Yang Dingcheng.
The city has just begun to take shape, and the city walls have been built, but there are not many buildings in the city.
Apart from the military residence, there are still very few residents in the city.
When Liu Cheng ordered Yang Ding to station here with five thousand fine cavalry and build a city, the purpose was to let him guard here and intimidate some scattered Hu people around.
All the Hu people around Yinshan were old, weak, women and children.
Although they did not pose a threat to the rule of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty still had to station troops here for deterrence, and it was also a deterrent to the Yuwen Department of Xianbei in the east.
Mi Heng and his party fled in embarrassment into the area controlled by Yang Ding's army, but they did not encounter the border patrol cavalry at the first time.
They ran for two consecutive days before they were encountered by the patrolling cavalry, and then they were brought back to Yang Ding City.
At this time, Yang Ding was entertaining a guest from Chang'an.
This guest was his old friend Wang Li, who used to be a minor official under Dong Zhuo.
Wang Li put down his wine cup and asked, "Brother Yang, what do you think of the current situation in the court?"
"Isn't the court situation very stable?
What's there to say?"
Yang Ding said with a smile.
Wang Li shook his head and said: "The situation in the dynasty is stable, but some people say that this is not a good thing.
After all, the Lord Protector is in charge, not the emperor.
The emperor is now an adult and should have taken charge long ago.
Some people in the government and the public think that the Lord Protector is in charge.
What the Duke is doing now is no different from what he did back then, what does Brother Yang think?"
"Well," Yang Ding hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "I'm just a vulgar person.
I don't understand the things in the court.
Leading troops to fight and guarding borders are what I should worry about."
Wang Li was a little irritable.
He had been here in Yang Ding City for several days.
He had been trying to test Yang Ding's attitude towards the current situation and his loyalty to the court, the emperor and Liu Cheng.
However, Yang Ding was very slippery. , every time he either changed the topic or was vague and never expressed his position positively, which made it impossible for him to carry out the next step of wooing.
At this time, a soldier walked in quickly with his sword in hand and whispered a few words in Yang Ding's ear.
Yang Ding's face changed and he immediately said: "Hurry up and follow me out to greet you."
Yang Ding stood up and walked a few steps.
He remembered that Wang Li was beside him.
He paused and cupped his hands and said, "Brother Wang, I want to go out to greet someone.
I wonder if Brother Wang is willing to go?"
Wang Li came with a secret mission.
His presence in the court was almost non-existent, but he could not guarantee that no one would recognize him here.
He felt that it would be better to have less contact with other people, so he handed over his hand and said, "Yang Since I have a guest, I won’t bother you and will come to visit another day.”
"That's fine" Wang Li did not leave immediately after walking out of the lobby, but hid aside.
He wanted to see who was here to see Yang Ding.
After a while, Yang Ding came over accompanied by a very tired young official.
"Why is Mi Heng here?"
Wang Li was very puzzled after seeing clearly that it was Mi Heng.
At this time, he saw the envoy talisman held by Mi Heng and was shocked: "Isn't he on an envoy mission?"
, looking at how embarrassed they are, and the soldiers behind them are injured, could it be that they were chased and killed on the way back from their mission?"
Mi Heng's mission to Xianbei in the east was a secret.
Only a few people in the court knew about it.
A small official like Wang Li didn't know about it at all, so naturally he didn't know about the situation at this time.
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However, after Yang Ding and Mi Heng entered the lobby, he immediately pretended to be officials here and went to the soldiers who followed Mi Heng to inquire about the news.
He soon learned the cause and effect of the matter.
"No, I have to report this matter to Chang'an immediately."
Wang Li thought about it for a while, and immediately walked outside the city lord's palace.
At this time, in the lobby of the city lord's palace, Yang Ding raised a wine cup to signal Mi Heng.
The two drank a drink together.
Yang Ding asked: "Where did Mi Heng come from and why is he so embarrassed?"
Mi Heng put down his wine cup, breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "I was ordered to go as an envoy to the Yuwen Department of Xianbei in the east.
Unexpectedly, I was intercepted and killed on the way back.
I almost lost my life.
Of the two hundred guards who went with me, only More than 30 people and more than 170 athletes died on the grassland.
I came here to borrow the general's 800-mile horse to report the truth to Chang'an."
Yang Ding did not dare to neglect this matter, and immediately shouted: "Come here, prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone for Mi Shijun" The soldier quickly brought the Four Treasures of the Study and placed them in front of Mi Heng.
Mi Heng immediately picked up a pen and wrote the memorial.
After writing, he sealed it with fire lacquer and put it into a leather bag, zipped it up and handed it to the soldier.
Yang Ding ordered: "Immediately send an eight-hundred-mile fast horse to Chang'an without any mistakes."
"Yes" the soldier took the report and walked out quickly.
Yang Ding asked tentatively: "Mi Shijun, is there going to be a war?"
Mi Heng looked at Yang Ding after hearing this and said with a smile: "Why would the general ask such a question?"
"I'm not a fool.
My patrol cavalry patrolled the Monan area and got some news.
It is said that there are large armies gathering in Yanmen and Changshan areas, and there are mountains of food and grass.
This is not to fight, but to do something else."
Mi Heng laughed and said: "Hahaha, General Yang has a very keen sense.
What you said is true, but I don't know if there will be a war.
I was just ordered to go to the Yuwen Department."
Yang Ding asked again: "Is it possible that we want to attack the Yuwen Department?"
Miheng smiled but didn't answer.
The eight-hundred-mile expedited service was indeed very fast.
The report from Yang Dingcheng was delivered to Liu Cheng's desk only three days later.
Liu Cheng took the report written by Mi Heng and opened it.
He looked calm, thought for a while and shouted: "Come here, summon all the staff, counselors and generals to come to discuss the matter."
Not long after, the lobby of Da Sima Mansion was filled with people.
Liu Cheng shook the report written by Mi Heng and said: "Not long ago, I sent Mi Heng as an envoy to Xianbei in the east, asking them to hand over the remnants of Tuoba Xianbei, Bald Hair Pigu and the troops of Murong tribe.
On the way, he was chased by unknown enemy forces.
Mi Heng has now fled to Yang Ding City and is a guest at the city lord's palace in Yang Ding.
I have summoned you all to discuss this matter today.
Please tell me."
Chen Dao stood up and clasped his fists and said: "My lord, no matter who is responsible for intercepting and killing my envoy, since the incident happened on the territory of the Yuwen Ministry, they have to be responsible for intercepting and killing my envoy at this time, which is tantamount to directly attacking my big man."
Let’s start a war.
There is nothing to say about this matter.
Let’s send troops.
If we don’t send troops, wouldn’t it look like we are a weak man?”
Xun Yu thought for a while and stood up and said, "My Lord, I think we should see the reaction of the Yuwen Department.
They will not pretend not to know about such a big thing.
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And I think this matter is a bit strange.
If it is the Yuwen Department, people did it , that means they have decided to go to war with my big man, so why should they let Mi Heng and his party leave and just attack in the royal court directly?
Moreover, they can keep it secret.
When they send out troops, we will still be kept in the dark.
Woolen cloth" Liu Cheng stood up and crossed his arms and walked to the hall and asked: "Wen Ruo, do you think it is more important whether this was done by the Yuwen Department?
The problem now is that our envoy was intercepted and killed in the Yuwen Department's territory.
They should be held responsible for this.”
Xun Yu bowed and cupped his hands and said: "My lord, the envoys of the Han Dynasty were intercepted and killed within the boundaries of the Yuwen Department.
This is a very serious matter.
Maybe my lord wants to use this matter to achieve other political intentions."
There is no need to find out the truth of the matter.
No matter who did it, just put the shit basin on Yu Wenbu's head.
But please think about it, my lord, this is a dynasty.
Our face has been violated, and the people of the world may not need to know the truth.
What we have done is just to make the people of the world feel relieved, but the people in power in the dynasty must know the truth.
If it is a trick of someone with ulterior motives, we cannot be exposed.
Just lead the way, because the Han Dynasty has its own independent will, and the will of the dynasty cannot be controlled or manipulated by others."
Liu Cheng was shocked.
Yes, although he now plans to send troops to attack the Yuwen Department, although this must not be a way for others to achieve certain goals, this matter can be kept from the people knowing the truth, but the people in power in this country You cannot be manipulated like a fool.
He slowly lowered his arms, bowed to Xun Yu and clasped his fists, saying, "Wen Ruo is my good teacher and helpful friend.
With Wen Ruo here, I don't have to worry about making mistakes."
Xun Yu quickly stepped aside and said, "My lord, your words are serious.
How could my subordinates be so capable?"
Liu Cheng stood up, looked at everyone present, and said: "To be honest, at the end of last year, Gongsun Zan built a city in Yijing and planned to defend it.
The spies monitored Gongsun Zan's every move.
It can be inferred that Gongsun Zan has lost his spirit.
Now Yuan Shao is secretly actively preparing to attack Gongsun Zan, and he also sends people to contact the Wuwan people in the north to jointly deal with Gongsun Zan.
On the surface, he also sends people to befriend Gongsun Zan and wants to reconcile with him in order to paralyze him.
I recommend it.
Duan Gong and Sun Zan should be not far away from defeat.
The Wuwan people and Yuan Shao join forces to deal with Gongsun Zan.
In this way, we can easily solve the Yuwen Department.
Once the Yuwen Department is solved, it will be much easier to deal with the Wuwan people.
I will take advantage of this opportunity.
This is an opportunity to wipe out the Xianbei in the east and completely control the northern and southern Mobei.
If we want to deal with Gongsun Zan or Yuan Shao in the future, we may be able to move from north to south, and cooperate from west to east to form a double-sided attack.
I don’t know what you think.”
Xun Yu frowned and said: "My lord, the wars in the imperial court are too frequent, and the national treasury has no balance at all.
It will be detrimental to the country in the long run.
Please think twice, lord, your subordinates are not against the use of troops against Xianbei in the east.
If the war lasts too long, , it costs too much, and my subordinates are afraid that the logistics will not be able to afford the money.
It is easy to say that since the Western Region was reopened, business exchanges have become frequent.
Traditionally, the national treasury has accumulated a lot of money, but grain and grass materials cannot appear out of thin air, and the output is limited.
Now the Kanto princes themselves do not have enough grain and grass, so naturally they are not allowed to sell us the grain and grass that we will consume if we go on an expedition.
If there are too many, the imperial court must purchase them from the market.
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This will cause a shortage of materials in the market and increase prices.
It is the people who will suffer."
Liu Cheng nodded and said: "Wen Ruo's concerns are not unreasonable.
Do you have any solutions?"