Chapter three hundred and seventy seventh general opinion
"If the fortune is smooth, the Tao will be promoted in order to pursue ambitions; if the unfavorable is unfavorable, the traces will be moistened to improve the times." [The Biography of Xun Shu in the Later Han Dynasty]
Perhaps this year, I was exhausted by the drought locust incident, and many people both inside and outside the government had stopped doing a lot in the remaining six months. In the past two or three months, the situation in Guandong has gradually become anxious and stalemate, while the imperial court in Guanzhong has been peaceful.
In the fields and on the streets, farmers rushed to harvest the few remaining grains. Hedong, Bingzhou, and even Liangzhou and Yizhou began to send tributes that had been discontinued for several years.
The emperor said that he was very happy if he worked together to survive the disaster and see a prosperous future. Although there was no grand meeting at Zhengdian, he still issued an edict on Guichou in the first month of the following year to grant amnesty to the world, and those who committed minor offenses were released and returned home.
Those who commit serious crimes must pay money to redeem their crimes, and those who commit capital crimes must be exiled.
Two years after entering Jian'an, there were almost no natural disasters. However, there was still a severe drought in April. Fortunately, there were no migratory locusts. Moreover, because of last year's experience, disaster relief and disaster relief had its own system, which was operating in an orderly manner.
He showed panic and procrastination, and quickly minimized the impact. The disaster was smaller than last year and was under control, which made the emperor and his ministers relieved. However, the emperor couldn't help but feel regretful, because he had already planned it last year and waited for the summer grain harvest this year.
The whole army's eastern expedition now seems to be on hold again.
"Nowadays, the country is facing difficulties. I cannot bear to exploit the people. I am afraid that if we launch a large-scale military campaign this year, we will not succeed." In the Qingliang Palace, the emperor faced Zhao Wen, Dong Cheng and others. He sighed regretfully, and then raised his voice again:
"But the situation in Guandong is changing three times a day, and the imperial court should behave accordingly. The main army cannot be moved, but it is good to move a few partial armies." After saying that, the emperor glanced at Jia Xu, who was sitting at the end of the table: "Please report to Guandong for you.
The battle situation."
"Jin Nuo." Jia Xu sat on the couch and bowed slightly to answer: "Since November last year to June this year, the situation in Guandong has changed without reason. After Cao Cao invaded Yanzhou, he was plotted by Chen Gong and was defeated.
In Puyang, Qingzhou soldiers were defeated and fled; Hanoi guard Yang Chou was unaware and was attacked and killed by Yuan Xi, Jiao Chu and others in Chaoge; Runan prefect Liu Ai, Pei Xiang Tianchou and others forced Yuan Shu to Huainan.
, but Yuan Shu is still strong and has not damaged the foundation."
As the head of the information collection agency that gradually came to light, although Jia Xu did not directly participate in political discussions, everyone knew that his identity, which was outside the Chengming Palace, had an extraordinary weight in the emperor's heart. Now Zhu Zai Chen
Liu was busy conquering Yongqiu and capturing Zhang Miao and Zhu Ling, and had no time to pay attention to the war in Huainan, Hebei and other remote areas. The source of his information almost depended on Jia Xu's inquiries.
In these war-torn times, it was extremely difficult to inquire about news from far away. Sometimes the news lost its timeliness and reference value. Jia Xu relied on the rangers who were well-informed, free to move, and traveled almost all over the world, and barely managed to find out a lot.
Important news became the eyes and ears of the court.
Sikong Zhaowen coughed lightly and said politely: "But I heard that Duke Jia talked about the land of Yanxu, but I don't know what it is like between Yanzhao, Wu and Yue?"
"Xuzhou Mu Liu Bei and school captain Xia Houyuan have captured Guangling, and they are in a pincer attack with Runan Prefect and others." Jia Xu cupped his hands and said, "As for Hebei, this is just news. A few days ago, Yuan Shao sent generals
Yan Liang, Zhang and others stood with Gongsun Zan at Baoqiu, and were assisted by Wu Huan and other Hu soldiers outside the Great Wall. Gongsun Zan was defeated and has now retreated to Yi Jing."
"Gongsun Zan was defeated?" Situ Huangwan couldn't help blurting out in surprise, and the others also looked in disbelief.
Gongsun Zan is one of the few capable generals in Hebei. Whether he went out to defeat Karasuma in his early years, quelled Zhang Chun's rebellion, or defeated the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans across the river with less, he was famous all over the world. He was the dominant general in Jizhou and had famous generals under his command.
Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, who had many elite soldiers, also entered Jizhou several times. As if they were in an uninhabited country, they defeated Yuan Shao and won more.
But no one expected that Gongsun Zan, who had been ambitious all his life, ended up somersaulting in front of two enemies.
After Jia Xu stated the facts, he sat quietly at the end, silently watching everyone whispering and exchanging glances, playing the role of an outsider. Dong Cheng, Zhao Wen and others were all concerned about this matter and the subsequent response.
There are different opinions.
Taiwei Dong Cheng privately believed that Youzhou was beyond the reach of the imperial court and could not come up with any ideas and could not remain silent, so he told Yuan Shao: "Yuan Shao, for his own selfish purposes, colluded with Hu'er outside the wall to harm our Han people."
General. It is advisable to report this matter to the world, so that the scholars know that the Yuan family in Runan has been clear for generations, and it is just a superficial effort!"
Huang Wan inadvertently frowned, and when the emperor didn't say anything, he immediately answered: "Gongsun Zan has always been brave, and I wanted to let him fight with Yuan Shao's snipe and clam. The two tigers fought, but they had no idea in the end. In this way,
Come on, Hebei will have few generals to resist Yuan Shao in the future, so the imperial court should make preparations early to prevent Yuan Shao from becoming dominant in Hebei."
"Yuan Shao now occupies Jizhou, his son Yuan Tan occupies Qingzhou, and his subordinates Zang Hong and Tian Fen have gained Yanzhou. If we include Yuan Shu, who has recently put aside his old grudges, then the land of Huainan and Yangzhou will also belong to the Yuan family." Zhao Wen also said.
He tacitly ignored Dong Cheng and said worriedly: "The two Yuans are harming the country. The imperial court must not sit back and watch them join forces in the Central Plains. I believe that between Yanyu and Henan, in addition to the former generals and Zhendong generals, they still need to be dispatched."
We have elite soldiers and strong generals to support the battle situation."
Dong Cheng was invisibly squeezed out by the two men. He was unhappy and said angrily: "Fan Chou is in Hanoi. Let him turn south and go to Yuzhou to coordinate Liu Ai, Tian Chou, Liu Bei and other armies."
"The former general is old. Zhang Chao, the former captain, was dismissed, and there are no more capable generals under his command. As his deputy, General Yangwei should be at his side, charging forward, how can he be easily transferred? What's more, the former general only has ten thousand people under his command. If Yangwei General
Now that the general is gone, why will the generals come to attack Chenliu?" Huang Wan shook his head, bowed and said: "In my humble opinion, the imperial court now has many good soldiers and generals. If it wants to take care of the war situation, why should it be under the command of the former general?"
Shangshu ordered Wu Shuo to speak quickly for Dong Cheng: "General Fan was born in Xiliang. He has been in the army for a long time and is extremely brave. Since the former general is old and cannot join the battle again, it is better to let him sit in Henan and command Hanoi from the center.
, Yuzhou and other places. As for the battle of Chenliu, just leave it all to General Fan."
Yang Qi, the attendant who had just returned from sending the coffin of his relative Yang Zan back to Hongnong for burial, did not change his usual cold expression and sarcastic remarks. He gave Wu Shuo a blank look and said, "Fan Chouyong'er has no other far-sighted strategy. How can he entrust the military to a country?"
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Wu Shuo was choked by the other party's words, knowing that he could not bear to accept that he had taken over Yang Zan's position, but because of Yang Qi's reputation, he could not retort in front of the emperor.
Dong Cheng raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "You..."