In November of the year Dinghai, the attention and sight of the entire Northeast Asia was still focused on the Suiyang-Changyi line in the south.
The Wu-Chu coalition forces continued to besiege Suiyang.
Liang Wang Liu Wu's letters requesting reinforcements almost never stopped.
However, the Taiwei Zhou Yafu, who was stationed in Changyi, sat aside and ignored the crisis in Suiyang. He focused on digging trenches, building high fortresses, and setting up camps near Changyi, pretending to defend Changyi to block the Wu army's eastward advance.
The way the road looks.
Liang Wang Liu Wu naturally had a deep hatred for Zhou Yafu.
Since late October, almost every memorial written by the King of Liang must contain the content of impeaching Taiwei Zhou Yafu.
Liu Wu was not the only one putting pressure on Zhou Yafu.
The Queen Mother of the East Palace would also urge the emperor every few days to order Zhou Yafu to rescue Suiyang immediately.
That's all.
Because Zhou Yafu firmly defended Changyi, except for digging trenches and setting up camps every day, he had no intention of taking the initiative to attack.
The officials in the DPRK and the Central Government also immediately became upset.
The impeachment of Zhou Yafu for being afraid of the enemy and timid in the face of battle is already a great honor!
When most officials mentioned Zhou Yafu, they wanted to call him a traitor who brought disaster to the country and the people. Some people with strong imaginations even thought that Zhou Yafu must have taken bribes from Wu Wang Liu Bi, or had colluded with Wu Wang Liu Bi.
Such a public opinion situation made even Liu Che secretly sweat for Zhou Yafu.
Although Liu Che knew very well that his emperor father maintained absolute and unwavering support for Zhou Yafu's decision.
It can even be said that Zhou Yafu was completely let go.
However, being in the middle of the game and watching from the other side are two different feelings.
For example, in his previous life, when Liu Che was far away in Hejian, the most he experienced was some gossip. As for his later life, the most he saw was a few faint descriptions in historical records.
At this time, as the prince, Liu Che felt overwhelming pressure directed at Zhou Yafu.
All kinds of gossip are flying in the streets and alleys of Chang'an.
The gossips gave full play to their advantages and pointed out what was not working here and what was not good about the frontline war. If they had been in their place, Liu Bi would have been killed and captured effortlessly.
Under such pressure, even Liu Che's emperor father finally couldn't stand it anymore.
On November Bing and Wu, the emperor issued an edict, ordering Zhou Yafu's army to go south. Although the wording in the edict was relatively mild, it did not require immediate southward movement.
However, this also fully illustrates how unfavorable the current public opinion is to Zhou Yafu on the front line.
Liu Che took advantage of all these disturbances and quietly recruited four or five official Mohists from the Mohist school through Yang Yi. When these public opinions reached a peak, he calmly got on the prince's carriage, held up the prince's guard of honor, and swaggered
, headed towards the Weiyang Palace with great fanfare. Along the way, Liu Che changed his low profile for the past month and let people publicize that his purpose of entering the palace this time was to cheer up the Taiwei, and made it clear that he would support Zhou Yafu to the death.
"I'm getting more and more unruly..." Liu Che thought in his heart, but his face looked triumphant.
There is no doubt that Liu Che himself is well aware that his high-profile move is, to put it bluntly, a political speculation and a show of teeth.
It is said to be speculation, because as a reborn time traveler, both his previous life and history have proven that Zhou Yafu is worthy of his title as a world-famous general, and his arrangements and strategies at this time are extremely correct!
Therefore, now, if Liu Che stands up to support Zhou Yafu when he needs it most, he will definitely win the favor of Zhou Yafu and even the entire military.
Even the emperor's father would praise him for being sensible.
The only trouble may be that Queen Mother Dou will be unhappy.
But this can be solved by Ajiao Chen!
Therefore, for Liu Che, this speculation was basically a profit-making transaction, and it was impossible to lose money.
As for showing your teeth...
Two days ago, the King of Zhongshan, Liu Fei, um, the King of Guangchuan in his previous life, jumped out just like in his previous life, and wrote to the Emperor that he was willing to be a general and lead troops to fight against the rebellion for his father and the country.
Liu Fei's move was an extremely correct decision no matter in his past life or in this life.
As soon as this memorial arrived in Chang'an, it immediately caused a sensation and won unanimous praise from public opinion. Even the emperor Liu Qi was so pleased that he was awarded the general's seal, making him the only prince in the Han Dynasty to wear the general's seal.
This advantage is nothing at present.
Because the princes and kings themselves have their own military power and army.
However, after Wu Chu was destroyed, the imperial court regained most of the power of the princes and kings, including control of the county soldiers.
Liu Fei's general's seal immediately became the only artifact that has ever been out of print.
Even the little pig can't do anything about it!
At the moment, the impact of Liu Fei's letter made Liu Che smell something not so good.
Public opinion is praising King Zhongshan for his awareness of the overall situation and his loyalty and filial piety.
Even the slaves of the prince* also discussed it.
This made Liu Che furious after hearing this!
Brother, the prince is not dead yet!
When will it be your turn, Liu Fei, to understand the general situation and take into account the overall situation?
If Liu Che continues to immerse himself in farming, I am afraid that some people will have some thoughts that they should not have.
As the prince, Liu Che always knew that he must ensure that no brother could threaten his status and authority.
Any possible provocation and coveting of the prince's status must be nipped in the bud!
In the battle to win over the heir apparent, King Huai of Liang, Liu Yi, almost succeeded in overthrowing his emperor father!
Therefore, those talkative slaves were ordered by Liu Che to give them a beating. Then, Liu Che took up the banner of supporting Zhou Yafu, "went against the current", and swaggered all the way through the city to Weiyang Palace.
Get off the bus at Simamen, and immediately a eunuch will come to guide you.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is resting in the Greenhouse Palace at the moment!" A eunuch said with a flattering smile.
"Oh!" Liu Che nodded: "Lead the way!"
In the past month, the most important thing Liu Che did was to ask the queen to propose marriage to Chen Wu, the Marquis of Tangyi.
Chen Wu, the Marquis of Tangyi, has also agreed, and is only waiting for the Empress Dowager's approval and the Emperor's approval, and the marriage will be considered a success.
The Queen Mother and the Emperor could not refuse this marriage proposal.
thus……
The alliance between the three families of the prince, the queen, and the princess was basically established.
Under such a situation, the eunuchs naturally took advantage of the situation and began to express their loyalty to the prince on their own initiative and move closer to him.
There were too many people who wanted to take refuge, so Liu Che began to hold back, and became critical of the eunuchs who actively asked for hugs and acted like slaves.
This has to be said to be a huge irony.
But people are always like this.
All the bustle in the world is for benefit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit.
Under the guidance of the eunuchs, Liu Che arrived at the steps in front of the Greenhouse Hall in a short time.
The Greenhouse Hall is a building built in both palaces (Weiyang and Changle) in the Han Dynasty.
It was originally used to keep the emperor and the queen mother warm in winter.
The biggest feature of this palace is that the walls are painted with pepper, which makes the overall color of the walls reddish. At the same time, in winter, charcoal stoves are burning under the screens and pillars in the palace day and night.
In order to prevent the smell of burning charcoal stoves from reaching the emperor and the queen mother, all the pillars in the entire hall were made of cinnamon trees that were more than fifty years old.
In addition, the hall uses Hongyu as a tent.
However, since the reign of the late Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, the phenomenon of chimes ringing in the Greenhouse Hall occurred.
This place is no longer just a place where the emperor keeps warm in winter.
Politically, the Greenhouse Palace was on the same level as the Xuanshi Palace and higher than other palaces in the Weiyang Palace. It became the place where the emperor received guests, rested and handled government affairs.
Its status is probably similar to that of the Imperial Study Room in the Manchu and Qing dynasties in later generations.
When Liu Che walked into the greenhouse hall, he took a glance at the situation in the hall.
I found that a minister was already here.
Liu Che recognized that man as Zhou Yafu's think tank and staff officer, Master Ba, Zhao She.
This Zhao She can be regarded as a new star that has suddenly emerged recently.
A month ago, he was still an unknown scholar, studying every day in Bashang.
It is said that he participated in the examination held by Liu Che last year, but was rejected in the third round for various reasons.
For example, the background is not strong enough, the performance is not outstanding enough, he is too old (Zhao She is almost 40 years old this year, which obviously does not conform to Liu Che's idea of building a younger team), etc.
But there is a saying that goes well, gold will shine wherever it goes.
Although he was eliminated in the final round of the examination.
But Zhao She did not blame others, but continued to look for opportunities.
Then, he was recommended to Zhou Yafu and worked as a copywriter for Zhou Yafu.
Initially, performance was mediocre.
But more than a month ago, he suddenly emerged and was recommended to the court by Zhou Yafu one after another. His position naturally increased. Now he has the position of a thousand-ton official, who can meet the emperor and participate in political affairs.
Liu Che naturally knew why he could climb so fast - the route and direction of Zhou Yafu's army were planned by this person.
It is said that this series of strategic measures such as passing through Lantian, passing Wuguan, stationing in Changyi, and strengthening the walls and clearing the country are all inseparable from this person.
It is no exaggeration to say that this person is a natural-born military strategic adviser. He may not be able to do anything else, but he has a sense of smell far beyond ordinary people when it comes to military planning.
Seeing it was him, Liu Che was also slightly embarrassed.
The original intention of the examination is to select talents based on their talents and to recommend talents regardless of one pattern.
But later on, things changed a bit, and several related households got involved...
This made Liu Che a little embarrassed.
But it’s just second best.
"My son Liu Che wishes my father the emperor's greetings!" Liu Che first greeted him politely.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!" Zhao She also quickly bowed to Liu Che.
"Get up... give the prince a seat!" The emperor's father seemed to be in a good mood and was quite kind to Liu Che.
When Liu Che knelt down and sat down, Liu Qi asked: "I heard that the prince came today to redress Zhou Yafu's injustice?" There was a hint of ridicule in the corner of his mouth.
Liu Qi, of course, has reasons to be happy.
Although the imperial court was at a standstill over Zhou Yafu's decision, there was a huge quarrel.
The pressure on him from the East Palace was also very great. His old mother urged him almost three times a day, forcing him to issue an edict to urge Zhou Yafu to go south.
but……
Zhou Yafu resolutely withstood these pressures.
This Zhao She was the minister sent back by Zhou Yafu to report the war situation on the front line and to reply to the imperial edict.
Well, Zhou Yafu's attitude towards the emperor's edict was - if you are outside, you will not accept your orders!
He directly resisted the emperor's edict and the pressure of the queen mother, and continued to dig trenches in Changyi and bask in the sun.
If this was something else, Liu Qi would probably be furious and send people to arrest Zhou Yafu and come back to punish him.
Only this incident made him feel that Zhou Yafu's stubborn donkey was really good!
Why?
Liang Wang Liu Wu stood in the front and fought with Wu Chu to death, but he was the one who benefited in the end!
After this battle, not only can Wu Chu be wiped out, but he can also weaken Liang Guo, who is even more troublesome than Wu Chu!
Therefore, on the surface, although he looked unhappy, he issued another edict to urge Zhou Yafu.
