Weiyang Palace "Your Highness, we should withdraw" Looking at Liu Tai, who was sitting on the dragon chair and stroking the pure gold dragon couch, Guo Jia pulled his face and said.

"En" Liu Tai nodded slightly, before the military meeting, Liu Tai had revealed the news to everyone, glanced around at everyone, Liu Tai stood up and said, "Zilong, how much grain and grass is there in the army now?" Will it be enough for the army to retreat into Hanoi County? ”

"Your Royal Highness, according to the latest statistics, there are still thirty tons of grain and grass in our army, which should be enough for the army to return to Hanoi County, but if the army is evacuated, the people in Chang'an City" Zhao Yun took a step forward and said to Liu Tai, looking a little hesitant, in fact, the meaning is obvious, now most of the people in the city rely on the army to give rice porridge for a living, if the army retreats, the people's rations will be cut off.

"When will the next batch of grain and grass arrive?" Liu Tai looked at Guo Jia and asked out loud, in the Southern Expeditionary Army, the fastest to get the news must be Guo Jia.

"If His Royal Highness issues an urgent edict, it should be able to be sent to Chang'an in the rest of the month, but because of the relief of the people of Jizhou, there is not much grain in Hebei, and even if the grain and grass are transported to Chang'an, the quantity will not be very large." Guo Jia said to Liu Tai, looking a little bad, although it took only more than three months for the southern expedition, but because there were too many people who wanted to give food to him, Liu Tai's headquarters army was very tired.

"Huanglong, this bastard, he escaped by himself, why did he cut off the people's way of life, if this king enters Yizhou, he will kill all these bastards." Liu Tai sat back on the dragon couch with an angry face, looking very angry, according to Guo Jia, even if the military rations were delivered, if the army withdrew, the people of Chang'an would still run out of food.

"Lord, since ancient times, there has been a saying that Shu Road is difficult to go to the blue sky, and now Huanglong has retreated into Hanzhong, and has deployed hundreds of thousands of troops in the Yangping Pass area, if you want to attack, the losses will be extremely heavy, and it is recommended that the lord still hand over the attack on Yizhou to the imperial court." Seeing that Liu Tai might be angry, Dongfang Jue suddenly stepped forward to persuade him with a look of urgency.

During this period of time, Dongfang Jue was getting closer and closer to Tian Feng's temper, and he couldn't rub a little sand in his eyes, as long as Liu Tai had any precursors of danger, he would dissuade them in time, which made Liu Tai helpless.

"Don't worry, this king will not be righteous, Yizhou in a short period of time, this king will not fight, now the most important thing is, how to rescue the people of Chang'an from the sea of suffering, this Chang'an City, although not as good as in the past, there are still hundreds of thousands of people." Liu Tai saw Dongfang Jue's appearance, touched his nose with a wry smile and said, but Dongfang Jue's direct surname, Liu Tai still likes it.

"Your Highness, in fact, we still have a way to save the people of Chang'an from fire and water" Guo Jia took a step forward, glanced at Dongfang Jue, and then said to Liu Tai.

"Oh? Why didn't you say it earlier, if you kid has a way, come quickly, this king's hair is about to turn white because of this. Liu Tai frowned, looked at Guo Jia, and said with a little anxious expression.

"It's not that hard." Guo Jia smiled when he saw Liu Tai's appearance, then glanced around at the people present, and said to Liu Tai: "Why didn't Your Highness move the people of Chang'an to Hebei?" Recently, Jingzhao Yin Sima Fang has repeatedly told his subordinates that the people of Chang'an are willing to go north with His Highness, but His Highness has been hesitant all along. ”

"Huh?" After listening to Guo Jia's words, Liu Tai's expression was a little ugly, he originally thought that there was any way, but he didn't expect it to be this stupid trick, to be honest, Liu Tai also wanted to abduct the people of Chang'an to Hebei, more like taking away the people of the entire Sanfu, but the problem is that Chang'an is different from other places, this is the capital of the Han Dynasty, after Zhang Jiao's repair, although it is not as good as Luoyang, but it is also a strong city, and the geographical location of Chang'an is particularly important, it is to resist the rear base camp of the Qiang people, if the people of Chang'an are gone, wouldn't it destroy the military, politics and commerce of the entire Sanfu region?

"You kid, you can't speak accurately, don't you know that Chang'an is the military and political center of Sanfu, if you take away the people of Chang'an and make Chang'an an empty city, how can this king explain to Your Majesty? How to explain to the officials of the current dynasty? Liu Tai looked at Guo Jia with a dark face and said, although this method can solve the embarrassing situation of insufficient military food, there are too many concerns.

Guo Jia shook his head, looked at Dongfang Jue, motioned to Dongfang Jue to say, Dongfang Jue would understand, stepped forward and arched his hand at Liu Tai and said, "Isn't the lord clear?" Even if the lord does not offend the hundred officials of the court, the hundred officials will not let the lord go! Now the two bosses (Liu Yan and Liu Yu) have nominally been sent out, which is equivalent to saying that there is no internal help from the lord in the court, in case there is something wrong, the hundred officials will definitely stand on Yuan Kui's side, and Yuan Kui has always been opposed to the lord, making things difficult for the lord, which is equivalent to saying that no matter what the lord does, he will be degraded to worthlessness in the court. ”

Liu Tai frowned with a heavy expression, Liu Tai is very clear about the situation in the current court, since Liu Yan and Liu Yu were taken to Jinyang, it can be said that Yuan Kui's family is the dominant family in the court, although He Jin became a general and controlled the soldiers and horses of the entire Luoyang, but he still has very little right to speak, and it is impossible to help Liu Tai.

"With Lingyin's meaning, we have to put on a tough posture to intimidate the officials of the imperial court, so that they do not dare to act rashly?" Liu Tai looked at Dongfang Jue and wanted to see something different from Dongfang Jue's eyes, but unfortunately, Liu Tai's eyes were not so good and he couldn't see anything.

"Exactly, in fact, after the establishment of Chang'an by Dajin, it is impossible to be the capital of the Han Dynasty, and because of Zhang Jiao's massacre, the gate lord clan around Chang'an has suffered heavy losses, if the lord wants to move the people north, he will not encounter any difficulties at all, and the lord can also take away all the treasures collected by Zhang Jiao in the Chang'an Palace, most of these things come from the gate lord clan, if the lord takes it away, they will be dissatisfied, and will complain to the Son of Heaven, when the main highway passes Luoyang, you can put on a look of attacking Luoyang, Scare these bureaucrats who can only act as a prestige, and they will naturally know the severity. Dongfang Jue nodded, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said to Liu Tai.

"Lingyin, have you ever thought about how important the geographical location of Chang'an is, if the people and merchants of Chang'an leave, the economy of the entire Sanfu will collapse, and then if the war in Xiliang is unfavorable, take the opportunity to attack the hinterland of Sanfu, and even take Chang'an as our own, we will become the sinners of the Han Dynasty." Liu Tai's biggest worry is because of the Qiang people, the Qiang people are the bane of the Han Dynasty, the main reason why the Han Dynasty continues to weaken, is that the Qiang people have been playing a role in Western Xinjiang for many years, in fact, Liu Tai has long wanted to clean up the Qiang people, but the problem is that Liu Tai's governance is in Hebei, and the Qiang people on the Xiliang side can be said to be beyond the reach of the whip.

"The lord is too worried, and the lord also knows that the geographical location of Chang'an is important, and the surrounding fields are all high-quality fertile fields, don't the Luoyang court and the people know? It can never be concluded that as long as the people of Chang'an and the lord are gone, at most half a year, hundreds of thousands of people will appear in Chang'an City! Moreover, it is possible that these hundreds of thousands of people will receive the assistance of the Luoyang Imperial Court, and now if it weren't for the lord in this Chang'an City, Luoyang would have sent someone to receive it a long time ago. Dongfang Jue looked very confident, glanced at Guo Jia, and then said.

"Well, both of you agree to bring the people to Hebei? Tell me, where are you going to put the people? Liu Tai nodded, glanced at Dongfang Jue, who was eye-to-eye with Guo Jiamei, and guessed that the two of them might have planned it in private, so he said out loud.

"Hanoi! Your Royal Highness, although the people in Chang'an City are not very many, but they can also fill the population loss of Hanoi County, and now although Hanoi County is under my northern Xinjiang, the population is still small and pitiful, according to the statistics sent by Lord Xun, the huge Hanoi County, the population is only 1780,000 people, and there is not even a single person in many counties, and before the war, there were more than 100,000 people in Huai County, Hanoi County! Guo Jia looked a little emotional, war is always the culprit of population decline, the Yellow Turban Uprising set off by Zhang Jiao, preliminary statistics, at least caused the Han to lose nearly 10 million people!" So little? Liu Tai frowned, a little surprised, Liu Taike knew that the status of Hanoi County was not ordinary, it was a bridge between Northern Xinjiang and Sili, and the population of Hanoi County had always belonged to the upper reaches of all the counties in Sili, but it was not expected, now there are only more than 100,000 people left, and Hanoi County is not the real main gathering place of the Yellow Turban Army, so in this way, isn't Central Plains County even more miserable?

"Yes, but there are many people who have fled to Bingzhou for refuge, but it is an indisputable fact that Hanoi County has suffered a heavy population loss, and the location of Hanoi County is very important, it is the first line of my southern defense of Hebei, and it is necessary to restore the production of the people in the future, at least to supply the supplies of the two legions, so it is the best choice for the people of Chang'an to move north to Hanoi." Guo Jia nodded and said.

"Hey, okay, this matter will be done according to your wishes, as for the issue of mobilization, leave it to Zilong." Liu Tai sighed, nodded slightly, and then looked at Zhao Yun and said.

"No, my subordinates will do it." Feeling Liu Tai's gaze, Zhao Yun knew that Liu Tai wanted to prepare immediately, and the longer he held it, the more unfavorable it would be to Liu Tai. Zhao Yun's surname is relatively mild, and if it is handed over to someone else, Liu Tai is not at ease.

After Zhao Yun left, Liu Tai looked at Zhang Fei, frowned, and said, "Zhang Fei, how did you do the matter of intercepting the envoy of the Queen of Rouge?" ”

As early as the end of October, Liu Tai ordered Zhang Fei to do this matter, but there has been no news, and now that everyone is present, Liu Tai can't help but ask.

"Your Highness, the last general is not doing well, and no one has found it" Zhang Fei's expression was a little ugly, and he secretly glanced at Liu Tai's face that instantly turned into iron blue, and hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Your Highness, the last general has sent people to guard the major roads in Bingzhou, but the Hun envoy seems to have disappeared suddenly, there is no news at all, and I ask Your Highness to punish you."

"Gone?" Liu Tai was stunned, looked at Zhang Fei, a little puzzled, with Zhang Fei's surname, if he found it, he would definitely have dealt with it, if he didn't find it, it must be the reason from the Hun envoy himself.

"Did the Huns hide in the Taihang Mountains?" Wen Chou, who was next to Zhang Fei, said that before Wen Chou joined the army, he and his brother Yan Liang swam around Taihang Mountain all the year round, knowing that if the small army entered Taihang Mountain, it would be impossible to find it.

"Impossible, all the entrances under Taihang Mountain have been blocked by me, unless the Huns can fly, don't want to enter Taihang Mountain." Zhang Fei shook his head and refuted Wen Chou's idea on the spot.

Liu Tai nodded and looked at Guo Jia, Guo Jia was the most well-informed, and if he wanted to find the Xiongnu envoy, he hoped that it was really on Guo Jia.

Feeling Liu Tai's gaze, Guo Jia touched his nose with a wry smile and said: "Your Highness, I haven't gotten any news from the Xiongnu envoy, maybe the Xiongnu King Rouge just talked casually, and didn't send the envoy south."

"Impossible, since Queen Rouge announced it in public, it is impossible to lose faith in the world, this is a taboo as a king" Liu Tai shook his head, since he was crowned king, Liu Tai has become more aware of the heavy responsibility of being a king, if Queen Rouge of the Great Hun is the kind of person who casually fires cannons with her mouth, I am afraid that she would have been kicked off the throne a long time ago.

"Actually, there is another way" Glancing at Liu Tai's thoughtful look, Dongfang Jue stepped forward and said.

"What way??" Liu Tai looked at Dongfang Jue and asked with a frown.

Dongfang Jue grinned, glanced back at Guo Jia, only to see Guo Jia squeezing his eyebrows, shook his head helplessly, turned to Liu Tai and said, "My lord, this road is a waterway!" ”

(To be continued)