Chapter Eighty-Eight: The History of the Jin Civil Strife (7)
In the summer of this year, the Jin Kingdom did not rain for dozens of days, and there were several dark clouds and thunderous rumblings, but it turned out that God was acting like this. The fields of the rich and You families were irrigated by a canal, and just when the villagers of the You family needed water the most, the children of the Fu family upstream cut off the water source at the behest of Liang Wu. The clan elders in the downstream villages had nothing to do, so they took a few people to find them to theorize.
Facing the villagers of the You family, the children of the Fu family looked very strong: "Our seedlings are about to die, who has the heart to take care of you?" There is water in the Fen River, you can pick it up yourself if you want to water the ground! ”
The You side first demanded, then pleaded, and finally turned into a plea. When the pleas were to no avail, they began to curse and then fought with each other.
One of the You villagers was killed on the spot, two young men desperately broke out, and their clan elders were detained.
When the aborigines received the news, they picked up the guys in a chaotic manner and poured in from all directions. But the Fu clan were all battle-hardened veterans, and they killed the clan elders, armed themselves and occupied the commanding heights, and fired arrows at the attackers. So there was a big scene that didn't look like a fight or a battle.
The natives were outnumbered, but they were armed with small weapons of destruction such as sticks and dung forks, and the attack was so chaotic that the attackers had no advantage over well-equipped and well-prepared soldiers.
When the offensive was ineffective, the natives decided to withdraw to the village and arm themselves to fight again. When they retreated in disorder, they were subjected to a terrible massacre.
In the evening, the supporters of the You side arrived, and they also attacked from all directions in the same way that the regular army was fighting. At this time, the Fu family could not stand it, and as a result, the village of the Fu family was burned down, those who bravely resisted were killed, and the rest broke through and fled. After winning the battle, the aborigines went back to the village to celebrate their achievements.
At dawn of the day, the children of the Fu clan sneaked back quietly with the new force and cleaned the two villages in one go. Many people were killed in drunken dreams, and people fled in all directions with cries. Upon receiving an urgent report, Dr. Shen immediately rushed to the scene with his army, and he was able to stop the tragic and terrible massacre.
This vicious incident caused a sensation throughout the Jin Kingdom, and both feudal lords angrily complained to the other party; It's just that You's is really angry and Fuzi is pretending to be angry, because he has taken advantage of it.
Xian Gong said: "The two uncles are both important ministers of the country and role models for the countrymen, and those stubborn people gathering to make trouble must not be what the uncles want to see, so the two of them should not pursue each other anymore." As soon as the uncles are angry, the Jin country will be in chaos, and the enemy country will take advantage of the chaos to enter. The widow ordered Si Kou to investigate the matter and kill a few people who took the lead in making trouble, and this matter will be over! What do the uncles think? ”
Both men expressed their obedience to Xiangong's decision, as they did not want to break up and could not find a better way to solve the problem.
Si Kou Han Qiubo is the grandson of Uncle Qu Wohuan, the son of Han Wan, and the cousin of Jin Xiangong. Han Qiubo originally belonged to the party of Quanchen, his wife Jiang and the Duchess of Jin Xian were sisters of the same clan (the Duchess of Jin Xian was the daughter of the Duke of Qi Xiang), and Han Qiubo's son Han Jian and the crown prince Shensheng were of the same age, so Mrs. Xian often invited Jiang's mother and son and other clan sisters and children (those people were all pretents) to the palace as guests.
Mrs. Xian used ingenious means to win over Han Qiubo through Mrs. diplomacy. Therefore, Han Qiubo still hooked up with his henchmen on the surface, but in fact he had already become a pawn hidden in the enemy.
Han Qiubo was instructed by Xiangong, so he deliberately favored Fuzi when trying the case. Not only did he put all the blame on the indigenous people, executing many of them, but he also demanded that the victims pay huge compensation to the killers.
Tomiko proclaimed his victories everywhere, wantonly humiliated his opponents, and forced the bitter lord to give money as soon as possible; You Shi was furious, and the two of them swallowed their anger on the surface, but secretly began to prepare for a fire battle with Fuzi.
The You clan gathered his henchmen to conspire, and it was suggested that Shi Ping be brought in as well, because Shi Ping and Fuzi had a deep grudge.
Shi Chuan was invited by the You clan and happily went, and he said to You Zhong: "If you want to kill Fuzi, you must bring his old man Liang Wu over." One of my retainers is Liang Wu's brother-in-law, and he said that Liang Wu has been complaining about his master lately. Liang Wu said that he worked hard for his master all day long, but there was a famine at home, but his master was reluctant to give relief, which caused him to be in debt; He also said that he was not yet favored by a slave who kept horses. Liang Wu is too angry, and it should be easy to buy him. ”
You Zhong said: "That's great, I've always hoped to have such a retainer (because Liang Wu is famous in the retainer circle for his ability to be smart and talented), and if it happens, he can come to me to find a job." ”
Shi Ping became the intermediary between You and Liang Wu, and the advantage of being an intermediary is that he knows everything about the actions of both parties.
Tomiko also felt the danger, his mansion was heavily guarded, and he rarely went out on weekdays, occasionally traveling with many guards, and sometimes even closing the road in advance (as if he really had the power and was afraid that the people of the country would not know that he was going out).
Later, Liang Wu said: "This is not a long-term solution, whether you want to negotiate with the You family or carry out a fire merger, you must make a decision as soon as possible." ”
Tomiko said, "What do you see? ”
Liang Wu said: "The minister thinks that he can take advantage of the opportunity of negotiation to merge. ”
Tomiko said: "I've always thought so, you tell me the details. ”
Liang Wu said: "We will ask the You clan to come out to negotiate, and then attack them halfway, and we can get rid of the right in one battle." ”
Tomiko said, "You seem to be able to see through my mind!" So who will be the middleman? ”
Liang Wu said: "Luan Bo or Shibo can do it." ”
Tomiko said: "Let the two of them go together, so that we can see that we are sincere." ”
Tomiko was complacent for several days for this last sentence.
This information reached the ears of the clans through Shizu, and they devised a plan to attack Tomiko.
Liang Wu said to Fuzi: "Three days later, the negotiations will be held on the muddy water edge ten miles west of the city, and Luan Bo and Shibo are witnesses, and each side is allowed to bring twenty guards. However, the minister thinks that the You clan may also take the opportunity to attack, so you should bring more armor soldiers when you ambush the You clan. ”
Tomiko said, "Who said I was going to go in person? It's okay to let the prince lead the clan armor, and you and I will wait for news at home. ”
What Liang Wu wanted to say, Fuzi said it first, and this is the key. Fuzi pretended to be smart and yin, but in the end he became a cocoon and bound himself.