In mid-May, seven days after the death of Jin Emperor Sima Changming, the imperial court posthumously named Sima Changming Emperor Xiaowei, with the temple name Gaozong, to commemorate his command of the Jin Dynasty to defeat the million-strong army of Fu and Qin invading the south, and to recover Xu, Qing, Yan, and The achievements of the counties in the four states of Henan.
The Jin court buried Emperor Xiaowei in Longping Mausoleum, and the officials and people mourned him for three days. The new emperor wore mourning clothes for thirty-six days, and the sun and month were changed to show that the Jin court governed the world with benevolence and filial piety.
At the same time, the Jin court, under the auspices of the four auxiliary ministers Wang Xun, Wang Gong, Xu Zongwen, and Wang Guobao, appointed General Huwei Xie Yan as General Pingwu, supervising the military affairs of the three Wu states, and leading the imperial army Long Xiang, Huwei, Zuo Yu, and Lin San The military camp went out to quell the rebellion of Sun En Tianshi Dao.
The Secretariat of the Jin Dynasty issued an order to mobilize five thousand wolf guards from the Qiaoqi army guarding Luoyang to go south to guard Jiankang in the capital, and divided Yecheng between Stone City and Xizhou City as a temporary base. Xu Zongwen ordered Yingyang General Zhuge Kan, Former General Huwei and now General Jingyuan Zheng Lue led the Wolf Guard southward.
At Xu Zongwen's suggestion, all governors and governors were not allowed to enter the capital and were only allowed to send envoys to mourn. The Sima clan was not allowed to enter the capital without an edict. At the same time, the brothers Sima Shangzhi and Sima Xiuzhi, the king of Qiao, were exempted from their positions as generals of the imperial army and rushed back. Qiaojun fiefdom.
From then on, the princes and governors from all over the country did not dare to change their minds again...
Not long after, the city of Kuaiji was destroyed, internal historian Wang Ningzhi was killed, and news of his wife Xie Daoyun's capture came from the south. The Jin court was shaken. Wang Gong wanted to urge Xie Yan to march, but Xu Zongwen objected. Huangmenlang Wang Xianzhi learned that his brother and sister-in-law were killed, and immediately went to Xu Mansion to pay homage to Xu Zongwen.
"General, my brother and my sister-in-law have unfortunately encountered this disaster. I heard that Xie Yuandu's main force has conquered Wukang, cut off Sun En's food road, and is stationing troops in Qiantang, which is very close to Kuaiji. Please give the general an order to send troops eastward to rescue my sister-in-law. !" Wang Xianzhi used to live in Xie Mansion, and he was quite familiar with Xu Zongwen, so he didn't hide any secrets. As soon as he saw Xu Zongwen, he opened the skylight and spoke frankly about his intentions.
Xu Zongwen asked Wang Xianzhi to sit down and comforted him: "Don't panic, Zijing. Xie Daoyun has always been famous for his talent and won the hearts of the people of Kuaiji. He is also perseverant. He doesn't like red clothes and prefers weapons. He has the style of Xun Guan's mother. Forgive Sun En and he will not dare to kill him." How about it, please Zijing, don’t be anxious!”
Xun Guanniang was the daughter of Pingnan general Xun Song. In the third year of Jianxing (315), Xun Song was guarding Wancheng. When the city was almost out of food, Xun Song planned to send people to Xiangyang for help. Xun Guan, who was only thirteen years old at the time, took the initiative to ask Ying to go out of the city to ask for help. Xun Guan led a dozen warriors to pass through the enemy's siege and arrived in Xiangyang. He asked for reinforcements to relieve the siege of Wancheng, and was praised as a martyr.
"But my sister-in-law is a prostitute after all, and Sun En is a traitor who kills without batting an eyelid!" Wang Xianzhi was still worried. The Tianshi Dao rebellion was too violent. He heard that Sun En already had 100,000 troops. If he had murderous intentions , who can stop it?
Xu Zongwen insisted on his opinion: "The general's orders will not be accepted, let alone Xu's military orders? We are all in Jiankang, and we don't know the situation in Kuaiji and Qiantang. It is up to Xie Yuan to decide how to make decisions and how to march."
Wang Xianzhi still refused to give up: "What's wrong with taking advantage of the victory and pursuing it?"
Hearing this, Xu Zongwen immediately stood up and raised his body to angrily scold Wang Xianzhi: "If Xu intervenes without authorization and the army is defeated, will your prince bear the responsibility or Xu himself? The lives of tens of thousands of forbidden soldiers are not as important as yours." Sister-in-law, how do you ask Xu to choose? You are really short-sighted. With Xie Yuandu's army in Qiantang, at least it can scare the thief and make him afraid to act in vain. This can be regarded as saving your sister-in-law's life."
I had long heard that there was some unexplainable relationship between Wang Xianzhi and his sister-in-law Xie Daoyun, and Xu Zongwen did not want to comment on the ambiguity. However, Wang Xianzhi was really a little emotional and did not judge the situation at all. He just said whatever he had to say, which made Xu Zongwen very angry!
Wang Xianzhi was stunned on the spot. He had never seen Xu Zongwen so angry. Xu Zongwen had always been gentle and elegant in front of others and well-founded in his advance and retreat. He did not expect that he would anger Xu Zongwen by urging the dispatch of troops.
"General, this is an outrageous thing!" Wang Xian later realized that his words were indeed a bit radical. In order to rescue his sister-in-law, he spoke uncontrollably and said too much that he shouldn't have said.
Wang Xianzhi bowed deeply to Xu Zongwen and apologized again. Xu Zongwen took a deep breath and waved his hand: "It's okay. Military and national affairs must not be confused with personal affairs. I hope Zijing can keep it in mind."
"I'll keep this in mind!"
Wang Xianzhi left. At the same time, Wang Ningzhi was impeached by the imperial censor because he believed in Wu Zhu and joined Tianshi Dao, causing the fall of Kuaiji. The Jin court dismissed Wang Ningzhi from all his posts and confiscated Wang Ning's family property. Even many of Wang's children were implicated and convicted!
After hearing about Wang Ning's case, all the major overseas gentry in Beijing began to change the names of men named with "Zi" in their clans, and they all severed ties with Tianshi Dao. This set off a trend of name changes in various parts of Jiangdong...
Outside Jiankang City, at the Yangtze River ferry, there are green willows.
A group of people were standing by the river, overlooking the north bank. The leader was a man sitting on the saddle, looking calmly at the rolling river with a pair of black eyes, but countless sorrows flashed across his eyes, his brows were thick, and his heart was impatient!
This man had a handsome appearance, a mighty figure, but his face was dark, but his eyes were as sharp and bright as an eagle, which made people shudder at the sight of him!
Yes, the man who led the cavalry at the riverside ferry was Xu Zongwen, the general who conquered the North!
Two days ago, Pang Bai received news from Tancheng's Jin Yiwei that his wife Huan Xianrong was finally rescued from a group of horse thieves in Nanshan with the concerted efforts of Liu Laozhi, Zhang San, and Zhuge Kan and Zheng Lue who went south after hearing the news.
Counting the days, Huan Xianrong and his party will arrive in Jiankang City today. When Huan Xianrong was kidnapped, Xu Zongwen was worried. However, he was bound by the situation in Jiankang and could not go to Tancheng to rescue Huan Xianrong in person. He felt guilty, so he went there early Waiting at the Yangtze River ferry with ten wolf guards.
"Lord, madam, they are crossing the river by boat!" Pang Bai saw dozens of fast boats approaching on the river, with the flag of the Qiaoqi Army flying on the bow, and he hurriedly reminded Xu Zongwen.
Xu Zongwen raised his eyes and saw the five thousand wolf guards who had been ordered to be transferred south.
"See my lord!"
Not long after, Zhuge Kan and Zheng Lue led a team of five thousand wolf guards to welcome Xu Zongwen's inspection.
When Huan Xianrong slowly stood up from the cabin, Xu Zongwen couldn't bear it anymore. He rushed forward quickly, jumped onto the deck, stretched out his hand and used all his strength to hug Huan Xianrong into his arms, as if the world was silent at this moment. Time stopped, for a long, long time!
The tip of Huan Xianrong's nose was already red, and her eyes were filled with tears. She let Xu Zongwen's big hands rub her body without saying a word, and the corners of her mouth curved slightly!
"Yao Ji, your neck!" Xu Zongwen's fingertips stayed in front of Huan Xianrong's neck. When he saw the obvious wound wrapped in white silk and still faintly showing bright red blood, Xu Zongwen almost shouted. !
Huan Xianrong lowered his head and did not answer Xu Zongwen. He seemed to have something unspeakable that he couldn't say for a while.
Zheng Lue on the shore hesitated to speak, but Zhuge Kan stretched out his hand to stop him, and walked up to explain: "My lord, it was my failure to rescue that made my wife injured. Please punish me, lord!" As he spoke, Zhuge Kan bent over. Go down.
"Brother! I came too late and didn't rescue my sister-in-law in time. Please punish me, brother!" Zheng Lue rushed forward and knelt down in the mud.
Liu Laozhi and Zhang San also said in unison: "Lord, my subordinate is guilty, please punish me!"
Xu Zongwen looked at the four people in front of him who were pleading guilty, and then turned back to catch a glimpse of the wound on Huan Xianrong's neck. He raised his hand, put it down, then raised his hand, and then was grabbed by Huan Xianrong who stepped forward.
"Husband, they are not to blame for this. I did it myself. Please forgive them, husband." Huan Xianrong finally revealed the details. It turned out that after she was taken captive to the mountain, the leader of the horse thieves took a fancy to her appearance and wanted to take her as his concubine. , was sternly rejected by Huan Xianrong, and finally Huan Xianrong took out the wedding hairpin given by Xu Zongwen and prepared to commit suicide!
Later, the horse thieves no longer forced themselves, and the day after Huan Xianrong committed suicide, Liu Laozhi, Zhang San and others found Tancheng. Soon, the horse thieves were intercepted and killed by Zhuge Kan and Zheng Lue who arrived. Huan Xianrong Only then can we escape from the tiger's mouth!
"That's it!" Xu Zongwen held Huan Xianrong's hands lovingly, turned around and asked the four of them to stand up, and ordered Zheng Lue to lead five thousand wolf guards to Yecheng to camp with the troop deployment order and edict. The rest of the people would follow him back. Mansion.
"Thank you, lord, thank you, madam!"
