The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1015
Sima Yan has been very annoying these days. The fall of Bingzhou caused the Jin Dynasty to lose its northwest barrier, and the cavalry of the Shu people could sweep and sweep the entire Central Plains from a high position. The strategic situation of the entire Jin State is quite passive.

Bingzhou Xiong lives on the northwest side of the Central Plains. To the east is the endless Jizhou Plain. To the south, separated by the Yellow River, is Luoyang, the ruling heart of the Jin State. Because of its high terrain, Bingzhou has been known as the Mountains and Rivers of the Outside and Inside since ancient times, and it is also known as Bingzhou. Those who win the world say.

This is not a false statement. Bingzhou Tiger is located on the side of the Central Plains. If it is not blocked by the dangerous place in Bingzhou, the Huns, Xianbei and other northern nomadic peoples would have roared south and swept the Central Plains.From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Bingzhou was a battleground for military strategists. Duke Wen of Jin dominated the world because of his possession of Bingzhou, and Qin State had a chance to dominate the world because it killed 40 Zhao soldiers in the Battle of Changping.Bingzhou is first gained, and then the world will be established. If Bingzhou is lost, the world will not be guaranteed.

After the failure of the Shangdang Battle in Pingyang, the Jin State completely lost Bingzhou, which made Sima Yan very depressed. At this time, there were ministers such as Taibao Zheng Chong who asked for Wenyang to be granted a posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous title to honor his achievements.

Sima Yan couldn't help being a little annoyed, Wenyang lost Bingzhou, is it reasonable?To be granted a posthumous posthumous title as a marquis, isn't it the kind of treatment that can only be given to ministers of great merit?Wen Yang, a defeated general, what qualifications does he have to receive such a reward?

Sima Yan has already read Sima Jun's memorial. Although Sima Jun blamed himself, between the lines, the failure of Bingzhou was entirely caused by Wen Yang, and Wen Yang's death in battle was entirely his own fault. If so, Wenyang must account for at least [-]%.

However, the ministers in the above table also have their own reasons. It is true that Wenyang was defeated, but after Wenyang was defeated, he did not bow his knees and surrender. Instead, he drank his sword and killed himself in order to die for the country. In such a troubled time, if such a typical character cannot be granted a posthumous posthumous title, it will be very safe for the army and the people.A posthumous title has no practical significance to the deceased, but it has a great motivating effect on the subjects of the Great Jin Kingdom.

It's not that Sima Yan is stingy with a posthumous title. The main reason is that he doesn't like Wenyang. Not only Sima Yan, but also members of the Sima family, including Sima Jun, have great hostility towards Wenyang. , he was the murderer who indirectly killed Master Sima. Sima Zhao was forced by the situation and pardoned Wen Yang's guilt, but it does not mean that the Sima family can forgive him. Over the years, their hatred for Wen Yang The meaning has not disappeared with the passage of time, and the "treatment" that Wenyang has enjoyed in Luoyang for the past ten years or so speaks for itself.

If it hadn't been for the national calamity, Wen Yang was destined to have no bright future, but on the battlefield, Wen Yang, who had no eyes for swords and guns and was eager to make contributions to revive his reputation, could not escape death in the end.

Wen Yang's death really threw Sima Yan a difficult problem. The title of marquis and posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous title was a treatment that only meritorious ministers in the court could enjoy. Sima Yan felt that Wen Yang was not worthy of it at all.So despite Zheng Chong's repeated urging, Sima Yan was procrastinating.

But within a few days, another bad news came one after another. Sima Jun, the king of Ruyin, fell into the ambush of the Shu army when he was ambushing the Shu army in Yangchangban. The [-] tiger guards were wiped out and suffered heavy losses.

What made Sima Yan more embarrassing was that after Sima Jun's defeat, he did not die for the country like Wen Yang did, but bent his knees and surrendered to the Kingdom of Shu.

The two defeats were almost one before the other, and there was no gap of a few days in total. This was undoubtedly the heaviest blow to the Jin court. Wen Yang was too far behind. In order to survive, Sima Jun knelt down and begged for mercy, embarrassing his Sima family.

In contrast, Wen Yang sacrificed his life for righteousness, and his image was much taller than Sima Jun. Of course, Sima Yan knew that his uncle was a man who cherished his life like gold, so it is not surprising that he surrendered in defeat. But how much Sima Yan now hopes that Sima Jun can die for the country, then the Sima royal family will not have to be slapped in the face.

On the other side of the Shu Kingdom, Liu Yin seemed to deliberately create public opinion. In Shangdang, Liu Yin personally untied Sima Jun and held a big feast to treat him favorably. Liu Yin seems to use this move to prove to the world that the Shu Kingdom treats prisoners preferentially, even if they are as noble as Ruyin King Sima Jun, they will receive the same courtesy after surrendering, let alone ordinary soldiers up.

It has to be said that Liu Yin's move is quite high-level, and people's hearts are fluctuating in the state of Jin. Even the king of Ruyin has defected to the enemy and treason. I really don't know what is worth nostalgic about this country.

In desperation, Sima Yan had no choice but to accept the suggestion of He Chong and other ministers, and named Wenyang the Marquis of Wu'an, and added the posthumous title of loyalty to commend his loyalty and bravery for the country.

Sima Yan really couldn't help it. If Sima Jun hadn't been captured and turned to the enemy, maybe Sima Yan would not have considered giving Wen Yang the title of marquis, but Sima Jun did this, so Sima Yan had to use Wen Yang to block everyone's attention. Youyou said, at this time, if Sima Jun fails to set an example of loyalty, the negative impact brought by Sima Jun will be huge.

Wen Yang has no heirs, but he once adopted Wen Shi, the son of his younger brother Wen Hu, to inherit the incense. Wen Yang had a low status in the court before, and Wen Shi became even more humble. official.After Wen Yang became the governor of Jizhou, Wen Shi's official title did not change much, but he did not expect that after Wen Yang's death, good luck would suddenly come to him. I was flattered and surprised.

The power of role models is infinite. Giving Wenyang the posthumous posthumous title did stabilize the situation in the court to a certain extent, and also eliminated the negative impact of Sima Jun's surrender, which eased the difficult situation a little.

Sima Jun is the Commander-in-Chief, the highest commander on the front line of Jizhou. After he was defeated and turned to the enemy, the position of Commander-in-Chief was vacated. Who will inherit this position? Sima Yan also had a headache for a while. The position is not as simple as being named a marquis and chasing a posthumous posthumous title. It must be filled by someone with comparable ability, otherwise, the hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line will be in chaos.

Who is it appropriate to send?Sima Yan fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)