Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 646

6Chapter 17: Deng Hao's thoughts

In the fifth year of Tiantong, on May 24th, Deng Jun stormed January and finally broke through Hangu Pass. Tens of thousands of Qin troops were destroyed. The gate of Guanzhong is wide open, and Deng Jun can enter Guanzhong unscrupulously.

In the fifth year of Tiantong, on May [-], after Xue Rengui and Murong Ke rested for a whole day at Hangu Pass, they marched westward. In the fifth year of Tiantong, they arrived at the city of Chang'an on the tenth day of June. The Lu army all converged at the foot of Chang'an city.

At this time in Chang'an City, Deng Guolong Guard, Tian Ning Guard, Jin Wu Guard, Tian Wu Guard, Wudang Guard, Ying Yang Guard, Tiger Wing Guard, Spirit Snake Guard, Shence Guard, Shen Wu Guard, Yongping Guard, Dragon Guard, etc. gathered together. Xiangwei, Qianniuwei, Feipengwei, and Taishanwei have a total of fifteen elite guards.

Before leaving Wancheng, the 75th Guards army was fully formed, a total of 35 troops. However, after more than a year of fierce fighting, each guard suffered losses to varying degrees. The army with the most abundant troops was Xue Rengui's East Army. 25 troops, but after the three major battles at Hulao Pass, Hangu Pass and Xingyang, more than 15 soldiers and horses were lost, and now there are only about 15 soldiers and horses left. The army, after experiencing the Battle of Lantian Valley and the Battle of Hangu Pass, only 13 elites remained, but Li Siye's army on the West Road was different. Before the expedition, there were 15 troops. After the Battle of Mei County, there were 14 soldiers and horses left, but when they conquered the Xiliang counties, they successively incorporated the Qin army and the Qiang soldiers and horses from the Xiliang counties, and the number of troops reached [-]. After the Battle of the County, there were about [-] left. When the army led by Deng Han just left Wancheng, there were [-] troops. After the Battle of Wugong County, there were [-] left.

The battle of Wugong County was fought by Li Siye and Deng Han's two armies. That is to say, Deng's army lost 3 horses when attacking only one Wugong County. There are only [-] Qin troops and [-] Star Destroyer crossbows.

After the gathering of several armies, the total strength of the Deng Army approaching the city of Chang'an also reached 60. Since the start of the war, the total loss of Deng Jun's various troops has reached 15. The loss is very large. After ascending to the throne, hundreds of battles, large and small, were not as great as this one in Guanzhong.

When Xue Rengui led his troops to the city of Chang'an, Deng Han and Li Siye led a group of generals to greet them in person.

"Greetings to the General!" Among the generals, Xue Rengui is the General of the General's Governor's Mansion and has the highest position, so everyone needs to salute him. It only talks about position, regardless of title, this is also the rule set by Deng Sheng.

Seeing that Deng Han was also saluting with everyone, Xue Rengui quickly bowed and said: "I have seen His Royal Highness Prince Jin. Your Highness is His Majesty's own son and the current prince. How can you pay respects to my minister?"

Deng Han quickly helped Xue Rengui up, and said with a smile: "General, in terms of status, this king is indeed slightly higher than the general, but at this time he is in the army, regardless of title in the army, this is the rule set by the emperor himself. , if you are in the court, it should be the general who salutes the king, but in this army, the general is the No. Disregarding etiquette and treating the general poorly, the emperor will punish the king if he finds out."

Regardless of title in the army, this is a rule established by Deng Sheng a long time ago. The purpose is to prevent nobles from the royal family from interfering in military affairs and treating generals in the army slowly. Therefore, Deng Han's status in the army is not as good as that of Xue Rengui.

Seeing Deng Han like this, Xue Rengui was very satisfied with Deng Han in his heart. Deng Han is good at fighting, humble and polite, which is really the blessing of the court.

After the two armies converged, the soldiers who were familiar with each other were greeting each other, while General Long Xiangwei Qin Lie and his two generals Zhang Hao and Luo Cheng looked at Chang'an City not far away, feeling very emotional in their hearts.

"I didn't expect to be able to come to Chang'an City again in my lifetime. Twenty years have passed in a flash, it really seems like a lifetime!" Looking at Chang'an City, Qin Lie said with great emotion.

"Oh, General Qin has been to Chang'an City before?" Deng Han who came to greet him asked curiously. Deng Han was not very old. When Qin Lie was raging in Guanzhong, Deng Han was just a little kid child, so not too clear.

Faced with Deng Han's question, Qin Lie said proudly: "Your Highness is not aware of something. In the 11th year of Qianyuan, His Majesty sent the late Jing Guogong to Chang'an. The capital of the country, but the monarchs and ministers of the Han Dynasty did not know good and evil, so they expelled Jing Guogong from Chang'an. His Majesty was furious and ordered Wu Guogong to lead an army of 15 to attack Han. Inch forward, so I ordered my ministers, generals Zhang Hao and Luo Cheng to lead thousands of cavalry to cross Qinchuan for 1 miles, and raid Chang'an." Speaking of this, the pride on Qin Lie's face became even greater, raiding Guanzhong, but Qin Lie The most glorious time of Lie's life was also from then on. When people talked about Deng Guo's famous general, there was an extra Qin Lie.

"Yes!" Zhang Hao on the side said with a smile: "The general led us from Shangyong to enter Guanzhong, raided Chang'an, Xianyang and other important towns in Guanzhong, and burned countless Han country granaries, causing the entire Han country to fall into a food panic. , the vitality was greatly injured, the King of Han had no choice but to send envoys to Wancheng to seek peace, and the officials and others walked out of Wuguan in a big way."

When Deng Han heard the words, he said with a smile: "I also heard a little about the first battle back then, but I was still young and didn't know much about it. Today, it really makes people yearn for it. I wish I could go with the general!"

"Your Highness, don't be envious. Now that the world is uncertain, Your Highness has plenty of opportunities." Seeing this, Xue Rengui said to Deng Han. Now Yue Fei, Chang Yuchun, Yang Yanzhao and others have retired, and Xue Rengui, Li Siye, Murong Ke and others are also old. , I am afraid that after the battle of Guanzhong, they will almost retreat, and in the future it will be the world of Deng Han and others.

"Thank you, General, for your good words!" Deng Han said.

"Okay, General, I don't want to stay here anymore. If you have anything to say, let's talk about it!" said Li Siye who was on the side.

"Okay, let's talk about entering the account!" After finishing speaking, Xue Rengui took the lead and walked to the big tent of the Chinese army.

Xue Rengui and Murong Ke led the army to Chang'an, and of course they couldn't hide it from Bai Qi in Chang'an City. In fact, Xue Rengui and others didn't even want to hide it from Bai Qi.

After learning that Xue Rengui and Murong Ke had arrived with their troops, the expression on Bai Qi's face became even more solemn. He knew that the final battle had finally come.

On the other hand, Xue Rengui, as the No. 1 member of Deng's army, naturally took the lead in Deng Jun's large tent. After everyone was seated, Xue Rengui asked Li Siye: "General Li, I have just arrived. I don’t know much about it, so please ask General Li to introduce it.”

Li Siye nodded and said, "Back to the general, there are about [-] Qin troops in Chang'an City, and the chief general is Bai Qi, Lord Wu'an of Qin State. Although there are still spies from Mingjing in the city, due to the deep security of Chang'an City, there is not much news that can be spread, and the last general will only know so much."

"No problem!" Xue Rengui waved his hand and said, "Now all the important towns of the Qin Army have been contributed by our army. This Chang'an City is the last fortress of the Qin State. of determination."

"The general is wise!" Everyone said in unison.

At this time, General Lu Feng of Yongning Guard came out and cupped his hands and said, "General, although our army has besieged the last elite of Qin State in Chang'an City, the two counties of Hedong and Feng Yi are still under the rule of Qin State. The county is adjacent to the State of Zhao, and the defense is insufficient. The final general suggested that troops should be sent to occupy the two counties of Hedong and Fengyi quickly, so as not to be attacked first by the State of Zhao, and after occupying the two counties of Hedong and Fengyi, it can also prevent the State of Zhao from sending troops south to rescue Chang'an. "

Xue Rengui thought for a while, and felt that what Lu Feng said was very reasonable. Hedong County and Fengyi County were close to Zhao State. The country only needs to send [-] to [-] troops to occupy it, so maybe the country of Zhao really has something to think about these two counties.

So after thinking about it again, Xue Rengui said to Lu Feng: "General Lu is right. How about this? Let General Lu lead the Yongning Guard northward to capture Hedong County and Fengyi County. I don't know what General Lu thinks?"

"Here!" Lu Feng responded.

After arranging Hedong County and Feng Yi County, Xue Rengui said to everyone: "The Battle of Chang'an is the last battle of this Guanzhong Battle, and it will also be the most difficult battle. Please do your best and don't let Your Majesty down. Thank you so much, it is already June, and there are still four months before winter, we must break through Chang'an City before winter, otherwise we may have troubles in the spring next year."

The branch that Xue Rengui mentioned refers to the country of Zhao. According to the news from Mingjing, the Zhao army has already gained the upper hand in the battle of northern Xinjiang. This year, it is impossible for Zhao Jun to go south. If Zhao Guo still wants to save Qin State, he will definitely send troops after the spring of next year.

"Here!" Everyone responded.

After boosting the morale, Xue Rengui said to Shen Zhi who was sitting in the last seat: "General Shen Zhi, I knew that you had been greatly favored by the Qin State, and I definitely couldn't bear to start a war with the Qin State in my heart. In order not to embarrass you , you can take your family members to Wancheng first, and at the same time, here is a note, please submit it to His Majesty on your behalf!"

Shen Zhi was very happy when he heard the words, and he was very helpless to surrender to Deng Guo. He had already felt sorry for Qin Guo. It is not easy to directly point out that Xue Rengui has solved his own difficulties by taking the initiative to let him leave the battlefield and go to Wancheng, so he bowed his hands respectfully and said, "The last general thank you for your success!"

Xue Rengui nodded, and handed the booklet to Shen Zhi. Letting Shen Zhi leave was the result of discussions between Xue Rengui and Murong Ke. First, Shen Zhi could not be embarrassed. Second, Shen Zhi was a new surrender after all, and The state of Qin was not destroyed, and Shen Zhi was an uncertain factor for Deng Jun at this time, so Xue Rengui asked Shen Zhi to go to Wancheng.

At the same time, in Wancheng thousands of miles away, in the Shangli Palace, Deng Hao, the crown prince of the Kingdom of Deng, was preoccupied. Seeing her husband like this, Su Qingqing, the crown princess, walked up to Deng Hao and asked gently: " What's on your mind, Your Highness?"

Deng Hao nodded and said, "I do have some things to consider, but it is difficult to make a decision at the moment."

"Your Highness has a difficult matter, why don't you discuss it with all the subordinates?" Su Qingqing asked, since Deng Hao had something to do, why didn't he discuss it with all the subordinates of the Eastern Palace?

Deng Hao smiled and said: "This matter is of great importance. Besides, I didn't say anything. If I discuss it with them rashly, it won't do them any good if it spreads."

Su Qingqing is also a smart person. Hearing what Deng Hao said, she knew that this matter was not easy, so she said: "In this case, Your Highness can discuss it with Mr. Han. Mr. Han is a veteran of my court. It will be helpful to His Majesty."

Hearing this, Deng Hao's eyes lit up immediately, and he said with a smile, "It's really a fascination for the authorities. Thanks to Aifei, otherwise, I would be in a dead end. I won't accompany Aifei, so I'll go to Han Gong."

"His Royal Highness's business is important, let's go!" Su Qingqing said indifferently.

Soon, Deng Hao invited Jiang Wan to his study. Although Jiang Wan was the crown prince and tutor, Deng Hao had passed his age and had been involved in government affairs for many years. To be honest, Jiang Wan could not teach Deng Hao much. So generally Jiang Wan didn't come to the East Palace, besides, when Deng Sheng invited Jiang Wan out, the biggest purpose was to hope that Jiang Wan could restrain Hu Weiyong, so that Hu Weiyong would not become more presumptuous.

"Your Highness, I don't know what is the reason for the urgent summoning?" Jiang Wan asked Deng Hao after sitting down.

Deng Hao said: "Mr. Han, I have been thinking about something in the palace recently, but it is still unresolved. Therefore, I invite Mr. Han to come to give advice to the palace."

"I don't know what's going on? Your Highness, it's okay to say!" Jiang Wan said.

Deng Hao said: "Grand Han also knows that General Xue and General Murong have conquered the Hangu Pass, and they will join General Li and his second brother in the Chang'an city in a few days. It can be broken, the land of Guanzhong is already in my pocket, but there is a big problem. The land of Guanzhong was ruled by the old Han for more than 200 years, and it has been in the hands of Qin for [-] years. , so it is very difficult to govern, not to mention that after Zhao is destroyed in the future, there will be Hebei, which Zhao has operated for hundreds of years, Wancheng is far away from the two places, and it may not be easy to control."

"Oh, what do you think His Highness should do?" Jiang Wan understood as soon as she heard this, that this is also a major difficulty that Deng Guo is currently facing. Leaving aside Guanzhong and Hebei, even in the Central Plains, Deng Guo has a lot of things in his hands. It has been many years, but it is still impossible to achieve smooth government orders. First, because the people in the Central Plains do not have enough sense of identity with Deng Guo, and second, because Wancheng is located in the south, the control over the Central Plains is not strong, so the Central Plains is delayed. Delayed recovery.

"This Palace intends to propose to my father to move the capital, and move the capital of my Great Deng to the Central Plains. The dynasties that have ruled the world since ancient times, such as Xia, Shang, Zhou, and Qin, all have capitals in the north. He will become a barbarian from northern borders and western regions, and if Wancheng is still his capital, he may be powerless." Deng Hao thought for a while, and then expressed his thoughts.

Hearing this, Jiang Wan fell silent immediately. This is not a trivial matter. It has been nearly 300 years since Deng Guo was established, and Wancheng has been the capital for nearly 300 years. The foundations of countless noble families are in Wancheng. Moving the capital involves too many interests.

"Your Highness, moving the capital involves too many interests. I'm afraid it will not be easy to carry out." Jiang Wan said with a sigh. The city is no longer suitable as a capital city, but the interests involved are too wide. It is not so easy to move the capital while balancing the interests of any party.

"I know it's not easy, but for Deng Deng, the matter is imminent. If we don't plan to move the capital now, it will be even more difficult in the future." Deng Hao said after thinking about it.

Jiang Wan nodded and said: "Your Highness is right, but I think that His Highness should report this matter to His Majesty first, because this matter involves a lot, and if it gets out, it may cause criticism from all the ministers. Besides, If you want to move the capital smoothly, only His Majesty has such prestige, and His Highness is right, this matter should not be delayed, if it is not resolved now, it will be even more difficult after His Highness ascends the throne in the future."

Deng Sheng is the most prestigious monarch in the history of the Deng Kingdom. If the relocation of the capital cannot be carried out while Deng Sheng is here, after Deng Hao succeeds to the throne, Deng Hao will not have such a high prestige to overwhelm all parties.

Deng Hao nodded, and said: "Korea's official words are reasonable, I will go to see the emperor right now, and propose to move the capital."

"Wait a minute, Your Highness!" Seeing Deng Hao's impatience, Jiang Wan quickly said: "Your Highness, as the crown prince of a country, should have his own rules and regulations to do things in an orderly manner. I ask Your Highness, if you move the capital, can you choose a location for the capital? Where should I move to? These are things His Highness needs to consider, you can’t just talk about moving the capital when His Highness sees His Majesty, there must be a goal, otherwise His Majesty will be speechless when asked.”

Hearing this, Deng Hao suddenly realized that he was really anxious, so he said: "Thanks to the reminder from Han Hangong, I really didn't think of this level, and it was almost a mistake, but I really didn't think about where the capital should go. , I wonder if the Korean public has a favorite place?"

Jiang Wan thought for a while and said, "Your Highness, the locations of the capitals of the four dynasties of Xia, Shang, Zhou and Qin were either in the Central Plains or in Guanzhong. There are two options for relocation, one is to choose a big city as a new capital city, and the other is to choose a suitable place to build a new city.”

Deng Hao nodded. These two choices are easy to understand, because after the death of Qin, all countries in the world had to choose these two choices, such as Guzang in Qin State, Chang'an in Han State, and Nanguo. Dianchi is a newly built city, but the difference is that Guzang and Dianchi were built from scratch by Qin and Nanguo, while Chang'an was built on the site of the former capital of Zhou Dynasty, Haojing.

And Pengcheng in Chu State, Wancheng in Deng State, Jinyang in Zhao State, Chengdu in Shu State, Yangzhai in South Korea, Wucheng in Wu State, Shanyin in Yue State and other places are all selected to renovate important towns with a certain scale. There are also Puyang of Wei State, Linzi of Qi State, and Jicheng of Yan State. These three places were the capitals of Wei, Qi, and Yan during the Warring States Period. They already had a certain scale and the existence of palace cities, so It can be directly used as the capital with only a little modification, and it does not need to spend too much effort to transform.

(End of this chapter)