As Xu Maogong and others said, it is now a foregone conclusion that he will turn his face with Gongsun Zhan, which Li Yi has long known. Just thinking that his friends who had fought side by side for many years were going to become enemies all of a sudden, Li Yi still had some regrets in his heart.

However, Li Yi knew that now was not the time to regret, so he waved his hand resolutely and said, "Take Kanto first." After we took the Kanto, Yuan Shao had only two ways to go. If he raised troops to attack Luoyang, Jizhou would be robbed by Gongsun Zhan; If he wants to keep Jizhou and Xu Tu make a later strategy, then he will have to fight with Gongsun Zhan. This piece of fat in Jizhou is not something you can eat if you want to. ”

"Yes, if you're not careful, you may choke to death." Xu Shu nodded and said slowly, "If we attack Jizhou now, we will definitely face the joint attack of Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zhan and other state and county forces, so we must find a suitable time to send troops." I agree with the lord's decision, take the Kanto first, and wait for the situation to change. ”

Xu Maogong and the others glanced at each other and nodded in unison.

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In mid-August, the hussar general Li Yi and the conquest general Yue Fei led the Northern Xinjiang Army into Luoyang City.

On the same day, the construction of the hussar general's mansion Luoyang.

On the same day, the hussar general summoned Zhang Qi, the minister of Anping, Chen Liutai, Zhang Miao and other ministers to discuss matters.

The time had just entered late August, and Yue Fei led his army south to Yingchuan County, Yuzhou, and surrounded Yingyin City with lightning speed.

On the same day that Yue Fei led his army to besiege Yingyin City, Zhou Qian, the assassin of Yangzhou, Yuan Yi, the Taishou of Shanyang, and Yuan Zhong, the minister of Peiguo, received a letter from the hussar general, inviting them to Luoyang for discussion.

Two days later, Xun You carried a letter from the hussar general, led 3,000 hussars and guards to Chen, Liang, and Runan counties, and invited Xu Jing, Cheng Jing, and Xu Xuan to Luoyang for discussion.

On the same day that Xun Yu set out, Zhang Fei led an army of 5,000 troops and entered Ruyang City in Runan County. Ruyang City is the hometown of Yuan Valve, and there are thousands of clan children. But in front of the prestigious Northern Xinjiang Army, the people of the Yuan family did not dare to make any changes.

On August 25, Liu Biao received a letter from the hussar general and hurriedly withdrew his troops. Sun Jian stayed in Chaoyang City to guard against Liu Biao's attack.

On August 26, Mu Shun rushed to Wancheng in person with a letter from the hussar general, and invited the later general Yuan Shu to Luoyang to discuss state affairs.

On August 28, he rushed back to Jizhou day and night with a letter from the hussar general.

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September of the second year of the first peace of the Han Dynasty (191 AD).

At the beginning of September, Yuan Shao sent a reply letter by 800 miles of fast ride.

Yuan Shao presented a plea to the eldest princess, promising that the eldest princess and the imperial court would temporarily put aside the dispute over the imperial system, give up the edict, and promise that after the autumn harvest in October, he would definitely pay taxes to the imperial court.

At the same time, Yuan Shao wrote a letter to the ministers of Luoyang and the officials of various prefectures and counties, imploring them to put the society and the common people in the world first, temporarily put aside the dispute over the imperial system, obey all the will of the eldest princess and the imperial court, take the eldest princess and the imperial court to Luoyang as soon as possible, and restore the imperial palaces, in order to revitalize the Han community as soon as possible.

Yuan Shao's influence was quite amazing, and by mid-September, all the officials of Jizhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Yuzhou, Jingzhou, and other prefectures and counties that could be contacted were all on the table, vowing to obey all the will of the eldest princess and the imperial court, and promised to pay taxes after the autumn harvest in October.

Li Yi smiled at this, not believing it at all. However, these people were able to come to Luoyang, and Li Yi's goal had been achieved.

In late September, everything in Luoyang was done, and Zhang Wen hurried north to welcome the eldest princess and the imperial court back to Luoyang.

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Luoyang, Xianyang Garden.

After Li Yi returned to Luoyang again, he did not enter the city, but camped in Xianyang Garden, built Luoyang, and kept his promise not to enter Luoyang. Although this is a matter of covering your ears and stealing the bell, this action of covering your ears still needs to be done.

At the same time, Li Yi repeatedly told the ministers that as long as the eldest princess and the imperial court crossed the Yellow River, he would immediately lead the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army back to Northern Xinjiang.

Since the matter of the eldest princess and the imperial court's relocation to Luoyang had been properly discussed, and the autumn harvest and autumn planting in October were about to begin, the officials of various prefectures and counties immediately bid farewell to Li Yi and Zhu Jun.

In order to thank the ministers, Li Yi specially sent wine to each other.

Li Yi knew that the reason why the officials of various prefectures and counties were able to rush to Luoyang urgently after receiving his letter this time, and were able to put aside their differences and quickly reach many agreements in more than a month, was not because of his strong force, nor because of the edict that Liu He brought to Luoyang to entrust the eldest princess with all the state affairs, not to mention Yuan Valve's best efforts and Yuan Shao's sincere persuasion, but because of the current increasingly cruel situation.

Forced by the situation, the officials of various prefectures and counties had to hurry to Beijing, hoping to rely on the majesty of the eldest princess and the imperial court to integrate forces and reverse the current crisis as soon as possible. According to what everyone said, this is for the long-term fate of Guozuo Sheji, but in fact, it is all fake, and it is really for their respective survival.

In the past two years, since Qiao Mao, Yuan Shao and others received the three princes' documents to raise troops to fight against Dong, Dong Zhuo not only did not die, but became more and more powerful.

What's even more terrifying is that the wave of the Yellow Turban Army's riots swept half of the Han Dynasty, and they were like weeds, which grew again immediately after being wiped out.

Now there is Dong Zhuo in the west and the Yellow Turban Army in the east, if either of these two enemies is not immediately killed and allowed to develop, then in the near future, they will be able to overthrow Sheji and sweep the counties of Tianxia.

Now, because Li Yi Dong Zhuo and his gang last time, the fat man is licking his wounds in Guanzhong and recovering his vitality, but after all, he still has tens of thousands of troops in his hands, and his strength is still there, and he may roar down at any time and wantonly devour the state and county. However, the states and counties in various places were scarred because of the bitter battle with the Yellow Turban Army, coupled with the increasing number of state and county officials who were arrogant and bent the law and plotted against each other, especially Yuan Shao's practice, which made everyone dissatisfied and no longer trusted each other, which directly led to the weakening of the power of various states and counties.

If at this time, the prefectures and counties were attacked by Dong Zhuo and the Yellow Turban Army, their fate could be imagined. Therefore, Yuan Shu, Xu Ling, Zhou Qian, Yuan Yi, Zhang Miao and other state and county officials had to pin their hopes of blocking Dong Zhuo's exit on Li Yi for their own survival.

As long as Dong Zhuo doesn't go out, as long as Dong Zhuo and Li Yi contain each other, they will be able to spare enough time to interconnect and defeat the Yellow Turban Army at the fastest speed, and develop their strength at the fastest speed.

The world is already in chaos, and the state and county officials are very clear about this. The formation of today's situation is not because of the strength of the Yellow Turban Army, nor because of Dong Zhuo's toughness, but because the Han Dynasty lost the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, and lost its cohesion. The states and counties lost their command and direction, and had to go their separate ways. As a result, the power was suddenly dispersed, and after the fist was opened, the five fingers had no strength, so they had to be slaughtered ****.

In the face of Dong Zhuo, who was eyeing Guanzhong, the Yellow Turban Army, the bloody swords of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and the unscrupulous and lawless local forces such as Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Sun Jian, and Liu Biao, they had no choice but to go to Luoyang to discuss matters.

Zhou Qian, Zhang Miao, Xu Jing, and Xu Xuan actually have the same idea as Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, they neither believe in Li Yi's promise, nor do they believe in the role of the eldest princess and the imperial court, they need to use the eldest princess and the imperial court to restrain Li Yi, they need to use Li Yi's force to fight against Dong Zhuo, and they need a period of time to recover and develop their strength.

So they are very cheerful, very generous, and very cooperative, and they will give in to what should be conceded, and put aside what should not be conceded, and neither side has anything to lose.

Li Yi had no hope at all about the state and county agreeing to pay taxes, and as a traverser, he knew very well the urine nature of these princes. Although the righteousness on everyone's lips is awe-inspiring, what they think in their hearts is completely another matter.

Therefore, he only needs food, and what the north lacks is not money, but food.

Originally, in the past two years, northern Xinjiang has vigorously developed tuntian, reclaimed millions of acres of land, and grain output has also increased greatly, but the population of northern Xinjiang has grown too fast, and now the population of northern Xinjiang is approaching 30 million, more than half of the total population of the entire Han Dynasty, and even approaching two-thirds.

Especially the more than 200,000 troops in northern Xinjiang, this is a huge black hole, fortunately, the remaining hundreds of thousands of county soldiers and tuntian soldiers do not need to be specially supplied with food, and have basically reached self-sufficiency, otherwise, northern Xinjiang is really going to collapse.

The state and county officials of Yangzhou and Yuzhou promised Li Yi that after the autumn harvest in October this year, they could sell some grain to northern Xinjiang.

In addition, Liu Biao also replied that as long as Yuan Shu made way to Xiangyang, the merchants of Northern Xinjiang could go to all the counties on both sides of the Yangtze River to buy grain.

This result was a bit unexpected by Li Yi, who was worried that things would change, so he immediately asked Mi Zhu to rush south with the money. Li Yi said to him, no matter what you think, whether it is land transportation or water transportation, you have to buy the grain back. It doesn't matter if you come back in the spring of next year, as long as there is food to the north.

At the banquet, the ministers smiled happily and talked happily.

When the banquet was about to end, Li Yi said: "According to the itinerary, the eldest princess and the imperial court can arrive in Luoyang at the end of November, and then it is a matter of planning to rebuild the new dynasty." All of you here will definitely return to Beijing at the end of this year to discuss matters, and you will meet again then. Of course, I am no longer there, and as for the Northern Frontier Army stationed in Luoyang, it will also be withdrawn to Hedong immediately after the rebuilding of the Northern and Southern Armies. The great cause of revitalizing the community depends on your efforts. ”

Since the eldest princess received the edict from the Son of Heaven, she can now do the affairs of the Son of Heaven and worship the official title, so the huge institutions of the imperial court can be fully restored. Li Yi said that the reconstruction of the new dynasty actually means that the eldest prince should worship the three princes and nine kings and reset the hundred officials. After Liu He arrived in Beijing that day, he quietly handed the blank holy decree to Li Yi. Li Yi summoned Zhang Wen and Xun Yu, and the three of them discussed it privately, and then Zhang Wen wrote an edict on the preparation. With this edict, the eldest princess can rightfully take charge of the country, and things will be very different in the future.

The ministers listened to Li Yi's words and did not show much excitement. Everyone was humble for a few words, flattered Li Yi a few words, and then left one after another. (To be continued.) )