Volume 10 Chapter 294

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Chapter 294

The Censorate is responsible for supervising all officials, and it is the latest chapter that is most suitable for the Censor-in-Chief to submit the impeachment letter. The next morning, Pang Dian really launched the attack as planned, and proposed to Li Hong that Zhao Huan, the chief general of Huaning, was suspected of collaborating with the enemy.

Li Hong was very puzzled by this. Just two days ago, he had just received a battle report from the front, saying that the soldiers and civilians of Huaning fought hard against the siege of the coalition forces. After a day of fierce fighting, they finally successfully repelled the enemy. Why is there a sudden suspicion of collaborating with the enemy now?

It is easy to find excuses to accuse someone of a crime. It is too easy for the prince party headed by Li Dan to impeach Zhao Huan. Pang Dian publicly stated that he had a witness in his hand. It was the soldiers who escaped from Huaning who tipped him off. Zhao Huan had frequent correspondence with the coalition forces. On the surface, he was devoted to the country and was irreconcilable with the coalition forces, but in secret, he secretly communicated with the coalition forces to find a way out for his future.

After Pang Dian said this, another minister immediately stood up and told Li Hong that this matter was not groundless. There had been rumors about Zhao Huan's secret dealings with the coalition forces, but because it was a matter of great importance and there was no definite truth, they did not dare to report it to Li Hong.

Next, the ministers of the Prince's Party spoke one by one, saying all kinds of things. Some said that Zhao Huan had close contacts with Gu Anmin, and now Gu Anmin had defected to the coalition forces, and Zhao Huan also had the intention to defect. Another minister deliberately pretended to be worried about the emperor and the country, saying that Huaning was the capital's acropolis and must not be lost. Even if there was no physical evidence of Zhao Huan's collusion with the enemy, as long as he was suspected of collusion with the enemy, he could no longer be used and must be transferred back to the capital immediately.

Some of these ministers took the lead, while others played the side drums. They kept slandering Li Hong.

The more Li Hong listened, the gloomier his face became, and the tighter his brows furrowed. Finally, he was really annoyed by the noise, so he slammed the table and shouted loudly: "Stop talking!"

If one person said that Zhao Huan had problems, it might be a misunderstanding or prejudice, but so many ministers, including the prince, thought that Zhao Huan had ulterior motives and was suspected of collaborating with the enemy, so Li Hong had to think twice.

After thinking it over, even Li Hong was not sure whether Zhao Huan really had problems. He asked the Imperial Censor Zhang Mian, "Sir Zhang, what do you think of Zhao Huan? Does he really have the intention of collaborating with the enemy?"

The Imperial Censor is the general person in charge of supervising all officials in the court, and is also the immediate superior of the Imperial Censor. On weekdays, Li Hong still trusts Zhang Mian very much and attaches great importance to his opinions. Now he wants to hear his opinions.

Zhang Mian is an old minister in the court, and he has been sitting in the position of the Imperial Censor for 10 to 20 years. He has already cultivated himself into a spirit. What can be hidden from his eyes?

Just now, he had carefully observed that all the ministers who impeached Zhao Huan were basically the prince's men. As for why the prince's party suddenly attacked Zhao Huan, he didn't know.

A new emperor has new ministers, and this is also the case in the principality. After Li Dan succeeds to the throne, the prince's party will become the mainstream in the court, and the third and fourth princes have died in battle in Shangjing. Now there is no force that can threaten Li Dan's position. It is almost certain that he will become the next Zhen Wang. In this case, Zhang Mian decided to follow the prince's wishes.

First, he wanted to show his flattery, so that when Li Dan became the new Zhen Wang, he would not lose his foothold in the court. Second, in his opinion, the prince's party is the pillar of the future court and it is impossible for them to do anything that is detrimental to the interests of Zhen. Since they impeached Zhao Huan, they must have some unknown evidence in their hands. Considering these aspects, Zhang Mian's answer to Li Hong also had a clear tendency.

He said: "Your Majesty, the survival of Huaning directly affects the capital, and even affects the success or failure of the fight against the coalition forces. It is related to the survival of Zhen State, and we must not be careless. In the case of uncertainty about whether General Zhao is loyal or treacherous, I also think it is better to be cautious. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of one!"

He did not explicitly say that Zhao Huan should be transferred back to the capital, but the meaning was already very clear. After listening to Zhang Mian's words, Li Hong fell into deep thought again.

Pang Dian and many ministers impeached Zhao Huan, the prince agreed, Zhang Mian also agreed, and most of the ministers in the court agreed, which was really embarrassing!

From the bottom of his heart, Li Hong valued Zhao Huan's ability very much, and also thought he was the best candidate to guard Huaning, but now the joint impeachment of many ministers made him begin to waver in his heart.

He murmured, "If Zhao Huan is withdrawn, who can replace him and guard this important place of Huaning for me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Dan bowed and stepped out, saying loudly: "Father, I have a good candidate!"

"Oh?" Li Hong was immediately refreshed when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Who is it? Dan'er, tell me quickly!"

Li Dan said seriously: "It is Lieutenant General Xu Bufan!"

Xu Bufan? Li Hong was stunned and did not respond immediately. Xu Bufan did not expect the prince to recommend him, and his heart was also shocked.

Li Dan continued: "First, General Xu is brave and good at fighting. He has the courage of ten thousand people and has a high reputation in the army. If General Xu is appointed as the commander of Huaning, it will undoubtedly boost the morale of our soldiers. Second, General Xu is an experienced veteran who is good at commanding and using troops. His ability is not worse than Zhao Huan. Letting General Xu be the commander of Huaning, I think it is more than enough and will live up to everyone's expectations."

His words made Xu Bufan feel light and airy, as if he was stepping on the clouds. Before Li Hong could express his position, he lifted up his robe and stepped out of the queue, stepped in and saluted, and said, "Thank you, Prince, for looking after the general!" As he spoke, he said to Li Hong: "Your Majesty, although the coalition forces are large, the elephants are safe. Jun, Huan Jun, Yu Jun and the like are just a bunch of people. The general has not taken them seriously yet. If the general guards Hua Ning, the general is willing to guarantee that the city will not be lost with his head! "

Li Hong was happy when he heard this. He was very pleased that Xu Bufan could still maintain such a high fighting spirit and confidence under the current passive situation of Zhen Kingdom.

He said with a smile: "General Xu, the coalition forces are not all ordinary people. Just talking about the coalition forces attacking Huaning, there is also the main force of the Feng Army!"

Xu Bufan looked up and smiled, and said proudly: "Your Majesty, others may be afraid of the Feng Army, but the general is not afraid of it. If the general had been allowed to go to the Feng Kingdom, the situation in the north might not be what it is now."

Others didn't feel anything when they heard this, but when Nie Ze heard this, his nose was almost crooked with anger, and he cursed secretly in his heart, what did Xu Bufan mean by saying that? Isn't his ability to lead troops to fight inferior to his?

However, Li Hong was very happy with Xu Bufan's arrogance and felt that this was the courage a general should have.

He pondered for a moment, finally nodded, and said sternly: "General Xu, you immediately go to Hua Ning with your computer to read my edict. When you see Zhao Huan, give him my edict and order him to return to the capital immediately. All affairs in Hua Ning will be taken over by you!"

Xu Bufan was overjoyed and stepped in, saying: "I will obey your orders!"

Li Hong warned uneasily: "General Xu must not be careless when guarding Huaning. Although the coalition forces are not strong in combat, they have a large number of troops. They can fight all the way from the border to the capital. Their strength cannot be underestimated. You must act with caution!" "

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The general will be able to defend Hua Ning and prevent the coalition forces from being hundreds of miles away from the capital!" Xu Bufan has always been arrogant. When he thought about it, Zhao Huan could defend Hua Ning, let alone him.

Under the advice of Li Dan and others, Li Hong finally decided to replace Zhao Huan with Xu Bufan. His decision could be described as extremely stupid, and it was also the most direct factor leading to the demise of the Zheng Kingdom.

Xu Bufan moved quickly. After the morning session, he left for Huaning at noon that day and arrived in the evening.

No matter how popular Zhao Huan was in Huaning and how much he was loved by the army and the people, he had no choice but to carry out Li Hong's transfer order after it was promulgated.

Regarding the appointment of Xu Bufan to replace him as the commander-in-chief of Hua Ning, Zhao Huan's first reaction was that Hua Ning was going to die.

He knows very well what kind of person Xu Bufan is. He is too high-minded and arrogant. What is terrible is that he is also stubborn and cannot listen to the kind words of others. He is absolutely qualified to be the vanguard of the charge. How can he be the leader of an army? Do you have that ability?

Zhao Huan couldn't understand why the king suddenly transferred him back to the capital, and why he replaced the commander-in-chief with a reckless man like Xu Bufan. However, Xu Bufan didn't explain to him at all. Ever since they met, he acted completely domineering, even if he looked at people. They were all staring out of the corner of their eyes.

Zhenguo was facing a change of generals, and the news also spread to the coalition forces. Tang Yin was overjoyed when he heard this. He originally gave Li Dan five days, but he didn't expect him to get the matter done so quickly. This gave him plenty of time.

There was nothing to say that day. The next day, Tang Yin sent an order for the entire army to attack the city. However, it was not an actual attack but a feint attack. It could also be regarded as a meeting gift for Xu Bufan.

The intensity of this full-scale siege by the coalition forces was completely different from the last time. They fought and retreated, retreated and fought, and did not fight the defenders at all.

As a result, after a whole day's consumption, Huaning City changed hands, and the coalition forces could only approach Huaning fifty steps a few times.

Of course, Hua Ning also sent the news back to the Xitang court that it had once again resisted the allied attack. Li Hong was very happy after seeing it. Originally, he felt guilty about transferring Zhao Huan back. Now it seems that even if Xu Bufan is guarding , Huaning is also impregnable, and the coalition forces can do nothing about it.

The failure of another attack also gave the coalition forces a reasonable excuse to bypass the city. Since we are unable to defeat him, we can only avoid its sharp edge, bypass Huaning and Tongcheng, and go straight to Xitang.

This move by the coalition forces surprised Zhenguo. Bypassing Huaning and Tongcheng and attacking Xitang directly, the coalition forces were fighting a desperate battle. They did not need logistical supplies at all and handed over their rear to the Zhen army in Huaning and Tongcheng.

The capital of the Zhenguo Kingdom was obviously ill-prepared for the sudden arrival of the coalition forces. After learning the news, it urgently evacuated the people outside the city. For a while, there was chaos inside and outside Xitang.

At the same time, Hua Ning and Tongcheng were also surprised by the unusual behavior of the coalition forces. Xu Bufan, the commander-in-chief of Hua Ning, and Guan Zhan, the commander-in-chief of Tongcheng, both intended to take the initiative. When the coalition forces attacked Xitang, they suddenly launched an attack from behind, catching the coalition forces off guard.