Great Han Empire

Chapter 727
During the discussion, General Li Hong rarely spoke.

When the first emperor was alive, he went to Luoyang twice under the imperial edict and met many ministers, but these people died one after another.Except for Taiwei Yang Biao, he doesn't know any court ministers present today.Thinking of the deceased emperor and ministers such as Liu Yu, Huangfusong, and Zhu Jun, Li Hong felt very sad.

Regarding the matter of welcoming the emperor and establishing the dynasty, the princess, Zhang Wen and other ministers had already discussed it on the road. He didn't want to interfere too much, and he didn't want to pretend to be a powerful minister.Hebei is Hebei, and the imperial court is the imperial court. He does not want to replace the imperial court with Hebei provinces.

The lessons of Dong Zhuo and Li Jue are right in front of us. Although warriors can govern, they cannot hold power alone and do whatever they want.In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of Dong Zhuo and Li Jue, to stabilize Hebei, to bring the court back on track and to start the great cause of ZTE, warriors and scholars must trust each other and work together, otherwise, the defeat of Dong Zhuo and Li Jue It will happen again in Hebei, and I can't fulfill the great trust of the late emperor, and the Great Han Society may collapse.

The late emperor entrusted him with the great man. Liu Yu, Lu Zhi, Huang Fusong and other ministers all pinned their hopes of pacifying the world and rejuvenating the country before their death. In any case, I must not live up to the great trust of the late emperor, let alone betray the important ministers of the great man. oath.As long as I live, I will revive the big man.

This time, the various governments in Hebei caused a lot of controversy over whether to rescue the emperor, which I did not expect in advance.Under the current situation, saving the emperor is what Hebei must do, but this kind of natural thing has been opposed by many officials in Hebei.This incident shows that the status of the emperor and the court has fallen to the extreme, which is an extremely dangerous omen.The emperor and the imperial court have lost their dignity, how much weight does the big man still have in the hearts of the people in the world?When the Han Dynasty becomes an insignificant dynasty, can I still turn the tide and rejuvenate the country?
It was in this situation that I thought of the eldest princess.

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The eldest princess has been in northern Xinjiang for five full years. When she first arrived in northern Xinjiang, she was young and ignorant, but after these five years of ups and downs, she has gradually matured.She has witnessed the suffering of the common people in the world, experienced the rise of Beijiang, participated in the restructuring of Hebei, and helped Hebei become stronger. She bravely shouldered the heavy responsibility of ZTE's big man with her weak shoulders.Because of her special status, she has a high reputation in the three prefectures of Hebei. Whether it is a high official in Hebei or the people of Hebei, they all have deep respect for this beautiful and beautiful eldest princess.Hebei can have today's strength, and part of the credit must be attributed to the great support and help of the eldest princess.

The eldest princess trusts Hebei and believes that Hebei is the foundation of ZTE's great cause.The eldest princess trusts the officials of Hebei, and believes that the officials of Hebei are the most loyal force to realize the great cause of ZTE.The eldest princess was unanimously supported by the whole of Hebei.At the same time, when today's son only has this elder sister and he has no one to rely on in Hebei, he will only trust and rely on this elder sister.The mutual trust between the emperor and the officials of Hebei depends on the eldest princess to establish and maintain it.

The current imperial court has been destroyed. To rebuild the imperial court and restore the court’s majesty, we first need an emperor who is worthy of Hebei’s trust and admiration. However, today’s emperor obviously does not have this ability. The only person who helped the emperor establish such prestige was the eldest princess.The emperor trusted the eldest princess, and the eldest princess did her best to assist the emperor. The emperor and the eldest princess are a family, brothers and sisters, and this is the most perfect way to restore the royal dignity.

No one can replace the eldest princess at this time.In the past, Dong Zhuo and Li Jue, who were in power alone, used the emperor to command the world, but they were condemned and resisted by the emperor, ministers, and people in the world. Their defeat was their own lesson.If he replaces the position of the eldest princess and takes power alone like Dong Zhuo and Li Jue, the result is self-evident.I will never make the same mistake myself.

The Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven, he is the most honorable man in the Han Dynasty.Behind the emperor is the eldest princess.According to the law, the eldest princess cannot be in power, nor can she interfere with the government, but now the emperor needs her, and Hebei also needs her. authority.Behind the eldest princess is herself, the powerful force of the Northern Border Army.In the past five years, I have maintained a good relationship with the eldest princess as a teacher and a friend, and I believe that this relationship can continue forever.As long as the eldest princess believes in herself and trusts herself, the big man will definitely be able to revive Tianwei.

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Recalling that day when I stood behind the eldest princess and saw the shock in the eyes of the ministers, I was very proud.Who would have thought that he would give up his supreme authority and push the eldest princess to the supreme position?
Why are the officials in Hebei unwilling to rescue the emperor?In fact, they all have a kind of fear in their hearts, fearing that the arrival of the emperor will push Hebei into the abyss of subversion.I am the Great Sima, the Great General, and I am in charge of ministerial affairs. I am the biggest official in the world today.The emperor has come, and the imperial court has been rebuilt. Even if I don’t want to force the emperor to order the world, but in fact, this is the case. I am the only one who has the final say in this world. I am the second Dong Zhuo, which is undisputed.Those who agree with me to send troops to rescue the emperor are likely to become the bane of overthrowing Hebei in the near future.

I'm not Dong Zhuo, I don't want to be in power alone, and I don't have profound knowledge to govern the country. I just want the world to be stable and the country rich and the people strong. So I want to get rid of this predicament. The way to get rid of this predicament is to push the eldest princess to the front. Hide behind the eldest princess.For so many years, from the desert to northern Xinjiang, from northern Xinjiang to Hebei, what I have learned most deeply is force.As long as I firmly grasp the military power and firmly control the army, the world will let me gallop.Apart from the army, nothing else matters to me.This is probably the biggest difference between Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and me.

This method can get rid of the immediate Hebei crisis, but there will be various troubles in the future.Once the eldest princess is powerful, can the emperor take over the power as he wishes?Although I avoided the scourge of defeat, didn't I plant a new scourge for the big man?I am a martial artist with limited abilities, so I really can't think of a better way, so I can only take one step at a time.In the future, even if there is a power struggle between the emperor and the eldest princess, it will be the emperor's family matter, and it will not cause disasters to the society like Dong Zhuo and Li Jue.

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Zhang Wen, Cui Lie, and Ma Rixun all served as Taiwei of this dynasty in the past, and they were highly respected. They became the main speakers of this discussion.

Where is the most suitable place to build the Palace of Heaven?Hedong is about to become a battlefield.Jizhou has just been hit by a disaster, and there are so many victims, it is hard to say whether it will be able to maintain stability.Only Jinyang is the most suitable.Jinyang is located in the south of Bingzhou, thousands of miles away from Guan and Luo. Because there has been no war for many years, and the farming has been effective, money, food and safety are guaranteed.Jinyang is also the land of "dragon diving".In the past, Emperor Xiaowen served as acting king in Jinyang for 27 years, and was later taken to Chang'an to ascend to the throne of God. This place can be regarded as the foundation of the Han Dynasty.

How was the imperial court rebuilt?The difficult problem in the reconstruction of the imperial court was not the appointment of the Sangong Jiuqing and the establishment of various government offices, but the checks and balances between the imperial power and the prime minister's power, that is, the revision of the official system.The second is to prevent eunuchs and foreign relatives from interfering in politics.The harem cannot be without eunuchs. Let some big men in good health stay in the harem all day long.The dictatorship of foreign relatives has been a stubborn disease of the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years. How to amend the law to forcibly put an end to it?

Some problems cannot be solved in a day or two, so the ministers just discussed the settings of the inner and outer courts.

Then Zhang Wen turned around and immediately pointed the topic of discussion to the ministers of the Chang'an court.Who is responsible for the failure of the Northern Xinjiang Military King this time?In addition to the traitors such as Li Jue and Guo Si who have been killed, what responsibility should the ministers such as the Sangong and Jiuqing bear?
Taiwei Yang Biao, Situ Chunyujia, and Sikong Zhang Xi all understood what Zhang Wen meant. The Chang'an court was gone.

Hebei is different from Guanzhong. Hebei has the Palace of the Princess Chang, the Palace of the Great Sima and the General, Zhang Wen, Ma Rixun and other famous veterans, a complete set of military and political institutions, and many new policies that are being implemented and promoted. Hebei will not allow the imperial court to destroy everything it has. All that should go should go, don't ask for trouble.

"I am the Taiwei who participates in the affairs of the Li Shangshu, and I will take all the responsibilities." Yang Biao sighed bitterly, looking at Li Hong who had been bowing his head in silence, "However, I have a request."

Li Hong kept his head down as if he didn't hear it.Seeing that Li Hong didn't even raise his head, Yang Biao's heart sank, and he couldn't speak the following words.

After waiting for a long time, Li Hong didn't hear Yang Biao's words, so he raised his head in surprise, "My lord, why didn't you say anything? What's your request?"

Yang Biao's face was full of disappointment, and he moved his mouth slightly, but then he realized that if he said it, he didn't say it, so he swallowed the words again.

Li Hong smiled, "My lord, if it's about military affairs, you can tell me, but if it's about political affairs, you'd better tell the eldest princess, because I'm the great Sima, the great general, and I'm only in charge of military affairs in the court." .”

Yang Biao was stunned for a moment, and then looked at each other with Chunyujia, Zhang Xi, Zhao Wen and other ministers.Everyone's faces showed surprise, and they all felt that Li Hong's words were not simple.Could it be that he intends to be a loyal minister and no longer follow Dong Zhuo's example of being in charge of the Han Dynasty?is it possible?What exactly does Li Hong mean?
Yang Biao turned to look at Ma Rixun.

Ma Rixun smiled slightly, "Didn't the general speak very clearly? In addition to leading the affairs of the minister and participating in the handling of state affairs, the general is mainly in charge of the military affairs of the Han Dynasty and leads the army to conquer the four directions. Secondly, the general also supervises the six The military and political power of the four counties of the state. As for the general who said just now, it is best to report the political affairs of the court to the eldest princess first. I don’t need to explain the reason for this, but you should also think about it, right?”

Yang Biao and the others couldn't help being extremely shocked when they heard Ma Rixun say such words in front of General Li Hong.

"Your lords have lived in Chang'an for a long time, and have been humiliated and killed by rebels such as Dong Zhuo and Li Jue for many years. You have probably forgotten the laws of the Han Dynasty." Li Hong said slightly jokingly, "Today, I invite all lords to come here to discuss matters. It's not my own idea, but entrusted by the eldest princess." Then he looked at a group of ministers who were stunned, pointed to his nose and smiled, "Do your lords think that Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Guo Si and I These rebels are all the same, are they all traitors and thieves who harm the country and the people?"

Yang Biao and others were very embarrassed, and their faces were ugly.

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The emperor carefully read the resignations of Yang Biao, Chunyujia, and Zhang Xi, with a look of sadness on his little face, "The three lovers believe the words of the general?"

"Your Majesty, I have just met the eldest princess." Yang Biao knelt down and said, "The three adults Zhang Wen, Ma Rixun, and Cui Lie also explained and analyzed us. The ministers believe that the great general received The great entrustment of the late emperor's edict did indeed intend to assist His Majesty in revitalizing the country. Now that the general has pushed the eldest princess to the front, it is obvious that he has carefully considered it. He is worried that after he assumes power, he will repeat the disaster of Dong Zhuo and Li Jue, which will lead to There was great chaos in Hebei, and the society collapsed, so he decided to take a step back. After taking this step, the situation in the world will immediately change, and the great man will be prosperous."

"Your Majesty, we can understand that the general is doing this to avoid the accusations and crusades of the world, and it can also be understood that the general is trying to gain the trust of your majesty." Chunyu Jia said, "Without your majesty's trust, the general is very It is difficult to complete the important task of pacifying the world."

"Your Majesty, the eldest princess has been in northern Xinjiang for five years and has a deep relationship with many officials in northern Xinjiang." Zhang Xi also said, "Especially in the past two years, the eldest princess has been fully responsible for selecting and recommending officials at all levels in Hebei. According to Mr. Zhao Qi, at least [-]% of the officials in the three prefectures of Hebei are recommended by the eldest princess, which shows the power of the eldest princess in Hebei. In this case, the general pushed the eldest princess to the front, which means There is the meaning of protecting himself, and also the meaning of helping His Majesty to gain a foothold in Hebei as soon as possible. I feel that His Majesty should take advantage of this opportunity, with the full help of the Eldest Princess, to quickly seize power and rebuild the supreme authority of His Majesty and the court."

The emperor hesitated for a long time, and said suspiciously: "Yesterday, my sister told me a lot. She trusts the general very much, and it's not a general trust, but a complete trust. She thinks that everything the general has done in the past few years is for ZTE. Sheji, but there is one thing I don't understand. Since the general is loyal to the great man, why does he drive away all the lovers? All the lovers are gone, and I am left with my sister alone, what should I do?"

"Your Majesty, if the general is loyal to His Majesty, then he will absolutely obey His Majesty's imperial decree." Yang Biao said again, "Why don't Your Majesty give it a try?"

The emperor nodded, and said to Yang Qi, the waiter standing behind him, "Go and invite the eldest princess."

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After five years of nightmarish days, only having a dear sister by my side, and also the only sister, is the greatest happiness in my life.Although my sister has grown up and looks like a flower, I can't stick to her all day like when I was a child, but as long as I see my sister's face and hold my sister's delicate little hand, I can forget all the misery in the past and feel in my heart There is only happiness left, and I hope this happiness can accompany me and my sister for the rest of my life.

The emperor held the chess piece and stared blankly at the fair face of the eldest princess, with the happiest smile in the past five years.

"What's the matter with you?" The eldest princess stretched out her small hand, shaking it twice in front of the emperor's eyes, "What are you thinking?"

The emperor chuckled, "My sister is so beautiful, even more beautiful than the mother in the portrait."

The eldest princess smiled brightly, pinched the emperor's nose and twisted it hard, "You look more and more like the father, even when you talk."

The Son of Heaven was overjoyed, narrowed his eyes on purpose, shook his long thin neck, and coughed forcefully, "Which hero in today's world is worthy of my sister?"

The eldest princess blushed, picked up a chess piece, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Sister is not married anymore, and will stay with you for the rest of her life."

"How can I do that?" The Son of Heaven put the chess pieces on the chessboard and said with a smile, "If you don't marry my sister, people in the world will laugh at me. Sister, you have been in Beijiang for five years, who do you like? tell me."

The eldest princess's face turned even redder.She raised her hand as if to hit her, but the emperor grabbed her hand and said with a playful smile, "Sister, do you remember what you said when you were young?"

The eldest princess's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and her tender body trembled involuntarily. Then she suddenly thought of something, and sighed quietly, "He has two wives."

"Really?" The emperor let go of the eldest princess's hand and asked with a smile, "Is the second lady the blonde bearded girl? Is she beautiful? Is her hair really golden?"

The eldest princess nodded, and said with a resentful expression: "She is very beautiful, so beautiful that people are jealous. With her, who else in the world can impress his heart?"

"Really?" the emperor said in disbelief, "When we arrive in Jinyang, my sister will definitely show her to me. How can she be more beautiful than my sister? Impossible."

The eldest princess smiled, "Forget it, my sister is not married anymore, so don't worry about it." Then she put down the chess pieces and stretched her waist, "I lost. You have developed very fast in chess."

The emperor's smile froze, and he picked up the chess piece in his hand and looked at it, "Sister, in the past few years, apart from reading and writing, I just played chess, day and night. If it wasn't for my father This gift is with me every day, and I may have..."

The eldest princess stretched out her hands, gently pulled the emperor into her arms, and stroked his back as tenderly as when she was a child.The two siblings hugged each other, tears welling up silently.

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"Father is so eccentric, he let my sister leave the capital, and left a will to let my sister go to northern Xinjiang." While packing up the chess pieces, the emperor said to the eldest princess: "My sister is in northern Xinjiang, and someone protects and pampers her every day, but I... ..." He shook his head again and again, "Now that I have arrived in northern Xinjiang, my sister is the only family member left."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" The eldest princess curled her lips in dissatisfaction, but smiled sweetly on her face, "You still have a queen, a noble concubine, and many ministers who have been with you for five years, how can you say that you only have your sister as a family member?" ?”

"They are all leaving." The Son of Heaven pointed to the memorial on the table and said sadly, "They are all leaving me."

The eldest princess looked at the emperor suspiciously, then went to the table and picked up the memorial and looked at it, "You are the emperor, you can disagree with their resignation."

The emperor raised his head to look at the eldest princess, and frowned tightly, "Sister, the general has the final say here, I..."

"Your Majesty..." The eldest princess' face darkened, and she said angrily: "The general is your official, of course you have the final say here, how can you slander the general like this? You don't trust the general, how can the general?" Trust you? There is such suspicion between the monarch and his ministers, when will the big man be able to rejuvenate? You have experienced so many hardships in Chang'an, don't you have any lessons?"

"Lesson?" The emperor smiled wryly, "My lesson is to keep your head down and live honestly. I can do whatever people want, and I will turn a blind eye. Otherwise, I would have died long ago."

The eldest princess froze for a moment, with a look of sadness in her eyes, "Then do you trust me?"

"I only have my sister left. If I don't trust you, who else can I trust?"

"Then do you listen to what I said?"

The emperor nodded, "I listen to my sister."

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The eldest princess explained the restructuring of Hebei in detail.

The eldest princess has been participating in the restructuring of Hebei, and has undertaken the two important tasks of reorganizing official schools and selecting talents.Due to her special status, the implementation and promotion of these two new policies went very smoothly.At the same time, she also participated in the discussion and formulation of many new policies such as the land system, taxation system, military system, etc.On the one hand, the eldest princess has professors of Confucian scriptures such as Zheng Xuan, Wang Jian, Xu Shao, and Cai Yong; She was given the opportunity to practice and practice in person, so her talent has far surpassed that of ordinary subordinates in Hebei, and even surpassed the knowledge that a person of her age should have.

The emperor was dumbfounded when he heard it, and he admired his sister so much. "Sister, why don't you come to be the emperor." The emperor lamented, "Father is too partial. Why did he let you go to the northern border instead of me?"

The eldest princess slapped him on the head coquettishly, "I'll tell you now, isn't it too late to teach you hand in hand? If you didn't have these five years of hardships, I don't think you can do well as the emperor of Zhongxing who is famous in history. Father's arrangement, thinking about it now, may be precisely to allow you to take on the great task of Zhongxing Sheji."

The Son of Heaven nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "Sister, keep talking, keep talking. Why is this revision of the official system related to leaving the current court minister?"

"There are three key points in the revision of the official system. One is to balance the power of the emperor and the prime minister. The other is to effectively prevent eunuchs and foreign relatives from interfering in politics. The third is to control the development of the power of the clan, royal family and ministers." The eldest princess frowned slightly, with a worried face Said calmly, "The most important thing at the moment is the balance of imperial power and prime minister's power and the check and balance of the ministers in the court."

Since the ancestor Emperor Xiaowu started this dynasty, Shangshutai was powerful, and the inner court began to rob the outer court for the power of prime minister.By the time of Emperor Guangwu, the power of the Sangong was severely weakened, and Shangshutai dominated the power, and both the imperial power and the prime minister's power were controlled by the emperor alone.When the country is peaceful, it is of course necessary for the emperor to rule over everything, which can ensure the eternal stability of the country and contribute to long-term peace and stability, but once this power is controlled by traitors, the country will immediately fall into disaster, so the proper balance between imperial power and prime minister's power is Necessary, especially during the period of ZTE.

"For example, Your Majesty..." The eldest princess pointed to the emperor with wide-eyed eyes, and said with a smile, "You are not as good at governing the country as your elder sister, how can you lead the ministers in the court to rejuvenate the country?"

"I still have a sister." The emperor said without hesitation.

"How old is my sister, and how much can I know about governing the country? When it comes to governing the country, veteran officials like Zhang Wen and Ma Rixun should be the first to be promoted; when it comes to conquering the world, the famous generals such as General Zhenbei and General Zhengxi should be the first to be recommended." The princess shook her head and said, "Now the revision of the official system is imminent, and the most important thing in the revision of the official system is the balance between the imperial power and the prime minister's power, that is, to weaken the power of the Shangshutai, weaken the power of the inner court, and return the power that should have belonged to the Sangong to the Sangong. .”

"Sister, what do I do as an emperor?" the emperor asked suspiciously.

"The emperor controls the imperial power." The eldest princess smiled, "For example, if you tell the chief minister and general Li Hong that you will kill Yuan Shao this year, that's your business. As for how the general kills Yuan Shao, that's up to the general. For another example, if the Yellow River broke its embankment and the people suffered a disaster, you tell Lord Situ that you are going to provide relief and reduce or exempt the victims’ taxes, and you have to tell Lord Sikong to repair the Yellow River embankment as soon as possible. As for Situ How your lord helps the people, how your lord Sikong builds dams, that is the business of your lord Situ and your lord Sikong, you don’t need to ask about it.”

"Oh... so it's like this?" The emperor suddenly realized, "It's better that my sister explained it clearly, and I understood it as soon as I heard it."

"It's not that my sister can explain it clearly, but that the ministers who taught you dare not say it, for fear that you will kill their heads and destroy their clan."

The eldest princess continued: "But the power of the prime minister is too great, there is a great harm, it will produce domineering officials, this is the main reason why Emperor Xiaowu wanted to snatch the power of prime minister, and Emperor Xiaocheng replaced the post of prime minister with Sangong. Emperor Guangwu After clearly defining the responsibilities of the three lords, the ministers of the three lords began to divide powers and stand together. Today, I advise Your Majesty to leave Taiwei Yang Biao and other ministers and ministers, just for the separation of powers and efforts of the three ministers, so as to prevent the ministers of power from harming the country."

The Son of Heaven hesitated for a while, then asked hesitantly: "Sister, General...he agrees..."

The eldest princess blushed and said in a low voice, "This is the general's idea."

The emperor was stunned, and sat on the table without speaking for a long time.

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At the end of November, the emperor decreed to rebuild the imperial court and change the names of the three princes from "Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong" to "Da Sima, Da Situ, and Da Sikong".

Worship Ma Rixun as the Taifu, and participate in the affairs of Li Shangshu.

Worship Zhang Wen as Da Situ, and participate in Li Shangshu.

He turned to Taiwei Yang Biao as Da Sikong and participated in Li Shangshu.

Li Hong is still the great Sima and the great general, and participates in the affairs of Li Shangshu.

The four ministers are both the emperor's prime minister and manage state affairs together.

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Worship Cai Yong as Taichang.Worship Zhao Qi as a servant.Worship Cui Lie as Zongzheng.

He worshiped Zhenbei General Xian Yufu and led Guang Luxun.He paid homage to Xu Rong, the general of Zhengxi and the leader of the Weiwei.Baiding Palace is the court lieutenant.

Worship Li Wei as Da Si Nong.Worship Yuan Pang as the Shaofu.Worship Sun Rui as Dahonglu.

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Worship the right general Zhang Yan and lead the Jinwu.Worship Chen Ji as a master craftsman.

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Thanks to General Fenwei Lu Bu and the captain of Sili Xiaowei.Worship Zhong Yao as Yushi Zhongcheng.

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Worship Xun You as Shang Shuling.Worship Zhang Fan and Jia Xu as the left and right servants of the Shangshu.Worship Zhu Mu, Xie Ming, Tang Fang, Sima Lang, Xing Yong, and Tian Chou as ministers.

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At the end of November, the emperor led a hundred officials to Jinyang.

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(End of this chapter)