Great Han Empire

Chapter 800
In February, Jizhou, Handan.

Yan Liang leaned on the table, looking at the map with all his attention.

Wen Chou sat on the side, casually flipping through the papers, with an extremely impatient look on his face.

Guo Ce, governor of Yizhou, sat across from the two of them. He folded his arms, closed his eyes, and drooped his head, as if he was asleep.

"According to the general's order, the armies of Handan, Yecheng, and Ganling will immediately assemble and quickly advance towards Hanoi." Yan Liang raised his head slightly, looked at Guo Ce and said, "Master Guo, the food and grass for the [-] army , please prepare as soon as possible. There is no room for negotiation.”

Guo Ce snorted twice, did not speak, lowered his head even lower, looking drowsy.

"Master Guo, what exactly do you mean?" Wen Chou threw the bamboo slips in his hand onto the case table, and said very dissatisfied, "If you miss the military plane, you will lose your head."

Guo Ce slowly opened his eyes and sighed, "My lords, you really put me in a dilemma." He raised his hands and rubbed his temples, frowning deeply, and said in great distress, "The imperial court once issued The decree, let me transport the grain and grass north to Youzhou, but now you have received an order from the general, asking me to supply the grain and grass to you." Guo Ce shook his head helplessly and then sighed, "What do you say, what should I do? Listen From the imperial court, or from the two adults?"

"It's very simple." Yan Liang's face turned cold, and he sat up straight, "The grain and grass that should be transported to the north are still transported to the north, and the grain and grass that should be given to us will be allocated to us immediately."

Guo Ce was stunned for a moment, "Is this what the general meant? Are you planning to fight on two fronts?"

"It looks like this at the moment." Wen Chou explained, "The northern border is vast, and Kirby is very cunning. This battle will definitely last for a while. Hebei is unable to threaten Luoyang in the short term, and Yuan Shao has no worries. He may take the opportunity to occupy Luoyang. Central Plains. Once Yuan Shao is allowed to occupy the Central Plains and frees up his hands, he will definitely attack Hebei to contain our troops and make us return in vain in northern Xinjiang. In this way, we will be in trouble, and not only will we be temporarily unable to calm down the northern border The rebellion will leave behind major troubles, and in the future, we will encounter Yuan Shao, a powerful opponent in the process of going south to pacify the Central Plains, delaying the time to pacify the world."

"So..." Wen Chou pointed to Luoyang on the map, "In order to ensure the smooth rebellion in northern Xinjiang, and to prevent Yuan Shao from capturing the Central Plains, we must use offense instead of defense and launch an attack in the direction of Luoyang to hold Yuan Shao back. Troop strength, stop Yuan Shao from invading the Central Plains."

Guo Ce nodded again and again, "What you said is very reasonable. Attacking the Xianbei people at this moment is equivalent to giving Yuan Shao a chance to seize the Central Plains. However, the imperial edict..."

"You first allocate food and weapons to the battalions." Yan Liang waved his hands vigorously, with an extremely resolute expression, "The general is about to arrive in Jizhou, and you will be able to get the imperial edict by then."

Guo Ce lifted his spirits and hurriedly asked, "The general is coming soon?"

"Hebei is fighting on two fronts this time, and the victory or defeat of the Hanoi battlefield is directly related to the future trend of the world situation, so the general decided to come to command in person." Wen Chou pretended to be mysterious and whispered to Guo Ce, "Jinyang's Everyone thinks that the general is going north to Youzhou, but few people know that the real destination of the general is Jizhou. This matter is confidential, so don't let it out."

Guo Ce was taken aback, and vaguely felt that there was something famous here.

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In February, Jinyang.

General Li Hong quietly left Jinyang.

The only person who went to the ten-mile long pavilion to see him off was Shang Shuling Li Wei.

"Do you know why I only let you see me off?" Li Hong stood in the long pavilion, looking at the mountains in the distance, with a worried look on his face.

Li Wei smiled slightly, "did you hear something during the time the general was in Jinyang?"

Li Hong turned his head and glanced at him, a trace of anger flashed across his brows, and a faint cold snort came out of his nose.

Li Wei's smile gradually dissipated, and the corners of his mouth slowly turned into a bit of disdain and arrogance, "Although Shang Shutai is a director outside the palace, it still belongs to China and North Korea, and it still supervises the old powers and responsibilities. Power. The general should not believe everything that some people say, let alone listen to their side of the story. In fact, those who are quite critical and dissatisfied with me either have ulterior motives or are dissatisfied with me."

Li Hong looked up at the sky, without saying a word.Li Wei stood beside him quietly without further explanation.

"Shangshutai has been expanded from five Cao Caos to six Cao Caos. Shangshutai has everything involved in the power of the prime minister. The government offices in Shangshutai are getting bigger and bigger, and the officials in Shangshutai are also increasing." Li Hong said in a stern tone. He said, "Who in Jinyang doesn't know what you Master Li want to do?"

Li Wei smiled indifferently, noncommittal.

"What is the purpose of the eldest princess? I know, you know, and the ministers of the foreign court also know." Li Hong turned to face Li Wei, pointed to his nose, and said in a low voice, "You know that doing so will anger the court officials. Minister, it caused turmoil in the court, but why do you still do this? With your current position in the Jinyang court, as long as you position the Shangshutai and ease the conflict between the eldest princess and the ministers of the outer court, this can be completely avoided. Everything. Don’t you think you don’t have enough power in your hands?”

"General, the affairs of the court are far more complicated than you imagined." Li Wei wanted to explain a few words, but seeing Li Hong's angry look, he took it back.

"At the beginning, you abandoned Shangqing's high position and succumbed to the minister's decree of rank and salary, was it to help the eldest princess win the prime minister's power? It is a matter that the ancestors have not solved for hundreds of years. Could it be that you and the eldest princess are in this short period of time? Can the world be turned around in a year? Open your eyes and see, who are the three lords in the hall now? Neither the eldest princess nor you can compete with them head-on at present. If you continue to make trouble like this, something will happen. I don't want anything to happen to the court, if you are still aggressive and doing whatever you want, I will take measures."

Li Wei's furrowed brows trembled violently, and the muscles on his face twitched involuntarily.

"Have you told the eldest princess this meaning?"

"Do I need to tell the eldest princess?" Li Hong snorted angrily, and almost poked his finger on Li Wei's face, "Don't pretend to be confused with me, what you have done in Jinyang for more than a year, I am here I've heard enough in a while. I've been wanting to hear your explanation, but what disappoints me is that you haven't realized the danger you are doing to the community until now."

"General..." Li Wei's face was annoyed, obviously unable to accept Li Hong's accusation, "I..."

"Stop talking." Li Hong waved his hand vigorously, interrupting Li Wei's words, "Many ministers in the court believed that the new official system introduced by the eldest princess at the beginning of last year was simply your masterpiece, and they even thought that your purpose was to In order to obtain the power of prime minister, you emptied the three princes and nine officials and became the de facto prime minister. The facts of more than a year have proved that you have almost achieved this goal."

"Zhong Yuan, you are now the target of the ministers of the foreign court, do you know?" Li Hong said angrily, "Once the ministers of the foreign court join hands to deal with you, and the eldest princess has successfully regained the prime minister's power with your hands, you Your life is coming to an end. The Eldest Princess will sacrifice you without hesitation to ease the sharp conflict between China and the Outer Court, and regain the support of the Ministers of the Outer Court, so as to establish her stronger prestige."

Li Wei's back felt cold, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

"Zhong Yuan, your power can almost dominate everything now, but at the same time, it has blinded your eyes and mind. At this moment, you are deep in the vortex of defeat and you don't know it. You are still complacently dreaming of your spring and autumn dream." Li Hong pushed him hard, "Wake up, don't die when you are about to die, only to realize that you are just a knife in someone else's hand. When the time comes, not only will I not be able to save you, but I will also be too late to save you." I saved you."

Li Wei suddenly came to his senses, and stood blankly on the long pavilion, with a layer of fine beads of sweat faintly visible on his forehead.

"The Great War in the Central Plains has already begun. We don't know how long this battle will last and what the outcome will be." Li Hong looked up at the distant mountains again, and sighed softly, "For a long time, I haven't I feel such a strong fear of the future just like now. Last night, I went to find Mr. Xu Shao, hoping to know the prediction of the Central Plains War from his mouth, but when I walked to the door of Xu's mansion, I was suffocated by the huge fear I thought about it for a long time, but I still didn't enter the Xu Mansion. I can't face everything I'm about to know. I can't fight with fear. I would rather fight with vision and hope for the future. Even if I lose, I still have Good hope, I can still continue to fight."

"General..." Li Wei shouted excitedly.

"I'm terrified in my heart. I've never felt this way for more than ten years, never." Li Hong faced Li Wei and poked his chest hard, "Do you know what I'm afraid of? I have 20 powerful Dajun, I have an invincible sharpness, but I don't have an impenetrable rear." Li Hong pointed to the direction of Jinyang and said hastily, "If something happens there, everything will be over, you know?"

"Ever since our King Qin succeeded and brought the Son of Heaven to Jinyang, this imperial court has given us great strength and let us see the hope of rejuvenating the country, but at the same time, it is also a sharp double-edged sword that can hurt people, It can also injure itself, and we've seen how many times it can do so horribly."

Li Hong stretched out his hands and grasped Li Wei's arms tightly like two iron tongs.

"This is the Outer Dynasty..." Li Hong raised Li Wei's right arm, "This is the Central Dynasty..." Li Hong then raised Li Wei's left arm, "You are the head that controls these two arms." Li Hongmeng He put down Li Wei's arms, and patted him heavily on the shoulder, "What is the function of the head? Control and coordinate your two arms, let it firmly hold the double-edged sword, and slash to our enemies."

Li Hong looked at Li Wei intently, and asked solemnly, "Can you do it?"

Li Wei bowed deeply, and said with shame: "If the general still trusts me, I can do it."

"Of course I trust you." Li Hong took out a piece of white silk from his pocket and handed it to Li Wei.Li Wei didn't even look at it, and quickly stuffed it into the closet, hiding it carefully.

"If something happens to Jinyang and I'm in the Central Plains, how do you stabilize the situation in Jinyang?"

"I'm asking Lord Yang Feng, Hedong for help." Li Wei thought for a while, then said cautiously.Currently in Jinyang, there are still [-] tiger ben and feather forest troops. The one-armed Duan Xuan is leading the tiger ben army, and Zhang Xiao is leading the feather forest cavalry.If something happens to Jinyang, the eldest princess will first control the two of them.If Li Wei wants to stabilize Jinyang, he can only transfer troops from other places.

Li Hong shook his head, "When the nine-headed bird arrives in Jinyang, will he listen to you? In the eyes of these yellow scarf generals, the imperial court is always a scourge, and this nine-headed bird is a scheming person. It's over."

Li Wei wiped the sweat off his brow, quietly hiding his uneasiness.Besides Yang Feng, who else?Could it be the Hu clan cavalry outside the Great Wall?Suddenly, he thought of a person.

"What a lunatic."

Li Hong nodded approvingly, "His army is stationed in Linfen, seven hundred miles away from Jinyang." Li Hong moved closer to Li Wei's ear and whispered, "I have shown this secret letter to Madman He. , as long as he receives this letter, he will rush back to Jinyang as quickly as possible."

Li Wei shivered involuntarily.

The relationship between Li Hong and He Feng is very close.He Feng has always been in Jizhou. Before the battle of Jizhou the year before last, Li Hong suddenly transferred He Feng, one of the commanders of the seven battalions in Jizhou, to the Hedong battlefield. At that time, many people were surprised and had all kinds of suspicions.Now Li Wei knows the reason.Li Wei can be sure that the person who got the secret letter of recruiting He Feng's army at that time must be Xian Yufu.

Li Wei suddenly felt a sense of fear.In the past few years, Li Hong rarely stayed in Jinyang. Except for the military power, he handed over all the power in his hands, and he was almost indifferent to political affairs. This could not help giving people the illusion that Li Hong was gradually losing power , Losing control of Hebei, this illusion includes myself.At this moment, he knew that he was very wrong.

Just now, the general had warned himself that if he and the eldest princess continued to seize power in the foreign court, he would take measures.Could it be that, besides He Feng, he still has an army that can return to Jinyang at any time?

When Li Wei thought of this, cold sweat broke out on his back, and he couldn't help taking two steps back in a flustered state.

Li Hong narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had guessed Li Wei's thoughts, and his eyes were full of murderous intent, "Zhong Yuan, if you put the safety of the country at risk and continue to fight tit for tat with the foreign court, sowing the seeds of the Central Plains' defeat, I will never forgive you."

Li Wei lowered his head and raised his hand to swear.

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(End of this chapter)