Nowadays, the north is chaotic and chaotic, and it is neither chaotic nor chaotic.

The chaos is because of the force of the separatist forces between the large and small separatist forces, and the chaos is not because the small forces are almost negligible. The Eastern Jin Dynasty and the court are facing only two large forces now: Qin and Yan.

This year is the year of Jiazi, the eighth year of Shengping of Liang (First Liang), the 27th year of the founding of the Dai Kingdom, the sixth year of Ganlu in Qin (Fore Qin), the fifth year of Jianxi in Yan (Fore Yan), and the second year of Xingning in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. August is another Mid-Autumn Festival, and it is also the time when Huan Wen was full of confidence and planned to make his third Northern Expedition.

The Qin and Yan people compared Huan Wen to a goshawk, flying high in the air. On weekdays, except for hunting, there are few dives. Every dive is full of load... He may not have the strongest force, his wisdom is not the highest, but he is the best at robbing food. Because of this, Qin and Yan rarely broke out in large-scale conquests to avoid Jin's reaping the benefits of the fisherman.

Huan Wen's actions could not be concealed by the barbarians in the north. Although they were barbarians, they often had a deeper acceptance of Central Plains culture. Obviously, he gathered troops on a large scale, and no matter how he looked at it, he was frightened by Qin and Yan, but he could no longer stop.

At that time, the former Yan attacked Luoyang again, Chen You fled, and another war broke out between Qin and Yan. At the same time, the Duke of Runan, the brother of the late Qin lord Fu Sheng, strife, all signs indicate that it is the most suitable time for the Northern Expedition, and does not seek great victory, but it is already comforting to seize a lot of land from these two powerful enemies.

How to...

With a crisp sound, the exquisite wine vessel shattered in an instant, and a large area of ​​wine splashed, drawing a map on the ground.

A middle-aged man stared at the document on the desk with anger on his face and grabbed the corner of the table with his palm, showing his excitement and anger in his heart, but in the end he endured the urge to tear the document apart, breathing heavily, and sitting weakly on the soft collapse.

In addition to him, Xi Chao was also there. Seeing that the middle-aged man's anger gradually subsided, Xi Chao asked, "Duke Huan, but has the court rejected the request for the Northern Expedition?"

"It's true." The middle-aged man was Huan Wen. Hearing this, "This document was written by Sima Yu. With the approval of the Empress Dowager, Xie Anshi and others, it was urgently issued to stop the Northern Expedition... Now it seems that even if he shirked the position of Yangzhou governor, he would not receive support!"

"Can you give up all the things that Duke Huan did in Jiankang a few days ago? Could it be that the court still wanted to force us, even the King of Kuaiji, and the two families were about to marry each other, and even wrote them by themselves?" Xi Chao heard what Huan Wen wanted to express. Obviously, after working hard for so long, they still couldn't get the concessions from the court, or the concessions from some of the people who were stolen.

How can you not be angry?

"Sima Yu, I originally thought that the marriage between the two families might have a ease, at least it would win his support, but the Sima family was the Sima family after all, pretending to let go. I really thought that using marriage as a guise to ease the Northern Expedition would not be blamed?" Huan Wen said lightly, but without waiting for Xi Chao to agree, he continued, "Forget it, no matter there, the court does not allow the Northern Expedition. We cannot act rashly, but we should still have the warning we should have. Now, we can only hope that the Luoyang dispute between Qin and Yan will continue and consume their national strength is the most beneficial thing for us, but..."

"But what?"

"Whether it was Wang Meng, Murong Ke, or Murong Chui who was expelled from Murong Ke, they were all the talents of generals. They could think of them." When we said this, Huan Wen's voice became weaker. The sound of walking from outside the room made him frown and he hurriedly came to a conclusion, "Hope is hope, but it can't be fought."

After saying that, Xi Chao also showed a hint of helplessness.

At this moment, a soldier invited him in. After receiving the reply, he quickly walked in, handed a letter to Huan Wen, and said, "The letter from Wang Shuping, the envoy of the king."

Huan Wen took it, waved his hand and asked the soldiers to push it down, took out the letter, and looked at it carefully.

This is a letter he expected, but it has something he expected.

So as he continued to read, his brows frowned and stretched. Even Xi Chao, who was known as his confidant, was a little confused and just looked at him in confusion.

After a while, he finished reading it and naturally lit the letter in the incense burner next to him and burned it.

Huan Wen did not speak, so Xi Chao naturally would not ask too much. But seeing Huan Wen was thinking, Xi Chao was a little confused and could only stand up helplessly, as if he wanted to leave to avoid disturbing Huan Wen's thinking.

However, the moment Xi Chao got up, Huan Wen suddenly said, "Jingxing, don't leave, I'll ask you something, and tell me your opinion on Zhongdao's marriage to Princess Yuyao, the daughter of Sima Yu."

"Zhongdao and Princess Yuyao?" Xi Chao hesitated for a moment and said, "As for now, Duke Huan is becoming more and more powerful, and the court should be more prepared, so that Duke Huan must be blocked in everything. For example, this Northern Expedition should be because the court has two concerns. One is worried that the Northern Expedition will fail and that the people will be damaged; the other is worried that the Northern Expedition will be successful. Duke Huan is extremely powerful and becomes the second Wang Dun. Once the marriage is carried out, there will be a pair of new people between Duke Huan and the court, and some things will be less blocked... But I really did not expect that the King of Kuaiji will marry Duke Huan while blocking the Northern Expedition-"

"So, there must be benefits in marriage between the two families. But for the moment, the benefits are not obvious. On the contrary, the court feels that Zhongdao and Sima family are bound together. Even if I lose my face, I will not be criticized too much... I have really made a good idea. Xie Anshi and Sima Yu are in the court. The Northern Expedition will probably be put on hold for a long time." Huan Wen shook his head and said resentful words, but his expression did not change much, but it was more relaxed than before. "Then Jingxing analyzed and analyzed with me again. If he did not marry Sima Yu and instead seek the support of the Wang family of Langya, do you think this Northern Expedition can be carried out?"

Xi Chao should have already had this speculation and said now: "The possibility is very high. Even if the Langya Wang family declined after Duke Shixing County (Wang Dao), it is still one of the great families. If you can get the support of the Wang family of Langya, Duke Anshi should be relieved, and the King of Kuaiji and the Queen Mother will also be afraid. However, in this way, Duke Huan will be even more suspicious."

"So what if I'm suspicious? Born in today's world, a real man will definitely fight for the Northern Expedition." After replying lightly, Huan Wen suddenly smiled at the corner of his mouth, and his fingers hit the table, making a slap.
Chapter completed!