Chapter 10 Winning the Central Plains 70th Festival of the Han Dynasty (201 AD), September. At the beginning of September, Luoyang, Shanglin Yuan, the general lined.

The eldest princess wrote to the general, once again reiterating the many advantages of moving the Son of Heaven and the imperial court to Guanzhong as soon as possible, and hoped that the general could focus on the great cause of Zhongxing, immediately adjust the strategy of attacking Luoyang, throw the main forces into the outer battlefields of Luoyang, and deploy heavy troops on the front line of Jingzhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou and Qingzhou to block the counterattack of the rebels and completely trap the enemy in Luoyang.

The eldest princess believed that although this strategy extended the time to capture Luoyang and take the Central Plains, it could reduce the losses of the army, reduce the expenditure of the imperial court's finances, and cause great deterrence to the rebels in the south, so as to achieve the greatest advantage in pacifying the world as soon as possible.

Prime Minister Cai Yong and Dasi Nong Li Wei also wrote a long letter each, giving detailed explanations from the current situation, the financial endowment of the imperial court and other aspects, and finally expressed the same meaning, the strategy of attacking Luoyang must be subordinated to the policy strategy of the Han State, which is related to the prestige of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, and related to the overall interests of the great cause of Zhongxing.

The eldest princess, Prime Minister Cai Yong, and Grand Si Nong Li Wei did not say a word about the general's suggestion that the Son of Heaven drive the expedition in person, and obviously wanted to make one last effort.

The general convened a meeting of the generals of Northern Xinjiang, and explained in detail the matter of the eldest princess's request for the Northern Xinjiang Army to adjust the attack strategy of Luoyang and the imperial court to immediately start moving away from Jinyang, and asked for the opinions of the generals.

As soon as Li Hong's words were finished, Koji Yi stood up,

"General, have you explained the current situation to His Highness and the imperial court? Now the focus of pacifying the world is not to conquer Luoyang, nor to go south to quell the rebellion, but to go west to Liangzhou to pacify the disaster of the Qiang people. If the western Xinjiang is uneven, Guanzhong will be unstable, and if Guanzhong is unstable, the army will not be able to concentrate its forces to the south to quell the rebellion, and it is very likely to evolve into a situation of confrontation between the north and the south in the end. The Great Han will be plunged into a long-term split. The Han Dynasty is split, the society is crumbling, what is there to say? Fu Gan hurriedly stood up, bowed and replied, "My lord, we have explained many times in the recital, but His Highness and the ministers of the court seem to be unable to understand. They believe that compared with the southern states and counties, Western Xinjiang is not worth mentioning at all, and it is better not to do so. In the DPRK and China, the rhetoric of abandoning the western frontier has never been severed. Now there are more of them. ”

"A bunch of bastard things that have brought disaster to the country and the people......" Ko Yi's face changed, and he scolded,

"What is the reason why Dahan has come to this point, have they all forgotten? At that time, His Royal Highness was young and couldn't understand the extenuating circumstances, but didn't the ministers Cai Yong and Yang Biao know? Li Wei and Cui Yan don't know these ministers? If there had been no war in Western Xinjiang year after year, how could the treasury be empty, how could the national strength have declined, and how could the people's lives have become more and more miserable? Later, the Yellow Turban Army rose up, Lao Bian and Han Sui also started an incident in Western Xinjiang, and the Han army fought on two fronts at the same time, resulting in repeated battles and chaos, and the Han was dragged down alive. The Han Dynasty collapsed, the Yellow Turban Rebellion could not be quelled, the Hu people in Western Xinjiang and Northern Xinjiang were killed, and Sheji was finally unable to support it, and finally collapsed. Such a bloody lesson, have they all forgotten? ”

"If we want to calm the world today, we must first pacify the western Xinjiang and firmly stabilize the western and northern Xinjiang. When our rear is stabilized, there will be no more fighting, and we will have the wealth and strength of our troops, so that the army can concentrate all its forces to go south to quell the rebellion. Koji waved his arms angrily and asked loudly,

"Don't they understand such a simple question? How many times will the Han Dynasty be overturned, so that they can clearly realize that the western and northern Xinjiang are the foundation of the Han Dynasty and the foundation for ensuring the long-term stability of the Han Dynasty? ”

"Yuntian, calm down......" Li Hong waved his hand at him and motioned for him to sit down,

"It's not that simple. Since His Royal Highness and the imperial court have decided to move the capital to Chang'an, the stability of Western Xinjiang is a top priority, and His Royal Highness and the imperial court should have a consensus on this. Li Hong's gaze slowly swept over the faces of the generals,

"The Qiang people have already hit the first line of Yicheng and Shangqi, and have reached the gate of Guanzhong, but at this time, the imperial court asked us to adjust the attack strategy, asked us to surround but not fight, and asked us to deploy the main force to the periphery of Luoyang. What are the immediate consequences if we follow this policy? The western Xinjiang was lost, Guanzhong was in danger, and the Son of Heaven and the imperial court could not gain a foothold in Chang'an, so they had to move the capital to Luoyang again. ”

"Speaking of which, it's better to deal with us people from the north." Wu Xiong slapped his palm on the desk, stared at Qing with wide eyes and scolded,

"At the beginning, it was our people from northern Xinjiang who asked for Chang'an, but now those bastards in the DPRK and China are using this as bait to lure us into being fooled."

"Hmph...... Guanzhong was lost, Kyoto was changed to Luoyang, and the faces of the people in northern Xinjiang were lost, how will we gain a foothold in the court in the future? Wang Dang sneered,

"General, you should think of a way. Luoyang is very strong, and it can't be defeated for a while, and the Son of Heaven and the imperial court are about to move to Guanzhong, and time waits for no one. Li Hong stood up and slowly walked to the middle of the big tent.

The generals looked at Li Hong and were silent. The stakes are very high, and once the contradiction intensifies, it will be antagonistic to the imperial court, which is something that no one wants to see.

"Two days ago, I wrote to the imperial court and made a suggestion, asking the Son of Heaven to drive the expedition in person." Li Hong said unhurriedly,

"The Son of Heaven has three benefits. First of all, we can ensure the safety of the Son of Heaven. Second, we can ease the sharp contradictions with the imperial court. Third, the Son of Heaven was on the front line, which could ensure the coordination and unification of national policy and military strategy during the pacification of the world. Military strategy should be subordinated to the national policy strategy, but the national policy strategy must conform to the overall strategy of the great cause of Zhongxing, which is the foundation of our ability to win every battle and cannot be shaken. The generals were shocked, and even Ko Yi looked at Li Hong with wide eyes.

The atmosphere inside the tent was suffocating for a while. If the pros and cons of the Son of Heaven are carefully weighed, of course, the pros outweigh the disadvantages, but the purpose of the general is obviously not the symbolic meaning of the imperial conquest, but the struggle for authority.

The last sentence of the general has been made very clear, he needs to control the overall strategy of Zhongxing, that is to say, the essence of the imperial expedition is actually hijacking.

Holding the Son of Heaven hostage to control the court is the most terrible thing, and the slightest carelessness is the disaster of the overthrow of the society.

"For so many years, I have been reluctant to stay in Jinyang. What is the reason, I believe you also know a little bit about it. But just when Luoyang was about to be conquered, we could take all the Central Plains, and the great cause of ZTE began to show the dawn, some people were impatient and had to prepare for the elimination of the biggest obstacle to the great cause of ZTE. The generals were even more shocked.

What is the biggest obstacle to ZTE's great cause? In the eyes of the imperial court, isn't he a general? Who in the imperial court has the strength to deal with the great generals?

But it is a fact that Dou Wu, He Jin, and Dong Zhuo were punished back then. Dou Wuquan is all over the world, and there is even Taifu Chen Fan to help, but what is unbelievable is that he was killed by a group of eunuchs with the holy decree of the Son of Heaven.

He Jin controlled the authority, and the Northern Army and the Xiyuan Army were all in his hands, but he was also unbelievably cut down by a few eunuchs.

As for Dong Zhuo's death, it is a lesson for the general. Even if there was no betrayal from Lu Bu back then, Dong Zhuo would have been assassinated.

Imagine that the entire court is deliberately dealing with you, how long can you live? The general was furious. However, he learned his lesson, he took the Son of Heaven to his side, and left the eldest princess and the court aside, but will this solve the problem?

The shock, doubt, fear, and worry on the faces of the generals all fell in Li Hong's eyes, which was also an important reason why he convened the generals to meet.

Now unlike in the past, these generals and Zhonglang generals are all future Zhongxing ministers of the Han Dynasty. With the improvement of status and the advancement of the great cause of ZTE, they all have their own ideas.

If you don't explain the problem clearly and don't bring the hearts of the generals together, Dong Zhuo's disaster is close at hand.

Li Hong walked to the door of the big tent, looked at the blue sky outside the tent, sighed softly, and then turned to point at Fu Gan and said, "Yancai, you explain in detail, so that you adults can have an understanding of the whole situation." Fu Gan talked endlessly for half an hour.

For a long time, he has been explaining the relationship between several revisions of the official system and the struggle for imperial power, relative power, and military power.

When these questions are made clear, the context and goals of the power struggle in the court will also be clear.

"The problem now is that the biggest obstacle to the great cause of Zhongxing is not the generals, but the warriors of Northern Xinjiang." Fu Gan finally said the key point of this military discussion, a sentence that made the generals angry,

"After the end of the expedition in the future, the army will be greatly reduced, and your lordships will be distinguished by their outstanding achievements, how will they be arranged after returning to the court? If they all become officials, what will happen to the ministers in the court now? If they don't return to the court, they all lead their own troops to garrison the frontier fortresses, can the court rest assured? What should you do if you are arrogant and arrogant and support your own soldiers? If you all go home to retire, are you willing? This sentence immediately set off an uproar, and the big tent was immediately chaotic.

After fighting for the Han all his life, in the end he didn't even have a place to stay, who can bear it? Fu Gan seemed to be unsatisfied, and said that in the past, Fan Li, the minister of the Yue Kingdom, had written to the doctor after the successful restoration of the Yue King Goujian, saying,

"The birds are all gone, and the good bow is hidden; The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook. And Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin, before he was executed, also looked up to the sky and sighed,

"The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook; The birds are all gone, and the good bow is hidden; The enemy country is broken, and the ministers are killed. At this time, even Zhang He, Gao Lan, Xu Huang and others, who have always been steady, couldn't sit still.

Now the situation is clear, the ministers of the Outer Dynasty, the Central Dynasty, and the Inner Dynasty have joined forces to deal with the warriors of Northern Xinjiang, even if the eldest princess treats everyone well in the future, but what about the Son of Heaven?

What can the Son of Heaven who grew up in the deep palace understand? It's not just what the ministers around him say. The confrontation between the scholars and the warriors of this dynasty has a long history, from the founding of Emperor Gaozu to the expansion of the territory of Emperor Xiaowu, the military class has been crowded out and hit, until the Guangwu Emperor Zhongxing, the military class has had decades of glory, but who can guarantee that today is the second Emperor Guangwu?

Since there is no guarantee that he will be the second Emperor Guangwu today, then do his best to forge an iron-blooded general, let him experience the tragedy of war, let him defend the Han Dynasty with the warriors of Northern Xinjiang, let him rule the country with martial arts like Emperor Xiaowu, let him trust and reuse martial artists like Emperor Guangwu, and govern the country with martial artists.

Li Hong waved his hand lightly, signaling the generals not to get excited.

"His Royal Highness and the imperial court did not accept my suggestion, and still asked me to adjust the strategy of attacking Luoyang. Originally, I could have slowly persuaded His Highness and the ministers of the court, but the war situation is tense, I don't have time, I need your help. Li Hong pointed to the generals in the account,

"There are more than 20 generals here, more than a dozen Zhonglang generals, plus the Guanzhong battlefield, Yingchuan battlefield and Qingyan battlefield, there are more than 50 ministers. I ask you to immediately go to the imperial court and urge the Son of Heaven to rush to the front line in Luoyang and drive the expedition in person. The generals agreed with a bang. The military council was temporarily adjourned, and the generals returned to their military accounts to write chapters. The general invited six people, including Lu Yi, Yushi, Yang Feng, Zhao Yun, Wen Chou, and Sima Yi, to discuss the matter in the partial account. Li Hong invited the eight ministers to play

The matter of the "Son of Heaven" was specifically said,

"What do you have to say?"

"General, last year's official system was revised, His Royal Highness and Zhong Yuan (Li Wei) consulted you several times, and you agreed, why is the contradiction so fierce now?" Jade asked worriedly,

"The middle secretary is now a big official in Northern Xinjiang, and he should be able to control the situation, why is it that things are out of control? What are Zitai (Tian Chou) busy with in Jinyang? ”

"The middle secretary is actually in the hands of the eldest princess and Zhong Yuan, Zitai is just a name, he can't be the master, and he can't affect the eldest princess." Li Hong shook his head, looking a little annoyed,

"I originally hoped that Zhong Yuan would be able to restrain the eldest princess, let Zitai coordinate from it, and then let the people of Northern Xinjiang control the decision-making power, paving the way for the eldest princess to return to power to the Son of Heaven in the future. Who knew that Zhong Yuan was dizzy, only cared about his immediate interests, and actually threw the Son of Heaven aside, completely ignoring what would happen ten years later. ”

"But in this way, the northern Xinjiang forces are divided into two, and the imperial court has also formed a three-legged force, which is very unfavorable to the advancement of the great cause of Zhongxing." Yang Feng sighed,

"General, I think it's safer to take Luoyang first and then deal with this matter. Now the situation is critical, the battlefields are full of difficulties, once the imperial court is turbulent and the supply of money and food is cut off, the tide of the war may be reversed. ”

"I was worried that the tide of the battle would be reversed, so I was in a hurry to attack Luoyang, but the eldest princess and the imperial court actually forced me to hand over part of the military power at this critical moment. I really can't take it anymore, and if I endure it any longer, things may get out of control. Li Hong shook his hand helplessly,

"The eldest princess and the imperial court are pressing forward step by step, and Zhong Yuan is now full-fledged, and he has taken the initiative to cooperate with the eldest princess and the imperial court to put pressure on me, and I have no way out. Once the military power is handed over and the great cause of ZTE is no longer protected, who do we expect to revitalize the society? The eldest princess, the ministers of the court, including Zhong Yuan, are full of things from the past, and once the situation improves, the first thing they think of is power and wealth. Like hungry wolves on the prairie, they swarmed and pounced on the poor prey. Think about what happened in Qingyanzhou last year, everyone rushed to enclosure to speculate on the land, who still remembers the people at that time? Who remembers the people who are returning to their homeland with hope? We defeated the rebellion and recovered the prefectures and counties, and spent countless manpower and material resources in order to stabilize the society and let the people of the world live a stable life, not for ourselves, for the ministers of the DPRK and China, and for the rich men and lords everywhere to plunder power and wealth. ”

"Do Brother Yu Xing (Xian Yufu) and Feiyan agree to your plan?" Koi Yi was also very uneasy in his heart, he saw that Li Hong was a little excited, and it was difficult to persuade him again.

Brother Yu Xing disagreed, believing that the consequences of doing so would be unpredictable. If the eldest princess thinks that this is the Northern Xinjiang warriors holding the Son of Heaven hostage, then it is even less likely that she will be in power with the Son of Heaven in the future. Li Hong said,

"I told him that if this matter continues, it doesn't matter whether the eldest princess is still in power with the Son of Heaven, the important thing is that the Zhongxing strategy is out of control and the battle situation is a big deal. When the time comes, Xijiang will be lost, Guanzhong will be lost, and Luoyang will still be able to keep it? Luoyang is lost, Hebei is defeated, can Sheji be revitalized? Sheji has overturned, what else does the eldest princess have to return to the Son of Heaven? The strategy of ZTE, national policy, and military strategy must be firmly controlled in our hands, otherwise everything may turn into ashes. Several people were silent.

"The general is right." Sima Yi said suddenly,

"If ZTE's strategy is wrong, or if there is only one small mistake, ZTE's great cause may collapse in an instant."

"With the great cause of ZTE, there is the ZTE of the Han Dynasty." Zhao Yun sighed bitterly,

"For more than ten years, hundreds of thousands of brothers have fallen on the battlefield, and we can't let them die in vain. As long as we are loyal to the Han Dynasty, no matter what we do, we are worthy of heaven and earth, worthy of our ancestors and ancestors. ”

"Brother Yu Xing agreed, what about Zilie (Xu Rong)?" Koji asked again.

Zilie was supportive, because he was extremely disappointed with the imperial court's strategy for the western frontier. The imperial court did not attach importance to Western Xinjiang at all, and they only had Luoyang in their eyes. ”

"What about Fengxian (Lu Bu)? He agrees too? ”

"I was also worried about Fengxian at first, after all, he had experienced two major chaos in Luoyang and Chang'an, and he was extremely sensitive to these things. But to his surprise, he agreed, and he seemed to be very afraid of the eldest princess. The death of Emperor Xiaoxian made him feel palpitations, and he believed that only by putting the Son of Heaven by our side could we ensure the life of the Son of Heaven and ensure the smooth reign of the Son of Heaven in the future. Feng Xian also said that whether the Son of Heaven is in Jinyang or Chang'an, it is very dangerous, and they can threaten us with the Son of Heaven at will. I remember that Dong Zhuo deposed the young emperor back then, and he was supported by the ministers of the DPRK and China. From this incident, it can be seen that some ministers of the DPRK and China are very shameless and despicable, and they can sacrifice everything, including the Son of Heaven, for the sake of power and interests. Li Hong looked at Koi Yi and the others, and said with emotion,

"Fengxian experienced the rebellion in Luoyang and Chang'an, and in comparison, he has a deeper understanding of these things than we do." Koji smiled apologetically,

"I've always been worried that he would betray the general, and now it seems that he wants to take the Son of Heaven to Luoyang more than the general, and I'm worried in vain." In September, the concerts of the generals of Northern Xinjiang poured into Jinyang like snowflakes, and more than 50 generals and lieutenant generals strongly urged the Son of Heaven to go to Luoyang and drive the expedition in person.

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