The Great Purge in March and April had a far-reaching impact.

I don't know how many officials and ministers were killed in prison, and I don't know how many people fled Luoyang.

In short, after Sima Yue completely tore his face and replaced the palace guards, the authority of the imperial court was further degraded - this time it was not the enemy who attacked, but Sima Yue himself threw the face of the imperial court on the ground and stepped on it twice.

In the short term, he may have been very angry.

In the long run, this is to shorten the lifespan of the Great Jin Dynasty.

It is really surprising that the descendants of the Sima family did such an irrational thing.

At the beginning of May, after the "trial" of Tingwei Zhuge Quan was completed, he drafted a capital crime of disrupting the party and reported it to Sima Yue's shogunate.

So he beheaded more than ten people such as the Miao brothers and Wang Yan.

But it does not affect the family, does not confiscate the family property, and allows the children of each family to collect the body for burial, which can be regarded as giving face.

On the sixth day of the fifth month, Liu Yu rode a high-headed horse, surrounded by dozens of entourages, and came to the mansion of his uncle Wang Yan.

Uncle Guo's mansion was mourning, and Liu Yu ignored it and walked straight in.

Most of Wang Yan's descendants were in other places, and before they could return for a while, the corpses were brought back by the servants, and at this time they were placed on a bed, covered with clothes, and white curtains were hung around them.

This is the small gathering ceremony.

Those who collect will not be seen again.

Xiao Ji covered the deceased with a coat, and Da Ji put the deceased into the coffin.

Collect, generally three days after death, "three days after the collection, in order to survive also." Three days without birth, neither at birth...... Relatives who are far away can also be reached. ”

Because there is no master in the house, only the concubine Jing and the pawn Jing Cheng and the family general Jing Hong are handling the funeral.

As soon as Liu Yu entered the main hall, his eyes couldn't move, staring straight at Jing, as if he couldn't see anyone else.

I want to be pretty and filial piety.

Jing's natural beauty, delicate and feminine, at this time, wearing a filial piety clothes, really seduced the soul, so that Liu Yu almost couldn't bear it, and pounced directly.

Fortunately, he still had his senses, waved his hand, and soon an entourage brought some money and silk utensils and put them in the house.

I don't know if it was intentional or accidental, these belongings were piled up next to the bed, next to Wang Yan's body.

Jing looked at Liu Yu puzzled.

Liu Yu smiled chic and said, "Don't be impatient, the beauty will come to pick you up and go home in a few days." ”

Jing's face turned white.

Jing Cheng and Jing Hong had angry faces, but they didn't dare to say anything.

Liu Yu is a big celebrity in front of Situ, and he is the one who killed Uncle Guo, who dares to offend?

Seeing Jing's dead face, Liu Yu's heart itched, and he couldn't help but take a few steps forward, wanting to touch Jing's little hand.

Jing took two steps back and said, "Uncle Guo hasn't had time to collect it, will Changshi do what Meng Lang did?" ”

Liu Yu is stopped.

Then he smiled and said, "Then wait a few more days." ”

With that, he waved his big hand, hugged out the door, and went straight to Situ Mansion.

After Liu Yu left, Jing sat on the ground weakly, his eyes dazed.

"Sister." Jing Cheng frowned, and was about to say something when he heard a sound of footsteps.

King Zhonglang, who was engaged in the Situ shogunate, slowly walked into the mourning hall with his hands behind his back.

A pair of mung bean eyes turned around and quickly locked on to Jing's.

I just watched it so fixedly, and my saliva was about to flow.

Obviously, his concentration is not as good as Liu Yu, and he wants to get started directly.

Jing Hong couldn't stand his sister's humiliation, so he blocked it and glared at the king.

Wang glanced at Jing Hong impatiently and said, "You are Jing Hong, the general of Wang Yan's family, right?" In the past, I was very angry. ”

"It's me, how is Wang Zhonglang treated?" Jing Hong asked.

The king snorted and said, "For your sister's sake, I won't pursue the crime of collision." ”

After speaking, his eyes swept over the property sent by Liu Yu, his heart was furious, and he said: "But there is one thing you must remember, Liu Qingsun is not allowed to agree to what he asks." These goods were immediately returned. As for Sister Ling, don't worry. In a few days I will send someone to the door, and it will be good for your brothers to follow me. ”

After speaking, he reluctantly glanced at Jing and turned to leave.

He was also going to Situ Mansion.

Today, there are important matters to discuss, and it is indispensable.

After the king left, Jing was already in tears, and lay down on the desk and wept in mourning.

When Uncle Guo was there, he hid her deep in the house and rarely showed it. But even so, her fame spread, she was not only good at music, but also naturally beautiful, and her beauty was amazing, how could she not be talked about?

Before the uncle could collect it, the corpse was still lying there, and Liu Yu and Wang came to fight with each other, revealing their ugliness.

Is there a way for a woman to live in this world?

If there is no man in the family, will you be bullied arbitrarily?

Jing Cheng and Jing Hong looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Jing cried for a while, and gradually lost his sadness.

I saw her stand up, wipe away her tears slightly, and choked up: "Let's bury Uncle Guo." ”

"Sister, what are you ......" Jing Cheng was a little puzzled.

"Take the coffin to the Hirosung Ze Courtyard." Jing said resolutely: "Although I am a musician, I don't want to commit to such a shameless person. Go to the annex! Guangchengze has beautiful mountains and clear waters, and the uncle of the country is buried there, so he must be very happy. ”

"Where's the mansion over here?" Jing Hong asked.

"Don't." Jing said: "There is nothing lacking in the other courtyard, but it can be done." ”

The brothers looked at each other and sighed.

Now, what is the alternative? I had to go.

******

In Situ's Mansion, the "sages" were all there, but the atmosphere was solemn, and no one spoke for a long time.

The drought is getting worse.

Since spring, the rain has been very rare, and in the last two months, it has completely stopped, the seedlings are dry and want to die, and the people are gloomy.

Fortunately, after last autumn's harvest, a considerable part of the fields were planted with wheat, and the harvest will be available this month.

When the river water has not been completely cut off, when there is still water in the pond such as Qianjinwei, the imperial court and even the lord of the manor and the marshal of the dock fort organized the people to carry water, day and night, and tried their best to irrigate, and they were stunned to survive until now, trying to ensure that the wheat can be harvested smoothly.

There may be a reduction in production, but the vast majority of it can be harvested and put into storage, which is undoubtedly a great relief.

The millet planted at the beginning of February is finished......

There is no rain during the critical period of seedling growth, and I see that Yishui and Luoshui are about to show the bottom, but I don't know how to maintain it until the autumn harvest?

Presumably, those who did not listen to the persuasion and did not plant winter wheat after last autumn's harvest were crying without tears.

Really, it's only the beginning of May, and it seems that I have seen the tragic situation of the autumn grain.

How do you live?

"Heaven is tired of Jinde" - this is a saying that has only been circulated in private among fathers and sons, brothers, and acquaintances recently, but it is known to many people.

Moreover, there is a background to this sentence: Situ Sima Yue bullied the king, killed the courtiers without permission, and acted perversely, so that it is so.

No one dared to say this, but many people believed it, including the shogunate.

Liu Yu sat there on his knees, but his mind was still on Jing.

That face, that figure, and that spirit made him itch in his heart, and he couldn't wait to fly to Wang Yan's mansion now, hold the beauty in his arms, and love and pity him wantonly.

Wang sat not far away, quietly observing Liu Yu's expression, and turned a deaf ear to what Wang Yan said.

What drought? It's my! Isn't it that there is no water to drink and no food to eat?

Just a few untouchables dead!

In the world, there are many people, how many people there are, and there is no shortage of people who farm the land.

It's that Liu Qingsun wants to compete with me for the Jing clan, and this matter is more troublesome. He is more favored in front of Situ, and he may not be able to compete with him.

The king was worried, his brows were tightly locked, and his face was full of sorrow.

Sima Yue's gaze swept over his face and nodded secretly.

The king can still be of great use, so worried for the Lord, and his loyalty is commendable.

Over there, Wang Yan had already finished talking about the drought and paused.

The staff members spoke one after another, and many praised Wang Yan.

The old wall lamp is dark and cool.

As the drought worsened, his fame grew.

Many people know that last year, the imperial court ordered the planting of winter wheat in the counties of Wensizhou, and this matter was promoted by Wang Yanyi.

He even launched various relationships, repeatedly urged, really put a lot of effort, sold his old face, and gained countless complaints.

At that time, the reason for doing this was that I was worried that the Huns would come over, but I didn't expect to hit crookedly, and I harvested a crop of grain before the river broke off, which really saved my life.

Hehe, I complained about how ruthless the old man was at the time, and now I praise how ruthless he is, wonderful.

After the staff finished praising them, Sima Yue also praised a few words, and then mentioned another major event: "After the dismissal of the military attaché in the palace, some people returned to their hometowns to live, some went south - some went to the state and county to serve, and some people voted for the Huns!" ”

"Loneliness has been rewarded, after Liu Yuan moved the capital to Pingyang, he has been a strong soldier, and he has decided to go south with the help of this fatherless generation."

"Last month, Yuan took Wang Mi as the commander, Shi Le as the striker, and Yuan Zicong to attack Huguan together. The castle has been falling for many days. And so it goes. ”

In fact, there are still some things that Sima Yue is embarrassed to say.

Liu Yuan took Wang Mi as the servant, the capital governor Qing, Xu, Yan, Henan, Jing, and Yang six states, the general of the expedition to the east, and the Qingzhou pastor, and joined forces with Liu Cong, the king of Chu, to attack Huguan.

Liu Kun sent two generals to the rescue, but the whole army was annihilated, and both generals died.

Sima Yue didn't fail to respond.

He took Huainan Taishou Wang Kuang as his commander, and sent 5,000 Huainan soldiers, more than 10,000 Huainan Ding Zhuang, and generals Shi Rong and Cao Chao each sent thousands of Yu and Yan soldiers, totaling 30,000 people, to the north to rescue Huguan.

Shi Rong and Cao Chao suggested that they should not go north and merge with the state, block the river in Hanoi to resist the enemy, and prevent the enemy from attacking Luoyang.

Wang Kuang was furious and insisted on marching into the army. So 30,000 people entered the Shangdang and met Liu Cong in Changping, but they failed miserably.

Shi Rong and Cao Chao died in battle, Wang Kuang was nowhere to be found, and more than 19,000 of the 30,000 people were beheaded.

Liu Cong took advantage of the victory to pull out two cities in a row, and the party guarded Pang Chun to surrender to the Han with Huguan.

Liu Kun led the party to guard the party with Zhang Yi, the commander of the capital, and held it according to Xiangyuan.

Liu Cong transferred his troops to attack Jinyang again, but he did not give up. But he took the opportunity to recruit some Xiongnu (Tiefushi), Xianbei (Baibu Xianbei), and Wuhuan tribes who were originally attached to Liu Kun, and got tens of thousands of mouths and more than 10,000 horses to ride back.

At this point, the war has come to an end in the short term, and there may be some sweeping battles, but none of them have anything to do with the overall situation.

The Xiongnu beheaded 20,000 or 30,000 people before and after, captured more than 10,000 soldiers, won most of the Shangdang, and received a large number of tribes, which weakened Liu Kun's potential to continue to shake the Hu people to help the war, which can be described as a great victory.

After Wang Yan heard Sima Yue finish speaking, he was thinking about something else.

Wang Kuang (Wang Xi's father) is his cousin, and he has a good relationship with Wang Rui of Langya.

After King Langya crossed south to Jianye, the Wang clan moved hundreds of people south one after another, obviously betting heavily.

Sima Rui also took Wang Kuang as the Taishou of Huainan and stabilized the land of Jianghuai for him.

Sima Yue saw it in his eyes and must have an idea.

He may already be a little jealous of Sima Rui.

The decision to transfer Wang Kuang to lead the southern troops to the north was made before March, when Sima Yue had not yet returned to Luoyang.

Wang Kuang's northward rescue of Huguan was temporarily decided after the Xiongnu sent troops, and it may not have the intention of consuming Wang Kuang.

Wang Yan has nothing to say about this.

It's not the first time that Sima Yue is used to this trick.

Last year, he let Shao Xun go north to recover Yecheng in an attempt to consume him.

As a result, in the Battle of Yemagang, Shile's 60,000-strong army collapsed, and the purpose of attrition was not achieved.

This year, Wang Kuang went north to rescue Huguan, and the Battle of Changping was a fiasco, and 30,000 people were almost wiped out.

Sima Yue succeeded.

Wang Yan could only sigh secretly: If the battle is like this, what can the husband say?

"The second road of the Xiongnu took Liu Jing as the commander, the traitor Zhu Dan as the forward governor, Ke Liyang, defeated the king in Yanjin, and Ji County guarded Yuchen, and has now withdrawn." Sima Yue continued: "The Xiongnu won a big victory on both sides, and after a plunder, they retreated, and the monarchs discussed it, why is this? ”

There was a moment of silence.

Why? Isn't the purpose obvious? Clear the periphery first, and then find a ferry to go south to Luoyang.

The Yellow River has not yet been cut off, and if the Xiongnu army wants to go south, it must only take those few ferries.

After capturing Huguan, you can go east from here, enter the three counties of Ji, Wei and Dunqiu, find a ferry to go south, detour through Chenliu and Xingyang, and make a detour from the east of Luoyang.

But by this time, they had apparently had a better way to go south—after the Battle of Changping, most of Shangdang had fallen into the hands of the Xiongnu, and they could easily go south to Hanoi and then to Luoyang.

"Situ." Wang Yan didn't want to play any guessing game with Sima Yue, so he directly picked out the answer: "After these two victories, the morale of the Xiongnu has risen greatly, and they may really want to go south to Luoyang." This time – there is no way to avoid it. ”

When Sima Yue heard this, he was a little unhappy in his heart.

Is Wang Yifu sarcastic about something? Let's get it clear!

But he also knew that Wang Yan was not wrong, and this time it was indeed unavoidable.

After cleaning up the court and the forbidden army, Luoyang is now up to him, and he can't leave the enemy. If he leaves, he may not be able to come back, and in the end, all that awaits him is the end of betrayal and separation - when he comes back, he will kill people, mess up people's hearts, and break the army's heart, and then pat his ass and leave?

"Where will the Xiongnu get to Luoyang from?" Sima Yue suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and asked.

Wang Yan bowed his head and was silent.

Sima Yue turned his gaze around, finally looked at Liu Yu, and asked, "Qingsun Xiang has a wise plan, maybe he is lonely?" ”

Liu Yu came back to his senses, thought about it, and said: "As Situ Fangcai said, the Xiongnu have three routes to march. The west road is from the southeast of the river, attacking Hongnong, and attacking Luoyang from west to east. ”

"The middle road is to go straight down to Hanoi, and after crossing the river, attack Luoyang from north to south."

"The east road is to cross the river from Liyang, attack Xingyang, and go from east to west to Luoyang."

"It is possible to use all three routes, or you can divide your troops to guard and block the enemy from outside."

"Today, General Cao Tun Dayang, Wang Che rides a white horse, this is two roads. Just increase the troops in Hanoi all the way and hold on. ”

Sima Yue bowed slightly.

If you can't find out the enemy's movements, you can only divide your troops everywhere, and the battle is a bit passive.

"In the direction of Hanoi, who is the handsome?" Sima Yue asked again.

Liu Yu understood and immediately said: "Shao Xun, the prince of Luyang County, is brave and good at fighting, and he should be handsome." ”