Great Han Empire

Chapter 943 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
Jinyang, Phoenix Pond.

The eldest princess was furious, and she covered her face and cried several times because she lost control of her emotions.

Tai Fu Yang Biao, Prime Minister Cai Yong, Yushi Dafu Liu He, Da Si Nong Li Wei, Shang Shu Ling Cui Yan, Zhong Shu You Servant She Liu Fang, the Chief of the Princess Princess Shi Xiaolan, and Sima Huang Yue sat on both sides. in silence.

"Since the great general King Qin succeeded in taking the emperor and the court to Jinyang six years ago, he has always supported us. Believe us, why did he want to hold the emperor hostage at the critical moment when Luoyang Jiangke and ZTE's great cause were going to success? , openly confronting the court? Why?" The eldest princess broke down in tears, heartbroken, "On the first day of the first lunar month, the emperor announced to the world that Chang'an will be the capital, but today the emperor and the court are still in Jinyang. If the emperor and the court cannot move before the end of the year When he arrived in Chang'an, the dignity of the emperor and the imperial court would be greatly damaged. Didn't he know that? Now that the army has cleared the periphery of Luoyang and surrounded Luoyang City, is it necessary to conquer Luoyang this year? How many people in Guanzhong and Luoyang are there? One hundred thousand refugees need relief, compared with the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, what big deal is conquering Luoyang City next year? Why can't he understand?"

"His Royal Highness and the imperial court consider issues based on political affairs, while the general and the soldiers of Northern Xinjiang consider issues on the basis of military affairs. When both sides are eager to stabilize the situation and lay the cornerstone of ZTE's great cause, this kind of political conflict is inevitable. "Teacher Yang Biao sighed, and said slowly, "The revision of the official system last year has formed a three-legged confrontation in the court. Although this method temporarily alleviates the conflicts in the court, it will cause serious consequences. That means that warriors may directly interfere with government affairs. I remember that many ministers in the court wrote letters to advise His Highness, but His Highness did not listen to it..." Yang Biao pointed to the memorial piled up on one side, "Now, Your Highness, take a look... The army has expanded Now, the strength has become stronger, and the authority in the hands of the warriors has invisibly swelled. They are arrogant and arrogant, thinking that the great cause of ZTE is all their credit, and they have no eyes for the emperor and the court. As for the general..." Yang Biao paused for a moment, then shook his head, "For so many years, even if we are blind, we know a thing or two about the general. His loyalty to the big man is unquestionable, but he is the commander-in-chief of the northern Xinjiang warriors. When he created the great cause of ZTE, he first considered the interests of the warriors in northern Xinjiang. Without harming the interests of the great Han, he first took into account the interests of the warriors in northern Xinjiang. The reason for the confrontation."

After Yang Biao said this, although the eldest princess had tears in her eyes, her brows were already wrinkled.Li Wei and Liu Fang looked at each other with annoyed eyes.Xiao Lan looked at Prime Minister Cai Yong, and saw that there was an imperceptible smile line on the corner of Cai Yong's mouth, Xiao Lan's face turned cold, and her black eyebrows slightly raised.

Yang Biao's words are actually accusing the eldest princess, Li Wei and others of deceiving the general last year under the guise of increasing troops and establishing the capital of Chang'an, and gained the support of the general, and then took the opportunity to consolidate and strengthen the imperial power and weaken the foreign court and the power of the General.The imperial power is strong and stable, but it does not mean that the imperial power can do whatever it wants.The gradual decline of the great Han Dynasty is directly related to the excessive expansion of imperial power and being used by relatives and eunuchs.Now that the eldest princess has gradually moved towards this path after the expansion of imperial power, but now is the age of war, the power of prime minister and military power is the foundation of maintaining imperial power, and unrestrained restrictions and attacks on prime minister power and military power will inevitably break the power Balance, fundamentally hurt the imperial power, and ultimately stimulate contradictions.

The anger of the generals and warriors in northern Xinjiang is the serious consequence of the disruption of the balance of power.

At the beginning, the ministers of the foreign court opposed the increase of troops and the establishment of the capital Chang'an. Their fundamental purpose was to regain all the prime minister's power, re-establish the balance of power, and ensure the steady progress of the great cause of ZTE. However, the general was eager to attack Luoyang and implement the strategy of calming the world. He supported the eldest princess without much consideration, and tried to consolidate and strengthen the imperial power in exchange for the northern Xinjiang people's control over the Zhongshujian and the control of the decision-making power of the state affairs, but who would have thought that after the imperial power was consolidated and strengthened, with Because Li Wei led the northern Xinjiang scholars to control the Zhongshujian, and because they were the actual users of the imperial power, their power also expanded rapidly.

The triumvirate of imperial power, ministerial power, and military power is actually the triumvirate between the eldest princess' mansion and Zhongshujian, the prime minister's mansion and the foreign dynasty's mansions, and the great general's mansion. The confrontation between the people, the prime minister and the ministers of foreign courts, Li Hong and the warriors of northern Xinjiang.

The revision of the official system led to the check and balance between the imperial power and the prime minister's power turned into a tripartite confrontation between the imperial power, prime minister's power, and military power, and then the scholars and warriors in northern Xinjiang had to choose to split helplessly and painfully.

In the past, the northern Xinjiang scholars fought in the court, and the northern Xinjiang warriors fought on the battlefield. The situation where the two cooperated tacitly and complemented each other is gone forever.Now for their own survival, the warriors in northern Xinjiang have to go into battle in person, take off their war robes and put on court clothes, and confront their former brothers tit for tat.

The instigator is the continuous promotion of ZTE's great cause.ZTE’s great cause must continue to be promoted, and the dispute over ZTE’s strategy will become more intense, and the decision-making power of state affairs will become the focus of contention. The model of sitting together and discussing with each other is no longer acceptable. Either the imperial power has the final say, or the prime minister has the final say.Therefore, with the support of the general, the eldest princess, Li Wei and other scholars from northern Xinjiang obtained all the decision-making power of the state affairs.

The imperial power controls all the decision-making power of the state affairs. The imperial power has the final say, and conflicts arose immediately, but no one thought that the first place where the conflicts were aroused turned out to be the military decision-making, and the target of the spearhead turned out to be the northern Xinjiang warriors.

Yang Biao's words pointed out all the crux of the current court crisis without any trace. The power checks and balances were broken, the northern Xinjiang warriors were stronger, and the northern Xinjiang warriors were going to enter the court.Now even if the internal and external dynasties join forces to fight against each other, it will not be able to prevent the warriors from northern Xinjiang from seizing power.The generals with military power and the warriors of northern Xinjiang are like a lion. Once they are provoked, things will get out of hand.

Taifu Yang Biao, Prime Minister Cai Yong and other ministers of foreign courts have ambiguous attitudes. In the three-legged power, they are the most numerous and powerful, but their power is the weakest.Previously, they strongly supported the eldest princess to move the emperor and court to Guanzhong within the year, but now they don't seem to object to the emperor's personal conquest.

Shang Shu Ling Cui Yan even agreed with the various benefits of the emperor's personal conquest as mentioned in the memorial by the general and the warriors of northern Xinjiang.After all, the emperor will be in charge of the government and the country in the future. It is necessary to take this opportunity to establish a high prestige in the army. What is especially important is that the emperor's power is difficult to stabilize for a while in the early days of his administration. You can get through this dangerous period smoothly.

The eldest princess was angry at the time, "How old is the emperor? What's the point of the royal conquest? When the emperor arrived in Luoyang, this battle was about to be fought. Hundreds of thousands of troops besieged Luoyang City, and the wealth consumption was staggering. Then the imperial court can move to Guanzhong this year." Is it? The imperial court is subservient to the army, and the national policy is controlled by the warriors, so where is the majesty of the emperor and the imperial court?"

Cui Yan bowed his head and remained silent.

The conflict has intensified and needs to be eased and resolved. This confrontation can't solve any problems, but the eldest princess doesn't know why, she is uncharacteristically, and never accepts advice, even Li Wei and Xiao Lan's advice.

"Your Highness, time waits for no one. Even if Your Highness does not allow the emperor to conquest, even if the imperial court begins to move immediately, then we must find a way to prevent the general and the generals from Northern Xinjiang from attacking Luoyang." Li Wei smiled wryly, "Your Highness will not take an inch Jean, what problem does this solve?"

"I trust him so much, and I am obedient to him, but he doesn't believe me, but wants to turn against me. Why should I give in? I just won't give in..." The eldest princess suddenly blushed and screamed, "I just won't let him, what can he do to me?" The eldest princess's tears rolled down, and suddenly she covered her face with her hands and cried bitterly, "He bullied me, bullied me all the time..."

The ministers were dumbfounded, looking at each other in blank dismay, at a loss.

Xiao Lan hurriedly walked to the eldest princess and whispered a few words of comfort.The eldest princess became more and more sad, lying in Xiao Lan's arms and crying loudly.

Yang Biao winked at everyone, everyone saluted casually and ran out in a hurry.

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Several ministers walked to the pool, frowning.

"This is troublesome." Cai Yong was caught off guard again and again, "The general did not return to Jinyang for several years, His Highness was very sad. After finally defeating Luoyang, the general is about to return to court, but the two turned their faces again."

"That kid is a bastard." Yang Biao scolded bitterly, "He is also the eldest princess of a big man. It's not enough to coax her, but he even confronted her with a knife and a gun. The whole thing is a brute. I don't understand, Your Highness. That's where he is." Then he wiped the corners of his eyes and said in a low voice, "It's heartbreaking to cry, I'm in tears."

"What tears are you shedding?" Liu He said angrily, "I see you are very happy."

"You can be regarded as his imperial brother. You should care about this kind of thing." Yang Biao looked up to the sky and sighed, "The late emperor must be very sad to see his daughter so distraught in the spirit of heaven."

Liu He curled his lips and gave him a disdainful look.

"Zhongyuan, come here..." Yang Biao pointed to Li Wei who was standing by the pool with his head downcast, "This matter is directly related to you, you should immediately find a way to solve this matter." After finishing speaking, he pulled Cai Yong left.

Liu He and Cui Yan glanced at each other, followed closely behind, slapped their buttocks and left.

Li Wei, Liu Fang, and Huang Yue stared at each other, helpless.

"Should I talk to Zitai (Tian Chou) again?" Liu Fang asked.

"Zitai has already been sent to Da Sima Mansion by the Eldest Princess." Li Wei said helplessly, "And now the situation is clear, if the Son of Heaven does not go to Luoyang, this matter will not turn around at all."

"Brother Zhong Yuan, what countermeasures do you have?" Huang Yue asked.

"Let the Son of Heaven personally conquer." Li Wei said, "After Luoyang is conquered, the situation in the world will change a lot, and the purpose of the general this time is just to force the eldest princess and the court to make concessions. Will the emperor personally conquer in the future? It's hard to say."

"That is to say, this year the emperor and the court will no longer move to Guanzhong?"

"Of course we have to move." Li Wei said very resolutely, "This is related to the majesty of the emperor and the court, and it is far more important than conquering Luoyang within a year."

"If the imperial court insists on relocating, Luoyang will not be able to go to war. If Luoyang does not fight, wouldn't it be a joke for the emperor to march in person?" Liu Fang asked suspiciously.

"The battle in Luoyang is also going to be fought." Li Wei smiled lightly, "The emperor's personal expedition, the army attacked Luoyang, this is also an opportunity to increase the dignity of the emperor and the court, how can we miss it?"

"Does the imperial court have so much wealth?" Huang Yue asked in surprise.

"I still have some money and food in my hand." Li Wei said calmly, "If there is no accident, it can meet the needs of the Luoyang battlefield for two months. Two months later, the Yellow River is about to freeze, and the severe winter is coming. It has to stop."

Liu Fang and Huang Yue looked at each other and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Zhong Yuan, it turns out that you saved a hand." Liu Fang said with admiration, "You still have the foresight."

"Of course I have a purpose in asking to be the Minister of Agriculture." Li Wei smiled lightly, "I expected that there would be a fight in the court, but I didn't expect that there would be a problem between the eldest princess and the general, and it would be someone else. It's a problem that can't be solved, and it's troublesome."

"Or, wait until the eldest princess's mood stabilizes before persuading her..." Liu Fang immediately suggested.

"It's running out of time." Li Wei shook his hand and said, "I'm going to solve the problem today."

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Mrs. Zhao Qi walked into the Phoenix Pond, before he knelt down to salute, the eldest princess threw herself into his arms like a child, crying bitterly.

The old man thought of the late emperor and the amiable Empress Dowager Dong, and felt sore, and couldn't help hugging the thin princess tightly in his arms, "Stay here for a few more years, when the emperor grows up, you can live your own life day."

"Can I still have my own life?"

"Of course." Zhao Qi whispered in her ear with fluttering white beard, "You have worked hard for the big man, and you have already moved God. God will take care of you and make your wish come true. Emperor Xian and your kind grandmother will also be there God bless you."

"But he has changed. He hasn't come back for several years, and he doesn't give me gifts. He doesn't even want to write letters. The memorials are written by others." The eldest princess lay in Zhao Qi's arms, sobbing softly, "Now he wants to write again. To take away the Son of Heaven, he wants to take away my only hope, he is too cruel, he is a leopard, a leopard that eats people without spitting out bones, I hate him..."

Zhao Qi smiled, and he patted the eldest princess on the back lightly, "The Son of Heaven will grow up and leave your embrace. He can't stay by your side forever. The Son of Heaven is the lion of a big man. If you want to To make a lion the king of the jungle, let him go to the jungle to fight and fight. If you put him under your own wings, he will not grow up, and he will not be able to lead a big man to ZTE."

The princess's crying gradually stopped.

"The general lived a very hard life, very hard, you have to understand him and trust him unswervingly."

"He returned to Dahan from the desert, wanting to find his memory, his mother, and his relatives, but from the day he set foot in his homeland, he has been fighting on the battlefield, one after another. 17 It’s been so many years, how has he ever stopped fighting? When has he ever stopped waving his sword to find his roots, his parents and brothers? Doesn’t he want to know his past? Doesn’t he want to kneel in front of his parents and call him father and mother?”

"In the past 17 years, how many soldiers have followed the general in bloody battles? In the past 17 years, how many familiar faces can the general see? In the past 17 years, hundreds of thousands of soldiers have become piles of bones, and these bones are like a mountain. It made him unable to breathe. Today, the general wants to let the dead rest in peace and let the living see hope, so he is still fighting, still fighting, and still suffering between life and death."

"We should help him, let the dead rest in peace, and let the living see hope, so that we can gain the trust of the general, the loyalty of the general, and the heart of the general."

The eldest princess slowly left Zhao Qi's embrace, took Zhao Qi's arm with both hands, and said in a hoarse voice: "My lord, let me walk with you. I want to go to see the dusk with you."

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In the ninth month, the emperor issued a decree, and the imperial conquest led the tiger and feather troops to the Luoyang battlefield.

On the same day, the Son of Heaven made a decree to worship Zheng Xuan, Grand Tutor Yang Biao, Grand Sima General Li Hong, Right Guard General Guang Luxun Zhang Yan, Longxiang General Zhao Yun, Liangzhou Governor Jia Xu, Zhongshu Supervisor Tian Chou, and Grand Priest. The eight ministers including Shi Fugan, the governor of the general's mansion, are the "Teachers of the Son of Heaven".

On the same day, the emperor issued a decree that all the imperial courts were immediately moved to Chang'an in Guanzhong. Because Chang'an City had not yet been repaired, the emperor's palace and the imperial courts were temporarily located in Liyang City.

On the same day, Huangfu Li, the general of Sima Dangkou in the Da Sima Mansion, was appointed as the governor of Liangzhou, and he took office immediately.Turned to Jia Xu as the general of the army, and immediately rushed to the Luoyang battlefield to serve the emperor.Turn to worship Tian Chou as the general of the five senses, turn to worship Tian Yu as the general of the left middle man, and turn to worship Duan Xuan as the general of the right middle man.Turn to worship Chengmen school captain Xie Wu as Huben Zhonglang general.

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On the same day, it was decreed to set up the Tianzi Camp.Right Guard General Guang Luxun Zhang Yan is the commander of the Tianzi Battalion, and the Protector General Jia Xu is his deputy.For the rest of the five senses, Zhonglang General Tian Chou, Left Zhonglang General Tian Yu, Right Zhonglang General Duan Xuan, Huben Zhonglang General Xie Wu, Yubayashi Zhonglang General Zhang Xiao led five thousand Huben, and the Habayashi Army followed.

Master Zheng Xuan was in Handan. In order not to delay the emperor's studies, the imperial court specially invited Zhao Song, a disciple of the master, a doctor of Taixue, as an advising doctor to teach on behalf of his teacher.Taifu Yang Biao's son Lang Zhong Yang Xiu was outstanding in talent, and the imperial court also worshiped Yang Xiu as Yi Lang and asked him to teach on behalf of his father with the camp.

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The eldest princess ordered the general, and the court agreed to the general's plan to attack Luoyang. After the emperor arrived in Luoyang, he could launch the attack.

The eldest princess wrote another letter to the general, and the imperial court and I will arrive in Liyang, Guanzhong, around November. If you have not conquered Luoyang before the Yellow River freezes, please stop attacking and send the emperor back to Guanzhong.This time everything is as you wished, you are satisfied, but I am not satisfied.You should immediately write a letter of apology, and you must write it yourself, otherwise I will personally rush to Luoyang to question you.Also, give me one thing in the new year, don't forget again, I hate you now, if you still forget, I will hate you with gnashing of teeth.

The general received the imperial decree and immediately ordered Zhao Yun to lead five thousand cavalry to go north to Fenglingdu to meet the emperor, and ordered all ministries to prepare for the attack.

The general wrote back to the princess, euphemistically explained his difficulties, and said the same thing as Mr. Zhao Qi, I want the dead to rest in peace, and let the living see hope. When the dead are rested in peace, After the living see hope, I will use my life to repay your gift.

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In mid-September, Liang Guo, Yuzhou, and Suiyang battlefield.

Peng Lie made a breakthrough in the attack on the battlefield of Liang State in Yuzhou, and he conquered Suiyang.

This time Xuzhou and Yuzhou became nervous.Yuan Tan deployed thousands of troops in the north of Runan, and led the main force to quickly counterattack Suiyang City.At the same time, after Cao Cao's army assembled in Pengcheng, Xia Houyuan led 1 horses and marched westward rapidly along Chidao, and they stopped when they arrived at Xiayi (near today's Dangshan Mountain) in Liang State.Xiayi is about two hundred miles away from Suiyang, which can give Yuan Tan strong support.

Peng Lie soon got the news and urgently called Chen Liu's camp, asking for support.

The former general Lu Bu ordered Peng Lie to hold on to the city and gave him food, grass and military support.The book told Zuo General Yan Liang, asking him to let Song Xian, who was stationed on the front line of Xuchang and Yingyang, take the initiative to attack Runan at an appropriate time in order to contain Yuan Tan's troops.

Lu Bu also wrote to the four generals Gao Shun, Wei Xu, Sun Luan, and Zang Ba, asking them to lead their troops to approach Xuzhou and threaten Cao Cao.

Lu Bu sent someone to Xuzhou immediately to warn Cao Cao not to look for trouble.Lu Bu said, although the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army is attacking Luoyang, I can still beat you to the ground.This spring, the imperial court pressed you for taxes, and you procrastinated over and over again, and now the autumn harvest is about to come, what excuses do you have?Please be sure to pay taxes around November, otherwise the emperor will blame you and everyone will look bad.

Lu Bu seemed a little excited. After scolding Cao Cao, he immediately told Jiangdong Sun Quan to urge you to pay taxes in the spring. You pushed back and forth for a lot of reasons. Now?If you still don't give it after the autumn harvest, you'd better think about Yuan Shao.What are you compared to Yuan Shaobi?At best, he was just a small local tyrant from Jiangdong.I advise you not to confront the imperial court, lest the nine clans be punished and die without a place to die.

The effect of these two letters from Lu Bu was very good. Cao Cao and Sun Quan replied to the letters one after another. After the autumn harvest, they must be handed in truthfully.When Lv Bu gained power, he immediately sent envoys south to Xuzhou and Jiangdong, and asked them to bring back some money and food no matter what, so as to ease the financial tension in Hebei.

Cao Cao and Sun Quan were actually so angry that their seven orifices were smoking, and they wished they could swallow Lu Bu alive.It has been more than seven months since the northern border army attacked Luoyang in the early spring, and they were already exhausted from fighting.How dare a tiger with its teeth and claws knocked off to show off its might?It is reasonable to conquer Luoyang and show off your power, but now that Luoyang City has not been defeated, what is the air?
Cao Cao categorically ordered Xia Houyuan to lead someone to pretend to be Yuan Tan's army and help Yuan Tan attack Suiyang.Suiyang can't be lost no matter what.Then he wrote to Liu Biao, Yuan Tan, Sun Quan, and Zhou Yu to make an appointment to meet in Hefei after the autumn harvest to discuss opening up the battlefield on the east road.Now that Hebei is imposing, if they are allowed to conquer Luoyang, the next step is likely to be to send troops south, and the first choice is either Jingxiang or Jianghuai. Hebei will not let go of an opponent. For their own survival, they can only fight back.

At the end of September, the general wrote to Lu Bu that the attack on Luoyang was about to begin, and asked him to try to stabilize the battle situation and ensure the safety of Luoyang's periphery.

At this moment, the battle in Suiyang was very fierce. In order to avoid excessive losses and ease the conflict with Cao Cao, Lu Bu ordered Peng Lie to lead his army to withdraw from Suiyang and stick to the front lines of Xiangyi and Huating.

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September, Yizhou, Hanzhong.

Before Liu Bei sent troops to Hanzhong, he had discussed with Liu Zhang, Wang Mou, Zhang Ren and other Yizhou officials about attacking Hanzhong.Zhang Song said at the time that Zhang Xiu's prestige was far higher than Zhang Lu's in the five buckets of rice road, but Zhang Xiu was very ambitious. He wanted to lead the army into Guanzhong, and planned to do something earth-shattering like Zhang Jiao. event.The defeat of Zhang Jiao and the Yellow Turban Army is a lesson, and many Taiping Dao believers and Wudou Mi Dao believers in Yizhou also rioted, but they all failed.Zhang Lu and many Wudou Mi Dao's great sacrificial wine opposed Zhang Xiu's sending troops to Guanzhong. They wanted to use Hanzhong as the basis to separate Bashu, which would be more beneficial to the development of Wu Dou Mi Dao.Zhang Xiu was killed under such circumstances.Zhang Xiu had many loyal disciples. After Zhang Xiu's death, although they hated Zhang Lu very much, they still accepted Zhang Lu's status as "Master" in order to protect the five buckets of rice.

Zhang Song believes that Zhang Lu has worked hard in Hanzhong for ten years, and the five buckets of rice are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It is very difficult to attack Hanzhong. Hanzhong.

Liu Bei humbly asked for advice.Zhang Song said that after Zhang Xiu's death, most of Zhang Xiu's friends and disciples were disheartened and retired to the mountains. It's Li Xiu.There are two great families in Hanzhong, one is the Yang family and the other is the Li family.Back then, Zhang Lu was able to quickly stabilize Hanzhong after killing Zhang Xiu. The Yang family deserved all the credit, so now Yang Song, Yang Bai, Yang Ren, Yang Ang and other Yang family members are serving as civil and military officials in Hanzhong.Li Xiu had to take care of his own family and appease Zhang Xiu's disciples to avoid internal strife and chaos in Hanzhong. Coupled with the coercion and lure of Zhang Lu and the Yang family, he could only choose to stay.Zhang Song suggested that when Liu Bei arrived in Hanzhong, he should immediately look for Zhang Xiu's former troops such as Xulei, Zhengfang, and Poor, and contact Li Xiu through them, and then cooperate internally and externally to take Hanzhong.

Liu Bei accepted Zhang Song's suggestion, and asked Zhang Song to help him find several Zhang Xiu's old men in Shu County, and asked them to help find Xu Lei, Zheng Fang, Han Poor and others.

After Liu Bei arrived at Yangping Pass, the talks with Zhang Lu broke down, and he immediately prepared to attack Hanzhong.At this time Xulei, Zhengfang, Hanpin and others arrived at Liu Bei's camp.Liu Bei's conditions are very generous. The Five Dou Rice Road can not only develop in Hanzhong and Bashu, but also in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty after the world is settled in the future.As for the heroes of the five buckets of rice who helped the army to calm the world, it is not a problem to be named a marquis and a general.These three masters are interested in spreading the Five Dou of Rice Dao, not in being an official, and they are not willing to help Liu Bei kill Zhang Lu. However, in order to prevent Liu Bei from slaughtering the followers of the Wu Dou Rice Dao after entering Hanzhong, they provided Liu Bei with an opportunity to seize Hanzhong. strategy.

Among the brothers of the Yang family, Yang Bai, Yang Ren, and Yang Ang are all good, but Yang Song is the most talented and intelligent, and this Yang Song is a greedy and despicable villain who persuaded Zhang Lu to kill him. Zhang Xiu's is him, as long as he is bribed, not only Yangpingguan can be obtained, but even Hanzhong can be obtained.

Liu Bei sent Sun Qian and Pang Tong to take a trip with heavy gifts.Pang Tong looked at the gift list and said to Liu Bei, Sir, is this also called a heavy gift?At best, Yang Song can only give us a bowl of water.Embarrassed, Liu Bei drew up a new gift list.Pang Tong shook his head and said contemptuously, Sir, can you be more generous?What can I do with this little money?At most, let us walk into Yangping Pass.Liu Bei is angry, so how much do you want?Pang Tong smiled, and wrote two big characters on the gift list, "Hanzhong".Liu Bei was taken aback first, then laughed, do you think he is an idiot?He also believes in this kind of promise?Pang Tong said with a smile, Yang Song wants money and land in Hanzhong, what is there?What makes him tempted is Hanzhong.As long as you promise to give him Hanzhong, he will help you kill Zhang Lu.Greedy people are different from normal people, and their ideas are even more different. Such people cannot be speculated with common sense.In the current situation, it is better for us to join forces with him.To be honest, since he can help you gain Hanzhong, of course he has a way to make you lose Hanzhong.Since ancient times, the strong dragon has never suppressed the local snake. If he wants to kill him in the future, let others kill him, such as Li Xiu, but my lord must not kill him.

Liu Bei followed his plan and asked Pang Tong to pay a visit to Yang Song with a two-character gift list.Pang Tong first attacked and killed Liu Bei in Chengdu, and then joined forces with Liu Zhang to kill Zhao Wei, and talked about stabilizing Bashu.Now my army of [-] is just outside the pass, and Xulei, Zhengfang, Hanpin and others have provided us with a small road, which can bypass Yangping Pass and kill Nanzheng directly, and Hanzhong can be dispatched overnight.However, our goal is not to attack Hanzhong, but the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong. If we both fight, Hanzhong will be devastated, and the time for the Northern Expedition may be delayed. That's why General Cheqi thought of your lord and is willing to help you take Hanzhong.If the adults are willing, not only can they get Hanzhong without any effort, but they can also become a famous minister of the great Han Zhongxing.How do adults like it?
Yang Song considered for an hour and agreed.

In September, Yang Song arranged everything and ordered someone to notify Liu Bei.Liu Bei urgently told Kuai Liang, Zhang Ren, and Pang Ji to come to the meeting quickly.

On the night of September [-]th, Yangping Gatekeeper Yang Ang opened the gate.Liu Bei led his troops to Yangping Pass.

On the morning of September [-], Liu Bei prepared a human head, packed it in a special brocade box, and handed it to an assassin sent by Yang Song.The assassin put on the armor of the Han army, and flew to Nanzheng between Pang Tong and twenty fierce soldiers.

Liu Bei led his army to follow up.

On the afternoon of September [-], Yang Song accompanied Pang Tong to meet Zhang Lu.Holding the brocade box in his hand, the assassin went up to the lobby to offer the head. Without waiting for Zhang Lu to take a closer look, the assassin smashed open the mezzanine of the brocade box with a fist, and pulled the crossbow placed in the mezzanine.Three crossbow arrows pierced through Zhang Lu in an instant, bleeding everywhere.

There was chaos in the hall.The assassin fled in chaos, and Pang Tong and twenty soldiers were captured.Yang Song had already used various opportunities to temporarily transfer Zhang Lu's cronies out of the city. At this moment, only Yang Song's brother Yang Bai was in charge of the army in the city.Yang Song quickly controlled the situation.

In the middle of the night on September [-], Liu Bei led his army to surround Nanzheng.Yang Song didn't open the city gate, and was still killing people inside the city.

Zhang Lu's younger brother Zhang Wei, his general Zhang Ying and others were all leading their troops outside at the moment. Upon hearing the news, they rushed back to help, but they were ambushed by Zhang Ren and Pang Ji, and all the troops were wiped out.

Five days later, Zhang Lu's influence was almost wiped out, but Liu Bei still failed to enter Nanzheng.

Yang Song's request is very simple, he must first meet Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang, and get the appointment of Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang.Liu Bei, a chariot general, is just a passer-by in his eyes, and his words have no weight in Yizhou.Liu Bei didn't care about Hanzhong, and he didn't care about Yang Song's request.Yang Song and Li Xiu shook hands and made peace, and asked Li Xiu and his cousin Yang Ren to take the head of Zhang Lu brothers and rushed to Chengdu to meet Liu Zhang.

After careful discussions between Liu Bei and Yang Song, they stationed their troops in Mianyang (now Mian County, Hanzhong), the entrance of Chencang Road, and began to hoard supplies, recruit civilians, and discuss attack strategies.

In order to send the Northern Expedition Army away as soon as possible, Yang Song spared no effort and responded to every request.

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At the end of September, Luoyang.

The emperor and the emperor's battalion entered Hangu Pass, and the generals and ministers of civil and military affairs greeted them at the pass.

The emperor is not tall and thin, with a pair of round eyes on his white and tender face.Probably because of staying in the deep palace all year round, his face is always timid, and his eyes are full of curiosity about new affairs.It was the first time for him to travel far at such a young age, and he was very excited. Although he was extremely tired from running around for days, he was still full of energy.

I haven't seen him for three years, the general doesn't know him, and he doesn't know the general anymore.The general was still the same as in the past, tall and burly, with long hair flowing, and a mighty aura, anyone who saw it was a little bit afraid.The Son of Heaven was no exception, he hid behind Duan Xuan, hid his head in Duan Xuan's battle robe, he neither dared to look nor speak.

Duan Xuan and Zhang Xiao stayed in the guards, and they would visit the emperor and the eldest princess sooner or later, so in the emperor's camp, Duan Xuan and Zhang Xiao were most familiar with the emperor.Duan Xuan has a kind temperament and is easy to get close to, and the emperor likes this general with a broken arm very much, so the two have always gotten along well.When he was away from home and his relatives were not around, the emperor naturally regarded Duan Xuan as his relatives and relied on him for everything.

"Your Majesty, this is the great general you always talk about, don't you recognize him?" Duan Xuan smiled and pulled the little emperor to him, pointing at the smiling Li Hong and said, "He is the father of Wen'er and Xiu'er. "

The little emperor snuggled into Duan Xuan's arms, stared at Li Hong for a while, and suddenly remembered, "I know you. There is a painting in my aunt's room, and you are the person in that painting. You sit there and cry, There is still a tear on my face. My aunt often sits in front of the painting and stares blankly at you for a long time, sometimes shed tears."

Li Hong was dizzy and embarrassed, and then suddenly thought of the long-gone first emperor, feeling sad, and then thought of the beautiful eldest princess, and was even more terrified.

The ministers around were taken aback for a moment, and then laughed knowingly.Only the emperor dared to say such words.

"This is the General of the Left Guard Qu Yi." Duan Xuan was worried that the emperor would say something shocking to the world, so he hurriedly introduced Qu Yi to him.

"Does Your Majesty still know me?" Qu Yi asked with a bow.

"I know you. During the Chinese New Year, you had a wine fight with Mr. Kong. When Mr. Kong drank too much, he hit you on the head with a wine spoon, and you threw Mr. Kong into the wine jar." The emperor stopped him in surprise, Repeatedly said, "Qu Aiqing, you are amazing, you can drink so much wine."

Qu Yi couldn't laugh or cry.Seeing the little emperor's adoring expression, the ministers all burst into laughter.

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(End of this chapter)