Candidates for sending troops...

In Wang Sheng's intelligence network, a few people were vaguely identified.

One of them is Sima Ya, the king of Mao.

This person's abilities were average, but he was a confidant of Emperor Sima Yu. After the failure of King Huainan's crusade against King Qi, the remaining princes were basically headed by King Mao and King Liang.

certainly...

The king of Liang was old and had never been in the army.

Therefore, the person who came out from the clan lineage was Sima Ya, King Mao.

The other one is Wang Dun.

Wang Dun had served as a military supervisor before, and also had experience in leading troops in war.

certainly...

The most important thing is that he is from the Langya Wang family, and the entire Langya Wang family supports him. With the current energy of the Langya Wang family, Wang Dun may not have the possibility of becoming the head coach.

After all, in terms of merit, Wang Dun didn't have much merit, and he couldn't accomplish anything that surpassed his master.

The third one is naturally the Marquis of Guangyuan.

In fact, everyone in the world hopes that Marquis Guangyuan will lead the army to recover Yizhou.

After all, whether it was Qi Wannian, Qi Wang, or even the pacification of Wei County and the eradication of the Xiongnu, Guang Yuanhou's deeds were too glorious. It could even be said that he was undefeated in a single battle and was the victorious general of the Jin Dynasty.

Emperor Sima Yu hailed him as the Lord Wu'an of the Jin Dynasty.

certainly...

Wang Sheng refused to be called Lord Wu An of the Jin Dynasty.

after all...

As long as someone is called Wu Anjun, his end will generally be miserable.

However, although Wang Sheng's voice among the people is very high, even he himself knows that it is impossible for him to be the coach in recovering Yizhou this time.

A voice is a voice, but politics is politics.

Sometimes, either you can do it well or you can do it well.

This is an exchange of power, this is a struggle in the court.

In the eyes of the court, these three people are basically the commanders.

However...

After all, Wang Sheng has his own eyes in the palace.

He has more information than others.

One of Zhang Hong and Zhang Guang may be the commander in charge of conquering Li Xiong and regaining Yizhou.

As for why Zhang Hong and Zhang Guang were chosen.

It's actually easy to understand.

Emperor Sima Yu played the art of emperors in the court, that is, the art of checks and balances.

Among the three forces in the court now, although everyone has different energies, the three forces are well balanced, like a stable triangular structure.

The power of the clan king comes from their bloodline. He is a relative of the emperor, and his title can be hereditary.

The strength of the Langya Wang family lies in the fact that they are from an aristocratic family, especially after the aristocratic families in the court have been emptied out. If other aristocratic families want to gain a foothold in the court, they must go through the Langya Wang family.

Therefore, the Langya Wang family is also the most powerful among the three forces.

As for Guangyuan Hou Wangsheng, his power comes from the emperor's trust, and of course...his military exploits.

But it was precisely because Marquis Guangyuan started his career with military exploits that the matter of recovering Yizhou was not in the hands of Marquis Guangyuan.

No matter which of these three parties gets the job of conquering Li Xiong and regaining Yizhou, it will inevitably bring unpredictable influences and changes to the court.

certainly...

Among these three families, what the emperor wants most is someone from the Zongwang lineage, but...there is really no one available for the current Zongwang.

Do you want King Mao Sima Ya to be the head coach?

The emperor was really afraid that King Mao Simaya would mess up this matter, which would delay his grand plan and even damage his left and right arms. This would be more of a loss than a gain.

Let Wang Dun be the head coach?

This is the same principle as the Marquis of Guangyuan.

However, Marquis Guangyuan had too much personal credit.

The reason why Wang Dun is not allowed to become the head coach is because the power of the Langya Wang family is already strong enough.

He now has such great influence in politics and in the civil service.

Let Wang Dun be the head coach of the Southern Expedition Army?

Didn’t this make the Langya Wang family reach out to the military?

If the Langya Wang family gained influence in the military, he, as the emperor, might not be able to hold his seat firmly.

That's why...

Of these three parties, two cannot go, and one cannot go.

Therefore, we had to find a fourth party that was capable and would not affect the structure of the court.

Zhang Hong and Zhang Guang were both from Beiying, and fought numerous small and big battles with Marquis Guangyuan.

In terms of ability, it is definitely not bad.

certainly...

On the surface, they are the people of Marquis Guangyuan after all.

However, the emperor disagreed with this.

Marquis Guangyuan is still mine!

After the emperor expressed his intention to make them the commanders of the Southern Expeditionary Army, the two of them abandoned Marquis Guangyuan as expected.

After all, there is an old saying that goes as people go to higher places and water flows to lower places. This is the most true truth in the world.

That's why...

The coach of the Southern Expeditionary Army is most likely Zhang Hong or Zhang Guang.

"If Zhang Hong or Zhang Guang is the commander, it's not bad for the lord, but there may be variables."

"variable?"

Wang Sheng smiled softly.

"There are no variables."

Unless someone with strength can emerge from the clan king.

However, Wang Sheng looked around the sect kings and couldn't find anyone with this ability.

The emperors of the Western Jin Dynasty were as outstanding as the emperors of the Han Dynasty. There were too few of them.

There are even fewer available.

King Qi counts as one, but it is impossible for him now.

Originally, the King of Huainan was still capable, but his performance against King Qi was poor, and now he is definitely not qualified to be the head coach.

As for Sima Yue, King of the East China Sea?

He may have the ability, but this guy is still hiding in the palace and doesn't dare to come out.

As for Sima Yong, the king of Hejian?

Not to mention whether the emperor dared to use him, even if Emperor Sima Yu dared to use him, would he dare to leave Chang'an?

There is no one else who can be the king of the clan, so in terms of military exploits and qualifications, the only one left is Zhang Hong and Zhang Guang.

"However, if Zhang Hong or Zhang Guang becomes the commander-in-chief of the Southern Expeditionary Army, it may not be an easy task to conquer Li Xiong."

Zhang Bin nodded.

"It is indeed not a simple matter."

This is of course not a simple matter.

The emperor took control of the court last year and became more and more able to control the empire, but there was also a side effect.

That is, the emperor was too rough and too direct in his treatment of aristocratic families from all over the world. This powerful medicine was too strong. Although a piece of flesh and blood was bitten off from the aristocratic families from all over the place, it also made the hearts of the aristocratic families from all over the place feel...

Everyone has resentment.

This is not...

Originally, Li Te was having a hard time in Yizhou. Especially after King Qi was defeated, the local Yizhou families were preparing to eat pots of wine to welcome the king's troops. As a result, the emperor basically kept the people from Yizhou family as officials in the court.

Scanned everything.

Now, the local Yizhou family did not agree.

Originally, few of them were officials in the court. After all, there were elements of the Shu Han in it.

Now that these few people are gone, why the hell am I going to turn against you?

So they rebelled.

Last year, Li Te successfully controlled Yizhou and even extended his tentacles to Liangzhou.
Chapter completed!