Zhi Miaoyin's beautiful eyes moved around, looking at the towering mountains in the field, while looking at the more than 200 family guards around him, and at the same time facing the civilians who were shouting like a tsunami from the stands everywhere, he cupped his hands and clasped his fists, and raised his hands Liu Yu, who pressed down to show his kindness but asked them to be quiet for the time being, had a complicated look in his eyes, opened his red lips lightly, and said leisurely: "First of all, no matter whether Murong Lan is disguised or not, she will She is an official envoy, a diplomatic envoy sent by Murong Chui, the leader of the puppet Yan Kingdom, to negotiate peace with our country, Jin. Regardless of whether she has committed crimes against Jin in the past, as an envoy, at least we cannot kill her at this time. Can’t take her down.”
Sima Yao shook his head: "If she is an envoy, then disclose her identity. This kind of disguise has no sincerity. I can think that she is here to assassinate or to inquire about our military situation in the Jin Dynasty, and I will not treat her as an envoy."
Zhi Miaoyin sighed: "This is your Majesty's view, but from the perspective of the Puppet Yan, if the envoys who came to Jin to negotiate peace were detained or even questioned by us, it would be tantamount to declaring war on them. Now Murong Chui has wiped out Hebei Many hostile forces in Qilu were also eliminated by Zhang Yuan, leaving only Ding Ling and Zhai Zhao still lingering, but it won't be too long if we think about it. If we attack Murong Lan at this time, then he will have reason to send his troops south. First destroy Zhai Zhao, and then take advantage of the situation to attack our Central Plains and the land of the Huaihe River."
Sima Yao sneered: "How dare he?! The last time Murong Yong went south, he beat the shit out of our army. Even if Murong Chui is..."
At this point, he suddenly realized something and stopped talking.
Zhi Miaoyin nodded: "That's it, Your Majesty, the last time our army was able to defend Luoyang, it was because Liu Yu led two thousand backbones of the Beifu Army and voluntarily defended Luoyang. If it were just Governor Zhu's troops, I'm afraid that Then the Central Plains were lost. Now that the puppet Yan is powerful, its military and national strength are stronger than that of Murong Yong at that time, and the Central Plains now has no good generals and soldiers to guard it, and even Zhu Xu has retired and returned to his hometown. If Murong Chui invades in large numbers, how can we resist it?"
Sima Yao gritted his teeth: "Xi Hui is leaving, and behind him are the Jingzhou soldiers and horses of the Huan family, no, the Jingzhou soldiers and horses of the Yin governor. They will never lose the Central Plains and the old capital of Luoyang."
Zhi Miaoyin glanced at Huan Xuan's shed and saw that he was with Yin Zhongkan, whispering and discussing something, almost turning a deaf ear to the outside world. Zhi Miaoyin said slowly: "Yin Zhongkan is a famous governor in the world. A scholar of Confucian classics, he was extremely filial to his father and loyal to His Majesty. But after all, he entered Jingzhou alone and needed Huan Xuan's support for everything. It was impossible to mobilize Jingzhou troops so quickly. The last time Xiyan invaded, Huan Xuan Deliberately evacuating the soldiers and horses of Hongnong and Shaanxi Province put Luoyang in danger. If Liu Yu hadn't guarded Luoyang, I'm afraid that the Central Plains would no longer be owned by the Jin Dynasty. Now that this kind of thing has been done once, it will The second time, if Murong Chui's troops come, Huan Xuan will definitely not be able to expend his own military power to fight head-on. Anyway, the Central Plains is not the territory of the Huan family, and it will be useless to defend it, and there will be no responsibility for its failure."
Sima Yao began to sweat on his forehead: "What about Xi Hui? Although Xi Chao committed evil and died, I can not hold the Xi family responsible for the crime. Xi Hui is also loyal to the court and will be grateful. Now the Central Plains and the northern part of Jingzhou The land of Nanyang is designated as Yongzhou and is under his jurisdiction, so he should defend it with all his strength."
Zhi Miaoyin shook her head: "Of course Xi Hui will not betray the country and surrender to the enemy at this time, but his subordinates are just the original Central Plains garrison, and many of them were brought back to Yuzhou because of Zhu Xu's resignation. Now he only has Yang The original Xiangyang garrison under Qi, plus a few Luoyang defense troops, half of them were the troops surrendered by Xi Yan last time. If the puppet Yan attacks, these people are likely to defect on the battlefield and cannot be trusted. Even if Xi Hui resists with all his strength , it is nothing more than shrinking the perimeter, trapping Luoyang, and waiting for reinforcements from all directions."
Sima Yao laughed: "That's enough. I can order the Beifu Army to dispatch. Liu Laozhi is still loyal, and Wang Gong. You see, so many people are interceding for Liu Yu now, but Liu Laozhi If you are still there, you are of the same mind as me."
Zhi Miaoyin sighed: "Do you have the same heart as your Majesty, or do you have the same heart as the aristocratic family? Your Majesty has no kindness to Liu Laozhi. He was promoted because of the Xie family before, and later he was reinstated because of Wang Gong. Although It was His Majesty's final decree, but it was those high-ranking families who expressed it, and it was also those high-ranking families who gave him the power to recruit troops and supplies of food and grass for the Beifu Army. The reason why he did not follow his subordinates to serve Liu Yu I am asking for my order because I am afraid of offending those aristocratic families who are silent now, not because I am afraid of offending Your Majesty."
Sima Yao was so angry that his face turned red: "You bastard, you don't care about your kindness, but you just follow the orders of the noble families. Doesn't he know that the power of these noble families was given by me?"
Zhi Miaoyin said quietly: "Your Majesty, the reality is very cruel. In the eyes of people like Liu Laozhi, the power of aristocratic families was given by the founding emperor. Just like Liu Yu said, you can't even connect the land granted by these aristocratic families. If you don’t have the right to manage the family, you can’t collect taxes, and you can’t collect taxes, how can you still say that the rights of the family are given by you? If you gave it, you should be able to take it back at any time and transfer it to Liu Laozhi, but you Do you have this ability now?"
Sima Yao was speechless and his teeth were chattering. His current anger and helplessness could be seen from his clenched fists and red neck.
Zhi Miaoyin took a step forward and whispered in Sima Yao's ear: "Your Majesty, people like Liu Laozhi have fixed ideas in their minds. They will only be loyal to the family that promoted them and will not appreciate your benefits. The one who can really defend you with his life in the future is Liu Yu who is openly disobeying your orders now. As long as you can pardon Murong Lan, he will fight to the death and serve you!"
Sima Yao gritted his teeth: "But if Liu Yu doesn't obey my orders now, how can he serve me? I reluctantly agree with the first reason you mentioned. If Murong Lan is captured, it is indeed possible to attract Yan. When thieves invade, the Central Plains army cannot resist, and the Beifu army may not be willing to contribute. But if I fail to give orders here today, then I am afraid that no one in the Jin Dynasty will recognize my majesty and monarchy anymore. This loss is comparable. The loss of the territory is even greater. Now, I want to hear your last two reasons."
Zhi Miaoyin nodded, took a step back, and said softly: "This second reason is what you said before the fight. You must thoroughly investigate the land deeds and real estate of these aristocratic families. If you want to do this, it must be Liu Yu!"
