The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 305 Wang Dun’s decision

At the same time, Wang Dun and Sima Rui also heard the news that Liu Wei persuaded Li Ju, Zu Yue and Huan Xuan to surrender, which led to the large-scale fall of the area south of the Yellow River. Liu Tai even rewarded Liu Wei as a Zhonglang and even enfeoffed him. He is the Marquis of Pengcheng.

Because of his solid achievements in recruiting and surrendering, other people under Liu Tai only felt that Liu Wei was lucky, but they did not object to it.

However, when this news reaches the Jin court south of the Yangtze River, it may not be so wonderful.

When Wang Dun heard that Liu Wei had defected to Liu Tai, and then helped Liu Tai take over Yanzhou and Xingyang, what he thought of immediately was not the loss of the Jin court's land, but the accuracy of his political decision and his crusade against the Jin court. No errors.

Diao Xie and Liu Wei are really rebels. Look at how hard Liu Wei worked under Liu Tai!

Upon hearing the news, Wang Dun in Stone City proudly said to the people around him:

"You see what I said is right, then Liu Wei is a traitor. When His Majesty was in danger, not only did he escape alone, but now he has joined the hypocrite Liu Tai to help him.

If you don't get rid of it as soon as possible, your Majesty will definitely be harmed by it over time! Ha ha ha ha!"

The surrounding soldiers heard Wang Dun's words and praised him repeatedly, saying that Wang Dun was far-sighted and far-sighted.

As for the loss of Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Sizhou, Wang Dun did not feel distressed at all.

Because even now, Wang Dun looks at things from the perspective of a noble family, not even a prince.

So what Wang Dun felt at this time was that his Langya Wang family had completely taken control of the Jin court with the success of this war.

Not only has the power of the Langya Wang family not been compromised, but it has become even more powerful. Compared with this, it doesn't matter if they just lose the three states.

You must know that the area south of the Yellow River was the land conquered by Zu Ti, but it has never been the authority of the Langya Wang family. And since it is not the Langya Wang family, it naturally does not belong to him. Wang Dun has lost these lands, and he has not lost any part. pity.

For Wang Dun, as long as Liu Tai did not attack south of the Yangtze River, such as his important town of Xiangyang County, everything could be discussed with Liu Tai.

After all, wouldn't it be nice for him and Liu Tai to share the Chinese land equally and elevate the Langya Wang family's status to a higher level.

When Sima Rui in Jiankang City heard the news, he couldn't help but shed tears from his cheeks, and silently wiped them away with his sleeves.

After all, since the Yongjia Rebellion, following the Langya Wang family to build the current Jinting foundation from scratch, at least Sima Rui has seen everything.

Because generations of the Sima family had dug too big a hole for future generations, the scholars did not dare to show any loyalty to the Sima royal family at all.

Especially the larger the family, the clearer they are about what kind of people the Sima royal family is.

Even a family like Luoshui who broke his promise and killed the emperor on the street can become emperor, so why can't his own family.

This time, although Wang Dun committed rebellion, he didn't seem to have any intention of changing the emperor. But with Wang Dun's transgression, who knows what will happen next time.

With Wang Dun's rebellion successful, Sima Rui felt that he might not be any better than the former Han Xian Emperor.

At least after Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne, there were waves of loyal ministers surrounding him. It was not until Cao Cao became the king of Wei that they were all killed. Like Xun Yu, there was only one last thought for the big man left in his heart. Batch people.

And this process lasted for many years from Dong Zhuo's arrival in Beijing to Cao Cao's death.

Even though the Han Dynasty had been favored for four hundred years, the scholars were destroyed again and again for the sake of the Han Dynasty.

But Sima Rui knows how the Sima family came to be. If the country is not righteous, it means that the Sima family can only use its profits to trade with these aristocratic families, so there is no loyalty between the aristocratic family and the Sima family.

Finally, he wanted to cultivate some talents of his own and suppress the aristocratic family, but Wang Dun completely destroyed it.

To be honest, Sima Rui is really sad now.

Because he knew that with the success of Wang Dun's rebellion, his political life had ended, and the rest would depend on Wang Dun's face.

As for the land south of the Yellow River that Zeng Zuti finally recovered, it was indeed a bit of a pity to lose Sima Rui, but it only made Sima Rui feel a bit of a pity, and there was no real pain.

Because the Jin court lost too much land during the Yongjia Rebellion, and he finally managed to regain the new situation of supporting the Jin court. Compared with Sima Yue, who lost his country, he only lost three conquerors. It’s just a state that I came back from, so what does it matter? It was Zu Ti who conquered it anyway, so just treat it as if Zu Ti’s Northern Expedition failed!

Neither Sima Rui nor Wang Dun regarded these three lost states as their own territory.

So when they heard the news that these states had been lost, they were in a daze, but that was it, and they were not touched at all.

In the final analysis, it was because Sima Rui followed Wang Dun and played too many games about kings and horses sharing the world, and he had forgotten that they had been able to fight for power and profit in Jiankang with peace of mind. That was because Zuti led Bei The displaced people went north to conquer.

Zu Ti fought with Liu Yao, Shi Le, and even Liu Tai, so that they could live a stable life fighting for power and profit south of the Yangtze River.

Now that Zu Ti is dead, Zu Yue has no way to completely integrate the refugee organizations. This has caused the refugee organizations to split, such as Li Ju, Zu Yue, Huan Xuan, and even other smaller organizational groups that cannot be formed at all. Join forces!

This is why Liu Tai led his soldiers south, and it felt very easy to fight, because although Liu Tai fought from the beginning to the end, although they were a force, they were a group of stragglers, and they could not resist Liu Tai at all.

"Report!" At this time, a messenger came in to report and said, "The puppet Han army stopped when they attacked Nanyang County and did not continue the attack. On the contrary, a large part of the army went east."

"Report!" At this time, another scout came over and reported, "Xuzhou Gou Xi sent a message asking for help, saying that the main force of Liu Tai's army is coming to Xuzhou, and he hopes that the imperial court will send soldiers to support!"

"Why is Liu Tai going to attack Xuzhou!" When Wang Dun heard this, he stood up suddenly and couldn't help but pace back and forth.

"I saw that the general and Gou Xi had no contact in the past. I didn't expect that the general would be so anxious today when he saw Gou Xi being surrounded!"

Xie Kun looked at Wang Dun next to him. He looked similar but didn't look like he was pretending. He couldn't help but say something!

"That Langya is the ancestral land of my Wang family, so how can I not be anxious now that we are facing a military disaster!" Wang Dun couldn't help but sigh.

Hearing this, Xie Kun glanced at Wang Dun in surprise.

After all, when you brothers came to the south of the Yangtze River together, you were not so reluctant to leave your hometown of Langya. Why has Langya County suddenly risen so much in your heart now?

As for Wang Dun, his rebellion was successful this time and he completely seized the supreme power of the Jin court. This could be regarded as pushing the Langya Wang family to its highest peak. Normally at this time, one should go to Langya's ancestral land to build monuments and temples and rewrite the family tree.

As the saying goes, if wealth does not return to its hometown, wouldn’t it mean walking at night in brocade clothes? !

So, people generally think of their hometown in two situations, or they feel that they have become prosperous after going out for a few years, so they go back and donate money to build roads and bridges to improve their reputation.

Or maybe you have been working outside for a few years, but the city has a lot of traps, and you have been squeezed dry by the city. At this time, you naturally think of the beauty of your hometown and want to go back to seek help.

All in all, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, most people instinctively want to escape from their hometowns. Even in their busy work, their hometowns are the most neglected place.

"I should personally mobilize troops to rescue Gou Xi!" At this time, Wang Dun wanted to go to Xuzhou and defeat Liu Tai with the support of his hometown.

"Cough cough cough!" At this moment, the mastermind Shen Chong, who had been wandering away, coughed repeatedly, interrupting Wang Dun's words.

Wang Dun looked at Shen Chong with some respect in his expression.

Shen Chong said, "Now that your Majesty has just taken over the Jin Dynasty, you should be at the center. To tie life and death together, that is something only an ordinary man can do. Your Majesty, you are from a famous family, how can you do such a thing.

I see that Tao Kan was not very active in coming to rescue Sima Rui, but now he is just letting him go north to kill his soldiers.

If he doesn't agree, he will be removed from his position. Even if he still has military power, he will not be able to change the world without status. "

"Not bad, not bad!" Wang Dun heard Shen Chong's words and was very satisfied with Shen Chong's judgment.

The military system of the entire Jin Dynasty is actually quite chaotic. The most typical one is Jiangdong's tribe system, which can be regarded as inherited to a certain extent.

All the powerful locals in Jiangdong have their own tribes. Not to mention, Gan Zhuo has his own tribe, Shen Chong has his own private tribe, and Tao Kan also has his own tribe. He also belongs to the local tyrants of Jiangdong and has his own tribe.

Therefore, Tao Kan was deceived by Wang Dun and even kicked to Guangzhou, but the tribe that followed Tao Kan would not be separated as Tao Kan's own official position changed. This is the strength of the Jiangdong Qu system.

However, this kind of military system can easily make these soldiers unable to perform their duties. To a certain extent, for example, if Gan Zhuo is hesitant, it is more or less cost-effective to use his own military forces to save Sima Rui. The cost-effectiveness is included.

This is why even though Wang Dun and his powerful ministers really want to deal with Tao Kan, he still feels like he has nowhere to go.

Because if he wants to deal with Tao Kan, he must first carry out a reform according to Sima Rui's system, and even touch upon the local powerful in Jiangdong, the most important thing is the tribe system.

Otherwise, Wang Dun could suppress Tao Kan, but if he said that he would deal with Tao Kan at will, he would be underestimating Jiangdong's tribal system, and he would really think that the thick troops they hold in their hands are fake!

For Zhu Chong, by taking advantage of this opportunity to consume Tao Kan's power, he will be able to become a leading figure among the powerful men in Jiangnan, and his right to speak will be greater.

Therefore, Wang Dun, who had completely controlled the government, immediately gave Tao Kan an order. Even if Tao Kan no longer wanted to go north to rescue Gou Xi, he could only go north obediently this time.

There was no way, Tao Kan was the one who responded to Sima Rui's rescue. Although Sima Rui lost so quickly, even Tao Kan was a little surprised. He came all the way from Guangzhou and couldn't catch up.

But you have responded, so if you don’t punish me, who will you punish?

And Tao Kan looked at the other courtiers who responded to the rescue, like Dai Yuan and Zhou Wei, who had always been popular, so they were killed by Wang Dun. Gan Zhuo was swaying at both ends. After Wang Dun won a decisive victory, Naturally, someone cut off his head and sent it to him.

Look at Sima Cheng, who resisted fiercely and offended. In the following time, Wang Dun also sent soldiers to capture Sima Cheng.

It can be said that as Wang Dun's political achievements reached their highest point, the impact brought about led to the end of all royalists.

Now Tao Kan only takes his soldiers to the north, and he is already taking great care of you.

And Tao Kan also understood that Wang Dun was gaining momentum at this time, and even he could not compete head-on. However, Tao Kan was different from other courtiers, because Tao Kan was a pure military strategist, and he was a military strategist who climbed up from the bottom step by step.

For Tao Kan, as long as he had an army and Tao Kan only wanted to protect himself, he could more or less be able to do it even in the treacherous Jin court of Bo Yun.

The most important reason is that the upper echelons of the Jin court are too constrained and cannot concentrate their strength at all. If only one legion and two legions come to deal with Tao Kan, then we don't know who will deal with whom!

However, because of Tao Kan's powerful status in Jiangdong, although the upper echelons of the Jin court would suppress Tao Kan, as long as they could not seize the opportunity to target Tao Kan, the nobles of the Jin court would mostly turn a blind eye to the powerful Jiangdong family. One eye.

After all, in the current Eastern Jin Dynasty, the aristocratic families in the north have the opportunity to occupy the court, and the powerful Jiangdong has the geographical advantage. If the refugee organizations in the north are integrated according to the historical path, it will be even more exciting, because they can barely be regarded as representing the people and the Northern Expedition.

At that time, Jin Ting truly gathered the legacy of the entire Jin Ting.

But now, because the northern refugees were intercepted by Liu Tai, they surrendered to Liu Tai along with this war. It can be said that Liu Tai completely intercepted the group that originally belonged to the Jin court and had the most hope for the north and the most rebellious spirit.

Therefore, the surrender of Li Ju, Zu Yue, Huan Xuan and others to Liu Tai represented that the future of the Jin Dynasty was intercepted by Liu Tai.

However, at this time, Wang Dun, the leader of the Jin court, didn't care at all, and Sima Rui couldn't understand it. Even in Wang Dun's view, this was a big burden he had thrown away for Liu Tai, which would further delay Liu Tai and others. I want to take advantage of the trend and move south.

But for Liu Tai, Li Ju, Zu Yue, Huan Xuan and others are all Chinese people after all, and their concepts are different from those of aliens.

Their surrender means that their big men are the Chinese orthodoxy who can truly take over the Central Plains.

The Jin court, which was in a corner of peace, was giving away the courage to unify the world that originally belonged to the Central Plains dynasty.

"Next, you are the only one left!" Liu Tai looked at the border of Xuzhou and looked towards the direction of Xuzhou City.

"Do you choose to fight or surrender?"

(End of this chapter)