The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 58 This Wave Doesn't Seem to Be Losing
As soon as Fang stepped into the Deyang Hall, Cheng Yuanzhi felt a chill rushing towards his face. Even though the sun was blazing outside, the hall was still cold at the moment.

On the steps, Liu Hong turned his back to the door, motionless, like a sculpture.

General He Jin stood sideways at the bottom of his head, with a bewildered expression on his face.

At this time, a gust of cold wind came from nowhere and passed by, Cheng Yuanzhi shivered in a daze, then flinched, and hurriedly saluted:
"Yuan She, Prime Minister of Shangdang County, see Your Majesty, I have seen the General."

Liu Hong turned around slowly, looked at him from top to bottom, and said without any emotion in his voice, "Excuse me!"

In just two words, he has fully demonstrated his imperial majesty.

He Jin also nodded slightly, showing his respect.

"I don't know why Your Majesty summoned his ministers..." Cheng Yuanzhi went straight to the point.

It was too gloomy and cold in Deyang Hall, and he panicked a little.

Liu Hong projected his eyes with hope: "Yuan Qing, is there a strategy to calm down the Northwest?"

There must be. As long as the imperial court can calm down and fight a protracted war, regardless of short-term gains and losses, and send a commander who is proficient in military affairs, the northwest will surely be pacified in two or three years.
But the question is, does the court have the patience now?
Why were Huangpu Song and Zhang Wen dismissed from their posts and investigated?Isn't it just because there is a mutual victory and defeat, and it can't be decided in a single battle.

However, the Xiliang Army has 10,000+ cavalry, with long guns and fast horses, and the cavalry of the big man is less than [-]. It is far from the Xiliang Army in terms of equipment and combat effectiveness.

Why does it depend on a war?

That is to say, there are many factions within the Xiliang Army, which cannot form a joint force, and the cavalry is not good at attacking the city. Otherwise, they will directly push the big man and rebuild the order of the universe.

Besides, Xiliang is full of endless wilderness, Gobi, sandy land and other terrains. Even if you want to use fire or water tactics, you may not be able to find a place to implement them.

There is no other way but to fight head-on.

In the original history, 30 years later, Cao Cao, who occupied two-thirds of the world's strength, fought for four years to pacify Xiliang.

How easy is it to calm down the chaos instantly at this time?
Thinking of this, Cheng Yuanzhi shook his head and said, "I have nothing to do."

Hearing this, Liu Hong's expression became depressed for a moment, and he waved his hand.

Is this over?

Cheng Yuanzhi hurriedly bowed and left.

He Jin on the side could clearly see the changes in Liu Hong's expression before and after, and he knew that the rebellion in the northwest was a foregone conclusion.

Thinking of this, He Jin felt no pressure in his heart and waited calmly by Liu Hong's side.

Liu Hong glanced at He Jin and thought: This is just a straw bag. I can't ask a straw bag to do more.

As long as he doesn't mess up the world, it will be...

……

"My virtuous brother is really the pillar of my great Han Dynasty!"

At the Dongcheng Mansion, Yuan Shu stretched out his thumb and recounted the praises from the court and the public to Cheng Yuanzhi.

The Yuan family's son is praised by the world, and he is also honored in face.

Although this son of the Yuan family is his adopted son, his surname is Yuan, right?

The surname is Yuan, that is the credit of the old Yuan family.

The big man owes the old Yuan's family a lot!
Although Yuan Shu was ignorant of military affairs, he knew the difficulty of defeating [-] Wuhuan cavalry with [-] recruits. Let alone defeat, if they met in the wilderness, the [-] infantry would dare to look at the [-] Wuhuan cavalry one more time. It was an insult to the cavalry.

But it happened that the virtuous brother won, and it was still a complete annihilation victory.

Yuan Shu picked up a glass of wine, looked at Cheng Yuanzhi and said, "My dear brother, in recent days, Your Majesty's dragon body has sometimes behaved unsafely. Yesterday, the general asked me about the eunuch's restraint. I don't know how to respond."

Liu Hong's body is already failing at this time?It was above the main hall before, but I didn't see it.

Cheng Yuanzhi looked surprised, and muttered:
"Gaolu, I just came back from the north, and I don't know much about the affairs of the court. Let me try to say something. If there are mistakes or omissions, don't laugh at them."

"Everyone knows the harm caused by eunuchs. As the initiator, how could it be that Your Majesty doesn't know this?"

"Your Majesty certainly knows that the eunuch is a sharp weapon he launched against party members and relatives. If His Majesty is here, the eunuch will be as safe as Mount Tai. If His Majesty is not here... the eunuch will die."

"So, why do you need to remove it?"


Yuan Shu was overjoyed and asked, "Does the eunuch need to be removed?"

"No need to remove!"

"The eunuch is attached to His Majesty, like a rootless weed. It is not only an extension of His Majesty's will and power, but also a bait that His Majesty put out to attract hatred from all parties. How can we get rid of it?"

If you want to get rid of the eunuch, you have to get rid of Liu Hong first. This is the simplest truth.

He Jin can't see through this?Also ask someone else.

If this news leaks out...

You, He Jin, have murderous intentions, but the eunuchs can't resist.

Cheng Yuanzhi felt relieved when he thought that in the original history, He Jin was killed by the eunuchs because of his conspiracy.

The idea of ​​the pig teammate is indeed beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

For others, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, but when it comes to He Jin, it's the other way around.

The worse he was, the more he worried about the world, and in the end he directly ruined the Liu family.

Although the world is restless today, the skeleton of the great man is still there, and the operations of the various state capitals are still normal. The soldiers listen to the general, and the general listens to the emperor. Transition, the world can not be chaotic.

But things just don't go as planned...

Cheng Yuanzhi raised his glass and walked away from Yuan Shu, thinking about how Shangdang County should develop next.

It is impossible to occupy the entire Bingzhou at this time.

The state animal husbandry system has not yet come out, and Liu Hong will never tolerate the emergence of an independent territory in the Central Plains.

Therefore, Shangdang, which is connected with the Montenegro Army, is more important than Taiyuan.

If Zhang Yang went to Taiyuan to be the governor, Shangdang County would be assigned to someone else.

This is not cost-effective.

At this time, it is even more impossible to destroy Hu with great fanfare.

As subjects of the Han Dynasty, Shangdang County had no reason to beat them before the Hu people made trouble.

Not to mention Shangdang County, even the imperial court has no reason to beat people.

Shangdang was able to fight Wuhuan three times, and successfully broke his backbone, mainly because Cheng Yuanzhi used tricks to lure him to attack.

In any case, it was Wuhuan who made the first move, and Shangdang County fought back in self-defense.

This alone is enough to silence most barbarians.

While his thoughts were turning, Cheng Yuanzhi considered the situation of the court.

The imperial army had just suffered a defeat in the Northwest, with the loss of soldiers and generals, the lack of treasury, and various hidden dangers within the empire emerged one by one.

Even Liu Hong's health is in some condition. He probably still has more than two years to live.

Thinking of this, he hinted vaguely: "Gaolu, when will the late emperor Liu Zhi die?"

"32 is old."

Yuan Shu blurted out his answer, but was stunned as soon as he finished speaking.

The first emperor Liu Zhi lived to die at 32, and the current emperor Liu Hong suffered from physical problems at the age of 30.

Based on the current situation, within three to two years, the world may undergo major changes. At that time, my Yuan family...

hiss!

Yuan Shu took a deep breath first, then suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, raised his glass and said:

"Hahaha, talking with a good brother is like drinking fine wine, come to drink, drink..."

Cheng Yuanzhi looked at Yuan Shu, who was full of confidence, and was quite affected by his emotions. His perception of him changed a lot.

Although this guy is a bit jealous, he is definitely not an idiot.

After several rounds of wine and several flavors of dishes, the two stopped their glasses and looked at each other in deep meditation.

Yuan Shu sat at the main seat, held Cheng Yuanzhi's hand tightly, and said earnestly:
"Smart people don't speak dark words. At that time, my virtuous brother will help me."

"Well..." Cheng Yuanzhi looked hesitant, as if he was up for grabs.

Yuan Shu smiled and offered the price: "There is no need to pay back the 15 taels of silver."

Cheng Yuanzhi showed emotion on his face: "Gaolu, let me think twice..."

Yuan Shu raised his hand and said word by word:

"Add [-] sets of weapons and harnesses!"

Cheng Yuanzhi's face twitched violently, and he said in surprise, "Weapons and harnesses? Have you come this far on the highway?"

Good guy, you are going to rebel.

Yuan Shu glared over angrily, "There are more than [-] private soldiers in my Yuan family? Mere weapons and harnesses, what a fuss!"


Cheng Yuanzhi was stunned.

There are four generations and three princes who have been loyal to their duties for more than a hundred years. The Yuan family's reputation for loyalty is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If the family is rich and successful, it is really no big deal to raise more than ten thousand private soldiers.

Still, why didn't I?After all, I am also a righteous child.

"Gaolu, why don't I have private soldiers, money, weapons and harnesses?"

Yuan Shu laughed, and asked back, "Then why don't you ask uncle for it?"

"..."

You have to ask for this thing yourself?Could it be that the godfather just threw a wad of money over and said arrogantly, "Take it for the godson, it's not enough to ask for it."

Cheng Yuanzhi has learned a lot today.

But then again, there are three brothers Yuan Feng, three family property, Yuan Feng's family business is naturally given to his son Yuan Shu, Yuan Cheng passed away early, the family business is estimated not to be very large, it all belongs to his stepson Yuan Shao.

In this way, even if Yuan Shao took away some of Situ Yuan Kai's property at the time, there would still be a lot left.

Cheng Yuanzhi's eyes brightened.

(End of this chapter)