The Son of Heaven received one bad news after another, couldn't sit still, and hurriedly convened the ministers to discuss the matter.

At present, the Xiongnu Tu tribes in northern Xinjiang rebelled, and the Xiongnu Zhonglang General Xian Yufu guarded the border passes, which could temporarily ensure that the border was worry-free. Tu everyone rebelled not once or twice, at the beginning of the year, Tu all the little king Du Gaiting led the rebels to follow the Xianbei people to invade Beidi County, so everyone didn't care, as if they all knew that the Tiger King of Tu all tribes would rebel, no one took it seriously.

"Your Majesty, this Tu tribe is barbaric, capricious, and has repeatedly betrayed my Great Han Kingdom and invaded the border counties of my Great Han Kingdom, which is really hateful." Wei Wei Liu Bo said, "Your Majesty, now that General Xingzhenbei has tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, and his strength is strong, it is better to order General Li to quickly wave his army to the north, and make a decision with one drum to completely eradicate all the tribes of Tu, and never suffer in the future." ”

Wei Wei Liu Bo is in his fifties, with a burly physique, a pair of bright eyes, not angry but mighty. Before he finished his words, Sikong Ding Gong hurriedly played: "Your Majesty, by all means. The Yellow Turban ant thieves of Zhang Yan and Yang Feng in Bingzhou have just been cared for, the army's heart is unstable, and the people's hearts are fluctuating. Your Majesty, the minister believes that the top priority of General Xingzhenbei is not to go out of the fortress to quell the rebellion, but to go south to pursue and destroy the white wave ant thieves who have fled to the east of the river, so as to ensure that Gyeonggi is worry-free. ”

Taiwei Cui Lie sneered, faced the ministers, and said loudly: "I heard that someone played Your Majesty, saying that General Xingzhenbei violated the law and discipline in Bingzhou, flew high, and caused trouble to the country, and asked Your Majesty to issue an order to arrest him and return him to Beijing and hand him over to the Tingwei Mansion for trial, isn't it?" Why did he come in handy again today, and no one was clamoring to punish him? ”

When the ministers heard this, some secretly sneered, some glared angrily, and there were few good faces facing him. Cui Lie pursed his lips disdainfully, turned to face the Son of Heaven, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, General Xingzhenbei sits in the northern Xinjiang and is in charge of the military affairs of one state and two counties north of the Yellow River. ”

The Son of Heaven loves to hear this.

According to Aiqing's performance, he issued an order to immediately supervise Li Hong, the general of Zhenbei, to immediately quell the rebellion of the Xiongnu Tu tribes and kill the white wave ant thieves who wandered east of the river. Delay is punishable by a felony. ”

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Situ Xu Xiang immediately played: "Your Majesty, what Lord Taiwei said is very inappropriate. ”

Xu Xiang said that now there are rebellions everywhere, and the yellow turban ant thieves in Jizhou have been appeased by Li Hong, but what about the ant thieves in Jizhou? What about the ant thieves in Youzhou?

Some time ago, His Majesty ordered to recruit the county soldiers of Qing, Yan, and Henan counties to go north to quell the rebellion, but now only more than 20,000 people have arrived in Jizhou, and 10,000 have been killed. Liu Yu and Lord Liu have no soldiers in their hands, what can they do to quell the rebellion? There are not only ant thieves but also Karasuma rebels in Youzhou, and there are no tens of thousands of troops going north, how will the rebellion be quelled in the future?

Now, in addition to the 30,000 northern army in Gyeonggi, there is still a large army to be recruited in the Zhenbei General Headquarters, if according to the words of Lord Taiwei and Lord Sikong, when will the army of the Zhenbei General Department be free to relieve the crisis in Jizhou and go north to Youzhou to quell the rebellion?

Now the Hun Zhonglang will Xian Yufu in Huze to conquer the Huns and slaughter everyone, and the Zhonglang will Xu Rong lead his troops to resist the Xianbei people in the area of Yanmen Pass, and the rebel Zhonglang will Liyi is just in the east of the river, and the heavy task of killing the white wave ant thieves can be handed over to him, so, what about the other soldiers and horses of the general department of Xingzhenbei? The ant thieves in the state have already been appeased in the fields, what kind of rebellion do they have to eat and land to plant? Is it really necessary for tens of thousands of troops to sit in Jinyang to guard the ant thief Tuntian?

Earlier, His Majesty asked Li Hong, the general of Zhenbei, to send troops south to Hanoi and north to the border fortress, but Li Hong delayed for more than two months under the pretext of reorganizing the army and suppressing the ant thieves, but now what reason does he have for refusing His Majesty's requisition? Is it because His Majesty only asked him to guard one state and two counties, and he wanted to use this as an excuse to preserve his strength?

"The minister thinks that His Majesty should issue an order and strictly order Li Hong, the general of Zhenbei, to immediately send troops to Hebei and Youzhou to quickly quell the rebellion."

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Huangfu Song was shocked and hurriedly played: "Your Majesty, Lord Situ is worried about the rebellion in Youliangzhou, and he can't be quelled as soon as possible, his mood is understandable, but the soldiers and horses of the general department in the north of Xingzhen are indeed not suitable for requisition. ”

Huangfu Song said that after the general headquarters of Xingzhenbei reorganized the army, there were 70,000 troops, but now 30,000 iron cavalry have been divided, and 10,000 iron cavalry are currently killing the white wave ant thieves in Xihe County. At present, there are only 10,000 iron cavalry and 20,000 infantry left in the Jinyang Longshan battalion. With 30,000 soldiers and horses to deter and suppress hundreds of thousands of ant thieves in the state, it is itself weak, and if it is requisitioned and transferred, the general headquarters of Xingzhenbei will be an empty shelf.

The Xiongnu slaughtered 20,000 or 30,000 rebels, and the 10,000 iron cavalry to protect the Xiongnu Zhonglang was not enough to protect themselves, let alone take the initiative to attack. If the two sides are fighting, the Xingzhenbei General Department will definitely send additional troops, so where will the Xingzhenbei General's Department still have men and horses to be requisitioned to the Jizhou battlefield?

Since the invasion of Xianbei people this year and the rampant ant thieves, the situation has been extremely tense, if it were not for His Majesty's timely formation of the northern general department in Bingzhou to guard the northern frontier, it is estimated that Bingzhou would have been unrecognizable. At present, although General Li has done his best to keep most of the annexed states and firmly defend the Beijing Division, the situation has not fundamentally improved, especially the influx of millions of displaced people, which is a disaster that is about to break out.

"The minister believes that if the displaced people in the state are not resolved, none of the soldiers of the general department in the north of Xingzhen can be recruited, which is directly related to the safety of the Beijing division, the society of the Han Dynasty, and the minister asks His Majesty to consider it carefully."

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As soon as the outcasts were mentioned, there were ministers who begged His Majesty one after another not to reopen the salt and iron.

The Son of Heaven saw that he was off topic, and hurriedly stood up to stop it, "Ladies and gentlemen, today I only talk about counterinsurgency, not about salt and iron. ”

The Son of Heaven had just barely suppressed the debate among the ministers, and the ministers there quarreled over whether to forcibly recruit the soldiers and horses of the Zhenbei General's Department.

Considering the situation in Jizhou and Youzhou, the voices calling for the forcible requisition of the troops and horses of the Zhenbei generals to immediately go to the Jizhou battlefield are getting louder and louder. Many ministers felt that the proposal to reopen salt and iron was an idea that Li Hong came up with after he presided over Tuntian in Bingzhou, and that Luoyang was uneasy, and he was the initiator of the endless debates between the government and the opposition.

Huangfu Song strongly advised: "Your Majesty, when the ant thieves caused chaos in the Central Plains, we were also divided into several routes, and the generals unified the army and defeated the traitors one by one, and no one could support the counterinsurgency on all battlefields alone. General Xingzhenbei only has one pair of hands and tens of thousands of troops, His Majesty ordered him to fight at the same time, in three states and two counties at the same time, how can he fight? What to fight? ”

It was better that Huangfu Song didn't say this, but when he said this, he reminded those ministers who hated Li Hong. No matter which battlefield Li Hong loses, he will be punished for his crimes, and they are worried that there is no way to overthrow Li Hong's power, and now there is a foolproof way.

Xu Xiang immediately said: "Your Majesty, General Xingzhenbei is an invincible general in the world, how can he be his opponent if he is just an ant thief?" At the beginning, the ant thief Zhang Niujiao's army of hundreds of thousands swept through the two states of Youji, and no one could stop him, but in the end, he was not eaten one by one. The minister asked His Majesty to send General Zhenbei as the general of Zhenbei to supervise the military affairs of the two counties of You, Hebei, Hedong, and Hanoi, and take charge of the great task of quelling the rebellion and the border. ”

He thought to himself, your Li Hong's official is getting bigger and bigger, I don't believe that you don't feel the emperor's grace, and you don't send troops to quell the rebellion everywhere, as long as you lose a battle, you will wait for death.

Huangfu Song's eyes were dark, and he almost fainted without breath. He looked at Lu Zhi, who had been silent, and thought to himself, You can also say a few words, but with your identity, you have more weight than me. But Lu Zhi also wants to push Li Hong now, and he sees a terrible thing from Li Hong's body, which may endanger the hidden danger of Dahan Sheji, that is, Li Hong's wildness.

Li Hong was a cloth-clothed general who started with military exploits, and although this kind of person was loyal to the country, once he interfered in the government, he would pick up a big knife and wantonly slash and slash all obstacles that opposed him. Li Hong provoked Xiliang to suppress corruption and kill corrupt officials by bloody means, which he could understand, but Li Hong advocated reopening salt and iron, and he immediately felt the crisis, a deep and bloody crisis. In order to achieve his goal, Li Hong simply ignored the laws of the Han Dynasty and the ancestral system, in Li Hong's eyes, it was a pile of broken bamboo slips, and there was no binding force. Behind the reopening of salt and iron is Li Hong's rebellious and unruly character, this kind of person will sooner or later become a rebel and thief of the Great Han Kingdom because of his identity and upbringing. Whether it was the previous dynasty or the current dynasty, there were many generals like Li Hong, and in the end, many of them embarked on the road of disaster to the country and the people.

In the precarious situation of the Great Han Kingdom, the possibility of Li Hong becoming a minister of the troubled country is too great. If other countries will be harmed in the future, or even bury the Great Han Kingdom, it is better to kill him now while the Great Han Kingdom can still support it, so as to completely cut off the hidden worries of the country.

The Son of Heaven was hesitant. He still listened to Huangfu Song's words, and he felt that it made sense. How much can a Li Hong, an army of tens of thousands, do? Moreover, he didn't want Li Hong to leave Bingzhou, he needed Li Hong and his army to stay in Bingzhou.

At this time, Lu Zhi spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister agrees with Lord Situ's performance." Then he said a lot of reasons, but one of them was understood. Only by quickly quelling the rebellion can the country be stable, and when the country is stable, the Son of Heaven can do what he wants. If the Great Han Kingdom is in a state of war for a long time, it may not be a good thing for the Son of Heaven, and there are many dreams at night.

The Son of Heaven hesitated. He wasn't afraid that Li Hong would lose the battle, he was worried that if Li Hong's men and horses ran out, what would he do? Without the backing of the army, can you still do what you want?

He looked at the small yellow door standing behind him. Jian Shuo understood, took a step closer, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the hornet's nest that General Li stabbed this time is too big, and the minister of the DPRK and the Central Government is borrowing a knife to kill people." ”

The Son of Heaven was startled and suddenly woke up.

"Your Majesty, General Li is in charge of the military power of the three prefectures and two counties north of the Yellow River, that is nominally, the real military power is in Shangshutai, and besides, what soldiers are there in Jizhou and Youzhou now? What is the use of General Lee's military authority? Now that Lord Liu is in charge of the military and political affairs of Youzhou, and Lord Yang is in charge of the military and political affairs of Jizhou, can General Li still command the two important ministers of Jiuqing? Jian Shuo looked at the ministers in the hall with cold eyes, and sneered, "However, Your Majesty can plan as planned, and when the rebellion is put down, Lord Liu and Lord Yang have returned to the court, then General Li will ......."

"Aiqing, General Zhenbei is responsible for counterinsurgency in three states and two counties." The Son of Heaven said worriedly, "If ......"

"Your Majesty, General Li has won all the battles under such a disadvantage in Yicheng, not to mention these small battles, Your Majesty can rest assured, General Li is a leopard, an invincible leopard." Jian Shuo was full of confidence and retreated to his place with a smile.

The Son of Heaven thinks about it, too, the leopard has not lost a battle so far, and he is a little worried. North of the Yellow River, let the leopard have a headache, I don't care.

"Quasi-play."

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As soon as Chrysostom, the Son of Heaven opened, and the court was suddenly filled with praise, and the ministers rejoiced, as if the rebellion had been put down.

Huangfu Song looked up to the sky and sighed. Lu Zhi was worried.

Then discuss the rebellion in Changsha County, Jingzhou. Sun Jian, the speaker of the council, took the initiative to ask Ying to go to Changsha County to quell the rebellion. The Son of Heaven was overjoyed, moved Sun Jian to Changsha Taishou, Wucheng Hou, and immediately went south.

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Li Wei rushed to the capital day and night.

After listening to Li Wei's recital in the Shang study, the Son of Heaven discussed it with Huangfu Song and others, and felt that it was a little difficult to do. 200,000 Yellow Turban troops went to Tuntian, Hedong, what should they do in the event of a rebellion? It was a major event that directly endangered the safety of Gyeonggi and Samsuke. Although there are 10,000 iron horses in Hedong to take care of them, the 10,000 iron horses have little weight in their eyes.

"How many county soldiers are there in Hedong?" The Son of Heaven asked Huang Fu Song.

"About five thousand people." Huangfu Song replied, "Hedong is subordinate to the Sili Captain's Mansion, and once something happens, the defenders of Chang'an and the northern army of Luoyang can immediately cross the river to rush over to support, so there are always very few county soldiers in Hedong." ”

"In the past few decades, Hedong has been repeatedly invaded by the Hu people, and the population loss is very serious. At present, the population in the southeast of Hedong is relatively concentrated in the areas of Anyi, Jiecheng and Linfen, and there are almost no people in the northeast of Hedong, so there is a lot of wasteland, and it is indeed a pity to abandon it in vain, but it is used as a military cantonment ......" Lu Zhi hesitated for a moment and asked Li Weidao, "What precautions does General Li have against the rebellion of the ant thieves in Tuntian?" ”

Li Wei immediately gave a detailed explanation, saying that Li Hong planned to transfer another 10,000 infantry troops to Hedong to strengthen the forces in Hedong.

Lu Zhi smiled, shook his head, and said a little about Li Hong's promotion to general of Zhenbei, supervising the military affairs of the two counties of the three prefectures, and being in charge of countering the rebellion.

"You are going to Jizhou soon, where are the troops to be transferred to Hedong?" Lu Zhi said, "I think, let's put this matter on the table first, and then talk about it later." ”

After listening to Lu Zhi's words, Li Wei said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, my lords, the crisis in Jizhou can be resolved this month, and Zhang Chun's rebels will soon turn around and return to Youzhou." ”

The Son of Heaven was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly asked, "General Li has already sent troops?" ”

Li Wei said with a smile: "Lord Zhao Yun and Zhao have already rushed to Handan with iron horses, and the news of the great victory over the rebels will definitely reach Luoyang at the end of this month." ”

Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi hurriedly spread out the map, and Li Wei's hand drew an arc from Huguan and pointed heavily to Handan City, "Five hundred miles of running, one hit." ”

Huangfu Song laughed and said, "Congratulations to Your Majesty." General Li appeased Yang Feng, it turned out that he still had this purpose, but it was unexpected. ”

Lu Zhi looked at Li Wei suspiciously and asked, "Yang Feng allowed your iron rider to enter Huguan so quickly?" ”

"It's no wonder that the two adults were surprised, it's a little faster." Li Wei said with a smile, "But Yang Feng is the wife-in-law and uncle of the school captain Yan Liangyan, and Yang Feng still has to give this face." In addition, since Yang Feng agreed to appease, they must trust each other, otherwise, what else to talk about? ”

"What about Youzhou?" Lu Zhi asked, "When does General Li plan to go to Youzhou?" ”

"As long as the military cantonment in Hedong is completed, we have no worries." Li Wei said calmly, "The army should go north immediately." ”

Huangfu Song couldn't help laughing.

Lu Zhi frowned, the expression on his face was quite dissatisfied. This Li Hong dared to threaten the imperial court with the matter of going north to Youzhou, and the bigger the official, the more courageous he became.

The Son of Heaven doesn't care about this, he cares about the safety of Luoyang.

"Your Majesty not only did not kill the ant thieves, but also gave them land, so that they could be fed and clothed, and it was too late for them to be grateful, where would there be a rebellion?" Li Wei comforted, "Your Majesty, if these 200,000 Tuntian soldiers are well trained, they can not only defend the Jingshi, but also be at your Majesty's disposal at any time." Your Majesty, this is 200,000 Tuntian soldiers. ”

The Son of Heaven thought about it, and it was right, if there was a rebellion, there would be the Zhenbei General's Mansion, the Sanfu Garrison, the Chang'an Northern Army, and the natural barrier of the Yellow River, there should be no major incident, but if they all listened to their own dispatches, it would be different.

The Son of Heaven hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded under Li Wei's very seductive persuasion.

Looking at Li Wei's departing figure, Lu Zhi was wondering, why did this Li Wei never mention the matter of salt and iron, could it be that Li Hong had already given up?

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After Li Wei left the palace, he lived in a post house. In the evening, he quietly came to the mansion of Shi Hehao, the head of the general's mansion. Since Zhao Qi left, he took over the position of Changshi.

After He Hao read Li Hong's secret letter, he burned the silk silk in front of Li Wei.

"Lord Sikong agreed, and Lord Situ was left." He Hao smiled, "Is there anything Zhong Yuan wants me to help with?" ”

Li Wei said respectfully: "I wonder if you can introduce me to Mr. Xu Shaoxu?" ”

He Hao glanced at Li Wei appreciatively and praised: "Master Zhu can teach a protégé like you, and he is not in vain to be a master of Jiangdong." He paused for a moment and said, "But relying on Mr. Xu alone, Lord Situ may not change his ways." ”

Li Wei nodded and said, "Tomorrow, I'll go to visit Lord Taiwei." Whether it can be done or not depends on the determination of Lord Taiwei. ”

He Hao was stunned for a moment, and then said solemnly: "Lord Li, the general knows about it, and he will not agree." ”

Li Wei smiled slightly and said, "My lord, this is definitely helpful for you to eradicate the eunuchs, at least, you can temporarily paralyze the eunuchs." What's more, once the traitorous eunuch is removed, the general is like the sky, and the positions of the three princes don't seem to be important, right? ”

He Hao was silent.

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Early the next morning, Li Wei went to meet Zhu Jun, a master craftsman. Zhu Jun was very happy, praised him really a little, and then told him that Sun Jian was going to Changsha County to quell the rebellion.

"I'll give Wentai a meal in the evening, and you can come too."

Li Wei hurriedly agreed, then said goodbye to Zhu Jun and rushed to the Taiwei Mansion. He is now Sima of the Zhenbei General's Mansion, an official with a rank of 2,000 stones, and he is very beautiful. The people from Taiwei Mansion hurriedly reported that Taiwei Cui Lie received him in the study.

After Li Wei paid a big salute, he chatted with Cui Lie about the recent situation in Luoyang, and then talked about his mission to Luoyang, and then the two talked about the merger of Tuntian and the reopening of salt and iron.

Cui Lie sighed and said, "Zhong Yuan, it's very difficult to reopen the salt and iron. I have already told Your Majesty that if he agrees to reopen the salt and iron, I am willing to take the blame for the crime of violating the ancestral system. But now the problem is not Your Majesty, but the Three Dukes' Mansion, Lord Situ and Lord Sikong are resolutely opposed, so ......"

Li Wei asked in a low voice, "My lord, do you really want to resign?" ”

"Although Taiwei is the first of the three princes, he is actually ......," Cui Lie smiled and said, "If I can complete the reopening of salt and iron before I leave office, or at least reopen salt and iron in Bingzhou, I will be very content." ”

Li Wei said a few words of flattery very respectfully, and then said cautiously: "My lord, can you take the liberty of asking?" ”

"You say, you say." Cui Lie said with a smile, "You are Lord Zhu's protégé, and Sima of the Zhenbei General's Mansion, at a young age, you have such talents and achievements, which is amazing, I like it very much." You ask. ”

"My lord, if you resign as a lieutenant, who will succeed you in the current situation?"

Cui Lie smiled suddenly, looked at Li Wei with a solemn expression, thought for a long time, and said, "Zhong Yuan, can you explain a little bit?" ”

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After Li Wei came out of the Taiwei Mansion, he immediately rushed to the pavilion.

"Humble words, have you seen the general of the chariot?"

"See." He Feng said with a smile, "This kid, after becoming a general, suddenly became famous, and I didn't dare to admit that he was fat." ”

"You didn't say too much, did you?" Li Wei asked cautiously.

"Nope." He Feng said, "The general is good to me, good wine and good food, I just complained a few casually." ”

"Okay, okay." Li Wei smiled, "As long as it arouses He Miao's vigilance." ”

"Zhong Yuan, what do you mean by telling me to say those few words?" He Feng asked, "Could it be that the general wants to deal with his younger brother?" ”

"No, it's just a little bit of a concern. When are you going to see the General? ”

"I went, the general was busy, and said he would see me in a few days."

At this time, Pound also returned.

"Ling Ming, can you see Master Cao?" Li Wei hurriedly asked.

"See." Pang De smiled, "Lord Cao is really good, although he is now a councilor, he has no arrogance at all, and he is polite to see me." He said that he would come to the pavilion in the afternoon to meet Master Li. ”

"How's that going to work?" Li Wei said with a smile, "Cao Mengde is a celebrity in Luoyang, let's go visit him, let's go, let's go now, disturb him for a drink." ”

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