Chapter 8 Arrow on the String Section 27 February Down, Jizhou, Handan. Yan Liang crouched on the desk, looking at the map intently.

Wen Chou sat on the side, casually flipping through the scrolls, with an extremely impatient look on his face. Yizhou Thorn Shi Guo Ce sat opposite the two, he crossed his arms, his eyes closed, and his head drooped, as if he was asleep.

"According to the order of the great general, the armies of the three battalions of Handan, Yecheng, and Ganling will immediately assemble and advance rapidly in the direction of Hanoi." Yan Liang raised his head slightly, looked at Guo Ce and said,

"Lord Guo, the grain and grass for the 30,000 army, please be sure to prepare it as soon as possible. This is non-negotiable. Guo Ce snorted twice, did not speak, his head hung lower, and he looked drowsy.

"Lord Guo, what do you mean?" Wen Chou threw the bamboo slip in his hand on the case, and said very dissatisfied,

"If you miss the military plane, you're going to lose your head." Guo Ce slowly opened his eyes and sighed,

"Two adults, you really make me a dilemma." He raised his hands and rubbed his temples, frowned deeply, and said very distressedly,

"Previously, the imperial court issued an order for me to transport grain and grass north to Youzhou, but now you have received an order from the general to supply grain and grass to you." Guo Ce shook his head helplessly and sighed again,

"You say, 'What should I do?' Do you listen to the imperial court, or do you listen to the two adults? ”

"It's simple." Yan Liang's face turned cold, and he sat up straight,

"The grain and grass that should be transported north is still transported north, and the grain and grass that should be given to us will be allocated to us immediately." Guo Ce was stunned for a moment,

"Is this what the Great General means? Are you going to fight on two fronts? ”

"So far." Wen Chou explained,

"The northern frontier is vast, and Kirby Bear is very cunning, so this battle will definitely take a while. Hebei is powerless to threaten Luoyang in the short term, Yuan Shao has no worries, he may take the opportunity to occupy the Central Plains. Once Yuan Shao occupies the Central Plains and frees up his hands, he will definitely attack Hebei to contain our forces and let us return in the north without success. In this way, we will be in trouble, not only will we be temporarily unable to quell the rebellion in the northern Xinjiang, leaving a major trouble, but we will also encounter Yuan Shao, a powerful opponent, in the process of pacifying the Central Plains in the future, and delay the time to pacify the world. ”

"So......" Wen Chou pointed to Luoyang on the map,

"In order to ensure the smooth counterinsurgency in northern Xinjiang, and also to prevent Yuan Shao from capturing the Central Plains, we must attack instead of defend and launch an attack in the direction of Luoyang to hold back Yuan Shao's forces and prevent Yuan Shao from occupying the Central Plains." Guo Ce nodded again and again,

"You have a point. Attacking the Xianbei people at this moment is tantamount to giving Yuan Shao a chance to seize the Central Plains. It's just that the holy decree of the imperial court ......"

"You first allocate food and ordnance to the battalions and armies." Yan Liang waved his hand vigorously, his expression was extremely resolute,

"The general is about to arrive in Jizhou, and you will be able to get the imperial decree by then." Guo Ce's spirits perked up, and he hurriedly asked, "The general is coming soon?" ”

"Hebei is fighting on two fronts this time, and the victory or defeat of the Hanoi battlefield is directly related to the trend of the future situation in the world, so the general decided to personally rush to command." Wen Chou pretended to be mysterious, and whispered to Guo Ce,

"People in Jinyang thought that the general was going north to Youzhou, and few people knew that the general's real destination was Jizhou. This matter is confidential, so don't leak it. Guo Ce was shocked, and vaguely felt that there was a famous hall here.

In February, Jinyang. The general Li Hong quietly left Jinyang. Only Shang Shuling and Li Wei went to the Ten Mile Long Pavilion to see him off.

"Do you know why I only let you send me alone?" Li Hong stood in the long pavilion, looking at the mountains in the distance, his face was full of worry.

Li Wei smiled slightly,

"Did the general hear anything during his time in Jinyang?" Li Hong turned his head to look at him, a trace of anger flashed between his eyebrows, and a faint cold snort came out of his nose.

Li Wei's smile gradually dissipated, and the corners of his mouth slowly lifted a little disdain and arrogance,

"Although Shang Shutai is a director outside the palace, it still belongs to the Chinese and Korean dynasties, and it still supervises the former powers and responsibilities, and does not interfere with and rob any power from the foreign courts. Some people, the general should not believe all the words, let alone listen to their side of the story. In fact, those who are quite complaining and dissatisfied with me either have ulterior motives or are dissatisfied with me. Li Hong looked up at the sky and didn't say a word.

Li Wei stood quietly next to him without further explanation.

"Shangshutai has expanded from five cao to six cao, and all the things involved in the power of the prime minister are all possessed. The government of Shangshutai is getting bigger and bigger, and the officials of Shangshutai are also increasing again and again. Li Hong said sternly,

"What do you Lord Li want to do, who doesn't know Jinyang?" Li Wei smiled indifferently and was noncommittal.

"What is the purpose of the eldest princess, I know, you know, and the ministers of the foreign court also know." Li Hong turned to face Li Wei, pointed to his nose, lowered his voice and said,

"You know that doing this will anger the ministers of the foreign court and cause turmoil in the court, but why do you still do this? With your current position in the Jinyang Imperial Court, as long as you put the position of Shangshutai and ease the contradictions between the eldest princess and the ministers of the foreign courts, you can completely avoid all this. Do you feel like you don't have enough power in your hands? ”

"General, the affairs of the imperial court are far more complicated than you think." Li Wei wanted to explain, but seeing Li Hong's angry appearance, he took the words back.

"At the beginning, you abandoned Shangqing Gao and succumbed to the Shangshu Order of Rank and Thousand Stones, was it to help the eldest princess seize power? What the ancestors haven't solved for hundreds of years, can you and the eldest princess turn things around in just a few years? You open your eyes and see, who are the three princes and nine kings in the court now? Neither the eldest princess nor you can compete with them head-on at the moment, and if you continue to make trouble like this, something will definitely happen. I don't want anything to happen to the court, and if you are still aggressive and do whatever you want, I will take measures. Li Wei's tightly knit brows trembled violently, and the muscles on his face twitched a few times involuntarily.

"Did you tell the eldest princess what it meant?"

"Do I need to tell the eldest princess?" Li Hong snorted angrily, and his fingers almost poked Li Wei's face,

"Don't pretend to be confused with me, what you have done in Jinyang for more than a year, I have heard enough during this time. I've always wanted to hear your explanation, but I'm disappointed that you haven't realized the harm you've done to the community until now. ”

"General......" Li Wei's face was annoyed, obviously unable to accept Li Hong's accusation,

"I ......"

"Don't say it." Li Hong waved his hand vigorously and interrupted Li Wei's words,

"Many ministers in the DPRK and China think that at the beginning of last year, the new official system that the eldest princess came up with is simply your masterpiece, and they even think that your purpose is to get the power of the prime minister, set aside the three princes and nine ministers, and become the de facto prime minister. More than a year has proven that you are almost there. ”

"Zhong Yuan, you are now the target of the ministers of the foreign court, do you know?" Li Hong said angrily,

"Once the foreign ministers join forces against you, and the eldest princess has successfully regained power with your hand, your life will come to an end. The eldest princess will not hesitate to sacrifice you in order to ease the sharp contradictions between China and the foreign courts, and to restore the support of the foreign ministers to her, so as to establish her stronger prestige. Li Wei's vest was cold, and he broke out in a cold sweat in an instant.

"Zhong Yuan, your power can now dominate almost everything, but at the same time, it has also blinded your eyes and mind, at this moment you are deep in the whirlpool of defeat and still don't know it, and you are still complacent here dreaming of your spring and autumn season." Li Hong pushed him hard,

"Wake up, don't die until you suddenly realize that you are just a knife in someone else's hand. When the time comes, not only will I not be able to save you, but I will also have no time to save you. Li Wei suddenly came to his senses and stood on the pavilion in a daze, with a thin layer of sweat faintly visible on his forehead.

"The Great War in the Central Plains has begun, and we don't know how long this battle will be fought and what the result will be." Li Hong looked up at the mountain in the distance again, and sighed softly,

"It's been a long time since I've felt such a strong fear of the future as I do now. Last night, I went to Mr. Xu Shao to know the prediction of the Central Plains War from his mouth. But when I walked to the door of the Xu Mansion, I was suffocated by great fear. I thought about it for a long time, but I still didn't enter the Xu Mansion. I can't face everything I'm about to know, I can't fight with fear, I'd rather fight with hope and hope for the future. Even if I lose, I still have good hope, and I can still continue to fight. ”

"General......" Li Wei shouted excitedly.

"My heart is terrified, I haven't felt this way for more than ten years, never." Li Hong faced Li Wei and poked his chest hard,

"You know what I'm afraid of? I now have an army of 200,000 strong, and I have an invincible edge, but I don't have an impregnable rear. Li Hong pointed in the direction of Jinyang and said hurriedly,

"If something happens there, it's all over, you know?"

"Since our King Qin succeeded in bringing the Son of Heaven to Jinyang, this court has given us great strength and let us see the hope of Sheji Zhongxing, but at the same time, it is also a sharp double-edged sword. It can hurt others as well as itself, and we have seen several times the terrifying power of it to hurt ourselves. Li Hong stretched out his hands and grabbed Li Wei's arms tightly like two iron tongs.

"This is the ...... of the outer court" Li Hong raised Li Wei's right arm,

"This is the ...... of China and North Korea" Li Hong then raised Li Wei's left arm,

"You're the head that controls those two arms." Li Hong put down Li Wei's arms abruptly and patted him on the shoulder,

"What is the role of the head? Control and coordinate your arms so that it holds firmly on the double-edged sword and slashes at our enemies. Li Hong looked at Li Wei intently and asked solemnly, "Can you do it?" Li Wei bowed deeply and said ashamedly: "If the general can still trust me, I can do it." ”

"Of course I trust you." Li Hong took out a piece of white silk from his bosom and handed it to Li Wei. Li Wei didn't even look at it, quickly stuffed it into the close-fitting body, and carefully hid it.

"If something happens to Jinyang, and I'm in the Central Plains, how do you stabilize the situation in Jinyang?"

"I asked Lord Yang Feng of Hedong for help." Li Wei thought for a moment and said cautiously. At present, in Jinyang, there are still 5,000 Tiger Ben Yulin Army, the one-armed Duan Xuan who commands the Tiger Ben Army, and Zhang Xiao who leads the Yulin Ride.

If something happens to Jinyang, the eldest princess will first control the two of them. If Li Wei wants to stabilize Jinyang, he can only transfer troops from other places.

Li Hong shook his head,

"When the nine-headed bird arrives in Jinyang, will he listen to you? In the eyes of these Yellow Turban generals, the imperial court has always been a scourge, and this nine-headed bird is a scheming person, and when he arrives in Jinyang, the imperial court will be finished. Li Wei wiped the sweat from his head and quietly concealed the uneasiness in his heart.

Who else besides Yang Feng? Could it be the Hu iron horseman outside the Saiwai? Suddenly, he thought of someone.

"What a madman." Li Hong nodded approvingly,

"His army is stationed in Linfen, seven hundred miles from Jinyang." Li Hong leaned into Li Wei's ear and whispered,

"This secret letter, I have already shown it to Madman He, as long as he receives this letter, he will rush back to Jinyang as soon as possible." Li Wei shuddered involuntarily.

The relationship between Li Hong and He Feng is very close. He Feng has been in Jizhou, the year before the Jizhou War, Li Hong suddenly transferred He Feng, one of the commanders of the seven battalions in Jizhou, to the Hedong battlefield, and many people were surprised at that time, and there were all kinds of suspicions.

Now Li Wei knows the reason. Li Wei was sure that the person who got this secret letter from He Feng's army at that time must have been Xian Yufu.

Li Wei suddenly had a feeling of fear. In recent years, Li Hong rarely stayed in Jinyang, except for military power, he handed over all the power in his hands, and almost ignored political affairs.

This can't help but give people the illusion that Li Hong is gradually losing his authority and control of Hebei, including himself.

At this moment, he knew that he had been very wrong. Just now, the general had warned himself that if he and the eldest princess continued to seize power from the foreign court, he would have to take measures.

Could it be that in addition to He Feng, he also has an army in his hands that can kill back Jinyang at any time? Thinking of this, Li Wei broke out in a cold sweat behind his back, and in a panic, he couldn't help but take two steps back.

Li Hong narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had guessed Li Wei's thoughts, and the murderous aura in his eyes appeared,

"Zhong Yuan, if you ignore the safety of Sheji, continue to go-for-tat with the foreign dynasties, and plant the root cause of the great defeat of the Central Plains, I will never forgive you." Li Wei lowered his head and raised his hand to swear.

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