Pei Kang moved into Wang Yan's house. After discussing for a while, the two old wall lamps called several more people.
The most prominent one was the governor of Luoyang. Shangshu Zuopu shot Liu Tun, and his son Liu Bai also came with him.
There are more than ten people, all of whom are powerful figures in Luoyang——
Pei Xia, the chief registrar of the palace, was Wang Yan’s son-in-law and Pei Kang’s nephew.
Pei Miao, the supervisor of the royal palace, was the nephew of the Pei Kang clan.
Situ Yang Jun was born in the Yang family of Hongnong. His father Yang Zhun was a famous scholar. He served in the Sima Ying Mansion and had good relations with Pei Yu and Yue Guang.
Wang Xuan, the son of Wang Yan, joined the army of Situ Shogunate.
Situ Prefect Shi Pantao.
The general of the town army, Sima Pi (son of Sima Yue), the shogunate chief, Zhou Wei, successively served as Secretary Lang and Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The prince washes (xiǎn) Ma Weijie.
Taiwei (Wang Yan) offered wine to warm Qiao in the east pavilion of the shogunate.
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In fact, the relationship between these people is very interesting.
First of all, Wang Yan formed a lineage of his own, and his sons Wang Xuan and Jijiu Wen Qiao were both his.
The Pei family formed its own lineage, headed by Pei Kang.
Pan Tao, Yang Jun, Wei Jie, Zhou Wei, Liu Tun, and Liu Bai are considered the "Sanren", the third faction.
But among the three factions, there is a connection that is constantly in dispute and confusing.
For example, Pei Xia is Wang Yan's son-in-law.
Yang Jun had a good relationship with Pei Jie and Yue Guang, and Wei Jie was Le Guang's son-in-law.
Pan Tao also had a secretly shady relationship with Wang Yan.
By the way, Wen Qiao is also Yu Liang's good friend.
Zhou Wei and Liu Tun had a good relationship.
Zhou Wei's younger brother Zhou Mo defected to Shao Xun and served as Yang Zhailing.
The relationship between Liu Tun and Shao Xun is acceptable.
In short, if we look at it carefully, the relationship between aristocratic families is complicated.
In the end, the group of people in front of them all have one thing in common: they are related to Shao.
Being together today does not mean that they have taken refuge in Shao Xun.
In fact, this is a political group that is being reorganized and formed, and has its own interests.
"Situ summoned the shogunate officials yesterday to discuss countermeasures." Wang Yan said straight to the point: "He is doubtful about the Xiongnu invasion of Luoyang. Today he has sent envoys to Hanoi to investigate Hongnong."
When he said this, Wang Yan was more or less helpless.
He had some connections in Hedong and Taiyuan. After the younger daughter compiled the materials, she made it clear that the Huns must come to Luoyang.
Pei Kang was from a wealthy family in Hedong. He had better information than him in Hedong, Pingyang and other places. He also said that the Huns were about to invade.
However, Situ still didn't believe it and had to make an on-site inspection before making a decision.
Even the emperor who was imprisoned in the palace sent people to inquire, but Situ was still stubborn and could not do anything.
"It's not a bad thing that Situ is cautious." Pei Kang excused his son-in-law and said: "Actually, as soon as the Huns set out and crossed the river, they would be detected. It would be too late to make preparations by then. I am just worried that the Huns
Even if they come with great arrogance, they will not be able to stop them in the end. You must also know what the situation of the Forbidden Army is like now."
Everyone sighed when they heard this.
The backbone of the Forbidden Army was broken by Sima Yuesheng, and their morale was still very low. Even if they made preparations in advance, could they really defeat the Huns? No one dared to be so optimistic.
"The Forbidden Army is not the biggest trouble..." Pan Tao met Wang Yan's eyes and said, "Situ's serious illness is difficult to heal. This is the most worrying thing."
Upon hearing this, Liu Tun, who was stroking his beard, paused for a moment.
If Sima Yue was the de facto supreme commander of Luoyang, then Liu Tun was the nominal governor of Luoyang.
Everyone knows about Sima Yue's physical condition, no need to say more - this is also an important reason why they are gathered here.
Once Situ died, who would integrate the Luoyang court and who would control the army is a question worthy of careful study.
That's Xuntian's power, who wouldn't be jealous?
Wei Jie and Zhou Wei listened silently. They both regretted coming today.
Situ hasn't died yet, but a group of people are watching him eagerly, wanting to divide his inheritance. I really don't know what to say.
Fortunately, Wang Yan ended the topic wisely.
He was just out to test it out. Now, as Situ's body is getting weaker day by day, his orders can no longer be carried out well.
There are more and more half-hearted people.
More and more people are looking for a way out.
In the end, when Situ died, perhaps the power had been redistributed.
The successor took office directly without any hesitation, and everything fell into place naturally.
In this process, the only uncertainty will be the one in the palace.
"Shao Xun, the Duke of Luyang County, refused to go to Baima because he was exhausted from the long battle and lacked food and equipment." Wang Yan said: "Wang Cheqi Feizhang asked Shao Xun to go eastward and was willing to help with money, food and equipment. Situ has already agreed, but I feel that Shao
Xun may not agree. On this occasion, the priority should be to bridge the relationship between Lu Yang and Situ. There is no chaos in the face of a powerful enemy."
"I'll take care of this matter." Liu Tun said, "It doesn't matter if the transfer order is issued a few days later. Let's postpone it for ten days."
Wang Yan smiled and nodded.
In officialdom, there are countless seemingly reasonable ways to delay.
Let's wait for five or ten days and see how things go.
"Yuan Yan, the prefect of Hongnong, asked to move to Yiyang again. Situ refused last time, but it's probably the same this time." Wang Yan continued: "The Duke of Luyang County also submitted a request to move Hongnong to Yiyang on the grounds that it was in dilapidated condition.
Treating Yiyang means sticking to it. Not only will it not be effective at this time, it may also be self-defeating. At this juncture, it is better to suppress it. "
Wang Yan looked at Yang Jun.
Yang Jun nodded and said, "Don't worry, Lieutenant."
The group of people then discussed other things.
The handling method takes care of everyone's interests as much as possible, and at the same time strengthens tacit understanding and trust.
This is the negative impact caused by Sima Yue's serious illness.
When he cannot control the situation and cannot "hold a general meeting", the people below him will divide into several small circles and "hold small meetings."
The power of the shogunate has actually been transferred bit by bit.
Perhaps the only thing that Sima Yue can effectively control is the army. After all, there are too many people from Xuzhou in the army. After purging the old generals of the Forbidden Army, Sima Yue replaced them with generals from Xuzhou and Yanzhou.
Some things, regardless of human will, will eventually change little by little.
After everyone dispersed, Pei Kang and Wang Yan talked privately for a while.
"Are Liu Ling's words accurate?" Wang Yan confirmed again.
"It should be right." Pei Kang said: "I got some news from Hedong and Pingyang. Various tribes gathered in Hedong. Without a fight, Liu Yuan would not have the money to send them away. They must be coming."
Wang Yan sighed after hearing this.
The most worrying thing has happened. The Huns have more than 100,000 infantry and cavalry. Can the Forbidden Army withstand it?
Liu Tun had just agreed to use his limited authority to dispatch a part of the army to deploy defenses at various key points on the periphery.
But Wang Yan is not very optimistic about it.
He couldn't explain why, he just felt that it was not promising. It would be dangerous if he suffered a series of defeats and was forced to the gates of Luoyang City again.
At the same time, he was also somewhat dissatisfied with Shao Xun's attitude.
He looked like he was sitting still in Yiyang, not moving at all, which was a bit too much.
At first we agreed to advance and retreat together, but now we are acting cunning, this kid!
"I'll leave it to fate." Wang Yan said with a gloomy look.
Luoyang faced two major crises. One was the invasion of the Huns, and the other was Sima Yue's serious illness.
If one of the two things is not handled well, it will cause huge turmoil.
Unfortunately, Wang Yan was not sure about these two things.
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On the eighth day of October, while Luoyang was still suspicious, the outside of Anyi City had become a sea of ​​cavalry.
Liu Cong, King of Chu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Yao, King of Shi'an, Liu Jing, King of Ruyin, Wang Mi, the minister in charge, and Hu Yanhao, general of the army, stood on the high platform and accepted the cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami.
After a while, Liu Cong, Liu Yao, and Hu Yanhao got off the platform one after another, then got on their horses and drove away.
More than a thousand riders followed closely behind.
Then there were thousands of riders, ten thousand riders, twenty thousand riders...
A total of 40,000 horses took two or three days to complete, roaring eastward, leaving Zhiguanxing and rushing towards Hanoi.
Liu Jing and Wang Mi led 10,000 cavalry, more than 20,000 Han infantry (Wang Mi's tribe), and 6,000 Xiongnu infantry, and crossed Zhongtiao Mountain to Dayang.
That night, the first group of several hundred people crossed the river by ferry, while the rest supervised the construction of pontoon bridges. On October 12, most of them completed crossing the river, and once again attacked Shaanxi County.
In Pingyang further north, Da Sikong Hu Yanyi raised a batch of grain and sent a group of people to Dayang, Hebei (name of county, Hedong County belongs to the county), and crossed the river with them, under the command of Liu Jing and Wang Mi.
On the 13th, Yuan Yan, the prefect of Hongnong, led a group of soldiers and civilians southward and entered Zhuyang.
On the 14th, the county town was captured by the Xiongnu.
On the 16th, they raided Hu County again and plundered everything.
In the other direction, Liu Cong and others led 40,000 horsemen across Hanoi, looting everywhere.
At the same time, we collected grain and grass from Wubao and the ramparts, and strengthened our team.
Pei Zhengfei, the governor of Hanoi, asked for help.
By this time, no one doubted the Huns' determination anymore.
They indeed went south, and divided their troops into two groups, all the way out of Zhiguan and towards Hanoi, all the way south to Hongnong, and even conquered several cities. It seemed that they had an attempt to approach Luoyang via Xin'an Road - but maybe it was just a false shot.
Anyway, here they come.
Sima Yue's staff once again proved their uselessness.
The overwhelming Hun cavalry in Hanoi also made silent mockery at them.
The battle to defend Luoyang is about to begin.
Chapter completed!