After learning that the war between King Sima Yue of the East China Sea and General Gou Xi was imminent, Liu Yu summoned his generals and counselors to discuss the matter the next day. 6 eight 6 eight 6 read 6 books, □≠o
After receiving refuge from a large number of Jizhou scholars, many of these Jizhou scholars also defected to Liu Yu.
Therefore, at this time, Liu Yu's generals were basically Dong Ping, Li Feng and other old Donglai brothers, but the administrative officials and counselors were divided into the Qingzhou faction headed by Xue Qi, Yan Zhu and others. The Jizhou faction led by Hua Xiu and others.
In this way, a tripartite party with Liu Yu as the leader was formed, which was of great benefit to prevent his subordinates from collaborating to evade themselves.
Of course, there are also disadvantages. If Liu Yu, the mediator, is lost, the three parties may soon fall into civil strife.
However, Liu Yu felt that he was only in his twenties. No matter what, he would not be able to reach heaven in three or five years. There was no need to consider these subsequent events for the time being.
When the generals and officials who remained in Linzi City gathered together, everyone sighed secretly after hearing that Sima Yue, King of the East China Sea, was about to send troops to attack the general Gou Xi.
Everyone felt that given the current bad situation around Luoyang, the Donghai King's actions would definitely worsen the situation. The threat of the Huns was already getting closer and closer to Luoyang. After such an internal fight, I am afraid that the situation would be even worse. Luo Jing of the Jin Dynasty was about to die.
"I think this old man, King of Donghai, will be dead sooner or later even if he takes back Luoyang."
Li Feng, who was sitting next to Liu Yu, said.
In the discussion with everyone just now, almost everyone felt that this time, King Sima Yue of the East China Sea would definitely be able to defeat Gou Xi and reoccupy Luoyang. Sima Yue united with the forces of Guanzhong and Jingzhou to besiege Gou Xi on three sides. The core force in his hand was no more than 10,000. I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist.
"Brother Li, you are right. I think it is better for us to take advantage of the East China Sea King and Gou Xi's fight to go south and occupy Yanzhou, and save the Yanzhou governor Yuan Fu from being a puppet in Yanzhou." Next to Li Feng Zhao Kun immediately echoed.
As the saying goes, "Get Long and look forward to Shu". After Qingzhou was conquered, Liu Yu's group of generals felt that the world's military affairs seemed to be just that.
They were originally the ranger gamblers in the alleys of Donglai County. After fighting for two years, they beat the officers, soldiers and Hulu to the ground.
Especially after the military system was established, these new "landlord" sergeants, large and small, were happy to hear the war. They all looked forward to winning more battles and receiving more land, labor and property.
In this way, Yanzhou next door became the best target. Although Yuan Fu, the governor of Yanzhou, came from the Yuan family of Runan, a well-known family, he was neither proficient in military affairs nor had much ability to manage chaos. Therefore, the Huru bandits and refugees in Yanzhou were The various forces are in chaos.
Yanzhou, an important place in the Central Plains, had a land and population higher than Qingzhou, which made Liu Yu's generals look at it for a long time.
However, the ideas of Li Feng and Zhao Kun, the backbones of the Donglai Army, were immediately rejected by others.
"Yanzhou cannot be touched lightly. Not to mention that Yuan Fu, the governor of Yanzhou, is a confidant of the King of East China Sea. Attacking Yanzhou will definitely lead to retaliation. Even if Yanzhou is occupied, it will be a big problem. Yanzhou has been plagued by bandits and refugees, and now it has been attacked again and again. Drought locusts are almost destined to have no harvest this year, and there will be more and more refugees. By then, just pacifying the chaos will be like being stuck in a quagmire."
The first person to speak was Xue Qi, a strong man from Qi. He is now Liu Yu's official in charge of Qingzhou, and is also the assistant officer of the governor's department. ∈八∈八∈Read∈Book, ≦o≧
Xue Qi's opinion was quickly endorsed by Yan Zhu and others. Many people spoke one after another stating that Qingzhou's current savings were poor and it did not yet have the strength to capture Yanzhou.
Liu Yu saw the performance of these local officials in Qingzhou and knew that these Qingzhou powerful men were different from military generals. They did not need military merit to be promoted and make a fortune. They felt that they were living a good life in Qingzhou today without strong meritorious deeds. , On the contrary, frequent wars will increase their burden. After all, these powerful people only need to pay taxes on land occupation in Qingzhou today, but in wartime they need to bring their own dry food and manpower, which is really not a cost-effective deal.
"What are you afraid of? The swords and guns of our Qingzhou Army are very sharp. If anyone dares to cause trouble, we will take care of him and let him lie down immediately."
After hearing the words of the powerful officials in Qingzhou, Zhao Kun was immediately dissatisfied. He felt that once Yanzhou was occupied, those powerful and homeless people would not be able to obey obediently in front of the sharp swords and guns.
When these Qingzhou faction officials saw this, they all shook their heads, but no one argued anymore. They all knew that Zhao Kun, a former gambler from Donglai County, was a fool. It would be a waste of time to reason with such a person.
However, just because the local officials in Qingzhou didn't say it, it doesn't mean that others didn't say it.
At this time, Hua Xiu spoke slowly.
"It is not difficult to attack Yanzhou, but the difficult part is the strategy afterwards. This year, two disasters of drought and locusts are coming one after another. Although Qingzhou has saved itself well and is much better than other states and counties, this year's autumn grain will definitely be greatly affected. If we attack Yanzhou not only needs to dispatch soldiers, but also a considerable number of civilians. As a result, summer planting and autumn harvest may be even more affected, and the harvests this year and next will be lost."
Hua Xiu's words won Liu Yu's heart. With the current situation in Yanzhou, it would be difficult to obtain food locally. He would have to fight openly and secretly with those wealthy families. Basically, he would have to rely on Qingzhou to transport food and grass. In this way, a large number of people would be separated from the fields. , which has a great impact on the sowing and harvesting of grain.
Hua Xiu's words received nods of approval from many officials.
Then, Hua Xiu continued.
"Moreover, even if we want to take Yanzhou, we must pay attention to the reputation of our teachers. If we attack wherever we want like the bandits, we will really be worse than the Huns. Even Liu Yuan is doing it in the name of restoring the Han Dynasty. "
Hua Xiu's two sentences aroused everyone's agreement.
In the first few gatherings, Hua Xiu and other Jizhou scholars were not used to the 'speak freely' style of closed-door meetings promoted by Liu Yu. After all, there were often too many arrogant and ambitious words in such discussions. However, after experiencing it several times, Hua Xiu gradually adapted to this kind of discussion, which he regarded as a "conspiracy" mode among his confidants.
Moreover, Hua Xiu can often raise key issues and measures.
"Then what does it mean to be famous?" Qingzhou Army General Li Feng said with some confusion.
"A famous teacher? This is not easy. The Huns Liu Yuan dared to call himself the King of Han. Our general is the real Emperor Gao of Han. If you ask me, I might as well call him the king." Zhao Kun on the side said carelessly. He continued without thinking.
"In my opinion, just call him King Qi."
After saying that, Zhao Kun clapped his hands, very proud of his sudden idea.
After hearing this, everyone present had long dismissed the strange talk in the secret discussion, but they were still very surprised by Zhao Kun's suggestion that Liu Yu "become the king" .
Although this Zhao Kun acted ruthlessly, he was one of Liu Yu's most loyal confidants. What Zhao Kun said just now seemed unintentional, but who can guarantee that it was not Liu Yu's secret instruction to test them? Of.
When thinking of this, many people's minds became excited.
Not to mention the Three Kingdoms of the late Han Dynasty that have gone far away, let’s just say that today’s world is already full of grass-head kings claiming to be kings, dukes, and chanyus. From this, it seems that it is not impossible for Liu Yu to call himself a certain king. .
Although this would completely break with the Jin Dynasty and become a traitor, don't forget that Liu Yu was originally a traitor from Donglai Tianshi Dao.
After Liu Yu heard Zhao Kun's words, his heart moved slightly, but on the surface, he immediately pretended to scold him.
He said that Zhao Kun drank every day and his brain was damaged by drinking, and he started talking nonsense in broad daylight.
After this topic suddenly came up, the atmosphere in the room became a little awkward.
At this time, Hua Xiu picked up the previous topic and continued.
"The so-called teacher's reputation is to wait for the opportunity, so as not to offend the court and avoid being criticized by the public, but also to gain the heartfelt gratitude of Yanzhou scholars, laying a good foundation for the subsequent restoration of economic strategy."
Liu Yu quickly continued to ask on this topic.
"Uncle, when will the good opportunity you mentioned appear?"
"When the chaos in Yanzhou is out of control, it will be a good opportunity for the general to lead his troops into Yanzhou and relieve the people."
Hua Xiu then explained that according to the latest information, Wang Mishile has joined forces to disrupt the entire Yuzhou and Yanzhou. Looking at the current situation, I am afraid that the situation will only become more and more chaotic. By then, Yanzhou Governor Yuan Fu will be a mediocre person. , there must be nothing to do, and Sima Yue may not have any spare power to rescue them. The Yanzhou people who have been ravaged by the rebel army will definitely welcome the Qingzhou army's help.
In this way, under the pressure of Wang Mishile's rebellion and the destruction of families and families, the powerful people of Yanzhou will definitely be willing to fund the supply of grain and grass, which can relieve the logistical pressure of transporting grain and grass hundreds of miles from Qingzhou.
Hua Xiu's prudent and prudent suggestions were immediately approved by everyone present.
Liu Yu couldn't help but praise him after hearing this.
However, there was a question in Liu Yu's mind that he did not voice out.
In Cai Xiu's countermeasures just now, he only took into account Yanzhou's powerful attitude, but there was still no solution to the problem of refugees caused by the subsequent famine in Yanzhou. Of course, there may be a solution to these famine refugees in what Hua Xiu didn't say, and Liu Yu could basically guess it.
That is, Hua Xiu's solution to the possible refugees in Yanzhou in the future is wuzhen ya.
According to the powerful thinking of the Western Jin Dynasty, since some people are causing trouble due to famine, if the people are eliminated, the trouble will be solved.
After all, in the face of natural disasters, the human power of ancient times was too weak, especially this year's famine is doomed. If refugee trouble occurs because of this, then the simplest and most direct way is to deal with the troublemakers.
Liu expected this and couldn't help but secretly sigh in his heart. From his heart, he was unwilling to give up any Han people, but the environment at this time was so cruel, and it would not change because of his will. .
He forced himself to be cruel. The death of a hundred people was a tragedy, but the death of a million people was just a series of numbers.
What I can do now is to try to reduce this string of numbers as much as possible. Even if it is just a little less, it will be hundreds or even thousands of lives.
An hour later, this "secret conversation" finally ended. Everyone left the house and went back to the government office.
Liu Yu also got up and returned to the inner courtyard. As soon as he sat down, a maid informed him that his wife Wang Ze's uncle Hua Xiu wanted to see him.
Liu Yu was wondering, did Hua Xiu have something to say that he couldn't say during the discussion just now, and did he need to say it to him alone?
He immediately invited Hua Xiu in. As his wife's uncle, Liu Yu already regarded Hua Xiu as one of his most confidants.
After Hua Xiu came in, he looked mysterious and asked directly, "Ji Xing, what do you think of what just happened?"
As an elder, Hua Xiu always calls him by his cousin's name in private.
Liu Yu was stunned for a moment, thinking that Hua Xiu was talking about Yanzhou, and replied.
"Nowadays, Qingzhou has a lot of industries waiting to flourish, and there is insufficient savings, but we should wait for good opportunities, otherwise..."
Just when Liu Yu was halfway through what he said, Hua Xiu waved his hand, interrupted him, and said, "That's not what I'm talking about. I'm referring to what that bastard Zhao Kun said about becoming king."
It turned out that this was the case. Liu Yu smiled lightly and said, "This is just Zhao Kunhun's nonsense. Uncle, you don't need to take it seriously."
Hua Xiu saw that Liu Yu's expression was calm and there was no pretense.
"It seems that Zhao Kun is really telling the truth. I thought you asked Zhao Kun to speak to test everyone's feelings?"
Liu Yu immediately denied it, saying that he did not have such thoughts, or that he did not have such thoughts now.
After listening to Liu Yu's words, Hua Xiu expressed his belief, but in the end, Hua Xiu sighed softly and said.
"Some people abandon their families and careers and follow you through life and death. I'm afraid a county magistrate cannot satisfy you. If you don't get rewards for a long time, some people may not want to leave."
Liu Yu understood what Hua Xiu said and what he meant. He thought for a moment and spoke slowly.
"A great sage once said, build walls high, store up food widely, and become king slowly."
In the third year of Yongjia, June.
Sima Yue, King of the East China Sea, led the Chinese army from Xingyang to attack Luoyang. With the help of Sima Mo, who was advancing from the east of Guanxi Province, he sent troops to attack Luoyang. General Gou Xi of Jin, who came out of the city to fight, was defeated in both battles.
The Forbidden Army in Luoyang City took the opportunity to rebel against Gou Xi. The Forbidden Army killed Gou Xi's generals and officials in the city, and rescued the emperor Sima Chi who was under house arrest in the palace. While the Forbidden Army was in the city anyway, the rangers and scoundrels in Luoyang City took the opportunity to go around. There was robbery and theft, and finally there was chaos in Luoyang city. It was not until the next day that Sima Yue, King of the East China Sea, led his army into the city and stopped the robbery.
After this battle, thousands of people in Luoyang were killed and injured, and many lanes and lanes were burned to the ground.
Gou Xi led thousands of defeated troops to flee south from Jingzhou. General Shan Jian of the southern expedition met in Nanyang, but was defeated by Gou Xi. With only a few thousand remaining soldiers, Gou Xi breathed a sigh of relief and occupied the northern part of Jingzhou, recruiting tens of thousands of refugees. In a short time, Momentum revived. 11
