Great Han Empire

Chapter 668
The generals of the Northern Xinjiang Army supported Xu Rong unconditionally and refused to obey Zhu Jun's military order.Zhu Jun persuaded him in every possible way, but Xu Rong refused to budge.

Zhu Jun had no choice but to rush to the Jinyang court, and at the same time, he rushed to Li Hong in Jizhou with a fast ride of [-] miles.

Zhu Jun ordered Zhou Hua and Zhang Cheng to lead [-] Henan troops to advance towards Hangu Pass.The army still had ten days of food and grass. Zhu Jun believed that even if the army could not recapture Hangu Pass, it could restrain Yuan Shao's troops and delay Yuan Shao's efforts to seize the whole territory of Yin in Henan.Yuan Shu, who is currently fighting hard in the Jing and Henan areas, once he gets the news that Yuan Shao is stationed in Luoyang, he will definitely deploy his troops to the north to seize the passes such as Dagu and Yique.When Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu fought, Yuan Shao immediately fell into the embarrassment of fighting on two fronts.At this time, if the eldest princess and Li Hong agreed to their strategy and asked Xu Rong to attack Guandong quickly, then the army's confidence in retaking Luoyang would be greatly increased.

However, what Xu Rong did made Zhu Jun so angry that he almost fainted.

"Now I'll take command of the Kansai battlefield." Xu Rong looked at Zhu Jun with a stern expression, clenched his big hand violently, and punched the desk, "No soldier can leave the camp without my order."

The generals were secretly startled.According to the imperial decree, Xu Rong is now in charge of the Linfen Xingyuan, in charge of the Hedong military affairs, and he has handed over the command of the Kanxi battlefield to Zhu Jun.Today he rushed from Hedong to Kansai, and he has seriously violated the law. Now he wants to publicly seize Zhu Jun's military power. If the court pursues this matter in the future, it will be a serious crime of treason.If the Hussar General didn't try his best to protect him, he would be considered a general.

Xu Rong was worried that the Henan soldiers would cause trouble, so he simply detained Zhu Jun, Zhou Hua, and Zhang Cheng in the central army tent.

Hurry up and report.After Yuan Shao's generals Pan Feng, Zhu Ling, and Tao Sheng captured Hangu Pass, they did not continue to attack, but garrisoned the pass with heavy troops.Xu Rong immediately ordered Zhang Yun and Gao Shun to lead their troops to station in Mianchi and Xin'an to prevent Yuan Shao's army from attacking Guanxi.He also ordered Yushi to take the lead in leading the army to withdraw back to Hedong and garrison at Pubanjin.Zhang Baiqi, who ordered his troops stationed in Pubanjin, immediately disbanded his army and asked the field soldiers to return to the army station to help harvest winter wheat.

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Xu Rong's arrogance, lawlessness and arbitrariness aroused strong dissatisfaction from the Jinyang court.

Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi and other ministers asked the eldest princess to dismiss Xu Rong immediately, and let Zhu Jun quickly lead the army to attack the Guandong.

Xian Yufu and Li Wei firmly opposed it.Removing Xu Rong requires the consent of the Hushi General. No one else has the right to make such a decision, not even the eldest princess, because the general is in charge of state affairs now.In addition, when Yuan Shao was stationed in Luoyang, the situation in the Kwantung suddenly changed. How should the Northern Frontier Army respond?

The Palace of the Eldest Princess and the Palace of the Great General Hussars were arguing endlessly over this.

Li Wei, who had been criticized, was very angry, "As early as April, the emperor and the Chang'an court came to expressly request the abolition of the Jinyang court, and the emperor also asked the eldest princess and all the adults to return to Chang'an as soon as possible, that is to say, from Chang'an From the moment the princess received the imperial decree from the Son of Heaven, the Jinyang court was gone, the imperial edict of the eldest princess was also invalid, and all the powers that the eldest princess and the eldest princess's mansion had due to the imperial edict were also lost. Now the matter in northern Xinjiang It is the general who has the final say, and the Hussar General's House has the final say."

Li Wei's words immediately caused an uproar.Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi, Ding Gong, Wang Han, Guo Yun, Wang Ze and other ministers launched an attack at the same time.Li Wei was so rebellious that he dared to openly oppose the eldest princess and the court.

"You said Master Xu Rong violated the law and resisted the edict, so what about you? Are you also violating the law and resisting the edict? According to the edict of the emperor, the eldest princess has no right to interfere in state affairs, and the Jinyang court has also abolished it. Tell me what to do here?" Li Wei showed no fear, and his voice became louder, "I think you are the ones who violated the law, you are the ones who resisted the order, and you are the ones who broke the law." Li Wei pointed to Zhang Wen and Ding Gong, who were riding iron-faced horses. Waiting for the minister to say, "It should be you who are dismissed."

Zhang Wen was furious and ordered the Huben guards to take down Li Wei.

Xian Yufu was not happy anymore.Li Wei's words are completely reasonable. The affairs of Northern Xinjiang should have been in charge of the Hussar General's Mansion. It is too much for the eldest princess and the court to intervene like this.If Beijiang can't even command its own army at will, then what is it called Beijiang Army?Just call the North Army.

As soon as Xian Yufu got angry, he immediately ordered the left-behind army from the Longshan camp to rush to Longquan to protect the mansion of the general Hushi.To put it bluntly, it was to surround the Princess Palace and two thousand Huben guards.

The matter has reached such a point that the eldest princess can't mediate from it.Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi and other ministers were angry and anxious, and fell ill one after another.Zhao Qi and Cai Yong persuaded the two governments back and forth, hoping that the two governments would abandon their differences and work together to save the country.

Zhang Wen, Ding Gong and other ministers considered the overall situation and took the initiative to admit that the imperial court had indeed interfered too much in the military affairs of northern Xinjiang, but they never let go of the attack on the Kanto and the recapture of Luoyang.

Xian Yufu thought that since the imperial court had already backed down, and Xu Rong's violation of the law and resistance to the decree was over, it was time to stop at the General Hussar's Mansion so as not to embarrass the General, but Li Wei flatly refused, "Northern Xinjiang should In accordance with the emperor's decree, quickly send the eldest princess and the court ministers back to Chang'an."

Li Wei has had enough.A group of ministers in the Princess's Mansion are in charge of everything, and they are in charge of everything, and the Hussar General's Mansion is controlled everywhere. If this continues, sooner or later, Northern Xinjiang will be tossed and torn apart by these ministers.Li Wei made up his mind, no matter what, he would take advantage of this opportunity to drive the eldest princess and the ministers out of northern Xinjiang.

Before Li Hong left Jinyang, he divided the military and political power under the Hussar General's Mansion into two, handing over all political affairs to Li Wei, and handing over all military affairs to Xian Yufu.Judging from the authority of the two, Li Wei's power is obviously greater than that of Xian Yufu.Now Li Wei insisted on his own opinion, and Xian Yufu had no choice but to delay until Li Hong came to write.

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Li Hong was uncharacteristically, and Jinyang and Kansai did not receive his reply for a long time.

In mid-May, Li Wei received a secret letter from Li Hong.In this letter, Li Hong described the current situation in Jizhou in detail, mentioned several ways to solve the refugees in Jizhou, and focused on explaining the assumption and difficulty of his plan to vigorously combat and rectify land annexation in Jizhou.

Li Hong believes that it is currently unrealistic to rely on tax adjustments to control land mergers. However, forcibly confiscating the land of the powerful and rich is too much resistance, and the consequences are unpredictable. Jizhou may fall into continuous rebellion.In addition, this strategy also involves the interests of the rich and powerful in northern Xinjiang. Their opposition and worries may have a very adverse impact on the stability of northern Xinjiang.

Today's Han Dynasty is full of wars, and the flames of war are all over the world. Where there is no flames of war, of course it is a shelter for refugees. Therefore, after Jizhou gradually stabilizes, there will definitely be more and more refugees.According to our estimates, the current number of refugees in the southern counties of Jizhou plus the people who are about to return from the northern frontier counties is between 200 million and 300 million, maybe more.Resettlement of these people is a problem that needs to be solved in Jizhou this year, but the land in Jizhou is far from enough.

Jizhou is one of the most affluent states and counties in Dahan.At its peak, Jizhou had a population of more than 600 million. From this, it can be imagined that it has a lot of land. However, like Hedong County, almost all of its land is concentrated in the hands of the rich and powerful.There is only one way to appease the refugees and let them have enough food and clothing, and that is to grab the land from these rich and powerful.

The four prefectures of Changshan, Zhongshan, Zhao, and Julu in the west of Jizhou have been repeatedly invaded by the Yellow Turban Army in the past few years. The rich and powerful have either been killed or fled. There are many unowned lands, so our early settlement in Jizhou was smooth. and success, but the population that these four counties can accommodate is no more than 200 million at most, and now it has far exceeded this number.Therefore, if we now want to resettle the refugees, we can only go to the five counties of Bohai, Hejian, Ganling, Anping and Weijun in the southeast of Jizhou.
What method can be used to ensure the stability of Jizhou and seize the land from the rich and powerful?

There is no way.Back then, Emperor Guangwu Zhongxing Dahan relied on the rich and powerful from Hebei, Nanyang and Yingchuan.If we don't rely on the rich and powerful today, can we also rejuvenate the big man?I don't know, but you definitely know, the answer you gave me must be no.

Li Hong laughed at himself and said, I am a warrior, so my ideas are always inseparable from swords and blood, but by using war to gradually reduce the rich and powerful, it is the poor people who suffer in the end, and the overthrow of the country is even more serious. became inevitable.Recently, ministers such as Ma Rixun, Cui Lie, and Yuan Pang and I have been discussing this matter every day. Everyone has thought of many ways, but because this matter involves too many aspects, there has been no satisfactory solution.

The situation in Jizhou is becoming more and more tense. The refugee crisis must be resolved immediately. Whether it is by force or other methods, we must completely resolve it before the autumn harvest and planting in October. Therefore, northern Xinjiang urgently needs a voice to speak. What we have to do Regardless of whether it is right or wrong, don't be subject to any restrictions, otherwise, the refugee problem in Jizhou will never be resolved.If the refugee problem is not resolved, saving the country is empty talk.

The Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army did not go north to Jizhou, and the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army was defeated by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. This gave us enough time to stabilize Jizhou, and we cannot lose such a good opportunity in vain.There are still four months until October. After four months, whether the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army will go north, whether Gongsun Zan will go south to take revenge, we don’t know, so we must, within these four months, at least Settle 100 million to 200 million refugees to reduce the pressure on relief in Jizhou and ensure that northern Xinjiang and Jizhou have sufficient strength to deal with various crises.

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Li Wei understood what Li Hong was thinking.

Li Hong's attention was not on Guanzhong or Luoyang, but on the refugees in Jizhou.It's like when Li Hong just arrived in Bingzhou to appease the Yellow Turban Army and resettle the refugees in the fields, he has no intention of taking care of other things.Now, as long as it is beneficial to solve the problem of food for the refugees in Jizhou, Li Hong will support it, otherwise, he will veto it. That is to say, he supports everything he has done so far.

Due to his status, Li Hong couldn't directly come forward to force the eldest princess and the court to obey the imperial edict of the emperor, so he ignored Jinyang's affairs.In Li Hong's view, no matter how troubled Jinyang is, the emperor's imperial decree is there, as long as he doesn't overdo it, as long as he is respectful in everything, and saves himself enough, no one can control what he should do or what he should do.

Now that Dong Zhuo is subdued, the emperor is in power, and the news that the Chang'an court has monopolized power has been confirmed, why do I still support such a nominal Jinyang court?Does it have to be charged with abducting the eldest princess and the court for usurping?The veteran officials in the court insisted on using such a magnificent facade to hug themselves, but they couldn't do anything about it.You can't openly tear your face openly in front of many old ministers.Xu Rong, Li Wei, and Xian Yufu just solved their own problems by making such a fuss.

At the end of the letter, Li Hong said that Guanzhong hadn't stabilized yet, so the eldest princess and these old officials should not be sent to Chang'an for the time being to avoid accidents.

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Li Wei hurriedly invited Xian Yufu and Yu Peng, showed Li Hong's secret letter to them, and then expressed his thoughts.Xian Yufu and Yu Peng readily agreed.

Xian Yufu ordered the withdrawal of the army surrounding Longquan.Li Wei ordered Hushi General's Mansion to move with the army to Longshan Camp.

Li Wei hurriedly told the sixteen counties in northern Xinjiang with a fast ride of [-] miles. Today, Dong Zhuo is in Fuzhou, the emperor is in power, and the princess is ordered to abolish the Jinyang court.

Li Wei wrote a memorial in the name of Li Hong, the general of the hussars, and then ordered the [-] Li Kuaiqi to rush to Chang'an.

Li Hong expressed his loyalty to the emperor and the court, and promised to send the eldest princess and the veterans back to Chang'an safely in June.Li Hong also described in detail the rebellion that occurred in the desert in his memorial. All the three tribes of Xianbei rebelled, the desert was about to be lost, and a war was about to break out on the border between Bingzhou and Youzhou.In the chaotic situation of Dahan today, it is very difficult to defend the border county.In order to ensure the territory of the Han Dynasty, Li Hong begged the court to temporarily let him take charge of the military affairs of the three prefectures of Bing, You, and Hebei, so as to integrate the power of the three prefectures to the greatest extent and repel the invasion of the Hu people.

Xianyu Fu urgently told Xu Rong to withdraw the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army back to Hedong, and only stationed a small number of troops in Hongnong City to deter the Guandong and Guanzhong.At the same time, Xian Yufu informed Zhu Jun in the name of Hushi General's Mansion that the Jinyang court had been abolished by order, and the whole northern Xinjiang resolutely obeyed all orders of the emperor and the Chang'an court.Lord Zhu Jun and Henan Yin's soldiers and horses can temporarily station in Hedong, or they can stay in Guanxi, and the money and food needed by the army will be temporarily allocated by Beijiang.

The successive actions of Li Wei and Xian Yufu forced the eldest princess, Zhang Wen and other veterans to obey the emperor's will and abolish the court.The eldest princess and the eldest princess's mansion immediately lost all authority, waiting for Li Wei to send troops to send them back to Chang'an.

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In May, with the support of Xiliang generals, Li Jue became the commander-in-chief of the army, commanding the army to attack Huayin City again.

Duan Yan and Huangfu Hong led the army to block the attack, but in the face of the almost crazy siege army, the soldiers of the Northern Army were powerless and suffered heavy casualties.On the fifth day of the war, Jia Xu commanded his subordinates to use the tunnel dug for five days and five nights to successfully enter the city.Huayin City is lost.

The generals of Xiliang led their troops to rush forward for a hundred li, and then attacked Zheng County.The morale of the Northern Army was sluggish, they were defeated, and they abandoned the city and fled.

After Wang Yun received the news that the rebels were attacking again, he urgently ordered Lu Bu to lead his army to rescue.When Lu Bu rushed to Xiting, he met Duan Yao and Huang Fuhong's defeated army.The three regrouped the army and prepared to fight again.

Someone in Duan Yao's army defected, and Lu Bu was furious when he heard the news, and scolded Duan Yao for not strictly governing the army.Duan Yan, Dong Zhuo, and Zhu Jun were all military generals of the same age. They were older, more qualified, and distinguished in military exploits. How could they bear Lv Bu's accusation?Although Dong Zhuo killed Ding Yuan first, and it is understandable for Lu Bu to avenge his old master, it is also true that Lu Bu betrayed Dong Zhuo.Duan Yan's scolding just hit Lu Bu's sore spot. Lu Bu was furious, and despite Huang Fuhong's dissuasion, he ordered Duan Yan to be dragged out and beaten with twenty army sticks.

Many of Duan Yan's subordinates and personal guards were titans who followed Duan Yan on the battlefield in the western border for many years. When they saw Duan Yan being beaten, their eyes were red, "Kill Lu Bu and avenge the Lord."

In mid-May, Li Jue then sent his army to kill.The two sides fought in the pavilion.Duan Yan's subordinates turned against each other. Lu Bu and Huang Fuhong were defeated and retreated to Xinfeng City.

The Northern Army was defeated again and again. Wang Yun became anxious and called all the ministers to discuss the matter.Taiwei Yang Biao suggested to call Huangfusong back to Beijing urgently to appease the rebels.Beijiang messenger Wang Rou was still in Chang'an at this time, and he suggested that Wang Yun ask Beijiang for help.Not long after Xu Rong retreated to Hedong, the army was coming soon.When things got to this point, Wang Yun couldn't take care of much anymore. It was important to protect the emperor, so he accepted both suggestions.

Huangfu Song is far away in Hanyang, Xiliang, nearly a thousand miles away. Even if he travels day and night, it will take half a month to arrive in Beijing. It is estimated that the rebels have already reached Chang'an, so Wang Yun pinned his hope of defeating the rebels on On Xu Rong.He also regrets it a little now. If he knew that the situation in Guanzhong was changing so fast, he shouldn't have driven Xu Rong back to Hedong in the first place.

After Wang Rou received the imperial decree, she asked cautiously, "Chang'an is so critical now, shouldn't senior brother Zi consider the request of General Hushi?"

"No." Wang Yun said firmly, "Li Hong asked to take charge of the military and political power in the three states of Hebei. Think about Dong Zhuo's end. Since ancient times, anyone who harms the world will surely die without a place to die."

Wang Rou was rather dissatisfied, "Brother Zi, our family is in northern Xinjiang, in Jinyang, and we need to rely on the help and care of the general for many things. You don't think about yourself, you have to think about us, think about the clan."

"No." Wang Yun had no room for negotiation, "absolutely not."

Wang Rou smiled wryly, and made the last request, "I will take my two nephews away. Whether you agree or not, I will take Wang Chen and Wang Ling away."

Wang Yun felt excited, and tears quietly moistened his eyes.

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Wang Rou stepped on the horse and arrived at Pubanjin at the fastest speed.

"Master Yu, Chang'an is in danger, and the life of the emperor is in danger. Please hurry up and rush to Chang'an."

Yushi smiled wryly and spread his hands, "Lord Wang, the army is now in Kansai, fighting hard with Yuan Shao in the Mianchi area."

"Yuan Shao?" Wang Rou exclaimed incredulously, "How did Yuan Shao get to Kansai?"

(End of this chapter)