Xiaoguangong

Chapter 120 Xiangyang is in my hands
The strength of the local wealthy families lies not only in their mastery of sufficient means of production, but also in their mastery of the system of appraising people.

Kong Rong’s four-year-old Rang Li’s story is not in the same style as when he was an adult, but because of his family relationship, this can also be called a proof that he has been promising since he was a child, and Le Jin is brave in battle and has made countless achievements. Who will tell the story of his childhood.

But it's different now. This brave general never thought that one day he would become the object of praise from everyone.

After drinking two cups of hot wine, his face immediately flushed.

"What you said is true, what you said is true, I will definitely listen to your advice more in the future! I will definitely listen to your advice more!"

Guan Ping looked at Le Jin's happy face, and thought of Sima Fu's smug face before leaving.

Sima Fu guessed Le Jin's reaction quite well. He Jin, a butcher, took the position of general. Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others also confidante him and served him as their benefactor. He Jin was extremely swollen, He almost thinks he is the master of the world.But how could Yuan Shao and Cao Cao treat this humble butcher with no extraordinary talents.

If He Jin survives, even if he "controls" the court in the future, he will end up being completely taken over by Yuan Shao.

Over the years, the literati have gradually occupied the most superior channel for promotion. Even the powerful warriors will not let their children and grandchildren be proud of being uneducated. You have to choose to cooperate with celebrities.

Le Jin had always held Xiangyang's military and government firmly in his hands, and regarded the celebrities and nobles in Jingxiang as strong enemies. He would mobilize the army to attack and suppress the surrounding dissidents, especially the most capable one in his hand. The soldiers didn't even use Jingzhou people for food and grass, for fear that something might go wrong.

But now he was surprised to realize that he was so popular in Xiangyang, and so many people admired his ability.

"Haha, this, this... ashamed! Ashamed!" Le Jin was praised by the crowd and did not dare to show any arrogant and contemptuous words.

Guan Ping's drinking capacity is still very bad now, but it's not like before.He drank another bowl, his face became more rosy, and he said with the strength of the wine:
"In the future, the soldiers and horses under General Le will live here for a long time. You should not take this matter lightly. Otherwise, General Le will not bear to treat you harshly, but I will not give in."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and a middle-aged scribe even nodded and said:

"General, don't worry, our Xiang family has always been devoted to the imperial court, and we will do our best to assist General Le this time.

Now there is one thing that I want to report to General Le. "

"Oh," Le Jin said with joy on his face, "but it's okay to say."

The middle-aged scribe spoke eloquently:

"When the prime minister led the army before, in order to pursue Liu Bei, he hurriedly led the army from Xiangyang to Jiangling. We were quite terrified and didn't know what the future would be like. But after the general was stationed in Xiangyang, he broadcast and enlightened him, advocating righteousness, and his subordinates even fought to the death , Help me Jingchu eradicate the banditry.

Erlang, the general's subordinate, did not commit any crimes before, and took such pains to kill the enemy. We Jingzhou villagers also feel sorry.

Since the general has decided to stay in Jingzhou for a long time, in order to calm people's hearts and keep these righteous men, we also ask the general to select hundreds of strong generals. Wouldn't it be beautiful for us to take them as female wives? "

"This..." Le Jin almost couldn't help but pat the table and applaud.

So I am so popular?It turns out that I am so popular!
These Jingzhou aristocratic families love Wujiu, not only respect me, but also take the initiative to help my soldiers find wives and concubines, this is, where does the sun come from?

Guan Ping nodded silently, thinking that this big family's bone-scraping skills are really sharp, and they can always put on an appearance of being kind to you.

Le Jin's strength depends on his core soldiers. The family members of these people are in the rear. After entering Xiangyang, they have been staying in the barracks and have always been deeply hostile to the Jingxiang people.But as long as Le Jin agrees, they will be able to marry a Jingzhou woman, and then get farmland to cultivate here.They eat Jingzhou food and drink Jingzhou food. If Le Jin doesn't give them food and money in the future, they will gradually break away from Le Jin's control.

It happened that Jingzhou was wild, and the conflict between man and land was not as sharp as in the Central Plains. In the past few years, there were many women who fled from the north, and many men were lost in the wars in these years.These elite soldiers can just form a very effective supplement and gradually transform into the private army and protectors of these clans. Le Jin wants to take them away...

I'm afraid it won't work.

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Everyone at the reception drank very happily.

Le Jin personally helped Guan Ping to rest, and asked everyone to prepare the best food and wine for Guan Ping, and arranged for some beauties to serve him.

"If you don't have something important to do, don't bother brother Tanzhi. The journey has been quite tiring, and it's really not easy for him."

Ma Liang nodded with a smile and sighed:
"I'm afraid it won't be so easy."

Of course Le Jin knew what Ma Liang was referring to.

Man Chong was trapped in Dangyang, and he was going crazy from being confined these days. He was overjoyed when he heard that Yunshan had repelled Guan Yu. He had no friendship with Yunshan, but his friendship with Le Jin was pretty good. Le Jin sent a letter, asking Le Jin to urge Yunshan to send troops, at least to eliminate some of the soldiers around Dangyang first, and send him some supplies.

How could Dangyang have such ample food and grass as Jiangling, and Man Chong had been tortured by Guan Yu these days and ran out of food. If Le Jin didn't care about him anymore, his soldiers might flee and carry him to surrender to Guan Yu.

Out of the feelings of his colleagues for many years and the responsibilities on the battlefield, Le Jin didn't want to give up Man Chong, but these days he was fooled by Ma Liang into believing that only by giving up Cao Ren and formally taking over the military power of Dong Du and Jingzhou by himself can he win the hearts of the people and serve Cao Cao in the end Defeat Sun Liu to lay the foundation.

Seeing Man Chong begging for help, he could only grit his teeth and ignore him.

"It's not enough to pretend to ignore it all the time. Before, the general had always said that he was short of troops, but now that Tan Zhi won and all the soldiers in Xiangyang surrendered. If I don't save them, I'm afraid it will be Zhao Yan's fate again."

Ma Liang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you forget things, someone has already said that this matter is easy to deal with."

Le Jin smiled bitterly and said:
"Where did I forget? It's just that, I live in Xiangyang, and Tanzhi travels back and forth. I still want to meet Cai Mao. I'm afraid that Tanzhi will blame him."

The smile on Ma Liang's face became even brighter:
"The general is wrong again.

On that day, Prime Minister Cao went south and forcibly confiscated the power of the people in Jingzhou to supply Jiangling for the Eastern Expedition.

The general changed all the previous things, and I am convinced in Jingzhou. Frankly, he is also from Jingzhou. For the general to be stationed in Jingzhou, he will work hard.

The general still calls me a good younger brother today, why is he so out of touch today? "

Le Jin couldn't stop nodding his head when he was flattered by Ma Liang, and kept giggling silently.

Ma Liang took the opportunity to say:
"However, there is still something to talk about with the general - Zhao Yan was framed last time, which made a certain Yu Tanzhi complain a lot about the court.

This time Tanzhi made a contribution to repel Guan Yu, but the prime minister only gave it to Guan Neihou (Wu Shiyi), I am afraid that Tanzhi will complain. "

"Oh, what does Ji Chang think?"

Ma Liang said confidently:

"Tan's family is poor, and they have been hanging out in the Xianshan area all the time. If more land in the Xianshan area is given to him to cultivate and live in, then allow his family to gather here.

In this way, Tan's family has wealth and concerns, and they must be deeply grateful for the general's kindness, and naturally there will be fewer complaints against the court. Wouldn't it be beautiful to focus on helping the Han family in the future? "

"Yeah... that's right." Le Jin didn't have the guts to give Guan Ping a place to eat, but there was a large piece of uncultivated land in the area of ​​Mount Xian, and it was also adjacent to the Cai family.

Giving this place to others is afraid that no one dares to ask for it, but giving it to Tanzhi can be regarded as encouraging his courage, as long as the court does not let it know, everything will be fine.

He nodded quickly:
"Just do it."

The next day Guan Ping slept until the sun was up.

The last time he slept so comfortably was when he went to Soochow with Zhuge Liang. At that time, he was still in the camp of the friendly army. Now he was surrounded by enemies, which made Guan Ping feel a little scared.

The maid graciously presented the bronze mirror and helped Guan Ping to wash his face and change his clothes. Guan Ping looked at himself in the mirror and suddenly felt a strange feeling.

These days, under the wind and sun, his appearance has become more mature than before, and his brows are full of murderous looks.

Ma Liang opened the door and came in. Seeing Guan Ping staring at the mirror in a daze, he couldn't help laughing and said:

"I haven't seen you for a long time, but Tan Zhi's appearance has changed a lot."

He asked the maid to step back, looked carefully again, and said with a smile:

"It was just a joke to be called Xiao Guan Gong in the past, but judging from your appearance today, you are more and more like Yun Chang.

Hey, in a few more days, I'm afraid everyone in Cao Jun will doubt your identity. "

Guan Ping put down the bronze mirror and said with a smile:
"It seems that I won't be able to grow a long beard in the future, so I can last a little longer."

The two looked at each other and smiled before taking their seats.

Ma Liang told Guan Ping exactly what he had discussed with Le Jin before. Now Le Jin has been coaxed into losing himself by Jingzhou's aristocratic family.

He didn't see at all that the Jingxiang family used beauties to gradually disintegrate his followers. Instead, he actively encouraged the most capable and valiant soldiers around him to marry women from Jingzhou. , could devour his life at any time.

This is the horror of troubled times.

"At most three months, we will be able to completely control the soldiers around Le Jin.

I just don't know how Tan Zhi is going to do it next. "

"Frankly, we think that we should take the opportunity to kill Le Jin, and then send soldiers to Jiangling to completely annihilate Cao Ren. We should make false claims, get along with Le Jin temporarily, and continue to praise him for a while."

The smile on Ma Liang's face is somewhat conceited:
"As long as Tan Zhi makes a decision, Le Jin...is insignificant!"

(End of this chapter)