Chapter 277 When will you marry me?
Su Ze immediately led his troops out of the city. After coming into contact with these defeated soldiers, he discovered that they were the government troops left behind in Wuyuan by General Li Chong, the Great Cavalry, to snipe and attack Po Liu and Han Baling.
This isolated army blocked the newly organized army of Po Liu Han Baling for twenty days in Wuyuan! After being defeated, under the leadership of the military officer Hou Mo Chenshun, they drifted down the Yellow River and appeared near Yongle City.
As the battle in Wuyuan was concerned, Su Ze immediately asked the defeated government army about the war situation in the north.
Although Su Ze left a lot of system followers in the Six Towns, the Six Towns were too large, and the scouts left by Su Ze were all on the front line. Su Ze was only vaguely aware of the overall battle situation.
What Su Ze now knows about the situation of the Six Garrisons is that Li Chong defeated Han Baling once in Wuyuan, and Wei Kegu conquered Wuchuan City.
"Hou Mochen held out at Wuyuan for twenty days, repelling Han Baling six times. In the end, our army was outnumbered, but we were still surrounded by the enemy and our camp was destroyed."
"Hou Mochen joined the army and asked us to hold on to the wooden planks and jump into the Yellow River. Only then did a few of us manage to escape alive."
Upon hearing about the brutal war in the north, Su Liang and Li Xian felt very heavy-hearted.
"Where are you, Hou Mochen, joining the army?"
The sergeant said with tears in his eyes:
"The soldier was already injured before jumping into the Yellow River. We were the ones who dragged him out of the river. He had a high fever the whole way there."
"Bring him up quickly."
The soldiers dragged out a cart and saw a young man lying on the cart, dying.
Su Ze immediately called over the "medical prodigy with nimble hands and feet" and handed Hou Mo Chen Shun over to him for treatment.
There are still many powerful people in the Six Towns.
Of the Houmochen family, Su Ze only knew Houmochen Yue and Houmochen Chong. He had never heard of the name Houmochen Shun, but he was able to fight such a tough battle.
Houmochenshun, with his limited military force, was able to hold back Poliu Hanbaling for such a long time. Although he was defeated in the end, he had strategically completed the task assigned by Li Chong perfectly.
I wonder what his relationship is with the first two people?
Su Ze naturally hoped to save such a powerful general.
After the diagnosis, the skillful medical expert walked up to Su Ze and said:
"This lieutenant general already suffered an external injury, and after soaking in the river, his wound has become eroded. I can only treat his wound first. Whether he can be saved in the end depends on his own luck."
Su Ze quickly understood that Hou Mo Chen Shun had a high fever all over his body due to wound infection after suffering an external injury.
In an era without antibiotics, this infection was enough to be fatal. Whether Hou Mochen Shun could survive depended entirely on his own immunity.
Su Ze could only say:
"General Hou Mochen is a meritorious official of our Great Wei. No matter how expensive the medicine is, we must do our best to treat him!"
"only!"
Su Ze also ordered the establishment of patrols on the banks of the Yellow River to receive the soldiers from the Six Garrisons who were heading south, and to bring all the soldiers from the Six Garrisons present back to Yongle City for proper resettlement.
I have heard for a long time that General Su respects heroes the most and does not discriminate against people from the Six Garrisons as much as he does against generals in the court.
When they saw it today, it was indeed true, and the soldiers from the six towns all filled with tears.
After returning to Yongle City, Su Ze finally pieced together the current situation of the Six Towns.
Looking at the map, Su Liang said with emotion:
"If the court could give General Li more troops, perhaps the rebellion could be suppressed successfully."
Su Ze nodded. Li Chong was indeed a "hidden tiger". After Zhang Shijun lost the important town of Wuchuan in the rear, Li Chong was able to keep the army from being defeated and managed to survive until now. This was already the best result.
"As long as it starts snowing in the north, General Li will be able to bring his troops back to Pingcheng."
As time dragged on to November, the war situation in the north began to cool down rapidly as the snow fell.
Po Liu Han Baling made a comeback but was blocked by Hou Mo Chen Shun in Wuyuan. When he finally defeated Hou Mo Chen Shun, heavy snow had blocked the road and Po Liu Han Baling could no longer pursue Li Chong's army.
The same reason applied to Wei Ke Gu in Wuchuan. For the rebels who were short of supplies, activities outdoors on a snowy day were tantamount to suicide.
Also because of the heavy snow, Li Chong seized the opportunity and led his troops to bypass Wuchuan and return to Hengzhou via Baidao.
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In the second year of Zhengguang, on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Pingcheng was reached.
The last army of the imperial court returned to Pingcheng under the leadership of Li Chong, the imperial paperhanger.
As soon as they arrived in Pingcheng, Anfeng King Yuan Yanming and Guangling King Yuan Gong jointly wrote a letter to the court to impeach Li Chong.
The reasons for the impeachment were that Li Chong did not know how to employ people, which led to the loss of Wuchuan, the failure of the northern expedition, and the waste of military supplies.
Li Chong did not write a letter to refute the impeachment of the two deputy generals, but directly handed over the seal of command, handed over all military affairs to the two men, and stayed in Pingcheng to "reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors."
It is obvious that Li Chong's age and energy are no longer enough to handle the task of suppressing the rebellion.
Who would succeed Li Chong became a new problem facing the Northern Wei court.
When the urgent report was delivered to Luoyang, it was already after the New Year.
The twentieth day of the first lunar month in the third year of Zhengguang.
Coming out of the Taiwei Mansion, Taiwei's official Yuan Tianmu's face was full of worry.
Yuan Tianmu was also a member of the Northern Wei royal family, but he was a distant relative of the royal family, and his family no longer had any royal titles. But after all, he was a member of the royal family, and like Wang Sizheng, Yuan Tianmu started out as a cavalry assistant minister, but because of the lack of support in the court, he went through many twists and turns until now, when he was 33 years old and was appointed as a Taiwei official.
Taiwei Yuan is just an official under the Taiwei Mansion. Today, Yuan Tianmu received a mission from the Taiwei Mansion, asking him to carry food and fodder to the northern border to comfort the northern expeditionary army in Pingcheng.
Nowadays, in the officialdom of Luoyang, everyone avoids the assignment to the north.
However, Yuan Tianmu gladly accepted the order. Different from those royal family members who were scrambling to enjoy the prosperity in Luoyang, Yuan Tianmu knew very well where his wealth came from. As the saying goes, if the skin is gone, where will the hair be attached? If the Wei Dynasty really perished, could they, the royal family members, still have such a life?
It’s a pity that the top officials in the court are still busy fighting for power and profit.
After the memorial impeaching Li Chong from the two princes on the front line was sent to Luoyang, Hejian Prince Yuanchen wrote a letter to the court, requesting that Li Chong be punished and his property be confiscated.
Prince Guangyang Yuan Shen strongly opposed Yuan Chen's mad dog-like behavior, believing that it was an act of self-destruction that would dishearten other loyal ministers of the Wei Dynasty.
Regarding the quarrel between the two, Jiangyang King Yuanyi made an incredible decision.
He used the excuse that the court would not handle government affairs in the first month of the year and simply hid in his mansion to have fun.
After the Lantern Festival, Yuan Yi could no longer hide and was dragged to the Menxia Province by important officials for a meeting.
It was obvious that Li Chong had given up his responsibility, but his subordinates had been arguing for several days about who would succeed him but to no avail.
Finally, the Menxia Province decided to send a prudent person to Pingcheng to comfort the army and let the Pingcheng army defend Hengzhou first.
Yuan Tianmu said goodbye to his family and set out on the journey north in the wind and snow.
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At Princess Chenliu's residence, Princess Chenliu is meeting Su Suan (the envoy who is well versed in human nature).
"Madam, today is the fifth time since the New Year that Prince Yuanshen of Guangyang has proposed to check and balance the Lord."
Princess Chenliu also nodded. Not only in the Menxia Province, but also in other occasions in Luoyang, Prince Guangyang Yuanshen talked about the threat of Erzhu Rong and Su Ze and advocated weakening and dividing them.
However, with Li Chong being impeached, Prince Guangyang Yuan Shen had become the minister most knowledgeable about military affairs in the court. Although Su Suan had sent gifts to Yuan Yi several times after the New Year, he could not resist Yuan Shen's repeated requests.
Princess Chenliu tapped her knuckles and said:
"Yuan Shen is not your master's worry. There are people who are more anxious than him."
Su Suan thought for a moment and asked:
"Madam, are you talking about Erzhu Rong?"
Princess Chenliu smiled and said:
"Your master was promoted five times by Yuan Shen, but Erzhu Rong was promoted every day. Moreover, Bingzhou is not one of those remote border states occupied by your master. It only takes fifteen days to get from Jinyang to Luoyang."
After Su Suan's upgrade, he had a deeper understanding of human nature. He immediately said:
"Madam, do you mean that Erzhu Rong will also take action to make Yuan Shen shut up?"
Princess Chenliu nodded and said:
"Erzhu Rong has already taken action. Hejian Prince Yuanchen has submitted a petition to the court requesting that Guangyang Prince Yuanshen be appointed as the Northern Expedition Commander-in-Chief to replace Li Chong in suppressing the rebellion."
"Is this Erzhu Rong's work?"
Princess Chenliu nodded. Su Ze knew that a backyard should be set up in Luoyang, and Erzhu Rong, who was closer to Luoyang, naturally understood this.
Even Erzhu Rong made friends with ministers in the court earlier than Su Ze.
The fine horse that Hejian King Yuanchen showed off a few days ago was obviously Xiurong's good horse. Now Yuanchen has written a letter asking Yuan Shen to leave the capital. It is easy to tell who is behind this.
Su Suan finally felt relieved. As long as Yuan Shen left Luoyang, no one would mention the matter of Su Ze occupying five states and one county.
Princess Chenliu said:
"Yuan Shen's matter is not a concern. What's more important is the situation in the palace."
Su Suan asked:
"Madam, are you talking about Empress Dowager Hu?"
Princess Chenliu stood up. With the help of Luzhu, she pasted the flower yellow (cut the gold foil into the shapes of stars, moons, flowers and birds and pasted them on the forehead), adjusted the cloud hairpin and said:
"These days, the palace has been constantly making friends with foreign officials through Prince Changle Yuan Ziyou, and has been getting closer to Prince Gaoyang Yuan Yong."
"Jiangyang Prince Yuan Yi's mishandling of the wars in the Six Garrisons and Guanzhong has caused dissatisfaction among his clan members and ministers in the court. He is still unaware of this and often feasts in the palace."
"I didn't expect that after the death of Liu Teng, the eunuch, Yuan Yi would be so useless."
Princess Chenliu entered the palace many times and was very sensitive to the changes in the atmosphere there.
With the death of Liu Teng, Empress Dowager Hu gradually took control of the situation through various methods.
Empress Dowager Hu was no longer imprisoned in the Xuanguang Hall. She could see the little emperor at any time and could even occasionally summon clan ministers into the palace.
Yuan Yi either didn't know about these things, or even if he did, he didn't take them seriously.
Empress Dowager Hu became more and more aggressive. Through Yuan Ziyou, Prince of Changle, who often went to the palace to accompany the young emperor to study, she secretly contacted the royal family members headed by Prince of Gaoyang and conspired to overthrow Yuan Yi's ruling position.
"After Yuan Yi's fall, based on my understanding of the emperor's sister-in-law, your master is the one who is in real trouble."
Su Suan scratched his head and cheeks. Princess Chenliu glanced at him and couldn't help but said:
"You try to figure out people's minds every day. Isn't the solution right in front of you?"
"Why don't you go and ask your master when he will marry me!?"
(End of this chapter)