Liu Yu was completely incapable of understanding the so-called strategies of Wang Jun and Zao Song. Eighty-eight reading, o
In the history after the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty, Wang Jun, who was dominating the north, was attacked and killed by Jiehu Shile due to his extremely stupid arrogance and self-promotion, and his son-in-law Zaosong was the one who helped Shi Le confuse and paralyze Wang Jun. accomplice.
Therefore, if it weren't for Wang Jun's strong military strength, with tens of thousands of troops from Youzhou and Duanbu Xianbei, and the fact that he could sell horses to Liu Yu, Liu Yu would have been too lazy to pay attention to Wang Jun's arrogance.
However, there is no need to say these words yet.
Liu Xuanhe agreed insincerely, and ordered his subordinate Cao Sun Gongyuan to lead Zaosong to the post house to rest first.
Because the place where Liu Yu has always lived is the governor's residence in the city, the original huge courtyards such as Prince Qi's Mansion in Linzi City have been transformed by Liu Yu's people and turned into military camps, offices and workshops. Therefore, when Zaosong came to Zi, he could only temporarily relocate to the post house.
After sending Zaosong away, Liu Yu immediately went to the government office not far away and found his mastermind Hua Xiu.
When Liu Yu told Hua Xiu what Zao Song had brought, Hua Xiu was not surprised at all.
"Wang Pengzu likes to invite names and buy good things, but he is short on planning and willful. When he instigates the plan to establish a crown prince, he must do it in the name of Youzhou, Pingzhou, Jizhou and Qingzhou. In this way, he can He cannot be established as the crown prince, but he can let the world see that he, Wang Jun, has the prestige and ability to command the four states."
Hua Xiu also felt that the real purpose of Wang Jun's move was not to really want Emperor Sima Chi to establish a crown prince, let alone to comfort the country.
Liu Yu thinks it makes sense.
"However, if we really follow Wang Jun's request, wouldn't it mean that everyone in the world thinks that I, Qingzhou, are under Wang Jun's control, and I have been underestimated in the eyes of the world for nothing."
In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, this kind of relationship of subordination and following was still valued. In the eyes of the world, if the two parties had a relationship of subordination and vassalage, if one party made a severance, it would often turn into hostility, and it would be difficult to turn into hostility. A truly equal reciprocal relationship.
In the past two years, as the Qingzhou Army has repeatedly defeated a group of scumbag officers and bandits, not only the generals of the Qingzhou Army have become more ambitious one by one, but even the powerful people in Qingzhou have become a lot more honest. They are not willing to try to escape and naturalize. The land guests and servants no longer dared to treat him as before, and even began to actively ask for recommendations to work as clerks or officials under Liu Yu. They no longer mentioned words such as thieves will not last long. Eighty-eight reading, o
Therefore, Liu Yu still cares about the reputation of the Qingzhou Army. It would be too cowardly if he was stepped down by Wang Jun for nothing.
After hearing Liu Yu's concerns, Hua Xiu smiled softly, as if he didn't care too much about it.
"Ji Xing, don't worry about this kind of thing." Hua Xiu continued.
"It's just a suggestion to the emperor to appoint a crown prince, not to mention whether it can be successful. Even if the people in the world know that this is Qingzhou's response to Wang Jun's proposal, it just means that Wang Jun has the hope of the whole country, and his reputation is the highest in the north. I don’t think Qingzhou is really inferior to Youzhou, and even if at the end of the Later Han Dynasty, the states and counties elected Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance, and then Wei Wu broke with him and started a war, no one could blame him."
"After all, the popularity of Qingzhou's soldiers and horses is earned by oneself, not by King Pengzu of Afu."
Hua Xiu's words immediately made Liu Yu understand what he meant.
I was originally worried that the bastard spirit I had finally accumulated would be damaged by following Wang Jun's actions.
From this point of view, any prestige and reputation are just add-ons after mastering the key hard power. If there is no Qingzhou territory, if there are not 20,000 Qingzhou soldiers and tens of thousands of auxiliary soldiers, then what prestige and reputation are They are just rootless duckweeds that can be blown away by strong winds at any time.
"In that case, let me accompany the prince and act out this scene." Liu expected that when Luoyang's Taifu Sima Yue saw his former close comrade Wang Jun, he actually wanted to use the crown prince to seize his power. At that time, I didn’t know what kind of reaction it would be.
Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, this matter of inviting names to discuss politics has been played cunningly by wealthy families.
Hua Xiu was born in a high-ranking family in Jizhou, so he was of course very familiar with this set of political shows.
After receiving Liu Yu's full authorization to handle this matter, Hua Xiu, in the name of the governor of Qingzhou, quickly gathered a hundred or so people from Hebei who were living in Qingzhou and local high-ranking officials in Qingzhou to discuss and prepare a response The proposal of Wang Jun, the governor of Youzhou.
After Zaosong returned to Youzhou, Qingzhou responded positively and was ready to support Wang Jun's political show at any time.
Wang Jun couldn't help but feel complacent.
"I have Zaotaichan and Cui Gongshen inside me, and Liu Jixing and Duan Wuwuchen outside me. There is no need to worry about not being able to achieve great things in the future."
When Zao Song heard this, he felt proud in his heart. As soon as he returned to Youzhou, he learned that Wang Jun's brother-in-law Cui Ao and Cui Gongshen were preparing to go east to Liaodong County to serve as the captain to protect Dongyi. By that time, Zao Song was The most important person around Wang Jun.
After Wang Jun's youngest son died, he no longer had a son. Although he had a lot of sons-in-law, the one he was closest to and trusted most was Zaosong. Now Wang Jun was fifty-eight years old. As long as he waited two more years, he would be the son-in-law. Isn’t it true that Zao Song will inherit the foundation of Youzhou and Jizhou?
"Father-in-law, the world is in chaos, and the Sima family is getting less and less popular among the people. However, my father-in-law has a high family and a distinguished family. His reputation for hundreds of years has naturally been relied on by the world. Now there is a rumor in the alleys outside that "those who succeed the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao." , shouldn’t they all be here?”
Seeing that Wang Jun was in a good mood, Zao Song quickly continued to speak with added jealousy.
Although Wang Jun is a descendant of the Taiyuan Wang family, he is the illegitimate son of his father Wang Chen. Therefore, after inheriting the family business, he likes to promote the nobility of his Taiyuan Wang family even more.
However, this time, Wang Jun's full attention was attracted by Zao Song's words, "Those who represent the Han Dynasty should be the best."
"Those who represent the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao" is a very controversial and widely spread prophecy in history. During the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty lamented that "the Han Dynasty suffered from the calamity of the Sixth and Seventh Dynasties, and Fa Ying was ordered to do so again. Who among the descendants of the clan should respond to this? The Han Dynasty of the Sixth, Seventh and Forty-second Generations should be Tu Gaoye." In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Gongsun Shu and Emperor Guangwu also had a heated discussion about this. Later, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Yuan Shu once said, "My word highway is in line with his prophecy."
In addition, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, some witches and Taoists also said to Li Jue, "Tu is the way, and the person with the highest level of Tu is the que. The person with the same level of Tu is called the que."
In short, this short sentence "Those who represent the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao" is like a magic spell. As long as it can be prophesied to someone, then that person has the qualifications to end the "First Empire" and replace it. Of course, as for Whether or not it succeeds in the end is not something that people care too much about.
If you succeed, then you are the one chosen by God. If you fail, then I'm sorry, God didn't choose you because you thought wrong.
However, the saying "those who have succeeded to the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao" have hardly been mentioned since they entered the Jin Dynasty.
After all, the "big Han" has perished, and even the "Shu Han" has perished. What kind of "Han" are there to replace them, and there is no such thing as "being high".
However, the magic of this sentence has never diminished in the slightest.
"Taiwanese, what do you mean by "Dang Tu Gao"? Tell me quickly." Wang Jun leaned forward, almost leaning out of the seat, looking anxious.
Seeing this, Zao Song quickly moved forward and almost touched Wang Jun's desk.
"The so-called person who represents the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao. It has been fulfilled several times since Emperor Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty. Now, after disappearing for decades, it has reappeared. Isn't it really God's will in the dark?"
Zaosong's words whetted Wang Jun's appetite.
Wang Jun quickly continued to ask, "Then why do you say that this prophecy happened to be fulfilled here."
Zaosong smiled mysteriously and said.
"My father-in-law, the so-called "Dangtu Gao" means that it comes from the high place of the road, and the name of Boling Yuan Gong is exactly the "Chu Dao". Isn't this the exact correspondence?
Wang Jun was surprised and happy at the same time, but he said, "But Xian Kao has already passed away, so what's the use even if it corresponds?"
The "Boling Yuan Gong" mentioned by Zao Song is Wang Jun's father Wang Chen. His title was Boling County Duke, his posthumous title was Yuan, and his nickname was Chudao.
"My father-in-law, you are the only descendant of Duke Yuan of Boling. As Tu Gao fulfilled Duke Yuan, of course it will also be fulfilled on you." Zaosong looked regretful.
"Ah, yes, I am an only son, so it should be me." Wang Jun murmured excitedly, but immediately he had new doubts.
"No, there is a flaw. It's from Taiwan. This "Han" has been cut off from the ancestral temple for nearly a hundred years. Even Liu Bei's "Shu Han" has been destroyed for half a century. How can this prophecy be fulfilled? Well, can it be said?" Wang Jun said As he spoke, he seemed to remember something.
Seeing this, Zaosong quickly continued.
"My father-in-law, what you said is absolutely true. Before, I couldn't understand why only the second half of the sentence came true. This time, my father-in-law asked me to plan the appointment of the crown prince, and I now understand."
"The so-called "Han" is of course Liu Yuan, the Huns in Bingzhou. Liu Yuan arrogated the title of emperor and claimed to inherit the Liu family's Han Dynasty. Although the Hu people were crazy and confused, there was some truth in it and it was not pure deception. . And now, the Xiongnu and the puppet Han have become an increasing threat to Luoyang. Now everyone in the world has felt that the situation in Luoyang is hopeless. As for when the city will be destroyed and the country will be destroyed, it will only be within a year or two. Things are over, and when that time comes, can’t it be said that the “Han” Dynasty has been restored?”
Zao Song was already talking with great interest, and Wang Jun was also very happy after listening to it. Even Zao Song's saliva sprayed on his face without noticing. 11
