Great Han Empire
Chapter 453
Chapter 453
After Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun fled to Liaodong, they were terrified when they saw Gongsun Zan leading the iron cavalry to kill the Karasuma people. They were worried that Gongsun Zan would go all the way to Dingxiang City and drive them all to extinction, so they hurriedly found Bai Lang Wang Qiuliju and Qiao Wang Su Puyan discussed the countermeasures.
What Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun meant was to ask the Xianbei people for help immediately, kill Gongsun Zan when he was short of troops, and then drive the Han army out of western and eastern Liaoning.Qiu Liju was unwilling. He said that the Xianbei people had long coveted Liaoxi and Liaodong, and they were worried that they would not find a chance to lead their troops south.Asking them for help at this time is undoubtedly leading wolves into the house and killing themselves.Su Puyan said that if we take the initiative to invite the Xianbei people to send troops, the Xianbei people will definitely ask us for a lot of money and take the opportunity to blackmail us, and they will take the entire Liaodong as their own.
Zhang Chun said, if we don't drive the Han army out of western Liaoning now, and wait until the leopards are free to support Gongsun Zan, then western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning will be completely over.Gongsun Zan is brutal by nature, and his methods are bloody. He is very likely to kill all the Karasuma people.In my opinion, it is better to ask the Xianbei people to send troops to help as soon as possible, kill Gongsun Zan, drive away the Han army, first stabilize the western and eastern Liaodong, and try to make a comeback.
Qiu Liju said that Xianbei people cannot be trusted.Some time ago, Mijia promised us to send troops to attack Lucheng and Yongnu to cut off the Han army’s food route and help us defeat Gongsun Zan, but so far we have not received any news of Xianbei sending troops. We only see that Gongsun Zan’s attacks are becoming more and more sharp. I doubt he's lying to us at all.The Xianbei people hope that we will be killed by the Han people so that they can take the opportunity to occupy western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning.
Since the Karasuma people resolutely refused to ask the Xianbei people for help, Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun had no choice but to give up.Zhang Chun immediately proposed the strategy of mobilizing all Karasuma tribes and gathering troops to lure Gongsun Zan to annihilate the enemy.
At the end of August, Zhang Chun led some remnants of soldiers pretending to deliver supplies to the Karasuma people, and successfully lured Gongsun Zan, who had been elusive and invisible.Zhang Chun immediately retreated to Guanzi City, which is more than 100 miles away from Liucheng.Gongsun Zan attacked Zhang Chunshi's vigilante army, but Zhang Chun couldn't defend, so he abandoned the city and fled in the evening.Gongsun Zan made a mistake. Instead of ordering the cavalry to continue the pursuit, he went into the city to take a break. He thought that the Karasuma people would be killed by him and no one would dare to provoke him.The Karasuma people originally wanted to wipe out Gongsun Zan on the outskirts of the city, but when they saw Gongsun Zan enter the city, they were all overjoyed, and they mobilized an army of [-] in one night to surround the small Guanzi City.Seeing that he was in a desperate situation, Gongsun Zan regretted it endlessly.If he was in ambush on the way out of the city to pursue, he could still lead his troops to break through, but now he can only stick to it and wait for reinforcements, hoping that the reinforcements will arrive at Guanzi City as soon as possible.While Gongsun Zan encouraged the soldiers to defend the city, he sent people to break out of the siege and ask Fei Rucheng for help.
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The leader of the Wuye tribe, Shemoci, came to Yuyang Camp.
Shemoci was invited by Li Hong.King Loulu of Shanggu Karasuma informed Li Hong several times that the Wuye tribe had frequently sent livestock and weapons to Danhan Mountain recently, and asked Li Hong whether he would send troops to block the border.Li Hong was overjoyed when he heard the news, and hurriedly ordered Lou Lu not to act rashly, just pretend he didn't see it.
She Moci knew the reason why Li Hong was looking for him.After exchanging pleasantries with Li Hong, he immediately said, after the Wuye tribe and the Bailu tribe helped the Han army defeat the rebels in Daijun and Shanggu Karasuma this time, the general gave us all the spoils, Lu Po and I Feng is very grateful to the General.Because there were a lot of loot, and some old Xianbei friends repeatedly offered to exchange them with generous terms, so I sold some of them one after another.If Mr. General thinks it is inappropriate, I will not sell it anymore, and keep it for the tribe to use.
Li Hong smiled and said, Marshal misunderstood, I didn't come to you for this matter, but for the Wuye tribe's territory.Shemoci was very nervous when he heard that, he wondered if Li Hong knew about his private help to Danhanshan, and he wanted to move his tribe to the border to prevent himself from taking the opportunity to rebel.He hurriedly wanted to explain, Li Hong waved his hand and said, the commander must have misunderstood again.Since I brought the Wuye Tribe to the Han Kingdom, of course I trusted you.The warriors of the Wuye tribe followed me in the north and south, fought bloody battles, and made great achievements for the Han Dynasty. How could I doubt you?How could they not trust the Wuye tribe?The warriors of the Wuye tribe are all my brothers, this life will never change.Shemoci was very excited and didn't know what to say for a long time.
Li Hong went on to say that in the Western Xinjiang War, we captured more than 2 Xianbei soldiers. After I told His Majesty, I have rewarded them to the Wuye tribe. Now these people are recruited by me as cavalry soldiers, and they are all serving the Han Dynasty.In the future, when the northern border is stabilized, these soldiers will come back, and the population of the Wuye tribe will increase significantly, and the Wuye tribe will become the largest and strongest tribe in Shanggu County, but your living territory is not enough.So I want to extend your territory towards Dai County, and give you a large area west of Qiushui, so that you will have more pastures, you can graze more livestock, and the lives of the people will be improved.If you agree, I will discuss it with Master Mu Liu of Youzhou, and then I will play to His Majesty.
Shocked and delighted, She Moci fell to the ground to thank him.Li Hong helped him up, and said with a smile, the Wuye tribe is already the Wuye tribe of the Han Kingdom, I trust you, and His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Kingdom also trusts you. Contribute to the stability of the northern frontier counties.She Moci heard that there was something in Li Hong's words, and his face showed shame.He sighed and said with emotion, how can I forget the kindness of my old friend and the love of my homeland in my life.
Li Hong said with a smile, this time, the commander should not have any scruples, just support Danhanshan.She Moci was startled at first, and then looked at Li Hong thoughtfully.Li Hong said that if the livestock and weapons of the Wuye tribe cannot meet the needs of Danhanshan, you can still borrow from Loulu and Lupofeng.I have already sent someone to tell the two of them that as long as you open your mouth and ask livestock for livestock, weapons for weapons, and even if necessary, you can lead your troops out of the country. If you are not strong enough, you can ask them for help. Will definitely help.
She Moci was dumbfounded.General, although I led the tribe to surrender to the Han, I am still a Xianbei, and I am still a loyal subordinate of King Tanshihuai. I will not help the Han take the initiative to deal with the Xianbei, and I will not send troops to the Xianbei for the Han.
Li Hong smiled and said, Marshal, this is purely your personal matter, it is a matter of your tribe, and has nothing to do with our Great Han Kingdom. As long as you do not harm the interests of our Great Han Kingdom, of course I support you to repay the kindness of the old friend. But just this time, next time, I won't agree.
Shemoci bowed gratefully and thanked again.Did the general expect it long ago?Li Hong smiled noncommittally, and said, I must drive the Xianbei people out of the border of the Han Dynasty.Is there anything else you need my help with?
She Moci smiled wryly, shook his head and said, did I do this for the Xianbei Kingdom or for the Great Han Kingdom?Is it for Tan Shihuai or for the General?Since Mr. General is well aware and has arranged everything, then I have nothing to say. Mr. General, please help if you need to help.
Li Hong patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, without you, the leader would have to do something, he has been cornered by Murong Feng and Tuoba Feng, if he doesn't do anything, he will die.
A flash of anger flashed in She Moci's eyes, and he said bitterly, how could Danhan Mountain allow others to wanton insults.
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After Li Hong saw off Shemo Ci, he thought for a long time.He thinks that the leader must have thought carefully about asking for help from Shemoci, because he must consider the consequences of asking for help from the Wuye tribe.If the leader wants to defeat Tuobafeng, he must rely on the Han army to hold Murongfeng and the Xiongnu rebels in the east and west directions, send troops to Yanmen Pass in the middle, and form a north-south pinch with him, otherwise, the leader will not dare to move. He could only watch helplessly as the opportunity passed by.In order to protect Khan Shan and his royal power, Kuitou wants to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to defeat Tuoba Feng.If the leader wanted to fight, but he didn't want to have anything to do with the Han people, he could only go through the Wuye tribe.After all, Shemoci is an old tribe of Danhan Mountain, Tan Shihuai's old subordinate, and the leader's master. No matter what, he can't refuse the leader's request for help.The leader's attempt to cover up his behavior is actually nothing more than deceiving himself.
Li Hong immediately wrote to Xu Rong urgently.Li Hong said that the leader is calling for reinforcements, and it is estimated that an attack on Tuobafeng will be launched soon. We can take this opportunity to gather troops to attack from Yanmen Pass, making it difficult for Tuobafeng to take care of both ends, forcing him to abandon the four northern counties.In this way, we can regain the lost ground in northern Xinjiang at the lowest cost, end the war in northern Xinjiang as soon as possible, and avoid the protracted war in northern Xinjiang from dragging down the national strength of the Han Dynasty.
Li Hong suggested that Xu Rong do everything possible to raise food, grass and weapons, and immediately recruit Sheyingtong's hussar battalion. Yang Feng's [-] yellow scarf troops muster at Yanmen Pass. The soldiers went out of Yanmen Pass, attacked all the way forward, and tried to win the four northern counties. Even if they couldn't win, at least the entire northern part of Yanmen County should be taken back to ensure that the road connecting Bingzhou and Youzhou was safe and smooth.
Li Hong said that at this time, use the hussars battalion to go north to attack and don't worry about the rebellion, because the Xianbei captives in the Western Xinjiang War were soldiers from Tanhan Mountain and Western Xianbei. They will definitely follow the Wuye tribe to support them in the event of civil strife in Xianbei Play Khan Mountain and support the king.Moreover, attacking with the hussar battalion is a blow to the reputation of Danhanshan and Kuitou.Regardless of whether Kuitou can defeat Tuobafeng or not, it is a fact that he united with the Wuye tribe, and other tribes in Xianbei will definitely suspect that Kuitou has colluded with the Han people.If Kuitou defeats Tuobafeng, he can not only occupy the territory of Xianbei in the north, but also consolidate the kingship, while the Han people can take the opportunity to take back the four northern counties.Who would believe this kind of mutually beneficial thing if the two sides did not communicate with each other beforehand?The leader defeated Tuobafeng, and he will definitely be hated and hated by other tribes in Xianbei. There will be more and more people who betray him, and all of them are justified.As humble as to be chaotic.
At the same time, Li Hong asked Qu Yi to immediately send troops to besiege Meiji, trap the Xiongnu rebels in the south of the Yellow River so that they could not support Tuoba Feng, and ordered Yang Feng and She Yingtong to immediately lead his troops to Yanmen Pass to assemble and wait for the pass to fight.
Li Hong only discussed this matter with Xian Yufu and Yushi, but made no noise.Now Bingzhou is busy helping the victims, the battle at Yanmenguan has just ended, the battle at Youzhou is still going on, and the preparations for the battle at Beijiang are underway. The new strategy of regaining the four northern counties will inevitably be questioned and criticized by all parties.The most urgent task now is to stabilize Bingzhou, restore the vitality after the Yanmen Pass war, and raise food, grass and military equipment to prepare for next year's war, rather than suddenly changing the established strategy to take advantage of the civil strife in Xianbei to go out and recover the four northern counties.What's more, neither Li Hong nor the Zhenbei General's Mansion has the right to temporarily change the imperial court's established northern border strategy.How can a major strategy related to national security be changed at will?
Li Hong knew that what he did was inappropriate, but he couldn't control his strong desire to recover the four northern counties.What if it works?Then next year's war in northern Xinjiang will be left to pacify the Huns rebels.If the war in northern Xinjiang subsides early, it will be a good thing for the entire northern Xinjiang and the country.Li Hong asked Xu Rong not to say anything. It is a good thing if this method succeeds, but if it fails, no one can catch the Zhenbei General's Mansion changing the court's northern border strategy privately.Li Hong believes that in order to promote the civil strife in Xianbei as soon as possible, it is necessary for Qu Yi to send troops to attack the Xiongnu rebels, and it is also necessary to station troops at Yanmen Pass.Without a reason to go out to fight, Yang Feng and Yingtong's [-]-strong army would have no food, supplies, and accompanying civilians.Even if Xu Rong tried his best to provide them with it, how would he explain this military expenditure to the court?
Li Hong said to Xu Rong, you and I wrote letters to the emperor at the same time under the pretext of opening up the road from Bingzhou to Youzhou and making preparations for the later battle, urging the emperor and the court to agree to our request.If the emperor and the court insist on not allowing it, we will make up for this expenditure with the emergency food, salaries and ordnance of the general's mansion in Zhenbei.If we succeed, all problems will naturally be solved. If we fail, this expenditure will be deducted from the military funds for the army to go out to fight next year.
Li Hong sent this top-secret letter with a fast ride of 1 miles, and then he ordered Gao Lan, who was stationed in Jicheng, to rush to Yuyang immediately to take part in the siege of Yuyang with an army of [-] who had trained for four months.These [-] people were captured by the Youzhou rebels in the past. Now that there are very few Youzhou rebels wiped out by Gongsun Zan, the possibility of these soldiers rebelling is very small, but many generals still expressed their loyalty to these soldiers. Great suspicion, advised Li Hong to use it with caution.But Li Hong said very confidently that as long as it is a barbarian, whether it is a rebel or an ordinary person, he will not hesitate, because we are all Han people.
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The battle situation in Youzhou has undergone a major reversal since Murong Feng left.First, the Youzhou rebels were annihilated and Feirucheng was lost. Then the Karasuma people in Dai and Shanggu counties were surrounded and surrendered, and then the Karasuma people in western and eastern Liaoning were chased and beaten by Gongsun Zan. The Xianbei people who came to help were even more unbearable. They were killed all the way back to Lulongsai by the Han army, and they also lost the Wucheng City and Xu Wucheng as a buffer.
Due to the situation, Murong Feng hastily returned to Huoyunyuan from Danhan Mountain. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, he personally rushed to Baitan City.White Sandalwood City is on the border north of Yanshan Mountain, four to five hundred miles away from Yuyang and Lulongsai.Master Xianbei of the east, Mi Jia, has been staying in Baitan City to direct the battle ahead.
After Murong Feng arrived at White Sandalwood City, Mi Jia asked with great concern about the details of the Yanmen Pass Battle and the recent situation of Danhan Mountain.Murong Feng was very worried, and was very worried about the situation in Xianbei Kingdom. He said that Tuoba Feng's army had been hit hard at Yanmen Pass, which was a major threat to the entire northern border of Xianbei Kingdom.Mi Jia said that although Tuoba Feng's strength has been damaged, it has little impact on the overall situation. He still has two allies, the Eastern Qiang and the Huns, and the army of the Han Kingdom is currently divided in various places in northern Xinjiang, and it cannot be concentrated enough in a short time. The force launched a counterattack.Even if Leopard wants to fight, the current national strength of the big man is simply unable to support it. It will take at least four or five years to fight.
Mi Jia asked tentatively, should he be completely eliminated while Tuoba Feng was dying?Murong Feng shook his head, saying that Tuoba Feng was already in danger, and he was no longer a threat to Danhanshan.Mi Jia said, if Tuoba Feng is not eliminated, what will happen in the future?Qian Man has grown up, is the leader really stepping down?Kill him, kill him now.
Murong Feng sighed: "The situation in northern Xinjiang is becoming more and more unfavorable to us. If we want to keep the victory, the most important thing at present is not to mess up. Once there is chaos in Xianbei, the opportunity for the Han people will come."
Mi Jia said disdainfully: "The national strength of the Han people is declining, and their successors are weak. Now there are disasters in the country. Under such circumstances, it is a miracle that they can stabilize the war situation. How can they have the strength to fight back? You think too much In my opinion, if you want to get rid of Tuoba Feng forever, now is the best opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you don’t do it now, when his vitality recovers, the civil strife in Xianbei will be even greater in the future.”
Murong Feng bowed his head and remained silent.
Xiong Ba, Li Kuangfeng and Su Li came from Yuyang and Lulongsai one after another.Murong Feng asked carefully about the situation of the battle, and then said, if Tuoba Feng is not damaged, we can form corners with him to firmly control the border county outside the Great Wall in northern Xinjiang, but now we can't, Tuoba Feng himself There is no guarantee. If we want to try our best to stabilize the war situation in northern Xinjiang, we can only take advantage of the current domestic disasters and crises in the Han Kingdom to hold the Han army back and make them unable to advance or retreat until the Han army cut off their food and salaries and retreated.As for the Karasuma people and the Youzhou rebels, we must help them, kill Gongsun Zan, and drive the Han army out of western and eastern Liaoning.Otherwise, the Han army lacks the right elbow, and may concentrate all its strength against us.
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Luoyang, Imperial Study Room.
Zhou Wang, the order of the central Tibetan government, reported the recent income and expenditure situation to the emperor, saying that although his majesty lost the benefits of salt and iron in Bingzhou and Hedong, but because his majesty reopened the salt and iron in various states and counties, the output of salt and iron in various places increased sharply , the income has greatly increased compared with the past, and in addition to the fact that the selling prices of officials at all levels in the Xiyuan Army have risen again and again in recent months, the number of imports into Wanjintang is still considerable.
The Son of Heaven asked Zhou Wang, since the floods in the Seven Counties, how many times have the price of food increased, how much did I earn from it?Zhou Wang said with a smile, the minister has already collected back the money from several giant merchants in Kanto and Jizhou, and the money earned by His Majesty is far more than the money His Majesty gave out for disaster relief.The emperor said unhappily, what's the point of earning money, not earning his own money?You go to the disaster-stricken state immediately and sell all the land I bought.
Zhou Wang asked in surprise, "Your Majesty, it's on credit for the sale now."The emperor smiled and said, I have already earned the money that should be earned, and I will not lose money even if this property is given away for free.Sell it, it's better than nothing at all.
Zhou Wang didn't dare to say more, and nodded repeatedly.The emperor asked again, I asked you to do the math a few days ago, after the Great War in Northern Xinjiang, can you figure out whether I lost money or made money?Zhou Wang said, Your Majesty, after careful calculation, His Majesty not only makes money, but doubles it.The emperor asked in disbelief, why?We can indeed earn a little back on food and armaments, but the military pay of hundreds of thousands of troops is completely lost.Zhou Wang said that His Majesty lent the money used in the Northern Xinjiang War to the Dasinong Mansion on credit, and the Dasinong Mansion had to withdraw money from the treasury year by year to return it to His Majesty. 20 years of interest, and the high food prices in recent years, His Majesty must at least double the income.Therefore, His Majesty suddenly wanted to sell the land, and I thought...
The emperor shook his hand and said solemnly: "I said that the fields in those places will be worthless immediately, not worth a single penny. After you go, first find a way to raise the land price, and then sell it. a little."
Zhou Wang immediately thought of something, his expression changed, and he nodded hastily.
"Don't leak the news, otherwise those fields are really worthless." The emperor sneered, "The rich and powerful everywhere have money, and you sell it to them. I didn't order them to donate money during the Northern Xinjiang War. You see They were all as happy as if they had dug up a mountain of gold. Huh, happy, I will make them cry right away.”
Zhou Wang smiled stiffly, not daring to respond.At this time, Master Situ Xuxiang entered the palace to meet the emperor.Zhou Wang hurriedly said goodbye and left.
Since Lord Sikong Dinggong left, Prime Minister Situ Xu has represented the two governments alone.The emperor said, Taiwei Ma Rixun just took office, and he is not familiar with everything, so let Master Situ do the affairs of the two prefectures.In this dynasty, Taiwei led Taichang, Guang Luxun, and Wei Wei, Situ led the three ministers of Taipu, Tingwei, and Dahonglu, and Sikong led Zongzheng, Da Sinong, and Shaofu.Since Situ Xuxiang is in charge of the affairs of the two governments, he has to take care of the affairs of the six ministers, so he is very busy all day long.This morning, he received Yu Fuluo, the great Shan of the Huns who came to Luoyang, and specially accompanied Yu Fuluo to have a meal. At the banquet, he received a shocking news. Killed the local county magistrate, opened the Licheng grain depot, and opened the depot to release grain without permission.
After listening to Xu Xiang's report, the emperor stood up and said to Jian Shuo, "I heard that the price of grain has increased, and the price of donkeys in Luoyang has also increased, is it true?"
Jian Shuo laughed and said, "Your Majesty, the price of donkeys has tripled."
"Okay, okay, Ai Qing will follow me to see the little donkeys, and sell the ones that have grown up."
The monarch and his ministers chatted and laughed all the way, and left.Xu Xiang knelt on the ground in a daze for a long time, scolded Jian Shuo countless times in his heart, and then went home listlessly.The emperor doesn't care about it, so what else does he care about?Xu Xiang immediately wrote to Jinan Mansion to arrest and kill him.
A few days later, similar incidents of looting grain depots, looting, burning and killing rich and powerful families happened frequently in the counties and counties in the disaster area.Xu Xiang didn't play anymore, so as not to be looked down upon by the emperor, he sent letters to all the prefectures, vigorously suppressed and killed the mob, and never tolerated the mob.
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September of the fifth year of Zhongping in the Han Dynasty (AD 188).
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Situ Xuxiang received a more terrible news at the beginning of this month. A plague broke out in a county in the disaster area, and a large number of victims died one after another. With the spread of the plague, the victims began to gather and riot in a small area.
Without hesitation, Xu Xiang immediately sent a letter to all counties and counties, ordering the governments to organize military forces to blockade the area where the plague broke out, kill all the people and animals in the plague area, and burn and bury all the corpses in the plague area.Regarding the riots, he still said the same thing, resolutely suppress and kill all the riot leaders and nine clans.
Xu Xiang entered the palace again to meet him.The weather has been hot recently, the emperor is not going to court, and he stays in the harem playing with the maids and concubines every day to cool off.Xu Xiang thought, a major event happened in the disaster area, if I don't report to His Majesty, if I don't want to find a solution, let these small disasters lead to a big riot, then my fate in the future will not be dismissed from office, but will be sent to prison and beheaded.
The emperor's attitude made Xu Xiang shudder.The emperor not only ignored him, but also ignored Xu Xiang at all, and left Situ, a majestic Han Dynasty, to sit in the imperial study for a whole day.Xu Xiang didn't get an answer from the emperor until dark.The emperor said to deal with things by himself, don't bother me with everything, if all the officials come here to ask questions, will I still live?What do I want you, Master Situ, to do?Xu Xiang had no choice but to go home unhappy.
When Xu Xiang returned home, the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he hurried to the former Taiwei Fan Ling's house to discuss.Fan Ling couldn't think about it because of his dismissal, he lost a lot of weight, and looked angry and depressed.After hearing what Xu Xiang said, his expression changed drastically, and he pointed at Xu Xiang in horror and said, "Your Majesty is going to kill you, Your Majesty is going to kill you." Xu Xiang was so dumbfounded that he was speechless for a long time.
"Why did His Majesty kill me?"
"Confused, you are confused." Fan Ling said, "You still can't see the current situation. Your Majesty is trying to curry favor with scholars for the sake of the emperor's order. In order to get Ma Rixun into the position of Taiwei, His Majesty, He didn’t even want the treasures in his Ten Thousand Gold Hall, why? Didn’t he just want to win over the scholars and make them grateful for supporting him in abolishing his son and establishing a concubine. As long as the scholars don’t object, who else in this world can stop His Majesty?”
"Why did Your Majesty kill me?" Xu Xiang was still puzzled, "I am the Patriarch of the Xu Clan."
"Because in the eyes of those pretentious scholars, you, I, and the traitors are all part of the same party, and they are all people who should be killed. Killing you, the head of the Xu family, can calm down the hatred of the scholars against the traitors, and you can get Appreciation and support of scholars.”
Xu Xiang was furious when he heard the words, "What do we have to do with the traitors? Isn't it just the ministers of the same palace? Yuan She, Yuan Kai's relative, is still a regular servant of the Central Committee. Why isn't he part of the traitors? They say we are black and we are black. Yes, they say that we are white and we are white. What kind of world is this? They are scholars and we are not scholars? Isn’t this referring to a deer as a horse, planting a frame and blaming it? Could it be that the emperor wants to kill me because of this?”
Fan Ling said bitterly: "The Son of Heaven doesn't want to kill Zhao Zhong, Zhang Rang, or Zhongguan, so I have to kill you."
Xu Xiang was trembling with anger.It's not that he doesn't know that the emperor is deliberately framing him and wants to take the opportunity to kill him, but he just doesn't want to admit it.He has worked hard all his life, and he finally became a Sangong. He worked hard, worked hard, and worked hard for this great Han country, but in the end he got this ending.
"Although the Son of Heaven is trying to please the scholars, how could these people easily agree to His Majesty's abolition of his wife and establishment of his concubine?" Fan Ling sneered, "I'm afraid His Majesty is shooting himself in the foot. If these scholars threaten His Majesty at a critical time, If you don't get rid of the middle officials, you won't establish Xiao Dong Hou, so I want to see how His Majesty will end up?"
"Your Majesty will kill middle officials?" Xu Xiang shook his head and smiled wryly, "Even if Your Majesty kills these heinous middle officials, there will still be eunuchs in the palace, and there will be a second Zhao Zhong and a second Jian Shuo. Pig brains. The current court of my Great Han Kingdom is the four major forces of middle officials, foreign relatives, gentry, clans, and clans that restrict each other. Whoever wants to dominate is impossible. This is the court of my Great Han Kingdom. , They actually thought that they could control the power alone. What a joke, how could the emperor let the gentry hold the power alone? Would the emperor still have imperial power? Then why did Emperor Wu use the inner court to control the outer court? It's a joke, it's a pity Help famous scholars..."
"Your Majesty will not kill middle officials, but he will kill us to win the favor of the scholars." Fan Ling said angrily, "Tomorrow, you will kneel outside the gate of the North Palace with the memorial on your back, and plead guilty to the emperor and the people of the world. Before the disaster victims riot and the plague has not yet broken out, please resign and go home, and save your own life first."
Xu Xiang was both angry and chilled, and nodded repeatedly in extreme pain. Suddenly, he remembered something, looked at Fan Ling in horror and said: "Could it be that Your Majesty is ignoring the lives of millions of victims just to kill me alone...? "
Fan Ling suddenly came to his senses, pointing at Xu Xiang dumbfounded, and said, "Millions of disaster victims rioted? What about the battle in northern Xinjiang?"
"What about the battle in the northern border..." Xu Xiang stood up abruptly, and shouted angrily, "We are all playing tricks on His Majesty."
"In His Majesty's heart, there is only the little prince. How can there be a country like our great Han country?"
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The next day, there was a sea of people outside the Beigong Gate.
Situ Xu Xiang of the Great Han Kingdom knelt outside the palace gate, holding an apology form in his hand, weeping, and recited aloud.
He said that millions of victims in the seven prefectures affected by the disaster were starved, plagued everywhere, and their bones were piled up because of the lack of relief from the imperial court.Faced with tens of thousands of people, Xiang Xiang loudly declared that he had committed a serious crime and was willing to plead guilty and go to prison.Xu Xiang also reported dozens of officials who were corrupt and perverted the law during the disaster relief. Without exception, these dozens of people were all former officials of the aristocratic families. For a while, the angry roar of the Luoyang people resounded through the Beigong.
The emperor couldn't stay in the harem any longer, so he had to go to court.He ignored the government for more than a month, regardless of the life and death of the victims, and the people complained outside the Beigong gate, and they almost didn't call him a faint king.That's called scolding so loud that even the deaf can hear it.The Son of Heaven looked at Xu Xiang, who was kneeling on the ground, with a ferocious expression, and his small round eyes almost burst into flames.
Xu Xiang was dismissed and went home.All the officials reported by Xu Xiang who worked in Beijing were sent to prison, and those who worked in various states and counties were immediately arrested.The emperor said that disaster relief is related to the life and death of the common people, and the survival of the great man. Anyone who is corrupt and perverts the law will be punished and killed, which will harm the three clans.The ministers were astonished, they dared not vent their breath, and Ren Tianzi roared in the court.Doctor Guanglu Yuan Feng's face was livid with anger, wishing he could kick Xu Xiang to death.Among the dozens of officials, 17 were the disciples of the Yuan Clan.But he couldn't retaliate, so he could only endure this tone.The disciples of the Xu family also have corrupt officials, but if everyone continues to expose each other like this, it will be you who will be unlucky in the end. Forget it, bear it, and find a chance to kill you again.
Now that Situ has been dismissed and Sikong is away, the emperor immediately decreed that Taiwei Ma Rixun will be in charge of the Sangong Mansion alone.All the ministers were stunned.Taiwei Ma Rixun has full power to deal with the affairs of the Sangong, how much power does that have?Facing the angry, red-faced and ferocious emperor, none of the ministers dared to speak out to persuade them, and they all vaguely felt that a major event in the Han Dynasty was about to happen.
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General He Jin hurried back to the General's Mansion and went straight into the study.
What happened today was so sudden and shocking that he was caught off guard and at a loss as to what to do. The shadow of death descended from the sky like a mountain and overwhelmed him. He felt that he was about to suffocate.The Son of Heaven didn't just put the knife on his neck, but already cut it into three points.He felt that he was incompetent. Compared with the emperor who was as weak as a bamboo pole, he was really incompetent.How did the situation suddenly become so dangerous?What kind of overturning method did the Son of Heaven use to shatter all his advantages in the blink of an eye?He couldn't find the answer, his mind was in chaos, and there was only fear in his heart.
He Yong, Yuan Shao, Zhang Miao, and Xu You were sitting in the study discussing what happened outside the gate of the North Palace and in the court hall. When they saw He Jin coming in, they all got up and saluted.
He Jin's face was ashen, and he stared at He Yong with blank eyes.The celestial phenomenon mentioned by Mr. Zijiang does not seem to refer to the emperor, but to me.He calmed down a bit, and asked, "Mr. Zijiang really said that?"
He Yong smiled calmly and said: "General, don't worry. Xu Xiangbei's pleading outside the gate of the palace is just to save himself. Once Xu Xiang leaves, the power of treacherous eunuchs in the court will be greatly reduced, and our situation is getting worse and worse. The better, didn't the general see it."
He Jin bowed his head and remained silent.Today's Son of Heaven has Shang Shutai controlling the power inside, Taiwei Ma Rixun alone in charge of the Sangong Mansion outside, and General Zhenbei in northern Xinjiang who holds a heavy army. His imperial power is unprecedented and unprecedented. What else can he do?Now the gentry is in charge of all the affairs of this station and government, and the power of the gentry has suddenly changed from the weakest to the strongest, and suddenly they are above the government and the opposition to persuade the world.Why did the gentry suddenly become noble?Is it because the emperor needs them to govern the country?Need their talents?Why didn't God use them in the past?These gentry must have agreed to the emperor's abolition of his sons and establishment of his concubines, that's why the emperor reused them in this way, and he couldn't wait so much.Despicable and shameless scholar.He Jin cursed secretly.
He Yong explained it eloquently, and then said: "At present, the emperor's weight is estimated to be resolved soon. However, he has several uncertain problems bothering him. One is how many ministers What are the final conditions for the ministers to support him in abolishing the imperial concubine and establishing the concubine? Even if the ministers agree to abolish the imperial concubine and establish the concubine, how will the affairs of the empress, the eldest prince, and the general be properly handled? The second question is The war in Xinjiang, the first stage of the war in northern Xinjiang has not yet been completed. When will the battle in Youzhou end? When will General Zhenbei lead his army back to Bingzhou? If the victims of the disaster riot, will the war in northern Xinjiang continue? If it cannot continue In the war in northern Xinjiang, will the support conditions of the scholars change? The third question is the Northern Army. The Northern Army has been stationed in Gyeonggi. If you want to solve the imperial dispute without bloodshed, you must first solve the Northern Army. At present, the Western The army has no combat effectiveness, and it will take at least a year for the Xiyuan army to have combat effectiveness, but the emperor's actions today are obvious, he can't wait, how will the emperor properly deal with the northern army?"
"General, what do you think is the key to these issues?" He Yong smiled, "It's the Youzhou War. When the Youzhou War ends, the emperor will start to establish the imperial order. The army of General Zhenbei is the guarantee for me. The foundation of the great Han country."
"The impact of the disaster victims' riots on the Great Han Kingdom is actually far less than that of the northern Xinjiang war. Moreover, the emperor ignored the life and death of the disaster victims and allowed them to rebel and riot. The purpose of power, he must have a purpose. What is the purpose? I can't think of it. Does the emperor not want to fight the battle of northern Xinjiang? Does he want to use this to threaten General Zhenbei and force him to follow him firmly? I don't know , I can't figure it out."
He Yong was silent in thought.Yuan Shao went on to say that the conflict between us and the emperor lies in whether to kill the traitor or not.If the emperor does not kill, it is difficult to establish the emperor's rule, but the emperor has an invincible weapon in his hand, that is Li Hong, the general of Zhenbei.Therefore, the current situation is very unfavorable to both the ministers of the DPRK and China and you, the general.If the emperor solves the northern army, then he will no longer have any resistance to establishing the imperial line.Under Li Hong's iron cavalry, would the scholars dare not agree?Unless you don't want the Han Dynasty.
"So, the general is about to leave Beijing, and he will take the Northern Army out of Beijing no matter what. Under the current situation, the Northern Army is more threatening to the emperor outside than the Northern Army in Beijing." Yuan Shao said firmly, " Only when the northern army goes out of Beijing and the emperor feels that the threat is eliminated, he will continue to fight the Northern Xinjiang War without hesitation. As long as the Zhenbei generals leave the fortress, the emperor will lose the initiative to establish the imperial line, and he will fall into the trap of scholars. And the double dilemma of the northern army. As long as the general resolutely kills the traitors, the powerful scholars will resolutely support you, then the emperor can be established."
The general let out a long breath, and said with a wry smile: "The disaster victims are rioting, only when the disaster victims are rioting can we leave Beijing."
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After Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun fled to Liaodong, they were terrified when they saw Gongsun Zan leading the iron cavalry to kill the Karasuma people. They were worried that Gongsun Zan would go all the way to Dingxiang City and drive them all to extinction, so they hurriedly found Bai Lang Wang Qiuliju and Qiao Wang Su Puyan discussed the countermeasures.
What Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun meant was to ask the Xianbei people for help immediately, kill Gongsun Zan when he was short of troops, and then drive the Han army out of western and eastern Liaoning.Qiu Liju was unwilling. He said that the Xianbei people had long coveted Liaoxi and Liaodong, and they were worried that they would not find a chance to lead their troops south.Asking them for help at this time is undoubtedly leading wolves into the house and killing themselves.Su Puyan said that if we take the initiative to invite the Xianbei people to send troops, the Xianbei people will definitely ask us for a lot of money and take the opportunity to blackmail us, and they will take the entire Liaodong as their own.
Zhang Chun said, if we don't drive the Han army out of western Liaoning now, and wait until the leopards are free to support Gongsun Zan, then western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning will be completely over.Gongsun Zan is brutal by nature, and his methods are bloody. He is very likely to kill all the Karasuma people.In my opinion, it is better to ask the Xianbei people to send troops to help as soon as possible, kill Gongsun Zan, drive away the Han army, first stabilize the western and eastern Liaodong, and try to make a comeback.
Qiu Liju said that Xianbei people cannot be trusted.Some time ago, Mijia promised us to send troops to attack Lucheng and Yongnu to cut off the Han army’s food route and help us defeat Gongsun Zan, but so far we have not received any news of Xianbei sending troops. We only see that Gongsun Zan’s attacks are becoming more and more sharp. I doubt he's lying to us at all.The Xianbei people hope that we will be killed by the Han people so that they can take the opportunity to occupy western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning.
Since the Karasuma people resolutely refused to ask the Xianbei people for help, Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun had no choice but to give up.Zhang Chun immediately proposed the strategy of mobilizing all Karasuma tribes and gathering troops to lure Gongsun Zan to annihilate the enemy.
At the end of August, Zhang Chun led some remnants of soldiers pretending to deliver supplies to the Karasuma people, and successfully lured Gongsun Zan, who had been elusive and invisible.Zhang Chun immediately retreated to Guanzi City, which is more than 100 miles away from Liucheng.Gongsun Zan attacked Zhang Chunshi's vigilante army, but Zhang Chun couldn't defend, so he abandoned the city and fled in the evening.Gongsun Zan made a mistake. Instead of ordering the cavalry to continue the pursuit, he went into the city to take a break. He thought that the Karasuma people would be killed by him and no one would dare to provoke him.The Karasuma people originally wanted to wipe out Gongsun Zan on the outskirts of the city, but when they saw Gongsun Zan enter the city, they were all overjoyed, and they mobilized an army of [-] in one night to surround the small Guanzi City.Seeing that he was in a desperate situation, Gongsun Zan regretted it endlessly.If he was in ambush on the way out of the city to pursue, he could still lead his troops to break through, but now he can only stick to it and wait for reinforcements, hoping that the reinforcements will arrive at Guanzi City as soon as possible.While Gongsun Zan encouraged the soldiers to defend the city, he sent people to break out of the siege and ask Fei Rucheng for help.
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The leader of the Wuye tribe, Shemoci, came to Yuyang Camp.
Shemoci was invited by Li Hong.King Loulu of Shanggu Karasuma informed Li Hong several times that the Wuye tribe had frequently sent livestock and weapons to Danhan Mountain recently, and asked Li Hong whether he would send troops to block the border.Li Hong was overjoyed when he heard the news, and hurriedly ordered Lou Lu not to act rashly, just pretend he didn't see it.
She Moci knew the reason why Li Hong was looking for him.After exchanging pleasantries with Li Hong, he immediately said, after the Wuye tribe and the Bailu tribe helped the Han army defeat the rebels in Daijun and Shanggu Karasuma this time, the general gave us all the spoils, Lu Po and I Feng is very grateful to the General.Because there were a lot of loot, and some old Xianbei friends repeatedly offered to exchange them with generous terms, so I sold some of them one after another.If Mr. General thinks it is inappropriate, I will not sell it anymore, and keep it for the tribe to use.
Li Hong smiled and said, Marshal misunderstood, I didn't come to you for this matter, but for the Wuye tribe's territory.Shemoci was very nervous when he heard that, he wondered if Li Hong knew about his private help to Danhanshan, and he wanted to move his tribe to the border to prevent himself from taking the opportunity to rebel.He hurriedly wanted to explain, Li Hong waved his hand and said, the commander must have misunderstood again.Since I brought the Wuye Tribe to the Han Kingdom, of course I trusted you.The warriors of the Wuye tribe followed me in the north and south, fought bloody battles, and made great achievements for the Han Dynasty. How could I doubt you?How could they not trust the Wuye tribe?The warriors of the Wuye tribe are all my brothers, this life will never change.Shemoci was very excited and didn't know what to say for a long time.
Li Hong went on to say that in the Western Xinjiang War, we captured more than 2 Xianbei soldiers. After I told His Majesty, I have rewarded them to the Wuye tribe. Now these people are recruited by me as cavalry soldiers, and they are all serving the Han Dynasty.In the future, when the northern border is stabilized, these soldiers will come back, and the population of the Wuye tribe will increase significantly, and the Wuye tribe will become the largest and strongest tribe in Shanggu County, but your living territory is not enough.So I want to extend your territory towards Dai County, and give you a large area west of Qiushui, so that you will have more pastures, you can graze more livestock, and the lives of the people will be improved.If you agree, I will discuss it with Master Mu Liu of Youzhou, and then I will play to His Majesty.
Shocked and delighted, She Moci fell to the ground to thank him.Li Hong helped him up, and said with a smile, the Wuye tribe is already the Wuye tribe of the Han Kingdom, I trust you, and His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Kingdom also trusts you. Contribute to the stability of the northern frontier counties.She Moci heard that there was something in Li Hong's words, and his face showed shame.He sighed and said with emotion, how can I forget the kindness of my old friend and the love of my homeland in my life.
Li Hong said with a smile, this time, the commander should not have any scruples, just support Danhanshan.She Moci was startled at first, and then looked at Li Hong thoughtfully.Li Hong said that if the livestock and weapons of the Wuye tribe cannot meet the needs of Danhanshan, you can still borrow from Loulu and Lupofeng.I have already sent someone to tell the two of them that as long as you open your mouth and ask livestock for livestock, weapons for weapons, and even if necessary, you can lead your troops out of the country. If you are not strong enough, you can ask them for help. Will definitely help.
She Moci was dumbfounded.General, although I led the tribe to surrender to the Han, I am still a Xianbei, and I am still a loyal subordinate of King Tanshihuai. I will not help the Han take the initiative to deal with the Xianbei, and I will not send troops to the Xianbei for the Han.
Li Hong smiled and said, Marshal, this is purely your personal matter, it is a matter of your tribe, and has nothing to do with our Great Han Kingdom. As long as you do not harm the interests of our Great Han Kingdom, of course I support you to repay the kindness of the old friend. But just this time, next time, I won't agree.
Shemoci bowed gratefully and thanked again.Did the general expect it long ago?Li Hong smiled noncommittally, and said, I must drive the Xianbei people out of the border of the Han Dynasty.Is there anything else you need my help with?
She Moci smiled wryly, shook his head and said, did I do this for the Xianbei Kingdom or for the Great Han Kingdom?Is it for Tan Shihuai or for the General?Since Mr. General is well aware and has arranged everything, then I have nothing to say. Mr. General, please help if you need to help.
Li Hong patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, without you, the leader would have to do something, he has been cornered by Murong Feng and Tuoba Feng, if he doesn't do anything, he will die.
A flash of anger flashed in She Moci's eyes, and he said bitterly, how could Danhan Mountain allow others to wanton insults.
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After Li Hong saw off Shemo Ci, he thought for a long time.He thinks that the leader must have thought carefully about asking for help from Shemoci, because he must consider the consequences of asking for help from the Wuye tribe.If the leader wants to defeat Tuobafeng, he must rely on the Han army to hold Murongfeng and the Xiongnu rebels in the east and west directions, send troops to Yanmen Pass in the middle, and form a north-south pinch with him, otherwise, the leader will not dare to move. He could only watch helplessly as the opportunity passed by.In order to protect Khan Shan and his royal power, Kuitou wants to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to defeat Tuoba Feng.If the leader wanted to fight, but he didn't want to have anything to do with the Han people, he could only go through the Wuye tribe.After all, Shemoci is an old tribe of Danhan Mountain, Tan Shihuai's old subordinate, and the leader's master. No matter what, he can't refuse the leader's request for help.The leader's attempt to cover up his behavior is actually nothing more than deceiving himself.
Li Hong immediately wrote to Xu Rong urgently.Li Hong said that the leader is calling for reinforcements, and it is estimated that an attack on Tuobafeng will be launched soon. We can take this opportunity to gather troops to attack from Yanmen Pass, making it difficult for Tuobafeng to take care of both ends, forcing him to abandon the four northern counties.In this way, we can regain the lost ground in northern Xinjiang at the lowest cost, end the war in northern Xinjiang as soon as possible, and avoid the protracted war in northern Xinjiang from dragging down the national strength of the Han Dynasty.
Li Hong suggested that Xu Rong do everything possible to raise food, grass and weapons, and immediately recruit Sheyingtong's hussar battalion. Yang Feng's [-] yellow scarf troops muster at Yanmen Pass. The soldiers went out of Yanmen Pass, attacked all the way forward, and tried to win the four northern counties. Even if they couldn't win, at least the entire northern part of Yanmen County should be taken back to ensure that the road connecting Bingzhou and Youzhou was safe and smooth.
Li Hong said that at this time, use the hussars battalion to go north to attack and don't worry about the rebellion, because the Xianbei captives in the Western Xinjiang War were soldiers from Tanhan Mountain and Western Xianbei. They will definitely follow the Wuye tribe to support them in the event of civil strife in Xianbei Play Khan Mountain and support the king.Moreover, attacking with the hussar battalion is a blow to the reputation of Danhanshan and Kuitou.Regardless of whether Kuitou can defeat Tuobafeng or not, it is a fact that he united with the Wuye tribe, and other tribes in Xianbei will definitely suspect that Kuitou has colluded with the Han people.If Kuitou defeats Tuobafeng, he can not only occupy the territory of Xianbei in the north, but also consolidate the kingship, while the Han people can take the opportunity to take back the four northern counties.Who would believe this kind of mutually beneficial thing if the two sides did not communicate with each other beforehand?The leader defeated Tuobafeng, and he will definitely be hated and hated by other tribes in Xianbei. There will be more and more people who betray him, and all of them are justified.As humble as to be chaotic.
At the same time, Li Hong asked Qu Yi to immediately send troops to besiege Meiji, trap the Xiongnu rebels in the south of the Yellow River so that they could not support Tuoba Feng, and ordered Yang Feng and She Yingtong to immediately lead his troops to Yanmen Pass to assemble and wait for the pass to fight.
Li Hong only discussed this matter with Xian Yufu and Yushi, but made no noise.Now Bingzhou is busy helping the victims, the battle at Yanmenguan has just ended, the battle at Youzhou is still going on, and the preparations for the battle at Beijiang are underway. The new strategy of regaining the four northern counties will inevitably be questioned and criticized by all parties.The most urgent task now is to stabilize Bingzhou, restore the vitality after the Yanmen Pass war, and raise food, grass and military equipment to prepare for next year's war, rather than suddenly changing the established strategy to take advantage of the civil strife in Xianbei to go out and recover the four northern counties.What's more, neither Li Hong nor the Zhenbei General's Mansion has the right to temporarily change the imperial court's established northern border strategy.How can a major strategy related to national security be changed at will?
Li Hong knew that what he did was inappropriate, but he couldn't control his strong desire to recover the four northern counties.What if it works?Then next year's war in northern Xinjiang will be left to pacify the Huns rebels.If the war in northern Xinjiang subsides early, it will be a good thing for the entire northern Xinjiang and the country.Li Hong asked Xu Rong not to say anything. It is a good thing if this method succeeds, but if it fails, no one can catch the Zhenbei General's Mansion changing the court's northern border strategy privately.Li Hong believes that in order to promote the civil strife in Xianbei as soon as possible, it is necessary for Qu Yi to send troops to attack the Xiongnu rebels, and it is also necessary to station troops at Yanmen Pass.Without a reason to go out to fight, Yang Feng and Yingtong's [-]-strong army would have no food, supplies, and accompanying civilians.Even if Xu Rong tried his best to provide them with it, how would he explain this military expenditure to the court?
Li Hong said to Xu Rong, you and I wrote letters to the emperor at the same time under the pretext of opening up the road from Bingzhou to Youzhou and making preparations for the later battle, urging the emperor and the court to agree to our request.If the emperor and the court insist on not allowing it, we will make up for this expenditure with the emergency food, salaries and ordnance of the general's mansion in Zhenbei.If we succeed, all problems will naturally be solved. If we fail, this expenditure will be deducted from the military funds for the army to go out to fight next year.
Li Hong sent this top-secret letter with a fast ride of 1 miles, and then he ordered Gao Lan, who was stationed in Jicheng, to rush to Yuyang immediately to take part in the siege of Yuyang with an army of [-] who had trained for four months.These [-] people were captured by the Youzhou rebels in the past. Now that there are very few Youzhou rebels wiped out by Gongsun Zan, the possibility of these soldiers rebelling is very small, but many generals still expressed their loyalty to these soldiers. Great suspicion, advised Li Hong to use it with caution.But Li Hong said very confidently that as long as it is a barbarian, whether it is a rebel or an ordinary person, he will not hesitate, because we are all Han people.
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The battle situation in Youzhou has undergone a major reversal since Murong Feng left.First, the Youzhou rebels were annihilated and Feirucheng was lost. Then the Karasuma people in Dai and Shanggu counties were surrounded and surrendered, and then the Karasuma people in western and eastern Liaoning were chased and beaten by Gongsun Zan. The Xianbei people who came to help were even more unbearable. They were killed all the way back to Lulongsai by the Han army, and they also lost the Wucheng City and Xu Wucheng as a buffer.
Due to the situation, Murong Feng hastily returned to Huoyunyuan from Danhan Mountain. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, he personally rushed to Baitan City.White Sandalwood City is on the border north of Yanshan Mountain, four to five hundred miles away from Yuyang and Lulongsai.Master Xianbei of the east, Mi Jia, has been staying in Baitan City to direct the battle ahead.
After Murong Feng arrived at White Sandalwood City, Mi Jia asked with great concern about the details of the Yanmen Pass Battle and the recent situation of Danhan Mountain.Murong Feng was very worried, and was very worried about the situation in Xianbei Kingdom. He said that Tuoba Feng's army had been hit hard at Yanmen Pass, which was a major threat to the entire northern border of Xianbei Kingdom.Mi Jia said that although Tuoba Feng's strength has been damaged, it has little impact on the overall situation. He still has two allies, the Eastern Qiang and the Huns, and the army of the Han Kingdom is currently divided in various places in northern Xinjiang, and it cannot be concentrated enough in a short time. The force launched a counterattack.Even if Leopard wants to fight, the current national strength of the big man is simply unable to support it. It will take at least four or five years to fight.
Mi Jia asked tentatively, should he be completely eliminated while Tuoba Feng was dying?Murong Feng shook his head, saying that Tuoba Feng was already in danger, and he was no longer a threat to Danhanshan.Mi Jia said, if Tuoba Feng is not eliminated, what will happen in the future?Qian Man has grown up, is the leader really stepping down?Kill him, kill him now.
Murong Feng sighed: "The situation in northern Xinjiang is becoming more and more unfavorable to us. If we want to keep the victory, the most important thing at present is not to mess up. Once there is chaos in Xianbei, the opportunity for the Han people will come."
Mi Jia said disdainfully: "The national strength of the Han people is declining, and their successors are weak. Now there are disasters in the country. Under such circumstances, it is a miracle that they can stabilize the war situation. How can they have the strength to fight back? You think too much In my opinion, if you want to get rid of Tuoba Feng forever, now is the best opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you don’t do it now, when his vitality recovers, the civil strife in Xianbei will be even greater in the future.”
Murong Feng bowed his head and remained silent.
Xiong Ba, Li Kuangfeng and Su Li came from Yuyang and Lulongsai one after another.Murong Feng asked carefully about the situation of the battle, and then said, if Tuoba Feng is not damaged, we can form corners with him to firmly control the border county outside the Great Wall in northern Xinjiang, but now we can't, Tuoba Feng himself There is no guarantee. If we want to try our best to stabilize the war situation in northern Xinjiang, we can only take advantage of the current domestic disasters and crises in the Han Kingdom to hold the Han army back and make them unable to advance or retreat until the Han army cut off their food and salaries and retreated.As for the Karasuma people and the Youzhou rebels, we must help them, kill Gongsun Zan, and drive the Han army out of western and eastern Liaoning.Otherwise, the Han army lacks the right elbow, and may concentrate all its strength against us.
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Luoyang, Imperial Study Room.
Zhou Wang, the order of the central Tibetan government, reported the recent income and expenditure situation to the emperor, saying that although his majesty lost the benefits of salt and iron in Bingzhou and Hedong, but because his majesty reopened the salt and iron in various states and counties, the output of salt and iron in various places increased sharply , the income has greatly increased compared with the past, and in addition to the fact that the selling prices of officials at all levels in the Xiyuan Army have risen again and again in recent months, the number of imports into Wanjintang is still considerable.
The Son of Heaven asked Zhou Wang, since the floods in the Seven Counties, how many times have the price of food increased, how much did I earn from it?Zhou Wang said with a smile, the minister has already collected back the money from several giant merchants in Kanto and Jizhou, and the money earned by His Majesty is far more than the money His Majesty gave out for disaster relief.The emperor said unhappily, what's the point of earning money, not earning his own money?You go to the disaster-stricken state immediately and sell all the land I bought.
Zhou Wang asked in surprise, "Your Majesty, it's on credit for the sale now."The emperor smiled and said, I have already earned the money that should be earned, and I will not lose money even if this property is given away for free.Sell it, it's better than nothing at all.
Zhou Wang didn't dare to say more, and nodded repeatedly.The emperor asked again, I asked you to do the math a few days ago, after the Great War in Northern Xinjiang, can you figure out whether I lost money or made money?Zhou Wang said, Your Majesty, after careful calculation, His Majesty not only makes money, but doubles it.The emperor asked in disbelief, why?We can indeed earn a little back on food and armaments, but the military pay of hundreds of thousands of troops is completely lost.Zhou Wang said that His Majesty lent the money used in the Northern Xinjiang War to the Dasinong Mansion on credit, and the Dasinong Mansion had to withdraw money from the treasury year by year to return it to His Majesty. 20 years of interest, and the high food prices in recent years, His Majesty must at least double the income.Therefore, His Majesty suddenly wanted to sell the land, and I thought...
The emperor shook his hand and said solemnly: "I said that the fields in those places will be worthless immediately, not worth a single penny. After you go, first find a way to raise the land price, and then sell it. a little."
Zhou Wang immediately thought of something, his expression changed, and he nodded hastily.
"Don't leak the news, otherwise those fields are really worthless." The emperor sneered, "The rich and powerful everywhere have money, and you sell it to them. I didn't order them to donate money during the Northern Xinjiang War. You see They were all as happy as if they had dug up a mountain of gold. Huh, happy, I will make them cry right away.”
Zhou Wang smiled stiffly, not daring to respond.At this time, Master Situ Xuxiang entered the palace to meet the emperor.Zhou Wang hurriedly said goodbye and left.
Since Lord Sikong Dinggong left, Prime Minister Situ Xu has represented the two governments alone.The emperor said, Taiwei Ma Rixun just took office, and he is not familiar with everything, so let Master Situ do the affairs of the two prefectures.In this dynasty, Taiwei led Taichang, Guang Luxun, and Wei Wei, Situ led the three ministers of Taipu, Tingwei, and Dahonglu, and Sikong led Zongzheng, Da Sinong, and Shaofu.Since Situ Xuxiang is in charge of the affairs of the two governments, he has to take care of the affairs of the six ministers, so he is very busy all day long.This morning, he received Yu Fuluo, the great Shan of the Huns who came to Luoyang, and specially accompanied Yu Fuluo to have a meal. At the banquet, he received a shocking news. Killed the local county magistrate, opened the Licheng grain depot, and opened the depot to release grain without permission.
After listening to Xu Xiang's report, the emperor stood up and said to Jian Shuo, "I heard that the price of grain has increased, and the price of donkeys in Luoyang has also increased, is it true?"
Jian Shuo laughed and said, "Your Majesty, the price of donkeys has tripled."
"Okay, okay, Ai Qing will follow me to see the little donkeys, and sell the ones that have grown up."
The monarch and his ministers chatted and laughed all the way, and left.Xu Xiang knelt on the ground in a daze for a long time, scolded Jian Shuo countless times in his heart, and then went home listlessly.The emperor doesn't care about it, so what else does he care about?Xu Xiang immediately wrote to Jinan Mansion to arrest and kill him.
A few days later, similar incidents of looting grain depots, looting, burning and killing rich and powerful families happened frequently in the counties and counties in the disaster area.Xu Xiang didn't play anymore, so as not to be looked down upon by the emperor, he sent letters to all the prefectures, vigorously suppressed and killed the mob, and never tolerated the mob.
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September of the fifth year of Zhongping in the Han Dynasty (AD 188).
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Situ Xuxiang received a more terrible news at the beginning of this month. A plague broke out in a county in the disaster area, and a large number of victims died one after another. With the spread of the plague, the victims began to gather and riot in a small area.
Without hesitation, Xu Xiang immediately sent a letter to all counties and counties, ordering the governments to organize military forces to blockade the area where the plague broke out, kill all the people and animals in the plague area, and burn and bury all the corpses in the plague area.Regarding the riots, he still said the same thing, resolutely suppress and kill all the riot leaders and nine clans.
Xu Xiang entered the palace again to meet him.The weather has been hot recently, the emperor is not going to court, and he stays in the harem playing with the maids and concubines every day to cool off.Xu Xiang thought, a major event happened in the disaster area, if I don't report to His Majesty, if I don't want to find a solution, let these small disasters lead to a big riot, then my fate in the future will not be dismissed from office, but will be sent to prison and beheaded.
The emperor's attitude made Xu Xiang shudder.The emperor not only ignored him, but also ignored Xu Xiang at all, and left Situ, a majestic Han Dynasty, to sit in the imperial study for a whole day.Xu Xiang didn't get an answer from the emperor until dark.The emperor said to deal with things by himself, don't bother me with everything, if all the officials come here to ask questions, will I still live?What do I want you, Master Situ, to do?Xu Xiang had no choice but to go home unhappy.
When Xu Xiang returned home, the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he hurried to the former Taiwei Fan Ling's house to discuss.Fan Ling couldn't think about it because of his dismissal, he lost a lot of weight, and looked angry and depressed.After hearing what Xu Xiang said, his expression changed drastically, and he pointed at Xu Xiang in horror and said, "Your Majesty is going to kill you, Your Majesty is going to kill you." Xu Xiang was so dumbfounded that he was speechless for a long time.
"Why did His Majesty kill me?"
"Confused, you are confused." Fan Ling said, "You still can't see the current situation. Your Majesty is trying to curry favor with scholars for the sake of the emperor's order. In order to get Ma Rixun into the position of Taiwei, His Majesty, He didn’t even want the treasures in his Ten Thousand Gold Hall, why? Didn’t he just want to win over the scholars and make them grateful for supporting him in abolishing his son and establishing a concubine. As long as the scholars don’t object, who else in this world can stop His Majesty?”
"Why did Your Majesty kill me?" Xu Xiang was still puzzled, "I am the Patriarch of the Xu Clan."
"Because in the eyes of those pretentious scholars, you, I, and the traitors are all part of the same party, and they are all people who should be killed. Killing you, the head of the Xu family, can calm down the hatred of the scholars against the traitors, and you can get Appreciation and support of scholars.”
Xu Xiang was furious when he heard the words, "What do we have to do with the traitors? Isn't it just the ministers of the same palace? Yuan She, Yuan Kai's relative, is still a regular servant of the Central Committee. Why isn't he part of the traitors? They say we are black and we are black. Yes, they say that we are white and we are white. What kind of world is this? They are scholars and we are not scholars? Isn’t this referring to a deer as a horse, planting a frame and blaming it? Could it be that the emperor wants to kill me because of this?”
Fan Ling said bitterly: "The Son of Heaven doesn't want to kill Zhao Zhong, Zhang Rang, or Zhongguan, so I have to kill you."
Xu Xiang was trembling with anger.It's not that he doesn't know that the emperor is deliberately framing him and wants to take the opportunity to kill him, but he just doesn't want to admit it.He has worked hard all his life, and he finally became a Sangong. He worked hard, worked hard, and worked hard for this great Han country, but in the end he got this ending.
"Although the Son of Heaven is trying to please the scholars, how could these people easily agree to His Majesty's abolition of his wife and establishment of his concubine?" Fan Ling sneered, "I'm afraid His Majesty is shooting himself in the foot. If these scholars threaten His Majesty at a critical time, If you don't get rid of the middle officials, you won't establish Xiao Dong Hou, so I want to see how His Majesty will end up?"
"Your Majesty will kill middle officials?" Xu Xiang shook his head and smiled wryly, "Even if Your Majesty kills these heinous middle officials, there will still be eunuchs in the palace, and there will be a second Zhao Zhong and a second Jian Shuo. Pig brains. The current court of my Great Han Kingdom is the four major forces of middle officials, foreign relatives, gentry, clans, and clans that restrict each other. Whoever wants to dominate is impossible. This is the court of my Great Han Kingdom. , They actually thought that they could control the power alone. What a joke, how could the emperor let the gentry hold the power alone? Would the emperor still have imperial power? Then why did Emperor Wu use the inner court to control the outer court? It's a joke, it's a pity Help famous scholars..."
"Your Majesty will not kill middle officials, but he will kill us to win the favor of the scholars." Fan Ling said angrily, "Tomorrow, you will kneel outside the gate of the North Palace with the memorial on your back, and plead guilty to the emperor and the people of the world. Before the disaster victims riot and the plague has not yet broken out, please resign and go home, and save your own life first."
Xu Xiang was both angry and chilled, and nodded repeatedly in extreme pain. Suddenly, he remembered something, looked at Fan Ling in horror and said: "Could it be that Your Majesty is ignoring the lives of millions of victims just to kill me alone...? "
Fan Ling suddenly came to his senses, pointing at Xu Xiang dumbfounded, and said, "Millions of disaster victims rioted? What about the battle in northern Xinjiang?"
"What about the battle in the northern border..." Xu Xiang stood up abruptly, and shouted angrily, "We are all playing tricks on His Majesty."
"In His Majesty's heart, there is only the little prince. How can there be a country like our great Han country?"
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The next day, there was a sea of people outside the Beigong Gate.
Situ Xu Xiang of the Great Han Kingdom knelt outside the palace gate, holding an apology form in his hand, weeping, and recited aloud.
He said that millions of victims in the seven prefectures affected by the disaster were starved, plagued everywhere, and their bones were piled up because of the lack of relief from the imperial court.Faced with tens of thousands of people, Xiang Xiang loudly declared that he had committed a serious crime and was willing to plead guilty and go to prison.Xu Xiang also reported dozens of officials who were corrupt and perverted the law during the disaster relief. Without exception, these dozens of people were all former officials of the aristocratic families. For a while, the angry roar of the Luoyang people resounded through the Beigong.
The emperor couldn't stay in the harem any longer, so he had to go to court.He ignored the government for more than a month, regardless of the life and death of the victims, and the people complained outside the Beigong gate, and they almost didn't call him a faint king.That's called scolding so loud that even the deaf can hear it.The Son of Heaven looked at Xu Xiang, who was kneeling on the ground, with a ferocious expression, and his small round eyes almost burst into flames.
Xu Xiang was dismissed and went home.All the officials reported by Xu Xiang who worked in Beijing were sent to prison, and those who worked in various states and counties were immediately arrested.The emperor said that disaster relief is related to the life and death of the common people, and the survival of the great man. Anyone who is corrupt and perverts the law will be punished and killed, which will harm the three clans.The ministers were astonished, they dared not vent their breath, and Ren Tianzi roared in the court.Doctor Guanglu Yuan Feng's face was livid with anger, wishing he could kick Xu Xiang to death.Among the dozens of officials, 17 were the disciples of the Yuan Clan.But he couldn't retaliate, so he could only endure this tone.The disciples of the Xu family also have corrupt officials, but if everyone continues to expose each other like this, it will be you who will be unlucky in the end. Forget it, bear it, and find a chance to kill you again.
Now that Situ has been dismissed and Sikong is away, the emperor immediately decreed that Taiwei Ma Rixun will be in charge of the Sangong Mansion alone.All the ministers were stunned.Taiwei Ma Rixun has full power to deal with the affairs of the Sangong, how much power does that have?Facing the angry, red-faced and ferocious emperor, none of the ministers dared to speak out to persuade them, and they all vaguely felt that a major event in the Han Dynasty was about to happen.
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General He Jin hurried back to the General's Mansion and went straight into the study.
What happened today was so sudden and shocking that he was caught off guard and at a loss as to what to do. The shadow of death descended from the sky like a mountain and overwhelmed him. He felt that he was about to suffocate.The Son of Heaven didn't just put the knife on his neck, but already cut it into three points.He felt that he was incompetent. Compared with the emperor who was as weak as a bamboo pole, he was really incompetent.How did the situation suddenly become so dangerous?What kind of overturning method did the Son of Heaven use to shatter all his advantages in the blink of an eye?He couldn't find the answer, his mind was in chaos, and there was only fear in his heart.
He Yong, Yuan Shao, Zhang Miao, and Xu You were sitting in the study discussing what happened outside the gate of the North Palace and in the court hall. When they saw He Jin coming in, they all got up and saluted.
He Jin's face was ashen, and he stared at He Yong with blank eyes.The celestial phenomenon mentioned by Mr. Zijiang does not seem to refer to the emperor, but to me.He calmed down a bit, and asked, "Mr. Zijiang really said that?"
He Yong smiled calmly and said: "General, don't worry. Xu Xiangbei's pleading outside the gate of the palace is just to save himself. Once Xu Xiang leaves, the power of treacherous eunuchs in the court will be greatly reduced, and our situation is getting worse and worse. The better, didn't the general see it."
He Jin bowed his head and remained silent.Today's Son of Heaven has Shang Shutai controlling the power inside, Taiwei Ma Rixun alone in charge of the Sangong Mansion outside, and General Zhenbei in northern Xinjiang who holds a heavy army. His imperial power is unprecedented and unprecedented. What else can he do?Now the gentry is in charge of all the affairs of this station and government, and the power of the gentry has suddenly changed from the weakest to the strongest, and suddenly they are above the government and the opposition to persuade the world.Why did the gentry suddenly become noble?Is it because the emperor needs them to govern the country?Need their talents?Why didn't God use them in the past?These gentry must have agreed to the emperor's abolition of his sons and establishment of his concubines, that's why the emperor reused them in this way, and he couldn't wait so much.Despicable and shameless scholar.He Jin cursed secretly.
He Yong explained it eloquently, and then said: "At present, the emperor's weight is estimated to be resolved soon. However, he has several uncertain problems bothering him. One is how many ministers What are the final conditions for the ministers to support him in abolishing the imperial concubine and establishing the concubine? Even if the ministers agree to abolish the imperial concubine and establish the concubine, how will the affairs of the empress, the eldest prince, and the general be properly handled? The second question is The war in Xinjiang, the first stage of the war in northern Xinjiang has not yet been completed. When will the battle in Youzhou end? When will General Zhenbei lead his army back to Bingzhou? If the victims of the disaster riot, will the war in northern Xinjiang continue? If it cannot continue In the war in northern Xinjiang, will the support conditions of the scholars change? The third question is the Northern Army. The Northern Army has been stationed in Gyeonggi. If you want to solve the imperial dispute without bloodshed, you must first solve the Northern Army. At present, the Western The army has no combat effectiveness, and it will take at least a year for the Xiyuan army to have combat effectiveness, but the emperor's actions today are obvious, he can't wait, how will the emperor properly deal with the northern army?"
"General, what do you think is the key to these issues?" He Yong smiled, "It's the Youzhou War. When the Youzhou War ends, the emperor will start to establish the imperial order. The army of General Zhenbei is the guarantee for me. The foundation of the great Han country."
"The impact of the disaster victims' riots on the Great Han Kingdom is actually far less than that of the northern Xinjiang war. Moreover, the emperor ignored the life and death of the disaster victims and allowed them to rebel and riot. The purpose of power, he must have a purpose. What is the purpose? I can't think of it. Does the emperor not want to fight the battle of northern Xinjiang? Does he want to use this to threaten General Zhenbei and force him to follow him firmly? I don't know , I can't figure it out."
He Yong was silent in thought.Yuan Shao went on to say that the conflict between us and the emperor lies in whether to kill the traitor or not.If the emperor does not kill, it is difficult to establish the emperor's rule, but the emperor has an invincible weapon in his hand, that is Li Hong, the general of Zhenbei.Therefore, the current situation is very unfavorable to both the ministers of the DPRK and China and you, the general.If the emperor solves the northern army, then he will no longer have any resistance to establishing the imperial line.Under Li Hong's iron cavalry, would the scholars dare not agree?Unless you don't want the Han Dynasty.
"So, the general is about to leave Beijing, and he will take the Northern Army out of Beijing no matter what. Under the current situation, the Northern Army is more threatening to the emperor outside than the Northern Army in Beijing." Yuan Shao said firmly, " Only when the northern army goes out of Beijing and the emperor feels that the threat is eliminated, he will continue to fight the Northern Xinjiang War without hesitation. As long as the Zhenbei generals leave the fortress, the emperor will lose the initiative to establish the imperial line, and he will fall into the trap of scholars. And the double dilemma of the northern army. As long as the general resolutely kills the traitors, the powerful scholars will resolutely support you, then the emperor can be established."
The general let out a long breath, and said with a wry smile: "The disaster victims are rioting, only when the disaster victims are rioting can we leave Beijing."
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(End of this chapter)
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