Chapter 1100 Before and after the first snow
Before the first snow fell in Guanzhong in the fifteenth year of Jianxing, Pei Qian finally got permission from Feng Junhou to take his son and concubine back to Hedong for the New Year.
General Guan doesn’t know much about political calculations regarding Feng Junhou’s decision to imitate Emperor Xiaowu and implement the family extension order.
But from a military perspective, she seems to have a different view:
"Is it too early? The Central Plains and Hebei are both places where aristocratic families live. If they are not willing, the Han will send troops eastward in the future, which will probably cause a lot of difficulties."
Feng Junhou shook his head:
"I don't want to. That's for sure, but it doesn't mean that their way will be cut off. Aren't there still other ways to survive? It depends on whether they are willing to leave."
"The things in Hedong are such a big fuss. It is better to put pressure on them now when they are timid than to mention it again after they have calmed down."
As for Liangzhou, it’s enough to do it once.
You can't always send cavalry to destroy the family.
Why was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's favor order an unsolvable conspiracy?
It is because after the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, the power of the imperial court has greatly exceeded that of the vassal states.
Although it will only become weaker and weaker if you obey the orders of the imperial court, you can survive for several generations.
If you don’t obey the orders of the imperial court, it is impossible to say that even this generation will not be able to survive.
Over the years, the Han Dynasty has won many battles and has become the dominant force in the world.
Whenever the Han Dynasty takes Luoyang or Hebei, it will be a matter of learning how to operate it and then go directly.
Before this, if the family is not willing to give in, they can continue to bet that Wei can still make a comeback.
In any case, the Central Plains and Hebei were the foundation of the Wei State, and they were also the places with the most farms.
As long as these aristocratic families are not afraid of walking the old road east of Hedong, Feng Junhou certainly need not be afraid. He has many ways.
To put it bluntly, the emerging interest groups represented by the Xinghan Society are bound to have a fundamental conflict with the conservative families.
“This is the time to look at the vision and courage of the heads of each family, to see whether they believe the big man will win or the Wei thief will win.”
Feng Junhou smiled.
Isn’t this the specialty of the family?
Just as the situation between the Han Dynasty and Wei State becomes clearer, the options and time will become smaller and smaller.
"Although the Han Dynasty is an old state, its destiny is to be restored." Feng Junhou looked far away, "If you want to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty, there is no other way but to restore the country."
“Only the reform and reform can eliminate the shortcomings of the Later Han Dynasty. However, since the beginning of China, the reform and reform have always experienced bloodshed.”
The greatest disadvantage of the Later Han Dynasty lies in the wealthy and powerful families.
In other words, the branches are strong and the trunk is weak.
Because wealthy families annexed too much land, they paid little or no taxes.
The imperial court could not collect enough taxes, and its finances could not make ends meet, so it could only continue to increase taxes on the farmers.
Coupled with the fact that the wealthy family hid too many people, the country could not find enough people to serve as corvees, and then continued to increase the burden on the farmers.
In this way, it will only force more people to sell their land and take shelter from wealthy families.
With such a vicious cycle, the imperial court’s control over local areas will only become increasingly weak.
Once something happens, the already rotten national system will collapse.
Hence, if you want to revitalize the Han Dynasty, you must do something right to the noble family - either spiritual transformation or physical transformation.
If not, even if he unified the world, he would be just another Sima Jin.
Guan Ji didn’t understand these principles of governing the world, so she just sighed:
"In the past, there was a prime minister standing in the way, so Alang didn't have to worry. But now that the prime minister has gone, the authority in the court is more important than that of Alang."
“I have read the history books and found that there are very few reforms that lead to a successful outcome, so I am deeply worried about Alang.”
Feng Junhou saw that General Guan, who had always been resolute, showed a rare look of worry. He couldn't help but smile and comforted:
"How could I not know what Mr. Xi said? Therefore, I was married to Mr. Xi, not..."
At this point, Feng Junhou paused for a moment, and then continued, "In addition to being in love with Xijun, he is actually unwilling to tie all his wealth to the royal family."
Perhaps before the Three Kingdoms, reforms rarely ended well.
But that doesn’t mean there won’t be any in the future.
The reason why it is difficult for those who presided over the reform to have a happy ending is because they pinned all their hopes on those in power.
No attention was paid to uniting those with vested interests in the reform, or in other words, those with vested interests in the reform did not have sufficient political rights.
At that time, Guan Ji represented the powerful people who were eager to break through the predicament and seek new interests, while Zhang Ji represented the royal family.
Choosing Guan Ji means that Feng Junhou must stand on the same side as these powerful people.
Until later, as the Han Dynasty regained Longyou and Liangzhou, the royal family became more and more deeply involved in the new economic model.
Feng Junhou asked Zhang Ji to serve as his chief secretary, officially announcing that the Han Dynasty had reached a true consensus of interests from the royal family to the nouveau riche.
“Now it’s not me who wants to get rid of the shortcomings of the Later Han Dynasty, but the emperor and the people who want to revitalize the Han Dynasty want to reorganize the old mountains and rivers.”
Feng Junhou took General Guan's hand and said warmly: "So please don't worry, Mr. Xi."
If the conservative family wants to counterattack, they must first uproot the Xinghan Hui, and secondly, replace Adou.
Failing to do these two things, just staring at Feng Junhou has no meaning at all.
Hearing what Feng Junhou said, General Guan showed his face slightly, smiled with all his strength, and nodded.
Seeing that she still couldn't let go completely, Feng Junhou smiled slightly, leaned into her ear and whispered:
“Including Hua Niangzi, we already have two girls from Nanzhong in our house. Don’t you think it’s strange, Mr. Xi, why I like girls from Nanzhong?”
General Guan's eyes widened when he heard this.
“As far as I know, there is a place south of Jiaozhou called Yazhou. To the south of Yazhou, there are countless islands falling on the sea, which can be compared to Xinghan.”
"From Jiaozhou, you can reach Yazhou. If you cross Ailao Mountain from the south, you will reach the country of Huawai. If you can find the road to Linyi, you can enter the sea from there."
Nanzhong is the escape route Feng Junhou left for himself. If one day he cannot turn back the tide of history, and the family will still be the world in the future, Nanzhong will be the foothold of the Feng family.
If you can't even gain a foothold in Nanzhong, the worst possible outcome is to follow the path Hua Wan has found over the years and run to the sea to become a god.
After listening to Feng Junhou’s explanation, General Guan chuckled and said:
“Alang is really far-sighted and foresighted, King Feng Gui?”
Looking at her appearance, Feng Junhou couldn't help but smile:
"If I were the king of ghosts, wouldn't I be the queen of ghosts?"
“Go! It’s not serious!”
General Guan gave Feng Junhou a hard push.
But she finally felt relieved when she learned that Feng Junhou had been prepared.
Thinking of the various arrangements made by the Xinghan Society in Nanzhong over the years, plus the fact that Lady Hua is now a member of the Feng family.
General Guan believed that even if the Feng family had to go to Nanzhong in the end, no one could force him to go overseas.
After thinking about this, General Guan nodded:
“Hearing what Alang said, I hope that the aristocratic families in Guandong can have a little more backbone and stick to their own positions, so that we can clean them all out.”
The worst case scenario is that you just pat your **** and run away!
Feng Junhou laughed, what if he didn't say she was the Ghost Queen?
After the first snow fell in Guanzhong, another guest came from Chang'an.
The guests came not from the south or the west, but from the east.
"Thank you for your hard work, sir. You have been waiting for a long time."
Feng Junhou knew that this person was coming, so he went outside the city to greet him personally. After seeing the real person, he first bowed deeply and saluted.
Guo Mo quickly turned away, not daring to accept the courtesy:
“The king is really in trouble!”
"Otherwise. You went into a den of thieves alone and gave up your life to die. Outsiders don't know your achievements, but I know your great achievements."
Hearing this, Guo Mo looked ashamed:
"Your Majesty, please don't mention these words again. Someone has been spotted by a thief and has no courage to commit suicide to save his own life. Instead, he has to work hard for you to exchange with the thief. He is ashamed and ashamed!"
After speaking, he actually covered his face with his sleeves and did not dare to face Feng Junhou directly.
When Feng Junhou saw him like this, he admired him even more.
He advised:
"Sir, please don't do this. Only by remaining useful can you be loyal to the great man. Sir, if you dare to enter the den of thieves alone, there are few people who can do it."
“If it were me, I would never have the courage like my husband. If my husband says he has no courage, then what does that mean to us?”
Guo Mo thought about the situation he would encounter after returning countless times along the way, but he never expected that he would receive such courtesy from Feng Junhou.
But when he saw the seven-foot-tall man, his eyes were filled with tears, and his tone was choked with sobs. He bowed deeply to Feng Junhou:
"Mo...can't be worthy of being judged like this by a prince! Mo came back shamelessly this time because he just wanted to see the Prime Minister and have something to say to the Prime Minister."
Feng Junhou quickly helped Guo Mo up and laughed:
“I haven’t gone to see the Prime Minister for a few days. When the weather clears, I will personally accompany my husband to Lantian to pay homage to the Prime Minister.”
After the two people met, a person appeared next to them:
“Zhao pays homage to the king.”
But I saw that this man was only in his mid-twenties, and his clothes and manners were all impressive.
The only thing that makes me uncomfortable is that my behavior is too deliberate.
"Who are you?"
Feng Junhou looked at the other party and asked with some doubts.
"I am Sima Zhao, my father is the Taifu of Wei State. You may call my son to come up."
“Sima…”
Feng Junhou almost called out "Zhao", but when the words came to his lips, he forcibly changed it to "Sima Zishang?"
“Return to the throne, that’s right.”
Feng Junhou stared at Sima Zhao, who was saluting him, his eyes flickering, wondering what he was thinking.
After a while, he said: "Sima Langjun, you don't need to be polite."
He took a deep look at Sima Zhao who stood up straight:
“I didn’t expect that Sima Langjun would personally **** Mr. Guo back.”
Sima Zhao, this guy in front of you turns out to be the protagonist of "Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone on the road".
At this time, Sima Zhao was just twenty-seven years old, a little younger than Feng Junhou.
Let alone not have much fame yet - at least in front of the famous Feng Junhou, he is still just a nobody.
Looking at the armored cavalry standing motionless in the wind and snow behind Feng Junhou, Sima Zhao only said that they were unparalleled armored cavalry in the world, and he looked even more cautious.
Feng Junhou asked with a somewhat complicated expression:
“Is Mr. Sima in good health?”
“Thank you for your concern, Your Excellency, your health is okay.”
Feng Junhou said with some regret: "Last year, I couldn't meet Sima Gong by the river. It was a pity."
Sima Zhao replied:
“Your Excellency also said that it is a pity that I could not meet you by the Wei River.”
Hearing this, Feng Junhou burst into laughter.
The so-called riverside means that Feng Junhou hoped that Sima Yi would lead the army across the river and enter Hedong.
And meeting at the Wei River means that Sima Yi hopes that Feng Junhou will lead the army to cross the river to the Wei River.
A ghost king and an old turtle are both masters who may run away at any time if the momentum goes slightly wrong.
“As expected of a person from the Sima family in Hanoi!”
“The prince has given you a reward.”
“Please enter the city.”
“Thank you, sir.”
Hearing that Sima Yi’s second son personally escorted Guo Mo back to Chang’an, Zhang Xiaosi stroked his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief:
“It seems that Sima Yi doesn’t want to make matters worse.”
But General Guan was still dissatisfied:
“After all, there is a handle that falls into someone else’s hands.”
Zhang Xiaosi shook his head:
"Alang is in a high position, how can everything be done to his liking? Some things have to be done, but it's just the lesser of two evils."
Feng Junhou, who was in the living room in the front yard, also asked Sima Zhao:
“I see Mr. Sima Lang personally escorted Mr. Guo back. It seems that Mr. Sima has agreed to my request?”
The so-called requirement is that after Wang Shuang returns to Wei, Sima Yi must ensure the safety of him and his family.
Sima Zhao nodded:
“To be honest with you, my lord, I want to exchange General Wang for you this time, but it’s actually because I love General Wang.”
“Your Excellency, I promise that after General Wang returns to Wei, not only will he not be punished, but he will also be reinstated.”
Feng Junhou raised his eyebrows:
“Is this true?”
Sima Zhao raised his hands and swore:
"If I make false claims, I will not die well."
If it had been someone else, I wouldn’t have believed it.
But when Feng Junhou saw the other party swearing, he just looked at him steadily, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a while, he nodded:
"No matter what, I can't help but not believe it now."
As he said that, he turned his head and glanced at the screen, "Okay, General Wang, can you rest assured now?"
A person came out from behind the screen. Who else could it be if it wasn't Wang Shuang?
“I dare to ask Sima Langjun, is my wife still okay?”
Sima Zhao stood up and replied:
"It seems that this is General Wang. General Wang, don't worry. The late emperor inspected Xuchang and in a hurry, he did not move away the family members of the Guanzhong army."
“After my lord led the army back to Luoyang from Guanzhong, the first thing he did was to visit the soldiers’ families and resettle them.”
"Before I came out, I personally went to the general's house and took the token. Please see it, general."
Wang Shuang took the token from Sima Zhao, with excitement on his face.
Then he bowed deeply to Sima Zhao:
“I would like to express my gratitude to the master for protecting his wife and children!”
Salute to Feng Junhou again:
“Thank you for allowing me to reunite with my wife and children!”
"It doesn't have to be like this. Speaking of which, I'm still in the wrong. I'll trade it with you privately. It's fine if you don't blame me."
"As long as I can be reunited with my wife and children, how can I dare to blame the king before it's too late to thank me?"
With Sima Langjun’s guarantee—he even swore in front of Feng Junhou.
Wang Shuang no longer has any worries in his heart. Now he wants to return to the Kingdom of Wei and reunite with his family.
(End of this chapter)