"I believe that at this time I have no spare soldiers and horses in Jiankang, and I have no generals who are good at recruiting and commanding me, so I can no longer talk about adding more troops to Wu County!"
"At present, the late emperor's body is not yet cold, and it is a time of national mourning. Your Majesty has just ascended the throne. It has not been long, and the hearts of the people in the government and the public are not stable. It is already unknown to use swords and soldiers without permission. It is definitely not feasible to increase troops in Wu County. I think that we should take the strategy of recruiting people to appease the followers of Tianshi Dao. , summon Sun En to the court and give him a reward, so as to avoid the disaster of swordsmen and soldiers and avoid the disaster of chaos."
Xu Zongwen's proposal to increase troops was rejected by Wang Ya. Obviously Wang Ya did not think Sun En's rebellion was serious. After all, after experiencing the Battle of Feishui, millions of Qin troops could not shake the Jin Dynasty's rule in Jiangdong. Sun En That's all. Is it difficult to think of a small tree as a cricket?
"Why did Wang Sanqi say this?" The person who refuted Wang Ya was none other than Xu Zongwen, who proposed to increase the number of troops. "Sun En is cunning and capricious, and he has many tricks. He has an army of 100,000 and captured Sanwu. Do you think he will?" Agreeing to the imperial court's recruitment, voluntarily giving up your troops and becoming a lamb to be slaughtered? Ridiculous, extremely ridiculous!"
Wang Ya's face turned blue and white as Xu Zongwen argued, but she couldn't find any tenable theory to argue with Xu Zongwen, so she could only return to the courtroom sadly and quietly knelt down.
Xu Zongwen stood up from the soft cushion, walked out of the courtroom, saluted the Jin Emperor and the Queen Mother Chen in the Taiji Hall, and persuaded with sincerity: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother! Sun En's rebellion can only be wiped out, but Sun En cannot be recruited, nor can he be brought to peace. On the contrary, The thieves in Sanwu destroyed the noble families and destroyed their families for no reason, burning, killing, looting, etc. They committed all kinds of evil and cannot be forgiven!"
"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, I second the proposal. What General Zhengbei said is absolutely true. Sun En's disaster has spread to the inland. It is unknown how many noble families were robbed and wiped out by the rebels. The rebels just attacked the city and captured the territory under Sun En's command, but they actually massacred the city. , caused unprovoked killings, causing anger and resentment. If the imperial court does not send out a large number of troops to conquer, wouldn't it increase the arrogance of the rebels and destroy the prestige and morale of our country in Jin Dynasty?" The person who echoed was actually Wang Xun, the official of Shangshu Ling, the dignified Langya Wang family. The head of the house.
Xu Zongwen thought about it for a moment and realized that Wang Xianzhi not only looked for himself that day, but also looked for Wang Xun!
Also, no matter how bad Wang Ningzhi was, he was still a member of the Langya Wang family, and he died in the hands of Sun En in the end. The Langya Wang family should settle this bloody debt.
"Sun En cannot be recruited!"
"Send troops to fight against thieves!"
"Send troops to Wu County to kill Sun En."
"Increase troops in Wu County to suppress the rebels."
"I second the proposal to send more troops to Wu County to defeat the Sun traitors!"
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Shangshu Ling Wang Xun is worthy of being ranked first among the auxiliary ministers. He not only has the identity of the head of the Langya Wang family, but also has the support of many officials. As soon as Wang Xun spoke, the officials who had been watching on the sidelines all stood up and agreed. For fear of being left behind, they all spoke in unison and supported Xu Zongwen's proposal to increase troops.
After the censor coughed a few times, all the officials returned to their seats. Queen Mother Chen glanced at Her Majesty Xu Zongwen through the beaded curtain, raised her red lips and said, "General Zhengbei, since it is you who proposed the increase of troops, Then tell me about the specific regulations, how to increase the number of troops, which troops to send, and who will go to fight?"
"Promise!" Xu Zongwen stood up again and came to the center of the hall. He first bowed respectfully to the Emperor Jin and the Queen Mother, then turned to face the officials and said: "When the late Emperor Yan came to visit, in order to ensure the safety of Jiankang City, we and the other four The auxiliary ministers unanimously decided to dispatch the heroic cavalry troops stationed in Luoyang to go south. Now the troops have arrived, led by General Yingyang Zhuge Kan and deputy general Jingyuan Zheng Lue. At this time, Wang Lingjun, Zhongshu Jian, and Zuopushe all It can be proved.”
Seeing Xu Zongwen turn his head, Shangshu Ling Wang Xun immediately responded: "The matter of troop deployment was indeed decided upon by the ministers and others for the sake of the stability of the government and the public."
"Yes, I also participated in this matter." Wang Gong, the Supervisor of the Zhongshu, admitted openly and openly.
Not only did they know the inside story, the three of them even drafted the edict together and stamped it with the emperor’s seal!
Wang Guobao didn't know about this at all, but he knew that the four auxiliary ministers must be consistent, so he could only hesitate and say: "My minister, I also agree."
Wang Xun's right hand suddenly clenched tightly. Just now, Xu Zongwen brought out in public the matter of the auxiliary ministers' discussion on transferring troops to the south. He also said that the heroic cavalry troops transferred to the south had arrived in Jiankang. The next step would not be to ask for surrender. The Xiaoqi army is going to reinforce Xie Yan's troops, and together we can put an end to Sun En's rebellion, right?
"I requested the order to allow the heroic cavalry troops to leave Wu Commandery, and Wang Yu raised his troops to punish the people and attack the rebel Sun En. They attacked from the north and south to reduce the pressure on Xie Yan and allow the court to put an end to the Tianshi Dao rebellion as soon as possible..." As expected, Xu Zongwen followed up. What he said immediately confirmed Wang Xun's worries.
"Are Zhuge Kan and Zheng Lue worthy of important posts?" Empress Dowager Chen did not know anything about political affairs, let alone military affairs. She had never heard of Zhuge Kan and Zheng Lue.
It was Xu Zongwen who came out to explain: "Zhuge Kan is the sworn brother of the minister. He was born in the Zhuge family of Langya. During the Northern Expedition, he made great contributions in the battles to recapture Xuzhou and Qingzhou. In the past, Zhuge Kan also made great contributions to the restoration of his old capital Luoyang. Because of this, He was both capable in civil and military affairs and had extraordinary strategies, so he was regarded as General Yingyang by the late emperor and his ministers."
Empress Dowager Chen nodded slightly, and Xu Zongwen continued: "Zheng Lue is also Chen's sworn brother. He grew up with Chen and is a close friend of Chen. He followed Chen during the Battle of Feishui, and he also made many military exploits during the Northern Expedition. , during the Battle of Linzi, he killed Gou Rong, the governor of Ji'an of Qin State. When attacking Yanzhou, he, Zhu Chen and Shen Yu joined forces to capture Linqiu City, and captured Qin State Zhendong General Wang Xiu and Yanzhou Biejia Xu Li alive. A rare tiger general."
Finally, Xu Zongwen added: "The Queen Mother and Your Majesty, please rest assured. With these two generals, together with Xie Yuandu, we will definitely be able to defeat the rebel Sun En!"
"Oh?" Empress Dowager Chen exclaimed, and then a maid gently opened the bead curtain. Empress Dowager Chen slowly walked out and stood beside the throne. Xu Zongwen looked up and saw Empress Dowager Chen who was dressed in mourning clothes.
"Xu Zhengbei's men are really fierce. Since Zhuge Kan and Zheng Lue are worthy of the important task, they will be ordered to quell the rebellion. Xu Zhengbei will be responsible for the specific matters, and Cao Shangshu will be responsible for the food and pay of the army. We must ensure that the army The grain and fodder are flowing smoothly, and there must be no mistakes!" Empress Dowager Chen immediately agreed to Xu Zongwen's proposal, and Xu Zongwen and Duzhi Cao Shangshu obeyed the orders of the leader.
Now that the discussion of increasing troops has been settled, none of the officials have any objections.
"What? You want me to go to Panyu and serve as the governor of Guangzhou?" Yin Zhongkan's face was full of doubts. He immediately stood up from his position and looked at Xu Zongwen opposite with an angry look.
After the memorial to increase troops to attack Sun En was successfully passed, another memorial was initiated by Xu Zongwen, and the topic was the transfer of Yin Zhongkan, the former servant.
"Yin Zhongkan was deeply trusted by the late emperor and was regarded as a confidant. He also came from the Yin family in Chen County. He came from a famous family and had a reputation in his early years. It is not inappropriate to hold the position of servant now. I don't know why General Zhengbei was demoted. ?”
"Servant Yin is diligent and loyal to the king. He has not made any serious mistakes. He cannot be demoted!"
"Please all assistant ministers think twice before you act, and don't let your loyal ministers and people with lofty ideals feel cold!"
"You cannot demote Yin Shizhong."
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Xu Zongwen also did not expect that Yin Zhongkan still had some foundation in the court, and many courtiers stood up to speak for him.
