Chapter 10: Winning the Central Plains, Section 1, Yuan Tan paid a heavy price for his greed. After the defeat of the coalition forces in the Central Plains War, Yuan Shao urgently told Yuan Tan as quickly as possible, ordering him to give up the attack on Hedong and quickly withdraw to Chang'an City to hold on.

Soon after Yuan Tan returned to Chang'an, news came from Xiliang, saying that Xiliang Han was attacked by Ma Chao and Xiqiang people from both sides, and was defeated in successive battles, and now he has retreated to Hanyang Yicheng.

Yuan Tan immediately moved his mind to seize Fufeng County. In late September, Liang Xing and Ma Wan, who were stationed in Fufeng County, led their troops west to Liangzhou to support Han Sui, and Huaili City immediately became an empty city.

Yuan Tan discussed with Guo Tu and Liu Xian, planning to take the opportunity to take Huaili, seize Fufeng County, and take Guanzhong.

After the Central Plains War, Hebei had already taken Yanzhou, and Qingzhou was also in Li Hong's bag, and his strength grew rapidly.

In this case, Han Sui, who was already very close to Hebei, is very likely to completely surrender to Li Hong, and instead attack Guanzhong with the Northeast Xinjiang Army, so that Guanzhong is in danger.

Liu Xian agreed with Yuan Tan's strategy, because if Fufeng County was taken, Yuan Tan's strength would be enhanced, and his position in Luoyang would be even more important.

Guo Tu strongly disagreed. He believed that Xiliang was now in turmoil, and Han Sui was in a difficult situation under the attack of Ma Chao and the Xiqiang people.

At this time, if Han Sui wanted to turn the situation into victory and stabilize the western Xinjiang, he must first have a good relationship with Luoyang, because Hebei, which suffered amazing losses after the Central Plains War, could no longer help him.

Joining forces with Luoyang, Han Sui can not only get the support of Yuan Tan in Guanzhong nearby to re-stabilize the western frontier, but also help Guanzhong block the invasion of Ma Chao and the Qiang people for a long time, which is a double thing.

Therefore, it is not possible for Han Sui to defect to Hebei in the near future, and to be caught between the army in the northeast of Hebei. Secondly, if we take this opportunity to attack Han Sui, it will inevitably lead to Han Sui's defeat.

As soon as Han Sui was defeated, Ma Chao and the Xiqiang people would immediately kill Guanzhong. Ma Chao has a deep blood feud with Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan, and he fought hard to fight to Chang'an.

After the battle in Guanzhong, the Hebei Frontier Army was able to take the opportunity to cross the river, join forces with Ma Chao, and easily take Guanzhong.

The Northern Xinjiang Army helped Ma Chao to take revenge, and his strength was stronger than Ma Chao, and Ma Chao's character was of course to take refuge in Hebei in order to get support, and continue to lead the army to take revenge on Luoyang.

Guo Tu advised Yuan Tan to weigh the gains and losses carefully, and not to lose big because of small things. Han Sui is in urgent need of our support now, as long as the adults take the grain, grass and ordnance to threaten him, they can get to Fufeng County without a single soldier.

Yuan Tan couldn't listen. Han Sui has coveted Guanzhong for a long time, not to mention blackmailing him with grain, grass and ordnance, even if he puts a knife on his neck, he will not take the initiative to give up Fufeng County.

There is only a beating, and he will be beaten back to Xiliang. As for Ma Chao's threat, Yuan Tan didn't care. Han Sui was able to support Xiliang for more than ten years, and that was because Han Sui had a prominent reputation and extraordinary intelligence.

And Ma Chao is a martial artist, if he kills Han Sui, there is a good chance that he will arouse the anger of other forces in Xiliang, and he will be besieged by everyone, so it would be good to survive.

Yuan Tan was worried that his father would not agree with his plan, so he concealed it and did not report it, and led the people and horses to kill Huaili violently, and went down with a drum.

Then he went west along the Weishui River, Lianke Wugong and Yicheng, and it was not until Chen Cang that he met a strong opponent.

Ma Chao roared out with a large army. Yuan Tan was caught off guard, was beaten in embarrassment, and retreated to Yicheng in a panic.

Ma Chao was eager for revenge, and the overseers attacked. Yuan Tan knew that he had fallen into the scheme, and immediately prepared to withdraw from Fufeng County and retreat to Chang'an.

At this moment, news came from Chang'an that Han Sui, Liang Xing, and Ma Wan led a large army that suddenly appeared under Chang'an City, and the defenders in the city were seriously insufficient, so they asked for support.

Yuan Tan was shocked and led the army to retreat in a hurry. When he withdrew to Huaili City, he received a message that made his soul fly out of the sky, and Chang'an City had fallen.

Chang'an ordered Zhang Ming to buy Han Sui at some point and opened the city gate for the Xiliang army. Yuan Tan hated and regretted, and wanted to lead the army to kill Chang'an City and recapture Chang'an.

Guo Tu tried his best to dissuade him. Now it seems that Han Sui has long been ready to seize Guanzhong, he not only created a scam of melee in Xiliang, but also quietly lurked on both sides of Weishui with a large army, just waiting to lure the adult's army to Chencang away from Chang'an, that is, let Ma Chao, Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi and others drag the adult on the front line of Chencang, and he himself led the army to attack Chang'an.

Now that Chang'an has been lost, Ma Chao's army is chasing after him again, if he turns back to fight Chang'an, he will definitely fall into encirclement, and there is a risk of annihilation of the whole army, so it is better to withdraw to Baling and Xinfeng as soon as possible.

As long as we keep the army, even if we lose Chang'an, we still have a chance to regain it. But once the army is gone, let alone recapture Chang'an, even the entire Guanzhong will change hands in an instant.

Yuan Tan's mind cleared up a little, he took Guo Tu's suggestion, and ordered the army to abandon the grain and grass and retreat to Duling overnight.

Han Sui had already set up an ambush in the area of Feng and Hao, preparing to annihilate Yuan Tan, but who knew that Yuan Tan had no plan and turned around and ran away.

Han Sui hurriedly led his army to attack Baling, and ordered Ma Chao to lead his army to attack Duling. Yuan Tan retreated very quickly, he led the army to march for two days and two nights, and ran directly to Xinfeng City.

Ma Chao defeated Yuan Tan's blocking rear army at the Tongdao Pavilion on the west bank of Bashui, and then joined forces with Han Sui to attack Baling.

When Yuan Tan arrived at Xinfeng City, while reinforcing the city defenses, he asked Duan Xuan of Huayin for help, and at the same time wrote to Feng Yijun to guard Geng Xiang, asking him to lead the army to meet in Xinfeng quickly.

Almost all the main cities of Jingzhaoyin had fallen, and Yuan Tan could only write to Shangluo and Shangxian in the south of Jingzhaoyin, asking them to take precautions, be sure to hold the Wuguan, and not let the Xiliang army occupy the pass and threaten Nanyang.

Han Sui quickly took Baling and waved his army to kill Xinfeng, and the two sides immediately fought fiercely. Yuan Shao was lying on the couch, his face was very ugly.

Yuan Wei sat on the side, and after finishing Yuan Tan's book, he whispered: "At the beginning, Lord Duan Xuan had already led the army to Xinfeng City, but the Xiliang army was fierce, and it was said that there were at least 50,000 foot cavalry troops, and there were 10,000 or 20,000 Qiang people. We are at a disadvantage in terms of troops, and the situation in Guanzhong is very critical. It seems that Han Sui has made a bloody investment this time, and if he doesn't defeat Guanzhong, he will not give up. Yuan Shao closed his eyes and painfully

"Snorted" twice, and scolded weakly: "Xiansi is a loser, I can't wait to kill him with one sword." ”

"At the beginning, who was Han Sui? Since he has the intention to take advantage of the Central Plains War, and we and the Northern Xinjiang Army are both defeated and lose to capture Guanzhong, can Xiansi be able to prevent him? Even if Xiansi did not send troops to attack Fufeng, Chang'an ordered Zhang Ming to still open the city gate, and Chang'an City would still be lost. Forget it, don't blame Xiansi, it is not easy for him to lead the army out of the encirclement and hold on to Xinfeng City under such a bad situation. Yuan Shao wanted to cry without tears, at a loss.

Although the Henan battlefield and the Yingchuan battlefield have calmed down, Hanoi and Guanzhong, the two places directly related to Luoyang's safety, are in flames of war, and the situation is becoming more and more tense.

"What's going on in Hedong?"

"Zhong Jian (Chun Yuqiong) came to the book and said that the nine-headed bird in Hedong has been busy for several months this year but has found nothing, probably because he is tired, and he has not moved at all so far, and has not reacted to what happened in Guanzhong."

"In this way, Hebei doesn't know anything about Han Sui's customs." Yuan Shao opened his eyes suddenly,

"Quick, immediately call Zhengnan (trial), Yuantu (Fengji), Kong Zhang (Chen Lin) and others to me, and we will discuss a solution immediately."

"Okay, I'll go." Yuan Wei stood up and hurriedly walked outside the house. Suddenly, he thought of something and stopped again.

"Meng Qian, is there something wrong?"

"The original ......" Yuan Wei walked to the couch, hesitated for a moment, and whispered,

"Now is the time to employ people, do you see if you want Yuan Hao (Tian Feng) to ......" Yuan Shao's expression froze, and he didn't speak for a long time.

"Although Yuan Hao is too upright, and sometimes his words are unacceptable, he is loyal to you, and his talents are ......" Yuan Shao felt irritable in his heart.

The outcome of the Central Plains War was as Tian Feng expected, defeated, but today's defeat was not due to the internal strife of the coalition forces, nor was it defeated by the internal power struggle in Luoyang, but was defeated in the strategy of using troops, which was different from the reason why Tian Feng expected the defeat of the war.

Can this reason convince him to release Tian Feng and re-employ him? Thinking of Tian Feng's angry eyes and sharp words, Yuan Shao was very uneasy.

Tian Feng will not let go of any opportunity to ridicule himself, he is the unforgiving character, he will embarrass himself on various occasions, and he will find various reasons to prove that the defeat of the Central Plains War is due to his many very uncomfortable measures.

Without Tian Feng, I can still survive the crisis. Yuan Shao shook his hand. Yuan Wei sighed in disappointment and turned to leave.

The judge and others gathered around Yuan Shao's left and right, carefully dividing the situation. After the decisive battle in the Central Plains, the Northern Xinjiang Army stopped on the Henan battlefield, the Yingchuan battlefield, and the Hedong battlefield.

Xuzhou has not received any news from Cao Cao so far, and it is estimated that the Northern Xinjiang Army has not entered Xuzhou, otherwise Cao Cao's urgent letter would have been sent a long time ago.

Now the Northern Xinjiang Army is the only one attacking continuously on the battlefield in Hanoi. It was clear that Li Hong wanted to go south to the whole of Hanoi before the Yellow River froze, and Chen Bing threatened Luoyang with the Yellow River in preparation for an attack on Luoyang next year.

If Hebei is determined to attack Luoyang next year, then the Northern Xinjiang Army is bound to take Guanzhong first. After taking Guanzhong, the Northern Xinjiang Army could not only recruit troops from Hedong to attack Luoyang, but also attack Luoyang from the east, west, and north at the same time with the large army on the Central Plains battlefield, greatly saving attack time.

Secondly, if Guanzhong is taken, the blow to Luoyang will also be fatal, which can make Luoyang completely lose the confidence to compete with Hebei.

The third point is particularly important for Hebei, Hedong, Taiyuan and other places are now overcrowded, while Qinchuan, which is 800 miles away from Guanzhong, is uninhabited.

After taking Guanzhong, Hebei was able to move its population westward, quickly alleviate the population crisis in northern Xinjiang, and bring a large amount of wealth to Hebei.

Since the Northern Xinjiang Army is bound to win Guanzhong, now that Han Sui of Xiliang suddenly sent troops to capture Guanzhong, what kind of reaction will Jinyang make?

"In order to defeat Li Hong in the Central Plains, we have sent a lot of money and food to Xiliang in the past few months, and Hebei must have blackmailed Han Sui in order to stabilize Han Sui. So with Han Sui's current strength, he can completely win Guanzhong. Yuan Shao said slowly,

"In the Central Plains War, although we were defeated, Hebei used more than 200,000 troops in order to defeat us, and its consumption was very large, and it could not be supported at all with the wealth of Hebei's three states. Especially later, when they traveled thousands of miles from the desert to recruit Hu Qi to the south, the cost was even more unimaginable. Not only did they have to provide Hu Qi with food, grass and ordnance for several months, but they also had to give them a batch of rich money after the war. ”

"After the Battle of Jizhou, Hebei immediately began to attack the Central Plains. The interval is too short, and the financial crisis is getting worse, and the resulting series of problems may lead to the dangerous collapse of Hebei. The judge continued Yuan Shao's words and said,

"There is no money in Hebei. If meritorious soldiers are not rewarded and those who die in battle are not compensated, the morale of the Northern Xinjiang Army will be shaken. In order to accumulate wealth, Jinyang is bound to increase taxes and forced labor again and again, and forcibly borrow money and grain on credit from the rich men of Hebei, which will immediately anger the people of Hebei. These sharp contradictions up and down Hebei will then affect the stability of Jinyang. Once the power struggle in Jinyang is white-hot, Li Hong must make a move, otherwise Hebei is bound to be in chaos. ”

"In order to pass on the crisis, Hebei is very likely to attack Guanzhong immediately." The atmosphere in the room was already very depressing, and when I said this, I suddenly became nervous.

"It's good that we can hold Hanoi in the short term, how can we have the spare energy to take care of Guanzhong?" Xin Ping sighed softly,

"Although all localities are stepping up the recruitment of new soldiers, these new soldiers will only be able to enter the battlefield before the end of the year. As for grain, it will not be raised until at least after the autumn harvest in October, and the quantity is not very large. The battle in Guanzhong, we can't fight for the time being. ”

"If we retreat to the front line of Huayin and Tongguan now, it is equivalent to giving up Guanzhong to Han Sui." Feng Ji said worriedly,

"If, as Zhengnan said, Hebei is in a hurry to attack Guanzhong, then there will be two possibilities in Guanzhong. First, Han Sui would be forced by the threat of Hebei to give up Guanzhong to the Northern Xinjiang Army. The second is that Han Sui and Hebei turned their faces, and the two sides fought. The first scenario is a disaster for us. In order to avoid a catastrophe, we must let the situation in Guanzhong develop towards the second scenario. ”

"You mean, give up the pass to Han Sui and shake hands with Han Sui?" Chen Lin's face sank, and he said unhappily,

"Who is Han Sui, don't you know? What does it mean to give him the gatekeeper? It means that we have fattened a tiger behind our own back. Do you know that raising tigers is a problem? ”

"So what do you say? Abandon Hanoi, let the Northern Xinjiang Army Chen soldiers the Yellow River, and then we ignore the safety of Luoyang and run to fight Han Sui 800 miles away? We and Han Sui were both defeated, wouldn't the Northern Frontier Army be able to take Guanzhong without spending a single soldier? Hanoi is lost, Guanzhong is also lost, there are still tens of thousands of troops in Henan from the northern Xinjiang, can Luoyang hold it? Feng Ji spread his hands helplessly,

"Raising tigers? This tiger has to be raised if it is not raised now. Now that we make peace with Han Sui, we can not only keep Luoyang and gain respite, but also use Han Sui to fight against the Northern Frontier Army. When both of them are defeated, and our strength is restored, Guanzhong is still ours, what are you worried about? ”

"Do you think Han Sui is confused, and you will be fooled?" Chen Lin scoffed,

"If Han Sui wants to keep Guanzhong, on the one hand, he is hypocritical with us, and on the other hand, he and Hebei Qingqing and me, and strive for time to move the population of Xiliang to Guanzhong and gain a firm foothold in Guanzhong, what will we do in the future? He may join forces with Hebei to fight Luoyang. ”

"If Han Sui wants to gain a foothold in Guanzhong, he must keep Luoyang in order to form a three-legged situation with Hebei, otherwise he will die." Feng Ji immediately retorted,

Han Sui has the intention to form a three-legged situation, but Hebei will never let this happen, and Li Hong will definitely fight Guanzhong. As long as they fight, we will immediately help Han Sui with money and food, and when Han Sui's strength is greatly damaged, we will join forces with him to drive the Northern Frontier Army out of Guanzhong. At this time, Han Sui himself is difficult to protect, does he dare to compete with us for Guanzhong? If he can escape back to Xiliang, it will be fateful. Feng Ji's suggestion was supported by the judge, Xin Ping and others.

Yuan Shao discussed the details with everyone, and then said to Feng Ji: "Yuan Tu, you rushed to Xinfeng in person with my letter, one is to let Yuan Tan and Duan Xuan retreat to the front line of Zheng County and Huayin to ensure the safety of Tongguan, and the other is to negotiate peace with Han Sui." ”

"When will peace be negotiated?" Feng Ji asked,

"Now to negotiate peace, Han Sui may take the opportunity to blackmail us."

"When the Northern Frontier Army attacks Guanzhong, Han Sui will definitely take the initiative to come to the door, and then you will talk to him." Yuan Shao sneered disdainfully,

"This despicable villain, see how long he can run rampant." In early October, Luoyang. As soon as the Guanzhong matter was formulated, Liu Biao came to the book to tell him that he was in a hurry.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu joined forces to attack Jiangxia, and Jingzhou was in danger. At this moment, Zhang Xian's rebellion in Changsha had not yet been quelled, and Zhao Wei's army in Yizhou was defeated in Chengdu and retreated to Jiangzhou (now Chongqing) in Ba County, and was frequently asking Jingzhou for help.

Cai Mao, who stayed in Xiangyang, had no choice but to ask Liu Biao to lead the army back because of his limited troops. Yuan Shao was furious and scolded Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.

If Liu Biao withdraws, the defensive forces on the front line of Yingchuan will be left with 20,000 new soldiers of Xu Xuan and Xun Chen. The situation in Yuzhou is precarious.

"How many centaurs do you still have in your hands?" The judge put down Liu Biao's letter and looked up to ask Yuan Wei.

"After the death of Yangzhou Highway (Yuan Shu), there are nearly 30,000 people. Ji Ling's 10,000 horses were wiped out on the battlefield in the Central Plains. Liu Xun still has nearly 10,000 people, but he and Yan Xiang, Li Shu, Yuan Yin and others are against each other, and they are incompatible, and they can't be counted on at all. There are also nearly 10,000 horses controlled by Yan Xiang, Xun Zheng, Li Shu, Yuan Yin, Liu Yi and others. However, these people are not in harmony with each other, especially Li Shu and Yuan Yin, they have a very good relationship with Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, and it is estimated that they will help Jiangdong fight Jiujiang. The judge smiled bitterly and turned his head to look at Yuan Shao,

"My lord, is there still no news from Prime Minister Cao?"

"Do you want Meng De to go to Yangzhou to fight Jiangdong?" Yuan Shao frowned and asked.

"If the Northern Xinjiang Army did not attack Xuzhou, or concentrated its forces to fight Qingzhou, then with the men and horses of Jian Yong and Chen Deng, Xuzhou could barely be protected." The judge said,

"The purpose of Prime Minister Cao Cheng's visit to Xuzhou, we all know in our hearts, he will not leave if he goes. However, Xuzhou directly faced the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and Prime Minister Cao Cheng would not have a good time in the future. If he took the opportunity to take Yangzhou and capture Jiangdong this time, then he would have gained a foothold in the Xu and Yang areas. In the future, he can attack Yanzhou and threaten the Central Plains when he goes north, and he can protect Jianghuai and accumulate strength when he goes south, which will be of great benefit to us to hold on to Luoyang and recapture the Central Plains. Yuan Shao was silent.

The judge knew that he was worried that Cao Cao would become a strong opponent for him in the future after his strength increased greatly, so he hurriedly persuaded: "My lord, the top priority is to stick to Luoyang. Once there is an accident in Guanzhong, the Northern Xinjiang Army can immediately besiege Luoyang from three sides, and Luoyang is in danger. At this time, if Prime Minister Cao Cheng could go north to attack Yanzhou, it could greatly alleviate the crisis in Luoyang. A year or two later, when we have regained our strength, we can once again unite Liu Biao, Cao Cao and Liu Bei to attack Li Hong and recapture the Central Plains. Yuan Shao hesitated, shook his head and said, "Zhengnan, you misunderstood." I'm not worried that Meng De's strength will increase greatly, but I'm worried that Xuande will be furious when he learns that the prime minister occupies Xuzhou, and he will fight him. Now that our strength has been greatly damaged, all parties must not start infighting again, but must work together no matter what. If rebellions like Sun Ce and Zhou Yu who ignore the overall situation and only seek their own selfish interests emerge one after another, Li Hong will soon be able to sweep the world, and we will all be finished. The judge sat opposite Yuan Shao and lowered his head and thought for a long time.

After a while, he suddenly asked, "If Lord Liu Bei has nowhere to go, is Lord Liu willing to hand over Yuzhou to him?" ”

"I thought so too." Yuan Shao said,

"But all the counties in Yuzhou are my people, even if Xuande goes, it is just a vain name, he may not be willing."

"Your Excellency, please persuade Lord Liu." The judge said,

"Lord Liu is the minister of the clan, and at this time when the society is in danger, the overall situation should be the priority. In the future, after defeating Li Hong and seizing Hebei, is Lord Liu still worried that there is nowhere to go? Yuan Shao nodded,

"Okay. When the fighting in Hanoi stops, I will talk to Xuan Duc personally. You immediately wrote to Prime Minister Cao Cheng and asked him to immediately send troops to Yangzhou and attack Jiangdong to relieve the danger of Jingzhou. As for Brother Jingsheng, let him return to Xiangyang immediately, he has no intention of fighting in the original world now. ”

"Will the Jingzhou army also go south?"

"Stay for now, and let them go back in the winter." Yuan Shao said,

"I believe that Brother Jingsheng can take into account the overall situation and agree to my request." A few days later, Liu Biao, Kuai Yue, Deng Yi, Liu Xian and others rushed back to Xiangyang with thousands of Jingzhou elites, and Wen Ping, Pang Ji, Huang Zhong, Liu Hu and others led their troops to hold Xuchang.

On the end of October, Jinyang. After the news of the victory in the Central Plains reached Jinyang, Jinyang was boiling and very lively for a few days.

However, due to the fact that the war in the Central Plains was still continuing, the battlefields were still fighting, and then Hu rode north to return to the desert, and the supply of grain and grass became more and more tight.

The autumn harvest in October is about to begin, the people are going to return to their hometowns in large numbers, Yanzhou is going to be rebuilt, and there are many urgent official affairs to be handled such as the state and county government offices and the deployment of officials, and the imperial court is still very busy.

The officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Shangshutai, and Zhongshujian worked all night to deal with government affairs without any time to rest.

In September, the eldest princess returned to Jinyang, summoned the ministers to celebrate briefly, and then immediately discussed the reward with Cai Yong, Xu Rong, Liu He, Xun You, Li Wei and other important ministers of the court.

The general chose the right time of the great victory in the Central Plains to officially announce his support for the eldest princess's opposition to the restoration of the fifth-class title system, which shocked the ministers greatly.

After the victory in the Central Plains, the attack on Luoyang has been imminent, once Luoyang is recovered, the Son of Heaven and the imperial court will return to Kyoto, at this time the status of the general in the court has become a matter of great concern for the eldest princess and ministers.

If the general openly supports the restoration of the fifth-class title system, and the great cause of Zhongxing in the Central Plains has already begun, the eldest princess and the imperial court will not dare not agree even if a hundred are unwilling.

Once the fifth-class title system is restored, with the illustrious merits of a general, he will be at least a duke. Then in turn, when the general calms the world in the future, the Son of Heaven will seal him at least

"King". Even if the Son of Heaven is unwilling to be sealed, if the general forcibly asks for it or many ministers play coercion together, the Son of Heaven will not be able to give it if he wants to.

Since the death of Gaozu in this dynasty, it has been stipulated that a different surname cannot be crowned a king to the present, and there is no precedent for a different surname to be crowned a king, and the general is probably the first.

When the general is crowned king and the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, the first thing he will think about is his own survival. Han Xin's achievements were high in the world, but later he inevitably became a ghost under the sword, and it was impossible for the general not to accept this cruel lesson.

What will happen next is unpredictable, but one thing is certain, once there is an accident, ZTE's great cause may collapse in an instant.

Now the general openly opposes the restoration of the fifth-rank title system, and proposes to replace the knighthood with an increase in food, which not only eliminates all the hidden worries in the hearts of the eldest princess and some ministers, but also clearly tells everyone his loyalty to the Han and his determination to maintain the Han society.

Regardless of whether the general's loyalty and determination are trustworthy or not, and whether they can be maintained forever, the gesture he made today can at least put the hearts of the eldest princess and the ministers at ease.

Seeing the eldest princess holding the general's recital with a smile, the ministers who opposed the eldest princess going north to the desert to recruit Hu Qi to the south were secretly scolding themselves for being stupid.

The purpose of the eldest princess rushing to the Central Plains in person is likely to get this promise from the general. The voices in the court were unified, and the next thing was easy.

Now that the imperial court has recovered Yanzhou, Qingzhou is also officially under the imperial court, and there is enough land to worry about the meritorious service and the soldiers who died in battle have not been rewarded.

The only thing that needs to be paid attention to is to control the area and scale of the land to be awarded, so as not to affect the implementation of the new land system and the new tax system.

In October, Zhang Yan, Lü Bu, Tian Chou, Dong Zhao and other court officials returned to Jinyang. Zhang Yan told the eldest princess and the court about the history of the Central Plains War, the successes and failures of the war, and the results and losses of the war, made a prediction of the situation in the world after the Central Plains War, and made a brief statement on the attack strategy of the next Luoyang War.

"When will the General come back?" After the eldest princess finished speaking with Zhang Yan, she asked a question that everyone wanted to know the answer to.

"The general said that he would greet the holy driver outside Luoyang City." Zhang Yan bowed and replied,

"The general is not going back to Jinyang." The ministers above the court suddenly looked at each other with extremely surprised expressions.

Why didn't the general come back? The Son of Heaven and the Imperial Court had to make a lot of preparations before returning to Kyoto, and the power struggle between the Imperial Court and China would become more and more intense as the new policies were implemented and perfected on a larger scale.

Why did the general stay out of the way at such a critical moment? The eldest princess obviously didn't expect it, she was stunned for a while, and the expression on her face looked a little unhappy.

In October, Yang Feng, the general of the town army, urgently reported to Jinyang. Han Sui suddenly entered Guanzhong and captured Chang'an. Jin Yang was shocked.

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