There is a sword-fighting confrontation in the north, and there is also a turmoil in the south.
After Liang Guo withdrew his troops, the crisis was relieved, but the internal problems were not resolved.
After holding on for more than half a year, Sima Pi, the leader of the Jin Dynasty, finally failed to survive the cold winter and died.
But in the court, it is still undecided who will be elected as the new leader.
The Jiangdong gentry headed by Empress Dowager Chu, Wang Biaozhi, and Xie An supported Sima Yi, and Huan Wen strongly recommended Sima Yu. The two sides were in a stalemate, and Jiangdong was in a state of unrest.
Without Huan Wen's nod, the Jiangdong nobles had no say.
Without the seal of Queen Mother Chu, Sima Yu couldn't go up.
"Hmph, do you really think I dare not take action?" Huan Wen looked sullen.
Jing Xiang was lost, and the Huan family's strength was greatly reduced.
But a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Huan Wen has an army of 30,000 to 40,000 people, occupying important places such as Wuchang and Ruxu, and can still threaten Jiankang.
Moreover, Huan Wen promoted Xu Gengxu Tu Duan and cultivated a large number of close friends and old friends.
In a real fight, Jiankang would definitely not be his opponent.
"The court is not fighting over who will be the king, but is using this opportunity to suppress Da Sima and seize power." Xi Chao cupped his hands and said.
At this point, if Huan Wen takes a step back, the Jiangdong gentry will take a step forward, and those who once attached to the Huan clan will turn around and join the Jiangdong gentry,
The Huan family will be doomed.
So this was a counterattack launched by the Jiangdong nobles against Huan Wen.
"Seize power? Apart from talking about taking medicine, what else can they do? If it hadn't been for me to implement the Gengxu Tujuan in these years, Jiangdong would have been dead long ago. I can't deal with the Liang Kingdom, and I can't deal with them? For your sake, I will definitely be Wen Jing is laughing!" Huan Wen became angrier as he spoke.
Wen is Sima Zhao, Emperor Wen of Jin Dynasty, and Jing is Sima Shi, Emperor Jing of Jin Dynasty.
The two Sima brothers dealt with Cao Wei more harshly than the other.
After saying these words, Huan Wen was ready to completely break his skin.
Xi Chao said: "Since Grand Sima has made up his mind, he can no longer hesitate. When the waterway goes straight to Jiankang, under the sword, the Jiangdong nobles will definitely bow their heads."
Cao Wei promulgated the Nine-Rank Officials Law, which repeatedly benefited the noble families. Under the butcher's knife of the Sima family, no one was loyal to the Cao family.
Xi Chao had long seen through the true nature of this group of nobles.
It's all a trap. They will rely on whoever is stronger and they will never die.
Huan Wen has praised them a lot over the years and tried to win their support, but he has always been excluded.
A few years ago, Huan Wen went on a hunting trip to the north of the Yangtze River and met Wang Meng, Liu Xun and other celebrities. When Liu Xun saw Huan Wen dressed in military uniform, he shouted directly to his face: "What does the old thief want to do with this?"
No face given at all.
Thanks to Huan Wen's good temper, he gently said, "If I didn't do this, how would you have to sit down and talk?"
From this incident, we can see the attitude of the Jiangdong nobles towards Huan Wen.
It was useless to cater to them blindly, so later Huan Wen directly attacked the Yu family and the Yin family, and the Jiangdong gentry became respectful in appearance.
"Your Majesty said yes. Send an order to mobilize all the troops in Wuchang and build a healthy army to mourn for Your Majesty!" Huan Wen looked determined.
Jiangdong's most dangerous moment has arrived.
As long as Huan Wen enters Jiankang, Jiangdong will change its dynasty.
At this moment, Jiankang City was also in a state of panic. No one expected that Huan Wen was actually serious.
On the water of the Yangtze River, warships gathered together, flags covered the sun, drums and shouts shook the south of the Yangtze River, and people along the banks fled south. No one in the cities along the river dared to resist, and they all opened their city gates as if to welcome the king's master.
Huan Wen drove straight in, and people in Jiangdong were panicked. Empress Dowager Chu and Sima Yu were left without a master.
This move also attracted the prying eyes of Liang Jun in the north of the Yangtze River. Liang Xiao and Deng Xia's 30,000 troops gathered in Hefei to watch the chaos in the east of the Yangtze River.
Jiankang City has been under martial law for a long time, and the doors of every house are closed.
The defenders on the city wall looked listless.
"Where is Thief Huan?" Wang Biao was furious.
"We have arrived at Ruxu, and we have joined forces with Huan Yun. Fifty thousand troops are coming towards Stone City."
"What should we do?" Sima Yu couldn't sit still anymore.
The only Beifu army controlled by the Jiankang court that could fight was partly stationed in Gong'an, Yidao and Lexiang, and partly stationed in Guangling.
They will definitely not be able to stop Huan Wen's 50,000-strong army.
The most capable army in Jiangdong is in his hands.
"An Shi, do you have any strategies to defend against the enemy?" Wang Biaozhi looked at Xie An.
It was he who proposed the strategy of stabilizing the defense line of the Yangtze River in the first place. Now it is urgent and the only one who can think of it is Xie An.
Moreover, Xie An has always had a good relationship with Huan Wen.
Xie An still maintained a calm demeanor, "The Great Sima is not an enemy, and Jiangdong must not be subject to civil strife."
"There must be no civil strife. Are we just going to watch Huan Wen do tyranny?" Wang Biao said.
Xie An glanced at Sima Yu and said, "May I ask you all, can Jiankang stop Sima's 50,000-strong army?"
This question made everyone stunned.
Several people looked at each other, and no one had the confidence, let alone the ability.
Huan Wen has real elites in his hands. Although he has been defeated repeatedly, he is still invincible in Jiangdong.
The Beifu army was dispersed. With Guangling's less than 10,000 troops, it really didn't have much chance of winning.
Moreover, the powerful Jiangdong nobles were not determined to resist.
Once Huan Wen comes to Jiankang City, someone will cooperate with him inside and outside.
These nobles were not loyal to Cao Wei back then, and they are even less likely to be loyal to the Sima family now.
Seeing no one said anything, Xie An said: "King Langya is highly virtuous and highly respected, so he should be the king. The great commander has worked hard and made great achievements. He should be promoted to the position of Duke of Chu."
"This..." Sima Yu had a cold sweat on his face.
When he was asked to oversee Jingxiang, he was unwilling to go. Now that he has ascended the throne as emperor, he is even more unwilling to do so.
Why did Sima Pi take drugs like crazy in order to live forever?
It's not so bad. Apart from spending time on women, the emperor can only do this.
Sima Yu had experienced five dynasties and had already seen through it. The emperor was just a puppet and a shield. The power was in the hands of a few noble families. Whoever got there would not live long.
Just suppressing it this time does not mean that Huan Wen can be appeased. Sooner or later, there will be another time.
Huan Wen's heart is already known to everyone on the road.
Xie An rushed to Sima Yu and said, "The country is in danger, and no one but King Langya can turn the tide. I hope we put the overall situation first."
After Sima Yu ascended the throne, at least half of Jiangdong still had the surname Sima.
Without Jingxiang, the nominal territory of Jiangdong is still quite large, including Bashu and the south of the Yangtze River.
If Soochow didn't have Xiangyang, wouldn't it still have resisted Wei and Jin for decades?
Decades of comfort are enough.
Everyone in the hall turned their eyes to Sima Yu.
At this moment, even if Sima Yu was unwilling in every possible way, he could only bite the bullet. After all, he was also a descendant of the Sima family. "The ancestors started a business... It was difficult. The descendants were unfilial. They have lost the northern land. Now half of the south of the Yangtze River cannot be lost." , since you all have commended me, I...should obey God's will and respond to people's hearts..."
The word "difficult" is really difficult to express.
However, after being around for so many years, my face has become thicker and thicker.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
Everyone in the hall surrendered, and the Jiangdong nobles made another compromise as expected.
"The new king has been established. I will go to Stone City as soon as possible to lobby the Chief Sima." Xie An was heartbroken about the promotion.
Of course, it was also for the Xie family.
In the past few years, with Xie An's management, the Xie family has become more and more prominent, with a vague appearance of being the most powerful family in Jiangzuo. The Xie family's children are either prefects or generals who oversee the town...
I feel a little tired today, two chapters...
(End of chapter)
