Chapter four hundred and eighty fifth something abnormal
The next day, Liu Xiu went to the military camp and summoned his generals to discuss matters. In the central military tent, the core civilian and military generals gathered together. Now Liu Xiu's army was close to 200,000, and the number of civil and military officials was also increasing.
In addition to the old subordinates such as Deng Yu and Zhu, there are now more generals such as Feng, Zong Xin, Deng Xun, Geng Xin, and Zuo Yu, as well as counselors such as Han Xin, Li Wen, and Li Chun.
Although Liu Xiu's military tent was large enough, it still seemed a bit crowded with so many people sitting there. The civil servants on Liu Xiu's right were seated in several rows, and the military generals on his left were even more numerous.
When everyone arrived, Liu Xiu took the lead and said: "As for the matter of pacifying the rebel army, I have made up my mind to govern Wei County first!"
After hearing this, everyone present immediately started whispering to each other, and there was a lot of public opinion.
No one expected that the Lord would choose to attack the rebels in Wei County first. You must know that Wei County is not attached to our own side. Chen Kangye, the prefect of Wei County, has surrendered to the imperial court and is from Xie Gong's side.
Deng Yu squinted his eyes, his thoughts turned around, and he took a breath. Wu Han, who was sitting next to Deng Yu, leaned towards him and asked in a low voice: "Deng Jun, the king first ruled Wei County, what is this?"
meaning?"
Deng Yu glanced at Liu Xiu, then lowered his voice and whispered: "I'm afraid, the king is planning to attack Xie Gong."
Wu Han was startled at first, then raised the corner of his mouth, smiled happily, and whispered: "This is a good thing! I have long disliked that thief!"
Although Wu Han still didn't quite understand why he ruled Wei County first, which meant he wanted to attack Xie Gong. Anyway, the person he disliked the most in Handan, and even in the whole of Hebei, was Xie Gong.
He was naturally very happy to be able to get rid of this thorn in his side.
Deng Yu frowned slightly, he was thinking much more than Wu Han.
We have already killed Miao Zeng, Wei Shun, and Cai Chong, and now we want to get rid of Xie Gong. Is your lord too impatient?
Even if the government in Chang'an was in chaos, Liu Xuan was really driven to panic and made a desperate move to lead a large army to invade Hebei, which was very detrimental to his own side.
After Liu Xiu threw out this introduction, he did not speak immediately, but silently waited for everyone to discuss and digest it.
After a while, he slowly said: "Wei County and Handan are very close. If there is chaos in Wei County, Handan will not be spared. Therefore, I think that the top priority is to control the rebel army in Wei County first."
People looked at each other. There was more than one county bordering Zhao County: Wei County. There was Changshan County to the north, Julu County and Guangping County to the east.
The banditry in Julu and Guangping is so serious, and they all belong to our own side. If the lord doesn't quell the bandits in these two places, how can he help Xie Gong quell the bandits in Wei County?
Liu Zhi coughed dryly and said: "Your Majesty, most of the bandit troops in Wei County are Qingdu tribe, and the base of the Qingdu Army is not in Wei County, but in Hanoi. If we lead a large army into Wei County, the Qingdu bandits can be avoided."
With its sharp edge, it fled back to Hanoi. In this way, it will be difficult for us... to defeat the enemy!"
The tactics used by the Qingdu Army in Wei County are to fight if they can be beaten, and to run if they can't be beaten. If you send a small force to beat him, they can eat you up in one bite. If you send a large number of soldiers to beat him, they will immediately kill you.
Flee back to Hanoi and let your hard work and mobilization be a waste of water in a bamboo basket.
In Liu Zhi's view, it was too difficult to pacify the rebel army in Wei County.
Many people present nodded and agreed with Liu Zhi's statement.
First of all, it is not easy to pacify the traitor army in Wei County. Secondly, even if we put down the traitor army in Wei County with great efforts, we are still helping Xie Gong make a wedding dress, so why bother?
Liu Xiu said with a deep look: "If the bandits want to escape, we will pull them out and send troops to Hanoi!"
Liu Zhi opened his mouth, looked at Liu Xiu blankly, and vaguely realized that the Lord's sending troops to Wei County seemed to be just a prelude, but the real purpose was Hanoi County, right?
Hanoi County borders Wei County, but Hanoi does not belong to Jizhou, but to Sili. However, Hanoi County, like Jizhou, belongs to the Hebei region.
Deng Yu lowered his eyes and said quietly: "Your Majesty, we have only one army to send troops to Hanoi. There are many shortcomings. It is safest to send troops together with Xie Shangshu."
Although there are bandits everywhere in Hanoi, it belongs to Sili after all, and we have not set foot in it yet.
If we rush to send troops to Hanoi, I am afraid that this will cause panic in the Chang'an court, and the Chang'an court may think that we are planning to march westward and take Chang'an directly.
It is different to send troops together with Xie Gong. It means that our side is sending troops to Hanoi just to suppress the rebellion and has no other purpose.
Many people present heard that the clouds and mountains were shrouded in mist. Why did our own counter-rebellion end up in Hanoi?
Kou Xun looked around at everyone present and said: "The foundation of the Qingdu Army is in Quanshe, Hebei Province. If the Qingdu Army suffers a loss in Wei County, it will definitely flee to Quanshe. While we are pursuing the Qingdu Army, we can
Take advantage of the situation and take over the counties in Hanoi, and then control the entire Hanoi County. Hanoi is known as the world's granary. If we control Hanoi, our army's food and grass will no longer have to worry about."
Ren Guang frowned and said: "How could Xie Gong allow our army to control Hanoi?!"
At this time, Liu Xiu suddenly said: "What if Xie Shangshu dies?"
The expressions of everyone in the Chinese military tent changed and they all looked at Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu said seriously: "If we want to completely pacify the bandit army in Hebei, we must not have any worries about our future, and the existence of Xie Shangshu has already
It has caused a lot of resistance to us."
After a pause, he sighed softly and said: "Xie Shangshu has the talent to govern the country. However, I have tried to recruit him many times, but he has not agreed. I have no choice but to take this approach."
Xie Gong's stay in Hebei not only caused a lot of resistance to Liu Xiu, but he was also one of Liu Xuan's eyes in Hebei, staring at Liu Xiu's every move, which made Liu Xiu feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.
As Liu Xiu's power continued to grow in Hebei, the conflict between him and Liu Xuan became increasingly acute. At this time, Xie Gong naturally became a victim of the political struggle between Liu Xiu and Liu Xuan, and was the target that Liu Xiu had to target.
If it can't be used by yourself, then you can only get rid of him.
Liu Xiu is kind, but he is by no means a man with a woman's heart. He should be ruthless, and when it is time for him to take action, he will never be merciful.
Liu Xiu only leaked some information about this meeting to his subordinates, but he did not make it clear what he was going to do. Two days later, he sent someone to send an invitation to Xie Gong, asking Xie Gong to come to the palace to discuss the matter.
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When he learned that Liu Xiu invited Xie Gong to the palace to discuss matters, Qin Zi advised Xie Gong not to go. Last time he and Liu Xiu broke up on bad terms. This time Liu Xiu suddenly sent an invitation. Who knows what Liu Xiu pressed?
thought?
Xie Gong disagreed with his wife's dissuasion. In his opinion, Liu Xiu did not have the courage to openly kill his minister. He comforted Qin Zi, and then he was invited to the palace to meet Liu Xiu.
The unhappiness of a few days ago seemed to have completely disappeared in Liu Xiu's place. Liu Xiu warmly welcomed me and thanked him.
Now that he had calmed down, and Liu Xiu was so polite, he felt a little embarrassed to bow and said to Liu Xiu: "A few days ago, I was rude to King Xiao, please forgive me!"
Liu Xiu looked up and smiled and said: "What happened in the past is in the past, I don't care about it." After a moment, he changed the topic and said: "This time I invited Xie Shangshu to the palace, mainly to discuss how to pacify the banditry.
thing."
When Xie Gong heard this, his expression suddenly became serious. He could not quell the banditry in Hebei alone. He had to get Liu Xiu's full assistance. He said seriously: "Does Prince Xiao have a good strategy to quell the bandit army?"
Liu Xiu smiled bitterly and said: "Now that the traitor army is strong, we are weak. It is not easy to pacify the traitor army, and there is no shortcut."
"Yes!" Xie Gong couldn't help but sigh. Now he was also overwhelmed by the bandits running around in Hebei and was helpless.
Liu Xiu said: "I thought that in order to quell the rebel army in Hebei, we can only do it slowly step by step! I plan to control the rebel army in Wei County first!"
Xie Gong's eyes lit up. He really didn't expect that Liu Xiu would choose Wei County as his first choice. As if he was afraid that Liu Xiu would regret it, Xie Gong hurriedly asked: "When does King Xiao plan to send troops? How many troops will he send?"
"As long as we are well prepared and have sufficient food and fodder, we can send out troops immediately. Led by Gu himself, with a hundred thousand troops, we will definitely annihilate the bandit army in Wei County in one fell swoop!" Liu Xiu said decisively.
Without saying a word, he stood up and bowed to Liu Xiushen. Then, he said with excitement: "King Xiao is so determined, it is really a blessing to the people of Wei County! I will serve on behalf of the people of Wei Jun. Thank you so much, King Xiao!"
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Liu Xiu was happy and said: "According to His Majesty's decree, I am responsible for pacifying Hebei, pacifying the Hebei bandit army, and restoring peace and prosperity to the people of Hebei. This is also my responsibility, and I have no choice but to do so."
Having been with Liu Xiu for so long, I heard only a few pleasant words from Liu Xiu's mouth. What Liu Xiu said this time was said into Xie Gong's heart.
Xie bowed his hand again, gave another deep salute, and said: "I will also personally lead all the troops and horses to send troops to Wei County with King Xiao to wipe out the traitor army!"
Xie Gong's fear of Liu Xiu was still too deep.
He was really worried about letting Liu Xiu go to Wei County alone to quell the rebels. He was worried that Liu Xiu would kill Chen Kang, the governor of Wei County, and then promote a loyal governor to him.
In this way, Liu Xiu put Wei County into his own hands.
Even if Xie Gong didn't mention that he was going with him, Liu Xiu still wanted to invite him to go with him. Now that Xie Gong took the initiative, Liu Xiu saved his words. He laughed loudly and said: "With Xie Gong going with us, you and I will join forces to fight against the enemy.
This battle will be more certain and our army will win!"
Seeing Liu Xiu accepting his companion so calmly, Xie Gong was overjoyed and said excitedly: "What King Xiao said is true, our army will win this battle!"
Full of joy, Xie Gong bid farewell to Liu Xiu and returned to his mansion. Seeing Xie Gong's return safe and sound, Qin Zi's heart finally dropped. wavv
She asked Xie Gong what they talked about when they met Liu Xiu when they entered the palace.
Xie Gong told Qin Zi the contents of his conversation with Liu Xiu in detail.
After hearing this, Qin Zi fell into deep thought.
After thinking for a long time, she suddenly shuddered and said: "Wei County has already submitted to the imperial court. King Xiao did not send troops to pacify the counties that submitted to him, but he chose Wei County. If things go wrong, there must be a monster! Last time, my husband
We had already broken up with Prince Xiao, but this time, Prince Xiao ignored the past grudges and entertained her husband warmly. If something went wrong, there must be something evil! Prince Xiao wanted to put down the Weijun rebels, and it must be to seize Weijun, but he agreed with her husband.
We can go together, if something goes wrong there must be a monster!"
She reminded Xie Gong by saying three times in a row, "If something goes wrong, there must be a demon", Liu Xiu's move was by no means simple.
After Xie Gong heard this, he laughed loudly, hugged Qin Zi's waist, and said disapprovingly: "Madam, you are worrying too much. You still know a little about Prince Xiao and your husband!"