The Rise of the Cold Gate in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 131
Facing old man Cui's meaningful question, Xiao Qinzhi said: "Jingkou!"

"Did you see the Guazhou ferry on the other side?"

"I see!"

"Follow Hangou to the north, to where?"

"Huaiyin!"

"A Hangou connects the Jianghuai River and the Huaihe River. The Guazhou ferry overlooks Jingkou, connects Jiankang, the Canghai, and the Jinjiang River. Millions of tank boats come here every year, and people who move to and from hundreds of states come and go. It must be parked there, it is the benefit of the north and the south. If there is an army of [-] troops in Guangling, it will arrive at Jiankang Stone City sooner or later."

Hangou is the Huaiyang section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which is of high military value. Xi Jian collected refugee troops here, quelled the rebellion of Wangdun and Su Jun, and saved the life of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

"Above the Huai River, can you recognize it clearly?"

This Xiao Qinzhi had done his homework. Since he was going to Xuzhou, how could he not know about Huai River?

"Do you know the distribution of troops in this dynasty?"

"Jing and Jiang eight states, Yangzhou, Yuzhou, Xu and Yanzhou."

"I missed it. Yuan Zhen is based on Shouchun, Hefei, and Lujiang, Huanwen is based in the west of Jiankang, Zhengushu (Wuhu-Ma'anshan area), Xie's is based in Yuzhou, Xun's is based on Yangzhou, and Xu and Yanzhou. Xie Yi In the future, Huan Wen must not let Yuzhou go, but who will take his place?"

"Thank you Anshi!"

"It must be a member of the Xie family, but the time is not right. That kid Xie Anshi is much more cunning than you. I have traveled all over the world for dozens of years. There are only two people in the world who will be your future rivals."

"Who will it be?"

"It's probably Xie Wan, a bastard, but I'm afraid Xie will suffer a lot."

There is too much information here, Xiao Qinzhi couldn't turn his head around, sat next to old man Cui, and listened quietly, trying to listen to every sentence as an imperial decree.

An old man who brought Xiao Shi back to the ranks of the gentry in a few words, he had to take his words seriously.

"Qin State Fu Jian, a hero, is guarding the pass, and the general trend has come. This man has the benevolence of Emperor Wen, the courage of Emperor Wu, and the ambition to sweep across the north and south. One of your rivals, Wang Meng, is not inferior to Xiao He internally, nor to Han Xin externally. It is a pity that Huan Wen Bashang made a mistake."

In the tenth year of Yonghe, Huan Wen sent troops to Guanzhong, the Jin army swept all the way, returned to his hometown, and stationed in Bashang, but no one came to vote. The young Wang Meng was already famous. Huan Wen asked Wang Meng to talk about his views on the current situation.

Huan Wen asked: "I was ordered by the emperor to lead a hundred thousand elite soldiers to fight against the rebels and eliminate harm for the people, but no one from the Guanzhong heroes came to comfort me. What is the reason?"

Among the large audience, Wang Meng palpated the lice and talked with a smile: "Thousands of miles into the north, and the river Bashui is separated by thousands of miles. This place got its name, and there is no profit, but the south."

The young Wang Meng mercilessly stated Huan Wen's purpose, which was just seeking fame, and would return to the south after the job was over, so why would everyone support him!
Old man Cui continued: "Boy, the world is all chess pieces, and those who invite you into the urn are driven by ambition. The next thing I say, just say it once. Whether you can understand it or not depends on God's will."

Xiao Qinzhi sat upright.

"The south can be unified into three pawns, the Sima family, the gentry, and Huan Wen. The Sima family wants to be famous, the gentry wants to make profits, and Huan Wen wants to gain both fame and fortune. The Sima family and the gentry jointly promoted Yin Hao's Northern Expedition, but it is a pity that Yin Hao is a nerd, has no courage and no plan, and became a scapegoat. Huan Wen took advantage of the situation to drink horses and show off Heluo. Although it is not perfect, but compared to Yin Hao, It's too strong. Right now, Huan Wen wants to take advantage of the old ways of the Northern Expedition and repeat the old tricks. The Xie family is undoubtedly the one who will succeed Yin Hao."

"Huh~" Xiao Qinzhi understood. He recalled that Xun Xian sent troops to Xuzhou at the end of last year to prepare for Yuzhou's Northern Expedition. Therefore, the Xie family will follow Yin Hao.

No wonder there has always been a saying that "Anshi does not come out, what is the common people?" This is exactly the same as Yin Hao's operation before he came out of the mountain. It was the nobles who were blowing up Yin Hao's prestige, carrying the banner of the Northern Expedition, and confronting Huan Wen.

"Exactly the same!" Xiao Qinzhi couldn't help sighing.

"Hmph, they're all pawns, cough~" Old man Cui coughed a few times, then said slowly, "How dare you agree to this old man?"

"Please speak!" Xiao Qinzhi said in a deep voice.

"If one day, return the capital to Luoyang City, set up a wordless tombstone for the old man in Hualin Garden, and don't put up clothes, don't worship, and don't take care of him." Old man Cui sighed leisurely.

"Old man, you haven't told me who's name is?" Xiao Qinzhi was very curious. He had been in contact with him for so long, and he only knew that the old man's surname was Cui, and he came from the Qinghe Cui family. He didn't know anything else.

"You are not worthy to know the old man's name now. When you can erect a monument, someone will tell you."

Although the night was too dark, Xiao Qinzhi couldn't see the old man Cui's expression when he said this, he expected it to be a face full of contempt, exactly the same as his usual contempt, one can imagine what it was like.

"The 'five surnames' of Jinling can be used as a basis. If the old man's guess is correct, the Diao family should push Yang Quanqi to become an official, take charge of a military town, and face Yuzhou of the Xie family. Afterwards, Yan Kuan was pushed, the Huangmen servant moved to Yangzhou Zhongzheng, and moved inward to be the official minister, and the Dai family filled the position of the Huangmen servant, and Jinling County, led by Diao Lun, gradually cleaned up the southern gentry and actually controlled the entire county."

Xiao Qinzhi's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. It seemed that Yang Quanqi's departure from the mountain was a foregone conclusion. Combined with Diao Taishou's behavior as soon as he took office, he vigorously promoted his own people and eliminated Wu people, which was also consistent with Cui's deduction. Build Jinling County into Tietong, sit on Jingkou, and become a party force.

Thinking of this, Xiao Qinzhi suddenly realized that if he held Jingkou in his hand, it would be equivalent to pinching Jiankang's throat, and he could feed back the struggle of the imperial court. Hold military power outside.

None of them are simple, thinking carefully, Xiao Qin is terrified.

"When Wu County enters Jiankang, it must pass through the Jinling Mausoleum. The riches and wealth of the three Wus are their own. This is the second." Cui old man said indifferently.

"Fuck!" Xiao Qinzhi was shocked again. From now on, the situation where Wu people look down on Jinling no longer exists, and it has become a situation where Wu people rely on Jinling.

The old man Cui seemed ashamed of Xiao Qinzhi's shock, he smirked, and said, "Yang Quanqi is going to Xifu, and what you have to do is to use the power of the five surnames to take Xu and Yanzhou into the pocket, and Yuzhou to Huanwen." Compete with them, remember not to interfere, you have to face the Yan Kingdom in the north, Murong Chui, Murong De, and Murong Ke."

"Taking Xu and Yanzhou, plotting Yangzhou in Xuxu, Jingkou, Guangling, Huaiyin, Xiapi, and Pengcheng, using the power of Jinling to confront Huanwen across the river, do nothing, Huanwen's troubles will be relieved. "

Xiao Qinzhi swallowed his saliva, and asked subconsciously: "Why don't you do it, and you can get rid of this trouble?"

Old man Cui was silent for a while, before he wandered, "Because you are young, you can consume him to death."

"Huh~" This is Xiao Qinzhi's second long cry.

Chasing the Central Plains, sweeping the barbarians in the north, and returning to Luoyang, thinking of this, Xiao Qinzhi couldn't help but feel blood rushing all over his body. I'm afraid no man can resist this kind of temptation, right?

"Old man, you just said that I have two enemies in my life, one is Wang Meng, and the other?" Xiao Qinzhi calmed down and suddenly thought.

"Xie Anshi! But don't worry, it's the old trick, and it will kill him!" Cui old man said coldly.

(End of this chapter)