The Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty: The Competition in the Central Plains

After Gou Yuan left, Sima Rui picked up a memorial on the table and said, "My dear ministers, Minister Guo Pu observed a black gas on the sun a few days ago, so he wrote a memorial to me. Minister Guo requested that the birth of the emperor's grandson be used as an opportunity to issue an amnesty decree. The court will pardon all criminals from the first day of the first lunar month today, and change the reign to Yongchang."

"Your Majesty is wise! May you prosper forever!" The civil and military officials shouted in unison. Sima Rui continued, "Minister Guo is well versed in astronomy and geography, and is good at divination. I promoted Minister Guo to Minister of the Secretariat a few days ago, hoping that he could stay with me. Unfortunately, Minister Guo was appointed by the general as a military secretary, and before leaving, Minister Guo left this memorial for me."

After Sima Rui finished speaking, he nodded to Fei Ren. Fei Ren came over to take the memorial and began to read:

I am a stubborn and ignorant person. Not long ago, I rashly stated my own opinion. Your Majesty not only did not abandon my wild words, but also read it in person. I respectfully read your Majesty's edict, and I was surprised and happy, and trembling with fear. What I said last time was that the Yang Qi was not strong, and the Yin Qi was still very thick. The law image of the Kan hexagram is implicitly attached to the matter of prison. It becomes the Kan hexagram plus the Li hexagram, and the image is not very clear. I am worried that there will be a change of eclipse in the future. On the fourth day of this month, the sun was only six or seven feet high when it came out of the mountain. The light was dim and the color was red. I saw a foreign object in the sun as big as an egg, and there was also a blue-black gas colliding and fighting with each other, which disappeared after a while. I speculate that it was in the first month of the year when the season was pure Yang, and the sun was in the position of Guihai, which was full of Yin, so this strange phenomenon appeared. The reason is that the head of state did not show the righteousness of ruling the court, and did not do a good job in eliminating disasters. Less than a month after I stated this, such a big change has occurred, which further proves how earnestly the heaven cares for your majesty!

At the end of last year, Taibai eroded the moon. At the beginning of this year, the sun eclipsed again as a condemnation. In less than a few decades, a major disaster occurred again. The sun and the moon herald signs of disaster, and the poet expressed his fear in "Book of Songs". Don't say that the sky is high above, its warning reminder is right in front of us. So in the past, when Song Jinggong saw Mars showing signs of war and disaster, he didn't want to harm his prime minister, his people, or his harvest this year. This kind of virtue finally made this disaster star move out of the boundaries of Song State; Emperor Guangwu put down the rebellion and fled in distress. He was blocked by the river. When he arrived at the river, the Hutuo River froze and Guangwu escaped. This proves that although heaven and man are far apart, they are closely related and respond to each other like a shadow following a body. If you implement virtuous policies, auspicious signs will appear. If you are lazy and playful, disasters will occur. Your Majesty should treat the rebuke of heaven with caution, accept the wrath of heaven with respect and caution, and grant the world abundant grace, obey the way of nature, and follow the will of heaven to the upper level, and calm the criticism and resentment to the lower level.

I have heard that if the ruler is too happy, the country will not be lucky. The imperial edict is not wrong about the number of pardons. But I think that Zichan's casting of the criminal book on the tripod was not a good way to govern the country. He had to do so because he wanted to correct the malpractices! Today, a general amnesty should be implemented, which is also necessary for governing the country. The court policy should change with the times, which is also advocated by the saints. This is the countryThis is an important part of the family's prestige, and it is not something that a humble minister can interfere with. The current holy dynasty is wise and far-sighted, opening four gates to admit glory and collecting public opinion to observe the people's hearts. Moreover, I am in the court, how can I not be loyal and make suggestions!

After reading Guo Pu's memorial, Fei Ren put the case back. Director Wang said after the class: "A few years ago, Mr. Guo Pu served as my military officer. Once I asked him to tell fortunes, and he said that you will be struck by lightning. I didn't quite believe it at the time, but I dared not to believe it. I asked Mr. Guo, what method can be used to solve it? He smiled and said that you can go west for dozens of miles and find a cypress tree. Cut a section of the cypress tree as long as your body and put it on the bed to sleep, and the disaster can be eliminated. I did it as he said, and a few days later, there was a lightning strike, and the cypress was shattered."

"Mr. Guo is indeed different from others, with profound knowledge and great talent. A few years ago, when your majesty just ascended the throne, your majesty asked Mr. Guo to tell fortunes for the country. The result of the divination was that my Jiangzuo court had a national destiny of 200 years. I hope that as Mr. Guo said, my country can function for 200 years." Diao Xie said. After listening to Diao Xie's words, some civil and military ministers nodded, and some shook their heads.

Fei Ren saw that no one was reporting anymore, so he shouted on the steps: "Dismiss the court!"

Wuchang, in the meeting room of the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion. Wang Dun was convening his subordinates and generals for a meeting. Wang Dun said: "Xie Kun and Yang Man, people from Chen, were appointed by me as the left and right chief historians, and Guo Pu as the secretary. Shen Chong of Wuxing has followed me for many years and is my adviser together with Qian Feng. Du Hong, He Qin, Zhuge Yao, Deng Yue, Zhou Fu, Li Heng, Xie Yong, Chen Ban, the assistant to the Zhonglang, Le Daorong, Lu Bao, Wei Yi, the lieutenant of Nanman, Zhou Lu, the governor of Xiangyang, and others are all capable generals who can both give advice and lead troops to fight. Except for Shen Chong who is in Wuxing, basically everyone is here today. Shen Chong has no less than 10,000 troops and will respond to my actions at any time!"

Dozens of generals and soldiers stood up and said, "We will obey the orders of the general!"

Wang Dun, with a smile on his face, waved his hand and motioned everyone to sit down. Wang Dun looked at Guo Pu and smiled. Guo Pu was appointed by Wang Dun as the secretary because he had only been in Wuchang for a few days and was not very familiar with others. He was just drinking tea alone. At this time, a personal soldier came in at the gate of the governor's mansion and saluted and said, "General, Chen Shu from Yingchuan died of illness."

When Wang Dun heard this, he stood up and tears started to flow. Wang Dun said to the people below, "Sizu (Chen Shu's name) was a general's official, and he was very famous and highly valued by me. Sizu had been ill for several months, and I invited many famous doctors for him. Now he died, I am very sad. You will all follow me to Sizu's mansion to pay your respects."

When Guo Pu heard that Chen Shu had passed away, he burst into tears. Guo Pu said, "Although Sizu and I were not close friends, he was upright and I admired him deeply. His death now may be a blessing!"

After hearing what Guo Pu said, Wang Dun and dozens of people in the meeting room showed surprised expressions on their faces. However, due to Guo Pu's great reputation, no one dared to say anything. Seeing that no one spoke, Guo Pu added, "Please forgive me for being blunt, the general's official is the general's official.The most important subordinate of the army has passed away before the uprising. It is a bit unlucky. "

Among the dozens of generals and soldiers below, some nodded frequently. Wang Dun ignored them and continued, "Everyone, today's military meeting is the one with the largest number of people in many years. Many states and counties in Jiangnan have talented and prestigious people who have been summoned by me or come to surrender. I feel honored. These people are waiting for my order to start the army. Some of you have followed me for more than ten years, and some have been for several years. Now I have no less than a hundred soldiers and generals. As the saying goes, it takes a thousand days to raise an army and only one day to use it. In the past few years, the government has been controlled by a few treacherous people. I think about it day and night and worry about it!"

"My lord, are you ready to act?" Qian Feng asked. Wang Dun glanced at Qian Feng and said, "I have been waiting for this day for more than one or two years! Zhou Fang and Zu Ti have passed away one after another. My two biggest stumbling blocks are gone. This is the opportunity God has given me! "

"My Lord, will the people of the Wang clan of Langya respond?" Le Daorong asked. Wang Dun looked at Le Daorong and smiled: "Wang Dao, Wang Bin, Wang Shu, Wang Leng, Wang Sui, Wang Yi, Wang Han and others are all my closest people. But it depends on the heart and the actions. No matter who it is, those who support me and obey my orders are fellow travelers. Otherwise, those who go against me will die!"

Hearing Wang Dun's words, the people present were shocked, but no one showed it. Chen Ban said: "My Lord, we should have a legitimate reason, right?"

"Of course, I have waited for so many years, it is impossible for me to be blind and hasty. In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, during the reign of the sixth emperor Han Jingdi, the Imperial Censor Chao Cuo wrote a letter suggesting the reduction of the feudal system, and Han Jingdi adopted it. The strongest among the feudal states were Wu and Chu. In order to maintain his position, King Liu Bi of Wu united seven vassal states including Chu and launched the "Seven Kingdoms Rebellion" under the banner of "killing Chao Cuo and clearing the court". Seeing the rebellion getting more and more intense, Emperor Jing of Han had to kill Chao Cuo. Liu Kui, Diao Xie, Zhou Xi, Dai Yuan and others are Chao Cuo around your majesty!" Wang Dun said. Le Daorong asked: "General, more than 300 years ago, Emperor Jing of Han killed Chao Cuo, but the rebellion did not stop. What if the lord sent troops to Jiankang and killed these people, but the court was still in turmoil? What if the people are living in misery and the war cannot be stopped? " Wang Dun was a little angry when he heard this. He questioned Le Daorong: "I let you serve as a military officer to let you advise on military affairs, not to let you play against me! ”

Qian Feng echoed, “My lord, you have been planning for so many years, of course you have a plan in mind. Sima Rui was able to become the emperor because of the strong support of Wang Clan of Langya! Now, he has grown wings and is demolishing the bridge after crossing the river. He restricted the power of Lord Maohong in the court and sent Dai Yuan, Liu Kui and others out. In name, it is to prevent Shi Le from invading the south, but in fact, it is to guard against my lord!”

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