After nearly five months of tossing and quarreling, the imperial court finally reached a conclusion about the prince's implementation of the new policy in Xincheng. Especially after the collapse of the Wang family, the submission of the Li family, and the fact that the prince completely gained a firm foothold in the new city, coupled with the queen's pull of Sima Lun, the king of Zhao, to her camp, the family finally lowered their arrogant heads temporarily.

In the second year of Yuankang, 292 A.D., in mid-May, Empress Jia sent his will to Xincheng. Along with this will, there was also the news that Jia Mao was summoned to return to Beijing to take up his post, and he was finally able to leave this Longtan tiger's den, and Jia Mao breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the news. In the past half a month, not to mention how aggrieved he has lived, he has lost the support of the Wang family and the Li family, and he is an empty county order in Xincheng.

As the prince began to implement the new policy in the new city with great fanfare, the situation in the world became more unpredictable. In the past, the family had always regarded the prince as a pawn to contain Empress Jia, and had always held disapproval of Empress Jia's dismissal of the prince, but the new policy implemented by the prince completely violated the interests of the family, so they began to support Empress Jia in one fell swoop.

Seeing this situation, Jia's heart suddenly blossomed, and she relied more on her nephew. At Jia Mi's suggestion, Empress Jia still stood still, and she wanted to let the family's hatred for the prince slowly accumulate. Empress Jia believed that as the prince moved in the new city, the prince's threat to the family would become greater and greater, and in the end, the family would have to join forces with her to get rid of Sima Shu.

In addition, the princes and kings outside also took the opportunity to become ready to move, Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, Sima Lun, the king of Zhao, and so on. These princes of Sima Shu's grandfather and uncle's generation, seeing that the center was unstable, secretly accumulated strength, and once the time was ripe, they all wanted to get a piece of the pie in the future struggle for the throne.

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Sima Lun, the king of Zhao, was discussing the current situation with his henchman Sun Xiu. Sima Lun frowned and said hatefully: "I didn't expect Empress Jia to be so shameless, she just reached an agreement with the family, and in the blink of an eye, she kicked the widow away." If it weren't for the widow supporting her behind her back this time, how could those families easily bow their heads? ”

"Hehe, the prince doesn't have to worry, his subordinates have long expected that Empress Jia will rebel. Wang Ye, please think about it, now that Empress Jia's foundation is unstable, and she has just reached a compromise with the family, how can Empress Jia summon the prince to Beijing again at this critical moment? In the past, with the prince by his side, coupled with the family's secret opposition, Empress Jia may also summon the prince to Beijing. But now the prince was kicked to the new city by Empress Jia, and at the same time he turned against the family, so Empress Jia no longer relied on us as he did at the beginning. ”

"All the prince can do is just wait patiently, and sooner or later the minister will let the prince get what he wants!" Sun Xiu persuaded.

"This king is just a little unwilling, what plan does Mr. have to help the widow enter Beijing to assist the government? If the widow cannot grasp the central power, how can he realize the ambition of the widow's heart! ”

"Don't worry, it's not the right time. At that time, in order to guard against the princes and kings who were outside, Emperor Wu deliberately set a rule: no one is allowed to enter Beijing at will without a will. If the prince wants to enter Beijing, he must gain the trust of Empress Jia, and after the incident of Sima Liang, the king of Runan, and Sima Wei, the king of Chu, Empress Jia was very cautious about the princes and kings entering Beijing. ”

"The widow is just a little unwilling, when the family, the prince and the prince were very urgent, Empress Jia was eager to offer the widow as an ancestor, you look at the current ......"

Sima Lun's face was full of unwillingness, King Zhao's ambition was very big, and he saw that the situation was not right in Luoyang when he was in turmoil, so he immediately fled from Luoyang. But for so many years, he has always wanted to return to Kyoto and take control of the imperial court.

"Lord Wang, at present, Empress Jia has successfully 'provoked' the hatred between the prince and the clans, as long as she can quickly digest the support from the family, the prince Sima Shu will definitely die!"

"Without the family's control, I'm afraid that Empress Jia is most worried about the princes and kings in the town, and at that time, it will be the time for the prince to show his talents."

"Oh? Please sir tell me more about it! ”

"Don't be in a hurry, and listen slowly. Empress Jia wants to abolish the crown prince, she is most afraid of two forces: the family and the princes. Now that the family has taken the initiative to take refuge in the past, only the opinions of the princes and kings are still ambiguous, so Empress Jia will definitely win over one or two of the princes of the Sima family for his use in order to abolish the prince. ”

"With the wisdom of the prince, I must be able to guess that Empress Jia does not have much choice, because every prince and king has some family support behind him, which is what Empress Jia herself is afraid of. For example, Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, has the support of some Shandong families behind him, and behind the king of Chengdu stands the Shuzhong family. ”

"The only one who is more innocent is estimated to be the King of Liang, Sima Tong and the prince, although the prince also stayed in Zhao Di back then, but in recent years, the prince has not returned to the fiefdom, and he is not closely connected with the local family. In addition, the Guanzhong family has long been absent after the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms Rebellion, which makes the prince the first choice that Empress Jia wants to woo. ”

"In addition, we have been deliberately currying favor with Empress Jia in the past few years, which makes Queen Jia's impression of the prince also better, so our focus will be on Empress Jia, as long as we can flatter Empress Jia, we can realize the dream of the prince returning to Beijing to grasp the central power."

"But Lord Wang, we can't just do this, we must also make preparations in other aspects!"

"What preparation?" Sima Lun asked anxiously.

"Money, a lot of money, we must accumulate enough money before Empress Jia summons the prince back to Beijing. With money, we can curry favor with Queen Jia; With money, we can buy the courtiers as the eyes and ears of the prince; With money, we can make the generals of the forbidden army in the capital serve the prince. ”

"Yes...... But where do we get so much money in such a short period of time? Sima Lun asked anxiously.

"Hehe, Lord Wang, you forgot, you are the minister of the Imperial Court, you are completely by the power to adjust the tax rate privately, especially those who moved inward, such as the Qiang and Di people, these lowly Hu people are very popular with the families of the Central Plains, and the prince can rightfully arrest the Hu people, and then sell them to those families in need. You must know that in the entire Guanzhong region now, at least half of the population is the Qiang and Di people who have migrated inward, and the prince thinks about how much money we can loot just from them? ”

"Yes...... But sir, if the widow does this, what if the Hu rebellion is provoked? "It seems that Sima Lun is not stupid yet, and he knows that if he causes chaos in Guanzhong because of his reasons, the court will never spare him.

"Hey, the prince has filtered, isn't the current court Empress Jia having the final say? As long as we give a large amount of wealth to Empress Jia, I believe that Empress Jia will personally settle these troubles for the prince. ”

"Hahaha, Mr. is really powerful, how fortunate it is that the widow has Mr. to help!"

"The prince is polite, besides, even if there is a rebellion in Guanzhong, it will be at least a few years later, and at that time, it is estimated that Empress Jia is also ready to abolish the prince, maybe he is about to summon the prince into Beijing. If there is a mess in Guanzhong, Empress Jia will definitely take the opportunity to summon the prince into Beijing to play right, and then the prince will take the opportunity to enter Beijing with a large amount of money, and then bribe the ministers of the court and Empress Jia, I believe that with the incorruptible tongue of the three inches, the court will not be able to push the responsibility of Guanzhong to the prince. ”

"At that time, even if Guanzhong makes a fuss, it won't hinder the prince from doing anything, because the prince has already been happy in Luoyang City with a huge amount of wealth. With financial support, the prince can buy the ministers of the court and the central government as minions, and befriend the generals of the forbidden army to control the military power of the capital. ”

"Hahaha, good, good, Mr. Gaoji! Come on, serve wine! The widow is going to have a good drink with Mr. today. ”

After that, Sima Lun, the king of Zhao, completely obeyed Sun Xiu's poisonous plan, and in order to loot more money, he began to increase the exploitation of the people of the Qiang, Di, and Han ethnic groups in Guanzhong, especially those Hu who moved inward. They were arrested by the subordinates sent by King Zhao, and then sold them to various families in the Central Plains at a low price.

At this time, there were three major tribes in Guanzhong, namely the Qiang, Di and Xiongnu, and their population had reached as many as one million, accounting for half of the total population of Guanzhong. The reason why there are so many Hu people has to start from the end of the Han Dynasty, when Wei, Shu, and Wu expanded their territories and influences respectively, and strengthened their control over the northwest tribes.

As early as 214 A.D. (the nineteenth year of Jian'an), Cao Ying destroyed the "King of Pinghan" Song Jian, and after Zhuqiang was attached, he placed Siping County to strengthen the control of the Ganqingqiang people and the Di people.

During the Shu Han Dynasty, Pingkang County, Baima County, Du'an County, and Shengqian County were added to Fenshan County, where the Qiang people lived, and the Guanghan subject country was changed to Yinping County. He also built the five kingdoms of Wenshan, Longhe, Ranshu, Baima, and Kuangyong along the border of Wenshan County, repaired the Tunya Gate, and strengthened the defense of the Qiang area.

At the same time, Cao Wei and Shu Han forcibly moved the Qiang and Di people inward, and recruited a large number of soldiers and served various conscriptions.

By the time of the Western Jin Dynasty, the Qiang people and Di people were almost all over Guanzhong, and according to the estimation of Jiangtong's "Treatise on Migration" later, "there are more than 100,000 people in Guanzhong, and the rate is much less, and Rong Di is half." These tens of millions of Rongdi include Xiongnu, Lushuihu, Di, Qiang, etc., mainly distributed in Fengyi, Beidi, Xinping, Anding counties.

These internal Hu people were not only not broken up and mixed by the imperial courts, but gathered together, so that the other party not only easily learned the advanced farming technology and iron-making technology of the Han people, but also maintained the ability of nomads to shoot well. At present, King Zhao wantonly plundered Guanzhong, coupled with the drought in Guanzhong, which finally caused a huge tide of displaced people.

One of the Di people was named Qi Wannian, and when King Zhao was ravaging Guanzhong, he took the opportunity to win over the local Di people, and soon gathered tens of thousands of people. Coupled with the Huns, Qiang, and Han people who defected to him, Qi Wannian became the commander of the Di tribe in a very short period of time.

This Qi Wannian is more scheming, he knows that the current power of the imperial court is huge, and it is definitely not something that he can fight against as a small Qu Shuai of the Di clan. Therefore, in the face of the greedy King Zhao and Sun Xiu, he did not raise troops to resist like other tribal leaders, but secretly bribed King Zhao with money.

And King Zhao and Sun Xiu were greedy for money and let Qi Wannian act as the vanguard to suppress the Hu rebellion, but they didn't know that Qi Wannian ostensibly obeyed King Zhao's dispatch, but in fact took the opportunity to win people's hearts and secretly annex other Di tribes. After some rectification, King Zhao and Sun Xiu gathered a large amount of wealth, and Qi Wannian took the opportunity to become the largest leader of the Di clan.

There were 20,000 Di cavalry under his command alone, and these 20,000 Di cavalry were the elite of his painstaking training. At this time, many subordinates wanted Qi Wannian to rebel against the tyranny of the Jin Dynasty, but Qi Wannian, who was cautious, advocated not moving. At this time, Hao San, a Xiongnu from Bingzhou, sent his brother Hao Duyuan to contact the Guanzhong Di tribe and make an appointment to rebel against the imperial court.

"Qu Shuai, my brother is now in control of the Ma Lanqiang and Lu Shuihu tribes, if Qu Shuai is willing to start a matter with my brother, after the matter is completed, Guanzhong will be controlled by your Di clan, just hand over the state to us. I don't know what Qu Shuai wants? After Hao Duyuan finished speaking, he looked at Qi Wannian without blinking, hoping that the other party could spit out a good word from his mouth.

Who knew that Qi Wannian immediately rejected the invitation of the Huns, and at the same time advised Hao Duyuan not to cause trouble, "After the virtuous brother goes back, you must dissuade your brother, now is not the best time to start an incident, otherwise you will be killed by force." ”

In fact, don't look at Qi Wannian's righteous words on the surface, but in his heart, he wished that Hao San would rebel immediately. Sure enough, Hao San, a Hun from Bingzhou, did not listen to Qi Wannian's persuasion, but still chose to rebel, but under the blow of Liu Yuan, the leader of the Huns, he quickly disappeared, and only his brother Hao Duyuan came to Qi Wannian with the remnants.

When Hao Fa rebelled, Qi Wannian was secretly observing the power of the Jin Dynasty on the one hand, and on the other hand, he continued to cultivate obscurity, waiting for the opportunity.

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