[Comprehensive] Number of Merry

36 The Emperor in Distress

During the preparations for recovering Sili and Guanzhong in one fell swoop, how to communicate with Jingzhou, Yizhou, Guanzhong, and Sili so that the four regions can be integrated and government orders passed became a hot topic among the advisers under Wang Lang's account.

The road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky.The reason why Wang Lang wanted to use troops against Yizhou back then was that there was an opportunity within Yizhou to take advantage of it. Yizhou's terrain was dangerous and it was too difficult to take it after Liu Zhang was allowed to settle down. But what really prompted her to make up her mind to use troops was actually Jingzhou, or to put it more essentially, is to use military exploits to establish his prestige in Jingzhou, just like Huan Wen attacked Chenghan a hundred years later in order to establish his prestige in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.But now that Yizhou has been captured, it is absolutely impossible to let it go in vain. We can only find ways to strengthen our control over Yizhou to prevent this piece of land that is too suitable for a separatist regime from being forced to spit out.

For this reason, Liu Biao appointed Cai Yan as the prefect of Bajun, in charge of the important traffic routes between Jingzhou and Yizhou.After the battle between Ru and Ying was over, he promoted Yan Yan from Bajun as a general to assist Cai Yan in controlling Bajun.

This Cai Yan is not Cai Yong's daughter, Cai Yan and Cai Zhaoji, the famous and talented woman in the world, but a member of the Xiangyang Cai clan who made great contributions to Liu Biao's taking over Jingzhou, and Cai Mao's classmate Cai Yan.Yan Yan was the most admired by Liu Biao among the several generals under Wang Lang's command. Not only was he good at fighting, but more importantly, he was loyal and steady, with a dignified appearance, which was very in line with Liu Biao's employment standards.

Holding Berkshire is equivalent to holding the east gate of Yizhou. The traffic problem between Jingzhou and Yizhou has been solved. What really needs to be considered is how to communicate between Yizhou and Guanzhong.

It is necessary to repair the three plank roads that pass through the Qinling Mountains. However, Zhang Lu, who occupies Hanzhong, cannot move for the time being. The counselors under Wang Lang's tent came up with a more sinister idea-to let Zhang Lu build the plank roads for Yizhou.

Later generations of economics use the "Matthew Effect" to summarize the phenomenon that the strong get stronger and the weak get weaker in society. It is believed that when a person or group has achieved certain success, with the accumulation of advantages, there will be more opportunities to achieve greater success. Great success and progress can more easily obtain greater benefits than weaker peers, so the gap between the rich and the poor will definitely become wider and the polarization will become more and more serious.

This is a truth with wide application.

Take Hanzhong as an example.With the integration of Jingzhou and Yizhou, Wang Lang's military exploits and prestige increased day by day. Talented scholars left Hanzhong one after another and went to Nanyang and Xiangyang. Heart, as the saying goes, the wall collapses and everyone pushes it back.

Things are not without exception.For example, heroes like Cao Cao and Liu Bei who are good at winning people's hearts are quite able to resist the erosion of this truth, and keep people's hearts in a crisis situation.But Zhang Lu obviously does not have such ability.

Knowing that repairing the plank road is a hard work for Nanyang, and also communicates with Guanzhong and Hanzhong, so that he loses the meaning of acting as a buffer between the two places, Zhang Lu cannot refuse Wang Lang's request to repair the plank road.

First, Guanzhong was busy fighting for the emperor, and had no time to concentrate on Hanzhong. Second, he had already surrendered to Jingzhou. Pushing three times and four times just gave Nanyang an excuse to launch troops against him. When the time comes, the army will be overwhelming and there will be no help from all sides. There will be no better end than death. .Therefore, in order to understand the current thirst, even if he drank poisonous wine, Zhang Lu didn't care about it. The situation is stronger than others, so let's just take one step at a time.

Then again, Zhang Lu's experience is actually a manifestation of people who have no foresight and must have near-term worries.If you can't take precautions to grasp the pulse of the times, you will be swept away by the tide of the times sooner or later. This is something that any separatist forces that are satisfied with the status quo and have a small fortune must be vigilant.

Wang Lang's long-term plans were still drawn by Jiang Shang in the past, and he himself has always kept an eye on the general trend of the world. All the troubles he encounters are within his expectations, so he can always solve them with a very calm attitude.

At the beginning of December, the three plank roads were repaired, the grain in central Shu was transported to Xiangyang through the Berkshire waterway, and the grain in Xiangyang was transported to Nanyang through the Han River. Everything was ready, only the news from the emperor's side.

"Zhang Ji, Li Jue, and Guo Si chased the emperor together. The two sides fought a big battle at Hongnong Dongjian. The troops of Dong Cheng and Yang Feng were defeated. Countless civil and military officials and soldiers were killed. Imperial objects, talisman codes, books Almost all the archives were scattered. Soon the emperor arrived in Caoyang. Dong Cheng, Yang Feng and others pretended to be united with Li Jue and others, and secretly sent envoys to Hedong County to recruit Li Le, Han Xian, Hu Cai, and Nan The Youxian King of the Xiongnu went to Bei, and each of his subordinates led thousands of cavalry to attack Li Jue and others together with Dong Cheng and Yang Feng. Li Jue and others were defeated and thousands of people were beheaded."

Inside the prefect's mansion, Guo Jia, who was in charge of the intelligence work, read his intelligence achievements since January, and in a rare way, he lost his unruly expression and replaced it with a calm face:

"On the 24th, the Son of Heaven continued to travel eastward. Dong Cheng and Li Le protected the car, and Hu Cai, Yang Feng, Han Xian and the Southern Huns Youxian King went to Beibei to lead the army as a rear guard. Li Jue and others came to attack again, and Yang Feng and others came again Defeated, more dead. Guang Luxun Deng Yuan, Ting Wei Xuan Fan, Shao Fu Tian Fen, Da Sinonong Zhang Yi were all killed. Situ Zhao Wen, Tai Chang Wang Jiang, Wei Wei Zhou Zhong, Sili Xiaowei Guan He was captured by Li Jue Li Jue wanted to kill him, but Jia Xu, the general of Xuanyi, dissuaded him: "These people are ministers of the court, how can they be killed!" Li Jue gave up. The troops of the emperor and his party continued on the road for forty miles long intermittently. Arrived in Shan County, built a camp and defended it."

"At this time, there were less than 100 tigers and habayashi warriors escorting them. The emperor and Gongqing walked out of the camp. Fude, the brother of Fuhou, supported Fuhou with one hand and ten pieces of silk in the other. Dong Cheng sent Fu Jie to order Sun Wei to use a knife Cleared the way among the crowd and killed the waiter beside Fuhou, blood splashed on Fuhou's clothes. The embankment of the Yellow River was more than ten feet high from the water, and it was impossible to go down, so a chair was made of silk, and people carried the emperor in front , the rest of the people climbed down, and some jumped off the embankment by themselves. After reaching the river, the soldiers rushed to jump on the ferry. There are so many fingers that you can hold them with your hands. The emperor just got on the boat, and the only people who crossed the river at the same time were Fuhou and dozens of people below Yang Biao. Those who failed to cross the river, the court ladies, the officials who followed, and the common people were all punished. When the rebels looted, all their clothes were stripped off, even their hair was cut off, and countless people froze to death.”

Hearing this, everyone's faces showed unbearable expressions.After all, the Son of Heaven represents the authority of the country, and no matter who is in such a difficult situation, his face is not good-looking.Wang Lang has already read the information compiled by Guo Jia, and now he is distracted to observe everyone's expressions after the case, and has a deeper understanding.

"After arriving in Dayang, enter Li Le's barracks. Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi County, sent thousands of people to pay tribute with rice on their backs. The emperor arrived in Anyi in an ox cart. Wang Yi, the prefect of Hedong County, offered silk and satin, and the emperor rewarded all the ministers and officials. The accompanying officials. The emperor appointed Wang Yi as a lieutenant, appointed Hu Cai as the general of Zhengdong, and Zhang Yang as the general of Anguo. They all held the talisman festival and opened the mansion. The generals under their subordinates competed to beg for official positions from Emperor Xian. Because they appointed too many officials, it was too late to engrave them. Even iron cones were used to draw. The emperor lived in a house with thorns as a fence. The doors and windows could not be closed. When holding court meetings with the ministers, the soldiers would lie on the fence and watch each other, crowding each other for fun. The emperor also sent his servant Han Rong When he arrived in Hongnong, he made peace with Li Jue, Guo Si, etc. Li Jue let go of the officials and officials who had been captured by him, and returned many palace people and imperial items that had been looted. Fill your hunger with wild vegetables and wild fruits."

"On the [-]th, Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi, came to see Emperor Xian from Yewang County. He planned to escort Emperor Xian back to Luoyang, but the escorting generals disagreed, so Zhang Yang returned to Yewang."

Speaking of this, Guo Jia's eyes flashed a trace of sarcasm. After thinking for a while, he didn't talk too much, but concluded with a blank face: "On the seventh day of the first lunar month, the world will be amnesty, and the Yuan will be changed to Jian'an. Dong Cheng and Zhang Yang want to return Luoyang as the emperor. , Yang Feng and Li Le did not want to, so the generals were even more suspicious. In February, Han Siam attacked Dong Cheng and went to Yewang. Han Siam, the emperor sent a decree to stop it."

There is a reason why Guo Jia ridiculed this in his heart.In his opinion, the reason why the emperor has fallen to this point is that the officials and generals who serve the emperor are duty-bound.A group of people seem to be loyal and loyal, protecting the emperor in misfortune and calamity, and will never leave. In fact, they are treacherous and hypocritical. They regard the emperor as a rare commodity to live in, only care about their own interests, and intrigue with each other, ruining the last bit of prestige of the Han Dynasty.

Sooner or later, he will expose the true colors of these ministers, and let the world see clearly the hateful faces of these people.

"Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi, sent Anji General Dong Chengxian to repair the Luoyang Palace. The eunuch Zhao Qi invited him to Jingzhou to persuade the Lord to help repair the palace. It is still a day away from Nanyang."

After Guo Jia finished speaking, Wang Lang took over the conversation and added the information just delivered from Luoyang.

At present, there are six core personnel participating in decision-making under Wang Lang's account. Guo Jia, Xu Shu, and Pei Qian are military counselors, Zhao Yan and Du Xi are planning political lines, and Xun You is both involved.This time it was a big meeting of 20 people, including local officials such as Han Ji and Sima Zhi, generals such as Wei Yan and Chen Dao, and Wang Can who was in charge of drafting the paperwork.In accordance with Wang Lang's consistent style, small meetings draw up strategies and large meetings make decisions, completing the pre-war mobilization and assignment of tasks in one go.Therefore, everyone knew that how to treat the emperor would be decided at this meeting, and their spirits were highly tense.

Nanyang's current development has passed the period of primitive capital accumulation, and it has the qualifications to compete in the Central Plains. However, at this time, the more we cannot take it lightly, because there are many directions to choose from, but there may be only one correct path. It is the ending of a misstep and eternal hatred.

Because of the importance of this matter, we were silent for a while, but someone still took the lead and spoke.

Wang Lang listened quietly in the hall, and the transportation of supplies to Luoyang passed unanimously without any objection. The main differences were whether to welcome the emperor and how to welcome the emperor.

The Nanyang system generally has two propositions, one part advocates respecting the emperor in Luoyang, and the other advocates welcoming the emperor to Nanyang and changing Nanyang as the capital. These are the two propositions she expected. The standpoint is to ensure the interests of the Nanyang system. , Even if you have heard it, it has no reference value.The Ruying faction generally had two propositions. One part believed that the capital could be temporarily moved to Nanyang, and then moved back after recovering Sili and Guanzhong and repairing the Luoyang Palace; the other part believed that it was possible to station troops in Luoyang and shift the strategic focus from Nanyang to Luoyang. Positive.This kind of people have no personal interests, and they have no selfish intentions when they speak. The reasons are worth hearing, but they argue with each other deeply, and it is not interesting to listen to them too much.

Feeling that the time was almost up, Wang Lang tapped lightly on the table with his finger, and called the names directly:

"What does Gongda think?"

You have already made up your mind and asked me...

Habitually complaining secretly in his heart, Xun You was still the most reliable counselor under Wang Lang's tent when he spoke:

"Although the Han royal family declined, it did not have the atrocities of King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty, nor did it completely lose the hearts of the people. The emperor was young and was coerced by strong officials and could not be independent. He could not be blamed for his mistakes. The general is the clan of the Han Dynasty. , should help the Han Dynasty. Moreover, the general welcomes the emperor, can recruit the world's talents, crusade against the rebellion of the four quarters who do not obey the court, and establish a beautiful career like the former Zhou Gong and Zhao Gong, which will be praised by future generations. I heard that people who plan major events first calculate Consider the disadvantages of failure, and then consider the benefits of success. Nanyang is the passage connecting the north and the south. The people are rich and the commerce is prosperous, but the terrain is easy to attack and difficult to defend, so it is not suitable to be used as a capital. The foundation and the general's ingenuity will definitely be able to build a solid foundation and restore the status of the center of the world. Now there are people who are mediating for the general between Han Xian and Yang Feng, and publicizing the virtues of the general among the officials. When you arrive at the Son of Heaven, you should send troops immediately to prevent other princes from having the idea of ​​flattering you."

The words were clear and well-argued, and Wang Lang immediately made a decision:

"I want to personally lead the troops to the north to meet the emperor."

The author has something to say: There may be a deer OO in the next chapter