Cao Qiansi, the sixth generation King Chenliu, a descendant of Cao Cao.
At that time, Sima Yan usurped the Wei Kingdom and named the last Wei Emperor Cao Huan (the grandson of Cao Cao) as King Chenliu (1). He was able to live in the city of tens of thousands of households and settled him in Yecheng (now Linzhang County, Handan City, Hebei Province). Cao Cao granted the title of Queen Wei and established the capital in Yecheng, and the Tongque Tower was built here.
Later, Cao Pi moved the capital to Luoyang on behalf of the Han Dynasty, but still used it as the northern capital. Later, to avoid the name taboo of Sima Ye, Emperor Min of the Jin Dynasty, it was renamed Linzhang because it was adjacent to the Zhang River in the north.
Sima Yan treated Cao Huan quite favorably. He gave Cao Huan a banner and a chariot for five o'clock, and allowed him to conduct the Wei Dynasty in Yecheng. The sacrifices to heaven and earth, rituals and music in the suburbs were all preserved in the Wei system. Waiting for courtesy.
During the Wuhu rebellion in China, Linzhang was captured by Later Zhao, and then successively belonged to Ran Wei and Qian Yan. It is now occupied by the (Northern) Wei and is the seat of Wei County in the Northern Wei.
After Yongjia crossed south, the descendants of Chenliu King Cao also came to Jiankang City, and they still became Chenliu King in name only. It has been six generations so far, and Chenliu King is the heir of Cao Qian.
During the Zhengdan Ceremony, Cao Qiansi, as a prince, was of course qualified to participate in the celebration. King Chenliu had always had a weak presence. Except for a few aristocrats from the Cao Wei period, few people interacted with the idle king of the old dynasty.
Sima Dewen was stunned, wondering what kind of memorial Cao Qiansi had at this time, and an ominous premonition welled up in his heart. When he received Cao Qiansi's memorial from the waiter, Sima Dewen's face changed drastically, and at the front it was clearly written "Memorandum to invite the emperor to take the throne of Zen".
Cao Qiansi looked at the earth-colored emperor on the throne, whose body was like sieve chaff. He felt indescribably happy. Back then, the Cao family was taken away by the Sima family, and today it was retaliation.
"All the princes in the court thought that the Jin Dynasty was over, and hoped that your majesty would follow the ways of Yao and Shun, and use the mountains, rivers, country, Zen, and the Duke of Song to harmonize with the will of heaven and the will of the people, and then your majesty would enjoy the blessings of leisure." Cao Qiansi shouted loudly. road.
Zhu Jie, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, shouted: "From ancient times to the present, there has been no permanent period of ups and downs, and the Zen Dynasty is not a single family. The Jin Dynasty was late, and disasters have accumulated. When Zen is located in the Song Dynasty, it will fulfill the wishes of leading the country and bring great prosperity. The work is endless."
Sima Dewen flipped through the memorial with trembling hands and saw a long signature at the end of the memorial. Headed by King Chenliu, Xu Xianzhi, Kong Jing, Zhao Lunzhi and other civil and military courtiers also attached their names. There were hundreds of people with long names. , most of the ministers in the court are among them.
Although he had known that this day would come, when the real thing came, Sima Dewen was still frightened and uneasy. He looked at the ministers with tears in his eyes and said sadly: "Today is the Zhengdan Festival, and all the gentlemen have to be in this ceremony." Are you forcing me to abdicate?"
Zhao Lunzhi said sternly: "New Year's Day is the beginning of the first year, and everything is renewed. Now that the Jin Dynasty has expired early, it is time for Your Majesty to issue an edict to the Zen throne. If it is too late, things will change."
Even the threat of "change will happen later" came out. Sima Dewen stood up in tears and said: "Since everyone thinks that I should be the Zen Duke of Song Dynasty, they drafted an imperial edict, and I should obey the order."
"Your Majesty, please draw up an edict." Fu Liang, the servant, presented the abdication edict that he had already drafted. The edict required Sima Dewen to copy it. Sima Dewen wrote with tears in his eyes.
In the court hall, Shangshu Zuopushe, Wang Hong and other old officials could not bear to look directly at Sima Dewen, so they had to turn around and cover their faces with their sleeves, while Xu Xianzhi, Zhao Lunzhi, Fu Liang, Chu Xiuzhi and others stared at him eagerly and kept urging them. .
New Year's Day, the second year of Yuanxi (419), arrived in a miserable wind and cold rain.
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On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Liu Yu received the imperial edict for the throne of Zen in Jiangling City. Emperor Sima Dewen summoned him to Beijing to perform the ceremony of abdication. After learning the contents of the imperial edict, Xiao Yuanzhi, Xie Hui, Liu Zhong, Liu Cui and other ministers Kneel down and congratulate.
Liu Zhong said with emotion: "My lord has made powerful and decisive decisions, eliminated the culprits, restored the country, suppressed Lu Xun in the south, and conquered Guanggu in the north. For thousands of years, his achievements have been unparalleled. As a result, he has returned to the United States from all over the world, praised by the government and the public, established the Jin Dynasty, and is expected by everyone." , people all over the world will definitely be cheering for joy.”
Liu Yu was both happy and worried. It was his dream to ascend the throne as emperor in his lifetime. However, Yang Anxuan, a powerful enemy, had not been eliminated. Even if he ascended the throne, he would not be able to stabilize. What's more, he was already old. How would he be able to fulfill his righteousness for them when he grew old? He is Yang Anxuan's opponent.
Putting the edict on the case, Liu Yu smiled and said nothing.
Xie Hui guessed Liu Yu's thoughts and said: "Since ancient times, the etiquette of Zen throne requires three concessions and three concessions. Although the lord is expected to succeed to the Jin Dynasty, we should not act too hastily. I thought I might as well let Xu Pu shoot the memorial first.
Please add a royal title to your lord. "
Liu Yu nodded and said, "Yes."
As early as five days before Liu Yu received the imperial edict, Yang Anxuan received an urgent report from Zeng An, informing him that during the Zhengdan Dynasty, Cao Qiansi had made a memorial to invite the emperor to the throne of Zen. There were more than 270 people in the memorial. People jointly sign.
Yang Anxuan sneered and said: "The Sima family violated the oath of Luoshui, conquered the world with foxy charm, and gained the country unjustly. Furthermore, because of his lack of morality, the Five Husbands disrupted China, the Central Plains was lost, and the people were in ruins. He should have died early. However, on New Year's Day, The act of forcing the palace is a bit excessive, but I want to see if Liu Yu dares to accept the imperial edict and usurp the throne with me here."
Lu Guailie: "Liu Yu has been trying to usurp the throne for a long time, and the only one he is afraid of is the Lord. This time the courtiers are forcing the palace at home, so they must be wary of the Song army from attacking outside, and use the victory on the battlefield to build momentum for Liu Yu to usurp the throne."
Yang Anxuan said: "Jinan City is dangerous and solid, and it is difficult for Liu Yu to break through from here; there is Wang Zhen in Jingling City, and there is no benefit to Yanzhi; although the Song Navy has a warship on the Han River, Qian Lei used the terrain to deal with it. If done properly, it won't be a big deal; but we should be careful of the Song army attacking Zhijiang City."
Zhijiang City is located on the west bank of the Juzhang River. When Sima Chuzhi led his army to attack Yidao, he ordered Yangwei General Qin Hua to lead 6,000 troops to garrison Zhijiang. After Yidao was lost, Yang Anxuan ordered Zhang Feng to lead another 8,000 troops to Zhijiang, and asked Qin Hua to lead the army to station in Shaoyang, waiting for an opportunity to seize Yiling City.
Yang Anxuan pointed at Zhijiang City on the map and said: "There are hundreds of warships of the Song Navy in Jiangling. Recently, six tower ships and more than a hundred warships were dispatched from Yangkou Village to Jiangling. The strength of the Song Navy on the Yangtze River is absolute. The upper hand."
Lu Gui stroked his chin and said: "If our navy wants to enter the Yangtze River, it must defeat the Song navy at Yangkou. I'm afraid it will be difficult to do at once. Now the only way to defeat the Song navy is to let Zhu Chaoshi send warships from Jiangzhou to support. The teachers compete with each other."
Yang Anxuan shook his head and said: "Jiangzhou Navy still needs to resist Tan Daoji and cannot move lightly. What's more, the journey from Jiangzhou to Jiangling is long. It has to pass through many important places such as Yufu, Zigui, Yiling, Yidao, Jiangling, etc., all the way through If we come here, we may become tired and easily taken advantage of by the enemy."
During this time, Gao Changqing felt like a staff officer, and he reminded aloud: "The Song army has the advantage of navy. It can use the Juzhang River to transport troops to Zhijiang and Zhaoyang, and even threaten the area between Ji'nan and Dangyang." The grain road."
"Does Duke Gao have any good ideas?" Yang Anxuan asked.
Gao Changqing stroked his beard and said, "We can set up a fence on the shore and spread rocks in the water to block the passage of the Song Army's navy."
Lu Gui shook his head and objected: "Gong Gao's proposal was too conservative. Since he knew that the Song navy might launch an attack from the Juzhang River, why not use his plan to lure the enemy into taking the bait."
Yang Anxuan said with a smile: "You also have this intention. The two cities of Zhijiang and Yaoyang are close to each other and can echo each other. Even if the Song army attacks, it will be difficult to capture for a while, and Dangyang and Jinan can send reinforcements within half a day. Go, I guess it is unlikely that Liu Yu will directly send troops to attack the two cities."
"Even so, we must guard against sneak attacks by the Song army at night." Gao Changqing said.
Yang Anxuan nodded and said, "Mr. Gao is right. Yu has ordered someone to tell Zhang Feng and Qin Hua to be more careful."
Lu Gui heard the meaning of Yang Anxuan's words and said enthusiastically: "My lord thinks that the Song army is most likely to rob food."
"That's right," Yang Anxuan said, "Liu Yu held a treasure auction in Jiankang City and learned from Xiangyang. He used the treasures snatched from Linyi in exchange for food, which shows that the Song army is in short supply of food. Food supply is the most critical thing in the battle between the two armies. Yu Guess Liu Yu must be thinking about the grain road."
Lu Gui came over and stared at the map between Dangyang and Ji'nan, and said: "Dangyang is less than a hundred miles from Ji'nan. It is connected by the Jingxiang Ancient Road. It only takes two days to get food and grass there. Where do you think the Song army will be?" Stealing food."
Yang Anxuan asked: "Xiang Tooth, if you were Liu Yu, where would you rob food?"
Lu Gui's eyes showed a thoughtful look, and he murmured to himself: "The terrain from Dangyang to Ji'nan is high in the north and low in the south. You can't be too close to the city. If you let Yu Jie Liang, he will choose between Dangyang and Ji'nan. "
It takes two days to get to Ji'nan from Dangyang, and there is a need to make changes in the middle. There is Shili Town, a gathering place between the two cities. The Yong army and the Song army fought fiercely in Dangyang City for many years, and the people in Shili Town moved away one after another. Yang Anxuan led his army south and moved the remaining people to the new city, leaving Wubao empty.
, became the military stronghold of Yong Army.
Wubao is located next to Jianshui. Its earthen outer wall is more than two feet high and its diameter is more than twenty feet. Yang Anxuan set up a granary here to store grain and grass supplies.
The military stronghold is more than forty miles away from Dangyang City and only about thirty miles away from Jinan City. Qingqi can rush to reinforce it within half an hour. Yang Anxuan has stored 100,000 stones of grain and grass and tens of thousands of kilograms of gunpowder in the military stronghold. A thousand soldiers were stationed here, which was considered stable.
Lu Gui pointed at the military stronghold and said: "Yuhui will rob the army ten miles north of the military stronghold. The ships can sail here from Jianshui, and it will be difficult to attack the military stronghold. There are not enough soldiers and horses in the military stronghold, and it will be easy if there is a slight breakthrough. Take advantage of the enemy."
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "Xiang Tooth, you lead a thousand light cavalry to the military stronghold secretly. If the Song army really comes to rob food, kill the Song army and seize the opportunity to seize the ships. This way our army on the Yangtze River will have the ability to fight back."
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In Jiangling City, Liu Yu declined the Zen edict, but secretly ordered someone to send a letter to Xu Xianzhi and others, asking them to petition the emperor to confer him the title of King of Song, laying a solid foundation for the next generation of Jin.
As Lu Gui expected, Liu Yu wanted to seek a big victory to build momentum for his title of king, but he fought with the Song army several times outside Jiangling City, but could not gain the upper hand.
Xie Hui said that one should use one's own strengths to counter the enemy's weaknesses. Song's greatest strength in Jiangling was the navy. The water system around Jiangling was developed and ships could reach in all directions. Liu Yu and others discussed many times to attack Zhijiang and Zhaoyang.
Shen Linzi once led his army to attack Zhijiang and knew that Zhijiang City was strong and impossible to conquer in a short time. Once Binglao City fell and Yong's army came to rescue him, he would lose ground.
Liu Cui's suggestion of going north to Jianshui to rob grain was unanimously approved by everyone. The Military Intelligence Department has verified that the grain and grass transported from Dangyang to Ji'nan is shipped every three days, with more than a hundred grain trucks and a thousand soldiers at each time. Husband, he can transport about ten thousand dan of grain at a time.
Liu Zhong stood up and said, "My lord, Yu Yuan will lead three thousand soldiers and horses to seize the grain and wait for an opportunity to burn down the Yong army's grain storage place."
Liu Yu thought for a while and said: "Yang Anxuan's grain storehouse is very strong, and it will not be easy for three thousand men to attack. Daochong (Liu Cui), you lead 200 warships and 3,000 soldiers to cooperate with the world (Liu Zhong) ) go together, and bring five thousand kilograms of gunpowder with them. We must cut off the north-south road, delay the time, prevent Yong's army from coming to help, and allow Shizhi to burn Yong's army's granary."
Liu Cuigong said yes.
Liu Yu glanced at the two of them and said, "Shizhi, Daochong, if you can burn down the Yong army's granary, you should be rewarded with the title of county marquis."
Both Liu Zhong and Liu Cui were in high spirits and responded loudly: "You fools will definitely live up to the trust entrusted by Duke Song."
"Note (1): Interested book friends can learn about the gift of "Two Kings and Three Kes". "
