Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 237 Yan State sends troops

The one who paid the most attention to Huan Xi's northern patrol plan was undoubtedly the State of Yu. Especially after knowing that Murong Ying's mother and son were among the entourage, Fu Jian did not dare to take it lightly.

The smell of herbal medicine filled the dormitory. Fu Jianqiang cheered up and asked Fu Jian:

"Jian Tou, has King Huainan already left?"

The king of Huainan is Fu Huangmei, Fu Jian's nephew.

At the beginning, Fu Jian released false news, causing Tuoba Shijun, Tuoba Jin and others to mistakenly believe that he was too sad because of Fu Xiong's death and could not see things seriously. Tuoba Shijun misjudged the situation and rashly launched a civil strife.

But Fu Xiong's death did deal a very big blow to Fu Jian, and he was really sad.

Soon after Fu Jian returned to Jinyang, he fell ill. His condition is not serious now, but he has not improved.

Logically speaking, when Huan Xi was patrolling the north, Fu Jian should send Fu Jing north to take control of Yanmen Pass.

After all, Fu Jing is currently the general with the most outstanding achievements among the clan.

However, the relationship between Fu Jing and Prince Fu Sheng was not harmonious. Now Fu Jian was ill in bed, just in case, and did not dare to let Fu Jing lead the troops outside.

After the eldest son Fu Chang was killed, Fu Jian loved Fu Liu the most. Fu Liu, Fu Chang and Fu Sheng were all born to Queen Qiang, but because Fu Sheng was older, he was established as the crown prince.

Fu Jian sighed:

"Jiantou, please go out and tell King Jin that I need to rest in peace and recuperate, and let him return to the prince's residence. There is no order, and there is no need to come to visit."

When Fu Liu heard this, he couldn't hide his disappointment:

"But I did something wrong, so my father doesn't want to see me?"

Prince Fu Sheng has been extreme since he was a child, and his mind is not broad-minded. Now that Fu Jian is ill, he will inevitably think about his own death.

After hearing this, Fu Jian took the order and came out.

Fu Jian replied:

"The King of Huainan came to the palace early in the morning to resign. His Majesty had already left before he woke up."

In the past, Fu Jian would have been delighted to receive his beloved son when he learned that he was coming. But now that he was ill in bed, Fu Jian had to think more about whether he was harming Fu Sheng by favoring Fu Sheng in the past.

Outside the dormitory, Fu Liu saw Fu Jian going out and hurriedly greeted him, asking with concern:

Fu Jian smiled and comforted:

"Your Highness, there is no need to be anxious. Your Majesty is fine. It's just that the imperial doctor has told you that you need to rest and not be disturbed. Your Highness should go back to the royal residence first."

Since Fu Jian fell ill, Fu Jian was called to the palace to attend to the illness.

Only then did she realize that if she continued to favor Fu Liu and wait until Fu Sheng came to the throne, Queen Qiang would still be around and might be able to restrain her. Once Queen Qiang passed away, it would be difficult for Fu Liu to protect himself.

Prince Fu was born to supervise the country and had no time to leave, but Fu Jian did not have other sons. This arrangement was just to protect Fu Jian. After all, he was Fu Xiong's eldest son and the successor to Fu Xiong's title.

Fu Jian just shook his head. He couldn't tell the truth. Fu Jian didn't want to see Fu Liu, not because he disliked him, but actually to protect him.

While the two were talking, someone from the palace announced that it was Jin Wang Fu Liu who came to pay his respects.

Even so, Fu Liu was favored by his father and ranked first among the princes.

"Brother, is your father okay?"

Fu Huangmei and Fu Sheng had been friendly since childhood. Although they had no chance to make meritorious deeds, Fu Jian was aware of his nephew's talents. Therefore, Fu Huangmei led the army north to guard Yanmen Pass.

Therefore, Fu Jian refused to see Fu Liu and did not allow him to visit the doctor again in the future.

Fu Liu did not leave immediately. Unable to understand his father's feelings, he waited outside the dormitory for a long time, hoping that Fu Jian would change his mind and invite him to meet him.

However, Fu Liu had no choice but to wait for the decree, so he had no choice but to bow down outside the palace and left the palace in despair.

This matter was quickly reported to the East Palace. If Fu Jian was not ill, Prince Fu Shengshao would have to celebrate this matter. When they were children, Fu Sheng and Fu Liu, brothers from the same mother, had a bad relationship.

But after the death of his brother Fu Chang, everything changed. Fu Sheng took the throne and could clearly feel the threat from Fu Liu.

As we all know, the position of a prince can only advance but not retreat.

If you advance, you will dominate the world; if you retreat, your life will be at risk.

Therefore, it was natural for Fu Sheng and Fu Liu to be at odds with each other. Even though Fu Liu had done nothing, he was favored by his father and was also the legitimate son, which was Fu Sheng's biggest threat.

At the same time, Qianyan, who had rested for half a year, was ready for war again after spring plowing. This time the target was no longer Luoyang, but Duanbu Xianbei, who was separatist in Qingzhou.

At the south gate of Jicheng, Emperor Murong Jun of Yan State led his ministers to see off King Murong Ke of Taiyuan.

"If we want to compete for the Central Plains, Jixian County's location is still too remote."

Murong Jun expressed his feelings.

Murong Ke smiled and said:

"King Wu (Murong Chui) is guarding southern Jizhou. When Ye City recovers, your majesty can move the capital."

The two of them had discussed the matter of moving the capital many times and had already made a decision. Therefore, Murong Jun did not build a palace in Jixian County and was waiting to move into Ye Palace one day.

Murong Jun nodded slightly and said:

"The King of Taiyuan only sent 50,000 troops this time, how can he be absolutely sure?

"Once Yao Xiang goes north to rescue Qingzhou, he may not have enough troops. This must be guarded against."

Murong Ke shook his head and explained:

"Your Majesty is overly worried. Even if Yao Xiang is determined to rescue Qingzhou, Duan Gong is afraid that Yao Xiang will turn against his master and dare not let him enter.

"As for the Duan Ni, I regard it as a dry bone in a tomb, and I should capture it for Your Majesty to punish."

Facing the coalition forces of Huan Wen and Wang Meng, Murong Ke only felt that he was short of soldiers even if he brought 100,000 infantry and cavalry.

But now the opponent was Duan Gong, and Murong Ke only needed 50,000 infantry and cavalry to be confident of winning Qingzhou for Yan State.

After all, the difference in strength between his opponents was too great, and Duan Gong could not be compared with Huan Wen and Wang Meng.

Of course, this is not because Murong Ke deliberately brought only 50,000 troops in order to make it more difficult for himself.

But before that, Murong Ke led 100,000 troops to fight for Luoyang.

Although they took the opportunity to drive away Lu Hu, they were able to occupy Hanoi County and plunder local grain, which made up for part of the losses caused by sending troops, but it was only a partial loss.

After a war of attrition with Huan Wen, the financial problems of Yan State were not as tight as those of Chu State, but they were also not optimistic, which made Murong Ke unable to use all his troops.

Fifty thousand cavalry marching southward is the limit of what the current finances can provide.

Murong Jun saw that Murong Ke was confident in what he said and had no doubt about it.

In the Battle of Luoyang, the Yan State took the initiative to withdraw its troops. It was not that Murong Ke was inferior to Huan Wen and Wang Meng, but that the Yan State's new acquisition of Jizhou could not be immediately converted into national strength. And Huan Wen used the materials accumulated in Jingzhou for seven years for the Northern Expedition. How could Murong Ke compete with him? Continue to spend time in Luoyang.

"Okay! I am waiting here for the good news from King Taiyuan!

"When you return in triumph, I will have a celebratory drink with King Taiyuan!"

Murong Jun laughed loudly.

(End of this chapter)