Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 640 Half of Jin History

The next day, Dong Anyu hanged himself to prevent the Zhao family from becoming a target of public criticism.

Before dying, Dong Anyu did not forget to enlighten his lord Zhao Yang——

"If Dong An dies, the state of Jin will be at peace, and the Zhao family will be at peace. Why should I be afraid of death?"

"No one in life dies, and I, Dong Anyu, died too late!"

Dong Anyu succeeded Zhao Yang and lost Zhao Yang.

Because Zhao Yang was able to know his talents, use his talents, and give full play to his talents, he had already entrusted his life to the Zhao family, interpreting "a scholar dies for a confidant"!
Because of Shi Yang's previous bullying, Zhao Yang hated the Fan family and the Zhongxing family very much, but the Erqing who had fled to Chaoge was still powerful and deeply involved in the country.

Zhao Yang asked Ji Chiu, the Marquis of Jin, to take full responsibility for the extermination of the rebels of the Zhongxing and Fan clans, while the imperial court was completely handed over to Xun Li, that is, "the Zhi clan governs the interior, and the Zhao clan governs the exterior."

Zhao Yang changed his name to Zhifu since then, to show that he has changed his past and started from scratch.

In the 18th year of Wu Wang Qingji, that is, in the summer and autumn of 496 BC, Zhao Yang led the Jin army to march towards Chaoge, where Erqing was entrenched. It was heard that Zhao Yang led the army, and Zhong Xingyin and Shi Jishe sent envoys to Qi and Wu. country for help.

Soon, under the leadership of Zhao Yang, the Jin army besieged Fan and Zhonghang in Chaoge.

Shijishe and Zhongxingyin were besieged in the city, and the ambitious Qihou had been waiting for the day of civil unrest in Jin for half a century.

In order to be able to intervene in the internal affairs of Jin, Qihou agreed that Luhou and Weihou would meet between Pidi and Shangliang to discuss the rescue of Fan and Zhongxing. At the same time, he invited Song Gong and Wu Hou Qingji to join the anti-Jin camp.

However, at that time, Qingji was leading his army to destroy the state of Chu, so how could he have the time to intervene in the melee in the Central Plains?

Shi Jishe and Bank of China Yin sent their trusted doctor, Xi Chengyu, to Rongdi to provoke conflicts between Rongdi and Jin, and joined forces with the Di army to attack Jiangdu .

At the end of summer, the Erqing rebel army and the Rongdi coalition army took advantage of the fact that the main force of the Jin army was led to the front by Zhao Yang, and Jiangdu seemed to be stationed only by the Zhi clan's army, so they launched a surprise attack on Jiangdu.

The scheming Xun Li would not be ignorant of the truth of "capturing the thief and capturing the king", so he sent troops to guard Jiangdu, and finally made Jiangdu as stable as Mount Tai, and the rebel army was exhausted and defeated.

Rong Di's army was defeated and fled, Xi Chengyu fled to Cheng Zhou, Xiao Wang Taojia entered Chaoge City, and made peace with Shi Jishe and Xun Yin.

Erqing's first round of offensive was disintegrated.

The calm Xun Li sits in Jiangdu, which is a relatively solid rear base for Zhao Yang to practice military affairs.

As the enemy retreated, Zhao Yang further intensified his attack on Chaoge...

The time has entered the 18th year of Wu Wang Qingji, which is October in the lunar calendar.

The capital of Wu State, Jinling.

Qingji convened a group of his ministers in Zide Hall to discuss important matters.

Present here are Gong Zihong, Gong Ziheng, Guowei Sun Wu, Da Sima Wu Zixu, Dazai Jiran, Yushi doctor Fan Li, Zuo Chancellor Wenzhong, Right Chancellor Kong Qiu, and Yushi Zhongcheng Bosong.

These people are all big figures with high positions in Wu country...

Except for the two sons.

"Second and third sons, the scuffle in the Central Plains is intensifying."

Qing Ji said with a smile: "After autumn, Qi Hou and Song Gong met in Yaodi to discuss the matter of rescue Fan."

"However, no matter how Marquis Qi stirs up the remnants of the Fan family and the Zhongxing family to make trouble, Zhao Yang's army has always besieged Chaoge, intending to besiege the city and fight for aid."

"Second Qing's retainers from Qin and Gao Qiang successfully broke out from Chaoge. The two came to the former Erqing's fief and called on their Fan and Zhongxing family troops to rescue the Second Master."

"Under the repeated urging of Shi Jishe and Zhong Xingyin, not long ago, under the leadership of Ji Qin and Gao Qiang, the armies of Fan's and Zhong Xing's clans gathered together like ants and launched an attack on the land of Lu in the state of Jin."

"In order to respond to the war in Qin and Gaoqiang, Zheng Guo also joined forces with Fan's family army with the support of Qihou to attack Zhao's fief - Baiquan."

"Facing the counterattack of the coalition forces, Zhao Yang fought and defeated the enemy troops in Ludi and Baiquan respectively..."

After a pause, Qingji said slowly, "The Jin civil war, which lasted for more than half a year, is not over yet."

"The Jin army headed by Zhao Yang has achieved relatively brilliant results. However, their enemies are not only the Fan family and the Zhongxing family, but also the countries of the Central Plains such as Qi, Zheng, Song, Lu, and Wei. The royal family of Zhou may join the war at any time."

"The battle situation is so unpredictable. Recently, the Fan family, the Zhongxing family, and the Marquis of Qi have all sent envoys to the widow to ask Wu to send troops to join this civil war in Jin. In the opinion of the second and third sons, it is feasible. no?"

As the saying goes, "a history of the Spring and Autumn Period, half of the history of the Jin Dynasty"!
The influence of the Jin State is self-evident.

No, a war that originally belonged to the Jin civil war has intensified and expanded to the extent of a melee in the Central Plains.

If Wu Guodu joins it, I am afraid that the battle will become more intense.

"Your Majesty, I think that there is no need to intervene in the war in the Central Plains."

Fan Li calmly analyzed for Qingji: "Although the Jin army defeated the coalition forces of Zheng, Fan, and Zhongxing in Ludi and Baiquan, this time the Central Plains War is still confusing, and Jin is still in a passive position."

"First, the Marquis of Qi has formed a faction among the princes and brazenly attacked the mainland of Jin."

"Fan's and Zhongxing's launched a rebellion and sincerely invited Hou to intervene, which hit Qi Hou's arms."

"Therefore, when Zhao Yang encircled and suppressed Erqing's rebel army, the Qi State would ally with Marquis Wei, Marquis Lu, Zheng Bo, Duke Song, etc. to discuss the rescue of Fan and Zhongxing."

"Marquis Qi's sinister intention to aid Er Qing is self-evident, it is to weaken the state of Jin to the greatest extent..."

After a pause, Fan Li said again: "Secondly, since Shi Luo and Xun Xi assisted Jin Xiangong, the Fan family and the Zhongxing family have been conceived in Jin for a hundred years."

"His family power has long been deeply rooted under the nourishment of Shiqing Shilu, and his party members are spread all over the country."

"Under the management of Shi Gai and Shi Yang, Fan's strength has already ranked first among the six ministers!"

"The Zhongxing family plundered a lot of land and wealth during the Zhongxing Yan and Zhongxing Wu's Southern Expeditions and Northern Wars."

"After Shi Yang came to power, these two families have achieved greater development and growth."

"If Zhao Yang can't end the siege of Chaoge as soon as possible, Erqing is very likely to flee back to his fief and call on the tribe to reorganize a more rapid counterattack in the name of the suzerain!"

"The third!"

Fan Li said in a deep voice: "Among the two ministers, the Fan family has a very high reputation among the feudal lords."

"Relationships are the strength of the Fan family! The Fan family has established a series of family alliances with the Liu family of the Zhou king, the Jisun family of the Lu state, the Dai family of the Song state, and the Han family of the Zheng state, especially the Liu family of the Zhou royal family."

"The Liu family has intermarried with the Fan family for generations, and there is a counselor like Chang Hong who advises the Liu family. How can the people of Jin not feel like a thorn?"

Finally, Fan Li chuckled again and said, "Furthermore, the interior of the Jin Kingdom is not monolithic."

"In the process of jointly attacking the rebel party of Erqing, the contradiction between the ruling Xun Bi and Zhao Yang was the most serious."

"Xun Li can't forget that Zhao Yang opposed his promotion of Shi Gaoyi and Liang Ying's father, and Zhao Yang can't forget that Xun Li forced Dong Anyu to death."

"Your Majesty, since Zhao Yang's debut, Xun Bi has always been on top of Zhao Yang. The two have worked together for many years. They both have intrigues and know the general situation. They barely work together."

"Xun Li pushed Zhao Yang to the enemy's cutting edge, and waited to see how Zhao Yang could get rid of the fire."

"As the war is delayed step by step, it is difficult to guarantee that Xun Bi can always support Zhao Yang in momentum..."

(End of this chapter)