The Rise of the Cold Gate in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 140 The Jin-Wu Alliance, a high-profile debut

In the second year of Shengping, Zhongzheng in Jinling Prefecture was interrupted because Zhongzheng official Yu Xi fainted after being scolded in public.

Diao Taishou invited Yang Quan, a famous doctor in Yangzhou, to diagnose Yu Xi. He concluded that he had taken the powder, and when the effect of the medicine took effect, he failed to walk and dissipate heat in time, resulting in heat dizziness and stagnation in the chest, which then attacked the heart and fainted due to poor Qi and blood.

And the official of the county government immediately issued a notice to refute the rumors, gave a thorough explanation to Yu Xi's fainting, and quickly reported the matter to Jiankang, hoping that the imperial court could send another official to Jinling County to preside over Zhongzheng's affairs.

However, there were so many people present at that time, more than 100 pairs of eyes were watching, they knew best how Yu Xi vomited blood and fainted.

It's caused by the fart's clothes!
It was clearly scolded by Xiao Qinzhi's "shameless".

Last year, Mr. Hua from Wuxi Fahrenheit was stunned by a poem written by Xiao Qinzhi. He vomited blood and fell into a coma.

This year, Yu Xi, who was scolded by Xiao Qinzhi again, vomited blood and fainted, and the center was cut off halfway, adding another sturdy record, and his reputation went up to a higher level.

Although the Yu family is in decline, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, how can he be indifferent to this insult?
Two days later, Yu Xi hadn't woken up yet, but his younger brother Yu Miao came from Kuaiji Starry Night with a mighty team, took Yu Xi back to Kuaiji, and uttered cruel words, Yu's humiliation today, will be punished in the future. Must report.

Yu Miao's words seemed to be aimed at Xiao Qinzhi, but they were actually aimed at the Diao family in Jingkou. The prefect Diao didn't care about it at all, and even sneered at it. Huan Wen stepped on the ground with one foot on Yu's empty pretense. , lingering on his last breath, and wanting to trouble Mrs. Diao, it can be said that he is looking for a dead end.

And the influence of this incident is not limited to this. A huge power storm is gathering in the sky above Jiankang, the capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Ordinary people would just watch this incident, but in Jiankang's gentry circles, it can be said to have caused shocking waves, clearly showing two basic facts:

First, the once glorious Yu family has completely fallen.

Second.The Jinling gentry group headed by Jingkou Diao clan rose up.

In addition, the gentry class in the Wu area has a very strange attitude on this matter. They have never been involved in the affairs of the gentry in the north of the country, but they openly stand on the side of the gentry in Jinling. Lu Shi, one of the four surnames in the Wu area, took the lead Criticize Yu Xi fiercely, blatantly retaliate privately, and ignore Zhongzheng's duty.

The emergence of the Wudi gentry class was beyond everyone's expectations. Does it mean that the Jinling gentry and Wudi gentry have formed an alliance? If this is the case, then the Eastern Jin authority will add a powerful emerging force out of thin air, It became the decisive force in the outcome of Huanwen and Qiaobei gentry.

As we all know, Sanwu is rich and prosperous, crowned on the left side of the river, and Jinling County is located in a very dangerous position. There are precedents for raising troops from Jingkou.

So will the Wudi gentry and the Jinling gentry form an alliance?
The answer is inevitable.

Jinling County carded the throat of Wudi.

There are two major water systems in the territory of Sanwu. One is the Qiantang water system, which travels back to the Fuchun River, and then goes up to the Xin'an water system, which is the ancient Huizhou area, where mountains are surrounded by barren land. It can be followed that during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Huizhou merchants who had been brilliant for hundreds of years came out of the mountain along the Xin'an River-Qiantang River route.

The second water system is the Pan-Taihu water system, and the key point is the Dantu Waterway (Jiangnan Canal). Whether it is going to Jingkou, Jiangbei, or the upper reaches of the Qinhuai River to Jiankang, you must pass through Jinling County, even if you go out to sea from the Qiantang River. Going north around the sea, you have to pass through Jingkou.

In addition, the gentry in the Wu region had been suppressed by the gentry in the North of China for a long time. The court basically had no right to speak, and had nowhere to use their wealth. It was the best choice to form an alliance with the gentry in Jinling, and the two sides relied on each other.

Therefore, Lu Shi's voice signaled the formal establishment of the Jin-Wu alliance.

Just when the Qiaobei gentry felt a headache for the newly-emerged Jin-Wu alliance, Xifu took the lead in responding and threw out an olive branch. One was to enlist Xiao Qinzhi to enter Xifu, but to conscript Yang Quanqi to enter Jiangzhou, and take charge of a military town in a down-to-earth manner. power.

In this regard, the Qiaobei gentry immediately made a countermeasure, throwing out a condition that the Jin-Wu Alliance could not refuse. Yangzhou Inspector Xi Tan enlisted Yang Quanqi to enter the prefecture to take charge of a military town, and Sima Yu enlisted Xiao Qinzhi to enter the Situ Mansion.

Yangzhou is the headquarters of the Jin-Wu Alliance. If Yang Quanqi can take root in Yangzhou and have soldiers and horses in his hands, the strength of the Jin-Wu Alliance will be substantially developed. With the financial resources of the Jin-Wu Alliance, an army of tens of thousands can be provided. , without breaking a sweat.

At that time, the power of the Eastern Jin Dynasty will be divided into three, the Huanwen side, the Qiaobei gentry and the royal family, and the Jin-Wu alliance.

Next, it depends on how the Jin-Wu Alliance makes a decision.

In June, the sky was dry and things were dry. Due to a small change in Jinling County, Huanwen and the Qiaobei gentry group started another private war. Both sides tried their best to win the Jinwu alliance and used various means.

Xiao Qinzhi suddenly became a favorite, and he suddenly entered everyone's eyes. His stay or departure seemed to represent the collective direction of the Jin-Wu alliance. You know, it caused a sensation.

On June [-]th, the imperial court sent Yan Kuan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, back to Jinling County to preside over the Zhongzheng affairs in Yangzhou.

On the [-]th, Yan Kuan and other cadres arrived in Jinling County and began to preside over Zhongzheng of Jinling County and Prefecture.

On the twelfth, Yan Kuan arrived in Wu County and was welcomed by the gentry in Wu County.

On the same day, Xiao Qinzhi, Xu Miao, and Zhao Yunfei set off from Jinling County and immediately rushed to Jiankang to go to the Department of Genealogy and the Ministry of Officials.

The Jin-Wu alliance acted secretly in private, and the sudden high-profile appearance not only broke the established pattern of power in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but also caught Huan Wen and the Qiaobei gentry by surprise, and even Xiao Qinzhi's original plan was greatly affected. .

In the face of the overall interests of the Jin-Wu alliance, Xiao Qinzhi had to rethink the way out.

The trip to Xuzhou seems to be an unknown.

Before leaving, Diao Taishou handwritten a letterhead, which was addressed to Diao Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and specifically asked Xiao Qinzhi that when he went to Jiankang, he could follow Diao Yi's instructions and never make decisions without authorization.

Therefore, Diao Yi's decision on whether to go to Xuzhou is very important. For this reason, during the two days on the road, Xiao Qinzhi and the three of them thought hard and finally came up with a way to see if they could persuade Diao Yi.

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