Ten days later, in Chengdu, in the hall of the Supervisory Council, our classmate He Sianhe, who had not appeared for many chapters, was sitting in the main seat. After finally approving the last memorial, he ordered someone to take it away and sighed and slumped on the chair.
Ten days ago, Zhang Heng led his troops to Chengdu, and quickly sent people to look for He Sian, and finally welcomed back their Royal Highness King Hongnong before nightfall. It is worth mentioning here that in order to stabilize the hearts of Yizhou soldiers and civilians, Zhang Heng was very happy. to reveal He Sian's true identity. That night, He Sian returned to the room Liu Zhang had prepared for him under the protection of everyone.
Early the next morning, He Sian came to the Supervisory Yuan and summoned officials at all levels in Chengdu and Zhang Heng from Hanzhong who came to help!
He Sian first promoted Zhang Ren, Fazheng, Gao Pei and other people in the name of their merit in rescuing the driver, and asked these people to do post-war reconstruction work such as gathering refugees and counting casualties. Later, he sent people to deliver letters to Bajun and other places. , ordered his left-behind generals to come to Chengdu quickly to discuss follow-up matters!
After Jiangzhou Prefect Dong He and General Yan Yan received the order, they immediately discussed countermeasures with Yang Huai, Huang Quan and others stationed here. They decided to send soldiers to find out the news first and wait and see for a few days before discussing!
It is worth mentioning here that Liu Yan originally sent Liu Zhang out of Chengdu, with the destination being Jiangzhou, but a few days later, for some reason, there was no news at all. Since Liu Yan originally secretly sent Liu Zhang to Jiangzhou during his lifetime, no matter what Neither the people in Chengdu nor those in Jiangzhou knew anything about it. They just thought that Liu Zhang was in danger at this moment and was probably killed in the rebel army.
A few days later, the news obtained through various inquiries proved that Yizhou's change of ownership was a foregone conclusion, and in the end everyone in Jiangzhou had no choice but to accept it. Yang Huai, Huang Quan, Dong He, the governor of Jiangzhou, and Yan Yan, the commander-in-chief of Jiangzhou, decided to come to Chengdu to meet with He Sian.
In the past few days, everything in Chengdu required He Sian's personal approval, which also made him quite tired! Stretching, He Sian stood up and moved his stiff limbs, and walked to the back house to rest for a while. At this time, Zhou Cang, who had just gone out, hurried back and said to He Sian: "Your Majesty, Yang Huai, Yan Yan and others have arrived from Bajun and are waiting outside the palace!"
Hearing this, He Sian retracted his steps, sat on the chair again, and ordered: "Invite them in quickly. By the way, call Mr. Wenhe and Fazheng as well!"
A moment later, Yang Huai and others filed in. When they saw He Sian, they knelt down and saluted. He Sian hurriedly stepped forward to help everyone up one by one. Everyone was also sighing at the death of Liu Yan and others.
After a moment of greetings, Jia Xu Fazheng also arrived one after another. Seeing everyone gathered, He Sian was the first to speak: "Let me introduce myself first. My surname is Liu Mingbian and my courtesy name is Sian. I am the current King of Hongnong!"
After saying this, He Sian paused, and seeing that no one below showed too much shock, he continued: "Everyone must already know my identity. I am a traitor. I originally planned to meet with my grandfather Liu Yan when I appeared here. We formed an alliance to jointly attack Cao Cao in Xuchang. Unexpectedly, Mengda and some local families went ahead to attack Cao Cao in order to please Cao Cao. As a result, my imperial grandfather, emperor uncle and other people from Hanlu and Prince Gong's lineage died out of hatred. I was also filial piety. (Fazheng's words) and others were able to escape and survive. I was very sad about the death of the emperor's grandfather and others. Unfortunately, the deceased has passed away. We still need to face the situation before us. Before his death, the emperor's grandfather will The important responsibility of Yizhou and Kuangfu Han Dynasty is entrusted to King Gu. Gu must stick to his legacy and continue on! Now, Gu wants to hear your opinions!"
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other. Yang Huai coughed lightly, stood up first, raised his hands and said, "We are willing to obey King Hongnong's order, but..." Yang Huai stopped talking.
Seeing this, He Sian smiled and said, "General Yang, if you have any doubts, just say it."
"I have three questions, please answer them by Your Highness!" Yang Huai said loudly, neither humble nor arrogant.
After the words fell, the hall became silent. Even Dong, Huang Quan and others who came with him looked at Yang Huai in astonishment. Jia Xu and Fazhengze frowned with solemn expressions!
Only He Sian calmly looked at Yang Huai in front of him, with admiration in his eyes. Yes, principled people are worthy of respect, whether they are friends or foes! Immediately, He Sian stood up, bowed his hands to the ground, and replied seriously: "General Yang, it doesn't matter if you say so!"
Fazheng looked at the people sitting across from him, then at Jia Xu who was standing aside, and sighed in his heart, "Mr. Wenhe is not a native of Yizhou. This is not the right time to express his opinions. It seems that he will be the only one to come forward later." Thinking of this, Fazheng increased his vigilance and was ready to stop Yang Huai at any time.
Seeing He Sian's solemn salute, everyone was touched. Yang Huai closed his eyes tightly, then opened them and said slowly: "May I ask, Your Highness, what is the future position of Yizhou?"
Everyone was not surprised when they asked this question. He Sian replied: "In times of trouble, Yizhou can be a place where dragons thrive!"
Yang Huai nodded and continued: "The late master was kind to us. When Huai heard that Meng Da had captured Jianning, he was even more excited and prepared to go south to Jiaozhou. I wonder how His Highness views this matter!"
Before He Sian could speak, Fazheng walked a few steps to the court, bowed and said, "Your Highness, I have something to report!"
He Sian gave Yang Huai an apologetic look, then looked at Fazheng and nodded.
Fa Zheng cleared his throat and said: "The chaos in Yizhou has initially subsided. I have already completed the preliminary inventory. The situation is not optimistic! I suggest you to rest and recuperate and not to use troops in the short term!"
Yang Huai was furious when he heard this, pointed at Fazheng and yelled angrily: "Fazheng, don't talk alarmist here? In just over ten days, what can be lost? Have you already found another way out before the bones of your ancestors are cold?"
Fazheng shook his head, turned to Yang Huai aside, and said helplessly: "General Yang, please be patient. Not only are Zheng's words not exaggerated, but they are still optimistic estimates. Although the Yizhou Rebellion did not last long, it was mainly Concentrated in Guanghan County, the most prosperous county in Yizhou, it is roughly estimated that more than 10,000 soldiers were killed and disabled, and the losses to the poor people are even more difficult to estimate! The resettlement costs for the families of the fallen soldiers and post-war reconstruction work alone are a huge sum of money! "
Fa Zheng paused and then continued speaking helplessly: "Not to mention that the bandits took this opportunity to go down the mountain to plunder, but Meng Da and others looted Chengdu's property, food and grass before going south, and took away many people. After burning all the remaining grain, although the remaining counties have some surplus, the autumn grain will not mature until two months later, and now a rough estimate is that the shortfall is about 50,000 dan! In short, there is no one, no money, and no food. ! Let me ask General Yang, how to start a war?"
Hearing this, everyone present including Yang Huai took a breath and fell silent. After a moment, He Sian took the lead to break the silence: "General Yang, if King Gu asks you to lead the troops, can you..."
