Chapter 229 (1/2)
Many of the generals in the imperial court have been tossing and turning for months, unable to sleep.
With Zhang Wen's defeat in the western expedition, Han then killed Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou, and led the army to sweep the northwest. Since then, the failed Lingdi did not want Zhang Wen to continue his march.
Since the outbreak of the Yellow turban rebellion, Emperor Ling supported Huang Fu Song with his Treasury savings. The three armies of Zhu and Lu Zhi attacked Huangjin, which cost a lot of money. However, the Yellow turban rebellion was so powerful that the Ling emperor had to take out a small private coffer to support it.
However, Zhang Wen mobilized more than 100000 troops. The amount of food and grass consumed by people eating horses and five baht per day was astronomical. The Emperor Ling could not afford to stay in meiyang. If the army went to war, the consumption of grain and grass would be more than twice as much as usual.
Therefore, the Lingdi ordered Zhang Wen not to go to war, reorganized his armaments in meiyang, and even implicitly proposed that Zhang Wen should be removed from his position as a chariot general and return to the imperial court.
However, he Jin, Huangfu song and Zhu Zhen, as the representatives of the military generals in the imperial court, strongly disagreed: the three assistants, the banner screen of Chang'an, and the guard of the imperial mausoleum, should not be abandoned.
The Lingdi had no choice but to order Zhang Wen not to go to war and lead a large army to guard Sanfu. If possible, he would raise food and grass by himself in the local area. He also wanted to build some new temples in the palace.
And then came the bad news.
Geng Bi, the new governor of Liangzhou, gathered soldiers from several counties of Liangzhou to attack Han Sui. As a result, he was attacked by the enemy general Yan Xing and died on the spot.
This news has just reached Luoyang, and immediately caused a new round of DIN, about whether to adhere to the three auxiliary or give up the three auxiliary disputes.
On July 2, the Emperor Ling held another court meeting.
”Your Majesty, the capital of emperor Gaozu was set in Chang'an, and all the Imperial Mausoleums were in the outskirts of Chang'an. How can we abandon Chang'an and protect the spirits of the previous emperors of the Han Dynasty?” He Jinyan's words are sincere. Although he is not very talented, there are also counselors such as Liu Biao, Xun you, He Yong, Yuan Shao and other counsellors in the general's office. Therefore, there is a lot of truth between his words.
Yuan Fengze did not change his face: ”Liangzhou Qiang Hu mixed, not king of the road, not king soil.”
There is a saying called Guandong out of phase, Guanxi out of general. The so-called pass in the words is Hangu pass. The culture and education in the vast area of Kanto are prosperous. Many high-ranking civilian officials in the Han Dynasty came from Kanto. However, due to the harsh environment in the western part of the pass, qianghu people believed in military force. Therefore, there were many heroes and brave generals from the border army.
Yuan Feng, who was born in the yuan family of Runan's famous family, has long been unhappy with guanxi. It's OK to give up Sanfu. Aren't Qiang people asking for this land? Just give it to them. Why do you have to fight.
Ling Di Wei can't check the nod, his heart has long thought to give up three auxiliary, but as the son of heaven, he can't speak in person. Now, as one of the three masters, situ became his mouth. Naturally, he was very good.
Yuan Feng then said, ”besides, Zhang Wenlong had no merit in the battle. He stationed in meiyang and spent countless money and food every day on his 100000 troops. It would be better to enter Tongguan, where the mountains and rivers are so solid that the Qiang people can't attack.”
This can be regarded as the exciting point of the spirit emperor. Why should he give up three auxiliary? It's not because Zhang Wen has been fighting for a long time without merit and consumes money and food every day. If Zhang Wen can defeat Han Sui and pacify Liangzhou in one fell swoop, he will spend nothing.
But Zhang Wen did not strive for success, so Lingdi was quite angry.
Huang Fu Song was indignant and said in a loud voice: ”the land of Liangzhou is the result of the bloody battle between the generals Cen, Geng and Feng led by Emperor Guangwu. How can your majesty easily abandon it?”
After a little pause, huangfusong said to the Emperor Ling, ”if your majesty does not give up, you will lead an expedition, and you will certainly capture and kill Han Sui within half a year.”
After Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, there were separatist regimes in all parts of the country. At that time, it was Xiao Xiong Xiao Xiao who occupied Liangzhou in Northwest China. Emperor Guangwu sent troops to invade, and it took several years of bloody battles to recapture the land of Liangzhou.
Zhu also listed: ”I wish to fight with brother Yizhen in Northwest China and serve the imperial court.”