Chapter Forty-Eight: Seventy Percent Certainty
It was Yanbei who wanted to take the imperial court, and this so-called imperial court was the entire Chang'an court, including the Liangzhou princes such as Li Dao and Guo Yan, as well as the civil and military officials of the imperial court and the emperor.
He knew much more about the chaos in Chang'an than Han Fu, and as early as the early autumn of last year, when Jiao Touch sent someone to send Dian Wei's family, he attached a letter to explain the situation in Chang'an to him. It's just that at that time, there were not many cases of people eating people, and Yanbei was in a state of slackness, and he didn't think about it in other directions.
But now, the situation is different, and the imperial court's request for grain is an opportunity in Yanbei's eyes, an opportunity to move the imperial court east to Luoyang. It is impossible to rashly propose to move the capital to Yecheng, not to mention that the hundred officials of Chang'an may not be able to look down on Yanbei, the leader of the northern princes, even Li Dao and others will not let go. What is the difference between moving the capital to Yecheng and giving the emperor to Yanbei?
But moving the capital to Luoyang is different, Luoyang was originally the national capital, and the hundred officials of the imperial court will not have much opposition; Luoyang is still in Guanzhong, as long as Li Wei thinks, even if they move the capital back to Luo, they will still be able to control the imperial court. Even if the loss of some influence is inevitable, it is much better than starvation.
And this also has huge benefits for Yanbei, although it can't be seen or touched.
If the capital is still in Chang'an, in three and five years, Yanbei has collected all the four prefectures of Youji and Qingqing, relying on military coercion to force the imperial court to submit, and the grasp of moving the capital to Yecheng is two percent; Then if the capital is in Luoyang and the capital is moved to Ye, he can be at least seventy percent sure!
What the hell is Luoyang, no one knows better than Yanbei, there is no possibility of self-sufficiency in a short period of time. There is no farmland, no people, and only one Luoyang City that has been burned to the point of charcoal within the two passes.
To regard it as a capital is simply a fool's dream.
"In Yan's opinion, moving the capital to Luoyang has three benefits for us!"
In the lobby of the former general's mansion, a group of staff gathered to discuss the matter, and everyone was puzzled by Yanbei's suggestion to move the capital to Luoyang, while seeing Yanbei getting up and pacing away from the table, he said to everyone: "First, Luoyang is short of grain, and who can take out grain and grass to supply the imperial court?" Liu Jingsheng of Jingzhou is counted as one, but from Luyang to Luoduo is a mountain road, the road is difficult to travel, not conducive to transportation, and there is no power; Yuzhou and Yanzhou, most of them belong to Cao Mengde, but they are at war with Lu Bu, Lu Bu is undefeated, then Mengde is unable to help the imperial court grain and grass, Lu Bu was defeated, Yanzhou this year is also a famine year, lack of grain and grass, not to mention Tao Gongzu before his death Liu Xuande was the pastor of Yuzhou, but others were also elected as the state pastor in Xuzhou; Not to mention the state, the only one who can supply the imperial court with grain and grass is Yan! ”
Grasping the grain in Luoyang and clenching the stomach of the imperial court, isn't it just a knife fight...... Li Dao is disobedient and runs out of food! The court is disobedient and runs out of food! The emperor is disobedient? Out of food!
"Second, moving the capital to Luoyang is conducive to the influence of troops, Li Zhiran can garrison the national capital, Yan can garrison the national capital, General Yang, King Zuoxian." Yan Bei turned his head to look at Yang Feng and Liu Bao, who were staying in Yecheng for the New Year, and asked, "Are you two willing to garrison Luoyang for Yan and guard the emperor in the capital of the country?" ”
As long as the Hedong soldiers garrison Wangwushan, it is only three days' journey to Luoyang after crossing Mengjin, not to mention that Hedong County is in hand, intercepting the troops and Hongnong, and blockading the two passes of Hangu and Luhun will not be overnight, and Li Dao and Guo Yan will be able to besiege and die in Luoyang City in an instant.
Yang Feng was still stunned, it had only been a few months since he had joined the Yan clan, and everything he saw was refreshing to him...... He didn't see how strong Yanbei was in terms of troops, and even the current Yan clan garrison in Wei County was only more than 5,000, if he wanted to send a letter, he could bring 20,000 soldiers and horses to surround Yecheng.
But he didn't dare, because from other places, he knew how powerful the Yan clan was. to the east, the Yuan clan was driven from Bohai County to Qingzhou; Liaodong sailors crossed the sea to capture Donglai and Beihai; Lelang also sent good news, helping the 72 countries of Dongyi Sanhan to defeat the overseas Japanese state. With such a tense situation, Yan Zhongqing, who was sitting in Yecheng, could still free up his hands to send 10,000 troops to Bingzhou through Taihang?
Hundreds of thousands of hungry people in Jizhou don't seem to be a problem at all in the eyes of Yanbei, hard pressed by water and land Sicheng Road to deliver millions of stones, grain and grass to Jizhou, supply soldiers and horses, but also relieve the people of Jizhou, to what extent is Youzhou stable?
Immediately after a letter, he was to recruit troops in Youzhou and organize another six or four thousand battalions, mixed with various elites of Goguryeo warriors, Wuhuan Tucai, Liaodong Jianlang, Xianbei warriors, and Montenegrin soldiers.
Before he could be shocked by the big deal, he saw the grain and grass being transported to and from Lu Bujun on the other side of the Yellow River to support him against Cao Cao. This almost subverted all the cognitions of Yang Feng, who was in the corner of Pan An in Hedong County.
A long time ago, when he was begging Dong, he felt that Yanbei was the hero, but he didn't think about the extent of the heroism. But now he has a general understanding in his heart, if such a person can't be the lord of the north, I'm afraid that no one in the world has such qualifications.
So now that Yanbei said that he wanted the imperial court to move the capital to Luoyang, supply another 500,000 stone grain and grass, and wanted his own Baibo army to be stationed in the national capital, the leader of the Baibo army was not surprised at all, and immediately knocked Liu Bao, who was stunned, with his elbow, rubbed his hands and nodded, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, if the prince is sent, Yang will definitely obey!" ”
Yang Feng's answer made Yan Bei very satisfied, so he nodded with some praise, and then said to everyone: "As for the third, we also have the opportunity to exert influence on the imperial court. General Yang, I heard that you have an old relationship with Zhang Yang, the Hanoi Taishou of Shangdang County, so it is better to persuade him on behalf of Yan, if he is willing to join Yan, Yan will show him as Shangdang Taishou, what do you think? ”
"The general means to take Hanoi County?" Yang Feng felt that there was no need for this, Han Fu stationed 10,000 soldiers and horses in the east of Hanoi to guard against Zhang Yang, in order not to fight with Jizhou, Zhang Yang ran to Shangdang by himself, where to ask him. Yang Feng pondered and asked, "If he doesn't want to, what does the general want?" ”
"He doesn't want to?" Yan Bei was very surprised, he was given the party guard, and he had his own troops to protect him, what did he not want, let alone ...... Whether he wants to or not has been surrounded by the Yan family, why is he unwilling? However, Yan Bei felt that Yang Feng and Zhang Yang were more or less friends, so he didn't say anything to death, waved his hand and said with a smile: "In the end, it is Hanoi Taishou, if you want to borrow the road, you always have to ask after asking, if he really doesn't want Yan, there is no other way." ”
Yanbei didn't say much to Yang Feng, just waved his hand and said casually to his staff member Guo Xin: "Go back and write a statement by yourself, watch Hanoi Taishou, and send someone to send Chang'an." Then go to the treasury to make a seal letter by yourself, and take office. ”
Yan Bei didn't mean to wait for the imperial court to answer at all, and the imperial court that was begging him now would definitely agree. Even if you don't say yes, what?
Guo Xin, who was called by Bing Yuan as the Chinese Wu Shuangquan of Liaodong, was stunned and asked, "Lord Duke, who is the Hanoi Taishou?" Take office? ”
"Yourself, who else can there be?" Yan Bei was amused by the sluggishness of his subordinates, and then said to Zhang Nian: "Let your battalion of soldiers not need to practice, follow Guo Taishou to Hanoi, if there are cities that are not attached, let the 10,000 garrisons of Wei County attack and fight until they are attached." ”