Chapter 4 Breaking the Cauldron and Sinking the Boat Section 11 The generals of the Northern Xinjiang Army unconditionally supported Xu Rong and refused to obey Zhu Jun's military orders.

Zhu Jun tried every means to persuade him, but Xu Rong refused to give an inch. Zhu Jun had no choice but to rush to the Jinyang court, and at the same time hurriedly told Li Hong of Jizhou with an eight-hundred-mile fast ride.

Zhu Jun ordered Zhou Hua and Zhang Cheng to lead 5,000 Henan troops to advance rapidly towards Hangu Pass. The army still had ten days of food and grass, and Zhu Jun believed that even if the army could not recapture Hangu Pass, it would be able to contain Yuan Shao's forces and delay Yuan Shao's pace of seizing the entire territory of Yin in Henan.

Yuan Shu, who was currently fighting hard in the Jing and Henan areas, would definitely dispatch troops north to seize Dagu, Yique and other passes once he received the news that Yuan Shao was stationed in Luoyang.

When Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu fought, Yuan Shao immediately fell into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts. At this time, if the eldest princess and Li Hong agreed to their plan and asked Xu Rong to quickly attack the Kanto, then the certainty of the army retaking Luoyang would be greatly increased.

However, Xu Rong's actions made Zhu Jun so angry that he almost fainted.

"Now I'll take command of the Kansai battlefield." Xu Rong looked at Zhu Jun with a cold expression, his big hand clenched violently, and he smashed his fist on the case.

"No soldier can leave the camp without my orders." The generals were secretly shocked. According to the decree of the imperial court, Xu Rong is now in charge of presiding over the Linfen Xingyuan, in charge of the military affairs in Hedong, and he has handed over the command of the Guanxi battlefield to Zhu Jun.

Today, he rushed from Hedong to Guanxi, which has seriously violated the law, and now he wants to openly seize Zhu Jun's military power, and this matter will be a big crime of rebellion if the imperial court investigates it in the future.

If the hussar general didn't try his best to protect him, he would have done it as a general. Xu Rong was worried that the Henan soldiers would make trouble, so he simply detained Zhu Jun, Zhou Hua, and Zhang Cheng in the big tent of the Chinese army.

Hurry up. After Yuan Shao's generals Pan Feng, Zhu Ling, and Tao Sheng captured Hangu Pass, they did not continue to attack, but stationed them in the pass with heavy troops.

Xu Ying immediately ordered Zhang He and Gao Shun to lead their troops to camp in the area of Mianchi and Xin'an to prevent Yuan Shao's army from attacking Guanxi.

He also ordered Jade to take the lead in leading the army to withdraw to Hedong and garrison it at Pubanjin. Zhang Baicai, who ordered the troops to be stationed in Pubanjin, immediately disbanded the army, and asked the Tuntian soldiers to return to the military cantonment area to help harvest winter wheat.

Xu Rong's arrogance, lawlessness and arbitrariness caused strong dissatisfaction in the Jinyang court. Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi and other ministers asked the eldest princess to immediately depose Xu Rong and let Zhu Jun quickly lead the army to attack Kwantung.

Xian Yufu and Li Wei resolutely opposed. The removal of Xu Rong requires the consent of the hussar general, and no one else has the right to make such a decision, not even the eldest princess, because it is the general who is now in charge of state affairs.

In addition, Yuan Shao was stationed in Luoyang, the situation in the eastern part of the country suddenly changed, and how the Northern Xinjiang Army should respond, the general has not yet replied.

So we can't say that Xu Rong did something wrong now. The Eldest Princess's Mansion and the Hussar General's Mansion argued endlessly over this.

Li Wei, who was blamed, was greatly annoyed,

As early as April, the Son of Heaven and the Chang'an Imperial Court issued a clear request to abolish the Jinyang Imperial Court, and the Son of Heaven also urged the eldest princess and the adults to return to Chang'an as soon as possible. In other words, from the moment the eldest princess received the holy decree of the Son of Heaven, the Jinyang Imperial Court was gone. The eldest princess's edict was also invalid, and the eldest princess and the eldest princess's mansion lost all their powers due to the edict. Now the affairs of northern Xinjiang are decided by the generals, and it is the hussar generals' mansions that have the final say. Li Wei's words immediately set off an uproar.

Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi, Ding Gong, Wang Han, Guo Yun, Wang Ze and other ministers attacked at the same time. Li Wei was so rebellious that he dared to openly oppose the eldest princess and the imperial court.

"You say that Lord Xu Rong disobeyed the law, what about you? Are you also disobeying the law? According to the decree of the Son of Heaven, the eldest princess has no right to interfere in national affairs, and the Jinyang Imperial Court has also been revoked, what right do you have to stand here and point fingers? Li Wei was not afraid, and his voice became louder,

"I see that you are the ones who break the law, you are the ones who resist the law, and you are the ones who break the law." Li Wei pointed to Zhang Wen, Ding Gong and other ministers with iron faces and said,

"You should be the ones who are dismissed." Zhang Wen was furious and ordered the Tiger Ben Guards to take down Li Wei. Xian Yufu was unhappy.

Li Wei's words are completely reasonable, the affairs of the northern Xinjiang should have been in charge of the Hussar General's Mansion, and it was too much for the eldest princess and the imperial court to interfere like this.

If Northern Xinjiang can't even command its own army arbitrarily, then what is the Northern Xinjiang Army? Just tell the Northern Army to forget it.

Xian Yufu was angry, and immediately ordered the left-behind army of the Longshan battalion to rush to Longquan to protect the hussar general's mansion.

To put it bluntly, it is to surround the eldest princess's mansion and the two thousand tiger guards. Things have reached such a point that the eldest princess can't mediate anymore.

Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi and other ministers were angry and anxious, and fell ill one after another. Zhao Qi and Cai Yong persuaded back and forth between the two governments, hoping that the two governments would give up their differences and work together to save the community.

Zhang Wen, Ding Gong and other ministers considered the overall situation and took the initiative to admit that the imperial court had indeed interfered too much in the military and politics of northern Xinjiang, but they would not let go of the matter of attacking Guandong and recapturing Luoyang.

Xian Yufu thought that since the imperial court had retreated, and Xu Rong's violation of the law and Hangzhou was over, it was better to stop the hussar general's mansion in moderation, so as not to embarrass the general, but Li Wei categorically refused,

"Northern Xinjiang should obey the decree of the Son of Heaven and send the eldest princess and the ministers of the court back to Chang'an as soon as possible." Li Wei had enough.

The ministers of the Eldest Princess's Mansion are in charge of everything, and they are concerned about everything, and the Hussar General's Mansion is subject to restrictions everywhere, and if this continues, the northern Xinjiang will sooner or later toss and fall apart for these ministers.

Li Wei made up his mind that no matter what, he would take advantage of this opportunity to drive the eldest princess and these ministers out of northern Xinjiang.

Before Li Hong left Jinyang, he divided the military and political power subordinate to the Hussar General's Mansion into two, and handed over all political affairs to Li Wei and military affairs to Xian Yufu.

Judging from the powers of the two, Li Wei's power is obviously greater than that of Xian Yufu. Now Li Wei insists on his own opinion, and Xian Yufu has no choice but to delay it until Li Hong comes to the book.

Li Hong was unusual, and Jinyang and Kansai did not receive a reply from him for a long time. In mid-May, Li Wei received a secret letter from Li Hong.

In this letter, Li Hong described in detail the current situation in Jizhou, mentioned several ways to solve the problem of displaced people in Jizhou, and focused on explaining his plan to vigorously crack down on and rectify land annexation in Jizhou.

Li Hong believes that it is very unrealistic to rely on the regulation of taxes to control land annexation, and the forcible confiscation of the land of the wealthy is too resistant, and the consequences are difficult to predict, and Jizhou may fall into continuous rebellion as a result.

In addition, this strategy also involves the interests of the wealthy men in northern Xinjiang, and their opposition and worry may have a very negative impact on the stability of northern Xinjiang.

Today's Han Dynasty is full of smoke, and the war is all over the prefectures and counties of the world, where there is no war, of course, it is the shelter of the displaced people, so after Jizhou gradually stabilizes, there will definitely be more and more displaced people.

According to our estimates, the number of displaced people in the southern counties of Jizhou, plus those who are about to return from the border counties in northern Xinjiang, is about 2 million to 3 million, and perhaps more.

The resettlement of these people is a problem that needs to be solved in Jizhou this year, but the land in Jizhou is far from enough. Jizhou is one of the wealthiest prefectures and counties in the Han Dynasty.

At its peak, Jizhou's population reached more than 6 million, so you can imagine the amount of land it has. But like Hedong County, the land is almost entirely concentrated in the hands of the gate lords.

There is only one way to appease the displaced people and keep them fed and clothed, and that is to grab land from these gate tycoons.

In recent years, the four counties of Changshan, Zhongshan, Zhaoguo and Julu in the west of Jizhou have been repeatedly harassed by the Yellow Turban Army, and the rich men have either been killed or fled, and there is a lot of ownerless land, so our early Tuntian in Jizhou was quite smooth and successful.

But the four counties can accommodate a population of just over two million at most, and now they far exceed that number.

Therefore, if we want to resettle the displaced people in Tuntian, we can only go to the five counties of Bohai, Hejian, Ganling, Anping and Wei County in the southeast of Jizhou, which are also the five counties with the most wealthy people in Jizhou.

What method can be used to ensure the stability of Jizhou and seize land from the rich men and lords? There is no way.

At that time, Emperor Guangwu Zhongxing Han relied on the wealthy men in Hebei, Nanyang and Yingchuan.

Today, if we don't rely on the gate valve rich, can we also prosper the big man? I don't know, but you know for sure, and the answer you give me must be no.

Li Hong said self-deprecatingly, I am a martial artist, so the way I think is always inseparable from the sword and blood, but the method of fighting the war is used to gradually reduce the rich people of the gate, and in the end it is those poor people who suffer, and the overthrow of Sheji has become inevitable.

Recently, I have been discussing this matter with ministers such as Ma Riyan, Cui Lie, and Yuan Peng every day, and we have thought of many ways, but because this matter is too involved, there has been no satisfactory solution.

The situation in Jizhou is becoming more and more tense, and the crisis of the displaced people must be resolved immediately, whether by force or by other means, before the autumn harvest and autumn planting in October.

Therefore, Northern Xinjiang urgently needs a voice to speak, and what we want to do is right or wrong, and we should not be hindered in any way.

Otherwise, the problem of displaced people in Jizhou will never be solved, and if the problem of displaced people is not solved, saving the society will be an empty word.

The Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army did not go north to Jizhou, and the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army was defeated by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, which gave us plenty of time to stabilize Jizhou, and we could not afford to lose such a good opportunity in vain.

There are still four months until October, and after four months, we don't know whether the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army will go north or whether Gongsun Chan will go south to retaliate.

Therefore, we must resettle at least one million to two million displaced people in these four months, so as to reduce the pressure on Jizhou's relief and ensure that northern Xinjiang and Jizhou have sufficient strength to deal with various crises.

Li Wei understood Li Hong's thoughts. Li Hong's attention is not in Guanzhong, nor in Luoyang, but on the displaced people in Jizhou.

This is just like when Li Hong just went to Bingzhou to recruit the Yellow Turban Army and resettle the displaced people in Tuntian, he had no intention of taking care of other things.

Now, as long as it is conducive to solving the problem of eating for the displaced people in Jizhou, Li Hong will support it, otherwise, he will veto it all.

In other words, he stands up for everything he is doing so far. Li Hong was hindered by his identity, so it was difficult for him to directly come forward to force the eldest princess and the court to obey the holy decree of the Son of Heaven, so he ignored the matter of Jinyang.

In Li Hong's view, no matter how much trouble Jinyang makes, the holy decree of the Son of Heaven is there, as long as he is not excessive, as long as he is respectful in everything and has enough face, no one can control what he should do or what he does.

Now that Dong Zhuo is in charge, the Son of Heaven is in charge, and the news that the Chang'an court has monopolized power has been confirmed, what are you still doing with such a nominal Jinyang court?

Do you have to bear the charge of holding the eldest princess and the court hostage and usurping the court? These old ministers in the DPRK and China have to use such a magnificent façade to restrain themselves, and they can't help it.

You can't openly tear your face in front of many old ministers. Xu Rong, Li Wei, and Xian Yufu made such a fuss, and they just solved their own problems.

Li Hong said at the end of the letter that Guanzhong has not stabilized, and the eldest princess and these old ministers should not be sent to Chang'an for the time being, so as not to have an accident.

Li Wei hurriedly invited Xian Yufu and Yu Peng, showed Li Hong's secret letter to the two of them, and then said his thoughts.

Xian Yufu and Yu Peng readily agreed. Xian Yufu ordered the withdrawal of the army surrounding Longquan. Li Wei ordered the Hussar General's Mansion to move with the army to the Longshan camp.

Li Wei rushed to the sixteen counties of northern Xinjiang with an 800-mile fast horse, and now Dong Zhuo was ambushed, and the Son of Heaven was in charge. The eldest princess was ordered to abolish the Jinyang court, and will lead some of the old ministers of the court to return to Chang'an in the near future.

Li Wei wrote a recital in the name of the hussar general Li Hong, and then ordered the 800-mile fast cavalry to be sent to Chang'an.

Li Hong expressed his loyalty to the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, and promised to send the eldest princess and the courtiers back to Chang'an safely in June.

Li Hong also recounted in detail the rebellion that took place in the desert. The three Xianbei divisions are all reversed, the desert is about to be lost, and a big war is about to break out on the border between Bingzhou and Youzhou.

In the chaotic situation of the Han Dynasty today, it is very difficult to hold the border county. In order to secure the territory of the Han Dynasty, Li Hong pleaded with the imperial court to temporarily put himself in charge of the military administration of Hebei, You, and Hebei, so as to maximize the integration of the forces of the three states and repel the invasion of the Hu people.

Xian Yufu urgently told Xu Rong to withdraw the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army to Hedong, and only a small number of men and horses were stationed in Hongnong City to deter Guandong and Guanzhong.

At the same time, Xian Yufu wrote to Zhu Jun in the name of the Hussar General's Mansion that the Jinyang Imperial Court had been abolished by order, and the northern Xinjiang resolutely obeyed all the orders of the Son of Heaven and the Chang'an Imperial Court.

Lord Zhu Jun and Henan Yin's soldiers and horses can be temporarily stationed in Hedong or Guanxi, and the money and grain needed by the army will be temporarily transferred from northern Xinjiang.

Li Wei and Xian Yufu's repeated actions forced the eldest princess and Zhang Wen and other old ministers to obey the will of the Son of Heaven and abolish the imperial court.

The eldest princess and the eldest princess's mansion immediately lost their authority, waiting for Li Wei to send an army to send them back to Chang'an.

In May, Li Dao became the commander of the army under the support of the generals of Xiliang, and commanded the army to kill Huayin City again.

Duan Xuan and Huang Fuhong led the army to block the attack, but in the face of the almost crazy siege army, the northern army was overwhelmed and suffered heavy casualties.

On the fifth day of the battle, Jia Xu commanded his subordinates to use the tunnels that had been dug for five days and five nights to successfully enter the city.

Huayin City is lost. The generals of Xiliang led the army to rush into a hundred miles and then attack Zheng County. The morale of the northern army was weakened, and the army was crushed, and the city was abandoned and fled.

After Wang Yun received the news that the rebels were attacking the fortified positions again, he urgently ordered Lü Bu to lead the army to rescue. When Lu Bu rushed to the theater pavilion, he met the defeated army of Duan Xuan and Huang Fuhong.

The trio regrouped their army and prepared to fight again. Some of Duan Xuan's army defected, and Lu Bu was furious when he heard the news and scolded Duan Xuan for not governing the army strictly.

Duan Xuan, Dong Zhuo, and Zhu Jun are all military generals of the same era, old, qualified, and distinguished in battle, where can they withstand Lu Bu's accusations.

He immediately insulted Lu Bu, saying that Lu Bu was a slave and a villain who betrayed the master. Although Dong Zhuo killed Ding Yuan first, and it is beyond reproach for Lu Bu to avenge his old master, it is also true that Lu Bu betrayed Dong Zhuo.

Duan Xuan's scolding just poked Lu Bu's sore spot. Lu Bu was furious, and despite Huang Fuhong's dissuasion, he ordered someone to drag Duan Xuan out and beat him with twenty military sticks.

Many of Duan Xuan's subordinates and personal guards were fierce generals who had followed Duan Xuan on the battlefield in Western Xinjiang for many years, and their eyes were red when they saw Duan Xuan being beaten.

"Kill Lu Bu and avenge your lordship." In mid-May, Li Dao then waved his army to kill, and the two sides fought in the theater pavilion.

Duan Xuan's subordinates defected, and Lu Bu and Huangfu Hong were defeated and retreated to Xinfeng City. The northern army was defeated again and again, and Wang Yun was anxious and convened the ministers to discuss the matter.

Taiwei Yang Biao suggested that Huangfu Song should be urgently summoned back to Beijing to appease the rebels. Wang Rou, the messenger of northern Xinjiang, was still in Chang'an at this time, and he suggested that Wang Yun ask for help from northern Xinjiang.

Xu Rong had just retreated to Hedong, and the army was imminent. Things have come to this point, Wang Yun can't take care of it much, it is important to protect the Son of Heaven, and he adopted both suggestions.

Huangfu Song is far away in Hanyang, Xiliang, nearly a thousand miles away, even if he travels day and night, it will take half a month to arrive in Beijing, at that time it is estimated that the rebels have already reached Chang'an, so Wang Yun pinned his hopes for defeating the rebels on Xu Rong.

He also regretted it a little now, he knew that the situation in Guanzhong was changing so quickly, and he shouldn't have driven Xu Rong back to Hedong in the first place.

After Wang Rou got the holy decree, he cautiously asked, "Now that Chang'an is so critical, shouldn't Senior Brother Zi consider the hussar general's request?" ”

"Nope." Wang Yun said resolutely,

"Li Hong asked to take charge of the military and political power of the three states of Hebei, how is this possible? When did this precedent ever occur in this dynasty? You go back and tell him, just say what I said, and let him think about Dong Zhuo's fate. Since ancient times, whoever harms the world will die without a place to be buried. Wang Rou was quite dissatisfied,

"Senior Brother Zi, our family is in northern Xinjiang, in Jinyang, and there are many things that need to rely on the help and care of the general. If you don't think about yourself, think about us, think about your clan. ”

"Nope." Wang Yun was not negotiable,

"Absolutely not." Wang Rou smiled bitterly and made one last request,

"I took my two nephews away. Whether you agree or not, I will take Wang Chen and Wang Ling away. Wang Yun was excited in his heart, and tears quietly moistened his eyes.

Wang Rou hurried up and rushed to Pubanjin as quickly as possible.

"Lord Yu, Chang'an is in danger, and the life of the Son of Heaven is in danger, please quickly speed the army to Chang'an." Jade smiled bitterly and spread his hands,

"Lord Wang, the army is now in Guanxi, and they are fighting hard with Yuan Shao in the area of Mianchi."

"Yuan Shao?" Wang Rou exclaimed incredulously,

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