Chapter 5 Change of name and surname
"Your Highness doesn't need to say thank you, Your Highness can go into the camp alone for national affairs, which shows that Your Highness is brave and powerful, this is the blessing of my Great Jin, how can I sit idly by."
"Do you know who I am?"
"Of course, His Highness's yellow beard is a unique trait, how can I not know it."
Sima Shao looked at the handsome boy in front of him and asked again: "The strong man's surname?" β
"My surname is Zhan, my name is Fei, I am from the North, I moved to Zhenjiang with my clan, and I came to the capital today to join the army."
"Oh, it turned out to be a strong man, you have such good skills and have a place to join the army, so let's take care of the recruiting office and let them give you an official position."
"By all means, His Royal Highness the Prince, if you have no size in the next place, you have to be above others, who can serve, I think even if you are an ordinary soldier, you can also serve the country."
"Well said! Zhan Zhuangshi is really arrogant, I like it very much, why don't you go to the palace with me to be the leader of my forbidden army, right? β
"Your Highness, don't you dare."
"Why don't you dare, no one will be dissatisfied with your skills and martial arts!"
"Your Highness, I don't want to be heard, I just want to do my best for the country, I really don't want to go to the palace, Your Highness, don't embarrass me."
"Okay, since you insist on this, I won't force it, but seeing that you have a dignified appearance and extraordinary spirit, in addition to martial arts, you also have a lot of experience in using soldiers, right?"
"I don't dare, I've just skimmed the war book."
"Okay, speaking of Zhan Zhuangshi, he is also a talent of wisdom and bravery, we need a talent like you in Dajin, if you don't follow me into the palace, there is a tavern in front, just have a few drinks with me, and ask for advice."
"I wonder what Your Highness is referring to?"
"You have also seen that Wang Dun raised troops in the name of the Qing monarch, in fact, he wanted to overthrow the Great Jin Dynasty and become the emperor himself, how should I deal with Wang Dun now?"
"This ......"
"This is not the place to talk, let's go, talk about the tavern in front!"
"I also have a brother who is going to join the army with me, and he is behind, I don't know if he came over."
As he was talking, an elegant-looking teenager ran over: "Oh, I said Brother Fei, you wait for me." β
The person who spoke was none other than Yun Ru, it turned out that he and Zu Ti were both going to join the army, and when Zu Ti knew that Sima Shao was going to visit the camp, he was afraid that he would make a mistake, so he brought the preparation Yi Rong to meet him.
Yunru made him change his appearance a few times, but she was not satisfied, and in the end, this makeup was masculine and a little bookish, and finally passed Yunru's eyes, and Zu Ti's makeup was changed to a Chinese face.
Zu Ti came to Sima Shao's place to wait, and sure enough, he saw a pursuer coming, rescued him, and showed people with the name of Zhanfei.
"Zhan San, come and see His Royal Highness." Zu Ti pointed to Yunru Road.
"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Excuse me, your name is Zhan San?"
"Yes, I'm from the same village as Feige."
"Alright, let's go have a drink together."
Zu Xiao and the two followed Sima Shao to the tavern, the three of them ordered a few side dishes, poured wine, Yun Ru excused himself from drinking, Sima Shao smiled and drank it all with Zu Xiao, and then Sima Shao said: "Zhan Zhuang, please know everything." β
Zu Tiyi arched his hand and said: "Your Highness, Wang Dun wants to be on the throne at this time, and everything he says about the Qing monarch is an excuse, Liu Kui, Diao Xie and others only said that they wanted to cut Wang Dun's military power, and Wang Dun said that he was a traitorous villain......
"Slow, you said that Wang Dun's soldiers are flourishing, I have visited his camp, and his camp is out of order, Wang Dun must not be a person who is good at using soldiers, all affairs are taken care of by his cronies Qian Feng, although Qian Feng has some ability, but he can't be in the mood, they can fight from Jingzhou to Jiankang so quickly this time, all because Wang Dun has many protΓ©gΓ©s, and there are his cronies everywhere to infiltrate, but when it comes to Jiankang, it is different, and it is not so easy to attack the palace, and I also heard that many of Wang Dun's subordinates no longer want to follow him, is afraid of being accused of rebellion, because his soldiers also know that Wang Dun's true intention is to be the emperor, and there are not so many people who are cannon fodder for him. β
"That's right, in this way, Wang Dun doesn't have to be afraid, but after all, Wang Dun's troops are too heavy, there are hundreds of thousands of people, even a rabble is not easy to defeat, in order to make unnecessary sacrifices and avoid Jiankang becoming a hell on earth, we must think of a way."
"Yes, but we have the Northern Expeditionary Army in Huaiyin, as well as Tao Kan's army, plus the Su Guard Army of the Jingshi, Wang Dun may not be able to win."
"Even if you can win, the price is too great, Jiankang will definitely fall into the flames of war, and the people will be even more difficult, so that an unfavorable situation will be formed, Shile will cross the Yangtze River, and my Great Jin Guozuo will not be guaranteed!"
"What Zhan Zhuangshi said is that if there is a war, the Northern Expeditionary Army must be transferred to the capital, and Tao Kan's military strength will be greatly weakened, and then the Great Jin will have no troops to guard against Shi Le, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
"Of course there is a way, that is, the bell must be tied to the bell, Wang Dun is a member of the Langya Wang family, and this matter must be solved by the Wang family."
"You mean ......?"
"Director Wang!"
"Director Wang, do you mean Director Wang Cheng, who has been promoted to prime minister?"
"Yes."
"Director Wang is a member of the Wang family, how can he solve Wang Dun's matter, how can his elbow turn outward?"
"Your Royal Highness, Director Wang's reputation is thousands of times better than Wang Dun, the people of the world know it, Director Wang never fights for his own personal interests in the court, he is dedicated to the country, he and Wang Dun are as clear as Jing Wei, and only Director Wang can solve this matter."
"This ...... Prime Minister Wang Cheng...... Alas......"
"Your Highness, what's wrong?"
"After Wang Dun raised the army, Wang Dao invited himself to intercept Wang Dun, his father did not agree, and there was a lot of blame between the words, saying that their Wang family was to overthrow the Great Jin Dynasty, now Wang Dao was afraid, he often removed the court clothes and brought his clan family to ask for guilt, and also asked his father to detain, used to show his innocence, no two hearts for the Great Jin, the father was afraid that once Wang Dao was detained, the Wang family would sit down and tell the truth, so he was noncommittal, and let Wang Dao ask for guilt every day, and did not pay attention to it."
"Ah, it's not a way to go on like this, you should let Director Wang be the vanguard of the former enemy, he and Wang Dun are brothers, and they are Wang Dun's brothers, Wang Dun will definitely have scruples."
"This ...... In this case, there is only one try, and there will be a period later, farewell. β
"Take care, Your Highness."
As soon as Sima Shao left, Yun Ru asked: "Big brother, the Great Jin Dynasty has the Northern Expeditionary Army and Tao Kan, why do you have to let Wang Dao take the risk?" β
"In fact, it stands to reason that the Northern Expeditionary Army returned to defend the capital, and with the strength of all sides of Tao Kan, Wang Dun will not be able to win, the reason why I persuaded the prince to use Wang Dao, first, is because it will save the people of Li from suffering, and secondly, and most importantly, Shi Le will really take advantage of the chaos to cross the river, and at that time there will be no troops north of the Yangtze River, and the Great Jin Dynasty will really die."
"But can you really avoid the danger of Dajin by persuading the prince to use Wang Dao?"
"No, this is just an expedient measure, according to Wang Dun's character, Wang Dao will not stop Wang Dun before he comes to the army, Wang Dun will also occupy Jiankang City!"
"Then why did the eldest brother still let the prince do that!?"