I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 351: The emperor is ignorant and listens to the slander. He should be on the side of Qingjun and punish Cai Yi! (Please subscribe)
Before Huo Guang left the Shangshu Office, the contents of the edict that the emperor asked Bingji to draft had inevitably spread in the Shangshu Office.

And in the main hall, the conflict between the general and the emperor had reached the point where everyone knew it.

It is estimated that before long, more people will know the inside story.

Because this edict should not only be issued to Fan Mingyou, Tian Guangshun and others, but also to the counties and counties where these three groups of people will be stationed after returning to the fortress, as well as the counties and counties along the way from there to Chang'an City.

There is no mention in the edict that the emperor suspected that Fan Mingyou and others were going to rebel, but as long as the official who was eating the imperial food, even a low-ranking official with a rank of fighting food, could guess the emperor's feelings for Fan Mingyou behind it the moment he saw the edict. The fear of others.

Something big is about to happen.

Moreover, this major event is even more dangerous than last month's "hundred officials dismissed" incident.

Thinking of this joint, no matter who it was in the Shangshu Office, everyone's face showed a look of worry.

Now, in the Shangshu Office, Huo Dang's power has actually been greatly weakened.

At this time, only Tian Yannian and Li Guang, a half-Huo party, were in the Shangshu Office - without the support of the general Huo Guang, they naturally did not dare to say anything.

As for others, they knew that the time had come for the decisive battle between the emperor and Huo Guang and Huo Dang.

The location of this decisive battle is not in Chang'an, but in Beidi County and Anding County in the north.

Liu He, who had not yet left, looked at the people in the courtyard and said very calmly: "It's noon. Zhang Anshi and Bingji are staying. The rest of the ladies can go back to their respective government offices to take care of matters."

"promise!"

No one dared to go against the emperor's wishes. After hurriedly cleaning up, they came to the main hall and bowed to the emperor to leave. No one dared to ask more questions.

After the irrelevant people gradually left, Zhang Anshi walked into the main hall respectfully.

As soon as he finished the ceremony, Zhang Anshi saw a look of exhaustion on the emperor's face, and naturally he immediately guessed how tense the confrontation in the main hall just now was.

The emperor actually temporarily took away the military power of the general today - this surprised Zhang Anshi, and the impact on his heart made him unable to calm down for a long time.

No matter what their current stance is, "veterans" like Zhang Anshi in the court still have an unchangeable respect for Huo Guang - it still takes a lot of courage to contradict him in front of Huo Guang.

Just half a year after the emperor ascended the throne, he was able to face Huo Guang's pressure and confront him head-on. This courage once again broke Zhang Anshi's imagination and made him feel more in awe in front of the emperor.

"Bing Qing, tell Zhang Qing what happened in the main hall today, in detail."

"promise!"

Bingji didn't hesitate and quickly told the story exactly.

Zhang Anshi was frightened when he heard this. He had no idea that things had developed to such a bad point.Are Fan Mingyou and the tens of thousands of troops under his command really going to cause rebellion?

"Your Majesty, are Fan Mingyou and the others really going to rebel?"

"Fan Mingyou and others returned south early without permission, and hid the matter from Father Zhong, and asked Father Zhong to explain it to them. This was not an attempt to rebel, but what else. Could it be that they wanted to give me a surprise?" Liu He said disdainfully.

Zhang Anshi and Bingji no longer doubted it, the matter was confirmed beyond a doubt.

Of course, maybe Fan Mingyou and others really just wanted to cover up their retreat without a fight, but the emperor still had to deal with the matter in the most critical situation.

"Your Majesty, I dare to ask, how did your Majesty know that Fan Mingyou and others started plotting to return south to Seoul before October 29th?" Bingji asked.

Huo Guang asked this question just now, and Bingji also wants to know the answer now. This is related to whether he should dissuade the emperor to be more cautious.

Liu He hesitated for a moment, and finally told the whole story about Han Zeng.

After listening, Zhang Anshi and Bingji suddenly realized where the emperor's confidence came from.

With Han Zeng and his team, God bless this man!
"Zhang Qing, you are very accurate in judging people. This Han Zeng is indeed a loyal minister. Without Han Zeng, in a few days, I would probably have to go to the wall of Chang'an City to carry earth and stones to fight against the rebels."

Several people sighed for a while at first, and then became scared.

"Two beloved sirs, I don't understand something. Why didn't Fan Mingyou and others lie about the military situation? Tian Guangming's subordinate reported that nineteen heads were beheaded. This battle report sounds a bit stupid."

"Your Majesty does not know. Although the envoy responsible for supervising the army in the army is a member of the Huo Party, military exploits are a major matter and require physical evidence and witness. Moreover, reporting at all levels is extremely strict. If one mistake is made, the secret will be leaked. Therefore, the army would rather return without success than lie about military merit."

"Then why is it that the killing of good men and taking advantage of merit is repeatedly prohibited? Isn't this also lying about military intelligence?" Liu He asked.

"So there is a limit to the number of people who can kill good people and take credit for it, because there is no need for the entire army to attack, only hundreds of private soldiers can be sent, and it is easier to conceal it..."

"Besides, as long as there is a head in hand, the others can't say anything even if they have doubts."

Liu He nodded, and his last question was answered.

"Your Majesty, if Fan Mingyou and others really give up their military power, how will they find out the truth behind the expedition to the north without a fight?"

Liu He sneered.

"Bingqing, do you think this truth is still important?"

"I'm sure they will rebel, so there's no need to find out the truth afterwards."

"The edict I issued was to prepare the counties and counties along the way for defense."

"The purpose of asking Father Zhong to write the letter is to make Fan Mingyou and others hesitate for a while. Although it may not be of much use, I still have to help Han Zeng delay for some more time."

So it turns out that the emperor is really ready to "fight" with Fan Mingyou.

It seems that all the barriers lie with Han Zeng.

As long as he arrives at Qixian County, the "Northwest Gate" of Chang'an City before Fan Mingyou, he can deter the rebels, block Fan Mingyou and others, and save Chang'an City.

If we first delay the front of Fan Mingyou's army, then stop the supply of food and grass to the north, and urgently recruit the main soldiers in Guanzhong, Fan Mingyou's army will eventually be strangled to death.

Han Zeng's troops only have 3 troops. Although they are on the defensive side, they still have a lot of pressure to keep troops in Wuyuan to contain Tian Shun's troops and to resist Fan Mingyou's Tian Guangming troops.

Not to mention that if Han Zeng cannot reach Qixian, then Fan Mingyou's two armies can invade Chang'an City. At that time, I am afraid that these thousands of guards and soldiers will really be needed to defend Chang'an City.

Perhaps seeing the worries of Zhang Anshi and Bingji, Liu He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Han Zeng will definitely arrive as promised. What's more, in this situation, I can only trust him."

"Of course, we must also believe in the governors and county magistrates of Beidi County and Anding County. They are all loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty. They will definitely not let the rebels enter a land where there is no one. The destiny of the Han Dynasty has not declined!"

"Zhang Qing and Wang Ji also need to reorganize the Weiyang palace guards and soldiers to prepare for emergencies."

"No!" Zhang Anshi and Bingji replied solemnly.

……

On the night of November 4, the seventh year of Yuanfeng, Fan Mingyou's [-] men and Tian Guangming's [-] troops were approaching a position more than [-] miles north of Beidi County.

If the cavalry works hard, it only takes one day to smoothly return south to the border of the Han Dynasty, and then walk another day to reach the foot of Lingwu City.As early as three days ago, these two armies had already set up camp at their current location.

Lingwu County is just ahead, you can get there with just a lift of your feet.

But at this moment, they had to stop and wait.

Waiting for the edict from the "Emperor" in Chang'an - even though they no longer take the crazy emperor into their eyes at all, getting the edict from the emperor to directly return to Han Dynasty and return to Chang'an can still save them a lot of troubles. Trouble.

After nightfall, the lights in the entire camp came on one after another.At first glance, the continuous lights are like wildfires that often burn in the early autumn of the prairie, making people feel trance-like, respectful and frightened.

Under this wildfire that could burn everything, the sound of drums and horns that could often be heard during the day gradually subsided.

However, the sounds of patrolling footsteps, responding commands, the neighing of war horses, and the sounds of conspiracies in dark corners... converged into another torrent of chilling, giving the entire camp a unique sense of depression.

In Fan Mingyou's Chinese army tent, this chilling and depressing atmosphere reached its extreme.

The size of this big tent is almost the same as that of an ordinary general, but the furnishings are more elegant, and each piece is brand new.

It is really surprising to see these objects in Saibei.

There are six people in this big tent.

Fan Mingyou, Huo Yu, Huo Shan, Huo Yun, Tian Guangming and the envoy Ding Ping.

The appearance of these six people in this big tent revealed something strange.

Fan Mingyou is General Du Liao and the chief general of the army on this route, but he is not sitting in the first place at this moment - the person occupying this place is none other than Huo Yu, the "little general" in Huo Dang's mouth.

The other five people were now divided into two sides and sitting on the lower seat. They all looked very respectful and careful, and they were following the lead of the young general Huo Yu.

Another strange place is Tian Guangming. He is the commander-in-chief of another army. Logically speaking, he cannot leave his own army. It is extremely abnormal to appear here.

On the table in front of everyone was a sumptuous delicacy in the desert, but at this moment it was as cold as ice, with no trace of heat, and it gave off a stomach-churning smell under the flickering and dim light. Oily color.

The cups, plates, bowls and chopsticks were placed exactly as they were, without any trace of movement.

All this indicates that the six people in the tent are not in a happy mood.

In other words, in addition to being unhappy, there is more anxiety and tension.

In early October, after several large armies left the fortress, life for Fan Mingyou and others was very easy.

The Huns received the news revealed by Fan Mingyou and others very early, and immediately understood that the Han army's expedition was massive, so most of their troops withdrew northward and westward in cooperation as early as the end of October.

South of the entire Kangai Mountain, there were almost no Huns left.

The reason why I say almost is because some relatively small tribes did not receive the news for various reasons, and they became the source of the thousand heads of Fan Mingyou and others - without these Huns, they would be like Tian Shun. It's like killing a good person and taking credit for it.

Unless absolutely necessary, they are unwilling to do such a derogatory thing.

Since there are no Huns, the originally dangerous border patrol has naturally become a superficial and pretentious performance.

Fan Mingyou and others will send out scouts every day, plot in the big tent every day, and patrol among their troops every day...

They, the superiors, were pretentious and did not reveal the slightest hint of conspiracy in their words.

However, the sons of the Fan Huo family and the cronies of Tian Shun, Tian Guangming and others were tacitly aware of what was happening in the dark, and continued to control the movements of the three armies for Fan Mingyou and others.

In short, the direction of all situations is under the control of Fan Mingyou and others.

However, everything changed towards the end of mid-October.

Fan Mingyou and others received Huo Xian's vague letter asking for help one after another.

Fan Mingyou, Huo Yu and others, who were already rebellious, made a decision immediately without any hesitation - to lead their troops, Ma Nan, back to the fortress and back to Chang'an.

Immediately, Huo Yu, a general with a rank of no more than Qianshi, sent a messenger in his own name to send this "decision" to Tian Guangming and Tian Shun.

From this moment on, these [-] troops have actually become the de facto Han rebels. However, in order to deceive others, they have not yet shown their rebel flags - most of the middle- and lower-class soldiers have been included in this confusion. .

The leader of this rebel army was "Little General" Huo Yu, but it was still to deceive others, and many of the scenes were done by Fan Mingyou, the general of Liao Dynasty.

October 29th is the day the three armies agreed to set off south to return to the fortress. It has been more than ten days since today.

Fan Mingyou's troops and Tian Guangming's troops arrived here outside Beidi County as planned. The distance between the two armies was only a hundred miles, and they could reach each other's camp in a day and night. That's why Tian Guangming was able to appear before Fan Mingyou's troops. middle.

At this moment, they are only more than a thousand miles away from Chang'an City. Once they get the imperial edict and the Bronze Festival to return to Chang'an, they will be able to reach Chang'an in about ten days.

When they set out to return south, they sent someone to deliver good news to the general. If nothing unexpected happened, the edict and the Bronze Festival allowing them to return south should be coming in the next two days.

That's why they gathered here to make some final plans and settle some unresolved matters.

Because some people are still hesitant about whether to show the banner of "clearing the emperor's side".

Huo Yu, Fan Mingyou and Huo Shan brothers all supported the move, while Tian Guangming and Tian Shun wanted to take another look at the situation.

It is normal to have this kind of disagreement. Huo Yu and others are blood relatives of Huo Guang. They have no room for change now - they can win more if they win, and they will lose more if they lose.

Tian Guangming and Tian Shun are different. Although they are members of the Huo Party and are core figures in the Huo Party, in the final analysis they still do not want to become "rebellious ministers and traitors", not to mention that their relatives are still in Chang'an City.

The emperor may not dare to kill Huo Guang, the auxiliary minister, but he will not hesitate to kill the relatives of Tian Shun and Tian Guangming.

So today it is not the leaders of the two armies discussing important matters together, but Huo Yu and others coming to force Tian Guangming to make the final decision.

"Huo Shan, go outside the door and remove the soldiers around the tent. Don't let anyone get close. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy!"

"No!" The burly Huo Shan immediately stood up decisively and walked straight out of the tent.

When he passed by Tian Guangming, he gave Tian Guangming a fierce look.

Tian Guangming became restless at this sight.

In the past half hour, Tian Guangming and Fan Mingyou exchanged some military information that the two armies had learned in the past few days, but they did not mention the most sensitive matter.

Now that Huo Yu asked Huo Shan to guard outside the tent, Tian Guangming immediately understood that today's topic was about to enter.

Sure enough, after Huo Shan withdrew the guarding soldiers outside the tent, Huo Yu stared at Tian Guangming and spoke.

"General Tian, ​​have you thought about it? The emperor is ignorant and has destroyed the Great Wall. Do you want to raise the banner with us, Qingjun side, and kill Cai Yi?"

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