Great Han Empire

Chapter 1020 The Banner of Heroes in Troubled Times Unrolled
Yang Feng, Wang Dang, Liang Baiwu, Liao Lei, Yuan Yao and others returned to Chang'an safely.

Due to the delay in treatment, Yang Feng was seriously injured. Grand Sima Xu Rong and Taiwei Zhang Yan rushed to the mansion to visit him.Yang Feng was furious, gritted his teeth, and scolded Li Wei, "I am not from northern Xinjiang, so I can't lead the army, but Li Zhongyuan ignored the whole country for his own selfishness, and insisted on making Yuan Yao the commander of the Yuzhou Army. The catastrophe of Nanyang's disastrous defeat."

Xu Rong and Zhang Yan were silent.

"You two are also responsible. Faced with Li Zhongyuan's advances, you blindly indulged and tolerated it." Yang Feng was so angry that he hit his head on the sick bed, "I hate...why do you tolerate? Why? I would rather die than return to Chang'an... ..."

"The general is dying..." Zhang Yan shook her head again and again, feeling helpless, "What can we do? Under the current situation, what else can we do except give in and compromise?"

"The general is dying?" Yang Feng opened his eyes wide in horror, "Who said that? Isn't he seriously ill? How could he be dying?"

"The general is too tired. He has fought on the battlefield all year round, devoted himself to state affairs, stayed up all night, and finally became ill from overwork and suffered from epigastric pain. During the Central Plains War, he fell down once, but that time Master Huatuo Arrived in time and saved his life." Zhang Yan was distraught, "The epigastric pain is actually not a serious problem, but the spleen and stomach are weak, which is caused by years of fatigue and excessive worry, so Master Hua Tuo said repeatedly in those days, Rest in peace and don't go to the battlefield again, but the general didn't listen at all. This time, the army marched from west to east and traveled more than 1 miles. It was very difficult. Like the soldiers, he could only eat raw and cold food , can only drink blood, can only walk on the snow. In the West Sea battle, the north wind was fierce, and the wind and snow were howling. Children's play, how can the old disease not recur? Now he is cured, he fell down, and ZTE's great cause is over."

"Really?" Yang Feng asked desperately.

"September 29, the eldest princess returned power to the little emperor in Zhongshan, and the little emperor ordered a marriage. Then the eldest princess accompanied the general to Jinyang, and the little emperor led the army to the Nanyang battlefield to rescue." Xu Rongman Slowly said, "As of today, we have not received any news from Jinyang, that is to say, the general's condition has not shown any signs of improvement. As a result, the situation in Chang'an has taken a sharp turn for the worse and has fallen into an extreme crisis."

"Oh my God..." Yang Feng cried out in pain, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault... Why did I fight the Nanyang War? Why did I have to fight this battle?"

"It's not up to you to decide whether or not to fight the Nanyang War." Xu Rong smiled wryly, "The prime minister insisted on fighting, and even sent Jia Kui to Jinyang secretly to persuade the eldest princess. I can't stop it. Who knows that you can bring the army back safely..." Xu Rong's eyes welled up with tears, "My heart is too soft, too soft...Yu Xing (Xian Yufu) said back then that he couldn't stay in the court, I didn't understand it, thinking that his character was too upright, but now I understand that his heart is too soft, he can't do anything... I am the same. I regret it, I am sorry for the thirty thousand soldiers who died..."

Zhang Yan stretched out her hand and patted Xu Rong's shoulder, trying to comfort him, but her heart was so sad that she couldn't speak for a while.

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"The general has fallen, what shall we do?" Yang Feng closed his eyes and moaned in pain.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes suddenly, and sat up from the sickbed with his hands, "Who came forward? Who came forward to solve the crisis this time? Is it Xiao Lan?"

Xu Rong and Zhang Yan looked at each other and smiled wryly.

"Where's Zilong? Does Xiaolan suggest that Zilong be transferred back to Chang'an?" Yang Feng trembled all over, his eyes suddenly widened, and he asked sharply again.

The two nodded.

Yang Feng was about to burst into tears, "Did she suggest that the imperial court abolish the post of general?"

Zhang Yan sighed and did not speak.Xu Rong's eyes showed admiration, and he nodded again.

"Li Zhongyuan, you rebellious minister, rebellious minister..." Yang Feng looked up to the sky and cried out sadly, his hands could no longer support his body, and he fell heavily on the couch.

Yang Feng is Yang Feng, this nine-headed bird is thoughtful and powerful.The reason why the two didn't resolutely stop the attack on Nanyang was because they hoped that Yang Feng could turn the danger into safety, but they never thought that the aristocratic clans would be so cruel and ruthless that they openly colluded and rebelled, sending more than 3 soldiers to a dead end.Ruthless, too ruthless, Li Wei, who hated and regretted, lost his mind and insisted on forcing all the opponents out and killing them all at once, but it is not as good as the sky, at this time the general has fallen, and the situation is serious The situation changed, and Li Wei was in a desperate situation, in a dilemma.

At this time, only Xiao Lan came forward. Xiao Lan is the first official of the eldest princess's mansion and the plenipotentiary representative of the eldest princess in Chang'an. Only she can deal with the various forces in Chang'an and quickly resolve the imminent crisis. But at this moment The resolution of the crisis and the tranquility of Chang'an at this moment are just illusions. A bigger storm is brewing, and Chang'an is ushering in a bloody storm that can destroy the country.

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The great general is dead, how will the situation of the great man surge?
All forces in Chang'an are rapidly adjusting their strategies and adjusting their deployment as quickly as possible. They must first protect themselves, and secondly, win the greatest benefit in the future imperial court structure.

Is the general really dead?
The eldest princess has been in love with the general for more than ten years. If there is no accident, she will continue to love the general bitterly, because she cannot marry the general. If she marries the general, it will be a disaster for the community, unless...unless the general is going to die Now, she married the general before he died, so that she could not only inherit the military force of the general and stabilize the country, but also fulfill her long-cherished wish to be by his side when he was dying.

Now that the eldest princess is married to the great general, although there is no wedding ceremony, the imperial decree of the emperor is enough, and the seriously ill general accepted the imperial decree and accepted the marriage. From this, it can be judged that the great general is indeed not good. He is dying, terminally ill, and death is only a matter of time.

The general is dead, what should the big man do?
The eldest princess inherited the general's military power in northern Xinjiang, and her strength suddenly increased, but she has no skills at all. She must replace the general to control the desert, and she will be in Jinyang for a long period of time in order to completely stabilize the two northwestern borders. And Da Mo, in this case, she can only return the power to the little emperor, and can only let the little emperor sit in Chang'an.

With the current strength of the eldest princess and the force in her hands, she can completely control Chang'an thousands of miles away in Jinyang, but can the little emperor control Chang'an?

If the little emperor can control Chang'an, if all the forces in Chang'an respect the little emperor and obey the little emperor, then after a few years, when the little emperor is 13 or 16 years old, the eldest princess can hand over all the power .

However, today's Han is built on the ruins, and today's Han is built on the basis of northern Xinjiang. The fact that today's Han is still divided is still far away from the unification of the world. More importantly, today's Han The conflict in the Han Dynasty Hall was on the verge of eruption, and it was entirely dependent on the power of the general to forcibly deter and suppress it. If the general died and the suppression was gone, the conflict would inevitably erupt, and the fragile imperial power would be the first to be hit.

Think about the Chang'an mutiny that year, when Dong Zhuo was killed, what happened next?The armies of Li Jue and Guo Si rushed into Chang'an, the blood of the ministers in the court and the central government stained the avenue red, the emperor and the court became tools for the warriors to burn their lives, and the society inevitably went to ruin.

How similar is Chang'an today to Chang'an 14 years ago?The only difference is that the general is still dying, and all parties in the court have learned the lessons of the Chang'an chaos 14 years ago, and are quickly formulating and implementing countermeasures.

The General transferred Lv Bu away from Chang'an in an emergency, obviously because he was worried that General Lv Bu would become a weapon of scholars like before, and would go on the road of no return again. What does this move of the General mean?It shows that he is unable to control Chang'an, that he has no confidence in the eldest princess' remote control of Chang'an, and that he is extremely disappointed with the warriors and scholars in Chang'an because of the Nanyang fiasco, and he no longer trusts the Chang'an court and Chang'an civil and military ministers.

The general's distrust of the court and the ministers made him make a decisive decision to hand over the northern border force to the eldest princess, let the eldest princess have the northern border cavalry, and at the same time let the little emperor go south to Luoyang. With the help, control the four prefectures of Hebei, Qing, Yan and Henan and the 10,000+ army of Wu Xiong, Gao Shun, Lei Zhong, Zang Ba and others.In this way, even after his death, all parties in Chang'an fought for power and profit, even Chang'an was destroyed, and the two armies of Jingzhou and Yizhou entered Guanzhong, the eldest princess and the little emperor still had the strength to defend the Han community.

Chang'an is gone, and there is still Luoyang. The Chang'an court is gone, and it can still be rebuilt in Luoyang.As long as the eldest princess is still there, as long as the emperor of the Han Dynasty is still there, as long as the northern Xinjiang cavalry and the Hebei and Henan troops are still there, everything is still in time.

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What about Chang'an?How did Chang'an respond to the general's efforts to defend the country with all his strength?
Fear is not the fear of the ruin of the country, but the fear of its own destruction.They once betrayed the big man and sold the country, but they were madly retaliated by Dong Zhuo and the Xiliang army, and suffered a devastating blow. Today, they betrayed the big man again and sold the country. Fortunately, the general died, He is about to pass away, and he can't clear up the rebellion. The only thing he can do is to leave the powerful northern border army to the eldest princess and the little emperor.

The eldest princess wants to take revenge on them, and the little emperor wants to take revenge on them when he grows up.Do they still have a chance?Have.

The general is dead, the eldest princess and the powerful northern Xinjiang cavalry are held back by the two borders in the northwest and the desert, and they will not pose a substantial threat to Chang'an in the short term. After the death of the general, the eldest princess actually controls the power of the big man. In this unfavorable situation, in order to help the little emperor, his officials had to fight against the rebellion in the south, let the little emperor build meritorious deeds to increase his authority, and on the one hand use The situation in Chang'an is critical to Jinyang, forcing the eldest princess to gradually surrender all power as the authority of the little emperor increases.

What is the situation in Chang'an?The dispute between warriors and scholars, the tragedy of 14 years ago was staged again.

The fiasco in Nanyang was, in the final analysis, a power struggle, a power struggle between warriors and scholars, and the result of joint manipulation by warriors and scholars. More than 3 soldiers became victims of the power struggle.Although the cause was the restructuring, a struggle between the bureaucrats represented by Li Wei and the aristocratic families represented by Yang Biao and Yuan Yao, the intention of the warriors to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight is also clearly visible.

Do scholars now have the strength to fight against warriors?Have.Under the pressure of Li Wei, under the intentional or unintentional retreat of Xu Rong and Zhang Yan, Chen Hao worshiped General Wuwei and commanded the Northern Army as Zhi Jinwu.After the Right Guard General Zhao Yun left the Longnan battlefield, the army on the Longnan battlefield was led by Chen Hao. The Fourth Battalion of the Northern Army, Sima Yi's Huwei Camp, and Wei Yan's Huya Battalion all listened to Chen Hao. If there were changes in Chang'an, this army could completely defend In the name of Gyeonggi, he quickly returned to Guanzhong.Xiao Lan suggested that Zhao Yun be transferred back to Chang'an just to facilitate Chen Hao's quick control of the army.Chen Hao used to be a mighty general. He made great achievements in the battle of Liupan Mountain. Later, he served as the censor of Northern Xinjiang. Wei Yan and the others were more than sufficient.

The Yuzhou rebels controlled by the aristocratic families fled to Xiangyang, but they still had the navy of General Lou Chuan Yang Hua in their hands, and the army of General Wu Rui and the prefect of Hongnong Zhang Xiu.Yang Hua is a member of the Yang Clan, so of course he supports his family without any objection.Zhang Xiu is a member of the old Xiliang army, and his subordinates are all Xiliang veterans. Although he is taken care of by Xu Rong, he has been depressed under the pressure of the Northern Xinjiang and Yellow Turban factions, especially after his defeat in Nanyang the year before last. He was almost dismissed and kicked out of the army. Later, his subordinates jointly petitioned for mercy, and Xu Rong tried his best to defend him. Then he was demoted and retained, and led the army to garrison Luoyang, completely losing the opportunity to make contributions in the southern battlefield.Zhang Xiu was related by marriage to the Yang clan, and his situation in the army forced him to seek protection from the Yang clan.

The general fell, and the warriors lost their support. If they want to gain a foothold in the court, they have to rely on their own efforts. However, the death of the general gave the scholars a chance to drive the warriors out of the court.

In order to regain the trust of the eldest princess and the emperor, the warriors in Chang'an have only one way to kill everyone who should be killed, and then help the eldest princess to guard the frontier, help the little emperor to calm down the world, and continue to enjoy the glory and wealth.

The aristocratic families in Chang'an can't bear it anymore. They have been hit hard by the New Deal repeatedly and suffered heavy losses. Now is the opportunity to turn around.Throughout the dynasties, scholars have been required to rule the world. As long as the warriors are driven out of the court, the eldest princess and the little emperor will certainly not kill them again. Moreover, the warriors are too powerful now. Killing a group is very beneficial to the eldest princess and the little emperor. Control the army and stabilize the country.

However, their strength is not strong enough, if they want to defeat the warriors, they still need Li Wei's help.Li Wei is in a dilemma, he can reach an understanding with the powerful family, and it might not be a good way to redistribute the court power by taking advantage of the general's death.

The powerful family wanted to use Li Wei to kill the warrior before killing Li Wei, but Li Wei wanted to use the powerful family to get out of the current predicament, let the warrior and the powerful family fight first, and then use the excuse of fighting chaos to join hands with the warrior to kill Aristocratic family.In his view, if the country is to be revitalized, it must be restructured, and if it is to be restructured, it must be killed.The great chaos in Chang'an, not only can kill the powerful families who are against him, but also use them to weaken the strength of the warriors, killing two birds with one stone.Li Wei never forgot to kill, if the general hadn't suddenly become seriously ill, the one who should have been killed would have been killed long ago.He believes that as long as he works hard, he will succeed, even if God does not help.The key to killing people these days is not by force, but by wisdom.

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"General, general..." Yang Feng cried out in pain, "You left at the wrong time. If you leave now, the big man will be completely divided, and there will be no possibility of reunification."

"Qizhi..." Zhang Yan was worried that his body would be damaged due to his anger, so he hurriedly persuaded, "Don't worry, the general is not dead yet, we still have time. The most critical problem at present is to find a way to stop Li Wei Join forces with the powerful families."

"Kill Xiao Lan and send someone to assassinate Xiao Lan." Yang Feng slammed his fist on the sick bed, "If Xiao Lan dies, they can't join forces. Li Wei is bound to go crazy, and the problem will be solved. Isn't it killing people? Dong Zhuo Can kill, Li Jue can kill, why can't we kill?"

"Qizhi, calm down..." Xu Rong glared at him fiercely, "The top priority now is stability, stability, and Chang'an cannot be chaotic. Once Chang'an is in chaos, the rebels will attack Guanzhong from Wuguan and Dashanguan. Well, if the powerful families turn against us as a whole, our efforts of more than ten years will be in vain, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers will die in vain."

"Brother Zilie, the purpose of Xiao Lan's proposal to abolish the general's position is to split the army, weaken the strength of our warriors, and provide them with an opportunity to control the government. Don't you see such a simple thing?"

"No, that's not the case. You misunderstood." Xu Rong shook his hand and said, "The purpose of canceling the official position of the general is to get the support of the army to the greatest extent for the eldest princess. The official position of the general is gone. The military power will be transferred to the Son of Heaven and the Eldest Princess. Xiao Lan is trying to prevent the division of the army."

"But what about us? The eldest princess has an army, what about us? My army was buried on the Nanyang battlefield, and we only have [-] southern troops with tiger heads in our hands. With such a small number of troops, how can we ensure the stability of Chang'an?" Yang Feng sighed, "Is the army of Yan Wuwei and Jiang Wu still there?"

"Yan Wuwei has returned to Jinyang quickly." Xu Rong said, "Jiang Wu's army is in Chencang, and I plan to go back to Western Xinjiang with him."

"Are you going to Xijiang?" Yang Fengjian frowned, stayed for a moment, then laughed up to the sky, the laughter was full of sorrow and pain, "You are going to Xijiang? You rely on this method to stabilize Chang'an? Good, good way Ah... the great general is dead, Jinyang has the eldest princess, Central Plains has the little emperor, and Xijiang has your great Sima, but what about Chang'an? Chang'an is left to fend for itself? Or hand it over to the Xiangyang rebels?"

"Feiyan, we have to go, we have to go..." Yang Feng pointed to Zhang Yan and said sadly, "We can't go to Taihang Mountain. We will cross Liupan Mountain, go to Beidi, and go to Hetao."

"Qizhi, what nonsense are you talking about?" Zhang Yan said dissatisfied, "Zi Lie's going to the western border is equivalent to controlling tens of thousands of cavalry. Sanguan, the Xiliang iron cavalry can enter Fufeng County within a day. Forgive him, no matter how courageous Li Wei is, he will not dare to recruit the Northern Army to return to Beijing. Without Chen Hao's army, Yang Hua's navy and Zhang Xiu's Xi What else can the Liang army do? Do they still dare to attack Chang'an?"

"What if they fight?" Yang Feng snorted, "When Wang Yun killed Dong Zhuo, how many people did he have? What are these desperadoes afraid to do? , while attacking Wuguan with the main force, what should we do? If the Yizhou army goes north and then drags down the army in Longnan, will the Southern Army in Chang'an be dispatched? When the main force of the Southern Army arrives in Wuguan, what are you going to do to defend Chang'an against Yang? Hua and Zhangxiu's army? Don't you think that these aristocratic families only have big men, only Sheji, and only emperors in their hearts?"

"Don't talk about it." Zhang Yan waved his hand angrily, "It's still the same sentence, the great general is not dead yet, now that the great Sima has arrived in the western border, he happened to form a siege with the eldest princess of Jinyang and the little emperor of Luoyang. And restraint, this is enough to restrain Chang'an."

"Then what if the general is dead?" Yang Feng asked sharply.

Zhang Yan and Xu Rong looked at each other, but couldn't say a word.

"The eldest princess mainly controls the northern border and the desert, and dare not leave Jinyang for half a step. The little emperor lacks prestige, and the armies in the south may not follow orders. Once someone rebels and kidnaps the little emperor, the Central Plains will be in chaos. When the Central Plains is in chaos, the Guanzhong Chaos, the southern rebels roared up, Da Sima, you will become the second Han Sui, you should starve to death in Xijiang." Yang Feng glared at Xu Rong glaringly, and said through gritted teeth, "Listen to me, kill me!" Xiao Lan, provoke Li Wei, ask him to come forward and kill the powerful family, let them fight first, and then we will send troops from Western Xinjiang to take them down."

Xu Rong thought for a moment, then shook his head firmly.Zhang Yan hesitated.

"If you don't stop, you will be subject to chaos." Yang Feng threw off the thin quilt violently, sat up unsteadily, "Zi Lie, you leave Chang'an immediately, no matter what happens here, it has nothing to do with you. I can't I just watched the poor people all over the world being displaced, starved to death, and even returned to the Taihang Mountains because of our stupidity. You go, and I will do the murder."

"Give me a few days." Xu Rong stopped Yang Feng, "I just sent out the memorial to inspect the western borders. If the emperor crosses the Yellow River, I will receive the imperial edict soon. If there is no accident, it should be Your Excellency acts as an agent of state affairs. Your Excellency knows this matter, and Xiao Lan also knows what my purpose is, they must be very clear, if your Excellency insists on going against us..."

"Is it okay not to kill people?" Yang Feng was so angry that his eyes were red, "If you don't kill people, after the general dies, we will wait for his head to be lost."

"The eldest princess still doesn't dare to treat us like this." Xu Rong said, "We still have time."

"Brother Zilie, who launched the mutiny to threaten the eldest princess? It was us, it was us..." Yang Feng's voice became hoarse, "If we don't control the court now, it will be too late when the general dies." , it's too late..."

Xu Rong remained silent, he really didn't know whether he should follow Yang Feng's suggestion and kill him.If killed, what is the difference from Dong Zhuo's atrocities back then?Aristocratic families, merchants and rich people from all over the world are bound to rebel out of fear. At that time, the flames of war will be everywhere, and the rebellion in the south will take advantage of the momentum to counterattack. Can the country still be preserved?Even if the country can't be kept, can the poor people be kept?
"Wait a little longer, give me a few more days, I want to know the exact news of Jinyang." Xu Rong looked at Yang Feng and said solemnly, "If the general really fails, we will do it."

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Zhu Mu looked at the triumphant Cui Yan, wishing he could give him a slap.

"Da Sima thought he was very smart. He wanted to go to the western border, threatened us with the iron cavalry in the western border, and threatened us with the division of the country. It's a joke..." Cui Yan shook his head contemptuously, "What do these warriors know about government? Now The key issue is the army in the hands of the eldest princess. After the death of the general, how can she control the army? So I mean to kill the yellow turban bandits first, and use the incident of Chang'an's remonstrance to kill the yellow turban bandits, so that the conflict will be transferred. It turned into a conflict between Xu Rong, Zhao Yun, Zhang Yun and the eldest princess. These people are the backbone of the military force in northern Xinjiang. They joined forces to seize the military power in the hands of the eldest princess, and the eldest princess could not resist. The little emperor got the military power , It means that we have obtained the military power, and then we can slowly drive Xu Rong and others out of the court, guard the borders, and kill those who should be killed."

"Especially that Hun..." Zhang Cheng pointed to Zhu Mu's nose and said, "Go back and tell the Prime Minister to tell him to ask the emperor to let him go, and don't let this kind of barbarian stand in the court and throw us away. The face of a big man."

Zhu Mu was so angry that his lungs were going to explode, but he endured it, and he wanted to see how long these people can be rampant.

Xun You coughed lightly.He couldn't hold back anymore. Sitting together was originally a matter of negotiation and cooperation, but now it has become a "crusade" against Li Wei.

"I've said everything that needs to be said." Zhu Mu stood up and dusted off his clothes, "The Southern Army is not monolithic, both Da Sima and Taiwei regard the Southern Army as their elite, this is where they made mistakes, so We will definitely succeed. Now you all pray, pray that the general dies soon, so that you can show your talents."

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In mid-October, Yuzhou, Longkang, Dangkou General Camp.

Lei Chong frowned, walking back and forth in the big tent.Ever since the general fell ill, the imperial edicts of the emperor have been sent from Youzhou one after another.Instead of urging him to defeat the rebels, the emperor ordered him to find a way to find Master Hua Tuo.At this time, the general cannot fall. When the general falls, the country will be crumbling.

The curtain was lifted, and a scout rushed in like flying, "My lord, we have found it, we have found Master Hua Tuo."

Lei Chong was ecstatic, rushed up and grabbed the scout, "Where, where?"

"At Cao Ying."

"Are you kidding me?" Lei Zhong couldn't help being furious.

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