Yuan Pang has been in the court for more than fifty years. He was once one of the Three Dukes, and now he is in charge of the Luoyang garrison and arsenal. He said that he has the ability to protect him, but he doesn't know how much he will do. Liu Xiang doesn't believe it.
He felt aggrieved because he was not strong enough and his life and death were in the hands of others.
But it is useless to complain. There is an evergreen tree in the political arena in front of us, and the court must be very sensitive to news. I just want to find out: "Mr. Yuan, I don't know if it was your majesty who summoned me, or the princes in the court."
Yuan Pang was a little surprised and nodded with a smile: "At Yicheng's age, it is not easy to see this step. The future is promising."
After complimenting Liu Xiang, he analyzed the court structure for Liu Xiang: "The court is about to be unbalanced. The butcher He is colluding with the Yuan family in Runan. This is not what your majesty wants to see. Brother He Jin, as a relative, is in charge of military power and should be independent."
This is the only way to have checks and balances outside of the noble clan. Your Majesty likes checks and balances the most. It is a pity that He Butcher does not understand the deeper meaning and wants to use the power of the Yuan family in Runan to strengthen the family. It is extremely stupid. Therefore, Your Majesty summons you to Luo. Do you know what the meaning is?"
"Your Majesty wants to support the clan?"
Yuan Pang smiled approvingly and nodded: "Not only you, Liu Yan, Liu Junlang, Liu Yu, Liu Bo'an, Liu Yao and Liu Zhengli have all fallen into His Majesty's eyes."
Liu Xiang thought carefully. Emperor Ling was not the biological son of Emperor Huan. When he came to the throne, the Han Dynasty was already in chaos. He was not a wise and ambitious man. He only used some means of checking and balancing power. He supported the eunuchs to restrain the nobles.
When the court became more chaotic in the later period, he began to support his relatives.
The limited military power was handed over to the He family and his son who were born as butchers in Nanyang. He Jin's father did a good job. He knew what he was doing and could restrain the other two parties. But He Jin invested in Runan Yuan
In the arms of the clan, Emperor Ling only had some military power, but now it was all gone, so he started to think about supporting the clan again.
However, the future young emperor Liu Bian, the son of Empress He, began to be unpopular. Then there were rumors about Liu Xie's intelligence and the idea of establishing the Eighth School of Xiyuan. The root cause was He Jin.
Doesn’t this trip to Luoyang seem so dangerous?
Thinking of this, he asked tentatively: "Mr. Yuan, once you and I leave, who will take over the war in Liangzhou? Who will my soldiers take over?"
Yuan Pang smiled bitterly: "There is no one to take over and the war can't go on. The war started last year and has been going on for a year and a half. The court has no money and cannot afford to support so many soldiers and horses. Most of them have to be sent home. If there is no suitable way,
If you are brave and the three assistants are unable to defend you, I will have to return to Luoyang to accept my punishment."
"Then the soldiers under my command can be sent home?"
"Not just you, all other ministries must disarm."
No one came to take his place, which eliminated the suspicion of killing the donkey. He didn't care about Liangzhou's military power. He couldn't afford it anyway, and he never thought about bringing him back to Youzhou. He just took advantage of the opportunity of disarmament to arrange some back-ups.
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"Since we have to demobilize, the Hu cavalry I brought can go back to Youzhou, and Zhang Xiu from Zhao'an can also let them go back to Bajun to eat. The rest of the soldiers can be split up to support the various ministries in Liangzhou, especially Hanyang County and Wu.
If there are no troops to guard the capital and the county, the thieves will surely rise again. Please give me a strategy and some customs clearance documents from Mr. Yuan, and I will arrange it right away."
Speaking of business, Yuan Pang stroked his beard and pondered for a moment: "You have an army of 50,000, but I think you should leave 20,000 regular soldiers to guard Sanguan, Chencang, and Longguan. In this way, You Fufeng's soldiers will be
You can lay off a large number of soldiers and return them to your family and farm. As for the soldiers you have eliminated, you can move more to those two counties. I will definitely go to your Majesty to give you a good word for the sake of the country. You are not like Dong Zhongying, who is greedy for military power.
Incomprehensible.”
Liu Xiangxin said, if you want to take away one of my soldiers in You and Jizhou, you will be dead. The current Fatty Dong is already docile enough.
Thinking of this, he said: "Mr. Yuan will set a date to go to Luoyang. I will make arrangements for defense and disarmament. Then I will come to Chang'an to accept the order."
"There is no need to be in such a hurry. I want to hold a banquet to celebrate Yicheng's success."
Liu Xiang pretended to be embarrassed and said sheepishly: "My drinking ability is too bad. I fell drunk just after the banquet. I'm really ashamed. Let's forget it. I'll go back to Chencang to handle all the military affairs. It's just that the soldiers are working hard, can you?"
Keep more of the seizures and give them some rewards?"
Recalling the way Liu Xiang got drunk after just three drinks when they first met, Yuan Pang laughed out loud: "Hahaha, it's okay, the war is over, and the third assistant has a lot of chores, which really need to be dealt with as soon as possible. If the river freezes in another month, it won't be possible."
The ship is about to sail, so let’s set the date in half a month. How are Yicheng planning to arrange defense?"
"The two passes are too small to place heavy troops. Each of them is stationed with 3,000 infantry, and 12,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry are left in Chencang as a mobile force."
"Okay, this is considered appropriate. The customs clearance documents will be sent to Chencang Camp later. I think Yicheng will have hundreds of bodyguard knights with him. When setting off, we will allocate a large ship and three horse boats for you to carry the cargo.
Five to seven hundred knights are more than enough. The soldiers under your command have worked hard and achieved great results, so leave half of what you captured to reward them."
"Thank you Mr. Yuan for your thoughtfulness." Liu Xiang said his thanks and said goodbye and got out of the car.
The carriage set off back to the city, but Huangfu Song stayed behind. He looked at Liu Xiang with emotion: "The champion is powerful in the desert at the age of eighteen, and Liu Yicheng is showing off in Liangzhou at the age of eighteen. He is young and promising, respectable and formidable. I
Too old."
"Righteousness, truth and justice are in the prime of life, and the reputation is spread throughout the sea. How can you sigh like this?"
Huangfu Song had a lot of things to say, admonishment, warning, encouragement, emotion, many, many, but after he said it, it turned into a sigh. The court was dirty and the war situation was rotten. Was it Liu Xiang who couldn't lead troops or Huangfu Song who couldn't fight?
What? No, not at all. I said a lot of words but it was useless. I only left one sentence: "When you go to Luoyang, you must take good protection around you." After saying that, he left in a desolate manner.
At the end of the dynasty, those who were loyal to the emperor and served the country would end badly.
Liu Xiang also sighed, what can he say? Who should be blamed? Under the general trend, we are all people who are in chaos. They cannot seek to be safe and can only fight for their lives. A grain of sand of the times will fall on an individual.
It is a huge mountain that cannot be carried on one's back.
I was ordered to come to Chang'an, but I had to turn around before entering the city. I only have this little weight, so don't think too highly of yourself, and don't be deceived by nice words.
On the way back, he warned himself over and over again to be sensible and cautious.
Returning to Chencang, rewards were distributed, the army was disbanded, and the 50,000 civilians returned home. Zhang Xiu's troops, with more than 12,000 infantry and cavalry, set off back to Bajun. Liu Xiang did not know what scale the Five Dou Rice Road would develop into. The bigger the better, and he
But their sacrificial wine will be a great help to believers like Ruchuan in the future.
Communicated with Fu Xie. Now the Hanyang governor can only feed 3,000 people, so he can make up for it. Sun Jian's 1,000 cavalry were arranged in order and became his private army again. The Jiangdong tigers danced with joy and called Liu Yicheng enough
friend.
Qie Jian, the governor of Yizhou, appealed to him. This was a meritorious service. He led troops to support him. Most of the supplies for the partial division were provided by Hanzhong. He never refuted the military order and allocated 4,000 men to him. He collected 10,000 infantry. Liu Xiang still wanted to do more.
Give me some, but he can't afford it.
As the soldiers dispersed throughout the country, his reputation would also spread. Since he couldn't keep any troops, he might as well be more generous.
There are still more than 10,000 soldiers who need to be eliminated, and among them are many Qiang and Hu people. They are unwilling to leave and have nowhere to go.
"General, take us away. We are all willing to follow you."
As a representative of the Baima Qiang small leader, Tan Minmin asked for the Chinese army's tent. He was a remaining cavalryman and did not need to be dismissed. But he came to join the general, not the army. The general wanted to leave, and he did not want to stay. The army
No matter how great Hou was, he was still despised by the Han people. Only the general regarded them as human beings.
"Tan Wenming, how many people are willing to follow you?"
"Five to seven thousand people are willing to go with the general."
Liu Xiangxin said, I can't take so much. The customs clearance document contains records of the size of the army. This cannot be false.