In the first year of Yongchang, on the fourteenth day of the first month, when the people of Jiangdong were still immersed in the atmosphere of the New Year, a news that shocked the world instantly detonated Jiangzuo. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The general Wang Dun swore an army in Wuchang in the name of the Qing monarch's side, and 50,000 land and water troops took warships along the Yangtze River to Jianye.

Wang Dun spread all over the country and counted Liu Kui's crimes: one said that Liu Kui was slanderous and evil, and framed Zhongliang; second, he said that he carried out great ministry and harassed the people; Three lectures on Liu Kui's excessive arrogance; the fourth is to avoid slavery of good people; fifth, conscription and dispatch of people as soldiers; Sixth, the person who surrendered to the assassin was an officer, causing the people to complain; Seventh, it refers to the imperial court, which is authoritarian and unbridled.

Then Wang Dun wrote to the Son of Heaven, asking the court to punish Liu Kui, and said that as long as Liu Kui's head was hung on the head of Jianye City, he would immediately lead the army back to Wuchang.

In the end, Wang Dun also listed the stories of Yi Yin Fang Taijia and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty being confused by Jiang Chong, implying that Sima Rui is now a faint monarch who listens to slander.

At the same time, Wang Dun also sent people to spread rumors everywhere, saying that at the beginning of Sima Rui's crossing of the river, the political situation was clear and the political situation was stable.

Until he began to trust Liu Kui, Diao Xie and others, the government was not in order, and there was gradually a scene of the death of Wu Guo.

I have to say that Wang Dun made these things look very high-sounding, and they were very able to confuse some people who were not deeply involved in the world.

Even Yu Liang couldn't help but ask Zhou Yi: "It seems that as long as the general deals with Liu Kui and Diao Xie, he shouldn't be able to shake the country, right?" ”

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yi glanced at Yu Liang with squinted eyes, shook his head and said, "You, you are too young and have not experienced any major events." The monarch can't all be Yao Shun, how can he not be at fault? But even if the king is wrong, how can a courtier raise an army to coerce the monarch? ”

"When today's son was jointly promoted by the ministers, and it was only a few years since he succeeded to the throne, the general suddenly raised troops to Que, what is this not a rebellion? Moreover, Wang Dun is self-righteous and arrogant, how can his ambitions be limited to Liu Kui and Diao Xie? ”

Not long after Wang Dun raised troops in Wuchang, his henchman Shen Chong also raised troops in Wuchang to respond.

Wang Dun appointed Shen Chong as the governor of the capital to supervise the military of Eastern Wu.

At the same time, hearing the news of his younger brother's army, Wang Dun's elder brother, Guangluxun Wang Han, escaped from Jiankang and defected to Wang Dun.

Just when Wang Dun was full of ambition and planned to take Jianye directly along the river, an unexpected event disrupted Wang Dun's plan to march into the army.

It turned out that Gan Zhuo, who had promised Wang Dun to send troops together, did not move at the last moment, Gan Zhuo's great-ancestor was Gan Ning, a famous general of Wu State, but Gan Zhuo did not inherit the style of his ancestors, and he was not decisive enough to deal with things, and he loved to be entangled.

Before Wang Dun sent his troops, he had sent someone to invite Gan Zhuo to attack Jianye together. And Gan Zhuo originally promised to do well, but when Wang Dun issued a document on the crusade against Liu Kui, when it was time to board the boat and set off, Gan Zhuo sent Sun Shuang, who joined the army, to persuade Wang Dun to stop acting!

It's a big joke! Listening to what Sun Shuang said, Wang Dun was shocked, angry, anxious and funny, and almost turned his back on it.

At this point, how could Wang Dun give up halfway, he could only hold back his inner anger and say to Sun Shuang: "After you go back, please tell Gan Yuanjun that Dun went to Jianye to eradicate the traitors in the court, and he will never have any disrespect to the Son of Heaven." After the deed is completed, I am willing to promote him as the third prince. ”

Sun Shuang quickly went back to convey Wang Dun's meaning, but Gan Zhuo was entangled and entangled, still undecided.

Some subordinates advised Gan Zhuo to stand on the side of the imperial court, first pretending to agree to Wang Dun's request, and then waiting for Wang Dun's main force to leave Wuchang, and then raise troops to attack the other party.

However, Gan Zhuo was worried that he would not be able to prove his innocence afterwards, so he rejected the advice of his subordinates.

Later, someone suggested that Gan Zhuo test the attitude of Xi Jian, who was sitting in Xiangyang, so he sent Sun Shuang, who joined the army, to pass on Wang Dun's meaning to Xi Jian word for word.

Xi Jian naturally expressed his support for the Son of Heaven without hesitation, and at the same time decisively persuaded Gan Zhuo not to help the abuse.

After learning of Xi Jian's attitude, Gan Zhuo did not plan to rebel with Wang Dun at all, but he also rejected Xi Jian's request to send troops to attack Wang Dun.

Originally, Wang Dun's wishful thinking was to invite Gan Zhuo to the west to march eastward with him; sent troops to the north to block Xi Jian's southward movement; to the south, he deceived Sima Cheng into serving in Wang Dun's army; In this way, Wuchang has no worries.

Unexpectedly, there was a mistake at the beginning of this matter, first Gan Zhuo did not believe it, and then Sima Cheng refused to join Wang Dun's army, which not only made Wang Dun's plan fail, but also held high the banner of King Qin in Xiangzhou, and played the banner of rebellion against Wang Dun.

In the face of instability in the rear, Wang Dun did not panic, and after consulting with Shen Chong, Qian Feng, Zhou Fu, Deng Yue, etc., he took decisive measures.

On the one hand, Wang Dun once again sent his army member Le Daorong to see Gan Zhuo, in order to persuade the hesitant Gan Zhuo to make a final effort, and repeatedly said that this eastward march was only for the survival of the family to get rid of Liu Kui, and had no other intentions.

The second is to send his henchman Nanban captain Wei Yi, with generals Li Heng and Tian Song, to lead an army of 20,000 troops to the south to attack Xiangzhou, trying to quickly extinguish Sima Cheng when he first rose.

Third, Wang Dun continued to command the main force to speed up the pace of the march, trying to take Jianye before all sides.

I have to say that Wang Dun's response is very effective, as long as he can quickly break through Jianye and control Sima Rui, he will be invincible.

Of course, Wang Dun's move is very risky, and the success lies in his speed competition with Xi Jian and others.

It depends on whether Wang Dun can capture Sima Rui's old nest Jianye before Xi Jian and others capture their old nest Wuchang.

At the same time, in the face of the menacing Wang Dun, Sima Rui, the Son of Heaven, officially issued an edict: "Wang Dun relies on favor, but he dares to go crazy, comparing me to a mediocre Taijia and wanting to be imprisoned." It's tolerable, it's unbearable! I want to personally lead the six armies and kill this great rebel! Hereby tell the world: Those who kill Wang Dun will be sealed with 5,000 households. ”

At the same time, Sima Rui recruited Dai Yuan and Liu Kui to lead troops to Jiankang to join the division; He crowned Zhou Zhen, the grandson of Zhou Chu and Zhou Za's nephew, as the champion general, and Wu Xingyi, the governor of the capital council, Xingjin Lingdongyang military, and led 3,000 sailors to Sanwu to crusade against Shen Chong.

The Son of Heaven tried to tell Zhou Za through such a move that the imperial court values the Zhou family very much, and you don't want to drop the chain at a critical moment.

At this time, Xi Jian's secret letter arrived in Jianye, allowing the Son of Heaven to see that Gan Zhuo was hesitant.

Overjoyed, Sima Rui immediately issued an edict to crown Gan Zhuo as the general of Zhennan, Shizhong, Jingzhou Mu, and the military governor of Jingzhou and Liangzhou.

After receiving the edict of King Qin, some local generals loyal to the imperial court responded one after another, among which the Guangzhou Assassin Shi Taokan sent Gao Bao to lead the army to the north.

When the local people of Jianye learned that the general was coming, they took refuge in the countryside in panic. And the officials in the city were also flustered, for fear of being affected by the war.

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Wang Dun's rebellion completely pushed the Langya Wang clan to the forefront, and at the same time caused a split within the Wang clan. Except for some ambitious people who have already taken refuge in Wang Dun when they see the bad opportunity, the people who remain in the city now are basically the clansmen who oppose Wang Dun, and everyone is headed by Wang Dao.

When the news of Wang Dun's rebellion first reached Jianye, many people, including Diao Xie, persuaded Sima Rui, the son of heaven, to punish the Wang clan to prevent future troubles.

As a result, at this time, Wang Dao personally took more than 20 members of the Wang family, including Wang Di, the leader of the central army, Wang Xuan, the general of the Left Guard, Wang Kan, Wang Bin, and other members of the Wang family, and knelt outside the palace gate every morning to wait for the imperial court to punish them.

At this time, Sima Rui had already lured Wang Dao as a confidant, how could he cut off his arm?

In addition, Director Wang is usually very popular, and a large number of important ministers of the court, such as Liu Kui, Zhou Yi, Yu Liang, and Xi Jian, have expressed their disapproval of punishing Wang Dao.

And everyone knows very well that punishing Wang Dao is not only useless, but may also stimulate internal contradictions in the court.

The reason why Jiang Zuo broke out in this conflict was, to put it bluntly, caused by the struggle for power between the Sima royal family and the Langya Wang clan. The two sides have different interests and demands for the political pattern of "the king and the horse share the world", and the royal family is no longer satisfied with the cooperation between the two sides led by the Langya Wang family, and even has the intention of continuing to respect the "king and the horse share the world".

As we all know, during the Yongjia period, the royal family represented by Sima Rui was extremely weak.

For this reason, the royal family had to give up its dominant position and let the Langya Wang clan, represented by Wang Dun, become the leader of the political cooperation between the two sides.

However, with the passage of time, the strength of the royal family represented by Sima Rui has made great progress today, and they are no longer satisfied with continuing to let the Wang family dominate.

The gentle Wang Dao chose to retreat bravely in the face of the royal pressure, even if he was suspicious of the Son of Heaven many times, but Wang Dao still never had the intention of rebelling.

But Wang Dun is different, in the face of the royal family's pressing step by step, Wang Dun has to choose to defend his interests by force in order to continue to control the dominant position. (To be continued.) )