The Xianbei people in the north went south, and the Beiwangfu was too busy to take care of itself, so they didn't have the heart to deal with the offensive of the imperial court, and Su Tingxia's group of old and weak remnants of the miscellaneous troops could also drive straight into the hinterland of the Beiwangfu, close to Beichuan City.

Originally, this was also the best time to pacify the troubles of the Northern Palace, but Han Jian also realized that this could mean that the Central Plains would be plunged into a continuous war. Because judging from Luoyang's current defenses, even if Su Tingxia can be relied on to pacify the Northern Palace, he will not be able to resist the Xianbei people's large-scale southward movement after all.

"How can this be?" After Han Song learned the news, he also seemed a little anxious. Originally, she didn't think about the problem of Xianbei people, but Han Jian didn't go back because she was angry, and at the same time she wanted to purge some people in the army. Most of these people are old courtiers of the East Palace, and in the final analysis, they are also the people who once assisted her. Han Jian didn't need anyone, and she shouldn't have interfered, but she was afraid that Han Jian was acting rashly and wanted to come over to ease the relationship. Who knew that she had heard such a surprising news.

"The news also came just last night, and I have already asked someone to send a music book to the palace overnight, and I will discuss this matter with His Majesty today to see if we can ease the war in the north." Han Jian said.

Han Song looked at Han Jian and asked, "What do you mean, is the war in the north not going on?" ”

"What else?" Han Jian said, "If you continue to fight inwardly, you will be picked up by Xianbei people, and it is not a way after all." ”

Han Jian was worried in his heart, he had been in contact with the two worlds, the Xianbei tribe at this time seemed to be very gentle, although there were occasional battles with the Central Plains Dynasty, but after all, the well water did not interfere with the river water. But at this time, there was a major war in the northern grasslands, and in the end, it was the Xianbei people who pacified the north.

The Xianbei people are now brave and good at fighting, and they are a kind of people on horseback, and after pacifying the prairie, they will naturally point the finger at the Central Plains Dynasty. Han Jian was only afraid. This is also an era of chaos in China, even if the current rule of the Central Plains Dynasty is still stable, but with the internal struggle of the Wei Dynasty, it also gave the Xianbei people a good opportunity, if they don't take precautions, they will really be Xianbei people go south. At that time, it is impossible to say whether the Central Plains will be easy to serve.

Han Songshi was a little hesitant in the face of such a profound question.

Han Song's family takes care of many aspects of the East Palace, after all, he just does some simple things very well. In the past, the defense issue of the East Wangfu was also dispatched by Yang Rui, and even let the South Wangfu coordinate which side.

"Then I'll just ask." Han Song's family chose to stop at the right time, and now that the problem has gone beyond the Dongwang Mansion's own affairs, she also feels that continuing to meddle will disrupt Han Jian's decision. Something happened then. She herself felt that she could not afford it.

Then, Han Song left the yamen of the military station, after all, it was already late at night. She herself had to go back to rest.

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In the Ye'an Pavilion, Han Jian personally reported to Yang Rui about the current shape in the north. When it came to the theft of information in the army, Yang Rui's expression was also a little more solemn, as an emperor, she was more far-sighted than Han Song. The fact that such an event happened in an eventful season also shows that some people are coveting intelligence.

"Does the king of the east think. Is this the work of a chaotic party? Yang Rui finally asked.

"I don't know." Han Jian said, "If it is really done by the chaotic party." What is the purpose? Luoyang City was already heavily guarded, and the military yamen was tightly guarded, and a little negligence was exploited by thieves, why did she get this kind of information after all? ”

"Maybe the thief's purpose isn't about the Xianbei people's war report?" Yang Rui asked hypothetically.

Han Jian didn't speak.

If that were the case. It's not easy for someone to steal. If you want to say that there are valuable things that can be found in the military yamen, there is really nothing except some information. In fact, on weekdays, Han Jian would not leave important things in the military station.

Han Jian just shook his head, saying that he didn't know.

Yang Rui sighed: "If there was no theft in the army, I'm afraid you wouldn't have told Yu Zhen the news so quickly, right?" ”

Han Jian continued not to speak.

What Yang Rui said was indeed what he thought.

Han Jian learned from the beginning that the Xianbei people were going south. First of all, I thought of negotiating peace, and even releasing the previous suspicion with Beiwangfu to solve the current embarrassment. But I am also afraid that Yang Rui will not agree, after all, Yang Rui has a deep hatred for the Beiwangfu, and since she was in power, she has been targeting the Beiwangfu's accusation against Luoyang, and has always wanted to completely uproot the Beiwangfu earlier. Now that there is such a good opportunity, Han Jian can probably guess that Yang Rui's reaction after learning about this is to ignore the Xianbei people first, take Beichuan City, and then try to fight with the Xianbei people.

But Han Jian couldn't bear the troubles brought about by this.

"Forget it, I know that asking you is also a vain question. My attitude, you should know best. Yang Rui didn't have any emperor's frame in front of Han Jian after all, even knowing that Han Jian's opinion was different from her own, she also admitted it, and if she thought about these things at this time, it might bring about conflicts between the two. At that time, it may be the contradiction between the Eastern Wangfu and the imperial court, rather than a simple discord between husband and wife.

"Then what does His Majesty mean, is the north continuing to march into the army?" Han Jian asked.

Yang Rui didn't speak this time.

It's like knowing what the other person thinks, but deliberately avoiding saying something.

How could she not know Han Jian's thoughts? Since Han Jian didn't tell her, it showed that Han Jian had the intention of making peace, which means that Han Jian wanted to miss such a good opportunity in vain, and not take the Beiwang Mansion in one fell swoop. Han Jian's idea is not wrong in terms of the overall environment, but she is still unwilling to accept it. After all, she has been plotting for so many years to cut the Northern Wangfu Domain, and it is difficult to give up.

"Do what you want." Yang Rui said, "I know that you will do a good job." I'll put my mind away and wait for you to do it, and I should be relieved. ”

Han Jian was still a little moved in his heart.

On such a big issue of right and wrong, Yang Rui rarely let go of the prejudices and persistence in his heart and chose to stand on his side. He also knew that if he wanted to keep the Beiwang Mansion, there might be troubles in the future, after all, Yang Ke, the little king of the North North, had become his second Han Jian in the past two years, and after a short hibernation, it was difficult to conclude what Yang Ke could do in the future.

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Far away in the south of the Yangtze River, in the palace of King Hui of Jinling City, Sima Yi was sitting in the courtyard looking at the moonlight above his head, but he always felt uneasy.

The letter from the north had arrived two days earlier. The news of the Xianbei people's southward movement was the first to be learned in the entire Southern Dynasty. And this qiē only happened two days after Han Jian learned the information.

In the north, because of the war between Luoyang and Beiwangfu, the entire northern artery has been blocked, and it is difficult for news to go south.

The real Xianbei invasion was more than a month ago. At that time, Su Tingxia, the soldiers and horses had not yet entered the territory of Beichuan.

"Brother Sima, you haven't slept so late. But who are you missing? Xiao Ling didn't know when he stood behind Sima Yi, Sima Yi was startled when he heard this, because he was shaking, and he didn't notice what was happening around him.

"Nope." Sima replied after a pause.

Xiao Ling looked drunk and hazy, he obviously had just come back from drinking.

In the past two days, King Hui's Mansion has entertained many people, all of whom are local officials who have come to Jinling from other places to report on their work. As a hot figure in Jinling City today, King Hui's appeal in the court and the opposition is also extraordinary. Therefore many people came to join him. Originally, Xiao Ling wanted Sima Yi to accompany him out to meet these people who came to surrender to Cheng, but Sima Yi was not in the mood after all, so he chose to stay in the courtyard and pour himself a drink. But at this time, I received information from the north.

"Brother Sima still doesn't admit it?" Xiao Ling smiled evilly, "These days, the niece of the little emperor is not here, and your mind still drifts back to Luoyang in the north?" Haha, look at Brother Sima, you're all blushing. ”

Xiao Ling joked very happily, in his opinion. There's nothing happier than having fun with a close friend right now.

Sima Yi had a deep face and handed over a piece of paper in his hand.

Xiao Ling was already drunk and hazy. Take it and look at it, because the light is dim, you can't see what is written on it at all.

"This ...... What is it? Xiao Ling squinted and looked at it, but he didn't see it clearly, at this time, the attendant had already brought the lantern and approached it, so that he could read the contents of the letter clearly.

This time I was able to read the text clearly. But the content above is very profound, and I can't understand it at all.

"The secret words in the army are also used to transmit intelligence. This is a unique code language of Dongwangfu, and if you look at it selectively, you can probably understand the meaning. Sima said.

"It's a nuisance." Xiao Ling complained. But he smiled and said, "It's not interesting enough." When will I also let the lieutenant generals of our army design and design, and use code words to deliver messages? Haha, interesting. I won't read it, Brother Sima, you can tell me what is on it. ”

"Xianbei people, who went south from the north, have already passed the Qi pass. Beichuan City is in an emergency. Sima said.

"Oh?" Xiao Ling looked puzzled, but sighed again, "I heard that the north doesn't seem to be peaceful before, and the eastern king of the Northern Dynasty ...... Hey, it's your good brother who is sending troops to attack the Beiwang Mansion, it seems to be quite smooth, why did this Xianbei person come in? No matter how much the war is fought, it can't reach the south of the river, right? The wind and snow in the south of the Yangtze River will not change because of this. Don't do anything unthinkable, just enjoy the moment. Brother Sima, this seems to be said by yourself. ”

Sima Yi was a little silent.

He knew very well that although Xiao Ling currently had the capital of a political family, he still lacked the thinking of a political family.

The root cause of the rebellion in the north was that the Wei Dynasty court did not strictly control the local vassal kings, and it was difficult for the local court to control them, so there was the trouble of the four kings. Originally, the north was in a state of confrontation all the year round, because several forces checked and balanced each other, and nothing happened, and the Wei court could still have power in name. But with Yang Yu's rebellion, the rise of the Eastern Palace, and then the usurpation of power by Yang Ke, the king of Xiaobei, this balance no longer exists.

Once the balance is broken, some of the old rules will change with it.

The most obvious is the question of the ownership of the regime. Now it seems that the power of the Wei Dynasty is still in the hands of Empress Yang Rui. But Yang Rui was no longer able to control the military power. Whoever has military power can have power, and the repeated concessions of the Eastern Prince's Mansion to the imperial court also made Sima Yi feel Han Jian's hesitation. Of course, Sima Yi couldn't take into account the personal relationship between Han Jian and Yang Rui from it.

Now the Xianbei people are going south, it is also to see that the internal struggle of the Wei Dynasty has changed, the originally strong Northern Wangfu has weakened, but the Eastern Wangfu has risen up, at this time, if you don't do it, wait for this balance to be completely broken, to the East Wangfu to complete the unification of the north, the Wei Dynasty with less internal troubles will be very strong, and it will be difficult to send troops to the south at that time.

Now is the best time for Xianbei people to do it. It was also the time when Xianbei was selected just after winter, and the Central Plains had just experienced war and was not in good spring. At this time, the East Wangfu fork was at war with the North Wangfu, and this kind of fisherman's opportunity to profit was not always encountered.

Xiao Ling finished with a smile. People are also dizzy, and a simple smile seems to be intoxicated by the beautiful world they have weaved.

Sima Yi frowned, there have been too many people in the court and the central government recently, which also made Xiao Ling, who has always been idle and has no political opinions, feel the wonderful feeling of holding power. Today's Xiao Ling, although he is polite to him, is not a person who has achieved great things after all.

"Brother Sima. It was getting late, so I went back to sleep. Xiao Ling smiled, "I'll talk about it tomorrow, and I have one more thing to tell you." I heard that my little niece will be back soon, ha, when the time comes, I will help Brother Sima to propose your marriage. Hey! ”

Saying that, people are also a little unstable.

Sima sighed helplessly, and ordered the entourage on the side to help Xiao Ling back to rest. He stood in the courtyard, still unable to calm his mood for a long time.

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Under the moonlight. Sima was sad.

In the distance, someone was watching him, but it was like a statue, and it hadn't moved for a long time.

When Sima Yi realized that someone was coming, it was already difficult to react, and a black figure appeared in front of him in an instant, and in his panic, the person had already reached out and pressed his shoulder. He couldn't move.

Soon, though, he calmed down. Because he found out who he was. Friend or foe.

"Why does Brother Sima look sad? But if you are troubled by troubles, you might as well tell the old Tao, maybe there is a way to solve you? ”

The person who came smiled and spoke regardless of the occasion.

Sima sighed in his heart, obviously an intruder, but it was as if he had come to Huiwang's Mansion as a guest. If it weren't for the fact that he was the only one living in this courtyard. No matter how high his martial arts are, how can he hide the eyes of those masters in Huiwangfu?

"Daochang Li, it's been a long time." Sima bowed.

The name of the person is Li Shanye, and he opened a chess building business in Jinling, but in fact, he secretly had dealings with some people in politics. It's not just King Hui Xiao Ling. It was Xie Rumo and Zhu Tongjing's party members, and he had all been dismissed. Because he is just a hermit, not so many people care about his political tendencies, and in the eyes of many people, he is just a mountain village nobody. Only Sima Yi knew how ambitious this person was. Because Li Shanye wanted to use his hand to push Xiao Ling to the throne.

Sima Yi was originally the kind of official son who didn't have to think about anything, and he stretched out his hand to eat to open his mouth. On weekdays, when he is with Han Jian and Ruan Ping, he rarely needs to use his brain. laughing all day long, it also seems that he is a little optimistic. But after all, what is hidden in my heart cannot be hidden.

When Li Shanye first met Sima Yi, he thought that he had a wisdom root, and he didn't even have a conversation, so he used a very ingenious way to communicate with Sima Yi. Li Shanye sent him a lot of Jiangdu specialties. At that time, Sima Yi was still in captivity, and he didn't even have a chance to meet outsiders.

After that, it was Li Shanye who introduced him to Xiao Ling, the king of Hui, without any explanation to Sima Yi. This also laid the groundwork for the sudden rise of King Hui during the Jinling Rebellion in the future. Throughout the process, Li Shanye was secretly supporting. Even many schemes, Sima Yi also obeyed Li Shanye, because he couldn't understand some things himself.

"Brother Sima is too polite!" Li Shanye smiled and said, "It's also Lao Dao who has been bored these days, come and take a walk, I wonder if Brother Sima can drink wine and eat meat with Lao Dao, and talk about world affairs under a big meal?" ”

"It's an honor!"

Sima Yi was not wary of Li Shanye. is also because Li Shanye helped him, not only helped him get out of the predicament of being imprisoned, but also helped him complete his transformation.

Sima Yi is no longer just an unenlightened teenager, now he has seen things very thoroughly, and even the shape of the south and north of the river is also clear in his heart. This is all thanks to some of Li Shanye's "teachings" to him on weekdays.

Sima Yi took out the small square table from the room and put the wine on the table, but there were only a few simple side dishes and snacks to drink. But it's nothing, Li Shanye came over before, but he only had a bowl of water, and he was very happy to talk. There are fewer than a thousand cups of wine for a confidant, which is not reflected in Sima Yi and Li Shanye, Sima Yu poured Ning Yuan not to drink, because he wanted to listen to more Li Shanye's knowledge. The more I listened, the more I felt that I knew very little about the world.

"Daochang Li, please don't be surprised." Sima said as he moved out of his chair.

"What to say. Although it is water wine, it is also good wine. It seems that there are a lot of good things in this Huiwang Mansion, and Lao Dao can also follow Brother Sima. ”

Li Shanye said with a smile, the person has already sat down.

Sima Yi also sat down and poured a glass of wine for Li Shanye.

Three rounds of drinking. Li Shanye asked: "When I came here before, I saw Brother Sima worried, but I was troubled?" ”

Sima sighed, originally he didn't want to tell Li Shanye about the affairs of the north. But he felt that it was inappropriate to do so, after all, Li Shanye was also a teacher to him, such a person who seemed to be a teacher. Why should I hide it?

Sima Yi still told the matter as it was, and the matter was not complicated, but the Xianbei people went south, and the Northern Wangfu was in danger under the attack of the north and the south.

After listening to this, Li Shanye didn't seem to be in much of a mood to drink, and sighed softly: "When I think about it, it's almost now." ”

"Daochang Li is saying that if the Xianbei people don't take advantage of this time to go south, I'm afraid it will be difficult to have a chance in the future?" Sima asked tentatively.

In front of Li Shanye. He didn't have to think too much about it. He asked questions when it was time to ask, which is also what Li Shanye has always encouraged him. There are many things he doesn't understand, and as long as he asks them, he will get a satisfactory answer.

"It seems that Brother Sima also sees things clearly. That's it. Li Shanye said with a smile, "You see, if the East Wangfu pacifies Beichuan and the South Wangfu has already returned to obedience, how can the West Wangfu still compete with the East Wangfu?" It's better to just go along with it. That north is easy to flat. This is remarkable, Xianbei people have painstakingly planned things for several generations. Suddenly there is no way, can Xianbei people not be in a hurry? This is knowing that this time comes. There may be deviations, but still come. It's hard to ride a tiger. ”

Li Shanye's speech is a little unconventional, and Sima Yi is very clear.

Li Shanye's words will not seem so unfathomable, what he says seems to be ordinary words, but the truth contained in it is very rich. A few short sentences, as if to illustrate a truth. But there is a lot of deep content hidden in it.

For example, how many generations did the Xianbei people plan and when did it start? What about how difficult it is to ride a tiger? Obviously, it is the Luoyang East Wangfu that is difficult to ride a tiger now, not the Xianbei people. Another example is what is "deviation", and what can be the extent of this deviation? Or is it against whom?

When Sima Yi was often confused, he asked Li Shanye. Let Li Shanye say it briefly, and he will suddenly be able to open up. He will be able to follow many things thoroughly.

"I still don't understand what Daochang Li said." Sima excused himself.

Li Shanye smiled: "Then if Brother Sima is now the king of the East, what should he do?" ”

Sima was silent, he was thinking about this problem, he wanted to put himself in his shoes, but he still couldn't figure it out. Because in his eyes, Dongwang Han Jian is even more unfathomable. A half-sized child can say things that many adults cannot. And after taking charge of the Dongwang Mansion, many of the decisions Han Jian made were so incredible in his opinion, even in Li Shanye's analysis. It is these incredible things that have created the rise of the East Prince's Mansion in the north.

"I don't know." Sima Yi shook his head honestly.

He did not know, and did not speculate. For others, he can still put himself in their shoes, and his guesses are roughly the same as the outcome of things. But for Han Jian, he couldn't think about it, because it was really asking for trouble.

"Actually, I don't know the old way!" Li Shanye also sighed very "unfathomable".

This sentence also made Sima Yi laugh.

"Brother Sima, don't cancel it first, the old Tao is telling the truth. If this is someone else, it is nothing more than a choice from two paths, either fight or peace. The battle is to take advantage of the chaos to take the Beiwang Mansion, and then go to deal with the Xianbei people. Harmony is to fight against the Xianbei people together, and finally take the opportunity to incorporate the Beiwangfu. ”

Sima Yi couldn't help but nod when he heard this. In fact, what Li Shanye said was similar to what he thought, and normal people would think so.

"Alas! But if you change the old way, it's not that simple. Does Brother Sima know what Lao Dao will do? Li Shanye looked at Sima Yi with a smile and asked.

Sima Yi was also thinking about this problem, Han Jian made him unpredictable, why wasn't Li Shanye like this?

Li Shanye has his own set of ways to look at problems, and many of them are also unconventional. It's as if Li Shanye introduced him to Xiao Ling at the beginning, and he didn't realize that this would help him in the future. But he didn't expect that Li Shanye was still very good-looking, and now he was free to sit down and drink with Li Shanye, which was the final result of Li Shanye's actions at the beginning.

If you don't accept it, you can't do it. (To be continued......)