The weather is getting colder, but the battlefield is getting hotter and hotter.
Shao Xun, who lived in Yangle's old house, got the news: Tao Kan led an army of "tens of thousands" and marched north from Yiyang.
He invaded the territory of Runan and divided his troops into four parts to plunder.
The Youshi Qiang responded to the Wu people and killed the county magistrates, causing chaos in southern Runan and southwestern Runin.
Shao Xun did not have a higher-level command. He wanted to see how his eldest nephew would handle it.
Tao Kan's move to avoid the truth was a good one. He should have been targeting the Qiang people who were forcibly relocated and full of resentment. He had not provoked them before, so he was waiting for this time to take action.
But it doesn't mean much in Shao Xun's opinion. How can you still prevent Runan and Ruyin counties from surrendering? What's more, he has also assembled a reserve team in Yingchuan.
He no longer worries about everything about cars, and now mainly handles political affairs.
In the Lezhai courtyard, he looked at the list in his hand and smiled silently.
Sitting in front of them were many descendants of wealthy families from the counties in northern Jingzhou. Among them were not only the noble families who were listed in the genealogy, but also many local tycoons who could not find the threshold, or families that were once in the noble family tree but later fell down the class.
As far as Nanyang County is concerned, the Le family is now the leader, followed by the Liu family. These two faults are in the lead, and the rest are average.
For example, the Duyang Han family, the Han Shou family who "stole favors" and became Jia Chong's son-in-law, was a bit miserable.
With only a few people and little hope of reviving the family, he now clings to the Le family.
Their family claimed to be descendants of Han Dai, but Shao Xun didn't quite believe it. He couldn't have made it up, right?
Another example is the Wu family in Wancheng, a descendant of the Wu and Han Dynasty, but now he is just a small rich man. He is not even ranked among the "horses" of the Le family, so he was reluctantly recommended as a disciple.
Others include the Jiyang Cen family (descendants of Cen Peng), the Jiyang Ma family (descendants of Ma Cheng), the Xinye Cao family (descendants of Cao Jie), the Xinye Yin family (the Yin Lihua family), and the Xinye Lai family (the descendants of Lai She).
People), the Xinye Deng family (descendants of Deng Yu) and other large families in the Later Han Dynasty were basically in decline.
The Deng clan was the one that held firm the longest. Until the Cao Wei Dynasty, Deng, He Yan, and Ding Mi were called the "Three Dogs of Taichung". Later, with the surrender of Cao Shuang, Deng was defeated by the Yi clan and finally could no longer stand.
On the contrary, there is still some development among the fringe tribesmen of the Deng clan who have moved to other places, such as Deng Ai who lives near Xinye but cannot explain his family background, and Deng You whose ancestors moved to Pingyang to become an official.
Descendants of the Yinqianhua family persisted until Cao Cao's time, but later they couldn't.
Other families fell earlier, and many of them were unable to join the ranks of the gentry.
Of course, these families still exist tenaciously and are not completely dead. Some of them can even regain their glory, such as the Cen family and the Deng family.
But their situation ultimately illustrates one thing: the world is changing, and what’s the basis for prosperity and decline?
"Where is Deng Tao?" Shao Xun suddenly asked.
"Your Majesty, I am here." A man who was almost squeezed into a corner complained repeatedly, stumbled to the front, and prostrated himself on the ground.
"After all, Deng Shizai was a famous minister, and his descendants have fallen into such a miserable state. It is truly a tragedy, so sit down." Shao Xun said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Deng Tao sat down with his heart pounding.
"After my father died in Xiangyang, you returned to Jiyang?" Shao Xun asked.
"yes.
"Are you familiar with Xiangyang Deng Yue?"
"We have met several times." Deng Tao said: "Deng Boshan's father once served as an official in Chen County. During the Yongjia period, the world was in chaos. Deng Yue first went to Nanyang and then to Jingzhou to conquer for Wang Dun."
"Can you persuade him to surrender?"
Deng Tao cried out in his heart. We knew each other, but what about friendship? It was really out of the question.
But it was hard to say much at this time, so I just said, "I'd like to give it a try."
Seeing the expression on his face, Shao Xun knew that there was little hope, so he stopped asking any more questions.
Deng Tao was a little disappointed, the emperor didn't give him an official position.
Shao Xun continued to look at the list, and his heart moved as he looked at it.
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A whole morning of fussing and giving in is quite tiring.
Shao Xun accepted some of the disciples on the list as officials, but they were not appointed directly. They had to be inspected by the Ministry of Personnel and wait for vacancies.
To put it bluntly, it's not very important.
The purpose of meeting these people today is mainly to let the wealthy families in Nanyang know who belongs to this world?
Who can benefit you? Who can decide your fate?
In addition, to be honest, these wealthy families do not have much united front value, and they will have to be chopped down when they conquer the fields in the future.
"No one is coming to Xiangyang?" Shao Xun rocked back and forth on the recliner after his afternoon nap. Le Lanji, who was smiling, sat next to him and asked softly.
"Yunwen will capture him," Shao Xun said.
"What 'catch' means 'please'." Lan Ji smiled and said: "If they are willing to surrender, Deng Yue and Mao Bao will have no soldiers to conquer and no food to eat. If they don't want to die, they will have no choice but to surrender."
Shao Xun snorted slightly.
The clear laughter coming from the next door was the concubines who were accompanying them.
Nanyang Leshi also prepared some clan girls, but they were all sent away.
Shao Xun couldn't even feed the wolf-like Liu Ye, so he was too lazy to mess with other women.
It's actually quite good to stay with Lan Ji to recuperate.
"Actually, the momentum of this move south is already very big." Lan Ji stood up, pinched Shao Xun's shoulders, and said: "With so many soldiers and horses, no one is not afraid. If Liu Cong, Shi Le, Tuoba Yulu
When our generation goes south, the wealthy families of Jingzhou may still resist, but your majesty is from Zhongxia, and you are not a refugee commander. No one wants to ruin their family, so just wait quietly."
"Yeah." Shao Xun said, "So I decided to set a time before the war and decided to besiege Xiangyang instead of attacking, but it would shake people's hearts."
"The situation is here. As long as you don't make mistakes, you will never lose." Le Lanji said, "Even if it doesn't work out, you won't lose."
And Northland."
"Beauty is so insightful." Shao Xun grabbed Le Lanji's hand and said with a smile.
"You're already this old—" Le Lanji chuckled.
When the two of them were talking about this, Tong Qianjin reported softly from outside: "Your Majesty, Wang Bing has requested to come to the throne."
"Let him come in." Shao Xun said.
Le Lanji gently pulled out her hand and left for a while.
Wang Bing quickly entered and saluted, "Your Majesty, I have returned from Zhonglu County."
"How do you say that?"
"In the past, Heng and Tao Kan were both generals under Liu Hong, but now they are being squeezed out, so they are willing to surrender." Wang Bing said.
Shao Xun nodded slightly.
Why send Wang Bing? Because there is a marriage between the Donghai Wang family and the Xiangyang family. Although it has been a matter of Wang Bing's grandfather's generation, there is a reason after all, and he can find someone to recommend him - Jin Hongxun Shaofu, Nanyang Prefect Qinzhi
His wife was Wang Su's daughter and Wang Yuanji's sister. She died during the reign of Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty, but her descendants are still alive.
The Heng he mentioned was Liu Hong who joined the army when he was in Jingzhou.
At that time, Zhang Chang was in rebellion, and Xiangyang and Wancheng's soldiers were completely defeated. The Jin Dynasty changed its generals and replaced Liu Hong.
Liu Hong then appointed Tao Kan, the chief of the Southern Barbarians, as the guardian of the capital, and Heng, a member of the army, as the "guardian of the rebel army". He also appointed Pi Chu, the Yamen general, as the commander of the capital. They defeated Zhang Chang and killed more than 10,000 people.
It can be seen from Heng's name as the "Rebel Army" supervisor at that time that he led a private army, but his combat effectiveness was more powerful than the imperial soldiers. It also showed that as a local snake in Xiangyang, his strength was still very strong.
After the war, he was rewarded for his merits, and Heng won the post of Shandu County Magistrate (a county under Xiangyang County), quickly developing his power here.
However, his official career only ended here.
When Wang Dun took office, he was appointed as a Zhonglang because he needed his help in resisting Nanyang Lekai.
After Wang Dun's death, because Shandu County was almost abandoned due to repeated struggles, the family was unwilling to contribute any more, so Tao Kan was no longer useful.
Tens of thousands of Xianbei cavalry crossed the river from the west of Fancheng, and the vanguard arrived in Zhonglu County. Wang Bing came to persuade them that they had nothing to hold on to and surrendered directly.
"I will grant Heng the post of Grand Administrator of Xiangyang." Shao Xun ordered: "This matter requires Wang Qing to make a personal trip to present the official uniform and official seal."
"I obey the decree." Wang Bing responded.
When he said this, he glanced at Shao Xun secretly from the corner of his eye.
Once upon a time, they were colleagues.
At that time, Shao Xun was the Lieutenant Sima of the East China Sea Kingdom, only an eighth-rank official, while Wang Bingze was the general of the lower army, a sixth-rank official.
Now, he is just a small Shui Cao Lingshi in the Mianbei shogunate, while Shao Xun is the emperor of Liang Dynasty.
Moreover, the mistress, Concubine Pei, also got it, which made people crazy with jealousy.
"Go." Shao Xun waved his hand.
Wang Bing bowed and retreated. After he left, Wei Zhan, Zuo Cheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, arrived again.
"Why is Daoshu frowning?" Shao Xun asked with a smile.
"I sent my son and nephew to Jiangxia, but he was ridiculed and stingy." Wei Zhan said with a bitter smile.
Shao Xun laughed loudly and said: "You are the Zuocheng of the Ministry of War. When allocating grain, grass, equipment, and anchors, you must compare them. There will never be any abuse. I really rely on your ears."
"I didn't expect that your Majesty would be so praised." Wei Zhan raised his hand and said, "My nephew Li Chong returned to his hometown at the beginning of the year following his mother's founding. The reason why he came back is that he has never been able to find an official position, so he can't stay any longer. I couldn't find anything to help, so I said goodbye to my friends and returned home in honor of my mother."
Shao Xun nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
The Li family of Jiangxia is a descendant of Li Tong in the late Han Dynasty.
When Wei Zhan was an official in Luoyang, he got along well with his colleagues Li Ju and Li Maoyue (not Pingyang Li Ju), so he married his sister Wei to him.
Li Ju later became the governor of Jiangzhou, but he died young and died in office, possibly because he was not acclimated to the local environment.
Li Ju and Mrs. Wei had a son, Li Chong.
The Li family is still very powerful in Jiangxia and is very special. Shao Xun asked: "When I heard that Li Chong and Li Maozeng (Uncle Li Chong, not Luoyang Li Chong) were ministers,
To criticize the evils of the times, it is believed that the number of servants, servants, servants, and guests of wealthy families should be limited, and the common people should be prohibited from selling their fields and houses. Is this possible?"
"It is indeed true." Wei Zhan pondered for a while and said, "His son (in) has not yet served as an official, so he came back together this time."
"The Li family is so magnificent. It suits my wishes very well." Shao Xun praised: "Li Tong was loyal, courageous and pure during the Han Dynasty. He has passed it down to his grandchildren. He still has this insight and should be reused."
Wei Zhan's eyelids jumped.
According to Your Majesty, the Li family in Jiangxia has a good future, as long as they are willing to surrender.
Thinking of this, he immediately said: "Although my nephew is mocking me, he still understands the general trend and is willing to submit his family. He just needs the king's division to send troops to support him."
When Shao Xun heard this, he put his hands on his hands and laughed, saying, "This is an easy matter. I immediately sent an order for Zuo Feilongwei to follow the county south to meet the Li family."
"Your Majesty is wise." Wei Zhan breathed a sigh of relief.
Shao Xun was also very satisfied.
The "800,000" army is pressing down on the territory, and its momentum is so impressive. If it is supplemented by political warfare, it will be unfavorable.
The former Nangyang family and the Li family in Jiangxia invest quickly, which is of course advantageous.
The one who pitches slowly will be served at the table. I didn’t say that.
Perhaps it's time for him to set an example of both positive and negative aspects.
Someone came to report last time, and the Liao family (Liao Hua family) who was a member of the Miannan Guan clan during the Han Dynasty was unwilling to surrender, so don't blame him for being ruthless.
After both positive and negative examples are established, the war may go more smoothly.
Chapter completed!