"Your Excellency has the ambition to eliminate the ferocity, sweep away the dust, and make the captive court clear, and the world will inevitably be watched and praised. However, I steal for your own purpose: although the Hu master has been eliminated at present, the rest of the party is still blazing, and the territory of the Han Kingdom is restless. And Your Excellency has Liu Yao in the west and Shile in the east. The two fangs are crusading against each other, and your Excellency will inevitably be overwhelmed. At that time, in Pingyang City, if the remnants of the Liu clan revive again, I am deeply worried about Your Excellency. If you don't raise the dynasty to attach, I should ask for your honor, the general internal and external responsibility, and the name of Huarong, to show the county, in order to show sincerity and special ability. If so, I urgently need your good news. ”

"That's amazing! When he wrote the letter, Lone had not done anything great and had not yet told others, but how did he guess? Jin Zhun scratched his ears and cheeks, and looked at Jin Chong, both of them were unclear, but Gao Yue was indeed unusual.

Regarding what was said in the letter, Jin Zhun looked up at the sky, frowned and thought to himself, and said slowly after a long time: "What Gao Yue said is exactly what he said in Lone's heart. At present, people's hearts are unpredictable, Liu Yao and Shi Le are going to oppose me again, the two are powerful, and most of them can't resist it, and it is difficult for Pingyang to stay for a long time. But even if he surrenders and looks for Gao Yue alone, it is better to find Sima Rui of Jiankang directly, after all, he is the emperor. ”

Jin Chong was surprised in his heart. Gao Yue first said that Jin Zhun was going to do great things, and then he expected that most of him would not belong to him, this was really an unpredictable calculation, not a mortal. Listening to Jin Zhun's words at the moment, he couldn't help but say: "Third brother! You have now become the king, and the major affairs of the military should be decided by you, and the younger brother does not dare to say anything. It's just that Gao Yue unconditionally released his little brother back, and I am very grateful for his affection. I promised him that I would persuade you to allocate 50,000 households to him. I hope that the third brother will fulfill this, otherwise from now on, the younger brother will have no faith at all. ”

In fact, if Jin Chong returned to Pingyang, he would turn his face and ignore Gao Yue's entrustment, and Gao Yue would have no way for a while. But Gao Yue's bet is that Jin Chong is not a beast, and he should always have some heart to repay his kindness. Besides, it's useless to keep him, it's better to send him back generously, which can have an unexpected effect, and it is unknown.

"This ......"

Unable to resist Jin Chong's bitter persuasion, Jin Zhun hesitated for a moment, slapped the table, and said excitedly: "It's okay!" Give him 70,000 households to support this face for you! Save the day to be plundered by Liu Yao or Shi Le, the bamboo basket is empty, it is better to be a personal favor now, and you and my brother will not have an ungrateful reputation. ”

Jin Chong was overjoyed, and a heart seemed to be in his stomach. After thinking about it, he fought for it, and said: "Jiankang is far away, Qinzhou is close to the left, although Sima Rui has the name of the emperor, but Gao Yue is also extremely strong. Why did the third brother bother to seek the near and far, could it really be the loyalty of respecting the Sima family? ”

Jin Zhun rubbed his eyes and said with a sneer: "Where would Gu really take him Sima in his eyes." The reason why it is necessary to belong to Jiankang is naturally lonely. Ah Jiu, Lone might as well tell you that Lone will be greatly rewarded for the merits of the whole country, and at least he will be given a great reward, at least for the people of the world to see. Then Gu resigned from all false names, and only asked him for the post of governor of Jiaozhou, but he would not be dishonored. ”

“…… Jiaozhou? That remote place in Lingnan! ”

Jin Chong's eyes couldn't help but widen in surprise. Jin Zhun shook his head and said, "You're still too young." Although Jiaozhou is remote, it is very far away from Jiankang and is not easy to control. As for the Central Plains, it is even more 108,000 miles. Where did Lone Ruo go, one would avoid the war in the north, and he would not care if you Liu Yaoshile killed him until he was bleeding; Second, it is best to be alone in Jiaozhou, vigorously develop its own forces, and be a Zhao Tuo at the end of the Qin Dynasty and Shixie at the end of the Han Dynasty in the future. ”

Jin Chong suddenly realized, and he couldn't help but say straight and good, praising Jin Zhun for his long-term vision, and others couldn't do it.

Jin Zhun smiled proudly, and said solemnly: "Gao Yue's side, Gu cut the household registration to him, and it can be regarded as a return to the favor, and I will give up dealing with him from now on." Our next step is to act quickly and strive to go south as soon as possible. Lone plans to send a messenger to Jiankang tomorrow to contact. ”

After launching the coup d'état, Jin Zhun also understood that he would inevitably face an attack from Liu Yao from Chang'an and Shile from Xiangguo. Therefore, after being addicted to being the king, he planned to surrender to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, seek to take the feudal town, and avoid Lingnan. But Sima Rui, who is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, has been staring at Jingzhou, which has not yet been fully taken, and is thinking about how to squeeze out the Wang family and how to settle the swarming Nandu expatriates. All the moves in front of Jin Zhun were so fine, but only this last move caused him to misjudge due to poor information, and this misjudgment also made him pay a heavy price.

When the news of Jin Zhun's coup came, Liu Yao, who was in Chang'an, and Shi Le, who was in Xiangguo, immediately reacted violently, and each led his army to start marching towards Pingyang. As Liu Yao, who is the most authoritative of the Liu Han royal family, it is incumbent on him to raise troops to quell the rebellion, but Shi Le's motives are no longer pure.

"Jin Zhun killed the lord of the country and stood on his own, and now he is the target of everyone. Inside and outside Pingjing, there will inevitably be instability and chaos in people's hearts. At this time, the lord should immediately command the elite division, quickly move west, and occupy Kyoto in one fell swoop to eliminate Jin Zhun. Then, you can make your own prestige one step heavier, and then set up the puppet of the Liu family, and play the story of the Son of Heaven to make the princes become the cause of the king; The population and property of Beijing can be transported back to Xiangguo in the bag, so as to further enrich and strengthen the foundation of Hebei, and leave it for stable development in the future. ”

This is the earnest admonition of the conspirators. Shi Le thought so, and he also believed that in this great turmoil, he must not be indifferent, but should actively strive for the maximum benefit, to put it bluntly, he must take the opportunity to get a vote. So Shi Le ordered the general Zhang Jingxian to lead 5,000 fierce cavalry as the vanguard, and he personally led 50,000 elite troops of Xiangguo to flock to it. In September of that year, Shi Lebi Liu Yao arrived first, entered the northern plains of Xiangling near Pingyang, and put up a strong formation, and a large number of soldiers and civilians around Pingyang asked him to surrender one after another.

Jin Zhun was angry, took the initiative to challenge, and made more than a dozen crazy attacks before and after, but he couldn't break through Shile's military camp, so he had no choice but to retreat back into the city and defend himself behind closed doors. Jin Zhun began to send people to sneak out of the city constantly, desperately asking for help from the Jiankang Eastern Jin government, but he couldn't wait for any substantial help.

In October, when Liu Yao, the king of Hanzhong, led his army to Chishichuan, Shanxi, the nobles of the Han court who had escaped from Pingyang and his subordinates, soldiers and subjects, etc., unanimously supported and persuaded him to advance with the supreme position. So Liu Yao was the emperor, changed the Yuan Guangchu, issued an edict in addition to the Jin Zhun family not to be pardoned, amnesty the world, set Liu Yin as the crown prince of the Han State, and appointed Shi Le as the great Sima, the general, add nine tin, add ten counties, and enter the lord as the Duke of Zhao.

Shile accepted the appointment and began to attack the small town of Binh Duong and its surroundings, intending to completely wipe out the situation and leave it alone. At this time, it was Shi Le, not Liu Yao, who really confronted Jin Zhun's troops. Because Liu Yao's strength was insufficient at that time, he was known in history as "Shi Yao's power is really crippled", and he may also have the intention of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, but he just watched from afar, waiting for the best opportunity. But after all, Jin Zhun is facing a situation where he is being attacked from both sides in the east and west, and his momentum is getting weaker and weaker, and Pingyang City is isolated and unsupported, and it is stormy. Panic and despair, Jin Zhun began to make many preparations, while continuing to urge Jiankang to send troops to respond, on the other hand, Jin Chong went out of the city to ask Liu Yao and Shi Le to surrender respectively, and also sent an envoy to Gao Yue to claim vassal and urge him to rescue.

It was the time when the turmoil was unspeakable and the Central Plains was boiling.

Yongzhou, Qi County, Xinping County.

After the civil strife in the Han Dynasty, Gao Yue personally came to Qi County in front, and the generals of the conference looked for an opportunity to pay close attention to every move in the East. At this moment, the hall was full of civil and military affairs, but they all looked at Jin Chong who was sighing and kowtowing at the bottom of the stairs with complicated eyes. This man was an enemy general in the past, and he led his army against him several times. But by coincidence, now it seems that he has become a regular customer, going back and forth between the two hostile parties. At that moment, he was crying about the dangerous situation in Pingyang City, conveying Jin Zhun's humble attitude and urgent mood, and asked Gao Yue to lend a helping hand to rescue. Gao Yue didn't say anything directly, and only asked Jin Chong to go down to rest first and wait for a reply.

"Now that the Kanto region is in turmoil, you should all know about it." Gao Yue glanced at both sides, cleared his throat and continued: "If you can't save Jin Zhun or not, let's put it aside for now, but our army must not sit idly by and be indifferent, and take advantage of this opportunity to seek benefits." At present, Han Yong has not yet arrived in Jingbian, and Yang Tao of Xiazhou is in the east, receiving more than 70,000 households, and the population of Xiazhou has increased greatly, and the source of labor and soldiers has also been guaranteed, which makes me very happy. As for the next step, I would like to invite you to discuss it seriously. ”

Yang Ke, who was at the top, flicked the sleeves of his robe, and said with a debt: "What the lord said is very true. At present, there is no time for me to take care of the internal fighting in Han, and this is a great opportunity for us to win in the chaos. Colleagues, let's talk about it. ”

It should be moved, not still. This main tone was set, and Yang Ke and below all started to talk about it, with all kinds of opinions. Yang Jiantou and Lei Qizhi jumped with joy, and demanded in unison that Chen An's Fufeng County should be defeated first, and while it was helpless, it would eliminate this separatist force that had been suffering for many years in one fell swoop; Wang Kai said that they messed with them, let's be busy with ours, or attack Shanghetao to further strengthen the strength of Saibei; In the name of aiding Jin Zhun, Fan Sheng simply sent troops from Xiazhou to capture Pingyang and overthrew the Han State in one fell swoop; And Hu Song was old and spicy, but he shook his head and said directly, after all, the Han State has a deep foundation and is difficult to perish in one day, so it is better to take advantage of Liu Yaodong to gather heavy troops to attack Chang'an, and do his best to drive the Huns' forces out of Guanzhong first, so as to unify the northwest.

Because Gao Yue asked to speak freely, everyone made suggestions one after another, no matter whether it was right or wrong, they always thought with all their hearts. Later, Gao Yue brainstormed, summarized and finally set three plans, which were divided into three lines: northern, central and southern.