Chapter 191: The Rebellion of Jinrik (1)
Bai Di's large-scale eastward migration caused strong uneasiness and vigilance among the Jin people, and the office believed that the migration of these tribes would break the balance and tranquility of the situation in Hedong, and would pose a great threat to both the Jin and the Fox clan.
Although the Jin Kingdom and Bai Di have maintained peace for several generations, it is a kind of peace and quiet that does not get along with each other. The people of the Jin Kingdom would never put down their shelves and send envoys to Bai Di to protest and negotiate. In this case, there is only one way to go to war. Jin Xiangong didn't want to give the other party time to prepare for the battle, so he immediately sent his army out and ordered the army to destroy Bai Di's Caisang fortress.
In the autumn of the year when Bai Di defeated Yao, Rick led his army to march, and Liang Youmi was the right of the rook.
Caisang Ferry presents a lively and busy scene: at that time, most of the Baidi who crossed the river were old people, women and children, and then there were a large number of baggage and property; Children run around excitedly, while adults are busy sorting out their belongings. Bai Dizi always thought that Caisang was safe, so he didn't deploy too many troops here.
When Bai Di found that the Jin army was marching towards the local area, the Rick army was less than fifty miles away from Caisang. Bai Di immediately took measures to deal with the battle, they summoned the wandering soldiers back, alerted the surrounding tribes, built and strengthened some fortifications, and ordered the women and children who were not fit to fight to flee immediately.
Rick was a warmonger who liked to wit his opponents with quick raids and thunderbolts, but this time he uncharacteristically demanded that his troops slow down and stop for reconnaissance at every stretch of the march, as if they were facing an elusive enemy.
The Jin army's actions were not fast, and their morale was not high, but the awe-inspiring murderous aura they exuded still made Bai Di's heart palpitate and chill. Bai Di shrank his forces behind the fortifications, and the Jin army camped on the opposite side of the defensive line. The next day, the two sides fought a hastily battle, Bai Di hid in the fortifications and refused to fight again, and on the third day, when the Jin army was preparing to attack the camp, they found that the enemy had abandoned the camp overnight and fled.
Liang Youmi advocated the pursuit of victory, he said: "The Di people have no sense of honor, and the pursuit of them will definitely be a great success." But Rick shook his head and said, "The country is in chaos, and you can't make too many enemies." Driving them away will serve the purpose. Then he ordered the raiders to collect the goods that the Rodians had not had time to take with them, and to burn the fortress to the ground.
Liang was speechless for a moment, he held the reins in both hands, tilted his head, and squinted at Rick, unable to believe that such words came from the mouth of the always belligerent manager.
Yu Jian also shook his head and said, "Next year, the Di people will definitely come to take revenge, and you have shown weakness to them." β
The Xia army soon returned to the Jin Kingdom. Li Ji's later explanation to Jin Xiangong was that Rick refused to kill and injure the person who provided shelter for Chong'er, so he opened up to Bai Diwang.
The following year, Bai Di plundered the two border towns of the Jin Kingdom, which was regarded as revenge for the battle of Caisang last year.
In the autumn and September of the ninth year of Lu Xugong, a generation of heroes Jin Xiangong died.
Jin Xiangong escaped halfway back from the meeting of Kwai Hill and fell ill. Although this old tyrant has made a mess of the office, as long as he still has a breath, he can control the situation. But as he had less and less gas left, all forces began to collude secretly and were ready to move. The office soon became cloudy and murderous.
At the beginning, when Xi Qi reached the age when he should learn knowledge, Xian Gong appointed Xun Xi as his teacher. Xun Xi didn't resent Li Ji, but he knew that Xi Qi was innocent, so he educated Xi Qi as his own son. Xun Xi thinks that the best way to make up for the harm caused by his ruthless father to the office and to take revenge on Li Ji is to train Xi Qi to be a person like Shen Sheng who has both ability and moral integrity and is loved by others.
Xun Xi not only taught him knowledge, but also taught him to be a moral person, and asked him to visit the doctor in the office to win their support for him. As time passed, Xi Qi grew up day by day. Xun Xi was excited to find that he could already vaguely find some shadows of Prince Gong (Shen Sheng) when he was a child in Xi Qi.
But Xiangong's body also deteriorated day by day, and Xi Qi's eyes showed sadness, as well as the fears and worries that he shouldn't have at that age. He asked the teacher if his mother and himself would one day be killed by the enemy, and if he should take some precautions.
Xun Xi hugged the young man to his chest, comforted him, encouraged him, and hoped that he would grow up quickly; I ask the ancestors not to make an innocent child bear the calamity caused by the sins of the mother and the atrocities of the father; Then he told him something similar to what Du Yuan had said to Shen Sheng.
Jin Xiangong summoned Xun Xi to the front while he was in bed, and said, "The widow is going to entrust the weak son to the doctor, how will you deal with this matter?" β
Xun Xiji said: "The minister should do his best to be loyal again." If it succeeds, it is the spirit of the prince in the sky; If he fails, the ministers will follow the prince day and night. β
Jin Xiangong was satisfied with his answer, and asked him what loyalty was.
Xun Xi said: "Those who know everything that is beneficial to the public office are called 'loyalty'; bidding farewell to the old and serving the present, no one suspects, and they are called 'Zhen'." β
Jin Xiangong lasted a few more days, and the last two words he said in his life were: "Where is Shen Sheng?" Xun Xi was speechless for a while, not knowing how to answer. Xian Gong seemed to remember something immediately, and covered his face with his sleeves and said, "What have the widows done!" After saying that, he lost his breath.
After Shen Sheng was forced to commit suicide, the doctors in the office were divided into two major factions: one faction was the Chong'er faction led by the lower army doctor Rick, and the other faction was the Yiwu faction led by the upper army doctor Lu nephew; Although Xun Xi is the chief doctor, he is lonely because of his situation, and he does not have his own faction; Gonggong's other son, Gongzi Wuyu, also had a few small supporters, but no one took them seriously.
The reason why Dr. Xia Jun became a heavy ear sect is because Shen Sheng had a close relationship with heavy ears when he was alive. After Shen Sheng's death, the Xia army began to support Chong'er, and hated Jin Xiangong because he hated Li Ji; Later, because he hated Wu and Wu, he took even the military doctors to hate them, and regarded them as accomplices in the persecution of Shen Sheng and Chong'er.
The doctors of the army also hated Li Ji, but because they were absolutely loyal to the prince and did not care who was appointed as the crown prince, their emotions were not as strong as those of the army. Later, the Shang Jun believed that the Xia Jun's hatred of them had no valid reason, so that hatred made the Shang Jun even more intolerable.
In this way, the two sides are completely opposed: whatever Rick wants to do, the nephew will oppose it, and vice versa. Therefore, LΓΌ's nephew supports Yiwu only because Rick supports Chong'er, and vice versa; As long as Rick is not satisfied, Nephew Lu will do anything; And vice versa.
After the death of Jin Xiangong, the two factions temporarily put aside their differences and united to deal with Xi Qi.