Chapter 10: Winning the Central Plains, Section 76, November of the fifth year of the Han Dynasty (201 AD). In November, the eldest princess and Prime Minister Cai Yong and other important officials of the court arrived in Pubanjin, Hedong.

Zhengxi General Pang De, General Dangkou and Liangzhou Assassin Emperor Fu Lishu played the imperial court, the Qiang people withdrew from Hanyang County at the end of October, and the Yicheng and Shangtai lines were temporarily worry-free.

As for why the Qiang people evacuated, the reason is not clear, it may be that the Hexi expeditionary force of Lei Zi and Kirby Xiong has already entered Wuwei, or it is possible that the Qiang people lack enough food to support the harsh winter.

The general Li Hongshu played the imperial court, and the army's attack on Luoyang was blocked, and the grain and grass were seriously insufficient, so he had to temporarily truce and readjust the attack deployment.

Accompanying the cantata was a detailed plan of attack. The eldest princess and the ministers of the court breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

The stopping of the battles on the Luoyang battlefield and the Xiliang battlefield will greatly alleviate the financial crisis of the imperial court, especially the change of the general's attack strategy in Luoyang, which made the eldest princess and Cai Yong, Li Wei and other ministers very surprised.

Although the general did not directly admit his mistake, he set the time for the attack on Luoyang in mid-March next year in the redrawn attack deployment, which was tantamount to accepting the imperial court's military decision.

The change in the general's attitude alleviated the crisis in the court, and the haze that shrouded the hearts of the eldest princess and the ministers quickly dissipated, and the eldest princess made a decision that made the ministers jaw-dropping, she wanted to rush to Luoyang immediately.

Prime Minister Cai Yong, Taifu Yang Biao, and Chen Qun, the Central Secretary (Tian Chou left his post not long ago, Chen Qun succeeded him as the Central Secretary Supervisor) and other ministers hurriedly stopped them.

The palace of the Son of Heaven and the palaces of the imperial court were moved to Liyang, Guanzhong, and there were many affairs, and the eldest princess was urgently needed to sit in charge, how could she leave with her hands?

The eldest princess has a reason to go to Luoyang in a hurry. After the Son of Heaven and the imperial court moved to Chang'an, there were many things that needed to be done, the most critical of which was the adjustment of ZTE's strategy.

Next year, the army will recover Luoyang and take the Central Plains, so what should the imperial court do next? How? What can be done to calm the world quickly and safely?

The adjustment of ZTE's strategy cannot be carried out without the participation of the generals. The reasons for this conflict between the imperial court and the general in military decision-making are very complicated, but if the general had been in Jinyang at that time, things would not have been so out of control.

I went to Luoyang this time to invite the general back to Chang'an. The general once said that he would never return to Jinyang if he did not defeat Luoyang, but now that the court has moved to Chang'an, he will return to the court to discuss matters, which is not a violation of the oath.

When the ministers heard this, they no longer dissuaded her, but just asked the eldest princess to return to Beijing as soon as possible. Zong Zhengqing Yang Qi volunteered and was willing to accompany the eldest princess to Luoyang to persuade the general.

In the eleventh middle school, the eldest princess and Yang Qi, Chen Qun and other ministers abandoned the boat from Maojin and landed ashore, and the new Hongnong Taishou Yang Yi led the crowd to greet them.

The car drove through Michi, Xin'an, and Hangu Pass to Luoyang City. The Son of Heaven, the great general Li Hong, the left guard general Li Yi, the right guard general Zhang Yan, the guard general Jia Xu, the new Henan Yin Linghu Shao and other ministers rushed to the Gushui River to greet them.

The eldest princess suddenly rushed to Luoyang at this time, and the general Li Hong and a group of ministers more or less knew what the purpose of the eldest princess was.

The eldest princess looked joyful, comforted the ministers, and then settled in Shanglin Yuan with the Son of Heaven. That night, the eldest princess hosted a banquet for the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs at the camp of the Son of Heaven.

During the banquet, Yang Qi quietly said to the general with three points of wine, His Royal Highness is noble and noble, and he rushed to Luoyang City in person, and the general should be able to understand this intention.

You and I have been friends for more than ten years, and I know the roots, and I will pick out some things to say. Now is the critical moment for the Han Dynasty to move towards Zhongxing, and the generals should fight for what they should fight, and give up for the time being if they shouldn't.

The last of the great cause of Zhongxing is the Son of Heaven, and whether the Son of Heaven can undertake the great cause of Zhongxing is the most important issue that the general should really consider.

In today's situation, the general Taoguang is obscure, which is not a good way. Li Hong smiled and nodded, leaned into his ear and asked, "Did the boss say this on behalf of himself, or on behalf of the Yang family?" Yang Qi smiled slightly,

"The general recommended eight ministers as the Son of Heaven Division, among them there is no Lord Li Wei, but there is my brother Yang Biao, doesn't this explain the problem? Why did the general ask knowingly? Li Hong shook Yang Qi's hand vigorously and asked meaningfully, "What does the boss think of the Yuan family?" Yang Qi seemed to have considered this issue for a long time, and he said without thinking: "Since ancient times, the head of the Yuan family should be Gongtai (Yuan Shu), and now that the public platform is gone, the head of the Yuan family should naturally be Xianguang (Yuan Yao). ”

"The gate valve families in the Guan and Luo areas also think so?" Li Hong asked with a smile,

"Do the Gaomen clans in the Ying and Ru areas have the same opinion?"

"Yuan Shao is finished." Yang Qi said calmly,

"But the power of the Yuan valve is still very large, if the army conquers Luoyang and then pulls the entire Yuan valve's forces over, it is difficult to say whether the imperial court still needs to go south to quell the rebellion." Li Hong thought for a moment, and then asked, "Then in the adjustment of ZTE's strategy, can Master Taifu, Lord Prime Minister, Lord Taiwei and Master Yushi be consistent?" ”

"It's too difficult." Yang Qi said with a smile,

"ZTE's strategy is related to the rise and fall of the community, and all aspects must be considered thoroughly, and it is difficult to coordinate and consistency. However, the general can now have the support of both Master Zheng Xuan and the support of the Guan and Luo Shi people, and should not have much of a problem in dominating the ZTE strategy. Li Hong comprehended and drank with Yang Qi.

The next day, the eldest princess and the Son of Heaven rushed to Xianyang Garden to appease the refugees and gave them a large amount of food and clothing.

The people of Luoyang are grateful. Then the eldest princess inspected the military camps and the baggage camps, and gave many rewards and rewards to the soldiers, people, and craftsmen.

On the third day, the eldest princess listened to the reports of officials in Henan and Hongnong in the Son of Heaven. The battle against Luoyang has stopped, and the top priority is to resettle the refugees to rebuild their homes, and strive to sow seeds in the land of the people of Luoyang and Hongnong when the spring ploughing next year can be self-sufficient, reducing the heavy burden of relief for the imperial court.

On the fourth day, the eldest princess summoned the general in Xingyuan. I haven't seen each other for more than two years, the eldest princess is more mature and beautiful, and the general has a lot of gray hair on his head, and his face is even more vicissitudes.

The eldest princess looked at the white hair on the general's head, her heart was sour, and her eyes immediately turned red.

"You're old." The general was stunned for a moment, the corners of his eyes swept to the white silk in his long hair, and a wry smile involuntarily appeared on his face,

"I'm going to be old, too." The eldest princess suddenly stood up and walked over to the general. The general looked at her in surprise, not knowing what she was going to do.

The eldest princess leaned over and took a closer look at Li Hong's long hair, then slowly squatted down and reached out to find a white thread in Li Hong's long hair.

The eldest princess's action was too intimate, and the general was nervous, wanting to stop it but not knowing how to speak.

"Don't move." The eldest princess said softly,

"I'll help you pull out your gray hair." The delicate body of the eldest princess stuck to Li Hong's back, and a faint fragrance quietly wafted into Li Hong's heart.

Two slender fingers swayed a long white hair in front of Li Hong's eyes, and the eldest princess's resentful voice came softly,

"Pluck out your gray hair, and you won't be old." Li Hong reached out and held the white hair, and also held the hand of the eldest princess.

The eldest princess's hands were cold, so cold that Li Hong's heart trembled. Director Changgong was held by Li Hong, and his little face was gently attached to Li Hong's long hair.

A low sigh sounded quietly in the empty tent, lingering in Li Hong's heart for a long time.

Li Hong slowly let go of the eldest princess's little hand, and her long white hair fell to the ground slowly.

"Forget it, don't pull it out, it will grow if you pull it out."

"No......" The eldest princess's cherry lips came to Li Hong's ear,

"I'm going to pull it out, I don't want to see you have gray hair on your head." A cold tear fell on Li Hong's cheek, followed by another ...... Li Hong's heart ached, and tears almost fell.

On the fifth day, the general summoned the generals to lead the army. The Shogun decided to accompany the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess back to Kyoto.

The Left Guard General Koji Yi sat in charge of the line, commanded all the troops to surround Luoyang, and continued to make all preparations for the attack on Luoyang.

The rear general, Lord Jade, immediately rushed to Chenliu to take up the town, and the former general and guard captain Lord Lu Bu will return to Kyoto.

General Yan Liang sat on the battlefield of Yingchuan and paid close attention to the movements of the rebels in Jing and Henan. In late November, the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess returned to Chang'an as soon as possible under the escort of the general Li Hong, the former general Lu Bu, and the general Zhao Yun of Long Xiang.

In November, the Yangtze River, quarrying crossing. With the efforts of Yuan Tan and Cao Cao, Sun Quan finally rushed to the quarry ferry to discuss the opening of the East Road battlefield.

Sun Quan was enraged by Hebei. Hebei repeatedly demanded taxes, and even finally sent a messenger to collect them. This envoy was very arrogant, coerced and lured in front of Mrs. Wu, scared Mrs. Wu a lot, and forced Sun Quan to pay the tax in full.

If the tax is paid, it will be paid, and the amount is not large anyway, and Jiangdong can still bear it. But then another decree came from Hebei, saying that in order to support the Luoyang battlefield, 500 warships and 3,000 skilled craftsmen who made ships should be requisitioned from Jiangdong, and a batch of grain should be purchased at a low price.

Hebei's purpose is obvious, they want to weaken Jiangdong's force step by step. Sun Quan was furious and resolutely refused to give.

When Lü Bu heard the news, he ordered Zang Ba of Qingzhou to detain all the ships transporting grain in Jiangdong, and told Sun Quan in Jiangdong that if you continue to fight on both sides and make enemies with the imperial court, our army will go south to Jiangdong after conquering Luoyang, and kill Er and other rebels.

This time, Mrs. Wu was also angry, Hebei inevitably deceived people too much, and if it continued to develop like this, the Sun family in Jiangdong would die sooner or later without a place to be buried.

At this time, Cao Cao and Yuan Tan came to write and invited Sun Quan to go north to Hefei to discuss the fight against Hebei. Liu Biao also wrote to Zhou Yu from Jingzhou, telling Liu Bei, Liu Zhang, and Liu Pan in detail about stabilizing Yizhou and preparing for the Northern Expedition of the Allied Army to open up the battlefield on the Western Road.

In addition, the situation in the western Xinjiang is getting worse and worse, the Qiang people are overwhelming, the northern Xinjiang army has retreated to Yicheng, and Guanzhong is in danger.

The Northern Xinjiang Army on the Luoyang battlefield suddenly stopped attacking, and it is estimated that it had to quickly adjust its deployment because the situation in the western Xinjiang was critical.

Liu Biao therefore speculated that Hebei was already in a predicament, and the conditions were ripe for opening up the battlefield on the eastern road, and hoped that Jiangdong would give up his previous suspicions in order to save Sheji and join forces against Hebei.

Zhou Yu was in Chaisang at the moment, he and Lu Su carefully analyzed the situation, weighed the pros and cons, accepted Liu Biao's suggestion, and urgently told Sun Quan.

It was believed that under the current circumstances, keeping Luoyang and driving the Northern Xinjiang Army back to the north of the Yellow River was the only chance to establish a confrontation between the north and the south.

Jiangdong, on the other hand, can take advantage of the confrontation between the north and the south to rapidly increase its strength. In the future, if the society is revitalized, there will be the merits of Huan and Wen, and if the society is overturned, the troops will go out of Jingxiang to ensure that half of the Han Dynasty is the country.

After many discussions, Sun Quan, Sun Ben, Wu Jing, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and others decided to break with Hebei, instead respect the Son of Heaven in Xiangyang, and joined forces with Cao Cao, Yuan Tan and others to open up the battlefield on the East Road.

Cao Cao is also furious now. Lü Bu, Gao Shun, Zang Ba and others Chen Bingqing and Yan bordered the two states, threatening Xuzhou, and sending envoys to Xuzhou to collect taxes, but sending troops to attack Suiyang was really intolerable.

The purpose of the Northern Xinjiang Army to attack Suiyang was too obvious, once Luoyang was conquered, the Northern Xinjiang Army would go south from Suiyang and kill Jianghuai directly.

While sharpening his knife Huo Huo wants to kill me, he still calls me a brother, thinking I'm an idiot? Since you are unkind, then don't blame me for being unjust.

The talks went very well. The situation has developed to the present, and Cao Cao and Sun Quan have no way out. Either break with Hebei, either die or live; Either surrender Hebei and be a grandson to Hebei.

But once the world is at peace, it will surely die. Anyone who believes that Li Hong will not cut off his own head is purely an idiot.

After the matter of opening up the battlefield on the eastern route was decided, the three sides discussed the attack deployment in detail. Some key matters such as when to gather troops, how many troops to gather, and where to start the attack were agreed one by one, but it was uncertain when to launch the attack because no specific information was received from the battlefield on the western route.

The key to whether the Northern Xinjiang Army can be defeated this time is not in the eastern battlefield, nor in the middle battlefield, but in the western battlefield.

As long as Liu Bei seized Chang'an, occupied Guanzhong, and formed a flanking attack on Luoyang, the Northern Xinjiang Army would be defeated.

In other words, both the eastern and central battlefields are containment battlefields, and many of the key attack deployments on these two battlefields must be based on the attack strategy of the western battlefield.

If the attack on the western battlefield is to be successful, it must be coordinated by the central and eastern battlefields. Even if the eastern battlefield cannot be opened, Liu Bei also needs Liu Biao's help on the middle battlefield, otherwise as long as Luoyang divides his troops to help, Liu Bei will be defeated.

Therefore, Liu Biao must have known Liu Bei's strategy for the northern expedition, but he was worried that the strategy would leak and he did not dare to tell Cao Cao, Yuan Tan and Sun Quan at will.

Cao Cao immediately decided that the three parties would send officials to Xiangyang in a hurry to discuss with Liu Biao with the attack strategy of the East Road battlefield.

The fifth year of the Han Dynasty (201 AD), December. December, Xiangyang. Cao Cao's Changshi Xun Yu, Sun Quan's Sima Zhang Hong, Zhou Yu's subordinate Lu Su, and Yuan Tan's Changshi Liu Xian rushed to Xiangyang, met with the Son of Heaven, and then discussed with Liu Biao the strategy of fighting Hebei.

Hearing that Cao Cao and others had decided to open up the East Road Battlefield, Liu Biao was very happy, and he and Kuai Yue, Liu Xian and others came up with the attack strategy of the Middle Road Battlefield formulated by Jingzhou, and the two sides discussed for several days, and each made a lot of adjustments, but from beginning to end, Liu Biao did not mention the specific attack strategy of the West Road Battlefield.

Xun Yu couldn't help it, and took the lead in asking about the battlefield on the West Road. If something goes wrong on the battlefield on the western route and you can't attack Guanzhong, then the attacks on the battlefields on the east and central roads will not be of much significance.

With the current strong force of the Northern Xinjiang Army, it can completely hold the outer defense line of Luoyang. Liu Biao was very helpless, saying that Liu Bei had not reported a specific attack strategy so far, although he had written continuously, and he did not even have an approximate attack time.

Liu Bei explained in his letter that there were only four plank roads leading from Hanzhong to Guanzhong, and that except for Chencang Road, the other three plank roads were in disrepair and needed time to repair.

In addition, when the army will pass through the plank road, it depends on whether God can help, if the snow in Qinling is heavy this winter, and the snow melt time is too long, the time for the army to cross the plank road will definitely be delayed, so he can't determine the specific attack time.

Xun Yu and the others were a little dazed. Liu Biao looked frustrated and angry. At the end of the day, you still lack self-confidence, fear that you have suffered losses, and do not have the courage to move forward.

Since we are pinning down the battlefield, of course we should take the lead in launching an attack to contain the strength of the Northern Frontier Army, so what is there to hesitate about?

The more fierce we fought on the outskirts of Luoyang, the more beneficial it would be for Liu Bei to attack Guanzhong. Taking a step back, even if Liu Bei takes Guanzhong, if we are hit hard by the Northern Xinjiang Army on the outskirts of Luoyang and cannot hold back the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army, will Liu Bei still be able to gain a foothold in Guanzhong?

Liu Bei can't occupy Guanzhong, and the Northern Xinjiang Army can make a comeback with a little recovery, but Luoyang still can't hold it.

Liu Biao's reprimand had some effect, and everyone cheered up a little, and they decided to launch an attack on the Northern Xinjiang Army in early March.

Liu Biao then wrote to Liu Bei, asking him to launch an attack around April, no later than early May, otherwise the situation in Luoyang would get worse and worse.

December, Guanzhong, Liyang. At the beginning of this month, the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess rushed directly to Chang'an. The right car cavalry general Xu Rong, the master craftsman Dong Zhao, Jingzhao Yin Zhao Jian, Wuwei general He Feng, and Chang'an Lingshi Sun Ping took over.

Xu Rong and others reported the reconstruction plan of Chang'an City, and took the eldest princess to inspect the old site of Weiyang Palace.

Weiyang officials occupy a large area. The two officials in the south and north of Luoyang together are probably only more than half of the Weiyang Palace.

In the past, when the Red Mei Army burned Chang'an City, it had been destroyed. The Weiyang Palace, which was burned down by Li Dao, Guo Yan and others a few years ago, was rebuilt by the order of Emperor Guangwu, and the scale was only half of the Weiyang Palace in the past.

Xu Rong, Dong Zhao and other ministers meant to completely rebuild Weiyang Palace on the old site, and successively rebuilt Jianzhang Palace and Changle Palace to restore the former glory of the Han Dynasty.

The eldest princess has always been dissatisfied with this redevelopment plan, believing it to be too extravagant. Rushing to the scene in person at this moment, she was even more unacceptable.

According to the current reconstruction plan, the imperial officials of the Han Dynasty are equivalent to three Luoyang cities, and there are hundreds of palaces and pavilions, and the scale is unimaginable, and its cost is even more amazing.

There was no smile on the eldest princess's face. When she was in Jinyang, there were only seven palaces and pavilions in Jinyang Palace, and there were only more than 100 eunuchs and maidservants in the palace, but she felt that she lived very spacious, and the state affairs were handled very well, which was enough.

Is it necessary for the imperial officials to be so grandiose and extravagant?

"It's not magnificent." The general stood behind her and waved his hand vigorously,

"This is what Lord Xiao He, the prime minister of this dynasty, said, which is very reasonable. This is the palace of the Han Dynasty, and it is the prestige of the Han Dynasty, the bigger the better. The eldest princess looked back at him, and stopped talking.

"The general is right, the imperial palace is not only a place where the emperor lives and handles state affairs, it is also a symbol of the Han Dynasty." Dong Zhao bowed and said.

"It's still the face of the Han, the face of the emperor, and your face, isn't it?" The eldest princess spoke angrily.

Dong Zhao shrank his head, took a sharp step back, and hid behind the general.

"It's not magnificent." The general said in a deep voice,

"Your Highness, this façade must be held up no matter what, this represents the strength of my great man, the invincible power." The eldest princess

"Snorted" and glared at the general again, but this glance was faintly coquettish, obviously accepting the general's proposal.

On this month, the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess were stationed in Liyang. The palace of the Son of Heaven in Liyang has been renovated, far larger than the Jinyang Palace, and the momentum is also more majestic.

At this moment, the Shangshutai, Zhongshujian, Shizhong Temple and other Taiwanese governments in the middle and inner dynasties have been relocated, and the prime minister's mansion, Taiwei Mansion, Yushitai, Dasima Mansion and other public palaces of the outer dynasties are also basically in place.

On the afternoon of the day when the eldest princess arrived in Liyang, she sent an edict to the officials of all provinces, and from tomorrow, she would enter the palace to discuss matters, and many cumbersome affairs would be handed over to her subordinates.

That night, Dasi Nong Li Wei and Xiao Lan and his wife rushed to the Great Sima General's Mansion to visit Li Hong. When the general heard the news, he personally greeted him out of the palace.

I haven't seen him for three years, Li Wei's sideburns have been hidden white threads, his face is extremely haggard, he looks a lot older, it's hard to imagine that he is a thirty-five-year-old person.

The general kept holding Li Wei's hand, and he was very emotional,

"I've been fighting for three years, and you've sent me three years of grain and grass, it's too hard for you.

"If I can bother the general to greet me in person, even if I die, I have no regrets." Li Wei's tears flashed, and he was excited.

Xiao Lan stood on the side, also secretly wiping away tears, choked and speechless. The general introduced Li Wei and his wife into the study and talked with candles.

After a few small talks, Li Wei once again explained the imperial court's decision in September, hoping to get the general's understanding.

Li Hong listened to Li Wei's words quietly and was silent for a long time, and the atmosphere in the study was very depressing for a while.

Li Wei and Xiao Lan gradually became a little uneasy.

"Zhong Yuan, before I left Jinyang, I gave you a warrant." Li Hong said suddenly,

"Do you know why I gave it to you?" Li Wei was slightly stunned, then his eyes showed joy and nodded slightly.

Xiao Lan was shocked, staring at Li Wei with wide eyes, a trace of fear flashing on her face. Jump to