Chapter 1575: Liu Che VS Wang Mang

Youzhou, Zhuo County.

Zhuo County, where the original government was located, has now been renamed Yanjing City, and the original Yanguo Mansion has also been changed to the Northern Han Imperial Palace.

At this time, in the main hall of the Northern Han Palace, Liu Che, the emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty, who had only ascended the throne not long ago, looked at Wang Mang, the right prime minister, who was kneeling on the ground with a cold face.

"I need an explanation." Liu Che said coldly.

Wang Mang raised his head unhurriedly, and said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, the Qin army killers have attacked the mission, Zhang Anshi and Ji Di have fallen, if the minister does not activate Gongsun Shu and other secret sons, Gongsun Xuanyuan will definitely fall to Qin Hao completely, and there will be no chance to start it at that time." ”

Wang Mang had already expected Liu Che's reaction, and directly pushed the pot on Qin Hao's head, anyway, Zhang Anshi and Ji Di were already dead, and there was no proof of complete death, even if Liu Che would have doubts about it, he couldn't help himself without evidence.

As Wang Mang expected, after Liu Che listened to Wang Mang's words, he just frowned and pondered, and sighed after a long time: "The right minister did the right thing, since Xuanyuan doesn't know how to lift, don't blame me for not remembering the old feelings." ”

"Your Majesty, now that the troops in Yanjing City are insufficient, the minister proposed to let Gongsun Shu be stationed in Yanjing, first, to consolidate the defense of the national capital, and secondly, once Jizhou is insufficient, Gongsun Shu can also lead the army south to aid Jizhou."

Hearing Wang Mang's words, a trace of fierceness flashed in Liu Che's eyes, but he hid it well.

"No need, Yanjing's troops are more than enough."

"......"

"Okay, I'm tired, let's step back first."

"Obey."

Wang Mang lowered his head, his eyes were full of gloom, but he had no choice but to bow and retreat.

As soon as Wang Mang left, Zhang Tang stood up and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Wang Mang, you can't be trusted." ”

Liu Che smiled coldly and said, "Of course I know this.

I thought that although Wang Mang was ambitious, as long as I treated people with sincerity, I could make them return to my heart sooner or later, but now it seems that I am too naïve, and Wang Mang is not a person who lives under people. ”

"Your Majesty, since you know everything, it's ......"

Liu Che interrupted Zhang Tang and said lightly: "The establishment of the Anti-Qin Alliance and the Northern Han Dynasty, Wang Mang has made great contributions, and now that the enemy has not been repelled, if I attack the heroes, what will Yuan Shao think of me?" What will Han Shin think of me? What's more, I still have to use Wang Mang to appease Gongsun Shu. ”

"But this person is a hidden danger after all." Zhang Tang said unwillingly.

"Wait, now is not the time to move him, wait until Qin Hao is repulsed, and he is settling accounts with Wang Mang." Liu Che said coldly, a flash of murderous intent in his eyes.

For Wang Mang, Liu Che loves and hates.

Because of Wang Mang's mediation of all parties, the Anti-Qin Alliance was established, and Liu Che became the emperor as he wished.

But Wang Mang is not a person who can be subservient to others after all, and under Liu Che, he is constantly making small moves early.

Liu Che didn't see some harmless things before, but now Wang Mang is using the resources of the Northern Han Dynasty to strengthen himself, and Liu Che can't bear it.

In Liu Che's plan, if he failed to win over Gongsun Xuanyuan, he would plan a rebellion, so that Gongsun Xuanyuan would not be able to participate in it.

What Liu Che didn't expect was that Wang Mang actually rebelled against Gongsun Shu, the second-in-command of the Liao army, and the coup d'état planned was successful, and he also sold Gongsun Xuanyuan to the Manchu Qing on the front line.

Liu Che rebelled against many high-ranking members of the Liao army in advance, but Gongsun Shu was not on the list of rebellions, after all, he had always been a die-hard supporter of Gongsun Xuanyuan before.

Liu Che never thought that Gongsun Shu would betray his clan brother, and he didn't expect that the high-level people of the Liao State would be so undignified, and they would surrender one-sidedly at the slightest sign of wrongness, and he felt worthless for Gongsun Xuanyuan.

Liu Che worked hard to plan for so long, but he didn't even get the hair, but Wang Mang used the resources of the Northern Han Dynasty to accept the fruits of victory after a little move, how could Liu Che accept it?

Liu Che had murderous intentions towards Wang Mang, but now that the enemy is present, if he kills Wang Mang, he will only cheapen Qin Hao in the end, so he can only endure this breath and wait until Qin Hao is defeated before settling the account with Wang Mang.

Early the next morning, Liu Che summoned Wang Mang and said, "Right Minister, I have decided to order you and Gongsun Shu to lead 30,000 Liao troops south to Qingzhou to help Song Jiang exterminate Li Jing in Beihai."

Li Jing in Beihai is a hidden danger after all, it is better to get rid of it as much as possible, in the past, there were insufficient troops and could not be able to crusade, but now that he has extra troops, he should send troops to crusade as soon as possible. ”

Wang Mang couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "But if Gongsun Shu leaves, what will Gongsun Xuanyuan do?" ”

Liu Che said lightly: "Gongsun Xuanyuan is difficult to protect himself now, how can he still have the strength to come back and seize power." ”

"What about the Manchus? Who will guard against the Manchus? Is it really unfortified against the Manchus? ”

"Hehe, the Manchus wish that we and the Qin army would fight to defeat both, and before our army and the Qin army split the victory and defeat, the Manchus will definitely not send troops.

If the Manchu Qing really did not keep the agreement and sent troops to Youzhou, I would send reinforcements from Yanjing to support the Liao State, and the right minister was not worried. ”

Hearing this, Wang Mang still didn't understand that Liu Che just wanted to use the Qin army to weaken the power in his hands while fighting the Qin army.

But Wang Mang couldn't refuse, because Liu Che's arrangement was very reasonable, because for the current Northern Han Dynasty, getting rid of Li Jing was indeed imminent.

The battle situation on the front line is not optimistic, even if Wang Mang is in charge of the whole army, and Han Xin, who is elected by Wang Mang, is still not repelled by the Qin army's offensive, and the current Jizhou occupation is still at a disadvantage.

The best way to solve such a situation is to increase the number of troops, and where do the soldiers come from? Song Jiang, Gongsun Shu.

However, Song Jiang and Gongsun Shu have their own responsibilities, Song Jiang needs to guard against Li Jing, once Song Jiang is gone, Li Jing can attack Yuan Shao's rear, and it is likely that the whole line will be passive at that time.

Gongsun Shu needed to guard against the Manchu Qing, and it was impossible for the Northern Han to leave the Manchu Qing without defense, and after the Manchus cleared Gongsun Xuanyuan on the front line, Gongsun Shu would take over this important task.

Now Liu Che wants Gongsun Shu to lead an army of 30,000 to destroy Li Jing with Song Jiang, and then liberate these two forces to join the Jizhou war, which is indeed the best way for the current situation.

After Gongsun Shu led the army away, he also left 20,000 soldiers and horses, in case the Manchu Qing came, Yanjing immediately sent reinforcements, and in the short term, it could also ensure that the Liao State was not lost, and this just made Gongsun Shu feel at ease.

Whether it is Song Jiang, Gongsun Shu, or Wang Mang, there will definitely be losses in the confrontation with the Qin army, but it is not Liu Che's people who are at the loss.

After defeating Qin Hao, the more serious the damage of the forces of all parties, the more beneficial it will be to Liu Che, because only in this way can his position be in Yue Wen.

"Liu Che, I really underestimate you."

Wang Mang secretly said in his heart, he will definitely be targeted by Liu Che, mainly because he has been too high-profile recently, and he has touched Liu Che's bottom line, so it is better to be honest and responsible as much as possible in the future.

As soon as he thought of this, Wang Mang immediately saluted in a deep voice: "The minister obeys the order." ”

After Liu Che saw this scene, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a victorious smile.

He thought that he would have to go through a war of words, but he didn't expect Wang Mang to agree so easily, it is easy to communicate with smart people.