The troops were divided into two groups, and Han You led his men to the Tongcheng Marine Division camp.
The old man Pang Pan was sitting in the carriage, his face flushed with excitement.
Accompanying him was Master Ji. After registering his name, Pang Pan saluted repeatedly.
His gift was not given to Gong Han with the title of an old master, such as the former Imperial Academy Supervisor or a great Confucian scholar, but to the Queen of Famous Masters and the Queen of Hundreds of Schools.
Pang Pan's life has been full of ups and downs, and he has already lived a clear life.
The old man felt like a mirror in his heart. Confucianism had become a tool in the hands of the rulers. It would be fine if there was no war. As long as the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, everything would be fine. If there were troubled times, Confucianism would be of no use, even if it wanted to create a new world. In prosperous times, it is necessary for a hundred schools of thought to contend and a hundred flowers to bloom. This is beneficial to the world and the people.
Pang Pan is here. The young prince didn't want to come, but he came anyway, otherwise he would easily suffer from the kindness of his master and his father.
Note, it is the master, not the master.
Pang Pan did not teach Han Wang Xiaoba any skills to control his subordinates or the essence of Confucianism. The old man had always taught an idea, to use force to stop the war.
Peace is achieved by fighting, and prosperity is achieved by fighting. Once you conquer everyone, naturally no one will stop you from fulfilling your ambitions.
For more than a year, Pang Pan treated Zhou Yong like his own grandson, taking great care of him in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Han You left Youzhou with his people. At this time, the Pang family's ancestral home in Youzhou was in chaos and order.
Pang Shang, the head of the Pang family of this generation, is sitting in the main hall, making arrangements well.
So-and-so immediately took over the defense of the city, so-and-so took people to patrol the city, and so-and-so posted notices.
Pang Shang is fifty-five years old. He not only looks like his father Pang Pan, but also has a similar body shape. He still has dignity. After all, he is the head of the family.
This is the case in the world, and it is also the case with people. There are flies and dogs everywhere, there are dark corners where no light can be seen, and there are traitors who betray the country and seek glory.
Just like the East China Sea, it has long been a secret known to everyone that the aristocratic family and the Yingdao pirates colluded with the Yingdao privateers.
But the more this kind of place is, the more there are people who are dedicated to the country. They emerge from the mud without being stained, and they are clean without being evil. It is these people who are like aliens who save the building from collapse in times of crisis, regardless of life and death. That's what home is.
Just like Nanguan and Beiguan, many people were not loyal to the imperial court. They even wanted to rebel against the imperial court. However, they were loyal to the country, the people, and their beliefs, and they would not change until death.
The entire Pang family has moved, and the entire Youzhou City has moved, making best plans and preparing for the worst.
Well, Han You led his people and marched straight in, taking over one city after another. There was a big blood change in the officialdom.
Unfortunately, Han You was beaten back and returned to Youzhou City. The aristocratic family and the government rebelled.
The Pang family has been preparing for many years. The head of the family, Pang Shang, is not afraid at all. Instead, he wishes that the rebels would immediately surround Youzhou. The Pang family can die, be destroyed, or perish, but one thing is that it must be a death with courage, and death in battle. Never give birth on your knees!
"This little general lives up to his reputation."
Pang Shang took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "You dare to go deep into the East China Sea with only 7,000 people. No wonder you are favored by your father."
A group of Pang family disciples echoed one after another. They were not Pang Pan who was ignorant of what was going on outside the window and only wanted to fight Japanese thieves. The news was not blocked. They also knew about Han You's deeds. If the imperial court could send Han You a message, Come on, doesn't it just illustrate the determination of the monarchs and ministers?
Everyone praised Han You. For the Pang family, it doesn’t matter what your background is, what your official position is, or what your past is like. As long as you are willing to fight against the Japanese, then we are good friends and good brothers.
At this moment, a Pang Mansion housekeeper ran in and was shocked.
"Master, something happened to me."
The housekeeper was followed by a group of servants, shivering and carrying a lot of rag bags, which also exuded a pungent stench.
"What are you panicking about?"
Pang Shang frowned: "What emits such a stench?"
"Yes...yes...I saw General Han at the gate of the camp after he left."
The butler was already confused: "You can see for yourself."
The servants carefully opened all the cloth bags, which were full of big bone sticks.
A group of Pang family disciples looked at these loose ancestors on the ground and fell into deep confusion.
Not only the Pang family members were confused, but also the monarchs and ministers in Beijing.
At the same time, in the capital, the palace, and the Jingzhi Palace, Lao Ba looked at the "resignations" piled up like a hill in front of the desk, and he also fell into deep confusion.
Lao Ba's face turned pale and he was frightened. The legs of Wen Wu standing next to him began to tremble.
A group of ministers were sitting on the embroidered pier. All of them looked unhappy except Huang Youwei.
There are 127 "resignations" in total, all from the Ministry of War, or in other words, received by the Ministry of War from various state capitals in the east, south, west, and north and west.
They are all generals, all of them are military generals. The lowest rank is the school captain, the highest rank is the fourth rank general of the first battalion, and there are also a mess of military camp guards, captains, etc.
There are various reasons for resigning, such as retiring from office, resigning to old age, begging for bones, asking for help from the elderly, saying goodbye to illness, removing seals and wearing robes, removing clothes, throwing crowns, and even breaking a leg while walking.
If the army wants to leave the camp, it is okay, not impossible, as long as there is a legitimate reason. No one wants to leave the camp anymore, and the court cannot force them to stay. This is normal.
What is normal is that in less than a month after Han Bairen went on the expedition, so many generals from various provinces across the country resigned.
Zhao Tai glanced at the emperor's face and whispered: "I sent the officials to investigate, and they all rushed to the East China Sea."
"General... General... General Han Bai... General Han's military shoes when he was in the army will be presented."
Even though Lao Ba wanted to hide the panic in his heart, the saliva he swallowed betrayed his heart.
Lao Ba was relatively good, but the other ministers were already in turmoil. They really didn't expect Han Bairen to have such a big influence in the army.
Huang Youwei seemed to have known what Lao Ba wanted to see, and he presented the bamboo slips in his hands to the imperial case.
After Lao Ba opened it, he read it word for word.
"Born in the South, joined the Southern Army..."
"Having repeatedly made military exploits, the Southern Army recommended him to join the Ministry of War..."
"Awarded to be a fifth-grade inspector, supervising the military affairs of various provinces..."
"The footprints are all over the world, in every military camp..."
Lao Ba couldn't stop thinking about it. He thought that he was a prodigal enough. In addition to the West, he had been to the South, Beiguan, and the East China Sea Marine Corps.
Looking at Han Bairen again, there is no place in the east, south, west or north that he has not been to before. The southeast, northwest and northwest here do not refer to border passes, but include border passes. He has stayed in almost half of the camps in the previous dynasty, except for Xiguan in the West. Apart from Donghai Zhoushi, I have been to other places.
"Why does General Han have such connections in the military?"
Lao Ba raised his head and looked at Huang Youwei, the confusion in his eyes was extremely intense.
"The humble minister is daring. Your Majesty should not say that it is a connection, but a favor."
Huang Youwei was too lazy to cover up, and there was no need to cover up. He told the truth: "General Han often teaches the art of war when he patrols various camps."
"art of war?"
"Yes, Wei Chen also received some advice from General Han, and he will serve him for the rest of his life."
This was not the first time that Lao Ba heard about this. He knew the art of war. He didn't think it was a big deal before. But now, when so many generals in the army heard that Han Bairen was taking command, they all even abandoned their official robes and went to join him. , this is not just about teaching the art of war at all.
"Just teaching the art of war?" Lao Ba looked suspicious: "What kind of art of war is it?"
"Three chapters on the art of war: "Using Generals", "Using Land", and "Using Methods".
"What?!"
Lao Ba's face changed greatly: "Three great wars of the early Han Dynasty, the Marquis of Huaiyin, Han Xin's three articles?"
"yes."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Lao Ba couldn't help shouting: "Han Xin's family was wiped out, where are the descendants? What's more, even the descendants should be named Wei, how can they keep the surname Han."
"What your Majesty is saying is that in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, Han Xin was killed by Empress Lu, and the entire family was on the verge of being wiped out. Xiao He secretly sent someone to send Han Xin's son to the south to escape, and his son changed his surname to half of the Han character Wei. As a surname, General Han changed his surname back to his father's generation, and the three articles on the Art of War have been handed down."
Lao Ba was dumbfounded. He really didn't expect that Han Bairen and Han You were queens of famous families and descendants of Han Xin, one of the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, how similar, how similar." Wen and Wu couldn't help but exclaimed: "When General Han entered the city to seize the city, he came from Pingyang County and passed through Chongfu, garrison, Bingbei and Tunbingwei. There are more than thirty places in total. At first, there were only about 400 people, but after arriving in the middle of the capital, there were actually 5,000 people."
Lao Ba gave a wry smile. As a lucky person who succeeded in getting ashore thanks to the big brother on the list, how could he not know about this matter?
Han Bairen captured the city and the palace. It can be said that the Beijing guards were thrown off their armor. His subordinates were all brave men who were the best in the three armies. Many of them were "old soldiers" over fifty years old. They were these old soldiers wearing ordinary military armor. All the Jingwei generals are capable of fighting, and none of them are well-organized and brave. These people are no longer generals. Many of them are handsome men.
However, when Lao Ba entered the city, most of the more than 5,000 men with almost no hair injured disappeared. Han Bairen explained that they died in the battle.
"I see."
Lao Ba, who wanted to understand what was going on, finally calmed down the turbulent waves in his heart and said with emotion: "If I were in the army and were taught three articles on the art of war and three articles on the art of war by the military immortal Han Xin, I... would definitely be a leader for them. Charge into battle until death.”
A group of courtiers remained silent and did not think Lao Ba's words were cheap.
The emperor has passed away, but only a few can be remembered, but there is only one soldier immortal in the long history.
Wu Dingbi hesitated and said tentatively: "Although the expedition to the East China Sea is a major event for the country, it cannot be so ridiculous. Most of these generals who have resigned are generals in key places. If General Han is allowed to do whatever he wants..."
"Wrong." Lao Ba shook his head and interrupted: "Wu Qing's family has never been in the military and does not know the friendship in the military. It was not General Han who called him, but the generals knew that General Han was taking command and went to the East China Sea to follow him. General Han has nothing to do with it.”
A group of veteran ministers glared at Wu Dingbi. No wonder this guy could only be the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, as if he had no brains.
The reason why Lao Ba was able to sit on the Dragon Throne was because of the support from the military and the great help from the generals everywhere. After sitting on the Dragon Throne, many people even if they were dissatisfied, pinched their noses and admitted it.
Looking at Han Bairen again, it can be said that the old man is not even worthy of carrying Han Bairen's shoes.
Before the rebellion, Lao Ba kept wooing people, making promises, and resorting to various tricks.
Han Bairen just set out for the expedition without informing or calling anyone, yet so many people took the initiative to follow him.
What does this mean? It means that Han Bairen also has the ability and all the conditions to rebel!
In the past, everyone admired Han You, but now everyone suddenly discovered that Han Bairen was really fierce.
Lao Han has the conditions to rebel, but he won't do it.
Not only did they not do this, they also gave me the dragon chair that was within easy reach.
It can be seen from this that Lao Han has no ambition at all. He just has the ability and conditions, all of them, but no ambition.
There are many ambitious people, but there are few people with the conditions and abilities. There are very few people. In the Manchu Dynasty, there was only one old man who became the emperor.
As a result, Lao Ba's conditions and abilities were nothing compared to Han Bairen's.
Who the hell dares to say that Han Bairen is rebelling, let alone not rebelling? Even if someone spreads the rumor, once it spreads, I don't know how many generals will rise up.
"Your Majesty." Zhao Tai suddenly spoke and said for no reason: "General Han Bairen of the Zhu Kingdom has worked hard and made countless contributions to the country. I think he should be knighted, and he should be..."
Zhao Tai glanced sideways at Qian Ji, and Lao Qian nodded slightly.
Everyone seemed to understand what Zhao Tai meant and nodded in unison.
Zhao Tai took a deep breath: "You should be crowned a king!"
Lao Ba looked depressed and murmured: "This prince, I wanted to give Han..."
Before he finished speaking, Wenwu quickly kicked Lao Ba's calf.
A group of ministers laughed dumbly. It was reasonable and expected. Everyone was like a mirror. It is not that there are no kings with different surnames. This is the case with the Yan Palace in the North. However, the Yan Palace is a contribution to all dynasties and generations, and Han It is not an exaggeration to say that you are kind to this dynasty.
