The contradiction between the DPRK and China has reached an irreconcilable point. The most regretful ones are Cao Cao and others. They originally had the strong support of the emperor, and they did not need to spend so long on veterans like Cai Yong. But since the emperor After changing their nature, they began to carry out various internal affairs and put the center of the temple behind the domestic people. Their advantages disappeared. In the temple, they were obviously not as good as the old ministers composed of the three princes.
This is even more true after losing the support of the emperor.
However, the recent emptiness of the national treasury has given Cao Cao and others a new opportunity. They feel that the two southern countries have a lot of raw materials, such as wood, gold, seasonings, etc., and they usually do not pay enough for these things. If they could completely conquer the two southern countries and send out state ministers instead of continuing to maintain a subordinate relationship with each other, they would definitely be able to enrich the national treasury through taxes there.
Regarding this point, Cai Yong was very disdainful. Doesn't it require military expenditures to mobilize troops? Doesn't it require the strength of the national treasury? The emperor's focus is entirely on the country now. If you want to mobilize troops, this is absolutely impossible. In the court and privately, the fight between the two factions became more intense, and even some local officials were implicated. However, the Northern and Southern armies were still stable, and Zhang Wen did not dare to borrow the power of the military.
Sitting in the upper seat, looking at the quarreling and red-faced ministers below, the emperor frowned, and began to feel a little uneasy in his heart. The fight among the ministers was the result of his intervention, but the current life-and-death situation was not what the emperor wanted. What I want to see is that the new ministers are still under the command of the old ministers. In the past, their quarrels would not affect normal political affairs, but now, many political affairs in the temple have also come to a standstill, and everything is not going well.
The emperor was thinking about how to resolve the contradiction between them. The contradiction can never be resolved. Even if the old ministers' faction collapsed, there would be new forces to compete with Cao Cao and others. The emperor knew this, but, Nowadays, their conflicts are concentrated on the two countries of Funan and Zhenla. It seems that they still need to find a solution to these two countries. If they stay like this, there will inevitably be great turmoil in the future.
However, the emperor did not think of any solution. He wanted to hear the opinions of Guo Jia and Xun Yu. However, these two people had long become the core members of the new faction. Their remarks were full of the new faction's remarks. If they were summoned, , not only could it not solve the problem, but it would also make the conflict between the two parties more profound. What a shame. At this time, the emperor suddenly discovered that among the ministers, he could not find anyone who was close to him.
He slowly thought about how during the Jianning years, his father always kept one or two unsociable people around him. He could listen to his advice at such a time. It turns out that was the case. The emperor suddenly missed his hometown in Ningzhou very much. He originally thought that people like Jia Xulai, Jia Xu, Xun Yu, Xun You, and Guo Jia could become his confidants, but now it seems that people like Xun Yu, Xun You, and others still cannot remain neutral in the battle.
Even Guo Jia, who was taught by the prince himself, could not do this.
It seems that he will keep Ma Jun and Jia Xu by his side in the future, the emperor thought, and glanced at the many courtiers below. However, he did not notice that when his eyes glanced at the imperial censor Liu Mo, At the time, Liu Mo seemed a little hesitant. He was not stupid, on the contrary, he was very smart. That's why he was able to lead the heroic Donghao people and survive for more than ten years under the eyes of the eager Goguryeo people. The clan was not exterminated.
At the same time, he was the first king in the entire east to surrender to the Han Dynasty and did not even let the Han Dynasty use any force.
He saw the emperor's worries and the chaos in the temple now. He really wanted to do his best for the emperor. However, he was cautious, cowardly, and a little timid. He never dared to step forward to speak. He was hesitant in his heart.
, the emperor valued himself very much, and even gave himself his current position, and did not regard himself as a barbarian. He should repay him, but he raised his head, looked around, and then looked at the emperor, feeling particularly hesitant in his heart.
The emperor narrowed his eyes. Perhaps, he should ask the navy commander Huang Zhong to take action to suppress Funan and Zhenla and make the two countries pay more tribute. With today's treasury, it is impossible to use force on a large scale. It can only be regarded as
To pave the way for the future, to make advance preparations, he thought in his heart, and just as he was about to speak, he saw a man slowly walking out from among the ministers, coming to the center, and bowing to the emperor.
Seeing this person coming out, everyone looked a little frightened and quickly returned to their positions.
This person is none other than Shi Censor Liu Mo.
Liu Mo talked a lot on weekdays, but when he really entered the core of the temple, he no longer spoke in the temple as before, and everyone relaxed their guard against him. Unexpectedly, this guy actually showed up today
After he came forward, Cao Cao, Guo Jia and others looked at him with some caution. In their eyes, Liu Mo belonged to the old ministers group. He was an old official of Zhang Wen and had a good relationship with Cai Yong and others.
The emperor also looked at him with some doubts. The emperor transferred him into the temple because he was shocked by what he said to Zhuge Liang. However, he was timid by nature and the emperor knew it, so he had no hope that he could be in the temple.
Facing the emperor's gaze, Liu Mo said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the matter of Funan and Zhenla has to be solved today. I see the ministers fighting each other and not thinking about the people. This is the great cause of the country."
Taboo!"
Liu Mo said, suddenly turned his head, looked at the ministers, and said: "I want to impeach Situ Cui. Cui is the head of the three princes and the arm of the emperor. He ignores political affairs all day long and does not know what he is doing. He should be punished.
Punishment!"
After he said this, Cui Shi, who was squinting his eyes, suddenly woke up and looked at Liu Mo with some uncertainty. The ministers were shocked. Cui Gong and others, four generations of veterans, and even Cao Cao did not dare to fight with him.
He confronted him face to face, you guys, do you really have such courage? Liu Mo took a deep breath, suppressed his racing heart, hiding deep fear, and said: "I want to impeach Sikong Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi is incompetent in finance.
You still dare to go to Haikou. Now the national treasury is empty and you can’t make ends meet. This is Lu Zhi’s fault!”
"I want to impeach Taiwei Zhang Wen. Zhang Wen does not care about the national conditions, does not care about the people, and only pursues meritorious service. Such people are not worthy of being the Three Dukes!"
Zhang Wen widened his eyes and looked at the former official in front of him. If you impeach your former commander like this, aren't you afraid of being attacked by the people in the world?
"I want to impeach Cao Cao, the minister of agriculture. Cao Cao has not made any meritorious service in the whole year since he entered the dynasty. He is a minister of agriculture, but he ignores the farmers and concentrates on fighting with the old ministers to seize power."
"I want to impeach Guang Luxun and Xun You"
"I want to impeach Shangshu Ling Xing Yong"
At that moment, Liu Mo opened his mouth. The ministers were dumbfounded and stared at him, who was usually very cowardly. He seemed to be possessed by a prince and started impeaching all the officials. The emperor was also shocked. He really didn't.
Thinking that Liu Mo dared to do this, didn't he know that such behavior had offended the princes of the dynasty? In the future, even the Taiwei would not help him suppress him anymore. The more Liu Mo talked, the more energetic he became. He looked at the ministers,
The impeachment lasted for nearly two hours.
The ministers looked pale and speechless.
The most shocking thing is those veterans. This is not Liu Mo, the imperial censor at all. This is the fusion of the late Old Taiwei Liu and the late Prince Situ! Since the death of Old Taiwei Liu, how have the officials seen this?
A person who is so eloquent? He still has the demeanor of a prince!
After Liu Mo finished speaking, he looked at the ministers. Many people glared at him, but did not speak. They were afraid that Liu Mo would continue talking when he opened his mouth. The happiest person was the emperor, who was sitting on top. He was overjoyed, but did not show it.
come out.
"Liu Jun has just criticized all the ministers as mediocre people. I don't know what Liu Jun can do about the situation in the south?" Cao Cao suddenly asked.
What he said was to force Liu Mo to take sides. The ministers did not want a neutral person like Prince Hezi to appear again.
Liu Mo's forehead was dripping with sweat. He ignored Cao Cao and instead looked at the Emperor. The Emperor saw that his expression was extremely hesitant. He hesitated for a long, long, long time, and then he said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to serve as your envoy."
, personally go to the two countries to make them effective.”
After he finished speaking, the ministers laughed contemptuously, "Who do you think you are? You want to conquer the two southwestern countries by yourself? Do you think you are still in Buyeo?"
In Fuyu, the opponent surrendered so easily because Captain Zhang led tens of thousands of the most elite troops stationed not far away. Against Funan and Zhenla, the Han Dynasty could only use less than 10,000 naval troops, and
Some county soldiers, do you think you can frighten the opponent with these people?
Liu Mo raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, I am not going alone. Please ask your Majesty to order the Taiwei to lead a hundred people to Yangzhou and use the soldiers from the counties and counties to attack the Northern Army, which is called fifty thousand."
"The two countries don't know the true situation. If they see the Taiwei coming, they will definitely not dare to disobey him."
Hearing Liu Mo's words, the emperor thought deeply. After thinking for a long time, he burst out laughing. He stood up and walked to Liu Mo's side. He knew in his heart that for such a cowardly person who was always timid,
He asked how difficult it was to go to the two countries alone to serve as an envoy. He was extremely scared when he thought about it, but he still came forward. The emperor stretched out his hand and held his hand.
"You are my lord of residence!"
Liu Mo looked at the emperor, the fear in his eyes could not be hidden. His whole body was still shaking, but his eyes gradually became firmer. He whispered something to the emperor. The emperor was stunned and whispered back.
, only then did Liu Mo laugh. The ministers around him were a little confused and didn't know what he had talked about with the emperor. The emperor returned to the throne and agreed to Liu Mo's proposal, and the ministers did not object.
However, more people are still waiting to see Liu Mo mess things up.
The emperor also ordered: "The Taiwei is old and it is inconvenient to travel far. Let Sun Jian, the middle lord of the Northern Army, lead a hundred people to Yangzhou." Zhang Wen was already very old, and the time for coming to court for discussions was gradually decreasing. The emperor was afraid that this would happen.
Once an important minister left, he would never come back. Sun Jian was young and strong, and had always complained about not having the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. Moreover, he was from Yangzhou. If he went to Yangzhou, he might be able to intimidate everyone even more than Zhang Wen.
"Your Majesty?" Zhang Wen asked in shock, trembling, walked to the center, looked at the emperor with some confusion, and asked: "Your Majesty, do you think your minister is old and not important?"
"If Ye Gong is an important minister of the country, then leave such trivial matters to Sun Jian."
"Your Majesty, although I have gray hair, I am still as good as Sun Wentai. I hope your Majesty will allow me to go to Yangzhou in person."
Zhang Wen looked at the emperor expectantly, his eyes full of prayers, and the emperor suddenly couldn't bear it. However, the barbarian land in the south was so bad. How could the Taiwei, at his age, be subjected to the conditions there? The emperor lamented.
, shook his head and said: "Captain, don't be anxious. If something like this happens again in the future, I'll send you to leave the court!"
The ministers walked out one by one. Zhang Wen stood there blankly. It was not until the eunuch called him that he realized what was happening. He looked around and saw that there was no one. He threw the crutch in his hand and pushed it away.
He picked up the eunuch beside him who wanted to support him and walked towards the distance.
At this time, Sun Wentai received the emperor's order. He was very happy. He went up to the general platform and summoned the most elite hundred soldiers. He was reprimanding these soldiers of the Northern Army who had not had a chance to make meritorious deeds for a long time. They complained endlessly on weekdays.
, I was extremely happy to be able to go on an expedition today. After Sun Jian explained a few words, he led these people, and brought the auxiliary soldiers with food and grass, and left the military camp and left Luoyang.
At the same time, Liu Mo was also ready to leave. He came to the city gate with his chariots and horses and the entourage arranged by the emperor, and waited quietly. He was going to the two countries. The two countries were originally
Their attitude towards the Han was very respectful, but since people like Cao Cao began to make all kinds of unkind remarks about them, their relationship with the Han also deteriorated instantly, and they recruited a large number of soldiers again and took a defensive posture.
This information was revealed to them by Cao Cao and others on their own initiative, in order to force them to go to war with the Han and give the temple a reason.
Therefore, it was very dangerous for him to go alone like this. He was extremely afraid in his heart and was waiting for everyone in the court to see him off. However, he waited here for several hours and no one came.
After seeing him off, he looked at Luoyang City lonelyly, turned around, and was about to leave. Suddenly, a loud shout came from behind, calling Liu Gong. He turned around, and it was Zhuge Liang and Se Nijia.
Only then did Liu Mo laugh. The two people walked to his side, panting. Liu Mo smiled and said: "I thought you didn't want to come see me off. Now, most of the officials hate me, and many of them hate me."
People no longer dare to interact with me.”
Before he finished speaking, Zhuge Liang rushed into his arms. Liu Mo shuddered, hugged Zhuge Liang, and comforted him: "Don't worry. The big man is so powerful, they will never dare to deal with me."
Zhuge Liang raised his head, with tears in his eyes, and said: "Please take care of yourself, sir, and don't abandon Liang and leave. In Luoyang, Liang only has sex with Mr. Liu."
Liu Mo smiled.
"His Majesty"
"kindness?"
"If I can't come back like this, I hope your majesty can take care of Zhuge Liang. He is young and has no relatives, and his disciples don't think much of him. If you can make him worship Duke Lu as his teacher, I have no grudges."
"good."
Sun Jian and others left the city and rode on their tall horses. They were very happy. They were going to Yangzhou this time. If the two countries refused to submit, he would lead the Yangzhou warriors to conquer. The soldiers and naval forces of the counties and counties there were enough.
With them, they can definitely break through Funan Zhenla easily. After all, their combat effectiveness is extremely low. When they fought with the Han Dynasty before, the Han soldiers did not even suffer any casualties.
As he was thinking, suddenly, someone behind him shouted: "Sun Wentai!!!"
Sun Jian reined in his horse and turned around, only to see a man standing on the top of the city. "Whoosh", an arrow came flying towards him. Sun Jian had no time to react. The arrow hit him in the chest. Sun Jian fell off the horse.
The surrounding soldiers were stunned and roared. They raised their heads and rushed toward the city. On the city, stood an old man. That man was Zhang Wen, the old captain. Zhang Wen was holding a strong bow and stared wide-eyed.
Eyes, look down.
"stop!"
As Sun Jian spoke, he slowly got up from the ground. He held the feather arrow and looked at it carefully. The arrow had lost its head and had no lethality. However, the huge force still knocked him off the horse.
He held the arrow in confusion, raised his head, and looked at Zhang Wen on the top of the city in the distance.
"Sun Wentai!!"
"I'm so old???"
"I'm so old!?!"
“Am I too old?!”
Zhang Wen roared at him. Sun Jian was stunned, bowed towards the city, and shouted: "The captain is strong!!!"
"Hahaha" Zhang Wen raised his head and laughed wildly. Suddenly, he was stunned, his eyes widened, and he fell heavily backward, holding the strong bow tightly in his hand.