Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2218: Lord Mengchang enters Zhao camp, people are moved and uneasy

Although Zhao Kuangyin died in that battle, his two most important sons were not by his side at the time.

Zhao Shen, whom he regarded as his successor, was sent to Tian Dan's army, which was relatively the place where he felt most at ease.

Zhao Defang, who was second only to Zhao Shen, was sent to Runan by Zhao Kuangyin in advance.

These can be considered as the two escape routes that Zhao Kuangyin left for his sons.

Tian Dan's place is connected to the Yellow River in the north. At least for now, the north cannot become Li Xiang's target. Launching the Central Plains War and the Southern War at once is already the limit for the Jin army.

During this period of time, it is impossible to take care of the north at once.

As for the south, Zhao Kuangyin only hoped that he and Zhu Yuanzhang could hold on a little longer.

Compared with Tian Dan, Tian Dan relied on his prestige in the army and almost became the one who had the final say. The only one who could threaten Tian Dan was Zhao Pu in the civil service system. However, the two men now had the same goals and directions.

But here in Runan, the situation is a bit complicated.

The two most powerful factions in the Runan army should be Tian Rangju and Xie Ai.

Although Tian Rangju had not been in office for long, he had already been the commander-in-chief of an army. Not to mention, under his leadership, although the Xuzhou army had many shortcomings in objective conditions, it still gained a considerable advantage over Cao Ren and Zhang Liao.

As he won more battles, his prestige in the army naturally increased.

Therefore, even though Xie Ai had been in charge of Runan for many years, Tian Rangju's prestige in the army was still slightly higher than his. However, it was not as unshakable as that of Tian Dan.

In addition, Zhe Keqiu, Yao Xing, Tian Pan and others, although they also have certain rights, are far inferior to these two in all aspects.

Zhang Yi, who was sent by Li Xiang to act as a lobbyist, was originally far away in Luoyang, so he had not actually arrived in Runan at this time.

However, although Zhang Yi did not come, Tian Wen, who was sent by Tian Yinqi to act as a lobbyist, had already arrived.

The four princes of the Warring States Period were Zhao Sheng, Lord Pingyuan of Zhao, Wei Wuji, Lord Xinling of Wei, Huang Xie, Lord Chunshen of Chu, and Tian Wen, Lord Mengchang of Qi.

The most capable one among them was Wei Wuji, Lord Xinling, but the most arrogant one was definitely Tian Wen, Lord Mengchang.

Mengchang Jun Tian Wen was the grandson of King Wei of Qi and the son of Tian Ying. He had served as the prime minister of Qi and Wei. In addition, when King Min of Qi succeeded to the throne, Tian Wen was already a powerful minister of Qi, and the king of Qi was very afraid of him.

Therefore, it can be said that when Tian Wen went to Qin to serve as prime minister, he had already had considerable influence in the six states of Shandong. When King Zhaoxiang of Qin heard of Tian Wen's ability, he invited him to Qin to serve as prime minister.

As a result, Tian Wen had only been the prime minister of Qin for two days when someone suggested to him that since he was a member of the royal family of Qi, he would definitely consider Qi first and Qin second when doing things. As a result, he was dismissed from his post.

After Tian Wen returned to Qi, King Min of Qi felt very guilty for sending him to Qin, where he almost lost his life. So he appointed Tian Wen as the prime minister of Qi and put him in charge of the state affairs of Qi.

Tian Wen always hated the humiliation he suffered in Qin State. After a few years, he joined forces with Han State and Wei State to attack Qin State. With Kuang Zhang as the general, they broke through Hangu Pass and advanced to Yanshi, forcing Qin State to cede land and seek peace. Although Tian Wen was the prime minister of Qi State, he did not think about Qi State and only cared about his own power.

When Tian Wen was the prime minister of Qi, Lü Li fled from Qin to Qi, and the king of Qi appointed Lü Li as prime minister. Tian Wen followed Su Dai's advice and undermined Lü Li's proposal for Qi and Qin to unite, thus promoting the union of Wei, Zhao and Qin.

During the process of Tian Wen and Lu Li competing for power in Qi, Tian Wen even wrote a letter to Wei Ran, the prime minister of Qin, asking Wei Ran to urge Qin to send troops to attack Qi and make the occupied Qi land Wei Ran's fiefdom.

Although Tian Wen was the prime minister of Qi, he could also be considered a sinner of Qi.

It is quite difficult to expect such a person to be loyal to someone. When he was in the Central Plains, he jumped around in various forces. It was not until Zhao Kuangyin became the overlord of the Central Plains that he finally settled down for a while.

When the Jin army attacked, the situation was hopeless. Not long after Tian Yinqi returned to Jin, he packed his bags and went to join Tian Yinqi.

The reason why Tian Yinqi let Tian Wen go first was not to let him do anything unnecessary, but to let him win over other members of the Tian family except Tian Rangju.

Tian Chongjin, Tian Pan, and Tian Qi are all Tian Rangju's right-hand men. The first two are masters of fighting on the battlefield, while the latter is the best martial artist in the Tian family, and his strength is even higher than that of Tian Bu.

If these three people could be persuaded to return to Jin, it would definitely have a significant impact on Tian Rangju.

After the death of Zhao Kuangyin, people had different opinions and Tian Wen's secret arrival made Runan increasingly turbulent.

Among Runan, Wen Zhong, the governor of Yuzhou and the head of the civil servants, came from a prominent family in Jingzhou. He had a deep hatred for the Jin army, otherwise he would not have traveled thousands of miles to Zhao Kuangyin.

Xie Ai was Xie Hui's younger brother, and he was good friends with Wen Zhong, who was also from Jingzhou.

Therefore, these two people can be regarded as staunch anti-Jin elements.

Like Tian Dan in the north, they were also prepared to support Zhao Kuangyin's son as the leader in order to calm people's hearts as much as possible and continue to carry the banner of the Jin Dynasty.

In fact, under Wen Zhong's suggestion, the two of them had already secretly sent envoys to contact Zhu Yuanzhang in the south in order to gain Zhu Yuanzhang's support.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang is in a worrying situation now, he is the only person nearby who may support them.

The rest, whether it was the northern princes or Liu Bei's forces that had just suffered heavy losses, were still too far away from them.

Secondly, Wen Zhong also united the Guanning Iron Cavalry trapped in Runan. Yuan Shao had not yet died, and this force was also a resolute force against the Jin Dynasty.

Yuan Chonghuan was now deeply regretful. He had fallen into the joint scheme of Guo Ziyi and Liu Bowen by accident, and his route back to the north was completely ruined.

If they cannot defeat the Jin army, there will be almost no chance of them turning back!

Although it is possible to go by water, if the Jin army cannot be defeated, will Zhu Yuanzhang mobilize a large number of naval forces to help them at this time? Therefore, in the final analysis, it still falls on this issue!
But now, the matter is settled and it is too late to regret. Yuan Chonghuan can only prepare to fight the Jin army to the death.