novelkee Chapter 524 The Foolish Sima Yong
Chapter 524 The Foolish Sima Yong
Chapter 524 The Foolish Sima Yong
Lin Ke sighed and continued, "Liu Qiao was originally the governor of Yuzhou. In the second year of Yongxing (305), Sima Yue wanted to dismiss him from his post and appointed Sima Xiao, the Prince of Fanyang, to take his place."
"Liu Qiao was a supporter of Sima Yong, so how could he accept this appointment? Of course he would refuse!"
"In those days, rebelling was easier than eating, so Liu Qiao immediately launched an attack on Sima Xiao's stronghold—Xuchang."
"Liu Qiao's troops were like soldiers on steroids, driving Sima Xiao into a series of defeats. In the end, he could only flee north and ask Wang Jun for reinforcements. When Sima Yong saw this, he laughed heartily, thinking that Sima Yue was nothing special after all!"
"Following the tradition of the Sima family, Sima Yong was not about to let such a good opportunity slip by, and specially ordered Zhang Fang to lead an army of 100,000 to assist Liu Qiao."
"However, the imagination was beautiful, but the reality was harsh. Things did not develop as Sima Yong expected. With Wang Jun's help, Sima Xiao and others' strength increased instantly."
"So, while Zhang Fang was still on the road, Liu Qiao and others were defeated by Sima Xiao and fled in defeat. As a result, Sima Yue's army was able to advance westward and later even captured Luoyang."
"On the other hand, Liu Qiao was defeated, and Sima Yue's firepower became more and more intense. Sima Yong was shocked. Why is this guy acting so recklessly again? We can't fight him head-on. We have to sue for peace!"
Sima Yong: We're all relatives! Why resort to knives?!
"But Sima Yue looked like, 'Who's your brother?' He said he was open to negotiations, but Zhang Fang had to be taken care of first!"
"Although Zhang Fang is cruel and ruthless, for Sima Yue, the fact that his enemy has a general who has made many military achievements and has good command ability is a reason to be wary."
"Therefore, Sima Yue demanded Zhang Fang's execution on the grounds that Zhang Fang had massacred Luoyang and held the emperor hostage."
"What did Sima Yong think about this? He still believed the false accusations made by his subordinates, thinking that Zhang Fang intended to rebel, but wanted to use him to exchange for conditions with Sima Yue."
"So he ordered someone to get rid of Zhang Fang, but to be fair, Zhang Fang had nothing to say to his boss, Sima Yong. Unexpectedly, he ended up being betrayed by his own people."
The people of Wanchao: ...Just like that, they killed him??
At this moment, Sima Yan and several court officials were filled with questions. What was the difference between doing this and destroying their own Great Wall?!
Sima Yan wanted to crack open Sima Yong's skull to see what he was thinking. Without Zhang Fang, there was no point in talking to Sima Yue; they should just fight!
Lin Ke's voice followed closely behind, and the result was just as they had expected: "When the news of Zhang Fang's murder spread far and wide, the first to object was Sima Yong's team."
Sima Yue: (?_??) I'm shocked, bro! You actually killed him??
"Because in their view, Zhang Fang had fought so many battles for Sima Yong and done all sorts of jobs. If he had any intention of rebelling, why would he wait until now?"
"So, the soldiers had an idea:"
The Sima family is heartless. They even killed Zhang Fang, who contributed the most. Isn't that just using someone and then discarding them? What about them? Can their situation be better than Zhang Fang's? They dare not gamble with Sima Yong's conscience!
"So one by one, they all quit, which benefited Sima Yue. He was also very shocked, never expecting Sima Yong to be so stupid as to kill his own commander. As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot!"
"Without Zhang Fang's command, and with the soldiers surrendering without a fight, Sima Yue quickly entered the Guanzhong region. After that, he stormed into Chang'an and seized the mascot Sima Zhong."
"As for Sima Yong, he lived up to his reputation as someone who jumped around and wavered in the early stages. Long before Sima Yue's army entered, he abandoned everything, including his wife, children, and followers, and hid alone in the mountains."
Yuan Shao of the Eastern Han Dynasty: So the significance of his killing Zhang Fang was for this?
Zhang Fei: It's normal for the rest of the Sima family to be mentally unstable!
Liu Zhuzhu (a user): But Sima Zhong really lived! Sometimes I really think it would have been better to just give him a quick death!
First Emperor: This is too chaotic…
A spoiled young man from the Song Dynasty: Compared to the Three Kingdoms, this is several levels below... How dare he still have the nerve to run away alone!
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