Chapter 11 The sunset of the long river is the second section of June, Jinyang. In the evening of the same day, Li Hong set up a banquet in the pass to receive Wang Ze, Tian Yu, Sai Feng and others.

The wind and snow were too tired, so he took Li Xiu back to the room early to rest. After Fengxue left, Li Hong asked with a smile: "According to the itinerary, you can return at the beginning of spring, why is it delayed for more than four months?" Is there anything going on in the desert, Liaodong, Fuyu and other places? Wang Ze, Tian Yu, and Sai Feng looked at each other, the smiles on their faces gradually faded, and their expressions suddenly became solemn.

"Over the past year or so, we have traveled all over the desert, Liaodong, Fuyu and other places, and I feel that the undercurrent outside the plug is surging, and the wind and rain are coming." Wang Ze sighed with a heavy heart,

"On the prairie, our heart has been hanging, worried that the army will not be able to conquer Luoyang for a long time, until we saw the general appear in the Juzhu fortress and knew that Luoyang had been conquered, and our heart was put down." Li Hong seemed to have expected it, and he was not very surprised by Wang Ze's words, he touched his short beard under his chin, and said lightly: "In the past few years, Kirby Bear has been sharp, not only attracting all our attention, but also covering up the hidden crisis on the desert. This time, I asked Kirby Xiong to take the army to Hexi, the purpose of which was to expose the crisis outside the Saiwai. I'd like to see who else wants to dominate the desert besides Kirby the Bear. Wang Ze glanced at Li Hong and said slowly: "In the past, Tanshi Huai dominated the desert, and the Xianbei people were invincible, which was the glory of all Xianbei people. Although the Xianbei people were defeated in Sunset Plains thirteen years ago and belonged to my Han, in their hearts, the only hero on the desert was Kirby Bear. The desert is their homeland, and they are always trying to recapture the desert and rebuild the world-famous achievements of the sandalwood acacia. ”

"In the past few years, the Han has repeatedly transferred troops from outside the Sai Wai and requisitioned cattle and sheep from the Sai Wai, and the continuous wars of the Da Han have made them see the decline of the Da Han. In every corner of the prairie, rumors abound that the Great Han was struggling on the brink of death. The Xianbei people saw the hope of retaking the desert, and they were ready to move, or it would not be long before the outside of the fortress would be full of wolf smoke and beacon fires. This time, Li Hong's brows furrowed, he looked at Wang Ze, Tian Yu and Sai Feng, and asked coldly, "Is it so serious?" ”

"Much more serious than the general expected." Tian Yu smiled bitterly and described in detail what he had seen on this trip. After being hit in a row, Kirby Bear's strength was damaged and his position was challenged.

First of all, the two Xianbei tribes in the middle and east began to split. Although Micah and Su Li in Xianbei in the east are still supporting Kirby Bear, Que Ji, Huai Tou and Su Li's younger brother Cheng Lugui have other ideas.

After Kirby Xiong led his army to Hexi, Que Ji's son Shama Khan was active in the Liaodong area, married Fuyu Wang Wei Qiutai, and became a brother with Liaoxi Karasuma Bailang Wang Louban.

Once Que Ji has the support of the Buyeo people and the Karasuma people of Liaodong, it is very likely that he will take advantage of the fact that Kirby Bear is far away in Hexi to force Micah and Suri to leave Kirby Bear and establish another royal court.

The second is Fu Luohan. Fu Luo Han is the grandson of Zhishi Huai, and he should be the elder brother of Budu.

At the beginning, Li Hong tried his best to support him, first, because of his noble status and a certain appeal in Danhan Mountain, second, because he was extremely loyal to the Han and trustworthy, and third, after he rose in the north-central part of the desert, he could threaten Kirby Bear to the east and contain Moci to the south.

This can effectively balance several large Xianbei tribes in the middle of the desert. Fu Luohan's strength has developed rapidly, and he already has tens of thousands of iron horses.

When the strength is great, the ambition is also great. Kirby Bear went to Hexi, and Xianbei in the east deliberately fought against him, and Xianbei in the middle immediately became a lamb to be slaughtered, and of course became the prey of Fu Luohan.

However, the strength of the Southern Xianbei King is even greater, and Fu Luohan is very jealous and does not dare to act rashly.

There is no doubt about the loyalty of the Great Han, and his nephew Shooting Yingtong and his son Shooting Tiger have followed the general for many years, so naturally they will not betray the general.

But the problem is that when Shotlong is old, his eldest son, Shotaka, will soon inherit the throne of Shot, and Shotaka and Furohan are like brothers.

When he fled to the Han Dynasty, he was hostage in Danhan Mountain, and his survival depended on the protection of Fu Luohan.

Inkici is very grateful to Fu Luo Han for this, and it is precisely because of Ink Shot's strong recommendation that Fu Luo Han was selected by the general as a support object.

"If Shooting Ink is dead, Fu Luohan will get the help of Shooting Long, and his strength will increase suddenly, and he will inevitably attack Kirby Bear." Tian Yu was about to continue, but Li Hong interrupted him with a wave of his hand,

"A few years ago, I heard that he intended to let the Tiger inherit the Southern Xianbei, why has it changed now?"

"Although Shooting Tiger has the support of Shooting Yingtong, Shooting Long has the great help of Fu Luohan, and after all, Shooting Long is the eldest son of Shooting Moci, and many tribal leaders in Southern Xianbei support him. Ink is worried that after his death, he will kill his brothers, so he has been hesitant and has not decided on the matter of heirs. Tian Yu shook his head,

"Lord Wang and I advised him to make a decision as soon as possible so as not to get into trouble, but he has too many concerns, and it is estimated that there will be no results in a year and a half."

"Inkshot is old." Li Hong smiled helplessly,

"How can you hesitate to do such a thing? Shall I send someone to go again? ”

"We've said everything that needs to be said, but Inkci has concerns about Inkci, so let him handle it himself. If you want to hurry, you can't reach it, and if you are in a hurry, something will happen. Wang Ze shook his hand,

"In my opinion, it is better to let Kirby Xiong return to Huoyunyuan as soon as possible, and at the appropriate time, let General Xian Yuyin personally go to Huoyunyuan twice to show the importance of the imperial court to him, and take the opportunity to warn Fu Luohan, Que Ji and others, don't ask for trouble."

"In the short term, Kirby Bear can't go back." Li Hong said,

"The imperial court decided to recover Hexi first, and the battle there will be fought for a while. In addition, I don't think there is any need for Kirby Bear to rush back, on the contrary, we should leave him in Hexi as much as possible, give Fu Luohan enough time to attack the central Xianbei, and then we will let Kirby Bear and Budu attack Fu Luohan, and let the Xianbei people fight the Xianbei people. If the strength of the Xianbei people is greatly damaged, the desert will be able to maintain stability for a long time, which is very beneficial to our Zhongxing cause. ”

"General......" Tian Yu hurriedly shook his hand,

"You'd better be cautious, now Northern Xinjiang is not only a matter of the Xianbei people, but also a matter of the Karasuma people. If the desert is chaotic first, Baishan and Liaodong may be in chaos, and the situation in northern Xinjiang will be out of control. Li Hong's thick eyebrows furrowed,

"The Karasuma people also dare to rebel? Qiu Liju has only been dead for a few years? Are Badun, Wuyan, and Su Muyan all old and confused? Tian Yu sighed bitterly: "Does the general still remember why the imperial court wanted to canonize Badun as Liaodong Karasuma Dadanyu?" Li Hong suddenly understood the reason,

"Chuliju's son has grown up?"

"Grown up." Tian Yu said,

"Lou Ban has not only grown up, but also has the support of many Karasuma tribes in Liaodong. At the beginning, in order to avenge General Gongsun Zhan, the imperial court deliberately canonized Badun as Da Shan Yu, intending to provoke civil strife in Liaodong Karasuma after Lou Ban grew up, and then killed Badun and severely damaged Liaodong Karasuma. Now the situation in Liaodong is developing in this direction, and the initiator is ourselves. Li Hong remembered the past and smiled bitterly.

It's really shooting yourself in the foot. If the Karasuma people are in civil strife and fight in Liaodong, the situation will be extremely unfavorable to northern Xinjiang.

"Shamad Khan and Lou Ban are brothers, obviously rushing to the end. Behind Shamad Khan is Que Ji, and behind Que Ji there must be the shadow of Fu Luohan. Because now there is a crisis among the Karasuma people in the area of Hakuzan and Daigun, and it is Furohan and Shetaka who are responsible for this crisis. Fu Luo Han deliberately provoked civil strife among the Karasuma people in Youzhou, and his purpose was self-evident. Tian Yu continued,

"Last year, Ran Ran, the leader of Karasuma in Daigun, died, and his successor was Ran Ran's son, Shubu Lu. Xiuwulu and Hakusan's Karasuma Qu Shuai Neng Chendi are nephews and uncles, and Neng Chendi is the son of the former Baishan Marshal Tito. ”

"In that year, Titu and the Xianbei Tuoba Feng invaded Youzhou together, and the general killed Titu in the Battle of Hengling, and then Tito's tribe was collected by the Black Feather King Nanlou. More than a dozen years passed, Tito's son grew up, and his tribe re-emerged. Neng Chendi wants to take revenge, but his enemies are very strong, whether it is Baishan Karasuma Dadan Yu Loulu, or the White Deer King Deer in Shanggu, he can't afford to provoke him. He could only wait for his chance, and he could only find a way to find help. ”

"Fu Luo Han wants to dominate Da Mo, Shelong wants to drive away the Gu Karasuma people to dominate Chishui, Neng Chenqi wants to take revenge and wants to dominate Baishan, and Xiu Wulu because the Kamiya Karasuma people gradually moved to Daijun and constantly encroached on their own pastures, and they also have a grudge against Lu Pofeng and want to take the opportunity to retaliate, so several people hit it off and joined forces to disrupt the situation in northern Xinjiang......"

"Is this your guess, or is there a real credential......" Li Hong suddenly waved his hand to interrupt Tian Yu,

"Are these words said to you by Lou Lu, Lu Pofeng, and Badun?"

"Yes, this is the speculation of Lou Lu, Lu Pofeng and Bun Dun, but it is also our speculation ......" Tian Yu pointed to Wang Ze and Sai Feng, his expression was slightly excited,

"General, the situation in northern Xinjiang is indeed coming, and we cannot turn a blind eye and let it develop. At present, the general's goal of transferring Kirby Bear to Hexi has been achieved, and the army has recovered Luoyang, and it is no longer meaningful to leave Kirby Bear on the Hexi battlefield, and Kirby Bear should be immediately returned to Huoyunyuan to alleviate the crisis outside the Saiwai. ”

"Relieve ......" Li Hong raised his hand and lightly scratched his forehead a few times, thought for a while and said,

"In this way, you write a detailed letter about the situation in Damo, Liaodong, Baishan and other places, and report it to the imperial court urgently, and ask the imperial court to come up with countermeasures as soon as possible. I still have to stay in Jinyang for a while, and I can't go back for the time being. ”

"General, aren't you going back to Chang'an with us?" Wang Ze asked in surprise.

"You guys go back first, I rarely have time to spend with my family." Li Hong said with a smile,

"Even if it's a personal use of power." Wang Ze and Tian Yu looked at each other and smiled, it was inconvenient to persuade them again. In the sixth year of the Han Dynasty (202 AD), August.

August, Guanzhong, Liyang. The imperial court was again in dispute over the reconstruction of Chang'an. The reconstruction of Chang'an not only took a long time, but also required an astonishing amount of money.

According to the original plan, the imperial court should build Weiyang Palace, Shanglin Garden, Donghao, Beihao, Xishi, Qiandian, Arsenal, Taicang, Sanyong Palace, Taixue and other buildings within three to five years, and repair all the city walls that are more than 100 miles long.

As for Changle Palace and Jianzhang Palace, they will also be built one after another. Prime Minister Cai Yong, Taiwei Xun You and other ministers believed that no matter how long it would take to rebuild Chang'an, the imperial court's financial endowment would not be enough at any time when the world had not yet been pacified and the army would have to go out at any time, so the imperial court's tax policy must be revised.

On the basis of maintaining the current field levy and forced labor, heavy taxes were levied on merchants, and salt and iron were sold by the government, so as to rapidly increase the total amount of wealth of the imperial court.

This is the second time that some ministers of the DPRK and China have asked for a revision of the tax policy, and it is also headed by the prime minister, and the impact is very great.

Ministers such as Dasi Nong Li Wei, Shaofu Zhang Fan, Dahonglu Yuan Yao, Zhongshu Jian Chen Qun, Taicang Ling Xu Ling and other ministers immediately refuted and proposed to demolish the south and north palaces in Luoyang, Sanyong Palace, Taixue and other buildings, and relocate them to Chang'an as a whole, so as to save the cost of rebuilding Chang'an.

The imperial court's tax policy did need to be revised, but the direction of the revision was to encourage merchants to do business, encourage the liberalization of salt and iron, and even appropriately reduce the land tax and forced labor, so that the people could be fed and clothed in the shortest possible time.

The two sides argued fiercely and did not give in to each other. The eldest princess had no choice but to convene important ministers in Liyang Palace several times, trying to coordinate all parties and make the opinions tend to be unified, but the result became worse and worse.

Under the instruction of the eldest princess, ministers such as Taifu Yang Biao, Taichang Xu Shao, and Dong Zhao, who will be a master craftsman, jointly played a new recital.

The imperial palace in Luoyang was only half demolished, and the north palace was demolished to rebuild the Weiyang Palace, while Taixue stayed in Luoyang and built Luoyang into an academic holy place for the Han Dynasty.

As a result, the imperial court spent a lot of money, so it was necessary to revise the tax policy. In the long run, Yang Biao suggested restricting merchants and imposing heavy taxes on them.

This new recital was immediately reprimanded by Cai Yong, Li Wei and others, and the two sides unanimously aimed the spearhead at Yang Biao.

Yang Biao is not a human being, and he didn't dare to offend the eldest princess, so he simply repeated the same trick, and his leg disease was committed, so he took leave and didn't go to court.

The eldest princess was at a loss, so she had to send a message to the general Li Hong, asking him to return to Kyoto immediately. In September, the general Li Hong and his family rushed to Liyang.

When Li Hong was in Jinyang, he had already received letters from Prime Minister Cai Yong and others, and he was clear about the controversy between the DPRK and China, and he had already prepared a chapter.

At the court meeting, the general Li Hong came up with a plan acceptable to all parties. The imperial palace of Luoyang is not demolished, the Sanyong Palace is not demolished, and Taixue is not demolished, Luoyang is the eastern capital of the Han Dynasty, and all the buildings are preserved and properly repaired.

Chang'an is the capital of the Han Dynasty and can also be called the western capital. The capital should be magnificent, how to build it, ten, twenty, thirty, or even a hundred years, one day will be built, there is no need to rush, there is no need to stipulate the time of completion, maybe the Chang'an City built by later generations is more majestic and more imposing.

Before the world was not pacified, the people should be thrifty, the officials should be thrifty, and the court should also be thrifty, so the necessary buildings such as Weiyang Palace and Sanyong Palace should be rebuilt in Chang'an first, and other buildings will be said after the world is pacified.

The tax policy of the imperial court should be changed, but it should be revised in accordance with the proposal of Li Wei, the great farmer, and the taxes of the common people should be appropriately reduced or reduced, the merchants should be more favorable, the salt and iron should be more liberalized, and the comprehensive and high-speed development of agriculture, industry and commerce should be promoted, so as to increase the total amount of taxes paid by the imperial court.

At the beginning of October, under the persuasion of the general, Prime Minister Cai Yong, Taiwei Xun You and other ministers finally accepted this proposal, and the problem of Chang'an's reconstruction was successfully solved.

However, in the middle of October, there was a sudden change in the court, and the contradictions suddenly broke out. Jump to