Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 868
On the way home, Xu Ning's mood became more complicated.

His friendship with Cao Na is not very good, at least not so good that Cao Na should wait for him on the way home to give him advice and discuss future plans for survival and success.Yes, he didn't think that the meeting with Cao Na this time was just a chance encounter. Cao Na waited there deliberately, but he met here unexpectedly.Therefore, he didn't think that what Cao Na said earlier was just for himself.

All the generals in Xuzhou actually have very shallow friendship with each other.One is that in today's world, if you don't have family friends or in-laws, talking about friendship is an unrealistic luxury.Both army leaders and civilian commanders experienced sudden ups and downs. Seeing that today they are still famous, but tomorrow they may die and their families will be wiped out. Few of them can stand still.Although the number of dozens of generals serving in Xuzhou has not changed much, most of them are not old friends.

For example, Xu Ning himself, who originally commanded his family's trilogy was his uncle Xu Lin, who died in the internal strife after the death of Quanling Gong Liu Xia, and then his elder brother Xu Ru, who died in the fourth year of Xianhe. At that time, the Sujun rebellion in the east of the Yangtze River had not yet been completely quelled, and Liu Zheng from Jiehu Xuzhou led a group of bandits to plunder. Compared with his uncle, his elder brother died in the battle against foreign aggression.And the post of Lieutenant of Linhuai County that he holds now is also left by his elder brother.

Like his family, father and son brothers are in harmony with each other, and it can still be preserved, which is already considered good.Most of them disappeared directly in the frequent foreign invasion and internal strife, and the inheritance of family business was all cut off.Xu Ning doesn't know when he will die, so he seldom looks forward to the future.

It's not short-sightedness, but looking forward is useless.One is that there is not such a high field of vision, and the other is that there is not much room for choice.For example, in the military disaster after Liu Xia's death, many military leaders, including the Xu family, hoped that Liu Xia's children would take over their position. It's not that they were loyal to Liu Xia, but they just hoped to be stable in the status quo.However, Taichung ignored all sentiments and directly sent Guo Mo to take over Liu Xia's old department.

But in the eyes of Xuzhou military leaders, what kind of thing is Guo Mo?If he dares to come, he dares to kill him!
In that internal strife, the Xu family was not Liu Xia's old clan. At that time, his uncle thought it was an opportunity to strengthen himself, so he also raised troops to attack Liu Xia's old clan that made trouble, and died in battle.After Xi Gong went out to clean up the mess, the Xu family didn't take advantage of it, and was alienated and neglected by Xi Gong. Even when Su Jun's rebellion was put down later, they were not arranged to fight across the river, which directly caused his brother's death. killed.

Regarding Cao Naqi, the generals in Xuzhou also had mixed opinions, and those who criticized him were flattering, self-destructing their foundation and willing to become a powerful dog.However, there are indeed many admirers. At least from the immediate point of view, Cao Na can be said to have met the Lord of the Ming Dynasty. Not only did he manage thousands of elite naval forces in Huainan, but his children were also able to serve in Taiwan. He was alone, but he got rid of the near-fatal misfortune of these vagrant commanders in Xuzhou.

Cao Na came to Xu Ning, and the main content of the discussion was that Xu Ning could get close to Liang Gong, in other words, he hoped that Xu Ning could support Liang Gong to rule Xuzhou.

Xigong was nearly seventy years old, and all the scholars were weak.Although there is no conclusive news coming from inside and outside at present, in fact, all the generals in Xuzhou know that there will be major changes in Xuzhou within one or two years. bring about great changes.

For Cao Na's hint, Xu Ning was shocked, but also sad.Liang Gong Shen Wei is in his early twenties, he is already a respected Fang Bo, and now he is plotting against the big town of Xuzhou. His scheming is so high that it makes people like Xu Ning feel ashamed and want to die .

For Shen Weizhou, Xu Ning also has a lot of admiration. Although he came from a wealthy family in Wuzhong, he did not completely rely on the incompetence of his father's Yin Ze.Just the battle in Huaihe a few years ago was enough to amaze the world.

However, Xu Ning did not respond immediately to Cao Na's lobbying.One is that he is really timid to participate in such a high-end competition. There are not a few people who seek Xuzhou. Regardless of the outcome of the high-level battle, the most likely to suffer must be them, the low-level pawns.

Second, Xu Ning is not optimistic that Liang Gong will win. Although Shen Weizhou is only a governor at the moment, he is actually the actual governor of Yuzhou.At such an age, no matter how old he is or how great his achievements are, it can be said that such a reputation has reached a peak.If you add another Xuzhou who is not inferior to Yuzhou or even surpasses him, it will be too shocking.

Moreover, Shen Weizhou is really too powerful. Everyone in Xuzhou is watching the situation in Huainan.Once Shen Weizhou took control of Xuzhou, it was absolutely impossible for him to endure a situation like Xuzhou where there were many military leaders and many shady households.This is a young man in power with deep roots, high reputation, and prosperous family business. Once he takes power, his style of doing things will never be as gentle as the aging Xi Gong.

The current order in Xuzhou is the result of mutual compromise between the upper and lower levels. Once a certain party becomes tough, it will inevitably lead to collisions, or a new round of internal strife.And Shen Weizhou himself controls the powerful Huainan Legion, even if Xu Ning seeks refuge in the past, he may not be valued.And if he opposes Shen Weizhou together with other people, the chance of winning is really slim.

So although he is a refugee commander who speaks by strength, Xu Ning still hopes that this matter can be resolved through more moderate political means, and hopes that Taichung can stop Shen Weizhou and is unwilling to resort to violence.

Although Xu Ning dare not comment on such a high-end competition, he actually has a place in his heart.From the bottom of his heart, he hopes that He Chong and He Cidao, who are also from Lujiang County, can succeed Xuzhou. He Cidao is the brother-in-law of Su Zu and the nephew of Taifu Wang Dao in terms of qualifications. Assisting the governor of Taiwan Province and governing large counties abroad for several years, he is absolutely qualified to replace Xi Gong in Xuzhou.

And more importantly, Mrs. He had contacted Xu Ning years ago, hoping that he would support this matter.Although Xu Ning himself is not enough to affect the final ownership, he also stated that if He Chong can win this position, he is willing to help stabilize the situation.After all, there is still a local friendship between each other.

There were many thoughts along the way, and Xu Ning was really entangled in his heart. He didn't know how to choose, and he felt even more powerless in this chaotic world.In the eyes of ordinary Hanshu, he might be a real powerful general with thousands of troops, but in the eyes of real high-level people, he is just a dispensable pawn, and they can't even see him. Whether you can help yourself or not just needs an attitude.Xu Ning didn't even know whether Cao Nalai's lobbying was an instruction from Duke Liang, or if he was asking for credit on his own initiative.

But the problem is, just a problem of attitude is enough to affect his future and destiny!
Xu Ning's defense area is close to Huaiyin, and he can return by going east along the Huai River, and there is no need to change rounds.But after passing Sikou, there was a sudden blockage on the river, and a friendly army was patrolling the river to check the passing ships.

"Go and ask what happened?"

Seeing such a heavily guarded scene, Xu Ning's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly told his family members.

The family went to ask in light boats, and returned shortly after to report: "The Surabaya rebellion department raided the prime minister last night, because they feared that the rebel army would invade Huailu, so strict investigation and vigilance were carried out."

"The rebellious army attacked the prime minister?"

When Xu Ning heard this, he immediately became interested, and then asked: "Then how about the victory? Is Chunyu'an dead?"

Xu Ning didn't like Chun Yu'an very much. In his opinion, this person was just an out-of-date rotten scholar, and it was luck that he was able to live till now.His real dissatisfaction with Chun Yu'an was that he had occupied the front line of quelling the chaos, Xiaxiang. Xiaxiang was originally what he wanted to seek, but it had nothing to do with profit, he just wanted to wipe out those rebellious troops himself.Because his elder brother Xu Ru, including several immediate family members of the sect, died at the hands of Liu Zheng, the hatred for each other was utterly irreconcilable.

Xu Ning knew what the military leaders around Surabaya were playing with Liu Zheng's rebellious army.It is even rumored that Mi Tong, the current prefect of Linhuai, seems to have some in-law relationship with Liu Zheng.After all, the Mi clan itself is the Dazong of Huaibei, and a few years ago, Liu Zheng could also be said to be one of the few military leaders in Huai, and it was normal for them to have connections with each other.Although the situation has been reversed now, it does not hinder private collusion.

Xu Ning was seeking to be the next prime minister, but was blocked by Mi Tong.But Mi Tong failed to win this place, and Xi Gong placed Chun Yu'an, a cowardly person, here.Chun Yu'an was just a scapegoat.Because Mi Tong saw the opportunity early and surrendered quickly, it was inconvenient for Xi Gong to suppress him too much.It is a pity that if other generals are arranged to come here for the vacancy of Prime Minister, they will collude with the Nozawa Rebellion Army. It is a pity, so it is Chun Yu'an's turn to take advantage of it.

Of course, this was just Xu Ning's own thought, and he couldn't think of any other reasons besides this.So in his opinion, Chun Yu'an was not far from death.Now that he was attacked unexpectedly, it can be seen that his guess was correct.Liu Zheng, before the Yongjia period of the Central Dynasty, followed his father Liu Bogen to make troubles. In the early years, Wang Mi, Cao Yi and others who were famous for a while were all servants of his family. After the defeat, he turned to the begging army. It's definitely not something Chun Yu'an and his ilk can resist.

However, Xu Ning was taken aback by the family's answer: "More than [-] rebels came to attack, nearly a thousand were killed, and more than a thousand were captured. The rest all fled."

"how come?"

When Xu Ning heard this, his eyes widened suddenly, his face full of disbelief, and after a while he asked again: "But the Fujun sent reinforcements?"

The family members shook their heads to express their ignorance, which inevitably made Xu Ning even more curious, and ordered the cargo ship to return first, while he went to the shore to inquire in person.Soon Chunyu'an's army Sima came to receive him in person, and Xu Ning also learned the specific situation of the battle: "Huainan army came to reinforce? Only six hundred people?"

After learning the inside story, Xu Ning frowned even deeper. Although the Huainan army fought across the border, even though there were only [-] troops, they were able to defeat the invading enemy.In addition to his brilliant record, Xu Ning felt a strong sense of demonstration.In particular, this Huainan army is actually holding Xi Gong's warrant, which is even more imaginative.

"Is Chunyuming's mansion still in the county right now? Lead me to see him quickly!"

Although there is no lack of contempt for Chun Yu'an in his heart, there are so many tastes in this matter that Xu Ning dare not take it lightly.Especially Cao Na talked with him for a long time on the way, which inevitably made him guess again, so he did not return to the town for the time being, and went straight to Xiaxiang County on the north bank of the Huai River.

　I rushed home at three o'clock in the morning. I rushed a chapter before going to work and haven't slept yet. I'm really sleepy. Let's update a chapter tonight.sorry sorry.This part of the plot should have more descriptions of sidelines. After all, if it is completely described from the main perspective, many details are difficult to describe at the current height of the protagonist, and the changes in the entire situation cannot be covered.

　　
　
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