On his way back to Chang'an, Huanxi learned that 200,000 Han people had died. He was very angry about this. While reporting the victory to Jiankang, he wrote a memorial, imploring the court to hold Chu Cui accountable.
Although Quan Yi grew up in Longyou, he had heard about Chu Su's reputation and knew that he had always been respected by the Jiangnan nobles, so he persuaded him:
"Chu Pei is the father of the Queen Mother. Although he is guilty, how can the Queen Mother accuse his father? My lord, if I denounce Chu Pei, it will not help the matter and make the Jiangdong scholars resentful."
Huan Xi understood that Quan Yi's worries were reasonable, but he persuaded Quan Yi in turn:
"I also admire Chu Su's virtue, but 200,000 innocent people were brutally killed, and someone had to come forward to defend them.
"The scholars in Jiangdong are not of the same mind as the Huan family, so why should I care what they think? I will go east to fight for the Central Plains in the future. As long as one or two people can remember that I spoke for the refugees in the north, it will not be in vain for me to present today. This melodrama.”
Quan Yi fulfilled his duty as a counselor and informed Huan Xi of the negative impact of the matter. Now that Huan Xi, after weighing the pros and cons, insisted on going to the court to denounce Chu Su's crime, he naturally would not continue to stop him.
As Huan Xi said, speaking out for the 200,000 people who died today is not only expressing his attitude to the refugees in the north.
When Huan Xi returned to Chang'an, the Guanzhong Plain, namely the four counties of Jingzhao, Fufeng, Fengyi, and Shiping, had been completely occupied by the Jin army. Under Wang Meng's governance, order had been restored.
Jingzhao, Fufeng and Fengyi are also known as the three auxiliary places, and Shiping County was established by Sima Yan, the founding emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty, and is located between Fufeng and Jingzhao County.
Of the seven counties in Yongzhou, Huanxi had already won four, and the remaining three counties of Anding, Beidi, and Xinping were still in the hands of Hou Zhao officials.
After successively capturing Tongguan, Puban, and Wuguan and blocking the invasion route from Guandong, regaining the three counties and taking Yongzhou all became Huanxi's next goal.
However, he was not in a hurry to send troops to attack, and was still waiting for news from Yecheng. If his arrival triggered a butterfly effect and prevented turmoil in Yecheng, Hou Zhao would definitely try to attack Guanzhong and regain the lost territory after Chu Pei retreated. .
Therefore, Huan Xi sent spies to Anding, Beidi, and Xingping counties to contact the local nobles, while waiting for news from Guandong.
At the same time, a letter from Huan Wen was also sent to Chang'an.
When Huan Wen wrote the letter, he did not know that Huan Xi had already taken control of Wuguan, Puban and other places. In the first half of the letter, he told him to seize these dangerous passes as soon as possible to block the enemy from the east.
At the same time, he told Huan Xi that he had sent 30,000 elite troops to Xiangyang and could support Guanzhong at any time.
Huan Xi was very touched by his father's concern, but when he saw the end of the letter, Huan Xi's expression changed.
Huan Wen vaguely mentioned at the end that he was getting older now and there were not many days when he could enjoy happiness. He hoped that Huan Xi could write a letter to persuade Sima Xingnan, so that Sima Xingnan would not bear the reputation of being a jealous wife.
The implication was that he wanted Huan Xi to do work for Sima Xingnan and allow him to take concubines.
For Huan Wen, he no longer expected Sima Xingnan to find out with his conscience, so he could only turn to Huan Xi, who was deeply loved by Sima Xingnan.
Huan Xi thought about Huan Wen's difficulty, and wanted to agree, but when he thought about it carefully, this old boy had a history of abolishing the elders and establishing the young, and abolishing the direct descendants and establishing concubines. How could he be allowed to succeed in his wish?
He immediately wrote a reply and wrote in one sentence:
'The child heard that if he indulges in wine and sex, his life will not last forever. His father has the ambition to help the world, how can he indulge in wine and sex?
'It is better for the father to quit sex and the child to quit drinking, then great things can be accomplished and hegemony can flourish. '
Immediately, he wrote a letter home for his mother, citing examples of ancient people doting on their concubines and killing their wives. He hoped that Sima Xingnan could take precautions and keep a close eye on Huan Wen to prevent him from eating outside and being emptied by women.
Putting down the brush, Huan Xi read the two letters from home and felt deeply that he was really a filial son. Such concern for his old father's health was not a reflection of filial piety, so what was it.
My father must understand my painstaking efforts.
As for the thirty thousand Jingzhou soldiers mentioned by Huan Wen, Huan Xi did not ask his father to send troops north.
First of all, of course, he now has enough troops on hand. After recruiting and surrendering soldiers, Huan Xi already has 25,000 soldiers under his command. At the same time, the newly recovered heroes of the third auxiliary army also brought their own private troops to obey Huan Xi's orders. From.
Huan Xi was not sure whether the civil strife in Yecheng would break out as scheduled, but the conflict between Shi Zun and Shi Min was indeed developing at a fever pitch.
If the 30,000 Jingzhou troops move north, Huan Wen's power will inevitably penetrate deep into Guanzhong. Although the two are father and son, Huan Xi still hopes to have a piece of his own inheritance.
If the situation is critical, it is not too late to ask the Jingzhou Army to go north via Wuguan.
Moreover, if the Jingzhou Army stays in Xiangyang, it can also play a role in containing the Zhao Army.
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The house was leaking and it rained all night. During Huanxi's Northern Expedition and Later Zhao lost the four counties of Yongzhou, the Qiuchi Kingdom in Longnan was also unwilling to be lonely. The leader of the country, Yang Chu, sent troops to attack Qinzhou of Later Zhao.
At this time, Zhu Xu was commanding the state and county troops in Liangzhou, and Zhou Fu responded to Huanxi's request and moved to the border between Yi and Liangzhou to capture the rear for him. Therefore, Yang Chu did not dare to send troops to attack Hanzhong, and then turned to Guxuan outside. The land of Qinzhou after Zhao Dynasty.
At this time, Qinzhou was under the control of Hou Zhao general Wang Zhuo. Wang Zhuo was a Huns and guarded Longyou for many years. He was also a brave man, but he was defeated by Xie Ai repeatedly with Ma Qiu.
But he couldn't beat Xie Ai, so he was not Yang Chu's opponent.
Qiu Chi's army was hit head-on by Wang Zao and had to retreat back to Longnan, not daring to have any more delusions.
Later Zhao, Yecheng.
Wang Lang returned to Yecheng before Ma Qiu. When he learned that Guanzhong might be captured, all Zhao officials were shocked.
However, with Qian Yan eyeing Youzhou, Shi Zun did not dare to mobilize all his strength to march westward, so he had to wait patiently for specific news.
Soon, Ma Qiu kidnapped Shi Bao and returned to Yecheng.
Although Shi Bao was rebellious, he did not rebel after all. Therefore, Shi Zun did not punish him, but stayed in the court to listen.
Knowing that Huan Xi had occupied Pu Ban, Shi Zun urgently sent Ma Qiu and Wang Lang to march westward with 20,000 elite cavalry to recapture Pu Ban first.
As for whether to cross the river and regain Guanzhong, Shi Zun allowed the two of them to decide according to the situation.
At this time, in Yecheng, there were gathered the royal family dignitaries such as Shizhong, Taifu, Yiyang Wang Shijian, Da Sima, Leping Wang Shibao, General and Ruyin Wang Shikun.
However, the government fell into the hands of Shi Min. Shi Min relied on his military exploits and did not take the kings into consideration. The relationship between the kings and Shi Min became increasingly bad.
At the same time, Shi Min was resentful of Shi Zun because Shi Zun had promised himself to be the crown prince, but later broke his promise and appointed Shi Bin's son Shi Yan instead.
A power struggle within the post-Zhao ruling class is inevitable.
