Prime Minister take care

Chapter 460 Between the Dilemma
In the spring of the second year of Jianwu.

Winter is over and the cicadas are shedding their shells.

On the cold winter night that had just receded, a rebellion broke out in the city of Haojing controlled by the Zhou army.

General Huben Xia Jieshu, leader of the five cavalry armies Lingchuan, and the Huan family colluded with each other to assassinate Zhou Emperor Xia Gongni and Prime Minister Yang Xian of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This rebellion was solved quietly. At the same time, one hundred thousand Liang troops in Nanyang invaded Shangguan, but were surrounded by Zhechong and Changce armies. General Chu Lian was killed in the battle, and Liang general Guo Wei led the remaining troops to surrender. .

After that, Yang Xian didn't waste a second and sent a hundred thousand troops into Nanyang to seize Wancheng.

"Chang Yu! Chang Yu!"

After reading this name, Emperor Huan Qing of Liang was furious when he learned the truth.Under his command, all the courtiers were silent.

Chang Yu died not long ago, and according to Zhou Shi's official statement, he died of illness.But all the important officials of the Liang family in this room knew that there was something wrong.

In the assassination of Hao Jingcheng Palace that night, Huan Qing invested almost the last of the Huan family's monk power in Yongzhou.With the failure of this operation, the Neiwei and Shenjiwei declared their entire army annihilated.

At this point, the monk power and the system of three guards and one government maintained within Liang Ting completely collapsed.More importantly, the whereabouts of the great master Fang Yuting are unknown.

Although Chang Yu failed, Liang Jun suffered the most heavy losses in this operation.Now within Liang Ting, there are only two monk forces left, namely Niuwei and Xiaoshifu. The defeat of the [-] Northern troops in Nanyang also marked a significant reduction in the military strength of the Huan family.

After Liang Jun general Guo Wei led his troops to surrender to the Zhou army, he acted as a vanguard and led a hundred thousand troops into Nanyang.As of this time, the entire Nanyang was already under the control of Zhou Jun.

The reason why Nanyang County is important is because it is the center of control. The reason why Huan Qing sent [-] Northern troops into Nanyang is because if this place is lost, the Central Plains will be in danger.

And at this moment, there is another problem before Huan Qing, moving the capital!

In the palace, not only Huan Zhong, Huan Gong and other Huan generals gathered, there were also many generals and advisers with foreign surnames.

Among them, Huan Wu's close confidant Zhao Ye was among them. In order to avoid the taboo of Huan Wu's father Huan Ye, he changed his name.He stood up, held up his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the traitor army is raging at the moment, and the world is in turmoil. Once the Lord of Wu and Chu succumbs to the traitor's power, we will be attacked from both sides. The land of Shendu is the thoroughfare of the world, reaching all directions, which is not conducive to defense. , it is better to move to a good land and move the ancestral temple."

Nanyang is occupied by [-] Zhechong troops, and there are [-] Changce troops and [-] Heigui troops in Guanzhong, who can launch a pincer attack on Shendu at any time.

If the Huan family does not move the capital, once the military fails and the capital is captured, Daliang will be destroyed.

More importantly, Nanyang, in the hands of Daliang, would at most suppress Wu and Chu.But in Yang Xian's hands, it's completely different.

The Zhou army could go down the river and advance in three directions to besiege the Chu state. The Chu army would not have an advantage in a water battle, and would have no chance of winning in a foot battle.

And if the state of Chu dies, the state of Wu cannot survive alone.

Therefore, once Wu and Chu surrendered to the Zhou army, Daliang would be surrounded by enemies on all sides.

Under such circumstances, it would be too dangerous for Liang Ting to stay in the capital of God.In terms of military affairs, once Wu Chu becomes a minister, as long as one of the parties breaks through Liang Jun's defense all the way, all previous efforts will be wasted.One hundred thousand northern troops are no longer enough to protect the eight gates of Shendu.In other words, the risk to protect is too great, because it is the capital of Daliang, which has special significance.

However, Huan Qing knew that he would move the capital as soon as possible, but he had not yet decided where to move.

At this time, Liang Ting was divided into two factions. One faction was dominated by the Huan clan and believed that they should move to Shenwu City.

Shenwu is the largest city in Jizhou, and it is also the fundamental place of the Huan family besides Shendu and Haojing.Shenwu City has high walls and deep, prosperous economy.More importantly, Shenwu City has enough depth to defend against attacks from all sides and is safe enough.

Although the Huan family lost Yongzhou, the land they could occupy was still the largest among the princes in the world.By establishing Shenwu as their capital, the Huan clan was able to use Shendu as the first line of defense to defend against their biggest enemy.The other faction is dominated by generals with foreign surnames such as Yang Jian. They believe that gods must never be lost.Therefore, they suggested that the capital should be moved to Shaojin City and merged with the state.

The two parties soon started arguing in the palace, which gave Huan Qing a headache.

"enough!"

With a loud shout, the ministers in the palace fell silent.Huan Qing was a little tired and looked at Yangjian.

"Jian, please tell me first."

The sheep inspection station came out and bowed his hands.

"The general trend of the world is between Liang and Shu, and the dispute between Liang and Shu is on the line between Guanzhong and Shendu. At this moment, the generals of Zhu Jian are still leading their troops to guard Hedong to resist the rebels. Once the capital is moved to Shenwu, Hedong will be lost. Once Hedong is lost, Bingzhou will also be lost. They were plundered by thieves. In the long run, the gods will be in danger. Your Majesty, sitting in charge of Shao Jin, from a high position, can intimidate the thieves. When our army recovers its strength, we can attack Yong and Liang again."

In the view of Yang Jian and others, Liang Jun should focus on Bingzhou.The terrain of Bingzhou is dangerous, and it is much easier to guard than God.If the capital is moved to Shaojin, a large amount of military resources will also be transferred to Bingzhou.In this way, both the capital of God and the state of Bingzhou will be stable.

On the contrary, once the capital was moved and realized, Bingzhou and Shendu became the outer defense line of Daliang.Over time, Yang Xian will definitely take advantage of him.

Yang Jian was mature and prudent, and saw the node of the dispute between Zhou and Liang.Although Hedong County is small, it must not be lost.

Lose one place, lose everywhere.

Once Liang Jun loses Hedong County, it will be the beginning of the transformation from a national political power to a local prince.

But from the perspective of Huan's clan, they don't think so.

Bingzhou is the stronghold of the Yang family.After [-] rhino cavalry withdrew from Hehuang, they stationed themselves around Shaojin City.And Xie Niuwei is closely related to the Yang family.

If the capital is moved to Shaojin, the influence of the Huan family will be greatly weakened, and the Yang family will have the upper hand.

Huan Li stood up and angrily scolded Yangjian.

"The city of Shaojin is small and the territory of Bingzhou is narrow. How can it have the atmosphere of a great country and be worthy of the residence of the emperor? At this time, the rebels are in full force. What is the difference between moving the capital to Shaojin and staying in Shenzhou? Yangjian, are you thinking about your old clan? So I want to cooperate with Yang Xian internally and externally to support our Huan clan's society!"

"shut up!"

Huan Qing stopped Huan Li after drinking, full of anger.Yangjian's identity has always been a thorn in the hearts of most Huan clan members.But it was inappropriate for Huan Li to say these things in the court at this time, and it would make all the officials in the court alienated.

"The Yang clan was personally activated by the late emperor. Huanli, do you have any objections to this?"

"I don't dare! How dare I speak arbitrarily about the late emperor? I'm just in a hurry."

Huan Li knelt down and kowtowed.

Huan Qing had had enough of Huan Li's tricks, and felt a little angry.

"The matter of moving the capital will be discussed later!"

(End of this chapter)