Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 657: The capital of the country is disturbed

Luoyang, outside the imperial palace.

After leaving the imperial study, the servant Chen Yong was walking with tired steps, rubbing his temples as he walked.

Ahead was the bullock cart waiting for him. The servants of the family stood beside the cart, waiting patiently.

At this moment, a voice came from behind.

"Your Majesty, the situation in Shu is not very good. I don't know whether your son is alive or dead. I know how you feel, but when the country is in difficulty, you should also be considerate of King Guanghan. He did not mean to make things difficult for you."

Zhang Ying, the minister of the court, smiled and walked over, followed by several people. Judging by the style of the official robes, they were all high-ranking officials.

"I would like to thank Zhang Shangshu for your concern." Chen Yong looked back and cupped his hands with no intention of stopping to talk to him. "Whatever the dog is, it has its own destiny. Don't bother!" After the words fell, he was about to Keep going, get on the carriage and leave here.

Unfortunately, Chen Yong wanted to leave, but Zhang Ying was unwilling to let him go.

Important ministers like them each control a territory, and under their authority, there are tens of millions of benefits. When they visit each other in private, they have to be listed on the list and reported to the superiors. Therefore, many times, they take advantage of the situation. When summoned by the court or the emperor, they communicated on the road outside the palace gate, so the guards around them were already used to it.

At this time, Zhang Ying took two steps forward and walked side by side with Chen Yong. He lowered his voice and said: "Mr. Chen, your Chen family is now considered a wealthy family. You should know how powerful it is. There are things that are better than what is done. This tree is as beautiful as the forest, and the wind will blow." Why make the stall so big if you want to destroy it? What happened in Shu is actually a warning."

Hearing this, Chen Yong suddenly stopped and looked at Zhang Ying coldly. After a while, he said: "Quinzi went to Shu on his own. This stall was opened by my Chen family, but Bei The land is not for Shouichi to go to. I am able to spread this stall only because of your promotion by Shangshu Ling!"

He focused on the word "promote" and raised the tone.

"Mr. Chen, why should you be so polite? This is to support the younger generation. Shouyi has a great talent. Let him guard the border. It is also my expectation for him." Zhang Ying seemed not to hear the irony in his words, but instead looked like he was not taking credit. He looked like that, and then changed the subject, "But this time he was a little reckless. He started fighting lightly and even faced off against Wang Jun. You know about Wang Jun. This man is powerful and there are many people in the court who are against him." He was dissatisfied, but had to endure it just to prevent irritating him. The court cannot withstand another turmoil now."

As he spoke, he lowered his voice a bit as if he was reviewing the situation: "The chaos in Shu has not subsided yet, and is getting worse; although the Huns are recuperating recently, they are restless; there is another situation in Jizhou Suddenly, a group of Shi Le appeared, causing trouble. The King of Jiangdu, which had many soldiers and horses, was retreating steadily. At the same time, there were several small tribes in the south of the Yangtze River that were causing trouble. It was a troubled year, and the stability of the North was even more important. For this purpose, even if Wang Jun has any excessive request, the court will agree to it, so how can it irritate him? Why don't you, Mr. Chen, write a letter to advise you..."

"Don't mention this matter!" Chen Yong waved his sleeves and sneered: "Don't you think I don't know? The rumor that made Shou Yi the governor started from you. You have been adding fuel to this conflict. If it wasn't for this provocative strategy, why would Wang Jun send troops?" At the end of his speech, there was hatred in his words.

Zhang Ying waved his hand and said with a smile: "How can this be so simple? If it is really a rumor that can instigate border battles, then what does the court have to worry about? With just a few words, wouldn't it mean that we can just sit back and watch the battle between thieves and bandits?"

Chen Yong shook his head and said expressionlessly: "In the final analysis, Jizhou was suddenly in danger because of Shi Le, so the court needed Wang Jun's power again. Only then did he suppress the previous rumors and reprimand Shouyi. Otherwise, the appointment would be The edict from the governor of Youzhou may have been delivered." The last sentence was full of irony.

"Things are always changing. Of course Mr. Chen understands this." Zhang Ying didn't take it seriously at all, "But I really don't have any ill intentions towards the Chen family. The initial unhappiness was just a dispute between the juniors. As long as If the Chen family is willing, our Zhang family will be your friends."

Chen Yong listened without comment, just looked at the other party deeply, and then left.

When he got to the bullock cart, he sneered: "The juniors are arguing? If it is really a dispute between the juniors, that's fine! In the end, it's still horse politics and interests! Even my son will not be spared for this! Can you still count on me? Reconciling with you? I’m afraid you still don’t know that Shouyi has won a great victory!”

Thinking of the recent news delivered through special channels, Chen Yong's sneer was a bit more ruthless.

"Since you want to harm me, the Chen family, you don't know that there is already a figure in the next generation of my Chen family!"

The current situation of the Chen family is really very unfavorable. Just now, in the imperial study, the ruling Guanghan king took the Daijun war and reprimanded Chen Yong, saying that Chen Zhi was a bit disregarding the overall situation. There is a vague intention to abolish several Chen family members, and even Chen Yong seems to be in danger.

Faced with such a situation, Chen Yong did not tell the news in public. Naturally, he had many considerations. In addition to winning by surprise, but also because the record was too amazing, Chen Yong suspected that Chen Zhi had also learned from the frontier. It's a bad habit and it's false reporting of military exploits.

He also sighed with emotion for a few days, saying that the environment really affects people.

However, because the news came through the family channel, even though he didn't believe the actual number of enemies killed by Chen Zhi, he still believed that Chen Zhi won a big victory, and even forced Ruan Bao back——

As for the statement that Ruan Bao was almost caught, it was also attributed to a false report of military exploits. After all, it was impossible to verify it because it was several states away.

Of course, there is another major problem, that is, the Chen family got it first before the news came through the official channels of the imperial court. If others asked, it would be a bit of a trouble.

"I'll just wait until the imperial court gets the news, and then I'll come forward to build momentum to see if I can really get him a enough seat, at least..."

Hope flashed in his eyes. "At the very least, he defeated Ruan Bao's soldiers and horses. At least at the military level, he is qualified to compete with Wang Jun. As long as he does it properly, even if he doesn't actually kill many enemies or capture many people, he can still publicize it. , make less into more.”

With this thought, Chen Yong returned to his house.

"Father, you are back."

Head-on, a man rushed over, his face full of anxiety and worry.

"I heard that King Guanghan reprimanded you for what happened in the north?"

This man is Chen Yong's son Chen Xuan. He has recently taken up a position in the court and is a member of the Yushitai. He is considered an assistant of Chen Yong. He has recently begun to come into contact with some important matters of the Chen family.

"This is not a big deal," Chen Yong waved his hand, "When Shouyi's results are announced, these people will shut up. By the way, Shouyi specifically told me, how is the collection of pigeon breeds going?"

The news has spread to various places, and the collection is almost complete. Due to the previous war, it could not be sent. The first batch should be on the way now.

"Which line are you taking?" Chen Yong suddenly asked.

Chen Xuan sighed and then said: "We took the trade route from Bingzhou to the Xiongnu side. Nowadays, Jizhou is too dangerous. Both King Jiangdu and Shi Le are exploiting the caravans along the way too much. We really can't go there. Moreover, There are so many refugees and there is no guarantee at all. As for the sea and land, we have to dock in Youzhou, and the people there are now very strict about our Chen family's caravan."

"Yes, this is the right way to choose." Chen Yong nodded, and then sighed, "I really didn't expect that in the land of the Han Dynasty, it would be unsafe for our own convoy to travel, but the Huns barbarians It’s not a good sign that there can still be peace in this land. If it were in ancient times, someone would have shouted out the idea of ​​​​causing chaos and chaos!"

Chen Xuan listened, not daring to disturb his father. After Chen Yong finished sighing, he said carefully: "Fewer and fewer people have come to visit us recently. This is not a good sign."

"This is just a normal reaction. You will get used to it in the future," Chen Yong sneered. "It's just some people who are afraid of trouble. They are worried about involving themselves. They will come to your door again in a few days."

After a few words, Chen Xuan's mood became much more stable.

At this time, Chen Yong suddenly lowered his voice and asked in a low voice: "Is there no news about Chen Die yet?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan's mood also dropped, and he shook his head.

Immediately, Chen Yong sighed and looked a little older.

His son Chen Die, because he liked the military, took the initiative to join the army. The imperial troops put down the rebellion in Shu, and Chen Die led a group of soldiers. However, due to a battle, the rescue was not effective, and there was no news from that time. It has been a while. It's time.

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"That old guy, his son died in Shu, but he still refuses to accept his fate. He still refuses to surrender!"

At the same time, in the Zhang Mansion in the capital, Zhang Yang, the son of the Zhang family, greeted his father Zhang Ying. The father and son sat down in the main room and heard Zhang Yang complaining.

This Zhang Yang was the one who had made trouble for the Chen family in the Chen family before. Because of Chen Zhi's reputation, he was eventually disgraced and made the Chen family and Chen Zhi angry. This was an opportunity for Zhang Ying to target Chen Zhi later. .

However, a simple fight between the younger generations cannot make the two families hostile. The real conflict between the two sides is actually interests.

"It's normal that he doesn't want to hand it over," Zhang Ying laughed. "After all, there has been unrest in the past few years, and there has been a huge demand for horses. How much money are there in the major horse farms? If we can really control it, It is the foundation of a prosperous family. Chen Yong is so old and has only a few years to live, so he must be thinking about a strong family."

"Then what should we do?" Zhang Yang frowned, "Didn't you say that Chen Zhi won in the North? Then Wang Jun is really useless. He is so famous that he can't win against Chen Zhi!"

"What's this?" Zhang Ying laughed instead, "Chen Zhi has dug his own grave without knowing it. Even that old guy Chen Yong doesn't know that today in front of the emperor and King Guanghan, he missed a Best opportunity!"

　I have something to do today, the list will be sorted out tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)