Great Han Empire

Chapter 597: Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Dangerous
Ma Rixun (di) felt very sad when he saw Han Fu's heartbroken, but he still reluctantly explained.

It has been a year and two months since Dong Zhuo came to Beijing. During this period, too many things have happened, one after another, making people overwhelmed. There is no time to sit down and think about the present and the future.Why did this situation happen today?Why is the country overthrown?How to save the crumbling big man?There is no answer, so we can only take one step at a time.

The idea of ​​establishing a court in Jinyang with the eldest princess as the ruler was originally thought up by Zhang Wen, Cui Lie, Yang Biao, and Huang Fusong in Zhang Wen's study. After planning for a long time with more than a dozen veteran ministers, there was also a heated debate in the middle. The focus of the debate was where is the imperial court located, Jinyang in northern Xinjiang or Yecheng in Jizhou?

The old ministers headed by Zhang Wen and Huang Fusong requested to be located in Jinyang, because Liu Yu and Li Hong are currently the highest-ranking ministers abroad, and the court is mainly built around them.If it were located in Jizhou, it would be tantamount to squeezing Li Hong out of the court in a disguised form, and the main purpose of building the court would be lost.Zhang Wenwen and Huangfusong thought that if they wanted to suppress the rebellion, defeat Dong, and stabilize the situation as quickly as possible, they had to rely on Li Hong's formidable force.

Veterans headed by Cui Lie and Yang Biao requested to be located in Yecheng, Jizhou.If you want to suppress rebellion, seek leadership, and stabilize at the fastest speed, the decisive factor is money and food, not the army.If Li Hong was loyal to the great Han and the first emperor, even if he was unwilling to do his best, he would not hinder the survival of Northern Xinjiang.Cui Lie and Yang Biao believed that this goal could also be achieved by relying on the armies of various states and counties.In addition, if Li Hong hijacked the princess and the foreign court with ulterior motives, it would be tantamount to creating a second Dong Zhuo, and the consequences would be disastrous. Therefore, setting this court in Jizhou is a surefire strategy.

Both parties did not want to give in, and the debate was fruitless. In the end, Zhang Wen said, we have to go to Jinyang first anyway, so we can test Li Hong first. If Li Hong is loyal, we will set up the court in Jinyang.He believed that Li Hong could make the right choice.After all, Dong Zhuo's current situation is here. The majestic Xiangguo of the Han Dynasty only controls the five counties of Guandong and Guanzhong, so it cannot but be said that he has come to the end of the road.If Li Hong indulged in arrogance and perverted the law, seized power, and used the land in the northern border to counterbalance the power of the whole country, it would be easy to know what would happen.

The result of Zhang Wen's test was completely beyond the expectations of several veteran officials. Li Hong agreed without hesitation, and he said in a letter to Zhang Wen that he could immediately return the military affairs of the sixteen counties in northern Xinjiang to the court, except for the military and civilian settlements. , and he demanded that Northern Xinjiang no longer set up prefectures, and that the imperial court directly supervise the sixteen counties. Hong supported the self-respect of the soldiers and separated one side, thereby holding the possibility of the eldest princess and the court hostage.Li Hong completely returned the military administration of the sixteen counties to the imperial court.

Li Hong's attitude is enough to prove his loyalty, and the imperial court must of course be located in Jinyang.

Ma Rixun finally said: "Wen Jie, the fate of the big man is in your hands, I implore you to make a decision early."

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Liu Gong, Geng Wu, Min Chun, Li Li, Shen Pei and others sat around Han Fu in silence.

"Tell me, what should we do about Jizhou?" Han Fu asked, "It was originally a very good revitalization strategy, but because the imperial court was set up in Jinyang, the good thing turned into a bad thing."

The imperial court is located in Jinyang, which means it is controlled by Li Hong.The scourge of Dong Zhuo is not over yet, but a group of ministers of the Chang'an court created a new scourge.Han Fu couldn't understand.Since they want to save the country, and since they have learned from the past, why should the ministers repeat the same mistakes?
The Jinyang court is not an independent court, but separated from the Chang'an court, and is a part of the Chang'an court. The main structures are the Chang Princess, the Chang Princess's Mansion, the Taifu Mansion, the Hushi General's Mansion, and the Jian Yushi Mansion.The eldest princess and the Sifu replaced the court to handle state affairs. In other words, except for Han Fu who was also the supervisor and censor, no one in Jizhou and other prefectures and counties was in the court.

Jizhou and other prefectures and counties were originally three-level government offices of prefectures, counties, and counties that belonged to the Han court. Of course, the officials of each prefecture were not eligible to ask to enter the court.Even if they wanted to enter, they would still be subordinates of these four mansions, becoming subordinates of the eldest princess, Liu Yu and Li Hong, and no one would want that.Since there are no people from various states and counties in the Jinyang court, and there are no people who want to discuss the Dong League, then this is not a display, what is it?Why should we listen to Li Hong?How is this different from Let's Listen to Dong Joo?
If this imperial court were set up in Jizhou, it would be under the control of the Dong Dong League in the past. Of course, the officials in various states and counties would accept it, but now no one is willing to accept the order of the Jinyang imperial court, because everyone thinks it is under the control of Li Hong The imperial court is the imperial court held hostage by Li Hong.This is actually very understandable. If the imperial court was located in Jizhou, Li Hong could not have given up northern Xinjiang and came to Jizhou alone, and it was also impossible for Li Hong to give up the military administration of northern Xinjiang at that time.

The reason why Li Hong was willing to give up the military administration in northern Xinjiang was obviously to keep the eldest princess and hold the court hostage.The prefects of the sixteen counties in Northern Xinjiang are almost all Li Hong's people, and the army of Northern Xinjiang is spread all over the place. Li Hong, the military and political officer of Northern Xinjiang, can take it back at any time.It is difficult for Han Fu to understand that Li Hong snatched the Northern Xinjiang military administration from the imperial court last year. Now that Li Hong handed it over, how could it become a proof of Li Hong's loyalty to the imperial court?

The court of Chang'an hoped to rely on Tai Fu Liu Yu to restrain Li Hong, which is simply a joke.The example of Dong Zhuo is there.How did he gain power?It was chopped off with a knife.If you don't give it to me, I will kill you.The former Taifu Yuan Kui should be more powerful than the current Taifu Liu Yu, right?How is the result?Yuan Kai was not defeated by Dong Zhuo's knife.Li Hong is more vicious than Dong Zhuo.Before Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, Li Hong led his army southward to threaten the emperor and the court. Is this the kind of person who would give up his power?As for the love of the old master, that is bullshit.What old master are you talking about with Li Hong?He is a slave of the Xianbei people, a barbarian, what do you want to talk about with him?Talking about love with a leopard, it is better to take a knife and cut him directly.

Han Fu said a lot, and the final meaning was that this opportunity must not be missed, the eldest princess and the court must be located in Jizhou.There is a shortage of money and food in northern Xinjiang, and the supply in Jizhou is limited. It seems that Li Hong is about to attack Luoyang.Let's talk about it when he hits Luoyang.At that time, he couldn't help but not agree.As for the military and political affairs in northern Xinjiang, he is still the same thing, and we will not take the initiative to send people to northern Xinjiang to provoke him and seize his power.As long as he attacks Dong Zhuo, we will provide him with some money and food.In any case, everyone is a courtier, all for the sake of Dong Xingguo.

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Liu Gong, Geng Wu, Min Chun, and Li Li supported Han Fu's opinion, especially Liu Gong, who spoke very fiercely and criticized Li Hong and a group of ministers in the court.

The judge objected.

The current situation is obvious, the Jinyang court will be built immediately?Why?After the riots of the Yellow Turban Army, the split of the Yuan Clan, and the breakup between Yuan Shao and the Chang'an court, the Alliance of Discussing Dong has become a mess, and it is urgent for someone to come forward to gather the power of various states and counties together again in order to deal with the severe situation next year.Next year will be the same as this year, there will be disasters of the Yellow Turban Army and Dong Zhuo, but more serious disasters will be the disasters of refugees and food shortages. Therefore, all states and counties must stick together to tide over the difficulties.The establishment of the eldest princess and the Jinyang court just gave the states and counties an opportunity to regroup their forces.

Winter is coming soon, the Yellow Turban Army will have a truce for a period of time, and we can get a period of rest. Taking advantage of this opportunity, we can use the Jinyang court to reintegrate the power of various states and counties, so that by next spring, we will be able to The strongest strength attacks the Yellow Turban Army.If, according to your lord's method, after Li Hong attacks Dong Zhuo, we threaten Li Hong with money and food to send the eldest princess to Jizhou, and then build the imperial court in Jizhou, then the time and opportunity will be missed.

In fact, adults are too worried about this matter.Li Hong and Dong Zhuo want to fight against each other. Li Hong is not in danger to Jizhou for the time being, and in order to alleviate the financial and food crisis in northern Xinjiang, he will not fall out with Jizhou over the distribution of power anyway. The court is temporarily set in Jinzhou Yang has nothing to do with it.

After a while, he will consciously send the eldest princess and the court to Jizhou.Why?
What is the main purpose of Zhang Wen and other veterans to keep the eldest princess and the court in Jinyang?It is to restrict and weaken Li Hong's power, use his force to revitalize the country, and minimize Li Hong's harm to the country.Li Hong is not an idiot, how could he cut his own neck with a knife?How could he just watch his power being taken away, his subordinates scattered, step by step on the road to death?

Li Hong then thought of a way to retreat.Why did Li Hong voluntarily abandon the military administration in northern Xinjiang?He didn't want to keep the eldest princess and hold the court hostage, but to force the eldest princess and the court away.

Li Hong gave up the military administration of the sixteen counties, and abolished the state government. What about Liu Yu?Liu Yuxing is the prime minister, and he is in charge of power, so he has to take the lead in responding.With Liu Yu's status as a man and a minister of the clan, he will definitely give up the military administration of Youzhou and take the initiative to abolish the Youzhou Shepherd's Mansion.So, who is left?The remaining adults are Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai and Yuzhou Mu Kongni.The two Shangqing voluntarily gave up the local military and political power in their respective hands, what will you three do?not let go?Obviously impossible.Letting go, everyone worried that the court would be controlled by Li Hong.Especially in Jizhou, once the Jizhou Shepherd's Office is revoked and Jizhou's military administration is in the hands of the imperial court, Li Hong will completely control Jizhou's money and food, and we will no longer be able to restrain Li Hong. Therefore, the military and political power of Jizhou must not be let go .

What should I do then?Only the imperial court made a concession and moved the eldest princess and the imperial court to Jizhou.When the eldest princess and the court arrived in Jizhou, Li Hong was about to quarrel again, and he would use various reasons to ask the northern military and government back.In fact, as your lord said, whether Li Hong returns the Northern Xinjiang military administration or not, it belongs to him. Who wants to go to Northern Xinjiang to provoke him?
The imperial court is located in Jinyang, just like the princess holding a knife on Li Hong's neck.So don't worry about the imperial court, you can agree to anything, as long as you don't agree to give up the military and political power of Jizhou.

Han Fu, Liu Gong and others had to admit that the trial and analysis made sense, but what Li Li said made Han Fu suspicious.

"Brother Zhengnan, the general has saved your life, so you can't help the general to deceive the adults and delay the great cause of revitalizing the country."

Han Fu suddenly became suspicious.

The judge said helplessly: "Well, I will go to Hanoi on behalf of your lord and ask Lord Yuan's opinion. Anyway, now your lord still respects the 'edict of Chengzhi' and obeys lord Yuan's orders."

Han Fu's face became even more ugly, and he waved his hand very unhappy and said, "Then you go for a run, go and come back quickly."

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Under October, Hanoi, Huaicheng.

The Yellow Turban Army was about to go up the mountain to spend the winter, and all the units of the Yellow Turban Army immediately turned to the defensive on the battlefields in various places. The road connecting Jizhou and Hanoi was gradually controlled by the officers and soldiers.

The trial and distribution all the way to Huaicheng unimpeded.When Yuan Shao heard the news, he, Xu You, Guo Tu, Xun Chen and others went outside the city to meet him.After everyone greeted each other, Yuan Shao smiled and said, "Did Zhengnan bring us any good news?"

The examiner shook his head, "The good news is that the adults' wishes have been fulfilled, and the bad news is that the country's future is bleak." Then he explained in detail about Zhang Wen and other veteran officials' plans to establish a dynasty in Jinyang, "The Chang'an court cleverly avoided We did not expect the establishment of a dynasty in the struggle for imperial lineage, but it was good news for us that the establishment of a dynasty quickly finally realized the idea of ​​re-integrating the Discussion and Dong Alliance."

"It seems that my knife was not in vain." Yuan Shao said with a smile, "The ministers in the Chang'an court have finally cleared their minds. This method is good, and there is hope for the revitalization of the society. In the future, the society will be stable, and we will give the four ministers who died unjustly Build a monument to thank them for their sacrifices for the Great Han Society." Then he asked, "Zhengnan, what did you mean when you said that the future is bleak? Are you talking about me?"

The examiner nodded, "Since Ma Rixun walked into Yecheng, he has never mentioned your lord from the beginning to the end. Regarding the establishment of the dynasty, your lord is not in their sight. That is to say, your lord and the alliance of discussing Dong have been banned. The eldest princess and the imperial court that is about to be established took their place. In their eyes, your lord is nothing more than a prefect of Bohai County. I came to Hanoi in person to ask your lord, is your lord going to die?"

Yuan Shao smiled awkwardly.

The judge immediately shared the opinions of Han Fu and the Jizhou government, "I said I would go to Hanoi to ask you, but Master Han seemed extremely unhappy. My lord, if the eldest princess and the court move to Jizhou, your situation..."

Yuan Shao and the others looked at each other, and smiled contemptuously: "You say, why did my uncle fall in love with Han Fu? Why did he arrange him in Jizhou?"

"Let's go, let's go back to the city and talk about it."

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The opinion of the reviewer did not get the full agreement of Xu You and others.

Xu You, Xin Ping, Feng Ji, Guo Tu and others believed that it would be better to put the eldest princess and the imperial court in Jinyang, while Xun Chen and Chen Lin agreed that it would be better to put them in Jizhou. There is a consensus that Jizhou Mu Hanfu cannot use Jizhou's money and food to control the court and the overall situation.The importance of Jizhou to the revitalization of the country in the past few years is self-evident. Whoever controls Jizhou is equivalent to controlling the court and the power of the country.No matter how noble the eldest princess is, how powerful the Taifu Liu Yu is, and how powerful the Hussar General Li Hong is, they all want money and food in the end. Without money and food, it is useless to say anything.

Yuan Shao kept his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth with his head bowed.Xu You looked at him and asked in a low voice, "My lord, do you think it's time to do something?"

"No, don't worry, it's not time yet." Yuan Shao waved his hand and said, "We must first think clearly about how the power of the Jinyang court should be distributed. This is very important."

In the past few years, we have either suppressed the rebellion or sought out the Dong, and we also have to prevent natural and man-made disasters, which is equivalent to fighting on three battlefields at the same time. Therefore, if we want to stabilize the society as soon as possible, we must integrate all forces.If the turmoil lasts too long and the foundation is destroyed, it will be even more difficult for the country to recover.The military force of the Hussar General is the decisive force for us to revitalize the country as soon as possible. Therefore, instead of suppressing and supporting him, we must help him as much as possible, let him exert the greatest force, and defeat Dong Zhuo in the shortest time .

Dong Zhuo's power is only in Gyeonggi, with an army of 10,000+, but the Yellow Turban Army is spread across three or four states, with millions of troops, and it is getting worse.With the imperial court in decline and money and food scarce, it is impossible for us to defeat the Yellow Turban Army as easily as we imagined a few years ago, so we have to defeat Dong Zhuo first, and after Dong Zhuo is defeated, we will concentrate all our forces to counter the rebellion.Based on this consideration, I think that Jizhou should use its greatest strength to help Beijiang, but Han Fu is hesitant to do things. Li Hong's help means to get the help of the Jinyang court.

But it is impossible for Li Hong to help me. Between me and Han Fu, he is more willing to choose Han Fu.What should we do?
"There is only one way, and that is to take advantage of the dispute over imperial lineage, to charge Li Hong with the crime of holding the princess and the Jinyang court hostage, to make Li Hong the second Dong Zhuo, and to make the eldest princess and the court useless." Yuan Shao looked at everyone in amazement. eyes, and smiled slightly, "If this is the case, the event will be settled."

What is the struggle for royal lineage?We rebuild the royal line.What are the benefits of rebuilding the imperial system?It can rebuild the imperial court in the true sense. The emperor, the three princes, the nine officials, and all the officials can benefit from it, from the community to the people, so no one will not agree.Then who is the emperor?Grand Tutor Liu Yu.Liu Yu is the sixth grandson of Liu Qiang, King Gong of the East China Sea, and the most prestigious person in the clan. Embracing this man as emperor will definitely revitalize our great man.

The question is, will Liu Yu agree?Won't.Will the eldest princess agree?Won't.Will Hussar General Li Hong agree?He is stupid.be opposed to?He dare not?Jizhou and we all try our best to support Liu Yu as the emperor, and Liu Yu is his old master, and the kindness to him is as great as a mountain. How dare he say anything?promise?He dare not?The late emperor's two edicts are in his hands, how dare he agree?He just doesn't speak.

Well, I just want him to keep silent.

Once we want to support Liu Yu as emperor, Liu Yu must flee Jinyang in a hurry.In the future, King Qin will challenge Dong Chenggong, the emperor will rule, and Liu Yu will die.Liu Yu fled Luoyang, who is in charge of the Jinyang court?General Hussars.

The eldest princess, Liu Yu, Zhang Wen, etc., including the officials in northern Xinjiang, what did they think when the Hushi general dared not speak?
Well, so far, the true face of the Hussar General has been exposed to the world. He is Dong Zhuo's second, more brutal, more vicious, and more despicable than Dong Zhuo. He not only betrayed the first emperor, but also framed his old master. This is my big man The country's hussars general.

What's next?The Jinyang court is on the verge of collapse, and Jizhou has cut off its support to northern Xinjiang. I still want to be Dong Dajun's chariot general.At that time, the Hussar General will have a talk with me.

My conditions are very simple, get rid of Han Fu, I will be the shepherd of Jizhou, I will become one of the three princes of the Jinyang court, I will act as the prime minister, and I will share the power with the general Hushi.

The Jinyang court was divided into two.I live in Jizhou, and I am in charge of the administration of the Han Dynasty.General Hushi lived in Jinyang and was in charge of the military affairs of the Han Dynasty.The eldest princess and the eldest princess live in Jinyang.It would be better for the eldest princess who acts as an agent of state affairs to leave it to the general Hussars. This will remind him every day of the late emperor's favor to him, and make him swear to the death to be loyal to the great man and the emperor.

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There was silence in the study.

After a long time, Xun Chen asked softly: "My lord, what if the Hussar General refutes it in anger?"

"At that time, he was in Hedong, not in Jinyang." Yuan Shao said, "When Liu Yu arrived in Jinyang, Li Hong would not stay in Hedong. Could it be that he still doesn't trust Liu Yu?"

"Will Han Fu support Liu Yu as emperor?" Xu You asked suspiciously.

"Ziyuan and Zhengnan will handle this matter. I believe you will have many ways to make Han Fu happily agree." Yuan Shao looked at him and the examiner and said with a smile, "In addition, I will send someone to tell Liu Dai and Yuan Yi, Zhang Miao, Wang Kuang and others, I will join forces with states and counties from all over the world to play together.”

"What if the Hussar General breaks with us again?"

"Impossible." Yuan Shao smiled confidently, "If Li Hong wants to get Jizhou's money and food, and to alleviate the crisis in northern Xinjiang, he has to join hands with me. There is no other way."

"You have to do this in secret, and don't let the wind leak."

"Zhengnan, you go back to Yecheng first." Yuan Shao said, "Tell Han Fu that Bohai County fully supports Mr. Han."

The judge bowed and agreed.

"Some time ago, I asked you to help me enlist Mr. Jushou and Tian Feng. What happened to this matter? Now that the country is in danger, how can they stay at home and read books and read scriptures instead of asking about state affairs?"

The judge said with a smile: "After the new year, adults should send a letter to remind them, they should come."

Yuan Shao was overjoyed, "Okay, okay, thank you Zhengnan."

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