Chapter 131 Epilogue (2)
The nave of Jingfu Hall is about 270 steps away from the apse, connected by three north-south parallel duplex roads. Among them, the central duplex road is large in scale and is decorated very gorgeously, but is usually closed and only used during ceremonies; the duplex roads on both sides are commonly used. These two duplex roads have arcs like rainbows, reflecting the soft side of the building, and extending out of the fork road to some corridors on both sides of the back hall.
Donghai Wang was in the back hall for daily life and government affairs, but many related books and editions could not be placed in the hall, so he temporarily used all the corridors. Usually, these corridors were closed, and once there was something wrong, they were used as the office space for grassroots civil servants. At this time, a group of minor officials were hurriedly passing by the Fudao on the right with many scrolls and Jianshu. When they saw the county lord of Jingling, they immediately retreated to both sides of the Fudao and bowed down. The county lord slowed down, greeted them one by one with a smile, and asked them about their well-being. Seeing the older ones, they personally helped them up and ordered them angrily not to be so polite next time.
Although the King of Donghai is already in power, many of the officials in the shogunate are old people from Donghai. They admire and respect the county lord. The deep friendship accumulated over the years and the close connection between them are by no means possible for later generations like Liu Yu. Liu Yu originally wanted to say something, but when he saw such a scene, he stopped talking.
When the members of the officials retreated, the two walked by silently for a while, as they turned the next corner and were about to reach the back hall. The county lord of Jingling suddenly asked, "Sir, are you here, I think you have something important to report to your father?"
"That's right." Liu Yu certainly knew that there was no need to hide any secret military information in front of the county lord Jingling, so he simply took out the official documents and handed them to the county lord: "General Gou Dao and Shi Le, Wang Mi had been defeated in the battle, and now he has retreated to Dingtao. Wang Mi sent his deputy Liu Ling to attack Zhencheng quickly and threatened General Gou Dao's side. This is the document of requesting help from the general of Zhencheng Wang Zan."
The county lord Jingling showed a look of surprise. She took the official document but did not open it: "Is Shi Le so powerful that even General Gou Dao is not his opponent?"
If it was in public, the court officials would naturally have to degrade all the bandits into mobs. But at this moment, Liu Yu said bluntly: "Nashile is the best among the thieves in Hebei. Most of the troops were formerly the general Gong Shiliu under the command of the King of Chengdu, and they could be called a strong general and brave. In addition, there were many war horses, and they had a round trip like the wind... This person also received help from Wang Mi, and was deeply aware of the facts of the troops stationed in various parts of the Central Plains... Cough cough, to be hiding the county lord, his power is really extraordinary."
Wang Mi, the son of Donglai giant clan and the grandson of Runan prefect Wang Qi, was known as the "Flying Leopard" because of his extraordinary courage. Although Wang Mi had a family of 2,000 stones, he was fond of trouble since childhood. After the monster thief Liu Bogen rose up, he abandoned his family and defected. Because he had a lot of power and had no choice, he immediately became Liu Bogen's capable deputy and led his army to plunder the Central Plains prefectures and counties.
Qing, Xu, Yan and Yu are the bases where the King of Donghai will definitely not be able to lose. Last year, the King of Donghai personally led a large army to the capital of Xuchang. In order to avoid the intensification of conflicts with the emperor, and to eliminate the bandits. Unexpectedly, in the past six months, many troops were sent out in succession, without exception, and several officials of more than 2,000 stone were killed. It was not until the end of the year that the general Gou Chun of Yanzhou defeated his troops. Liu Baigen was appointed as the leader, and Wang Mi escaped only and fled to the deep mountains. However, in the autumn of the first year of Yongjia, Shi Le suddenly attacked Gou Chun in Hebei, forced the river to cross the river, and went straight to the hinterland of the Central Plains. In this way, Wang Mi immediately rekindled and attracted the bandits to form an alliance with Shi Le.
These two powerful thieves and giant bandits have been scattered in Henan and Hebei for many years. Once they join hands, their momentum will be like strong wind and fire. The two joined forces, and within tens of months, they have been invading Mount Tai, Lu, Qiao, Liang, Chen, Runan, Yingchuan, and Xiangcheng. Wherever they go, they have been killed and injured by the military and civilians. The troops entangled by them have reached tens of thousands of troops. Although the King of Donghai led hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, he has little courage to fight with him, so he can only sit and watch the troops distributed from all over the place be wiped out one by one, and gradually became a little difficult to deal with.
"But..." Liu Yu felt tired after all. He bent down and gasped on the railings: "General Gou Dao led the soldiers of Yanzhou. He has always been tenacious and persistent in fighting, and he also relied on Dingtao Jiancheng. I think even if there is a small setback, it will be fine. Wang Zan guarded Zhencheng, soldiers and food, and it is not easy for bandits to capture them easily. You don't have to worry too much."
The lord of Jingling did not notice that Liu Yu stopped moving forward, walked straight forward, walked several steps and turned back. She looked at Liu Yu and sighed: "I am not worried, I am just thinking about a question."
"Please tell me, the county lord."
"Shi Le is rampant in this way, and it is difficult for the generals of the court to compete with him. However, the person who defeated Shi Le twice was deliberately suppressed by the teacher. Please forgive Jingling for being ignorant, but I don't know what kind of considerations the teacher is for?"
As soon as the words came out, Liu Yu suddenly felt nervous: As I saw just now, the old people of Donghai Kingdom were everywhere in the shogunate, all of which were old friends of Jingling County Lord, and all of them were her eyes and ears. And her secret comments before the King of Donghai were hard to escape detection...
Liu Yu gently tapped the stone railing with his fingers, making a rhythmic slight sound. After pondering for a while, he slowly said: "This man is a little more martial, but he doesn't know whether he is loyal or reliable. Judging from his performance of holding troops in a corner and looking at Youzhou, he is at least not a pure minister."
"Pure minister?" The Lord of Jingling County pursed his lips and smiled: "The King of Donghai used it to drive heroes in the world, but it is nothing more than fame and fortune. Why do you need a pure minister? Don't you think it's too demanding for the military personnel of the frontier? Besides... Jingling thought about it over and over again, but he didn't know who could be called a pure minister in the Great Jin Dynasty? Could it be... Mr. Qingsun?"
As everyone knows, although this strategist who was trusted by King Donghai seemed to be very elegant, he actually used all means to make fame, power and position. Not only did he serve as King Qi Sima Jiong and King Fanyang Sima Yu, he also forged an edict to kill King Chengdu Sima Ying and his two sons, which caused an uproar among scholars all over the world. Even when King Donghai recruited Liu Yu, everyone on the left said: "Yu is still tired, but when it is close, it is dirty." The so-called "pure minister" and so on, it is like a kind of irony to refer to Liu Yu.
Liu Yu's face changed slightly, and he immediately laughed: "The county lord is really funny."
He smiled and shook his head: "But you don't understand what I mean."
"oh?"
"The county lord, since Yuan Kang, the emperor has been weak and weak, and he has been governed like the Emperor of Zhou. Therefore, the royal family in the world is in trouble, and what we are fighting for is to use the Emperor to fight against the overlord authority of the unjust ministers; and we are running around and calling among the kings and officials, seeking the opportunity to display our country's proposals. This situation is like the Spring and Autumn Period."
The Lord of Jingling County nodded and said, "Haha, Mr. Qingsun has compared himself with the various schools of thought."
Liu Yu bowed and said, "I dare not, but the situation is similar, so let's talk about it for now. Liu is not talented, please continue to explain the current situation in the Great Jin Dynasty for you."
The county lord gathered a strand of hair that was blown by the wind and said casually: "But please tell me."
"The current situation of the Jin Dynasty is different from the past. After more than ten years of war, Emperor Hui died and the kings withered. The power in the world is all in the hands of the King of Donghai, and the only one who can compete with the King of Donghai is His Majesty who holds the righteousness of the king and his ministers. This situation is not like the Spring and Autumn Period, but like the Chu and Han dynasties." Liu Yu said word by word: "Didn't you hear Li Sheng say that both heroes are not standing together? County Lord, the person you mentioned is against the two heroes, which is a big taboo!"
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Chapter completed!