The emperor received one bad news after another and couldn't sit still, so he hurriedly summoned all the ministers to discuss matters.

At present, the Xiongnu rebelled in the northern border, Xian Yufu, the general of the Huns, guarding the border, can temporarily protect the border. It has not been a worry-free time for everyone to rebel. It has not been a time or twice. At the beginning of the year, the little king of all races, Mugaiting led the rebels to invade the Beidi County with the Xianbei people, so everyone did not care. It seemed that everyone knew that the tiger king of all races would rebel, and no one took it seriously.

"Your Majesty, this massacre of all races is barbaric and fierce, capricious, and repeatedly betrayed our Han Kingdom and invaded our border counties. It is really hateful." Guard Liu Bo replied, "Your Majesty, now General Xingzhenbei has tens of thousands of soldiers under his command and strong strength. It is better to order General Li to quickly lead his troops north and make a decision in one go, completely eradicate all races and eliminate future troubles forever."

The guard Liu Bo was in his fifties, with a strong body, a pair of bright eyes, and was powerful without anger. Before he finished speaking, Sikong Ding Gong hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you must not. The yellow-turban ant thief in Zhang Yan and Yang Feng of Bingzhou had just been slaughtered, and the morale of the army was unstable and the people were floating. At this time, General Xingzhenbei led his troops to the north to go out of the frontier. Who would suppress hundreds of thousands of ant thiefs? Your Majesty, I believe that the most urgent task of General Xingzhenbei is not to go out to suppress the rebellion, but to chase and annihilate the Baibo ant thiefs who flew to Hedong to ensure that the capital is worry-free."

The Grand Marshal Cui Lie sneered and said loudly to the ministers: "I heard someone report to Your Majesty that General Xingzhenbei violated the law and discipline in Bingzhou, was domineering and causing trouble to the country. He asked His Majesty to issue an order to capture him back to Beijing and hand him over to the Tingwei Mansion for trial, right? Why did he come in handy today and no one asked to punish him?"

When the ministers heard this, some sneered secretly, some looked at him with glaring eyes, and few good faces were looking at him. Cui Lie curled his lips disdainfully, turned to face the emperor, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, General Xingzhenbei is in charge of the military affairs of one state and two counties north of the Yellow River. Naturally, he will share these worries for Your Majesty. Why should Your Majesty be so careful?"

The emperor loves to hear this.

"According to the resignation of the beloved minister, he issued an order to immediately supervise General Li Hong, the rebellion of the Xiongnu slaughtering all races, and suppress the Baibo ant thieves who were traversing the east of the Hedong. If there is any delay, he will be punished for serious crimes."

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Situ Xuxiang immediately reported: "Your Majesty, what the Grand Marshal said is very inappropriate."

Xu Xiang said that rebellions are everywhere now and are constantly banned. The Yellow Turban ant thieves in Bingzhou were scrupulous by Li Hong, but what about the ant thieves in Jizhou? What about the ant thieves in Youzhou?

Some time ago, Your Majesty issued an order to summon troops from Qing, Yan and Henan to the north to quell the rebellion, but now there are only more than 20,000 people who have arrived in Jizhou one after another, and 10,000 have been killed. Liu Yu and Liu have no soldiers in his hands, so what can he use to suppress the rebellion? There are not only ant thieves in Youzhou, but also Wuwan rebels. Without tens of thousands of troops heading north, how can we suppress the rebellion in the future?

Now, in addition to the 30,000 northern troops in the capital, the general's headquarters in Zhenbei still has a large army for recruitment. If according to the words of Lord Taiwei and Lord Sikong, then when will the army of General's headquarters be freed to rescue the crisis in Jizhou and go north to Youzhou to quell the rebellion?

Now Xian Yufu, the General of the Central Army of the Huze, conquered the Xiongnu, and slaughtered everyone in Huze. Xu Rong, the General of the Central Army of the Central Army, led his troops to resist the Xianbei people in the Yanmen Pass area, and the General of the Central Army of the Central Army of the rebellion, was in Hedong. The important task of suppressing the Baibo ant thieves can be handed over to him. So, what about the other troops of the General Headquarters of Xingzhenbei? The ant thieves in Bingzhou have been fed and farmed. Why do you have to fight back if you have food to eat and plant? Do you really need tens of thousands of troops to guard the ant thieves to farm in Jinyang?

Earlier, His Majesty asked General Li Hong, Xingzhenbei, to send troops south to Hanoi and north to the frontier, but Li Hong delayed for more than two months using the excuse of reorganizing the army and suppressing the ant thief. But now what reason does he have to refuse His Majesty's recruitment? Is it because His Majesty only asked him to guard one state and two counties, and he wanted to use this as an excuse to preserve his strength?

"I think that Your Majesty should issue an order to strictly order General Li Hong, the Zhenbei, to immediately send troops to Ji and Youzhou to quickly quell the rebellion."

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Huangfu Song was shocked and hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, Lord Situ is worried about Ji and Youzhou's rebellion, and he wishes he could quell the early rebellion. His mood is understandable, but the troops of the General Headquarters in Zhenbei are indeed not suitable for re-issue."

Huangfu Song said that after the reorganization of the General Head of Xingzhenbei, there were 70,000 troops, but now there have been 30,000 iron cavalry, and 10,000 iron cavalry are currently suppressing the Baibo ant thieves in Xihe County. At present, there are only 10,000 iron cavalry and 20,000 infantry left in the Longshan Camp in Jinyang. With 30,000 troops and horses, the hundreds of thousands of ant thieves in Bingzhou are weak. If the recruitment is carried out, the General Head of Xingzhenbei will be an empty stance.

The Huns massacred 20,000 to 30,000 rebels from all races. To protect the 10,000 cavalry of Xian Yufu, the General of the Huns, was not enough to protect themselves, let alone launch an attack. If the two sides fought, the General Headquarters of Xingzhenbei must send more troops. Then, where can the General Headquarters of Xingzhenbei still have troops to recruit on the battlefield of Jizhou?

Since the Xianbei invasion and the ants thieves were rampant this year, the situation in Bingzhou has been extremely tense. If His Majesty had not established the General Headquarters in Xingzhenbei in Bingzhou in time to guard the northern border, Bingzhou would have probably been beyond recognition. At present, although General Li tried his best to save most of Bingzhou and firmly guard the capital, the situation did not fundamentally improve, especially the influx of millions of refugees, which was an imminent disaster.

"I believe that if the refugees in Bingzhou are not resolved, no soldiers from the General Headquarters of Xingzhenbei cannot be recruited. This is directly related to the safety of the capital. The country of the Han Dynasty, please consider it carefully."

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When the refugees were mentioned, ministers immediately asked His Majesty to not reopen the salt and iron.

When the emperor saw that he was off topic, he hurriedly stood up to stop him, "My dear friends, today I will only talk about suppressing the rebellion, not about salt and iron. Whoever raises salt and iron will beat me, I will never show any mercy."

The emperor had just barely suppressed the arguments among the ministers, and the ministers there started arguing about whether to force the recruitment of the troops from the General's headquarters in Zhenbei.

Considering the situation in Jizhou and Youzhou, the voices of demanding forcibly recruiting the troops of the General Head of Zhenbei to go to the battlefield in Jizhou became louder and louder. Many ministers felt that the suggestion of reopening salt and iron was the idea that Li Hong came up with after presiding over the military farm in Bingzhou, which made Luoyang uneasy. He was the initiator of the debate between the government and the country. If he was transferred out of Bingzhou, the debate about reopening salt and iron might disappear.

Huangfu Song strongly advised: "Your Majesty, when the ant thief was in trouble with the Central Plains, we were divided into several groups, and each general unified his army to defeat the rebels one by one. No one could support the important task of suppressing the rebellion on all battlefields alone. General Xingzhenbei only had one pair of hands and tens of thousands of troops. Your Majesty ordered him to fight at the same time in the three prefectures and two counties at the same time. How could he fight? What should he fight?"

It would be better for Huangfu Song not to say this. When he said this, he reminded the ministers who hated Li Hong. No matter where Li Hong lost, he would be punished. They were worried that they would not be able to overthrow Li Hong's power. This was just right, there was a foolproof way.

Xu Xiang immediately replied: "Your Majesty, General Xingzhenbei is an invincible general in the world. How could he be his opponent? At that time, the ant thief Zhang Niujiao had hundreds of thousands of troops swept across the Youji and Ji states, and was unstoppable, but in the end he was eaten by him. I asked Your Majesty to send General Xingzhenbei to be the general of Zhenbei to supervise the military affairs of You, Ji, Hedong and Henei, and to take charge of the great responsibility of suppressing the rebellion and defending the border."

He thought to himself, Li Hong's official position is getting bigger and bigger, I don't believe that you are not grateful to the emperor's grace and do not send troops to suppress the rebellion everywhere. As long as there is a failure in a war, you will wait to die.

Huangfu Song's eyes turned black and he almost fainted without anger. He looked at Lu Zhi who had been silent and thought to himself that you would say a few words, at least as your identity, he spoke more than me. But Lu Zhi also wanted to recommend Li Hong now. He saw something terrible from Li Hong, which may endanger the Han Dynasty's country, that is, Li Hong's wildness.

Li Hong was a commoner who started his military achievements. Although this kind of person was loyal to the country, once he interfered with the government, he would pick up a big knife and chop all obstacles against him. Li Hong was able to provoke Xiliang to fight corruption and kill corrupt officials with bloody means. However, Li Hong advocated the reopening of salt and iron, and he immediately felt a crisis, a deep and bloody crisis. In order to achieve his goal, Li Hong ignored the laws and ancestral system of the Han Dynasty. In Li Hong's eyes, there were a bunch of broken bamboo slips and no binding force. Behind the reopening of salt and iron was Li Hong's rebellious personality. Because of his identity and education, such people would sooner or later become traitors of the Han Dynasty. Whether it was the previous dynasty or the current dynasty, many of them were on the road of harming the country and the people.

In the current precarious situation of the Han Dynasty, the possibility of Li Hong becoming a minister of a chaotic country is too high. For example, if other countries will harm the country in the future, or even ruin the Han Dynasty, it would be better to kill him now while the Han Dynasty can still support it to completely cut off the hidden worries of harming the country.

The emperor was very hesitant. He still listened to Huangfu Song's words, and he thought it made sense. How much can a Li Hong do with tens of thousands of troops? Moreover, he didn't want Li Hong to leave Bingzhou, he needed Li Hong and his army to stay in Bingzhou.

At this time, Lu Zhi spoke.

"Your Majesty, I agree with the report of Lord Situ." Then he said a lot of reasons, but one of them was understood by the emperor. Only by quickly quelling the rebellion can the country be stable. When the country is stable, the emperor can do what he wants. If the Han Dynasty is in a state of war for a long time, it may not be a good thing for the emperor. There are many dreams in the long night.

The emperor was hesitant. He was not afraid that Li Hong would lose the battle, but he was worried that if Li Hong's troops were all killed, what should he do? Without the support of the army, can he still do what he wants to do?

He looked at Jian Shuo, the little yellow gate standing behind him. Jian Shuo understood, took a step closer, and whispered: "Your Majesty, General Li stabbed the hornet's nest this time is too big. The ministers in the court are killing people with a knife."

The emperor was shocked and suddenly woke up.

"Your Majesty, General Li is in charge of military affairs in the three prefectures and counties north of the Yellow River. That is nominal. The real military affairs are all in Shangshuo. Moreover, what soldiers are there now in Jizhou and Youzhou? What is the use of General Li's military affairs? Now Lord Liu is in charge of Youzhou's military affairs, and Lord Yang is in charge of Jizhou's military affairs. Can General Li still command two important ministers?" Jian Shuo looked at the ministers in the hall coldly and sneered, "However, Your Majesty can use the tricks. When the rebellion is quelled, Lord Liu and Lord Yang will return to the court, so General Li will..."

"My dear, General Zhenbei is responsible for the suppression of the rebellion in the three prefectures and two counties." The emperor said worriedly, "If..."

"Your Majesty, General Li won all the things at such a disadvantage in Yicheng. Besides, these small battles, Your Majesty Don't worry, General Li is a leopard, an invincible leopard." Jian Shuo was full of confidence and retreated to his original position with a smile.

The emperor thought about it, and it was true that the leopard had not lost a battle yet, so he was a little worried. To the north of the Yellow River, let the leopard get a headache, I don’t care.

“Accepted.”

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As soon as the emperor opened his golden mouth, there was a burst of praise in the court, and the ministers were happy, as if the rebellion had been quelled.

Huangfu Song sighed to the sky and Lu Zhi was worried.

The rebellion issue in Changsha County, Jingzhou was discussed again. The congressman Sun Jian volunteered to quell the rebellion in Changsha County. The emperor was overjoyed and moved Sun Jian to Changsha Prefect and Hou Cheng, and immediately went south.

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Li Wei rushed to the capital day and night.

After listening to Li Wei's memorial in Shangshufang, the emperor discussed with Huangfu Song and others, and found it a bit difficult. The 200,000 Yellow Turban Army went to Hedong to farm. What should I do if the rebellion rebelled? It was a major event that directly endangered the safety of the capital and Sanfu. Although there were 10,000 Iron Cavalry of Qu Yi in Hedong, 10,000 Iron Cavalry in their eyes were not worth much.

"How many counties and state soldiers are there in Hedong?" the emperor asked Huangfu Song.

"About 5,000 people." Huangfu Song replied, "Hedong is under the Sili School Guard's Mansion. Once something happens, the defenders of Chang'an and the Northern Army of Luoyang can immediately cross the river to support it, so there are always few soldiers in Hedong's counties and states."

"In the past few decades, Hedong has been invaded repeatedly by the Hu people, and the population loss is very serious. At present, there is only Anyi in the southeast of the Hedong River. The population in Jiecheng and Linfen is relatively concentrated, while there is almost no population in the northeast of the Hedong River, so there is a lot of wasteland. It is a pity to abandon it for nothing, but it is used as a military camp..." Lu Zhi hesitated and asked Li Wei, "What are the precautions for General Li to rebel against the ant thieves in the military farm again?"

Li Wei immediately gave a detailed explanation and said that Li Hong planned to transfer another 10,000 infantry troops to Hedong to strengthen the troops in Hedong.

Lu Zhi smiled, shook his head, and briefly said that Li Hong had been promoted to General Zhenbei, supervising the military affairs of the three prefectures and two counties, and in charge of suppressing the rebellion.

"You are going to Jizhou soon, where can you still have troops to draw from Hedong?" Lu Zhi said, "I think this matter should be discussed first and then back."

After hearing Lu Zhi's words, Li Wei said calmly: "Your Majesty, sirs, the crisis in Jizhou will be lifted this month, and Zhang Chun's rebels will turn around and return to Youzhou soon."

The emperor was surprised and happy and asked hurriedly: "General Li has sent troops?"

Li Wei smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao Yun and Zhao have already taken the iron cavalry to attack Handan. The news of the great victory over the rebels will definitely reach Luoyang by the end of this month."

Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi hurriedly spread the map, Li Wei's hand drew an arc from Huguan, and went to Handan City with heavy locations, "five hundred miles to attack, hit it with one blow."

Huangfu Song laughed and said, "Congratulations to Your Majesty. General Li's recruitment of Yang Feng has this purpose, which is unexpected."

Lu Zhi looked at Li Wei suspiciously and asked, "Will Yang Feng allow your iron cavalry to enter Huguan so soon?"

"It's not that the two adults were surprised. It was a little faster." Li Wei smiled, "But Yang Feng is the wife and uncle of the captain Yan Liangyan, so Yang Feng still has to give this little face. In addition, since Yang Feng agreed to recruit the appeasement, they must trust each other, otherwise, what else can we talk about?"

"What about Youzhou?" Lu Zhi asked, "When will General Li go to Youzhou?"

"As long as the military camp in Hedong is completed, we will have no worries." Li Wei said calmly, "The army should go north immediately."

Huangfu Song couldn't help laughing.

Lu Zhi frowned, with a dissatisfied expression on his face. Li Hong actually dared to threaten the court with the matter of going north to Youzhou. The greater the official position, the greater the courage.

The emperor doesn't care about this, he cares about the safety of Luoyang.

"Your Majesty not only did not kill the ant thief, but also gave them land to make them eat and wear. They were grateful and they were too late, so how could they rebel?" Li Wei comforted, "Your Majesty, if these 200,000 military farm soldiers are trained, they can not only guard the capital, but also wait for His Majesty's orders at any time. Your Majesty, these 200,000 military farm soldiers are."

When the emperor thought, it was right. If there was a rebellion, there would be no major incidents, including the General Zhenbei Palace, the Sanfu Guardian, the Northern Chang'an Army, and the natural barrier of the Yellow River, but if they all followed their orders, it would be different.

The emperor hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded after Li Wei's extremely tempting convincing.

Looking at Li Wei's leaving figure, Lu Zhi was wondering why Li Wei never mentioned the matter of salt and iron? Could it be that Li Hong had given up?

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After Li Wei left the palace, he moved into the inn. In the evening, he quietly came to the mansion of He Yong, the chief of the General's Mansion. Since Zhao Qi left, he took over the position of Chief of the General.

After reading Li Hong's secret letter, He Yong burned the silk in front of Li Wei.

"Mr. Sikong agreed, and only Lord Situ is left." He Yong smiled and said, "Does Zhongyuan ask me for help?"

Li Wei said respectfully: "I wonder if you can introduce Mr. Xu Shao and Mr. Xu for me?"

He Yong glanced at Li Wei with appreciation and praised: "Mr. Zhu can teach you a disciple like you, it will be worthy of being a master of Jiangdong." He paused and said, "But Mr. Xu alone, Lord Situ may not change his course."

Li Wei nodded and said, "Tomorrow, I will visit the Grand Marshal. Whether the matter can be accomplished depends on the determination of the Grand Marshal."

He Yong was stunned for a moment, and then said seriously: "Mr. Li, General Li knows, he will not agree."

Li Wei smiled slightly and said, "Sir, this will definitely help you eliminate the traitor and eunuch. At least, you can temporarily paralyze the traitor and eunuch. What's more, once the traitor and eunuch are eliminated, the general will be at its peak. These three public positions do not seem to be important anymore, right?"

He Yong pondered without saying a word.

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Early the next morning, Li Wei went to pay homage to Zhu Jun, the master craftsman. Zhu Jun was very happy and praised him, and then told him that Sun Jian was going to Changsha County to quell the rebellion.

"I'll give Wentai farewell to you tonight, and you'll come too."

Li Wei quickly agreed, then said goodbye to Zhu Jun and rushed to the Taiwei Mansion. He is now Sima of the General's Mansion in Zhenbei, an official with a salary of 2,000 s, and is very glorious. The people from the Taiwei Mansion hurriedly informed that Taiwei Cui Lie received him in the study.

After Li Wei visited the big ceremony, he chatted with Cui Lie about the recent situation in Luoyang, and then talked about his mission to come to Luoyang. Then the two of them talked about the military farming in Bingzhou and the reopening of salt and iron.

Cui Lie sighed and said, "Zhongyuan, it will be difficult to reopen salt and iron. I have told Your Majesty that if he agrees to reopen salt and iron, I am willing to bear the crime of violating the ancestor's system and resign. But the problem now is not Your Majesty, but the Three Dukes' Mansion. Lord Situ and Lord Sikong firmly oppose it, so..."

Li Wei asked in a low voice: "Sir, do you really want to resign?"

"Although the Taiwei is ranked first among the three dukes, actually..." Cui Lie smiled and said, "If I could complete the reopening of salt and iron before leaving office, or at least reopening salt and iron in Bingzhou, I would be very satisfied."

Li Wei said a few flattering words with respect, and then said carefully: "Sir, can you ask me aloofly?"

"You say, you say." Cui Lie smiled, "You are a disciple of Lord Zhu, and Sima of General Zhenbei's Mansion. At a young age, you have such talent and achievements. It's amazing. I like it very much. You ask."

"Sir, if you resigned from the Grand Marshal, who will succeed you in this situation?"

Cui Lie smiled and looked at Li Wei with a serious expression. After thinking for a long time, he said, "Zhongyuan, can you explain it clearly?"

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After Li Wei came out of the Taiwei Mansion, he immediately rushed to the inn.

"Clean words, have you seen the General of the Chariot?"

"See you." He Feng smiled, "This kid, after becoming a general, suddenly became fat, and I didn't dare to admit it."

"You didn't say too much, are you?" Li Wei asked carefully.

"No." He Feng said, "The general treats me well, and has good wine and good food. I just complained a few times."

"Okay, okay." Li Wei smiled, "just arouse He Miao's alertness."

"Zhongyuan, what do you mean by asking me to say those words?" He Feng asked, "Is the general going to deal with his younger brother?"

"No, just ask him to pay attention. When will you go to see the general?"

"I'm going, the general is busy, I'll say I'll see me in a few days."

At this time, Pang De also came back.

"Ling Ming, have you seen Lord Cao?" Li Wei asked hurriedly.

"See you." Pang De smiled, "Mr. Cao is really good. Although he has become a counselor now, he has no airs at all. He is very polite to see me. He said that he came to the inn to pay homage to Mr. Li in the afternoon."

"How can that be done?" Li Wei smiled, "Cao Mengde is a famous person in Luoyang. I'd better go visit him. Let's go now and disturb him for a drink."
Chapter completed!