Liu Yang allowed Yang Yi to take away the goods promised by Xu Xian in the past, so as not to suffer Liu Yao's punishment - Liu Yang really regarded Yang Yi as "being in Hu Ying's heart in Jin", so how could such an important internal response be lost for no reason because he spared a few carts of goods? But for the promised Hu Bu, he refused to agree.

Liu Yang said: "'Under the Putian, it is not the king's land; On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister', what is Jin and Hu? Liu Yao is not evil, stealing a corner, how can I betray the people of Jin to him? That is, the promised property is with Uncle Rong, and it is convenient to take the matter; As for the account, you can't do anything!

"If Liu Yao wants, he can let him get it himself, and I will lead 100,000 male teachers to wait for you here!"

Yang Yi had no choice but to resign, leaving it alone for the time being. Let's say that he only left on the front foot, and the messenger of the Tuoba clan also arrived on the back foot, and it was the Tuoba head.

Tuoba head came here for a reason - when Jin and Zhao were fighting with Pingyang and Jinyang, a big battle also broke out in the western Liaoning region, and Tuoba Xianbei responded to the invitation of the Yuwen clan and sent 8,000 horses to the east to attack the Murong clan.

Originally, the Xianbei tribes, the western part was respected by Tuoba, and the eastern part was dominated by the Duan clan, but since the Duan clan's internal strife was broken by Shi Zhao, the balance of the eastern Xianbei was completely broken, and Murong Diao took the opportunity to storm the old enemy Yuwen, invaded a large territory and tens of thousands of herdsmen, and also killed the leader of the Yuwen Ministry, Mo Gui. The Yuwen clan has always been good friends with Tuoba, and the two clans have intermarried for many years, so after Yuwen Xun succeeded to the throne, he sent Sheng Le many times to ask Tuoba for help to get rid of Murong.

As far as the surrounding situation is concerned, in fact, Yuwen is far better than Murong, and the west and south are all friendly countries. It's a pity that Shi Zhao in the south and Tuoba in the west are hostile relations, so if Yuwen asks for help from Shi Zhao, he will have no chance to Tuoba, and if he asks for help from Tuoba, he will not have a chance to Shi Zhao...... In the previous battle of the destruction of the Duan clan, Yuwen Xun Nick Yan planned to use the power of Kong Chang to completely defeat Murong Diao, who wanted Shi Le to be in the Central Plains, for the northeast direction, only to destroy the old enemy Duan Clan, and maintain balance, so Kong Chang could not go deeper. In desperation, Xun Nickyan had no choice but to bribe Tuoba and ask for reinforcements.

Tuoba was defeated in the state, reverted to civil strife, and was at the weakest time, the "female envoy" Qi was greedy for Yuwen's wealth and sent troops to obey. So Xun Nickyan immediately invaded the east, first defeating Murong Diao's fourth son, Murong Ren.

Murong Diao consulted with his ministers, and the Beihai people said when they were envious: "Yuwen is easy to deal with, only Tuoba is invincible, if you go to Tuoba, Xun Yanyan will do nothing." Why didn't the general write to the great secretary and ask him to save him? But the great Sikong has a letter to it, and may be able to retreat to Tuoba ......"

So Murong Diao ordered his staff officer Yang Tan to go south to lobby Liu Kun. Liu Kunfang wanted to use the power of Murong to attack Cui Yu in the east, so he naturally agreed. He was also afraid of the exchange of letters, so he sent Wen Qiao, who was eloquent and eloquent, to lead 2,000 troops to aid Murong Diao.

When the two armies confronted each other, Wen Taizhen asked the chief general Tuoba to meet and asked face to face: "When your ministry is self-reliant, that is, a minister of China, first Yu Yilu was given the title of the king of the imperial court, and then he and Da Sikong were about brothers, so we should not meet in front of the battle." Now the Yuwen Party is attached to the Karma, is the enemy of the country, your ministry not only disrespectfully acts against the heavens, but also colludes with it against corruption and bribes, and invades the territory of the imperial court, what is the reason? General Murong was also ordered by the imperial court to guard the northeast and guard Zhu Di, why did your ministry meet with his sword soldiers?

"If there is no rebellion against me, I will return with armor; If you want to betray me and conspire with the thieves, Da Sikong Ning personally experienced the battle and fought with you until death, how can you allow the reputation of the first king to be ruined in the hands of your unscrupulous descendants?! ”

When the Tuoba general heard this, he was ashamed, so he led the army to retreat temporarily, and even if people came to Murong's camp, he was embarrassed by the tribe, and the order of the "female envoy" could not be disobeyed. So Murong Diao promised to supply cattle, sheep, and grain as a fund, and the Tuoba army went away happily. As soon as the Tuoba soldiers retreated, Yuwen was embarrassed, and Xun Yanyan had to withdraw the camp and return to the division. Murong Hao led his troops to chase after him from behind, Yuwen was defeated, the corpse was ambushed for dozens of miles, and the attached departments were scattered, but fortunately, Kong Chang heard the news and sent troops to rescue him in time, so as not to perish.

Wen Qiao returned to see Murong Diao, who set up a feast to entertain him, and promised that as long as the grain and straw were sufficient after the autumn, he would send troops to meet with Dasikong, expel Cui Yu, and settle Pingzhou in one fell swoop. Wen Qiao also agreed to follow Liu Kun's instructions and promised that if he got Pingzhou, he would hand over the Jintu of Beiping and Liaoxi counties to the Murong Ministry for management, and appointed Murong Han as the county guard of Beiping and Murong Hao as the county guard of Liaoxi.

When the news reached Shengle, the Qi family didn't think it was wrong, and said: "It's okay, as long as you get some grain for winter, then you can take Yuwen or Murong, and I have nothing to do." "It happened that Xu Xian and others ordered people to go north to report, saying that now I have rebelled against Zhao and returned to Jin, and I will be able to merge all of them with the state in a few days, hoping to reaffirm the old alliance with Tuoba, and ask the Tuoba Department to take back the southern invasion of the tribes. The ministers of the Qi clan asked if Xu Xian's words were credible? The key is whether he can really expel Shi Zhao's forces and merge the state?

The adults looked at each other, and they couldn't answer. Some people say that it is just right to merge the states and return to Jin, and we have been defeated before, so it is really not appropriate to send troops to the south again, just take this opportunity to consolidate the situation in the south; Some people say that Xu Xian is a scholar, how can he defeat Shi Hu? It's better to take advantage of the chaos in the state and send more troops south to grab his vote......

Qi Shinai asked Tuoba Tou: "You have always been familiar with Chinese affairs, what do you say?" ”

Tuoba thought for a while, and then said, "The news is not true, and I can't judge." The villain is willing to go south to Jinyang, depending on the situation, if Xuxian can recover the state...... Or at least hold Jinyang, it is really not appropriate to attack it again; If Shi Hu has the upper hand, or even has gradually returned to Jinyang, it is better to pretend to communicate with him and induce him to go south to attack Jin again, then we can take the opportunity to plunder him. ”

So he was ordered to send an envoy to Jinyang City and asked to see Xuxian. Xu Xian didn't dare to be independent, and also took him to Liu Yang.

At this time, Tuoba Tou knew that Shihu had been defeated, and the Jin army had fully entered the two counties of Xihe and Taiyuan, so as soon as they met, they first congratulated Liu Yang and reaffirmed the former alliance. Then he brought it up: "Although Shi Hu retreats, Leping and Shangdang are still in the hands of the thieves, I am afraid that they will come back, and the general must not be careful."

"Now the general leads the army of Pingyang to make an expedition to merge the state, but Taiyuan is a large county, the land is vast, and it has been ravaged by thieves again, I am afraid it is not easy to make a decision. When I came, I passed through Jinchang, Jiuyuan and other counties, but I saw that people's hearts were chaotic and Shishu was confused, and I didn't know whether to follow Jin or Zhao...... If the general is temporarily unable to continue to go north, please send troops to the court first with my Tuoba Department to calm the court, how about it? ”

When Liu Yang heard this, his face sank slightly, and he said: "I received my good intentions, but I was ordered by the imperial court to chase the dead and chase the north and recover the state. ”

If Pei should be here, he would definitely refuse Tuobatou's proposal. First of all, although Tuoba is an ally, after all, he belongs to a foreign race, and it is impossible to care for the people of the Central Plains. History has long been illustrated, and later in the "Anshi Rebellion", the Tang Dynasty borrowed troops from the Uighurs, and after the Uighur soldiers entered the interior, they plundered and killed quite miserably, and they were only a little better than the rebels.

Besides, land and population are easy to give and difficult to take, and if they are to occupy Jinchang, Jiuyuan and other places in Xinxing County by Tuoba south, will they still be willing to spit it out easily?

Of course, Liu Yang is a martial artist after all, and he can't think of it that far, the so-called "Huayi does not stand side by side" words, although Pei Gai has repeatedly instructed and preached, in the hearts of most Jin generals, it is also necessary to exclude Tuoba and Murong and other departments who have been working together against the enemy for a long time from "Yi". As for the "rear" experience of the Tang Dynasty, how could Liu Yang know about it?

He was just pondering, I have a chance to completely regain the lost land--it is not up to Liu Kun to cede to Tuoba Yanmen County and other places through the imperial edict - but he has not had time to clean the courtyard for the time being, how can outsiders be allowed to settle in? From Pingyang to this war, it is not said how difficult it is, but after all, you have experienced a hundred battles, and you have exhausted your efforts, but as a result, you Tuoba has almost nothing to echo, and there is no size to work, but you want to take the opportunity to seize the land and snatch the merits? There is nothing so easy in the world!

Therefore, even if it is rejected. Tuoba Tou was originally just a temptation, but when he saw that Liu Yang did not comply, he changed his proposal: "The previous king of the previous generation went south to cut the karma, but unfortunately he was frustrated by Jiuyuan, and the hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep he carried were all in the hands of thieves. Now I heard that the general broke the stone tiger and recaptured these cattle and sheep, and I beg to return them to our department. ”

Liu Yangxin said what is this called, the materials you threw away yourself, you asked Shi Hu to go, what we got in the battle array, how can there be a reason to return it with both hands? Just as he was about to refuse, he interjected: "I heard that the thieves in the past entered the state, and the big Sikong temporarily retreated to the east, and there were many people who fled to Tuoba with the old and the young. Don't they miss their hometown? Only the thieves are here, and they can't return home. Now that Wang Shi has recovered Taiyuan, Xihe, and Xinxing, I hope that your ministry will return the Jin people to me. ”

He is "the spear of the son, the shield of the attacker" - you said that those cattle and sheep belonged to your family, and you want us to return them, okay; But the Jin people under your ministry were originally from our country, should you also return them?

Tuoba was speechless, so he had to smile bitterly. He said in his heart that looking at Liu Yang and Xu Xian's expressions, and listening to their words, it seems that the situation in the state is quite stable, there is no fake hand outside, don't ask for reinforcements, and he is quite greedy for land and household registration. In this case, I must go back and report to the "female envoy", and for the time being, I will restrain my subordinates and not go south. Guanzhong Pei Da Sima is in full swing, and the Tuoba Department is full of talents, so it is really not appropriate to quarrel with it...... At least I don't want to go to the south to fight, and I'll have to find a way to suppress all the radical agitators.

So he stopped, as if he hadn't said anything before, Liu Yang saw that he was still an acquaintance, and his face was a little pale, so he held a banquet to entertain Tuoba Tou, and at the same time to show him: We have abundant materials and strong soldiers and horses, don't come to provoke us now!

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Let's say that You Yao attacked and destroyed the Void Division, and roughly pacified the good news of Shangjun, which was transmitted from Chang'an to Luoyang, and both inside and outside were happy. Since Liang Fen stepped down, he lived in seclusion in a villa next to the Jingu Stream outside Luoyang City.

The scenery near the Jingu Stream is beautiful, it is a tourist attraction in the suburbs of Luoyang, in the early Jin Dynasty, there were more villas built here in the noble area, especially the Jingu Garden in Shichong is the most famous. Since Shi Chong's death, Jingu Garden has changed hands several times, and was finally burned to the ground by a fire when the Hu army approached. Until Sima Ye was still in Luoyang, Liang Fen followed, so he took advantage of his power to seize its old site and rebuild it as an important other business for his own family - of course, its luxury naturally cannot be compared with Shi Chong's past.

Liang Fen resigned from his position as Situ that day, ostensibly saying that he was old and sick and could not establish a dynasty, and planned to return to his hometown of Wushi in Anding County. But firstly, he still wanted to observe and monitor the situation of the DPRK for a period of time, and continue to be a backer for Liang Yun, Liang Jun and others, and secondly, he was worried that Wu's Jinrong was not very safe, so he "retreated" to Jingu and refused to make the trip. It wasn't until the news of the extinction of the Void Division came, and there was no enemy left in the north of the country, that the old guy finally set off in his suit, carrying more than a dozen carts of property accumulated over the years, all the way to the west.

Compared to Chang'an, Pei Gai personally welcomed into the house, discussed the current situation with Liang Fen, and got along very happily. Of course, this is not to say that Old Man Liang's ideas on politics are close to Pei Gai's—on the contrary, most of them are in the opposite direction—but that Pei Gai's power is now growing, far from being comparable to when he first entered Chang'an, and even Liang Fen privately promised to be Pei's official - not an ally - so he deliberately pandered to Pei Gai in his speech.

That means, anyway, I'm not an official, and I don't care about it, so why do I have to speak out and admonish each other, or pretend to disagree, and deliberately annoy the other party? If there is a disaster for the family and the descendants, will it not be a calamity?

After staying for a few days, at dusk one day, Pei Wei came to visit by car. Liang Fen had been waiting for him for a long time, and hurriedly welcomed him into the hermit mansion and set up a banquet to entertain him. During the banquet, the two of them made tentative remarks to each other, and they roughly knew what to expect, so they withdrew from everyone, lit candles, and talked secretly. Pei Wei first asked: "Does Duke Liang know the will of heaven?" ”

Liang Fen smiled, stretched out his finger and pointed at Pei Wei's heart, and then pointed at his own heart, and replied: "I don't know what the will of heaven is, but I know what people's hearts want." Presumably, the heart of Wen Ji is no different from the heart of a certain person. Only I have been in China and Korea for a long time, and I am sparse from Da Sima, but I don't know what about Da Sima's heart? ”

Pei Wei was quite pleased when he heard this, so he replied: "If a person gains his power, he will inevitably give birth to his heart, and whether the power is successful or not is related to the will of heaven, if he goes against the sky, he will die without a day - Da Sima is not a person who goes against the sky." ”

This is considered to be the right tenon, Liang Fennai asked: "What is the unknown timing?" ”

Pei Wei hesitated slightly, and then said with a slightly wry smile: "It is precisely because of this matter that I specially came to ask Liang Gong for advice." Da Sima Guangfeng is in the moon, and he can't do things like rats and dogs, but must be in a dignified array and show the banner of righteousness. Therefore, in response to the current situation, I am afraid that there are three fears in his heart......"

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