In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Kangcheng, Gongcheng and Liangyi Palace were built.
In the main hall, there were only three people sitting opposite each other. Everyone's face was solemn. On the small case in front of the three people, the same newspaper was spread out. After a long time, Liu Yi, who was sitting on the left, sighed. A voice said: "Unexpectedly, this side of the rabbit turned out to be my eternal farewell."
He Wuji, who was sitting on the right, had tears in his eyes and choked up: "It's all my fault. I knew he was seriously ill and wanted to come back at this time, but I didn't take him with me."
Liu Yu murmured: "Bottle, Rabbit, it seems like yesterday that I met them. It has been almost twenty years since we took control of the military and political power step by step, but one by one our good brothers have left." If there is an afterlife, I don’t know if we can see each other again."
He Wuji wiped the tears from his eyes and said: "Decades of life, in the blink of an eye, fighting and fighting, in the end it is just a handful of loess. To be honest, before I came here this time, I was quite jealous of the rabbit. I feel that he got such an important position as the governor of Jingzhou without any merit this time, but now that I think about it, I just wanted to scold him in person again, but I never got the chance. Ji Nu, Xile, do you still want to keep fighting like this? ?”
Liu Yu looked at Liu Yi, and he looked at him in the same way. Just like that, the two looked at each other for a moment, and Liu Yi sighed softly: "Wuji is right. Fighting back and forth, in the end it's just... Return to dust, why bother? In any case, we have been brothers for decades, sharing life and death. Is there anything that we can't resolve, and we have to be angry and stubborn? There are so many enemies, opponents, and ruthless people in this world. Now, we ourselves are fighting each other to the death, which is ridiculous to think about."
Liu Yu shook his head: "Xile, I have never deliberately targeted you. I am all for the country and our great cause. Last time in the court, I was so excited that I had such a big argument with you, and in the end I couldn't even get down. Taiwan, I regret it too, and if apologizing can make you feel better, I am willing to formally apologize to you."
Liu Yi waved his hand: "Forget it, let bygones be bygones. I don't like Wang Mi, but since you want him to be the prime minister of the government, use him. I won't target him in the future. It's just that I treated him that day. Attack, some high-ranking families may have other ideas, and may even assassinate him. Wang Mi seemed to have heard something, and was so frightened that he fled back to his hometown. Please bring him back, and give him more elite guards. I can even Give him my escort to show my attitude."
He Wuji turned to smile: "It's great that you are willing to reconcile like this. If I don't see you change your mind, I won't feel at ease even if I go back."
Liu Yi's eyes flashed coldly: "Let's leave it to Wang Mi's affairs. Rabbit's funeral will also be handled by a dedicated person, but as living people, we still have many things to deal with immediately. I hope that this time, We can truly put aside our prejudices and discuss national affairs with a public heart."
Liu Yu nodded: "Yes, the battle against Shu was defeated, there is no one in Jingzhou, and we have to return to Zhenzhou. We really need to discuss these things before we can go back."
Liu Yi said seriously: "In the battle against Shu, you forced Liu Jingxuan to be the commander-in-chief. For this, you also made many small moves, such as asking Liu Jingxuan to hand over his troops to Wuji in exchange for his support, such as letting Daogui lead the headquarters. Follow the soldiers and horses, for example, let Mao Xiuzhi be the vanguard and Bao Hou be the governor of Yizhou. These ranks from commander to general, from military to civil are all assigned by your slaves personally. Now that the army has been defeated and more than half of the army has been lost, it is difficult to withdraw. When you come back, our country, the Jin Dynasty, has clear regulations: if you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you make mistakes, you will be punished. Losing an army will humiliate the country and damage the prestige of our army. How do you think we should deal with it?"
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "The fault of this failure is not the soldiers, but the lack of understanding of the enemy's situation and underestimating the opponent's strength. Especially, he did not expect that Hou Qin could tear up the peace treaty with us and directly send Qiu Chi soldiers and horses to help. The peace treaty with Hou Qin was signed by me, and I was indeed careless in it. This responsibility should be borne by me."
Liu Yi sneered: "Then how are you going to shoulder this responsibility?"
Liu Yu said seriously: "My position as general of the town army has been abolished and I have been transferred to general of the central army. My military rank has been demoted by two levels. Xile, what do you think of this?"
Liu Yi nodded: "After all, you are not the coach. Although there are some unknown faults, it is enough to demote yourself by two levels. Regarding matters such as opening up government staff, you have a heavy task now, so you can keep it unchanged for the time being. I think, this If we deal with it, all the officials will be convinced."
He Wuji smiled slightly: "I agree too."
Liu Yi continued to look at Liu Yu: "So, the person most responsible for this battle, the defeated general Liu Jingxuan, how are you going to deal with it?"
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "A Shou's main problem this time is that he failed to control Mao Xiuzhi, allowing Xiao Mao's light army to advance rashly, and there were internal traitors in his army, which revealed our army's intentions, causing the other party to be prepared. . In fact, since the Shu army camped at Huanghu, there was no possibility of winning this battle. Ashou was able to bring the army back without being completely destroyed, which could be regarded as a slight recovery. According to the military law of the imperial court, he should be relieved of his official position and deprived of his power. His military position as champion general was removed from his position as prefect of Jinling and his position as internal historian of the city, and only his title of baron of Wugang County was retained."
Liu Yi sneered and said: "Since Ah Shou came back from Nan Yan, he has done nothing for the country, but he is in a high position and well paid. You were the guarantor for him when I sent the slave. This time, I asked him to take charge of the expedition. You know There are so many generals who have made great achievements in the Western Expeditions who are eager for this position. Even your brother Liu Daogui is much more qualified than him, but he ended up like this. Since the founding of our righteous army, we have a great reputation of being invincible. In his hands, the majestic Beifu army cannot even defeat a small Xishu. I am afraid that the world will despise us. For such a crime of losing an army and losing authority, is it considered a punishment if only a general and a prefect are deprived of their official positions? "
He Wuji gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Xile, that's about it. Ah Shou is also our good brother. He has taken care of you when you were in trouble before. You can't forget your roots too much!"
Liu Yi said bitterly: "What is needed in the army is iron-like discipline. We can't forget old friendships. We must repay that favor. How can we win the war? If the defeated commander just removes his official position, it will be fine. Then in the future Who will fight to the end? We are all leaders of troops, how do we usually restrain our subordinates? "
Liu Yu said calmly: "Since Xile is not satisfied, then cut Liu Jingxuan's fiefdom by half, and disband all his personal guards, and assign them to the generals respectively. Xile, I have a message for you. , leaving a ray of hope in life is also a ray of hope for yourself. None of us can guarantee that we will never fail. If you give someone a chance, you give yourself a chance!"
Liu Yi was silent for a long time, then gritted his teeth: "What about the position of Jingzhou governor?!"
