Finally, at the end of the first month, Dongwangfu transferred materials from Jiangdu, which could temporarily alleviate the crisis of food and materials. However, this is the last grain stock in Jiangdu, and in the face of the crisis in Guanzhong and the north, the only way at present is to suspend the use of troops first and drag it with the Xianbei people.

But at this time, a big power conspiracy was also brewing in Luoyang City. Since the end of the first month, many ministers in the DPRK and China have resigned, seemingly to put pressure on the Dongwang Mansion, but it is clear that this is a dissatisfaction with Yang Rui. Yang Rui's tolerance for the East Prince's Mansion has reached the point of no bottom line in the eyes of some courtiers, no matter how big or small the political and military affairs are all from the East Prince's Mansion, and the court describes it as a fictitious thing. After the courtiers resigned, they closed their doors, and at this time, even Yang Rui did not realize that this was a major political crisis.

At the beginning of February, Lin Ke, who was on the north bank of the Yellow River, finally got rid of the disturbance of the people and set off to cross the Yellow River to return to Luoyang. Lin Ke's return seems to have added a bargaining chip to those who have a conspiracy behind their backs, and the news of Lin Ke's return has not yet spread, and someone has already gone to Lin Mansion to visit him in person. Although these people saw Lin Ke under the noses of the East Prince's Mansion, as if nothing had happened, Han Jian still felt something unusual. After Lin Ke returned, he did not immediately enter the palace to report to Yang Rui, nor did he report to the imperial court, which was unreasonable.

Maybe Lin Ke's return is just a cover. Han Jian didn't fail to prevent the people of the DPRK and China from stealing power, but now that Luoyang's defense is completely in his hands, he really can't think of where these people want to open a breakthrough to target him.

On the fourth day of the second lunar month, Han Jian met Lin Ke again in the palace, and Lin Ke returned to Luoyang two days before returning to the palace to resume his life. He was met by Yang Rui, the empress of the Wei Dynasty, and Lin Ke reported his experiences in the northern part of the Yellow River. Originally, the northern part of the Yellow River was full of disaster victims, coupled with the looting of the Xianbei people, and the troubles of the immigrants from the Bohai State who moved south to the local area, making it impossible for the local government to govern, and bandits were everywhere. The rebel army took advantage of the chaos to loot places, and most of them were former Su Tingxia's men and horses.

“…… I thought. The military and political affairs in the north should be changed as soon as possible, and the people should start with the people in order to take precautions against wartime and stabilize the localities. Lin Ke finally expressed his own views to Yang Rui, and his words were mainly aimed at Han Jian's strategic deployment of the integration of military and political affairs in the northern part of the Yellow River.

Yang Rui glanced at Han Jian. At this time, Han Jian sat on the side and did not say a word, and his face also had a special reaction.

Yang Rui continued to ask Lin Ke: "According to what Lin Shilang said, the north is very unstable now, if there are no soldiers and horses to guard against it, how can we get rid of the bandits and make the people from making trouble?" ”

Lin Ke was speechless for a while, but in fact, his opinion was very clear, it was to let the generals in the army hand over the local power to the local government. But perhaps his words were too full, which also made Yang Rui misunderstand that he proposed a compromise because he was attacked by the rebels. Even if his opinion is pertinent, Yang Rui cannot adopt it.

Yang Rui said: "This matter should be considered in the long run. ”

Lin Ke received the order and went out of the palace with Han Jian. Originally, there was a gap between the two, and they were silent on the way out of the palace. Outside the palace, Lin Ke walked directly in the direction of returning to the house, he was not ready to go back to Shangshutai to resume his life. Han Jian was a little wary of Lin Ke, although he had not yet received information that someone was officially going to rebel. But some people's actions in the dark can't hide from him. Lin Ke is the first to look forward to some people, Lin Ke touched a nail in Yang Rui before, it is inevitable that he will not take the opportunity to make trouble.

By the sixth day of February, Lin Ke was still closed. Han Jian sent someone to keep an eye on the Lin Mansion, but it was a few days down. Except for the first few days, there was no movement. On the sixth day of the second lunar month, Yang Rui summoned Han Jian to the palace to discuss the recruitment of new soldiers in Luoyang.

Nowadays, most of Luoyang's garrison soldiers and horses are under the Dongwangfu system, these soldiers and horses are at the disposal of the Dongwangfu, and the imperial court also has some people, a few, who have gone out with Yang Xi to pass through the pass before, and now they are all stationed outside the city. Previously, Yang Rui had discussed with Han Jian to recruit some more people around Luoyang in case he needed it from time to time, originally Han Jian felt that the shortage of military food was not suitable for recruiting more troops, but after all, Yang Rui also wanted to have his own personnel system, so Han Jian agreed. Now when it is time to implement, the number of people proposed by Yang Rui is to recruit 5,000 strong men in the local area, plus the more than 10,000 men and horses of the previous signs, the total number is almost 15,000.

Seeing that Han Jian had no objections, Yang Rui nodded and said with satisfaction: "Since the husband agrees, the concubine will let the military department handle it as appropriate." ”

"Hmm." Han Jian nodded, his thoughts were mainly still in the battle that had not yet started in Guanzhong.

Yang Rui used the excuse of going back to the inner bed to rest, and Han Jian also came out of the palace, and saw Ning Yuan before he could reach the palace gate. This time, Ning Yuan did not report anything to Yang Ruizuo when he entered the palace, but deliberately came to the palace to find him.

"If Ning Shangshu has something, just go to Shangshutai to talk. This king is also about to pass. Han Jian said.

Ning Yuan smiled bitterly: "The East King is in danger now, but he is still going to Shangshutai, isn't this to put himself in danger?" ”

Han Jian looked at Ning Yuan, a year ago, someone in Luoyang wanted to attack him in the palace, and he was fortunate to be reminded by Ning Yuan, but in fact, because the Luoyang court faction did not have soldiers and horses in the city, even if he wanted to make a rebellion, he had to take into account the garrison of the city and the palace in the palace, and it was almost a fool's dream to rely on a few people to assassinate him.

"Ning Shangshu is saying that someone wants to be unfavorable to this king?" Han Jian looked at Ning Yuandao.

Ning Yuan looked back, there were just a few ministers who were about to enter the palace to send a recital to Ye'an Pavilion, he stood aside first, and waited for these people to go over before saying to Han Jian: "His Royal Highness the Eastern King knows that after Lin Shilang returned to Luoyang, he met with several ministers of the Ministry of War?" After that, the military department asked His Majesty to recruit troops, and some of the soldiers and horses recruited entered the city in the clothes of ordinary people, waiting for an opportunity to be unfavorable to the king of the east? ”

"It is true. But it's just a few people, and if you want to assassinate this king, I'm afraid it's not so easy. Han Jian said.

"That's not right." Ning Yuan sighed, "As far as I know, Lin Shilang was able to escape safely in the local area this time, with the support of some local taishou and county guards, and these people secretly colluded with Lin Shilang in order to regain local power. And made a promise that if His Royal Highness the Eastern King could be removed from the court, then these people would give Lin Shilang some support and convenience for his men and soldiers. His Royal Highness the King of the East should know that there is a group of refugees from the north, and if this group of refugees is mixed with the rebel army from the north, they will take the opportunity to make trouble outside the city. But the king of the east wants to recruit people to quell the rebellion? ”

Han Jian was silent, as if he had heard something. The conspiracy is very tortuous and tactful, and it seems that he is still aimed at himself in the end.

"Listening to Ning Shangshu's meaning, there will be refugees coming out to make trouble soon, and then the imperial court will send troops and horses to quell the rebellion?" Han Jian asked.

Ning Yuan sighed: "That's right. At that time, I am afraid that the people of the East Wangfu will be sent, and at that time the city will be underprepared, and it will be necessary to use the new recruits just recruited by the imperial court to guard Luoyang, and if there is someone who is unfavorable to the East King at that time. I'm afraid that the king of the east is really in danger. Even if these things have not happened now, the king of the east should be cautious, the people in the court always think that the king of the east is respected by the king of the east, if the king of the east is removed, then the court will have no trouble. It is better for the East King to be cautious. ”

Han Jian nodded slightly, he didn't refute Ning Yuan, because Ning Yuan was a "kind" reminder. Although Han Jian also knew that Ning Yuan had done some things behind his back, Ning Yuan's real purpose was not to remind him to be careful. It's Ning Yuan's other plans. But no matter what, now Ning Yuan is also thinking about his safety.

"Ning Shangshu has something else to do?" Han Jian asked again.

Ning Yuan took a look and handed a copy of the notebook to Han Jian's arms. In order to prevent being seen, Ning Yuan pasted his body over, and Han Jian took the notebook and looked at it, and the names of some people were listed at the front. Most of these people are from Shangshutai, including Gu Weipan.

"What do you mean?" Han Jian said.

Ning Yuan glanced at him and said, "If King Dong wants to be safe, he must get rid of these people!" ”

Han Jian looked at Ning Yuan. Ning Yuan obviously wanted to take advantage of someone's vain attempt to rebel this time to take advantage of the opportunity to suppress dissidents, and even Gu Weipan was put on the list of people he wanted to suppress, needless to say that Ning Yuan still wanted to be his first assistant again. But Han Jian thought about it in his heart, but he felt that it was not simple, Ning Yuan was very clear about his intimate relationship with Gu Weipan. How to say that Gu Weipan is also Gu Xin'er's father, and he has always been the focus of maintaining a balanced relationship between the East Wangfu and the court in the court, and it is impossible for Ning Yuan's political consciousness not to realize the degree of intimacy, he Ning Yuan is at most used by the East Palace, and it has not yet reached the point of intimacy with the East Palace. If he blatantly wants to suppress dissidents, either he is really incompetent, or he is really doing it.

It was only at this time that Han Jian felt that he had overlooked something, that is, Gu Weipan. He has always trusted Gu Weipan very much, and even Gu Weipan's mansion did not send anyone to keep an eye on him, mainly because he felt that with Gu Weipan's old Cheng and his relationship with the East Prince's Mansion, he would not be an enemy of the East Prince's Mansion. But recently, he also learned that there are often people in Gu Weipan's mansion, and they are all very strange people, not ordinary courtiers. At that time, Han Jian thought that some people might want to take the opportunity to make trouble and go to Gu Weipan to lobby, but there was another reason that even Han Jian didn't want to think about, that is, there was collusion between Gu Weipan and these people.

Ning Yuan just handed over a list without a detailed explanation, Han Jian didn't ask much, and neither of them deliberately asked anyone's questions. Han Jian signaled that Ning Yuan should go back first if he was fine, and when the people left, Han Jian immediately sent someone to inform Da Xiliu, and asked Da Xiliu to send someone to track down who Gu Weipan was getting closer to now, and who else often went to Gu Weipan's mansion. If appropriate, arrest some people and bring them back for interrogation.

Han Jian felt more and more that things were more serious than he had imagined, but it was not the illusion brought to him by Ning Yuan's list. Han Jian had always thought that he was thoughtful and thoughtful about everything, but now he realized that he was still too emotional sometimes, and he was defenseless against some people who were too close. Now that Gu Xin'er is pregnant, his relationship with Gu Weipan is the best time, but it also made him realize at this time that in fact, Gu Weipan is really still a person in the court, if it is loyal to the Yang royal family, how can Ning Yuan and Lin Ke be compared with Gu Weipan? The most dangerous thing is that Gu Weipan used to be the chief minister of the Shangting Division, and his daily work was to secretly track down the mistakes of the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, as well as the evaluation of the ministers. But he is the chief minister of the Upper Hearing Division, so can he know nothing about it?

Han Jian returned to the Dongwang Mansion, and some things began to appear in his mind.

After Gu Weipan arrived in Jiangdu, he did a lot of things for the first assistant of the imperial court and for An Min, more to maintain a stable relationship between the imperial court and the Eastern Prince's Mansion. After that, he withdrew because he was injured in an attack, Gu Weipan's attack has always been a question, and no one knows who attacked Gu Weipan, making him almost killed. Han Jian once thought that the attack on Gu Weipan was obviously to be an enemy of the imperial court and the Eastern Palace, but now that he thinks about it, if Gu Weipan himself is a member of the imperial court, and he has ill intentions, then the one who wants to assassinate Gu Weipan is also helping the Eastern Mansion solve the hidden dangers?

"What is the husband thinking?" While Han Jian was sitting in the hall thinking, Gu Xin'er's arrival disrupted his thoughts.

Gu Xin'er came over with Wen'er, because she was pregnant, the Dongwang Mansion took good care of her, not only let Wen'er stay by her side all the time, but also sent a lot of maids to serve.

"It's fine." Seeing Gu Xin'er, Han Jian felt a sense of guilt for Gu Weipan's suspicion, in other words, even if Gu Weipan was really secretly planning to get rid of the Dongwang Mansion, the matter had nothing to do with the innocent and kind Gu Xin'er, Gu Xin'er was already his concubine wholeheartedly, and now he still had his flesh and blood, in front of Gu Xin'er, he wouldn't think much about what conspiracy Gu Weipan was behind his back.

On the second day, the seventh day of the second lunar month, Han Jian had just arrived at the yamen of the military station and was about to collect the military information sent from last night. Someone came to report that a large number of refugee ferries were heading south in the northern part of the Yellow River, and some people provided convenience so that the refugees could have boats to cross south, and the refugees who were difficult were pouring in the direction of Luoyang. Knowing that the city gate of Luoyang is not closed now, the refugees want to enter the city to take refuge.

Han Jian immediately put down what he was doing and entered the palace, and now things are basically the same as Ning Yuan reminded, the refugees arrived in advance, and naturally there are many chaotic troops. These rebellious troops are likely to be sent by some state governments in the north of the Yellow River to cooperate with Lin Ke, because Han Jian implemented a policy of integrating military and government at the local level, which made the local government lose control of the local government, and these people also seemed to want to take revenge on the Dongwangfu, secretly colluding with Lin Ke to completely eliminate the influence of the Dongwangfu in the imperial court. (To be continued......)