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On the sixth day of November, Jinyang.

The winter sun shines through the thin light veil on Li Hong's pale face.

The eldest princess sat beside Li Hong, holding his hand, looking at the blue sky outside the window, and her thoughts unconsciously flew to the Central Plains with the white clouds, and flew to Chang'an......

With the assistance of Jia Xu, Fu Gan and others, can Xiao Tianzi win the support of Zhongyuan Prefecture? Will the generals of the great armies of the Central Plains obey his orders and be loyal to him? Can Zhao Yun replace Xu Rong to stabilize the situation in Chang'an? After lying about the general's condition, will it help the stability of the imperial court, so that the ministers can give up their prejudices and work together to defend the little emperor? After losing the general and himself, can the Great Han embark on the road of Zhongxing under the leadership of the Son of Heaven?

The eldest princess stared at Li Hong's resolute face, and slowly picked up Li Hong's hand and put it on her face. Brother Leopard, you are too tired and have fallen, but the big man can't live without you, and the little Tianzi can't live without you, I'd rather exchange my life for you, I just hope that you can get better soon, be able to stand up, and be able to continue to support the community......

The eldest princess gently stroked Li Hong's face, remembering the excitement when she first saw Li Hong, and the feeling of admiration from the heart is still clearly left in her memory. Although he was in the deep palace at the time, when he saw Li Hong, who had long hair and flowing hair, there was still a kind of suffocation that made people's hearts palpitate for a while. A few years later, I rushed to the north in despair, and I cried when I saw you, crying like a heartbreak, I had never cried like that, even when I heard that my father had died, because I knew that the Great Han also had a hero who could help me turn the tide. You took me into your arms and hugged me tightly, and those strong arms made me see the hope of the future and the invincible strength. At that moment I knew I belonged to you and will always belong to you.

Now that I am yours, you have fulfilled your promise, a promise that can only be fulfilled in a dream, my wish is no longer a dream, and I will no longer cry sadly in a dream. But what about you, big brother? Will you leave me? Will you cruelly tear apart my dreams and make me cry night after night?

The eldest princess's tears rolled down quietly. Father's ...... Father, please bless the leopard brother, please bless him, please bless him for the sake of his daughter......

Tears fell onto Li Hong's face and shattered......

Li Hong felt that his heart was trembling, and he felt that his blood was rushing, but the blood was cold, icy and cold, so cold that he couldn't help but moan loudly and roared...... Fire, a huge fire suddenly fell from the sky and enveloped him in an instant. The flames rose into the air, raging and roaring, like an angry beast, devouring him in one gulp. Li Hong screamed in horror and struggled hard, and at this time, a chaotic picture roared in, tearing open his body like a sharp arrow. The pain, the pain that penetrated deep into the bone marrow, the pain made him cry out in grief, the pain made him forget everything. Rumble...... Flame explosion, earth-shattering explosion. Li Hong saw his body scatter and split, and saw pieces of fragments turn to ashes in the explosion. But he lived, and he found himself floating between the clear blue sky and the golden sun, and he flew over the white clouds. The golden sun suddenly smiled, gentle and kind, and then it gradually changed into a familiar face, a smiling face that haunted him, "Mom...... Mom ......" Li Hong shouted, screaming hoarsely, running with all his strength, "Mom......"

The heavens and the earth changed color, darkness enveloped the earth in an instant, lightning slashed through the air, and thunder exploded......

The sun turned to powder in an instant, and the storm poured down......

"What's wrong with you, big brother......" The eldest princess's frightened cry was like dazzling lightning that pierced Li Hong's heart, waking him up from the illusion.

"Mom, Mom......" Li Hong was sweating profusely, his eyes were confused, he grabbed the eldest princess tightly with both hands, and opened his eyes suddenly. He saw the eldest princess, and saw the tears that rained down on his face. He stopped shouting, and his mind slowly regained consciousness, "Xiao Xiao, I see my mother, I see my mother......"

The eldest princess screamed sadly, held Li Hong's head in her arms with both hands, and cried bitterly, "Big brother, I don't want anything, I don't want anything, I only want you, I only want you, please don't leave me......"

Li Hong was motionless, and his mind quickly dived into his heart to find the dream just now. The dream was still so clear, but his mother's face was blurry, and he tried his best to think about it, but it backfired, and the more he thought about it, the faster the memory faded, and in the blink of an eye, he could no longer remember the face in the dream.

The cry of the eldest princess alarmed the people outside the house, and Xiaoyu, Fengxue, Huang Da, Xiangkai, Hua Tuo, Zhang Ji and others hurriedly rushed in.

Hua Tuo took the lead in picking up Li Hong's wrist and preparing to call the pulse, but he immediately gave up his position and pulled Zhang Ji over, "You come, you come and see." Zhang Ji took the initiative and sat on the sickbed.

"How? Is the situation bad? Huang Da looked nervous, staring at Zhang Ji who was on the pulse and asked eagerly.

Zhang Ji's eyes were closed, he was engrossed, and he didn't say a word. Li Hong's face was terrifyingly pale, his whole body trembled slightly, and the expression on his face was very painful.

"It's all your fault, it's all your fault......" The eldest princess suddenly grabbed Huang Da's shirt and pushed hard, "I'm going to ask you for compensation, you give me the big brother of the leopard......"

"Your Highness, Your Highness......" Huang Da was at a loss, his hands were bluffing, and he didn't know what to do. Light rain and wind and snow stepped forward to persuade one left and one right.

"Your Highness, it's not Zikan's fault." Master Xiangkai persuaded in a low voice, "The general is already terminally ill, if it weren't for the courage of the son and the courage to cut off half of the general's stomach and buy time, the general would probably have returned to Jiuquan." ”

"Yes, Your Highness, if I were here at that time, I would never dare to give the general a disembowelment treatment." Hua Tuo also persuaded in a low voice, "The general has been ill for more than three months, his body is extremely weak, and the danger of breaking his abdomen for diagnosis and treatment is very great. Speaking of which, His Royal Highness should be grateful to Zikan, thanks to Zikan, the general was able to save his life. ”

The eldest princess was sad and aggrieved, lying in Xiaoyu's arms and crying bitterly.

A smile gradually appeared on Zhang Ji's thin face, and in the eyes of everyone's expectation, he slowly let go of the general's wrist, "Congratulations to Your Highness and the two ladies, the general is basically out of danger, as long as he is carefully adjusted, he will be able to recover soon." ”

The light rain and the wind and snow were pleasantly surprised, and tears couldn't help but welled up. The eldest princess looked at Zhang Ji suspiciously, "Really? You didn't lie to me? ”

"Your Highness, after half a year, the general will definitely be cured." Zhang Ji said confidently.

The princess snorted, turned around and threw herself on the sickbed, took Li Hong's hand and shouted, "You're okay, you're okay, you're okay......"

Hua Tuo and Xiang Kai successively called the pulse, and the two of them told everyone with relieved smiles that the general's condition had finally begun to improve.

"I succeeded, the general saved it, the general saved it......" Huang Da rushed out of the house excitedly, stood outside the house and raised his hand and shouted, "The general is alive......"

Li Hong's tears flowed out. He used all his strength, he tried his best to think, but he couldn't think of that face anymore, let alone go back to his dreams to pursue that face, he was desperate, he was overwhelmed with grief and wept with grief.

"Big brother, open your eyes, open your eyes and look at us......" Xiaoyu lay in Li Hong's ear, teary eyes, and pleaded softly.

Li Hong grabbed Xiaoyu's hand hard, and the expression on his face became hideous and terrifying because of the pain, "I saw my mother, I want to find her, I want to find her......"

Xiaoyu was sad in her heart, hugging Li Hong and crying like rain.

"Big brother, we are all by your side, open your eyes......" Feng Xue clung to Li Hong's face and cried repeatedly.

"What's going on? What's wrong with my big brother? The eldest princess was so frightened that she grabbed Xiangkai with a crawl, "What's wrong with him?" ”

"The general may have seen something in his dreams that made him sad and despairing." Zhang Ji said with a sad brow, "I asked Zijian, and the hemp boiling powder he gave to the general was not excessive, and it would not lead to madness." ”

"The Great General suffered a catastrophe when he was young and lost his memories of the past...... Hua Tuo turned his head to look at Xiangkai, "Is it possible for him to recover his memory because of this illness?" ”

"It's been more than twenty years, and it's impossible." Xiangkai pondered for a long time, shook his head, and then reached out to caress the eldest princess's back, and comforted in a low voice, "Your Highness, the general will be fine, and you can live a good life happily." ”

November 10.

Li Hong slowly opened his eyes, and what caught his eyes was a ball of gold, a ball of brilliant gold. Li Hong exhaled softly, feeling that this golden mass was like the sky in a dream, allowing his floating and tired soul to find a warm home.

"Xiaoxue......" Li Hong shouted with all his might. The shouts were weak and weak, as if they were coming from a distant horizon.

Feng Xue smiled at him and grabbed Li Hong's hand tightly, "Do you feel better today?" ”

"Much better...... Li Hong tried his best to squeeze out a smile, and said intermittently, "I had a dream, I dreamed of Huoyunyuan, I saw Dashuai and Iron Wolf, and you, you rode a white horse, dressed in white, like a beautiful cloud, coming from the sky with the wind......"

Feng Xue laughed, her eyes showed all kinds of tenderness, her beautiful red lips kissed Li Hong's face, and the blonde hair that exuded an intoxicating fragrance was like a light veil gently covering Li Hong's body.

"You want to go back to the desert?" Feng Xue knelt on the edge of the couch, hugged Li Hong with both hands, put his face to his face, and asked softly.

"I want to go back...... I want to go to Jutun to see the handsome ......" Li Hong closed his eyes, with a hint of deep sadness in his hoarse voice, "Brother Yu Xing is gone, I miss him very much, I want to go and see him." ”

"When you're completely cured, we'll go with you." Feng Xue's heart was sour, and tears couldn't help but flow out, "You can no longer fight on horseback, you will have a lot of time in the future, and you can do whatever you want." ”

Li Hong closed his eyes, sighed in a low voice in pain and helplessness, the mournful voice of "The flag is not rolled ......" suddenly stopped, and two desolate tears had quietly rolled down.

On November, Yanzhou, Chenliu.

More than 50 civil and military ministers of the state, county and army, including Yang Ming, Jizhou Assassin, Gao Lan, Qingzhou Zangba, Yuzhou Zhuang, Henan Yin Wenchou, Zhendong General Gao Shun, Zhennan General Lei Chong, Mighty General Wei Xu, Wumeng General Wu Xiong, Wufeng General Peng Lie, Chen Liutai Shou Jiling, and other more than 50 civil and military ministers of the state and army gathered in Chen Liu, and met the Son of Heaven.

The civil and military ministers have mixed feelings and are worried about the current political situation. The general's critical illness hit everyone too hard, and many people lost faith in the future, and the camp of the Son of Heaven was filled with pessimism, frustration, and confusion. In particular, the generals in the army are even more depressed, gloomy, and their morale is extremely low.

In order to boost the morale of the army, the former general Yushi convened a meeting of the generals in the army and explained the current situation in detail. Xiao Tianzi was in power at the age of ten, and his prestige was seriously insufficient. Although Xiao Tianzi began his personal expedition five years ago, participated in the Battle of Luoyang, and went on an expedition to the northwest and Xinjiang, he has always had the support of a general behind him. The feats he established were to some extent only symbolic, and did not actually serve to control the army. Therefore, we must take the opportunity of Xiao Tianzi's pro-government to go south to crusade against rebellion, let Xiao Tianzi pacify the world with his own hands, let Xiao Tianzi establish meritorious deeds with his own hands, and let Xiao Tianzi take this opportunity to erect his strong prestige and lay a solid foundation for him to prosper the Han Dynasty in the future.

Everyone understands this truth, and now Zhongxing Dahan relies on this ten-year-old little genius, no matter what, he must protect him and protect him, but he has lost the general, and he has lost the solid backer who has supported the Han for more than 20 years, and everyone is like a lost soul, suddenly losing confidence and courage, and they are at a loss and panicked.

Yu Shi was very angry, and slapped the case angrily, "The general is not dead yet, what are you doing with a sad face?" Could it be that if the general is dead, the great cause of Zhongxing will be gone? Can the social affairs of the Han Dynasty be left to fend for itself? The Northern Xinjiang Army brought out by the general, and the Northern Xinjiang warriors brought out by the general, are they just a bunch of spineless people like you? ”

Wu Xiong couldn't help but reply, "Brother Congyi, if the general is not here, will this battle still be won?" ”

"Attacking from the south, there are several battlefields, we have insufficient troops, insufficient food and grass, how can we fight? The Nanyang battlefield has just been defeated, more than 30,000 soldiers have been killed, more than 20,000 people have defected to Xiangyang, and the 60,000 army is gone. The army had not yet risen from this blow, and the general was again critically ill, a blow greater and more deadly than the loss of 60,000 horses. In this case, in order to build prestige for the little Tianzi, you even ignored the danger of the soldiers, and insisted on launching a southward counterinsurgency war, and you want to fight Nanyang again, are you crazy? He glared at the jade stone and said dissatisfiedly, "This battle, if the general comes to fight, what are we afraid of?" But...... But now on what basis do you defeat the rebels? If defeated, what will Your Majesty do? What will happen to the people of the world? We can go up the Taihang Mountain again, but what about Your Majesty? Could it be that we will also take Your Majesty to Taihang Mountain to fall into the grass? ”

Jade Shi was so angry that his face turned pale, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Jia Xu and Fu Gan convened the state and county officials to discuss the matter of attacking southward, and the result surprised them, except for Yang Ming, the assassin of Jizhou, Gao Lan, Sun Qin, and Zang Ba, the three assassins were all opposed, and most of the county and state ministers also held negative opinions, thinking that the time for the southward expedition was not appropriate. The ministers suggested that Xiao Tianzi should return to Chang'an immediately, stabilize the situation in Chang'an, patiently wait for the news of the general's improvement in condition, and at the same time raise food and grass and deploy troops. If the general survives, Xiao Tianzi can lead the army to fight in person next spring, otherwise, this battle cannot be fought, and it will be said in a few years.

That night, Yushi, Jia Xu, Fu Gan, Wang Ling, Jiang Ji and others discussed countermeasures overnight.

Although they also expected that there would be resistance to the southward expedition, they never expected that it would be a one-sided situation, and the state and county officials and generals in the army did not care about Xiao Tianzi at all, and they did not have half trust in the imperial court.

"The power struggles in Chang'an have come and gone, and the reason why the Nanyang War failed is because of the power in the court." Yu Shi sighed bitterly, "The prestige of the imperial court has been completely lost because of this, not only the generals in the army do not trust Chang'an, but even the prefectures and counties have lost confidence in the imperial court." The general ......" Jade smiled bitterly, "If the general had been sitting in Chang'an and in charge of the country, this situation would not have happened, but the general wants to conquer the world and defend the little emperor, he can take care of the east and not the west, as long as he falls, the east and the west will be lost, and the danger will be everywhere." ”

Jia Xu and the others were silent, frowning and pondering.

"Chang'an is unstable, whether it is the state or county, or the army, they are all afraid. The lesson of Dong Zhuo's defeat back then was too profound, and it is still vivid in my mind......" Yu Shi saw that everyone did not speak, so he had to continue, "If the general dies of illness, Chang'an will definitely have a blood, whether it is the prime minister who wins, or the gate lord family wins, it is very unfavorable to the army." Especially the Yellow Turban generals, their Ken family will be the first target, and the results speak for themselves. If Zhang Yan and Yang Feng won, the result would be even more terrifying. There will be a big outbreak of contradictions in Chang'an, Chang'an will be a river of blood, and the prefectures and counties will be in chaos afterwards. ”

"Therefore, Xiao Tianzi can't go back to Chang'an no matter what, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the Chang'an Mutiny of that year." Jade shook his head and looked up to the sky and sighed, "No matter which side of the Chang'an parties wins, the little emperor will become a tool in the hands of the victor like the emperor of filial piety back then." In this way, the eldest princess will make a move, and she will roar down with the iron horse of the northern frontier, and Chang'an will immediately become a ruin. At that time, it will be good that we can still keep the northern Xinjiang, but as for the Dahan Sheji, I'm afraid it will ......."

"Your Majesty resolutely cannot return to Chang'an." Jiang Ji said, "Before leaving, the general said that if Chang'an is chaotic and ruined, let us assist Xiao Tianzi in Luoyang to rebuild the imperial court." Now the facts are here, the ministers of the four prefectures of Hebei, Qingdao, Yanyu, Henan, Hanoi and other places are very afraid of Chang'an, and the army has no trust in Chang'an at all, in this case, the best way to quickly stabilize the situation is to rebuild the imperial court. ”

"Rebuild the court?" Wang Ling glared at Jiang Ji in surprise, "Isn't this forcing Chang'an to kill each other?" Will this stabilize the situation? ”

"This method will definitely not work." Fu Gan shook his hand again and again, "The general's condition has improved?" What will the eldest princess think at that time? The eldest princess will think that we have evil intentions and deliberately instigate Your Majesty to split the court and harm the society, and she will kill us. In addition, who are the generals of the various armies in the Central Plains? Why did General Jade speak, and they turned a deaf ear? Zang Ba, Wu Xiong, and Lei Chong are all from the Yellow Turban, and when the matter is big, and the general is not there, they will definitely choose to follow Zhang Yan's orders, and then not only will our lives be difficult to protect, but even Xiao Tianzi will be held hostage by them to Chang'an. ”

"In the past five years, Your Majesty has fought in the world, and there is still a certain weight among the generals in the army, especially in the northern Xinjiang generals, and the eldest princess has now inherited the armed forces of Northern Xinjiang and has become a solid backing for Your Majesty. Jiang Ji retorted, "Today, only Your Majesty is the only imperial ruler of the Han Dynasty, as long as the imperial court established by Your Majesty is also the only imperial court of the Han Dynasty, as long as Your Majesty does not hesitate to give the ministers the greatest trust, the ministers will also return the greatest loyalty to Your Majesty." There is no doubt about that. ”

Fu Gan and Wang Ling were resolutely opposed. Xiao Tianzi is too small, and he does not have the power of the ministers of the town, and the new court can only rely on the loyalty of the ministers to maintain it, which is too risky.

Jade is at a loss. Xiao Tianzi can't go back to Chang'an, and he can't rule the Central Plains, what should I do?

"Zitong's suggestion is good, it's a good idea." Jia Xu was silent for a long time, and finally said, "But it's too radical, and it's easy to intensify the contradictions in Chang'an and make the situation even more chaotic, so let's compromise and build a platform for the Son of Heaven." ”

"The Son of Heaven Xingtai?"

"That's right, it is to divide the Shangshutai in Chang'an into two, and part of it will be moved to the camp of the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven will be in charge himself; Part of it stayed in Chang'an, and was co-ordinated by the great Sima, the hussar general, and the monk Shangshu Ling. Jia Xu said with a smile, "Where the Son of Heaven is, where is Shangshutai, so that no matter when and where, the Son of Heaven can actually control the imperial power, and the Son of Heaven controls the imperial power, and in fact, he begins to govern himself, and he can directly control the prefecture and county and recruit the army." Although Shangshutai, who remained in Chang'an, still nominally retains half of its authority, because the Son of Heaven is not in Chang'an, it is actually just an empty shell, and its only role is to check and balance the power of the minister and suppress the excessive expansion of the power. ”

"Good plan, good plan......" Jade couldn't help but applaud.

Fu Gan, Wang Ling, and Jiang Ji immediately understood what Jia Xu meant, looked at each other and smiled, applauding and celebrating.

The Son of Heaven holds the imperial power, and the institution in which the Son of Heaven exercises imperial power is Shangshutai, and if the Son of Heaven and Shangshutai are moved to the camp of the Son of Heaven, then the center of power of the court will also be moved to the camp of the Son of Heaven.

The camp of the Son of Heaven is in the Central Plains, and the prefectures and counties and armies of the Central Plains are very powerful, they respect the imperial power, defend the imperial power, the imperial power has been consolidated, and the prestige of the Son of Heaven and the imperial power has also increased greatly.

In this way, the imperial court avoided division, and the separation of imperial power and relative power temporarily alleviated the contradiction between the two, which was very helpful for Xiao Tianzi to rely on the strength of the Central Plains to quickly stabilize the society after the death of the general, and helped to resolve the current fierce contradictions and conflicts in Chang'an, and also helped the court to give up the dispute and work together to assist Xiao Tianzi to complete the southward expedition.

After Jia Xu and the others agreed on the details, they immediately made an appointment with Gao Lan, Zang Ba and other Sizhou assassins, as well as Wu Xiong, Lei Chong and other generals in the army, and explained in detail the idea of building the Tianzi Xingtai and asked for their opinions. Several ministers were overjoyed and agreed to this policy.

The next day, 17 ministers of civil and military affairs jointly played, imploring the Son of Heaven to build a platform for the Son of Heaven in Chenliu, and the Son of Heaven allowed to play.

The holy decree was urgently sent to Chang'an. Jia Xu copied another copy and sent it to Jinyang by fast horse. Jump to