The first to attack was Da Situ Fuzhan.

He carried the wat board and said to Liu Xiu: "Your Majesty, the general of Zhengxi burned Lingqiu, causing Lingqiu City to turn into ashes overnight, and I hope Your Majesty will make a clear decision!" ”

Dasikong Song Hong also followed and said: "Lingqiu was destroyed, the people were killed, Your Majesty should recall the general of Zhengxi to be held accountable!" ”

Liu Xiu, who was sitting on the throne, leaned forward slightly and asked, "The people of Lingqiu, but they all died at the hands of the general of Zhengxi?" ”

"This ......" Song Hong hesitated for a moment, and said: "The people of Lingqiu, although they were killed by Lu Fang, the Huns, and the Wuhuan people, as long as the city is there, Lingqiu will be restored in the future, and now the city is destroyed, if you want to restore Lingqiu, you need to rebuild Lingqiu first, which I don't know how much money it will cost the imperial court." ”

Fu Zhan nodded again and again, and said to Liu Xiu: "Your Majesty, what you say is reasonable, please also ask Your Majesty to learn clearly!" ”

Liu Xiu looked at Fu Zhan and then at Song Hong, and asked meaningfully: "Situ and Sikong think that the lives of the people are important, or is the money important?" ”

After a pause, he picked up Feng Yi's note and said: "The situation in Lingqiu, General Zhengxi has written clearly in the note, the corpses of the people of Lingqiu were all abandoned in the city by the Lu Fang army, the Xiongnu army, and the Wuhuan army, the corpses are rotting, the insects and rats are raging, and there is a hidden danger of outbreaks. ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that it is not difficult to clean the corpses in the city!"

Fu Zhan and Song Hong said almost in unison.

On the other side, the big Sima Wu Han frowned unhappily and said loudly: "Da Situ and Da Sikong are talking easily, but don't forget, the city is also hidden by the enemy army A large amount of fire oil, once a large number of soldiers are sent into the city, it is likely to be attacked by the enemy, and the soldiers who enter the city will be buried in the sea of fire." ”

"It's okay not to send a large number of soldiers into the city, but only send a small group of soldiers into the city to clean up, can't you?"

"Soldiers, you are fast! Only send a small group of soldiers into the city to clean up, so when will it be cleaned up, and will this battle be fought again? ”

Wu Han asked loudly.

Fu Zhan and Song Hong were still about to speak, and Wu Han said in a deep voice: "If the war can be solved only by talking about the army on paper, then the imperial court will not need to send troops to fight, and with just one mouth, you can sit in Luoyang and win the battle!" ”

The implication is that neither you Fu Zhan nor Song Hong are generals in the army, and they don't know how to fight, but the ability to find fault is a top trick, pointing fingers at the soldiers who are going to the front line, and you don't spill urine to take pictures, do you have the ability to guide the country, strategize, and win a thousand miles.

Wu Han's words were very heavy, which made the faces of Fu Zhan, Song Hong and many ministers ugly.

Liu Xiu turned his head to look at Wu Han and whispered, "Ziyan! ”

Hearing Liu Xiu's warning, Wu Han hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "It was Weichen's momentary gaffe, and the words were a little heavy, but Weichen thought that the words were not rough, and the general of Zhengxi ordered the burning of Lingqiu, which was really a helpless move, and I hope Your Majesty will see it!" ”

Geng Yi followed closely and said: "With the situation at that time, dealing with Lingqiu is too risky, and it will greatly delay the time for our army to go north, so that the enemy army can be fully prepared, which is very unfavorable to our army, but if Lingqiu is not dealt with, Lingqiu will definitely break out of the epidemic, and Youzhou and even Jizhou will be affected. ”

Lingqiu's fire was lit by Geng Yi's younger brother Geng Shu himself, if Feng Yi was at fault, would Geng Shu be able to run?

Whether it is public or private, Geng Yi will stand on Feng Yi's side.

Gai Yan stepped out of the queue and said, "Weichen thinks that it was not General Zhengxi who damaged Lingqiu, but Lu Fang.

The ambush set by Lu Fang is a dead end, even if the Western Army tries its best, it can't save Lingqiu, and it is really helpless to set fire to the city, and it has to be done. ”

He and Feng Yi were both the first veterans to follow Liu Xiu, and they had a deep relationship with each other, and now that Feng Yi was impeached by the ministers, it was impossible for Gai Yan not to argue with reason.

The Great Sima Wu Han, the Great General Geng Yi of Jianwei, and the Great General Gai Yan of Huya all stood on Feng Yi's side and spoke for Feng Yi, which made the faces of the civil officials and ministers on the other side not look good.

Fu Zhan said movingly: "Your Majesty, that's a city!" No matter how many reasons and excuses there are, they can't cover up the mistakes of the general Zhengxi in burning the city! ”

Song Hong then said: "Your Majesty, the general of Zhengxi burned Lingqiu, the crime is unforgivable, Weichen thinks that His Majesty should immediately send an order to conquer the Western Army, and order him to escort the general of Zhengxi back to Beijing!" ”

"Weichen seconded!"

Wang Yuan came out of the queue and gave a salute.

"Weichen seconded!"

Two other civil ministers came out to give their respects.

Immediately afterwards, the civil ministers came out one after another, all agreeing with Song Hong's opinion and asking Liu Xiu to escort Feng Yi back to Beijing for questioning.

Wu Han and the others on the other side quit, and they came out one after another, arching their hands and saying: "What is the crime of the general of Zhengxi? ”

"Lingqiu City was destroyed at the hands of the enemy, what does it have to do with the general of Zhengxi?"

Liu Xiu looked at the people below who were arguing, couldn't help frowning, and coughed dryly.

The hall was silent for a moment, and the civil and military ministers were silent.

Looking around at the ministers in the main hall, Liu Xiu said meaningfully: "General Zhengxi's order to burn Lingqiu is indeed a helpless move, I think that although the loss caused to the imperial court by this move is great, it is far less than the loss caused by the outbreak of the epidemic. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Xiu glanced left and right again, and said quietly: "If the city is destroyed, it can be rebuilt, and the loss is only money, and when a person dies, how can he come back to life, and how can the loss be measured by money?" ”

"Your Majesty......" Fu Zhan, Song Hong and others were still going to speak, Liu Xiu waved his hand to them, and said with a smile: "What Situ and Sikong said is also reasonable, deliberately burning the city is indeed a big mistake, but it is really a last resort to burn the city, I think that the general of Zhengxi is not at fault this time, and not only is it right, but he has made a great contribution, and the court should give a reward." ”

When Fu Zhan and Song Hong heard this, they both shook their heads again and again, expressing their dissatisfaction.

Regardless of whether they accept it or not, Liu Xiu no longer wants to discuss this matter, he directly ordered Zhang Kun to draw up an edict to conquer the Western Army, commend Feng Yi's resolute actions, and commend the officers and soldiers of the Western Army for their victories after entering Daijun.

At the end of the edict, Liu Xiu also deliberately encouraged the soldiers to make persistent efforts to achieve greater victories, expel the enemy army from Dai County as soon as possible, and return the people of Dai County to a peaceful and prosperous life.

Liu Xiu's temperament is soft, but he will also be tough when it is time to be tough.

Whether a general in the army can display his talents and ambitions is of course related to his own ability, but also to what kind of monarch he follows.

Like Yue Fei, there was no good monarch to cover him, and in the end he only ended up being unjustly killed.

Feng Yi is very lucky, his monarch can give him one hundred and twenty points of trust, no suspicion, no fear, and when there is pressure, the monarch can not hesitate to help him bear these pressures, and unswervingly give him the strongest support, which makes Feng Yi have no worries at all when the army is outside, and can show his strength without distractions, fight against the enemy, and fight on the battlefield.

What a blessing for a good general to have such a monarch! Liu Xiu trusted Feng Yi, even if Feng Yi burned a city, he still trusted him in every way.

Feng Yi also trusted Liu Xiu, and it was precisely because of this trust in the monarch that he dared to order the burning of the Spirit Mound without hesitation, and adopt the strategy that was most beneficial to his own side, without thinking too much about the consequences.

The Western Army was transferred from Chang'an to Daijun by the Luoyang Imperial Court to fight against Lu Fang, and the news naturally spread to Chengdu.

When Gongsun Shu learned of this, he was first overjoyed, and then couldn't help but shake his head again and again.

It stands to reason that the Western Expeditionary Army was withdrawn, Chang'an was empty, and it was the best time for him to attack Sanfu, but now, Gongsun Shu's fight against Sanfu is really a psychological shadow.

Failed once, failed twice, failed every time, and suffered countless losses.

Now there is another good opportunity, so that he can send troops to attack Sanfu again, but he really has no bottom in his heart.

Not only Gongsun Shu has no bottom in his heart, but also the ministers of the Chengdu court have no bottom in his heart.

If it was before, after learning the news of the emptiness of Sanfu, there would definitely be ministers who persuaded Gongsun Shu, and even took the initiative to ask Ying to send troops to Sanfu.

But this time, there was not a single squeak in the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and no one proposed to send troops to Sanfu, let alone take the initiative to ask Ying, who was willing to lead troops to attack Sanfu.

In the huge court, the silence was terrifying.

Gongsun Shu looked around at everyone present and asked, "Luoyang has transferred all the troops from the Sanfu region to Daijun, don't you have anything to say about such a big matter?" ”

Da Sima Gongsun Guang said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is not difficult to send troops now and lay down the three auxiliaries, but the difficulty is that after the three auxiliaries are laid, how can our army defend the three auxiliaries!" ”

The ministers present nodded their heads one after another, indicating that Gongsun Guang was right.

Gongsun Guang is the younger brother of Gongsun Shu.

Gongsun Shu, like many local heroes, reused his own relatives and did not trust foreign ministers very much.

Now the Chengdu Imperial Court is more like a family business, and the three princes of the Chengdu Imperial Court, in addition to Da Situ Li Xiong, Da Sima Gongsun Guang, and Da Sikong Gongsun Hui, are all the younger brothers of Gongsun Shu.

At this point, there is a fundamental difference between Gongsun Shu and Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu's attitude towards his relatives is that I can give you glory and wealth, I can give you fiefdoms, titles, and status, but I just won't give you power.

None of the ministers he reused were his relatives, and if there were, they were Deng Chen and Li Tong.

Deng Chen is his brother-in-law, serving as a court lieutenant, only one of the Jiuqing, Li Tong is his brother-in-law, who originally served as a guard lieutenant, and later became a former general, not even Jiuqing.

As for the Liu clan, those with high official positions are just too guarded.

Through such a comparison, it can also be clearly seen that whether it is Gongsun Shu, or Zhang Bu, Liu Yong and other separatist warlords, they are like family businesses compared with Liu Xiu, and the Luoyang Imperial Court established by Liu Xiu is a regular large group with clear selection and only talent.

Gongsun Shu looked at Gongsun Guang and asked, "Da Sima thinks that we can't send troops to Sanfu?" ”

Gongsun Guang said: "Your Majesty, we have no foundation in Sanfu, even if we capture Sanfu now, we still can't hold it when the soldiers and horses in Luoyang attack."

Compared with Sanfu, the minister thought that it would be better to attack Nanjun.

In the past, Sanfu had Feng Yi stationed, and we didn't dare to attack Nanjun with all our might, for fear that Feng Yi would take advantage of the situation, but now that Feng Yi went to Daijun, our opportunity to capture Nanjun finally came.

Nanjun is the territory of the King of Yijiang (Tian Rong), the foundation of the King of Yijiang in Nanjun is still there, as long as our army can capture Nanjun, the Han army wants to counterattack back, but it is even more difficult! ”

His intention was very clear, taking the opportunity of the expeditionary army to leave Sanfu, the Shu army did not fight Sanfu, but increased its forces to attack Nanjun, and strive to expel Cen Peng, who was stationed in Nanjun, and occupy the entire territory of Nanjun.

Nanjun's importance to his own side is not as important as Sanfu, but it is not much worse.

The capture of Nanjun has provided a springboard for a large-scale attack on Jingzhou.

If you can take Jingzhou, Yangzhou and Jiaozhou, they will all become your own pockets, and at that time, you can occupy half of the country and fight against Liu Xiu.