Chapter 6 Success in the 14th Day of the 10th Month, Jizhou, Handan, the Great General Xingyuan. The situation in Guanzhong and Guanxi has changed abruptly, and the Son of Heaven is in danger, but the Hebei provinces are busy with disaster relief and autumn harvest and planting, and they are unable to look west for a while.

The plague inevitably broke out in the summer heat after the floods, and the dead people and livestock could not be buried.

Li Hong, Zhang Yan and others led tens of thousands of troops to fight day and night on the front line of disaster relief, regardless of fatigue. Master Xiangkai led the disciples of Dazhitang to risk their lives to treat diseases and prevent epidemics.

Master Huatuo also rushed to Hebei with his disciples. At the end of September, the climate turned colder, and the epidemic was finally effectively controlled.

At the same time, the three prefectures of Hebei began the autumn harvest and autumn planting. If Hebei wants to survive the difficulties safely, it must ensure that more than 3 million victims are fed and clothed, and must help them rebuild their homes and recultivate the land, and the most critical period is this winter and next spring.

For this reason, Li Hong urgently told the Hebei prefectures to do everything possible to collect more grain and raise disaster relief materials, and to ensure that no one of the victims starved to death and not one froze to death.

This catastrophe depleted Hebei's taxes, grain and all kinds of materials. Although Hebei is still barely holding on, it is like a scarred giant that will collapse at any time.

Money, food and time determine the life and death of Hebei. At this time, the wealthy people of the gate valve family in the three states of Hebei showed amazing loyalty, and they extended a helping hand at the most critical moment in Hebei.

From the end of July, the eldest princess and ministers such as Zhang Wen, Ma Riyan, Cui Lie, and Yuan Peng began to lobby the Jizhou clan, and Wang Rou, Ling Hu Shao, Guo Yun and other ministers were ordered to rush to Bingzhou to lobby.

Wei Gu, Wei Qi, Su Xian and other ministers rushed to Hedong to lobby, and Xian Yufu, Liu Fan, Tian Chou, Gongsun Zhan and other ministers lobbied in Youzhou.

The survival of Hebei was directly related to the interests of the Fumeng clans of the Sanzhou Gate Lords, who, after receiving the promise of the eldest princess and Li Hong, agreed to sell their land and lend food and supplies on credit, which greatly eased the tension in Hebei.

At the same time, all the county officials in the three prefectures of Hebei received letters asking for help from the eldest princess and the general.

The eldest princess and the general asked the county officials to post a list and tell the people, hoping that they could do their best to help more than three million victims survive the difficulties.

The people of Hebei did not hesitate and rushed to the county government to donate food and materials. The Hu tribes of the desert also received a letter from the general, who asked them to donate livestock to Hebei to help the victims survive the winter.

The kings of the Hu tribes immediately sent envoys to Jizhou with cattle, sheep and other livestock. The more than 3 million victims did not fall into panic and despair as in the past, let alone flee, and they trusted the general and the Hebei prefectures very much.

With the proper resettlement and assistance of government officials at all levels, they calmly spent dozens of days and nights in the most difficult days.

As soon as the floodwaters receded, the victims returned to their homes and began to rebuild. The problem of money and food is temporarily solved, and the rest is time.

Hebei needs time to recover. Judging from the current situation, the Northern Xinjiang Army was no longer able to prevent Yuan Shao from occupying Guanzhong and Guanxi.

Yuan Shao's strength will grow rapidly in a short period of time, and Cao Cao and Tian Kai will also have a certain increase in strength because they have escaped this disaster and gained time to recuperate.

What Hebei is worried about is whether Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Cao Cao, and Tian Kai will take advantage of the heavy disaster in Jizhou to join forces to attack.

If Yuan Shao and his allies attack Hebei together, the situation will deteriorate again. This leads to the most difficult question, can the Son of Heaven save it?

If the Son of Heaven is rescued to Hebei, it will be equivalent to giving Yuan Shao the best excuse to unite various states and counties to attack Hebei.

If the Son of Heaven is not rescued to Hebei, then Kansai cannot give up, otherwise where will the Son of Heaven live? If Kansai does not give up, it is equivalent to dragging Yuan Shao, but the Kansai battlefield is about to start a continuous war, which is a heavy burden for Hebei.

The controversy thus became very heated. In the past few years, King Qin has been the consensus of Hebei officials, the most urgent matter, and the foundation of the survival of the society.

However, after the Northern Xinjiang Army entered Guanzhong this spring, the Son of Heaven refused to go to Hebei, and united with Yuan Shao and others to rebel and besiege the Northern Xinjiang Army, resulting in the Northern Xinjiang Army losing troops and having to withdraw from Guanzhong.

King Qin failed, and the consensus of the Hebei officials collapsed. Immediately after the Yellow River burst, three million victims in Hebei were left homeless, and Hebei's life and death hung by a thread, which greatly stimulated Hebei officials.

In the past few years, Jinyang University Hall and Handan University Hall have been trying their best to promote Zheng Xuan's

"New Classics", Hebei Confucian celebrities often get together to discuss Xunzi

The way of "solemn etiquette and heavy law", thinking about Mencius

"The people are more important than the king". With the gradual deepening of the restructuring, Hebei officials and scholars began to realize that King Qin was not the foundation of the survival of the society, and letting thousands of people live was the foundation of the survival of the society.

The ideas of the sages have been passed down for hundreds of years, and although they have suffered many disasters, there is no doubt that it is correct in the current situation.

The Son of Heaven was high, appointing ** pigtails, bringing disaster to the country and the people, and finally the people had no way to live, the Yellow Turban Army began to rebel, and after ten years, the society finally collapsed.

The people were unbearable, and in the end, the people not only destroyed the king, but also destroyed the society. If it continues, ZTE Dahan is obviously an unrealistic dream.

This concept was gradually recognized among the officials of Hebei, and with the defeat of King Qin, the Yellow River burst its banks, and Hebei suffered heavy losses and finally gained widespread recognition.

The general never imagined that his proposal to abandon Kansai would be opposed by the whole of Hebei.

The strongest opposition is Zhang Wen, Cui Lie, Ma Riyan and a group of old ministers. If Kansai is abandoned, Yuan Shao's strength will increase suddenly.

Yuan Shao's strength has soared, and the most direct consequence is that he may rebuild the imperial system. Once the imperial system is rebuilt, there will be two sons of heaven in the Han Dynasty.

The two sides took the Yellow River as the boundary, one south and the other north formed a confrontation, and it was even more difficult to pacify the Zhongxing Han in the world.

Secondly, to save the Son of Heaven, the imperial court will follow to Hebei. Whether the Son of Heaven and the imperial court trust the generals and Hebei officials, let's not talk about it for the time being, let's talk about the reform.

The reform of Hebei directly touched the interests of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court in many places, and there were also many conflicts with the laws of the Han Dynasty.

Will the Son of Heaven and the imperial court accept and agree to the reform of Hebei? Will it continue to insist on restructuring? What should we do if the Son of Heaven and the imperial court oppose the reform, overthrow the reform, and even hold the reformers accountable for violating the law?

If the general coerced by force to force the Son of Heaven to rebuild the imperial court and agree to and implement the reform, then in the eyes of the people of the world, what is the difference between the general and Dong Zhuo, Li Dao and other rebellious coercion of the Son of Heaven to order the world?

Didn't Yuan Shao and the others rebel just have an excuse to attack Hebei? Saving the Son of Heaven is tantamount to pushing Hebei into the abyss of defeat.

Is this necessary? Is this wise? In the past, we had a decision, saying that before the restructuring was completed, we could not be diligent to the king.

But because Dong Zhuo died, Li Dao and Guo Yan and other rebels fell into a divisive plan to kill each other, the Son of Heaven and Guanzhong were in danger, and they were saved if they were not saved, so we were the king of Qin this year.

However, we have a premise for King Qin this year, that is, we must occupy Guanzhong in order to establish the advantage of pacifying the world.

However, the reality is very different from what we expected. Now that we have failed to occupy Guanzhong, Kansai is not guaranteed, the Son of Heaven does not believe in us, and Hebei itself is in crisis.

There are old ministers such as Zhang Wen and Cui Lie who spoke out against it, and young ministers such as Li Wei, Xie Ming, Sima Lang, Tian Chou, Chen Qun, Cui Yan, Tang Fang, Yu Peng, Chen Hao, and Fu Gan of course echoed loudly.

The old ministers were more conservative and did not dare to offend the majesty of the Son of Heaven. But the young ministers are different. Li Wei and Sima Lang proposed to give up the Son of Heaven and also give up the proposal of Kansai.

We have already been to Guanzhong once to save the Son of Heaven, and we have no choice but to give up Kansai this time. Neither the Son of Heaven nor the bureaucrats and scholars can blame the generals or resent Hebei.

If the Son of Heaven does not go to Hebei, we can not only avoid the danger of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court harming Hebei, smoothly implement the reform, and enhance our strength, but also get rid of the misunderstanding of the people of the world about the generals, and at the same time we can also get the support of some state and county officials.

Yuan Shao has always refused to respect the current Son, gave the Son of Heaven to him, and let Yuan Shao depose and rebuild the imperial system.

In this way, we were given time to recover, but Yuan Shao was burdened with a big burden. It takes time for Yuan Shao to stabilize Guanzhong, and it takes time to rebuild the imperial system, especially if he is deposed today, he has to take a lot of risks, and he must get the support of the state and county officials in various places.

But Liu Biao, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shu, for their own interests, in order to restrain the violent expansion of Yuan Shao's strength, will never easily agree to Yuan Shao's deposition as today's son.

Soon, Yuan Shao will expend a lot of energy because of the imperial system, and there will be great conflicts with the state and county officials because of the imperial system.

When Yuan Shao deposed today's son, it is estimated that he also betrayed his relatives and left. At that time, we could reorganize our troops and horses, and we could join forces across various states and counties, and directly kill the Central Plains under the banner of King Qin's rebellion, and pacify the world.

The unanimous opposition of Li Wei, Xie Ming, Yu Peng, Tian Chou, Tang Fang, and other cronies and subordinates had a great impact on Li Hong.

For the first time in so many years, he, Li Wei and others had such serious disagreements on such a major issue.

The unanimous opposition of many old ministers, the Hebei gate lord clan and his cronies and relatives gave Li Hong a lot of pressure, and he had to re-examine his proposal.

Xun You, Zhang Fan, Zhang Cheng, Zhu Mu, Wei You, Liu Yi, Chen Gong, Zhang Miao, Zang Hong, and some other ministers who had been in the officialdom for many years were uncharacteristically unconventional this time and resolutely supported the general's proposal.

The Son of Heaven must be saved. Although the rescue of the Son of Heaven has a great impact on Hebei, and it is likely to be a fatal one, those who are ministers cannot lose their loyalty and etiquette.

If we don't respect the law of propriety, and we ignore loyalty, then what right do we have to say that others are rebellious?

What else do we take to Qin Wang Xinghan? Yuan Shao has already taken Guanzhong, and Guanxi will definitely not be able to hold it. Sticking to Kansai has no benefit except for making Hebei worse.

"So far, your lords have focused on the disadvantages of saving the Son of Heaven, but you haven't thought much about the benefits of saving the Son of Heaven." Xun You said calmly,

"Save the Son of Heaven and reorganize the imperial court, we rely on the strength of Hebei, and we can rebuild the prestige of the Han Dynasty. The Son of Heaven has the strength to dominate the world, and the court has the force to control the world, how many rebels in the world dare to openly confront the Son of Heaven and the court? ”

"Back then, what did the eunuch do to the country? Why did Dong Zhuo move the capital? Why did Li Dao and Guo Yan hold the Son of Heaven hostage? Quite simply, imperial power. If you have the Son of Heaven, you will have imperial power. With imperial power, you can command the world. **If you have imperial power, you will cause chaos in the community; If a sage has imperial power, he can benefit the world. With such supreme power and such great benefits, why do you turn a blind eye? As soon as Xun You finished speaking, he was immediately slammed by the opposition.

After the Son of Heaven arrived in Hebei, was he in charge or not? If the Son of Heaven is in charge, how can we ensure that the reform will continue to be implemented?

This issue then involved the separation of imperial power and relative power, and involved the reorganization of the bureaucratic system and the imperial court. How to deal with the old ministers of Chang'an?

How did the Hebei officials take power? How the power in the court is unbalanced. When the Son of Heaven arrived in Hebei and the imperial court was reorganized, what position should the general occupy?

Should a general be in charge of state affairs and hold authority? The general is in charge alone, will there be a situation where the world's heroes join forces to fight?

But if the general relinquishes sole authority, the consequences will be even more serious. The situation in Hebei is very complicated, whether it is the desert Hu people or the people of Hebei, once they lose control, half of the Han Dynasty will be gone.

When the Son of Heaven arrived in Hebei, the imperial court was successfully rebuilt, and the military and political affairs of Hebei were still in charge of the general? What is Hebei's position in the future of ZTE?

What are the responsibilities? If the Son of Heaven has to order the Northern Xinjiang Army to immediately go to war in the world and quell the rebellion, can Hebei take on such a heavy responsibility?

After Yuan Shao occupied Guanzhong and Guanxi, his hegemony had been achieved, and in time, his strength would be very strong.

At the same time, Liu Biao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Yuan Shu, and Tian Kai also gradually formed forces of different sizes.

In this case, what countermeasures will the imperial court and Hebei take to pacify the world? Can the countermeasures of the imperial court and Hebei be consistent?

What if there is a strategic divergence between the two and the contradiction is widening? The most serious question is, if Yuan Shao rebuilds the imperial system and there are two Han emperors in the world, what will happen to Hebei?

Many problems come from after the Son of Heaven was rescued back to Hebei, and the root cause of these problems is that the Son of Heaven does not believe in the generals and the officials of Hebei.

Before the army entered Guanqin King this spring, many Hebei officials, even including Li Hong himself, had intentionally or unintentionally ignored this issue.

Then, the Son of Heaven turned against him, forcing them to reconsider Hebei's interests and consider their own interests.

Xian Yufu, Zhang Yan, Zhao Yun, Yan Liang, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Wen Chou, Gao Shun, Xu Huang, Concubine Wu, He Feng, and Wu Xiong were urgently summoned to the general's line.

In August, Xian Yufu was recalled by the general from Youzhou to Xingyuan to preside over the revision of the military system, and he was clear about the controversy related to the future of the Han Dynasty.

After his careful explanation, the three opinions were put on the table. If you don't save the Son of Heaven, you won't give up Kansai.

Don't save the Son of Heaven, but give up Kansai. Save the Son of Heaven and give up Kansai at the same time.

"Lord Xian Yu has already explained the consequences of these three opinions very thoroughly, and you will give me a clear answer immediately." Li Hong was very serious, and the atmosphere in the big tent was very tense.

The first opinion was too conservative and the price to pay was too great, and the generals invariably gave up.

"Kansai gave up, we can fight back. If the Son of Heaven is gone, we can set up another one. Yan Liang sneered,

"The second opinion allows us to calm the world at the least cost, and it is impeccable. I chose the second one. Wen Chou, Jiang Qing, He Feng, and Wu Xiong immediately responded to Yan Liang

"What do you think?" Li Hong pointed to Zhao Yun, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Gao Shun, and Xu Huang and said,

"Do you agree with the third opinion?"

"After rescuing the Son of Heaven to Hebei, although the difficulties we encountered were very great, once the Son of Heaven believed in the general and believed that we in Hebei would be able to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty, its power would be beyond our imagination." Zhao Yun said sincerely,

"General, back then, you led us to fight in the south and the north, and we suffered a lot, didn't we all survive? Now that we have the three prefectures of Hebei, tens of millions of people, and hundreds of thousands of troops, can't we survive? ”

"Zhongxing Han, if you are like your mother-in-law and mother-in-law, the east is reluctant, and the west is not lost, then you have to fight until the year of the monkey? How many innocent lives will be killed? Yan Liang scoffed,

"General, what do you think?" Li Hong did not answer. The eldest princess has not participated in the collegiate meeting of the three mansions.

Since the general returned to Jizhou, the news of King Qin's defeat spread throughout the Hebei provinces, and King Qin's voice disappeared.

The eldest princess has been in Northern Xinjiang for six years, and she knows everything very well in Northern Xinjiang. The sudden defection of the Son of Heaven hurt the Hebei officials too much, and the damage to her was equally serious.

The catastrophe in Hebei put the Northern Xinjiang Army in a predicament of being unable to move, and King Qin became very slim. At this time, the eldest princess hoped that the situation in Guanzhong could be stabilized, and hoped that the Son of Heaven could support the northern Xinjiang to launch the second Qinwang War.

However, it backfired, and only a little more than two months later, the Son of Heaven fled to Tongguan. The whole of Hebei argued about whether to save the Son of Heaven.

The eldest princess understands these Hebei officials and the general's situation, so she has not shown up, and she hopes that the Hebei officials can find a proper solution in the heated debate.

In the past few years, the general and these officials have come to this day step by step, and she believes that the general and these officials will definitely rescue the Son of Heaven and will be able to prosper the Han.

She waited patiently, waiting for the general's recital. The general slowly walked into her field of vision.

The general was thin, his face was dark, his eye sockets were deep, and his cheekbones were high. Although he was still tall and many, it could be heard from his heavy steps that he was exhausted and exhausted.

The eldest princess stood up and greeted her. The general bowed. The eldest princess walked up to him and gently held his hand,

"How many days haven't you slept?" The general smiled reluctantly, and his body shook a little. The eldest princess grabbed his waist and said bitterly: "If you continue like this, you will collapse." ”

"Your Majesty is back, and the minister can sleep well." The general quietly took a step forward, imperceptibly breaking free of the eldest princess's hand holding her waist, but her arm was still tightly held by the eldest princess.

The eldest princess was overjoyed, and her face couldn't help but blush. She believed in the Great General, and she believed in the Great General's promises.

This trust was deeply engraved in her heart from the first time she saw the tears on the portrait, and from the first time she set foot in the northern frontier.

The general never lied to himself.

"Your Highness, the minister needs your help." The general stood in the middle of the big tent, suddenly raised his right hand, put it on the two small hands of the eldest princess holding his arm, looked at the eldest princess's excited eyes, and pleaded word by word,

"The minister needs the trust and help of His Highness."

"I trust you as I trust myself." The eldest princess lightly opened her lips, looked up at the general, and said very firmly,

"Anytime, anywhere." Late at night, Zhang Wen, Ma Riyan and other eight old ministers, the governors of the three provinces Shi Xunyou, Li Wei, Zhu Mu, Sima Zhang Fan, Xie Ming, Tian Chou, Zhenbei General Xian Yufu, the right general Zhang Yan, and Long Xiang General Zhao Yun were invited to the general Zhongjun tent.

The eldest princess is in chief. After Li Hong invited everyone to sit down, he stood beside the eldest princess and said loudly: "I have asked Your Highness to order Xu Rong, the general of Zhengxi, and Lu Yi, the general of Zuo, to immediately lead the army to King Qin. After the Son of Heaven arrived in Hedong safely, all the Northern Xinjiang troops withdrew from Guanxi. Zhang Wen looked sad and sighed.

Li Wei's eyes were closed and he shook his head in frustration. Xun You's face was happy, and he smiled.

"I don't have time, I have to make a choice." Li Hong glanced at everyone silently, and said in a hoarse voice,

"Although I have made the most unfavorable choice for Hebei, I believe that as long as we work together, we can turn this big disadvantage into a big advantage."

"Your Highness trusts us, and we trust Your Highness equally. Today, in front of His Royal Highness, we discussed the matter after the Son of Heaven arrived in Hebei. There is only one principle, that is, to solve all the things that you think are unfavorable to Hebei, and to transform all the unfavorable things into beneficial things. There was silence in the tent.

"What about the ministers in the Chang'an court?" Tian Chou asked.

"The Son of Heaven is in trouble, and rebellion is raging, all of which are the sins of the courtiers, and they are all dismissed." The eldest princess waved her hand vigorously,

"The ministers of the new court are the ministers here."

"What is the position of the general in the imperial court?" Li Wei hurriedly asked.

"The great Sima, the great general, the staff is still in charge of state affairs." The eldest princess then pointed to Zhang Wen, Li Wei, Xian Yufu and other ministers and said,

"All of you are ministers, and you are in charge of state affairs with the generals."

"Who is in charge of the military and political affairs of Hebei?" Xie Ming asked.

"General." The eldest princess said,

"Before the world is decided, the general is still in charge of the military and political power of the six states and four counties."

"When will the Son of Heaven rule?" Xun You asked.

"Twenty years old." The eldest princess said affirmatively,

"If Your Majesty does not comply, or if you do something that disrupts the discipline during this period, I strongly advocate the deposition of the Son of Heaven and the re-establishment of the imperial system. If this oath is violated, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed. All the ministers were astonished.

At this time, they found that the general was standing behind the eldest princess.

"If Yuan Shao rebuilds the imperial system, how will we deal with it?" Zhang Wen asked worriedly.

"Liu Biao and Liu Bei are both ministers of the clan, and they will not easily agree to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao have a deep grudge, and we can take advantage of it. Tian Kai is a native of Northern Xinjiang and is friends with many of us, and we can convince him. Han Sui of Xiliang has already formed an alliance with us, and if Yuan Shao wants to sit firmly in Guanzhong, I am afraid it will be difficult. What we have to deal with is nothing more than Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. Li Hong smiled confidently,

"As long as Hebei is stable, within two or three years, it can sweep the world." Jump to