Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 798
When Taicheng was already in turmoil because of Sima Xun's incident, Yu Tiao was half of the instigator. He had just moved into Tongyuan and settled down, and was called into the garden to visit the Empress Dowager.

"Young Xu, you are in Jiangbei, come and tell my sister the whole story of Wei Zhou's battle in Huainan."

Although the Empress Dowager took the initiative to send Princess Xingnan across the river, her mood was always restless.Although she is the empress dowager who is in charge of the court, and her status is so noble that few women in this world can surpass her, but her fate is really not good.Her current respected status is the result of her husband's early death. All the sons are young, and the country is full of disputes. Even the sages of the time can't cope with such a turbulent situation. She is a woman. It is even more difficult to deal with it.

For example, the great victory in Huainan, in her opinion, should be a great joyous event that benefits the country, but all kinds of rhetoric from various aspects and thoughts flooded her, making it difficult for her to distinguish between good and evil, right and wrong, It is even more difficult to maintain a fair attitude and learn from all sides.

What's worse, she gradually became confused amidst the divergent opinions about who she should believe, who she shouldn't believe, and who she should discuss with.

Yu Tiao didn't know the empress dowager's turmoil and entanglement, so he told the empress dowager what he knew about the whole battle in Huainan.

After the empress dowager heard this, she was also sweating profusely due to the violent ups and downs of her emotions. She couldn't help but sighed: "There are many people in the capital who say that this time the Lord Hu of the Jie Kingdom died, the country's generals were in chaos, and the army collapsed without fighting. It was not a fierce battle." Thanks to Wei Zhou, it was only at the right time. But I didn’t expect that there would still be so much blood and tears fighting... It’s really hard for this child Wei Zhou.”

After Yu Tiao heard this, he couldn't help snorting coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Although I'm not talented, I haven't personally participated in the battle, but I also know that the victory in Huainan is not easy, and the soldiers have worked hard to achieve glory. Victory! This is a person who speaks treacherously and gossips. He really deserves to be punished! For example, when there was no war at the beginning, when the slaves from the poor country came to the south, who would dare to boast that they would stop the slave army from the Huai River? You Weizhou dared to speak out, fought to the death in the Huai River, and the armor still remained, and the slaves were not allowed to ride across the river! Not only the heroic voice, but also the heroic feat! This heroism alone has surpassed all the sages of the world!"

"Yes, yes, this boy Wei Zhou really lives up to the late emperor's love for him! If he hadn't been the one who fought hard, how could the society be able to stand firmly in Jiangdong this time. To have such a good son-in-law under the family, it is really the late emperor's wisdom to choose for the emperor The help of the reused humerus!"

The empress dowager is extremely satisfied with Shen Weizhou's son-in-law, otherwise she wouldn't have sent Princess Xingnan across the river in a hurry for fear of gossiping about her daughter and harming the relationship between husband and wife.Especially after Huainan's victory this time, she valued Shen Zhezi far more than the so-called sages of the world.But that doesn't mean total, total trust without the slightest bit of doubt.

"Wei Zhou, a good son-in-law and virtuous minister, is indeed impeccable. But there is one thing that makes people miss him deeply. After all, he is from the south..."

Speaking of this, the Empress Dowager had no lack of regret on her face, and she deeply felt that no one is perfect: "I don't hold partial expectations from the north and the south, but each other is indeed partial to each other. I am worried that if this is the only respect for the southerners , or because of this, the hearts of the old people will be left out in the cold, and it is inevitable that they will have a narrow mind of alienating the king's teaching..."

In fact, whether it is the empress dowager or the current people, the Nandu overseas Chinese are the foundation of the society, and this cognition is deeply ingrained.But this does not mean a denial of Shen Zhezi. Shen Zhezi can be said to be an outlier among southerners, and has been completely accepted by the world.But even so, his southern origin determines some of his positions and the relationship between those old relatives, which cannot be separated.

When Yu Tiao heard this, he fell silent for a moment. He had a good relationship with Shen Zhezi, and was even willing to pledge his life to guarantee Shen Zhezi, but if it spread to the whole southern group, he really couldn't express his opinion.After holding back for a long time, Yu Tiao sighed suddenly: "Actually, the overseas Chinese are not convinced..."

The overseas Chinese are not trustworthy, not only the Langya Wang family and other Qingxu overseas Chinese families, but what Yu Tiao is referring to now is more about his family's old friends in Yuzhou.After Su Jun's rebellion, his family's reputation fell to the bottom, and he was in danger of being liquidated at any time.At that time, many old friends were abandoned, and relatives even avoided seeing each other. If it weren't for the great help of the Shen family and the Wu people, his family might just sink into the world.

Especially before his second brother Yu Yi couldn't even get a foothold in Taichung, so he had to avoid living in the wasteland of Liyang to manage the situation again.At that time, there was very little assistance that could be obtained from Yuzhou Jiuhao. Even if there were occasional alliances, a corresponding price had to be paid, not the kind of full support regardless of gains or losses.

As the situation in Yuzhou gradually improved, especially Liangjun, Huainan and other places were recovered and established one after another, many people in the current situation criticized his family for being close to the southerners and alienating the villagers.But when those people said this, why didn't they think about it, when the whole Yu family was in turmoil and precarious, who was standing with them and helping each other?
You must know that at that time, because the eldest brother abandoned the empress dowager's relationship at a critical moment, even the empress dowager's trust in her mother's family was reduced.Yu Tiao's heart may not have no differences between North and South, but in his mind, the Shen family, who can never leave his family in the most difficult time, has a closer relationship than the current empress dowager.

The empress dowager didn't know that in the hearts of her brothers, she had even become a second-rate friendship.After pondering for a while, she still asked again: "The situation in Huai Shang is very good now, I want to call Wei Zhou back to the capital for a few more years, what do you think, Xiao Xu?"

Although she sent Princess Xingnan across the river, she still didn't give up on this idea, and she didn't intend to make things difficult for Shen Zhezi, and even in her opinion, it was good for Shen Zhezi.The virtuous son-in-law of her family has not yet been crowned, but he has made great achievements in the world. The empress dowager is worried that his power will not last for so long.In addition, the cold treatment of Shen Zhezi can also slightly suppress the current situation where the Southerners are gaining momentum, so that the north and the south can reach a balance again.

However, due to the previous reminder from Princess Xingnan, the Empress Dowager also realized that those who made such suggestions to herself may not be dedicated to the country, in fact, there are many sinister thoughts in their hearts.But this suggestion is quite acceptable to her, but because there has been no one to discuss it, she is still hesitant in her heart.

When Yu Tiao heard this, his eyelids twitched suddenly: "The empress dowager must not think about it. The important thing for the country is to use prudence and prudence to destroy the heroism of the enemy's army. This has nothing to do with government affairs. It cannot be generalized. Those who are in charge of the country may have a righteous heart, but the transfer of the slightest thread falls in the army, but everyone looks up to it. Now the situation in Huaihang is very good. It can be said that it was created by Wei Yiyi. Now the Huainan army and people all look up to him. It's my fate. Once the light move returns to the country, all the living and the people will be shaken, and the good situation may collapse sooner or later!"

Speaking of this, he was afraid that he might not be convincing enough, and by the way, he talked about the case of Nu Guo's stupid tricks. General Fang Zhen was about to be recalled to the country before the battle. As a result, the important place in Pengcheng changed hands instantly, which also caused the final loss of the battle. A doomed situation.

When the empress dowager heard this, she also felt terrified in her heart.In fact, it is not that she has not thought about the consequences of calling Shen Zhezi back. She is referring to the Su Jun Rebellion that is the most memorable earlier. However, Shen Zhezi is different from Su Jun. Picky, even if it is recalled, that kind of nasty upheaval will not happen.

"Actually, the situation in Huai Shang seems to be peaceful now, but it is still not called Dajing. Undercurrents are surging everywhere in southern Henan, and everything in Huainan Town is in dire straits. If Wei Zhou hadn't been sitting there with the prestige of a great victory, it would have been I'm afraid that there will be frequent changes. It's not that I underestimated the sages of the dynasty, but from my point of view, there are really few people to choose from who can replace Weizhou in Huainan, both inside and outside the court!"

After hearing Yu Tiao's strong words, the empress dowager finally gradually dispelled this idea.But then another thing came to my mind, and then I asked: "Huainan's major event has been decided, why did it take so long to announce the success? There is a lot of anxiety in the stage, and the winter festival is quite hindered. Weizhou is not ignorant How could a normal person do this?"

After Yu Tiao heard this question, he looked around in the hall for a while, and then whispered: "The reason why Weizhou wants to do this is really difficult. Please ask the empress dowager to back away from the left and right. .”

The empress dowager waved her hands after hearing the words, so many palace servants and internal servants in the palace all resigned, leaving only a few people who were absolutely close.

"I'm returning to the capital this time, and I'm bringing a prisoner named Sima Xun. His audacity to pretend to be his clan is shocking. Earlier, he was envoys across the river to Fujun for Taiwan. Curious about his life experience, Weizhou So I approached him to ask questions, but I didn't expect that the person had evil thoughts in his heart and hid his blade in his arms. If he hadn't been close and cautious, Wei Zhou would be in danger of being harmed!"

Hearing what Yu Tiao said, the Empress Dowager's expression changed suddenly, and she even almost fell off her seat, her tone trembling even more: "There is such a thing! Then, so Wei Zhou, he, did he ever..."

Speaking of this, she realized that she had asked a stupid question. If Shen Zhezi had really been harmed, Huainan would have been in chaos long ago, let alone the previous feat of smashing hundreds of thousands of people in the slave country.But when the national war was imminent, and someone dared to assassinate the front-line general, the empress dowager was frightened for a while, her hands and feet were cold, and then she gritted her teeth: "Where is the prisoner for the crime of harming the country? We must cut him off to show the public! Who else?" Sending thieves? We must investigate to the end, we must not tolerate the national thieves!"

When Yu Tiao spoke up to this point, a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Wei Zhou is by no means a benevolent person. If it is helpful to the country, even if there are tens of thousands of people, he will be killed! Now the country of Jie is in chaos, and it is Jiangdong. It’s time to enter the homeland bravely with one mind. If such evil deeds break out at this moment, the inside and outside must be frightened, or it will harm the great cause of the revival of the king’s industry. Therefore, I have been patient until now, and it is not a big deal to send the criminals back to the capital this time. Declaring his crime is just forbearance for the country, and he does not want to disturb the current situation and make the country have no peace. If the thief behind the scenes can feel ashamed and fearful and retreat, it will be a great benefit for the community..."

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Now in Taicheng, all parties are tense and fearful. Any disturbance will definitely attract the attention of all people, and there is no secret at all.

It wasn't long before Shen Chong returned to the capital, and it was time to attract attention.The ministers will not ignore the danger of him because of the cooperative attitude he showed before.So when Shen Chong suddenly left Taicheng and headed for the south of the capital, a large number of eyes and ears followed behind him.

Today's Jiankang Dunan is already the main gathering point of the Wu and Hui families. The popularity of the Wuhui family here has even surpassed that of the locals in Danyang.The Shen family, as the leader of the family in Wuzhong today, also has a wide range of properties here, and many of their children are placed here.

When Shen Chong left Taicheng, there were also signs of a large number of people gathering here among the squares, gardens, and mansions in the capital.Dunan is located in a densely populated and prosperous area, and he is quick to sense some abnormal signs.When more than a dozen or hundreds of people gathered in groups at some fixed locations, they quickly attracted the attention of interested people.

There are innumerable disciples of noble clans like the Shen family, but they are strictly controlled in the city and cannot be directly placed in the city, so they are often scattered in some manors and other businesses outside the city, either farming or Work is also a means of family business management. Once any changes occur, they can be summoned in an instant.This type of arrangement has become a normal unspoken rule, especially after the Su Jun Rebellion.This is not the only case for the Shen family, any family with such conditions will have similar arrangements.

When the disciples of the Shen family began to assemble, other old Wu people thought that something big had happened, so they also ordered their disciples to gather to help the Shen family.In just half an hour, more than [-] people had gathered among those manors in Dunan, all of whom were strong and brave. Wei caused quite a shock!
After the eyes and ears of those who searched for the news noticed this, they naturally did not dare to neglect, and rushed to report to the city.After learning of this, the audience in the station was in an uproar for a while, terrified, worried that there might be another turmoil in the capital.

Shen Chong suddenly left the stage, and the music outside his home city suddenly gathered... This seems to be the rhythm of looking for someone to kill!

At this time, the connection between Sima Xun and Wang Bin in Taiwan has been traced out, and the Taiwan officials were still guessing what Wang Bin sent Sima Xun to cross the river for, and what kind of news was hidden in it.At this time, I learned that there was such a change in the Shen family, come on, then there is no need to guess!
Some Taiwanese ministers who are not of sufficient level are already gloating: Never mind what Wang Bin sent Sima Xun across the river to do to Shen Weizhou, there must be no good intentions.For a Liner like Shen Weizhou, no matter what family they are born in, they are all tied to the family business, like jewels and treasures, and they are afraid of any mistakes.Since Wang Bin dared to have evil thoughts towards Shen Weizhou, then don't blame Shen Chong for going to fight with him!
Generally, the ministers can watch the show with a cold eye, but after learning about this, the assistants all became ants on the hot pot, worried that Shen Chong would really dare to gather his family soldiers to rush into the city defense to find Wang Bin's bad luck.It's not even worried about whether Shen Chong dares or not, the family soldiers have already begun to gather!

No one knows the exact number of how many disciples the Shen family has in Dunan.But with the current appeal of the Shen family among the Wu people, once the news spread that Wang Bin had sent people to harm Shen Weizhou, there would be very few Wuhui families in Dunan who would not help the Shen family seek revenge.Even based on Shen Weizhou's lofty prestige in the capital now, even if Shen Chong doesn't do anything, the raging crowd in the capital alone is enough for Wang Bin to drink a pot!
Absolutely can't make a fuss!
This is the common voice of the Taiwan assistants at the moment. After a few years of good times, they finally see some hope. If an uncontrollable turmoil breaks out in the capital because of this, it will kill people!

So no matter what their respective positions are at this moment, the most important thing to do now is to control the situation and never detonate it.

This time, the Taiwan assistants had a very tacit understanding. Some of them were stationed in Taicheng, and the guards were isolated from the inside and outside, so as not to let the news spread outside.The other part got into the car and hurried to catch up with Shen Chong, trying to appease him.As for those who went to chase Shen Chong, Director Wang was on the list.

If other people are just guessing, in fact Wang Dao already has some solid thoughts in his heart.Some of Wang Bin's small actions can hide others but not him. Before Sima Xun crossed the river and never returned, Director Wang was a little suspicious. He already knew what the ministers found out today. in the heart.

Before that, there were many people who strongly talked about using force against Huainan, but Director Wang has always refused to take the lead. A large part of the reason is also because of this hidden worry.He didn't want his family to stand in the vanguard of attacking the Wu people of the Shen family again, because the current Wang family could no longer withstand major turmoil.

For Wang Bin's approach, Director Wang can't say whether he agrees or denies it. The family business is struggling and there is no way to break through. Taking a risk may be a solution to the problem.But the problem is, no matter before or after the event, Wang Bin never approached him to inform him of the matter, as if it really didn't happen.Did he think that he alone would be able to withstand the subsequent revenge from the Shen family?

Now that hidden dangers have finally broken out, to be honest, Director Wang really has a lot of thoughts of letting his heart down and sitting idly by.But he also understood that the Shen family chose to launch it at such a time, how could it be possible that the plan was only Wang Bin's life?It's not that Director Wang underestimated Wang Bin. With the current momentum of the Shen family, Wang Bin's life might not even count as a bonus in the eyes of his family!
Moreover, until now, the Shen family has not even disclosed the matter to the outside world, of course it is not that the family intends to settle the matter, it is that the Wang family did not even give the Wang family a chance to find a scapegoat or deny it to death!Now that Shen Chong suddenly made an attack, it was a gesture of not giving up until he reached his goal.

Now that things have happened, Director Wang really has to feel that Wang Bin is really looking for death by taking the initiative to tease the father and son of the Shen family.He had been holding back until now, and even Director Wang mistakenly thought that Shen Zhezi was forbearance for the country, and he was unwilling to have a large-scale internal strife break out at such a great opportunity.It turned out that it was waiting for Shen Chong to return to the capital. After Shen Chong returned to the capital, the Shen family's power in the capital had a helmsman, and it was more powerful to launch a crisis at this time!

For example, if Shen Chong's current situation was changed, if it were someone else, how could it cause such a big turmoil in the hearts of the people!

While contemplating, Director Wang sternly urged him to move forward, and he lost his composure. Even the few officials who left Taicheng together were left far behind.His anxious posture is even more serious than his wife Cao who killed him in the early years, where he was in the golden house.

The bullock cart quickly rushed through the bustling Nanshi City. Since Shen Chong was always followed by Taicheng's eyes and ears, he didn't have to worry about finding anyone.So soon Director Wang arrived at Shen Cheng's next location, which is located in a beautiful lake in the south of the capital.

At this time, Shen Chong had already changed into his clothes, wrapped his body in a cloak, and when he heard the wheels rolling behind him, he turned around slowly. Then he saw Director Wang getting off the car with a slightly anxious expression, and turned to meet him He said with a smile, "Why is the prime minister here?"

"Scholar, don't be impulsive, is there no room for tolerance?"

At this moment, Director Wang was not in the mood to play charades with Shen Chong, and asked directly.

After Shen Chong heard this, a cold light flashed in his eyes. He was not in a hurry to answer Wang Dao, but stood beside Wang Dao, watching the following bullock carts catch up. They all got out of the car and drove over, and then said with a smile: "I have lived in the capital for a long time, and I am quite homesick, so I left Taiwan without authorization, and wanted to find food in the south. Unexpectedly, you all came here in the wrong way, drinking alone is not fun, is it possible to say so ?”

When everyone heard this, the corners of their mouths twitched unnaturally, and they turned their heads to look at the Shen family's villa on the other side of the lake. Inside the fence of the villa, there were at least thousands of people.There have been many people complaining: You, Shen Shiju, are so ostentatious, you have to prepare thousands of people to pass the food to you for a meal?

Although he thought this in his heart, it was after all a conflict between the Shen family and the Wang family. Since Director Wang didn't make it clear, why should they rush to speak out.As a result, several people were still panting, and they were invited to go on a boat. The food and drinks in the boat were already prepared, as if they really looked like a lake cruise.

Shen Chong ordered people to pass food and warm wine in a calm manner. Although the others felt uncomfortable, their main purpose of this trip was to prevent Shen Chong from making trouble. Talking and laughing about some customs.

It is conceivable that Wang Dao is in a bad mood when he is completely controlled by others.However, Shen Chong seemed to feel that his mood was not bad enough, looked around the table, and asked with a smile: "Why didn't Ge Gong come? Ge Gong and I both served in Kuaiji, and we actually have a lot of things to talk about!"

When several people in the banquet heard this, they raised eyebrows at each other, but they all remained silent.This time they came to chase Shen Chong, and they were closely related to the affairs of the Wang family, but in the end Zhuge Hui stayed in Taicheng and did not come over, so one can imagine his attitude.

After nearly half an hour of swimming in the lake, Shen Chong never talked about the business, but concentrated on introducing Wuxiang's special food to a few people at the banquet, and talked to the point of enjoying himself, and even asked someone to give him a musical instrument to show off the Qianxi song he made, and then he finished playing it. Then he smiled ashamedly: "The slang song is lingering, but now it is disgusting. Now I recite more children's fun, and I am so old that I can't stand it."

While speaking, a sampan approached quickly, and soon a member of the Shen family whispered something in Shen Chong's ear.Shen Chong nodded, picked up the wine on the table and drank it all, then looked at the host and guest table Wang Dao and sighed: "Brother Shiru and I worked together in Kuaiji before, and I just sent someone over to invite me to know that Brother Shiru is seriously ill. It's a pity that I left the capital a few moments ago and returned to my hometown to rest. But it's a pity that the prime minister can stay here with respect, and today's trip is worthwhile."

When Director Wang heard this, his heart moved, and then he understood Shen Chong's intentions.The reason why they put on such a aggressive posture is to frighten Wang Bin away, and the target of the Shen family this time is actually him.After Wang Bin left the capital in a panic, all the disturbances in the capital related to the Wang family naturally had to be concentrated on him.

"The wine and food are just right, thank you for your hospitality today. I wanted to have a hand-to-hand conversation with Shiju, but I stopped drinking now, the situation is delicate."

Director Wang picked up the wine glass, took a small sip and drank it all, then looked at several people with different expressions at the table, smiled and bowed and stood up to say goodbye.He could see that there was still a lingering aftertaste in this game, but the people in the game had no intention of trying to keep him anymore.

　The two chapters were published together. . .It's earlier these days because of the holiday, but the status is almost adjusted.On the last day of the holiday, I may have to go out for a while, and it may be a little late tomorrow. .Huainan and Jiankang are two battlefields. Now that Jiankang has almost finished writing, I will turn to Huainan and make a formal summary.

　　
　
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