Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1353 Only waiting for rare goods
With Shi Hu's attitude, no matter what people think, how dare they speak out.

Today they first witnessed Shi Xuan, the former favored prince, being brutally tortured and killed, and then saw Zhang Jackal, an old senior and powerful minister, who was picked out and punished like a chicken because of a disagreement. Who would dare to say anything at this moment? The so-called high theory?
What's more, no matter now or in the past, how can this lord be such a benevolent lord who humbly accepts advice?Whenever there is any decision, they can only prostrate and accept the order.

But even if he didn't speak, Shi Hu didn't let them go. Everyone in the tent counted as one, and almost all of them were scolded bloody, and they were dismissed as a bunch of waste who spent nothing to support Lumi. At the moment, no one can conspire with each other for great things.

In short, this gathering ended up being only a place for Shi Hu to vent his anger and vent, but no meaningful decision was made.

And this is just the beginning. During the following trip, Shi Hu would call meetings of ministers almost every day, sometimes several times a day. They didn't know what kind of consensus Shi Hu wanted to reach at all, and Shi Hu didn't say anything, and didn't even have a slightly obvious hint, just let them guess.

Such a meeting is simply more tormenting than cruel punishment.Before that, the ministers might have had some sympathy for Zhang Jackal being blamed for his small mistake, but they soon lost this mood, and even envied Zhang Jackal for being able to escape this kind of torture later.

Afterwards, the officials of the Jie Kingdom did not have the good luck of Zhang Jackal, and several people were convicted one after another and were directly beheaded in the ranks.

Cui Yu, who went to Qinghe specially, was taken into the camp because he was late in the memorial and had no king in sight. All Qinghe Cui's serving drivers were taken away from their posts and imprisoned.Wang Bo, the supervisor of Zhongshu, took his own humiliation when he sent Shi Hanzhao to seek luck in the old years. Now, as an important minister in charge of imperial edicts, he can't set the rules and regulations. Family and blood relatives are guilty of the same crime.

The other victims may not have been as prominent as these two, but it is also unusual to be able to accompany them.But under the wrath of the Capricorn Lord Shihu, no matter what their status and reputation are, once these courtiers disobey him, it will be nothing more than a knife.

In addition, Taiyuan Guo Yin, the founder of the state and the veteran of the two dynasties, although he was not directly convicted, was also reprimanded for his old age, unbearable humiliation, and died suddenly in the night.Shi Hu, the lord of Jie, thought it was inappropriate to discuss funerals in the army, so he forbade all funeral rites for the members of the Guo clan and ordered Guo Yin to be buried on the spot. More than a dozen people were executed for the crime!

The distance between Xindu and Xiangguo is not too far, and it can be reached in two or three days by fast horse and horse. As for walking for more than half a month, the journey is barely over half.

And during this period of time, no one in the Jie Kingdom, from the high-ranking officials and nobles to the camps and pawns, lived comfortably. Everyone was worried and worried, lest disaster would happen to them.

Perhaps only he himself knows what the intentions of the Jie lord Shihu's tossing is, and what kind of gains he has gained.

But in fact, even Shi Hu himself was really at a loss, not knowing what to do next.Every day in Xiangguo, envoys come to inquire diligently to estimate the return date.As for the report on the peace talks in Yedi, Shi Hu never gave an accurate answer.

As far as Shi Hu is concerned, he convenes a group of ministers to discuss matters every day, because he really wants to brainstorm and work together, hoping to be inspired and find a plan that can cope with the current situation.

But even he himself has no idea, no matter what these courtiers say, he feels inappropriate, inconsiderate, and especially can't tolerate the slightest disobedience, only when he is angry and kills, can he feel that the situation is still in control , but it is also difficult to alleviate the real crisis.

Shi Hu is still a little confused about the way forward, but some people have actually quietly made up their minds.

Nowadays, all the civil and military people accompanying him are complaining because they don’t know how to deal with the daily memorials. However, Zhang Jackal, who was the first to suffer, was exempted because he was forbidden to participate in the meeting. Being put back into his own team, although he suffered a little humiliation, compared with the rest of the people who were trembling and precarious, it was too comfortable.

However, the current situation is such that Zhang Jacko naturally does not dare to feel that the matter has nothing to do with him and relax. He has actually been guessing what the Lord wants and what he should do in order to make a difference. return.

"The Southern Kingdom is becoming more and more powerful, and has been defeated after many battles. This time, even the capital of the country has suffered disasters. However, the Lord has no longer had the ambitions of the past. Moreover, since his fortune, he has never faced such a terrible situation. The current deeds are actually already I lost my balance..."

Unlike other people who are shocked by the fact that the Lord has become more and more brutal recently and kept quiet like cicadas, Zhang Jackal has followed Shi Hu for a long time, and he has a deep understanding of the temper of this Lord. He knows that Shi Hu has always been cunning under the tyranny, Even if there are any brutal means, there must be a purpose, not just blindly venting anger.

However, what Shi Hu did during this period of time, such as prohibiting the Guo clan from mourning, is completely unreasonable and meaningless tyranny. From this, it can be seen that in fact, the Lord himself has lost his position, and he no longer knows what to do. What can be done to effectively restore the bad situation.

But this kind of discourse, Zhang Jack did not dare to talk about it outside, but the small talk in the dark room of the second and third confidantes was just a taste.

As the elder of the Jie Kingdom, Zhang Jackal has a detached status, but he is not just talking.Long before the former master Shi Le fully developed, Zhang Jackal and fellow countryman You Lun gathered tens of thousands of people to obey the orders of Wang Jun, the governor of Youzhou at that time. Shi Le laid the groundwork by defeating one of Hebei's strongest opponents.

Afterwards, Zhang Jackal made great contributions in the battle against Han and Zhao. It can be said that he has both strength and achievements, and he is one of the few founding fathers of the Jie Kingdom left.

Although in the process of following Shihu's southern expedition, Zhang Jackal's private army also suffered a lot of losses, even his own brother Zhang Xiong died on the Huai River, but without his unwavering support for Shihu After that, it was difficult for Shihu to enter Xiangguo smoothly.

Of course, old love is one aspect, and Shi Hu himself is not a benevolent lord who takes care of old love. Now that he is being blamed this time, it is actually Shi Hu who is using him to gain power.If it weren't for the fact that Zhang Jackal's own clan and tribal power still needed to be borrowed by Shihu, Zhang Jackal's situation might not be better than others.

"According to what my brother saw, how will the outcome of this battle with the Southerners be? How should my family plan for itself?"

Hearing what Zhang Jack said, Zhang Li, his younger brother, couldn't help asking.

After Zhang Jack heard the words, there was a slightly exaggerated gimmick on his face: "Fight? How can we still fight? Don't you know how the Lord has acted in the past? If he really has the courage to fight to the death against the Jin army in the south, why? As for still lingering on the way back to the country?"

Shi Hu is already timid, and perhaps his current intensified and fierce posture can scare others, but for those like Zhang Jackal who have followed him all the year round, they can figure out the changes in Shi Hu's mind like reading palm lines.

Of course, people are so close to each other, who can boast that they understand what other people think in detail?Zhang Jack suffered a dark loss not long ago. When the Lord raised this issue of the peace talks for consultation, he realized that Shi Hu no longer had the courage to continue the war, otherwise there would be no way to talk about this kind of thing If necessary, directly send troops to attack south!
However, when he thought he could understand the Lord's will and proposed to talk about it, he was severely reprimanded and punished by the Lord. It's not that he said something wrong, but that he didn't consider the Lord's will. self-esteem.

The war can't go on, not to mention that because of Shi Xuan's arbitrariness, southern Hebei is already corrupted, even if the situation between the north and the south returns to the beginning of the year, as the attitude of Xianbei on behalf of the country becomes ambiguous, and the backyard of Jie country is unstable , this war is doomed not to go deep.

Not to mention the current situation, continuing to fight will only drag the country into a deeper quagmire. The Jin army doesn't even need to rush to fight, it just needs to stabilize the current gains and stick to the front line. , Exhausted and exhausted.

In Zhang Jack's view, the main reason why the master has not expressed his position so far is because of his self-esteem and fear of being ridiculed.In the past few years, Shi Hu has been proclaiming that he must take revenge, but in the end he was forced to make an alliance under the city. This is a humiliation that ordinary people can't bear, let alone Shi Hu who will be strong for half his life.

Previously, Zhang Jackal proposed to make peace, and hinted that Ma Qiu could be used as a scapegoat to gain some respite first, and then put all the faults and guilt on Ma Qiu's head, and also save the Lord's face a little.

This proposal is actually a choice, but Zhang Jackal's identity and situation may make Shi Hu feel that he is taking the opportunity to suppress the power of his direct line, and even ridiculed himself for not knowing who he employs.

Of course, the more important thing is that Zhang Jie added later that the state affairs are not in Nantu.

Of course, Zhang Jack gradually recollected all these things, but at that time he was suddenly asked by the master, so how could he think of so much.

And it's not that the master didn't hear what he said, otherwise he wouldn't have added a sentence that he was not allowed to participate in the subsequent meeting in addition to the punishment.This means that he is ready to face up to and start to deal with housework, but he is unwilling to let an entrenched veteran like Zhang Jackal participate in it.

"The battle with the south can come to an end, of course, the premise is that the Jin army will not continue to advance."

Although everyone in Xiajie Kingdom, including Shihu, feel that the authorities are fascinated by the authorities, Zhang Jackal has already said this clearly. It can even be said that even if the Lord wants to be brave and go south, a powerful general like him will never overwhelm his own power. Put more into this kind of war that is destined to have bad prospects.

As for how his family should seek for themselves, Zhang Jack also sighed in an unquestionable tone: "The hero is old, and his successor is in doubt. Is there any doubt about this? At present, my family is only waiting for rare goods."

(End of this chapter)