In July, the land of the Sanjin Dynasty was hot as if it was on fire, but Han Jiangchun, the general of the Yulin Army, seemed to have a piece of ice in his heart, cold to the bone, and the whole person was cold. After returning from Chang'an, Li Mao did not send anyone to greet him, and Chang'an's Shangjuan did not send anyone to escort him, he suddenly became an outsider, an irrelevant person.

As a witness to the reconciliation between Li Han and Li Mao, Han Jiangchun not only walked out of the prison, but also promoted to a higher rank and became a general from the third rank. He originally had a very good future, and more than one person persuaded him not to leave Chang'an, many things were done, and it was not easy to go back, even if he forcibly turned back, it was impossible to return to the past. The well-wisher persuaded him: If you become a general at your age, it can be regarded as an extraordinary situation, so stay up slowly, and no matter how bad it is in the future, you will not lose a town of princes.

But Han Jiangchun knew in his heart that he had already been marked with the mark of Youzhou, and everywhere he went, he was a person from Youzhou, with this label, unless he didn't seek progress from now on, and waited for death, he would eventually achieve nothing and live the rest of his life in vain.

"I am all to blame for falling to this step in the field today, and I can't blame others, only myself."

Han Jiangchun wiped his sweat, looked at the white sun above his head, and said to his companions who were hiding in the pine forest to enjoy the shade: "The more you rest, the hotter it gets, it's better to hurry up." The crowd lazily stood up, packed up and prepared for the road. Han Jiangchun instructed everyone to bring the water bladder, it was not a joke to cut off the water on the road on this hot day, and muttered for a while: "Why is it so hot this year, the rivers and lakes are facing the sky, and in autumn, there must be displaced people." The retinue said, "Why wait until autumn, when the outcasts are coming." Everyone flickered at each other, but they saw hundreds of ragged farmers rushing over with homemade shuttle darts.

Everyone thought it was blocking the road and robbing the road, but if you look closely, it is not, a team of officers and soldiers is chasing, and the banner is the Youzhou Xiongwu Army.

Han Jiangchun ordered everyone to put away their bows and arrows, and played the banner of General Yulin, and the fleeing refugees were shocked when they saw that there was an official army hidden in the pine forest, and they threw down their weapons one after another and surrendered to the official army.

Han Jiangchun sent Wang Guan to contact, and for a while brought back a team leader surnamed Zhang, who exchanged their names and surnames, and Han Jiangchun asked where these homeless people came from. Team Zhang replied: "After the summer, Hedong did not fall a drop of rain for three consecutive months, the rivers and lakes and weirs all dried up, and the autumn grain harvest in various places was a foregone conclusion. ”

Han Jiangchun said: "What are you going to do with them when you catch them?" ”

Team Zhang said: "Leave it to the magistrate to deal with." We came from afar, we are not familiar with the place, and we have to rush to Guanzhong to face the Tibetans, so we can't take care of these idle things. ”

Han Jiangchun said: "If they fall into the hands of the magistrate, they are afraid that they will have to shed their skin if they don't die, forget it, let them go, and collect their weapons." ”

Han Jiangchun is now a general of Sanpin, a high-ranking official of the imperial court, the head of this team does not dare not listen, and he is afraid that he will not be able to explain when he goes back, so he said: "The military station is not far away, general, please rest, and let them go after a formality." ”

The military orders of the various armies in Youzhou are strict, Han Jiangchun knows it, and it is not easy to force it. Everyone walked seven or eight miles, and saw the military station mentioned by Zhang Teamtou by a river that was almost dry. The military station was converted from a post station. Han Jiangchun happened to meet a familiar pioneer general in the right wing, and the pioneer general asked him to go to Fenzhou to meet Li Mao immediately.

After Li Mao marched into Hedong, he was entangled by the displaced people who rose everywhere. There is a general drought in Hedong, the summer grain output has decreased, and the autumn grain harvest has become a foregone conclusion. At this time, if the local government can sympathize with the difficulties of the people's livelihood, reduce or reduce taxes, and appease the people, it will never reach the point of being homeless. However, the local government in Hedong responded to the catastrophe by stepping up looting, ensuring military supplies, ensuring officials, and suppressing the people, causing the people to be restless and looting.

Before sending troops, Li Mao's assessment of the situation in Hedong seemed to be wrong, and in the face of the sparks in Hedong, he had to suspend the use of troops and coordinate the local handling of changes.

In the Fenzhou garrison camp, Li Mao asked Han Jiangchun: "The imperial court asked you to be the general of Yulin, why didn't you do it?" is not from a noble background, has you had a hard military career, you can mix with a general before the age of thirty, it is rare since the founding of the country, you should cherish it. ”

Han Jiangchun cried when he heard this, and even said that he was confused, and said that he didn't dare to forget his roots.

Li Mao asked Cai Wencai to help him up, and said: "Unintentional mistakes can be forgiven, people do not forget their roots, even if they fall, they can stand up." Would you like to stay in the General Staff Office and start from scratch? ”

Han Jiangchun said: "I am willing to change my mind and start all over again." ”

Li Mao set up the generalissimo in Fenzhou, commanded 130,000 troops in Hezhong and Hedong, and watched the movements in Guanzhong. The war in Guanzhong has dragged on for a long time, Chang'an is under great pressure, and the pressure on Chudu is even greater, and now it is no longer a competition for the strength of swords and guns, but a complete competition for the endurance of the two countries.

Many people in the DPRK and China became more and more dissatisfied with Zhu Xie's strategy of encircling and not fighting, and when they contacted Li Mao's troops in Hezhong and Hedong, some people pointed out that Zhu Xie Zhiyi secretly colluded with Li Mao to disrupt the war in Guanzhong in an attempt to usurp the throne. The imperial history heard the wind and played. Li Jiang was shocked, and talked neutrally with Yu Shi Zhongcheng and said: "Li Taishi is stationed in Hedong, in order to echo Guanzhong, cheer up the athletes in Guandong, and extinguish the prestige of Tibet, which has made great contributions to the community, why do you hold on to it, I can't tolerate it." ”

Tan Zhongli said with a smile: "Whether Taishi Li is cheering up the Kanto athletes, or has other thoughts, everyone looks at each other." The imperial history can be heard and played, this is the imperial system. The dynasty also has a system: in the imperial history, there is a distinction between the imperial history and the imperial history, but they are not subordinate to each other, and they have no right to interfere with the imperial history, so Li Xiang should not be embarrassed. ”

After the opening of the Yuan Dynasty, Yushi Zhongcheng gradually grasped the real power of the Imperial History Stage, and had the ability to interfere in the Imperial History, and he had a very high reputation in the Imperial History Stage, that is, he did not oppress people with power, and he also had considerable influence to persuade the public to do what not to do.

touched a nose in front of Tan Zhongzhong, Li Jiang was not discouraged, and successively met with several court officials who were born in the imperial history and could have an impact on the imperial history of the imperial history, trying to relieve Li Mao, but the result was perfunctory. Suddenly, one day, the imperial historian played Li Jiang in the hall to run for the feudal town, which damaged the prestige of the prime minister and insulted the dignity of the court.

Although this imperial historian was expelled from Chang'an soon after, everyone had already seen the emperor's attitude towards Li Jiang.

The emperor hated iron and steel, and such a close prime minister was willing to degenerate to serve Li Mao, which was really insulting to the dignity of the court.

In the past, he had the opportunity to be alone with the emperor every day, although there were four prime ministers under the Zhongshu Gate, but all government affairs came from his hands, and now the emperor did not see him very much, and he was no longer alone in the Zhongshu Gate. The people he used were often impeached inexplicably, dismissed from office, and rolled out of the court in disgrace. What he does is always scrutinized by countless pairs of critical eyes, picking at the bones inside the eggs. If the world is peaceful, Li Jiang has already resigned and hung up his crown, the Son of Heaven does not need him, he is still a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty, and he can't be embarrassed by the Son of Heaven. But at present, the war in Guanzhong is not ending, 100,000 male soldiers in Guandong are stranded in the hinterland of Guanzhong, and Li Mao is stationed in Hedong and Hezhong - Li Jiang has long been alert to Li Mao's ambitions, and has not relaxed his vigilance.

Chang'an is still far away from Chang'an, he can't bear to go, he can't go, he can only endure humiliation and continue to hold on.

Li Maotun was heavily armed in the river and east of the river, although Chang'an felt like a thorn in the back and panicked, but the Kwantung soldiers under Fengxiang City were very encouraged, soldiers are soldiers, and they only have conquest in their eyes, and they don't understand the intrigue and bullshit in the court. It's certainly a good thing to be right with people, have strong soldiers and horses, and have many brothers behind you.

With such confidence, all units of the Tang Army took the initiative to attack, and achieved a series of small victories, accumulating small victories into big victories, and finally achieving a complete victory over the opponent.

The strength and confidence of the Tibetan people were consumed bit by bit. This made Chu Du very distressed. Because of the hot climate in Guanzhong, he accidentally contracted scabies at the beginning, and the monks and doctors in the army were helpless, and their hands and feet were ulcerated at the beginning, and they were miserable, and they already had the idea of retiring from the army.

The three brothers of the Pei family were shocked when they heard the news, the Tubo people have Longxi to retreat, but where do they retreat? In exchange for treason, the Tubo people gave them the three towns of Fengxiang, Jingyuan, and Lingwu as fiefdoms, and if Fengxiang did not defend them, the other two towns would inevitably not be able to hold them. The soldiers of the three towns were willing to follow them to rebel, which was a rebellion against the harsh government of the imperial court, but if they wanted to retreat to Longxi and send people under the fence, no one would be willing. The sergeants mutinied and fled, what was the use of the three of them going to Longxi, if they were not lucky, they would be returned to the Tang Dynasty by Tubo as a bargaining chip for peace with the Tang Dynasty.

Then they will die with no place to be buried.