Chapter five hundred and eighth
During the Eight Kings Rebellion, if the vassal kings who participated in the war were divided into responsibilities, except for the usurping of the throne, Sima Yong would definitely not be able to get out of second place. From the attack on King Zhao, the King of Hejian was at the forefront every time. Sima Ji and Sima Yi died at his hands, and even Sima Ying was cheated by him.
As for the alliance target of the Hejian King, the standard is very simple. The force is stronger than him. As long as the force is not as good as him, he will immediately turn against him. This can be seen from Sima Ying's later experience. Sima Ji thinks it is actually good to be an enemy. If he really wants to be an ally with Sima Yong, he doesn't need an enemy anymore.
"In less than a month, you will see the proclamation of the King of Hejian and the King of Changsha against each other. However, the capital is too conspicuous. If you give the King of Changsha for another year and a half, things may improve. The King of Changsha is in a very unfavorable situation now." Sima Ji looked around and spread his hands, "There is strength in troubled times. I dare not say that. King of Hejian is definitely such a person. He will definitely join Sima Ying."
"King Yan, is this going to happen? Can Your Highness join forces with Sima Ying?" Jiang Tong looked sad. It was obvious that the world was going to be in chaos again, but then again, it seemed that it had started to be in chaos, and now it was just more chaos.
"The alliance pays attention to strength, as well as location and many factors. The distance between me and King Hejian is so close, and hostile relationships are inevitable. At this stage, King Hejian's troops are above me, and choosing the alliance object is better than me. The problems that Yecheng and Chang'an can work together to solve, and people don't need to add a Jicheng." Sima Ji said helplessly, "In Sima Yong's eyes, I have no way to survive, but it doesn't matter. I am not going to let him live."
Whether Sima Yong can successfully join forces with Sima Ying is almost certain to succeed, but the problem of being a little earlier or later is not a problem that Sima Yi can avoid by exerting his goodwill. Every man is guilty of being guilty of being a treasure. In Sima Yi's hands, he will naturally incur hostility from those who are in power.
So now it is Jicheng and Luoyang in the same trench, and Chang'an and Yecheng are hostile? As for Sima Zai in Xuchang and Sima Yao in Xuzhou, they are still a wait-and-see school that has not expressed their opinions.
It is not because Fan Yang Kingdom and Yan Kingdom are next to each other, or Sima Yao was recommended by King Yan, that the other party would definitely stand on his side. Any vassal king would stand on the side of the winner. If he didn't make a statement at the first time, Sima Ji had already burned a lot of incense and never expected anyone to come to help in time. He would be more confident than expected to rely on the Hu people.
Apart from a few vassal kings who are ready to fight a big battle at any time, the Xinye King of Jingzhou should not have the intention to take the initiative to enter the market. As for Liu Zhun, the governor of Yangzhou, this person is not as good as the Xinye King.
"The situation seems to be very unfavorable to me!" Sima Ji spoke without any tension, then yawned, "Be careful of the south, I am going to go back to comfort my wife."
The crowd looked at each other. If Sima Ji had not lost so far, just with this attitude, it would have been possible that his subordinates would have scattered. However, he had been in Youzhou for many years, so this situation would not have happened.
"The two generals have followed the King of Yan for many years. Is it like this when the King of Yan goes to war?" Jiang Tong tilted his head and asked Zhang Da and Li Shan.
"Sometimes there, sometimes not." Zhang Da said without any nervous expression, "Our King Yan has always believed in a saying that as long as you give Your Highness enough time, you can defeat any enemy. When it really takes time to get nervous, Your Highness will become serious. If you don't take serious care, it will only mean that you are not nervous now."
Why is the King of Yan not nervous? He is not nervous and hides in the mansion every day as a dog licking dog, and he hopes to serve the young lady comfortably. He can ask his brother to borrow troops. For this reason, Sima Ji has been sweating profusely in the past few days and works in bed clothes face to face.
"It's red when pinching it, it hurts!" Tuoba Yini saw the red mark on her chest in front of the mirror, and said coquettishly. She looked at Sima Ji in her eyes full of attachment. The little girl had just tasted the taste of meat, but now she sticks to Sima Ji and doesn't want to get up.
"I don't have the best control of my husband." Sima Ji said with a bright face, "This cannot be blamed on my husband. My wife's young body really makes me linger. Sometimes, my husband is thinking that if I withdraw my troops back to Jicheng, I won't compete with Sima Yong."
This was absolutely insincere. Tuoba Yini also spoke when she heard this, "How can you pay too much attention to your children's personal relationship? Now the world is chaotic, it is time for your husband to make achievements. I am also preparing to return to the grassland to discuss the matter of borrowing soldiers with my brother. I think this matter should be not difficult. My husband's borrowing soldiers is already very respectful to our family."
"It is also a precedent for me to borrow soldiers from my wife's family. I don't know how the world evaluates it." Sima Ji Chang sighed, and he also believed that it was not difficult to borrow soldiers from the Tuoba family.
Even in later generations, when the military strength of the Hu people was insufficient, it was not uncommon for borrowing soldiers. The Tang Dynasty always did this. As for the result of borrowing soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, it was a mixed result. Even when the Tang Dynasty was about to perish, Li Keyong was still helping the Tang Dynasty suppress Huang Chao.
At present, the relationship between the Hu people in the Jin Dynasty and the Central Plains is a very obvious affiliation. Even Liu Yuan is a thug raised by the kings, which is certain. Due to the great reputation of the Han Dynasty, the Hu people have not had much ambition so far. Sima Ji also frequently fought north of Jicheng, which is considered to be a kind of inheritance of this reputation in a certain sense.
When the Hu people felt that when they had the opportunity to succeed, the main reason was that the Eight Kings Rebellion and several vassal kings who could fight died one after another. Sima Yue, who changed to the Union of the Conquering Dafa, was in power, and the Jin Dynasty's army had been exhausted.
It is obvious that this condition is not met now. Sima Ji asked the Hu people to borrow troops, which was something that the four Xianbei tribes could not be sought. As long as he, the King of Yan, spoke, the four Xianbei tribes might have a sense of happiness that the Central Plains dynasty valued itself.
So of course he dared to speak, not only dared to speak, but also could offer a price. The first goal was the Tuoba family, which had the largest number of people and the widest territory. Population is of course a major factor. If the population is not important, would he still use it to borrow troops? Just recruit soldiers directly from Youzhou. Isn’t it because he could not recruit Sima Yong to attack the Xianbei people?
"You can tell your brother that as long as you take charge of the court, you will never forget the help of Tuoba. Even if you are a king, it's not a problem." Sima Ji took Tuoba Yini's hand and walked out of the northern suburbs of Pingcheng, patting his chest to draw cakes. Zhang Dalishan, the two guards behind him, looked up at the sky, muttering in his heart, "Your Highness is worthy of calling himself the king of cakes, and it's starting again."
"I dare not imagine that I am a king. As long as I have the title of the Great Jin Dynasty, I believe my brother will be very happy." Tuoba Yini seemed to be frightened and quickly shook her head, "Tuoba Xiaobu dares not have too much extravagance."
"What's there to think about? There's a little pursuit in life." Sima Ji touched the girl's hair and said, "It's all his family. Can you make your wife suffer a loss for your husband?"
What's the big deal about being a king? People who don't have their own territory and tribes. It seems that there is no difference between being a king or not. Not to mention being a king, Sima Ji. Not to mention being a king, even a hundred are fine. What is the purpose of keeping the order to entrust the favor? Isn't it just not useful?
After a long time of love, Sima Ji helped Tuoba Yini onto the carriage and said to the guard general, "If there is any mistake in my wife, don't take your head. I keep my word. A thousand guards are enough to protect my wife, right?"
"Please rest assured that the last general will never let the wife have any mistakes." The guard general knocked on the armor on his chest and promised.
Well! Sima Ji nodded, waved his hand to signal to get on the road, watching the team set off slowly. After a long time, he remained motionless, and seemed reluctant to leave Tuoba Yini. Tuoba Yini also frequently poked his head out to look around until the team disappeared from sight.
"Congratulations to Your Highness for drawing another cake!" It was not until this time that Zhang Da clasped his fists and congratulated, "With the participation of Tuoba, the problem of the troops of our Youzhou army has been greatly alleviated."
"You two can survive until now because I am short of staff and have few confidants." Sima Ji turned around and pointed at the two of them, "How could I be the kind of person you said? I obviously brought the Tuoba family out of poverty and became rich. This is a two-way conspiracy. Tuoba family is so poor, I have to give them cloth, grain, lacquerware and other things. They are all money, not from the strong wind, so I will not pay for the food and salary by borrowing soldiers? As we all know, I am clean and have no money."
"King Yan, we are robbing the gentry who followed Sima Yong, so why aren't we rich?" Li Shan suggested honestly, "Ji, Yan and Qing are all big provinces, and the local gentry is rich."
"Is this kind of person?" Sima Ji brushed his sleeves and said coldly, "I have told you many times. Don't just open your mouth and just grab it. You are shameless, I am shameless."
"Write a list first, and you have no plans at all. What's the point of doing things? I'll let this little thing be done by myself?" Sima Ji waved his hand and asked the two of them to go down and quickly list the list, adding, "The Taishan Goat family doesn't count. It's my Queen of Great Jin, so there's no scruples."
After the assassination of Sima Yi was defeated, Sima Ji waited for the manifesto of King Hejian and King Changsha to attack each other, but it did not disappoint him. Sima Yong's manifesto said that Sima Yi wanted to be ill-behaved to the emperor and called on the world to attack Sima Yi. Of course, he did not forget Sima Ji. The charge of King Yan was a Hu people outside and cruelly treated the gentry, and the culprit of cholera in the world.
Chapter completed!