Chapter 11 After receiving the news, the general left the city overnight on the pretext of inspecting the defense of Chencang and Dasanguan.

The general is the chief judge of this case, and the details of the preliminary interrogation are only known to the general, and in his absence, the case cannot be tried.

The eldest princess was very angry, and threw all her breath on the head of Ting Weiqing Zhang Miao, reprimanded him angrily, and ordered him to conclude Yang Yi's case within this month.

Prime Minister Cai Yong, Imperial Historian Liu He and other ministers took the opportunity to play, believing that the general was busy with military affairs and had no time to try the case, and it was better to transfer the case to the Tingwei Mansion for trial.

Taifu Yang Biao, Grand Sima Xu Rong and other ministers hurriedly admonished, thinking that this discussion was inappropriate, and the general had already begun to try the case, so it was not appropriate to change people halfway.

The two sides are arguing with each other, and they are red-faced. At this moment, Yingchuan Taishou Han Ming urgently reported to the imperial court, and Xiangyang sent a special envoy to discuss whether they would be allowed to go north to Chang'an.

As early as after the end of the Luoyang War, the imperial court had written several times to appease Xiangyang's rebellion, and put forward generous conditions for appeasement, but Xiangyang did not respond and ignored it.

At this moment, she suddenly heard that Xiangyang had sent someone to negotiate peace, and the eldest princess was overjoyed, and hurriedly issued an order, ordering Han Ming to accompany Xiangyang's envoy to the north, and the matter related to the handover with the new Yingchuan Taishou Zhang Chao was handled by his subordinates.

If Xiangyang intends to be appeased, then Xun Yu cannot be killed, and Xin Ping, Xun Chen, Xianrong and other former Luoyang officials cannot be killed.

Killing them, the rebellion in Xiangyang and other places will be full of suspicion and fear of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court in Chang'an, which will make them feel the crisis of survival, and seriously affect the pacification of the big things.

The eldest princess didn't say anything, returned to Liyang, and discussed with the minister of the middle secretary about appeasing Xiangyang.

If Xiangyang can be cared for, Xuzhou, Jiangdong, and Bashu will not be worried, so that not only can the world be rapidly stable, but also can greatly promote the rapid success of Zhongxing's great cause.

The eldest princess decided to go all out and try her best to appease Xiangyang. In late February, the Tingwei Mansion concluded the trial of the case of Hongnong Taishou Yang Yi.

Although Yang Yi was guilty of deceiving the imperial court and deceiving the superiors and subordinates, because his main purpose was to help the victims and he did not enrich his own pockets, he was dealt with lightly and dismissed.

Zongzheng Yang Qi was implicated, and Yu Shitai believed that he was guilty of favoritism and connivance, and went to impeach. Yang Qi was removed from the post of Zong Zhengqing and transferred to Taizhong Datian.

Two days later, the eldest princess issued an order to worship Zang Hong as Zong Zhengqing and You Heng as Shaofucheng. On the same day, Prime Minister Cai Yong, Imperial Historian Liu He, and Ting Weiqing Zhang Miao rushed to Liyang to meet the eldest princess and solicit the eldest princess's opinions on how to try the cases of Ding Li, Xu Ming, and Zhu Wei.

Xu Shao is the teacher of the eldest princess, and Lord Zhu Xiaolan is the long history of the eldest princess's mansion.

But once the eldest princess has the support, things are very different.

"All three of them were escorted to the capital?" After the eldest princess finished reading the recitals of the three ministers, she asked casually,

"Are they all in the Tingwei Mansion prison now?"

"Yes." Zhang Miao bowed down and said,

"The minister thinks that since Yang Yi's case has been closed, these three cases cannot be delayed any longer, and it is better to close the case as soon as possible, so as not to panic the people of the states and counties. Now the eyes of the court are fixed on these three cases, if they are not resolved for a long time, they are afraid of being criticized, which may damage the prestige of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court. The eldest princess pondered for a long time and shook her head,

"Take a break for a while, and let's see if there is sincerity in Xiangyang to be cared for. If Xiangyang does have the intention of being appeased, and will be cared for soon, then the prestige of the Son of Heaven and the court will increase suddenly, and the contradictions in the court will be more intense......" The eldest princess looked serious, and her cold gaze swept over the faces of the three ministers one by one,

"Do you know what I mean?" Cai Yong, Liu He, and Zhang Miao looked at each other, their faces gloomy.

If Xiangyang is appeased, the contradiction in the court will not be the open and secret struggle between the various powers, but the struggle for military power.

The chief prince mainly joined forces with all parties to weaken and regain the military power in the hands of the general.

"Let this matter go for a while, and do your best to appease Xiangyang." The eldest princess waved her hand and said undoubtedly,

"After the envoys from Xiangyang arrived, I would talk to them personally." On February 29, the envoy of Xiangyang arrived in Guanzhong and went directly to Liyang to meet the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess.

The eldest princess ordered Yuan Yao, the great Honglu, to greet him with the courtesy of the princes, and asked the prime minister Cai Yong, the imperial historian Liu He and other important ministers of the court to set up a banquet to entertain them.

The little emperor was very dissatisfied, and yelled at the eldest princess, thinking that this would damage the prestige of the court.

"They are rebellious, they are rebellious, I will never treat each other with respect, never, I will kill them......" The eldest princess coaxed and persuaded her, but the little Tianzi just didn't listen, tilted his head and fought against the eldest princess.

The eldest princess was furious, locked him in the house, asked him to copy "Spring and Autumn" from beginning to end, and if he didn't finish copying, he was not allowed to come out, and ordered Zhao Song and Yang Xiu to strictly supervise it.

Xiao Tianzi was like a crazy little tiger, smashing the things in the house to pieces and not writing a word.

The eldest princess trembled with anger, tears rained down, and scolded the general in front of Prime Minister Cai Yong and other ministers.

"Your Majesty has been badly taught by the generals. In the past, he did whatever I told His Majesty to do, but now? Now if I say one word to him, he will contradict me ten times. I told him to go east, but he went west, and he didn't listen to me. Since he came back from the battlefield in Luoyang, he has been like a savage, fighting and killing all day long, dancing and discussing swords, and going out to ride and hunt every once in a while, and he has not been able to sit in the house with peace of mind and read and recite scriptures. How does he look like a man now? How can there be a monarch? "This is the emperor's family matter, Cai Yong and others can't say anything, so they can only comfort something.

Xiangyang attached great importance to this peace conference, and sent more than a dozen officials, large and small, the leader was Cai Mao, the Taichangqing of the Xiangyang Imperial Court, and other officials such as Han Song, Kuai Liang, Pang Yi, Ma Xuan, Xu Shu, Shi Tao, etc., and their strength was very strong.

Many ministers in the Chang'an court were friends with them. Han Song is a member of the Han family in Yingchuan, and has been friends with Xun You, Zhong Xuan, Chen Qun and others for many years.

Xu Shu is a native of Yangzhai in Yingchuan, and was famous for his chivalry in his early years. After abandoning martial arts, he studied under Mr. Shuijing, and had the same friendship with Chen Wei.

Cai Mao once served as a lieutenant in the court, Kuai Liang, Pang Yi (Pang Degong's son), and Ma Xuan (a member of the Ma family in Xiangyang) are all high-ranking families in Xiangyang, and they all have some acquaintances to a greater or lesser extent.

The banquet that evening was a great success and the atmosphere was very harmonious. On the first day of March, in the afternoon, the two sides held formal talks in Liyang Palace, and the eldest princess came in person.

Xiangyang came up with a complete peace plan. This plan accepted the premise of appeasement by the imperial court, and honored the Son of Heaven and the imperial court of Chang'an, but under this premise, Xiangyang demanded the establishment of a feudal domain.

After the Son of Heaven in Xiangyang was deposed, the deposed emperor of Xiangyang and the Liu clan in the Xiangyang court demanded that the fiefdom be established as princes, and that they should have their own fiefs and all the military and political power in the fiefdoms.

Cai Mao said that as long as the Son of Heaven and the imperial court in Chang'an agreed to this peace plan, the world would be unified immediately, the society would restore stability, and the Han Dynasty would rapidly advance along the road of Zhongxing.

On the first day of March, in the evening, the Phoenix Pond is bright. Xiangyang's peace plan was completely unexpected by the eldest princess and the ministers of the court, and no one expected that the day of the unification of the world would come so quickly.

A group of ministers led by Prime Minister Cai Yong and Imperial Historian Liu He were even more overjoyed, and congratulated the eldest princess again and again.

Cai Yong and other ministers believed that when Emperor Gaozu conquered the world, he also established a vassal state, which was the fastest and best way to stabilize the world.

When the world is stable, the national strength is enhanced, and the prestige of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court is shocking to the world, then try to reduce the domain, gradually seize the authority of the feudal state, attack the strength of the feudal state, and realize the prosperity of the Han Dynasty.

Taifu Yang Biao didn't say a word, and sat there dozing off. Taiwei Xun You, Taichang Xu Shao, and Dasi Nong Li Wei were allowed by the eldest princess to participate in tonight's meeting, but the three of them were in a low mood, the smiles on their faces were very reluctant, and they did not make any comments on this peace plan.

The ministers such as the Great Sima Xu Rong, the Guangluxun Zhang Yan who acted as the Tai Lieutenant, the Left Che Cavalry General Xian Yufu, the Weiwei Lu Bu, and the Zhijin Wu Zhao Yun looked solemn, and none of them spoke.

The five generals remained silent at the same time on the Phoenix Pool, which affected the atmosphere of the Phoenix Pool to a certain extent.

The eldest princess couldn't help but ask, "Lord Xu, what is your opinion?" ”

"Establishing a feudal domain is indeed a way to quickly stabilize the world." Xu Rong hesitated for a long time and said slowly,

"However, it will take a long time to negotiate how this 'domain' will be established, how big the feudal kingdom's fief is, how many troops the feudal state will retain, how much tax the feudal state will pay to the imperial court every year, and so on, so let's talk about it first. After talking for a while, we will probably be able to know how much sincerity Xiangyang has been cared for. Xu Rong's words were equivalent to pouring a basin of cold water on the heads of the elated ministers, and the atmosphere in the Phoenix Pool suddenly became cold.

On the third day of the first month of March, Li Hong, a general who was inspecting Wuguan, received a letter from the great Sima Xu Rong. Li Hong was furious, slammed the letter in his hand to the ground, and roared angrily: "Since you forced me to kill, then don't blame me for being ruthless." Fu Gan was shocked and hurriedly picked up the letter and read it carefully.

From the earliest time to appease Yuan Shao, the matter of establishing a vassal has been transmitted to the imperial court again and again, and the intention of the rebels is very simple, to split Chang'an.

If the imperial court wants to establish a domain, it must first settle Li Hong and a large group of highly meritorious people from northern Xinjiang.

Imagine if the Son of Heaven and the imperial court bestowed upon a group of rebellious vassal kings, but left aside the highly meritorious people of Northern Xinjiang, the consequences would be self-evident.

In the past, Li Hong opposed the restoration of the fifth-class title system, and even more opposed the establishment of a feudal domain, and played the Son of Heaven after the Central Plains War, and made his position righteous and stern, and put Hebei as a force

The "split sealing trend" has been completely defeated. Today, the rebels of Xiangyang were defeated in Luoyang and the situation was precarious, and they sacrificed again

The weapon of "Liväku". However, this time they chose the timing very well, because they were in danger, and Chang'an would definitely believe them

"Sincerity". Secondly, they demanded that the Liu clan be divided into vassal kings, which did not conflict with Li Hong's oath that he would never agree to restore the fifth-class title system, and that the emperor of Chang'an could justifiably divide the vassal kings.

However, the vassal king, the development of the situation was not under Li Hongneng's control. The vassal king, the world is calm, and the military power in Li Hong's hands will be handed over, but Li Hong does not dare to hand it over, he will not believe that these vassal kings will sincerely submit to the Son of Heaven.

Li Hong refused to hand over the power of the army, and the vassal kings had a reason to send troops, and they could fight

The banner of "except for **, Qing Jun's side" crusaded against Li Hong, just like Yuan Shao and others crusaded against Dong Zhuo back then, so the world was in chaos.

At this time, the ministers of the court and the central government would not support Li Hong. The world is calm, what are you still doing with military power?

It is precisely because you control the military power and cause chaos to the government that you have triggered this war that is enough to destroy the society.

The ministers would join forces to fight against Li Hong, would come up with various ways to kill Li Hong, and would do their best to cooperate with the armies of the vassal kings in various places to attack Chang'an.

No matter how strong Li Hong's force was, he could not compete with the entire Great Han. From the day the imperial court decided to establish a domain, his fate had already been decided, and he would be defeated step by step.

Li Hong's defeat also meant the victory of the rebels. As for who the Son of Heaven of the Han is, it doesn't matter, as long as he is a descendant of Gaozu, whoever is the emperor can do it.

Li Hong was furious. The recitals and oaths after the Great War in the Central Plains actually caused today's catastrophe, which Li Hong did not expect.

Knowing that today, he should not have made a decisive oath in order to win the trust of the imperial court. The eldest princess and Prime Minister Cai Yong and other ministers accurately grasped this point and planned to use it

"Establish a domain" to force Li Hong to surrender his military power. Li Hong handed over his military power and left the court, and the next step was to cut the domain.

For the imperial court, the difficulty of cutting the feudal domain was far less than the difficulty of seizing the military power in Li Hong's hands. As long as Li Hong holds the military power, Sheji faces a threat of life and death, and the eldest princess and the ministers of the court are also restless.

"General, don't get too excited." Fu Gan sighed and persuaded in a low voice,

"If the eldest princess and the imperial court agree to establish a vassal, Xiangyang will open his mouth, the negotiation process will definitely be very difficult, and the negotiation time will definitely be very long, so we still have plenty of time to turn the situation around." Li Hong sneered,

"We don't have time. Although the Prime Minister offended old friends such as Yang Biao, Xun You and Xu Shao because of the Sanyong incident, if there is a chance to calm the world as soon as possible, they will immediately release their previous suspicions and come together to deal with me. ”

"General......" Fu Gan still wanted to persuade again, Li Hong smashed a punch on the case,

"Urgently sue Zhang Liao and Jiang Ji, arrest me, torture me, and implicate as many people as possible."

"Sue Wang Dang again, arrest Zhang Chao, arrest all his subordinates, give me a trial one by one, arrest anyone who is implicated, and don't let anyone go." Fu Gan looked at the roaring Li Hong, his eyes widened in horror.

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