Twenty days later, Zhang Chuang returned. He did not disappoint Lü Ning and kidnapped Sima Lang and brought him here.
When Lu Ning saw Sima Lang, he immediately bowed to him apologetically and said,""Mister Sima has suffered. I originally wanted Zhang Chuang to invite Mister Sima. How would I know that you openly used force on Mister! From now on, I will definitely educate him well and let him know more about the rules. I apologize to Mister Sima on behalf of Zhang Chuang. I hope that Mister will forgive him this time on account of his young age and ignorance.”After saying that, Lü Ning bowed to Sima Lang.
Lu Ning thought to himself, Sima Lang and Sima Boda were from Wen County, Hanoi. They were famous and talented, although their abilities could not compare with their second brothers Sima Yi and Sima Zhongda. However, he was also a high-ranking official under Cao Cao. He had served as the chief secretary of the Prime Minister's Office and the governor of Yanzhou. No matter what position he held, he had outstanding achievements. He loved the people like his own children and was deeply loved by the people. He did not form cliques and was loyal. Unlike his younger brother Sima Zhong Da, who had too many schemes and too much ambition, he was the most respected one among the three Sima brothers.
Sima Lang held his head high and puffed out his chest, looking angry. Lu Ning bowed to him twice, but he did not accept it, instead turning sideways to let him pass.
Lu Ning didn't mind. He knew that the scholars of the Han Dynasty were like this, so he could only slowly influence him.
Lu Ning turned around and scolded Zhang Chuang angrily," Brat, you have offended Mister Sima and made him unhappy. Hurry up and prepare a banquet to welcome Mister Sima. Consider it as an apology for Mister Sima."”
After Zhang Chuang heard this, he was overjoyed. He had long wanted to leave, but he did not dare to. Now that he had received the order, he immediately said,"Yes, my lord. I will immediately prepare a banquet to apologize to Mister Sima.”
No matter what Lu Ning said, Sima Lang remained silent. Lu Ning personally poured a cup of tea for Sima Lang and handed it to him.
Sima Lang took a small sip and glanced at Lu Ning with disdain. Then, he slowly said,"You must be Da Xiong."
"Yes, Mr. Sima." Lu Ning replied respectfully.”
"I won't help you."”
After hearing Sima Lang's words, Lu Ning was very depressed. It wasn't easy for him to get you here, and you just said this! Since that's the case, I'll have fun with you first.
Lu Ning pretended to be surprised and asked,""Mister Sima, I don't want you to help me, and I've never said that I want you to help me.”
Sima Lang was stunned when he heard Lu Ning's words. He was instantly dumbfounded. How could this be? He had sent someone to kidnap him from afar and said that he did not need his help. He had never thought of this before. Why was this?
After a while, Sima Lang caught his breath and said angrily,""Then why did you send people all the way to kidnap me?”
Lu Ning glanced at Sima Lang and corrected him with a smile,""Mr. Sima, we're going to invite him, not kidnap him. It was Zhang Chuang's decision. Sir saw me criticizing him just now. He also realized his mistake and said that he would correct it in the future. Sir Sima, don't be calculative with a child. It will damage your reputation.”
After Sima Lang heard this, he almost fainted. What were these words? He shook his head helplessly." Alright, alright, alright. Even if you're going to invite me, why did you invite me?" Are you trying to tease me?"
Lu Ning still casually glanced at the furious Sima Lang and said with a smile,"Mister Sima, you're wrong again. I didn't send someone to invite you. It was the tens of thousands of disaster victims and refugees in Yanmen County who asked me to help them invite you here.”
"What do you mean?" Sima Lang asked.”
Lu Ning's tone suddenly became stern, and he said in a serious tone,""Mister Sima, you might have heard that I came here to study. Seeing the common people being bullied by horse thieves, seeing the common people on our borders being burned, killed, and robbed by the Xianbei people, Xiongnu people, Qiang Hu, and other foreign Tartar cavalry, the local common people are living in the abyss of suffering. The governor of Bingzhou pretended to be deaf and dumb, turning a blind eye, and the court did not help the common people. The common people have no way out. Therefore, I stayed behind to lead a group of hot-blooded youths to resist. In a very short time, we eliminated more than 20 groups of horse thieves, the vast majority of the Murong Clan's Xianbei Tartars, and five or six tribes of the Tuoba Clan's Xianbei Clan.
As our army provided relief to the refugees whenever they saw them, a large number of refugees swarmed to our side. Our original plan was to attack the Xianbei tribes and Xiongnu tribes on the northern grasslands. If we encounter a large tribe, we will harass them. If we can't defeat them, we will run. If we encounter a small tribe, we will immediately destroy them. This way, even though our army is small in numbers, we don't need any rear bases. Our army can fight and recuperate without any worries.
However, as more and more refugees poured in, our army didn't have enough food to feed the people. On the other hand, if our army didn't protect them, the people would definitely be killed by the Xianbei and Xiongnu. Our army is powerless to protect so many people. Within a thousand li of our army, there are more than a hundred thousand Xianbei cavalry, as well as the Xiongnu and Qiang Hu cavalry.
Although Yanmen Prefecture had been occupied by the Tuoba tribe for the past few years, Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, was indifferent. He had never thought of taking back Yanmen Prefecture. They were extremely afraid of the Xiongnu and Xianbei cavalry. That's why they've been turning a blind eye to this for many years. If this continues, the Xianbei people's looting of the Han Dynasty will continue year by year to the Central Plains. In a few years, the Xianbei cavalry will be able to drink the Yellow River and trample Luoyang.
Our army had never thought of taking back Yanmen Prefecture, but in order to have a place to settle the refugees and disaster victims, we decided to take back Yanmen Prefecture. Although Yanmen Prefecture has been recovered, I know nothing about internal affairs. I don't know how to settle the disaster victims and refugees, let alone internal affairs.
When the refugees heard that I didn't know how to handle internal affairs and government affairs, they were very anxious. They heard that Mister Sima Boda of Hanoi was a famous scholar and was very good at government affairs, so the people asked me to help them invite you here to handle internal affairs and manage them well.”
Sima Lang listened to Lü Ning's nonsense for a long time and only glared at Lü Ning. You can brag all you want. Do you really think I'm a child? "You haven't received the approval of the court in Yanmen Prefecture, and your names are not legitimate. I won't help you, and I'm too lazy to deal with internal affairs here.”
Lu Ning laughed out loud and said,"So the famous great scholar, Mr. Sima Boda, is a person who is afraid of death, deceives the world to gain fame, and has an undeserved reputation. He didn't understand internal affairs at all, let alone government affairs. He even shamelessly said that he was too lazy to do government affairs here. Wasn't this clearly a lie?”
Hahaha, L??N??ng burst into laughter again.
Sima Lang was so angry that his face turned red as he shouted,""Who says I don't understand internal affairs?"
Lü Ning glared at him and asked Sima Lang,""Then what makes Mister Sima think that you know how to manage government affairs? I have never heard of Mister Sima holding any position before.”
Sima Lang was so angry by Lu Ning's words that he panted heavily. He stood up angrily and could not control his emotions. He blurted out,"I'll handle the government affairs here for you to see, and let you see if I, Sima Lang, am the person who deceives the world to gain fame, the person who has an undeserved reputation.”
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