Great Han Empire

Chapter 1043 The Banner of Heroes in Troubled Times Unrolled
In June, Jinyang.

Li Hong wandered among the tombs, feeling sad and heartbroken.

The situation in Chang'an was within my expectations, but I didn't expect that the aftermath of Nanyang's disastrous defeat last year would cause waves again, pushing the court to the brink of collapse. This was probably not expected by Prime Minister Li Wei in advance. If he could foresee that the situation in Chang'an would With the development of a dangerous situation where both sides will suffer, he will definitely take precautions early in order to firmly control the situation. However, it is too late to say anything now. Even if he persuades the eldest princess to hand over power, even if he handed over the wind and cloud cavalry to the little emperor, it will be difficult to let The stability of the imperial court was restored, and the imperial court regained its vitality.

The deteriorating situation made the eldest princess very worried about the safety of the country and the safety of the little emperor, so she changed her mind recently and tried her best with a group of ministers to persuade her to go south to Chang'an, but she could not come out and assume the responsibility of the chief assistant again. Under the current situation, as long as he enters Chang'an by himself, the situation is very likely to completely get out of control.My own power is above the emperor and the court, and the emperor and the court who are building their dignity have suffered heavy losses. What should I do in the future?Is it necessary for the big man to embark on the road of overturning again after 18 years?Could it be that the blood of hundreds of thousands of soldiers was shed in vain, and millions of people once again fell into the desperate situation of death?
After the big wedding, I have repeatedly persuaded the eldest princess to give up power completely. Now the military force in northern Xinjiang is still in her hands. As long as she completely hands over the power, there may be a chance to alleviate the current crisis, but the eldest princess hesitates and hesitates. Lost the best opportunity.Now the ministers rushed to Jinyang one after another. Although they also had the same purpose, no one dared to say it. No one was sure that the crisis in the court would be relieved immediately after the eldest princess completely handed over power.At this time, if the eldest princess completely surrenders power, the young emperor obviously has no strength to control, and if the power is handed over to the bureaucrats in the court, he will immediately be opposed by the military class, but if it is handed over to the military class, it is equivalent to Leave it to yourself, and it will not help solve the current crisis.

The chaos in Chang'an made the southern rebels ecstatic.On the Longnan battlefield, Liu Bei's attack from Yizhou became more and more sharp, and Hua Xiong and Sima Yi were in a hurry. On the Central Plains battlefield, the main force of the Qingzhou Army had to attack Dongwu, Haiqu moved in one line, which gave the Xuzhou army a chance to break through Yanzhou's defense line from the front. Cao Cao then used a force to contain Suiyang and attacked Rencheng and Changyi with the main force northward.Gaoshun was short of troops, so he had to abandon Rencheng and garrisoned heavily in Changyi and Dingtao to ensure the safety of Nanyang, Yuzhou and other battlefields.At this time, the Nanyang battlefield was at a stalemate, and the 10,000+ army could not move. The situation on the Central Plains battlefield was tense, and reinforcements were urgently needed to defeat Cao Cao. If troops were deployed from the Nanyang battlefield to support the Central Plains battlefield, it would be equivalent to abandoning Nanyang. At the same time, there was no absolute advantage to attack Xuzhou, Han The generals found nothing.

The little emperor told Jinyang about this, asking for his own opinion, whether he should give up attacking Nanyang immediately and protect Yanzhou with all his strength.In fact, Zhao Yunbei had already asked this question on behalf of the little emperor after Zhao Yunbei went to Jinyang, but at that time the situation in Yanzhou was relatively favorable, and there was no need to rush to fight Xuzhou. The situation may deteriorate, so they are asked to conquer Wancheng at all costs and occupy Nanyang first, but Xingtai did not accept his suggestion, but deliberately created a stalemate on the Nanyang battlefield. The purpose behind it is self-evident Metaphor.

I have also thought about handing over the Fengyun Iron Cavalry and the military forces of northern Xinjiang to the little emperor earlier, but the timing must be appropriate, and it is best that the little emperor wins a decisive victory in the counter-insurgency war and has made enough meritorious deeds However, the ministers in Xingtai are impatient, and perhaps many ministers in Chang'an are also impatient.The more critical the situation in Chang'an is, the more likely it is that they will go south to the capital, and the "Dong Zhuo disaster" is more likely to happen back then, so they tried every means to force themselves to hand over the force in northern Xinjiang as soon as possible, so as not to let the situation completely get out of control, and the country will suffer another disaster. Overturned, but the military force of Northern Xinjiang is like a rebellious wild horse. If you control it well, you will be invincible, but once you fail to control it, you will suffer from it. This is why I dare not hand over the military force of Northern Xinjiang as soon as possible. reason.

Li Hong stood in front of Tian Zhong's tombstone, gently touching the words on the tombstone, his thoughts could not help but fly to the desert, to the setting sun.Back then we didn't have the confidence to defeat the Xianbei people, and we didn't even dare to expect to be able to hit the sunset five thousand miles away, but we did it. Countless brothers fell on the journey for this dream, and countless brothers sacrificed their lives for the great man.Today's big men were bought by the martyrs with countless bones. The living must not let them down, and they must not let them cry bitterly under the nine springs.

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Zhao Yun rushed over, sweating profusely, "General, the eldest princess is happy, the eldest princess is pregnant with a child..."

Li Hong looked at Zhao Yun in surprise, and didn't speak for a long time.God, God...

"General, Master Xiangkai and Master Hua Tuo personally said that the eldest princess is not sick, so I am happy." Zhao Yun cupped his hands at Li Hong again and again, smiling, "Congratulations, General. I will come to announce the good news as soon as I get the news General, this time it must be a son, it must be a son... When Wen Ji was pregnant with a child, she reacted very violently, and she especially liked to eat sour food. Your Highness is also like this this time, most likely it is a son... ..."

Li Hong held his hands to the sky, remained silent, and there was no joy on his face.

Zhao Yun hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help but persuade in a low voice: "General, the matter has come to this, you should make a decision early. The eldest princess is pregnant with a child. Once the news reaches Chang'an and Xingtai, Jin Yang is very passive."

Li Hong nodded, with a bitter smile on his face, "The book tells the Xiongnu Da Shanyu Liu Bao, the northern Xianbei king Tuobatao, the southern Xianbei king Shehu, the eastern Xianbei king Kebixiong, the Hexi Xianbei king Budugeng, Please ask them to send special envoys to Jinyang day and night. There is something to discuss."

"Let's tell the Zhenbei Great General Yan Rou, Zhengbei General Xian Yuyin, Mobei Governor Tie Yue, Liaodong Governor Li Su, and Liaobei Governor She Yingtong, and ask them to recruit two thousand elite cavalry and rush to Jicheng to assemble. "

"Let's tell General Pang De, General Zhengxi, Jiang Wu, General Zhenxi, and Ma Chao, General Protecting Qiang, to recruit [-] elite cavalry each, and rush to Yicheng to assemble."

"Let's tell Liao General Xu Huang and Huben General Lei Zi to lead their own cavalry to go south to Juzhu Fortress and prepare to go south to the Central Plains."

Zhao Yun's face changed slightly, "General, should you report to the emperor and the court first, and ask the emperor to make an order..."

Li Hong sneered, "I am the great general of the Han Dynasty, and the prime minister who leads the Shangshutai. I still have the right to deploy troops."

Zhao Yun wiped the sweat off his face and hung his head in silence.

"In the evening, you invite the ministers to the Hou's mansion. I have something to say to them." Li Hong turned to face the mountains, and waved at Zhao Yun, "You go back first. I have to think carefully about some things. .”

Looking at Li Hong's back, Zhao Yun wanted to say something, hesitated again and again, but still sighed sadly, and bowed to leave.

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In the evening, Li Hong returned to the mansion and went straight to the back hall.

Li Wen happily greeted her, "Father, I have a younger brother, I have a younger brother..."

Li Hong gently hugged her into his arms, and said with a slight smile, "Don't you like having a younger sister?"

Li Wen smiled coquettishly, "I want to have a younger brother."

The father and daughter walked into the inner room talking and laughing.The eldest princess was lazily lying on the couch, whispering something to Xiao Yu and Feng Xue, a blush appeared on her fair face, and her smile was like a flower.Seeing Li Hong walking in, the eldest princess was suddenly very excited, and tears rolled down her face involuntarily.Xiaoyu and Fengxue looked at each other and smiled, and found an excuse to drag Li Wen out.

Li Hong sat on the couch and stretched out his arms to hug the eldest princess into his arms.The eldest princess hugged Li Hong, crying with joy, "Brother, I have a child, I am pregnant with your child, I don't want anything, I just want you and the child."

"Have you decided?"

"I've decided." The eldest princess looked at Li Hong and said affectionately, "When Master Xiangkai said that I was pregnant with a child, nothing in this world was important to me. I only want you and the child. I don’t want anything else, I don’t want anything else, you and my child are everything to me..."

Li Hong hugged her tightly, feeling as if he was hugging his own life, everything was gone.

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Grand Tutor Liu He sat across from Li Hong, looked at the smile on Li Hong's face, cupped his hands in congratulations and said, "General, congratulations. If the late emperor is still alive, he must be overjoyed to hear this good news..."

"How long have we known each other?" Li Wei asked suddenly.

"The two of us..." Liu He didn't know what Li Hong meant, and pointed to Li Hong in surprise, "The two of us... It's been 21 years. During the battle in Yicheng, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and I Jian Shuo was ordered to reward the army..." Liu He paused and sighed, "Things are different... Yuan Shao and Jian Shuo are both dead, Liu Biao's time in Xiangyang is numbered, and I am getting old..." Liu He stretched out his hands to hold up Li Hong's loose long hair, looked at the silver strands, and said with emotion, "You are old too, you see that your white hair is no less than mine... The world is about to settle down, and you should too. Your hair is tied up, don't be like a barbarian, always unkempt, how decent..."

The two looked at each other and laughed in unison.

"I don't know if it's because I'm old, but now I often think about the past." Li Hong said with a smile, "I saw your father for the first time in Luronse. The Xianbei people, go forward indomitably... If the boss is still alive, what will he say to me today?"

"You have tried your best." Liu He sighed, "When everyone dies, if you look back on the past before dying and feel that you have no regrets in this life, that is the greatest happiness."

"Before the old man died, what was the biggest regret?"

"I didn't see the ZTE of the big man." Liu He said, "But my father finally died in peace, because the big man still has you, he believes in you, and believes that you can turn the tide."

"I can't do it anymore..." Li Hong pointed to his chest, "I don't know how long I can live, maybe I, like the old man, can't see the resurgence of the big man."

Liu He looked at him thoughtfully, looking at the sadness in his eyes, his heart trembled slightly, and his eyes couldn't help but get a little moist.

"Are you going to lead the troops to the Central Plains yourself?"

Li Hong shook his head, "The big man has His Majesty, Zhao Yun, Lu Bu, and generals like Yan Rou, Pang De, Yan Wuwei, Wei Jun, enough, enough..."

Liu He was ecstatic. He looked at Li Hong in disbelief, trembling with excitement, choked up and said, "The general has decided?"

"It's decided." Li Hong said, "I will hand over the northern border force to His Majesty."

Liu He was full of grief and joy, and could no longer control his emotions, and burst into tears.Dahan finally embarked on the road of ZTE.Li Hong supported Dahan for more than 20 years, but also threatened Han Zuo. However, he finally abandoned his personal desires, did not repeat the mistakes of Dong Zhuo, and pushed Dahan firmly on the road to rise.

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"My people, what do you need me to do for you?" Liu He tried his best to suppress his emotions, and said in a hoarse voice, "When the court is stable, I will leave the court, this is the last thing I can do for you thing."

Li Hong smiled, "You are the oldest clan minister in the court, and only you can mediate this matter successfully."

"When you arrive at the Xingtai, you tell His Majesty to pardon everyone's capital crimes, everyone, and then he can issue an order to recruit northern Xinjiang cavalry to go south."

"Your Majesty must be 16 years old to be able to truly govern. Before that, the state affairs are jointly managed by the ministers. Prime Minister Li Wei, Grand Sima Xu Rong, Taiwei Zhang Yan, and Hushi General Zhao Yun are the four ministers of the Han Dynasty. In the Son of Heaven Before taking power, the four ministers cannot be changed."

"Where is the general?" Liu He asked in surprise, "You are no longer the Prime Minister?"

Li Hong shook his head, "For this crisis, both the prime minister and the ministers of the court are responsible. Therefore, the court's officials must be purged, those who should be exiled, those who should be imprisoned, and those who should be retained should be retained. If the position of the minister is vacant, let the army The commander-in-chief and governor of prefectures and counties returned to serve in the imperial court. Yushi, Yan Liang, Yan Rou, Hua Xiong, Huangfu Li, Zhang Baiqi, etc. could return to the imperial court. The positions of prefectures and counties were vacant, and the generals, generals Zhonglang, and school lieutenants in the army were appointed. Go to serve. These prestigious generals in the army have entered the court, which will help His Majesty promote new people in the army and establish his own prestige."

Liu He hesitated for a long time, and tentatively asked, "Is it appropriate for Li Wei to continue serving as the prime minister?"

"Either Li Wei will be prime minister, or I will be prime minister, choose one of the two." Li Hong said firmly, "You can make a choice."

Liu He smiled wryly, "The Prime Minister may retaliate..."

"I will warn him." Li Hong said, "his people, who should go down, will go down too. He is alone in the court and weak, and he can't make big waves."

Liu He sighed.It took Li Hong more than ten years to take advantage of the changing situation in the court to push all the people from northern Xinjiang into the court step by step. Is this a good thing or a bad thing for Dahan Zhongxing Daye?

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