Chapter 1003: The overall situation is important
The responsibility of the small school guarding the city is naturally not to open the city gate at will, but seeing that Xie Shi seems to really have a hundred thousand urgent things, he can't help but be very worried, after all, if he delays the big event, he, the small city gate captain, can't afford it anyway.
"Camp master, General Xie is Xie Tingshi's younger brother, and if he returns to the capital in such a hurry, he has important things to discuss with Xie Tingshi, we open the city gate and let them into the city, Xie Tingshi will definitely not blame, but if we delay a big event, we really can't afford it!" The lieutenant of the junior school said softly.
The little colonel who guarded the city frowned and thought for a moment, feeling that he could only do this, after all, Xie Shi was Xie An's own brother, he opened the city gate privately and let Xie Shi enter the city, Xie An may not really blame, but if he delayed Xie An's big event, the consequences were really unimaginable.
"Hurry up and open the city gates, if the assassin is to blame, Ben will explain it for you." Han Yong shouted loudly.
The little colonel guarding the city, with a horizontal heart, said loudly: "Open the city gate, open the city gate." ”
When the soldiers guarding behind the city gate heard the order, they immediately lifted the bolt of the door and slowly opened the city gate.
Seeing that the city gate was slowly opened, Han Yong and Xie Shi glanced at each other, led a team of men and horses into the city, and went straight to the Assassin's Mansion.
Soon, Han Yong and Xie Shi arrived at Xie An's mansion and broke in directly, the servants guarding the door naturally knew Xie Shi and Han Yong, so they didn't stop them, and immediately ran to report.
At this time, it was already getting late, and Xie An had already rested in his clothes, but the servants of Xie An's mansion knew that Xie Shi and Han Yong must have something very important to do when they came overnight, for this reason. It's better to go and report it.
"Master, master......" The subordinate walked into Xie An's bedroom, stood at the door of the inner room, and shouted loudly.
Although Xie An has rested, he has not slept to death, for this reason. As soon as he heard the movement, he immediately woke up, and hurriedly asked, "It's so late, what's the matter?" ”
"Master, General Han and General Xie, the commanders of the navy, broke into the mansion overnight, as if they were in a hurry, so let's go out and have a look!" The subordinate said truthfully.
"It's so late, what's important?" Xie An frowned and thought for a moment, then hurriedly said, "Quick." Quickly help the officer change his clothes. With that, he sat up from the bed.
After putting on his coat, Xie An hurriedly walked in the direction of the main hall, and at this time, Han Yong and Xie Shi were already waiting very anxiously, and when they saw Xie An coming, they hurriedly greeted him.
"General Han, fifth brother, you are here so late. Is there something going on in the army? As soon as he saw Han Yong and Xie Shi, Xie An asked first.
Han Yong hurriedly shook his head. And handed the letter in his hand into Xie An's hand, and said softly: "Xie Tingshi, this is a handwritten letter from the King of the North to the last general. ”
"A handwritten letter from the King of the North to the general?" Xie An was slightly surprised for a moment when he heard this, and quickly took the letter, and read it carefully and silently under the candlelight.
After reading the letter. Xie An's brows immediately frowned into a big pimple, although Xie An had expected this situation for a long time, but when it really came, Xie An's heart was still very surprised. And worry about it.
"Third brother, the king of the north has made up his mind to let the imperial court move the capital to Luoyang City, and it is clear that he wants to control the imperial court! What should we do? Xie Shi Zhengse asked.
Obviously, at this time, the imperial court in Health City was controlled by the family clan headed by Xie An, and these scholars were the vested interests of the court to stay in the Health City, and if the court really moved the capital to Luoyang City, it would inevitably be controlled by Hua'an, and in this way, the interests of their family members would be greatly damaged, and for this reason, Xie Shi was naturally very opposed.
Xie An pondered for a moment, looked at Han Yong, and said, "General Han, this official recently heard that the King of North has sent his most confidant General Pingbei to Jiangnan, and this letter must have been handed to the general!" ”
"No, it was handed to the last general by Vice Admiral Wang under the command of the last general." Han Yong said.
"Third brother, this Vice General Wang is the playmate of the Northern King in his childhood, and he has a deep relationship with the Northern King, and it is very likely that he will support the Northern King." Xie Shi hurriedly added.
Hearing this, Xie An looked at Han Yong and sighed: "Since Vice Admiral Wang was able to hand over the letter from the King of the North to the general, it is enough to show that he is already on the side of the King of the North. After saying that, he looked helpless.
"Third brother, what could be worse? Recently, news came from Xuzhou that General Pingbei passed through Pengcheng on the way to Jiangnan, and met with Wang Wu and Wang Liu for a long time. After all, both of them were former generals of the Northern King, and if the news was true, the situation would be extremely unfavorable for us. Xie Shi Zhengse said.
When Xie An heard this, he smiled bitterly a few times, and said with a straight face: "What about the worse things?" A few hours ago, the news came back from the direction of Luoyang City, the 100,000 troops led by Zhang Hao and Deng Qiang, the two generals, had arrived near Luoyang City, and the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong and Shuzhong were not far from Luoyang City. The reason why the king of the north asked the court to move the capital is quite sufficient, and the Qing monarch is on the side, but I am afraid that he will really do it! After saying that, a haze appeared on his face.
Obviously, Xie An felt that the reason for moving the capital to Luoyang City was still relatively sufficient, after all, Luoyang City was originally the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty, and it was because of the Hu people's troubles in the Central Plains that they had to go to Jiangnan Health City, and now Luoyang City has been recovered by Hua'an for many years, and the threat of the Hu people in the north has been completely eliminated. In the south of the Yangtze River already has huge interests, and once the capital is moved to Luoyang City, these interests are bound to suffer very big losses, and it will be a very big blow to the major scholars, for this reason, they are naturally reluctant to move the capital to Luoyang City, and after moving the capital. The family headed by Xie An will lose the ability to influence the government, and all the rights of the court will inevitably fall into the hands of Hua'an, so they will become fish on the sticky board. fell into a situation where Hua'an was slaughtered.
Xie Shi thought for a moment, and said: "Third brother, there are still hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under the command of the Southern King, and they are stationed in the north of Jingzhou. ”
Obviously, if it can be combined with Jingzhou soldiers and horses. There is enough chance of victory, after all, the prestige of the Jingzhou army is still very strong, and the Jingzhou army is gathered in the north of Jingzhou, and it can launch a surprise attack in the direction of Luoyang City at any time, if the Yangzhou army can unite with the Jingzhou army, it is very likely to block Hua'an's southward action.
Xie An and Han Yong heard this. They were all shocked and looked at each other. Obviously, they don't quite approve of this building.
"Xie Tingshi, if we really unite with the King of the South and confront the King of the North, no matter what the odds of victory are, as long as we start a war, we will definitely be ruined! And Nanwang's ambition is not small. I'm afraid it's not the blessing of the court. Han Yong said.
Xie An nodded and said: "That's right, no matter what, there can be no more civil war in Dajin, if it really starts, it will definitely fall into the chaos of the people's livelihood again." When the time comes, I am afraid that the Hu people in the north will rise again! In this way, we will all become sinners of the Great Jin. ”
Obviously, no matter what, Xie An didn't want the Great Jin Dynasty to have another civil strife, after all, the Eight Kings Rebellion was a lesson from the past, if it weren't for the Eighty Thousand Rebellion that completely destroyed the national strength and military strength of the Jin State, how could the Hu people led by Liu Yuan win the Central Plains? And after the rebellion of Wang Dun and Su Jun, it was a heavy blow to the national strength of the Great Jin Dynasty, so that the Great Jin Dynasty lost the opportunity to take advantage of the great chaos in the north to regain the lost land, so that after more than ten years, the Great Jin Dynasty regained the lost land occupied by the Hu people step by step, this time, although Hua'an's request to move the capital harmed the interests of the family, but in the long run, it is still beneficial to the Great Jin, after all, Jiankang City is located in the south of the Yangtze River, the location is still too remote, only Luoyang City is suitable for the capital of the Great Jin, and for Hua'an after the request for the imperial court to move the capital, Whether he will force the emperor to take the throne and do rebellious things is not too important at all, after all, Hua'an is also a royal family now, as long as he can prosper in the Great Jin, it is not very important who will be the emperor.
When Xie Shi heard this, he frowned and said in surprise: "What does the third brother mean is to give in to the king of the north and support the decision to let the imperial court move the capital to Luoyang City?" After speaking, he looked unwilling.
Xie An nodded, and said helplessly: "Things are already like this, what can you do if you don't agree to the request of the North King?" ”
"The last general also feels that the overall situation should be taken into account, after all, the Northern King has already had a million troops, and the ten states in the north are all recovered by the Northern King's troops, and moving the capital to Luoyang City may be more beneficial to the Great Jin." Han Yong echoed.
Obviously, Han Yong is not against moving the capital, but he is just worried that the family will oppose it, and now that Xie An has expressed his support for moving the capital, he will naturally support it.
Xie Shi sighed and said, "Third brother, if the imperial court really moves the capital to Luoyang City, the ministers and all the scholars in Jiangnan will suffer heavy losses, I'm afraid they won't agree to move the capital!" When the time comes, I'm afraid it will cause chaos! After speaking, he looked very helpless.
Xie An nodded and said softly: "You are right, the imperial court rashly moved the capital, which will inevitably damage the interests of the ministers and the Jiangnan scholars, and this is also what makes me feel embarrassed!" I'm not afraid of anything else, I'm afraid that because of the relocation of the capital, it will cause chaos in the court! ”
"Xie Tingshi, if the Northern King can prepare enough fertile land and real estate for the various clans around Luoyang City, he will definitely be able to make up for the losses of the officials and scholars at a certain level, so the voice of opposition to the relocation of the capital will definitely be much smaller." Han Yong said softly.
"I'm afraid that the North King won't be so kind!" Xie Shi said leisurely.
Hearing this, Xie An thought for a moment, looked at Han Yong, and said, "General Han, is General Pingbei still in Jiangnan?" ”
Han Yong immediately replied: "It should still be there, and General Xie should be more aware of the specific situation." After speaking, he looked at Xie Shi.
Seeing this, Xie Shi hurriedly said: "Third brother, General Pingbei lives on the street five miles away from the naval camp, and besides, I have already sent his own soldiers to keep an eye on the outside of the inn, as long as he has any action, the personal soldiers will immediately report back." ”
"Good, good." Xie An nodded, paused, and said, "It seems that I, Xie An, still have to meet this Pingbei general to see how much room for maneuver there is in this matter." ”
Obviously, Xie An wanted to sit down with Wang San and have a good talk, so as to confirm Hua'an's bottom line, and then make the next step to appease the Jiangnan Shi clan.
"Third brother, it's getting late today, so it's better to go early tomorrow morning." Xie Shi said softly.
"Xie Tingshi, tomorrow morning, the end will accompany you." Han Yong said.
Xie An nodded, and said, "Okay, it seems that it can only be like this, it's getting late, you can go to the guest room to rest!" Depart early tomorrow morning. ”
"Yes." Han Yong and Xie Shi responded, and turned to leave one after another.
After the two left, Xie An did not return to the bedroom, but paced back and forth in the main hall, at this time, his heart was very troubled, after all, it is a big deal to let the imperial court move, and the interests involved in this are very complicated, if it is not handled properly, it is likely to cause serious consequences.
You must know that these families in Jiangnan have laid a foundation in Jiangnan, and they all have a certain amount of wealth and population in their hands, if an influential scholar is dissatisfied and recruits soldiers and horses to rebel, it is very likely that it will be a very possible thing, so that Jiangnan, which has been stable and harmonious, will fall into terrible turmoil, and once such a situation occurs, the fruits of Xie An's hard work for several years will be in vain, and this is obviously what Xie An does not want to see.
Early the next morning, Xie An got up early, and together with Han Yong and Xie Shi, under the protection of a team of personal soldiers, ran to the street not far from the city.
On the street five miles away from the naval camp, Wang San was pacing back and forth in the inn, and the scene of Han Yong riding a horse to the capital last night had already been seen by him, and now, the night has passed, according to his previous plan with Hua'an, Xie An will most likely come to visit him, for this reason, Wang San is in the inn, anxiously waiting.
He and Hua An knew very well in their hearts that if they wanted to make the imperial court's move to Luoyang City smoother, they must get Xie An's support, otherwise it would bring great resistance to the move of the capital. (To be continued......)