The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 833 A Prophecy

In the second year of Zhangwu (197), the first ten days of February.

The initial reform of the Han court was implemented in February of the first year of Zhang Wu, and it has been a full year now.

Earth-shaking changes have taken place inside the Hanting.

In the Chendu Imperial Palace, many places are still covered with a thick layer of snow, but the imperial road is extremely clean. Obviously, someone is always paying attention to the cleanliness of the imperial road.

Liu Xie walked slowly on the royal road of the palace alone, no one followed him.

Surrounded by Habayashi guards wearing armor and holding sharp knives, most of these Habayashi guards were originally staffed by embroidered clothes envoys. After the embroidered clothes envoys became independent, these people were still in charge of their original duties—— —Guard the palace ban.

During this period, Habayashi Guard recruited thousands of people, all of whom were orphans of the Northern Expedition without exception.

In the past, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built Yulin Qi, and took the descendants of those who died in the army to raise them in Yulin.

In addition to Habayashi Guard, the orphans in the army and the descendants of the generals were also taken into one army, named Huben Army, and Colonel Huben was established as the military chief.

The two armies of Yulin and Huben are not controlled by anyone, but only obey the emperor.

It's just that with the passage of time, the soldiers in the Habayashi and Huben armies are basically the children of noble families, but there are very few real good families.

It was the time of the Boshin Rebellion in the fifth year of Zhongping.

Qian Shuo insisted on enshrining Liu Xie as the emperor, but He Jin and others wanted to support Liu Bian as the emperor.

Then Qian Shuo took the lead in launching the attack, commanding the guards to besiege and kill He Jin.

Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others protected He Jin all the way out of the hall, and the two sides fought fiercely in the palace.

The influence of the Boshin Rebellion was even greater than that of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. It was that palace change that changed all the situations.

As a last resort, Qian Shuo could only let Dong Zhuo enter the capital, defeating the Xiyuan Forbidden Army led by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and completely disintegrated the power of the aristocratic family in Beijing.

And in this palace change, the two guards, Habayashi and Huben, were supposed to protect the court, but instead fell to the side of the aristocratic family.

Had it not been for the two guards of Yulin and Huben to lose control, Qian Shuo would not have let Dong Zhuo into Beijing at all, and the world would not have lost control.

But everything is nothing if, Habayashi and Huben guards used to be the emperor's pro-army, but after being infiltrated by the aristocratic family, they became the aristocratic army.

If Emperor Ling hadn't trained a team of guards and embroidered clothes envoys in the final period, Qian Shuo would not even be able to compete with He Jin.

After the Boshin Rebellion, Dong Zhuo's rebellion.

Liu Xie will always remember what happened in those two days.

Dong Zhuo proposed the abolition of the establishment at the court meeting, and took Huo Guang as an example.

Li Ru announced his policy to His Majesty, and in the Chongde Hall, all the generals of the Xiliang Army stood with their swords on their hands, staring at each other.

All the ministers in the hall were silent, and all the princes in the hall were silent in response, only Shang Shu Ding Guan stood up, put on his finger crown, and angrily reprimanded Dong Zhuo.

"Dong Zhuo, the traitor minister, dare to plot to deceive the sky, I will splash blood on my neck!"

Then Ding Guan was escorted out of the Chongde Hall by a group of Xiliang Army warriors, and executed outside the Chongde Hall.

The warriors of the Xiliang Army walked into the hall with a cloth bag containing Ding Guan's head.

The ministers were silent, and no one dared to speak.

Grand Tutor Yuan Kui helped him down from the throne, lifted the jade seal and handed it over to his elder brother Liu Bian.

At that time, Liu Xie didn't have any resentment in his heart, he just felt a kind of powerlessness.

Since then, he has understood one thing.

Only by mastering weapons can we protect ourselves.

If there were soldiers in the palace who obeyed his orders, then Dong Zhuo would never dare to be so presumptuous.

Later, Wang Yue fled Luoyang with an embroidered emissary, and Lu Zhi led his servants to try their best to take him over the mountains.

He realized the importance of weapons more and more.

The reason why he chose to go to Yuzhou instead of Yuan Shao was precisely because of what he had experienced.

Facts have proved that his choice is correct.

Yuan Shao was ambitious and wanted to usurp him, otherwise he would not have stood by and watched Dong Zhuo flee.

After coming to Chendu, the first thing he did when he gained power was to let Wang Yue strengthen the power of the embroidered messenger, and then he recruited the palace guards again.

Up to now, the number of forbidden troops under his command has reached [-]. Except for the [-] newly recruited soldiers after the defeat of the Northern Expedition Army, the remaining [-] soldiers have all received Ming-style training. soldier.

In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the Forbidden Army, Liu Xie also sent the Forbidden Army to follow Sun Jian to fight in the north and south many times. Most of the soldiers have actually seen blood and been on the battlefield.

Now the two armies of Habayashi and Huben have a total of [-] people, and the remaining [-] people have inherited the old system and become the Second Army of the South and the North, but they are no longer under the jurisdiction of the Weiwei and Zhongwei, but the North and South Zhonglang will be under the jurisdiction.

The Southern Army was under the management of Fu De, while the Northern Army was managed by Lu Zhi's son Lu Yu.

The foreign army is under the jurisdiction of Liu Chong, and the rear of the Yangzhou and Jingzhou states are Liu Biao and Liu Yao, both of whom are from the clan.

Yuan Shu, Mu of Yanzhou, and Cao Cao, Mu of Qingzhou, were also the ones who were willing to lead troops to rescue them when they were watching from the sidelines against Dong Lianjun.

The wind and frost are different from the nature of plants and trees, and the festival of chastity and goodness is seen in the chaos.

Liu Xie doesn't know what everyone is thinking, and the evidence collected by the embroidered clothes messenger will not be the complete truth.

Maybe someone is pretending, maybe someone has hidden ambitions, but this is already the best choice so far.

Besides, no matter how bad the situation was, it was not as bad as it was when Dong Zhuo entered Beijing.

Although the reform has been hindered to some extent, it can still be implemented smoothly.

The reform has only been carried out most of the way now, and there are still some things that need to be reformed.

There are many contents of the reform, many of which are based on the laws and regulations implemented in the Ming court.

For example, there is a law in the Ming court called the law of recruitment.

The Service Recruitment Law abolished the original need for civilian households to undertake corvee labor such as hard labor, miscellaneous labor, and military service.

Under its rule, the method of employing people for service is adopted, and the expenses required by employees are apportioned by households.

The tyrants, landlords, and aristocratic families who did not have to bear the burden of labor had to pay labor money, which was called "servant money", and even borne heavier taxes.

This decree has also been borrowed, with only minor modifications.

Under the rule of the Han court, the common people still had to undertake forced labor, miscellaneous labor, military service and other corvee service, but the powerful families who originally enjoyed the privilege of exempting from service also needed to pay service money, which not only increased income but also reduced expenditure.

military power...

Liu Xie stopped and stood outside Ning'an Hall.

He didn't know if he was doing the right thing. He strengthened the prefect's authority and gave Yanzhou and Qingzhou almost unlimited power.

If Ming Ting can really be defeated, perhaps the two prefectures of Yanqing and Qing Dynasty will not be able to lose their lives...

Liu Xie shook his head, forcing himself not to think about what happened in the future.

The plan for today is how to resist the Ming army.

Liu Xie laughed at himself, feeling helpless in his heart.

The Ming army was at its peak, and whether the armies of Yanzhou and Qingzhou could stop the Ming army from going south is not known.

"The sky and the earth are turning upside down, and the fire is burning; the building is about to fall, and it's hard to support a tree..."

Liu Xie remembered the prophecy that flowed from Taipingdao.

He was afraid that this prophecy would become true.

He didn't take chances like those ministers in the court, thinking that he could rule by rowing a river.

Although he had never met Xu An, he could say that he knew Xu An very well.

Ever since he was still in Luoyang, he kept hearing Xu An's name and the deeds of Taipingdao.

Xu An has risen from the Taihang Mountains all the way, from occupying a county to a state, to crossing states and connecting counties, dominating the northern border, and now aspiring to win the Central Plains.

Liu Xie clearly remembered all the decrees Xu An implemented under his rule and the speeches he made in public.

Sometimes Liu Xie also wondered whether the destiny had really abandoned the big man.

There are obviously no decent civil servants and advisers under Xu An's command, but why can they always implement correct laws and win the support of the people.

The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin Dynasty, and many places are very similar to the Qin Dynasty, including the system.

However, the system of three governments and six ministries implemented by the Ming Dynasty established by Xu An, as well as the military system implemented, and various systems are brand new systems.

And practice has also proved that according to that system, the country can still function, or even function better.

Liu Xie stood in front of the gate of Ning'an Hall and turned to look behind him.

Before he knew it, he had climbed the long stairs and walked all the way to the front of the hall.

Holding the sword at his waist and feeling the icy cold in his hand, Liu Xie felt a little peace in his heart

Looking down at the soldiers on both sides of the steps wearing Habayashi guard armor, Liu Xie felt a little relieved.

Only in this way every day can Liu Xie feel a sense of security.

Although he agreed to change the law and ended up in person, no one knew that he was also afraid.

He was afraid of another palace change, he was afraid of the failure of the reform, and he was afraid of becoming a sinner who would destroy the Han Dynasty.

Even, not long ago, he had the idea of ​​sending an assassin to assassinate Liu Bian.

This idea was growing crazily in his mind.

Sometimes Liu Xie could even hear whispers in his ears, the voice was very similar to his, and it kept echoing in his ears, wanting him to kill Liu Bian.

Tell him about various methods, poisoning, ambush, slow assassination...

Without anyone noticing, absolutely no one will find out.

As long as Liu Bian is killed, the reform can be carried out more smoothly.

As long as Liu Bian is killed, he will be the most orthodox heir to the throne.

As long as Liu Bian is killed, even if the family below wants to rebel, there is no excuse.

Those ministers in the court could not convince him at all.

He still remembers the indifferent eyes of those ministers in the palace when he was helped down from the throne, and those eyes were the same as those when he carried out the reform.

Looking at the furnishings in Ning'an Hall, Liu Xie suppressed the churning killing intent in his heart.

Not only did he want to kill Liu Bian, he also wanted to kill those scumbags who were full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, but only knew how to profit for themselves.

The Ning'an Hall is covered with black silk and satin, which blocks the sunlight outside the hall and prevents the sunlight from entering. This is Liu Xie's bedroom.

I don't know when it started, he no longer likes the sun, he prefers to be in the dark than the light.

Walking into Ning'an Hall and into the darkness, Liu Xie's expression relaxed a lot.

The hall was completely empty, and a few dim palace lanterns were emitting a pale yellow light.

The more the reform was carried out, the more difficult Liu Xie felt the reform.

The suggestion put forward by Liu Chong and Wang Yun is that if the front line is unfavorable, they can retreat to Yangzhou, relying on the Huai River and the Yangtze River as barriers, relying on the navy of Yang and Jingzhou, and relying on natural dangers to block the attack of the Ming army.

Liu Xie couldn't bear it, and couldn't accept it anyway. He vetoed this proposal.

He is the emperor of a big man, how can he be timid! ?

Liu Chong said in the secret report sent by the embroidered messenger that the court said it was true or false.

The Ming army's invasion was fake, but Ming Ting is indeed shrinking its defenses and accumulating strength.

Some time ago, Ming Ting's newspapers were still promoting the Quartet's war, but recently they changed their direction and began to promote the unification.

The newspapers were constantly denouncing the aristocratic families, and they were also constantly stating the crimes committed by the Han Dynasty. Everything was pointed at the Southern Expedition.

The battle of the Ming army in the north has been settled, and the Ming court has set up the Anbei Protectorate in the northwest of the Northern Border Province. The tribal leaders such as Ding Ling and Huji are appointed to official positions according to the system under the Western Region Protectorate, and receive the official seal of the Ming Dynasty. .

The war in the north has settled down, the borders of the Ming Court have been connected together, and the borders of the Anbei Protectorate and Anxi Protectorate have been connected.

Ming Ting's cavalry is invincible across the northern border.

Lu Bu has led the Xiaoqi Battalion back to Jizhou.

All the way south, Lu Bu received an extremely warm welcome.

The reason why he was able to finish his work and pacify Mobei in one fell swoop was indeed because of the special relationship between the two Xianbeis in the Middle East, which allowed Lu Bu to encounter this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

In the past, Huo Qubing sealed the wolf as a Xu, and Dou Xian took the initiative to do his best. They both temporarily eliminated the threat from the north. The difficulty was indeed greater than that of Lu Bu.

But no matter what, in the final result, Lu Bu's achievements and achievements are indeed more prominent than Huo Qubing and Dou Xian.

If the battle of Rao Leshui was due to Lu Bu's luck, then the battle of Beiding Jiankun was a real and tough battle.

Relying on the cavalry of the Three Thousand Xiao Cavalry Battalion, Lu Bu deterred Dingling and Hugan, and then defeated King Jiankun, defeating the Jiankun army in one fell swoop, and slaughtered the entire Jiankun tribe.

Seal the wolf to live in Xu, Zen in Guyan, drink horse Hanhai, Le Shi Yanran.

It can be called the highest honor of a warrior, and these things have been successfully reproduced by Lu Bu.

Even Lu Bu accomplished a deed that no one in history has accomplished.

After Rao Leshui defeated Xianbei, Lu Bu led his army to the top of Beishan (Daxianbei Mountain), and ordered the artisans accompanying the army to collect twelve large stones from Beishan, engrave twelve volumes of Taiping scriptures, and stand on the top of Beishan. A stele is built to commemorate the dead soldiers of the Ming army who died in Rao Leshui.

After returning to the south, Lu Bu jumped from a fourth-rank general conquering the north to a second-rank general Wei because of his contribution to the northern settlement of the wilderness. His official position was equal to that of Gong Du.

Not only that, Lu Bu also became the first general to be named a marquis after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and Lu Bu was proclaimed a champion by Xu An.

The war in the Western Regions seemed to be coming to an end. The newspaper stated that the army defeated the main force of the Dawan Kingdom in the Western Regions, captured the capital of the Dawan Kingdom, captured and killed the leader of the Dawan Kingdom, and repelled the reinforcements from the Guishuang Empire.

The war will soon be completely over, and the Ming army has won a complete victory.

Liu Xie couldn't tell the truth about these things, but most of the news that could be published in the newspapers was true news. After all, the official newspapers issued by the Ming Court have not reported false news so far.

The Ming army's battles against Yilou and Woju in the east were quite satisfactory. After the Ming army invaded the middle schools of Yilou and Woju, they have been fighting steadily.

The main force was actually the armies of Fuyu and Goguryeo, and there were very few real Ming armies.

The Ming army is indeed shrinking in an all-round way, and is preparing for the Southern Expedition.

That day, Liu Chong's dangerous words in the court did not want to become a prophecy...

　There is only one update today, and the status is a bit poor. Tomorrow 8k can be guaranteed.

　　A total of 8k words have been missing in the past two days, and they must be made up within this month.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)