On the first day of the first lunar month in 308 AD, a solar eclipse occurred. In the eyes of the ancients, this was an extremely bad omen.。。。。。
Sima Yue looked at the head on the table and sneered.
Everyone looked at Sima Yue and lowered their heads in silence. Recently, the Prime Minister's authority was getting more and more suffocating. Ever since he saw through Sima Tan's plot and killed him personally, Sima Yue liked to put Sima Tan's head on the table for others to see. It made people shudder…
Sima Yue felt a little better when he saw the cowardice in everyone's eyes. Ever since he became the Prime Minister and concurrently served as the herdsman of Yanzhou, he was in charge of Yan, Yu, Si, Ji, You, and the military of the six states. He had complete control of the entire country. He also sent Wang Yan's brother, Wang Cheng, to Jingzhou and Xun Xi to Qingzhou. However, for some reason, the people under him were becoming more and more estranged from him. Sima Yue was extremely angry and resentful. Was he not ruthless enough? Therefore, after killing Sima Tan, he poured mercury on its head and placed it on the big case in his own meeting hall. Now, all of you will be obedient, right? Haha, Sima Yue was a little proud in his heart.
Liu Yu shook his head in his heart. Going too far was as bad as falling short. The Prime Minister did not listen to anyone's opinions now. Although his words still had some effect, every time he opened his mouth, he began to feel a little scared.
Wang Yan's expression wasn't very good either. His two younger brothers, Wang Dun, had become the governor of Qingzhou, right? The Prime Minister had also made that bastard Xun Xi concurrently serve as the governor of Qingzhou. Was this considered a slap to his face? Or do you not trust me? Wang Cheng is even more disappointing. Not long after he went to Jingzhou, he was impeached for not cherishing the people. He only cared about pleasure and allowed thieves to run amok. How can I face the Prime Minister?。。。。。Sigh, it seemed that Maohong had good taste and found Sima Rui. Now that Wang Dun had also gone to Jiangnan with Maohong, it could be considered passable.。。。。。However, Jiangnan was remote after all…
Just as the two of them were silently criticizing him, Sima Yue's voice was heard.
"This is really disturbing. Have you all read the military report? Liu Ling and Wang Mi, who were chased away by Xun Xi and Wang Zan, have both joined the Han bandit Liu Yuan. He is quite generous and has given each of them a high position. Wang Mi has even given them the position of Prefecture Overseer of Qing and Xu. The audacious bandit leader Liu Yuan! I, Sima Yue, am not dead yet!"
Liu Yu cupped his hands and said," My lord, Wang Mi should be treated with caution. Unlike the Hu people, he is a Han Chinese. He has some talent since he was young. His ancestor is the Runan Prefecture Governor Wang Qi during the Emperor Wu period. He can be said to be the son of a general. He also participated in Liu Bogen's uprising and has been rebelling in Qing and Xu. Although he was defeated by Xun Xi's brother Xun Chun, Qing and Xu have been suffering from famine for a long time. There are refugees everywhere. I'm afraid…"
"What are you afraid of? Afraid of that Wang Mi? Did Xun Xi eat shit? Qingzhou is his territory!"
"I am worried about Xun Xi."
"Oh?"
Liu Yu looked at Wang Yan and the corners of his mouth twitched.
Wang Yan understood what he meant. He turned sideways and said,"I have received reliable news that the lord once wanted to become sworn brothers with Xun Xi and bestowed him with the title of Qingzhou Overseer. He has placed great hopes on him, but it seems that not only does he often express his dissatisfaction with you, but what he really wants in his heart is Yanzhou and Qingzhou (generally referring to the area east of Mount Tai to the Bohai Sea)..."
After Wang Yan finished speaking, he looked at Liu Yu.
Liu Yu continued," Tu Bo Xun Xi established his authority by killing people. He killed people every day. His brother Xun Chun became even worse. As a result, the people were displaced. People like Wang Mi and Liu Ling created the conditions for rebellion. Therefore, I believe that it's not that the refugees are uncontrollable, but that Xun Xi only cares about developing his own power and ignoring the lives of the people. My younger brother, Liu Kun, had attracted many refugees to stay in the area to cultivate and defend the territory together. The people gradually stayed behind to rebuild their homes.”
Sima Yue listened to Liu Yu's explanation and found it reasonable. There was a cause and effect for everything. It seemed that Xun Xi should not be kept alive. However, it was not the time yet. He should wait for a while. Thinking of this, Sima Yue said in a gentle tone,"Does Qingsun have any good suggestions?"
Seeing that the time was ripe, Liu Yu immediately said,"This subject requests my lord to quickly move to Juancheng (in the southwest of Shandong Province, bordering Henan Province on both sides of the Yellow River). This way, it will be more convenient to monitor the Xiongnu and make Xun Xi more obedient. It can be said that it is a place to hold the enemy's throat, which can be observed from top to bottom, and can be used to attack and defend.”
Sima Yue thought for a moment and agreed,""Then hurry up and get ready. We'll all go to Juancheng."
"My lord, the governor of Qingzhou, Wang Dun, has already gone to Jiangdong…" Liu Yu added.
Sima Yue looked at Wang Yan and said,""Appoint Wang Dun as the governor of Yangzhou."
Wang Yan looked at Liu Yu gratefully and stood up to thank Sima Yue. In his heart, Sima Yue was the true emperor, and Sima Yue had the Wang family in his heart.
Sima Yue's expression did indeed look much better. He waved his hand and dismissed everyone.
Blue, Xu Battlefield
The battle between Xun Xi and Wang Mi was still ongoing. Wang Mi had gathered the soldiers who had fled and absorbed a large number of refugees. In terms of scale, he was even stronger than before. Moreover, in order to distract Xun Xi, Wang Mi had split his troops into several parts to plunder the Qing, Xu, Yan, and Yu prefectures. Along the way, because they caught them off guard and attacked them unprepared, it could be said that they were invincible. Every time Wang Mi's bandit army captured a city, they would kill the local county magistrate and prefect. Gradually, Wang Mi's army reached 50,000 to 60,000 people!
Xun Xi had fought with them continuously and was exhausted by their division tactics. He could not finish the battle quickly and became more and more passive.
"Big Brother, we can't go on like this. We're going to be completely exhausted. These people are the last capital of our Xun family!”Xun Chun shouted at Xun Xi,"Big brother!"!! Hurry up and come up with an idea!"
Xun Xi's tired face twitched continuously. If this continued, he knew that he would be dragged to death first. He would die of exhaustion and his troops and resources would be exhausted. Sima Yue was so ruthless. He was right behind him, but he did not send any reinforcements. He was using him as an abandoned soldier to exhaust these bandits. The anger in his heart was stuck in his chest, and he could not swallow it no matter what. Xun Xi looked at Xun Chun and spat out a few words through gritted teeth,""Open up a path and let Wang Mi go to Yanzhou…"
Xun Chun looked at Xun Xi in shock and said,""Big brother! If Yanzhou fell, it would be the Si Prefecture, the capital.。。。。。”
Xun Xi didn't even look at Xun Chun as he said,"" As long as there's life, there's hope. Let's ask Sima Yue to help us eliminate some of them. While they are overwhelmed, we should recover and strengthen our strength as soon as possible and wait for an opportunity. With Sima Yue around, Wang Mi won't be able to turn the world upside down. Hehe, since the world is already in chaos, why don't we make it even more chaotic…"
In fact, although Wang Mi's army had grown stronger, they were all refugees and Hu who had been coerced into a fight. Once they encountered setbacks, they would fall apart. At this point in the battle, they had used all the strategies they could. Now that they were surrounded by Xun Xi's army, after a few fierce battles, they really felt like they were at the end of their rope. If Xun Xi had put in more effort, Wang Mi would really be finished. Just as he was hesitating whether to fight to the death, a soldier suddenly came to report that Xun Xi's army had retreated.。。。。。
Wang Mi laughed hysterically. Back then, he had hated these officials, which was why he had followed Liu Bogen's bloodlust and rebelled. Today, he saw that these dog officials were willing to let him live in order to preserve their strength. Moreover, this life path led to Yanzhou. Once Yanzhou was passed…it would be the capital!!!
"Hahahahaha, boys! Tu Bo and Xun Xi want us to rob Luoyang. Are you going or not?，Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well go and kill to our heart's content. I heard that the women in the capital are the most beautiful. Let's go to Xuchang first. The women there have the best voices. Hahaha! Wang Mi rode his horse back and forth in front of the bandits.
"Let's go! Let's go! Luoyang, Luoyang! Xu Chang, Xu Chang! Hahaha, women! Women!"
Juancheng, Prime Minister's Mansion
Sima Yue looked at the military report in disbelief. Wang Mi suddenly came to Xuchang!
"What happened to Xun Xi? How did Wang Mi enter Yanzhou?! What do we do now?" Sima Yue was a little frightened. The consequences of the capital's turmoil were unimaginable!
Liu Yu's head hurt a little too. This Xun Xi was really ruthless. He must have let Wang Mi in to exhaust us so that he could preserve his strength.。
Sima Yue paced back and forth, having lost his usual calmness. He shouted,""Liu Yu!“
Liu Yu immediately calculated in his heart and said,"My lord, you can quickly order Wang Yan to be in charge of the various military forces and let Liangzhou Governor Zhang Gui quickly lead troops to help. The lord's subordinate, Wang Bin, can lead 5000 elite soldiers into the capital to protect the safety of the capital and monitor the security of the capital…"
Sima Yue looked at Liu Yu, thinking that he was still the most reliable. It was not wrong to let Mingyue be taught by him.
Sima Yue calmed himself down and looked at everyone. He said slowly,""At this time when the country is in turmoil, it's all thanks to you!”
Liu Yu and the others immediately bowed and said,""We will definitely do our best!"
Sima Yue looked at the crowd with a gratified expression. He turned around and could no longer hide his aged back. This unstable country was really getting old.
Xuchang, fire
There was a naked woman lying on Wang Mi's horse. Wang Mi played with her wantonly as he said to the bandits beside him," Boys, are you happy?!!"
"Awesome! Thank you, Great General!" The excited voices of the bandits were mixed with the painful screams and moans of women…
"We're going to Luoyang now. Are you willing to go with me?!! The women there are even wilder and more energetic. The old emperor is also there. You know that dragon throne, right? Let's all go and sit there! How is it?"
"Luoyang! Luoyang!" The bandits shouted in unison.
Wang Mi led his troops to take a detour and directly attacked the Yuanyuan Pass. They were invincible along the way and did not encounter any decent resistance.
Records of the Historian: In 308 AD, Wang Mi attacked Xuchang in April and reached the suburbs of Beijing in May.
Luoyang, Main Hall
Sima Chi's hands were trembling in his sleeves. He wanted to stand up, but he had no strength to do so. He could only look at the officials below with a pale face. He tried his best to suppress his fear, but his words were trembling."Dear ministers, Wang Mi is about to kill his way to the suburbs of the capital. What should we do? Has the tutor's reinforcements arrived?"
Sima Chi did not want to admit that Sima Yue had made him the Prime Minister, so he had always called Sima Yue the Grand Tutor. In ancient times, the Grand Tutor held the position of the three dukes, and the Prime Minister's position of power could not be said to be higher or lower.
"Your subject Wang Bin has been ordered by the Grand Tutor to lead five thousand elite soldiers into the capital!”Wang Bin was also sensible and did not address Sima Yue as Prime Minister in front of the Emperor.
"Which other troops have arrived?”Sima Yue looked at the officials below anxiously.
"I, Beigong Chun, have been ordered by Zhang Gui, the governor of Liangzhou, to lead 5000 heavy infantry and 5000 Liangzhou cavalry to rescue the king.”"I've already recruited more than a hundred men of sacrifice," Beigong Chun replied respectfully."I'll let the bandits have a good taste of my Liangzhou men!"”
Beigong Chun looked at Wang Bin with disdain. The meaning in his eyes was very clear. What king's army? They were beaten to their doorstep. It was better to look at our Liangzhou Iron Cavalry, hehe.
Beigong Chun continued,""Your Majesty, according to the scouts, the bandit Wang Mi is stationed near Luoyang's Jinyang Gate. I think that the bandits came from afar and must not have brought much food. Otherwise, they would not have been able to march so quickly. Moreover, according to what I know, Wang Mi's troops escaped from Qingzhou and Xuzhou and coincidentally moved to Juancheng with the tutor's troops. Therefore, Xuchang is very empty, so Wang Mi attacked Xuchang. Then, Wang Mi did not stop and went straight to Luoyang. Although there was not much resistance along the way, he also encountered many obstacles. The bandits are already at the end of their rope. I am willing to lead my troops to launch a night attack while their camp is still unstable.”
Emperor Huai was overjoyed. He quickly said," It's all thanks to General Beigong. General Wang will guard the four gates of Luoyang. He will be strictly guarded and will not fight."”
"Yes!" Wang Bin accepted the order.
"Yes!" Beigong Chun also accepted the order.
After Beigong Chun led his troops out of the city, the four gates of the capital closed, and the Imperial City never opened again.
Beigong Chun felt a surge of grief and indignation when he saw this scene…
The author said," Mingyue's scenes are about to begin. Once I've finished the basic historical situation, I'll enter Mingyue's bumpy life. Hehe."
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