Chapter Five Hundred and Fortieth Sima Ying's Anger
The officials of Qingzhou have already put their bargaining chips on Sima Ji. Since they have already made the money, they must continue to move forward unswervingly. This is simply an unexpected move. Sima Ji has always believed that he is not welcomed by any of the great Jin gentry. He is ready to use the butcher knife to deal with these disobedient guys.
To be able to get the support of a big state was a surprise to him. The big states of the Jin Dynasty were not unfair prefectures and counties after Sui Tang. Every state expressed its attitude and represented a strong support from one side. For the officials of Qingzhou, no one among them was doubtful about Sima Ji's bloodthirsty style.
But after mutual communication, they still believe that this generation of King Yan is still not uncooperative. Even if Sima Ji was cold-blooded and ruthless, both sides still had some incense in the previous generation. Furthermore, because there are no prefectures and counties other than Youzhou, Qingzhou should make the first statement and do the first one.
This is the idea of the elders of the Wang Mi family. If other Hebei prefectures and counties were conquered by Sima Ji, and the officials in Qingzhou would express their support at that time, it would be just a statement that copper coins were worthless. It would be better to give timely help than to add icing on the cake. If you want to place bets, you must start from now on. Before the disaster comes, some people choose to cooperate and some choose to avoid it. After careful consideration in the Qingzhou officialdom, they chose the former. This is why Wang Mi is so anxious.
Especially the result of the Hebei War has been introduced to Qingzhou. Qingzhou now has an advantage, that is, the friendship established in the previous generation. Another advantage is that Qingzhou is a neutral person, and does not have the obvious Hejian King mark like Bingzhou Jizhou. It is very appropriate to join the King of Yan at this time. Even if Sima Ji does not need it, he will not treat Qingzhou coldly and do not criticize people with smiles. As long as Qingzhou shows his cooperative side, the King of Yan should not be as good as Qingzhou officials. Have you not seen the Taishan Goat clan be blackmailed by the King of Yan in the capital?
In terms of strength comparison, the alliance of King Yan Changsha is still not the opponent of the three vassal kings on the other side in terms of momentum. However, from their respective perspectives, Sima Ji's situation is much better than Sima. After all, Hebei is not a place to be beaten everywhere, and it is not like the capital where Sima is located, and he can be beaten in any direction.
Compared with real history, Sima has an invisible but very important advantage, that is, Luoyang's arsenal was not burned down because of King Zhao's rebellion, and is still the number one arsenal in the world. This has already played a great role. In history, Sima lacked soldiers and weapons, and now he only lacked one.
So after seeing the Xianbei soldiers, Sima Ji was so sad that he had no hope for the so-called string control personnel. After all, the Tuoba family's troops looked like beggars. Youzhou, as the frontier, is naturally a reserve of military weapons. However, after the expansion of the army, there were no weapons to arm these mercenaries. After this army arrived in the capital, Sima's performance was overjoyed. It is no false to say that Luoyang Armory was able to re-arm all the troops of the Jin Dynasty.
When I saw the King of Yan, the King of Yan was leading his army to siege Yecheng all night, and the corpses were already formed in the city of Yecheng. After seeing me, the King of Yan was very polite and cared about the situation of the Taiwei. This 20,000 cavalry belonged to the Tuoba clan in the northern border. A daughter of the Tuoba clan married the King of Yan. Before the Hebei War, he sent troops to assist in the battle, and is still fighting with the five commanders of the five divisions in Bingzhou. The inner officials who returned to the Changsha Palace were humble and reported the process of seeing Sima Ji. If it were not for Yecheng, the King of Yan would lead troops south to help the war. The King of Yan had already stated that once Yecheng was conquered, he would immediately cross the river to help the Taiwei pacify the world.
This king can understand the concerns of the King of Yan. There is an enemy behind Yecheng that no one can take it lightly. Especially the poisonous snake like Sima Yong. A cold light flashed in Sima's eyes. The initiator of all this is being besieged and living a life of stagnation. Thinking of this, he felt a big heart. He first used a knife to kill people to make Sima Ji and himself angry. Later, he directly launched an attack and sent troops to detriment the capital. Now this end is caused by one's own consequences. The only pity is that it is not himself who besieged Yecheng.
After the reward was given to the Nei Zheng, he asked the other party to go down. The Nei Zheng suddenly said something, "The Grand Marshal, the King of Yan has a piece of advice that I must bring to you, but I dare not refuse to say it."
If you have anything to say, Sima has taken out his sword and is ready to meet this new reinforcement.
The King of Yan once said that the Taiwei must be careful of the people around him. Since King Zhao's rebellion, the capital has experienced traitors' counterattacks. Now the two vassal kings are in a state of great force, and the King of Yan is temporarily involved in Yecheng and cannot come in person. The Taiwei must be careful. As long as the Taiwei can persist, the King of Yan will be able to pacify all the rebels within a hundred days and come to help the Taiwei with his arm. The inner official bowed and said, "Before he came back, these were the words of the King of Yan to give him a repeated instructions."
I thank King Yan for his concern, but I have won three formations before, which has dampened Sima Ying's majesty. Now with 20,000 cavalry helping, the safety of the capital should be considered to be solved. Now the three imperial guards have taken their lives and reinforcements have joined. I expected that the capital was safe and that the world would be safe. Sima spoke in a very good mood. The most dangerous time has passed.
Sima was still very confident in his ability. If it weren't for the poor foundation of the capital, because of the severe loss of civil strife in the previous few times, he wouldn't have waited for Sima Ying to come to the door, let alone Sima Ji's help. Now Sima Yong is surrounded and no longer poses a threat. He can concentrate on dealing with the attacks in the west and south.
Sima personally met with Ono Sheng, who was as polite as usual, and did not show any displeasure because of the appearance of the reinforcements. It was also considered to be a lie for Sima Jiyuan. If it were replaced by another vassal king, Sima Ji's lies would be revealed immediately. It was because of Sima's character that he dared to use Xianbei language to fool Oono Sheng.
Chapter completed!