Just when Li Yi dispatched troops and prepared to do a big job in Jizhou, a flying pigeon sent a letter to Quanzhou.

Xu Rong reported urgently, and the general Sun Jian was seriously injured and in a coma, and his life and death were unknown, and Yuzhou was in danger.

After receiving this news, Li Yi didn't know whether to cry or laugh. In memory, Sun Jian was killed by Huang Zu, and now he is only seriously injured, although it cannot be said that he can survive, but at least for the time being, he still saved his life, and the trajectory of history has changed to some extent. Li Yi is happy to see such a situation. Sun Jian is a person he respects very much, this person is not only righteous enough, but also extremely capable, he does not want to see such a person die in civil strife like this.

However, this change is completely meaningless for northern Xinjiang.

Sun Jian's serious injury dealt Yuan Shu a heavy blow. Yuan Shu was under the attack of Liu Biao in the back and Yuan Shao in the front, and it was almost impossible to occupy Jing and Henan Prefectures in peace, leaving too little time for Yuan Shu to expand his strength.

And if Yuan Shu can't be helped up, then his previous plan to give up Jizhou, or even Luoyang, will be completely meaningless, and Hongnong County and Henan Yin and other areas connecting the south are very likely to be attacked by Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo. Under the circumstance that the northern Xinjiang is under the enemy's back, it is difficult to take care of the beginning and the end, and defeat is inevitable.

Li Yi summoned Xu Maogong and others to discuss countermeasures overnight, and early the next morning, Li Yi went to meet the eldest princess.

Li Yi's words were astonishing, and he immediately abolished the Quanzhou Imperial Court, and sent envoys to Chang'an to present a plea to His Majesty and negotiate peace with Dong Zhuo.

Li Yi explained: "The removal of the imperial court was an expedient measure, in order to negotiate peace with Dong Zhuo, and at the same time to show an attitude to Yuan Shao and many other state and county officials. Northern Xinjiang has the meaning of giving up respecting the son of today, in other words, in order to survive, Northern Xinjiang is willing to join hands with Yuan Shao and other state and county officials to resonate with Sheji. In this way, the northern frontier may be able to maintain a good relationship with them in the near future, and smoothly obtain grain from the southern states and counties. ”

The eldest princess obeyed Li Yiyan. She saw that Li Yi's face was dark and haggard, and she said very painfully: "The general works day and night for state affairs, it's too hard, you have to pay attention to your body." ”

Li Yi reluctantly smiled: "As long as the northern Xinjiang can survive the crisis, and His Highness can see the hope of the revival of the society, there will be no regrets even if the minister dies." ”

The ministers were very surprised by the development of the situation and Li Yi's decision.

The unknown Gongsun Zan was suddenly born in Jizhou, and Sun Jian, the world-famous general who has been famous in the past two years, is very likely to die in a meaningless infighting, and the things in this world are really unpredictable.

The rise of Gongsun Chan and the serious injury and defeat of Sun Jian directly led to the rapid deterioration of the current situation. The ministers were dumbfounded, and had to face the inexorable fact that the society was about to overthrow, and they fell into a deep sorrow for the decline of the Han Dynasty. No matter how brave Li Yi, the general of the hussars, is powerless to return to the sky at this time, and it is difficult to support it alone.

"If Sun Jian dies, there will be disputes over the ownership of Yuzhou again, and the generals Yuan Shu, Jizhou Mu Yuan Shao, Yangzhou Assassin Shi Zhou Qian, Chen Guoxiang Xu Jing, Runan Taishou Xu Xuan and other state and county officials will snatch Yuzhou again." Li Yi said, "Although the captured general Yue Fei has rapidly moved south to Yuzhou, because the troops of the Northern Xinjiang Army are fighting fiercely with the Xiliang Army in the Guanxi area, all forces in Yuzhou may not accept Yue Fei's mediation. Therefore, we can only negotiate peace with Dong Zhuo first, stop the war in Guanxi first, and then we will transfer part of our troops from Guanxi to Luoyang to deter the southern prefectures and counties of Luoyang, and force all forces to give up the idea of occupying Yuzhou, so as to ensure that Yuan Shu can smoothly occupy Yuzhou and ensure the connection between northern Xinjiang and Yuzhou. ”

"If we want to win the battle against Gongsun Zhan, drive out Yuan Shao, and completely occupy Jizhou, we must get the grain from the southern prefectures and counties." Li Yi looked at the ministers, bowed down and said, "This is the battle for survival in Northern Xinjiang, and it is also the battle for the survival of the Han Sheji. I implore you to put the community first, to put aside all arguments and grievances for the time being, and to win this battle wholeheartedly. ”

After a long period of debate and debate, Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi, Ma Riyan and many other ministers basically agreed with Li Yi's analysis of the current situation and agreed with Li Yi's proposal.

In order to avoid the Northern Xinjiang Army fighting on two fronts, and in order to buy enough time for the Northern Xinjiang Army to occupy Jizhou, the eldest princess negotiated peace with Dong Zhuo on the condition of abolishing the Quanzhou Imperial Court, which was still desirable. However, how to revitalize the Han Dynasty, the ministers had a great disagreement on strategy, and the parties with different opinions immediately debated fiercely.

The main point of contention is whether to occupy Luoyang or abandon Luoyang.

A group of ministers represented by Lu Zhi still insisted on their own viewpoint, believing that it was necessary to firmly occupy Luoyang and use Luoyang as the foundation to dominate the Central Plains, so as to quickly revitalize the community. It is best if Jizhou can be defeated, but if it can't be defeated, it is also possible to occupy the four counties in the northwest of Jizhou first.

Ministers such as Tian Feng, Kou Zhun, Chen Qun, and Zhong Xuan strongly opposed it. Northern Xinjiang itself is limited in strength and cannot fight on two fronts at the same time, so it must give up one. The occupation of Luoyang would be besieged by various forces, and the occupation of Jizhou, based on the land of Hebei, would connect the entire northern territory. In this way, the imperial court could concentrate all the strength of the northern states and counties and fight against all the rebellions north of the Yellow River wholeheartedly. This is the only correct strategy for the revitalization of the community.

Those who hold the "Central Plains strategy" are basically the ministers of the imperial court, while those who hold the "Hebei strategy" are basically the officials of northern Xinjiang. The controversy between the two revitalization strategies is actually the controversy between the imperial court and northern Xinjiang, and the contest between the power of the DPRK and China and the power of northern Xinjiang.

The deliberations continued until the early hours of the next morning, and the two sides did not give in to each other, and the arguments were very loud.

The hussar guards guarding Longshan were very nervous, knowing that something big had happened to the imperial court again. Tai Shici, Dian Wei and others immediately increased their patrols, and the guards were so energetic that they didn't even dare to blink their eyelids.

Li Yi was unusual, and this time he also participated in the debate. He was very agitated, and his voice was the loudest, and he often roared so loudly that his voice could be heard clearly from a hundred paces away.

Li Yi patted the case angrily, blushed, and said loudly at Lu Zhi: "The main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army is in Jizhou, if Yuan Shao gathers the troops of the prefecture and county to attack Luoyang, we can't hold it at all, do you want all the more than 20,000 soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army to die in Guanxi and Guandong, are you satisfied?" ”

Lu Zhi did not show weakness, he glared at Li Yi, waved his hands and said: "The main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army can be divided into half to Luoyang." As long as you are determined to defend Luoyang, how can Luoyang be lost? If Yuan Shao occupies Luoyang, what will the eldest princess and the imperial court do in Luoyang? Help Yuan Shao depose the Son of Heaven? In addition, if the imperial court is not located in Luoyang and confronts various prefectures and counties across the river, then even if there are prefectures and counties that want to respect the imperial court in the future, they will not be able to get in touch with the imperial court, let alone support and help the imperial court. ”

Kou Zhun pointed to the huge map hanging high on the side of the big tent and said: "Everyone, please note that Qingzhou is now in charge of Taifu Liu Yu, as long as we conquer Jizhou, Northern Xinjiang, Qingzhou and Jizhou can be connected as a whole, and the army can advance and retreat freely." Although you believe that after the imperial court occupies the land of Hebei, it will directly lead to the confrontation between the imperial court and the prefectures and counties in the south of the Yellow River, and prolong the time for the revitalization of Sheji indefinitely. But think about it, if we occupy Luoyang and are attacked on three sides, will Northern Xinjiang be able to survive for a long time? If northern Xinjiang is not guaranteed, how can we talk about the revitalization of social security? ”

Zhang Wen immediately refuted it, he said: "If you occupy the land of Hebei, isn't it enemy on three sides? ”

Zhang Wen slapped the map with his big hand, and said excitedly: "Dong Zhuo in Guanzhong, Yuan Shao who occupies Luoyang, as well as the state and county forces in Yanzhou and Xuzhou, as well as the Yellow Turban Army. If we don't completely annihilate Gongsun Chan this time, then there will be an attack from Gongsun Chan. Is this more than a three-sided enemy? This is simply an enemy on five sides and an enemy on six sides. I would like to ask the general, is there so many troops in northern Xinjiang to resist the attack of the fifth, or even sixth, and seventh-way armies at the same time? ”

"And your ......," Zhang Wen pointed at Kou Zhun and said, "You said we can advance and retreat freely." How do we move in and out of the way? Let me ask you, if we fight Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao will fight Hedong, and at the same time, Liu Dai, Gongsun Zhan, and even the Yellow Turban Army will all rush up, how can we enter Guanzhong? In the same way, if we fight any enemy along the way, other enemies will hit us, how can we enter? Where to go? And the return? If all the enemies come at the same time, will we retreat to the desert to graze the sheep? ”

Li Yi shook his hand angrily and said loudly: "It is impossible for such a thing to happen in the future." If everyone came to fight us, Dong Zhuo would have died a long time ago, and the world would not be in chaos. It is precisely because of these people who have their own ghosts in their hearts that Dong Zhuo is becoming more and more arrogant, and the world is becoming more and more chaotic. ”

"How do you know it won't? Not now, not in the future? Lu Zhi also pointed to the map and said loudly, "If we occupy Luoyang, we will have the risk of geographical advantage, whether it is Northern Xinjiang or Luoyang, we can easily defend it." Yuan Shao can't get Luoyang, so he will have to fight with Gongsun Zhan, and the state and county forces will fall into a fierce battle with the Yellow Turban Army. At this time, as long as we firmly grasp the Yuan Shu and skillfully use the technique of vertical and horizontal discord, we will be able to maintain the stability of the Kanto and Kansai regions and maintain a strong deterrent to the forces of various prefectures and counties. When the northern Xinjiang Tuntian is successful and the crisis is getting smaller and smaller, we can attack Dong Zhuo in the west to defeat Chang'an, and enter the Central Plains in the east to quell the rebellion. ”

"Why are you sure that Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan will not shake hands and make peace? Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu won't get back together? Dong Zhuo won't take advantage of Guanzhong to fight Luoyang first? Will the prefectures and counties attack the Kanto region under the joint efforts of Yuan Shao? Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, and Zhou Qian, these people respect the will of the imperial court? Li Yi hit the nail on the head and said, "We took Luoyang last year, but until today, the eldest princess and the imperial court are still staying in Quanzhou, doesn't this fact make you sober up a little?" ”

"Going to Luoyang is definitely a dead end for us." Li Yi didn't use words at this time, but roared, "If we don't occupy Jizhou today, Sheji will really fall apart." Please weigh the pros and cons carefully and immediately decide on a policy to revitalize the community. (To be continued.) )