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Chapter 106 Chaos
Luoyang.

"If you beat the Guo family, the general will be more concerned than us." Zhong Hui gradually became a frequent visitor to Sima's mansion.

Every now and then, he would come to see Master Sima in the name of talking about metaphysics.

This is commonplace in Luoyang, and everyone is proud of it, from the ministers in the temples to the scholars in the market.

The so-called celebrities, if they don't know how to talk, will be ridiculed by the world.

Sima Shi was also a flashy party member in his early years, so he was naturally one of the best.

But at this time the two people in the mansion were not talking about metaphysics.

Sima Shi pondered and said: "The general was defeated in Shu, and he didn't know how to restrain himself after returning to Beijing. He and the queen mother continued to quarrel. The two of them are in the same situation. However, if the general controls the queen mother, won't we be more passive in the future?"

"I have a saying: If you want to destroy it, you must lift it; if you want to take it, you must give it to it. Will he become wise? Even if the general has this heart, Ding Mi, Deng Yang, He Yan and others will make him fulfill his wish? Mencius said: In the fluffy hemp, if you don’t support it, you will be straight, and the white sand will be black with it! It’s true also!"

Zhong Hui was very knowledgeable and quoted scriptures during his conversations, which made Master Sima admire him.

"Shi Ji's words won my heart, but if the Qiang people occupy Xiping and rise from then on, I'm afraid it will be difficult to control them from now on."

Zhong Hui picked up a cup of tea and sipped it lightly, "Xiping is close to Jincheng, Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Longxi. These four prefectures are either from the family of generals, or from the family of Guo, or form their own sect. , it is possible to see his heart and cut his power, now that General Guo has entered Yuzhong, Ziyuan can rest easy."

"But what if the Shu people make a northern expedition?"

Compared with the elbow and armpit disease of the Qiang people, the people of Shu are a serious problem.

Zhuge Wuhou's repeated Northern Expeditions have always left Cao Wei with lingering fears.

"After Kong Ming's death, who will be in charge? Fei Yi, Jiang Wan, and Dong Yun are all guards."

"Jiang Wei." A name popped out from Master Sima's mouth.

"Although Jiang Wei has the ambition of the Northern Expedition, he must be constrained. There must be an extraordinary leader in extraordinary matters, and then there will be extraordinary generals. Jiang Wei is an extraordinary general. However, Liu Chan, the lord of Shu, is a mediocre lord. come."

"Shi Ji is really extraordinary!" Master Sima praised.

But there wasn't much real admiration in his eyes.

The clock will be a sharp knife drawn.

And he is a deep pool, bottomless.

"Yongliang, Yongliang..." Master Sima groaned softly.

As the eldest son, Sima Shi was naturally interested in Yongliang's troubles.

Sima Yi stepped down as governor of Yongliang for many years, but his influence is still there.

Many soldiers and generals were recruited and promoted by Sima Yi himself.

Yongliang is like the foundation of the Sima family.

Cao Shuang conquered Shu, one was to increase his prestige with military exploits, and the other was to reduce Sima's power in Yongliang.

But a fiasco made everything go down the drain.

On the contrary, Yong Liangjun missed Sima Yi's achievements even more.

"However, I think that we might as well take advantage of the general's mind in the west and move the people in the north." Zhong Hui said quietly.

"You mean Du Shu? Cao Shuang's most powerful person is Du Shu, but I don't know what good strategy Shi Ji has?"

"Does Ziyuan remember Cheng Xi, the general who conquered the North?"

"General Cheng Xi?" Sima Shi thought for a moment and said, "But Cheng Xi who participated in Tian Yu's performance back then?"

"It is this man."

Master Sima knew it.

The two talked for a long time, and suddenly felt a little tired.

Sima Shi took the initiative to change the topic, "I heard that Shi Ji traveled to Yongliang, I don't know what he has learned."

Zhong Hui's expression changed, "Does Ziyuan remember Yang You back then?"

"Yang You? Could it be the swordsman who assassinated my father back then?" Master Sima's expression darkened.

"good."

Sima Shi snorted coldly, "Cao Shuang is a hateful thief."

"Perhaps there are other twists and turns." Zhong Hui said thoughtfully.

The two were inseparable, and Sima Shi had to think deeply about Zhong Hui's words.

"Does Shi Ji know anything?"

"It is rumored that this person studied under Shi A and got his essence. He has the courage of Zhuan Zhu and Nie Zheng. Once he makes a move, he will never miss it..."

Sima Shi interrupted in displeasure: "Who can tell what happened back then except father?"

Zhong Hui stared at Sima Shi's face for a moment, this was the first time he saw Sima Shi slightly angry, and swallowed back the words that followed.

"Why is Shi Ji interested in this matter?" Sima Shi quickly controlled his emotions and asked back.

Zhong Hui said with a smile: "I met an interesting person."

"Who would make Shi Ji so concerned?"

"It's just a small person." Zhong Hui put away his smile.

If he didn't say anything, Master Sima was not easy to ask, let alone interested in asking.

The relationship between the two is more like a collaborator.

Although the power of the Zhong family is not as powerful as that of the Sima family, their influence is not trivial.

It was also one of the forces Sima had to win over.

It's rare.

Yang Zheng inspected the major docks.

In the case of only focusing on defense, the construction speed of Wubao is very fast.

The enthusiasm of the private sector is also very high.

When food is planted in the ground, people's hearts are tied up.

Under Yang Zheng's rule, the Qiang and Han Dizhen became more and more integrated.

Customs are also getting closer.

Yang Zheng didn't dare to say that everyone under his rule would have enough to eat, but it was still possible to let everyone have enough to eat.

Basically, more pay for more work.

In the Han and Wei dynasties, the servants had to provide their own food.

Yang Zheng provided two meals a day, which made him very attractive.

However, there is less and less food in the warehouse.

The spring plowing has only been over for a month, and the autumn harvest is still several months away, so we will definitely not make it to that time.

Xia Houba's hands were also stretched.

After thinking about it, I can only rely on my own efforts.

Yang Zheng organized 1000 people to hunt in batches.

The wild vegetables in the mountains, the fish in the water, everything that can be eaten has been harvested.

Fortunately, there are abundant products in Jishi Mountain, which can barely support it.

After Guo Huai stationed troops in Yuzhong, the Qiang chaos seemed to subside for a short time.

But Yang Zheng knew that this was just the prelude to the storm.

There are more and more Qiang people in Dayu Valley.

The Xihai Hu people assembled heavily in the upper reaches of the Huangshui River.

The bald-haired Xianbei tribe in Wuwei also seems to be ready to move.

The barbarians from Yongliang and Liang were about to fight with open flames, but Guo Huai still stood still.

Guo Jian, the prefect of Xiping, asked for help several times, but all of them fell into the sea.

In the end, it was Xiahou Ba who was willing enough to ask Sima Guo Dun of Longxi County to lead a thousand people to help Xiping.

Guo Dun was originally a side branch of the Guo Clan in Xiping, and Xia Houba couldn't keep it even if he wanted to, so it's better to give the Guo Clan of Xiping a face.

But these 1000 people are only a drop in the bucket in the face of tens of thousands of Qianghu.

Entering May, all places in Longyou enter the rainy season.

Dark clouds filled the sky, a thunderbolt struck among the mountains, and the river overflowed.

The earth of Yongliang trembled.

The leader of Shaodang Qiang, Ehe Shaoge, Fatong, and Mozhai rebelled against Wei!

Xihai Hu Wangye Wudai, Liangzhou Hu Wang Baihuwen responded.

Longxi, Nan'an, Jincheng, and Xiping were in chaos one after another.

Since the war against Shu two years ago, the Northwest has never been peaceful.

Qiang people and Shu people repeatedly invaded.

Now here comes Ye Wudai and Bai Huwen again.

(End of this chapter)