Inviting the Venerable Zuo Gu to the Dongwang Mansion is equivalent to saying that Han Jian has saved the need to send someone to secretly follow her, originally with the martial arts and stretching out his hand like the Venerable Zuo Gu, it is not easy to investigate her whereabouts, if you still want to follow her, it is almost impossible to complete. Now that the position of the Zuo Gu Master has been determined, he will be able to do something with more peace of mind.

It seems to be a dangerous thing to keep the tiger by his side, but in the long run, this is a dangerous move for him to take.

The Venerable Zuo Gu was invited out of the mansion, and in order to show his sincerity, Han Jian treated him as if he were a guest, and the carriage he prepared was also extremely gorgeous.

Everyone was arranged, and the carriage returned to the Dongwang Mansion, and when Han Song, who was greeted out of the mansion, saw a strange woman who looked like a Taoist aunt getting off the carriage, she was naturally very surprised in her heart, she had never seen Zuogu Shangren at all, and people like Zuogu Shangren, who was born in a reckless background, were still not worth mentioning in Han Song's eyes.

"Jian'er, who is this?" Han Song looked at the woman in front of him and asked in surprise.

Han Jian smiled and said: "This is the senior of the rivers and lakes I invited, and I will live in the Dongwang Mansion for a while, can Erniang help entertain you?" ”

Hearing what kind of "seniors in the rivers and lakes" was, Han Song's first thought was that Han Jian was messing around, and suddenly looking for some seniors in the rivers and lakes, didn't he add chaos to the house? However, she was also meticulous, and quickly guessed that the woman in front of her seemed to be not simple, and with the incident of last night, she immediately guessed the identity of the woman in front of her.

"You!" Han Song wanted to reprimand him, but seeing that the Zuo Gu Master was not far from Han Jian, he gave up this idea, and it was no good to provoke a woman with outstanding martial arts and enmity with the Wei court.

"Senpai, please."

Han Jian didn't go too far ahead. Even if the Zuo Gu Master was really a master, he didn't plan to step forward and take risks.

When they arrived in the courtyard, Han Jian asked the disciples of the Shangqing Palace to accompany Zuo Gu to the residence of the East Chamber, and he specially arranged Ke Qu'er in the West Chamber, also to prevent them from meeting the master and apprentice.

Entering the main hall, Han Jian had an indifferent look on his face, but Han Song said angrily: "Provoke such a woman to come back." What is the purpose? Do you think Luoyang is not chaotic these days? ”

"Didn't I tell Erniang yesterday that I wanted to negotiate with this person and take over the prince of Nanwang as a bargaining chip to withdraw the soldiers and horses of Yuzhou?" Han Jian said.

"Even so, it won't get people to the house. How dangerous is this kind of woman, and you keep her in the house, and you don't know how dangerous it is? ”

Han Jian sneered: "That Erniang thinks that if she intends to assassinate some people, it is better to hide in the shadows?" With the current vigilance of the East Palace. Can she be guarded against for a while, and she may have been guarded against for ten years and eight years? ”

This time, Han Song couldn't refute it at all. It is true that it is not easy for a dangerous person like Zuogu Shangren to be guarded against, and it is difficult to avoid hidden arrows with open guns, so it is better to politely invite her into the mansion, so that everything she does is under the surveillance of the Dongwang Mansion. It's easier to guard against it.

"What about the prince of the south?" Han Songshi was a little relieved and asked again.

"It's not negotiated yet, and I'm afraid it will take some time. Since this person is in the house. Erniang might as well strengthen the vigilance in the house, and I ...... I may not be able to return home if I am busy with business for the past two days. ”

Han Song thought for a while and said, "It's okay if you don't come back. lest there be danger. Erniang will also send someone to keep an eye on her, if she really dares to do wrong, even if the prince of Nanwang is in her hands, she will kill her! ”

Han Jian smiled and didn't say anything more.

There are still a lot of business to be done for him, and he doesn't stay long. Immediately go to the yamen of the military station.

Han Jian went to the yamen of the military station, but saw that Gu Weipan was also there, Gu Weipan rarely came to the military office, after all, he was a civil servant. When Han Jian arrived, he was talking to several strategists in the yamen of the military station. However, with Gu Weipan's identity and status, the strategists under the Dongwang Mansion only showed respect when they saw him, and what they really said would only be polite words.

"Is there something wrong with Mrs. Gu?" When Han Jian entered the hall, everyone saluted him, and Gu Weipan was no exception.

"The old man is following the will of His Majesty, and he is looking for some capable people to help the East King share his worries." Gu Weipan said.

"The Mighty?" Han Jian smiled, this was obviously because Yang Rui felt a little unhappy that he listened to him in everything, and found some people to spy on him. As for sharing worries, how could Han Jian hand over some major matters in the military to these people to deal with?

It was also Yang Rui who was smart and knew that she had sent these people with Gu Weipan, and he had no reason to refuse. Now these people will not interfere with his work, but they will only send them to disgust him, and it will also make the people under the Dongwang Mansion have a grudge in their hearts.

"Thank you for your kindness." Han Jian said, "Where are people now?" ”

"After noon, people will come, and I will pass the word to the East King in advance." Gu Weipan said, and looked at the strategists present, meaning that some words are inconvenient for these people to be present.

Han Jian waved his hand, and all the advisors present went out, leaving only him and Gu Weipan in the room.

"The matter of Zhennan Hou leading his troops to Luoyang is now in an uproar, and many ministers of the imperial court have said that they are sick and on leave, and it seems that they have the intention of evading. You know what they mean, right? ”

Han Jian nodded and said: "They are seeing the wind and making the rudder, knowing that Luoyang's defense is empty, and they are afraid that the King of the South will really rob Luoyang City, and they will not be able to be loyal to the new master?" ”

Gu Weipan smiled awkwardly and said: "I can't say that, after all, I am a minister of a dynasty, and there are still some things to be loyal to, but these people are afraid that they can't be of much use." His Majesty summoned the old man in the morning, and it seemed that he was not in good spirits, but ...... Do you have a dispute with Your Majesty? ”

Han Jianxin said that he could not become a husband and wife without complaints, and between him and Yang Rui, because of the power dispute between the imperial court and the Eastern Palace, almost never really stopped. It's just that they used to just quarrel behind closed doors, but now their relationship is public, and if something is slightly wrong, there will be rumors outside. Now with an old man like Gu Weipan, he will also ask him face-to-face, which also shows how influential this matter is.

"His Majesty advocated the transfer of the soldiers and horses of the Western Expedition, but I rejected it." Han Jian said.

"This ......"

Gu Weipan wanted to say something, but when he thought that he didn't want to interfere with these things, he didn't say any more.

"Have you mobilized the northern troops to go south?" Gu Weipan asked.

Han Jian nodded and said, "Luoyang is in a hurry, these things are all prepared, Mrs. Gu can rest assured." I have time for you to come to the house, and I still have some business to deal with today. You can't spend more time with you. ”

Gu Weipan nodded and said goodbye, and by the way, he also said how to send and settle those people in the army sent by Yang Rui. Han Jian personally sent Gu Weipan out.

When they came back, some of the advisors were already waiting in the hall, and they could see that they still had some concern on their faces.

The fact that the imperial court is so clearly interfering in the military and political affairs of the Eastern Prince's Mansion also shows that Yang Rui has the intention of regaining military power, and they are all ministers of the Eastern Prince's Mansion. Now it is "incompatible" with the imperial court, and under such a mentality, it is difficult for Han Jian to say anything good to Yang Rui, and the people below will only think that he wants to calm people's hearts. If Han Jian really wanted to be loyal to the imperial court wholeheartedly, the military power would have been returned to Yang Rui a long time ago, so why wait until today?

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However, in two days, the soldiers and horses of Yuzhou had been killed, and they were stationed less than sixty miles away from Luoyang.

According to the information investigated from the front line, the soldiers and horses were personally led by Huang Shilang, the Marquis of Zhennan, and the number of soldiers and horses was more than 30,000 people. It was dominated by infantry, and there was a lack of siege baggage in the army.

After being stationed, there was no movement in the Yuzhou military camp within a day, and the envoys who Han Jian had filmed earlier to question Huang Shilang were also detained. As for Yang Luochuan's whereabouts, it is also unknown, but Han Jian analyzed that Yang Luochuan was likely to be in the Yuzhou military camp when he left Luoyang. If Huang Shilang really laid down Luoyang. He also jumped out to preside over the overall situation as soon as possible, and even ascended the throne as the emperor.

Although the defense in Luoyang City is empty. But after the city gate was confined, there was basically no problem, Han Jian also in order to prevent someone from opening the city to surrender, specially established several review and supervision systems, if the city gate was opened in wartime, he must be present in person, even if it was a military order, the city gate must not be opened.

Although this has increased surveillance. It also brought some trouble. This also made Luoyang fall into an isolated city, and even the information outside the city was difficult to transmit to the city, and some secret channels through Guò would still be detected by the Yuzhou side sooner or later, and the city would be completely cut off from the outside world in a few days.

But Han Jian's explanation to Daxiliu has been more and more, and Daxiliu still has many channels to get out of the city. The aqueducts in the city extend in all directions, and it is quite convenient to go north from the waterway out of the city. Moreover, the Yuzhou military camp is only stationed in the south of Luoyang for the time being, and there is no preparation to besiege Luoyang. Originally, there were very few more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, and there were still enough to fully besiege the city, once the troops were divided and besieged in the city, they might be attacked by the soldiers and horses in the city.

Han Jian also analyzed the possibility of Huang Shilang if he wanted to take Luoyang's troops, but in the absence of siege baggage, he really couldn't find any way, and it seemed that he could only find a breakthrough from the Luoyang defenders.

After the soldiers and horses from Yuzhou were killed to Luoyang City, martial law began in the city, and there was only half an hour of dusk every day, and the market was opened in some specific places in the city, and officials and soldiers and horses patrolling the city would be stationed to prevent people from mixing in it. And the people who live close to Luoyang City, either have a relationship in the city has moved to the city, or have moved north, no one wants to be cannon fodder when the war comes, once there is a war, it will first affect the pond fish, even the people who live close to the city wall, have also moved inward, and even some have moved from the outer city to the inner city.

Two years ago, the Luoyang rebel army broke through the southern city of Luoyang, and the wanton looting and killing in the southern city is still fresh in people's memories, and the residents at the feet of the Son of Heaven are more conscious of politics and war, and know what is most beneficial to them.

At the same time, the soldiers and horses sent from Luoyang to Guanzhong had no intention of retreating. Moreover, judging from the information obtained by all parties, Lin Zhan's department in Beichuan City in the north, as well as Su Tingxia's department in the Bohai Sea, did not retreat in a large area, but some stragglers were active.

From the soldiers and horses of Yuzhou to the city of Luoyang, the intelligence systems of all parties are in full swing, and like Han Jian, many people are guessing the purpose of Huang Shilang, the marquis of Zhennan.

Yang Luochuan's escape from Luoyang is only a small area of news in the city, and the outside world is still unknown. Whether the Xiwangfu, Xianbei people and Nanqi people investigated and learned that Han Jian did not get the exact news, he is now just making a posture of sticking to Luoyang, while holding the troops still, and not transferring troops back to help, which will make those who have ulterior motives for Luoyang think that this time the soldiers and horses of Yuzhou went to Luoyang City, but it was just a play with him, nominally the soldiers and horses of Yuzhou had the intention of taking Luoyang, but in fact this was a "strange soldier" who was mobilized all the way to defend Luoyang.

The soldiers and horses who marched westward fought a few small battles in mid-February, almost all of them were bloodless, and won several prefectures and counties that originally belonged to the imperial court. The Xiwangfu did not send the main force to defend it, and the entire area west of Guanzhong was also in an undefended state, and the sporadic resistance mainly came from those local generals who were originally appointed by the imperial court and later surrendered to the Xiwangfu, fearing retaliation by the imperial court, so they resisted. Although this road of soldiers and horses seems to be vulnerable, but compared to the soldiers and horses that have been in battle for a long time, Yang Xi is no longer incompetent, and there are two princesses of the Eastern Prince's Mansion who have experience and prestige in leading troops like Han Zhao and Han Cui. The soldiers and horses went all the way west, Han Jian calculated the days, and if it went on like this, at the beginning of March, the soldiers and horses could reach several passes in Guanzhong.

Han Jian is not in a hurry, and the court is not in a hurry. Since Yang Rui said that he was sick and said that he didn't want to see Han Jian again, Han Jian no longer routinely went into the palace to report the war to Yang Rui, and Yang Rui was also in the process of raising the fetus with peace of mind. The ministers of the imperial court couldn't see Yang Rui when they came, and they couldn't communicate with the Dongwang Mansion on the other side, so they could only pass on anything to Gu Weipan alone. And Gu Weipan is a representative of the middle school, he is in line with the attitude of calming things down, turning big things into small things, and the people in the court found that it was not helpful to Luoyang in the slightest, so they simply chose to remain silent. Some even simply called themselves sick or resigned, so that even if the Luoyang lord's family changes, it will not threaten their status.

Just as Han Jian captured Luoyang and did not carry out a major purge, these prominent officials in Luoyang naturally knew their value. Even if Yang Luochuan became the emperor, he still had to rely on them to stabilize the government at the beginning, as long as he was not too prominent, there should not be too much of a problem.

On the side of the East Palace, some people feel that they are in danger, after all, there has always been some grudges between the South Palace, and the treatment Yang Luochuan received when he was trapped in Luoyang was very poor, it is difficult to guarantee that Yang Luochuan will not kill the people of the Jiangdu system in order to completely take over the entire north.

On February 19, after a few days of calming down around Luoyang, a big news finally reached Luoyang.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

Su Tingxia took 120,000 soldiers and horses to the Bohai Sea and withdrew to Guannan. (To be continued......)