Macross Empire

For example, a few days ago, Bai Youling reported to Li Yuan that Ding Yuan had quietly stepped forward to make contact with the only three top generals of the neutral faction in Luoyang City, Lu Zhi, Huangfusong, and Zhu Jun. , and the aristocratic family is not far behind, the Yuan family is constantly sending gifts and beautiful singers to the three of them to win over!

Obviously, Empress Dowager He has now listened to Ding Yuan's words, fully realized the meaning of the famous saying "Government grows out of the barrel of a gun", and began to quietly win over reliable forces.And the aristocratic families understand that it is not an easy task to bring down Li Yuan. They are even more eager for the aristocratic families that have lost most of their latent power in Luoyang City, and they are very eager for the three top generals who are neutral...

"Husband, when will they do it? Before the official battle? Or when the battle is in full swing?"

Listening to Li Yuan's words, Saeko Busujima's beautiful eyes looked at Dian Wei and other members of the Guards standing tens of meters behind him without changing their expressions, and then turned to ask Li Yuan her own questions.

Although the strategy of luring the snake out of the hole is good, it is very knowledgeable for the aristocratic families to choose when to do it.And in the face of things like the Battle of Zhengbei, the brains of the aristocratic families are definitely not stupid, and they will not do it like the idiots in the main world who borrowed their teachers to help them suppress and were killed by X. They thought that the other party defeated Zhengbei University. After the army, you won't let the horse go south, right?

"It's hard to say. According to normal sense, the aristocratic family should choose the right opportunity to act, but if those families can work together, the old Liu family may have become a constitutional monarchy long ago!"

Regarding Saeko Bujima's question, Li Yuan spread his hands and said that he is not very sure about the situation now.

After all, Bai Youling's intelligence personnel and detection methods are more than enough to investigate the arrangements of those aristocratic families, but if the other party is only in the preparation stage, even the leaders of the aristocratic families such as Yuan Wei have not yet decided when to do it, Li Yuan of course It is also impossible to obtain accurate information.

The only thing that is certain is that the aristocratic families were really pushed to the edge of a corner by Li Yuan this time. After seeing the information collected from the palace and other channels, most of the aristocratic families who had previously thought of compromise with Li Yuan and accepted the imperial examination were gone. To retreat, Li Yuan must be defeated before Li Yuan wins the Battle of Conquering the North and launches those harsh policies!

Otherwise, once Li Yuan wins the battle against the Huns, his prestige in the Han Dynasty will skyrocket, and Li Yuan, who has gained prestige and righteousness in his hands, implements the stage of restricting the aristocratic family laws and supporting the military nobles, the aristocratic families want to It would be futile to resist, and there may even be no room for resistance, just like those cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered, facing the butcher with a steel knife, they can only yell twice, and then become a delicacy in people's mouths.

The aristocratic family who definitely don't want to be the delicacy in Li Yuan's mouth will definitely resist, but the aristocratic family has not yet adjusted and decided the time to do it, so now it is all out of connection and preparing for a secret attack...

"Well~! I'm looking forward to what those aristocratic families and that woman in the palace can do!"

Chapter 403 Respective plans

At the beginning of August 189 AD, the Northern Expedition to the Xiongnu officially began to declare in the city of Luoyang.

"The battle between the former emperor Gaozu and the Xiongnu Shanyu Baideng was a great shame and humiliation to the Han family...Emperor Wu took the Hushi general as his commander, went on an expedition against the Xiongnu, defeated the enemy in Yanzhi Mountain and Qilian Mountain, sealed the wolf to live in Xu Mountain, and offered prisoners to the Taimiao... ...However, the generation of Hulu led beasts to eat people, and now the remnants of the Huns have revived, endangering the frontiers...The current chariot general Li Yuan is the commander-in-chief, once again ordered by the emperor to conquer the Huns, vowing to destroy the Huns! This edict, Guangjia first year eighth moon!"

There are hundreds of words in this letter, and more than [-]% of them are memories of Han Gaozu and other former emperors of the Western Han Dynasty who were bullied by the Xiongnu and had to make peace with each other and exchange their property for recuperation time. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu was defeated and the Hussar general sealed the wolf and lived in Xushan. deeds.Then the topic changed, saying that now that the Huns have recovered and killed the people, it is justified to launch the Northern Expedition with Li Yuan as the commander, and then order Li Yuan as the commander to attack the Huns.

There is no doubt that the preparations for the Battle of the North are already in place, and the news that Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Liangzhou are launching a full-scale attack on the Huns who are now far worse than before caused shocks throughout the Han Dynasty.

"We must win! Our Han family must win!"

"Kill Hu'er the Huns?! Count me in!"

"Brother, we will go to the north to join the army and fight for a glory and wealth!"

"Count me in! Go together!"...

Situations like this calling for war and taking the initiative to go to the northern grasslands to join the army were not uncommon in many places in the northern part of the Han Dynasty. In Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Liangzhou, countless people have already taken the initiative to join the army with weapons and dry food up.

Well, apart from the prevalence of martial arts in the Han Dynasty, which is not like castrating oneself like the Song Dynasty in the main world, the more important thing is that the grievances between the northern states and the Huns are too "deep".If you compare it with a more vivid example, it is more complicated than those grievances and grievances between China and Japan after the First Sino-Japanese War in the main world, and it can even be called a cruel stand of life and death!

Since the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, commanded an army to conquer the Xiongnu. As a result, the siege of Baideng was regarded as a great shame by Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty. At a heavy price, the Xiongnu slipped from their supremacy on the grassland. Even if Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu later appeared and established the chaotic period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the remnants of the Huns and the rising tribes on the grassland were unable to participate.

As a matter of course, they have been entangled with the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, and now they are the Huns who are not dying. The Han Dynasty, especially the Han people in the northern frontier, is more hostile to the Huns than the hostility of the people of the Celestial Dynasty to Japan in the main world. There are many, and the martial arts Han Dynasty definitely did not lack those who took the initiative to join the army to gain military merits.

Similarly, after being entangled with the Han Dynasty for so long, Yanzhi Mountain was destroyed, Qilian Mountain was trampled, and even the ancestral land of Longcheng and Langjuxu Mountain were armed by the Han army for tourism, and the Xiongnu who were forcibly torn from the grassland hegemony He also hated and attached great importance to the senses of the Han Dynasty, and now he even noticed that the Han Dynasty seemed to be taking action against him again!

At the same time as the Battle of Conquering the North began, the aristocratic families in Luoyang City also began to make their own preparations, and began to wait for a suitable time to launch an attack on Li Yuan.And similarly, other people in Luoyang City also have the mentality of taking advantage of the opportunity to attack Li Yuan and the family...

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Luoyang Palace, Imperial Garden.

The bright sunshine shone in the Imperial Garden. Although the Luoyang Rebellion was affected to some extent, the rare plants and flowers that did not lose too much were still in full bloom, which looked extraordinarily beautiful and dreamlike.

However, Empress Dowager He, who came to the Royal Garden now, did not have the same mentality that she came to the Royal Garden to relax a few months ago, before Emperor Hanling died.Instead, he waved his hand and reprimanded the surrounding maids and guards and made them retreat tens of meters away. Seeing a Dao Talisman emitting a faint light in Ding Yuan's hand, he felt a little relieved and asked.

Disturb the dao talisman!

Although it is only a low-level talisman, this kind of talisman that can disturb the spiritual power and isolate the voice is an indispensable thing when the Empress Dowager He talks with Ding Yuan.

After all, the Forbidden Army in the imperial palace was previously served by the Youzhou Army. Even if the Empress Dowager He used her fingers to think about it, she knew who these Forbidden Army would listen to in the face of her and Li Yuan's orders. In this conversation between people, the most important thing is to avoid being eavesdropped!

"Qing family, what is the current situation of wooing?"

After scanning the surroundings for a while, and seeing that the nearest guards and maids were tens of meters away, Empress Dowager He felt relieved, and asked Ding Yuan eagerly.

"Queen Mother, the three of them did not agree clearly, but according to General Huangfusong, if I can come up with an imperial decree, maybe I can let him come forward to rectify and control the old Luoyang Army..."

Hearing what Empress Dowager He said, Ding Yuan, who hurried to the imperial garden, had a helpless wry smile on his face.

When the Empress Dowager He gave the order, it was simple, and Ding Yuan took the opportunity to win over Lu Zhi, Huangfusong, and Zhu Jun, the three top neutral generals in Luoyang City, and let him stand on the side of the royal family.

However, it's easy to say, the top military generals who really practice Qi Chenggang, except Dian Wei and Wang Yue, are all high-level figures in Luoyang City.Besides, Lu Zhi, Huangfusong, and Zhu Jun are not hot-blooded noobs who have seen the world. Facing the Yuan family and other aristocratic families who spared no expense to win them over, except for Huangfusong who has a little bit of a tongue, the other two are all friends who come to the door. Yuan glanced left and right to chat, absolutely did not really make any promises!

Of course, Ding Yuan also understands that with the current situation of the royal family, apart from righteousness, there is really not much he can do to win over the three top generals of the neutral faction, and Li Yuan is also the same for the three top generals of the neutral faction. Canonize the name, take the initiative to express their goodwill.

Under such circumstances, the Yuan family and other aristocratic families are still trying to win over Huangfusong, Zhu Jun, and Lu Zhi into the royal camp if they want to meet a few times?If he really wanted to succeed, Ding Yuan would only be able to do so unless he inherited the essence of the Warring States Strategists!

"The Qing family don't need to worry, having the tone of Huangfu Songqing's family is already a good harvest!"

Regarding Ding Yuan's helpless words, Empress Dowager He did not show any anger, but instead comforted Ding Yuan a few words.

The current situation of the royal family is indeed difficult, especially since almost all the troops in Luoyang City are under Li Yuan's command. The Empress Dowager He is very tolerant to the fact that she can be said to be the only confidant now.

To be honest, Empress Dowager He also considered her current situation. Even after several tests, there were no problems, but she still felt a little restless.But in the current situation, the Empress Dowager He has no possibility or thought of retreating. She can only use her brains to gather available bargaining chips and win over those who are interested in the Han Dynasty...

Faced with Queen Mother He's tolerance and comfort, Ding Yuan also bowed to express his touch, and after talking for a few minutes, Ding Yuan quietly accepted several letters secretly handed over by Queen Mother He, and finally quit the Imperial Garden!

"Bian'er, mother will definitely help you, and help mother herself!"

After seeing Ding Yuan retreat, Empress Dowager He leaned her back gently against the pillars in the pavilion, her complexion became extremely firm.

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