Great Han Empire

Chapter 967 Chapter [-]
In mid-June, Da Sima Mansion.

Grand Sima Xu Rong summoned Qu Yi, Yushi, Yang Feng, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang Baiqi, Fan Li, He Feng, Sima Yi, Wei Yan and other generals in Beijing for a military meeting.

Prime Minister Cai Yong, Censor Liu He, General Zuo Cheqi, Ting Weiqing Xian Yufu, General Right Guard, Acting Tai Wei Shi, Guang Lu Xun Zhang Yan, Former General, Wei Wei Lu Bu, General Long Xiang, Zhi Jin Wu Zhao Yun and other six ministers also attended the military meeting.

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Chief Sima Shi Chenwei first reported the battle situation in Western Xinjiang.

After the beginning of spring, the battle on the Hexi battlefield started again.Under the command of Yan Rou, General of Zhenbei, General Li Feng Jiang Wu, General Huben Lei Zi, together with six Xianbei leaders including Bu Dugeng, Xie Guini, Hu Ding, Qi Shen, Mu Tao, and Mu Li, led the An army of [-] marched toward Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang and other places along the northern foot of Qilian Mountain.

Changshui General Mustafa led his army to fight in the southern part of the Tianqiong Desert, and continued to advance to the north bank of the Yellow River. He fought consecutive battles with the Qiang people on the Lingju and Yunjie lines, intending to drive the Qiang people to the south bank of the Yellow River and further intensify the situation in Jincheng, Longxi and other areas. land chaos.

Whether this year's Hexi war can achieve its expected goals depends on the continuous supply of livestock and ordnance.According to the requirements of the imperial court, the livestock needed on the Hexi battlefield were mainly collected from the Hu tribes in the desert and the frontier counties in the northern border.Due to the frequent wars in the imperial court and too many conscripts in recent years, the tribes of the Hu tribe in the desert and the border counties complained quite a lot.In March, the general went north to Shuofang Hetao to personally raise and deliver food and grass to the Hexi battlefield.The general was stationed in northern Xinjiang, which greatly frightened the desert and border counties, and the problem of food, grass and military equipment, which threatened the Hexi battlefield the most, was successfully resolved.

According to the latest battle report from Zhenbei General Yan Rou, the westward army has taken all of Zhangye, captured Lufu City in Jiuquan County, and is advancing towards Yumen.If there is no accident, before winter comes, the army can capture Dunhuang and recover the four counties in Hexi.

As we expected, the Hehuang battlefield is gradually reaching a stalemate.

Because General Mustafa's iron cavalry continued to attack the Qiang people on the north bank of the Yellow River, it created many opportunities for the Xiliang Army.In April, Han Yi and Yang Qiu led the army to enter Jincheng County again, and captured the two cities of Yuzhong and Jincheng. However, because the supply of food and grass was not enough, they wanted to capture Yunwu, the county government, in the summer, and advance the battle line to the hinterland of Huangzhong. Very difficult.

Recently, Han Yi wrote several times to Huangfu Li and Pang De, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity of the peace talks between Chang'an and Xiangyang to be entrusted to the imperial court and get the support of food, grass and military equipment.

According to Han Yi's letter, in order to solve the problem of grain and grass, Liu Bei in Longxi had ordered his soldiers to farm in Longxi. At the same time, Liu Bei also made some small tools for transporting grain from Bashu and Hanzhong.In addition, in order to defend Longxi, Liu Bei changed his method of dealing with the Qiang people.This year, while taking the initiative to look for opportunities to fight, he recruited the Qiang people several times, intending to coexist peacefully with the Qiang people in Longxi, and use the force of the Qiang people to take down Hehuang, and then take all of Western Xinjiang.

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Grand Sima Xu Rong believes that there is a general in the Hexi battlefield who personally sits in the desert to transport food and grass, and the general who Zhenbei takes command of Guzang. It is not a big problem to recover the four counties within the year. Now the court is worried about Liu Bei in Longxi.If Liu Bei gains a foothold in Longxi and Wudu, allowing him to get the help of the Qiang people in terms of force, and the support of Hanzhong and Bashu in terms of financial resources, he will be in great trouble in the future.

Therefore, Xu Rong suggested that the imperial court take advantage of this rare opportunity to appease Han Yi immediately, and take the opportunity to let Pang De and Huangfu Li lead the army to station in Western Xinjiang again, so as to prepare for the imperial court's recovery of Western Xinjiang as soon as possible.

Then, Xu Rong said one more thing.The Xiangyang special envoy believes that the peace talks have entered the stage of detailed consultation, and the two sides should trust each other. Therefore, they implore the court to reduce the number of northern Xinjiang troops in Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou Yingchuan to ease the tension in the border areas.The eldest princess specially summoned Xu Rong for this purpose, and asked the border troops to keep half of their troops under normal circumstances, and the remaining half of the soldiers went home to farm, which could also save the court's military expenditure.

Prime Minister Cai Yong did not wait for the generals to respond, and immediately explained the court's strategy of stabilizing the country as soon as possible from various aspects. The flames of war in the world have subsided, allowing the common people to recuperate, allowing the great man to recover his national power as quickly as possible, and become prosperous and strong.

The censor Liu He also talked a lot, from the scourge of the party, the evil of the country, Dong Zhuo's chaos, to the current two emperors, two courts, and the fact that the big man has formed a confrontation between the North and the South, etc. , in-depth expounded the important and practical significance of one emperor and one court for stabilizing the country, benefiting the people, consolidating and promoting the great cause of ZTE after appeasement and rebellion.

The prime minister and the imperial censor were impassioned. According to them, the reunification of the Han Dynasty was just around the corner, ZTE’s great cause would soon succeed, and the prospect of the country was very bright. All the listeners were excited and excited.

The atmosphere at the military meeting was very enthusiastic, the generals were in high spirits, and all the motions were passed smoothly.

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Grand Sima Xu Rong left Zhang Yan behind and invited him to his study.

"The Eldest Princess intends to entertain all the generals in the army at the Liyang Palace."

"When?" Zhang Yan asked indifferently.

"Maybe just these few days." Xu Rong said with a smile, "Look, are the generals from Luoyang, Kanxi and Guanzhong rushed to Chang'an?"

"Hmph..." Zhang Yan looked at Xu Rong with a trace of contempt in his eyes, "Will they come? Maybe they will die if they come."

The smile on Xu Rong's face gradually dissipated. He didn't speak, but his expression gradually became serious.

"What? Your Highness convinced you all? Brother Yu Xing doesn't want to go back to Youzhou anymore? Have Zilong and Fengxian finished sharpening their knives and are ready to fight? Now that the northern and southern armies have become His Highness's army, she should too. Let's do it." Zhang Yan said with a smile without changing his face, "You are the chief minister, and I am just a minister who is in charge of the Taiwei's affairs. Do you need to discuss this kind of matter with me? Of course, If His Highness is worried, I can leave Guangluxun Mansion immediately, and leave Huben and Habayashi Army to anyone."

"Why are you doing this?" Xu Rong asked suddenly.

"What did I do?" Zhang Yan frowned slightly, calmly, "Brother Zilie, can you explain clearly? Why can't I understand?"

Xu Rong sneered, "Since the general left Chang'an, you took advantage of the opportunity to act as a lieutenant to replace and appoint 320 military candidates, military commanders, and school lieutenants at all levels in the two months of March and April. Now almost all the middle- and lower-level officers in the northern and southern armies have been replaced. In Guanzhong Zhang Baiqi, Liang Baiwu, Guanxi Sunqin, Luoyang Wu Xiong, and Lei Chong's [-]-strong army, all non-Yellow Turban generals have been transferred. Li. Yingchuan is now Wang Dang in charge of the military administration. Half of Yanzhou's troops are controlled by Peng Lie, Xiang Cheng, and Sun Luan, while Qingzhou's army is controlled by Zang Ba and Guan Hai. What do you want to do?"

"Brother Zilie, why do you want to be punished?" Zhang Yan laughed, "The change and appointment of the generals in the army were finalized long before the general left Chang'an, and I just followed the orders. Masters Hua Xiong and He Feng don't like our yellow turban generals, what should I do? Of course I want to calm down. Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Xu Huang were transferred from the army by the imperial court. Wan Dajun, that is the order of the imperial court, what does it have to do with me? As for the two adults Zang Ba and Guan Hai, they have been leading the army in Qingzhou, if the imperial court is worried, they can be transferred back to Chang'an."

"Brother Zilie..." Zhang Yandi said solemnly, "Although the general has left Chang'an and the court, he is connected to us who are born in yellow scarves, and we live and die together. We will never disobey the order of the general. , we absolutely respect the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, and we are willing to fight to the death for the survival of the country." Zhang Yan's words were righteous and stern, but they sounded like thousands of arrows screaming in Xu Rong's ears, making him suffocate for a while.

What does it mean that the general and the generals of the Yellow Turban line live and die together?I respect the emperor and the court because I don't want to disobey the general's order. What do you mean?Now the imperial court is working hard for the unification of the country, but he said that he wants to fight for the survival of the country. What does that mean?
"I said that no one in the army is allowed to intervene in the court battle without the order of the general. Why didn't you listen?" Xu Rong's tone was a bit harsh, "The purpose of the general to leave the court is to make the court stable. Come down, not to let the court hall kill each other."

"Why don't you listen?" Zhang Yan laughed, "If I listen to you, there are only two ways out. Either go to the desert with the general to herd sheep, or go back to the Taihang Mountains."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xu Rong reprimanded sharply, "Feiyan, you are the minister of the court, how can you say such outrageous words?"

"Am I wrong?" Zhang Yan smiled, "The general is an example, a living example. The world is unified, and the day of reckoning after autumn will come. People of our background can stay in court for a few days ?Even if we live with our heads shrunk, can we escape the first day of the junior high school and the fifteenth day? As long as there are rebellions in various states and counties, we will bear the brunt of the bloodbath.”

Xu Rong's heart trembled, and he looked at Zhang Yan for a long time without saying a word.

"Feiyan, we must be united, we must be united, we must think about the creatures of the world, we must not only think about ourselves..."

"It is for the sake of the world's creatures that we follow the general to fight all over the world, but now that the general is gone, we must first think about our own survival, and then we can take care of the world's creatures."

"The general will definitely come back. The eldest princess and the prime minister are also considering this issue, but they have to choose an appropriate time..."

Zhang Yan smiled wryly, "Are you lying to yourself, or are you lying to me on purpose? If the eldest princess and the prime minister wanted to invite the general back, they would have already issued an order. Why did the prime minister and the censor come here today? In a few days, Why did the eldest princess invite us to a banquet? Isn't it to appease us and prepare for the lifting of the general's military power."

Xu Rong sighed, "Trust the general, he will have a solution?"

"The great general is a man, not a god." Zhang Yan sighed bitterly, "At that time, I always thought that the great virtuous teacher was a god and omnipotent, but in the end he died, and decades of hard work were instantly reduced to powder. I also don’t believe that there is a god in this world. My own destiny should be firmly in my own hands, only myself is the god.”

Xu Rong was silent.

Zhang Yan stood up, "Brother Zilie, can I still trust you like I did during the battle at Yanmen Pass?"

Xu Rong nodded, "If I didn't believe you, I wouldn't have said this to you today."

"Then can you trust me?"

"There is a love of life and death between us, and we live and die together."

Zhang Yan reached out and patted Xu Rong's shoulder, then turned and left.

Xu Rong sat there for a long time, raising his pen to write a letter to the general, but after writing a few words, he suddenly dropped the pen on the ground and sighed, "The general is a man, not a god. Life and death are up to you."

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Guang Luxun Mansion.

Zhang Yan put down the letter in her hand, looked at the right general Yang Feng who was sitting opposite, and let out a sneer, "This old fox is very accurate in judging the situation."

"He agreed?" Yang Feng asked.

"Agreed." Zhang Yan handed the letter to Yang Feng, "Master Taifu said that from today onwards, he will tell His Majesty the great achievements of Emperor Gaozu, talk about Empress Lu's prominence in the court, and talk about why Emperor Xiaohui Died of depression, talk about why there were two young emperors before Emperor Xiaowen, of course, the focus is on how Emperor Xiaowu got rid of the control of Queen Dowager Dou, how he expanded his territory and made great achievements."

"How will Your Majesty react after hearing these stories?" Yang Feng smiled, "Children are generally easy to be instigated by others. If the Tai Tuo's words are too vivid, His Majesty will be terrified, and he will draw his sword on the spot Assassinate the eldest princess, then the head of the Taifu will not be kept."

Zhang Yan shook her head and smiled lightly, "He will grasp this measure. When the Son of Heaven gets scared and begs us to save the Great Han Society, we will be able to smoothly control the situation in Chang'an."

"It seems that when the General appointed the eight teachers of the Son of Heaven, it was indeed after a lot of deliberation." Yang Feng said, "Even if the General is gone now, the Son of Heaven is safe and sound."

"It's difficult." Zhang Yan said, "Although we secretly dispatched people and made repeated arrangements to let Xixi capture Chen Gong and Zang Hong, and let him form a deadly feud with Qingyan scholars, but because the eldest princess suddenly Appeared in Chang'an, and transferred Chi Chi out of Tingwei's mansion in time, and quickly suppressed the imminent melee in the court, causing us to fall short. Otherwise, all the ministers of the Qingyan line have been put in prison, and the prime minister My lord is also in danger. Without the full support of the prime minister, the eldest princess had to recall the general immediately under our persecution, and the peace talks would immediately fail. It's a pity..."

"It's nothing to be sorry about. If this plan doesn't work, let's try another plan." Yang Feng threw the letter on the case table, stroked his long beard, and slowly narrowed his eyes and said, "The internal fighting in the court has been fierce, and all parties have completely torn it apart. Shameless, the eldest princess can't suppress it even if she wants to. Our goal has been partially achieved. Now the top priority is to send people to establish a relationship with Xiangyang, deliberately leaking secrets, and let Xiangyang raise the conditions for peace. In addition, the army has basically arranged Now, you can give orders to the generals, let them write a letter against the peace. At that time, there will be infighting in the court, the peace talks will be deadlocked, and the army will start to make trouble again. Urgently call the general back to Beijing."

"Not only let the general return to Beijing..." Zhang Yan sneered, "If we want to do it, we must do it thoroughly. This time we will not only let the general rule, but also drive the prime minister out of the court, and force the eldest princess Entering the inner palace, she is strictly prohibited from interfering in government affairs."

"Soldiers?" Yang Feng excitedly patted the table, "Okay, a good way. As long as we can provoke the little emperor and trick the little emperor to order soldiers, we will be famous and can arrest people and kill people in a grand manner."

"This is the worst policy. Unless it is absolutely necessary, we will never remonstrate." Zhang Yan waved his hand, "The remonstrance will do us too much harm. Anyone with a little brain knows that we have kidnapped the little emperor and used his ignorance to disrupt the court. , we will become the target of public criticism. In the future, the little emperor will grow up and take power, and he may take revenge on us. Therefore, we must be like the general, and we must always maintain our loyalty to the big man and the emperor, so that no one can catch us. It is our fault. We must not repeat the mistakes made by Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and Guo Si back then, and we must not repeat the same mistakes and bring ourselves to perish."

Yang Feng laughed, "Feiyan, are you scolding the general?"

"He didn't say a word, just shook his hand and left, obviously to force us." Zhang Yan said with a smile, "Since he doesn't want to be infamous, then it's not good for us to smear his face. We should use our brains and think about it." Ways. Dealing with this group of people is not easy."

"Do you want to be prime minister?" Yang Feng asked suddenly.

"No, don't be a leader." Zhang Yan said, "Our generation is not born well, and it is already the extreme to be able to reach today's position. We can no longer be greedy. Our generation keeps its head down. The next generation will be able to hold their heads high. The reason why we do this today is because we are forced to do so, otherwise we will be the ones who lose their heads.

Yang Feng nodded and smiled, "After this incident, you will no longer be able to bow your head and be a human being."

"Let's take one step at a time." Zhang Yan said, "Can you find someone who is familiar with the special envoy of Xiangyang? Some things need to be done quickly, and there is no delay."

"I found someone, but it's not suitable." Yang Feng frowned and said in embarrassment, "Cui Jun's younger brother Cui An, and Chen Wei from the Da Sima Mansion, they and Xiangyang special envoys Xu Shu, Shi Tao, and Meng Jiandu He is a good friend. This Xu Shu used to be very famous in Yingchuan. When he was a teenager, in order to avenge his friend, he rushed to the enemy's house with a sword and chopped off his head. He was a bloody man. Later he ate in prison Quite a lot of suffering. After being rescued, he learned from the pain and decided to abandon martial arts and follow literature, and worship Mr. Shui Jing as his teacher. This person is the best to use, but after the incident, it is bound to involve Master Cui Yan of Shangshutai, or Da Sima I, so..."

Zhang Yan thought for a while and asked, "Is there anyone else?"

"There is also Shangshu Chen Deng, who is from Xuzhou and is a friend of Wang Lang. Chen Deng and Zang Hong have an irresistible relationship. Because of Zang Hong's matter, he is now mingling with Kong Rong, Mi Heng and others all day long, trying to rescue Zang Hong. Hong. This person is not important, but Wang Lang is a celebrity in Xuzhou and has great enthusiasm for the peace talks. He probably won't be deceived, and we won't seek Chen Deng's help either."

"Chen Deng, Kong Rong, Mi Heng..." Zhang Yan muttered a few words in a low voice, then suddenly raised her head and said to Yang Feng, "Lu Bu controls the Southern Army, and the Southern Army is stationed in Liyang. .Although the generals of all battalions of the southern army have been replaced by ours, who can guarantee that there will be no accidents? So when necessary, we will use Yanzhou to blackmail Lu Bu with the life of the minister. In this way, the target of the attack will be reduced to Qingzhou People or ministers borrowed from Xuzhou like Chen Deng, that is to say..."

"I got it, I got it..." Yang Feng understood in his heart, "It's a design that will definitely make them die without a place to bury them."

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At the end of June, Cui Yan's younger brother Cui An invited his old friends from Xiangyang to a banquet, and talked with Xu Shu, Shi Tao, and Meng Jian all night long.Cui An drank too much, and revealed a lot of secrets during the meeting, including the fact that the general was forced to surrender his military power and went north to the desert, all parties in the court were killing each other, and Cui Yan suspected that Li Wei sent people to assassinate Xi Xi in order to frame Zang Hong and attack Prime Minister Cai Yong and so on.

After the three Xu Shu went back, they immediately reported the matter to Cai Mao, Kuai Liang, Han Song and others.Cai Mao immediately summoned special envoys from all over the country to discuss countermeasures, preparing to revise the terms of the peace talks, adding fire to the chaotic situation in Chang'an.In order to ensure that the news was correct, Cai Mao asked Wang Lang to call on Chen Deng, Hua Xin to call on Kong Rong and Mi Heng, and Gu Yong to call on his teacher Cai Yong (when Cai Yong took refuge in Jiangdong, Gu Yong studied piano with him), as much as possible. Inquire about news.

Chen Deng kept his mouth shut to Wang Lang. When he heard that Cui Yan suspected that Li Wei had assassinated Xi Xi, he secretly rejoiced.After sending Wang Lang away, he immediately called on Kong Rong and Mi Heng.Mi Heng then secretly visited Cui Yan, and Cui Yan was convinced by the evidence in Mi Heng's hands, and determined to help Mi Heng rescue Zang Hong.In order to guard against Li Wei's revenge, Cui Yan made an agreement with Mi Heng that Cui An should contact them in the future.

Since then, Mi Heng, Chen Deng, Cui An, Wang Lang, Hua Xin, Xu Shu and others often meet and drink.These people are all talkers, and they drink without restraint. They often stay up all night, talking about everything, and of course they inevitably attack their respective courts.

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In July, major problems arose in the peace talks. The two sides had serious differences on how many troops the vassal state should retain.

Cai Mao, Cheng Yu, Zhang Song, Lu Fan and others immediately suggested that the army can be reduced, but the feudal states should be increased and all military powers in the feudal states should be granted.

Prior to this, the imperial court promised to retain the titles of ministers such as Cao Cao in the Xiangyang court. The titles can be hereditary, but there are not many fiefs, and there is no military power in the fiefs.This kind of concession by the Chang'an court was the main reason why Cao Cao and others sent envoys to Chang'an to participate in the peace talks.Now they have changed their minds, threatening to retain the entire army, forcing the court to agree to the fiefdom, and demanding all the military power in the fiefdom.

In mid-July, after careful discussions between the princess and the prime minister, they agreed that Xiangyang's request could be accepted, but each vassal state could only keep a small number of troops, and the imperial court would send a certain number of troops to each vassal state.

Xiangyang believes that the vassal state can reduce a certain number of troops, but firmly opposes the imperial court stationing troops in the vassal state.

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Through various channels, this incident quickly spread to all the ministries of the army. The generals stationed in various places wrote letters one after another, opposing the court's peace negotiation plan, and impeached the prime minister Cai Yong, the imperial historian Liu He and other ministers. Get out of court immediately.

Yang Xiu told the little emperor about it. After a series of incisive analyzes and reasonable inferences by Yang Xiu, the peace talks finally turned into a plan carefully planned by the rebels in Xiangyang and the traitors in the court, aiming to kill the eldest princess and the eldest princess. Generals, deposed the little emperor, finally supported the Xiangyang emperor and the court, and seized the big conspiracy of the little emperor Jiangshan Sheji.

The little emperor's eyes widened, terrified.Yang Xiu saw that the little emperor seemed to be frightened, so he just kept on doing nothing, and added in a mysterious manner, "Your Majesty, since Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others rebelled and supported the Emperor of Xiangyang, they spread rumors everywhere and slandered your majesty. It was not born by the first emperor, but a little barbarian picked up by the general from the desert. Your majesty, please think about it. If the peace talks are successful, Liu Biao, Cao Cao and other rebels will come to Chang'an. Life..." Yang Xiu looked murderous, and waved his arms in a head-cutting gesture.

"Where is the general? Where is the general? I want the general..." The little emperor cried out in fright.

Yang Xiu was so happy that his mouth was crooked, he resisted the urge to laugh wildly, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the eldest princess has been tricked by traitors and has driven the general to the desert long ago, and now she even suspects that His Majesty is The little savage picked up by the general from the desert. Your majesty, think about it, how has the eldest princess treated you recently? Either beating or scolding, or forcing you to copy books, how can you treat your majesty as a big man? "

The little emperor cried out in fright, "I'm going to the desert to find the general, you take me away quickly..."

"The general has already made arrangements, why would he leave His Majesty alone?" Yang Xiu was very embarrassed when he saw the little emperor crying in fright, so he quickly hugged him into his arms and wiped his tears away. Leaning into his ear, he said, "Your Majesty, the General has arranged eight teachers for you, among them are Master Guang Luxun Zhang Yan, and General Long Xiang, Master Zhao Yun. They all have troops in their hands to protect Your Majesty. But now Master Zhao Yun has also been deceived by the traitors, and you don’t know where to go, so Your Majesty hasten to find Master Zhang Yan, he will definitely save you.”

Hearing this, the little emperor became more courageous, "Aiqing, go find my teacher and ask him to save me."

"Okay, okay, I'll think of a way to get him to rescue His Majesty as soon as possible." Yang Xiu happily agreed repeatedly.

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The little emperor was very worried about the safety of the eldest princess. Although the eldest princess had been a little stricter with him recently, the child forgot about it in a blink of an eye, and only remembered how kind his aunt was to him.In the evening when the eldest princess came to see him for his homework, the little emperor snuggled into the arms of the eldest princess and said to the eldest princess very seriously: "Auntie, there are bad people around you, they want to kill auntie and I."

The eldest princess was startled, and asked kindly, "Who told you?"

"Master Yang." The little emperor said mysteriously, "I have already asked the teacher for help, and the teacher will come to save me in two days. At that time, my aunt and I will go to the desert to find the general, and let the general take all the bad guys Killed them all."

The eldest princess laughed, "If there are villains who want to kill aunt, what will your majesty do?"

"I will protect my aunt." The little emperor said without hesitation, "As long as I am here, no one in the world can hurt my aunt."

The eldest princess hugged the little emperor tightly, tears filled her eyes instantly, "It's the same with my aunt, if anyone dares to hurt His Majesty, my aunt will tear him to pieces."

"Auntie, can I ask you something?"

"Of course."

"Am I a little savage picked up by the general in the desert?"

"Who said that?" The eldest princess was furious.

The little emperor snuggled into the arms of the eldest princess, unaware that the eldest princess had widened her almond eyes and was furious.

"Master Yang said it was said by the rebels in Xiangyang."

"No, you are not a child picked up by the general. You are the son of the emperor of Han. When you were born, the first person who hugged you was your aunt. My aunt watched you grow up. How could it be wrong?"

"Oh..." The little emperor let out a sigh of relief, "That shouldn't be wrong."

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After the little emperor fell asleep, the eldest princess withdrew from the Xuande Hall and urgently summoned Huben Zhonglang to relieve him.

"Protect the emperor day and night. Without my order, the emperor is not allowed to leave the palace, and the ministers are not allowed to see the emperor."

Seeing the stern face of the eldest princess, Xie Wu was very panicked, so he hurriedly bowed and agreed.

"Ask Yang Xiu to come see me."

"Master Yang has already left the palace."

"This bastard..." the eldest princess scolded angrily, "Decree that he is not allowed to approach the emperor in the future, otherwise I will sew his mouth shut."

Xie Wu was at a loss.It seems that Yang Xiu offended the eldest princess, no wonder he ran faster than a rabbit at dusk, and he couldn't see anyone in a blink of an eye.

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At the end of July, news came from Xiangyang, agreeing to the request of the Chang'an court, agreeing to reduce the army, and agreeing to the imperial army stationed in the vassal state, but the emperor and the court must first establish a vassal, first divide the fiefdom, and then depose the Xiangyang emperor.

Chang'an has seen the dawn of reunification, and the day of stability in the world is close at hand. The revitalization of the country is no longer a dream, but will soon become a reality.

A group of ministers such as the eldest princess and the prime minister Cai Yong were extremely excited, and quickly accelerated the discussion of the specific peace plan, and began to plan for the establishment of the vassal.

Taifu Yang Biao, Da Sima Xu Rong and other ministers were worried. They warned the eldest princess and the prime minister Cai Yong that in order to prevent Xiangyang from going back on its word and causing an impact on the court, it is best to depose the emperor of Xiangyang first, but the prime minister Cai Yong thinks that at this moment Xiangyang The emperor and the imperial court are no longer important, and the order of establishment and dethronement has no effect on the overall situation.

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There are more and more memorials in the army against the peace talks and the establishment of the vassal, but the eldest princess remains unmoved.

Since the general left Chang'an, the eldest princess has visited the southern and northern armies several times and frequently summoned the generals in the army, especially Zhao Yun, the commander of the northern army, and Lu Bu, the commander of the southern army, and became frequent visitors to Liyang Palace.

In the past, the general had solemnly warned the generals in the army to resolutely support and be loyal to the eldest princess no matter when and where.This time, Grand Sima Xu Rong also warned the generals not to participate in court battles, but to be absolutely loyal to the emperor and the eldest princess.The advice of the general and the great Sima stabilized the morale of the army to a certain extent.So far, although the generals of the various ministries of the army are generally dissatisfied with the court's peace negotiation strategy, they still absolutely obey the emperor and the eldest princess, and there has been no incident of disobedience.

The stability of the army gave the court an illusion, a kind of extremely blind self-confidence.

At the end of July, the eldest princess decided to reduce the military power of the general and dismiss some generals from their military positions.

She first consulted Prime Minister Cai Yong.Cai Yong believed that in order to prevent the vassal states from rebelling on the grounds that the general refused to hand over military power after the peace negotiation was successful, repeating the disaster of the towns' army attacking Dong Zhuo and overthrowing the country, it is better to take this opportunity to reduce the general's military power and lift the military power at the same time. The military positions of some generals are better to weaken the control of the generals over the army.

Liu He, the imperial historian, and Kong Rong, the eunuch, also agreed.He believes that the military power held by the generals is a huge threat to the country, the government, and the recruitment of Xiangyang. In the long run, it is better to weaken it as soon as possible, so as to avoid endless troubles in the future and harm others and oneself.The general voluntarily handed over his military power in March, but the imperial court did not take back his military power within five months. This is very important to the army, to the generals in the army, to the people in northern Xinjiang, to the court and all the states and counties. It counts as a confession.Now the court is only reducing his military power, which is completely morally justified, and the court has five months of preparations, so it should be able to take back the military power and control the army relatively safely.

Grand Tutor Yang Biao only said one sentence, "Is Your Highness really ready? If not, then don't take any risks."

Grand Sima Xu Rong also said, "If Your Highness must do this, then invite the General back and let the General stand behind His Highness."

Lu Bu strongly objected. He knelt down on the spot and kowtowed repeatedly, "Your Highness, the reason why the military power is invincible is not because of the feats and achievements of the general, but because of the mighty man, because of the blood of hundreds of thousands of men..."

Xian Yufu, Qu Yi, Zhang Yan, Zhao Yun, Yan Liang, Yang Feng... the generals in Beijing looked calm, and they all told the eldest princess, "Resolutely obey the will of the emperor and His Highness. Nothing else."

Tai Wei Xun You, Tai Chang Guo Ce, Shao Fu Zhang Fan, Da Hong Lu Yuan Yao, Da Sinonong Li Wei and other ministers and ministers expressed silence, and at most they said "follow His Highness's will" perfunctorily.

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On the first day of August, the eldest princess decreed in the name of the Son of Heaven that Ting Weiqing Xianyu Fu was removed from the post of General of the Left Chariot, the Grand Sima Xu Rong was removed from the post of General of the Right Chariot, and General Guang Luxun and Zhang Yan of the Right Guard were removed. job.

Worship Qu Yi as the general of chariots, Lu Bu as the general of the left guard, Zhao Yun as the general of the right guard, worship Yushi as the former general, and worship Wen Chou as the rear general.

Due to the fierce opposition from the court, the Eldest Princess did not order to revise the official system or reduce the military power of the general. She planned to wait and see the reaction of the army.

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On the third day of August, Grand Tutor Yang Biao fell ill.

The little emperor begged the eldest princess, begging the eldest princess to let him visit the teacher in Chang'an.The eldest princess agreed.

On the fifth day of August, the Son of Heaven, accompanied by Guang Lu Xun Zhang Yan, General Jia Xu of the Guard, and Tian Chou, General of the Five Senses, rushed to Chang'an under the escort of a thousand tigers and feathers.

At dusk, drive to Weiqiao.The right generals Yang Feng and Hu Qi Zhonglang were waiting at the bridge head with five hundred cavalry led by Ji Feng.

Zhang Yan opened the car door and smiled at the little emperor, "Your Majesty, are you ready?"

"Where is the assassin? Why didn't I see the assassin?" The little emperor stuck out half of his head and looked around, "Ai Qing, is the assassin hiding in the water or under the bridge?"

"Assassins are insignificant, but they are the reason for us to recruit the Northern Army at Fenghao Camp." Zhang Yan said with a smile, "Your Majesty's important task is to command the soldiers of the Northern Army, kill traitors, rescue His Highness the Eldest Princess, and save the country."

"Oh..." Tianzi rubbed his head and said with frustration, "Aiqing, there are too many things that I can't do, so you should go. I'm going to hunt down assassins, that's fun..."

Zhang Yan reached out and hugged him from the carriage, "Your Majesty, if something happens to you, we will all be finished."

The Son of Heaven started his car and drove quickly towards the Wei Bridge.The tiger, ben and feather forests follow each other, and the smoke and dust billow.

Zhang Yan held the Son of Heaven in his arms, with Yang Feng and Jifeng guarding the left and right, and five hundred cavalry guarding each other, galloping along the north bank of the Weishui River to the Northern Army camp west of Chang'an City.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise from the Wei Bridge in the distance, followed by killing sounds, the drums were like thunder, the horns blared wildly, and the roar was earth-shattering, "Guarantee... escort..."

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On the fifth day of August, at night, Fenghao camp.

General Yu Du rushed into the big tent, "My lord, the emperor has been assassinated and is rushing towards the camp. My lord, please get up the army quickly and go to protect him."

Zhao Yun was shocked, "Where did the news come from?"

"General Jifeng was on duty today, and happened to meet the Emperor's car driving near the Wei Bridge..."

"How is the emperor?"

"The Son of Heaven is frightened, and is being protected by Zhang Yan, Jia Xu, Tian Chou, and Xie Wu, and they rushed here quickly."

"Quick, order the Huqi camp to assemble, quick, quick..."

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Zhao Yun saw the smiling emperor, and Zhang Yan, Yang Feng, Jia Xu and others who were full of murderous looks. Suddenly, he understood everything.

"Zilong, you are the teacher of the emperor, what should you do, don't let me tell you?" Zhang Yan looked cold and murderous.

Zhao Yun smiled wryly and shook his head, "Does the general know?"

"He doesn't know." Jia Xu said, "We will send someone to invite him back after the matter in Chang'an is resolved."

Zhao Yun felt a chill in his heart, and said anxiously: "Master Prime Minister..."

"You send someone back, report a letter, and ask him to hurry to Liyang." Zhang Yan said, "The old man was rescued by the general back then, and we are not so bold as to offend him. The eldest princess is now There is no one around, and the old man needs to give her advice."

Zhao Yun turned around and took a few quick steps, beckoning to Zhao Neng, who led the guards.

"Quickly tell Master Li Wei, please control the situation immediately, otherwise Chang'an and Liyang will be slaughtered to the point of blood flow."

Zhao Neng was too scared to react for a long time, "Xian Yufu and Master Xu Rong..."

"The only one who can control the situation now is Master Li Wei, hurry up..." Zhao Yun roared sharply.

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(End of this chapter)