Great Han Empire

Chapter 1023 The Banner of Heroes in Troubled Times Unrolled
On the sixth day of November, Jinyang.

The winter sun shines on Li Hong's pale face through the thin veil.

The eldest princess sat beside Li Hong, holding his hand, looking at the blue sky outside the window, her thoughts flew to the Central Plains with the white clouds unconsciously, and flew to Chang'an...

With the help of Jia Xu, Fu Qian and others, can the little emperor win the support of the Central Plains states and counties?Will the generals of the various armies in the Central Plains obey his orders and be loyal to him?Can Zhao Yun replace Xu Rong to stabilize the situation in Chang'an?After I lied about the improvement of the general's condition, will it help the stability of the court, so that the ministers will give up their prejudices and work together to defend the little emperor?After losing the great general and himself, can the big man embark on the road of ZTE under the control of the little emperor?

The eldest princess stared at Li Hong's resolute face, and slowly took Li Hong's hand and pressed it to her face.Big brother Leopard, you are too tired and fell down, but the big man can’t live without you, and the little emperor can’t live without you, I would rather exchange my life for you, I only hope that you can get better soon, can stand up, can Continue to support Sajik...

The eldest princess stroked Li Hong's face lightly, remembering the excitement when she first saw Li Hong. The admiration from the heart is still clearly in the memory. Li Hongshi, there is still a kind of palpitation of suffocation for a moment.A few years later, I rushed to Beijiang in desperation. When I saw you, I cried like a heart-piercing cry. I have never cried like that, even when I heard that my father died. I cried like that, because I know that the big man still has an indomitable hero who can help me turn the tide.You put me in your arms and hugged me tightly. Those powerful arms let me see the hope of the future and the invincible power. At that moment, I knew that I belonged to you and will always belong to you.

Now I am yours, you have fulfilled your promise, a promise that can only be fulfilled in a dream, my wish is no longer a dream, and I will no longer cry in my dream, but what about you, big brother?Will you leave me?Will you tear up my dreams cruelly and make me cry every night?
The eldest princess's tears rolled down quietly.Father... Father, please bless Big Brother Leopard, please bless him, please bless him for your daughter...

Tears dripped down on Li Hong's face, shattered...

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Li Hong felt his heart trembling, his blood was rushing, but the blood was cold, icy cold, so cold that he couldn't help moaning loudly, couldn't help roaring... Fire, a huge ball The fire suddenly fell from the sky, engulfing him in an instant, the flames rose into the air, raging and roaring, like an angry beast, devouring him in one bite.Li Hong screamed in horror and struggled with all his strength. At this moment, a series of chaotic pictures rushed towards him, tearing his body apart like sharp arrows.The pain, the pain that went deep into the bone marrow, made him scream and wail, and the pain made him forget everything... Boom... Flames exploded, earth-shattering explosions... Li Hong saw his body shattered in all directions, and saw the fragments falling apart. Burned to ashes in the explosion...but he was alive, he found himself floating between the blue sky and the golden sun, he flew on the white clouds...the golden sun suddenly smiled, gentle and kind, and then it gradually It turned into a familiar face, a smiling face that haunted him, "Mom...Mom..." Li Hong cried out, shouting hoarsely, and ran with all his strength, " Mother……"

The sky and the earth changed color, darkness enveloped the earth in an instant, lightning flashed across the sky, rumbling thunder and thunderbolts exploded...

The sun instantly turned into ashes, and the storm poured down...

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"What's wrong with you, big brother..." The eldest princess's terrified cry penetrated Li Hong's heart like a dazzling lightning, and suddenly woke him up from the illusion.

"Mom...Mom..." Li Hong was sweating profusely, his eyes were confused, he held the eldest princess tightly with both hands, and opened his eyes suddenly.He saw the eldest princess, and saw the tears of the eldest princess falling like raindrops on his face... He stopped shouting, and his mind slowly recovered, "Xiao Xiao... I saw my mother, I saw my mother... Damn..."

The eldest princess let out a mournful cry, held Li Hong's head in her arms with both hands, and cried bitterly, "Brother, I don't want anything, I don't want anything, I only want you, I only want you, please don't leave me..."

Li Hong remained motionless, his mind quickly sneaked into his mind to find the dream just now.The dream was still so clear, but his mother's face was blurred. He tried his best to think about it, but things backfired. The more he thought about it, the faster his memory faded. In a blink of an eye, he could no longer remember the face in the dream.

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The cry of the eldest princess alarmed the people outside the house, Xiao Yu, Feng Xue, Huang Da, Xiang Kai, Hua Tuo, Zhang Ji and others rushed in.

Hua Tuo took the lead in picking up Li Hong's wrist to signal the pulse, but he immediately gave up his position and pulled Zhang Ji over, "Come here, come and see." Zhang Ji did his part and sat on the sickbed.

"How is it? Is the situation not good?" Huang Da looked nervous, staring at Zhang Ji who was feeling his pulse and asked eagerly.

Zhang Ji closed his eyes tightly, concentrating on it, without saying a word.Li Hong's face was terribly pale, his whole body was trembling slightly, and the expression on his face was very painful.

"It's all your fault, it's all your fault..." The Eldest Princess suddenly grabbed Huang Da's lapel and pushed hard, "I want to ask you to pay, you pay me Brother Leopard..."

"Your Highness, Your Highness..." Huang Da was at a loss, his hands were bluffing and he didn't know what to do.Xiaoyu and Fengxue stepped forward to persuade them, one from the left and the other from the right.

"Your Highness, it's not Zijian's fault." Master Xiangkai persuaded in a low voice, "The general is already dying of illness. If Zijian hadn't had the guts to cut off half of the general's stomach and bought time, the general might have died." The soul has already returned to Jiuquan."

"Yes, Your Highness, if I were here at that time, I would never have dared to treat the general through abdominal surgery." Hua Tuo also persuaded in a low voice, "The general has been ill for more than three months, and his body is extremely weak. The danger is very great, and only Zi Jian is foolish and bold enough to take action. Speaking of which, His Highness should thank Zi Jian, thanks to Zi Jian, the general saved his life."

The eldest princess was sad and wronged, and cried bitterly in Xiao Yu's arms.

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A smile gradually appeared on Zhang Ji's thin face. Under the expectant eyes of everyone, he slowly let go of the general's wrist, "Congratulations to your highness and the two ladies, the general is basically out of danger, as long as you take care of yourself , will recover soon.”

Xiaoyu and Fengxue were pleasantly surprised, and tears poured out uncontrollably.The eldest princess looked at Zhang Ji suspiciously, "Really? You didn't lie to me?"

"Your Highness, the general will recover in half a year." Zhang Ji said confidently.

The eldest princess cried out tenderly, turned around and threw herself on the sick bed, took Li Hong's hand and shouted repeatedly: "You're fine, you're fine, you're fine..."

Hua Tuo and Xiang Kai sounded their pulse successively, and they told everyone with a relieved smile that the general's condition had finally begun to improve.

"I succeeded, the general was saved, the general was saved..." Huang Da rushed out of the house excitedly, stood outside and raised his hands and shouted, "The general is alive..."

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Li Hong's tears flowed out.He exhausted all his strength, he tried his best to think about it, but he couldn't think of that face again, and he couldn't go back to the dream to search for that face. He was desperate, he was distraught, and wept bitterly.

"Brother, open your eyes, open your eyes and look at us..." Xiao Yu lay beside Li Hong's ear, with tears in her eyes, begging softly.

Li Hong grabbed Xiao Yu's hand with all his strength, and the expression on his face became hideous because of the pain, "I saw my mother, I want to find her, I want to find her..."

Xiao Yu felt sad in her heart, holding Li Hong in her arms and crying like rain.

"Brother, we are all by your side, open your eyes..." Feng Xue pressed Li Hong's face tightly, crying repeatedly.

"What's going on here? What's wrong with my elder brother?" The eldest princess was terrified and grabbed Xiangkai, "What's wrong with him?"

"Maybe the general saw something in his dream that made him sad and desperate?" Zhang Ji said with a frown, "I asked Zi Jian, the Mabosan he gave the general was not too much, and it would not lead to madness."

"The general suffered a catastrophe when he was young and lost his past memory..." Hua Tuo turned to look at Xiang Kai, "Is it possible for him to recover his memory because of this illness?"

"It's been more than 20 years, it's impossible." Xiang Kai pondered for a while, shook his head, then stretched out his hand to caress the back of the eldest princess, and comforted in a low voice, "Your Highness, the general will recover, and you can also be happy had a good time.”

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November tenth.

Li Hong slowly opened his eyes, and what caught his eyes was a ball of gold, a ball of gorgeous gold.Li Hong exhaled lightly, feeling that this mass of gold was like the sky in a dream, allowing his floating and tired heart to find a warm home.

"Xiaoxue..." Li Hong shouted with all his might.The cry was feeble and feeble, as if it came faintly from the distant sky.

Feng Xue smiled at him, and held Li Hong's hand tightly, "Do you feel better today?"

"It's much better..." Li Hong tried his best to force a smile, and said intermittently, "I had a dream, I saw Huoyunyuan, and I saw the commander and the iron wolf, and you, you were riding a white horse, Dressed in white, like a beautiful cloud, coming from the sky with the wind..."

Feng Xue laughed, her eyes revealed all kinds of tenderness, her beautiful red lips kissed Li Hong's face, and her blond hair exuding an intoxicating fragrance covered Li Hong's body lightly like a veil.

"You want to go back to the desert?" Feng Xue knelt by the couch, hugging Li Hong with both hands, her face pressed against her, and asked softly.

"I want to go back...I want to see the commander in Jutun..." Li Hong closed his eyes, and there was a trace of deep sadness in his hoarse voice, "Brother Yuxing is gone, I miss him very much, I want to see him To see him."

"When you are completely cured, we will go with you." Feng Xue felt sour in his heart, and couldn't help crying, "You can no longer fight on horseback. In the future, you will have a lot of time, and you can do whatever you want. Can."

Li Hong closed his eyes, and sighed in pain and helplessness, "The banner is not rolled..." The mournful voice stopped suddenly, and two desolate teardrops had quietly rolled down.

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In November, Yanzhou, Chenliu.

Jizhou governor Yang Ming, Yanzhou governor Gao Lan, Qingzhou governor Zang Ba, Yuzhou governor Sun Qin, Henan Yin Wenchou, Zhendong general Gao Shun, Zhennan general Lei Zhong, mighty general Wei Xu, Wumeng general Wu Xiong, Wu Feng general More than 50 civil and military ministers from states, counties and armies, including Peng Lie and Chenliu prefect Ji Ling, gathered in Chenliu to meet the emperor.

Ministers of civil and military affairs have mixed feelings and are worried about the current political situation.The general's critical illness hit everyone too hard. Many people lost confidence in the future. Therefore, the emperor's camp was full of pessimism, depression and confusion. Extremely depressed.

In order to boost the morale of the army, the former general Yushi convened a meeting of the generals in the army and explained the current situation in detail.The little emperor was in charge of the government at the age of ten, and his prestige was seriously lacking. Although the little emperor started his own military expedition five years ago, participated in the Luoyang War, and went to the Northwest and Northwest, but he has always been supported by a general. To a certain extent, it is just a symbolic meaning, and it cannot actually play the role of suppressing the army. Therefore, we must take the opportunity of the little emperor to take charge of the government, and go south to crusade against the rebels, let the little emperor calm down the world with his own hands, and let the little emperor personally Establish meritorious deeds, let the little emperor take this opportunity to establish his own strong prestige, and lay a solid foundation for him to rejuvenate the big man in the future.

Everyone understands this truth. Now the big man of ZTE relies on this little emperor who is only ten years old. He must be kept and protected no matter what, but he has lost the general and the solid backer that has supported the big man for more than 20 years. Everyone seemed to have lost their souls, suddenly lost confidence and courage, and everyone was at a loss and panicked.

Yushi was very angry and slapped the table angrily, "The general is not dead yet, what are you doing with such a mournful face? Could it be that the great cause of ZTE will be abandoned if the general is dead? The society of the great man can be left to fend for itself? The general brought it out The northern border army brought out by the general, is it a bunch of spineless bastards like you?"

Wu Xiong couldn't help but replied, "Brother Cong Yi, if the general is gone, can this battle still be won?"

"Going south to attack, there are several battlefields. We are short of troops, food, grass and supplies. How to fight? The Nanyang battlefield has just been defeated. More than 3 soldiers died in battle. More than 2 people defected to Xiangyang. The 6 army just disappeared. How serious is this blow to the morale of the army, you don’t know? The army has not yet recovered from this blow, and the general is critically ill again. This blow is bigger and more deadly than the loss of [-] horses. In this kind of Under such circumstances, in order to build your reputation for the little emperor, you even ignored the danger of the soldiers and insisted on launching the southward anti-insurgency war and going to Nanyang again, are you crazy?" He stared at Yushi and said dissatisfiedly, "This War, if the general comes to fight, what are we afraid of? But...but why do you defeat the rebels now? If you are defeated, what will your majesty do? What will the people of the world do? We can go to the Taihang Mountains again, but what about your majesty? Take His Majesty to the Taihang Mountains to become a bandit?"

Yushi was so angry that his face was livid, and he was speechless for a long time.

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Jia Xu and Fu Gan convened the big officials of the prefectures and counties to discuss the matter of going south, and the result surprised them. Except for Yang Ming, the governor of Jizhou, Gao Lan, Sun Qin, and Zang Ba all opposed it. The prefect and the prime minister also held negative opinions, thinking that it is not an appropriate time to go south to conquer.The ministers suggested that the little emperor return to Chang'an immediately to stabilize the situation in Chang'an, wait patiently for the news that the general's condition has improved, and at the same time raise food and supplies and deploy troops.If the general survives, the little emperor can lead the army to fight in the next spring, otherwise, this battle cannot be fought, and we will wait a few years.

That night, Yushi, Jia Xu, Fu Gan, Wang Ling, Jiang Ji and others discussed the countermeasures overnight.

Although they also expected that there would be resistance to the southward expedition, they never expected that it would be a one-sided situation. The state officials and military generals didn't care about the little emperor at all, and they didn't even have half the trust in the court.

"The power struggles in Chang'an kept coming and going, and the failure of the Nanyang War was ultimately due to the power struggle in the court." Yushi sighed bitterly, "As a result, the prestige of the court was completely lost. They all lost confidence in the imperial court. General..." Yushi smiled wryly, "If the general had been sitting in Chang'an to govern the country, this situation would not have happened, but the general wants to fight the world and defend the little emperor, so he can take care of everything. I can't take care of Xi, as long as he falls, everything will be lost and danger will be everywhere."

Jia Xu and the others bowed their heads in silence, each frowning in thought.

"Chang'an is unstable, no matter the prefecture or county, or the army, they are all afraid. The lesson of Dong Zhuo's defeat was too profound, and it is still vivid in my mind..." Seeing that no one spoke, Yushi continued, "If the general dies of illness, , there must be some bloodshed in Chang'an. Whether the prime minister wins or the powerful family wins, it will be very unfavorable to the army, especially the generals of the Yellow Turban family. They will definitely become the first targets. The result is self-evident. If Zhang Yan and Yang Feng won, and the result is even more terrible, the conflict in Chang'an will explode, blood will flow in Chang'an, and the state and county will be in chaos."

"So, the little emperor can't go back to Chang'an anyway, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the Chang'an mutiny." Yushi shook his head and looked up to the sky and sighed, "No matter which side wins from all parties in Chang'an, the little emperor will become the same as the emperor Xiaoxian back then. The tools in the hands of the victors. In this way, the eldest princess will make a move, and she will roar down with the Northern Xinjiang cavalry, and Chang'an will immediately become ruins. At that time, it is not bad if we can still keep the northern border. As for the Dahan Sheji, I am afraid……"

"Your Majesty is determined not to return to Chang'an." Jiang Ji said, "Before he left, the general said that if Chang'an is in chaos and ruined, let us assist the little emperor in Luoyang to rebuild the court. Now the facts are here, Jiqing Yanyu Ministers in the four prefectures, Henan, Hanoi and other places are very afraid of Chang'an, and the army has no trust in Chang'an at all. Under such circumstances, the best way to quickly stabilize the situation is to rebuild the court."

"Rebuild the imperial court?" Wang Ling stared at Jiang Ji in surprise, "Isn't this forcing Chang'an to kill each other? Will this stabilize the situation?"

"This method is absolutely impossible." Fu Qian waved his hands again and again, "The general's condition has improved? What will the eldest princess think then? The eldest princess will think that we have ulterior motives and intentionally instigate your majesty to split the court and harm the country, and she will kill us. In addition, look at who are the generals of the various armies in the Central Plains? Why did they ignore what General Yushi said? Zang Ba, Wu Xiong, and Lei Zhong were all from the Yellow Turban family. If they are gone, they will definitely choose to obey Zhang Yan's order, and then not only will our lives be lost, but even the little emperor will be taken hostage by them to Chang'an."

"In the past five years, Your Majesty has fought the world, and he still has a certain amount of weight among the generals in the army, especially among the generals in the northern border. Now, the eldest princess has inherited the military power of the northern border and has become His Majesty's solid backing. Under such circumstances, His Majesty rebuilding the imperial court in Luoyang can fully guarantee the interests of the Central Plains, counties and the army, and should be able to get their full support." Jiang Ji retorted, "In today's world, only Your Majesty is the only imperial lineage of the Han Dynasty. As long as Your Majesty The established imperial court is also the only imperial court of the Great Han Dynasty, as long as His Majesty gives the ministers the greatest trust without hesitation, the ministers will also repay His Majesty the greatest loyalty. There is no doubt about this."

Fu Gan and Wang Ling firmly opposed it.The little emperor is too young, and he doesn't have the coercive power of the suppressing ministers. The new court can only be maintained by the loyalty of the ministers, and the risk is too great.

Yushi was at a loss.The little emperor can't return to Chang'an, and he can't rule the Central Plains, what should we do?
"Zitong's suggestion is good. It's a good idea." Jia Xu was silent for a long time, and finally said, "But it's too radical, and it will easily intensify the conflict in Chang'an and make the situation even more chaotic. Therefore, let's make a compromise and build the emperor's platform."

"Tianzi Xingtai?"

"Yes, that is to divide Chang'an's Shangshutai into two parts. One part will be moved to the emperor's camp, and the emperor will be in charge of it; Reason." Jia Xu said with a nable beard with a smile, "Where the emperor is, the Shangshutai is there, so that no matter when and where, the emperor can actually control the imperial power. Yuzhou County and recruited troops, and Shangshutai who stayed in Chang'an retained half of the power in name, but because the emperor was not in Chang'an, it was actually just an empty shell. swell."

"Good plan, good plan..." Yushi couldn't help but applaud.

Fu Gan, Wang Ling, and Jiang Ji immediately understood what Jia Xu meant, smiled and applauded each other.

The emperor held the imperial power, and the institution through which the emperor exercised his imperial power was the Shangshutai. If both the emperor and the Shangshutai were moved to the Tianzi Camp, the power center of the imperial court would also be moved to the Tianzi Camp.

The emperor's camp is in the Central Plains, and the states, counties and armies in the Central Plains are very powerful. They respect and defend the imperial power. The imperial power has been consolidated, and the prestige of the emperor and the imperial power has also increased greatly.

In this way, the imperial court avoided a split, and the separation of the imperial power and the prime minister's power temporarily eased the conflict between the two. It helps to resolve the current fierce conflicts in Chang'an, and it also helps the court to abandon disputes and work together to assist the little emperor to complete the expedition to the south.

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After Jia Xu and others agreed on the details, they immediately met with Gao Lan, Zang Ba and other governors of the four states, and Wu Xiong, Lei Zhong and other generals in the army, explained in detail the idea of ​​building the emperor's platform, and asked for their opinions.Several ministers were overjoyed and agreed to this policy.

The next day, seventeen civil and military ministers jointly played a concert, imploring the emperor to walk on the stage in Chenliujian.The emperor will play.

The imperial decree was sent to Chang'an urgently.Jia Xu copied another copy and sent it to Jinyang on a fast horse.

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