Royal Road - Chapter 262

[Chapter 261 | City]

Although Wang Mi’s camp was destroyed a month ago, Sima Yue did not return to Luoyang, but stayed in Xudu.

There is only one thing to do, that is, to remove those family members who are a threat to him.

The king of Chengdu, Sima Ying, proclaimed himself emperor.

But after eradicating the King of Chengdu, can you be safe and sound?

In the Sima line alone, there are forty or fifty ethnic groups, and there are many more who stood on the side of the false emperor.

Even if you don’t show your attitude, if you have too much power, wouldn’t you have the heart of rebellion again?

With the lessons learned from the past, how could Sima Yue allow threats to be placed in front of him!

Therefore, he not only did not return to Luoyang, but also recruited many courtiers to Xudu.

Lingzhi is one after another, replacing those potential threats with his own cronies.

If these methods were put in place a few years ago, they might have caused shocks in the court and the opposition.

But now, with the power in hand, no one really dared to resist.

And this made Sima Yue even more complacent.

Now Bingzhou has driven out the Huns, Jizhou has also been swept away by bandits, and Jingzhou and Yuzhou have defeated the rebels of the puppet emperor.

In addition to the covetousness of the pseudo-Han entrenched in Hedong, there was a sign of peace, and Sima Yue’s actions became more and more wanton.

Unexpectedly, this great mood did not last long.

“General Gou Dao actually asked about Yanzhou?” Sima Yue frowned, and there was already a look of displeasure on his face.

Gou Xi is his confidant and love.

But the right to command the soldiers, in the final analysis, has to be in the hands of one’s own family.

No matter how much you trust Gou Xi, it is impossible to give up such an important place as Yanzhou!

Pan Sima said in a low voice, “General Gou may not be angry that the prime minister is leading the state

shepherd…” Since the prefecture of Muzhou is something Sima wanted to do sooner, the three states of Jing, Yu and Qing were divided to reward his confidants.

It was not that Sima Yue hadn’t considered Feng Gouxi as the governor of the state at the beginning, but it was Pan Tao and others who persuaded him that he had great ambitions and was not a pure minister, so he changed his mind.

How can I ask directly to the door now?

Isn’t the reward of the general and the prince not enough?

But anger turned into anger, and Sima Yue still knew the seriousness in his heart.

Gou Xi is a strong general who can fight, and he also helps him to calm down the chaos and suppress bandits. No matter what, he should not be slow.

Gritting his teeth, Sima Yue said, “Jing Wen’s situation in Jiangdong is not good. He seems to want to make Wang Chuzhong his subordinate. It is better to change Wang Chuzhong’s Qingzhou prefect to Yangzhou prefect, and to seal Qingzhou to General Gou Dao.”

He was right .

It was General An Dong and the Governor of Yangzhou, Sima Rui.

Previously, Sima Yue was afraid of the chaos in the Central Plains, and sent Sima Rui to Jiangdong, hoping that when the situation deteriorated, there would be a place to retreat.

However, Sima Rui went to Yangzhou, and he never had a good relationship with the Jiangdong clan.

I also wrote many times, wanting to recruit virtuous people to help.

Just taking this opportunity to let Wang Dun go over and hand over Qingzhou to Gou Xi, it can be considered to solve a trouble.

Pan Sima was stunned: “But Wang Dun is also very personable. If he enters Jiangdong, I’m afraid he will have a different heart…”

Sima Yue snorted coldly: “Before you said that Gou Dao will be very personable, and now you say that Wang Chuzhong is very personable. Is there anyone available?”

Pan Sima immediately shut his mouth when he said this in a bad tone.

Recently Sima is in power, and his temper has become more and more eccentric. If he persuades him, he will do it once, and he is afraid that he will cause trouble.

Seeing that Pan Sima stopped talking, Sima Yue nodded: “Hurry up and write to Wang Situ and get this done.”

Wang Yan probably wouldn’t refuse.

After all, it is a governor for a governor, and Qingzhou is a remote place, and there are frequent wars, so it is not as safe as Yangzhou.

As for Gou Xi, huh, a reckless husband, there is a place in Qingzhou, so he should be content.

Consciously arranging the reward of his important ministers, Sima Yue concentrated on dealing with dissidents.

Unexpectedly, half a month later, he jumped up from his seat when a letter appeared on the table.

“You want me to kill Pan Tao and Liu Wang? How dare you!” Sima Yue threw the letter in his hand to the ground and shouted angrily.

Gou Xi did not appreciate it.

Not only did he not accept the dispatch of the governor of Qingzhou, but he also wrote angrily to Pan Tao and the others, saying that they were going to have ulterior motives and frame themselves.

These are all confidants around Sima Yue. How could one of his foreign ministers be able to kill him?

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Pan Tao has been asked for his head, and he lost his calm attitude, and said bitterly: “I heard that there are envoys in the Luoyang Palace who have entered General Gou’s tent, will he persuade General Gou to deal with the Prime Minister? “What

?

” Sima Yue was really startled, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

When did the little emperor meet Gou Xi?

He set up so many eyeliners in Luoyang, how come there is no news?

If this is the case, what he is facing is not a love general who can be called a brother, but a mortal enemy!

“Quickly send someone to Luoyang to see what’s going on in the palace!” Sima Yue said sternly, his face ashen.

The little emperor can’t kill for the time being.

As long as the Son of Heaven holds it in his hand, others will not dare to be too blatant.

If he murdered the little emperor with ruthless hands, I am afraid that someone will immediately come forward and attack him under the banner of the Qingjun.

What’s more terrible is that he has just disposed of a bunch of relatives, how can he find a suitable person to be promoted to the throne so quickly?

To stabilize the palace, let the restless emperor settle down!

As for Gou Xi… Sima Yue’s eyes flashed fiercely: “How can you kill a confidant alone because of your own selfishness? Gou Dao will be too arrogant! This matter is dismissed, and he is ordered to enter Qingzhou as soon as possible!

” If he doesn’t know how to restrain himself, he won’t recite the past feelings!

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“Your Majesty, the matter of Xudu has already been raging. If we don’t clean up, it will endanger Luoyang…” Wang Yan persuaded with a worried look on his face.

In fact, he has been home for a few days to avoid disaster.

Ever since Sima Yue wanted Wang Dun to step down as the prefect of Qingzhou and take over Yangzhou, the old fox Wang Yan became alert.

This was clearly because Sima Yue and Gou Xi had a disagreement. If one was bad, he would also be implicated in the middle.

It just so happened that Wang Dun himself was not interested in going to Qingzhou, and wanted to learn from Wang Dao and assist Sima Rui in Jiangdong.

Wang Yan pushed the boat along the way and let him take over the appointment of Yangzhou’s prefect, which was considered to give both sides a face.

No one expected to retreat, but they gave in, but their anger was not suppressed.

In the past few days, Sima Yue’s heirs have already entered the palace, and the guards and officials in the palace have changed over and over again, all of which have been assigned to Sima Yue’s own national soldiers.

For a while in the palace, the wind was roaring, how could anyone dare to stand on the side of the emperor?

And Wang Yan himself, also under the orders of Sima Yue, came to “advise” the emperor.

Wang Yan really didn’t want to get involved in this matter, but as Sima Yue’s spokesperson in the court, he still had to be famous and warned.

On the throne, the little emperor lowered his eyes slightly, and said in a low voice, “Situ has been thinking too much. Between the Prime Minister and General Gou, I’m afraid it’s just a misunderstanding. General Gou first executed the false emperor and then calmed down the chaotic army, and he really made a great contribution. Important ministers, there is nothing wrong with Zhenyanzhou. Maybe there are villains with ulterior motives and provocation.”

Wang Yan frowned.

The meaning inside and outside the words was to make Sima Yue take a step back, let go of Yanzhou, and kill Pan Tao and the others, so that Gou Xi could calm down.

This is not persuasion, it is clearly arousing the emotions of both parties!

But the little emperor’s face didn’t show any conspiracy.

It’s like this yellow-mouthed child is afraid of something, and wants both parties not to offend and ask for peace.

Is this his truth?

Wang Yan was also a little confused, so he could only sigh lightly: “The only person Your Majesty can rely on at the moment is the Prime Minister. If His Majesty is biased, I am afraid it will make the Prime Minister feel cold…”

The meaning of these words is more direct. , I am not afraid that the little emperor will not understand.

However, the people in the seat were silent for a moment, and suddenly said: “Is there still a famous general like General Gou

in the court?”

The meaning of this is so clear!

He can be controlled by Sima Yue, but if Sima Yue falls out with Gou Xi, will the world be able to keep it?

Now it is not too Kang, or even Yuankang years.

At that time, even killing one or two generals was irrelevant, and there were people who could guard Luoyang.

And now?

After more than ten years of great chaos, the generals who were able to fight were killed in seven or eighty-eight ways, and there were many disasters everywhere.

If it wasn’t for Gou Xi, a general comparable to Han Xin and Bai Qi, would Sima Yue be able to defeat the false emperor and wipe out the chaotic army?

Jackals are rampant outside, tigers and leopards are everywhere, which is the time to cook the bow and Tibetan dogs!

But if he could say such words, wouldn’t he understand what his provocative words just now meant?

Looking at the child with a thin upper body and a blank expression on the throne, Wang Yan felt a chill in his heart.

Sima Yue suspected that the emperor sent an envoy to incite Gou Xi to oppose him, but he could not find any evidence.

If this plan was really instructed by the Son of Heaven, what kind of mental trick would it be?

Can Sima Yue kill the emperor?

At least not now!

The more dissatisfied Gou Xi is and the more he accuses him of monopolizing power, the less he can act lightly.

Once Sima Yue attacked the emperor, others could immediately raise the banner of the Qing emperor.

Gou Xi can raise an army, but Wang Jun of Youzhou can’t?

Can’t Liang Zixi of Bingzhou?

Without this puppet in his hand, Sima Yue is the only way out, and there is nothing he can do!

Therefore, he can only strictly control this uneasy emperor and try his best to eliminate hidden dangers.

The more trouble Gou Xi makes, the safer the emperor will be!

Then to provoke a rift between Gou Xi and Sima Yue, isn’t it a harmless thing?

No one knows better than Wang Yan what this young emperor is facing.

No cronies, no worthy ministers, or even relatives.

Who can advise him?

If he came up with this method alone, his thoughts are no less than those of their old officials.

Such a scheming emperor, if three or five years earlier, can the world still be in chaos?

Unfortunately, it’s too late.

Wang Yan pulled back his expression and sighed softly: “Your Majesty said that. I just hope that the two of them will give up their previous grudges.”

Wang Yan didn’t intend to care.

Whether it was the little emperor’s conspiracy or not, he was not interested in asking how much trouble Sima Yue and Gou Xi would get into.

The most important thing is to save your own life.

Anyway, Wang Cheng has already settled Jingzhou, and Wang Dun has also served as the governor of Yangzhou. The three caves of the cunning rabbit that he has been planning have been realized.

Even if the chaos between the DPRK and China really broke out, the Langya Wang Clan would not be implicated by this.

Moreover, Wang Yan is also confident that he can use his clever tongue in exchange for the trust of the winner.

Who wins and who loses, and what does it have to do with him?

Seeing Wang Yan’s calm expression, the little emperor suppressed his eyes and suppressed thousands of thoughts in his heart.

Ten days later, Gou Xi did not take up the post of Qingzhou, but issued an oath, denouncing Chen Sima Yue’s various evil deeds, saying that he deceived the Holy Spirit and took over the power.

Afterwards, Gou Xi directly prepared a large army and attacked Xudu.

Sima Yue was shocked and hated, and quickly sent Liu Kun and other confidants to stop him.

In the city of Luoyang, the little emperor did not accuse Sima Yue, but instead issued an edict, saying something that was very important to state affairs.

But anyone can see that this is to make Sima Yue spit out some rights.

There are no fools in the DPRK, and everyone knows that the emperor began to be dissatisfied with Sima Yue.

If the prime minister who shepherds the five states can take a step back, how much power does he have to leak his fingers?

There are countless people who are dissatisfied with Sima Yue’s domineering.

There are even many people who are afraid, for fear that they will be poisoned in the next moment.

The voices against Sima Yue also rose, and together with the war, they raged violently.

The hinterland of the Central Plains has been calm for less than two months, and it has once again fallen into a boiling cauldron.

In the far north, there are also people who have moved their minds.

“Gou Xi is going to fight Sima Yue?” Wang Jun looked at Yu Xu playfully, a cold smile appeared on the corner of his lips, “It’s okay to fight. I’m afraid this person doesn’t know where his authority comes from.”

For Sima Yue, Wang Jun has long been dissatisfied.

If it wasn’t for him to capture Yecheng and Chang’an, how could Sima Yue be today?

But he made a great contribution, not to mention the matter of the county, but Jizhou made him angry.

After all, the court did not let him also lead the governor of Jizhou, but Sima Yue led the governor of the state and appointed Najie general Yiyan as the commander.

This time, the hard work to suppress the rogues has turned into a marriage to others!

If it was in the past, Wang Jun would have sent troops to attack Yiyan.

But that Jienu didn’t know whether he was timid or satisfied with the imperial court’s reward, but he stopped in the southeast of Jizhou, and had no intention of encroaching on other counties.

This time, Wang Jun is not busy. It seems that Yiyan and Liang Zixi had a falling out. It really happened, so why push him into the arms of the enemy?

Therefore, in addition to rectifying the territory obtained by Jizhou, Wang Jun’s eyes returned to Bingzhou.

Now that Jizhou has been decided, it is time to start raising troops.

When is the best time to fight?

Before he could make a choice, the opportunity came to the door.

Sima Yue actually wanted to borrow troops from him?

It’s a shame that his family’s soldiers and horses are also lacking in skills!

“Raise food and grass immediately and march into Bingzhou!”