Great Han Empire

Chapter 930 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
In December, a heavy snowfall fell from the sky, and Jinyang was covered in silver, making it extraordinarily enchanting.

The great Han inherited Tude has become a final conclusion, and the proposal to establish the capital Chang'an has basically been recognized by the court. However, due to the financial constraints of the court, the temporary lack of security in Guanzhong, and the change in military strategy, it is more difficult to counter the rebellion. The thorny issue has made many ministers in the DPRK and China have no confidence in rebuilding Chang'an, and even hold negative and resistive emotions.In court meetings and Fenghuangchi discussions, only some ministers, such as the eldest princess and Li Wei, were very excited to discuss the details of rebuilding Chang'an, while the prime minister Cai Yong, Taiwei Yang Biao and other ministers remained silent.

The establishment of the capital Chang'an is a huge and complicated project. This project includes not only the construction and repair of the palace government office, the relocation of the emperor and the court, the construction and consolidation of the Gyeonggi garrison, but also the construction and consolidation of the capital city Chang'an. A series of national policy revisions came.The revision of the national policy is related to the fate of the country, the long-term stability of the Han Dynasty, and the success or failure of the great cause of ZTE. This is the real purpose of establishing the capital Chang'an.To achieve this goal, it is far from enough to rely on the efforts of the emperor, the eldest princess and some ministers. It requires the concerted efforts of the entire court and a united court to mobilize the power of the entire country.

The eldest princess was very worried about this, and she ordered the general to ask for advice, and visited Mr. Zhao Qi again for advice.Mr. Zhao Qi was obviously very dissatisfied with the fact that the eldest princess strengthened the imperial power and deprived the prime minister's power. He told the eldest princess straightforwardly that whether the establishment of the capital Chang'an can be successful and whether the goal of establishing the capital Chang'an can be achieved depends on whether the outer court can really bear the burden. Responsibility depends on whether the ministers of the foreign court can devote themselves to it.All the specific affairs of establishing the capital Chang'an will be carried out by the outer court in the end. If the eldest princess cannot restore the trust of the outer court, the result can be imagined.This is just like the need for an army to counter rebellion and defend the border. It is precisely because the eldest princess absolutely trusts the general and the soldiers of the northern border that she has won the loyalty of the soldiers of the northern border, so that the army can be invincible. hope.The same should be true for the foreign court and the ministers of the foreign court.

The eldest princess couldn't listen.The proposal to increase troops and establish the capital Chang'an encountered unprecedented resistance, which made her fear the power of the foreign court and the ministers of the foreign court.The big man really needs these people to rejuvenate, but the emperor must have enough power to control them, otherwise it is not the emperor who controls the world, but them.

The general's reply promptly solved the eldest princess' problem.The general said that the revision of the official system in August dealt a heavy blow to the Outer Dynasty, forcing the Outer Dynasty to retreat again and again. Therefore, the proposal to increase the number of troops and the proposal to establish the capital of Chang'an was successfully passed. , needs to be implemented by the foreign court, especially the capital of Chang'an, which is related to the rise and fall of the country, and it is impossible to succeed without the full assistance of the foreign court, so appropriate concessions are necessary. At this moment, the rift with the foreign court must be repaired in time to ease the conflict between the two sides , to regain the trust of the foreign court.The general suggested that the eldest princess be reappointed as ministers of the foreign court, and made suggestions on the adjustment of the positions of some ministers.

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At the end of December, the Eldest Princess successively issued decrees to make another major adjustment to the ministers of the DPRK and China.

Turned to Taiwei Yang Biao as Taifu, and participated in Li Shangshu.Turned to Xun You, the Shaofu, as a Taiwei, and participated in the affairs of Li Shangshu.

Turn to worship Yang Qi as Zong Zhengqing.Turn to worship Kong Rong as the servant.Turn to worship Zhang Fan as Shao Fuqing.Turn to worship Yuan Yao as Da Honglu.Turn to worship Dong Zhao as the master craftsman.Turn to worship Chen Gong as Sili Xiaowei.

Turn to worship Chen Deng as Shangshu Zuo Pushe, and worship Xunzheng, Huang Yi, and Liu Fu as Shangshu.

Turn to Xie Ming and Tian Yu as servants of Zhongshu Zhongshu, turn to Tang Fang and Yin Si as Zhongshu Left and Right Chancellors, turn to Wang Chang and Sun Li as Zhongshu's servants, turn to Liu Wan, Liu Ye, Liu Fan, Xi Li (disciple of master Zheng Xuan) was the servant, and Zhu Yu was the servant of the Huangmen.

The adjustment of ministers and ministers this time involves more than 100 ministers, which is the most ever.The ministers of the foreign court were very happy, and they expressed their gratitude to the Emperor Hao, and thanked the emperor and the eldest princess for their rewards.

Since Prime Minister Cai Yong participated in Li Shangshu, Taifu Yang Biao and Taiwei Xun You also participated in Li Shangshu, and the power of the foreign court has increased greatly. Decision-making has less influence than it once did.

This time, a large number of scholars from outside the Northern Xinjiang faction flocked into the court hall, which made people dazzled. It felt as if the power of the Northern Xinjiang faction had been greatly reduced. However, Grand Tutor Yang Biao, Prime Minister Cai Yong and others were suffering.There are too many factions pouring into the court, and the competition among the various factions in the outer court is bound to become more and more fierce. From then on, it will be difficult for the outer court to work together to fight against the Chinese and inner courts as before.

Although the officials of the Northern Xinjiang Department had no advantage in the Monk Shutai of the Outer Dynasty, they still firmly controlled the Zhongshu Supervisor and Shizhong Temple.Now the supervisor of Zhongshu is Tian Chou, the left and right orders of Zhongshu are Zhu Mu and Liu Fang, the left and right servants of Zhongshu are Xie Ming and Tian Yu, the left and right ministers of Zhongshu are Tang Fang and Yin Si, and the servants of Zhongshu are Wang Chang and Sun Li. At that time, the order of Shizhong in Shizhong Temple was Sun Zi, and the important officials such as Shizhong and Huangmen Shilang were all big officials in northern Xinjiang.

With the adjustment of the officials, the situation in the court has changed again.

The foreign courts and the Chinese court Shangshutai are composed of officials from various factions. Although the power has increased, the struggle among them has become more and more fierce.The Zhongshujian in the Central Dynasty and the Shizhong Temple in the Inner Dynasty were controlled by people from northern Xinjiang, and their power became stronger.After a fierce confrontation, the imperial power and the prime minister gradually gained a clear advantage.Since the end of the Jizhou War, the eldest princess has made drastic changes to the official system. So far, she has basically regained all the imperial power, and she has also started a strong struggle for the power of the prime minister.

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The fourth year of Jianxing in the Han Dynasty (200 AD), New Year's Eve.

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At the kind invitation of the eldest princess, the wife of the general brought her two daughters Li Wen and Li Xiu to the palace to celebrate the new year.The little emperor was very excited and pulled Li Wen and Li Xiu around to play.The eldest princess and Mrs. Xiaoyu were chatting about homework around the fire.

"It's been a long time since I saw His Highness so happy." Seeing that the Eldest Princess was in a good mood and kept laughing, Mrs. Yu said, "If His Highness had always been happy, he wouldn't be as thin as he is now."

The eldest princess smiled, stretched comfortably, and said casually, "What should I do without Big Brother Leopard?"

Mrs. Xiaoyu's smile froze, and a trace of embarrassment appeared on her face.The eldest princess also realized that she had said something wrong, her face was reddish, she covered her small mouth with her hand, and pretended to yawn to cover up, but she quietly looked at Xiao Yu.

"Master Zhang Liao's welcome gift, will His Highness go to congratulate in person?" Mrs. Xiao Yu lowered her head and tugged at the skirt, covering it quietly.

"The New Year is too busy, I think let's forget it." The eldest princess said softly with a shy face, "A few days ago, I participated in Mrs. Fu's wedding ceremony. He married two wives once, and he became famous at a young age. People are envious. Seeing his two beautiful wives, I thought of myself." The eldest princess sighed, touched her face, "Am I getting old?"

"Your Highness is beautiful, not old at all." Mrs. Xiao Yu smiled, "Your Highness, don't keep sighing, sighing will make people grow old."

"Do you want the general?" the eldest princess asked suddenly.

Mrs. Yu nodded, "The children always talk about him. I don't know if I can see him next year."

"Next year, when we go to Chang'an, we will definitely see him." The eldest princess leaned into Mrs. Xiaoyu's ear and whispered, "Now the general is occupied by Sister Xiaoxue alone. Do you think we have put Sister Xiaoxue alone? call back?"

Mrs. Xiaoyu was amused by the princess's embarrassing expression and covered her face with a smile.

"What are you laughing at?" The Eldest Princess frowned and said dissatisfiedly, "If we had known we had been separated for such a long time, we shouldn't have let Elder Sister Xiaoxue go."

The eldest princess's affectionate address and resentful tone made Mrs. Yu a little uncomfortable, she hurriedly changed the topic again, "When is your highness going to visit Mr. Zhao?"

"The day when Master Zhao Xing greeted the bride." After the eldest princess finished speaking, she suddenly thought of what Mrs. Xiao Yu meant by bringing the topic up to this point. "You want me to personally congratulate Master Zhang Liao on the wedding ceremony?"

"Two days ago, Mrs. Guo Yun's wife and General Lu Bu's wife came to the General's Mansion together, and they specifically told me about this matter." Madam Xiaoyu said apologetically, "I know His Highness is very busy, but both parties in the marriage are very busy. He is the minister of Northern Xinjiang, and the general is also a matchmaker, so..."

"The general is a matchmaker?" The eldest princess glanced at Mrs. Yu in surprise, then pursed her lips and chuckled, "Since he has so much free time, why didn't he return to Jinyang? Did he hide from us on purpose?"

Mrs. Xiaoyu raised her teasing heart, frowned pretending to be sad, and said angrily: "After the Chinese New Year, let's go to the Central Plains to find him together."

The eldest princess froze for a moment, then blushed, extremely shy.

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The fifth year of Jianxing in the Han Dynasty (201 AD), the first month.

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Jinyang City, dressed in silver costumes, is immersed in a happy and peaceful New Year atmosphere.

On the first day of the first lunar month, the emperor issued an edict to the world that the Han Dynasty would inherit Tude, make Chang'an the capital, and give amnesty to the world.

Congratulations from the ministers.

Three days later, the emperor decreed that five ministers, Tai Wei Xun You, Zuo Cheqi General Xu Rong, Tai Servant Kong Rong, general craftsman Dong Zhao, and Sili Xiaowei Chen Gong, presided over the rebuilding of Chang'an.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, more than 20 generals from northern Xinjiang, headed by Zuowei General Qu Yi, bid farewell to the emperor and the eldest princess and went to various battlefields.

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General Li Hong began to inspect the prefectures and counties of the Yellow River, Hebei, Yan, and Qingzhou states from the sixth day of the first lunar month.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the general arrived in Dongwuyang and visited Dahei with his wife Fengxue.Dahei was surprised and delighted, looking at the smiling general and the legendary blond beauty, he couldn't believe it was true.

"I met Xiao Hei on the battlefield and promised him to come to see you, but I never had time." Li Hong helped Da Hei who was so excited that he was incoherent, and said with a smile, "Before I came, I was worried that you would not be here, because At that time, Xiao Hei said that you were sick, very sick."

"General, it is thanks to your gift that I was able to see you alive." Dahei wiped away his tears and said with a choked voice, "I was indeed on the verge of dying that time. If the general hadn't sent a doctor to treat me Sick, I'm already dead."

"It's good to be alive." Li Hong patted him on the back, said a few words of comfort, then pointed to Dahei's thatched hut and said, "How are you doing? I remember when I came back from Youzhou, When I met you on the road, you said that you hoped to have your own land. Now that you have the land and your wish has been fulfilled, isn’t life better?”

"It's not just better." Dahei said excitedly while pulling Li Hong into the hut, "It's like a sky and a ground. When I was eating bark in Montenegro more than ten years ago, I never thought that I would live again." A day when you have enough food and clothing.”

"Can the people here have enough food and clothing?" Li Hong walked around the three thatched huts in Dahei. The family was poor and had almost nothing. The smile on his face disappeared immediately, "You didn't lie." I?"

"General, why did I lie to you?" Dahei's expression looked very happy and satisfied, "How many people died back then? Thinking about the days at that time, it was terrible, even people were eaten. Our whole family can survive , It is a miracle. Now we are not only alive, but also have a house to live in, land to grow, food to eat, and clothes to wear. What more do we want? We only hope that this kind of life can continue forever, and we don’t wake up like a dream. gone."

Li Hong was speechless.Along the way, he heard this kind of words the most.After experiencing the nightmare-like suffering, the common people have no extravagant hope but to live.

"You are a military household, and your life should be better than that of ordinary farmers." Li Hong pulled Dahei to sit down, and said in a low voice, "But I think your life is not easy now. Doesn't it mean that the lives of ordinary farmers worse?"

"It's a little bit worse." Dahei nodded honestly, "But the life can still be maintained. Eating porridge a day, and the whole family shares a cotton coat. This kind of life is already very good."

"Very good?" Li Hong smiled wryly, feeling sore in his heart, and sat there without speaking for a long time.

"General, you have to think about the past. Was that what people lived in the past? I used to have parents, brothers, and four children, but now? Be content." Dahei sighed, "It's been so hard How many people have died in the battle for many years? Thinking about those brothers who died, I can live today, and I can wake up laughing at night when I sleep."

Li Hong sighed sadly, "Yes, we should all be content. By the way..." He suddenly remembered something, pointed to Dahei's wife and asked, "I remember you have two children, one is a girl, is it Picked it up on the way to escape, where is the child?"

Dahei's wife was holding a babbling baby. Her eyes were red and tears rolled down her face when she heard the words, "I left with Xiaohei. Xiaohei went to fight, and she transported food for the army. She was only two years old after giving birth. He left in a month and hasn't been home for almost a year."

Li Hong felt a chill in his heart, he had no face to face it.When I met Xiao Hei, I asked about this girl. At that time, Xiao Hei's face turned red immediately. It seems that Xiao Hei already knew that he was going to get married at that time.Military households were originally exempted from corvee service, but in the past two years there have been frequent wars and there is a serious shortage of civil servants, so since last year, the imperial court has issued an order to temporarily recruit military households for corvee service, but who knows that this order of the imperial court actually caused a baby to lose its mother after birth care.

Li Hong apologized endlessly, "What can I do for you?"

Dahei froze for a moment.Dahei's wife showed surprise on her face, and stretched out her hand to gently push Dahei.

Dahei thought for a while, then shook his head, "I owe the general too much..." Then he raised his head and said firmly to his disappointed wife, "We owe the general too much..." Dahei said The wife closed her eyes in pain, and a few tears rolled down quietly.

"Dahei..." Standing behind Li Hong, he patted Dahei on the shoulder at random, and said, "Let the general take Xiaohei..."

"No..." Dahei stood up abruptly, shaking his hands again and again, "I can't do this. There are 62 people in this village who are on the front line. They all have parents, wives and children. They are all brothers who live and die together. If they die, they will die together. Those who are alive will bring back the bones of their dead brothers. This is a promise of life and death, and no one can break it. To be a man, we must keep our promises, be loyal, and not covet life and fear death. If Xiao Hei abandons his brother, he is not a human being, not me Dahei's son, I, Dahei, can't gain a foothold in this village, and I have no face to live on."

Li Hong's heart trembled and he was speechless for a long time.He shook his head with a random smile, "Old boy, you haven't forgotten your roots, good."

Zhong Yao, Wang Ling, Jiang Ji and others who accompanied Li Hong looked at Dahei with a little more admiration in their eyes.

Under the guidance of Dahei, Li Hong visited several military households.Before leaving, Li Hong sent some silk and food for Dahei to distribute to the people in the village.

"Can I still see the General?"

Dahei stood in the wind and snow, letting the howling north wind blow his thin body, as if he was asking Li Hong, but also asking himself.

"I will definitely come to see you." Li Hongfei got on his horse and waved his hands vigorously at Dahei, "I will come to see you again when I have calmed down the world."

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On the 28th of the first lunar month, the general arrived in Pingyuan County, Qingzhou.Zang Ba, the governor of Qingzhou, Mi Heng, the prefect of Pingyuan County, and Zang Ba, the general of Weilu, led the crowd to welcome them.

At this time, Zhong Yao, Governor of Yanzhou, Guo Ce, Governor of Jizhou, Liu Yan, Governor of Dongjun, Xu Hun, Minister of Ganling, Song Wen, Governor of Bohai and other ministers accompanied him.The general took advantage of the fact that the officials of the three states were all in the camp, and discussed with them in detail the matter of raising food and recruiting civilians.

"I recently received an imperial decree. In order to ensure that Luoyang will be conquered within this year, the imperial court is doing its best to raise food, and requires local governments to forcibly expropriate the surplus grain from households. Anyone who resists the decree will be severely punished." Li Hong held the document in his hand. Focusing heavily on the case table, "This discussion is very inappropriate. I recently inspected various places in the three states and found that the lives of the people are far from what we imagined. The surplus food in the hands of the people is not much. Once there is a famine, These surplus food are life-saving things. I have already reported this matter to the court, and I ask the eldest princess and the ministers of the court to carefully consider it, and don't ruin the great cause of ZTE. I ask all the adults to think about it, and if you agree with my If you don’t agree with me, I will trouble you adults to join me in the concert.”

"General, I'm going to tell you about this." Zang Ba stood up excitedly, "Those ministers in the court are so high above, they don't understand the situation below. The households with surplus food in their hands are mainly wealthy families from all over the world. , How much food can ordinary households have? If there is a fierce conflict with the people, it is very likely to trigger a civil uprising."

As soon as Zang Ba finished speaking, Mi Heng jumped up and scolded all the ministers.Guo Ce, Xu Hun, Song Wen and others also agreed, and were very dissatisfied with this policy.

"Does everyone feel dissatisfied?" Li Hong signaled everyone to calm down and not get too excited.

"There are a lot of battles and a lot of consumption. We can understand it, and the people can understand it. Even if you collect a little more corvee, you can't grab food from the mouths of the people anyway." You Heng pointed at Li Hong angrily and shouted, "You stole my rations, and you want me to work for you, can I not rebel? You are too bullying."

"My lord, be careful what you say, don't ask for trouble." Zhong Yao snorted coldly, and warned.

"That's how I talk. What? I'm not happy because I'm scolding so much? Go and impeach me?" You Heng was arrogant and didn't give Zhong Yao any face at all. "You Beijing officials only know how to mess around in the court hall. The difficulties of the counties? It’s time for you self-righteous Beijing officials to come down and do things.”

Zhong Yao stared wide-eyed, wishing he could slap him.

"It makes sense." Li Hong clapped his hands suddenly and praised, "My lord, what you said makes sense, very makes sense."

The ministers looked at Li Hong suspiciously.Is it reasonable for Mi Heng to open his mouth to curse?Mi Heng became more and more complacent, with an insolent look of being the only one in the world.

"Against the imperial court's policy, we jointly filed a petition to explain the reasons and harm clearly, and we must ask the imperial court to correct it immediately. In addition..." Li Hong pointed to Mi Heng and said, "Your Excellency said something well just now. County, they should be allowed to stay for a few years. I will immediately write to the eldest princess and the Taifu, the prime minister, and the Taiwei to discuss this matter carefully with them. The emperor and the court will soon move to Chang'an, and ZTE's strategy must be adjusted accordingly , but when the imperial court adjusts the ZTE strategy, it must first consider the interests of the people, which cannot be shaken anyway. If you can be recruited to Beijing at this moment, I am afraid that it will be of great benefit to the imperial court to stabilize the counties and appease the people."

"I'm not going to Chang'an." Mi Heng said immediately.

"If you don't go, you have to go." Li Hong's tone was unquestionable.

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The first month, Luoyang.

Years ago, the six officials, Shenpei and Xunchen, returned to Luoyang with the peace negotiation plan drawn up by both parties.

Yuan Shao watched it very carefully and kept studying it until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month before calling Yuan Wei and others to discuss the reply to Li Hong.This reply is very important. Li Hong spent four months sincerely in order to negotiate a peace. If Yuan Shao does not agree, it means that the northern army will launch a fierce attack.

"Why is Li Hong unwilling to restore the fifth-class title system?" Yuan Shao looked at the judge and asked after everyone sat down, "He doesn't want to be crowned king? With his strength, after being crowned king, he can stay in northern Xinjiang and protect the prosperity of generations." Wealthy."

The judge sighed helplessly.He was too lazy to answer Yuan Shao's question, it was meaningless.

"Li Hong invited you to visit Jizhou and Yanzhou. I believe you will gain a lot. Look, does he have the strength to take down Luoyang?"

Xun Chen and the others avoided Yuan Shao's gaze intentionally or unintentionally, and did not answer.Yuan Shao looked at the trial match again.The judge nodded.

Yuan Shao was suffocated, but still had a smile on his face, "How long can we hold on?"

"It depends on when Liu Bei will be able to open up the battlefield on the West Road." The judge pondered for a long time, and said slowly, "It is very difficult to cross the Qinling Mountains from Hanzhong to conquer Guanzhong. Liu Bei only has one chance to capture Guanzhong. His first surprise attack If Chang'an City fails, then his chance of capturing Guanzhong for the second time is very slim, and we..."

"Don't worry about Liu Bei, let's talk about ourselves." Yuan Shao waved his hand and said, "How long can we hold on?"

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