Yao Xing's eyes lit up and he said anxiously: "What is this big flag? You couldn't have smuggled Sima Dezong over, right?"
Tao Yuanming smiled and shook his head: "This is far beyond my ability. Your Majesty, if you weren't joking like this, if I had the ability to bring the emperor to your country, I would have asked him to issue an edict to attack Liu Yu. , and it doesn’t take so much effort.”
Yao Xing was a little disappointed. He had leaned forward and sat back on the dragon couch: "Then who is the banner you are talking about? If it is not the emperor, could it be the emperor's brother Sima Dewen?"
Tao Yuanming curled up his lips: "This Sima Dewen is Sima Dezong's younger brother. He has been serving him personally for many years, taking care of Sima Dezong's food and daily life. It can even be said that he is Sima Dezong's mouth. All holy will, He has to tell everything, and even the jade seal is supposed to be kept by Sima Dewen. These two people are like twins, and if we can get Sima Dewen out, it means we can rob Sima Dezong!"
Yao Xing sighed: "That's true. So, sir, there is no way to bring the two emperor brothers to Da Qin. So what is the big flag you are talking about?"
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "This banner is Sima Guofan, the general of the Sima clan. Not long ago, he served as the commander of the Su Wei Army and led the troops to conquer Nanyan!"
Yao Xing murmured the name twice and shook his head: "I have heard of this Sima Guofan. He is the clan of the Sima clan from the distant branch. He has had a relationship with the current emperor for a long time, and even It can be said that he was an outsider named Sima, and he had no talent. I heard that in the Battle of Linqu, his performance was very bad. His incompetence almost caused the rear army to break through, allowing the Xianbei cavalry to kill Liu Yu's commanding platform. Like this How can a person be a big banner? Also, isn't he in the Jin army's formation? How could you bring him out?"
Tao Yuanming said seriously: "Because Liu Yu didn't want the Sima clan to lead troops and make meritorious deeds, so although he brought Sima Guofan out, he was just for show and did not use him as the main force. During the Battle of Linqu, It also allowed Sima Guofan's troops to remain idle in the rear army. They were originally Su Wei soldiers, children of aristocratic families or clans. Although they lacked combat experience, they were the most sophisticated in equipment. They were resentful for not being able to fight against the forwards. Then there was a surprise attack by the Xianbei cavalry. Liu Yu's troops at the rear could not withstand it and evacuated first, but Sima Guofan's troops were suddenly on top. The formation was naturally disordered and prone to confusion. This was not Sima Guofan's mistake. .”
Yao Xing nodded: "If you rush into battle, you will naturally not be able to show your strength. I understand this very well. So, Sima Guofan is not as incompetent as the legend outside says?"
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "The fact that he can become the leading general of the Sima clan shows his military talent. Now he is one of the best in the Sima clan. The fact that he can achieve something under Liu Yu's pressure also shows that he has military talent." His ability was evaluated after the war. Sima Guofan's troops suffered the most casualties but achieved the least credit. He was unwilling to do so, so he asked Liu Yu for orders to pursue the fleeing Yan army and fought all the way to Guanggu City. Although he did not catch Yan. However, they intercepted more than 10,000 Xianbei people from Nan Yan who had no time to enter the city. Seeing that the Yan army slaughtered more than 2,000 Huaibei people who had previously plundered the Yan Kingdom, they killed all the Xianbei people in a rage. They also piled the corpses into a palace and placed them outside Guanggu City to show off their martial arts skills and scare the Yan army!"
Yao Xing laughed: "It seems that Sima Guofan will also play this kind of psychological warfare to destroy the enemy's fighting spirit. What Liu Bobo likes most is to trap and kill prisoners and pile their corpses to watch in Beijing. The soldiers and civilians in Lingbei, He was frightened by this, but Sima Guofan killed innocent people. Although this move temporarily vented his anger, it was unbenevolent and unpopular. It was difficult to say about other places. At least the Xianbei soldiers and civilians in Guanggu City opposite were unlikely to surrender again. It will make it very difficult to attack the city. If I were Liu Yu, I would deal with him militaryally."
Tao Yuanming curled his lips and said disapprovingly: "Guanggu City expelled most of the Han people, leaving only the Xianbei people. Most of these people had relatives and friends who died in Linqu. They hated the Jin army so much that surrender was impossible. Of course, Sima Guofan did owe something to Renyi and others, but from another perspective, there must be some thunderous means to deal with this kind of stubbornness and resistance to Master Wang."
"Back then, when there were three rebellions in Huainan, three generations of Sima's father and son sent troops and massacred many times, leaving Huainan uninhabited for thousands of miles. To this day, when people in Huainan talk about that time, they are still shocked and pale. It can be seen that their military power is so powerful. This Huainan, which had been very rebellious in the past, no longer dared to raise troops to cause rebellion in the Jin Dynasty. Although Sima Guofan's move was mainly to seize military glory and gain victory, he did not hesitate to kill people and take credit, but this kind of behavior is also unacceptable in this extraordinary period. There is no need to make a big fuss, otherwise it will be obvious that he wants to avenge his private revenge, and this is what Liu Yu will do next!"
Yao Xing frowned: "Isn't there Queen Wang who has been taking care of Sima Guofan? I heard that bringing him and Su Weijun out this time was something Queen Wang strongly advocated. Does Liu Yu dare not to give face to this Queen?"
Tao Yuanming sneered and said: "Your Majesty may not know something. This Queen Wang named Wang Shen'ai is none other than Wang Miaoyin, the daughter of Wang Ningzhi of Langya and Xie Daoyun of Chenjun, who was once engaged to Liu Yu!"
This time Yao Xing stood up in shock: "What, it's her? She, isn't she a nun?"
Tao Yuanming gritted his teeth and said: "This is just a trick played by the Xie family back then. Yecheng was defeated and the Xie family fell into disgrace. In order to protect the family's power, they originally agreed to marry Wang Miaoyin, who was engaged to Liu Yu, to the then emperor. Sima Yao was the queen, but Wang Miaoyin had long been involved in an affair with Liu Yu, and would rather die than obey. Even if Liu Yu's whereabouts were unknown, she did not want to enter the palace as a queen, so she came up with a way to become a nun. To avoid forced marriage from the royal family, this is the origin of the wonderful sound known to your majesty."
Yao Xing sighed: "When I was a young man, before the Battle of Feishui, I followed the late emperor's order and had a relationship with Liu Yu, who was still a junior officer. Later, I found out that Wang Miaoyin was also in disguise. After changing her clothes and walking with her, I often lamented that as a Han woman and a noble daughter of a well-known family, she was able to travel thousands of miles to carry out such a major task as joint negotiations. She was truly extraordinary, and Liu Yu was truly blessed."
Tao Yuanming sneered and said: "It was a twist of fate that Murong Nan, who was traveling with His Majesty at that time, turned out to be Murong's spy queen, the eldest princess Murong Lan, and it was this woman who eventually became Liu Yu's mistress, and she can be regarded as Wang Miaoyin's His Majesty probably wouldn’t have thought of the key figure who was directly forced into the empty gate.”
