Emperor Jianji was really angry and ordered Hu Kai, Xu Wei and others to think of new strategies. Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Gu Fan and others did not dare to disobey the holy will in person, so they had to retreat temporarily.
Qian Shangduan was not a member of the Xifu, nor was he ranked among the ministers. He had no place in Zhongshu Menxiasheng (Zhengshitang). The thought of his words directly made Emperor Jianji furious, and he was frightened and frightened. At this time
He did not dare to get too close to Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Gu Fan and others, so he excused himself as he was not feeling well when he walked out of the palace.
Glancing at Qian Shangduan's dejected back, Hu Kai looked at Zhao Fan and asked, "Will Zhao Changshi go to Xifu to work together on new strategies?"
The Provincial and Privy Council under Zhongshu Men are also called Dongfu and Xifu.
Emperor Jianji appointed Hu Kai and Xu Wei proposed new strategies, but if he wanted to reinforce Chushan, there was no way to bypass Heluo, and he even had to count on Heluo soldiers and horses to act as the main force.
Even if Hu Kai didn't like Zhao Fan, he could only bite the bullet and invite Zhao Fan, who was representing Heluo, to go to the Privy Council of Xifu.
Zhao Fan smiled, bowed to Hu Kai, and Xu Wei said: "Your Majesty has a prime minister, and Mr. Xu assists the military. He has devised new strategies, but nothing is missing. Where is Zhao Fan's place to comment? The prime minister has devised new strategies.
Just tell He Luo."
Seeing Zhao Fan's attitude, Hu Kai and Xu Wei guessed that Zheng Huaizhong had some plans for various situations. This cast a shadow over the two of them, and there was no way to persuade him.
Xu Wei looked at Zhou He and asked, "Prime Minister Zhou, what do you say?"
Although His Majesty did not mention Zhou He's name just now, Zhou He not only serves as the left prime minister, but also leads the imperial camp. All major military and political policies require Zhou He's countersignature to take effect.
Zhou He said with a gloomy face: "You can discuss it first!"
His Majesty has lost such a temper, Zhou He definitely doesn't want to go to the Privy Council to play against him at this time.
In addition to Hu Kai, the Privy Council envoy, the Privy Council is actually in charge of the affairs of the various houses. Those who have been given military aircraft are all under the decree, and the deputy governors are under the decree. Many of them are Zhou He's disciples and former officials. If there is any trouble in the Privy Council, he can get it at any time.
News, why go to the Privy Council to be angry at this time?
Seeing that Zhou He had no intention of going to the Privy Council to discuss military plans at this time, Hu Kai called the guards who were waiting for orders in front of the palace gate and said: "Go to the Chushan Guild Hall quickly and find Zheng Tu and Zhou Jing, who is a member of the military."
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"Not long after Master Zheng and Zhou Canjun left, the young man chased after them," said the guard guarding the palace gate.
Hu Kai was startled, but he didn't think deeply about it. He just asked his followers to catch up with Zheng Tu and Zhou Jing, and called them to go to the Privy Council.
Zhao Fan finally followed Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Gu Fan and others to the lower province of Zhongshu.
"Jingsheng Marquis is young and energetic, and he likes to make dangerous plans. Although he succeeds several times, as long as he stumbles once, everything will be overturned. Planning and governing the country is not about taking risks, but His Majesty is bewitched by his ways and cannot listen to the Zhou Dynasty.
What should we do now that we are old enough to plan for the country?" Gao Chunnian walked back to the political hall and had no intention of sitting down. He paced anxiously in the hall, not knowing where he was going.
"Don't be so impatient!" Gao Chunnian was asked to walk back and forth in front of him. Zhou He looked irritated and waved to him to sit down patiently and discuss countermeasures.
Gu Fan sat aside but said nothing.
In Gu Fan's view, if he wants to break the siege of Xihua and bring Jingsheng Hou back to the south, he must fully cooperate with Heluo to have some chance of winning. The next main thing is the wrestling between His Majesty and Heluo.
Although Gu Fan was different from Zhou He and Gao in many matters,
Chun Nian's position was consistent, but he had no friendship with Zheng. Seeing that His Majesty was furious, he decided to remain silent for now to see whether His Majesty would eventually ask Zheng to bow his head or Zheng would persuade His Majesty to withdraw his decree.
"It's not that the Prime Minister can't hold his breath. It's true that once you are careless about this matter, your innocence will collapse!" Zhao Fan ignored Gu Fan and sat silently aside. He stroked the corner of the table with his hand and peeked at
Looking at the expressions of Zhou He and Gao Chunnian, he said.
"With He Luo's full cooperation, there is no chance of winning?" Zhou He asked.
"To say that there is no chance of winning at all is because Zhao Fan deceived Prime Minister Zhou and Prime Minister Gao, but the chance of winning will never exceed 30%. The reason for this must be that Prime Minister Zhou and Prime Minister Gao do not need Zhao Fan to talk," Zhao Fan said, "
Now let’s look at the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister really going to follow His Majesty’s temper and hastily assemble hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses on the banks of the Nian River, risking the collapse of half the country, and force Zheng Guogong to fight for this 30% chance of winning?!”
Zhao Fan has said this, what else can Zhou He and Gao Chunnian say to really "force" Zheng Huaizhong to obey the holy will?
After waiting for a while, seeing that Zhou Gao was speechless, Zhao Fan stood up and said goodbye: "Zhao Fan came to Xiangyang with Qian Langjun. His frame is about to fall apart. He is really exhausted and can't hold on anymore."
Watching Zhao Fan walk out of the political hall, Gao Chunnian said worriedly: "It seems that Heluo may not obey the holy will this time. However, Chushan has often acted without authorization, and the chance of winning this time is too low. We cannot blame Heluo harshly."
Too much Luo..."
"..." Zhou He pondered for a while, looked at Gu Fan, and asked, "The fighting on the front line is fierce. Jianghuai, Jinghu, and Jiangxi have repeatedly raised levies to supply military supplies. The people have long been overwhelmed. At the same time, a large number of refugees have flocked to the south, and the competition for land has become increasingly fierce.
It was so intense that many refugees in Jiangxi, Hunan and other places were restless and looting places for bandits and bandits. This matter has become more and more serious. In the past, we worried that Your Majesty was too busy and suppressed these memorials and ordered Lu Sizhou County to deal with them with all their strength.
At this time, it seems that we still need to let His Majesty know the urgency of the situation in Jianghuai and Jinghu! What does Mr. Gu think?"
"In the past, I suppressed the memorials, and when they were suddenly presented to His Majesty, I thought we were in a mood!" Gu Fan said, "However, whenever any new situation occurs, Lu Sizhou County Feiqi will report to you
Your Majesty knows."
Gu Fan's attitude was also very clear. He wanted to ask Emperor Jianji to retreat when he saw the difficulties. He couldn't bring up the past. He didn't want to suffer the consequences...
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For the next ten days or so, Emperor Jianji would summon the ministers of the East and West Prefectures every day in Chui Gong Hall to urge the dispatch of troops.
At that time, the Youxiaosheng Army, led by Liu Yan, had already moved south, near Xiangyang and Nanyang. The only troops directly under the jurisdiction of the Yuying Division were Deng Gui and Zhang Xin's Xuanwu Army on the left and right.
Even if all the garrison troops selected from the troops and civilians evacuated from Taiyuan were put into active service, without the necessary garrison strength in Xiangyang and other places, only 30,000 armored soldiers could be mobilized northward.
The troops gathered by Chushan on the western front and the troops stationed by Heluo in Xiangcheng and other places totaled only 30,000 soldiers.
At the same time, news of the fall of Tongguan came from Heluo.
In addition to the tens of thousands of soldiers approaching Hangu Pass (Lingbao County) from the old route of Xuhan, the soldiers who occupied Pinglu had already collected boats on the north bank of Maojin Crossing, eager to cross the Yellow River before it froze.
Zheng Huaizhong sometimes wrote three memorials in a row, stating the crisis in Luoyang, and asked the court to send troops to strengthen the defense south of Xiangcheng and cover the southward retreat of the people of Heluo. He would personally lead the 50,000 elite Shenwu Army to the rear. Zheng Huaizhong's memorial was also
"Every word of blood and tears" means that as long as there is one person in Heluo who does not leave, he will defend Mengjin, Luoyang, Yanshi and other rivers to the death.
The cities in the northern part of Luo delayed the troops from moving southward.
All in all, Heluo's elite soldiers had no time to go south at this time. The most they could do was let Yang Lin lead his troops to go south in advance and enter between Funiu Mountain and Song Mountain to wait for the opportunity.
Yang Lin led Zuo Xiaosheng's army to reinforce Heluo and garrisoned in Gongxian, Yanshi and other places to resist the westward advance of Xiao Qian's Zhengzhou enemies. Although he successfully defended the northeastern wing of Luoyang for nearly a year, he experienced numerous battles, large and small.
Ten games, but no chance to rest, and there were many injuries.
At present, most of Zuo Xiaosheng's injured troops have been evacuated to Song County, Luanchuan and other places in the upper reaches of Yishui River for rest and recuperation. In the upper reaches of Yishui River, relying on the steep terrain at the northern foot of Funiu Mountain, a base area for subsequent persistence operations has been opened, which can really be mobilized to enter.
There were only seven to eight thousand elites participating in the battle in the eastern part of Ruzhou.
At the same time, bad news spread frequently in Jianghuai, Jinghu and other places.
There were storms and floods, the people resisted donations and taxes, the refugees fought for land, and there were frequent armed fights. Bandits and bandits increased sharply, running rampant in the countryside, and it was difficult for states and counties to control them.
Just when Emperor Jianji insisted on appointing Hu Kai as commander and leading troops from Xiangyang to go north for reinforcements, shocking news came from Jinghu South Road:
Jinghu South Road Transport Envoy was transporting autumn grain and fodder from Tanzhou Prefecture to Xiangyang. He was robbed by the great bandit Sun Yanzhou at the mouth of Dongting Lake. In addition to escorting the soldiers and more than 2,000 sailors, all the casualties were lost, and more than a million pieces of gold were lost.
Money, food and other supplies were taken away by the invaders.
"A bunch of rubbish!" Emperor Jianji looked at the memorial that Jingnan Lusi Babaili hurriedly presented, and he was trembling with anger.
"In order to control the barbarians, the funds for raising the army were wasted, and the Jianghuai and Jinghu Lakes were repeatedly raised, and the people were already overwhelmed. At the same time, hundreds of refugees went south, and it was difficult to make a living. There were many thieves and bandits," Zhou He said.
He wrote the memorial, which was torn in half by Emperor Jianji in anger, and said, "This time also to aid Chu Mountain, we had to send troops and horses from Jingnan to the north to fill the vacancies, leaving Yueyang and other places at the mouth of Dongting Lake empty of defense.
The big bandits took advantage of it! The loss of food and fodder in Xiangyang is just a worry. The Hu bandits will definitely increase their power if they get this food and fodder. If they don't want to cause a big trouble, they can't stop it..."
"So, all of this is my fault for going my own way?!" Emperor Jianji stared at Zhou He and asked through gritted teeth.
"I have absolutely no intention of doing this," Zhou He said anxiously, bowing his body. "Bianliang fell and the Huaihe River was destroyed. Dahuai was able to protect half of the country, making it difficult for the barbarians to invade the south again. In fact, your majesty still worked hard to control it. In order to restore the great crossing of the river, Dahuai,
Not sleeping or thinking about food, he is getting thinner and thinner, and all the people in the world are suffering from it. If everything is missed, things will not work, and the manpower is actually limited. Even if I have the courage to talk about the rights and wrongs of Your Majesty, all the people in the world will not accept it...
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"Okay, you don't need to say anything, I have decided to take charge of the expedition myself!" Emperor Jianji said angrily.
"Your Majesty, think twice before you act!" Seeing that Emperor Jian's successor not only did not interrupt his plan to send troops to the north, he even intensified his determination to lead the expedition himself. Not only Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Gu Fan and others could no longer sit still, Xu Wei, Wu Wei
The county king Zhao Yi and even Hu Kai and others were shocked and knelt down in front of the palace to dissuade Emperor Jianji from acting on his own initiative.
"Marquis Jingsheng is my favorite general. If I fail, it will be like breaking off an arm. If I am defeated, it will be like breaking off an arm. At this time, there is a big bandit in Jingnan, running amok for thousands of miles. In addition to fighting at the bottom of the cauldron, I still have the opportunity to take advantage of it."
"?" Emperor Jianji stared at the ministers in front of the palace and said sternly, "Is it possible that you want me to give up Marquis Jingsheng at this time and send troops south to suppress the Hu bandits? Aren't you afraid that nothing will be accomplished in the end?
, but asked the Hulu to attack Xiangyang? The more difficult the time, the less likely it is to disperse the troops and horses. Although I have not read a few books on soldiers and horses, the truth is still clear! It happened that big bandits emerged from Jingnan, and troops were sent northward.
There is no room for error. In addition to my personal expedition, do you have any other good strategies?"
