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Chapter 504 The Death of the Little Court ([-])

The information received by the center of the Han Dynasty only simply showed that the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty fell into civil strife, but the process was extremely complicated.

Even if most of the officials in Dong Jinxiao's small court are idiots, there should be rational people.There are also rational people, they naturally know that civil strife is not suitable during the national war, and the potential threat of the Yu family's cooperation with the Han army should be resolved by gentle means, and the use of force is definitely not the first choice.

The group of people headed by the Wang family, although they have internal ideological contradictions, the few people in power know that it is not appropriate to use force against the Yu family, but before they can take action, the civil strife suddenly broke out. .

The process of the incident was that the secret agent who monitored the Yu clan was killed first, and then the private armed forces suspected of being the Yu clan raided the barracks of the small imperial court. Before the two sides could investigate the details, a barracks in Jiankang was suddenly dispatched. The soldiers drove towards the mansion where the Yu clan's family members lived brightly.

The mansion of the Yu family clan is in Jiankang City, and the rest of the states and counties can only be regarded as properties.After Yu Yi traveled around and returned to the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he himself chose to live in Jiankang, and the grandchildren in his family were arranged in Xin'an (modern Chun'an).

Because the Yu clan has long since faded out of the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the number of members of the Yu clan is not prosperous, and the direct clan members in Jiankang are only Yu Yi himself and three people from his nephews, and the rest are scattered among the people. Counties and counties in the south of Yangzhou.

The Yu family's mansion in Jiankang occupies a very large area, and it has had more than [-] warriors for a long time. After the Yu family found out that something was wrong, it was Yu Yi who wanted the family warriors to send the elder brother Yu Liang's sons Yu Xi and Yu Bing's family home. His son Yu Xi was sent out of the city, and the warriors in the mansion were on full alert.

I don’t know whether it was a coincidence or necessity, but the team escorting Yu Xi and Yu Xi was intercepted and killed. Fortunately, the escorting warriors suffered heavy casualties. As direct members of the Yu clan, Yu Xi and Yu Xi did not suffer any injuries. The two of them left the city safely.

Because the news could not be sent in real time, when Yu Yi received that an army was approaching the mansion, he actually did not know that Yu Xi and Yu Xi had been intercepted and killed.He didn't even know that the spy of the imperial court who was monitoring his own side was killed, let alone someone attacked the barracks of the imperial court garrison in the name of the Yu clan.

The clansmen of the Yu clan were not officials in the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but it did not mean that there were no clan members, and some clan members urgently reported to Yu Yi, saying that the imperial court was going to attack the Yu clan.

There was an imperial army approaching blatantly, and although Yu Yi had doubts, he had to guard against it. He immediately sent out doormen holding order talismans to the family's private soldiers stationed in the outskirts. In case of accidents, it is even agreed that once something happens in the city, they will rush to respond.

The Yu family's mansion was fully guarded, and the effect was that the surrounding families also began to guard. The imperial army was getting closer and closer. The strange thing was that they were intercepted by an armed force when they were two miles away from the Yu family's mansion.

A fierce battle broke out between unknown armed forces and imperial troops in the street, and the aristocratic families in the street were involved. The turmoil known as the "Jiankang Rebellion" in history was kicked off, and the situation was running out of control from the beginning.

The Yu family's mansion was not directly involved in the flames of war, but this point could not be seen from outside the city. The Yu family's disciples who had just arrived outside the city only knew that gunpowder smoke was already rising in Jiankang City. They dispatched the family's private soldiers according to Yu Yi's instructions, and Without hesitation, cooperate with the pre-arranged members of the Yu family to control the city gate.

In the stage of controlling the city gate, things went smoothly beyond everyone's expectations. Waiting for a few people who can make decisions to climb up the city tower and look into the city, what they saw was that there were fighting figures everywhere in the area where Yu's mansion was located. Many buildings caught fire. No matter how you look at it, more family private soldiers should be dispatched to respond quickly or enter the city to wait for Yu Yi's dispatch.

After the movement of the private soldiers of the Yu clan, the imperial army and the private armed forces of several clans and aristocratic families who had been placed on guard for a long time had to respond, but they did not know why the action seemed a little slow, until the Yu clan The family's private soldiers controlled the city gate, and when Yu Yi was escorted by the family warriors to break through, it was almost when Yu Yi reached the controlled city gate that Chu's private soldiers and Wang's private soldiers arrived hand in hand.

In the sudden outbreak of turmoil, a force has been pretending to be the Yu family. They first created conflicts, then intercepted and killed Yu Xi and Yu Xi's team, and then fought with the imperial army in the street, and even attacked and monitored the Yu family. The armies of the private army in the outskirts of the family.No one had any doubts about these things at the time, no matter whether it was the Yu clan or the rest, they only regarded it as the actions of the other party.

What's more interesting is that after Yu Yi was blocked, Chu Xin's son, Chu Xin, questioned Yu Yi. After the debate, the two sides felt that something was wrong in their hearts, but things were already like this, and it was impossible to communicate about doubts.

The battle broke out in the capital of a majestic country, affecting nearly a million people living in Jiankang.The chaos started from the streets of Yu's mansion and spread to all parts of the city.

Chu Suanzi was originally teasing the young emperor Sima Dan, but she didn't know what happened until Chu Po, Wang Xizhi, and Huan Yun entered the palace to report.

In a short period of time, the small imperial court couldn't find out the ins and outs of the matter at all, and all the responsibilities were naturally pushed to the head of the Yu clan.What they couldn't explain clearly was why Yu Yi stayed in Jiankang City since the Yu clan wanted to do something.

In other words, if the Yu clan wants to attack, Yu Yi, the leader of the clan, should sneak out of the city in advance and stay in a safe place to command remotely, instead of staying in Jiankang City where the Yu clan's strength is not dominant.

"The members of the Yu family were placed in various places early on." Huan Yun said: "It can be seen that preparations for rebellion have been made in advance."

Chu Po agreed with Huan Yun's statement, but felt that he should come to discuss how to quell this turmoil, instead of wasting time wondering why Yu Yi stayed in Jiankang City.He said in a hurry: "Xichuan City is in total chaos, and the people in the rest of the city are panicked. The first thing to do now is to capture Yu Yi and appease the people in the city."

Because of the sudden incident, the clan of the Yu clan acted hastily. Although Yu Yi arrived safely at the city gate under control, the outside of the city was already surrounded by the imperial army and the Chu clan, Xie clan, Wang clan, Huan clan, Xun clan, etc. The family's private army was blocked, and it was really not so easy for Yu Yi to break out of the encirclement.

It must be said that Jiankang really occupies a very large area. It is mainly divided into Xichuan City, Dongfu City, Mufu Mountain City, Zhongshan City and Miyagi City. There are also Baixia, Takahashi, Xinlin, Mamu, etc. in the periphery. Nearly thirty urban areas.It can be said that the area occupied by Jiankang City is really beyond imagination, otherwise it would be impossible to accommodate a population of nearly 100 million.

"The Han army has already landed in Dantu, and Xinzhou and Luoluoqiao have been occupied by the Han army. Our army is still holding on to Jiangcheng, Zhuli, Sheshan, Zhidushu, Gaolishan and other places." Those places Huan Yun said are all Located on the banks of the Yangtze River, Xinzhou is actually a small island on the Yangtze River.He said with a very serious face: "Could it be that Yu Yi's rebellion this time is to support the Han army?"

Dantu is a hundred and eighty miles away from Jiankang, but Xinzhou and Luoluo Bridge are very close to Jiankang.

Xinzhou has very important strategic value, which is reflected in the fact that whoever occupies it can easily build a passage connecting the north and south banks of the Yangtze River.The Han army took advantage of the fleet to occupy Xinzhou, and the Jin army was in a state of counterattack all the time. On the contrary, the fighting between the two armies in Dantu was not as fierce and bloody as the battlefield in Xinzhou.

Luoluo Bridge is an important ferry on the south bank of the Yangtze River. After the Han army captured Xinzhou, they stormed Luoluo Bridge and occupied it. From Luoluo Bridge, it directly threatened the safety of Jiankang. As a result, the Jin army had to deploy under Sheshan and Zhidu. Defensively.

Huan Yun's statement is a bit scary. If the actions of the Yu family clan are to cooperate with the Han army, the main purpose is to cause confusion in Jiankang, a city with a population of one million, then will the small court draw troops from the outer defense line?

"The imperial court has supported scholars for decades, and it's time for the nobles to serve the imperial court!" Chu Suanzi looked calm, and she held the little emperor Sima Dan in her arms who didn't understand what happened, and said forcefully to everyone : "Mobilize the private soldiers of the gentry in the city, stop the chaos in the city, capture or kill Yu Yi!"

Huan Yun immediately asked: "Queen Mother, who is in charge?"

Chu Suanzi subconsciously looked at his father Chu Pei, but swallowed the words as he spoke.

Xie Po has been proven more than once that he is not suitable to lead the army, but he is the person Chu Lianzi trusts most.At present, he is taking over from the captured Xie Shi as the governor of the conquest. He has the responsibility of supervising the Jin army in the East City and the Jin army along the Yangtze River, and then he is responsible for coordinating and coordinating the various clans and families in Jiankang.

"If there is no candidate for the queen mother..." Huan Yun said with an attitude of taking responsibility, "I am willing to admit this important responsibility."

Chu Suanzi looked at Huan Yun, and then at Wang Xizhi.

Wang Xizhi didn't look flustered, and smiled when Chu Suanzi looked over.

Everyone in the world knows that Wang Xizhi is a master of calligraphy and has extraordinary attainments in poetry and so on. The problem is that he has never shown any military talent.

"Only today is the entrustment of holidays." The holidays that Chu Suanzi said are probably a position of "holding festivals can act on behalf of the emperor". This position has a high honor, but it is actually a facade when there is no clear appointment. official.She led Sima Dan to the emperor's throne, let Sima Dan sit on the throne, and wrote the imperial edict by herself, wrote it and stamped it as necessary, and then took out a copper talisman from the wooden box next to it: "False Festival , the governor of Siyu, the leader of the Zhenman guards, the prefect of Xiyang, and the man of Wanning listen to the order!"

Huan Yun, who has a long list of official titles and titles, made a respectful salute gesture.

Chu Suanzi didn't talk much, so he appointed Huan Yun as the governor of the counter-insurgency, presided over the counter-insurgency in Jiankang, and had the right to appoint and command the various gentry.

The so-called governor of Siyu is the governor of Sizhou and Yuzhou. The problem is that Sizhou and Yuzhou are not under the jurisdiction of the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, so this official position is actually a vacant position.There are a lot of people holding similar official positions in the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Although they are all governors of a state, they are not in charge of those states at all. An official position somewhere in the scope of the rule, and usually the official position of the prefect with real power is really important.

Huan Yun received the decree, Wang Xizhi and Chu Po were present as witnesses, and the young emperor Sima Dan was also present. According to the small court system of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the decree promulgated by Chu Suanzi is considered legal and reasonable.

Holding the bronze talisman, Huan Yun was obviously acting resolutely. After leaving the palace, he immediately sent people to summon the heads of the various families, and also sent people to contact the court generals who besieged Yu Yi and the leaders of the various families.

Huan Yun's first official order was to dispatch the guards of the capital city to enter the city to clean the streets. Anyone who received the warning and did not return home would be punished with a crime of treason, and a crime of treason was a crime that could be directly beheaded.

Chu Suanzi left Wang Xizhi and Chu Po behind, and cried for a while with tears in his eyes. During the process, Chu Po cried, and Sima Dan, who didn't understand anything, also cried, which made Wang Xizhi look extremely embarrassed.

"The ancestors are not blessed, and there are thieves going abroad, so that the country is so dangerous." Chu Suanzi cried enough, she did not go to comfort Sima Dan who was still crying, but asked the nanny to hold Sima Dan aside, and said to Chu Xuan heavily Salute to Wang Xizhi: "Please father and Wang Youjun save the country from danger."

One of Wang Xizhi's current official positions is General You, and according to tradition, he can be called Wang Youjun.If you don't have enough status and want to compliment, it would be more grand to call Wang Xizhi Wang Youjun. Obviously Chu Suanzi is complimenting him now.

What else could Chu Po and Wang Xizhi do?They can only salute and wait for the following.

"Please take care of the guards of the palace." Chu Suanzi made arrangements for his father, and said to Wang Xizhi, "Wang Youjun, please supervise Wan Ningnan, who also serves as the supervisor of the Yangtze River Army."

The Sima family is basically abolished now, and as the queen mother, Chu Suanzi can't count on the royal family, so it makes sense for the head of the state, Chu Po, to ensure the safety of Miyagi.

"Surveilling Man Ning?" Wang Xizhi was surprised: "What does the Empress Dowager mean to say that Mr. Wanning can't be trusted?"

"No, no, no..." Chu Suanzi repeatedly denied it, and said embarrassingly, "Of course Aijia trusts Wanning, but..."

Some words are really not easy to say clearly. When the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty competed with the Han army, several fronts were either corrupted or defeated. The whole country was panicked, so let’s not talk about it. Every family is looking for a way out. Well, Chu Suanzi is not blind, how could a deaf person not know.

The more dangerous the country was, the rulers of the royal family would face the possibility of rebellion and betrayal all the time. Chu Suanzi didn't deliberately target Huan Yun, it was just a necessary measure to appoint Wang Xizhi to monitor Huan Yun.

"I will naturally be loyal to the state." Wang Xizhi is still a gentle and refined person, so he didn't ask any further questions when he saw Chu Suanzi embarrassed.His embarrassment is: "The head of the country needs to stay in Miyagi, but the position of minister ordering and supervising the army has to go to Dantu immediately, but the imperial capital is now..."

Chu Suanzi bowed deeply: "Please also ask Wang Youjun to save the country from danger!"

(End of this chapter)