As soon as the tiger talisman appeared, everyone immediately knelt down.
Hundreds of years of melee in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods established the supreme authority of the Tiger Talisman in the military field.
The so-called Sword of Shang Fang and Iron Coupon of Alchemy Book in later generations are just scum in front of Hu Fu.
During the Warring States Period, Lord Xinling stole the talisman to save Zhao, and the King of Qin used the tiger talisman to seize Lu Buwei's military power. These deeds have fully proved that at that time, the army almost only recognized the tiger talisman.
In the Han Dynasty, although the status of the tiger talisman has declined, it is no longer the only token for mobilizing troops.
However, the tiger symbol itself symbolizes monarchy.
Especially the jade tiger charm Liu De is holding in his hand at this moment.
The emperor of the Han Dynasty held in his hands the military tiger talismans of all the counties and counties in the world. Usually, these tiger talismans were made of copper and divided into two. One half was given to the local governor, lieutenant or general, and the other half was kept by the emperor.
in hand.
If something happens, the emperor will use the other half of the tiger talisman as a token and send envoys to mobilize the army.
However, what if something happens that requires the mobilization of county soldiers from multiple counties or even nationwide mobilization?
At this time, it was time to use the jade tiger talisman in Liu De's hand. This object was originally a token of the Taiwei. The Taiwei of the Han family used it to lead the army of the world and conquer the enemies of the four directions.
However, as Zhou Bo, the last Taiwei of the Han Dynasty, lost power, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty stopped appointing Taiwei and instead took control of the military power himself. This tiger talisman became the emperor's token. With this tiger talisman, he could mobilize soldiers from any county in the world.
horse.
It was a token given by Mr. Cheap to Liu De before he left Chang'an to prevent anyone from cheating.
At this moment, Liu De took it out. The meaning was already obvious, he was going to kill someone!
"Your Highness, what's the matter?" Zhidu knelt down and said, "Before your departure, Your Majesty told me not to touch the tiger talisman lightly. Please tell me clearly why I used the tiger talisman. Otherwise, I will not dare to obey your orders!"
Obviously, Zhidu is a piece of insurance placed by the cheap daddy around Liu De.
If Liu De wants to use the Tiger Talisman to mobilize his troops, he can. But he must convince Zhidu. If Zhidu doesn't agree, he won't be able to mobilize a single soldier. He may even be put under house arrest by Zhidu.
But Liu De did not really insist on mobilizing the army immediately. It was just his instinctive reaction after seeing the contents on the silk book.
At this time, Liu De also calmed down a little. He threw the silk book in front of Zhidu. He snorted coldly: "Please take a closer look, should you immediately mobilize the soldiers of Hedong County, seize military power, and immediately set foot in Ping'an City to arrest
Are you asking Zhou Yang to wait for a bunch of rebellious officials and traitors?"
Zhidu picked up the silk book, looked at it, and his expression immediately changed. There were only a few sentences on the silk book, but Zhidu only read one sentence and immediately cursed: "What a thief! If this is really the case.
.I obey your orders!”
That sentence is very simple: the prefect killed Chang Shi and Sima, and the governor Yi Nangang...
Just this sentence is enough!
Although Zhidu doesn’t know what the truth is?
However, no matter what, a minister is a minister, and an angel is an angel. As a minister, he dares to threaten the envoy representing the emperor. This is to destroy the order and the rules of the game. How can Zhi tolerate it?
Not only is Zhi intolerable, but no one in the world who claims to be a loyal minister can tolerate this kind of naked resistance to the monarchy.
If this were the case, wouldn't the world be in chaos?
The army should be mobilized immediately to encircle Anyi and arrest and kill all the officials who did not resist Zhou Yangyou's atrocities in Anyi!
As for Zhou Yangyou, if he did such a thing, even being cut into pieces with a thousand cuts would not be enough to atone for his sin!
But Liu De did not answer immediately. Instead, he put the tiger talisman away. He took two steps forward and thought about it.
Obviously, Zhou Yangyou is not an idiot, let alone a fool.
He should know very well what the consequences will be if he does this!
Why did he dare to do it?
Who gave him the courage?
Liu De tried his best to calm down.
As the Art of War goes, the Lord must not raise an army out of anger!
Since ancient times, how many strong men have been defeated by the words "not wolf"?
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed across Liu De's mind.
"The soldiers in Anyi are no longer reliable!" Liu De quickly thought of a crucial issue. Shentu, the commander of Hedong County, is now in Xingyang, and the military and political power in Hedong is in the hands of Zhou Yang. He jumped over the wall like a dog in a hurry.
, can at least mobilize an army of tens of thousands of people, and then incite the whole county to rebel.
Don't think that rebelling at this time is a difficult technical task.
During the fifty-three years of the Han Dynasty's reign, there were rebel ministers for most of the years.
These rebels were large in scale, such as Ying Bu and Chen Chen, commanding hundreds of thousands of troops and directly confronting the emperor.
The younger ones, a dozen or twenty people, dared to raise the flag, and were suppressed by the local people...
The last large-scale rebellion only occurred sixteen years ago. At that time, the king of Jibei, Liu Xingju, took advantage of the Xiongnu invasion and the emperor's personal conquest. He thought he had an opportunity, so he raised the flag of rebellion. As a result, he was put down in January.
, Liu Xingju was defeated and captured.
This incident taught the emperor of the Han Dynasty a profound lesson. At that time, the late Emperor Taizong Xiaowen mobilized 400,000 troops from Guanzhong and 16 border counties and three countries.
General Luan Bu garrisoned Ba Shang, and General Chen Wu garrisoned Longyou. The emperor personally went to Taiyuan and opened up his posture to fight to the death with the Huns. For this purpose, hundreds of thousands of civilians were mobilized, and countless money and food were consumed.
But Liu Xingju stabbed him in the back, and the late emperor had to immediately call off the war, bear the humiliation, make peace with the Huns, and join forces to put an end to Liu Xingju's rebellion.
From then on, the emperor of the Han Dynasty decided not to fight with the Xiongnu again until the power of the princes was reduced.
So Liu De had to think carefully, what would happen to the butterfly effect if Zhou Yang rebelled?
The most important thing is that it is not impossible for Zhou Yang to rebel, but it is very possible for him to rebel!
Because, his cousin is Liu An, King of Huainan.
Liu De didn't believe it, Liu An had never won over Zhou Yangyou, his cousin.
Even in his previous life, there were rumors that Zhou Yangyou once had a secret exchange of letters with Liu An. This incident eventually became one of the reasons why Liu Che decided to kill Zhou Yangyou.
"Bring me the map!" Liu De ordered.
Wang Dao immediately led someone to take a map drawn on cloth that he carried with him and spread it out on the ground.
Liu De looked at the map, made some gestures with his hands, and asked: "General Zhonglang, if we go down the river, how many days will it take to reach Luoyang from Hedong?"
"For the fast boat, it will take about half a day..." Zhi Du replied.
Liu De took a deep breath.
He knew that if he didn't handle it properly and get this matter settled, he would be in big trouble.
If Zhou Yang breaks through a broken jar, seizes the army east of Hedong, goes down the river, attacks Luoyang, and cuts off the supply line of the Xingyang army of the Han Dynasty, and then Wu Chu takes advantage of the situation and rises up, the trouble will be big!
Even Zhou Yangyou didn't need to attack Luoyang, he only needed to appear outside Luoyang City, and the world would be shaken immediately, and Liu De would have no choice but to step down!
Liu De knew very well that if he acted hastily and caused Zhou Yang to make a determined decision and raise the flag of rebellion, his dream of being a prince would be awakened!
Now, Liu De knew that the first thing he had to do was to disarm Zhou Yangyou and even the Hedong County soldiers.
This matter is difficult to say, because no fool will willingly disarm himself and then let you kill him.
It sounds simple, but it’s actually very simple.
Because as long as Liu De appears in Anyi and walks in front of Anyi's soldiers and civilians, especially the grassroots team leaders, Sima, and village chiefs, he can immediately win back people's hearts and take control of the army.
However, the difficult problem is, how can Liu De make Zhou Yangyou feel confident and bold enough to let him approach Anyi, instead of immediately rebelling when he sees Liu De appear?
"Fen Yin Cauldron!" Liu De whispered these three words. (To be continued...)
ps: Well, it seems that Brother Chun has appeared as a saint, and I seem to be resurrected with full health?
There should be another chapter later~
Well, thanks to everyone, the pain in my shoulder is basically gone. I will be able to recover after two more days of physical therapy and some exercise on my own.
Well~ I will take care of myself this week and start paying off the debt next week, chapter by chapter~
