Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 292 Didn’t Stop
Fifty thousand Chu troops pressed forward, but compared to Sima Yu's panic, Wang Tanzhi seemed much more calm.

It was not that he was not afraid of death, but he knew that Huan Wen would not be able to attack at this time.

It's just that the authorities are obsessed with it, but bystanders know clearly that once Huan Wen really takes charge of Jiankang, other clans may be able to survive in an ignoble way. However, King Sima Yu of Kuaiji has been in charge of the government for nearly ten years and has many party members, so he will definitely not end well.

It was a matter of life and safety. No wonder Sima Yu was so uneasy and had to let people go to find out.

Wang Tanzhi took a boat to the west and met the funeral procession in Xunyang County, Jiangzhou.

I saw the whole camp and the three armies all paying tribute, and everything I saw was a vast expanse of white.

Wang Tanzhi entered the Chu camp alone and first offered a stick of incense to Kong Xian.

Turning to the commander's tent, Wang Tanzhi's eyes involuntarily fell on the young man next to Huan Wen.

Although he once served in Huan Wen's shogunate, Huan Xi had already left Jingzhou at that time. By the time Huan Xi went south to get married, Wang Tanzhi had already gone to Jiankang.

This was naturally his first meeting with Huan Xi.

Huan Xi quickly withdrew his gaze.

After that, he ordered people to see the guests off without even giving them a drink of water.

Huan Wen asked directly:

As for sending assassins, Huan Xi didn't consider it. After all, if you can send assassins, the other party can do the same.

If they can't be used by me, they should be removed as soon as possible to avoid causing trouble to their own family. It's not like Huan Xi didn't make suggestions to Huan Wen. For example, people like Wang Tanzhi and Wang Biaozhi need to find ways to force them to go into seclusion.

Of course, even with Huan Wen's good temper, if it were people like Ran Min and Fu Hong, Wang Tanzhi would never have thought of walking out of the camp alive.

They are all smart people and there is no need to beat around the bush. Wang Tanzhi said frankly:

It's just that forcing these people to resign and go into seclusion is easier said than done. Of course, this is something Huan Wen should worry about.

Huan Wen nodded and said:

After all these years, no matter how much Huan Wen admired Wang Tanzhi, he had no intention of winning over him.

"Wen Du is here to pay homage, or to find out the truth?"

Huan Xi was also sizing up Wang Tanzhi. The so-called "Xi Jingjie is unparalleled in virtue and Wang Wendu is unique in Jiangdong". He could be as famous as Xi Chao. Of course, Huan Xi also wanted to take him under his command. It can be said that he was very coveted.

It's just that Qing Ben, a beautiful lady, has no choice but to become a thief. Of course, in the other party's mind, his family is the thief.

Wang Tanzhi saluted Huan Wen and Huan Xi successively, and both father and son just nodded lightly. Even though the other party came as an envoy on behalf of the imperial court, they were too lazy to make excuses with him.

"The Duke of Chu led an army of 50,000 people down the river. Rumors spread in the east of the Yangtze River that the Duke of Chu was disloyal. I came here this time, firstly because I was ordered to come to pay homage to the wife, and secondly because the government and the public did not understand Duke Chu's intentions. , I came here to inquire.”

Unless the situation is over, it's better not to use this method.

"You go back and tell King Kuaiji that as a son of a human being, Huan just wants his late mother to live in peace and does not want to cause trouble again. As for raising troops and mobilizing a large number of people, it is just to guard against villains and make him feel at ease."

When Wang Tanzhi returned to Jiankang and brought back Huan Wen's original words, Sima Yu finally felt relieved.

After all, Xuancheng County and Jiankang are only three hundred miles apart, and they are both south of the Yangtze River. If Huan Wen really led his army to Jiankang under the guise of sending a funeral, without the protection of the Yangtze River, how could the Jiangdong army resist those five Wan Chu's army is elite.

At this time, Chu Suanzi, who was sitting on the throne, asked: "Since the two families are relatives, should the emperor and I go to Xuancheng County to express our condolences?"

Everyone quickly stopped her. If it were left to the public, it would be reasonable for the sister-in-law's mother-in-law to pay her respects when her mother-in-law passed away.

But if Chu Suanzi was really allowed to take the young emperor with him, there was no guarantee that Huan Wen would not rob the Queen Mother and the Emperor after burying Kong Xian.

Chu Suanzi also seemed to know that this matter was a bit fanciful. Seeing everyone trying to persuade him, he stopped insisting.

Yangzhou, Xuancheng County, Dongmendu.

When the Chu army arrived and stationed here, the eyes of the entire southern kingdom were focused on this ferry.

Huan Wen and the male members of his family wept and knelt before Huan Yi's grave. When Kong Xian was buried, everyone cried so hard that even the prefect of Xuancheng didn't know if he was infected by them, so he followed them there. shed tears.

At night, Huan Xi found Huan Wen and asked:
"Father, now that my grandmother has been buried, do I have to teach you this?"

Huan Wen asked:
"What do you think?"

Huan Xi replied:

"Now that we are less than three hundred miles away from Jiankang, I thought it would be better to go to Jiankang and show off our military might."

Of course Huan Xi did not dare to propose attacking Jiankang. It was a blatant violation and was tantamount to rebellion. The main reason was that he did not have a suitable excuse.

But this did not prevent the Chu army from going to Jiankang City and showing off their power outside the city to frighten Xiaoxiao's heart.

After all, after walking such a long way, I have bowed ninety-nine times, and this last tremor is not missing.

Huan Wen was moved by this. After many years of peace in Jiangdong, it was time for the government and the public to feel the power of the Western Fan again.

The next day, the Chu army did not stop after Kong Xian was buried, but continued to march eastward towards Jiankang.

When the news came back to Jiankang, people in the city were in chaos for a while. They all thought that the rebellion between Wang Dun and Su Jun was about to happen again. Many people fled Jiankang with their families in order to avoid the war.

At this time in Taicheng, Sima Yu's situation was not much better. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and Liushenwuzhu said:
"Could it be that Huan Wen didn't keep his word and wanted to defeat Jiankang in one fell swoop?"

Although Huan Wen claimed that he came to Jiankang just to pay homage to the emperor, but considering that the ancestors of the Sima family had once violated the oath they made in public, Sima Yu couldn't help but be nervous.

Although there are tens of thousands of forbidden troops in Jiankang City, this army has not experienced war for many years, and its armaments are lax and cannot be driven. It is no match for the elite Chu army.

Sima Yu was already panicking, and he suggested to his confidants:
"Why don't you ask your Majesty to go out to the city for a hunting tour? What do you think?"

They say they are leaving the city for hunting, but in reality they are abandoning the city and leaving.

Fortunately, in times of crisis, not everyone can stay rational. For example, Wang Tanzhi, Wang Biaozhi and others knew very well that Huan Wen's trip was just to intimidate everyone.

After all, Huan Wen only went east to pay a funeral, and did not prepare any replacement armor. It was obvious that he did not come to attack the city.

With the comfort of Wang Tanzhi and others, Sima Yu did not really abandon the city and two states.

But as the Chu army got closer and closer, the haze of war always hung over Jiankang, and even Chu Suanzi was so worried that he couldn't sleep well all night.

If possible, she naturally hopes to stay in Jiankang forever, who wants to really become a puppet on strings.

(End of this chapter)