Great Han Empire

Chapter 782
General Li Hong quietly returned to Jinyang City in the middle of the night.

Li Hong got off the carriage and looked at Jinyang City bathed in the night. Thinking of reuniting with his wife and children, he couldn't help feeling excited, but this excitement disappeared as Xun You and Duan Xuan walked to his side. up.The ups and downs of the Jinyang court were like the black night, overwhelming him.

"You go to the palace overnight to repay your fate." Li Hong said to the two with a smile, "Tomorrow morning, I will apologize to the eldest princess."

Xun You sighed heavily.Duan Xuan bowed in surprise and asked, "The general won't enter the palace?"

Li Hong shook his head, "It's late at night, don't disturb the eldest princess to rest."

Then he bowed farewell to the two, and hurried off on his horse.When approaching the General's Mansion, Li Hong stopped suddenly. "You go back first." Li Hong waved Jia Xu, Fu Gan and the others and said, "I'll go to the residence of General Xu Rong."

Cao Ren, the supervisor under the door, waved to the guards behind him, and the thirty guards turned their horses and galloped into the darkness first.

Just as Li Hong was about to leave, Jia Xu grabbed his horse's reins, "General, please think twice. After returning to Jinyang, the general visited Master Xu Rong without even entering his residence. What does it mean... ..." Jia Xu, Fu Gan and the others had already heard Duan Xuan briefly talk about the situation in Jinyang on the way, knowing that every move of the general at this moment will affect the development of the situation in Jinyang.The general's visit to Xu Rong now is equivalent to giving a clear answer to the ministers of the Jinyang court. The general supports the eldest princess, which will cause misunderstandings among the ministers and will greatly increase the difficulty of solving the Jinyang crisis.

"General, the matter in Jinyang is very complicated. It is better for you to stay out of it for the time being and figure out the ins and outs of the matter." Fu Gan also caught up and whispered, "General, if you do this, you will only make things worse. It's getting more complicated."

Li Hong sat on the horse, bowed his head and said nothing.After a while, he looked up at the night sky.The sky is full of stars, and a crescent moon appears and disappears, beautiful and profound.

Li Hong suddenly thought of Lu Longsai, the many brothers who died, and the tens of thousands of heroic souls buried in Longshan Zhonglietai.If a person dies, the soul will fly to the sky and turn into a star, so can they see me now?Everyone is going to die, and he has been struggling with death and blood since he can remember.I can live until now, and I can stand here alive and look up at the stars, all because of those brave and loyal brothers in the sky.

One day, I will die too, and my soul will fly to the sky and turn into stars.

Li Hong's restless heart suddenly calmed down, as calm as the vast and empty sea of ​​stars.

Li Hong immediately made a decision.

"I will handle the Jinyang matter properly." Li Hong stretched out his hand to pat Jia Xu, "In this world, some people not only want to live, but also want to have everything in this world, but I am not..." Li Hong pointed to the sky. Xing Xing, "14 years ago, when I came back to Dahan from the desert, I already had nothing, and I was already the star in the sky."

Jia Xu, Fu Gan and the others were dumbfounded.

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Tears rolled in Xu Rong's eyes.

When he saw Li Hong standing outside the door, when he hugged Li Hong tightly, his tears flowed down quietly.

Two people have the same mind, as long as they hug each other, they can understand each other deeply.

"Walk with me." Li Hong pointed to the long street submerged in darkness, and said with a smile, "I want to tell you about Liaodong."

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Two tall figures walked slowly in the darkness, their light laughter made the early autumn night very warm.

"The Grain and Grass Camp is located in Zhuo County, which is [-] miles away from Liaodong." Xu Rong sighed in a low voice, "With the current financial situation in Hebei, this battle cannot be fought. If you use force, even if you are undefeated, It will also fall into the quagmire, and in the end there will be nothing, and the court will pay a heavy price for this, and the period of going south to suppress the rebellion will be far away."

Li Hong looked at him and suddenly understood Xu Rong's current situation.In order to support the eldest princess in carrying out the New Deal, he offended the royal family and the rich and powerful.In order to prevent the imperial court from rebelling against Liaodong, he offended Xian Yufu and other former colleagues in northern Xinjiang.If it wasn't for the eldest princess to protect him, Xu Rong might have been sent to the prison of Tingwei Mansion.

Li Hong shook his head and laughed, "Zi Lie, you are cautious and don't talk much, why did you act uncharacteristically this time..."

"It's about the survival of the country, how can I keep silent?" Xu Rong smiled wryly, "It's just that I didn't expect that the death of Lord Gongsun would make Lord Xianyu lose his mind, and he wouldn't listen to me at all."

"Really?" Li Hong noticed that Xu Rong called Xian Yufu Master Xianyu instead of "Brother Yu Xing".

Li Hong hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Brother Yu Xing had a conflict with you, is it really because of Liaodong's suppression of the rebellion?"

Xu Rong's footsteps stopped for a moment, and a helpless sigh came from the darkness.

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Li Hong asked about Gongsun Du's situation, and then listened carefully to Xu Rong's analysis of the Liaodong rebellion.

"I personally think that Gongsun Du's rebellion is credible, but I know Gongsun Du's character very well. He and Lord Gongsun Zan, like all the people in Northern Xinjiang, hate the Hu people very much. His betrayal may be an emergency measure. This strategy was forced and a helpless move. He may have been forced by the predicament of Liaodong at that time, so he could only take risks in order to temporarily stabilize the various tribes of the Hu tribe who attacked Liaodong, preserve their strength to the greatest extent, and protect the frontier counties of Liaodong. .”

Kirby Bear's goal is the desert, not Liaodong.The Liaodong rebellion was just a bait carefully designed by him. His purpose was to lure the northern Xinjiang army into Liaodong, thereby creating an opportunity for him to dominate the desert.Starting from this purpose, Kirby Bear was obviously unwilling to lose too much troops in Liaodong, so Kirby Bear coerced and lured him, and dragged Fuyu, Gaoguli, Karasuma, Yilou and other Hu tribes into the Liaodong battlefield.

Liaodong Frontier County suddenly faced the attack of tens of thousands of barbarians, and of course it could not resist, but no matter whether it was Kirby Bear, Karasuma, or Fuyu, they all had a deep-rooted fear of big men.Even though the big Han is now in constant war and its strength is greatly reduced, the big Han has defeated all the invading and rebellious Hu tribes in the past, including the Fuyu people and the Gaoguli people. They have all been defeated by the big Han army. They shy away from attacking.In addition, there are many conflicts among the tribes of the Hu tribe, and all parties want to preserve their strength.Under such circumstances, when Gongsundu proposed to negotiate peace, Kebi Xiong and other leaders of the Hu tribe were of course willing to accept it.Kebi Xiong's goal has been achieved, and the other tribes of the Hu tribe are also unwilling to take the risk of losing troops and generals to forcefully attack the Han army because they have gained something.

"The Liaodong rebellion has been going on for several months, but neither Gongsundu nor the Hu tribes have crossed over to the west of Liaoxi to attack the central counties of Youzhou, Youbeiping." Xu Rong looked at Li Hong and said slowly, "This is enough to prove my There is some truth to the speculation."

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Xu Rong's words gave Li Hong an inspiration, a new solution to the Liaodong rebellion.

He lowered his head, walked slowly, and thought for a long time.Xu Rong didn't bother him, and walked quietly along the long street with him.

"About Liaodong, can you give me some advice?"

Xu Rong stopped, looked at Li Hong solemnly, and said earnestly: "If the general trusts me, I will personally rush to the Liaodong battlefield to resolve the Liaodong crisis."

"Originally, I planned to let you go." Li Hong smiled, "But now I have changed my mind, and I think it is not suitable for you to go."

"Why?" Xu Rong frowned and asked, "The General thinks..."

"I'm going to the desert soon." Li Hong whispered, "It's better for you to stay in Jinyang. This is not only because the eldest princess trusts you, but also because only you can support the eldest daughter wholeheartedly when I am away." Princess, help the eldest princess to carry out and implement the New Deal. If the court wants to go south to conquer the Central Plains as quickly as possible, these two years are very, very critical, and I don't want Jinyang to have any more problems."

Xu Rong froze for a moment.He was very excited to be able to gain the absolute trust of the general at such a moment, he really wanted to say that a soldier should die for his confidant, but he opened his mouth and took back the words of gratitude.There is only one thing that I can repay the general, and that is to help the general to calm down the world quickly.No matter how much gratitude is said, it is not as real as helping the general stabilize Hebei and the court.

"General, if the matter in Liaodong is handled properly, the imperial court can do without a single soldier." Xu Rong tried his best to calm down his excited mood, and said softly, "The general will be able to deter and suppress the Hu people if he rushes to the desert in person. All departments, Kobe Bear's strategy of disrupting the desert will hardly work."

Since it is difficult for Kirby Bear's power to extend to the northwest of the desert, his crisis is coming.In order to avoid a fierce battle with the big Han and other Hu tribes in the desert, he could only temporarily give up his delusion of ruling the desert and submit to the big Han again.

Kobe Bear has surrendered, and the Karasuma, Fuyu, and Koguryo people in Liaodong have lost their greatest allies. They will deal with the powerful Han army alone. At this time, we can take various methods to appease, split, alienate, and buy , as long as the Hu people in Liaodong give up their rebellion, any method can be used.

As for Gongsundu, no matter what the reason for his initial rebellion, it is a fact that he participated in the Liaodong rebellion, so how to deal with Gongsundu will become the key to the Liaodong rebellion.If it is handled well, Liaodong will be very stable for a while in the future, which will help the court to calm down the world.If it is not handled well, the imperial court may be implicated by Liaodong for a period of time in the future, which will seriously affect the imperial court's plan to calm the world.

Xu Rong bowed slightly, and said respectfully: "If the matter of Liaodong is to be resolved perfectly, the general must go in person."

Li Hong smiled and reached out to pat Xu Rong on the shoulder, "I need the full support of the eldest princess and the court if I want to resolve the matter of Liaodong satisfactorily, but you are the only person in the court who can thoroughly understand the matter of Liaodong, so this time you You must stay in Jinyang."

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The two immediately discussed the details of quelling the Liaodong rebellion. At this time, Li Hong realized that Xu Rong's residence was already far away. He grabbed Xu Rong and pointed behind him, "Zi Lie, let's go back. Let's go again." Come on, we're going out of town."

"After talking about Liaodong, let's talk about Jinyang."

The expression on Xu Rong's face gradually dimmed. He walked silently and did not speak for a long time.

"Although the eldest princess's policy of land cuts and renting shade households will help to quickly increase the court's taxes, but this policy openly robs the royal family and wealthy families of money, and it is normal that there are voices of opposition in the court." Li Hong saw. Seeing that Xu Rong looked distressed, he spoke first, "Ministers in the DPRK and China have always supported the New Deal. Why are they strongly opposed this time? Are there other reasons?"

Xu Rong nodded, "This matter is very complicated. The policy of cutting off land and renting shaded households implemented by the eldest princess can be regarded as a supplement to the system of "granting land by oral calculation", but the purpose of this policy is not to benefit the royal family and relatives. Wealth is robbed from the rich and powerful, but people are robbed from them."

"Population snatching?" Li Hong stopped abruptly, and looked at Xu Rong in surprise, "Population snatching? Is the eldest princess implementing this strategy to snatch the population?"

"Yes, the purpose of this policy is to let the imperial court, the royal clan, and the rich and powerful snatch the population occupied by them." Xu Rong said affirmatively.

The strategy of earth breaking can check out all the shady households in the three prefectures of Hebei, and then the imperial court will collect taxes and corvees from the shady households. In the end, these shady households not only had to pay their masters the land rent, but also had to pay additional taxes to the imperial court.

However, this policy seriously increased the burden on the shady households and drove them to a dead end. At this time, they had only one choice, to leave their masters quickly, pay taxes to the court and serve in corvee, leaving a way for themselves to survive.

The shady households generally rent and plant two kinds of land, one is the land allocated to them by the imperial court during the "dictation of land", and the other is the private land of their own masters.The reason why shade households are unwilling to come to open their masters is because they can get more benefits under the care of their masters.After the implementation of this policy, the shady households had to choose to return to the imperial court due to their livelihood.

The loss of shady households caused the royal family and the rich and powerful to lose the population they depended on for survival, but what they lost was not only population and wealth, but also their power.No matter how many fields they have, because no one is cultivating them, they cannot be turned into food and money. Although they can be leased or sold, the money has been greatly reduced.With less money, they will not be able to expand their power, and the reduction of slaves, retainers, private soldiers, and disciples will directly cause them to lose their arrogant capital.

On the contrary, because of this policy, the imperial court dealt a heavy blow to the power of the rich and powerful, rapidly increased the population, taxes and corvee, and also increased the land that could actually be controlled.

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Li Hong had a thrilling feeling.

When Xun You explained to him, he only talked about the appearance caused by the implementation of this policy, but Xu Rong pointed out the essence of this policy.The eldest princess has not grown up, but has gradually matured.In order to rejuvenate the big man as soon as possible, she actually did something that she couldn't do at her age.She is not the enemy of the entire Jinyang court, but the entire powerful family of the Han Dynasty.The eldest princess is really indomitable, her momentum is like a rainbow.

Li Hong thought of the late emperor.In the past, in order to accumulate wealth, the first emperor accepted bribes and sold officials to buy titles. His methods were extremely despicable, but his small troubles did not damage the foundation of the royal family and the rich and powerful.In order to accumulate wealth, today's eldest princess uses national policies to plunder wantonly and openly, and even severely injures the royal family and powerful families at any cost. The cruelty of her methods is jaw-dropping.Compared with his precious daughter, the first emperor was far behind.

Li Hong secretly let out a breath.The decision I made before under the starry sky seems to be correct.The late emperor's spirit in heaven should feel gratified, and he should be able to see the hope of the great Han Zhongxing.

"Who helped the eldest princess formulate this policy? Those Chinese and Korean officials at Shangshutai?"

"When the imperial court was discussing this policy, the eldest princess wrote me a letter to ask for my opinion, which mentioned the process of this policy." Xu Rong said, "This policy first came from the officials of various counties and counties. Suggestions were put forward for various problems encountered in the implementation of the "Dictionary Land Grant" system and attempts to solve these problems. The eldest princess took these problems and suggestions to Jinyang University Hall to convene doctors and Zhu birthday nights to discuss. After several months Then came such a decision.”

"So, some officials in Shangshutai are also opposed to this policy?"

"Yes." Xu Rong nodded and said, "General, don't simply regard the Jinyang crisis as a struggle for power between the foreign and Chinese DPRK."

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The struggle between imperial power and ministerial power is only the appearance of this Jinyang crisis. In essence, this Jinyang crisis is purely a huge difference in the formulation and implementation of national policies between two different governance strategies, which led to fierce conflicts.

Now whether it is the foreign court or the Chinese court, there are many officials who oppose this. The reason why it seems to be a dispute between the imperial power and the ministerial power is actually to cover up the fact that who is in charge of power and whose governance strategy It can occupy a dominant position, and various national policies formulated by relying on this dominant state governance strategy can be smoothly promoted and implemented.

Since then, the imperial court has unified the disputes between ancient Chinese classics and modern Chinese classics, and after taking the "New Classics" of the great Confucian Zheng Xuan, which combines the essence of modern and ancient Chinese classics, as the official school, "integration of Confucianism and law, grand rites and law" has become the main purpose of the country's governance strategy , but "grand ceremony and law" split into three factions in the formulation of actual national policies.

One faction, headed by the eldest princess, values ​​"law" over "propriety", advocates "ruling the country by law", advocates "not following the law of the past, not following the present" and reforms vigorously, and promotes the combination of "law", "technique" and "power" to govern the country Strategy. (Law refers to the sound legal system, power refers to the power of the monarch, who wants to control the military and political power alone, and art refers to the strategies and means of controlling officials, controlling political power, and implementing laws.)
One group, headed by Cui Lie, Liu He, and Yang Biao, puts more emphasis on "rituals" than on "laws." Penalty's strategy for governing the country.

One group, headed by Cai Yong and Xiang Kai, advocated the "government of virtue" and "government of benevolence". , Carrying out the strategy of governing the country in a quiet and law-abiding manner.

The three different governance strategies will definitely conflict and cause differences in the formulation of the same national policy.For example, in the selection of talents, the eldest princess and others do not pay attention to background, but talent, while Cui Lie and others not only pay attention to background, but also pay attention to both ability and political integrity.For example, in terms of punishment, the eldest princess advocated severe punishment and punishment, while Cui Lie and others advocated the law and the province of punishment, and the Spring and Autumn Annals.In other new policies such as taxation and land system, there are traces of these two completely different governance strategies competing with each other and compromising with each other, and it is the middle faction headed by Cai Yong who mediates and persuades peace.

Originally, this kind of contradiction in governance strategy is due to the differences in the governance philosophy of each person. As long as the two sides can find a balance and seek common ground while reserving differences, this kind of contradiction can still be avoided and hidden. , The contradiction between the two sides was completely aroused immediately.

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"If the conflict between the two parties breaks out after the world is pacified, the impact on ZTE's cause will be controlled within a certain range." Xu Rong shook his head and sighed helplessly, "The outbreak now will not only involve the majesty of the imperial power, but also affect the cause of ZTE. .If it is not handled properly, the consequences..."

Xu Rong didn't continue talking.At this moment, Li Hong finally understood Xun You's difficulties.It's not that Xun You can't say it, but he can't say it. After all, it involves the majesty of the imperial power and the fate of Han Zuo. If his words arouse Li Hong's anger, it will definitely lead to the Jinyang crisis out of control.He cannot afford this responsibility.

"Did the conflict between you and Brother Yuxing (Xian Yufu) arise from this?"

Xu Rong smiled wryly, "Lord Gongsun Zan was killed in battle, the Hu people in Liaodong rebelled, and the court immediately had a dispute over foreign policy. The eldest princess strongly advocated killing, Liu He, Xian Yufu and other lords advocated the combination of suppression and appeasement, and lord Cai Yong believes that the current situation is still It's better to persuade, but Master Cui Lie simply advocates giving up, and when the world is settled and the national power is strengthened, Liaodong will be taken back."

"National affairs are really too complicated. Different strategies for governing the country will lead to different methods of handling, and different methods of handling the same matter will produce different strategies. Things turned into dissidents. Everyone has a reason, everyone is trying to convince the other, everyone wants to control the situation, and everyone wants to achieve their goals better through their own strategies. In business affairs than on the battlefield Defeating the enemy is much, much harder..." Xu Rong looked at Li Hong, "You always don't want to stay in Jinyang, but can you escape? Haven't you come back now? The eldest princess and the court ministers Still waiting for your decision?"

"Different strategies for governing the country will lead to different national policies, and different national policies will lead the big man in different directions." Li Hong sighed, "Who is in charge of power is indeed related to the survival of the big man. Brother Zilie, what do you have?" suggestion?"

Xu Rong stopped, stretched out a finger and poked Li Hong's chest, "The answer is in your heart."

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Li Hong bid farewell to Xu Rong and hurried back to the General's Mansion.

Xian Yufu stood at the gate of the General's Mansion, accompanied by Jia Xu, Fu Gan and others, waiting anxiously for Li Hong.

Seeing it from a distance, Li Hong jumped off his horse and shook hands with Xian Yufu.After the two exchanged a few friendly greetings, Xian Yufu immediately asked, "What did Lord Xu tell you? Did he think that Liaodong would not put down the rebellion? Did he advise you not to send troops?"

"Brother Yu Xing, you and my life-and-death brother for many years, can't you trust me?"

"I'm relieved when you're back." Xian Yufu smiled faintly, "Tomorrow I will play the performance of Your Majesty and the eldest princess, and I'm going to Youzhou. Brother Bogui's revenge must be avenged."

Li Hong nodded, "Okay, you go to Youzhou as soon as possible to prepare for the expedition to Liaodong. I will go to the desert as soon as possible, and after I stabilize the tribes of the Hu tribe in the desert, I will go to Youzhou to join you."

"You want to go on an expedition yourself?" Xian Yufu glanced at him in surprise, "Then what about Jinyang? Who is in charge here?"

"I want brother Zilie to sit in Jinyang." Li Hong asked in a questioning tone, "Do you think it's okay?"

The expression on Xian Yufu's face was complicated, he thought for a moment, then shook his head, "Since you have made your decision, I won't say anything."

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After Li Hong and Xian Yufu entered the study, Xian Yufu immediately closed the door of the study.

"Why did you return to Jinyang overnight?" Xian Yufu asked very angrily, "Master Xun didn't tell you about Jinyang?"

"Why did you agree to hold such a grand ceremony? What do you want to do?" Li Hong also asked unceremoniously, "Who am I, don't you know? By doing this, you are clearly opposing the eldest princess and weakening the imperial power." , do you know what the consequences are?"

"I know what the consequences will be?" Xian Yufu waved his arms angrily, "In order to restore the majesty of the imperial power, the eldest princess unscrupulously seized the power of ministers and ministers. Today she can persuade Xu Rong, Zuo Yan and Tian Yu to forcibly push the earth without telling you." If you make a decision, she can persuade other people to kill you tomorrow. In this court, there is no emotion at all. She is no longer the little princess who loves to cry. If you threaten her imperial power and the society Anwei, she will kill you without hesitation."

"Brother Yuxing, can you say such things?" Li Hong stared at Xian Yufu and said in surprise, "What happened in Jinyang?"

"A grand ceremony will be held in Jinyang to welcome you. It was Cai Yong, Cui Lie, me, and more than a dozen ministers of the court and China. This is an opportunity. You can take advantage of this crisis in Jinyang to get the court With the support of ministers and ministers, sit on the position of prime minister and regain all the power of prime minister, otherwise, under the growing power of the eldest princess, Hebei will come to an ending that none of us can predict."

Li Hong was extremely shocked.With Xian Yufu's character, he knew very well that if Jinyang's situation hadn't reached a critical point, he would never have made such a move, but from Xu Rong's tone earlier, it could be heard that Jinyang's situation was far from critical. The point of using such extreme means to solve the problem.

"Brother Yuxing, why are you so excited?"

"What do Xu Rong, Zuo Yan, and Tian Yu support the Eldest Princess to carry out the earth-breaking policy this time?" Xian Yufu said bitterly, "If you can understand, you think they followed your order and unconditionally supported the Eldest Princess, But I don't understand it. Is this a betrayal?"

"Betrayal?" Li Hong's heart sank.

"Several ministers and ministers in the DPRK and I are against the Eldest Princess's policy of cutting off land and renting shady households. This policy will not only hit the royal family and the rich and powerful, but also those poor shady households. I don’t agree. I think this new policy is not good, but the time for this new policy to be implemented is really wrong.”

"When is it now? At this time, angering the rich and powerful in various places and increasing the burden on the shady households in various places may lead to riots and disasters in Hebei." Xian Yufu became more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice gradually became louder, "If the world in the future If it is settled, or we have perfected this new policy as much as possible, and properly resolved the grievances of the royal family, the rich and powerful, and the worries of millions of shady households, then we can also support this new policy, but now? Now the eldest princess Regardless of everything, even simply abandoning us and the court, directly ordering the counties to try out new policies, is this what a princess should do? If such a domineering princess takes power, what will be the fate of Hebei? ? What is your fate and mine?"

"Xu Rong, Zuo Yan, and Tian Yu clearly know the consequences of supporting the eldest princess to try out the new policy, but they still continue to support the eldest princess without telling you. Isn't this betrayal?"

Li Hong patted Xian Yufu's arm gratefully, not knowing what to say.

"Brother Yuxing, it is necessary to maintain the majesty of the imperial power. Although the eldest princess's actions are a bit out of control, you should understand the three of them when the situation is still under control..."

"My son, if it wasn't for the Liaodong rebellion, we used the excuse that Gongsundu participated in the rebellion and forced the eldest princess to summon Xu Rong to Jinyang, the river might be in trouble by now." Xianyufu said angrily, "I know you trust me." My own brother, but this Jinyang crisis is too terrible and chilling. It is too dangerous for the eldest princess to act as she pleases regardless of the overall situation. The court must immediately control her, immediately weaken and restrict the imperial power in her hands, and this Only you can do this. Xu Rong, Zuo Yan, and Tian Yu must be punished for this matter, and this is also a warning to the officials in Northern Xinjiang, a severe warning."

Li Hong slowly sat down on the table, feeling extremely heavy.

Did Xian Yufu's series of excited words represent the strong dissatisfaction of many officials in northern Xinjiang with the current status of the court?
Xu Rong's words were implying to himself that he had to make a choice at this time, whether to choose to continue to support the imperial power, or to give up the imperial power that was already declining rapidly?What Xian Yufu said today just shows the rapid decline of the imperial power of the Han Dynasty in people's minds.

By attacking and weakening the imperial power to gain trust and curry favor with the rich and powerful, I will not only lose my loyalty, but also may lose Hebei and the opportunity to rejuvenate the big man.

The big man is not the big man of the first emperor alone, not the big man of the eldest princess, but the big man of all of us.Back then, I traveled all the way back to Lulongsai for the sake of the big man, for the big man in my heart.

My choice can't be wrong.

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