Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 235 Yu Family Brothers

Compared with the calmness of Wang Tanzhi and Wang Biaozhi, the nobles of Chu State were extremely anxious when they saw that their interests were about to be violated.

At this critical juncture, there is an urgent need for someone to stand up and speak out on behalf of the scholars in Jingzhou and Jiangzhou.

This person not only needs to be from a noble family, but also has to be inextricably linked to the Huan family, so that what he says will be of sufficient weight.

In Yuzhang County of Jiangzhou, there happened to be such a pair of brothers who could take on this important task, so all the scholars of Chu State turned their attention to Yuzhang County. For a time, guests gathered, all coming to lobby the brothers to come forward.

Yuzhang, Nanchang, Yufu.

The door was packed with guests every day, but Yu Yuanzhi couldn't bear the disturbance, so he simply closed the door to thank the guests.

His brother Yu Fangzhi was pacing in front of Yu Yuanzhi distractedly. Yu Yuanzhi said helplessly:

"Brother, why don't you sit down for now."

Although Yu Fangzhi was the eldest son, he was a concubine, while Yu Yuanzhi, as the second son, was a direct descendant.

Therefore, when Yu Yi died back then, he wanted to leave the inheritance to his legitimate son, and now Yu Yuanzhi naturally takes the decision.

"The elites of the Chu State are all in Xiangyang, and it is difficult to leave eastward overnight.

"Brother, give up. Today's Jingzhou is no longer the Jingzhou of the Yu family. Huan Wen has been in business for many years and has deep roots. He will not shake its foundation because of this little thing.

Yu Fangzhi could not calm down at this time. He finally sat down and said impatiently:

"Since the Yu family left Jingzhou, our brothers have been idle at home all day long and no one cares about us. Now Huan Yuanzi promotes soil destruction, which has made heaven angry and people resentful. This is an opportunity given to us by God!"

"Jingzhou is hopeless, but Huan Wen's rule in Jiangzhou is not stable.

"The imperial court has been bitter about the Huan family for a long time. As long as we occupy Jiangzhou, we will definitely send envoys to confer the title and confirm this matter.

Especially when he saw the current situation of the Huan family and his son, Yu Fangzhi could not help but have reverie in his mind.

After Huan Wen occupied Jiangzhou, he focused on preparing for the Northern Expedition and did not actively manage Jiangzhou. He only asked his younger brother Huan Chong to serve as the prefect of the county and to supervise the military in Jiangzhou to prevent the Jiangdong army from taking advantage of his Northern Expedition. , attacked Jingzhou.

"Now that Yuanzhi has the hope of being a scholar, it is better to take the opportunity to call on the Jiangzhou nobles to jointly expel Huan Chong and occupy Xunyang.

"And most of Huan Yuanzi's generals are old officials of our Yu family. My uncle and father are deeply kind to them, and they will probably give us advice to resolve this dispute.

After Yu Yi's death, Yu Yuanzhi did not dare to compete with Huan Wen for the throne, so he gave up Jingzhou and moved his family to Yuzhang County.

Therefore, Yu Fang's claim that the Huan family's rule in Jiangzhou was not stable was not a lie.

Yu Fangzhi has a different view:

However, Yu Yuanzhi shook his head and persuaded:

At that time, not only was Yu Yuanzhi unable to inherit his father's legacy and command Jingzhou, but Yu Fangzhi was also removed from the post of Yiyang Prefect and was relieved of all military power in the prison shortly afterwards.

"As long as Yuanzhi can give Huan Yuanzi a step and is willing to be his vassal, Huan Yuanzi will acquiesce in this matter, and our Yu family can become a prince again."

If Yu Yuanzhi had withstood the pressure and insisted on occupying Jingzhou and sent troops to expel Huan Wen, then would it be the brothers of the Yu family, rather than the father and son of the Huan family, who would occupy most of the world in the south and north today?

The fate of the two brothers fell from the sky to dust in the blink of an eye.

"Besides, since we have faded away for many years, why bother to go through this muddy water again."

Yu Yuanzhi looked at his brother in astonishment and said in disbelief:

"Crazy, you are really crazy, can you calm down and think about what crazy things you have said!"

Yu Fangzhi couldn't listen at all. He insisted: "Our Yu family could give up Jingzhou back then, why couldn't Huan Yuanzi give up Jiangzhou! What's more, Jiangzhou is the foundation of our Yu family!"

At first, Yu Liang also led the governors of Jiang, Jing and Yu states. After his death, his younger brothers Yu Bing led Jiangzhou and Yu Yi led Jingzhou.

Brothers eventually came together, but the father died and the son failed to succeed him. No wonder Yu Fang was unwilling to do so.

Yu Yuanzhi saw that Haosheng's words could no longer change his brother's mind, so he shouted with a livid face:

"After my father passed away, I became the head of the family. I have made my decision. There is no need for me to say anything, brother!"

Yu Fang was not angry and left in anger.

Yu Yuanzhi watched his brother's leaving figure and couldn't help but sigh.

Although the old officials of the Yu family were all over Jingzhou and Jiangzhou, including important officials such as Zhou Fu, the governor of Yizhou, they were all members of the Yu family.

But the time has passed, even Yu Yi has been dead for ten years, and there is only a little bit of the friendship left now.

Over the years, Yu Yuanzhi had been unconvinced and had complaints. Therefore, he paid special attention to the news about the Huan family's father and son.

The more thoroughly he understood Huan Wen and Huan Xi, the less Yu Yuanzhi wanted to be enemies with their father and son.

As for regaining his former foundation, he has long since given up such wishful thinking.

Jiangzhou, Xunyang County.

Of course, the excitement of the Yu Mansion could not escape Huan Chong's eyes. In fact, he was stationed in Jiangzhou. In addition to guarding against the imperial court's attack on Jingzhou, he also had another task, which was to monitor the Yu family brothers.

If any family in Chu State can truly threaten the rule of the Huan family, it is only the Yu family.

At first, Huan Wen was just a small internal historian of Langya. With the recommendation and support of Yu Yi, he finally took the position of Xuzhou governor and became a prince.

It was also because Yu Yuanzhi took the overall situation into consideration and took the initiative to make concessions after his father's death, allowing Huan Wen to occupy Jingzhou as his foundation, and that is why the Huan family is as strong as it is today.

All in all, father and son Yu Yi and Yu Yuan were kind to the Huan family, and their kindness was not shallow.

Therefore, even if the Yu brothers were a serious concern to Huan Wen, he could only send people to monitor them secretly, but could not murder their lives.

Otherwise, if the story spreads, the world will cast aside Huan Wen'en and take revenge, and Huan Wen will be nailed to the pillar of shame.

Just like although the Sima family gained the world, Sima Yi violated the Luoshui alliance and was eventually despised by future generations.

Huan Chong was relieved to learn Yu Yuanzhi's attitude, but he did not dare to let down his guard.

Jiangzhou is of vital importance. Once it is lost, Huan Wen will not dare to continue sending troops to the north, considering the safety of Jingzhou. Huan Xi will be trapped in the situation of fighting alone in the north.

Due to the dissatisfaction of the nobles caused by the land-cutting policy, the outside world was full of rebellion and complaints. Huan Chong was also under great pressure.

Huan Wen also knew this pressure well. What was different from Yu Fangzhi's expectation was that Huan Wen's elite were not concentrated in Xiangyang.

As early as when the decree was issued that Yin Hao would lead the civil war, Huan Wen knew clearly that his worries were not in Jingzhou, but in Jiangzhou.

Therefore, Huan Wen has sent his trusted generals and 10,000 elite troops to move to Xiakou by water and will arrive in the near future.

(End of this chapter)