Ma Chao raised his head and looked at Lin Mu, his eyes full of hatred.
Ma Teng's family has been in Xiliang for generations. If this incident hadn't happened, Ma Chao would have been a prince no matter what.
Now that his father has died tragically and his family members are not sure whether they are alive or dead, how can Ma Chao not want to take revenge?
Even if he knew that Lin Mu might not be very kind to the family, there was nothing to hesitate about.
Now as long as he can get revenge, Ma Chao can do anything.
What's more, can the Ma family in Xiliang be considered a noble family?
"This hatred is irreconcilable!"
Ma Chao didn't say much, just one simple sentence revealed his state of mind.
Lin Mu looked at Ma Chao and then at the other ministers.
"Ma Tengshi is in Xiliang. Now that our court is weak and divided, Ma Teng is willing to return to the south to help me. Now the son of a loyal minister has entered the capital with an injury. If I chill the heart of a loyal minister, what will happen in this world? Who will be loyal to the court?"
"His Majesty……"
Lu Zhi also stood up and wanted to say something, but Lin Mu waved his hand to signal Lu Zhi not to say more.
"My decision has been made. From now on, we will reorganize our military equipment and go out to Xiliang to kill the rebels!"
As soon as Lin Mu finished speaking, there was no other voice from the court, just a chorus of promises.
If it's people's livelihood politics, Lin Mu may listen to some opinions, but if it's military, it's Lin Mu's opinion.
The army began to prepare for its journey, and various military rations began to be replenished.
Although the imperial court is not wealthy now, it can still support an army of 20,000 people.
As for helping Ma Chao to take revenge, it was just a cover.
Since ten years ago, the Qiang and Hu on the border of Xiliang began to rebel. They not only plundered Liangzhou and Bingzhou, but sometimes even broke into Sanfu to plunder.
Xiliang and Bingzhou are borderlands. Even if they are rich, how much oil can they have? If you want to make a fortune, you don't have to go near Chang'an.
Since Han Sui became the leader of the Qiang and Hu tribes, he united with a large number of border princes to enter Chang'an and plunder.
In the end, he was stopped from entering Chencang City, and then he was defeated by Huangfu Song and returned to Liangzhou.
Nowadays, the imperial army can defend for a while, but it will never be able to defend for a lifetime.
It should be noted that if you defend for a long time, you will lose, and once the Qiang and Hu mixed forces unite and taste the benefits, it will be completely over.
These Qiang and Hu mixed armies are always ready to go south and plunder the Central Plains.
It's snowing, go rob!
There is unrest, go and rob!
Be happy and go rob!
Not happy, go rob!
This situation did not improve until Cao Cao defeated Han Sui and Ma Chao.
But at that time, Chang'an had actually been robbed and turned into a wasteland.
Most of the original 500,000 people in Chang'an were killed, and the rest fled to other places.
It wasn't until Cao Cao restored Chang'an with the rest of the land that Chang'an gained some vitality.
Now that these Qiang and Hu miscellaneous troops still want to come, it is impossible to defend them.
With an army of hundreds of thousands, how can you defend such a long border line?
The only way is to find their main force and defeat them.
Seeing that Lin Mu had decided to send troops, the court officials stopped trying to dissuade him.
But Zhu Jun stood up and asked.
"May I ask, Your Majesty, who will be the leader during this expedition?"
Lin Mu waved his hand.
"I have decided to lead the expedition myself."
Zhu Jun glanced at Lin Mu, then looked back at Lu Zhi.
He finally understood why Lu Zhi told him that he was very brave today.
"Your Majesty, Han Sui is capricious and full of tricks. It would be better to use an old minister to lead an army to conquer this rebellion."
Lin Mu looked at Zhu Jun. Although Zhu Jun seemed fine now and his beard looked quite strong, Lin Mu did not dare to take him as his general.
There was no problem with Zhu Jun's loyalty. Even after he escaped from Luoyang, he still raised troops to attack Dong Zhuo, but it was a pity that his skills were not good enough.
If Lin Mu regarded him as his leader, it would be impossible for him to defeat the strong with the weak.
But Lin Mu couldn't let the veteran's loyalty go cold, so he thought about it for a while and said.
"If that's not the case, Old General, how about the Old General and Wen He sit in the center of the army together to hold down the battle for me in this battle?"
Seeing this, Zhu Jun could only nod his head. He also knew Lin Mu's record and knew that Lin Mu was not the kind of emperor who didn't know how to fight.
When Ma Chao saw that Lin Mu had decided to attack Han Sui with just a few words, he hurriedly kowtowed to Lin Mu.
"Your Majesty, please use me as the vanguard in this battle to avenge my father and protect my son as a filial piety."
Lin Mu nodded.
"Then Meng Qi just follow me."
Seeing that the matter had been fully discussed, Bian Jin stood up and announced his withdrawal from the court.
Ma Chao followed the officials out of the palace, and his residence was naturally arranged.
Lin Mu came to the harem to meet Queen Mother He.
The Han Dynasty governed the country with loyalty and filial piety, and as the emperor, Lin Mu had to behave well.
It can be said that Lin Mu gave Queen Mother He enough face, but Queen Mother He seemed not satisfied with the current situation.
The Queen Mother He had ambitions, but now Lin Mu's strength made it impossible for the Queen Mother He to jump even a little bit.
No matter what she does, someone is watching her.
Now Lin Mu appointed Min Gong as a guard, in charge of the imperial army including the palace guards.
It can be said that Queen He can no longer have her dream of Lu Pheasant.
But that's all Lin Mu can do. Not to mention that Queen Mother He is the Queen Mother, just because Queen Mother He is the mother of this body, Lin Mu can't really do anything to Queen Mother He.
After meeting the Queen Mother, Lin Mu began to deal with government affairs.
The recent situation has been extremely chaotic. First, Sun Jian and Liu Biao fought fiercely.
Then hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban troops ran rampant in Jizhou, and Cao Cao gained another new county.
The Sima family and the Xun family already had the intention to turn to Cao Cao.
Lin Mu couldn't help but sneer when he saw Xi Zhicai defecting to Cao Cao. This was clearly the Yingchuan family who sent Xi Zhicai to test Cao Cao.
The war between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao is almost over, and the situation can be said to be extremely chaotic.
But as long as the imperial court holds Hulao Pass so that these chaotic armies cannot threaten Luoyang, Lin Mu can concentrate on fighting Han Sui.
Ten days later, the army rations were fully prepared and the army began to set off.
According to the report from Tanma, Han Sui's army has arrived at Ganquan.
Some of the expedition horses have even reached Chang'an, but Chang'an is in danger of the Yellow River, so there is no serious problem.
But Zuo Fengyi had already begun to encounter the small Qiang and Hu mixed troops.
Fortunately, Lin Mu had left a group of soldiers in Chang'an, so no large groups of enemy troops entered.
But as time goes by, it will be a matter of time.
This kind of miscellaneous army just goes all the way to grab supplies. If they grab a large amount of supplies, they can have a good year. If they don't grab a lot of supplies, they can only wait to die.
Therefore, they are particularly crazy, especially the Qiang and Hu people.
The weather is getting colder day by day, and the wind and snow that originally existed on the grassland finally reached Chang'an.
Lin Mu tightened his robe tightly and let out a hot breath.
Lin Mu seemed to have a strange feeling when he found himself in this ice and snow.
This feeling made him continue to go north. This feeling was mysterious and mysterious. Although it was not strong, it really attracted him.
