Just push all the mistakes down Deng Yu!

After this battle, many Han army generals and schools participated in the war had such thoughts. Wang Chang was like this. He also wrote a very long impeachment memorial to sue Deng Yu!

However, the expected share of the pot did not come. When he and Deng Yu, who apologized for guilt, returned to Jiangxia to pay homage to Liu Xiu, were summoned on the warship that was shaking by the tide of the Yangtze River, Liu Xiu recalled the great defeat with great pain and attributed the main cause of the defeat to himself!

"In the battle of Jingxiang, more than 10,000 soldiers died and were separated. General Ma unfortunately died. My grief was always in my heart. Deng Situ had a mistake in using troops inappropriately, but he always thought about the blame. He was given to one person! I should be punished, but I dare not forgive myself."

Liu Xiu's reflection comes from the heart: "I claim to be a great military strategy and invincible battle. It is hundreds of miles away. However, based on the situation of the soldiers sent back to the map, I formulated strategies and asked you to follow the strategies. I thought you would have no mistakes. Unexpectedly, the soldiers are like water and have unpredictable changes. If the soldiers die, they must not be light! How can they get the soldiers carved for a boat and seek a sword? This is a mistake."

He also said: "The soldiers in Jingzhou were headed by Feng Yi, the general of Zhenxi, but I ordered the Grand Secretary Deng Yu to bring reinforcements. There were more reinforcements than the original army, and Deng Situ was higher than Feng Qing, but I did not clearly state who would command the three armies, so that the two generals fought on their own. These two mistakes were the two mistakes."

Speaking of this, Liu Xiu stopped and looked down at Deng Yu, who was kneeling on the deck with his bare white arms. Deng Yu was already sweating on his back. He knew what the emperor had said: Liu Xiu thought Deng Yu was capable of a great responsibility, but he was defeated and gave Liu Xiu a great "surprise" such as his improper employment was a mistake.

Liu Xiu took the initiative to take over the defeat that no minister could bear, but he still had to punish him. He accepted Deng Yu's apology, removed his position as the Grand Situ, and demoted him to a essay, but rejected his request to offer his marquis and only cut off a thousand households.

Deng Yu was naturally grateful, but Wang Chang was angry and felt that Liu Xiu favored Deng Yu and was guilty and was worthy of Ma Wu who died in battle?

But Liu Xiu's next move left Wang Chang speechless.

Liu Xiu made a decision that violated his ancestors!

"Ma Wu was posthumously named King Zhongzhong, and was posthumously named "Zhongwu". He chose a place to build a temple in Jinling, Jiangdong. He gave all the tools of a hundred beards to the officials, so that they would not bother their families. The king's title and his three generations would be praised!"

As soon as this statement came out, the ministers were in an uproar. The Han Dynasty had its own ancestral teachings: The White Horse Alliance was not the Liu family but the king, and the whole world attacked it!

Not to mention the kings of the Lü family in the early years, they insisted on this alliance from Hanwen to Hanping. The powerful ministers such as Huo Guang and Wang Mang did not cross this thunder. After the demise of the orthodox Han Dynasty, Liu Ziyu, Hebei and the Gengshi regime in the south once "reversed history" and conferred many kings of grass-heads.

However, after Liu Xiu also established a Han Dynasty, he regained the Han system and did not recognize Gengshi's abusive titles. Not only did he not have a king of different surnames, but he only posthumously conferred his brother Liu Bosheng, and none of the close relatives of the Liu family in Chongling were kings.

Until today, Liu Xiu suddenly recognized Ma Wu as a prince, and judging from this situation, he was a real title! You should know that although Wang Chang and others had reached the throne in the Gengshi regime, they only got a false reputation.

People's hearts are ready to move. Faced with the hypocritical support of the White Horse Alliance to oppose Liu Xiu's words are loud and clear!

"Although I say that I restore the Han Dynasty, it is called Zhongxing, but it is actually a rebuilding! Times have changed, and how can the marks carved by the former Han Dynasty on the ship be used to find the sword of today? I have decided, so there is no need to persuade me again."

Liu Xiu had his reason: "Son Zhang, from Lulin to the war in Kunyang, made great contributions. He would rather die than surrender to Wei Wu. Such moral virtues would not be enough to comfort his heroic spirits unless he was granted the title of king!"

It is true that it is not enough to soothe people's hearts. With the failure of the battle for Xiangyang, the Eastern Han Dynasty was in danger! In fact, the losses were not small. After this defeat, those who were not firm in the world were fluctuating, and those who were still loyal to Liu Xiu could not get rid of the dark clouds of failure.

Therefore, Liu Xiucai made this move and used a big news to blow away the emotions of failure. If the fifth relationship was asked to evaluate it, he would say...

"Xiu'er, this is a funeral!"

Liu Xiu was considering more than just dead people. He looked at Wang Chang and others and said, "Of course, those who can help me resist the fifth relationship, restore the Han Dynasty and return to the old capital, why should I be stingy with breaking the land and tying the border? Everyone, work hard!"

Now he fully understood that his ancestor Liu Bang was generous in his early years to be crowned kings, and he often gave them helplessness because of his disadvantages! When Liu Bang was defeated by Xiang Yu, he asked Zhang Liang: "What can you do if the princes don't follow?" Zhang Liang's idea was: "You can share the world with the ministers, and you can establish yourself." In the end, he could only use the "sharing the world" strategy to win those allies who were waiting and watching, and the ministers with ulterior motives went to destroy Chu.

History is always somewhat similar, as Liu Xiu said: "It is difficult for me to start a business than the Emperor Gao! And the fifth relationship is stronger than Xiang Ji!"

Liu Xiu could no longer hold the seal in his hand, and he had to be properly divided to give the ministers the motivation to fight for the Han Dynasty. Otherwise, his throne and country would not know when his throne would be destroyed by Wei.

But Liu Xiu is more honest than Liu Bang after all, and his control over his subordinates is far greater than his ancestors. He doesn't plan to turn against each other after victory one day and kill the heroes. There is no need at all. Since arriving in Jiangdong, Liu Xiu has truly felt one thing: the south is too big, too large and too crowded.

For example, the central Fujian (Fujian) area, which was posthumously granted to Mawu, was clearly a county. The powerful Minyue Kingdom was established, but only one county was set up. After Emperor Wu of Han destroyed the Minyue Kingdom, he moved all the residents in the city from this mountainous and coastal area. For two hundred years, it has been occupied by wilderness, with the Shanyue tribes active, and the households and the people of the whole family were no more than 10,000.

If you don’t seal this kind of place, can you lay eggs? If you give princes and enfeoffed states, the court will instead exempt you from a lot of money for maintaining stability.

Regardless of the purpose, Liu Xiu's move did a little boost to his weak morale. Wang Chang did not secretly complain that Liu Xiu was favored. The other ministers had more hope for the future and bowed their heads and sang praises.

"Jie and Zhou blame others for their demise, and suddenly they died; Yu and Tang blame themselves for their prosperity. Your Majesty's virtue can be expected to be Yao and Shun!"

...

"Zhonghua, Xiangyang cannot be taken now. You have planned a plan for me to divide the world with three parts under your bed, and it has become a sword for carving the boat. What should you do now?"

After the ministers retreated, Liu Xiu left Deng Yu alone on the boat. When there were no outsiders, he suddenly asked about this.

Deng Yu was still naked and fell down in shame: "I lost my army and generals, but I waited for the crime and had no face to talk about military affairs."

"Damn it!"

Liu Xiu kept suppressing his anger in front of others, but at this time he completely broke out and pointed at Deng Yu and cursed: "You have indeed lost the battle, buried tens of thousands of soldiers in the Han River, and also ruined my beloved generals. But if you say that this battle suffered the greatest losses, Deng Zhonghua, who used to dare to speak out about the world, is now timid and dare not speak out!"

After Liu Xiu finished scolding, he put one of his clothes on Deng Yu's back, helped him up, and said earnestly: "There were three heroes in Han Gao, and Zhang Liang was able to plan and win a thousand miles away. Han Xin had a million people, and he would win the battle and win the attack. When it comes to commanding troops, you are far inferior to Feng Yi, but when it comes to making decisions, Feng Yi is not as good as you. This battle is ruined, and I actually used Zhang Liang as Han Xin."

"But I believe that even if 'Zhang Liang' defeated many battles, he would decide major issues and set national policies, Emperor Gao would still bow and ask: 'What should I do for Zifang?"

Liu Xiu said sincerely to Deng Yu: "Now that Wei is victorious and Han is defeated, the situation is at risk of the funeral of Emperor Gao Chenggao. What should Zhonghua do if he does?"

Deng Yu was deeply moved. After erasing the tears from his face, he informed Liu Xiu of the future situation he had already thought of.

They were fighting for Jingxiang, intending to extend the Huai River defense line westward, so that the fifth relationship could invade the south without any gaps, drag the situation down until the world changes.

But now, the fifth reunion has controlled the gate of Jingchu. He comes whenever he wants and leaves whenever he wants, which greatly compresses Liu Xiu's strategic space.

Deng Yu said: "In this way, Sui County will become extremely important. If Sui County is here, Jiangxia can still be defended. If Sui County is lost, the land in Jingbei will be difficult to recover. After the fifth reunion is established here, he will share the danger of the river with His Majesty!"

This is what Liu Xiu fears the most. His chassis is in the southeast, and if he wants to protect the southeast, he must strive for the upstream.

But now, there are some upstream places that they are already in a position but not in a good position.

"Previously, he established an alliance with Emperor Chengjia Gongsun Shu, Jiangling and Jingbei, and Han Dynasty gave three counties including Jingnan Changsha. Now that Jingxiang is not under control, Jiangling will no longer have any barriers. Once the Wei army goes south, it will repeat the battle between Qin, Chu, Yan and Ying. Therefore, I think Jiangling should not be avoided."

This is Deng Yu's proposal. Correspondingly, the three counties of Jingnan cannot be given to Gongsun Shu anymore. They must make the worst plan. When Cen Peng's army is unstoppable, there is also the broad natural danger of the Yangtze River and the vast Jingnan area as the depth...

After the great defeat, Deng Yu was indeed much more conservative than before. All the proposals were defensive. Liu Xiu nodded. He had left the general Zang Gong to guard Sui County. Feng Yi's troops were to be transferred back to Jiangxia and Changsha. With Wang Chang, the three of them wanted to build more warships and give full play to the advantages of the soldiers in the south.

"Now that Cheng's family has fought eastward, and the envoys have frequently come to the east. They want to exchange this empty city that was robbed and moved away by the Shu army in exchange for Changsha and other counties." Liu Xiu was a little distressed: "The situation has changed, so I naturally cannot change my place, but it is not easy to break off the friendship with Cheng's family and break off the alliance. In the future, they will have to fight against the powerful Wei with the Shu army in Jingchu."

After saying that, he looked at Deng Yu, and Deng Yu immediately understood.

Liu Xiu lacks a person who can analyze the general trend and convince the short-sighted Gongsun Shu to temporarily "suffer" and serves the overall situation of Wei!

"Since I have been demoted to the envoy, I am my duty to go to Baidi City to pay homage to Gongsun Shu, and to explain the pros and cons, so that the alliance between the family and the Han Dynasty will be even better than the past!"

Liu Xiu was waiting for this sentence. He was indeed partial to Deng Yu. This was not only a very important mission, but also gave Deng Yu the opportunity to make meritorious service and atone for his sins. He was immediately promoted from a voyeur to a cavalry commander and immediately prepared a boat to travel west.

When he sent Deng Yu away, Liu Xiu encouraged him and himself.

"Zhonghua works hard, but it is difficult to get along. Those who have ambition will succeed!"

However, as soon as Deng Yu left, Liu Xiu received bad news from the East!

After reading the urgent report from Huaibei General Lai She, Liu Xiu only regretted his breath.

"Sure enough, I want to make up for the failure and save the disaster of great defeat, but the fifth reunion is cruel and unwilling to give me time!"

He handed the urgent report to Wang Chang and other generals. From the urgent writings, they learned that something big happened in the distant east when the Han and Wei dynasties fought against Jingxiang!

"Zhang Bu, King of Qi, is about to die!"

...

To clarify what happened in Qingzhou, we have to change the time back to two months ago, early April of the third year of Wude (27 AD).

As the largest city in the world, the capital of Qi, Linzi, has a long history. Two large and small city walls are arranged together, with a total of thirteen city gates.

Among them, the southeast corner is "Lumen", and there are still traffic flowing on this day, with frequent pedestrians and business trips entering and leaving, and there is no sign of war at all.

A scholar with a feather fan and a scarpment also came to Lumen for dust, looking up at the towering city wall, Fang Wang patted the dust all over his body and let out a long sigh:
Chapter completed!