Liu Yu's words were loud and reverberated throughout the hall. Everyone was listening quietly. Those voices that were loud just now could not be heard. It was not until Liu Yu finished speaking that Xi Sengshi coughed dryly. : "What Marshal Liu said was very good and powerful. However, Yao Xing had handed over the twelve counties of Nanyang at that time. In the eyes of the world, that was a favor to you, Marshal. It helped to improve your reputation."
Liu Yu laughed and said, "What Xi Shangshu said is wrong. On behalf of the Jin Dynasty, I submit my credentials to ask him to return the twelve counties of Nanyang he stole. And the reason why I only want the twelve counties of Nanyang is not to steal them at the same time." The reason for the land of Luoyang and the Central Plains is because Huan Qian and the remnants of the pseudo-Chu were entrenched in the land of Nanyang at that time, constantly harassing Yongzhou and Jingzhou. What I really want is not only the land of Nanyang, but also Yao Xingjiao Let us deal with these rogue gangs. Tao Yuanming, as the envoy at that time, knew this best. You can ask him for verification."
Xie Hun's eyes widened: "But Yao Xing only returned the land, not Huan Qian and others."
Liu Yu sneered: "That's not because Yao Xing is so kind, but because he can see clearly that Huan Chu is completely finished. Even in Yongzhou and Jingzhou, there will no longer be support. The people of Nanyang have the hearts of everyone." Xiang Dajin does not want to be under the rule of the foreign barbarians. If he does not take the initiative to return, then as soon as our Northern Expeditionary Army comes out, the common people here will attack our king's division. They will send troops from afar to fight in the Shannan area. There is no chance at all. Once If Nanyang is lost, then we take advantage of the victory and attack the Central Plains again, fearing that they will not even be able to defend Luoyang."
"Besides, no one recognizes a waste like Huan Qian. Not only are the stragglers he leads unable to win in battles, but they also need constant support from the Later Qin Dynasty in terms of food, grass and weapons to maintain their survival. This is not beneficial. However, Yao Xing thought that there was no need to do anything that offended our Jin Dynasty at that time, so while giving up the territory, they also took in Huan Qian and other rebels, so that one day in the future, when there was chaos within Jin Dynasty, they would You can also send Huan Qian back to Jingzhou to have a backup plan."
At this point, Liu Yu looked at Xi Sengshi and continued: "If Yao Xing really gave Jin a face and really wanted peace, why did he support Qiao of Xishu in plotting to rebel and become independent? Why did he attack Qiao in our army? Zong Shi sent 20,000 troops to help Qiao Zong block the king's army? It was because the Qiao family had been operating in Shu for hundreds of years and was quite popular. They did not need to rely on the troops of Later Qin to establish a separate empire and become enemies of the Jin Dynasty. , and Huan Qian just doesn’t have the support of the people in Nanyang."
"At that time, the Later Qin Dynasty had to send troops to Liangzhou, cross the Yellow River to compete with the Northern Wei Dynasty for hegemony, and on the other hand it had to deal with Hu Xia who had just rebelled against the self-reliant Liu Bobo. Under such circumstances, it was unable to start a war with our Jin Dynasty, so it Temporarily giving up the land of Nanyang is not to give me Liu Yu any face, but to make a choice based on their national interests. In the future, for example, I, Liu Yu, will be ungrateful when receiving favors from Yao Xing. I don’t want to hear any more rumors about shooting a target.”
Xie Hun rolled his eyes and laughed: "Dashuai Liu said it very well. It seems that these propagandas are all rumors that Yao Xing and others have had for many years with ulterior motives to confuse people's hearts. It's just that when he was in Nanyan, Yao Xing Xing sent Kumarajiva to persuade the general to retreat, because Nanyan was a vassal state of Later Qin, and if you destroyed Nanyan, it would be tantamount to denying Later Qin face. Moreover, you publicly said at that time that if Qin soldiers dared to come, you would take over. We will destroy the Later Qin when we come down. Although these words are very powerful, they are also a declaration of war with the Later Qin, which gives Yao Xing a starting point to start his army."
Liu Yu sneered and said: "Why do I say this? Don't Xie Shangshu know? When the Later Qin sent troops to help Qiao Shu, it had already formally engaged in war with our Jin Dynasty. At the same time as I was attacking Southern Yan in the north, they He also released Huan Qian back one after another, and sent Qiang tribesmen from the Ganliang area in Longyou, headed by Gou Lin, to escort Huan Qian back to Jingzhou with tens of thousands of cavalry to cause rebellion. These people were nominally subjects of the Qin State and were beaten. It is the banner of the Qin Army, and almost the entire Jingzhou Province must be captured by them. If it were not for Liu Daogui, Lu Zongzhi and other Jingzhou soldiers who fought bloody battles in times of crisis and eliminated this group of evil thieves, I am afraid that Jingzhou and Yongzhou would have fallen into the hands of the Qin Army. ”
"When I was in Guanggu, I didn't say that impulsively, but the Qin State had officially and openly made enemies of the evil before that, sheltered the rebels of the Jin Dynasty, fought against the Jin army, and sent troops It is an ironclad fact to invade the states and counties of Jin Dynasty. If we do not use force to deal with such an enemy country that has openly turned against it, do we still need to show weakness and submit to it? In this case, any concession will only encourage the enemy. With such arrogance, if I really retreat, not only will Nanyan be able to recover, but our Jingzhou and Yuzhou front lines will soon face a full-scale invasion by the Qin army. This is by no means a figment of my imagination!"
Xie Daoyun nodded: "What Liu Cheqi said is very correct. These barbarians in the north are the Han people who lived in the Jin Dynasty and established their country. They will be eliminated sooner or later. However, now the demon thieves are the enemy. At this time, the Qiang thieves came again. On the one hand, they said that Liu Cheqi had a personal grudge with them and that they would not allow you to hold the military and political power of the Jin Dynasty again. They wanted to retreat to Qingzhou in the north of the Yangtze River and were not allowed to enter the court. On the other hand, they said that they would pardon Sima Guofan and Sima Chuzhi and others rehabilitated them and allowed them to return to the Jin Dynasty. If the former condition can be used as a delaying strategy, the latter condition is absolutely unacceptable."
Liu Yu said seriously: "I have no personal grudges with Sima Guofan, Sima Chuzhi and others, nor do I want to destroy the Sima clan or have disobedient intentions. If I really had such intentions, I would have used them back then. In order to restore the Jin Dynasty and help His Majesty return to the throne? Even if the same Sima clan, His Royal Highness King Qiao, and you, King Langya, are also in high positions and hold great power? I can't afford to be with two distant relatives of the Sima clan. Are the clan members persecuting them?"
Sima Dewen said quickly: "My imperial brother can return to the throne, and I, Sima Dewen, can escape from death. It is all because of your kindness, Liu Cheqi. Even if we suspect that we are treason, we dare not suspect that you have any ulterior motives."
Sima Xiuzhi also said: "Yes, if it weren't for Liu Cheqi you, we would have died in the hands of the Nanyan thieves. Even I myself made a big mistake when I took office as the governor of Jingzhou and lost Jiangling. According to law, I should have been seized and beheaded, but you did not attack me, and made me the history of the country of Wu. Sima Guofan and Sima Chu were both ambitious rebels. The evidence of their crimes was conclusive, and everyone in the army and people of the Jin Dynasty was punished. Of!"
