Great Han Empire

Chapter 600 The Heroes of Troubled Times Like the Abyss
In mid-November, Li Hong sent Cao Jiewu and Xu Yan to meet Yan Liang at Hulao Pass in Luoyang.

Zhang Wen, Ding Gong, Cai Yong, Zhao Qi and many other veterans have already made all preparations for the establishment of the dynasty in Jinyang.The Gaohuang Temple and the Shizu Emperor Temple will be completed at the end of this month. All the relevant ceremonies for the establishment of the dynasty have been prepared. The auspicious days for the establishment of the dynasty have been calculated and finally determined by ministers such as Xu Shao and Cai Yong. The ministers of Northern Xinjiang, Youzhou, and Jizhou are working day and night Come to Jinyang.Now everything is ready, just wait for Tai Fu Liu Yu and Jizhou Mu Han Fu to arrive in Jinyang.

If there is no accident, the Jinyang court will be completed in mid-December. Dong Zhuo will take revenge after hearing the news, so Li Hong asked Yan Liang to be careful. If the situation is unfavorable, he will immediately lead his army to withdraw from Hulao, retreat towards Yingchuan, and join Yuzhou Mu Kongyi.Kong Ni's troops were too weak to launch an attack on Luoyang alone. If the Northern Frontier Army joined forces with him, it would not only be able to effectively contain the Luoyang Northern Army, but also get money and food support from the southern counties of Yuzhou.

"We beat him last time, and the death of Yingchuan prefect Li Meng was directly related to us, so Kong Ni might not give us a good face, so..." Li Hong looked at Jiewu, and suddenly swallowed back the rest of the words.

Xie Wu understood, and made a gesture of chopping off with a knife.Li Hong shook his head, and then made a neck-stretching gesture, "After taking Luoyang, we will need food and pay even more, so this matter should be handed over to Mr. Tian Choutian, and he must solve it as soon as possible."

Xie Wu bowed and took the order.

"Also, please ask Mr. Yan to write an urgent letter to Mr. Gao Lan and Mr. Gao Shun, so that after the fighting in Xuzhou is suspended, they should immediately rush back to the Gyeonggi area to rendezvous and attack Luoyang."

Then Li Hong picked up two military orders and handed them to Xie Wu, "Master Yan has recently recruited two thousand refugees to supplement the army. The army is in urgent need of officers, so after you and Xu Yan arrive in Luoyang, don't come back, and work as individuals under the tent of General Hutou." Department Sima."

Xu Yan was stunned for a moment, then blurted out: "The general doesn't want us anymore."

"What are you talking about?" Li Hong stretched out his hand and patted the shoulders of the two, and said with a smile, "You are veterans of the Black Panther Volunteer Battalion. You have fought with me for many years and made many achievements. It is time to lead the army. Now I It is rare to go to the battlefield. If you continue to follow me, your good martial arts will be wasted. Go ahead and make contributions. In the future, when the country is stable, you can at least be generals, so that you can help me. If you keep giving me As a guard, what can you help me in the future? Can you help me revitalize the country and save the common people?"

The two bowed down excitedly, and said goodbye.

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Under November, Jinyang.

Taifu Liu Yu rushed to Jinyang with more than 30 family members and vassals, and 20 cavalry.He was accompanied by Lu Zhi and more than [-] disciples who followed him.

Mu Hanfu of Jizhou rushed to Jinyang with a dozen of his subordinates and a thousand soldiers.Accompanied by the veterans Cui Lie, Ma Rixun, Chen Ji, Yuan Pang and more than 60 famous scholars who were invited and recruited in Jizhou.

Hussar General Li Hong, Long Xiang General Xu Rong, and Hussar General Sima Zhu Mu hurried back to Jinyang at the same time after receiving Zhang Wen's letter.

Officials from various prefectures in northern Xinjiang, generals and generals of Zhonglang in the northern Xinjiang army, prefects of Youzhou and Jizhou counties, all who could come came.

In a short period of time, more than 50 officials with a rank and salary of more than [-] shi gathered in Jinyang.

Faced with familiar and unfamiliar faces, and facing the dark crowd of ministers and ministers kneeling in the big tent, the eldest princess could no longer bear the excitement in her heart, and she covered her face and wept.

When the ministers thought of the big man who was precarious today, they were also dejected and sighed.

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Before the founding of the dynasty, the climax of the collegiate discussions among the various governments was repeated one after another.

Everyone, including the officials of the Northern Xinjiang prefectures, thought that the biggest obstacle to the distribution of power was the Hussar General Li Hong, but Li Hong's attitude was completely beyond everyone's expectations.

Li Hong first gave up the ten-year agreement with the imperial court and handed over all the military affairs of the sixteen counties in northern Xinjiang.Li Hong said that there is a prerequisite for the ten-year restriction with the imperial court, that is, the stability of the country.Now that the Han Dynasty is in great danger and Northern Xinjiang is on the verge of collapse, I no longer have the ability to continue to be in charge of the military and administration of the sixteen counties in Northern Xinjiang.The ten-year agreement will be terminated from today.

No matter how barren and difficult the northern border was, the Jinyang court had the military and political control of the sixteen counties at the beginning of its establishment, which guaranteed the dignity of the imperial power and the authority of the court no matter from which point of view.

With the handover of the military administration in northern Xinjiang, the views of ministers towards Li Hong changed greatly. Although Han Fu and other ministers believed that Li Hong had ulterior motives and hidden evil intentions, Li Hong's first move to decentralize power still greatly inspired people's hearts.

But then Li Hong made an even more astonishing move.

In the past few years, whether Li Hong went on an expedition to the desert or threatened the imperial court, his original intention was to solve the refugees in northern Xinjiang, in order to solve the garrison in northern Xinjiang. It goes without saying that Li Hong has no reason to give up his control of the farmland and salt and iron in northern Xinjiang, but Li Hong made a surprising statement, he gave up, and he handed over all the farmland and salt and iron to the court.

Liu Yu, Zhang Wenwen and a group of old officials were pleasantly surprised.Li Hong kept telling them that he was willing to give up the military administration in northern Xinjiang, but he never said that he would give up farming and salt and iron in northern Xinjiang.Could it be that Li Hong was moved by the sincerity of all the ministers, his head became hot for a while, and he was so excited that he didn't know the world?It seems that people who have lost their memory are much more innocent, and they are far more loyal to the big man than those who have read too much.

Han Fu and a group of ministers with similar thoughts looked at each other in blank dismay, unable to believe that this was what a general of hussars should say and do.General Hussars has a brain problem, and the people in the General Hussar's mansion also have problems with their brains?

Xu Rong, Qu Yi, Li Wei, Zhu Mu, Zhang Baiqi... The generals, generals, and officers of the General Hussar's Mansion stared blankly at Li Hong, who was in high spirits, feeling stupid.

Last night when Huqi General's Mansion was discussing matters, Li Hong still vowed that he must firmly grasp Tuntian and Yantie. Why did things change completely after sleeping?Is the Hussar General sick again?Is he going to give up northern Xinjiang, which he has fought for for four years and sacrificed hundreds of thousands of soldiers?
Zhang Yan and Yang Feng looked at each other and smiled wryly.Although the two of them knew Li Hong's true intentions, if they wanted to get back the things they gave away, it might not be as easy as it is today.Will the next development of the situation be as the general expected?When a general goes to war, he always likes to take risks with his troops, but state affairs are not about fighting. Can this kind of risky strategy work?
All the officials in the big tent were silent, only Li Hong's excited voice echoed everywhere.

He waved his hands impassionedly and said: "As in the past, I lead the army to conquer. The eldest princess and all the adults sit in Jinyang, and I will work hard to beg Dong Zhuo, and strive to kill Dong Zhuo within a year, save the emperor, and revive the country."

Wei Jun (beard) stood up suddenly, raised his arms and shouted wildly: "I will follow the general Qin Wang Xingguo to the death..."

Pang De, Hua Xiong, Wen Chou and other northern generals jumped up and echoed at the same time. For a moment, thunder roared in the big tent, and King Qin's heart to serve the country rushed straight to Xiaohan. Many veterans were trembling and tears filled their eyes.

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Except for the military power, Li Hong gave up all the powers, which made the Jinyang court have considerable strength, but at the same time, the Jinyang court also took over all the crises in northern Xinjiang.The Jinyang court, which originally had nothing, now holds the administrative power of northern Xinjiang in its hands, and is burdened with many crises in northern Xinjiang. After a short period of excitement, what ministers such as Liu Yu and Zhang Wen felt was not the prominent power, but the power that made them The deep misery that people can't breathe.

Once Li Hong handed over the power, he felt relaxed. It was none of his business, so he could only interrupt and nod his head.

Liu Yu followed closely, and immediately handed over the power of Youzhou Mu to the imperial court, and the imperial court directly controlled the nine prefectures in Youzhou. (There are eleven counties in Youzhou, but Dai County and Shanggu County have already been assigned to Beijiang, so now there are only nine counties.)
Han Fu turned a deaf ear to it, turned a blind eye, and never mentioned the military affairs of Jizhou.No matter how much you hand over power in Beijiang and Youzhou, it's useless, you two are poor, if you want to survive, if you want to be king, you have to look at my face in Jizhou.

Veteran officials such as Liu Yu and Zhang Wen did not mention the military affairs of Jizhou.Among the three senior positions in the Jinyang court, Liu Yu is the Taifu, acting as the prime minister, and has the greatest power in the Jinyang court. Compared with his power today, the Youzhou military administration is actually still in his hands.Li Hong is a general of hussars who conducts military affairs and acts as a lieutenant in the Jinyang court. Even if he handed over the military administration of the northern border, he still has 10,000+ frontier troops in his hands, and he is still the most powerful minister in the Han Dynasty.Only Han Fu is a Jizhou shepherd, and in the Jinyang court, he is just a deputy prime minister with no power. If you ask him to give up the Jizhou military administration, what power does he have?So Liu Yu and others really couldn't say it.The most important thing is whether the Jinyang court can play the role of controlling the states and counties in the world, the key depends on the money and food in Jizhou.Without the support of strong wealth, not to mention letting the states and counties all over the world gather to follow, even one's own survival will be a problem.

Although Han Fu himself was unwilling to give up Jizhou's military affairs, and the eldest princess, Liu Yu and others kept silent, the ministers saw this matter and understood it very well.Considering the overall situation, the powers of all parties must seek common ground while reserving differences, so everyone discussed in private, and no one publicly accused Han Fu.

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The imperial court has obtained all the powers it should have, and then it will set up the government and enlist the subordinates.

There are old ministers Ding Gong, Chen Ji, and Lu Zhi in the princess's mansion, Zhang Fan and Xing Yong from the former princess mansion, Xiao Lan and Sun Zi from the former Hussar general, Liu Fang from the former Taifu mansion, and Huang from the former Jizhou mansion. Yue, Ma Feng and dozens of other genus.

There are old ministers such as Zhang Wen, Cui Lie, Ma Rixun, Yuan Pang, etc. in the Taifu's mansion; Shao, Liu Fan, Qianzhao, Shi Lu, etc. belonged to it, and Wu Liang, Yuan Hong, Hu Gan, etc. from the former Jizhou Prefecture belonged to it.There are more than 60 members of the thirteen Cao family members together.

The subordinates of the Hussar General's Mansion transferred some of them to supplement the Princess's Mansion and the Taifu's Mansion, so they wanted to have fewer staff, but now the Hussar General doesn't need to deal with the military affairs of northern Xinjiang, and it doesn't matter if there are fewer staff.

The Imperial Censor's Mansion is headed by Han Fu, the old minister Cai Yong and Chen Hao from the former Hushi General's Mansion are his deputy, and Li Li from the former Jizhou Mansion is under his control, as well as other officials from the former Jian Yushi Mansion.Considering that Han Fu will stay in Yecheng most of the time to preside over the military affairs of Jizhou, Cai Yong is mainly responsible for the daily affairs of supervising the censor.Putting Cai Yong, who is famous all over the world, under Han Fu is considered to have given Han Fu enough face.

The ministers of the Jinyang court thought so, but what did Han Fu think?It can be seen from the melancholy on his face recently that he is very dissatisfied and lost.Jizhou is so important to the Jinyang court. As Jizhou Mu himself, he was squeezed out of the core of power. Of course he was not happy.In the League of Discussing Directors, he was reduced to Yuan Shao's subordinate and could only obey what he said.In the Jinyang court, although he nominally ranks at the end of the three princes, his power is not as good as a long history of the Taifu's mansion.Am I the only one who is honest and easy to deceive?

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December of the first year of Chuping of the Han Dynasty (AD 190).

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On the sixth day of December, a grand ceremony was held in Longquan where the eldest princess acted as an agent of state affairs.The eldest princess proclaimed the order of the emperor to the world, and the Jinyang court was established.

On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the eldest princess led the ministers to pay homage to the Gaohuang Temple and Shizu Emperor Temple located on the top of Beishan.

On the eighth day of the eighth day, the eldest princess presided over the first court meeting of the Jinyang court.

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The court meeting was held in the most luxurious tent in the Princess's Mansion.The ministers of the Han Kingdom felt very fresh and full of interest.

The ministers once persuaded the eldest princess to move to Jinyang and set up the court in Jinyang City, but the eldest princess refused.The eldest princess couldn't make any sense, so she just didn't do it.

Zhang Wen later explained to the ministers with a smile that the Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Shizu of my Han Dynasty were very poor when they established the dynasty, and it was normal to discuss state affairs in the big tent.It is a good thing that Princess Chang follows the example of her ancestors and holds court meetings in the big tent.This allows us to always remind ourselves that the country is still in danger and the people are still in catastrophe. We should govern the country frugally and work day and night in order to stabilize the country as soon as possible.

The theme of the discussion is to suppress the rebellion, challenge the Dong, Qin Wang, and revitalize the country.

Tai Fu Liu Yu put forward three strategies to revive the country.One strategy is to use the northern Xinjiang army as the main force, unite the forces of various states and counties, and immediately attack Luoyang.After taking Luoyang, the imperial court immediately moved to Kyoto in order to quickly restore the imperial court's control over the states and counties in various places, and strive to stabilize all territories except Xijiang and Guanzhong in the shortest possible time.The second strategy is to put down the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou, stabilize Yanqing and Xu Sanzhou, and completely quell the rebellion.The third strategy is to strive for a slight restoration of national power within two to three years, and then use the power of the whole country to challenge King Dong Qin, capture Guanzhong, rescue the emperor, and revitalize the country.

The top priority is to attack Luoyang.Hussar General Li Hongzuo reported the attack strategy.Li Hong explained his strategy of attacking from three sides and winning in the middle, and decided to transfer Zhang Yan and Qu Yi's two armies to Hedong, concentrate about [-] troops to attack Luoyang, and strive to win in one battle.Li Hong said that if the army is assembled now, we can launch an attack at the beginning of the first month.

The attack strategy was decided, and then there was the issue of food, pay and ordnance.Everyone stared at Jizhou Mu Hanfu.Han Fu was very straightforward and agreed.No matter how difficult Jizhou is, he will at least guarantee four months of food and salaries for the Northern Xinjiang Army.

The first court meeting of the Jinyang court ended in a burst of hopeful laughter.

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(End of this chapter)