The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 61 Traitor
Xu Huang!

The future one of the Five Greatest Generals of Wei.

He has almost never been defeated in his life.

After Guan Yu flooded seven armies and shocked China, it was Xu Huang who broke through Guan Yu's ten layers of siege and lifted the siege of Xiangyang and Fancheng. Cao Cao also praised him as "the general's achievements surpass those of Sun Wu and Rang Ju" and "he has the style of Zhou Yafu".

"How could I forget Xu Huang?"

Liu Xie was a little annoyed for a moment.

It is a big mistake to always think about the powerful enemies behind Liu Bei, but forget about this extremely low-key general.

However, this regret only lasted for a moment, and Liu Xie realized the terrifying detail of his thoughts, and then looked at Jia Xu with fear in his eyes.

"It seems that His Majesty has realized it."

Jia Xu's face was full of bitterness——

"Xu Huang dared to take such a risky move and won the battle in one blow. He must have known in advance where our army stored its food and fodder."

"In other words, the imperial court might have spies from the enemy!"

Xu Huang led his troops directly from Hedong and secretly penetrated deep into our army's hinterland.

This kind of behavior is seeking death no matter how you look at it!
Once their tracks are discovered, the best outcome for Xu Huang's troops would be annihilation!
Not to mention, after the other party secretly crossed the river, they could find a place to store food and fodder.

This probability is equivalent to Liu Xie going out for a walk and then picking up a child, and then this child is called Zhuge Liang...

"Someone must have leaked the military information!"

Liu Xie could no longer sit still and began to pace around the palace.

"The destruction of food and fodder is a big taboo!"

"Plus, we have lost a great general, which will cause the morale of the army to be low and the soldiers to be afraid!"

"The originally good situation has changed instantly because of Xu Huang's attack!"

After Liu Xie turned around several times, he suddenly stopped.

"Wenhe, in your opinion, who is most likely to leak the secret?"

Jia Xu sighed, knowing that what was coming would eventually come.

"Most of the people in the army are trusted by the Grand Master, so it's unlikely that they will leak the information."

"The Shangshutai is responsible for supervising the transportation of food and grass, so I guess... this is the only place."

The Secretariat, the institution that maintains the operation of the imperial court, was originally established by Wang Yun.

Although Jia Xu used the last incident with Shisun Rui to shake out a lot of sand, who can guarantee that there are no Wang Yun's followers who are deeply hidden?
They don't have to oppose Jia Xu on a daily basis. As long as they leak this kind of key information at a critical moment, it is entirely possible that it can play a huge role.

"The Shangshutai... But even in the Shangshutai, there must not be many people who can get access to this kind of information, right?"

The Secretariat had one Shangshu Ling and one Shangshu Pushe as the chief and deputy chief officers.

After that are the six ministers, namely, the Minister of Constant Attendants, the Minister of the Left Cao of Two Thousand Stones, the Minister of the Right Cao of Two Thousand Stones, the Minister of Civil Affairs, the Minister of the Southern Ministry of Rites and the Minister of the Northern Ministry of Rites.

Among them, the Shangshu of the Changshi Cao is in charge of the affairs of the dukes and ministers, the Shangshu of the Erqianshi Cao is in charge of the affairs of the Erqianshi officials in the counties and states, and the Shangshu of the Ke Cao is in charge of the affairs of foreign barbarians, and they will hardly come into contact with military intelligence.

In other words, the biggest suspect is actually the Minister of Civil Affairs, who is in charge of official affairs.

Liu Xie looked at Jia Xu and said, "Let the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Personnel conduct a special investigation! Anyone who has had access to military intelligence will be detained!"

"In addition, it would be best if the leaker could be found within three days!"

This time, someone must take the blame.

If the traitor cannot be caught, the one who will have to take the blame will have to be Jia Xu, who is in charge of the Secretariat!
Liu Xie had also heard others mention the Grand Protector Hu Zhen.

Although Hu Zhen was not well-known, he had always been a core figure in Dong Zhuo's army.

You know, even Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo's adopted son and son-in-law, was only the rank of General of the Central Army.

But Hu Zhen was the Grand Protector.

A protector general was usually the highest official in a region temporarily appointed, such as the Protector General of the Western Regions.

Such a person must have a very high prestige in the Liangzhou army, and he must have countless subordinates and former generals under his command. If these people were to hold him accountable, Jia Xu, the Shangshu Ling, might not be able to bear it. Therefore, it is no wonder that Jia Xu looked as pale as death since he entered the palace. It seems that he also knows what this leak means to the Shangshu Tai.

"also."

Liu Xie tried hard to calm himself down.

"The food and fodder has been destroyed, so we must transport the food to the front line as soon as possible."

"If the soldiers at the front mutinied due to lack of food, then everything would be over!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Xu immediately expressed his agreement.

"Your Majesty's words are very true."

It's not too late to make up for it.

Now that the food and grass have been destroyed and Hu Zhen has been killed, instead of thinking about how to deal with the future wrath of the Xiliang army, it is better to make quick remedial measures.

"According to Wenhe, how much food is needed at the front line?"

"At least thirty thousand stones."

There was one more thing Jia Xu didn't say just now.

Fortunately, the original plan was to let Li Jue and Guo Si, who were in Longmen, cross the river first and seize the stronghold on the other side. Therefore, their food and grass were transported there in advance and were not in Xiagui, which was attacked by Xu Huang.

Even if we raise food again now, we only need to provide food and fodder for Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu's central army, and Xu Rong and Duan Wei's flank troops.

"30,000 koku?"

Liu Xie hesitated for a while, but still gave the order -

"Let's open Taicang."

The grain in Taicang was originally the life-saving food that Liu Xie intended to use to fight disasters next year.

But now, it has to be taken out and supplied to the army first.

"Open it. Otherwise, can we continue to make the people suffer? Can we continue to take advantage of them?"

Although the situation was extremely critical, Liu Xie remained optimistic.

"Luckily, someone helped us make a fortune before, otherwise we wouldn't even have enough food in the granary today. This shows that the Han people today still have some destiny!"

Liu Xie's words finally pried open the corner of Jia Xu's mouth.

Even though it was a bitter smile, it was still a smile anyway.

"The last time we minted coins, it was all thanks to your majesty's mediation. Otherwise, how could you have gotten the Grand Tutor to give up his own property and buy so much grain in the market?"

"If the Han Dynasty still has destiny, then this destiny is all because of Your Majesty!"

Liu Xie looked at Jia Xu in surprise.

"Wenhe."

"Ok?"

"You don't have to flatter me. I will have other candidates for this matter in the future."

"Here."

After a brief panic, the king and his minister immediately adjusted their mindsets and formulated several other remedial measures.

All of this was seen by Zhong Yao, the Yellow Gate Minister, who was standing at the door.

Zhong Yao suddenly felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles, as if a thorn in his back and a fishbone stuck in his throat.

"its not right!"

"Jia Lingjun, how could you have shown any disrespect to the Emperor just now? It was just like when you were facing the Grand Tutor!"

At this moment, Zhong Yao was completely confused about the current political environment.

Who has the final say in this court?

Was it Dong Zhuo, or Jia Xu? Or was it actually the young emperor whom he had looked down upon just now?
(End of this chapter)