On the night he was summoned by Pei Gai, Wen Qiao wrote a long letter and sent a fast horse to Jicheng. In the letter, he first described his Luozhong experience, and then analyzed the benefits and disadvantages, and implored Liu Kun to return Luo as soon as possible - anyway, sooner or later, he will come back, so it is better to come back early than to come back late!

Who would have thought that before Liu Yueshi received Wen Qiao's letter, a Jiangdong sea ship arrived in Pingzhou, sent Liu Yan a handwritten letter from Sima Rui, and made an edict - to worship Liu Kun as a general, to supervise and Jiyouping the military of the four states, and to seal the prince of Zhongshan County. In addition, Liu Yan's following generals, as well as Murong's father and son, were also rewarded.

When Liu Kun saw the book, he immediately summoned the officials to discuss, and his aunt and nephew Lu Chen immediately said: "General Shiren's move is very absurd - he should immediately cut off the book, how can he still send it to Jixian County?!" ”

Lu Chen is a native of Zhuo County, Fanyang County, the ancestor Lu Zhi, is a famous general of the Han Ji generation, and is a scholar of the classics, Lu Zhi's descendants Shi Wei and Jin are all high-ranking officials, and have produced three Shangshu, so his clan is the crown of the wealthy family in Youzhou. After the "Yongjia Rebellion", Lu Zhi and Lu Chen father and son wanted to join the state with their dependents, but they were captured by Hu Bing on the way and imprisoned in Pingyang; The following year, Lu Chen escaped by luck and became under Liu Kun, but his father Lu Zhi and brother Lu Mi were all killed by the Hu people.

There was no news between Lu Chen and his own clan for several years, and the Fan Yang Lu clan also succumbed to Wang Jun's obscenity, and for several years, he was forced to bow down to His Majesty Shi Le. It was not until he returned to Jixian County this time that Lu Chen was able to send people to Zhuo County to contact the clansmen, and the clansmen took the opportunity to present several letters, all of which were written by his nephew Lu Zhi's father.

Thinking that Lu Zhi and Lu Chen escaped from Luoyang and wanted to vote for Liu Kun, only this Lu Zhifu felt that the road was far away, and there were thieves in the middle, and the possibility of arriving was very low, so he resigned. Lu Chen hated Lu Zhi's father a lot for this - in fact, that guy was originally a concubine, and his two names were guilty of Chen's father's secrets, plus his ugly appearance, Lu Chen didn't look down on him in the first place. But who would have thought that Lu Zhi's father had a coincidence and got on Pei Wei's thick legs, and now he is actually the guard of Hongnong County - this is really 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, and life will inevitably be twists and turns!

Lu Zhifu used the intelligence channels of Wang Gong and Pei Xu many times to send people to send letters to the clan, inciting the clansmen to make trouble in Youzhou, so as to restrain the Shi Zhao regime - Feng Tie had been in Zhuo before, and he had the help of the Lu clan. Therefore, now the Lu clan will send these letters to Lu Chen, and the meaning is very clear: We have returned to China, and their hearts are unswerving, and I hope that you will not behave against your own clan.

It is precisely because of this that Lu Chen will stand up and accuse Liu Yan of being ridiculous - since we have served Huashuo, you should tear it up directly for the edict against the Jin Dynasty, is it necessary to send it to Jixian County again to stain Liu Gong's eyes?

Liu Kun's nephew Cui Yue was also influenced by his own clan, and also suggested not to listen to Jin Yan, but still from Huashuo, and said that Liu Yan's move was unpredictable, and he could no longer make him guard Pingzhou!

Liu Kun said: "I and Shi Ren have been Jin ministers for a long time, but I can't bear to reject the king of Jin - I can also understand his heart a little, how can he be there?" ”

When Lu Chen and Cui Yue heard this, they were worried that Liu Kun would hesitate again, and they were worried that he would sway between Hua and Jin, and they couldn't help but panic.

The two glanced at each other, and Cui Yue hurriedly arched his hand and said: "My lord, there is a difference between the past and today's Jin!" In the past, the Jin Dynasty, inheriting the mandate of heaven, receiving Wei Chan, defending the country and herdsmen, Si is orthodox; Until the Jin Hua returned to Zen, orthodoxy was moved to China. And today's Jin, but the king of the Jin domain, refuses to respond to the heavens, and plots to divide a corner, how can it be compared?

"Even if Sima Rui wants to Shao Jin Zuo and call him Emperor Jiangbiao, he is just a tyrant, and he doesn't dare to practice the throne, but only the king of Jin? Now that an adult is in China, it is not appropriate for him to associate with his generation, so how can he accept his letters lightly? ”

Lu Chen also said: "General Shiren's intentions, but the stone thieves are annihilated, and the Central Plains is invincible. If you don't keep writing and chasing envoys, it will lead to the suspicion of the court, is the adult really willing to turn his back on China and return to Jin? Then the Qin and Twilight Chu, two or three of its virtues, how will the world view adults?

"Besides, the grandfather has also returned to China, and tens of thousands of male soldiers have been wiped out and Chen Yuzhuo ......" In fact, Feng Tie brought only a few thousand cavalry to Youzhou, but he collected a lot of homeless people and bandits on the way, and when he entered Zhuo County, he was already mighty, known as an army of 30,000 - "If the lord betrays China, may he be the emperor?" If you pin your hopes on Murong and Xianbei Waiyi, your heart will be unpredictable, or it will be like the Duan clan in the past, called the alliance and the real picture of me.

"If you refuse to return to Luoyang, unless you go to the sea from Pingzhou, go to the south of the Yangtze River. However, since he has lost his ground, how can Sima Rui look at important people again? And how can we, the Central Plains crown clan, be in company with Wu Yue's raccoon dog? I implore you to think twice. ”

Liu Kun smiled hypocritically and said, "What Qing and the others said is true." Sima Rui I have seen, the director is only loyal, mediocre people, how can I obey me? When the former ancestor Shizhi was in Luoyang, he sent a letter to me, saying that today's dragon and tiger posture is unparalleled in the world, I often want to return to Luoyang to go to the pilgrimage, how can I miss the hero in front of me, and travel with the raccoon dog from the south? ”

So he tore up the letter from Jiangdong and the so-called edict on the spot, and expelled the envoy from Youyou and Ping. Soon after, Wen Qiao's letter also arrived, and Liu Kun had no choice but to dress up and board, taking Lu Chen, Cui Yue and other officials, and his second sons Liu Zun and Liu Qun, to Luoyang for an audience.

Liu Yueshi pretended to be a hero, so he asked him to bow to others - he was not a monarch for generations, but he was just a son of heaven soon - he was not very happy in the first place. In Pingzhou, in the face of the general trend of the world, although the above table is called a minister, in fact, this acre of three-point land is still the final say, and it is still enough; Now that I want to bow down to Pei Gai in person, I feel a little awkward in my heart.

It's just that the situation is stronger than people, and Liu Yueshi has also entered old age, and he has been defeated many times in the past few years, and this sharpness has gradually been worn off, so he finally lowered his arrogant head.

As for Lu, Cui and others, they are all from high-ranking families, and they also experienced the prosperity of Luozhong when they were young, so how can they be willing to nest in this remote place in the northeast all their lives? Besides, they are all in their prime, and they are about to show off with articles, and the Dutch, Chinese and Korean governments - they are still more suitable for civil affairs than military staff - can't wait to return to Luo.

On the morning of July in the first year of Jingde, Liu Kun and his entourage finally arrived in Luoyang, and were warmly welcomed by the important ministers. Liu Yueshi's reputation is already very high, and it is inconvenient to rise again, so he added the number of "Founding Protector Chongren Meritorious Hero" to make the second son of Yin, as for Lu Chen and others, they also have their own promotions.

It's just Zhang Mao in Liangzhou, but he refuses to come south.

ァ新ヤ~(8)~1~Chinese 網ωωω.χ~8.~1zщ.còм

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Since Pei Gai pacified Qinzhou and calmed Rong Di in Youya, Liangzhou had no worries, at most there were occasional frictions with the Rong Department of the Tuoba clan on the eastern front. During his lifetime, Zhang Yu expanded his influence to the west, not only successfully quelling the rebellions in Dunhuang and Jiuquan counties, but even once again opening up the Western Regions Governor's Office, which had been isolated by war, and appointing Ma Ji as the Governor of the Western Regions.

After Zhang Mao succeeded him, he mainly stabilized internal affairs, and first booby-trapped Zhang Yu's brother-in-law Jia Ji.

Although Jia G has not been outstanding, his clan is powerful, and he has considerable influence in Liangzhou, he is not only arrogant and domineering, but even privately recruited soldiers and horses - there is no doubt that Jia G is dissatisfied with Zhang Mao, not his nephew Zhang Jun, taking the throne. At that time, there was a folk song that said: "Hand Mo head, Tu Liangzhou." Zhang Mao thought that the reference was Jia Jiye, so he designed to remove it. In this way, the Liangzhou wealthy family has accumulated traces, and the Zhang family has a great reputation.

So just when he was most complacent, Luoyang actually issued an edict ordering him to enter the Hajj, so how could Zhang Chengxun be happy? Although the ministers all admonished, they said: "Liangzhou is remote, it is difficult to stand on its own, and there is only Dou Rong since ancient times." In the past, the Chinese Dynasty was not called, and Dou Rong wrote a book to seek generations; Now that the Chinese and Korean dynasties are called, how dare Ming Gong disobey? ”

Zhang Mao said: "Dou Rong because of his old age, so he went to the book to ask for a generation, I am still strong today, just lead the children of Liangzhou to do a career, how can I go back to the court?" "If I go, I won't be able to come back, do you know?

Ma Yi said: "After five years of Jianwu, Dou Rong is still strong, even if Liu Jun is in Luoyang, he is in Longyou for Kui, blocking his road, so he must not return." In today's not only Guan, Long, that is, Hanzhong also belongs to Hua, Fang and break the Xiangguo and the clan of the clan, then the world will be unified, the general trend is irreversible, how can the Ming Duke have delusions, and not be edicted? ”

Zhang Mao said slowly: "The general trend of the world is not yet known. "After all, Shu and Jiangnan are not yet part of China, this is a bit of the situation when the Three Kingdoms were at their peak, who can be sure that the Pei family will have the last laugh? Even if you have the last laugh, Wei has usurped the Han Dynasty and destroyed Shu by the second soldier, for a full fifty years, so how young is the Hua Dynasty to determine the world? Who can say for sure!

So under the pretext that Xirong was in turmoil, and Yanqi and Shanshan showed signs of attacking the Western Regions Changshi Mansion, Shangjiao said that it was inconvenient to leave, and asked to suspend his entry into the court.

But soon, Zhang Mao was countered by Luoyang.

First of all, Luoyang issued an edict, on the grounds that the Zhang family could not settle the Liangzhou Rebellion, and ordered Qinzhou to assassinate Shi You to summon the Jurong Department and go north to assist. So the wanderer went to Zhiyuzhong in Jincheng County, which is separated by a wall from Liangzhou, and summoned 32 adults, including Tuyuhun and Di and Qiang, to swear to go to China and send troops on a schedule. This caused turmoil in the hearts of the people in Guzang City......

Secondly, nearly a quarter of the cavalry in the second army of Xiaocai and Feicai are from Liangzhou, most of them were recruited from Beigong Chun, Luo Yao, etc. in the past, and some of them were recruited by Pei Cai after he got Qinzhou, and they all hoped to return with glory - anyway, the thieves have been destroyed, there has been no major battle recently, and in the future, we will not be able to come in handy to attack Shuzhong and Jiangnan - the military department is not allowed.

Seeing that many veterans of other armies have been released and returned to Langmu, they are just asked to report to the nearby military town on schedule, but the people of Liangzhou will not let go of them regardless of the age of retirement, no matter how high their merits are. The explanation given by the Ministry of War was also very simple: "Because the Zhang family is not in court, you and others cannot be sent." ”

If you refuse to return to the court, that is, you still have the heart of secession, and if the court cannot completely control Liangzhou, you may fall out at any time, and the two sides will fight again. You see a small number of southern soldiers in the army, including many generals from the south, who will go home to visit relatives?

As a result, the Liangzhou cavalry sent letters to the township one after another to state their feelings, which caused widespread dissatisfaction with Zhang Mao among the people of Xiping, Wuwei, Xijun and Zhangye counties. For this reason, Yan Yu said to Zhang Mao bluntly in private: "The imperial court's move is to force the Ming Duke to rebel - the Ming Duke is the opposite?" ”

Where does Zhang Mao dare to oppose it?!

Although he was lucky, he hoped that he could live in Liangzhou for a long time, after all, the Hua Dynasty had become a behemoth on the side, and before this behemoth showed signs of exhaustion and weakness, or was inseparable from Xishu and Jiangnan, he would resist the entire Central Plains with one state, wouldn't that be self-defeating? Besides, Liangzhou is in the west, and it is not like Liu Kun, and he can hook up with the Jiankang regime by sea, even if Zhang Mao wants to find allies, he can't find it.

Unless you go to join forces with Tuoba Xianbei, but not to mention Tuoba is defeated, you can't respond for the time being, and the two families have no friendship at all before.

In desperation, he had to set off with his family, and finally arrived in Luoyang City at the end of the year, before the arrival of New Year's Day.

Because he came late, he still served as an old official and a knight, and appointed Zhang Mao as a young master from a product, and was named the Duke of Shouyang County (Zhang Jun was named the Duke of Fulu County), and did not add the number of meritorious heroes. The new history of Liangzhou Thorn was entrusted to Li Rong and Li Zhongsi.

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Liu Kun entered the court in July, Zhang Mao entered the court in December, and in May before that, Tuoba Tou entered Luoyang City with the gift of Helan Hatou.

Pei Gai had already heard about Tuoba's civil strife, but the reasons and details were too far away, more different clans, and it was difficult for spies to enter, so he had to listen to Tuobatou's detailed explanation. Previously, the Tuoba clan was not subject to the Chinese seal, and even sent troops to invade the south, and the two families had changed from allies to enemies.

So he asked: "What kind of reward do you want for this great achievement?" ”

Tuoba replied honestly and unceremoniously: "I wish to be a marquis." ”

Pei Cai said that this matter is simple, that is, Feng Tuoba Tou is the Marquis of Junji, and Feng Weitou is the Marquis of Helan - these are the names of places on the grassland, and you collect taxes yourself, and the court will not waste money and grain.

Then Tuoba asked Feng Huai, who was still in Chang'an, to be the acting king, Xianbei Dadanyu, and sent him back to Mobei, but Pei Gai refused to agree - what a good hostage is in his hands, how can he be indulgent? Besides, even if you want to put him back, you have to train him to be as humble as Desert Khan.

As for how to deal with the matter of Tuoba, the government hall held many meetings to discuss, and most people believed that the two heads (Tuoba Tou and Helan Aitou) should be rewarded and supported in order to confront the Shengle regime so that the state could recover Yanmen County in the future. In this regard, Pei Gai smiled and said: "I am aiming at the Hetao, how can I stop at Yanmen?" ”

Although he is not able to go north for the time being, Pei Gai no longer attaches importance to Tuoba Xianbei. Because at present, the Tuoba clan is in the weakest state, even exceeding the same period in history. In the original history, since the Qi clan killed Yu Lu, Tuoba was in a slump and was defeated by Shi Hu. It wasn't until twenty years later, when Shi Yiqian succeeded to the throne, that he was slightly reinvigorated, but then he was attacked by Fu Jian's 200,000 troops in many ways, and the clan was almost wiped out.

In other words, as long as the Central Plains regime is stabilized, it will not be difficult to destroy Tuoba.

If the Central Plains is still fragmented now, and Tuoba is in the Tuoba Tao era, it is estimated that Pei should never dare to ignore it.

In contrast, Murong Bu seems to be stronger than the same period in the original history, so it must be treated with caution.

During the discussion, the Qi clan finally sent someone to Luoyang, saying that the previous hostility was a complete misunderstanding...... I hope to be honored by Huashuo again and be crowned by the king. So the Hua Dynasty named He Wei as the acting king, Shan Yu, and at the same time named Fei Huai as the king of Gao (near Gaoque for the Helan department), Shan Yu, but still raised in Chang'an - you two and fight yourself.