Crown Prince Sima Shao quickly made an agreement with Liu Wei, and planned to have Liu Wei and Diao Xie go to Jiankang to present Sima Rui after Diao Xie returned from Yanguan.
A few days later, after Diao Xie returned to Jingkou, after hearing Liu Wei's suggestion, he immediately agreed.
Since Diao Xie became a scholar, although he has always had a good reputation and knowledge, he has always been wasting his time in idle official positions such as literary guests, and he has been unable to fulfill his ambitions.
After crossing south to the east of the Yangtze River, Diao Xie, who had left his family and ruined his career, met Sima Rui, the king of Langya at that time. The weak Sima Rui had always been seeking this power in his heart, but he did not dare to assert it due to the pressure of the aristocratic family.
"Although this method is radical, it is a great good deed that is beneficial to our country, our country, and our country!"
After Diao Xie rushed to Jiankang, he asked to see Sima Rui, the emperor of Jin Dynasty, overnight.
Upon meeting Sima Rui, Diao Xie didn't care about any rudeness and directly stated his intentions.
Although the weather has turned to autumn, it is still a little muggy in Jiangdong. Normally, Sima Rui has to be fanned by his maid when he goes to sleep, otherwise Sima Rui, who is fat and fat, will have difficulty falling asleep.
However, in such a sultry night, all the maids around him had been screened back. Not only did Sima Rui not feel the heat, but cold sweat broke out unconsciously on his back!
When Sima Rui thought of the 'new methods' in Diao Xie's words, he felt hesitant in his heart.
"What you said really shocked me!" Sima Rui wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said quietly.
Isn’t that shocking!
Sima Rui knew that although the Huainan Jiangbei area was not close to the border, and there were bandits and thieves every day before, the aristocratic families crossing south had already established their own forces.
All the land, mountains, rivers and refugee settlements have long been owned.
At this time, if Sima Shao, Diao Xie, Liu Wei and others follow the methods, I am afraid that there will be quite a big mess!
"Your Majesty, now the Qingzhou thieves and thieves are about to fight for Luoyang. It can be seen that Liu Yu is not the one who wants to win over Shu!" Diao Xie said worriedly.
"What's the difference between Luoyang in the hands of Thief Hu and in the hands of Liu Yu?" Sima Rui said sadly.
Since Sima Shao left Zhenjingkou, he has been under increasing pressure in Jiankang City.
Not only were the aristocratic families who suffered losses in Jingkou the pressure, but even the powerful natives of Jiangdong also frequently expressed their dissatisfaction.
These Jiangdong powerful men originally felt that the noble noble families in the north were ostracizing them as landlords and not allowing them to participate in the highest levels of authority. Now that Sima Rui is seeking power, he directly avoids them and goes to Jingkou to recruit northern refugees to strengthen his strength. This is simply for The disregard and indifference of everyone in Jiangdong!
"Your Majesty! That's wrong!" Diao Xie immediately retorted.
"If Luoyang is in the hands of thieves, it means that Kyoto has fallen into the hands of the enemy. Although the ugly barbarians occupy Luoyang, it is only a temporary disaster. Everyone in the world will believe that Master Wang will eventually recover, whether it is three years or five years. Or maybe in ten years, the people’s will is finally towards the Jin Dynasty!”
Diao Xie's resonant words immediately revived the spirit of Sima Rui, who was originally a little depressed.
Sima Rui tried his best to straighten his back and regain his energy.
He couldn't help but secretly blame himself. The ancestral temple was lost in the Central Plains. Shouldn't he be motivated at all times in order to recover it?
Why are you depressed again!
Just listen to Diao Xie continue to speak.
"Your Majesty, what I said is the most correct statement!"
"It's not terrible that Luoyang fell to the barbarians. What's terrible is that Liu Yu is already going to fight for Luoyang!"
"Liu Yu acted rebelliously in the north, promoting treacherous people and rejecting loyal and upright scholars. The puppet court was filled with a bunch of humble and unscrupulous people. It seems that there is no orthodoxy at all!"
Ever since Liu Yu massively abolished the nine-level Zhongzheng system in the north, and the news spread to Jiangdong, almost all the northern nobles felt strong disgust and hatred in their hearts.
At the same time, almost all the high-ranking noble families were secretly rejoicing.
Because they felt that Liu Yu's move was to mix the "talented people" of aristocratic families with humble people, which was a great insult to them and would definitely lose the support of the people.
"But now Liu Yu has raised 100,000 troops to attack Luoyang from Hanoi. Almost all the Hulu troops are used in Pingyang and Guanzhong. Although there are soldiers and horses in Luoyang, it is difficult to resist such a large number of Liu Yu's troops!"
Diao Xie said worriedly.
"Once Liu Yu captures Luoyang, it will not be difficult to repair the six city passes and use the Guandong states to defend Luoyang!"
"At that time, Liu Yu, who had already commanded everyone with the Han Dynasty and won the imperial capital of Luoyang, was so powerful that the people of the world would probably forget that Your Majesty is the orthodoxy that all people look up to!"
After Sima Rui heard this, he immediately fell into deep thought.
This is really the case!
If Luoyang City fell into the hands of Liu Yu, it would definitely be more terrifying than in the hands of the Huns.
After all, the Huns were barbarians. Even if they occupied the two capitals, they would not change the fact that they were barbarians.
Is there any truth in the world that barbarians should be regarded as orthodox?
In that case, even if Sima Rui lives in Jiangdong, he is absolutely orthodox, he is Zhengshuo!
But if Liu Yu occupied Luoyang, it would really declare the return of the Han Dynasty.
Even if this Han Dynasty is very different from the previous one, a dynasty of common people with almost no distinction between high and low, it will definitely overwhelm the Jiangdong Jin Dynasty.
"The good news is with me!"
When he thought of this, Sima Rui's face was not only as cold as ice.
"Your Majesty, if you really think so, then the prince's method must be implemented!" Diao Xie said very seriously.
"As long as this method is implemented, it will be enough to recruit 50,000 soldiers in less than a year!"
"Most of these refugees are already strong and strong. With a little training, they will become absolutely elite soldiers, no less than Jingzhou soldiers!"
Diao Xie reminded him secretly again.
The so-called Jingzhou soldiers refer to the soldiers and horses under Wang Dun.
In the entire Jin Dynasty, the Jingzhou soldiers under Wang Dun, the governor of Jingzhou, were already the most powerful armed forces.
Once he heard that it was comparable to Wang Dun's soldiers and horses, Sima Rui's originally hesitant heart suddenly settled.
"As long as you have soldiers in your hands, even as good as Wang Dun's troops, then what's there to be afraid of?"
"If Wang Dun is like this, the rest of the people are nothing to worry about!"
Sima Rui thought about it and made up his mind.
"Okay, I will follow your words and implement them in Huainan!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" Diao Xie hurriedly paid another compliment. It seemed that the many words of advice he had prepared were no longer needed.
"However, this matter is of great importance after all. I am afraid that if I implement the edict, everyone will oppose it!"
After calming down a little, Sima Rui said awkwardly.
As an emperor, not only did he have little military power, but even administrative power had to be controlled by others.
Director Wang and others who hold the power in Jiangdong are from well-established aristocratic families. Even if they have a personal relationship with Sima Rui, it will be difficult to change this situation.
"Your Majesty, I have already thought about what you are worried about!" Diao Xie replied immediately.
Diao Xie had already thought of this situation before coming to see Sima Rui.
The misfortune of the emperor Sima Rui is obvious to everyone!
"Your Majesty can first ask the Crown Prince to arrange the land in Huainan. Once the land is determined, he can then use the unnamed land in the record to be given to the soldiers."
The method proposed by Diao Xie is actually to first find out the land situation in the Huainan and Jiangbei areas. The land of many powerful families is no longer registered with the government, because in that case, taxes exceeding the land occupation will need to be paid.
This is especially true for the fields in the Huainan and Jiangbei areas. There are often thousands of hectares of fertile land in a county, but only less than 20 to 30% of the taxes are paid.
After the information on all the land was cleared, Diao Xie suggested that Sima Rui go beyond the chancellery and directly issue an edict to let the crown prince in Jingkou supervise the establishment of military settlements in the north of the Huainan River and take over the unclaimed wasteland or hidden fields. Under the rule.
Although he didn't know how much farmland there was in Huainan and Jiangbei, Sima Rui believed that it was definitely an astonishing number.
The hidden property among them will also be a staggering number.
Sima Rui was filled with fear at the thought of these huge land assets being snatched away from the hands of aristocratic families in the future.
But this time, he didn't want to back down.
"Diao Qing, if this method is implemented, I am afraid that my wealth and life will be,,,,,,"
Sima Rui did not say the word 'danger' after all.
That would be detrimental to his demeanor as an emperor.
Diao Xie understood what Sima Rui was thinking.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I guarantee with my life that one hundred thousand tiger tigers will be delivered to your Majesty soon!"
In order to boost Sima Rui's morale, Diao Xie doubled the originally planned 50,000 elite troops to 100,000.
"If there are 100,000 elite soldiers! Why should we be afraid of Jiangdong?" Diao Xie said boldly.
"Even the soldiers from Jingzhou are just tough-looking people and they will never dare to make mistakes!"
"If there is really someone who is up to no good, I will definitely lead my elite troops to defeat him!"
After hearing Diao Xie's series of heroic words, Emperor Sima Rui of the Jin Dynasty finally relaxed a little.
"Qing Mianzhi, if this happens, I will definitely entrust you with the matter of recording Shangshu!" Sima Rui looked at Diao Xie solemnly.
The so-called "Lu Shangshu Shi" is almost a position of power that is less than one person and more than ten thousand people.
Even today's Director Wang has only just gained the authority to record the affairs of the minister.
Sima Rui's "big cake" without hesitation immediately moved Diao Xie's heart.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely live up to my trust!" Diao Xie bowed.
After thinking about it for a while, Sima Rui was still a little worried.
He took the pen and ink paper and hastily wrote a series of names and birthplaces on it.
After writing it, Sima Rui handed it over to Diao Xie.
"After all, this matter is onerous and cannot be accomplished by two or three people!"
"These are some of the loyal and righteous people I have noticed. Whether it is inspecting the fields or training soldiers in the future, I think they will be useful." Sima Rui said seriously.
Diao Xie took the white paper and looked at it. The series of names on it were all talented people.
However, most of these people are the same as Diao Xie, Liu Wei and others.
When they were in the Central Plains, they were all talents from high-ranking families. After they came to Jiangdong to avoid the war, they had to succumb to the nobles led by the Langya Wang family.
"Sure enough, they are all loyal and righteous people!" Diao Xie immediately admired these people when he saw them.
They all come from the same background as me, how can they not be loyal and righteous people?
If these people came from a powerful family like the Langya Wang family, who would be interested in controlling Emperor Sima Rui.
On the contrary, they do not want the emperor to have great power.
After getting the consent of Emperor Sima Rui, Diao Xie discussed the follow-up details with Liu Wei overnight after returning.
Be prepared to be patient for a while, at least until you have found out the hidden fields in Guangling County, and then use thunderous methods.
By that time, there will be at least 20,000 elite soldiers.
With these soldiers who have been allocated land and wealth, it is enough to ensure that ordinary aristocratic families do not dare to act disobediently.
When Diao Xie and Liu Wei returned to Jingkou by boat, they immediately told the crown prince Sima Shao the good news.
Crown Prince Sima Shao was also very happy after hearing this.
After all, only after the emperor agrees to this matter can the supreme authority of the imperial edict be grasped.
With this supreme authoritative order, only those tough measures can be taken.
However, after Crown Prince Sima Shao was happy for a while, he turned to worry again.
"Two gentlemen, do you already know about Yingchuan?" Sima Shao said.
Diao Xie and Liu Wei looked at each other, both of them unaware of this.
"Your Highness, what happened in Yingchuan?" Diao Xie looked solemn.
"Could it be that Xun Song of Yingchuan County was attacked by the Hulu?" Liu Wei had heard some news, saying that the Hulu troops in Luoyang were gradually increasing and they were going to attack in all directions.
"It's Hulu!"
After speaking, Crown Prince Sima Shao took out a letter and sent it to the two of them.
The two of them took it and took a look. It turned out to be a letter asking for help sent by someone from Xunsong of Yingchuan.
The letter stated that tens of thousands of Xiongnu cavalrymen were harassing Yingchuan and seemed to be heading to the southeast, possibly going to the Shouchun area of Huainan to plunder.
Xun Song not only issued a request, hoping that the emperor and the crown prince could urge Wang Dun, the governor of Jingzhou, to send troops to attack Luoyang in the north to relieve the pressure on Yingchuan.
He also issued a warning to the Jin army that almost all the Hulu cavalry this time were habitual bandits in Guanzhong, so they must be more prepared.
"Why didn't Xun Jingyou directly ask Wang Dun for help?" Liu Wei was a little confused.
The distance between Yingchuan and Yangzhou is farther than Jingzhou.
If you have this time to send a letter asking for help to Jiangdong, you might as well ask for help directly from Wang Dun of Jingzhou.
As for the question of whether Wang Dun can be saved or not, that is another question.
Anyway, if Xun Song of Yingchuan County fails to ask for help, then Sima Rui of Jiangdong has no good solution.
Whether Wang Dun, the governor of Jingzhou, would obey orders was not something Sima Rui could control.
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