Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 630 Feudal Korea
After Huo Jun and Zhuge Liang discussed, they first asked Liu Chan to issue an edict to change Moling to Jinling, and then appointed Zhou Li as the prefect of Danyang and concurrently as the general of Henghai Zhonglang. He and Bu Zhi, the governor of Yangzhou, were responsible for supervising the management of grain and grass and the construction of large ships.

After Moling was renamed Jinling, someone leaked the news. Senior officials in the Southern Han Dynasty learned that Huo and Ge intended to move eastward. Many Jiangzuo scholars came to visit, praising Jinling's excellent landscape and terrain, and comparing it with Wuhan, hoping to make the capital a better place. Move eastward.

The sparseness of Jiangzuo scholars caused a chain reaction. Senior officials in Jingchu did not dare to reveal the plan for the strategic decisive battle, and could only refute the rumors of moving the capital eastward. However, the scholars in Jingchu were arguing loudly, saying that Wuhan could not be the capital and that the capital could be moved to Jiangling.

Within a few days, various opinions emerged one after another in Wuhan, which made Huo Jundun dissatisfied as he did not want to make the matter a big deal.

He was vaguely aware of the remarks about moving the capital to Jinling. He was probably one of the ministers present, but he didn't know who he was. Huo Jun asked Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu. Ge and Xu were also puzzled.

In order not to make the matter a big deal, Huo Jun treated Shang Shuzhi coldly and pondered whether to only make Jinling a companion capital.

In the second year of Jianxing, someone at Zhengdan urged Huo Jun not to move the capital to Moling due to a toast, which caused controversy again. Huo Jun deliberately used the excuse of moving the capital to Chang'an or Luoyang in the future, and was vague and perfunctory.

In the evening, Da Sima Mansion.

Huo Jun returned slightly drunk and sat on the couch with the maid serving him. Then, as the maid wiped his face and drank a few sips of sobering tea, Huo Jun became more energetic.

"grown ups!"

At some unknown time, Huo Yi returned home from the palace and saluted Huo Jun on the couch.

Seeing that Huo Yi seemed to have something on his mind, Huo Jun took the initiative and asked, "What happened in the palace recently?"

Huo Yi pondered for a while and then said: "Your Excellency, there have been many rumors about moving the capital recently. Many of the servants in the palace have expressed their opinions to Your Majesty, either to advise those who want to move the capital, or to block the move. There are all kinds of noisy comments, such as... "

As he said that, Huo Yi hesitated and didn't know what to say.

"Whatever you have to say, it doesn't matter!" Huo Jun put down the tea bottle in his hand and said.

"Your Majesty, please leave me to your Majesty!"

Huo Yi took out the memorandum from his arms and said: "This memorandum urges your majesty not to move the capital. It says in the memorandum that the former emperor transferred Wuhan to Jiangzhou, and then used Ge Xiang to lead the pastoral care of Jiangzhou. This should be done to suppress the great lord. "

"Today Jinling is close to Jianghuai, and Jianghuai has been the place where your Majesty has been operating for a long time. If Your Majesty moves to Jinling, I am afraid that the capital will be controlled by Your Majesty. Therefore, Zhou Bujie strongly advises His Majesty not to move the capital, lest it goes against Your Majesty's wishes."

"Zhou Bujie!"

Huo Jun briefly read the contents of the memorial, and then glanced at the name of the author. Although his expression was indifferent, his tone was somewhat cold.

"It was played by Zhou Buyi!"

Huo Yi truthfully confessed to Huo Jun and said: "Your Majesty has to accept the content of Zhou Buyi's memorial, and specially handed it over to Yi for Yi to pass it on to your lord. Then your Majesty told your lord, please don't worry about this, and the capital will be moved." If you can make a decision, you should not leave it for a long time.”

Zhou Buyi was previously sent out by Liu Chan to serve as the governor of Yidu County, but because of his close relationship with the central government, he paid a lot of attention to the affairs of the DPRK and China. In order to reach a higher level, Zhou Buyi often gave Liu Chan advice.

When Zhou Buyi learned that Huo Jun wanted to move the capital to Jinling, he made the political details clear for personal reasons and for Liu Chan's sake, and Shangshu dissuaded Liu Chan from moving the capital.

After receiving the memorial, Liu Chan found out that Zhou Buyi had no choice but to speculate on Huo Jun. In order to ensure that the emperor and his subjects were united, Liu Chan chose to abandon Zhou Buji, handed his memorial to Huo Yi, and asked him to pass it on to Huo Jun, supporting Huo Jun in an alternative way.

When Huo Jun saw this memorial written by Zhou Buyi, he actually felt more helpless than angry. Moving the capital to Jinling was not for his rights at all, but for a better Northern Expedition.

Sometimes people who are dedicated to serving the public will be led by those who are obsessed with profit and maliciously speculate or speculate on what they are doing. It is really speechless. However, this is human nature, no matter how much you say what is on your mind, others will think you are telling lies.

Of course, Huo Jun could barely understand Zhou Buji's thoughts. After all, Wang Mang had learned from his mistakes. With Zhou Buji's suspicion, perhaps Fang Xian and Liu Chan's move was rare and valuable.

"Sir, what should we do now?" Huo Yi asked when Huo Jun was silent for a long time.

Huo Jun put down the memorial and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Bo?"

Huo Yi pondered for a while and said: "My Lord's actions are bright and open, and there is no need to be afraid of what others say. It means that people do not know and are not stunned. This week, I have no doubt that Shang Shu is jealous of you, how can you care about me because of trivial matters!"

After a pause, Huo Yi said: "Why don't you recommend Zhou Buyi to serve as an official in Jianghuai, so as to understand your lord's public spirit!"

Huo Jun shook his head and sighed, and said: "Zhou Buyi was lucky enough to be promoted to the imperial court because of his father and uncle Liu Xian, and was promoted as a personal attendant by the late emperor. Compared with Liu Xian, in terms of moral character, he is far behind!"

Liu Xian, the governor of the old Changsha County. In the past, Cao Cao conquered Jianghan in the south. Because Cao Cao's troops were strong and many people were watching the situation, Liu Xian was not afraid, but he was optimistic about the two coalition forces. Then Liu Qi died and Liu Bei took control of Jingzhou, but Liu Xian did not cause trouble.

Although Zhou Buyi is young and smart, his smart skills are wrong, focusing more on political fighting. Although the various factions in the Southern Han Dynasty were complicated, they were generally stable and followed the principle of those with talent being at the top and those without talent at the bottom.

Huo Jun thought for a while and said: "It is not necessary to recommend Zhou Buji to serve in Jianghuai. You can give this letter to Ge Xiang. In the future, you and Shi Zai must pay more attention to Zhou Buji. His heart is not right and we should not have a close relationship."

"promise!"

"Sir, what about moving the capital?" Huo Yi asked.

Without waiting for Huo Jun's reply, the attendant rushed to report and said: "Master of the family, the minister ordered Li Jun to see you!"

"Li Yan?"

Huo Jun thought for a while and said, "Please come in, Li Lingjun!"

"Bo Xian can stay!"

"promise!"

After a while, Li Yan walked into the hall with a humble expression.

"Greetings to the Grand Sima, Lord Jiangling!"

Li Yan saw Huo Jun sitting on the couch, bowed with great salute and said.

Huo Jun helped him out of thin air and said with a smile: "Li Lingjun is too polite. How can you come to visit us today when we are celebrating?"

"Please sit down!"

"Young Master!" Li Yan saluted Huo Yi, and then said with a smile: "Your Highness has been entrusted with the king's orders and worked hard. I deeply admire you. If I don't come to His Highness's house early today, I'm afraid there will be a crowd of guests in His Highness's house in the next few days, and it will be difficult for me to visit His Highness." !”

The king and the duke can be called His Highness. Now that Huo Jun has been granted the title of Duke of Jiangling, it stands to reason that he can receive this title. But in order to maintain his status as a minister and avoid people thinking too much, Huo Jun doesn't like it when someone calls him "His Royal Highness" directly.

Huo Jun maintained his demeanor and said with a smile: "Li Lingjun is joking. You come to visit me, how can I miss you?"

Li Yan had a flattering attitude and asked: "Your Highness wants to move Jinling as the capital. There are many people in the country who refuse to follow. Yan deeply feels that the rest do not understand His Highness's foresight and are angry. It is already the first month. I wonder what your Highness means by forcibly moving the capital?" "

Huo Jun pondered for a while and then asked: "There are many people talking about it, some of them are talking about moving the capital to Jinling, or some are strongly advising to stay in Wuhan. The square is the minister's order, do you know what the Taichung minister and minister mean?"

Li Yan cupped his hands towards Huo Jun and said, "I'd like to thank the Grand Sima. The ministers and ministers don't have to worry about it. If the Grand Sima wants to move the capital now, it's better to send the civil and military forces to the left of the Yangtze River."

As he spoke, Li Yan pretended to be worried and said: "The one who wants to stop His Highness from moving the capital right now is none other than Tingwei Pan Jun. Now that Pan Jun can be deposed, no one can stop His Highness from moving the capital to Jinling!"

"Depose Pan Jun?"

Huo Jun had some idea in his mind and said: "Cheng Ming has done nothing wrong. How can we depose him now for blocking the move of the capital?"

Li Yan said: "Although His Highness is powerful and famous throughout the country, it is difficult for the government and the public to dissent. If Pan Jun can be deposed, the government and the public will be afraid of His Highness's power, and no one will dare to criticize the move of the capital!"

Huo Jun probed and said, "Shangshu, a scholar from Jiangzuo, is trying hard to persuade the capital to be moved. Could it be Zhengfang's hand?"

Li Yan did not want to hide anything and said truthfully: "Your Highness, the eight princes present here, such as Ma Liang, Fei Guan, and Pan Jun, are all from Jingchu. Moving the capital to Jinling, apart from Your Highness, many Chu soldiers are reluctant. Now if not Introducing Jiangzuo people into the situation and moving the capital to Jinling may be difficult!"

With that said, Li Yan bowed to Huo Jun and said, "I hope Your Highness will forgive Yan for having the courage to sue Jiangzuo scholars without permission. But the root cause of the blame lies in Yan's desire to help His Highness!"

Seeing Li Yan admit what he had done, Huo Jun couldn't help but feel disgusted. He had no intention of starting the move of the capital in the context of a political struggle, but with Li Yan's involvement, it was not far away from a political struggle.

Huo Jun suppressed his dissatisfaction and said with a teasing smile: "It seems that I have to thank Zhengfang a lot!"

Li Yan didn't seem to hear the profound meaning of Huo Jun's words. Instead, he said with an enthusiastic expression: "Your Highness has repeatedly defeated the previous enemies, conquered the country, and made outstanding contributions to the Han Dynasty. It is said that without His Highness, there would be no Han Dynasty."

As he spoke, Li Yan boldly said with a smile: "Now if we look at His Highness's merits and observe them strictly, it would be a logical thing for His Highness to be promoted to the title of King and to be honored with the title of Nine-Xi. Your Majesty, please accept the king and pay homage to Jiuxi."

"To be promoted to a noble title and become a king, and to be awarded the title of Nine-Xin, is beyond the reach of a single person."

Huo Jun's tone was firm and he said in a deep voice: "You are already a high-ranking minister by being granted the title of County Duke. What you say is not good for the country's affairs, and it is even more likely to ruin the country. How can you talk nonsense now?"

Seeing that Huo Jun's tone turned cold, Li Yan hurriedly apologized and said, "Yan is only aggrieved by His Highness. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

By now, Huo Jun has gradually understood Li Yan's plan. Li Yan wanted to take advantage of the turmoil of moving the capital, such as tripping Pan Jun and letting Shangshutai regain the power of Tingwei.

At the same time, Li Yan wanted to test whether he had any evil intentions, and then became his disciple, clinging to his own power, so as to be promoted to a noble rank.

"If there is no big problem, you can retreat!"

Huo Jun took a sip of tea and said calmly: "I'm so drunk that I can't bear to have a long chat with you."

"promise!"

Seeing Huo Jun's sudden change of expression, Li Yan felt uneasy. He didn't know if he had said the wrong thing, so he could only obey Huo Jun's wishes and retreat.

Looking at Li Yan's retreating back, Huo Jun sighed helplessly, feeling deeply exhausted.

It is difficult to investigate what Zhou Buji and Li Yan did, but judging from their remarks, they actually tended to split the country.

Historically, the reason why the Southern Dynasties continued to divide and were unable to make concerted efforts in the Northern Expedition was probably related to internal fighting. If people who are greedy for profit had listened to Li Yan's words, I'm afraid they would have colluded with him long ago. Or the monarch is suspicious, and after listening to Zhou Buyi's words, he will be suspicious of generals and powerful officials.

After the Huainan King incident, Huo Jun would basically not choose the wrong path unless forced by the situation.

"What do you think, Mr. Bo, of Li Yan's words?" Huo Jun asked.

Huo Yi collected his thoughts and said: "My lord, I, the Huo family, have been deeply favored by the great man. How can I do anything unethical? Your Majesty has never carried me on his back. How can I, the Huo family, carry him?"

"Yi has been with your Majesty for many years, and your Majesty is deeply aware of the great achievements of your hard work. When you defeated Cao Xiu in the past, your Majesty said with a smile, if you can bring peace to the world, you should treat your Majesty as Duke Jiang did. Maybe even though he was advised by his left and right, your Majesty secretly said, although You can’t divide a big country, but you can seize control of Dongyi.”

Listening to Huo Yi's secret words, Huo Jun was doubtful and said, "Doesn't Mr. Bo know about Han Xin?"

Huo Yi shook his head and said: "My lord, your Majesty said: 'Although you cannot grant Qi, you can grant Liao.' Your Majesty is fond of reading history and has always had the ambition to open up frontiers. He said that the reason why Shang conquered Dongyi and perished is because The reason why Zhou was able to pacify Dongyi was not because Zhou was more prosperous than Shang, but because Zhou was able to appoint Jiang Gong to govern Qi."

"In the past, Emperor Xiaowu conquered Liaodong and pacified Korea, and established the four counties of Lelang, Xuantu, Lintun, and Zhenfan. However, the four counties were invaded by Goguryeo several times, the counties were occupied, and the Han people were plundered. However, Your Majesty thought that if he could Restoring the governance of prefectures and states can not only open up frontiers, but also protect the territory and the people."

Dongyi has always been a very powerful opponent in the early history of China. The Yin Shang Dynasty conquered Qi all the year round, which led to the exhaustion of the army and the poverty of the country, and was eventually destroyed by the Western Zhou Dynasty. Zhou learned from experience and in order to deal with Dongyi, he sealed the two major vassal states of Lu and Qi, as well as a large number of small vassal states of Huaisi, and then solved Dongyi.

It is not difficult to understand what Liu Chan meant. Probably after the world was peaceful, in order to stabilize the Liaodong prefectures and counties, he wanted to grant the land on the Korean Peninsula to the Huo family, similar to the model of Jiang Ziya's rule of Qi, which would help the Han Dynasty stabilize the You and Liao regions and expand into Korea. peninsula.

"Don't talk about this to anyone!"

Huo Jun didn't know how to evaluate Liu Chan's operation, so he could only tell Huo Yi.

Compared with Huo Jun's doubts, Huo Yi trusted Liu Chan and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is not a man of faith. He just thinks that North Korea is wild and has a bitter and cold climate. I am afraid that your Majesty will be dissatisfied because of this!"

After a pause, Huo Yi asked, "What do you think of what Li Yan has done now?"

Huo Jun sipped tea and thought, and said: "Li Yan is greedy for fame and fortune and wants to put me on fire. We must not ignore him."

"We should make a decision early on about moving the capital!"

ps: Chapter 3 will be released at noon tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)