Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 145 Take over Jiangzhou

Wang Tanzhi left Huanwen's camp, took a speedboat, went down the river, and hurried back to Jiankang. All the officials in the court looked at him eagerly, wondering what the outcome would be.

Taicheng, main hall.

Everyone waited with bated breath, and Wang Tanzhi also revealed Huan Wen's conditions.

It was okay for the governor to hand over the military to Guangzhou and Guangzhou, but when the ministers learned that Huan Wen wanted Jiangzhou, the crowd exploded.

"Jiangzhou defends the capital, how can he be allowed to do so!"

"That's right! If Jiangzhou is lost, the imperial court will be controlled by the Western Fan!"

"No! Never!"

Everyone was talking at once, making Empress Dowager Chu very upset, and she didn't know how to settle the dispute.

Just when he was at a loss, Wang Tanzhi spoke again. He raised his voice and said loudly:

"Huan Zhengxi said that if he fails to do so, even if we lead the Qiang people southward, we will fight Yao Xiang in Jiankang!"

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the hall.

Huan Wen's attitude has been very clear. If his demands are not met, he will raise troops and invade the country. There are many excuses, such as using the banner of Qingjun.

Of course, Huan Wen may not dare to do this.

The composition of his power is different from that of Huan Xi. Huan Xi conquered Guanlong by himself. By winning over the soldiers and inviting people's support, he won the support of the people and achieved stable rule over Guanlong.

The generals and people under Huan Xi's command did not care whether he was deferential to the Jin Dynasty. Everyone only recognized Huan Xi as Duke Huan.

Huan Wen's rule was based on cooperation with the Jingzhou gentry, so he had more worries.

No matter how weak and incompetent the Sima clan is, there will always be scholars who are loyal.

Otherwise, Huan Wen's close aide Xi Chichi would not have been demoted and alienated by him.

Xi Chizhi was from Xiangyang and a member of the Jingzhou gentry.

Huan Wen didn't know how many people were still skilled in chiseling in Jingzhou, but if he really raised troops to invade, who could guarantee that there would be no trouble in Jingzhou behind him.

Therefore, Huan Wen's goal of going east was to gain profits, rather than to break up with the Jin Dynasty and take over Jiankang.

In the original time and space, in his later years, he occupied the entire south of the Yangtze River. Even Yangzhou, where Jiankang was located, was controlled by Huan Wen. If there were not so many concerns, he would not have been dragged to death by Xie An, Wang Tanzhi and others.

After all, as long as he sent troops directly into Jiankang, not to mention Jiuxi, he would already have the throne. However, when Huan Wen was seriously ill, he was desperate, so he could only send people to urge him, and he did not wait for Jiuxi's gift until his death.

However, Huan Wen had his own concerns, but the ministers in the court were also afraid that he would ignore him and raise troops to invade the country.

After the main force of the Northern Expedition was severely damaged, the imperial court's meager military power alone could not withstand Huan Wen and lead the Qiang people southward. No matter who wins between Huan Wen and Yao Xiang, they will take advantage of the victory. Jiankang.

We cannot even rule out the possibility of Huan Wen and Yao Xiang making peace, imitating the story of Li Jue and Guo Si, one person robbed the emperor and the other held the minister hostage.

Regardless of whether Huan Wen and Yao Xiang are fighting or making peace, it is unacceptable.

Sima Yu, King of Kuaiji, advised the Empress Dowager Chu:

"Your Majesty, for the current matter, the priority should be to stabilize Huan's expedition to the west. Jiangzhou cannot do this."

When the ministers heard this, they all agreed.

Give it, give it. When Wang Dun held Jingzhou and Jiangzhou, it didn't work. He can just find a way to take it back in the future.

When Empress Dowager Chu saw that all the ministers had surrendered, how could she be so stubborn as a woman? Even if she knew the importance of Jiangzhou, she could only sigh helplessly:

"As requested by the ministers."

Empress Dowager Chu issued the edict. Because of the precedent of Huan Xi serving as the governor of Yong, Qin, and Liang prefectures, Huan Wen was able to serve as the governor of Jing and Jiang prefectures, and commanded the military affairs of Jing, Jiang, Yi, Ning, Guang, and Jiao prefectures.

So far, in the area south of the Yangtze River, only Jiangdong's military power was not subject to Huan Wen's dispatch.

As for whether he can tame the governors of Guangzhou and Jiaozhou and make them obey his orders like Zhou Fu, it depends on Huan Wen's own ability.

Wang Tanzhi brought the canonization edict to Yuzhang County and sent it to Huan Wen's camp. Huan Wen was satisfied. After receiving the order, Huan Wen immediately led his troops to Xunyang County, the seat of Jiangzhou in Yuzhang County (today's southwest of Huangmei County, Hubei Province). .

Because of the Jingyang Controversy, Jiangzhou's administrative office changed frequently. In the sixth year of Xiankang (340) in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, that is, thirteen years ago, Jiangzhou's administrative office was moved to Xunyang County.

Previously, Wang Xizhi was forced to resign as the governor of Jiangzhou due to his political stance. The person who replaced him was naturally a member of Sima Yu, the king of Kuaiji. Huan Wen and Chen Bing of Yuzhang County had long made it difficult for him to sleep and eat well.

Now that he had been summoned by the imperial court, the governor of Jiangzhou did not dare to resist the order, so he packed up and left that day to join the imperial court as an official.

Huan Wen then took control of Jiangzhou. He climbed to the top of Xunyang City and said to his fifth brother Huan Chong:

"As my brother, I will go to the imperial court and tell you that you are the governor of Yuzhang and the military commander of the ten counties. From now on, Jiangzhou will be entrusted to the youngest son (Huan Chong)."

Jiangling was Huan Wen's home base. He was destined to be unable to leave Jingzhou and guard Jiangzhou personally. He could only send his confidants to stay behind.

Looking around at his generals, no matter in terms of ability or relationship with him, who is more suitable than Huan Chong.

Although Huan Chong was given away by Huan Wen in exchange for a sheep after he was born.

But since taking him home, among the brothers, only Huan Chong was the most loved and respected by Huan Wen.

There is no need to mention Huan Wen's trust in Huan Chong, otherwise he would not have entrusted the family property to Huan Chong when he was dying, seeing that his legitimate son was incompetent. Of course, in this time and space, with the existence of Huan Xi, Huan Wen is destined not to have such thoughts again, and Huan Chong is even less likely to have such delusions.

Huan Chong understood the importance of Jiangzhou. His brother had been dormant for so many years and did nothing because Jiangzhou was controlled by the imperial court.

After waiting for several years, I finally took advantage of the failure of Yin Hao's Northern Expedition to come to Jiangzhou. No matter what, I couldn't afford to lose anything.

Huan Chong felt deeply that he shouldered a heavy responsibility and said solemnly:

"You must devote all your energy and energy to rush forward, and dare not slack off."

Huan Wen patted his fifth brother on the shoulder happily. He was aware of Huan Chong's talent, otherwise he would not have entrusted him with such an important task.

Withdrawing his hand, Huan Wen looked north and sighed:

"I don't know whether Xi'er's attack on Liangzhou went smoothly."

Before Huan Xi sent troops, he sent an envoy to inform Huan Wen, but it was not to ask for permission from his father.

As the saying goes, a single move can affect the whole body. Whenever there is any military action, the father and son always inform the other party in advance, so that in case of emergency, the other party can also be prepared.

Huan Chong said with relief after hearing this:

"Xi'er is a famous general in the world, and Wang Meng, Quan Yi and others are strategizing for him. Deng Xia, Deng Qiang and others are rushing into battle for him. Liangzhou can easily capture him with his own hands."

Huan Xi now indeed deserves the title of a famous general. After all, if we really want to go into details, he once defeated the famous general quality inspector Ma Qiu.

During the battle of Chang'an, Ma Qiu was in Shi Bao's army. Finally, seeing that the situation was unfavorable, he kidnapped Shi Bao and abandoned the army.

When Huan Chong mentioned Wang Meng, Huan Wen sighed:

"I heard that Xi'er rarely interferes with political affairs, and Wang Meng handles everything for him. Now Guanlong is prosperous, and Wang Meng has contributed a lot to it.

“I also yearn for such a talent.

"Young son, tell me, if I ask for Xi'er, will he be willing to bear the pain and part with me?"

Hearing this, Huan Chong suppressed a smile and said:

"Brother, you can give it a try, but I'm worried that Xi'er will cry to my sister-in-law and complain that my brother is trying to steal my love."

Huan Wen blushed and defended:

"I'm not henpecked, it's just that she has little knowledge. Normally, I'm too lazy to argue with her."

Huan Chong finally couldn't help it and laughed out loud. Huan Wen glared at him fiercely. Huan Chong had no choice but to put away his smile, nodded seriously and said:

"What brother said makes sense."

It's just that Huan Wen was destined not to dare to challenge Wang Meng. He thought of Xie Ai again and murmured to himself:

"I don't know if Xie Ai can be used by Xi'er."

Everyone knows that Huan Xi wants to conquer Xie Ai.

Of course, with Xie Ai's talent and reputation, even if Huan Wen sat in Huan Xi's seat, he would have to find ways to keep him for his own use.

After all, Confucian generals like Xie Ai are highly praised by the current trend.

Think about it, on the battlefield, Xie Ai is sitting in the top chair, commanding the battle calmly, chatting and laughing, destroying everything, and the calmness and magnanimity in his gestures, even Huan Wen would be fascinated by it.

Scholars in the Wei and Jin Dynasties were good at this, but not everyone could learn it.

Huan Chong didn't know the situation in Liangzhou, so he didn't dare to make any judgments.

Just as Huan Wen was proud of his ability to seize Jiangzhou without using bows and arrows, Huan Xi also made preparations for the western expedition in Jincheng County.

Since Huan Xi conquered Xie Ai and took control of Yuzhong City, the road was difficult to travel due to heavy wind and snow, and many soldiers suffered from frostbite, so he had to rest in Jincheng County.

Of course, Huan Xi dared to rest in Yuzhong instead of braving the bad weather and attacking Wuwei regardless of his injuries. He also had absolute trust in Wang Meng, Deng Qiang, Shen Jin and others.

With the talents and loyalty of Wang Meng, Deng Qiang, and Shen Jin, and with the help of five thousand soldiers, three thousand archers, and no less than one hundred thousand state and county soldiers in Yongzhou, they will be able to protect Guanzhong for themselves.

Today is different from the past. When Huan Xi captured Qinzhou, he had to rush back for reinforcements because of Yao Xiang's attack on Tongguan. For this reason, many troops and horses were destroyed.

At that time, Guanzhong had just been pacified, and people's hearts were still uncertain.

But now, as Fu Xiong said, the land in Guanzhong is dangerous and the people are close to it. What Huan Xi has to do is to fight the battle of Liangzhou well and don't miss this opportunity.

It was nearing the end of the year, the weather was no longer as cold as before, even the wind and snow were much lighter, and the soldiers' injuries gradually improved.

Seeing this, Huan Xi finally swore an oath in Yuzhong and sent troops to attack Zhang Zuo.

Attacking Wuwei County were not only Huan Xi's 30,000 cavalry, but also Xie Ai's 3,000 soldiers.

When Huan Xi was in Yuzhong, it was not that he did nothing. While he was getting close to Xie Ai and integrating Xie Ai into his circle of confidants, he also reorganized the garrison of the five counties of Jincheng County and selected three from them. Qianbuqi.

These people were all elites who had followed Xie Ai to defeat Hou Zhao many times, and Huan Xi was temporarily put under Xie Ai's command.

Of course, this is just a stop-gap measure. After the war, they will still be organized into soldiers instead of letting them become Xie Ai's troops.

　There will be more in the afternoon, but today’s updates may be less because there are New Year’s Eve activities tonight, so there won’t be that much time to code. The less words will be made up later.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)