Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 295 The king cultivates his power
Huan Xi left the Xinting camp, and Huan Qian, Shen Chiqian, Suo Bao and others led Lang Wei to accompany him. Huan Wen also specially sent a navy to escort him to Jingzhou.

After all, this is Yangzhou, and it is not enough for Lang Wei to follow him.

As for Huan Wen, he will not leave for the time being, and will continue to station troops in Xinting for a while, taking this opportunity to have close relations with the ministers in Jiankang City who support him.

After Huan Xi left, ministers often went in and out of Jiankang secretly, and came to Xinting to have a pleasant chat with Huan Wen.

Sima Yu, the king of Kuaiji, knew this very well, but what could he do? Could Sima Yu still be able to punish those ministers who flirted with Huan Wen?

Not to mention that the Chu army was in Xinting, only twelve miles away from Jiankang.

Those ministers were not guilty on the surface. If they were punished just because of their secret dealings with Huan Wen, it would definitely give Huan Wen an excuse to accuse Sima Yu of exercising power.

Once Huan Wen takes up the banner of Qing Jun, attacks Sima Yu, and raises troops to invade, not only will Sima Yu himself be unable to protect himself, but it will also give Huan Wen the opportunity to take over Jiankang now.

Moreover, these ministers who secretly communicated with Huan Wen each had their own backgrounds and clan power. Punishing them would undoubtedly push the clans behind them towards the Huan family.

Sima Yu could only open one eye and close the other. Fortunately, he was out of sight and out of mind.

At that time, Fu Jian's father, Fu Xiong, was ordered to lead 30,000 Di elites to attack the Hetao area in an attempt to surrender the Tiefu Xiongnu, which led to a battle with Huan Xi at Langshan.

After all, if the Fu clan garrisoned troops in Hetao, Huan Xi would not be able to send troops to attack Liangzhou without ensuring the safety of Guanzhong.

As for the young emperor Sima Dan, he was no longer as unable to hide his worries as he had been in the past. At least he no longer talked about ZTE and the Jin Dynasty.

'If my father had won that battle, what would have been the outcome? '

Coming to the former battlefield, Fu Jian couldn't help but start to daydream, maybe Qianliang would not be destroyed.

If Qian Liang was still there, Huan Xi would be in a dilemma of being attacked from both sides.

This was Fu Jian's first time coming to Langshan, but he didn't feel unfamiliar at all.

"King of Heaven, although it is normal for nomadic tribes to flee before fighting, they have surrendered to Huan Xi. As the saying goes, it is the duty to defend the land. Now we will not lose the cost of losing the arrowheads, and we can take advantage of both the front and the back. I think, There must be something fishy about this matter, please be careful."

Fu Huangmei was previously stationed at Yanmen Pass. Among the ministers present, he knew the situation in Hetao the best. Everyone turned their attention to him. Fu Huangmei stepped out and said:

Fu Jian regained his composure, returned to the royal tent, and asked the officials:
"The tribesmen in Hetao fled to Yinchuan without fighting. All the beloved ministers wondered whether I should pursue them."

Huan Xi's pioneering use of cavalry and infantry fire caught Fu Xiong off guard. In the end, the Fu family withdrew from the Hetao, and the Tiefu Xiongnu surrendered to Huan Xi and followed him to fight everywhere.

Of course, it wasn't like there were no people who were ridiculing the Huan family father and son behind their backs. They mobilized troops and mobilized people like this just to scare the orphans and widowed mothers, but they only dared to gossip behind their backs.

Just as Huan Xi was sailing upstream, Fu Jian had already arrived at Langshan.

And Xianbei in Hexi will not become Huan Xi's vassal.

Obviously, seeing the 50,000 Chu army formation outside the city that day left a deep impact on the fourteen-year-old boy emperor.

Of course, there are so many ifs in this world. Moreover, if Fu Xiong really won that battle, Fu Qian would not have died, and it would be impossible for him, Fu Jian, to be the master of the family one day.

Everyone agreed, and Fu Jian also nodded after hearing the words:

"What Mr. Guang Ping said is true."

Because Fu Jian did not claim the title of emperor, but the king of heaven, the titles of everyone in the Yu Kingdom were also downgraded. Fu Huangmei, who had previously been canonized as King Guangping, now became the Duke of Guangping County. Fu Jian continued:
"Conclusive news has come from Chang'an. Ever since Huan Xi went south, the Minister of War, Xie Ai, has been claiming to be ill at home and has never appeared in public. If my prediction is correct, Xie Ai should be in Yinchuan."

As soon as these words came out, everyone whispered and discussed in low voices.

A person's name is like a tree's shadow. If Xie Ai was in charge of military affairs in the Hetao instead of Deng Xia, this battle would probably be more difficult than expected.

After all, Xie Ai was not a brave and foolhardy general like Deng Xia.

Seeing that all the ministers were whispering and hinting at retreating, Fu Jian felt unhappy and said in a deep voice:

"Now Huan Xi is mourning in the south, and Guanxi seems to be leaderless. A thank you will make you shrink back. If you face Huan Xi, don't you have to surrender."

After the words fell, everyone held their breath and concentrated, and the king's tent was eerily quiet.

At this time, Xue Zan, who had been ordered to garrison Shengle, spoke out:
"Gentlemen, please listen to me.

"The king should maintain his authority and protect himself, and not move lightly. Now that the king personally leads an army of 100,000 people and goes to Hetao, how can he stop intimidated by Xie Ai's reputation?
“Besides, although Xie Ai is famous, the people he fights with are all mediocre people like Ma Qiu and Wang Zhuo.

"With the sage and wisdom of the King of Heaven, and the bravery of Duke Guangping (Fu Huangmei), Duke Xinxing (Fu Fei), and Zhang Wuben (Zhang Hao), there is no need to be afraid of Xie Ai!

"It's just that He Laitou and others left without fighting. As Duke Guangping said, there must be something fishy in it, so we need to think about it in the long term, but we can't just give up just because we heard that Xie Ai is guarding Yinchuan!"

The reason why Xue Zan left Shengle was because Fu Jian recruited the servants of the Dai Kingdom to join the war and ordered Xue Zan to follow the 50,000 Dai Kingdom infantry and cavalry to serve as military counselor.

Now Xue Zan's words really spoke to Fu Jian's heart.

He could be defeated and return to Hedong, but he could not be scared away by Xie Ai. There were not so many victorious generals in the world. The soldiers and people of Hedong could forgive a temporary failure, but they would never be willing to accept a cowardly master.

In fact, someone had persuaded Fu Jian before he decided to go on a personal expedition. However, this battle was of great importance and almost all the elites of Yu State were involved. Fu Jian simply did not trust others to do it for him.

Now, it's time to make a decision, Fu Jian said seriously:

"The Liang people's plan is nothing more than to lure our army to Yinchuan. This battle will be difficult. If we go south, the outcome will be unpredictable.

"However, the military situation is dangerous and it is nothing more than this. Huan Xi is now going south to attend the funeral. This is a rare opportunity. I am unwilling to give up.

"If you are afraid, you can return to Jinyang yourself. I will never force you.

"But if you are determined to follow me to Yinchuan, and those who dare to back out before the outcome is determined, they will die!"

Fu Jian said that he would never force anything, but after talking to this point, who would dare to really ask to go back to Jinyang.

"The final general is willing to fight to the death for the King of Heaven!"

"Destroy Yinchuan! Capture Xie Ai alive!"

The shouts came one after another, almost knocking down the roof of the king's tent.

Seeing that people's hearts can be used, Fu Jian's face was filled with a confident smile, and he said loudly:

"Okay! Send me the military order to break camp early tomorrow morning and send troops to Yinchuan!"

(End of this chapter)