Chang'an, the capital of Jingzhao County, was the old capital of the Han Dynasty.

Since Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Han in the west and ruled Guanzhong, after more than 20 years of governance by Zhong Yao and others, Chang'an, which was ravaged and destroyed by Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Guo Si, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others, finally recovered a little vitality.

Nowadays, the number of households in Chang'an is less than 40,000, with a population of nearly 200,000. There are 60,000 or 70,000 people living in the city. Although it is not as prosperous as the pre-Han period, it is already a densely populated city.

Although wars in Longyou, Meicheng and other places were fierce in the past or two months, and Chang'an and surrounding cities were also harassed by small Han troops for a while, since Emperor Cao Rui of Wei stationed in Chang'an not long ago, the soldiers and civilians' panic were gradually calmed down.

The shops and restaurants in Chang'an City have reopened, and pedestrians and merchants on the streets have been constantly commuting. In addition to the stricter daytime inspections and night curfews than before, the daily lives of the people are still stable.

However, today, Chang'an City has become depressed again. There are almost no figures on the street except for the soldiers patrolling back and forth. Each family is closed and does not dare to make too much noise.

It turned out that the news of Zhang He's army's defeat had reached Chang'an in the past two days. Cao Rui was shocked, the ministers were at a loss, and the people were afraid, and rumors spread everywhere. From Fufeng County, there were rumors that the Han army had crossed Longshan and killed him to Guanzhong, so the martial law in Chang'an City began to begin to be severed again.

The Wei Emperor Palace in Chang'an was built on the basis of the Han Palace of the former Han Emperor Liu Xie. Before, Li Ju and Guo Si attacked and killed each other and robbed Chang'an, causing a lot of damage to the Han Palace. It was not until Cao Pi ascended the throne that it was renovated. Unexpectedly, Cao Pi died after seven years of reign, and had not moved in. Now his son Cao Rui has been living in.

In the palace hall, Emperor Cao Rui of Wei looked at Zhang He who was kneeling below without saying a word. The ministers standing on both sides were also magnanimous and did not dare to breathe, for fear of making a sound that angered the emperor.

Zhang He came to Chang'an yesterday. In the past few days, he was ashamed and ashamed in Fengxian County. He felt that he had no face to see the Emperor of Wei. So he recruited defeated soldiers in Fengxian County and tried his best to make up for it, while waiting for the Emperor of Wei's demise.

The day before yesterday, Cao Rui's edict arrived in Fan County. Zhang He thought that the emperor would relieve him of his military post on the spot and put him in prison and question him, but the edict only asked him back to Chang'an to meet the saint, without any reproach. This made him even more ashamed and ashamed.

So today, as soon as Xuan entered the hall, Zhang He quickly fell to the ground to apologize and declared that he had died.

Cao Rui didn't think about how to deal with him. When he first heard that 50,000 infantry and cavalry were destroyed, he was really furious. It was really disappointing to give him such a heavy result with the veteran whom he had high hopes.

The 50,000 elite infantry cavalry not only failed to complete the mission of defeating the Han army and recovering lost territory, but instead ended up being wiped out by annihilation. Cao Wei had never suffered such a crushing defeat after the founding of the country.

Of course, according to Zhang Hexun, there have been five or six thousand Wei soldiers who have fled back to Guanzhong in the past few days, which is not the real film.

But how much is the difference between more than 40,000 and more than 50,000? And these more than 40,000 soldiers are all elite central troops!

Although Cao Wei occupied half of the northern country, had a wide territory, had many prefectures and counties, and had a population of tens of millions and a total force of less than 400,000 or 500,000, the most elite central army had only more than 100,000 people. Now it has lost more than 40,000, which can be said to be a serious injury, and the energy of the emperor's direct army was injured.

At present, the army of Cao Wei is mainly divided into three categories: prefecture and county troops, external troops, and central troops. The so-called prefecture and county troops, as the name suggests, are local troops directly affiliated with prefectures and counties, and are commanded by the local prefect and commander.

The foreign army and the central army were actually directly obeying the court's central army, but were just deployed outside the capital according to the region, responsible for defending the border and resisting foreign enemies. For example, the current governor of Cao Xiu's army, the current governor of Yangzhou, the governor of Jing, and the Sima Yi's army, the current governor of Yu.

One of them was stationed in the capital, usually guarding the emperor, palace, and capital, and acted as elite troops during wartime, conquering all directions, such as Wuwei, Huben, Zhonglei and other camps.

The chief and deputy commander of the Central Army are generally the Central Leader, and the Central Guard Army is often the trusted and important officials of the Emperor of Wei. In fact, the Central Army is an army directly commanded by the Emperor of Wei.

Therefore, the combat power of the central army is related to the core military power of the Emperor of Wei, the stable rule and the imperial court's prestige over the local area. Now, tens of thousands of people were sent to Jieting in the battle. How could Cao Rui not be angry?

But after Cao Rui understood the detailed process of Jieting's battle, he had to admit that it was not that Zhang He and his team did not do their best, nor that his army was not strong enough, but that Zhuge Liang was indeed extremely wise and cunning, and that was very comparable to that of extraordinary people.

Moreover, Zhang He is an important official with outstanding achievements, and he cannot be criticized for his temporary success or failure, so as not to hurt the hearts of the heroes.

But there is no need to be punished. After all, Zhang He lost tens of thousands of troops and caused the destruction of Longyou. It is a fact that the Guanzhong riots are true, but the degree of punishment must be carefully considered.

So Cao Rui decided to let Zhang He go first to show that his emperor, who had just ascended the throne, was angry and disappointed with the defeat of the army, so as not to be despised by the ministers when he was given a plea to Zhang He later.

After a while, Cao Rui saw that the temperature was almost done, and said, "Get up and talk."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhang He's legs were already numb when he knelt, and his body was a little trembling when he got up. Many people felt unbearable when they saw it.

After Zhang He returned to the position of the military general, Cao Rui said, "Zhang Qing's family submitted a complaint, but I don't know what I think I should deal with it?" As soon as this statement came out, the ministers were talking.

Some say that he was deprived of his official title and demoted him to a commoner, some say that he should think about Zhang He's past military achievements and reduce his crimes, some say that he would write down the meritorious service of Zhang He for now, and some say that he would let Cao Rui make arbitrary decision and his holy heart was self-destructive. In short, he had different opinions and had different opinions.

"Shizhong Liu, what do you think I should deal with?" Cao Rui suddenly asked Liu Ye.

This time, the imperial guards personally fought for Chang'an, Xizhen, and Cao Rui did not bring many ministers. Hua Xin, Chen Qun and other three Dukes and Nine Ministers stayed in Luoyang to deal with the government affairs. Among the ministers, they were the attendant Liu Ye, the secretary of the Secretariat Liu Fang, and the secretary of the Secretariat Sun Zi, the three most valuable identities.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Among them, Liu Ye is famous for his good plans and plans, so Cao Rui also trusts him more in military affairs.

In fact, Cao Rui was more willing to let Zhang He make meritorious contributions in his heart. After all, Zhang He was a famous general in the court and was familiar with Guanxi geography. Later, he still needed him when facing Fu Hanjun. Therefore, Cao Rui hoped that Liu Ye could understand his painstaking words and support him.

Sure enough, Liu Ye did not disappoint him and said, "Your Majesty, I think that although General Left was defeated, he was a veteran with outstanding achievements in the end. He should not be punished for a temporary defeat.

Moreover, General Zuo was a general in Yongliang for a long time and was familiar with the geographical and cultural scenery of Guanyou. General Zuo also needed General Zuo to serve Zhuge Liang. Therefore, I thought that he could be demoted to his official title and make meritorious service."

"Yes." Cao Rui asked the others without asking for permission: "Do you think what Liu Shizhong said?"

As soon as he said this, most people understood that Cao Rui wanted to protect Zhang He and did not want to severely punish him. In addition, Zhang He also had many friends in the court, so he followed up with Liu Ye and many people pleaded for Zhang He.

Seeing this, Cao Rui was satisfied and made up his mind: "Since many ministers have pleaded for Zhang and He, I think he has made many contributions to the country in the past, so I would like to express my gratitude to reduce my crimes and be punished with ease.

His official position was demoted to the later general, his title was demoted to the Marquis of Ting, and his fief was reduced by 3,000 households. He was ordered to lead the army as usual, stationed in Fengxian County, and make meritorious service."

"Your Majesty is wise." The ministers bowed and praised.

Zhang He also hurriedly went out to thank him and said, "I, Zhang He, thanked Your Majesty for your kindness!"

Cao Rui's handling can be said to be neither serious nor light, just right. In terms of official positions, the punishment is not too heavy. Although the latter general is lower than the Left General, he is still in the ranks of the generals in all directions.

The serious punishment was in the title. After Cao Pi ascended the throne, Zhang He's title was granted the title from Duxiang Hou Jin to the Marquis of Jung, with a fief of 3,300 households. Jung Hou was a county marquis. Because Zhang He was from the county county of Hejian, in order to commend his merits and enhance his honor, Cao Pi used his hometown as his fief.

Now Zhang He's title has been directly demoted from the county marquis to the Tinghou, and his fief has been reduced from 3,300 households to 300 households. Such a punishment cannot be considered too heavy.

Zhang He was already satisfied with this level of punishment. In fact, as long as Cao Rui could let him continue to lead troops, he could accept it no matter how serious the crime was or how severe the punishment was, because he wanted to avenge his previous shame and then divide his position with the Han army.
Chapter completed!