Chapter 741
ps: chapter anti-theft, correct it later…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Huan Fan said to Cao Liang: "The news just passed from Luoyang was sent to the emperor, and he appointed Wang Ling as the Grand Marshal. He still served as the governor of Yangzhou and continued to command the troops on the southeast defense line."
Now Sima Yi controls the government affairs. The so-called emperor is just Sima Yi's will. Sima Yi uses the emperor to order the local government and takes the emperor's edict to act recklessly, either forcibly enlisting or appease others, and does everything possible to Sima Yi's means.
In response to Xiahou Xuan, Sima Yi used the method to be dismissed on the spot and emphasized returning to Beijing.
Now the only one who meets Sima Yi is the Bingzhou Army under Cao Liang's command, but its potential opponent is not only Cao Liang's family, and the biggest hidden danger is Wang Ling from Huainan.
Due to the long-term battle with the Eastern Wu, the entire Huainan defense line was a gathering of heavy troops and was always prepared. Like the Guanlong defense line, it became one of the two important military forces of the Wei State.
The Huainan land controlled by Wang Ling is the most feared existence Sima Yi was the one whom Cao Liang had not been ready to move in Bingzhou and seriously threatened the safety of Luoyang, perhaps Sima Yi would have listed Wang Ling as the first target to deal with.
But now in order to avoid being attacked from both sides, Sima Yi could only use the method of getting along far and near, gathering a large number of troops in Hanoi and ready to invade Bingzhou at any time. For Wang Ling, Sima Yi was extremely appeased and awarded the position of Taiwei, one of the three dukes, to Wang Ling, which also made Wang Ling the only third duke who was not in Luoyang.
This was obviously not beyond Cao Liang's expectations. He smiled easily and said, "It seems that the old thief Sima has invested a lot. In order to appease Wang Ling, he was willing to give the title of Taiwei. After all, it was the position of the three public offices, which was the face of the court. I just don't know what reward he would give to Bingzhou?"
Huan Fan gave him a blank look, snorted, and said, "General is thinking too much. Sima Yi has listed the general as Cao Shuang's remaining party and offers a reward of 10,000 Houshou to ask for the general's head."
Cao Liang laughed and it was not beyond Cao Liang's expectations that Sima Yi offered such a big reward. "World Hou? It seems that Sima's old thief is still investing a lot. As soon as we issued a proclamation to fight Sima and called on the world to fight against traitors, he offered such a high reward, such a big deal!"
Huan Fan seemed to be joking and said with a little worry: "There is no longer a hope in Guanzhong. If Wang Ling is willing to accept the position of Taiwei, he will remain silent in a short period of time. In this way, Sima Yi can concentrate his troops to attack Bingzhou, and the situation is not optimistic."
Cao Liang put away his smile and said seriously: "Wang Ling is just an old fried dough stick. He is probably looking forward to the fight between cranes and clams. He is fond of fishermen to benefit, so he will definitely accept Sima Yi's comfort and remain silent. Therefore, it may be difficult to lead him as a supporter."
Huan Fan also said with a deep feeling: "Yes, Wang Ling is good at speculation and camping. It is best to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight. He hopes that our Bingzhou and Sima Yi will kill both sides. In this way, he can not only sit firmly in Huainan, but also have the opportunity to compete for the Central Plains, control the government, and deal with such people. You have to be more careful."
Cao Liang pondered for a moment. Wang Ling was the leader of the rebellion in Huainan. However, the real mastermind of this rebellion was not Wang Ling, but his nephew Linghu Yu.
Linghu Yu was Cao Shuang's confidant. He served as the chief general and later as the governor of Yanzhou. After Cao Shuang was executed, Linghu Yu was worried that he would be liquidated by Sima Yi, so he plotted to rebel and colluded with Wang Ling to make King Cao Biao of Chu the new emperor. However, before the incident was brought up, Linghu Yu died of illness. The news was finally leaked. As Sima Yi knew, he suddenly sent troops to Shouchun and killed Wang Ling. In fact, before the rebellion in Huainan was inflicted, he was strangled in the cradle by Sima Yi.
So the key figure is Linghu Yu. If Cao Liang wanted to have a team to restrain the Sima family in the south, then it would be much more useful to persuade Linghu Yu to take action earlier than to persuade Wang Ling.
Cao Liang told Huan Fan about his idea of persuading Linghu Yu. Huan Fan immediately expressed his agreement. He also believed that the probability of persuading Linghu Yu was much greater than that of persuading Wang Ling, so Cao Liang sent his confidant to Yanzhou to secretly meet Linghu Yu.
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Linghu Yu was not originally called Linghu Yu, but Linghu Jun. Yu means stupidity and probably he is not willing to name his son Yu, but Linghu Yu has to call this name because this name was personally given by Emperor Wen Cao Pi. Even if Linghu Yu doesn't want to use it, he dares not use it.
The reason why Cao Pi was asked to change the name of Linghu Jun specifically was because when Linghu Jun was the Herong Guardian Army, Wuwan's captain Tian Yu made contributions to the Hu people and violated the military orders a little, and Linghu Jun punished the law. Cao Pi was furious and put Linghu Jun in shackles, detained him, and removed him from his official position. He issued an edict: "Who Jun!" From then on, Linghu Jun was renamed Linghu Yu.
Of course, Linghu Yu would not be satisfied with this name, but this name was given by the emperor. Whether it is praise or criticism, Linghu Yu could only use it like this.
However, the working emperor Cao Pi changed his name to him, and it is estimated that the civil and military officials in the court had such an "award" so Linghu Yu was not ashamed of, and was honored.
Linghu Yu was arrogant and arrogant. His uncle, Hongnong Prefect Linghu Shao, said worriedly: "Linghu Jun is not restricted by his temperament, and is arrogant without strengthening his moral cultivation. He will definitely destroy the family."
After hearing this, Linghu Yu was very dissatisfied. Later, after he was promoted, his rank was above Linghu Shao. During an encounter, Linghu Yu deliberately said: "At that time, I heard that you thought I could not become a big material. How are I now?" He was sarcastic and arrogant.
Linghu Shao ignored him and said only one sentence after returning home: "Linghu Jun will definitely involve us in the future!"
Later, Linghu Yu defected to Cao Shuang and became the chief general. During the Zhengshi period, he was released as the governor of Yanzhou. He leaned against a big tree to enjoy the cool air. Linghu Yu had Cao Shuang as his backer, so he naturally had a good reputation in Yanzhou.
However, this good life did not last long. When news of the Luoyang Incident came, Linghu Yu was stunned. Cao Shuang, the big tree, fell down as soon as he said, how could he survive the next life?
Sima Yi's actions of killing in Luoyang and purge Cao Shuang's direct descendants made Linghu Yu even more frightened. In fact, he knew very well that if he had not left Luoyang at this moment and was still the chief minister by Cao Shuang's side, the heads of the whole family would have probably already fallen on the streets of Luoyang.
Chapter completed!