When the court was looking at Jiangdong with great eye, Sima Rui, who was in Wu County, also felt great pressure from the north. Without the Hu people in the north to contain the Luoyang court, the threat to Jiangdong is too great, ordinary people or ordinary people don't have much personal feeling, but Sima Rui, who is the master of Jiangdong, and a group of henchmen under him can be said to be deeply touched.

Although in normal times, Sima Rui would also shout fiercely that he would definitely block the attack from the north, but in fact, Jiangdong knew very well that Jiangdong had no way out.

And in recent years, when the Ryukyus County has developed economically, it has become the biggest threat behind Koto. Once Sima Shu launched a war of unification, Jiangdong would be attacked on several sides. People from all walks of life in Jiangdong believe that if it weren't for Sima Shu's steady and steady strategy, the Jiangdong separatist forces might have ceased to exist a few years ago.

Now, with the gradual recovery of the northern economy, the situation of Chinese unification has reappeared, this time it is even better than the situation decades ago, at least Sima Shu will not be interfered by the internal family forces. Once the Xiang army moved south, it would be absolutely impossible for the local scholars in Jiangdong to maintain their previous semi-independent state.

Under these circumstances, Gu Rong and others, representatives of the local scholar clan in Jiangdong, began to lobby Sima Rui, preparing to let him send people to the north to negotiate peace with the imperial court to see if there was any possibility of peaceful reunification. Similarly, Sima Rui also wanted to test the inner thoughts of his uncle, Emperor Sima Shu, so in the twelfth year of Hongwu, he sent his right-hand man, Wang Dao, to cross the river to the north.

Wang Dao first arrived in Jiankang by horse-drawn carriage, and when he entered Jiankang City, he first had a long secret conversation with his cousin Wang Dun. As for the content of the conversation, except for the two brothers, outsiders do not know. After Wang Dao arrived in Jiankang, he then crossed the river by boat and headed north, and after some inspection, he was put into the north by the Xiang army on the north bank.

Because Wang Dao was going north above board, he was warmly greeted by the Huainan Jiedu Embassy, and as the general trend of the world became clearer and clearer in recent years, the hostility between the north and the south eased. Every year, there are many scholars, merchants, ordinary people, and officials who travel from the south to the north, and as long as they do not carry prohibited items, they can basically travel smoothly.

Under the arrangement of the Huainan Jiedu Embassy, Wang Dao set off from Yangzhou, the southern section of the North-South Canal, on the fortune boat of the Great Jin River Fleet. Directly along the canal north. As early as Jiangdong, Wang Dao heard that the north-south Grand Canal project excavated by the Luoyang court was huge. This time, I was able to witness the majesty of the canal, which made Director Wang sigh!

Looking at the boats weaving back and forth on the canal, Wang Dao couldn't help but admire Sima Shu's courage and means, not to mention anything else, this north-south canal that has benefited future generations is enough to make him an emperor who will be famous for thousands of years! Not to mention that over the years, Sima Shu chased the Xiongnu north. East extinguishes Xianbei and Goguryeo. Xi'an Zhuqiang. has achieved a thousand years of hegemony!

During Wang Dao's voyage north, the news of the arrival of the southern envoy to the north was delivered to Beijing very quickly. As soon as Sima Shu got the news, he immediately summoned the cabinet ministers for discussion, and Wang Dao obviously had a special mission to go north. How the imperial court should take this opportunity to maximize its interests is the most important thing at the moment.

"Let's talk about it, how should the southern envoy go north to the imperial court this time?" Sima Shu sat down in the top seat and asked, as the cabinet ministers became more and more handy, the emperor Sima Shu also expressed his opinion less and less, unless the cabinet opinion was very different from his own, he would explain his thoughts.

"Your Majesty, this time Wang Maohong went north probably to come to explore our bottom, everyone knows that in recent years, the Huainan Jiedu Embassy has held several successive river crossing drills on the Yangtze River, and the front-line soldiers have a very high call for going south to unify China, which has brought great pressure to the Jiangdong separatist forces."

Therefore, Weichen thought that in the face of such huge pressure, they must be a little unbearable. Jiangdong sent Wang Dao here, I'm afraid he came to negotiate with us about the conditions. Du Xi spoke first.

"Negotiate conditions? Koto also deserves? If it weren't for His Majesty deliberately keeping them, hum! Tens of thousands of soldiers of our army have already set foot in all parts of Jiangdong! Zu Ti sneered disdainfully.

"Eh, General Zu's words are wrong! If Jiangdong is bent on seeking peace, how can we insist on going our own way? After all, Jiangdong is a part of my China, different from the Saiwaihu people. If we can solve it in a peaceful way, it will not only reduce our losses, but also spread it in the future. Hearing Zu Ti's words, Wang Yan said with some displeasure.

The ministers of the family headed by Wang Yan hope that the imperial court can recover Jiangdong peacefully, after all, it is the family forces that are hiding in Jiangdong to survive are the family forces that have broken ties with them, so why be too anxious!

"Humph! The boss is afraid that this is just your wishful thinking, those children of the Jiangdong family have their eyes above the top, how can they bow to us? And even if they are forced by the situation right now, I am afraid that they will put forward all kinds of conditions. Zu Ti was a little unimpressed by Wang Yan's words, he had followed the emperor for so many years to see the true face of the family, and also recognized what kind of virtue they had.

"This ......" Wang Yan was choked by Zu Li's words and rolled his eyes, of course he knew that Jiangdong would not be captured like this, and he would definitely put forward a lot of conditions, but he still didn't want the imperial court to use force against Jiangdong, so he turned around and arched his hand towards Sima Shu and said: "Your Majesty, once the big war starts, it will definitely be dead and wounded." It was not easy for the officers and men of our Chaoxiang Army to come out of the shadow of the tragic casualties in the Northern War, and it is really not appropriate to use troops again. ”

"If the imperial court can peacefully accept Jiangdong, firstly, it can avoid casualties among the soldiers of the Xiang army, and secondly, it can also show Your Majesty's benevolence, so that the people of the world can see that Your Majesty is a benevolent monarch of the Holy Lord, not a bloodthirsty and warlike tyrant."

"Well, Aiqing has some truth, but what...... I still need to think about it, and I also need to hear what the Jiangdong people have to say, if their conditions are very pertinent, then I don't necessarily have to use force. "For his old father-in-law Sima Shu can not help but give face, over the years Wang Yan has no credit and hard work, has been unswervingly on his side, until in recent years Wang Yan focused on his grandson.

"Hehehe, Your Majesty is wise!" Wang Yan hurriedly put on a high hat for Sima Shu.

"Your Majesty......" Wang Yan was satisfied, but the military represented by Zu Li was dissatisfied, Zu Li, as an envoy of the Privy Council, knew that the Huainan soldiers had been waiting for nearly ten years to cross the river to the south, so they did not catch up with the Hu-Han War in the north that year, if the imperial court really decided to receive Jiangdong peacefully, then the Huainan soldiers who would suffer the most must be the Huainan soldiers!

"Aiqing, don't be in a hurry, and listen to what I say." Sima Shu saw that Zu was in a hurry, and hurriedly persuaded, "Everyone must be clear about my true intentions, my promise to negotiate peace with Jiangdong is not to give up force to pacify Jiangdong, and in terms of armament, the Privy Council must also carry out war readiness preparations according to the highest standards." The General Staff Department must come up with a feasible battle plan, and if there is a fluctuation in the peace talks, the army must be able to immediately rise to the top. ”

"Your Majesty means that the imperial court should prepare with both hands?" Shoufu Zhang Bin asked.

"Well, it is necessary to prepare with both hands, both hands must be hard, and both hands must be grasped. The peace talks are handed over to the cabinet, and you can talk to Jiangdong well, I have only one request: that is, Jiangdong must fully accept the transformation of the imperial court! There must be no semi-independent form like in the Taikang period, and you can discuss other conditions with Jiangdong! ”

As soon as Sima Shu's words fell, Wang Yan, Yang Xuanzhi, Pei Wei and other ministers of the family cast a shadow on their hearts, because they knew very well that the Jiangdong family would never allow the imperial court to meddle in Jiangdong, and it seemed that it was inevitable to pacify Jiangdong by force!

Not to mention that Sima Shu and others were waiting for the arrival of Jiangdong people, but only that Wang Dao was riding a lucky boat along the way along the Grand Canal to the north, and he stood on the bow of the boat with all his heart and had no intention of enjoying the picturesque scenery on both sides of the strait.

"Lord Changshi, are you alright? Are you still having a headache about peace talks? An attendant stood behind him and looked at Director Wang, who was frowning, and said with concern.

"This official is fine!" Director Wang replied lightly.

"Don't worry too much, my lord, anyway, your uncle is the current holy father-in-law, and your two cousins, one is the queen of the main palace, and the other is the concubine who is favored by the emperor, as long as one of them says something for us, won't this matter be done?" The retinue was not worried at all.

Director Wang smiled bitterly and said, "If only it were really that simple!" ”

Sima Rui sent him north also took a fancy to the fact that Wang Dao's background was complicated, and he also wanted to use the influence of the Langya Wang clan in the north to win extremely favorable conditions for Jiangdong. It's a pity that everyone is very confident, but Director Wang himself doesn't have much self-confidence, he has studied Sima Shu a lot over the years, and he knows a little bit about Sima Shu's character, which is definitely the master who can only take advantage and not suffer!

Moreover, the current emperor Sima Shu ascended the throne at a young age, which can be described as a young man's ambition, and everything is his own idea, he is a person with strong autonomy, and will never be easily influenced by others.

"What? Is it true that today's saints still want to be arbitrary? Isn't it said that His Majesty often makes false promises, has to consult with the cabinet ministers on everything, and never acts arbitrarily? The attendant asked with some confusion.

"Hehe, yes, this is the genius of His Majesty today!" Thinking of this, Director Wang couldn't help but admire, it seems that Sima Shu is very humble and is happy to follow the advice of the people below, but who doesn't know that the cabinet has always been adhering to the emperor's will.

Sima Shu had much more ideas than his grandfather Sima Yan, and he didn't want Emperor Wu to be soft-eared and easily influenced by the outside world. Sima Shu has had his own ideas since he was a child, and his strong decision to leave Beijing back then explains everything. Encountering such a strong and determined emperor, the future of Jiangdong is worrying!

In this way, in Wang Dao's anxiety, the fleet he took finally arrived in Luoyang, the capital division, and the court also attached great importance to the Jiangdong envoys, and the cabinet specially sent Wang Yan to welcome them on behalf of the imperial court. (To be continued......)