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In the palace of Jianye, the overseas Chinese scholars from the north were headed by Wang Dao, and the wealthy families from Jiangdong were respected by Gu Lu, Zhu Zhang and others.
Now, these people are gathered together.
They all made suggestions to Langya King Sima Rui.
"Your Majesty, now that the emperor has surrendered to the barbarians, the responsibility of the Jin Dynasty and the State rests solely with your Majesty!"
Director Wang bowed and said.
"Yes, since the emperor has abandoned the country, if the king steps forward, the people of the world will have nothing to rely on!"
The wealthy Jiangdong clan headed by Gu Rong have completely become supporters of Langya King Sima Rui.
However, facing the unanimous support of these officials, Langya King Sima Rui still hesitated.
Nowadays, the two "Han Kingdoms" in the north are both powerful. Although Sima Rui has just captured Jingzhou and Jiangzhou.
But despite this, the strength of the three Jiang, Jing, and Yang states is still far from being comparable to those of the Central Plains states.
Even if the refugee unrest in Xiangzhou is quelled in the future, it will only be an additional small remote state.
Now the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty have defeated the capital three times and captured the emperor twice. Their military force is so powerful that it can be said to be the strongest in the world.
The Han Kingdom, which occupied several states in the Kanto region, had the same military might.
Deep in Sima Rui's heart, there was still great worry.
If in the future the two Han kingdoms go south to Jiangdong, just like when Emperor Wu of Jin was without Wu, wouldn't he be in danger?
No matter who they serve, no matter who they serve, they are still ministers, just changing families.
And once he becomes the emperor, I'm afraid he just wants to surrender to the captives but can't.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to convince others if I am lonely and virtuous!"
Langya King Sima Rui said softly.
"Your Majesty is a member of the royal family. He has governed Jiangdong for many years. He is well-versed in politics and people. He can be considered a virtuous person in the world. How can he be of weak virtue?"
"What's more, now that the emperor has surrendered, if the king does not immediately inherit the orthodoxy, then who will the loyal ministers and generals of the four prefectures and counties respect?"
Langya King Sima Rui fell into thinking as soon as he heard what Director Wang said.
Now the forces that continue to respect the Jin Dynasty have been scattered in the frontier areas, and it is difficult for them to support each other.
If there is no powerful rallying figure, I am afraid that they will immediately lose confidence in the banner of the Jin Dynasty.
"Furthermore, Your Majesty, don't worry. We are now part of the clan. You can first become the king of the kingdom, and then you can slowly make plans for it!"
Director Wang continued.
"What do you mean by this?" Langya King Sima Rui asked.
"Your Majesty, you can be the King of Jin first so that you can give orders to all parties. Wait until the time is right before you make another plan!"
Director Wang's suggestion immediately received unanimous approval from everyone.
Before the Sima family usurped the throne, the title obtained by Cao Wei was the King of Jin.
This is not a simple prince, but it is a reserve for the plan to become emperor.
If Sima Rui, from a distant branch of the clan, rashly proclaims himself emperor, even if the Jin army forces in Sifang Prefecture know the necessity of this, they will inevitably end up with a rash evaluation.
If you can use the title of "Jin Wang" as a transition, you can not only gain actual reputation, but also gain the reputation of being able to advance and retreat in a controlled manner.
Langya King Sima Rui also agreed in his heart when he heard this.
After a series of dramas in which the king and his ministers asked each other for resignation and humility, Sima Rui, the king of Langya, finally found it difficult to refuse the invitation of "all the people" and had to call himself the king of Jin.
The meaning of King Jin of the Jin Dynasty is naturally self-evident.
Since the two killing gods Shi Le and Wang Mi almost killed all the Sima royal clan, the few idle clans scattered in Jingzhou and Jiangzhou have all died of illness.
In today's world, if we look at the relationship between clans, only Sima Rui, the king of Langya, and Sima Bao, the king of Nanyang, are left.
Sima Rui, Director Wang and others all agreed that Sima Bao, the king of Nanyang who was far away in Qinzhou, would not be willing to be his minister.
There is only one title for this righteousness. Whoever proclaims himself emperor first will be the only emperor.
If anyone is a step late, he can only be a minister.
After all, neither Sima Rui nor Sima Bao has enough prestige and strength to overwhelm the other.
The only chance that can determine victory or defeat is who can seize the opportunity.
Therefore, the ceremony for King Sima Rui of Langya to ascend the throne as the 'King of Jin' ended in a hurry, and then messengers from all walks of life rushed to deliver this 'inspiring' news to all directions.
After all the arrangements were completed, Director Wang and others immediately made suggestions to Jin Wang Sima Rui.
"Your Highness, the autumn harvest will be here in two months. By then, the north will probably have lost its savings. No matter how the two puppet dynasties confront each other, we must be on guard against it."
"What Zhongfu said is absolutely true, and Gu Ye feels the same!"
Jin Wang Sima Rui immediately responded like a answering machine.
In today's Jiangdong regime, Wang Dao is not only the leader of the northern scholars, but also a close friend of Gu Rong and other Jiangdong leaders. Wang Dao, Wang Min and others who occupy Jiangzhou and Jingzhou in the upper reaches are all Wang Dao's brothers.
The only thing Jin King Sima Rui could do was to claim his favor to the noble clan headed by the Langya Wang family.
"So, what is Father Zhong going to do?"
"I feel that although the soldiers in Jiangdong are good at fighting now, their numbers are insufficient. Whether it is to prevent the Huns and barbarians from attacking Jingzhou, or to prevent the Qingzhou bandits from invading Huainan, they are not enough."
When King Jin Sima Rui heard this, he immediately nodded.
This is also what worries him the most.
Regarding the two puppet dynasties in the north, what he was most worried about was not the notorious Xiongnu Han Kingdom, but the Qingzhou Han Kingdom that was closest to him.
The Qingzhou Han Kingdom is full of greedy and violent people, just like the powerful Han Dynasty in the Qin Dynasty. The country is full of "junfu soldiers" who only want to gain military merit.
Sima Rui was really afraid. These Han army soldiers sent their troops south for merit.
After all, as long as you cross the Huaihe River and capture Shouchun, there will be only one river left in the east of the river.
When the Han army approaches the river, who among the high-ranking scholars here can rely on?
Thinking of this, Sima Rui couldn't help but quickly glance at the people in the palace.
In the end, I realized that the most reliable person was Director Wang in front of me.
Those Jiangdong wealthy families were definitely the first to betray themselves.
"I feel that although the Qingzhou thieves have not made any changes now, Your Highness must make plans early." Director Wang said.
"Please give me some advice, Father Zhong!" Sima Rui immediately humbly asked for advice.
"Your Highness is serious!"
"I believe that there are Xianbei and other Dongyi tribes in the east of Liaodong, as well as Cui Ao, the captain who protects Xianbei. These people have at least hundreds of thousands of strong soldiers under their command. If they can be recruited as soon as possible, once the Qingzhou thieves make any changes, they can be allowed to attack the thieves. In the rear, even if we are unable to relieve the danger in Huainan, we can still prevent the thieves from attacking with all their strength."
Today, many of Jiangdong's troops are in Jingzhou and Xiangzhou to quell the refugee rebellions. The entire Huainan region is empty. If there is a large-scale Han attack in Qingzhou, it will be difficult to defend for a long time.
"Yes, what Father Zhong said is absolutely true!" Sima Rui immediately nodded again, "But Liaodong is thousands of miles away from Jiangdong, and all the places in between are rogue places. If I send an envoy to declare, how can we make the trip?"
Whether you go directly from the Central Plains or take a detour through Jingzhou, Hanzhong, or Qinzhou, it is a long way to go to Liaodong.
What's more, when passing through the territory of the Han Kingdom in Qingzhou, if they knew that Jiangdong's envoys went to Liaodong in order to allow the Xianbei Dongyi to invade the rear, I'm afraid the envoys would be dead until nothing was left.
"Your Highness, the people of Jiangdong are good at water and can send boats to Liaodong!"
When Director Wang said this, his heart suddenly moved.
He remembered that Sun Quan, King of Wu in the Wei Dynasty, did the same thing when he sent envoys by sea to appease the Gongsun family in Liaodong.
However, the ending at that time was not very beautiful.
Is it going to have a bad ending this time?
"However, I heard that the Qingzhou thieves are now good at using the navy. Lelang and Daifang counties have also surrendered. They can be said to be crossing the North Sea. Although the people of Jiangdong are good at water, they are not familiar with the North Sea's geography. How can they cross it? Arriving in Liaodong?"
Jin Wang Sima Rui was a little worried.
"If the messenger to Liaodong is captured by thieves on the way, it might provoke an attack from Qingzhou thieves!"
Sima Rui's worry also comes from the bottom of his heart. Although he and Qingzhou Hanguo don't say it openly, they still understand each other tacitly.
If the Qingzhou bandits were provoked because of this incident, it would be more of a loss than a gain.
"Your Highness is very concerned. Rong Chen will think about it again." Director Wang said immediately and respectfully.
At this time, the military priest Jiu Rong next to him spoke.
"Your Highness, you can send someone to Lu Zi first, and then you can naturally send someone to Liaodong!"
Upon hearing this, Jin Wang Sima Rui immediately understood what Gu Rong meant.
"As an envoy to Lu Zi? Doesn't this mean that you have to communicate with Liu Jixing?"
If an envoy is sent, it means that Sima Rui, King of Jin in Jiangdong, has recognized the legitimacy of the Han Kingdom in Qingzhou.
This means that for the people in the states occupied by Liu Yu, they voluntarily gave up their legal suzerainty.
Although this kind of power is simply a blank check, it is the most important thing for the legitimacy of the dynasty.
"General envoy? If it's an expedient measure, that's fine."
"If you are an envoy, you can not only send envoys at any time to spy on them and take precautions in advance, but you can also take advantage of the Beihai Sea to appease the people in Liaodong."
For a time, the staff present all spoke in agreement.
Most of them are mainly Jiangdong nobles.
The sea route from Jiangdong to Liaodong, with the navigation technology of this era, continued to go north along the coastline, and it was difficult to avoid the surveillance of the Qingzhou navy.
If we can exchange envoys, we can go north to Liaodong openly.
This is the most important to ensure the safety of Jiangdong.
As for the dignity and national character of the Jin Dynasty Sima family, these Jiangdong wealthy families are simply not considered.
Even Sun Wu, who had occupied Jiangdong for nearly a hundred years, was nothing more than a floating cloud. How high could a mere Sima clan be?
At this time, Director Wang also felt that this method could be a temporary solution.
"Your Highness, this is a strategy for the country. Now the barbarians are raging. If we can drive the Qingzhou thieves to fight with them, we can reap the benefits!"
After hearing Director Wang's words, many other staff members agreed one after another.
The Jiangdong indigenous bosses and the northern gentry bosses have now reached an agreement. Is there anything wrong with this matter?
After all, Jin Wang Sima Rui had no effect other than nodding his head.
Unexpectedly, when everyone asked Sima Rui, Jin Wang Sima Rui's attitude was far beyond everyone's expectations.
"The Jin and the thieves are not at odds with each other, and the king's business is not in peace. How can he communicate with the thieves?"
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Yanzhou, Luzi.
A Lang officer held a memorial in his hand and sent it to Liu Yu.
Liu Yu opened it and couldn't help but smile.
He said to Xi Jian, Gongsun Sheng and others next to him.
"Haha, Jiangdong's envoy has already arrived in Gaoping. It is estimated that he will arrive in the day after tomorrow."
"Sima Rui's envoy traveled really quickly. He arrived at Gaoping from Jianye in just a few days. He seems to be sincere and not the kind to spy on military affairs."
Gongsun Sheng said while stroking his beard.
If the envoy from Jiangdong wanted to enter the territory of the Han Kingdom to spy on the military situation, they would definitely delay on the road to explore the mountains and terrain along the way.
"The majority of people in Jiangdong are scholars from Yanzhou and Xuzhou. There is no need to spy on military intelligence."
Liu Yu said very relaxedly.
Ever since he learned that Sima Rui of Jiangdong had ascended to the throne, Liu Yu knew that Sima Rui was not far away from ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor.
Once Sima Rui becomes emperor, he must make the restoration of the Northern Expedition his top priority, otherwise it will not be enough to convince the public.
In that case, Liu Yu would be the first to bear the brunt.
However, it now seems that Liu Yu has overestimated the shame of everyone in Jiangdong.
"I just don't know how to treat Sima Rui's envoy with etiquette when he arrives."
"A vassal state or a friendly country?"
Now the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, Sima Ye, has begun his "Pingyang Tour". Sima Rui is the king of Jin. How he treats his envoys directly reflects the subsequent strategic intentions.
"Of course it is a vassal state. It is a land of raccoon slaves in the east of the Yangtze River. It is located in a corner. Sima Rui is a prince, so we cannot praise them too much."
Gongsun Sheng said immediately.
Although today's Qingzhou Han Kingdom wants to maintain peace with Jiangdong and accumulate strength to deal with the Xiongnu Han Kingdom, Jiangdong Sima Rui has come to their doorstep. It is best to take the opportunity to raise their own status and save those wealthy families in the north from paying attention. The Jiangdong Jin Dynasty had illusions.
The best way is to overpower Jiangdong Jinshi.
"However, this King Jin is quite generous. If he were treated as a vassal, it would really be an insult to the hero."
Liu Yu said with a smile, "The thieves of Jin are not at odds with each other, and the king's business is not at peace. It can be said to be a heroic statement!"
Xi Jian, Gongsun Sheng and others all laughed when they heard this.
For them, there are no secrets at all in Jiangdong, a place where business travel is frequent.
The words of Jin Wang Sima Rui naturally spread quickly.
"What Sima Rui thought was just that he was afraid that His Majesty would send Sima Quan to Jiangdong. Now that he knows that Sima Quan is gone, he has long since refused to admit that he said this."
Sima Rui initially opposed the official ambassadorship to Qingzhou and Han Dynasty. In fact, he was just afraid that Liu Yu would send the former crown prince Sima Quan to Jiangdong.
You know, Sima Quan's royal status is much higher than Sima Rui, and it will definitely threaten his status.
Sima Quan, the original crown prince of the Jin Dynasty, was kept in captivity after Liu Yu became emperor.
But last month, he suddenly died of a sudden illness.
Jin Wang Sima Rui's attitude immediately reversed, and he refused to admit that he had said that "Jin thieves are not at odds with each other."
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