The victorious army led Yanshi's 100,000 people into Luoyang City, and the garrisoned Jin army also returned to Luoyang City from Jinyong City.
When the fleeing people learned of the great victory in Luoyang and the retreat of the Qin army, they returned home one after another, and the city of Luoyang became full of vitality.
The whole city of Luoyang was filled with laughter and pigs and sheep were being killed to celebrate the victory. Even the people who had lost their loved ones felt a little less sad in the joyful atmosphere.
Although the Qin army retreated, Xin Gongjing and Yang Anxuan did not dare to relax their defenses and sent out reconnaissance cavalry to inquire about the Qin army's movements.
Luoyang City still only has the Xuanyang Gate open for entry and exit, and the other city gates are closed. Taking advantage of the people of Yanshi in Luoyang, they recruited cadres to repair the city walls and strengthen defenses.
The prefect Xiahou Zongzhi reported the victory to Xiangyang and Chaoting. He was extremely happy. With this great victory, he should be transferred from Luoyang.
Pei Bo and Yan An were panic-stricken, looking for an opportunity to find Yang Anxuan and ask about leading the crowd back to Yanshi.
Yang Anxuan smiled and comforted: "Pei Gong, Yan Gong, this time the Qin army was defeated. The Yan and Pei families have made great contributions. Yu has sent people to report to the court. The reward from the court will arrive in a few days. The two princes and Stay calm for a few more days and wait for the reward to arrive."
Pei Bo and Yan An heard from Yan Ke that Yang Anxuan's report to the court did not say that the two tribes surrendered to the Qin people, but only said that the people of Yanshi were threatened by the Qin army, and that the Yan and Pei tribes helped the army kill the enemy at the critical moment and made meritorious deeds. In this way, the Yan and Pei families not only had no fault but also merit.
Yan An thanked him and said, "Thank you so much, General Yang, for your consideration. If you have anything to do, please feel free to ask. My son, Yan Ke, admires the general's bravery. He wants to lead three hundred troops to follow the general. I hope the general will agree."
Yan Ke had great righteousness and awe-inspiring righteousness. Yang Anxuan liked him very much and said with a smile: "Brother Yan, if you are willing to join the army, you will not be able to ask for it. Brother Yan will definitely make great achievements and be a shining star."
Pei Bo said, "Pei Qiang, my second son, is also willing to lead 200 troops to join the army. Please take General Yang under his wing."
Suddenly there were five hundred more subordinates. Yang Anxuan stood up and bowed to Yan and Pei. He said happily: "The Yan and Pei families understand the righteousness and I am deeply grateful. Yan Ke and Pei Qiang are both brave men." General, Yu asked for nothing. Yu temporarily ordered the two of them to serve as military princes in the army, and they will command their own tribes. They will make adjustments after the court rewards are issued. "
Five days later, a group of men and horses appeared outside Xuanyang Gate under the banner of Qin State, and the guarding Jin army was waiting. The State of Qin sent people to inform Xiahou Zongzhi in advance that they would send envoys to discuss the matter of exchanging Qi Gong Yao Chong. Xiahou Zongzhi led his officials to greet him.
Yin Wei, the envoy of the Qin State, was over fifty years old and tall. Xiahou Zongzhi bowed to him and thought to himself, this Qin man is so tall, but Yu is only as tall as his shoulders. He didn't know that although Yin Wei was the lord of Qin, he was a Han.
As the victor, Xiahou Zongzhi refused to lose his momentum and tried his best to hold his chest high and said: "I have heard about Captain Yin's name for a long time. Emperor Qin asked Captain Yin to come to discuss, which shows that Qi Gong attaches great importance to him. I have hurriedly reported to the governor of Xi , Governor Xi will report to the court, and the court will send envoys to discuss it soon."
Yin Wei was very clear about the red tape of the Jin Dynasty and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. Yin has long admired the scenery of Luoyang, so he just took the opportunity to stay in the city for a few more days, waiting for the envoys from your dynasty to come."
In Xiulinyuan, the post house, Xia Houzhi hosted a banquet in honor of Yin Wei. Yang Anxuan, Xin Gongjing and others were invited to attend, and Yao Chong was also invited.
Yao Chong was escorted to Luoyang City. Xiahou Zongzhi vacated a courtyard in the official residence and sent several veteran soldiers to take care of his daily life. Except for being unable to move freely, he did not suffer any injustice.
When Yin Wei saw Yao Chong, he quickly stood up and saluted with the accompanying officials. Yao Chong knew that the Imperial Brotherhood would send someone to redeem him. When he saw that the envoy was Yin Wei, he felt reassured and said with a smile: "You don't need to be polite, Lord Yin. I'm very relieved that you can come."
After a brief chat, Yin Wei asked Yao Chong to sit down in front of him, and thanked Xiahou Zongzhi: "Thank you, Mr. Xiahou, for treating Qi Gong so kindly. If you come to Qin as a guest in the future, Yin will definitely entertain you well."
Although they were good words, they were uncomfortable to hear. Xiahou Zongzhi didn't know how to respond. Xin Gongjing, who was at the head, angrily shouted: "Captain Yin, you are a Han, why did you commit yourself to the Qiang thieves? You are a guest in Qin."
Yin Wei said without changing his expression: "A wise minister chooses his master. The emperor of our dynasty is a brave and benevolent master. I am stupid and want to persuade General Xin to abandon the secret and turn to the bright side, so that he can be useful in the Qin Dynasty."
Yang Anxuan raised his glass and said with a smile: "What you can't get on the battlefield, you can't get with your words. Colonel Yin is a smart man, so why bother with useless verbal disputes? It's a blessing to get to know Mr. Yin today. I would like to give you a toast." .”
Yin Wei's eyes lit up and he said: "What General Yang said is very reasonable. The two countries compete with each other based on their strength. However, Yin is here to take Duke Qi back to his country, so he has to waste some words."
Yang Anxuan raised his glass and drank it all, smiling and saying nothing.
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The news of the great victory in Jiankang and Luoyang made both the government and the public rejoice. The names of Xiahou Zongzhi, Xin Gongjing, and especially Yang Anxuan gradually became known to the people through prostitutes and restaurants.
In the East Hall, King Sima Daozi of Kuaiji was beaming with joy. There had been no news of victory in the court for too long.
He strongly advocated sending Yang Anxuan's army to rescue Luoyang. Yang Anxuan lived up to his trust. He not only rescued Luoyang, but also defeated the Qin army and captured the Qin army's general Qi Gong Yao Chong. This greatly increased his prestige in the court and surprised Sima Daozi. .
Smiling and listening to the courtiers discussing how to celebrate their achievements and rewards, Sima Daozi was thinking about whether to let Yang Anxuan go to the central army to command the troops. With a brave general like Yang Anxuan around, he would sleep more peacefully at night.
"Father, the top priority is to send a special envoy to Luoyang City to preside over negotiations with the Qin people." Sima Yuanxian, the lieutenant, said loudly.
The new censor Zhongcheng Jiangji agreed: "We must sign an agreement with the Qin people to defend their territories, and let the Qin people return the territory they invaded our dynasty."
Che Yin secretly shook his head. Jiang Zhongyuan was an upright man, but he didn't know how to adapt. When he was serving as the Prime Minister of Nanjun in Jingzhou, he refused to agree with Yin Zhongkan in raising troops, so he was replaced by Yang Quanqi.
Jiang Ji was originally the chief registrar of the Husband's Palace, and he was considered to be Sima Daozi's former subordinate. This time Jiang Ji did not join the rebels, so Sima Daozi decided to order him to come to Beijing to replace Yu Can as Yushi Zhongcheng, weakening the power of the Yu family in the court.
After Jiang Ji took office, he spoke out about the impeachment, including Sima Yuanxian, the minister in charge, and Wang Xun, the minister's order. The court was shocked.
Sima Daozi secretly sent someone to persuade him to proceed step by step, but he was scolded. Sima Daozi felt that it was difficult to get off the tiger, and he regretted calling the stubborn old man back to the court.
Che Yin and Jiang Ji had similar spirits, and they often drank and played chess together in their free time, commenting on government affairs and criticizing people. Che Yin spoke highly of his disciple Yang Anxuan, but Jiang Ji did not like the Yang family because of Yang Quanqi, and the two had many arguments over this.
If signing an agreement is useful, there will be no disputes in this world. Che Yin said: "For this peace negotiation, the court has the puppet Duke Qi of Qin in hand, so he can ask for some benefits from Qin. If the land occupied by Qin can be returned, he will It would be best if we can't bring Yao Chong back in exchange for some horses."
Sima Daozi nodded and said with a smile: "Che Gong's proposal was reasonable, so he sent Dong Huai, the minister of foreign troops, as an envoy to Luoyang to talk with the Qin people. Wang Shangshu ordered, how should the heroes of Luoyang be rewarded? You and the Ministry of Personnel and the Fifth Ministry of War will work out how to reward the orphans. .”
Returning to the palace, Sima Daozi happily ordered people to set up a banquet for the opera. Zhao Ya had recently rehearsed the new plays "Returning the Perfect Bibi to Zhao" and "The Harmony of Generals and Prime Ministers".
Inspired by Yang Anxuan, Yuan Tao collected famous ancient stories and compiled them to suit the wishes of King Kuaiji. These two plays are his new works.
"The Perfect Jade Returns to Zhao" began to be sung in the palace, and Sima Daozi sang along while drinking and shaking his head several times, feeling very happy.
An hour later, Sima Yuanxian returned from the court. He first came to the palace to pay respects to his father, and by the way, reported the reward results discussed by Wang Xun and others to Sima Daozi.
Seeing his father leaning on the brocade couch with an intoxicated look on his face, Sima Yuanxian was not disturbed. He quietly sat down on the side table and watched the play with Sima Daozi. After a while, he became enchanted.
Seeing that Lin Xiangru, dressed as Zhao Ya, had fulfilled his mission and brought the Heshi Bi back to Zhao, Sima Daozi sighed: "Lin Xiangru is really an official of the country. If I have this person to assist me, why should I be afraid of the people of Qin?" Man, give me some wine.”
The maid brought the wine to Zhao Ya. Zhao Ya bowed to Sima Daozi, took the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp.
Sima Yuanxian smiled and said: "This great victory in Luoyang is due to my father's planning. Xiahou Zongzhi, Xin Gongjing, Yang Anxuan and others have devoted their loyalty to the service, and we can achieve a great victory. My father is wise, and good ministers such as Lin Xiangru and Lian Po will appear one after another. Bless me for the great advancement of the country and the country."
Sima Daozi laughed loudly and said: "Yuan Xian, has the reward been agreed upon by the court?"
"According to the merit book, those who have made meritorious deeds will be rewarded according to the system; Xiahou Zong, the prefect of Henan Province, did not lose his guard in Luoyang and was transferred to the prefect of Xiangyang. The prefect of Henan was replaced by Xin Gongjing; the Yanshi Pei and Yan families awarded plaques to commend their loyalty, and the best sons of the clan were selected to join official."
Sima Daozi asked: "How to reward Yang Anxuan?"
Sima Yuanxian frowned and said: "Wang Shangshuling thinks that Yang Anxuan has just been promoted to General Fubo and should not be promoted too quickly. Just reward him with some money and silk. Che Yin thinks that rewards should be based on merit, and Yang Anxuan is promoted to the fifth rank. Others Everyone said something, and the debate was undecided. I asked Yu to ask my father to make a decision."
Sima Daozi sat up straight and waved the troupe to leave, but asked Zhao Ya to stay and drink with them.
After drinking two glasses of wine, Sima Daozi said: "Yang Anxuan has both civil and military talents. My father intends to transfer him back to the capital to serve as a minister in the Fifth Military Department and to lead troops in the Chinese Army. He will also be able to assist you in the future. What do you think?"
Sima Yuanxian smiled and said: "My father allocated the staff of General Wei's Mansion and Xuzhou Governor's Mansion to my son. There are many civil servants and military generals in my son's manor, so there is no shortage of manpower. Now the other towns are recruiting troops to respect themselves. In my opinion, it is better to appoint Yang Anxuan as the prefect. , in this way we can reward him for his service and let him train for recruiting troops. If there are any changes, he can be ordered to lead his troops to serve."
Sima Daozi pondered for a moment and asked, "Where will it be placed?"
Sima Yuanxian shook his head and said, "My child also had an idea. He just thought of it."
In fact, Sima Yuanxian stayed at Wang Yi's place last night. The two talked about the great victory in Luoyang. Wang Yi seemed to have accidentally mentioned that since Yang Anxuan was so capable, why not let him guard Luoyang to protect the court from worries from the north.
Luoyang is located in the northern border of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, bordering Qin and Wei. There are constant wars. The Eastern Jin Dynasty has insufficient troops and low-quality soldiers. Yang Quanqi spent most of his time in the war when he was the governor of Henan. After Xiahou Zongzhi took over, he was frightened every day, so he took advantage of this victory to propose to the court to move inward.
During the court meeting, the Minister of the Five Arms proposed that Xin Gongjing should take over as the governor of Henan. Wang Xun, Che Yin and others agreed, but Sima Yuanxian could not raise objections.
Zhao Ya interjected: "I heard Yuan Tao say that Runan Governor Zhou An is old and ill and it is difficult to manage the affairs. It is better to let Yang Anxuan take over as Runan County Governor."
Sima Yuanxian smiled and said: "Prefect Zhao has a very good idea. Runan County is located between Luoyang and Jiankang. It is located at a strategic location and can take care of both the north and the south. This is a very good place."
Runan County was under the jurisdiction of Yuzhou, and the governor of Yuzhou, Yu Kai, was a confidant of Sima Daozi. He placed Yang Anxuan in Yuzhou, which enhanced his own strength.
Sima Daozi was satisfied and said: "Yang Anxuan is still young. It is not appropriate to be suddenly promoted to the prefect of the county. He was promoted to General Guangwei based on his merits. He went to Runan to serve as the commander of the county and the chief administrator. He will have two years of experience. The original chief administrator of Runan County and Sima asked the officials to rearrange the arrangements."
General Guangwei is a fifth-rank officer, and is usually held concurrently by the prefect. Although Yang Anxuan was not directly appointed as prefect, conferring the post of General Guangwei in advance actually reassured him.
Sima Yuanxian was happy to be able to suppress Yang Anxuan. Sima Yuanxian asked: "Father, what should we do with the three thousand Beifu troops?"
Sima Daozi stroked his beard and smiled, feeling a little proud of his plan to separate three thousand troops from the Beifu Army. Naturally, these three thousand troops could not return to the Beifu Army.
After pondering for a while, Sima Daozi said: "Luoyang is the old capital of the country. Let these three thousand people go under Xin Gongjing's command and guard Luoyang."
The plan to divide the Beifu army was perfectly implemented with the help of Yang Anxuan. It seems that Yang Anxuan has a useful chess piece. Place it in Runan. Going north, it can support Luoyang, Qing, Gun, Xu, Yi and other prefectures, and going south, it can control Jingkou. To support Jiankang, the original thousand soldiers of Runan County alone were obviously insufficient.
Sima Daozi said thoughtfully: "Ask Yang Anxuan to take a thousand soldiers and horses from Luoyang as a guard when he goes to Runan. After arriving in Runan County, he will select the soldiers from the original county. He can recruit three thousand soldiers and horses. The food and salary will be provided by Yuzhou. Appropriate.”
Sima Yuanxian thought to himself that his father really valued Yang Anxuan, but Yang Anxuan was quite capable and it was indeed necessary to win him over.
Thinking of this, Sima Yuanxian smiled and said: "Father, Yang Anxuan contributed a lot to the great victory of Luoyang, so I simply appointed him as deputy envoy to assist Dong Huai in negotiating with the Qin people. After the negotiations, he was sent to Runan to serve, and Wang Shangshu was also appointed. It’s hard to comment.”
"Good!" Sima Daozi comforted him by stroking his beard.
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