Chapter 115 Undercurrent
“Have a nice trip!” Jia Xu bid farewell to Guo Hao enthusiastically, and then walked back to the place where he handled government affairs without looking back.
"Next we'll see who can't help but jump out!" Jia Xu thought darkly.
He made such a big fuss today just to tell all the noble families in Luoyang that the eldest princess and the general had left Luoyang.
"Pass the order down. The families of officials living outside Luoyang will move inland and temporarily live in the core area, which will be guarded by Xu Rong himself. A curfew will be implemented starting today, and the time is 3:45 p.m." Jia Xu said to himself.
"Yes!" Someone in the shadow answered and then disappeared. This was the disciple trained by Wang Yue.
Although Wang Yue is neither good at literature nor martial arts, he is quite capable and good at teaching his disciples. Dozens of his disciples have considerable abilities, and it is very convenient for them to serve as assassins and spies.
Jia Xu gave them a name, Shadow Guards, meaning professionals who deal with the shadow corners where Guo Hao cannot be reached by the sun.
"Call Zilong to the Government Affairs Office. The Office still needs guards. Don't let the noble families get desperate and use decapitation tactics."
Jia Xu thought about it and made some arrangements. Although he knew that with Xu Rong commanding the eight schools in Xiyuan, it was impossible for anyone to break through to the Government Affairs Hall, he still chose the safest way.
Zhao Yun is one of the strongest men in the world. What's more, he can be used as a civil official and can also help him handle some government affairs. It's really killing two birds with one stone.
"The Imperial Guards have been taken away by the general. Let Qu Yi and Xu Huang lead the troops of the five schools of the Northern Palace to guard the palace. We must not allow turmoil in the palace to happen again."
"By the way, call Zhou Yu to the Government Affairs Office as well. He should do some work as well." The capitalist Jia Xu put all the people he could to work in their proper places.
Even Zhou Yu, who used his spiritual talent to lower the intelligence of certain people every day, was not spared by him.
Speaking of which, after Sun Ce was taken away by Guo Hao, Jia Xu was somewhat dissatisfied with Zhou Yu's performance. How could such a good young man be so unmotivated all day long?
Even a lazy guy like him has to work around the clock. How can a young man like you lie at home and sleep?
Get up and work!
Under Jia Xu's arrangement, Luoyang was like a big net that was quietly spread out, waiting for the prey to appear.
We have kicked away all the obvious stumbling blocks before, and now we have to let these hidden stumbling blocks surface.
With Jia Xu's deliberate propaganda, the whole Luoyang knew that the general had left Luoyang with elite guards and the princess. For a time, many aristocratic families were a little uneasy.
The aristocratic families seemed to see an opportunity, an opportunity to overthrow Guo Hao's power.
After all, Jia Xu, who was left behind by Guo Hao, is not well known to everyone, and Jia Xu has never shown any edge. He seems to be a soft persimmon that is easy to pinch.
As for people like Xu Rong and Xu Huang, they were not taken seriously by the aristocratic families at all. They were just a group of soldiers.
Originally, when Guo Hao was in Luoyang, they had no way of resorting to shady tactics. Although Guo Hao was young, his record was truly terrifying.
Whether he was suppressing the Yellow Turban Rebellion or the Qiang rebellion, he displayed the demeanor of a famous general.
Others may not know how powerful the Yellow Turbans were at that time, but the aristocratic families who supported them behind the scenes knew it. When the Yellow Turbans were at their peak, they all started to think about whether they should find a way to serve Zhang Jiao as dogs. This shows the peak of the Yellow Turbans.
Even such a peak ended in Guo Hao's hands, so they were naturally frightened.
In fact, it was also because of the later record of suppressing the Qiang rebellion that gave them a preconceived notion and put all the credit on Guo Hao.
In fact, the three people who were responsible for suppressing the Yellow Turbans should be Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and Lu Zhi. Guo Hao just picked up the head of Zhang Jiao.
However, the information received by the aristocratic families at that time was that the Yellow Turbans were suppressing Huangfu Song and others, but after Guo Hao joined the battle, the Yellow Turbans quickly began to decline.
They naturally believed that Guo Hao possessed powerful military force, and when Guo Hao had the upper hand, they had no choice but to succumb to Guo Hao's powerful military force.
A meeting was quickly convened in secret, and even with the ability of the Shadow Guards, they were unable to detect the gathering of the major families.
After all, there are so many secret passages and caves under the residences of the wealthy families. Even if the Shadow Guards max out their detection points, they cannot defend against these wealthy families with ulterior motives.
"Master Yuan, I wonder what's the important matter that has brought us here today?" Yang Biao, the head of the Yang family and the spokesman of the Guanzhong family, asked the question knowingly.
"Hehe, why must Master Yang be like this? The fact that you can come here today already proves the problem." Yuan Huai said in a deep voice, not taking Yang Biao's ill intentions to heart at all.
"If you hadn't been hesitant all the time, we would have accomplished our mission that day. We, the noble families, should have been standing on the clouds and overlooking the world, but now we have to succumb to the tyranny of a young boy. You have completely disgraced our noble families." Yuan Huai angrily scolded the heads of the families in front of him in a deep voice.
The heads of the Yang, Wei, Cui, Wang, Xie and other families didn't care about what Yuan Huai said at all. The success is the success of your Yuan family. What does it have to do with our family? It's ridiculous.
"Hehe, Master Yuan, please talk about business. We don't have so much free time to listen to you talking about these things." Chen Shang, the acting head of the Chen family, completely ignored Yuan Huai.
Yuan Huai's eyes flashed with coldness, but Chen Shang, who was sitting opposite him, showed no fear at all. The same was true for the other family heads as well.
The reputation of his Yuan family, with three officials in four generations, sounds impressive, but in the eyes of these thousand-year-old families, it is just like that. Who hasn't had rich ancestors?
The Wei family is the bloodline left by Wei Qing. It only took them a few hundred years to build themselves up from nothing and sit together with them. Who can be nobler than who?
Not to mention that your Yuan family has failed. Even if your Yuan family has succeeded, it is not yet at the point where it can conquer the world. You still need them to help you govern the world.
"Hmph" Yuan Huai snorted coldly, but he also knew the situation and quickly got down to business.
In fact, his plan was very simple, which was to attack Huanglong directly, control Jia Xu left behind by Guo Hao, and then use military orders to place other generals under house arrest, and let their people take over the defense of Luoyang.
After hearing Yuan Huai's plan, all the family heads fell into deep thought.
In their opinion, Yuan Huai's plan was very simple, but very feasible.
Moreover, these words were spoken by Yuan Huai, so there must be people from the Yuan family lurking in certain positions, waiting for them to make a move and then turn against them and stab them in the back.
"How do we divide it after it's done?" Yang Biao pondered for a while and asked a question.
Upon hearing this, the others also focused their attention on Yuan Huai.
Hearing Yang Biao's question, Yuan Huai felt relieved, for he knew that Yang Biao, the patriarch of the Yang family, was moved.
Although everyone's power is similar, in Luoyang, only the Yang family can compete with the Yuan family. After all, the other families are outsiders , and most of their power is not here.
"It depends on how much effort you are willing to put in." Yuan Huai calmly began to raise the price. "Distribution according to work should be fair to everyone."
"This matter is not urgent. The general is not far away yet, so we don't need to be anxious. Why don't you go back and think about it first?" Yuan Huai made a generous suggestion.
When the family heads saw Yuan Huai like this, they couldn't help but feel depressed. Yuan Huai was not afraid of their betrayal.
It was actually against common sense for Yuan Huai to make his plan public today. Thinking of this, the family heads couldn't help but feel heavy-hearted.
The unknown is the most terrifying thing.
The heads of the families returned to their homes with full of thoughts and began to discuss the matter. Even the heads of the families could not make such important decisions casually, and they also had to get the consent of the clan elders.
Inside the Government Hall.
"Who is it?" Zhao Yun, who was handling government affairs, suddenly changed color and then disappeared into the void.
"Bang" a man in black clothes was thrown to the ground. Zhao Yun pressed on the man in black clothes and used his internal energy chain to block the man's movements in all directions.
"Zilong, show mercy." Everything happened in a flash. When Jia Xu spoke out to stop him, Zhao Yun had already completed a series of actions like flowing water.
"Zilong, this is one of us!" Jia Xu said with a wry smile.
At the same time, he was also shocked. He didn't know much about the strengths and weaknesses of the generals, but he knew the levels of the generals. The one captured by Zhao Yun was Wang Yue's favorite disciple Qu A, who had a real internal energy that left his body.
He knew that Zhao Yun was a fierce general, otherwise he would not have asked Guo Hao to go to him every day to build relationships with him, but this was the first time he saw Zhao Yun take action.
How could Zilong possess such strength but not show it off? Jia Xu silently added Zhao Yun to the blacklist. He was trustworthy, but further observation was needed.
However, with Guo Hao's endorsement, he did not doubt Zhao Yun . It was just out of habit, so he kept everyone in reserve except Guo Hao.
After all, Guo Hao took Wang Yue and Dian Wei away, but left Zhao Yun, which explains a lot of problems.
After Qu A stood up and handed Jia Xu a letter of information, his figure disappeared into the void.
Zhao Yun sat down as if nothing had happened, not realizing how strong his opponent was. After all, he himself didn't even know how strong he was.
"Humph, it turns out that they are all tough guys." Jia Xu snorted coldly after reading the intelligence.
All the prominent families in Luoyang have begun to stay indoors. It's hard to say that there is nothing fishy going on.
"Come on, come on. If you don't come, how can I catch you all in one fell swoop?" Jia Xu thought to himself and destroyed the information casually.
"It's not enough. We need to add fuel to the fire."
When Jia Xu went to court the next day, he pretended to be sick and appeared extremely weak.
The heads of various families who originally had ulterior motives were immediately shocked. In their eyes, this was the work of the Yuan family, which directly reduced the difficulty.
Yuan Huai felt even more that he was destined to succeed. You see, just as the plan was finalized, Jia Xu fell ill.
Yuan Huai was so happy that he almost lost control of his facial expression and almost laughed out loud in the hall, but he managed to cover it up with great willpower.
The heads of various families, who were already worried, could not help but contact Yuan Huai secretly, expressing their willingness to contribute to Yuan Huai's plan.
