"It's snowing. I didn't expect that a year would pass so quickly..."
The weather seems to be getting colder year by year. Although the weather has fluctuated very drastically in the past few years, and there has been a lot of snow in winter, the snowy days usually come after the Winter Festival, or at most one and a half days earlier.
That's all.
But now, with nearly seven days left before the Winter Festival, little crystals have begun to fall from the sky.
Of course, if it were recorded in history books, today's snowfall date would have been earlier. After all, the previous offensive and defensive battle in Chang'an was a blizzard. Even if it was "God saw the Xiliang army raining down punishment for causing harm to the world," it was still a new round of snowfall.
The first snow in the cycle of seasons.
But everyone who knows about it knows what it is. Even the Xuanwu Royal Sister who is the party admitted that it is the complete version of the magic. The power of Xuanwu is just that a certain loli played too high and ended up taking off her clothes.
power, otherwise the effect will be better.
Well, yes, just cleaning up the "incomplete version" of the heavy snow took Chang'an's military and civilians more than two days. If a certain Royal Sister was allowed to play, it is estimated that the snow would be enough for Chang'an to obtain a "Frost"
New nickname for "Fortress".
Or simply use ice and snow to build a satellite fortress of considerable size outside Chang'an City.
"Time is so wonderful. Sometimes you want her to go by quickly, but she is so slow that it upsets you. But sometimes you want her to slow down a little and wait for you, but in the end you
But I find that you are getting farther and farther away from her."
Su Xiaololi also responded with a little sadness. Her mood seems to be a little low these days. Not only is she not in the mood to teach ants to death, but a brat like Tuoba Liwei is so young. She even cooks.
My thoughts have become much lighter.
Tian was either sitting around the fire quietly looking at the "ghost drawings" that Li Shushi couldn't understand at all, or he was lying on a guqin with his face sideways as he was now, occasionally playing with the strings a few times and making a sound.
A string of notes that are not very harmonious.
What is this lazy loli thinking about? Li Shushi knows that his IQ is not enough, his EQ is not high, and most importantly, his love quotient is probably even lower, so he can't guess what an overage legal person is.
Loli's thoughts at this time.
Perhaps it is as the latecomer Li Shangyin said: "There are fifty strings of brocade strings for no reason. Each string and one column reminds me of my good years, and Zhuang Zhouxiao dreams of butterflies..." Maybe this city of Chang'an evokes some distant memories for her?
Or maybe it's simply because there are too many men here, and this loli who opened the Lily Palace is bored without her girlfriend by her side?
That's really a sad story.
"Fool!"
"Uh, Tamago-chan, what are you talking about?"
"I mean someone is a big idiot!"
Because what Su Xiaololi said was right. Li Shushi felt that he was speechless.
"By the way. When will Qing'er and the others come over? And Xiao Nienie, I haven't seen her for a long time. I wonder if I can pronounce a few syllables now. Or maybe there are other ways to communicate, such as sign language, it's too difficult to learn.
Already."
This year's Winter Festival will definitely not be able to go back to Bingzhou to celebrate, and a large number of family members will even need to be sent to Chang'an.
Because the next focus of the Bingzhou Army's work will be on the recovery of the Guanzhong area, this matter is even more important than Luoyang, the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the center of the world, and Henan Yin where it is located.
Compared with the complicated situation of the Central Plains, the Guanzhong area is not inferior to the Central Plains in terms of folk customs and development potential. It is even better in some places. This is the place where a dynasty can truly be created.
Well, because he captured the entire Xiliang including Guanzhong, Li Shushi's inner ambition seemed to be uncontrollably expanding, because he not only saw the power of the Qin and Han Dynasties from history books, but also heard about the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Great, and the center of that glorious era was undoubtedly the land beneath his feet.
Maybe Chang'an is a little too far away from the Central Plains and even the south of the Yangtze River, but it is closer to the Western Regions and closer to the world.
This may not be the center of the Han Dynasty, but it can be the center of China - not the central country in the narrow sense represented by this era, but the Chinese Empire from his era. That is the goal of his efforts, and only
If he exceeds that goal, perhaps he will be able to hold his chest high when meeting other travelers underground or between planes.
We have not lost the face of the vast number of time travellers—although if we think about it carefully, we still feel a little guilty.
Okay, let’s get back to the main story.
Although there are still some corners in the Guanzhong area, it can be regarded as basically included in the pocket. This is probably because the Xiliang army has been ruthless here before. The powerful people here have unexpectedly cooperated, even if there are some spontaneous farmers.
, was also particularly friendly to the Bingzhou Army, and by the way, Li Shushi's medical school recruited a large number of new students.
Well, those people are definitely here for a certain sacred loli, referred to as Shenlo.
After that, there was a lot of work to appease and deal with the aftermath, but Li Shushi seemed not to be satisfied, and wanted to make his bureaucrats even busier, even taking the rest time after the Winter Festival, squeezing them with power.
Because, Li Shushi made a proposal that surprised everyone - to split the original Liangzhou and Sili areas, turning the large state that originally seemed to have a huge management area into a small state that is relatively easy to control. As for reference
The template is naturally Bingzhou and Shuozhou, which were once equally large but are now divided into two.
Speaking of which, this matter can be said to be simple or complex. It is simple because it is just breaking up the original Liangzhou and Sili, and then regrouping them to form three to four new states, or even two to three.
There is no need to think of the names of the states——
During the Qin Dynasty, Yongzhou was established in the south of today's Sanfu and Liangzhou. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yongzhou was also established for a time. When Li Guo was in chaos, he also wanted to turn the three counties controlled by Li Shushi into
In Yongzhou, it’s easy to be out of sight and out of mind.
But when it comes to complexity, it is really not that complicated. Because only national-level administrative units have the right to do this kind of thing. Li Shushi thought that a mere official at the provincial governor level wanted to do this kind of thing.
It's really transgressive enough.
And because of this incident, a new problem has arisen, which is also an extremely troublesome problem.
Where has the emperor gone?
This is indeed a question that makes Li Shushi feel dumbfounded and helpless.
Because this is not because of his own will, but just like Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Jun before, the person who cheated him this time is Li Ru and Li Wenyou, and he has nothing to do with Li Ru. Is it still possible?
Can he say in front of the other party, "I am much stronger than Dong Zhuo, so I will definitely be able to keep the emperor"? Even he himself doesn't quite believe it. Although the times seem to be different from when Dong Zhuo came on stage, as a politician
He really couldn't guarantee the speed of their falling out.
And it is unknown whether he has the confidence to attack insiders like Dong Zhuo. After all, he has finally achieved a relatively stable balance with the powerful people of the family, and weakened the influence of the powerful people in a more stable way.
At the same time, with the tacit consent of the other party, we will eliminate a group of old diehards and support a new generation that is acceptable to both parties.
So even now, if the emperor falls into his hands, he may have to face a more harsh situation than Cao Cao. And with the large land of Guanzhong, Wanluo and Bingzhou, he does seem to have the potential to conquer the world.
It is possible, and it seems most likely that the other princes are either city-guarding dogs or do not even have a stable base.
Yes, even Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's desire for a completely stable base seems to be a luxury - the former's Jizhou is still under Gongsun Zan's military front, and even most of the Bohai Sea and Hejian are still in the hands of the other party.
, while the south
Wei County is controlled by Li Shushi. As for the latter, he has just established a foothold in Yuzhou, but this year's severe drought and locust plague have already made Yuan Shu's army miserable. Cao Cao in the north is also planning a counterattack, and Liu Biao in the south has been
manner**.
As for Cao Cao, he seems to be even worse than the same period in history - Lu Bu did not come, but Chenliu, Jiyin, Shanyang and other counties in the south of Yanzhou were all captured by Yuan Shu. Although Sun Ce suffered a blow from Li Shushi
It was a small loss, but it still made Cao Cao feel the tremendous pressure brought by powerful force, and Zhou Yu beside Sun Ce was far more suitable as a battlefield consultant than Chen Gong.
The situation in Xuzhou seems to be the best. Liu Bei has even almost captured the entire Qingzhou. However, according to reliable intelligence, Tao Qian and Tao Gongzu, who is the lord of Xuzhou or the pillar of Xuzhou, suddenly fell seriously ill and is now terminally ill. It seems that he may die at any time.
It is possible to drive Hexi to the west. Now his two sons are actively performing. Perhaps it is not surprising that Xuzhou will be divided because of this.
Therefore, it seems that Li Shushi can only strategically throw away the hot potato of the emperor, but maintain his influence around him, and provide guidance that is beneficial to his own side. But where will the situation develop?
It has long been out of sight.
The course of history has long been shattered by the strong wind fanned by his little butterfly.
Although he believed that Jia Xu could help him get everything done, Jia Xu never let him down.
Unfortunately, even if he quickly made adjustments that were most beneficial to him, some things would not change.
At least it was impossible for him to tell the ministers gathered outside his government office the emperor's current location and destination.
Even he himself doesn't know about the former, and it's obviously impossible to tell these complicated old fritters about the latter now.
Therefore, he has to bear the consequences of all this.
Where has the emperor gone?
In fact, Li Jue and Guo Bang already knew about this matter, but in the face of the menacing Bingzhou Army, the only thing they could do was to conceal everything and conceal this matter to trigger possible shocks in Chang'an City.
The Bingzhou Army will solve this problem after they leave, or they won't need to think about it in the future.
So until now, the ministers had actually thought that the emperor was still in the dilapidated palace, but was hidden in a secret place and controlled by Li Guo.
This is a very normal conjecture. In fact, if the little emperor had not disappeared suddenly, Li Guo and Li had originally planned to do this, because they knew very well that the ministers would definitely see the opportunity to rescue the little emperor during the battle——
Maybe they are all cunning and cunning, and they are all full of bad intentions. But the ministers who can bear the humiliation and bear the burden until now must still have a certain degree of loyalty to the Han Dynasty, and have a relatively deep understanding of the responsibilities they shoulder.
Even if they take 10,000 steps back, those ministers must control the emperor before they can do what they want to do. Otherwise, it will be like the problem that Li Shushi had to face when he planned to divide the states - if the name is not correct, the words will not be correct, regardless of ancient and modern times.
It is suitable for both Chinese and foreign countries.
Now that the battle is over, the Bingzhou Army controls every corner of Chang'an City, but they are told that the emperor is gone?!
By the way, if Li Shushi hadn't accumulated a pretty good reputation, perhaps most people would have suspected that Li Shushi had secretly killed the little emperor. As for whether to set up another puppet or do it himself, it was a choice. Anyway, he still had several in his hands.
Although there is no precedent for a real princess or empress of the Han Dynasty, God knows whether the people of Bingzhou, whose military strength even exceeds that of the Xiliang army, will do it.
Well, I actually still suspect that Li Shushi did something very bad to Liu Xie that should be reconciled.
This really makes people feel that they are at a loss for words.
You said that the little emperor had run away before - some people believe it, but there are more thoughtful people who simply don't want to believe this explanation, because it means that their original efforts may be in vain. Even if they are wandering away
The little emperor had encountered some kind of accident and died, and they and the ministers seemed to be somewhat to blame.
The most important thing is that once the little emperor is acquired by other princes and the court is reestablished, will they still get the opportunity to conquer? Or will they be the emperor and the courtiers, and these old ministers who have endured humiliation and burden for so many years will eventually become the tears of the times?
Just thinking about it makes me feel really sad.
For the responsibilities in his heart and for his own future, these people put tremendous pressure on Li Shushi. However, most of them were well-known among the gentry. Even Huangfu, who was hiding in Bingzhou and enjoying his leisure time,
Song, Yan Zhong and others were also recruited by them. Also recruited by them as foreign aid was Hu Zhao, who was extremely famous in the Bingzhou education system.
Well, faced with the blockade of an old gentleman like Zhao Qi, a disciple of Ma Rong and a master of Confucianism, whose status in the scholarly circles was slightly higher than that of Lu Zhi, Li Shushi let alone refuted it, even if he thought about it in his heart
Those dark thoughts seemed rude.
Li Shushi wanted to pretend to send troops to search for him, but the old people were worried that the loud noise would make various mountain bandits covet the emperor. But if he just waited, Li Shushi would already be bored.
Sometimes he really envied Dong Zhuo's demeanor of sweeping thousands of miles with blood in one click. It was so domineering and inhuman.
In the end, he was forced to have no choice but to adopt a constant method proposed by Su Xiaoluoli - to be open and honest.
Of course, although I intend to talk openly and honestly, there are still choices when it comes to candidates, such as an upright old man like Zhao Qi, Huangfu Song, a not too pedantic guy like Zhu Jun, and Ma Ri.
There were some backbone scholars like Xi who had a special relationship with Li Shushi but had a close family background, as well as powerful leaders like Wang Rou and Sima Fang who supported the Bingzhou Army.
However, he could not say that the people of Bingzhou did not dare to ask for the emperor. If they did, they would be besieged by all the princes in the world. Likewise, he could not say that it was Li Ru who took it upon himself to let the emperor fend for himself, and Li Ru was still on his own.
Enjoy leisure here...
Anyone who speaks such straightforward truth is an absolute fool.
So what exactly is the so-called "open and honest"?
"Well, actually, His Majesty's disappearance this time does have the most direct relationship with me. It can even be said that I caused His Majesty to disappear."
Li Shushi kept his attitude very low in front of his grandfathers and uncles, barely bowing down to apologize to the world.
"Sir Zhou Mu's words made us feel different. A while ago, Master Zhou Mu said that your majesty disappeared when the traitor Li Guo took control of Chang'an. Now he said that your majesty's disappearance was directly related to you. Is there any difference between the two?
Isn’t it contradictory?”
Among these people, the one who is most concerned about the whereabouts of the young emperor is naturally none other than Zhao Qi. However, if the old man cares about it, it will be chaotic. Not to mention Sima Fang, who has already speculated, and people like Wang Rou who know some internal information of the Bingzhou Army, even Ma
Rihui also looked thoughtful, but was not in a hurry to question Li Shushi.
"It's not a contradiction. In fact, this is what I want to tell you today."
Although many people have some ideas in their minds, after all, they are not figures in the inner circle of Bingzhou Army. Even if they guessed, they cannot verify the authenticity of their ideas. Most of the time they just pretend to be "in tune".
Therefore, when they heard Li Shushi's words, they looked like they were listening carefully.
"Xue has always been very concerned about His Majesty's situation, but it's just that Bingzhou is too far away from Chang'an and cannot be reached. Later, Xue heard that the two traitors Li Guo bullied Your Majesty and killed Zhongliang, and he was deeply saddened by this. In order to be able to
Please rescue your majesty as soon as possible, so we launched an army to attack the two traitors Li Guo.
, but in the mainland, they were worried that the traitors would jump over the wall and make some crazy moves, which would harm His Majesty's safety. So, Xue used his connections in the Xiliang army to send many subordinates to infiltrate Chang'an City, and took advantage of the situation.
When the Xiliang army was in internal strife, I took His Majesty out of the prison."
"That means His Majesty is now in the hands of Master Zhou Mu!"
"Yes, and no." Faced with Mr. Zhao Qi's questioning, Li Shushi acted unusually calm and calm.
"What do you mean by Mr. Zhou Mu's words?" Ma Rixi didn't quite understand Li Shushi's attitude. After all, if it was true what Li Shushi said, then what Li Shushi had said to the ministers before was a big lie. Even if
Those ministers could not do anything to Li Shushi, but they could still make some contribution if they wanted to kill Li Shushi in public opinion.
Well, if you add that Li Shushi's mental endurance is the same as Wang Lang in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
"Although I, Bingzhou, have rescued your majesty, your majesty is our majesty of the Han Empire. 'Is the whole world the land of the king, and the shore of the land is the king's ministers.' Under the premise of your majesty's safety, your majesty, this land within the Han Empire
Your Majesty is free to go wherever he likes
, I, Bingzhou, cannot restrict His Majesty's freedom just like Dong Zhuo did for my own selfish interests. Although it is shameless to say this, since His Majesty no longer wants to stay in a sad place like Chang'an or Luoyang, as a minister, I can only be satisfied.
His Majesty’s request.”
"Then where is your Majesty now?"
"Maybe you are traveling around the mountains and rivers, or you are going to your favorite place. Don't dare to interfere with His Majesty's choice. The only thing you can do is to select strong soldiers to protect His Majesty's safety. If Your Majesty needs it, they will be His Majesty's 'soldiers'.
"
Li Shushi's explanation made everyone present, including Mr. Zhao Qi, who had a somewhat hot temper before, all fall into deep thought. Perhaps there were many loopholes in his words, and there were many things that could be criticized, but those were all.
It's just a matter of details, but there aren't many mistakes in the general direction.
Moreover, even if Li Shushi concealed something, at least if anything happened to the little emperor, the source of responsibility would inevitably fall on Li Shushi, and it was a crime that he could not wash away even if he jumped into the Yellow River. So he chose to stay in the little emperor.
It is understandable that such facts should be disclosed within the scope instead of shouting loudly to prevent the whole world from knowing.
As for the speculation about the real role of those soldiers, it seems to be nothing compared with the risks Li Shushi took.
In this way, with the help of Mr. Zhao Qi, the brewing storm finally calmed down.
However, Li Shushi and the Bingzhou Army, who have taken over such a huge territory, are destined to experience one wave after another. (To be continued...)
