Chapter 1044 Countermeasures (Part 2)
"The furnishings in Mr. Yan's house are really crude." Sima Pei was a little surprised in the uncertain candlelight.
"Extravagantism leads to failure, frugality leads to solidity." Yan Han said with a serious face: "When the prince ascends the throne in the future, he should be frugal. I have never heard of people who are thrifty but don't have enough, or who want to have few but don't give. Jiangzuo Although there is talk of ZTE, there are powerful officials inside and there are national thieves outside. The elders in Luoyang are looking forward to it, and the Huayi people in the north are looking forward to it. Your Highness should be careful and warn against it. "
Sima Pei was stunned.
No wonder the East Palace officials don't like Yan Han very much. He was a prince, and he just said a word of kindness when he came to the door, but he ended up being scolded like this. If you don’t know, I thought you were the prince’s young master.
However, after the "Jiangzuo Zhongxing", the Sima family became more accustomed to "stabbing others in front of others". Yan Han said this, and he could only live with it.
"What Mr. Yan said is true." Sima Pei said with a smile: "In the future, we will rely on Mr. Yan for many state affairs."
Yan Han's expression did not change much, and he turned to talk about business: "The matter of entering Shu should have been done long ago. The Shao thieves want to go south to Jiangdong, but the three roads of Jingxiang, Hefei, and Guangling are difficult, and they may go south from Sanguan. , enter Hanzhong , attack Bashu. After capturing all of Shu, they will join forces with Nanyang and Xinye to attack Xiangyang, Jiangxia, and Jiangling. Once Jingzhou is gone, Xiangzhou will be unable to defend itself. Jiangdong is in danger. "
Sima Pei felt a little nervous when he heard this, and asked quickly: "Fake Cheng-Cheng Guo can resist Shao Bing? Moreover, the Li thieves are also hateful. They took away my Wei Xing County, causing it to fall into the hands of the Shao thieves."
Except for those captured by Di Cheng, all the counties in Liangzhou were devoted to the Sima clan. However, Jingbei and Liangdong have been fighting for many years, and some counties can no longer stand it.
For example, Wei Xingjun was attracted by Chengguo and surrendered. A year later, the people of the county were dissatisfied and there was civil strife. They killed the prefect and returned to Jin. After another year, the rebellion resumed, the prefect was expelled, and he returned to Liang.
Xincheng County was firmly controlled by Tao Kan, but Shangyong County farther west was a bit more subtle.
They were quite loyal, but there was no hope. Although they are located in the mountains, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and generally no one takes care of them. However, over time, it is inevitable that a lot of goods and young men will be transported to Xiangyang, and there will be many complaints.
After Weixing County surrendered to Liang, many elders in the county had other thoughts and wanted to surrender.
There are local rumors that the envoys of General Jin Zheng from Liang Zhenxi went south from Wei Xing and encouraged them to kill the county officials and surrender.
If this continues, there will not be many counties in Liangzhou during the Jin Dynasty.
There was a lot of hatred in Jianye for Di Cheng who instigated the rebellion in the three counties of Liangdong, and Sima Pei was no exception.
However, Yan Han had a different view. He only heard him say: "Your Highness, this is the moment and the other is the moment. If you make friends with Li Cheng, you don't need to station heavy troops in Liang and Yizhou. The two can work together and Wang Shi will be here." Jingbei resisted Shao's thieves, Li Cheng can concentrate on guarding Hanzhong. In this way, the Three Kingdoms will be established. It will take time to seize the imperial court, inspect households, and train troops. If we can not start a war now, the situation may change drastically in five years. "< br>
The Jin Dynasty now belongs to Yizhou and governs Badong County.
This county originally belonged to Liangzhou. During the second year of Tai'an and the first year of Yongxing under Emperor Hui of the Jin Dynasty, due to the chaos in the middle of Shu, transportation was blocked. The governor of Liangzhou was unable to manage the southern counties, so he transferred the three counties of Ba, Badong and Fuling to it. Yizhou, in order to better integrate the remaining resources of Shu and confront the Li family.
However, Ba, Fuling, Jiangyang and other counties fell one after another, and in the end only Badong was left.
At present, this county "belongs to Yizhou", but is actually under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou. This is because it "is located in the upper reaches of Jingchu and is the throat of Bashu". It controls the danger of the Three Gorges and is the gateway to the east of Shu. This was the key point in the confrontation between Wu and Shu after the war, so Tao Kan appointed Guanqiu'ao as the governor of Yizhou, supervising the military affairs in Badong, and guarding this place.
If Cheng and Jin cannot shake hands and make peace, they will have to fight in Badong sooner or later. After all, after the Battle of Yiling, the Shu Kingdom still had Badong, which could be used to cover the door, but now that it is not in hand, I feel really uneasy.
Sima Pei heard what Yan Han said and agreed in his heart, so he asked: "Does Mr. Yan think it can be done?"
"Everything depends on human effort. You can't do nothing." Yan Han sighed and said: "Kang Shaoliang is very anxious to attack Yang Nandi. He will be in Hanzhong. Isn't it better for Li Shi to be in a hurry? There may be a chance here."
Sima Pei breathed a sigh of relief and said: "That's right. If the Shao thieves can't conquer Hefei and Xiangyang, they will try to conquer Hanzhong and Shu, and then go down the river to destroy the Jin Dynasty - well, it's an old story from the ancients. If the Li family Knowing the opportunity, we should strengthen our troops in Hanzhong and repair the city defenses to prevent Shao's thieves from taking advantage of us."
"If everyone in the world knew the opportunity like this, it would reduce a lot of disputes." Yan Han said with unclear meaning: "I will set off years ago. Your Highness, in the capital, should be a sage, a distant person, a filial piety Serve your parents and be friendly to your brothers, and your country will be safe.”
Sima Pei thought for a long time.
He is not stupid, he just habitually listens to other people's opinions. He can still distinguish between good and bad.
Yan Han's opinions were similar to Director Wang's, although the two of them were not very good at dealing with each other.
The Northern Expedition is just talk, what really needs to be done is defense.
The longer you keep it, the more stable your foundation will be.
"I've been taught a lesson." Sima Pei stood up and bowed, saying.
Yan Han accepted this gift, and finally there was a look of relief on his face.
Although the prince had many things that made him dissatisfied and even angry, he was not an ignorant person. Today, he is the best candidate. We have no choice but to endure it for the sake of the country.
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Yan Han set off soon, without even celebrating the New Year with his family.
This year's Zhengdan, Jianye is also quite deserted.
On Yuan Day, Emperor Sima Rui had a drink with his ministers. The atmosphere was quite warm, which somewhat united people's hearts and boosted their morale.
But a few days later, he returned to the palace to rest. He could only be seen by Wang Dao, Liu Wei, Diao Xie, Bian Yi, Sima Yi and other important ministers when they came to the palace to pay tribute. General affairs are handled by the outer court. Anyway, it seems that the world will be fine with or without him.
In the second year of Taixing (329), it was the day of the beginning of spring.
On a whim, Director Wang and Wang Yue each wrote a bunch of "Yichun" posts, and then posted them everywhere to compare with each other.
After commenting for a long time, Director Wang clasped his hands behind his back and strolled in the courtyard, saying, "I went out this morning. The news must have spread, right?"
"It's not enough." Wang Yue said: "Today there are only more than ten scholars who are crossing the southern border. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, I made an appointment with the wealthy people of Wud to have a banquet, during which they talked about all the affairs in the north." Just like Shao Xun had eyes and ears in Jianye Likewise, people in the North also have news channels.
The Guangcheng Conference openly encouraged the Northern nobles to go south to build manors, unite the people of the Northern Territory, reduce conflicts over farmland, integrate their forces, and reduce opposition to the southern expedition. Of course, this kind of thing should be taken advantage of.
Starting from the first lunar month, this matter should be spread widely during discussions at various gatherings to let as many people know as possible.
Shao Thief wants to unite people's hearts. Jiangdong can also use this to unite people's hearts.
Director Wang wants to see if anyone from the north wants to surrender without a fight.
"In this way, the resistance to land separation, household registration, and military training will not be so great." Director Wang said, "The country will be more stable."
"Actually, there are still hidden worries." Wang Yue said softly.
Director Wang knew what he meant and just said: "Da Lang is too worried."
"King Langya..." Wang Yue said.
Director Wang did not answer, only looked at the bamboo trees in the courtyard, and asked after a long time: "King Langya has been married for a year, right? Does he have any children?"
"One concubine and four wives, all of them have nothing to do." Wang Yue said.
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"If you have no heirs, why should you be a king?" Director Wang shook his head.
After one year of marriage, it's not surprising that there are no children. It's barely reasonable to have one concubine and four wives and no one is pregnant. After all, it's only been one year. But at this juncture, it is arousing doubts. Who dares to bet?
On the other hand, for the prince Sima Pei, the concubine gave birth to a daughter, and the concubine gave birth to a son. Although the children also had a difficult life, they still had children after all.
Comparing the two aspects, no matter how powerful King Langya is, the fact that he has no heirs is enough to make him step aside.
In this matter, Zhuge Daoming was probably caught off guard, and Director Wang felt a little sympathetic to him.
However, after speaking about Langya King Sima Chong, Director Wang looked at his son again and sighed.
Wang Yue's face turned gloomy.
He is the eldest son and has been married for many years, but he also has no heirs.
Children of wealthy families don't know why, but many of their children have difficult times, so that they often adopt adopted children.
He is no longer taking powder. However, after he stopped, his health deteriorated. He suffered from headaches and fever after a slight cold, and was bedridden. He might no longer be able to provide for the Wang family, and would only be able to adopt a shrine incense from his younger brother in the future.
Seeing Dalang's look, Director Wang stopped talking and said instead: "What do you think about the affairs in Huainan and Lujiang?"
Wang Yue calmed down and said: "It takes a lot of effort and effort to control Wuhu with mountains and forests, open up dirty fields, and cultivate good fields. I'm afraid I won't be able to go north. Even if there are, they are just a small group of boatmen, and it may be difficult to drive away the Hu Qi."< br>
"It is business to destroy the land and inspect households, and Shan Yanlin is actually right." Wang Dao said: "Shao Shao must have also seen this, so he sent Hu Qi south to attack everywhere and disturb people's hearts. If Shan Yanlin can't calm down, , used the money and food for resettling the refugees to fight for the army, and went northward, but fell into the Shao bandit's scheme. "
"The Xifu still has soldiers who can fight." Wang Yue said: "They used the seven thousand soldiers who were surrendered by the ancestors as the backbone, and recruited thousands more refugees and natives. After farming, they practiced many times. After crossing the river and going north, they assisted With water division, you may gain something.”
"Shan Yanlin is not a reckless person." Wang Dao said: "He may go north, but his main purpose is to appease people's hearts, and he may not be willing to attack Xianbei Huqi with short attacks and long attacks. That's fine, he can stabilize the situation first and settle down. People, train your troops and horses well. How can we last long without soldiers and food?”
Wang Yue understood.
Wuhu is now regarded as Shanya’s “home”.
He had been to that place once. It was vast but deserted.
Within the territory, forests, lakes and swamps are connected one after another, seemingly endless. It has been developed since the Spring and Autumn Period, but so far there have been few achievements and the population is also very small.
It was not without reason that the imperial court established Qiao State in Wuhu County. It was just a place no one wanted.
Years ago, Shan Ya wrote a letter asking the overseas Chinese in Wuhu to establish Shouchun County in Huainan County to resettle the Huainan people who moved away last year. The imperial court agreed.
It was at this moment that Wuhu ushered in a huge opportunity.
More than 10,000 households poured in and were divided into more than 20 townships, each cultivating wasteland. They all relied on support from Xuancheng, Danyang and other counties, which was difficult.
Wuhu will be barely self-sufficient until at least next year's autumn harvest.
As for providing supplies for the war, we have to wait.
"Let's spend this new year first." Director Wang patted his son's thin shoulder and said softly: "Go and stay with your mother."
After Wang Yue left, Director Wang continued to think in the courtyard.
After a long time, he decided to take advantage of his free time during the New Year to write more letters and send them to the big families in Jiangdong, detailing the pros and cons of Shao's thieves going south and strengthening their determination to resist.
The Shao thieves have never taken you and the others seriously, and now they want to share their wealth, land, and people with you to appease their tribesmen. We should think carefully about where to go - this is the focus of this year's propaganda.
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