Luoyang City's scouts and cavalry were out in all directions, and the scouts and scouts kept reporting the information they found to General Shen Jin:
——Chen Caozhi and more than 300 Qin envoy Xi Bao were discovered by the Yan army in the west valley of Yanshi. They did not engage in battle. Chen Caozhi and others had already gone to Yanshi City;
——Chen Cao and his party were sent to Gong County;
——The Yan army of the brigade withdrew from Yanshi, merged with the Yan army of Gong County, and began to cross the river to return to the north. Chen Caozhi and Xi Bao were taken away——
Shen Jin stood on the high platform of Jinyong City in Luoyang, looking east to the vast plains. The siege of the city in June had been lifted, and the households in the docks outside the city began to farm outside the fort again. The soldiers and civilians guarding the city day and night finally let go of their worries. Luoyang City Saved for now——
Shen Jin said silently in his heart: "Chen Caozhi is a god. Everything went as he expected. The Yan army rescued the siege. This kind of wisdom is really amazing and admirable. Now we are waiting for him to return safely from Yecheng. He will definitely come back."
There are more than 600 war horses in Luoyang City, 300 of which were borrowed by Chen Caozhi from Chang'an from Fu Jian. The other 300 horses were left by the Qin sergeant on the Yishui River that night and were collected by the Jin army and returned to the city. Of course, these horses would not be returned to the Qin State. They only claimed that they were dispersed by the Yan army. Shen Jin also specially sent people to inform the Qin army guard guarding Mianchi that Chen Caozhi and the two envoys Xi Bao were killed by the Yan army. Regarding the news of the kidnapping, please ask the Qin State to send an envoy to mediate the rescue——
General Deng Qiang of Di Qin, who was stationed at Lingbao, received an urgent letter from Xi Bao two days earlier, saying that Murong Ke had led tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry to capture Luoyang. Luoyang in the hands of the Jin army would not pose a threat to Di Qin because Shen Jin's troops could not exceed a thousand men. Once the people were captured by the Yan people, Guanzhong would be shaken. Murong Ke had always planned to annex Guanlong, so Deng Qiang prepared his troops for war and reported to Qin Lord Fu Jian. Fu Jian did not dare to look down upon him and ordered Wang Meng and Fu Ship to lead the army Twenty thousand soldiers were stationed in Shaanxi County to prepare for Murong Ke. Before the army arrived in Shaanxi County, Wang Meng received a message from Deng Qiang and learned that the Yan people had withdrawn. However, Chen Caozhi and Xi Bao fell into the hands of the Yan army and were kidnapped and crossed to Hebei. go--
Wang Meng was greatly surprised. He was surprised that Chen Cao was taken away in confusion, and he also didn't understand why Murong Ke retreated. Even though Murong Ke was wary of the Qin-Jin alliance, according to Murong Ke's temperament, Luoyang must be taken. , could it be that just like what Zhang Hua said about the brothers Lu Ji and Lu Yun that "the battle to defeat Wu lies in the two heroes", Murong Ke's accidental capture of Chen Caozhi was better than the capture of Luoyang City?
Wang Meng thought to himself: "Chen Caozhi is indeed talented, but he won't let Murong Ke give up Luoyang just like that. I expect that something will happen in Yecheng, the capital of Yan." Ming Xizuo stepped up the investigation and found a nursery rhyme in Yecheng that hinted that Murong Ke's brother had a dead nephew. The meaning of self-reliance is said to be due to the infighting between the empress dowager and the brothers Murong Ping, Murong Ping, Murong Ke and Murong Chui.
Wang Meng was overjoyed and reported to Fu Jian, believing that Yan had something to gain and a good opportunity should not be missed. Fu Jian appointed Wang Meng to supervise all military affairs and station 50,000 troops on foot and cavalry in Huayin and Shaanxi counties. If there was a civil war in Yan, he would improvise troops to plunder the land of Henan. As for Luoyang in the Jin Dynasty, we can wait for the opportunity to capture it together.
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Luoyang was a wolf in front and a tiger in the rear. How could Shen Jin dare to slack off? On the one hand, he ordered his sergeants to continue to strengthen the city wall, recruit refugees as soldiers, and prepare for a long-term defense. On the other hand, he sent people to report to Gao Rou, the prefect of Yingchuan, that Chen Caozhi had been kidnapped by the Yan army. When they went to Yecheng, Gao Rou was shocked when he heard the report. He sent an urgent document of 600 miles to report to Yuzhou governor Yuan Zhen who was guarding Shouchun. He also sent someone to rush to Gushu to send Chen Caozhi's secret constellation to Huan Wen sent by Shen Jin. Report to Sima Huan——
The governor of Yuzhou, Yuan Zhen, was greatly puzzled by the fact that the Yan army had retreated just a few days after approaching Luoyang City. He ordered Ruyang, Ruyin, Yingchuan, and Chenjun towns to set up sentries to guard against the Yan army's attack. Yuan Zhen didn't care about Chen Caozhi being kidnapped. Chen Caozhi was Huan Wen's confidant, so Huan Wen didn't have to worry about it.
At this time, Huan Wen was also facing a crisis. Zhou Chu, the governor of Yizhou, secretly reported that Sima Xun, the governor of Liangzhou, was about to launch a rebellion. The Diqin intelligence report also said that Fu Jian would send Wang Meng and Yang An to invade Jingxiang. In this way, Huanhuo, who was guarding Jingzhou, had to To cope with the invasion of the Qin army, and to send troops to Shu to quell the rebellion, there was no room for loss on both fronts, so Huan Huo sent envoys to ask Huan Wen for help——
On June 23, Huan Wen received an urgent document from Gao Rou, the prefect of Yingchuan. He first learned that Chen Caozhi and the Di Qin envoy were captured by the Yan army. Huan Wen was greatly surprised. Chen Caozhi was wise and cautious, and Luoyang The city was not lost, but he was kidnapped by the Yan army! After reading the secret letter between Shen Jin and Chen Caozhi, Huan Wen was pleasantly surprised - Chen Caozhi truthfully reported to Huan Wen in the letter that he used nursery rhymes to alienate Murong Ke. , He also told the whole story about the plot of Fu Jian's life and his predictions about Qin and Yan. He predicted that Qin and Yan would be in civil strife. Next autumn should be the period of the Northern Expedition. Please ask Huan Da Sima to make preparations in advance. As for using five stones to deal with Murong Ke and Chen Cao Before he made it clear to Huan Wen, after all, the conspiracy was too serious, and he should hide it if it was necessary to avoid being jealous——
In connection with the latest trends in the Qin and Yan countries, Huan Wen marveled at Chen Caozhi's ingenious plan and laughed and said: "Chen Caozhi, one of my sons is better than a hundred thousand soldiers!"
Huan Wen was extremely excited, pacing around the case, thinking about big plans: Di Qin was looking forward to the chaos in Yan, and coveted the land of Yan in Henan, so he would not go south to attack Jingxiang. Huan Huo, Xie Xuan, Zhou and Chu could all focus on dealing with Sima Xun's rebellion, Sima Xun was tyrannical, the people did not return, and they did not have the ability to separate Shu. After Sima Xun was put down, the army was ready to prepare for the third Northern Expedition. According to Chen Caozhi, there will be great chaos in the Yan Kingdom next year. It was a good opportunity for the Northern Expedition, but Fu Jian of Qin Dynasty was busy suppressing the rebellion and had no time to go eastward. The Jin army was expected to take all the land in Henan. This was an unparalleled feat. By then, Huan Wen's prestige would have reached its peak, and he would replace the Jin Dynasty and establish himself as the emperor general. Things will fall into place——
Huan Wen's favorite concubine Li Jingshu walked in from outside the small plain curtained door. She heard Huan Wen's words of praise for Chen Caozhi, but she deliberately asked: "General is pacing back and forth, wondering what difficult matter is there to solve?"
Huan Wen was in a good mood. He sat back in front of the case and motioned for Li Jingshu to sit next to him. He ordered the maid to bring some wine and asked Li Jingshu to drink with him. After one drink, he smiled and said, "Chen Zizhong is a genius. He really lives up to my appreciation." , This time I went to Chang'an as an envoy and made great achievements."
Li Jingjing's beautiful eyes were filled with anticipation as she asked, "Has Master Chen returned from his mission?"
Huan Wen said: "I just got an urgent document from Shen Shijian of Luoyang. Chen Zizhong was kidnapped by Murong Ke and taken to Yecheng. He asked me to try to rescue him."
"Ah!" Li Jingshu was shocked, and looked at Huan Wen with a pair of charming eyes. Chen Cao was kidnapped to Yan State, so how could he be considered to have made great achievements!
At the same time, Li Jingshu's heart was empty, melancholy came over her, and her eyes became dim. She was only thinking about the country's hatred and family feud. She only wanted to use Chen Caozhi in contact with Chen Caozhi, not to be emotional about him, but she was thinking about such a person. The handsome and elegant man was exiled to Yan State, and he couldn't help but feel pity——
Huan Wen laughed loudly and said, "If Chen Zizhong cannot escape from the Yan Kingdom, how can he help me in my Northern Expedition next year?"
Although Huan Wen dotes on Li Jingshu, there is no need for women to talk to her in such detail, and the less people know about this alienation plan, the better——
Li Jingshu was even more confused. She knew about the rebellion of Sima Xun, the governor of Liangzhou. How could Huan Wen dare to talk about the Northern Expedition without pacifying the rear? But Li Jingshu knew not to ask, so she just said: "In the past, Su Wu went to the Xiongnu as an envoy, and he did not return until nineteen years ago."
, How did Master Chen endure it! Furthermore, doesn’t the general know about the daughter of the Lu family in Jiankang? If Master Chen cannot return to Jiangdong in time, won’t the daughter of the Lu family be forced into the palace? "
Huan Wen's purple eyes narrowed and his expression turned solemn. Half a month ago, he received a secret letter from Xi Chao, saying that Lu Shi wanted to send Lu Na's daughter to the palace. These three Wu clan members wanted to become relatives of the emperor. Huan Wen was quite angry. Lu Shi
Huan Wen had always been against him overtly and covertly, and Huan Wen had long wanted to find a reason to attack Lu Shi. However, the Lu family was extremely powerful in Jiangdong, and Lu Shi was the leader of the Sanwu noble clan. He could not remove Lu Shi without major faults, otherwise he would
This caused the Jiangdong gentry to be hostile towards him. Huan Wen was now gradually dividing the eight gentry clans of Wujun and Kuaiji, so he did not want to take drastic measures for the time being. However, Lu Shi wanted to join forces with Emperor Sima Yi to deal with him, which made Huan Wen extremely angry——
Xi Chao's suggestion was to ask Huan Wen to come forward and oppose Lu's daughter entering the palace. Once the Sima royal family received the full support of the Sanwu gentry, Huan Wen's plan to usurp the throne would have many twists and turns.
Huan Wen was scheming and thought more deeply than Xi Chao about Lu Weirui's entry into the palace, and the letter from Chen Caozhi just now strengthened his idea. The daughter of the three Wu clans became the queen, which was intolerable to him, but he didn't want to
Strictly stop this——
Huan Wen raised his glass and drank all the wine in the glass, and asked Li Jingshu: "I heard that Qingqing once saw Chen Zizhong and Lu's daughter traveling hand in hand by the Jiangling Lake?"
Li Jingshu didn't know why Huan Wen asked about this, so she replied: "Yes, I look at them like a pair of beautiful people, and I feel pity for them."
Huan Wen laughed, took Li Jingshu's hand and gently stroked the back of her hand, which was as white as snow and as moist as jade, and said slowly: "Qingqing is a woman, and she should know how a woman feels. Let me ask you, is there really such a thing as death in this world?"
',Can't we stay with a woman who would rather die?"
Li Jingshu said charmingly: "If I am a concubine to the general, I will kill him."
Huan Wen smiled and said: "I'm not talking about you. I don't know how much you love me. You have no choice but to commit yourself to me -"
Li Jingshu's face suddenly turned pale, her body became stiff, she was so ashamed and angry that she bit her red lips with white teeth, blood marks looming: This old thief is by no means stupid, he knows it very well!
Seeing Li Jingshu's change of expression, Huan Wen comforted him and said, "I have no intention of blaming Qingqing. I love Qingqing and I know it from my heart. I don't care whether Qingqing wants to blame her for my death."
This is the mentality of a strong man Huan Wen, and Li Jingshu's tears fell.
Huan Wen wiped her tears and said, "I want to ask the Lu family's daughter whether she can kill Chen Zizhong if she is happy with her."
Li Jingshu said angrily: "Since ancient times, many women have died for love. Why don't you ask a concubine if the general doesn't study?"
Huan Wen nodded with a smile, very satisfied with Li Jingshu's answer, and thought to himself: "If Lu Shi wants to send his niece to the palace, let him send it. Let's see how the Lu family's daughter fights. The best thing is to fight to the death. In this way, Chen Zizhong will hate him very much.
If you kill Sima, you will help me with all your heart."
Huan Wen is not very confident about Chen Caozhi. After all, he is over fifty. If he wants to choose someone who can assist his son, Chen Caozhi is certainly the first choice. If this matter can be used to completely break Chen Caozhi's loyalty to the Jin Dynasty,
Think about it, that is the best policy. If Lu Weirui dies in love, Lu Shi's reputation will definitely plummet, and the emperor will also be criticized by the government and the public. This move can be said to kill three birds with one stone. As for Chen Caozhi, he can marry the Xie family's daughter and win over the Xie family of Chen County.