Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 173 Qian Yan sends troops

Due to the war between Ran Wei and Shi Zhao, Ye City has not recovered yet. Therefore, even though Murong Xianbei had taken all of Hebei, the Yan State still used Jicheng (today's urban area of ​​Beijing) as its capital.

As for Yecheng, Murong Chui, the governor of Southern Jizhou, was in charge.

Zhou Cheng's envoy for help, Zhou Kuang, first came to Yecheng, and was then escorted by Murong Chui, and finally arrived at Jicheng.

Although Murong had been running Jicheng for several years, how could the palaces in Jicheng be compared with Ye Palace, which was a palace complex built by the two generations of Cao Wei and Later Zhao.

Needless to say, there are three towers including Tongque, Jinfeng and Bingjing in the Cao Wei Dynasty. Shihu built more than 40 towers in Yecheng, which are magnificent and jaw-dropping.

Of course, Jicheng's days as the capital of the Yan Kingdom are numbered. Murong Jun is already migrating people to Yecheng. Once he regains his strength, there is no doubt that he will still move to Yecheng.

After all, Murong's national policy was to expand southward and occupy the Central Plains. Moving the capital to Yecheng would also make it easier for them to manage the Henan region.

When Zhou Cheng's envoy was brought to Murong Jun, Murong Jun was still happy inside, but he did not show his joy on the outside, but said in a deep voice:

"Your lord has professed his vassalship to the Jin Dynasty, and now Huan Wen wants to attack him. This is an internal matter of the Jin Dynasty. You don't complain to the Sima family, but instead ask me to send troops to intervene. What's the point?"

The implication was that he was obviously dissatisfied with Zhou Cheng, who had originally occupied Xuzhou, for choosing to surrender to the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Zhou Kuang replied calmly:

"At the beginning, the world was in chaos and the situation was uncertain. With your majesty's wisdom and prowess, you still committed yourself to the Jin Dynasty. Why should you be harsh on my lord?

"The Jin Dynasty is weak and the Huan family is rampant. No one but Your Majesty can administer justice."

Murong Jun smiled and said:

"You do have some courage."

Zhou Kuang said seriously:

"The foreign minister requested your Majesty to send troops today, not just to rescue our lord, but also for your Majesty's grand cause."

Murong Jun became interested and raised his eyebrows:

"According to what you said, do I have to send troops?"

Zhou Kuang analyzed it for him:

"Now that the world is divided into two parts, the Huan family has already obtained half of it. If Huan Wen is allowed to occupy Luoyang and the Sima family is forced to return to the old capital, the Jin court will surely become a plaything in Huan Wen's hands.

"Huan Wen takes the emperor to order the princes, and Xie Shang, Xun Xian and others will bow their heads and obey his orders. Could it be that your majesty wants to compete with Jiuzhou with just a corner of Hebei?

"Rescuing Luoyang is to defeat Huan Wen's conspiracy to control the Jin Dynasty. Jiangdong and Huainan will still be independent of the Huan family, and only then will your Majesty be able to defeat them one by one and realize his ambition to unify the world!

"Otherwise, even if we occupy Youzhou and Jizhou today, it will be difficult to maintain this foundation."

Murong Jun fell silent after hearing this. Zhou Kuang was right. If Huan Wen was allowed to control the Jin Dynasty, all the princes of the Eastern Jin Dynasty such as Xie Shang and Xun Xian would obey his orders.

If he wants to fight for the Central Plains again, he is afraid that he will be at a disadvantage.

Once Huan Wen makes an expedition north from the Central Plains and attacks Hebei, will these seemingly submissive nobles in Hebei still be of the same mind as him?

Murong Jun already had the answer to this question.

Only by preventing Huan Wen's forces from threatening Hebei could the Hebei gentry under Murong Jun maintain their limited loyalty and continue to cooperate with the Murong family.

For a long time, when Zhou Kuang pretended to be calm but was actually waiting anxiously in his heart, Murong Jun put his hands on his hands and said with a smile:

"Zhou Cheng did not choose the wrong person. Your words are enough to make me moved."

As he said this, Murong Jun changed the topic and asked:

"But without a suitable name, it's hard for me to convince the nobles of the country."

Zhou Kuang immediately said:

"My lord is willing to submit to your majesty and be a vassal of Great Yan forever."

Murong Jun was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked Zhou Kuang to step aside and rest for the time being, and ordered people to invite Murong Ke, King of Taiyuan, to come to discuss the matter.

After hearing the news, Murong Ke left Shangshu Province in a hurry and rushed to the main hall.

The two brothers met, and Murong Jun told him about his idea of ​​sending troops to rescue Luoyang.

Murong Ke muttered:

"As your Majesty said, Luoyang should be rescued, but if you want to go to Luoyang, you cannot let Lu Hu stay in Yewang (now Qinyang, Henan). This person is capricious and cannot be trusted!"

The Wild King occupied by Lu Hu is not far from Luoyang, only one hundred and eighty miles away. The cavalry can attack and reach the gate of Luoyang in one day.

But as Murong Ke said, Lu Hu is indeed a capricious person.

In the original time and space, in addition to serving Later Zhao and Ran Wei, he surrendered to the Eastern Jin three times, to the former Yan twice, and to the former Qin once. He dealt with various major forces and jumped repeatedly.

If Qian Yan wants to save Luoyang, he must use the Yewang to borrow a way and let Lu Hu stay in the Yewang. Who knows when he will change his banner and cut off the Yan army's retreat.

Murong Jun thought deeply and asked:

"In this case, should we send troops to occupy the Wild King?"

Murong Ke shook his head and said:

"Lü Hu has recently joined us and has not shown any rebellious behavior. If he attacks without any reason, he will only be afraid that everyone will be in danger.

"Your Majesty, why not take Lu Hu as the vanguard and order him to station in Luoyang to make way for the wild king.

"If he doesn't obey orders, the ministers will lead their troops south to destroy him!"

Although Zhou Cheng occupied the land of Xu Luo, he was worried about the threat of Huan Xi and Fu Jian, so he only sent 500 soldiers to symbolically occupy Luoyang City. Once the Yan Kingdom came to help, Zhou Cheng was naturally willing to abandon Luoyang. After all, his foundation Has been in Yingchuan County.

Once Huan Wen captures Luoyang, he must manage it carefully. He will not allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the bed, and he will inevitably drive Zhou Cheng out of Xuchang.

Murong Jun did not clearly say who he wanted to be the general, but today he summoned Murong Ke for discussion. Naturally, the candidate for the head coach must be Murong Ke.

There is no false person under the great reputation, except of course Yin Hao. Although Huan Wen's reputation has been overshadowed by his son Huan Xi in recent years, Murong Jun did not dare to underestimate him.

Even when a lion fights a rabbit, he must do his best, not to mention that this battle is of great importance.

Murong Jun agreed:

"As requested by King Taiyuan."

After saying that, Murong Jun asked again:

"How many soldiers will King Taiyuan recruit for this battle?"

Murong Ke pondered for a while and said:

"Please also ask your majesty to allow me to ride on 100,000 steps!"

Murong Jun was shocked and said doubtfully:

"It's just a matter of rescuing Zhou Cheng, and having tens of thousands of troops to restrain Huan Wen from attacking the city with all his strength.

"With time, we will be able to break the siege of Xu and Luo. Why do we need a hundred thousand cavalry!"

Murong Ke expressed his thoughts:

“This battle is not only to save Zhou Cheng, but also to let the princes from all sides of the Central Plains see the strength of our army, Dayan.

"Besides, Hedong has come to report that there is a rebellion in Liangzhou, Huanxi is heading to Hexi to put down the rebellion, and the Fu family is also preparing to send troops to attack Guanzhong.

"Huan Wen's Northern Expedition, a lonely tree cannot be supported, is a golden opportunity. Does your Majesty just want to lift the siege of Xu Luo?"

Murong Jun smiled and said:

"Of course I hope that King Taiyuan can send Huan Wen to Jicheng to meet me just like he did when he captured Ran Min alive.

"One hundred thousand cavalry, I agreed, but King Taiyuan does not need to feel pressure, thinking that he must defeat Huan Wen in order to fulfill his mission.

"I will summon 100,000 infantry and cavalry for the King of Taiyuan. You lead the troops south and observe the situation in Yecheng first. If Lu Hu refuses to obey the order, there is no need to wait for my order. The King of Taiyuan can send troops to attack."

Murong Jun did not think Huan Wen could be his fourth brother's opponent, but he was also worried that Murong Ke would be under too much pressure and therefore eager for quick success and fall into Huan Wen's trap.

When Murong Ke heard this, he was very moved. His second brother had always given him all his trust.

In the original time and space, before his death, Murong Jun even wanted to pass the throne to Murong Ke, thinking that only he could shoulder the important task.

Of course, no one knows whether there was a hidden swordsman or not when he said this. After all, Murong Ke resolutely refused at that time, which also made a good story.

The two discussed the details of sending troops, and Zhou Kuang was called over by Murong Jun again.

Murong Jun asked him to bring the titles conferred by Yan State to Zhou Cheng, namely Luozhou Governor and Yingchuan County Duke. He also asked Zhou Kuang to inform Zhou Cheng that he would first send Lu Hu to Luoyang to assist in the defense, and then lead Taiyuan King Murong Ke to lead the defense. Two hundred thousand troops marched south.

Zhou Kuang knew that the so-called 200,000-strong army was just a bluff, but since he dared to brag like this, there should be 60,000 to 70,000 troops.

He was overjoyed, thanked him profusely, and then left with his signature and seal.

In fact, when Huan Wen was preparing for the Northern Expedition, the other Central Plains princes who had joined the Jin Dynasty were also afraid. After all, no one wanted to live under someone else's roof and live a life of dependence on others.

In addition, there is another person who cannot feel at ease, it is Yao Xiang.

Once Huan Wen is allowed to occupy the Central Plains, Yao Xiang's foundation in Xuzhou will be threatened by him.

After thinking for a moment, Yao Xiang decided to completely reconcile with the Eastern Jin Dynasty. After the autumn harvest, he would withdraw from the eastern part of Huainan and return to Huaibei to win the trust of the Jin Dynasty.

Of course, Yao Xiang decided to withdraw from Huainan not only to fully manage Xuzhou, but also to hope that the Eastern Jin Dynasty would not be overly weakened.

As Zhou Kuang said, once Huan Wen completely controlled the Jin Dynasty and Xie Shang, Xun Xian and others obeyed Huan Wen's orders, even if Yao Xiang occupied part of the Huainan area, he would be in danger.

It would be better to return Huainan to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. If the Sima family could control Jiangdong and Huainan, they would have the ability and confidence to resist Huan Wen's control.

And he was able to repair the relationship with the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Faced with the threat of Huan Wen, the two sides were able to truly shake hands and make peace and trust each other.

Of course, Yao Xiang's withdrawal from Huainan was not in vain.

When Wei Tong, the governor of Yanzhou in Later Zhao, died, his younger brother Wei Jing succeeded to lead his tribe. Under the instigation of Yin Hao, he attacked Yao Xiang and was eventually annexed by Yao Xiang.

Xun Xian, the governor of Yanzhou in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, took the opportunity to occupy Yanzhou.

Now that Yao Xiang wants to exchange the eastern part of Huainan for Yanzhou, the Jin Dynasty will definitely agree to this. After all, the officials in the court want the Qiang people to leave Huainan as soon as possible.

When Yao Xiang wanted to discuss territory replacement with the Sima family, he first thought of Xie Shang, who was guarding Liyang (now Liyang Town, He County, Anhui Province). Yao Xiang sent his brother Yao Yisheng as an envoy to communicate with Xie Shang, and Xie Shang naturally understood Report to the court.

However, not long after Yao Yisheng left, a big event happened in Huainan.

Because Yao Xiang encouraged farming and attached great importance to production in Huainan, he attracted the people of Huainan to yearn for him.

In June of the 10th year of Yonghe, a civil riot broke out in Chenliu County (governing Xiaohuang County, today's Bozhou, Anhui), which was established by overseas Chinese in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. More than a thousand Han people led by Guo Ao kidnapped Liu Shi, the internal history of Chenliu, and asked Yao Xiang to surrender.

　My cold is much better. I'm going to get an infusion. The next chapter will be at 8 p.m.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)