Chapter Thirty-Eight
"Strategist, what do you want?"
"King, you and Zu Li Liu Kun once became brothers, if you go to Zu Li's hometown to repair his ancestral tomb and pay respects, then what will the Jin Court think?"
"What do you think?"
"The Jin Court will definitely think that Zu Ti is secretly connected with you."
Shi Le got up suddenly, and after turning around, he smiled: "Hahahaha...... Strategist, your move is too high. ”
"It's just an ordinary discord meter."
"Strategist, let's act according to the plan, you just draft a letter to Murong Hao, sign my name, and the matter of Zhanfei is ancestor is immediately spread to observe the reaction of the Jin Court."
"Yes, my lord, I'll do it."
Emperor Sima Yan is now almost twenty years old, and with the assistance of Yu Liang Gengbing's brothers, he began to govern in person, plus He Chong and other ministers, the court is quite calm.
On this day, Sima Yan was in the court, and He Chong said: "Your Majesty, there has been a rumor recently that Zhanfei, the general of Zhengbei, is fake. ”
"This is new, is it possible that the generals also have fakes, but if it comes to Zhanfei guarding the border for the country and hitting Shile hard, the credit is not small, how can it be faked?" Sima Yan said.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this rumor is windless and no waves, everyone in the world says that Zhanfei's achievements can only be done by Zu Ti."
"Zu Ti? Are you saying that Zhanfei is pretending to be an ancestor? ”
"Yes, that's what everyone says."
"He Aiqing, I have heard about Zu Li a long time ago, he is a rare general in our dynasty, and then he died somehow, it's a pity." Sima Yan will cover up for the Sima family.
"Your Majesty, it is easy to find out about this matter, as long as you send an envoy to verify your identity."
At this time, Yu Liang's younger brother Yu Bing said: "The minister is willing to go." ”
Sima Yan sent his uncle Yu Bing to go, because at this time Zu Ti had already recovered Luoyang and settled there, so Yu Bing directly brought a few attendants to Luoyang.
After Yu Bing came, Zu Ti knew that he couldn't hide it, so he directly showed his true face and went to see him as Zu Ti.
"Zu Ti, it's really you!" When the two met, Yu Bing was taken aback.
"Lord Yu, my subordinates are guilty, please ask the emperor to punish me."
"Zu Ti, so many people have seen you buried, why are you still alive, there are ...... of them"
"Lord Yu, after my subordinates drank the good wine given by the emperor, I felt that my body was soft, and I fell asleep in a daze, and I didn't think that others thought I was dead, so I buried it in a daze, and in the middle of the night, I woke up, and used my internal strength to open the coffin and come out, and then went incognito, and appeared with a new face of Zhanfei, I did it completely for the Northern Expedition, and I had no other intention."
"How can you survive after drinking poisoned wine?"
"My lord, are you sure that Dai Yuan made me drink poisonous wine? At that time, Dai Yuan only said that it was a gift of wine, my lord, and he couldn't talk nonsense. ”
Yes, Dai Yuan didn't say that the emperor wanted to poison him, and Yu Bing didn't dare to charge the emperor on his head, and he didn't have the guts.
"Then why are you incognito?"
"Because I had no intention of being an official anymore at that time, and Dai Yuan clearly withdrew my military power, but later in Jiankang accidentally met the former emperor to change my mind, at that time, the former emperor as a prince could take risks, why should I be a citizen of the Great Jin Dynasty, so I rejoined the army, and gradually became a general, which is also thanks to the support of the former emperor and the current saint."
Yu Bing was also impeccable when he heard it, and said: "The emperor said that once it is confirmed that it is you, you will still lead the army, are you willing?" ”
"Of course I am willing, for the Northern Expedition to Shile, my subordinates are willing to do their best and die."
"Okay, seeing that you are loyal to the court, I can rest assured, I will go back to resume my life, you can do it yourself."
"Master Xie."
"Farewell!"
At this time, the people in the entire military camp knew that Zhanfei was originally Zu Li, and they were immediately overjoyed and vigorous.
After Yu Bing went back, he first discussed with Yu Liang, and Yu Liang said: "Zu Ti has excellent talent and is a rare talent, so he should be used by us." ”
"For our use? What's the use of that? ”
"What do you think of the emperor's dragon body?"
"The emperor has been sick recently, and I'm afraid that if he falls, he won't be able to get up again."
"Then have you ever thought about our situation in case the emperor dies?"
"If the emperor dies, there is no crown prince yet, and the emperor has two sons who are still young, so it is not logical to choose the slightly older one to ascend the throne, as for our situation, it should not change."
"Wrong, the emperor's youngest son ascended the throne, and our bloodline is one step estranged, the emperor's younger brother Sima Yue, the king of Langya, was also born to our sister, if Sima Yue is enthroned, wouldn't our bloodline be much closer to his younger son?"
"That's the truth, but, logically speaking, you should set up two sons and elders."
"Our Yu family is now in control of the government, if it weren't for Sima Yue's ascension to the throne, his power would inevitably plummet, so at that time, the emperor's youngest son must not be allowed to ascend the throne."
"I'm afraid that some princes and courtiers will not agree, if something happens in our lives, we will be in danger."
"Therefore, we must win over the ancestors to come over for our use."
"I understand, then find a way to transfer the Northern Expeditionary Army back."
"Well, you have to prepare early."
Murong Hao got Shi Le's letter and decided to attack Qingzhou, the land of Jin, Qingzhou had just been recovered by Zu Ti, the strength was very weak, and Murong Hao plundered a lot of people and property, and the Jin court was shocked when he got the news.
Of course, the more shocking news came, an official said that Shi Le personally went to Yu County to repair the ancestral tomb of the ancestors, and worshipped, Sima Yan said: "Why did Shi Le repair the ancestral tomb of the ancestral family? ”
He Chong said: "Your Majesty, do you know that Zu Ti and Shi Le met in Luoyang back then and once became brothers, Shi Le did this, I'm afraid the two are suspected of colluding." ”
"Ah, how is that good?"
Brother Yu Bing heard that this must be Shi Le's counter-plan, so Yu Bing wanted to take the opportunity to transfer the Northern Expeditionary Army back, he played: "Your Majesty, whether Zu Ti and Shi Le are colluded or not, it is not yet known, it is better to prevent trouble before it happens, and transfer the Northern Expeditionary Army back, so as to prevent Zu Ti from colluding with Shi Le, and secondly, Xianbei Murong attacks our dynasty, in case Shi Le Xianbei flanks the Northern Expeditionary Army, then the loss will be great, after Shi Le and Xianbei gain power, they will drive south, and my Jiangnan is in danger. ”
When Sima Yan heard this, his eyes suddenly went dark and he fainted to the ground.
Left and right hurriedly helped up, and since then the condition has become more serious, only in the morning and night.
Yu Bing decided to go to Luoyang again and personally transferred back to Zu Ti to ensure that Sima Yue would be enthroned smoothly after the emperor's death.
Zu Ti saw Yu Bing again in Luoyang, and Yu Bing said tentatively: "General Zu, the emperor is seriously ill, only in the morning and night, in case of death, the selection of the new emperor is a problem." ”
"My lord, the emperor has two young sons, and his elders are appointed to the throne, which is in line with the ancestral system."
"No, Zu Ti, I think that at present, the country is in internal and external difficulties, and when it is in danger, it is necessary to establish an adult to ascend the throne in order to stabilize the situation, for example, the emperor's younger brother Sima Yue, the king of Langya, has both ability and political integrity, but he can be a great ......."
Yu Bing said as he looked at Zu Ti's face......