In Jiankang, in the East Hall, the ministers were discussing Huan Xuan's request to the imperial court to appoint him as the governor of Jiangzhou and Jingzhou.
Emperor Sima Dezong was unwell and did not attend court, and King Sima Daozi of Kuaiji did not appear as usual. Sima Yuanxian, the secretary of the Lushan Dynasty, and Sima Dewen, the king of Langya, sat on either side of the imperial case, listening to the ministers' discussions.
"...We must never agree to this matter. How can Jing and Jiang states be controlled by one person?"
"Yes, don't forget that Huan Da Sima held Jing and Jiang soldiers and horses in his hands."
"The governor Huan defeated Yin Zhongkan and Yang Quanqi. His momentum is strong and cannot be suppressed. It is better to agree temporarily to reassure him."
Sima Yuanxian was so distraught that he originally used Zhang Fashun's plan of division to make Yin, Yang, and Huan fight each other. Unexpectedly, Yin and Yang were incompetent and were easily defeated by Huan Xuan. If he had known better, he should not have ceded four counties to Jiangzhou. .
After Huanxuan annexed Jing and Yong, his strength greatly increased. He took the opportunity to threaten the court and appoint him as the governor of the two states, and to oversee the military affairs of the seven states of Jing, Si, Yong, Qin, Liang, Yi, and Ning. If he agreed, he might be in trouble in the future. It’s Huan Wen again.
Xi Hui, the minister of the Ministry of Sacrifice, suggested: "Huan Xuan can be appointed as the Sima of Jingzhou, the post-general, and the commander-in-chief of the military affairs of the seven states of Jing, Si, Yong, Qin, Liang, Yi, and Ning, and the army guard Huan Xiu can be appointed as the governor of Jiangzhou."
Sima Yuan brightened up and said with a smile, "Chief Xi has a very good idea."
Huan Xiu is Huan Xuan's cousin and is quite loyal to the court. He is also the uncle of Sima Yuanxian. Huan Xuan should be able to accept it if he mediates the relationship between the court and Huan Xuan.
As soon as he returned to the study room of his residence, Sima Yuanxian impatiently complained to Zhang Fashun, the counselor beside him: "Yin Zhongkan is really incompetent. Yang Quanqi falsely claimed to be a capable general in a hundred battles, and only allowed Huan Xuan to become powerful. He really deserves to die."
Zhang Fashun said: "If Huan Xiu can be appointed as the governor of Jiangzhou, with him and King Qiao here, Jiankang will be safe." Five
Sima Yuanxian sighed: "After all, the Chinese army is still not strong and is controlled by the outer towns."
"The matter is urgent. As I said before, it is time to issue an edict to serve the slaves and slaves below the rank of Duke and Minister in the Three Wu Regions for military service."
On October 26, an edict was issued to Sanwu counties and counties, "those who are slaves and serve as guests shall be exempted from military service." The people of Sanwu who had suffered from court service were angered, and the nobles secretly resisted.
Although Sun Tai died, there were many people in Sanwu who believed in the Five Dou Rice Way. Many people believed that Sun Tai had become an immortal and secretly contacted Sun En to provide supply information.
Knowing that the land of Sanwu was in turmoil, Sun En led hundreds of his disciples to land in the north of Shangyu County, successfully captured Shangyu City, and killed Shangyu's order.
Sun En recruited troops in Shangyu and gathered 5,000 people in three days. Sun En then led his troops to attack Shanyin, Kuaiji County, where Shanyin was the seat of the county government.
The internal history of Kuaiji is Wang Ningzhi, the son of Wang Xizhi. The former governor of Jiangzhou was replaced by Wang Yu and went to Beijing to become a nominal general of the Central Guard Army, and then was transferred to the internal history of Kuaiji.
Kuaiji County was the economic lifeline of the imperial court and guarded the southeastern gateway of the capital. There was no prefect, and the internal history was equivalent to the post of prefect. The internal history of Kuaiji is an important position of third rank or above, and its status is not lower than that of Jing, Jiang, Yu and other large states.
Sun En captured Shangyu, and his subordinates asked Wang Ningzhi to take precautions early. Wang Ningzhi said that he "has invited the main road and used ghost soldiers to guard the key points, so there is no need to worry about thieves."
When Sun En arrived at Shanyin City without any obstruction, Wang Ningzhi realized that something was wrong, closed the city gate and sent troops to guard it.
The Five Pecks of Rice believers in Shanyin City opened the city gate and welcomed Sun En into the city. Wang Ningzhi got his reward and fled with his disciples, but was caught by Sun En and killed them all.
His wife Xie Daoyun learned that her husband and son were dead, and she was determined to die. She drew a knife and left the house, killing several people and was captured.
Sun En also heard that "it's not like catkins blowing up in the wind", so he didn't harm her. He let Daoyun go back to his old house in Kuaiji and restrained the rebels not to offend her.
After occupying Shanyin, Sun En claimed to be General Zhengdong and called his followers "immortal men". He raised a banner of rebellion, and all counties and counties responded with troops.
Sima Chong, the king of Xincai, Huanqian, the domestic historian of Wu, and Wei Yin, the prefect of Yixing, abandoned the city and fled; The county immediately rose up and killed the chief officials in response. Within ten days, there were hundreds of thousands of people."
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November 15th, East Hall.
After learning from Dong Huai, the Minister of the Fifth Army, that all the eight counties of Yangzhou rebelled, Sima Yuanxian, who was sitting at the banquet, was horrified. He did not expect that the edict of "freeing slaves as guests and serving as soldiers" forced the eight counties of Yangzhou to rebel.
There are eleven counties in Yangzhou, Danyang belongs to the capital, Xuancheng and Yuzhou across the river defend the west gate of the capital, and Jinling is the garrison of the Beifu Army. In addition to these three counties, Wujun, Wuxing, Xin'an, Dongyang, Linhai, Yongjia, Xuancheng, and Yixing all rebelled.
"...Wuxing Prefect Xie Miao, Yongjia Prefect Sima Yi, Jiaxing Gong Gu Yin, Nankang Gong Xie ***, Huangmenlang Xie Chong, Huangmenlang Zhang Kun, Zhongshu Lang Kongdao were killed by the mob... and the babies were killed. The deceased were seventeen or eighteen..."
The dark wind above the court hall made people shudder. The rebels led by Sun En carried out mass killings, even babies. The Wang and Xie families suffered greatly. Wang Ningzhi and his son were killed, and Xie An's nephew Xie Miao was killed. , Xie Chong's whole family was killed, and countless other noble people died under the butcher's knife.
Sima Yuanxian reluctantly collected his mind and shouted: "Okay, don't read it anymore. Sir, the thief Sun is cruel and menacing. Is there any strategy to defeat the enemy?"
Dong Huai said: "We should send the Beifu army to quell the rebellion."
There are not many soldiers and horses in the hands of the court now. Yuzhou soldiers and horses must be prepared to guard against Huan Xuan's eastward advance. Most of the soldiers and horses of the Chinese army in Beijing come from the Sanwu area. It is impossible for them to go to quell the rebellion. Otherwise, it may be to quell the rebellion or To participate in the rebellion, the only ones who can take action are the Beifu Army.
After Wang Gong's defeat, Liu Laozhi succeeded Wang Gong in supervising the military affairs of Yan, Qing, Ji, You, Bing, Xu, Yang, and Jinling, and became the commander of the Beifu Army. However, the court did not grant him the post of governor. , Liu Laozhi led the army with General Fu Guo (third rank).
Xie Yan left the town of Jingkou as the governor of Xuzhou, and was promoted from General Right (third rank) to General Wei (second rank). In name, the military power was under Liu Laozhi's control, but Xie Yan's rank was higher than his, and he was actually separated. Liu Laozhi's military power was removed.
In order to control the Beifu Army, Sima Daozi specially transferred Liu Laozhi's in-law Gao Su to be the Sima of Xuzhou Weifu. In this way, the authority of the Beifu Army became somewhat unclear.
Sima Yuanxian was hesitant whether to send Xie Yan to lead the army or Liu Laozhi to suppress the rebellion of the Beifu Army. In terms of reputation, Xie Yan was the son of Xie An. He once led the army alone in the Battle of Feishui. , Liu Lao is far out of reach. But Liu Laozhi was a capable general in Beifu, and he was better than Xie Yan in uniting the army to suppress the rebellion.
Danyang Yin Sima Huizhi saw that Sima Yuan was obviously at a loss and reminded him: "This matter is of great importance, why not ask the king before making a decision?"
Sima Yuanxian drove to the Prince's Palace in Kuaiji. Sima Daozi also learned about the rebellion in Sanwu and was about to ask Sima Yuanxian for questioning.
It was about the safety of the court and the life and fortune of the Sima family. The father and son put aside their differences and discussed sending troops to quell the rebellion. You must know that Sun En appealed to the emperor in the name of General Zhengdong, asking him to kill Sima Daozi and his son to avenge his uncle Sun Tai.
Knowing that his son was in trouble and didn't know who to send to quell the rebellion, Sima Daozi said calmly: "The Sun thieves seem to be powerful, but in fact they are just a mob. The Beifu army will definitely be wiped out, so I thought it would be better to send Xie Yan."
At the critical moment, Sima Yuanxian lost his arrogance and asked earnestly: "Father, I feel that it is more reliable to send Liu Lao to suppress the rebellion beforehand. Xie Yan has not commanded the army for a long time. I am afraid that there will be more war on paper. Don't miss it." State affairs."
Since his authority was taken away in April, Sima Daozi had not seen his son bowing down in front of him for a long time. He stroked his beard and lectured: "You are young and have little experience. It is understandable that you cannot see the truth."
"Please ask father to teach you a lesson." Sima Yuanxian said with a smile.
Sima Daozi said unhurriedly: "Xie Yan leads the Beifu Army south, and the imperial court can use him to control a part of the Beifu Army. Secondly, the Xie family has a high reputation in the Sanwu area. This time Xie Miao and Xie Chong If he is killed, Xie Yan will definitely try his best to avenge his brother; thirdly, after suppressing the rebellion, we might as well let Xie Yan sit in charge of Sanwu, so that the Beifu army can be divided into two and the court can be easily controlled."
Sima Yuanxian smiled flatteringly and said: "Father, one step at a time, the child is far out of reach."
The next day, the court issued an edict in the name of the emperor. Sima Daozi, the king of Kuaiji, faked a yellow axe (yellow axe, a copper axe, a special weapon for the emperor to kill, symbolizing the power of killing). Sima Yuanxian led the general of the central army and took control of it. Jiankang military power; Xie Yan, the governor of Xuzhou, supervised the military affairs of Wuxing and Yixing
, crusade against the traitor Sun En.
At that time, thieves were everywhere in the capital, and Sun En's gang members were also lurking in the capital, trying to take advantage of the opportunity. Sima Yuanxian ordered the whole city of Jiankang to be under martial law and to carry out strict inspections. Any followers of Sun En who were caught would be killed immediately.
In Jingkou, after Liu Laozhi learned that the court ordered Xie Yan to lead the army to suppress the rebellion, he wrote to the court to lead the army to rescue Sanwu. Without waiting for a reply from the court, Liu Laozhi ordered his general Huan Bao to lead 3,000 troops and horses first, followed by his son Liu Jingxuan with 3,000 troops.
After Wang Gong's death, the imperial court not only granted the title of Liu Laozhi, but also granted rewards to the generals of Beifu. Sun Wu was eventually made the governor of Jizhou.
Sun Wuzhong admired Liu Yu very much and recommended Liu Yu to Liu Laozhi before leaving. Liu Laozhi appointed Liu Yu as the army's lieutenant general. During this expedition, Liu Yu was under Liu Jingxuan's command.
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When Huan Xuan received the imperial edict, he was hesitant to accept it. When news came that Sun En was causing trouble in San Wu, Huan Xuan smiled and said, "God help me."
On the one hand, Shu insisted on asking the court to appoint him as the governor of Jingzhou and Jiangzhou, and at the same time recommended his fifth brother Huan Wei as the governor of Yongzhou, and he opened his mouth even more.
Huangfu seized Xiangyang City with all his strength, and sent people to notify Nanyang counties to keep their posts and wait for the court's decree.
Then, Huangfu sent his general Yan Qiang and led a thousand troops to demonstrate in the counties in the name of chasing Yang Siping who had escaped.
Panlong Mountain, Shizhai, Hu Zhang's residence.
Hu Zhang sat on a low couch and coughed twice from time to time. His eldest son, Hu Chao, patted his back gently. Hu Zhang's beard and hair were as white as snow and he looked very old.
The second son Hu Lei said anxiously: "Sir, Jiangzhou's troops entered Nanyang City yesterday, we must make plans early."
Hu Zhang coughed violently several times, took two sips of water, and gasped: "You temporarily close the Wubao and ask the tribesmen to go into the mountains to wait and see what the wind is like."
Hu Lei ran Wubao like a city lord and lived a happy life. He murmured: "The Yang family has been defeated and it is difficult to rise again. In my opinion, it is better to surrender the Yang family to the Duke of Nanjun to gain a fortune."
A few days ago, Yang Siping came to Panlong Mountain with his family and a few tribesmen. Hu Zhang arranged for the Yang family to live temporarily in a wooden house in Heishuitan.
The Hu family has been operating in Panlong Mountain for nearly six years, and there are many hidden places in the mountain like Black Water Pool.
Hearing that the second brother wanted to exchange the Yang family for wealth and honor, Hu Chao hurriedly said: "Second brother, the situation is not yet clear, so don't act rashly. You have to wait and see the news before making a decision."
His father ordered his second brother to run Wubao, intending to separate the family. Hu Lei used the property gained from Wubao's operation to recruit five to six hundred people, including refugees, deserters and bandits.
Now that he has become stronger, Hu Lei is a little uneasy about just being the master of Wubao. He often mentions his desire to make contributions in front of his father and himself.
Hu Zhang said: "The Yang family also has Yang Anxuan. A few days ago, Yang Anxuan defeated the Qin army again in Luoyang. The Pei and Yan families were used by him. They have more than 10,000 troops under their command. How can we afford to offend him?"
"Speaking of it, the foundation of Panlong Mountain was given by Yang Anxuan, and the fifth brother is still under his command." Hu Chaodao: "The Hu family is weak. If you want to speculate, you have to wait for the truth to be revealed before taking action. Otherwise, you will not be able to protect yourself, and your wealth will just fall into the water."
Hu Lei bowed and said, "Sir, brother, that servant is going back to Wubao first."
