While the war in the northern Central Plains was gradually kicking off, the rebellion set off by Wang Dun in Jiangzuo was nearing its end. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Since Zhou Za surrendered to Wang Dun and let him get Stone City without a fight, Jiang Zuo and the whole realized that Jianye could no longer hold it, and the general Wang Dun's side had completely gained the upper hand.

Sima Rui saw that Wang Dundu had attacked the "doorstep", and his eyes were also red. Hurriedly ordered Liu Kui, Dai Yuan, Diao Xie, Zhou Yi and others to lead an army to attack Stone City, but unfortunately was defeated by Wang Dun's army.

In the first year of Yongchang, in the spring, the general Wang Dun supported his troops in the stone city, and was not in a hurry to enter the palace to meet the Son of Heaven, but indulged his subordinates to loot everywhere. As a result, there was chaos in the local area around Jianye, and many officials and people fled one after another.

Even many families in Jianye City fled to other places to avoid military disasters, and only a few people with deep self-supporting backgrounds such as Wang Dao and Pei Dun stayed in Jianye unmoved.

When the news of the failure of Liu Kui, Diao Xie, Dai Yuan and others came back, Sima Rui, the son of heaven, realized that the general trend had gone.

At this time, the Son of Heaven can only resign himself to fate, and if Wang Dun really wants to kill the king, he can't do anything.

Sima Rui looked at Diao Xie and Liu Kui, who were defeated and returned, and said to the two of them with tears: "Two Aiqing, you should run away quickly to avoid trouble, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you if it's too late!" Liu Aiqing, aren't you close friends with Da Sima? Hurry up and find a way to go to Liaodong, only Da Sima can save your life right now. ”

I have to say that Sima Rui's judgment is very accurate, the current situation seems to be in danger, but in fact, it seems to be in danger. No matter how domineering Wang Dun was, it was impossible for him to make a move to kill the king. Don't say that he himself doesn't have this idea, even if he has this kind of thought, Director Wang will stop him.

But Wang Dun tried his best to clear the monarch's side and succeeded, and it was impossible for him not to establish his majesty in Jianye. Then a henchman like Liu Kui became Wang Dun's best target to vent his anger, which was why the Son of Heaven tried his best to encourage Liu Kui to flee to Liaodong.

"Your Majesty......" Diao Xie and Liu Kui saw this critical situation, and the Son of Heaven did not forget to consider them, and couldn't help but be moved to tears.

"The two Aiqing don't have to worry about me, with Mao Hong, the general doesn't dare to do anything to me." Sima Rui endured the fear in his heart.

At this time, Liu Kui and Diao Xie also bowed to Sima Rui with tears in their eyes: "Then Your Majesty should take care of yourself, and the ministers will leave." ”

Although Sima Rui really wanted his two henchmen to escape, it was a pity that some people were destined to be doomed. Because Diao Xie usually treats outsiders harshly, relying on being Sima Rui's confidant, he has offended many people, so that no general is willing to lead troops to protect him and leave.

In the end, the Son of Heaven forcibly ordered several guards to protect Diao Xie's escape, who knew that Diao Xie and his party had just left Jianye not far away, he was killed by the escort guards, and at the same time, Diao Xie's head was also sent by the guards to the general Wang Dun to invite merit and reward.

Compared with the unlucky Diao Xie, Liu Kui's life is much better. As soon as he left the palace and returned to the mansion, he saw Zhao Yuanlang waiting in the mansion for a long time. is no stranger to Zhao Yuanlang and Liu Kui, knowing that this person is responsible for taking care of Liaodong's business in Jianye, but in fact, Liaodong is the eyes and ears of Liaodong in Jianye.

"Yuen Long, you ...... What are you? ”

Zhao Yuanlang saw Liu Kui hurriedly get up and said, "Lord Liu, I have been waiting for a long time under the order of the Great Sima. ”

"Wait for me?" Liu Kui looked puzzled.

"That's right, when I learned that the general Wang Dun rebelled, the big Sima was worried that the boss would be harmed, so he was specially appointed to take the boss to Liaodong as a guest at a critical moment."

"Alas!" Liu Kui sighed and said: "It's really feng shui in turn, I think the old man still wanted to carry Zhiyuan at the beginning, but I didn't expect to rely on Zhiyuan to survive today." ”

Not to mention how hundreds of members of Liu Kui's family successfully fled to Liaodong with the help of Zhao Yuanlang, it is only said that after Sima Rui dismissed Diao Xie, Liu Kui and other henchmen, he immediately brought Wang Dao, the supervisor of the Central Committee, to discuss the matter of peace.

Sima Rui took Director Wang's hand and said with tears in his eyes: "Mao Hong, I can entrust my relationship to the Qing family!" ”

Wang Dao lowered his head and comforted: "Your Majesty, don't panic, there are ministers who will ensure that Your Majesty is safe." ”

In this way, Director Wang took Sima Rui out of Jianye City with Yin Yin's expectations and came to Stone Town to meet his cousin Wang Dun.

When the soldiers defending the city saw Wang Dao asking to see him, they naturally did not dare to stop him, and hurriedly reported to Wang Dunyu.

In order to show the sincerity of the Son of Heaven in seeking peace, Sima Rui appointed Wang Dun as the prime minister, the governor of the Chinese and foreign armies, the secretary of the book, the pastor of Jiangzhou, and the prince of Wuchang County, and also agreed to Wang Dun's arbitrary disposal of the ministers of the court and the central government. It can be said that Wang Dun has the fact of the Son of Heaven in addition to not having the name of the Son of Heaven.

After listening to Director Wang's explanation of the conditions given by Sima Rui, Wang Dunzhi was complacent, he pretended to resign, and did not forget to ridicule his cousin, "Brother Wei has said a long time ago, Sima Rui is unreliable, if you do what I said back then, let Sima Rui stand aside, and replace someone else as the emperor, how can such a thing happen today?" ”

"As a result, you see, if it weren't for the old man's quick decision, the Langya Wang clan might have been wiped out by Sima Rui's kid."

Regarding Wang Dun's cynicism, Director Wang was unmoved, and only asked expressionlessly: "Now that my brother is only one step away from the throne, are you ready to depose the Son of Heaven?" ”

"How about deposing the Son of Heaven? What if you don't depose the Son of Heaven? Wang Dun raised his eyebrows and asked rhetorically.

"Brother, if you still believe me as a younger brother, just listen to my advice. As a courtier, you should not meddle in such a major event as the abolition of the Son of Heaven, because the ministers who have always done this kind of thing will not end well, even if the strength is as strong as Dong Zhuo and the merit is as great as Huo Guang, in the end, it will still be a disaster to the family. ”

And the heroic talent is roughly like Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Wei, and he can only obey the order of the Son of Heaven. Now that the Son of Heaven has handed over great power and entrusted you with full power in the government, I agree with you to eliminate the traitors in the DPRK and China, but I do not agree with you to depose the Son of Heaven and disrupt the government. ”

After listening to Director Wang's words, Wang Dun was silent, and he didn't know how long it took before he said: "Okay, I have always been less thoughtful than Maohong, since even you don't agree with me to depose the Son of Heaven, it can be seen that the time has really not come yet." ”

"I can not move the Son of Heaven, but Diao Xie, Liu Kui, Dai Yuan, and Zhou Yi must be handed over to me."

"Okay, everything is at my brother's orders."

At this point, Director Wang breathed a sigh of relief, and he understood that the life of the Son of Heaven was saved. With this credit, even if Wang Dun fails in the future, Director Wang will not have to worry about Langya Wang's being liquidated. As for the lives of Diao Xie, Liu Kui and others, Director Wang didn't care about it at all.

Among these people, except for Zhou Yi, who has a little friendship with him, the rest of them have conflicts with Director Wang. For Director Wang, it was a good thing that they died. In the future, Sima Rui will have no help from Diao Xie, Liu Kui and others, so he can only rely on Wang Dao, which will be of great benefit to his control of the court.

Soon Wang Dao left Stone City and returned to Jianye, and presented Wang Dun's conditions to his son Sima Rui. Sima Rui, who had no choice, had no choice but to accept Wang Dun's conditions and hand over Liu Kui and other henchmen to the other party.

When the two sides negotiated the terms, Wang Dun led the troops into Jianye with pride, so that the Son of Heaven could not leave the palace, and the government was all from the general's mansion.

The first thing Wang Dun did after holding power was to execute Dai Yuan and Zhou Yi, and at the same time, according to his own wishes, he arbitrarily appointed and dismissed hundreds of officials and army generals, completely controlling the government and military power in his own hands.

But after all, Wang Dun was old and couldn't keep up with his energy, so he had to hand over the specific government affairs to his cousin Wang Dao, while he himself returned to Wuchang to continue to control the court remotely.

After Wang Dun took control of the government, he controlled the appointment of generals, ministers, prefectures, and pastors, and all of them were appointed by his cronies or clansmen of the Langya Wang clan. At the same time, with Shen Chong and Qian Feng as the masterminds, they obeyed their words. He also appointed Zhuge Yao, Deng Yue, Zhou Fu, Li Heng, Xie Yong and others, and even connived at Shen Chong and others to do wrong.

Several generals who supported the Son of Heaven against Wang Dun at the beginning, except for Xi Jian who took the initiative to hand over the military power in his hands, and then his friend Wang Dao dredged it to save his life, Gan Zhuo and Sima Cheng were secretly killed by Wang Dun. And because Guangzhou Assassin Shi Tao Kan did not lead the troops himself, and Wang Dun was afraid of Tao Kan's strength, he was able to escape with his life.

Because the power of the court and government was in the hands of Wang Dun, Emperor Sima Rui lived more and more aggrieved, and finally became ill with grief and anger, and his illness was worse day by day.

And Wang Dunzhi was complacent, and he also indulged in the same ****, and his body was as heavy as a day.

When many well-intentioned people saw this scene, they couldn't help but be secretly frightened, and they all guessed that the civil strife in Jiangdong would not end so easily. (To be continued.) )