Volume 2 Heroes in Troubled Times Chapter 10 Winning the Central Plains Section 71
Chapter 10 won the 71st section of the Central Plains, Jinyang, Phoenix Pool. The eldest princess was furious and hid her face and cried several times because she was out of control.
Taifu Yang Biao, Prime Minister Cai Yong, Imperial Historian Liu He, Dasi Nong Li Wei, Shangshu Ling Cui Yan, Zhongshu Right Servant Liu Fang, Eldest Princess Mansion Governor Shi Xiaolan, Sima Huangyue The eight ministers sat on both sides and were silent.
"Since the success of the general Qinwang six years ago and brought the emperor and the imperial court to Jinyang, he has always supported us and believed us, why did he want to hold the Son of Heaven hostage and openly confront the imperial court at the critical moment when Luoyang Jiangke and Zhongxing's great cause was successful? Why? The eldest princess wept silently, heartbroken,
"On the first day of the first lunar month, the Son of Heaven announced to the world that the capital was Chang'an, but today the Son and the court are still in Jinyang. If the Son of Heaven and the imperial court cannot move to Chang'an before the end of the year, the prestige of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court will suffer greatly, doesn't he know? In the case that the army has cleared the periphery of Luoyang and surrounded Luoyang City, is it necessary to conquer Luoyang this year? There are hundreds of thousands of refugees in Guanzhong and Luoyang who need relief, and compared with the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, what is the big deal about conquering Luoyang City next year? Why can't he understand? ”
"His Royal Highness and the imperial court considered issues on the basis of political affairs, while the generals and warriors of Northern Xinjiang considered issues on the basis of military affairs, and this kind of conflict of political views was inevitable when both sides were eager to stabilize the situation and lay the cornerstone of the great cause of Zhongxing." Taifu Yang Biao sighed and said slowly,
"Last year's revision of the official system formed a three-legged trend in the court. Although this method temporarily alleviated the contradictions in the court, it would have a serious consequence, that is, the martial artists might directly interfere in the government. The minister remembered that many ministers in the court had written to advise His Highness, but His Highness did not listen to it...... "Yang Biao's fingers are stacked on one side,
"Now Your Highness takes a look...... The army has expanded, its strength has become stronger, and the authority in the hands of the warriors has also swelled invisibly. They are arrogant and arrogant in bending the law, believing that this great cause is their credit, and there is no Son of Heaven and the court in their eyes. As for the general......" Yang Biao paused and shook his head,
"After so many years, we know a little bit about who the general is, even if we are blind. His loyalty to the Great Han was unquestionable, but he was the commander of the warriors of Northern Xinjiang. When he created the great cause of Zhongxing, he first considered the interests of the warriors in Northern Xinjiang, and without harming the interests of the Han Dynasty, he first took into account the interests of the warriors in Northern Xinjiang, which is why he finally couldn't hold back this time and wanted to openly confront the imperial court. After Yang Biao said this, although the eldest princess had tears in her eyes, her brows were already wrinkled.
Li Wei and Liu Fang looked at each other, their eyes annoyed. Xiao Lan looked at Prime Minister Cai Yong. Seeing a trace of imperceptible laugh lines at the corner of Cai Yong's mouth, Xiao Lan's face turned cold, and her eyebrows raised slightly.
Yang Biao's words were actually accusing the eldest princess and Li Wei and others of deceiving the general last year under the guise of increasing troops and fixing the capital of Chang'an, and obtained the support of the general, and then took the opportunity to consolidate and strengthen the imperial power and weaken the power of the foreign dynasty and the general.
The imperial power is big and stable, which does not mean that the imperial power can do whatever it wants. The gradual defeat of the Han Dynasty is directly related to the excessive expansion of imperial power and the use of foreign relatives and eunuchs.
Now the eldest princess is also ashamed to go down this road after the expansion of imperial power. However, now is the era of war, and the strength of the relative power and military power is the foundation for maintaining the imperial power, and the unrestrained restraint and attack on the relative power and military power will inevitably break the balance of power, fundamentally hurt the imperial power, and ultimately stimulate contradictions.
The anger of the generals and the warriors of Northern Xinjiang is the serious consequence of the upset of the balance of power. At that time, the ministers of foreign dynasties opposed the increase of troops and opposed the capital of Chang'an, and their fundamental purpose was to take back all the powers, re-establish the balance of power, and ensure the steady progress of the great cause of Zhongxing.
However, the general was anxious to fight Luoyang and implement the policy of pacifying the world, so he supported the eldest princess without much thought, trying to consolidate and enhance the imperial power in exchange for the control of the Northern Xinjiang people over the Zhongshu Jian and the control of the decision-making power of national affairs.
But who would have thought that after the imperial power was consolidated and strengthened, the Northern Xinjiang scholars led by Li Wei also expanded their authority sharply because they controlled the Zhongshu Jian and because they were the actual users of the imperial power.
The triumph of imperial power, prime minister power, and military power is actually the tripod between the eldest princess's mansion and the middle secretary's mansion, the prime minister's mansion and the foreign courts, and the great Sima general's mansion.
The revision of the official system led to the balance between the imperial power and the relative power becoming the balance between the imperial power, the relative power and the military power, and then the Northern Xinjiang scholars and the Northern Xinjiang warriors had to choose to split helplessly and painfully.
In the past, the Northern Xinjiang scholars fought in the court, and the Northern Xinjiang warriors fought on the battlefield, and the situation that the two complemented each other with tacit understanding is gone.
Now for the sake of their own survival, the warriors of Northern Xinjiang have to personally put on the battle, take off their battle robes and put on court clothes, and go toe-to-toe with their former brothers.
The initiator is the continuous promotion of ZTE's great cause. If the great cause of ZTE is to continue to be promoted, the battle for ZTE's strategy will become more and more intense, and the decision-making power of national politics has become the focus of contention.
Whoever gets the decision-making power of national politics will be able to make ZTE move forward according to its own strategy. That is to say, the mode of all forces sitting together and discussing with each other is no longer working, either the imperial power has the final say, or the prime minister has the final say.
So the eldest princess and Li Wei and other northern Xinjiang scholars, with the support of the general, got all the decision-making power of national politics.
The imperial power controlled all the decision-making power of national affairs, and the imperial power had the final say, and the contradictions were immediately stimulated, but no one thought that the first place where the contradictions were stimulated was military decision-making, and the target of the spearhead was the warriors of Northern Xinjiang.
Yang Biao's words pointed out all the key points of the current court crisis without a trace, the checks and balances of power were broken, the strength of the Northern Xinjiang warriors was stronger, and the Northern Xinjiang warriors wanted to enter the court.
Now, even if the internal and external dynasties join forces to confront each other, they will not be able to stop the northern Xinjiang warriors from seizing power. The great generals and warriors of Northern Xinjiang who have military power are like a lion, once they are provoked, things will be out of control.
Taifu Yang Biao, Prime Minister Cai Yong and other foreign ministers had a very warm attitude, and in the three-legged establishment of authority, they were the largest in number and the most powerful, but their authority was the weakest.
Previously, they strongly supported the eldest princess to move the Son of Heaven and the court to Guanzhong within the year, but now they don't seem to object to the Son of Heaven's personal expedition.
Shang Shu Ling Cui Yan even agreed with the general and the warriors of Northern Xinjiang who said in the chapter all the benefits of the Son of Heaven's personal conquest.
After all, in the future, the Son of Heaven will be in charge and govern the country, and it is necessary to take this opportunity to establish high prestige in the army.
What is especially important is that in the early days of the Son of Heaven's reign, it was difficult to stabilize his authority for a while, and with the full support of the warriors of Northern Xinjiang, the Son of Heaven could successfully pass through this dangerous period.
The eldest princess was angry at that time,
"How old is the Son of Heaven? What is the significance of the Royal Driver's Campaign? When the Son of Heaven arrives in Luoyang, this battle is about to be fought, hundreds of thousands of troops are besieging Luoyang City, and the financial consumption is amazing, so can the imperial court still move to Guanzhong this year? The imperial court is subservient to the army, and the national policy is controlled by the warriors, where is the prestige of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court? Cui Yan lowered his head and stopped talking.
The contradiction has intensified, it needs to be eased, it needs to be resolved, and the confrontation in this way will not solve any problems, but the eldest princess doesn't know why, she is unusual, and she will never accept advice, and even Li Wei and Xiaolan can't listen to their advice.
"Your Highness, time waits for no one, even if His Highness does not let the Son of Heaven drive the expedition in person, even if the imperial court starts to move immediately, then we must find a way to prevent the general and the generals of Northern Xinjiang from attacking Luoyang." Li Wei smiled bitterly,
"Your Highness won't give an inch, what problem can this solve?"
"I believe in him so much, I obey him all the time, but he doesn't believe me, but he wants to turn his face and fight me, why should I give in? I just won't let ......" The eldest princess suddenly blushed and screamed,
"I just won't let me, what can he do with me?" The eldest princess's tears rolled down, and suddenly she covered her face with her hands and cried bitterly at the desk,
"He bullied me and bullied me all the time...... "The ministers were stupid, looking at each other and at a loss. Xiao Lan hurriedly walked to the eldest princess's side and whispered a few words of comfort.
The eldest princess became more and more sad, lying in Xiaolan's arms and crying. Yang Biao glanced at everyone, everyone saluted casually, and hurriedly ran out.
Several ministers walked to the edge of the pool, frowning.
"This is a problem." Cai Yong clapped his hands again and again,
"The general has not returned to Jinyang for several years, and His Royal Highness is already very sad. finally defeated Luoyang, and the general was about to return to the court, but who knew that the two turned their faces again. ”
"That kid is a bastard." Yang Biao scolded hatefully,
"She is also the eldest princess of the Han Dynasty, so she doesn't forget about coaxing her, she also uses a knife and a gun to do it, and she is a barbarian. I don't understand, His Highness takes a fancy to him. Then he wiped the corners of his eyes and whispered,
"It's so sad to cry, I'm in tears."
"What tears are you shedting?" Liu He said angrily,
"I see you're so happy."
"You are also his imperial brother, you should care about this kind of thing." Yang Biao raised his head to the sky and sighed,
"The First Emperor must have been very sad to see his daughter so grief-stricken in the Spirit of Heaven." Liu He pursed his lips and glanced at him disdainfully.
"Zhong Yuan, come here......" Yang Biao pointed to Li Wei, who was standing on the edge of the pool and hung his head down,
"This matter is directly related to you, and you immediately think of a way to solve this matter." After speaking, he pulled Cai Yong away.
Liu He and Cui Yan glanced at each other, followed closely behind, slapped their butts and left. Li Wei, Liu Fang, and Huang Yue were staring at each other, at a loss.
"Do you want to talk to Zitai (Tian Chou) again?" Liu Fang asked.
"Zitai has been bombarded by the eldest princess to the Great Sima Mansion." Li Wei said helplessly,
"And now the situation is clear, the Son of Heaven will not go to Luoyang, and this matter will not turn around at all."
"Brother Zhong Yuan, what is the countermeasure?" Huang Yue asked.
"Let the Son of Heaven drive the expedition himself." Li Wei said,
"After Luoyang is conquered, the situation in the world will change a lot, and the general's purpose this time is just to force the eldest princess and the court to make concessions, and it is difficult to say whether he will drive a personal expedition in the future."
"That means that the Son of Heaven and the imperial court will no longer move to Guanzhong this year?"
"Of course we have to move." Li Wei said very resolutely,
"This is related to the prestige of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, and it is far more important than conquering Luoyang within the year."
"If the imperial court insisted on relocation, Luoyang would not be able to go to war. Luoyang doesn't fight, isn't it a joke that the Son of Heaven is driving his own expedition? Liu Fang asked suspiciously.
"The battle in Luoyang will also be fought." Li Wei smiled lightly,
"The Son of Heaven drove his own expedition and the army attacked Luoyang, this is also an opportunity to increase the prestige of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, how can you miss it?"
"Does the imperial court have so much wealth?" Huang Yue asked in surprise.
"I still have some money and food left." Li Wei said calmly,
"If nothing else, it can meet the needs of the Luoyang battlefield for two months. Two months later, the Yellow River was about to freeze, and the harsh winter was coming, and the battle in Luoyang had to stop. Liu Fang and Huang Yue glanced at each other and breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Zhong Yuan, it turns out that you kept a hand." Liu Fang said admiringly,
"Or are you prescient."
"Of course, I took the initiative to ask to be the secretary of agriculture, of course, for a purpose." Li Wei smiled faintly,
"I expected that there would be a fight in the court, but I didn't expect that there was a problem between the eldest princess and the general, and it was a problem that no one else could solve, which was very troublesome."
"Otherwise, wait for the eldest princess to stabilize her mood and then persuade ......," Liu Fang immediately suggested.
"It's too late." Li Wei shook his hand and said,
"I'm going to solve the problem today." Boss Zhao Qi walked into the Phoenix Pool, and before he could kneel down and salute, the eldest princess threw herself into his arms like a child, crying sadly.
The old man thought of the deceased emperor and the amiable Empress Dowager Dong, his heart was sour, and he couldn't help but hold the thin eldest princess tightly in his arms.
"Stay up for a few more years, and when the Son of Heaven grows up, you can live your own life."
"Will I still have my own life?"
"Of course." Zhao Qi's white beard fluttered, and he leaned into her ear and whispered,
"You have worked hard for the Han, and you have already moved the heavens. Heaven will take care of you and make your wishes come true. The Emperor and your kind grandmother will also bless you in heaven. ”
"But he has changed, he doesn't come back for several years, he doesn't give me gifts, he doesn't even want to write letters, and he has to be ghostwritten." The eldest princess lay in Zhao Qi's arms, sobbing softly,
"Now he wants to take away the Son of Heaven again, he wants to take away my only hope, he is too cruel, he is a leopard, a leopard who eats people and does not spit out bones, I hate him......" Zhao Qi smiled, he gently patted the eldest princess on the back,
"The Son of Heaven will always grow up, he will always leave your arms, and he will not be able to stay by your side for the rest of his life. The Son of Heaven is the lion of the Great Han, and if he wants the lion to become the king of the jungle, he must be allowed to go to the jungle to fight and fight. If you put him under your wing, he won't grow up, and he won't be able to lead the big man to ZTE. The eldest princess's crying gradually stopped.
"The general lived a very hard life, very hard, you have to understand him and trust him unswervingly."
"He returned to Dahan from the desert, wanting to find his memory, his mother, and his relatives, but from the day he set foot in his homeland, he fought on the battlefield, fighting on one battlefield after another. Seventeen years later, how could he have stopped fighting? How did he stop wielding his sword to find his roots, his parents and brothers? Doesn't he want to know about his past? Don't want to kneel in front of your parents and shout daddy? ”
"In the past seventeen years, how many soldiers have followed the general in bloody battles? Seventeen years later, how many familiar faces can the general still see? In the past seventeen years, hundreds of thousands of soldiers have become a pile of white bones, which pressed on the general's body like a mountain, making him unable to breathe. Today, the general wants to let the dead rest in peace and let the living see hope, so he is still fighting, still fighting, still suffering in life and death. ”
"We should help him, we should help him to let the dead rest in peace, let the living see hope, so that we can gain the trust of the general, the loyalty of the general, and the heart of the general." The eldest princess slowly left Zhao Qi's embrace, grabbed Zhao Qi's arm with both hands, and said in a hoarse voice, "Boss, I'll go with you." I want to accompany you to see the dusk. "In September, the Son of Heaven issued an order to drive the expedition in person and lead the Tiger Ben and Yulin Army to the Luoyang battlefield.
On the same day, the Son of Heaven issued an edict to worship the eight ministers including Zheng Xuan, Taifu Yang Biao, General Li Hong, General Guangluxun, Zhang Yan, General of the Right Guard, Zhao Yun, General of Longxiang, Jia Xu, Assassin of Liangzhou, Tian Chou, Superintendent of Zhongshu, and Shi Fugan, Chief of the General's Mansion
"The Son of Heaven". On the same day, the Son of Heaven decreed that the imperial court would immediately move to Chang'an, Guanzhong, because Chang'an City had not yet been repaired, the palace of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court would temporarily place Liyang City.
On the same day, Huang Fu Li, the general of Sima Dangkou of the Great Sima Mansion, was the assassin of Liangzhou and immediately took office. Turned to Jia Xu as the general of the army, and immediately rushed to the Luoyang battlefield to serve the Son of Heaven.
Turn to worship Tian Chou as the middle general of the five senses, turn to worship Tian Yu as the left middle lang general, and turn to worship Duan Xuan as the right middle lang general.
Worship the captain of the city gate and realize that he is the general of the tiger ben. On the same day, an order was issued to form the Son of Heaven Battalion. The right guard general Guangluxun Zhang Yan was the commander of the Son of Heaven battalion, and the general Jia Xu was the deputy of the guard.
The rest of the five senses will be Tian Chou, the left will be Tian Yu, the right will be Duan Xuan, the tiger will be enlightened, and the Yulin Zhonglang will lead Zhang Xiao to lead 5,000 tiger Ben and the Yulin army to follow.
Master Zheng Xuan was in Handan, in order not to delay the study of the Son of Heaven, the imperial court paid special worship to Zhao Song, a disciple of the master, as a doctor, and taught the teacher on behalf of the camp.
Taifu Yang Biao's son Yang Xiu was talented, and the imperial court also worshipped Yang Xiu as a speaker and let him teach on behalf of his father.
The eldest princess told the general that the imperial court agreed to the general's strategy of attacking Luoyang, and after the Son of Heaven arrived in Luoyang, he could launch an attack.
The eldest princess wrote another letter to the general, and I and the imperial court would arrive at Liyang, Guanzhong, around November.
If you haven't conquered Luoyang before the Yellow River freezes, stop your attack and send the Son of Heaven back to Guanzhong.
This time everything is as you wish, you are satisfied, but I am not satisfied. You immediately write a letter to ask for sin, and you have to write it yourself, otherwise I will personally rush to Luoyang to ask you for your sin.
Also, give me something at New Year's Day, don't forget it again. I hate you now, and if you still forget, I will grit my teeth and hate you.
After receiving the holy decree, the general immediately ordered Zhao Yun to lead 5,000 iron cavalry north to Fenglingdu to meet the Son of Heaven, and ordered all departments to prepare for an attack.
The general replied to the eldest princess, euphemistically explained his hardships, and said the same thing as Lord Zhao Qi, I want to let the dead rest in peace and let the living see hope.
When the dead have rest, and the living see hope, I will repay you with my life.
In mid-September, Yuzhou Liang State, Suiyang battlefield. Peng Lie's attack on the battlefield of Liang in Yuzhou made a breakthrough, and he conquered Suiyang.
This time, Xuzhou and Yuzhou became nervous. Yuan Tan deployed thousands of men and horses in the north of Runan, and led the main army to quickly counterattack Suiyang City.
At the same time, Cao Cao's army had assembled at Pengcheng, and Xiahou Yuan led 10,000 horses to march rapidly westward along the gallop road, and they stopped at Xiayi (near present-day Dangshan) in the Liang state.
Xiayi is about two hundred miles away from Suiyang, which can give Yuan Tan strong support. Peng Lie soon got the news and urgently told Chen Liu's camp to ask for support.
The former general Lü Bu ordered Peng Lie to hold on to the city and provide food, grass and ordnance support. The letter told General Yan Liang of the left, asking him to let Song Xian, who was stationed on the front line of Xuchang and Yingyang, take the initiative to attack Runan at an appropriate time to contain Yuan Tan's troops.
Lü Bu also wrote to the four generals Gao Shun, Wei Xu, Sun Luan, and Zang Ba, asking them to lead their troops to Xuzhou and threaten Cao Cao.
Lü Bu sent people to Xuzhou immediately to warn Cao Cao not to look for trouble. Lu Bu said, although the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army is attacking Luoyang, I can still beat you all over the ground.
This spring, the court is urging you to pay taxes, you have been delaying again and again, and now the autumn harvest is about to begin, what excuse do you have?
Please be sure to pay your taxes around November, otherwise the Son of Heaven will blame you and everyone will not look good.
Lu Bu seemed to be a little excited, after he scolded Cao Cao, he immediately wrote to Jiangdong Sun Quan, urging you to pay taxes in the spring, you pushed back and blocked, there are a lot of reasons, now?
If you still don't give it after the autumn harvest, you'd better think about Yuan Shao. And Yuan Shaobi, what are you?
At best, it's just a small local tyrant in Jiangdong. I advise you not to confront the imperial court, lest the nine clans be punished and die without a place to be buried.
The effect of Lu Bu's two letters is very good, Cao Cao and Sun Quan have replied to the book, and after the autumn harvest, they must be truthfully handed in.
Lü Bu was unforgiving, and immediately sent envoys south to Xuzhou and Jiangdong, instructing them to bring back some money and grain anyway, so as to ease the tension of Hebei's financial endowment.
Cao Cao and Sun Quan were actually so angry that they couldn't wait to eat Lu Bu alive. It has been more than seven months since the Northern Xinjiang Army began to attack Luoyang in the spring, and it has long been exhausted from fighting, and it is needless to say that the financial endowment is also tense to the extreme.
How dare a tiger with its teeth and claws knocked out show off its might? After conquering Luoyang, it is reasonable to show off his might, but now that Luoyang City has not been defeated, what is the spirit?
Cao Cao categorically ordered Xiahou Yuan to lead people to pretend to be Yuan Tan's army and help Yuan Tan attack Suiyang. Suiyang can't be lost no matter what.
Then he wrote to Liu Biao, Yuan Tan, Sun Quan, and Zhou Yu to meet in Hefei after the autumn harvest to discuss the opening of the East Road battlefield.
Now Hebei is imposing, if they are allowed to conquer Luoyang, their next step is likely to be to wave their army south, and the preferred target is either Jingxiang or Jianghuai, Hebei will not let go of an opponent.
For the sake of his own survival, he can only fight back. In late September, the general wrote to Lü Bu that the attack on Luoyang was about to begin, and asked him to try to stabilize the war situation and ensure the safety of Luoyang's periphery.
At this moment, the battle in Suiyang is very fierce. In order to avoid excessive losses and to alleviate the contradictions with Cao Cao, Lü Bu ordered Peng Lie to lead his army to withdraw from Suiyang and stick to the line of Xiangyi and Huating.
September, Yizhou, Hanzhong. Before Liu Bei sent troops to Hanzhong, he had discussed with Liu Zhang, Wang Mou, Zhang Ren and other Yizhou officials about attacking Hanzhong.
At that time, Don't drive Zhang Song and said that in the Five Buckets of Rice Road, Zhang Xiu's prestige is much higher than that of Zhang Lu, but Zhang Xiu is a big ambition, he wants to lead the army into Guanzhong, and plans to do something earth-shattering like Zhang Jiao.
The defeat of Zhang Jiao and the Yellow Turban Army was a lesson, and many Taiping Dao and Wudou Mi Dao believers in Yizhou also rioted, but all failed.
Zhang Lu and many of the great sacrificial wines of Wudou Midao opposed Zhang Xiu's dispatch of troops to Guanzhong, and they wanted to use Hanzhong as the foundation to divide Bashu, which would be more beneficial to the development of Wudou Midao.
It was under this circumstance that Zhang Xiu was killed. Zhang Xiu had many loyal disciples, and after Zhang Xiu's death, although they hated Zhang Lu very much, they still reluctantly admitted Zhang Lu out of the maintenance of the Five Bucket Rice Dao
"Shijun" identity. Zhang Song believes that Zhang Lu has been working hard in Hanzhong for ten years, and the five buckets of rice are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is very difficult to attack Hanzhong.
The best way is to take advantage of Zhang Xiu's disciples' resentment against Zhang Lu, provoke infighting in Hanzhong, and then seize Hanzhong.
Liu Bei humbly asked for advice. Zhang Song said that after Zhang Xiu's death, most of Zhang Xiu's friends and disciples were disheartened and retired to the mountains and forests.
But there is one most important person left, and that is Li Xiu. There are two wealthy families in Hanzhong, one is the Yang family and the other is the Li family.
Back then, Zhang Lu was able to quickly stabilize Hanzhong after killing Zhang Xiu, and the credit was all due to the Yang family, so now Yang Song, Yang Bai, Yang Ren, Yang Ang and other Yang children are all serving as civil and military officials in Hanzhong.
Li Xiu wanted to take care of his own family, and to appease Zhang Xiu's subordinate disciples to avoid internal strife and chaos in Hanzhong, coupled with the coercion and temptation of Zhang Lu and the Yang family, he could only choose to stay.
Zhang Song suggested that after Liu Bei arrived in Hanzhong, he immediately looked for Zhang Xiu's old department such as Xu Lei, Zhengfang and Han Poor, and contacted Li Xiu through them, and then joined forces with the outside to take Hanzhong.
Liu Bei accepted Zhang Song's suggestion and asked Zhang Song to help him find a few of Zhang Xiu's old departments in Shu County, and asked them to help find Xu Lei, Zhengfang, and Han Poor and others.
After Liu Bei arrived at Yangping Pass, the talks with Zhang Lu broke down, and he immediately prepared to storm Hanzhong. At this time, Xu Lei, Zhengfang and Han Poor and others arrived at Liu Bei's camp.
Liu Bei's conditions are very generous, and Wudou Midao can not only be developed in Hanzhong and Bashu, but also in the thirteen states of Dahan after the world is pacified.
Of course, the premise is that Wudou Rice Road can't cause trouble like Taiping Road. As for the five buckets of rice dao heroes who helped the army pacify the world, it will not be a problem to worship the marquis.
These three masters were interested in spreading the Five Dou Rice Dao, but not in being officials, and they were not willing to help Liu Bei kill Zhang Lu.
However, in order to prevent Liu Bei from slaughtering the believers of the Five Dou Mi Dao after entering Hanzhong, they gave Liu Bei a strategy to seize Hanzhong.
Among the brothers of the Yang family, Yang Bai, Yang Ren, and Yang Ang are all good, but the most talented and intelligent is Yang Song, and this Yang Song is a greedy and despicable villain.
He was the one who persuaded Zhang Lu to kill Zhang Xiu in the first place, as long as he was bought, not only Yangpingguan could get his hands on him, but even Hanzhong could get his hands on him.
Liu Bei sent Sun Qian and Pang Tong to take a trip with heavy gifts. Pang Tong looked at the gift list and said to Liu Bei, my lord, this is also called a heavy gift?
At most, this can only make Jansson give us a bowl of water. Liu Bei was embarrassed and redrafted a gift list.
Pang Tong shook his head and said with disdain, My lord, can you be generous? What can you do with this money?
At most, let's walk into Yangpingguan. Liu Bei was angry, so how much did you say? Pang Tong smiled and wrote two big characters on the gift list,
"Hanzhong". Liu Bei was taken aback at first, and then laughed, do you think he is an idiot? This kind of commitment he also believes?
Pang Tong said with a smile, Yang Song is in this place in Hanzhong, he wants money and money, and he wants land, what is not? The one who can make him feel tempted is Hanzhong.
Only if you promise to give him Hanzhong, he will help you kill Zhang Lu. Greedy people are different from normal people, and their ideas are very different.
Such people cannot be judged by common sense. In the current situation, it would be better for us to join forces with him.
To be honest, since he can help you gain Hanzhong, of course there is a way for you to lose Hanzhong. Since ancient times, the strong dragon did not suppress the head snake, and if he wanted to kill him in the future, he would also let others kill him, such as Li Xiu, but adults must not kill him.
Liu Bei followed his plan and asked Pang Tong to visit Yang Song with a gift list of only two words. Pang Tong first attacked and killed Liu Bei in Chengdu, and then joined forces with Liu Zhang to kill Zhao Wei and stabilize Bashu.
Now my 60,000-strong army is outside the pass, and Xu Lei, Zhengfang, Han Guan and others have provided us with a small road, which can bypass Yangping Pass and kill Nanzheng directly, and Hanzhong can go down every day.
However, our purpose is not to fight Hanzhong, but to attack Guanzhong in the Northern Expedition. The two sides of us fought, the lives of Hanzhong were devastated, and the time of the Northern Expedition might also be delayed, so the general of the Che Cavalry thought of the adults and was willing to help them get Hanzhong.
If the adults are willing, not only can they get Hanzhong without much effort, but they can also become famous ministers in the Han Dynasty.
What do you think? Yang Song thought about it for an hour and agreed. In September, Yang Song made arrangements for everything and ordered someone to inform Liu Bei.
Liu Bei hurriedly told Kuai Liang, Zhang Ren, and Pang Ji that the army would come to the meeting quickly. On the night of September 11, Yang Ang, the guard of Yangping Pass, opened the gate, and Liu Bei led his army into Yangping Pass.
On the morning of September 12, Liu Bei prepared a human head, packed it in a special brocade box, and handed it to an assassin sent by Yang Song.
The assassin put on the armor of the Han army and galloped to Nanzheng between Pang Tong and twenty soldiers. Liu Bei led the army to follow.
On the afternoon of 13 September, Yang Song accompanied Pang Tong to meet Zhang Lu. The assassin walked up to the lobby with the brocade box in his hand and offered the head, and before Zhang Lu could take a closer look, the assassin smashed open the mezzanine of the brocade box with a fist and pulled the crossbow placed in the mezzanine.
The three crossbow arrows pierced Zhang Lu in an instant, and blood shot out. There was chaos in the hall. The Assassins fled, and Pang Tong and twenty of his men were captured.
Yang Song had already taken advantage of various opportunities to temporarily transfer Zhang Lu's cronies out of the city, and at this moment only Yang Song's brother Yang Bai was in charge of the army in the city.
Jansson quickly took control of the situation. Late at night on September 13, Liu Bei led his army to surround Nanzheng. Yang Song did not open the city gates, and still went on a killing spree in the city.
Zhang Lu's younger brother Zhang Wei, his general Zhang Ying and others were all leading the army at this moment, and they rushed back to help when they heard the news, but they were ambushed by Zhang Ren and Pang Ji, and all the armies were wiped out.
Five days later, Zhang Lu's power was almost swept away, but Liu Bei still failed to enter Nanzheng. Yang Song's request was very simple, he wanted to meet Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang first and get the appointment of Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang.
Liu Bei, the general of the chariot and cavalry, is just a passer-by in his eyes, and his words in Yizhou have no weight. Liu Beiyi was not in Hanzhong, and he didn't care about Yang Song's request.
Yang Song shook hands with Li Xiu and made peace, and asked Li Xiu and his cousin Yang Ren to take the heads of the Zhang Lu brothers and rush to Chengdu to meet Liu Zhang.
After careful negotiations between Liu Bei and Yang Song, they stationed their troops at the import of Chencang Road in Chuyang (present-day Mianxian County, Hanzhong), and began to hoard supplies, recruit people, and discuss the strategy of attack.
In order to send the Northern Expeditionary Army away as soon as possible, Yang Song also spared no effort and responded to requests. At the end of September, Luoyang.
The Son of Heaven and the Son of Heaven's battalion entered the Hangu Pass, where they were greeted by the general and the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs. Tianzi is not tall, with a thin body, and a pair of round eyes on his white and tender little face.
Probably because he has been in the deep palace all the year round, his face is always a little timid, and his eyes are full of curiosity about new things.
It was the first time he had gone out of the house when he was so old, and he was very excited, although he was extremely tired from running around for days, he was still full of energy.
I haven't seen him for three years, the general doesn't know him, and he doesn't know the general anymore. The general is still the same as in the past, tall and burly, with long hair flowing and powerful, and anyone who sees it is a little afraid.
The Son of Heaven was no exception, he hid behind Duan Xuan, hid his head in Duan Xuan's robe, and neither dared to look nor speak.
Duan Xuan and Zhang Xiao stayed in the guard, and they had to visit the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess in the morning and evening, so in the Son of Heaven camp, the two who were most familiar with the Son of Heaven were Duan Xuan and Zhang Xiao.
Duan Xuan has a kind temperament and is easy to get close to, and the Son of Heaven likes this broken arm general very much, so the two have always gotten along well.
When he was away from home and his relatives were not around, the Son of Heaven naturally regarded Duan Xuan as a relative and relied on him for everything.
"Your Majesty, this is the general you often read, don't you know it?" Duan Xuan smiled and pulled Xiao Tianzi in front of him, pointed to Li Hong who was smiling and said,
"He is Wen'er and Xiu'er's father." Xiao Tianzi snuggled in Duan Xuan's arms, stared at Li Hong for a while, and suddenly remembered,
"I know you. There is a painting in my aunt's house, and you are the person in the painting, and you sit there crying with a tear on your face. My aunt would often sit in front of the painting and look at you blankly for a long time, sometimes shedding tears. Li Hong was dizzy and embarrassed, and then suddenly thought of the long-lost emperor, his heart was gloomy, and then he thought of the beautiful eldest princess, and he was even more panicked.
The surrounding ministers were stunned for a moment, and then laughed knowingly. Only the Son of Heaven dares to say this kind of thing.
"This is the Left Guard General, Lord Koji." Duan Xuan was worried that the Son of Heaven would say something shocking, so he hurriedly introduced him to Kojiyi.
"Does Your Majesty still know me?" Koji asked, leaning down.
"I know you. During the Chinese New Year, you and Master Kong had a wine fight, and Master Kong drank too much and hit you on the head with a wine spoon, and you threw Master Kong into the wine urn. The Son of Heaven grabbed him in surprise and said in a loud voice,
"Koji Aiqing, you are so amazing that you can drink so much wine." Koji couldn't laugh or cry. The ministers all laughed when they saw Xiao Tianzi's adoring face.
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