Chapter 8: The Teacher of King Qin

In February and March 301 AD, Sima Lun was worried that Sima Jian, the king of Qi, would not be convinced, so he sent his henchman Zhang Wu to Xuchang to summon him, first, to peek at the reaction of the king of Qi, and secondly, to crown the king of Qi as a sign of appeasement. As a result, Zhang Wu knew that Sima Lun had committed public anger and was bound to fail, and when he saw Sima Jian, he usurped Sima Lun and called him emperor, Sun Xiu went against the grain, and the folk proverbs of Luoyang were sarcastic, and the king of Qi heard it, he was furious, and he smashed his cup and scolded: "Sima Lun, this old horseman, has low morals, has no achievements, and actually does stupid things, and the folk proverbs are humiliating, and he will be punished." So he summoned the officials of the royal palace to discuss countermeasures.

General Zhao Xiangjin said: "Sima Lun can be mediocre, Sun Xiu is just a treacherous person, and there is no strategy, the kings of the clan only live in Yecheng Chengdu King Sima Ying and stationed in Chang'an Hejian King Sima Hao is the most powerful, the prince should be the first to raise the banner of righteousness, the secret covenant two kings to please the minister, only one king responds, can quell the rebellion, then the prince will be the first to determine the chaos and help the decline, the minister is willing to lead the vanguard of the volunteers, crusade against the old thief." The ministers all thought so, and the king of Qi sent an envoy to send a secret letter to the two kings, ordering Zhao Xiang to be the vanguard, spread the word to the world, and send troops to Luoyang.

Zhang Wu also wrote a letter to Sima Lun and said: "The king of Qi is greedy for rewards and has no intention of being subservient.

Sima Lun was convinced and unguarded.

In the palace of Chengdu in Yecheng, Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, received a secret letter from the king of Qi, so he asked the strategist Lu Zhi to ask for a plan, and Lu Zhi said: "King Zhao usurped the throne, killed all the good ministers, had no great ambitions, the government was chaotic, and the prince was a young hero, why did he ask below?" ”

Sima Ying laughed, and then led the army into Luoyang, and there were constantly counties and counties along the way to join, and when they arrived at Chaoge, Sima Ying's soldiers had reached more than 200,000. When Sima Lun heard this, he was shocked, so he ordered Sun Hui and Zhang Hong to lead the army to quell the rebellion.

Zhao Xiang, the pioneer of the rebel army, and the enemy general Sun Hui fought at Huangqiao, and were outnumbered, with more than 8,000 casualties. Sima Jian, the king of Qi, was also blocked by Zhang Hong in Yangzhai.

Sima Ying saw that Zhao Xiang was defeated and the king of Qi was blocked, and wanted to retire from the court, Lu Zhi advised at this time: "Now that Zhao Xiang is defeated and the king of Qi is blocked, the enemy will be victorious, and he will have the heart of underestimating the enemy." And our army is unscathed, and now it is retreating, demoralized, and it will collapse for a thousand miles. What's more, victory and defeat are common things in soldiers! It is better to select elite soldiers, attack the camp overnight, and take it by surprise, and you will definitely win a big victory. ”

Sima Ying thought so, personally led the troops to attack the camp, and Sun Hui fought in Shushui, a great victory, Sun Hui abandoned the army and fled south, Sima Ying then led the army to cross the Yellow River, and took advantage of the victory to force Luoyang.

Anxi joined the army of Xiahou Zheng, and when he heard that Sima Jian, the king of Qi, raised troops, he also raised troops in Shiping, and in response to Sima Jian, he also sent messengers to persuade Sima Hao, the king of Hejian, to raise troops.

In the palace of the river in Chang'an City, Sima Hao pinched the letter from Sima Jian and Xiahou Zheng, paced back and forth, undecided, and then recruited left and right to discuss, and the general Zhang Fang said: "Now between the court and the king of Qi, the outcome is unpredictable, but Xiahou Zheng raised troops in Guanzhong, threatening the prince's territory, must be removed, as long as the prince sits firmly in the guanzhong, the court and the king of Qi, no matter who wins or loses, will not dare to be difficult for the prince." ”

Changshi Li Han also said: "What General Zhang said is very true, after all, the king of Qi raised an army to commit the following crimes, and the chances of victory are not high, the prince should immediately send troops to attack Xiahou Zheng, and send all the letters and the heads of the messengers to the imperial court, so as to serve the edict to rebel, and Xiahou Zheng will be broken." The prince sat firmly in the pass, and the two tigers competed with each other, and then waited for the opportunity to move. ”

Sima Hao sighed: "It's better than reading a book for ten years!" ”

Then he sent Li Han to send troops to the pavilion, kill the envoys of Sima Jian and Xiahou Zheng, and send the first letter to Luoyang. Sent Zhang Fang to crusade against Xiahou Zheng, Xiahou Zheng was small, defeated and captured, Sima Hao then ordered him to be cut in half in the downtown of Chang'an, in response to the imperial court. Seeing that Sima Hao was so loyal, Sima Lun was overjoyed and sent troops to him to stop the king of Qi, and Sima Hao heard that Zhao Xiang, the vanguard of the righteous army, was defeated, so he sent Zhang Fang to lead the troops. As soon as Zhang Fang arrived in Huayin, Sima Hao heard that Sima Ying had won a big victory and Luoyang was in danger, so he sent Changshi Li Han to quickly order Zhang Fang to change his route to Luoyang, in order to respond to the two kings.

In April, Sima Ying's troops came to Luoyang City, and the courtiers Wang Yu and Sima Yi saw that Sima Lun was gone, so they led their troops into the palace to kill Sun Xiu and others, imprisoned Sima Lun, welcomed Sima Zhen's reinstatement, and led Sima Ying into Beijing. After Sima Ying entered the city, he sent Zhao Xiang and other troops to lead troops back to help Sima Jian, the king of Qi. Sima Jian then led his troops to Luoyang.

After the king of Qi entered Beijing, he poisoned Sima Lun and took power with the first banner of righteousness. Sima Ying was displeased, and Lu Zhi suggested: "The king of Qi is so happy, and he will repeat Sima Lun's mistakes in the future, the prince must not break with him now, otherwise both sides will lose, it is better to leave a reputation, return to the fiefdom, and wait and see what happens." ”

Sima Ying complied with his advice, and also said that the killing of King Zhao was the work of Sima Yin, and asked the imperial court to allocate food to help the people in the war-torn land. Please also go back to the town of Yecheng. On the way back to the fiefdom, passing through the Yellow Bridge, Sima Ying ordered people to build coffins, collect the remains of the soldiers on both sides who died in the battle of Huangqiao, and set up a monument to commend the dead soldiers. As a result, there was an endless stream of praise inside and outside the court.

As soon as Sima Ying's volunteers arrived at Tongguan, they heard that Sima Ying had entered Luoyang, Sima Zhen was reinstated, and Li Han and Zhang Fang had to lead their troops to withdraw to Chang'an. After Sima Jian took power, although he was very dissatisfied with Sima Hao's three Mu Si, he was afraid of his dominance in the pass, and thought that he would eventually be anyway, so he also rewarded him.

Although Sima Hao and Sima Ying both returned to their fiefdoms, they were both rewarded by the new fiefdoms, and their strength increased dramatically.

Since then, Sima Jian presided over the government, indispensable, without the courtesy of his subordinates, he actually appointed hundreds of officials in the palace, as if he was the emperor, Yu Shi Huan Leopard to the Son of Heaven, without reporting to the king of Qi, he was imprisoned. And Sima Jian was obsessed with women, political affairs were wasted, and the chief bookkeeper Wang Bao advised him many times, Sima Jian actually killed Wang Bao, so the courtiers looked sideways and did not dare to speak.

Sima Hao's adviser Li Han, as the eyes and ears, has gone to Luoyang to take up his post. Li Han saw that the King of Qi was the same as Zhao, so he secretly returned to Chang'an and persuaded Sima Hao, the king of Hejian, to raise troops to get rid of Sima Yin of the current dynasty. If you know how Sima Hao decides, what is Sima Yin's fate, look at the next chapter.