The imperial court swept away the rebel families in the Central Plains, which was in full swing, not only making enough money, but also extending the rule of the imperial court to the corners of the Central Plains, which was an achievement that no dynasty had done.

Just when the court was working together to prepare for a big fight, a sudden rebellion disrupted the deployment of the imperial court. also made Sima Shu, who was inspecting Qingzhou, quickly end his leisurely life.

"Your Highness, this is an urgent letter forwarded by the Privy Council." The new Changguang County Warden Cao Wei walked in to report to the prince, this Cao Wei was a talent found after Sima Shu came to Qingzhou, and after some investigation, Sima Shu personally appointed him as the Changguang County Warden.

"Take it and let Lone take a look! What happened to Huainan? Sima Shu asked Cao Wei while reading the documents.

"After receiving the news of the rebellion, Xu Chao and Tao Kan quickly organized their troops to attack, but Jiangdong also seemed to be ready to move, and they wanted to take the opportunity to take the Huainan region." Cao Wei quickly reported the latest news to the crown prince.

"Humph! Bite off more than one can chew! Sima Shu replied disdainfully while looking at the paperwork in his hand. For the rebellion in southern Xuzhou, Sima Shu would not take it to heart, he believed that the abilities of Xu Chao and Tao Kan were enough to deal with it. He was afraid that Jiangdong and Wang Mi's rebellion would unite, and once the two sides united, it would bring great difficulties to the imperial court to quell the rebellion.

"The leader of this rebel army is said to be Wang Mi from Donglai, I wonder if Lord Cao knows about this person?"

"Back to Your Highness, the minister knows a little bit about it. Wang Mi's family has been an official of 2,000 stone for generations. Wang Mi's grandfather, Wang Ji, was the Xuansu Taishou of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. During the reign of the first emperor, Wang Qi was also appointed as the Taishou of Runan. Wang Mi loved to read articles when he was a child. A lot of books have been read. Wang Mi's appearance is very unique, it can be said that he has a fierce face and is feared by everyone. When Wang Mi traveled to the capital as a teenager, Dong Zhongdao, a hermit from the capital division, saw him and said in great surprise: "Wang Mi's voice is like a wolf, and his eyes are like a leopard. If there is chaos in the world, Wang Mi will never be willing to be a scholar. ’”

Later, Wang Mi defected to Liu Baigen, the county commander of Yuxian County, and was reused. When the imperial court liquidated the local families, the county commander Liu Baigen was dismissed. Wang Mi somehow ran to Guangling County, Xuzhou. and take advantage of the dissatisfaction of the local family with the imperial court. Instigated this rebellion against the new policy of the imperial court. ”

"Wang Mi is not only very strong, but also fast and fast in horseback archery, and the local people called him 'Flying Leopard' when he was in Qingzhou." According to the investigation of the Military Intelligence Department, although Wang Mi is a brave person. But at the same time, he is a scheming man. Every time Wang Mi went out to loot. There's always a plan ahead. So the action was done many times, and there was no miscalculation. ”

"In this way, this man is a talent. It's a pity that it can't be used by loneliness! Sima Shu looked at Cao Wei in front of him, and had a very absurd feeling in his heart, Cao Wei followed Wang Mi in history, and later after Wang Mi's defeat, he was in charge of Qingzhou for more than 20 years. Now he was recruited by himself, and he became the county guard of a county in Qingzhou.

"Lord Cao, the matter of this shipyard will be handed over to you, and I plan to set off for the south today!" Sima Shu was worried about the southern line and prepared to go south to the Xuzhou line, and with the end of the liquidation operation in the north, the imperial court gradually set its sights on the north and south lines. In the north, the imperial court was still in a state of passive defense for the time being, and it was simply unable to launch a counterattack against the Huns, Wang Jun and other troops.

The southern line retreated to the south of Yuzhou with the remnants of the King of Qi and the King of Changsha, which made the contradiction between Jiangdong and the imperial court suddenly rise to the main contradiction. Now that King Langya is stealing health, he not only openly fights against the prince, but also vigorously expands his strength to prepare for the Northern Expedition at any time.

At present, there is a great chaos in the south of Xuzhou, the remnants of the king of Qi are entrenched in the south of Yuzhou, and Jiangdong is eyeing Huainan, which makes the situation on the southern front complicated all of a sudden. It was under such circumstances that Sima Shu decided to go south to take a look himself.

Wang Mi, who rebelled in Xuzhou, was originally also a member of the scholar clan. But he has a restless heart, because of a series of policies implemented by the prince to weaken the family, their royal family has suffered a lot of losses, and he can't bear the kind of life that loses power and status.

So he came to Xuzhou with some of his henchmen, and took advantage of the Xuzhou family's dissatisfaction with the prince to induce the Xuzhou family to support his armed rebellion. Unexpectedly, he was even appreciated by King Langya from Jiangzuo, and Wang Mizhi was so proud that he brazenly rebelled.

Wang Mi's rebellion made the Jiangzuo people rejoice. Since the imperial court launched a series of cash-for-work policies, coupled with the family's refusal to redeem the corpses of prisoners of war, the hearts of the common people in the world have gradually been won over by the imperial court. In order to resist the pressure from the imperial court, Jiangzuo Sima Rui followed the advice of the family to implement the soil breaking law.

First, the subordinate people and domestic slaves were strictly controlled to prevent them from fleeing north; then tightly sealed the border to prevent the people of Jiangzuo from stealing the border; In the end, seeing that the propaganda ability of the Lingbao missionaries and the literati in the north was too strong, they began to restrict the Lingbao clergy from entering Jiangzuo and strictly forbade the dissemination of Lingbao and Xinxue.

Although the newspapers of the imperial court were able to be brought into Jiangzuo, it was the enjoyment of the literati of the literate land. While reading the newspapers, they lamented and were jealous of the wealth and strength of the north, and turned their heads to say to their subordinates that the north is not good! The prince is brutal and unkind, and he will end the game sooner or later!

Wang Mi felt that these families who fled to Jiangzuo were very hypocritical, and while envying the wealth under the rule of the prince, he fantasized that one day he could become the first assistant scholar of the cabinet like Zhang Hua. But on the other side, for their own selfish desires, they desperately smeared the prince in Jiangzuo, saying that this is not good and that is not good, so that Jiangzuo's illiterate people do not understand why these families hate the prince so much.

Wang Mi somewhat understood the mood of these gate lords. These families can be said to have both love and hate for the prince: they love the rich supply of goods under the prince's rule, the strong academic atmosphere, and the relaxed political environment. But none of them were willing to break their current life and habits, and they were unwilling to accept the new ideas put forward by the prince.

Wang Mi enjoyed a high reputation among the frustrated families in Xuzhou, and he was somewhat disdainful of Jiang Zuo's timidity, so he actively looked for new opportunities while receiving aid from Jiang Zuo. Not to mention, the opportunity was really found for him.

A group of bandits entrenched in Yandu (present-day Yancheng, Jiangsu) quietly visited Wang Mi, and after some conversation, the two sides quickly reached an agreement, and the two sides formed an alliance and prepared to do something.

After sending off the bandit leader, Wang Mi's mind became lively, knowing that this gang of bandits wanted to use their own fame to expand the team, but he could use this gang of bandits to do great things.

"Will the prime minister Hou Ning have a kind?" If you can use the power of Jiangdong to divide the land of Huainan, then in the future, whether it is the Beitou Imperial Court to accept Zhao'an, or the Nantou Jiangzuo as a capital for promotion, it will be a good choice.

So Wang Mi colluded with the bandits, first contacted Xuzhou and Jiangzuo to ask them for funding, and began to purchase weapons and armor. After making full preparations, the incident started in the spring of 300 A.D., and more than 10,000 people were gathered in an instant, and they successively captured Sheyang County and other places, and the momentum was greatly boosted.

After gaining power, Wang Mi proclaimed himself the general of Zhendong, and named his own boy Wang Sang as the general of Zhonglang, and at the same time divided three generals, ten partial generals and twenty captains, and put forward the slogan of "resisting the tyranny of the imperial court". For a while, frustrated families and down-and-out heroes from all over Xuzhou responded, coupled with the support of Jiangdong, Wang Mi gathered more than 50,000 people in less than a month.

Wang Mi led his army to capture Ping'an, and Huaipu and Ling County surrounded Huaiyin City, the seat of Guangling County.

Hearing the news of Wang Mi's uprising, the Luoyang court was shocked, and immediately sent an edict to the governor Xu, the military captain Xu Chao of Henan and Henan Prefectures, and Tao Kan, the governor of Xuzhou, to immediately send troops to suppress it. After receiving the order, Xu Chao ordered Tao Kan to lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to set off from Xiapi, and first defeated Wang Mi's chaotic army east of Ling County, killing more than 1,000.

King Jiangzuo Langya didn't expect that the mighty Wang Mi would be so vulnerable, Tao Kan really deserved to be a famous general who defeated the army of King Qi, and easily defeated Wang Mi. However, Wang Mi's failure made Jiang Zuoren panic. Since ancient times, guarding the river must guard Huai, and now the imperial army is advancing towards Huainan step by step, how can it not make Jiangzuo nervous.

The Central Plains Rebellion gave Jiangzuo the opportunity to expand, and they not only took the southern part of Jingzhou, but also took control of a series of important towns along the Huai River, and controlled the land south of the Huai River in Xuzhou. But now Tao Kan's arrival suddenly made Jiang Zuo nervous, since the King of Qi was defeated by Tao Kan, Tao Kan has become famous all over the world.

Although King Langya is not a wise and martial artist, he still has a lot of talents under his command, whether it is the Wang Dun brothers or the Lu Ji brothers, they are all rare talents. After Xu Chao and Tao Kan sent troops, Sima Rui immediately convened his subordinates to discuss countermeasures.

"Your Highness! The northern army came to attack, set up a pontoon bridge from Zhengyang Pass, crossed the Huai River, surrounded Shouchun, has been attacking for more than ten days, Shouchun guard general came to ask for help, please Your Highness decided. ”

Since the imperial court pacified the rebellion of the feudal kings in various places, Sima Rui's heart was most afraid of the imperial army, when he heard that the army surrounded Shouchun, he was taken aback, and the wine he had just drunk turned into a cold sweat, which came out of his forehead, and muttered in his mouth: "This ...... This ......" but could not come up with an idea.

Wang Dun, who was seated, felt a little contempt in his heart, and immediately got up and said: "The water comes to cover the earth, and the soldiers will block it." If the minister lifts one person, he will be able to kill Xu Chao. ”

King Langya said happily: "Zhu Zhong, who is the protector?" ”

Wang Dundao: "The former Yuzhou Thorn History, the current Yangzhou Thorn Shi Wen Xian, is from a family in Bingzhou, is respectful and courteous, is a rare talent, and the six brothers are called the Six Dragons." This person can compare his troops to Han Xin, he will lead the troops and send aid to Shouchun, and the enemy will be broken! ”

King Langya was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "According to the performance of the Zhong, I quickly sent an order to Wen Xian, appointed him as the general of the expedition to the north, controlled the military affairs of Jingxu, Yuyang, and the four states, and let him lead the troops to aid Shouchun and repel the incoming enemy." (To be continued......)