Great Han Empire

Chapter 455
Tuoba Feng gave up the territory of Xianbei in the north, gave up all the tribes, and led an army of [-] to retreat while fighting, and fled all the way to Tianjiuyuan at the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain.If he retreats again, he will be completely driven out of the Xianbei border by the leader's army.

On the Tianjiu Plain, there are many tents, flags are flying, and horns are loud.The handsome Tuoba Hui and Tuoba Tao led five thousand Xianbei soldiers to greet them.Tuoba Feng hugged the two of them one by one, smiled excitedly and said: "You two came to pick me up with such a big posture, do you think that my defeat is not bad enough, and I don't have enough embarrassment?"

Tuoba Tao laughed and said, "My lord is about to become the overlord of the grassland, so it's only natural to greet him with a big gift."

Tuobahui also smiled and said: "In the future, your lord will stand on the court of Tanhan Mountain and accuse us of being rude in Tianjiuyuan, we can't afford it."

Tuoba Feng couldn't bear the joy in his heart, he put his arms around the shoulders of the two of them and said: "I, Tuoba Feng, can be what I am today, thanks to the brave fighting of all brothers. In the future, the best pasture on the prairie will be yours. of."

Tuoba Hui and Tuoba Tao hurriedly thanked them, and a group of people walked into the big tent happily, talking and laughing.

"The Eastern Qiang people have been here for three days." Tuoba Hui pointed to the map and introduced to Tuoba Feng, "Commander Xu Gui led an army of [-] in ambush to the west of Tianjiuyuan. Baimatong's army is on the way, and they can start tomorrow." When he arrived, he sent someone to tell him that he led the army directly to the east of Tianjiuyuan to ambush, and he will not meet with your lord for the time being."

"How many people have come from the White Horse Copper Belt?" Tuoba Feng asked, "Since the Huns have given up on Meiji and all retreated across the Yellow River, they should make up their minds to advance and retreat with us, and stop hesitating. It doesn't do them any good."

Tuobahui smiled slightly, and stretched out three fingers.

"3 people?" Tuoba Feng asked in surprise, "Have Xubu Gudu and Baima Tong figured it out? Then are they willing to follow me to attack Danhan Mountain?"

Tuoba Hui nodded.Tuoba Feng looked relieved, and let out a long breath, "Thanks to the big Han people. If they hadn't prepared their troops and prepared to attack the Huns, and pushed the Huns to a desperate situation, they would not have made such a big determination Abandon Meiji and retreat northward to the Yellow River. The Huns withdrew from the Yellow River. Although they could temporarily block the Han people's iron cavalry by virtue of the danger of the Yellow River, they could not escape the pursuit of the Han people. If they want to survive, they can only form an alliance with us. With my current strength, it is of course difficult to help them repel the Han people, but if I control Danhan Mountain King Court, it will be different. I can not only help them repel the Han people, but also help them occupy the land of the Han people. We Once we join hands with the Huns, the land north of the Great Wall of the Han people will be ours from now on. I have given the Huns such generous conditions. If Xubuguduhou and Baimatong still agree to help me take Danhan Mountain, then they will An idiot is killing himself."

Tuoba Hui said with a smile: "It's no good, of course the Huns are unwilling to agree. It is a fact that our strength has been greatly damaged after the Yanmen Pass Battle. If the Huns helped us, but we were still defeated by the leader, they would be defeated by the leader." So they were hesitant for a while, unwilling to accept our suggestion to abandon Meiji and retreat across the Yellow River. The Eastern Qiang people were reluctant to send troops for a long time, and it was also because Xu Gui had this concern.”

"Fortunately, the big Han people helped us at this time. They are going to fight with all their strength in the fortress. One is to put down the rebellion of the Huns, and the other is to recover the four northern counties. This news cannot be worse for the Huns. The Huns could not defeat the Han people, so they fled north to the Yinshan Mountains and entered our Xianbei border for refuge. At that time, who would take in the Huns? If we were gone, Kuitou and Luozhi Dianluoluo would not take them in, but would take the opportunity Destroyed their clan. Therefore, the Huns now have only one choice, and that is to help us defeat the leader. In the future, whether it is for ourselves or for them, both of us must join hands to deal with the Han attack. If we win, both of us will have The good thing is that if you lose, the Huns can enter the country and take refuge."

"The same is true for the Eastern Qiang people. If the Han people defeated the Huns, they would be the next target. The Eastern Qiang people go south to plunder the Han people every year. How can this hater not report it? But Xu Gui is smart, he saw the situation clearly early, He led the army to Yinshan, unlike Xubuguduhou and Baimatong, who were afraid of losing money, but when the army withdrew across the Yellow River, they were severely beaten by the Han people, killing thousands of people. These people died in vain."

"If we didn't have such a big loss in Yanmen Pass, and our strength is still there, we don't need to look at the faces of these people and be so angry." Tuoba raccoon said angrily.

"Then you are wrong." Tuoba Hui smiled, "If we hadn't suffered a great loss in the battle at Yanmen Pass, how could the leader take the opportunity to beat us? If the leader didn't hit us, how could we have a chance to kill the leader? Liqianman, control Danhan Mountain, dominate the prairie? Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity we never dreamed of. This opportunity was bought by our tens of thousands of soldiers with their own lives. It is very precious, very precious, and we want to thank those who died in battle Tuoba warriors at Yanmen Pass."

"This opportunity came very suddenly, there was no recruitment, we were caught off guard, and we were not prepared at all." Tuoba Feng laughed, "The leader's attack speed is even faster. So far, we really have no way to fight back except to retreat. To be honest, if it weren't for the news from the Han Kingdom that the Han army was about to go out to fight, our Tuoba tribe would have been in danger this time. Fate is so strange. Yesterday, we were still struggling in desperation, but today, we But the chances of winning are in their hands and they will dominate the prairie, haha..."

"My lord, we still have to be cautious." Tuobawei said, "At present we know that Luozhi Lianluoluo clearly supports the leader, and he has led an army of [-] to follow behind the leader, but what about Murongfeng and Mijia? Didn't show up? Is the leader's massive attack his own and Luozhi Dianluoluo's idea, or was it planned by Murong Feng? If Murong Feng planned it alone, then did we attack Danhan Mountain..."

Tuobahui waved his hands and said: "Don't worry about the commander, this matter has nothing to do with the commander. We have received definite information from Danhanshan, this battle is for the leader himself. He was worried that the commander would stop him, so he did not Neither the commander-in-chief nor Mijia knew about any rumors. As for what he is thinking, we have a plan. He has been following the leader to explain the problem. We don't want to provoke him, he will He left, now that his goal has been achieved, what is he still doing in Tianjiuyuan? Do you want us to send him back to the west?"

There was laughter in the big tent.

Tuoba Feng laughed and said: "The leader attacked very fast, and we retreated even faster. By the time Murong Feng got the news, the leader had already died in Tianjiuyuan. What can he do if the leader is dead? Is he going to take the army to avenge the leader? In order to keep his throne, the leader attacked us and conspired to kill Qianman. This has been hated by the tribes of Xianbei. Shan, Xianbei has stabilized. At this time, does Murong Feng still dare to provoke civil strife in Xianbei? In addition, in terms of time, Murong Feng has no time to go north to support. Don't worry, Murong Feng will definitely be pissed off by the leader this time For the sake of the stability of Xianbei, he will never go north to trouble us."

"I think it's better to be more cautious." Tuoba Wei looked at the cheerful Tuoba Feng, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Danhan Mountain has been damaged repeatedly, and its strength has long been weakened, but the leader can quickly gather The army attacked us, what does this mean? It means that he still has strength and money. We know how much strength is left in Danhanshan. I feel that there must be other people behind the leader to help him. If it wasn’t Murong Feng and Mi Jia, who would it be? Last time a Qianchang told me that many soldiers found that the Danhanshan people used Han Chinese. Weapons, this matter..."

Tuoba Feng said indifferently: "As long as we kill the leader in Tianjiuyuan, these are not important anymore. If the Tuoba tribe wants to build up the prairie, they must use the opportunity of controlling Danhan Mountain to make contributions to the Xianbei Kingdom , to open up territory for the Xianbei country, to do this, we need a stable and strong Xianbei country, so, in order to avoid the Xianbei split and stop the civil strife in Xianbei, we must kill the leader, this is our most important thing at present .”

"All of you prepare your troops and horses, and prepare for a big battle, so that it will be determined by the first battle."

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Three days later, the leader's army was surrounded by Tuoba Feng's [-] coalition forces in Tianjiuyuan, and the two sides fought bloody battles.

The [-]-strong army that had been placed in Zanluoluo was blocked by Tuoba Mu with [-] cavalry on the grassland ten miles away from the battlefield, facing a dilemma.

Yanliyou means you can go.Entering the battlefield at this time, one would offend Tuoba Feng, second, lose the army, and third, if the leader could not be rescued, Tuoba Feng would charge him with treason in the name of King Xianbei, which would be very troublesome in the future.Yan Li said, even if we rescued the leader, what's the point?It was nothing more than letting Tuoba Feng and Murong Feng fight, but the Xianbei Kingdom will be raging with war from now on, and there will never be peace.In comparison, it would be better if the leader died, and let Tuoba Feng establish a small king, so that the Danhanshan royal court would be useless. In the future, the strength of Xianbei's various ministries will greatly increase and check and balance each other, but everyone will live in peace.

Luo Zhilian Luoluo stared ahead, silent.

Law Ri Deduced looked at Yan Liyou, and said with a smile: "Why are we sending troops? Could it be that we asked Tuoba Feng to kill the leader? Why should we let Tuoba Feng stand in the court of Danhan Mountain and point fingers at us?" Feet, what is he? The boss is dead, and Tuoba Feng picked a big bargain to dominate the grassland, and then we followed Tuoba Feng to see his face, are we idiots? In the name of the king, the tribes of Xianbei were recruited to attack us, where should we flee? Escape to the desert to eat sand?"

Yan Liyou laughed, he touched his bald head, and said happily: "Well, let's go and rescue the leader, so that there will be no Danhan Mountain, nor the Xianbei King's Court, and we will be our own kings." Well, haha..."

Luo Zhi Dian Luo Luo and Lv Ri Deduced each other and smiled.

"You said if we kill now, can we defeat Tuobafeng?"

Lv Ri deduced with a smile: "Tuoba Feng is doomed. He thinks that our goal has been achieved. In order to preserve our strength, he must not dare to provoke him. If we want to turn around and leave, he won't think about it. If we kill him and lose both, he will still Can it stop Murong Feng? If he knows our real purpose, he probably doesn't want to kill the leader, but wants to kill us first."

"Haha... Let Tuoba Feng die of anger." Luozhi Yanluoluo smiled and shouted back, "Blow the horn, attack, let's kill and rescue the king..."

The sound of the charging horn soared into the sky in an instant.

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Qu Yi, the general of Zhonglang who protected the Huns, led his troops to successfully capture Meiji, and the army swept across the south of the Yellow River.

The news was first sent to the Zhenbei General's Mansion.Xu Rong had mixed feelings.The joy is that Meiji, the capital of Shanyuting, has been taken back, and the Xiongnu Da Shanyu can return to his residence south of the Yellow River with his tribe.What is worrying is that Meiji was not brought down by Qu Yi, but by the Xiongnu rebels on their own initiative.

Xubuguduhou and Baimatong led their troops to retreat suddenly, retreating hundreds of miles overnight, catching the Han army by surprise.Although Qu Yi decisively pursued the army, he found nothing except capturing the [-] cavalrymen who stood south of the Yellow River to cover the main force of the Xiongnu rebels crossing the river.The sudden northward retreat of the Xiongnu rebels disrupted the established strategy of the Han army. Xu Rong and Qu Yi were very worried about whether the situation in Xianbei would change because the Xiongnu rebels crossed the river.Seeing that Tuoba Feng had reinforcements, the leader must not dare to raise troops easily.Will Xianbei still have civil strife?

The news of the Han army's recovery of Meiji was then sent to Luoyang.The Son of Heaven was overjoyed, and decreed to grant Qu Yi and other cavalry.The great Shan Yu Fuluo, who was visiting Luoyang, was even more pleasantly surprised, but after he listened to his subordinate's report, he couldn't be happy anymore.Although Meiji City and the settlements south of the Yellow River have been recovered, the Huns in the south of the Yellow River are now only 30 to [-] people from the Shanyuting and Zuo tribes. Crossed Hebei and went up. More than [-] Huns in the south were actually divided into two and then divided into north and south, belonging to two different Shanyu courts.

In fact, as early as July and August, after the Han army retreated to the Great Wall, Xubu Gudu quietly ordered the army to forcibly move the Hun You tribe living in the south of the Yellow River to the north of the Yellow River.Da Shanyu knew about this, and Qu Yi, the Zhonglang who protected the Xiongnu, also knew about it.At that time, Da Shanyu warned Qu Yi, saying that Xubugudu Hou moved his people, and he would probably lead his army to retreat northward to the Yellow River, taking advantage of the danger of the Yellow River to stop the Han army, so as to achieve the goal of splitting the Xiongnu and establishing a Shanyu court by itself. .Qu Yi also had this kind of worry, but his army lacked food and pay, and could not travel for a long time in the area north of the Great Wall and south of the Yellow River to prevent the Huns from relocating their population, so he was helpless and could only let it go.

Yu Fuluo couldn't tolerate the Xiongnu's split again. He hurriedly asked to see the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and begged the emperor of the Han Dynasty to send troops to cross the Yellow River to suppress the Huns' rebellion and maintain the integrity of the Huns Shanyuting.After listening to Yu Fuluo's appeal and plea, the Son of Heaven smiled and said, "I promise you, I will help you to kill the rebels. There is only one Shan Yuting of the Huns, and I will never allow another Shan Yuting to appear north of the Great Wall." court.With the promise of the emperor of the Great Han Kingdom, Yu Fuluo was relieved a lot, and he immediately asked to return to Meiji City to preside over Shan Yuting and help the Han army cross the Yellow River north to suppress the rebellion.After a little bit of persuasion, the emperor agreed, and gave a lot of expensive gifts.

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As soon as Yu Fuluo left Beijing, the court debated whether to send troops to the north to cross the Yellow River, and whether to revise the strategy of the Northern Xinjiang War.

Taiwei Ma Rixun, Taifu Yang Biao and other ministers believed that Xubu Guduhou was very afraid of the big man. He voluntarily withdrew from Meiji and moved his tribe to the north to cross the Yellow River. This is a good example.In addition, the Marquis of Xubu Gudu is still sending people to Beijing to beg for pardon from the Han Dynasty, hoping that his great chanyu can be recognized by the Han emperor. It can be seen that he actually rebelled against the Huns' chanyu, and It's not our Han country, he himself is still very willing to submit to the Han country.Since Xubu Guduhou is willing to surrender, why can't we accept him?Today, the Huns have been divided into two, standing across the river, and they are divided into courts. Under the circumstances that the division of the Huns has become a fait accompli, why can't your majesty recognize the two great chanyus at the same time?Allowing the Huns to establish two Shanyu courts in the north and south of the Yellow River at the same time can not only split the Southern Huns, weaken the strength of the Southern Huns, but also quickly stabilize the Henan area (now the Hetao area), and His Majesty did not violate the original promise to the Huns.Now that the Xiongnu rebellion was over, the second stage of the Northern Xinjiang War was decided without a fight, and the Han army could directly go out from Yanmen Pass to attack Xianbei and regain the lost ground.This is a good thing that can quickly quell the rebellion, weaken the strength of the Southern Huns, save time and military resources in the war in northern Xinjiang, and stabilize northern Xinjiang as soon as possible. Why does your majesty insist on not agreeing?

Wei Wei Liu Bo, Guang Luxun Liu Hong, Shang Shuling Huang Fusong and other ministers believed that the Southern Huns were already weak, and it was meaningless to split them up.People like Xubu Guduhou are rebellious by nature, since he even dared to kill his own great Chanyu, what else would he not dare to do?If we agree to Hou Bugudu due to various reasons, not only will he not be grateful to us, but he will hate us even more.We split the Xiongnu, and the Xiongnu recognized two great Chanyus at the same time, would he still be grateful to us?If he doesn't rebel immediately, he will rebel.What if he raises his troops to rebel when our army is attacking the Xianbei people, and we are at a loss for what to do?We admitted to Xubuguduhou, and actually offended Yu Fuluo. If Xubuguduhou rebelled again, I am afraid that the angry Yufuluo would not take the initiative to help us.At that time, the disaster of the Huns will be even greater, and the war in northern Xinjiang will consume more time and military resources. It will be even more difficult to say whether northern Xinjiang can be stabilized as soon as possible.

The ministers argued loudly in the hall, and the emperor slept with his eyes closed, too lazy to listen.

Zhongchang Attendant Zhang Rang suddenly pointed at Ma Rijun and said loudly: "Our Great Han Kingdom is so powerful all over the world, how can we make people laugh at this kind of villainous thing? His Majesty Emperor Guangwu said back then that our Great Han Kingdom only recognizes one great Chanyu." , that is the Great Chanyu of the Southern Huns, can this also be changed? My majestic Han Kingdom has accepted the threat of a rebellion from the Hu tribe, so what is the majesty of our Celestial Dynasty?"

There was an instant silence in the hall.Ministers such as Ma Rixun and Yang Biao stared at Zhang Rang with anger on their faces.This reason was taken up by Zhang Rang, and everyone really didn't dare to say it again.

The emperor suddenly felt quiet in his ears, which was very strange. He opened his eyes in surprise and looked around, wondering why there was no noise all of a sudden?

Zhang Rang was unforgiving, turned around and said to the emperor: "Master Taiwei has lived in Taixue for a long time and neglected state affairs. He even acted arbitrarily on such matters related to the dignity of the country. How can he deal with the government? Your Majesty, please." , it’s better to restore the Sangong’s mansion immediately and take care of the affairs of the court, lest the Taiwei Lord take care of the three mansions by himself, and make mistakes in his busy schedule to spoil the state’s affairs.”

When the ministers heard this, they were furious and rushed upward.How dare a eunuch interfere in government affairs so blatantly.Everyone spoke up one after another, scolding Zhang Rang and other Zhongchang servants to the point of blood.Zhang Rang, Jian Shuo and others did not show any weakness, they seized the excuse just now and fought back, opening their mouths to curse.

The Son of Heaven saw that their emotions were getting more and more agitated, and their words were becoming more and more harsh, so he hurriedly stopped him and said: "Zhang Aiqing's words are justified. Your Majesty Taiwei's words are indeed inappropriate, and they have lost the majesty of our Great Han Kingdom. This discussion is over."

Zhang Rang and others were complacent, while Ma Rixun and others were furious.

The emperor looked at Ma Rixun carefully, and said with a smile: "Master Taiwei is tired, and it is too difficult for you to take care of the three mansions by one person. How about this, Master Guang Luxun Liu Hongliu moved from Immediately to Sikong, and took charge of the Sikong mansion Mr. Sikong Ding Gong Ding changed his post to Situ, and immediately returned from Hedong to preside over the Situ Mansion after receiving the order. The state is in command of the war, so Jinyang Zhonglang General Xu Rong is temporarily acting as the agent for all matters concerning the conquest of the General’s Mansion of Peking University.”

All the ministers were stunned, and there was no sound in the hall again, only the lazy voice of the emperor floating in the empty hall.

"Weiwei Liu Bo was changed to Guang Luxun, Wuguan Zhonglang general Dong Zhong was moved to Weiwei, and the admonishment doctor Liu He was moved to Wuguan Zhonglang general."

The emperor paused for a moment, and looked at the ministers facing up with interest, his eyes were full of sarcasm and ridicule.

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The ministers suddenly understood that all this was deliberately arranged by the emperor, and the thinner and thinner emperor was now full of scheming, and it became more and more difficult to guess.Sikong Dinggong went to Hedong, Situ Xu dismissed from office, and let Taiwei Ma Rixun take over the three mansions. These things seem to be the emperor deliberately suppressing the power of the middle officials and generals in order to win over the scholars. In fact, the emperor wants to cultivate the power of the clan Clear the way.Now Liu Hong, the imperial family, is serving as Sikong, Tiaohou Dongzhong, the son of the empress dowager's elder brother, is serving as the Weiwei in charge of the Southern Army, Liu Bo, the Weiwei, has been changed to Guangluxun, Li Hong, the general of Zhenbei, is acting as the general of the northern army, and Liu Yu, the son of Youzhou Mu Liu Yu Kazuya suddenly appeared in the emperor's sight, and the power of the clan quickly increased.Today's son's heart to abolish his father's wife has been clearly revealed, and he has become more and more determined.

The emperor deliberately cultivated the power of the clan and strengthened his own power. In the final analysis, he did not trust the scholars. He was afraid that he would be controlled by the scholars. Power is real.In order to ensure that the struggle for imperial lineage was victorious, the emperor finally chose to rely on middle officials and clans.Looking at the imperial court today, the scholars and clans are evenly matched and check each other. Although the power of the middle officials is suppressed, they are firmly in the inner court. Only the generals have been attacked and are in danger.The emperor has told the scholars, how will they deal with themselves?

"Do you have any objections?"

Any objections?It's too late to say anything at this time, and it's self-inflicted to say it.A word from the emperor turned Ma Rizun into the most powerful Taiwei in the Han Dynasty, which excited the scholars all over the world, and made them see the hope of the revitalization of the Han Dynasty, but only after more than 20 days , the same word from the emperor turned the high-ranking Taiwei into a decoration.Today's Son of Heaven is already unfathomable.What will he do next?Is it to make the court of the Han Dynasty into Dong's world?Now that the traitor has not been eradicated, the general is still there, but the line of the queen mother has appeared again, when will the court of the Han Dynasty become bright and bright?
Lu Zhi pondered for a long time, and then walked out slowly, "Your Majesty, only those with deep experience can be appointed as Generals of the Northern Conquest. Although they will be dismissed after the conquest, no matter what, he is also a great general of our Han Kingdom." Shangshu Lu Zhi said, "General Zhenbei's qualifications are too low. Your Majesty will be criticized by the ruling and opposition parties if you let him act as an agent for the general to conquer the North. From my point of view, Your Majesty should remove the word 'big'."

What is Lu Zhi worried about?The emperor first appointed Master Sikong Dinggong and the leading general of the Peking University to sit in Hedong, and then called Ding Gong back with a feint shot, and asked General Zhenbei Li Hong to act as his agent. The emperor's move was nothing more than to give Li Hong a prominent status, let He will return to Beijing to serve as the post of Jiuqing to pave the way.Why did the emperor rush to let Li Hong return to court?Lu Zhi was extremely disturbed.

Given Li Hong's background and age, no matter how great his achievements are, it is impossible for him to achieve the position of Jiuqing in the past few years.Because of his outstanding military achievements and the favor of the emperor, a warrior who was born as a pariah was able to become the general of Zhenbei in just five years. This is unprecedented in the Han Dynasty.It is acceptable for a warrior from a lowly background to serve as a general and minister, but once he enters the court and is still in the position of Jiuqing, it is not acceptable.Bureaucrats who were born as scholars were not only ashamed to be ministers in the same court as them, but even more ashamed to be courtiers to them.This kind of thing, even the emperor, can't wantonly disobey the laws of the Han Dynasty and the ancestral system because of his own preferences, and insult the scholars and bureaucrats.In this dynasty, even a humble scholar is rarely willing to sit and eat with a pariah.Li Hongwei is so powerful, why no one is willing to marry him so far?Scholars are unwilling to intermarry with him, those with money and power are afraid of losing face, those without money and power are afraid of being scolded as clinging to the powerful, and of course the untouchables dare not intermarry with him.Li Hong, who was born as a pariah, would have taken it for granted to return to the court when the military class was in charge of the court in the early years of this dynasty, but in today's era when scholars are in charge of the court, it is impossible.

The Great General Zhengbei of this dynasty is far more noble than the General Zhengbei. Generally, the ministers who can be the Great General Zhengbei are the important ministers with deep seniority in the court.General Zhengbei will return to court as an official after resigning from his post after the conquest, and he can serve as Jiuqing.Lu Zhi believes that the emperor intends to let Li Hong act as the general of the Peking University first, and then wait for the ministers in the court to adapt, and then find another opportunity for him to directly serve as the general of the Peking University, and then wait for a while, and the emperor waits for the ministers in the court to adapt again. It was approved and approved again, and the emperor will probably let Li Hong return to the court to serve.Lu Zhi thought, regardless of whether the ministers can accept Li Hong's return to the court as Qing, first think about why the emperor is so eager to let Li Hong return to the court.Is it because the emperor is impatient and wants to settle the matter of the emperor's order before the war in northern Xinjiang is over?But once the matter of establishing the imperial line begins, Luoyang will be in chaos. Doesn't the emperor want to fight the battle of northern Xinjiang again?

Lu Zhi wanted to test it out, but the emperor said flatly that General Zhenbei was only a temporary agent, and Lord Situ Ding was only returning to the court to take care of official duties temporarily. When the war in northern Xinjiang came together, Lord Situ would still go to Hedong to sit in the town. Dear dear friends Do not think too much.

Many ministers had the same thoughts as Lu Zhiru, but the emperor's words made them even more uneasy.What is the emperor hiding?How on earth is he going to solve the royal affairs?When will it be resolved?
General He Jin's heart was like a heavy lead, he was as shocked as a cicada, terrified and restless.

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At the end of this month, due to the poor relief and the spread of the plague, there were more and more riots among the disaster victims in the Seven Commanderies, and the scale of the riots became larger and larger.

The ministers came forward one after another, asking for more money and food for disaster relief to ease the tension in the disaster-stricken states and counties.The emperor was very angry. He said that I had specially allocated 30 billion yuan for disaster relief. How could it not be enough?Do you want me to send General Zhenbei to the disaster area for disaster relief?Taiwei Ma Rixun advised, Your Majesty, the situation is very tense now, and riots may break out in the disaster-stricken counties at any time. Even if it is too late to dispatch General Zhenbei urgently, the solution is to quickly prepare food and deliver it to the victims. road.

The emperor laughed angrily, "Even if I allocate another 100 billion, the disaster victims will not be able to be relieved. Does Ai Qing know why?"

Ma Rizun looked sad and indignant, speechless.

"I won't give you any more money," said the Son of Heaven. "It is decreed that the prefectures and counties affected by the disaster should immediately recruit soldiers from the counties to suppress the rebels. Each state can recruit [-] soldiers from the counties, and each county can recruit [-] soldiers from the counties. , Each county can recruit two thousand soldiers from the county. All the rich and powerful families in various places can form volunteer soldiers to participate in the suppression of the rebellion. Those with five hundred volunteer soldiers can serve as army commanders. Marquis. Those who make meritorious deeds will be promoted to officials and nobles."

The ministers were terrified, and Sikong Liu Hong persuaded him: "Your Majesty, with this decree, the rich and powerful families from all over the world will surely support themselves, and it may become a hidden worry for the big man in the future."

The emperor sneered and said, "Does the imperial court have money for disaster relief now? Is there an army to fight the rebellion? Is there any military funds to recruit soldiers? From the prefect to the prime minister to the rich and powerful, how many of the affected counties don't eat the meat of my great Han country? The blood of my Great Han Kingdom? Since they ate meat and drank blood, they had to pay the price, they either hacked and burned the mob to death, or let the mob hack and burn to death, there is nothing else to do.”

"Immediately deliver the decree."

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