In December of 265 AD, Sima Liang, the supreme governor of Jingzhou, the king of Runan, received a letter of surrender from Bu Yan.

After receiving this letter, Sima Liang did not dare to be arbitrary, and immediately reported to the emperor's nephew in Luoyang City. After receiving the report, Sima Yan immediately happily convened a meeting of his cronies to discuss.

"Your Majesty, this is not feasible. It has been less than half a year since our country concluded an alliance with Soochow, and if we accept the surrender of the Bu family at this time, there is no doubt that Soochow will break off diplomatic relations with me. ”

The first to stand up and express opposition was the general Jia Chong. Mr. Jia Gonglu has always been known for being good at meeting and leading in the past, but at this time, he was the first to jump out and oppose it. This shows how much he doesn't want to accept it in his heart.

"Hehehe, when did Jia Cheqi attach so much importance to the covenant? As Emperor Wen (Sima Zhao) said, isn't the only value of the existence of the covenant to be torn up? It is precisely because my country has signed an alliance with Soochow that accepting Xiling at this time can be regarded as a surprise! ”

There is no need to guess, the person who said this must be Yang Jun, the general of the Zhenjun and the Marquis of Linjin.

Now the center of the Jin Kingdom has faint signs of party strife.

In this, Shang Shu Ling Pei Xiu and Che Cavalry General Jia Chong are a party. As an old man who came all the way from Sima Zhao's general's mansion. The one these two looked down on the most was Yang Jun: When we helped Emperor Wen to fight vertically and horizontally, where were you?! How to drop? Think your son-in-law wants to replace us when he becomes emperor? Wait another ten years!

And for Yang Jun, he also looks down on these two people in his heart: What are you two things? Wen Xi Pei's? Hedong Jiashi? What kind of weak chicken families are TM? Where can we compare to our Hongnong Yang Fourth and Third Princes? In the early years, because I was Sima Yan's father-in-law, I had to lie on my stomach before he took the throne. Now my sons-in-law are emperors! You still occupy the position, you are the one who deserves death!

Taizu of this dynasty once said that there is no faction in the party, and there are all kinds of strange things. Where can a political bloc really be a united whole? There will definitely be no shortage of open and secret battles within the interior. In many cases, these struggles are very necessary: he will help everyone to be vigilant at all times, to constantly improve themselves, the so-called being born in sorrow and dying in peace. In this regard, Guan Yi's Fuxing Society did a good job: Yuan Cong, Jingzhou people, Dongzhou people, and Yizhou people were all crowded into the Fuxing Society. If you want to get the approval of the chairman, then work hard to come up with results, which is healthy competition.

But it's not good to get caught up in a partisan dispute: it doesn't matter if it's right or wrong, in short, I will support what you oppose. I will definitely oppose what you support. In the past, the Southern Lu party struggle in Soochow was like this, and Soochow was also greatly damaged because of this.

"Hehehe. Linjin Hou, this is not a question of breaking off friendships. The problem is that Xiling is the land of four wars. If we swallow Xiling, we will face the military peaks of Wu and Shu. At that point, who will pick up the pieces? Are you the Marquis of Linjin? ”

There is no doubt that after Zhong Hui ran away, in this small circle in the central part of the Jin Kingdom, the most strategicistic person was Shangshu Ling Pei Xiu. So he raised a key question: how to keep it after accepting it?

"Humph! Shang Shuling, this matter is not simple. Wouldn't it be nice for the Jingzhou Legion to move south collectively. For many years, my Jingzhou sailors in Dajin could only practice in the Han River. The waters of the Han River are much narrower than those of the Yangtze River. In the long run, where can a real water army be trained. If we can take Xiling, my Jingzhou naval army of the Great Jin Dynasty can truly enter the Yangtze River! In this way, we can lay the foundation for the future destruction of Wu! ”

The one who can say this, of course, is not Yang Jun. Hongnong Yang's family, family history. Although it is unfortunate that there is a guy like Yang Jun who does not know how to advance and retreat and is indecisive. But after all, the heritage is there, so every generation of Yang's descendants must have very good talents.

Yang Jue, who is currently the leader of the Central Army, is Yang Jun's second brother. On the basis of history, he saw the extinction crisis of his family in the Jin Dynasty under the power of the government and the opposition. repeatedly admonished his eldest brother Yang Jun to cherish his blessings and rein in. We will try our best to make up for the mistakes made during Yang Jun's administration. also single-handedly promoted the famous general Ma Long of the Western Jin Dynasty...... It's a pity that in the end, when Yang Jun was wiped out by Jia Nanfeng, he also followed him to the funeral.

Of course, at this time period, the Yang family is still suppressed by Pei Xiu and Jia Chong. So at this time, of course, he wants to help his eldest brother take the throne as soon as possible.

"Oh, Wen Ju's words are very reasonable." Well, Sima Yan's leadership ability is not as good as his father's. Before the subordinates finished expressing their opinions, they spoke first.

What are Pei Xiu and Jia Chong? Tried and tested super politicians. As soon as Sima Yan said this, they understood what the emperor was thinking.

Hey, stinky boy, your dad has been dead for less than a year. Have you forgotten all about him? "Don't be busy with military exploits to enhance your prestige just because a new dynasty is established." Have you really forgotten all about this sentence?

Forget it, let's stop talking, okay? When Xiling is taken down, you will know how much trouble it has caused!

"Then pass the decree and let the king of Runan strengthen the connection with Bu Zhongsi, and at the same time formulate a plan to send troops to respond."

"Yes."

So, the ball spun around and now returned to the Jingzhou legion of the Jin Kingdom.

Now the Jingzhou Legion of the Jin State, its main officials are these people.

The commander-in-chief, Sima Liang, the king of Runan and the general of Zhennan, sat in Xinye.

The former enemy commander, Yang Lie General Wang Hun, sat in Xiangyang. His protector was Hu Lie, who was released back by Guan Yi.

The logistics commander, Jingzhou Thorn Shi, General Annan, Juping Hou Yanghu, sat in Nanyang. He joined the army as Liu Fu, a native of Nanyang (this person's great-great-grandson was Liu Fu, one of the eight gentlemen of the Wei and Jin Dynasties).

The entire Jingzhou Legion of the Jin State was 50,000 men before 263. Later, Sima Zhao launched a war to exterminate Shu, and Liu Qin took away 10,000. The Wei, Jin, and Chan dynasties had just ended at this time, and they had not had time to reinforce this legion, so the Jingzhou legion at this time only had more than 40,000 people.

In January 266, Sima Liang, who had received an order from Luoyang, convened an enlarged meeting of senior officials of the Jingzhou Legion in Xinye.

"Your Majesty has decreed that Xiling is a sharp blade stuck in the heart of my Great Jin Jingzhou. Today, because of the internal problems of the Wu State, such a good opportunity has appeared. It is impossible to let go. Therefore, His Majesty's order is to strengthen the liaison with the Bu family, and at the same time, the Jingzhou army must be mobilized and ready to go south to receive Xiling at any time. ”

After Sima Liang said these words, many other high-ranking officials in Jingzhou in the venue frowned.

"The king, there will be a love in the end."

"Oh, what's the matter with my uncle? But it doesn't hurt to talk about it. ”

"The king, the last general has been here to Jingzhou for five months, and I have some understanding of Jingzhou's civil affairs. The current situation in Jingzhou is extremely unoptimistic, and it is really not suitable to use swords and soldiers now. ”

"Oh, my uncle actually said that, can you elaborate?"

"No. Wang, Jingzhou under the jurisdiction of my Great Jin Dynasty, last year, the Han River flooded, flooding more than 100,000 acres of fertile land, and this year the Han River was diverted, and the people along the way were displaced (the Han River was a very bad-tempered river in the early years, and it was not until it gradually stabilized, especially after the intersection with the Yangtze River gradually merged into one, which contributed to the emergence of the city of Wuhan). Moreover, two or three years ago, Liu Taishou transferred away the most elite 10,000 soldiers in Jingzhou, and now all these soldiers are stranded in Chang'an and have not been rebuilt. The families of these soldiers are also extremely dissatisfied. At the same time, since there has been no major war in the Jingzhou theater for many years, the arsenal is also relatively empty. If you really want to fight, the stock of bows and arrows may not be enough for ten years of consumption! ”

"Yes, my lord. Although the last general has been in Jingzhou for a long time, he has an unshirkable responsibility for the problems that his uncle just said. But the last general still has to admit that what his uncle said is reasonable. Before the Hanjiang River flood was completely eradicated, the livelihood of Jingzhou in our Dajin Dynasty could not be stabilized. It does not support the long-term operation of our Jingzhou Legion. ”

"Hey, although the widow is not a pro-people official, but after coming to Jingzhou for so many days, he still heard some of the following situations. The widow also didn't think it was a good thing to accept the surrender of the Bu family at this time. But ......"

The following words were not said by Sima Liang. Everyone knew in their hearts that His Majesty the Emperor had just ascended the throne and urgently needed to expand his territory to show the legitimacy of his country—especially after the Sima family returned from the defeat of Western Shu and forcibly ascended the throne, this urgency was even stronger.

"Well, the widow means that His Majesty's orders are to be carried out. In this way, Xuanchong (Wang Hun) and Xuanwu (Hu Lie) are here, and the army and horses are prepared. On the uncle's side, strengthen the contact with the Bu family. Money and food, weapons and armor, now the Jingzhou soldiers in Chang'an are returning to build something, and the widow will go to Luoyang to fight a lawsuit for you! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding of me."

"Otherwise, since everyone is working together, of course we must be in the same boat."