Chapter 2 Like the AbyssSection 1 I am not familiar with national politics, if it is not for the resettlement of displaced people in Tuntian in northern Xinjiang in the past few years, and last year I took charge of the military and political affairs of northern Xinjiang, I don't even know anything about national politics, but why can't I see fraud in it for so long?

Thinking carefully about what I have done in recent years, I have indeed used a lot of fraudulent means, and I don't know it, but I don't want to admit it.

Even if one's purpose is right, in the end, it can't hide the despicability of the fraud. Yuan Shu hit the nail on the head, and said it well.

I, like him, and Dong Zhuo, in the final analysis, we are actually unscrupulous people for the sake of the end.

I'm a bloody leopard, so why bother to pretend to be a gentle sheep? It's a bit ridiculous.

If the essence of national politics is fraud, then only the victor who supports the façade is correct. It's like fighting a war, when it's won, the fraud becomes a merit.

So what is the purpose of fraud? It should be to get the greatest benefit and maximize one's own interests through national politics.

However, judging from Dong Zhuo's matter, although he participated in Shangshu affairs as a Xiangguo and monopolized power, he did not get the greatest benefits, so what is the problem?

What did Dong Zhuo do wrong? Although Dong Zhuo's defeat today has a lot to do with the open and secret struggles between various forces, and the endless anti-rebellion, it should not be the root cause, and the long-standing estrangement and hostility between the warriors and scholars should not be the root cause of Dong Zhuo's defeat, so what is the root cause?

Of course, the ultimate goal of national politics is social stability, the country's prosperity and strength, and the people living and working in peace and contentment. From this ultimate goal to the four classes of scholars, farmers, industrialists, and merchants of the Han Dynasty, then of course everyone's interests can be guaranteed, and then back to the imperial court, which of course means that all parties can maintain the balance of power under the rule of the Son of Heaven.

Dong Zhuo's failure. Is it because he has upset this balance of power? In other words, he tore off the palatial façade and exposed the power of the court in broad daylight, which provoked public anger?

Yuan Shu is in favor of the eldest princess building a dynasty in Jinyang, but he has repeatedly said that when it comes to national politics, fraud and anti-rebellion, can I understand that I am trying to rebuild this balance of power in the court, first propping up the gorgeous façade, and then using the national politics, fraud and anti-war to strengthen his own strength as soon as possible and rebuild a strong court, so as to quickly gather the strength of various states and counties and revitalize the community?

But restoring this balance of power in the court will come at a huge cost, and who will bear the price?

I've become a hussar general, and I know the balance of power very well. In fact, the balance of power does not only refer to the power constraints between the various powers, but also refers to the layer-by-layer decomposition and mutual supervision of a certain power.

As far as military power is concerned, this power belongs entirely to the Son of Heaven. But once this power controlled by the Son of Heaven is usurped by ** Yu, it will be a disaster for the country.

Therefore, the Son of Heaven was not at ease, so the Son of Heaven decomposed the military power and put it under heavy surveillance.

The decomposition of military power in this dynasty is very complicated, but the main principle is to completely separate the power of military strategic decision-making, military command, military personnel, army organization and training, wartime command, and the command of the theater and the command of specific armies.

Although this decomposition of power seriously reduced the effectiveness of the operation of military institutions at all levels, it succeeded in ensuring the ultimate control of the Han army by the Son of Heaven.

However, the current situation is that due to the martyrdom of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, the military power of the Han Dynasty is all out of control, and the prefectures and counties in various regions have supported their own troops and acted independently.

If the imperial court wanted to take back these powers and re-establish the balance of power, it was practically impossible.

No one, including themselves, wants to pay a huge price for a flashy, imminent façade that is on the verge of collapse, for a façade with no future and no hope.

If the Jinyang Imperial Court ordered itself to hand over the army, would it do it himself? No. In the same way, the Jinyang Imperial Court ordered Han Fu to hand over the military administration of Jizhou, will Han Fu hand it over?

No. As Yuan Shu said, people should be realistic, and gentlemen should also take care of their roots, not to mention those of us who are not gentlemen.

I can't control my own destiny, so what can I talk about saving the society? What's not a joke?

Although the idea of forming the Jinyang Imperial Court was a good strategy to revitalize the society, it was indeed an anachronistic and unattainable strategy.

The ministers who planned this plan stayed in Chang'an, completely unaware that the world outside the Kanto region had become unrecognizable.

In just one year, the stormy Han was completely defeated by the Gyeonggi Rebellion and the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and no one knew what tomorrow would look like, let alone where it would be in the future, so everyone was working hard to survive.

The state and county officials, the wealthy men and the Yellow Turbans, and the displaced people seemed to have been swept away by the surging flood overnight, and everyone was tumbling up and down in the turbulent waves, all struggling to live, and no one was willing to give up the life-saving straw in their hands, no one was willing.

Since the Jinyang Imperial Court is just a façade, and the national government is just fraud, and the states and counties and themselves are unwilling to give up the life-saving straw in their hands, there is only one way to survive in the overwhelming flood: rob others of the life-saving straw.

When the life-saving straw in his hand becomes a big tree, he will be able to save the community and save the people in the world.

Reversed? What's the use of the anti-room now? Now it's about killing. Yuan Shu wants me to fight Jizhou, wants me to fight with Han Fu and Yuan Shao, and then he is a good fisherman, hum...... This kid is still this virtuous person, and he hasn't changed at all.

Gather in Chang'an ten years later? This kid is really confident. I'm afraid that in ten years, you will have no bones left.

Li Hong strode to the front of the case, and wrote down seven lines of words on the desk: Jinyang Imperial Court, Jizhou, Luoyang, Yellow Turban Army, Liu Yu, Han Fu, Yuan Shao.

He put down the pen, looked at the seven lines of words, thought for a long, long time, and then picked up Gao Ran's letter and read it several times, and finally he picked up the pen and drew a very large and thick circle on the three words of the Yellow Turban Army.

When the sky was bright, Yang Feng hurried to the camp. Yang Feng strongly opposed Li Hong's handing over of military and political power in northern Xinjiang, and even more opposed the establishment of the imperial court in Jinyang.

Before this, Zhang Yan's letter also expressed the same meaning. Xian Yufu of the Mobei Protectorate and Zhao Yun of Yunzhongxingyuan, Lu Yi of Huguan of the Tun army and Yan Rou of the Shanggu of the Tun army all sent letters expressing their support for the establishment of a dynasty in Jinyang, and with the addition of Xu Rong and Yushi, six of the nine generals in northern Xinjiang expressed their support for the general.

Only Yan Liangyu was dissatisfied, and Zhang Yan and Yang Feng resolutely objected. At the same time, Li Hong also sent a letter to consult the opinions of eleven Zhonglang generals such as Xian Yuyin and the Taishou of the counties outside the Saiwai (Gao Ran led the army to quell the rebellion in Xuzhou and could not be contacted).

Basically, these three attitudes are the same. Zhang Yan and Yang Feng's words were very sharp, and both believed that many of the military and political officials of the Chang'an court and northern Xinjiang were eager to integrate the forces of the prefecture and county through this method in order to quickly save Sheji, but they completely ignored the many problems of the general himself and the current situation in northern Xinjiang.

I won't mention the current situation in northern Xinjiang, everyone knows it. The generals themselves have many problems, but the most important thing is that they have no knowledge and no experience in dealing with state affairs.

Except for his prowesss in battle, the general himself had nothing to convince the state and county officials. This year, in order to alleviate the crisis in northern Xinjiang, the general first engaged in checks and balances to attack Dong's army, and later attacked Dong Zhuo after the failure of checks and balances.

Therefore, regardless of whether there is a Jinyang court or not, the prefectures and counties will not trust the general, let alone listen to the general's command.

In this case, no matter what posture the general poses, this court is a decoration, and in the end, the general moved a stone to hit his own feet, which aroused the anger of people and gods, and the world discussed together, the same as Dong Zhuo.

It doesn't matter if the general himself is wronged, we still have more than 100,000 soldiers loyal to you, but millions of people in northern Xinjiang are about to suffer, because Jizhou will use this as an excuse to blockade northern Xinjiang.

Then the consequences will be unimaginable. Zhang Yan and Yang Feng both persuaded Li Hong to find a way to send the eldest princess to Jizhou as soon as possible, and this court was built in Jizhou.

Northern Xinjiang itself is difficult to protect, we can't afford to support this court, and we can't afford to provoke this court, so we still take it alone and respond to the best policy.

Yang Feng was very excited, but Li Hong looked leisurely, and waited until he finished speaking, and then smiled: "If you don't come, I will go to you." I have to talk to you about this, and then you go talk to Feiyan. I'm too big to target. Yang Feng asked in surprise, "The general agreed to send the eldest princess away?" ”

"No, the eldest princess can't be sent away, and the Jinyang Imperial Court must be prepared immediately." Li Hong shook his hand and said,

"You've been talking for a long time, but you haven't said a word you want to say the most, are you worried that I want you to fight Sima Ju and Bai Huan? When did I ever repent? Don't worry, I will immediately transfer the army of Feiyan and Yuntian (Koyi) to Hedong, and we will fight Luoyang and Chang'an. We don't care about Jizhou's affairs. Yang Feng looked at Li Hong puzzled,

"We don't care about Jizhou's affairs? Don't want the four Tuntian counties either? ”

"Don't want it, give it all up, throw it all to Jizhou, and get rid of all the burdens." Li Hong said,

"You and Feiyan are right, as far as I am concerned, the prefectures and counties will not trust me, and as far as the Jinyang Imperial Court is concerned, it is not able to control the prefectures and counties. So I have to do two things now, one is to win the trust of the world, and the other is to attack the power of various states and counties and weaken their strength. The strength of various states and counties has been greatly reduced, and I see what tricks they can play. ”

"How do I win the trust of the world? King Qin courted Dong and attacked Luoyang and Chang'an. I transferred Feiyan and Yuntian to Hedong and gathered an army of 40,000 to attack Dong Zhuo. And then what? Then we attacked Chang'an. No matter what happens, we have to fight Chang'an and put on a posture of swearing to the death to fight for Dong. To win the trust of the world, of course, you have to put yourself in a posture. From whether or not I agree with the eldest princess to establish a dynasty in Jinyang this time, it can be seen that there are many officials in the northern Xinjiang who are very suspicious of my loyalty. Therefore, this attack on Luoyang is not only to win the trust of the world, but also to win the trust of the officials in northern Xinjiang. ”

"How to fight the power of the various states and counties? Yellow Turban Army. Li Hong spread out the map,

Zhengqing (Gao Lan) and Ziping (Gao Shun) explained the situation of Yanqing Xu very thoroughly in the letter, and next year Sima Ju and Xu He will definitely fight to Jizhou for the survival of the Yellow Turban Army. However, if Feiyan and Yuntian were both in Jizhou, Sima Ju and Xu He in Qingzhou, and Baitong in Montenegro might not dare to attack with all their might, so I transferred all my troops to Hedong to give the Yellow Turban Army enough confidence. ”

"The Battle of Luoyang, if nothing else, should start at the beginning of the year or in February, when the forces of Beijiang, Han Fu, Yuan Shao, Zhang Miao, Sun Jian, Yuan Shu and others are all concentrated around Luoyang. If the Yellow Turban Army does not take the opportunity to attack Jizhou, then they will wait for defeat. ”

"If Han Fu and Yuan Shao ask us for help, we will use King Qin as an excuse and resolutely refuse, so as to avoid the possibility of fighting with the Yellow Turban Army."

"If the Yellow Turban Army captures Jizhou......" Yang Feng said worriedly,

"It's also a lot of trouble."

"It is very difficult for the Yellow Turban Army to gain a foothold in Jizhou, because there is still Gongsun Zan in Youzhou." Li Hong said confidently,

"With the strength of Gongsun Zan and the Youzhou Army, plus the strength of the states and counties, it should not be a problem to defeat the Yellow Turban Army."

"General, the war in Jizhou is raging, what should I do with the food?"

"I will persuade Zhao Qi and others to give up next year's fallow and embezzle more tuntian funds." Li Hong said with a smile,

"Even if an acre of land only produces ten catties of grain, it is better than no grain harvest, not to mention that the northern Xinjiang will get rid of the burden of Jizhou's Tuntian District next year, the population will drop sharply, and the food crisis will be greatly alleviated. After Luoyang is conquered, Jing and Henan will always be able to provide us with a little, and there will not be no grain of grain. ”

"What about the future? What will happen in the future? ”

"The strength of the state and county has been greatly reduced, Han Fu and Yuan Shao are difficult to protect themselves, so we will take the opportunity to find a beautiful excuse to take Jizhou." Li Hong drew a large circle in the northern part of the map,

"The northern states and counties are connected, things are much easier, and the revitalization of the community is hopeful." Yang Feng looked at Li Hong and smiled,

"The general has finally figured it out."

"You know this, Feiyan knows, don't talk about it." Li Hong rolled up the map and said,

"Everyone is for the sake of Dahan Sheji, and it's normal to have different ideas. Some time ago, I was thinking about this too, but I haven't figured it out. I figured it out today, and my mood was much lighter. ”

"It's really ...... that the general trusts me and Feiyan so much" Yang Feng remembered his rather sharp words just now, and was very apologetic.

"The reason why I want to tell you and Feiyan is to ask you to think about one thing carefully." Li Hong said solemnly,

"If the Yellow Turban Army captures Jizhou, what will I do? Am I still going to keep my promise not to fight the Yellow Turbans? ”

"Actually, Bai Huan has already regarded us as enemies, not to mention Sima Ju and Xu He in Qingzhou." Yang Feng thought for a moment, shook his head and said with a wry smile,

"We grew up in Taiping Road, and our hearts ......"

"Think about it. If the social system could be stabilized one day earlier, how many innocent people could we save? The purpose of the great sages and good teachers was to save the common people, not to destroy the lives of the people. "Jump to