A trace of displeasure flashed across Sima Dewen's face, and just as he was about to speak, Sima Dezong behind him suddenly let out an indistinct cry. Sima Dewen turned around, came in front of him, squatted down, and spoke for He wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and nodded gently, as if he was listening to some instructions. He Wuji raised the corners of his mouth, smiled slightly at Liu Daogui on the side, and whispered: "Your Majesty's jade voice always comes at the right time. When the time comes.”
Liu Daogui nodded and whispered: "I'm afraid your Majesty doesn't want to live in this sad place for a long time. He wants to return to Jiankang as soon as possible and reunite with the queen."
While he was speaking, Sima Dewen stood up. Behind him, Sima Dezong fell asleep again and even turned around, facing away from the ministers in the palace. Sima Dewen looked at He Wuji and said coldly: "He Fuguo, what you said makes sense, and His Majesty also agrees with you. However, the situation of Lu Xun in Lingnan is different from Qiao Zong. Although he He had rebelled against the imperial court before, but this time he was considered guilty of meritorious service. He led the righteous people to capture the puppet Guangzhou appointed by Huan Chu's party and captured the puppet governor Wu Yinzhi alive, which is a meritorious service to the imperial court."
He Wuji's expression changed slightly, he stood up, and saluted seriously: "Your Majesty, Lu Xun is just taking advantage of the chaos to stand on his own, and it is by no means an act of loyalty. Wu Yinzhi, and Ruan Fangzhi, the Prime Minister of Shixing, who was also captured alive by the city, In the past, during the Jin Dynasty, he was an upright and good official known for his loyalty and uprightness. Although he accepted the official position of Puppet Chu for a while, he did not help the Huan family to do evil. Lu Xun just used it as an excuse to raise an army and wanted to defraud him. Your Majesty, please don’t be fooled by his sweet words because of the trust of the imperial court. Today’s demon thieves of Tianshi Tao are more dangerous enemies than Qiao Zong or even Huan Zhen.”
Sima Dewen's face darkened and he said in a deep voice: "He Fuguo, I know that you have been fighting against Tianshi Tao for many years and have deep hatred, so you must get rid of them quickly. But you are not only the heroes of Jianyi, but also the country. The pillars of our country should understand that state affairs are the most important thing, and public affairs should not be neglected by personal grudges."
He Wuji said seriously: "It is precisely because we take state affairs as our top priority that we have to understand who is the most dangerous enemy. It's not like the Jin Dynasty did not give the demon thief a chance to change his ways. Before Huan Xuan usurped and entered the capital, he once Lu Xun and Xu Daofu were recruited to be safe, but after they got a breather, they rebelled again in Linhai County, causing the court to once again consume a lot of manpower, military power and materials to drive them off the sea. Now after they wandered at sea for a year, they are again Taking the opportunity to capture Lingnan is definitely not out of loyalty to the imperial court."
Sima Dewen waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, how did the Tianshi Dao rebellion come about? No one knows better than me. Back then, Sima Daozi, Sima Yuanxian and his son had monopolized power and had unruly ambitions. They recruited Zhuangke tenant farmers from Sanwu land into the army, and also trapped and killed the former leader of Tianshi Dao, Sun Tai, and others. This aroused Tianshi Dao's revenge. After that, the war continued for many years, and the hatred became deeper and deeper. During the process of suppressing the rebellion, the Beifu Army Although you have made great achievements, you burned, killed, looted and harmed the people in Wu. The people of Wu feared you more than Tianshi Dao. It can be said that the reason why Tianshi Dao has so many people following it is mostly due to your Beifu Army. , General He, do you agree with what I say?"
He Wuji sighed and said: "The first reason is because many of the Beifu Army officers and soldiers died at the hands of Tianshi Dao, and afterwards they became angry with the people who supported them. Secondly, it is also because the former Beifu Army Commander Liu Ying Yangzhi The army was lax and the court was short of food and pay, so he sent troops to plunder. Ever since Liu Zhenjun took charge of Beifu, the situation has been..."
Sima Dewen sneered: "Whose Beifu Army is not the Beifu Army? It cannot be said that Liu Laozhi's is not the Beifu Army, but Liu Yu's is. Even if it was Liu Yu, didn't he destroy Tianshi Dao? Both times it was just Drive them into the sea instead of pursuing them. In the past few years, there were so many memorials about those who participated in your Beifu army's support of the bandits and deliberately allowed Tianshi Dao to become powerful. It made me tired to see them!"
Even Liu Daogui couldn't sit still now. He stood up and saluted, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, my brother has never had the self-respect to support the bandits. In order to suppress the rebellion, he suffered many scars and almost died in battle several times. This matter is known to the whole world. Most of the demon thieves from Tianshi Dao are fishermen from the Wu area. They sail into the sea in boats and feel as if they are walking on flat ground. Although the Beifu army is invincible on land, they have no warships and cannot intercept them and board the boats to escape. The so-called self-respect of the bandits is all vicious. These rumors are extremely serious. Our officers and men in the Northern Mansion are extremely loyal to the imperial court. This can be seen from the daylight. Your Majesty and Your Majesty, please investigate!"
At this time, from Liu Yi to all the Beifu Army generals present, more than half of the people in the hall stood up and formally performed a military salute: "Your Majesty and Your Majesty, please check carefully."
Sima Dewen rolled his eyes. What he said casually just now did not expect that it would arouse such hatred among the soldiers of the Beifu Army. Instead, he smiled and said: "Actually, with the loyalty of Liu Zhenjun and all the soldiers of the Beifu Army, what about your majesty and Gu?" Don’t you know? If you weren’t a loyal person, how could you build Yi Jingkou and rebuild the Jin Dynasty? Those memorials just mentioned by Gu were mostly caused by Huan Xuan instructing his party members to write letters to frame Liu Zhenjun and the soldiers of Beifu, in an attempt to alienate the relationship between our monarch and his ministers. Your Majesty has already seen through this. He Fuguo, please don’t misunderstand what I mean.”
He Wuji's expression softened slightly, and all the surrounding generals also sat down again. He Wuji glanced at Liu Yi, but Liu Yi still sat there without saying a word. He Wuji gritted his teeth and saluted again: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I think that Qiao Zong is just a thief who can be eliminated at any time. Huan Zhen is now lurking and escaping, and it is difficult to find him for a while. Only the Tianshi Tao demon thief in Lingnan is a serious problem. If they are allowed to Establish a foothold in Lingnan and vigorously develop believers. It will be even more difficult to conquer in the future. I request you to lead 20,000 elite troops to go out immediately to defeat the demon thieves of Tianshi Dao and regain Lingnan to repay your Majesty!"
Liu Daogui also followed suit and saluted: "I am willing to go with He Fuguo to fight against the monsters and thieves together!"
Sima Dewen looked at Liu Yi: "So, does Liu Guanjun also mean this?"
Liu Yi didn't change his expression and said calmly: "I made my attitude clear just now. Under the current situation, your Majesty's return to Jiankang and the reorganization of the court are the top priority, whether it is Huan Zhen, Qiao Zong, or Tian Teachers and teachers are not as important as this. For Huan Zhen, local soldiers and horses must be sent to hunt down Huan Zhen. For Qiao Zong, Huan Zhen must be eliminated before recruiting troops from Jingzhou to attack. As for Lu Xun and others, it is better to temporarily appease them. , Lingnan is a vast area with sparsely populated areas, and epidemics are rampant. Even if he is allowed to stay there temporarily, he will not be able to make any waves. Your Majesty, I would like to memorialize you. It will be a blessing to the country and the people of the world that you get up as soon as possible and drive back to the palace and return to the capital! "
n.
