Chapter 55 Suppress evil and chaos and collect Lingnan

——Liu Yu hitting Lu Xun While Liu Yu was parading soldiers in Guanggu, checking household registration, and counting the number of trophies, he became a confidant. Lu Xun and Xu Daofu, the remnants of the Sun En cult who had fled to Lingnan, suddenly led the army to kill Jiankang in two ways, almost Take away the capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Lu Xun, whose character is Yuxian and small character Yuanlong, is the great-grandson of Lu Chen in the Western Jin Dynasty (the most famous poem "Gift to Lu Chen" by the great hero Liu Kun was given to the great-grandfather of the "big thief" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty).His fifth patriarch, Lu Zhi, was also a loyal minister of the Jin Dynasty. He once served as the chief of staff under Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, and did many things that benefited the country and the people.Somehow, in Lu Xun's generation, he married the sister of the evil thief Sun En.Sun En was cruel by nature and killed countless people. At that time, Lu Xun often advised him, "Many people rely on relief." It can be seen that Lu Xun is still a scholar with a temperament, not a big evil person.According to historical records, Lu Xun "has piercing eyes, his pupils turn around, and is good at playing chess", he is an out-and-out son of a scholar-bureaucrat.

After Sun En's death, Lu Xun was promoted as the leader by the remaining rebels, and fled to Panyu by sea.After occupying Guangzhou, he "sent envoys to contribute". The Jin court was in troubled times at that time, so Sun En was named General Zhenglu, Governor of Guangzhou, General of Zhongying in Pingyue, and Lu Xun's brother-in-law Xu Daofu was named Prime Minister of Shixing. Xu Daofu was very happy when the news that Liu Yu led a large army to conquer Nanyan came out, and hurriedly sent people to Guangzhou to persuade Lu Xun to take the initiative to attack when the Jin court was empty.Lu Xun probably felt comfortable at the time. His name was the governor of Dazhou, but he was actually the monarch of a small country.

Xu Daofu couldn't sit still, and rushed from Shixing (near Shaoguan, Guangdong) to Panyu in person, met with Lu Xun, and said: "The imperial court has always regarded you as a trouble in the heart, and Liu Gong (Liu Yu) is now being restrained by Jianyu. Under the city (Guanggu), when he captures and destroys Murong Chao and returns to the court, he will definitely lead his army to gather in Yuzhang and send sharp troops across the mountains and mountains. At that time, no matter how wise you are, you can only surrender. Today's opportunity , must not be lost. If we occupy the capital Jiankang, even if Liu Yu leads the army back, there is nothing we can do. If you don’t follow my plan, I will lead the army of Shiguang to advance to Xunyang alone!" "(Lu) follow even I'm not happy with this move", but I couldn't refute my brother-in-law, so I had to obey Xu Daofu and send troops to follow.

Therefore, Xu Daofu started from Shixing, and went all the way to Ke Nankang (now Ganzhou, Jiangxi), Luling (now Jishui, Jiangxi), and directly killed Yuzhang (now Nanchang, Jiangxi).At that time, He Wuji, the general of Zhennan in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was stationed in Yuzhang. When he was under Liu Laozhi and Liu Yu, he was far-sighted and far-sighted.Seeing Xu Dao overthrowing the bandits and heavy buildings and the giant ships going down the river, the chief historian Deng Qianzhi said: "This battle is about the safety of the country. The bandits are going down from the upper reaches, and the boats are flourishing. We should dig the water of Nantang and stick to the city. , instead of stalemate, when the soldiers and teachers are exhausted, then take advantage of the situation to attack. Otherwise, abandon this perfect strategy and decide success or failure in a battle. If you lose, you will regret it.”

He Wuji refused, and ordered the generals to board the battleship to meet the bandits.When the two sides fought, a strong wind rose, and the command ship He Wuji was on was blown to the east bank by the wind, and several large ships of the rebel army approached.When the Jin soldiers saw the commander, they collapsed immediately. In addition, most of the thieves were "people who thought about returning home and forgot to die" in the Three Wu Dynasty. The killing was in full swing. At such a critical time, He Wuji yelled "Take me to Su Wujie", Indomitable words.The thieves and soldiers came down with swords and guns and cut General He into several pieces.

On Lu Xun's side, he was victorious in every direction, even conquering Xiangdong (now Hengyang, Hunan), Changsha counties, and advancing to Baling (now Yueyang, Hunan). When the news of the defeat of the southern counties came, the Jin court had not received the good news from Liu Yuping and Nanyan. Panicked, they had to send several urgent envoys to conscript Liu Yu to return to the army to help Jiankang.Originally, Liu Yu's original plan was to stay in the town of Xiapi after Pingyan, and conquer Guanluo in one fell swoop after a few years of recuperation.Hearing that the capital was in a hurry, Liu Yu had no choice but to "teach on the same day" and return by starry night.

When the army reached Xiapi, Liu Yu ordered people to transport the luggage by boat, and he himself led the elite troops to rush back by land.As soon as he arrived in Shanyang, when the news of He Wuji's death came, Liu Yu was like a thunderclap. He only brought dozens of guards, all in armor, and galloped to the Huai River to inquire about the news from the passing passengers.Travelers said one after another: "The bandit army hasn't arrived yet, if Mr. Liu comes back, we will have nothing to fear." Liu Yu was overjoyed when he heard the words, "Cross the river with a single boat and go to Jingkou."Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Liu Yu himself.

Liu Yi, a general of the Eastern Jin Fujun stationed in Gushu, had originally "resisted the Southern Expedition" when Lu Xun first started his army, but suddenly fell ill and became critically ill.After a few days of delay, his condition eased, and he was about to raise troops to destroy Lu Xun.When Huan Xuan proclaimed himself emperor, Liu Yu and Liu Yi joined forces to raise troops, and their reputations were equal.Seeing Liu Yuping destroying Nanyan, Liu Yi was dissatisfied and wanted to make a contribution to show his power. Upon hearing the news, Liu Yu hurriedly wrote to Liu Yi, reminding him to beware of Lu Xun, Xu Daofu and others who are cunning and good at guerrilla warfare.In order to persuade Liu Yi, Liu Yu also sent Liu Fan, Liu Yi's cousin, to persuade him.

After reading Liu Yu's personal letter, Liu Yi was furious, threw it to the ground, and said to his cousin Liu Fan: "At the beginning of Ping Huanxuan, I gave the first credit to Liu Yu because of my humility. Am I not as good as Liu Yu?" So Liu Yi personally led an army of 20,000 sailors from Gushu and headed straight for Jiankang. When Xu Daofu heard that Liu Yi was coming to force him, he gave up Jiangling and refused to attack. He immediately reported to Lu Xun: "Liu Yi has a heavy army. If he succeeds in this battle, he should attack and kill him together." The general, with more than a thousand warships, fought against Liu Yi's Jin army in Sangluozhou (now near Jiujiang, Jiangxi).

Originally outnumbered, Xu and Lu were strategists, and the fighting spirit of the cult members was stronger than that of ordinary soldiers. When the two sides fought, the Jin army was defeated. Liu Yi himself escaped with only a few hundred soldiers. Countless warships, luggage, and equipment were abandoned. Knowing that Liu Yi's army was defeated, the Jin court was extremely frightened.At that time, Liu Yubei's soldiers were not only exhausted from the long-distance march, but also had many injuries and poor combat effectiveness.Jiankang's defenders are only a few thousand, and they are all fearful.When Liu Yi's defeated soldiers returned to the city, they all said that the enemy's army was strong, and their panic became an infectious disease, which was out of control.Indeed, Lu Xun and Xu Daofu "had more than 100,000 soldiers, boats and vehicles for hundreds of miles, and buildings and boats 12 feet high", they are mighty, overwhelming, and really scary.

Ministers Meng Chang and Zhuge Changmin saw that Jiankang was in danger, so they wanted to support Emperor An to cross the river to avoid the front of the army.Meng Chang can be said to be a crow's mouth. When Liu Yi and He Wuji went to battle, he predicted that they would lose the battle. As a result, they were defeated immediately.At this point, he stated in the court meeting that Liu Yu would repeat the same mistakes when he sent troops, "the public quite believed it." Liu Yu firmly disagreed with the emperor's departure. "Nowadays, the important town is leaning outward, the strong bandits are pushing inward, and the human relationship is dangerous. There is no firm will. If once it is moved, it will collapse from itself. How can Jiangbei escape!" Meng Chang is not a cowardly and selfish villain, he just firmly believes that Liu Yu will be defeated.Seeing that he couldn't compete with Liu Yu, Meng Chang said in the hall that he was going to commit suicide. Liu Yu was also angry and said: "You see how I fight first, it's never too late to die!" Meng Chang was impatient and stubborn, so he returned home that night and wrote a letter of divorce to the emperor, expressing: "At the beginning of Liu Yubei's discussion, he had different opinions. As a minister, I strongly praised his actions, which caused the strong and the thieves to take advantage of the situation, and the country was in danger. It is also a crime for a minister." After writing the memorial, Meng Chang committed suicide by taking medicine.Before the end of the mountain, Meng Chang committed suicide first, which shows that this person died at an untimely time. Xu Daofu is a brave and decisive person.Hearing that Liu Yu had gathered troops to set up defenses in Stone City, he persuaded Lu Xun to go to Baishi from Xinting and burn all boats to show his will to die. Lu Xun was victorious all the way, and he was even more cautious. He replied to Xu Daofu, "Meng Chang decided to commit suicide before my army arrived. Based on this, the enemy army will soon be defeated. If the decisive victory is won in a battle, If there is a loss, the army will be lost, and it is better to wait for it." Therefore, Lu Xun commanded the army to garrison Caizhou on the west bank of Stone City. Xu Daofu was well aware that his brother-in-law was more suspicious than decisive. After returning to the camp, he sighed left and right: "I will be wronged by Lu Gong in the end, and nothing will happen. If I have to drive for a hero, the world will not be settled!" Liu Yu got this respite, sent people to cut down trees, fenced the bushes with stones, and built three bases in Chapu, Yaoyuan, and Tingwei at Huaikou, and sent heavy troops to stand firm. After staying for a while, seeing that there was no collapse in the Jin army, Lu Xun regretted that he did not follow Xu Daofu's words, and commanded the army to launch a fierce attack on the Jin army.Soon, there was another violent storm, and many of Lu Xun's ships capsized and drowned many soldiers.Depressed, Lu Xun lined up on the south bank and fought with the Jin soldiers. The Jin army, which had slowed down, fought bravely to be the first, but the rebels were defeated again.In desperation, Lu and Xu commanded the army to attack Jingkou, but still got nothing. During the stalemate, Liu Yu played "psychological warfare".He sent General Ningshuo Suo Miao to lead a fine cavalry composed of more than a thousand Xianbei people, wearing tiger skin armor, colorful, and strange attire, each holding a flag, from Huaibei to Xinting, the sound of hooves, majestic . "Thieves gather together to watch, and they are afraid of them." When the division veterans were exhausted, Xu Daofu suggested that Lu Xun retreat to find Yang, wait for an opportunity to take Jingzhou, and then look for an opportunity to turn around and attack Jiankang. From then on, Lu and Xu turned from attack to retreat, and the bad luck began.While Liu Yu led his army to pursue, he sent Shen Tianzi and others to lead the navy to attack Panyu directly by going around the sea. Lu Daofu gathered 30,000 rebels to attack Jiangling, and was defeated by Liu Daogui, the governor of Jingzhou.Soon, Jin general Sun Chu and others raided Panyu in heavy fog, and conquered Lu Xun's lair in one day.Shen Tianzi and others also led their soldiers, waiting for an opportunity to attack the remnants of the cult in Lingnan. At the end of the sixth year of Emperor Yixi's reign (410), Liu Yu gathered an army in Dalei (now Wangjiang, Anhui).Facing the last madness of the enemy, Liu Yu dispatched a light boat loaded with fire igniters. At the same time, he ordered the Jin army to shoot at the enemy with a powerful crossbow. The torch full of oil caused the bandit ships to catch fire, the smoke rose to the sky, and then collapsed, and tens of thousands of people were drowned. After Lu and Xu fled back to Xunyang, they wanted to run to Yuzhang, so they went down the gate at Zuoli (now Zuoli Mountain in Duchang, Jiangxi Province) to prevent the advance of the Jin army.In the battle of Zuoli, Liu Yu won another big victory, and the Jin army killed more than ten thousand thieves.At this point, Xu Daofu fled back to Shixing, and Lu Xun went back to Panyu. In February 411 AD, Jin general Liu Fan and others conquered Shixing and beheaded Xu Daofu. In April, Lu Xun led the remnant army to flee back to Panyu, and surrounded Sun Chu and other thousands of Jin troops.The Jin general Shen Tianzi and others who led the army to attack the Lingnan area thought that Panyu was Lu Xun's old nest. They were afraid that the people in the city would cooperate with each other, so they all returned to the army and surrounded Lu Xun who was attacking the city.Under internal and external attacks, Lu Xun was defeated, with tens of thousands of deaths, and fled in embarrassment. He suffered successive defeats all the way, and finally ran to the vicinity of Jiaozhou (now Beining, Vietnam), and joined forces with local barbarians such as Li and Liao who rose up against the Jin Dynasty to attack the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Du Huidu, governor of Jiaozhou. Du Huidu lives in a remote state, and spends all his family wealth to reward soldiers.The Jin army first threw torches on Lu Xunzhou's boat on the shore, and then shot the bandit soldiers who were covered in fire and fled around on both sides of the bank. Sitting on the magnificent command ship, Lu Xun knew that he would die this time, so he first poisoned his wife, children and more than a dozen people to death with poisoned wine.Then, he called dozens of beautiful concubines to his seat and asked, "I am going to commit suicide today, who can die with me?" Seeing that the general situation is over, all the beauties said: "It's too hard for sparrows to live and die!" Only two or three stubborn ones whispered: "The officials want to die, and we don't want to live." After the "examination", Lu Xun let the two or three beauties who wished to die leave the cabin and let them live.Then, he took out a large jar of wine and poisoned all the beauties who did not want to die with him.Stunned for a moment, looking at the corpses of beautiful women on the boat, Lu Xun climbed onto the bow and went to the water to die. After Du Huidu won, he killed Lu Xun's father.After finding Lu Xun's body, he cut off his head, packed it in a small box, and sent it to the capital for credit. So far, Lu Xun and Xu Daofu have been tossing for more than a year, failing to achieve success, and finally being defeated by Liu Yu.Counting Sun En, the "Five Dou Rice Religion" has been tossing for more than eleven years, which seriously weakened the vitality of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.Although the cult was wiped out in the end, Guozuo in the Eastern Jin Dynasty almost came to an end.At the same time, the rebellion of Sun En and Lu Xun also dealt a great blow to such aristocratic families in the Eastern Jin Dynasty as Wang and Xie. Not to mention their children were killed one after another, they also suffered huge economic losses, and lost countless land and family properties.At the same time, with the weakening of their power, the poor class represented by Liu Yu continued to rush to the front line of the regime due to military exploits, and the rich families gradually changed from leading roles to supporting roles. Be a master and counselor. This is the case with great honor. The Jin court granted Liu Yu Taiwei, Zhongshu Supervisor, military power and political power, all in one hand.Faced with the phenomenon of rampant tyranny and mergers at that time, Liu Yu severely punished and strictly enforced discipline, and killed many wealthy people who were hiding and fleeing, resulting in "the tyrannical and powerful, knowing the prohibition from far and near."