"The general is trying to force the great Sima to break with the imperial court!"

The crown prince Sima seemed worried, and now there are three major forces within the Great Jin Dynasty, among which the royal family is the weakest, and the way for the royal family to survive is to fight left and right, and pull one to deal with the other, but dare not deal with either side. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, no one expected that the general Wang Dun continued to provoke Liaodong under the banner of the imperial court, first ignoring the repeated opposition of the great Sima, insisting on appeasing the remnants of Hu, and then ordering Guo, Su, and Zu to go north to seize the territory of Huainan.

This series of actions completely angered Liaodong, making Liaodong full of anger towards the imperial court, and some people even clamored to break away from Jiangdong and stand on their own.

If Liaodong really broke away from Jiangdong and became independent, then it was the imperial court that would be hurt in the end.

Sima Shao knew very well that the imperial family was too weak, and without the support of Liaodong, he would definitely not be able to confront the general.

Although Wang Dun alone can influence Wang Dun at some time, it is impossible for Wang Dun to follow Wang Dao's advice in everything. In the end, Wang Dun was able to restrain him from taking risks, in addition to the strong strength of the imperial court itself, only Liaodong had hope.

"Your Highness, it seems that we need to send someone to Liaodong. In order to celebrate the destruction of Hu Lu by the Great Sima Ping, His Royal Highness may wish to issue a decree on behalf of His Majesty to crown him as the King of Yan. In this way, not only can the anger of the whole Liaodong against the imperial court be resolved, but perhaps the support of the Great Sima can also be obtained. ”

"Huh? Crowned king? This...... Is this appropriate? ”

Everyone was shocked by Xi Jian's suggestion, and swore an oath from the Han Gaozu White Horse: "If it is not the Liu family and the king, the world will fight it together!" After establishing a political system of the same surname of the king with the same surname, it had a huge impact on later generations.

For hundreds of years, all those who are crowned kings of the opposite sex mean a change of dynasty, such as Cao Wei and the Han Dynasty and the Sima Dynasty.

At present, although the imperial court urgently needs to take advantage of the momentum of Liaodong to restrain Wang Dun, it is also very vigilant about the intention of Liaodong to overthrow the Jin dynasty.

Xi Jian's proposal to give Wei Shuo the title of king undoubtedly showed the world that the imperial court had lost control of Liaodong, just as the Han dynasty enshrined Cao Cao as the king of Wei and Emperor Wei crowned Sima Zhao as the king of Jin, all of which were the final compromise of the imperial court to the ministers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, apart from taking out a prince's position in this court today, what is there to value in Liaodong?"

It is true that the enshrinement of Da Sima as the king will cause turmoil, but it will resolve the dissatisfaction of the upper and lower Liaodong with the imperial court. If it can get the support of Liaodong, the imperial court will be a little more sure of dealing with Wang Dun. ”

"Only by destroying Wang Dun can the imperial court hope to control Jiangdong and keep the Jin family, but all this depends on Liaodong."

"Don't forget, the general has received nearly 10,000 cavalry. If there was no support from Liaodong, where would the imperial court get the horses to prepare for the cavalry team? ”

"Without cavalry, what will you use to deal with the cavalry under the command of the general in the future?"

"Once Wang Dun is successfully eliminated, the imperial court will be able to firmly control Jiangdong in its own hands. In the future, in case Sima Weishuo wants to replace the Jin family, His Royal Highness can also use the power of Jiangdong to divide the river with Liaodong and rule, so as to reserve the last chance for the Jin family. ”

"That's all the minister's words, please think about it carefully!" After speaking, Xi Jian arched his hand towards the crown prince Sima Shao and gave a deep salute.

Sima Shao's face was cloudy, showing that his heart was extremely unsettled. If at the beginning he was angry at Xi Jian's proposal, then now there is only deep admiration left in his heart. He finally understood why his father Sima Rui valued Xi Jian so much, this person was definitely a rare talent in the family.

Unlike Director Wang, who is good at planning the overall situation, Xi Jian is better at handling details and has a unique and profound understanding of affairs.

"Xi Qing is far-sighted, lonely and admired, according to Qing's words, I decreed on behalf of my father that Da Sima was the king of Yan, I don't know if Aiqing would like to go to Liaodong in person?"

After careful consideration, Sima Shao decided to take Xi Jian's suggestion, as Xi Jian said, for the time being, it was for the imperial court to eliminate Wang Dun as soon as possible, and then take control of Jiangdong, rather than to deal with Liaodong about any prince.

"I don't dare to ask for ears!" Xi Jian happily agreed.

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"Peng Cheng, I'm back again!"

Cao Hong, the new governor of Xuzhou, rode on a horse and looked at the towering Pengcheng city wall, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. This is the fifth year of Yongjia, after he evacuated Pengcheng with Wei Shuo, he returned to Pengcheng again. Moreover, he returned from the post of governor of Xuzhou, Liaodong, which can be regarded as returning to his hometown.

No one could have imagined that the abandoned son who was spurned by the Cao family back then has now become the most outstanding son of the Cao family in Xuzhou. Look at who are the people who serve as governors in Liaodong: Beigong Chun, Liu Yao, Shao Yuniang, Mao Bao, etc., which is not a big man who is famous all over the world, Cao Hongneng is among them, and he is naturally not a simple person.

Many people say that Cao Hong has been stationed in the eastern part of Xuzhou for more than ten years, and he has not made any achievements at all except to protect the territory and the people, and is not qualified to serve as the governor of a state.

But the high-level leaders of Liaodong, including Wei Shuo, knew how great Cao Hong's merits were. As the first group of people to follow Wei Shuo, Cao Hong's talent may not be very outstanding, and it is probably his limit to reach the high position of governor.

But without Cao Hong's benefits from recruiting displaced people from Xuzhou and operating fish and salt, how could there be the development and growth of Liaodong?

Not to mention that Cao Hong has worked hard for many years, watching batches of latecomers leap above him, but he has no complaints, but is still conscientious and doing his own work.

Therefore, the position of governor of Xuzhou is what Cao Hong deserves.

Cao Hong's arrival pushed the Cao family in the city to a very embarrassing position, when Wei Shuo was based in Xuzhou, the relationship with the family was very tense, only Cao Hong ignored the ban of the family elders, insisted on joining Wei Shuo, so that he was later expelled from the Cao family.

Cao Hong was riding on a horse, looking calm on the surface, but in fact, his heart was constantly turbulent, and he couldn't help but think of Wei Shuo's words of comfort back then. At that time, Wei Shuo had vowed to create a hegemony like Qi Huan Jinwen, and he Cao Hong would also become a hero of the Cao family because of this, originally Cao Hong thought that this was just a word of comfort, but who knew that ten years had passed, and things had developed as Da Sima said.

Since joining Liaodong, Cao Hong has basically never left Xuzhou, so it is not an exaggeration to say that he knows Xuzhou well, which is also an important reason why Wei Shuo appointed him as the governor of Xuzhou.

Now the predicament faced by the Cao family, Cao Hong also knows very well. At that time, the Cao family, like most of the Xuzhou families, chose to move south to Jiangzuo when Hu Lu went south. But it's a pity that the Cao family is not the top family, and there are no other outstanding talents, so it is difficult to get out in Jiangdong, a place where there are many families.

Therefore, for more than ten years, the Cao family's status in Jiangdong was not as good as day by day, and later after Zu Li recovered Xuzhou, the Cao family moved back to Pengcheng to try to revive the family in their hometown.

However, there were constant wars in the Pengcheng area, and in the end, even Zu Ti was killed in battle, and the Cao family had no chance. In short, in recent years, the Cao family has become more and more defeated, and there is no longer the scenery of the past.

Thinking about the decline of the Cao family, Cao Hong is also uncomfortable, although he was expelled from the house, but no matter what, he is a child of the Cao family.

Moreover, in recent years, as Liaodong has become more and more powerful, the Cao family has gradually realized the importance of Cao Hong, and has repeatedly expressed that he wants to re-accept Cao Hong back to the Cao family. It is only because of the frequent fighting that there has been no chance to carry it out.

Just when Cao Hong was thinking about his own thoughts, a guard quickly came in and reported: "Governor, the Cao family in the city will hold a banquet in the mansion tonight, and invite local celebrities in Xuzhou to wash the dust for you, and specially invite the governor to the banquet as a guest." ”

Cao Hong was slightly stunned, then waved his hand and said, "Got it!" Tell the visitor that I will be on time for the dinner in the evening. ”

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"Duff, did you think Hong'er would agree to the banquet?"

In the hall of the Cao family, an old man with a white beard was asking a middle-aged man in his fifties next to him. Seeing that the middle-aged man was full of nervousness, it was obvious that he was not sure.

The little brother is not completely sure about this, and can only see how much family affection Hong'er still has for the Cao family in his heart. Alas, it's also strange that the old man had no eyes and didn't recognize Da Sima as the true god. If I had known that Da Sima had today's achievements, why should my Cao family learn from Na Weizi and his family to fund Emperor Wei Wu? ”

"Alas, it's us mortals who don't know the true God in person! Speaking of which, Hong'er still knows people! ”

Just when the head of the Cao family was remorseful for what happened back then, he heard a voice from afar.

"Home...... Head of the house, happy ...... The happy event is coming, and the Governor agrees to go to the banquet! (To be continued.) )