Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 717 Wang Family

"The Duke of Chu's bright virtues are as expected, they are glorious and far-reaching, he is in harmony with the heart of heaven, and he sends out his seals at the right time. He gathers great orders and gives them to one person. He has great merits and great achievements, and his doctrine is solid for eternity. The Jin Dynasty moved from the temple to the south, and he went to the royal family. He went to the power of the country. , recursively returned to Taifu. Although the monarch's way exists, the power of the Lord has long declined. The Duke of Chu is a man of unparalleled talent, and his achievements have been high. The work of moving the tripod has been completed. The expectations of heaven and man will change. Now we should obey the heaven and the people, cooperate with the gods, and be the commander. Queen of the group, I respectfully accept the Ming Dynasty's destiny, the Emperor will carry the Qing Dynasty, and continue to become the great unification!"

In the Jiankang court, Xun Ji, the regular attendant of Sanqi, was chanting in a mellow voice to persuade him to come in.

Xun Ji was the son of Xun Rui, the former Minister Zuocheng. He once opposed the title of Duke Huan Wen of Yuzhang County and changed it to the title of Duke of Linhe County.

Now that Huan Wen was in charge of Jiankang, Xun immediately changed his appearance and became a staunch supporter of Huan Wen.

"The Duke of Chu's civil and military skills are unparalleled in the world. The people of Jiangdong rely on them to survive. In these critical times, we cannot be restricted to small details." Secretary Supervisor Chu Xin also advised.

This man was the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Chu Suanzi, and even he persuaded him to join the family, which shows that the Sima family is indeed "powerful and powerful for a long time."

As soon as Chu Xin opened his mouth, the ministers in the DPRK began to praise Huan Wen.

Everyone had forgotten the bloody battle outside Stone City not long ago.

With each additional person urging them to come in, Sima Yu's face became darker.

Of course, what he was worried about was not the Sima family's power, but that the Jin Dynasty and General Zuo would be ruined in his hands, and the infamy would definitely be inevitable.

Huan Wen twirled his beard and smiled, standing in front of everyone, "Everyone, everyone, listen to what I have to say."

The palace quickly became quiet, and everyone looked at Huan Wen attentively, automatically ignoring the emperor Sima Yu behind him.

"The Liang thieves are now watching the tigers in the north. The country has suffered a new defeat. The people are panicked and the army is uneasy. Jiangdong has reached a critical stage of life and death. Moreover, your majesty has a clear virtue and will definitely be able to lead us to defend the country from the powerful invaders from abroad." Huan Wen Chong. Sima Yugong cupped his hands behind him.

Sima Yu just wanted to say something modest, but Huan Wen didn't give him a chance to speak. He said without any scruples: "If fate is on me, I will be King Wen of Zhou!"

This statement came from the mouth of Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Wei.

Huan Wen is not a fool. Jiangdong is now riddled with holes. If he ascends the throne by force, he will definitely provoke local rebellion.

The nobles were so interested in encouraging him to become emperor, but in fact they had no good intentions.

Even if Huan Wen controlled the entire Jin Dynasty, it would be difficult to convince the people of Jiangdong without a great victory.

Moreover, directly ascending the throne as emperor from the Duke of Chu was inconsistent with the process since the Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Sima Zhao also first started as the Duke of Jin, rose to the rank of King of Jin, and then passed to Sima Yan, before he ascended the throne and became emperor, replacing Cao Wei.

"Now Jiangdong is not the Duke of Chu, and cannot appease the internal and external affairs. Now I should ascend the throne as the King of Chu, and reward the meritorious officers and soldiers greatly." Xie An cupped his hands and said.

"Please invite Duke Chu to the throne!" the ministers said in unison.

"I am not obsessed with power, but I am actually doing it for the sake of the people of Jiangdong and the country. Since you won't give up, I should obey your orders!" Huan Wen said with a look of compassion on his face.

Among the crowd, Wang Biaozhi and Wang Tanzhi looked at each other. .

After the court meeting dispersed, the two of them rode an ox cart together and walked slowly in Jiankang City.

"The traitor Huan has bullied my family too much. Everyone else has to join the feudal clan, and my family is excluded. This is unbearable! After the traitor Huan calms people's hearts, he will attack my Wang family." Wang Tanzhi said in a hateful voice.

Other houses were prosperous, but the front door of the Wang family's house was deserted. All the former guests stayed away and turned around to follow the Xie family.

The Wang family, who once ruled Jiangdong together with the Sima family, is no longer what it used to be.

Instead, the Xie family skyrocketed and became a popular wealthy family in Jiankang City.

"If the Beifu Army had taken action during the Battle of Stone City that day, how could we have been here today?" Wang Biaozhi's face was gloomy.

Judging from various signs, Xie An clearly sold them all in exchange for the Xie family's promotion.

"I'm afraid that from now on, Huan and Xie will share the world!"

It is obvious that Huan Wen alone cannot appease the people of Jiangdong. Only a powerful official must cooperate with him to achieve success. If the Xie family went up, the Wang family would naturally come down.

When the two brothers were depressed, they suddenly heard a burst of smashing outside the door, a lot of noise of crying and cursing, and the bullock cart also stopped.

Wang Biaozhi opened the curtain and saw hundreds of soldiers openly looting the market in broad daylight. Cloth, grain, copper coins...all kinds of valuables were loaded directly onto wooden carts.

The people cried and begged for mercy, but they didn't give up. The leader, a man who looked like a village chief, kicked down the store, pulled out his sword and pointed it at everyone, "Humph, Duke Chu has a message first. Conquer Jiankang City, and I will give you the money and silk." Are you going to resist your orders when we take it?"

Clang, Clang, Clang...

The other soldiers also pulled out their swords and looked at the people with ferocious smiles.

"The Jingzhou thieves are so lawless!" Wang Tanyi looked angry.

"Let's go." Wang Biaozhi whispered.

The bullock cart moved forward slowly, and there were sounds of smashing, smashing, and looting everywhere.

Since ancient times, robberies have not separated families. Jingzhou soldiers not only robbed property, but also abducted women.

The once prosperous Jiankang City was in chaos, with fires rising from time to time, the people crying and shouting at the top of their lungs, and the Jingzhou soldiers laughing more and more wildly.

"Old traitor Huan Wen, how can you be so reasonable!" Wang Tanzhi yelled.

However, he only dared to curse in private and remained silent in court. It was even more impossible for him to go down and deliver justice to the people.

They are high-ranking people in Jiangdong, and the life and death of the people cannot affect them.

"Jingxiang has been lost, and the Huan thieves can only reward the soldiers with this."

The imperial treasury has always been a decoration, and the contents in it are not enough to reward fifty thousand red-eyed Jingxiang soldiers. The dignitaries are the targets of alliance, so naturally they cannot be attacked.

So I had to work hard to build a prosperous people.

"They rob the people today, and they will bully my Wang family tomorrow." The reason why Wang Tan was angry was not because he sympathized with the people, but because he was dissatisfied with Huan Wen's unscrupulous plan to become King Wen of Zhou.

This simply doesn't take the Wang family seriously.

"How are you doing?" Wang Biao's eyes grew cold.

"If we don't use some means, do Huan Wen really think that my Wang family has no one?" Wang Tanzhi looked at each other without blinking.

When Sima Rui crossed south, without the support of the Wang family, he would have been overthrown by Jiangdong's powerful forces.

The power of the Sima family was given by the Wang family. The Wang family was one of the most powerful in Jiangdong. There were people from the Wang family both inside and outside the court.

Therefore, even though Wang Dun's rebellion was put down, the Sima family did not dare to kill the Wang family and reuse Director Wang.

The Sima family did not dare to attack the Wang family, and Huan Wen did not dare to attack the Wang family. If he touched the Wang family, he would shake the foundation of the entire Jiangdong.

Therefore, Huan Wen is also trying his best to win over Wang Xizhi's line and suppress Wang Biao's and Wang Tan's line.

"You must be careful about this matter..." Wang Biaozhi nodded in agreement.

"This matter should be made public, so that second- and third-rate families like Huan Ze can see what a powerful family is!" In fact, Wang Tanzhi was not a member of the Langya Wang family, but the Taiyuan Wang family.

However, two characters of "王" cannot be written in one stroke. After the two families were both Wang Jian, the general of the Qin Dynasty, Wang Li was defeated and the Qin Dynasty was destroyed. The descendants of the Wang family left Pinyang in Guanzhong. One group moved to Langya and the other moved to Taiyuan. After hundreds of years of reproduction, they gradually developed into the Langya Wang family and the Taiyuan Wang family.

After Yiguan moved south, the two families became closer and closer in Jiangdong.

(End of this chapter)