Han: The witchcraft disaster begins, I fight against Emperor Wu of Han

Chapter 78 The Han Dynasty has no future!

"What Emperor Jing's grandson means is..." Huo Guang thought of a possibility and was shocked!

No way?
The people around also looked over, even Liu Che looked at Liu Jing in astonishment.

At this moment, Liu Jing ignored the suspicious or surprised looks from the crowd.

He lowered his head, and the gold coin that had transformed into a complete lotus slowly emerged in his palm.

In fact, just a few days ago, he said that the cruel officials sent by His Majesty, after extorting the money of the hungry people...had already transformed into lotus gold coins.

Just now, the old man's words invisibly amplified the "Shen Ming Fa" that he had once said.

However, looking at it now, the Lotus Gold Coin is still the same as before, and it seems to have really reached its limit.

Liangzhou!

Liu Che spent his entire life sending troops to fight, and although he was aggressive, there is no doubt that his "military strategies" over the previous decades had brought unprecedented expansion to the territory of the entire Han Dynasty.

Liu Jing actually agreed with what the other party had said.

If you own the land, you own everything!
Even though areas like Lingnan and Mobei seem to be very poor now, their importance will be proven in history as time goes by.

The importance of the Hexi Corridor to successive Chinese dynasties is self-evident.

In this era when "navigation" is impossible, this channel leading to the Western Regions, where the entire Hexi Corridor was truly controlled by the Han Dynasty, could create deterrence against the countries in the Western Regions, as well as facilitate economic and product exchanges, etc.

It is worthy for the Han Dynasty to use heavy troops to guard it.

In fact, because of the development of the Hexi region, the Han Dynasty no longer had to worry about the Huns moving all the way south to their doorstep.

The protective significance of this line of defense to the Han Dynasty is no less than its economic significance.

Therefore!
The reason why Liu Jing came here was to see if he could transform and sublimate the lucky coin here and create a monument of achievement for the Hexi Corridor.

Although Huo Qubing has passed away, and although he did not fight in the Hexi Corridor.

But as long as it can produce historical resonance, it should be achieved according to his original settings.

And soon.

Huo Guang was responsible for sending out a few members of the "Qimen Army" that had been following them to spread rumors among other groups of disaster victims.

And they continued to head towards the "Secret City"...

……

"Have you heard? The grandson of Emperor Jing has come to Liangzhou?"

"Who is the grandson of Emperor Jing?"

"You don't even know this, why are you running to Chang'an? He's the grandson of the emperor who can make the sky rain!"

"real or fake?"

"Why would I lie to you? I heard they left a long time ago..."

Similar rumors began to appear in many places among the long line of disaster victims.

At first, the victims did not believe it.

However, as similar rumors became more and more numerous, they gradually stopped many people in their tracks.

But some people are confused.

"Is it possible that the crown prince was dismissed and his family was sent to Liangzhou?"

……

Gyeonggi!

Duyang County!
Three days ago, after Liu Che sent someone to deliver the order, Li Guangli led his troops to station here, and all the victims were blocked by him...

Liu Ju sent people to deliver food to temporarily stabilize the victims.

And this moment.

Li Guangli stood on the top of the city wall, looking at the victims with some impatience.

He was a great general, and all he had done before was to fight against the Huns, conquer Dayuan, and intimidate other states.

When will it be necessary for us to take action ourselves to comfort the victims?

The task that Your Majesty has assigned to me is to stay in the capital and command a group of officers and soldiers to take action.

but now……

"Well, I will just listen to Liu Quti's words and wait for the opportunity. But what opportunity is there?"

As he spoke, Li Guangli looked to the side and said:
"Send a message to them again, and tell them to retreat immediately, otherwise don't blame me for taking action."

"General Ershi." At this time, an embroidered messenger beside him quickly said, "Your Majesty's order is to send relief food first, not to drive them away."

Li Guangli said: "Although I didn't say to drive them away, but if it's really dangerous, we must drive them away. I have the important task of guarding the capital..."

Just as he was talking, suddenly.

"General!"

But a deputy general came hurriedly, "There is urgent military information from Liangzhou. Yinmi City is besieged by disaster victims. Let us send troops to rescue as soon as possible!"

Li Guangli was stunned at first. "The higher-ups only gave me the task of protecting the capital, but didn't tell me..."

and many more!

Suddenly, he woke up with a start and quickly came to the side.

"Give me the map!"

Suddenly, someone brought a silk map.

Li Guangli opened it and found his own Duyang County. He then immediately saw Liangzhou, the huge gateway to the capital region - Yinmi City!

"According to the route, Your Majesty has arrived here?"

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and Liu Quti's words appeared in his mind again.

"Could it be that the time that the Prime Minister wants me to wait for is now?"

"But, how?"

Li Guangli was extremely impatient. Even a fool could realize that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
A thought that terrified him first popped up in his mind.

Soon he shuddered and his breathing became rapid again.

If the victims riot, and Your Majesty was tricked by Emperor Jing's grandson into going to Liangzhou, if something goes wrong, then...

Timing? What timing did the Prime Minister mean?
Should I send troops to the City of Shadows?

Or just wait here?
Suddenly, Li Guangli slapped his thigh.

I will lead the troops myself!
"But..." Li Guangli suddenly looked at the embroidered-robed envoy next to him, "The military situation is urgent, and His Majesty should be in Yinmi. It's such a dangerous place, and His Majesty went there, and you didn't stop him? If anything goes wrong, I will hold you accountable!"

The embroidered robe envoy said in panic: "When I came to Duyang County, His Majesty had not yet gone..."

Li Guangli didn't listen at all. "I should have held you accountable, but the safety of His Majesty is more important now. I can't care less. I will immediately take the imperial seal and lead 5,000 troops to Yinmi City!"

"Order, all important military information must be reported to the imperial court immediately. If anything unexpected happens..."

His Majesty is not in Chang'an now. If this news spreads, there will definitely be chaos. However, Li Guangli is happy with it. "Let them do whatever they want..."

After saying this, he immediately went down the city wall.

That afternoon, the army was assembled, and Li Guangli left Duyang County. The victims from all around wanted to rush in. But these soldiers were not vegetarians, and they killed a few people and watched the victims flee.

Get away!

……

The next day, Chang'an.

Liu Ju, who was no longer the crown prince, was shocked when he first received the military intelligence.

"Father and Jing'er are both there? They said it was dangerous, but they insisted on going! If Master was here, would he let me prepare..."

He has called himself an orphan for thirty years, and he cannot change his words for the time being, but now that he is in the capital, no one can say he is wrong.

“We should send someone to Duyang County to take charge of the situation now!

"I must be in the capital! Please ask Grand Herald Shangqiu Cheng to let Jin'er come over."

Liu Ju shouted loudly and was about to instruct Shangqiu Cheng and Liu Jin to go to Duyang County together.

He prepared himself and went to Changle Palace!

……

at the same time.

Liu Jing and others finally arrived at Yinmi City.

They didn't take the official road because they received more and more unfavorable news along the way.

The father-in-law and his son did not lie to them. Because the local people in Liangzhou are tough and the population is complicated, the disaster victims here are most likely to change.

So, they climbed over a low mountain and looked down at the Yinmi City in the distance from a high place.

It is only a small outline in the distance, and on this vast land are the endless figures of disaster victims.

When Liu Che and others saw it for the first time, they gasped.

"Coming all the way here, including this place, there are probably no less than 50,000 or 60,000 people, right?" Sang Hongyang's voice became shrill.

Huo Guang was silent for a moment, then said in a dry voice, "There will be more!"

In front, Liu Che was unable to utter a word. The eyes of this great Han emperor were filled with uncontrollable worry.

"Did you see the occasional young and strong figure along the way?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Guang's expression changed.

Without waiting for anyone to answer, Liu Che continued:

"What will happen if this continues?"

"Come closer and take a look."

There are too many victims. Even though they are on the high slopes, there are still many victims "observing the situation".

Following Liu Jing and others, they gradually went deeper.

Gradually, their expressions became more solemn.

"Everyone, the people in Yinmi City only care about their own enjoyment and don't care about our lives at all. How many people have starved to death in these few days? And don't go towards the capital...!"

"The Han officials want to starve us to death. Over the years, our fathers have been relocated here, and many have died or been injured. Today, natural disasters and man-made calamities continue. The governor and the commander still want to imprison us in one place?"

Liu Jing looked in the direction of the sound and discovered that people were conducting brainwashing speeches everywhere, complaining about the injustice to the victims.

Sure enough, many hungry people were attracted by it, and some people objected quietly:

"But we heard that there is a grandson of the emperor in the capital who can call the wind and rain. If we can get closer to the capital, we won't have to worry about drought in the future."

"Yes! Those who went too early would have been bathed in the rain."

"I also heard that... the grandson of Emperor Jing has come to Liangzhou!"

However, as soon as this sentence appeared, someone quickly dashed their hopes.

"Still dreaming!"

"Look at the Yinmi City ahead, how many people have gathered? And think about how many people are there near the capital?"

"How could a royal grandson and his daughter come to this barren and war-torn land?"

"Besides, do you really believe in calling the wind and rain?"

At this time, someone seemed to have returned from Duyang County. "I can't get through. I just came back from Jingji. My brothers all starved to death there... starved to death!"

"We also saw a large army, and it's heading here!"

"what?"

All of a sudden, all the victims began to panic.

"Set out?"

"Why would I lie to you? We are right behind us. Anyone who gets in our way will be killed!"

Someone else angrily said, "There's news from the capital that the emperor's grandson has been imprisoned a long time ago, and even his father, the crown prince, has been deposed. There's no such thing as him being able to call the wind and rain... We've all been deceived!"

For a moment, panic spread.

"The only solution now is to go to Yinmi City! Otherwise, when those soldiers come, we will all be finished!"

As Liu Che listened to the words around him, his expression became more and more solemn.

He looked at Liu Jing again, "Is your rumor still useful now..."

Before he could finish his words, someone suddenly came over, seemingly because they saw how many people were here...

"Would you like to join us? Let's attack Yinmi City together. Then we can eat and drink well in the city and never have to suffer from hunger again."

Liu Che was furious when he saw this.

Who is he? Now someone wants him to join their team and fight for his kingdom together?

Liu Jing asked first: "Can you really fight? Who will be the vanguard?"

"Someone will come charging in a bit, just follow them."

To be honest, the credibility of Liu Jing's words is zero. To put it bluntly, the starving people are neither scary nor terrible.

The scary thing is that once they form a combined force, even if you only have a mouth, they can bite you to death if they have more people.

What is not scary is that people can seek benefits and avoid harm. Under great fear, they will eventually flee in all directions and be killed by others as a military achievement.

But Liu Jing didn't know why, but he had a hunch that something was wrong with the victims here.

He observed the person who came to invite them. Like himself and the others, he was dressed simply but neatly. He was in his thirties and spoke with full energy. He did not look like a disaster victim.

Along the way, they have seen too many people like this, even Liu Che was asking this question just now.

Moreover, people around me have reminded me more than once that this place is Liangzhou.

It was the place where the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty were minced.

Wuwei County was conquered just a few years ago.

More importantly, among the Huns, there were rebels against the Han court, and some of them held high positions.

Think of these...

Liu Jing was afraid that someone would interfere, so he protected the victims and rushed forward together. If they really rushed forward, they wouldn't have to exert much effort. As long as they could achieve a stalemate, the victims would see that they had joined forces.

With so many people, it’s just a small and shady town.

It's all worn off!
"If we really break through, what will we do next? This is still the heartland of Liangzhou. You also said that the Han army will be here soon..."

At this moment, Liu Jing was moved, which made those who came to persuade him very happy.

Liu Che and others also thought that they would never believe that Liu Jing had the idea of ​​attacking the city.

"Don't worry." The man patted his chest, "If we really take down Yinmi City, we will be able to escape unscathed!"

"Little brother, as a citizen of Liangzhou, haven't you suffered enough these years? What did the Han court give us? They captured us to build border defenses and plundered our money! When necessary, they even asked us to risk our lives?"

"Look at what kind of generals the old emperor has sent out in recent years. Ask your grandfathers what the Han Dynasty was like in the past and what it is like now. How many of our fathers have been killed or injured in these years?"

"I heard that the old emperor would spend a year's salary of thousands of soldiers just to climb a mountain! Now there are disasters everywhere, either locusts, drought, or the curse of the plague god..."

"The Han have no future!"

"If I don't want to starve, I won't go to Chang'an..."

The man spoke passionately, and at this moment he was even more infectious.

Suddenly, he looked around, his burning gaze met the others', as if he was inspired by them.

The next moment, sounds came out from their chests.

"But go north!"

"Go north!"

"Go north!"

"To the north..."

At this moment, Liu Che felt a numbness coming down from the top of his head when he heard it.

He even felt incredible!

Go north? To the Huns!

Rebels!!
Liu Jing’s mind was also blank. What was going on?

There is no such scene in history?

Without hesitation, he used the most basic function of the lucky coin.

Predict good or bad luck!
[Can Yinmi City be defended? 】

The lotus gold coin was thrown high up, and Liu Jing just made a fist.

The next moment, he spread it out and took a look.

Liu Jing only felt his body tremble suddenly!
A golden word that has never appeared in many times——

【no! 】

(End of this chapter)