The Three Dukes are the nominal prime minister of the country and the head of hundreds of officials. Being worshiped by the Three Dukes is a first-class national event. Han Sui worshiped the position of Situ, the emperor came to the Xuan, and all the officials were respectfully established. The latter is easy to understand, as for the
, refers to the sills on both sides near the eaves in the front hall of the main hall, like the pavilion of a chariot, so it is called the pavilion. The emperor left his seat and personally crowned and robed Han Sui here, and awarded him the seal and ribbon. The etiquette was complicated and solemn.
After the ceremony, the bells and drums rang, and the courtiers congratulated.
Han Sui took on a new look at this time. He was already slender and handsome in appearance. He had been the overlord of his party for a long time and had a certain degree of popularity. Now that he was wearing official uniform, he added a little more dignity, but he did not reject anyone.
The feeling of being thousands of miles away. Han Sui was surrounded by people, smiling and chatting, showing his humility, which made people's hearts broken.
The three princes have no power, and the power belongs to the ministerial office. Therefore, as Yu is the legitimate prime minister, he has to record the affairs of the minister. Han Sui became the Situ, but did not further record the affairs of the minister. Although doing so can make him more legitimate and legitimate abbot of the state affairs.
, but the minister is extremely wary of him at this time, so it is better to keep a low profile. Anyway, he has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses. As long as Gai Jun is successfully defeated, the future of Chang'an will not be decided by him, so there is no need to covet this false reputation.
When all the officials returned to their posts, Han Sui also sat down between Taiwei Ma Rixi and Sikong Chunyu Jia. The council convened again. After talking about a few indifferent things, Han Sui stood up and told the emperor that this time he would be able to
In quelling the chaos in Chang'an and stabilizing the country, the generals under the late Grand Master's command have made great contributions and must not be unrewarded.
The emperor Liu Xie looked at Han Sui and then at the generals of Dong's army, with a look of fear on his face, and repeatedly said that he was ready to play. Obviously, after what he had experienced yesterday, Liu Xie was still in shock.
Dong Yue and Niu Fu looked at each other, went out on behalf of the generals, knelt on the ground, and said that they were leading their troops to the capital to fight off thieves for the country at the top and to avenge the grand master at the bottom. Although they fulfilled their loyalty and righteousness, they burdened the emperor.
He was injured and frightened, but he was guilty of no merit. I hope Yi Tingwei will be punished.
The emperor Liu Xie is indeed young, but he has been on the throne for three years, and he still has some basic eyesight. This is what Dong Yue and Niu Fu said. If he takes it seriously and lowers his guilt, I am afraid that the other party will fall out immediately.
You said you were guilty, I said not guilty. After a lot of negotiation, Dong Yue and Niu Fu saw that the emperor was very insistent and kowtowed "helplessly" to express their gratitude.
Han Sui looked on coldly, seeing the farce come to an end, and then spoke up, naming Dong Yue as the former general, and Niu Fu as the left general, to jointly oversee the government. The four generals in front, left, and right had very high status in the court, and they had gold seals and purple ribbons, and had the authority to open the government.
, not often placed, only under the four generals, three princes and nine ministers.
The order of the four generals is that the front is superior and the rear is inferior, the left is superior and the right is inferior. As for the left and the front, sometimes they are on the same level, sometimes the former is in charge of the left, and sometimes the left is in charge of the front. There is no fixed number. Dong Yue and Niu Fu are the two biggest commanders of the Dong army.
Two factions were vying for the position of Dong Zhuo's heir, and Han Sui appointed the former General Zuo as a provocateur.
Han Sui once again stated that the generals below Dong Yue and Niu Fu were promoted to one level each, Sima was promoted to the capital, Xiao, Du, Xiao was promoted to Zhonglang General, and Zhonglang General was promoted to Miscellaneous General. Even Fan Chong, who was seriously injured,
, Li Meng, who was far away in Wuguan, was not left behind either.
The nominal leader of Dong Jun, Hejin Captain Dong Cheng, only got a mediocre post and was hung up. Dong Cheng was the nephew of the emperor's grandmother, Empress Dowager Dong, and one of the few relatives of the emperor. In the Eastern Han Dynasty,
Since Emperor He, Han Sui had suffered a lot from his relatives, whose disasters were severe and not inferior to his power. Han Sui was extremely afraid of Dong Cheng. In terms of suppressing his relatives, he had the same purpose as Dong Jun's generals, and he could never give Dong Cheng any power.
opportunity, otherwise there will be a backlash.
Dong Jun's generals all benefited, and Han Sui naturally would not favor one over the other and treat his own people badly. With eight bows, Li Xiangru, the prefect of Hanyang, was appointed as Sili Xiaowei. He also took Liangzhou as the minister of the kingdom. It can be imagined that there are people behind the kingdom.
With Han Sui's strong support, his right to speak in the Shangshudai was certainly not inferior to that of the Shangshu Ling, or even more so. Huang Yan, the prefect of Wuwei, was appointed as Jing Zhaoyin, counselor Cheng Gongying was appointed as the minister, and the rest were all reused.
However, what is unexpected is that Yan Zhong, who was secretly the leader of the civil servants in Liangzhou, only got 600 shi to serve as an admonishment official. Of course, Han Sui was not dissatisfied with him. In fact, this was just the first step.
, his real plan is to let Yan Zhong serve as the censor Zhongcheng. Yan Zhong is well-known in Liangzhou, but after all he is just a state official. It may be inappropriate to mention such a prominent position as "three independent sittings" in the court.
Only with these qualifications can you be promoted.
As for Zhao Qi, Han Sui appointed him as Jiuqing Dahonglu to preside over etiquette, and the treatment was not bad.
The generals Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi, Liang Xing, Zhang Heng, Yan Xing, Qu Sheng, Jiang Shi and others were either miscellaneous generals or Zhonglang generals, and they were all granted the title of Marquis of Xiang and Ting. Among them, Yang Qiu,
Qu Sheng and Yan Xing became county princes, occupying the territory of a county. As a general's wish, they were granted the title of marquis and worshiped the general to honor their ancestors. Today, all three of them are dead.
At the end of the court meeting, Han Sui led all the officials to see the emperor off, and then informed the officials that a banquet would be held at Situ's Mansion at noon. He also hoped to come to his humble residence by then. The officials all agreed. No matter what their impressions of Han Sui were, it was undeniable.
, Han Sui was the third most powerful minister in the Han Dynasty after Dong Zhuo and Wang Yun. There was no reason to offend him over a simple meal.
Han Sui was chatting with the ministers, and asked Cheng Gongying beside him in a low voice: "Why didn't you see Cai Bojie? He didn't come?" Yesterday, Chang'an city fell, Cai Yong took the opportunity to escape by car, and was captured by the rebels guarding the gate.
He stopped him. Cai Yong was well versed in poetry and classics, and his temperament was outstanding. No matter how much he tried to hide it, it was useless. How could the soldiers let him go? When Han Sui heard that Cai Yong had been captured, he was very happy. He was not only the leader of Guandong
The great scholar was also the father-in-law of Gai Jun. A hero like Gai Jun would never retreat because his father-in-law fell into the hands of the enemy, but Cai Yong was not completely useless, and could at least be used as one of the bargaining chips for future negotiations between the two parties.
Cheng Gongying nodded and said, "Yes. Cai Bojie sent his servants to summon him, claiming that he was ill and would not be able to go to court in the short term."
"Tui disease, what a good excuse..." Han Sui laughed dumbly, then stopped talking to Cheng Gongying and turned his attention back to his colleagues in front of him.
As time went by, the officials in the palace gradually dispersed. Han Sui left the Weiyang Palace and entered a side hall. Liangzhou civil and military generals headed by Yan Zhong and Yang Qiu and Dong Jun's generals followed.
Han Sui occupied the chief position and motioned for everyone to sit down without ceremony. He asked Yang Qiudao, the leader of the generals: "Do you have any new news from Qu Zhonglang?" The so-called Qu Zhonglang refers to the army stationed in the north of Chang'an and south of the Weishui River.
Lang Jiang Quyan, his task is to monitor Gai Xun and the Gai army on the other side, led by Yang Aruo. This man, like Qu Sheng in this palace, are both descendants of the Jincheng Qu family. Back then, Han Sui and Bian Zhang rebelled against Luan, and Jincheng Qu
The whole clan surrendered to him, causing Qu Yi to be in an awkward position and stranded in Guandong, unable to return home. Qu Sheng, Qu Yan and Qu Yi's peers were all outstanding figures in the Qu clan in Jincheng, and they always had the trust of Han Sui.
Yang Qiu heard the words and said: "Some information was sent back. Except for some movement in Hebei when Chang'an City was broken yesterday, the rest of the time was relatively quiet. Our army's defense layout is tight. Before Gai Jun's army arrived, Hebei Gai's army did not dare to take it lightly.
The war begins."
Han Sui nodded and looked at Dong Yue and Niu Fu. Last night, he received reports from the front line that the Gai army forwards captured Xinfeng and Lishan, and even some scouts broke into Baling territory. To be honest, he was
Wai Zhenhuo, Xinfeng and Lishan can be described as strong cities and fortresses. The combined garrison force of the two places is close to ten thousand people. Even if they face an army of one hundred thousand, they can still hold on for a while. However, he did not expect that Dong Jun would be so incompetent.
As soon as they met, Gai Jun broke through the defense line.
"..." Dong Yue and Niu Fu laughed and felt ashamed. At first, Han Sui asked them to defend Xinfeng and Baling to resist Gai Jun's army and buy time to break Chang'an. The two believed that the situation in Chang'an was unclear and suspected Han Sui.
Wanting to take the opportunity to weaken themselves, they kept weak soldiers and weak soldiers, and drove the elite soldiers to Chang'an. They did not want to give up the lands east of Ba Shui, but they just felt that they should not waste their elite soldiers on what they should not be.
Although the remaining garrison in the place was weak, due to the convenient location, it was not a problem to delay for five to seventy-eight days. By the time Gai Jun's army conquered the counties and reached Ba River, Chang'an would probably have fallen smoothly. At that time, the combined forces
Han Sui, working together to fight against Gai Jun, could minimize their own losses. Unfortunately, it backfired. The soldiers who defended the city were far more fragile than they imagined, and they could not hold on for even a day.
The matter has come to this point, and there is no point in complaining. Han Sui does not intend to pursue it and asks: "Where is Gai Jun?"
Dong Yue replied: "I have just received news that Gai Jun's army has passed the border of Zheng County and is rushing to Xinfeng at full speed. Based on this calculation, it can advance to Ba Ling and Ba Shui in two or three days."
"..." Han Sui was silent. In other words, in as short as three to five days, as long as ten days and a half, Chang'an, which has just stabilized, will face a fierce battle that is a matter of life and death.
Han Sui fell into silence, Dong Yue and Niu Fu also kept silent. There was silence in the palace, and the atmosphere was dull and strange.