HLnovel Chapter 528 Shi Le: Here I come!
Chapter 528 Shi Le: Here I come!
Chapter 528 Shi Le: Here I come!
"After Sima Chi ascended the throne, Yang Xianrong was defeated by the power of the vassal kings and thus exited the game, but her story is not over yet; we'll talk about that later."
"By the way, it's impossible that Sima Yue went to such lengths to make this happen simply so that Sima Chi could become emperor; he himself definitely wants to seize absolute power!"
Sima Yue: Don't ask! The answer is just how great power is; you wouldn't understand!
"However, this young man, Sima Chi, doesn't play by the rules. From the very beginning of his reign, he showed a tough attitude, not like someone who came to be a puppet. Sima Yue was very dissatisfied with this!"
"As the one who 'laughs last,' Sima Yue had troops at his disposal and was not worried at all. Compared to him, Sima Chi had a lot of headaches and worries!"
"Although Sima Chi was much smarter than his predecessor, Sima Zhong."
"But the dynasty he inherited wasn't even facing internal or external troubles; it was more like being besieged on all sides. Do you think the new emperor, Sima Chi, could be happy when he glanced at the map and saw chaos on one side and kings establishing their own kingdoms on the other?"
"Even someone capable of turning the tide would face an extremely difficult situation with such a start."
The people of Wanchao: ...This is at least hellish! ...
"For example, there's Liu Yuan over there who's trying to restore the Han dynasty and oppose the Jin, and Li Xiong of the Cheng-Han Empire in the Chengdu region. It seems there are quite a few people who have a deep love for the Han dynasty!"
Liu Yuan: To restore the Han Dynasty, I will start with myself!
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: ?? ?? ??? There's a Han here... and a Han there!
"Although these were all unofficial Han organizations, it shows that the people of the Western Jin Dynasty were living in dire straits. Otherwise, so many refugees would not have chosen to follow Li Xiong."
"Moreover, in addition to this, Wang Mi also raised an army in rebellion, claiming that bandits were everywhere in Qing and Xu provinces. But in fact, many of these troops were refugee armies. Even Gongshi Fan, a subordinate of Situ Ying, once raised an army under the pretext of welcoming back Sima Ying."
"In other words, Sima Chi was facing a country in ruins. If you looked at the map, you could see that every place had been occupied. So when Sima Yue wanted to return to his fiefdom, he could only agree to let Sima Yue set up a garrison in Xuchang."
Lin Ke sighed deeply, knowing that what would soon take center stage in history was the devastating chaos of the Five Barbarian Invasions!
Before that, there was the Yongjia Rebellion during the reign of Emperor Huai of Jin, Sima Chi.
The saying from Shushan, "When a dynasty prospers, the people suffer; when a dynasty falls, the people suffer," is forever embodied in such moments.
"Given this chaotic situation, Sima Yue's second brother, Sima Teng, was sent to guard Ye City, while Liu Kun was sent to protect Jinyang. In addition, Sima Lue (Yue's third brother) was sent to guard Xiangyang, and Sima Rui, the Prince of Langya, was appointed to oversee Yangzhou. Remember this Sima Rui!"
"Finally, there's Sima Mo, Sima Yue's good younger brother, who was sent to guard Chang'an. Basically, Sima Yue's current plans all depend on these three younger brothers."
"However, these plans were too late for the Western Jin Dynasty at this time, because in May of that year, Shi Le and Ji Sang captured Ye City."
"Therefore, the newly appointed leader of Ye City, Sima Teng, was beheaded on the spot. After looting, Shi Le and his men burned down the palaces of Ye City. It is said that the fire burned for ten whole days without being extinguished!"
"These two were the leaders of the refugee army. When the Sima family was busy fighting among themselves, Shi Le was a slave sold by officials, and Ji Sang was just a herdsman."
"Their uprising was actually initiated by Gongshi Fan. No one expected that Shi Le, who came from a slave background, would play a significant role in later history!"
Shi Le: You never expected this, did you! I, a mere barbarian slave, can actually experience being an emperor!