Great Han Empire

Chapter 1018 The Banner of Heroes in Troubled Times Unrolled
The little emperor looked and looked at the imperial decree, but did not speak for a long time.

Jia Xu smiled slightly, "Your Majesty, is there something wrong with the edict I wrote?"

The little emperor shook his head uneasily, hesitant to speak.

"Your Majesty, do you have any questions?" Fu Gan said with a smile, "Please speak out if you have something to say, so that the ministers can explain it to His Majesty."

The little emperor looked up at him, scratched his head, hesitated for a long time, and then asked cautiously: "I am a little puzzled, why did the general transfer General Lu Bu to Jinyang immediately? If something happens to the general , the only one who can replace the Great General to sit in the northern border is General Zhao Yun, or... General Yan Wuwei. I don't understand, what does the Great General call General Lu Bu mean?"

Jia Xu, Fu Gan, Jiang Ji, Wang Ling, Liu Fang, and Sun Zi looked at each other, with involuntary expressions of admiration on their faces.The little emperor was really smart, and he saw the crux of the imperial decree at a glance.

The recruiting of General Lu Bu was the general's order before he left. Several ministers could more or less guess what the general's intentions were, but no one dared to say this.Jia Xu and the others looked at Fu Qian and Jiang Ji, waiting for the two cronies of the general to explain.

"How long does Your Majesty think the general can last?" Fu Gan asked a question that ministers were most afraid of.Once the general dies of illness at this time, the consequences will be disastrous.

The little emperor's expression darkened, and he said in a low voice: "I have asked the imperial physician Ling Huang, he is very depressed and has no confidence."

"During the Great War in the Central Plains, the General fell ill once, and that time was very dangerous. Fortunately, Master Hua Tuo arrived in time." Fu Gan said, "When Master Hua Tuo left, he told the General not to fight on the battlefield again. Otherwise, it would be very dangerous, but the general has never left the battlefield. During the West Sea War three years ago, he was seriously injured and his body had not yet recovered. He led the army to expedition to the northern border, and then to Liaodong. He had no rest at all. Time, his physical condition is very poor, and the successive deaths of General Qu Yi and General Xian Yufu made him feel more distressed..." Fu Qian shook his head repeatedly, heartbroken, "The general has finally fallen, and the chance of him standing up is very small, unless A miracle happened..."

"The great general has fallen, and the generals Xian Yufu and Qu Yi have passed away. In today's world, who else can deter the desert? No more, neither General Zhao Yun nor General Yan Wuwei. Without the great general, The Hu tribes in the two northwestern borders and the desert will rebel immediately, especially now that Chang'an is in chaos, the situation in the southern battlefield is tense, the desert is turbulent, and our army is unable to go north. As long as one of the Hu tribes leads the army Then the two frontiers in the northwest and the desert will immediately lose control, which is why the general rushed to Jinyang regardless of everything, regardless of life and death."

"But the general is in danger of his life at any time, and he doesn't know how long he can last. If he dies of illness before the situation in Chang'an and the south is stable, who will deter the desert? So he can only turn to His Royal Highness the eldest princess for help."

"Aunt?" The little emperor opened his eyes wide in surprise, "Can my aunt deter the desert?"

"Today's Great Han, the one who is in charge of power is Her Royal Highness. During the war in the Central Plains, Her Royal Highness personally went to northern Xinjiang to recruit the Hu tribe army. All the tribes of the Hu tribe followed orders. It is the great general and the mighty Northern Xinjiang army. Now that Her Royal Highness the Princess has become the wife of the Great General, in fact, it is equivalent to controlling the military power of Northern Xinjiang. We will also respect Her Royal Highness the Princess, but only follow the lead." Fu Gan's expression on his face was complicated, and his voice trembled slightly, "In today's world, Her Highness the Princess has reached the peak of her strength. His strength even surpassed that of the Great General."

Suddenly, the little emperor realized, he punched the case table, and shouted excitedly, "Aunt...my aunt is the most powerful...I know, I know why the great general recruited General Lu Bu to rush to Jinyang, General Lu Bu is loyal and brave, with him protecting Auntie, Auntie's safety will be guaranteed, and Auntie will be safe, and the world will be as stable as a rock."

The little emperor was elated, but he immediately noticed that several ministers looked serious, with worries on their brows, and no joy on their faces.

"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" The little emperor scratched his head in embarrassment and asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, didn't you hear what Lord Fu said just now?" Jia Xu asked.

"I heard..." The little emperor pointed to his ears strangely, "I heard it clearly, didn't I miss anything?"

"In today's world, Her Royal Highness is in charge of power." Liu Fang asked solemnly, "Have you heard clearly, Your Majesty?"

"Ah?" The little emperor heard it clearly this time, his eyes widened suddenly, and his face was stunned, "Didn't Auntie return the seal to me? Isn't I in charge now?"

Jia Xu shook his head and sighed bitterly.Fu Gan and Jiang Ji bowed their heads in silence.Liu Fang looked angry, and cursed fiercely, "This is all a good thing done by the prime minister. The restructuring and restructuring turned Chang'an into chaos, and the situation took a turn for the worse, forcing the general to take this bad policy."

Sun Zi cupped his hands at the little emperor, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, looking back at the history of this dynasty, returning power in the harem is not as simple as handing back the seal. Why did Emperor Xiaohui die of depression during Empress Lu's period? Could it be that he didn't rule? ?Prince Liu Ying was abolished eight years after he succeeded to the throne, Empress Lu changed Changshan King Liu Hong to be the emperor, after Empress Lu died of illness, Taiwei Zhou Bo and other ministers immediately found an excuse to abolish the emperor, and replaced the king (Liu Hong) Heng) is the emperor, that is, Emperor Xiaowen. From this series of deposed and re-established events, can't your majesty see anything?"

The little emperor understood a little bit, and felt a chill all over his body, he couldn't help shrinking his neck, the excitement and excitement just now disappeared without a trace.

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"After this imperial decree is passed on to Chang'an, it will send three messages to Chang'an, and it will cause three kinds of consequences."

Fu Gan continued: "First, the general is in danger, so he has to hand over the force of northern Xinjiang to the eldest princess, to give the eldest princess the greatest strength, and let the eldest princess sit in Jinyang to deter the desert. That is to say, the situation in northern Xinjiang is extremely severe. Chang'an cannot be chaotic, if Chang'an is in chaos, the country may be overthrown. When the country is in danger, all parties in Chang'an have only one choice for their own interests, and that is to quickly quell the chaos in Chang'an and restore the stability of Chang'an."

"Second, the strength of the eldest princess has increased sharply, and the imperial power has expanded unprecedentedly. No matter which side of the Chang'an forces wins, they will eventually face a ruthless reality, that is, the power of the prime minister has completely lost its support. No matter who will be in charge of the prime minister in the future, the prime minister They will all be destroyed. This is the result that no one in Chang'an wants to see. In order to maintain the balance of power in the court, they have to unite and fight hand in hand."

"Thirdly, if the general's illness is cured, the general is actually in control of the imperial power when His Royal Highness the Princess has married the general. He has the greatest power in the world and he can do whatever he wants. This is for the ministers of Chang'an It is a bad news for them. The only way for them is to keep His Majesty, give His Majesty the greatest support, and let His Majesty take back all the authority quickly. Now His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess has returned to His Majesty in name, which is very beneficial to them Conditions, as long as they are willing to help His Majesty establish meritorious service and stabilize the community, they will have a chance to keep the Great Han community."

"However, this news is great news for the rebels in the south. They can use this to testify that the general has the intention of usurping usurpers. They can take this opportunity to stabilize morale so that they can fight against Chang'an together." Fu Ganqing He sighed softly, "I'm afraid the battle in the future will be very difficult."

The room was silent and the atmosphere was oppressive.

"What should we do now?" The little emperor asked listlessly, "When will you return to Chang'an?"

"We can't go back to Chang'an." Jia Xu said, "If we go back to Chang'an, the situation in Chang'an will be even more critical, and it is very likely to turn into a melee situation. Not only will the Guanzhong be destroyed, but the society may collapse."

The little emperor was dumbfounded.Originally, he thought it would be a good thing for his aunt to marry the general, but he was completely wrong.

"In the final analysis, the chaos in Chang'an is a struggle for power and interests. When power disappears and interests are threatened, how can there be chaos?" Jia Xu sneered contemptuously, "They fought for power back then. And interests, they did not hesitate to betray the big man and overthrow the country. Now they have not learned their lesson and are still killing each other. If the general did not take care of the overall situation and insisted on protecting each other with his life, he should really let the prime minister kill them all, so as not to cause disaster Hereafter."

"If we don't go back to Chang'an, where are we going?" The little emperor asked dejectedly.

"We will go wherever His Majesty says." Jia Xu said with a smile.

The little emperor glanced at him in surprise, then at Fu Gan and the others, "Really?"

"Of course." Fu Gan smiled.

"Let's go to Nanyang." The little emperor jumped up and shouted excitedly, "I'm going to fight in Nanyang."

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In October, Chang'an.

Prime Minister's House.

Li Wei sat there for a long time, looking miserable.When the general was in danger, he actually made such an unimaginable move, and all his hard work was in vain.

"Zhong Yuan, hurry up and stop killing people." Zhu Mu smiled bitterly, "If the general dies of illness, the big man will lose his support immediately, and the bloody wind in Chang'an may destroy the country. Don't insist on it anymore, or Follow the advice of Da Sima and Taiwei, and send troops to suppress the rebellion as soon as possible."

"It falls short, it falls short..." Li Wei was furious, pushed away the papers on the case table, and shouted sharply, "Look, look, the prefect of Hedong, Yuan Ba, and the general of Louchuan, Yang Hua, are about to leave. Troops have been dispatched, and the naval warships have already gathered in Pubanjin. Under the instigation of Yang Yi, the prefect of Hongnong, Zhang Xiu, is also dispatching troops. There are also Xun You, Cui Yan, Zhang Fan, Xing Yong, Wei Gu, Han Ming, Xu Ling , Dong Zhao, Cui Lin, Zhang Cheng, Liu Fu, Xin Ping... a large group, a large group of people are going to raise an uprising in the capital, preparing to cooperate with the rebels inside and outside, and enter Chang'an... These are all rebellions, all Heinous rebellion, how can we not kill him?"

"If we kill them, how long can we live?" Zhu Mu's voice became louder, "Do you think the Eldest Princess will let us go? Just dream. Maybe their heads have not fallen off yet, but ours fell off first. "

Zhu Yan quietly picked up the bamboo slips scattered on the ground, turned around and ran out.

"What are you doing? Come back to me..." Li Wei roared angrily, and was about to chase after him.Zhu Mu hugged him, and shouted at Zhu Bi's back: "Burn it, burn it all for me."

Xiao Lan appeared at the door of the study, looking at Li Wei coldly with an unusually stern expression.

Li Wei broke free from Zhu Mu, looked Xiao Lan up and down, saw that she was wearing an official uniform, and couldn't help asking strangely: "Are you going out?"

"General Lu Bu has gone to Jinyang, do you know?"

Li Wei was taken aback and calmed down instantly, "Who ordered the recruitment?"

Xiao Lan walked into the study slowly, turned around and closed the door, "The general is dying, but he is still trying his best to save you, what about you? What have you done? Are you worthy of the general? People can be restrained, arrogant, and even deliberately create rebellion to kill people. You are completely crazy, you are lost by the power without restraint, and you are now a traitor, do you know that?"

"What did you say?" Li Wei's face was livid, his eyes widened, and he slapped him down.

With sharp eyes and quick hands, Zhu Mu protected his sister, "Zhong Yuan, calm down, why are you arguing at a time like this..."

"Do you know how many days you can live?" Xiao Lan was trembling with anger, "You deliberately launched the Nanyang War, and you deliberately induced the Chang'an Rebellion. The big Sima and Taiwei are very clear about the inside story, but why did they Don’t stop? Do they also want to kill people? No, they want to make money and find an excuse to kill you. More than 3 soldiers and more than 20 generals died in the Nanyang War. Just based on this, they killed your whole family , it is more than enough to destroy your nine clans."

Li Wei and Zhu Mu thought of something at the same time, and their expressions changed drastically.Yang Hua's naval division and Zhang Xiu's Xiliang army could roar from both land and water under the banner of "eliminating traitors and sycophants and the side of the Qing emperor" and the banner of suppressing rebellion. At that time, it was Xu Rong and Zhang Yan. Time to kill.The winner is not Li Wei, but his opponent. The reason is very simple, because the general is at stake. In order to ensure the stability of the country, Xu Rong and Zhang Yan can only give up Li Wei, the powerful minister, and join hands with the powerful family to force the eldest princess to fight immediately. Surrender power and defend the little emperor with all your strength.

The reason why Chang'an is in today's chaos is that the eldest princess bears the unshirkable responsibility. She left Chang'an at the critical moment of Li Wei's restructuring and abandoned the powerful family, so that Li Wei was unscrupulous and did whatever he wanted.Li Wei is a rebellious minister and traitor, and he wants to kill him; the eldest princess is unfavorable in governing, and the country is in danger, so she must return to the emperor; Xu Rong, Zhang Yan, Liu He, Xun You and other ministers quelled the rebellion and defended the little emperor. Heroes of the Han Dynasty share power.

From the moment the eldest princess left Chang'an, this trap had already been dug, waiting for Li Wei to jump into it.

"The warriors in the court today are no longer the titans of northern Xinjiang. They have titles, fiefdoms, and property. They are becoming a new generation of aristocratic families. Your reform strategy will hit them equally hard, but you Turning a blind eye, pressing every step of the way, ignoring my dissuasion, and finally causing today's disaster." Xiao Lan walked to the door, turned her head and smiled sadly, "The general ordered General Lu Bu to go north to Jinyang to warn the general. Lord Sima and Taiwei, don’t kill you, otherwise the eldest princess will destroy everything. In the future, even if there is no general to conquer the world for the eldest princess, and General Lu Bu will fight bloody for her, the big man can still be prosperous."

"Where are you going?" Zhu Mu asked.

"I'm going to the Qilin Hall to meet Da Sima." Xiao Lan walked out without looking back.

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