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", or search in Baidu: Sanlian Literature Network] Chapter 10 Wind and rain are like obscurity on the 22nd Xinyou Day (June 17), and the filial piety emperor is buried in Wenling.

He Jin was worried that the eunuch would assassinate him on the way, so he claimed to be sick and neither entered the palace to accompany the funeral, nor escorted the coffin of Emperor Ling to the cemetery, which was unanimously rebuked by the ministers of the court and China.

The next day, the Son of Heaven issued an edict to worship the general He Miao as the general of the hussars, Li Hong, the general of the expedition to the Peking University, as the general of the cavalry, Xian Yufu as the general of Fenwei, Xu Rong as the general of Jianwei, the general of Zhenwei as the general of Zhenwei, the general of Zhang Yan as the general of Yanglie, the general of Yang Rou as the general of Yangwu, the general of Yang Feng as the general of Zhichong, the general of Weilie Zhonglang, the general of Zhao Yun as the general of Li Feng, and the general of Huwei Zhonglang.

Other lieutenants and lieutenants at all levels in the Northern Expeditionary Army were promoted to one level at Li Hong's request, and officers and men at all levels were rewarded with heavy money.

The rainy season on the grassland arrived as scheduled, and the heavy rain fell intermittently for several days, and the air was filled with a refreshing freshness.

Li Hong looked at the dense rain curtain and the hazy fog outside the big tent, and his heart was heavy. As soon as the Great Qingyuan War ended, Li Hong received an urgent letter from Xian Yufu.

Xian Yufu reported to him in detail in the letter about the recent events in Luoyang, and Xiao Huangmen Jian Shuo plotted to kill the general, but was killed, and the matter was immediately implicated in the hussar general Dong Chong.

A few days later, the general He Jin surrounded the hussar general's mansion, Dong committed suicide in fear of crime, and a day later, the Empress Dowager Dong died violently in Yongle Palace.

Xian Yufu said that with the death of Empress Dowager Dong and Dong Chong successively, the power of the Dong family disappeared in the capital.

After the general He Jin quickly solved the Dong family, which was the greatest threat to the imperial system, with thunderous means, he immediately targeted the traitorous eunuchs who controlled the inner court, intending to regain part of the imperial power controlled by the traitorous eunuchs.

Now that Luoyang is in crisis, the three major forces of foreign relatives, scholars, and Zhongguan are tense, and there is a tendency to break out, and the situation is very complicated.

Xian Yufu said that now the Xiyuan Army is jointly controlled by He Miao, the general of the Che Cavalry, and the traitorous eunuch. Dong Zhuo, the former general of the former general, was also ordered to lead 20,000 Xiliang soldiers to be stationed in Hedong, and Ding Yuan, the Taishou of Hanoi, was also ordered to lead the army to be stationed in Heyang on the north bank of the Yellow River, and the number of troops stationed in Luoyang and Gyeonggi reached 100,000.

In the case of weak troops, the general He Jin immediately dispatched Zhang Liao, Wang Kuang, and Qiao Mao of the general's mansion at the beginning of this month, and Bao Xin, Wu Qiuyi, the commanders of the Northern Army, to recruit troops in various places.

Once the great general He Jin found an appropriate opportunity, he would recall all these subordinates who went out to recruit troops back to Beijing. The number of troops in the Gyeonggi area will be even larger, and chaos is imminent.

Regarding the situation in the annexed state, Xian Yufu also gave a detailed explanation to Li Hong. Although the income from salt and iron in Bingzhou and Hedong is barely enough to sustain disaster relief, the most scarce thing in Bingzhou is not money, but food.

In May, after the winter wheat harvest was harvested, the food crisis eased slightly, but this did not solve the fundamental problem.

Population pressures have made it increasingly difficult for the states to sustain themselves. The number of displaced people who are not resettled is increasing, and riots could be triggered at any time.

In view of the crisis-ridden situation in Luoyang and the sudden increase in population in Bingzhou, Xian Yufu urged Li Hong in his letter to end the war as soon as possible at all costs, so as to prevent the turmoil in Luoyang from interrupting the food and salary of the army, which would make the situation worse in Bingzhou and cause riots to break out one after another, thus triggering a great chaos in northern Xinjiang and bringing disaster to Gyeonggi.

This letter made Li Hong very angry, if not for anything else, but for the violent death of the Empress Dowager Dong. Less than a month after the first emperor returned to heaven, the general He Jin was impatient to kill the first emperor's mother, is this a human thing?

Li Hong remembered that he had returned to Beijing twice, had been warmly received by the Empress Dowager Dong twice, remembered the Empress Dowager Dong's kind smile and gentle words, and remembered her hush and warm and graceful care for Xiaoyu, Li Hong's heart was sour, and he was sad for a while.

How are the princess and little Dong Hou now? Was he also killed by He Jin in Yongle Palace? Li Hong couldn't help but think of the holy decree sent to Wuyuan by the first emperor before his death, what did the first emperor want to say to me?

What does he want me to do? Now that the Empress Dowager Dong is gone, the life and death of the princess and the little Dong Hou are uncertain, what else can I do for the first emperor?

Li Hong sat in the big tent all night looking at the edict of the Son of Heaven on the case, listening to the sound of rain outside the tent, and felt very guilty and painful.

He was deeply affected by the first emperor Longen, and he didn't stand by his side when the first emperor needed him the most, and he couldn't protect his closest people after the first emperor returned to heaven, which called how he was at ease and how to face the first emperor under the nine springs.

A few days later, Li Hong received an urgent letter from Xian Yufu again. After the news of the great victory in northern Xinjiang reached Luoyang, Dong Zhuo's army immediately went north to garrison in the area of Anyi and Xie County, and Huangfu Song led the army to Chang'an and held the line at Tongguan.

This move by the Son of Heaven and the imperial court was obviously to prevent the armies of the northern frontier from moving south. Xian Yufu asked Li Hong to immediately make plans for the next step, in case the frontier army encountered the danger of food and salary interruptions.

In his letters, Xian Yufu repeatedly reiterated the difficulties of merging the prefectures, and he told Li Hong that in order to prevent the imperial court from blocking the gallop to northern Xinjiang and cutting off all food and supplies to the prefectures, he had begun to organize the migration of displaced people to the outside of the Guan.

At the same time, he implored Li Hong to immediately go to the imperial court and send Taishou and other officials to the four northern counties to rebuild the county government offices in order to appease the local residents and resettle the displaced people who migrated north.

Xian Yufu already knew what was written in the holy decree that the first emperor gave to Li Hong before his death, but he didn't know what kind of actions Li Hong would make after the Great War in Northern Xinjiang, especially in Luoyang's current situation, whether Li Hong would continue to advance north or stay still?

Or raise troops to the south? Xian Yufu was obviously unwilling for Li Hong to lead his troops south, which Li Hong had already seen from Xian Yufu's letters.

At this time, Xian Yufu organized the Liuliu people to move north, and his intention was obviously to prevent Li Hong from leading his army south.

Now there are nearly a million people outside the Guan, plus these hundreds of thousands of displaced people, just to protect and settle them, it is necessary to mobilize tens of thousands of troops, if you add the soldiers guarding the border counties, Li Hong's army will almost all be stranded outside the Guan.

If Li Hong had not gone south, it would have been obvious that the imperial court would not have cut off the food and ordnance to the armies in northern Xinjiang, nor would it block the road leading to the annexed state to intercept the food and materials needed by the annexed state.

But once Li Hong goes south, things will be difficult to say. Xian Yufu warned Li Hong in the letter that the merchants who had gathered in Bingzhou were now panicking, and that the giant merchants such as the Hedong Wei Valve and Xu Ling Luzhong of Chang'an had already come to ask for a clear answer from the General Mansion of the Great Commander.

If Li Hong goes south, there will be an immediate crisis in the financial support of the state. At that time, the food for disaster relief and the materials for the tuntian fields would be immediately cut off, and the Yanchi iron mine, which was trying to increase production, and the ordnance workshops that were being built would immediately come to a halt.

The situation in the annexed state will be unimaginable. Considering the difficulty of moving the displaced people from the north to Tuntian in Henan, Xian Yufu asked Li Hong to consider whether to immediately move all the displaced people westward to Tuntian in the Beidi and Shuofang areas.

In the area south of the Hetao in the area of Beidi and Shuofang County, there are tens of millions of acres of barren fields and hundreds of silted ditches, which can save a lot of money and time for Tuntian.

These fields and ditches were left behind by the relocation of 700,000 victims to this area during the reign of Emperor Wu.

At that time, after these victims moved to the area south of the Hetao, they were given food, clothing, seeds and cattle by the local government, and dug channels to divert water from the Yellow River for irrigation, reclaimed wasteland, and planted a large number of grains.

It was only a hundred and ten years later that due to the weakening of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu invaded again, causing the people to move inward and the fields to be barren.

(This Hetao area is in Shuofang County, which is different from the Henan region, which is in Wuyuan and Xihe counties.)

During the Warring States Qin and Han dynasties, the Yellow River in the Hetao area was in the development stage of two parallel rivers after cutting and straightening.

At that time, people called the old river channel the North River, and the newly created straight river channel was the South River. Because the old channel bends like a rope relative to the newly generated straight channel, it is called the loop.

The Hetao area now refers to the area between the North and South Rivers in history, which is very different from the Great Loop of the Yellow River today.

Li Hong convened Xu Rong, Lu Yi, and Li Wei to discuss the matter. Xian Yufu and Zhang Yan, who stayed in Jinyang, had a clear attitude, and for the sake of the future of the annexed state, they were unwilling to let the northern armies fall into the dispute in Luoyang.

In their view, it is the best policy for the army to occupy the northern Xinjiang and stabilize the annexation of states. Xu Rong and Ko Yi both agreed with Xian Yufu and Zhang Yan's opinion.

Xu Rong said: At present, the army is tired and the political situation is unstable, and we have no conditions to attack in the north, and there is no need to go south to Luoyang.

Even if the Imperial Court wants us to go north to attack the Xianbei Kingdom, we have enough reason to delay until next year or beyond.

Koji Yi said that if the power of all parties in Luoyang can quickly fight for a result, then no matter which side wins, the army can go north to attack Xianbei this year, so he thinks it is better to sit on the army and wait for it to happen.

Li Wei's attitude is very clear, he thinks that from the current situation, Luoyang will be chaotic no matter what, since it is going to be chaotic, why not take the opportunity to go south to eradicate the traitors, stabilize Luoyang, and then lead the army north to attack Xianbei?

Li Wei resolutely opposed sending troops north at a time when Luoyang was in crisis, believing that this was a self-defeating road.

Except for Li Wei, everyone considered the stability of the Han Kingdom and Northern Xinjiang, and no one was willing to get involved in the troubled waters of Luoyang, not to mention that the edict of the first emperor did not specifically explain what the Northern Army should do after recovering the border counties, so everyone resolutely asked to garrison the northern Xinjiang.

Li Hong didn't say anything. After the end of the Northern Xinjiang War, he still doesn't know how the powers of all parties in Luoyang will deal with the huge threat from the northern Xinjiang, judging from the current reaction of Luoyang, it is obvious that he is very afraid of him going south, because no one knows what was written in the edict of the first emperor?

He planned to wait a while, and then see what to do next, even if he wanted to go north to attack Xianbei, he would need the full support of the imperial court, otherwise what would he do to fight?

Captain Li Su rushed to the Wuyuan camp. Li Hong exchanged pleasantries with him, asked Dong Zhuo about his current situation, and then said: "General Dong is stationed in Anyi, isn't he going to enter Jin?" He's a state pastor. Li Su smiled and said: "Your Excellency should know that I was entrusted by General Dong to go to Jinyang many times to discuss with Lord Xian Yufu for this matter. My family has no intention of going to the state to take charge, so I don't plan to enter the Jin Dynasty at all. Do you want General Dong to come to Bingzhou? Li Hong smiled and said: "The first emperor has gone, and the battle of Northern Xinjiang is over, so of course I hope that General Dong will come to Bingzhou to take charge." In this way, I am outside the Great Wall and General Dong is inside the Great Wall, and the imperial court will be relieved of me. Li Su shook his hand and said: "This is the trick that the traitors and villains in the imperial court came up with to deal with the adults and General Dong, how could the adults be fooled?" Let me tell you the truth, General Dong wants to go back to Xiliang, and I came to see you this time for this. Li Hong asked in surprise: "General Dong wants to go back to Xiliang?" ”

"The situation in Luoyang must be a little bit known to adults. Now all the powerful people in Luoyang regard General Dong as a sword, and this knife is specially greeted by the head of the adult. Li Su said,

"General Dong is reluctant to act as this knife. General Dong said, Lord Li and I killed the enemy side by side when we were in Xiliang, and when we were in Lingwu Valley, we escaped death thanks to Lord Li's timely support, so we will never do anything sorry for Lord Li. Li Su took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Li Hong,

"This is General Dong's letter, please take a look at it." Dong Zhuo greatly complimented Li Hong in the letter, and repeatedly confessed to him that he had no intention of entering the Jin.

Dong Zhuo said that he is in a very difficult situation now, and if he is not careful, he will be wiped out, and he hopes that Li Hong can understand the difficulties of his troops in Anyi.

If Li Hong wants to go south to Beijing to eradicate the traitors, he is willing to help and follow him to the death. After Li Hong read it, he returned the letter to Li Su.

Li Su carefully put it away, and said with a smile: "General Dong said that if the adults are not at ease, he can cross the Yellow River west first when the adults go south, and stop Huangfu Song for the adults." Li Hong pondered for a long time, and suddenly asked: "You look at the matter of Luoyang, who has the best chance of winning?" Li Su didn't think about it, and opened his mouth and said, "Of course it's a traitor in the palace." Then he carefully talked about the recent situation in Luoyang, especially the matter of the Xiyuan Army.

Li Su said that now the Xiyuan Army is nominally the commander of He Miao, but the power is actually in the hands of Cao Cao, the captain of the military academy.

After Cao Cao took charge of the Xiyuan Army, he transferred dozens of military commanders and fake Simas in one day, and the soldiers of the eight battalions changed their defenses in a neat and tidy manner.

Now the soldiers in the Xiyuan Army don't know the generals, and the generals don't know the soldiers, they all obey orders, and they are basically all controlled by the traitors.

The officers at all levels of the Southern Army's Huben and Yulin were also replaced by traitors, several lieutenant generals became decorations, and their cronies were all transferred to the outside of the palace.

"General He Jin has 10,000 Northern Army in his hands." Li Su said disdainfully,

"Sili Lieutenant Yuan Shao also has only one or two thousand people, although Yin Wangyun of Henan has thousands of county soldiers, but he, like Yuan Shao, is now in harmony with the general, and will not help him fight against the Xiyuan Army, so the general will definitely die." Li Hong was secretly surprised, and hurriedly asked: "I heard that the general sent several capable men to recruit soldiers in various places, if you ......?"

"These people don't dare to return to Beijing without the holy decree of the Son of Heaven." Li Su said with a smile,

"The general originally thought that he could control the Xiyuan Army after returning to Beijing, but who knew that he miscalculated, and the result was a complete defeat, and now he doesn't even have a chance to turn the book." Li Hong looked at him and asked, "Brother Shaoshen, you tell the truth, has the general ever looked for General Dong?" ”

"There's no need to hide it from you." Li Su said,

"All the powerful in Luoyang have looked for General Dong, hum...... These villains, when they framed General Dong in front of the first emperor, transferred General Dong from Xiliang to Bingzhou, and deprived him of his military power, now ......" He didn't continue, but the murderous spirit in his eyes was still undoubted.

Li Hong chatted with him about the situation in Luoyang for a while, and finally said: "You go back and tell General Dong that I am going to go back to Jinyang recently, and I will visit him in Anyi and talk about it in detail." Li Su was overjoyed and took his leave.

He Jin crossed the Yellow River and hurried to the Wuyuan camp in the heavy rain. When Li Hong heard that Sima from the General's Mansion had secretly visited, he hurriedly ordered the left and right to retreat and talk to him secretly.

Li Hong and the general had several contacts in private through He Hao's contact, and even had several tacit understandings.

Therefore, He Jin did not shy away from anything, carefully analyzed the situation in Luoyang, and then said: "The reason why the general wants to kill the hussar general Dong Chong and the Empress Dowager Dong is really a last resort. If he doesn't kill people, people will kill him, and Luoyang will be in chaos. At that time, the lord was leading the army to fight a bloody battle in northern Xinjiang, and the stability of Luoyang was the top priority. Li Hong nodded and asked, "The general is now in charge of state affairs, and he sent you here, but what is the explanation?" Will the army defend the border fortress or continue to attack Xianbei north? He Jin said with a smile: "Before I came, Lord Luoyang Sheng rumored that he would lead his troops south under the edict of Emperor Xian, and Gyeonggi was in a panic. The general sent me to the north secretly to inquire about the matter. After the great victory in Northern Xinjiang, where will the adults march? Li Hong pretended to be angry and said: "It's nonsense. I am waiting for the holy decree of the Son of Heaven, whether the Son of Heaven asks me to guard the frontier or let me lead my troops north to attack Xianbei, I am willing and have no complaints. He Jin saw that Li Hong kept his mouth shut about the edict of the first emperor, and immediately stopped asking.

He said that the meaning of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court was, of course, that they wanted the adults to take advantage of the victory to go north to continue attacking Xianbei, but considering the situation in Luoyang, the general thought that it was too dangerous to continue to fight north, and the matter of Luoyang must be completely solved first, that is, the root cause of the troubles should be eradicated first.

Li Hong asked, "What countermeasures does the general have?" ”

"The general needs troops, and he needs to recruit troops from all walks of life back to Beijing." He Jin said,

"So the Great General hopes that your Excellency will go south at the right time." Li Hong smiled and said, "The general is doing this, won't it be to ensure that my army can go north to attack Xianbei smoothly, right?" ”

"The general said, as long as the adults can help eradicate the traitors, the adults can ......" Li Hong leaned close to He Jin's ear and whispered a few words.

He Jin's face showed a look of surprise, hesitated for a long time, and then said: "I think, the general will definitely help the adults." At the end of June, the holy decree of reward was delivered to the Wuyuan camp, and more than 100,000 soldiers were thunderous.

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