Once Dong Zhuo and the emperor launched the New Deal, for the world's leading families, the fastest way to win the New Deal would undoubtedly be to depose the emperor.
This has been the best way for nobles to maintain their rights and interests for thousands of years, whether in the feudal dynasty or the ancient slave system.
Isn't it the best way to abolish the top leader of the country and replace him with a leader who can be controlled by them?
This was the fundamental purpose of Liu Jian encouraging Dong Zhuo to move the emperor and the queen mother to Chang'an.
Luoyang is indeed the ancient capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it also represents the political influence of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The move of the capital did indeed cause a lot of damage to the Eastern Han Dynasty.
However, you cannot just look at the surface of anything. Behind the huge losses, there are naturally benefits.
Whether it was Dong Zhuo or the emperor, if they stayed in Luoyang after promulgating the New Deal, they would directly face the endless anger of the high-ranking families in various states and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty.
There is no doubt that if they do not go to Chang'an and stay in Luoyang, their final outcome will be death without a burial place.
Even if they go to Chang'an, the emperor and Dong Zhuo will face a huge test.
But in Chang'an, at least in terms of the frontal military, with the convenient geography of Guanzhong, Dong Zhuo had no problem at all in confronting the Kwantung armies.
If the frontal military threat is blocked, then there will undoubtedly be only hidden arrows left.
Although it is not easy to dodge hidden arrows, it is not easy to succeed, so relatively speaking, it is really a good choice to stay in Chang'an to launch the New Deal.
When the prominent families in Guandong saw that they had no way to deal with the emperor and Dong Zhuo for a while, they must start to have other thoughts.
The most direct way is to deny the legitimacy of the emperor who launched the New Deal and re-establish an emperor who is willing to be manipulated by them.
In the world today, who has the purest bloodline and can compete with the current emperor Liu Bian for the throne?
No matter how you look at it, it must be Chen Liuwang and Liu Xie.
And where are Chen Liuwang and Liu Xie currently?
In the hands of Jizhou Shepherd Liu Jian!
After figuring this out, Liu Jian really admired Jia Xu even more.
"Sir, Mr. Liu is really impressed by his far-sightedness. I hope you will give me more advice on the future of the world."
Jia Xu was so busy that he said, "I don't dare, I don't dare. Jia Xu will definitely assist the lord with all his strength. I just beg the lord not to appoint Jia Xu to important positions for the time being. Xu only wants to be a staff member of the lord and not be noticed by outsiders."
Liu Jian smiled happily after hearing this.
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With the end of the war between all parties in the Central Plains, Dong Zhuo, Liu Jian and the Guandong princes respectively withdrew to their own territories, and this year passed again.
The fourth year of Chuping is coming soon.
Of course, the current four years of Chuping are different from those in history.
This year in history is the sixth year of Zhongping.
And it was in this year in history that Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong just passed away, and He Jin also died in this year.
But now the world's structure has long been different from that in history. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty has passed away long ago, and everything is different from what it was in history.
Liu Jian accepted the emperor's offer of reconciliation and led his troops back to Yecheng.
But before he entered Yecheng,
He received the report from the rear.
Zhang Ju, a powerful man from Yuyang County who was originally the governor of Taishan, returned to his hometown in Youzhou, recruited local troops, and joined forces with Wuhuanqiu Liju in western Liaoning to rebel.
Also cooperating with him was Zhang Chun, the former Prime Minister of Zhongshan.
Zhang Ju and Zhang Chunnai were from the same county, and they were both powerful and right-wing figures in Yuyang County.
The reason why these two people can achieve a high position of two thousand stones is because they belong to the same clan branch, and the influence of their family, the Yuyang Zhang family in the west of Youzhou, is almost the same as that of the Gongsun family in western Liaoning, but the two major
The families do not belong to the same county, and in the past they mostly entered official positions based on military merit. There were conflicts between them, so they never had any contact with each other.
The Zhang family of Yuyang County had actually wanted to rebel for a long time, but they did not expect that Liu Jian could gain a foothold in Jizhou before the uprising.
As the largest force in Hebei, Liu Jian's presence made Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun dare not act rashly.
It wasn't until Liu Jian sent troops south to attack Dong Zhuo last year in order to avenge Yuan Ji that Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun saw hope of occupying Youzhou again.
So they joined forces with Qiu Liju from western Liaoning to proactively prepare for war.
Then, as winter approached, the two thieves finally raised the banner of rebellion.
They led the army to plunder Jizhong, killed Liu Zheng, the governor of Beiping, Yang Zhong, the governor of Liaodong, and others. They gathered more than 100,000 people, garrisoned troops and plundered Youzhou, and looked at Jizhou.
Zhang Ju proclaimed himself emperor.
Zhang Chun calls himself General Mi Tian and King of An Ding.
In fact, logically speaking, in the current situation, the world is in chaos. Among the pastoral guards in Guandong, there are many people who arbitrarily raise troops to occupy the land and cities, and support themselves in the name of fighting thieves. Under normal circumstances, no one will take care of it, and the court will open its eyes.
Close one eye.
Even if you have been standing on a piece of land for a long time and do not have a proper name, the court will take the initiative to give you a name.
But the stupidity of Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun is that they just grabbed the land when they grabbed it, but they had to have nothing to do to put the title of emperor or king on their heads.
If this isn’t self-inflicted, then what is it?
But the two of them are relatively lucky, that is, there are too many things going on in the world right now.
Previously, Dong Zhuo was at war with the Guandong Patriarchs, and now the imperial court is moving the capital and promulgating new policies, and no one has the extra energy to take care of these two lunatics.
Of course, the imperial court did not have much energy to take care of them, but Liu Jian did.
Liu Jian had already returned to Jizhou. After hearing the news of the two men's rebellion, Liu Jian almost lost his voice in front of everyone.
He had been waiting for a long time to march into Youzhou.
To be honest, he had not planned the layout of Youzhou for a year or two.
As the saying goes, everything is ready, all it takes is the east wind - now, the east wind has come, and it is blowing loudly.
When we returned to Jizhou, it was already snowing heavily, and the rivers were covered with thin ice.
It was under such circumstances that Liu Jian learned about Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun's rebellion in Youzhou.
"hehe."
When Liu Jian heard that the two men rebelled and claimed to be emperor and general, he burst into laughter.
"These two tycoons from Yuyang County seem to be no ordinary people. They calculated the time of their rebellion so accurately."
At this time, Liu Jian was urging the sergeants to cross the river from the ferry. Behind him stood two powerful generals, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei looked up at the snow in the sky and felt a little cold all over, so he wrapped his body in a coverall.
"Brother, I don't quite understand."
"What don't you understand?"
Zhang Fei said doubtfully: "It's obviously the winter season, and those who grow grain, thresh, and hunt have all gone home to rest. It seems that those of us who use troops rarely use troops in winter."
, then why did Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun do the opposite? Do they have to use troops at this time?"
Liu Jian laughed.
"Yide, think about it carefully."
Zhang Fei saw Liu Jian cheating on him, so he turned to look at Guan Yu who was standing aside.
"Yun Chang, can you figure it out?"
Guan Yu said calmly: "How much can I figure it out clearly?"
Zhang Fei was a little angry when he heard this.
"Don't even say anything! Since you two can think clearly, you can't leave me alone...I'm thinking about it for myself, so don't remind me."
Seeing Zhang Fei competing, Liu Jian and Guan Yu couldn't help but smile at each other.
Not long after, more than half of the soldiers and horses had already gone to the other side of the Yellow River in small boats.
Liu Jian, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei also boarded a small boat together, and under the protection of the white soldiers, slowly sailed towards the northern bank of the Yellow River.
Zhang Fei sat on the bow of the boat with his arms folded, frowning and thinking hard.
Seeing the boat reaching the middle of the Yellow River, Zhang Fei suddenly figured it out.
He suddenly reached out and slapped his forehead.
"That's it, that's it. I understand."
Zhang Fei turned to look at Liu Jian: "The two traitors, Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun, have wanted to rebel for a long time, but they have never dared! The one they are afraid of is the elder brother! Even though the elder brother has led his troops to conquer Dong Zhuo, the two traitors
I am also secretly planning in my heart."
"My brother has been on an expedition for nearly half a year. He has spent a lot of money and food. It is already winter when he returns to the army. It can be said that the men and horses are exhausted."
"The three armies are exhausted, there is a shortage of food and grass, and the weather is still so cold. The two thieves thought to themselves that even if they are rebelling now, even if my brother wants to conquer them, he will have to wait until at least the beginning of spring! In this way, they will have a few more months in Youyou.
The state arranges the time for placement.”
Liu Jian clapped his hands with satisfaction: "Yide's thoughts are only a few steps slower than those of Yun Chang and I."
Zhang Fei laughed proudly.
But then, he seemed to think of something.
"Brother, the two thieves rebelled in Youzhou. Do you really have to wait until spring starts in a few months before raising troops to go north to conquer?"
Liu Jian nodded: "Since the two thieves have planned a time for me, then I will naturally do it according to their ideas. If not, wouldn't I have let down their wishes?"
"Ah?" Zhang Fei was confused when he heard this.
Liu Jian said slowly: "This expedition to Dong Zhuo is indeed very expensive. The troops and horses are also extremely tired and need to be supplemented. Moreover, the weather is also cold, so there is no harm in taking a rest... In addition, I also want to report this matter to the Ming court.
, please give me an order from the imperial court to allow me to raise troops to go north to attack Erzhang."
Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "Brother, it is said that soldiers are valuable and quick. At this critical moment, where is the time for you to request an order from the imperial court?"
"Besides, didn't the imperial court grant you the right to use a false ax? The soldiers worked hard and sent troops north to kill two Zhangs and occupy Youzhou... Isn't that justifiable?"
Liu Jian said: "The power of the Jiajie Yue was given by the late emperor. Even if I can fight without permission, I have just offended the Luoyang court. Please ask for an order and take the initiative to ask. There is no harm in it."
Zhang Fei said: "But doesn't this give Er Zhang time to develop in vain?"
Liu Jian shook his head and said: "Yide... If I don't send troops to the north, won't I be able to destroy Erzhang? Can't you and Yun Chang share the worries for me?"
One sentence immediately awakened Guan Yu.
"The brother is what the two thieves are worried about! If the brother doesn't move in Jizhou, the two sons will relax and not worry about anything else... In this way, if others catch him by surprise and go north to attack him, they will get twice the result with half the effort."
Liu Jian smiled and said: "Yun Chang is right. The world is too big for me to do everything myself! You two are my brothers. At this time, you should stand up and share my worries...
If I don't take action in the battle against Er Zhang, the merits will all be taken by you two. How about that? Do you dare to go?"