Chapter 10 Winning the Central Plains 58th Festival On December, a heavy snow fell from the sky, and Jinyang was covered in silver, which was extremely enchanting.

The Han Dynasty's Chengtude has been a foregone conclusion, and the proposal to build the capital of Chang'an has basically been recognized by the court.

However, due to the financial constraints of the imperial court, the temporary lack of security in Guanzhong, and the increase in the difficulty of counterinsurgency due to the change of military strategy, many ministers of the court and the central government had no confidence in rebuilding Chang'an, and even held a negative and resistive mood.

In the court meeting and the Phoenix Pond meeting, only the eldest princess and Li Wei and other ministers were very excited to discuss the specific details of rebuilding Chang'an, while the prime minister Cai Yong, the prince Yang Biao and other ministers did not say a word.

The capital of Chang'an is a huge and complex project, which not only includes the construction and repair of the palace and the palace, the relocation of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, the construction and consolidation of the Gyeonggi garrison, but also includes a series of revisions of national policies brought about by the establishment of the capital Chang'an.

The revision of the national policy is related to the fate of the country, the long-term peace and stability of the Han Dynasty, and the success or failure of the great cause of Zhongxing, which is the real purpose of Chang'an.

In order to achieve this goal, it is far from enough to rely on the efforts of the Son of Heaven, the eldest princess and some ministers, it requires the concerted efforts of the entire imperial court, and a united imperial court to mobilize the strength of the entire society.

The eldest princess was worried about this, and she sent a message to the general to ask for advice, and visited Zhao Qi again to ask for advice.

Zhao Qi was obviously very dissatisfied with the eldest princess's enhancement of imperial power and deprivation of power, and he bluntly told the eldest princess that whether the capital of Chang'an can succeed and whether the goal of making the capital of Chang'an can be achieved depends on whether the foreign dynasty can really assume its responsibilities and whether the ministers of the foreign dynasty can work hard for this.

All the specific affairs of Chang'an, the capital of Chang'an, must finally be carried out by the foreign courts. If the eldest princess can't redeem the trust of the foreign court, the result can be imagined.

This is like counterinsurgency and conquest, and the army is needed to defend the territory, and the eldest princess is precisely because of her absolute trust in the general and the soldiers of Northern Xinjiang, and has won the loyalty of the soldiers of Northern Xinjiang, so that the army can be invincible, and Sheji also sees the hope of Zhongxing.

The same should be true of the foreign court and the ministers of the foreign court. The eldest princess didn't listen. The proposal to increase the number of troops and the proposal to set the capital of Chang'an encountered unprecedented resistance, which made her feel uneasy about the power of the foreign dynasty and the foreign ministers.

The Han Dynasty does need these people to prosper, but the Son of Heaven must have enough authority to control them, otherwise it will not be the Son of Heaven who controls the world, but them.

The general's reply solved the problem of the eldest princess in time. The general said that the revision of the official system in August dealt a heavy blow to the foreign courts, forcing them to retreat one after another, and thus the proposal to increase the number of troops and the proposal to set the capital Chang'an were successfully passed.

However, after the proposal to increase troops and the proposal to set the capital Chang'an were passed, they needed to be implemented by foreign courts. In particular, Chang'an, the capital of Dingdu, is related to the rise and fall of Sheji, and it is impossible to succeed without the full help of foreign dynasties, so appropriate concessions are necessary, and at this moment it is necessary to repair the rift with foreign dynasties in a timely manner, alleviate the contradictions between the two sides, and regain the trust of foreign dynasties.

The general proposed that the eldest princess reappoint the ministers of the foreign court, and made suggestions for the adjustment of the positions of some ministers.

In December, the eldest princess issued a series of decrees and made a major adjustment to the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China. Worship Taiwei Yang Biao as the Taifu, and participate in the Shangshu affairs.

Worship Shaofu Xun Yu as a lieutenant, and participate in the affairs of Shangshu. Worship Yang Qi as Zong Zhengqing. Turn to worship Kong Rong as a servant.

Worship Zhang Fan as the secretary of the Shaofu. Worship Yuan Yao as the Great Honglu. Worship Dong Zhao as a master craftsman. Worship Chen Gong as the captain of the school.

Worship Chen Deng as the left servant of Shangshu, worship Xun Zheng, Huang Yi, Liu Fu as Shangshu. Worship Xie Ming and Tian Yu as the left and right Zhongshu servants, turn to Tang Fang and Yin Si as the left and right Zhongshu Cheng, and worship Wang Chang and Sun Li as the Zhongshu servants.

Worship Liu Wan, Liu Ye, Liu Fan, and Xi Xi (disciples of Master Zheng Xuan) as the servants, and worship Zhu Wei as the Huangmen waiter.

More than 100 ministers were involved in this reshuffle, the highest number ever. The ministers of the foreign dynasty were very happy, and they all went to the table to pay tribute to Emperor Xie Hao, and thanked the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess for their rewards.

Since Prime Minister Cai Yong participated in Shangshushi, Taifu Yang Biao and Taiwei Xunyou also participated in Shangshushi, and the power of foreign dynasties has increased greatly.

But because the eldest princess and the middle secretary are now firmly in control, the influence of the three ministers on state decision-making is not as great as before.

This time, a large number of scholars from outside the Northern Xinjiang Department flocked into the court, which was dazzling, and it made people feel as if the power of the Northern Xinjiang Department had been greatly reduced, but Taifu Yang Biao, Prime Minister Cai Yong and others had bitter words.

There are too many factions pouring into the court, and the competition for power among the various factions of the outer dynasty is bound to become more and more fierce, and from then on, it will be difficult for the outer dynasty to imagine that they are working together to fight against the Chinese and internal dynasties as before.

Although the officials of the Northern Xinjiang Department did not have an advantage in the Monk Shutai of the Outer Dynasty, they firmly controlled the Zhongshu Jian and the Shizhong Temple.

Now the middle book supervisor is Tian Chou, the left and right orders of the middle book are Zhu Mu and Liu Fang, the left and right servants of the middle book are Xie Ming and Tian Yu, the left and right sides of the middle book are Tang Fang and Yin Si, the middle book is Wang Chang and Sun Li, the middle order of the middle school is Sun Zi, and the important officials such as the middle and Huangmen officials are all officials of Northern Xinjiang.

With the adjustment of the ministers this time, the pattern in the court has changed again. The Outer Dynasties and the Chinese Shangshutai were composed of officials from various factions, and although their authority increased, the struggle between them became more and more fierce.

The Zhongshu Supervisor of the Chinese Dynasty and the Shizhong Temple of the Inner Dynasty were controlled by the Northern Xinjiang people, and their authority became more and more solid. After a fierce confrontation, the imperial power and the prime minister gradually gained a clear advantage.

The eldest princess began to drastically revise the official system after the end of the Jizhou War, so far she basically regained all the imperial power, and began a strong struggle for the power of the prime minister.

In the fourth year of the Great Han Dynasty (200 AD), Chinese New Year's Eve. At the kind invitation of the eldest princess, the general's wife brought her two daughters, Li Wen and Li Xiu, to the palace for the New Year.

Xiao Tianzi was very excited and pulled Li Wen and Li Xiu around to play. The eldest princess and Mrs. Xiaoyu chatted around the fire.

"It's been a long time since I've seen His Highness so happy." Seeing that the eldest princess was in a good mood and laughed constantly, Mrs. Xiaoyu said,

"If Your Highness had been happy, he wouldn't have been as thin as he is now." The eldest princess smiled, stretched comfortably, and said casually: "Without Big Brother Leopard, what should I do?" Mrs. Xiaoyu's smile froze, and there was a hint of embarrassment on her face.

The eldest princess also realized that she had said the wrong thing, her face was slightly red, she reached out to cover her little mouth, and pretended to yawn to cover up, but her eyes quietly looked at Xiaoyu.

"Lord Zhang Liao's welcome gift, is His Royal Highness going to congratulate him in person?" Mrs. Xiaoyu lowered her head and tugged at the placket of her clothes, silently covering up the past.

"It's too busy in the New Year, I'll forget it." The eldest princess had a shy face and said softly,

"A few days ago, I participated in Lord Fu's wedding ceremony, he married two ladies at a time, and he became famous at a young age, which is very enviable. When I saw his two beautiful ladies, I thought of myself. The eldest princess sighed and touched her face,

"Am I old?"

"Your Highness is beautiful and fragrant, and he is not old at all." Mrs. Xiaoyu smiled,

"Your Highness, don't sigh all the time, sighing will make people get old."

"Do you want to be a general?" The eldest princess asked suddenly. Mrs. Xiaoyu nodded,

"The kids are always talking about him, and they don't know if they'll be able to see him next year."

"Next year, when we go to Chang'an, we will definitely see him." The eldest princess leaned into Mrs. Xiaoyu's ear and whispered,

"Now that the generals have let Sister Xiaoxue occupy it alone, do you think we will call Sister Xiaoxue back?" Lady Xiaoyu was amused by the eldest princess's embarrassed expression and smiled.

"What are you laughing at?" The eldest princess frowned and said dissatisfiedly,

"If we knew that we had been separated for such a long time, we shouldn't have let Sister Xiaoxue go in the first place." The eldest princess's affectionate title and resentful tone made Mrs. Xiaoyu a little uncomfortable, and she hurriedly diverted the topic again.

"What day is Your Highness going to visit Elder Zhao?"

"The day Lord Zhao Xing greeted his relatives." After the eldest princess said this, she suddenly thought of the meaning of Mrs. Xiaoyu pulling the topic on,

"Do you want me to congratulate Lord Zhang Liao on his wedding gift?"

"Two days ago, Boss Guo Yun's wife and General Lu Bu's wife went to the General's Mansion together and specially told me about it." Mrs. Xiaoyu said apologetically,

"I know Your Highness is very busy, but both parties to the marriage are ministers of Northern Xinjiang, and the general is a matchmaker, so ......"

"The general is a matchmaker?" The eldest princess glanced at Mrs. Xiaoyu in surprise, and then pursed her lips and chuckled,

"Since he has so much leisure, why doesn't he go back to Jinyang? Is it deliberately avoiding us? Mrs. Xiaoyu suddenly teased, pretended to be sad and frowned, and said angrily: "After the New Year, let's go to the Central Plains to find him together." The eldest princess was stunned for a moment, then blushed and shy.

In the fifth year of the Han Dynasty (201 AD), the first month. Jinyang City, dressed in silver, is immersed in a happy and peaceful New Year's atmosphere.

On the first day of the first lunar month, the Son of Heaven issued an edict to the world, the Han Dynasty inherited Tude, set the capital of Chang'an, and granted amnesty to the world. Congratulations.

Three days later, the Son of Heaven decreed that five ministers, Xun You, the Tai Lieutenant, Xu Rong, the general of the Left Che Cavalry, Kong Rong, the Tai Servant, Dong Zhao, the master craftsman, and Chen Gong, the commander of the Si Li, presided over the reconstruction of Chang'an.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, more than 20 generals in northern Xinjiang led by the left guard general Liyi bid farewell to the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess and went to various battlefields.

General Li Hong began to inspect the counties of Hebei, Yan, and Qingdao on the sixth day of the first lunar month. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the general arrived in Dongwuyang and visited Dahei with his wife Fengxue.

Da Hei was surprised and delighted, looking at the smiling general, looking at the legendary blonde beauty, he couldn't believe it was true.

"I met Hei on the battlefield and promised him to come and see you, but I never had time." Li Hong picked up the excited and incoherent Da Hei, and said with a smile,

"Before I came, I was worried that you would not be there, because at that time Xiao Hei said that you were sick, very sick."

"General, I can see you alive because of your gifts." Da Hei wiped away his tears, choked up and said,

"I was indeed dying that time, if the general hadn't sent a doctor to treat me, I would have died long ago."

"It's good to be alive." Li Hong patted him on the back, comforted him a few words, and then pointed to the grass house of the Dahei family and said,

"How's life going? I remember when I came back from Youzhou, I met you on the road, and you said that you wanted to have your own land. Now that the land is there, the wish has come true, and life is a little better? ”

"It's just better." Da Hei pulled Li Hong into the grass house, and said excitedly,

"It's like a heaven and an earth. When I ate tree bark in Montenegro more than ten years ago, I never thought that I would live a well-fed and clothed life. ”

"Can everyone here be fed and clothed?" Li Hong walked around the three thatched huts in Dahei, his house was poor and had almost nothing, and the smile on his face disappeared immediately.

"You didn't lie to me?"

"General, why should I lie to you?" Da Hei's expression looked very happy and satisfied,

"How many people died that year? Thinking about the days at that time, it was terrible, even people ate it. It's a miracle that our family survived. Now that we are not only alive, but also have a house to live in, a land to plant, food to eat, and clothes to wear, what else do we want? We hope that this kind of life will continue forever, and we will not wake up like a dream and be gone. Li Hong was speechless.

Along the way, he heard this kind of talk the most. After the nightmare suffering, the people have no hope of anything but to live.

"You are a soldier, and your life should be better than that of an ordinary farmer." Li Hong pulled Da Hei to sit down and said in a low voice,

"But I don't think you're having a good time now, so wouldn't it be worse for ordinary farmers?"

"It's going to be a little worse." Da Hei nodded honestly,

"But life can last. Eating one porridge a day and sharing a cotton coat with the whole family is already a good day. ”

"Good?" Li Hong smiled bitterly, his heart was sour, and he sat there for a long time without speaking.

"General, think about the past. Was that the life of a human being in the past? I used to have parents, brothers, and four children, but now? Be content. Da Hei sighed,

"After so many years of fighting, how many people have died? Think about those dead brothers, I can have today's day, I can sleep at night and wake up with a smile. Li Hong sighed sadly,

"Yes, we should all be content. By the way......" He suddenly remembered something, pointed to Dahei's wife and asked,

"I remember you have two children, one is a girl, and she picked it up on the way to escape, what about the child?" Dahei's wife was holding a babbling baby, her eyes were red when she heard this, and tears suddenly rolled down.

"Went with Blackie. Xiao Hei went to war, and she carried food for the army. I left only two months after giving birth, and I haven't been home for almost a year. Li Hong felt a chill in his heart, and he was embarrassed.

When I met Xiao Hei, I asked about this girl, and Xiao Hei's face turned red immediately, and it seemed that Xiao Hei already knew that he was going to marry at that time.

The military households were originally exempted from conscription, but in the past two years, there have been frequent wars and a serious shortage of people, so since last year, the imperial court has issued an order to temporarily recruit military households, but who knows that this order of the imperial court actually made a baby lose the care of his mother after birth.

Li Hong apologized,

"Is there anything I can do for you?" Da Hei was stunned for a moment. Da Hei's wife showed surprise on her face, and reached out and gently nudged Da Hei.

Da Hei thought for a moment and shook his head,

"I owe the general too much...... then he looked up at his disappointed wife and said resolutely,

"We owe the general too much......" Dahei's wife closed her eyes in pain, and a few tears quietly rolled down.

"Da Hei ......" Standing behind Li Hong, he patted Da Hei's shoulder arbitrarily and took the initiative to say,

"Let the general ...... the little black"

"No......" Dahei stood up abruptly and shook his hand again and again,

"I can't do that. There are 62 people in this village on the front line, all of them have parents, wives and children, and they are all brothers who share life and death. If you want to die, you will die together, and the living will bring back the bones of your dead brother, which is a promise of life and death, and no one can break it. To be a man, we must keep our promises, be loyal, and not be greedy for life and afraid of death. If Xiao Hei discarded his brother, he would not be a man, he would not be my son of Da Hei, I Da Hei would not be able to gain a foothold in this village, and I would not have the face to live. Li Hong's heart trembled and he was speechless for a long time.

Laughing arbitrarily and shaking his head,

"Old boy, Zhong Xuan, Wang Ling, Jiang Ji and others, who did not forget their roots and came with Li Hong, looked at Da Hei, and there was a little more admiration in their eyes. Under the guidance of Da Hei, Li Hong visited several more soldiers. Before leaving, Li Hong sent some silk and grain, and asked Dahei to distribute to the people of the village.

"Can I still see the General?" Da Hei stood in the wind and snow, letting the howling north wind blow his thin body, as if he was asking Li Hong, and as if he was asking himself.

"I'll definitely come to see you." Li Hongfei got on his horse and waved his hand vigorously at Da Hei,

"When I calm down the world, I'll come to see you again." On the twenty-eighth day of the first month, the general arrived in Qingzhou Plain County.

Qingzhou Thorn Shi Zang Ba, Pingyuan County Taishou Youheng led the crowd to welcome. At this time, Yanzhou Assassin Shi Zhong Xuan, Jizhou Assassin Shi Guo Ce, Dongjun Taishou Liu Yan, Ganling State Minister Xu Ming, Bohai Taishou Song Wen and other ministers accompanied him.

The general took advantage of the fact that the officials of the three states were all in the camp to discuss with them the matter of raising grain and grass and requisitioning people's husbands.

"I recently received a decree from the imperial court, in order to ensure that Luoyang is conquered within the year, the imperial court is trying its best to raise grain, and requires the local government to forcibly collect the surplus grain in the households, and all those who resist the decree will be severely punished." Li Hong put the document in his hand on the desk again,

"This is a big mistake. I recently toured the three states and found that the lives of the people were far from what we had imagined. The people did not have much surplus food in their hands, and in the event of a famine, these surplus grains were even more life-saving. I have already played to the court on this matter, and I ask the eldest princess and the ministers of the court to consider carefully, and not to ruin the great cause of Zhongxing because of small losses. I would like to ask you to consider it as well, and if you agree with me, I would like to ask you to join me in the concert. ”

"General, I was about to tell you this." Zang Ba stood up excitedly,

"Those ministers in the DPRK and China are high above and do not understand the situation below. The households with surplus grain in their hands are mainly wealthy families from all over the country, how much surplus grain can ordinary households have? This policy hurts the poor but not the rich, and it is the ordinary people who suffer. In the past, most of the people in the counties and counties around Mount Tai were Yellow Turban Army, and the people were fierce. If this policy is implemented, the local government will inevitably clash fiercely with the people, and it is very likely to provoke a popular uprising. As soon as Zang Ba finished speaking, You Heng jumped up and scolded the ministers of the DPRK and China.

Guo Ce, Xu Ming, Song Wen and others also echoed it, and they were very dissatisfied with this policy.

"Is everyone dissatisfied?" Li Hong motioned to everyone to calm down and not to be too excited.

"There are many battles and large consumption, we can understand, and the people can understand, even if we levy a little more conscription, but in any case, we can't steal food from the mouths of the people." You Heng angrily pointed at Li Hong and shouted,

"You robbed me of my rations, and you want me to die for you, can I not rebel? It's too much of a deception. ”

"Your Excellency, be careful when you speak, and don't ask for trouble." Zhong Xuan snorted coldly and said a warning.

"That's what I said, what? Scolding to the sore spot and unhappy? You're going to impeach me? "You Heng is arrogant, and you don't give Zhong Xuan face at all,

"You Beijing officials only know how to stand in the court and mess around, how do you know the suffering of the counties below? It's long past time for you self-righteous officials to come down and do things. Zhong Xuan's eyes widened, and he couldn't wait to give him a slap.

"Makes sense." Li Hong suddenly clapped his hands and praised,

"Your Excellency, what you said makes sense, very reasonable." The ministers looked at Li Hong suspiciously.

Could it be that it makes sense for You Heng to open your mouth and scold people? You Heng became more and more proud, looking arrogant as if the world was giving up on me.

"In response to this policy of the imperial court, we jointly played a concert, explained the reasons and harms clearly, and must ask the imperial court to correct it immediately. In addition......" Li Hong pointed to You Heng and said,

"Your Excellency said something good just now, the Jingguan doesn't know the county, and they should be allowed to stay for a few years. I immediately wrote to the eldest princess and the princess, the prime minister, and the princess, and discussed the matter carefully with them. The Son of Heaven and the imperial court are about to move to Chang'an, and the Zhongxing strategy must be constantly adjusted, but when the imperial court adjusts the Zhongxing strategy, it must first consider the interests of the people, and this point cannot be shaken in any way. At this moment, if you can be requisitioned and transferred to Beijing, I am afraid that it will be of great benefit to the imperial court to stabilize the counties and appease the people. ”

"I'm not going to Chang'an." You Heng said immediately.

"If you don't go, you have to go." Li Hong's tone was unquestionable. New Year, Luoyang. A few years ago, the six officials of the trial and Xun Chen returned to Luoyang with the peace plan drawn up by both parties.

Yuan Shao looked at it very carefully and kept studying it, until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, he summoned Yuan Wei and others to discuss the reply to Li Hong.

This reply is very important, Li Hong sincerely spent four months in order to negotiate peace, if Yuan Shao does not agree, it means that the Northern Xinjiang Army will launch a fierce attack.

"Why is Li Hong unwilling to restore the fifth-class title system?" After Yuan Shao waited for everyone to sit down, he looked at the interrogator and asked,

"He doesn't want to be crowned? With his strength, after being crowned king, he will sit in the northern frontier, and he can ensure the glory and wealth of generations. The judge sighed helplessly.

He didn't bother to answer Yuan Shao's question, it didn't make the slightest sense.

"Li Hong invited you to Jizhou and Yanzhou to take a turn, I believe that the harvest will definitely be not small. You see, does he have the strength to take Luoyang? Xun Chen and the others avoided Yuan Shao's gaze intentionally or unintentionally, and did not answer.

Yuan Shao looked at the trial again. The judge nodded. Yuan Shao was suffocated, but he still had a smile on his face,

"How long can we hold out?"

"It depends on when Liu Bei can open up the battlefield on the western road." After pondering for a long time, he said slowly,

"It is very difficult to cross the Qinling Mountains from Hanzhong to reach the pass. If Liu Bei wants to capture Guanzhong, he only has one chance. If his first surprise attack on Chang'an City fails, then his chances of capturing Guanzhong a second time are very slim, and we ......"

"Don't worry about Liu Bei for now, let's talk about ourselves." Yuan Shao waved his hand and said,

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