Chapter 2 is like facing the abyss, and in the sixth section, the eldest princess is in a dilemma and at a loss. Lu Zhi faced the excited Li Wei and tried his best to dissuade him.

The purpose of establishing the Jinyang Imperial Court was to restrain the power of all parties, prevent the prefectures and counties from supporting their own troops, and integrate the forces of the prefectures and counties to the greatest extent, so as to Qin Wang, fight Dong, quell the rebellion, and save the society.

Therefore, no matter what major events happen, we must start from this purpose and do everything possible to resolve the crisis and maintain the supreme authority of the eldest princess and the imperial court.

This time, the states and counties supported Liu Yu as the emperor, causing a crisis of imperial unity, and it seems that the situation of the Han Dynasty is very grim, and the imperial court is on the verge of collapse, but in fact, if you think about it carefully, this is not a big deal.

The reason why Han Fu and Yuan Shao and other state and county officials wanted to do this was nothing more than that they were unwilling to be suppressed by their power and wanted to get more power from the Jinyang court.

Their original intention was to save the society, to make the court more stable and authoritative, not to destroy the court.

If the community is gone, what do they get? They don't understand such a simple truth? Therefore, the solution to this crisis of imperial control is not to use force to forcibly subdue the prefectures and counties, but to redistribute power.

As long as the power of all parties in the court is balanced, and all parties can get the maximum benefit from the revitalization of the society, the crisis will naturally subside.

The threat of force will not solve the crisis, but will only force the prefectures and counties to support themselves and turn against the imperial court, triggering confrontation between the two sides and provoking war, which not only accelerates the outbreak of the crisis, but also has the hidden worry of destroying the imperial court and the society.

Li Wei sneered and unceremoniously refuted Lu Zhi. The Jinyang Imperial Court was established because of the huge concessions made by the Hussar General and Northern Xinjiang.

All of you are old ministers of the court, and you should know that the balance of power in the court has reached the extreme, and there is no possibility of adjusting it again.

At the beginning, the old ministers brought from Chang'an to build the dynasty strategy, which was planned by many ministers together, and many of the key issues have been carefully scrutinized by them, and they are the result of their careful consideration, which is almost impeccable.

The prestige of Taifu Liu Yu and the force of the hussar general Li Hong were the main structure of the imperial court, and this main structure was very strong and strong because of the relationship between Liu Yu and Li Hong.

And it is precisely because of this strong main structure and the possibility of rapid revitalization of Duji that all states and counties will respond positively and gather one after another.

The failure of the Dong Alliance is due to the lack of a strong main structure, and Yuan Shao's own strength is insufficient.

Although he used Yuan's intertwined relationship to win over a number of prefectures and counties, and he also had the edict in his hand, he didn't really have much power.

This is also the reason why Zhang Wen and other old ministers despised Yuan Shao and the Dong Alliance, and did not consider them as a force in the distribution of power.

The power of the state and county is a plate of loose sand, which can only be attached to the main framework, and gradually condenses to form a joint force under the control of the main structure.

At present, the prefectures and counties are dissatisfied with their power being deprived by the imperial court, so they threaten the imperial court to redistribute power in the name of rebuilding the imperial system, in a vain attempt to use the power of the prefectures and counties as the main structure of the imperial court.

Liu Yu is innocent, he is just a victim, a victim of the power struggle of the imperial court. Rationally and legally, he was no longer qualified to hold authority.

If the eldest princess sympathized with his plight and forgave him for his crimes, Liu Yu would be very lucky. After Liu Yu leaves the imperial court, who should fill the power of the prime minister?

According to Lu Zhi, if you want to redistribute power, it will naturally be Han Fu. Han Fu acted as the prime minister, and Yuan Shao could become one of the three princes and be in charge of the Imperial History Mansion.

In this way, the main structure of the imperial court became the power of the prefectures and counties, in other words, the control of the imperial court by Yuan Shao and the Dong Alliance.

Yuan Shao easily controlled the Jinyang court, and although this matter was unwilling for the old ministers in the court, it was barely acceptable.

The purpose of the old ministers Lu Zhi has already made it very clear, as long as he can save Sheji, any sacrifice is okay, and it is okay to sacrifice Liu Yu.

"You ran to Jinyang empty-handed, you are setting up a dynasty and taking power, you have taken everything you should take, of course you don't care about any sacrifice, of course you can bear it. But we can't stand it, the northern frontier can't stand it, the hussar generals can't stand it. Li Wei waved his hands, furious,

"Today you can sacrifice Lord Taifu and the interests of Youzhou, tomorrow you can sacrifice the hussar general, sacrifice the interests of Northern Xinjiang, and in the future you can sacrifice the Son of Heaven and the interests of the Han Sheji."

"Yes, the purpose of setting up the Jinyang Imperial Court is indeed to save Sheji, but let me ask again, what is the purpose of saving Sheji? It is the stability of the world, and the people of the world can live and work in peace and contentment. Li Wei slapped the case and raised his hand to the sky,

"Facing the sky, you ask yourself, can such a chaotic minister and thief save Sheji? Can the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment? Where is the majesty of the Son of Heaven? Where is the dignity of the imperial court? Ding Gong glared at Li Wei dissatisfiedly and asked: "According to what you say, if we kill the rebellious ministers and thieves, we will be in chaos first, and we will be able to fight first, and the people in the world will be able to live and work in peace and contentment?" If the Great Han Society is overturned, where is the prestige of the Son of Heaven? Where is the dignity of the imperial court? "The ministers of the DPRK and China quarreled and blamed each other, and each did not give in to each other.

The eldest princess listened to the opinions of Ding Gong, Lu Zhi and others, and did not adopt Li Wei's proposal. The affairs of the Taifu Mansion are temporarily represented by the eldest princess, and the armies of Zhao Yun and Gongsun Zan will not be recruited for the time being.

Zhang Qi, Liu Gong and others were temporarily detained in the Eldest Princess's Mansion. Taifu Liu Yu and other officials of the Taifu Mansion were temporarily imprisoned in the Taifu Mansion.

Everything will wait for the hussar general Li Hong to return to Jin before making specific discussions. Ding Gong was ordered by the eldest princess to write to Han Fu urgently and ask for his opinion.

Under what circumstances would the prefectures and counties give up the idea of rebuilding the imperial system? The eldest princess urgently summoned Zhao Qi, Xu Shao and other officials in northern Xinjiang, and asked them to immediately urgently write to the counties in northern Xinjiang to ensure the stability of northern Xinjiang.

After Zhao Qi, Xu Shao, and Guo Yun bid farewell to the eldest princess, they immediately rushed to the Hussar General's Mansion and urgently discussed countermeasures with Li Wei and Yu Peng.

"There are only two consequences of the battle for imperial unification, either the imperial court breaks with Han Fu and Yuan Shao, or the imperial court compromises to seek perfection, sacrificing the interests of northern Xinjiang and Youzhou, and agreeing to Han Fu and Yuan Shao's request." Zhao Qi was heartbroken and said worriedly,

Judging from the very tolerant and restrained attitude of Liu Yu, Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi and many other old ministers on this matter, they will not choose to break with Han Fu and Yuan Shao, they will choose to back down. Therefore, the situation in northern Xinjiang is very critical. ”

"The general's loyalty and trust in the imperial court contributed to Han Fu and Yuan Shao's desire to seize power, and also indirectly caused the imperial court's tolerance of this matter." Li Wei sighed,

"Today's calamity, speaking of which, is directly related to the hussar general's unlimited concession of power. If the general refused to give up the military administration of Northern Xinjiang and the control of Tuntian Yantie, how could Han Fu and Yuan Shao dare to attack Liu Yu so blatantly and insult the eldest princess and the imperial court? The state and county officials are arrogant and unscrupulous, and have reached the point of lawlessness and jaw-dropping. It is ridiculous that the court is indifferent and still has to succumb to these rebellious courtiers, which makes people shudder to think about it. If you don't hit Han Fu and Yuan Shao hard this time, and don't rebuild the authority of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, this society will not be able to save it in the future. ”

"Don't talk about these things." Guo Yun shook his hand and said,

"The top priority is to keep the northern Xinjiang and the imperial court. The general hasn't replied yet? Li Wei shook his head,

"This incident is a big blow to the general, and he may not be able to make the right choice and react quickly in the short term. For the general, the heart of serving the country can be compensated for the heavy damage, but how can he save the life of the precarious imperial court and the Taifu Liu Yu? How did he deal with the troubled actions of the rebellious ministers and thieves? ”

"I've said a long time ago that it's easy to let power out, but it's hard to take it back. If the general monopolizes power at this time, the role of the Jinyang court will be completely lost, and the general's reputation and early efforts will be lost. In the eyes of various states and counties, the general is Dong Zhuo's second, and in the eyes of old ministers such as Zhang Wen and Lu Zhi, the general is even inferior to Dong Zhuo, so it is difficult for the general to make a choice now. ”

"In my opinion, when the general returns, the situation will be even more serious." Xu Shao said,

"On the one hand, the eldest princess and the imperial court, and on the other hand, Liu Yu, in the face of such a complex imperial crisis, the general seems to have no better way than to be silent. Help the eldest princess, the general will not be able to save Liu Yu's life, and he will break with Han Fu and Yuan Shao. To help Liu Yu, the general will offend the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess, and he will have no shame to face the spirit of the first emperor in the sky. ”

"If you follow Zhong Yuan's method, the general is the sole authority, and in this way, the general, like Liu Yu, will be charged with rebellion without explanation. If the general is silent and allows the imperial court and Han Fu, Yuan Shao and others to do whatever they want, then the northern Xinjiang is in danger of collapsing. At present, except for the generals, no one wants to cling to the north in today's predicament. ”

"Since it's difficult for the general to make a choice, then I'll do it." Zhao Qi said coldly,

"The general can not want the northern frontier, but I can't do without. I'm dying, and I can't die and watch the Northern Frontier destroy at my hands. ”

"Zhong Yuan, you are in a hurry to write to the general, please don't come back for the time being. If he comes back, I will die in Jinyang. Li Wei was startled and hurriedly persuaded: "Boss, don't be reckless in this matter. If you want to protect the northern frontier, you must use the army, but now the army is in Hedong. The army outside the Saiwai can only be recruited by the eldest princess, the Taifu and the general. Therefore, we can only persuade the general to take back the military administration of Northern Xinjiang now, so that even if Han Fu and Yuan Shao control the imperial court, it will be the imperial court of Jizhou, not the imperial court of Jinyang. If the eldest princess and the imperial court bow to Han Fu and Yuan Shao, they will go to Jizhou, this is for sure. ”

"Who doesn't know this little bit of your kid's thoughts?" Zhao Qi scolded,

"The old man is here today, I want to protect the northern Xinjiang, and I want to protect the imperial court, and no one will want to snatch it away."

"What about the army? Where did we get the army to threaten Jizhou? ”

"Immediately write to Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, tell him what happened in Jinyang, and ask him to immediately lead the army south to threaten Han Fu, otherwise Liu Yu will die, and Youzhou will become the backyard of Han Fu's family." Zhao Qi pointed at Li Wei and said,

"You tell him that if he wants to betray his old master, if he wants to be a slave of Han Fu and Yuan Shao, then stay in Youzhou to roast the fire."

"Haha...... With the boss's letter, Gongsun Chan had to send troops south no matter what. Li Wei smiled,

However, Gongsun Zhan's threat to Jizhou is limited. Because Liu Yu and Gongsun Zhan have always had a bad relationship, he may wish Liu Yu died early. If Liu Yu died, the Jinyang court would be in turmoil, and northern Xinjiang and Jizhou would break, and Gongsun Zan could take the opportunity to completely control the military and political affairs of Youzhou with the troops in his hands and a solid foundation in Youzhou. Once Gongsun Chan takes control of Youzhou, what he needs most is Jizhou money and grain, so it is impossible for him to really threaten Han Fu. ”

"You mean to say that Gongsun Chan is unreliable?" Zhao Qi asked.

"It's not that Gongsun Chan is unreliable, but the situation is too complicated now, if I am Gongsun Chan, I will first consider the safety of Youzhou. Liu Yu is dead, the Jinyang court has lost control over the counties of Youzhou, and someone in Youzhou must be in charge of the military and politics, and this person is currently Gongsun Zhan, he can't help but think about the survival of Youzhou. Li Wei smiled bitterly,

"Therefore, we must have our own army to Jizhou, and we must control the four counties of Zhongshan, Changshan, Julu and Zhao again into our own hands, so that we can really threaten Han Fu."

"Then let Wei Jun (beard Qi stubble his beard and said,

"Zhao Yun, this little guy probably won't listen to me, but Hu Zi will definitely listen. Huzi, Leizi, and the Hun Mustafa, they have 20,000 iron horsemen under the Ural Mountains, let them go to Jizhou. ”

"Boss, those 20,000 people are just grazing under the Ural Mountains, and they can't be regarded as iron horses." Guo Yun persuaded in a low voice,

"What's more, if we use 20,000 iron horses to ride to Jizhou, the cost of food and horse materials will be very amazing, how can we raise them?"

"Afraid of what? The old man fought for his life this time, and he also wanted to scare Han Fu and Yuan Shao into a fart. Zhao Qi's white eyebrows twitched, and he said angrily,

"The iron cavalry arrived in Jizhou, and the military quartermaster asked Han Fu to provide it, I forgive him for not daring not to give it."

"The boss doesn't have the general's talisman, how can he recruit this army?" Xu Shao asked suspiciously.

"These 20,000 people are not subordinate to the border army, nor are they subordinate to the military tun, but have always been subordinate to our people's tun." Zhao Qi smiled triumphantly,

"Don't look at them grazing under the Ural Mountains, Wei Jun also obeys the command of the general, but they are indeed Mintun. After the reconquest of the border counties, we resettled a large number of displaced people and disaster victims to graze in the border counties, and these people belonged to our people. This time, I arranged for 20,000 people from Tuntian to go to the four Tuntian counties in Jizhou to farm, but they still dare not go? As for the general and the beard, I will personally write to explain. Xu Shao and Guo Yun suddenly realized, neither of them thought that in order to solve the problem of eating for 20,000 people and their relatives, Li Hong would assign all of them to Mintun.

Li Wei and Yu Peng looked at each other and smiled, as long as Hu Zi and 20,000 iron rode to Jizhou, the military and political affairs of Northern Xinjiang would be taken back, and the boss would still be determined.

"And ......," Zhao Qi said,

"Immediately with 800 miles of fast riding to rush to the counties of northern Xinjiang Taishou, everyone together to write to protect Liu Yu, and asked the hussar general to lead the state affairs on behalf of the authority, and at the same time ask the eldest princess and the court to inform the world, announcing that Han Fu, Yuan Shao and other state and county officials are rebellious to the Han Dynasty and send troops to take Jizhou." Jump to