Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 613: The overall situation is the most important thing, don’t surprise your friends.

The person who came to report was none other than Chen Ju. Now he had many soldiers in his hands, and he vaguely looked like a leader of personal soldiers. He was usually calm, but at this time he looked a little frightened.

"What's the matter?" Chen Zhi put down the book and raised his head to ask.

Chen Ju quickly said: "There are Hu merchants making trouble in the city, but it's Tuoba Xianbei!" He is a member of the Chen Zhi tribe and a close confidant. He usually comes and goes and comes into contact with many core things. Of course, he knew that the current situation was urgent. Facing the approaching army, it was time for Chen Zhi to unite all parties and resist together. Tuoba Xianbei was the foreign aid he could win over and could not be offended. Therefore, the merchants of the Tuoba tribe could not wait to cause trouble. depending on it.

Chen Zhi frowned and asked, "Did someone below report it to you?"

Chen Ju said: "It was the two gentlemen who asked me to report. The news was reported directly to them. After the two gentlemen got the news, they did not dare to make decisions without authorization, so I asked the prefect to come over and give instructions."

"So that's it, okay, I'll go over and have a look."

When Chen Zhi arrived at the meeting hall, before he walked in, he heard the noisy noise inside. If the noise was real, it would probably lift the roof off. It was obvious that it was not just Chen Zi and Su Liao. inside.

When Chen Ju pushed the door open and made way for Chen Zhi to step inside, the noise immediately dissipated, revealing the people inside.

Looking around, Chen Zhi saw Chen Zi and Su Liao with wry smiles on their faces. Sitting next to them were Liu Bao, Lan Luo, Zhou Ao and other officials from the county yamen. In addition, they He is the talker of Zhu Liu, Wang Huo, Tang Dian and other aristocratic families.

"Well, since everyone has come so quickly, it saves me the trouble of summoning them one by one." Just by looking at them, Chen Zhi knew why Chen Ju was so panicked. What happened today must have caused a scene. It's so big that all the big families can't sit still.

However, looking at the quarrel between these people, it is obvious that they are divided into two camps, but one of them is alone and has only a few days to worry about. It is Chen Zi and Su Liao who are surrounded by people, and at most one Lan Luo——

From the positions of everyone and the expressions on their faces, Chen Zhi made this preliminary judgment.

Sure enough, as soon as he sat down, everyone came to admonish him, including the county prime minister Liu Bao, as well as many heads of aristocratic families and talkers--

"Prefect, today's matter is not trivial. Don't push me too hard!"

"Yes, in the current situation, we must appease the Lord, and we must not make any more powerful enemies!"

"Although they are also from Xianbei, they belong to different tribes. The Tuoba tribe has always been on good terms with you, the prefect. If you are annoyed, they will start a fire with the enemy. Once the fire starts, Daijun will be in misery."

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"Okay," Chen Zhi frowned and waved his hand, "Gentlemen, please calm down. I was arranging military affairs earlier. I just got the news and I don't know the details yet. I should figure out the reason. You guys said such words Qi said, but asked me to hear clearly, "Zhou Ao, you are the captain and responsible for the security of the county. Come and explain the matter clearly."

When he was talking, he specifically glanced at Ran Zhan next to Zhou Ao. When he saw that the boy was silent, he knew that he had something in his heart and he was suppressing it, but he didn't ask.

"Reporting to the prefect, this is what happened..." Zhou Ao stepped forward and began to talk about the cause and effect. He was Chen Zhi's old subordinate. He was close to Chen Zhi and didn't have many scruples about what he said. He was also in charge of the captain's officer, so he knew the specific situation and what happened. As soon as he said this, it became clear——

It turned out that it was a group of Hu merchants from the Tuoba tribe who came to Dai County to visit relatives and friends with a few friends. However, they were stopped and interrogated by the guards guarding the city.

It should be noted that there is still military control at the moment, and everyone coming and going must be registered and carefully checked. Especially during this period of time, there have been many people leaving the city, so there have been delays, so that when registering, they have to wait in line.

Because both entry and exit are registered at one place, those entering the city also have to wait. However, the Hu businessman who came here today seemed to be impatient and wanted to go through the process in advance because of his status.

This kind of thing is not uncommon, but it comes down to one thing. Since you have to do things in advance and you don’t have many connections in the city, you should use money to clear the way and offer benefits. The doorman will be happy to turn a blind eye. One eye, but this person refused to line up or spend money. He argued with the guards and officials until the end, so he simply gathered people and smashed the city gate guard shed upside down, causing a big fuss. Big news!
"When my subordinates brought people there, Hu Shang had already entangled many Xianbei people from outside the city. Most of them were from the Tuoba tribe, but there were also those from Yuwen and Murong. The matter was serious, but he did not dare to act rashly. You need to make up your mind about the action!”

Now that Duanbu's Xianbei army is approaching Dai County, the Xianbei people outside the city are strictly monitored, and the Xianbei people who belong to Duanbu are caught and run away. Those who were involved with Duan Bu were also placed under house arrest for questioning.

However, although those Xianbei people from other tribes were monitored, they were not arrested too much. This was also the result of the common will of Daijun. From the yamen to the aristocratic families, no one was willing to cause trouble at this time and provoke a Duanbu. Xianbei has reached its limit. If they provoke other tribes, they will really be enemies in the north.But now it seems to be having side effects.

"Where are they? Where are they now?" After listening to Zhou Ao's introduction, Chen Zhi immediately asked about the whereabouts of the group of barbarians.

"It has been placed in the post house for comfort." Zhou Aogong said with cupped hands, speaking cautiously because he didn't know what Chen Zhi's attitude was.

Chen Zhi then asked again: "This man says he is Hu Shang from the Tuoba tribe, can anyone prove it?"

"It can be proved, it can be proved."

The person who spoke this time was Zhu Liu. The head of the Zhu family had made a mistake in judgment before and failed to seize the opportunity to make good friends with Chen Zhi, causing the Zhu family to fall behind the Tang family. After returning home, he was scolded by the elders in the family and almost lost his job. After losing power, even now, after reflection, it is not as good as before. Many powers have been transferred to Zhu Xian, so these days, when he faces Chen Zhi again, his tone and demeanor are very low.

At this time, as soon as he came out of the queue, he lowered his head and said: "I have a nephew who once went to the fortress as a merchant and had some contact with this Hu merchant. I know that this person is also named Tuoba and is a member of Tuoba's clan. First, although he is a distant branch, he is still related to the main branch, and he is a trader and has a lot of savings. He has friends with several big families in the Shanshan clan, and he can talk to the Tuoba tribe wherever he is."

When Chen Zhi heard this and looked at everyone's expressions, he understood the source of the commotion and said with a smile: "So that's it. This person is called a merchant, but according to you, he is a member of a noble family in the Central Plains, and his status is not high." Low, he can be considered a talker."

Wang Huo on the side came out and said: "It is precisely because the Xianbei people have different etiquette and customs from me in the Central Plains that the head of the family can become a businessman. But after all, this person has an identity and has a certain influence on the Tuoba tribe. So you have to treat it with caution.”

"I understand what you two mean," Chen Zhi looked at the people from the aristocratic family in front of him and asked, "Do you mean to let this man go? Are you not going to hold him accountable for injuring court officials and damaging gatekeepers?"

Zhu and Wang looked at each other and did not answer immediately. Instead, they turned their attention to Liu Bao, who was sitting next to Chen Zhi.

Chen Zhi also took advantage of the situation and looked over. Liu Bao showed a look of helplessness, stood up and raised his hands, saying: "If this person is so unscrupulous in normal times, the majesty of our Han Dynasty's national laws will certainly require heavy accountability and cannot be tolerated, but the current situation is different. We don't have the court's order, we only have Daijun, and there are strong enemies on the side. For the sake of the overall situation, it is better to put this person under house arrest first and appease him first. We can't harm the Tuoba tribe."

Zhu Liu added at this time: "Moreover, this Hu Shang has many friends and has a lot of money. Therefore, he has close ties with several other Xianbei tribes in the past. Therefore, when he called, many Xianbei people from other tribes inside and outside the city responded. , with a large number of people, even Zhou Duwei’s officers and soldiers were retreating steadily, and it was difficult to resist."

Wang Huo also said: "This is why we are admonishing the prefect and the princes. There are really a lot of people involved this time. If it is not necessary, it is better to reduce the big issue to a small one and punish them with small punishments. At most, we will suffer a little loss." So that I can gain some friendship with the Tuoba tribe."

"Oh? Even the soldiers collided? And you gathered a crowd to make trouble? Can a large number of Xianbei people be gathered with just one word?" Chen Zhi narrowed his eyes, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, "If this person really has as many contacts as you have, can he be with us? Do you also have financial dealings? Maybe Xianbei, who is part of that department, also has friendship with him."

As soon as he said these words, everyone present felt a chill rising from their feet, and they were vaguely aware of Chen Zhi's thoughts.

Then Zhu Liu and Wang Huo wanted to speak again.

At this time, Liu Jiang of the Liu family came forward and said: "Prefect, now that the Duan tribe is attacking, the news has been confirmed. The convoys out of the fortress have been affected and have to retreat temporarily. The power of the Duan tribe is very strong. Listen, The saying that there are 5 people is just a public statement, but there should be 3 people. Plus they recruit people along the way, I am afraid it will exceed [-] in the end. It is unknown. The overall situation is like this, and it is difficult to fight against this family. , Tuoba Xianbei is the closest to Daijun. If we mishandle it and surprise the foreign vassals, there will be endless disasters! I heard that the prefect and the people of Tuoba tribe are still negotiating, and they want thousands of people, so they sent two celebrities to So, we should always consider multiple aspects and put the overall situation first.”

The people from these aristocratic families were indeed well-informed and could only hide it for a while.

Chen Zhi thought so, and glanced at Chen Zi and Su Liao again, seeing the solemn expressions of the two, with their brows tightly furrowed, knowing that they were also troubled by this matter, he chuckled lightly and asked, "In your opinion, what is the point of this?" Are we going to let it go and even suffer a small loss to show our friendship and not to surprise our friends?"

Just at this time, Chen Ju's voice outside the door came in again: "Qi Taishou, there is an elder Tuoba in the city who wants to see you."

"It's really lively," Chen Zhi suddenly laughed, "Before the army attacked, I called on all parties in the city to come forward, but there were never so many people coming forward, let alone so quickly. But today, everyone took the initiative to come forward. , came just in time, let him come in, I will see him."

It was just his smile that made many people from the aristocratic family feel a chill to their bones. This was because Chen Zhi was now full of grace and power, and his majesty had entered the bone marrow of the Daijun family, making them no matter what their thoughts were, when facing Chen Zhi , they all instinctively stood in awe.

(End of this chapter)