Chapter 692 Divine Punishment

It was a great epidemic in the month, and most of the people in Luoyang died.

——"Book of Jin: The Third Chronicle of the Emperor"

It's not that Sima Yan doesn't want to cause trouble for Yang Zheng, but that he's also causing trouble for himself.

God is fair. The Qin State has just emerged from drought, locust plagues, and diseases, showing great vitality.

Something happened in the Central Plains.

Just after Sima Yan ascended the throne and followed Sima Yi, Sima Shi, and Sima Zhao, a great plague broke out in Luoyang.

It seems that God is also cursing the Sima family.

Of course, the plague did not appear suddenly, but started from the Qingzhou flood, spread to Yuzhou, and spread to Luoyang.

But it is always the common people who are unlucky.

The scholar's family is closed, and the family has the best doctor and the best medicine, so they don't have to worry about food and drink.

The Jin State of the Sima family did not learn the good things from Cao Wei, but completely inherited the bad things from Cao Wei.

The government is slow and rotten, indifferent and ineffective in management.

People have to run for their livelihoods and have no power to resist.

Luoyang City couldn't even dispose of the corpses, so it threw them directly into the Luoshui River. The floating corpses were densely packed, layer by layer, floating downstream, infecting more areas.

However, these are affordable for the Sima family, which has a large family and a large business.

Although people in the Luoyang court had heard about the suffering of the people, they had never seen it with their own eyes.

Unless you have seen it with your own eyes, you would not know the suffering of the people.

"Your Highness, you can't stay here for a long time!" Ji Xi advised.

But Sima You was indifferent and insisted on giving porridge to the people on the streets.

It was his move that allowed more people to live in Luoyang.

"The people are in dire straits, how can I, the king, remain indifferent? Open the Luoyang treasury and help the people!" Sima You sighed.

Ji Xi frowned and said, "Your Highness, you must not do it. Xun Xu and Feng Zuo have repeatedly slandered Your Majesty. Your Highness is now opening a warehouse to help the people. Isn't it playing into their hands?"

In order to ascend to the throne, Sima Yan actually made compromises with Sima You.

The emperor belonged to Sima Yan, but Sima You was the president of the military and Fu Ning's internal and external affairs.

Opening the warehouse door is naturally within his authority.

"How long have you been bothered by this? If the plague spreads, I'm afraid the people in the Central Plains will die!" Sima You said sternly.

This is not alarmist. The great plague in the late Han Dynasty killed more than 10 million people?

"Wei!" Ji Xi cupped his hands.

"Let all the imperial doctors in the Imperial Hospital gather their manpower to stop the plague!"

As Ji Xi said, it was not only Xun Xu and Feng Su who were slandered, but also Xun Yi.

"Since the King of Qi has sealed the country, he should do so. Why stay in Luoyang?"

, has long been attached to Sima's knees.

Of course Sima Yan didn't like Sima You, but he couldn't move him, and the clan headed by Sima Jun also leaned toward him.

But it is better to keep him under his nose than to be released to Qingzhou.

The city of Luoyang was filled with dead and wounded, but the carnivores were not discussing disaster.

"The King of Qi has exaggerated his reputation, and the world has returned to him. Your Majesty must not be careless!" Feng You also took the opportunity to say something.

Sima Yan didn't want to get entangled in this issue, and turned to Jia Chong.

Jia Chong knew what Sima Yan meant, but as Sima You's father-in-law, he really couldn't talk much, so he simply changed the topic, "Zhong Hui's return to Wu will definitely be a trouble to the country, and your Majesty must be prepared!"

Just one sentence diverted Shi Bao and Yang Hu's attention.

Like Jia Chong, these two people are smart people and will never participate in the Sima family's family affairs.

"How to prevent it?" Sima Yan also became interested.

After this battle, he finally understood the truth: Soochow was still easy to bully.

Jia Chong's triangular eyes started to spin, "Uncle Yang has a strategy of going south first and then west. It is our national policy to attack Soochow. We should gather heavy troops in Huaibei."

Yang Hu cupped his hands and said: "No, the new city of Hefei has been captured by thieves. Behind Hefei is Dongguan, and behind Dongguan is the Yangtze River. The invasion of Huaibei will be futile!"

"Does General Wei have a good plan?" Sima Yan asked.

"To raise troops in Huaibei, it is better to cultivate the land in Xiangyang and train the navy. When the food and grass are abundant, the overwhelming army besieges Jiangling, just like the siege of Zhuge Dan in Shouchun! Then go down the river and level the east of the river in one fell swoop!" Yang Hu said solemnly.

In essence, it is still the same set of national power crushing and Mount Tai overwhelming.

But the stupid way is often the most unsolvable way.

The Jin State's national power is at its peak. Currently, it is the strongest among the three kingdoms. After the torment of Sun Hao, the Wu State's national power is not as good as before.

There were droughts and locust plagues in the Qin State, floods and plagues in the Jin State. There were no natural disasters in the Wu State, but there were man-made disasters. The bandit Shi Dan of the Wu State Yong'an (not the Shu State Yong'an) and others gathered thousands of people, kidnapped Sun Hao's younger brother Sun Qian, the Hou of Yong'an, and left Wucheng.

They took the Qugai from Sun He's mausoleum and attacked Jianye directly. When they arrived at the gate of Jianye city, there were ten thousand soldiers, but they were defeated by Zhuge Liang and Ding Gu.

The soldiers and people in Guangling fled to Jin in fear of Sun Hao's brutality, and were shot dead by the Wu navy in the Huai River.

There was also the Dongwu Xiling Supervisor and Buxie, who sent secret envoys many times to have secret talks with Wang Yi.

We were just waiting for Sima Yan to award the reward. Sima Yan was busy ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor. The Luoyang government was slow in efficiency and had not yet paid attention to this aspect.

After Sun Hao returned to Jianye, he was no longer a contented person. He started to build a palace again.

Thousands of prostitutes have been selected in advance.

The people complained, and Wu's national power was further squandered.

"Great kindness!" Sima Yan clapped and laughed.

In my heart, I was somewhat disapproving of Yang Hu, thinking that although he was talented, he lived up to his reputation.

In the battle of Yiyang, Zhong Hui used a golden cicada to escape from its shell and rescued Sun Hao, otherwise Sima Yan would have suffered a greater victory.

Although Yang Hu finally defeated Shouchun, Shouchun at this time had little practical significance.

Zhong Hui had already moved his troops to Hefei.

Of course, Sima Yan still valued Yang Hu. Yang Hu was not good at fighting, but his governance skills were the best choice.

"Since this policy was proposed by General Wei, it should be implemented by General Wei!" Jia Chong said with twinkling eyes.

Yang Hu was too much of a threat to him, so he had to kick him out of Luoyang and stay away from Sima Yan to feel at ease.

Sima Yan stared at Yang Hu, seeming to be considering it.

Shi Bao beside him was snoring loudly, but he fell asleep leaning on the desk.

Yang Hu took the initiative to request the order: "This is my long-cherished wish, and Jingzhou is the heart of the world. I have been running it for several years, stocking up on food, grass, ordnance, gathering people's hearts, and reducing the fighting spirit of the Wu people. Your Majesty can send more capable generals to attack it!"

In Luoyang's Longtan Tiger's Nest, Jia Chong and Shi Bao all disliked him. Xun Xu, Feng Su and He Shao also refused to deal with him and stayed in Luoyang all day long.

Yang Hu still has a bit of scholarly integrity and is unwilling to flatter others, so he is out of tune with other people.

Sima Yan thought for a while and felt that there was no use in keeping Yang Hu. This man was too smart. He seemed to know what he meant. He would never get involved in the court struggle and maintain a close relationship with him. He might as well let him go.

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"Transfer Wang Yi, the governor of the south of the Yangtze River, to the governor of Huainan, and General Yang Hu, the general of the Wei, to be the governor of Jingzhou. It's a holiday!"

Shi Bao, who had been snoring just now, trembled slightly in his hand.

This naturally did not escape Jia Chong's sharp triangular eyes.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yang Hu breathed a sigh of relief.
Chapter completed!