Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 417

The distance between Daijun and Jixian is actually not that far. If a fast horse gallops, regardless of all other considerations, it can be conveyed within one day.

However, as a frontier, Youzhou is often plagued by border troubles. The invasion of nomadic tribes greatly affected the postal mail system. Coupled with Wang Jun's growing ambition, in order to make the princes of Luoyang deaf and blind, they did not know the situation in Youzhou. , Gengfang covered the sky with one hand, thus transforming Youzhou's communication network.

This kind of transformation reached its peak last year, especially around Guangning County, which was directly cut off, making the court completely unaware of what was happening in the county.

But doing so comes at a price.

Such aggressive and eager behavior affected Wang Jun's own intelligence reception before his communication channels were established and perfected.

Of course, as a big frontier warlord like him, with many talented people under his command and confidants all over Youzhou and Pingzhou, he has no worries about becoming blind and deaf, but there is a difference in the speed of information transmission.

For example, about the Huns' invasion, the first information Wang Jun received came from military channels, first-hand information obtained through troop garrison and barracks.

What was emphatically mentioned in the intelligence was that a troop of troops had sneaked into the borders of Youzhou, roamed around Dai County, and made several preliminary judgments.

At that time, as soon as Wang Jun got the news, he did not panic. Instead, he stroked his beard and smiled and said: "These Hu soldiers and horses are probably from the Huns. Otherwise, the troops stationed on the border will not be able to recognize that they are not Xianbei." People, not the few small tribes around, because these tribes all have contacts and exchanges with the frontiers, but the Huns will not have records on the garrison side. They hate Chen Zhi to the core, so as soon as Chen Zhi arrives, he Can’t wait to join the invaders.”

His staff asked: "The invasion of the Huns is a major event. Do we need to encircle and suppress them as soon as possible?"

Unexpectedly, Wang Jun said: "The Xiongnu came for Chen Zhi, and they were not many in number. They just put pressure on Chen Zhi. I will not ask questions for now, and let Chen Zhi and the border troops handle it on their own. It is just in time for the people of Daijun to take a look." , their new governor's ability to cause trouble made it difficult for Chen Zhi to sit still, and Lu District and him restricted each other, so he finally had to take refuge in me. This Chen Zhi has the ability, but I expect that he is good at strategy and not good at strategy. I have no experience in governing for one party in the past, so I want to subdue him and be a mastermind by my side."

The staff praised and admired a few words, and Wang Jun continued: "In addition, we must give clear instructions to the people below, and notify them in place to avoid unnecessary complications, self-defeating, and avoid being accidentally injured by the Huns."

As a result, just after the judgment was made, not long after, another piece of news came through the military intelligence channel, but this news made Wang Jun unable to be so calm and confident!

"Lu District actually... actually fell into the hands of the Huns at this time! Are the Huns crazy?! They came to trouble Chen Zhi. Why did they annihilate Lu District's convoy and kill him? were captured? This is simply unreasonable! Could it be that they are not Huns?"

This news is about the total annihilation of the convoy in the land area. At that time, scouts from the Youzhou Army arrived there. After investigating the clear information, because of the fierce military situation, they were worried that the roving army would be unscrupulous and continue to do evil, so they would give it to the surrounding people. The counties, frontier troops, and garrison troops, as well as the general's office, all received the news.

Because of the distance, Wang Jun was still behind Chen Zhi when he got the news, but his reaction was even more intense.

"I want to conquer Chen Zhi, but I don't want to pay the price for Lu Chu! Lu Chu is the bastard of the Lu family. He was not taken seriously at first, but over the years I have promoted him, contacted the Lu family for him, and allowed him to work in the Lu family. The family's status is gradually improved in order to have a channel to contact the Lu family and to have good relations with the Jiangzuo family. Now that his life and death are unknown, if something happens, the line with the Lu family will be broken! "

As mentioned before, nowadays, if the children of aristocratic families want to be officials, they only need to rely on their local quality to enter the official career. Those who study abroad and raise their hopes are just to get to the next level when they start. This will make the future brighter, and the aspirations of the children of these aristocratic families to become officials are also divided into priorities. The first choice is to go to the central government first. If it is not feasible, they will choose a local government. Even in a local area, The noble officials who also tend to be pragmatic can explore and discuss the Tao, while those who are in charge of complicated affairs are regarded as vulgar officials.

It can be seen that most of these people are aloof and arrogant and do not easily serve as assistants or advisers to others.

In contrast, poor families who are suppressed by the Nine-Rank Officials Law have many obstacles on the way to formal official careers, and may struggle all their lives in vain. Therefore, they gradually change their goals of becoming an official, and prefer to serve as aides to strong men, or find powerful officials, or Look for the powerful ones, such as the King of Donghai, the King of Guanghan, and even Zhu Shou, the general of Zhonglang. They all have such humble staff in their palaces.

Wang Jun, who has two states and has overwhelming power in the north, is naturally no exception.

As his power expanded, his reputation became more and more popular, and more and more people came to join him. Wang Jun had many talents under his command.

But if you want to succeed, it is not enough to rely on poor people. You also need to exchange interests with a family that has a lot of resources. However, the family has a deep foundation, and not just anyone is willing to cooperate. You must first start with friendship.

"Rely on the relationship with the landing area, establish a line with the Lu family, and then plan with them. The Lu family is an expert in waterway trade. Youping is all close to the sea. If the Lu family helps, then the Great Wall, Xianbei, Wuhuan, Goguryeo, San Things from Han, Fuyu, and even Sushen can be sold by sea and land. How much profit will this bring this year?" Wang Jun couldn't help but become anxious when he thought that his long-standing plan might come to nothing.

"In comparison, the power behind Chen Zhi is also slightly insufficient. It's just that he is the pillar of the Chen family. He is supported by the servants. He is involved in Ma Zheng, which is what I think about. He is also the Yang family's uncle, so the Yang family Sitting in Guanzhong, we also have connections with outside Guanzhong. If we can attract foreign aid, we will be in the east and west, one on the left and one on the right. It is a bit difficult to gradually become friendly with the Lu family, but in the past few years, I have laid a good foundation and made a lot of sacrifices. It is almost time to reap the rewards. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen!"

It turned out that Wang Jun valued Chen Zhi and even planned to create an atmosphere to win over him. Although he was interested in Chen Zhi's talent and learning, he also valued his background and wanted to take advantage of him, just like Lu District. reason.

"This matter must be thoroughly investigated! You must find out everything for me. It's best to catch the Huns. Otherwise, how can you relieve the hatred in my heart? But the most urgent task is to find out whether Lu District is alive or dead. If he is just captured, , be sure to save me!"

After several years of planning, there was suddenly a possibility of falling short. Even Wang Jun was a little hard to control, and his vicious side was revealed.

The staff next to him saw this scene, and they knew in their hearts that apart from the plan being empty, there was another reason. The general ruled, thus increasing his own authority and making it easier to control his subordinates. If the land area is gone, this wishful thinking will also come to nothing. It can be said that misfortunes never come singly.

Not to mention, Guangning County now needs a confidant to sit in charge, otherwise Wang Jun would not have to find another place for Chen Zhi to serve as an official. Just because Guangning County is in a special situation and is not in charge of his own people, let the news leak out and lead to It was light words and deeds, but once Lu District left, the situation became chaotic.

In an instant, where can Wang Jun find a qualified and reliable person to take charge?
After thinking about it, the aide Wang Can couldn't help but persuade: "My lord, don't panic. I hope the Huns know what's going on, so they won't really quarrel with each other. I believe there will be news soon."

As expected, the news came quickly, but it was not good news, and this time it did not come through military channels, but through post roads. It was news passed between counties, coming directly from Dai County. He talked about what the Huns did in front of the gate of Dai County and criticized the behavior of the Huns.

However, Wang Jun did not read a word of the criticism and stared at the sentence "pick the head of Guangning Prefect Lu District in front of the door".

He just stared blankly for a long time, and several staff members became worried.

After a long time, Wang Jun breathed a sigh of relief, sat down again, then narrowed his eyes and remained silent for a while.

The staff couldn't help but went up to comfort them, but Wang Jun waved his hand to stop him. The general whose plans came to nothing said in a solemn voice: "The Huns bullied people too much, but it's not the time for me to fall out with them. I don't know, everyone in the imperial court How many people hope that I, Youzhou, and the Xiongnu will do evil and weaken each other, but I can’t let them get their wish, and let the Xiongnu be arrogant for a while longer. I will tolerate this matter! Let them contain the energy of the imperial court in Bingzhou first!"

Everyone felt relieved when they heard this. What they were most worried about was that Wang Jun would raise an army in anger and disrupt the original strategic layout. Now that he could distinguish the importance, they were relieved.

But then Wang Jun said again: "Once the mainland area is gone, many arrangements will be messed up. Over in Guangning County, you should choose another person to go there as soon as possible. Guangning's chief position has been vacant for a while, and it cannot continue. Go down, otherwise the news will spread and it will be detrimental to me!"

Several staff members nodded in agreement.

Wang Jun then added: "In addition, this matter in the mainland cannot be ignored easily. First, write a letter to the court, saying that the Xiongnu are arrogant and powerful. This invasion has caused me to lose our troops and generals, and I am unable to fight back. However, the prefect was beheaded and his head was It is a shame to be kidnapped by the Huns. We must not let the imperial court's majesty fall and ask the imperial court to send troops again!"

When Wang Qian heard this, he secretly exclaimed, "Of course the imperial court will not send troops. Maybe we will be asked to take the lead."

Wang Jun nodded and said: "In this case, it means that Youzhou has suffered heavy losses and may be unsustainable. It needs the support of the court, money, food and people. When it recovers, I will naturally send troops. As for the time limit, it is hard to say. ”

"Great idea!" The staff nodded and took note.

Wang Jun then showed a sneer: "Then there is Dai Jun..."

(End of this chapter)