Chapter 437: The Emperor in Name
Speaking of Ma Chao and Wei Yan, one was a famous general and came from a wealthy family, while the other was from the grassroots and had a rough upbringing. They were naturally unwilling to deal with each other and would naturally lead to conflicts if they refused to give in to each other. Chen Long took the opportunity to unify his thoughts and re-clarify his ideals and beliefs. He didn't know if he could calm Ma Mengqi and Wei Wenchang. Fortunately, the two generals finally stabilized their emotions.
It was Zhuge Liang's turn to continue to appear, and his idea of using the emperor to control the princes sounded earth-shattering. Although no one is truly loyal to the emperor, even Chen Long holds the title of Nanxiang Marquis of the Han Dynasty. The generals of the Qinglong Army are also generals of the Han Dynasty in name. How can they threaten the emperor in name only?
Zhuge Liang took his time and said while pacing: "General Huang Gai and Military Advisor Xun You are in Chang'an. Although they control half of the city's defense, the incident with the Nanlin Sword Sect a while ago turned out to be a double-edged sword."
"On the one hand, it shows that the imperial court has regarded the lord as the biggest threat, and does not hesitate to use the Nanlin Sword Sect to set a sure-kill trap. If it fails once, there may be another time;"
"On the other hand, it is certain that the imperial court has secretly colluded with Cao Cao to deal with the lord together. What is not certain is whether there is anyone else behind the scenes besides Cao Cao who is plotting together;"
"So, since Huang Gai has used the army, it is likely to bring about Wang Yun's brutal revenge. After all, there are still several troops loyal to the imperial court moving around Tongguan and Chang'an;"
"Therefore, if we go to conquer Jizhou now, we must not only protect the safety of our lord, uncover the mastermind behind the scenes, but also ensure that Chang'an remains unchanged. We will have many constraints."
"Another aspect is Yuan Shu's attitude. On the surface, everyone is dissatisfied with him claiming the throne, but in fact, his territory is as solid as a rock. After Yuan Shao was weakened by his lord in Jizhou, he would inevitably seek strong support. This is When attacking Jizhou, we must beware of surprise attacks by Yuan Shu behind us."
It was Zhang Xiu's turn to ask with disbelief: "Did the imperial court collude with Yuan Shu in order to deal with the lord? After all, he is a rebel who proclaimed himself emperor!"
Zhuge Liang said seriously: "Nothing is impossible!"
Ma Chao said: "Let Meng Qi lead the troops and destroy this court directly. Let's see how it stirs up trouble!"
Zhuge Liang said: "No, destroying the imperial court will make the Qinglong Army a public enemy. Moreover, it will destroy the expectations of many high-ranking families for the lord, and it will also violate the agreement between the lord and the head of the Chen family."
Zhang? said: "Retaining the symbol of the royal family, but stripping away the power of the royal family, was this the agreement back then, right?"
Chen Long nodded and said: "This is the agreement I made with Patriarch Chen. It was agreed that on the day when I unify the world, as long as the royal family hands over power to the Political Consultative Conference, the royal family symbol will be retained and there will be no change of dynasty."
Zhuge Liang sighed slightly and said: "I'm afraid this promise will be brought forward to this day."
Chen Long thought deeply: "Kong Ming, you mean to seize the remaining power of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty now?"
Zhuge Liang said: "My lord, now is the right time and place. In addition, my lord has severely wounded Wang Yue. They don't even have the most powerful swordsman. If they don't take it now, how long will it take?"
Chen Long nodded and said: "That's true. Take advantage of his illness and kill him."
Zhuge Liang continued: "The troops guarding Chang'an have the Four King Kongs, which are enough to separate the surroundings and defeat them one by one. The troops can be drawn from Hanzhong, Lingling, Xiangyang, Danjiangkou, Wancheng and other places."
Wei Yan said: "Wonderful! Kong Ming really has a plan. If the emperor can be controlled, not only can the conspiracy against the lord be eliminated, but also the traitors who collude with the court can be deterred. With the relationship between the lord and Queen He, we will be able to do it in the future." Representing the imperial court!”
Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere was lively. Chen Long stood up with a smile and said: "We were all on one side just now, but now we are really on one side." With a double entendre, everyone commented. "However," Chen Long said to Wei Wenchang with a straight face, "How do I have anything to do with Queen He? Wenchang be careful what he says."
Wei Yan was immediately embarrassed and couldn't open his mouth. He couldn't sit or stand. Ma Chao said loudly: "Chang Wen, Miss Yueying is still here, don't talk nonsense!" Wei Yan was stunned and had to lower his head. Sitting down, I thought that my lord still wanted to save face and did it so that no one would tell me that he had slept with Queen He. I am afraid that even Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty knew everything about it.
When Zhuge Liang saw the chaos in the hall again, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said loudly: "In the future, we will put the emperor alone in the Nangong, and he will be named emperor. He will not go out with government orders, and he will not be able to rely on his orders. He will no longer be able to plot secretly. The lord is being persecuted."
"The one who actually issues policies and edicts is the lord. With the edict, everything you do is the emperor's order. It's justified!" Zhang Xiu said loudly, and everyone nodded and gave Zhuge Liang thumbs up.
Chen Long stretched out his hands to calm down the discussion and asked: "How many troops did Wang Yun deploy around Chang'an? Who led the troops? And how were they arranged?"
Zhuge Liang seemed to have expected that Chen Long would ask these questions. He took out a map from his pocket and spread it out in front of Chen Long and Zhang Ning. It was marked with dots and many triangles and intersections were drawn on it. Chen Long instantly thought of Zhou Buyi. The maps made by the two men seemed to be more exquisite than Zhou Buyi's.
On the map is the city wall of Chang'an in the middle, Tongguan and Fengling Ferry on the upper right. Several triangles are drawn on the east, west, northwest, and southeast of Chang'an, and an intersection is drawn on each of Tongguan Road, Hanzhong Road, and Luoyang Wancheng Road.
Zhuge Liang said: "After the disaster of the party, the imperial court lost the trust of many big families, resulting in the decline of talents. Three generals emerged during the Yellow Turban period, namely Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song and Zhu?"
"Lu Zhi is old, but the Lu family is in Chang'an. The troops west of Chang'an are controlled by Lu Zhi's youngest son Lu Yu. There are 30,000 people, most of them infantry." Zhuge Liang pointed to the triangular road west of Chang'an on the map.
"Huangfu Song was getting stronger and stronger. He and his son Huangfu Jianshou were stationed at Tongguan east of Chang'an. They led 50,000 troops and horses. They were Wang Yun's main force in fighting Yuan Shu in Luoyang on the eastern front. Most of them were cavalry and had very strong combat effectiveness."
"Zhu?y's 30,000 spearmen are camped in the northwest of Chang'an. They seem to be defending Li?唷⒐?wei who once fled to the west of Bingzhou!
"Towards the southeast, facing Wancheng, are 30,000 infantry led by Feng Yi and Guo Dian, with average combat effectiveness."
Zhuge Liang then pointed to the intersection on the map: "On Hanzhong Road, Wancheng Road, and Tongguan Road, a checkpoint has been set up, each guarded by a thousand people, and beacon horns and other things have been prepared to convey messages."
After clearly explaining Chang'an's defense, Chen Long said happily: "Good boy, you are really a competent military advisor. When did you check it? How did you check it so clearly?"
Huang Yueying was overjoyed and rushed to answer: "Brother Liang has already started planning for Chang'an for the master!" This shout of Brother Liang was very affectionate. Everyone looked at Huang Yueying and said "Oh" in sudden realization. Huang Yueying instantly made a big blush. .
Seeing that Huang Yueying was embarrassed, Zhuge Liang said a little bit crazy: "Can you please be more serious!" After saying this, he scratched his hair and thought, why are these gangsters always so gossipy.
Chen Long smiled and asked: "But how to capture Chang'an?"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
