In order for Xie Xuan to stay in Jiankang with peace of mind, it is not enough to promote Xie Xuan alone. What Xie Xuan wants is to provide sufficient benefits to the Xie family in Chen County. Xu Zongwen understands this better than anyone else.
What's more, Xu Zongwen's request for Xie Xuan to stay in Jiankang is just an excuse. What he wants is the 40,000 elite Beifu soldiers in Xie Xuan's hands. If he can get these 40,000 Beifu soldiers, then even if he can give Xie Xuan the position of Eight Dukes, Xu Zongwen will acceptable.
However, the news that Xu Zongwen came to Xie's Mansion in person and that Xie Xuan received him in person was soon revealed, which made his uncle Wang Gong very dissatisfied!
Xu Zongwen, who holds military power, has already made him quite afraid, and here comes Xie Xuan. The two of them have a close friendship. If Xu Zongwen and Xie Xuan join forces, can the Jin Dynasty still belong to the Sima family in Hanoi?
As a result, Wang Gong publicly urged Xie Xuan to return to Yuzhou as soon as possible in the Taiji East Hall and not stay in the capital for a long time. Not only that, Wang Gong also proposed that Wang Shuang, the imperial eunuch, should take over Xie Shi's position to assassinate Xuzhou and suppress Pengcheng.
This Wang Shuang is Wang Gong's younger brother. He is so blatant that Xu Zongwen is also worried about him.
Among the four auxiliary ministers, Wang Xun refused to go to court claiming to be ill, and Wang Guobao remained silent. No one openly supported Wang Gong, and no one openly opposed Wang Gong.
"Uncle Guo, whether Xie Chaqi will return to the town depends on the completion of Governor Xie's funeral. As for the candidate for the governor of Xuzhou proposed by the uncle, there is also a candidate here. The real assassin of Xuzhou is also subject to discussion. At the moment, the assistant minister The lieutenant-general complained about his illness, and according to the advice of the subordinate officials, it is better to wait for Wang Lingjun to return to the court and make a decision together."
Xu Zongwen demoted officials one by one, apparently giving Wang Gong enough face, but in fact he did not agree with any of Wang Gong's suggestions and only used a procrastination decision.
"Oh? I wonder who the general would recommend to take over as the governor of Xuzhou?" Wang Gong was dissatisfied, but he didn't reveal much, but he heard the most important sentence in Xu Zongwen's words, and Xu Zongwen also recommended someone!
Xu Zongwen raised a smile at the corner of his mouth, thinking that he had been fooled!
"The lower officials recommended my uncle to serve as the governor of Xu and Yanzhou. Historically, Jingkou was the town for the governors of Xu and Yanzhou. Now that the imperial court has restored the two states, it is natural that the governor should move to Pengcheng. Taiwei Xi used to guard Beifu. He planned the country, managed the common government, served the king several times, protected the ancestral temple, and was famous for generations. Don't you want to imitate it?" Xu Zongwen forced Wang Gong to put a high hat of bowing for the country, and Wang Gong was speechless for a moment!
Wang Gong thought that the people recommended by Xu Zongwen were not only members of the shogunate of General Zhengbei, but also leaders of the noble clan, but he never put himself in this category.
A flash of light flashed in Wang Guobao's eyes, and he finally spoke after being silent for a long time: "The Governor Xie Shi is highly respected and has outstanding achievements. He is an unparalleled famous general in our Jin Dynasty. If the position of Xuzhou Governor under the Governor is left to others, , there will definitely be discussions between the government and the public, but if the uncle is personally appointed, then no one can point out right and wrong!"
The implication is that both Xu Zongwen and Wang Guobao are willing to recommend Wang Gong to go out of Pengcheng to serve as the governor of Xuzhou, or the governor of Xu and Yanzhou.
"Of course I am loyal to the country and repay the kindness of the late emperor for knowing me, but -"
"Nothing but. If word spreads that my uncle refused this opportunity to leave town today, wouldn't it make the government and the public look down on my uncle, thinking that he is timid and afraid of getting into trouble, and does not dare to shoulder heavy burdens and share the worries of the country?"
"I--"
"I believe that my uncle is of noble character and of pure laurel, and will not let down our good intentions. If Your Majesty and the Queen Mother know that my uncle sacrifices his family for the country and goes out to defend the country, they will also be grateful to him in their hearts. In the future, our country will When my uncle returns to the dynasty, he will definitely be the leader of all officials, and he will be subordinated both internally and externally. It is also possible for him to become the second prime minister!"
"What the general said, and the subordinates seconded, Xuzhou is an important part of the capital and should not be handed over to others. Only a noble relative of the Heavenly Family like Uncle Guo can afford it."
Xu Zongwen and Wang Guobao sang and harmonized without giving Wang Gong a chance to speak. There was no other way. Wang Gong had no choice but to admit it. He couldn't use his spear to attack his shield, right? In that way, wouldn't it show to the government and the world that he is a mediocre person who is as timid as a mouse and enjoys wealth and wealth?
Xu Zongwen did not expect that excluding Wang Gong, a dissident from the imperial court, would be so smooth!
Without Wang Xun watching, Wang Guobao and his cooperation easily captured Wang Gong!
As long as Wang Gong leaves Jiankang and goes to Pengcheng, he will not be able to come back in three to five years. By then, the court will probably have been turned upside down, and where will there be room for him?
It's only strange that Wang Gong repeatedly slandered Xu Zongwen in front of Wang Xun. If it weren't for the secret report from the Jin Yiwei Sitan, Xu Zongwen would have thought that the uncle would have been peaceful. Since he was ready to make a move, he would simply grant his wish. How cool would it be? Where to stay!
Xu Zongwen went back on his word, and without waiting for Wang Xun to return to the court, he directly drafted an edict, signed it with Wang Guobao, and sent it to the Xianyang Palace for Empress Dowager Chen to review. It was almost certain that the edict would soon be published by Zhongshu and written by Wang Gong. His own writings were transferred to Shangshu Province, and he became famous in both the government and the public.
You can imagine how twisted and tormented Wang Gong's heart will be!
"Therefore, whenever an attack is carried out as a way, the plan must first be determined within, and then the troops move out of the territory. If the plan is not determined within, but the troops move out of the territory, then the battle will be won, and the attack will be destroyed."
"In the past, when Zhuge Kongming, the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, was on the Northern Expedition, Sima Yi was in front of him to confront him, and Li Yan was behind him to restrain him. Therefore, the success of the Northern Expedition was not completed, the recovery was indefinite, and the cruelty of party struggle was all due to this."
In Linhe County Duke's Mansion, Xu Zongwen listened to what Guo Shang said and fell into deep thought.
Wang Gong's plan to be the governor of Xuzhou was obviously because he was afraid of becoming too big, so he reached out to the army. But what he didn't know was that there were not many people stationed in Xuzhou. They were just ordinary county soldiers. Xuan's Beifu soldiers and Huan's Xifu soldiers are completely different. One moment and the other, Xuzhou now is not Jingkou where Xi Jian was stationed back then.
As soon as Wang Gong left, the position of Zhongshu Superintendent became vacant. It happened that there was no suitable position for Xie Xuan. When Wang Gong left, the position of Zhongshu Superintendent was just suitable for Xie Xuan to take over!
But can he really maintain the supremacy of power for a long time, making the Xiaoqi Army and the Xu family invincible and not be eliminated by history?
Xu Zongwen began to feel hesitant and confused.
At the beginning of the Jin Dynasty's southern crossing, the political situation was unstable. Small changes occurred every three years and major changes occurred every five years. The changes resulted in wars and strife, and the city was empty. Among the noble clans, if one clan is strong, it wants to suppress other clans, so it becomes a chaotic hierarchy, such as Wang Dun and Huan Wen.
Refugee commanders who were not members of aristocratic clans, but also relied on their luck to raise troops for profit, such as Shen Chong, Su Jun, and Zu Yue. The mantis was in front and the oriole was behind. Therefore, the Jin Dynasty suffered from serious internal strife and military strength. They were all killed in the civil strife. dissolve.
As for Wang Dao, Xi Jian, Yu Liang, and Tao Kan, they are still able to distinguish right from wrong, take the stability of the country as the overall situation, and painstakingly maintain the balance of power among the gentry. However, these people are also mixed with selfish motives for the survival and benefit of the family!
Over the past few decades, the dominant gentry family has disappeared, turned into ashes, or gradually declined, and finally slowly disappeared from the ranks of the gentry, abandoned by the Jin court and forgotten by the world.
"Do you think Wang Xun is really sick?" Xu Zongwen looked at the two major conspirators, Xi Jian and Guo Shang. He was already thinking about that matter!
Xi Jian shook his head. It was obvious that he thought Wang Xun was pretending to be ill on purpose. He knew that after Xu Zongwen returned to the court, the court would inevitably be in turmoil. What's more, Xie Shi died of illness and Xie Xuan returned to the capital. The nobles were panicking. At this kind of stall, he Naturally, if you are a person who is interested in officialdom, you should avoid it!
Guo Shang knew that his advice a few days ago was effective, so he hurriedly replied: "Wang Lingjun is old, tired, and scared."
"Zijin, could you please go to Wuyi Alley, take my invitation to see Wang Xun, and tell him that I will accept the matter he mentioned?" Xu Zongwen was referring to the marriage with the Langya Wang family. thing.
"No!" Guo Shang's eyebrows were flying, and she said goodbye immediately happily, as if the marriage partner of the Langya Wang family was not Xu Zongwen but him.
Huan Xianrong and Guo Shang's continuous persuasion made Xu Zongwen shaken. People in high positions like Wang Gong, or relatives, were inevitably burdened by their reputations, and even the auxiliary ministers could not resist the imperial edict.
What should I do if one day the government issues an edict to deprive me of my military power?
Xie An was able to make a comeback because the Xie family was powerful and was related by marriage to the Langya Wang family, so he was able to make a comeback.
The Yu family in Yingchuan was almost wiped out, and the surviving Yu friends were saved from the disaster precisely because they married a wife named Huan.
The three families of the Wang family of Langya, the Yu family of Yingchuan, and the Longkanghuan family were not only married to each other, but also related to the royal family Sima. Only the Xie family of Chen County was besieged by the gentry after Xie An's death. The reason why Xie was squeezed out of the central clan was because he became the leader of the noble clan based solely on his strength, not on the power of his master, or on the luck of his relatives.
Xu Zongwen's Donghai Xu family has been married to the Huan family of Qi County. Since he can marry a noble family, why can't he marry the Langya Wang family?
Xu Zongwen was very sober. Before he was strong enough to completely uproot the noble clan, he himself was unavoidable and could only follow the rules and continue to marry.
