After Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun fled to Liaodong, they were very frightened when they saw Gongsun Chan and his iron cavalry killing the Karasuma people in a mess, and they were worried that Gongsun Chan would kill them all the way to Dingxiang City and kill them all, so the two hurriedly found Qiu Liju, the king of Bailang, and Su Fuyan, the king of Qiao, to discuss how to deal with it. ∮ Yan Moxuan ∮ ad-free ∮

Zhang Ju Zhang Chun meant to immediately ask for help from the Xianbei people, kill Gongsun Zhan when his troops were insufficient, and then drive the Han army out of Liaoxi and Liaodong. Qiu Liju was reluctant, he said that the Xianbei people had long coveted Liaoxi and Liaodong, and they were worried that they could not find an opportunity to lead troops south. Asking them for help at this time is undoubtedly to lure the wolf into the house and bring about their own destruction. Su Fuyan said, we took the initiative to invite the Xianbei people to send troops, and the Xianbei people will definitely take the opportunity to blackmail us with a sky-high price, and will take the entire Liaodong for themselves.

Zhang Chun said that if we don't drive the Han army out of Liaoxi now, and wait until the leopards have their hands free to support Gongsun Zhan, then Liaoxi and Liaodong will be completely finished. Gongsun Chan is brutal and bloody, and he is very likely to kill the Karasuma people completely. In my opinion, it is better to ask the Xianbei people to send troops to help as soon as possible, kill Gongsun Zhan, drive away the Han army, and stabilize Liaoxi and Liaodong first, in order to make a comeback.

Qiu Liju said that Xianbei people are not credible. Some time ago, Micah promised us to send troops to attack Lucheng and Yongnu to cut off the Han army's food route and help us defeat Gongsun Zhan. But so far, we have not received any news of the Xianbei people sending troops, and we have only seen Gongsun Zhan's attacks becoming more and more sharp. I suspect that he is lying to us at all, and the Xianbei people wish that we would be killed by the Han Chinese, and then they would take the opportunity to occupy Liaoxi and Liaodong.

Because the Karasuma people resolutely disagreed with the Xianbei people for help, Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun had no choice but to give up. Zhang Chun immediately proposed to mobilize all the Karasuma tribes and gather troops to lure Gongsun Chan to annihilate the enemy.

At the end of August, Zhang Chun led some remnants of the army to pretend to transport supplies to the Karasuma people, and successfully lured out Gongsun Zhan, who had been elusive and nowhere to be found. Zhang Chun immediately retreated to Guanzi City, which was more than a hundred miles away from Liucheng. Gongsun Zhan was bound to attack Zhang Chun's overseers, but Zhang Chun could not hold it and abandoned the city and fled in the evening. Gongsun Chan made a mistake. He did not order the iron cavalry to continue the pursuit, but entered the city for a while. He thought that the Karasuma people were scared of being killed by him, and no one dared to provoke him. The Karasuma people originally wanted to annihilate Gongsun Chan on the outskirts of the city, but when they saw Gongsun Chan actually enter the city, they were all overjoyed, and they raised an army of 20,000 overnight to besiege the small pipe city. Gongsun Chan saw that he was in a desperate situation and regretted it. If he was ambushed on the way out of the city to pursue, he could still lead his troops to break through, but now he could only hold on and wait for reinforcements, hoping that the reinforcements would arrive in Guanzi City as soon as possible. On the one hand, Gongsun Zhan encouraged the soldiers to defend the city, and on the other hand, he sent people to fight out of the siege and ask for help from Feirucheng.

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The leader of the Maiha tribe, Ink Ci, came to the Yuyang camp.

The ink shot was sent by Li Hong to invite him. The great king of Kamiya Karasuma, Lou Lu, told Li Hong several times that the Maiba tribe had been frequently sending livestock and weapons to Danhan Mountain in recent times, and asked Li Hong if he wanted to send troops to block the border. Li Hong was overjoyed when he heard the news, and hurriedly ordered Lou Lu not to act rashly, just pretend not to see it.

Shooting ink ci knew the reason why Li Hong was looking for him. After a little greeting with Li Hong, he immediately said, After the Maiha tribe and the White Deer tribe helped the Han army defeat the rebels of Daijun and Kamiya Karasuma this time, the general gave us all the spoils, and Lu Pofeng and I are very grateful to the general. Because there was a lot of loot, and some of the old Xianbei friends offered to exchange it on generous terms three times and twice, I also sold some one after another. If the general thinks it's inappropriate, I'll stop selling it and keep it for the tribe to use."

Li Hong said with a smile, Dashuai misunderstood, I didn't come to you for this, but for the territory of the Wuye tribe. Shooting Mo Ci was very nervous when he heard this, he wondered if he had secretly helped Danhan Mountain to Li Hong, and he wanted to move his tribe to the border in case he took the opportunity to rebel. He hurriedly wanted to explain, Li Hong shook his hand and said, Dashuai must have misunderstood again. Since I brought the Maiye tribe to the Great Han Kingdom back then, of course I trust you. The warriors of the Maiha tribe followed me to fight in the north and south, fought bloodily, and made great contributions to the Han country, how could I doubt you? How can you not trust the Maiha tribe? The warriors of the Maiha tribe are all my brothers, and they will never change in this life and this life. Shooting Mo Ci was very excited, and he didn't know what to say for a long time.

Li Hong went on to say, in the Western Xinjiang War, we captured more than 20,000 Xianbei soldiers, and I have already rewarded them to the Wuye tribe after I played Your Majesty. Now these people have been recruited by me as cavalry soldiers, and they are all serving the Great Han Kingdom. In the future, when the northern frontier is stabilized and these soldiers will return, the population of the Maiha tribe will increase significantly, and the Maiba tribe will become the largest and strongest tribe in Shanggu County. But your territory is not enough. Therefore, I would like to extend your territory in the direction of Daijun and give you a large area west of Qiushui, so that you will have more pastures, you can graze more livestock, and the lives of your people will be improved. If you agree, I will discuss it with Lord Mu Liu of Youzhou, and then play Your Majesty.

Shooting ink was surprised and delighted, and fell to the ground and thanked him. Li Hong helped him up and said with a smile, The Dancing Leaf Tribe is already the Dancing Leaf Tribe of the Great Han Kingdom, I trust you, and His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Han Kingdom also trusts you. I only hope that you will remember His Majesty the Emperor's grace and contribute to the stability of the northern border counties. Shooting Mo Ci heard that Li Hong had something to say, and his face was ashamed. He sighed and said with emotion, how can I forget the kindness of the old man and the love of the homeland in my life.

Li Hong said with a smile, this time, don't have any scruples, you can support Danhan Mountain. Shooting Mo Ci was startled at first, and then looked at Li Hong thoughtfully. Li Hong said that if the livestock and weapons of the Wuye tribe cannot meet the needs of Danhan Mountain, you can also borrow credit from Loulu and Lu Pofeng. I have already sent someone to tell the two of them, as long as you Maiha tribe speak, ask for livestock for livestock, ask for weapons for weapons, and even if necessary, you can lead your troops out of the country. If you don't have enough strength, you can ask them for help, and they will definitely help.

Inkshot was dumbfounded. General, although I led the tribe to submit to the Han Kingdom, I am still a Xianbei person, and I am still a loyal subordinate of the King of Tanshihuai. I will not help the Great Han Kingdom to take the initiative to deal with the Xianbei people, and I will not send troops to the Xianbei Kingdom for the sake of the Great Han Kingdom.

Li Hong smiled and said, Dashuai, this is purely your personal matter, it is your tribe's business, and it has nothing to do with our Han Kingdom. As long as you don't harm the interests of my Great Han Kingdom, of course I support you to repay the kindness of the deceased. But just this time, next time, I won't say yes.

Shooting ink gave him a grateful bow and thanked him again, did the general have expected it a long time ago? Li Hong smiled noncommittally and said, I must drive the Xianbei people out of the Han border. Is there anything else you can help me with?

Shooting ink gave a wry smile, shook his head and said, I am doing this, is it for the Xianbei country or the Han country? Is it for the sandalwood or for the general? Since the general knows everything well and has arranged everything, then what else do I have to say, let the general help if he should help.

Li Hong patted him on the shoulder and comforted, without you, the leader would have to do it, he has been forced to a dead end by Murong Feng and Tuoba Feng, and if he doesn't do it, he will wait for death.

A trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and he said hatefully, how can Dan Khan Mountain allow others to insult wantonly.

After Li Hong sent away the ink shot, he thought about it for a long time. He thinks that the Kuitou's turn to Ink Shoot must have been well thought out, as he must have considered the consequences of asking for help from the Maiha tribe. If the leader wants to defeat Tuoba Feng, he must rely on the Han army to drag Murong Feng and the Xiongnu rebels in the east and west directions, and send troops to Yanmen Pass in the middle direction to form a north-south attack with him. Otherwise, the leader would not dare to move, and he could only watch the opportunity pass by. In order to impeach Khan Mountain and his own royal power, he wants to seize this golden opportunity to defeat Tuoba Feng. If the leader wants to fight, but he doesn't want to have anything to do with the Han people, then he can only go through the Maiha tribe. After all, Shooting Moci is an old tribe of Danhan Mountain, an old subordinate of Tanshi Huai, and the master of Kuitou, no matter what, he can't refuse Kuitou's request for help. The boss's attempt to cover up is actually just a deception to himself.

Li Hong immediately wrote to Xu Rong urgently. Li Hong said that the leader is gathering reinforcements everywhere, and it is estimated that he will soon launch an attack on Tuoba Feng, and we can take the opportunity to gather troops to attack from Yanmen Pass, so that Tuoba Feng will be unable to take care of both the beginning and the end, and force him to give up the four northern counties. In this way, we can regain the lost territory in northern Xinjiang at the minimum cost, end the war in northern Xinjiang as soon as possible, and avoid the protracted war in northern Xinjiang in the future that will drag down the national strength of the Han Dynasty.

Li Hong suggested that Xu Rong do everything in his power to raise grain, grass and weapons, and immediately requisition the hussar battalion of Yingtong and Yang Feng's 20,000 Yellow Turban Army to assemble at Yanmen Pass, and wait for the leader and Tuoba Feng to fight, then use these 30,000 troops to go out of Yanmen Pass, attack all the way forward, and strive to take the four northern counties. Even if it can't be taken, at least the entire northern part of Yanmen County must be recaptured, and the road connecting the state and Youzhou will be safe and unimpeded.

Li Hong said that at this time, there is no need to worry about the rebellion when attacking north with the hussar battalion, because the Xianbei prisoners in the Western Xinjiang War are all soldiers of Danhan Mountain and Xianbei in the west. In the case of civil strife in Xianbei, they will definitely follow the Maiye tribe to support Danhan Mountain and support the head of the Great King. Moreover, attacking with a hussar battalion was a blow to the reputation of Danhan Mountain and Kuitou. Regardless of whether the Kui Tou can defeat Tuoba Feng or not, it is a fact that he unites the Maiha tribe, and the other tribes of Xianbei will definitely wonder if the Kui Tou is colluding with the Han Chinese. If the leader defeated Tuoba Feng, he would not only be able to occupy the territory of Xianbei in the north, but also consolidate his royal power, while the Han people would take the opportunity to recover the four northern counties. Who would believe this kind of mutually beneficial thing to say that the two sides did not communicate with each other beforehand? If the leader defeats Tuoba Feng, he will definitely be hated and hated by the other tribes of the Xianbei Kingdom, and there will be more and more people who betray him, and all of them are justifiable. Xianbei is the same as chaos.

At the same time, Li Hong asked Liyi to immediately send troops to besiege Meiji, trap the Xiongnu rebels south of the Yellow River, so that they could not support Tuoba Feng, and ordered Yang Feng to shoot Yingtong to immediately lead his troops to Yanmen Pass to assemble and wait for the battle out of the pass.

Li Hong only discussed this matter with Xian Yufu and Yushi slightly, and did not make a noise. Now Bingzhou is busy with relief for the victims, the battle of Yanmen Pass has just ended, and the battle of Youzhou is still fighting, the war of northern Xinjiang is being prepared, the general's mansion in Zhenbei and the prefecture are busy at this time, at this time, if Li Hong suddenly comes up with a new strategy to recover the four northern counties, he will inevitably be criticized and blamed by all sides. The top priority now is to stabilize and merge the state, restore the vitality after the Yanmen Pass battle, and raise grain, grass and ordnance to prepare for next year's war, rather than suddenly changing the strategy that has been set and taking advantage of the Xianbei civil strife to go out and recover the four northern counties. What's more, neither Li Hong nor the Zhenbei General's Mansion have the right to temporarily change the imperial court's established strategy in northern Xinjiang. How can a major strategy that has a bearing on the security of the country be changed at will?

Li Hong knew that what he was doing was inappropriate, but he could hardly control his strong desire to recover the four northern counties. What if it succeeds? Then next year's war in northern Xinjiang will be to pacify the Xiongnu rebels. If the war in northern Xinjiang subsides early, it will be a good thing for the entire northern Xinjiang and the country. Li Hong asked Xu Rong to keep quiet, it was a good thing that this method was successful, and if it failed, no one could catch the Zhenbei General's Mansion privately changing the strategy of the imperial court in northern Xinjiang. Li Hong believes that in order to promote the civil strife in Xianbei as soon as possible, it is necessary for Liyi to send troops to attack the Xiongnu rebels, and it is also necessary to garrison troops at Yanmen Pass. Without a reason to go out of the fortress to fight, Yang Feng's 30,000-strong army had no food, grass, baggage, and soldiers and civilians. Even if Xu Rong tried his best to provide them with it, how could he explain this piece of military expenditure to the imperial court?

Li Hong said to Xu Rong, you and I wrote to the Son of Heaven at the same time under the pretext of opening up the Saiwai Road from Bingzhou to Youzhou and making preliminary preparations for the later battle, urging the Son of Heaven and the imperial court to agree to our request. If the Son of Heaven and the imperial court insist on not allowing it, we will use the emergency food and ordnance of the Zhenbei General's Mansion to cover this part of the expenditure. If we succeed, all problems will be solved, and if we do not succeed, this expenditure will be deducted from the military expenses for the army to fight in Cyprus next year.

Li Hong sent this top-secret letter with a fast ride of 800 miles, and then he ordered Gao Ran, who was stationed in Jicheng, to immediately rush to Yuyang to participate in the siege with an army of 10,000 troops who had been training for four months. These 10,000 people were captured by the Youzhou rebels in the past, and now that the Youzhou rebels have been wiped out by Gongsun Zhan, there is little left, and the possibility of these soldiers rebelling again is very small. However, many generals still expressed great doubts about the loyalty of these soldiers and advised Li Hong to use them sparingly. But Li Hong said very confidently that as long as we are fighting Hu, whether they are rebellious or ordinary people, they will not hesitate, because we are all Han people.

The battle situation in Youzhou has had a major reversal since Murong Feng left. First, the rebels of Youzhou were annihilated and Feirucheng was lost, then the Karasuma people of Daijun and Shanggu County were surrounded and surrendered, and then the Karasuma people of Liaodong in Liaoxi were chased and beaten by Gongsun Zhan. As for the Xianbei people who came to the aid of Lulongsai, they were killed all the way back to Lulongsai by the Han army, and they also lost the Wuzhong City and Xu Wucheng as a buffer.

Murong Feng was forced by the situation and hurriedly returned to Huoyun Yuan from Danhan Mountain. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, he personally rushed to Baitan City. Baitancheng is on the border north of Yanshan, four or five hundred miles away from Yuyang and Lulongsai. The Eastern Xianbei Lord Micah has been staying in Baitan City to direct the battle ahead.

After Murong Feng arrived in Baitan City, Micah asked with great concern about the details of the Battle of Yanmen Pass and the recent situation of Danhan Mountain. Murong Feng was worried, and he was very worried about the situation in the Xianbei Kingdom. He said that Tuoba Feng's army had been hit hard at Yanmen Pass, which was a major threat to the entire northern territory of the Xianbei Kingdom. Micah said that although Tuoba Feng's strength was damaged, it had little impact on the overall situation, and he still had two allies, Dongqiang and Xiongnu. However, the army of the Great Han State is currently divided in various parts of northern Xinjiang, and it is impossible to concentrate enough forces to launch a counterattack in a short time. Even if the leopard has the heart to fight, the current national strength of the Han Dynasty is simply unable to support it, and it will take at least four or five years to fight.

Micah asked tentatively, should you take advantage of Tuoba Feng's dying moment to completely deal with him? Murong Feng shook his head and said that Tuoba Feng was no longer able to protect himself, and there was no longer a threat to Danhan Mountain. Micah said, if Tuoba Feng is not removed, what will he do in the future? Qian Man has grown up, does the leader really give way? To kill him, to kill him now.

Murong Feng sighed: "The situation in northern Xinjiang is becoming more and more unfavorable for us, if we want to keep the results of the war, the most important thing at present is not to mess up." As soon as Xianbei was in chaos, the opportunity for the Han people came. ”

Micah said disdainfully: "The Han people's national strength is weak, the follow-up is weak, and now there are disasters in the country, in this case, they can still stabilize the war situation, it is already a miracle, where is the strength to fight back?" You're thinking too much. In my opinion, if you want to get rid of Tuoba Feng forever, now is the best opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you don't do it now, when he recovers, the civil strife in Xianbei will be even greater in the future. ”

Murong Feng hung his head and was silent.

Xiong Ba, Split Tempest, and Su Li arrived from Yuyang and Lu Longsai one after another. Murong Feng asked carefully about the battle situation, and then said, if Tuoba Feng is not damaged, we can use him as horns in the east and west to firmly control the outer border counties in the northern frontier, but now it is not good, Tuoba Feng himself is difficult to protect. If we want to try our best to stabilize the war situation in northern Xinjiang, we can only take advantage of the current domestic disaster in the Great Han Kingdom to drag the Han army and make it impossible for them to advance or retreat, until finally the Han army is cut off from food and retreat. As for the Karasuma people and the Youzhou rebels, we must help them, kill Gongsun Zhan, and drive the Han army out of Liaoxi and Liaodong. Otherwise, the Han army will lack constraints and may concentrate all its forces against us.

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Luoyang, the imperial study.

Zhou Wang, the commander of the Central Tibetan Prefecture, reported to the Son of Heaven about the recent income and expenditure, saying that although His Majesty had lost the benefits of salt and iron in Bingzhou and Hedong, because His Majesty had reopened the salt and iron in various prefectures and counties, the output of salt and iron in various places had increased dramatically, and the income had greatly increased compared with the past. In addition, in recent months, the selling prices of official positions at all levels of the Xiyuan Army have risen again and again, and the number of imports into Wanjintang is still considerable.

The Son of Heaven asked Zhou Wang, since the flood in the Seven Counties, the price of grain has doubled, how much did I make from it? Zhou Wang said with a smile that the minister had already collected all the money from several giant merchants in Kanto and Jizhou. Your Majesty will earn far more money than Your Majesty will take out for disaster relief. The Son of Heaven said unhappily, what is the point of earning and earning, not earning your own money? You should immediately go to the stricken prefecture and sell all the land I have purchased.

Zhou Wang asked in surprise, Your Majesty, if you sell it now, you will lose the capital. The Son of Heaven smiled and said, I have already earned the money that should be earned, and I will not lose money even if this land is given to others for free. Sell it, it's better to sell it than not to have any money at all.

Zhou Wang didn't dare to say more, and nodded again and again. The Son of Heaven asked again, I asked you to calculate a few days ago, after the Great War in Northern Xinjiang, whether I lost money or made money, can you figure it out? Zhou Wang said, Your Majesty, the minister carefully calculated, Your Majesty not only makes money, but also doubles it. The Son of Heaven asked in disbelief, why? We can indeed earn back a little food and ordnance, but the salaries of hundreds of thousands of troops can be compensated. Zhou Wang said that the money used in the war in northern Xinjiang was all lent to the Dasi Nong Mansion on credit, and the Dasi Nong Mansion had to draw money from the state treasury year by year and return it to His Majesty, and His Majesty's capital was quite a lot. In addition, coupled with the interest of these twenty years, the high price of grain in recent years, Your Majesty will at least double the earnings. Therefore, His Majesty suddenly wants to sell the land, and the minister thinks ......

The Son of Heaven shook his hand and said solemnly: "I said that the fields in those places will soon be worthless, not worth a single penny. After you go, find a way to raise the price of the land first, and then sell it, quickly. ”

Zhou Wang immediately thought of something, his face changed, and he nodded again and again.

"Don't leak the news, otherwise those fields are really worthless." The Son of Heaven sneered, "The rich people everywhere have money, and you sell it to them." I didn't order them to donate money in this Northern War, and you can see that they were as happy as if they had dug up a mountain of gold. Hmph, happy, I'll make them cry right away. ”

Zhou Wang's face stiffened and smiled, not daring to respond. At this time, Lord Situ Xu entered the palace to meet the Son of Heaven. Zhou Wang hurriedly said goodbye and left.

Since the departure of Lord Sikong Ding Palace, Situ Xu Xiang has acted as an agent for the two mansions. The Son of Heaven said that Taiwei Ma Riyan had just taken office, and he was not familiar with everything, so the affairs of these two mansions would be handled by Lord Situ. The Taiwei of this dynasty led Taichang, Guangluxun, and Weiwei Sanqing, Situ led Taifu, Tingwei, and Dahonglu Sanqing, and Sikong led Zongzheng, Dasi Nong, and Shaofu Sanqing. Since Situ Xu Xiang is in charge of the affairs of the two governments, he has to inquire about the affairs of the six secretaries, so he is busy all day long. This morning, he received Yu Fuluo, a Xiongnu Dadan who came to Luoyang, and specially accompanied Yu Fuluo for a meal. At the feast, he received a shocking news that the victims of Licheng in Jinan had killed the local county order, opened the Licheng grain depot, and opened the depot to release grain without permission.

After listening to Xu Xiang's report, the Son of Heaven stood up and said to Jian Shuo: "I heard that the price of grain has risen, and the price of donkeys in Luoyang has also risen, right?" ”

Jian Shuo smiled: "Your Majesty, the price of donkeys has tripled. ”

"Okay, okay, Aiqing will go with me to see the little donkey, and sell all those who have grown up."

The two of them talked and laughed all the way and left. Xu Xiang knelt on the ground and was stunned for a long time, scolding Jian Shuo countless times in his heart, and then went home listlessly. The Son of Heaven doesn't care, what else does he care? Xu Xiang immediately wrote to Jinan Mansion and arrested and killed.

A few days later, similar robberies of grain depots and the looting and burning of wealthy families occurred repeatedly in the counties and counties in the disaster areas. Xu Xiang also stopped playing, so as not to be coldly regarded by the Son of Heaven, he always sent a message to all the prefectures, vigorously suppressed and killed, and never tolerated the mob.

September of the fifth year of Zhongping of the Han Dynasty (188 AD).

Earlier this month, Situ Xu Xiang received even more terrible news that a plague had broken out in some counties in the disaster area, and a large number of victims had died one after another. As the plague spread, the victims began to gather in small areas to riot.

Without hesitation, Xu Xiang immediately sent a message to various counties and counties, ordering all prefectures to organize military forces to block the area where the plague broke out, kill all the people and animals in the plague area, and burn and bury all the corpses in the plague area. For the riot, he still said the same sentence, resolutely kill, and all the leaders of the riot will be punished.

Xu Xiang decided to enter the palace again. Recently, the weather has been hot, and the Son of Heaven is no longer in court, so he stays in the harem every day and plays with the palace maids and concubines. Xu Xiang thought, something big has happened in the disaster area, if I don't play Your Majesty again, and don't think of a solution, let these small disasters cause big riots, then my fate in the future will not be to be dismissed, but to be imprisoned and beheaded.

The attitude of the Son of Heaven made Xu Xiang shudder. The Son of Heaven not only ignored it, but also ignored Xu Xiang at all, and left Lord Situ, a dignified man of the Han Kingdom, to sit in the imperial study for a day. Xu Xiang didn't get a reply from the Son of Heaven until dark. The Son of Heaven said that if you have something to deal with, you should not trouble me with everything. If all the officials are big or small, and they all come to ask questions, will I still be alive? What else do I want you to do? Xu Xiang was helpless and went home unhappy.

When Xu Xiang returned home, the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and hurriedly ran to the house of the former Taiwei Fan Ling to discuss. Fan Ling couldn't think about the dismissal, he lost a lot of weight, and he looked angry and depressed. After listening to Xu Xiang's story, his expression changed greatly, and he pointed at Xu Xiang in horror and said, "Your Majesty wants to kill you, Your Majesty wants to kill you." Xu Xiang was stupid and couldn't speak for a long time.

"Why did Your Majesty kill me?"

"Confused, you confused." Fan Ling said, "You can't see the situation now, Your Majesty is deliberately currying favor with scholars for the sake of the emperor's affairs. In order to be able to pull Ma Riyan to the position of captain, His Majesty didn't even want the treasures in his Wanjin Hall, why? He didn't want to win over the scholars, so that the scholars would be grateful to Dade for supporting him to abolish his throne. As long as the scholars do not object, who else in this world can stop Your Majesty? ”

"Why did Your Majesty kill me?" Xu Xiang was still very puzzled, "I'm the head of Xu Valve's family." ”

"Because in the eyes of those pretentious scholars, you, me, and ** eunuchs are all one party, and they are all people who should be killed. Killing you, the head of the Xu Valve family, can calm the hatred of the scholars against the eunuchs, and you can get the praise and support of the scholars. ”

Xu Xiang was furious when he heard this, "What do we have to do with the ** eunuch?" Isn't it just the same palace as a minister? His Yuan Kui's relative Yuan Yu is still a regular servant, why is he not a ** eunuch party? They say we are black, we are black, they say we are white, we are white, what kind of world is this? If they are scholars, we are not scholars? Doesn't this refer to the deer as a horse, and set up blame? Is this why the Son of Heaven wants to kill me? ”

Fan Ling said hatefully: "The Son of Heaven doesn't want to kill Zhao Zhong, Zhang Rang, or Zhongguan, so he has to kill you." ”

Xu Xiang trembled with anger. It's not that he doesn't know that the Son of Heaven is deliberately framing him and wants to take the opportunity to kill him, he just doesn't want to admit it in his heart. He worked hard all his life, and finally made it to the third prince, he worked hard and hard for the saddle of this great Han country, and worked hard and dedicatedly, and the result was such an ending.

"Although the Son of Heaven deliberately curries favor with scholars, how can these people easily agree to His Majesty's abolition of the heir?" Fan Ling sneered, "I'm afraid that Your Majesty is shooting yourself in the foot." If at a critical time, these scholars want to blackmail Your Majesty, and if you don't get rid of the Zhongguan, you won't set up a little Dong Hou, I want to see how Your Majesty ends? ”

"Your Majesty will kill the lieutenant?" Xu Xiang shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Even if Your Majesty kills these heinous lieutenants, there are still eunuchs in the palace, and there will be a second Zhao Zhong and a second Jian Shuo, these people are simply pig brains." The current court of my Great Han Kingdom is that the four major forces of the Zhongguan and foreign relatives clan are restricting each other, and it is impossible for anyone to be dominant, this is the court of my Great Han Kingdom, and they just don't recognize it. It's ridiculous that they think they can hold power alone, joke, how could the Son of Heaven let the scholars hold power alone? Does the Son of Heaven still want imperial power? Then why did Emperor Wu use the inner court to control the outer court? Jokes, it's a pity that it's all a bunch of celebrities and scholars......"

"Your Majesty will not kill the lieutenants, but he will kill us to win the favor of the scholars." Fan Ling said angrily, "Tomorrow, you will kneel outside the gate of the North Palace with the chapter on your back and ask the Son of Heaven and the people of the world for your guilt." While the victims have not rioted and the plague has not yet broken out, hurry up and leave home and save your life first. ”

Xu Xiang was angry and chilling, and nodded again and again in pain. Suddenly, he remembered something, looked at Fan Ling in horror and said, "Is it true that Your Majesty has dis......regarded the lives of millions of disaster victims in order to kill me alone?" ”

Fan Ling suddenly came to his senses, pointed at Xu Xiang in amazement, and said, "Millions of victims are rioting? What about the battle in the northern frontier? ”

"What else is the battle of the Northern Frontier......" Xu Xiang stood up abruptly and shouted angrily, "We have all played tricks on Your Majesty." ”

"In Your Majesty's heart, there is only the little prince, how can there be the Jiangshan Sheji of my Great Han Kingdom."

The next day, there was a sea of people outside the North Palace Gate.

Situ Xu Xiang of the Great Han Kingdom knelt outside the palace gate, holding the plea form, tears in his voice, and recited aloud.

He said that because of the lack of relief from the imperial court, millions of victims in the seven counties affected by the disaster are now starving, plagues, and bones, and he is the Situ of the Great Han Kingdom, the official in charge of disaster relief, and he has to bear the responsibility for the ineffective relief. Xu Xiang faced tens of thousands of people and shouted that he was guilty of great sin and was willing to ask for guilt and go to prison. Xu Xiang also reported dozens of officials who were corrupt and perverted the law in the disaster relief, and all of these dozens of people were protégés of the gate lord clan without exception. For a while, the angry roars of the people of Luoyang resounded through the North Palace.

The Son of Heaven couldn't stay in the harem, so he had to go to court. He ignored the government for more than a month, regardless of the life or death of the victims, the people complained outside the gate of the North Palace, and almost didn't scold him for being a faint king. The scolding was so loud that even the deaf could hear it. The Son of Heaven looked at Xu Xiang, who was kneeling on the ground, with a hideous expression, and a pair of small round eyes almost erupted into flames.

Xu Xiang was dismissed from his post and went home, and all the officials who served in Beijing were imprisoned, and those who served in various prefectures and counties were immediately arrested. The Son of Heaven said that disaster relief is related to the life and death of the people, the survival of the Han Dynasty, and all those who are corrupt and pervert the law will be killed, and the disaster will affect the three tribes. The ministers were silent, and they didn't dare to come out, and let the Son of Heaven roar in the court. Guanglu doctor Yuan Feng was so angry that his face turned pale, and he wanted to kick Xu Xiang to death. Seventeen of those dozens of officials were the children of Yuan Valve's protégés. But he couldn't retaliate, he had to endure it. Xu Valve's protégés also have corrupt officials and corrupt officials, but if everyone continues to expose each other like this, they will be unlucky in the end. Forget it, bear with it, and find a chance to kill you again.

Now that Situ was dismissed, Sikong was outside, and the Son of Heaven immediately issued an order, and Taiwei Ma Riyan was in charge of the Three Princes' Mansion. The ministers were stunned. Taiwei Ma Riyan has full authority to deal with the affairs of the three publics, how much power does that have? In the face of the angry little face flushed, the fierce and vicious Son of Heaven, none of the ministers dared to speak out and advise, and vaguely felt that something big was about to happen in the Han Kingdom.

The general He Jin hurriedly returned to the general's mansion and went directly into the study.

Today's events came too suddenly, too frightening, and he was caught off guard and at a loss. The shadow of death fell like a mountain from the sky, overwhelming him, and he felt like he was going to suffocate. The Son of Heaven didn't just put the knife on his neck, but he had already cut into three points. He felt that he was very incompetent, and he was really incompetent compared to the weak and bamboo-like emperor. How did the situation suddenly become so sinister? What kind of means did the Son of Heaven use to smash all his advantages in the blink of an eye? He couldn't find the answer, his mind was in chaos, and his heart only had fear that went deep into his bones.

He Hao, Yuan Shao, Zhang Miao, and Xu You were sitting in the study discussing what happened outside the gate of the North Palace and in the court today.

He Jin's face was gray, and his eyes looked at He Hao in a daze. It seems that the celestial phenomena mentioned by Mr. Zijiang do not refer to the Son of Heaven, but to me. He stabilized his mood a little and asked, "Is that really what Mr. Zijiang said?" ”

He Hao smiled calmly: "General, don't worry. Xu Xiangbei Palace's plea outside the gate is just to save himself. As soon as Xu Xiang left, the power of the eunuchs above the court was greatly reduced, and our situation was getting better and better, didn't the general see it. ”

He Jin bowed his head and was silent. Today's Son of Heaven has Shang Shutai to control the power, and there is Taiwei Ma Riyan who is in charge of the Three Dukes' Mansion alone, and there is also General Zhenbei in the north who holds heavy troops, and his imperial power is unprecedented, what else can he not do? Now this Taiwan and the government are all in charge of the scholars, and the power of the scholars suddenly changed from the weakest to the strongest, and suddenly they overrode the government and the opposition. Why are the nobles suddenly honored? Is it up to the Son of Heaven to need them to rule the country? Need their talents? Why didn't the Son of Heaven use them in the past? These scholars must have agreed to the abolition of the Son of Heaven, so the Son of Heaven will reuse them like this, and he will be so impatient. Despicable and shameless scholars. He Jin scolded secretly.

He Hao explained endlessly, and then said: "At present, the weight of the Son of Heaven is estimated to be resolved soon. But he now has several uncertain puzzles that plague him. First, how many ministers supported him to abolish his throne? What is the final condition for the ministers to support his abolition? Even if the ministers agree to abolish the heir, how can the affairs of the queen, the prince, and the general be properly handled? The second issue is the war in northern Xinjiang. Now that the first stage of the war in Northern Xinjiang has not been completed, when will the Youzhou War end? When did General Zhenbei lead his army back to Bingzhou? If the victims riot, will the fighting in northern Xinjiang continue? If the war in the northern frontier cannot be continued, will the support conditions of the scholars change? The third problem is the Northern Army. The Northern Army has always been stationed in Gyeonggi, and if we want to resolve the battle for imperial domination without bloodshed, we must first solve the Northern Army. At present, the Xiyuan Army has no combat effectiveness, and it will take at least a year to wait until the Xiyuan Army has combat effectiveness, but what the Son of Heaven is doing today is already obvious, he can't wait, how can the Son of Heaven properly deal with the Northern Army? ”

"General, what is the key to these problems?" He Hao smiled, "It's a war in Youzhou." When the war in Youzhou ends, the Son of Heaven will begin to establish the imperial rule. General Zhenbei's army is the foundation of the conquest of our Han Kingdom. ”

"The impact of the disaster riots on the Great Han Kingdom is actually far less than the war in the northern Xinjiang, and the Son of Heaven ignores the life and death of the victims and allows them to rebel and riot, not just to use this as a reason to kill Xu Xiang to achieve the goal of grasping the power of the three princes of the outer court, he must still have a purpose. What is the purpose? I can't think of it. Didn't the Son of Heaven want to fight the Battle of the Northern Frontier? Did he want to use this to threaten General Zhenbei and force him to follow him firmly? I don't know, I can't figure it out. ”

He Hao was silent in thought. Yuan Shao went on to say, the contradiction between us and the Son of Heaven is whether to kill or not to kill the ** eunuch. If the Son of Heaven does not kill, it will be difficult for the emperor to establish, but the Son of Heaven has an invincible weapon in his hand, that is, Li Hong, the general of Zhenbei. Therefore, the current situation is very unfavorable to both the ministers of the DPRK and the central government and you, the general. If the Son of Heaven solves the Northern Army, then there will be no more resistance to his establishment of imperial unity. Under Li Hong's iron horse, do the scholars dare not agree? Unless you don't want the Great Han Kingdom.

"Therefore, the general is going to go out of Beijing, and he will take the northern army out of Beijing anyway. In the current situation, the Northern Army is more threatening to the Son of Heaven than the Northern Army in Beijing. Yuan Shao said resolutely, "Only when the Northern Army leaves Beijing and the Son of Heaven feels that the threat is eliminated, will he not hesitate to continue to fight the Northern Xinjiang War." As long as General Zhenbei was out of the fortress, the Son of Heaven lost the initiative to establish the imperial unity, and he fell into the double dilemma of scholars and the northern army. As long as the general resolutely kills the ** eunuch, the powerful scholars will resolutely support you, then the emperor can be established. ”

The general let out a long breath and said with a wry smile: "The disaster people riot, only the disaster riots can we go out of Beijing." ”

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