Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 1025 The main army lost to Shile, the princes miss Youzhou

"The governor of Youzhou has been very peaceful in recent years. Apart from sending some money and food every year, almost everyone hears about him."

"Yes, when he first came to the throne, he was just a county guard, but he caused a lot of big battles and overthrew Wang Jun with the power of a county. Now Wang Jun is still incarcerated. There are also rumors that he is He has been killed secretly, and the land of Youzhou is as if the Chen family has one word."

"Strictly speaking, Youzhou is not a good place, but it is still a piece of land belonging to the imperial court. It is no big deal that it is controlled by the Chen family. If we can take the opportunity to take Youzhou back, the imperial court's strength will also be It can be improved a lot.”

"Isn't it! I estimate that in recent years, the Youzhou Army has not used weapons, and its combat power has deteriorated greatly. It is no longer as brave as it used to be. After all, the general who conquered the north governs a county, which is completely different from governing a large state. Yes, after Chen Zhengbei took over Youzhou, his energy was dragged down. The Youzhou army has not moved for several years, and its combat power may not be comparable to that of the officers and soldiers."

"Yes, the officers and soldiers have been fighting every year in these years. Not only the officers and soldiers, but everywhere in the world are not fighting? They are all working hard. Actual combat experience is very important. The soldiers and horses of the imperial court are fighting with people every day. He Youzhou How much fighting power do our troops and horses still have if they don’t stay in their nests for a few years? Let them go out to fight, otherwise they will be humiliated by Goguryeo again..."

The discussion among the ministers gradually changed towards uncertainty about Youzhou's combat power.

However, there is a vague meaning——

All of a sudden, they seemed to have their eyes on the land of Youzhou.

"The imperial court's annual revenue has dropped sharply. The key is that the areas under its jurisdiction have declined. Taxes in many places cannot be paid or are difficult to transport. In this case, if you want to quell the rebellion from all directions, you must first unite yourself. But this is the first step. You have to think carefully about where to start."

Everyone couldn't help but think about these words of King Yingchuan.

The situation in the court was a bit miserable, but in the past, several clans or many ministers were all vying for power. Originally, the court was controlled by the King of Donghai, the King of Guanghan, the King of Jin, and the King of Changsha. For the King of Chu at that time, , this court belongs to someone else, and it won't hurt if it is destroyed. Instead, it will weaken the opponent and give itself an opportunity to take advantage of it.

But when they took the throne and performed on the stage, their mentality immediately changed. They began to feel that the court was difficult and the actual scope of control was too small, and they wanted to make changes.

It's no wonder that the territory currently controlled by the imperial court is really not large, otherwise the situation in various places would not have evolved to the current situation. A large army would have been raised to wipe out the surrounding area.

In fact, the places where the New Han Dynasty court could nominally convey orders was really limited, that is, the line from Guanzhong to Qingxu Jiangzuo.

Even so, because of Cao Wei's turmoil and the corruption of half of Qingzhou, it was still difficult to pass down government orders. Xuzhou, because of the relationship with King Jiangdu, also listened to the announcement but not the instructions, and even blocked the taxation, money and grain transportation of Jiangzuo Yangzhou, so that the imperial court The central strength has been greatly reduced, and the number of soldiers and horses that can be raised has been greatly reduced.

Strictly speaking, the land really controlled by the imperial court was Sizhou, Yanzhou, Yongzhou and a small part of Qinzhou.

Among them, the two corners of the land to the north of Sizhou are still occupied by Shile and the Xiongnu-Han Kingdom respectively. Shile currently calls himself the Eastern Commander of the Xiongnu Kingdom, so the vast land in the north can actually be classified as the territory of the Xiongnu-Han Kingdom. , the area is really not small, compared with Yuan Zhao Buqi 40 years ago, it just lacks Youzhou.Under this situation, the rights of the officials in the court have naturally shrunk, and they want to seize more territory and power. However, there are bandits everywhere in the world. If you want to get them, you have to rely on military force to suppress them one by one and wipe them out. Quartet, if they could do it, the world would have been at peace, so why bother here?
In contrast, several states that now nominally belong to the imperial court seem to be better planned.

Many people have always looked down on the bitter cold land of Youzhou. In addition, there is a Shi Le between the imperial court and Youzhou, so they have not thought much about it. But since someone mentioned it, some people naturally agreed.

King Huainan said: "There are also problems over there in Youzhou. Shi Le sent troops several times. If Youzhou was willing to cooperate with Zu Ti and Gou Xi to attack together, there would never be such a situation. The Chen family is not loyal enough. Now there is internal strife between the stone thieves and the Xiongnu." , there is no time for him to care, it is a good time to replace the governor of Youzhou!"

As soon as he mentioned Shi Le, the entire court fell silent. No one dared to speak rashly anymore. Even Yu Liang, who had come forward to stir up the topic, took a step back secretly, not daring to really preach the slogan here, leaving behind the excuse for future trouble. .

Shi Le has been restless in the past few years. He has defeated the imperial army one after another and made the whole Jizhou restless. Now he is threatening Sizhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou and Xuzhou. It seems that the imperial court is in serious trouble, even worse than the Xiongnu Kingdom.

But on the other hand, the conflict between Shile and the Huns also grew year by year.

Shi Le was able to resurrect in Jizhou under the banner of the Xiongnu, and he is still known as a member of the Xiongnu Kingdom. However, compared to the Xiongnu Han Kingdom who occupied Bingzhou, Shile, who occupied most of Jizhou and a small corner of Sizhou, had a comprehensive strength. If it is not much, one country and two hearts, each with its own strengths, will naturally breed conflicts.

On the one hand, Liu Cong, the leader of the Xiongnu kingdom, annihilated Liu Yi and took over the power. He wanted to integrate the country and was interested in the nominal Han territory under Shi Le. On the other hand, Shi Le was able to be where he is today because he led his brothers. It was beaten down piece by piece, how could it be offered with both hands?

As a result, the conflict between the two families broke out. At the intense stage, Shile slowed down the pace of external conquests and concentrated on internal affairs.

This gave the court time to breathe, otherwise how could they have the leisure to pay attention to the Goguryeo invasion far away in the northeast?
"inappropriate!"

While several members of the ruling clan were having a heated discussion, one person suddenly stood up and sang the opposite tune. Everyone followed the sound and looked over, seeing that it was Tingwei Zhang Ruo, and they all secretly thought that it was this person.

A few years ago, Zhang Ruo was still the official in charge of the court, but now he is in his rightful position. He is famous for his uprightness and his lack of flattery, which is highly appreciated by the King of Chu.

He stood up at this time, no matter how powerful the two clan kings were, he said bluntly: "The Youzhou army dominates the north, and Shi Le is so arrogant that they dare not go north. We will not be able to deal with Shi Le before we go It would be unwise to provoke General Zhengbei's mansion! What's more, Youzhou is under the rule of the imperial court, and General Zhengbei was conferred by the imperial court, so why provoke one of our own people? Isn't it ridiculous?"

"I think you're ridiculous!" Before the princes could answer, and even Yu Liang didn't say anything, someone jumped out from among the ministers and shouted sternly, "It turns out that you, Zhang Tingwei, are also bullies and afraid of the strong. You've already told me , Zhengbei Mansion was set up by the imperial court, so if the imperial court wanted to take back Youzhou, why did it provoke him, the governor of Youzhou? Could it be that Youzhou is his private property, Chen Zhengbei?"

(End of this chapter)