The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 272 The thought of being a traitor
  Zu Ti looked at Dai Yuan and said solemnly, "If you want Yanzhou, I can give it to you. If you want Sizhou, go and tell Li Ju yourself.

But if you miss Yuzhou, I cannot possibly hand Yuzhou into your hands. "

"Shizhi, don't make things difficult for me!" Dai Yuan looked at Zu Ti and said,

"I know you want to conquer Liu Tai in the north, so Yanzhou can be left to you.

But the purpose of His Majesty asking me to come here is to station an elite force in Yuzhou, so as to stop Director Wang from causing trouble. "

When Zu Ti heard Dai Yuan's words, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said:

"Liu Tai is building a waterway in the north and is ready to go, but our court is still fighting for power. How ridiculous!

Aren't you afraid that Liu Tai will repair the Yongji Canal, integrate Youzhou and Qingzhou and even the entire Bohai Bay, and easily occupy the Central Plains? ! "

"Shi Zhi, don't be alarmist. Don't we know that Liu Tai forced his subordinates to dig shipping canals?"

Dai Yuan looked at Zu Ti and said seriously, "Since ancient times, such construction projects will inevitably cause public resentment.

Even the one-man Qin Dynasty under Ying Zheng was overthrown in the rage of the people. This is so similar to Liu Tai today.

Maybe if Liu Tai continues to abuse people's power like this, Liu Tai will die and the land will be divided soon! "

"You really think so!" When Zu Ti heard Dai Yuan's words, his face showed inevitable despair.

"Shi Zhi, you have to recognize the reality!" Dai Yuan said to Zu Ti, "No matter what, this is a big project.

From Jijun to Jinkou, even if millions of corvees were used, it would take at least several years to build.

Not to mention the food consumed during this period cannot be easily calculated. It is certain that Liu Tai will not be able to send troops in a short time! "

"But this waterway is just like the Zhengguo Canal. It took Da Qin ten years to build the Zheng Guo Canal. Ten years later, it gave Da Qin money and food to flog the world!" Zu Ti expressed his seriousness to Dai Yuan.

"The waterway is different from the Zhengguo Canal. There is only so much cultivated land in Hebei. Excavation of the waterway will even occupy the original cultivated land as a waterway!"

Dai Yuan looked at Zu Ti and said, "So what if Liu Tai digs it out? He doesn't want to save food."

When Zu Ti heard Dai Yuan's words, he couldn't help but feel funny, pointed at Dai Yuan and said:
  "At that time, Yanzhou and Sizhou, which are close to the Yellow River, will not be able to defend Liu Tai's front.

If you want to resist Liu Tai, you can only use these two states as a battlefield, extend Liu Tai's food route, and finally find a way to fight Liu Tai decisively in Yuzhou. Otherwise, who dares to say that you can resist Liu Tai's army! "

"Zu Ti, don't think that you have achieved success in regaining Luoyang, so you are here to make alarmist remarks.

Everyone knows that Liu Tai is difficult to fight in the field, but with the natural danger of the Yellow River in front and the strong city behind, how could he not be able to withstand Liu Tai's troops? "

Dai Yuan looked at Zu Ti and said, "Are you afraid of the enemy like a rat, or do you want to support the bandits and respect yourself, that's why you can't let go of the governor of Yuzhou!"

Zu Ti heard Dai Yuan's words and said angrily,

"If I could respect myself in raising Liu Tai, I would have dealt with Liu Yao, defeated Shi Le, and crossed the Yellow River!
  Did I just make this up?

From the time when Liu Tai went out to seize the city of Ye, to when the king hunted in the north and the country was in trouble, until now Liu Tai monopolizes the land of Hebei.

Who dares to say that he can defeat Liu Tai? If you think I respect myself by raising bandits, then come and raise this bandit!
  I still say the same thing, Liu Tai's next wave of attacks needs to be contained, and the two states must be prepared to be completely destroyed on the battlefield.

If the imperial court insists on taking back my Yuzhou governorship, then don't regret your decision today! "

Zu Ti threw his Yuzhou governor's talisman on the table and left angrily.

Zu Ti was a loyal minister after all, and Dai Yuan had followed Zu Ti for a long time, so he was certain that Zu Ti was a loyal minister.

Therefore, Dai Yuan obviously had little leverage, but after taking over the position granted by the court, he immediately came to see Zu Ti.

Because Dai Yuan was certain that even if Zu Ti would quarrel with him for a while, the governor of Yuzhou would definitely hand him over in the end, instead of causing a mutiny or something.

There is no way, who makes Zu Ti both a loyal minister and a good person!
  As for what Zu Ti said, that after Liu Tai built the canal, he would send his troops south, Dai Yuan did not agree with Zu Ti's statement.

The reason is very simple. Didn't Liu Tai need to consume grain to build this canal? No need to sacrifice manpower?

After all, according to Dai Yuan's normal thinking, he knew very well that after the canal was built, it would be impossible for Liu Tai to send his troops south to conquer the Central Plains in a short time.

Now that the foreign troubles have eased, the most important focus at this time is naturally on checking and balancing the Langya Wang family around them.

In the final analysis, this is how this family dynasty is. They are obedient to foreign enemies and naturally strike hard to deal with internal strife.

In fact, it was not just the Jin court. Even if the caste system next door was particularly vulnerable to foreign enemies, it was extremely skillful in dealing with internal strife.

To a certain extent, this is the inevitable result of a system like the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System that completely solidifies classes.

Because most of the thoughts are spent on suppressing the inside, it will be particularly vulnerable when dealing with external enemies.

Zu Ti felt resentful, but just as Dai Yuan expected, Zu Ti only came to the Yanzhou border to reinforce it, and did not come forward to compete with Dai Yuan for power.

Because Zu Ti understood the overall situation and was loyal to the Jin court, Zu Ti knew very well that if he stepped forward to cause chaos, the happiest person would definitely be Wang Dun.

The little majesty of the Eastern Jin Dynasty would be torn off by his own hands. This was something Zu Ti, who was bent on the Northern Expedition, absolutely did not want to see.

Sima Rui knew it, and Dai Yuan also knew it. They all knew that Zu Ti was someone who had the overall situation in mind, so they could only let Zu Ti suffer a little more for the sake of the overall situation.

In contrast, Sima Rui did not dare to send people to Langya Wang's men and simply seize power.

Because they knew that the Langya Wang family would definitely resist, rather than just suffer this loss.

To be honest, if Liu Tai had not asked Chen Yuanda to express implicitly that he was ready to rebel at any time, then Liu Cong would not be so tolerant of Liu Tai. As long as Liu Tai did not rebel , I can tolerate anything.

Because this world has followed Sima's Luoshui, and people's hearts have never been ancient. It depends on who is more shameless, who is more shameless, who is more disregarded of the overall situation, then who is more likely to benefit from the overall situation, and it is no longer that person. He is a big man who values ​​credibility and respects etiquette and law.

After Dai Yuan took care of Zu Ti, he immediately went to Li Ju, saying that he wanted to take over as the governor of Sizhou and take charge of the power of Sizhou. Li Ju heard Dai Yuan's words, took a good look at Dai Yuan, and then said:

"General Zhengxi wants me to hand over the order from Sizhou Governor? I wonder how the court plans to arrange Zhao's next step?"

"I don't know, what does the general want?" Dai Yuan didn't expect that Li Ju was so easy to talk to, so he started to negotiate terms with himself. Thinking about Zu Ti again, Dai Yuan couldn't help but look at Li Ju when they compared each other. Much more pleasing to the eye.

"A certain person was originally a commoner in Pingyang, but was persecuted by Liu Yuan's puppets and wandered here all the way.

Fortunately, Mr. Xun took a fancy to him and got the position of governor of Sizhou, but he was filled with fear in his heart.

Now that the court wants to take it back, I feel a lot more at ease!
  I only hope that the general can arrange the brothers well, so that even if I, Li Ju, become a rich man, I will be satisfied! "

Li Ju faced Dai Yuan and put forward his own opinions.

Dai Yuan heard Li Ju's words and said to Li Ju, "Although the imperial court has taken back the governor of Sizhou, it is willing to increase the county prince's food to make up for the loss of the county prince. In addition, the county prince is still the governor of Xingyang and is in charge of Xingyang affairs. The imperial court will never interfere."

"That's how I'd like to thank the general!" Li Ju said calmly after hearing Dai Yuan's words.

With the military power talisman in his hand, Li Ju completed the handover with Dai Yuan very simply.

Compared with Zu Ti's anger and dissatisfaction, Li Ju was much more calm and did not seem to be greedy for power at all.

This made Dai Yuan breathe a sigh of relief. No matter how he said it, he had taken back the rights of Zu Ti and Li Ju, and he could become a force that helped Sima Rui contain Director Wang.

As for Li Ju and Zu Ti, since they are loyal ministers and good people, they naturally have to put the overall situation first, and it is not easy for His Majesty!

Not long after Dai Yuan left, Li Ju's army soldiers Guo Fang, meritorious officer Zhang Jing, chief secretary Gou Yuan and others came to Li Ju, and said to Li Ju with a bit of worry, "General, Dai Yuan, the general who conquered the west, took the general's seal and became the governor of Sizhou, so he wants to dispatch the best of our army to Yuzhou, what should we do!?"

Li Ju heard everyone's complaints and said calmly: "Just keep watching. If any sergeants in the army want to go to Yuzhou, just go. If they want to stay and garrison Xingyang, just stay!"

Seeing Li Ju's Kuoda posture, the three of them couldn't help but look at each other, but they didn't say anything more. They could only obey Li Ju's order and let Dai Yuan dispatch his soldiers to Yuzhou.

Among them, those who wanted to make progress or were more ambitious also took advantage of this opportunity to join Dai Yuan. For a time, Li Ju’s remaining generals were Qian Tao, Jiang Ba, Liang Zhi, Sima Shang, Ji Hong, Li Gui and others, and the entire power of Xingyang was mobilized by Dai Yuan.

The remaining people may be more convinced of Li Ju, or they may hate Dai Yuan, but in any case, they have united a lot around Li Ju.

It's just that they don't understand why Li Ju didn't resist at all when his power was being tapped, but instead just went with the flow.

Li Ju's reasoning is very simple, because the fighting spirit in Li Ju's heart is not as strong as before.

In the past, if you had to face Shi Le or Liu Yao, or fight against the alien Li Ju, you would rather die than surrender.

But now he is facing the great Han Liu Tai, a descendant of Liu Zhang who has been endorsed by Liu Yuan and Liu Kun, and a Han Chinese through and through. This makes Li Ju less resistant.

In addition, when Liu Tai was dealing with the Qingzhou plague, he generously published the prescription, which naturally made Li Ju, a relatively neutral force, somewhat favorable, which made Li Ju's resistance even weaker. .

Of course, if the two countries are fighting each other for their own masters, as long as Sima Rui really relies on him and intends to entrust him with the heavy burden, then Li Ju may have the idea that a scholar will die for his confidant.

Just like if Zu Ti could make a fortune, the first investor was Sima Rui.

Although Sima Rui himself didn't pay much attention to it, Zu Ti recognized Sima Rui's kindness and was willing to work hard for the Sima family.

But Li Ju had nothing to do with Sima Rui, and his kindness was not given by Sima Rui, but by Xun Fan.

Li Ju just served Sima Rui habitually, and his relationship with Sima Rui was actually quite distant.

Now, Dai Yuan, sent by the Jin court, deprived Zu Ti of his military power, but Zu Ti did not resist, and came to demand his rights as a border governor.

Li Ju said, "Don't you think that you can resist Liu Tai with only the governor of Sizhou in Xingyang?"
  Moreover, he actually had to dispatch his soldiers to Yuzhou, so Li Ju directly chose to kill them.

If Liu Tai was a foreigner, then maybe Li Ju would still fight, but after Liu Tai was a big man who was certified by Liu Kun, and with Xingyang and Jijun connected, the "Prophecy of the Golden Sword" in the north somehow came to an end. Through trade, it was passed on naturally.

Originally, Li Ju was still thinking about whether he should go against God or whether he should stand up to Liu Tai with Zu Ti's help.

But now that Zu Ti has been deposed and his rights have been taken away, why should I go against the will of God?
  I just took advantage of the situation and discarded the so-called Sizhou governor, and just watched the clan migrate to Xingyang.

After all, the Jin Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, and Sima's actions made it even more difficult for him to be loyal.

You can just live your life guarding your clan. When the time comes, as long as Liu Tai fights over, you can surrender.

The news that Gou Yuan originally obtained from Liu Tai gave Li Ju a huge headache, because he understood that after the Yongji Canal was connected, his Xingyang was almost the first to bear the brunt and could not withstand the impact of Liu Tai's soldiers at all.

So at least in Li Ju's opinion, if he was to defend Xingyang, he would need Zu Ti to lead the Beifu Army to support him, so that he could defend Xingyang. These two conditions were indispensable.

Because it is simply impossible for others to defeat Liu Tai's army in the wild and assist Xingyang.

But Li Ju didn't expect that his front heel was still thinking about how to resist Liu Tai for the Jin court. Well, his back heel Zu Ti was actually seized power by Dai Yuan, and Zu Ti was dismissed from his post without any resistance.

Li Ju admired him greatly and couldn't help but sigh:
  "Shizhi, if you want to be a loyal minister, you can't blame me for failing.

Tell yourself, besides you, who else north of the Yellow River dares to come to Jinyang to save me when Xingyang is besieged? Who can come to Jinyang to save me! "

It’s so captivating that when I think of it, I suddenly feel that the world is vast.

Li Ju really doesn't understand, is Sima Rui a pig?

Isn't it just Zhou Fang's death? How could this have such an impact that Zu Ti was deprived of power?

Do they really not know that they can fight for power in the rear, and it is Zu Ti who is famous on the front and intimidates Liu Tai? !
  Li Ju didn't understand, but faced with an irreversible situation, the worst he could do was regard Liu Tai as Liu Xiu, and surrender after being beaten.

Facing this muddy world, Zu Ti wants to fight, but Li Ju just wants to be destroyed.

(End of this chapter)