The Northern Expedition of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Zu Ti is the most pity, if the imperial court commissions Zu Ti to operate, even if you can't take the land of Hebei, the south of the Yellow River should be recoverable, but the imperial court does not trust the wandering people, so that the heroic ambition of the middle stream is difficult to pay, and then Yu Liang and Yin Hao have several Northern Expeditions, either defeated, or returned in vain, only Yonghe ten years, Yonghe twelve years Huan Wen's two Northern Expeditions have achieved results, especially Huan Wen's second Northern Expedition, recovered Luoyang, all of the head of the high-quality but the Jin royal family and the family of Huan Wen Northern Expedition victory is mixedAccording to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, half of the world is cut, Huan Wen, Huan Huo, Huan Chong, and Huan Mi brothers are all in high positions and hold real power, which has broken the balance of the royal family and the gate valve co-governance of the "king and horse, the world", which is not happy to see the family Gaomen, but there is no outstanding person in the court who can balance the Huan family, Yingchuan Yu is excluded and suppressed by Huan Wen, and the Chen Jun Xie family is now carefully flattering the Huan family-

At this time, Huan Wen proposed to the third Northern Expedition, which made Sima Yu, the king of Huiji, worried, on the afternoon of April 17, Sima Yu urgently summoned the Shangshu servant to shoot Wang Biaozhi, the scattered cavalry and the Lang Sun Sui, the Yangzhou Assassin Wang Shu, and the servant Gao Song to the Situ Mansion to discuss, Wang Shu will be relieved of the post of Yangzhou Assassin and relocated to the Shangshu Order.

Wang Shu said bluntly: "Huan Fuzi's first two Northern Expeditions were from Jingxiang to the north, and this Northern Expedition is even more powerful, it is rumored that 30,000 boat divisions will go down the river from Jingxiang and meet with Gu's 30,000 cavalry, these 60,000 troops are powerful in Jiankang, and their meaning is unpredictable——"

The emperor is ill, the Empress Dowager Chu listens to the government, the king of Huiji, Sima Yu, is the general internal and external affairs, the heavy responsibility is on his shoulders, walking on thin ice, the dust tail in his hand is constantly moving, showing his inner anxiety, Huan Wen's army is approaching Jiankang is to coerce the imperial court, if Huan Wen wins again in this Northern Expedition, he will definitely urge the imperial court to add its nine Mao is Mao is tin, and then force the emperor to let it, the Cao family and their Sima family have done this before-

Sima Yu and Sun Sui, Wang Shu, Gao Song and others present did not think that Huan Wen's Northern Expedition might fail, because Huan Wen had never been defeated since he took charge of the army, and it was precisely because of Huan Wen's two Northern Expeditions that they both showed strong combat effectiveness, which made Fu Qin and Mu Rongyan dare not underestimate the Eastern Jin Dynasty on the left side of the river, and they have not dared to invade the south on a large scale, so the Eastern Jin Dynasty royal family and family members both rely on and fear Huan Wen

Wang Biao's way: "Xie Xuan has just returned to Beijing from his aunt, why didn't the king summon him to inquire?" ”

Sima Yu asked Wang what he wanted? Wang Shu shook his head and said: "The staff of the Huan Wen Military Mansion can be divided into three categories, the first type is the high-born family such as Langya Wang, Chen Jun Xie, and my son Wang Tanzhi will also enter the West Mansion, this kind of people enter the West Mansion as a last resort, and they are not sincerely loyal to the Huan Clan, and Huan Wen does not trust them, just by borrowing the reputation of the major clans, they cannot enter the power center of the West Mansion: the second type is the children of the scholar clan who are not as good as Wang Xie Gaomen but have a special status, such as Xi, Zhou Chu, Yuan Qiao, etc., who are willing to contribute to the Huan clan. It is the one that Huan Wen relies on the most; The latter category of Dutou high-quality people are Jingxiang people, such as Luo Han and Xi Chisel, Huan Wen's influence in Jingzhou cannot but rely on the locals, but it does not play a key role in the Huan Wen military government——"

Wang Shu made it very clear that Xie Xuan could not influence Huan Wen's decision-making.

Sima Yu, the king of Huiji, frowned and said: "Xi is the mastermind of Huan Wen, but Xi even has to disobey his father's orders and follow the Huan family wholeheartedly, how can he speak for the imperial court!" ”

Gao Song smiled and said: "There is a person in the West Mansion today, but he is outside the three categories of staff of Huan Da Sima, why didn't the king summon him to ask?" ”

Sima Yu was stunned for a moment, and then woke up: "Gao Shizhong refers to Chen Caozhi?" ”

Gao Song nodded and said: "Yes, Chen Caozhi is neither Wang Xie Gaomen, nor a native of Jingxiang, with a special identity, he has not yet entered the center of Xifu, but he has a very good relationship with Xi, it is said that the two arrived at the joint couch the night before and had a long talk and competed all night——"

Sima Yu flicked his tail and ordered the waiter to pass on the book to Chen Shang, and ordered Chen Shang to invite his brother Chen Caozhi to come to Situ Mansion to discuss matters.

After Chen Shang went, Wang Shu and the others temporarily avoided his room, so as not to see a lot of people after Chen Caozhi's arrival, and they didn't dare to speak out.

Half an hour later, Chen Caozhi followed his third brother Chen Shang to the study in Situ's mansion to meet Sima Yu, the king of Huiji, Sima Yu did not listen to the cicada singing frog this time, first asked Chen Caozhi how to prepare for going to Xifu These things are not about to be painful, and he said: "it, the Duke of Huan County is about to go on the Northern Expedition, and you have just entered the military government, that is, this is a major event, what are you considering?" ”

Chen Caozhi knew Sima Yu's worries, and replied: "I haven't thought about it yet, I just follow orders." ”

Sima Yu said: "Cao Zhi once said that the rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband, but the original intention has changed? ”

Chen Caozhi said respectfully: "You don't have to forget it." ”

Sima Yu nodded, and asked, "What do you think is the meaning of the Northern Expedition of the Duke of Huanjun?" ”

Chen Caozhi said: "The ambition of Huan County Gongkuang to restore the Central Plains is understandable, but I think this Northern Expedition is not the right time. ”

Sima Yu opened his eyes carefully: "I want to hear it in detail." ”

Chen Caozhi said: "The king, the proposal to move the capital of Xingjun Gong, because of the opposition of the courtiers, it is not possible, the emperor has an edict, and orders the Duke of Huan County to be punished, and the commission is high, but the river and Luoqiu Ruins, the camp is wide, and the diligence of the beginning is also to work hard, and the Northern Expedition of Huan County is to operate Heluo, to prepare for the relocation of the capital, and the courtiers think that it is 'incompetent, but Fu Qin and Yan are strong, and it is not possible to make a profit, and the high-quality king of the capital is asked, and he foolishly thinks that the king should appease the Duke of Huan County, and prepare properly, and the Northern Expedition is in a hurry, and it is burdened by moving the capital. ”

Sima Yu, the king of Huiji, nodded frequently and said: "The Duke of Huan County is very important to manipulating it, and if you enter the Western Mansion, the Duke of Huan County will ask you about the strategy of governing the country and the Northern Expedition, and I hope that the country will be the most important and the good will be guided." ”

After Chen Caozhi's resignation, Sima Yu summoned Wang Biaozhi, Wang Shu, Sun Sui, and Gao Song to discuss the matter, Wang Biao's way: "Chen Caozhi said that please ask the king to appease the prince of Huan County, it seems that this is very likely to be Xi's plan, Huan Wen moved the capital to the negotiation, it is inevitable that there will be this resentment, and its army in Jingxiang is not for the Northern Expedition, but to coerce the imperial court." ”

The next day, that is, on April 18, the edict was issued to the general Huan Wen of the Western Great, the governor of the Chinese and foreign military, the Lu Shang Shushi, and the fake Huang Yue, and ordered Wang Tanzhi, the middle of the Situ Mansion, to go to Gu to announce the decree. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, this position is owned by the minister in charge, Huan Wen is already the great Sima, and now he has added the military and Lu Shangshu of the Chinese and foreign countries, the military and political power are in his hands, and the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, and Huang Yue is the axe decorated with gold, the emperor is special, and the fake Huang Yue is the emperor to give the golden father to the important minister of the master's expedition, which is the honor given to Huan Wen.

When Xi heard the news, he lifted his beard and smiled, and said in his heart: "Huan Jungong's Northern Expedition this time, the soldiers and horses have not moved, and his success has been completed, and Zizhong has also played an important role." "It is also known that the imperial court at the same time issued an edict to the west Zhonglang will be Yuan Zhendu to supervise the division, Hebei, and the military of the three states, and the north Zhonglang will be Yu Xidu to supervise the military of Qingzhou, which is also reluctant to contain the county duke, it is rumored that the imperial court also intends to recruit Wu Xing Taishou Xie An into Beijing as an official, and the specific position has not yet been decided.

The purpose of Xi's trip to Jiankang was achieved, and he could have gone to his aunt with Chen Cao, and he paid attention to Zhu Yingtai for the Duke of Huan County, and Xi stayed and specially urged Zhu Yingtai to enter Xifu as Peng.

Sima Yu, the king of Huiji, ordered Chen Caozhi and Xie Xuanshu to set off one day, and went to Xifu with Wang Tan on April 19.

Chen Caozhi's outfit was ready, and he decided to take Ran Sheng, Lai Zhen, Xiaochan and Huang Xiaotong to accompany him, and handed over the ten catties of gold given by Xie Daoyun to the third brother Chen Shang.

Chen Shang saw Chen Caozhi take out ten catties of gold at once, and asked where the gold came from? Chen Caozhi said: "This is lent to me by Brother Yingtai, and the third brother should be careful not to say much." ”

Chen Shang nodded and said, "With these ten catties of gold, as well as the one million dollars lent by Changkang, and the three hundred horses of silk rewarded by the Queen Mother, our Chen family can choose a day to break ground on Jiankang's mansion." He added: "The clan will send someone to Beijing about next month, and I will inform the sixteenth brother when I arrive." ”

Early in the morning of April 19, Chen Caozhi rode a jujube red horse out of the city, last month in the Waguan Temple to make a mural Chen Caozhi practiced horseback riding under the guidance of Ran Sheng, although he is not as natural a knight as Ran Sheng, but also quickly mastered the basic essentials of horseback riding, Xi learned that Chen Caozhi can ride a horse, so he gave his mount "Purple Marriage" to Chen Caozhi.

Another farewell to Xinting, the last time was for Huanji and the lord of Xin'an to go to Jingzhou, it was mid-spring, this time it was Mengxia, the river was still flowing, and the grass and trees were more luxuriant, jasmine, oleander, mallow, wood brocade have been opened, gorgeous and colorful.

Sima Yu, the king of Huiji, personally saw off Wang Tanzhi, Chen Caozhi, and Xie Xuan, and during the conversation, Jiang Kai, the son of Jiang Sixuan, came over and bowed his hand to Chen Caozhi and said: "Brother Chen, my father has been waiting in the Banshan Pavilion for a long time, and I want to continue the game of chess two months ago." ”

Sima Yu was still worried yesterday, and today he is full of interest, and the people of the Eastern Jin Dynasty are good at making fun in the bitterness, and said with a smile: "Si Xuangong is really Yaxing and patient, two months ago a game of chess is still thinking about it to this day, okay, today you are on the same chrysanthemum platform, watch the game with Si Xuangong." ”

The send-off crowd dispersed, 6 continued on the chrysanthemum platform, all the head was high-quality at this time Chen Caozhi saw chestnuts and short hoes, the two brothers and sisters came to see off Chen Langjun on the order of the little lady, but saw Chen Langjun and the officials talking, the two have not dared to come over, at this time, they quickly stepped forward and sent the letter of the little lady and two sets of summer clothes.

The short hoe said: "Chen Langjun, this is sewn by the little lady herself." ”

Chen Caozhi was surprised and said: "Can Wei Rui also sew clothes!" ”

The short hoe said: "I started to learn this year." ”

Chen Caozhi said: "Short hoe, I greet Mrs. Wei Rui on my behalf, saying that I miss her very much, and I will send her a letter when I get to my aunt, so that the chestnut can go to Gu's house to pick it up." ”