Chapter 532 Jiuhua Terrace (Modern for Alliance Leader Galadia)
Sima Chi, who was fishing by the Tianyuan Pond, heard that Lu Zhi and Wang Yan were coming, and immediately dropped his fishing rod and hid.
After a while, Wang and Lu came to the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
Wang Yan looked at the wooden barrel on the ground. There was no fish in it.
Looking at the fishing rod again, it has been dragged to the center of the lake, swinging left and right.
What a pity! After the emperor left, the fish took the bait. There was no such luck.
Miao Yuan, the general in the palace, came over and whispered a few words. Wang Yan nodded, and then entered Jiuhua Terrace with Lu Zhi.
"Zidao, I heard that Taibai made great efforts to capture people and renovate Ye Palace. What does this mean?" Wang Yan asked as he climbed the stairs.
Lu Zhi's face was a little gloomy and he said, "I won't be able to leave for a while."
Wang Yan was silent.
He also thinks this could be big. After the defeat of Shi Le, if we directly withdraw our troops, wouldn't it be in vain when the Xiongnu come?
Lu Zhi was not happy, and he was not too happy either.
Qingzhou Cao Yi and several counties in the east of Henan and Yan plundered each other. Recently, they even sent troops to cross the Yellow River north to besiege the Leling Kingdom - this was a feudal state of the Shi family, because the last generation of Leling County Duke was Kill and eliminate the country.
If Taibai has time, he might as well attack Qingzhou and capture it to secure the land of Henan.
Of course, the most important thing is that Chen Gong once promised to make Meizi the governor of Qingzhou. Does it still count?
The attack on Hebei is not something that can be stopped anytime soon. Can we come back this year? If you can't come back, alas!
The two of them stepped on the wooden ladder, one behind the other, and slowly climbed up.
The emperor listened to the noise above, and ran away in a hurry, looking for a place to hide from the two of them.
Wang Yan looked up and said to Lu Zhi: "Taibai has won consecutive battles in Hebei. I think there are still hidden worries."
Lu Zhi said in surprise: "But the Huns?"
"It's not just the Xiongnu." Wang Yan said: "The recruitment and surrender of rebels are too fast, and people's hearts are unstable. If there is a big defeat, everything eaten before will have to be vomited out, and the army will be lost."
Wang Yan did not He understands military affairs, but he understands people's hearts.
According to the news received yesterday, Shao Xun met with Hebei tycoons on the bank of Zhang River to hunt and have a banquet together. It seemed to be very popular, but these people who attached to him did not have much loyalty.
Taking them into the war will only hinder them. It would be better not to take them along.
Think about it, Shao Xun and his Silver Spear Army were arrayed in the field and were about to fight. The servants included Liu Hezhu and his son, Zhu Huoshuai, Hebei Wubao Commander, Zahu Chief, and the leader of the refugee armed forces, etc. Wait, if you shout "Our army is defeated" and then run away, what will be the result?
Don’t think they can’t do such a thing.
They voted for Shao Xun now, but that was just because Shi Le was defeated and they were forced to rely on the situation. There was no loyalty at all.
If Shao Xun was defeated by the Huns in Hebei, they would definitely rebel. In fact, there is a possibility of being bribed by the Huns.
Shao Xun is bribing them, wouldn’t the Huns?
People’s hearts are unpredictable.
"Yifu thinks Mr. Chen acted too hastily?" Lu Zhi asked.
Wang Yan didn't know what to say for a while, so he just said: "Perhaps Taibai also knows the secret of this, but the situation is such that he has to do it. After all, Xianbei has withdrawn his troops, and the Xiongnu has freed up his hands. The army is marching eastward. If we don't recruit rebels at this time, these will be the help of the Xiongnu in the future."
The gloom on Lu Zhi's face gradually dissipated and he became worried.
Although he was somewhat dissatisfied and even aggrieved that Mr. Chen did not allow him to return to Hebei to take charge of the overall situation, when it came to important matters of victory or defeat, he could still put aside his personal emotions and think seriously.
As Wang Yan said, recruiting surrender and accepting rebellion is a bit harsh.
After Shi Le's defeat, there was no one in Jizhou and the power fell into a vacuum. He filled this void very well. But the problem is that Shile Town didn't have time to deal with these local forces in Ye. As a newcomer, even if you win Shile through military war, can you convince others?
No, people in troubled times are not so naive.
They surrender is a temporary measure, they are still waiting and watching, and they will rebel if something goes wrong.
How many years has Mr. Chen been operating in Henan?
It emerged more than ten years ago and gained fame.
He performed well in several Luoyang battles and was favored by more people.
Afterwards, with punches and kicks, he annexed the remaining forces of Sima Yue, defeated Gou Xi who was grabbing the territory, and fought against the Huns as the guardian of Henan, and his reputation grew.
He even married into the Yingchuan gentry and married Yu Wenjun.
The younger brother married the Cao family, the nephew married the daughter of the Du family in Yiyang, and the younger sister married the Yuan family in Yangxia.
It took ten years to stabilize the situation in Henan, and there are still a large number of semi-independent vassal forces, such as the Kaocheng shogunate, Xingyang Peichun/Li Ju, Chenliu Qihuojun, Nanyang Le family, Qiaoguo Xiahou family, Peiguo Liu family, Jibei Xun family, and the Yang family who deeply control the two counties of Taishan and Lu...
Henan is in such trouble. How much time does it take to get to Hebei?
Lu Zhidu wanted to take the initiative to go to Hebei.
The two were silent for a while, and there was only the sound of people walking up the stairs in Jiuhua Terrace. After a while, they reached the top floor and ended their conversation.
The emperor had no way to hide, so he could only stand by the wind and hide his mood.
After a while, he directly carried the two of them behind his back and said: "The position of a general is unheard of. How can the ancestral laws be tampered with?"
Wang and Lu looked at each other, and finally Wang Yan came forward to speak.
"Your Majesty, I have heard that those who build great rivers must first build boats. Those who build high-rise buildings must first select pillars." Wang Yan said: "To control Yixia, you must have heroes. Liu Hezhu and others The general admires Hua Feng, so he abandons the dark side and turns to the bright side, changes his ways, and treats them with courtesy. Then Li Yuan, Hebei, will gather in peace, and the army will be in peace. As time goes by, the number of people who abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side will become more and more diminished, and the ZTE is expected to be rejuvenated. "
The emperor sneered and said: "What does ZTE have to do with me? Shao Xun has already lived in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Is it possible that I want him to be promoted to Prime Minister, made the king, split the earth, and then lead the Jizhou shepherd?"
These positions and titles were all received by Cao Cao. What Sima Chi said was actually ironic.
When Cao Cao lived in Yecheng, it was very inconvenient to "record the affairs of the ministers", so he simply restored the prime minister of the former Han Dynasty and took over the power.
He also took charge of Jizhou Mu and handled major military and political affairs in Jizhou close to Ye Palace.
At that time, the Prime Minister's Mansion in Ye Palace was the center of power in the world, and it deserved its title of hegemony.
Isn’t Shao Xun a contemporary living Cao Cao?
"Your Majesty, there is no food in Luoyang this year. The soldiers and the people are not full, and complaints are everywhere." Lu Zhi stepped forward and said: "Since August, the Huns have invaded and the people have not been able to harvest. By the end of the year, there may be Something unbearable happened.”
"How big of a deal can it be?" Sima Chi snorted.
"The Imperial Army dispersed without food, and swarms of thieves arose on Tongtuo Street, making even the palace city unsafe." Lu Zhi said.
The emperor suddenly turned around, glared at Lu Zhi, and said: "Lu Zidao, how dare you do this?"
Lu Zhi is not Wang Yan, he will not pamper the emperor, directly He made it clear: "Your Majesty may wait and see."
Wang Yan remained silent.
Obviously, he and Lu Zhi were cooperating with each other. Their core request was to let the emperor use his seal to approve a series of memorials submitted by Shao Xun.
For example, the setting of the town general.
For example, the appointment and removal of officials.
For example, rewards for military achievements and so on.
In the dynasty of the country, the county prince was the pinnacle of heroes with foreign surnames. After Yecheng was recaptured, those who were lucky enough to enter the court were asked to add Shao Xun as "Servant in the Palace, General of Chariots and Cavalry, Lu Shangshu Shi, and Commander-in-Chief of Yu, Yan, Hebei, Xu and Wuzhou Military Affairs", and Liang and Chen counties were designated as the Liang Kingdom. He was granted the title of "Gong Liang".
As soon as this table appeared, Sima Chi immediately broke through his defense.
He knew that he had little power now and could not change anything, so he hid and delayed.
I spent the whole day admiring flowers in the forest garden, fishing in Tianyuan Pond, or going somewhere else to give the ministers a good meal.
Today, according to the information provided by Miao Yuan, Wang Yan and Lu Zhi blocked the emperor in Jiuhuatai and forced him to use the seal - in fact, the big seal was not in the hands of the emperor. He could not have carried such a seal in his pocket. There are a lot of things running around. There are people to keep these things, but they have to be made to look like they should be, right?
Well, being blocked was already very humiliating, and now being threatened again, Sima Chi suddenly felt sad and said: "Shao Xun is also a minister of the Jin Dynasty, why should he overthrow the Jin Dynasty!"
Wang Yan was speechless, who was Sima or Wei Chen...
"Your Majesty!" Lu Zhi stepped forward and urged.
Sima Chi calmed down, turned around, looked at the lush garden, and said: "It is up to you to decide on generals and confer officers. Promotions are not allowed, and the country has no such direction. For example. "
Both are "gong", but one is a county prince and the other is a country prince. There is still a difference between the two.
Shao Xun is now "Chen Jun Gong". If those "villains" want to make an exception and grant him more than one county fiefdom and become "Liang Guo Gong", it will be very different.
Now that the Duke is in hand, is the next step going to be to confer a king with a different surname?
Now that the king with a different surname has been obtained, what is the next step?
Sima Chi instinctively rejected this matter, because he always felt that giving it to the Duke now would mean that he was one step closer to being deposed.
"Your Majesty is wise." Wang Yan and Lu Zhi said in unison after hearing this.
The title of nobility is all in vain, and they do not recommend that Mr. Chen should become the Duke of the country now. If you are really not satisfied, you can simply make a change and merge Chen County into Liang County and become the Duke of Liang County. Chen County was separated from Liang County anyway.
"Your Majesty, I invite you to be your envoy and go to Yecheng to proclaim the edict." Wang Yan said again.
Sima Chi waved his hand impatiently, and then looked at the audience melancholy, his eyes occasionally turning around, as if he was thinking hard about a good strategy.
Wang Yan seemed to be aware of it, said nothing, bowed and left.
I have to admit that every emperor has a different personality.
When some people encounter this kind of thing, they have already resigned themselves to their fate, and An Xin becomes a puppet, eating, drinking, and playing with women.
Some people refuse to accept their fate. No matter how dangerous the situation is, they will go through all kinds of troubles without giving face to others or themselves.
This kind of emperor embarrasses the powerful ministers.
(End of this chapter)