Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 507 Huaizuo four clans, Jiangyou eight surnames.

In the past few days between Wang Zhengxuan and Jiaobei, Wang Xiong and other subordinates are also quietly interacting with the noble families in the city.

Speaking of which, Wang Xiong's status as a school lieutenant is not a high position in Shouchun, the capital of Yangzhou, but the key point is that his current identity is the captain of Wang Zheng's personal army, which is quite different.

There is even a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's gate.

In addition, in today's world of great strife and chaos, the aristocratic families who have lasted for hundreds of years have long put down a lot of pretensions. The so-called many friends have many paths, so naturally no one will neglect Wang Xiong, and there is Li Ren, a local general, from among them. Leading the way, many people expressed their enthusiasm for Wang Xiong. Among them, Shen Shu, the eldest son of the Shen family, even seemed to hit it off with Wang Xiong. The conversation started, and they almost became friends and became brothers.

The reason why it was close was that Wang Xiong politely refused. Although he looked rough, he was quite self-aware.

How noble is the Shen family?

The Shen family of Shouchun and the Shen family of Wucheng were both descendants of Shen Bao, the Marquis of Zhuyi in the Western Han Dynasty. spring.

Later, Shen Zun's son Shen Hongguan went to Nanyang prefect, grandson Shen Xu went to Hanoi prefect, and great-grandson Shen Fen went to Yushi Zhongcheng.
Anyway, counting down, it can be said that every generation has become an official, and all those who entered the official are important ministers, even until the Eastern Han Dynasty, they still have unceasing love. Appreciate it, and seal him as Marquis of Haihun County.

You must know that this is a county marquis, and his gold content is so much higher than that of Wang Zheng's Li Yangting Marquis.

The most important thing is that in the end, Shen Rong also came up with a "resignation". It was also his generation who left Shouchun and moved to Wucheng County, Kuaiji County. The Shen family once again branched out, which is Jiangnan The top wealthy family, the Wu Xingshen family, one of the seven great families of the Celestial Dynasty!
There are many versions of the Seven Great Aristocratic Families, but the Wuxing Shen family and the Hedong Pei family are the two that will never be absent. The latter lasted for 2000 years and flourished for 800 years. It is the family that has produced the most prime ministers in the history of the Chinese Dynasty.

Of course, just like the Wang family of Langya at that time, although the Shen family and Pei family in the late Eastern Han Dynasty were worthy of the word Xingsheng, they had not yet reached the era of real prosperity and glory. It is not too active, so until the Jin Dynasty, it can only be regarded as a prominent family at the regional level, which is far from behemoths such as the Yuan family in Runan.

But even so, the status of the Shen family's son-in-law is indeed a bit more valuable, Wang Xiong naturally knows that the so-called sworn brotherhood is not aimed at him, but at Wang Zheng.

Since it is aimed at the king's government, how dare he make his own claim?

What's more, Wang Xiong is very clear about Wang Zheng's purpose in coming to Shouchun. Now that he, the captain of the personal guard, is sworn brother with the son of the Shen family, once word spreads, if it arouses Yuan Shu's suspicion, will he have to pay for it?
Not only is Wang Xiong's side progressing smoothly, but Li Ren and Zhou Tai's side is also proceeding step by step.

Zhou Tai was originally from Jiujiang. Although few high-ranking officials and dignitaries knew him, this was not the case among the low-level soldiers.

And although he had conflicts with Liang Gang and other generals at the banquet that day, it did not mean that he had turned against all the generals under Yuan Shu's command.

There are also major mountains in the Yangzhou army. Liang Gang and Ji Ling before him belong to the Runan faction. There are many factions that are suppressed, and the two sides have long had rifts.

These people heard that Liang Gang was deflated, not only would they not share the same hatred with the enemy, but they would also take pleasure in other people's misfortune. Zhou Tai offended the former, but was welcomed by the latter because of it.

Even Zhou Tai didn't know it at this time. Many years later, it was because of today's hard work and hard work that he got in touch with the local forces in Yangzhou in advance. The top leader of the Jiangdong faction, one of the many hills under Wang Zheng's command.

Over the past few days, their gang of monarchs and ministers always went out early in the morning and returned late at night, but this day they all returned to the embassy ahead of schedule.

As soon as Wang Zheng returned to the study, Wang Xiong followed him in. Seeing his happy face, Wang Zheng asked with a smile, "Why, what did you gain today that make you so happy?"

"General, the final general learned something today," Wang Xiong said, "It's very useful!"

"Oh?" Wang Zheng was very curious when he heard the words, and looked sideways at Wang Xiong: "Let's hear it?"

"I wonder if the general has heard of the four Huaizuo clans and the eight Jiangyou surnames?"

"Of course I've heard of it." Wang Zheng happened to be reading a volume of local chronicles of Yangzhou at this time, and said with a smile: "The so-called Huaizuo Four Clans are the four famous families in Lujiang and Jiujiang. For example, the Zhou Yu we met in Hefei is from the Lujiang Zhou family." After a pause, he pointed at Wang Xiong and joked, "And that Shen Shu who wants to be sworn brothers with you, who was born in the Shouchun Shen family, They all belong to the Huaizuo four clans."

"As for the eight surnames of Jiangyou, they refer to the four surnames Zhang, Gu, Zhu, and Lu in Wu County, and Yu, Wei, and Kong in Kuaiji County. He Zhu's family."

At this time, the Shen family of Wucheng was not as far away as the Shen family of Shouchun, and there was no such name as Wu Xing in the world. In the second year of Wu Ganlu (AD 266) in the late Three Kingdoms period, Sun Hao, the Lord of Wu, took the meaning of "the prosperity of Wu" and changed it to Wu. Cheng is Wu Xing, and only then did Wu Xing County appear, and its jurisdiction happens to be Huzhou, Zhejiang in the later Celestial Dynasty.

As for the Jiangyou eight surnames, it was in this generation that heroes began to emerge in large numbers. For example, Gu Yong is now Yuan Shu's second adviser after Yang Hong, and in the original history, the Jiangyou eight surnames were born after Sun Quan succeeded There began to appear faint signs of suppressing the four Huaizuo clans, and it was not until Zhou Yu's untimely death that he completely controlled the political arena of Soochow.

"It's exactly what the general said." Wang Xiong said, "The last general got acquainted with a captain the day before yesterday. His name is Lu Ji, and his style name is Gongji. He is the deputy city guard at the west gate of Shouchun."

"I will remember that you mentioned this person," Wang Zheng nodded, "At that time, it was said that it would take time to understand, why did you mention it again today?"

The position of city guard is so important, but if Yuan Shu is not stupid, those entrusted with important tasks are naturally cronies, and the possibility of wanting to buy it is not high, so although Wang Xiong, Li Ren and even Zhou Tai have not gained much during this period Not many, but let alone buying such a key position at present, there is no one who is close to him.

"General, but the last general learned something from Shen Shu today."

Wang Xiong said excitedly: "I didn't expect that although Lu Ji's position was not high, he was born in the Lu family of Wu County, and his father was Lu Kang, the former prefect of Lujiang!"

"Oh?" Wang Zheng was surprised when he heard the words, "This Lu Ji is actually the son of Lu Kang? Then how can he still hold such an important position as the city guard?"

No wonder Wang Zheng was puzzled, Lu Kang was a famous scholar in Jiangdong, and he was famous as a righteous hero when he was young.At first, he was elected as Maocai by Zang Min, the governor of Yangzhou, and later served as the magistrate of Gaocheng County. Later, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty levied a large tax increase in order to cast bronze figures, and the people were poor.Lu Kang went up to persuade him, but was mistakenly slandered by the eunuch as disrespectful for slandering the saints. Fortunately, Yu Shi Liu Dai went up to plead for him, so he was only dismissed from office and returned to his hometown.But after that, the imperial court recruited Lu Kang again to serve as Yilang.

At this time, the yellow turban bandit Huang Rang appeared in Lujiang County, linking up more than [-] forces in Jiangxia and other places, captured four counties, and was later defeated by Lu Kang, so Lu Kang was appointed by the court as the prefect of Lujiang. When he succeeded to the throne, Lu Kang sent Xiaolian to pay tribute to the court at the risk of offending Yuan Shu, and was named General Loyalty, with a rank of two thousand stones, reaching the rank of Jiuqing.

It was precisely because of this that Yuan Shu, who had the heart of proclaiming himself emperor at that time, was furious when he heard the news. Lujiang was Linjun, and a loyal general who was loyal to the Han Dynasty was the most conspicuous traitor to him. He first asked Lu Kang for [-] hu in the name of lack of food, but Lu Kang not only flatly rejected it, but refused to grant it behind closed doors.
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At that time, Yuan Shu was at its most inflated, so in the fourth year of Chuping, he sent Sun Ce and Liu Xun, who succeeded him as the prefect of Lujiang, to attack Wancheng together. Lu Kang held on until the second year of Xingping and finally couldn't hold on. Yu died of illness immediately.

It can be said that although Yuan Shu, Sun Ce and Liu Xun did not personally commit Lu Kang's death, Lu Kang was an old man at that time, and the price of sticking to the city for two years was naturally exhausting the last bit of vitality, and when the oil was exhausted, the lamp was dry. It is absolutely unreasonable, so this Lu Ji and Yuan Shu can be said to have revenge for killing their fathers, so how could they still serve under their command?
In the same way, how could Yuan Shu have no doubts about an enemy's son, so trusting?
"Exactly. I was also very surprised when I heard this at the time, so I guessed that Lu Ji was a wolf-hearted man who was greedy for glory and wealth, and even put the revenge of killing his father behind him." Wang Xiong said: "Then Shen Shu said otherwise. , in fact, from his point of view, Lu Ji is quite like a father."

"Po Xiao is the father?"

These aristocratic families always speak in half-concealed ways, but the current Wang Zheng is not a political novice, and the same point is revealed: "It means that this Lu Ji is also a righteous person, and now he is serving Yuan Shu, but it is just forbearance? "

"I also think it is possible." Wang Xiong said: "It should be so, the hatred of killing one's father is irreconcilable, how can anyone really be willing to serve the enemy?"

Speaking of this, he scratched his head and said: "However, General, when I met this person the day before yesterday, I didn't see any clues at all. Instead, I felt that this guy was very loyal to Yuan Shu. I was so scared that I didn't even dare to speak out. dare."

If even someone like you who met for the first time could see that he had different ambitions, how could Yuan Shu allow him to this day?
Naturally, Wang Zheng understood this point. With Lu Kang's incident in the foreground, if Lu Ji could hide it from Yuan Shu, I am afraid that Yang Hong and others will always have doubts about him. Naturally, they will become more cautious and will not spit out anything easily. And in the final analysis, Wang Xiong is only Wang Zheng's confidant after all. In the eyes of this kind of person, his status is not important enough to allow him to be honest, right?
Thinking of this, Wang Zheng put down the scroll, stood up, walked around the room for a while, and suddenly smiled when he raised his head again: "Wang Xiong, after you say that you are so heroic, should I visit you in person?"

Wang Xiong hurriedly said: "Since the general is a warrior, it is normal for him to admire heroes and heroes."

"Well, tomorrow morning."

Just after finishing speaking, he shook his head and denied, "No, no, it seems a bit reckless to visit the door rashly. You go to check it out tomorrow morning. In this way, I remember that Asheng always seized a lot of treasures when he conquered Wancheng before. You go pick and forget, you go pick some better weapons, and then let Ms. Qiao pick out some antique calligraphy and paintings for you, each choose some to give to this loyal general, and attach a greeting card, saying that this afternoon pay a visit to."

Wang Xiong said with a smile: "General, it will be difficult to deliver tomorrow."

Wang Zheng was startled when he heard the words, and asked sideways, "Why?"

"After listening to Shen Shu's words, I thought that I might not have enough status to see me before, so I kept this guy secret, and then I immediately went to see Lu Ji, and said that if Wangzhou Mu wants to meet with him, I don't know if Captain Lu has time today. "

"Haha, good you Wang Xiong, you are really bold, how dare you make your own claim?"

Wang Zheng was startled when he heard the words, and then he looked up to the sky and laughed. Since Wang Xiong said this, Lu Ji's answer is naturally needless to say. It can't be done, let alone said, but some things are not necessarily, otherwise the subordinates will have to consult the king's government for every detail, so what is the achievement of great things?
But even Wang Zheng himself can't tell the scale of this, so he can only let Wang Xiong and his subordinates figure it out for themselves.

Sure enough, Wang Xiong replied with a smile, "Then Lu Ji only replied ten words."

"Which ten words?"

"If you can't wish for it, it's better to hit the sun than to choose the day."

"Yes, it is indeed better to hit the sun than to choose the day."

Wang Zheng immediately understood, nodded again and again and said: "No matter how concealed it is during the day, it is not as clean and comfortable as it is in the night, where no one disturbs you, and"

Speaking of this, Wang Zheng paused for a moment, but at this moment he also remembered that tomorrow he planned to go to the Fanwu Mansion.

Although the appointment with this femme fatale was at night, and there was no conflict in time, but it was not a serious matter after all, so it was better not to do it together with the serious matter.

"You invite me in the afternoon, why don't we go to the moon to have a banquet?" Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows, patted Wang Xiong's shoulder and said with a smile, "Looking at Lu Jun Yada, I won't let me go away empty-handed."

Wang Xiong said: "It's such an elegant thing, if I, a vulgar man, can go with me behind my back, I'd definitely like it."

The sooner you go, the stronger your sincerity will be. Wang Zheng has already been familiar with the methods of courteous corporals. He immediately tidied up with Wang Xiong, and asked Qiao Wan to pick out some gifts, and went out together with Wang Xiong. Go to Lu Mansion.

Although he is a prominent family in Wu County, Lu Ji's mansion does not have a lot of aura of wealth and nobility, but it only enters the front and back, with guests in the front and people in the back.

Hearing that Wang Zheng, Xuzhou Mu and Li Yanghou, was coming, Lu Ji naturally welcomed him out.

Wang Zheng looked at him, and saw that this person was not very old, but in his twenties, of medium height, with an elegant appearance, but with a bit of the toughness of a general. He nodded secretly.

Well, it looks good.

　The relationship between Lu Ji and Yuan Shu was indeed very good, and after Lu Kang's death, he was still an official under Yuan Shu's account.

　　Later, he worked for Sun Ce and served as a guest. These two were enemies who drove his father to death.

　　It can only be said that the Lu family's tradition of serving their enemies began with him.

　　Of course, for the sake of the plot, his age is exaggerated here. In the original history, he should not have reached his twenties in the first year of Jian'an.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)