The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 472 The Rebellion Begins

Dongfang Sheng, who was sitting on the throne, suddenly felt a bit of a headache, because the ministers below were arguing endlessly about the abduction of Duke Sanyang, also known as Emperor Han Xian, and the center of their debate was how hard to find Duke Sanyang.

One side is represented by Jia Xu, who advocated that Dongfang Sheng should go to Shanyang Gong with the greatest effort.

On the other side, there are some loose old officials of the Han Dynasty. They suggested that Dongfang Sheng should relax his efforts and let Shanyang Duke fend for himself. In this way, Dongfang Sheng's position will be more stable.

Although this is a very strange phenomenon, it is also reasonable. Jia Xu’s starting point is to win the East. If a new dynasty is established, if it does not treat the old lord well, it will easily lead to riots from the loyalists left over from the previous dynasty. , This is what Cao Pi did very well. After he ascended the throne, he once said that he wanted to share the world with Duke Shanyang. Get ahead.

And some old officials of the Han Dynasty were former officials of the great Han Dynasty, but they are now serving in the new dynasty. What they hope most is not to restore the old order, otherwise they will lose everything they have, so they hope Shanyang the most. A group of people who died.

Dongfang Sheng is naturally not a puppet at the mercy of others. After weighing the pros and cons, he made up his mind: "Badao, you lead the Suwei camp to Xudu to investigate. If you can't find Shanyang Gong, you don't have to come back!"

Dongfang Sheng's words have already given this matter a certainty, sending the most proud disciples and the most elite guard battalion, which already shows that Dongfang Sheng takes this matter very seriously.

So amidst the praises, Dongfang Sheng retreated back to the palace.

However, this matter is obviously not as simple as imagined. Badao went to Xudu for a month and did not find out why. He only knew that the abduction of Duke Shanyang was premeditated, and there was help from insiders, but his whereabouts are still unknown.

This time, Dongfang Sheng became a little confused. His old profession was special forces, and he basically stayed with his profession when he became a mercenary. He was most concerned about the clues of some things.

But such a thoughtful design must have a lot of meaning, so Dongfang Sheng immediately ordered the scout battalion and Xudu's newly merged scout battalion Captain Sili to work together to find the mastermind behind the scenes.

It's just that what happened later let Dongfang Sheng know that the man behind the scenes was actually Sima Yi who had worked together in Tiangong before.

Because Sima Yi had already assembled troops in Yingchuan under the banner of restoring the Han Dynasty to start an uprising, he did not choose the model of the Yellow Turban Army that bloomed everywhere, but chose Yingchuan, a place where the gentry and common surnames gathered. They are all elite.

And because the Han Dynasty had just been replaced, the sense of belonging of the people everywhere was not strong, and naturally there were also many diehards left behind. In this way, Sima Yi gathered a large number of people and available talents in a short period of time.

Sima Yi proclaimed himself a general and began to march towards Xudu.

The main force of Sima Yi is his personal troops. Some of these are the generals of the Sima family, and the other part are the elite forces of Qiguotang.

Regarding Sima Yi's high-profile actions, the Qiguotang also split into three factions. One faction advocated taking the opportunity to follow Sima Yi's footsteps to reap benefits, and this faction can be called the WTO faction.The other faction advocates lurking and continuing the previous policy of keeping a low profile.

In addition to these, there is another faction that is the middle tumbler faction.

However, the WTO faction occupies the majority of the Seven Kingdoms Hall, so many years of accumulation and background, so that this generation of the Seven Kingdoms Hall feels that they can come out and control everything without having to forbear to manipulate it behind the scenes.

The WTO faction here is represented by the Yan family. This Yan family is the line left over from the Yan State during the Seven Kingdoms period. Because the Yan State was weak, their branch became more united, and their strength in the Seven Kingdoms Hall also increased accordingly. Rise, although some other families also belong to various countries, but because the country is bigger and there are more of these families, there will naturally be internal struggles, but they are not as cohesive as the Yan family.

The birth faction is represented by the Wang family. It is said that the Wang family is a family formed by the marriage of royal families from various countries. The members of this family are basically princes and princesses from the old dynasty. Unfortunately, although their identities are prominent, because it is former
The middle school is the Li family. This Li family is a typical example of latecomers in the Seven Kingdoms Hall. It has jumped from a small unknown family to a family with the right to speak in the Seven Kingdoms Hall. Its strength and heritage are not insignificant. Qiang, because it was the latecomers, the attitude of the Li family was also the most ambiguous, neither agreeing nor opposing, making a fool on both sides.

However, although there are three internal voices, an organization like Qiguotang that has lasted for hundreds of years will not stop acting because of different internal voices. They still obey the order of the current hall master Sima Yi and send the elite of the clan to participate in Sima Yi's uprising Of course, some people just don't cooperate very well.

Regarding Sima Yi's uprising, Dongfang Sheng was still a little surprised. Originally, he thought that Sima Yi would keep fighting secretly with him, but he didn't expect that he rolled up his sleeves and started fighting directly.

This is different from Sima Yi's usual style, but Dongfang Sheng doesn't have much time to think about it. The rebel army led by Sima Yi is invincible, and a large area of ​​land has already fallen into Sima Yi's hands. Dongfang Sheng's first consideration is what to do? Put down the rebellion, and nothing else.

Regarding this rebellion, most people think that Sima Yi is not good enough and can be easily wiped out by dispatching a large army, but Dongfang Sheng decides to go on the expedition himself.

As soon as this decision was made, everyone felt incredible, and even Jia Xu felt that Dongfang Sheng was making a big deal out of a molehill.

Of course, everyone didn't understand it because they didn't know enough about this Sima Yi who was called Zhonghu. If they knew Sima Yi like Dongfang Sheng, they would definitely not despise him so much.

However, there is no need for anyone to agree to Dongfang Sheng's decision, so after announcing the imperial conquest, Dongfang Sheng immediately began to raise troops, horses, food and grass, and at the same time ordered the craftsmen to speed up the production of imitation bronze swords.

Here, Dongfang Sheng was busy preparing for departure, while Sima Yi on the other side of Jizhou stopped his offensive and began to shrink his troops to consolidate the captured states and counties.

Ordinary rebels just want to occupy as many places as they can, but Sima Yi's vision is different from those of ordinary rebels. Naturally, his vision and insight are not comparable to those of the rebel generals who have little knowledge. Yes, he knows that blindly expanding the territory is only a path to self-destruction, and he is his own if he captures it and defends it.

(End of this chapter)