I practiced magic in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 146 I want you to help me practice!
Luoyang, Xiyuan.

Today, the house is filled with guests, all of whom are here to celebrate Wang Jing's victory on the battlefield and defeating the ambitious coalition of eighteen princes.

War is often a continuation of politics. To put it bluntly, this battle of "Eighteen Princes Fighting against Wang Jing" is a struggle between the New Party and the Old Party.

Wang Jing's Northern Army defeated Dong Zhuo's Western Liang Army, so it was natural for them to take over the political interests that originally belonged to Dong Zhuo, such as some important official positions and posts, as well as the power represented by these positions and posts, which involved the allocation of resources within the empire.

To put it simply, the new party represented by Wang Jing and Wang Yun divided up the cake that originally belonged to the old party.

Not only that, some of the laws implemented by Wang Jing and Wang Yun to protect the lower-class people also harmed the interests of the aristocratic families and wealthy families, causing a lot of dissatisfaction.

This is the fundamental reason for the outbreak of the war, and Wang Jing's victory in the war means that the new party's voice in the court will be further increased, and the old party's power will continue to be cut.

Taking advantage of the celebration banquet, Wang Jing and Wang Yun also began to gather members of the New Party, inviting Xun Shuang, Shisun Rui, Yang Zan and others to discuss how to divide the spoils.

Although Wang Jing achieved victory in the military, the power of the Taiyuan Wang family was still slightly weak politically. If they wanted to compete with the Runan Yuan family, which had three generations of officials, they had to form a powerful political faction, form an alliance with each other, and move forward towards a common goal.

In this way, Wang Jing could concentrate on fighting outside, while Wang Yun and the members of the New Party were responsible for stabilizing the rear, governing the local area, supporting industries, and winning the hearts of the people. In addition, they were also required to supply food and fodder to the Northern Army, manufacture weapons, and maintain a stable and harmonious social environment.

Wang Yun and the entire New Party members deserve at least half the credit for the Northern Army's brilliant victory.

Without their support and the families behind them, no matter how strong the Northern Army was, it would be nothing more than a group of bandits and would never become a king's army.

Now that we have reaped the fruits of victory, it is naturally time to sit down and share the fruits of our labor.

Wang Yun was not polite and directly recommended his brother Wang Hong and his fellow villager Song Yi. Wang Hong, in particular, had already been a county magistrate and had done an excellent job during his tenure, enforcing laws and regulations, cracking down on the powerful, and helping the people. In addition, as Wang Hong was Wang Yun's brother, Wang Jing planned to promote him to the position of prefect.

Xun Shuang also recommended his two nephews, Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo, as well as Xun Yan and Xun Xiuruo!

Wang Jing was amused when he heard this, and teased Xun Shuang with a smile, saying, "Of the three talents of the Xun family, I have two, and one of them is a talent who can assist the king. It seems that the Xun family really spent a lot of money."

When Wang Jing first entered Luoyang, he didn't even have a counselor around him, and the only famous general he could barely bring up was his cousin Wang Ling. Although Xu Shu, the first person he conquered, was talented, he was still young and lacked skills, and he was still studying hard under Sima Zheng.

Now he has Xun You, Jia Xu, and Li Ru under his command in literature, and Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Gao Shun, Yan Xing, and Zhou Tai in military affairs. In addition, with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who can be commanded, his lineup is becoming more and more luxurious.

It can only be said that the stronger you are, the luckier you are. Wang Jing didn't even need to take the initiative to make a request. As a member of the new party, Xun Shuang himself hoped that the outstanding people in the clan would serve the Northern Army.

At present, the Xun family of Yingchuan obviously intends to deepen cooperation with the Wang family of Taiyuan. The two families have formed an alliance with each other, and the Xun family has taken the initiative to board Wang Jing's pirate ship and place a heavy bet on him.

You know, the three Xun brothers all have extraordinary talents.

This time, two of them came directly and joined Wang Jing's army, which shows the sincerity of the Xun family.

There is no need to mention Xun Yu, he is the head of the civil officials under Cao Cao and a talented assistant to the king.

Although the elder brother Xun Yan is not as famous as his younger brother Xun Yu, he is not an ordinary character either.

In the history of the Three Kingdoms, after the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao conquered Yuan Shang. Gao Gan, the nephew of Yuan Shao who had originally surrendered to Cao Wei, rebelled again and secretly dispatched troops to seize Yecheng. However, his plan was seen through by Xun Yan, who was the military supervisor at the time. He dispatched troops and killed Gao Gan in one fell swoop, and was awarded the title of marquis for his merits.

Among the three Xun clan members, only Xun Chen and Xun Youruo were left to serve as Yuan Shao's adviser and did not come to surrender.

Although the Xun family was optimistic about Wang Jing, they still played it safe and habitually adopted a strategy of diversified investment, never putting all their eggs in one basket.

Wang Jing was also extremely envious of Xun Chen.

This man's ability of talking is no less than that of Zhuge Liang in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, who debated with many scholars and scolded Wang Lang to death.

Xun Chen in the history of the Three Kingdoms was able to convince Han Fu to give Jizhou to Yuan Shao with just his eloquent tongue. He was a real master of verbal attacks, and had some of the abilities of the former strategists Zhang Qin and Su Yi.

However, Wang Jing was not in a hurry. When Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao fought for control of Hebei, he would have plenty of opportunities to take action.

Sili Prefecture had seven counties and 106 districts under its jurisdiction.

At this time, the four counties of Henan, Henei, Hedong and Hongnong had completely fallen into Wang Jing's control, while the three places of Jingzhao Yin, Zuo Fengyi and You Fufeng were still in the hands of Huangfu Song, who led his troops to guard Chang'an City.

Wang Jing thought about it and finally decided to appoint Xun Yu as the prefect of Henei County, which was considered an explanation to the Xun family. With Xun Yu's political talent, handing Henei over to him to govern was also considered to be the best use of people and resources.

Xun Chen was appointed as the military inspector and stationed in Henei. While resisting Han Fu, he was also responsible for monitoring the movements of Jizhou and preparing for the Northern Army's eastward strategy.

Wang Hongze was appointed by Wang Jing as the governor of Hongnong. Wang Hongze was a man of courage and vision, and not pedantic. Wang Jing planned to have him cooperate with Zhai Jie, the magistrate of Pingyin County, to promote the Mohism that had been modified by Wang Jing in the local area and cultivate a group of new talents with scientific knowledge.

As for Song Yi, he was a traditional Confucian scholar. There was no problem with his moral character and integrity, but his actual political ability was very worrying. Wang Jing had no choice but to throw him into the Secretariat to help Cai Yong, so that he could concentrate on studying and compiling Confucian classics, to avoid causing trouble when he went to the local area and making everyone look bad.

Unexpectedly, Song Yi himself was quite happy about Wang Jing's arrangement, and even went to thank him in person, which made Wang Jing laugh and cry. He secretly sighed that this man was not pretending to be stupid, but was really stupid, and really didn't understand politics at all.

However, everyone has different aspirations. Some people become officials to gain power, while others become officials because of interest. Wang Jing does not intend to force them.

What's more, the Secretary General, who mastered the movable type printing technology and publishing power, was not a cold office in the circle of scholars. On the contrary, it was extremely popular.

You should know that when Cai Yong became the Secretary General, his house was now trampled by people. Countless nobles came to his house with gifts and asked him to do things in order to spread their own schools of thought and collections of books. He was even more glorious than when he was a "great scholar" or "famous scholar".

After all, Cai Yong had only an empty reputation before, but now he has a propaganda tool that can influence the reputation of his family. He holds real power, so naturally he has unlimited glory, which is incomparable to his past when he was down and out.

Among the four counties of the capital, Wang Hong was in charge of Hongnong, Wang Ling governed Hedong, Xun Yu governed Henei, and the remaining Henan Yin was the most critical one, because the areas under his jurisdiction, including twenty large counties including Luoyang, were all the core areas of the Han Empire.

After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Wang Jing finally turned his gaze to Jia Xu: "Wenhe, are you willing to serve as the governor of Henan?"

Xun Shuang was a little disappointed. He actually hoped that Xun You could take over the position of Henan Yin, but he also understood that the Xun family was too powerful. In order to maintain balance, Wang Jing did not hesitate to let people from the Wang family take charge of the two counties to achieve a balance with the Xun family.

If Xun You were appointed as the governor of Henan, this balance would inevitably be broken.

Jia Xu was also a smart man. He immediately understood Wang Jing's intention and smiled and bowed: "It's all up to you, my lord."

"Haha, very good."

The spoils were divided smoothly and everyone was satisfied with the result. Wang Jing was naturally in a good mood and immediately raised his glass to drink with everyone: "Come on, let's drink."

After three rounds of drinks, everyone was drinking happily.

The happiest person was not Wang Jing, but Wang Yun.

There were two prefects in one family, one was the prime minister of the current dynasty, and this son was also a capable and brave general. He was granted a title and appointed a general, and he dominated the world. Now Wang Yun's power and status were completely consolidated, and the power of the Taiyuan Wang family also expanded rapidly, becoming one of the top wealthy families and the undisputed leader of the New Party. It was even strong enough to compete with the Runan Yuan family.

Therefore, Wang Yun was really very happy, and he felt that he had made the right decision by supporting Wang Jing in his uprising.

The huge investment made in Wang Jing, the second son, has now been recovered a million times over, accumulating deep political capital for the Wang family of Taiyuan.

During the banquet, many guests looked at Wang Yun with burning eyes, their eyes full of envy and jealousy.

Among them were the Imperial Counselor Xia Mou, and the former Minister of Agriculture Feng Fang. Both of them used to be members of the Eight Schools of Xiyuan. They were close buddies who had fought together, but now they are both in a very miserable state.

Originally, both of them would have died an untimely death in Dong Zhuo's rebellion.

Now, thanks to the appearance of Wang Jing, these two brothers are still alive and well.

However, a real man cannot live without power for a day. It would be fine if he never had it, but after having tasted power and then losing it, no matter how broad-minded he is, he cannot withstand such a blow.

Therefore, after the two lost their military power, their lives were not happy at all.

"Remonstrance Master, I heard that Marquis Qi intends to use Cai Bojie and promote him to the position of Minister of Rites, one of the Nine Ministers."

During the conversation, Feng Fang's eyes were full of envy. Being among the Nine Ministers was one of the absolute power cores of the imperial dynasty. It was an honor and a height that many people in the officialdom could never reach in their lifetime.

"Hehe, isn't it just that I gave birth to a good daughter? I just don't have a daughter, otherwise I might be able to become a Nine Ministers now."

After drinking a few cups of horse urine, Xia Mu began to speak incoherently.

The story of Wang Jing and Cai Yan's harmonious performance in front of Dongyang Gate has now spread throughout the city and has become a popular story.

Many people secretly envied Cai Yong's luck. His career was obviously bleak, but he managed to turn things around thanks to his daughter. How could this be justified? Who is Wang Jing?

He is the most popular person in Luoyang right now!

It can't even be called a rising star, it's simply a scorching sun at its zenith!

How many people would be willing to become relatives with such a heroic figure?
Therefore, Xia Mou was very dissatisfied with Cai Yong.

He always thought that if Emperor Ling had not died too early, how could he have fallen to such a state?

Now seeing Cai Yong's success by relying on nepotism, Xia Mou felt disdainful but also envious, so he said a few angry words.

As for the Counselor, he is used to criticizing others on a daily basis and he has no control over his mouth.

However, Xia Mou's words were unintentional, but Feng Fang's listeners took it seriously.

Xia Mou doesn’t have a daughter, but Feng Fang does!

Feng Fang couldn't help but recall his glorious past. How glorious was he when he was the son-in-law of the great eunuch Cao Jie?

Now the monkeys scatter when the tree falls, and people leave and the tea is forgotten. Although he still retains the official title of Right Colonel of the Auxiliary Army, what is the use of this empty position?

He has no soldiers under his command, let alone collecting empty salaries. Even the money he made when he was the Minister of Agriculture is now almost gone.

What is the difference between a toothless tiger and a fat pig waiting to be slaughtered?

Secretly, countless people in Luoyang City have begun to eye the Feng family covetously, especially the rising new party forces. Each of them is like a vicious wolf, making Feng Fang, an "old party" who is not a member of the old party, feel like there is something stuck in his throat and a chill down his spine.

When he was in power, Feng Fang gained Liu Hong's trust because of the political attributes of the eunuch camp. During the period of the Ten Attendants, he even ignored Yuan Wei.

However, a new emperor appoints new ministers, and this is no longer Liu Hong's era. The old party holds a grudge against the "remnants" of the Ten Attendants, and the members of the new party who have been suppressed due to the Factions and Persecutions also hold them extremely hostile.

With such a stubborn mind, one can imagine how anxious Feng Fang lives every day.

Feng Fang, who once lived in as Cao Jie's son-in-law, knew that only by leaning against a big tree could he enjoy the shade. He felt that it was time for him to find a new, thick and strong thigh to hold tightly!
Looking throughout Luoyang, whose thighs are thicker and stronger than Wang Jing's?
Since you are going to hug someone's thigh, of course you should hug the thickest and strongest one!
At this time, there were many beauties in Wang Jing's mansion.

Among the ones Feng Fang knew alone, there was Dong Zhuo's granddaughter Dong Bai, Zhang Ji's widow Zou, and an extremely favored maid Diao Chan, each one more beautiful than the other.

what is this?
It’s true that even a hero can’t resist the temptation of beautiful women!

Therefore, Feng Fang couldn't help but have some evil thoughts, because his family happened to have a beautiful daughter who was unmarried!

Although it sounds bad to get to the top by "selling your daughter", can the affairs of scholars be called "selling"?

This is called marriage!

Wang Jing doesn't know yet that he has now been labeled as a "womanizer", and many people have even started thinking about how to collect beauties from all over the world for him.

Even his relationship with Cai Yan has been talked about by countless people, and many stories that people like to hear and hear have been made into something interesting.

After the banquet, after chatting with his eldest brother Wang Gai and third brother Wang Ding for a while, Wang Jing settled down in Sikong Mansion and moved into his own room.

Although this is his home, he has been busy with military training or fighting in the past two years, so he has basically not lived here many times.

After a while, Diao Chan brought some mulberry juice and said, "My dear, drink some mulberry juice to sober you up."

Wang Jing looked over when he heard the voice, and although he did not speak a word, his burning eyes were worth a thousand words. Facing Diao Chan's shy and timid look, just one glance at her made his heart beat fast.

Wang Jing poured Diao Chan a cup and handed it to her: "Sit down and drink with me."

"Thank you, my lord."

Wang Jing smiled and touched Diao Chan's white and tender little hand: "Thank you for your hard work these days. I heard that you are practicing dancing recently?"

Diao Chan's cheeks were burning under Wang Jing's gaze. She looked shy and did not dare to look at Wang Jing. She just lowered her head and replied softly, "Yes, Sikong taught me a skill. It is said to be a court dance from the Zhou Dynasty, specially used for praying for blessings. It is called "Phoenix Dance."

"'Phoenix Dance'?"

Wang Jing was stunned when he heard this. In the Zhou Dynasty, only princesses or concubines in the palace could practice this martial art. It was a method of dual cultivation that could harmonize yin and yang and help both men and women to improve their skills.

Of course, the man will definitely benefit more.

This technique does not have much combat power, but for Wang Jing who is practicing with the help of Danyu Holy Flame, it is of great benefit.

Wang Jing chuckled and picked up Diao Chan's soft body. After not seeing her for a while, she became more graceful and beautiful after practicing "Phoenix Dance".

"Chan'er, do you know that in order to master the "Phoenix Dance" technique, you must first harmonize water, fire, yin and yang? Today, I want you to help me practice."

"Oh, my dear, the candles, blow them out first!"

"Don't worry about that. It will burn out on its own anyway. Besides, you're so beautiful. I want to take a good look at you."

After a night of torrential rain and wind, the two practiced happily together until the next day, when Wang Jing and Diao Chan slept until noon and woke up slowly. They felt relaxed and in a good mood.

When Wang Jing lifted the quilt, Diao Chan was also awakened and hurriedly wanted to get up: "My lord, I will help you get dressed right away."

However, she had been tossed around quite hard last night, and now her whole body was still sore and weak. As a result, she lost her balance and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Wang Jing was quick enough to support her in time.

Wang Jing held Diao Chan's delicate and soft body in his arms, and his heart was moved. He then helped her to the dressing table with a smile and said teasingly, "You are in this state, and you still want to help me dress? Forget it, I will help you dress up."

Wang Jing picked up the comb and carefully combed Diao Chan's smooth long hair.

Diao Chan, who was already deeply in love with Wang Jing, was treated so gently at this moment. Her heart was filled with sweetness, which was about to overflow from the corners of her curved mouth.

But then Diao Chan seemed to remember something and couldn't help becoming melancholy.

Wang Jing saw that she was in a bad mood, and asked with concern: "What's wrong? Did I hurt you?"

"No, that's not it."

Diao Chan took out the sachet that she had treasured for a long time. The fabric was rough and the workmanship was not very fine, but Diao Chan carried it with her with great care. Looking at the sachet in her hand, she frowned slightly and sighed softly, saying, "This sachet was given to me by my mother. I miss her a little bit."

After her father died, she depended on her mother for everything. She hadn't seen her mother for a while, so she couldn't help but miss her when she saw the things.

Wang Jing thought it was something serious, but when he heard Diao Chan say this, he smiled and promised her, "You are going to marry into the family anyway, so why not just bring your mother from Bingzhou to the general's mansion so you don't have to worry about her every day."

After all, she is his future mother-in-law, and Wang Jing does not intend to treat her unfairly.

A few days later, a fleet arrived at the dock of Mengjin Port in a mighty manner.

Thousands of fully armed soldiers in armor came down from the ship first, followed by several female secret guards in black, who protected a beautiful woman who still had her charm as she went ashore.

On the shore, someone had been waiting for a long time.

"Mother!"

"Xiaohong?"

Diao Chan threw herself into her mother Qian's arms, her face flushed with excitement, obviously very happy.

"Mom, I miss you so much."

After a long while, Diao Chan raised her head and acted coquettishly towards Qian with a look of attachment on her face.

Qian smiled gently, touched her increasingly pretty face, and said lovingly, "Mother misses you too."

(End of this chapter)