MTL - Wei and Jin Cooks-Chapter 756 early warning
Chapter 756 Warning
The emperor was very moved.
After receiving Zhao Hanzhang’s note, the emperor specially summoned Zhao Zhongyu, and confirmed from him that Zhao Hanzhang would definitely come to participate in the Summer Solstice Festival and would support him, so he let go.
Since he ascended the throne, he has been surrounded by powerful ministers to move forward. After four years, he has developed a habit of being cautious. If there is no way out, he will not be willing to drive a horse and go against Gou Xi.
Now with the support of Zhao Hanzhang, the emperor began to operate. He first negotiated the summer solstice sacrifice in the court hall, and asked the courtiers to invite the vassals and governors from all over the country to Yuncheng to participate;
Then began to quietly contact several of Gou Xi's generals.
The governors from all over the country have received invitations, including Liu Kun, Wang Jun and Wang Dun who have just finished fighting.
Wang Jun and Wang Dun are fine, but Liu Kun is determined but powerless. He cannot leave Jinyang.
As soon as he left on the front foot, Jinyang on the back foot would be taken away, so he could only watch helplessly, and then wrote to Zhao Hanzhang, hoping that she would say a few words of kindness for him during the summer solstice, so that the court would not forget him, Support Jinyang from time to time.
It would be even better if the imperial court could send troops to recover Jizhou and connect Jinyang and the imperial court.
Liu Kun paused when he wrote this, thought for a while, and then asked: "According to the report from the spies, a force has appeared in Jizhou near Yanzhou and Yuzhou recently, and it has conquered ten cities in less than two months. Look at the situation. , with a big push to seize the southern part of Jizhou, I don’t know if Governor Zhao knows who the leader is?”
He said: "The spies reported that the swords and guns he used to fight the Huns were as good as the fine iron produced in Yuzhou."
Zhao Hanzhang thought for a while, and wrote him back a letter with only one sentence, "The leader is Zu Ti."
Liu Kun received the letter, and his tentative words disappeared in an instant, "It turned out to be Shi Zhi, who is now grabbing land in Jizhou..."
Liu Kun calculated in his mind the territory he now occupied, and then calculated the territory that Zu Ti could occupy, heaved a sigh of relief, and murmured, "I'm better than him."
Just as his heart was about to sink, Liu Kun straightened his back again and became worried, "No way, although I occupy half of Jizhou now, I can't occupy Youzhou to the north and Qingzhou to the east. If Zu Ti takes Jizhou The south is occupied, to the south is Yanzhou and Yuzhou, to the west is Qingzhou, and bypassing me is Youzhou..."
Liu Kun will not beat Zu Ti, he believes that Zu Ti will not beat him, but he also believes that if he can strengthen the imperial army, he will definitely beat Gou Xi, Wang Jun, Wang Dun, and even Zhao Hanzhang... He will also send troops against morality and great cause.
By that time, wouldn’t Zuti’s territory be larger than him, and his people stronger than him?
Liu Kun was very worried. While worrying that Zu Ti would succeed in one step, he would also help Zu Ti cover up the information so that his cooperation with Zhao Hanzhang would not be discovered so quickly.
By the way, is he and Zhao Hanzhang a cooperative relationship or an affiliation relationship?
It should be cooperation, he is equal to Zhao Hanzhang, ahem, in name, they are all governors, Zu Ti's ability is not inferior to him, it should be cooperation, not contribution, right?
Liu Kun almost scratched his hair just thinking about this question, maybe he can send someone to contact Zu Ti. Today is much better than Emperor Hui, and people are smart and resourceful. If he can help the emperor, they can be safe within two years, recover lost land in five years, and calm the troubled times.
Liu Kun thought ambitiously, so he did what he said, and immediately wrote a letter to his good friend and sent someone to find Zu Ti in the south of Jizhou.
Although Zuti was delighted to receive the letter from his good friend, his opinion was completely different from his.
He believes that the current emperor is too cowardly, does not have the ambition to rule the world, and is not capable enough to subdue ministers like Gou Xi, Zhao Hanzhang, and Wang Jun. If he chooses to be loyal to the emperor and work for the Jin Dynasty, he is doomed to fail.
His purpose is not to be loyal, but to end the troubled times for the people of the world, so he will not choose him knowing that the emperor is not suitable, and he will never allow himself to take detours.
Zu Ti in turn persuaded Liu Kun, thinking that he should not always think about being loyal to the emperor and doing things for fame and fortune, but should strengthen himself, shelter as many Han people as possible, and rise up at the critical moment to completely defeat the Xiongnu and Jiehu. Help the Central Plains regain lost ground and dominate the world.
Zu Ti persuaded Liu Kun not to get too close to Tuoba Xianbei, saying: "Xianbei people don't know etiquette. If you get too close to him, you may be troubled by him."
He also commented on the heroes of the world, "Wang Junkong is ambitious but has no morals; Sima Rui is just a side branch of the Jin Dynasty, cowardly and incompetent. Without the help of Director Wang, I am afraid that Xuzhou will not be able to keep it; among the Jin Dynasty, Sima who is closest to today Ye is still young and has no reputation; Gou Xi, who is mean and ungrateful, treats himself leniently and disciplines others strictly, is not worth following."
"Zhao Hanzhang has a benevolent heart. She has both talents and morals. Although she has no intention of being self-reliant now, one day, the world must choose someone to follow, and I must choose Zhao Hanzhang."
"If you are dedicated to fame, then let me pretend that I didn't say this. If it is for the people of the world, please cherish it."
Zu Ti gently dried the pen and ink, and sealed the envelope.
Zhao Shi, dressed in a military uniform, ran in from the outside, "General, we are about to enter Lingshi County, why did we stop suddenly?"
Zu Ti saw him, his face softened, but he still said seriously: "Spring plowing is the most important thing."
Spring plowing is very important. Zhao Shi followed Zhao Hanzhang all these years and knew how much she cared about spring plowing, but...
"It's time to sow spring wheat, so what else to plant?"
"Bean," Zu Ti said: "And farming is not just about spreading the seeds. Fertilizing, weeding, and watering require a lot of people for each step. We mainly plant beans this year."
"We have grown enough beans, do we need to grow more?"
Zu Ti nodded, frowning slightly and said: "Zhao Inspector wrote in a letter saying that there are strangers who are good at observing the sky around her. This year Jizhou is likely to have a drought, and there will be a plague of locusts after the drought, so I ordered people to grow beans. Dou Bi Wheat is drought-resistant and can be harvested faster, so let’s truce and lead the soldiers to cultivate more.”
Zu Ti paused for a while and then said: "We will talk about it after the summer solstice sacrifice to heaven."
He wanted to see what the court wanted to do when the summer solstice offered sacrifices to heaven, what would happen to Zhao Hanzhang and Gou Xi.
He has to accumulate strength, and the two generals sent by Shi Le were all defeated by him. If the fight continues, it will be bad to provoke Shi Le.
Zu Ti knew that he would accept as soon as it was good, and developed step by step.
Zu Ti is waiting for the summer solstice to sacrifice to heaven, and many people are waiting.
He had already made preparations in advance, but he still didn't expect that the drought would affect such a wide range and be so severe.
The emperor, who was preparing to sacrifice to heaven, did not expect that when the court received the data reported from various places, the faces of the emperor and the guards guarding the gate of the palace turned pale.
(end of this chapter)
