Before Huo Guang left the Shangshu Administration, the content of the edict drawn up by the Son of Heaven had inevitably spread in the Shangshu Administration.

And in the main hall, the conflict between the general and the Son of Heaven is even more well-known.

It is estimated that it will not be long before more people know the inside story.

Because this edict was not only issued to Pham Minh Huu and Tian Quang Soon and others, but also to the counties where these three people were to be stationed after returning to the fortress and the counties along the way from there to Chang'an City.

The edict did not say that the Son of Heaven suspected that Fan Mingyou and others were going to rebel, but as long as it was an official who ate imperial grain, even if it was a petty official with a fighting rank, the moment he saw the edict, he could guess the jealousy of the Son of Heaven against Fan Mingyou and others.

Something big is about to happen.

Moreover, this major event is even more dangerous than the incident of the "resignation of 100 officials" last month.

Thinking of this layer of joints, no matter who it was in this Shangshu Department, everyone's faces showed a look of worry.

Now, in this Shang Shu Department, the power of the Huo Party has actually been greatly weakened.

At this time, only Tian Yannian and Li Guang, a half-Huo party, were in the Shangshu Office - without the support of Huo Guang, a general, they naturally did not dare to speak up.

As for the others, they know that the time has come for the Son of Heaven to fight with Huo Guang and Huo Dang.

And the location of this decisive battle is not in Chang'an, but in Beidi County and Anding County in the north.

Liu He, who had not yet left, looked at these people in the courtyard and said very calmly: "Noon has arrived, Zhang Anshi and Bingji will stay, and the rest of you Aiqing will go back to their respective offices to take care of the affairs that should be managed." ”

"No!"

No one dared to disobey the will of the Son of Heaven, and after they hurriedly cleaned up, they came to the main hall to salute the Son of Heaven and leave, and no one dared to ask more.

After waiting for the unrelated people to leave, Zhang Anshi walked into the main hall respectfully.

As soon as he finished the salute, Zhang Anshi saw that the Son of Heaven seemed to have a tired look on his face, and naturally immediately guessed how tense the confrontation in this main hall was just now.

The Son of Heaven actually temporarily seized the general's military power today-this surprised Zhang Anshi, and the impact on his heart was even more calm.

No matter what his current position is, Zhang Anshi, the "old ministers" in the court, still have an unchangeable awe for Huo Guang - it still takes a lot of courage to confront him in front of Huo Guang.

It has only been half a year since the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, and he was able to face Huo Guang's coercion against him, and this courage once again broke Zhang Anshi's imagination, and made him feel a little more awe in front of the Son of Heaven.

"Bingqing, tell Zhang Qing what happened in the main hall today, and you have to go into great detail."

"No!"

Bingji did not hesitate, and hurriedly said the matter as it was.

Zhang Anshi was shocked when he heard this, he didn't expect that things had developed to such a bad point. Is Pham Minh Huu and the tens of thousands of troops under his command really going to make trouble?

"Your Majesty, are they really going to rebel?"

"Fan Mingyou and the others returned to the south ahead of schedule without authorization, and they also concealed this matter from the middle father, and asked the middle father to shut them up for them, this is not to rebel, what else can they think, is it to give me a surprise?" Liu He said disdainfully.

Zhang Anshi and Bingji no longer doubted it, and the matter was undoubted.

Of course, maybe Fan Mingyou and the others really just wanted to cover up the fact that they retreated without a fight, but the Son of Heaven still had to deal with this matter by dealing with the most critical situation.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen dared to ask, how did Your Majesty know that Fan Mingyou and the others began to plot to return to the south before October 29?" Bingji asked.

Huo Guang asked this question just now, and Bingji now also wants to know the answer, which is related to whether he should dissuade the Son of Heaven to be more cautious.

Liu He hesitated for a moment, but still told Han Zeng's affairs and the situation.

After listening, Zhang Anshi and Bingji suddenly realized that they finally understood where the confidence of the Son of Heaven came from.

With Han Zeng's team, God bless the man!

"Zhang Qing, you see that the person is very accurate, this Han Zeng is really a loyal minister, without Han Zeng's words, in a few days, I am afraid that I will have to go to the city wall of Chang'an City to personally carry the earth and stones to meet the thieves."

A few people first sighed, and then they were afraid.

"Two Aiqing, I don't know anything, why didn't Fan Mingyou and others lie about the military situation, Tian Guangming's subordinates killed nineteen heads, this battle report sounds stupid."

"Your Majesty doesn't know that although the envoy who has the responsibility of supervising the army in the army is Huo Dang, but the military exploits are a major event, and there needs to be physical evidence and human evidence, and the reports at all levels are extremely strict, and if there is a mistake in one link, the secret will be leaked, so the army would rather return without success than dare to lie about the military exploits."

"Why is it repeatedly forbidden to kill good people and take meritorious deeds, isn't this also a lie about the military situation?" Liu He asked.

"So there is a limit to the number of good people who can kill and take risks, because there is no need for the whole army to attack, just send hundreds of private troops, and it is easier to conceal it......"

"Besides, as long as there is a head in his hand, the rest of the people can't say anything even if they have doubts."

Liu He nodded, and his last question was answered.

"Your Majesty, if Fan Mingyou and the others really let go of their military power, how can they find out the truth about this expedition to the north and retreat without a fight?"

Liu He sneered.

"Bingqing, do you think this truth is still important?"

"I'm sure they'll be the opposite, so there's no need to find out the truth afterwards."

"I ordered that edict to prepare the counties along the way to defend the palace."

"And asking Father Zhong to write a letter is to make Fan Mingyou and the others hesitate for a while, although it may not be of much use, I still have to help Han Zeng delay some more time."

So it sees, it seems that the Son of Heaven is really ready to "meet each other" with Fan Mingyou.

It seems that everything is on Han Zeng's body.

As long as he arrives at Qi County, the "northwest gate" of Chang'an City, before Fan Mingyou, he can deter the rebels, block Fan Mingyou and others, and keep Chang'an City.

First delay the advance of Fan Minh You's army, then stop the grain and grass to the north, and urgently recruit the main soldiers in the pass, Fan Minh You's army will eventually be strangled to death.

Han Zeng's department only has 30,000 horses, although it is the defending side, but there is still a lot of pressure to keep troops in Wuyuan to contain Tian Shun's department, and to resist Fan Mingyou's Tian Guangming department.

Not to mention that if Han Zeng can't reach Qi County, then Fan Mingyou's two armies will be able to enter Chang'an City, and I'm afraid that they will really rely on these thousands of guards and guards to defend Chang'an City.

Perhaps seeing Zhang Anshi and Bingji's worries, Liu He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Han Zeng will definitely arrive as promised, not to mention the current situation, I can only trust him." ”

"Of course, we must also believe that the county governors and county commanders of Beidi County and Anding County, they are all loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty, and they will not let the rebels enter a no-man's land, and the Han Dynasty's destiny has not declined!"

"Zhang Qing and Wang Ji also have to rectify the guards and guards of Weiyang Palace in case of emergency."

"No!" Zhang Anshi and Bingji replied in a deep voice.

……

On the night of November 12 in the seventh year of Yuanfeng, more than 30,000 people under Fan Mingyou's department and 40,000 horses under Tian Guangming's department were approaching a position more than 100 miles north of Beidi County.

If the cavalry is fast, it only takes one day to smoothly return south to enter the border of the Han Dynasty, and another day to reach Lingwu City.

As early as three days ago, these two armies had already set up camp in their current position.

Lingwu County is in front of you, and you can go over as soon as you lift your feet.

But at the moment, they had to stop and wait for a while.

Waiting for the edict of the "Son of Heaven" in Chang'an-even though they have completely ignored the rebellious Son of Heaven, they can still save them a lot of trouble by getting the edict issued by the Son of Heaven allowing them to return to Chang'an directly to return to the Han Dynasty.

After nightfall, the lights of the whole camp were lit up one after another. At a glance, the continuous lights are like wildfires that often burn in the early autumn of the grassland, which makes people feel trance, respect and fear.

Under the wildfire, which could burn everything, the sound of drums and horns that could often be heard during the day gradually subsided.

But the footsteps of patrolling, the sound of commands, the neighing of horses, and the sound of conspiracy in dark corners...... It converged into another torrent of slaughter, making the entire camp present a unique depression.

In Pham Minh You's Chinese army tent, this solemn and oppressive atmosphere has reached the extreme.

The size of this big tent is not much different from that of ordinary generals, but the furnishings in it are more elegant, and each piece is new.

It is really surprising to see these objects in Saibei.

There were six men in this tent.

Fan Mingyou, Huo Yu, Huo Shan, Huo Yun, Tian Guangming and Ding Ping, the envoy of the protector.

The appearance of these six people in this big tent reveals a strange thing in itself.

Fan Mingyou is General Du Liao, but he is the chief general of the army on this road, but he is not sitting in the first place at the moment - it is no one else who occupies this place, it is Huo Yu, the "little general" in the mouth of Huo Dang.

The other five people were sitting on the lower head on both sides at the moment, and their appearances were very respectful and cautious, and they were the first to look forward to the little general Huo Yu.

And another strange place is Tian Guangming, he is the commander of another army, according to reason, he can't leave his army, and it is extremely abnormal to appear here.

On the table in front of everyone was a luxurious meal on the desert, but at the moment it was as cold as an ice lump, without a little heat, and it exuded a disgusting greasy color in the flickering and dim light.

The cups, plates, bowls and chopsticks were placed in their original place, without the slightest trace of movement.

All this indicates that the mood of the six people in the tent is not good.

Or in addition to not being happy, there is more anxiety and tension.

At the beginning of October, after several large armies left the fortress, Pham Minh Woo and others had a very good life.

The Huns received the news from Fan Mingyou and others very early, and immediately understood that the Han army's expedition was huge, so most of their men and horses withdrew to the north and west very cooperatively as early as the end of October.

In the entire south of the Kangai Mountain, there were hardly any Huns left.

The reason why I say almost is because there are some tribes with relatively small forces who have not received news for various reasons, and they have become the source of the thousand heads of Fan Mingyou and others - without these Huns, they would have to kill good and take risks like Tian Shun.

As a last resort, they are unwilling to do such a thing that damages yin morality.

Since there are no Huns, the originally dangerous patrol of the border has naturally become a vain and pretentious performance.

Fan Minh Woo and others would send scouts every day, plot in the big tent every day, and patrol among the people in the department every day......

These superiors pretended to be, and did not reveal the slightest hint of conspiracy in their words.

However, the children of the Fan Huo family and the cronies of Tian Shun, Tian Guangming and others tacitly knew what happened in the shadows, and continued to control the movements of the entire three armies for Fan Mingyou and others.

In short, all the trends of the situation are under the control of Fan Minh You and others.

However, everything changed near the end of mid-October.

Fan Mingyou and others successively received Huo Xian's vague distress letters.

Fan Mingyou, Huo Yu and others, who already had the heart of rebellion, almost did not hesitate and immediately made a decision - to lead the people of the department to return to Sai Nan and return to Chang'an.

Immediately, Huo Yu, the general of Yulin Zhonglang, whose rank was no more than a thousand stones, immediately sent a messenger in his own name and sent this "decision" to Tian Guangming and Tian Shun.

From this moment on, the 100,000-strong army has actually become a de facto Han rebel, but in order to hide people's eyes, they have not yet shown the rebel flag for the time being-most of the middle and lower-class soldiers have been wrapped up in this way.

The leader of this rebel army is the "little general" Huo Yu, but it is still to hide people's eyes, and many things on the scene are done by Fan Mingyou, the general of Duliao.

October 29 was the day when the Third Route Army agreed to set off for the south and return to Cyprus, and more than ten days have passed since today.

Pham Minh You's department and Tian Quang Minh's department arrived here outside Beidi County according to the plan, and the distance between the two armies was only a hundred miles, and they could reach each other's camp in one day and one night, so Tian Quang Minh could appear in Pham Minh's friendly army.

At this moment, they are now only more than 1,000 miles away from Chang'an City, and once they get the edict and the Bronze Festival to return to Chang'an, they will be able to reach Chang'an in about ten days.

When they set out to return south, they sent someone to send good news to the general, and if nothing else, the edict and the bronze festival that allowed them to return south should be approaching in the next two days.

That's why they gathered here to make a final plan and settle some unresolved matters.

Because some people are still hesitant about whether to show the banner of "Qingjun's side".

Huo Yu, Fan Minh You, and Huo Shan brothers all supported the move, while Tian Guangming and Tian Shun wanted to see the situation again.

It's normal to have this kind of disagreement, Huo Yu and the others are Huo Guang's blood relatives, and they don't have any room to turn around now - they can win more if they win, and they will lose more if they lose.

Tian Guangming and Tian Shun are different, although they are the Huo Party, and they are the core figures in the Huo Party, they still don't want to go to the point of "chaotic ministers and thieves" in the final analysis, not to mention that their relatives are still in Chang'an City.

The Son of Heaven may not dare to kill Huo Guang, an auxiliary minister, but there will not be too much hesitation and hesitation to kill Tian Shun and Tian Guangming's relatives.

Therefore, today is not the main body of the two armies to discuss major matters in the future, but Huo Yu and others to force Tian Guangming to make a final decision.

"Huo Shan, go outside the door, remove the soldiers around the big tent, no one is allowed to approach, and those who violate the order will be killed!"

"No!" Huo Shan, who was burly, immediately stood up decisively and walked straight out of the big tent.

When he passed in front of Tian Guangming, he glanced at Tian Guangming very fiercely.

Tian Guangming was restless by this look.

In the past half an hour just now, Tian Guangming and Fan Mingyou exchanged some military information that the two military detectives had heard in the past few days, but they did not mention the most sensitive matter.

Now that Huo Yu asked Huo Shan to guard outside the tent, Tian Guangming immediately understood that he was about to enter today's topic.

Sure enough, when Huo Shan withdrew the guards outside the tent, Huo Yu stared at Tian Guangming and spoke.

"General Tian has thought about it, the Son of Heaven is faint and self-destructing the Great Wall, do you want to raise the banner with us, clear the monarch's side, and punish Cai Yi?"

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