Chapter 628 Su Wei's Suggestions
Chapter 628 Su Wei's Suggestions
Su Lie jumped on his horse and pointed the gilded dragon spear in his hand into the distance. Luo Shixin slowly raised his big iron spear.
Although both of them used spears, their spear skills were at two extremes. Su Lie was known for his three unique spears, which were fast, fierce and accurate. The generals who fought against him would never last more than three rounds.
Luo Shixin's iron spear weighs eighty kilograms and has great power. He can poke a big hole in the wall with one spear. Moreover, he simplifies his moves. Although the speed is not fast, the lethality is great. He is known as the Overlord Spear in the army.
In the distance, Su Wei was a little anxious. He had just settled down, and his grandson was competing with the commander of the Jin Wang Army. What if...
Song Laosheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, old Prime Minister. The Jin army has always appointed people based on merit and talent. General Luo wants to recruit Lingsun under his command, so he is testing his martial arts."
Su Wei nodded. Song Laosheng’s words reminded him of himself. If he didn’t show some unique talents, how could he be valued?
At this time, Su Lie shouted loudly, galloped on his horse, and rushed towards Luo Shixin at lightning speed. Luo Shixin pointed his spear, as steady as a rock.
The two men met in an instant, and Su Lie's spear stabbed towards Luo Shixin like a storm. The tip of the spear was like golden snowflakes flying in the sky, covering Luo Shixin's whole body. I wonder where he was actually stabbing?
Luo Shixin also shouted, "Break!"
His big iron spear stabbed straight into Su Lie's chest with such ferocious momentum that the air around the tip of the spear seemed to be pierced.
"Bang!" With a sharp metal collision sound, Su Lie's gun almost flew out of his hand, and a piece of armor flew off Luo Shixin's left arm.
The two men were in a stalemate. After a while, they both laughed and released their spears at the same time.
When masters compete, they can know the opponent's strengths with just one move.
Luo Shixin patted Su Lie on the shoulder and said, "Join me! Let's fight side by side."
"Okay!" Su Lie agreed happily.
Su Lie has always been arrogant, but Luo Shixin's powerful marksmanship made him see another world of marksmanship.
Luo Shixin immediately appointed Su Lie as General of the Cavalry, the commander of a cavalry battalion, commanding 3,000 cavalry. This was the result of Su Lie's many years of fighting experience in Hebei being recognized.
At dusk, Su Wei came to visit Luo Shixin, and Luo Shixin invited Su Wei into the big tent.
"Thank you, General, for employing my grandson!"
Luo Shixin smiled slightly and said, "The Sui army in Jiangnan has always promoted people based on their talents. Sun's martial arts skills and his achievements in suppressing bandits in Hebei were all earned by him."
Luo Shixin said it very implicitly, implying that Su Lie's being given an important position had nothing to do with you, the old Prime Minister Su.
Su Wei's old face flushed, and he added: "I came to visit General Luo to make a suggestion!"
"Old Prime Minister, please speak!"
"Did the King of Jin tell General Luo about recruiting talents from Guanlong?"
Luo Shixin nodded, "I did say that!"
Su Wei smiled and said, "This is easy. Yang Yong and the royal family fled to Bashu, and all the civil and military officials in the court were abandoned. Everyone has no means of living, and they are also being punished by the emperor. People are in panic. Why don't you use this opportunity to recruit talents from Guanlong?"
"Please let Elder Su remind me. What should I do? Please teach me, old Prime Minister!"
Su Wei stroked his beard and said, "General, have you ever heard the story of buying horse bones for a thousand pounds?"
Luo Shixin smiled and nodded, "I know!"
"General, you may as well spread the news of my surrender to the King of Jin in Chang'an. I believe it will attract more people to join us. If you can help the officials in Chang'an with their difficulties, I believe the effect will be better. The only disadvantage is that you will inevitably have to bear the pressure from the emperor!"
Luo Shixin nodded, "Old General, do you have a list of officials?"
Su Wei took out a list and handed it to Luo Shixin, "This is the list of officials I brought. General, you can conduct a secret visit according to the list!" Su Wei said goodbye and left. Luo Shixin pondered for a moment, wrote a letter, and found a liaison soldier. He handed him the letter and the list and said, "You go to Chang'an City and give the letter and the list to General Cheng, and ask him to act according to the instructions of King Jin's order!"
The city of Chang'an has completely returned to peace. Shops have opened one after another, and Pingkangfang is bustling with singing and dancing again. However, a purge of officials has also begun. Emperor Yang Guang has adopted a one-size-fits-all approach. All officials who have been loyal to the Western Sui court have been dismissed. Among them, dozens of royal family members and officials have been put on the wanted list and questioned. Needless to say, all the royal family members, from Yang Yong, Yang Qing to their descendants, have been included in the wanted list.
There was also a special list for officials, with Prime Minister Su Wei ranking first, followed by Minister of Personnel Yun Dingxing, General Han Sengshou, Minister of Rites Liu Ti, Minister of Punishments He Ruohuailiang and others.
Even other middle and low-level officials who were not on the list faced another kind of purge. Not only would they be dismissed from their posts, but their official residences and properties would also be confiscated, and their entire families would be driven out of their homes and left to wander the streets.
At this time, Jin Wang Xiao Xia, who had always denounced the pseudo-regime, lent a helping hand to these officials who were driven out of their homes.
The Han family suffered the most among the officials who were purged. Because Han Qinhu's son Han Shiye participated in Yang Xuangan's rebellion, all of Han Qinhu's titles and honors were revoked. Although Han Shiye surrendered to Qu Tutong, he was not pardoned and was still convicted and exiled to Lingnan.
Han Qinhu's two brothers, Han Sengshou and Han Hong, were also convicted at the same time, and all the houses and properties of the Han family were confiscated.
Han Xiaoji, the son of Han Sengshou, who had served as the junior supervisor of the Chang'an Military Equipment Bureau, was also dismissed from his post, his property was confiscated and he was kicked out of his home.
Han Hyo-ki was about thirty-five or thirty-six years old, and his son and daughter were both in their teens. The family only brought a few cloth bags and were very worried about what to do.
Han Xiaoji had no choice but to take his wife and children to seek refuge with his father-in-law Yue Wensheng. Yue Wensheng had always been a professor at Jingzhao Prefecture School and was not included in the liquidation this time. Although he reluctantly took in his son-in-law and daughter's family, he was also afraid of being implicated.
That afternoon, Yue Wensheng hurried back and found his son-in-law and his family living in the guest room. He said anxiously, "Wang Shichong found me today and forbade me to take you in anymore. Otherwise, he would fire me!"
Han Xiaoji was shocked, "If my father-in-law doesn't take me in, I will have nowhere to go with my wife and children."
Yue Wensheng waved his hand and said, "Listen to me first. There is a rumor circulating outside that Su Wei has been taken in by the King of Jin. The King of Jin will also take in other dismissed officials. You can go and give it a try."
"Really?"
"Of course it's true. If you don't go out, you won't know anything. The news has already spread like wildfire outside."
Han Xiaoji hesitated and said, "Shall we go to Gangnam?"
"No, go to the Xihai Trading Company in the East City to register first. After you pass the review, they will arrange it."
Han Xiaoji nodded as if he had grabbed a life-saving piece of wood and said, "I will go tomorrow. Father-in-law will let us stay for a few more days."
Yue Wensheng sighed and said, "I'm not trying to chase you away, but Wang Shichong will send someone to check tonight. You must leave now. I'll give you some money and you can stay at the inn for a few days."
Han Xiaoji had no choice but to leave his father-in-law's house with his wife and children and find a small inn to stay in.
Seeing his wife sitting on the bed wiping tears, Han Xiaoji felt sad, so he hugged his wife and comforted her, "God will never leave anyone without a way out. The King of Jin dared to take in Su Wei, so he will definitely take me in too. Chang'an and Luoyang won't tolerate me, so let's go to Jiangnan."
The wife wiped away her tears and nodded, "I don't care where I go. As long as I can support the two children, I can go anywhere."
"Don't worry! I'll go to East Market early tomorrow morning."
The next morning, Han Xiaoji hurried to the East Market and found the West Sea Trading Company. The warrior at the door invited him into the waiting hall inside. Han Xiaoji unexpectedly found that the hall was full of officials like him, about thirty or forty people.
"Brother Han San!"
Han Xiaoji suddenly heard someone calling him. He turned around and saw someone sitting by the door. It was his uncle's nephew Li Jing.
(End of this chapter)