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Chapter 465 Want money or death?

"Do you really want to stay in Luoyang to assist in the administration?" Sima Jian looked at Sima Ying and asked a question that was not profound but very serious.

"If Ying didn't stay in Luoyang, if King Qi was ill-behaved, who could cure him in the world? Wouldn't my country be usurped by him? Who knows if he would be another King Zhao?" Sima Ying put the medicine aside and said coldly, "Now only my brother and I can control him, and other princes in the royal family will not help us."

"Yes, it's a pity that the King of Chu and the King of Huainan are gone, and the King of Changsha doesn't have many soldiers." Sima Jian asked sadly, "What's the movement of the other kings?"

"Hejian, the two kings of Fan Yang are hanging out with the King of Qi every day, but Ying can see that the King of Qi is dissatisfied with the King of Hejian sending troops too slowly. Now he is in a disagreement. As for King of Fan Yang, he has a good relationship with any vassal king. As for King of Yan, he is arresting people everywhere recently. Many court officials' descendants have been imprisoned in the court lieutenant, and many big families are involved." Sima Ying lowered her head and asked in confusion, "I don't know what he thought."

"Yan King Zhi is not in charge of government administration. He comes for money. In fact, it is not impossible to say wrong." Sima Jian closed his eyes slightly and said softly, "After such a chaos in King Zhao, all the kings have a strong position to hold troops and watch themselves. The King of Yan is the most obvious. But at present, the King of Qi is the most powerful. If you want to find a way to disperse all these troops, do you understand what I mean?"

"What does brother mean?" Sima Ying's mind flashed but it was not clear. She waited for Sima Jian to continue with a puzzled expression.

Sima Jian said weakly, "After King Chu and King Huainan's death, the power of our family's vassal kings is no longer enough to suppress the vassal kings of other branches. You and I are not as good as the King of Qi. This is the reason why other vassal kings are polite to the King of Qi. What is your brother mean is that you should not stay in Luoyang, you may not be able to survive at any time. If you fight for the position of auxiliary government, but fail, once your brother dies of illness and the King of Qi sends people out to Guanzhong, no one can control him."

"Your brother wants to recommend you to go out to Guanzhong to take charge of Chang'an instead of You. Take a step back like this, and when the kings' troops return to the prefectures and counties, the King of Qi's support will naturally disappear. At that time, you will stand up and seize power." Sima Jian grabbed Sima Ying's hand, and his eyes suddenly became fierce and asked, "You don't have the intention to usurp the throne, are you?"

"Brother, Ying is loyal to Dajin, how could she do such a thing?" Sima Ying was shocked and swore, "Ying was completely afraid of the second King Zhao."

"That's good. Now the King of Qi is staring at the position of the regent. If Wei takes a step back, I believe he will not stop you from leaving Guanzhong." Sima Jian looked at the younger brother with a complicated expression and said, "Now, the father and prince have not left many children. Wei hopes that you can maintain harmony with other brothers. You are actually more talented than me, but you are as impatient as the King of Chu and the King of Huainan. If you face the chaos yourself, Wei is still a little worried. Remember, two fists cannot beat four hands."

"Apart from the patient, Hui brother and you, only the King of Changsha has a certain prestige now. If Hui brother dies early, I hope you two can support each other. The King of Hejian is also an ambitious person. As you said just now, he is in a disagreement with the King of Qi. The King of Hejian is under the command of a 100,000 Yecheng army. If it is under the same force, the King of Qi is not his opponent. You must also be careful."

"As for King Yan, he was victorious in the north, and Qingxuan's troops were Youping's border troops, and his combat power was not underestimated. Youping's population was sparse, and once the war lasted too long, the local area could not bear it. But you also saw it, be careful that he borrowed the power of the Hu people. Now, he married all the noble women of the four Xianbei tribes north of Youzhou."

"If King Yan stood on King Qi's side, what should Ying do?" Sima Ying felt quite tricky when she heard it.

"I can't take care of it much when I really get to that level!" Sima Jian sighed, "Liu Yuan, Bingzhou, let his Xiongnu fight against the Xianbei people, but I don't know if this is considered to drive away the tiger and swallow the wolf. But don't worry, maybe someone will take action earlier than you. If the King of Yan goes south, the King of Hejian will be the first to be involved."

Sima Jian told Sima Ying intermittently about the interests of the kings. The most urgent task is nothing else, just to disperse the kings' troops so that the advantages of the military town can be revealed.

Of course, this is not reliable. Even if Sima Jiong scattered the army, he could still command the Luoyang Imperial Army. But after several chaos in Sima Kam, the Luoyang Imperial Army was almost not led by any vassal king. No matter how powerful the vassal king is, too many royal kings in Luoyang can always penetrate some of the military power.

Sima Jian thought that the exchange was not good enough to dismiss more than 200,000 troops from various states and replaced them with 100,000 Luoyang Imperial Guards.

You should know that after this battle, although it was not long, the Luoyang Imperial Army, which is known as the world's number one, has suffered heavy losses. Although other military towns have suffered greater losses, the coalition of the kings has many troops, so it is not so easy to supplement the losses of the Imperial Army.

We must spread out and give the old minister a chance to reflect.”
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