Inside the city of Wuchang.

Previously, the general of Zhennan and the Marquis of Han'an, Wang Dun, recaptured the government of Jiankang through an armed parade, and completely turned Sima Rui into a puppet of his royal family; Then, with the Wuxing Shen clan as the forerunner, only a small number of soldiers and horses were used to subdue the Zhou clan and seize nearly half of his family's industry. But after he returned to Wuchang, he didn't see more joy than before.

Wang Dun is a good wine, whenever he is drunk, he is accustomed to hitting the spit pot with his wishes, and sings the four sentences of Cao Cao's poem "Walking Out of the Summer Gate" "Lao Ji is in waiting, aiming for thousands of miles, the martyr is in his twilight years, and his heart is strong", and even the spit pot is missing.

Qian Feng, a close staff officer, advised him for this: "Ming Gong is still in his prime, how can he say 'martyr's twilight years'?" This poem is inauspicious. ”

Wang Dun shook his head and said, "I have reached the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, do you still dare to speak up?" Then he asked: "In the past, in Luoyang, I saw Zhou Boren (Zhou Yi) was uncomfortable, and I was forced to use a fan to shield my face. ”

Qian Feng said: "Today, the Ming Dynasty has a heavy army, a tiger on the river, and regains the government of Jiankang, which is actually the lord of the eight states, how can it be compared with the past?" Naturally, Ming Gong has improved. ”

Wang Dun shook his head with a wry smile and said, "How dare I say that there is any progress? Since crossing the river, he has been in a hurry for a few years, stumbling in a deserted place, and the younger generation of children has crossed the river in the white version, but they have to recover the Central Plains and Guanzhong, and live in the ......imperial court.

"For example, Cao Mengde fought a hundred battles and first won the Central Plains, and Liu Xuande had no size, but he broke Shu in two years, and Liang at the age of four. My heart is the same, I don't know where the court will put me when the society is fully restored......"

Qian Feng snorted for a moment, and said boldly: "The revival of Jin, I'm afraid it's not Pei and Zu, but Ming Gong, Ming Gong is careful not to be decadent." ”

When Wang Dun heard this, he was slightly stunned, and asked, "What does Shiyi mean by this?" ”

Qian Fengnai asked Wang Dun to retreat left and right, then leaned closer, lowered his voice and asked: "The day before yesterday, there was a guest from the south, and the proverbs that have been in Luozhong in the past few months, do Ming Gong still remember?" ”

Wang Dun nodded: "What Qing said is the so-called 'one day down, easy to drive; One day up, Qin Dangxiong' and so on? I naturally remember ......" then raised his eyebrows and asked: "This thief wants to separate Luoyang and Chang'an, so he fakes the will of heaven, is Shiyi really true?" ”

Qian Feng replied: "Whether the big Sima has the heart to respond to the truth, the minister does not dare to say anything. However, when the situation comes, even if you don't have this intention, I am afraid that this will eventually happen.

"In the past, Wang Mang retired from Dong Xian, respected Kong Guang, and his reputation was all over the world, so how could he want to usurp it? Only when he is in his position and has great power in his hands, he cannot suddenly withdraw and retreat, and finally have a heart of disobedience. I want Cao Cao to express his original ambition in the "Shu Zhi Order", but it is just a seal of generals and worshippers. Now the great Sima is in Chang'an, self-established and guarded, changing the old system, and the ancestor is riding in Luoyang, echoing from afar, the great Sima is long, no less than Wang Mang, the weight of authority, comparable to Cao Cao. As the prophecy says, if the next day rises, the day before will fall......"

Wang Dun interrupted Qian Feng's tirade with some impatience—he had naturally thought of these things—and asked, "I know what Shiyi said. Imagine that if he is in Pei's position, his subordinates will be disobedient...... "He didn't say that he would rebel against Pei, but said that he might be persecuted by his subordinates, which is of course just pretentiousness-" In Shiyi's opinion, why has Pei not acted so far? Then what is his expectation? "You said that Pei should usurp the throne, so when will he usurp the throne? What is he waiting for?

Qian Feng replied: "The one that Da Sima is afraid of, but the Ming Gong ......."

Wang Dun immediately shook his head: "What am I afraid of?" Although there are tens of thousands of heroes and thousands of warships, the southerners are in vain, and they can't compete with the northerners on the plains. "This is also relatively self-aware.

Qian Feng smiled: "No. If Da Sima Guo is delusional and does adverse things, will there be no loyal people in the Central Plains who will rise up with their arms up, and those who will oppose him? If each of the prefectures and counties is not subordinate to each other, it is easy to divide it for the Great Sima and make it systematic, and it cannot hurt it in the slightest. However, there is a Ming Gonghu on the river, and the king of Danyang and Shao Ji Zhengshuo, then the loyal ministers have to be ashamed, and the order is out of one, and the great Sima can not help but be afraid.

"For example, in the past, Zhuge rebelled against Huainan, and Emperor Wen (Sima Zhao) actually sent troops from four states, and coerced the lord of Wei to go with him to rebel - why is it so serious? It is because there is Wu in the south of the Yangtze River, and I am afraid that it will be the support of Huainan, so I dare not take it lightly as the scourge of ringworm and scabies. If there is no Ming Duke on the river, the great Sima will have no scruples, and the loyal ministers will have little chance of winning if they want to resist him; Only there is a Ming Duke on the river, and the great Sima has to look forward and backward, if he does not do the right thing, the loyal ministers and martyrs will rise up, rely on the momentum of the Ming Gong, and deal with it to death. ”

Wang Dun nodded slightly, and said, "It also makes sense...... and then waved his hand-"Ran I just asked, what is Pei's expectation?" ”

Qian Feng replied: "What the Great Sima expects wants to destroy the karma first. If the thieves are destroyed, the Central Plains will be unified, and the great Sima Kuang will restore the society, and its contribution will be great, and its hope will be Molong, and at that time it will be able to guide it according to the situation. However, Jin may not die, it can succeed the orthodox, who is the king of Shedanyang? Who can protect Jiangnan, who is Sheming Gong? As Ming Gong Shicai said, it is difficult for the pawn in the south of the Yangtze River to compete with China, but it is not difficult to temporarily divide and rule because of the danger of the Yangtze River. The existence of the Jin Dynasty lies in the Ming Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty, or the Ming Dynasty, how can they slap the spit pot all day long and chant the poem of 'martyr's twilight years'? ”

Speaking of this, he hesitated slightly, and finally said that he had been secretly planning for many days: "However, the world may not be as good as Da Sima intended." Regardless of the heroes of the Shi Leshi, it may not be easy to destroy it, that is, the rumors I have heard recently that the ancestral hussar is seriously ill, and once he can't afford it, the situation in the Central Plains will definitely change greatly! ”

When Wang Dun heard this, he couldn't help but lean forward slightly and asked him, "What changes will the situation in the Central Plains have?" ”

Qian Feng said: "Zu Hussar and Da Sima Yu Jiankang set an alliance, and together they cut down Hu and Qian, and most people at the time thought that they were Zhou Bo and Chen Ping. However, in the eyes of the minister, Zhou and Chen are not as solid as Pei and Zu - Ming Gong try to think, the great Sima Qinghua is noble, and the door of the ancestral hussar is far inferior, and the ancestor is bound to rely on Pei, just like the vine is attached to the arbor. If the ancestral hussar does not conform to the will of the Great Sima, then the Great Sima will be difficult to become a usurper, and now it will be done, which shows that the two were originally of the same heart.

"If it is annihilated, Da Sima does not have to lead the army to Luoyang, and the ancestral hussars will definitely open the door to greet him, and the matter cannot be said. However, if the ancestral hussar is not secret, there is still Xun Taiwei in the court, who has been noble for generations, and is a pure minister of Jin, or he can first accept the soldiers of the ancestral family, and then refuse the great Sima to the west of the Hangu. When the two families fought, Ming Gong could look at the situation, or send an edict to Pei, or threaten to cut Xun, and the soldiers came out of Jingxiang and went straight to Yuluo!

"As in the past, Guan Yu's Northern Expedition, flooded Fancheng, and rode in the suburbs of Xu. At that time, everyone said that Wei was about to collapse, and Yan Liu might be revived ......"

Wang Dun interrupted Qian Feng's words and said, "However, Guan Yu is defeated after all......"

Qian Feng said with a smile: "Ming Gong thinks, why did Guan Yu lose? First, Cao Ren wanted to abandon Fancheng, but was blocked by full favor, but he ignored the fact that the water was not blocked for only three editions, and he did not retreat; Second, Lü Meng's white-clothed general, attacked Jiangling, cut off Guan Yu's back road, and restored Guan Yu's military heart with the soldier's book; Third, Cao Cao is really up and down the river, and his strength is strong, so he hurriedly transferred Xu Huang to reverse Guan Yu and drove into the enemy's encirclement - then Guan Yuyan can be undefeated?

"Today's trend is very different, one is that Fancheng was originally under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, and the striker pointed out, which can go straight to Xiangcheng and Yingchuan; Second, Wu Di Yiming was under the jurisdiction of the Duke of Yiming, so that Di Mao Hongshi was in charge of Jiankang's government, and there was no trouble; The three thieves are not even, Chang'an and Luoyang are also two points, then they have the spare strength to be the thunder strike of Ming Gong? ”

Wang Dun couldn't help but tighten his eyebrows, thought about it repeatedly, and finally sighed softly and said, "What Shiyi thinks is too simple. Qian Feng hurriedly said: "The minister is just planning a rough plan, and the specific layout is naturally difficult, and it must be cautious in every way." However, if it is really as the minister said, the situation in the Central Plains has changed, then the Ming Gong led the division straight out of Yuluo, and it is expected to either destroy Pei, or merge Xun, swallow the Central Plains, and restore the Jin Ji - Ming Gong is intended? If you want to, you must prepare in advance. ”

Wang Dun asked, "How to prepare?" ”

Qian Feng suggested: "Sima Jingcai (Sima Cheng) is the Taishou of Xiangyang, and he does not get along with the Ming Gong, so he should seek an opportunity to remove him, and order him to be a close person." Recruit foot riders in the Jiangbei counties, and set up a lot of money to prepare for the time...... Moreover, the ministers of the DPRK and the central government, as well as the ministers of Yan, Henan, Qing, and Xu, there are many deceased people of the Ming Dynasty, and they must not send an advance envoy to contact them......"

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The information that Qian Feng got was basically accurate.

Since the end of last year, Zu Ti has been commanding the battle because of illness, which has caused his condition to deteriorate sharply, and he even fell into bedriddenness. Later, after Jiang Tong and the imperial doctors carefully adjusted and treated, after the beginning of spring, the condition improved slightly, and even once strengthened the sick body, and went to the court twice. But perhaps because the illness was not cured, he worked on state affairs again, and in less than a month, the illness returned to a serious state, with a fever at both ends for three days, and a cough that did not stop.

According to the grapevine, the ancestral hussar even coughed up blood at one point......

In fact, there are many reasons for coughing up blood, and the danger of vomiting blood and just having blood in the sputum is very different, but for the years when the medical level is not high, most people think that as long as they see blood, it is a terminal disease! Therefore, the rumors that the ancestral hussars may not be able to afford to be loud have become very popular.

The most critical move of the Xun Party seems to be very unusual, and the Xun Group has the intention of reaching out to the Chinese army again, which also led to the end of the short-lived alliance between him and Zuna who had previously agreed against Pei. Zu Na proposed several times that Zu Yue should be transferred back to Luoyang, because he was afraid that once Zu Ti really fell seriously ill and died, Zu Jiajun must have a suitable successor.

In fact, in Zu Na's heart, he looked down on his fourth brother who was greedy for money and rough, and "cherished the nature of the tomb", but he himself had never led a soldier, and he had no prestige in the army, and Zu Jian and others were too young to pick the lead...... This is the lesser of two evils, hoping to transfer Zu Yue back, take charge of the army on behalf of his brother, and temporarily make an excess.

However, the Xun group obstructed in every possible way, under the pretext of the appointment of the ancestor to Yanzhou, it has been less than a year, how can it be transferred back to Luoyang for no reason? The change of people at the head of the important town in three days will cause the people to be suspicious and the people's hearts to be discouraged. Zuna tried his best to break through the blockade of the Xun group, but the book was only published, but it was rejected by Hua Heng.

As Xun Song and others expected, after Hua Heng left Shangshu and changed to Shizhong, he soon co-opted Liang Jun, Song Chang and others with the secret support of Liang Fen, merged Shizhong and Sanqi two temples, and rebuilt Menxia Province, forming a strong constraint on Shangshu Province - in fact, this is also part of the transaction between Liang Fen and Xun Group. From now on, the book must pass through the door, and the door can reject it at any time.

So why did Huaheng reject Zuna's recital? One of them is naturally the instruction of the Xun group, and the other is from Chang'an Xingtai. Liang Fen, Hua Heng and others once wrote to Pei Gai and asked him, if the ancestors can't afford it, who should they hand over the Chinese army to? Does Da Sima want to recommend a suitable candidate?

After thinking about it, Pei Cai really didn't have any suitable talents to choose from, besides, Zu Ti was not dead after all, if he stretched out his hand to Luoyang too obviously, I was afraid that it would lead to the split of the Pei and Zu alliances. So he just replied, saying that anyone can do it, and it can be decided by the princes in China and the DPRK, but - resolutely cannot use the ancestral covenant!

Because in the original history, after the death of Zu Ti, his army belonged to Zu Yue, and then you see what Zu Shishao ruined a strong ancestral army, and even he finally went to Shi Zhao! Even if you summon Wang Dun into the court and grant him the authority of the Chinese army, which Wang Chuzhong is qualified for, you will be stronger than Zuyo. At least when Wang Dun talks about military talent, he is really above the ancestral covenant.

Of course, once Wang Dun returns to the dynasty and controls the Chinese army, whether he will usurp the government and form a strong threat, Pei Gai has also considered this. He secretly discussed with Pei Wei, Pei Cui, Pei Xu, and other cronies—even including Wang Dun's enemy Tao Kan—for a long time, and most of them thought that it was a vicious wolf, and he must not be put in the Central Plains!

Among them, only Tao Shixing said a few good words to Wang Dun: "Wang Chuzhong can really generalize the soldiers, and the ancestors can't look up to him." As far as the karma is concerned, the middle is stronger than the less; As far as the state is concerned, if the middle is arbitrary, the disaster is even worse than the lack of people. Whether to call him back to the dynasty depends on whether Da Sima wants to destroy the country first and then determine the country, or whether he will first determine the country and then destroy the country. ”

These words are actually very intriguing, and Pei Gai was speechless for a while.

As for Pei Wei, he said: "If you must use the king, you must make an appointment with your own recommendation, and send someone to make an alliance with it in advance, so as not to fall behind." ”

Pei Gai's final decision was that in the reply book, it was only mentioned that Zu Yue should not be allowed to generalize the Chinese army, and as for Wang Dun, it was better to think that this person did not exist. Will Xun Zu and Hua Heng think of him? That's for sure; But will they be happy to summon Wang Dun from the river to Luoyang? Not necessarily......

Let's talk about everything when Zu Ti really can't afford it. If at that time, Pei should be forced to take the initiative to recommend Wang Dun as Pei Wei said, and secretly make an alliance with him, it is estimated that Qian Shiyi will be stunned on the spot......

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