Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 123 Making excuses to attack
  "What! Say it again!"

Zhang Yu stared at Xue Zan with his eyes wide open, and said in disbelief, as if he had heard the most absurd words in the world.

Xue Zan knew that what he said was unreasonable, but this trip was just following orders, so he could only repeat with a wry smile:
  "The prince was killed by Huan Xi in Langshan, and the king was devastated. When he went south this time, he met the general and felt that he had similar interests. He was willing to accept the general as his adopted son."

Zhang Yu was still surprised, and anger welled up in his heart.

He didn't understand what was wrong with Fu Jian for wanting to be his father.

If Zhang Yu was willing to accept this so-called father-son relationship, why would he need Fu Jian to send troops to rescue him? Why not just open the city gate to welcome Huan Xi into Luoyang?

The world has already ridiculed him as Huan Yu, and now wants him to be regarded as Fu Yu?
  ‘That’s too much! That's too much! ’

If Zhang Yu's past behavior was followed, Xue Zan wouldn't expect to be able to save his life and would have to kill him to vent his anger.

But at this time, Zhang Yu had been forced out of the city by Fu Jian, although Fu Jian had already stopped the pursuit after learning that Huan Xi was using ox carts to meet the people.

But at this time, he had not returned to Luoyang. He only had more than 10,000 soldiers following him, and Fu Jian had 60,000 cavalry and camped beside him.

No matter how angry Zhang Yu was, he still had a trace of reason left. He suppressed his anger and said:
  "I would also like to ask Mr. Xue to tell the King of Heaven for me that I am in love with someone wrong and I am frightened by the situation. But as a man, he is upright and there is no point in flattering and acknowledging his father."

Zhang Yu's refusal was not beyond Xue Zan's expectations, and he never forced Zhang Yu.

After Xue Zan said goodbye, he went straight to the Yu Army camp next to him.

But Fu Jian had already been waiting in the commander's tent. When he learned that Zhang Yu was ignorant of the promotion, Fu Jian was furious, and the generals and subordinates in the tent also spoke out:
  "The King of Heaven kindly wanted to accept Zhang Yu as his adopted son, but he actually refused. This shows that this person has two intentions. King of Heaven! Don't keep Zhang Yu in Luoyang anymore, otherwise he will rebel sooner or later!"

"That's right! King of Heaven! Since Zhang Yu has different aspirations, why not take the opportunity to annex his tribe?"

"I second the proposal, and I beg the King not to miss this opportunity!"

Fu Jian was waiting for everyone's attitude. He wanted to move all Zhang Yu's tribe and people to Bingzhou. If he discussed this matter with Zhang Yu carefully, it would definitely not work.

The reason why Zhang Yu betrayed the Jin Dynasty and sent troops to prevent Xie Shang from taking over Xu and Luo was that he was unwilling to lose his independence.

He separatized Luoyang and Xuchang. Isn't his life more comfortable than relying on others?
  Previously, Zhang Yu sent all his family members to Jinyang as hostages, leaving only his eldest son by his side, and his attitude could not but be said to be respectful.

Therefore, Fu Jian wanted to create trouble and make Zhang Yu appear less obedient, so that he could have an excuse to make trouble.

The father-son relationship that Huan Xi imposed on Zhang Yu inspired Fu Jian, and only then did Xue Zan enter the camp and propose this matter.

Now seeing that the crowd was furious and everyone was rushing to express their dissatisfaction with Zhang Yu, Fu Jian took advantage of the situation and said:

"Zhang Yu despises me. If he doesn't punish me, how can he convince people's hearts?"

Fu Jian immediately ordered all 60,000 cavalry to attack Zhang Yu's camp. Zhang Yu was unprepared. Fu Jian's fierce general Zhang Hao led 3,000 cavalry into Zhang Yu's formation.

Because he knew the layout of Zhang Yu's camp, he was able to go straight to the commander's tent and capture Zhang Yu alive.

Zhang Yu was so angry that he forced himself to be brave and shouted:
  "Zhang Hao! What are you doing!"

Zhang Hao snorted coldly:
  "You are disrespectful to the King of Heaven. I was just following orders."

Zhang Yu really didn't expect that Fu Jian would attack him just for such a trivial matter.

At this time, because Zhang Yu was captured and Fu Jian's 60,000 troops surrounded the camp, all Zhang Yu's soldiers surrendered, and Fu Jian was able to control Zhang Yu's camp.

Zhang Yu looked at Fu Jian who was walking in high spirits and shouted:
  "I am not guilty! How could the King of Heaven treat me like this!"

Fu Jian ordered his surroundings to untie Zhang Yu and said to Zhang Yu:

"General Zhang doesn't want to treat me as father and son. The generals suspect that the general has second thoughts. I am also uneasy, so I asked Zhang Hao to restrain the general. Now that you and I are facing each other, I am afraid that the general is willing to recognize me as his father." It is difficult to bury the hatchet.

"I don't want to kill the general, and I dare not leave you in Luoyang. I am hesitant and it is really difficult to make a choice."

Zhang Yu was speechless when he heard this.

At this time, Xue Zan, who had been the envoy before, made a suggestion:
  "King of Heaven, why don't you move General Zhang's troops to Hedong, let General Zhang live in Jinyang, and give him high-ranking officials and generous salaries? Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

Fu Jian heard the words and praised them:

“Mr.

With that said, Fu Jian said to Zhang Yu:
  "If I want to be the emperor, I should regard the general as the Sikong. I want the general to go to Jinyang to reunite with his family. Does the general want to do that?"

It's not that Fu Jian didn't want to kill Zhang Yu, but if he really wanted to use this as an excuse to kill Zhang Yu, he was afraid that Zhang Yu's tribe would cause trouble.

It would be better to take him to Jinyang and give him a high official and generous salary. It seems to be the most honorable favor, but in fact it separates Zhang Yu from his subordinates and completely ignores him.

The Fu family is not short of the salary they gave Zhang Yu, which is more or less an explanation to Zhang Yu's tribe and the world.

Zhang Yu finally figured it out at this time. Fu Jian's words about wanting to recognize him as his adopted son were clearly deliberately causing trouble, using an excuse to cause trouble, and wanting to annex his tribe.

Even if he had agreed before, Fu Jian would still find other excuses.

But now that he is a swordsman and I am a fish, when faced with Fu Jian's invitation, Zhang Yu knew that if he refused, he would inevitably be killed.

After his death, his tribe will still be annexed by Fu Jian, and his family in Jinyang will also be eradicated and suffer disaster.

After carefully considering the consequences and weighing the pros and cons, Zhang Yu had no choice but to agree:
  "Since you have surrendered to the Heavenly King, you should obey the Heavenly King's orders. Zhang Yuyuan goes to Jinyang to serve the Heavenly King."

Fu Jian was overjoyed when he heard this and no longer mentioned that he would adopt Zhang Yu as his adopted son.

Zhang Yu now fully felt the dangers of the world.

Previously, Huan Xi went out to the east and robbed 30,000 of his own people. Now, with great difficulty, reinforcements arrived, not to mention not one of Huan Xi's soldiers was harmed.

As soon as Huan Xi left, the reinforcements set their sights on him and wanted to plunder his property.

Forget it, there are Huan Xi in the west of Luoyang and Fu Jian in the north. When they meet their two good neighbors, they are the masters of Xu Luo. Whoever wants to be the master of Xu Luo, I am not so lucky.

Of course, Zhang Yu will still be forced to live in Fu Jian's military camp for the time being.

After taking control of Zhang Yu, Fu Jian immediately sent his cronies with Zhang Yu's token and letters to take over Luoyang and Xuchang and annex their tribes.

The 10,000 cavalrymen in Zhang Yu's camp had been controlled by Fu Jian, and the nearly 10,000 defenders who stayed in Luoyang did not resist. Zhang Yu's confidants who were guarding Xuchang also handed over Xuchang City and the 10,000 defenders after checking the tokens and letters. military control.

Since then, Zhang Yu's 30,000 tribesmen were annexed by Fu Jian.

The remaining 20,000 households in Henan County hid in Luoyang City. They managed to avoid Huan Xi's forced eviction, but they did not escape Fu Jian's clutches.

Also embarking on the migration journey in embarrassment were 20,000 households in Yingchuan County, a total of 40,000 households, all of which were moved away by Fu Jian. After the intensive cultivation of Huan Xi and Fu Jian, the counties of Henan and Yingchuan were desolate, with no roosters crowing for thousands of miles.

When Huan Xi heard that Fu Jian had captured Zhang Yu and was moving the population of Xu Luo, the army had already reached the vicinity of Tongguan.

When Huan Xi heard about this, he was very angry. He said to Quan Yi:
  "People miss their homeland, how could Fu Jian ignore the wishes of the people and force them to leave their homeland!"

These words were said so confidently, as if he had forgotten that Fu Jian was just imitating his behavior.

But Huan Xi felt aggrieved.

He was so busy that he deliberately went to Luoyang to plunder the population. He worked hard to gain more than 30,000 households, but now Fu Jian easily packed up the remaining 40,000 households and took them away without even leaving any scraps or leftovers for himself.

Now looking at the results of his eastward journey, Huan Xi is no longer satisfied.

But Fu Jian had strong troops and horses in Luoyang, and it was difficult for him to turn around and fight again, so he had to give up.

Of course, when it comes to the most depressed person, it has to be Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yukuya, on the carriage to Jinyang, he was still reflecting on himself.

As the governor of Yuzhou, why didn't he stay in Yingchuan and manage his own three-acre land with peace of mind? After Yao Xiang left, he couldn't resist the temptation and occupied Luoyang.

If I had known this, it would be better to open the road and let Xie Shang go north.

However, every gain must come with a loss. Although Zhang Yu lost his army and territory, it was known to the world that Huan Xi and Fu Jian were vying to be his father, so how could it be said that there was no gain.

As Fu Jian moved away the population of the Xuluo area and then reorganized the army, the counties of Henan and Yingchuan had become empty space. He had previously wanted to go north to regain Luoyang, so Xie Shang, who had fallen out with Zhang Yu, now never mentioned regaining the old capital.

After all, although regaining Luoyang sounds wonderful, now that the Luoyang area has no population, it is impossible to hold it. If it is lost then, you will have to bear the responsibility.

And if the migrating people went to Luoyang, Huan Xi might not be able to snatch them because they were both ministers of the Jin Dynasty, but Fu Jian knew the taste of marrow and would not be polite to Xie Shang.

Suddenly, after witnessing Zhang Yu's personal experience, no one from all parties was willing to occupy Luoyang.

Luoyang, once the old capital of the Western Jin Dynasty and with a glorious history, would actually end up in such a state, being abandoned by everyone and temporarily abandoned.

After all, Luoyang's terrain cannot provide much resistance to Fu Jian in the north and Huan Xi in the west.

When Huan Xi left, he even sent people to demolish Hangu Pass of Cao Wei, so that he could have unimpeded access when he left east in the future.

While Huan Xi and Fu Jian were dividing Zhang Yu's power, Qian Yan was also actively advancing into Jizhou.

Neither Ran Min, who proclaimed himself emperor in Yecheng, nor Liu Xian, who proclaimed himself emperor in Xiang State, could actually control the separatist forces in the counties of Jizhou.

After a long battle, the soldiers were exhausted and could only sit back and watch Qian Yan gradually encroach on Jizhou counties.

Jizhou is located in the south of Hebei Province and has been the essence of the Hebei Plain since ancient times.

During the Later Zhao period, it had jurisdiction over Weijun, Zhaojun, Jijun, Xiangguo, Julu, Anping, Pingyuan, Leling, Zhangwu, Hejian, Gaoyang, Boling, Qinghe, Bohai, Zhongshan, Changshan, Dunqiu, There are 19 counties in Guangping and Yangping, totaling 123 counties.

Among them, Wei County, where Yecheng is located, and the surrounding five counties of Jijun, Dunqiu, Guangping, and Yangping, which are also north of the Yellow River, were divided from Jizhou to the jurisdiction of Sizhou where Luoyang is located in the Western Jin Dynasty.

Later Zhao arose due to Jizhou and established its capital in Yecheng. Naturally, the five separated counties would be re-assigned to Jizhou.

The number of counties in one state is more than the three Huanxi states combined. After all, Liangzhou only has 44 counties, Qinzhou has only 24 counties, and Yongzhou has three counties in Shangluo County, and Huayin County in Hongnong County, and even including Puban and Gaowang counties in Hedong County newly established by Huan Xi, there were only 45 counties.

The total number of the three prefectures is only 113 counties, which is less than ten counties in Jizhou.

Although there have been frequent wars in Jizhou over the years, Shi Le, Shi Hu and others adhered to the principle of consolidating their roots and cutting back their ranks, and accumulated sufficient wealth for Jizhou. Even if millions of forcibly relocated refugees left, Jizhou would still be The northern region is the most populous and affluent region.

Seeing that Ran Min was now in decline, King Murong Jun of Yan attacked in all directions. First, he sent Murong Ke to capture Zhongshan County in Jizhou.

He also sent Murong Ping to seize Boling County.

Prime Minister Feng Yi and Gaochang Prefect Gao Kai sent troops to attack Liu Zhun. As promised, Liu Zhun and others were forced to surrender Bohai County.

Murong Jun then sent troops to capture Changshan County.

Li Wei, the prefect of Zhaojun in Ran Wei, who had previously obeyed Ran Min, saw that Ran Min was in danger, so he also surrendered to Qian Yan.

When Jia Jian, the prefect of Zhangwu County, was rescuing Boling County, he was defeated by Qian Yan and fled in panic. Qian Yan took advantage of the situation and occupied Zhangwu County.

Since then, six of the eighteen counties in Jizhou have been captured by Qianyan, and there is a faint tendency to unify Hebei.

During this period, Qian Yan strictly enforced military discipline. After years of chaos, the people of the six counties rushed to join him, regardless of whether the other party was the Xianbei regime.

Qian Yan can capture a city today and a land tomorrow. No matter how big Jizhou is, how long can it hold on?

However, Ran Min was unable to do anything about it. With Murong Xianbei's current strength, he was no longer able to compete.

Qian Yan's army was approaching Wei County, and all Ran Min could do was to defend Yecheng.

Of course Huan Xi also knew that once Qian Yan took Hebei, he would be his biggest enemy, but he was really beyond his reach and could not give Ran Min any help.

As for Yao Yizhong, let alone, not to mention Ran Min wiped out the Shi family, whether Yao Yizhong, who always prided himself on loyalty, would let go of his old grudges. Now Yao Yizhong himself is in trouble, his condition has worsened, and even Can't see things.

Previously, Yao Yizhong had stationed his troops in Guangchuan County, southwest of Bohai County. When Qian Yan attacked Bohai County, the Yao family had already evacuated Hebei under the leadership of Yao Xiang and marched towards Xuzhou.

Zhou Cheng, the governor of Xuzhou who had already submitted himself to the Jin Dynasty, lost to Yao Xiang and led his troops to move westward, allowing the Yao family to temporarily occupy Huaibei.

Zhou Cheng had no way to go, so he had no choice but to use the territory of Wei Tong, the governor of Yanzhou, to go to Henan and Yingchuan counties, which the surrounding forces did not dare to touch, as a place to stay.

At the same time, Huan Xi also gathered a large number of troops at Tongguan to prevent Fu Jian from advancing westward, and at the same time, he could also support Pu Ban.

Fu Jian was eager to resettle 40,000 households and was not ready to attack Guanzhong immediately, so he returned with his people.

After Huan Xi learned the news, he took charge of the army. At this time, it was already the cold winter season.

　There are too many typos in today's second chapter, and I'm embarrassed myself. Thank you all for correcting them.

　　Although I checked this chapter, I don’t know if I missed it.

　　Tomorrow there will still be 10,000 words, and the first chapter will be before 1 p.m.

　　good night.

　　
  　
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