Central Plains, Luoyang, Jin Dynasty Imperial Tomb.
Fu Jian stood among the ruins, wearing a large bear skin. The black bear's fur was fluttering in the biting cold wind. There was light snow in the sky, and crystal snow beads fell on these. The bear hair is as crystal clear as jade like snow dew on pine needles, highlighting Fu Jian's tall figure. There is a unique artistic conception in this white snow.
Standing next to Fu Jian was a man in his thirties with a full beard. He was also wearing a bearskin robe, almost exactly the same as Fu Jian's. His expression was a little frightened, because, this He was wearing a bearskin robe that Fu Jian had just given to him personally.
Fu Jian sighed softly: "There is no immortal dynasty in this world. At that time, the three generations of the Jin Dynasty emperors, Sima Yi, Sima Zhao, and Sima Yan, who were all powerful and unified the world, were so domineering, but we could never have imagined how domineering they were. The day will come when I will be like a lonely ghost here, and even the mausoleum will not be preserved."
The man next to him dressed in bearskin said quickly: "Jin's virtue has declined. Now is the time when our country, Qin, is at its peak. The King of Heaven does not need to express such emotion."
Fu Jian shook his head: "Chief Yang, we are not as good as the Jin Dynasty back then. At least, the Jin Dynasty unified the world and wiped out Dongwu. However, our Daqin has not wiped out the Eastern Jin Dynasty yet, only half of the country. Gu is really worried that a hundred years from now, Gu will be like the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, without even a burial place."
Leader Yang was the chief of the Di people in Qiuchi, and so was Yang Qiu, who was of the same ethnic group as Fu Jian. Back then, the Yang family in Qiuchi was considered powerful in the west. During the Eight Kings Rebellion at the end of the Jin Dynasty, the Di people in Qiuchi became powerful. The leader Yang Nandi also founded a country and became king. However, after the rise of Fu Qin, Qiu Chi was also conquered and destroyed. The Yang family moved to the Chang'an area. Due to their relationship with the same clan, Fu Jian treated him well. This time he went to the south. The Eastern Jin Dynasty also brought the Yang family, who were known as brave and good at fighting among the Di people, to join the expedition.
Yang Qiu opened his eyes wide and shook his head: "No, the King of Heaven is benevolent and virtuous, and the world is at home. Unlike those ambitious princes of the Sima clan, the demise of the Jin Kingdom cannot happen to us."
Fu Jian sighed: "But the people of the world, especially the Han people, still regard the Eastern Jin Dynasty as Zhengsu. Leader Yang, we are Di people. Even if we treat them with kindness and justice, in their eyes, we are still aliens. This world , it is still our Di people's world. If Gu cannot be completely pacified in our lifetime, if the descendants are unworthy in the future, the Jin Kingdom will take the opportunity to counterattack, and the Qin Dynasty's world will be in danger of overthrowing. When the time comes, we just want to retreat to Longyou, Qiu Chi is also out of the question. So even if the civil and military opposition of the Manchu Dynasty is against it, Gu still insists on sending troops. For this reason, Gu generally does not tell others."
Yang Qiu nodded and said excitedly: "King of Heaven, stop talking. I understand. This is the reason why I will lead my descendants of the Yang family to follow you on the expedition! If the Eastern Jin Dynasty is not broken, I will never return to Qiuchi!"
Fu Jian smiled slightly: "Yes, but I don't want too many people to die in this battle and too much blood to be shed. Over the years, Gu has ruled the world with just four words: Conquering others with virtue!"
Yang Qiu murmured: "Conquering people with virtue? Hey, it's true, the King of Heaven has the virtue of a good life. Even when I was confused for a moment and raised my troops to stand on my own, you didn't go on a killing spree. Instead, you used your troops to suppress the situation." I surrendered, and afterwards I and my people lived a good life.”
Fu Jian laughed and said proudly: "This is what the history books of the Han people taught me. The emperor is the one with strong soldiers and horses, but he still needs to practice benevolence and righteousness, otherwise, the world will not last long. Although we are a foreign country in the mouth of the Han people, Barbarians, but as long as you remember the four words of conquering people with virtue and insist on it, you can truly conquer the Han people. Over time, there will be no distinction between Yi and Xia. So this time in the southern expedition, Gu Ye hopes to minimize the number of barbarians. Bleeding or not, we need Leader Yang’s help.”
Yang Qiu blinked his eyes in confusion: "I, I only know how to march and fight. For so many years, I have been placed in this place in Henan for the king of heaven to defend the Eastern Jin Dynasty and ask me to charge into the battle. That's no problem, but this is based on virtue. Submissive, I, I really don’t understand.”
Fu Jian curled his lips and said, "Actually, what Gu wants is for you, Leader Yang, to fake a surrender, sneak into Shouchun, and then cooperate from inside to outside, so that our army can capture Shouchun at the minimum cost."
Yang Qiuqi said: "False surrender? This, this is unlikely. I, I have no connection with the Eastern Jin Dynasty. At this time, when the army is pressing the border, I surrender. They, they can't believe it."
Fu Jian smiled slightly and waved his hand: "There are no absolutes in the world, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty also has a partial understanding of the situation on our side. This time, Gu has chosen one out of ten across the country, and has driven the tribes on the border to take the lead. The Eastern Jin Dynasty may think that we are Some tribes are dissatisfied and will defect. As for this matter, after much thought, you, Leader Yang, are the most suitable. If it is left to those Dingling people and Huns, to be honest, they are not our Di tribe. But I’m a little worried.”
Yang Qiu gritted his teeth: "But, King of Heaven, do you want our Yang tribe to surrender to the Eastern Jin Dynasty? If this false surrender fails, our entire tribe will fall into the hands of the enemy. If they take our women and children as hostages, only I'm afraid, I'm afraid it won't be easy for us to cause trouble."
Fu Jian smiled and said: "It's okay. Your family, women and children will stay with us temporarily. You only brought two thousand troops over there, saying that they couldn't bear the bullying of the supervisors sent by Gu and defected in anger. How many of them will you kill then?" If he is a prisoner on death row, just say that he killed the supervisor sent by Gu, the people of Jin will not doubt it!"
Yang Qiu murmured: "Does this mean that my family will stay with the King of Heaven?"
Fu Jian nodded and said with a smile: "Chief Yang, how about your son Yang Ding getting married to Gu?"
Yang Qiu opened his eyes wide: "Heavenly King, how can this be allowed? Your daughter is a princess. Dog son Yang Bao is only thirteen years old. He, how can he have such a blessing!"
Fu Jian smiled slightly: "I have heard of Yang Ding, a kid who has been a hero since he was a child. I have been paying attention to him for a long time. This time in the battle, he is a little younger, so he will not go to the battlefield yet, but there will always be him in the future. It is useful. Princess Jinyang, the second daughter of Gu, is twelve years old. She can have a baby marriage with Yang Ding. When Yang Ding comes of age, the wedding will be held. "
Yang Qiu's eyes filled with excitement, and he knelt down on the ground: "King of Heaven, Yang Qiu is willing to work as an undercover agent for you Shouchun!"
Fu Jian smiled slightly and helped Yang Qiu up: "Then see you in Shouchun!"
