On July 13, the first year of Taixing in the Jin Dynasty (328), Lu Wan and his navy arrived in Liyang.
Liyang (today's He County) was originally a county in Huainan. During the reign of Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty, Liyang County in the southeastern part of Huainan and Wujiang County were established as Liyang County to govern Liyang.
There is no other reason than this place is too crucial.
On the other side of Liyang is the famous Caishiji, an important ferry on the Yangtze River, so the Jingkou of Liyang County is located. Liyang is also called Jianyou East-West Key.
Before Sima Rui ascended the throne, he planned to build a navy here. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he raised more funds and established a water and land governor of Liyang, who usually also held the post of prefect of Liyang.
After getting off the boat, Lu Wan went back home first, took off his military uniform, took a shower and changed clothes, then stepped on wooden shoes, E Guanbo led him, and took an ox cart straight to the riverside.
"Captain." Lei Ming and Lei Dian brothers all bowed down.
"Today I'm just seeing you two off, no need to be polite." Lu Wan waved his hand and said.
Lei Ming and Lei Dian stood aside respectfully.
"Do you feel anything from this battle with the Liang people?" Lu Wan asked.
The wind on the river is strong and the weather is changing.
Niuzhu Mountain on the opposite bank stands tall, and Caishiji stretches deep into the river, like two silent giants, quietly savoring the eternal pride flowing eastward.
"Can't beat him," Lei Ming said honestly.
After escaping from swimming, he still remembered that thunderous night, his grimace under the flash of lightning.
Perhaps, only on a bumpy ship could he have the confidence to defeat these people.
"They are all one by one." Lei Dian thought for a long time, but couldn't find the right words. Finally he could only say: "It's as if they were engaged in the killing business since they were born."
Lu Wan nodded slightly, but he was shocked.
He also felt that Liang Jun was brave and good at fighting, and it was indeed difficult to compete in a short field battle, but he did not expect that the Lei brothers were frightened like this. Is this courageous?
Thinking of this, he slightly regretted that he should have urged the Governor not to send the Lei brothers back to "report their victory".
But then he thought of Lei's other identity, and could only sigh secretly and said: "After I go back, I will meet the Prime Minister first and listen to his thoughts."
"Yes." They both responded in unison.
"There is one more thing." Lu Wan thought for a moment and said, "Shan Yanlin has always had a reputation for being virtuous. Although he is talking about defeat as victory, he may not be able to stop Yuyou's mouth. Slanders have arisen both inside and outside Jianye, which may be harmful to the country. Prime Minister
A wise man should make a decision."
Lei Ming and Lei Dian looked at each other with a little fear in their eyes.
Two armies were dispatched, tens of thousands of troops were deployed, but not only was the effort in vain, but Shouchun was also lost, and they had no choice but to withdraw from Hefei. Isn't this a defeat? Lu Shiyao must have something in mind when he said this.
It's just that they don't know where it is pointing. There is no way, the status is too low,
Previously, I heard from my sister that Shan Yanlin would be promoted from the position of Lieutenant Colonel of the Northern Army to the position of Central Commander. Although the actual rights and responsibilities have not changed much, his official rank has been greatly improved.
If the prince succeeds to the throne in the future, will the important ministers in the Taiwan cabinet be chosen casually?
But now it seems that someone will not make it easy for him. Could it be the Prime Minister?
Some people in Jianye jokingly called the Jin Dynasty "the king and the horse share the world." Three-quarters of the officials in the country came from the five chief ministers. The rapid rise of Shanxiashanyanlin may not be without reason. Is he really going to be depressed?
Lei Ming and Lei Dian brothers' minds were spinning rapidly, but they couldn't think of a reason. But one thing is clear,
They are the Prime Minister's people, so they can only stand by the Prime Minister's side. In addition, Lu Wan does not have much friendship with the Prime Minister, and their relationship is very ordinary. He is definitely not the Prime Minister's people, but he invited their brothers here to give some advice and say something.
Ambiguous words can make people confused.
Perhaps, only the Prime Minister can understand the underlying meaning of Lu Wan's words.
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On the day the Lei brothers arrived at Jianyou, Prince Sima Zhong returned from Guangling.
In this massive war, he almost became invisible, which was both unfortunate and lucky at the same time.
The unfortunate thing is that he didn't show his face, but the lucky thing is that he didn't lose face.
But something is still not right.
On July 14, Sima Zhong convened a group of confidants he considered reliable in the East Palace for discussion.
Most of the people attending the meeting were middle and low-level officials, such as the prince, Taifu, and Shaofu, usually composed of the Prime Minister, Sangong, General Wei,
Sima Zhong was really not qualified to handle concurrent leaders such as the chief officials of the three provinces, let alone make them his confidants.
Prince Zhan, who was in charge of the palace affairs in the East Palace, was appointed and abolished at various times, or was led by both the Taifu and the Young Master, but not at this time.
Therefore, those present here are headed by Yan Han and Shen Zhen, two of the concubines (fifth rank) among the four princes.
There are also the prince's concubine (fifth rank) Jiang Biao (bin), the prince's family order (fifth rank) Cai Shao, the rate Gengling (fifth rank) Bian Zhan, and the prince's right guard (fifth rank) Zhou (yán)
, Prince Zhongsheren (sixth rank) Yu Mao, Prince Sheren (seventh rank) Ruan Ning, Prince Xima (seventh rank) Chen Da, Du Qian and more than ten people.
These are basically the teams that the prince has recruited in recent years, and they are very reliable - at least Sima Zhong thinks so.
As soon as everyone arrived, he said in a somewhat anxious tone: "It's urgent!"
"Your Highness." Yan Han coughed heavily and said, "The prince is responsible for the expectations of the world. He should be determined."
After that, he stood up, glanced around the people in the room, and said: "It's just a little bit of wind and frost, why worry? Kuangzi and other matters should put the country first. The prince is the crown prince of the country, so you should relax your mind and don't worry.
There is that door view."
Sima Zhong felt ashamed when he said this.
Shen Zhen glanced at him and secretly said that Yan Hong was an upright man, and the prince, with his great reputation, only wanted to invite him to the East Palace, but he actually invited him to discuss matters, but he was confused.
Yan Hongdu would most likely not behave like a villain, but today was exactly the time for a "group of villains" to discuss matters, so what should be done.
"Your Highness." Shen Zhen decided to come out and set the tone to prevent the wind from blowing in the wrong direction. He just heard him say: "Although the battle in Huainan is a victory, the emperor may not be able to pass it. After Shanyanlin has experienced this, he may have failed the emperor.
Yin Wang."
There are two "Emperors" in one sentence. The first one does refer to Sima Rui, while the second one refers to Sima Zhong.
"If you have any plans, please tell me quickly." Sima Zhong said.
"Don't worry, Your Highness." Shen Zhen smiled faintly and said: "The ancestors made a rebellion and presented the city to surrender, which attracted Liang soldiers to move south in large numbers. Overnight, Jiangbei was no longer the king's territory. Shan Yanlin led the army to fight, but although Shouchun was not restored, However, Liyang, Hefei and other key places were secured. I heard that they had successively recruited thousands of soldiers from the ancestral tribe to surrender, and when they were about to retreat, they also sent the navy to move the people of several counties. Isn't this an achievement?"
"The soldiers we obtained have a population of no less than 7,000 households, and most of them are from Xu and Henan provinces. Now they are all sent to Wuhu.
I think it is possible to establish a Qiao Kingdom in Wuhu County, with Shan Yanlin as the supervisory authority for the military affairs of the four counties of Huainan, Liyang and Lujiang."
When everyone heard this, they thought secretly.
Originally, according to the plan, after Shanya won the battle, he would be able to take over the leadership of the center and serve as the important leader or supervisor of the Central Committee to divide the power of Director Wang.
But now everything is in vain. The battle has not been won, so it is useless to say anything.
Although the high-ranking scholars of the country were always punished with three drinks of wine when judging crimes, at this juncture, it was absolutely impossible for Shan Xia to return to the center. Even the Northern Army Lieutenant Commander could not keep it because there were too many people who wanted to see his jokes. Yes, it’s not just Director Wang.
So, it is better to retreat to the next best thing and still control the foreign vassals.
I don’t think I’ll be the governor of Yangzhou Jiangbei, so I’ll change my name and supervise the military affairs of the four counties. I’ll change the soup but not the medicine. I’ll avoid the limelight first.
The core key here is the attitude of the emperor.
After thinking about it, Shen Zhen had great confidence that the emperor would not hold Shan Ya accountable too much, because the emperor needed such a person to limit Director Wang's power.
"Your Highness, I came to the palace today and heard that the Emperor's favor is that Liu Kun, Liu Yueshi, Wang Shu and Wang Chuming are in charge of the imperial army. Judging from this, the soldiers and horses from Liyang, Dongguan, and Hefei should not be able to fight one by one." Prince Xima Chen As Da spoke, he glanced at Yan Han.
Yan Han noticed his gaze, snorted coldly, stood up and bowed, saying: "There are many ministers beside the prince, I am not feeling well, please take my leave."
After that, he left directly.
Sima Zhong subconsciously stretched out his hand, then put it down slumped.
However, as soon as Yan Han left, the atmosphere in the room became much more relaxed.
Cai Shao, the prince's family leader, breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Your Highness, if the military power of Jianye falls into the hands of Wang Maohong, the military power of Liyang and Hefei will definitely belong to others. The one who can be worried now is Zhuge Daoming. I heard that the imperial court wants to settle overseas Chinese in Jingkou. In the county, Zhuge Daoming has many refugees from the north and tens of thousands of elite soldiers in his hands. If he gets his mind on it, it may be disadvantageous."
The refugees in Jingkou are a problem left over from history.
When the Sima Rui shogunate crossed south from Xuzhou, a large number of young Xu scholars followed them southward. At that time, the Jiangdong nobles had not yet reacted, so many people poured in at once. But it was precisely because of their influx that The conflict between Jiangdong residents and northern refugees became acute.
From then on, except for the scholar families and their tribes, the general refugees were detained in Jiangbei. Even many scholars who were not high enough, not famous enough, and came relatively late could only stay in Jiangbei until they were expelled.
Until he becomes an official.
Zhuge Hui controlled this power. He held the capital of Jingkou as a servant and trained 10,000 soldiers for several years.
Considering Jingkou's unique location, this power is crucial.
"Absurd!" Jiang Biao, the prince's concubine, retorted upon hearing this: "Zhuge Daoming is a gentleman and loyal, so why slander him?"
Cai Shao glanced at him and sneered without saying much.
Others don't know, but he knows a little secret.
Hearing that Jiang Biao accidentally met Zhuge Wenbiao, Princess of Langya, he became obsessed with her and never forgot her.
But the question is, do you have a chance? Even if she is King Langya, Zhuge Wenbiao will only continue to be her concubine Langya.
Is it useful to protect “the Lord” loyally?
Sima Zhong didn't know about this. He just glanced at Jiang Biao strangely and said, "Now we need to make some changes for Shanyanlin. This is a serious matter. Don't talk about other things. Do you have any good ideas?"
"This matter has to fall on the Prime Minister." After a long time, Yu Mao from Zhongshe said, cupping his hands.
Sima Zhongyi felt a little puzzled.
At this moment, I saw a palace man walking in. When he came to Sima Zhong's side, he whispered a few words.
Sima Zhong turned pale after hearing this and turned to look outside, only to see Crown Princess Shan nodding to him.
It's over, the emperor was so angry that he fell ill!
Chapter completed!