"Shiqing's family--!"

When Sima Yan heard the bad news of Shi Bao's death, he immediately wailed and then cried loudly, feeling sad as if some close relatives had died. As a result, seeing Sima Yan crying so sadly, the civil and military officials in the court felt a little embarrassed, so they wiped the corners of their eyes, and some people hit their chests and stamped their feet, "Sima, why did you leave us early?"

"Who can capture and kill Zhang Zhi's rebel thief? I have appointed him as the king of another surname and granted 30,000 households in the town!!"

Not counting crying, Sima Yan gritted his teeth and promised the first reward since he ascended the throne. The ministers of the Jin court were afraid that Sima Yan would be furious, so they all spoke out, saying, "Your Majesty, it's a pity that the Grand Sima sacrifices his life for the country, but your dragon body is more important. If the Grand Sima Quan knew about it and knew that you were so sad for him, you would be extremely relieved, and you would definitely be worried about your dragon body."

After much persuasion, Sima Yan quickly asked, "How was Uncle Yang going along the way? Will it be as dangerous as Shi Qing's family?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty." The close servant He Rong quickly picked up a report and said, "As soon as he received the urgent report from Governor Yang, the envoy of His Highness of the King of Qi contacted him first and let him know the news that His Highness of the King of Qi retreated, so Governor Yang immediately chose to withdraw his troops, and was not caught off guard by the bandit army like the Grand Sima."

Sima Yan, who was almost unable to afford to lose, then nodded, and said, "All the ministers, Sima You, the King of Qi, asked for orders to fight the thieves from three groups, but the result was that the soldiers and generals were defeated and returned in a miserable defeat, which also led to the death of the Grand Sima Shibao on the battlefield. How should he be punished according to the law?"

Jia Chong and others who had firmly supported Sima You to lead the West Road before shut up. Only Xun Xu, who was incompatible with Sima You, understood Sima You's thoughts and immediately said: "Your Majesty, although His Highness, although His Highness of the King of Qi was an imperial relative, was incompetent in command of the army, resulting in a crushing defeat. According to the law, he should be demoted and removed from the town, and all positions should be removed from the country to correct the law."

"What I said is very true." Sima Yan nodded immediately and said, "Immediately, the King of Qi Sima You was incompetent in governing the army, and lost his troops and humiliated the country. According to the law, his vassal state, Qi State, was relegated to Qi County, and his title was renamed to be the prince of Qi County, and his vassal of thousands of households were removed from all positions, and he was transferred back to Luoyang to face the wall to think about his mistakes. Before the new governor of the Three Prefectures took office, the military affairs of the Three Prefectures were temporarily led by Wei Guan, the governor of Yongzhou."

Seeing Sima Yan, he immediately made a decision. Of course, all the officials of the Jin court understood that Sima Yan was determined to suppress his smart brother, so even Jia Chong did not dare to plead for his son-in-law, but just obediently sang a promise to obey the order. Then Zhang Hua asked: "Your Majesty, who will arrange for the military affairs of Yongliang, Guanzhong?"

"Chen Qian." Sima Yan still answered immediately without thinking, saying: "Chen Qian was transferred to the military affairs of the three prefectures of Yongliangyi, and the King of Ruyin Sima Jun took over the military affairs of Yuzhou."

This time, no one finally opposed Sima Yan's replacement of Sima You with Chen Qian. Zhang Hua also praised His Majesty for his wiseness, and then said: "Your Majesty, although the General is extremely intelligent and has a versatile talent in civil and military affairs, after our Dajin army defeated the thief this time, the Western Army not only suffered heavy losses, but also reduced its troops, but also killed the experienced Old General Shi. The situation was decayed. How to clean up the mess and prevent the rebels from taking advantage of the situation, please make sure that Your Majesty make up his mind as soon as possible."

Sima Yan sighed, rubbed his temples in pain, and said for a while: "Strengthen the recruitment of troops, and strive to send another 30,000 reinforcements to Guanzhong within three months. Transfer Hedong and Sili's grain to Guanzhong, so that the Guanzhong army must not be short of food and grass. As for the pass cities on Jinniu Road, we will make a decision after Chen Qian takes office. If we cannot stick to it, we will give up for the time being. I really don't want to throw money and food into that bottomless pit anymore."

"Your Majesty, this may not be enough." Yang Xiu, the middle guard, reminded: "The rebel soldiers are sharp and they will be able to defeat our King of Jin. They will only send only 30,000 reinforcements to Guanzhong. Besides, the newly recruited soldiers lack training and lack experience, so they are even less enemy in front of the rebels."

"Then what else can I do?" Sima Yan's answer was almost lamenting, saying: "In order to attack Zhang Zhi's thief army, I have already aired the troops of Sili, Ji Yan and Qingzhou. Can I still draw experienced elite soldiers and generals from there? I can't leave the Xianbei, Xiongnu and Eastern Wu alone, and draw troops from Bingzhou, Youzhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou?"

"Your Majesty, why not consider reconciliation with the Eastern Wu?" Yang Xiu suggested: "If our Great Jin can turn wars with the Eastern Wu into jade, we can not only draw a large number of troops to rebel, but also induce the Eastern Wu to send troops westward and attack the pseudo-Han thieves on both sides with our Great Jin army?"

"How to reconcile?" Sima Yan asked back and said, "The rats from the Eastern Wu just made a three-way northern expedition last year, and they fought fiercely with us. How can we reconcile with them?"

"If Your Majesty wants to reconcile with the Eastern Wu, then I have an idea." Pei Xiu suggested: "Your Majesty only needs to send an eloquent envoy across the river, promulgate the land of Yizhou to the Eastern Wu, and induce the Eastern Wu to send troops to attack Yizhou in the west. Wouldn't we be able to watch the fire across the river and reap profits?"

"Is there no one in the Eastern Wu?" Jia Chong said immediately: "If you don't say that this will definitely be seen through by the Eastern Wu at first sight. Even if the Eastern Wu really envied the land of Yizhou and was interested in sending troops westward, it would definitely require our Dajin court to send troops first. In this situation, our Dajin court can provide troops to attack Yizhou in Hanzhong again? Besides, with the Eastern Wu rats' betrayal, even if we shake hands with us temporarily, how can we dare to reconcile the Jiangbei army to rebel? Are we not afraid that the Eastern Wu rats will come to cross the river in white?"

The Jin court was indeed full of talents. After Pei Xiu shut up embarrassedly, Xun Xun Yu's descendant suddenly had an idea and bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have a plan to make the Eastern Wu and the pseudo-Han thief army turn against each other and restrain each other, but also to cause internal discord and conflicts between the pseudo-Han thief army, making the pseudo-Han thief army unable to launch the northern expedition, and also to allow our Jin court to take the opportunity to accumulate national strength and send troops to quell the rebellion after the troops are strong."

When Sima Yan heard that there was such a good thing, of course, he quickly asked: "What is the trick of your family? Tell me quickly."

"Negotiate with the pseudo-Han thief army!"

Xun Xu's answer made Sima Yan speechless, and the officials of the Jin court suddenly became very uproar. Then even Jia Chong, who had a good relationship with Xun Xu, said: "Shu Xun, are you kidding? Our Jin court and the pseudo-Han thief army are irreconcilable. How can we negotiate with them?"

"General of the Cheqi and Cavalry, our Grand Jin court and the pseudo-Han thief army are indeed irreconcilable." Xun Xu replied in a humble and unrestrained manner: "But for the sake of expediency, since our Grand Jin court can form an alliance with the Eastern Wu Rats, why can't we temporarily negotiate with the pseudo-Han thief army?"

"Then how do you plan to negotiate with the pseudo-Han thief army?" Jia Chong asked in a question.

"I named Liu Chan the King of Shu, and Liu Chan's second son Liu Yao the crown prince of Shu, and let Liu Yao return to Shu to supervise the country." Xun Xu replied loudly: "Use this as a condition to exchange for the pseudo-Han thief army to praise our Great Jin court as a vassal, pay tribute every year, and stop the sword and war forever!"

After hearing Xun Xu's answer, Sima Yan was more and more speechless, and all officials of the Jin court were also more and more uproar. Only Zhang Hua's eyes lit up and he praised: "A clever plan! Xun Zhongshu's plan is great. Please ask Your Majesty to do it immediately and immediately send an envoy westward to negotiate with Zhang Zhi's rebel thief!"

Sima Yan turned his surprised gaze to Zhang Hua and said, "What does your family mean? He appointed Liu Chan as King of Shu and let Liu Yao go back to Shu to supervise the country. Isn't this a legitimate move by the pseudo-Han thief army to be rebellious and offended? And makes the pseudo-Han thief army more popular with the people in Shu?"

"Your Majesty, do you think Zhang Zhi's traitor would agree to such a condition?" Zhang Hua asked Gui, and said, "Zhang Zhi's traitor launched a military under the name of Liu Chan and held great power in Shu. How could he really welcome a prince of Shu to separate power from him? If he did not agree, Huo Yi, Yan Yu and those old ministers in Shu who were loyal to Liu Chan will definitely see through his hypocrisy and be disloyal from him. After the internal discord between the pseudo-Han traitor army, how could Zhang Zhi's traitor dare to go north and invade Guanzhong with confidence?"

Sima Yan finally woke up and nodded immediately, saying, "It's this reason. With Zhang Zhi's hypocrisy and treacherous traitor, it is indeed impossible to really welcome a master to come back to him and point fingers."

"Your Majesty, the old minister also thinks this plan is wonderful." Qiao Zhou, the attendant of the Sanqi cavalry, went out and said, "Brazil Huangwo, Wuyang Yang Ding, these Shu families are gatekeepers, and they look forward to protecting themselves in Shu every day. When you hear that Your Majesty intends to allow Shu to be regarded as a vassal, you will definitely hope that Zhang Zhi's traitors will agree to this move, and will definitely use their family power to put pressure on Zhang Zhi's traitors to force Zhang Zhi's traitors to agree. If Zhang Zhi refuses, not only will the old ministers loyal to Liu Chan not agree, but the old ministers in Shu will also be disloyal to him."

Sima Yan nodded again, then frowned and said, "But what if Zhang Zhi's rebels really agree? Should I really put Liu Yao back as the prince of the Shu area?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Xun Xu immediately bowed and said, "I am offering this plan to hope that Zhang Zhi's rebel thieves will agree to the negotiations, because once Zhang Zhi's rebel thieves agree, after hearing the news, the Eastern Wu will definitely become enemies with Zhang Zhi's rebel thieves because of the treacherous alliance of the pseudo-Han thieves. We will take the opportunity to provoke the war in Shu and Wu, and we will achieve twice the result with half the effort."

After Sima Yan nodded, Xun Xu said again: "This move has two benefits. My ministers suggest that Liu Yao be released and return to Shu. It is not that Liu Yao's whole family will be released, but that Liu Yao will be released and his wife and children will be held hostage in Shu."

"In this way, after Liu Yao returns to Chengdu, he will inevitably fight for power with Zhang Zhi's thief, interfere with Zhang Zhi's thief's decisions, in exchange for peace of his family and his son's return to the country to succeed the throne, causing internal discord among the thief army. At the same time, we can also use Liu Yao's children to force the pseudo-Han thief army to attack Wu, let them kill each other and become enemies, and let our Jin court reap the profits."

After careful consideration, he recalled the secret report from Anle Gongfu about Liu Yao. Sima Yan smiled and said, "The Qing family is indeed unique. Although this plan is shocking, it is also a wonderful strategy that can kill multiple goals in one go."

"Thank you for your praise."

Xun Xu was humble, but Sima Yan did not rush to make a decision. After careful calculation, Sima Yan said: "Since Zhang Zhi's thief promised peace talks to us more, we might as well show more sincerity. Let's do it. Anyway, Taurus Dao is a useless ribs, so we might as well throw it to Zhang Zhi's thief as a piece of meat bone, and let our envoy tell Zhang Zhi's thief that as long as he accepts the terms of peace talks we issued, our great Jin army will immediately withdraw from Taurus Dao and let his Hanzhong and Shuzhonglian be one."

"And," Sima Yan added: "I can also allow Zhang Zhi to send envoys to Luoyang to pay homage to Liu Chan and pay tribute to Liu Chan. In addition, Liu Chan's coffin was allowed to return to Shu for burial with the king's courtesy."

The ministers quickly praised Sima Yan's wisdom, and Zhang Hua also suggested: "Your Majesty, you might as well copy a copy of the national letter we wrote to Zhang Zhi's rebel traitor and send someone to Jianye for Sun Hao to know. In this way, Sun Hao will inevitably send someone to Shuzhong to investigate the details immediately, and it is very likely that he will protest to Zhang Zhi's rebel traitor and have a dispute with Zhang Zhi's rebel traitor."

"Miao Ce." Sima Yan nodded immediately, then asked with a smile: "Who can go to Shu to negotiate with Zhang Zhi's thief?"

"Report to Your Majesty, you can serve Zhong Shantao, you can take on this position." Xun Xu immediately replied: "Shantao is a famous scholar in the world and is well-known in the country. It is most appropriate to make him the national envoy."

Sima Yan nodded with satisfaction and said, "By the way, ask Liu Chan to write a letter to Zhang Zhi, asking Zhang Zhi to accept the peace talks we proposed, and make An Le Gong happy first."

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Liu Chan was indeed very happy. After entering the palace under the imperial edict, he wrote a letter asking Zhang Zhi to accept the peace talks. As soon as he returned to his Anle Gong Mansion, Liu Chan immediately called his sons in front of him and happily told his sons about Sima Yan's decision. As a result, he learned that Sima Yan only let Liu Yao go back alone. Not to mention Liu Chan's other sons, even Liu Yao looked embarrassed and said, "Let only let the child go back alone, this..."

"Yao'er, are you not satisfied?" Liu Chan quickly interrupted his son and said happily: "I asked you to go back to worship the graves of my ancestors, and I also asked you to go to the Shu area to supervise the country. What else are you unhappy or dissatisfied with?"

Looking at the maid next to him and the guards outside the door from the corner of his eyes, Liu Yao quickly changed his expression of joy and said, "What my father said is very good, Your Majesty is kind, and the child should indeed be tied with a treacherous ring and repay him well."

Of course the matter is not over yet. After a few days, I finally got a chance to get along with Liu Yao alone. Liu Chan suddenly grabbed his son's hand and whispered: "If you can really go back, remember two points. First, you can only be a priest, not a ruling. Second, don't worry about us. You are still young. There are many women in Shu, do you understand?"

Hearing this, Liu Yao's nose couldn't help but feel sore, and she quickly nodded vigorously.
Chapter completed!