After Sima Yan fled back to Luoyang, his whole person changed.

He is no longer the confident and graceful person he used to be, he is depressed, his eye sockets are sunken, and he often smells of alcohol and makeup.

The first thing Sima Yan did when he returned to Luoyang was to spend two days and two nights crazy with the harem beauties.

Only in this way can the irritability and fear in his heart be relieved.

Sima Yan was originally a womanizer, but he just kept it under control.

After this great defeat, the Central Plains completely lost its ability to compete with the Qin State, and all that was left could only survive, so he indulged himself.

The atmosphere in the palace was extremely dull.

The ministers who used to chatter endlessly and were full of clever ideas were all silent.

Sima Yan's eyes swept around, looking at everyone with a chill in his eyes, "The country is in such a difficult situation, do you have to just sit back and watch?"

"Hongnong has been lost in the east of the river, and Luoyang can no longer be the capital. I sincerely request your Majesty to move the capital!" Only Sima You could say this, and no one else dared to touch Sima Yan's bad luck.

What is the fastest way for an emperor who has lost all his prestige to regain his prestige?

Kill the chicken and show it to the monkey!

There was still no sound in the palace.

Even Sima Yan didn't know how to answer the question.

He always felt that the noble officials looked at him with some evil intentions.

"Luoyang has lost its barrier. For the current plan, we can only move the capital to Yecheng or Xuchang to temporarily avoid the Qin thieves. With the Qin thieves' national strength, it is not possible to conquer the world in one battle. Your Majesty can ally with Soochow in the south and fight against Qin.

Just like when Wu and Shu formed an alliance!" Jia Chong cupped his hands and said.

In fact, he didn't want to speak out, but he was the only one who could speak at the moment.

Chen Qian died in battle and Shi Bao was seriously ill, so he was the only one left.

Wang Xiang, He Zeng and others were silent.

Sima Yan's eyes were filled with sadness, "I wanted to announce that the emperor would clear out all the wastelands from thousands of miles away, so that no one in the world could stop me, but I didn't expect that, but I wanted to move the capital to take refuge. The descendants are incompetent and will be ashamed of their ancestors..."

Sima Yan was talking about himself, but he was also talking about the ministers present.

The ancestors of each of them were famous officials and generals during the Cao Wei Dynasty.

Jia Chong's face turned red, and Sima You felt ashamed.

However, other people's expressions remained as usual.

Sima Yan let out a long sigh.

"The city of Ye is vast, with ice wells, bronze birds, and golden tigers. The people of Hebei can compete with the Qin thieves, so it is appropriate to move the capital here." Jia Chong even thought of a place for him.

"Although Yecheng is good, it is not as good as Xuchang. Once your Majesty moves the capital to Yecheng, Jing, Yang and other places, they will be invaded by thieves. Xuchang is close to the Central Plains and has abundant money and food. You can rush to Luoyang to help Luoyang, or you can rely on Jingzhou to suppress the Qin thieves.

To the west of Weihan." Xun Xu cupped his hands and said.

Sima Yan moved the capital to Xuchang, and the growth of the Yingchuan gentry was no longer a problem.

Wang Xiang also advised: "Taiyuan is in the hands of thieves, and Qin thieves can invade Hebei at any time..."

The people in the palace immediately divided into two groups. Officials from Hebei gentry advocated moving the capital to Yecheng, while Yingchuan gentry and Shandong gentry advocated moving the capital to Xuchang.

The father said that the father was right and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right, which gave Sima Yan a headache.

Moving the capital is never a trivial matter, and there are huge political benefits involved.

Even though the Jin Kingdom is in danger now, it does not prevent them from fighting for power and profit.

Sima Yan watched with cold eyes and suddenly realized that these people were gradually getting out of his control.

Before the dispute could be concluded, he said coldly: "We will discuss this matter later and withdraw from the court!"

The ministers stopped abruptly.

Sima Yan felt infinitely miserable.

There must always be an explanation for a big defeat.

The people of Luoyang and the generals in the army secretly complained.

Sima Yan could never find a suitable person to take the blame for.

Jia Chong, Shi Jian and Sima You could not move.

Sima Min and Sima Xu are his uncles.

It would be useful to keep Wang Jun and Liu Hong, after all, there are fewer and fewer generals on hand.

Sima Yan thought about it, and somehow he thought of Pang Hui...

And the bigger crisis is yet to come.

Not far from Luoyang, the people in Chen County, Guling, and Yangxia in Yuzhou could not bear the heavy taxes. In addition, the life and death of his children were unknown, and there was no explanation. Yang Gu, a native of Yangxia, claimed to be the nephew of Emperor Yang Zhengyuan of the Qin Dynasty. , rose up, and people from all over the country responded one after another. Even the defenders in the county also launched a mutiny. Within a few days, Yang Gu gathered tens of thousands of people to break through the county and killed the county magistrate and captain of the Sima family...

Zhao Feiniu, a strongman from Jixian County, Hanoi, led three thousand bandits to revolt in response to the Qin army. This man was very courageous. In order to build momentum, he led more than a hundred strongmen to sneak into Wenxian County to dig up the ancestral grave of the Sima family. He was discovered by the tomb guards and killed ten of them. The remaining people fled back to Ji County...

The Taishan bandits in Shandong are ready to move again.

As if overnight, the Central Plains seemed to be in ruins.

Although it was just a small rebellion, some people wanted to visit his family's ancestral tomb, which made Sima Yan very irritated.

It happened that Zhang Hua, the servant, came to see him and said, "The country is in crisis. Your Majesty must not listen to others. Once the capital is moved, it will be a big deal!"

Zhang Hua came from a poor family and looked at the problem completely from Sima Yan's point of view.

"However, Qin thieves are rampant, and Luoyang has nothing to show for it!" Sima Yan suffered a huge defeat and was already out of his mind.

"With all due respect, your Majesty is still your Majesty in Luoyang. If you leave Luoyang, you will be controlled by others! There are eight golden locks in Luoyang, including Dahe and Mang Mountain in the north, Xiaohan in the west, Hulao in the east, and Yique in the south. , there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, enough to hold on. If your Majesty moves the capital, people's hearts will be in turmoil, the nobles will be alienated, and the country will not be preserved. Moreover, even if the Qin thieves win, they may not have the strength to annex the Central Plains. If your Majesty cannot hold on to Luoyang, you will not be able to hold on to Xuchang and Ye. City! We can only stick to Luoyang to gain confidence first, and then we can discuss moving the capital!"

Relocating the capital is inevitable, but not now.

"Fortunately, Mao helped me first!" Sima Yan's soul finally returned to his body.

Luoyang itself is a military fortress and the throat of east and west.

If you abandon this place, it will be useless for Sima Yan to retreat to the ends of the earth.

"One minister is not enough. If your Majesty wants to defend Luoyang, he will need the help of the Grand Sima!" Zhang Hua reminded.

Shi Bao said she had been ill for almost half a year.

Sima Yan is now like a drowning man, grasping at every life-saving straw.

"I know it!"

Immediately he drove to Shi Mansion and greeted Shi Bao.

Shi Bao had a premonition that he would lose this battle, but he didn't expect the defeat to be so disastrous.

The Jin Kingdom was destroyed, and his position as a great commander was over. He had no time to pretend to be ill, go out to stabilize the morale of the army, and train young men.

Sima Yan's decision not to move the capital also temporarily stabilized people's hearts.

Just when he breathed a sigh of relief, he received news that Shangdang had fallen and Yang Zheng personally led an army of 50,000 into Hanoi to spy on Meng Jin.

The hearts of the monarchs and ministers of Luoyang rose to their throats.

The government and the public were frightened and uneasy, and the discussion of moving the capital to avoid disaster was very popular.

Shi Bao advised: "How can Yang Zheng's 50,000 men attack Luoyang? Your Majesty can rest easy."

Sima Yan sent 30,000 young men to Luoyang and asked Shi Bao to lead his troops north to defend Mengjin.

Shi Bao lived up to everyone's expectations and placed many flags in Mengjin. The grass-roots people thought the soldiers were suspicious and beat drums day and night to build up the momentum of the defenders.

Wang Hun was also a good general, and the two of them guarded Mengjin.

The Qin army on the opposite side did not continue to attack after several tests.

Mengjin defended it, but Hanoi County lost it.

So far, the four counties of Hedong, Shangdang, Hanoi and Hongnong fell into the hands of the Qin army.

Wang Jun, Zhuge Xu, Zhang Fang and others from Nanyang County worked together and managed to hold on.
Chapter completed!