Eight Hills in the Eastern Jin Dynasty - #4684 - Vol 4 Chapter 4342: keep benevolence and righteousness in mind

Wang Hong’s face changed: “You mean, someone wants to support Sima Xiuxi and go to Wu to stand on his own?”

Wang Hua sighed: “Only in troubled times, this kind of clan prince who has been authorized by the court has the right to legally recruit soldiers in his own fief. If it is only the children of other aristocratic families, it will be very troublesome.”

Speaking of this, a trace of desolation flashed in his eyes: “Back when Wang Guobao was in trouble, the governor of Yangzhou Wang Gong and the governor of Jingzhou Yin Zhongkan once joined forces to attack Wang Guobao, and my late father was at home. When it came to Wang Gong’s proclamation, in order to punish the country’s traitors, he resolutely raised an army, and during the process of raising an army, some people took the opportunity to retaliate against their neighbors who usually had hatred, and forged a lot of blood feuds.”

“As a result, the king of Kuaiji lost his soldiers to protect the chariot. Seeing the strength of the rebel army, he simply killed Wang Guobao first, so that the first emperor would issue an order to disband the rebel army and retreat. But my late father had a deep grudge because he fought all the way. If he disbanded the army, he would He will be retaliated against, and the whole family cannot be protected, so he can only continue to lead troops to Beijing, hoping to meet the late emperor to ask him to personally issue an edict to forgive the killings when he raised the army, and to give the soldiers some official positions as a consolation.”

Zhang Shao hooked his lips: “This is the uncontrollable consequence of raising troops. Fighting and killing is fun for a while, but it will be troublesome when you are discharged from the army and return to the field. So leading troops is a learned thing, and it is even more difficult to restrain military discipline. Back then They burned, killed and looted all the way in Wu, even my family suffered from it.”

Wang Hua’s face turned red slightly: “At that time when the army was founded, I only thought about recruiting warriors who could fight, so I didn’t care so much. Some people were originally fierce soldiers who were red-eyed during the Northern Expedition. They are used to being wild. , Once there is a chance to fight, join immediately. If you want to say that it is harmful to the people, the Liu Laozhi’s department who came to attack us later is even worse than us, why don’t you mention this?”

Wang Hong said calmly: “Brother Ziling, don’t be angry. When Liu Lao came to reorganize Beifu later, most of his men were stragglers. It is not advisable to rely on looting as a way to maintain morale and combat effectiveness. However, In troubled times, if you raise an army by yourself, you will have this kind of trouble, and you will also be retaliated by the families of those who were attacked when you raised the army. After all, the army has dispersed. Without the protection of the army, it will be troublesome.”

Zhang Shao sternly said: “But if it is a clan like King Kuaiji who raises troops, it will be different. He has been in the fief for a long time. With the Dajin system, when the country is in trouble, these clan princes are obliged to recruit troops from the fief to go to the country together. , even after King Qin disbanded most of the army, he can still retain the army that can be retained as a prince and guard, a few thousand soldiers and horses, enough to ensure that no one will dare to trouble him afterwards.”

Wang Hua nodded: “Brother Maozong is right. Other gentry or aristocratic families recruit soldiers. If there are too many recruits, they will say that they have a heart of disobedience. If there are too few recruits, they can’t even beat bandits. It is always troublesome.” However, the prince of the clan does not have this problem, but on the other hand, if someone wants to recruit soldiers in the name of the prince of the clan, especially if the clan is only a seven-year-old child, then it is worth pondering, so I said, this should be A series of conspiracies, and Marshal Liu should have seen through this conspiracy, so he directly refused to give the opportunity, announced that this Sima Xiuxi was a fake, and directly blocked the way to become the king and grandson of Kuaiji.”

Speaking of this, he hooked the corners of his mouth: “But I don’t understand why Marshal Liu didn’t follow the vine to find out who is behind this scene? It stands to reason that this is a good opportunity to wipe out the conspiracy in the city.”

Zhang Shao’s eyes flashed coldly, he looked in the direction of Xie Hun, and said, “I’m afraid, after the evaluation, Marshal Liu thinks that these matters should not involve too much, too broad, especially when defending the city now, we need the city The army is united, and don’t cause unnecessary incidents because of the investigation.”

Seeing Zhang Shao’s gaze, Wang Hong’s face changed slightly: “Maozong, you mean, thank you…”

Zhang Shao immediately said: “Okay, don’t say more, stop here.”

There was a moment of silence between the three of them, and after a long time, Wang Hua sighed: “That’s it, those two are the top figures of the aristocratic family, and they also took the lead in saying that they would move the land of Wu before, I am afraid they have already saved This kind of thinking, since Marshal Liu has come back, and he also said that he must defend the city and not allow evacuation, then the previous proposal will not work, and the next best thing is to get some kind of Kuaiji king and grandson to come out, and then in the name of accompanying the prince and grandson to return to the hometown to recruit soldiers If you leave, it will be a matter of course.”

Wang Hong nodded: “Zi Ling’s analysis makes sense. Xie Hun is not the head of the Xie family, but he has been connecting with the branch families within the Xie family to win over other distant relatives. He wants to take over Mrs. Xie one day. The status of the mother and daughter of Queen and Queen is also known to everyone, but he does not have the title of head of the Xie family. Use. Only by drawing the king and grandson of Kuaiji as a banner can this be justified. Once he can call on the powerful families of the eight counties in Wudi to send troops to serve as the king, he can then lead troops into Beijing and retreat to protect himself. Director Wang is second.”

Zhang Shao laughed: “It’s not good for the two of you to call your great-grandfather, the founding prime minister, by his first name.”

Wang Hong laughed: “I think Master Zengzu doesn’t care about it, it’s all for the convenience of discussion, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Maozong, do you think Liu Dashuai doesn’t want to get involved too much now, if Xie Hun and Xi Seng are taken down now Shi, will everyone in other aristocratic families be in danger, and it will be difficult to defend the city?”

Zhang Shao sighed: “My opinion is that the king and grandson of Kuaiji is likely to be real, but it is also true that Xie and Xie want to support him and achieve independence in Wudi, so Liu Dashuai made a decisive decision and killed him. The subordinates who brought Sima Xiuxi to recognize their ancestors, but did not kill Sima Xiuxi, announced that the case is over.”

Wang Hua clapped his hands suddenly: “That’s right, why did we ignore this point? It is said that the most important thing to kill is this fake Wang Sun himself. Even if he is only seven years old, but pretending to be a clan is a crime of treason, and he must be killed regardless of age.” .The purpose of saving his life is to prove that it is genuine. Then why does Marshal Liu still keep him? Isn’t this creating trouble for himself?”

Wang Hong smiled slightly: “Because our Marshal Liu is still not the kind of cold-blooded and ruthless emperor who only considers politics. Deep down in his heart, he still has the original heart of benevolence and righteousness. In any case, the child is only seven years old. He is innocent, and those who are guilty are those who use him as a tool. I think this is why people like Liu Changshi are willing to serve him wholeheartedly.”

(end of this chapter)