Chapter 171 I have to sacrifice my life again
In ancient rites, the emperor was buried on the seventh day and buried in the seventh month; the princes were buried on the fifth day and buried in the fifth month.
The Emperor Daxing will not hold a funeral now. Instead, he will stop the body in a palace and wait for burial in a few months.
Therefore, Sima Yue does not need to devote much energy to the emperor's funeral affairs now. What worries him more is the mess in Hebei.
Sima Teng, the king of Dongyan, has just been renamed the new king of Cai by the new king, and is the governor of the military affairs of the two states of Ji and Ji. However, this did not have the effect of "bringing happiness" or "changing luck". Instead, the situation took a turn for the worse.
The attitude of the people of Hebei towards Sima Yue's group is subtle.
Some people are enthusiastic about fame and fortune and support it.
Some people are less enthusiastic and neutral.
There were also people who opposed Sima Yue and provided money, food, weapons and even soldiers to the rebels.
The Jisang forces under the banner of Gongshi Fan are developing rapidly and are almost approaching Yecheng.
This put a lot of pressure on Sima Yue.
He had a premonition that such a big fat piece of meat in Jizhou would soon leave him. At this time, something must be done. Moreover, one's own position must not be disrupted and internal strife must be avoided.
The main pressure for internal strife came from the courtiers and the imperial army.
At this time, his envoys frequently shuttled between the residences of aristocratic families, ministers, officials, and generals of the Forbidden Army - of course, some people also went south to Liang County...
The person who came was Pan Tao He and Yu Liang were fortunate enough to visit the second cavalry charge training on the tenth day of April.
Compared to the time ten days ago, the Silver Spear soldiers were much more calm this time. There were fewer panic and mistakes when adjusting the formation, and the speed was also faster.
Continuously look for problems and solve them, and then through high-intensity training, the officers and soldiers can form conditioned reflexes. When you go to the battlefield in the future, your chances of winning will be greatly increased.
The Yamen Army also practiced for a while, and their overall performance was slightly better than that of the Silver Spear Army. After all, their average military age was slightly longer, and they had more veterans with fighting experience.
After reading it, the two followed Shao Xun up the mountain to meet the queen.
After the late emperor's great success, Taichang gave his posthumous title "Hui", referring to him as Emperor Xiaohui. Therefore, the new king issued an edict to honor Yang Xianrong as "Queen Hui" - she was the emperor's sister-in-law and obviously could not be the queen mother. This was one of the reasons why she was so anxious to have King Qinghe ascend the throne.
Pan Tao first read the emperor's edict in front of everyone.
After the sheep showed his face and thanked him, he stood up with a relaxed expression on his face.
The emperor recognized her identity and ordered her to live in Guangcheng Palace. He also gave her some utensils, palace servants, and guards, and went to Guangcheng Palace to serve her.
To a certain extent, Jinshang confirmed the status of Guangcheng Palace as a royal palace. If possible, there may be further construction in the future, and there is no risk of work stoppage unless there are force majeure factors.
“The soldiers trained by the general are quite disciplined and elegant, but I don’t know what will happen on the battlefield.” Pan, Yu and Shao left the main hall and sat in a viewing pavilion on the top of the mountain. , Pan Tao took the lead in talking and said: "If you can keep it from being scattered, you will be qualified."
Yes, the qualification requirements are really low. Facing a cavalry mass charge, if you can stand your ground and don't collapse on the spot, you will be considered qualified.
This is the reality today.
The productivity level is low, and there are a lot of strong men to fill the gap. Once they go into battle, they are naturally used by the cavalry to improve their records.
"Actually, many battalions of the Forbidden Army can do this." Pan Tao continued: "There are many new recruits in the Silver Spear Army, right? If they can train well for more than a year, they will definitely be able to go further. .”
Shao Xun handed over his hand and thanked him.
Pan Tao reminded him not to be arrogant.
The Forbidden Army still has some veterans, most of whom are veterans of the former Luoyang Central Army. Their military quality exceeds that of veterans of the Silver Spear Army, and is similar to that of the Long Sword Army. However, there are always people above who are messing around, which prevents them from performing their best. Just strength.
Shao Xun has led the imperial army in many battles, and he covets these veterans. But he can't afford it now, so he has no choice but to give up.
"The Silver Spear Army still needs to see blood." Pan Tao said again.
"The first building has killed Xianbei in Chang'an, so it is considered to have seen blood." Shao Xun said: "The other several buildings have suppressed bandits in Xiong'er Mountain, so they are no strangers to fighting."
"You are good at battle arrays. You should know that suppressing bandits is completely different from fighting in arrays." Pan Tao said.
“Shilang Pan is very eloquent.” Shao Xun smiled and said, “Tell me, what does the Master want me to do?”
“I asked you to go to Hebei, will you go?”< br>
“Do you have any orders?”
“Do you want to go?”
"Everything is complicated, so I can't leave for a moment."
"Isn't that because I don't want to go?" Pan Tao smiled and said, "The master may have to leave the town and establish a feudal lord."
Shao Xun's heart moved and asked: "Where to go?"
"Of course it is Xuchang. Avoid Luoyang, a place of right and wrong." Pan Tao said.
“People’s words are terrible.” Shao Xun pretended to sigh.
He was puzzled as to why Sima Yue would take this step. Now it was all over and he had to leave Luoyang.
Perhaps he still has the intention of coming back after avoiding the limelight for a while, but with the changing world, how can everything go as he wants?
“The location of Xuchang is very critical.” Pan Tao added: “It is located in the east of Luoyang. After leaving the town, it can be connected to the east, west, south and north, and it can directly lead to Yuzhou. It is not a bad choice.”
If he had a choice, Sima Yue would definitely stay in Luoyang and not go to Xuchang. However, the matter has come to this point, and there is no good solution. On the grounds of quelling the rebellion, leaving Luoyang temporarily is the best choice.
Moreover, if Sima Yue is in Luoyang, his control over Xuzhou will be weakened - he will not completely trust Pei Dun and Sima Rui.
Establishing a tyrant in Xuchang, you can also control the government through your political ally Wang Yan.
If this fails, Sima Teng (Jizhou), Liu Kun (Bingzhou), Sima Mo (Guanzhong), Sima Lue (Jingzhou) and Yuzhou directly led by Sima Yue surrounded Luoyang from four directions , it can always have some effect, right?
In short, Sima Yue made all arrangements and then focused on military affairs.
Yes, "President Yue" is going online again, personally micromanaging the war in Hebei and Qingzhou.
Liu Bogen was killed, and Wang Mi rose up again, killing two prefects in a row, not only wreaking havoc in Qingzhou, but also attacking Xuzhou.
Sima Luo of Qingzhou left with a pat on his back. Sima Rui and Director Wang of Xuzhou had nothing to do with Wang Mi, and the two states were in turmoil.
In the end, it was the governor and governor of Yanzhou, Gou Xi, who sent troops eastward to defeat Wang Mi in one fell swoop. General Wang, who was starting his business for the second time (Wang Mi proclaimed himself General Zhengdong), was able to escape alone and tidied up a bit. After the rest of the crowd was gone, they hibernated again.
After Wang Mi was suppressed, Ji Sang raised his head again.
As a last resort, Gou Xi, the fire-fighting captain, divided his troops and went north. After Sima Yue was in place, he marched into Hebei and severely suppressed it.
The third batch of rebels who died, Chen Min, Liu Bogen, and Gongshifan all died, still swirling and dying, unable to resist the Jin court's encirclement and suppression army.
But it can be seen from the details that the Jin court's encirclement and suppression felt a bit focused on one thing and the other. It pressed one end and started another, exhausted. Moreover, many government and military generals who originally suppressed the rebellion became rebels, and those who did not become rebels also became warlords, which further sounded the death knell for the Jin court.
"Taifu is really seriously considering letting you go north." After going around in a circle, the topic returned to the original point. Pan Tao said: "Go to Hanoi and Jijun first, and then maybe Hebei." , or go north to Bingzhou. Liu Yuan is also attacking the city. The imperial army has been defeated one after another and has been retreating. Now only Jinyang is left, which is very critical. "
"Bingzhou has less than 20,000 households." Yu Liang. I added a sentence on the side.
Shao Xun nodded silently.
This is Sima Teng’s fault.
A severe drought and a locust plague ensued in Bingzhou. Sima Teng did not resume production, but continued to mess around. Before leaving, he took away a large number of soldiers and civilians (the begging army), and Bingzhou could be said to be completely paralyzed.
Twenty thousand households are just one hundred thousand people. Even if we include the hidden households, how many are there?
On the contrary, there were 500,000 Huns in the area, as well as various tribes such as the Jie people. I heard that Liu Yuan was still luring the tribes south on the grassland. The local Hu-Han population ratio was at least 3:1. , may reach 4:1.
Liu Kun could only barely protect himself in Jinyang and was unable to expand externally.
"Shilang Pan, how are you these days, the new king?" Shao Xun asked.
"On the second day after I ascended the throne, I began to pay attention to common affairs." When Pan Tao said this, he was a little confused, a little surprised, and a little sneered: "All the ministers said that since Emperor Wu, we finally have A Holy Lord. So the crowd is excited and the momentum is getting stronger."
A puppet supported by Sima Yue has just come to the throne and can't wait to take charge. Is he so impatient? Or are you sure that the late emperor has just passed away, and are you sure that nothing will happen to you?
But he did achieve his goal.
Pay attention to political affairs first, expressing his desire to be in charge, and at the same time attracting loyal ministers to surround him to discuss national affairs. Although the opinions expressed are not very brilliant, they are certainly on the level, so they are recognized by the ministers. So much so that everyone was so excited - with Emperor Hui as a comparison, no matter how bad it is now, it can't be any worse.
"The new king is not so easy to manipulate. Sooner or later he will conflict with the Taifu." Shao Xun quietly made some conclusions and observed the reactions of the two.
Yu Liang didn't quite believe it, but Pan Tao believed it 70%.
"Shilang Pan, did the Taifu invite you to join the shogunate?" Shao Xun asked again.
"That may be the intention." Pan Tao said: "The position has not been vacated yet, and it may be given to a Sima in the future. Why does the young man ask this?"
"The minister is really Do you want to be a shogunate commander? ”
"I haven't made up my mind yet." Pan Tao told the truth.
Shao Xun nodded.
As a member of the group who stayed in Luoyang, Pan Tao never officially joined the Sima Yue shogunate. He had always only had the status of a court official.
Sima Yue probably still wants to hire Pan Tao, but for the time being it is true that there is no room for him. Only after the internal staff adjustment is completed and a senior position of Sima or Chang Shi comes, can Pan Tao agree.
But even if Pan Tao really went to the Taifu Shogunate, it would not be a big deal.
Smart people never leave only one path for themselves.
"It seems that the expedition is inevitable." Shao Xun sighed: "Since the Taifu has made the conditions, I have to give face at this time. However, can you help me delay it for a month or two and ask for more? How much money, food, equipment? The Silver Spear Army exercises frequently, and the accumulated equipment is used up quickly."
"It can be delayed now." After thinking about it, Pan Tao said, "If Yecheng or Taiyuan are in a hurry. There is no way to delay.”
“If I don’t go to Taiyuan, we won’t be able to open up any situation. On the contrary, we will lose our troops.” Shao Xun shook his head and said, “Can I see the emperor?”
"Try your best." Pan Tao replied.
Shao Xun quickly thanked him.
As a member of the disbanded "Luoyang left-behind group", Pan Tao is inclined to him, but he also has his own interests to consider, so it is impossible to completely lean towards him. He can help within the scope of his ability, which is already very good. Interesting enough.
Yu Liang said nothing from beginning to end.
On this occasion, a small character like him really has no room to interrupt. He can only learn and appreciate it silently.
This rare experience is good for him. How much he can learn depends on his understanding.
(End of this chapter)