The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 246 Inspector Shi Weiqing
The four years of Zhongping seem destined to be a turbulent year.

The formerly powerful Han Empire has shown signs of decline. With the help of the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the removal of the party ban, the power of the ten permanent attendants has also been suppressed, and it is not as rampant as it used to be.

In the Luoyang Imperial Palace, Liu Hong's face sank like water, and he walked quickly into the main hall.

The officials had been waiting for a long time, and when they saw the emperor, they got up one after another, and sang: "Your Majesty, please greet me!"

Although Liu Hong was indulging in sensuality during the day, he could still distinguish the solemnity and etiquette in such occasions as the court meeting. Although he was very annoyed now, he sat down after returning the courtesy.

Liu Hong has received news from Bingzhou.

Taking advantage of the time when the Han army in Bingzhou was gathering to the south, the Huns invaded Bingzhou and Xihe County was destroyed.

Although Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, repelled the Xiongnu with the soldiers of Taiyuan County, he was already exhausted.

The death of the governor of Yizhou was undoubtedly a major event that shocked the government and the public. Before that, Geng Bi, the governor of Liangzhou, was defeated and killed, which already made Liu Hong furious. However, within a month or so, the governor of Bingzhou, Zhang Yi, also committed suicide in defeat.

In just two months, two assassins died, which can be described as disgraceful and humiliating.

You must know that the most recent death of the governor was in the seventh year of Guanghe, during the Yellow Turban Rebellion in eight states, Guo Xun, the governor of Youzhou, was beheaded by the Yellow Turban Army.

The rebellion in Liangzhou has not yet subsided, the Han army was defeated, and the rebels occupied the entire Liangzhou. When Liu Hongzheng was angry, he heard that Hedong had fallen.

Then these ministers in the court vowed that the Xiongnu would send troops into the south of Hedong County, and then attack Hedong County from all sides at the same time, and attacking Hedong County from the north and the south, they would definitely be able to expel all the Huangjin County occupying Hedong County.

Now these disturbances have occurred, and Zhang Yi died, causing Taiyuan County to fall.

Bingzhou has become an isolated situation, separated by the Taihang Mountains, the Yellow Turban Army, and the Huns. The imperial court can't help Bingzhou at all. The only thing Liu Hong can do now is to watch Bingzhou be brought under Xu An's rule.

Liu Hong's face was gloomy, and his eyes were full of savagery: "Geng Bi, governor of Liangzhou, was defeated and killed, Zhang Yi, governor of Bingzhou, committed suicide after defeat, and the Xiongnu of Bingzhou rebelled. Do you have any good strategies?"

When Liu Hong's angry voice came, all the ministers of His Royal Highness were watching their noses and noses, and no one dared to touch Liu Hong's bad luck at this moment.

"I have already issued an edict to Jizhou Inspector Wang Fen to suppress the Taihang Yellow Turban. It has been several years now, why is the trilogy still outside Jingxing Pass, without any movement?"

"Xu An entered Taihang Mountain with only a few hundred remnants, but now it occupies three counties. Could it be that my big man can't wipe out hundreds of people?"

Liu Yan looked sideways slightly, and found that all the officials in the hall lowered their eyebrows and lowered their eyes.

It seems that the previous admonition to recover Hedong County caused Bingzhou to fall, but it made most people dare not admonish.

After Liu Hong vented his anger, he saw that all the ministers of His Royal Highness looked like clay sculptures and wood sculptures, and anger rose in his heart again, but he still didn't say any more.

After all, the matter must be resolved. Liu Hong carefully examined the current situation because of the death of Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou.

Liangzhou and Bingzhou were lost. Before Kuicheng was defeated and Zhu Jun died, the current Han army was stretched. If Liangzhou was not defeated, Yuan Pang's army would not need to be mobilized.

If the army under Yuan Pang's command is not mobilized, it will not cause the Xiongnu to rebel, which will give the Yellow Turban Army a chance to breathe, and even reap the benefits of the fisherman and seize the entire Bingzhou.

Liu Yan stood up and said: "Your servant Yan Zuo."

"There are constant soldiers and rebellions in the four quarters. The reason is that the majesty of the governor has been weakened, and the army is not enough. They can't be banned, and they use the wrong people, so the riots increase. Because the minister should change the shepherd, Zhenan Fangxia , and select important ministers to take their posts."

When Liu Hong saw Liu Yan standing up to make a suggestion, the depression in his heart was relieved a lot. At the critical moment, the members of the family were reliable, and Liu Yan's proposal, in Liu Hong's opinion, was extremely feasible.

He scolded Wang Fen for refusing to march, but he also knew that Wang Fen was powerless and Jizhou was short of soldiers.

"This method is feasible. It's extremely ridiculous that a big Jizhou can't send out [-] soldiers to suppress Taihang."

"Let's choose Lieqing and Shangshu as state shepherds, each with their own ranks."

……

The first court meeting in June passed quietly in a dull atmosphere.

However, Liu Hong's furious incident did not affect the mood of the officials. On the contrary, it made the court, which was already undercurrent, turbulent again.

The imperial court changed the position of state shepherd, whose position was far higher than that of the governor and other officials of the same level, which also gave the officials in the court a glimpse of an opportunity.

Liu Yan wrote a letter to change the state shepherd, but in fact, he did not plan for the imperial court, but intended to avoid the chaos of the world.

Liu Yan is not a fool, Liangzhou and Bingzhou rebelled, the Taiping Road revived, and the Yellow Turban Army led by Xu An crossed the prefectures and counties, and it was at the height of the sun.

Chaos has arisen, and the battle in the court has become more and more fierce. Officials have been dismissed from office, thrown into prison.

The Ten Permanent Attendants were not willing to give up their power. Although the emperor Liu Hong was addicted to wine and sex, he firmly held on to his power.

It's just that after the party shackles were lifted, although the party members did not launch a large-scale counterattack, Liu Yan still felt the undercurrent in the capital, so he wrote a letter to change the state pastor and strengthen the power of the state pastor.

Liu Yan wanted to go to the distant Jiaozhou, where the natives had just been defeated by Zhu Jun not long ago, and now they were already honest and stable, so they just wanted to stay away from the turbulent place of the capital and seek self-protection.

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Liu Hong came out of the hall with a slightly relaxed expression, and Jian Shuo followed behind Liu Hong step by step.

After walking a certain distance, Liu Hong stopped suddenly.

All the attendants behind him also stopped, and Liu Hong turned his head to look at Jian Shuo.

Liangzhou and Bingzhou were lost at the same time in ten months. The governors of the two states died. The Yellow Turban Army invaded Hedong County and threatened Hanoi County.

Although there are a lot of checkpoints blocking him, Liu Hong is still a little uneasy.

The strength of the army was indeed stretched, and now the main force of the Han army was stationed in Meiyang. Although Hanoi was guarded by the trilogy led by Huangfu Song, Liu Hong still felt a little sad.

The country is like a big tree. Because of what happened in Liangzhou and Bingzhou, Liu Hong agreed to Liu Yan's proposal and relocated the state pastor, which strengthened the power of the state pastor and prospered its branches.

But if the branches are too lush, it may threaten the trunk.

So far, Liu Hong still remembers that when Xu An, the bandit chieftain of the Yellow Turban Army, led the Yellow Turban Army to break through Hanoi County, the huge Gyeonggi area was almost in a situation where there were no soldiers available.

The branches are luxuriant, and the main body cannot be weak, otherwise the state pastor may evolve into a warlord, threatening the central court.

Liu Hong withdrew his gaze and sat on the frame, already thinking of a countermeasure in his mind.

He has amassed a lot of money, the treasury is quite full, and it is more than enough to train a new army...

(End of this chapter)