Chapter 333 Xu Fengnian sells official positions and titles, and the Yulong Gang storm is on the rise again
Beiliang is in turmoil, and the news that Chen Zhibao is about to be king in Shu has spread all over the world.
It is estimated that Xu Fengnian, who inherited the King of Northern Liang, became the second king of different surnames in Liyang earlier than Xu Fengnian, who replaced the King of Northern Liang.
A simple-decorated carriage slowly stopped at the door of Chu Mansion, and the doorman who was leaning against the side door was a little stunned. The groom was a young woman in blue. She thought that the owner of this family was not afraid of letting the maid goat into the tiger’s mouth. But when the gatekeeper saw the figures walking down the carriage, he was so scared that he was silent, his mouth was trembling, and he threw a handful of melon seeds and ran out the door. The first person to walk down was a white-haired man with a white background and a black shirt. He didn’t have much distinctive style, but that face made the concierge feel worried. In Beiliang, this young man can really suppress his master. Of course, the general was excluded. Behind His Highness the Crown Prince is the second son of the general, Xu Longxiang, as well as Yuan Zuozong, who is in the forefront of Yushu and Qi Dangguo. These four are all powerful characters who cannot visit the Chu Mansion. They actually gathered together today. Could it be that the house was raided and the gatehouse hurriedly spitted a few times. General Chu is loyal and can’t copy anyone here. Seeing the rare distinguished guest in the leader, the prince Xu Fengnian, the clever gatekeeper knelt down without saying a word. He was about to hold his energy and shout to give his master a long face, Xu Fengnian was already laughing and said, “Okay, get up and lead the way.”
The group of people sat down in the lobby of Chu Mansion, and felt a swaying on the ground. Chu Lushan, wearing loose casual clothes, crossed the threshold and rolled into the hall, and a pile of fat meat was kneeling at Xu Fengnian’s feet. “Lu Qiuer finally hoped that Your Highness has arrived at the wet house. The brilliance is bright, so I will burn more incense for the ancestors.”
Xu Fengnian kicked over, “I don’t think the wet house is much worse than the Northern Liang Palace. Today I will bring Yuan Er Ge and General Qi to your side to drink. Don’t talk nonsense, find a clean and unsavory place.”
Chu Lushan finally stood up, turned around and gave the old housekeeper a sharp look. He turned his head and smiled that was flattering. His pair of soft, boneless and white fat hands held Xu Fengnian’s arm, “You can have good places to drink and tea. Later, your highness will be dissatisfied with any dissatisfaction. Lu Qiuer will be drunk after he cut two pounds of meat.”
Xu Fengnian sarcastically said, “You are fat, you are so embarrassed to be able to drink and drink at the moment. No one can put down the chopsticks.”
Chu Lushan said embarrassedly: “It’s Lu Qiuer, it’s useless. He didn’t grow a fat and thin body that is suitable for the wine and plate.”
He came to a bamboo house, the purple bamboo was sparse, the small pool was deep and green, and the sunlight shone through the gaps of the bamboo leaves. There was a wild turtle the size of a palm beside the water, dragging her house with her mouth to bask in the sun. Hearing the sound of footsteps, he slid into the oil-green pool. The small cottage in the pond is big and the lighting is clever. When you push the door, it looks quiet and bright without any cramping. There is also a guqin with patterns in the bamboo house, sitting hereWhether drinking or drinking tea, it is considered that people, scenery, tea and wine complement each other. Xu Fengnian glanced at the guqin. Outsiders didn’t know the talent of the butcher Chu Bacha. He knew the inside story. Chu Lushan was able to show off his skills in both qin, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and lyrics, but unfortunately he was not very elegant. After sitting down by the window, Chu Lushan poured two glasses of wine for Xu Fengnian and Qi Dangguo, and smiled at Yuan Zuozong, “You don’t dislike the dirty hands and smelly wine, so I dare to pour you a glass of wine.”
Yuan Zuozong raised his eyelids, and Chu Lushan poured out the glass of wine.
Qi Dangguo has a good relationship with Chu Lushan. Among the six adopted sons, he is the most popular. He often travels to families with the other five adopted sons of the same generation. A young girl who was born in the Chu family a few years ago even recognized him as her godfather, but she almost never made a marriage for the two children. Chu Lushan beat and scolded his sons at every turn, which was similar to the one he picked up. He only felt sorry for this young girl and despised Qi Dangguo’s youngest son, who looked vulgar, made Qi Dangguo question Chu Lushan as soon as he met in the past two years, “Why is my son ugly?”
Xu Fengnian took a sip of wine and looked around for a week. Among the three, Bai Xiong Yuan Zuozong was the highest military position. General Zhen’an, who was from the second rank, was a real and high-ranking position. In the Northern Liang army, he was only half a rank, and Chen Zhibao, who was in charge of the two border states. Yuan Zuozong is currently the deputy general of the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry. Chu Lushan is the third-rank Qianniu Dragon Martial General, but he does not have substantial military power. Qi Dangguo was even more unbearable. He was just a lieutenant who was insignificant. He had a very small official hat, but he was responsible for carrying the flag in a large war. Because Northern Liang is under the jurisdiction of the vassal kings controlled by the military and political parties, and Xu Xiao once had a king with a different surname such as the Great Pillar of the National Guard, and the Emperor was far away. The civil servants were in the same rank as the Liyang Dynasty, and most military generals could be one or half rank higher. The court opened his eyes and pretended not to see it. Even the chief minister Zhang Julu had said something similar to “Beiliang should be like this.” Now Beiliang doesn’t say that there is no special civil service system. Just talking about the group of military generals above the seventh rank and above, and not mentioning the honorary officials who have withdrawn from the border, there are still as many as 80 people. Most of these supporters of the 300,000 cavalry in Beiliang may not have seen Xu Fengnian with his own eyes.
After drinking a glass of wine, Xu Fengnian asked while Chu Lushan was pouring wine, “Luqiuer, who do you think will be the archer of Beiliang?”
Chu Lushan said without hesitation: “General Yuan. Otherwise, the two veteran generals, Zhong Hongwu, the commander of the cavalry, and Yan Wenluan, the commander of the infantry, were barely qualified and capable. But to be honest, General Zhong had a lot of prejudice against His Highness and was not closely related to Chen Zhibao, so he was not suitable to be the second-rank guardian immediately. Yan Wenluan looked impartial and had a rift with Chen Zhibao, but the veteran general was gloomy and was more difficult than Zhong Hongwu. I have been staring at him for more than ten years, but I didn’t hear him say anything bad about His Highness, but it was not reassuring. After all, General Yuan had to be the guardian of the two states to be the guardian of the military power of the two states, and he was reasonable in all aspects. Why are you glaring? I’m in Your Highness and you Yuan Zuo.The saying in front of the sect is exactly the same for the adoptive father, believe it or not. If you don’t appreciate it if you say good things, you are just hard to serve! “
Yuan Zuozong smiled and lowered his head to drink.
Huang Man’er kept squatting beside the guqin and staring blankly.
Xu Fengnian said calmly: “Lu Qiu’er, give me a list and promote one or two official ranks as appropriate. If there is really a need, it doesn’t matter even jump to level three. “
Chu Lushan heard this and handed out three origami pieces from his sleeve, and gave it to Xu Fengnian with a smile. Yuan Zuozong frowned and stared at Chu Lushan who had predicted the unknown.
Xu Fengnian smiled and spread the three pieces of paper on the table. He saw more than 60 people writing. In addition to his names, he also had a concise military resume. The length and the quality are obvious at a glance. The font is Chu Lushan’s unique running script, which is dangerous but not strange, and is elegant and smooth. Xu Fengnian pushed it to Yuan Zuozong after reading it word for word. After reading it carefully, Yuan Zuozong’s brows were slightly relaxed. The paper was neither nepotism nor too hypocritical and meritorious. There were more than ten direct confidants who could be included in Chu Lushan’s head on the paper, but most of them were depressed and unsuccessful middle and lower-level captains in the Northern Liang army. The common point was that they were young and good at fighting, vigor and without any breath.
Xu Fengnian asked with a smile: “Lu Qiuer, you are not afraid at all and will not take out this thing later.”
Chu Lushan, who was sitting like a small hill, laughed and said, “There is no need for this. The General is my adoptive father who is willing to die, needless to say; Your Highness is my master who is convinced by Lu Qiuer. These things are so pretentious. By the way, there is another thing that has been stuck in the throat for many years. I can’t vomit quickly today. If I’m wrong, don’t be surprised. ”
Xu Fengnian nodded and said, “Tell me. “
Chu Lushan sat upright and said, “The nearly 1,000 civil officials in Beiliang who can be called the word “official” are just a bunch of paste. Most of them retreated from the Beiliang army. Leading troops is a good man, and governing the government and ensuring the people are simply outsiders. There are only a few who do not disturb the people. They are all considered great officials who are grateful to the people. Most of these people have a lot of bad tempers that are good habits in the military – protecting their children, helping their relatives without helping them, and managing their families is as arrogant as managing the army, not to mention being the mighty official. Fortunately, the people of Northern Liang used to be used to being poor and afraid of poverty. Otherwise, they might be in any place in the Liyang Dynasty, and they might be rebelling. In addition, the protection of officials and officials has become a stubborn disease. Those old generals who are idle at home, can catch up with a few of them by looking for a bigger brothel in their house. Those who dare to join the army behind them are easy to say. Most of them are promising. As long as they stay at home, nine out of ten are domineering playboys who are invincible, which is the only skill in harming the countryside. Damn, the surname Yuan, you are addicted to glaring at me. I can tell my adoptive father that you really think that your adoptive father can’t see this kind of situation. It’s hard for him to do it at all! They followed him to tie his head to his belt and beat himOld brother who has been fighting for decades, let me tell you about the broken incident in the Meng family in Lingzhou two years ago: General Meng has two sons, and died by your side at the concubine’s tomb. Remember, his only grandson grew up, robbed someone of his wife, and bought a murderer to kill a family of more than 40 people. But what should you do if you ask your foster father to cut off the incense of General Meng. For more than 10 or 20 years, I have been using some smoky things to test the bottom line of his foster father. Is there too few bastards who have been using smoky things to test his foster father’s bottom line?”
Yuan Zuozong snorted coldly.
Chu Lushan said furiously: “Confucian benevolence, righteousness, benevolence, righteousness, and the word “benevolence” has always been in front of the word “benevolence” in the back. If you are unrighteous, you are just not a minister; if you are unkind, you are not even a man. Nowadays, if you act according to the Legalists’ scheme, it will be even more chaotic. In the past thousand years since Saint Zhang, a whole thousand years have passed. Confucian scholars and scholars have been trying to find a balance between the two words “benevolence and righteousness” at the root. Do you really think it is a simple thing! It is not easy to win the world immediately, but it is easy to defend the world at the same time.”
After saying this, Chu Lushan quickly wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, slapped himself a few times, and said in a stuttering manner: “I have lost my composure, I should slap my mouth. ”
Xu Feng changed the topic with a young and lighthearted attitude and said with a smile: “Tell the main topic.” This time I came to the door, I just wanted to tell you Lu Qiuer that people like Dian Xiongzuo and Wei Fucheng should let go, so don’t make things difficult for them. “
Xu Fengnian paused for a moment and said calmly: “Also, Xu Xiao promised me to let you be the archer of the Northern Liang Dynasty. “
Chu Lushan fell back with a bang, and the whole bamboo house shook a few times. The fat man with a fat body trembled violently sat on the ground, his eyes were dull and forgot to stand up.
In fact, it was the first time that Yuan Zuozong and Qi Dangguo heard this horrifying news. The former did not move at all and his expression was calm; the latter opened his mouth wide and could not speak.
Xu Fengnian did not go to see Chu Lushan and said to the two present: “Second Brother Yuan, the veteran General Zhong Hongwu will definitely resign from his military post in anger in a while. You can take over the position openly. General Qi, you will take over Dian Xiongzuo’s six thousand iron pagoda heavy cavalry and Wei Fucheng’s crossbow cavalry. Ning Emei will be your deputy. If you think there are too few soldiers, I can add them to you; if you think there are too many soldiers, I will ignore them. ”