Chapter 12 The Banner is not rolled up in the twenty-seventh section of March, Nanyang. Li Xiu rushed to the front line of Nanyang in the dust, she brought happiness to Xiao Tianzi, and also brought luck to Xiao Tianzi.

Zheng Bao, Huang Shao, and Bao Man, who defected to Xiangyang, sent people to secretly contact Wang Dang, asking Wang Dang to intercede in front of the Son of Heaven, intending to defect before the battle.

Xiao Tianzi hesitated, worried about being deceived. Wang Dang explained that Zheng Bao turned out to be Jianghuai Liukou, and Huang Shao and Bao Man turned out to be Runan Yellow Turbans, and they had no future in Xiangyang, and if they hadn't had an army in hand, they would have been killed by Liu Biao.

After Cui An, Lu Mian, Zi Rate, Liu Xun, Guo Yuan, Zheng Bao and others fled to Xiangyang, Liu Biao immediately broke them up, Cui An stayed in Xiangyang, Lu Mian, Zi Rate and others went to Jiangling to defend Yizhou Liu Bei in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Liu Xun and Guo Yuan went to Changsha, while Zheng Bao and others defended Jiangdong in Jiangxia, and Liu Biao did not trust them at all. Liu Biao's son Liu Qi has been garrisoning Jiangxia, and this time he was ordered to lead the army north to support Nanyang, and Zheng Bao had the opportunity to come to the battlefield because he served under his account. Your Majesty, there is no time to lose. Xiao Tianzi still looked forward and backward, Li Xiu scoffed, what if he was deceived?

You have tens of thousands of iron horsemen in your hands, what are you afraid of? If you don't dare to fight, I'll fight. Xiao Tianzi's face is red and his ears are red, and he has a few shots,

"Fight, fight, I'm still afraid of a bunch of rebels?" Although Xiao Tianzi said it impassionedly, he was still uneasy in his heart, and he invited Jia Xu, Yushi, Fu Gan and others to discuss carefully, and everyone felt that they could give it a try.

If the reinforcements of Xiangyang were severely damaged, the rebels in Wancheng would immediately fall into a desperate situation, which would help the Han army to besiege Wancheng for a long time, and it would also be very beneficial for Xingtai to use the Nanyang battle situation to influence and promote the development of the future situation.

Jade was immediately ordered to mobilize all Han troops and prepare to go south to encircle and annihilate Jingzhou reinforcements. The news of the southward movement of the main force of the Han army immediately reached Liu Qi's ears.

Liu Qi immediately led the army to retreat to the front line of the Han River, and Zheng Bao, who was on the right flank of the Jingzhou army, did not retreat but advanced and surrendered to the Han army.

Yushi, Wang Dang summoned Zheng Bao, Huang Shao, Bao Man and others, Zheng Bao felt very wronged, and told all the before and after of the last Nanyang defeat.

"After Yuan Yao took us to retreat to Wuguan, he said that he would punish ** Yu Qingjun's side and enter Chang'an, and promised that as long as he made a gesture, nothing would happen. Yuan Yao is the commander of the army, and the relationship with the general is extraordinary, of course we believe in Yuan Yao. Who knew that this banner would get on the thief ship in one fell swoop, and it would never come down again. Now he and Huang Yi are at ease in Chang'an, but we have fled to Xiangyang on the charge of rebellion, we are wronged. "The king was angry, and scolded them.

"Who betrayed us? Who the hell is it? Isn't it Yuan Yao? Zheng Bao, Huang Shao and others didn't know.

One of them is a rogue, and the other is a yellow turban thief, and they can't get Yuan Yao's trust and can't participate in decision-making.

However, it is speculated from what happened later that this matter is not only related to Yuan Yao, Huang Yi and other Ying Rushi people, but also estimated to be involved with many ministers in the court, which can be seen from Cui An's defection to Xiangyang with them.

It's just that the court and the middle are all some prominent big names, and Zheng Bao has a low status, so he doesn't know anything about the affairs of the court and the middle, so he can't speculate.

Jade played the Son of Heaven overnight, and the Son of Heaven was furious when he heard it, and personally summoned Zheng Bao and others.

"I forgive you for your innocence, reinstate your duties, and continue to lead the army to fight with me. Tell me everything you know, and I will never spare these rebellions, and I will avenge the unjust death of 30,000 soldiers. After Zheng Bao and the others left, Xiao Tianzi was so angry that his face was red, and he scolded angrily,

"Immediately issue an order, arrest Yuan Yao, arrest Huang Yi, Xun Zheng and others for me, and hand them over to the Tingwei Mansion for strict interrogation, and we must find out the truth about the Nanyang fiasco." Wang Dang hurriedly advised: "This matter cannot be handed over to the Tingwei Mansion for trial. The current Tingweiqing Chen Qun is a native of Yingru, if he is allowed to interrogate, not only will he not be able to figure things out, but he may also be beaten upside down and put all the blame on Zheng Bao and others. From the minister's point of view, it is better to let the big Sima and Taiwei personally preside over the trial. Jiang Ji objected, he believed that this matter was widely implicated, and the slightest carelessness would cause chaos in the court and would not be conducive to the stability of the government and the opposition.

Strictly obey the law, and the cases that should be tried by the Tingwei Mansion should be handed over to the Tingwei Mansion, and he thinks that people like Zheng Bao are not trustworthy,

"Your Majesty, don't listen to one-sided words, fall for some people's murder schemes." Wang Dang glared, pointed at Jiang Ji and scolded angrily: "You are Yuan Yao's former official, you should take the initiative to avoid it." When you say this now, you obviously have the intention of protecting, and I want to impeach you. Jiang Ji immediately retorted, argued with reason, and quarreled with Wang Dang in front of the Son of Heaven.

The Son of Heaven looked at this, looked at that, and suddenly slapped the case a few times: "Don't make any noise, I have my own way." Then he pointed to Jia Xu and asked,

"Aiqing has a compromise?" Jia Xu thought for a while, and said slowly: "From the minister's point of view, it is better to let the Tingwei Mansion preside over this case, but General Wang's worries are not unreasonable, and for the sake of prudence, the minister suggested that His Majesty recruit a minister from outside Kyoto to return to the court to serve as the Tingweiqing, which may be more just." ”

"Which minister do you think is suitable?"

"Lord Yanzhou Thorn Shi Gaolan." Jia Xu said,

"The minister suggested that Lord Yin Wenchou of Henan should be appointed as the assassin of Yanzhou, and Lord Zhong Xuan should be appointed as Yin of Henan, and Lord Chen Qun of Tingweiqing should be appointed as the imperial servant, and the imperial servant Cui Yan should be avoided for the time being because his younger brother Cui An has a great relationship with this matter. What does Your Majesty think? Xiao Tianzi understood, Jia Xu suggested that he change a group of ministers, and the real purpose was to transfer Zhong Xuan out of the army to avoid any more accidents.

Last year, if it weren't for the opportunity of the prime minister to take advantage of the imperial court's revision of the foreign policy, Liu Ming, the right virtuous king of the Xiongnu, to be transferred to the imperial court, and Yuan Yao to Yingchuan to lead the army, there would not have been a later Nanyang fiasco.

Now it seems that the army cannot be handed over to the command of the scholars under any circumstances.

"Quasi-play." Xiao Tianzi smiled,

"Aiqing's words are exactly what I want." On the end of April, Chang'an. Zheng Bao's defection on the battlefield of Nanyang, and the thunder and anger of the Son of Heaven made Chang'an fall into a panic.

Cui Yan, the servant, was ordered to avoid it and was banned from the mansion. Yuan Yao and Huang Yi were dismissed from their posts and detained in the Tingwei Mansion. Ministers such as Cui Jun, Cui Lie, Yuan Lian, and Yuan Ba were ordered to recuse themselves because of this matter, and they were not allowed to use their power to interfere in and influence the trial of the case.

When Zhang Liao, the lieutenant of Sili, searched Huang Yi's mansion, he actually caught Zhang Yun, the nephew of Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and a group of Jingzhou assassins, and Chang'an was shocked.

Zhang Liao interrogated Zhang Yun overnight, but Zhang Yun was tortured, confessed to the assassination of Li Wei, and confessed Wang Wei and Ma Yan.

Wang Jian was arrested, Ma Jian and several other groups of assassins were also arrested, and more ministers were implicated.

After receiving the holy decree, Gao Lan, the new court captain, hurriedly reported to Jinyang with an 800-mile fast horse, asked for the opinions of the general and the eldest princess, and at the same time wrote to the Son of Heaven, delaying the time to enter Beijing on the grounds that he was busy with government affairs.

After the fiasco in Nanyang last year, the situation in Guanzhong was tense for a while, but due to the sudden critical illness of the general, the contradictions between all parties in the court were forcibly suppressed.

Yang Feng, Yuan Yao, Wang Dang and others were all dismissed or demoted. Soon, the little emperor rushed to the Central Plains, established the Son of Heaven platform, in order to further ease the situation in Chang'an, the little emperor issued a decree to pardon Yang Feng, Yuan Yao, Wang Dang and others of the guilt, and re-use them, so the Nanyang fiasco was over.

Who knew that a few months later, Xiao Tianzi suddenly began to investigate the cause of Nanyang's fiasco, and he was going to settle accounts after the autumn.

Gao Ran couldn't figure out the situation in Chang'an, nor did he know the true intentions of Xingtai, so he didn't dare to rush into Beijing. A few days later, Wen Chou arrived in Changyi and urged Gao Ran to set off.

Gao Ran cried and mourned, spitting bitterness,

"Brother, how dare I enter Beijing now? How is this case tried? "Wen Chou is also at a loss,

"You can't stop this knife when you cut it. You'd better ask the general first and hear his opinion. "Gao Lan arrived in Luoyang, and Henan Yin Zhongxuan told Huang Yi and Jingzhou people about assassinating Li Wei.

"Now that Huang Yi's rebellion has been ironclad, Zhang Liao has asked the Son of Heaven three times and twice to ask the two cases to be tried together, and it seems that Chang'an is going to bleed." Gao Lan asked Zhong Xuan for advice and asked for ways to deal with it.

Zhong Xuan carefully talked about the recent events in Chang'an and Xingtai, focusing on the improvement of Confucianism.

"The reform of Confucianism seems to be a blow to the school of scripture and a means for the prime minister to control the government, but in fact, the real purpose is to seize the power of Jinyang. Both Chang'an and Xingtai are actively plotting to seize the authority of the general and the eldest princess, and the outbreak of this case just gave Chang'an and Xingtai an excuse to seize the authority of Jinyang, so ......" Gao Ran suddenly realized.

"After the outbreak of this case, the government and the opposition were shaken, bloody and bloody, and in order to stabilize the situation, Jinyang had to delegate power and completely delegate power. In this way, Jinyang, Chang'an, and Xingtai will break out into new conflicts because of the redistribution of power, and the three parties will definitely have to compromise in the end, and the result of the compromise will be the result of the final trial of this case. Zhong Xuan said with a smile,

"After entering Beijing, the case will be tried how it should be tried, the more people involved, the better, as long as Jinyang can be forced to delegate power, then everyone's guilt will be burned." Gao Ran thanked him and left.

When he arrived in Hongnong, he went to meet the boss Yang Biao again. Yang Biao's view is similar to Zhong Xuan's,

"Recently, the price of the valley has been falling rapidly, and the speed is dazzling, which shows that the trick of Xingtai has been effective, and the effect is immediate. But the purpose of Xingtai is not this, the Son of Heaven has a bigger goal. At this critical moment, you must not live up to the trust of the Son of Heaven and go against his intentions. Gao Ran said goodbye to Yang Biao, and his heart was full of anger and sadness.

Standing on the edge of the rolling Yellow River, thinking of the struggle for more than 20 years, the scarred general and the 30,000 soldiers who died tragically in Nanyang, Gao Ran couldn't help but cry like rain.

What does Dahan's ZTE rely on? Does it depend on the shamelessness and deceit of the ministers of Chang'an? Where is loyalty?

What is morality? Where is the conscience? In mid-April, Gao Ran arrived in Chang'an. He was looking forward to the general's letter all the way, but the general didn't say a word.

The silence of the general made Gao Ran feel more and more sad and painful, perhaps the general stood on the martyr's platform of Longshan, looking at the tombs of heroes, and shed tears of sadness and despair just like himself.

Prime Minister Li Wei, Taiwei Zhang Yan, and Sili Lieutenant Zhang Liao dispatched more than 100 Peng subordinates to the Tingwei Mansion to help Gao Ran interrogate the case.

Huang Yi confessed to what he had done, he believed that Li Wei was a disaster to the country, and only by killing him could he save Sheji.

He avenged for Zhang Miao, Kong Rong and others in the lobby, and told Li Wei, Cui Yan, Xi Xi, Yuan Yao and others who joined forces to frame Zhang Miao and other young Yanshi people.

The situation suddenly expanded. Gao Ran retried Cui Yan and Yuan Yao, and the two invariably pointed the finger at Li Wei, Chen Hao, Yu Peng and others.

Gao Ran asked Xi Xuan and Yu Peng to come to the Tingwei Mansion. Xi Wei immediately pointed out that a large number of ministers, such as the imperial historian Xun You, the former court captain Chen Qun, the former Taichang Cheng Yuan Lian, and the Taizhong doctor Xun Zheng, had participated in the crackdown on the young Yanshi people that year.

Yu Peng said that Huang Yi, Cui Yan, and Yuan Yao were simply bloody spews. He took out a lot of evidence to prove the fact that the Ying Rushi people were embarrassed and corrupted, and pulled the Hongnong Yang family, the Hedong Wei family, the Hanoi Zhang family, Xu Ling, Lizhong and others together.

Xu Ling and Lizhong immediately told the recent incident of Guan Luo, Yingru and Hebei and other gate valve families and wealthy businessmen joining forces to manipulate grain prices and threaten the imperial court.

This poked open the hornet's nest. The imperial court ordered the state and county governments to arrest the criminals according to the list, interrogate them strictly, and once anyone was found to have participated in the rebellion, they would be immediately sent to Beijing.

The case is getting bigger and bigger, the case is getting more and more complicated, more and more ministers are involved, and there are more and more family families and businessmen and tycoons involved.

In May, Gao Ranzuo invited the Son of Heaven to invite the Prime Minister to the Tingwei Mansion for questioning. The Son of Heaven is on play. In mid-May, Taifu Liu He and Taiwei Zhang Yan rushed to Nanyang to persuade the Son of Heaven to conclude the trial of the case as soon as possible, and to control the scope of the trial within the original scope and not to expand it indefinitely, causing the court to be paralyzed and the government and the opposition to be shaken.

Xiao Tianzi categorically refused, and asked the great Sima Xu Rong and Ting Weiqing Gao Ran to investigate to the end, and those who endangered the community would be severely punished.

In mid-May, Taichangqing Xu Jing, Guanglu doctor Yang Qi, and Taishi ordered Ma Feng to go to Jinyang in a hurry. A few days later, Song Wen, Zhao Shang, Guo Yuan, Zheng Hun, Xin Ping, Xun Chen and others went to Jinyang again.

In the second half of May, Taifu Liu He, Taiwei Zhang Yan, Shangshu Ling Tian Chou, and Xingtai Shangshu Ling Fu Gan rushed to Jinyang to ask the eldest princess and the general to come forward to save the situation.

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