pjbooks Chapter 569 Yin Hao's Northern Expedition
Chapter 569 Yin Hao's Northern Expedition
"And this brother is also a 'heavyweight.' As things have developed to this point, we can see the 'intentions' of the Eastern Jin court. Why can't they launch a northern expedition? But they can't entrust it to Huan Wen, even if they fail, so what!?"
Hearing this resonated with many people. Among them, Yue Fei, during the Southern Song Dynasty, lamented: "The country is shattered, and the cries of the dying are everywhere. It is inevitable that the court will be wary of us."
The lives of 200,000 people are not worth mentioning; they are insignificant compared to the so-called idle talk and power-grabbing of the powerful clans and gentry of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. How can this not be considered tragic?
"Under the same sky, some people were developing while others remained stagnant. Compared to the 'peaceful situation' of the Eastern Jin court, the northern nomadic peoples flourished in that year (349-350). For example, the Di people entered Guanzhong and established their own state, and Ran Min usurped the Zhao throne and established the Wei dynasty, vying for supremacy with Shi Di, and so on."
"Anyway, it's our Jin tradition to turn a deaf ear, which really worried Huan Wen at the time. Seeing that the Hu people were all escalating, there was no reason for the Eastern Jin to just lie down and do nothing!"
Huan Wen: ????? What are you doing, being a lazy bum! Get up and charge!
"However, it is obvious that the Eastern Jin court was not enthusiastic about the Northern Expedition. Huan Wen's many memorials were ignored until the end of 351 AD when Huan Wen suddenly launched an army of 50,000 and was finally taken seriously by the court."
"As for Sima Yu, Yin Hao and other court officials, they had already learned from the experience, and their reactions were all the same: they thought Huan Wen was going to purge the court of corrupt officials."
"However, Huan Wen, the pragmatist of the Jin Dynasty, only had the desire to launch a northern expedition. Sometimes he must have felt quite helpless. He was not afraid of god-like opponents, but he was afraid of pig-like teammates."
"So Sima Yu wrote a guarantee, specifying that Huan Wen would be the commander of the next Northern Expedition. But unexpectedly, the Sima family's oaths were just like farts, and they turned around and handed them over to Yin Hao."
With the situation changing so drastically, ordinary people who were still watching the live broadcast couldn't help but curse their ancestors, saying, "Don't they know what kind of people the Sima family are?!"
You'd be better off believing me, Qin Shi Huang, than believing him!
"In the following northern expedition, Yin Hao attacked Xu and Luo. Xie Shang and Yao Xiang, who came to join him, fought a decisive battle with the Former Qin, but were defeated and lost 15,000 soldiers."
"Due to the conflict between Yao Xiang and Yin Hao, the Eastern Jin's Northern Expedition suffered another unexpected setback. Commander-in-Chief Yin Hao engaged in a series of questionable actions, such as assassinating Yao Xiang, attempting to annex his troops, and sowing discord among Fu Jian's ministers."
"But they weren't fools, nor were they like Huan Wen, who honestly waited there for ages and was still fooled every time. So Yin Hao's northern expedition ended in failure again."
"This matter also drew a severe scolding from Huan Wen, who said, 'Yin Hao, you bastard... you should be exiled,' and so this man, who was compared to Zhuge Liang and Guan Zhong by his contemporaries, was demoted to a commoner and exiled."
Zhuge Liang of Shu Han: His reputation is harmful!
Zhang Fei: Him?! He can't compare to our Prime Minister!
A spoiled young man from the Song Dynasty: What was the significance of the two Northern Expeditions of the Eastern Jin Dynasty? They never trusted Huan Wen, and they failed every time!
A farming expert from the Ming Dynasty: Just like you, Wanyan Gou from the Song Dynasty! We're evenly matched!
A spoiled young master from the Song Dynasty: ????? ! Speaking of this, I'm furious too!!!
Cheng Yaojin of the Tang Dynasty: Comparing them to Zhuge Liang? People of that era had impressive reputations, but their actual abilities weren't that great!
Judy, the Grand General Who Conquers the North: No matter how good a reputation a nobleman has, if he has no practical experience, he will be taught a lesson by others!
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