Chapter 2 Like Approaching the Abyss Section 26 Li Hong was extremely shocked, and for the first time he deeply felt the feeling of trembling, walking on thin ice, and approaching the abyss.

Sun Jian's death dealt a heavy blow to Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu was under the attack of Liu Biao in the back and Yuan Shao in the front, and it was almost impossible to occupy Jing and Henan Prefectures in peace, leaving too little time for Yuan Shu to expand his strength.

The strength of the two is one and the other, and the time for Yuan Shao to take Luoyang will be greatly advanced. In this way, if Northern Xinjiang could not take Jizhou before Yuan Shao occupied Luoyang, Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao were very likely to attack Hedong.

Under the circumstance that the northern Xinjiang is under the enemy's back, it is difficult to take care of the beginning and the end, and defeat is inevitable. Li Hong, Xian Yufu, Li Wei and others agreed on countermeasures overnight, and Li Hong went to meet the eldest princess early the next morning.

Li Hong's words were astonishing, and he immediately abolished the Jinyang court, sent envoys to Chang'an to present a letter of guilt to His Majesty, and negotiated peace with Dong Zhuo.

Li Hong explained that the abolition of the imperial court was an expedient measure, in order to negotiate peace with Dong Zhuo, and also to show an attitude to Yuan Shao and many other state and county officials.

Northern Xinjiang has the meaning of giving up respecting the son of today, in other words, in order to survive, Northern Xinjiang is willing to join hands with Yuan Shao and other state and county officials to resonate with Sheji.

In this way, the northern frontier may be able to maintain a good relationship with them in the near future, and smoothly obtain grain from the southern states and counties.

The eldest princess obeyed Li Hongyan. She saw that Li Hong's face was dark and haggard, and she said very painfully: "The general works day and night for state affairs, it is too hard, you must pay attention to your body." Li Hong reluctantly smiled and said: "As long as the northern Xinjiang can survive the crisis safely, and His Royal Highness can see the hope of the revival of the society, there will be no regrets even if the minister dies." "The ministers were very surprised by the development of the situation and Li Hong's decision.

The unknown Gongsun Zan was suddenly born in Jizhou, and Sun Jian, the world-famous general who had been famous in the past two years, died in a meaningless infighting.

The rise of Gongsun Zan and the defeat of Sun Jian directly led to the rapid deterioration of the current situation. The ministers were dumbfounded, and had to face the inexorable fact that the society was about to overthrow, and they fell into a deep sorrow for the decline of the Han Dynasty.

No matter how brave Li Hong, the general of the hussars, is powerless to return to the sky at this time, and it is difficult to support it alone.

"As soon as Sun Jian died, disputes arose again over the ownership of Yuzhou, and the generals Yuan Shu, Jizhou Mu Yuan Shao, Yangzhou Assassin Shi Zhou Qian, Chen Guoxiang Xu Ling, Runan Taishou Xu Xuan and other state and county officials will snatch Yuzhou again." Li Hong said,

Although Xu Rong, the general of Long Xiang, had already rushed south to Yuzhou, because the forces of the Northern Xinjiang Army were fighting fiercely with the Northern Army in the Guanxi area, all forces in Yuzhou might not accept Xu Rong's mediation. Therefore, we can only negotiate peace with Dong Zhuo first, stop the war in Guanxi first, and then we will transfer part of our troops from Guanxi to Luoyang to deter the southern prefectures and counties of Luoyang, and force all forces to give up the idea of occupying Yuzhou, so as to ensure that Yuan Shu can smoothly occupy Yuzhou and ensure the connection between northern Xinjiang and Yuzhou. ”

"If we want to win the battle against Gongsun Zhan, drive out Yuan Shao, and completely occupy Jizhou, we must get the grain from the southern prefectures and counties." Li Hong looked at the ministers, bowed down and said,

"This is the battle for survival in northern Xinjiang, and it is also the battle for the survival of Dahan Sheji. I implore all of you to put your community first, to put aside all arguments and grievances for the time being, and to win this battle with all your heart. After a long period of debate and debate, Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi, Ma Riyan and many other ministers basically agreed with the hussar general's analysis of the current situation, and also agreed with the hussar general's suggestion.

In order to avoid the Northern Xinjiang Army fighting on two fronts, and in order to buy enough time for the Northern Xinjiang Army to occupy Jizhou, the eldest princess negotiated peace with Dong Zhuo on the condition of abolishing the Jinyang Imperial Court, which was still desirable.

However, how to revitalize the Han Dynasty, the ministers had a great disagreement on strategy, and the parties with different opinions immediately debated fiercely.

The main point of contention is whether to occupy Luoyang or abandon Luoyang. A group of ministers represented by Lu Zhi still insisted on their own viewpoint, believing that it was necessary to firmly occupy Luoyang and use Luoyang as the foundation to dominate the Central Plains, so as to quickly revitalize the community.

It is best if Jizhou can be defeated, but if it can't be defeated, it is also possible to occupy the four counties in the northwest of Jizhou first.

Ministers such as Yang Qi, Wang Han, Li Wei, Zhu Mu, and Zhang Fan strongly opposed it. Northern Xinjiang itself is limited in strength and cannot fight on two fronts at the same time, so it must give up one.

The occupation of Luoyang would be besieged by various forces, and the occupation of Jizhou, based on the land of Hebei, would connect the entire northern territory.

In this way, the imperial court could concentrate all the strength of the northern states and counties and fight against all the rebellions north of the Yellow River wholeheartedly.

This is the only correct strategy for the revitalization of the community. hold

The "Central Plains Strategy" is basically the ministers of the imperial court, and they hold it

The "Hebei strategy" is basically the northern Xinjiang officials. The controversy between the two revitalization strategies is actually the controversy between the imperial court and northern Xinjiang, and the contest between the power of the DPRK and China and the power of northern Xinjiang.

The deliberations continued until the early hours of the next morning, and the two sides did not give in to each other, and the arguments were very loud. The tiger guards guarding Longshan were very nervous, knowing that something big had happened to the imperial court again.

Du Wei Duan and Ding Yi immediately increased their patrols, and the guards were so energetic that they didn't even dare to blink their eyelids.

The hussar general Li Hongyi was unusual, and this time he also participated in the debate. He was very agitated, and his voice was the loudest, and he often roared so loudly that his voice could be heard clearly from a hundred paces away.

Li Hong slapped the desk angrily, blushing, and yelled at Lu Zhi,

"The main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army is in Jizhou, if Yuan Shao gathers the troops of the prefecture and county to attack Luoyang, we can't hold it at all, do you want all the more than 20,000 soldiers of my Northern Xinjiang Army to die in Guanxi and Guandong, are you satisfied?" Lu Zhi did not show weakness, he glared at Li Hong, waved his hands and said: "The main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army can be divided into half to Luoyang." As long as you are determined to defend Luoyang, how can Luoyang be lost? If Yuan Shao occupies Luoyang, what will the eldest princess and the imperial court do in Luoyang? Help Yuan Shao depose the Son of Heaven? In addition, if the imperial court is not located in Luoyang and confronts various prefectures and counties across the river, then even if there are prefectures and counties that want to respect the imperial court in the future, they will not be able to get in touch with the imperial court, let alone support and help the imperial court. Li Wei pointed to the huge map hanging on the side of the big tent and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, please note that Youzhou is now in the hands of Lord Taifu, as long as we defeat Jizhou, Northern Xinjiang, Youzhou and Jizhou can be connected as a whole, and the army can advance and retreat freely." Although you believe that after the imperial court occupies the land of Hebei, it will directly lead to the confrontation between the imperial court and the prefectures and counties south of the Yellow River, and prolong the time for the revitalization of Sheji indefinitely. But please think about it, if we occupy Luoyang and are attacked on three sides, will the northern frontier be able to survive for a long time? If northern Xinjiang is not guaranteed, how can we talk about the revitalization of social security? Zhang Wen immediately refuted,

"If you occupy the land of Hebei, isn't it an enemy on three sides?" Zhang Wen slapped the map with his big hand,

"Dong Zhuo in Guanzhong, Yuan Shao who occupied Luoyang, as well as the state and county forces in Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou, as well as the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou and Montenegro. If we hadn't completely annihilated Gongsun Chan this time and let Gongsun Chan flee back to Youzhou, then there would still be an attack from Gongsun Chan in the northeast. Is this more than a three-sided enemy? This is simply an enemy on five sides and an enemy on six sides. I would like to ask the general, is there so many troops in northern Xinjiang to resist the attack of the fifth, or even sixth, and seventh-way armies at the same time? ”

"And your ......," Zhang Wen pointed at Li Wei and said,

"You said we could go in and out as we pleased. How do we move in and out of the way? Let me ask you, if we fight Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao will fight Hedong, and at the same time, Liu Dai, Gongsun Zhan, and even the Yellow Turban Army will all rush up, how can we enter Guanzhong? In the same way, if we fight any enemy along the way, other enemies will hit us, how can we enter? Where to go? And the return? If all the enemies come at the same time, will we retreat to the desert to graze the sheep? Li Hong shook his hand angrily.

"This is not going to happen in the future. If everyone came to fight us, Dong Zhuo would have died a long time ago, and the world would not be in chaos. It is precisely because of these people who have their own ghosts in their hearts that Dong Zhuo is becoming more and more arrogant, and the world is becoming more and more chaotic. ”

"How do you know it won't? Not now, not in the future? Lu Zhi also pointed to the map and said loudly,

"If we occupy Luoyang, we will have the risk of geographical advantage, whether it is northern Xinjiang or Luoyang, we can easily defend it. Yuan Shao can't get Luoyang, so he will have to fight with Gongsun Zhan, and the state and county forces will fall into a fierce battle with the Yellow Turban Army. At this time, as long as we firmly grasp the Yuan Shu and skillfully use the technique of vertical and horizontal discord, we will be able to maintain the stability of the Kanto and Kansai regions and maintain a strong deterrent to the forces of various prefectures and counties. When the northern Xinjiang Tuntian is successful and the crisis is getting smaller and smaller, we can attack Dong Zhuo in the west to defeat Chang'an, and enter the Central Plains in the east to quell the rebellion. ”

"Why are you sure that Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan will not shake hands and make peace? Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu won't get back together? Dong Zhuo won't take advantage of Guanzhong to fight Luoyang first? Will the prefectures and counties attack the Kanto region under the joint efforts of Yuan Shao? Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, and Zhou Qian, these people respect the will of the imperial court? Li Hong hit the nail on the head and said,

"We took Luoyang in April, but to this day, the eldest princess and the imperial court are still staying in these tents in Longshan, doesn't this fact make you sober up a little?"

"Going to Luoyang is definitely a dead end for us." Li Hong didn't say, but roared,

"Today, if we don't occupy Jizhou again, Sheji will really fall apart. Please weigh the pros and cons carefully and immediately decide on a plan to revitalize the community. At this time, the eldest princess spoke,

"When my father returned to heaven that day, he appointed two ministers to support orphans. Lord Lu and Lord Ding, you were all serving my father in the Jiade Hall at that time, you should know which two ministers they were? Lu Zhi and Ding Gong glanced at each other, and they already understood what the eldest princess meant.

Lu Zhi bowed and replied: "Back to Your Highness, one is the former Taifu Yuan Kui, and the other is ......" He turned his head to look at Li Hong, shook his head slightly and smiled bitterly,

"One is the general of the expedition to the north at that time, and the current hussar general Li Hong." Before his death, the first emperor let the Taifu Yuan Kui take charge of state affairs, and at the same time gave Li Hong, the general of Zhengbei, two secret decrees.

The contents of these two secret decrees are now known to the ministers, and that one is shocking

The word "Han" actually means to support orphans. It's just that what Li Hong has done so far, in the eyes of the ministers, has no intention of reviving the society.

More often, the hussar general's mind was first in the northern frontier, followed by the Han Sheji, so the ministers were very dissatisfied with Li Hong, and no one was willing to let him take power.

The eldest princess stood up, saluted respectfully to the lords, and then said word by word: "The father trusts the general, and I trust too, and the Son of Heaven will trust too." Therefore, from today onwards, the general will be in charge of state affairs, and the important task of rejuvenating the Han Dynasty will be entrusted to the general. Then she fell to her knees and burst into tears.

"For the sake of the Han Dynasty and the common people of the world, I implore all the adults and generals to work together to resonate with the society." The eldest princess immediately bowed and bowed.

The ministers were shocked and fell to their knees to return the salute. Cui Lie thought of the big man who was in the wind and rain, and he couldn't help but feel unbearable grief in his heart, and the old tears were rampant,

"Your Highness, even if the ministers are broken, they will swear to protect the revival of Hanzuo." The eldest princess's tears and three bows and nine bows made Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi and other important ministers have to face the reality and give up their opinions.

Li Hong and the officials of Northern Xinjiang strongly advocated it

The "Hebei strategy" has the absolute upper hand,

The "Hebei Strategy" immediately became the national policy of the imperial court's revitalization. Li Hong did not resign from the lord this time.

Now the situation is critical, and what he urgently needs most is to take the authority of the lord, so as to quickly eliminate the differences between the ministers of the DPRK and the central government and the officials of the northern Xinjiang on the revitalization policy, integrate forces to the greatest extent, ensure the stability of the imperial court and the northern Xinjiang, ensure that the northern Xinjiang army can take Jizhou, and ensure that the revitalization policy can lay a solid foundation.

The abolition of the imperial court must first take into account the majesty of the eldest princess and the imperial court. Therefore, Li Hongzuo invited the eldest princess to dismiss more than 30 officials of all sizes in northern Xinjiang, including Yang Qi, Wang Han, Guo Yun, Wang Ze, and Zhang Baiqi.

The former Bingzhou Assassin Shi Wangyi served as the Taishou of Hedong, the former Hussar General's Mansion engaged Yu Peng served as the Shangdang Taishou, the former Jizhou Governor Shi Liu Gong and Liu Zihui served as the Taishou of Yanmen County, the former Taifu Deputy Fa Cao Peng was recruited to serve as the Taishou of the Acting County, the former Taifu Fu Hu Cao Peng Shilu served as the Taishou of Yunzhong, and the former Yunzhong Taishou Zuo Yan was transferred to Juntun to serve as the general of Diannong Zhonglang.

A number of subordinate bureaucrats from the Taifu Mansion and the Hussar General's Mansion also took up posts in various places. punished the officials of Northern Xinjiang, and Li Hong immediately asked the eldest princess to revoke the Jinyang court.

The Taifu Mansion in Jinyang was immediately dissolved, and the Imperial History Mansion was still subordinate to the Hussar General's Mansion. The scale of the Eldest Princess's Mansion expanded, and the powers increased, and the ministers of the former Taifu Mansion, such as Zhang Wen, Cui Lie, Ma Riyan, and Yuan Peng, took up their posts in the Eldest Princess's Mansion.

The scale of the Hussar General's Mansion was also expanded, and all the thirteen Caos of the original Taifu Mansion were transferred to the Hussar Army's Mansion.

These thirteen Cao were led by Li Wei, the chief historian, that is, Li Wei actually acted as the prime minister of the imperial court.

The hussar general is in sole power. No matter how big or small, it has to go through the hussar general. After the affairs of the imperial court were dealt with, Li Hong immediately ordered to recruit more than 30 people including Yang Qi to serve in the Hussar General's Mansion.

The Jinyang court is gone, and the restructuring will be abolished, but this matter must be dealt with in the aftermath. Li Hongliang was not guilty of offense, and suggested that the current literature and scriptures should be declared to be official studies, but the study of the Wei Wei should be banned, and the relevant Wei classics should be ordered to be confiscated and destroyed, and those who violate the order will be severely punished.

The art of the weft has been studied by Confucian scholars in modern and ancient texts, but many famous scholars and Confucians of the two schools have disagreed with it, thinking that it is absurd.

Now that the court has given in, Yang Qi and the others are not easy to make an inch, after all, the majesty of the eldest princess and the court still needs to be maintained, so they reluctantly agreed.

A turmoil caused by the restructuring gradually subsided. Li Wei, Yang Qi and others were ordered by Li Hong to write a long list of dedications.

Li Hong immediately invited the eldest princess and asked Wang Rou and Fu Gan to immediately go to Chang'an to negotiate peace with Dong Zhuo with this dedication form.

Li Hong said to Wang Rou, please go because you and Lord Situ Wang Yun are a family. Now that Lord Situ has deep trust in Dong Zhuo, it will be much easier if Lord Situ takes care of this matter.

Fu Gan is young, you take him to run more, hone and hone. Wang Rou went to the eldest princess's mansion to bid farewell to the eldest princess before leaving.

The eldest princess wrote a letter to her family and asked Wang Rou to forward it to the Son of Heaven. Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi and others left Wang Rou behind for a long time to discuss secretly.

In the afternoon of the same day, Wang Rou set off for Chang'an. After Li Hong and Zhao Qi, Li Wei and other ministers finished discussing the matter of taxation, they immediately discussed the matter of raising grain with Xian Yufu, Zhu Mu, Yin Si, Yang Hua and others.

Li Hong said that Gongsun Chan occupied the two counties of Bohai and Hejian this month, that is to say, the grain of these two counties was robbed by Gongsun Chan before Yuan Shao had time to transport them.

The two counties of Bohai and Hejian are the richest, most farmlanded, and most populous counties in Jizhou. Yuan Shao lost these two counties, and Jizhou's tax revenue will definitely be reduced a lot this year, so even if he has the heart to provide us with grain and grass, it will be difficult to meet the needs of our nearly 100,000 troops.

Therefore, this winter, we must buy a large amount of grain from the southern prefectures and counties, and at the same time, we must ensure that the grain can be delivered smoothly to the northern Xinjiang.

"The money for the purchase of grain is directly misappropriated from the tuntian funds, and the embezzlement can be as much as it wants. There are many people in northern Xinjiang and little land, while Jizhou has few people and many lands, so as long as we take Jizhou, the crisis in Tuntian in northern Xinjiang can be solved quickly. Li Hong said with a smile,

"Now we have the money and we can buy grain, but it is about to snow, and the Yellow River is about to freeze, so how can we transport the grain? I asked you to come to solve this problem, and it has to be solved. ”

"We can erect pontoon bridges over the Yellow River." Yang Hua said immediately.

"The Yellow River in the eastern part of the river is so wide that it is impossible to build a bridge." Yin Si shook his hand and said,

"Even if we can make an ice bridge out of heavy snow, it's hard to guarantee that it's strong and easy to use."

"There's a way." Yang Hua said,

"We are now arranging for boats to connect from the south bank of the Yellow River to the north bank before the Yellow River is completely frozen. After the Yellow River froze, the bridge was strong. If the distance between the boats is too large, we can put planks between the two boats. The bridge is mainly used to transport grain, and it is completely coping. ”

"Will this work?" Li Hong asked Yin Sidao. Yin Si pondered for a long time and nodded.

"Then order it immediately." Li Hong said,

"As long as the military rations can last until May next year, and more than 100,000 soldiers have food to eat, we will win this battle." Jump to