Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 288 The Monarchs and Ministers of the State of Yu
Ever since Huan Xi decided to go to Xiangyang for the funeral, the magistrates of the counties along the way had received instructions to prepare a large number of horse-drawn carriages, ox-carts, and donkey carts at various post stations.

After all, no matter how brave Huan Qian is, with Huan Xi's cautious temperament, it is impossible for him to be the only one to accompany him for protection.

If the guards want to keep up with Huan Xi and others, they must transfer with them when passing through the inns along the way. This requires preparations in advance by counties along the way.

Although the Liang State had to give up its plan to send troops to Hedong because of the death of Kong Xian, Huan Xi was so famous that at least Li Wei, the general of the Yu State Guard, could not believe it easily.

Bingzhou, Jinyang.

In the main hall, in front of the ministers, Li Wei said:
"It seems that accurate news has been sent back from Guanzhong, saying that Huan Xi has gone south to attend funerals, but he has a reputation of being treacherous. Who knows that he is not using Kong Xian's death to deceive others.

"King of Heaven, we must guard against this matter."

Li Wei was the cousin of Fu Jian's mother, Queen Mother Gou, and the sworn brother of Fu Jian's father, Fu Xiong.

After deposing Fu Sheng, Li Wei assisted Empress Dowager Gou in having Fu Fa die. In terms of the relationship with Fu Jian's mother and son, no one among the foreign ministers was closer than Li Wei.

Because the relationship between Li Wei, the cousin, and Queen Mother Gou was too close, it was inevitable that there would be some rumors.

"The Spring and Autumn Period of the Sixteen Kingdoms: Records of the Pre-Qin Dynasty" written by Cui Hong, a historian of the Northern Wei Dynasty, categorically stated that Li Wei and the Queen Mother were favored by the emperor.

He actually dared to compete with his father for a concubine when he was young. Among the Han people who pay attention to filial piety, he was definitely an outlier.

On the throne in the main hall, Fu Jian couldn't help but nodded slightly after hearing Li Wei's words. Obviously, he agreed with Li Wei's statement in his heart.

After all, Fu Fa really threatened his position.

When Fang Xuanling wrote the "Book of Jin", he also quoted this statement in the "Biography of Fu Jian": In the early days, Jian's mother was a widower, and the general Li Wei had the favor of opening up Yang, which was recorded by the historian.

Fu Jian nodded and said:
"Li Qing's words are reasonable. Huan Xi, a traitor in the world, cannot be judged by common sense. Although the Kong family is dead now, we should beware of his departure and return."

After saying that, Fu Jian looked at Wang Dui:
"Wang Qing, I still need you to continue to pay attention to the news about Liang Guo and pay attention to the mobilization of its troops, horses and food."

The so-called "Piyang's Favor" comes from the Western Han Dynasty when Piyang Hou Shen Shiqi was the male favorite of Empress Lu. Later generations used "Piyang's Favor" to refer to the affair between a minister and his concubine.

Although Fu Jian still acted very sad when he said goodbye to Fu Fa, and even cried bitterly and vomited blood, he did not try his best to save his brother after all.

As mentioned earlier, Fu Fa died after all.

After the Western Jin Dynasty and before the Southern and Northern Dynasties, this period was named the Sixteen Kingdoms because of Cui Hong's "Sixteen Kingdoms Spring and Autumn".

But although Huan Xi is a Han, he may be one-eighth of Xianbei blood, and his behavior is biased towards the Hu people.

Of course, Fu Jian did not treat Fu Fa's family badly, and his descendants were all made county princes.

If Huan Xi really wants to attack Hedong, he will definitely not do it in a small way. The movement of soldiers, horses, food and grass will naturally not be hidden from others.

Fu Jian admired Confucian culture. In his opinion, after his grandmother passed away, as the eldest grandson, he had to go back to attend the funeral no matter what. If Fu Jian were in Huan Xi's position, he would definitely have to stop his troops.

Previously, Suo Xia, Shen Jin and others were secretly preparing for war, and it was only when Yu Guo's secretaries noticed that they aroused the vigilance of Fu Jian and others.

When Wang Zuo heard this, he came out of the queue and responded with his hands raised:
"The minister obeys the order."

After he returned to the crowd, Fu Jian ordered again:

"Tell the generals everywhere not to take it lightly." After the court meeting, Fu Jian left Li Wei, Wang Zuo, Xin Lao, Liang Pinglao, Qiang Wang and other confidants behind and said:
"Since I ascended the throne, I have only been content with internal affairs, but in troubled times, how can I not seek help from others.

""Zuo Zhuan" says: Anyone with blood must have a competitive spirit.

"I am determined to compete with Huan Wen, Huan Xi, Murong Jun and others for this world.

"Therefore, if Huan Xi really goes south, it will undoubtedly be a God-given opportunity."

Saying that, Fu Jian looked at Li Wei:
"The reason why I agreed to Li Qing's suggestion and strengthened war preparations was not just to prevent Huan Xi from invading our borders.

"Once it is confirmed that Huan Xi really went south to mourn, our army can turn from defense to offense.

"It's just that I still need to listen to your opinions on where we should use our troops."

When the right servant She Liang Ping heard this, he saluted Fu Jian and talked eloquently:
"Ever since Shizong (Fu Jian) ​​established his foundation in Hedong, he has been pursuing a policy of harmony with the Yan people. Now Murong Jun has captured Qing, Xu, and Yanzhou, and has Yao Chang to join him. It can be said that his army is strong.

"In my opinion, Luoyang cannot be taken. If we take it, it will completely block Huan Wen's way to the north and Huan Xi's way to the east. The Yan people will be able to attack Huainan, but we will suffer from Huan Wen and Huan Xi's father and son. Attack violently.

"After Hangu Road was abandoned, Luoyang was almost undefendable against enemies to the west. Under the attack of Liang and Chu, it was difficult to hold on. This was why Shizong decided to abandon Luoyang and only take away the local people.

"As for Pu Ban, there is Gao Wangcheng guarding it, and Shizong once returned in hatred.

"Huan Xi is a man who is good at playing with people's hearts. Although he had given great gifts to the people before, he passed all the responsibilities to Quan Yi. The people in Guanzhong were deceived by him and still supported him.

"Even if His Majesty captures Gaowang and Puban regardless of casualties, Huan Xi has been running Guanxi for many years and people are loyal to him. Even though he has gone south, he still has Wang Meng, Xie Ai and others in Chang'an.

"I believe that now is not the time for His Majesty to enter the Pass. In this case, fighting bloody battles to capture King Gao and Pu Ban will be more than worth the gain."

Before he finished speaking, the leading general Qiang Wang couldn't help but said:

"According to what Liang Pushe said, are we going to send troops to Hetao?"

If Fu Jian does not destroy the long-term friendly relationship with Yan State, the direction where Fu Jian can send troops is actually Luoyang, Puban and Hetao areas.

Now Liang Pinglao analyzed the disadvantages of attacking Luoyang and Puban, and the implication was naturally that he wanted to recommend Fu Jian to attack Hetao.

Sure enough, Liang Pinglao nodded and said:

"Exactly, the Helan tribe rebelled against the country and surrendered to the Liang Dynasty. If you don't send troops to punish them, how can your majesty conquer all parties.

"If we leave it alone, I will only worry that all the tribes in the country will be tempted to imitate the Helan tribe's betrayal.

"As for the general Deng Xia assigned by Huan Xi to Hetao, he has no loyalty and courage and no strategy. All he needs to do is send a general to command the troops and supervise all the ministries of the state, and he will definitely be able to defeat him.

"Even if Huan Xi learns the news, it will not be easy to rush back to Hetao from Xiangyang.

"Your Majesty, please take a closer look."

Fu Jian had already been persuaded by Liang Pinglao at this time, not to mention attacking the Hetao area, so that Dai's servant army could join the war.

As Liang Pinglao said, if we don't take the opportunity to punish the Helan tribe, how can we win over the people of Dai.

(End of this chapter)