Wang Zhang Shihu was located on one side of Nanyang County of Mu Wangdun in Jingzhou of Jin Dynasty, and on the other side was the territory of Du Zeng, the prefect of Xiangcheng who had no way to deal with him.
Now the powerful people in Yingchuan County have surrendered to the Han Kingdom in Qingzhou, and Du Zeng, the governor of Xiangcheng, has completely become a lone army.
In line with the principle of picking out the soft persimmons, Wang Zhang and Shi Hu quickly decided to go to Xiangcheng County to plunder.
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"Uncle, after Xiangcheng comes back this time, we need to make more careful plans."
Shi Hu didn't agree with Wang Zhang's so-called escape route back to Guanzhong.
Now the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong's life and death are not known, and he probably won't live for long. Then in the future, the Huns in Guanzhong will definitely have to fight for power.
Shi Hu was not willing to go into this muddy water.
However, everyone in the world is the enemy of their Jie people, which really makes Shi Hu and others extremely depressed.
"Don't worry, my dear nephew, the two of us have tens of thousands of warriors in our hands. After we return to Guanzhong, all parties will definitely compete to win us over. We can be in a much better situation than we are now!"
Wang Zhang said very confidently.
He felt that if he had soldiers in his hands, then when he returned to Guanzhong, he would be a rare commodity. Who would dare to stop taking him seriously?
Wang Zhang and Shi Hu quickly pulled up the whole army again.
Tens of thousands of habitual bandits marched towards Xiangcheng County like locusts passing through the border.
Just as they had guessed before, Du Zeng, the governor of Xiangcheng County, did not have enough troops to defend.
In order to save their lives, many Wubao opened their doors and asked for surrender.
Wang Zhang and Shi Hu made a lot of progress. Instead of killing them all, they recruited surrenders and rebels in Xiangcheng County.
Du Zeng, the prefect of Xiangcheng who was short of major generals, soon had only one city left and fell into an extremely embarrassing situation.
Wang, Zhang, and Shihu collected enough grain and grass for tens of thousands of people for a year from the powerful officials in the county, and then led several attacks against Xiangcheng.
The purpose is not to actually conquer the city, but to establish prestige.
A large number of rebel troops soon surrounded Xiangcheng.
A few days later, Wang Zhang and Shihu also felt that the intimidation effect had been achieved, and prepared to wait for two more days before leading their troops back.
The scout responsible for patrolling the patrol suddenly came to report back.
"General, we have captured an envoy from the Jin people, he seems to be a high official!"
After the two heard it, they immediately asked.
"Messenger, high official? Where did he come from?" Wang Zhang asked.
"Said he came from Jiangdong!"
"Jiangdong? Why did you come so far to Xiangcheng?" Shi Hu asked in confusion.
Jiangdong is thousands of miles away, so there must be important things happening here.
"Bring people here!" Shi Hu said.
"As you command!"
Soon, several Jiehu soldiers escorted a Jin man dressed as a scholar.
This man is seven feet tall, about thirty years old, dark, thin, and very capable.
"Who are you?" Wang Zhang asked coldly.
"Bohai Diao Yi!" the scholar said neither humble nor arrogantly.
"Diao Yi? Are you a relative of Diao Xuanliang?" Although the Wang Zhang brothers were fond of disasters, they still knew these prestigious scholars very well.
Diao Xuanliang is Diao Xie.
"It's my father!" Diao Yi said.
"Haha, I didn't expect that from thousands of miles away, I would come here to die!" Wang Zhang laughed.
"Tell me what you are doing in Xiangcheng. If I am satisfied, I will give you a happy end!"
Wang Zhang was very disgusted with these famous scholars and wanted to step on them severely.
"Of course it is to promote the power of the emperor and get rid of traitors like you!" Diao Yi said angrily.
Facing Wang Zhang, who was full of ferocious temperament, Diao Yi didn't show any fear or cowardice. Shi Hu next to him couldn't help but secretly became curious.
Shi Hu approached Wang Zhang and wanted to know who this Diao Yi was.
Immediately, Wang Zhang told him about Bohai Diao Xie.
Only then did Shi Hu know that it was Diao Xie and others who helped Sima Shao, the crown prince of the Jin Dynasty in Jiangdong, with his military training and other matters.
Diao Xie can be said to be a close confidant of Sima Rui and his son.
"Since you are seeking death, let me grant you your wish!" Wang Zhang said without any change in his expression.
Over the years, not a hundred but dozens of princes, princes and ministers of the Jin Dynasty have died at his hands, and he did not even care about killing such an unknown Diao Yi.
After Wang Zhang finished speaking, he waved his hand and asked his soldiers to cut Diao Yi down.
At this time, Shi Hu next to him rolled his eyes and suddenly stopped him with words.
"General, wait!"
Wang Zhang's eyes widened. He didn't know what Shi Hu, a little kid with a beard, was going to do.
"What are you going to do?"
Shi Hu smiled lightly.
"I don't think this Diao Jun is afraid of death, so why bother him."
Hearing what Shi Hu said, Wang Zhang immediately knew that Jie Hu had other thoughts.
"Okay, let's keep him in custody for now, and I'll try him again later!" Wang Zhang stretched out his hand and said.
Several soldiers immediately took Diao Yi into custody.
"What exactly do you want to do?" Wang Zhang asked immediately.
"Uncle, if you spare Diao Yi's life, maybe you can leave a way out for us?" Shi Hu said.
Wang Zhang immediately showed disdain for the words of this bearded brat.
He curled his lips and said.
"Ningping City, Yangcheng and Luoyang, the Sima family was not killed in rivers of blood. How could there be any way out?!"
"My brothers have killed more princes and princes than you have ever seen!"
"Looking for a way out from Jiangdong is simply a fool's errand!"
After hearing Wang Zhang's words, Shi Hu smiled coldly in his heart.
"Hmph, you were the ones who killed people in rivers of blood in Ningping and Yangcheng. How can you include me in them?"
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Henan County, Luoyang.
The entire city of Luoyang has been enveloped in a thick atmosphere of tension.
The Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong immediately returned to Luoyang after being hit by an arrow. At first, he tried to block the news.
However, the Han troops who fought outside Hulao Pass held up Liu Cong's golden eagle helmet and announced that Liu Cong had been killed by an arrow.
After Liu Cong returned to Luoyang, he soon suffered from an attack of arrow sores. His entire face swelled up, and his skin almost became transparent and ready to burst.
And along with the scalding fever, Liu Cong quickly fell into a coma.
All the doctors in Luoyang City were called in, but they were still helpless and there was no improvement.
Except for a small number of soldiers and horses stationed at the Eight Passes of Luoyang, the dignitaries of the Xiongnu and Han Kingdoms have now gathered together.
Now the Xiongnu army in Luoyang is leaderless, and the situation in Guanzhong has not improved at all.
They now urgently need to make a decision between returning to Guanzhong or sticking to Luoyang.
However, before that, some people had other thoughts.
"Now His Majesty is seriously injured and can no longer lead the army. We have so many soldiers and horses, but it won't work without a leader!" Hu Yanyan, the cavalry general, said first.
Among the people present, whether they were Huns, Jin people, or Qiang people, they were all top dignitaries, so there was no need to hide Liu Cong's situation.
"Your Majesty is seriously injured now, and the military morale is already exhausted. There is no way to defend Luoyang anymore, and we must return to the military pass immediately!" Shan Zheng, the chief of the Di people, said immediately.
"Since we are all going back to Guanzhong, let's lead each army and enter the Pass as soon as possible. Who needs a leader? When we return to Chang'an, your majesty's injuries may be cured!"
"No matter what happens, there is still the Empress Dowager and the Emperor's brother in Chang'an City, who can supervise the country's governance!"
Shan Zheng stroked his gray beard, looking sincere.
Regarding the words of the cavalry general Hu Yanyan, Shan Zheng naturally understood the meaning.
Hu Yanyan and other Huns nobles all supported Zhongshan King Liu Yao. The so-called leader recommendation was just to let Zhongshan King Liu Yao seize power.
However, what Shan Zheng said was also full of selfishness.
Zhongshan King Liu Yao, Hu Yanyan and others all looked dissatisfied.
Who doesn't know that Shan Zheng, the empress dowager of the Huns and Han Kingdom, is Shan Zheng's daughter, and Liu Yi, the emperor's younger brother, is Shan's daughter.
The so-called empress dowager and the emperor's younger brother supervising the country are just letting this old man Shan Zheng ride on their heads to slaughter everyone.
It is unbearable!
They all also knew that they must seize the command of the army in Luoyang.
Most of the Xiongnu and Han soldiers are now in Luoyang.
Whoever can control these soldiers and horses in Luoyang will have the opportunity to take advantage.
"Now that hundreds of thousands of fake thieves are approaching the city, Hulao Pass may not be able to last long. If we don't decide on the leader quickly, how can we not be defeated once the thieves suddenly attack?" Hu Yanyan said loudly immediately.
"Since the thieves in Qingzhou are so powerful, just give up on Luoyang. Why waste time here!" Shan Zheng said politely.
The Di tribe in Guanzhong led by Shan Zheng were numbered in the tens of thousands, and were not much weaker than the five Xiongnu tribes. In his eyes, Hu Yanyan and others were just juniors.
He is not afraid of these people.
"Luoyang is the center of everyone's attention. If you give it up so easily, how can you be worthy of Emperor Guangwen!"
The king of Zhongshan, Liu Yao, immediately moved out the dead ghost Liu Yuan.
"Since there is no way to defend it, then the strong man should cut off his wrist!" Shan Zheng said.
In fact, Liu Yao and others also knew that it was difficult to hold on in Luoyang, but if all the troops were allowed to return to Chang'an, it would be difficult for them to have such a good opportunity to control the entire army.
Once they return to Guanzhong, most of the Di people led by Shan Zheng will definitely support the emperor's brother Liu Yi in taking power. As for Pu Hong, Gou Xi, Yao Yizhong, Du Ling, Yang Qian and others, they will definitely stand stronger and Liu Yi, the emperor's younger brother, has a great reputation.
Liu Yi, the young emperor's younger brother, was even worse than Liu Cong. He was a rotten scholar, and almost all the Xiongnu nobles disliked him.
Relatively speaking, it is more acceptable to the Huns to let Liu Yao, who pays more attention to the Huns themselves, take power.
"Whoever abandons Luoyang again will be a big thief of the country!"
Zhongshan King Liu Yao said harshly.
Shan Zheng was extremely angry when he saw this, but when he saw the large number of Huns soldiers in the palace, he could only bear it angrily.
Most of his troops are in Guanzhong, otherwise Shanzheng would never give up so willingly.
However, even if no one dares to say anything about abandoning Luoyang without a fight, everyone does not completely agree with supporting Liu Yao's unification of the army.
Even among the Xiongnu nobles, a considerable number of them were afraid.
They were afraid that when the Hun Emperor Liu Cong got better in the future, if they pursued this matter again, it would really be a disaster.
Therefore, only the chariot and cavalry general Hu Yanyan and others seemed determined to support Liu Yao, the king of Zhongshan.
In the end, everyone felt that it was better to wait for another day or two, maybe the emperor would get better by then.
Liu Yao, Hu Yanyan and others could only compromise on this and had to go back and continue to think of a solution.
When these two groups competed with each other, almost deliberately, no one mentioned the biological son of the Huns Emperor Liu Cong.
You know, Liu Cong has biological sons, and there are several of them.
Although most of them are too young, his eldest son Liu Can is the Great Chanyu and King of Jin who guards Pingyang!
Whether it was intentional or unintentional, no one mentioned Liu Can, including Liu Yao, Shan Zheng and others.
But that doesn't mean anyone forgot about the emperor's eldest son.
Just now, facing the two groups of people arguing endlessly, Jin Zhun, as a confidant of the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong, felt greatly uneasy.
No matter who is in power among these two groups of people, in the end, they will not get any good results of their own.
The emperor's younger brother Liu Yi felt that Jin Zhun and others were sycophants and the chief culprits of the emperor's promiscuity and immorality, and they must be punished.
As for the Xiongnu nobles such as Liu Yao and Hu Yanyan, Jin Zhun and others were just lower-class Huns. They were lackeys and accomplices used by the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong to suppress the Xiongnu nobles and monopolize the imperial power. They might not be imprisoned. , just drag it out and click it.
So, after everyone dispersed with their own thoughts, Jin Zhun thought hard and anxiously.
Finally, Jin Zhun slapped his thigh, seeming to have made up his mind.
"Uncle, what do you want from me?"
Jin Zhun immediately ordered people to find his nephew Jin Kang.
As soon as he saw his nephew Jin Kang coming, Jin Zhun quickly closed the doors and windows carefully, and then took his nephew to sit down.
Jin Zhun took out a letter he had just written from his arms and carefully handed it into his nephew's hands.
"Uncle, what is this?" Jin Kang asked doubtfully.
"Don't ask too many questions!" Jin Zhun's face turned cold and he said very seriously.
Jin Kang knew that the situation in Luoyang was strange now and did not dare to ask any more questions.
"Tonight, after the third watch, you leave the city overnight. Don't make any stops on the way. Go straight to Pingyang. You must hand this letter into the hands of the Great Chanyu!"
Jin Zhunzai said carefully.
"It must be handed over to Liu Can with your own hands!"
He repeated it worriedly.
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