Great Han Empire

Chapter 962 Chapter [-]
In the afternoon, Li Hong returned to the mansion of General Da Sima, looking very tired.

Xian Yufu, Fu Gan and others rushed to meet him and asked about the result of the discussion.Li Hong smiled bitterly, "The most important thing has not been done. I asked to hear the case myself, but the prime minister and the censor firmly disagreed, and even refuted me with the Han Law. The Taiwei Lord is not easy to support, and the Taifu Lord unexpectedly Hide at home and not come out."

"Master Tai Tu didn't participate in the discussion?" Fu Gan was very surprised.

"The Prime Minister urged me a few times, and I urged him a few times, but he just didn't show up." Li Hong waved his hands angrily, "If he can support me, at least I can have an advantage, this old fox..."

Fu Gan, Wang Ling and others wanted to ask again, but Li Hong waved his hand, "I'm too tired, let me be alone for a while, I have to think about it."

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Li Hong was wearing a wool mattress, leaning lazily on the table, closing his eyes and meditating.

The charcoal fire in the brazier was a little bigger, and there was a faint smell of smoke in the room.The study door was gently pushed open, and Xian Yufu walked in.

Li Hong opened his eyes and sat up straight.Xian Yufu sat down beside him, reached out for the tongs to stir the charcoal fire.Li Hong covered Xian Yufu's legs with a woolen mattress, "It's too cold. I don't know when the snow will fall?"

"It will take three or four days." Xian Yufu said, "I don't know how the situation in Hexi is? This winter, Ziyu (Yan Rou) and the others are going to suffer."

"He, he must have a better life than us. He is probably enjoying himself while warming himself by the fire and drinking." Li Hong said with a smile.

Xian Yufu smiled, put down the tongs, and asked casually, "Look, do you want to meet Zhong Yuan again?"

"Is it appropriate?" Li Hong shook his head, "Although Zhong Yuan did this, who has the evidence? On the surface, it seems that the attack is aimed at Ying and Ru scholars, but it is actually aimed at us. Now I take the opportunity Coercing the imperial court, letting Zhang Liao and others supervise the prefectures and counties, and benefiting from it, many people in the imperial court may think that I did it."

"Then what are you going to do?" Xian Yufu asked, "Once this matter is handed over to Tingwei's Mansion, Xin Ping and Xun Chen will have no way out. People in Tingwei's Mansion can make up any evidence they want, and they can blow their heads Cut it off, and it can implicate a large number of innocent people."

"The most powerful part of Zhong Yuan's move is here. We were the ones who made Xun Yu, Xin Ping and others meet, Jing Zhaoyin was the one who arrested them, the Tingwei Mansion was the one who interrogated them, and Yushitai was the one who convicted them. It has nothing to do with him." Li Hong smiled helplessly, "In the future, if there will be chaos in the court, he will benefit the most, followed by us. I agreed to Zhongyuan's request, but Zhongda didn't know that the fighting in the hall is actually for the military power in my hands. If the case of treason is established and Ying and Ru scholars are hit hard, we He and Waichao immediately became mortal enemies, while the eldest princess pressed forward step by step. As for Zhong Yuan, he might get the support of Waichao and the eldest princess, and gradually control the entire government. It will be very passive. If the little emperor wants to govern smoothly in the future, it will be as difficult as reaching the sky."

Xian Yufu hesitated for a moment, then slowly said: "Zhong Yuan's purpose is probably to rescue the two adults, Ding Li and Zhu Wei, he is not necessarily targeting us."

Li Hong laughed.

"Why did the Great Han come to this point? No one in the court knows. His lessons are painful and unforgettable. It has only been 13 years since the death of Emperor Xiaoling. These 13 years have brought serious disasters to the Great Han society. Whether we, the ministers in the court, the dead Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others who are still stubbornly resisting, we are thinking about this problem all the time, trying to save the big man all the time, so as to avoid the continuation and recurrence of disasters. Therefore, Fighting is still going on in the court, and fighting is still going on on the battlefield."

"In the past, together with Zhongyuan, Gongding (Zhu Mu), and Yiqian, we fought for northern Xinjiang and worked hard to save the great Han. We maintained a high degree of consistency in strategy. We have no fundamental differences in the concept of governing the country, but As time went on and with the gradual development of ZTE’s great cause, we had differences in strategies and governance concepts, and then the two sides also had conflicts and conflicts in terms of interests.”

"Last year, people from Beijiang took control of Zhongshujian and the decision-making power of state affairs, and then the people of Beijiang began to split. Why did they split? It was because someone harmed our power and our interests. We believe that those who control the government and military power should It's us warriors..." When Li Hong said the word "warrior", his voice suddenly rose, "Zhong Yuan and the others obviously didn't expect that we would have such a strong reaction, maybe even you didn't expect it? In the past, there was no difference between warriors and scholars in northern Xinjiang. We have always been used to making decisions together, or in many cases, we warriors made decisions, and Zhong Yuan and Gong ordered them to implement them. But last time the situation changed and things were reversed. Well, after Zhong Yuan and the others controlled the decision-making power in the court, they turned a deaf ear to our decision and forced us to accept the court's decision. This is something that I, or most warriors, cannot accept, so I decided to fight back decisively. "

"Zhong Yuan and the others were hit hard, and the people of Northern Xinjiang split up immediately."

"There are reasons for the scholars in northern Xinjiang, as well as our reasons. As I said just now, ZTE's great cause has come to this point, and we have fundamental differences. Zhongyuan and the others have their own ZTE strategy and their own. interests, and we also have our ZTE strategy and our interests, so the split between the two parties is normal, very normal. There is nothing difficult to understand. We were not the same people in the past. To work together is actually for this day, for this day when the power is overwhelming."

"Splitting has the benefits of splitting, and the benefits of splitting are very obvious. You see, the northern Xinjiang faction is split, and the forces that threaten the court the most are disintegrated. The situation in the court will immediately change."

"Now the eldest princess and Zhongyuan and his wife are getting very close, and some forces in the court are also quickly approaching Zhongyuan. Now that Zhongyuan has full wings and has become a pivotal force in the court, it is very good. We are the same, we and Beijiang After the division of scholars, the relationship between scholars from all over the world and us has improved rapidly, and we are now the most powerful force in the court, without the help and support of Zhong Yuan and the others, we can still control the government."

"Of course, we are all still in the northern Xinjiang faction. Together we are invincible, and when we divide, our strength will be greatly reduced. Whenever it comes to a critical moment, the people of northern Xinjiang will naturally join forces to fight against the enemy. For more than ten years, we and Zhongyuan and others have used blood and lives to build It's difficult for ordinary people to understand the feelings."

"This time, Zhongyuan created a good opportunity for us. We can take advantage of the fierce conflicts between the parties in the court to let a large number of warriors enter the court. If we can properly resolve this matter and control the impact of the conspiracy Within an ideal range, we can further improve our relations with scholars and advance the situation in the court to a direction that is conducive to our control of military power and government."

Xian Yufu nodded repeatedly, and said with relief, "My son, you still see clearly. I used to think that you were only good at fighting, but now it seems that you are even more good at court."

"As long as you treat the court as a battlefield, do your best to win the victory, and rack your brains to achieve the greatest results at the least cost, you will be able to gain a firm foothold in the court." Li Hong smiled and patted Xian Yufu on the back, " Chaotang is actually very simple, it is a facade of the community, filled with various interests. These interests are like a big cake, you can only eat one bite, and the rest will be eaten by others, if you eat more If you take a bite, others will suffer, and they will deal with you, quarrel and fight, and if you fight badly, the whole pie will be broken, but people have greed, want to eat more, want to take advantage and not suffer, what to do?"

"To make the pie bigger, the only way to solve the problem is to make the pie the biggest so that everyone can eat more. But making the pie bigger takes time and requires concerted efforts. Some people may not be willing, so some people are doing more. For a big pie, some people are being lazy, and some people just want to eat the current pie alone, so all kinds of tricks will come out. This is state affairs. The best state affairs is to use various methods , Let everyone make a bigger pie, and the worst state of affairs is that everyone quarrels and breaks the current pie. In order to do a good state affairs to the greatest extent, many methods are needed, and the most used method is fraud .”

"Since ancient times, soldiers have never tire of cheating. As long as you can defeat the enemy, even if you cheat your opponent against your conscience, it is acceptable and you can forgive yourself."

Xian Yufu was secretly startled, his heart felt cold, and he couldn't help pulling up the fur mattress on his legs with both hands.

"So, you have a countermeasure?"

Li Hong frowned, "The idea is not very mature. Let me tell you, see if it works."

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The ultimate goal of the current battle in the court is to regain my military power.

After the recovery of Luoyang, the cornerstone of ZTE's great cause has been laid. It doesn't matter what counter-insurgency strategy we adopt. It is our court, our ZTE strategy, and our New Deal that directly affect ZTE's great cause. The most harmful thing to ZTE's great cause is our hands. military power.

As long as the military power is in my hands, there will be restlessness in the court.

"So, I plan to resign from the post of Chief Sima and remain my General." Li Hong said calmly.

Xian Yufu was startled, and just about to say something to stop him, he suddenly thought that Li Hong must have left behind, this must be a strategy of delaying the attack by retreating, so let's continue to listen to Li Hong's words.

"In the army, Zilie (Xu Rong) is the most trusted by the eldest princess, and Zilie is most recognized by the ministers of foreign courts, so..." Li Hong glanced at Xian Yufu, "I plan to recommend Zilie as the chief minister. "

At present, Xu Rong is the oldest general in the DPRK, who has no official position for the time being, and who can be recognized by all parties.Xian Yufu has Hu blood, and Qu Yi has a domineering personality, so neither of them is suitable for the position of Da Sima.

"In the morning, I told the Prime Minister that during the period when the Taiwei is avoiding, Feiyan will temporarily take over the affairs of the Taiwei. Sir Xun You, the Taiwei, will not be able to do this for a few days. No matter what the outcome of this matter is, he will take the initiative to ask Resignation, in this way, in the future, Feiyan will be the Taiwei, Zilie will be the Great Sima, and you will replace Feiyan as Guangluxun, plus Weiwei Fengxian (Lu Bu) and Zhijin Wuzilong (Zhao Yun), the six of us will be in the court hall, completely I can control the military power. I really don’t need to take the title of Da Sima and become the target of public criticism.”

"If..." Xian Yufu hesitated for a moment, and said hesitantly, "Zi Lie obeys the eldest princess, if he obeys the eldest princess in military decision-making, things in the future may..."

Xian Yufu and Xu Rong had some conflicts.When she was in Jinyang a few years ago, the eldest princess had enforced the policy of "earth breaking" in northern Xinjiang. Xu Rong, who was in charge of the military and political power in Hedong at that time, firmly supported it. Because of this, Xian Yufu almost turned against him, thinking that Xu Rong had betrayed Li. Hiro.Now that Li Hong wants to retreat behind the scenes and push Xu Rong to the front, Xian Yufu is very worried, afraid that the same thing will happen again.

"I just need Zilie (Xu Rong) to support the eldest princess." Li Hong said with a smile, "In other words, when the time is right, the eldest princess can have part of the military power through Zilie to solve the problems encountered in the decision-making of state affairs. thorny issues, thus greatly alleviating the constraints of the current bureaucratic system on state policy-making, and at the same time, through Xu Rong’s participation in Li Shangshu, further helping military people to influence and control state policy-making power.”

If Xu Rong participated in Li Shangshu affairs as Da Sima, then there would be six Shanggong ministers and the eldest princess making decisions on state affairs together.Among the prime minister, Taiwei, Yushi doctor, Taifu, Da Sima, and general, half of them were warriors from northern Xinjiang, which obviously had a decisive impact on the princess's final decision.

"Currently the decision-making of state affairs is mainly made by Zhongshujian, and Zhongshujian is actually controlled by Zhongyuan (Li Wei), and the ministers of the Shanggong have little influence on the eldest princess." Xian Yufu felt that Li Hong's method might not be can produce the expected effect.

"Do you know why Zhong Yuan refused to serve as the Supervisor of Zhongshu, and instead became a Minister of Agriculture in the foreign court?" Li Hong asked with a smile.

"Isn't he the same as you, worried that he will be too sharp and become the target of public criticism." Xian Yufu said with a smile, "That kid is very cunning, and he won't easily stand out."

"No, his real purpose is to establish power in the outer court, and then control the outer court." Li Hong waved his hand, "His goal is the prime minister."

"He wants to be prime minister?" Xian Yufu looked at Li Hong in surprise and shook his head again and again, "He doesn't have enough qualifications, unless it's another ten years, it's absolutely impossible."

"How can it be impossible..." Li Hong waved his hands vigorously, and laughed loudly, "If all the ministers who are qualified to be prime ministers are kicked out, wouldn't it be logical for Zhong Yuan to enter the prime minister's mansion?"

Xian Yufu was dumbfounded, "Zi Min, what do you want to do?"

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If Li Wei became the prime minister, he would control both the outer court and the inner court. What he was most afraid of was not others, but the eldest princess.The first thing the eldest princess has to do is to drive all Li Wei's people out of the Zhongshu Supervisor, or get rid of the Zhongshu Supervisor, and re-use Shangshutai as the decision-making center of state affairs.

If Li Wei wants to achieve this goal, we need our full help, that is to say, he must open the door of the outer court to the warriors of northern Xinjiang, so that the warriors of northern Xinjiang can enter the court as much as possible.

"Let's imagine that if such a situation is formed in the court, the eldest princess will have no choice but to give up her power without help. She has no room to resist, but because we pre-set Zilie (Xu Lie) Rong) With this move, the eldest princess has the strength to counterattack, she can respond quickly, and continue to control power with Shangshutai as the center of power."

Xian Yufu suddenly realized, "You want to regain control of Shangshutai?"

"Yes." Li Hong smiled slightly, "Last time, in order to weaken my power, the eldest princess and the imperial court revised the official system, set up Zhongshujian as the center of power, threw the Shangshutai aside, and turned it into an old-age care center. place. No one pays attention to Shangshutai now, and no one will pay attention to Shangshutai until the situation is clear."

"Recently, the eldest princess issued an order to adjust a group of officials. Zhao Jian, Zuo Yan, Wang Lie and others were all transferred to Shangshutai, while Yu Peng was worshiped as Jing Zhaoyin, and Chen Deng also served in the Zongzheng Mansion. .Obviously, Zhongyuan is trying to increase the strength of the foreign court for himself, and transfer our people to Shangshutai for retirement. Well, good thing..." Li Hong said with a smile, "This time, I will take advantage of the opportunity to resign from the chief minister. Opportunity, transfer more people to Shangshutai, in the future, when the situation changes, the decision-making of state affairs will be in our hands, without any effort."

"By that time, the northern Xinjiang warriors had not only gained a firm foothold in the Outer Court, but also controlled the Shangshutai, the center of power, and the government was under our control."

Li Hongxi smiled, and asked very excitedly: "Brother Yuxing, what do you think of this strategy?"

"I'll take a step back and confuse them for a while, so that the crisis in the court can be eased temporarily, so as to win the goodwill of all parties and the support of some scholars."

"Then help Li Wei enter the prime minister's mansion and force the eldest princess and Li Wei to split. In this way, we can form checks and balances among the various forces in the outer court, effectively restrict Li Wei and weaken Li Wei's strength; Shangshutai controls the decision-making power and lays a solid foundation for the little emperor to rule in the future."

Xian Yufu thought for a long time, then suddenly asked, "How many people do you want to kill?"

"No, no, no..." Li Hong waved his hands again and again, "I will not kill people. Not only will I not kill people, but I will try my best to protect all people who may be killed. The situation in the court can only stabilize the ZTE strategy and buy enough time to wait for the little emperor to grow up. If there is such a fierce battle in the court, let alone the counter-insurgency strategy will be delayed again and again, even ZTE’s great cause that has just started may not be preserved .”

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In December, Liyang.

General Da Sima Li Hong insisted on trying the case in person, and played it three times in a row, which made the eldest princess very embarrassed.

She first decreed to approve Taiwei Xunyou's plea, allowing him to avoid, and worshiped Guang Luxun Zhang Yan to temporarily take charge of Taiwei's affairs and preside over the daily affairs of Taiwei's mansion.At the same time, she convened a meeting with the ministers of the Central Book Supervisor.Chen Qun, the supervisor of Zhongshu, tried his best to go to Chen, thinking that it was most appropriate for the case to be tried by Master Tianzi himself, and strongly recommended Tai Fu Yang Biao and General Li Hong to jointly preside over the case.

The prime minister Cai Yong, the censor Liu He, the imperial servant Kong Rong, and the court lieutenant Zhang Miao strongly opposed it, and played repeatedly to persuade them.Ting Wei Zhang Miao also personally rushed to Liyang to report the reason, thinking that it was against the law.

The Elder Princess decided not to leave the committee, and privately summoned Li Wei, the chief minister, and Zhang Fan, the young man, for advice.The two ministers also believed that the case should be heard by Tingweifu.Li Wei said, if it really doesn't work, His Royal Highness will personally interrogate.His Highness will go to Chang'an to show his face, and leave the rest to the Tingwei Mansion.Before the end of the year, the case will definitely come to light.

The eldest princess made a decision immediately and asked Zhongshu Jian to draw up the decree.

Chen Qun was shocked when he heard the news, and sent someone to report to General Li Hong of Chang'an urgently overnight.

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In mid-December, on the fifth day of the assassination of the Son of Heaven, General Li Hong, the Grand Sima, went up to the Son of Heaven and asked to resign from the post of Grand Sima.

Li Hong burst into tears in the memorial, saying that for the stability of the court and the success of ZTE's great cause, he would do anything even if his body was broken.This minister is determined to march westward, if the western frontiers are not balanced, then the minister will not return.The minister may be shrouded in horse leather and have no return date, so he resigns from the post of Da Sima so as not to delay state affairs.

Chaotang was shocked.

The eldest princess sent an order to the general and tried her best to comfort her.She discussed carefully with Zhongshujian, Shangshutai and other ministers, but no one could guess what Li Hong was thinking.Is he really going to give up his military power?What does the general want to do?
In the early morning of the next day, more than 20 ministers and ministers, including Prime Minister Cai Yong, Guang Luxun Zhang Yan, who was in charge of Taiwei, Liu He, the imperial historian, gathered in Liyang Palace.This time Tai Fu Yang Biao came, and he was the first to arrive.The ministers urgently discussed countermeasures.

The prime minister Cai Yong applauded and congratulated each other, thinking that this memorial showed the loyalty of the general, the emperor and the court should accept the resignation of the general, and suggested that the post of Sima should be abolished.

No one responded.

At this moment, the general suddenly asked to resign from the chief Sima. It was by no means a simple matter of handing over military power. If it went wrong, it might be a bloody killing.Thinking of Dong Zhuo's atrocities in Luoyang back then, the ministers shuddered.It is still the best policy to keep absolute silence now, and it is better to leave such problems to the eldest princess to solve.

Wei Wei Lu Bu plays.Although Luoyang is pacified, it is still far away from the day when the world is pacified. At this moment, the military power of the general must not be taken away, so as not to shake the morale of the army.

Xian Yufu, Xu Rong, Qu Yi, Zhang Yan, Zhao Yun, Yuan Yao, Jia Xu and other ministers also rushed to play, admonishing the eldest princess not to accept the general's resignation.Except for Xian Yufu and Xu Rong, no one knew what the real purpose of the general was, including Zhang Yan, who was extremely shocked when he heard the news.

Ministers such as Taichang Xu Shao, Da Sinonong Li Wei also followed up, thinking that the eldest princess should be cautious, even if the general tried his best to resign, it is best to wait until the world is calm before accepting it.

Grand Tutor Yang Biao spoke suddenly.

The main reason for the general is that he is too tired. He has been fighting outside again and again, even the iron man will be exhausted. Moreover, after he returned to Chang'an, he dealt with government affairs day and night without a day off. Especially recently, there was a big case of assassinating the emperor. .Could he not be burning with worry and anxious to go to the western border?Therefore, the minister believes that His Highness accepts the general's resignation, that is to truly cherish the general.As for the post of Grand Sima, it cannot be abolished. It is better to let a general with outstanding merits take up the post. Firstly, it can share the great general's suffering, and secondly, it can also maintain the stability of the court and help the advancement of ZTE's great cause.

The eldest princess discussed with the ministers for three days.During the period, the general sent another sincere memorial, begging the emperor and princess to accept his resignation again.

The eldest princess finally adopted Yang Biao's memorial and accepted the general's resignation.

On the same day, the eldest princess decreed that Xu Rong, the general of the right chariot and cavalry, would be the great Sima and the Minister of Li.

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After the general received the imperial decree, he thanked the emperor and the eldest princess for their grace, and once again asked for a personal trial of the assassination of the emperor.

This time no minister raised objections.

The eldest princess decreed that General Li Hong and Zhongshu Youling Liu Fang presided over the murder and assassination of the emperor.

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When Xun Yu, Xin Ping, Xun Chen, and Shen Rong walked into the lobby one after another, they first saw the sumptuous food and drink.The four people were shocked and angry. It seemed that they were going to be beheaded after eating. They died unjustly.More than ten days ago, they were arrested at a banquet and slept in a cell for more than ten days. No one saw them, they didn't say a word, and then they had to eat their heads and leave.

At this time, they saw General Li Hong walking in.Li Hong smiled and warmly greeted them to sit down.

Xun Yu asked coldly, "Is this a feast of guillotines?"

Li Hong smiled, "The emperor ordered me to preside over this case."

The four were overjoyed.Shen Rong was probably so excited that he shed tears.They probably knew about Chang'an, and it was definitely not Li Hong who designed to frame them, but Li Hong's opponent.After killing them, the situation in the Central Plains became tense immediately, and since then no one believed in Li Hong, and no one dared to surrender to Li Hong. The battle in the south would be very difficult in the future, which Li Hong absolutely did not want to see.Now that Li Hong is presiding over the trial, the case may be completely overturned. Not only can their lives be saved, even their clan relatives in the Chang'an court can be saved from an innocent disaster.

After Xin Ping sat down, he said gratefully: "For the past ten days, thanks to the care of the general, otherwise we..."

"I'm ashamed, I failed to fulfill my promise, and I'm sorry for you." Li Hong shook his hand, "You are staying here for a while. After the Chinese New Year, I will find a way to exonerate you."

Xin Ping and others thanked repeatedly.

Li Hong pointed to Xun Yu: "Master Xun, I would like to ask, if Master Cao knew that you were imprisoned because of your involvement in the assassination of the emperor, and your life was in danger, what countermeasures would he take?"

Xun Yu laughed loudly, "What does the General think?"

"I think the envoys from Xiangyang will arrive in Chang'an soon."

Xun Yu was slightly taken aback, but suddenly realized, with a look of admiration on his face.

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At the end of December, Li Wei found an excuse and went to the General's Mansion to pay a visit to Li Hong in person.

After chatting with him for a few words, Li Hong suddenly said, "Zhong Yuan, should you be prime minister?"

Li Wei was taken aback, and shook his hands again and again, "General, I want to live a few more years, don't scare me."

Li Hong laughed, "You should think about it, this is a good opportunity, otherwise, don't talk about revising "Tian Lv", even the lives of Ding Li and Zhu Wei are in danger."

Li Wei's heart was dark, and the smile on his face was a little stiff.

After seeing off Li Wei, Li Hong urgently wrote to Da Hongyu Yuan Yao, and came to the General's Mansion to have a meeting.

After Yuan Yao received the letter, he was overjoyed and hurried here by car.He waited for this letter for more than ten days, and finally it arrived.

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