Chapter 1056 No choice between birth, old age, illness and death


    ?Fei Qian has actually been quite satisfied these past two days. He can’t say that any of his wishes have come true, but he is still proceeding more or less according to his original plan.


    But soon, sometimes something happens suddenly.


    ?Birth, old age, illness and death, the normal state of life, are often not something that can be transferred by human power. After all, the old man of the Wang family in Taiyuan could not survive the turn of spring and summer and passed away.


    The human body is like a machine. It is like this when people get old. The parts of each part are somewhat worn. Although they are trying to maintain it, there are always problems of one kind or another. Often when the seasons change, it is the end of death. If you can survive, You can live for half a year or a year longer, but if it cannot survive, such a machine may be completely destroyed and scrapped because a certain part fails...


    Mrs. Wang of the Wang family in Taiyuan has lived a glorious life. Unexpectedly, when he was approaching old age, he would give birth to a black-haired man for the second time. First, Wang Yun jumped on the wall of Chang''an Palace, and then Wang Yun''s grandson Wang Hei Zaipingyang died inexplicably. Even a healthy middle-aged man may not be able to bear such a series of blows, let alone Mrs. Wang, who has always been in poor health?


    Once the old man of the Wang family in Taiyuan left, Wang Yun''s second son Wang Jing''s illness became even more serious. After surviving the first seven years of the old man''s life, he became bedridden and could no longer handle household affairs in the family.


    ?However, Fei Qian is not very concerned about the Taiyuan Wang family. The so-called birth, old age, illness and death are the normal conditions of life. No one can stop this time giant from even half a step. He can only watch the time giant twist himself and others into fly ash bit by bit...


    But someone came up and claimed that Fei Qian soldiers could control Taiyuan without losing any blood.


    ?In the political affairs hall, Jia Xu and Fei Qian were sitting in the hall to deal with political affairs. Xun Chen had already gone to inspect the surrounding areas of Pingyang and was not in the city at this moment.


    As Dongcao of the General''s Mansion in the Expedition to the West, Xun Chen was responsible for the evaluation and assessment of officials. He also had a heavy responsibility. Following Fei Qian''s expedition during this period, he did not have much time to control and evaluate the middle-level and grassroots officials. Seeing that summer was coming, Autumn is coming in the blink of an eye. According to the usual practice, a preliminary evaluation of officials must be made in the autumn, and then the final evaluation of promotion or demotion will be made in the spring of the next year. Therefore, during this period, Xun Chen was also very busy.


    Jia Xu is relatively better off. Following Fei Qian in handling government affairs is just like playing for him. There is basically no pressure. But precisely because of this, what should Jia Xu say when dealing with these political affairs? Well, it’s not that I don’t care about it, but I don’t seem to have put all my energy and thoughts into it. It has the feeling of a sixty-year-old in later generations...


    "...Huh? Zhao Zixie?" Jia Xu put down the pen in his hand, then raised his head and said with interest, "...Zhao Shang Zhao Zixie, who has won the first place in palace discussion three times in a row?"


    Feiqian glanced at Jia Xu and said, "Does Wen He also know this person?"


    Jia Xu laughed twice, nodded and said: "Shou Shan studied palace theory and won the title for three consecutive months. How could you not know?"


    Shoushandian Lun was established by Fei Qian in order to reconcile the school conflicts between modern classics and ancient classics. Anyway, throughout the Han Dynasty, modern classics and ancient classics were in constant disputes. Give them a more formal platform. It is always better to let them engage in various debates head-on than to engage in small actions in private.


    But it is not an easy thing to win the first place in such a palace. After all, although there are many students in the academy, there are also many well-educated people. As the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. To be able to overwhelm others in conversation, exposition, and debate, whether it is eloquence or knowledge, one must naturally be top-notch.


    And this Zhao Shang was able to win the championship three times in a row...


    "...This Zhao Zixie, wants to take the Wang family of Taiyuan as his way to get married?" Fei Qian handed the greeting card in his hand to Jia Xu.


    In addition to stating the identity of Zhao Shang, there was another sentence written in the greeting that could help Fei Qian control Taiyuan. Jia Xu read it, thought for a moment, then laughed, and said softly to the greeting. He knocked on it and said, "This person is quite like Cai Shengzi..."


    Cai Shengzi?


    Um?


    Fei Qian thought for a while and then said: "Is Chu Shengzi good at eloquence?"


    Jia Xu nodded and said: "Exactly..."


    ?Hmm, Cai Guo and Cai Shengzi...


    ?This was interesting. Fei Qian nodded and signaled Jia Xu to continue. Then he got up and went to the side hall to meet Zhao Shang, whom Jia Xu called "Cai Shengzi".


    ?This title has some meaning, but Jia Xu’s meaning is probably more negative...


    Inside the side hall.


    “…According to your words,” Fei Qian frowned and said, “…Wang Ziyin’s death was caused by man?”


    Zhao Shang bowed his head and said: "Exactly, I saw Wang Ziyin in the past and saw that he was in good health and had no signs of death. How could he die suddenly in just a few days? There must be something fishy here. If you investigate it carefully, you will definitely find its flaws... If the general is interested in conquering the west, and someone is willing to be a pioneer and investigate the matter thoroughly for the general, he can firstly clear the general''s suspicion of Xuegong, and secondly, he can also help the general decide Taiyuan. heart…”


    It turned out that this was what Zhao Shang had in mind.


    Fei Qian lowered his head slightly and did not answer immediately. What Zhao Shang said was quite good, and he didn''t show any urgency. He said it was for Fei Qian, but actually it was for himself.


    Fei Qian absolutely believed that if Zhao Shang was appointed, the cause of Wang Hei''s death would be easily found out. Fei Qian even guessed that Zhao Shang might know some special circumstances and information, so he was so sure. . Once Zhao Shang arrived in Taiyuan County and made such a contribution to Fei Qian, he must have also formed a relationship with the Taiyuan Wang family to some extent, so when Fei Qian needed some people to act as Taiyuan agents, manage and When coordinating the Taiyuan nobles, Zhao Shang naturally became the most suitable candidate.


    So Zhao Shang did not talk about what kind of official position he wanted in his words, because he knew that as long as such a thing was done, the subsequent official positions would naturally be obtained.


    But the question is, should Fei Qian accept such a special "good intention"?


    In other words, when someone like Zhao Shang comes to him, does Fei Qian accept him or reject him?


    ?No one can be faultless unless he is a sage. Well, I am wrong. He should be punished by heaven and earth if he does not do it for himself...


    Zhao Shang is definitely not the last person to come to Fei Qian with various purposes, and he is definitely not the last person to want to cling to Fei Qian, or use Fei Qian to achieve his own goals, and these people are the same as before. What Fei Qian accepts and the people he uses are somewhat different.


    Such people are more utilitarian and can even be said to be villains.


    When Fei Qian has great potential, they will definitely follow him, but once Fei Qian begins to decline, these people will immediately abandon it or even rebel... It cannot be said that Fei Qian''s subordinates are all gentlemen.


    For example, Xun Chen, Jia Xu, and even Zao Zhi and Xu Shu all had their own personal ideals and goals, but like Zhao Shang, they completely used others as their stepping stones to pave the way for themselves. This is still the first one.


    ?So, should we accept it or not?


    ……………


    Just when Fei Qian was affected by what happened after the death of Mrs. Wang of Taiyuan, these people in Chang''an also formed an extremely chaotic situation because of the sudden death of a person.


    After Chang''an experienced a brief period of peace, it was inevitable that it fell into chaos.


    The cause of the matter was not complicated at first. Zhong Shao transferred Xia Mou back to Chang''an and said that it was okay to ask for military rations, but Zhu Jun''s soldiers were not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. If he wanted to obtain military rations, he had to be included in the imperial system and asked Zhu Jun to relieve his military power. The soldiers were merged into Xia Mou''s banner.


    Yang Biao, on the other hand, said that the practice of cultivating a tycoon contained evil intentions and only pursued selfish desires. He did not care about the country. He actually allowed Xiliang thieves to plunder, endanger Guanzhong, and poison the people. In fact, he had unscrupulous character and committed a heinous crime. He should be dismissed immediately...


    Up to this point, both sides are still restrained. They are using words and methods above the court. They have no intention of expanding the scope, because both sides know that it will destroy Chang''an and Guanzhong. Broken, in fact, there is no benefit to both parties. Therefore, if you can avoid using force, try to avoid using force. What''s more, both sides thought at the beginning that they could knock the other party to the ground in the court. .


    ?However, things often don’t develop according to people’s wishes.


    God seems to have a preference and likes to arrange all kinds of surprises for human beings. Of course, when it comes to surprises, surprise comes first, and naturally "surprise" occupies the majority.


    Zhu Jun died suddenly.


    Maybe it’s because Zhu Jun is older, maybe it’s because he was infected with some viruses during the plague some time ago, maybe it’s because of some other reasons, anyway, at this juncture, when Yang Biao and Zhong Shao were confronting, suddenly He let go and left.


    When Zhu Jun died, it was as if Yang Biao had lost an arm!


    ?Who could have imagined that such a thing would happen?


    As the general in charge of Yang Biao''s soldiers, Zhu Jun had enough prestige, and this was true whether in the army or among the government and the public. With Zhu Jun around, even Xia Mou would politely hold his hand in front of him and salute him. After all, Zhu Jun had served as a soldier for so many years and made great contributions in pacifying the Han Dynasty, and he should be respected.


    ??However, now that Yang Biao''s anchor in the army has fallen, it means that Yang Biao is immediately at risk of losing control of the army!


    Sure enough, surrounding Yang Biao''s soldiers, both sides immediately took action. Zhong Shao ordered Xia Mou to recruit the soldiers led by Zhu Jun, and Yang Biao immediately rushed to the barracks in Lingyi, trying to sit in and gather the soldiers'' morale to prevent changes...


    As a result, the two sides reached a stalemate on Baqiao, but in fact Yang Biao was already at a disadvantage due to Zhu Jun''s sudden death. After all, he had been forced out of Chang''an and left the central area of ??the court...


    “…Ming Gong, there is not much food and grass in the army at the moment…” the military marquis in charge of military supplies and officials reported to Yang Biao, “…if there is no new food coming into the camp at the moment, it will only last for about ten days at most…”


    Yang Biao nodded, and after a moment of silence, when he was about to say something, a soldier suddenly ran out from outside. When he got close, he prostrated himself on the ground, raised a roll of silk with both hands, and reported: "Report to Duke Yang, Then... someone came from the other side of Baqiao and sent this letter..."


    “Send it up!”


    ?Yang Biao opened it and glanced up and down a few times. His beard was so angry that his beard trembled a little. It turns out that Zhong Shao borrowed the name of the emperor and ordered Yang Biao to leave the barracks immediately through the Shangshutai and hand over the soldiers in the barracks to Xia Mou for command. This means that Yang Biao is the ninth minister of the imperial court and does not directly command the soldiers. Without the permission of the imperial court, he secretly commanded soldiers to station in the Chang''an area, which was tantamount to rebellion, and Yang Biao quickly lost his way and found his way back...


    “That’s a bunch of nonsense!” Yang Biao tossed out the sentence.


    However, there is no practical significance in denying such a wording, because this wording only gives a tenable reason for cultivating Shao, and it also means that cultivating Shao represents the laws of the court and occupies a righteous position.


    ?Of course, it also means that Zhong Shao has lost his patience and may take action at any time.


    ??Yang Biao is located in Ba Ling, so naturally he doesn''t know that Zhongshao is also in trouble now. Ma Chao is like a flea. Although it is not fatal, the bite makes Zhongshao feel uncomfortable all over. But now the most important opponent is Yang Biao, so Zhongshao must deal with Yang Biao first before he can free up his hands to deal with Ma Chao. Therefore, no matter what, Zhongshao must act quickly.


    Such behavior naturally put great pressure on Yang Biao. Under such pressure, Yang Biao finally made up his mind, wrote a stamp, had someone secretly take a detour to Chang''an, and gave it to Liu Fan…


    "This..." After Liu Fan received this letter from Yang Biao, he also frowned and felt a little embarrassed.


    ?Yang Biao''s seal naturally indicates that Liu Fan was the governor of Jiaozhou. However, there is no seal at the end of the seal, so this seal is not complete.


    ??Yang Biao''s meaning was also very simple. He agreed to Liu Fan''s request, but in exchange, if Liu Fan did not support Yang Biao, then this seal would also be invalid.


    “Do you have any other explanation, Duke Yang?” Liu Fan asked Yang Biao’s envoy.


    Messenger Yang Biao said: "If the general agrees, you can hand over the Xuanpingmen Soldier Talisman to someone..."


    Xuanpingmen…


    Liu Fan was a little hesitant, it seemed that Yang Biao was about to take action too. Now Liu Fan is Zhi Jinwu and is in charge of the city gate defense of Chang''an. He does have the authority to hand over Xuanping Gate to Yang Biao, but such a move means that he and Zhong Shao will never stand together again. .


    The most important thing is that Liu Fan must choose the one who laughs last, but between Yang Biao and Zhong Shao, who will win? Who will prevail?


    ?So now, should we hand over the military talisman of Xuanpingmen, or not?


    (End of this chapter)