Great Han Empire

Chapter 1017 The Banner of Heroes in Troubled Times Unrolled
The candles in the house were dimly lit.

Grand Sima Xu Rong sat in the corner, staring at Li Wei who had just walked in, his face was terribly gloomy.

Taiwei Zhang Yan was walking around the house with her hands behind her back. When she saw Li Wei, she straightened up suddenly, and a murderous aura gushed out.

Shang Shu made Tian Chou look sad and indignant, quietly gave Li Wei a helpless look, turned around and walked out of the study, and gently closed the door.

"As you wish..." Zhang Yan leaned over and picked up the urgent play on the case table, and said in a cold voice, "Everyone who deserves to be killed is dead, everyone who should be betrayed is also betrayed, and whoever should be killed will be killed now."

Li Wei was ecstatic, but there was no expression on his face, and he stood still without moving, trying his best to suppress the excitement in his heart.It succeeded, and finally something happened on the Nanyang battlefield.

He looked at Zhang Yan, then at Xu Rong, and then took the urgent report.

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Chariot general Yang Feng fell in Xinye, and he was seriously injured. Ding Bo, Lin Jie, Xue Lan and more than a dozen other generals were all killed in battle. The [-]-strong army was almost wiped out.

General Liang Baiwu of Wumeng and General Liao Lei of Xiaoqi led their troops to forcefully break through the siege, and Yurang City was besieged again.

Longxiang General Wang Dang led an army of 3000 to support him quickly, broke through the Tuan River, and rescued Yang Feng, Liang Baiwu and Liao Lei. However, more than half of the [-] troops in the headquarters were lost, and only [-] troops escaped from the encirclement. Yu Shunyang was besieged again.

General Pingnan Yuan Yao gave up retreating to Luyang and led an army of 6000 troops eastward to support.The two sides fought in the Danshui River. Wu Ya General Li Yun and other four generals died in a bloody battle with more than [-] soldiers.Afterwards, the Jingzhou army took the initiative to retreat, and Yuan Yao successfully rescued Yang Feng, Wang Dang and others, and retreated to Wuguan.

After arriving in Wuguan, Huang Yi, Xunzheng, Lu Mian, Zisu, Zheng Bao, Liu Xun, Guo Yuan and others suddenly rebelled, kidnapped Yang Feng, Wang Dang, Yuan Yao and others, and raised the "elimination of traitors and sycophants" Qing emperor's side" banner, led the army to kill Chang'an.

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"This is the price of restructuring, isn't it?" Zhang Yan couldn't help being very angry when she saw Li Wei's calmness, and asked sharply, "I said that this battle cannot be fought, why don't you listen? Amend the criminal law? , Paying money for atonement can appease their hatred? More than 3 soldiers and more than [-] generals died just like this. This is all your sin, your sin."

"If the criminal law is not changed, I'm afraid Yuzhou will be in chaos long ago. At that time, not more than 3 soldiers died, but more than [-] generals. It is possible that the entire Yuzhou, and even Luoyang may be lost." Li Wei slowly rolled up. Picking up the bamboo slips, he said calmly, "In the reforms of the past dynasties, how can there be no death? This is normal. Some people benefit from the reform, while others suffer from the reform. It is normal for the party whose interests are damaged to do some extreme actions. What's the fuss? But..." He looked at Xu Rong who was sitting in the dark, with an imperceptible smile on his face, "Now that the emperor and the eldest princess are not in Chang'an, and the general is seriously ill in Youzhou, his life and death are uncertain. With such a good opportunity, I am afraid that not only Huang Yi and Lu Mian raised their troops to rebel, there should be more people who will jump out... Guanzhong is lively, bloody..."

Li Wei's arrogant attitude immediately angered Zhang Yan, "As long as I cut you off, everything can be solved."

Li Wei finally couldn't help laughing, "Master Taiwei, in the past tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of people died, you didn't care about it, why did you lose your mind today because of a mere 3 people?" What problems can be solved by cutting me off? Can the country be rejuvenated? The new policy can be implemented? The people can have enough food and clothing? With the strength of the two adults, can't we still dissuade the eldest princess? Can't we stop Yang Feng from attacking Nanyang? Since we have the same goal, we should help each other and overcome difficulties today instead of complaining and blaming each other."

Zhang Yan was furious at Li Wei's words, "You are the one who wants to kill people. Why did you secretly send Jia Kui to Jinyang? You think we don't know? When Jia Kui arrived in Jinyang, the princess immediately issued an order. What do you want us to do?" Stop? Although someone in the DPRK wants to kill you, the situation is still under control. There is absolutely no need to push the flames and force the opponent out. Now Huang Yi is in the front, Yuan Yao is behind, openly raising troops to rebel, the situation can be at any time It may be out of control, have you thought about the consequences?"

"Haha..." Li Wei smiled and shook her head again and again, "Why did Your Highness leave Jinyang? It wasn't your instigation, otherwise how could she have left Jinyang at this critical moment with the persuasion of the court ministers? Your Highness went to You Fengyun cavalry immediately left the fortress. Why did the Fengyun cavalry leave the fortress? The rebellion in northern Xinjiang has been quelled. Will the Fengyun cavalry leave the fortress? I want to ask Lord Taiwei, where is the Fengyun cavalry now? Have they entered Xiaoguan secretly? Is it going down the Jingshui River? Also, has Jiang Wu’s iron cavalry of General Jiang Wu of Liangzhou Zhenxi also secretly stationed in Shangyu (gui)?”

"This is all a trick to force you out. We are afraid of rebellion, who knows what the more we are afraid of, it will come, and the culprit is you." Zhang Yan was furious, "Why do you have to do this? Don’t you think the lives of big men are worth nothing? Who paved the way for you to be here today? Do you still have humanity? Where is your conscience?”

"Should I bear the responsibility for Nanyang's defeat? Why was Nanyang defeated? Why did General Yang Feng fall in Xinye? Why was he besieged twice in Rangcheng and Shunyang? Betrayal, someone has already betrayed, this time we Even if we don’t fight Nanyang, what about next time? Next time we fight Nanyang, maybe we will lose not 3 people, but 6, 10 people, and maybe even lose Luoyang, Chang’an, and Sheji.” Li Wei retorted , "The rebels want to kill me, destroy the system, and want the North-South split to completely overthrow the big Han, and the people of Xiangyang are eager for our internal strife, for the North-South split, so as to win time and opportunity for counterattack. Are we careful to avoid this rebellion? , the court will be stable? Will the rebels correct their evil ways?"

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"The price is too great." Xu Rong spoke, his voice low and mournful, "Back then they betrayed the great man in the name of killing Dong Zhuo, attacked and killed Luoyang, and led to the defeat of the country. Today they came again, and they betrayed again I really don’t understand why the imperial court has satisfied their demands to the greatest extent, so why is it still not satisfied? Is it true that their personal interests are more important than the interests of the community? Without the community, where do personal wealth and power come from? So Do you not understand the simple truth?"

"If they understand this truth, how can the big man be overthrown?" Li Wei snorted.

"Dong Zhuo's misfortune was only 17 years ago, and it is still vivid in my mind." Xu Rong looked up to the sky and sighed.

Zhang Yan was furious, pointing at Li Wei and wanting to scold, Xu Rong patted the desk lightly, "Feiyan, forget it... people can't be resurrected after death, maybe it's not a bad thing to force them out earlier, big man Zhongxing, always Someone has to pay the price. When Dong Zhuo came to Beijing, his original intention was to eradicate traitors, clear the side of the emperor, and revive the country, but the result? Who drove him to a dead end? Dong Zhuo’s misfortune is a lesson from the past, and we must not repeat the same mistakes today.”

"Henan Yin is replaced immediately." Zhang Yan sighed, "Order the right general Wen Chou to lead Henan Yin, and the former Henan Yin Sima Lang to return to the court immediately. Ask Wen Chou to set off immediately, and rush to Luoyang day and night, stationed at the eight gates."

"Order Wu Rui General Zhang Xiu to lead Hongnong Taishou to defend Gyeonggi."

"Order Weilu General Zang Ba to lead the governor of Qingzhou, and Xu Jing, the former governor of Qingzhou, to return to the court immediately."

"Order Gao Shun, the general of Zhendong, to lead the military affairs of Qingyan and Qingzhou, and Zhong Yao, the general who conquered the south, to return to the court immediately. If Zhong Yao is found to be plotting a rebellion, he does not need to report to the court, and he will be killed immediately."

"Bai Leizhong is the general of Zhennan, leading the Yuzhou military affairs. If someone in the Yuzhou county rebels, there is no need to report it. He will be killed immediately and will not be tolerated."

"Order Yan Wuwei, the general of the town army, and Jiang Wu, the general of the town west, to lead their cavalry to Chang'an to guard the capital."

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"Slow down..." Li Wei interrupted Zhang Yan suddenly, "In my opinion, the two support troops should not rush to Chang'an, just wait a little longer..."

Xu Rong's face changed slightly, and he couldn't help trembling in his heart.Zhang Yan's eyes widened, almost eating Li Wei, "What else do you want to do?"

"There are still people who haven't come out..." Li Wei said with a smile, "Don't worry, don't worry... The two adults should be tougher and give me strong support. At this time, there must be someone who wants to betray... Now that they are killed head, then don’t leave any trouble behind, kill them all at once.”

"Zhong Yuan..." Xu Rong shook his hand, "Enough is enough."

"What if the general hears this bad news, can't hold on, and dies? Are the two adults absolutely sure to control the overall situation?" Li Wei suddenly rushed to Xu Rong excitedly, and shouted, "I want to kill you!" Just kill them all, don't kill yourself like Dong Zhuo. If Dong Zhuo had been cruel enough to kill everyone who deserved to be killed, how could there be a disaster of ruining the country? At most, he would be an arrogant and domineering official like Liang Yi, but What about now? Now he is responsible for the crime of overthrowing the country, but Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Biao and others who should really bear the responsibility of overthrowing the country have become heroes to save the country? Tell you, there is no justice in this world, only swords, whose fault? The knife is sharp, whoever wins is justice. The winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit, kill!"

The room was silent for a moment, except for the rapid panting of the three ministers.

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Nanyang was defeated, Huang Yi and Lu Mian raised their troops to rebel and attacked Chang'an, which shocked the government and the public for a while.

The rebel army was so powerful that Lianke Shangcheng, Shangluo, and Lantian were approaching Duling, only 120 miles away from Chang'an.

In the name of Yuan Yao, Huang Yi spread the word to the world, listed Li Wei's [-] crimes, and called on all states and counties to join forces to crusade against Prime Minister Li Wei.

Grand Sima Xu Rong, Taifu Liu He, Taiwei Zhang Yan, and Prime Minister Li Wei panicked. On the one hand, they ordered General Zuo and Wei Weiqing Yan Liang to lead [-] southern troops to Duling to stop the rebels. rebels.

The ministers and ministers quarreled endlessly in the court meeting.Some impeached Li Wei and told him to leave immediately, so as not to cause civil strife and ruin the country; Without fear, he demanded that soldiers and horses from all over the country be recruited into Beijing to quell the rebellion and guard the capital.

Chief Sima Xu Rong was hesitant, Taiwei Zhang Yan was at a loss, the two of them changed from their usual composure and did not make any decision for a long time, and they did not even report to the emperor who was far away in Youzhou.

Da Sima Xu Rong explained that if the suppression is forced, it will definitely cause chaos in Guanzhong, which may endanger the safety of the country, so he tends to appease, but to appease the prime minister, Li Wei, "I have no right to dismiss the prime minister, I can only invite the emperor Make a decision with His Highness, so this matter should not be rushed, but take your time, first persuade Huang Yi, Lu Mian and others. Stability is the best policy in everything."

The imperial court's inaction angered the ministers of the main combat faction, and Lu Bu angrily reprimanded Xu Rong in the court hall, wanting to tear his eyes apart.However, the ministers of the main Fu faction were elated, and they jointly petitioned for the immediate dismissal of Prime Minister Li Wei.

The rebels saw that the court was terrified and arrogant, and began to attack Du Ling.

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Zhennan General Lei Zhong rushed to the court, and the rebels made a comeback and attacked Yuzhou again.

Under the command of Xu Yan and Zhao Xuan, Xuchang's [-] troops defended the Luyang and Kunyang lines. At almost the same time, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu led their troops across the river again. Lei Zhong personally commanded the army to stop the enemy on the Huai River line.

Lei Zhong asked for help, hoping that the imperial court could transfer troops from Luoyang to the south, and first repel the Jingzhou army with high morale.

Grand Sima Xu Rong asked Li Wei for his opinion on whether it was enough, but Li Wei vetoed it outright, "Tell Lei Chong that not an inch of land in Yuzhou should be lost, even if all 7 people are wiped out. This battle is over. , I will give him money and food, and let him recruit another [-] troops."

Taiwei Zhang Yan exclaimed in surprise, "Zhong Yuan, once the eldest princess decrees to dismiss you from office, it will be too late. Don't play with fire and set yourself on fire, it's better to immediately dispatch troops to put down the rebellion."

Li Wei smiled lightly, and pointed to his own head, "I'm betting with this head. If I lose, I admit it; if I win, the community will be shaken."

Xu Rong had no choice but to write back the letter, and the safety of the country was in the hands of the general alone. The general asked the general to repel the rebellion and defend Yuzhou at all costs.Then Shu Yan Wuwei and Jiang Wu waited for the order to attack before the time came to suppress the rebellion.

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At the end of September, the Son of Heaven, the Eldest Princess, and the General arrived at Lunu City, the prefecture of Zhongshan.

Hearing of the chaos in Chang'an suddenly, the general became furious, and his condition worsened again.The eldest princess was furious, hated Li Wei, and decreed to dismiss Li Wei in order to quickly stabilize the capital.

The little emperor flatly refused, "To deal with rebellion, there is only one word, kill, kill to the end, and will never tolerate it."

"Now I have the final say on state affairs." The princess snapped, "How old are you? What do you know?"

"I'm not very old, but I know what it means to raise a tiger to cause trouble." The little emperor waved his arms and shouted at the top of his voice, "Bow to the rebellion, where is my majesty? Where is the majesty of the court? Your lord, the Prime Minister, reformed What's wrong? These rebels dare to threaten me and the court, and they deserve to die."

The eldest princess burst into tears with anger, and raised her hand to hit him, "You know killing, killing, killing can solve what problems?"

The little emperor grabbed the eldest princess's hand, stared and shouted, "You order to kill the prime minister today, and three years later, I will kill all the rebels, all the nine clans will be wiped out, and no one will be left behind."

The eldest princess was terrified, and her whole body was cold.The general succeeded, and after five years of military service, he finally turned an ignorant child into a murderous titan.The eldest princess pushed the little emperor away, and rushed into the general's bedroom angrily.She hated the general, she hated the general for taking the little emperor away from her, and hated him for turning the little emperor into a cruel and bloody warrior.

The general was lying on the couch, haggard, with guilt in his eyes, "I know this is very unfair to you, but I can't help it, I will die, and you are the same, if we all die, what will he do ?”

The eldest princess was heartbroken, and cried loudly while hugging the general.She doesn't know what the general is thinking, but the general is a human being, not a god. In order to cultivate the little emperor, he has given up everything, even court affairs, and he blindly trusts his brothers and subordinates , How did he know that the big man has changed beyond recognition.

The general hugged her thin body lightly, and whispered in her ear: "Let's go to Jinyang. In the desert, a strong child like His Majesty will go to the battlefield at the age of ten, and can command the army at the age of 13." The army attacked the city. When you came to Beijiang, you were only ten years old. You were the head of the house and commanded me and 10,000+ soldiers from Beijiang to conquer the world. Your Majesty is famous all over the world. What you can do, why can’t your majesty Do? Let him go, the world is his."

"No, I'm going to Chang'an." The eldest princess burst into tears, kissed Li Hong affectionately, and shook her head resolutely, "I'm going to Chang'an, I can't leave Sheji alone. Your Majesty is too young, he doesn't understand anything..."

"Follow me to Jinyang." Li Hong suddenly hugged the eldest princess tightly, "I may not live long. If God has eyes and lets me stand up again, I will marry you..."

The eldest princess was stunned, she looked at Li Hong in disbelief, she suspected that she had heard wrong.

"Follow me to Jinyang." Li Hong said solemnly, "This is my last wish in this life. I want to marry you."

The eldest princess suddenly hugged Li Hong tightly, and cried bitterly, her heart was broken and her heart was torn apart.

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On the night of September 29, in the lobby of the Prime Minister's Mansion in Zhongshan.

Candles were brightly lit.

The eldest princess's eyes were red and swollen, and she sat upright behind the table.On the table, there is the emperor's seal on the left and a brocade box on the right.

The little emperor stood opposite the eldest princess with a nervous expression.

Former General Yushi, General Jia Xu of the Chinese Army, General He Feng of the Guarding Army, Yang Ming, Governor of Jizhou, General Huqi Jifeng, General Changshui Mustafa, General Wu Meng Wu Xiong, General Li Wu Peng Lie, Zuo Zhong Lang Jiang Duan Xuan, You Zhonglang General Zhang Xiao, Huben Zhonglang General Zhang Zhen, Shangshu Youpushe Wang Ling, Zhongshu Supervisor Liu Fang, Attendant Sun Zi, Chief Princess Shi Huangyue, Chief General Shi Fu More than 50 ministers of civil and military affairs, including Gan and Sima Jiang Ji, sat kneeling on both sides.

"Do you still remember this brocade box?" the eldest princess asked.

The little emperor shook his head.

"Open it."

The little emperor looked at the eldest princess suspiciously, stepped forward to open the brocade box, and took out the white silk inside. There were six crooked words on the white silk, "Give the leopard to my aunt." The little emperor immediately understood, but he just I can't remember when I will write these six words, and what is the purpose of my aunt suddenly taking out this thing?

"Who wrote this?" the eldest princess asked.

"It was written by me." The little emperor smiled embarrassedly, "Auntie, this sentence is written incorrectly, hehe..."

"Then write it again." The eldest princess stood up, "You have grown up, the world is yours, but my aunt has nothing, only this edict..."

"Imperial decree?" The little emperor looked at the eldest princess in surprise.Is this an imperial decree?My aunt mobilized everyone tonight and called a group of ministers of civil and military affairs, just to make myself turn these six words into an imperial decree?But can this decree be written?There are still three years before I take power, and my aunt will still be in power for three years. If this imperial decree is written, the world will change that day.

"Auntie, what's wrong with you?" The little emperor's voice changed in fright, "Auntie, this edict cannot be written, even if it is to be written, it will have to wait until three years later."

"How long can he live?" The eldest princess's voice was very calm, and the calmness made the little emperor a little creepy.

"Auntie..." The little emperor begged, "Auntie, please put the community first..."

"You also know that the country should be the most important thing?" The eldest princess smiled bitterly, "What did you say today?"

"Auntie, I was wrong, I was talking nonsense for a while..."

"Forget it, I just said that the world is yours..." The eldest princess walked up to the little emperor, hugged him into her arms, and touched his face affectionately, "I will give you the world, I will give you the world." gone……"

The little emperor was dumbfounded.The civil and military ministers were also shocked.The atmosphere in the lobby suddenly became tense.

"Auntie, where are you going?" The little emperor was about to cry pitifully.

"Give me the imperial decree, and I will go to Jinyang. If he lives a day, I will live a day..." The eldest princess could no longer control her emotions, tears streaming down her cheeks.

All the ministers knelt down, and no one knew how to dissuade them.The eldest princess loves the general deeply. She gave everything for the great man. Today the general is dying, and she resolutely wants to leave the court. Who can stop her from cruelly crushing the last hope in her heart.

The eldest princess turned to face the ministers, choked up and said, "My dearest ministers, your Majesty will entrust it to you. According to the old practice, Your Majesty will be in charge for three years, but our Majesty..." She looked down at the sad little emperor , couldn't help feeling extremely sad, hugged him into his arms again, and hugged him tightly, "He has grown up, he is sensible, and he can rule the world..."

"Aunt..." the little emperor cried, "Aunt, don't go..."

The eldest princess squatted down, and gently wiped away the tears from the little emperor's face, "Sit behind the table and ask aunt to give you a big gift, and then I will leave..."

"Aunt..." The little emperor was terrified for a moment, tears poured down like rain, and he firmly held the hand of the eldest princess, "Aunt, don't go..."

The former general Yushi burst into tears, straightened his upper body suddenly, and shouted wildly: "Please take your seat, Your Majesty..."

The eldest princess broke free from the little emperor's hand, stepped back three times, and knelt down on the ground.

"Auntie..." The little emperor wailed, and rushed forward to grab the eldest princess's hand.Fu Gan stood up suddenly, blocked the little emperor, picked him up, rushed to the back of the desk, and pressed him tightly on the mat.

"Kneel..." Yushi raised his head and shouted, his voice shaking the lobby.

"kneel……"

The eldest princess knelt down on the ground, remembering the ups and downs of the past 17 years, remembering the burden she had carried for 17 years, thinking of her parents and brothers who died, she couldn't bear the pain in her heart anymore, and cried bitterly.

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On September 206, the fourth year of Yuanping in the Han Dynasty (AD 29), the eldest princess returned to the emperor, and the emperor ruled.

On September 206th of the fourth year of Yuanping in the Han Dynasty (AD [-]), the emperor decreed a marriage, and the eldest princess married the general Li Hong.

On the same day, General Li Hong, accompanied by Princess Chang, Xiao Yu and Feng Xue, went to Jinyang.

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