Chapter 224 Subtle Attitude
Just when Wang Sang and Liu Ling tried to join Wang Mi and headed south to Jijun again, the Xingyang shogunate also received a seal from Jijun.
Sima Yue already knew the news that Pei Xian abandoned the army and fled. To be honest, he was surprised, and even more angry!
He never thought of giving up the river defense line and retreating without a fight.
Even if you are unable to wipe out the Liu Han forces in Hebei, you must at least defend the Yellow River, right? If people are allowed to rush straight to Henan, everyone will suffer.
Therefore, his order to Pei Xian was very clear: station troops at Baima to guard the ferry, and at the same time send rangers to patrol everywhere to prevent thieves from sneaking across.
In a word, even if you dare not cross the river and go north, you must at least guard the Yellow River for me.
Obviously, Pei Xian disappointed him.
"Send people to Luoyang to remove Pei Xian from the post of governor of Yuzhou and remove Pei Gu from the post of prefect of Hongnong." Sima Yue leaned weakly on the back of the couch and ordered.
Pei Xian abandoned his army and fled, so of course he had to be dismissed from office.
Pei Min was because he provided many conveniences to the three forts of the Shaw family in Hongnong during his tenure: no grain was paid, no labor was released, and the land seized was also legalized.
This made Sima Yue very unhappy. The news about Pei Xian happened to make him have a worse impression of the Pei family, so they dismissed him together.
"Grand Tutor, under what name did Pei Guo be dismissed from office?" asked Guo Xiang, the chief clerk.
"Pei Kuo's punishment was too severe, which did not please the soldiers and the people, so he was spared."
"No." Guo Xiang quickly wrote the memorial and sent an envoy to Luoyang.
In this matter, the two ministers, Pushe, Zhongshu, and even Situ Wang Yan, would not offend the Taifu.
As long as they do not object, Pei Xian and Pei Gong will lose their positions. And this is actually the Tutor's faint dissatisfaction with the Pei family. Who did you send to me?
I am worthy of your Pei family!
Pei Chun was appointed as the prefect of Xingyang, Pei Zheng was appointed as the prefect of Hanoi, and Pei Gu was appointed as the prefect of Hongnong.
Pei Dun was appointed governor of Xuzhou, and Pei Xian was appointed governor of Yuzhou.
Pei Kuo was appointed as the right guard general.
Pei Miao was appointed as a lieutenant in the shogunate.
Is this how you repay me?
Unfortunately, those around him now are all such people.
To this day, Sima Yue also regrets a little, feeling that they have brought a lot of trouble to him.
But it’s useless to regret. Who can we use if we don’t use them? Without them, who would support him?
If you get the benefits of scholars, you can't get off the boat.
"Master, over there at the white horse..." After Guo Xiang finished writing, he thought it was time to remind him.
Even if you think about your own life, you can't let the thieves come to Henan.
Sima Yue thought for a while, looked straight at Guo Xiang, and asked: "How many soldiers are there in Yuzhou?"
"And..." Guo Xiang couldn't be right.
"Taifu, there are only 20,000 people in total." Liu Yu said from the side: "A group of people died in the battle when Hebei was pacified. Gou Xi took a group to Yanzhou that year. In the past two years, we have been peaceful. A group of people died in the chaos, but there are still 20,000 people left. "Let Wang Shiwen organize the troops and recruit a group of new soldiers," Sima Yue ordered.
"Nuo."
"The Yanzhou soldiers are also well trained." After Sima Yue finished speaking, he sighed secretly.
There are still more than 40,000 soldiers in Yanzhou.
He is Yanzhou Mu, the nominal commander-in-chief of the Yanzhou soldiers, but it is impossible for him to manage it himself. In fact, it is left to the shogunate to lead.
What it is like now, he has no idea. He vaguely remembers that Gou Xi led this group of people to defeat Jisang and Shile in Dongwuyang area, which was majestic.
The number of Xuzhou soldiers has returned to 20,000 to 30,000, led by Pei Dun.
Coupled with the Wang Guojun, careful calculation shows that he has a lot of soldiers on hand, although they are scattered everywhere.
These soldiers still need to be trained well before they can be handed over to the prince in the future. Otherwise, how could he survive in troubled times?
I don’t know why, but he keeps thinking about the Crown Prince recently, which makes him a little confused and a little scared.
Sometimes he still thinks of Shao Xun and the prophecy that gradually spread.
Taibai came to the world and Xuchang library opened. This is what has happened.
When the Luo River stops flowing, the real person will emerge. This has yet to be fulfilled.
Whether it is true or not, he does not want to see this person continue to jump up and down.
"Qingsun, report from the front, Liu Yuanhai takes Shi Le as commander, commanding 100,000 cavalry, true? False?" Sima Yue suddenly asked.
"There may be lies." Liu Yu thought for a moment and replied: "But there should still be thirty or forty thousand cavalry. Such false claims of one hundred thousand are a trick of the military. Pei Yuzhou sent several groups The spies got into trouble just after they discovered this military situation. If there were only tens of thousands of people on foot, why would they do this?"
Sima Yue nodded.
Three to forty thousand cavalry, can’t they still defeat Shao Xun’s mere 10,000 men? Let the Huns bury him.
However, it is more likely that he will stay in Jijun and cower. It is time to think carefully about how to deal with him.
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Luoyang received the news one day later.
On the fifth day of October, after the court meeting was dismissed, the emperor moved to Hualin Garden, served tea and wine to entertain several important ministers, and asked them questions. Empress Liang personally trained a group of female musicians and dancers to add to the fun.
The monarch and his ministers are happy and enthusiastic, and there is a great revival scene.
The people who came are:
Prince Shaofu Xunfan - the current prince's name is Sima Quan, who is the younger brother of the former prince Sima Tan (King of Qinghe) and the grandson of Sima Yan.
More than ten people including Shangshu Zuopushe Liu Tun, Shangshu Ling Gaoguang, Shangshu Lang He Sui, Taishi Ling Gaotangchong, Shangshu Lang He Sui, Taishi Ling Gaotangchong, and Sanqi Shilang Wang Yan.
Due to the defeat of Shenyuan Pass, Miao Bo resigned from the imperial army and became the minister of Huangmen. But this is just an excess, I heard that he will soon be promoted to the rank of servant and join the secret.
In addition to the emperor's line, there were also courtiers such as Situ Wang Yan, Shizhong Yu Min, Youwei General Pei Kuo, and Xiaoqi General Wang Hu.
They are not the emperor's people, but they can only be said to be slightly inclined to Sima Yue. In the past year or so, they have become more and more disappointed with Sima Yue. They are people who can cooperate or even win over.
Queen Liang Lanbi always paid attention to the situation on the court, and then arranged the program with just the right rhythm, which was very useful to all the monarchs and ministers.
Queen Liang was also very happy.
The twenty-one-year-old young queen only has eyes for the emperor, and most of the time she looks at her husband with eyes full of reverence and admiration.
The emperor wants to reinvigorate the imperial court and take back the power lost during the late emperor's era. This is called bringing order out of chaos, and it is a matter of course.
Now there happened to be such an opportunity. Although she was a little uneasy, she was still extremely supportive.
Today, all the talented people gathered together and talked about state affairs, which made her feel that her husband had done the right thing, and the tenderness and sweetness in her eyes almost overflowed.
However, there was something that made her feel that something was wrong -
"I believe that what Marquis Lu Yang reported should be taken seriously." When everyone was talking about the incident in Hebei, the servant Yu Min said: "Either fight or retreat. If you are about to fight and want to retreat, retreating before fighting is definitely not the way to use troops."
After Yu Min said this, it was hard for everyone to avoid this issue.
When the emperor looked at him, he suddenly felt a little bored.
Yesterday, he asked the ministers in a cryptic manner, if Yu Min has great talent, can he be appointed as the official of a state?
He really didn’t expect that the important minister he personally selected would actually be related to Shao Xun, so he wanted to kick him away and replace him with someone else.
Shang Shu Ling Gao Guang suggested that Yu Min be appointed as the governor of Yongzhou and transfer Jian from Jiangjunshan to the west of the town as a servant.
This was opposed by Liu Tun because he was worried that Shan Jian would overthrow his position.
Situ Wang Yan also vaguely expressed his opposition, believing that Guanzhong was really important and should be suppressed.
If the emperor insists on selecting virtuous people from prefectures and counties to join the dynasty, then he might as well use mountain slips as the minister's right servant, Yu Min will still be the servant, and Ding Chuo, an old man from Nanyang King, can be appointed as the governor of Yongzhou to reassure him.
Wang Situ’s suggestion satisfied both Gao Guang and Liu Tun.
Gao Guang has an old relationship with Shan Jian and wants him to join the court to help him and check and balance Liu Tun.
Liu Tun retained the position of Zuopushe in Shangshu, and was barely satisfied - the left and right servants shot, with the left as the main one.
Shan Jian must have also intended to leave Guanzhong and enjoy the flower world in Luoyang.
Most likely Yu Min is not willing to go to Guanzhong. The servant has great power and only a fool would not want to go.
Nanyang King Sima Mo sent away the governor selected by the court and replaced him with a confidant, who was equally happy.
Wang Situ’s proposal actually made everyone happy!
Of course, the emperor was not satisfied, but he had no choice but to give up the idea of letting Yu Min get out.
"Shao Qing has 20,000 men and is brave and good at fighting. How can he not defeat thieves? Yu Qing is so worried." The emperor smiled and said, "I am in the palace, waiting for good news."
Yu Min was silent.
The emperor obviously had opinions on Shao Xun.
But last year, the emperor was still full of joy and wanted to win over Lu Yanghou, treating him as another Miao Yin and Miao Bo.
There is probably only one reason for this: prophecies.
This niece-in-law, alas! His rise was too fast and he was jealous of others. He didn’t know who was trapping him.
Although many prophecies are far-fetched, wise men do not believe them. But when it comes to matters such as the ownership of the world, it is always better to believe that something exists than something that does not exist.
The emperor was restrained, otherwise he might have found a reason to kill Marquis Lu Yang.
In this Northern Expedition, it is unlikely that the emperor will intervene.
At the same time, Yu Min also felt a little emotional.
The Xiongnu captured Pingyang and Hedong counties. The Taifu vowed to launch a northern expedition, but in the end it ended like this.
Now that I think about it, Taifu didn’t really want to go to the Northern Expedition.
It's just because he indulged Wang Mi all the way, his prestige was seriously damaged, and he wanted to do something to restore people's hearts.
But this measure to win back people's hearts is only lip service, and when it comes to real action, it is timid. Even Wang Mi and Shi Le are afraid of it. What else is there to say?
Alas, they are just a bunch of idiots!
If the Marquis of Lu Yang was smart, he should have reined in his troops and return, and make some excuses. Anyway, since all the troops were not present, no one could blame him.
That’s all, find someone to bring a letter when you get back.
(End of this chapter)