Between Liu Kun and Wang Jun, Zhao Hanzhang would choose Liu Kun no matter whether he was serving in public or private positions.
Conggong, she and Liu Kun are currently maintaining the rule of Jin, and they are unanimously focused on peace and stability externally and internally;
Personally, she and Liu Kun are good friends now (although they have never met).
So Zhao Hanzhang wrote a thick letter to a good friend and gave it to Jinyang Jun and Wu Erlang together with the gifts she prepared.
She sighed: "I originally wanted to keep you here for the New Year and then set off back after spring. However, the situation in Jinyang has changed. I can't force you to stay here anymore."
She said to General Yang of the Jinyang Army who was escorting the horses back this time: "Please tell General Yang to tell Governor Liu, but if there is anyone who can help me, just ask and I will do my best."
General Yang Shen was so moved that he agreed repeatedly. When he returned to Jinyang, he told Liu Kun, "Chief Zhao is a generous and kind man."
Liu Kun's chief minister, Wen Qiao, said to him: "You can ask the governor of Zhao for help to attack Shi Le together."
Liu Kun thought for a while and then shook his head, "Shi Le is wavering now and has not responded to Liu Yuan's call to attack me. If Zhao Hanzhang is asked to send troops at this time, wouldn't it force him to take action?"
He said: "I heard that Shi Le has a nephew who lives in Bingzhou with Shi Le's biological mother. You send people to search among the refugees, find him, and entertain him."
Wen Qiao thought for a while and nodded. This was a solution, but it was still not difficult to solve the urgent need.
"Shi Le has not sent out troops. Liu Cong's army is still there, and Wang Jun's army is also pressing on the border. We are surrounded by enemies from both sides. Without help, we may not be able to hold on."
Liu Kun pursed his lips and said, "Let Liu Xi block Wang Jun first. I will write to your majesty, asking him to mediate. By then, we only need to concentrate on dealing with Liu Cong's army."
He said: "At that time, please ask Zhao Hanzhang to send troops to attack Bingzhou from the south, and come to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao."
But Shi Le next to him was not a fool. If Zhao Hanzhang sent troops to annex the state, if Shi Le of the Shangdang did not attack Liu Kun, would he still not attack Zhao Hanzhang?
Wasn't it still enough to provoke Shi Le into taking action?
Wen Qiao complained in his heart, but he also knew that their governor did not have much military talent, so he did not speak immediately.
He didn't say anything, but Zhao Hanzhang was like a god with his troops. When the time came, she would dissuade the governor, but:...
"Can Wang Jun listen to His Majesty?"
Since the death of King Donghai, Wang Jun has gradually disobeyed the court's orders. Currently, the only people who can make him fearful are Gou Xi and Zhao Hanzhang.
Wen Qiao immediately said: "Why don't you ask Governor Zhao to mediate?"
He said: "If your majesty can make you the governor of Jizhou, then it will be justifiable for General Liu and others to occupy Zhongshan and other counties. If Zhao governor comes to mediate, the conflict with Wang Jun may be eliminated. But it is not possible. It can be delayed for a while.
Either way, let’s focus on dealing with Liu Cong’s army first.”
Liu Kun felt that what he said made sense, so he immediately wrote a letter to Zhao Hanzhang and rushed it to Luoyang five hundred miles away.
At this time, snowflakes were falling one after another and the road was not easy to walk, but the post soldiers still dutifully crossed the enemy area through the passage they opened and delivered the letter to Zhao Hanzhang as quickly as possible.
When the letter was delivered, the person who delivered it could only breathe. Zhao Hanzhang hurriedly asked someone to call a doctor, and then he opened the letter and read it.
Perhaps because her previous letter was too thick, Liu Kun's letter was also very thick, and it took her more than a quarter of an hour to read it.
After reading it, Zhao Hanzhang handed the letter to Ji Yuan who was standing aside.
Ji Yuan immediately took it and handed it to Ming Yu and Wei Jie after reading it.
Zhao Hanzhang asked: "What do you think, sir?"
Ji Yuan said: "I don't care about sending troops in advance. It is indeed a way to propose to your majesty to appoint Liu Kun as the governor of Jizhou. However, can Gou Xi agree?"
Zhao Hanzhang lowered his eyes and thought, and after a moment said: "Try it."
Zhao Hanzhang wrote to the emperor immediately.
Ming Yu said: "Why are you in such a hurry? Why not ask Minister Zhao to test your Majesty's intentions first?"
Zhao Hanzhang shook his head and said: "You see, the person who sent the message is half dead. Obviously Jinyang is in danger and this matter cannot wait."
She mused: "In fact, the emperor should agree. Liu Kun has always been famous. The Huns attacked Luoyang three times, and twice he sent troops to contain the Huns army. The key lies in Gou Xi."
She looked at Ming Yu.
Ming Yu thought for a moment and then said: "Since Liu Kun refused to return to the court and chose to stick to Jinyang, General Gou has criticized him. However, half of Jizhou is now in Shi Le's hands, and General Gou cannot touch Jizhou.
, so he should not refuse to let Liu Kun serve as the governor of Jizhou, unless..."
Zhao Hanzhang: "Unless what?"
Ming Yu sighed and said: "Unless Wang Jun also asks General Gou to take action, based on my understanding of Wang Jun, if he bribes General Gou with gold, silver and jewels, General Gou will definitely ask him to be the governor of Jizhou."
Zhao Hanzhang pursed his lips. Gou Xi, who used to be upright and honest, could even withhold money and food from the treasury. What's so strange about accepting bribes?
She lowered her eyes and thought for a moment before saying, "Wang Jun can bribe him, can't we?"
Ji Yuan: "...Girl, our money..."
Zhao Hanzhang said: "If Liu Kun can be appointed as the governor of Jizhou, the dispute between him and Wang Jun can be eliminated, and the strength can be preserved to deal with Liu Yuan, this money will be well spent."
Could it be that the gold, silver and jewels used to bribe Gou Xi were as much as the cost of sending troops?
Historically, this battle between Liu Kun and Wang Jun ended with Liu Kun's defeat. His tentacles originally extended to Zhongshan County in Jizhou, but Wang Jun sent troops to kill Liu Kun's younger brother Liu Xi and captured him.
All the territory in Jizhou was seized.
Liu Kun could only continue to guard an isolated city in Jinyang. Later, the Huns destroyed Jin in a large scale, and he was unable to resist.
Zhao Hanzhang turned around twice and said: "If Liu Kun can be allowed to stay in Jizhou, when we accumulate strength and launch a large-scale counterattack, we can attack the Xiongnu and Shi Le from the north and south with him."
She said: "Liu Kun will send troops with us to conquer the lost territory, but Wang Jun will not."
History has come to this point, and the city of Luoyang has not been destroyed. Naturally, she does not want the Jin Emperor to be kidnapped again, and the Central Plains to be occupied by the Xiongnu and Jiehu again.
She has great ambitions, but the internal conflicts can be put aside for the time being, and the places that were taken away from Jizhou and Bingzhou can be recovered first.
In Zhao Hanzhang's heart, Liu Yuan and Shi Le were still the number one enemies.
For the sake of the overall situation, she paid the money for Liu Kun first!
Zhao Hanzhang and Ji Yuan said: "Sir, go and prepare the money. You also need to prepare the people who will go to Yuncheng. They must be under the banner of Liu Governor. Gou Xi cannot be known to be my people."
If Gou Xi knew that it was her who provided the money and the people, he would never agree to Liu Kun being the governor of Jizhou no matter how much money he gave him.
Ji Yuan thought for a while, and in the overall situation, it was indeed more beneficial for them to have Liu Kun as the governor of Jizhou. He could only endure his heartache and said: "I will make arrangements right now, and I also ask Mr. Ming to help me choose something that General Gou will like."
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Ming Yu said: "You don't have to choose elegant things, just give them gold, silver and jewelry. He only talks about value and has no ability to appreciate them."
Zhao Hanzhang felt a chill go down his spine, and secretly told himself that he would never let his staff talk to him in the future, otherwise they would go outside and say bad things about her to others, which would be very social just thinking about it.