Chapter 12 The Banner is not rolled up in the ninth section of November, Chang'an. The hussar general Zhao Yun urgently summoned Guanglu Xunqing Zhang He, the chief Si Nongqing Tian Yu, and the Sili school captain Zhang Liao to the Qilin Hall to discuss matters.

Shang Shu ordered Tian Chou to read the holy decree of the Son of Heaven in a low voice,

"The current situation is obvious, the general's life is in danger, the Beijing division is in danger, His Majesty does not dare to return to Chang'an, and he cannot get the support of the prefecture and army in the Central Plains, so the southward expedition is seriously hindered. In desperation, His Majesty had no choice but to build a bank, intending to control the imperial power in his own hands, and then improve his prestige, and unify the capital of Zhongyuan Prefecture and the army...... "Tian Chou looked at everyone and put the holy decree on the case,

"This matter seems logical, but if you think about it carefully, there are many mysteries, and if you are not careful, it may cause the disaster of division in the court."

At this moment, the coordination between the Son of Heaven and the Sangong Mansion and the Jiuqing Prefecture was handled by the Hussar General and the Shangshu Tai who stayed in Chang'an, so that the Son of Heaven could concentrate on commanding the army to attack the rebels, and the Chang'an Imperial Court could make every effort to raise food and grass for the army. But the problem is that the Son of Heaven not only wants to fight, he also wants to use this opportunity to throw off the Chang'an court and directly command the counties and troops of Zhongyuan Prefecture, so as to have enough strength to deal with the series of shocks caused by the death of the general. In other words, the real purpose of CCB Taiwan is to monopolize power, which seriously damages the interests of Jinyang and Chang'an. ”

"After the eldest princess became the general's wife, she actually took over the authority of the Han Dynasty, and she returned to the government of Xiao Tianzi, and let Xiao Tianzi govern in person, which was purely helpless. Because she had to replace the general to control the northwest and the desert, she had no skills and could only do this. Now everyone in the world knows that the eldest princess is the actual controller of the Han Dynasty, only when the world is calm, the society is rich and strong, the Han can dominate the four seas, and the little emperor and the court can surpass the eldest princess to control the northwest and the desert, and the power in the hands of the eldest princess will naturally be returned to the little emperor. At that time, even if she didn't pay it, strength was everything. When Xiao Tianzi's strength surpassed that of the eldest princess, a crisis arose, and the only way to maintain the stability of the Han Dynasty was for the eldest princess to completely return to power to Xiao Tianzi. ”

"Therefore, for a long time in the future, regardless of whether the general dies of illness or not, Jinyang will become another power center of the Great Han."

"There is a center of power in Jinyang, the Central Plains has the Son of Heaven Xingtai, Chang'an has a court, and the authority of the Han Dynasty is divided into three." Tian Chou sighed helplessly,

"Who would have thought that with the fall of the general, the great cause of Zhongxing would be hit hard, and the situation in the world would become precarious...... Time is also ...... life"

"Forced by the current situation, it is imperative for Xiao Tianzi to go south to conquer and establish power, this is the best way to stabilize the situation, as long as Xiao Tianzi can win a battle on the battlefield of Nanyang and reverse the current passive situation, things will be easier in the future. However, our estimate of the situation is too optimistic. The general's critical illness has caused panic among the states and the army, and now it has become difficult for Xiao Tianzi to win a battle. ”

"Jia Xu, Fu Gan and other ministers immediately asked the Son of Heaven to build a bank in the Central Plains, this method can solve the temporary problem, but the key is that the real purpose of Jia Xu and Fu Gan and other ministers is not to solve the temporary problem, but to solve all the problems once and for all."

"In the process of exercising power, if the Son of Heaven Xingtai encounters resistance, it will not back down, because it represents the imperial power of the Han Dynasty and the prestige of the Han Dynasty, so it is very likely to evolve into a temporary court, and then evolve into a small court of considerable scale, which is a foreseeable fact, which is something that Jinyang and Chang'an cannot accept in any case. Jin Yang was unwilling to let the imperial court split, and he was even more unwilling to see a small imperial court confronting him. Chang'an is unwilling to lose his authority, and he is even more unwilling to see a group of ministers around the Son of Heaven get the maximum benefits, so Chang'an will turn to support Jinyang and join hands with Jinyang to fight against the Son of Heaven. The fate of Xiao Tianzi and Tianzi Xingtai can be imagined, and the result is that Xiao Tianzi's prestige has been hit hard, which is fundamentally contrary to our idea of supporting and supporting Xiao Tianzi and letting Xiao Tianzi undertake the great cause of the Han Dynasty. ”

Jia Xu, Fu Gan and others obviously also took this into account, so they told Xiao Tianzi that the ultimate goal of the southward conquest was to drink the Yellow River and cross the Yangtze River, and they tried to use the banner of pacifying the world to win the support of Jinyang. Of course, the eldest princess hopes that Xiao Tianzi can lead the army to pacify the world, so that she can not only make outstanding achievements, but also stabilize the society and enrich the powerful man, and then have the strength to suppress the northwest and the desert, and she can also return the authority to Xiao Tianzi as soon as possible, so the eldest princess will definitely support this strategy. ”

"With the support of the eldest princess, the ministers of Chang'an can only bow their heads and obey orders, but the current financial endowment of the imperial court cannot support this continuous large-scale southward war, Chang'an has no choice but to make a choice, categorically give up the money and grain relief for the northwest and the desert, greatly reduce the allocation of military spending for the northwest and the desert, and concentrate all the money, food and military funds on the southern battlefield."

Of course Jinyang would not agree. The eldest princess stayed in Jinyang in order to stabilize the northwest and the desert, and without the stability of the northwest and the desert, it would be impossible for the Han to achieve Zhongxing. In this way, Chang'an threw the sharpest contradiction to the eldest princess and the little Tianzi. Xiao Tianzi will not give up the expedition to the south, this is his only chance to establish meritorious deeds, take back power, and take charge of the Han Dynasty, even if he wants to give up temporarily, Jia Xu, Fu Gan and a group of civil and military ministers in Taiwan will not agree. They will never let Jinyang gain the upper hand and damage the prestige of the Son of Heaven, let alone succumb to the coercion of Chang'an, they will try their best to encourage the little Son of Heaven to persevere, and even threaten Jinyang and Chang'an by splitting the court and destroying Sheji, forcing Jinyang and Chang'an to bow to the Son of Heaven. ”

Chang'an immediately became the target of attack by Jinyang and Xingtai, whether it was the eldest princess or the little Tianzi, in order to resolve the sharp contradictions between the two sides, they would turn their targets to the Chang'an court. At this time, some ministers who insisted on firmly guarding the northwest and the desert would resolutely support the eldest princess, while some ministers who insisted on pacifying the world first would resolutely support the little emperor, and the Chang'an court was immediately divided. ”

"Who will support the eldest princess? The staunchest supporter was the prime minister, as the imperial court had converted the huge debt into a thirty-year lease of land in the border counties. If the imperial court gave up holding on to the northwest and the desert, the huge wealth of the gate lord families and the wealthy merchants would come to naught, and these people would not agree. They will turn to support Xiao Tianzi, and force Xiao Tianzi to change the law on the condition that money and food support Xiao Tianzi to go south to conquer. As long as this law is abolished, other new systems in the imperial court will also be attacked one after another, and the consequences are self-evident. ”

"The imperial court was divided, the New Deal was crumbling in a fierce power struggle, the situation in the northwest and the desert became worse, and the southward conquest became difficult and the prospects were bleak. At this time, as long as the Hu tribe rebels, or the southern battlefield encounters another defeat, Sheji will inevitably be in chaos. ”

"What should we do?" Tian Chou pointed to the holy decree on the case,

"Since Zilong acted as the agent of the state, the government has been handled by a few of us, but this matter is too difficult today, we must come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible in order to stabilize Chang'an."

"Will Jinyang agree?" Zhang He asked suddenly.

"Definitely." Zhao Yun said,

"As Zitai said just now, if Chang'an is put aside, the establishment of the Tianzi Xingtai is still very beneficial to the gradual control of the authority of the little Tianzi."

"This is the decree of God. In other words, Xiao Tianzi is already preparing to build a bank in Chenliu, and he will soon be directly commanding the state and county and the army. And the generals in the Central Plains states and counties and the army will not hesitate to support Xiao Tianzi because they can directly benefit. Zhang Liao sighed in a low voice,

"If Nanyang is defeated again, the prefectures and counties south of the Yellow River and Guanluo will be very dangerous."

"You mean......" Zhang He's face changed slightly,

"Is it possible that the Nanyang fiasco will happen again?"

"Jinyang, Chang'an, and the Central Plains, the authority of the Han Dynasty is divided into three, everyone is suspicious and fights against each other, and they all want to control the authority, what will be the result if this situation continues?" Tian Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly,

"The general has fallen, the Han has lost his support, and the disaster of overturning is just around the corner. If you think about it, we don't have confidence in the future situation now, let alone those half-hearted people in the DPRK and China. If my estimate is correct, there will be more people secretly contacting Xiangyang, stepping on two boats, and once the big Han falls apart, they will be able to benefit from it. There was a moment of silence in the room, and everyone looked at each other in a state of uneasiness.

"The stability of Chang'an was originally temporary, in order to allow the imperial court to buy time to adjust its deployment to avoid all kinds of chaos that might arise after the death of the general." Zhao Yun said,

"Now that the eldest princess has arrived in Jinyang, and the great Sima has arrived in the western frontier, the northwest and the desert can be basically controlled. Xiao Tianzi has also arrived in the Central Plains, and the troops in the Guanluo area and the Central Plains are rushing to the Nanyang battlefield, and the Central Plains are basically under control. Judging from the current situation, the goal of temporary stability in Chang'an has been achieved, and even if Chang'an is in chaos now, it will not have much impact on the overall situation. It's just that I never thought that Jia Xu and Fu Gan and other ministers would come up with such an idea......" Zhao Yun laughed more ugly than crying,

"Now Chang'an can't mess up, the only thing we can do is to minimize the damage of this crisis to the community as much as possible."

"But the battle of Nanyang is about to be fought." Zhang He said,

"Zilong, you should immediately write to Your Majesty, please slow down the pace of your attack, don't bring all the troops to the Nanyang battlefield, rather invest in batches and lose some opportunities to attack, rather than rush to achieve success and suffer another defeat, lest the whole army be wiped out and lose the Central Plains."

"Let's not meddle in these things. Jade, Jia Xu, Fu Gan, and Wang Ling are all by Xiao Tianzi's side, and what we want, they will naturally think of it. Zhao Yun said,

"Now there is no army in Chang'an, and the eldest princess and the little emperor are not here, there will be no rebellion, what we have to do is to respond to all changes with the same, wait and see the development of the situation, and do our best to help the little emperor win this battle first." Zhao Yun convened the ministers to meet in the front hall of Weiyang Palace and announced the holy decree of the Son of Heaven.

There was silence in the court, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was very strange. After the dispersal of the dynasty, the ministers rushed to Shangshutai to meet Zhao Yun in twos and threes, these ministers are Zhao Yun's officials who have recently entered the court, out of gratitude to Zhao Yun and concern for their own interests, they took the initiative to analyze the situation for Zhao Yun and offer advice.

Wang Lang, Hua Xin and others believe that in the current situation, fighting Nanyang can only be a show, and it is enough to give the little Tianzi prestige, and the key to solving the crisis is Chang'an, or to alleviate the contradictions of all parties in Chang'an, reasonably adjust the vested interests of all parties, and ensure the stability of Chang'an.

To this end, they suggested that Zhao Yun take the initiative to improve relations with Zhang Yan, Yang Feng and other Yellow Turban ministers, join hands to suppress the prime minister, take advantage of the opportunity of Xiao Tianzi's establishment of a platform in the Central Plains, weaken the power of the prime minister, and change the unreasonable system in the new policy, and abolish what should be abolished.

Dong Zhao, Liu Yi and other ministers were more thorough. They think that Chang'an's Shangshutai is now an empty shelf, with a name but no power, and the government is actually firmly controlled by Prime Minister Li Wei

The system of three princes and nine secretaries headed by "Prime Minister, Taiwei, and Imperial Doctor" was directly changed to

The system of three princes and nine secretaries headed by "Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong" was changed

"Prime Minister" is

"Situ", cut off half of the power in Li Wei's hands, and weighed Shangshutai. This method can not only get the support of Jinyang, but also the support of the Son of Heaven, and the support of the Chang'an gate valve family and the wealthy businessmen, and the situation in Chang'an was stabilized immediately.

Zhao Yun humbly received the teaching, was grateful, and sent them out of Weiyang Palace one by one. In the middle of the night, Zhao Yun left the palace and returned to his house, changed cars and horses halfway, and quietly rushed to the prime minister's mansion.

"Have you talked to Lord Taiwei today?" After Zhao Yun saw Li Wei, he didn't say a word of greeting, and asked first.

"We've talked about it." Li Wei smiled,

"I also went to see Qizhi (Yang Feng), his injuries are recovering, and he is estimated to be able to go to the battlefield after the beginning of spring."

"What about Zitai (Tian Chou)? Is he still here? ”

"Gone." Li Wei laughed in a low voice while walking with Zhao Yun on the corridor,

"Li Zhong and Xu Ling have been waiting for him in the Zhen Mansion, these rich people have a big temper and can't be too lazy. Zitai saw that you were delayed, so he had to leave first. Zhao Yun took out a letter from his arms and handed it over,

"This is Yancai's (Fu Gan)'s letter, look at it." Li Wei glanced at it hurriedly, and then asked, "Is there any news from Jinyang?" ”

"It's still the same, the general is still dangerous." Zhao Yun frowned.

"The three masters of Xiangkai, Huatuo, and Zhang Ji are all here, and there are more than a dozen famous doctors and monks, why can't they be cured?" Li Wei scolded angrily,

"No matter what we do, the premise is that the general must live, otherwise the situation will definitely get out of control." Zhao Yun stopped and looked at Li Wei with a solemn expression,

"Lord Taiwei insists on leaving?"

"Yes, he's going to Jinyang, and he'll leave right away." Jump to