After determining the candidate for the Yizhou Assassin History, Wei Shuo discussed the current situation with everyone, and with the Yan State taking all the Shu land, it established the absolute advantage of unifying the world. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Many people encouraged Wei Shuo to take advantage of the situation to cross the river south and seize Jiangdong in order to complete the great cause of unifying the world.

But Wei Shuo knew that he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and when the Central Plains and Shu were initially decided, it was definitely not the best choice to go south. It's not that he was worried that he would defeat Jiangdong, because he never took the Eastern Jin Dynasty court in his eyes.

Moreover, the real enemy of Yan State has never been the Jiangzuo Eastern Jin Dynasty, but the family family hiding in Jiangdong. Although many families have chosen to surrender, there are still a large number of families gathered in Jiangdong to try to resist.

Before completely digesting the families who came to take refuge, Wei Shuo would not be greedy and chew too much, and delusionally wanted to solve all the families.

It's a pity that sometimes it's useless for people to just hide from trouble, because trouble will always come to the door by itself.

"King Yu, according to Yao Yizhong, the commander of the Right Route Army, Wang Xun, the assassin of Jinning Prefecture, stole Zhuti County and deployed defenses along the line of Lushui (now Jinsha River) to prevent our army from recovering Zhuti County. In the face of the Jin army, General Yao did not dare to be proficient, so he asked the king for instructions on how to deal with it? ”

As the left envoy of the Privy Council recounted, it immediately caused an uproar at the scene.

Many scholars clamored to immediately send troops to teach the Ningzhou soldiers a lesson, and went south to seize Ningzhou.

Facing the noisy crowd, Wei Shuo frowned and fell into deep thought. He couldn't understand the true intentions of Wang Xun, the assassin of Ningzhou, and he didn't know whether the occupation of Zhuti County was a private action in Ningzhou, or whether he secretly served the secret decree of the Son of Heaven.

If Wang Xun plotted privately and just wanted to take advantage of the Yan army's entry into Shu, Yan Guo would not need to make a big move, and would directly hand over to Yao Yizhong on the front line.

I'm afraid that this is the Eastern Jin Dynasty's temptation of Yan Guo, if this is the case, then Yan Guo will have to make a complete strategy.

Wei Shuo was worried that the Jin State would gain an inch, and after occupying Juti County, he would covet other counties. Now that Yizhou has been decided, people everywhere are unstable, and at this time, in case of a large-scale invasion by the Jin army, it is difficult to guarantee that Yizhou, which has just stabilized, will not break out in turmoil again.

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you think Ningzhou's move is a private action? Or is it secretly at the will of the Son of Heaven? ”

"The king, the minister thinks that Wang Xun should have the support of the imperial court behind him, otherwise he would not dare to fight with the powerful Yan State by taking advantage of the bold son of Wang Xun Tiantian, the assassin of Ningzhou. It is likely that the Son of Heaven learned that Cheng Han was about to perish, and when he was powerless to stop it, he instructed Ningzhou to act at the opportunity and reap some benefits first. ”

Speaking of this, Mo Han said with a three-point ridicule on his face: "The Son of Heaven is wise, he is just decisive and decisive, and his ambition is far better than that of the first emperor." In the past, the Son of Heaven was restrained by Wang Dun, but now that the internal troubles have been eliminated, it is naturally impossible for him to watch Yizhou fall into the hands of Yan State. ”

"However, the Son of Heaven also underestimates my Yan Kingdom, and with a history of Ningzhou assassination, he wants to prevent the Yan army from taking all the Shu land? Daydreaming! ”

"The minister asks the king to immediately transfer troops to teach Wang Xun a good lesson, and it is best to take the opportunity to go south to recover Ningzhou and take all the land in the south."

Regarding Mo Han's suggestion, Wen Qiao disagreed: "The king, the ministers have different opinions, it is said that the miasma in the south is dense, and the Yi and Han live together, and it is not easy to attack. In addition, Wang Xun, the assassin of Ningzhou, guarded Nanzhong for more than ten years, and was famous for his prestige, and he was familiar with the local geography, and he had led troops to repel the invasion of the Cheng Han Dynasty many times. ”

"Although the Yan army is strong, there are many northerners, and they often have water and soil in the remote places in the southwest, so they should not rush to send troops, so as not to be taken advantage of by the Jin army, fall into the prestige of our army, and dampen morale."

"In the true view of the ether, how should we deal with the situation in the southwest? Could it be that he watched the Jin army invade and occupy Zhuti County? ”

"Of course, we can't sit back and watch the Jin army invade Yizhou, otherwise it is difficult to guarantee that it will not gain an inch. But the minister should not react too much, anyway, at the moment, my Yan Kingdom has no intention of fighting with the Eastern Jin Dynasty, just use a little means to make the Jin army know the difficulty and withdraw from Zhuti County. ”

"Good! According to Taizhen's proposal, the widow ordered Cao Hong, the governor of Xuzhou, and Mao Bao, the governor of Yuzhou, to strengthen their vigilance along the Huai River, and at the same time the inland river fleet of the water diversion division patrolled along the Huai River, striving to force Jiangdong to retreat on its own initiative. ”

The reason why Wei Shuo chose Wen Qiao's relatively mild proposal was because he really did not have the idea of a conflict with the Eastern Jin Dynasty at the moment. It's not that he is soft-hearted, but that Yan needs time to stabilize the newly occupied states and counties such as Shu and the Central Plains.

Wei Shuo waved his hand to stop Mo Han and other radicals who still had to advise, and said: "The reason why this Yanjin conflict was handled in a relatively gentle way was not because I was afraid of the other party, but because I wanted to go west!" Not long ago, a warning message came from the Governor's Mansion of the Western Regions, saying that there were signs that the countries of the Western Regions had united to fight against the Yan State by force. ”

"In order to go all out to conquer the Western Regions and deal with the Western Regions, the Yan State can only temporarily force the Jin State to retreat with intimidation."

Immediately, he explained to Mo Han apologetically: "This is a military report that the Military Intelligence Agency has just received, and it has not yet been reported to the cabinet. ”

Mo Han was stunned, and then said with a little regret: "The minister doesn't care about this, but a little regret that he can't help the king take the opportunity to let Yan Guo break away from the Great Jin." If Yao Yizhong is allowed to go south to attack Ningzhou according to the minister's suggestion, it is equivalent to completely tearing his face with the Great Jin, and the king can take the opportunity to break away from the Great Jin and establish himself as the emperor. ”

"Hehehe, Aiqing should know that widows are not good at vain, whether they have the title of emperor or not, it's not a big deal. Now, my greatest wish is to let Yan reshape the majesty of China and realize the grand prosperity of all countries in the future. ”

"Now the Yan Kingdom has settled the grassland in the north and the ocean in the south, and laid down thousands of miles of rivers and mountains. Whether it is Goguryeo, Rouran, Eile, Buyeo and other land barbarians, or Funan, Dunsun and other maritime vassal states, they all surrender to our Yan country. ”

"Only the countries of the Western Regions do not accept the kingship and want to join forces to resist the Central Plains. In order to re-establish the hegemony of the Western Regions and control the Silk Road, the widows planned to raise troops to the west. ”

Hearing that Wei Shuo wanted to march west, everyone present did not feel a trace of shock, and most people had expected this. For the Yan Kingdom, the Western Expedition was not only to restore the hegemony of the Western Regions, but also to control the Silk Road.

As an extremely important part of the Silk Road, the countries of the Western Regions have made great profits and accumulated huge wealth by relying on the Silk Road. However, it damaged the interests of Yan State, after all, the countries extracted huge taxes from it, which greatly hindered the trade between Yan and the countries west of the Green Mountains.

Therefore, the Western Expedition not only had important political significance for the Yan State, but also contained huge economic benefits.

"At present, the westward expedition is at the right time, first of all, the east-west artery across the northwest has been completed, this cement road starts from the Yumen Pass in the northwest of Dunhuang, extends to the east to Liangzhou Guzang, and then connects with Qinzhou Shangtai, and finally crosses Longshan and reaches Yongzhou Chang'an. With this artery, the Yan State was able to mobilize enough troops and materials to the northwest to ensure the smooth progress of the Western Expedition. ”

In addition, according to Fu Honglai's report, the former king of the Cheshi was attached to the country, so that Yan State could obtain the strategic location of Gaochang without a fight. With the two strongholds of Loulan and Gaochang, the situation of Yan in the Western Regions is very good. ”

"In the end, the battle of Shu ended smoothly, leaving Yan State free to concentrate on dealing with the countries of the Western Regions. Moreover, due to Li Xiong's surrender, the Yan army seized a large amount of grain, grass and money hoarded in Chengdu, almost filling the Yan State's expenses in the Battle of Shu. ”

"Tsk, I have to say that Li Xiong is still very careful in governing Shudi, Yan Guo has fought so many battles, which time is not to fill the hole for the other party? Only this time not only did not lose money, but also made a lot of money, which shows the wealth of Cheng Han. ”

Referring to the materials captured by the Yan army in Chengdu, Pei Wei, Mo Han and others showed a slight smile on their faces. More than ten years of peace in the Cheng and Han dynasties were not in vain, due to Li Xiong's careful governance, the material reserves of the Cheng and Han were very rich, and in the end they were all cheaper than the Yan State.

"King, although Li Xiong did not surrender until the last moment, for the sake of sealing the treasury, don't be too harsh on the other party, not to mention rewarding the other party with the position of a prince like the Zhang family in Liangzhou, at least you have to be a marquis."

"This ...... Well, originally the widow thought that it would be good to spare his life, but now it seems that Li Xiong can't be treated too badly. In this way, when he comes to Luoyang, he will be named the Marquis of Guiyi. ”

Originally, Wei Shuo was very dissatisfied with Li Xiong's stubborn resistance, and he didn't think about awarding the other party's title at all, but just after listening to the advice of the cabinet, he realized that it was not good to treat Li Xiong too lightly, and after weighing it, he decided to reward the other party with the title that Li Shi, the last emperor of the Cheng Han Dynasty in history, received when he surrendered to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. (To be continued.) )