Youzhou, Fanyang.
The Great Sima of the Jin Dynasty, the Governor of Youzhou, and Prince Jun of Boling County were discussing matters with their confidants Zao Song, Wang Zan, Sun Wei and others.
"Your Majesty, Duan Ji and his family have sent envoys to sue for peace and are willing to hand over several cities in western Liaoning occupied by his soldiers and horses," Zaosong said.
"Humph, begging for peace? No!" Wang Jun said angrily as soon as he heard this.
"Duan Ji, Lu Juan and others will not be allowed to sue for peace unless they come to plead guilty in person!"
Since Wang Jun sent envoys to join forces with Tuoba, Wuhuan tribes, Liaodong Murong and other Xianbei to attack Duanbu, Duanbu Xianbei, under the leadership of Duan Ji Lujuan, completely fell out with Wang Jun and not only killed Wang Jun The officials that Jun previously sent to his territory also went south to occupy several cities in Beiping County and Liaoxi County. Wang Jun's army was defeated in three battles and completely lost the land passage with Liaodong.
"My lord, think twice. Since Duan Ji and his family are willing to sue for peace, we might as well take this opportunity to get back these cities in western Liaoning. Otherwise, Liaodong will be completely lost outside the Great Wall in the future." Wang Zan immediately persuaded.
"Yes, Your Majesty, now Tuoba and Wuhuan tribes are besieging Duan Bu, but they are all defeated. If we don't make peace with Duan Bu, I am afraid that I, Youzhou, will not be able to recapture several cities in western Liaoning." Sun Wei, the governor of Youzhou, said .
After hearing what everyone said, Wang Jun also lowered his head and began to think.
Although Wang Jun mobilized Tuoba, Wuhuan and other Xianbei forces to attack Duanbu, these incompetent barbarians were defeated by Duan Ji, Lu Jue, Duan Wenyang, Duan Pixi and others and fled. Not only did they not punish Wang Jun, Duanbu Xianbei lost several cities due to the defeat of Wuhuan in western Liaoning.
Even if Duan Xianbei now sends envoys to sue for peace, it is not because Duan Ji, Lu family and others are afraid of Wang Jun's revenge, but because of Murong Xianbei's attack in Liaodong.
Murong Xianbei had already crossed the Tuhe River at this time, and all the fertile land in Changli County was already owned by him. Duan Xianbei could only vomit out the annexed cities before he could turn around and fight back against Murong.
"In this case, let's send someone to Duan Bu to reprimand him, and then let Duan Ji's family members come forward to plead guilty. In this case, we can forgive him." Wang Jun thought for a while and decided to endure it for the time being. With this tone, otherwise, if Murong Xianbei was also repulsed, the cities in western Liaoning would be completely impossible to get back.
After Wang Jun's subordinates and generals heard this, they all cursed in their hearts. This so-called rebuke had no effect at all. Apart from satisfying Wang Jun's face, it was a useless move. .
However, Wang Jun now values his authority more and more and does not allow others to accuse him of his faults. Therefore, even if there is a hundred reluctances in these people's hearts, no one dares to say anything more.
At this time, a waiter came in and reported that it was Shangshu Pei Xian who came to see him.
"Ming Gong, I just received news that Wang Rui of Langya in Jiangdong and the traitor Liu Yu have secretly made peace. The three-sided attack on Qingzhou planned by Ming Gong may not be possible!"
Shangshu Pei Xian said hurriedly as soon as he entered.
After Wang Jun took over the system of Jianxingtai, although he also received the order of minister, the actual affairs of minister were handled by two ministers, Pei Xian and Zao Song.
"Where did you learn about this?"
Wang Jun was very surprised after hearing Pei Xian's words.
In Wang Jun's plan, the first step was to conquer Duanbu Xianbei first, just like Emperor Wu of Wei did when he conquered Wuhuan in the north, so that he could collect the troops of the barbarians and further increase his prestige. Then the second step is to lead the officials loyal to the Jin Dynasty in Jizhou, Yuzhou and Yanzhou to attack the puppet Han Liu Yu from the north and west. Sima Rui, king of Langya, sends troops to Xuzhou to go north. This way Liu Yu will definitely be defeated.
In this way, in the end, Wang Jun will be able to annex all of Qingzhou and Yanzhou.
However, just after the first step was shattered by Duan Bu's counterattack, the news brought by Pei Xian also ruined Wang Jun's second step.
"Pei Shangshu, you can't say this nonsense. King Langya is a member of the royal family. How can he make peace with Liu Yu's rebellious ministers and traitors?"
Zao Song also had a look of disbelief.
Liu Yu, the Qingzhou thief, was so mad that he wanted to "return to Han Dynasty and proclaim himself emperor". Even Wang Jun, his father-in-law, warned against the crusade, let alone Sima Rui, the Langya king of the Jin Dynasty.
"Shang Shu, I remember that King Langya just sent a message to all the prefectures and counties, calling for loyalty and uprightness to fight against rebellion?" Wang Zan said doubtfully.
"Yes, King Langya did issue a proclamation, but it was just a proclamation, and no soldiers went north." Pei Xian said sadly, "Some people who fled from Yanzhou say that the fake Han Governor of Xuzhou Dong Ping, Cao Yi and others set up gates in the north of the Huaihe River to strictly check the fugitives, and sent all the Lu Zuo Qian heads who fled north to Huainan back to the south. The Linhuai and Guangling prefectures appointed by King Langya did the same to the Xuzhou powerful men who fled south. They won't accept it at all, it's almost like the story of Sheep and Land, doing this is obviously a secret peace!"
When Wang Jun heard what Pei Xian said, he already believed the news.
Wang Jun knew that the prefectures and counties under Liu Yu's rule gave very preferential treatment to civilians to open up wasteland and establish land. Not only were taxes extremely low and they were not required to perform military service, but they could also borrow seeds, cattle, farm tools, etc. from the government. In this way, Many poor refugees stranded in Huainan and north of the Yangtze River began to escape from the control of local tycoons and began to flee north.
As for the powerful officials loyal to the Jin Dynasty in Xuzhou, facing the generals sent by Liu Yu, since they could not win, they had no choice but to flee south.
However, the generals appointed by Liu Yu and Sima Rui now have a tacit understanding to divide the areas along the Huaihe River and will not accept the other party's escape. With such a tacit understanding, it can be said that Langya King Sima Rui's unintentional intention of the Northern Expedition has become clear to the world. .
"Sima Rui is so shameless that he is simply not worthy of being a member of the clan!" Wang Jun cursed bitterly, "After the Niu family, they really cannot be expected to be members of the Jin clan."
Hearing that Wang Jun actually told the rumors about Sima Rui's life experience in public, everyone present knew that Wang Jun was already very disappointed and angry.
"Huh, it doesn't matter if Sima Rui is gone!"
Wang Jun turned to his son-in-law Zao Song and asked, "Do you have any reply from Xun Group, Xun Song and others in Yingchuan?"
"Still speaking vaguely, I'm afraid he's just waiting to see what Jiangdong will do." Zaosong quickly replied, "Now that King Langya is doing this, I'm afraid the Xun clan won't dare to raise his troops to the east."
"The first rat has two ends!" Wang Jun complained in a low voice again.
Xun Fan and others of the Xun clan in Yingchuan were in Luzicheng, and they accepted the appointment of Liu Yu, the puppet Han emperor, and continued their positions as three ministers. However, Xun Zu, Xun Song and others in Yingchuan, Yuzhou, did not accept Liu Yu's appointment. official position, but continued to respect the Jin Dynasty.
"It's really thoughtful to hedge your bets."
"Ming Gong, in my opinion, even if Xun Group and others respond, it may be difficult to achieve anything. Hu Han, Zhao Gu and Wang Mi occupy Huainan. Under the attack from the north and south, the Xun family will have difficulty in getting out." Zan said.
"It's all because of these treacherous villains that my big plan cannot come true." Wang Jun said very disappointed.
At this point, not only the rebellious Duan Xianbei could not be quelled, but even the pseudo-Han Liu Yu, who was in the midst of the Fourth War, and the surrounding Jin Dynasty vassals were unable to quell them.
For a moment, Wang Jun and everyone else were silent. Without the cooperation of these six barbarians and Fang Zhen, it would be impossible to fight with Youzhou's military strength alone. What's more, Youzhou's military strength should not only be used to guard against those who have rebelled. Duanbu, who also had to suppress Wuhuan and other restless barbarians in the north, had no time to leave without permission.
At this time, a petty official quietly entered the room and whispered softly into Shangshu Zaosong's ear.
Then, a hint of joy appeared on Zao Song's face. He looked at Wang Jun and winked.
Wang Jun already understood and immediately ended the discussion and dismissed everyone.
"Ming Gong, things have turned around!"
As soon as everyone left, Zaosong said happily.
Wang Jun immediately recruited him to get closer.
"What are you referring to?" Wang Jun asked earnestly.
Zaosong stretched out his hand and pointed southward and said.
"Yu Tong from Jizhou sent a message saying that Shi Le was interested and willing to serve Duke Ming. In this way, Duke Ming will have a tiger general."
After Wang Jun heard this, he immediately beamed with joy.
"Hahaha, this Jiehu is indeed quite knowledgeable."
"However, You Tong also said that Shi Le was an ugly type after all, and he felt ashamed of himself. Moreover, because he had been enemies with Duke Ming many times before, he was afraid that he would not be seen by the scholars of Hebei. He also asked Duke Ming to keep the secret secret for the time being so that he could have a chance. After severely inflicting heavy losses on Hu and Han, he made atonement for his sins and then made it clear that he would surrender to Duke Ming."
Wang Jun heard this, stretched out his hand to smooth his neat beard, and said without thinking.
"Haha, this Jiehu is very thoughtful about things."
In Shi Le, someone secretly found Zao Song and told Wang Jun.
When Wang Jun said he was willing to surrender, Wang Jun didn't take it seriously. He felt that when he defeated Duanbu Xianbei and sent his army southward, Jiehu would be turned into powder.
Now, Duan was not at peace and Liu Yu was rising again, but Wang Jun regarded Shi Le's surrender as an important event.
"Shi Le's ruthless behavior at the beginning did have a bad reputation in Jizhou. It is understandable that he has such thoughts." Zao Song advised from the side.
"It's just Jie Hu. It's normal to be ignorant. As long as he can find his way back, I will definitely protect him." Wang Jun felt much happier instantly.
Since the deaths of Qi Hong and Wang Huan due to illness, and the betrayal of Duan Ji and Lu Juan, Wang Jun's generals have almost no available talents. If Shi Le is willing to lead his army to surrender, he will not only get tens of thousands of elite Hu cavalry in vain, but also Shi Le. Tiger general.
"However, at this time, I want to send troops to attack Liu Yu as soon as possible. It is best to send someone to tell Shi Le before the spring planting. As long as he can surrender, whether it is the Jizhou scholars or the court, I will guarantee that he will be safe. No one will take revenge on him personally." Wang Jun felt that people like Shi Le, who had offended a large circle of people, could be better used by him only after they surrendered to him.
"I'll send someone to tell him immediately." Zaosong immediately agreed happily.
"However, Ming Gong, Shi Le also said that Liu Yu, the governor of Bingzhou, sent his nephew Liu Yan to serve as the governor of Jizhou. Now that he has occupied the Jingxing area, I am afraid he will have to ask Duke Ming to explain it to him." Zaosong continued.
Wang Jun was immediately unhappy after hearing this. It was not that he was dissatisfied with Shi Le, but that he was very dissatisfied with Liu Kun, the governor of Bingzhou.
"Liu Yueshi is just a person with a false reputation, and now he dares to bully me like this. Previously, he recruited my subjects in Dai and Zhao, and now he has sent his nephew to lead the affairs of Jizhou. Does he think that I dare not attack him?!" Wang Jun His words were full of murderous intent.
"Ming Gong, think twice. Now that Liu Yan has led nearly ten thousand Luo Xianbei to garrison at Jingxing, we in Youzhou don't have the troops to attack them. What's more, if we kill these Suolu Xianbei, we will have more enemies like Tuoba." Song said.
When Wang Jun heard this, he felt angry again. He couldn't help but think about how high-spirited he was before. Liu Kun, Shi Le, and Tuoba, who didn't look up to him, have now become people whom he can do nothing about.
Thinking of this, Wang Jun unconsciously began to miss Duan Ji and his family, Duan Xianbei.
However, Wang Jun quickly expelled the traitor from his mind.
"Then what good advice do you have?" Wang Jun asked Zaosong.
"Father-in-law, since you can't use force, then use skill." Zaosong said.
"What is chocolate?" Wang Jun asked.
"Since Liu Kun appointed the governor of Jizhou in the name of inheriting the government, his father-in-law also had the power to inherit the government, so he simply appointed another governor of Jizhou. In this way, he would not be able to dominate the people of Jizhou until Shi Le returned and surrendered. , with strong reinforcements, wouldn't it be easier to drive Liu Yan and others out of Jizhou?" Zaosong said proudly.
However, Wang Jun was not very optimistic about this so-called strategy.
"Liu Kun's reputation is quite deceptive. The Liu Yan he appointed is also very famous. So who can match him?"
Although Wang Jun didn't want to admit it in his heart, he also knew that Liu Kun's reputation was very popular in Jizhou.
And he himself was resented by many Jizhou scholars because he had previously allowed Duan Xianbei to plunder in Jizhou.
Let alone compare with Liu Kun, even in the Wei and Zhao area, I am afraid that he is not as good as Jie Hu Shile.
At least Jiehu Shile still manages the Xiangguo area as a territory, which is much better than those of Duanbu Xianbei.
"Of course there is." Zaosong said.
"who?"
"I'll tell you the truth, father-in-law." Zaosong said confidently.
"This person is far away in the world, but right in front of you!"
Wang Jun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then burst into laughter.
Jibei County, Luzicheng.
In the very shabby temporary capital, Emperor Liu Yu of the Han Dynasty was looking at the memorial watch in his hand with a cold face.
The many ministers on both sides sat respectfully.
"These powerful men in Yanzhou are indeed loyal and upright people. After nearly a hundred families were ruined, there are still some who want to work for the Jin Dynasty!"
The memorial in Liu Yu's hand states that although Li Feng and Ran Long, together with Bo Sheng and other beggar commanders, suppressed the area of Chenliuliang Kingdom, the powerful people in various counties and counties were still restrained repeatedly if they disobeyed orders.
"Your Majesty, I believe that at this time in Yanzhou, we should change our strategy and stop using such cruel methods!"
