"Those who have been able to protect their meritorious officials and temporarily strengthened the vassal will no longer be hindered by speculation." [Yan Zhenqing's Theory]
Although the rule has been re-established that memorials should be sent to Chengming Palace for preliminary processing, but unlike ordinary government affairs, memorials involving military affairs are still submitted to the emperor for review as soon as possible.
The driver of the bus, Ma Ling Ronghe, handed over the memorial in a red leather bag with both hands, then quietly stepped back and stood a few steps away, bowing his head and waiting.
Mu Shun, who was on the side, took the bag and inspected the knots and seals of the bag in front of everyone. After confirming that they were correct, he untied it and shook out a corner of the memorial to the emperor.
The emperor reached out and took out the memorial from the bag, unfolded it and read it for a while, his eyes immediately darkened a bit.
Xun You saw the emperor's face and couldn't help but think to himself, now that Hanoi is at peace and Yanzhou has returned, Zhu Jun and Cao Cao have joined forces and are about to cross the river to attack Dongjun. It is said that there is no urgent matter. Why did the emperor see the report? What does the newspaper meeting look like?
Soon, the emperor handed the memorial to Xun You without letting Xun You think too much.
"It seems that Han Sui's matter needs to be discussed separately, so it is not appropriate to draw a conclusion early."
Xun You took it and looked at it, his face hardened, and he nodded and said: "Your Majesty Ruijian, we need to think about it again."
After the two said these words, they stopped talking. Mu Shun and Rong He, who were present, stood cautiously on the edge, holding their breath quietly, not daring to say a word.
"Let Zhu Jun issue an edict and lead his troops to stay in Chenliu. Let Cao Cao handle the affairs of Dongjun alone." The emperor paced on the spot and suddenly said in a somewhat irritable tone: "Wei Jie died in Yuzhang. It's such a big deal." Why did the matter come across Huainan, through Liu Ai and other talents in Yuzhou? Did the people in Jingzhou and Jiangxia not know anything about it? What on earth did Liu Biao have in mind?"
It turns out that there are three things mentioned in this memorial. One is about changes in Yongliang, which was obtained by the embroidered messenger Jia Xu; one is Zhu Jun's memorial, explaining the current situation in Yanzhou and Guandong; and the other is It was a memorial written by Liu Ai, the governor of Runan, saying that Wei Jie, the governor of Yangzhou, lured a wolf into the house and was attacked and killed by Zuo Rong. It took a long time for this news to be reported to Liu Ai and others. Now Yuan Shu has no more thorns in the side of Wei Jie. , they will surely regain their strength and defeat Liu Ai, Tian Chou, Liu Bei and others one by one. However, Jingzhou Shepherd Liu Biao, who played a role in paying attention to the battle situation and communicating news, did not make a sound from the beginning to the end, which caused the military situation to be delayed.
"Liu Biao has always been respectful. In the past few years, he has sent congratulations to him every year at the end of the year. He also reported Liu Yan's illegal affairs in Yizhou and provided money, bricks and wood to repair the Luoyang Palace. He did many things, but nothing like it. He looks like he wants to be an enemy of the imperial court." Xun You held the memorial in his hand and said calmly out of fairness: "What's more, the situation in the world is almost clear now. As a member of the clan, Liu Biao cannot commit the crime of sharing dangers with others. Maybe something happened."
"Liu Biao was a well-known figure in the country, one of the Eight Gu. At that time, he was invited by the Yuan family to join the service of He Jin. His impeachment of Liu Yan's theory that he seemed to have Zixia in Yizhou and suspected a saint in Xihe was just to test the imperial court. With his attitude and generals, he waited until he could regain Shu in one fell swoop, and then he committed to losing military resources to help repair the palace. This year I ordered Xu Huang and Taishi Ci to go out of Shangyong along the Han River and use Nanyang to enter Yuzhou to conquer Yuan Shu. Liu Biao went to He thought that the imperial court was plotting against him in Jingzhou, so he submitted several letters to evade and declined, but now he only dared to let Xu Huang lead his troops there!" The emperor was not moved by this, but the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't help but said: "I think he is counterintuitive. I don’t have any intention, but my dissatisfaction is not small, and I only regard Jingzhou as my family property!”
As early as four months ago, in order to cope with the war in Hanoi and Yuzhou, and to prepare for the next year in advance, the emperor specially escorted two close generals, Zhang Liao, the Xiongnu Zhonglang General, and Xu Huang, the Fujun Zhonglang General, to lead their troops and left Shangdang respectively.
Shangyong. Now Zhang Liao has already repelled Yuan Xi, Jiao Hu and other troops in Hanoi, but Xu Huang's troops still only stay in Xinye. Of course, this is due to the difficult mountain roads, the dangerous Han River and other terrain that delayed the march.
, but there are also reasons why the host, Liu Biao, is unwilling and uncooperative along the way.
Liu Biao's worries were actually justified. Xun You knew very well that compared with the dangerous situation in Hanoi when the soldiers retreated, the Runan area in Yuzhou was actually a conservative situation where the two parties were in a stalemate. Xu Huang's departure only gave him more strength to conquer.
Yuan Shu, if the subsequent money, food and edicts cannot keep up, there will not be a big breakthrough; but if he does not go, Liu Ai, Tian Chou and others can protect themselves. Rather than doing this, it is better to optimize the configuration and use Xu Huang
The soldiers and horses under his command planned to destroy Guo by false means, occupied Xinye and Wancheng, plotted against Nanyang, and strangled Liu Biao by the throat.
Xun You had no other gossip. After all, these matters were discussed by him and the emperor together. The difference between dispatching Xu Huang and dispatching Zhang Liao was that it was not to help Yuzhou, but to test Liu Biao's position.
Let’s take a look at Liu Biao’s loyalty to the court: “I expected that due to Liu Biao’s loyalty and respect, he would try his best to send military supplies to Xu Huang’s troops to cross Nanyang and enter Runan. Little did they know that he painted
The land is in a ravine, and we have come from Shujiang. We regard Xu Huang as a soldier to conquer Jing. After several delays, Xu Huang is still stationed in Xinye, and he has not even arrived at Wancheng."
"Liu Biao is short-sighted, has no foresight, and does not see things happening. He is suspicious and indecisive. He is just a talker." When the emperor's eyes fell, Mu Shun immediately led Rong He downstairs obediently, but he stood on the stairs.
His figure was half hidden with his mouth, waiting for orders at any time. Seeing this, the emperor moved his eyes to the distance again, and sneered mercilessly: "Since you have chosen to be loyal to the imperial court and do not want to join the Yuan family, you are still timid.
He was afraid that I was going to kill him. If he was really sincere, he should have responded actively, raised food and grass, and repaired the road, so that Xu Huang could speed up his march smoothly without delay. But he had to act so awkwardly.
, so much so that Xu Huang has not left Xinye yet. At this time, the situation in Hanoi and Yanzhou is very good. He must have regretted it in his heart and is trying to make amends."
"If he had no selfish motives and allowed Xu Huang to enter Yuzhou in time, he would have nothing to say at the moment." Xun You cupped his hands and said frankly: "But now Xu Huang stays in Xinye for personal reasons, delaying the military flight, and not giving the court any excuses.
?Your Majesty believed in him, but he was not confident. I thought that Nanyang was the hometown of the emperor, and the people were well-off. It was close to Yingchuan in the north, Runan in the east, and Wuguan in the west. If Liu Biao was devoted to the country, then this
Waiting for the test is the imperial court's attempt to measure the gentleman's carelessness, and it is really useless, but he is like this...Now that the war is coming, Nanyang is in a critical location, so we must be careful in entrusting it."
The emperor believed this deeply. To be honest, he could only trust the people around him and those he promoted personally. No matter how capable other people were, they were still a little distant to him, such as Cao Cao and Liu Bei, no matter how famous they were at that time or in later generations.
Hehe was also an unreliable outsider in the emperor's heart. The same was naturally true for Liu Biao. Historically, he had allied with Yuan Shao from the north and south to attack Yuan Shu and Cao Cao. Today, how can the emperor trust him? At the moment, he is not only trying to persuade Xun You, but his heart is naturally
There has been a change long ago, otherwise we would not have discussed with Xun You four months ago to test Liu Biao: "No matter where you are, trusting someone who is not a person is a big taboo!"
Xun You lowered his eyes, hiding his deep expression with his eyelashes, and suddenly suggested: "Situ Huanggong is from Jiangxia, Jingzhou, and he knows the people and customs of Jingzhou best. The reason why Liu Biao established his foothold in Jingzhou is mostly because of the Kuai family in Jingzhou.
, Cai family, Ma family and other powerful forces. If Your Majesty wants to take Jingzhou for his own use before the Eastern Expedition next year, you might as well start with powerful forces at this time, which will get twice the result with half the effort."
"Huh?" The emperor looked at the other party with unclear meaning and said nothing. He just said calmly: "Then I will order Huang Gongqian to come here. I should pay more attention to the affairs in the south."