Chapter 287: Unexpected Benefits
"How is it good, how is it good?" Liu Hong heard that Wuhuan was really going to invade the south, and he was at a loss for words.
Where does Liu Hong know how to govern the country, and now the army is sent to the west to deal with the rebellion of Xiqiang, the imperial court has dried up, where is there money and food to support the war.
The emperor panicked, and the officials below were also in a mess, and none of them could come up with an idea.
"Your Majesty, it's not a big deal that Youzhou has been invaded by Wuhuan twice, Youzhou is located on the border, and it doesn't affect the overall situation." An official came out to speak.
If Ye Chen sprayed him to death at this point, how brain-dead this idea was, but at this time, many officials nodded in agreement.
What kind of court is this, what kind of emperor, what kind of minister?
In fact, Liu Hong still wanted to send troops, because after all, the Han was his big Han, but the current imperial court had no money, no food and no soldiers, and the generals who could fight were also sent to the west to surround Chang'an and the royal garden of the Liu family.
Not all officials have this attitude and inaction, at least there are reasonable people.
"Your Majesty, Youzhou is the territory of my Han Dynasty, how can you allow the barbarians to get involved, and you should go to the crusade with a dignified army." A minister came out and said dignifiedly.
His remarks have also won the support of certain officials, and this kind of thinking has been handed down in the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It's just that the descendants of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty don't have this kind of spirit, but this kind of thinking has far-reaching influence.
Liu Hong also wanted to cheer up, and when he first succeeded to the throne, he also raised a Northern Expedition of 100,000 troops, but in the end the whole army was wiped out and fell from then on.
"Your Majesty, Liaodong is the territory of my Han Dynasty, and there is indeed no room for loss, so you can make Liaodong Taishou Ye Chen lead his troops to resist, and then form a large army to support." Yuan Kui thought for a long time and still stood up and said.
Yuan Kui's words are a strategy, and it is also the most suitable strategy at the moment, but only he knows how many evil intentions are hidden in the bread.
Yuan Kui decided that Ye Chen's less than 10,000 men would definitely not be able to resist.
Ye Chen couldn't resist, the best result was that he was defeated and killed, even if he was alive, he would lose his land, as long as Ye Chen lost his land, then they would have a reason to deal with him.
As for the so-called reinforcements, let alone them making trouble, even if no one makes trouble, it is estimated that they will not be able to organize it for a few months.
When dealing with the Yellow Turban, it took more than a month for the imperial court to organize 5,000 men and horses for Cao Cao, and now it is possible to deal with tens of thousands of Wuhuan cavalry without organizing tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.
Now that the soldiers and horses have been transferred to the west, the defenses around Luoyang seem a little empty, and if you want to organize the soldiers and horses to Liaodong, you don't have to think about it.
He Jin didn't understand Yuan Kui's plan, so he glanced at Yuan Kui and wanted to oppose it, they only temporarily united in Ye Chen's affairs, and now Ye Chen could no longer threaten He Jin in Liaodong, so He Jin's enemies were Zhang Rang and these families.
"Your Majesty, now that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are in the west, it is really not suitable to fight on two fronts. But the counties of Youzhou can hold on to the city, and the Wuhuan will retreat after plundering. โ
What is the difference between He Jin's strategy and the minister's proposal just now, regardless of whether Youzhou lives or dies, but He Jin's proposal still has a market, after all, the Han really has no money now.
However, their remarks immediately provoked a fierce counterattack by Wei Daofu, the responsibility for losing the territory is to be left in stink for ten thousand years, so no one dares to say nonsense, who dares to guarantee that the Wuhuan people will retreat after plundering, and who dares to guarantee that they will not invade other states except for plundering Youzhou.
These words of counterattack made He Jin and the others dare not say more, otherwise they would not be happy to be caught.
The hall was noisy, and the emperor was also flustered, and he didn't talk about anything for a long time.
"Your Majesty, the minister has a plan."
At this time, someone stood up, and everyone looked at it, and it turned out to be Wang Yun.
Wang Yun was transferred back to Luoyang not long ago, and now his official position is not high, and he has always been relatively low-key, so everyone has no impression of him and often ignores him.
After discussing for a long time without a result, Liu Hong remembered that he was about to jump to his feet, and now that someone came out to make suggestions, of course the emperor was happy.
"Wang Aiqing, please speak."
"Your Majesty, Youzhou is my northern barrier, and it cannot be lost. I see that Jianwei General Ye Chen has a military strategy, but let him resist first, and then my court will organize a large army to support, and in addition, to govern Youzhou, you need to send another person who is highly respected and is a relative of the Han family to take on the big responsibility, and Youzhou is expected to have long-term peace and stability. โ
Wang Yun's strategy seems to be no different from Yuan Kui's strategy, isn't there one more person to choose to replace Guo Xun as the assassin. The Emperor was a little upset when he heard this.
Wang Yun pretended not to see the emperor's unhappy expression and continued: "It is indeed a little difficult for Ye Chen to independently resist the Wuhuan army, and Liaodong does not border the northern grassland, so it is very inconvenient to arrange, so the minister suggested that Xuansu County in the northeast of Liaodong be merged into Liaodong, so Ye Chen's duty will definitely go all out." โ
"In addition, Ye Chen should be allowed to recruit troops independently, and he can requisition all the taxes under his rule and give him great power, plus the Ye family's foundation is in Liaodong, Ye Chen will definitely defend with all his strength and wait for the support of the imperial army."
Wang Yun said his strategy, if under normal circumstances, this strategy is quite reliable, but if there are really tens of thousands of troops attacking south, then Ye Chen will definitely be tragic, because it can't be stopped at all, and it is still unknown whether the reinforcements of the imperial court can be organized.
But fortunately, Wuhuan didn't really invade on a large scale, so no matter what the imperial court wanted, Ye Chen was not worried.
After listening to Wang Yun's words, Liu Hong hesitated, and Zhang Rang on the side was a little anxious.
Now Ye Chen is not very important to Zhang Rang, but after all, Ye Chen can give him money every month, and it is a lot of money, and everyone in the world knows that Ye Chen is his person, so he can't help but speak.
"Your Majesty, how ferocious the Wuhuan army is, and there are many soldiers, it is really difficult for us to let Ye Chen resist, but Ye Chen is a court official after all, and it is his duty to defend the land, so we can give him a deadline, as long as we hold it within the deadline. In addition, he should first transfer some soldiers and horses from other places to him for emergency, otherwise Ye Chen would definitely not be able to resist. โโณโงโณโง
Zhang Rang fought for a part of the benefits for Ye Chen, as for the final result, it didn't matter to him anymore, it was a big deal to secretly spread rumors to Ye Chen in private, it was really not good, it was important to save his life.
As long as Ye Chen's life is saved, he can send money to Zhang Rang every month, and as for the others, Zhang Rang really doesn't care too much.
Liu Hong thought about it, and finally made an order:
Ordered Ye Chen to lead his troops to resist the Wuhuan army, and Ye Chen concurrently served as the Taishou of Xuansu County, and led the affairs of the two counties, and the rest of the counties in Youzhou needed to support Liaodong, so they must resist the Wuhuan army for three months, and wait for the arrival of the imperial court.
Originally, it was just a farce, the Wei family wanted to deal with Ye Chen, wanted to make trouble for Ye Chen in Liaodong, and then Ye Chen counterattacked, in order to be more realistic, Ye Chen asked the Wuhuan people to pretend to invade the south, and the result would frighten the imperial court.
The imperial court is already rotten, and there is no way for the little Wuhuan to invade the south.
And Ye Chen didn't expect that this would be able to unexpectedly get benefits, and the benefits were not small.