In 339 A.D. (the fifth year of Xiankang), Yu Liang, the general of the Jin State to conquer the west, had the idea of recovering the homeland of the Central Plains, so he awarded the post of assassin of Yuzhou to the auxiliary general Mao Bao, and let him and Xiyang Taishou Fan Jun lead 10,000 elite soldiers to defend the city together.

He also appointed Tao as the general of Nanzhong Lang and Jiang Xiaxiang, and led 5,000 people into the city.

Yu Liang's younger brother Yu Yi served as the captain of Nanban and the Taishou of Nanjun, guarding Jiangling.

Appointed Wuchang Taishou Chen Huan as an auxiliary general, Liangzhou Assassin History, and entered the Meridian Road.

He also sent a partial division to attack Shu, entered Jiangyang, captured Li Hong, the assassin of Jingzhou in Chenghan, and Huang Zhi, the Taishou of Bajun, and escorted them to Beijing. Yu Liang led an army of 100,000 people, according to Shicheng, as the backup of the Zhulu army, so he asked the court to ask for the Northern Expedition.

Who is this Yu Liang?

Yu Liang, Ziyuan Gui. A native of Yanling, Yingchuan (now Yanlingbei, Henan), he was a relative and a famous person of the Jin Kingdom.

History records that he is handsome, good at talking about metaphysics, and abiding by etiquette, and is serious and solemn.

When Sima Rui, Emperor of the Jin Yuan Dynasty, was the general of Zhendong, he was summoned to serve as the West Cao Peng, and he was quite respected. His sister Yu Wenjun is the concubine of the prince (Sima Shao). Yu Liang successively served as the prime minister to join the army, Zhongshulang and other positions, and was named the Marquis of the Pavilion. He lectured in the East Palace and became friends with Sima Shao.

Successively served as the Yellow Gate Waiter, the Loose Cavalry Attendant, the Supervisor of the Middle Book, etc., after the Wang Dun Rebellion was pacified, he resigned as the founding prince of Yongchang County.

After the death of Emperor Ming, the Empress Dowager Yu came to the court, and Yu Liang and Wang Dao were auxiliary ministers, but the actual political affairs were decided by Yu Liang. After he took power, he rebelled against Wang Dao's leniency and judged things according to law, so he was greatly disappointed; Due to the intensification of the contradiction with Sima Zong, the king of Nanton, and others, Yu Liang finally killed or abolished his henchmen.

Later, Yu Liang did not listen to the advice of the ministers and insisted on conscripting Su Jun into Beijing, which eventually caused Su Jun's rebellion. After Su Jun invaded the Beijing Division, Yu Liang fled to Wen Qiao and promoted Tao Kan as the leader of the alliance with him, quelling the turmoil.

After the rebellion of Su Jun was pacified, Yu Liangwai served as the general of Pingxi and the assassin of Yuzhou. After Tao Kan's death, he served as the general of Zhengxi, and also led the three states of Jiang, Jing and Henan, and the military of Jiang, Jing, Henan, Yi, Liang and Yong.

The capital of the Jin Kingdom, Jiankang, the imperial palace Taicheng.

After Emperor Sima Yan saw Yu Liang's recital, he immediately convened a court meeting to discuss the matter.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Yu Liang, the general of the expedition to the west, wants to go on a northern expedition against the people, I don't know what you think?" At this time, Sima Yan was still very young, just nineteen years old, and he had not yet been crowned pro-government, so the government was controlled by some powerful ministers such as Wang Dao.

Such a major event, Sima Yan can't rule by himself at all!

Nowadays, there are two powerful ministers in the court of the Jin Kingdom, one is Wang Dao and the other is Xi Jian.

At this time, it was Wang Dao's auxiliary government, Emperor Sima Yan was young, the situation was difficult, he only maintained the general situation, and he didn't care about the details, and the generals such as Zhao Yin and Jia Ning appointed by Wang Dao did not abide by the law, and everyone felt worried and dissatisfied with this. Tao Kan had planned to raise troops to abolish Wang Dao, but Xi Jian did not agree, so he gave up.

Later, Yu Liang wanted to depose Director Wang, so he wrote to Xi Jian, stating Director Wang's faults and asking for Xi Jian's opinion, but Xi Jian still disagreed, so the matter had to be abandoned.

The reason why the Eastern Jin Dynasty in history repeatedly went on the Northern Expedition and finally failed was that the most critical point was that the powerful ministers leaned into each other, and the major wealthy families competed for power and profit.

Hearing this, before Director Wang stood up to speak, Taiwei Xi Jian stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that you must not go on another Northern Expedition!" ”

"Why?"

"Your Majesty, the Northern Expedition is not well prepared. At this time, it is not advisable to go on a northern expedition! Lord Yu Liang thinks that the pseudo-emperor Shile of Qianhu is dead, and Shihu is not a climate, this is a fallacy! Shi Le has been dead for three years, and Shi Hu is now known as the Great Zhao Heavenly King, and all the armies in the country are subdued, so they can work together. ”

Xi Jian said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains now is no less than the Northern Expedition when Shi Le was alive. Previously, Zu Shiya (Zu Ti) also had a northern expedition to the Central Plains, although he once recovered a large area south of the Yellow River, but in the end it was all defeated! Now does Your Majesty think that the national strength of the imperial court is still better than that of the ancestors at the time of the Northern Expedition? ”

About the time of Zu Ti's Northern Expedition, everyone knows it.

At that time, Sima Rui's foothold in Jiangdong was not stable and he was unable to go on the Northern Expedition, but Zu Ti's patriotism should also be encouraged, so he appointed Zu Ti as the general of Fenwei and the assassin of Yuzhou, and allocated him food that could be eaten by a thousand people, 3,000 pieces of cloth, and did not allocate armor and weapons, so that Zu Ti could recruit and solve it by himself. So Zu Ti led more than 100 subordinate households (most of them were strong and outstanding warriors) to cross the Yangtze River in the north.

Zu Ti is also a powerful character, and he is angry.

After crossing the river, Zu Ti led the people to be stationed in Huaiyang. Here, while mobilizing everyone to build weapons, he recruited soldiers and expanded the team. After some efforts, Zu Ti recruited more than 2,000 people on the basis of the original Xiangyong and organized a new army.

Subsequently, Zu Ti led the army to pacify Yuzhou and attacked Yanzhou, which was blocked by Shi Hu. Zu Ti defeated Shihu through tactics such as "setting up ambushes and setting up strange formations". Shi Hu withdrew to Xiangguo, and the remaining troops guarded the peach leopard.

Zu Ti defeated the peach leopard again.

Subsequently, most of Shile's strongholds south of the Yellow River surrendered to Zu Ti, and the Jin generals Li Ju, Guo Mo, Zhao Gu and others who remained in the north also expressed their willingness to obey Zu Ti's command, and most of the lost territory south of the Yellow River was recovered by Zu Ti.

Just as Zu Ti was preparing to cross the river to the north and complete the great cause of unification, Sima sent Dai Yuan as the general of the expedition to the west, and supervised the military affairs of the six states north and south of the Yellow River to contain Zu Ti's northern expedition.

Disappointed, he became ill with grief and anger, and died in 321 A.D.

The Northern Expedition of Zu Ti is undoubtedly the most regrettable thing!

It is worth mentioning that the story of smelling the chicken and dancing is about Zu Ti.

Taichang Cai Mo also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lord Taiwei has a point. This is not the most appropriate time for the Northern Expedition, Shi Hu is not so easy to deal with! Yu Liang is not an ancestor, he may not be able to defeat the more powerful people today! ”

"Prime Minister, what do you think?" Sima Yan asked Director Wang again, obviously a little disappointed.

Director Wang lowered his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I approve of Yu Liang's Northern Expedition!" The current state of Zhao is certainly strong, but our Jin country is also very strong. After decades of fierce soldiers, the armies are no longer as weak as when Emperor Yuan (Sima Rui) was there! ”

"Now in the Central Plains, people have a fixed mind. The Han people in the north are waiting for our Northern Expedition to expel Hulu and restore the Central Plains! If the imperial court does not send out the Northern Expedition for a long time, I am afraid that it will make the Han people in the Central Plains cold, and after a few decades, I am afraid that the country will not be a country, and the north will be the world of the Hu people! ”

"If you don't go on the Northern Expedition now, when will you wait?"

Taiwei Xi Jian retorted: "Prime Minister, I can't agree with your opinion!" The Han people in the north have suffered from the rule of Hu Lu for a long time, but the hearts of the people are still oriented towards our Jin court. Now that everything is not fully prepared, if you rush the Northern Expedition, I am afraid that it will consume the national strength that the imperial court has accumulated so hard over the years! Can you afford it? ”

When Director Wang heard this, he argued with reason: "Lord Taiwei, you are arguing with reason!" Since the Yongjia Rebellion, the entire Central Plains has fallen into the hands of the Hu people, and my Jin family crossed to the south, and the Han people are attributed to our Jin family, but how can long-term inaction last? ”

"Now, I heard that Hulu everywhere are killing us Han people in the Central Plains! Especially in the country of Qianzhao, I heard that the Han people have been killed in ten rooms and nine emptiness, and if they don't surrender, they will die! ”

"The pseudo-king Shihu of Zhao is even more excessive! He snatched 50,000 Han women into the harem and wantonly perverted and humiliated him, during which due to the resistance of the wife and husband, countless people died! Moreover, the Qi people also clearly stipulated that the Hu people were exempt from punishment for plundering the Han scholars, and the Hu people could ask for the things of ordinary Han people at will! The Han in the Northland is too bitter and bitter! ”

"Your Majesty!" Director Wang said bitterly, "As the old saying goes, those who win the hearts of the people win the world!" Now that I am in the world, I am in the heart of the world, but why can't I be in the world? It is precisely because I am busy with party disputes and cannot be unanimous with the outside world! ”

"How many rebellions have we had since we crossed to the south? Hua Yi Rebellion, Wang Dun Rebellion, Su Jun Rebellion, Guo Mo Rebellion and other dozens of rebellions large and small! These rebellions are all consuming the national strength of our Jin Kingdom! ”

"Mencius has clouds, born in sorrow, died in peace! Now that we are in a corner of the Jin family, why is Wang Ye not partial? How can the royal industry be peaceful? The Northern Expedition is a move that conforms to the will of God and wins the hearts of the people! Your Majesty, the ministers are the main ones of the Northern Expedition! ”

I didn't expect the always gentle Wang Dao to say these words, but you can imagine how much he hates the corrupt politics of the Jin family!

Xi Jian was silent for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, this is really not a good time to march into the Central Plains!" The matter of the Northern Expedition is a big matter, and it should not be rushed. The Northern Expedition of the ancestors of that year was indeed overwhelming, and once recovered the Central Plains homeland south of the Yellow River, but that's all! ”

"Zu Ti's Northern Expedition was too eager for quick success, and the lone army went deep, and there was no strong national strength behind it as support, so Zu Ti's Northern Expedition failed that year. Today's Zhao State is not what it used to be, and it has become more powerful, but our Jin court seems to be still resting on its laurels, except that people's hearts have just settled down, almost all aspects are incomparable with the Zhao Kingdom! ”

"Although the Han people in the Central Plains are eager to advance to our family, once the army goes on a northern expedition, the Han people everywhere will respond, but can they really recover the homeland of the Central Plains? This is a war that gambles on the fortunes of the country, please ask Your Majesty, please ask the Prime Minister, please ask the princes in the court! Can our court afford to gamble?! ”

"This ......" The ministers all looked at each other, not daring to stand up and refute.

Director Wang was also silent about this.

"What do you think?"

Taichang Cai Mo lowered his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the minister agrees with Lord Taiwei's advice!" ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

……

The ministers came forward to agree.

Sima Yan sighed and said, "Good." Since everyone did not approve of the Northern Expedition, I rejected Yu Liang's recital. ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"