When Li Yi was fighting the Baibo army in Hedong, Liu Yu, Wei You, Sun Jin and some of the subordinates of the Taifu Mansion left Quanzhou overnight under the escort of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Ignoring the dissuasion of the ministers, the eldest princess chased for more than a hundred miles and rushed to the bank of the Lushui River to see her off. The eldest princess hugged Liu Yu and cried bitterly: "Uncle is gone, what should I do?" How can I save Your Majesty? ”

Liu Yu was in tears, and he was embarrassed, so he could only say: "The minister is ashamed of the first emperor, and he is ashamed of the first emperor." ”

"Uncle, I'll go to Qingzhou with you, this place is full of bad people, generals, Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi...... They are all bad people, I'm afraid, I'm afraid......" The eldest princess was heartbroken and tears rained down.

Liu Yu was saddened, and persuaded in a low voice: "Your Highness, believe in the general, believe in him, he will definitely rescue Your Majesty and save my Han Sheji." Many of the general's practices may not be right in the eyes of His Royal Highness, but he is loyal to the Han Dynasty and loyal to the first emperor, and this is enough. ”

"The first emperor had great trust in the general, no matter what wrong the general did or what unreasonable demands he made, the first emperor tried his best to protect him and agreed to him without hesitation, what was the result? The general won one battle after another, exterminated the Yellow Turban ant thieves in Zhang Jiao, quelled the rebellion in Liaodong, conquered Zhuhu in Liaodong, and completely exterminated the Wuhuan and Xiongnu who had been plagued by the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, so that the Han Dynasty had a firm foothold in the prairie. These actions of the great general defended the vast border fortress of our Han Dynasty and laid a large territory for the Great Han Kingdom. If it weren't for the trust and favor of the first emperor to the general, His Royal Highness would not be standing here today, let alone shouldering the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the society. ”

In the end, Liu Yu said earnestly: "Your Highness should be like the first emperor and trust the general unconditionally. After so many things, I can see clearly that only the great generals in the whole world are truly loyal to the Han Dynasty, and although the others keep saying that they are loyal to the court and loyal to the Son of Heaven, they are actually loyal only to themselves, just their own families. None of them can be trusted. Moreover, only Your Highness, you unconditionally trust the general and support the general, can the general command thousands of troops, sweep Liuhe, and save the country and society of my Han Dynasty. ”

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

In February, Quanzhou.

Liu Yu's departure allowed the imperial court to quickly get rid of the crisis of imperial unity.

In order to maintain the majesty of the Son of Heaven and the law, Liu Yu and the officials of various prefectures and counties must be severely punished. But in this way, the imperial court will inevitably lose the support of Qingzhou, Jizhou and some other prefectures and counties. At the same time, it will also anger the hussar general, and the consequences will be obvious, the court will become an ornament, and he will bury himself.

The eldest princess and the imperial court have become a palatial façade, Taifu Liu Yu is dead, and various prefectures and counties have also broken with the Jinyang court, and the efforts of the past few months have not only been in vain, but even the hope of saving Sheji has been dashed in an instant, which is a disaster that no one wants to see. Therefore, the eldest princess and the ministers of the court and the central government have been arguing, Liu Yu did not dare to commit suicide, and the prefectures and counties in various prefectures and counties kept writing to ask for the re-establishment of the imperial system, and everyone was waiting for the reaction of the hussar general.

If the hussar general relied on his own strong force to rescue Liu Yu, then he would have the fact that he had taken the princess and the court hostage, and he had the intention of plotting and causing chaos to the society. If he doesn't save Liu Yu, Northern Xinjiang will face the dilemma of being cut off from Youzhou and Jizhou. Attacking Chang'an, King Qin's quest for Dong became a luxury, and the survival of northern Xinjiang was also in jeopardy.

Compared with the two, of course, it is the rescue of Liu Yu that is most beneficial to Sheji and Northern Xinjiang. As for the charge of holding the eldest princess and the court hostage, it depends on whether the hussar general is willing to bear it. If he agreed to the requests of Han Fu and Yuan Shao and other state and county officials, gave up his authority, and sent the eldest princess and the imperial court to Jizhou, then this crime naturally had nothing to do with him.

This is precisely the reason why the prefectures and counties in various localities have no fear and openly send officials headed by Zhang Qi, the minister of Anping, to Quanzhou to ask for Liu Yu to be the emperor. Han Fu, Yuan Shao and others believed that the eldest princess, the imperial court, and the hussar generals would definitely agree to all the conditions they put forward under heavy pressure.

In fact, it is exactly what it is.

The hussar general rescued Liu Yu and relinquished his authority, and now he is waiting for Han Fu, Yuan Shao, and the officials of various prefectures and counties to make their requests.

Recently, the 800-mile fast ride has been going back and forth between Quanzhou and various prefectures and counties day and night, and on the roads leading to Quanzhou, the horses are galloping, the cars are like clouds, and the atmosphere is particularly tense.

The county guards in northern Xinjiang wrote letters one after another, trying to protect the prince Liu Yu, and lashed out at Han Fu and Yuan Shao and other state and county officials, accusing them of deposing the Son of Heaven and rebuilding the imperial system as a rebellious act. For such a rebellion without the court, the court should not tolerate the adulterer, but should severely punish it.

The officials of Northern Xinjiang stated in the recital that if the imperial court was forced by the pressure of Jizhou, succumbed to the coercion of Han Fu and Yuan Shao, and gave Han Fu the authority of the state, they would refuse to obey all the will of the imperial court. The officials of Northern Xinjiang unanimously recommended the hussar general to act as the agent of state affairs and preside over the government affairs.

To the surprise of Zhang Wen, Cui Lie, Ma Riyan and other old ministers, Hedong Taishou Wang Rou, Taiyuan Taishou Wang Ze, Shangdang Taishou Yang Qi, Xihe Taishou Cui Jun, Yanmen Taishou Guo Yun and other powerful officials from the scholar clan also resolutely opposed the Jizhou Mu Han Fu in charge, and let Yuan Shao replace Han Fu in charge of the Imperial History Mansion and become one of the three princes of the Quanzhou court. They all said that how could disloyal and unrighteous people like Han Fu and Yuan Shao enter the DPRK to deal with state affairs?

However, they were also opposed to the hussar generals. The hussar general is in charge, in fact, no different from Dong Zhuo, and the eldest princess and the Quanzhou court will lose the support of Jizhou and other prefectures. They recommended Cai Yong to take charge. Because Cai Yong was not only the most famous celebrity of the Han Dynasty, but also the maternal father of the hussar general, he was able to get the support of Jizhou and other states and counties, as well as the full support of Northern Xinjiang.

The opinion of the ministers of the imperial court was that the current situation was critical, Chang'an had to be fought, and the Yellow Turban Army had to be fought, and the stability of Jizhou was the key to ensuring victory in the two battlefields. Therefore, for Han Fu, Yuan Shao and various prefectures and counties to be appeased as much as possible, the suggestion of the hussar general is correct.

For the first time, Ma Riyan put forward the proposal to move the eldest princess and the imperial court to Jizhou. Jizhou is located between northern Xinjiang, Youzhou, Yanzhou and Qingzhou, and Han Fu and Yuan Shao, who presided over the government, are also in Jizhou, if the imperial court is moved to Jizhou, it will not only be beneficial for the imperial court to dominate the prefectures and counties, but also conducive to the imperial court to reconcile the contradictions between Han Fu and Yuan Shao, and give full play to the role of Jizhou to the greatest extent.

In addition, this can also maintain the reputation of the hussar general, and calm and ease the contradictions between the officials of Northern Xinjiang and Jizhou. After the crisis of imperial rule, the officials of Northern Xinjiang and Qingzhou were very disgusted with the officials of Jizhou and other prefectures and counties, and everyone impeached, attacked, and abused each other, and the imperial court would gradually fall into endless quarrels and infighting, which was very unfavorable to saving the great cause of the society, so it was better to deal with it as soon as possible.

Jizhou Mu Han Fu played urgently. He first defended his request to rebuild the imperial system, and then said that he accepted the will of the eldest princess, and he supervised the Taifu Mansion to temporarily act as the agent of state affairs, and Yuan Shao supervised the Imperial History Mansion to participate in state affairs. However, he refused to go to Quanzhou on the grounds that he was busy with official business and could not get out, and he suggested that the imperial court immediately move the eldest princess and the imperial court to Jizhou. He and Yuan Shao are both in Jizhou, and after the beginning of spring, they will have to fight with the Yellow Turban Army, and it is obviously unrealistic to go to Quanzhou to take charge.

The eldest princess's answer was very simple, not to go. Han Fu will come if he wants to come, and he will not come to pull him down.

The ministers of the court were divided into three factions.

The ministers, led by Zhang Wen and Cai Yong, resolutely opposed the move south. Han Fu, Yuan Shao and others dared to do anything to depose the Son of Heaven in order to compete for power and profit, what else can be trusted?

The ministers headed by Ma Riyan and Yuan Peng believed that we should proceed from the overall situation of saving the society, and that the principle of abandonment should be resolutely abandoned. For example, in order to solve the crisis of the imperial throne this time, the eldest princess and the imperial court did not hold anyone responsible. Liu Yu is fine, he is still the Taifu and the leader of Qingzhou. Han Fu, Yuan Shao and the state and county officials are also fine. Especially Han Fu and Yuan Shao, they also became the secretaries of the imperial court and were in charge of state affairs. Now all the charges have been carried by the hussar general alone. Therefore, only from the sake of maintaining the prestige of the eldest princess and the imperial court, as well as maintaining the prestige of the hussar general, we should move south.

There are also some ministers who dare not speak because of their low qualifications, or because they are from the Jizhou Prefectures, and put on a posture of obeying the holy order, but they were scolded by Cui Lie: "A bunch of waste, forget it if you die." ”

The officials of Northern Xinjiang originally did not agree with Han Fu's rule, but now they heard that Han Fu was going to move south to the eldest princess and the imperial court, and they were even more fiercely opposed. Yang Qi even went to the eldest princess's mansion in person to admonish him with death.

The hussar general Li Yi understood the difficulties of the imperial court and Han Fu, and strongly advocated and advised the eldest princess to listen to the opinions of the ministers of the court and move south immediately. The Gyeonggi War was about to begin, and the food and salary of tens of thousands of troops were counted on Jizhou to be allocated. After the beginning of spring, if Han Fu delayed or refused to allocate money and grain under the pretext of pacifying the Yellow Turban Army, then the Gyeonggi War would be abandoned halfway.

The eldest princess, Zhang Wen, Yang Biao and many other ministers immediately replied to the hussar general and criticized him. All day long and muddy, I can't wait to hold Jizhou in my arms as a baby, are you the hussar general of the Han Dynasty or the former officials of Han Fu and Yuan Shao? Isn't there Jizhou, you can't save Dahan Sheji? Cui Lie said even more ugly, are you a tiger general or a sick cat general? Did you die after conquering the steppes?

Li Yi then wrote another letter, analyzing in detail the current situation and the many difficulties of King Qin's courtship of Dong, and implored the eldest princess and the court not to artificially create contradictions and throw away the opportunity to save Sheji. If we stabilize the community one year earlier, we will be able to benefit the common people one year earlier. If the eldest princess and the court are worried about safety, I can send an army of 10,000 people to protect the eldest princess and the court until the society is stable.

If the eldest princess and the imperial court move south to Jizhou, Guan Yu will lead an army of 10,000 to be responsible for guarding to ensure the safety of the eldest princess and the imperial court. (To be continued.) )