Chapter 302
The news that the prince ascended the throne in Nanyang quickly spread throughout the country, causing huge uproars.
At this time, the land of China, especially in the north, was already in extreme panic and chaos due to the demise of the Western Jin Dynasty. The capital was razed to the ground by the Hu people, who could still calm down? Of course, it was a life-long escape, and the building of the fortress was built! In the midst of turmoil, the news of the prince ascending the throne came, and everyone was in extremely complicated moods. Some were happy and some were worried, but more people chose to ignore it.
The king of the country, especially when the country is destroyed and the world is destroyed, we must rely on mature and super capable monarchs to lead everyone to a bloody path. What is the use of a little baby who is less than ten years old? It is nothing more than to act as a toy for powerful ministers and a target for the barbarians! This small regime in Nanyang that supports the crown prince has no chance. Everyone ignores it and do whatever they should do!
Of course, not everyone chooses to ignore it.
The envoy sent by the little emperor had a life of death, traveling through the extremely chaotic northern land to Jinyang, and read the imperial edict to Liu Kun to the general of the Pillar Kingdom. The military and civilians of Jinyang were extremely excited, and Liu Kun even burst into tears. After receiving the edict, he tried his best to prepare a table of summoned dishes for the envoy, arranged for many singers and dancers to cheer him up, and was extremely enthusiastic. During the meal, he pulled the envoy to tell him about his extremely arduous battle experience in Jinyang in the past few years, and also asked about the situation of the little emperor. When he learned that the little emperor could not even afford to wear a dragon robe when he ascended the throne, he could only use a python robe to make up the number, he cried bitterly and said, "It's all incompetent ministers, and they let the emperor cover the dust. I'm really ashamed to death!"
The messenger was deeply moved and the two cried together.
But no matter how moved he was, when he returned to Nanyang to report his life, he couldn't help but sigh and said to the little emperor and the three pillars: "Liu Sikong is loyal and brave, loyal, and is a rare loyal minister in the Great Jin Dynasty. However, when the country was destroyed and the family was destroyed, he still lived a luxurious life, was addicted to music, and favored actors. It is probably difficult to achieve great things!"
I have to say that this envoy is quite sensible and can see Liu Kun's background at a glance: he is loyal, but the bad habits of the children of aristocratic families cannot be changed. He cannot share the joys and sorrows with the military and civilians under his control, and it is difficult to achieve great things! This is the reason why Liu Kun can never retain talents and an important factor in his ultimate defeat.
When he went to Dai County, the envoys from Yan were also warmly welcomed by the Tuoba Xianbei and Duanmen Xianbei. How can I not welcome him? Although this is just a title and cannot bring them substantial benefits for the time being, he has face! He is fighting for face in the world! Tuoba Luyi patted his chest and said that he was a person from the Great Jin Dynasty and a person from the Great Jin Dynasty. Please rest assured that as long as he has himself in one day, he will never let the Huns swallow Bingzhou! Duan Wuwuchen, the boss of the Duanmen Xianbei, was seriously ill, but when he encountered such a good thing as a title, he still sat up in a dying illness, and responded with a comprehensive manner. He excitedly expressed his loyalty to the Great Jin Dynasty in Wang Jun's increasingly dark face...
Both of these two are real people, so they will naturally express their rewards. Tuoba Luyi picked two good horses and asked the envoy to take them back. As a gift from the emperor Jiden, I lacked everything here, but there was no shortage of horses! Duan Wuwuchen was even more interesting. After learning that the small regime in Nanyang was weak and could not resist the fierce attack of the Hu people, he decisively sent two cavalrymen to the south to support the little emperor.
Zhang Gui's reaction was also positive. After receiving the imperial edict, he said that he had no great contribution to the Great Jin Dynasty, but was named the Pillar Kingdom. He was really ashamed. If the emperor needed to speak, he would just ask for an imperial edict, and he would launch all the troops from Liangzhou to attack the Huns, and he would never go back to death!
Of course, just listen to this, don't take it seriously. Zhang Gui's loyalty to the Jin court naturally has no doubts. The problem is that the generals and the Liangzhou tyrants may not be as loyal as him. He wants to send all the soldiers from Liangzhou to fight to the death with the Huns, and he has to ask his subordinates whether they agree. In the plan of the small court in Nanyang, there is no expectation that Liangzhou can send troops to fight against the Huns and Han countries for a few years. As long as Liangzhou can accommodate northern refugees and protect them to prevent them from the slaughter of the Huns, it will be of great merit.
Liu Kun and Zhang Gui's reactions were both positive and gave the little emperor a good face. They were both relatively traditional scholars, and their thoughts of loyalty to the emperor were deeply rooted in the patriotism. The emperor became a prisoner. The prince was the most legitimate successor of the empire and respected them very much. Naturally, they had no reason not to give face. This little emperor was indeed a little younger and had no ability for the time being, but he was the only legal successor of the empire. With him, Dajin still had a sign that could unite people's hearts. They no longer expect the emperor to have strong abilities. As long as this emperor can fulfill his duties as the empire's signature and stay there honestly and don't mess around, they will be satisfied!
But Gou Xi and Sima Rui's reactions were not so positive.
Before Luoyang fell, Gou Xi sent five hundred soldiers with a thorn of Huogu and dozens of ships to Luoyang to pick up the emperor's retreat. However, due to various reasons, the emperor could not escape from the hell of Luoyang. The dozens of ships were burned by Hu Yanyan, and the soldiers were killed and injured in the cruel minced Luoyang battle. However, Gou Xi did not have any results. After Luoyang fell, Sima Quan's younger brother, King Yuzhang Sima Duan, escaped to Cangyuan under the protection of some officials and defected to Gou Xi. Gou Xi led the officials to respect him as the crown prince and set up a platform, while Sima Duan named Gou Xi as the crown prince's tutor, recorded the affairs of the Shangshu, and generalized the military affairs of China and abroad. It can be said that he was less than one person and ten thousand people. After the support, Gou Xi moved from Cangyuan to Mengcheng, settled there, and began to build a new king. The country cannot be without a king for a day.
However, when everything was on track, news came that Prince Sima Quan ascended the throne in Nanyang, which means that all his preparations were done in vain. When the envoy brought the imperial edict to enthrone him as the general of the Pillar Kingdom and the governor of Xuzhou, his first reaction was anger.
Yes, not happiness, but anger.
The reason why he was angry was that in the small regime he built, he was under one person and above ten thousand people. If he accepted the enthronement of the Nanyang small court, his status was not only not able to go to the next level, but on the contrary, he also took a big step back. The Eight Pillar Kingdom! That is to say, at least seven people were on the same side as him! Zhang Gui, Liu Kun, and Sima Rui were all the officials of the border; Beigong Chun was also doing it, and he was convinced that the two famous generals who saved Luoyang were on the same side as these people. But what are Li Rui, Sima Fan, and Beigong Jing? Several Huangkou children were worthy of being side by side with him! Also, how many life and death battles he fought in order to protect the Jin Dynasty, how many injuries and blood were shed. In the end, the new dynasty was in power and only got a governor of Xuzhou?
It's simply outrageous!
He said angrily: "I have fought for the Great Jin Dynasty in the east and west, beheaded Liu Bogen, attacked Wang Mi, defeated Ji Sang, and defeated Shi Le. I have gone through countless hard battles and lost dozens of places. Is there any hard work without any credit? Now that the new dynasty is in power, I can only be granted the title of governor of Xuzhou, and beside the two unknown juniors, Li Rui, is a very shame! Xun is ashamed to be one of the eight pillars of the country!"
The envoy knew that he was not interested in the title of General of the Pulau Kingdom, but that he was just one of the eight Pulau Kingdoms, with a bunch of people running with him. He had to persuade him: "Mr. Xun worked hard and made great contributions, and the court knew that the Central Plains were now in a state of chaos and the land in China was intoxicated. Even if the emperor was willing to repay Mr. Xun, he was still powerless! I hope Mr. Xun could be loyal to the country and take on great responsibilities. When the day he expelled the captives and restored Luoyang, why would Your Majesty spare a blessing, a prince for thousands of years?"
Gou Xi said: "Gou is ashamed to be as famous as those three yellow-mouthed children. If they are not me, I am not me!"
The envoy repeatedly persuaded and even begged, and even some generals and counselors of Gou Xi also persuaded him. Gou Xi just couldn't listen and refused to accept the enthronement of the small court in Nanyang. The envoy had no choice but to return to Nanyang with the imperial edict.
After learning that Gou Xi refused to enthronement with Beigong Jing, Sima Fan and Li Rui, Sima Quan sighed: "Dongping County Duke really thinks of himself! The major general fought alone and fought the Huns' army to protect Luoyang. Tens of thousands of Luoyang soldiers and civilians survived with her protection. The King of Xiangyang led several troops south to Jingzhou when the building was about to collapse. In more than a month, he recovered the entire Nanyang and annihilated the main force of Wang Ru's rebels, so that I could have a place to stay after escaping from Luoyang. He fought against Shile in Xiangcheng to ensure that Xiangcheng prefectures and counties remain unrestrained. General Li and General Beigong led two iron cavalry to rescue Luoyang and defeated countless soldiers and civilians in Luoyang among the ten thousand troops! Which of these people had less credit than him, and he was so disdainful? In my opinion, it was false that he did not want to be with these three generals of the Pillar Kingdom. Is it true that he would not be as good as one person and above ten thousand people?"
This young but precocious young emperor saw through Gou Xi's thoughts at a glance: Liu Kun, Zhang Gui, and Sima Rui were all high and far away, so it was unlikely that they would run to Nanyang to accompany the king; Beigong Chun's whereabouts were unknown; the Eight Pillar Kingdom had the conditions to accompany the king and gave advice to the little emperor, the three young people in Nanyang City and himself. If they could suppress these three young people, they would be better than being the Eight Pillar Kingdom!
This is something that the little emperor cannot bear. Although he has not been together for a long time with Beigong Jing, Sima Fan and Li Rui, he has cultivated some trust and kicked away the people he can trust and let Gou Xi mercy on himself. No one with a little brain will do this. You don’t want to be the general of the country, right? Okay, then don’t be the general of the country. This quota is free first and then granted to others if you have the chance. It is difficult to find a three-legged toad, and it is easy to find a person who wants to be the general of the country, so it is easy to find a lot of people!
Chapter completed!