Sima Chi, who was fishing by 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 and is 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 thought that this possibility was very high. If we directly withdraw our troops after defeating Shi Le, wouldn't the attack by the Xiongnu be in vain?
Lu Zhi was not happy, and he was not too happy either.
Cao Yi of Qingzhou and several counties 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. The last generation of Leling County Duke was killed and the country was eliminated.
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 in a short time. Can we come back this year? If not, alas!
The two of them stepped on the wooden ladder, one behind the other, and slowly climbed up.
The emperor was listening to the commotion 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 doesn't understand military affairs, but he understands people's hearts.
According to the news received yesterday, Shao Xun met with Hebei tycoons on the banks of the Zhang River to hunt and have banquets 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, so it would be better not to take them along.
Think about it, Shao Xun led the Silver Spear Army to the field and was about to fight. The servants, such as Liu Hezhu and his son, Zhu Huoshan, Hebei Wubao Commander, Zahu Chief, the refugee armed leader, etc., shouted "
"Our army is defeated" and then run away, what will be the result?
Don't think they can't do this.
Now that they have voted for Shao Xun, it is just because Shi Le was defeated and they were forced to rely on the situation. There is no loyalty at all.
If Shao Xun was defeated by the Huns in Hebei, they would definitely rebel. In fact, they might even be bribed by the Huns.
Shao Xun was bribing them, wouldn't the Huns be?
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 only said: "Perhaps Taibai also knew the secret of this, but the situation is such that we have to do it. After all, Xianbei has retreated, the Huns have freed up their hands, and the army is marching eastward.
If we do not invite surrender or accept rebellion 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 Shile'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 didn't have time to deal with these local forces when he was in Ye. As a newcomer, even if you win through military war
Can people be convinced by knowing Shi Le?
No, people in troubled times are not so naive.
Their 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?
He came to prominence more than ten years ago and gained fame.
He performed outstandingly 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 trying to grab the territory, and fought against the Huns as the guardian of Henan, gaining a growing reputation.
He even married into the Yingchuan gentry and married Yu Wenjun.
The younger brother married the Cao family, the nephew married a daughter of the Du family in Yiyang, and the younger sister married into 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,
The Le family of Nanyang, the Xiahou family of Qiao state, the Liu family of Pei state, the Xun family of Jibei, and the Yang family who deeply control the two counties of Mount Tai and Lu...
Henan is already in such trouble, how much work will Hebei spend?
Lu Zhidu almost wanted to take the initiative to go to Hebei.
The two were silent for a while, and there was only the sound of people climbing 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 people on his back and said: "The position of a general is unheard of. How can we tamper with the laws of our ancestors?"
Wang and Lu looked at each other, and finally Wang Yan spoke.
"Your Majesty, I have heard that those who build great rivers must first build boats. Those who build high-rise buildings must first choose pillars." Wang Yan said: "To control Yixia, we must have heroes. Liu Hezhu and other generals will pay tribute to Hua Feng.
, so if you abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, change your ways, and treat them with courtesy, you will be able to gather in Li Yuanan, Hebei, and travel in peace. As time goes by, more and more people will turn from the dark side to the bright side, and the power of the Xiongnu will decline, and there is hope for the ZTE."
The Emperor sneered and said: "What does ZTE have to do with me? Shao Xun has already moved into the Prime Minister's Mansion. Is it possible that I should promote him to Prime Minister, make him a king and break the soil, and then lead Jizhou as a 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 served as the shepherd of Jizhou 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 the title of hegemony.
Isn’t Shao Xun a contemporary living Cao Cao?
"Your Majesty, there is a shortage of food in Luoyang this year. The soldiers and civilians 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, something unspeakable may happen.
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"How big of a deal can it be?" Sima Chi snorted.
"The Forbidden Army soldiers dispersed without food, swarms of thieves arose on Tongtuo Street, and even the palace city was 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 coddle the emperor. He makes it clear directly: "Your Majesty may wait and see."
Wang Yan remained silent.
Obviously, he and Lu Zhi were a good person and a bad person, and they cooperated 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 general.
For example, the appointment and removal of officials.
For example, rewards for military exploits, etc.
In the imperial dynasty, county princes were already the pinnacle of heroes with foreign surnames. After the recovery of Yecheng, those who were lucky enough to join the dynasty were asked to add Shao Xun as "Servant in the Palace, General of Chariots and Cavalry, Record of Secretariat, and Governor of Yu Yan, Hebei, and Xu Wuzhou"
"Zhujun", and the two counties of Liang and Chen were called the Liang Kingdom, and they were granted the title of "Liang Gong".
As soon as this table was added, Sima Chi immediately broke through his defense.
He knew that he had no power now and could not change anything, so he hid and delayed.
I spent the whole day either 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 seal was not in the hands of the emperor. He could not run around with so many things in his pocket.
There are dedicated people to keep these things, but they still have to be done, 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 his mood, turned around, looked at the lush garden, and said: "It is up to you to decide whether to appoint a general or to appoint an officer. You cannot do anything about promotion to a noble rank, and this is not the case in the direction of the country."
They are both "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 the "Gong of Chen County". If those "villains" want to make an exception and grant him the title of more than one county and become the "Gong of Liang Kingdom", it will be very different.
Now that the Duke has been acquired, 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’s the next step?
Sima Chi instinctively refused 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, your Majesty," Wang Yan and Lu Zhi said in unison upon hearing this.
The titles are all in vain, and they do not recommend that Chen Gong should become the Duke of the country now. If he is really not satisfied, simply make a change and merge Chen County into Liang County and become the Duke of Liang County. Chen County was separated from Liang Kingdom anyway.
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"Your Majesty, I have invited you to be your envoy and go to Yecheng to promulgate 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 and said nothing. He 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 become 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 hardships without giving face to others or themselves.
This kind of emperor makes powerful ministers very embarrassed.
Chapter completed!