with a complicated expression, and asked.

"It's been a few years." Shao Xun replied.

He didn't care about the word "monarch" in Sima Yue's mouth.

Theoretically speaking, he was born in the East China Sea, Sima Yue and Concubine Pei are his "kings", and he is their "courtiers".

But that's all the old calendar.

Since joining the forbidden army and becoming a general in the palace, he has become a minister of the Son of Heaven, and is no longer a minister of Sima Yue.

"What do you want?" Sima Yue asked.

"If I say that I want to destroy the Xiongnu and settle the chaos, I don't know if Situ believes it or not?" Shao Xun asked rhetorically.

There was no sound for a long time.

Shao Xun waited patiently and did not speak.

The generals gestured with their eyes and silently exchanged information.

Sima Bi, the prince of the world, looked a little uneasy.

Zhao Mu and Deng You, who taught him his studies, shook their heads lightly and signaled him to be quiet.

"I don't have a few days......" Sima Yue suddenly sighed.

Shao Xun listened silently, silently.

"This game, you win." Sima Yue turned his head to look at Shao Xun and said, "The general trend has been achieved, and no one can move you." ”

"Situ is too competitive." Shao Xun sighed and said, "There's nothing you can't win. Zhao Wanglun won and lost again. Qi Wang Jian won and lost again. Changsha Wang Yi, Chengdu Wang Ying...... Win or lose, there is no certainty. In the end, the Xiongnu came, and the Manchu civil and military, the ministers, and the scholars lost everything. ”

The shogunes were a little unnatural.

Fighting back and forth, it really almost gave the Huns an advantage.

After listening to Shao Xun's words, Sima Yue's expression was a little touched.

"All I think about is that I don't want the world to be overturned." Shao Xun continued: "After all, I was born in Yuefu and received the favor of the king. When you can do your best, you will be sure to protect the princess and the prince, and Situ should not worry. ”

The corners of Sima Yue's mouth twitched, as if he wanted to laugh, laughing at the person in front of him who was beyond his strength.

Is it so simple to help the world?

The most difficult thing to deal with is not the Huns, but their own people.

"What do you want?" Sima Yue asked again.

The same sentence was asked twice, but the meaning was no longer the same.

"The history of Yuzhou is empty, and the imperial court may be able to select talented people to take place." Shao Xun was not polite, and directly offered the conditions.

Sima Yue did not reply.

After a long time, Concubine Pei saw that no one was paying attention, so she quietly made a look.

Shao Xun understood, got up and said, "Situ is recuperating with peace of mind, and the servants from outside will take care of it." ”

With that, he went out and left.

The sonorous sound of the armor leaf sounded, and Tang Jian took his own soldiers to guard him and left the Situ Mansion.

Sima Yue let out a long sigh.