Three Kingdoms: I will act as a substitute for the Hunjun

Chapter 138 Sun Jian: I’m taking the blame for you.

Pan Yin was also a flexible person. He didn't know why Yuan Wei asked this question, but he was still wary.

When serving in the palace, the most taboo thing is to talk about the emperor's affairs everywhere, which may be a serious crime of beheading. When Yuan Wei asked if the line was written by the emperor, he hesitated and said: "This... this is not very good." Clear."

"Leave these scraps to me. I'll go in and help General Jian calm down." Yuan Wei said, putting the scraps of paper into his arms and saying, "Please go in and tell me that Yuan Wei wants to see you."

At this time, Jian Shuo's voice came from inside the house: "Is this Yuan Situ? Come in quickly."

Yuan Wei entered the courtyard and saw several servants standing in the courtyard, looking frightened and unwilling to leave or stay. It was obvious that serving Jian Shuo was not an easy job.

Yuan Wei walked directly into the house and saw that the floor was in a mess, with smashed porcelain everywhere and scrolls scattered everywhere.

Then he smiled and said: "The general is a highly respected person. I really can't think of anything that could make the general so angry."

"Situ is laughing." Jian Shuo said, "It's a mess here. Let's go to the back hall to talk."

Entering the back hall, the two of them took their seats respectively. The servant served tea and then left.

"The general acted so quickly." Yuan Wei said with a smile, "I just told the general about Sun Jian a few days ago, and the general told your majesty, but...isn't it going well for the Jingzhou governor?"

"A wise man doesn't speak secretly. I am a man of integrity. Since I have accepted your gold, pearls and jade, I will definitely help you achieve your goals." Jian Shuo said without hesitation, "But Yuan Situ is very well-informed. How did you know?"

Yuan Wei took out the scraps of paper from his arms, spread them on several tables, and said, "I just saw Pan Yin Sima was about to clean up these things. I thought it was a pity, so I gathered them together."

"Situ is still careful."

"Is this written by His Majesty?"

"Of course. Who else but Your Majesty would dare to scribble on the memorial?"

"But..." Yuan Wei studied it for a long time and said thoughtfully, "But this font seems to be different from His Majesty's font. I mean, is this written by His Majesty himself?"

Jian Shuo felt that the pores all over his body suddenly opened, breaking out in cold sweat, and his heart was awe-inspiring. This reminded him of Yuan Feng's test of his substitute Liu Ming when he was hunting in the countryside.

Could it be that Yuan Wei, an old fox, also saw the clues? !

It's so hard to guard against. I didn't expect that there would be a problem with handwriting. It seems that after the substitute returns to Beijing, he must learn from His Majesty's handwriting and practice it, just in case.

His Majesty's use of a substitute must not be exposed, otherwise he, a powerful minister, will be overturned in an instant.

So he pretended to be relaxed and said: "Hey, it's not like Yuan Situ doesn't know how long it has been since His Majesty didn't write. It must have been two years if not three years. With His Majesty's temperament, how could he write it himself? It's probably His Majesty's dictation, and others Transcribed.”

"Oh, that's it." Yuan Wei thought for a while and didn't pay much attention to it. The emperor dictated it and copied it by people close to him. This is a normal thing. He didn't go into details and said, "Since His Majesty has this decree, then General How are you going to deal with Sun Jian?"

Jian Shuo thought for a moment, smiled helplessly, and said: "Since your Majesty has given such instructions, we ministers can only obey the order. Let Sun Jian lead his troops to attack Hongnong first. If he can win, it will be a natural progression for him to serve as the governor of Jingzhou." , if it doesn’t work out, we’ll take another chance.”

In fact, Jian Shuo was also helpless. If Yuan Kai didn't know about Liu Ming's rejection of his memorial, he could have issued an imperial edict on his own initiative and directly appointed Sun Jian as the governor of Jingzhou.

But now Yuan Wei already knows that His Majesty does not agree with this. If Jian Shuo still insists on issuing the order, it will be too deliberate and it will appear that he and the emperor have completely split.

He doesn't want to leave this impression on the courtiers yet. He would rather let everyone see that His Majesty treats him favorably and obeys his words, rather than a break between the two.

If everyone knew that he had fallen out of favor, it is conceivable that overwhelming criticism would come, and that would be the most fatal.

"As of now, this is all we can do." Yuan Wei said.

"I am not the general who talks too much. Yuan Situ should also discipline your disciples, former officials, close relatives and close relatives." Jian Shuo took the opportunity to knock Yuan Wei and said, "Dong Zhuo, whom you strongly recommended, rebelled, and your nephew fought back with private soldiers. Attacking Wancheng in the southern capital, looting the treasury, and your crony Sun Jian killed the governor of Jingzhou and the governor of Nanyang. You said... if this continues, it may not bode well for the Yuan family."

Yuan Wei felt awe-struck in his heart and couldn't help but nod. He had been very busy with various things recently. The Yuan family, which had always been sure of victory, now felt a little out of their depth, and indeed felt that the situation was a bit out of control.

From another perspective, was the death of his brother Yuan Feng just an accident? I'm afraid this is also a manifestation of the situation being out of control.

"Don't worry, this old man, the Chao Gang is in chaos, and there will definitely be all kinds of unsatisfactory things." Yuan Wei sighed, "However, His Majesty seems to have changed a lot in recent months, and he has made a lot of progress compared to the past."

When mentioning the changes in the emperor, Jian Shuo became vigilant again and hurriedly said: "To be honest, what's the point of making progress? Isn't it fun? Do you think this personal expedition by the emperor is really the birth of a holy king and a wise master? It's just that I have been holding it in for a long time in the imperial city, and I just want to go outside and have fun. These words come out of my mouth and into your ears, so stop it right now and don't mention it to outsiders."

"I understand." Yuan Wei thought for a while, and it seemed possible that His Majesty was just doing it for fun. Based on his understanding of Emperor Ling, he was definitely not a diligent king.

"Situ, can you tell me the truth about this general? If Sun Jian goes to attack Hongnong County, is he sure of victory?" Jian Shuo asked his doubts.

He wanted to develop Sun Jian into his direct descendant, but if the other party was vulnerable and unable to support him, the value of support would be lost.

"Don't worry, Sun Jian will win." Yuan Wei said with confidence, "The reason why I was very passive in the previous battle with Dong Zhuo was not because of how powerful the thief Dong was, but mainly because he had an extremely outstanding counselor named Li Ru is full of tricks and cannot be guarded against, so it is difficult to defeat him.

"Now Li Ru is heading to Hedong with the Dong thief. The only one left in Hongnong is Li Jue, a general under the Dong thief. This person has no courage or strategy, so it is not difficult to win. Sun Wentai has been on the battlefield for a long time, has rich combat experience, and has strong generals under his command. If they complement each other, how can their combat power be comparable to that of Li Jue? General, just prepare the position of Jingzhou governor, Sun Jian will definitely win!"

After hearing this, Jian Shuo felt relieved and said with a smile, "I never thought that I, the general, would have so much cooperation with Yuan Situ. The courtiers have many rumors about me, so I ask Yuan Situ to take the trouble to clarify it with them."

"This..." Yuan Wei hesitated and said awkwardly, "This matter is very difficult to handle."

"Pah!" Jian Shuo took out a piece of gold cake and slapped it in front of Yuan Wei.

"This one……"

Just when Yuan Wei hesitated, Jian Shuo took out another piece and patted it in front of him, saying, "Is it enough?"

"I..." "Pa!" "Is that enough?"

"I just like to deal with cheerful people like the general, that's enough!" Yuan Wei burst into a smile, put away the few gold cakes in front of him, stood up and left, saying, "I won't disturb you now, general, take care of yourself."

After that, he turned and left.

Jian Shuo looked at Yuan Wei's back and sneered: "There is nothing in this world that money can't do. It just depends on whether it is enough. They say that you, Yuan Wei, are a famous person, so don't you have to succumb to money?"

Yuan Wei walked out of Jian's house, looked at the few gold cakes in his hand with disdain, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "This thief is really a tough rooster. Please ask me to do something, and only give you three gold cakes? If it weren't for the fact that you are still of some use for the time being, How can I bend my back for these three gold cakes?"

Yuan Wei returned to his residence and immediately wrote a letter to Sun Jian who was still stationed at Hangu Pass, telling him to immediately send troops to attack Hongnong and Li Jue. If he could recover Hongnong County, his Majesty would appoint him as the governor of Jingzhou. If he could not, he would appoint him as the governor of Jingzhou. By defeating Li Jue, Your Majesty will punish him for killing the governor of Jingzhou and the governor of Nanyang without permission.

At this time, Taizhong doctor Yang Biao came to visit.

The Yuan and Yang families have been having a bit of an unpleasant quarrel recently. One is because of Yuan Ji's implementation of the new tax system, and the other is because Yuan Wei is sticking to Hangu Pass and not rescuing the gentry of Hongnong County. Because the Yang family was the largest gentry in Hongnong, Dong Zhuo was a disaster.

I don't know why I came unexpectedly.

However, Yuan Wei, an old fox with profound political cultivation, naturally showed no emotion or anger. He asked Yang Biao to the living room and said: "Brother Wenxian (characterized by Yang Biao), how come you have time to come to me today? "

Yang Biao forced out a smile and said, "I was concerned about Mr. Hongnong and his father, so I was a bit careless with my words. I hope Situ doesn't mind."

"What are you talking about, Mr. Wen?" Yuan Wei said seemingly casually, "You and I are used to advancing together and retreating together, so why should we be so polite? Together, you and I can stabilize half of the government, and there is no need to talk about it. You might as well say it bluntly.”

Yang Biao organized his speech and said: "Some time ago, Dong Zhuo was stationed in Hongnong, and the army could not recover it. Now I heard that Dong's thieves have moved north to Hedong. It is a God-given opportunity to send troops to recover Hongnong. I wonder if I can jointly submit a petition to His Majesty. Please send troops and horses into Hongnong?"

"Hahahaha..." Yuan Wei laughed loudly and said, "I thought it was some big deal. Your Majesty has already decreed this matter. He ordered Sun Jian to lead his troops to attack Hongnong. After the incident is completed, I hope that Brother Wen will be able to fight with me. Let’s report to His Majesty that Sun Jian is the governor of Jingzhou.”

These are all exchanges of interests. It doesn't have to be real money to be called exchange. In political affairs, sometimes mutual compromise and mutual achievement are exchanges of interests.

Yuan Wei said as he pushed the letter written to Sun Jian in front of Yang Biao.

Yang Biao took a cursory glance and couldn't help but feel elated, and said happily: "Thank you so much, Master Situ. I fully support the Yuan family, including the new tax system implemented by Yuan Ji."

Yuan Wei is also happy to get back on good terms with Yang Biao. After all, they are both big families in the world. They have many common interests and have few conflicts with each other. If these big families can stick together, they can even influence the situation of the government to a great extent. .

A banquet was immediately held to have a drink with Yang Biao.

Yuan Wei said with a smile: "Brother Yang Biwen must have already calculated it. Although the new tax system implemented by your Majesty is also called dividing ding into acres, if all the ding taxes are really spread into acres, our family will lose a big chunk." For meat, although the land rent has been reduced, the land tax is completely exempted. Strictly speaking, it still reduces our burden."

Yang Biao smiled and said: "Yes, the reason why the aristocratic families have strong opinions is not that they can't understand, but that Ding Fu often escaped before. Although he has avoided it now, they don't feel it is very obvious, but the land rent is They are not willing to accept the real benefits after the reduction.”

"Now our Yuan family is at the cusp of the storm, and we have to implement a new tax system for your majesty." Yuan Wei said helplessly, "In fact, only how much money can be made from land rent income. I heard that your majesty intends to relax the trade ban. As long as you pay taxes, no matter whether it is a noble family or a No matter whether they are wealthy gentry or ordinary tenants, they can do business.”

"Which of the major aristocratic families does not have business?" Yang Biao said with a smile, "Only those rigid Confucian scholars look down on commerce. For a big family like ours, the family has a big business and consumes a lot of money. Without the support of commerce, we only rely on the few acres of land." Can renting support such a huge expense? As long as His Majesty openly encourages business, we can do business with great fanfare, and the income will be far better than farming."

Both of them agreed.

……

But he said that Sun Jian was sulking at Hangu Pass, and Yuan Wei would not allow him to go north to rescue the Holy Driver, which undoubtedly blocked his way to promotion and wealth.

He deliberately went his own way and simply ignored the Yuan family's opinions, but he did not dare to let himself go completely. After all, the Yuan family was the largest family in the world, and it was easy to pinch himself to death.

At this moment, the soldiers came in to report that it was Situ Yuan Wei who sent a letter from Luoyang.

Sun Jian took the letter in his hand, opened it and read it. He couldn't help but feel angry. He threw the letter on the ground and stepped on it hard.

I felt even more unhappy.

Isn't it just to kill two incompetent people? Why is it so stubborn? Besides, wasn’t it your Yuan Wei’s idea to kill the Nanyang governor? Now, if something goes wrong, all the responsibility falls on this general. This is really unkind.

If this general wants to be the governor of Jingzhou, he must first regain Hongnong County? How could His Majesty come up with such an unpleasant idea? No wonder the world is in chaos, you deserve it!

But then I thought about it, and it seemed that there was no other way out for the current plan.

You can't just go back to Changsha in despair. That would be too cheap. At least you have to get the position of governor.

At this moment, a man came in from outside. Sun Jian saw that it was his general Zhu Zhi, named Junli, who was brave and strategic. He could not only charge into battle, but also make plans.

For Sun Jian, who is not yet very powerful, Zhu Zhi is already a rare talent.

"I wonder why the general is angry?" Zhu Zhi asked when he saw Sun Jian's angry face.

Sun Jian pointed to the letter on the ground and said, "Read it yourself."

Zhu Zhi picked it up, looked at it, and said: "If the general wants to do something good, he must make a name for himself. Isn't that why the general came north this time? Hangu Pass has not made obvious achievements, and now Hongnong is empty." , it is the time to make achievements. On the day of success, it will be justifiable for him to be appointed governor of Jingzhou again."

Sun Jian suddenly became enlightened and said with a smile: "The true general of Jun Li is the buttocks of the general!"

So he gathered his troops and horses, bid farewell to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and headed for Strider Pond.

(End of this chapter)