Chapter nine hundred and ninetieth form an alliance
Since Sima Yao passed away, she didn't have much extravagance. It didn't matter that Sima Yao was dead. The most important thing was that before he left, he also executed his biological brother.
As a result, the young strength of this generation of the Sima family was completely destroyed.
The next generation has not grown up yet and cannot take over. It will take at least another ten years for them to be able to take charge of their own business.
ten years!
In these long years, the power of several major aristocratic families could have grown stronger. What's more, the emergence of Wang Mi also broke the balance of the aristocratic families.
The children of aristocratic families cannot rely on their original inertia to live, and they cannot rely on transferring power to each other to maintain a balance of power.
Since the balance of power no longer exists, Wang Mi's rise is unstoppable.
If a new era must be ushered in, then Wang Zhenying hopes that this new era will be opened by her.
She had seen this a long time ago and was prepared.
Now, it can only be said that Wang Mi is the best executor to help her realize this wish.
She is not yet thirty years old, and she is still so young. She does not want to accompany the Sima family of the Jin Dynasty into disaster.
Now she chose to bet on Wang Mi. If this bet was right, the Queen Mother would have no worries for the rest of her life.
It can be said that Wang Zhenying, who had made this determination, looked forward to Wang Mi's success more than anyone in the Jin Dynasty court.
My brother?
Wang Gong?
oh!
We can't count on that person. Wang Zhenying is a rational person. It can be seen from early on that they are brothers and have grown up together.
How much is Wang Gong's ability? Is there anyone more familiar with it than Wang Zhenying?
"So, Queen Mother, where is your sincerity?"
"Can you tell me what exactly Aning said to you?"
In fact, now Wang Mi is not that concerned about the answer to this matter. Wang Zhenying's thoughts have been figured out. Does it still matter what Wang Gong thinks?
Besides, where is the most important thing?
Even if Wang Zhenying lied to him today in Jiankang Palace, it doesn't matter.
He will not let go of Beifu. He will continue to expand his strength and unite all the troops in the Jin Dynasty to strive for a joint Northern Expedition.
right!
The next step, the focus of his pursuit is already the joint Northern Expedition.
With the capabilities of Beifu, of course, we can continue to capture some cities, but Wang Mi also needs to tell all the generals in the Jin Dynasty that the Northern Expedition is our common cause.
Brothers, if you want to create a new era, you must do it together!
Therefore, not only will Wang Mi not give up control of Beifu, but Wang Mi will also expand his power to a larger area.
In this way, the Jin army could be overwhelming and completely capture all the important towns in the north.
Although Wang Mi thought this in his heart, he did not dare to act on his own. If he attacks further, he will enter an important area where Xianbei and Qiang people gather. There is no need to have any expectations. It will definitely be a tough battle.
It won't be as easy as taking Xiangyang and other places.
The most critical thing is that so far, although the Beifu army led by Wang Mi has won consecutive battles, the cities he has captured are all from Di Qin's hands.
Di Qin, as we all know, fell apart in an instant after Fu Jian's death, and the morale of the army was also dispersed.
Such an army naturally has no combat effectiveness, and at least its combat effectiveness is reduced by half compared to before. It can also be said that Wang Shilang was able to lead the Beifu Army to win consecutive battles, and he also picked up a big loophole of Di Qin.
Who allowed Fu Jian to die unexpectedly at this time?
His death caused the Di Qin court, which was already harboring hidden agendas and undercurrents, to disintegrate in an instant, much faster than anyone expected.
Therefore, further north, the Murong tribe and the Yao Qiang tribe, who had struggled out from Di Qin's hands, were busy occupying each other's territory.
The combat effectiveness of their troops was obviously stronger than that of Di Qin, whom Wang Mi and the others were fighting against.
At that time, it will be too reluctant to rely on only one army from Beifu.
It is still necessary to mobilize all the forces within the Jin Dynasty.
The most important thing is that he now has such ability, not to mention Jingzhou, Huan Chong is already his good brother.
Some of the other scattered forces are controlled by the Huan family, and these people will probably obey Huan Chong's orders.
There is no need to worry.
Why are there so many forces there but not used? Could it be that, if they are allowed to grow bigger, only the Beifu soldiers will be lost in the end?
Wang Shilang is not that stupid. In that case, wouldn't he have made a wedding dress for the Huan family of Qiaojun?
It's time for Qiaojun Huan to bleed.
As long as he escapes the prison of Jiankang, Wang Mi can fly to the north, complete his set goals, and realize his grand ambitions.
However, Jiankang City is now the cage where he is imprisoned, and Wang Gong is the roadblock in front of him!
It was they who blocked Wang Mi's path to hegemony.
"Shilang Wang, there's actually nothing special about it. You can probably guess it even if I don't tell you."
"With my brother's strength, it is impossible to face you head-on. He is no match for you at all. He knows very well that he usually just talks nice."
"Since we can't defeat you, we want to use other methods. Brother, please ask me to keep you in Jiankang as much as possible and not allow you to lead troops in Jingkou."
"As expected."
This is exactly what Wang Mi has been worried about.
"Then what the Queen Mother means is..."
So far, Wang Zhiyuan is still a courtier of the Jin Dynasty. If Wang Zhenying really joins forces with her eldest brother, he will be punished from the court.
That's really a bit difficult for Mr. Wang to handle.
It doesn't mean that he is unable to fight and can only surrender.
But having too much energy is also a problem.
Once the court wants to control him, he will definitely no longer be able to maintain his current harmonious principles of doing things.
He must react.
And this reaction is rebellion!
There is only one way!
As long as the court really wants to deal with him, and he contacts the Beifu soldiers to start an uprising, then no matter how eloquent he is, no matter how sophistical he is, among the thousands of people in Jiankang City, he, Wang Mi, will still be a rebel
By.
This is irrefutable.
Morally, he was unsound.
The purpose of such long-term efforts was to pacify the north and accelerate the unification of the Central Plains, not to further internal strife within the Jin Dynasty.
Many truths, of course, cannot be explained to these people in this era, and they do not have such knowledge.
If we could figure it out, Wang Dun's Rebellion and Su Jun's Rebellion would not happen again and again.
Aren’t these all typical examples of internal friction?
Originally, the Jin Dynasty only had half of the country. They didn't want to share the same hatred to resist foreign enemies, and they would engage in internal melees from time to time. Isn't this proof that they are stupid?
Seeing that the great cause was about to be accomplished, Wang Mi did not want to engage in internal strife with these dim-minded Jin generals at this time.
He still needs to concentrate on continuing the Northern Expedition!
Therefore, at this time, Wang Zhenying's attitude is crucial.
As long as Wang Zhenying can be stable, Wang Mi will naturally be happy and stable.
And what exactly does Wang Zhenying think?
It seems easy to tell.
Wang Zhenying smiled: "Didn't you already know that?"
"Do you still want me to explain clearly?"
"It's better to explain it clearly."
When it comes to this kind of thing, don’t do the same thing where you know it, I know it, God knows it, and the earth knows it.
Only by making it clear can Wang Mi rest assured.
Although it may not be possible to relax.
"All right!"
"Then I'll tell you straight."
Wang Zhenying let out a long sigh and sat aside: "Brother's attitude is very firm, and I can't ignore it at all."
"I can only say that if you stay in Jiankang for one day, I will be able to ensure your safety, and I will also control the actions of my eldest brother and the others to prevent them from acting rashly."
"But I don't know what brother and the others are plotting. You need to investigate on your own."
Wang Mi: Shall I go investigate?
What can I find out?
Furthermore, seeing how Wang Gong has been holding back until now, he probably still wants to take the upper-level route, that is, through his sister, the Queen Mother, who holds a high position, to suppress Wang Mi from the court and prevent him from controlling Beifu.
Huge power.
As for the possibility of causing trouble on my own, it is very low.
This is a possibility that Wang Mi only thought of in the past two days.
One is that there are not many troops around Jiankang City, so it is obviously not cost-effective to use large troops to surround and suppress Wang Zhiyuan.
Everyone knows that Wang Shilang is unarmed and a scholar.
And if Wang Mi is allowed to come into contact with Beifu soldiers and engage in a head-on confrontation, then the few guards around Jiankang will be no match at all.
"Then, the Queen Mother can't let me out of Jiankang City?"
After all, I still want to leave this place of right and wrong!
Although this place is prosperous and bustling, it is an extremely dangerous place for Wang Mi.
"You can go!" To Wang Mi's surprise, Wang Zhenying gave him this answer.
Wang Mi was delighted: "Is what the empress said true?"
"Can Weichen really leave Jiankang?"
What are you waiting for?
As long as Wang Zhenying said a word, he would turn left when he left the palace. If he did not leave Jiankang City within one day, there was something wrong with him.
"Of course you can."
"However, you have to think of excuses yourself. Now the territory is stable and there is no war. The Battle of Yecheng has just ended. It is normal to return to Jiankang to rest."
"From the court's point of view, I can't find any reason for you to leave, unless you want to leave yourself."
"However, I can also tell you the truth. Even if the eldest brother has expressed his feelings to me, he will not take action so quickly."
"As long as you stay well in the city, he won't do anything. You can rest assured about this."
Wang Mi lowered his head slightly, and what Wang Zhenying said made him feel relieved.
Originally, he could only hold 50-60% of Wang Gong's thoughts, but now he can hold 70-80% of it.
Wang Gong should not dare to eradicate him and kill him.
As for Wang Gong, as long as he controls Wang Mi in Jiankang City, he will have completed his mission.
A more serious confrontation, that's all.
In other words, the confrontation in the general sense has turned into a tense confrontation, but what about real swords and guns?
We haven’t reached that point yet!
OK OK!
From this point of view, at this stage, Wang Mi's goal can be considered achieved.
As long as Wang Gong didn't plan to take action, he still expected to maintain a stalemate for a while. Wang Mi was also happy to see it happen. There were still so many weapons in the workshop that had not been completed, and he was reluctant to leave these weapons to Wang Gong.
These idiots.
Production is one step, and transportation is another.
The transportation capacity in this era is really bad, so bad that Wang Mi often can't hold back his anger!
The weapon, of course, must be with its warrior.
These days, what worries Wang Mi the most is the problem of transporting weapons to Jingkou. Every time a batch of weapons is sent, he unconsciously laments the importance of road construction!
If the road conditions are good enough, and if there are big cars, considering the distance between Jingkou and Jingkou, it won't be a problem to go back and forth once a day.
Then the weapons produced in the workshop can be continuously transported to Jingkou without any stops in between.
The workshop is busy, and Jingkou is no less generous.
Although restricted by various conditions, the scale of firearms production in Jingkou is not large, but they also need to handle various firearms shipped from Jingzhou.
Mr. Huan is such a cheerful person!
Generous!
Be loyal!
Originally, Wang Mi received a letter from Huan Chong and heard that he had funded a lot of raw materials for Jingkou Beifu, and he was already very moved.
After all, cultivating craftsmen was originally his plan, and he didn't take it seriously. When the time comes, it remains to be seen whether these craftsmen should be returned to Huan Chong.
However, now it seems that this road is not feasible.
Because Mr. Huan’s funding is not just one batch, but several batches as far as the eye can see!
Not only are there raw materials, but there are even some weapons made by Jingzhou craftsmen. In the words of the craftsmen who escorted the firearms to Jiankang City, General Huan said that he also let Wang Shilang see the power of their Jingzhou firearms!
That power is quite huge!
Mr. Huan is a very heroic man. Since he got craftsmen who can make firearms, he has started to take action.
Jingzhou is rich in products, including saltpeter and sulfur, and you can get them as much as you want. Jingzhou is his territory, and the court cannot control his extensive mining of mineral deposits.
Therefore, the Jingzhou version of the artillery is indeed more powerful than the Jingkou version of the artillery, and that is all because of the extra gunpowder.
Every artillery throw is extremely powerful!
Wang Mi even doubted that he could directly use it to blow up the city wall!
This is of course an exaggeration. Moreover, the Jingzhou version of the artillery is also defective. Because it is filled with too much gunpowder, the quality cannot always be guaranteed, and there are many bad guys.
It was gunpowder, craftsmen, and formed firearms. The Jingzhou Ministry's support for Wang Mi was considerable.
Under this general premise, Wang Mi could not be too ruthless towards Mr. Huan.
He didn't want to hide too much, so on the one hand, he asked the slaves at Jingkou to store these firearms in different categories.
On the other hand, a group of well-trained craftsmen were also allocated and set off for Jingzhou.
It can be said that the connection between Beifu and Jingzhou is now closer. There is no doubt about this.
He had made an agreement with Huan Chong that he would also send troops to fight together in the next Northern Expedition.
After settling the chaos at Jiankang Palace, Wang Mi returned to the palace happily.