Chapter 31 Wang Dun's anger

Wang Dun, courtesy name Chuzhong, is Wang Dao's cousin.This person rarely had a famous name and was born in a famous family. He was able to marry Princess Xiangcheng, the daughter of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, and he was an upright son-in-law.Many deeds of Wang Dun have been recorded in orthodox history books and heterogeneous literary works, all of which are related to his bold personality and uninhibited personal style.Especially when Wang Dun had a banquet at Shi Chong's house, and Shi Chong sent beauties to persuade him to drink, Wang Dun refused to drink because he didn't want to save face.Shi Chong killed three beauties in a row ("Book of Jin" records that the story happened at Wang Kai's house), Wang Dun's expression remained unchanged.Dao Wang sighed and said: "If Chu Zhong is in the world, he has a strong heart, and it is not the end of his order."——This story, the author always feels that it is compiled by later generations and passed on falsehoods.who?When a king becomes a king and loses a bandit, orthodox historians will definitely find some filth to smear the "rebellious officials".

Back then, official Wang Dun paid homage to Prince Sheren.Jin Huidi's crown prince, Sima Yu, was abolished, and Jananfeng's black lady ordered people to escort the crown prince to Xuchang, and ordered the officials of the East Palace not to send him off.At the risk of beheading and family punishment, Wang Dun wept with Prince Xi Ma Jiangtong and several others on the side of the road, begging to send the prince who was in the prison car.Such a loyal person should not do something like seeing several beauties being killed without blinking his eyes.Besides, even if this happened, Shi Chong, who ordered the murder, should be condemned, not Wang Dun, who was passive and a guest.The demeanor of the Wei and Jin Dynasties is that the thunder does not change color, and the Taishan collapses without shaking its feet.Even if there were mere murders, Wang Daming's composure was due to the living environment and old habits of the times at that time.

When Zhao Wang Sima Lun usurped the throne, Wang Dun persuaded his uncle Wang Yan, who was the governor of Yanzhou at the time, to join the army and made great achievements.Emperor Hui of Jin was restored, and he worshiped Wang Dun as the general of the left guard, the servant, and the governor of Qingzhou.Emperor Huai succeeded to the throne and recruited Wang Dun as the supervisor of Zhongshu.When the world was in turmoil, Wang Dunxiong was so bold that he betrothed more than a hundred beautiful maids who married the princess Xiangcheng to the army officers and soldiers, and scattered gold, silver and treasures among the people, "returning the bicycle to Luo (Yang)".

When Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, took power, he took Wang Dun as his "own man" and appointed him as the governor of Yangzhou.Sima Yue's counselors advised him, saying: "Sending Wang Dunwai to Yangzhou is a way to indulge his arrogance and might cause future trouble." Sima Yue refused to listen.After Sima Rui succeeded to the throne, Wang Dun was still regarded as the governor of Yangzhou, and he joined the left general and the governor to conquer various military forces.The reason why Sima Rui was able to transform from a fish into a dragon in Jiangdong, and Wang Dun and Wang led the most power is precisely because of their loyal support, the establishment of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the possibility of these northern refugees being peaceful for a while.

The biggest difference from the talkers of the Wei and Jin aristocratic families, Wang Dun himself is an outstanding military strategist.When he was appointed as the governor of Yangzhou, he planned strategies to defeat Hua Yi, the governor of Jiangzhou who rebelled.Du Tao, a native of Shu, made a rebellion. Wang Dun was in Yuzhang and commanded well. Tao Kan and others recommended by him showed their talents and finally defeated Du Tao.As a result, Wang Dun was granted the title of Marquis of Han'an, the governor of Jiang Yang, Jingxiang, and the military forces of the six prefectures of Guangxi, and became the commander-in-chief of the largest military region in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

According to human nature and historical inevitability, with the power to choose and employ people, Wang Dun's "traces of specialization" gradually revealed. The official position of a general.Of course, if Wang Dun died well, these small things could be eloquently called "not giving orders to the emperor outside the country", but when he was defeated and died, historians would naturally exaggerate small things into big things. The rift between Wang Dun and Emperor Sima Rui of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was really not caused by Wang Dun's disobedience, but because his cousin Wang Dao was left out in the court.

After Sima Rui sat firmly on the throne, he gradually felt that the Wang family was too powerful. After all, the proverb of "the king and the horse share the world" was heard in his ears, so he had to suppress it.In particular, when Sima Rui was the king of Langya, Liu Kui and Diao Xie, two former members of the palace, often used the excuse of strengthening the imperial power to encourage the Yuan emperor to suppress the Wang family and other powerful forces. "When Liu Kai used things, the (Wang) leader gradually became alienated." Emperor Yuan was not very kind, and demolished the bridge as soon as he crossed the river.Dao Wang is indifferent by nature, but also deeply understands the way of humility, so he lives in silence.

Wang Dun is the most important in the upper reaches, and he has made great contributions to Sima Rui. Hearing that members of the Wang family were rejected, he was naturally angry, so he wrote to the court to report the grievances for Wang.Director Wang first received this report in Jiankang. Seeing that Wang Dun was standing up for himself, he was afraid of causing trouble, so he sealed the "report" and returned it to Wang Dun.Wang Dun was stubborn, so he sent someone back to Yuan Emperor Sima Rui directly. It is estimated that the general rehearsals are handled by the ministers, and Wang Dun's repertoires are of course read by Emperor Yuan himself.Although Wang Dunshu kept saying that "I don't dare to have private relatives, but I want to be loyal to the country", Emperor Yuan was still unhappy.He called Sima Cheng, the clan king of Qiao, his uncle, and showed him Wang Dun's memorabilia, complaining: "Although Wang Dun has made great contributions in the past, his current official position is enough to reward him. But he still keeps making excessive demands. Comments Chaozheng, what shall I do with him?"

Of course, Sima Cheng, the king of Qiao, complied with Emperor Yuan's intention, and sighed, "Your Majesty, if you don't strike early, Wang Dun will be troubled later!" In 320 A.D., the third year of Emperor Taixing of the Yuan Dynasty, the post of governor of Xiangzhou was vacant, and Wang Dun expressed his confidant, Shen Chong, a wealthy family member of Wudi, to take the post of governor of Xiangzhou.Of course Liu Kui was impatient after reading the performance, and hurriedly advised Yuan Emperor Sima Rui not to agree to Wang Dun.Emperor Yuan came to Sima Cheng, the king of Qiao, and said to him, "Wang Dun's treachery is becoming more and more obvious. It seems that he wants to treat me like Emperor Hui. According to the power of the upper class, Xiangzhou controls the three prefectures (Jingzhou, Yanzhou, etc.) , Guangzhou), I want to send you there, uncle, how about it?"

Qiao Wang Laocheng replied: "Your Majesty has an edict, but I dare not resign. However, Xiangzhou has been ravaged by Du Tao's bandit army, and the people's power and official power have withered. I am afraid it will take more than three years to manage it. Get up in a hurry (referring to someone rebelling), I'm afraid I will be smashed to pieces, and it will be difficult to save the big thing." Sima Chengde, the king of Qiao, went to the post of governor of Xiangzhou.Passing through Wuchang, Wang Dun, as the landlord, entertained the old prince.During the banquet, Wang Dun said to Sima Cheng carelessly: "Your Majesty has always been an elegant gentleman, I am afraid he is not a general."

Sima Cheng, an old prince in his fifties, was also generous in his words, quoting the heroic words of Ban Chao of the Han Dynasty, and replied: "I'm afraid you don't understand me, my lord. How can a lead knife be useless?" Wang Dun sneered when he heard the words, and raised his glass to persuade him to drink. Back in his office, Wang Dun said to his confidant Qian Feng: "This old man Sima Cheng doesn't know how to be afraid, but he learns the ancient Zhuang language, and he knows that he is not good at martial arts. This person is incompetent!" The king stopped him and allowed the old prince who was "more than loyal but not talented" to go to Xiangzhou to take up his post. In the autumn of the fourth year of Emperor Taixing (321) of Jin and Yuan Dynasties, Sima Rui appointed Shangshu servant She Dai Yuan as the general who conquered the west, the governor of the six prefectures of Si, Yan, Yu, Bing, Yong, and Ji, and the town of Hefei; he appointed Liu Wei as the town of Bei General, the governor of Qing, Xu, You, and Ping, the military forces of the four prefectures, and the town of Huaiyin.In name, these two people were sent to be on guard against Zhao Shile, but in fact they were on guard against Wang Dun. Although Liu Kui served outside, Emperor Yuan still conspired with him on important matters, exchanging secret letters all the time, thinking that he was the mastermind. Wang Dun sent a letter to Liu Wei before the villain, which can be regarded as a heart-to-heart: "Your Majesty trusts Your Excellency, the big thief is still alive, and the Central Plains is full of turmoil. I want to work with you to fight the royal family and calm the sea. If everyone is of one mind, the emperor's career can be achieved." Xinglong, otherwise, the world will never be hopeless!" Liu Kui was an arrogant and arrogant villain, and he responded well, saying that "fish forget each other in the rivers and lakes, and people forget each other in Taoism." The successful villain of the Wang family. On the court side, Emperor Yuan promoted Wang Dao to the official position on the surface, and added servants, Sikong, and Lingzhong Shujian, but in fact he was in charge of the sky with false titles. Zhou Song, the censor Zhongcheng, said that "(Wang) Dao is loyal and dedicated, and assists in the great cause. It is not appropriate to listen to the words of lonely ministers, to be confused and suspicious, to lose the favor of the past, and to invite future disasters."Shu Zou, Emperor Yuan also had some insights, and Director Wang did not suffer further slander.