Chapter 644: Yan Jin's Second Battle
At the beginning of December of the first year of Taining, King Yan accepted the Chenghan Dynasty and ordered Li Xiong to settle in Luoyang with the sons of the Li family. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
At the same time, Wei Shuo appointed Xie Ai as the governor of Yizhou, and asked him to be in charge of the military administration of Yizhou together with Yizhou Thorn Shi Yiyi.
In the battle of Yan to destroy the Han Dynasty, the land of 16 counties in Yiliang and Liangzhou was recovered, with about 400,000 households and a population of more than 1.9 million.
Although it is still far less than the millions at the peak of the Han Dynasty, the population has at least doubled compared with the only more than 900,000 when the Shu Han Dynasty fell.
Being able to have such a large population is not only the credit of Li Xiong's light and meager endowment and hard work for more than ten years, but also related to the war at the end of the Jin Dynasty that caused the people of Yongqin to enter Shu in order to survive.
Speaking of which, Li Xiong's family was a homeless person who entered Shu back then, and later under the official pressure and rebellion, the Li family took advantage of the situation to soar into the sky, cut off Shu land, and established the Cheng Han regime.
When the news of Shudi arrived in Luoyang, the Spring Festival was approaching, and there was a sudden jubilation inside and outside Luoyang.
This is the first time that the ancient capital of Luoyang has become lively since the Taikang Dynasty. In order to celebrate the victory of Shudi, countless businesses have launched various preferential activities, and the people of the Central Plains, who have suffered many disasters, can finally take a breath.
It also coincided that this year was the first Spring Festival in Yan Kingdom, and the cabinet intended to take advantage of this victory to celebrate, so they asked King Yan for approval.
Wei Shuo received an invitation from the cabinet, and after a little thought, he agreed.
This year is the first year of the founding of the Yan Kingdom, although there are many twists and turns, such as large-scale drought in the Central Plains, locust plagues, and conflicts between Mobei and Chenghan.
But no matter what, there is no danger in the end, Yan Guo resolved the danger faced at the beginning of the founding of the country, and laid a solid foundation for Yan Guo, which is indeed worthy of celebration from Yan to the whole country.
And after destroying Cheng Han, let Wei Shuo put most of the hanging heart back into his stomach, and he no longer had to worry about Yan Guo repeating the mistakes of the former Qin and Cao Wei. In the future, after Yi and Liang stabilized, Yan Guo would be able to free up his hands to clean up the last separatist force, the Great Jin.
At the same time, Cao Hong, the governor of Xuzhou, and Mao Bao, the governor of Yuzhou, immediately commanded the army to hold a large exercise along the line of the Huai River after receiving the order of King Yan. For a time, the Huaibei subway rode vertically and horizontally, and the dust and smoke were filled, and at the same time, the warships of the Huai River sailors patrolled back and forth.
Seeing that the Yan army was about to move south, Guo Mo, Su Jun, and Zu Yue were frightened while actively reorganizing their soldiers and horses; On the one hand, he complained to the hurried rear and asked the imperial court to send troops to support Huainan.
At this time, unlike the rejoicing of the Yan Kingdom, after the Eastern Jin Dynasty learned the news of the fall of Cheng Han, the families were in mourning.
Speaking of which, the Jiangzuo family also has some ability, and they thwarted Cao Cao's ambition to unify the world with a corner of Jiangdong.
Later, he cooperated with the Northland family to protect half of the south of the Yangtze River during the chaos in the Central Plains.
However, this time it seems to be different, the Northland Yan Kingdom is thriving, and now it has destroyed the Cheng Han separatist forces in one fell swoop. In the face of Yan Guo's advantage of being like Mount Tai, the Jiangdong family was completely panicked, and it was no longer the same as before.
When the Yanguo Naval Division, the Xuzhou Garrison, and the Yuzhou Garrison were frequently mobilized along the Huai River, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was even more restless.
On the fifth day of the first day of December, at the Great Dynasty Meeting, the monarchs and ministers of the Eastern Jin Dynasty were gloomy at this time, and the atmosphere in the palace was extremely depressing.
Sima Shao, the Son of Heaven, looked left and right, and found that all the courtiers were crying and mourning, obviously worried about the current situation.
"Zhongqing's family, the Yan army has been wiped out into the Han Dynasty, and now the soldiers are pointing to Jiangdong, at this time of life and death, do you have a plan to teach me?"
Seeing that the Son of Heaven opened his mouth to ask, most people turned their eyes to Wang Dao, who was standing at the front, but Wang Dao still stood motionless like a statue. Since the fall of Wang Dun, Wang Dao has rarely taken the initiative to express his opinions in the imperial court.
And Sima Shao was afraid of the Langya Wang family, unless everyone was wandering, otherwise he rarely asked Wang Dao for advice, breaking the political pattern of 'the king and the horse share the world' insisted on by his father Sima Rui.
In the face of the deliberate snub of the Son of Heaven, Director Wang was naturally very dissatisfied, but he also knew that the Langya Wang family was too arrogant before, so arrogant that even the emperor didn't pay attention to it, which caused the envy of the royal family, so much so that he almost buried the disaster of extermination.
Therefore, in the face of Sima Shao's move to weaken the Wang clan after taking power, Wang Dao could only express his dissatisfaction in silence for the time being.
Seeing that most people in the court took Wang Daowei as the leader, Sima Shao's face faintly flashed a trace of dissatisfaction, he had long been dissatisfied with the Langya Wang clan's control of the court, otherwise he would not have just destroyed Wang Dun, and immediately took the position of the assassin of the two states of Jingjiang controlled by the Langya Wang clan.
"Ahem, are you talking? All dumb? Usually I don't boast that I have the talent to go through the heavens and the earth, but now when it's time to wait for the effect, why don't you keep your mouth shut? ”
In the face of the Son of Heaven's questioning, most of the officials still shrank their necks and remained silent, and in the end, Xi Jian couldn't bear to see the Son of Heaven embarrassed, so he took the initiative to stand up and said: "The Huainan front-line military report is too brief, but it is extremely said that the Yan army is powerful, but how many troops does the Yan army have?" Direction of transfer? But the words are ominous! ”
Speaking of this, Xi Jian looked around and said loudly: "Therefore, the minister thinks that the top priority should be to let Zu, Su, and Guo investigate the details of the Huaibei Yan army to see if the Yan army's move is really to attack Huainan or to intimidate the imperial court!" ”
"Intimidating the court?" Many courtiers were puzzled.
"That's right! Today, although Yan is strong and Jin is weak, my Dajin is not powerless. The minister thought that in the case of insufficient preparation, King Yan would not rush south. Now the reason why it is frequently mobilized in Huaibei is mostly because of the changes in the southwest! ”
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten? A month ago, you secretly instructed Wang Xun to assassinate Shi Wang Xun in Ningzhou, asking him to take the opportunity to go north to test one or two when the Yan army attacked Shu. Ruochen's expectation is good, it should be Wang Tingshi's actions that have angered the Yan Kingdom, and the King of Yan does not want to start a war with the Great Jin at this moment, so he can only put on a big fight and force me to retreat. ”
"With the meaning of the Dao Emblem, should there be any danger this time?" Sima Shao said excitedly.
Nine times out of ten, looking at the style of Yan Wang for more than ten years, he pays attention to planning and then acting, and will never immediately devote himself to another big war when he has just finished a big war. Chen dared to assert that as long as His Majesty ordered Wang Xun to withdraw from the occupied Zhuti County, the mighty Huaibei would immediately be quiet. ”
At this time, an official asked a stupid question, "Since Lord Xi judged that the Yan army was not going south to Jiangdong, why did he return Zhuti County?" ”
Seeing such a fool, Sima Shao was once again disappointed in the nine-grade Zhongzheng system for selecting talents, and at the same time strengthened his determination to implement the imperial examination system in Jiangdong. It is undeniable that the Jiupin Zhongzheng system can select some talents such as Yu Liang, Xi Jian, Wang Dao, Yu Bing, Ying Zhan, etc., but more of them are not popular waste celebrities.
It's okay for you to let these celebrities recite poems and send their affection to the landscape, but if you really want them to handle government affairs, you can only rely on the poor staff.
Xi Jian glanced at the family official with a flushed face, and kindly explained: "If the Great Jin Dynasty does not withdraw from the occupied Zhuti County, King Yan will not give up. Although Yan State will not go south to Jiangdong for the time being, who can guarantee that it will not seize Huainan? ”
"Huainan is the barrier of Jiangdong, and it must not be occupied by the Yan State, otherwise the Great Jin will fall into passivity in an all-round way."
After listening to Xi Jian's analysis, Sima Shao finally paid attention, and he immediately instructed Yu Liang, the supervisor of Zhongshu, to ask him to draft an order for Wang Xun, the assassin of Ningzhou, on his behalf, so that the Ningzhou soldiers could fully evacuate from Zhuti.
"Ladies and gentlemen, now that the Yan Kingdom is getting stronger and stronger, and my Great Jin is declining more and more, for the future, the few people want to follow the example of the Yan Kingdom to comprehensively reform the Great Jin, I don't know what the Qing thinks?"
Seeing that the Son of Heaven mentioned the reform again, Director Wang couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the Son of Heaven was still young and vigorous, and he always wanted to do everything overnight. It's a pity that he forgot that things in the world are so easy to succeed, and even the famous Yan Wang has been carefully managed for several years before he became a blockbuster.
Some time ago, after tasting some sweetness in land reform, the Son of Heaven could no longer hold back his determination to reform, and recently he has frequently emboldened the reform, demanding that he follow Yan Guo politically and economically to carry out a comprehensive reform of the Great Jin Dynasty.
It is a pity that the Son of Heaven underestimated the power of the family, and the last time the family retreated from land reform, it was not because the Son of Heaven was powerful, but because the family was forced by external pressure, coupled with the mediation of his Wang Dao, so that the new and improved land policy could be implemented.
Director Wang is worried that if the Son of Heaven implements the reform so unscrupulously, it is very likely that the family will be forced to a dead end, and not only will he not be able to continue to promote the reform, but he may not even be able to guarantee the personal safety of the Son of Heaven. (To be continued.) )