Wei and Jin cooks

Ming's guess was right. Wang Jun did bribe Gou Xi, and he also wanted to be the governor of Jizhou.

The people selected by Zhao Hanzhang took the treasure to Yuncheng, and first went to see Zhao Zhongyu quietly and handed him a letter for him and the emperor. "The envoy said, if General Ruogou has a different opinion, please ask Zhao Shangshu for help." Operation, no matter what, Liu Kun must be appointed as the governor of Jizhou."

Zhao Zhongyu opened the letter and read it carefully before nodding, "I understand."

He asked his confidants to lead them out of the back door, and after taking a look at the letter to the emperor and the clear instructions on the case, he still put them all in his hands and went to the palace first.

Zhao Zhongyu first mentioned the dispute between Liu Kun and Wang Jun and said: "I heard that the Xiongnu Han Kingdom also took this opportunity to send troops to Jinyang, and it seemed that they wanted to attack Liu Kun together with Wang Jun."

The emperor was very unhappy when he heard this and pursed his lips and said: "There is only one city left in Bingzhou that can accommodate the Jin people. If Liu Kun cannot defend Jinyang, won't the entire Bingzhou fall into the hands of the traitor Liu Yuan?"

"Exactly," Zhao Zhongyu said: "Liu Kun ordered his brother to take the land of Jizhou in order to break the Xiongnu encirclement. If he can connect Jinyang and Jizhou together, if the imperial court regains the lost territory in the future, it can form a north-south pincer attack with him. potential."

The emperor looked embarrassed and said: "What the Minister said is in my opinion, but the general prefers Wang Jun to serve as the governor of Jizhou..."

He hesitated for a while and then said: "Actually, Wang Jun is not bad as the governor of Jizhou. He is also a minister of the Jin Dynasty. He has a strong army and many good generals. I heard that he once defeated Shi Le. Maybe he can recover the entire Jizhou. Woolen cloth?"

"If the imperial court can send troops to the north, wouldn't it be better if he and Liu Kun join forces to attack the Huns with us?" The emperor was unhappy that Wang Jun should not send troops to attack Jinyang, giving the Huns a chance.

Therefore, the emperor said: "The governor of Jizhou should be appointed to prevent them from fighting again. At that time, it will be the harm to themselves, but it will be advantageous to the Xiongnu."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhongyu realized that the emperor obviously intended to make Wang Jun the governor of Jizhou. He quickly took out Zhao Hanzhang's letter and said, "Your Majesty, the governor of Zhao recommended Liu Kun as the governor of Jizhou. This is her letter to your majesty."

The emperor hurriedly took it, his eyes widening as he looked at it.

He sat up immediately with a serious look on his face, "Is what Zhao Hanzhang said in his letter true? Does Wang Jun have disobedient intentions?"

Zhao Zhongyu said with a serious face: "If your Majesty does not believe it, it is better to mediate. We have not yet decided who will be the governor of Jizhou. Let Wang Jun and Liu Kun cease fighting first and see who of them will obey the order."

The emperor clenched his fists, unable to make an immediate decision.

Zhao Zhongyu said: "The top priority is to help Jinyang deal with the Huns. This is not a matter for Jinyang alone, but a major matter related to the life and death of the entire Jin Dynasty. Your Majesty, if Jinyang is lost, the entire Bingzhou will fall into the hands of the Huns. How about Jizhou?" Can you survive? If Youzhou, which is above Jizhou, is far away from the imperial court, will Youzhou still be the Youzhou of the Jin Dynasty?"

Zhao Zhongyu said excitedly: "Once the Jin Dynasty loses the entire north, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky to regain it. Does your Majesty want to stay in Yuncheng forever and watch the Jin Dynasty fall apart like this?"

"No!" The emperor shuddered and tensed up. He finally realized the importance of the city of Jinyang. He lowered his eyes and thought, "If Wang Jun really has a disobedient heart, Jizhou cannot fall into his hands, otherwise He is very powerful, and he will not listen to the imperial court's orders, but he is really disobedient. With Shi Le and Liu Yuan between us, I can't do anything to him. Will he listen to orders and stop the war?"

Zhao Zhongyu said: "Whether Wang Jun or Liu Kun, they want to make Jizhou governor just to change the name. Your Majesty is the common ruler of the world. Even if Wang Jun has disobedience, he has to be afraid. If he doesn't listen, Your Majesty gives the order, and the whole world can attack it together."

War is not just a way of conquering cities and territories, but also takes various forms such as public opinion and economics.

If Wang Jun clearly shows his intention to rebel, the nobles in the world will despise him, talk about him, and sanction him financially, which in turn will help Liu Kun, and he will be under great pressure.

Maybe it can help Liu Kun stabilize the situation.

Reputation is important.

Zhao Zhongyu glanced at the emperor indifferently. The Jin Dynasty has never been able to command the world's nobles. Why?

Isn't it because they were in an improper position and had a very bad reputation?

Now everyone sees the importance of reputation, so Zhao is marked by loyalty and has always been supportive of the emperor.

Although hypocritical, it is useful.

After hearing this, the emperor suppressed Gou Xi's request to make Wang Jun the governor of Jizhou. The next day, he invited Gou Xi into the palace and discussed: "Jinyang is the relics of Bingzhou, and we Jin people can only stay here." Jinyang has found a chance of survival, but now that the Huns are attacking it and Wang Jun is fighting with Liu Kun, I'm afraid Jinyang cannot be saved."

He said: "That's why I want to mediate for the two beloved ministers. They are both the humerus of the Jin Dynasty. No matter who I lose, I will be heartbroken."

Gou Xi, who had just received a large sum of gold, silver and jewelry from Liu Kun yesterday, immediately responded: "What your Majesty said is that I am willing to compile a book and send it to Youzhou and Jinyang, so that the two of them can temporarily cease fighting and concentrate on dealing with the Xiongnu."

The emperor did not expect Gou Xi to agree so easily. He breathed a sigh of relief and then said: "The appointment of Jizhou governor will be pressed in advance and we will discuss it after they have a ceasefire."

Gou Xi couldn't decide who to choose as the governor of Jizhou for a while, so he nodded in agreement.

Well, although Liu Kun offended him some time ago, his relationship with Wang Jun was also very normal. Both parties sent gifts, but Liu Kun's gift was obviously more to his liking and more valuable. He had to think about it again. Who should be the governor of Jizhou?

Liu Kun knew that Zhao Hanzhang sent gifts to Gou Xi on his behalf, and was still working in the court to want him to become the governor of Jizhou. He was deeply moved. When he received a batch of military equipment sent by Zhao Hanzhang, tears flowed out directly. He was moved and said : "I regard Shizhi as my confidant. Looking at it today, I have one more confidant."

Shizhi is Zu Ti's name. The two of them are famous for dancing when they hear the chicken.

There are not many people who can be regarded as confidants by Liu Kun. He is majestic and handsome and has a wide circle of friends, but there are only a few people who can impress him from the bottom of his heart.

Zhao Hanzhang is second.

Since he was a close friend, he was one of his own. Liu Kun was a little embarrassed at first, but now he was no longer embarrassed at all. He immediately wrote to her, hoping that she could attack the Huns from the south and share some of the pressure for him.

Although the emperor ordered them to stop fighting, it took time for the news to come back and forth, and Wang Jun might not obey, so he needed to be prepared.

Liu Xi and others continued to guard Zhongshan County. As long as Wang Jun continued to fight, they could only resist. The most important thing now was to disperse the Xiongnu forces.

When the letter arrived in Luoyang, Zhao Hanzhang went to look at the map after reading it. She shook her head and said, "Sending troops to Pingyang County, isn't it forcing Shi Le to participate?"

Pingyang County is right next to Shangdang and was ruled by the Xiongnu.

Although Shi Le does not obey Liu Yuan's orders to send troops, he is still the general of the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty. If Zhao Hanzhang attacks Pingyang County, he will not sit idly by and watch.