Wei Ni

Chapter 46 Peace of mind
Jiang Ban, courtesy name Gongjun, was born in Yun County, Lujiang County.

Although the ancestors did not have any glorious ancestors, there were small officials such as youjiao and pavilion chiefs every now and then, so they also had a small fortune and could barely be regarded as a powerful family.

But the Jiang family had bad luck.

Luckily, he escaped the ravages of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but faced a catastrophe when Yuan Shu separatized Huainan.

At that time, Yuan Shu's army was short of food, so he asked Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang, for [-] hu of rice.

However, Lu Kang believed that Yuan Shu was a rebellious minister, so he flatly refused and prepared his army for war, which made Yuan Shu furious and sent Sun Ce to attack.The battle lasted for two years, and finally ended with Lu Kang's defeat and death.

As a result, the officials and people in Lujiang County also welcomed Yuan Shu's violence.

Not only during the continuation of the war, they were arbitrarily burned, killed and looted by Yuan Shu's soldiers, but also expropriated after the war.

At that time, because someone in the family served under Lu Kang's command and resolutely resisted Yuan Shu's soldiers, the Jiang family also ushered in post-event accountability and was forced to escape into the mountains (Dabie Mountains) behind the Lushan Mountains to survive.

After Yuan Shu was defeated, Wei Wu Cao Cao represented Liu Fu as the governor of Yangzhou and sent him to Jianghuai to appease the people.

Liu Fu took office immediately, built and moved the government office to Hefei City, recruited Mei Gan and Lei Xu and other remnants of Yuan Shu's remnant party who had fallen into bandits. The people who went to the deep mountains and rivers or fled to other counties felt his benevolence and returned to this county one after another.

It was also at that time that the Jiang family left the mountains and returned to their hometown to live and work in peace and contentment.

Moreover, Jiang Ban's father was called by the government to be the commander of the county army because of his literacy and courage.

But in the 14th year of Jian'an (209), in order to prevent Sun Quan's attack, Emperor Wu Cao Cao planned to forcibly relocate the people in Huainan, and Liu Fu's hard work was wasted. It took him eight years to gather ten people in Jianghuai. More than ten thousand people were frightened by this and fled to the border of Jiangdong.

The Jiang family did not go.

The reason is that someone in the family died under Sun Ce's soldiers in the early years.

He was transferred to Anfeng County on the west side of Lujiang County to settle down, and because of Jiang Ban's father's service in the army, he was also treated kindly.

It also gave Jiang Ban the conditions to learn literature and martial arts since he was a child.

At the age of seventeen, he made up for his father's lack and became a county soldier. Later, because he was a son of a good family, he was transferred to the standing army and became a cavalry commander.

The battles between Wei and Wu in Huainan were quite frequent.

After working diligently in [-], Jiang Ban has been promoted to the deputy of the army commander and cavalry scout battalion.

And soon to become the chief officer of the scout battalion!

Because the original chief officer was wounded in the battle of Shiting, and his injury did not improve after a year or two of care, so he asked Shangfeng for permission to disarm and return to the field.

As a deputy, Jiang Ban, of course, began to act as an agent for the affairs of the scout battalion.

Now, with the former general Man Chong being transferred to General Zhengdong, the vacancies of generals and horses of various troops on the Huainan front have also been filled, and their respective responsibilities have also been implemented.Jiang Ban, who has been acting as an agent for the cavalry scout battalion for a year, can be said to be dawning.

Unexpectedly, Xia Houhui came at this time!
And it was still improper for the deputy to play thousands of cavalry songs, so he came to the scout battalion automatically to serve.

Naturally, even if there was no private order from Emperor Cao Rui, Li Changshi would not have made Xia Houhui a deputy to Jiang Ban just because of Xia Houhui's official position as Yamen General.

Therefore, with full of grievances and resentment, Jiang Ban only sighed that the world is like a white cloud.
No way, who let the family name be Xiahou?

In the past, he was as outstanding as Zhang Liao, so he still had to listen to Cao Xiu's dispatch?

Using this reason to comfort his unwillingness, Jiang Ban did not show his anger, nor did he rely on his accumulated prestige in the scout camp to secretly encourage the cavalry to embarrass Xia Houhui, or to deliberately conceal some of his anger. The detailed information, as well as the heart of obedience and disobedience, planned to squeeze Xia Houhui away.

On the contrary, he was very cooperative.

Just when the civil servants introduced Xia Houhui into the scout camp and told Li Changshi's dispatch, he gathered all the cavalry in the camp and handed over the authority in person.

He did it because he was wise.

It was also in the army for a long time, and I learned from my experience and remembered my father's warning before retiring: In today's world, an insignificant person cannot compete with the powerful in official career.

For example, when a block suddenly appears on the road in front of you, the most correct way is not to smash it into pieces recklessly, let alone hit the stone with a pebble, but to find a way to pry it open.

If you really can't find a way to pry it open, then just take a detour.

Yes, what is he fighting with Xia Houhui for?
The steed that Xia Houhui is leading alone is enough to buy ten lives for a small person like him!

Even twenty.

If he is obedient and disobedient, secretly playing tricks, and refusing to cooperate.
When the time comes to delay the military plane, he will be held accountable. He himself will be dealt with by the military law, but the other party can rely on the surname Xiahou to escape, and continue to fight in another theater~
After all, people cannot be compared.

The era when the phrase "princes, princes and generals have kindness" is applicable, has passed with the era of separatist regimes.

Therefore, Jiang Ban's current hope is that the thief Wu Sunquan will rush to invade the country.

Only the thief Wu has entered the bandits, and the scout camp can make meritorious deeds. This descendant of Qiao Pei Yuanxun who descended from the sky has completed his experience of "contributing meritorious service" at the bottom, and can be transferred away.

Yes, in the eyes of Jiang Ban, Xia Houhui, who was only a weak crown, is just a playboy who came to gain merit and resume.

Just think about it.

This kind of son who was born rich and noble, no different from the clan of the Wei State, as long as he doesn't commit any crimes, even a mediocre person can rise to the top in his official career. How could anyone voluntarily come to the scout camp to practice?

Not to mention the hardships of often eating wind and drinking dew, and sleeping in the wild, the death rate of the scout battalion is the highest in the entire army!

Often, the scouts of the two armies had already fought each other before the war started.

People with the surname Xiahou don't need to accumulate much merit to have the power of mediation. Why do they need to go to the front line to lick blood?
And for this kind of person who can't be offended, why does Ban Jiang have to make himself feel uncomfortable?

If you are so idle, it is better to actively cooperate, let Xia Houhui finish his military achievements and resume early, leave the scout camp earlier, and let himself be promoted as soon as possible.

As for this approach, my heart is still full of resentment.
Alas, circumstances are stronger than people.

No matter how unwilling I am, it won't help, and the right is a good thing.

I can only hope that this dude will not try to be brave, arrogantly change the military affairs, command indiscriminately, and send the cavalry of the scout battalion like me to the blade of the thief Wu.

Perhaps, after falling to the bottom, no matter how hard you toss, you will climb up.

Xia Houhui was really as Jiang Ban expected.

From the beginning of entering the scout camp, he did not show the natural superiority of the nobles, and when Jiang Ban handed over the affairs of the camp, he still humbly claimed that he had never stayed in the Huainan front. I don't understand matters such as formulating the scope of scouting, so let Jiang Ban continue to handle daily military affairs on his behalf.

In this regard, Jiang Ban also cautiously declined several times.

No way, he can't be careful~
People transferred directly from Luoyang, the capital, are the best at playing tricks like slander and frame.

What if Xia Houhui is playing tricks and intends to use him to establish his prestige?
For example, as soon as he agreed, Xia Houhui turned around and looked for Li Changshi, claiming that he did not hand over the command of the scout battalion because of his seniority, so he must not be expelled from the scout battalion and demoted to the light barracks Be a pawn?

However, Xia Houhui asked him to continue to act as an agent with state affairs as the most important thing by saying that "scouts are the eyes and ears of the army and have a bearing on the success or failure of the war". Should come down.

And Xia Houhui really did what he said.

During the one month in the scout camp, not only did he never comment on Jiang Ban's dispatch, but he also regarded himself as a very ordinary scout, following by Jiang Ban's side, and he never complained every time he went out to patrol or inquire. The journey is long, there is no time to eat or sleep in the wilderness and other hardships.

This also made Jiang Ban completely at ease.

I don't think this dude seems to be so unbearable.

At the very least, he is very peaceful, and he is commendable in terms of self-knowledge.

It is no coincidence.

General Zhengdong Man Chong also felt that Xia Houhui was a decent person and quite peaceful, so he finally recorded Xia Houhui's name in the blank column of the chief officer of the scout battalion.

Yes, it was Li Changshi's idea to let Xia Houhui enter the scout camp.

After knowing that Xia Houhui was released to the cavalry battalion in Huainan, and that the emperor Cao Rui had privately commented and praised the document, Man Chong planned to let Xia Houhui serve as a deputy in the cavalry song.

As the deputy of cavalry song, just follow orders, it's not very important.

In this way, the emperor Cao Rui's intention of cultivating the sons of the clan and heroes can be achieved, and it will not interfere with the scheduling of various ministries in Huainan.

Because the scout battalion is of great significance to the war!
Whether the spying on the enemy's situation is timely and accurate can sometimes determine the success or failure of a battle, and there is no room for sloppyness.

Therefore, when he learned that Li Changshi had sent Xia Houhui to the scout camp, Man Chong was still a little angry.

How can you be so negligent!

How can a young and powerful son with no military experience be the chief officer of the scout battalion in the army!

Military affairs cannot be careless!

Even if Xia Houhui is favored by the emperor, he can only be entrusted with important tasks after going through actual inspections!

With this in mind, Man Chong never put pen to paper on the official transfer order.

He planned to take advantage of the fact that the spring plowing had just ended and the thief Wu Sunquan would not raise troops to attack, and then make a decision after seeing whether Xia Houhui could let it go.Now, after learning that Xia Houhui kept himself safe in the scout camp and did not act recklessly, he was relieved and agreed to Li Changshi's dispatch.

It's just that both Man Chong and Jiang Ban were wrong.

As a person who dared to refute the general Cao Zhen's strategy of conquering Shu, is Xia Houhui a peaceful person?

Huh~
(End of this chapter)