Chapter 11 The Sunset of the Long River Section 25 The First Year of the Yuan Ping of the Great Han Dynasty (203 AD), October.

In a short period of time, Prime Minister Li Wei successively came up with more than a dozen revised drafts involving various systems such as the official system, official learning, field law, taxation, military system, selection, criminal law, supervision, policy against Hu, and appeasement strategy, which made the eldest princess and the ministers of the court and central government dizzy and overwhelmed to deal with them.

At this moment, the officials of various states and counties are rushing to Chang'an one after another, and the prime minister and a group of ministers and ministers are reviewing the states and counties during the day

"Counting the book", discussing the amendments of various systems at night, almost every day and all night. The officials of the various prefectures were busy and complaining.

The general advised the prime minister to slow down the pace of handling state affairs and give the ministers a breather. In this way, they worked day and night, and by the end of the year at least half of the officials had to lie down.

"I want time." Li Wei categorically refused,

"From the beginning of last year's plan to the present, for a whole year, the imperial court has not done anything else, just to fight for power and profit, kill each other, and achieve nothing. I'm going to get this year back. Before the end of the year, the imperial court must complete the initial adjustment of the ZTE strategy, and must complete the revision of various systems. What was done in one year, we did it in three months. The general had no choice but to convene a few auxiliary ministers to discuss and see what methods could be used to ensure that the goals set by the prime minister could be completed by the end of the year.

Taifu Yang Biao said, we are tired a little bit, it doesn't matter much, but the Zhufu Concert is passed back and forth between Chang'an City and Liyang City, and it will take at least a day to go back and forth, which seriously affects the speed of work.

Imperial Doctor Xun You said that there are only two ways to achieve the goal set by the Prime Minister by the end of the year.

Either ask the general to go to Liyang in person, ask the eldest princess to release some more power, and let the court directly call the shots for some things, and then play afterwards; Or ask the eldest princess to stay in Chang'an City for a while.

The ministers preferred to let the eldest princess delegate power. Because after the eldest princess arrived in Chang'an, if she used this as an excuse to live in Weiyang Palace and not leave, things would be more troublesome.

And if the eldest princess delegates power and gives Shang Shutai and the foreign courts more power, the problems of the court can be satisfactorily solved.

The general thought about it for a long time and wrote a letter to the eldest princess, the court affairs are busy, and His Royal Highness needs to come to Chang'an in person to deal with some thorny issues in a timely manner.

But at this time, it was a sensitive period for the imperial court, and I wonder if His Royal Highness would be able to live in the Beique Eldest Princess's Mansion after arriving in Chang'an?

The eldest princess quickly replied, you come to pick me up. Oak Yang. The eldest princess sat on the seat, dressed in brocade clothes, the country was fragrant, and her demeanor was all over the place, looking at Li Hong's eyes with affection, which made Li Hong intoxicated, but her mood was also heavy.

The eldest princess noticed the change in Li Hong's eyes, and the smile on her face slowly disappeared,

"Am I old?" Li Hong shook his head and gently held the eldest princess's tender hands,

"How can I take you away?"

"You can't lie to me." The eldest princess's heart tightened, and the fear and insecurity of the future made her tremble.

She couldn't help grabbing Li Hong with her backhand, grabbing it like a life-saving straw.

"You swore an oath."

"You give me time, and I'll figure it out." Li Hong whispered comforting.

"How long, how much longer?" Li Hong sighed, he couldn't be sure, but he could always figure out a way.

"If I'm old, will you still marry me?" The eldest princess stroked Li Hong's long hair and asked weakly.

Li Hong nodded solemnly, reached out and hugged her into his arms,

"Heaven will repay you, and will repay you." Liu Fang, the supervisor of the middle book, and Liu Ye, the secretary of the middle book, each walked into the Jinhua Hall with a large bundle of concerts.

This is an urgent performance brought by Li Hong, which needs to be reviewed by the eldest princess, stamped and decreed. The eldest princess frowned, pointed to the clothes on her body and smiled at Li Hong: "General, didn't you see me wearing a dress?" Li Hong was stunned for a moment,

"Your Highness, let's leave tomorrow. Leave now, and arrive in Chang'an after the early hours of the morning, you won't let Your Majesty and the ministers come out in the middle of the night to meet you, right? The eldest princess pursed her lips and smiled, waving at Liu Fang and Liu Ye,

"At dusk, the car drove out of town. The recitals were sent to the carriage, and the general and I discussed them as we went. Liu Fang and Liu Ye understood, looked at each other and smiled, turned around and went out again.

Li Hong smiled bitterly,

"Your Highness, it's inconvenient for the minister to ride in the same car with His Highness, or ......"

"Big Brother Leopard......" The eldest princess grabbed Li Hong's arm and shook it lightly, pleading in a coquettish voice,

"It's dark, no one will see it, please."

"Nope." Li Hong was resolute.

"Really?" The eldest princess leaned into Li Hong's ear with a smile and whispered,

"Well, after I arrive in Chang'an, I will live in Weiyang Palace. If you don't want to accompany me, then I'll go and accompany Your Majesty. Li Hong couldn't laugh or cry.

"Brother Leopard, tell He Feng to take the army and walk slowly, just go to Chang'an at dawn." The eldest princess smiled coquettishly,

"Now I'm Your Highness, you have to listen to me, otherwise ......"

"Okay, good ......" Li Hong was worried that she would be angry and do it against herself, so she hurriedly agreed,

"I listen to you, don't threaten me." He Feng was promoted, became a general of the army, and led 5,000 men and horses to guard Liyang City, responsible for the safety of the eldest princess, but he was very unhappy.

After seeing the general, he lost his temper before he could say a few words,

"I'm going to fight, I'd rather be a captain in the Northern Army than stay in Liyang City."

"I can't be sure how long the battle in the western Xinjiang will last." Li Hong persuaded,

"After the recovery of Western Xinjiang, the army immediately moved south to fight Yizhou. If nothing else, I will not be in Chang'an for at least two or three years, so the safety of the eldest princess is extremely important. Especially now that she controls the military power in her hands, it is directly related to the safety of the community. If something happens to her, I'm afraid that even if I come back in time, I may not be able to stabilize the situation quickly. Isn't the lesson of the assassination of the Son of Heaven in Weiqiao profound enough? He Feng looked at Li Hong in surprise and said in a low voice: "General, the Son of Heaven was assassinated in Weiqiao, you don't know the specific situation?" ”

"I know, that's why I'm more worried." Li Hong's expression became very serious,

"In the past, the military power was in my hands, even if someone hurt the eldest princess, it would not cause much harm to Sheji, and I could still turn the tide. But now the military power is in the hands of the eldest princess, once the eldest princess is held hostage or assassinated, the harm is great, do you know? He Feng understood, he gasped with difficulty, and felt that a thousand-pound boulder suddenly smashed on his back, crushing himself to the point of almost suffocating.

"Worship you as the general of the army, give you 5,000 soldiers, and let you control the real power, not because you have made meritorious contributions in this Chang'an crisis, but because from now on, you have assumed the responsibility of guarding the society, and the imperial court must give you this military position, give you so many men, and give you the power to command this army." Li Hong raised his horsewhip and patted him on the shoulder,

"When necessary, the eldest princess can authorize you to command the generals of the Han Dynasty, let you be the commander of the Han army, and let you control all the armies of the Han Dynasty. Do you know how much responsibility you have? He Feng nodded again and again, and a cold sweat broke out all over his body.

"If you don't know the severity and neglect your precautions, and live in Liyang, beware of me killing you." Li Hong's tone became more and more severe.

He Feng shrank his head and promised.

"At this time, at that time, the situation in the court has completely changed." Li Hong saw that He Feng was panicked, and his tone softened a little,

"You have to see the situation clearly, don't think that as long as I live, Chang'an will not be able to turn the sky. It's different now, now the eldest princess must live Chang'an to not be able to turn the sky, and Sheji will not be chaotic. I don't have the strength to turn the tide anymore, please remember this, remember ......"

"Don't worry, General, as long as I live, I will never let anyone hurt the eldest princess." He Feng raised his hand and swore.

"Then you will always live, live well, and when the little son of heaven grows up and the eldest princess returns to power, you can go to the battlefield." The carriage moves slowly in the *night* (**please delete).

The candles in the carriage were dim, and the faint fragrance permeated the surroundings, and the eldest princess closed her eyes and snuggled quietly in the arms of the general, with a shallow smile on the corner of her mouth, warm and sweet.

The general's thick eyebrows were furrowed, and there was a lot of worry between his eyebrows. He Feng is a veteran in the army, and he has been a general in the army for a month, and he has not realized the importance of protecting the eldest princess, and he has not realized that the general's wings have been folded and he can no longer protect him, so it can be inferred that the psychology of the generals of the unified army in various places can be deduced.

This situation must change quickly, or they risk being in the depths of danger and ignorant of it.

"Your Highness, it's coming to the end of the year soon, do you think it's okay to let the generals from all over the country go back to Beijing?"

"You're going on a campaign soon?" The eldest princess opened her eyes and looked up and asked.

"I know that the situation in Beijing is not very stable, but the situation waits for no one, and the sooner you go out, the better." Li Hong said,

"Although Han Yi in Western Xinjiang intends to be appeased, his purpose is mainly grain and grass, whoever can give him grain and grass, and who can help him recover Western Xinjiang, he will work for whomever he wants. He still has 20,000 or 30,000 people in his hands, and these 20,000 or 30,000 people are very important for us to recover Western Xinjiang, so we must seize the time and conquer Liangzhou as soon as possible, and we can't push him into the arms of Xiangyang. After two years of recuperation, Xiangyang's strength has recovered, and if Liu Biao does his best to support Liu Bei, and we are reluctant to go west, then the western Xinjiang is very likely to become an important battlefield for Xiangyang to contain us from going south to suppress the rebellion. This kind of situation cannot arise, so it is better for us to take the western Xinjiang as soon as possible and enter Yizhou. ”

"I don't want you to go." The eldest princess reached out and hugged Li Hong's neck, put her face on Li Hong's chest, and said softly.

"Your Majesty must be pro-government, only in this way can he establish meritorious deeds, establish his prestige in the army, and command the army of the Han Dynasty in the future, so that he can govern smoothly." Li Hong hugged the delicate body of the eldest princess, lowered his head against her cheek and whispered,

"After Your Majesty and I set out, you must not leave Liyang. If someone rebels and wants to take your authority, you must remember not to send troops back from the front under any circumstances, and do not send troops from large camps from all over the country to Beijing. The eldest princess's delicate body trembled slightly, and her hands hugged tighter.

With great authority comes great danger. If someone wanted to be unfavorable to the eldest princess in the past, the first thing to think of was the general.

But now that the general has returned the power of the army, controlling the eldest princess is equivalent to controlling the general, and the danger of the eldest princess has increased suddenly.

The eldest princess knows this better than anyone else. The military power in the hands of the general is not something that can be collected if he wants to, and the slightest carelessness will be the disaster of the defeat of the society.

In these years, there are more ambitious people than the stars in the sky. Therefore, when the general completely handed over power, the entire court trembled, and the powerful monarchs and ministers knew everything.

"Before the army set out for the expedition, His Royal Highness asked Liu Ming, the right virtuous king of the Huns, to serve as the general of Duliao and garrison the Liao battalion. Transfer General Tie Yue and Ula Iron Cavalry to Mobei Duhu, guard the desert, transfer General Yan Wudaunt and Fengyun Iron Cavalry back, and garrison Jinyang. As long as there is a slight disturbance in Beijing, you will immediately rush to Jinyang under the escort of He Feng. Li Hong gently stroked the eldest princess's black hair and sighed,

"In my opinion, as long as Yan Wuxing and Fengyun Tie ride to Jinyang, no one in Chang'an will dare to touch a single hair of you. But the Son of Heaven is too young, and you are an unmarried princess, if someone has ill intentions, plots against him, and has both human rights, things will be out of control......" The eldest princess was shy, and suddenly raised her head and kissed Li Hong's face.

"Marry me now." Li Hong smiled,

"Do you want Xiaoyu and Xiaoxue to be widowed? Marry you now, do you know how many people are going to kill me? The eldest princess smiled softly,

"If you leave, I'll let my two sisters move to Liyang. If I'm in danger, they're even more dangerous. Li Hong hesitated for a moment.

The eldest princess twisted her body slightly, and pleaded in a low voice, "Big brother leopard...... Please, I'm so lonely in Liyang.

"Okay." Li Hong nodded and whispered,

"As long as you hear that the wind is wrong, leave Liyang immediately, without the slightest hesitation and delay."

"I know." The eldest princess said meekly,

"I listen to you." In mid-October, Dong Zhao, Liu Yi, Dong Wan, Xu Yan and other ministers were acquitted and each appointed.

In late October, Xiangyang's envoys Cai Mao, Cheng Yu, Lu Su, Jian Yong, Zhang Song and others, accompanied by Prime Minister Li Wei, entered the palace to meet the Son of Heaven, and then discussed with the general in the Qilin Palace about appeasement.

The crisis that broke out in Chang'an made Cai Mao and the others almost lose their lives, and they were very angry while being frightened, but when they found out about the changes in the Chang'an court, they secretly rejoiced.

Judging from the current situation, Li Hong finally made a move, revealing his true face of usurpation. Now the eldest princess is imprisoned in Liyang Palace, Prime Minister Cai Yong and other ministers are driven out of the court, Kong Rong and other ministers are dead, and the people of Northern Xinjiang control everything.

Li Hong has changed from holding the eldest princess hostage to holding the little emperor hostage, and he can do whatever he wants, and next, Li Hong will probably usurp the society of the Han Dynasty more quickly.

Xiangyang's purpose was achieved. After this crisis in Chang'an, Li Hong needed time to stabilize the situation and usurp Sheji, and the possibility of going south to conquer in the short term was already very small.

Even if Li Hong went south to conquer in the near future, the scale would not be too large, and he would only attack with all his might after ensuring the stability of the Chang'an court and the prefectures and counties.

The envoys of Xiangyang saved their lives and achieved their goals, and they were all very happy, even if they lowered their heads and said some sensual compliments against their original intentions, they were willing.

Prime Minister Li Wei scolded them first. Xu Shu and others joined forces with Chao Nei ** Yu to assassinate the Son of Heaven, the crime is not punishable, let Xiangyang send the head immediately, otherwise you will bear the consequences.

Then he overturned all the agreements of the previous peace talks, put forward three peace conditions, deposed the emperor of Xiangyang, disbanded the army, and Liu Biao, Cao Cao and others immediately went to Beijing to plead guilty.

The general Li Hong only said one sentence, and he would be beaten if he didn't want to be cared for. At the end of October, Cai Mao and five other envoys returned to the south, while Han Song, Wang Lang, Hua Xin and others were detained in Chang'an.

In November, more and more officials came to Beijing, and the six auxiliary ministers and the imperial court were even busier.

This month, the Son of Heaven successively issued decrees to rebuild the Ming Hall, revise the "Tian Law" and "Criminal Law", and the system of supervision, selection, and taxation also entered the revision stage.

In late November, the generals of the unified army in various places were ordered to return to Beijing and arrived in Chang'an one after another. General Li Hong, Prime Minister Li Wei, Grand Sima Xu Rong, Taiwei Zhang Yan, Guangluxun Xian Yufu, Weiwei Yang Feng, Zhijin Wu Yushi and other ministers met with each of the generals who went to Beijing, explained to them in detail the current situation of the court, and instructed the generals to respect the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess, obey the decrees of the imperial court, and strictly abide by the law.

In December, the general Xian Yuyin, the general of Yingyang, Tie Yue, and the general Zang Ba arrived in Chang'an.

At this point, except for Yan Rou, the general of Zhenbei in Hexi, Yan Wuxing, the general of Hulie in the desert, and Li Su, the general of Liaodong, and other eleven generals, the rest of the generals and Zhonglang will all arrive in Chang'an.

In mid-December, the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess summoned the generals in the front hall of Weiyang Palace and gave them generous gifts. During the same period, the Xiongnu Dadan Yu Liu Bao, the Youxian King Liu Ming, the Northern Xianbei King Tuoba Tao, the Southern Xianbei King Shooting Moci's Son Shooting Tiger, the Central Xianbei King Kirby Xiong, the Xianling Qiang King Storm Sand, the Huangzhong Qiang King Nie Xiao, the White Deer King Karasuma Ren Lu Pofeng, the Black Ling King Karasuma Ren Loulu, the Son of the Fuyu King Zai, and the Gao Juli Jijia (official position) Wen Hong and other 27 leaders of the Hu clan went to Beijing to meet the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty.

In the second year of Yuanping of the Great Han Dynasty (204 AD), the first month. On the first day of the first lunar month, the worship ceremony, the civil and military officials and the kings of the Hu nationality visited the Son of Heaven, and the monarchs and ministers congratulated the New Year.

The Son of Heaven decreed that the world would be amnesty. On the second day of the first lunar month, the Son of Heaven issued an edict and promulgated a series of new policies.

On the fifth day of the first month, the Son of Heaven issued an order to worship Liu Ming, the right virtuous king of the Huns, as the general of Duliao, and commanded the Duliao iron cavalry to guard the frontier.

This is the first time in the 400 years of this dynasty that a Hu tribal king is worshiped as the general of Duliao. Everyone in the court was deeply shocked.

On the same day, the imperial court conscripted 47 children of various tribes from Jinyang University Hall as Peng's subordinates, most of whom were founded in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Taichang Mansion and Dahonglu Mansion.

On the sixth day of the first month, the Son of Heaven decreed that Fengyun Iron Cavalry would guard the desert for 15 years, and they would be rewarded for their hard work and outstanding achievements, and they would be transferred back to Jinyang to garrison.

The responsibility of guarding the desert was changed to the Ula Iron Cavalry. In the future, after the world is stabilized, the three iron cavalry of Fengyun, Duliao and Ula will take turns to guard the desert and defend the Han.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the generals of the unified army in various places, the officials in various places, and the kings of the Hu tribe outside the Saiwai tribe bid farewell to the Son of Heaven and left Chang'an.

On the twentieth day of the first lunar month, shocking news came from Xiangyang that the Son of Heaven of Xiangyang had violated the ancestral system and the law and divided the princes.

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