Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 973 Touring the Sealed Kingdom
Located in a manor in Hangdai, the source of Tushui, this is the place where Wang Yijia of Huainan stayed overnight.

"According to the current speed, we will arrive at Luodu tomorrow afternoon. After passing Luodu, Shouchun is already in sight. There are many forts and cities along the way, and food expenses can be used nearby. If there is no wind and rain to hinder the journey, two You can arrive in Shouchun within three days. And the governor has returned to the town, and will welcome the king at the bottom of the city."

In the living room, Diao Yuan, the family minister of the princess mansion who was sent by Shen Zhezi to lead Huainan Wang and his party, carefully answered the questions of Huainan Wang's accompanying officials, feeling quite depressed.

Although he is only a retainer of the Princess Mansion, but in Huainan, few people would dare to be rude to him.But now, because Huainan Wang and his officials were dissatisfied with the neglect they encountered along the way, a lot of grievances were vented on him, and he didn't even have a seat in this hall.

Diao Yuan didn't know what the governor wanted, so he could only sigh secretly that he was unlucky to take this drudgery.Even if he encounters any embarrassment right now, he will not dare to change his color and fight. After all, the subordinates of the Huainan Palace are highly qualified, and he, a retainer of the Princess Palace, cannot compete.

King Huainan's northward march this time, in addition to Yu Baoyi driving and staying guards along the way, Sima Xi, the king of Wuling in Liang County, sent five hundred soldiers to accompany him.Although Shen Zhezi did not pay special attention to this matter, he could not completely ignore it, and sent Diao Yuan and his disciple Chen Jia to lead two hundred knights as guides.

In addition, there are still a group of officials under the Huainan Palace.Everyone at that time knew that the Huainan king had always been valued by the empress dowager, so the specifications for the establishment of the mansion were also extremely high, directly comparable to Sima Chong, the king of the East China Sea who inherited the Yue mansion.

The person who served as the chief history of Huainan King was Liu Yin, the former minister of the Yuan Emperor, Donglai Liuyin. Cai Xi, son of Yu Bing, Yu Xi, son of Yu Bing, He Fang, son of He Chong, Lu Na, son of Lu Wan, Bing Peiguo Liu Bin, etc., all came from the North and South Shiliu Gaowangmen.

It can also be seen from this that the empress dowager has deep hopes for this young son, and it can be said that he is the most noble and important person in the current king's house.This time Huainan king went north, most of them also followed him, only a few people such as Liu Po ​​were really not interested in Huainan and were too lazy to accompany him.

These Huainan king's officials, either have deep seniority, or their parents have high positions, or have a good reputation since they were young, so naturally they don't take Diao Yuan, a mere retainer of the princess's mansion, seriously.

Although Diao Yuan's attitude was quite respectful, the meaning in his words still did not reveal that the Dudu Mansion had an official reception arrangement, which could not cover up the fact that they were left out in the cold.

"Your Majesty's northward march this time may be limited to personal affairs, but if it is broadly speaking, it is not to reward the hard-working soldiers on the front line, to show that the king's kindness is worthy of the people who have made great contributions. We also know that the frontier affairs are not yet determined. , Because of this, I don’t want to interfere too much with military affairs on the grounds of personal privacy. But the king of Huainan came in person, why did the sages from the countryside not come to see him? Such neglect of etiquette inevitably makes people wonder whether the king’s order is carried out in Huainan. The next pass is a success, and it is somewhat true and false!"

Everyone in the banquet was either reserved or reserved, and they were silent for a while.But Zhuge Li couldn't bear it. He had an unusually close relationship with King Huainan, so he naturally regarded himself as the spokesperson of King Huainan.Huainan King suffered such contempt, and it might be inconvenient for him to express his opinion, but Zhuge Teng couldn't just sit idly by, so he immediately spoke displeasedly after Diao Yuan finished speaking.

Up to now, half of the itinerary has passed, and the group of them no longer expect the Huainan Governor's Mansion to change their attitude, especially no longer hope that Shen Weizhou can travel far to meet him.But if they arrived in Shouchun like this, then not only Huainan Wang's prestige would not be preserved, but even their accompanying officials would become a joke.

Shen Weizhou was domineering on the one hand, and they, who were selected by Shiliu Gao to serve as the Huainan king's staff, actually sat by and watched the Huainan king suffer such humiliation, and they could hardly escape the blame.Even if Shiliu does not praise or criticize, if the empress dowager is dissatisfied just because of this, their political future will be bleak by half.

So at this point, it is not only a matter of Huainan Wang Weiyi's treatment, but also closely related to their future.Previously, he may have hoped to stay in Huainan by taking advantage of the Huainan king's momentum and become an important candidate to check and balance Fang Bo in Taichung.Even the goal of maintaining a basic level of decency now appears to be in jeopardy.

After fully experiencing Shen Weizhou's domineering, Zhuge Teng and others did not dare to expect more. Even if the Huainan Governor's Mansion does not have official reception, at least the local township suzerains should be allowed to come to visit the Huainan King, right?

As Zhuge Teng said, King Zong came across the river, and his destination was a feudal state in name, but he was treated so coldly. So is this Huainan the king's order to rule the land, or his Shen family's private residence?

Hearing Zhuge Teng's soft yet hard words, Diao Yuan gave a wry smile, not knowing how to respond.He is not a talented person at all, the only thing he praises is obedience, otherwise he wouldn't have only been a family minister in the princess mansion for so many years.You must know that even the former colleague Ren Qiu was hired by Shen Sikong to work in Taiwan because of his long-sleeved skills.

Hearing what Zhuge Teng said, the other people couldn't bear it anymore, they all opened their mouths to reprimand Diao Yuan, express their inner dissatisfaction, or use it to ask for more things.Huainan was so contemptuous of them, they naturally had to make a fool of themselves.

Because Huainan King was absent, Donglai Liu Yin sat at the head of the hall.He is already over fifty now, and based on his seniority, he is more than enough to be a Fang Bo. Now he is only the head of Huainan King's subordinates, which is indeed somewhat inferior.

But because of this, he was a bit more experienced and experienced than the young people in the banquet, knowing that no matter how difficult it was to make things difficult for the retainers in this area, it would be of no help at all, it was just a matter of anger.

So he seldom expressed his opinion along the way, and now that he was approaching Shouchun, seeing that the situation still had no turning point, he waited for everyone to vent their anger, and then said to Diao Yuan: "I'm going to go north with the king this time, and I don't have an edict in itself. , just because of Duke Liang’s great achievements, and want to see Wang Shi’s majestic posture. By the way, if Duke Liang is useful, he will also be willing to pick up the lost things and help him.”

"I'm not a bad visitor, and I don't dare to jeopardize my official business because of my private behavior. Since everything in the town is busy now, it's inconvenient to rush into the town to disturb. I can take this opportunity to accompany the king on a tour of the countryside to review the affairs of the state. .When Mr. Liang has free time, we will meet again in Shouchun."

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up.That's right, since Huainan doesn't want to see their visit, why should they rush to get slapped in the face.

Because there was no official order for this trip, they were treated so coldly by Huainan, but because of this, they also had room for freedom in their itinerary. Since the Dudu Mansion did not welcome them, they simply didn't go.At that time, a group of nearly a thousand people will walk around the city of Shouchun in this way, to see who will be anxious first.

After reacting to this section, everyone echoed Liu Yin's words one after another, and couldn't help feeling in their hearts that after all, Jiang was still old and hot. They were only obsessed with negotiating and striving for the front, but they didn't expect to bypass the front and break out from the side.As a veteran of the three dynasties, Liu Yin is indeed extraordinary. With a slight turn, he turned a passive situation into an active one.

In this way, it is no longer them who are trapped.Even if the Huainan Governor's Mansion can't put on a matching etiquette, they will not bow their heads, and let Shen Weizhou feel the feeling of being persecuted!
Diao Yuan didn't have the quick talent to respond, and he didn't know how to respond when Liu Yin and others pushed him against him. He just nodded and said that he would tell the governor as soon as possible, and then hurriedly left to find someone and return to the town to report.

"This old slave with Qiqing is so panic-stricken, it's really ridiculous!"

After Diao Yuan left, Yu Xi, who was also sitting in the table, sneered and said with no concealment of contempt.In fact, several of his cousins ​​are working in Huainan, so there is no need to have such an argument with the governor's mansion, but unfortunately, his father Yu Bingjiu suppressed the Shen family, and they all went out of work for many years. And friendship gradually improved.

Under the influence of her ears and eyes, Yu Xi naturally did not have a good impression of Shen Weizhou, especially now that her reputation among her own children was weak, and she felt that Shen Weizhou deliberately made things difficult for him.Otherwise, even if he is not as good as Yu Bin, the elder uncle's eldest son, he should be able to share the same status with Yu Manzhi.But now even Yu Tiao, the son of Yu Tiao, is better known than him.

"After all, Liu Gongmiao has the final say. In this case, it depends on how Shen Weizhou will end up!"

Zhuge Teng also snorted, intending to take this opportunity to embarrass Shen Weizhou. After all, he has a heavy sense of responsibility, so he has been under pressure all the way.

Hearing these young people's frequent praises and praises, Liu Yin just smiled lightly, and he didn't feel any pride at all. The only thing that was troubled at the moment was that Shen Weizhou's subordinates couldn't reuse his retainers, so it was really not worth being happy.

As for the joyous looks of these young people, he felt even more uninterested, and even faintly felt ashamed because he was still mixed with such people at this age.

Not to mention what the Huainan king's officials were planning, after Diao Yuan withdrew, he sent people to change trains and traveled north quickly. When they arrived in Shouchun, it was already late at night.

At this moment, Shen Zhezi has not rested yet, and is discussing with his staff about holding a banquet to receive Jiangdong guests and asking for material aid later.

After the messenger arrived at the Dudu's Mansion, he led it directly to the meeting hall. After hearing what he said, the faces of the people present inevitably changed, and they all felt that the matter had become a little tricky.The mere fact that the king of Huainan went north to enter the town caused a lot of turmoil among the people in the town. If he did not enter the city but only wandered around the county, I don't know what changes would happen.

After listening to Shen Zhezi, he felt overwhelmed and groaned for a while, then asked, "How many subordinates are there in Huainan Wangyi?"

"Yu Bao, Ban Jian, retinues, bureaucrats and subordinates, etc., a total of 600 people."

the messenger replied.

"Then let him wander. It is within reason for the king of Huainan to inspect and seal the country. If he stops it, he will overstep it. But the governor's mansion has not been ordered, and he dare not use personal property to secretly form the ancestral residence. !"

Shen Zhezi said in a deep voice, he dared to threaten him with this, I really don't know who made the decision in Huainan.

"I'm afraid it's not appropriate to do so. In public and private, King Huainan..."

During the meeting, Yu Bin heard that Shen Zhezi still had such a tough attitude, and he couldn't bear it for a while, and he didn't want to see his in-laws become enemies, so he said: "The king of Huainan himself is quiet and elegant, so he shouldn't think so, even if he does something It’s bad, or the group is swaying. You might as well let me pay a visit and report to the King of Huainan that the affairs are busy, and the King of Huainan should understand.”

"In this case, I will trouble Daoan."

In fact, if there were not too many external factors, Shen Zhezi would not have any prejudice against the King of Huainan. Hearing that Yu Bin was willing to come forward to make peace, he nodded and agreed, and said: "If the King of Huainan goes northward along the way, there will naturally be resources along the way." Arrange for the use of food. If you transfer to another place, according to my order, you are not allowed to embezzle public money for reception!"

　There will be another update later, don't praise me for being too hardworking, it should be done. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)