A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 246 Bai fights with Wang
Ever since Bai Ke returned home after losing the battle with Wang Feng, he has been trying to regain his place.

But the power in the court, except for the secrets that were hidden and undiscovered, was wiped out by Wang Feng, and there was no power to compete with it.

So Bai Ke started to focus on the local area, hoping to use the local chaos to bring down Wang Feng.

June
Shen Tusheng, an iron officer in Yingchuan County, and 180 other people killed the chief officials, stole weapons from the arsenal, and claimed to be generals. The captain of Yingchuan County quickly sent troops to quell the attack, but when he was about to be strangled, someone came out of nowhere. He gathered elite soldiers to rescue him and made him break out of the encirclement. Then he fled to other counties and ran rampant across nine counties.

The Black Mountain bandits from Changshan County rushed out of the Taihang Mountains and captured the five counties of Changshan County. They claimed that in the world today, the emperor was deceived by treacherous ministers and the people were in dire straits. They wanted to do justice for heaven. There were people from all six counties in Hebei Province who responded.

July
Zhang Anzhi, the governor of Hedong, Wang Hui, the governor of Shangdang, Bai Yaogong, the governor of Baijun, Zhu Hai, the governor of Hanoi, and other governors of six counties in Hebei jointly submitted a letter. Today, the bandits are so powerful that they may not be able to control them. If they want to appease the people.

One is to ask the imperial court to send a large army to help counties suppress it, and the other is to ask the imperial court to comply with the people's sentiments and remove the great general Sima. In this way, the thieves have no orders, and if their names are not correct, their words will not be obeyed, and the thieves will be easily suppressed.

Wang Feng, who was in Chang'an, received a joint petition from the local government and was so angry that he vomited blood and could not afford to fall ill.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty was concerned on the surface when he saw this, but in fact he was very happy in his heart. However, he was worried that the Wang family controlled 90% of the troops in Guanzhong, so he did not act rashly and still left these matters to Wang Feng.

Under the idea of ​​the Han Emperor, Wang Feng would either take the blame and resign because of the unfavorable relationship with the bandit suppression, or he would die from exhaustion while working hard on the documents with his sick body, and then take advantage of the situation to take power by himself, clearing out the power of the Wang family, and then proceed The matter of Emperor Xuan.

Or, following the advice of the local governor, he could send the Central Army to suppress the rebellion. At that time, he could appoint a general loyal to him and move his troops out of the pass, so that the Wang family could not threaten themselves with the Central Army. At that time, it was up to you to decide whether Wang's shape was flat or round.

However, the Han Emperor, as the smartest contemporary head of the Wang family, could not have imagined these ideas, so he called the chariot and cavalry general Wang Yin from his sick bed.

Chariot and Cavalry General Wang Yin is the younger brother of the Queen Mother Wang Zhengjun, and he is also the most talented person in the Wang family besides Wang Feng who can take charge of his role.

"Yin, I'm going to die. Now my Wang family is in a precarious situation. If I'm not careful, my family will be destroyed and people will die. Your Majesty will leave the matter of dealing with the bandits to me. What do you think?"

Wang Yin knew that this was a test for himself. If he passed the test, then after Wang Feng passed away, all the rights of the Wang family would belong to him, so this memorial was very important.

"Brother, this is a trap set by His Majesty for our Wang family. If we don't send troops and bandits run rampant, the world will be in chaos. And those who are loyal to Liu family or have careful thoughts will definitely pour this basin of dirty water on us. body.

By then, we, the Wang family, will definitely become the target of public criticism in the world, and all the heroes in the world will target us and raise armies to clear the emperor's side. And above the court, those who are loyal to the Liu family will definitely fight against us in order for His Majesty to gain power. Hinder me at all costs.

With so many enemies outside and constraints inside, we cannot put down the rebellion with peace of mind. We will definitely fail. The Wang family will definitely be regarded as the source of trouble for the world by the rebels, and all the blame will be placed on our heads. The Wang family will be people. If he is punished, there will be no place for my Wang family to stand in the world of Nuo Da.

And if we send troops, then my Wang family's strength will go to Guandong with the counter-rebellion army. By then, if there is a change in Guanzhong, we will definitely not get help from the army.

This is probably His Majesty's plan. "

Wang Feng nodded: "That's it, Yin. It seems that it is very right to hand the Wang family into your hands. Do you have any solution?"

Wang Yin pondered for a moment and said: "We can't send troops and suppress the rebellion at the same time. It seems that we still need to rely on local power. I think we can send an envoy to contact the local officials with real power who are dependent on us, and the central envoy will give unified command. By combining forces from various counties and communicating with each other, we can defeat first-rate bandits and be defeated in one blow when encountering regular troops."

Wang Feng coughed several times in succession, his face was very pale, and there was a small amount of sweat on his forehead. He took the handkerchief from Wang Yin, wiped the sweat, and said:
"In the land of Henan, my Wang family still has some strength and prestige. Shentu Sheng and his bandits can be dealt with using your method, but the Black Mountain bandits in Hebei cannot.

Most of the people in Hebei belong to the Bai family. The influence of the Bai family in Hebei cannot be underestimated. People jokingly call the Bai family the "King of Hebei". This shows that if the Bai family does not agree, there will be no such thing as a Black Mountain bandit. Say it.

Do you know that in the late period of Emperor Wu, the world was exhausted, refugees were everywhere, and the world was full of chaos? "

"My brother has heard something."

"At that time, the biggest bandit in Hebei was named Fan Sheng. He called himself General Tiandao and acted for heaven. His power swept the land of Hebei and his reputation was resounding all over the world. Eight generals in Henan and Hebei were ordered by him. Even Emperor Wu had to send the central elite to quell the rebellion, and was even forced to issue the "Luntai Edict" in the end.

The cause was Fan Sheng, but do you know where he fell in the end? "

"I heard it's Hebei."

"Changshan County."

"What about this group of Black Mountain bandits now?"

"Hmph, after Fan Sheng, that group of thieves called themselves the Black Mountain Army. Do you know who the Changshan Prefect was who defeated this group of thieves?"

Wang Yin already had some guesses in his mind, but he didn't know who it was.

"Bai Bin!"

"Bai Bin, Mr. Wencheng Bai Bin?"

"Exactly!"

Wang Yin couldn't help but sigh inwardly when he heard such a secret. Wang Feng took a sip of hot water and continued: "So you know why your method can be used in Henan, but not in Hebei!"

Wang Yin nodded in frustration.

Wang Feng sighed and said: "This is Bai Ke fighting with me. He is not willing to be defeated by me, or he does not want to see me monopolize the government. Speaking of which, my Wang family and Bai family have no hatred. , some are just disputes in the court."

"Then what should we do now? Show weakness to the Bai family?"

Wang Feng shook his head: "I, Wang, have already obtained it and will never spit it out again unless I no longer have the ability. I called you here today just to see what your ability is and whether you can solve the current problem.

Now it seems that you can become the new head of the Wang family after me. You did not solve the chaos in Hebei. The fault is not yours, but the lack of information you have, so I can safely hand over the Wang family to you.

If your answer today is not in line with my wishes, I will give up my rights without mercy and let the Wang family retire from now on to prevent the Huo family from happening. "

After Wang Yin heard this, he immediately stood up and paid homage to Wang Feng: "Thank you for your respect, brother."

"Get up quickly!"

When Wang Yin stood up, Wang Feng continued: "Since you have the ability to take over my team, I will leave it to you to handle the current chaos in Henan. As for the issue in Hebei, I am not dead yet, so I will leave it to you." Let me remove the obstacles for you!”

Wang Yin hesitated and said, "Are we going to use force against the Bai family?"

Wang Feng smiled and shook his head: ""Bai's Spring and Autumn Annals of Mencius" says: A gentleman can bully others. Don't be tough when dealing with Bai's. They eat the soft and not the hard."

Wang Yinruo gained something.

July
Zhang Zhong, the imperial censor, begged for the bones, and Wang Yin, the chariot and cavalry general, was appointed as the censorial doctor and granted to Shi Zhong. He was granted full power to resolve the Shen Tu Sheng Rebellion in Henan by Da Sima.

Wang Yin immediately took Prime Minister Sizhi Xinduhou Wang Shang and Yushi Zhongcheng Bao Teng as envoys to go to Henan to temporarily take charge of the military affairs of nine counties, and the whole department suppressed Shentu Sheng's rebellion.

In the same month, You Fufeng Bai Guan moved to Weiwei, one of the nine ministers, responsible for the palace guards.

Although Bai Guan became the leader of the Southern Army, most of the lower-level officers and middle-level officers were still members of the Wang family. For example, the guards in the East and West palaces all had the surname Wang.

But this is also a friendly signal sent by Wang to Bai.

Wang Feng learned that the Wang family had a son named Mang. His father and brother died successively, leaving him alone in the family, so he lived with his uncles since he was a child.

Because of his family background, Wang Mang was different from other Wangs since he was a child. Most of the other Wangs in the family were generals and princes, so they lived a luxurious life, competing with each other.

Because his father and brother died young, Wang Mang did not have any official position, nor did he receive a title. Therefore, he kept his purity, lived a simple life, and was humble. He was also diligent and studious, and studied "Rituals" under Chen Shen, a great scholar in Pei County.

Chen Shen was a great Confucian who compiled "Bai Zhuan", but he was famous for being good at "Li". Under Chen Shen's education, Wang Mang was very disciplined. He served his mother and widowed sister-in-law, raised his brother's surviving son, behaved well, and had a rigorous style. . He served his uncles at home very considerately, and he befriended the wise men externally, becoming an alternative to the Wang family.

Now Wang Feng is eager to make peace with the Bai family, and Wang Mang is the key to it. He is a Confucian scholar and a Confucian scholar who studied "Bai Zhuan", so Wang Feng immediately recruited him into the central government and began to serve as an official.

On this day, he found Wang Mang.

"My nephew Wang Mang pays homage to my uncle."

Looking at this young man who was saluting informally, Wang Feng was very satisfied: "Ju Jun, I am going to ask you to go to Chaoge to deliver a letter, and by the way, I will let you stay in Chaoge for a while.

I heard that Taibai Academy in the Bai Kingdom is the top academy in the world. The people who teach there are either great Confucians or great sages. If you want to enter it, you must be a talented person or a famous person. Do you want to go? "

Wang Mang had long heard his mentor Chen Shen mention the name of Taibai Academy, and his mentor was also born here.

"My nephew is willing."

Seeing that Wang Mang was obviously very happy, but he still had to maintain etiquette, which made his face turn red. Wang Feng said with a smile: "Then it's settled. Jujun, you are the Qilin'er of my Wang family, and you also know my uncle's body." Things are getting worse and worse. I hope you can encourage yourself and strengthen yourself. The Wang family will still be in the hands of young people like you in the future."

Wang Mang immediately gave a very standard courtesy: "Uncle, please rest assured, Wang Mang will definitely remember his teachings and not fall into the name of the Wang family."

"Okay, very good, let's go!" Wang Feng was very happy to see someone succeeding him.

Wang Mang bowed again and slowly withdrew.

(End of this chapter)