Long live the general

Murong Yuan succeeded in persuading his father. After Murong An thought deeply, he asked, "Then you are honest these few days? Stay at home and don't go out and cause trouble."

He added: "Go to the barracks if you have nothing to do."

Murong Yuan didn't think so in his heart, but he still listened to Murong An's words on the surface. He nodded and left the study.

Looking at the youngest son's back, Murong An sighed.

At his age, he only seeks stability for his own future, and puts all his hopes on his descendants.As the saying goes, a dragon has nine sons, each of which is different. When the parents are capable, the sons born may not necessarily be smart.

This is not bad for Murong Yuan. Murong An has a colleague who is a well-read bachelor and one of the imperial court's nine ministers.His eldest son was taught by him himself since he was a child, but he was very dull. The bachelor was angry and impatient, so he had to try his best to have more children, and the general was selected among the short ones.

It can only be said that having a child is too unstable, even if countless resources are spent on it since childhood, and talent is limited, it can only go so far.

Because of this, there are no good seedlings among the common people, but they will never be able to obtain the same resources and opportunities as the children of the nobles.And as those with vested interests, the aristocrats of the family will continue to solidify the class, monopolize resources, and block the way for ordinary people to rise. In this way, they will always occupy the right to speak.

Murong An has a very clear understanding of his son's ability, it is absolutely no problem for Murong Yuan to go out to attack the surrounding small countries or go south to suppress bandits, just like Zhao Ping'an back then.

But it is not very good against the Huns who are extremely powerful in combat.

However, Murong Yuan seems to be very confident in himself...

Even so, Murong An wouldn't be too desperate.

No matter how capable they are, they are the ones who can occupy a place in the imperial court, because they occupy the only upward channel, and the imperial court can only choose between them and their children.

Murong Yuan can't do it? It depends on what happens to Murong Yuan's son. The Murong family is so big, there will always be someone who can revive the family in the future.

Even if Murong Yuan is a waste, this life will be better than those people who face the loess and turn their backs to the sky, maybe have ambitions but have no chance, isn't it?

Before Emperor Yuanding ascended the throne, there was no problem with this idea, but after Emperor Yuanding ascended the throne, he did two things.

The first thing is to establish the Shangshutai in the Inner Dynasty. Most of the people in the Shangshutai were born civilians, and the most typical one is Gongsunyang, a typical mud leg.Emperor Yuan Ding actually allowed such a person to occupy the position of Shangshuling, and asked his opinion on everything. The status of the entire Shangshutai was getting higher and higher, and many positions in the outer dynasty were almost useless.

The second thing is that Emperor Yuan Ding wantonly rewarded soldiers with military merits. Whether it was asking for money or status, as long as they could make military merits, they would not be polite.You know, there were people who went to war, and were even desperate because they lost their lands, and now they suddenly had a very high status.The descendants of the soldiers who died in the battle also have the qualifications to be recommended as officials.

Because of the generous rewards offered by Emperor Yuan Ding, more and more people are willing to take the initiative to join the army.However, what Huo Yi wanted was cavalry. With so many people to choose from, he gradually increased his qualifications to join the army. Because of this, his cavalry became more and more powerful, forming a virtuous circle.

These two methods, from both civil and military aspects, brought many civilians into the imperial court and began to have the right to speak.

Zhou Zhenxie's employment is really interesting, let's talk about that Gongsunyang. In fact, in the previous two court meetings, he expressed his opposition to whether to go to war with the Xiongnu once, and whether to build the two counties of Hetao, but Zhou Zhenxie remained the same. Attention, the two crucial matters of Wuchang County and the snow disaster in the north have been entrusted to him.Zhao Cheng repeatedly contradicted him, and his methods of handling the case were eccentric, and Zhou Zhenyan also let him sit firmly in the position of Tingwei.

I don't look at my background, my qualifications, my standpoint, or the past, but I only look at whether I can use it now.Facts? It also proved that his choice was right.

Murong An didn't believe it before if someone could treat things and mistreat others to such an extent, but the various behaviors of Emperor Yuan Ding have already shown that he can do it.

This person seemed to be born to be an emperor.

The heavy snow in Chang'an City fell for a whole day, and the streets and houses, as well as the mountains and rivers in the distance, all turned into a world covered in white.

In the early morning of the next day, a thick layer of snow had accumulated on the ground, to the extent that it almost drowned the calves, but there were several neat rows of footprints spreading to an invisible distance on the snow surface outside Chang'an City.In the morning, another snow fell, covering these footprints silently.

When Huo Lingyue got up in the morning, she asked Uncle Wang, "Is little uncle gone?"

"I left early in the morning." Uncle Wang said.

Huo Lingyue snorted, ran to the door of Huo Mansion without even taking care of her hair.She stood at the door, looking beyond Chang'an City.At this time, many people get up and sell the naan bread and hot soup they ate in the morning. There are sporadic crowing and dog barking in the streets and alleys, and the creaking and creaking sounds of the snow.

The outside gradually became lively, but Huo Lingyue felt empty instead.

She has gone through many partings, but the scene of Xiaoqiu's elder brother competing with his little uncle in the yard is still vivid. It was more lively and happy then, but now it is even more lonely and lonely.

Uncle Wang came over, put a thick cloak on her, and said, "Miss, go back, it's cold outside."

Huo Lingyue rubbed her face and cheered herself up: "Okay."

Huo Yi didn't know about these things behind him at all. Of course he would be homesick every time he left? But for him, there were more important things that occupied his mind.The emotion of homesickness often only appears in the idle cracks.

He took [-] troops straight to Jiuyuan County, the worst-hit area, and encountered heavy snow blocking the road halfway. Huo Yi asked all the soldiers to come down and start shoveling snow.These soldiers have first-class mobility, physical strength and endurance, and their speed is much faster than others.

As soon as Gongsun Yang came, he first met the sheriff of Jiuyuan County. The former sheriff died in the hands of the Huns? Later, Zhou Zhenzhen sent another person to fill this position.The new county guard is surnamed Liu, an ordinary-looking middle-aged man with a refined temperament, and his face is also full of anxiety and bitterness at this time.

Huo Yi, Liu Junshou and Gongsun Yang roughly communicated about the situation, and the heavy snow fell for five whole days, repeatedly.Now Liu Junshou is mobilizing all the local people to come out to clear the snow, but with little success. The biggest problem is that the winter crops have been severely damaged and supplies are scarce.

Gongsun Yang looked at the mountain of snow with a gloomy face, the only thing to be thankful for was that it finally stopped snowing now.

Huo Yi pondered for a moment, then said: "The closest to Jiuyuan County are Handan County, Xihe County, Yuanfang County and Beicheng County. How are these counties affected by the disaster?"

These are the northern border counties and the most affected areas.

Liu Junshou reacted for a while, and said in retrospect: "The situation in Handan County and Xihe County is better. Yuanfang County is also very serious, and Beicheng County is a bit far from here. I don't know."

Huo Yi said: "I have an idea. Chang'an is too far away from here, and it will take a long time to transport it here, and it will consume too much manpower and material resources. It is better to let the surrounding counties that are not seriously affected by the disaster directly transport the inventory over here, so that it is closer , the pressure on Chang'an will be less."

Gongsun Yang clapped his hands hard: "Handan County and Xihe County can help Jiuyuan County, and the supplies that are lacking there will be sent slowly by Chang'an."

Commander Liu opened his mouth wide in surprise: "Is this possible...Will the Magistrate of Handan County agree?"

This would simply put more pressure on other border counties that also suffered from the snowstorm. As local sheriffs, they are unlikely to agree to such behavior.

"Next to Handan County is Shanghe County, let them help there." Huo Yi added.

This is a plan to continuously average the pressure to various places to ensure that Jiuyuan County can recover.

Liu Junshou's scalp tingles just thinking about the project involved. He still thinks it's too difficult and almost impossible to complete.

As expected of a minister from Chang'an, he has a very bold idea.

At this moment, Gongsun Yang said: "I will run myself, one by one."

He had just arrived, and he was about to lead the horse and leave without sitting down for a sip of tea.Huo Yi stopped him and said: "Your Majesty also said before that there are still Xiongnu and horse bandits taking the opportunity to make trouble here. Don't go alone. I will send you some people."

Gongsun Yang didn't refuse either, Huo Yi thought for a while, called Qiu Hongguang over, and told him to protect Lord Shang Shuling along the way.

Qiu Hongguang scratched his head, he was actually reluctant to leave.

"Just give me ten people." He said, "Just those who have been following me, I will pick ten."

Gongsun Yang: "Is ten enough? Horse bandits usually have hundreds of people, at least dozens of people to act together?"

Qiu Hongguang smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. Not only horse bandits, we can help you with everything."

After they left, the army continued to carry out the snow clearing project. Huo Yi asked Huo Xiaoman and several school lieutenants to lead dozens of people to go all the way to find and rescue the laborers who were trapped on the road.

"Anyway? One can save one." Huo Yi ordered like this.

When the heavy snow is coming, it is the best luck to be trapped in Jiuyuan County. The most terrible thing is to be trapped on the road? It is simply a desperate situation where you must die.

Huo Yi himself took a shovel to shovel snow. It was definitely a smart decision for Zhou Zhenyan to build an arsenal. With the continuous development of Dai Yue's iron-making technology, the tools they have are much easier to use than before.

It took several hours for Huo Xiaoman and the other captains to leave, and they rushed back to Jiuyuan County at night. They brought back all kinds of news. It is true that many people were buried under the snow and could be rescued. There are very few.

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