Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 1007 The world will be in chaos
"My nephew dare not." Zhang Duo shook his head, "Everyone in the North knows about Liu Gang's friendship with General Zhengbei. Now that it has been confirmed that the person who came is him, if we can get it in hand Come on, anything will work."

"But this move may also anger General Zhengbei," Zhang Bin said bluntly, expressing Zhang Duo's worries, "and since I am sitting here and have not followed the general to go south, I might really be robbed of the opportunity by Nie Daoren. Increase your importance in the eyes of the commander-in-chief, and eventually be squeezed out, or simply become a counselor and not be reused. This is what you are worried about, isn't it?"

Hearing this, Zhang Duo could only nod with a wry smile, and then said: "What are your uncle's plans? The general stopped the Eastern Expedition, let Zu Ti go, and pinned his hope on the civil strife in Hejian. That's all. Then King Jiangdu He was seriously ill and the three eastern counties were leaderless. Qingzhou's butcher led his troops to Luoyang again. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As long as he captured the three eastern counties, nine out of ten of the entire Jizhou was in his hands. With a large population and abundant soldiers, as long as he felt at ease Recuperate and recuperate, and we will have a stable army in no less than three years. By then..."

"How about then?" Before his nephew could finish what he said, Zhang Bin shook his head and interrupted, "Even if it takes three years to form an army, where will we attack in the future? The east is the sea, where can we attack across the sea? Of course If you don’t know how to take this route, can you attack to the north?”

Zhang Duo hesitated for a moment, shook his head slightly, and said: "The Chen family in the north is unpredictable. With more than 1 troops, they overthrew Wang Jun. They even sent troops outside the wall when everyone was shocked, forcing him to rise up strongly. Murong lowered his head and captured the brave general of the Tuoba tribe. All these factors showed that this person was difficult to deal with, not to mention that it was rumored that he had many sharp weapons, not to mention the single-shot cannon that originated from Daijun. , even during this attack on Murong's tribe, there were many false and true rumors, saying that he had an improved weapon, which was a step further based on the original single-shot cannon, and could break thunder and drop fire from the sky. It is certainly an exaggeration, but it must be It’s not a rootless tree.”

Zhang Bin smiled lightly and asked again: "You mean, after the general has established a solid foundation in three years, it will be difficult to defeat You when he goes north to attack You?"

"Compared with Youzhou, Jizhou has many advantages, but it also has disadvantages. The population is the top priority. Although Youzhou is also native to the Central Plains, in terms of population, it cannot be compared with Jizhou, a large town with a large population. If Jizhou is used as a basis , in terms of military strength, it should be stronger than Youzhou, but after all, Youzhou has a general who conquers the north. The expedition may not be enough, but it is enough to defend the city." As he spoke, Zhang Duo looked up at his uncle's expression.

Zhang Bin didn't make any obvious expression, but just asked: "So, you still think the north is invulnerable, so can you attack the west?"

Zhang Duo shook his head without even thinking about it and said: "To the west is the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom, which cannot be attacked. Not to mention the difficult mountain roads, it is also the commander-in-chief's current banner. The two sides are disconnected and can use each other to gain a foothold in the north. , how can we attack it?"

Zhang Bin didn't ask further, but continued to ask: "Then it seems that we can only attack the south."

"The south..." Zhang Duo also realized something was wrong, "The south is not easy to attack. The further south you go, the more powerful the imperial court is. Moreover, below Jizhou is the central hinterland, close to the capital and close to Luoyang. The slightest disturbance may lead to many reactions. Under the siege of people and horses, sooner or later they will be wiped out. Even if not, it is equivalent to helping others to contain the imperial army. Besides..."

Speaking of this, a look of worry appeared on his face, and he lowered his voice and said: "The imperial court fell into weakness due to conflicts between several clans, and lost control of its surroundings due to internal fighting. But in three years, maybe King Jin will be able to sit down." Stable, in the future, all the invading clans will be wiped out. At that time, we must concentrate our efforts to quell the four troubles. The closer we are to Luoyang, the more likely we are to be selected as a model and used to kill chickens and scare monkeys."

"Looking at your appearance, you are clearly beginning to regret following my uncle and joining the army." Zhang Bin laughed, looked at his somewhat embarrassed nephew, and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about this. The reason why you think you will be able to do it in the future I was liquidated because I thought that things could get better for the court and that the world would be peaceful in the future, but I didn’t know that chaos in the world was not far away, otherwise how could I have been able to settle down here and assist Shi Le before?"

Zhang Duo was suddenly shocked when he heard this.

He knew his uncle's ability, and almost all of his predictions were correct. He almost worshiped him in his heart, and he believed more deeply in what Zhang Bin said, so he came to seek refuge with him.But he was also doubtful. With his uncle's talent and knowledge, how could he commit himself to a reckless person like Shi Le because of the coercion of his family, relatives and friends?After all, as Zhang Bin was respected and trusted by Shi Le, the tribesmen, relatives and friends who were originally used as hostages have slowly regained their freedom. If he really wanted to leave, he could have left long ago.

But after getting in touch with Shi Le, I noticed that although this person was illiterate and quite rough, he had something extraordinary about him, and he also had a vague attitude of succeeding. Then he felt a little relieved, but all he wanted in his heart was to take advantage of the situation. With the imperial court weak and the surrounding area in chaos, he helped the leader of the Jie people gain power. When the critical moment came, he might be able to accept the imperial edict and find a way out.

In fact, this is also the original intention of many children from poor families to seek refuge with foreigners.

In the original history, Wei Xiong's uncle Wei Cao, for example, relied on a wave of operations in the Tuoba tribe to obtain rewards and recognition from the court, and even received a title.

In the final analysis, this is just a promotion path, and Zhang Duo didn't think much about it.

But now listening to his uncle's words, it seems that the other party is not thinking like this, but has a deeper consideration, just...

"Uncle, do you think... the world will be in chaos? How is this possible?" When he asked this question, Zhang Duo was so frightened that his voice was extremely low.

Zhang Bin was close and could hear clearly, so he put away his expression and nodded: "That's right, this matter is not impossible. 30 years ago, wasn't the world divided and in constant war? Why wouldn't it be possible? Appear again? In the 500 years before and after the Han Dynasty, which century has not seen wars? It almost never stopped! Even in the pre-Qin period, there were even more disputes among the countries. It can be seen that the collapse of the world is a common thing. "

"This..." Zhang Duo was stunned and didn't know how to answer. He was young and the world had already been unified when he was sensible. Everything he saw and heard was the New Han world. Naturally, he believed that the unification of the world was the norm and would last for a long time. "Previously When Emperor Gaozu founded the country, Emperor Wu prospered, Wang Mang usurped the throne, and Guangwu Zhong was revived. Now that the Han Dynasty has been established for another 30 years, there should be a prosperous age..."

When Zhang Bin heard this, he narrowed his eyes and said calmly: "Who said there is no more prosperous age? Wouldn't it be a prosperous age if Xuanwu reunited? After the four emperors, rebuilding China is ZTE, and prosperity and decline are also normal. Now Thirty years have passed, and it’s time for chaos again. Since you and I have arrived at such a day, we should choose a wise leader to protect the community at the top and achieve our aspirations at the bottom."

　When out of town, go back and revise.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)