Li Yi was stunned for a moment and asked loudly, "What did you say?" You repeat. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

"My uncle was shot by a stray arrow during the breakout, and he fell into a coma that night, and he has not woken up yet." Ma Chao hissed and said again.

"Now......" Li Yi frowned deeply, looked at Yang Fu and asked, "Who has the final say in the Xiliang Army now?" Han Yi? ”

"Before the lord died, he entrusted the western frontier to Meng Qi." Yang Fu gently patted Ma Chao's back and said to Li Yi, "Now it is Meng Qi who has the final say in Western Xinjiang." ”

Li Yi and Xu Shu's eyes looked at Ma Chao at the same time, and then looked at Yang Fu again.

Li Yi asked who had the final say in the Xiliang Army, but Yang Fu did not answer, he said that Ma Chao had the final say in the Western Frontier, that is to say, the Xiliang Army is now controlled by Han Yi, and Ma Chao is just Han Yi's shield.

In a place like Western Xinjiang that advocates force, what can you do without strength? Xiliang's army wanted to be put back and let the Xiliang people defend their homeland, but Hebei could not control Han Yi, so he could only support Ma Chao to balance Han Yi.

But in this way, Ma Chao's strength plus Han Yi's strength, the force of the Xiliang people is very strong, which is a huge threat to Guanzhong, and Hebei is not very sure of Ma Chao's loyalty.

Li Yi's expression became more and more cold. If Ma Chao is not supported, Han Yi's strength is not strong enough to fight against the Qiang people alone. It is possible that in order to survive, to take revenge, and to dominate the western frontier, he simply secretly joined forces with the Qiang people to invade Guanzhong frequently, and the matter became more and more out of control.

Han Sui's arrangement forced Hebei to take risks to support Ma Chao and enhance the strength of Xiliang. Ma Chao has become an extremely key figure in the stability of Xiliang.

Li Yi secretly complained. Although this battle was won, it left a terrible hidden danger. If Han Sui didn't die, Xiliang's affairs would be very simple. In the future, as long as he is stronger, as long as he is invincible by force, Han Sui has only one choice, that is, to submit to himself, but now......

Yang Fu didn't wait for Li Yi to ask again, and after Han Sui's death, the generals of Xiliang gave a detailed explanation of the agreement on the affairs of Western Xinjiang 1510.

Honor the Son of Heaven in Jicheng and follow the orders of the Jicheng court. After the army retreated to Xiliang, Ma Chao, Yang Fu, Zhang Meng, Zhang Ji and others temporarily took charge of the military administration of Xiliang in Hanyang. Han Yi, Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi, Cheng Yin, Liang Xing and others led the army back to Jincheng, Longxi and other places to defend the border counties.

Yang Fu said a lot, but none of the key issues were involved.

Li Yi listened patiently, and then said to him, "I want to talk to Meng Qi." ”

Yang Fu understood and bowed out. Xu Shu walked out of the big tent with him.

Ma Chao looked lonely, staring at the books on the desk with a pair of blank eyes, without saying a word.

"What do you think now?" Li Yi asked.

"What?" Ma Chao looked up at Li Yi absentmindedly and asked blankly.

Li Yi sighed silently. Zheng Baiqu was defeated, almost all of his brothers were killed in battle, and Han Sui did not know whether he was alive or dead, and this series of blows seemed to knock the young man down. It seems that when Han Yi and Yang Fu pulled him out as a shield, he didn't use his mind to think about it at all.

"Can I trust you?" Li Yi asked in a different way.

Ma Chao thought for a moment and said slowly: "I am from Xiliang. ”

Li Yi nodded and continued to listen to him.

Ma Chao thought about it again and said slowly: "If the Son of Heaven and the imperial court are dedicated to Xiliang, the people of Xiliang will be loyal to the Son of Heaven and the imperial court." ”

"Okay, that's enough for your promise." Li Yi sat up straight and said loudly, "What do you want the Son of Heaven and the imperial court to do for Xiliang?" ”

"Does my uncle really trust me?" Ma Chao was stunned for a moment, and asked Li Yi hesitantly.

"Doesn't the battle of Zheng Baiqu explain all the problems?" Li Yi waved his hand very casually, "Only with strength can you have everything." No matter how strong the strength of the Western Xinjiang is, it cannot compete with the entire Han Dynasty. At the moment we can't trust Han Yi, just as Han Yi can't trust us either, so I don't have a choice, and you don't have a choice. Now I trust you, and you should trust me too. ”

Ma Chao's eyes lit up, his face showed a hint of joy, and he said, "Uncle, the top priority is to let the Xiliang army return to the Western Xinjiang immediately. Once the news of Uncle Han's death leaked, the Qiang people in Western Xinjiang were bound to take the opportunity to enter the hinterland of Liangzhou. Now the Western Liang Army has suffered heavy losses and is unable to fight again, and the Northern Xinjiang Army is in Guanzhong, beyond the reach of the whip, and the Western Xinjiang is in danger. ”

"The Xiliang army has gone back, what are you going to do?" Li Yi asked.

Ma Chao didn't answer Li Yi's words, but asked rhetorically: "I wonder if my uncle can let Wenyuan enter the western Xinjiang and garrison troops in Hanyang?" ”

Li Yi glanced at him approvingly, and said, "Okay, what else?" ”

Ma Chao said helplessly: "After Uncle Han can't be the director, the forces of all parties in Xiliang will be scattered, and Han Yi, Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi, and Liang Xing will all support their own troops." Coupled with the mixing of Qiang forces in various places, all kinds of contradictions in Western Xinjiang that have been forcibly suppressed by Uncle Han for more than ten years will break out in an instant, and the war in Western Xinjiang will continue, and there will be no peaceful day in Western Xinjiang that has been stable for more than ten years. ”

Therefore, in addition to letting Wen Yuan garrison Hanyang, it is also necessary to let a respected old minister immediately rush to the west to take charge of the military administration of Liangzhou, and temporarily suppress the contradictions between the various forces in the west of Xinjiang, so as to win over and fight the various forces in the west of Xinjiang to win over and fight against the various forces in the west of Xinjiang. As long as we can win the support of most of the forces in the western frontier, we can quickly stabilize the western frontier and quickly gather the maximum strength against the invading Qiang. ”

"Okay, good way." Li Yi's face showed a look of relief, "Brother Wen Yue's vision is very unique. In my opinion, he entrusted Xiliang to you completely out of his heart. Tell me, which old minister in the DPRK is suitable for going to Western Xinjiang? ”

Ma Chao said without hesitation: "Jia Xu Jia Wenhe." ”

Li Yi laughed, he reached out and patted Ma Chao's shoulder hard, and said with satisfaction: "Meng Qi, your father will be proud of you in the spirit of heaven." ”

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Two days later, Ma Chao and Han Yi led their troops to withdraw to the western frontier.

On the same day, Li Yi led his army into Chang'an City.

Li Yi played the imperial court.

In the Battle of Zhengbaiqu, 80,000 troops of Gaogan were annihilated, and the Xiliang army suffered heavy losses, losing 75,000 people, and finally only 25,000 people withdrew from the battlefield. The rebel leader Han Sui was severely injured and unconscious, the general Yan Xing was captured, and more than a dozen generals including Gao Gan, Xia Zhao, and Zhang Heng were killed.

Our army suffered 33,000 casualties, General Hu Cai was killed, and six lieutenants and lieutenants were killed. Seventeen generals, lieutenant generals, and lieutenants, including Gao Changgong, Xie Xuan, Dian Wei, and Guan Xing, were injured.

Five days later, the Xiliang army surrendered, and Ma Chao, Han Yi and other Xiliang generals accepted all the conditions of the imperial court and led the army back to Western Xinjiang.

Chen believed that under the current circumstances, in order to stabilize the western Xinjiang, at least 50,000 to 80,000 troops were needed. If the western frontier is abandoned, Guanzhong will need at least 100,000 troops to defend it. As a result, whether it is the recent attack on Kansai or the attack on Luoyang next year, the troops are seriously insufficient.

In order to ensure the steady progress of the great cause of Zhongxing, the minister suggested that the imperial court should temporarily give up the attack on Luoyang and concentrate its forces to stabilize the western frontier, so as not to cause the army to take care of one or the other due to the lack of troops, and then lead to the failure of the great cause of Zhongxing.

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Jicheng.

The news of Guanzhong's victory reached Jicheng, and the whole city celebrated.

The Son of Heaven issued an order to reward the front-line army, and encouraged the soldiers to make persistent efforts to take Chang'an, occupy Tongguan, Wuguan and Dasanguan, and ensure that Guanzhong could stabilize in the shortest possible time.

Two days later, the general Li Yi's song was sent to Jicheng through the flying pigeon.

In this way, the army can not only immediately attack Guanxi and encircle Luoyang with the Central Plains army, but also quickly move the population westward to complete the autumn ploughing, and there is no problem in Guanzhong to be stabilized during the year. By next spring, 800 miles of Qinchuan will be able to produce grain, so the financial crisis of the imperial court can be alleviated, and the time to attack Luoyang can be greatly advanced.

Immediately, the Son of Heaven decreed that the military advisor sacrificed wine Jia Xu and led the history of Liangzhou to preside over the government affairs of Liangzhou.

Xu Da, the general of Zhenxi, was the right general, and the number of food towns increased to 3,000; Zhang Liao, the general of Anbei, was transferred to the general of Zhenxi, and the number of food estates increased to 2,000; Huang Zhong, the general of Pingxi, was transferred to the general of Anbei; Transferred to Hou Junji as the general of Pingxi; Xie Xuan was worshiped as General Li Feng, Li Guangbi was worshiped as General Zhichong, Gao Ran was regarded as a rebellious general, and the rest of the generals who participated in the war were promoted by one level.

For Li Yi's reward, there was no agreement between the DPRK and China. He is now a great Sima, a great general, and a marquis of 30,000 households, and he has reached the peak at the level of marquis. If you add an official to the knighthood, then there is only a duke of Jin. But such a reward is very sensitive.

Since the pre-Qin era of China, there have been monarchs who have given the title of duke, which is the first class of feudal fifth-class lords of the Zhou Dynasty. "The Book of Rites: The Royal System": "The king's system is a lord, a prince and a man, and a fifth-class man". There were four principalities in the Western Zhou Dynasty: the Song Kingdom, the Yu Kingdom, the Zhou Kingdom, and the Yu Kingdom.

The dukes of the Zhou Dynasty were only given to the descendants of the previous dynasties, while the state of Lu, the kingdom of the Duke of Zhou, was only a marquis state. Lu Zhougong himself can also be called "Gong" because he is one of the three dukes, but only for himself, not hereditary.

The reason why this is so is because according to the etiquette of the Zhou Dynasty, the descendants of the previous dynasty, such as Song Gong, Yu Gong, Yu Gong, etc., like Zhou Tianzi, performed guest salutes, while Qi Hou, Xu Hou, Huang Hou and other courtiers saluted. In fact, the Zhou Dynasty and the Song State were still monarchs and ministers, as the so-called "the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister".

According to the fief system of the Zhou Dynasty, "the prince is 100 li, the Bo is 70 li, and the son is 50 li", in terms of fief, in fact, the Zhou Dynasty is a continuation of the third-class title of Xia Shang, but the first level was given a special "guest courtesy" status when it was given to the Song State and the Yu State, which was obviously better than other marquis. Therefore, in essence, the duke and the marquis of the Zhou Dynasty can be regarded as a first-class, but the status and treatment of the duke are superior, just as in modern society, there is a division between officials of the same rank before and after.

By the time of the Qin and Han dynasties, the system of twenty lords was practiced, and there were no dukes.

Therefore, after a game among the ministers of the court, Li Yi's reward was dragged down. (To be continued.) )