Great Han Empire

Chapter 1040 The Banner of Heroes in Troubled Times Unrolled
Han Yuanping five years (AD 207), February.

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In February, Jinyang.

Liu He, Yang Qi and Zhang Fan were all amazed by the princess's beauty.All along, the Eldest Princess was haggard and thin, and the expression in her eyes was also lonely and melancholy, but now it has completely changed. The Eldest Princess is radiant, with an elegant and warm smile, her eyes are full of happiness and satisfaction, and her beauty is suffocating.

When the Eldest Princess left Beijing, Liu He and Zhang Fan accompanied her. The thin figure, sad tears and painful life of the Eldest Princess made them sigh. All along, they hoped to hear the happy laughter of the Eldest Princess. It is their greatest wish to hope that the eldest princess will live a peaceful and peaceful life. Today they finally saw a carefree and happy eldest princess. They are happy for the eldest princess and gratified that their wish has been obtained. They Unable to bear to destroy the hard-won happiness of the eldest princess, they realized that this trip to Jinyang was a big mistake.

Liu He and Zhang Fan seem to have returned to more than ten years ago. In order to make the eldest princess happy, they tried every means to tell her jokes and anecdotes, and never mentioned state affairs.Yang Qi interrupted them several times, trying to report the government affairs, but Liu He and Zhang Fan fudged them with a few words.

The eldest princess is very grateful to Liu He and Zhang Fan. Without their care and protection back then, her fate would have been miserable. Today, seeing that they still think about everything for themselves as before, fearing that she would be wronged and hurt, she couldn't help but burst into tears. A wave of warmth.

I know what happened in Chang'an, and I know what happened in various states and counties, but I don't want to intervene. Once I intervene, I will push the general to the forefront, and the situation may become more serious, and the situation may get out of control.On New Year's Eve, Brother Leopard had already said that all things should be discussed after the end of the Nanyang War. The climax of Confucianism deliberately aroused the contradictions between the ruling and opposition parties, and plunged the country into crisis step by step.

I know what the prime minister's purpose is, but I can't completely hand over the power in my hand now. I now have the military power of a general in my hand. With this force, I can still control the government, and even dethrone the emperor and rebuild the imperial line. If he handed over his power completely, with the current strength of the little emperor, it is obvious that the monarch is weak and the minister is strong, and he will be held hostage by the ministers at any time, resulting in the decline of the imperial power and detonating even greater disasters.After Dong Zhuo died, Situ Wang Yun was in power. If he handled it properly, he might have saved the country. The last little bit of hope was also ruined. This is a bloody lesson.

The situation today is of course better than ten years ago, but if I hand over the final authority, the little emperor will become the object of contention, and whoever holds the little emperor hostage will be able to control the government.Judging from the current situation, Prime Minister Li Wei and the military stratum headed by Zhang Yan will undoubtedly successfully kidnap the little emperor. In order to survive, the nobles and scholars are bound to betray as a whole. The scene will be repeated again.When the crisis develops to the point of harming the safety of the country, the general will have to take action and take back the handed over authority in person, even if he is charged with usurping, then history will inevitably repeat the same mistakes, and everything will be destroyed. It's over.

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The eldest princess shuddered when she thought about it.

In the past, the general had vowed to marry him. Although it was absolutely impossible in fact, he was satisfied to hear the comfort of the general.It is impossible for me to marry the general. If I want the little emperor to be in power smoothly, I can only make sacrifices, sacrificing the happiness and happiness of my life. Even if the general wants to marry by force, I will not agree. However, the development of the situation Let the general's promise become a reality. When the life of the general is in danger, he can only marry the general to inherit the military power of northern Xinjiang.What happened next was just as I had expected. In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the country's downfall, and to prevent the general from usurping the country, the court launched a bloody struggle for power at all costs.

The little emperor took the lead in establishing a platform in the Central Plains, and then the ministers of the DPRK and China demanded to revise the official system with an indomitable momentum, weakening and restricting the power of the general.The military stratum headed by Taiwei Zhang Yan immediately counterattacked and raised the banner of "aiding Daoism and Confucianism", intending to fundamentally destroy the aristocratic family.

Because the general's life was in danger, because of his marriage, and because the little emperor was in charge, the big man reached the most critical moment of power transfer. The parties in the DPRK and China lost trust with each other for their own power and interests, and fought fiercely.The conflict between the court and the court became increasingly fierce, and the general and himself had no way out, so they could only get married as soon as possible to control Chang'an and suppress the conflict forcibly.At this time, if I give up my marriage contract and don't marry the general, since the little emperor is already in charge, all parties will fight more cruelly. I can only marry the general, so that the general will pose a greater threat to the country, so Attract the attention of the whole court and buy time for the little emperor to establish his prestige and take over the power.

Now it seems that this approach not only failed to suppress the conflict, but made the conflict more intense. Not only failed to buy time for the little emperor to take over power, but pushed the little emperor into a more dangerous situation, because the court All parties are completely crazy. They have lost their minds for power and interests, and even disregarded the safety of the country, the great cause of ZTE, and the creatures of the world. They only have power and interests in their eyes.

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"The general's body looks much better." Yang Qi stroked his white beard lightly and said with a smile.

"Thanks to Master Hua Tuo." The eldest princess said, "Master Hua Tuo has a set of martial arts to restore the body, called Wu Qin Xi. The general has recently practiced it in the morning and evening, and it has benefited a lot."

"When will the general plan to return to Chang'an?"

The eldest princess shook her head, "He said that he will not return to Chang'an. The timing is right. He will resign as the prime minister and will no longer participate in the affairs of Li Shangshu. You also know that he basically doesn't care about the government now. He is in poor health. , It is impossible to deal with government affairs all night long. I want him to rest at home and live for a few more years. Please understand this. As for Chang’an, I think you should not tell him.”

The eldest princess was worried that the three ministers would get nothing from her, so she went to persuade the general again, and took the initiative to clarify the matter.

"What does your Highness mean?" Yang Qi asked immediately, "Chang'an is in chaos now, and His Majesty is unwilling to quit the Nanyang battlefield halfway. If the situation continues like this, the Nanyang War is very likely to suffer another disastrous defeat. Your Highness, please be sure to advise the emperor, Nanyang The war can be fought, but first we must quell the chaos in Chang'an, immediately revise the official system, weaken the power of the prime minister, and abolish many unreasonable restructuring policies that directly caused the chaos. Once the internal stability is stabilized, the Nanyang battlefield can also be decisively fought immediately. Please give us a clear answer from your highness."

The eldest princess smiled lightly, and said with a pun: "You and I have a plan for the reason for the rise in grain prices. I believe you know better than me the root cause of the tense situation in the state and county. You are doing this by hitting a stone with an egg and not It is not a solution to the problem. Although I am not in favor of aiding Taoism and becoming Confucianism, I also do not agree with revising the official system. If you can take a step back and take advantage of the opportunity of the imperial court to open grain warehouses and lower the price of grain again, I can promise to fight in Nanyang Before deciding the outcome, prevent the Prime Minister and the Taiwei from implementing the strategy of aiding Daoism and becoming Confucianism. After so many years, the conflicts between courts and courts have become more and more fierce, and more and more people have died. Why do you still insist on fighting? You die and live? Where do you put the interests of the country and the interests of the great man?"

Yang Qi's complexion changed slightly, and just when he was about to refute, the eldest princess stretched out her hand to stop him, and said seriously: "My lord, I am not blaming you, but I don't want you to be hurt. My painstaking efforts to invite Mr. Taiwei to Jinyang , don’t you understand? These years, although the general has endured and yielded again and again, but you look back and see who died in every court battle? Even if the general came forward, he still defended There is no doubt that the people of Northern Xinjiang will protect the military class. Please, my lords, put the country first. If you can bear it, you will bear it, and let it go. When His Majesty really takes charge, you will still have the opportunity to take charge of the government."

"As for the improvement of Confucianism, I think it is imperative. The last time Chang'an distinguished the classics, although the modern classics failed completely, the new classics and the ancient classics also have shortcomings. The three schools of classics should learn from each other and develop together. Now the prime minister and the empress Mr. Wei intends to aid Taoism and become Confucianism. What problems can you solve by confronting head-on? You should think of a way. For example, the Fu family in Langya, the Xu family in Runan, the Ma family in Guanzhong, and the Wang family, Guo family, and Linghu family in Taiyuan. He was very flexible and immediately put forward a proposal to revive orthodox Confucianism. This would not only prevent Taoism from being revived again by taking advantage of the opportunity of aiding Taoism to enter Confucianism, but also help improve and consolidate its own scriptures and literature, so that the status of Confucianism will be more stable. What's wrong with this ?Why do you insist on sticking to your own family law, knowing that the scriptures and literature are no longer helpful to promote the great cause of ZTE, but you still stick to the rules, clinging to the scriptures and classics that have been proven to have lost their vitality for more than 300 years? "

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Liu He, Zhang Fan, and Yang Qi were silent and lost in thought.

The attitude of the eldest princess is very clear, she tends to revive orthodox Confucianism.

Fu Wan is the uncle of the eldest princess, Xu Shao is the teacher of the eldest princess, the Ma family in Guanzhong is also a relative of the emperor, and the Taiyuan Wang family, Guo family, and Linghu family are the backbone of the northern Xinjiang clan. , some of them were studying ancient texts and classics. At this critical moment, they turned to the reform faction headed by Li Wei, adopted a very flexible attitude, tried to revive orthodox Confucianism, integrated the theories of the pre-Qin philosophers into classics and classics, and then dominated with official schools. The confrontation of the New Confucianism of Power is obviously a response to the current complex situation, a new concept of existence.

Throughout the dynasties, whoever controls the official school can control the national policy, and finally can control the government, and can obtain the greatest power and benefits from the court. The Fu family, which has been in decline for 400 years, has its unique method of maintaining, consolidating and developing its own Confucian classics. The fact that Fu's studies can continue to this day clearly understands and adheres to the policy of "advancing with the times" in scholarship and life.The Fu family has a high prestige among the scriptures and literature families of this dynasty. At this time, it proposed the revival of orthodox Confucianism and chose the strategy of "advancing with the times". The strategy of development has a decisive influence.

The classics and literature family headed by the Fu family resolutely stood on the side of the general and the eldest princess. This is a strong and clear signal. It shows that the improvement of Confucianism is the general trend, and it shows that the battle between courts and courts has gradually come to an end. Even if the court is in chaos at this time and the general has taken action, the situation is still the same as before. The people who suffer the most are the powerful and powerful, and the weak emperor cannot give them strong support and help.

Survival of the fittest, seeking development while surviving, at this moment the elites are facing the choice of survival.

Classics and literature affect national policies, and national policies affect the power and interests of elites, but when the interests of elites are lost due to national policies, the most correct way should be to find the root cause, improve scriptures, and let scriptures adapt National policy, rather than throwing away the basics and chasing after the end, using the power and interests of the powerful and powerful to fight against the national policy, and in the end both sides will suffer.

The state of the dynasty was defeated twice, and the nobles and scholars suffered two devastating blows. If everyone can't learn from it, and still confront the national policy and the court head-on, the final result is obvious.

If we want to ensure the interests of elites and scholars, we must take a longer view, actively adapt to the development of the country, and improve Confucianism, so that the improved Confucianism can adapt to changes in national policies, and then obtain greater benefits from the development of the country. .In the future, everyone's strength will become stronger, and Confucianism will also have vitality. In turn, it will be able to influence, change, and dominate national policies, and then obtain greater benefits from national policies.

At the beginning of the founding of this dynasty, Huang Lao’s studies firmly occupied the academic dominance, and the living environment of Confucianism was very harsh, and many Confucian scholars even paid their lives for it. Completely defeated Huang Laozhi.This is an example of the survival of Confucianism, the best example.If you want to survive, you have to change yourself and let yourself adapt to the current situation, otherwise you will be eliminated eventually.

Temporary concessions are for long-term progress in the future, and temporary losses are for continuous and generous returns in the future. This is the correct countermeasure that elites should take under the current situation, so that elites can keep pace with the times and To obtain greater benefits, there will be more and more families of Confucian classics like the Fu family that have lasted for 400 years.

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Yang Qi made a decisive decision to support the revival of orthodox Confucianism.The Yang family is a family of Jinwen Confucianism, but the decline of Jinwen Confucianism is already a fact. If the Yang family cannot make correct survival strategies, its downfall will only happen in an instant.Instead of fighting against the imperial court and burning everything together, it is better to keep pace with the times, improve Yang's Confucian classics, and lay a solid foundation for the survival of the Yang family for generations.

But there are too many people in the Yang family, and it will take time for the people of the Yang family to undergo a drastic change in their concept of survival, and most importantly, the future emperor must support New Confucianism, that is to say, the person in charge is The son of heaven, not the general and princess, is the foundation of the Yang family's survival and development.As long as the generals continue to control the power, the emperor is just a show, and the conflicts in the court will continue. Even if the new Confucianism is born immediately, it will not benefit the stability of the society, it will not benefit the long-term stability of the great man, and it will not benefit the survival and development of the powerful families.

"Recently, there have been a lot of criticisms against the general from the ruling and opposition parties..." Yang Qi hesitated for a moment, but decided to try it out, "The rebellion in the south is even more publicized, saying that the general has the intention of usurping us..."

The eldest princess understands what Yang Qi means. He is asking when the eldest princess will hand over the final power, and this is related to the military power of the general. As long as the general controls the military force in northern Xinjiang, the emperor will not be able to truly monopoly power in a sense.

"I hope you can help the Son of Heaven." The eldest princess smiled slightly, "Some things have to be done slowly. Ever since I married the general, I always thought it was a dream, and I was worried that if I woke up, the dream would wake up. The three lovers , now you can tell me, am I in a dream or in reality? Am I really the wife of the general?"

Yang Qi laughed.Liu He and Zhang Fan smiled happily at each other.

"Your Highness, if you don't mind, I can change my words and call Your Highness Madam." Yang Qi stood up and bowed respectfully, "Madam, please write a memorial. The Son of Heaven walks on stage to meet His Majesty."

The princess covered her mouth and smiled, "Aiqing, don't rush to leave, stay in Jinyang for two days. I have always regretted that you were unable to attend my wedding due to busy state affairs. Since you are here, let me and the general Treat you well, okay?"

The three bowed in thanks, "It's better to obey than to be respectful."

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Grand Tutor Liu He, Zong Zhengqing Zhang Fan, and Doctor Guanglu Yang Qi stayed in Jinyang for a day, and then rushed to Nanyang. They were accompanied by Fu Dian, the son of Unworthy Marquis, and Xu Hun, the son of Xu Shao. His father ordered to go to Nanyang to persuade the emperor to revive orthodox Confucianism.

Two days later, the general took his family on a boat on the Jinshui River, and invited Li Wei and his wife to swim together.After a few miles on the boat, the eldest princess asked Li Wei to play chess.

"When is the prime minister planning to return to Chang'an?" The eldest princess asked with a smile, "You don't plan to die in Jinyang and stay with the general for the rest of your life, do you?"

"I can't solve the problem when I go back." Li Wei said leisurely, "For many people in the court, they don't want His Majesty to win the Nanyang War. Do it, if they are unified, they will cut off their wealth and official paths. This is why the battles in the court today are intensifying."

"Is there any basis for this statement?" The eldest princess was holding a white chess piece and was about to put it down when she heard the words and picked it up again.

"The confrontation between the North and the South requires war. The more wars are fought, the prices of food, silk cloth, salt and iron, horses, etc. will continue to rise, their wealth will skyrocket, and the treasury will be exhausted. The emperor and If the imperial court wants to unify, they have to borrow money from them on credit. Over time, they control the government and the national policy. At the same time, with the help of the national policy, they will wantonly plunder money and land, and finally..." Li Wei threw the black chess piece in his hand into the river forcefully, "It's gone, everything is gone... Sheji, The emperor, court, wealth... are all gone, the world is their world..."

The eldest princess picked up the chess with two fingers, and gracefully placed it on the board, "So, the Prime Minister should go back and turn the tide."

Li Wei stretched out his hands and said helplessly, "I have nothing, what can I do when I go back?"

The eldest princess laughed, took out two black chess pieces from the chess box, and put one on each of his left and right hands, "How about two requests?"

Li Wei's face showed joy, he held the chess piece in his left hand and said: "Let the Taiwei Lord return to the court."

"can."

"Establish Jinwen Jingxue, Guwen Jingxue, and orthodox Confucianism academic officials, and the official school will no longer be dominated by the new Confucianism, but Confucianism will dominate the world." Li Wei waved a chess piece in his right hand in front of the eldest princess, "The number of academic officials has increased. Therefore, the number of sub-disciplines should be increased, and the number of doctors of Confucian classics should also be increased, so modern, ancient Chinese classics and orthodox Confucianism all have doctors."

The eldest princess smiled at Li Weiyan.Li Wei thought that the eldest princess agreed, and was about to speak, when the eldest princess made a sudden move, snatched the black chess piece from his right hand, and threw it into the river forcefully.

"Your Highness, what do you mean?"

The eldest princess frowned slightly, staring at him.Li Wei immediately came to his senses and shouted, "Ma'am, what do you mean? You said you agreed to two conditions."

"The second condition is not acceptable." The eldest princess smiled coquettishly, "If I say no, then I won't."
Li Wei opened his right hand, scratched the void a few times, and smiled wryly.

"How about this, I will report to Your Majesty, and let you participate in the affairs of Li Shang Shu, and regain the power of assisting the prime minister."

Li Wei shook his head, "Madam..." Li Wei then emphasized his tone, saying word by word, "Madam..."

The eldest princess pretended not to know, and asked softly, "Tell me, what else do you want?"

"Ma'am, since you don't want to be His Royal Highness anymore, why don't you return the power of Your Highness to the court?" Li Wei said without hesitation, "Your Majesty is still young and needs to assist ministers to manage state affairs, and His Highness is already married. Continuing to hold power is completely against the law. Your Highness should put the country as the most important thing, and the majesty of the laws of the emperor and the Han Dynasty, and return power to the court quickly. First, it can avoid the suspicion of meddling in politics, and second, it can also improve the situation of the general. .”

The eldest princess was stunned for a moment, then covered her face and smiled, "Brother Zhongyuan, I have already returned to the emperor, and now I am married to the general. Where did I get the authority? Did you give it to me?"

Li Wei stretched out his right hand in front of the eldest princess, "Well, I would like to ask Your Highness to write a memorial. From now on, I will no longer interfere in state affairs, and entrust Your Majesty to the Prime Minister. deal with affairs of state."

Without hesitation, the eldest princess picked up a white chess piece and put it lightly in Li Wei's hand, but immediately took it back and hung it in mid-air, "May I ask the Prime Minister, when will Your Majesty perform the crowning ceremony in Canadian dollars?"

"13 years old." Li Wei said, "Two years later, at the beginning of the first lunar month, the imperial court will crown His Majesty with Canadian dollars and return the power to His Majesty."

"Now that the ruler is weak and the minister is strong, isn't it just empty talk when you say that you should return the government to the Son of Heaven?"

Li Wei narrowed his eyes, with an inscrutable smile on his face, "I have my own way to change this situation."

"That's good." The eldest princess put the white chess piece in Li Wei's hand, and said with a smile, "When you change the situation, I will report to His Majesty according to your wishes, and entrust His Majesty to the Prime Minister."

Li Wei looked at the white chess piece on his right hand, then at the black chess piece on his left hand, and then looked at the eldest princess, a strange smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"What are you laughing at? Are you still not satisfied?"

"Madam, if you..." Li Wei hesitated to speak.

"Speak up if you have something to say." The eldest princess smiled, "Forgive your innocence."

"It's what you want me to say, not what I want to say." Li Wei said with an innocent look on his face, and then said solemnly, "If Madam is happy, shouldn't she immediately go to the table and ask Gu..."

"Li Zhongyuan..." The eldest princess was ashamed and annoyed, grabbed a handful of chess pieces and threw them over, "I'm going to kill you..."

Li Wei laughed wildly, and ran away holding his head like a mouse.

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On February [-]th, Prime Minister Li Wei, Taiwei Zhang Yan, Fu Wan, Xu Shao and others returned to Chang'an.

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February eighteenth, Nanyang.

Grand Tutor Liu He and other ministers rushed to Xingtai and reported the current situation of the court to the emperor, hoping that the emperor would order to revise the official system and stabilize the chaotic situation as soon as possible.Fu Dian and Xu Hun formally presented the memorial to the Son of Heaven to revive orthodox Confucianism, arguing that the current fierce conflicts in the imperial court stem from the misunderstanding of the national policy by the ruling and opposition parties, and this error stems from the corruption and backwardness of classics and literature. Improvements to promote the correct understanding of national policy by the ruling and opposition parties, improve and ease the contradictions between the ruling and opposition parties, so as to stabilize the country and promote the development of the great cause of ZTE.

The emperor did not express his opinion. He took out a map and described the stalemate on the Nanyang battlefield in detail to several ministers, "Because the court's wealth is insufficient, the army lacks food and grass. You have made a great contribution to this issue, and in the future, after I return to the court in triumph, I will carefully consider the petitions from all my dear ministers and accept them as appropriate."

Before Yang Qi could finish listening, he became angry.Isn't this blackmail?Knowing the threat at such a young age, and getting it when you grow up.With a smile on his face, he said calmly: "This matter is easy to solve, as long as His Majesty issues an imperial decree to solicit donations from the clan and royal family, the ministers of the court, powerful families from all over the world, and rich merchants. Of course, the proceeds from donations are limited after all. If His Majesty wants to raise enough money and food, he still needs the court to come forward and borrow on credit."

"Loan on credit?" The little emperor scratched his head, "I heard that the price of grain has risen to [-] yuan a dendrobium, and in some places it has even risen to [-] yuan a dendrobium. The price has come down. If the loan is based on the current grain price, the court will have to bear a heavy debt..." He looked at Yang Qi, and said with a smile, "My lord, your idea is not good. I heard that the prime minister said, He finally paid off all the debts for the court, I can't let his efforts go to waste."

Seeing the weird smile on his face, Yang Qi felt a little terrified.This little emperor won't be like his grandfather, who loves money like his life, right?
"Your Majesty, I'd better listen to Lord Yang and raise donations first." Liu He persuaded, "We will maintain the deadlock on the Nanyang battlefield first."

"However, what about the next battle? Stop fighting? Withdraw the troops?" The little emperor asked with a bitter face.

"Fight, of course we have to fight. Your Majesty has not made any achievements, so how can he shake the world?" Yang Qi waved his hand vigorously, "The Nanyang battlefield has reached a stalemate. If you can't fight anymore, your majesty will go to fight Xuzhou and Cao Cao."

"Hit Xuzhou? Hit Cao Cao?" The little emperor immediately became excited, "Okay, okay..." Then his face changed suddenly, and he put his hand under Yang Qi's nose, "My lord, have pity on me, for my army, for my army, for me I have money and food, no army, no money and food, how can I attack Xuzhou?"

Yang Qi grabbed the little emperor's hand and pointed to the north, "Your Majesty, the army is in the hands of the general. As long as your majesty wants one hundred thousand cavalry from the general, are you afraid that the imperial court will not give you money?"

The little emperor tilted his head, frowned, pouted his lips, thought for a moment like an adult, and suddenly called out: "Okay, good plan, good..." Then his face changed again, and he shook Yang Qi away forcefully. hand, and snorted disdainfully, "Do you think I'm an idiot? The general would agree to such a crazy thing? Go ahead and dream."

He ignored Yang Qi, took the whip, and sang all the way, "Drinking the horses in the Great Wall Cave, the cold water hurts the bones of the horse... A man would rather fight to the death, how can he build the Great Wall..."

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In the evening, the little emperor sat behind the table and wrote a letter to General Hussars Zhao Yun by the dim candlelight.

I heard that aristocratic families and merchants are very rich, and their families have money, food, and silk. You should immediately think of a way to grab all the money, food, and silk from their families.I and 10,000+ soldiers fought bloody battles in Nanyang, and they did not hesitate to smash their bodies to pieces for the stability of the country. These traitors not only did not appreciate me, but also threatened me. They also wanted to rob the court of money, want to drink the blood of the big man and eat the flesh of the big man. No wonder Emperor Xiaowu was back then In a fit of rage, he issued an order to sue and massacre these people who only know that they have a family but do not know the country.Killing, not killing is not enough to relieve fame and anger, not killing is not enough to comfort the heroes of the Han Dynasty.

I have decreed that the prime minister should return to Chang'an immediately, and take on the responsibility of assisting the prime minister to participate in the official affairs. In addition, the great Sima and the Taiwei will also return to Chang'an one after another. After they return to the court, please go north to Jinyang to consult with the grand master. The general's opinion, to see if he is willing to let me lead the army to attack Xuzhou.I dare not ask directly, so I entrust you to inquire, and you must not reveal what I mean, lest the general be unhappy.

After writing the letter, the little emperor paused for a while, then picked up a pen and wrote another letter.

Xiu'er, I am very lonely in Nanyang. Yan Ba, Li Xin, and Pang Hui all went back during the Chinese New Year. They left me here alone. I am very angry... Are you bored in Jinyang?Do you want to fight?There is a battle going on in Nanyang, it is very fierce and bloody, if you want to fight, please go south and join me, I will ask you to be a team leader and bring a hundred cavalry, how about it?If you think the team rate is too small, then be a village chief, is the official enough?In addition, I want to tell you an unfortunate thing. My horse was injured. I was hit by a stray arrow on the battlefield and couldn't run fast. If you want to come, please be sure to bring me a Pegasus horse. Don't forget, don't forget.

The little emperor read the letter carefully, changed a few words, and then read it quietly under the candlelight, feeling very satisfied, "If I stimulate her again, she will definitely come day and night, hehe... Add a few words, if you are afraid of death, then don't come, so as not to embarrass me." Thinking of Li Xiu's gnashing of teeth when he saw these words, the little emperor laughed while holding the bamboo slips.

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In February, Chang'an.

As Prime Minister Li Hong returned to Chang'an, and once again took charge of state affairs, the conflicts in the court became more intense.

After Zhang Yan, Fu Wan, and Xu Shao returned to Chang'an, Taixue was also in chaos. Celebrities and Confucians from Guanluo, Hedong and other places gathered in Chang'an to debate day and night in Taixue. Confucianism, opposed to aiding Taoism to enter Confucianism, they insisted on improving Confucianism within the scope of classics and literature, accused the pre-Qin philosophers and orthodox Confucianism for their inadequacy, and believed that aiding Taoism to enter Confucianism and the integration of Confucianism and Taoism were simply absurd.

At the same time, the rumors about the general marrying the eldest princess by force and intending to usurp the great Han society began to spread rapidly in Guanluo, Hebei, and the Central Plains, and people were panicked for a while.

Then, Hua Xiong and Sima Yi on the Longnan battlefield wrote to the imperial court that the Bashu army was heading north to Hanzhong, and Longnan was expected to start a war soon, so please hurry up to allocate food, grass and supplies.Zang Ba of Qingzhou, Gao Shun of Yanzhou, and Lei Zhong of Yuzhou also wrote to the imperial court successively. Cao Cao's army in Xuzhou was mobilized frequently, and Lu Su's army was also assembled on the south bank of the Huaihe River again. support.

At the beginning of March, the Han army was defeated on the Nanyang battlefield, and the news of the rebels' full-scale counterattack spread like wildfire. The people in Guanzhong, Luoyang, and the Central Plains were panicked. After spring plowing, he took his family and mouth northward to seek refuge with relatives and friends.

On the third day of March, Prime Minister Li Wei was assassinated in Taixue, and seven personal guards were killed.Upon hearing the news, Sili Captain Zhang Liao led two hundred elite soldiers to Taixue to protect Li Wei and return to the city, but was assassinated again in the city, and Zhang Liao was accidentally injured by an arrow.Zhao Yun was furious and ordered Wei Wei Yang Feng and Chengmen school captain He Lin to hunt down the assassins with all their strength.

On the fifth day of March, Grand Sima Xu Rong led two thousand Xiliang cavalry back to Chang'an, and Chang'an was shocked.

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