Fu Rong sighed: "Our Fu family has studied Sinology for a long time. Of course, we are different from that vulgar and barbaric Shi Zhaojinu. Brother Wang is overly concerned."
Fu Jian sneered: "But isn't Fu Sheng a more cruel tyrant than Shi Zhao? Our generation is learning Chinese culture, but can we guarantee that future generations will be like this? Once such a person appears, as long as the Eastern Jin Dynasty still exists, , and the Han people regard it as their parents' country, that will be the disaster of national subjugation and annihilation. I can't leave this disaster to future generations, I must solve it with my own hands!"
Fu Rong nodded: "I understand Brother Wang's ambition, but you have to eat one bite at a time and walk step by step. Don't rush it. Now our Fu clan, the Di clan, is the new lord of the Central Plains. In less than twenty years , benevolence, righteousness, and mighty virtue are not enough to pacify the world. Even within our Fu clan, there are constant rebellions, and the foreign races we conquered are ready to move. There is no such thing as the situation where the world was united as one when the Jin Dynasty destroyed Dongwu. At this time, we must forcibly destroy it. Jin is not the right choice."
Fu Jian gritted his teeth: "But when the Jin Dynasty destroyed Dongwu, all the ministers also opposed it. Only Yang Hu and a few other generals persisted, so Sima Yan made up his mind, and finally achieved eternal success. We have many difficulties now. , but the problems in the Eastern Jin Dynasty will only be more serious than ours. The monarch and his ministers are at odds, and the Jing and Yang vassals are doing their own things. It can be said that the comparison of our power is even greater than the comparison between the Jin and Soochow."
Fu Rong sighed: "No, I don't think so. The Eastern Jin Dynasty has a good prime minister like Xie An. Sima Yao will not take away his power at this time. With him here, at least the Eastern Jin Dynasty will not open civil strife. Jingzhou and Lianghuai The Jin army is very strong, especially the Beifu soldiers in Lianghuai. This time they have shown amazing combat effectiveness and are enough to become our strong enemy. Now they have just wiped out Peng Chao's army, and their morale is strong. We here We can’t easily start a war with them now. If we lose again, I’m afraid our Central Plains and Qilu lands will be in danger!”
Fu Jian shook his head, with a cold light in his eyes: "That's why we can't let his arrogance become more arrogant. If our army doesn't make any response after its defeat, then the Jin army may really go all out and continue to attack our border. .”
Fu Rong opened his eyes wide and shook his head vigorously: "No, Brother Wang, the Beifu soldiers withdrew after defeating Peng Chao. There is no sign of invasion. Don't misjudge!"
Fu Jian sneered and said: "You can come back after leaving. What's the point? These Beifu soldiers and generals who were born as refugees from the Huaihe River and Huaihe River are all bandits. They will kill prisoners of war for the sake of fighting. The reason why they returned to the army is that they are afraid of our soldiers." Revenge, but if I don’t send troops, they will attack once they get braver. So at this time, we cannot ignore it, but must raise an army to retaliate and let them know how powerful our Great Qin is!"
Fu Rong felt enlightened. Based on his understanding of his brother Wang, he knew that Fu Jian had made up his mind to send troops. It seemed that he could not stop it, so he had to make a last-ditch effort to persuade him not to raise an army. He would think about it later. The method was to slowly withdraw the troops. Thinking of this, he said seriously: "If Brother Wang insists on revenge, there is no need to raise an overwhelming army. Let Murong Chui lead the current troops to carry out some tactical operations from the Jingzhou front line to the Huaihe battlefield. Just contain him. Since Murong Chui is a famous general in the world, he conquered Xiangyang and shocked the world. With him around, the Beifu soldiers must not dare to leave easily. Just press them back to Jiangdong."
"As soon as the Jin army retreats, we will also withdraw. As soon as the external pressure on the Jin state is relieved, internal fighting will inevitably begin again. By then, brothers Sima Yao and Sima Daozi will definitely unite with families like Wang Guobao and Xie An and the people behind them. The struggle for power among aristocratic families may even turn into another civil war. Once the upper echelons of the Eastern Jin Dynasty are in civil strife, the Huan family in Jingzhou will not be content with others, and will definitely raise troops to Jiankang to seize power. At that time, it will be a good time for us to raise troops to destroy the Jin Dynasty. .”
Fu Jian's face was as dark as water: "After all, you still don't agree with my plan. Xie An is a person who understands the general situation and will not know how to advance or retreat. If the external threat is lifted, he will relieve himself of the power of the prime minister, but will let Xie Xuan Firmly controlling the Beifu Army, with this army in hand, the court can do nothing to the Xie family. If something happens, he can come out at any time, just like this time, after he relinquishes his position, can't he come back at any time? Wang Guobao Are they the opponents of Xie An? They just want to gain some benefits for themselves after occupying power, and Xie An can give in to them. Why is there civil strife?!"
At this point, Fu Jian stood up excitedly: "Just like this time when the Xie family took charge of the Beifu soldiers, they were able to give up the governor of a large state like Guangzhou to Diao Kui who was originally in Jingkou, in exchange for his respect for the overseas Chinese in Jingkou, and It is the control of Beifu's military resources. With such means, how can a waste like Wang Guobao be an opponent? Don't always count on the enemy's civil strife. Only by taking the initiative can they collapse under pressure. This has been true since ancient times. You If you are familiar with history books, how could you not know this?!"
Fu Rong sighed: "I don't object to Brother Wang's ambitions. I just don't want Brother Wang to raise an army to overwhelm the country. Now is indeed not a good time to destroy Jin in one fell swoop. When the former prime minister was still alive, he repeatedly advised the king. Brother, you agreed with tears at that time. The situation now is no different from that then, so why do you insist on going your own way?"
Fu Jian's face turned red. He waved his hand and said sternly: "When Prime Minister Wang was still alive, he also said that the Western Region was separated by thousands of miles of mountains and vast deserts. Even strong men could not control it. You must not raise an army to conquer. But what was the result? Last year. The Kingdom of Qiuci in the Western Region rebelled, killed my envoys, and humiliated the Qin Dynasty. In anger, I sent Lu Guang to lead an army of 100,000 to conquer, wasn't it also a complete victory?"
Fu Rong was slightly startled and asked suspiciously: "Didn't Lu Guang encounter hundreds of thousands of enemy troops from various countries in the Western Regions and Rivers who came to help? He could only camp and defend, and he repeatedly sent letters asking for reinforcements. How could he win?"
Fu Jian laughed, calmed down a little, took out a roll of silk from his sleeve, and handed it to Fu Rong: "The news just arrived before the court this morning. Lu Guang showed that he was weak to the enemy and deliberately stayed in the camp to let those who came from afar The enemy reinforcements were arrogant and slack, and then took advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and suddenly rushed out of the camp. The enemy was caught off guard and was defeated across the board. Hundreds of thousands of troops were beaten like a landslide overnight. King Qiuci fled in panic and disappeared without a trace. , more than 30 kings of the Western Regions surrendered to our army, and even the holy monk Kumarajiva of the Western Regions was captured. The national prestige of our Great Qin has spread far and wide in the Western Regions thousands of miles away. It can be said that one battle will set the Tianshan Mountains!"
Fu Rong breathed a long sigh of relief and bowed his arms to his waist: "My brother, congratulations to Brother Wang on his success. However..."
Fu Jian sighed, turned around and left. His voice came from far away: "Forget it, I shouldn't discuss this matter with you. You can think about it carefully when you go back. Tomorrow's meeting will be held. I will go on an expedition." The matter has been concluded!"
