The last three kingdoms

Chapter 703 Mission to Luoyang
The outside must be safe first!

What is outside and what is inside?
The state of Shu and Wu are outside, and Bingzhou and Jingzhou are inside. Before dealing with the attacks of Shu and Wu, Sima Yan must solve the rebellion in Jingzhou and Bingzhou.

But will the State of Shu and the National Council of Wu give Sima Yan such an opportunity?This is indeed a headache for Sima Yan. Now the main mobile corps of the Jin army are concentrated on the western and southern fronts to deal with the aggressive offensive situation of Shu and Wu. They want to deploy troops to pacify Jingzhou and Bingzhou Rebellion is indeed more difficult.

At this time, Yang Hu sent a memorial from Hangu Pass, saying that the peace envoy sent by Liu Yin had arrived at Hangu Pass and would go to Beijing soon.

Peace?This is of course the result Sima Yan could not have wished for. When Sima Yan first heard about it, he was ecstatic, but immediately calmed down again. Negotiating peace is always a request made by the loser. I never heard that the battle was won but actually won. If someone proposed to negotiate a peace, it would be polite enough not to go straight to Huanglong without taking advantage of the victory. Liu Yin actually proposed to negotiate a peace when he was in the upper hand at this time, which made Sima Yan fall into deep thought.

"Trap! This must be a trap!" Jia Chong took the lead in expressing his position at the court meeting, and said firmly, "Your Majesty, our army was frustrated in the Battle of Tongguan. Liu Yin must have the intention of going east, but Hangu Pass has been repaired. , coupled with the garrison of Yanghu's heavy troops, it is difficult for Liu Yin to succeed in his attempt. Therefore, under the guise of negotiating a peace strike, Liu Yin secretly used the strategy of delaying the troops to lure our soldiers from Hanguguan to withdraw to facilitate their eastward advance. If you believe his words, Luoyang will be in danger."

All the ministers nodded one after another, saying that Jia Chong's words were reasonable, and believed that Liu Yin must have a conspiracy, and there must be an ulterior purpose behind the so-called truce.

Chen Qian went out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, Liu Yin's intentions are unclear, so it's better not to speculate. It's better to call the envoy first, and then make a plan according to the situation." After Chen Qian defeated Yiyang, Sima Yan dismissed him as the governor of Yuzhou However, Chen Qian was the founding hero of the Jin Kingdom and had contributed to the support of Sima Yan, so Sima Yan did not pursue his failures too much. The Taiwei recorded the affairs of Shangshu.

Sima Yan nodded, and said: "What Chen Aiqing said is extremely serious, and the envoys of the Kingdom of Shu went to the palace to listen to his words and watch his actions before making a decision."

At that time, Chen Shou and Du Zhen had already arrived outside the Meridian Gate, and Sima Yan ordered an audience. Chen Shou and Du Zhen entered the palace under the guidance of the deacon eunuch.

The Luoyang Imperial Palace is far more magnificent than the Chengdu Imperial Palace. After passing through the majestic palaces, Chen Shou and Du Zhen came to the Quefei Palace.

After going up to the hall, Chen Shou saw Sima Yan sitting facing south, surrounded by civil and military officials, stepped forward to salute, and said, "Han envoy Chen Shou has a visit to His Majesty the Emperor of Jin."

For a long time, the Shu Han and the Wei and Jin Dynasties have not communicated with each other, and they have never recognized each other politically. When all official documents refer to each other, the common titles are "Ni Shu" and "Ni Jin". Shou was ordered to go to the state of Jin, so naturally he could no longer use titles such as "reverse Jin and false Jin".

It was the first time for Sima Yan to hear the title of His Majesty the Great Jin Emperor, and he really enjoyed it, but in order to maintain the emperor's majesty, Sima Yan still kept his face sullen, brushed his robe sleeves, and said in a deep voice: "Freedom of courtesy."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chen Shou and Du Zhen were neither humble nor overbearing, standing calmly.

"The envoy came from Guanzhong, why?" Sima Yan asked.

Chen Shou immediately presented Liu Yin's letter and explained his intention.

The deacon eunuch handed over the letter to Sima Yan, and Sima Yan opened it. The letter was written by Liu Yin himself. The letter mentioned the harm and impact of the Huns' rebellion. In the situation of bilateral confrontation, the troops were concentrated to deal with the rebellion of the Huns and other Huns.

In Liu Yin's letter, he only mentioned the truce, and did not ask for an alliance. The main reason was that the two sides had been at odds for a long time, and the contradictions could not be reconciled. Even if it was a truce, Liu Yin did not set a time limit. In other words, the two sides can return to the state of war at any time.

On the surface, Sima Yan has no reason to refuse at all. The situation in Jin is indeed very tense now. If Jin and Shu can really stop the war, even if it is a relatively short period of time, it is what Sima Yan urgently needs. of.But Sima Yan did not express his opinion on the spot.

"The honored envoy is coming from a long distance, and the boat and car are exhausted, why not go to the post house to rest first, and discuss this matter tomorrow morning."

Chen Shou naturally understood, thinking that Sima Yan couldn't make up his mind, he wanted to discuss with the officials, so he immediately resigned and left.

As soon as the envoys of the Shu Kingdom left, the hall became lively again. The officials of the Jin Kingdom were discussing a lot, but Jia Chong still insisted on conspiracy theory, believing that Liu Yin's move had the intention of slowing down the army, and induced the Jin Kingdom to abandon Hangu Pass. Heavy defense, in order to achieve its real purpose of attacking Luoyang.

Jia Chong reminded everyone: "Everyone, don't forget who caused the Luoyang Incident two years ago, and killed an unknown number of pillars. Liu Yin's sinister intentions and vicious methods are all fresh in your memory. Right? Then how can we expect such a murderous executioner to put down his butcher knife and do what is obviously beneficial to us? I hope His Majesty will be cautious and never fall into Liu Yin's trap."

Sima Yan hesitated, Chen Qian said: "Your Majesty, although Liu Yin's move is suspicious, but the letter does not lose its sincerity. Although the truce is beneficial to us, it is not harmful to Liu Yin. The Huns rebelled. In Bingzhou, there are many Qiangs and Hus in the North, and they are likely to respond to Liu Yuan. Liu Yin's truce at Tongguan must have the intention of mobilizing troops to pacify the North. Furthermore, Hangu Pass has been repaired, enough to reach [-] elite soldiers. Even if Yin really has the intention of crossing the sea, as long as he sends a general to guard Hangu Pass, Luoyang will be safe. Therefore, the minister thinks that he might as well accept Liu Yin's suggestion, temporarily cease fighting and stop fighting, and wait for the internal turmoil to settle down before fighting him decisively Not too late."

Chen Qian's words touched Sima Yan's heart. If the Jin and Shu countries gathered heavy troops to stand in a stalemate on the Tongguan-Hanguguan line, fighting and not fighting, wouldn't it be a waste of money and food? But at this time, urgent paperwork was flying in like snowflakes from all over the place, but the main army was restrained and unable to move, how could Sima Yan not be anxious.

So Sima Yan nodded in principle and agreed to the truce plan, but the envoys of the two sides had to discuss the specific truce matters. Sima Yan immediately appointed Chen Qian and Jia Chong as representatives to negotiate with the envoys of the Shu Kingdom and strive for the truce. Settle this matter as quickly as possible to facilitate the next step of army mobilization.

(End of this chapter)