After receiving the news that Wang Zun had abandoned the camp and left, Wang Zhene couldn't believe his ears. His fourth brother was going crazy.
Immediately afterwards, his cronies in the army sent detailed information. Only then did Wang Zhene know that Wang Zun had quarreled with Zhu Chaoshi over the capture of Kuai En. He was afraid that Zhu Chaoshi would frame him and wanted to lead his army to Anding City, forcing him to rebel.
"Evil obstacle", Wang Zhene fell weakly on the table, and the letter in his hand fell to the ground.
Wang Zun's move put himself in a dangerous situation. Wang Zhene guessed that Wang Zun wanted to force him to stand on his own as the master. He did not think about why he could stand on his own. Not to mention that the soldiers and horses in the army obeyed the command of the lord, and there was Meng in the north of Yongzhou. Longfu and Yang Anyuan are in the east, Zhu Chaoshi can guard Chencang City at any time, and there is Cen Minghu's light cavalry in Tianshui County.
Wang Zhene learned from the letter that when his subordinates heard that Yang Anxuan had rebelled and abandoned him, this was the human heart. Wang Zun's move was to put himself on top of the furnace. If he was not careful, he would be shattered to pieces.
With thoughts racing in his mind, Wang Zhene analyzed the possibility of raising an army to become self-reliant, and finally shook his head in frustration. He boasted of being resourceful and good at fighting, but compared with his lord, he had no chance of winning. If he raised an army to rebel, the final result was destined to be a massacre. The clan was killed.
Thinking of what Yang Anxuan had said in his letter to him, "If the king does not rebel, Yang does not raise the sword." Wang Zhene sighed, stood up and threw the letter that fell on the ground into the brazier. He watched the letter turn into black ashes and ordered loudly: "Please ask Guo Bie to come here quickly."
After burning the incense, Guo Chengzhi rushed to the lobby. He didn't know what happened to Wang Zun, so he saluted Wang Zhen'e and asked, "I wonder what the governor is calling for?"
Wang Zhene handed Guo Chengzhi an urgent report from his predecessor Chao. After reading it, Guo Chengzhi asked in surprise: "
How does Governor Wang want to deal with it? "
Wang Zhene stood up and said dejectedly: "Wang Zun wants to commit rebellion, and Yu, as his brother, cannot escape the blame. Now, the military and administration of Beiyong Province will be handed over to Guo Biejia. Yu and the whole family, old and young, will go to jail and wait. The lord is devastated."
Guo Chengzhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Wang Zhene would break the pot and start a rebellion. If he was not on good terms with him, Wang Zhene would definitely kill him to sacrifice the flag. Now that Wang Zhene has no intention of rebelling and is voluntarily imprisoned, his life is saved.
After thinking for a moment, Guo Cheng said: "President Wang, it is foolish for your brother to do such a thing, but Prefect Wang does not need to blame himself. My lord has always had great trust in Prefect Wang, and I believe he will not blame you. In this way, Prefect Wang You might as well lead your tribe to stay in the house temporarily, and send someone to ask the lord for advice and ask him to make a decision."
Wang Zhennai knew that if he hesitated even a little, the Wang family would be wiped out. Now that things have come to this, the only thing left to do is to sacrifice Wang Zun to save the lives of the whole family.
Wang Zhen'e smiled bitterly and said: "Yu is in prison, and the city of Chang'an is uneasy. So Yu wrote a letter and ordered Meng Longfu to lead his army to Chang'an to take charge."
When Guo Chengzhi heard Wang Zhene's words, he realized that he really had no objection and was not trying to test himself, so he said: "That's exactly what it should be."
In front of Guo Chengzhi, Wang Zhene wrote down a military order summoning Meng Longfu to lead his army into Chang'an, and then wrote a letter to his third brother Wang Hong in Anding City, telling him that if Wang Zun went to Anding City, Wang Zun would be sent to Chang'an. He was seized and sent to Chang'an to await the Lord's disposal. "
After writing the two letters, Wang Zhene threw his pen away and ordered the officials to beat the drums and summon the officials in the mansion. After everyone arrived, Wang Zhene announced that he was ill, and all things in the house were temporarily handled by Guo Biejia, ignoring everyone's surprised looks.
Guang, stood up and walked out of the lobby with his hands behind his back. When passing by Guo Chengzhi, he said calmly: "Please Guo Biejia to escort Yu back to his home."
Guo Chengzhi did not dare to be careless and personally led the county army to "escort" Wang Zhen'e back to his palace. He also sent troops to guard the four gates of the palace, and then sent someone overnight to deliver a message to Meng Longfu in Chiyang, asking him to lead his army to Chang'an City. .
Three days later, Meng Longfu's army arrived. Only then did Guo Chengzhi feel relieved. With Meng Longfu in charge, there would be no chaos among the three armies, and he could safely wait for Yang Anxuan's treatment of Wang Zhene.
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Zhangshan was stationed in the camp, and Yang Anxuan received a secret report from the secret guard. There was chaos in Beiyongzhou. Wang Zun wanted to lead his army to rebel, but the troops were unwilling to follow, so they had to flee to Anding City.
Yang Anxuan didn't take Wang Zun's rebellion seriously, not to mention that the soldiers were unwilling to follow him. What made Yang Anxuan nervous was where Wang Zhen would go.
Once Wang Zhen'e rebelled against Chang'an City, even if he finally put down the rebellion, Yong's army would be severely weakened. What Yang Anxuan was most worried about was that Wang Zhen'e would lure Xia, Western Qin or Northern Wei to aid, and the situation would become unstoppable. tidy.
Compared with the rebellion in Beiyongzhou, the battle with the imperial troops was no longer a top priority. Yang Anxuan ordered Zhao Tian to return to Xiangyang quickly, recruit soldiers and horses from Sizhou and Yanzhou to gather in Shangluo, and then sent troops to garrison at Yaoguan.
As soon as Zhao Tian left, Taichang Sima Zhenzhi arrived. Yang Anxuan asked Shen Qing to go and greet him. He had already decided to agree to a truce, but the benefits he deserved were indispensable.
A banquet was held in honor of Sima Zhenzhi. During the banquet, when talking about the strike, Yang Anxuan said with a smile: "This war started because Duke Song sent troops to attack Jingzhou for no reason. Yu was sent troops to help Sima Zhenzhi at the request of the governor. The court should clearly distinguish between right and wrong. reprimand Duke Song
That's it. "
Sima Zhenzhi smiled awkwardly and said: "When I came out of Jiankang, King Langya asked me to tell Duke Yong that the overall situation is the most important thing and peace is the most precious thing."
Yang Anxuan felt cold in his heart. Liu Yu was clearly digging the Sima family's tomb, yet he thought peace was the most precious thing. It was really pitiful. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty has your destiny. I don't dare to disobey you. For the sake of King Liang, I am stupid." Willing to stop fighting."
Sima Zhenzhi couldn't believe it. Did he have such a great reputation? Hesitantly asked: "Did Duke Yong just say that he was willing to stop his troops and return to Xiangyang?"
Seeing Yang Anxuan nodding, Sima Zhenzhi couldn't explain how he felt. Before leaving the capital, he went to Langya Prince's Mansion to have a secret talk with Sima Dewen. They both believed that the more fierce the fight between Duke Song and Duke Yong, the more likely Sima Xiuzhi would be to recapture Jingzhou, and even be able to do so. Take advantage of the situation where both sides suffer losses and take advantage of the opportunity to grow stronger.
However, Yang Anxuan clearly had the upper hand, but he played his cards unreasonably. This left Sima Zhenzhi speechless. He didn't know what to say, so he had to pick up the wine and smile awkwardly: "Okay, okay. I would like to offer a glass to Duke Yong."
Yang Anxuan raised a toast.
After putting down the cup, Yang Anxuan said: "This time the Song Dynasty captured Jingzhou for no reason, and Sima the governor was forced to live in Dangyang City. If the court wants to stop the army, Jingzhou must be returned to Sima the governor."
These words touched Sima Zhenzhi's heart. Sima Zhenzhi stroked his beard and nodded repeatedly, saying: "Yong Gong might as well report to the Emperor and ask the Emperor to make a decision."
Yang Anxuan knew in his heart that the court was controlled by Liu Yu, and his memorial could not have any effect, but he still had to apply eye drops when it was time to let the elites in the capital and the people of the world see Liu Taiwei's true face.
"You will go to Emperor Shu as soon as possible," Yang Anxuan said, "ask for justice for Sima Gong."
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Sima Zhenzhi said with a smile: "When I left the capital, King Langya asked me to pay my respects to Duke Yong and ask about the wedding date of Princess Haiyan. The princess will get married in two years."
Yang Anxuan thought of his eight-year-old son, Yang Min, who had gone to Yanzhou with him some time ago and had a lot of fun. The still-childish child was actually being urged to get married.
"King Liang, please tell King Langya that the child is still young and we should wait two years before discussing the wedding date." Yang Anxuan said.
Sima Zhenzhi just used this incident to remind Yang Anxuan that the Yang family and the Sima family were related by marriage, and they wanted to help the Sima family deal with Liu Yu.
The result of the battle between Song and Yong surprised many people. It turned out that the invincible Duke of Song would also suffer defeat, and the Yong army was still more powerful than the Beifu army.
Sima Zhenzhi smiled and said: "Yong Gong, I heard that you built a school in Xiangyang and recruited famous Confucians to give lectures. My second grandson, Sima Mingguang, is ten years old this year. He has been fond of Confucian scriptures since he was a child and wants to learn more. When the palace was built, I wanted him to go to Xiangyang to study, and I asked Duke Yong to agree."
Yang Anxuan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I can't ask for it. If Wang Sun is willing to come, I will definitely treat you kindly."
They both raised their glasses at the same time and drank it down at the same time with a smile. Yang Anxuan knew that the capital of Sima Zhen decided to send his grandson to Xiangyang, so when the academy was completed, the noble families in Beijing would send their nephews to study there one after another.
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The sky finally cleared up, and the haze of the war seemed to disappear with the sunshine.
The imperial troops and horses were still stationed in Jiangling and Jingling. On the Han River, the imperial navy and the Yong army navy saw each other from a distance and returned home, with no intention of fighting.
Song Gong Liu Yu took Shen Tianzi, Xie Hui and others back to Jiankang in a warship. Wang Zhong
De returned to Xunyang City, the seat of Jiangzhou, while Zhang Shao returned to Xiangzhou.
Yonggong Yang Anxuan also withdrew his troops and returned to Xiangyang. He left 3,000 troops and 5,000 naval troops stationed at Zhangshan, and secretly sent 3,000 troops to the outside of Dangyang City, so the Yong army under Lu Gui's command totaled 8,000. Lu Gui received Yang Anxuan's order to help Sima Xiuzhi regain Jiangling City.
However, news came that Tan Daoji's 12,000 soldiers and horses were stationed in Jiangling City. Sima Xiuzhi, who was preparing his troops, looked up to the sky and sighed, knowing that the opportunity had been lost, so he had to wait for Yong Gong's reaction after the memorial was sent to the court.
This expedition incidentally captured most of Jiangxia County. Yang Anxuan asked his third uncle Yang Siping to lead 5,000 troops to garrison Anlu City, where Jiangxia was governed.
On December 22nd, Yang Anxuan returned to Xiangyang City, just as the official document from Beiyongzhou Farewell Guo Chengzhi arrived. Seeing that the Wangzhen evildoers were imprisoned waiting to be dealt with, Yang Anxuan breathed a sigh of relief and was very lucky.
Although the crisis was resolved, Yang Anxuan did not dare to be careless. He ordered Zhao Tian, who had already garrisoned in Shangluo, to lead eight thousand troops from Yaoguan to Chang'an City to deter those with ulterior motives.
Wang Zhen evil, Yang Anxuan frowned, and walked back and forth in the lobby after getting up, thinking, this man does have the talent to help the world, but he is also greedy for money and selfishness. He cherishes his talents and tolerates them. As a result, his brother Wang Zun missed the opportunity to fight and killed Kuai En. After being captured, he even dared to lead his troops to defect, and wanted to force Wang Zhen to take control of Chang'an and establish himself on his own.
Yang Anxuan cherished Wang's ability to suppress evil. He remembered that there were 64 famous generals in ancient and modern times in the Tang Dynasty, and 72 famous generals in ancient and modern times in the Song Dynasty. To be more credible. A famous general of the same generation as Wang Zhene
There were only a few people including Xie Xuan, Tan Daoji, Changsun Song, etc., which shows that Wang's ability to suppress evil was recognized by later emperors and generals.
This time Wang Zun's rebellion must not be spared, but how to deal with Wang Zhene and the Wang family really makes Yang Anxuan a little embarrassed. From Guo Chengzhi's urgent report, we can see that Wang Zhene imprisoned himself in the house after the military and political affairs were handed over to him, showing that he was loyalty.
I remembered that I had written to Wang Zhene saying, "If the king does not rebel, Yang will not lift the sword." Since Wang Zhene believes in him, he should repay his trust.
However, after this incident, Wang Zhene was no longer suitable to serve as the governor of Beiyong Prefecture. The Wang family members had to be dispersed from Beiyong Prefecture to other places, and Wang Hong of Anding County had to be replaced.
The person who took over as the governor of Beiyong Prefecture was Meng Longfu. There was no doubt about Meng Longfu's loyalty, but his ability was far inferior to that of Wang Zhen'e. In addition to Guo Cheng, he had to be given a good assistant.
Yang Anxuan thought about it and decided to transfer Fu Hongzhi, the governor of Bajun, to Sima Beiyong Prefecture. Wang Hong might as well let him go to Jiangzhou City as the governor of Bajun first. Presumably, the Wang family would not resist.
As for Wang Zhene, Yang Anxuan decided to keep him by his side. He had previously decided to set up a staff department, but it was delayed because he could not find the person in charge. This time the best candidate came. The staff department is set up with a chief officer, who is ranked in the third rank and is above the governor. Wang Zhenye should be satisfied with this arrangement.
After making up his mind, Yang Anxuan began to write letters to Meng Longfu, Guo Chengzhi and others, and finally wrote a letter to Wang Zhene, clearly telling him his decision. Finally, Yang Anxuan wrote four words at the end of the letter, " Celebrate the New Year with peace of mind.”
