Great Han Empire

Chapter 670
Huangfuhong hurried to Xinfeng City with the emperor's decree.

Seeing Huangfu Hong, Xu Rong was terrified, "Jian Shou, how about the Son of Heaven? Is Chang'an safe?"

Huangfuhong's expression was gloomy, and he wanted to cry, "Zi Lie, you are late. Chang'an has fallen."

"Zhiran (Li Jue) bastard." Xu Rong whipped his whip to the ground and shouted sharply, "What did he do to the Son of Heaven?"

"The Son of Heaven is still in Weiyang Palace." Huangfu Hong pointed to the imperial decree in his hand and said in pain, "Zi Lie, you can't attack anymore, retreat immediately."

"Where are you going? Where am I going?" Xu Rong opened his eyes angrily, waved his hands and roared, "I'm in trouble today, how can I not save him?"

"Zi Lie, Zhiran has gone crazy, he can do anything now." Huangfu Hong also shouted excitedly, "Chang'an City is full of corpses and rivers of blood, what are you going to do? Kill the emperor? The emperor is killed, what hope is there in this world? Do you want to let thousands of creatures in the world follow you to bury the big man with you, so that you can be satisfied?"

Xu Rong roared angrily, and screamed sadly to the sky.

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Li Jue, Guo Si and other Xiliang generals connived at the burning, killing and looting of Chang'an City, and arrested a large number of officials, including Taiwei Yang Biao, Sikong Chunyujia and other court ministers, and participated in the execution of Dong Zhuo. Sun Rui, Shangshu Lingshi, Shangshu Yang Zan, Shizhong Ma Yu, Zhong Ji, Fufeng County Prefect Wang Hong, Fengyi County Prefect Song Yi, and more than a dozen high officials were all put in prison, ready to be executed.

Duan Yan and Jia Xu hurriedly dissuaded him.The emperor has issued a decree to amnesty the world, and it is not appropriate to kill again.If they killed too much at this time, Huangfusong and Xu Rong would definitely be angered, which would not be of any benefit to stabilizing Guanzhong.The most urgent task is to immediately invite Huangfusong to Chang'an to preside over state affairs, otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Now, the army of Han Sui and Ma Teng has approached Huaili City in Fufeng County, only a hundred miles away from Chang'an. Xu Rong's army is under Xinfeng City, 150 miles away from Chang'an. If the two armies attack Chang'an from east to west, Chang'an It will definitely not be guaranteed." Jia Xu said anxiously, "My lord, please immediately request the emperor to issue an order to recall General Huangfu immediately."

Li Jue hesitated at this time, he discussed with Guo Si, Fan Chou, Wang Fang and others for a long time, but he still dared not recall Huangfusong.

Huangfusong came from a powerful family, although he was also a warrior, but he and Dong Zhuo were very different from low-level military officials like himself who came from poor backgrounds.Huangfusong first considered the country, the emperor and the court, and then the interests of the powerful families, and finally the generals of Xiliang. That is to say, if Huangfusong was in power, he would definitely respect the emperor and unite Many families in Guanzhong and Xiliang rebuilt the imperial court and tried to revitalize the country.As for the generals of Xiliang, the best end would be to return to Xiliang with the army and guard the frontiers. Huangfusong would not let the generals of Xiliang enter the court as ministers, let alone let the generals of Xiliang participate in state affairs.

Once the generals of Xiliang are abandoned from the court, they will not be able to control their own destiny, and they will face the crisis of survival again.

The Xiliang generals were driven to a dead end by the emperor and the imperial court. In order to survive, they had no choice but to burn their boats and put them to death to survive. They miraculously occupied Chang'an with almost crazy courage and held hostage in complete despair. Son of Heaven, got the chance to continue to survive.This chance of survival was exchanged for the blood and lives of tens of thousands of soldiers. They did not want to lose it, and they gave it up without any reason.

"Wenhe, now Han Sui, Ma Teng's Xiliang Army, Xu Rong's Northern Army are near Chang'an, if Huangfusong uses the strong force of the Xiliang Army and the Northern Army to drive us out of Chang'an and kill us Us, what shall we do? Shall we just tie them up?" Li Jue asked helplessly.

"Wenhe, once the power is released, the scholars will definitely resist, and Chang'an will definitely be in chaos. How did Mr. Dong die, have you forgotten?" Fan Chou said sharply, "If we want to save our lives, we must firmly grasp the power .”

"But now even if we seize the power, we can't save our lives." Jia Xu frowned and said, "Who can we defeat the two armies of Han Sui and Xu Rong? As long as we send these two armies out of Guanzhong, our lives will count." It has been completely saved. To send these two armies away, only Master Huangfusong can do it."

"Authority is to be seized, but it is not backed by strong force. What is the use of this authority? Now the army of the imperial court is our army, and the army is in our hands. What are we afraid of? Wait until Han Sui and Xu Rong leave Guanzhong Now that Guanzhong is gradually stabilized, we can find an excuse to deprive Lord Huangfusong of his authority. I believe all of you adults will do this, right?"

The generals from Xiliang looked at each other with solemn faces and chills in their hearts.Huangfusong's prestige among the scholars and the army in Guanzhong and Xijiang was at its peak. Since he could divide Dong Zhuo's subordinates and kill Dong Zhuo, he could of course divide his own subordinates and kill himself.Among the generals present, who is sure to firmly control Huangfusong from the beginning to the end, and control himself, the invincible Shangguan in the past?
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Li Jue pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "Wen He, Mr. Wen Yue (Han Sui) and Shou Cheng (Ma Teng) promised Huangfu Song to come to Chang'an to protect the emperor, and it is impossible to use no conditions."

It has been more than three years since we left Xiliang at the beginning of the sixth year of Zhongping.In the past three years, Mr. Wen Yue has successively occupied several counties in the northwest of Xiliang.Under Mr. Wen Yue's vigorous rectification, these counties and counties have gradually regained their vitality. The Qiang people have been appeased and no longer rebelled, and the people have gained peace and no longer flee. Although Xijiang is very poor, the people have seen the hope of survival , they worked hard in their homes, hoping to live and work in peace and contentment under the protection of Mr. Wen Yue.

Xijiang has gone through wars and is very poor. Mr. Wen Yue needs a lot of money to make the people of Xijiang live a comfortable life.When Master Dong was alive, Han Sui did not hesitate to bow his knees and repeatedly begged for money and food from Master Dong.Considering the safety of Guanzhong, Mr. Dong basically met Han Sui's needs.Now that Mr. Dong is dead, Han Sui has no support. He must immediately find a way for Xijiang to continue to survive.

Today, Mr. Wen Yue led the army to enter the customs. I guess his purpose is to occupy Fufeng County, use the money and food from Fufeng County to support Xiliang, improve the barrenness of Xiliang, and let the people of Xiliang eat as much as possible. Therefore, Mr. Wen Yue does not want to Will easily exit Guanzhong.

This time the Xiliang army entered the Guanzhong unimpeded all the way, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Mr. Wen Yue. If he can't achieve his goal, he must use force.Whether or not Fufeng County can be occupied is related to the survival of hundreds of thousands of people in Western Xinjiang. With Mr. Wen Yue's character, he will definitely die.

"We are very clear about the purpose of the northern border army entering Guanzhong." Li Jue shook his head and sighed desolately, "Now that the eldest princess and ministers such as Zhang Wen, Cui Lie, Ma Rixun, and Lu Zhi are all in Jinyang, the pressure from King Li Hongqin It's very big, if he doesn't fight, he will lose the hearts of the people, so he must fight."

Even if we push ministers like Huang Fusong and Zhu Jun to the front, the troops in Guanzhong are all in our hands, and people like Zhang Wen and Li Hong know exactly who will ultimately control the government.

You can think about it, if the northern army succeeds, Li Hong will not only save the emperor and control the court, but also because he occupies all the states and counties in the western and northern borders, his power will increase greatly, and no one in the world can stop him from then on.On the day of the holiday, he led the army to sweep Liuhe and built the achievements of Zhongxing, which will surely become famous in history.Who wouldn't be moved by such great achievements?

It would be difficult for Xu Rong to retreat.

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Jia Xu clapped his hands lightly, "Your Excellency said it thoroughly, but have you ever thought about it? It is Mr. Wen Yue and his Xiliang army who can force Xu Rong and the Northern Border Army to retreat to Hedong."

Li Jue, Guo Si and others looked at Jia Xu in bewilderment.

"Wenhe, can you explain a little bit more clearly?" Duan Wei asked in surprise, "Han Sui forced Xu Rong to retreat, why? Han Sui will join us to attack the Northern Border Army?"

"Mr. Wen Yue can take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to enter Guanzhong, of course he doesn't want to return empty-handed." Jia Xu said with a smile.

Han Sui was willing to bear the name of a traitor because of his ambition. He wanted to realize his ambition in his lifetime, stop the century-old war that had poisoned Xiliang, and let the Qiang and Han people in Xiliang live in peace and food. .To realize his ideal, Han Sui needs two prerequisites, one is to dominate Xiliang, and the other is sufficient money and food support.

If Han Sui wants to dominate Xiliang, the most important thing is to get the court's approval. With the court's approval, he is not a big traitor, he can rule Xiliang in a legitimate way, and can prevent the imperial army from attacking Xiliang. At the same time, he You can also get relief and assistance from the court.

Which court can admit the fact that Han Sui dominates Xiliang?When Mr. Dong was in power, Mr. Dong refused to admit it in his mouth, and he was unwilling in his heart.If Wang Yun was in power, Han Sui would be a heinous traitor through and through.If General Huangfu is in power, will General Huangfu admit it?Of course, no.

So the general's analysis just now was quite correct.The purpose of Han Sui's entry was not to attack us, but to occupy Fufeng County.He neither believed in the emperor, nor in the court and Huangfusong, he only believed in himself and the Xiliang army.For this reason, Han Sui wanted to preserve his strength and take advantage of the current chaos in Chang'an to occupy Fufeng County at the least cost.

But it is undeniable that so far, Han Sui still holds high the banner of the great man, and what he respects most in his heart is still the emperor of the great man. He is very eager to be recognized by the emperor and the court.

Jia Xu looked at the generals and smiled slightly: "Who can realize Mr. Wen Yue's dream? Only us. We are all from Xiliang, friends and old acquaintances of Mr. Wen Yue, and we all know that Mr. Wen Yue is not a big man." Rebellious, he wholeheartedly wants to free Xiliang from the scourge of war for a hundred years, and let the people of Xiliang live a stable life, we should use this opportunity to help Mr. Wen Yue."

"Okay..." All the generals in Xiliang almost spoke in unison.Li Jue clapped the table and said a little excitedly, "We will immediately invite the emperor to ask Mr. Wenyue to be the general of Zhenxi and take charge of Xiliang's military affairs."

"Slow, slow..." Jia Xu waved his hands, "Today the emperor can make a decree to worship, and tomorrow the emperor can also decree to revoke the seal. Things are not that simple. If we want to help Mr. Wenyue stabilize Xiliang, the key is to take a long time To control power, we must send money and food to Xiliang for a long time, and we must give Mr. Wen Yue five or ten years of governance."

Mr. Wen Yue is a man of great wisdom and courage. At this time, he is very clear that the development of the situation in Chang'an will directly affect the survival of Xijiang. Therefore, he will choose to trust and support us instead of trusting Huangfusong and the court. Help the nobles and ministers.Mr. Wenyue and Xiliang have long been miserable by these people.

We agreed to all the conditions of Han Sui, and even let Ma Teng lead the army to garrison in Huaili. This can not only form the fact that the Xiliang army occupies Fufeng County, but also guarantee the money and food in Xijiang, let Han Sui believe in our sincerity, and let Xiliang The army echoes us at a distance, controlling Chang'an and Guanzhong.

"Why did you let Ma Teng garrison Fufeng?" Fan Chou asked puzzledly, "Ma Teng used to disagree with General Dong, and he also ridiculed us and never gave us any good looks. I think people like Yang Qiu and Cheng Yi Garrison Huaili is better."

Jia Xu smiled, "Ma Teng was stationed in Huaili to restrain Mr. Wen Yue."

After several years of stability in Xiliang, Mr. Wen Yue has become a strong soldier, and Guanzhong is likely to become his next target.People will change, and people's desires will continue to expand.Mr. Wen Yue is also a human being, and he also has desires. We have to guard against them, so while we are helping him, we must also be prepared to restrict and restrain him.

Ma Teng, Yang Qiu, and Cheng Yi cannot be counted as Han Sui's subordinates. They should be forces of different sizes in Xiliang.Among these people, Ma Teng's family background is the most prominent, and he was a military official of the Han Dynasty in the past. Compared with Yang Qiu and others, his power is much greater, and he is even more loyal to the Han Dynasty.Huaili City is near Chang'an. Whether it is for our own safety or to restrain and contain Han Sui, we must choose the most powerful person who is most loyal to the big man and the emperor. This person can only be Ma Teng.

Li Jue and the others nodded repeatedly, showing great admiration for Jia Xu.With the full support of Han Sui and Ma Teng, everyone can not only save their lives and gain power, but also quickly stabilize Guanzhong and Xiliang, and recover and develop their strength as soon as possible.

"Wen He, are you going to ask Mr. Wen Yue to persuade Li Hong and Xu Rong?" Guo Si asked, "Xu Rong and Mr. Wen Yue have a deep personal relationship. He may agree, but Li Hong may not."

"Now we have the Son of Heaven in our hands, we have an army of [-] from Xiliang, and Lord Huangfu is in charge of the government. In the near future, we will invite Lord Zhu Jun to go west to Chang'an to participate in state affairs. Under the conditions, what should Li Hong do if there are one imperial edict ordering the retreat of the emperor one after another? Does he have to be killed in the city of Chang'an until blood flows like a river?"

Jia Xu smiled calmly: "As long as we give Li Hong enough reasons, enough face, and enough excuses, he will definitely leave Guanzhong very happily."

Li Jue didn't hesitate anymore, and immediately asked Hu Jie and Yang Rong, two Xiliang officials, to rush to Huaili City to summon Huangfusong with the imperial decree and a secret letter to Han Sui.

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On the fifth day of June, Huangfusong, the general who conquered the west, returned to Chang'an under the order of the emperor.

Li Jue, Guo Si and other Xiliang generals greeted each other at the Ten Li Changting Pavilion.Looking at the sparse old Xiliang generals, Huangfusong felt sad, his eyes turned red, and he didn't speak for a long time.

"How many of you are left?"

The generals in Xiliang looked sad, bowed their heads and were speechless.Li Jue was sore in his heart, he turned his head and quietly wiped away his tears.In less than three years since Dong Zhuo entered the capital, there are only a few of the dozen Xiliang warriors left.

"How many people did you kill?" Huangfusong asked tremblingly with a hoarse voice.

"It's time to kill everyone." Guo Si bowed and replied.

"Kill them all?" Huangfusong scolded angrily, "I killed Dong Zhuo, are you going to kill me too?"

Li Jue and the others were startled, and hurriedly knelt down.

With tears streaming down his face, Li Jue cried out angrily, "My lord, what do you want us to do? How can we survive? We have fought bloody battles for more than 20 years to defend the western frontier, but in the end we have no way to survive. What kind of law have we committed, what crime of treason and immorality, and the court insists on putting us to death?" Li Jue stood up suddenly, tore off his armor, pointed to the scars all over his body, and shouted loudly, "My lord, you Look, look, when did I, Li Jue, be a coward on the battlefields of Western Xinjiang and Northern Xinjiang? Was I a deserter?"

"For more than 20 years, we have obeyed the will of the emperor and the court. We have fought in the south and the north. There is no credit but hard work. But how harsh are the emperor and the court? , The imperial court still wants to eat our flesh and drink our blood, what kind of morals is this? What morals?"

"The imperial court said that we are rebels and barbarians who cannibalize people. What about the imperial court? Over the past 20 years, I have led tens of thousands of soldiers to fight on the frontier, but where are they now? Where are their bones? Who is eating people? Who is the big man? Rebellion? Who is the man-eating barbarian?"

"Whoever won't let me live, I want him to die." Li Jue shouted at the top of his lungs, "I want him to die..."

Huangfusong stared at the crazy-looking Li Jue dumbfounded, and was speechless for a while.After a while, he bent down to pick up Li Jue's armor, and slowly put it on for Li Jue, "Zhiran, it's pretty good that we can live till now."

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When the emperor saw Huangfusong, he threw himself into Huangfusong's arms as if seeing his own father, crying loudly.

The killings, one after another, made the young emperor suffer a lot of blood and pain.He doesn't know what rebellion is, he can't read books anymore, and he can't understand the world even more.

In his opinion, the majestic Dong Zhuo is a kind and generous elder who takes great care of himself.Every time he enters the palace, like his deceased father, he brings himself an exquisite gift, tells himself some anecdotes outside the palace, chats and laughs with himself, and sometimes carefully asks about his homework , which made him feel very warm and warm, but he turned out to be rebellious.The emperor found it incredible.

When Wang Yun and many ministers held a celebration feast, and when the people in Chang'an were singing and dancing, the emperor hid in his study, holding a soap pouch covered with brown blood, and stroking a delicate short knife contained in the soap pouch.The emperor was very sad and disappointed, and he always thought of Dong Zhuo's smiling and fat face.This was the last gift Dong Zhuo gave him.Dong Zhuo was a warrior, and most of the gifts he gave to the emperor were exquisite and small weapons.Dong Zhuo likes to put weapons in various soap sacs. Every time he takes out a gift from his bosom to present to the emperor, the emperor can feel Dong Zhuo's body temperature from these soap sacs, but now the emperor can't feel it , when he touched the blood on the soap sac, he could only feel endless sadness and fear.

However, after just over a month, the blood in the palace had not yet cleared up. Wang Yun and many ministers who killed Dong Zhuo fell in Weiyang Palace, where Dong Zhuo died.

This time, a group of fierce and blood-stained warriors took Wang Yun's bloody head and told the emperor that this was treason.

Rebellion again.The emperor could only express his sorrow and fear by crying.Why did the big man turn all the ministers into rebels in an instant?
Huangfu Song held the Son of Heaven in his arms, weeping all over the place.Is the big man really about to overthrow?
The emperor has not seen a familiar face in the past few days, and even the Huben guards of Suwei have changed a group of strangers.Tired of crying, the Son of Heaven snuggled into Huangfusong's arms and fell into a deep sleep.Huangfusong hugged the emaciated emperor and sat until dawn.

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The emperor made a decree to pay homage to Huangfu Song, the chariot general, to participate in the affairs of Li Shangshu, and to take charge of state affairs.

Huangfusong immediately discussed with Li Jue, Guo Si, Jia Xu and other Xiliang generals how to solve the crisis in Chang'an.Li Jue said, we don't understand government affairs, so you can do whatever you want, as long as you save our lives.

Of course Huangfusong was aware of the critical situation in Chang'an.Because Li Jue and others captured Chang'an before the arrival of the Xiliang Army and the Northern Xinjiang Army, the situation in Chang'an became more and more tense. If you are not careful, you will be destroyed.

Huangfusong then invited the emperor to issue successive decrees.

Order Longxiang General Xu Rong to station troops in Xinfeng, and Guerrilla General Han Sui to station troops in Huaili. Neither of them is allowed to go further to Chang'an, otherwise they will be punished as treason.

Pardon all the crimes of the ministers of the DPRK and China.Taiwei Yang Biao, Sikong Chunyujia, Shangshu Lingshi Sun Rui and other ministers immediately returned to the court to deal with state affairs.The prefects of Jingzhaoyin, Fufeng County and Fengyi County were reappointed to appease the people of Sanfu.

Pardon Dong Zhuo for all his crimes to comfort Xiliang soldiers, and choose a day to bury his clothes in Meiwu.Wang Yun and other dead ministers were collected and buried outside Chang'an by his disciples.

Send the imperial decree to Jinyang Princess Yuchang and all the ministers with a fast ride of [-] miles.The Son of Heaven is safe, but Guanzhong is currently unstable. Please stay in Northern Xinjiang with the eldest princess and all the ministers.

Huangfusong wrote a letter to Li Hong, the general of the hussars, detailing the process of the two mutinies in Chang'an.What is urgently needed now is stability, and I implore the general to let the northern Xinjiang army withdraw from Guanzhong immediately.

General Li Jue of Wu and General Guo Si of Yang Lie recommended Zhu Jun to the emperor, begging the emperor to call Zhu Jun back to the court urgently, and to take charge of the state affairs with Lord Huangfusong.Emperor Zhunzao, Huangfusong asked Huangfu Li to rush to Kansai day and night with the imperial decree.Now, Li Jue and other Xiliang generals don't believe in scholars at all. In order to protect the emperor and play the role of the court as much as possible, Huangfusong can only rely on Zhu Jun, who is also a warrior, to go to Chang'an to support the overall situation with him.

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Accompanying Huangfusong to Chang'an were Han Sui's Sima Lingru and his son-in-law Yan Xing.

Just as Jia Xu speculated, the reason why Han Sui agreed to Huangfusong to send troops to Guanzhong was to occupy Fufeng County.In addition, Han Sui believed that even if he could not occupy Fufeng County, he could still be recognized by the court for sending troops to serve the king.Dong Zhuo died, and Han Sui, the imperial guerrilla general, would not be able to keep it sooner or later, but Han Sui didn't want to lose it.

Han Sui needed the most detailed and real situation in Chang'an, and only Li Jue and other Xiliang generals knew about it, so he asked Ling Ru and Yan Xing to bring his secret letter to Chang'an in the name of protecting Huangfusong. city.

Li Jue was very excited after reading Han Sui's letter.He handed the letter to Jia Xu, smiled and said to Yan Xing: "Yanming, Mr. Wen Yue agrees with us. We are both from Xiliang, so we must take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to restore Xiliang's vitality." .You go back and tell Mr. Wen Yue that we agree to all his conditions."

Yan Xing hesitated for a moment, and asked respectfully: "My lord, where is Lord Huangfu..."

Li Jue laughed, leaned over to Yan Xing's ear and whispered a few words.Yan Xing's face changed, and there was a trace of horror in his eyes.

"Without the army, we will be decapitated soon." Li Jue sneered, "We have the final say in the court now, but the court needs a facade, so Lord Huangfu will have to support it for a while. Of course, Lord Huangfu also knows that he wants to What are you doing, but for the sake of the emperor and this bullshit court, he still has to swell his face to pretend to be a fat man, and prop up this facade. If there is anything going on in the future, let Mr. Wen Yue tell me directly, don't invite the emperor and the court, So as not to waste time."

Yan Xing nodded again and again, uneasy.

"Bo Ya, you bring this letter to Mr. Wen Yue." Jia Xu took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Ling Ru, "At present, the Northern Xinjiang Army is stationed in Xinfeng, eyeing Chang'an. Go, the crisis in Chang'an cannot be solved, so I would like to ask Mr. Wen Yue to go there in person."

Ling Ru thought for a while, and understood Jia Xu's intentions, he cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Don't dare to obey."

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From the second day of junior high school, Xu Rong received an imperial decree every day.The emperor's tone in the imperial decree was very strict, forcing Xu Rong to retreat immediately.

The generals Yushi, Yan Liang, and Zhang Yun were worried about the safety of the emperor, and they were filled with righteous indignation and demanded to attack Xinfeng City.

On the sixth day, Li Wei came to write from Jinyang.Li Wei believes that since Chang'an City has been breached by the rebels, another attack will endanger the safety of the emperor, but if there is no attack, the general and Beijiang will not be able to explain to the people of the world. Therefore, Li Wei suggested that Xu Rong station troops in Guanzhong and not start a war for the time being , wait for the development of the current situation.

On the seventh day of the lunar new year, Li Wei arrived again in a hurry.

By the beginning of this month, the winter wheat in northern Xinjiang and Jizhou had been harvested.The food in northern Xinjiang needs to supply the desert battlefield, the [-] Ural Mountain cavalry that will soon be stationed in the desert, and the resettlement of people from the border counties to move south to Jizhou one after another, so the food cannot make ends meet.There is not enough food in Jizhou either.The Jizhou battlefield has resumed fighting, and the armies of Zhang Yan and Qu Yi are attacking Hejian Kingdom and Bohai County.In addition, since the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army killed Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai and defeated the Yanzhou Army, the offensive was raging. The people of Yanzhou and Qingzhou suffered from the disaster of war and fled north to Jizhou.Nowadays, there are more and more refugees in Jizhou, and food in Jizhou is even more scarce than that in northern Xinjiang.

Li Wei said in the letter that if the Northern Xinjiang Army stays in Guanzhong for a long time, the food and grass will definitely be unsustainable. Please make an attack and get as close to Chang'an City as possible to see if you can break the current deadlock.Now that we have arrived in Guanzhong, we cannot return empty-handed. We must either save the emperor, or obtain military and political power in the three states of Jizhou and Hebei.

On the eighth day of the eighth day, Xu Rong ordered to attack Xinfeng City.Liang Baiwu commanded the army to take the lead in conquering Nancheng, and Zhang Ji was defeated and fled.

On the ninth day of the lunar new year, soldiers from northern Xinjiang approached Bashui, Chen Bing was under the city of Baling, sixty miles away from Luoyang, and Chang'an was horrified.On the same day, Li Hong's letter was sent to Guanzhong.Li Hong has only one sentence, everything is on the hands of brother Zilie.

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On the ninth day of the lunar new year, Han Sui suddenly visited the camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Xu Rong, Hua Xiong and other generals went out to meet them.The opponents on the battlefield back then, how can they not make people feel a lot of emotion today.

"It's been six years in a blink of an eye..." Han Sui stood by the Bashui River with his hands behind his back, and sighed in a low voice, "Are you all okay?"

"Mister is getting old..." Hua Xiong looked at Han Sui's gray hair and said a little excitedly, "Mr. has worked hard day and night for Xiliang, and he has aged a lot."

Han Sui smiled wryly and shook his head, "I'm ashamed. Once I die, I'll be struggling alone in the western border. It's hard..."

"Xijiang is much better now than it was a few years ago." Xu Rong praised, "Mr. has contributed a lot."

Han Sui looked up at the sky, and heaved a long sigh, "When Zhongying (Dong Zhuo) was around, he could still help me. Now that he's dead, who can I count on?"

Xu Rong's heart was moved, he frowned, and asked with a smile: "Mister came to Bashui today, is it for this?"

Han Sui nodded and looked at Xu Rong solemnly, "Is Zilie willing to help me?"

Xu Rong thought for a long time, but in the end he didn't say a word.

Han Sui smiled disappointedly, "Zi Lie, do we have to fight again?"

"The emperor is in trouble, how can I not save it?" Xu Rong said word by word, "I, Xu Rong, will never turn back if I don't rescue the emperor."

Han Sui slowly closed his eyes, and smiled bitterly, "I'm leaving today, I'm afraid we won't see each other again. Take care, everyone."

Han Sui left.He stayed on his horse and stood by the Bashui River. After playing a farewell song, he beat his horse and left.

Xu Rong was immersed in the melancholy sound of the flute, and faintly heard the sound of gold and iron horses in his ears, and his thoughts flew to the mountains and rivers of Western Xinjiang in an instant.

Xu Rong's heart trembled, he suddenly turned around and shouted, "Hurry up, catch up with Mr., and tell him, I'll give him three days. If within three days, if I don't see the Son of Heaven, I'll lead my army into Chang'an."

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On the tenth day of the lunar new year, Jia Xu hurried to Bashui.

Xu Rong slowly rolled up the imperial decree, his face was stern, and he didn't say a word.

"My lord, His Majesty has made it clear in the imperial decree that he is safe, isn't that enough?" Jia Xu asked cautiously.

Xu Rong handed the scrolled edict to Tian Chou who was standing beside him, and said in a low voice, "Send off Master Jia for me."

Jia Xu had no choice but to stand up and leave.

"The general is still in Jizhou?" Jia Xu tentatively asked Tian Chou after leaving the tent.

"The refugee population in Jizhou is full of disasters, and the general is too busy to take care of himself. How can he have time to take care of Guanzhong?" Tian Chou said helplessly, "The general has entrusted all the affairs in Guanzhong to Mr. Xu."

Jia Xu's heart moved, and he casually chatted with Tian Chou without saying a word.

"Who is in charge of Jizhou's military affairs now? Is it the general?"

"The general has no intention of asking the imperial court to re-establish the Jizhou Shepherd." Tian Chou looked at Jia Xu and said with a pun, "The state herdsman is in charge of the military and government, and it is easy to support the army and self-respect. This is not good for the three prefectures in Hebei."

Jia Xu suddenly understood the northern border army's intention to attack Chang'an, but then he thought of something again, and his eyes suddenly showed excitement.

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Jia Xu flew back to Chang'an on a flying horse.

"The general wants the military and political power of the three states of Hebei."

"The three states of Hebei? The three states of Bing, You, and Ji?" Li Jue, Guo Si and the others looked at each other and smiled indifferently, "Give it to him."

"No." Jia Xu spread out the map on the case table, pointed to the north and south banks of the Yellow River and said, "We put the six counties of Bing, You, Ji, Qing, Yan, and Xu, and the four counties of Hedong, Hanoi, Henan, and Hongnong in Sili. All military and political power is given to Li Hong."

"Six states and four counties?" Li Jue's eyes widened in surprise, and he said in disbelief, "Wen He, are you crazy? Once Li Hong occupies these six states and four counties, he will own half of the world. In the future... ..." Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, he stood up abruptly, and slapped the table with his palm, "Wen He, good way, good way, haha... Now Li Hong is in trouble, haha..."

Guo Bang also suddenly realized, applauded and said: "Let's play again and ask the emperor to lead the army under the leadership of Li Hong, and quickly put down all the rebellions in the six prefectures and four counties, such as Liu Yu, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Zhang Miao, Gongsun Zan, and the Yellow Turbans." The army, all of them are rebellious big men, let Li Hong fight them."

"Also, and..." Wang Fang also said with a smile, "Zuu asks the emperor to tell the world, to tell the world, let the officials of all states and counties know that Li Hong is going to beat them, haha..."

"I tell the refugees all over the world to go to Jizhou and beg for food from General Hushi." Fan Chou stroked his beard and laughed, "Tell them that when they arrive in Jizhou, General Hushi will give them land, food, and food. Clothes, give them a house, if there are no women, General Hussars will give them back women, haha... yes, yes..." Fan Chou rubbed his hands excitedly, "General Hussars is too young, Liu Yu is Tai Tuo is a senior official compared to Li Hong, and if he wants to give Li Hong a senior official, an official older than Liu Yu, when Li Hong is asked to attack Youzhou, he will be justified."

"The great Sima, the great general, the Marquis of Jinyang, who participated in the affairs of Li Shangshu, held the power of military affairs in the world, and supervised the military and political power of six prefectures and four counties, how about it?" Jia Xu asked with a smile, "This official must be better than Taifu Liu Yu." It's going to be big."

"Based on Li Hong's official position of under one person and above ten thousand people, the state and county officials will beat him." Wang Fang said with some envy, "Li Hong came from a lowly family background and was young. He used to be an idiot and a Xianbei man. How can the state and county officials swallow this breath."

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"What if Li Hong finds an excuse not to call?" Guo Si asked suddenly.

"There are too many refugees, and Li Hong has to fight if he doesn't fight, otherwise Jizhou and Beijiang will be overwhelmed by the refugees." Jia Xu said with a smile, "In the past two months, such a big thing happened in Guanzhong, but Li Hong He turned a deaf ear and stayed in Jizhou all the time, which shows how dangerous the situation in Jizhou is."

"However, in order for Li Hong to have conflicts with other states and counties earlier, to make the states and counties feel that Li Hong is a powerful threat, forcing them to take the lead in attacking Jizhou, we have to spend a little time and do a little bit Plan." Jia Xu said, "From the news sent to the imperial court from the northern border, Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai was indeed killed by the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army. We can ask the emperor to send a minister to Yanzhou to succeed the prefect or governor. Yanzhou The scourge of the Yellow Turban was so severe that the imperial court could use this as an excuse to let Li Hong send troops to escort the minister to Yanzhou to take office. Li Hongdu leads the military and political power in six prefectures and four counties, so it is natural for him to send troops to Yanzhou. Yanzhou is now controlled by Yuan Shao In hand, the two will definitely have a fierce conflict for this, and if they don't fight, they have to fight."

"Once the news of Li Hong's plan to plot Yanzhou spreads, the officials of other prefectures and counties must feel the same way. This leopard is too much of a threat to them. Now this leopard is not strong enough. It is time to fight. When this leopard grows up Now, let’s show our power, everyone will have to wait for death. So..." Jia Xu made a gesture of siege, "In the desert, this is called the siege of wolves. Even if he is brave and invincible, he will surely die."

All the generals in Xiliang applauded unanimously.

"Li Hong is powerful, what should we do if the army from northern Xinjiang swarms down and conquers all the states and counties?" Guo Bang asked again, "Now that the Yellow Turbans are raging everywhere, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Tao Qian and others may not be able to stop Li Hong. Hiro."

"Wars do not depend on the size of the army and the bravery of the soldiers, but on sufficient money and food. Without money and food, Li Hong can't even support the army, let alone fight." Jia Xu said triumphantly, "The Yellow Turban Army has been fighting for a few years. The ravages of prefectures and counties and the number of refugees are probably beyond our imagination. So many refugees need food and relief, even giving Li Hong another Jizhou is not enough, not to mention he still has a vast and boundless desert."

"Taking a step back, even if Li Hong led his army across the river and went down to attack regardless of the life and death of the refugees, we can attack him in the east of the river, and the power of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Zhang Miao, and Bao Xin's joint counterattack should not be underestimated. The Northern Frontier Army Facing enemies on both sides, coupled with the scourge of refugees, defeat is a matter of time. Once Li Hong is defeated, it will be difficult to rise again. By getting rid of this leopard, we will not only solve the threat of northern Xinjiang to Guanzhong, but also take advantage of it in the future. When they are both defeated, they will send troops to the Kanto and the Central Plains to reorganize the country and build a legacy that lasts forever."

The generals in Xiliang seemed to see Li Hong's defeat in the desert, and they all cheered happily, "The leopard was eaten by a pack of wolves, no, it was eaten by a pack of rabbits, haha..."

"Wen He, since we have a plan to deal with Li Hong, how can we drive Xu Rong away?" Li Jue asked with a smile.

"Xu Rong has already told Mr. Wen Yue that he wants to see the emperor, otherwise he will never retreat." Jia Xu snorted coldly, "Li Hong, Xu Rong and Beijiang want to find a reason to retreat. They don't want to be accused of not serving the king, and they don't want to offend the emperor and the ministers. Of course, they mainly want to silence the people in the world. It's not that I don't serve the king, but the emperor doesn't want me to serve the king. We fulfilled his plan Wish, let the emperor go to Bashuihe to announce the decree in person, and give them a big face."

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On June [-]th, accompanied by ministers such as Huangfusong, Yang Biao, Chunyujia, and Li Jue, the emperor rushed to Bashuihe.

Generals Xu Rong, Yushi, Yan Liang, Zhang He, and Tian Chou paid homage to the Son of Heaven.

The eunuch Zhao Qian proclaimed the decree of the Son of Heaven, proclaimed to the world, and worshiped Li Hong as the great Sima and the great general. The military affairs of Henan and Hongnong's six prefectures and four counties ordered Li Hong to do his best to appease the refugees from all over the country, put down the rebellion in the six prefectures and four counties as soon as possible, and stabilize the country as soon as possible.

Xu Rong and Tian Chou were horrified. They immediately thought of the consequences of this imperial edict to the world, and their bodies trembled involuntarily.

The eunuch Zhao Qian proclaimed the imperial decree again.Bai Yilang Jinshang was the governor of Yanzhou. Considering the rampant ant thieves in Yanzhou, the special commander and general Li Hong sent heavy troops to escort Jinshang to Yanzhou to take office.

Xu Rong became angry, the muscles on his face twitched violently a few times, his eyes were extremely sharp.

The imperial servant Zhao Qian took out the third imperial decree.General Longxiang Xu Rong was ordered to lead his army out of Guanzhong immediately.

Xu Rong received the order and led the generals to bid farewell to the emperor.

A few days later, Han Sui was worshiped as General Zhenxi, supervised the military administration of Xiliang, and led his army back to Jincheng.Ma Teng was recruited as the general who conquered the west, and also led the prefect of Fufeng County, and stationed in Huaili City.Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi, Liang Xing, etc. will be worshiped as Zhonglang generals, each leading Xiliang County.

The Son of Heaven issued an edict to the world, and ordered the officials of all states and counties to immediately offer their presentations to show their respect and loyalty.

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Xu Rong led the army to withdraw from Tongguan.Yushi led the army to retreat east of the river.

When he arrived at Tongguan, Xu Rong met Zhu Jun who was ordered to go west.

After Zhu Jun arrived in Luoyang, he gave Yuan Shao a severe reprimand.Yuan Shao was not angry either, he let Zhu Jun scold a few words, and then made a small request, he wanted Mianchi and Xin'an in Kansai.The reason is simple, the northern border army is too powerful, he can't beat it, and needs these two cities as a buffer.Zhu Jun said angrily, you want two cities?Who gave you power?Yuan Shao took out the imperial edict again.Zhu Jun almost fainted from anger.

After staying in Luoyang for a few days, a family member from Henan Province came to visit Zhu Jun and told Zhu Jun to leave Luoyang as soon as possible.This subordinate is now staying in Henan Mansion, serving as a subordinate of Henan Yin Shenpei, and knows a lot of secrets.

Yuan Shao was worried that the northern army would attack Luoyang, so after taking Luoyang, the first thing he did was negotiate a peace with Yuan Shu.Yuan Shu was attacked by Liu Biao and Yuan Tan back and forth, his head was battered and he urgently needed to catch his breath.At this time, I heard that Yuan Shao occupied Luoyang, and he was surrounded on three sides, so he had no choice but to agree.

At the same time, Yuan Shao sent Xu You and his son Yuan Xi to Runan to persuade the governor of Runan, Xu Yu.Runan is the foundation of the Yuan clan, the largest county in Yuzhou, with a population of more than 200 million. If Xu Qiu can be persuaded, Yuan Shu will be surrounded on all sides.

At this time, Yuan Tan and Gao Gan gave up on Sun Ben, who was besieging Yingchuan, and turned to attack Xu Jue, who was in Chen Guo.Chen Guo had a population of more than 150 million. After defeating Chen Guo and driving away the forces of the Xu family, the three largest counties in Yuzhou, Yingchuan, Runan and Chen Guo, basically belonged to Yuan Shao.

"If Yuan Shu is stabilized, Yuan Shao will concentrate on attacking Guanxi." The vassal told Zhu Jun, "Let's go quickly, my lord, I'm afraid it will be too late."

The scene Zhu Jun didn't want to see the most happened. The Yuan brothers shook hands and made peace, and their strength multiplied.Zhu Jun had just sighed, and this subordinate said something that surprised Zhu Jun, "Cao Cao, the prefect of Dongjun, succeeded Yuan Shao as the shepherd of Yanzhou with the full support of Yuan Shao."

Zhu Jun didn't dare to stay in Luoyang for a long time, so he found an excuse and hurried back to Kansai.At this time, the imperial decree of Chang'an arrived.

Xu Rong told him about Chang'an in detail, and when it was mentioned that Jin Shang was the governor of Yanzhou, Zhu Jun's expression changed drastically.

"Jizhou is in danger."

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(End of this chapter)