After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the atmosphere of the New Year is slightly lighter.

Some of the people were already preparing to tend the crops.

Some of the merchants began to stock up and prepare to fight the sword.

The Silver Lancers began their first exercise since the New Year. In another ten days, the Yamen army will also resume training.

The officials had not yet gone straight to office, but the subordinates they had recruited had already left home and were preparing to go to the various yamen.

At the end of last year, more than 100 teenagers in the newly acquired Luoyang Eighth Phase have already lived in the Liangxian Martial Arts School and are about to begin to decide their learning careers in life.

In the artisan camp on the other side of Ruyang, charcoal, iron, weapons, and farm tools began to be prepared, and the production of the new year was about to begin.

Wu Qian, Yu Liang, Chen Jingen, and He Li bid farewell to their families and went north to Xingyang, Chenliu, Jijun and other places to recruit troops - this time they had to recruit more than 1,500 people, which were organized into the 13th and 14th buildings of the Silver Spear Army, and the rest were supplemented by vacancies.

Everyone has something to do, and they all start the new year.

On the twentieth day of the first lunar month, on the newly repaired post road at the foot of Kongtong Mountain, a middle-aged man covered with wind and dust held a bamboo cane and walked slowly.

The middle-aged man did not bring any bags, and was followed by an ox cart, and there were more than a dozen coachmen and guards next to the car, obviously his entourage.

Passers-by laughed when they saw him.

I have seen walking dogs, eagles, and horses, but I have never seen ox carts. If you don't sit in a good car, you have to get down and walk by yourself, right?

The middle-aged man didn't care, and continued to walk as if no one was around.

Walking and walking, the interest became high, and he sang loudly, attracting the attention of pedestrians.

The middle-aged man finished singing, put his hands on the pergola, and was overjoyed to see a wine shop not far ahead.

After walking through three steps and two steps, facing the shopkeeper who came out to greet him, he shook his bamboo cane and said, "Jun took a string of money and looked at the wine and food." ”

The shopkeeper responded and greeted the middle-aged man politely in the store.

Those who do business must be able to observe words and colors, and their vision must be accurate.

The style of the guest shows that he is a scholar, and maybe he is still a celebrity. Ordinary people would not be so maverick, and it is difficult to ignore the eyes of others.

People in strange costumes, mavericks, and strange words, he has seen a lot in recent years, and seven or eight out of ten are scholars, and he can't be lazy.

The shopkeeper took a string of money from the top of the bamboo cane, counted it carefully, and went to the kitchen to work.

"Isn't this Hikoku?" A loud voice rang out outside the door.

Hu Wufuzhi turned his head and saw that it was Yang Man, and suddenly smiled: "Zu Yan came just in time." The spring is cold, why don't you sit down and have a drink? ”

"I'm about to drink with Hikoku." Yang Man laughed and walked over.

"Didn't Zu Yan be a Taishou in Shunyang?"

"Isn't Yanguo in Yanzhou?"

The two of them asked questions almost at the same time, then laughed again, picked up their bowls and motioned to each other, and drank them all.

"Yanzhou Dazhongzheng, I have abandoned it." Hu Wufu sighed: "Around the time of the Chinese New Year, Shi Le plundered Yanzhou. ”

"Why do you want to resign after Shi Le is gone?" Yang Man asked curiously.

"I like to drink, and I'm often confused, but when I'm not drinking, my brain is still good." Hu Wufu smiled bitterly: "Shi Le conquered the city in Hebei and made many gains. The Xiongnu sent King Zong to lead the troops in Wei County, and saw that they were going to fight, how could I not see it? If Shile can cross the river once, he can cross it a second time. From now on, Yanzhou will become more and more dangerous, so it is better to leave early. ”

"What about Jun's family? Still in Puyang? Yang Man asked.

"Send it back to Fenggao." Hu Wufuzhi poured a bowl of wine for the two of them and said.

The Yang clan and the Hu Wu clan are both scholars of Taishan County.

The main branch of the Yang clan was in Nancheng County (now Yangliu Town, Xintai City), and the Hu Wu clan was in Fenggao County (between Tai'an and Laiwu).

Nancheng is the southernmost county of Taishan County, is the junction of Taishan, Lu, Langya, Lanling four counties, at the same time is also the intersection of Henan, Xu, Yan three states, south to north, east and west go very much, so the business is very prosperous, but also from the side to boost the glory of the Han, Wei, Jin Dynasty Taishan goat.

Therefore, Yang Man said that the clan should exert its strength in the Lu State and win the post of Lu State Minister, not to brag.

The location of the Nancheng Yang clan is too critical, with three states and four counties at the junction, a wide range of radiation capabilities, and many protégés.

"...... are you here" The store sent some wine and food, Yang Man kept silent, and after he left, Fang said: "Didn't you come to Chenhou Mansion to take up a post?" ”

Hu Wufuzhi smiled embarrassedly and said, "Wang Taiwei recommended me to come, saying that Chen Hou lacked a pen by his side. Hehe, that's all I can do. ”

Yang Man suddenly.

"Zu Yan, ...... you here," Hu Wufuzhi asked.

"Go see Chen Hou." Yang Man said calmly: "There are many people in the clan, led by Uncle Hongyuan. ”

Yang Hongyuan is Yang Yinzhi, Yang Xuanzhi's younger brother and Yang Xianrong's uncle.

Therefore, Shangshu's right servant shot Yang Jin on the two sons of Xuanzhi and Jianzhi.

Yang Yanzhi led the team, which shows the importance of Taishan Goat, after all, the senior management of the "board of directors" of the sheep family are here.

Of course, they can't pay attention to it.

Before Shangshu's right servant shot Yang Xuanzhi was named by Sima Ying, King Sima Ying, King of Hejian, and Sima Yi, King Sima Yi of Changsha, before he started to "die of sorrow", Taishan Goat's family has accumulated two thousand stones, Jiuqing, and school captains, which are much stronger than the general "two thousand stones", and the duration is also long, and it is more married to the heavenly family, and it is brilliant for a while.

After the death of Yang Xuanzhi, no one in the Yang family was able to take the core position of the center for a while, and it has been more than five years.

Five years without a central high-ranking official to shelter from the wind and rain is not a big deal for the profound Taishan Goat clan. But what if it's ten years, twenty years, or even longer? The sheep clan is about to inevitably decline, especially in such a period of intense reshuffle, step by step, step by step, the negative impact is much greater than the five years in the peace season.

The sheep family is quite anxious now.

I'm afraid of comparison, how beautiful is the old Wang family in Langya next door?

The sheep family should be ashamed!

"As soon as Hongyuan Gong comes, then I ......" Hu Wufu was a little stupid to hear.

Yang Man showed a little smile on his face and said, "On the way to Uncle Hongyuan, he has already exchanged letters with Chen Hou. Chen Hou waited for the vacant position of the literary post of the Hou Mansion. ”

Hu Wufu listened to it, poured a sip of wine, and was a little depressed.

It seems that he is going to be Yang Yinzhi's deputy. Or, move it somewhere else.

Fu, You, and Literature are the three major Qingwang officials of the princely mansion, and their status is respected.

Among them, literature is mainly responsible for telling history and classics to princes and princes, and is also responsible for a considerable part of the work of the pen.

Chen Hou's Mansion is inherited from the original Luyang County Mansion, Fu is Cao Fu, and your friend is Pei Kang.

Cao, Pei, and Yang are the benchmark figures who can influence the choice of a large number of scholars, and under their drive, I don't know how many scholars will defect to them, even if Chen Hou's background is not good - they are running for the face of the three Qingwang old wall lamps.

Chen Hou hired these three people as Shangzuo, he really has the means, I don't know how to do it, could it be to drill the crotch of a woman's pants?

Well, Hu Wufuzhi quickly shook off this disrespectful idea.

Chen Hou broke the Huns under Luoyang City, what a hero, what a pride? How could such a general, who commanded the sharp army and subdued the tiger and wolf disciples, rely on women to succeed?

I must have thought something wrong. Otherwise, why can't Gou Xi do it?

Well, it seems that Gou Xi is almost sixty years old......

The sad Hu Wufuzhi took another sip of wine and decided not to talk about this topic anymore, and said instead: "I am in Yanzhou, and I heard that Liu Han sent Liu Xian, the king of Quyang, to lead an army to Neihuang, Wang Mi, Shi Le, Zhao Gu, etc., to attack Dunqiu in the south and Yecheng in the north. It may also be necessary to attack Ji County in the west, and the general trend of Hebei has gone. ”

Yang Man bowed his head, slightly worried.

In fact, when the Xiongnu army besieged Luoyang last year, Shi Le made waves in Hebei.

After Liu Cong retired from the army, he joined forces with Shi Le to flank Wang Kan, Wang Shiwen, Liu Qia and others, and broke his army. Subsequently, Liu Cong returned to Pingyang and commissioned the people of Hanoi to be admired as the Taishou - at present, the large tribes of Hanoi counties fell into the hands of the Xiongnu, but the county general Guo Mo led a small number of remnants of the army to retreat to the rural dock fort, still loyal to the Jin family.

After Shile defeated the two kings, he marched eastward, first attacking Jijun, but not defeating.

Went north to attack Xindu, defeated Jizhou assassin Shi Wang Bin, killed him, and then returned to the division to attack Yecheng, and Wei County Taishou surrendered to the city.

A few years ago, Shi Le saw the Ji Gong Monument near Santai, was angry, destroyed it, and ordered the arrest of the people listed on the monument to dissuade Zhang Bin.

But the news has already spread out, and many Wei County scholars and Haoqiang panicked and rushed south to Ji County to take refuge in Yu Chen.

The next direction of the Xiongnu should be to attack Ji County, pull out this eye-catching nail, and connect Hanoi, Ji, Wei and other places.

However, there are also rumors that the Huns are going south from Hebei to attack Yan and Henan.

It's not impossible.

The counties of Hebei, even if they are still in the hands of the imperial court, are now only defending the city, and almost all of the wilderness is left to the Xiongnu army, allowing them to come and go freely.

This kind of behavior that can only shrink into the city and dare not go out of the city to fight in the field cannot threaten the back road of the Xiongnu.

It is entirely possible that people will temporarily give up attacking the counties of Hebei and turn to the south of the river.

After all, Shi Le, Wang Mi and others were Han generals, and they had to obey Liu Han's overall strategy, and they couldn't do whatever they wanted and patronize their own development - in this matter, Shao Xun had a common language with them, and when he enjoyed the benefits, he had to bear obligations.

"Wang Mi sent his left chief Shi Cao Wei to lead 5,000 soldiers to the east, back to Qingzhou, and has already set off." Hu Wufu said again: "Gou Dao will not know if he can withstand it." ”

Yang Man sighed, how difficult the state affairs are.

There were tens of thousands of troops under Gou Xi's tent, but they were outsiders, and they were incompatible with the local scholars in Qingzhou, and their rule was quite unstable.

Cao Wei is a native of Qingzhou, and the main generals under his account should also be selected from Qingzhou natives, and they also hook up with the Heavenly Master Dao, once they go back, they are likely to gather a large number of people in a short period of time.

If some of the local scholars in Qingzhou colluded with Cao Wei—such as the Donglai Liu, Ju, Chengyang Wang, Changguangsu, Le'anguang, and Beihai Feng—to try to get rid of Gou Xi, the situation would be even more chaotic.

Qingzhou is back in turmoil.