Yin Lihua returned to the main hall. At this time, Liu Xiu also woke up. He sat up from the bed and asked: "Lihua, what's going on outside?"
"Zhonghua sent someone to report the urgent military situation. He is outside the palace and wants to meet His Majesty." Yin Lihua said.
Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment, then put on his shoes and called out: "Zhang Kun!"
Zhang Kun, who was guarding the door of the hall, heard the call and hurriedly ran into the hall. He came to Liu Xiu, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, my servant is here."
Liu Xiu said: "Bring the person sent by Situ to deliver the message to the side hall. I will see him in the side hall."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Zhang Kun responded and quickly exited the hall. Yin Lihua took off the crown gown from the hanger, and while helping Liu Xiu dress, she frowned and murmured: "Axiu, Zhonghua won't have any
Is it dangerous?”
Liu Xiu smiled at her and said, "Don't worry, Zhonghua will be fine."
After getting dressed, Liu Xiu left the main hall and went to the side hall. At this time, Jia Fu and Xiao Dian were already waiting in the side hall. When they saw Liu Xiu coming in, they saluted together and said in unison: "Welcome to your majesty!"
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Liu Xiu waved his hands to the two of them, indicating that they didn't need to be polite. After sitting down, Liu Xiu looked at Xiao Dian. It could be seen that this man had traveled a long distance and was covered in dust, just like a native.
He asked: "Are you sent by Situ?"
Xiao Dian knelt on his knees and said, "Your Majesty, I am the captain of Situ's tent. Xiao Dian, under the command of Situ, returned to the capital to ask for help!" As he spoke, he took off the bag he was carrying and pulled it from inside.
Take out the bamboo slip and hand it forward.
Zhang Kun stepped forward, took the bamboo slip, and put it in front of Liu Xiu. The latter unfolded the bamboo slip. Inside was a letter written by Deng Yu himself. The content was not much, but it was a detailed account of what happened in Gouyi.
Liu Xiu told it once.
There were not many troops and horses under Deng Yu, only tens of thousands, and the number of troops left in Gouyi was 10,000. Now with Feng's rebellion, all the troops and horses left behind in Gouyi were controlled by Feng.
All of his original brothers suddenly became enemies, and now the situation with Deng Yu's troops was no longer optimistic.
Liu Xiu read Deng Yu's letter carefully from beginning to end, then rolled up the bamboo slips and put them aside. He looked at Xiao Dian and asked, "Why did Feng suddenly rebel?"
Xiao Dian told Liu Xiu the reasons for Feng's rebellion. Liu Xiu pondered for a moment and asked, "How is Feng's conduct?"
"This..." Xiao Dian thought for a while and said: "This person is narrow-minded, suspicious and jealous, and difficult to work with." After a pause, he continued: "Although General Zong likes great achievements, he has good moral character and is good at military service.
It is quite prestigious."
Liu Xiu fell silent, his mind spinning. After a while, he asked again: "Xiao Dian, who is the best friend to Feng?"
Xiao Dian didn't even think about it and said immediately: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it's Huang Fang, the protector of the army!"
Liu Xiu nodded, raised the corners of his mouth, and smiled leisurely. He asked Zhang Kun to get a piece of silk cloth, pick up the pen, dip it in ink, write a line of words on the silk cloth, and then asked Zhang Kun to hand it to Xiao Dian.
He said: "Xiao Dian, you can rest in Luoyang for a day, and then rush back to Beidi and give my letter to Situ."
Xiao Dian swallowed his saliva and took the silk cloth respectfully. He lowered his head and saw that there were only a few numbers on it: Whoever captures Feng must be Huang Fang.
After reading these words, Xiao Dian took a breath. In the army, the person who had the best relationship with Feng was Huang Fang. Why did Your Majesty say that Huang Fang would capture Feng?
However, he did not dare to ask any more questions. He bowed to Liu Xiu and said cautiously: "I obey my orders!"
"Okay, you go down and rest!" As he spoke, Liu Xiu first looked at Zhang Kun and said, "Heavy reward!"
Then he looked at Jia Fu and said, "Xiao Xiaowei has worked hard all the way. Jun Wen, please arrange Xiao Xiaowei's residence and food."
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Jia Fu bowed in response and led Xiao Dian out of the side hall.
As soon as the two of them left, Zhang Kun couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, this time Zhi Jinwu forced his way into the palace, it is really... against the rules and etiquette, and it has offended the emperor!"
Liu Xiu smiled disapprovingly and said, "It's an emergency, so I can forgive you." After a pause, he said, "Zhang Kun, Xuanzong Guang came to the palace to see me."
At present, Liu Xiu has removed Fu Zhan from his position as Minister and asked him to concentrate on acting as the Great Situ. Otherwise, Fu Zhan would have to do the work of the Minister and the Great Situ at the same time. It would be too busy for him. Liu Xiu also saw that
It was only after his hard work that he was relieved of his post as minister.
The person who succeeded Fu Zhan as minister was Zong Guang. Zong Guang was originally the governor of Xindu County in Jizhou. He was quite capable in handling government affairs and was highly appreciated by Liu Xiu.
After Zhang Kun went out again, Liu Xiu couldn't help but yawned greatly. Long Yuan walked up to Liu Xiu with a pot of tea, poured him a cup of tea, and said: "Your Majesty, have a cup of tea to refresh yourself.
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Liu Xiu smiled at him, picked up the tea cup, took a sip slowly, and said helplessly: "I asked Zhonghua to go to Chang'an, but Zhonghua insisted on going to Beidi, Shangjun and other places, while Zhonghua stayed behind in Gouyi
Feng and Zong Guang have always been at odds with each other, but Zhonghua didn't notice... This time, Feng's rebellion is really Zhonghua's fault!"
Long Yuan didn't know what to say.
He felt that the time when his lord became emperor was worse than the time when he was not emperor! When he was not proclaimed emperor, although he fought in the north and south and traveled around, he was not as tired as he is now, and the things he had to take care of and worry about were far less than he is now.
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"Why doesn't Your Majesty transfer Situ back to Luoyang?"
Liu Xiu burst out laughing, shook his head and said: "If I transfer Zhonghua back to Luoyang now, it will be like making it clear that I am dissatisfied with Zhonghua's Western Expedition. This will be too detrimental to Zhonghua's face."
In fact, Deng Yu's Western Expedition was quite successful. At the beginning, Deng Yu only brought 20,000 to 30,000 people and fought from Hanoi to Hedong, and then from Hedong to Bingzhou. He also captured the two major cities of Shangjun and Beidi in Bingzhou.
The county can be said to have outstanding military exploits and outstanding achievements.
If Feng hadn't suddenly rebelled this time, Deng Yu's Western Expedition would have been perfect so far. However, it was Feng's rebellion that made Deng Yu's nearly perfect Western Expedition begin to go downhill.
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Zong Guang was summoned to the palace and met with Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu took out Deng Yu's letter and gave it to Zong Guang to read. After Zong Guang read it, his face suddenly changed and he said: "Your Majesty, Situ is in danger now. He should be in time."
It’s better to send troops to help!”
Liu Xiu said: "Situ is not in danger for the time being. Zong Shangshu, you go to Fufeng in good faith, spread the word, and recruit Huang Fang to surrender."
Gouyi is located near the northern junction of Youfufeng and Zuofengyi, less than a hundred miles away from Chang'an. It is the frontier town for Deng Yu's army to advance into Chang'an, and its geographical location is crucial.
Zong Guang responded as he listened. Liu Xiu continued: "Feng is suspicious by nature, and Huang Fang is greedy and afraid of death. If you go to Fufeng on the right, all you have to do is spread the word of recruiting Huang Fang to surrender, and a rift will definitely arise between Feng and Huang.
Feng has just rebelled and is in urgent need of help. He is only afraid of Huang Fang and will not touch him for the time being, but Huang Fang is not like that. He will definitely seize this opportunity to capture Feng and make up for his mistake!"
"Your Majesty, I will leave tomorrow!"
"Yes!" Liu Xiu nodded and said, "Tomorrow, you can go to Fufeng with Situ's subordinate Xiao Dian. You can also take care of each other on the way!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu's reply to Deng Yu said that the person who finally captured Feng must be Huang Fang. Liu Xiu did not predict the unknown. The reason why he dared to be so sure was because he understood human nature well enough and knew what he should do to cause this.
Internal fighting between the two.
He sent Shangshu Zongguang to Fufeng to recruit Huang Fang to surrender. After Zongguang arrived in Fufeng County, he did not go to Gouyi at all. Now the person in charge of Gouyi is Feng. If he went, wouldn't it be like a meat bun beating a dog?
After he arrived in Fufeng, he just spread the news and said that he was ordered by the emperor to appease Huang Fang. Moreover, the emperor admired Huang Fang very much and was very sad to learn that he followed Feng and committed rebellion.
Huang Fang was unwilling to rebel in the first place. It was Feng who killed Zong Xin, and it was Feng who was afraid of taking responsibility. The whole thing had nothing to do with him, Huang Fang. Now that he is rebelling with Feng, it is completely a waste of time.
At this time, he heard the news from Zong Guang that even the emperor admired him very much. He even sent a minister to hold the festival to support him. Huang Fang felt very happy. He obviously had a bright future.
Why do you still follow Feng and rebel with your head raised?
It has to be said that Liu Xiu has reached the level of proficiency in figuring out human nature, and he can play with it completely at the palm of his hand.
Just as he wrote in his letter, Huang Fang really took action against Feng. He captured Feng by surprise, and then led more than 10,000 soldiers in the army to find Zong Guang and surrender to him.
Feng Zuo made trouble and scared Deng Yu into a cold sweat, but when he came to Liu Xiu, it was like a piece of cake.
Liu Xiu only implemented a small plan, which triggered an internal fight between Feng and Huang Fang. In the end, Huang Fang captured Feng, thus ending the Feng Rebellion.
It is worth mentioning that after Zong Guang arrived at Fufeng in Chijie, Wang Kuang, Hu Yin and others, the Green Forest veterans who had surrendered to the Red Eyebrow Army, found an opportunity to run out of Chang'an and surrender to Zong Guang. wavv
Wang Kuang and Hu Yin, the elders of the Green Forest Department, have not been reused since they surrendered to the Red Eyebrow Army. What is terrible is that they have no military power in the Red Eyebrow Army, no voice at all, and they have been looked down upon and humiliated.
In addition, the Red Eyebrow Army had been out of food during this period, and life was too hard. Wang Kuang, Hu Yin and others who were already used to enjoying themselves could not endure it any longer. At this time, they heard that Zong Guang had arrived in Fufeng.
Several people got together and figured out that they might as well go to Zongguang and seek refuge with Liu Xiu.
Wang Kuang, Hu Yin and others did not have a good relationship with Liu Xiu. They were all one of the chief culprits in Liu Xiu's death, but Zhu Kun helped them make a good start.
The biggest culprit who killed Liu Xiu was Zhu Tuna. However, Zhu Tuna, who had such a hatred for Liu Xiu, not only was he not killed after he took refuge with Liu Xiu, but he was also named Fugou Marquis and had the title of Young Master.
The government occupies a big fat gap.
If Liu Xiu could treat Zhu Tuna so kindly, and they went to seek refuge, Liu Xiu would not treat them too badly. Anyway, as long as he didn't die, no matter where he went, it would be better than staying here with the Red Eyebrow Army.
Several people discussed it and finally agreed on the same attitude. They went to Zong Guang and took refuge with Liu Xiu.