【Maintain stability】
Zhu Wen's second expedition to Huainan failed, and the material losses were almost negligible, but the blow to Zhu Wen's spiritual level was still considerable.
First of all, it refreshed Zhu Wen's understanding of Yang Xingmi Group.
Tian Wei, An Renyi, and Zhu Yanshou are to Yang Xingmi, just like Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun are to Liu Bei. At the same time, these three people enlisted the help of Zhu Wen and launched a rebellion. Zhu Wen gleefully garrisoned in Suzhou and waited for good news. However, Yang Xingmi's counterinsurgency efficiency completely exceeded Zhu Wen's expectations, and he missed a good opportunity.
Yang Xingmi Group successfully weathered the crisis, which caught Zhu Wen by surprise.
Secondly, it refreshed Zhu and Wen’s understanding of the political pattern in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.
These areas have been attached to the forces of the Bian Army a long time ago and have become the bridgehead for Zhu and Wen's group to penetrate into the south. Zhu and Wen have absolute say in regional affairs. However, the facts mercilessly slapped Zhu Wen in the face. As a rising star, Huainan Yang Xingmi, with a little intervention, the "pro-Zhu faction" collapsed, and Zhu Wen's control over this region was gone.
Tanzhou Ma Yin and Langzhou Lei Yangong divided Jingguang Guan. This incident dealt the greatest blow to Zhu Wen.
After being hit, Zhu Wen was more worried about the loss of control in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River than he was angry about the betrayal of regional agents. In order to successfully usurp the Tang Dynasty, the influence of the Bian army on this region must be refreshed.
Therefore, Zhu Wen decided to march south again, this time the target was Zhao Kuangning in Xiangzhou.
Zhao Kuangning of Xiangzhou has a lot of bad records. Since he succeeded to the throne of his father, he has always been half-hearted about the relationship between Xiang and Bian. As early as the "Battle of Qingkou", he betrayed Zhu Wen and defected to Yang Xingmi. Zhu Wen sent his uncles Cong and Kang Huaizhen to conquer by force. Of.
Nowadays, as Yang Xingmi in Huainan expands his power to the west, Zhao Kuangning in Xiangzhou takes advantage of the situation and appoints his younger brother Zhao Kuangming as a post in Jingnan.
One more thing to explain here is that it was Lei Yangong of Langzhou and Ma Yin of Tanzhou who actually sent troops to Jingnan, so the land of Jingnan was actually controlled by these two people, and Zhao Kuangning of Xiangzhou paid tribute to the court year after year as a loyal minister. After his brother Zhao Kuangming stayed in Jingnan, the imperial court was willing to borrow flowers to offer Buddhas and generous others, so Zhao Kuangning brothers competed with Lang and Tan towns for Jingnan. Therefore, after Cheng Ru committed suicide by drowning, the war in Jingnan continued.
In order to consolidate himself, Zhao Kuangning joined forces with Wang Jian in Xichuan in the west and Yang Xingmi in Huainan in the east. This series of actions by Zhao Kuangning in Xiangzhou are all weakening Zhu Wen's power, which Zhu Wen cannot tolerate.
However, Zhu Wen did not give up his fantasy about Xiangzhou. After all, Zhao Kuangning's father, Zhao Deqian, was the first enlightened person to join Zhu Wen. Zhao Kuangning has red genes in his body, so he can be regarded as the "second generation of Bian" with "red roots and strong seedlings". It is worth it Fight for. The best policy is to subdue the enemy's troops without fighting.
After killing Zhaozong, Zhu Wen sent envoys to Xiangzhou to test Zhao Kuangning's attitude. Zhao Kuangning cried bitterly to the envoy and said heartbrokenly: "I am deeply blessed by the country and dare not have other ideas."
Zhu Wen's illusions were shattered. He could not rely on gentle means to infiltrate forces into the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and could only intervene forcefully through force.
In order to successfully march south, Zhu Wen first had to quell internal instability to prevent a fire in the backyard. The so-called "internal" can also be subdivided into two major aspects: local and central.
Locally, what he is most worried about is Qingzhou Wang Normal University.
When Wang Shifan of Qingzhou surrendered to Zhu Wen, he still had 100,000 troops in his hands. The Qingzhou generals were determined and high-spirited, and they still had the strength to fight. However, Wang Shifan's younger brother Wang Shike was captured alive by the Bian army, and Wang Shifan was deposed for personal reasons. Lord, resolutely surrender. It was precisely because of his strength that he still stayed in Qingzhou after his surrender. Zhu Wen did not dare to move the town rashly. It has been a year now.
Now, Zhu Wen is determined to march south and must first stabilize Shandong. Zhu Wen found Li Zhen, the most eloquent counselor, hoping that he could use his sharp tongue to lure Wang Shifan over.
Li Zhen took the order and galloped towards Qingzhou.
Wang Shifan did not dare to neglect, and honestly handed over the official seals of the Jiedu Envoy and the Observer Envoy, as well as the keys to the warehouse and other items, indicating that he was willing to accept personnel transfers and would never be greedy for Qingzhou Jiedu.
However, when faced with the request of his family to move to Bianzhou, Wang Shifan showed the expected resistance. He cried bitterly in front of Li Zhen and begged bitterly, saying that he was not only the one who deserved the crime, but also the enemy of Zhu Wen who killed his nephew. If you leave the town and enter Bian, you will definitely be killed. Pray to Li Zhen for help and let him stay in Qingzhou.
Li Zhen used the past to satirize the present, using Zhang Xiu from the Three Kingdoms period as a metaphor, saying, "Do you know that there was a Zhang Xiu during the Three Kingdoms period?" During the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Xiu repeatedly became an enemy of Cao Cao. Later, when Yuan Shao sent someone to summon Zhang Xiu to Hebei, his counselor Jia Xu said to Zhang Xiu, "Yuan Shao is lenient on the outside and taboo on the inside. He can't even tolerate his own son. How can we really tolerate him?" You? Cao Cao took the emperor to order the princes. He has great ambitions and is eager to show his generosity and kindness to the world in order to recruit heroes from the world, so he will not make things difficult for you." Now, the more you offend Zhu Wen, the more kindly Zhu Wen will treat you. You, take you as a typical example!
Zhang Xiu also surrendered to Cao Cao first and then rebelled. As a result, Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang, nephew Cao Anmin, and favorite general Dian Wei died in the rebellion. Zhu Wen also lost his beloved nephew Zhu Youning due to Wang Shifan's rebellion.
Wang Shifan suddenly realized this, so he packed his bags and moved his family to Bianzhou the next day. When he was approaching Bianzhou, Wang Shifan changed into plain clothes and rode a donkey, and still met Zhu Wen with the sinner's bow.
Zhu Wen also showed due generosity and treated him with courtesy. Soon after, he was appointed as the governor of Heyang.
According to historical records, Wang Shifan was very fond of Confucianism, loved reading, and liked to make friends with literati. He talked and laughed with famous Confucian scholars, and had no idle friends in his dealings. I dare not comment on whether he is a good Confucian or not, but he must not be good at history. Regarding the historical story of "Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao", Li Zhen had the final right of interpretation. Li Zhen did not lie, but he deliberately concealed part of the facts and omitted the end of the story.
Those who have read the Three Kingdoms should know the fate of Zhang Xiu. Wang Shifan’s final fate is a perfect tribute to Zhang Xiu.
Zhu Wen used Normal Wang as a show, but he couldn't let go of the hateful past in his heart. He not only ridiculed Normal Wang for not understanding history, but also scorned his so-called "Confucianism". Is conspiracy and rebellion also something Confucian disciples do? Later, Zhu Wen arranged for Han Jian to go to Qingzhou. Before leaving, he earnestly encouraged Han Jianyu, hoping that he could govern Qingzhou like Huazhou. He even said with a pun: "It is the hometown of Confucius and Mencius. It is a place of leisure." Yu, you must read the sages' books carefully and understand them with your heart, and don't read them into the dog's belly!" Han Jian and Zhu Wen laughed "haha", knowing that this was a reference to Sang scolding Huai and mocking Wang Shifan.
Wang Shifan inherited the throne from his father, and his father Wang Jingwu was originally a general of the Pinglu Army. He seized power through a mutiny and expelled Jiedushi An Shiru. This was one of the reasons why after Wang Jingwu's death, his general Zhang Chan was dissatisfied and rebelled. one. Therefore, Zhu Wen often ridiculed Wang Shifan, a Confucian scholar from the hometown of Confucius and Mencius.
In addition to local instability, the forces of the central court also need to be consolidated and cleaned up. Zhu Wen did not need to worry about this task, because someone was willing to act as a vanguard.
A political purge campaign has begun again with a bloody curtain.
