Chapter 333 Pig teammates

Chapter 333 Pig teammates

Chapter 333 Pig teammates
"…The Yin people moved many times, and the King of Zhou moved to Mount Qishan. Now the capital is destitute and cannot be lived in for long. The north of the Yellow River is desolate, the passes through the Yao and Han rivers are dangerous, the capital of Wan has been defeated many times, and the Yangtze and Han rivers are full of dangers. Now they are flat, and the southeast is better…"

"…Although the emperor is wise and the prime minister is virtuous, and lives frugally and abides by the rules to protect the ancestral temple, it is not as good as the prime minister moving his residence to enjoy eternal prosperity. I have selected 30,000 elite soldiers to welcome the emperor. I have ordered Pei Xian, the former general of the Northern Army, to carry out the imperial decree, supervise the military affairs of Yuzhou, and the general of the Eastern Army, to set off immediately…"

Seeing this, Shao Xun was already furious.

Zhou Zuxuan, fuck you!
I didn't offend you, did I? You already know to add the word "前" in front of Pei Xian's official title, why are you still trying to disgust me?
Are you sane? You appointed yourself Pei Xian as the governor of Yuzhou.
He glanced at Wang Yan.

Wang Yan smiled and motioned for him to continue reading.

"...Jing, Xiang, Jiang, and Yang should each transport four years (310) of rice rent of hu and pieces of cloth and silk to provide for the emperor. Let Wang Jun, Gou Xi, and Shao Xun work together to pacify Hebei, and we, the ministers, should work together to open up the southern route. Moving the capital to stop the invaders is a good plan. When the emperor comes to visit, I should move to Jiangzhou to resume the king's strategy..."

Damn! So rich!

The four states prepared 600,000 hu of rice and 560,000 pieces of silk for the emperor to spend after moving the capital, and this was only a "down payment."

Although the population in Jiangnan was small and the level of development was low, it could withstand one or two rebellions, and the social order was generally stable, so people could focus on production and indeed accumulated a lot of wealth.

On the other hand, although Henan's population far exceeded that of Wu, it had become a battlefield and suffered from disasters year after year. Every penny was invested in the war, and the social order also experienced a major collapse, which was extremely painful.

"Zhou Fu is going too far!" Shao Xun said.

Wang Yan laughed heartily, feeling extremely happy. Quanzhong, ah Quanzhong, have you ever been disgusted by others?
After he finished laughing, his face straightened and he said, "The emperor is somewhat moved."

"Stop him!" Shao Xun said bluntly.

In the four years since the emperor ascended the throne, Luoyang was besieged three times. He must have been a little scared.

The desire to move the capital may not be particularly strong, but it is not true to say that there is no desire at all.

Zhou Fu had offended Sima Yue in the past, and it was not appropriate to touch him, so he was kicked to Yangzhou to be the governor, and stayed there for several years.

This person is relatively loyal and is not the same type as Shao Xun.

Of course, he also has selfish motives.

He sent Shao Xun, Wang Jun and Gou Xi to fight the Xiongnu, and he took the emperor away. What was his intention? He was using us as a shield, right?

"General, I heard that the Zhou and Wang families are relatives. What do you think about this?" Shao Xun asked.

Zhou Song of Runan Zhou clan (nephew of Zhou Fu) married his daughter to Wang Yu of Langya Wang clan.

Wang Yu's younger brother Wang Ying was adopted by Wang Dun.

The relationship between these two families is not ordinary.

In addition, Sima Xia, the King of Qinghe Kang, had a wife named Zhou, who was the daughter of Zhou Hui (Zhou Fu's cousin). She gave birth to Sima Tan, the King of Qinghe, who was the former crown prince raised by Yang Xianrong.

If Sima Yue had not caused trouble, Sima Qin would not have been deposed or even killed, but would have ascended the throne as emperor.

On the whole, the Zhou family was very loyal to the imperial family, both in the Western Jin Dynasty and the Eastern Jin Dynasty in history - and their loyalty would inevitably arouse the suspicion of Wang Dun, who intended to rebel, so it is no surprise that they were eventually killed.

"No one can change the general trend." Wang Yan replied.

"What is the general situation?"

"No."

"So the capital won't be moved?"

"Yes." Wang Yan said, and then gave a detailed introduction to the inside story.

When Zhou Fu arrived in Yangzhou as the governor, Sima Yue was not confident in him, so he appointed Wang Rui of Langya as the "governor of all military affairs in the south of Yangzhou". In other words, Zhou Fu could only manage the military affairs in the north of Yangzhou, and his actual power and military strength were far inferior to Sima Rui.

Zhou Fu must be dissatisfied with this.

Before Sima Yue's death, Zhou Fu submitted memorials to the emperor many times, accusing Sima Yue of "not fulfilling his loyalty as a subject", which made Sima Yue very angry.

However, before he could take any action against Zhou Fu, he died.

After Sima Yue's death, Zhou Fu did not stop and asked the emperor to move the capital to Shouchun.

It is not necessarily that he wanted to use the emperor to control the princes - he could not afford to play this trick now - but he might really feel that the north is in trouble and ask the emperor to come for refuge.

But his nonsense offended everyone.

First of all, Langya King Sima Rui was very dissatisfied.

The two of them were in charge of the south and north of the Yangtze River, and there was already a grudge between them. Sima Rui was sent to Jianye because of Sima Yue's favor. In the eyes of outsiders, he was Sima Yue's younger brother.

Sima Rui never denied this. On the contrary, he was very respectful to Sima Yue. No matter what he wanted to do, as long as he gave him a greeting, he would do his best to get it done.

After Sima Yue's death, many people chose to cross the river to Jianye in the south and join Sima Rui.

He was slowly absorbing and digesting Sima Yue's political legacy.

When he grows up, God knows what he will be like.

If the emperor moved the capital to Shouchun, Sima Rui would be doomed.

Shouchun and Jianye are so close to each other. Do you think the scholars will gather in Jianye or Shouchun?

Judging from the emperor's temperament, he doesn't seem to be very tolerant.

It was okay if he was far away, but if he was right under his nose, he would definitely dethrone Sima Rui.

With a righteous cause, Sima Rui would most likely not be able to defeat the emperor, and would be finished.

Secondly, he really offended Xincai King Sima Que and Shao Xun.

What do you mean? You let Pei Xian "act" as an envoy with imperial seals, supervisor of military affairs in Yuzhou, and general of the Eastern Army. Although it was only an acting post, it directly offended Sima Que, the real governor, and also offended Shao Xun, who regarded Yuzhou as his own territory. What kind of person is Pei Xian? Before the battle, he abandoned the army and rushed all the way to Shouchun. You must be the "Flying General". As a result, when you saw that the situation in Yuzhou was stable, you wanted to come back to pick peaches. Do you have the ability to do this?

Moreover, Zhou Fu wrote in his memorial that he would send 30,000 soldiers to welcome the emperor. What does that mean? A war?
Are you crazy? Before the Xiongnu were destroyed, our own people started the rebellion.

Shao Xun was so angry that he no longer dared to trust Zhou Mo.

Test him someday.

Third, Zhou Fu also offended some court officials.

The reason is very simple.

The ministers who were transferred were not able to enjoy honors and glory. This is one of the reasons.

After going to Shouchun, Zhou Fu will definitely be a public official and will certainly strive for official positions for his subordinates.

Look at the thirty people he listed in his memorial: Chief Secretary Wu Si, Sima Yinshi, Zu Na (brother of Zu Ti), Pei Xian (son of Pei Kai, former governor of Yuzhou), Hua Tan (former military advisor of Yuefu), Sun Hui (former secretary of Yuefu, military advisor of Yuefu, now internal historian of Anfeng), Xie Zhi (general under Zhou Fu)...

Don't these people need to be arranged?
There are only so many official positions, and if his people are promoted, some court officials will be demoted.

In addition, the court officials had been working in Luoyang for a long time, and their houses, fields, properties, networks of relationships, etc. were all nearby. They were hesitant in their hearts, "wanting to go but hesitating", and could not make up their minds to give up. This was the second reason.

When the emperor moved the capital, they suffered great losses, so they were dissatisfied with Zhou Fu.

All in all, Zhou Fu may have been motivated by public interest, or he may have had both public and private interests, but in any case he messed up everything and made himself enemies on all sides.

"You're just looking for trouble." After listening to this, Shao Xun sighed, "The Xiongnu are sharpening their knives. Why do you have to come and rob the emperor with your 30,000 soldiers? Why not do something else?"

"But it may not be about seizing the emperor." Wang Yan said mysteriously: "The emperor has not yet issued an edict to express his position. He has neither said yes nor no."

"Is the emperor afraid?" Shao Xun asked.

Wang Yan did not expect Shao Xun to speak so directly, so he could only avoid the topic and said, "This time when the Huns besieged the city, you did not come to the king's aid. The emperor is indeed somewhat dissatisfied, and the court officials are also somewhat dissatisfied."

Shao Xun glanced at Wang Yan.

The old wall lamp has a hidden meaning. Is this "courtier" you?
"From May to September, I did my best to ensure the transport of grain. Did the officials praise me?" Shao Xun asked in return, "Without these grains, could Luoyang be defended?"

Wang Yan was silent at first, then he bowed and expressed his appreciation.

"I quickly put down the rebellion in Jingzhou and sent the leaders Hou Tuo and Pang Shikan to Luojing. Do the officials have anything good to say about it?"

Wang Yan cupped his hands again, feeling helpless.

Strictly speaking, the rebellion in Jingzhou was not quelled.

After Shao's army withdrew, Wang Ru became active again. While plundering food and grass on a large scale, he headed north, conquered Yiyang, broke Sui State, entered Xinye, and defeated the troops of the prefect Yu Fang.

At the same time, he headed south, galloping across Jiangxia and Nanjun, plundering endlessly.

Yang Man sent his brother Yang Dan to lead a coalition force of more than 20,000 people from Shunyang and Nanyang to the south to join the powerful troops of Xinye in an attempt to engage in a decisive battle with Wang Ru.

It’s very lively in the south.

"Wang Sang, Shi Chao, Lu Ming, Tao Bao and others invaded Xingyang, Chenliu and Chenjun. Who beat them back?"

Shao Xun asked three questions in one breath.

Old Wall Lamp was speechless and decided not to argue with him about this. He changed his topic and said, "Si Tu passed away, and two positions became vacant in Yanzhou. Wang Jun of Youzhou requested that Tian Hui be appointed as the governor of Yanzhou, and Shang Shu Ling Xun Fan requested that Li Shu be appointed as the governor."

"Yanzhou Governor, are you the commander-in-chief?" Shao Xun was indeed attracted and asked.

"General." Wang Yan said with certainty.

"Forget about Xun Fan, but Wang Jun has stretched his hand too far." Shao Xun said, "He governs Youzhou and Jizhou, and now he has extended his hand to Yanzhou. What? Do you want to defeat Shi Chao and Shi Le, and then unify both sides of the Yellow River?"

"I heard that Wang Jun wanted to resign as governor of Jizhou and recommended Zao Song as governor."

"Zao Song is Wang Jun's son-in-law (or son-in-law, judging from the ages of Zao Song's father and brothers, he should be the son-in-law), right? It's the same thing!" Shao Xun sneered.

The Zao family was also a Yingchuan gentry, living in Changsha County. This family was not large, and its status was similar to that of the Yu family, and it was considered a middle-class gentry.

Zao Song once served in Sima Ying's mansion.

When Lu Ji was imprisoned, he submitted a petition for his rescue, but to no avail.

After Sima Ying was defeated, Zao Song defected to his father-in-law Wang Jun and became his trusted aide.

It's funny that Wang Jun appointed Zao Song as the governor of Jizhou to avoid suspicion.

"As soon as Si Tu left, everyone set their eyes on the fat piece of meat of Yanzhou. I heard that Gou Xi and even Liu Kun are interested in it. Don't you have any ideas?" Wang Yan asked.

"I am a nobody and my words carry no weight, what can I do?" Shao Xun said unhappily.

"Oh? So there's a candidate?" Wang Yan said in surprise.

"I would like to recommend Yang Jiongzhi as the governor of Yanzhou. Will the court agree?" Shao Xun asked.

Wang Yan frowned slightly. Are Yang Shi and Chen Hou so close?

"I'm afraid it won't be possible." Wang Yan sighed, "The emperor values ​​Gou Xi and Wang Jun very much now, you - take care of yourself."

Shao Xun seemed to understand something.

(End of this chapter)