If you go outside, you must first settle inside!

What is the outside and what is the inside?

Before dealing with the attacks of Shu and Wu, Sima Yan had to resolve the rebellion in Jingzhou and Bingzhou.

But did Shu and Wu give Sima Yan this opportunity? This is indeed a headache for Sima Yan, and now the main mobile corps of the Jin army are concentrated on the western and southern fronts to deal with the aggressive offensive posture of Shu and Wu, and it is indeed difficult to draw troops to quell the rebellion in Jingzhou and Bingzhou.

At this time, Yanghu sent a letter from Hangu Pass, saying that the peace envoy sent by Liu Yin had arrived at Hangu Pass and would go to Beijing.

Peace? This is of course the result of Sima Yan's unbelievable, when Sima Yan first heard it, he was ecstatic, but immediately he calmed down again, peace has always been a request made by the loser, I haven't heard that the battle has been won, but there are people who have proposed to negotiate peace, it is polite enough to be able to chase Huanglong without taking advantage of the victory, Liu Yin will actually propose peace at this time, which has to make Sima Yan fall into contemplation.

"Trap! This must be a trap! Jia Chong took the lead in expressing his position above the court discussion, and said categorically, "Your Majesty, our army was frustrated in the battle of Tongguan, and Liu Yin must have the intention of going eastward, but Hangu Pass has been renovated, coupled with the heavy garrison of Yanghu, Liu Yin's attempt is very difficult to succeed, so Liu Yin under the guise of discussing peace and dismissing the army, secretly delaying the army, inducing my Hanguguan troops to withdraw, in order to facilitate its eastward advance, if Your Majesty believes his words, Luoyang is in danger." ”

The ministers nodded one after another, and they all said that Jia was reasonable, believing that Liu Yin must have a conspiracy, and there must be ulterior motives behind the so-called armistice proposal.

Chen Qian came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, Liu Yin's intentions are unclear, but you can't speculate, it's better to summon the envoy first and make plans according to the situation." After Chen Qian's army defeated Yiyang, Sima Yan dismissed him as the governor of Yuzhou, and Wang Jun, the general of the right guard, took over his duties, but Chen Qian was the founder of the Jin State and had the merit of supporting Sima Yan, so Sima Yan did not have much to pursue his defeat.

Sima Yan nodded and said: "What Chen Aiqing said is extremely important, and it is rumored that the envoy of Shu will go to the palace, listen to his words, watch his deeds, and then make a decision." ”

At that time, Chen Shou and Du Zhen had arrived outside the noon gate, and Sima Yan ordered Jin to meet, and Chen Shou and Du Zhen entered the palace under the guidance of the deacon eunuch.

The Luoyang Imperial Palace is far more magnificent than the Chengdu Imperial Palace, and through the majestic palaces, Chen Shou and Du Zhen came to the Fei Palace.

After going to the palace, Chen Shou saw Sima Yan sitting facing south, and the civil and military officials stood left and right, stepped forward and saluted: "Han envoy Chen Shou to see His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty." ”

For a long time, Shu Han and Wei and Jin did not communicate with each other, and they never recognized each other politically, and when all official documents mentioned each other, the common title was also "reverse Shu", "reverse Jin" and the like.

It was the first time Sima Yan had heard such a title from His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty, and he was really useful in his heart, but in order to maintain the emperor's prestige, Sima Yan still stiffened his face, flicked the sleeves of his robe, and said in a deep voice: "No courtesy." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chen Shou and Du Zhen were neither humble nor arrogant, and stood calmly.

"The Venerable Envoy came from Guanzhong, what is the matter?" Sima Yan asked.

Chen Shou immediately presented Liu Yin's letter and clarified his intentions.

The deacon eunuch forwarded the letter to Sima Yan, Sima Yan opened it, this letter is written by Liu Yin himself, the letter mentioned the harm and impact of the Xiongnu rebellion, in order to unite with the outside world, Liu Yin proposed that the two sides of Jin and Shu immediately cease, end the situation of bilateral confrontation, and concentrate forces to deal with the rebellion of the Xiongnu and other Hu people.

Liu Yin only mentioned the armistice and the dismissal of the army in the letter, and did not put forward a request for an alliance, mainly based on the long-term antagonism between the two sides, and the contradictions could not be reconciled at all.

On the surface, Sima Yan has no reason to refuse at all, the situation in the Jin Kingdom is indeed very tense now, if the two countries of Jin and Shu can really stop fighting, it will be even a relatively short time, and Sima Yan urgently needs it. But Sima Yan did not say anything on the spot.

"The envoy is far away, and the boat and car are tiring, so it is better to go to the post house to rest first, and then discuss this matter tomorrow morning."

Chen Shou naturally understood it, and thought that Sima Yan couldn't make up his mind when he came here, so he wanted to discuss with the ministers, and immediately retreated.

As soon as the envoys of Shu left, the hall was lively again, and the ministers of the Jin State were discussing, but Jia Chong still insisted on conspiracy theories, believing that Liu Yin's move had the intention of delaying the army, and induced the Jin State to abandon the heavy defense of Hangu Pass in order to achieve its real purpose of sneaking up on Luoyang.

Jia Chong reminded everyone: "Don't forget who caused the Luoyang Incident two years ago and killed many of the pillars of the ministers, Liu Yin's sinister intentions and vicious methods, you must all remember it vividly, right?" How can we, then, expect such a murderous executioner to put down his butcher's knife and do what is clearly beneficial to us? I hope Your Majesty will be cautious and not fall into Liu Yin's trap. ”

Sima Yan pondered, Chen Qian played: "Your Majesty, although Liu Yin's move is suspicious, but the letter does not lose its sincerity, although the truce and the army are beneficial to us, but it is not unfavorable to Liu Yin, the Xiongnu rebelled in the annexation of the state, and there are many Qiang Hu in the north, and it is likely to respond to Liu Yuan, Liu Yin will stop fighting in Tongguan, and there must be an intention to transfer troops to pacify the north." Moreover, Hangu Pass has been renovated, enough to reach 100,000 elite soldiers, even if Liu Yin really has the intention of hiding from the sky and crossing the sea, as long as he sends a general to stick to Hangu Pass, Luoyang can also be safe. Therefore, the minister thought that he might as well accept Liu Yin's suggestion, temporarily suspend the war, and wait for the civil strife to settle down, and then fight a decisive battle with him. ”

Chen Qian's words reached Sima Yan's heart, if the two countries of Jin and Shu gathered heavy troops and stalemate on the front line of Tongguan-Hangu Pass, fighting and not fighting and not fighting, wouldn't it be a waste of money and food, and it would not matter if it cost some money and food, but at this time, the paperwork that was in a hurry everywhere flew like snowflakes, but the main army was pinned down and could not move, how could Sima Yan not be anxious.

So Sima Yan nodded in principle and agreed to the truce plan, but it involved specific armistice matters, and the envoys of the two sides had to negotiate, Sima Yan immediately appointed Chen Qian and Jia Chong as representatives to negotiate with the envoys of Shu, and strive to settle the matter as soon as possible, so as to facilitate the next step of army mobilization. (To be continued.) )