Great Han Empire

Chapter 971 Chapter [-]
The eldest princess slowly opened the white silk, and a line of strong words jumped into her eyes, "Guard the princess".

This familiar font is like a source of strength. Every time she reads it, she can feel the powerful force of the general, the love and endless sadness buried in the heart of the general.The general wanted to stay by his side and use his strong body to shield him from the wind and rain, but he drove him away and hurt the general deeply.

The eldest princess carefully folded the silk and held it tightly in her hand, "Do you believe in the general?"

Without any hesitation, Lu Bu said loudly without hesitation: "I don't trust anyone now. Even if the emperor comes in person, I don't want my minister to leave the palace."

The whole room was shocked.

"I have experienced the Luoyang Mutiny and the Chang'an Mutiny. I know how to protect Your Highness and how to defend the country at this time..." Lu Bu raised his hand and swore, "Unless Your Highness kills you, I will never leave His Highness."

He Feng was angry.

The general's warrant is only understood by himself. In this critical moment, arbitrarily dispatching troops is tantamount to conspiracy, but as long as the eldest princess accepts the warrant and acquiesces in her actions, she will be the hero who protects the queen and defends the country. However, this requires a prerequisite, that is, your army must enter the palace, and you must firmly guard the eldest princess, otherwise the eldest princess' acquiescence will change at any time, and you will become rebellious at any time. What is even more frightening is that if Li Wei successfully prevented the northern army from leaving the camp, and the one who was the first to mobilize the army and bring the army to Yueyang became the initiator of the mutiny. He and his subordinates would be surrounded and wiped out, and the general would be implicated.

Under the coercion of Zhang Yan and Li Wei, the eldest princess had to bow her head due to the situation, but in this way, the general was completely kicked out of the court, while Zhang Yan, Li Wei and others completely controlled the power .The seamless layout made it ridiculous that I, an idiot, was so dazed by Li Wei's words that he pulled the army out of Chang'an City.Thinking of Xu Rong and Xian Yufu begging in front of his horse when he was leaving the city, he was so dazed that he didn't listen at all.It's too late to regret.

"Lord Lu, don't you know who your subordinates are? The Fourth Battalion of the Southern Army, except for Zhang Xun, other Guo Xun, Yang Yi and Liu Yu are all from the Yellow Turban. Do they listen to you or Zhang Yan?" What?" He Feng yelled sharply, "The Huben and Yulin Army have been under the control of Zhang Yan for the past few years, how long has Mr. Tian been in the palace? Can he control these Huben and Yulin?"

"Immediately accept the order, obey the eldest princess's order, and leave the palace." He Feng roared angrily.

"What lunatic, you are looking for death..." Lu Bu stood up abruptly.Due to the quick movement, Tian Yu, who was kneeling behind him, was caught off guard and fell on his back. The long sword in his hand came out of its sheath with a "clang..." sound.

He Feng was shocked, and subconsciously pulled out half of the saber with his right hand holding the hilt, "You want to rebel?"

There was a sudden chaos above the hall, and the Huben guards outside the hall saw Tian Yu fell to the ground, thinking that he was under attack, they immediately rushed in, shouting "catch the traitor" soared into the sky.

The southern army generals Guo Xun, Yang Yi, Liu Yu, and Zhang Xuan who were waiting outside the hall thought that the eldest princess had been assassinated, and they were so frightened that they flew out of their wits. They shouted at the top of their lungs and ran all the way with their personal guards, rushing in like flying. up the hall.

He Feng didn't even think about it, the saber whizzed out, and his figure was like lightning, protecting the eldest princess in an instant.

"Back off..." Lu Bu turned to face the guards and raised his hands, "Back off all..."

"What lunatic, you dare to kill His Highness..." Guo Xun was about to burst into tears, and roared repeatedly, "I will beat you to the bone..."

"You want to rebel?" He Feng opened his eyes angrily, raised his head and shouted wildly, "The general's [-] cavalry will enter Beijing immediately, and you will die without a place to die."

The sudden change made the eldest princess terrified, and her mind went blank.Prime Minister Cai Yong stood in the middle of the hall, waving his hands desperately to stop him, but no one listened to him.He Feng stood in front of the eldest princess with a knife, which was equivalent to putting a knife on the necks of Lu Bu and others. It was a matter of his own wealth and life. Who would not give up their lives?
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"Retire for me..."

Xiao Lan appeared on the side of the hall, her voice was not high, but her tone was extremely severe.

The shouts in the hall gradually died down.Huben Guardian was the first to withdraw.Guo Xun and others waved at their personal guards, signaling them to retreat immediately.

The hall fell silent.

"Master He, put away the knife." Xiao Lan glared at He Feng angrily, wishing she could eat him.

He Feng turned his head to look at the eldest princess, and the eldest princess nodded.He Feng withdrew his saber and retreated behind the eldest princess.At this time, he didn't dare to go to Lu Bu's side. If he chopped him down, he would not only die in vain, but also be charged with treason.

"Master Guo, it's fine here, you guys also step back."

Guo Xun, Yang Yi and others looked up at Lu Bu.Lü Bu gritted his teeth and said in a cold voice, "Order the guards at the city gates to set up all the crossbows. Anyone who comes two hundred steps closer to the gates will be killed." Guo Xun and the others bowed and retreated.

"Crazy man, leave your Highness ten steps away, or I will kill you." Lu Bu pointed at He Feng, word by word, with a murderous air.

Intimidated by Lu Bu's murderous intent, the eldest princess, Prime Minister Cai Yong and the others fell silent, not daring to vent their anger.He Feng was a little scared, not because he was afraid of Lu Bu's martial arts, but because he was alone and weak now, once he was besieged by Lu Bu and others, he would die.

The eldest princess didn't dare to speak, He Feng didn't dare to leave, but Lu Bu took a step forward slowly, clenched his fist with his right hand, and made a "gabeng" sound, with a terrifying momentum.

"Lord Lu..." Xiao Lan stood in the distance and called softly, "Since you have experienced the two mutinies in Luoyang and Chang'an, you should know how serious the mutiny was to the country. Do you want to detonate the mutiny in Liyang? ?"

Lu Bu stopped in his tracks.

"Don't force me anymore, back down." Xiao Lan said, "He Feng is not rebellious, he is an idiot."

Startled, Lu Bu involuntarily let go of his fist.

So far, Liyang has not received the exact news that Zhang Yan hijacked the emperor and commanded the northern army to launch a mutiny. The mutiny is based on the speculation that Zhang Yan brought the emperor into the camp of the northern army. There is no basis for speculation. .The reason why He Feng rushed to Liyang with the army was also due to this unreasonable guess. If there was no mutiny at all and Zhang Yan was stationed in the Northern Army camp just to protect the safety of the emperor, then He Feng The fierce confrontation with himself turned into a de facto mutiny.

At that time, the initiator of this mutiny will be either He Feng or himself, but no matter who it is, Zhang Yan will use the excuse of saving the princess as an excuse to command the Northern Army to launch an attack.The eldest princess is in danger, and He Feng and himself are also in danger.When Liyang was killed until blood flowed like a river, the situation changed completely.

The eldest princess is dead, the prime minister is dead, the "rebel" is dead, and the general is three thousand miles away. Zhang Yan and the ministers in the court have enough time to arrange everything.When they fully control the power, even if the general returns, he will be powerless to change the situation.

Lu Bu looked at Xiao Lan and saw the pain and despair in her eyes, the extreme pain and despair.

Since Li Wei tricked He Feng to Liyang, the situation in Kyoto has been completely controlled by him.He Feng sent troops to Liyang, and in fact, a mutiny had already been formed. Even if Zhang Yan sent the northern army to attack and kill Chang'an, he would not be charged with instigating the mutiny.Under such circumstances, even if Zhang Yan had no intention of launching a mutiny, he could not resist the temptation to control the government, so he would definitely actively cooperate with Li Wei in launching a fierce battle to seize power.

He Feng has already been fooled, and he can't be fooled again. If he is also tricked, there will be chaos in Liyang, and once there is chaos in Liyang, the Northern Army will kill him.The northern army arrived, and the eldest princess had no choice but to urgently dispatch reinforcements from outside the capital.The reinforcements from all walks of life rushed into the pass, and the situation immediately lost control. At that time, even if the general flew back with long wings, he would be powerless to save the crisis.

When Xiao Lan saw He Feng, she obviously realized the fact that the mutiny had formed, and the situation was irretrievable, that's why she was in pain and despair.Now no one is able to save the situation, they can only hope for the stability of Liyang, and hope that the general will return to Chang'an immediately.

But now He Feng's army must not enter the city. As long as He Feng's army enters the city, he will become the commander of the mutiny.In Liyang City, I have the highest military rank and the largest army, but I gave up the eldest princess and the palace to He Feng. Isn't this a mutiny?I will bear the responsibility of launching the mutiny, and I am sure and dead.In addition, if Zhang Yan did launch a mutiny, if He Feng or He Feng's subordinates were Zhang Yan's people, and they took the eldest princess hostage after entering the city, it would be completely over.

However, under the circumstances that it is not possible to determine whether Zhang Yan launched a mutiny, the eldest princess no longer trusts Huben, Yu Lin, or the Southern Army, which is dominated by yellow turban soldiers. She can only trust any wind.He Feng is her relative and holds the general's warrant. Of course, she will choose He Feng to guard the palace and protect her own safety.

Xiao Lan couldn't persuade her, she couldn't analyze the situation in detail to the eldest princess, which involved her family and relatives.The prime minister is very aware of the reason for the current court struggle. He is very sure that Zhang Yan has kidnapped the emperor and is launching a mutiny. He believes in He Feng. He believes that only He Feng can protect the safety of the eldest princess. Everyone else has a relationship with Zhang Yan. Relationships are not trustworthy.The Prime Minister's judgment was correct, but he misunderstood Li Wei, he believed in Li Wei, and he was completely unaware that the current situation was being manipulated and controlled by Li Wei.

Lu Bu had no choice. If he wanted to survive, keep the eldest princess, and buy time for the general to return to Chang'an, he had no choice but to disobey the eldest princess's order and keep He Feng out of the city.Whether He Feng is dead or alive, he can't control it anymore, he can only keep the eldest princess and himself first.Even if the eldest princess wants to kill him, he will not hand over the head to the eldest princess until the general returns.This is the final bottom line, the bottom line that must be defended with life.

Lu Bu fell to his knees with an extremely resolute expression, "Your Highness, I will never accept the order. Your Highness can kill you, but I will keep your head for a few days. When the general returns and Your Highness is safe, I will present the head. If you violate this oath, you will be punished by heaven and earth."

Xiao Lan burst into tears, and bowed deeply to Lu Bu, "General loyalty, the world can learn from it."

Lu Bu threatened death and refused to accept the order, leaving the eldest princess helpless, "Ai Qing, please step back, we will discuss this matter later."

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In the morning, Fenghao Camp.

Xian Yufu paid homage to the little emperor and said that the mighty general He Feng has led his army to support Liyang, and the eldest princess's safety is no longer a problem. Please wait patiently for a few days in the northern army camp until the ministers arrest the rebels and stabilize Chang'an , Your Majesty is invited to drive back.

The little emperor is very happy.He can ride horses and shoot arrows in the Northern Army camp, wield knives and swords, and even command several teams of troops to practice offensive and defensive battles. It is countless times happier than reading and chanting scriptures in the Yueyang Palace. Even if the eldest princess personally urged him to return to the city, he would not Yes, not to mention the advice of several ministers.

"You are busy, you are busy, I have gone to 'war'." After speaking, the little emperor ran away with his helmet in hand.

There were only a few ministers left in the big tent, and the atmosphere immediately became cold and solemn.

Xian Yufu slapped the table with his palm and cursed loudly.In the Northern Xinjiang Army, apart from General Li Hong, probably only Xian Yu Fu dared to angrily reprimand generals like Zhang Yan and Yang Feng.

"Has Zhongyuan gone to Liyang?" Tian Chou hurriedly handed him a bottle of water when Xian Yufu was tired of cursing and was out of breath.

"Brother Yuxing, calm down." Yang Feng smiled, "The situation is still under control, and the Northern Army is still in the Fenghao camp. We have done nothing, and this will not affect the reputation of the general. It will not endanger the safety of the country, don't worry. In a few days, the situation will become clear, and the rumors will be self-defeating."

Although Xian Yufu cursed harshly, he still knew in his heart that the instigator of all this was General Li Hong, no matter how he blamed it, he couldn't blame Zhang Yan and others.The current situation was deliberately created by the general. Li Hong told him as early as the beginning of the year, but Li Hong probably did not expect that Zhang Yan and the others would take such a risky approach. The Northern Army almost rushed into it. Chang'an City.

"How is brother Zilie?" Zhang Yan picked up the cattail fan and shook it gently for Xian Yufu, "He agreed to let Lu Bu go?"

"Now it's not Lu Bu's business, but Zhong Yuan's business." Xian Yufu looked at Zhao Yun and said, "Today, Zilong is in person, so let's talk about it. Mr. Cai must not be the prime minister anymore, so the prime minister is Who?"

"Of course it is the general." Yang Feng said as a matter of course, "We have been planning for this matter for several months and took a lot of risks. The purpose is to let the general take power and let the people of northern Xinjiang control the government."

"Hmph..." Xian Yufu sneered, "I want to ask you all, since Zhong Yuan tricked He Feng to Liyang, is the situation in Chang'an controlled by you or by Zhong Yuan?"

"It is Zhong Yuan who is controlling the development of the situation." Zhang Yan sighed helplessly, "Our initial idea was to use the emperor and the northern army to coerce the eldest princess, and then use the assassination of the emperor to attack the forces in the DPRK and China, destroy the appeasement, and force The eldest princess and the imperial court revise their ZTE strategy, and take the opportunity to support the emperor, reducing and restricting the eldest princess' power, but who would have thought that a lunatic appeared in the middle..."

"Once Crazy He fights with Lu Bu, we will be very passive." Jia Xu also sighed, "With no guarantee of her own safety, the Eldest Princess will definitely have to dispatch troops from various places, and the situation will get out of control. At present, the situation can be controlled Li Wei is the only one left. As long as he doesn't let Madman He go crazy, the situation won't worsen. Madman He has already been fooled. If he wants to survive, he can only make mistakes and continue to be fooled. The lunatic's knife not only threatened the eldest princess, but also threatened us, firmly restraining both parties."

"So..." Xian Yufu looked at the crowd and said solemnly, "Zi Lie and I both think that this prime minister has to be made by Li Wei, otherwise..."

"No..." Yang Feng said angrily, "No matter how courageous Li Zhongyuan is, he wouldn't dare to bring disaster to the society."

"As long as Zhongyuan maintains this dangerous situation, the prime minister will still belong to him until the general returns." Xian Yufu smiled wryly, "But in this way, time will be delayed. We all know how the general is. If he returns to Chang'an , it will be very difficult for us to restrict and reduce the power of the eldest princess."

"Li Zhongyuan took advantage of the fire to rob, and grasped the opportunity well." Yang Feng sneered, turned to look at Jia Xu and said, "It seems that you guessed it right. The focus of Li Zhongyuan's revision of the official system is not to check and balance imperial power and prime minister power, but the so-called What kind of life-saving system, he wants to kick us aside and monopolize the power."

"Judging from the current situation, this is the only way to go." Xian Yufu patted the table, "If you all agree, this matter will be settled. We will do our best to help Zhong Yuan take up the post of prime minister."

"Brother Yu Xing, you have to think clearly, if Zhong Yuan becomes the prime minister, plus he controls the Zhongshu Supervisor, plus the fact that after the revision of the official system, the general will no longer be in charge of the military alone, Zhong Yuan will actually be the largest man in the Han Dynasty. Power, in the future, the general will not be able to influence the decision-making of the court, do you know?" Zhang Yan was very dissatisfied with Xian Yufu's irresponsible attitude, "After the general becomes prime minister, if he monopolizes the military power again, it will easily arouse the court Because of the contradictions in the hall, that’s why we agreed with Zhong Yuan’s plan to revise the official system, and agreed to restore the military power to its original state. If you and Zilie suggested that Zhong Yuan be the prime minister, then the plan for revising the official system would have to be revised, and the general must not give up the slightest bit military power."

"My lords, you have to consider the consequences, you have to consider the consequences..." Xian Yufu frowned deeply, and said earnestly, "This matter must end as soon as possible, the sooner the better, so as not to cause a catastrophe due to long nights and dreams. Anyway, Zhong Yuan He is from northern Xinjiang, so it is better for him to be prime minister than others."

Zhang Yan and the others hesitated.

"My lords, if the general doesn't want to be the prime minister and gives up the position of prime minister to Yang Biao, Xun You or Liu He, then the matter will be out of hand." Xian Yufu urged repeatedly, "That's the matter, don't Think again, let’s get over the crisis first.”

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