Xiangguo originally belonged to Guangping County, but it was not a county, but only an ordinary county town in the northernmost part, so the city was humble and small, and the household registration was not complicated.

Guangping County was part of the Zhao State and Julu in the Han Dynasty, and was established in the Wei Dynasty, but it has always been subordinate to Jizhou. In the Western Jin Dynasty, Guangping and Wei County in the south, Yangping County in the east, and Dunqiu County separated from Yangping were separated from Jizhou and changed to Sizhou - because this area is the most plastered place in Jizhou.

Originally, the central city of Hebei region, in Wei County, Zhiye County, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao successively established it as the capital, and the Wei Dynasty took it as the accompanying capital, operated for several generations, and was extremely prosperous. However, during the "Rebellion of the Eight Kings", all forces fought back and forth around Yecheng many times, resulting in the destruction of the city, and the household registration did not exist one out of ten, and even although Liu Yan once occupied Ye, he could only station troops in the north of the city and the location of Cao Cao's former palace.

Moreover, Ye County is too close to Henan after all, and it is because Zhang Bin will persuade Shi Le to return to Hebei that day, and establish a base between Handan and Xiangguo in the north of Yecheng - Shi Le finally selected Xiangguo to facilitate the radiation of the entire Jizhou. It's just that the foundation was built in a hurry, the king was called the emperor in a hurry, the war was endless, and the materials were not abundant, so he didn't dare to expand the city of Xiangguo on a large scale, or build a new capital nearby, everything could only be made up for the time being, which led to the fact that the city was also small, and the palace and the court office were more cramped.

——In the original history, after Shi Hu usurped the throne, he built a new capital in Yecheng, and demoted Xiangguo, where the foundation was built, to a companion capital.

Therefore, Shangshu Province and Miyagi are very close, and Cheng Yao is summoned as soon as he arrives, during which Shi Le and Zhang Bin have not been able to say much. However, even so, Zhang Bin also advised Shi Le: "Although the old minister suspects that Cheng Ziyuan is lawless, there is no evidence. And Cheng Ziyuan is the brother of the queen and the uncle of the prince, if he is suddenly punished, he may hurt the heart of the East Palace and affect His Majesty. Especially if the military is defeated, it is not appropriate to dismiss or even kill important ministers at this time, so as to avoid turmoil in the court......"

Zhang Bin really wanted to take the opportunity to kill this old opponent, but after all, he was not a person like Cheng Yao who had no overall view and only had selfish intentions. You must know that Cheng Yao is an important minister of the imperial court, and there are many henchmen inside and outside, if in peacetime, even if he is caught for a small mistake, Zhang Bin can take the opportunity to persuade Shi Le to raise a big prison, not only to put Cheng Yao to death, but also to completely eradicate his henchmen, so as to correct the dynasty. At this juncture, the Zhao regime really can't afford to withstand too much turmoil.

So Zhang Bin advised Shi Le to open up to Cheng Yao - but he resolutely couldn't let him establish a dynasty anymore!

Zhang Bin dealt with Cheng Yao this time, just like Cheng Yao dealt with him at the beginning, the first step was to expel the other party from the capital, and then slowly cut down his henchmen. Moreover, in Zhang Mengsun's mind, those who are dependent on Cheng Yao are mostly forced by the situation, and as long as Cheng Yao falls out of favor, he will switch to the camp in minutes - it is said that "the gentleman is not compared, and the villain is not compared". When the situation is a little more stable, isn't it easy to pick up Cheng Yao's head at that time?

Although Shi Le was furious, he did not lose his mind - if Cheng Yazhen killed Zhang Bin and the conspiracy was exposed, Shi Le would have to split the traitor into two pieces with one sword; But now that Zhang Bin has escaped, Yu Chengyao's conspiracy has no evidence, and if he is suddenly eliminated, he also feels that it is difficult to explain to his wife and son.

Therefore, he forced his anger and said coldly: "Taifu can hardly survive to see me, because of the breeding of thieves in Hebei." Thou art in charge of the province of Shangshu, but thou can't calm the place, can you be convicted? ”

Cheng Yao kowtowed again and again: "The minister is guilty, please punish Your Majesty." ”

"That being the case, order you to go out of Jizhou to quell the chaos - are you keken?"

Cheng Ziyuan didn't dare to refuse. Although he knew that he should have done a fairly clean job in this matter, even if Shi Le sent someone to investigate—even if he sent Zhang Bin—he might not be able to get any solid evidence to convict himself. The question is that if the king wants his minister to die, does it matter if the minister has committed a crime? The Son of Heaven is originally an existence above the law, and besides, the Son of Heaven is right away, if Shi Le really has a murderous intention, just raise the letter of the law as a shield, and use it as an egg?

At this moment, if he didn't follow Shi Le's intentions, and even dared to quibble, Shi Le would be angry, and he might have pulled out his knife directly, and he wouldn't even have time to run under the girl's skirt to ask for shelter...... It's better to take a step back and go out of Beijing to avoid the limelight first......

Shi Le immediately flicked his sleeves: "You will return to Shangshu to prepare it." "Get out of here, don't let me see you again!

Cheng Yao came out in embarrassment. Shi Le then took the case and scolded angrily: "I thought that this villain still had some talents, although he knew that he had selfish intentions, when I hired people, I couldn't bear to retreat, and I didn't want to be so bold...... Dare to plot against Taifu! Then he promised Zhang Bin: "And when the situation is stable, I will take the head of this thief and apologize to Taifu." ”

In fact, this is just talking, when he was really angry, he did have the intention of killing Cheng Yao, but when this matter completely subsides, after all, it is the queen's brother and the prince's uncle, at most, how can he be willing to kill him? If nothing else, what if the son resents his father because of this?

Zhang Bin opened the topic in time and said: "The minister has returned from Youzhou, I don't know how the battle is on the front line?" I heard that the Jin people were approaching the court, but I don't know what happened to the courtsong now? ”

Shi Le sighed and said: "After Shi Hu broke off, he guarded the court, but unfortunately he died in the middle of the plan before he could ...... month."

Zhang Binxin said where did this stone tiger come from? It was not convenient to inquire about it in detail for the time being, so he asked: "Since the Jin people have gone down to the court, have they ever gone deep into Wei County?" ”

Shi Leluo paused slightly, and suddenly leaned forward slightly, approached Zhang Bin, and said, "Taifu, the great enemy of the country, is no longer a Jin person." ”

When Zhang Bin heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned: "Your Majesty's words, the minister doesn't know why." ”

Shi Le couldn't help but laugh: "As Taifu expected, Pei Wenyue took advantage of the fierce battle between Zu Shizhi and me to lead the army to return to Luo, and forced the Jin lord to give an edict. Not at the end of last year, but on New Year's Day of this year, when he has ascended the throne, but he still does not know what the name of his country is......"

When Zhang Bin heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked, and he felt like he was lost.

When Pei Gai was in the camp, Zhang Bin talked with him many times, and he didn't think that the little guy was purely acting, so his disgust with Sima was mostly true feelings. In addition, Zhang Mengsun himself also wanted to assist the Ming Lord and make contributions in the troubled times, so he had already guessed that Pei should not be able to attach to Jin for a long time, and once the soldiers were strong, they would seek to usurp. It's just that Pei should be forced to enter the Zen position, in terms of timing, it is indeed too early.

In Zhang Bin's original expectation, the most suitable time for Pei to usurp should be two to three years later. Whether the Jin people have defeated Zhao by then, and they have driven straight into Xiangguo, or the two sides have been facing each other for a long time, regardless of victory or defeat, Pei should not be able to wait any longer. Unless the situation is completely reversed, and Zhao wins and forces Luoyang, this historical trend cannot be reversed at all.

So, why did Pei Gai take that last step ahead of his own expectations? Was it because he was dizzy, or was it because of the persecution of his generals? Zhang Mengsun tried to put himself in the position of Pei's subordinates to think about this issue.

Shi Le saw that Zhang Bin was silent for a long time, so he asked, "What is Taifu thinking?" ”

Zhang Bin sighed softly and replied: "The minister knows why Pei Wenyue is in a hurry to usurp - it is to collect the ancestor Shizhiye!" ”

Shi Le was a little confused: "What do you mean by this?" I also hope that Taifu will teach me. ”

Zhang Bin said: "Zu Shizhi and His Majesty fought fiercely in Xingyang, if defeated, Pei Wenyue will collect the remaining embers and continue the battle with His Majesty." However, if it takes the opportunity to move forward, it will be more powerful, and it will not be willing to succumb to others. Therefore, Pei Wenyue only took advantage of the exhaustion of his soldiers and horses, and could not break the song of the dynasty before, entered Wei County, and then reverted to the Guanzhong army to occupy Luoyang, and forced it to successfully subdue the ancestral army. According to the minister's material, Pei Wenyue will be the support of the ancestral army and allow him to continue to attack Hebei......"

Shi Le twisted his scorched beard and said slowly: "If the ancestral army comes to attack me, then Pei Jun can go all out to Shangdang and Leping, I'm afraid that the state will not be able to defend it...... Can you recall Jiao'an? ”

Zhang Bin nodded and said: "Now that the situation is critical, the minister will paint for Your Majesty, and his strategy is to first recall General Gan and make him lead the fresh army to maneuver in Wei County......" Then he asked Shi Le to unfold the map, pointed and said:

"To the south of Xiangguo, a horse and a flat river, there is almost no danger to defend, if only Anyang, Dangyin and other cities, Jin ...... The enemy may besiege but not attack, but the main force will be swept behind and taken directly from the heart of my heart. Therefore, it is planned to set up three lines of defense, relying on the city, and the general will carry out guerrilla attacks vertically and horizontally, which may gradually weaken the enemy's momentum, and then find an opportunity to launch a counteroffensive when it is exhausted.

"The first line of defense, starting from Lin Shu in the west, Anyang and Dangyin in the middle, Huang Neihuang in the east, and east of Dunqiu, it is necessary to set up a fortress on the river to prevent the enemy from crossing the river. If this line of defense is not defended, the armies should slowly retreat to the second line of defense, relying on Zhangshui, with Santai as its hub. After the third line of defense, it starts from Shexian County in the west, guards Handan in the middle, and Feixiang and Qiuqiu in the west. If these three can't be kept, the general trend will be gone. ”

After a pause, he said: "As the minister said the day before yesterday, we should temporarily give up the annexation of the state, and rely on the Taihang in the east and the big river in the south, so as to wait for the enemy's self-chaos." But why is the enemy chaotic? Pei Wenyue usurped, His Majesty should urgently send a letter to Jiankang Sima Rui, persuade him to succeed Jin Zuo, echo with me, and make an appointment to destroy Pei, my family can only take the state, and the west of Ji County will be returned to the Jin people. Then you can write to Liu Yueshi and Murong Diao, and make an appointment for the time being. The most important thing is to win over the Tuoba clan, so that they will not be subject to Pei Wenyue's edict, and go south to harass them, and allow them to invade the counties north of the Tuo River.

"Shuzhong Bayi and Hanzhong can also send envoys, if all the roads can be concurrent, besiege Bazhong, Henan, and Taiyuan, even if they can't greatly damage Pei Wenyue's momentum, they can also restrain his people and horses, so that I can breathe. If the enemy is strong, it should be divided, and if I am weak, we should concentrate on one point, so that we can hope to turn defeat into victory. ”

The two of them discussed until the red sun sank, and Zhang Bin resigned. Before leaving the palace gate, I saw that the outside of the gate was full of chariots and horses, and the ministers had been waiting here for a long time, and they came to greet Zhang Bin and greet him warmly.

Although Cheng Yao's deflated incident happened in the palace, he couldn't hide it from the ministers outside the palace at all. In particular, Cheng Ziyuan was reprimanded by Shi Le, and ordered him to return to Shangshu Province immediately and draft the book by himself, so Xu Guang was in the province, how could he not hear the rumors? Xu Jiwu has been evil to Cheng Zi for a long time, of course he will spread the news, which means: Cheng Yao is about to finish, many dependent people, don't you hurry up to change the court and come to show loyalty to me?

After Zhang Jing lost power, Xu Guang was the third in command among the scribes, then the first leader Zhang Bin did not form a party, and the second in command Cheng Yao was finished, so who else could the officials rely on besides Xu Jiwu? As for Xun Sui and Pei Xian's group, the situation is special, and most of the people who belong to them are former Jin officials, or wealthy families, even if Cheng Yao's old henchmen want to change their courts, they can't squeeze into that small circle.

It's just that the big guys will also consider that Mrs. Zhang didn't form a party in the past, maybe it was caused by Cheng Yao's persecution, but now that he turned his hand and pressed Cheng Yao, maybe he would be happy to accept me and others. After all, the respect of Taifu is nominally the leader of the courtiers, even if we go to see Taifu first, know if he doesn't accept it, and then throw himself to Xu Shangshu, Xu Shangshu can't find anything wrong.

In addition to Cheng Yao's henchmen, other courtiers also came to flatter Zhang Bin for various reasons—for example, out of pure public intentions, believing that only Taifu could turn the situation around; For example, even if he refuses to be the same as the Taifu, he doesn't want to be an enemy of him, and hopes that he won't put himself into the Cheng Party, and then he will do some poison.

Based on the latter reason, even Pei Xian and Xu Guang came in a hurry, waiting for Zhang Bin to come out outside the palace.

The ministers stepped forward one after another to greet Zhang Bin, and Zhang Bin returned the salute one by one, but said that I had just returned to Xiangguo, and I was really tired from discussing with His Majesty for half a day, and I would wait for a few days to rest and then conspire with the armies for state affairs. He only said a few more words to Pei Xian and Xu Guang.

For Pei Xian, it is mainly said that Pei should have been an enemy of me Zhao at the beginning, and the king of heaven had never punished Yu Jun, so now Pei should usurp the throne and ascend the throne, and I hope that Jun will not think about him. As long as there is the king of heaven and we are wholeheartedly assisted, Zhao will not die, and it is expected to be revived, Pei Wenyue is now surrounded by enemies on all sides, and his momentum may not last long, you must stand firm.

For Xu Guang, Zhang Bin said in a low voice: "Your Majesty has made a decision, and Cheng Zi is destined to go out of the capital and settle down in a peaceful place." I should help Your Majesty plan the overall situation, and I will only rely on Ji Wu in the details......"

For the sake of being close to his cousin, he also specially called Xu Guangzhizi. The implication is that Jun Ke governs on behalf of Cheng Yao.

Because Zhang Mengsun considered that for a long time after that, military disputes were the mainstay, supplemented by political disputes, and I basically didn't have much mental head to sort out political affairs, and I might even go out to live outside and be a staff officer of Xuan'an, fighting on the front line against the enemy. Then the political affairs of the DPRK and China have to be entrusted to others, and since Cheng Yao is not available, Xu Guang can only be used.

Xu Jiwu is not the most suitable person in terms of morality and talent, but unfortunately Zhang Mengsun can't pick out the second person - it is impossible to hand over political affairs to the children of the Xun and Pei Nalu families, it is estimated that it will not be long before they can toss Zhao Guo into the second old Jin. The key is that in order to grab the first position, Cheng Yao fought fiercely with Zhang Bin, while Xu Guang sat three and looked at two for a long time, or sat four and looked at three, and his mind was used on Cheng Yao and Zhang Jing, but he and Zhang Bin were still harmonious on the surface.

Zhang Bin replied: "I also hope that Ji Wu will concentrate on state affairs, don't be selfish, someone is a lesson from the past." ”

Xu Guang bowed and replied, "Don't worry, Taifu, I often hate someone for being too selfish. At a time when the country is in crisis, just as we are working together to save the sky, how dare I not obey the order of the Taifu and devote myself wholeheartedly to the king's affairs? ”