The grand military performance of Nan Yan was reported by the secret guard, and soon after the news of Liu Gai's submission, the governor of Beiqing Province, learned that Nan Yan had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. Everyone was worried. Yang Siping, Meng Longfu, Yin Ji and others They wrote to Yang Anxuan one after another, requesting more troops to be recruited.
Yang Anxuan gathered the generals in Xiangyang in the lobby and asked Shen Qingzhi to hang up the map. Shen Qingzhi followed Zhang Feng and killed more than ten enemies in the Battle of Changban. Among them was a school captain who was promoted to the team leader for meritorious service.
Pointing at the map with the bamboo stick, Yang Anxuan said to Wang Zhene, Meng Longfu and others: "In the third year of Long'an (399), Murongde fled from Huatai, led his troops eastward to seize the Qingyan land, and proclaimed himself Emperor Guang. Solid, occupying five states, fourteen counties and eighty-two counties.".z.br>
"Gentlemen, please look at Yongzhou." Sweeping the bamboo stick towards the land of Yongzhou, Yang Anxuan said: "Yongzhou has twelve counties and seventy-eight counties. Compared with Murongde's Yan Kingdom, the territory is comparable, and the number of people is still more than that of Yan Kingdom. "
Everyone didn't understand the meaning of Yang Anxuan's words. Could it be that he wanted to imitate Murong De and establish a country?
"Yongzhou only has more than 30,000 elite soldiers, no more than 6,000 light cavalry, and 80,000 garrison troops." Yang Anxuan counted his family assets and said: "The one hundred thousand soldiers and horses required by Yongzhou make it difficult for Yongzhou to be stretched. The number of soldiers and horses in Yan State is four times that of Yongzhou. , It seems that the troops are strong and the horses are strong, and the military is at its peak, but in fact it is strong on the outside and capable on the inside, so it is not a danger. "
Wang Zhen smiled evilly and said, "My lord, with his subtle knowledge, he has pointed out the hidden dangers of Yan State. With only eighty-two counties supporting 400,000 people, civil strife will break out in a few years."
Liu Zhong frowned and said: "The Yan State has 400,000 people, and they are definitely not satisfied with the status quo. This time the army was raised to attack Pengcheng, but it was stopped due to Murong De's illness. There will definitely be another attack in the future."
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "Murong De is nearly seventy years old and has no ambition for war. Murong De has no children. After his death, the successor will probably have a cleanup in order to stabilize the throne. By the time the chaos in Yan subsides, his strength will have been greatly reduced. If They dare to resort to force, and only tens of thousands of people can regain the lost territory."
Meng Longfu patted his chest and said, "My ancestor lives in Anqiu County, Pingchang County (Anqiu, Shandong Province), and is willing to lead his army to regain the old land."
Yang Anxuan said: "The affairs of Yan State are small, and Huan Xuan's usurpation is imminent, so we should make arrangements as soon as possible."
Wang Zhen said evilly: "Huan Xuande is not worthy of the throne. If he dares to do something treasonous, he will be overthrown. My lord is the first to raise the flag of righteousness, and people with lofty ideals in the world will surely follow him. By then, we will seize the two states of Jing and Liang and dominate them." In Guanzhong, he went down the river to help the country and made great contributions to the world."
Meng Longfu, Kuaien, Liu Zhong and others all looked at Yang Anxuan with excitement. If, as Wang Zhene said, he could defeat Huanxuan and restore the Jin Dynasty, Yang Anxuan would definitely be able to take charge of the government, and they would naturally follow suit. A rising tide lifts all boats.
Yang Anxuan smiled. When troubled times came, he had no intention of repairing the tatters of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He could also do what Huanxuan could do, but he couldn't be as anxious as Huanxuan, building walls high, hoarding food, and slowly becoming king. It is a proven truth. …
On November 1, Huan Xuan Jiao issued an edict to perform the emperor's rites and music, "put on his crown with ten or two crowns, build the emperor's banner, march out and enter the palace, ride a gold-rooted chariot, drive six horses, prepare a five-hour auxiliary chariot, and put on the banner" In Yunhan, eight hundred people were born in Lehuan, and Zhongyagong County was established. The concubine was the queen, the eldest son was the prince, and the titles of his daughter and grandson were all the same as in the old system."
On November 18, Bian Fanzhi wrote the imperial edict of abdication, forcing King Sima Bao of Linchuan to take the Emperor Sima Dezong of Jin to build the imperial seal, and then took away the emperor's imperial seal.
On November 21, Sima Dezong came to court. Civil and military officials headed by Situ Wang Mi and concurrently serving as Taiwei Xie Dan went to Gushu with the jade seal passed down to them, and Zen was located in Huanxuan.
On November 23, Emperor Sima Dezong issued an edict to inform the ancestors of the ancestral temple about the Zen throne, and he left the imperial city to temporarily reside in Yong'an Palace.
On November 24, the memorial tablets of the emperors of the Jin Dynasty were moved to the Langya National Temple, and Emperor Mu of the Jin Dynasty, He Fazhen, moved to the Situ Mansion with King Sima Dewen of Langya.
Huanxuan played the trick of giving in again, and the officials once again tried to persuade him to come forward. If so, Huanxuan finally agreed to take over the throne.
On December 1, Huanxuan set up a suburb seven miles south of Gushu City to pray to the ground, and built an altar to the north of Jiujing Mountain to pray to heaven. The ceremony was too hasty and the etiquette was not well prepared. After the ceremony, everyone forgot to shout "Long live".
On December 3, Huanxuan ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. He issued an edict to the world and established the country as Chu, with the title of Jianshi. The right servant of Shangshu Wang Na reported that Jianshi was the reign name used by King Zhao to usurp the throne. It was unlucky, so it was changed to Yongshi. The edict was issued and everyone discovered that Yongshi was Wang Mang
The year name was used when usurping the throne, but the edict had already been published to the world and it was difficult to change it, so it had to be called the first year of Yongshi.
After Huanxuan ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to establish the political system of the Chu Dynasty.
The first thing is the arrangement for the Sima family of the previous dynasty. The former emperor Sima Dezong was granted the title of King of Pinggu County and moved to Xunyang. According to the story of King Chenliu living in Ye Palace in the early Jin Dynasty. King Chenliu, that is, Sima Yan usurped the Wei Dynasty and established the Jin Dynasty to deal with the Wei Emperor. He named the Wei Emperor King Chenliu, with ten thousand households in the city, and lived in Ye Palace.
Langya King Sima Dewen was demoted to Shiyang County Duke, Wuling King Sima Zun was Pengze County Marquis, and all the Sima clan kings were demoted to county princes.
Then came the imperial family titles, with Huan Wen as Emperor Xuanwu, Princess Nankang as Empress Xuan, and her eldest son Huan Sheng as Prince of Yuzhang County. The third brother Huan Xin became the king of Linhe County, the fourth brother Huan Yi became the king of Fuyang County, and the fifth brother Huan Wei was given the posthumous title of Shizhong, General, and King of Yixing County, and his son Huan Jun attacked the prince of Yixing County; Huan Jun His younger brother Huan Miao became the king of Xichang County.
Huan Wen's second brother Huan Yun's grandson Huan Fangzhi became the king of Ningdu County; his third brother Huan Huo's grandson Huan Zhiyu became the Linyuan County king; his second son Huan Shikang became the Wuling County king; his fourth brother Huan Wei's son Huan Wei became the Liling County king; his fifth brother Huan Chong pursued the title of Prince of Xuancheng County, and his eldest grandson Huan Yin took the title. Huan Qian was granted the title of Prince of Xin'an County, and Huan Xiu was granted the title of Prince of Ancheng County.
After the clan was sealed, it was the turn of meritorious ministers. Wang Mi became the Duke of Wuchang County, Bian Fanzhi became the Duke of Linru County, and Yin Zhongwen became the Duke of Dongxing County. This time Huan Xuan finally remembered Feng Gai, his number one general, and granted Feng Gaiyu the title of Marquis.
After the reward, the old ministers of the former dynasty were demoted, the former county prince was demoted to the county prince, and the 3,000 households in the county were reduced to 1,000 households; the county prince and county marquis titles remained unchanged, but the food villa was reduced from 1,000 households to 100 households. household.
Huan Xuan's actions made the aristocratic family hold a grudge. For the aristocratic family, they did not care who became the emperor, but cared more about the continuation of the family, so they did not oppose Huan Xuan's usurpation of the throne fiercely.
Generally speaking, when a new emperor ascends the throne, he will try to win over the officials of the old dynasty, not to mention promotions or transfers, nor demotions. Huanxuan's move touched the interests of the family. Under the promotion of thoughtful people, public opinions in Jiankang City began to ridicule Huanxuan. If the position is not conferred with talent and the title is given with love, it will not last long.
Important positions in the court were also awarded to Huanxuan's close associates. Huan Qian was appointed as Yangzhou Governor, Shizhong, General of Wei, Kaifu, and Lu Shangshushi; Wang Mi was appointed as the Changshi of Sanqi, Supervisor of Zhongshu (1), and Chief Situ; Wang Yu, the internal historian of Kuaiji, was appointed as Shangshu Pushe; his son Wang Sui was appointed as Zhongshuling; Huan Yin was appointed as Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel; Wang Gu was appointed as the leading general.
Wang Yu's wife is Huan Xuan's sister, Wang Sui is Huan Xuan's nephew, Wang Gu is Wang Dao's great-grandson, and is a cousin of Wang Dan, Sima Yuanxian who was demoted to Lingnan. Their grandfather is Wang Tian, Wang Dao's son. In the Langya Wang family, no matter who is the emperor, there are always people who serve as officials in the court and serve as family members.
On December 7, Huanxuan took a tower boat from Gushu to Jiankang. The northwest wind was strong and blew down all the flags and decorations on the boat.
On December 8, Huan Xuan arrived in Jiankang and rested in the west hall of the Tai Chi Hall. He set up a silk tent with dragon horns and engraved gold dragon heads with five-color feathers and tassels, which was extremely luxurious.
When all the officials came in to pay homage, they saw the silk silk tent with dragon horns and whispered: "This tent looks like a dragon chariot, similar to Wang Mang's immortal canopy. It is a sign that the dragon has regrets (2)."
On December 9, Huan Xuan ascended to the Tai Chi Hall to receive congratulations from hundreds of officials. At this time, Huan Xuan weighed more than four hundred kilograms. He was sitting on the dragon couch and the couch collapsed.
All the ministers looked at each other and did not dare to say anything. Yin Zhongwen, the servant and general of the left guard, went out to congratulate him and said, "Long live my congratulations. Your Majesty has such profound virtue that the earth cannot contain it."
Huanxuan was overjoyed and ordered to reward Yin Zhongwen heavily.
Everyone in the world knew that Huanxuan wanted to usurp the throne. When Huanxuan was proclaimed emperor in the Jin Dynasty, Yang Anxuan, the governor of Yongzhou, issued another proclamation, calling on people with lofty ideals in the world to fight against Huan.
Just as the troops in Yongzhou were in full swing and Yang Anxuan was preparing to lead his army southward, Qin sent troops.
After Yin Wei returned to Chang'an, he reported what he had seen in Xiangyang and Jiankang, and urged Yao Xing to take advantage of Yongzhou's fledgling period to eliminate major troubles first. Qi King Yao Chong and Zhendong General Yang Fosong strongly agreed.
On December 10, the troops of the former Qin Dynasty were divided into two groups. The generals of the central army, Qi Gong Yao Chong, and the Zhendong general Yang Fosong led 20,000 light cavalry and 30,000 infantry. They went out from Shangluo to attack Danshui City in Nanxiang County, Yongzhou; The general, Changshan Gong Yao Xian, Shangshu Zuopu She Yin Wei led 10,000 light cavalry and 40,000 infantry to capture Luoyang.
When he heard the news that the Qin army was attacking Yong, Yang Anxuan was extremely angry. He slapped the table and cursed: "You bastard, you are so hateful."
Seeing Yang Anxuan's rare loss of composure, Wang Zhene asked in confusion: "My lord, the troops are coming to stop you. Although the Qin State has invaded the border with a hundred thousand troops, Yongzhou has strong soldiers and horses, sufficient food and grass, and everyone is united. The people are willing to fight to the death for the lord, so why be afraid?" Qin soldiers?"
Yang Anxuan sighed with emotion: "It's not that I'm afraid of the Qin soldiers. It's just that the Qin army invaded the country. Yongzhou must deal with it with all its strength. It's unable to attack the traitors who have usurped the throne. What can I do?"
According to historical records, Liu Yu will raise an army in Jingkou in February next year to rebel against Huan, and then destroy the Chu Dynasty founded by Huan Xuan like a majestic force.
Yang Anxuan's heart ached when he thought that Liu Yu had less than 2,000 troops when he raised his army. Yongzhou had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and the army going south would be invincible. If he could destroy Chu and Xingjin in his own hands, and if he succeeded in the Northern Expedition in the future, he would be like Liu Yu. Yu naturally replaced Jin.
I hate that the Qin State stepped in and made me miss the opportunity. When Liu Yu established his merits and put down the chaos in the south, I would inevitably have to fight with him to fight for the world in the future.
Huan Xuan only relied on the reputation of his father, and his moral ability was far inferior to that of his father, and the talents available under his command were even worse. In addition, the nobles and nobles were alienated from him, so Liu Yuneng and more than a thousand people drove Huan Xuan away.
Yang Anxuan didn't care about Huanxuan, but he was deeply jealous of Liu Yu. Liu Yuxiong was a man of great talent and strategy, and was a worthy hero. He also had many fierce generals and counselors under his command. Once this person encountered a situation and commanded the world by reviving the Jin Dynasty, he would definitely become his strong enemy in the future.
Yin Youqi sent a message from Beijing, saying that Huan Xuan wanted to move Emperor Jin to Xunyang to live. Yang Anxuan originally planned to lead an army to take Emperor Jin to Xiangyang, so that he could hold the emperor hostage and command the princes like Cao Cao.
Things in the world are unpredictable, and Yang Anxuan sighed. It seemed that God was not willing to let him take over the world easily.
It is useless to think too much, Yang Anxuan sent generals to defend against the enemy. With Meng Longfu as general, he led 10,000 infantry and 3,000 light cavalry to Luoyang, under the command of Yang Anyuan, the governor of Henan Province. He ordered Hu Fan, the governor of Xingyang, to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses from the three counties of Xingyang, Yingchuan and Xiangcheng to station in Yanshi, and with The two families of Pingbaigu, Pei and Yan strictly guarded against the Qin army's eastward advance; they asked Yang Anyuan to summon 10,000 troops to defend Luoyang City, and sent Luoyang and the navy to attack Chang'an by water. With Wang Zhenei as the chief general and Kuai En as the deputy general, Zhang Feng, Shen Qingzhi and others accompanied the army to fight. They led 15,000 infantry, 3,000 light cavalry, 400 heavy cavalry, and levied 30,000 troops to Danshui City.
Yang Anxuan said to Wang Zhene: "Last year, the Qin army invaded the country and kidnapped thousands of people. This time they attacked again. Zhene should lead his army to attack them hard and seize the opportunity to seize Shangluo and other places."
Wang Zhen'e responded enthusiastically: "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely live up to my lord's trust."
When the army set out, Yang Anxuan asked local officials to post proclamations, listing the crimes of the Hu people who regarded Han people as "two-legged sheep" and enslaved and slaughtered them at will. He also asked the teachers in the school to tell the children that the Han people "will never be slaves."
For a time, there was an endless stream of young men and women who went to the government to ask for recruitment into the army. Those Han slaves who were rescued cried bitterly and took the initiative to follow the army heading north and help transport food and supplies. Wang Zhene and others were deeply impressed. .
Yang Anxuan did not go out with the army this time. He asked himself that he was not weaker than others in charging and fighting, but in strategizing and arranging troops, he was not necessarily better than Wang Zhenyi, Meng Longfu, Hu Fan and others. Moreover, as the commander-in-chief, he was stationed in Xiangyang, so he had It has a calming effect.
