For several days in a row, Han Jian was busy with the rebellion in Guanzhong, although the rebels in Guanzhong retreated to a corner, but with the support of soldiers, horses, grain and grass, and even local people, they could not completely wipe it out for a while. At this time, a letter from the south arrived in his hand, written by Sima Yu, and when Han Jian read the contents of the letter, he felt that something was not good.

Zhu Tongjing died without a stiffen, and after he fled to Jiangjiang for a generation, he quickly recruited men and horses and had the support of the old department of the king of Linjiang. Sima Yi meant that in order not to plunge the Southern Qi into internal turmoil, he had already started a reconciliation with Zhu Tongjing, and agreed to make Zhu Tongjing the next king of Linjiang when Zhu Tongjing was not in the court, and he would sit on the Jiangjiang region.

This was both a good and a bad thing for the Wei Dynasty.

The good thing is that this will mean that the struggle for power in the south has not stopped, and the south will continue to have civil strife, which is conducive to the recuperation of Jiangbei. But the bad thing is to leave Zhu Tongjing as a hidden danger, Zhu Tongjing's ambition is obviously stronger than that of Xiao Ling, the king of Hui, if he returns to the government of the Southern Dynasty in the future, the threat to the north will be greater.

When Han Jian reported the contents of Sima's letter to Yang Rui, Yang Rui seemed indifferent. Yang Rui has asked Yang Xi to accompany her to meet with the minister in the past few days, saying that she wants to exercise Yang Xi's political ability, but every time Yang Xi sits on the side like a dead man, he is not even an observer, and Yang Rui will not ask his opinion. Originally, Yang Rui wanted Han Jian to cultivate his younger brother, but Han Jian didn't care, and she didn't force it, but symbolically let Yang Xi attend several meetings of Ye'an Pavilion, and Yang Xi didn't come out much later, so he continued to hide in his palace as a shrinking turtle.

Eyes saw the end of the year. Luoyang has stabilized, but the rebellion in Guanzhong is unresolved, and Han Cui's family has sent soldiers and horses several times to conquer the remnants of the rebels in Xiwangfu, but they have returned in vain, seeing that the winter is about to end, and the food and grass in the army are tight, and the war can only drag on until the next year. And the northern shape shì also tends to be moderated. After Lin Ke was ordered to go north, the mediation of Guò basically solved the robbery in the local army, but the chaos of the immigrants from the Bohai State did not improve. Yang Rui urged Lin Ke to get things done several times, but after all, Lin Ke was just a civil servant and could not interfere in local military and political affairs. In this regard, Yang Rui is also beyond the reach of the whip.

The Dongwang Mansion is still stable, and as Han Jian stays in Luoyang City for more time. There have also been some changes in the Dongwang Mansion. One is that Lin Xiaoshu has been pregnant for four or five months, and her movement is inconvenient, and she has completely handed over the logistics supply in the army to Song Suqing. And Gu Xin'er, another female family member in the mansion and one of the concubines, is also pregnant, seeing that the Dongwang Mansion is going to add Ding, the mansion is also jubilant, and Han Jian's aunts are very concerned about this. After all, women have to pass a certain age, and they are more concerned about the issue of adding heirs to the East Palace.

The calm in the city of Luoyang lasted until the middle of December. By this time. The capital is stable, as if no one remembers the wars that have occurred in the past two years. But just when the north was peaceful, Han Jian got the news that the rebels in Guanzhong were secretly contacting the Xianbei people and preparing to lead the Xianbei people south to Guanzhong.

The news was first obtained from Li Yun, and Han Jian was suspicious, after all, the intelligence system of the entire Dongwang Mansion had nothing to check about it. The Xianbei people themselves are nomadic people, after a long period of life on the steppe. It was their habit to hide in tents in the winter and wait for the spring of the following year to plunder. It's winter. Even if the rebels in Guanzhong Xiwangfu deliberately wanted to borrow the power of the Xianbei people, the Xianbei people would not change their living habits.

But later, Han Jian gradually got the situation, and the news was true. The Xianbei people did have plans to take advantage of the winter to go south, if this was the case, it would mean that they would have to face the harassment and invasion of the Xianbei people all year long, and the Xianbei cavalry would come and go without a shadow. The reason why the Xianbei people were repulsed when they went south was because the entire north had been plundered by the Xianbei people, and the Xianbei people had the intention of capturing the city and ruling the northern Guannan for a long time. However, because of the courage of Lin Zhan's department and the brute force of Su Tingxia's department, as well as the fierce resistance of the local people, the Xianbei people felt that robbery was their style. After the Xianbei people retreated north, the Xianbei people did not go south for more than a year.

Han Jian first sent the news to Han Cui's and Han Zhao's in Guanzhong, telling them to be careful. Although the Dongwangfu has arranged soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, if the Xianbei people suddenly go south, it is still difficult to compete with the number of people and horses in Guanzhong, Han Jian is afraid that the Xianbei people will not take the first line of Beiguan, if they detour south from the Hetao area, the Xianbei people will take the old land of Xiliang and Guanzhong as the main place of attack, and Yangguan will become the top priority in defense. The old land of Xiliang itself is guarded by the danger of the terrain, and it is not a prosperous place in the Central Plains at this time, and the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are stationed in Xiliang is very difficult, and there are no big castles and fortresses in the old land of Xiliang.

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On the nineteenth day of the lunar month, in the Ye'an Pavilion of the Imperial Palace, Yang Rui sat behind the desk, and on the chair next to her sat Han Jian on one side, and Yang Xi who was still the prince on the other side.

In the Ye'an Pavilion, there were many generals and ministers gathered at this time, these people were all military generals of the imperial court system, and there were also some ministers of the military department. What is being discussed now is also the issue of the Xianbei people's southward invasion.

Originally, Han Jian would not have come to this kind of meeting, and it was not interesting to talk about the war on paper, these generals of the imperial court had no real power, at most they were responsible for some strategic discussions, and they might not be accepted in the end. But Yang Rui insisted on letting Han Jian come, and at the same time, even the timid and fearful Yang Xi also called. Han Jian sat on the side for more than an hour, and he also listened for an hour without speaking.

The discussion between these generals and the advisers seemed to be reasonable, and there were basically two points of view. The first point of view is that the Xianbei people did not dare to take advantage of the winter to go south, because the Xianbei people had difficulties in supplying logistics grain and grass, and the "barbarians" on the grassland would not adapt to the climate of Guanzhong. The second point of view, on the contrary, is that the Xianbei people will take advantage of the winter to go south, but as long as the imperial court and the Eastern Prince's Mansion are well arranged, the Xianbei people can be blocked from the territory of the Wei Dynasty, but the number of soldiers and horses must be mobilized higher than expected, and a large number of grain and grass materials must be requisitioned.

Han Jian was noncommittal about this, in fact, Yang Rui also saw that Han Jian couldn't listen to the words of these generals and ministers at all. Even if Han Jian can tolerate the existence of the imperial court now, he will not reuse these generals and ministers in front of him, then the ideas and practices of these people will not be able to get Han Jian's approval.

Yang Rui also spoke very little. I just ask a few words along the way, and the discussion is basically done by these people themselves. In the back, the two factions quarreled on their own, and they both felt that their respective opinions were reasonable.

"That's it!" Seeing the endless quarrel, Yang Rui was especially annoyed and shouted, and the Ye'an Pavilion was quiet again.

Yang Rui glanced at Yang Xi, who was cowering, and then looked at Han Jian, who was careless. Looking at the generals and advisers in front of him, he said: "I want you to discuss the military aircraft, not to quarrel!" ”

These generals and advisers each did not dare to speak.

Yang Rui said: "I also listened to it for a while. Now let me ask you, the Xianbei people are good at fighting on horseback, if they invade the territory of our Wei Dynasty through Guanzhong, they can completely ignore the rear and plunder supplies in wartime, how to cut off their grain and grass at that time? ”

After all, Yang Rui also knows some military affairs, and she has also seen the majesty of Su Tingxia's department in the mode of fighting without any logistical supplies at all, which is a combat strategy that leaves no way back. Su Tingxia was a native of the Wei Dynasty. It is also possible to loot in the territory of the Wei Dynasty, the Xianbei people themselves are barbarians, and looting the Central Plains is almost as commonplace, what scruples will they have?

Yang Rui's words immediately made some people who insisted on the view that Xianbei people did not dare to go south were speechless.

Yang Rui said again: "In the past few years, the imperial court and the Dongwangfu have conquered the south and the north, and they have to drive out the Tartars, and now the treasury has long been empty, and even the current garrison soldiers and horses can't be fed, how can a large number of soldiers and horses and grain and grass be recruited to deal with the southward movement of the Xianbei people?" ”

Another word. Even if some people don't think so, they don't dare to openly contradict Yang Rui.

The two factions were really arguing. After Yang Rui's two simple sentences, they were all silent. Yang Rui looked at these people, and suddenly felt a little inhuman in her heart, originally she wanted Yang Xi to follow these people to learn how to govern the army, but now it seems that it is better to let Yang Xi follow Han Jianjian, even if it is to fight, it is better to learn from these people who can only talk on paper.

"Alright. This concludes our business for today. You can step down. If there is any military strategy, just present it to me. ”

After Yang Rui finished speaking, the generals and ministers in Ye'an Pavilion saluted and retired, and Han Jian got up to leave, but was left behind by Yang Rui. On the contrary, it was Yang Xi. Originally, he wanted to wait for these people to leave before going back, but Yang Rui drove him out of Ye'an Pavilion early and asked him to go back to his palace to rest.

As soon as the people left, Yang Rui looked at Han Jian with some annoyance, and said, "The people in the army discuss military strategies, but in the eyes of the husband, is it a group of clowns who are talking to themselves, and the husband doesn't pay attention to it at all?" ”

Han Jian sighed lightly, in the previous situation, the two factions of the imperial court quarreled by themselves, and there was room for him to interject? Even if there were, he wouldn't say anything, which should have been expected from when Yang Rui invited him to come. Maybe Yang Rui was confused by himself, so that a group of people who could only talk on paper were a military machine, and when he got angry, he threw his fire on Han Jianjian.

"What did Ruil say? I don't think what they're saying is unreasonable. Han Jian said.

"Oh?" Yang Rui frowned, but sneered slightly, "Then the concubine wants to listen to her husband's opinion, where do these people make sense?" ”

Han Jian said: "At least it is about whether the Xianbei people go south or not, and what they say is reasonable." ”

Yang Rui couldn't help but be slightly silent when he heard this, carefully considered Han Jian's words, and was a little angry, and said, "Can they have a conclusion on whether the Xianbei people go south?" Either they say they are going south, or they are not going south, and they are either coming or not coming anyway...... Is the husband a little too perfunctory and uses this kind of talk to prevaricate the concubine? ”

Han Jian smiled and said, "Then Rui'er, do you think the Xianbei people will really go south?" ”

Yang Ruiden was also dumbfounded.

Han Jian said: "Now no one knows what the Xianbei people are thinking inside, come or not, as long as we are prepared." There is nothing we can do other than strengthen the defense of the city and the gates, and then prepare to allocate grain and grass to deal with possible wars at any time. If you want to take the initiative to attack it, the snow in the north of Guanbei will be tantamount to marching in a bitter cold place for the officers and men of our three armies, and there will be no harm but no benefit. In this case, whether the Xianbei people go south or not, it is better to wait and see what happens. ”

Even if Yang Rui had an opinion on Han Jian, he had to nod slightly in agreement at this time.

Han Jian means that no matter whether the Xianbei people come or not, it is the Xianbei people's own business, and the Wei Dynasty people only need to do their best. In the case of precautions, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth.

"That husband didn't think about quelling the rebellion in Guanzhong earlier, so that there was no gap in the defense line in Guanzhong?" Yang Rui asked again.

Han Jian shook his head and said, "It's difficult. Xiwangfu has been operating the local area for many years, and the local people do not even have a court in their hearts but only Xiwangfu, and now the rebels are united in the army, and the relationship with the local people is harmonious, and there is no nuisance to the people. Some rebels are simply for the people in peacetime, and soldiers in wartime, and it will take time to completely pacify, and now the Xianbei people have a southward movement, and if they want to forcibly provoke a war in Guanzhong, the cost is huge, and it will only cheapen the Xianbei people. One qiē should be mainly for recuperation, and the rest can be released. ”

Yang Rui was still a little annoyed and said: "Listening to the words of the husband, the husband is more suitable to be the emperor." A qiē is rigorous and orderly, what is the use of the concubine sitting on this son? ”

Han Jian was silent, at the moment Yang Rui himself was the emperor who had been stripped of power, even if Yang Rui could ask about politics, but now the biggest thing in the Wei Dynasty was the military, and Han Jian had never used Yang Rui to interfere in military affairs. All Yang Rui could do was to arrange for Gu Weipan and others to make arrangements for the military behind his back, and then appoint magistrates, and there were some tax policies, which were equivalent to nothing.

Han Jian didn't quarrel with Yang Rui, but sat down and told Yang Rui in detail about the internal chaos in Southern Qi. Yang Rui was not interested in listening to it.

Later, Han Jian also had to leave the palace and return to the East Palace, but before leaving, he still had to go to the inner garden of the palace to see his little daughter.

Because she was a girl, Yang Rui didn't care much about her, and she didn't even give her a name more than two months after she was born. Originally, girls' names were taboo, and the survival rate of babies at this age was less than fifty percent, even if they could live past three or four years old in the palace, they might not be able to withstand smallpox and other infectious diseases. Medical care is poor, and girls are not taken seriously.

But Han Jian still attaches great importance to this daughter, and almost every time he comes, he has to go in to visit. Although Yang Rui felt in her heart that Han Jian valued their mother and daughter, the more this was the case, the more angry she was in her heart, she had given birth to a son, and she didn't even have to think about the succession to the throne. Now that she has given birth to her daughter, she has to cultivate Yang Xi again, and she herself is a little unwilling.

Yang Rui, who became a mother, also has a small belly chicken intestine unique to women. (To be continued......)