"Respect the king and fight against the barbarians?"
Liu Wei suddenly felt very ridiculous. He felt that Wang Dun was so virtuous and capable that he could be compared to Duke Huan of Qi, the leader of the Five Hegemons.
"Your Highness, it is true that Duke Huan of Qi respects the king and fights against the barbarians, but he is also a prince who is splitting the earth. No matter how Wang Dun is only a minister of the Jin Dynasty, how can he be compared to Duke Huan of Qi." Liu Wei said.
"Sir, why don't you know this?" Sima Shao said with a sigh.
"However, ever since Wang Dun wiped out Jie Hu and surrendered the two thieves Wang Zhang and Shi Hu, everyone in Jiangdong said that it was precisely because of Wang Dun's restraint that he could achieve such great achievements!"
Sima Shao felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.
Although he raised troops after opening a palace in Jingkou, the number of his troops increased greatly, and he was quite effective in farming in the north of the Huainan River, but the situation in Jiankang City became increasingly bad.
First, the Zhou family, a powerful native of Jiangdong, secretly mobilized troops to seize the power of the Northerners. Although they were quickly killed, they became more divided internally.
Later, the northern nobles who controlled the power all claimed that Wang Dun had meritorious service in controlling the local area, and they all wanted to obtain the same power.
However, the territory of the Jin Dynasty in Jiangdong is so large. Everyone wants to break the earth and become king, so how much territory can be divided up by them.
The refugee rebellions in Xiangzhou and Jiangzhou were only slightly pacified, so many gentry set their sights on the Huainan and Jiangbei areas.
This is to steal the meat from Emperor Sima Rui's mouth!
"Your Highness, these are all lies made by rebellious officials and traitors. How can we ignore them?"
Liu Wei felt that all of this was the bad influence caused by Wang Dun of Jingzhou, which made the nobles become more ambitious. They were no longer satisfied with controlling the power of the central court, but also directly claimed to be lonely in local states and counties.
"My father and I both understand this truth, but what can we do? We can only let them talk."
Sima Shao naturally hated the efforts of these northern nobles in Jiankang City, but he did not have enough strength to fight them, and he could not win the quarrel.
"These rats are all hiding behind Wang Dun to share their food!" Liu Wei cursed bitterly.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, as long as the elite soldiers in Jingkou are fully trained in one or two years, they can cross the river and enter Jiankang. By then, no matter how much Wang Dun and others clamor, they will still be able to win with military force."
"Your Majesty and Your Highness have great righteousness. As long as we defeat Wang Dun's edge and call on the world with righteousness, Wang Dun will inevitably fall into a situation where he is besieged on all sides!"
Liu Wei actually saw Wang Dun's strength very clearly.
Wang Dun's ambitions were too great. Not to mention the powerful nobles in the north, even Director Wang and others within the Langya Wang Clan did not fully agree.
Wang Dao and others wanted to support the Jin Dynasty's position of humerus, rather than replace it.
"What sir said, I have thought about it too." Crown Prince Sima Shao nodded.
"But now there are not only evil people inside, but there will also be external troubles soon. I don't know how long the Jingkou area will have peace and stability."
After hearing what Sima Shao said, Liu Wei was shocked again.
Since his escape in Jingzhou, Liu Wei had come to Jingkou in hiding. He was no longer well informed about the news in Jiankang City, let alone other external situations.
"Your Highness, what happened again?" Liu Wei asked.
"Sir, I don't know. Ever since the news of Liu Yu's capture of Luoyang came, His Majesty has been extremely sad. He feels that if Liu Yu is allowed to become more powerful, there may be no hope of returning to his hometown in the north." Sima Shao said.
Liu Wei suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Then what?"
"Then Director Wang and others all agreed with His Majesty to increase troops in Xiangcheng, Huainan, Jingzhou, and Jingkou, ready to wait for the opportunity." Sima Shao said.
"Waiting for an opportunity to move? How to wait for an opportunity to move?" Liu Wei's face was already very ugly.
He thought, isn't this just him looking for trouble? Liu Yu's troops could make the Huns flee in panic, so why are they still afraid of your bluffing actions?
Liu Wei knew that Jiangdong's current savings were simply not enough to support a large-scale Northern Expedition.
Not to mention going north to stab Liu Yu in the back, even the refugee rebellion within the territory was very difficult.
"Anyone who offers this plan to Your Majesty can be killed!" Liu Wei said angrily.
"However, Luoyang fell into the hands of Liu Yu, and I am afraid it will be more difficult to recover than it was in the hands of the Hulu. If we still compromise with Liu Yu, how can the orthodoxy of the Jin Dynasty be convinced by the people of the world!" Crown Prince Sima Shao said with some embarrassment.
Since Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiuguang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, restored the Han Dynasty, for three hundred years, Luoyang was no longer a simple city, but a symbol of the uprightness of the dynasty.
Even the significance and status of Luoyang has surpassed that of Chang'an, the imperial capital founded by Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty.
"This means we are going to start a war with Liu Yu!" Liu Wei said sadly.
Once a war breaks out with Liu Yu, even though Jiangdong occupies a water and land strategic point, Liu Yu is not afraid of annexing him in one go.
But Huainan, which is close to the front line, will definitely be beaten to a blank.
In that case, the weak foundation that Crown Prince Sima Shao had finally established would probably come to nothing.
"If we can't show the people's desire to restore the old capital, it will be even worse." Although Sima Shao knew that Liu Wei's words were reasonable, he was still worried about his Zhengshuo status and righteousness.
Sima Rui and his son were single and weak. The reason why they were able to proclaim themselves emperors in Jiangdong was because they thought they had a banner of the Jin Dynasty that they could carry.
If it were Hulu who occupied the north, it would be fine, but now that Liu Yu is reviving the Han Dynasty, this is a proper dimensionality reduction blow.
If Sima Rui himself did not protect Zhengshuo and Dayi's reputation, he would not be far away from being betrayed by everyone in Jiangdong.
Naturally, Liu Wei strongly advised against this risky move, in order to dispel Sima Shao's idea of taking risks.
"How can we win with the elite troops of the North? The plan for now is to recharge our batteries first. Otherwise, if there are changes in the north in the future, will His Majesty and His Highness go to recover the mountains and rivers, or will Wang Dun and others go to recover?"
Liu Wei was one of the ten thousand who did not agree to be hostile to Qingzhou and Han.
Later, Liu Wei enumerated the military advantages of Qingzhou Han State in the north.
"Liu Yu has at least 300,000 soldiers under his command. They are all well-fed and well-clothed and well-armed. Even if 30% of them cross the Huaihe River south, who will your Highness be able to defeat them?"
Sima Shao's brows were already frowning tightly.
If the Han Kingdom from Qingzhou crossed Huainan and invaded, Sima Shao's troops would not be able to support it, let alone one hundred thousand troops, even two to thirty thousand troops.
There is a high chance that he will be defeated in one blow and flee to Jiankang in disgrace.
In that case, all the capital invested by Sima Rui and his son would be wasted.
Liu Wei then asked about the recent developments in the DPRK and found that this stupid plan had already been implemented in Xiangcheng, Huainan County and other places.
"Liu Yu must have noticed it now. Gu recently got a reward, saying that Dong Ping, the governor of Xuzhou in Huaibei, has started recruiting troops. It should be to defend the Huaihe River in the future." Crown Prince Sima said.
"These traitors are really abominable!"
Liu Wei cursed again.
The reason why the dignitaries in Jiankang City came up with such stupid methods was not because they were stupid.
But this seemingly stupid strategy has no impact on them.
If a war breaks out, Sima Shao and his son will suffer the most damage. Three thousand miles of river water is not that easy to break.
If there was no war, such a tense atmosphere would be enough to scare people in Huainan and Jiangbei into panic.
Ever since Crown Prince Sima Shao opened his mansion to recruit troops, the nobles and nobles who were originally looked down upon by the Huainan refugees began to compete for the population.
"Sir, can you come up with a plan to remedy this?" Crown Prince Sima Shao completely agreed with Liu Wei.
Under such strong pressure, any righteousness or righteousness are so insignificant.
If father and son could not even compete for the shackles of powerful ministers, what qualifications did they have to compete with Liu Yu for Zhengshuo's righteousness?
"His Royal Highness just said that he was going to send an envoy to Yecheng to welcome the clan from the south?" Liu Wei thought for a while and said.
"Yes, this is happening, but the candidate for the envoy has not yet been decided," Liu Wei said.
Most of the so-called 'clan royal relatives' are actually members of the Sima clan who lived in the north after the Yongjia Rebellion, and the majority of them are clan daughters and concubines of the clan.
After all, if there were any close clan members, Sima Rui wouldn't be able to fetch them back.
In that case, Sima Rui's position would be unstable.
"Your Highness, then let me serve as your official envoy, and I will help your Majesty solve this dilemma!"
Liu Wei asked for orders himself.
Being an envoy is not an easy job, and it definitely involves the etiquette of both parties.
No matter whether it is mild or serious, when I return to Jiankang, there will definitely be a lot of people questioning me.
However, Liu Wei could take this opportunity to relieve Crown Prince Sima Shao from his current predicament as soon as possible.
Otherwise, the Han army in Xuzhou, Huaibei, would keep displaying the Huai River, and Sima Shao would have to respond with troops.
As time goes by, those who recruited soldiers to occupy the fields were unable to cultivate, and naturally there was no profit.
And Sima Shao didn't have enough food and money to support it.
If this consumption continues, Sima Shao, who has worked hard to raise troops for his family, may go bankrupt.
By that time, all the soldiers under his command will become like birds and beasts and scatter.
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Yecheng.
After regaining Luoyang, Liu Yu withdrew his troops and returned to Yecheng.
However, it has already been announced to the world that its Han Dynasty regards Luoyang as Xijing and Yecheng as Tokyo, to show the importance of the two places.
However, the prosperity of Luoyang, which is on the verge of the battle line, can no longer compare with Yecheng.
After almost all the government offices were relocated to Yecheng, many new buildings and other novelties that had never existed before were added to Yecheng in order to show the new atmosphere of the new dynasty.
Among them, the 'Martial Arts Temple' is the most eye-catching.
Even the 'Martial Arts Temple' caused great repercussions in several northern states.
The historical Wucheng Temple is the 'Wuchengwang Temple' that became popular since the Tang Dynasty, and the Wucheng King Jiang Ziya is enshrined in it.
However, although the martial arts temple Liu Yu established in Yecheng also worshiped Jiang Ziya, it was not called the Wuchengwang Temple, but the Wude Temple.
In the palace hall today, Liu Yu was reviewing the famous generals from past dynasties who had been worshiped in the Wu Temple reported by the ministers.
Of course, the officiant is still Jiang Ziya, the originator of the military strategist.
"The officiating priest is Jiang Taigong, King of Martial Arts, and Marquis Yashengliu."
Liu Yu naturally had no doubts about the main saint and the sub-sage.
However, there is still a slight shortcoming.
"Why is Zhuge Wuhou not among the lesser saints?" Liu Yu asked.
The person responsible for this matter is Hua Xiu, the current leader of the Han gentry.
"Your Majesty, after all, Zhuge Wuhou has failed in his five campaigns. If he is combined with Liuhou, I'm afraid there will be some inconsistency." Hua Xiu said.
Now that the foundation of the Han Dynasty has been stabilized, many of the previously hidden discords have gradually emerged.
For example, although the northern nobles such as Hua Xiu admired Zhuge Liang's life achievements, their ancestors were all enemies of Ji Han. If they praise Zhuge Liang too much, it will put Hua Xin and others in the same period.
Liu Yu then said with some dissatisfaction.
"The Marquis of Wuxiang used the power of one state to shake the seven states of Cao Wei. Even if his achievements are not as good as those of the Marquis of Liu, it is not an exaggeration to be ranked one by one."
"Left and left side by side? Your Majesty, does this sub-sage want to side by side?" Hua Xiu was a little surprised.
As early as the Han Dynasty, the world regarded Confucius as the sage of literature and Taoism, while Mencius was the only lesser sage.
Therefore, Hua Xiu and others felt that this martial arts should be the same, a sub-sage.
"Yes, let's do it this way. There are two sub-sages on the left and right of the Wu Temple. One is the Marquis of Liu and the other is the Marquis of Wuxiang!" Liu Yu said immediately.
In fact, the reason why Liu Yu did this was not simply because it was 'jelly'.
It's because, since the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, almost half of the world has regarded Cao Wei as orthodox, while Shu Han has been regarded as a small and peaceful country.
Wei succeeded Han Zuo, and then Jin succeeded Wei Zuo. This is a cycle.
However, Liu Yu did not get it by abdication, so naturally he did not want to follow such a set of abdication and inheritance routines.
What he wants to do most now is to further amplify the orthodox status of the Han Dynasty established by Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty.
It is best to be so big that when ordinary people think of orthodoxy, they think of the Han Dynasty, and think of Liu Yu as the Han Dynasty orthodoxy.
Therefore, Liu Yu not only ordered Ji Han to rewrite historical materials and let Liu Bei enter the Ancestral Temple in the name of Emperor Zhaolie of Han, but also increased Zhuge Liang's status.
Liu Yu had already planned to build martial arts temples in various cities in prefectures, counties and counties to declare the core values of his dynasty.
"I obey your Majesty's orders!"
Hua Xiu immediately replied respectfully.
Recently, the newly promoted officials from poor families have been criticizing Hua Xiu and other Hebei nobles for various faults.
But Liu Yu neither defended nor questioned the crime.
This made Hua Xiu feel uneasy, and even wondered if it was time for him to vacate his position.
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