After the white eunuch left, the time came to the end of the lunar month, Beiling fell heavily for several days, along with the snow day, Yan Kui spent the New Year in Xiaoguan, ushering in the sixteenth year of Liyang.

It's a pity that the Lantern Festival didn't have time, and at the beginning of the new year, there was an accident at the border.

On the ninth day of the first lunar month, when the general Di Yi was ordered to return to Beijing, a large-scale rebellion occurred in Hongyang.

Li Ji, a large household in Shou County, Hongyang, raised troops in Shou County on the grounds that the Northern Jin Dynasty bullied the people of Hongyang, and proclaimed himself the governor of Hongyang, and said that he wanted to beat the Jin army out of Hongyang.

Di Yi was not there, there was no backbone on Hongyang's side, and the general in charge of guarding Hongyang attacked rashly, but was calculated by Li Ji and failed.

After this battle, the already difficult situation in Hongyang was even worse, in addition to Li Ji, there were two rebels in Hongyang, the most serious thing, the Jin army found that there were Zhou troops on the border of Hongyang.

After half a year, Xizhou began to move again.........

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In the sixteenth year of Liyang, the fourteenth day of the first month

Yan Kui took his lieutenant generals to analyze the current situation in Hongyang Mansion with his lieutenant generals in General Xiaoguan's Mansion.

Hongyang borders Beiling, if Hongyang falls, it is difficult to guarantee that this group of rebels will not attack Beiling, and Xiao Guan will bear the brunt of it at that time.

In fact, Yan Kui still had an idea in his heart that he didn't say, the situation in Hongyang was bad, but Emperor Liyang left Di Yi in the capital, but he didn't let him come back to preside over the overall situation.

The general of Hongyang Town Guard has suffered a new defeat, and the morale of the soldiers and horses under his command is weak, and it may be difficult to regain control of the chaos in Hongyang.

At present, if the imperial court does not let Di Yi come back, there is a high possibility that Yan Kui will lead troops into Hongyang to quell the chaos, the Hongyang rebels are a lot of fat, and Yan Kui naturally has the heart to take a bite.

Of course, this is just a possibility, so Yan Kui didn't say anything for the time being, but the generals under his command were not stupid, and they more or less analyzed some of it, so everyone enthusiastically began to pay attention to Hongyang's information.

In case, the imperial court really let Yan Kui lead his troops into Hongyang to quell the rebellion, then they will naturally have to fight as Yan Kui's subordinates.

Fighting a war means meritorious service, and meritorious service represents promotion, and promotion means that there will be no shortage of wealth in the future.

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General's Palace, lobby

There were five or six braziers in the corners, and the coals inside were burned red, exuding heat but still unable to withstand the bitter cold of the border.

Yan Kui was wearing a black bear, looked at the red-faced generals in front of him with some amusement, turned his head to look at He Yu, and asked quietly.

"Zijun, is it really possible that the general won't come back?"

He Yu analyzed with him before that Di Yi was likely to never return this time, and he would not return to the border in a short time.

This analysis made Yan Kui unbelievable, the border chaos has not subsided, and the Western Zhou Dynasty is still ready to move, at this time, Di Yi, who can control the scene, is transferred back to the capital, what should I do at the border?

Xu Yu glanced at Yan Kui, who was a little entangled, and smiled slightly: "The Hongyang rebels are just a disease of scabies, even if the general does not go out and transfers a general, he can easily quell the rebellion, and even give General Fang some time, it is estimated that he can slowly smooth out the situation and then take down the rebels."

To tell the truth, last time, it wasn't that General Fang was not familiar with the terrain of Hongyang, and he was afraid that the imperial court would punish him for not being strict in guarding the town, so he was in a hurry, which led to falling into a trap, and the rebels might not be able to win. ”

General Fang is Fang Rui, the general of Anbei in the Northern Jin Dynasty, and also the general of Hongyang Town, who is at the same level as Yan Kui, but there are only 60,000 soldiers and horses under his command.

In fact, Hongyang's soldiers and horses are more than the 60,000 people under Fang Rui, but those soldiers and horses are all under Di Yi, and Fang Rui's command is not moving, and the last defeat is more or less due to this part.

It's just that Fang Rui definitely can't rely on Di Yi for this matter, so he has to swallow the bitter fruit himself.

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Yan Kui also knew that Fang Rui was a little wronged, but Yan Kui didn't have a deep relationship with him, so naturally he wouldn't have any thoughts of pity for him.

On the contrary, Yan Kui privately felt that although Fang Rui was under the command of Di Yi, he had 60,000 horses, and his troops were not weak rebels, and his combat power was far superior to the rabble formed by these villagers' private soldiers.

Under such an advantage, it was defeated and returned, and now it is crushed to death by several rebels, this kind of ability to command troops, I really don't know how the other party climbed to the third grade.

As for what Xu Yu said, Fang Rui was not familiar with the terrain of Hongyang, Yan Kui sneered at him, Fang Rui and him were almost the front and rear feet to take up the post of town guard, and it has been nearly half a year ago.

Although it may be busy with military affairs, it is enough for him to walk around Hongyang and guard Hongyang for half a year, but he is not familiar with the terrain in the territory he is in, which is forgivable for civilian officials, a veteran like Fang Rui, who has led troops for many years, cannot escape the word dereliction of duty.

Shaking his head, Yan Kui kicked Fang Rui out of his mind, and then continued to ask Xu Yu.

"The rebels are easy to flat, but it is difficult to guarantee that the Zhou army will not take the opportunity to cause chaos, the general is not there, who can suppress the hundreds of thousands of troops guarding the three mansions."

Anyway, Yan Kui himself felt that if Di Yi was not there, it would be good for the imperial court to send another giant like the Quartet General to come over and take command.

But if they let the three town guard generals cooperate with themselves, or promote a main general from among them, he thinks that he is not convinced by the other two town guard generals in his heart, and in the same way, the two may not obey him.

The generals are not in harmony, and the subordinates are not clear, which is a taboo for soldiers!

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Looking at Yan Kui, who was becoming more and more entangled, Xu Yu smiled bitterly and explained: "Zhou Jun will not move lightly. ”

"Why is that?"

Yan Kui's eyes flickered, as if he had guessed something, but he still opened his mouth to ask Xu Yu.

Xu Yu didn't see Yan Kui's expression, and said to himself: "In the last national war, the Zhou army suffered heavy losses, and it is by no means something that can be recovered in just half a year.

And according to Long Xiaoxiao's intelligence, because of the defeat in the last national war, Ji Linbing, the general of the Western Zhou Dynasty, had an unshirkable responsibility, which led to a decline in his prestige in the army.

The Western Zhou Dynasty party took advantage of the situation to try to seize part of the military power of Ji Linbing, but the royalists were naturally unwilling, and since September last year, the two parties have attacked each other in the Western Zhou Dynasty court, and the fight is inexorable.

In addition, the neutral faction of the Western Zhou Dynasty fished in troubled waters, and Sun Wuchang, the general and prince of Liang who had a grudge against Ji Linbing, also added fuel to the fire.

Now that the entire Western Zhou Dynasty is full of smoke, it has become a pot of porridge, and they have made such a big internal disturbance, how can they have the heart to meddle in Hongyang's affairs. ”

Yan Kui shook his head and smiled: "Then Li Ji didn't let them die." ”

Xu Yu smiled, Li Ji, an ordinary big family, can make such a big battle in Hongyang, saying that no one is behind him, fools don't believe it, and who are these people behind Li Ji, naturally there is no need to say more.

Li Ji has the confidence to confront the Jin army, relying on the Zhou army behind him, but now the internal situation in the Western Zhou Dynasty is chaotic, if the Jin army sends troops to quell the rebellion, the Western Zhou Dynasty will not be able to give Li Ji too much support, and when the Jin army arrives, Li Ji's fate may be a dead end.

Kill or bury, no matter how you look at this matter, the Western Zhou Dynasty is a little unauthentic............

However, for the Northern Jin Dynasty, this is a good thing, not only is it easy to quell the rebellion, but more importantly, after this incident, all the tumors hidden in Hongyang are solved, and the rest see that Li Ji was so miserable by the Western Zhou, I am afraid that from now on he will gradually break away from the Western Zhou.

At that time, it will be difficult for the Western Zhou Dynasty to make small moves in Hongyang, and after more than ten years, the people of Hongyang will be accustomed to the rule of the Northern Jin Dynasty, and the people's hearts will be attached, and the Hongyang Mansion will be completely returned to the Northern Jin Dynasty.

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However, Yan Kui still didn't understand, why did Emperor Liyang let Di Yi stay in Beijing, he was a military general, and he didn't have the ability to prepare the border army at the border, wouldn't it be a treasure sword to stay in the capital.

Xu Yu looked at Yan Kui, who was not calm today, but he also knew that Di Yi was Yan Kui's old boss and Yan Kui's biggest backer at present.

Therefore, Yan Kui is very concerned about Di Yi's prospects, after all, Di Yi is well, and he, the general's confidant, will have a good life, and Yan Kui's relationship will be chaotic.

Thinking of this, Xu Yu had no choice but to comfort: "The general is the old man of His Majesty's palace, he has deep feelings, and he has the merit of resisting Zhou, and his reputation is prosperous, His Majesty will never treat the general lightly."

The reason why the general was transferred back to Beijing is estimated to be ............"

Xu Yu glanced left and right a few times, and said softly: "Your Majesty's dragon body is not safe." ”

Yan Kui's tiger eyes flashed, and Xu Yu said vaguely, but he still understood.

"Your Majesty's dragon body is not safe" means that Emperor Liyang is not in good health, Di Yi sits on the border, commands hundreds of thousands of border troops, and is the head of the military generals, the general of the dynasty, and the qualifications and prestige can rank in the top three of the imperial court.

Like this kind of important minister, in case Emperor Liyang dies in the future and the new monarch succeeds to the throne, Di Yi thinks carefully, hundreds of thousands of border troops are in chaos, who will check and balance?

Therefore, Emperor Liyang transferred Di Yi back to the capital, in order to seize his military power, and there is another reason, Di Yi's status is precious, if the two dynasties change in the future, Di Yi will be in the capital, and he can help the new monarch suppress the situation.

Looking at Yan Kui, who was contemplative, Xu Yu sighed: "If there is no big war in the future, the general will probably have no chance to lead the troops." ”

Yan Kui bowed slightly, yes, it was not easy to get Di Yi back to the capital, unless it was extremely critical, Emperor Liyang would never let the tiger out of the cage.

However, this does not mean that Di Yi will not have the opportunity to lead the troops in the future, and when the new monarch succeeds to the throne and the situation is re-stabilized, if Di Yi is trusted by the new monarch, there is still a great chance to come out of the mountain.

After all, the Three Kingdoms are in turmoil, and a famous general like Di Yi has a brilliant record, as long as the emperor is not mediocre, there is no reason to abandon it in vain.

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After the development, as Xu Yu said, the imperial court did not let go of its mouth and sent Di Yi back, and on the eighteenth day of the first month, Emperor Liyang issued a decree to crown Di Yi as the crown prince and young protector.

At this point, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Di Yi is going to stay in the capital for a short time.

If Yan Kui didn't have time to pay attention to this matter, on the same day that Prince Diyi was the young protector, Emperor Liyang made another decree.

Then worship Yan Kui as the rebel governor (wartime fictitious title), send 50,000 troops from Beiling, and enter Hongyang Mansion to quell the rebellion.

And Emperor Liyang also indicated in his will that Hongyang Zhenshou and Anbei General Fang Rui's subordinates also participated in the suppression of the rebellion and were under the jurisdiction of Yan Kui.

A few days later, on the second day of February in the sixteenth year of Liyang, Yan Kui ordered Gong Fa and Xu Yu to stay in Xiaoguan, and led an army of 50,000 to enter Hongyang to quell the rebellion.