Chaos in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

The 62th chapter lures wolves into the house (1)

In 352 AD, one month before Guan Ziyang arrived in Jiankang.

On the north bank of the Huai River.

Ruyin Wang Shikun stands by the riverside, overlooking the south bank of the Huai River. Although it looks barren, it is actually a peaceful scene surrounded by smoke from the kitchen.

At this time, Deputy General Yao Xiang hurried over: "King Ruyin, after crossing the Huai River, the land of the Great Jin is on the opposite side, and now there is no place for us to stand in the north."

King Ruyin sighed, and said: "Yes, there was civil strife in my Great Zhao, the former Qin and the former Yan rose successively, divided and ruled the west of Hangu Pass and the east of Hulao Pass, and the rebel Ran Min took control of Yecheng. In Changshan area, we have nowhere to go!"

"Unexpectedly, in just two years, my majestic Zhao Kingdom will end up in the tragic situation of ruining the country and family."

Yao Xiang said: "My lord, don't be discouraged, now we still have another way, which is to cross the river and descend to Jin!"

Shi Kun's complexion changed: "I am the descendant of Jie Wang Shi Zhou and Zhu, the noble blood of the Shi family, how can I go to surrender that Han kid!"

"But the former Qin Di clan and the former Yan Xianbei are all murderous people. The judge ran min has a sworn feud with our Jie clan. In this northern land, there is only one way to die!"

"Could it be that if they surrendered to the state of Jin, they could still keep me alive? The number of Han people who died in my hands would be [-] if not [-]!"

Seeing Shi Kun let go, Yao Xiang hurriedly said: "Jin Kingdom claims to be a state of etiquette, it has always disarmed and never killed, and treated prisoners preferentially, the prince is a master of the first rank, so there is no reason why Chu Suanzi, the regent of the Jin Kingdom, will not be tempted."

"The State of Jin is different from our State of Zhao, as well as the former Qin and Qianyan. It is not only the royal family that has family blood and martial arts in the State of Jin!"

Shi Kun said, "Oh? What do you mean?"

Although Yao Xiang belonged to the Qiang nationality, he followed his father to surrender to Zhao, but under the guidance of his father Yao Yizhong, he and his younger brother Yao Chang studied Chinese books since childhood, got in touch with Sinology, and had a good understanding of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

So he explained to Shi Kun: "After the state of Jin moved to the south of the Yangtze River, it was the family politics of 'the king and the horse share the world'. After Huanwen and Shu, he occupied half of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The imperial family and other major families treated him very much. fear."

"A first-rank master like Wang Ye can count on one hand in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the Empress Dowager Chu has always cherished talents..."

Shi Kun frowned: "You can make me succumb to the two-legged sheep of Queen Mother Chu, I really feel angry!"

Yao Xiang continued: "There is a saying among the Han people called 'bear the humiliation and bear the burden, and taste the courage'. As long as the prince can please the Jin country and gain trust, we may not have the opportunity to take Jiangnan as our own..."

Shi Kun was overjoyed after hearing this: "Okay, I am already the last bloodline of our Jie King Shi Clan, so I will follow your plan. If this can get Jiangnan, you and my brothers will be kings side by side!"

Yao Xiang said: "Your Highness is a rich man, you must not put yourself in danger. There are quite a few smart and wise men in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. I will send my second brother Yao Chang to be the Highness's envoy first to find out what the Jin Dynasty's tone is."

A few days later, Yao Chang, the envoy of King Ruyin, appeared in the early Eastern Jin Dynasty.

In the hall, the 9-year-old little emperor Sima Dan sat on the dragon chair, and beside him was the current regent queen mother Chu Suanzi.

Although Chu Suanzi is the queen mother, she is only 28 years old.

Chu Suanzi asked: "Messenger Yao Chang, I heard that you and your elder brother Yao Xiang helped protect King Ruyin from fleeing south and wanted to submit to my Jin Dynasty?"

"Exactly, Shi Hu, the first master, killed and tyrannized indiscriminately, which led to increasing grievances between the Jie people and the Han people, and made it difficult for the people of Zhao to live."

"Ruyin King Shihu has long wanted to submit, but because of too much hatred, he has never had a chance."

When Shi Kun descended to Jin, the biggest problem was the blood feud between the Jie people and the Han people. As soon as Yao Chang came up, he turned against the hostess first, and said this grudge by himself. When the ministers discussed it later, it seemed a lot lighter.

Chu Suanzi said: "My dear family, what is your attitude towards King Ruyin's words, but it doesn't matter."

Metropolitan Governor Yin Hao took the lead in speaking: "When the world was divided into three parts, the first emperor Sima Yan was able to unify the three kingdoms, and he was broad-minded and tolerant of the five Hus entering the Central Plains. Kang."

"My minister thinks that the Hu and the Han have feuds, and they are irreconcilable! Jin has no reason to accept Hu people!"

Attendant Yu Xi said: "What the governor said is very true. Accepting Hu people is like luring wolves into a house. The Central Plains have been lost. If we lose Jiangnan again, what should we do!"

The two people with the most right to speak started, and then many ministers came out.

"My minister agrees."

"My minister agrees."

……

Seeing this, Yao Chang's forehead was sweating immediately, and he was frightened, fearing that he would not be able to go back.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Sima Yu, the minister of Gu Ming, came out and said: "In the past, the great Sima Huanwen destroyed Shu, the empress dowager benevolent, and made Li Shi, a Di man, a Marquis.

"Now the Northern Expedition is my top priority in the Great Jin Dynasty. If Shi Kun, a top-ranked warrior, and Yao Xiang and Yao Chang are two fierce generals, he will have 5000 elite horsemen in his hands for use by my court. The Northern Expedition Like a tiger with wings added!"

Chu Suanzi nodded secretly, thinking in his heart: "Fortunately, the prime minister mentioned that the ministers only think about the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and only the Sima family think about the royal family."

"Huan Wen's calamity is imminent. With the power of Shi Kun, the imperial court can suppress him again."

So Chu Suanzi said: "Messenger Yao Chang, Hu people are rebellious, barbaric, and don't know etiquette. You may prove that Shi Kun is sincerely defecting?"

Yao Chang hurriedly said: "Back to the queen mother, my elder brother Yao Xiang and I have been studying Han books since childhood, learning about rituals and music in Han Dynasty. We Qiang people are like this, let alone the Jie people who have ruled us for many years?"

Chu Suanzi said: "Oh? A barbarian can also receive the gift of Confucius and Mencius, and know the history of my Han people?"

Yao Chang was in a cold sweat. Just now he was talking nonsense to save his life. In fact, because he and Yao Xiang had not awakened their blood before the age of 16, their father taught them "The Analects of Confucius".

Ruyin Wang Shikun has been a genius of the Shi family since he was a child.

The style of martial arts in "Riding and Shooting" of the Jie people is fierce and violent, and the warriors of the Jie people have no possibility of learning "The Analects of Confucius".

But at this moment, in order to save his life, he could only bite the bullet and say: "The king of Ruyin has admired Sinology for a long time, so he came here to join him."

Chu Suanzi nodded in satisfaction, and said: "In the past, I lost the hinterland of the Central Plains in the Great Jin Dynasty. The root cause is that the Eight Kings' Rebellion first caused chaos in the Second Capital, enslaving the Five Hus and other ministries to cause disasters, and that's why the Five Hus came into existence. Invasion, moving the capital to Jiankang."

Seeing that the queen mother was about to let go, Yin Hao interrupted quickly: "I heard that Ran Min sent troops to slaughter the Hu people, and beheaded the leader of the thieves, the Jieren Shi family, because the Zhongyuan people were oppressed by the Jie people. On that day, the common people killed Jie when they saw Jie, and outside Yecheng, corpses were piled into the mountains."

Then his tone turned cold: "If the prefect insists on taking Shi Kun in, wouldn't he be making enemies of the Zhongyuan people!"

Chu Suanzi showed a bad face: "Yesterday Xianbei had hatred, today the Jie people have hatred, tomorrow the Huns will have hatred, and the day after tomorrow the Di people will have hatred, retribution will only lead to death!"

Empress Dowager Chu stood up, flicked her sleeves, and said majestically: "I have made up my mind. Among the five Hus who wish to return to Han, regardless of tribe or surname, they can all be our citizens of Jin!"

Sima Yu said again: "The Empress Dowager is wise, but we also need to be on guard against Shi Kun, let Xie Shang, the governor of Yuzhou, go to the Huai River to meet him, one is to show the gift of our Jin Dynasty, but to accept his two lieutenants Yao Xiang and Yao Chang He commanded 5000 Jie soldiers and stationed in the Yuzhou military camp."

Both the Empress Dowager Regent and the Minister Regent advocated Huairou and accepted Shi Kun, so the other ministers dared not object any more.

(End of this chapter)