Chapter 1,230 Gongsun Zan Seeking Death
Huangfu Chaobo, who returned to Luoyang, had no time to rest. As the Tang Dynasty's territory became larger and larger, the daily government affairs became more and more heavy. Although the Sangong, Jiuqing and Shangshutai shared the burden, many things were not done by them. If they can handle it, even if they have made a temporary decision, Huangfu Chaobo still needs to personally intervene afterwards.
However, Huangfu Chaobo, who returned to the palace, did not go to deal with government affairs immediately. Instead, he came to the harem. He first looked at his children, stayed with the two children all afternoon, and then ate with Mi and Han. After a family dinner and a good night's rest, it was not until the next day that I started meeting with officials and handling government affairs.
After the morning court, Huangfu Chaobo came to the side hall to handle government affairs. Not long after they sat down, Shi A and Guo Jia asked for a meeting outside the hall with the intelligence they had just sorted out from all over the world during this period.
Huangfu Chaobo looked at the memorials piled up like a hill in front of him, and helplessly said to the chamberlain who came to report: "Pass it!"
After a while, the two of them came in hand in hand. After entering, they immediately knelt down to Huangfu Chaobo and said, "I, the humble minister, bow to your Majesty!"
Huangfu Chaobo looked at the memorial in his hand and said without raising his head: "Without courtesy, you two can sit down first and wait until I finish giving instructions on these two memorials."
"promise!"
Soon Huangfu Chaobo read the two memorials, wrote a few words on them, and then handed them to the chamberlain beside him and said: "Send them to the minister's room immediately and give them to the minister's order to arrange them as soon as possible!"
The chamberlain took the two memorials and took the order. Huangfu Chaobo then picked up a tea cup on the desk and took a sip. He said: "It just so happens that if you two don't come, I will send someone to call you two." Come on. Let’s talk about the situation in each county in the country first!”
"No!" When Shi A heard this, he immediately stood up and responded. Then he opened a notebook he carried with him and introduced to Huangfu Chaobo in detail the situation in various counties and counties in the country in recent months.
Fortunately, due to sufficient preparations in advance, nothing happened in the country during this period. Although Qi made several tentative attacks, they were resolutely fought back by the generals led by Lu Su, Huang Zhong and Xu Rong. On several occasions, several hundreds of troops sent by Cao Cao were almost wiped out. After these battles, Cao Cao's generals consciously stopped provoking the Tang state. Coupled with the fact that the Wu and Ye Lai Xiang families continued to have conflicts with Qi, Cao Cao focused his main energy on Xuzhou.
The basic development of Yanbei County and several islands is also very stable, especially Changshan Island and Yuzhoushan Island. Now the construction of the two county towns has been completed, and the population has reached more than 30,000, especially those affiliated to the two cities. The shipyards are all well developed. After thinking about it, Huangfu Chaobo said: "Send someone to send an order to transfer Li Gui, the deputy captain of Changshan Island City, to Yuzhou Mountain City to serve as the county magistrate!"
After hearing the situation in the country, Huangfu Chaobo breathed a sigh of relief. However, when he looked at Guo Jia and Guo Jia, they didn't look at all relaxed, so he said, "Tell me, what's wrong with you two?" Good news.”
Shi A gave a wry smile and looked towards Guo Jia. Guo Jia nodded, walked to the side wall of the side hall, pointed to the map of Youzhou's country and said: "It's really not good news. According to the Shadow Guard, these days News came back from Youzhou that King Yan rarely showed up since he was defeated and fled back to Youzhou. "
In this year's war, Gongsun Zan suffered a big loss. Not only did he lose tens of thousands of elites, but he also lost most of the cities in Zhuojun. Now the huge Zhuojun only has two cities: Zhuoxian and Liangxiang.
However, after Gongsunzan himself returned to Jicheng,
Although he didn't appear much, his actions were constant. First of all, he once again ordered to mobilize elite soldiers from various counties and counties, and reorganized 50,000 elite soldiers in Jicheng, divided into five battalions, and named them Qinglong Camp, Baihu Camp, Suzaku Camp, and Xuanwu Camp. and Yulin Camp, and at the same time formed 20,000 cavalry from cavalry drawn from various counties. Together with the original 20,000 white horse rebels, there were a total of 40,000 cavalry.
This 90,000-strong army was firmly controlled by Gongsun Zan himself, and even his most trusted sworn brothers had no chance to get involved. As a result, the most elite soldiers and horses in the entire Yan Kingdom were basically concentrated in Gongsun Zan's own hands. In the hands of other prefects, including Gongsun Fan and Gongsun Yue, except for the two thousand white horse righteous followers, there are only 8,000 county soldiers used to defend the county and city, not to mention the two prefects of Wangmen and Shanjing. The soldiers and horses of my subordinates are gone.
The reason for such a situation is that news came from the palace of King Yan that several of his sworn brothers wanted to divert Gongsun Zan's attention and reduce their responsibility for instigating the army. They sow discord in front of Gongsun Zan and Yan Guo. The prime minister, the lieutenant of the state, and the county guards of Liaoxi and Lulong, together with their allies, easily organized tens of thousands of elite cavalry without the king's order. If any of them wanted to support their own troops, the consequences would be disastrous. .
Gongsun Zan, who had suffered continuous defeats at the hands of Yuan Shao, was now even more headstrong. Just a few words of provocation from Liu Weitai and Li Yizi made Gongsun Zan suspicious of his two younger brothers. As a result, the front line appeared. action.
In addition to mobilizing troops and horses, Gongsun Zan also ordered to mobilize a large amount of grain and grass from various counties and counties, all of which were concentrated in Jicheng. Then he recruited tens of thousands of civilian craftsmen to expand the inner city of Jicheng to almost half of the outer city. Concentrate most of the 90,000 elite troops in the inner city.
The defense of the outer city was also taken in turns by five battalions of soldiers and horses. Not only that, he also continuously strengthened the defense of Jicheng, and then built a palace on a large scale, locking himself in the palace all day long, drinking and having fun.
Even the important ministers such as Guo Guangjing and Yushi Zhongcheng Gongsun Ji rarely have the opportunity to see Gongsun Zan. The only people who can see Gongsun Zan at any time are his three sworn brothers, the person in charge of the Eagle's Nest, and Gongsun Zan's bodyguards. He led Gongsun Hao and several others.
After listening to Guo Jia's introduction, Huangfu Chaobo couldn't help but be stunned and speechless for a long time. After a long time, he slowly said: "Gongsun Zan is going further and further on the road of seeking death! It seems that even if he wants to pull him back, he will not be able to do anything. It’s possible.”
Guo Jia and Huangfu Chaobo stayed together for a long time, and he also understood the meaning of "seeking death" and said: "As the king said, Gongsun Zan is seeking death."
"In your opinion, what should I do if I am alone?" Huangfu Chaobo looked at Guo Jia and asked;
"Jia Ye hasn't come up with a good solution yet. Your Majesty, you might as well summon everyone from the Shangshutai and discuss it carefully." Guo Jia shook his head and said;
Now Pang Tong who went to Wei County and Lu Su who went to Shanyang County have returned to Luoyang, so Guo Jia said this.
Huangfu Chaobo nodded, and immediately sent people out of the palace to summon a few people, and also invited Xu Shu. Gongsun Zan's approach was obviously like building a city in Yijing in history, seeking death. Huangfu Chaobo A countermeasure must be found, otherwise Yanbei County will be in danger again.