Chapter 277 Division of Labor

Chapter 277 Division of Labor

Chapter 277 Division of Labor
Wang Yan's residence, which had been crowded with distinguished guests for several days, suddenly became quiet today.

After dinner, his wife Guo went to bed early, and Wang Yan and his family went to the study to continue discussing matters.

"At this point, the prestige of the Minister of State has plummeted, and the situation is somewhat out of control." Wang Yan stroked his beard and said, "Shao Xun is a man who never gets up early without profit. Since he is willing to take the risk to come to Luoyang and gain this reputation, he must have some ulterior motive."

"Isn't this a good thing for Grandpa?" Wang Xuan asked with a smile, "The scholars who have come to visit in the past few days are as numerous as crucian carp in the river, and everyone is looking for a way out. Shao Xun is certainly good at fighting and has a great reputation, but the people, money, and talents of the world are not in his hands. In the end, Grandpa has to support the Luoyang court."

"It would be great if it were that simple." Wang Yan shook his head and said, "Besides, Situ is not dead yet. As long as he is here, some things will have to be postponed for one day."

Hearing his father say this, Wang Xuan was a little hesitant.

Indeed, as long as Sima Yue was alive, the nearly eighty assistants in the shogunate would not be able to openly defect to others.

Behind them, there are dozens of noble families.

These families can often lead more nobles and powerful people, and their potential power should not be underestimated.

In addition to his shogunate assistants, Sima Yue also had two affiliated forces, namely Sima Mo, King of Nanyang in Guanzhong, and Sima Rui, King of Langya in Jiangdong.

Their support is also very important.

If my father wants to successfully take over this huge power, it will take some effort - or even be impossible to take it over at all.

"Grandpa, will the Duke of Luyang really not interfere in Luoyang's affairs?" Wang Xuan asked.

"How is that possible! It's just talk." Wang Yan chuckled and said, "At least, he wants to intervene in the Imperial Guards."

"What a big ambition." Wang Xuan slapped the table and said in an ambiguous tone.

"With sharp weapons in hand, the desire to kill arises naturally. With powerful soldiers in hand, isn't it normal to have ambitions?" Wang Yan glanced at his son and said, "Don't think that they are too much. Things in the world are nothing more than you take a step forward, I take a step back, and we accommodate each other and tolerate each other. Shao Xun can't control the court, so naturally he wants to capture the imperial guards. Besides, after this Xiongnu invasion, who do you think is suitable to hand over the imperial guards?"

"I didn't expect that my grandfather is so optimistic about the Duke of Luyang County." Wang Xuan said in surprise.

"There may be other people in the world who are good at training soldiers and fighting wars, but I only know Shao Xun. If we don't use him, who else can we use?" Wang Yan asked back.

Wang Xuan couldn't answer.

Luoyang was besieged once. Although my father seemed fine on the surface, he must have been greatly shocked inside.

No matter how good you are at playing political games, can you withstand the Huns' butcher knives for a moment?

The world is different now. If the Luoyang court is to survive, people like Shao Xun are indispensable.

He is now qualified to get the high-ranking officials to give up benefits in order to curry favor with him.

In other words, Shao Xun is now qualified to enter the core power circle, instead of only being able to exert influence indirectly through others as before.

"Grandpa, can Shao Xun control the Imperial Guards?" Wang Huifeng interrupted, "The Left Guard is fine, he should be very familiar with it. The Right Guard is a bit troublesome. As for the Left Army and the Right Army, they have almost nothing to do with him. It's not that simple, right?"

"He doesn't want everyone." Wang Yan said, "If he recruits unreliable troops, wouldn't that be asking for trouble? Besides, he has always been sensible and won't eat alone. He will always share some of the benefits with others."

Wang Huifeng nodded.

Wang Yan glanced at his daughter, feeling a little regretful.

If Shao Xun married his own daughter, he would feel more at ease when cooperating with him.

Then he smiled to himself again.

How could he be willing to give up his dignity and seriously consider such a thing before the Huns besieged the city? Even if he occasionally had the idea, it would be quickly extinguished.

The Wang family of Langya cannot afford to lose this person.

But now? It doesn't seem so hard to accept...

People are just mean.

"Let's find a way to get Chu Zhong back." Wang Yan calmed down and said, "The Prince of Langya has initially established a firm foothold. He no longer needs Chu Zhong to stay in Yangzhou to help. The Imperial Guards need him even more."

When saying this, Wang Yan felt a little helpless.

How sad it is that such a large clan as Wang Clan of Langya can only rely on Chu Zhong to lead the army!

But he may not be able to manage this matter well - alas.

Wang Xuan had the same idea as his father.

The Wang family wanted to get involved in the Imperial Guards, but they could only rely on Uncle Chu Zhong. It was really speechless.

Wang Huifeng frowned and remained silent.

Only Wang Jingfeng laughed.

Seeing that the three of them were looking at her, she said a little embarrassedly: "Don't look at me. Uncle Ah Hei has been training for two years. He should have mastered the art of war. Maybe he can command the imperial guards."

The three of them were still looking at her.

Wang Jingfeng couldn't stand it anymore, and said with a sad face, "You won't give me to Shao Xun, right?"

Wang Xuan almost laughed out loud. What was his elder sister thinking about every day?
Wang Huifeng felt helpless.

Wang Yan felt an impulse surge in his heart again.

"In the past, Qin Yilu was sent by Lü Bu to visit Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu married a woman from the Han royal family. His wife, Du, stayed in Pi." Wang Yan suddenly said. "In the Later Han Dynasty, Xu Ping married two women, and both wives lived together."

"Zheng Ziqun married Chen Sikong's younger sister, but they lost contact with each other due to the Lü Bu Rebellion. He then married a girl from the same village, the Cai family. After Xuzhou was pacified, Chen was able to return, and the two concubines coexisted."

"Anfeng prefect Cheng Liang already had a wife, and later married another, thus establishing a second heir."

"Jia Gonglu has two wives, one on the left and one on the right."

Wang Jingfeng was startled and asked in a trembling voice: "Grandpa, what are you talking about?"

Wang Huifeng also frowned.

Wang Xuan thought about it seriously and said, "Father, there have indeed been many cases of marrying two wives or two wives as a legitimate wife since the end of the Han Dynasty, and even more in the Ming Dynasty. However, there are many reasons for this. For example, Wu Gang, the Eastern Chief of Wei Zheng, fled to Wu. His wife stayed in China and he married another wife in Wu. Later, Wu Gang returned with his second wife and son, and the two wives coexisted. But if you marry two wives for no reason, it may cause criticism."

Wang Yan felt a little embarrassed.

The old wall lamp was indeed impulsive, but fortunately he talked about it in front of his family and it didn't spread out.

Otherwise, not only would the Wang family be embarrassed, but they would also offend the Yu family.

"Grandpa, did you just--" Wang Jingfeng blinked his eyes and said aggrievedly: "Even if you want to do this, can you let Shao Xun cancel the engagement with the Yu family first, and then marry me. What's the matter with two wives and one legitimate wife? It's not nice to say it out loud."

Wang Yan was embarrassed by his eldest daughter's words and scolded, "Fool, the Duke of Luyang County likes Huifeng, not you."

Wang Huifeng was a little unhappy and his face turned a little red.

It is true that a woman should not marry two men, and she did not plan to marry again. But when she heard that the Duke of Luyang County actually disliked her beautiful sister and liked her, she felt a strange emotion in her heart. She could not help but want to find out why he was like this? What did he like about her?
"The Duke of Luyang has a keen eye and sees through A-Yu's true nature of all appearance but rotten inside. Haha." Wang Xuan actually laughed.

Wang Jingfeng was a little angry and didn't want to talk anymore.

There is not a single good person in this family!
My mother complains that she eats too much.

My father wanted to send me out to make friends with a military strategist.

My brother gloats over other people's misfortune.

My sister didn't speak up for me either.

too difficult.

"Let's not talk about this anymore." Wang Yan sat down with a melancholy look on his face, and said self-deprecatingly, "My grandfather is like this now, you should know how popular the Duke of Luyang is in the capital, right? This man is not only good at fighting, but also good at creating momentum and winning people's hearts. He is not simple."

"This must be what Lu Zhi and Lu Zidao taught." Wang Xuan judged.

"Lu Zidao can't take care of everything." Wang Yan said: "I have been dealing with Shao Xun for quite some time. This man has some skills. It is hard to say how far he will go in the future."

"Grandpa, there's something I want to ask you—" Wang Xuan said hesitantly.

"Go ahead." Wang Yan said with a wave of his hand.

"Then I'll tell you." Wang Xuan laughed and said, "Grandpa, can you reconsider the matter of moving south to Jianye..."

"Don't mention this again." Wang Yan stretched out his hand to stop his son from speaking, and said, "It's not impossible to do what China wants, but why do you want to flee to Wu? Do you still have any ambition? If you want to run away when you encounter difficulties, I can be sure that if you go to Jianye, you will not have a good ending."

"You really have confidence in the Duke of Luyang County." Wang Xuan said angrily.

Wang Yan smiled and didn't want to say more.

Everyone has something they insist on.

After experiencing the siege by the Huns, he became somewhat aware of the situation.

Although he is far inferior to the ancient sages, if he works hard, does not indulge in vain things, and works hard to help the world, he may be able to turn the situation around bit by bit.

Well, maybe it was a little late now, but he still wanted to give it a try.

In his life, he has done too many absurd things and has been indulging in power politics for too long.

When he saw Shao Xun cutting through the waves on the top of Ximing Tower, he felt that he was going too far in just going with the flow.

How embarrassing it is to spend most of your life in insignificant ways and yet your contribution is not as good as that of a newly rising military strategist?

Shao Xun has already told him clearly that the Luoyang court still needs him to take the helm, so he can just let go and do his best to help the country, and he will support him.

If we can quell the chaos and clear the world in the future, we may be able to go down in history and be admired by future generations.

Wang Yan knew that Shao Xun was speaking from the heart.

He is also a little eager to try it now.

Of course people have selfish desires, and it is not shameful to be selfish, but we must know the limits and not spoil the pot with which we eat.

The prince of the Sima clan almost turned the Jin Dynasty upside down, and now he is needed to fix it.

"Tomorrow you will come with me to the palace to meet the emperor." Wang Yan looked at his son and said, "The situation has changed drastically. The emperor may have some new ideas."

"Okay." Wang Xuan agreed.

(End of this chapter)