Chapter 1719: Die Before Ambition
Although Guo Huai also knew that compared to Longxi, Liangzhou was more desolate and remote, with few people. In many places, even barren places, if Jin chose to establish a country here, it would be difficult to have a chance to make a comeback.
But at this point, Guo Huai had no choice. Since Sima Lun had surrendered to Shu, it was impossible for him to turn back to serve Jin. There was no day and no two masters in the country. From then on, Guo Huai and Sima Lun will completely break up.
Longxi will definitely not be able to be protected, but if Sima Lun and Jiang Wei could really withstand the Wei army, the Liangzhou area would become a peaceful place, so Guo Huai still had great hope for moving to Liangzhou.
At first, Guo Huai was still a little worried about whether Sima Lun would betray his faith and attacked him halfway after he left Ji County. After all, Sima Lun and Sima Zhao had a grudge. Now that Sima Zhao is dead, who can guarantee that Sima Lun will not attack Sima Zhao's son?
Besides Sima Lun, there is still Jiang Wei's army near Ji County. Jiang Wei has a deep grudge with him. Now that Guo Huai is in trouble, will Jiang Wei take the blame?
After all, even if Sima Lun surrendered to Shu, he would not be above Jiang Wei's head. Jiang Wei must have the final say in the military affairs of Shu. If Jiang Wei does not agree to Guo Huai's departure, Guo Huai will really not be able to leave.
However, Guo Huai's concerns did not appear. Sima Lun's army only accepted Ji County as promised, while Jiang Wei's army remained silent and had no point of attacking. Guo Huai secretly speculated that this should have been negotiated by Sima Lun and Jiang Wei, otherwise how could Jiang Wei let him go easily?
Thinking of this, Guo Huai's respect for Sima Lun became more and more serious. He thought, if Sima Zhao had not usurped the throne suddenly in the coup, the entire power would still be under Sima Lun's control, and Chang'an would have probably not been lost, so why is the situation in Yongliang?
Sima Lun was the successor chosen by Sima Yi and Sima Shi, so he naturally had his own excellence. Although he had to surrender to Shu today, his purpose was to protect the last power of the Sima family.
Guo Huai didn't know whether it was right or wrong to do this, but since he made a choice, there was no way back.
After arriving in Jincheng County, Guo Huai temporarily stopped in Yuzhong. Liangzhou Governor Fu Yu personally rushed over from Wuwei? He kowtowed to the prince.
Fu Yu already knew about Chang'an? But he did not dare to leave his post without permission? In addition, Liangzhou's troops were limited, even if he led his troops to Chang'an to serve the king, it would be a drop in the bucket and would not play any role? So he could only stay in Liangzhou and wait and see the development of the situation.
After Fu Ji and Guo Huai met, they couldn't help but sigh and sigh. They were all loyal and upright ministers of the Sima family? When the Sima family was in charge, they had a strong army and were full of glory. But now they are the stars and clouds dispersed? It is so desolate.
After sighing for a while, Fu Yu asked Guo Huai what to do next? Guo Huai is the governor of Yongliang? The Grand Marshal of the dynasty? He is also Fu Yu's immediate superior, so Guo Huai has to take this idea.
Is Guo Huai planning to support Sima Yan as emperor? After Sima Zhao died, Jin State had no monarch and was destroyed in name only. If the crown prince Sima Yan could not succeed to the throne as soon as possible, then the people in the world would probably soon forget the existence of the Great Jin.
Logically speaking, after receiving the news of Sima Zhao's death, Guo Huai, who was in Ji County, had the intention to support Sima Yan, but before he could do anything, Jiang Wei led his troops to attack. Guo Huai was already in a state of turmoil to deal with Jiang Wei, so how could he still have the intention to succeed the throne?
After arriving in Liangzhou, he finally had the opportunity to consider this matter. So Guo Huai decided to handle Sima Yan's ascension ceremony. However, Yuzhong is just a county town, which is said to be a county town, which is not larger than that of the Central Plains. If Sima Yan really wants to ascend the throne, he must at least choose a decent city as the capital.
In Liangzhou, only Guzang can barely be regarded as a big city. In fact, as far as the entire Liangzhou is concerned, its population and economy cannot be compared with some major counties in the Central Plains, so it is indeed relatively barely necessary to define Guzang as the capital.
But this is also helpless. When the Great Jin Dynasty was established, it was already in peace with Guanzhong. However, there were still 800 miles of Qinchuan in Guanzhong, and there was a capital like Chang'an, which was barely forced.
Now Chang'an is lost, Guanzhong is lost, and even Longxi belongs to Shu. The so-called territory of the Great Jin Dynasty is left with only the remote and desolate Liangzhou. It's so cold!
Although he had decided to ascend the throne in Guzang, Guo Huai did not rush to set off. Instead, he waited for the prefects of the Longxi counties to lead their troops to come and meet with each other before setting off.
Fu Yu was a little dissatisfied and thought that Guo Huai might have waited in vain. After all, the situation in Guanlong collapsed, and the prefects may not have the same idea as Guo Huai. Perhaps they had other plans.
However, a few days later, the prefects of Longxi County, Nan'an County and Guangwei County led their troops to come one after another. Fu Yu couldn't help but be surprised. Unexpectedly, when Guo Huai was in poverty, there were still so many people supporting him. It seems that Guo Huai's foundation in Yongliang is indeed quite good.
Guo Huai brought a total of 30,000 troops from the Longxi counties, plus the 20,000 troops from Liangzhou, a total of more than 50,000. This is also the only remaining troops in Jin State, and it is also the only guarantee that Sima Yan can inherit the throne. If the territory is gone, if even the army is gone, then what qualifications should this emperor be? Even a bandit can destroy him.
After all the people gathered together, Guo Huai ordered to set off.
But as soon as he left Yuzhong, Guo Huai fell ill and coughed and asthma continued. Guo Huai didn't care. He thought he was just a cold, so he went to the military Chinese medicine maker and asked for some medicine.
But after taking a few doses of medicine, Guo Huai's condition not only did not improve, but showed signs of worsening. When he coughed, he could cough up a large pool of blood.
After Guo Huai fell ill, everyone panicked. Guo Huai was their backbone. Sima Yan cried like tears, because he knew very well that without Guo Huai's protection, he, the so-called prince, was nothing.
Guo Huai knew that his life was not long, so he summoned Fu Yan and other generals, entrusted Sima Yan to Fu Yan, asking him to continue to assist Sima Yan and continue to sacrifice to Jin.
Chapter completed!