In the fifth year of Yongjia, summer.
In May, Xingtai, headed by Taiwei Wang Yan, was chased and killed by Shi Le in Ku County. Nearly half of the 100,000 people were killed and injured. Taiwei Wang Yan, Xiangyang King Sima Fan and other princes and clans were killed in the rebellion.
In the same month, Princess Pei of the East China Sea, his eldest son Sima Pi, and General He Lun of the Right Guard led an army of 100,000 soldiers and civilians. They were defeated by Wang Mi in Yangcheng. Dozens of royal family members and hundreds of officials were killed. The eldest son Sima Pi was nowhere to be found. , He Lun fled to Huainan, and Wang Mina took Pei as his concubine.
In June, Luoyang fell and Emperor Sima Chi was captured. Crown Prince Sima Quan, King Sima Yan of Wu, King Jingling Sima Mao, Shangshu Lu Qiuchong, Henan Yin Liumo and other high officials and clan members had more than 30,000 people killed. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, more than 30,000 people were killed. Almost all members of the high-ranking clan were killed in Luoyang, and nearly 100,000 people were captured and escorted to Pingyang.
With the occurrence of the "Yongjia Disaster", the entire world fell into a huge shock.
Especially with the emergence of various forces that established themselves under the banner of the Jin Dynasty but went their own way, the entire Jin Dynasty was in a state of taking jujube pills.
July, Xuzhou West, Xiao County.
Liu Yu led an army of 30,000 from Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Qihuo, and came from Yanzhou in a mighty manner.
As for the purpose, naturally it was to defeat Zhao Gu, the Hu-Han bandit general who was raging in Xuzhou.
However, when Liu Yu and Crown Prince Sima Duan led their troops to Xiao County, Xuzhou Governor Pei Dun sent an envoy to Xiao County.
When Liu Yu took the letter from the envoy and glanced at it, he couldn't help but laugh.
From the letter of Pei Dun, the governor of Xuzhou, we learned that Zhao Gu, the Hu-Han general, had withdrawn from the siege after hearing that Liu Yu had led his troops to help. Therefore, the siege of Pengcheng was lifted, and there was no need for Liu Yu to go there again. Xuzhou.
The fifteen-year-old Crown Prince next to him, Sima Duan, asked after seeing this.
"General, why are you laughing?"
Other generals, officials and others also looked at Liu Yu.
"Pei Dun said that the thief Zhao Gu has escaped after hearing the news, and the siege of Pengcheng has been lifted. He wants us to go back home." Liu Yu said with a smile.
"Hey, old Pei Dun, who does he think the general is? Will he come as soon as he is asked and leave as soon as he is asked?" Liu Xun, who had just been promoted to chief secretary, said to the envoy dissatisfied.
When the messenger saw that the Qingzhou soldiers and generals in front of him all had unkind expressions, they were so frightened that they turned pale and kept accusing them one after another.
Generals such as Wu Xin, Zhao Kun, and Cao Yi also expressed their dissatisfaction one after another.
"General, in my opinion, this Pei Dun may be colluding with the barbarian Zhao Gu to deceive the general!" Zhao Kun shouted immediately.
"General, maybe Pei Dun has surrendered to Zhao Gu, so he sent someone to deceive the general!" Wu Xin said as he stepped forward, lifted up the courier's collar, and asked, "Say !Did Pei Dun surrender to Zhao Gu? Did he deliberately send you to deceive the general?!"
In the hands of the strong Wu Xin, the messenger was like a chicken, waving his hands in panic and denying it.
"General, please spare your life. I am just a messenger. Pei Shijun did not surrender to the Hulu!"
The fact that Pei Dun, the governor of Xuzhou, surrendered to the barbarian Zhao Gu was not unfounded. When Liu Yu led his army to Xiao County, he met many people from Pengcheng County, Xuzhou who came to surrender. Some of them told Liu Yu that they , it is said that Pei Dun, the governor of Xuzhou, and Zhao Gu, the Huru, secretly made peace. If Liu Yu came a little later, Xuzhou might fall into the hands of the Huru.
"Hmph! If you don't surrender now, you may not surrender in the future!" Wu Xin waved his hand and turned to Liu Yu and said, "General, I am willing to lead the cavalry as the vanguard. We only need 2,000 men to capture Pei Dun." , let the general examine it carefully."
"Don't be reckless. Many people from Xuzhou have come to vote now. If the war breaks out again in Pengcheng, it will not be conducive to recruiting talents." Hua Xiu expressed his opposition, "Besides, Pei Dun is just a coward. As long as the army marches to the gate of Xuzhou City, , he must not dare to resist."
Those Xuzhou people who had just joined Liu Yu looked gratefully at Hua Xiu. Most of these people were from Pengcheng County, and they did not want Liu Yu and Pei Dun to start a war in their hometown.
"What you said makes sense. It's almost the autumn harvest now. If there is another war, I'm afraid it will have a big impact." Liu Yu nodded and said.
Then, he turned to Crown Prince Sima Duan and asked tentatively.
"Your Highness, what do you think we should do?"
When Crown Prince Sima Duan saw Liu Yu's eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, he felt a chill on his back and said obediently.
"I am young and don't know anything about military and state affairs. Everything depends on the general."
"In that case, let's go to Xuzhou and take a look." Liu Yu said with satisfaction.
"Go back and tell Pei Dun that now that I am responsible for the construction festival, it will be fine if he doesn't come to greet me in person. He is so rude. It's really abominable!" Liu Yu looked dissatisfied.
After receiving the order, the believer, as if he had been granted amnesty, ran back rolling and crawling to answer the order.
When the envoy of Xuzhou Governor Pei Dun left, Liu Yu only left behind a few confidants such as Hua Xiu, Liu Xun, Zhao Kun, and Wu Xin.
"Gongsun Sheng in Le'an County sent people to report that Wang Jun of Youzhou has begun to recruit Duan Xianbei. It won't be long before he will attack Liu Ling and Shi Le in Jizhou. With the strength of the Youzhou army and Duan , I'm afraid it will be difficult to fight against these two thieves." Liu Yu said.
"This is a good thing. Liu Ling and Shi Le both deserve to die. With the Youzhou Army taking action, we are 90% sure." Zhao Kun said.
"It's not that simple. Gongsun Sheng also said that Wang Jun raised more troops this time, far more than the previous times. I'm afraid it's not that simple to deal with the two thieves Liu Ling and Shi Le." Liu Yu continued.
"Who are they dealing with? Is it possible that they are going to deal with us?!" Zhao Kun suddenly thought after hearing this.
"Wang Pengzu behaves erratically and willfully, which cannot be deduced by common sense. In my opinion, if this is the case, we have to guard against it." Hua Xiu thought for a while and said.
"Yes, that's what I had in mind." Liu Yu nodded and continued, "Now Situ Fu Zhuan is in Heyin and Xun Fan is in Mi County. They all call themselves Xingtai. Wang Jun may not have it. After defeating Shi Le Liu Linghou continued to fight for power south, but I am actually worse than Fu Zhuan and Xun Fan. I think Wang Jun hates me."
After Liu Yu finished speaking, he shook his head helplessly. Wang Jun pretended to be the crown prince in Youzhou, and also claimed to be the successor of Xingtai. He also gave Xunfan and Sima Rui other official positions, but turned a blind eye to Liu Yu. This kind of intentional behavior is weird no matter how you look at it.
"Then we have to return to Qingzhou quickly. There is no general in charge. If anything happens, it will be serious." Wu Xin said with some worry, "When Emperor Wu of Wei went on an expedition, there was chaos in Yanzhou in the rear, and he almost died. All previous efforts have been wasted.”
After everyone heard what Wu Xin said, they all felt it was reasonable.
"Then we must resolve the matter here in Xuzhou quickly, and then we can return to Qingzhou with confidence." Liu Yu said.
"What's so difficult about this, Pei Dun? As soon as the army arrives in Pengcheng, he will definitely open the door, and Xuzhou will get it." Zhao Kun said.
"It's not that simple. Although Pei Dun is cowardly, he has been operating in Xuzhou for several years, and many of his generals and subordinates are loyal to him. Many high-ranking families in Xuzhou have many connections with Langya King Sima Rui. I'm afraid we are in Pengcheng At that time, these people were all honest, and when the army left, these people all turned to Sima Rui." Liu Yu immediately expressed his concerns.
The Qianzhuan Rebellion that occurred in Guangling City has now been put down by Sima Rui, King of Langya, and the traffic between Yangzhou and Xuzhou has returned to normal.
Sima Rui's relationship among the high-ranking families in Xuzhou is much stronger than that of Liu Yu. If he leaves too many hidden dangers in Xuzhou, I am afraid that once Liu Yu leaves, no one in Xuzhou will take orders from him.
"Then simply kill Pei Dun, and then arrest and kill all the dishonest powerful people in Pengcheng. In this way, only a few elite troops will be left, and the general can return to Qingzhou with peace of mind." Wu Xin said simply.
"It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate. As a result, many people don't know what's going on. They will only think that the general is tyrannical and has lost people's hearts. Without people's hearts, even if he leaves a good army, he can only control the whole city of Pengcheng. I’m afraid the powerful warriors will be afraid and avoid it.”
Liu Xun thought for a while and said.
"Then how about we do it quietly and just say that Pei Dun died suddenly?" Wu Xin asked tentatively.
"It doesn't seem appropriate, and many people won't believe it."
After hearing this, Zhao Kun waved his hands dissatisfied, "It's really troublesome. This won't work, and that won't work either. This Pei Dun might as well just die."
Hua Xiu's eyes lit up and he said to Liu Yu.
"General, I have a plan that I can try."
When Liu Yu and others heard this, they all came forward.
"What's the plan?"
Hua Xiu then revealed his plan.
He wanted to use Pei Dun's chief minister, Sima Ao, to secretly instruct Sima Ao to kill Pei Dun, and then Liu Yu would use this to enter Pengcheng and kill Sima Ao and others.
"Is this possible? What if Sima Ao doesn't fall for the trick?" Liu Xun was a little unconvinced.
"I heard from the Pengcheng scholars who came to serve that Sima Ao was cunning and ruthless. He was the one who encouraged Pei Dun to surrender to Zhao Gu. If the general hadn't come to help, I'm afraid he would have had his wish," Hua Xiu said. , "Moreover, among the people from Pengcheng County who have just come to serve this time, there is someone who has an old friendship with Sima Ao. As long as he can come forward and force Sima Ao to submit, he will probably succeed."
Liu Yu knew that many scholars had come from Pengcheng County in the past two days, and most of them were met and communicated with by Hua Xiu. After all, just thinking about the complicated and complex network of powerful scholars, common people, and powerful people was a headache.
"Is there really such a person? Who is it?" Liu Yu asked curiously.
"Liu Hun is from Suiyu, Pengcheng County." Hua Xiu said.
"Hun Liu?"
In July of the fifth year of Yongjia, Shi Sima Ao, the governor of Xuzhou, Pei Dun, led his troops into rebellion and captured and killed Pei Dun. General Liu Yu led his light cavalry from Xiao County to the rescue. When he arrived, Liu Hun, a native of Pengcheng, and other righteous men opened the city gate. To welcome them, they killed Sima Ao and other rebels, more than a thousand of them, and attached themselves to more than ten families of powerful thieves.
When Liu Yu led the cavalry into Pengcheng, Sima Ao and others had already sensed the conspiracy, and then Sima Ao led his troops to resist stubbornly in the city.
This was in line with Liu Yu's wishes, and he immediately led his army to fight Sima Ao in the city. The ragtag group of Sima Ao and others were all killed in less than an hour.
When the shouts of killing in Pengcheng calmed down, almost half of Xuzhou Pei Dun's old troops were killed or escaped.
These people are also Sima Yue's old subordinates, and they are very wary of Liu Yu, making it difficult for him to use them.
After entering the heavily damaged governor's mansion, Liu Yu saw bloodstained rubble everywhere. It was obvious that Sima Ao and others died here.
At this time, a group of Qingzhou soldiers escorted a group of women out of the backyard. Judging from the costumes of these women, they were not ordinary maids. Most of them should be concubines.
"Who are these?" Liu Yu asked.
"General, these are Pei Dun's concubines and daughters." said the leading soldier.
"Where are they going to be taken?" Liu Yu didn't seem to remember that he had given an order on how to deal with Pei Dun's family.
"Reporting to the general, these people will be sent to the Dongshi Division. Hua Changshi has ordered people to prepare carriages and horses to send them all to Huainan." The leading general said.
"Huainan? Why send it to Huainan?" Liu Yu asked in confusion.
"The general doesn't know either."
At this time, Hua Xiu also arrived, and Liu Yu found Hua Xiu and asked about the matter.
"Yes, General, I ordered Pei Dun's family members to be sent to Huainan in order to hand them over to Beizhonglang General Pei Xian. After all, now that Pei Dun is dead, his family members will be helpless. It is better to hand them over to Pei Xian." Giving it to his clan brother Pei Xian can win some people's hearts," Hua Xiu said.
"However, this is too troublesome. Huainan is not close to Pengcheng, and there are Wubao thieves and bandits along the way, so it is not very safe." Liu Yu said as he walked among a group of warblers.
These women are all from Pei Dun's back house, and they are all very beautiful. Otherwise, they would not be able to catch the eyes of Pei Dun, an old man from an aristocratic family.
"What does the general mean?" Hua Xiu asked. He had already seen Liu Yu's eyes wandering around these women.
Hua Xiu thought, he had just encouraged Chief Shi Simaao to kill Pei Dun, and now he wanted to take Pei Dun's concubine. If others knew about this, wouldn't it be too detrimental to his dignity and reputation?
"No, absolutely not. If the general wants to keep these concubines of Pei Dun, I will try my best to persuade him!" Hua Xiu thought to herself.
"Hua Gong, do you know how much a slave girl brought by Le Lang from Qingzhou is worth now?" Liu Yu suddenly asked.
"I don't know." Hua Xiu was a little confused when asked, not knowing what Liu Yu was going to do.
"Ten thousand dollars!" Liu Yu sighed, stroking his palms. "A vulgar woman who can only speak Yi language is worth ten thousand dollars. You can imagine how short of a woman there is in Qingzhou today."
"Ten thousand dollars?" Hua Xiu was also surprised after hearing this. He really didn't expect that those female slaves sold by Fang Lelang and Fang Lelang County were actually worth ten thousand dollars. You know, Hua Xiu had seen those Hua Xiu felt that a female slave might not be qualified to work as a rough servant in the Washington mansion.
