Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 8 There Are No Good People in Hongtong County

A lot of military intelligence is not all good news.

Just as the Shen family was recruiting soldiers, the entire Sanwu land had already begun to surge undercurrents.The land of Wu Xing is the Shen family's stronghold, and there are almost no families that can rival the Shen family, so it is relatively calm.But further away in Wu County and Kuaiji, the strength of the Shen family has been hit to varying degrees.Among them, a property in Wujun was broken into and looted by the Zhang family in Wujun. Several officials in Zhangjiaxianzong died directly or indirectly in the hands of Shen Chong, who already hated the Shen family deeply.If it weren't for the fear of the Shen family's power, they would have killed themselves on the side of Taihu Lake long ago.

The situation in the direction of Kuaiji is even worse. The Kuaiji gentry headed by the Yu family in Kuaiji has almost united the front and stood on the side of the court with a clear banner. Dendrobium food is also deducted together.It was only because someone from the Shen family was an official in Kuaiji, and they went all out to protect them that there was no personal injury for the time being, but the human and material resources of Kuaiji could not be used.Even the Yutan of the Yu clan in Kuaiji held up the banner of King Qin to contact the family, recruiting local braves, and wanted to raise troops to fight against the rebellion of the Shen clan.

Hearing these news, Shen Chong's expression gradually became serious, and he fell silent.After he gave up raising troops to respond to Wang Dun's plan, the biggest guarantee besides the strength already possessed by the Shen family was to contact the great families of the three Wu families to help each other, so as to force the court not to act rashly.Originally, in his plan, with the strength of the Shen family's three Wu leaders, the top can support Gu and Lu Gaomen to advance to the center to fight against Wang Yuqiao's surname, the middle can control the key point of a town in his hands, and the lower can shelter the three Wu cores of Kuaiji The land will not be infiltrated and disintegrated by the North.Consistently, the Sanwu gentry was built into a complete interest body to counter the Nandu overseas Chinese.

However, Yu Tan's actions put him in great danger and passiveness. Just like when he used Wang Dun's power to eradicate the Yixing Zhou family back then, now Yu Tan uses the righteous name of King Qin to cut off his retreat. If he does not deal with it properly , he might follow in the footsteps of the Zhou family.Without Kuaiji's solidarity and retreat, the Shen family has become a trapped beast. Even if they can hold Wu Xing, it will not last long.

Sitting in the corner, Shen Zhezi saw that his father was silent and silent, and thought to himself that his father might be feeling very uncomfortable now.

At the turn of the Jin Dynasty, if the overseas Chinese in Nandu were a group of pig teammates, then the performance of the Wudi scholars was simply inferior to that of the pig teammates. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to be suppressed by the overseas Chinese in the Eastern Jin Dynasty for a hundred years.To put it simply, it is killing each other, fighting constantly, and greatly hurting vitality. For example, the father Shen Chong used Wang Dunzhi's power to destroy the Yixing Zhou family, which seemed to strengthen his own power and authority, but actually weakened the overall strength of Wu Shi.The strength of Wudi scholars was consumed in such internal strife, and they were no longer able to compete with the overseas Chinese.

Of course, in the future environment, it is suspected that the ancients were biased. Based on the current environment, the reason why the surnames of Nandu overseas Chinese can still maintain a happy and harmonious dignity is because most of them were born when the Jin Yuan Emperor was the king of Langya. The second is that their hometown has fallen, and they live in a foreign land. They have a sense of sympathy and sympathy for each other in their emotions, and they have a need to help each other in their interests. Therefore, there is a prerequisite for cooperation.

The scholars of Wudi live in their own villages, and there are already conflicts of interests, and there are many old feuds, which can even be traced back to the old grievances planted by the dispute between the Second Palace when Sun Shiwan, the great emperor of Wu, was in charge of Jiangdong.Once you gain power, all you think about is to punish the other party to death, and it is not easy to maintain harmony.

Father Shen Chong borrowed a knife to kill people, and now he was cheated, which can be said to be retribution.

However, since Shen Zhezi is his son, he doesn't have any thoughts of gloating at this moment, and there will be no eggs under the overturned nest.If Kuaiji can't support the old man, then after the old man retreats to protect himself, once Wang Dun's army is defeated, the court will have less worries. He will definitely not allow people in the heart of Sanwu to support himself, and the Russian army will arrive!
But if the three Wus can support each other, after the turmoil, the imperial court must be worried that the elbow and armpit will have another change, and they will not dare to pursue the crime of the old man's chaos, but will be kind to appease him.As long as they can survive the imminent liquidation, there will be much more room for the Shen family to move, and there is room for them to advance or retreat.

But it's a pity that Dad's bluffing plan met with strong obstacles from Yu Tan.This person Yu Tan has led the army many times, and he has seldom lost. It is not because of how brave and good at fighting, but because this buddy is a professional cheerleader, a fighter with guns, from the Wangdun Rebellion to the subsequent Su Jun Rebellion, because of the convenient location He has always been away from the main battlefield, although he has made no major achievements and no major faults, his attitude is commendable and he has been promoted many times.

The others in the tent didn't know that the old man had changed his mind, they only thought that although Yu Tan had a good reputation, he was not worthy of his name, and he was not a threat, as long as he speeded up his advance to Jiankang, after the Northwest War came to an end, Kuaiji soldiers would be at ease.And the facts in history are just like this. After Yu Tan raised his troops, he stayed in Shangyu and did not lead his troops, which did not cause any substantial obstacles for his father to send troops to Jiankang.But it's a pity that Dad and the others were still defeated by the refugees from the south.And Yutan went on an outing, and Xi Zizi became an official and retired.

It wasn't until the father revealed that he had changed his mind that the faces of the group of staff suddenly changed, but their respective reactions were quite interesting.The clansmen in charge of the army were surprised, but quickly recovered their calmness. They always followed their father's lead, and they had to obey any decision made by his father.

However, the reactions of the few gentry children who were attached to the old man were different. Sima Gu Yang seemed to be slightly relieved after being stunned, and it seemed that he also did not approve of the old man raising troops again.But the staff officer Qiu Shan and Lu Zheng reacted quite strongly, and said straightly, "How can you be hesitant at the beginning and the end of doing a big thing", and after seeing that the father's expression turned unkind, he hastily closed his voice and confessed.

On Shen Zhezi's case were the family background materials of several staff members, and after a brief glance, he couldn't help but smile knowingly.Although Qiu Shan and Lu Zheng both came from noble families, their family backgrounds have declined prematurely, and they are no longer commendable in this generation, no different from poor families.As the saying goes, the proletariat has nothing to lose, except the shackles.Therefore, this kind of people are especially keen on doing extraordinary things and making extraordinary achievements, and want to use their father's capital to revive the family.

As for the staff officer Yu Fen, he had a strange expression on his face. This person was born in the Yu family in Kuaiji, and in terms of seniority, he was the nephew of Yu Tan who raised troops in Kuaiji to fight against rebellion.

During the Wei and Jin dynasties, it was not surprising that the children of aristocratic families were doing their own thing.The more famous one is that during the Three Kingdoms period, the Zhuge family was divided into three kingdoms, each with their own achievements.The Wang family of Langya played the most superbly. At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, Wang Yan worked for Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea. His sons and nephews were separated from each other. The so-called three caves of the cunning rabbit. Sure enough, Wang Yan was buried alive in the north and did not affect the family's future. Wang Dun and Wang Dao rose up in Jiangdong .As for now, Wang Dun is making troubles outside, Wang Dao lives in the center, and the rest of the younger brothers occupy Fangzhen, and the loss of any one is not a fatal blow to the family.

This is the advantage of having a big family with big children, betting separately and hedging risks. The so-called east is not bright and the west is bright.The world style has become so normal that it is difficult to stop it.People like Lu Bu who were born in a poor family with few clan relatives did not have this advantage.But in fact, when it comes to morality, those families with famous people may not be noble, but even dirtier.

Ever since Yu Fen learned that his clan had become the standard-bearer of the gentry in Kuaiji County to fight against Shen Chong, his expression changed extremely complicated, with fear, guilt and grief and indignation at the same time. He didn't inform himself in advance, so that he was completely unprepared and didn't know how to deal with it.

Shen Chong pointed at Yu Fen, seeing him sweating and trembling all the time, and then suddenly smiled brightly: "Is Teng Zhi worried that I have no tolerance and can't tolerate you?"

Yu Fen's name is Teng Zhi, and after hearing the words, he turned over and bowed down, and said sadly: "Duke Ming is as humble as a valley, and has an extraordinary bearing. You should know that Fen will live here for a long time and rarely interact with the villagers. I just feel guilty for not being able to see the opportunity in advance, so that the situation is imminent. To deal with it, there is no plan to submit to Minggong."

"Teng Zhi, don't have to doubt yourself. I have worked with you for many years, and we are close friends. Yu Siao can't tolerate me. What does it have to do with you if he takes advantage of the situation?"

Shen Chong said with a smile, and immediately looked around the hall, and said to everyone: "Please sit down, gentlemen, and take care of your duties. Since I have made this decision, I am also sure of the current situation."

"Since Duke Ming has made a decision, I will be willing to follow suit. If there is an assignment, Yang will go all out." Sima Gu Yang was the first to express his position, and everyone else also expressed their support and help each other to tide over the difficulties.

Shen Chong gave a few more instructions to the crowd before letting them return to their duties. After everyone had left, he beckoned Shen Zhezi to come in front of him, and asked, "Can Qingque get anything?"

Shen Zhezi could see the hidden worries under his father's calm appearance. At the beginning of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the situation was paradoxical. People made things happen and people lost things.Just by looking at the performance of these few people under the old man's command, one can feel the influence of family background on a person's behavior in this era.

"Gu Sima is calm and unhurried, and Staff Yu is lacking in self-protection skills. Qiu Lu and his ambitions are difficult to carry out, and they will probably be very upset." Shen Zhezi pondered for a while, and commented on his father and his advisers.

Shen Chong nodded: "Gu Yang is famous and high-ranking. I can be driven when I gain power. Once the power declines, he will definitely abandon me. Gu Lu Gaoliang's disciples are like clothes with colorful patterns and accessories. It is difficult to collude. Qiu Shan Lu Zheng, is probably thinking about which side to sell me to. The abandoned son of Yu Fen’s family now shares weal and woe, so he can trust me a little more.”

Listening to my father's in-depth explanation, Shen Zhezi and I smacked our tongues. Sure enough, there are no good people in Hongdong County. Wouldn't it be better to be pure and simple?But through the father's evaluation, Shen Zhezi also has a deeper understanding of the situation in the Three Wus. The father wants to contact the nobles of the Three Wus for self-protection. Kuaiji is the key. Turn the tide.

"The only one who can conspire with me regardless of his own interests is probably Qian Feng and Qian Shiyi. He is the best friend I can trust with my life." After Shen Chong sighed with emotion, he looked at Shen Zhezi and said slowly: "Wang The general is dying, and I knew that he would not be able to achieve great things. Therefore, the original plan of me and Qian Shiyi was to force the imperial court to move to the city, and this is the most beneficial situation for the people of Wu."

Hearing his father confide the truth, Shen Zhezi felt a sudden shock in his heart, and only then did he sort out a logical thread for all his father's actions.

(End of this chapter)