The censor''s office is responsible for supervising all officials, and it is most suitable for the censor to submit impeachment. In the early morning of the next day, as expected, Pang Dian attacked according to the plan and proposed to Li Hong that master Zhao Huan of Huaning was suspected of collaborating with the enemy.
Li Hong was puzzled about this. Just two days ago, he just received a report from the front, saying that the army and people of Huaning fought hard against the Allied siege. After a day''s fierce battle, they finally successfully defeated the enemy. Why is there a sudden suspicion of collaborating with the enemy now?
There is no need to add guilt. It is too easy for the crown prince Party headed by Li Dan to impeach Zhao Huan. Pang Dian said publicly that he had a witness in his hand. The soldiers who had escaped from Huaning informed him. Zhao Huan had frequent correspondence with the coalition. On the surface, he was dedicated to his country and was at odds with the coalition, but secretly had a secret affair with the coalition to find a way out for his future.
When Pang Dian said this, another minister immediately stood up and said to Li Hong that the matter was by no means groundless. There had been rumors about Zhao Huan''s affair with the coalition forces for a long time, but he didn''t dare to report it to Li Hong because it was important and there was no conclusive correctness.
Next, all the officials of the crown prince party spoke one by one and said everything. Some said that Zhao Huan had close contacts with Gu Anmin. Now Gu Anmin has defected to the coalition, and Zhao Huan also has the heart of defection. Another minister also deliberately pretended to be worried about the king and the country, saying that Huaning was the Acropolis of the capital, and there must be no loss. Even if there was no physical evidence of Zhao Huan''s collaboration with the enemy, as long as he was suspected of collaborating with the enemy, he could not be used again, and he had to be transferred back to the capital immediately.
Some of these ministers are mainly attacking and others are beating the drums. You and I keep slandering Li Hongjin.
The more Li Hong listened to his face, the more gloomy he was. The more he listened to his eyebrows, the tighter he frowned. Finally, he was really annoyed by the crowd. He slapped on the table and shouted, "don''t say any more!"
If a person says that Zhao Huan has a problem, it may also be a misunderstanding or prejudice, but so many ministers, including the crown prince, believe that Zhao Huan has ulterior motives and is suspected of collaborating with the enemy, so Li Hong can''t think twice.
After thinking about it, at this time, even Li Hong didn''t confirm whether Zhao Huan really had a problem. He asked Zhang Mian, the imperial historian, and said, "Lord Zhang, what do you think of Zhao Huan? Does he really mean to cooperate with the enemy?"
The censor doctor is the general person in charge of supervising all the officials of the imperial court and the immediate boss of the censor Zhongcheng. Normally, Li Hong still trusts Zhang Mian and attaches great importance to his opinions. Now he wants to listen to his opinions.
Zhang mianke is an old minister in the court, and he has been sitting in the position of censor doctor for ten or twenty years. He has long been refined. What can hide from his eyes?
Just now he observed carefully that all ministers impeaching Zhao Huan were basically the crown prince. He didn''t know why the crown prince party suddenly attacked Zhao Huan.
Once the son of heaven and a courtier, the same is true in the principality. After Li Dan succeeds to the throne, the crown prince party will become the mainstream of the imperial court, and the three princes and four princes died in Shangjing. Now there is no power to threaten Li Dan''s status. It is almost certain that he will become the next king Zhen. In this case, Zhang Mian decided to follow the wishes of the crown prince.
One is to show his intention to please. When Li Dan becomes queen Xinzhen, he will not lose his place in the court. Second, in his opinion, the crown prince party is the pillar of the future court, and it is impossible to do anything detrimental to the interests of Zhenguo. Since they impeach Zhao Huan, they must have some unknown evidence in their hands. Out of these considerations, Zhang Mian''s answer to Li Hong also has an obvious tendency.
He said: "Your Majesty, the survival of Huaning has a direct impact on the capital, and even the success or failure of the fight against the coalition forces. It is related to the survival of Zhenguo. We should not be careless. When we are not sure whether general Zhao is loyal or treacherous, I also feel that we should be careful. We are not afraid of 10000, just in case!"
He did not make it clear that Zhao Huan should be transferred back to the capital, but the meaning was already obvious. After listening to Zhang Mian''s words, Li Hong fell into meditation again.
Pang Dian and many ministers impeached Zhao Huan, the crown prince agreed, Zhang Mian agreed, and most ministers in the court agreed. This is really embarrassing!
From the heart, Li Hong attaches great importance to Zhao Huan''s ability and believes that he is the best candidate to guard Huaning, but now the joint impeachment of many ministers has begun to shake his heart.
He murmured, "if Zhao Huan is withdrawn, who can take his place and guard this important place in Huaning for the king?"
As soon as his voice fell, Li Dan arched out of the line and shouted, "father, there is a good candidate for my son and Minister!"
"Oh?" When Li Hong heard the speech, he was refreshed and hurriedly said, "who is it? Dan Er, speak quickly!"
Li Dan said positively, "it''s General Xu Bufan, General Xu!"
Xu Bufan? Li Hong was stunned and didn''t answer immediately. Xu Bufan was surprised that the prince would recommend himself.
Li Dan continued: "First, General Xu is brave and good at fighting. He has the courage to defeat thousands of people. He has a high reputation in the army. Taking General Xu as the main general of Huaning will undoubtedly boost the morale of our army. Second, General Xu is an experienced veteran. He is good at commanding and using troops, and his ability is no worse than that of Zhao Huan. If General Xu is appointed the main general of Huaning, his children and ministers think it is more than enough and will live up to the expectations of the people."
His words made Xu Bufan light and floating, as if stepping on the clouds. Before Li Hong could make a statement, he stepped out of the line with his Zheng robe, stepped in and saluted, saying, "thank you, Prince, for valuing the last general!" Then he said to Li Hong, "king, although the coalition forces are numerous, they are just a mob like an army, Huan army and Yu army. The end general has not paid attention to them. If the end general guards Huaning, the end general is willing to guarantee the city with his head!"
Li Hong was delighted to hear that Xu Bufan could maintain such a high fighting spirit and confidence under the current passive situation of Zhenguo.
He said with a smile: "General Xu, the coalition forces are not all ordinary people. Just talking about the coalition army attacking Huaning, there are also the main force of the wind army!"
Xu Bufan smiled up and said proudly, "king, others may be afraid of the wind army, but the end will not be afraid of it. If the end will go to the wind country at the beginning, the north might not be like this now."
Others didn''t feel anything at this, but Nie Ze''s nose was almost crooked when he heard the speech, and he secretly scolded his mother in his heart. What does Xu Bufan mean by saying so? Isn''t he as good at unifying troops and fighting as he is?
However, Li Hong was very happy with Xu Bufan''s arrogance and felt that this was the spirit that a general should have.
He pondered for a moment, finally nodded and said, "General Xu, take the king''s imperial edict to Huaning immediately. After seeing Zhao Huan, give him the king''s imperial edict and order him to return to the capital immediately. You will take over all the affairs of Huaning!"
Xu Bufan was overjoyed and stepped in and said, "I will obey!"
Li Hong told him anxiously, "General Xu must not be careless in guarding Huaning. Although the coalition forces are not strong, they have a large number of troops. They can fight all the way from the border to the capital. Their strength can not be underestimated. You must be careful!"
"Don''t worry, your majesty. At the end of the year, the general will be able to keep Huaning well, and refuse the Allied forces hundreds of miles away from the capital!" Xu Bufan has always been arrogant. When he wants to come, Zhao Huan can keep Huaning, let alone him.
Under the advice of Li Dan and others, Li Hong finally decided to replace Zhao Huan with Xu Bufan. His decision is extremely stupid, and it is also the most direct factor leading to the demise of Zhenguo.
Xu Bufan moved quickly. After the early morning, he left for Huaning at noon and arrived in the evening.
No matter how popular Zhao Huan is in Huaning and how popular he is with the army and the people, but the king''s life is like a mountain, and Li Hong''s order is issued, he can only implement it.
Zhao Huan''s first reaction to using Xu Bufan to replace him as the chief General of Huaning was that Huaning was going to be over.
Xu Bufan knows what kind of person he is. His eyes are too high and he is arrogant. What''s fatal is that he is still headstrong and can''t hear the good words of others. He is absolutely competent to be the vanguard of the attack. How can he be the leader of the army?
Zhao Huan wondered why the king suddenly transferred himself back to the capital, and why he used a reckless man like Xu Bufan to take over the position of the chief General. However, Xu Bufan didn''t explain to him at all. After meeting him, he was completely arrogant, even if he looked at people with a corner of his eye.
The Zhenguo side is about to change generals, and the news has also spread to the coalition. Tang Yin was delighted to hear that he had given Li Dan five days. He didn''t expect him to get things done so soon, which gave his side plenty of time.
There was nothing to say on the same day. The next day, Tang Yin sent an order that the whole army attack the city, but it was not a real attack, but a feint. It was also a gift to Xu Bufan.
The intensity of the Allied forces'' attack on the city this time is very different from that of the last time. They fight and retreat, retreat and fight, and do not fight with the defenders at all.
As a result, it was consumed all day. Let alone changing the Lord in Huaning City, the number of coalition troops even approaching Huaning 50 steps was very limited.
Of course, Huaning also sent back the news of resisting the coalition attack again to the Xitang court. Li Hong was very happy. Originally, he was a little guilty about being transferred back to Zhao Huan. Now it seems that even if it is guarded by Xu Bufan, Huaning is as solid as gold, and the coalition has nothing to do with it.
The failure of another attack also gave the coalition a reasonable excuse to pass around the city. Since we can''t fight the enemy, we can only avoid its edge, bypass Huaning and Tongcheng, and take Xitang directly.
The move of the coalition forces can surprise Zhenguo. Bypassing Huaning and Tongcheng and directly attacking Xitang, the coalition army is tantamount to a desperate battle. It doesn''t need logistical supplies at all. It handed over its rear to the Zhenjun army in Huaning and Tongcheng.
The capital of Zhenguo was obviously unprepared for the sudden arrival of the coalition army. After learning the news, the people outside the city were evacuated urgently. For a time, there was a mess inside and outside Xitang.
At the same time, Huaning and Tongcheng were also surprised by the unusual actions of the coalition forces. Chief General Xu Bufan of Huaning and the main battle of Tongcheng were both willing to take the initiative. When the coalition attacked Xitang, they suddenly attacked from behind and killed the coalition unprepared.