Chapter 186: Xijing stays behind
"This is natural, Chang'an is the land of Gaozu Longxing, all the twelve generations of the Son of Heaven of my dynasty live here, even from the present, if Chang'an is lost, let alone Guanzhong, even Luoyang is difficult to protect, so here is entrusted to Aiqing and the imperial sister."
Then the little emperor passed down the edict, with Pei Qing as the Xijing guard, the general of the chariot and cavalry, the opening of the palace with the three divisions, the commander of the division, the record of Shangshu, and gave Bai Huang Yue, had to be a special expedition, and was appointed as the governor of Xijing, the governor of Xijing military.
Judging from the edict, this is enough to express the little emperor's infinite trust in Pei Qing, because this edict means that the little emperor has completely handed over all the military and political power in the entire west to Pei Qing, and he, as the governor of the capital here and the general of the chariot and cavalry of the Kaifu, can have the power to promote and depose any general here, and even the civil officials here can be appointed and dismissed at will, because he is stationed here with the title of Lu Shang Shushi, that is to say, he is equivalent to the prime minister of the country personally leading troops to garrison the place, It has the power to directly appoint and dismiss officials of the local government.
However, Pei Qing knew that even if the little emperor didn't give it, Pei Qing was the de facto ruler of Xijing, just to make his rule more legitimate, which was still a bit of a loss compared to losing the political advantage of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes.
But as Hu Zhao said, if he wants to get rid of the influence of the little emperor and cultivate a team that belongs purely to himself, he can only make some sacrifices temporarily, anyway, he has a gene pool of famous generals, and he is not afraid of the lack of talents, as long as he is loyal enough, he can create a large number of top talents at any time.
"Your Majesty's decision Wechen dare not stop it, but please forgive the ministers for their loyal and upright words, now Luoyang is ruined, and there are various forces such as white wave thieves entrenched around, if you want Luoyang to be stable, I'm afraid it will take some time, Your Majesty is so rash to go, Wechen is worried that there will be a mistake."
But I saw Dong Cheng step forward and said: "You don't have to worry about this Pei Che ride, General Yang Feng was born in the Baibo Army, and many leaders of the Baibo Army are inseparable from General Yang, and they are the same as your Yingchuan Yellow Turban, they are also loyal to the Han Dynasty, and when the Son of Heaven comes to Luoyang, they will definitely serve the Son of Heaven loyally, and there are also the last generals and others in Luoyang, although the last general cannot be comparable to Pei Cheqi, but a loyal heart will never be worse than Pei Che riding, even if the last general gives up a life, he will also help protect the Son of Heaven and stabilize my Han Sheji. ”
Yang Feng also stepped forward and solemnly expressed his willingness to repay with death and never disappoint the expectations of the emperor of the Han Dynasty.
At the same time, Yang Ding was not far behind and showed great loyalty to the little emperor.
The little emperor was very happy when he heard this, and said to Pei Qing with a smile: "My Han has so many loyal ministers and good generals, why worry that the Han family will not be stable in the world?" Now Aiqing can rest assured, right? ”
Seeing this, Liu Ning knew that the little emperor's determination to go to Luoyang was very firm and unshakable, she thought about it and said: "Since you are willing to go to Luoyang, then I will also accompany you, we can also take care of each other, and if you have any problems, we can also discuss them." ”
However, he saw Dong Cheng bowing down and said: "When the eldest princess and Pei Cheqi are newlywed, how can the Son of Heaven bear to separate you?" Please rest assured, the eldest princess, there are ministers and others to support the Son of Heaven, and there will definitely be no mistakes in the Son of Heaven, and when today's Son is smart and can handle political affairs independently, if there are any difficulties, Weichen is not talented, but he can also consult for the Son of Heaven. ”
After hearing this, the little emperor hurriedly said: "Yes, imperial sister, General Dong is the nephew of the Empress Dowager Dong, you should know that the Empress Dowager Dong is the closest person to me, and her nephew is like my cousin, these days I get along with General Dong day and night, and I know that General Dong is a loyal and good minister of the society, and he promised his daughter to me, so he will never ......have two hearts for me."
When the little emperor said this, a blush flashed on his face, but his favor and confidence in Dong Cheng did not decrease in the slightest, of course, because Dong Cheng will become his father-in-law, this person sacrificed his life to protect him before, and now he has married his daughter to him, and he is destined to become a person who makes him feel more trusted than Pei Qing.
What's more, Cao Cao swore allegiance to him, because Pei Qing guarded Xijing and Yuzhou, Cao Cao also kept the entire Yin and Yanzhou in Henan, plus the White Wave thieves in Hanoi and Hedong surrendered, the safety of the Han court was already as safe as a rock, and he had nothing to worry about anymore.
The most important thing is that because Pei Qing's power is too great, the little emperor finally realized the threat posed to him by Pei Qing under Dong Cheng's order, and felt that if he continued to stay in Chang'an, I am afraid that Pei Qing would become the next Dong Zhuo or Li Dao, so instead of this, it is better to go to Luoyang, which is not too powerful under the protection of loyal ministers, at least there is the threat of Pei Qing outside, and there are checks and balances between ministers inside, and his own emperor is more like an emperor.
Although the little emperor has a cowardly temperament, it does not mean that he has no brains, and now that he has the opportunity to leave the powerful Pei Qing and let himself not be a puppet, he will naturally agree without hesitation.
It's just that he is still young after all, his vision is limited, and those ideas are just listening to the instigation and demagogy of others, so this reckless decision makes him regret it in the future but can't complain.
At the same time, the little emperor did not consider the interests of the imperial sister who had depended on him before, although his sister's eldest princess of Pingyang, the title of Kaifu and Lu Shangshu was not removed, and at the same time, he was also crowned as the princess of Pingyang of Zhenguo to show respect, but he didn't know that his behavior completely angered Liu Ning.
"Hmph, if it's really my good imperial brother, it's really the emperor's ruthlessness, at the beginning, he was in a panic all day under Li Dao's obscenity, and finally got Pei Lang's help, drove away the two thieves of Li Dao and Guo Yan, and re-stabilized the Han family, but then he thought about moving the capital to get rid of the shackles of Pei Lang and my own sister, how impatient is this?"
Liu Ning far surpassed the little emperor in terms of internal affairs ability and intelligence, how could he not guess his thoughts? So the moment the little emperor rejected her, she immediately guessed the other party's intentions, in fact, she had no other intentions, just to find a way to help the little emperor keep the ancestral inheritance, now it seems that there is no need for this, this little guy is even suspicious of himself, what is the need for him to help him again? Anyway, when he came to Jiuquan, it was he who couldn't live with his ancestors, not himself, so why should he bother with this heart in vain?
"I wonder when Your Majesty will leave the palace? Wechen should send heavy troops to escort him. Pei Qing's face couldn't see the expression, and he was still respectful to the little emperor.
But seeing Dong Cheng said with a smile: "The Son of Heaven is ready to leave tomorrow, as for the escort, don't bother Pei Che to ride, now the Xiliang Army has been driven away, and the Bai Bo Army has been recruited, the world is peaceful, forgive a few thieves, how dare you rush into the Son of Heaven Luan?" We have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to protect us, not to mention that General Cao has already rushed to Luoyang, and he will personally lead the army to welcome back the Son of Heaven in a short time, and the safety along the way is even more guaranteed. ”
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