Seeing the fearful expressions on everyone's faces, Emperor De was filled with satisfaction. He liked the feeling of controlling other people's lives and deaths. When the show was over, Emperor De De smiled slightly, patted his head, and said with a hint of regret: "I
I am getting older, and I am willing to recall everything. Maybe it is because I have slept for too long, and I especially like to talk, which makes you listen to me. My nagging is annoying. But I often remember that battle, and I
Zhang Xiaowu was on the star-catching platform, killing thousands of enemy troops. Hahaha, good luck, good news."
Everyone didn't know how to respond, but the battle at the Star Reaching Platform was indeed a big change in the palace. There was a fire last year, and so far only one-fifth of the palace has been repaired.
Emperor Dade sighed, as if talking to himself or to everyone: "If it weren't for Zhang Xiaowu, the person sitting on the throne today should be my ninth brother. Therefore, I should actually thank Zhang Xiaowu and Zhang Linggong.
Speaking of Zhang Linggong, the official position of this Duke, the central order, hahahaha, wonderful, wonderful! I never thought that he would have the genius idea of setting up a central government office, I can't help but be amazed. Once this central government office is established, what do you think?
, In fact, it doesn’t matter whether or not I am the emperor.”
Everyone was shocked and lowered their heads.
Yuan Wanqiu was shocked. She winked at Yun Yan, but Yun Yan didn't quite understand. She was just trembling with fear. After all, Yun Yan was from a lowly background, so she would naturally be scared when encountering such a scene. On the contrary, Mang Zhong's eyes were shining, as if
She understood, but she clenched her little fists tightly, as if she was very dissatisfied. Yuan Wanqiu tugged on the lapel of Mangzhong's clothes and signaled her not to talk back. Is the person sitting here the emperor, not the master? The master can indulge her? But the emperor will never do it.
Emperor Dade did not notice the expressions of the three women. He seemed to be immersed in his own world: "There are tens of millions of people in the empire? There are hundreds of big and small things happening every day? If ten troublesome things happen every day, it is enough for the court."
Busy. Since I became emperor? I have been busy with government affairs and dealing with government affairs. But I never thought that the government could be handled in this way. Central government? Central government. With the central government to handle government affairs, it is definitely better than an emperor.
People make decisions - but now I wake up? The central government..."
Although the words of Emperor Dade were not exhausted, the meaning is obvious. Now that the emperor has awakened, there is no need for the central order, let alone the institution of the central government.
Although the three women did not understand the meaning for a while, after Emperor Dade left, they also realized that it turned out that the master's power was too great, which caused the emperor's dissatisfaction.
The struggle between imperial power and prime ministership has been a natural contradiction since ancient times. The purpose of establishing left and right prime ministers in the Holy Han Dynasty was to resolve such disputes. The dispersion of prime ministerial power and internal fighting was conducive to the balance between the emperor's left and right. The Central Government Office established by Zhang Xiaowu broke this
A kind of balance? Concentrating great power into one person? Although great things can be accomplished because of the concentration of power, it also threatens the imperial power because of the concentration of power.
"The emperor is afraid of our master." Although Yuan Wanqiu is weak-tempered, she was born in a family of officials, so she understands the affairs of the officialdom better than others.
Yun Yan said worriedly: "Do you think the emperor is using us as hostages to threaten our master?"
Yuan Wanqiu shook her head and said: "We can't be hostages. Your Majesty is the king of a country. If you use little women like us as hostages, you will lose the order."
Yun Yan asked hurriedly: "Then why does the emperor invite us into the palace?"
Yuan Wanqiu thought for a while and guessed: "It should be a warning. Maybe he wants us to write to him and persuade him to hand over his military power."
Yun Yan asked innocently: "Does that mean that if we hand over the military power, our Hejian Marquis Mansion will be fine?"
Yuan Wanqiu said calmly: "If we hand over military power, no one in the Hejian Marquis Mansion will survive."
"Ah? Are we all going to die?" Yun Yan covered her mouth and exclaimed.
Mang Zhong spoke: "I can't hand over my military power! My greatest honor is military power. A general without military power is not a general, but a handyman at the mercy of others. Do you know General Cheng Chucheng? He is still a nobleman, and he has also done
The commander-in-chief of the Sixth Regiment, I was originally a maid in General Cheng’s family. Later, General Cheng was defeated and had his military power taken away.
Ordinary people. I heard a few days ago that General Cheng provoked a gangster in Longdu City and was brought to his home by the gangster. He didn't even apologize and spent a lot of money. He was dignified.
A general who has no military power can bully even a local ruffian. If our master has no military power, doesn't that mean he is being bullied by others?"
Yun Yan said: "No, our master is the Marquis of Hejian."
Yuan Wanqiu said: "The noble clans all form allies by helping each other through marriage. We in the Hejian Marquis Mansion do not have any allies, so if something happens to our family, it will be doomed. At that time, my grandfather was also the commander of the Silver Guards, and the Yuan family was in Long.
We have lived together for ten years, but so what? When something happened to the Yuan family, no one took the initiative to help. So if something happened to the Zhang family, no one would help. On the contrary, there would be no less people who would add insult to injury."
Yunyan held her chin and stared at the candlelight, thinking in her heart: "I wonder how he is now."
At this time, there were many tents surrounding Datong Mansion, and the sergeants were treating each other. Some soldiers gathered around the campfire to keep warm, and some soldiers were mourning the painful loss of their brothers, Pao Ze.
"Woo-wu-wu-wu-"
The horn sounded to close the camp, and the soldiers began to pack their things and prepare to hide in the tent to spend the long night.
Zhang Xiaowu reorganized and gathered the army. According to Wu Song's statistics, in the battle of Lianghe Ridge, the Han army including the White Tiger Army, the Suzaku Army, the Qinglong Army and the garrison from various states were killed and missing in total. The preliminary count was 140,000, while Luo
The Shaquyi army only killed more than 60,000 people, but the Inuyi army had many cavalry, so their injuries and escapes were not counted. And if they were injured in this cold winter, they would not survive long even if they escaped.
The ratio of losses between the Han army and the Canu Yi was more than two to one. This was because many Han soldiers took advantage of the chaos and fled during the decisive battle. Therefore, it is impossible to count the specific number of casualties. Some soldiers even returned to the camp one after another in the past few days.
Most of the casualties of the Han army were injured by the dog barbarian cavalry. Later, due to the forced conquest of Huizhou Qingzhuang to join the White Tiger Army, and the reinforcements from the township armies from various states, although the number of the Han army increased, the number of soldiers was uneven and they did not obey orders during the battle.
, serious damage.
Of course, the White Tiger Army suffered heavy losses. In the end, less than 20,000 of the 80,000 White Tiger Army survived, and nearly 60,000 people died in the battle. Only six of Du Shanbo's eighteen tigers survived.
"The shortcoming of the Han army lies in the lack of cavalry. We estimate that the enemy has fled at least 80,000 cavalry this time, and we have only gathered 140,000. The balance between the enemy and ourselves is still balanced, and the enemy has a large number of cavalry. The future battle situation has not yet been determined."
Wu Song analyzed, "Now that the dog barbarian army has fled to Daizhou City, we need the support of the White Tiger Army to attack Daizhou City. But now the White Tiger Army has been almost crippled, and Du Shanbo has also been killed. Can the White Tiger Army be willing?"
Support us, we don’t know yet.”
"Why attack Daizhou City?" Zhang Xiaowu smiled evilly, "Let's attack Lianglang Pass directly. Tie your pockets tightly. I want to eat all the dog barbarians."