Chapter 441: Young Zhuang Gathering in Camp
General Wang, who was mentioned by Wu Jie, was named Wang Quan. He was appointed as the General of the Central Army and commanded the first army. He was said to be a border army, but in fact he was a garrison and governed the front line of Dai County and Guangning County, and claimed that he had more than 10,000 troops under his command.
When the Huns invaded, Chen Zhi informed him to station troops, so he contacted General Wang Quan. The person who did not go to report did not see Wang Quan himself, but just agreed with several deputy generals under his command.
Wu Jie said goodbye to Chen Zhi this time and left Dai County, but did not leave the county. Instead, he went north to station troops and revealed the news to Liu Bao. The meaning of which is intriguing.
"Yes, the Huns invaded and the border troops were also mobilized. In my letter to me, the general mentioned this matter and asked me to understand the situation. Liu Changshi, you are from a prominent family in Dai County. The Liu family is spread all over the place and have a close relationship with other families. If Wu wants to understand the situation, he must ask the children of the nobles. It is better to do this. You arrange two children to go to the military camp in the north tomorrow. Wu happens to understand the situation there. What do you think?"
"This..." Liu Bao frowned, and he could see the danger behind it. However, Wu Jie brought out Wang Jun's order, which made him hope. Then he thought of the previous luncheon and some of the words his children visited Wu Jie that day, and his heart moved.
In fact, Liu Bao is one of the representatives of the Liu family in the Dai County. He has a considerable influence in Dai County, but he is not the one with the largest official position in the officialdom. One of his elder brothers is now the prefect there and has the hope of entering the center. His talent is the pillar of the Liu family in his career.
Liu Bao personally reserved his opinion about the Wujie incident this time. He felt that although Chen Zhixin came, the situation was unknown, he was one of the Chen family in Pengcheng after all, and there was no need for the two sides to confront each other, so he vigorously promoted the matter of getting closer. Liu Guang, who had been inquired before, was under the instructions of Liu Bao and his team, whom he had asked, took the initiative to move closer to Chen Zhi.
Originally, Liu Bao's proposal was also recognized within the Liu family. The Liu family had a good foundation. They finally rose rapidly in the past three years by making friends with Lu District. Even Liu Bao's brother, who was the prefect of Jiangnan, benefited from this and was recommended by the Lu family in Jiangnan, and his career was successful.
Once the Lu District was gone, the Liu family was inevitably at a loss, but after thinking about it, it was undoubtedly a feasible strategy to continue to surrender to the new prefect and had been recognized by the family.
As a result, Wu Jie's sudden proposal made the clan brother's agent at home see the opportunity, so he decided to contact Wu Jie and told him that Liu's elder.
Even though Liu Bao didn't want to do this, he had to respect the elders in his family. With the idea of not offending others, he still nodded and responded.
Wu Jie smiled and said, "In this way, I will wait for the nobles and heroes. When the chief minister returns, he can also inform other families of this matter. If they are willing, they can go there, but it is best not to make a big fuss, so that the prefect will misunderstand."
Liu Bao was stunned, then smiled bitterly in his heart, knowing that he was afraid he had a trap, and thought about the luncheon last night, the words left by Wu Jie, and the little truths that he had to do in his life when visiting each family in the evening, and immediately understood his intention.
"It seems that this Wu Jie really has a lot of thoughts about Prefect Chen. Well, since I agree, I will go and have a look. There will be no loss anyway. As long as you don't make a big fuss and don't let Prefect Chen misunderstand. Besides, the new Prefect will be the first to come, and you will be able to rely on my Chen family in the future. He will definitely have to just live a little mistake."
With this idea, Liu Bao made an appointment with Wu Jie to send someone away.
Wu Jie got on the car, but not long after he left, he was stopped by a group of people in front of him. These people were not robbed, but representatives of several major families in Dai County, who were waiting to see Wu Jie off here.
"Thank you, everyone, thank you. Wu remembers it in my heart. I am going to the army in the north this time. If you have the intention, you can also send someone to come over and talk to you in detail at that time!"
Wu Jie walked out of the carriage and bowed to the person who saw him off. He felt relieved. He knew that he had opened up a situation and his demeanor couldn't help but calmly.
Looking at Wu Jie's appearance, the people who saw him off were polite and then they dispersed.
On the other hand, after Liu Bao returned, he followed Wu Jie's instructions and sent someone to contact several other families. Only then did he realize that those families had already intentionally moved and hit it off.
Several of them were ready before him.
"The children of these families are actually ready. With such a big situation, do you really think the new prefect is blind?" Liu Bao frowned when he heard the people sent out, feeling something was wrong, and he felt even more worried.
"Father, I'm absolutely wrong with this matter," a voice came from beside me. It was Liu Bao's son Liu Qing who was talking. "I asked a few friends, and many of them were ready to meet Wu Jie. I mentioned it to them, saying that each family had produced people and could not hide the news at all. If it was spread, it would be difficult for people to take advantage of it."
Liu Bao frowned, and after hearing his son's words, he couldn't help but nod: "Yes, they thought that the new prefect had just arrived and needed to rely on the power of aristocratic families, so they were confident and had a degree in everything. Once they passed this degree, they would force others to take risks."
Liu Qing said with a serious expression: "Yes, people from these families have made up their minds and feel that the new prefect has not yet established a stable foothold, which is a good time for them to take all their own interests. On the one hand, the General's Mansion wants to rely on the power of the aristocratic family to restrict the new prefect, and the new prefect also asks to help the aristocratic family to stabilize the situation. After this time, there will be no such good opportunity."
"It's a joke!" Liu Bao shook his head, "I think the new prefect wants to accommodate them. Why don't they accommodate them? This prefect is not a good person. Not to mention his calculations against the Huns, but to say what he did in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, I know that he is not a person willing to be ridden on his head. Originally, both sides cooperated and each took their own needs, and no one is higher or lower. Now they are proud and think that by contacting Wujie and surrendering to the general, they can get more benefits than when Lu was in the past, but they don't know that even if they get the benefits for a while, Chen will gradually grasp the situation in the future, and they will definitely hold a grudge and let them spit it out one by one!"
Liu Qing nodded and asked tentatively: "Then father, we won't participate in this matter. Let the family send other people over..."
"Damn it!" Liu Bao glanced at Liu Qing, "This time you go there yourself, and you must take the initiative and don't let others go. Do you think we ignore it and you won't send people at home? At that time, even if we don't participate, we are all surnamed Liu, and we will lose all the damage and cannot escape. Instead of being involved in the end, it is better to lead the team yourself and figure out the matter clearly, don't make promises, watch more and listen more, and after you come back..."
Liu Bao narrowed his eyes and sneered: "After you come back, explain everything you see and hear clearly to your father. If you can, it is better to tell the prefect to be your father!"
Liu Qing was shocked and then understood and nodded.
Tonight, not only the father and son are talking, but also similar things in each family the day before yesterday.
The next evening, some of the children of several major families in Dai County left Dai County, while others borrowed letters and made their way from family places in other places.
Two days later, the children of all the clans all went to the military camp in the north.
"Liu Qing is here."
In the spacious tent, there were seven or eight young men sitting in it, with different expressions. Some were tasting tea, some were whispering, and some were pointing at those who were slowly arriving.
As this statement fell, a heroic young man walked into the tent. He had long sleeves and big robe and dusty marks on his face. He obviously had just arrived, but he did not see the fatigue after a long journey. He was so proud that he saluted everyone in the tent.
"Why would the Liu family be up? His father Liu Bao, when he was prefect Lu, sat all the way to the position of County Chief Dai and County Chief Secretary. Look at his eldest son, he is even more dignified. He is good at dancing, but he still has a reputation as a gentleman everywhere. He treats people like this and makes people feel like spring breeze. With such a person, it will only be time for the family to prosper."
In the corner of the camp, there were two people looking at the heroic young man who had just walked in and talking in a low voice. There was a hint of worry on their faces.
"In contrast, our Zheng family is a little bad. This time, the third uncle simply angered the new prefect. He was ordered to return home and lose his post. He was lightly dismissed and resigned. Maybe he would be targeted like the Tang family, repeatedly suppressed, and eventually became the end. If you don't look at the prestige of the Tang family, are you about to be surpassed by the Chen family?"
Both of these two surnames are Zheng, one is Zheng Dun and the other is Zheng Zhi. They are both the third generation of the Zheng family in Dai County and are the two nephews of the Duwei Zheng Shi.
Zheng Shi ranked third among the second generation of the Zheng family, and there were two brothers above him, but neither of them was as good as his achievements. But now as Zheng Shi angered Chen Zhi, the Zheng family fell into crisis. Zheng Shi made Zheng Shi think about his mistakes behind closed doors, and asked Zheng Shi's two brothers to take charge of the situation. On the one hand, he apologized to Chen Zhi and wanted to meet him once. On the other hand, he accepted Wu Jie's invitation and sent Zheng Shi's son to see what Wu Jie had plans.
Zheng Dun and Zheng Zhizheng were talking, and suddenly another young man walked in. The young man looked a little pale and his body was even thin. His clothes seemed empty inside. When he walked, his steps were very small and he seemed very cautious.
Chapter completed!