Great Han Empire

Chapter 282 The situation changes suddenly
General He Jin returned to the General's Mansion and immediately summoned his staff to discuss the military situation.

He Jin asked Chief Shi Zhao Qi, Zhonglang Wang Yun and others to lead the General's Mansion to stay in Luoyang. He himself took Sima He Yong, Northern Army Zhonghou Liu Biao and others led the Northern Army to station at Hulao Pass.

In the afternoon, General He Jin left Luoyang.

"Xi Da and Bo Er acted so fast, which bought us a lot of time." He Yong sat on the bumpy carriage and said leisurely, "We have been worried that His Majesty and the traitors will take advantage of this opportunity to make trouble. Fortunately, Li The affairs of Hongshi did not reveal the matter of Yuan Shu and He Feng, otherwise the one who is questioned by the court today is probably the general."

He Jin said with a smile: "I think Li Hong is not aware of affairs, but is afraid of death. He is afraid that we will catch him and cause trouble. As long as Yuan Shu and He Feng are killed, it is because of Wang Fen's deceit. What way? He probably can only imagine it out of thin air?"

"The general's words are not bad." He Yong said, "Li Hong can't get evidence, if he accuses Yuan Shu and He Feng of being appointed by us, he will only offend the general's house and the Yuan family. He sells us like this Although favors blocked everyone's mouths, he himself was attacked by the officials, which probably he did not expect."

"Of course he didn't expect that Yuan Shu and Xu You's memorials had already been placed on His Majesty's case, otherwise he wouldn't have written this memorial like this." He Jin said, "He didn't mention anything about Xiangkai and King Hefei. The original intention was probably to deceive His Majesty, because he was not sure about capturing Xiangkai and King Hefei, and he did not have any evidence that they directly participated in the rebellion. I didn’t mention it at all, intending to get away with it. It caused a lot of trouble. Now, he is not a human being inside and out, and life is very difficult.”

"If Xu You intercepted Xiang Kai and King Hefei first, and dealt with them all, Li Hong will be blamed. I'll see how His Majesty will protect him this time." He Yong laughed, "Li Hong is here After staying in Luoyang for a while, he has made progress in dealing with this kind of matter. Unfortunately, the timing of his arrival in Jizhou was too wrong. This time, even if Li Hong is not convicted and executed, he will be sent into exile."

"If Xu You finishes this matter, let him hide for a while." He Jin said, "When His Majesty announces the amnesty, let him enter the mansion."

"What about Xi Da and Bo Er?"

"Yuan Shao will handle it properly." He Jin said, "It will be troublesome to keep them. I have told Yuan Shao to take this opportunity to get rid of these two people completely."

He Yong nodded in agreement.

"General, Your Majesty asked you to go to Hefei today to take away your military power. Although we have considered this matter in the past and specially arranged for Xingyang to consolidate military power at a critical time, your majesty is very serious about the general. It is not a good thing to be more and more afraid. Today, the situation in Beijing and China is very different from before. Look, do we have to change our strategy?"

"How to change it?" He Jin asked with great interest, "Bo Qiu, do you have any new ideas? Tell me quickly."

"Although we fell short at the end this time, we achieved our goals in the early stage." He Yong said, "Because of Li Hong's Xiliang suppression of corruption, many disciples and children of treacherous eunuchs died unexpectedly. The hostility has caused great losses to the power of traitors. Now, the relationship between some royal family members, aristocratic families and us is getting better and better, which has prepared very good conditions for the eldest prince to inherit the great rule. However, the general noticed that there was no , with Li Hong's current strength and His Majesty's favor towards him, given time, he must be the greatest threat to us."

"You mean, in the future, he will oppose Shi Hou's succession to the great reunification and support troops to cause chaos?" He Jin stroked his beard and said slowly, "If His Majesty is gone, he may indeed do so. This barbarian has a simple mind and four limbs. Developed, can do anything."

He Jin continued to smile slightly and said, "But this time, we will put him to death, and there will be no such leopard in the future. Boqiu, do you have no confidence in Xu You?"

"I have never had confidence in him." He Yong smiled bitterly, "Although this man looks humble, he is very arrogant in his bones. I don't like him. Let's not talk about whether Xu You can succeed, let's talk about Li Hong first. Li Hong’s handling of Yuan Shu was very smooth, and his handling of Jizhou’s affairs appeared to be very steady and measured. Can we understand that Li Hong is not afraid of getting angry, but is deliberately trying to please the general?”

He Jin's expression changed, and he was contemplative.

"General, do you still remember that before Li Hong came to Luoyang, Master Jing Zhaoyin Gai Xun Gai had a conversation with him? Later, Master Gai said in a letter to Taiwei Zhang Wen that Li Hong supported the eldest prince to inherit the Datong. "He Yong said, "After Li Hong arrived in Luoyang, His Majesty directly called him into the North Palace and prevented him from contacting any bureaucrats in Beijing. What does this mean?"

"Your Majesty intends to persecute Li Hong, we all know that." He Jin smiled, "We don't know what Li Hong himself is thinking. Boqiu, what do you mean, you want to go to Jizhou in person? "

"Yes." He Yong said with a smile, "If Li Hong doesn't care about who inherits the throne, he should be our friend, not our enemy. What does the general think?"

"Okay." He Jin clapped his hands happily and said, "Boqiu, your idea is very good. If there is the Northern Army inside and Li Hong's Frontier Army outside, why not worry about nothing happening."

"No." He Yong waved his hand and said, "General, we don't need to form an alliance with Li Hong, let alone Li Hong's promise. We only need him to be loyal to the Han Dynasty and any emperor. He is a barbarian, bloody and brutal. He will be killed sooner or later, so as not to harm the country."

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The emperor sat sullenly, not saying a word.

"Why did your majesty agree to the recommendation of the general?" Jian Shuo asked in a low voice, "He Miao Yin and He Miao of Henan led the army to suppress the rebellion, so wouldn't the [-] soldiers of Henan Prefecture return to He Miao?"

"What if you don't agree?" Liu Yu said, "[-] county soldiers alone are definitely not enough to put down the rebellion. In any case, the support of the Northern Army is needed. He Miao is the governor of Henan, and there is a rebellion in the county under his jurisdiction. Of course He led the army to suppress the rebellion, and He Miao led the army, and his brother He Jin would support him strongly. Under such circumstances, who else would dare to stand up? Unless it is because they don’t want to live.”

"However, if He Miao has done a great job in suppressing the rebellion, His Majesty will reward him for his merit. Wouldn't the general's power be even greater?"

"Exactly." Liu Yu sighed, nodded and said, "Exactly. There is no way to do this. At this juncture, the rebels suddenly rebelled, and they rebelled near Luoyang. They were really caught off guard. We have no choice but to rely on the general's northern army to guard Hulao and ensure that Luoyang has no worries. This is God's will."

"Bang..." The Son of Heaven patted the table heavily, gritted his teeth and said, "I don't think this is God's will, it's a conspiracy."

"Your Majesty..." Liu Yu hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, how is this possible? This is absolutely impossible. Your Majesty is too worried."

"I want to build an army in Xiyuan, and I want to have my own army." The emperor shouted, "I will do whatever I want."

"Your Majesty..." Liu Yu was shocked, knelt down on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "Your Majesty, the Xingyang bandits are now rebelling with great momentum, which has seriously threatened the safety of Gyeonggi and Luoyang. Now, the only priority is to suppress the rebellion Your Majesty, please think twice!"

"I don't care." The emperor suddenly stood up and shouted angrily, "I don't care."

"Your Majesty, the Xiliang rebels are resurgent, the Xianbei barbarians are invading the border, and the yellow turban ant thieves may once again wreak havoc on the prefectures and counties. At this time, it is indeed not the best time to build an army. Your Majesty, please think again."

"You said, when will I wait?"

"Xiliang was pacified, the Hu people were driven out of the border, and the yellow turban bandits were wiped out. Your Majesty can consider this matter." Liu Yu said calmly, "The most urgent task is to quickly pacify the Xingyang bandits, so as not to delay the time for spring plowing."

The Son of Heaven let out a long breath of anger, and said in a cold voice, "What about Jizhou?"

"Li Zhonglang's memorandum has already hinted at His Majesty. I think this matter will end with Wang Fen." Liu Yu said, "If there is no Xingyang rebellion, we can still investigate, but it is neither necessary nor necessary now. This time and energy are spent, we have too many major issues to deal with, and in comparison, this matter is not worth mentioning at all.”

The emperor glared at Liu Yu angrily, waved his hand and said, "What about the King of Hefei? How to deal with the matter of the King of Hefei?"

"Li Zhonglang should send someone to investigate." Liu Yu said without hesitation, "Maybe Xu You deliberately framed him, maybe..."

"He must have participated in it." The Son of Heaven said in a serious tone, "You tell Li Hong and send someone to kill him."

Liu Yu himself was also from the royal family. Hearing this, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.He originally wanted to speak for the King of Hefei, but the emperor never gave him this opportunity. His brothers and sisters had no sympathy to talk about, let alone relatives.Liu Yu sighed secretly, and asked, "Your Majesty, what is the charge?"

"Treason, say he is treason."

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In the next few days, Zhao Zhong, Zhang Rang and others successively wrote letters, asking the emperor to investigate to the end, and Zhongchang Shi Song Dian even asked to go to Jizhou to supervise it in person.

The waiter Yang Biao told the emperor that Lord Song Hou was talking nonsense.Now that Henan Province is fighting, the only way to go to Jizhou is to take a detour from Hanoi County. When Lord Hou arrives in Jizhou, it will probably be March, and the affairs of Jizhou will be over long ago.Let Li Zhonglang do his best to investigate and deal with it so that Jizhou can be stabilized as soon as possible.He suggested that the emperor immediately resend a governor to Jizhou to take office to relieve Li Hong's pressure.Sikong Xuxiang and Situ Cui Lie immediately fought over the candidate for the new governor. Both sides refused to give in, and there was no result for a long time.

There are more and more memorials to impeach Li Hong, all saying that he did not do enough inspections and failed to discover Wang Fen's conspiracy in time, which almost put His Majesty in deep crisis. Wait, there are many articles, and I will take the trouble.The emperor had no choice but to order Li Hong to scold him.

Taiwei Zhang Wen has been urging the emperor to let Li Hong return to Xiliang these days.

The emperor was very surprised, saying that Li Hong hadn't finished dealing with the Jizhou matter, why was he in such a hurry to return to Xiliang?
Zhongchang Servant Zhang Rang explained that if the Xiliang rebels returned to Hanyang again, and if the Xianbei attacked Xiliang at the same time, the Han army in Kansai would not be strong enough to take care of the two battlefields at the same time. It is necessary to take responsibility.He stayed in Xiliang for more than a year and spent a lot of money, but he didn't put down the rebels. If he doesn't bear the responsibility, who will bear it?If he had pacified Xiliang early, how could there be such a big crisis in Xijiang this year?When Li Hong returned to Xiliang, the Xiliang rebels were afraid of him, so they would not dare to resume the war without authorization.In this way, Zhang Wen's crisis was resolved.

"I want to impeach him." Zhang Rang said, "Your Majesty wants to dismiss his Taiwei."

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He Miao, the commander in chief of the army, is very comfortable. He doesn't have to worry about everything, he just needs to sit on the horse and talk.

Kuai Yue arrived in Henan Mansion earlier, and he had already prepared everything.After Yuan Shao arrived, the two each led an army to attack Xingyang and Zhongmou respectively.

Liu Biao, the Marquis of the Northern Army, led the Yueqi Battalion and the Tunqi Battalion to take the lead in supporting Yuan Shao who was attacking Xingyang.Three days later, the army captured the city, and Xi Zhi, the leader of the rebel army, withdrew into Zhongmou City with the remaining troops.

The army immediately besieged Zhongmu.

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The Yellow Turban Army of Montenegro, Bai Rao, led his troops down the mountain to attack the prefectures and counties in Hanoi and the north bank of the Yellow River.

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Xu You met Xiang Kai, Chen Yi and Hefei Wang in Taoqiu, Jiyin County, Yanzhou.

Xiangkai was very alert, and immediately sensed the danger after being notified by the disciples of Dazhitang.Because Xu You didn't know his itinerary at all, and he shouldn't have appeared in Taoqiu. At this time, he should be assisting Wang Fen in Yecheng to direct the overall situation.Xiangkai immediately ordered his disciples to take Hefei King back to Hefei by another route.

Before Xiang Kai could say a few words to Xu You, Zhang Zhang came in with more than 100 people.

"Is everything about Jizhou brought to light?" Xiang Kai asked gently as if he hadn't heard the sound of fighting outside the house.

"Yes, master." Xu You replied respectfully, "If the master survives, he will know the details."

"Is Won-san still alive?"

"I don't know." Xu You smiled apologetically, "I came all the way in a hurry, and I don't know anything about what happened after the fall of Yecheng."

Xiang Kai didn't say anything more, opened the door and strode out.

No one can stop him, he comes and goes as freely as a fairy.

Xu You stood at the door, looking at Xiang Kai's figure drifting away with a look of admiration and worship.

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Xiangkai chased wildly all the way until he saw Piaobo before suddenly stopping.

Zhao Yun, Jiang Wu, and Liu Ming stood next to King Hefei's corpse, at a loss.

"He was killed by his own guards." Piaobo said dejectedly, "We have no choice but to watch him being hacked to death."

"It's good to be dead." Xiang Kai said painfully, "It's good to be dead."

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(End of this chapter)