Chapter 12 The Banner is not rolled up in the twenty-eighth section of June, Jinyang. Li Hong wandered among the tombs, saddened.

The situation in Chang'an was expected by himself, but he did not expect that the aftermath of the Nanyang fiasco last year would make waves again and push the imperial court to the brink of collapse, which was probably not expected by Prime Minister Li Wei in advance.

If he could have foreseen the situation in Chang'an developing towards a lose-lose situation, he would definitely have taken precautions early in order to firmly control the situation, however, it was too late to say anything now.

Even if he persuaded the eldest princess to hand over the authority, even if he handed over the Fengyun Iron Horse to the little emperor, it would be difficult for the court to restore stability and restore the court's vitality.

The deterioration of the situation made the eldest princess very worried about the safety of Sheji and the safety of Xiao Tianzi, so she recently changed her mind and tried her best to persuade her to go south to Chang'an with a group of ministers, but she couldn't come forward and couldn't take on the responsibility of the first assistant again.

In the current situation, as long as you enter Chang'an, the situation is very likely to get completely out of control. His power is above the Son of Heaven and above the court, so that the Son of Heaven and the court, who are building prestige, will suffer a heavy blow, what will he do in the future?

Do you want to let the Han Dynasty embark on the road of overthrow again after eighteen years? Could it be that the blood of hundreds of thousands of soldiers was shed in vain, and millions of people were once again in a desperate situation of death?

After the wedding, he had repeatedly persuaded the eldest princess to completely give up her authority, and now the armed forces in northern Xinjiang are still in her hands, as long as she completely hands over the authority, there may be a chance to alleviate the current crisis, but the eldest princess looked forward and backwards, hesitated, and lost the best opportunity.

Now the ministers have rushed to Jinyang, although they also have the same purpose, but no one dares to say, no one is sure that after the eldest princess completely hands over the authority, the crisis in the court will be alleviated immediately.

At this time, if the eldest princess completely hands over the authority, the young Tianzi obviously has no strength to control it, and if the authority is handed over to the bureaucrats and scholars in the court, she will immediately be confronted by the military meritorious class, but if it is handed over to the military meritorious class, it is equivalent to handing it over to herself, which will not help solve the current crisis.

The chaos in Chang'an made the southern rebellion ecstatic. On the battlefield of Longnan, Liu Bei's attacks in Yizhou became more and more sharp, and Huaxiong and Sima Yi were in a hurry.

On the battlefield of the Central Plains, due to the sudden appearance of the Jiangdong Naval Division on the sea surface on the east side of Langya State, the main force of the Qingzhou Army had to move to the line of Dongwu and Haiqu, which gave the Xuzhou Army the opportunity to break through the Yanzhou defense line from the front.

Cao Cao then used a force to contain Suiyang, and attacked Rencheng and Changyi with the main force. Gao Shun's troops were insufficient, so he had to abandon Rencheng and garrison heavy troops on the front line of Changyi and Dingtao to ensure the safety of Nanyang, Yuzhou and other battlefields.

At this time, the Nanyang battlefield was in a stalemate, more than 100,000 troops could not move, and the situation on the Central Plains battlefield was tense, and reinforcements were urgently needed to defeat Cao Cao.

Xiao Tianzi wrote to Jinyang for this and asked for his own opinion, whether to immediately give up attacking Nanyang and go all out to protect Yanzhou.

In fact, this question had already been asked on behalf of Xiao Tianzi after Zhao Yun went north to Jinyang, but the situation in Yanzhou was still relatively favorable at that time, and there was no need to rush to fight Xuzhou.

And he had written to Xingtai a year ago, considering that the situation in Chang'an was likely to deteriorate, and asked them to conquer Wancheng at all costs and occupy Nanyang first, but Xingtai did not accept his suggestion, but deliberately fought a stalemate on the battlefield in Nanyang, and the purpose behind it is self-evident.

I also thought about it, I would ride the wind and clouds earlier, and hand over the armed forces of Northern Xinjiang to Xiao Tianzi, but this time should be appropriate, it is best that Xiao Tianzi has achieved a decisive victory in the counterinsurgency war, built a big enough feat, and has strong strength, otherwise with the strength of Xiao Tianzi, he may not be able to control the armed forces of Northern Xinjiang.

However, the ministers of Xingtai are impatient, and perhaps many ministers of Chang'an are also impatient.

The more critical the situation in Chang'an, the greater the possibility of going south to Beijing, and back then

The more likely the "disaster of Dong Zhuo" is, so they try every means to force themselves to hand over the armed forces of Northern Xinjiang as soon as possible, so as not to let the situation completely get out of control and the society will be overturned again.

However, the armed forces of northern Xinjiang are like an unruly wild horse, and if they are well controlled, they will be invincible, but once they fail to control them, they will suffer from them, and this is also an important reason why they dare not hand over the armed forces of northern Xinjiang as soon as possible.

Li Hong stood in front of Tian Chong's tombstone, gently stroking the words on the tombstone, and his thoughts couldn't help but fly to the desert and to the sunset plain.

Back then, we didn't have the confidence to defeat the Xianbei people, and we didn't dare to hope that we could attack five thousand miles away and kill the sunset plain, but we did it, countless brothers fell on the journey for this dream, and countless brothers sacrificed their lives for the Han.

Today's Han was bought by the martyrs with a lot of bones, and the living must not let them down, and they must not be allowed to cry bitterly under the Nine Springs.

Zhao Yun rushed over, sweating profusely,

"General, the eldest princess is happy, the eldest princess is pregnant with a child......" Li Hong looked at Zhao Yun in surprise and didn't speak for a long time.

Providence, providence......

"General, Master Xiangkai and Master Huatuo said in person, the eldest princess is not sick, she is happy." Zhao Yun threw his hand at Li Hong again and again, smiling happily,

"Congratulations to the General. As soon as I got the news, I came to report the good news. General, this time it must be a son, it must be a son...... When Wen Ji was pregnant with a child, she reacted very badly, and she especially liked to eat sour things. His Royal Highness is the same this time, all of them are sons......" Li Hong turned his hand to the sky, silent, and there was no joy on his face.

Zhao Yun hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help but persuade in a low voice: "General, the matter has come to this, you better make a decision as soon as possible." The eldest princess is already pregnant with a child, and once the news reaches Chang'an and Xingtai, Jinyang will be very passive. Li Hong nodded, with a bitter smile on his face,

"The book told the Xiongnu Dadan Yu Liu Bao, the northern Xianbei King Tuoba Tao, the southern Xianbei King Shooting Tiger, the eastern Xianbei King Kirby Xiong, the Hexi Xianbei King Budugen, the Baishan Karasuma Dadan Yu Loulu, the Liaodong Karasuma Dadan Yu Nanlou, the Xianling Qiang King Storm Sand, the Huangzhong Qiang King Nie Xiao and other foreign kings, asking them to send special envoys to rush to Jinyang day and night. I want to have something to talk about. ”

"Then tell Yan Rou, the general of Zhenbei, Xian Yuyin, the general of Zhengbei, Tie Yue of Mobei, Li Su of Liaodong, and Yingtong of Liaobei, and ask them to recruit two thousand elite iron cavalry each, and rush to Jicheng to assemble."

"Then tell the general Pang De of the west, Jiang Wu, the general of Zhenxi, and Ma Chao, the general of Huqiang, each recruit two thousand elite iron cavalry, and quickly rush to Yicheng to assemble."

"Then tell the Liao general Xu Huang and the tiger general Lei Zi, and each lead the headquarters to ride south to the fortress and prepare to go south to the Central Plains." Zhao Yun's face changed slightly,

"General, is it not the first to play the Son of Heaven and the court, and ask the Son of Heaven to give an edict ......" Li Hong sneered,

"I am the general of the Han Dynasty, and I am the auxiliary minister of Lingshangtai, and I still have the power to transfer troops." Zhao Yun wiped the sweat from his face and hung his head silently.

"In the evening, you invite the ministers to the Hou Mansion, and I have something to say to them." Li Hong turned to face the mountains and waved his hand at Zhao Yun,

"You go back first. There are some things that I have to think about. Zhao Yun looked at Li Hong's back and wanted to say something, hesitated again and again, but still sighed gloomily and bowed to retreat.

In the evening, Li Hong returned to the mansion and went straight to the back hall. Li Wen greeted her happily,

"Dad, I have a younger brother, I have a younger brother...... Li Hong gently hugged her into his arms and smiled slightly: "Don't you like to have a younger sister?" Li Wenjiao smiled,

"I want to have a younger brother." The father and daughter walked into the inner room laughing and talking. The eldest princess was lying lazily on the couch, whispering something to Xiaoyu and Fengxue, her white face was flushed, and her smile was like a flower.

Seeing Li Hong walk in, the eldest princess was suddenly excited, and tears couldn't help rolling down. Xiaoyu and Fengxue looked at each other and smiled, and found an excuse to pull Li Wen out.

Li Hong sat on the couch and reached out to take the eldest princess into his arms. The eldest princess hugged Li Hong and cried with joy,

"Big brother, I have a child, I'm pregnant with your child, I don't want anything, I just want you and the child."

"You've decided?"

"I decided." The eldest princess looked at Li Hong and said affectionately,

"When Master Xiangkai said that I was pregnant with a child, everything in this world was not important to me, I only wanted you and the child, I didn't want anything else, I didn't want anything, you and the child were my everything......" Li Hong hugged her tightly, feeling like hugging his own life, everything was a passing cloud.

Taifu Liu He sat opposite Li Hong, looked at the smile on Li Hong's face, and congratulated him: "General, congratulations." If the first emperor was alive, he would be overjoyed to hear this good news......"

"How many years have we known each other?" Li Hong suddenly asked.

"The two of us ......" Liu He didn't know what Li Hong meant, and pointed at Li Hong in surprise,

"The two of us...... That's twenty-one years. When the Battle of Yicheng was fought that year, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and Jian Shuo and I were ordered to reward the army......" Liu He paused and sighed,

"Things are people...... Yuan Shao and Jian Shuo are dead, Liu Biao's time in Xiangyang is short, and I am also old......" Liu He stretched out his hand to hold up Li Hong's long flowing hair, looked at the silver threads, and sighed with emotion,

"You're old too, you see that your gray hair is not less than mine...... The world is almost calm, you should also tie your hair, don't be like a bearded man anymore, always unkempt, what kind of style......" The two looked at each other and laughed heartily.

"I don't know if it's because people are getting old, but I often think about the past now." Li Hong said with a smile,

"When I was in Lulongsei, I saw your father for the first time, he held the battle flag of the Han Dynasty, facing the overwhelming Xianbei people, and he was indomitable. If the old man were still alive, what would he say to me today? ”

"You've done your best." Liu He sighed,

"When everyone dies, if you look back on the past before you die, and feel that you have no regrets in this life, that is the greatest happiness."

"What is the biggest regret before the old man dies?"

"I didn't see the Zhongxing of the big man." Liu He said,

"But my father finally turned a blind eye, because the big man still has you, he believes in you, and believes that you have the ability to turn the tide."

"I'm not good anymore......" Li Hong pointed to his chest,

"I don't know how long I can live, maybe I'm the same as the old man, and I can't see the Zhongxing of the big man." Liu He looked at him thoughtfully, looking at the sadness in his eyes, his heartstrings trembled slightly, and his eyes couldn't help but be a little moist.

"Do you want to personally lead the troops to the Central Plains?" Li Hong shook his head,

"The Han has His Majesty, Zhao Yun, Lu Bu, and generals such as Yan Rou, Pang De, Yan Wuxing, and Wei Jun, enough is enough, enough is enough......" Liu He was ecstatic, he looked at Li Hong in disbelief, trembled with excitement, and choked up and said: "The general has decided?" ”

"It's decided." Li Hong said,

"I will hand over the armed forces of Northern Xinjiang to Your Majesty." Liu He was mixed with joy and sorrow, and he couldn't control his feelings anymore, and tears rained down.

Dahan finally embarked on the road of ZTE. Li Hong supported the Han for more than 20 years, but also threatened Han Zuo, but he finally abandoned his personal **, did not repeat Dong Zhuo's mistakes, and firmly pushed the Han to the road of rise.

"What do you need me to do for you, people?" Liu He tried his best to suppress his emotions and said in a hoarse voice,

"When the court is stable, I will also leave the court, this is the last thing I can do for you." Li Hong smiled,

"You are the oldest clan minister in the court, and this matter can only be successfully mediated by you."

"When you get to Xingtai, you tell Your Majesty to pardon everyone's capital crimes, everyone, and then he can issue an order to requisition the Northern Frontier Iron Cavalry to go south."

"Your Majesty must not be true until he is sixteen years old, and until then, the affairs of state are handled by the Auxiliary Ministers. Prime Minister Li Wei, Grand Sima Xu Rong, Taiwei Zhang Yan, and Hussar General Zhao Yun were the four auxiliary ministers of the Han Dynasty. Before the reign of the Son of Heaven, the four auxiliary ministers could not be changed. ”

"Where's the general?" Liu He asked in surprise,

"You're no longer a minister?" Li Hong shook his head,

"In this crisis, the prime minister and the ministers of the court are responsible, so the officials of the imperial court must be purged, the exile that should be exiled, the imprisonment that should be imprisoned, and the retention of those who should be retained. If the position of the minister is vacant, let the commander of the army and the state and county assassins return to the dynasty to serve, and Yushi, Yan Liang, Yan Rou, Hua Xiong, Huangfu Li, Zhang Baiqi and others can return to the dynasty. If the position of the state and county is vacant, let the generals, lieutenant generals, and lieutenants in the army take up the positions. The entry of these high-prestige generals in the army into the court is conducive to His Majesty's promotion of newcomers in the army and the establishment of his own prestige. Liu He hesitated for a long time and asked tentatively: "Is it appropriate for Li Wei to continue to serve as prime minister?" ”

"Either Li Wei will be the prime minister, or I will be in the court, choose one of the two." Li Hong said very resolutely,

"You can make a choice." Liu He smiled bitterly,

"I'm afraid the Prime Minister will retaliate against ......"

"I'll warn him." Li Hong said,

"His people, who should go down, will also go down. He alone is weak in the DPRK and China, and he cannot set off strong winds and waves. Liu He sighed.

Li Hong spent more than ten years, taking advantage of the changing situation in the court, step by step to push all the people of northern Xinjiang into the court, the future Han court is the warriors and scholars of northern Xinjiang to manage the government, and the warriors of northern Xinjiang occupy the decision-making power, this is a good thing or a bad thing for the great cause of the Han Dynasty?

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