"Fight the Oghou Yufang, don't leave your life and youth behind!" [Yu Ding]
"The decision to move the capital has been decided, and there is no need to talk about it any more." The emperor seemed not to want to know Xun You's attitude towards moving the capital. Although most of the prefectures and counties in Guandong submitted the memorial directly to him out of respect and convenience, there were also others. Many people with ulterior motives intended to use the emperor's presence to establish a new core and reshape Luoyang into a political center. The emperor did not know what role Xun You played in this. He only knew that after the victory, many people claimed to have Jian's help. The Guandong scholars who had accomplished this feat were all overjoyed, and their behavior began to become frivolous. Even the thoughtful Huang Wan was confused.
"As for the submission of memorials, I think we can issue an edict now, ordering the governors and governors in various places to deliver the memorials to Chang'an instead of sending them to Xingzai..." Seeing Xun You about to speak, the emperor held the hand of the memorial to the side and held it. He waved and continued: "According to the latest military report from Yongliang, news of Huangfu Song's death has spread. The generals in Yongliang are leaderless, and Cao Cao's prestige in their hearts is insufficient. I plan to send Zhu Jun to Guanzhong to take over Huangfu Song in the next two days. The work has not yet been completed... In a few days, we will drive back to Chang'an, and there will be no need to worry about where these memorials are going."
Xun You's heart tightened. He didn't expect that the news of Huangfu Song's death would be leaked out at this time. He thought that Sima Yi could withstand the pressure and wait until the war between Yongliang and Liang was resolved or the emperor returned to Chang'an before confessing the matter. But he didn't expect that It will be now...
"Your Majesty." Since the emperor had already made up his mind to return to Chang'an, Xun You didn't say anything more. He responded and said: "General Chariot and Cavalry has been in Guandong for a long time and suddenly took over Yongliang's military affairs. It will take time to find out. Military situation, rectify the army. The military situation is urgent. If it is delayed, I am afraid that Yongliang will have another setback."
"Then let Zhong Yao, Zhang Ji and others assist him. At this time, Han Sui will be dead, so he can abolish Yongzhou, merge it into Liangzhou, and make Zhong Yao the governor of Liangzhou." The emperor understood what Xun You meant, and he handed over the He put down the memorial and said softly: "Send the edict to Pei Mao and order him to come to Hongnong to meet him."
Zhong Yao, the governor of Yongzhou, and Pei Mao, the captain of the Sili school, had a lot of friction over this matter. The emperor transferred Pei Mao to Hongnong and asked Zhong Yao to cooperate with Zhu Jun in handling Yongliang military affairs. The disputes between the two came to an end with Zhong Yao's victory.
At this time, Mu Shun came in from the outside with a silk book in his hand. What he held in his hand was "Yongle Palace Fu" written by Yang Xiuwen, the emperor's visitor, without adding any details.
The emperor took it and read it carefully. When he read the sentence at the end of the article, "Lin Nanxuan and facing the spring, you are carrying the furry screen. With the jade table and the picture, you can think of the prosperity of the past." He held his hands and praised: "Yang Dezu is really talented and understands what I mean." He handed the manuscript to Xun You and said, "I have only allowed him to be a visitor in the past two years, which is a sign of humiliation."
When the emperor was just born and not yet full-term, his mother was killed by Empress He. Emperor Xiaoling was afraid that if he continued to stay in the harem, he would be assassinated again, so he was sent to Yongle Palace where Empress Dowager Dong lived, and asked Empress Dowager Dong to From then on, the emperor regarded his grandmother, Queen Mother Dong's family as his maternal family, and he grew up healthily in Yongle Palace until he was nine years old.
For the emperor, the long-abandoned Yongle Palace was more meaningful than any of the palaces in the North and South Palaces of Luoyang. This article written by Yang Xiu according to the prompts gave an imaginative account of the past grand occasion of Yongle Palace. The description even vaguely mentioned the reasons why the emperor lost his mother's health when he was young, the nurturing grace of his grandmother, Empress Dowager Dong, and the emperor's return to his hometown to reminisce about Yongle Palace.
It was just a simple commemorative article, but Xun You frowned after reading it, because he not only knew the position behind the author Yang Xiu through this article, but also directly understood the emperor's changing attitude.
Sure enough, they were too flamboyant. Xun You reflected on the enthusiasm of the Guandong people around him for their suggestions, and thought that maybe it was this that made the emperor shift the main conflict, and suddenly relaxed his grip on Dong who was supposed to kill him.
A little intensity.
“This is indeed a good article.”
The emperor glanced at him indifferently, reached out to take the article, put it aside casually, and asked Xiang Mu Shun: "Has Mr. Jia been here?"
Jia Xu, the messenger of embroidered clothes, was busy trying the case of Luo Ye and others. Mu Shun hurriedly bowed and said, "I will go and ask questions now."
"Take these memorials as well." The emperor waved his hand and said to Xun You: "Huang Gong has been sick these past few days, so he must be afraid."
Xun You bowed and said calmly: "It's just a temporary imbalance of Qi and blood. The imperial doctor said it's nothing serious."
"Then don't worry. I hope he can get well when I return to Chang'an this time." The emperor nodded and said. Whether Huang Wan refused to come out because of guilt and fear, or whether he really had the disease, the emperor did not intend to delve into it at this time.
, everything will have to wait until we get to Chang'an.
The two chatted some more, and Jia Xu arrived belatedly.
The emperor ordered him to take a seat, and first asked about Luo Ye. It turned out that at the same time that Luo Ye was arrested and imprisoned, the embroidery envoy under Jia Xu also found hundreds of thousands of money worth of property from Luo Ye's home.
This is what Luo Ye earned during his two years in office. Most of it was the money that was withheld during renovations but not the palace.
"This saves trouble." After hearing this, the emperor sneered: "He doesn't even have to go to Tingwei Prison. He can be killed directly in Luoyang East City."
The emperor has always dealt with corruption severely. When there was a drought in Guanzhong, Hou Wen and others who were responsible for relief were directly executed by the emperor for embezzling and reselling official rations. Although the emperor has not used thunderous means to clean up the atmosphere over the years, he has refreshed the official system.
The environment in Guanzhong is much better than before. Now the emperor wants to kill Luo Ye, and he will be punished for several crimes, and no one can ask for mercy.
"There are still things to discuss at the moment." The emperor looked at Jia Xu, told him about the news of Huangfu Song's death in Guanzhong, and the decision to let Zhu Jun enter the pass, and then said: "Now that the world has been calmed down, the mountains and forests
There are still thieves hiding in the lakes, the remnants of the Yuan family in Runan have not been eliminated, and Wuhuan in the mountains has to use troops again. Xu Huang and Zhang Liao are far apart, and it is difficult to communicate with each other. Luoyang is the old capital of the imperial court and the site of the late emperor's mausoleum. It cannot be ignored.
Therefore, I want to follow Zhou Gong’s example of setting up the Eighth Division in Luoyi, draw elites from the Northern and Southern armies, and build another army to garrison Henan.”
Xun You subconsciously wanted to refuse. He believed that doing so would only increase expenses, and the role of this "Eastern Army" would be anchored in suppressing possible civil strife in the future. However, Xun You could not refuse this proposal. The emperor would not
For the sake of the concepts of "stability of the world" and "rest with the people", we learned from Emperor Guangwu's massive disarmament and released troops for agriculture. Military power was always a sharp weapon in the hands of the emperor. He could compromise with the scholars in court affairs, but
I will never give in to this kind of thing.
Just that Xun You retreated when he saw the difficulty, it does not mean that others will agree with the emperor's militaristic behavior. It is foreseeable that whether in Luoyang or back to Chang'an, this matter will cause disputes, and if it is not resolved if it is not resolved, it will be lost.
of the world's hearts.
Jia Xu undoubtedly agreed with the emperor, or in other words, he had no other choice but to support the emperor in this matter: "I remember that when the Qiang in Liangzhou were in chaos, they invaded the three auxiliaries several times, so the imperial court set up Huya and Fufeng in Guanzhong.
Captain, the generals will guard the Chang'an Garden Mausoleum. Now that Luoyang is where the ancestral temple is located, we can cite ancient and modern examples and set up a new army to protect the eastern capital."
Leaving a standing army in Luoyang was indeed the emperor's plan to take precautions. When he read "Dongguan Han Ji", he vividly remembered that Emperor Guangwu issued an edict to increase wealth after he abolished the army of prefectures and states.
There is so much land in the world, leading to constant resistance everywhere, and in the end, the order to conquer the land was brought to an end. The emperor was not Emperor Guangwu, and the army in his hands did not come from the contributions of powerful families, but was trained by recruiting warriors by himself.
From education to night school education, from education to promotion, and even to war death pension and retirement arrangements, this system was influenced and won by me.
Military power is the ballast stone for the emperor to implement reforms. If there is a force in Luoyang, it can guard the Central Plains in the east, defend Guanzhong in the west, subdue Jianghuai in the south, and control the barbarians in the north. Once there is trouble in the four directions, this force will be stationed in the center.
The mobile troops in the area can rush to the battlefield at any time. After the roads are overhauled and the water system is connected, the troop transportation speed from Guanzhong to Luoyang and from Luoyang to Sifang will be further enhanced.
At that time, if the emperor re-measures the land or makes other drastic reforms, the forces that want to resist with force will have to weigh the military power deployed by the emperor in Luoyang, Youzhou, and Yangzhou.
"Now that the war has begun, there are strong forces in Guanzhong, Zhang Liao at Yanzhao, and Xu Huang in Jianghuai, which are enough to intimidate Xiaoxiao. Your Majesty, please have mercy on the people. The soldiers in Luoyang are not many." This is what Xun You can think of.
The middle method is to keep the number of troops left behind smaller, which can avoid touching some people's nerves as much as possible.
"I intend to build a third division in Luoyang. According to ancient rules, there will be 2,500 people per division. Counting the auxiliary barracks, there will be a total of 8,000 people." The emperor nodded and said that the reform of the army was something he would soon do after returning to Chang'an.
What we are starting to do is not only to promote the superior systems and experiences of the North and South Army to all armies, but also to re-create a military system. At this time, we must first settle the matter of the Eastern Army, and it will not be too late to add more troops at that time: "
Each division is assigned a captain to lead the troops, and the generals are chosen from the Northern and Southern armies and the generals in front of the palace. All treatment is similar to that of the Northern and Southern armies."
Xun You had no objections.
So the emperor immediately imitated the system of the Northern and Southern Army and set up three divisions in Luoyang, namely, the Relief Division, the Relief Division, and the Relief Division, collectively known as the Eastern Army. He selected the backbones and elites from the Northern and Southern armies to form an army.
Two days later, General Zhu Jun rushed to Guanzhong according to the imperial edict and began to take over the unfinished business left by Huangfu Song. At the same time, Zhao Weisun, the Guanglu doctor, would also rush to Chencang on behalf of the emperor to attend Huangfu Song's funeral and go with Zhao Weisun.
There is also the imperial censor Deng Pin, who will be responsible for investigating the crimes Sima Yi voluntarily disclosed in Chencang.
After the emperor personally reorganized and initially formed the prototype of the Eastern Army, he did not bother to wait for Sun Ce's victory in Runan, so he rushed to Chang'an with a group of civil and military officers and soldiers from the Northern and Southern Army.
Go back a few months ago.
Hanyang County, Jicheng.
Jicheng is the county seat of Hanyang County and the state seat of Yongzhou. It is located at the throat of the east-west pass and is an important town in Yongliang. Since Han Sui launched the rebellion, the Han Dynasty Yongzhou governor and Jianwei general Zhong Yao has been stationed in this city. It firmly controlled the convenient passage from Yongliang to Guanzhong and resisted several invasions by Qiang and Hu.
After the news reached Jicheng that the Hussars General Huangfu Song had lured the enemy deep into the right wing and mobilized Anji General Zhang Ji, Huwei General Gaishun and other troops to defeat Han Sui, the soldiers and civilians in the city were overjoyed and their morale was unprecedentedly high.
Zhong Yao specially held a meeting for this purpose to discuss how to send troops to pursue the poor bandits in the next step. In addition to the state officials, those present at the meeting were also She Jian, the prefect of Hanyang, Yang Ru, the captain of the Qiang Protector, Lu Jun, the commander of Jicheng, and the rebels who were defeated last year. Defeated and fled all the way to Jicheng, Longxi Prefect Liu Yao, Longxi Diannong School Lieutenant Ma Yu and others.
Because Liu Yao failed to gain an inch of success and lost ground, he tried his best to lead the battle after receiving the news of the great victory: "According to Chen Cang's army report, Han Sui's troops have dispersed and fled to safety. There are not even one or two hundred thousand rebels left. We can Spread this matter wildly and disrupt the morale of Chenggong and the British army. As long as the Qiang and Hu under his command are scattered and the soldiers are afraid, our army can take advantage of the situation to attack and conquer the counties of Longxi and Jincheng in one fell swoop."
"Although this proposal is feasible, but..." Zhong Yao actually wanted to get more credit in the process of chasing down the poor bandits. Yongliang was really poor and poor, and there were not many outstanding scholars who could talk to him. He thought I have worked steadily in Yongliang for several years, so I can take this opportunity to be transferred, preferably back to the imperial court.
Therefore, although Zhong Yao was eager to make military achievements, he was also cautious: "Zhang Ji has led half of the troops in the city into Fufeng, and is pursuing Han Sui with Gaishun. Although the banners in the city are still intact, that is In order to confuse Cheng Gongying, how many troops are available and what is the chance of winning by sending troops? For the sake of our country, we have to think more carefully."
Yang Ru was born in the Yang family of Hongnong. Many years ago, Gai Xun served as Jing Zhaoyin and recruited famous soldiers to train soldiers. He participated in the military affairs together with the scholars Sun Rui, Wei Jie and others, and served as the captain of the Bird Strike. Because there had been After this period of experience in leading troops, the emperor soon after taking office, out of the need to win over the Yang family, ordered him to be the captain of the Qiang Protector.
In the past few years, Yang Ru almost never participated in the internal disputes in Chang'an and stayed in Yongliang in obscurity. Precisely because he had no bad deeds, his status has been stable to this day. Among the Yang family in Hongnong, he is also the only one Those who hold military power outside...
In response to Zhong Yao's words, Yang Ru held his long beard with a reserved hand, and spoke in a somewhat arrogant tone: "When the imperial court liquidated Li Jue, Guo Si and other rebels, they assigned elite soldiers to me. Over the past few years, I have commanded five thousand soldiers and horses. Although not brave, everyone dares to fight."
"Shan." Liu Yao hurriedly took over the words and said: "In the past half year when the Qiang and Hu attacked the city, even if Yang Gong's men were slightly damaged, they must be able to be used." After speaking, he looked at Dian on the side. Ma Yu, the lieutenant of the Agricultural School: "When we withdraw our troops from Longxi to come for reinforcements, we still have one or two thousand soldiers and horses left, right?"