In the first year of Xian'an, Emperor Sima Yu of the Jin Dynasty, on the day of Bingwu in Mengdong, Lu Song entered the palace and the case was concluded. Lu Song and thirty-seven principal criminals were sentenced to death. These forty-seven death row criminals were all Lu Song's direct disciples, and the remaining nearly two
One hundred Tianshi Dao rebels were all exiled to the iron mines of Fushan Mountain in Jingzhou to perform hard labor. Lu Shi, the Minister of the Five Soldiers, and his son, Lu Qin, the Censor, were all demoted to common people. Lu Qin was flogged twenty times and redeemed himself with two hundred thousand coins.
At the same time, Huan Mi was removed from the post of leader of the army, and only retained as a regular servant of scattered cavalry as advisors. Huan Mi was indignant about this, so he resigned and went to Wanling to live in seclusion, ignoring his brother Huan Wen's advice——
Where there is punishment, there must be reward. Mao Anzhi, the general of Suwei Zhonglang, moved to the left guard general because of his meritorious service. Yin Kang, the former left guard general, moved to the right guard general. Su Qi was awarded the ninth rank of Sizhou military cavalry, and the eighth rank of Xifu cavalry Sima Chen
Yu Chen Zisheng was promoted to the rank of captain of the cavalry army. The captain of the cavalry army is a seventh-grade military position——
As for the prince Xi Ma Chen Caozhi, he made great contributions to the Northern Kingdom and the Pinglu Song Rebellion. He was conquered and appointed as the Sima of Sizhou, and he was given millions of money, 800 pieces of silk, and 800 pieces of cloth——
Prefecture Sima is a sixth-rank official, only one rank lower than the county prefect. He is in charge of the military of a prefecture and has great power. With three years of experience as a prefecture Sima, he can serve as a prefecture prefect. Chen Caozhi was promoted with just two years of official career experience.
This is an unprecedented thing for Sima of the sixth-grade state. Even a top-level family member cannot have such an exaltation. It will be difficult to convince the public and will lead to criticism and impeachment. But Sima of Sizhou is more strange. Sizhou now only has
Luoyang is in the hands of Jin people, and it is not known whether it can be held. Chen Caozhi did not serve as the sixth-rank minister, but he wanted to serve as the illusory Sima of Sizhou.
I offended Sima Huan and was ostracized and treated coldly?
Just when the Jiankang court and the public were debating Chen Cao's appointment as Sima of Sizhou, the court issued another batch of edicts: Shangshu Pushe Wang Biaozhi was promoted to Shangshu Ling (the original Shangshu Ling, Lantian Marquis Wang Shu died of illness in the middle of this month)
, with Xie An as the minister and the leader of the army, and Lang Wangyun as the minister of the five armies. Lu Na, the former minister of the people of Zuo, was appointed as the minister of the Ministry of official affairs. The minister of the Ministry of official affairs had a high and powerful position, which was not comparable to that of the minister of the Zuo people. The government and the public were opposed to Lu Na.
It was also a big surprise to take up this important position. Although Lu Na was honest and honest, and was highly regarded by the times, Huan Da Sima Fang used Lu Qian's case to depose Lu Shi.
Lu Na was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which is very puzzling. Lu Na’s promotion would have been impossible without Huan Wen’s permission. The current government is Huan Wen’s decision-making, and the emperor Sima Yu is just a silent supporter——
In just a few days, edicts rained down: Prince Huan Wen, formerly engaged in the governance of Yuzhou, Huan Xi was appointed governor of Sizhou, General Anbei, Jiajie, Commander-in-Chief, and military commander of the three states of Qing and You; Son of Xie An, formerly Zhongshu
Xie Yan, the provincial author, was appointed as the governor of the state affairs department, which was also a super promotion. The governor history and the prefecture Sima were both high-ranking officials of the sixth rank. Fan Wang, who lived in Wu County during the expedition, was appointed as a regular servant of the scattered cavalry. Fan Wang was memorialized by Huan Wen.
The man who was demoted to a commoner was now re-employed as Fan Wang. Although it was just a sinecure, it was puzzling to people at the time——
What shocked the government and the public even more was that Huan Wen used Yu Xi's inability to save Xuchang and his involvement in the Lu Song case to remove Yu Xi from military positions such as General of the North Zhonglang, Xu, Governor of Yanzhou, Governor of Qingzhou, and Jinling.
He was changed to the general of the guard army, and Yu Xi was replaced by Xi Min, the domestic history of Wu. He was the commander-in-chief of Xu, Yan, and Yangzhou's Jinling military affairs.
The Xi family in Gaoping has a long history of prestige in the Jingkou area. As Chen Caozhi expected, the replacement of Yu Xi by Xi Min did not arouse strong dissatisfaction and criticism from officials. The Wang family of Langya and the Wang family of Taiyuan
, the Xie family of Chen County and other Nandu clans acquiesced to Huan Wen's promotion of his son Huan Xi and the suppression of the Yu family because of the promotion of Wang Biaozhi, Wang Yun, and Xie An respectively, while the Lu family of Wu County also accepted Lu Na's appointment as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
It was quite comforting that the local gentry in Jiangdong who were worried about being squeezed out by Huan Wen were also at peace, and everything was proceeding in an orderly manner as agreed upon by Chen Caozhi, Xi Chao and Huan Wen in the night conversation——
It can be said that the Xie family of Chen County benefited the most from this political change. Xie An was promoted from the fourth-rank imperial censor Zhongcheng to the third-rank imperial minister. Only half a month later, he became the commander of the army and took control of the guards inside and outside the court. Huan Wen felt very sorry for this. His original intention was to temporarily resign as the leader of Huan Mi in order to calm the public opinion, and wait a few months before reinstating Huan Mi. Unexpectedly, Huan Mi had a stubborn temperament, so he simply resigned and went to Wanling. This was not what Huan Wen expected. In fact, Unfortunately, the position of leader of the Central Army is extremely important. Currently, the Longkang Huan family does not have a suitable candidate. Xi Chao's reputation is not enough to take up this position. Moreover, Huan Wen wants to control the troops in the north of Jingkou. Sooner or later, Xi Min will not be allowed to stay in Xu and Yanzhou for a long time, so Huan Wen Xi Chao could not be allowed to be in charge of both the Supervisor and the Army. Xie An had been a Sima in Huan Wen's military mansion and had a good relationship with Huan Wen. Huan Wen knew that Xie An was mature and prudent, had no ambitions, and was valued by the times, so after several trade-offs, he decided to Finally decided to recommend Xie An for this important position——
On the Wushen Day, Emperor Sima Yu summoned Huan Wen, Huan Xi, Chen Caozhi, and Xie Yan to the Zhongzhai Palace of Shiqian Palace. Huan Wen was ill and had permission to ride to the front of the palace by chariot, and then walked into the Zhongzhai Palace. Then, Xie Yan and three others followed him.
In the tenth month of Jiankang, major events occurred frequently. First, the emperor was deposed, and then Lu Song rebelled. Huan Wen twice brought troops to the capital. The clouds were turbulent and everyone was in danger, but the weather was exceptionally sunny. The heavy weather in August and September The cloudy clouds and the continuous autumn rain have dissipated since the beginning of winter, and the sun is shining brightly. Huan Wen walks from the outside of the palace into the Zhongzhai where the emperor lives daily, but he feels that it is dark. He is over fifty and his eyesight is not as good as before. He squinted for a long time. , did not see where the emperor Sima Yu was, and asked the chamberlain who bowed to greet him: "Where is the emperor?"
Emperor Sima Yu was sitting on the royal bed. He had already seen Huan Wen coming in, and he responded: "He is here."
Huan Wen then saw the emperor and went to pay homage. For some reason, he felt quite uncomfortable.
Emperor Sima Yu summoned Huan Wen this time. Huan Xi and others asked about rebuilding the Beifu army. Huan Xi and Chen Caozhi reported the army building strategy to the emperor. Emperor Sima Yu commended him a few words and gave Huan Xi, the governor of Sizhou, the title of Commander-in-Chief. Jie Fu Xin, since the late Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties, state governors generally have Jie Jie, and Jie Jie has the power of life and death. He can kill low-level officials and people without official positions, and he can kill those who violate military orders. Emperor Sima Yu is now completely There was no way to restrain the expansion of the Huan family's power to Jingkou. We could only hope that Chen Caozhi could really pull out all the firepower and build the northern army while ignoring Huan Xi, and hope that Chen Caozhi could really be loyal to the Jin Dynasty. The emperor could do this. , it’s really sad——
Huan Wen was a little unhappy. When his son Huan Xi received the Jie Yue, he paid his respects and said goodbye.
After leaving Taicheng, Huan Wen, Huan Xi and his son returned to Da Sima's Mansion. Xie Yan said to Chen Cao: "Brother Zichong, my brother has returned to Jingzhou when he was young. Today, a letter from home arrived asking about brother Zichong. , my master invites you to go to my house for a while."
Chen Cao said: "Very good." He hadn't visited Xie Daoyun for several days. He didn't know if his condition had improved, and he wanted to see if he should change his prescription.
The two took an ox cart to Wuyi Lane and arrived at Xie's Mansion. After hearing that Xie Shao said that his third uncle Xie An had gone to visit Xie Daoyun, the two went to Xie Daoyun's residence Qiangwei Xiaoyuan via Tingyu Corridor——
Walking on the corridor listening to the rain, Xie Yan suddenly said: "The emperor used three words today to make Duke Huan unhappy. Does Zizhong know which three words?"
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "I am here."
"Someone is here" means "I am here", which is quoted from "The Analects of Confucius? Wei Linggong". Shi Mian met Confucius. Shi Mian was a blind man who was a musician in the state of Lu. Confucius took good care of him. He went up the steps and saw Confucius.
He reminded everyone one by one of the banquets, and after everyone settled down at their seats, he told them: "Someone is here, and so is here." So that Shi Mian could talk to him head-on. Emperor Sima Yu used this code to treat Huan Wen as a blind man.
It's like being in a dark room, using oneself as a guide, which is a metaphor that Huan Wen will be overthrown if he can't act openly and honestly. Sima Yu used allusions to hit the nail on the head without revealing his power, which made Huan Wen really depressed for a while——
Xie Yan also smiled and admired Chen Caozhi's intelligence. He didn't get along with Chen Caozhi much before, but now one is the governor of the State Council and the other is the Sima of the state. They will be colleagues for a long time in the future, and Chen Caozhi is very likely to
He became an in-law of the Xie family in Chen County, so he wanted to get close to Chen Cao. All the Xie family's children were extremely shrewd.
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In the afternoon of that day, Xie An and his wife Liu Dantong went to Qiangwei Xiaoyuan to visit their niece Xie Daoyun. They saw that Xie Daoyun's desk was full of letters, but they were letters written by the former Yuzhou generals to Xie Shang, Xie Yi and Xie Wan, as well as some letters written by Xie Daoyun during the southern crossing.
Xie An understood the two-year Huaizhou Chronicle at a glance, feeling both pity and sigh in her heart. A Yuan was preparing for Chen Cao's command of the Beifu soldiers. She really wanted to be Chen Cao's military aide!
"A Yuan, you haven't recovered from your illness yet, so how can you put so much effort into it?" Xie An scolded in a low voice.
Xie Daoyun's face turned red and he explained: "Yuandu will go to Jingkou to take up a post in the near future. I am preparing some records for him for reference."
Mrs. Xie Liu Dan was not as reserved as her husband, and said bluntly: "Yuanzi, don't hide it from me. You prepared this for Chen Caozhi. Xie Yan is just the governor of the Sizhou. The chief minister is in charge. There is no one in Sizhou now."
Seeing half of the city, there is no state to govern the people, there is no government to manage at all, the long history is a false post, but Chen Caozhi is the Sima of the state, and if we want to rebuild the Beifu army, we need these things you have prepared."
Xie Daoyun blushed, but said calmly: "What the third aunt said is wrong. The third uncle has ordered Yuandu to help Chen Caozhi build the Beifu army, how can he say that Yuandu does not need this!"
Mrs. Xie Liu Dan said: "Now that you are still talking tough, no one in Jiankang City, or even in the world of Jiuzhou, knows about your affair with Chen Caozhi!"
Xie Daoyun was so embarrassed that he glanced at his third uncle Xie An. Xie An sat aside and said nothing, smiling and listening to the conversation between his wife and his niece with great interest.
Xie Daoyun said angrily: "Third aunt, are you here specifically to make fun of your niece?"
Mrs. Xie Liu Dan said: "I am almost dying of anxiety, how can I have the time to make fun of you!"
Xie Daoyun asked curiously: "What is third aunt so anxious about?"