Great Han Empire

Chapter 921 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
In mid-July, Jinyang.

The news of the great victory in Guanzhong spread to Jinyang, and the whole city celebrated.

In the name of the Son of Heaven, the eldest princess issued a decree to reward the front-line army, and encouraged the soldiers to make persistent efforts to take down Chang'an, occupy Tongguan, Wuguan and Dashanguan, and ensure that Guanzhong can be stabilized in the shortest possible time.

On the same day, the eldest princess convened a meeting of important officials in Fenghuangchi to discuss the westward migration of the population to Guanzhong, and agreed that Zhao Jian, a doctor of Guanglu, would serve as Jingzhao Yin, and Wang Lie, a doctor of advice, and Liang Shao, a doctor of Zhongsan, would serve as Fufeng and Feng Yi. Prefect.Jingzhaoyin Zhao Jian holds the festival and is fully responsible for the political affairs of Guanzhong.

Five days later, Taiwei Xu Rong's memorial was sent to Jinyang, and this memorial immediately caused an uproar in Phoenix Lake.

The battle in Guanzhong is decided, which makes people ecstatic. In this way, the army can not only attack Kanxi immediately, encircle Luoyang with the army of the Central Plains, but also quickly move the population westward to complete the autumn farming. There is no problem in stabilizing Guanzhong within the year.By the spring of next year, Qinchuan within [-] miles will be able to produce grain, so the financial crisis of the imperial court can be alleviated, and the time to attack Luoyang can be greatly advanced.

However, the death of Han Sui and the grim situation in western Xinjiang made the eldest princess and the important ministers in the court very worried, and there was no joy at all.

Han Sui's position in Xijiang is so important that no one can replace him.Now that Han Sui is dead, the Xiliang Army has suffered heavy losses. Part of the Northern Army will defend Guanzhong, and some will go east to attack Guanxi, unable to take care of Western Xinjiang. Human cavalry will soon appear in various parts of Xiliang.The war in Xiliang raged, the gate in Guanzhong lost its barrier function, and the situation in Guanzhong was in jeopardy.Guanzhong cannot be stabilized. In addition to being detrimental to the attack on Luoyang, it is also a fatal blow to the proposal to establish the capital of Chang'an.

The Xiliang army couldn't wait to withdraw back to Xijiang, just because they were worried that the Qiang people would take advantage of the situation to attack. It was also for this reason that Taiwei Xu Rong let the Xiliang people withdraw almost without any conditions. In a state of disunity, even if they return to Western Xinjiang, they will only stick to their own territory. No one can gather them together like Han Sui and work together to defend against the enemy.After the death of Han Sui and the death of their leaders Langlang, Mosheng, and Zhudu, the Qiang people who belonged to Western Xinjiang will definitely fight for the position of leader. Baima Qiang, Shaodang Qiang and other Qiang tribes It is bound to take the opportunity to invade Xiliang.Taiwei Xu Rong's proposal to send troops to Xijiang at this moment is because he saw the raging flames of war in Xiliang and the crisis in Guanzhong, it was purely helpless.

At present, the Northern Xinjiang Army in Guanzhong has more than 9 people.General Xu Rong led a force to stabilize Guanzhong, General Qu Yi led a force to attack Kansai, and General Pang De led some cavalry to station in Hanyang County in Xiliang, with serious shortage of troops.

The eldest princess proposed to let the Hu tribe's cavalry continue to stay in the Guanzhong battlefield.Shangshu ordered Li Wei to stop him immediately.Tens of thousands of Hu cavalry stayed in Guanzhong for a long time, and food and horse fodder could not be supplied.The population of 30 in Hedong and Taiyuan will soon move to Guanzhong. Guanzhong is in chaos.In addition, the most important point is that there cannot be a lack of garrison troops for a long time outside the Great Wall.The troops guarding outside the Great Wall mainly include Fengyun Cavalry, Ula Cavalry and Duliao Cavalry.The Ula Iron Cavalry with the largest number of people is now divided into three parts, one part follows Jiang Wu on the battlefield in the Central Plains, the other part immediately follows Pound to Xiliang, and the rest return to defend outside the Great Wall.Due to the sharp drop in the number of Ural cavalry outside the Great Wall, the most loyal Xiongnu cavalry suffered heavy losses. The defense force in northern Xinjiang has been slightly insufficient, and the stability of northern Xinjiang has caused hidden dangers. Therefore, in the next few years, the imperial court had better not Large-scale deployment of troops from outside the Great Wall to avoid turmoil in the desert and another war in northern Xinjiang.

The eldest princess was helpless.

The Hu tribe's iron cavalry will return to outside the Great Wall within this month, the war in Xiliang is about to ignite, Guanzhong must be stationed for defense, and Guanxi must be captured immediately. The troops in Guanzhong are simply not enough.

The proposal to increase troops was immediately met by Prime Minister Cai Yong, Yushi Doctor Liu He, Ting Wei Zhang Miao, Da Si Nong Zhong Yao, General Master Kong Rong, Zhongshu Supervisor Xun You, Shang Shu Zuo, You Pu She Zhang Fan, Cui Yan and other ministers strongly opposed it.

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The objection of the ministers had been expected by the eldest princess, so she immediately consulted the ministers for a solution to the crisis.

Prime Minister Cai Yong believed that the real purpose of Taiwei Xu Rong's proposal to send troops to Xijiang was to force the imperial court to order more troops.

Under the current circumstances, chaos in Xiliang is certain, but the Xiliang people still have tens of thousands of troops. For their own survival, they must drive out the invading Qiang people no matter what.As long as we give them enough assistance, the Xiliang people should have no problem defending their homeland. Moreover, the Xiliang people are held back by the Qiang people, and they will not be able to invade Guanzhong for a few years.Master Xu Rong has exaggerated the development of the situation too much, and he is suspected of alarmist talk.

Zhongshu Supervisor Xun You agreed with Cai Yong's opinion. He believed that as long as General Pound led his army to stand on the Yicheng and Shangyu (gui) lines and block the enemy's invasion of Guanzhong, the imperial court still had enough time to conquer Luoyang.After Guanzhong is stabilized and Luoyang is recovered, it will be too late to concentrate our forces to solve the problem of western Xinjiang.

Da Si Nong Zhong Yao made a detailed analysis from the aspects of land distribution, tax revenue, and military expenditure, and believed that the imperial court is currently unable to increase its troops.In the past, the general used to win many times with less, but now the army is invincible, and has already beaten the rebels to pieces. To regain Luoyang, it is just a matter of effort for the general.

Liu He, the censor, impeached Xu Rong. He believed that although Xu Rong had achieved the great victory in Guanzhong, he had not fulfilled the great trust of the court and brought immeasurable losses to the great cause of ZTE. Giving up the attack on Luoyang is a threat to force the imperial court to issue an order to increase troops, and his heart can be punished.Since he voluntarily resigned, then accept his resignation and remove him from the position of Taiwei, so as to warn the generals in the army to resolutely follow the imperial court's ZTE strategy, and not to be arrogant and pervert the law and do whatever they want.

Shang Shuling Li Wei, Zong Zheng Jia Xu, Shang Shu Xie Ming and other ministers immediately refuted.

Regarding the matter of Xiliang, Jia Xu's words obviously have a certain authority. He believes that the strategy of Cai Yong and other ministers is no different from abandoning Xiliang.In Xiliang, people like Ma Chao and Yang Qiu are closely related to various tribes of the Qiang nationality. Many of them even have Qiang blood flowing in their bodies, and some people's ancestors actually belong to the Qiang people.These people have been rebelling with Han Sui for more than ten years, and they no longer have a big man and a big man's emperor in their hearts.For them, whoever has the hardest fist, the most powerful force, and the one who can give them the greatest benefits is the overlord of Xiliang.After Han Sui's death, there will be no overlord in Xiliang for a long time. Ma Chao, Han Yi, Yang Qiu, and Qiang people all want to dominate Xiliang. When none of them can defeat each other, when the barren Xiliang When Liang can't satisfy their desire for hegemony, what will they do?It's very simple, just like when Han Sui, Bian Zhang, June Jinglei, Xibei Yu and others joined forces, they will join forces to enter Guanzhong.

Therefore, the suggestion of Lord Taiwei is correct. The most urgent task is to lead the army into Xiliang immediately, deter Xiliang with strong force, and firmly control the troops of Ma Chao and Han Yi, so that the Qiang people have no chance to attack Xiliang. cold.Once Xiliang was stabilized, Guanzhong would be safe, and the army would have no worries, so they could let out and kill Luoyang.

The ministers were arguing.Li Wei, Jia Xu and others were single and weak, so the proposal to increase troops was shelved immediately.

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After the discussion, Li Wei, Jia Xu and others visited the eldest princess again, and tried their best to persuade the eldest princess to order more troops in order to stabilize Xijiang and Guanzhong, ensure that the army quickly regained Luoyang, and the great cause of ZTE advanced steadily.

The eldest princess thought again and again, and summoned Cai Yong, Xun You and other ministers in Fenghuangchi overnight to discuss the matter of increasing troops.

"Your Highness, we all know the consequences of increasing the number of troops." Xun You frowned and said, "The more troops there are, the greater the military power in the hands of the general, and the more stable the forces in northern Xinjiang in the court. The danger is great."

"The crisis in Xijiang and Guanzhong today can be said to have been deliberately created by the general and the Taiwei, with the purpose of forcing the court to increase its troops." Xun You picked up Xu Rong's memorial, pointed to a passage and said, "Your Highness, you Did you notice that in the final stage of the Zheng Baiqu War, Lord Taiwei ordered the encirclement and annihilation of the Xiliang Army under the condition of insufficient troops, which directly led to the death of Han Sui and the loss of more than half of the Xiliang Army. Why did Lord Taiwei go down? Such an order? It's very simple, he just wants to plunge Xijiang into chaos."

"My lord Xun, anything can happen on the battlefield, and Han Sui's death is also an accident." The eldest princess shook her hand and said dissatisfiedly, "Your guessing doesn't make sense."

"Even if Han Sui doesn't die, Western Xinjiang will be in chaos, because Han Sui's Xiliang army has only half of his troops left. After he withdraws to Western Xinjiang, the Qiang people will still beat him. If there is no chaos in Western Xinjiang, what excuse does the Taiwei have?" Forcing the imperial court to increase its troops?" Xun You said, "Master Taiwei knew that when Han Sui was killed, the morale of the Xiliang army was low. Give up? Is it really because you are worried that the Qiang people will occupy the western border? The Qiang people are far away in Hexi at the moment, and the Taiwei only needs to let Pang De take [-] cavalry to kill them in a swift and quick manner after the Xiliang army is completely wiped out. After entering Xiliang, would the Qiang people still dare to enter the hinterland of Xiliang? Don’t forget that the iron cavalry of the violent wind and sand is now in the sky desert. If the Qiang people cross the river to attack, they will definitely be attacked by the enemy. level?"

"Han Sui is dead, and the remnants of Xiliang have returned. The Qiang people also have the opportunity to attack. It is difficult for Xiliang to stay in chaos. Once Xiliang is in chaos, Guanzhong is in danger. The court can only increase troops. The purpose is achieved.”

The eldest princess was silent.

"The general wanted to increase his troops as early as after the end of the Central Plains War, but he was worried that he would become a target of public criticism and be criticized by the government and the opposition, so he was very cautious and asked Zang Ba, Guan Hai and other generals of the Qingzhou army to come to the court to discuss the establishment This time, he finally couldn't bear it anymore, and used the opportunity of attacking Guanzhong to cleverly set up a trap, using the chaos in western Xinjiang as an excuse, and threatening to give up attacking Luoyang, to force the court to take the initiative to send him more troops." Xun You sighed He said, "After all, the general still doesn't want any damage to his authority. He wants to further consolidate the absolute control of the northern Xinjiang forces over the government before regaining Luoyang."

"But if the court doesn't increase its troops..." the eldest princess said worriedly, "the situation may get out of hand."

"Who is Lord Taiwei? How many years has he fought? Why did he take the initiative to resign as Taiwei at this moment? Why did he transfer General Quyi from the Central Plains battlefield to the Guanzhong battlefield before he went to Guanzhong?" Xun You smiled faintly "If he doesn't hold Xiliang firmly, how dare he kill Han Sui? How dare he put the Xiliang army back?"

"But Lord Taiwei only has 10 troops in his hands. He has to take care of Xiliang, Guanzhong and Kanxi at the same time. Even if he wiped out the Xiliang army and let General Pound occupy Xiliang, he still doesn't have enough Troops are attacking Luoyang." The eldest princess said helplessly, "This is a fact, your lords won't deny it, will you?"

"With more troops, can we take Luoyang? How many more troops can we take Luoyang? 20 or 20?" Xun You shook his head and laughed, "Luoyang is very strong. Conquer Luoyang because our wealth is limited. To attack Luoyang, military power is important, but it is wealth that determines the outcome of a battle. The accumulation of wealth depends on the implementation of the new government policy. What does the implementation of the new government policy depend on? Without the bureaucrats of the imperial court and local government offices, how could the New Deal be implemented without these people carrying out all the orders of the imperial court? With more bureaucrats, the strategic and power struggles in the court will become more and more fierce. It will harm the interests of the people in Beijiang, and this just touched the general's bottom line, so the general and the people in Beijiang are going to fight back."

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In the past, the emperor and the imperial court needed the northern border, the military force of the northern border, and the military force of the northern border to ensure the formulation and implementation of the New Deal. More and more, as more and more gentry bureaucrats from all over the country poured into the court, and with the gradual improvement and improvement of the New Deal, the status of the military force in northern Xinjiang gradually decreased, and the role of bureaucrats in northern Xinjiang gradually decreased. The interests of the people are gradually being damaged, but this is an inevitability, an inevitability of development.

The Han Dynasty needs the northern border, and the imperial court needs the northern border, but the northern border is only a part of the Han Dynasty, not the whole of the Han Dynasty. The northern border is only the beginning of the revival of the Han Dynasty, not the end of the revival of the Han Dynasty.The great Han Zhongxing needs to use the power of the whole country, and the power of the northern border alone is far from enough. In fact, the northern border does not have a huge force to promote the sustainable development of the entire ZTE business.

We admit that the great cause of ZTE started from northern Xinjiang, and the New Deal also started from northern Xinjiang. However, the great cause of ZTE is constantly developing, and the new policies need to be constantly adjusted and modified according to the development of the great cause of ZTE. Therefore, the court needs to maximize Use all the power at your disposal.If the people of northern Xinjiang are allowed to continue to control the government for a long time, the development of the New Deal will inevitably be greatly restricted, and it will even develop in a direction that is not conducive to the great Han Zhongxing, and the great cause of Zhongxing may suffer immeasurable blows and damage.

The use of any power must be restricted. The land speculation in Qingyan and Yanzhou at the end of last year is a living example of the loss of the power of people in northern Xinjiang.At that time, if the general hadn't acted decisively, the results of the Central Plains War might have been lost overnight.Similarly, this year we need people from Guan and Luoshi to help the court stabilize Guanzhong, but we have encountered great resistance because the people from northern Xinjiang firmly control the power, and they use various methods to exclude and attack scholars outside northern Xinjiang. It is difficult for them to have the opportunity to contribute to the court.

People in northern Xinjiang also have serious problems in the formulation and implementation of the New Deal.People in northern Xinjiang first consider the stability of the border county, the stability of the desert, so a lot of money from the imperial court is used in the governance of the border county, and the policy towards the Hu people is also very skewed.In the most difficult time, people in northern Xinjiang can rely on the help of merchants to a large extent. Therefore, people in northern Xinjiang have always maintained a great interest in business, and the treatment given to merchants is very high. Many merchants not only become gentry, but also Enter the court as an official.Of course, this has a lot to do with the "Latent Theory" that they respected the great Confucian Wang Fu. They believed that business can increase wealth and income, but it is convenient and profitable, and everyone yearns for it. It will have a negative impact on farming and wealth. It has a great impact, and after a long time, the harm to the country is obvious.

Many people in northern Xinjiang were born in the Yellow Turban Army. They have a deep-rooted love and fear for the land. They want everyone to own the land, but they are worried that everyone will lose the land. Therefore, they are very fanatical about the promotion of the new land system. When he got up, he was meticulous, almost harsh, and unwilling to make any changes.In fact, if any kind of system wants to succeed, it needs to make corresponding adjustments according to the actual situation in different regions. The method that is very successful in northern Xinjiang may not be successful if it is copied to the Central Plains, but the way people in northern Xinjiang have done on this point is really impressive Unbearable, when they encountered resistance, instead of making adjustments in time, they used severe torture and cruel laws to suppress them, and the methods were extremely bloody.Many conflicts and disputes arise in this way.

This year, Mr. Zhao Qi suddenly proposed to make Chang'an the capital, and the people in northern Xinjiang almost without exception gave their full support.The location of the capital is related to the fate of Han Zuo. It is not a casual matter, but the people of northern Xinjiang think of it too simply.

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Xun You said a lot, and finally boiled it down to one sentence, the authority of the people in northern Xinjiang must be restricted. If there is an increase in troops, the people in northern Xinjiang will become more powerful and will be out of control in the future. ZTE may fail, and the great Han may be overthrown.

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(End of this chapter)