Chapter 397: Ask Lu Zhi to give up Luoyang
Chapter 397 Asking Lu Zhi to give up Luoyang
Chapter 396: Asking Lu Zhi to give up Luoyang
With Zhou Yi's 90 points of political attributes, serving as governor of a state in troubled times may not be enough, but being a prefect is more than enough.
Such high political talents are extremely valuable in any family, and a large amount of resources will usually be invested in them to ensure that their official career is as smooth as possible.
But Zhou Yi, who is already 30 years old, is now just a small Luoyang order. It can be seen that Zhou Yi's status in the Zhou family is definitely not high and he does not receive the family's resources.
Since Zhou Yi is Zhou Yu’s father, wouldn’t it mean that if you kidnap Zhou Yi, you will get Zhou Yu?
Qin Hao was suddenly excited when he thought of this.
But it seems that Zhou Yu is still a ten-year-old young lady at this time?
Who cares about him, that’s Zhou Gongjin, how could he let him go if he encountered him?
Let’s just think of it as Shota’s upbringing.
Qin Hao had evil thoughts in his heart, and he had already made a plan for Zhou Yu to develop a young master on his own initiative.
Zhou Yi's words did have an effect, making some of the renunciators looser, and Qin Wen also wavered a little.
Because what Zhou Yi said is indeed very reasonable. The defense foundation here in Luoyang is simply not very good. It would be a pity to give up like this.
“The imperial edict has arrived, and the governor Qin Wen received it.”
Just when Qin Wen was still considering whether to persist for a while, the envoy from Chang'an had already arrived in Luoyang with the imperial edict, and this time it was Zhao Zhong, one of the ten constant servants.
Although Qin Wen was extremely dissatisfied with the court's remote control method, he had no choice but to suppress his dissatisfaction and lead everyone to receive the decree.
“It is the destiny of heaven, the emperor issued an edict. He ordered the governor Qin Wen to quickly abandon Luoyang, lead an army of 200,000 to retreat to Hongnong, and defend Guanzhong with all his strength.”
With this edict, everyone knew that there was no room for turning back, and Luoyang could only be ruthlessly abandoned.
Yang Gun collapsed on the ground, unable to accept this fact, and Zhou Yi also looked desperate.
Lately half of Luoyang's defense was arranged by Zhou Yi, and the people also initiated it based on Zhou Yi.
Now that the Han Dynasty wanted to give up on his own initiative, Zhou Yidu didn't know how to explain it to the people of Luoyang. If he didn't know the explanation, he had no choice but not to explain it.
After Qin Wen's appointment was handed down, Zhao Zhong said again: "Order the champion lord Qin Hao to lead an army of one hundred thousand to guard Yique Pass to prevent the Yellow Turbans from marching south to Jingzhou to capture this place."
Everyone present was very surprised when they heard this, and Qin Hao was also shocked because this step was the same as Guiguzi's arrangement.
Unconsciously, Guiguzi’s shocking plan was halfway through, and it was exactly what Guiguzi said.
Liu Hong actually asked me to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Southern Route Army. This is completely unreasonable. Teacher, how did you do it? Qin Hao thought secretly.
Although Qin Hao's current record is terrifying, he cannot be a commander just by having a record. To be the commander of an army requires qualifications.
Nowadays, there are many people in Luoyang who have higher qualifications than Qin Hao. According to common sense, no matter how they are ranked, Qin Hao will be ranked.
But this job happened to fall on Qin Hao's head, so Qin Hao still didn't believe it that Gui Guzi didn't do it.
Master, I hope the next step will be as you predicted. Disciple, I have bet my life on you. Qin Hao thought secretly.
Zhao Zhong left immediately after announcing the decree. After all, the Yinxi line in Henan is relatively safe now. If it were later, if the cities on the west line were also captured by Zhu Yuanzhang, it would be difficult for him to leave.
Qin Hao personally sent Zhao Zhong out of the city, and asked a lot of questions along the way, trying to understand what was affecting Liu Hong, but he still didn't understand anything.
"Master Zhao, I have a request that I hope you can convey to your Majesty." Qin Hao said to Zhao Zhong.
“Your Majesty, please speak.” “This is my first time commanding an army of 100,000 people. I am really frightened, so I want your Majesty to send me a lieutenant general.”
“This is simple, who does the prince consort want?”
“Lord Lu Zhi.”
Zhao Zhong's expression immediately changed. Seeing that there was no one around, he said, "Your Majesty, are you sure? Lu Zhi is covered in fishy food right now. Whoever gets it will be in trouble."
“I’m sure, with Mr. Lu Zhi here, I can absolutely control the army of 100,000, so I would like to ask Mr. Zhao to convey this to His Majesty. It doesn’t matter if Your Majesty does not agree.”
"Okay." Zhao Zhong sighed. He had already said everything he needed to say, and there was nothing he could do if Qin Hao didn't listen.
On the way back, Qin Hao felt filled with emotion when he looked at the people of Luoyang who were still busy at the top of the city and constantly strengthening their defenses.
What supports these people to work so hard?
These people all joined the defense forces because their family members were killed by the Yellow Turbans.
The people just wanted to vent their hatred, but they didn't know that the court had given up on them again, not even giving them a chance to take revenge.
Evacuation should be done sooner rather than later. After all, no one knows when all Henan Yin except Luoyang will be conquered.
Just when the 300,000-strong army was about to withdraw, someone leaked the news and let the soldiers at the bottom know in advance. As a result, the whole army was in an uproar, and nearly 10,000 soldiers petitioned Qin Wen.
“Captain, we cannot withdraw.”
“Yes, Luoyang is the capital of the country.”
“We will defend Luoyang to the death.”
These simple soldiers did not know that they had been exploited by people and turned into political tools to deal with the Qin family and his sons. They only knew that they should not give up Luoyang just like that.
The commotion made by the soldiers was very loud, and it finally reached the ears of the people. Soon the news that "the big men abandoned Luoyang" spread throughout the city like a virus, and the people of Luoyang were furious.
I don’t know which force secretly instigated it. Nearly 100,000 angry Luoyang people surrounded Qin Wen’s general palace, just to ask for an explanation. In the end, Qin Wen was forced to come forward to "refute the rumors."
With Qin Wen's repeated assurances, the people of Luoyang finally believed that the news was a rumor spread by the Yellow Turbans, just to prevent Luoyang from going into chaos without a war.
General's Mansion, meeting hall.
"What should we do now? Just say something." Qin Wen shouted with a very ugly face.
In fact, it is not surprising that Qin Wen would be like this. Anyone with a little bit of brains knows that the people are undisciplined and unorganized, but this time the commotion was so loud. Apart from someone secretly instigating mobilization, there is no other possibility. .
That is to say, Qin Wen's reputation among the people is pretty good, and the people are willing to believe in Qin Wen, so this time there was no disaster.
If it had been anyone else, a civil uprising might have occurred with a little instigation by some thoughtful people, and then the only way to suppress it would be by force.
Everyone bowed their heads and remained silent, but in their hearts they believed that this 'riot' was planned by the Yellow Turbans.
Finally Xi Zhi stood up and said: "My lord, at this point, it is impossible to evacuate them all. We must leave hope for the people of Luoyang."
Qin Wen was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "What does the military advisor mean?"
(End of this chapter)