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Chapter 229
Despite the cold winter, Xiping is still in full swing.

The slaves practiced hard, and the three battalions of Reebok, Xiaoqi, and personal guards did not relax, trekking through mountains and rivers in the wind and snow.

On the last day of the first year of Jiaping, Yang Zheng took his family to the youth camp to spend with the children.

In troubled times, children are always the ones who are abandoned.

Parents can't support them, so they discard them.

The government's verbal and calculation Fu is too heavy and discarded.

Encountered years of war and chaos, discarded...

Even in times of famine, it is not uncommon for children to exchange food for food.

It is not easy for a child to grow into an adult in this world.

Yang Zheng successively adopted orphans ranging from three thousand to several hundred.

The youth camp is also divided into male and female camps. Boys learn the art of warfare, martial arts, Confucianism, and girls learn embroidery, singing, dancing and handicrafts from Chunniang.

In the age of war and chaos, people mature faster.

Thirteen or fourteen-year-old boys go to the battlefield, and thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls marry and have children.

Among the first batch of children, apart from Liu Heng, Meng Guan, and Su Hong, who each had their own achievements, the others also became Xuan Yilang.

Time passed quickly, and the second batch of children also reached the age of sixteen or seventeen.

Xuan Yilang's requirements were very high. Loyalty, martial arts, art of war, and a little knowledge of writing were all selected by Yang Zheng one by one.

Those who are not selected can either continue to study with Lu Zhi and follow the path of civil servants, or join the army directly and start as ordinary soldiers.

Everyone's talents are different.

According to their preferences, Yang Zheng tried his best to arrange them. If they really couldn't become talents, he also prepared fertile land for them. They would never have to worry about getting married and having children. Be diligent and live a prosperous life.

However, most of the children are more motivated and regard Yang Zheng as their parents, no matter how ineffective they are, they are willing to take up their swords and spears to fight the enemy.

"You are living in a time of war and chaos, but you can let your next generation live in a time of peace and prosperity." Yang Zheng instilled these things a lot.

Thousands of pairs of clean eyes, large and small, looked at Yang Zheng.

The power of faith is endless.

"Husband, it's a happy day, what are you talking about, come on, children, eat quickly." Xia Houzhi felt sorry for the children standing in the cold wind.

However, the children didn't move, they just looked at Yang Zheng.

Xia Houzhi sighed.

Yang Zheng was quite moved, thinking to himself that his painstaking efforts over the past few years have not been in vain.

"Eat."

He opened his mouth, and the children grabbed the cooked meat in the clay bowl and devoured it hungrily.

These children followed him through a lot of hardships, and it was not until this year that the fields and pastures had a bumper harvest that life was easier.

If the Sima family didn't mess with themselves, it wouldn't be impossible for this kind of life to continue.

The first year of Jiaping, which was bloody and stormy, roared away.

The second year of Jiaping declared the advent of a new era.

Chang'an Guo Huai, however, was always restless.

"If my husband is in trouble, I will bind myself to Luoyang to plead guilty!" Wang was quite staunch.

The five sons knelt on the ground, weeping bitterly, "If the mother dies, the children will not live!"

The Han and Wei dynasties ruled the world with filial piety. Before the chaos of the Five Dynasties, there was still harmony between father and son.

Guo Huai rubbed his swollen temples, feeling exhausted these past few years, especially this year, Guo Huai seemed to be much older.

A man's energy cannot be unlimited.

Sandwiched between Cao Wei and Sima's family, and in charge of the town of Yongliang, Guo Huai has to consider not only the war with Shu and Qianghu.

Yesterday, an imperial edict from Luoyang promoted Guo Huai from Marquis of Sheyangting to Marquis of Yangqu County.

Sima Yi's favor is not insignificant.

Guo Huai knew it well.

If Wang disappeared or died, things would be easier to handle.

The problem is that Wang was sent back again.

This made Guo Huai really unable to figure out how to explain to Sima Yi.

It is also impossible to hide this matter. In the huge city of Chang'an, each family's meticulous work is as numerous as a cow's hair.

Sima Yi was more determined than anyone else in destroying the hearts of Wang Ling's three clans.

One is to deter the world's gentry, I dare to kill the Taiyuan Wang family, who else can't?

The second is to cut off the Taiyuan gentry that has been expanding over the years.

Coincidentally, the Guo family is also one of the noble families in Taiyuan.

The Yingchuan gentry was based on literature, while the Taiyuan gentry was mostly known for martial arts.

Wang Ling, Wang Chang, and Guo Huai were all the commanders-in-chief of the leading army, and the Pei family was not simple. The children were both civil and military, and they gradually emerged among the gentry.

The Jia family completely turned to the Sima family.

"A big man holds a battle axe, can't support the country at the top, and can't protect the family at the bottom. He hesitates, just like a wife, who will cause chaos later. How can I face the people of the world! The concubine will go on her own, and there is no need for the husband to embarrass her!" Wang drew her sword across her neck, and was about to swing it down, but her sons blocked it.

Guo Tong burst into tears, "If the mother dies, the son will go with her!"

Guo Huai couldn't help having a headache again, if his sons were dead, it wouldn't be interesting for him to live.

"That's all, that's all, I'll write a letter and hand in the Yinshou Festival Axe, begging Sima Gong to forgive me."

"Isn't this an act of waiting to be killed? Cao Shuang returned the emperor and military power, and his grandfather returned the Jieyue. He just wanted to survive, and they were all killed by the Yi tribe. How can my father sit and wait to be killed?" Guo Tong was the first to object.

Sima Yi's butcher knife scared many people.

Wang burst into tears.

However, Guo Huai made up his mind, "What do you guys know? Don't worry, I don't think Sima Gong will disturb Yongliang!"

Guo Huai's Yinshou Festival Yue and letter were soon sent to Sima's Mansion in Luoyang.

"On the day the imperial edict was issued, Huai sent the Wang family back to Beijing. The people of Yongliang couldn't bear to see the Huai family break up their wives and divorce. The most important thing in the west is that the five sons mourn their mother and do not spare their lives. If there is no mother, there will be no five sons. If there are no five sons, there will be no Huai. Now if you chase them back, if you do not understand the law, you should suffer from the master. Huai The whole family is willing to lead the death, and the exhibition is near!"

Master Sima read Guo Huai's letter, but Sima Yi didn't respond.

"Guo Huai is using Yongliang to blackmail the court." Master Sima understood the meaning behind it.

Three hundred well-equipped infantry, how could they be wiped out by the common people?No one left alive?

Blackmailing the imperial court is also blackmailing the Sima family.

Yongliang is different from Huainan, Huainan's enemy is only Wu.

In Yongliang, there are Qianghu, Xiongnu, and Shu kingdoms.

Throwing a rat against the mouse can affect the whole body with one hair.

Sima Yi opened his drowsy eyes, "Guo Huai is not Cao Shuang, nor Wang Ling. He has been in Yongliang for more than [-] years, and he is very resourceful. This time, he is advancing by retreating. Try my father and son. If he is moved, Yong There will be chaos in Liang, and Wang Chang of Jingzhou will also be hesitant. Last year when Cao Shuang was killed and Wang Ling was killed, the sword would become blunt if used too much. With the current situation, you should keep calm and win the hearts of the world. If you act too hastily, nothing will be achieved."

Sima Master thought for a while and then said: "Father's words are true, but I think there is a lot of inside information about this matter."

"Oh?"

"Since Guo Huai doesn't want to send the Wang family away, he can just write a letter of guilt. Since he sent the Wang family away, why bother to kill the three hundred pacers? Isn't this inconsistent?"

A gleam of clarity flashed across Sima Yi's cloudy eyes.

"Will there be a third-party force to instigate it?" Sima Shi secretly stored [-] dead men and was also proficient in this matter.
"Yes, Guo Huai should not have the guts to betray me, and there is no need to betray me at this time."

"A few days ago, a group of spies took Lu Zhi's family away from Feng's guest house in Luoyang." Master Sima looked murderous.

"Xiping..." Sima Yi said leisurely.

(End of this chapter)