The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 137 Liu Kun’s trump card

During the period when Liu Tai and Wang Jun were fighting, Shi Le was not idle either. He had to take Yecheng under his control, basically completing Zhang Bin's original plan.

Of course, the only problem is food. After all, we had to eat human breasts last year.

Even so, there was not much land cultivated last year. Zhang Bin knew very well that he was afraid that he would have to endure more in the future.

This year, Liu Tai and Wang Jun had a fierce fight, and Liu Tai probably didn't have much food on hand.

Not to mention the hatred between Liu Tai and Shi Le, if you want to exchange food from Liu Tai, let alone whether Liu Tai is willing to borrow it, even if he is willing, he will have to bleed heavily.

Instead of doing this, it was much easier to exchange food from Wang Jun. After all, Shi Le only needed to lick Wang Jun. Anyway, he was not licking it himself. Zhang Bin said there was no pressure.

In fact, not only Shi Le was observing this war, but Liu Kun, who retook Jinyang, was also observing this war.

It's just that he mainly observed Wang Jun. Seeing Wang Jun suffer a big loss, he lost Jinyang, died of his parents, and almost completely lost his basic base, the big setback didn't seem to make him feel so heartbroken.

"I didn't expect that Feibao would raise a young tiger, and that Wang Pengzu would also be here today!" Liu Kun couldn't help but sigh.

At this moment, Wen Qiao, who had become the mastermind as Liu Kun's hands were damaged a lot, said:

"No matter what, this battle has damaged the strength of our Jin Dynasty. It is not a pity that Wang Jun was injured. It is a pity that most of the Duan clan and Xianbei are loyal ministers. Now that the Xianbei cavalry has been destroyed in one battle, it is really sad to hear!"

When Liu Kun heard Wen Qiao's words, he sighed helplessly, but said, "Tell me, is Liu Tai willing to surrender to the Jin Dynasty?"

"This is impossible!" Wen Qiao couldn't help but be filled with incomprehension when he heard Liu Kun's words. Why do you think so?

You must know that although Liu Tai was trained by Wang Mi, he grew up with the Huns and Han Kingdom.

When the Jin Dynasty was still there, none of them chose to join the Jin Dynasty, but now you would actually think of it.

Although I know that you have extraordinary charm that Tuoba Yilu admires, even if your base was taken away, Tuoba Yilu helped you win it back.

But Tuoba Yilu and Liu Tai are the same kind of people. That guy is much more cruel than Tuoba Yilu.

When Liu Kun heard Wen Qiao's words, he shook his head and said, "When Wang Mi was assassinated by Shi Le, the Huns and Han Dynasty chose to suppress the incident and made Shi Le Liu Tai's neighbor. This was a clear way to check and balance the two. If you say there is no discord between the two, I don't believe it.

For us, the Huns and Han have enemies, Shi Le is the enemy, and Wang Jun has a life-and-death feud. The same is not necessarily true for Liu Tai.

Especially now that we are retaking Jinyang, we need external help to change the current predicament. Liu Tai is a good person to break the situation!

Otherwise, relying on ourselves alone, we would just be waiting to die in Jinyang! "

Liu Kun's eyes were shining. As the most difficult nut for the Western Jin Dynasty in the north, although Liu Kun's own style and skills were really not very good, Kun's judgment of the situation and his own diplomatic ability were top-notch.

If the Jin court hadn't been so rubbish, and in another era, Liu Kun might have become a pretty good diplomat.

"Does Duke Ming want to make friends from far away and attack at home?" Wen Qiao thought for a moment but shook his head and said, "We can't bring out enough!"

Yes, although Wen Qiao also agreed with the idea of ​​distant friendship and close attack.

After all, Liu Kun is now somewhat under the protection of Tuoba Xianbei, so the Xiongnu Han Kingdom, Shi Le and Wang Jun are somewhat helpless against Liu Kun.

But for Liu Kun, the current situation is not surrounded by wolves. As long as Tuoba Xianbei has a slight change, it will be another man-made knife and a fish-meat.

As long as people are somewhat ambitious, they will instinctively save themselves. The right to survive must be in their own hands before they can rest assured.

Under such circumstances, although Liu Kun only had one Jinyang left, he did not give up hope. Instead, he began to look at the overall situation and see how to save himself.

After excluding the Huns, Han, Shi Le and Wang Jun around him, it was natural to think of Liu Tai who was at least more or less at odds with these three parties, especially if Liu Tai won this battle. In the case of the Battle of Nanpi.

But to form an alliance, you need to use your chips. At least for Liu Tai, Wen Qiao doesn't think he has what Liu Tai needs!

"There are still some!" Liu Kun said thoughtfully, "And I am one of the few people who can afford it, and Liu Tai also wants it."

"Huh?" Wen Qiao was slightly startled when he heard Liu Kun's words, but he immediately reacted, "Ming Gong is talking about status?!"

"Exactly!" Liu Kun smiled and said, "Didn't Liu Tai always say that he was the queen of Chengyang King Liu Zhang?
We naturally know that the Queen of Chengyang is Liu Tun. Liu Tai’s identity is only recognized by the Xiongnu and Han Dynasties. Who in the world recognizes Liu Tai’s identity!
If Liu Dun had not died and Wang Mi had intervened, he might have allowed Liu Tai to recognize his ancestor.

But now that Liu Tun is dead, I am the only one in the world who can make him a descendant of King Chengyang. "

"This..." Wen Qiao couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Liu Kun's words.

Wen Qiao was still young at this time, and he really didn't expect that there would be such a limitless trick, but after hearing Liu Kun's analysis, he had to admit that this was a bargaining chip for Liu Tai's special effects!
"What if Liu Tai wants to swallow up the world!" Wen Qiao couldn't help but worry after hearing Liu Kun's words, "Isn't this justifiable?"

"Isn't that a good thing!" Liu Kun glanced at Wen Qiao and said, "Now that Luoyang has fallen, the king is hunting north, and the Western Jin Dynasty has perished.

If the Huns are really allowed to take advantage of the situation and unify the world, how can we, the Chinese nobles, face our ancestors? How can I, the Liu family, enter the ancestral temple?

Liu Tai now has soldiers and land, and he has quarrels with Liu Cong of the Xiongnu and Shi Le of the Jie tribe. If he has such ambitions, the Xiongnu and Han kingdoms will inevitably split after he gets this name.

If he had no ambition, could the Huns really turn a blind eye to him if he was famous and powerful, and the territories were sealed off?

Under the circumstances of disunity, even if Liu Tai wants to be Zhuge Liang, he will probably be forced by Liu Cong to become Sima... Humph! "

When Liu Kun said this, he paused slightly and sighed:
"In the final analysis, such a plan is just to hope that King Langya in the south of the Yangtze River can unite his forces to attack the Xiongnu in the north and restore the royal court!"

"Ming Gong, thank you for your hard work!" Wen Qiao saluted Liu Kun solemnly after hearing Liu Kun's words.

At this time, Wen Qiao also understood that the card in Liu Kun's hand was the most important card in Liu Kun's hand.

At least in Wen Qiao's opinion, this was a card that Liu Tai simply couldn't refuse.

With this card, the resistance of the aristocratic family to Liu Tai will be greatly reduced. If it is far away, Liu Tai will rebel against the Huns and proclaim himself king and emperor.

After all, Liu Yuan was only a maternal bloodline of the Han Dynasty, but Liu Tai was a paternal bloodline, so why couldn't he sit on the throne?

What's more important is that as long as Liu Tai accepts the blood of King Rencheng endorsed by Liu Kun, is it possible for Liu Cong and other Xiongnu forces not to doubt Liu Tai?

And as long as they doubt Liu Tai, the now seemingly huge Huns and Han Kingdom will fall apart directly.

Wen Qiao admitted that Liu Kun's plan was simple, but also quite effective. If successful, not only would he have allies, but he would also directly deconstruct the Xiongnu and Han Dynasties, giving the Jin court a chance to breathe and take the initiative. right.

Wen Qiao looked at Liu Kun and thought to himself that it would be great if Duke Ming could be as clear-minded in appointing people as he was in planning diplomacy. At least the disaster of Jinyang being breached would not have happened!

"Taizhen, do you still have any doubts?" Liu Kun couldn't help but ask, seeing Wen Qiao looking a little dazed. "Dear Ming Gong, I just thought that if I think this way, I can successfully fight for ten years for the south, and we can also successfully see Wang Shi's Northern Expedition!" Wen Qiao replied to Liu Kun.

"Master Wang's Northern Expedition?" Liu Kun laughed when he heard Wen Qiao's words,
"It would be great if Wang Maohong could rebuild the imperial court in the south and continue China.

Since ancient times, have you ever seen a court that ruled the north from the south?Can we still count on the Sima family now? "

When Wen Qiao heard Liu Kun's slightly self-defeating words, he didn't know how to comfort Liu Kun for a moment.

Because compared to other people, only Liu Kun can say such words.

If the Jin court could resolutely implement Liu Kun's plan, the situation in the Huns and Han Kingdom would not have become so out of control.

But Wen Qiao also understood that even if it happened again, as long as the Sima family was in power, the court would not be able to focus its attack on the Xiongnu Han Kingdom. On the contrary, the Xiongnu Han Kingdom's key targets of vigilance would only be those who relied on the Jin court system.

There was no way, the Jin court ruled the world with filial piety, and the management costs for the court were horribly high.

People who reach the highest position don't trust anyone and don't trust anyone. The more talented they are, the more they will be ostracized.

With Liu Kun like this and Gou Xi like this, there are only a group of guys left in the central government who are good at talking but not good at doing things.

Because they don’t know how to do things, they naturally won’t rebel!

Therefore, although Liu Kun did not understand what was the main contradiction and what was the secondary contradiction, he relied on his overall vision and his almost succubus-like diplomatic ability to find the node that caused the Huns and Han to thunder.

But even so, the method Liu Kun thought of was only to extend the life of Jin Ting, rather than to restore Jin Ting to Chinese clothes.

Because Liu Kun, who is truly at the top of the aristocratic family, knows very well that the Sima family is the leader in political planning, but the Northern Expedition is really out of the question.

But the rules of this era have changed. The most needed talent in this era is not strategy, but combat ability.

Liu Kun and Wen Qiao looked at each other, but they felt speechless.

Of course, compared to when Liu Kun heard the news, he immediately thought of joining forces to win Liu Tai into his camp. At the very least, he wanted to alienate the relationship between Liu Tai and the Huns and Han Kingdom.

After Gou Xi got the news, "Humph, what the hell, cats and dogs want to fight Liu Tai. After I kill Xu Gong, I will defeat Liu Tai later to take revenge!"

At this moment, Gou Xi was already pressing down on Xu Gong and beating him violently.

But the problem is that Sima Rui and Director Wang feel that compared to Xu Gong, Gou Xi is more difficult to control.

Not to mention that if Gou Xi goes to Jiangnan, she is afraid that she will become Dong Zhuo. Therefore, in the fight between Gou Xi and Xu Gong, although Xu Gong always suffered losses, he relied on Sima Rui and Wang Dao to make waves. , coupled with the support of the local aristocratic family, they fought back and forth with Gou Xi.

After all, for the aristocratic family, Xu Gong and the aristocratic family were more or less about rules, but Gou Xi was completely about the law.

So who should the two of them help at this time? Do we still need to ask? Of course, who is the one helping whom?

Moreover, Gou Xi was against Sima Yue, and Sima Rui inherited Sima Yue's legacy, so the two sides had to fight each other.

Of course, compared with the external impact, Liu Tai defeated Qi Hong and won the Battle of Nanpi, which also had a great internal impact on Liu Tai. At this moment, Yang Man sat in front of Bian Yi and said:

"Looking at it, now that Duke Donglai has won the battle of Nanpi, Qingzhou is safe and sound, but I won!"

Bian Hu heard Yang Man's words and said, "Yang Gong, during the Yongjia Rebellion, I wanted to go find my wife Pei Dun. Are you forcing my whole family here just for today?"

"The Duke of Donglai County can protect the safety of a county. At that time, the war was chaotic and personnel changes were unpredictable. Pei Dun is still sitting firmly as the governor of Xuzhou now, because he was driven to the south of the Yangtze River by Gou Xi." Yang Man shook his head and said,

"I'll keep you here, but I just hope that you can make your choice after the world becomes a little more stable.

Otherwise, if you rush south, what if you become a minister of the country's subjugation in the future? "

"Zu Yan, do you really think that Liu Tai is the master of this troubled world?" Bian Hu couldn't help but asked after hearing Yang Man's words.

"If I tell you, you may not believe it, but I am certain that the Sima family has lost half of the country, and I am afraid that I will not be able to get it back.

In this case, why not join a man who could unify the world? Otherwise, why not hide in Jiangdong and become a rat? "

Yang Man looked at Bian Hu at this moment and said calmly, "If my ancestors knew about it, I'm afraid they would be scolded in their dreams."

For Yangman, the ancestor Yang Hu who made the greatest contribution to his Taiyang family gained his status through Soochow.

As a result, he, the younger generation, needs to hide in Jiangdong. If Jiangdong can expedition north to Luoyang, it will be easier to restore Chinese clothes.

But if I can't do this, I'm afraid I won't go crazy if I stay in Jiangnan.

Therefore, since he saw the opportunity to travel south without clothes, Yangman also chose to take a gamble on Liu Tai.

It's not necessarily that Yang Man is really optimistic about Liu Tai, but compared to the Sima family in Jiangnan, Yang Man thinks Liu Tai is more promising.

And these are troubled times. Liu Tai's greatest advantage is that he can fight and win battles, and he has won all the way until now.

Needless to say, as long as Liu Tai leads the troops now, aren't the soldiers full of confidence, and aren't the soldiers on the other side extremely worried?

As long as Liu Tai's undefeated golden body is not broken, who else can say that he is a better choice than Liu Tai.

To be honest, if Yang Man wasn't uneasy, given the Yang family's status in Yanzhou, Yang Man would still be able to win over a lot of people.

But there was no way. Yangman didn't make up his mind to join Liu Tai at that time.

Therefore, other aristocratic families in Yanzhou chose to travel south in Yiguan. However, because his own Taishan County was occupied by Liu Tai and even cleaned up, it seemed particularly stable, giving Yangman enough time to think.

This is why when Bian Hu took his whole family to seek refuge with Pei Dun, Yang Man intercepted him.

Liu Tai was able to win battles but was not wary. All his policies focused on making the people live and work in peace and contentment, making Taishan County very stable.

This made Bian Hu reluctantly stay, silently watching Liu Tai's implementation of various policies.

So Bian Hu understood that Liu Tai was really a capable person, otherwise he wouldn't be chatting with Yang Man here. It was just that the battle in Nanpi made him determined.

Bian Hu thought of this, looked at Yang Man beside him, and felt that his introduction would be indispensable this time.

　After I’m sure about the next chapter, there’s no need to wait any longer. I’ll read it tomorrow morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)