Chapter five hundred and seventy-ninth misfortunes do not come singly
Guo Shengtong gave birth to a prince for Liu Xiu, and Liu Xiu and Guo Shengtong were really in love for a few days. However, as Liu Yong proclaimed himself emperor, the joy in Liu Xiu's heart was diluted. In the morning of the morning, he discussed the matter with all the ministers.
Liu Yong's power is not small. He controls most of Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou. Speaking of which, Liu Yong's territory is larger than Liu Xiu's, and he has as many as one or two hundred thousand soldiers and horses.
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Wu Han was the first to speak and said: "Your Majesty, Liu Yong acted boldly and rebelliously. He proclaimed himself emperor in Suiyang, which is an unforgivable crime. I thought that your Majesty was serving as an army to attack Suiyang!"
The ministers present looked at each other and shook their heads secretly in their hearts. Liu Yong was not so scary that Liu Xiu did not even dare to fight, mainly because they were now fighting on multiple fronts.
The Great Situ Deng Yu led his troops to fight the Red Eyebrow Army in Guanxi; Cen Peng was about to lead the army south to regain Jingzhou; Wu Han also led his troops into Wei County and Qinghe County to quell the rebels.wavv
Speaking of which, Liu Xiu's side is already fighting on the third front. If they send out more troops to attack Liu Yong, it will be a fourth front war, and they don't have so many troops available.
Fu Zhan raised the wat tablet in his hand and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that our top priority is to quell internal troubles first. The harm from internal troubles is far greater than that from foreign troubles!" After a pause, he added: "Recently, I think our top priority is to quell internal troubles.
During this period of time, Wei Chen had received many reports from Wei County, reporting that county officials frequently had liaisons with the rebels. Some county officials even secretly welcomed the rebels into the city. Internal troubles caused injustice.
I am worried that Wei Jun is at fault!"
When Liu Xiu heard this, he clenched his fist subconsciously and said quietly: "I think Chen Kang's duty as governor has come to an end."
Wei County is the largest county in Jizhou and the foundation of Jizhou. It cannot tolerate any loss. Chen Kang, the governor of Wei County, was not Liu Xiu's confidant. He had a very good relationship with Xie Gong at first, but later betrayed Xie Gong.
The person is exactly him.
Liu Xiu pondered for a moment, raised his head and said, "Yao Qi obeys the order!"
"Wei Chen is here!" Yao Qi hurriedly stood up and left the table.
Liu Xiu said: "Yao Jun, with my instructions, immediately go to Yecheng, Wei County, capture Chen Kang, and take over the post of governor!"
Yao Qi kowtowed forward and said in a loud voice: "I obey your orders!"
Liu Xiu warned meaningfully: "Wei County is not only the foundation of Jizhou, but also the link between past and future. It connects Hanoi and Henan. Wei County must not miss anything. Secondly, I will leave Wei County to you!"
Yao Qi was moved, kowtowed forward again, and said: "After arriving at Wei County, I will definitely do my best to live up to His Majesty's high expectations!"
Liu Xiu nodded. Liu Xiu was very confident about Yao Qi's character and abilities. When it came to leading troops in battles, Yao Qi was a good hand. When it came to governing a place, Yao Qi was not bad at all, even if his political ability was slightly worse.
, Liu Xiu will also arrange for capable people to assist him.
After explaining Yaoqi's side, Liu Xiu turned to look at Wu Han and said: "Ziyan, wait until the New Year is over and send out troops immediately to pacify the rebels in Wei County and Qinghe County. We must defeat the five schools and the two thieves in Tanxiang."
, eradicate the roots and eliminate future troubles forever!”
Wu Han kowtowed forward and said loudly: "I obey my orders!"
Liu Xiu looked at Cen Peng again and asked, "How are Junran's preparations now?"
Cen Peng raised his hands and said, "The 30,000 elite soldiers under our command are ready to send troops to Jingzhou at any time!"
"Okay!" Liu Xiu said, "In three days, we will send troops to Jingzhou!"
Jingzhou is Liu Xiu's hometown and his roots. It is impossible for him not to capture Jingzhou.
After discussions with other ministers, Liu Xiu decided to hold off on Liu Yong for the time being. It was not that Liu Xiu did not want to eliminate Liu Yong, a serious thorn in his side who was fighting for the legitimacy of the Han Dynasty, but that he really could not spare any extra troops to deal with Liu Yong.
After the morning court, Liu Xiu returned to Qingliang Hall. As soon as he entered, he saw Hua Feiyan sitting in the main hall. When Liu Xiu came in, Hua Feiyan stood up and saluted, saying: "Your Majesty!"
"Is something wrong with Feiyan?" After spending this time together, Liu Xiu knew Hua Feiyan very well. If nothing happened, she would never come to him.
Hua Feiyan bowed and said, "This subordinate does have something wrong."
Liu Xiu said to Zhang Kun: "Go and wait outside."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Zhang Kun agreed, bowed and exited the hall.
After Zhang Kun left, Hua Feiyan took out a bamboo tube from his sleeve and handed it to Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu took it, skillfully pulled off the cover, poured out the cloth strip inside, and unfolded it. The record inside was about
It belongs to Peng Chong, the governor of Yuyang.
Since Peng Chong returned to Yuyang from Luoyang, he has always been indignant and criticized Liu Xiu.
Wu Han and Wang Liang were originally officials under him, but now, one is the Grand Sima and the other is the Grand Sikong, both of whom are Three Dukes, while he continues to be the Governor of Yuyang.
In Peng Chong's view, Liu Xiu was so unfairly rewarded that he had completely forgotten his own achievements. If he had not mobilized the entire Yuyang County to support Liu Xiu, would he be where he is today? I'm afraid he would have been killed by Wang Lang long ago.
Kill it!
As the saying goes, you don't worry about poverty, only inequality. Now Peng Chong's heart is extremely unbalanced. He is also holding back a belly of resentment towards Liu Xiu. From time to time, he complains about Liu Xiu with his close friends.
Peng Chong did have a lot of credit for Liu Xiu, and the credit was not small. Although he did not go into battle to kill the enemy, he did provide a strong guarantee for Liu Xiujun's logistics supplies.
However, Liu Xiu treated him well. After all, he was granted the title of Marquis, but according to Peng Chong, based on his merits, he should be granted the title of King.
But Peng Chong didn't think about it. There were so many meritorious officials throughout the dynasty, even Deng Yu, who had made such great contributions and had such a close relationship with Liu Xiu, was only made a marquis, not a king. According to the ancestral system of the Han Dynasty,
It is strictly forbidden to confer a king with a different surname.
Peng Chong used this incident to complain about Liu Xiu. He was really thinking too much about becoming a king.
In addition, Geng Kuang, the prefect of Shanggu who had the same achievements as him, has always been peacefully serving as the prefect of Shanggu. His son Geng was named General Jianwei and had a higher official position than his father. Geng Kuang did not complain at all.
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Now the secret report Hua Feiyan gave to Liu Xiu was that Yunxi Pavilion's spies recorded everything Peng Chong said and did in Yuyang. After Liu Xiu read it, he frowned and patted the cloth on the table.
, remained silent.
Liu Xiu is not an ungrateful person. He is very grateful to Peng Chong and even Geng Kuang. However, the abilities of these two people are indeed limited. Liu Xiu cannot promote their positions to a higher level. He
Neither of them can afford it.
Governing the country and the world is not based on friendship or merit. The most important thing is to look at personal ability.
Brothers Fu Zhan and Fu An, before Liu Xiu became emperor, they did not contribute anything to Liu Xiu, but because they were strong enough, the former became the minister and chief minister, and the latter became the minister.
Guang Luxun.
Now seeing Peng Chong's complaints about him, Liu Xiu felt chilled and a little sad.
"Your Majesty!" Hua Feiyan interrupted Liu Xiu's contemplation and handed over another bamboo tube. Liu Xiu took it, opened it, and lowered his head to see that this was information sent back from Hanoi.
Sun Deng, who slipped through the net of the Green Calf Army, is now in Hanoi and has gathered a group of remnants of the Green Calf Army, the remnants of the Youlai Army, and the remnants of the Bronze Horse Army, totaling tens of thousands.
After reading this information, Liu Xiu couldn't help but smile bitterly. These traitor armies were really endless to defeat and exterminate. They were just like planting crops, one crop after another.
Liu Xiu asked: "Sun Deng gathered the green calves, Youlai, and the remnants of the bronze horses. What do you want to do?"
Hua Feiyan bowed and said, "According to my subordinates' analysis, Sun Deng may also have aspirations to become emperor!"
Liu Xiu blinked his eyes, first chuckled, and then smiled and turned into a laugh. Liu Xiu felt that today's troubled times are really ridiculous. As long as tens of thousands of people are organized, cats and dogs will want to stand up. Coming out to proclaim himself emperor, this emperor is really worthless.
While he was smiling, he felt a headache at the same time. One wave after another, internal and external troubles, and miscellaneous things all came together.
After a while, he stopped laughing, looked at Hua Feiyan, and asked, "How much bad news did Feiyan bring today?"
Hua Feiyan bowed, took out another bamboo tube from his sleeve, and handed it to Liu Xiu respectfully.
Looking at the bamboo tube she handed over, Liu Xiu almost laughed again. Now he was also curious about what other bad news there could be. He took the bamboo tube and opened it. This time, the information inside was about the True King Liu Yang.
This information clearly pointed out that Liu Yang had ambitions to become emperor.
Liu Yang has a small problem, that is, he has a red tumor on his neck. I don’t know which charlatan told him that he was born with an abnormality. People like him are destined to be the emperor! Liu Yang thought about it , this is really the truth.
Liu Xiu became emperor only because of his support from Liu Yang. Since his support allowed Liu Xiu to sit on the throne, why didn't he become emperor?
This King Zhending also wanted to be emperor because he wanted to be emperor. He secretly found someone to carve a line of words on a stone, and then buried it on the outskirts of Zhending City.
Later, he arranged for someone to dig out the stone by chance and transport it to Zhending City for the people to view. The words Liu Yang carved on the stone were: After Chijiu, Ying Yang will be the master.
Chi refers to the Han Dynasty. As mentioned above, Han refers to the virtue of fire, and fire refers to red. Nine refers to Liu Xiu. According to the order of emperors of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu was the ninth emperor of the Han Dynasty. Gao means tumor, gall. Yang also refers to him Liu Yang.
The combination of these sentences means that after Liu Xiu, he, Liu Yang, will be the emperor.
Looking at the secret report, Liu Xiu slapped the cloth on the table again. He closed his eyes tiredly and rubbed his forehead with one hand.
Speaking of which, it was not easy for Liu Xiu to be the emperor. Within his sphere of influence, thieves everywhere were causing chaos, and those seemingly loyal and courageous officials who helped him conquer Hebei would appear from time to time. The earth has the intention of rebellion and wants to be the emperor himself. Coupled with powerful external enemies, all kinds of pressures are sweeping in from all directions. It really makes people feel suffocated.
After a while, Liu Xiu took a deep breath, looked at Hua Feiyan, and said with a wry smile: "Feiyan, are there any more?"
Hua Feiyan shook his head and let out a sigh of relief. Liu Xiu also let out a sigh of relief. These three pieces of bad news were like hammers hitting his chest, making him almost breathless.
Liu Xiu's fingers tapped on the table. After a moment, he looked up and saw Hua Feiyan looking at him with concern. Liu Xiuxiao asked, "Feiyan, is there anything else?"
"Is your Majesty okay?" Hua Feiyan asked cautiously. Thinking about it, if she were sitting in Liu Xiu's position, she really wouldn't know how to deal with so many troubles.
Hearing her words, Liu Xiu burst out laughing and said, "Such a blow is nothing. I have suffered heavier blows than this before."
Liu Xiu knew clearly in his heart that he could not be knocked down. If he fell down, no one would be able to hold up this big stall.
He stood up and wandered back and forth in the hall several times, then raised his head and said, "Zhang Kun!"
"The servant is here!" Zhang Kun, who was guarding outside the palace, heard the call, bowed and walked in quickly.
"Draw up the decree and announce that Peng Chong, the governor of Yuyang, will enter the capital!" Liu Xiu squinted his eyes and said word by word.