Chapter 88 Who did I offend?
The incident became more and more serious, and finally, it alarmed Emperor Liu Hong.

There were even rumors in Luoyang that the eunuch Zhang Gong was almost beaten to death.

For a time, the nobles celebrated and believed that this was a severe blow to the eunuchs' arrogance.

Just when the gentry were expecting Emperor Liu Hong to make further progress, the matter ended with Sheng Xian being able to go to Wujun to take up the post without paying a penny.

Hastily finished.

Of course, this is only relative to the spectators who are watching the fun. Now that things have come to an end, the real situation is naturally different.

Xun family.

In response to Xun Yu's question, Xun You did not rush to answer, but instead talked about another interesting story.

"It seems that Zhicai is doing well in Kuaiji County. He even dares to make fun of you, uncle."

But ever since Xi Zhicai started writing letters to Xun Yu, Xun Yu was really disgusted.

It is said that your enemy is the person who knows you best, and your best friend is the person who knows you second best.

Xi Zhicai knew everything that Jin Mao didn't know, so when he licked Xun Yu, it was really deep in his bones.

In short, Xun Yu now doesn’t dare to read Xi Zhicai’s letter.

"Zhicai finally got what he wanted, we should be happy for him."

Xun Yu thought of those letters to Xi Zhicai again and said, "The Southern Commander is truly an extraordinary person, as he can make Zhicai so impressed."

Although it seemed like nothing was said, Xun You understood what he meant. The person who could convince Xi Zhicai must be no simple person, and definitely not as bad as the rumors outside said.

This also further confirms that what Jinmao said in the letter is true.

However, Xun Yu was not tempted and had no intention of joining the army.

Wu County was remote, and Kuaiji County was even more remote. Xun Yu didn't think he could accomplish anything by going there.

Of course, this does not prevent the uncle and nephew from discussing some policies designated by Jinmao.

It is worth mentioning that since Jinmao revealed the training method last time, he has not revealed any information about the new system.

Xi Zhicai also knew the seriousness of this, but he only mentioned it vaguely.

Xun Yu and Xun You were very smart people. They guessed the truth about half of it, but due to the lack of specific information, they could only guess roughly.

Instead, it made the two of them even more interested, and they discussed it more and more intensely than before.

But no matter how the two argued, guesses were just guesses after all, and the specific circumstances were completely different.

"Uncle, why don't you ask a good friend to take a look?" Xun You teased, "You have a wide range of friends, so you must know who would be interested."

Xun Yu asked with a half-smile, "Gongda is not interested?"

"I study the art of war and focus on military tactics." Xun You shook his head and said, "It's not suitable."

"That means it will be suitable when Captain Jin is promoted to general."

Faced with Xun Yu's teasing, Xun You said he couldn't stand it: "Uncle, please don't laugh at me."

Jokes aside, Xun You didn't really want Xun Yu to send his friend over.

Xi Zhicai has an open-minded personality and can get along well with most people. Even if the two of them don't know Jin Mao's means of retaining people, they don't want to send another friend over to test it.

As I said, for Zhongyuan, Jinmao is too weak and no one in the upper echelons takes it seriously. Only idle celebrities like Sheng Xian will target it.

Soon.

Even more explosive news came out from Luoyang.

Xun Yu and Xun You got together again.

However, this time, the two were somewhat worried about Jinmao's situation.

"The Shanyue in Yuzhang County are in turmoil, and the prefect is unable to quell it."

Emperor Liu Hong was furious and directly dismissed the prefect of Yuzhang County. He wanted to appoint Zhu Jun, who was promoted to Guanglu Dafu, to continue to quell the rebellion.

But Guanglu Dafu was the reserve and intern of the Nine Ministers. Zhu Jun had worked hard to climb to this position, so how could he leave the capital so easily?

"I believe that Jin Mao, the commander of the southern part of Kuaiji County, is capable of suppressing the rebellion."

Zhu Jun promoted Jin Mao without hesitation. He had seen how powerful the Baiyue Army was and believed that a group of rootless Shanyue people were no match for Jin Mao.

"Captain of Southern Kuaiji?" Liu Hong was a little hesitant. His impression of Jin Mao was still the fat sheep mentioned by Zhang Gong. He didn't know how his fighting skills could win Zhu Jun's favor.

There was no problem with promotion, since Jin Mao was rich, but Liu Hong was worried that the aristocrats who had just lifted the "Party Prison Disaster" would come to disgust him. Sure enough, Sheng Xian, the Shangshu Ling who had not yet resigned and went to Wujun, jumped out to refute, citing classics and even comparing Jin Mao to Zhonghang Shuo, saying that he wanted to betray the nation.

Liu Hong rolled his eyes and looked at the eunuch Zhang Rang.

The latter sneered: "The Minister of the Chancellery is right! Why don't you go to Yuzhang County to quell the rebellion? I think Yuzhang County needs people like you more than Wu County."

Suddenly, Sheng Xian was speechless. In fact, he guessed that the riot in Yuzhang County was related to Jin Mao. That was just asking for trouble.

Can't be provoked or can't hide?
However, Zhang Rang's fate triggered a higher level of confrontation, the struggle between the gentry and the eunuchs!
But no matter what reasons the gentry used to refute, Zhang Rang only had one sentence to say.

Just go ahead and do it, don't just talk.

There are no fools among the gentry. Yuzhang County is not much better than Kuaiji County. People who go to such a remote area are only one step away from exile to Jiaozhou.

The situation remains at a stalemate.

In the end, it was General He Jin who wanted to win over Zhu Jun and proposed a compromise.

"I heard that the Southern Commander of Kuaiji had served as a substitute before. Why not take over the post this time to quell the rebellion and then reward him based on his merits afterwards."

Zhu Jun immediately seconded the motion, and Zhang Rang also felt that he had lived up to Zhang Gong's request by seconding the motion. Since no one from the nobles stepped forward to speak up, they just accepted it.

Emperor Liu Hong praised it highly and issued an edict on the spot.

Afterwards, Liu Hong reminded Zhang Rang: "You must pay a lot of money when you take office. The oil you paid as tribute last time was of good quality. Please send another batch."

Is this the end of the story?
of course not!

After leaving court, Sheng Xian immediately began to prepare for the transfer and requested to become sworn brothers with Kong Rong.

"Brother Wen Ju, I wish I could talk with you day and night, but the bandits are getting stronger and stronger. I must return as soon as possible to stop them from expanding!"

Kong Rong was very moved and said: "Don't worry, my dear brother Xiaozhang, I will take care of this matter. I will definitely make him stop and take over the post of governor of Yuzhang County."

The two of them talked for a while before dispersing.

Xun family.

After Xun Yu and Xun You digested the news, they always felt that Jin Mao had become a victim in this power struggle.

"How innocent."

Xun Yu sighed: "Those who have made contributions are harmed, and those who are virtuous are doubted."

This originally meant that Xiang Yu was jealous of the talented people around him. Xun Yu was implying that the upper class was in chaos, and it was a pity that a good official like Jin Mao, who was diligent and dedicated to the people, could not give full play to his talents.

After all, Xi Zhicai and Jin Mao only talk about their good sides. Even if Xun Yu is very good at calculating, could he have imagined that it was Jin Mao who was causing trouble in Yuzhang County?
Then it is not a human being, but a god!
So, Xun Yu misjudged.

Xun You also agreed with Xun Yu's point of view, but he believed that something should be done for Jinmao.

"Uncle, since you feel sorry for him, why don't you lend a helping hand?"

Xun Yu was stunned for only 0.1 seconds before he reacted and looked at Xun You with a smile.

"Gongda, why should you be so modest? Your talent is not inferior to mine."

What I mean is, if you want to find a solution for yourself, don't come and bully me.

Xun You was not good at speaking, so he drooped his eyelids and stopped talking.

The two were silent for a moment. Xun Yu couldn't bear to see Jin Mao kept in the dark, so he said, "I'll write a letter in the name of Gongda to remind Zhicai."

Xun You thought about it for a few seconds and felt that there was no problem.

"Since it is in my name, there is no need to trouble uncle, I will do it."

Xun Yu smiled happily and thought to himself, "Gongda, how about my conspiracy?"

Unexpectedly, before he stood up, Xun You seemed to have read Xun Yu's mind and teased him, "Are you afraid to write back to the captain?"

If you're not afraid, why go through so many detours?

Xun Yu kept smiling, his expression unchanged as he responded, "If Gongda wants to go to Kuaiji, then go ahead. I will speak to the clan members on your behalf."

Xun You declined, expressionless, and bowed to take his leave.

Xun Yu smiled and saw Xun You off.

The moment they turned around, both of them thought they had guessed the other's thoughts.

(End of this chapter)