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"Your Majesty, Governor Du has captured Wancheng and Xinye, and is heading south to spy on Xiangfan!" Zhao Ah Qi rushed over excitedly.

"As expected of Du Yu!" Yang Zheng was overjoyed.

Nanyang and Hedong are both important places for money and food. With these two places as support, they can attack the Central Plains from the north and the south.

If Xiangyang gets it, it will be even more wonderful.

It is equivalent to riding on Jiangdong's head.

Xiangyang is in the hands of the Jin State and in the hands of the Qin State are completely different things.

Qin's territory is connected into one piece, and the geographical advantages of Guanzhong, Bingzhou, and Shuzhong will all explode, and the Central Plains and Jiangdong will only be beaten.

But Zhao Aqi's next secret report made Yang Zheng feel a little strange.

According to Jin Yiwei's secret report, Du Yu scattered Xuchang's treasury treasury to buy people's hearts.

He has a very close personal relationship with Zhuge Xu, and the people in Nanyang and Xuchang all return to Du Yu.

Yang Zheng read the secret report several times.

Jin Yiwei is just like his own slaves and trilogy, so he naturally sees problems from his own perspective, which is inevitably biased.

This era was deeply influenced by Sima Yi.

As long as you have the ability and strength, you will become a potential threat to the emperor.

This is true of Wei State, and it is also true of Wu State. It was also because of this that Sun Quan suppressed the Lu family back then.

In history, Sima Zhao, Zhong Hui, and Deng Ai also fell into this vicious circle.

This scene continued to play out, so that later in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sima Yi-style powerful officials emerged in endlessly. As long as they were in power, they would fall into a zero-sum game with the imperial power. Either you die or I die!
Either be Sima Yi, or Deng Ai in history, and die with injustice!

Of the eleven emperors in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, ten of them were puppets...

Whether Du Yu will rebel is not important, what is important is that he has this ability.

The current scene is somewhat similar to Deng Ai's destruction of Shu in history.

With the current trend, it is certain that Great Qin will rule the world.

But the problem is how to avoid falling into the vicious circle brought by Sima Yi.

However, this question is not unsolvable for Yang Zheng. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties after the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were fewer cases of power officials usurping the throne, and there must be a lot of things to dig out.

"Yuan Kai is also a national scholar, and he will never fail Da Qin." Yang Zheng was not stupid enough to suspect Du Yu.

A wood that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind, because there are no mountains outside the forest to shelter it from the wind and rain.

Yang Zheng is the Dashan of Daqin.

No matter how beautiful the wood is, it is impossible to shake the mountain.

Of course, system reforms will be needed in the future to avoid entering into a vicious cycle of zero-sum game between monarchs and ministers who suspect each other.

Zhao Aqi didn't say a word, as if he didn't hear it.

Yang Zheng's mind turned to the battlefield.

In the current situation, it is impossible to fight for a long time. The soldiers miss their families, Shi Bao and Wang Hun defend Mengjin, Yan Xun defends Wen County, and Yewang's three Sima princes.

This weather is good for defense, not good for offense.

When one side moves, all three sides move.

If the battle is unfavorable, it will ruin the prestige that he has accumulated.

The Yellow River is frozen, but if Yang Zheng advances to Luoyang, Yan Xun and the three kings of the Sima family blockade the north of the Yellow River, he will become a turtle in the urn.

Luoyang is like a huge fish crate with eight golden locks. It is easy to get in, but not so easy to get out.

Just when Yang Zheng wanted to retreat, Ma Long led [-] elite troops from Shangdang.

"I thought that the king of the wild could go down!" Ma Long directly suggested as soon as they met.

Mengjin, Yewang, and Wen County, Yewang is the farthest, but has the most troops and the strongest city.

Of course the prince of the Sima family would think of himself.

As soon as Ma Long spoke, Yang Zheng knew what he was thinking, "Xiaoxing tried to say it."

"First, the wild king is far away from me, so there must be a sense of slacking off. Our army caught him by surprise and attacked him unprepared. Second, the three kings of Sima were all mediocre and incapable of commanding troops. Third, all the three kings were young and strong. , Insufficient equipment, poor training, 2 servants, walking on the snow, within five days, the city will be destroyed, and three people will be captured alive!" Ma Long said confidently.

If it was someone else, Yang Zheng was somewhat suspicious.

But Malone is no match.

It can be said that half of Taiyuan was won by him.

Its strategic vision and ability to command troops are only comparable to Du Yu.

Daqin couldn't just rely on Du Yu to prop up the table.

A few days ago, Yang Zheng was thinking that none of the princes of the Sima family could be found, and Ma Long's move just fit Yang Zheng's wishes.

With the three kings of the Sima family in one pot, this battle will have a perfect ending.

"I also have this intention!" Yang Zheng immediately agreed.

Ma Long clasped his hands and said, "I will do it as soon as I go!"

Yang Zheng sent him out of the account.

After returning, Liu Heng moaned and said, "I didn't expect someone to speak big words like me."

Yang Zheng laughed twice, "You're bragging, you're the real deal, I bet you that within five days, the wild king will be defeated!"

Ma Long and Du Yu are the two sharpest swords in Daqin.

Zhang Te is Daqin's strongest shield.

There are also Huo Yi and Luo Xian, the future can be expected.

Liu Heng curled his lips, "Your Majesty is interested in this, and I will accompany you."

"Then bet on your two orchids."

Liu Heng was taken aback, "Your Majesty knows all this?"

"If you want people not to know, you have to do nothing. Who in Chang'an City doesn't know that you are so lustful that you traded half of your property for a woman with a Hu merchant?"

With the rise of the Great Qin Dynasty, more and more people from the Western Regions poured into Chang'an.

Among them are many beautiful dancers and music girls.

There are three women's pavilions in Chang'an City, and the entertainment is becoming more and more high-end, reciting poems and painting, dancing and music, eating and drinking, with many tricks and extremely lively.

There is also an election of oiran every year, which attracts many "celebrities" from the Central Plains and Jiangdong who come here admiringly. They spend a lot of money and have accumulated a lot of fame and wealth for Chang'an.

Where there is demand, there is buying and selling.

This thing cannot be avoided. If Yang Zheng bans it, then this industry will become a gray industry and a black industry, and it will become even more unscrupulous.

It's better to put it under the control of the government and let it develop reasonably.

"This can't be done, can't be done!" Liu Heng shook his head like a rattle.

This guy looks simple and honest, but in fact he is shrewd.

As soon as he heard that Yang Zheng was only taking advantage, and he didn't bet against things, he knew something was wrong.

Yang Zheng laughed twice.

"Your Majesty, there is a secret letter from the south." The guard outside the tent said.

"Oh?" Yang Zheng was very curious.

There is a secret letter at this time, could it be that some important person wants to surrender?

After reading the letter, I realized that it was Shi Bao's dismissal letter.

It means that the weather is cold, the Qin State has taken advantage of a lot, and it is at the end of its strength. If the fight continues, everyone will not get well. It is better to stop the army. Everyone can take a breath. If we resist like this, everyone will feel uncomfortable, right?Hedong, Hongnong, Nanyang, and Shangdang all need to digest it. It’s too impolite to point a knife at someone’s head every day. If Sima Yan gets angry, mobilizes the people of the country, and fights to the death, you Qin may not be able to get benefits , In the end, the country of Wu in the south was cheaper.

Chen Qian died in battle, leaving only Shi Bao as the pillar of the Central Plains.

Standing on Shi Bao's standpoint, he naturally didn't want to risk his life with Yang Zheng.

Shi Bao is a standard merchant, and the first consideration is profit.

Yang Zheng's heart moved, maybe he could win over Shi Bao?

However, given Shi Bao's current status in the Jin Kingdom, she has no major interests and will never be easily shaken.

But it's always good to send someone over to get in touch with him first, to find out what he wants.

Isn't Shi Bao's letter probing his own mind?
A skilled hunter always appears as the prey.

As for loyalty, it also depends on the right time, place and people...

Yang Zheng never believed that Shi Bao was really devoted to the Sima family.