Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

Chapter 158 Zhang Jiao's Last Words

Looking at Zhang Ning's appearance, Liu Qing didn't know what she had experienced during this time.

At the beginning, he used many clichés, even using metaphysics to fool him, but he failed to get Zhang Jiao's last words out.

But this time, she chose to blew herself up on the spot.

Liu Qing kept silent, as if willing to hear more about it.

Zhang Ning felt that he had lost his composure, blew his nose and said, "Father's last words have two things, one is about the war, and the other is about me."

"Father told you before he died that there were nobles behind the Yellow Turban Army. He exchanged my life with this secret. In fact, Father also knows one thing, that is, the Yellow Turban Uprising was supported by the Qiang Hu and Xianbei, and the Southern Huns. also participated in it.”

"It's just that Zhang Jiao didn't stick to the agreed time." Liu Qing said lightly.

In fact, this point is not difficult to guess. Qianghu, Xianbei, Southern Huns and Wuhuan rebelled and attacked Han one after another, with a tacit understanding.

In particular, Wang Zhi, the prefect of Wuyuan, rebelled against the Han, which made Liu Qing realize that the big man had lost his base.
Directly open the Yinshan Pass, let the Xianbei army enter the pass, instigate the rebellion against the Southern Huns, kill the Qiang Qu Shanyu and rebel against the Han, which is too strange.

And because Liu Qing was born out of nowhere, "soldiers are precious and fast", he quickly moved to various places to pacify the Yellow Turban, which caused the Yellow Turban to be pacified ahead of time, before the agreed time.

So Boyu and Li Wenhou, the Northern Palace of Qiang Liang, took advantage of the end of the Yellow Turban period to rebel ahead of time.

"And then?" Liu Qing asked without any fluctuations. These are all clear cards. Even if they hadn't contacted them in advance, as long as they turned their backs, these things would inevitably follow.

Among them, Zhang Chun, Zhang Ju brothers and Wuhuanqiu Liju are an example.

"Originally, Beigong Boyu's rebellion was scheduled after the autumn harvest. At that time, the foreign army could plunder for supplies. When you went to Yanmen, tell me about the Xianbei invasion, and I knew that the foreign people must act in advance."

"So you escaped with the Yellow Turban warrior and joined Baibo Yellow Turban, intending to make trouble again?" Liu Qing guessed, this is reasonable, isn't it?

Zhang Ning was taken aback when he heard the words.

Liu Qing changed the topic, and continued: "Then you saw it halfway, and you have a deep feeling. You feel that under my rule, you can have a peaceful life, so you know your way back and let Fu Xie go, right?"

Ok?When Zhang Ning heard it, the previous sentence seemed to be correct. What is the meaning of the second half of the sentence?
She did think about starting another incident, and that was one of the choices Zhang Jiao gave her, but she let Fu Xie go because she had already decided to give up the incident and choose Liu Qing.

Zhang Ning quickly shook his head, planning to tell Liu Qing the second matter first.

"The second thing Father said was Huang Tian's way. Father gave me three choices. First, give up Huang Tian and choose to be an ordinary woman. Second, follow Huang Tian and make trouble again. Third, So..." Zhang Ning suddenly became chattering, as if he couldn't speak.

"The third what?"

Zhang Ning gritted his teeth, and said directly: "Father said that Huang Tian's luck has been taken by you, so the Yellow Turban Army was defeated by you. If I continue to believe in Huang Tian, ​​I will serve you as master."

Liu Qing smiled but didn't smile, Zhang Jiao is superstitious because he has lost too much, he has lost all his mentality, and he insists on giving himself a step down.

Behind the Yellow Turbans is full of fame and fortune, and it is also a real power struggle. It belongs to both the monarch and the ministers, as well as the central and local governments. The Yellow Turban Army is just a knife in the hands of others.

But Zhang Jiao himself believed it was true, and felt that he could change the world.

"The third point, wouldn't it be beautiful to serve me as the master and enjoy peace?" Liu Qing spread his hands, imitating a certain Situ Dao.

"I, I chose the third point and chose to leave. I knew that the target of the foreigners was Hedong County, so I led the Yellow Turban Warriors to Hedong to repel the foreign enemies. It was just a coincidence that I met the Baibo Army."

That's it!

Liu Qing seemed to have figured out the context of the incident.

The secret of Zhang Jiao's last words is nothing more than the three paths he chose for his daughter out of selfishness, and the opportunity to act is when foreigners jointly attack Han.

Liu Qing, who learned the truth, also sighed. This was just a father's last love for his daughter. Before he died, he gave her the right to choose the future path.

Although Zhang Jiao was defeated, the Yellow Turbans were leaderless, but the number was still large. What about Baibo, Heishan, Qingzhou Yellow Turbans 30, if the Holy Maiden came out again to preside over the situation, it would undoubtedly be another big battle. Exhausted from tossing and tossing, without Liu Qing, the situation would have been tense, and he couldn't spare any strength to deal with it.

It's a choice.

The other choice is the opposite. Zhang Ning led the Yellow Turban Warriors to defend the East County. This is undoubtedly a whitewashing battle, and it is also the path Zhang Ning chose.

However, there are always many accidents. For example, the backyard caught fire before the allied forces of Xianbei and the Southern Huns had crossed the river. The Southern Huns had to leave, and Xianbei had to withdraw due to isolation.

And Zhang Ning met the Baibo Yellow Turban who was dormant in Baibo Valley, so he gathered them together. At this time, he met Fu Xie who was rushing to Hedong from Jizhou to support, and Zhang Ning let him go in the name of "son".

"Why did you make yourself into such a mess?" Liu Qing looked at her loose black hair, which was almost up to her waist.

"Sorry."

"It's worth it!" Liu Qing said impatiently, "The danger of the alien race has been resolved, so you don't need to worry about it. Once you leave, you will be free!"

At the beginning, she ignored me and acted like a cold Taoist nun who wanted nothing, but now she came to kneel down and beg my forgiveness, there is no way!I don't believe in your Huang Tian Taiping.

Although Liu Qing admits that Zhang Ning has good looks and temperament, are there any beauties in the Three Kingdoms?
You are not my type, because I already have "Cai".

After finishing speaking, Liu Qing reined in his horse's head and walked towards the army formation. As he walked, he said, "Hedong County is not under my jurisdiction. I have also said that I will protect you. This time, you should not see it. But if you stop Me, I will kill it!"

Zhang Ning had no doubts that he would do this, so she disarmed, took off her helmet, and came to plead guilty to Liu Qing.

"Wait!" Zhang Ning shouted.

"[-] yellow scarves in the Baibo Valley, I wish to surrender to you son! Please arrange it properly!"

"What? Eighty thousand?"

"Exactly, with the joining of refugees, and it is still increasing..."

Liu Qing's war horse went around for a short time, and then went back to Zhang Ning's side, put away the impatience on his face just now, and turned into a smiling face.

"What did you just say?"

"Yellow Turbans are still increasing."

"No, last sentence."

"[-] yellow scarves in the Baibo Valley, I wish to surrender to you, sir! Please, sir..."

"Sure!" Liu Qing said impatiently, "Let's go, let's go back!"

Then go to the army formation.

Zhang Ning looked at Liu Qing in a daze, as if very strange, why did Mr. Liu Qing suddenly change his face?

Back in the ranks, Guo Jia saw Liu Qing smiling, so he went up to meet him.

"The lord has become a good thing again?" Guo Jia said.

"A great thing!"

Guo Jia took a sneaky look at Zhang Ning, who followed him silently. His long hair was fluttering, and he felt a bit miserable. He couldn't help but smack his lips: "Tsk tsk, such a strong woman was also surrendered by the lord. It can be seen that after the battle with the aliens, The lord is becoming more powerful and domineering!"

"Huh? Feng Xiao misunderstood, she surrendered to me at the rate of Baibo Huangjin, a total of [-]!" Liu Qing gestured with his thumb and index finger.

"Eighty thousand! In this way, the population of Yanmen and Changshan can be further enriched, and the labor force and military strength can also be increased a lot. Congratulations, my lord, for another beauty!"

"Uh-huh?"

Liu Qing looked at the dishonest Guo Jia, "Stop talking nonsense. In a few days, I will go back to Changshan to see my wife. For no reason, there is already an extra Xianbei princess."

As he spoke, Liu Qing glanced at Qianying calmly.

Guo Jia said with a smile: "My lord's words are wrong. Intermarrying with the princess is to work for the state affairs. The mistress will understand."

Cough cough, Liu Qing coughed twice, looked at Zhang Ning who came beside him, and said softly: "Then lead the way, see you."

A group of people went to the valley, the Fen River flowed gently, and there was a lot of land in the Baibo Valley that could be cultivated. Perhaps because of the war, the reclaimed land was not managed by anyone.

"Feng Xiao, what do you think of this place?" Liu Qing asked.

"It's indeed a good place for Tibetan soldiers. No wonder it can accommodate 8 people. Unfortunately, the valley is too wide, so it's not easy to set up an ambush. It's okay to surround it." Guo Jia looked around and analyzed with a smile.

Liu Qing raised his brows suddenly, besieged?

This Zhang Ning didn't trick me into killing me, did he?

After all, there are eighty thousand!And I only have three thousand.

……

When Liu Qing entered Baibo Valley, the news of Meiyang's complete victory in the war also spread to Luoyang.

He Jin, Yuan Kai, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others all received the urgent report, and soon, Liu Hong's edict to convene the court meeting followed.

This time, Liu Hong left the West Garden and returned to the palace to discuss the court.

He Jin received the news and walked towards the Chaodian with a smile on his face. The joy of Hedong County's great victory has not been diluted yet, and the good news of Qiang Liang's defeat followed one after another.

Yuan Kai was also very happy because Dong Zhuo wrote back to him.

He not only talked about the victory of the Meiyang battle, but also said that he led the troops to occupy Xiayang in a hurry, and blocked the attack of the Xianbei's [-] army with [-] elite men, which finally caused the Xianbei army's dilemma, and did not flee over the mountain.

In addition to the battle in Mei County, Dong Zhuo went to sit in Mei County, almost sitting on the merits of the Battle of Meiyang. Not only did many small troops sent by the Qiang Army be wiped out by Dong Zhuo, but he also won the first batch of military exploits. , and then waves of soldiers and horses who fled to Mei County all ran into Dong Zhuo's arms, and the number of those killed, captured, and surrendered was unknown.

Although Dong Zhuo didn't make it clear, his words were already very exaggerated.

It shows that Dong Zhuo ate a lot. Xiliang was originally a mixed residence of Han, Qiang and Hu. And there are not a few Qiang people fighting.

No matter what, Yuan Kai believed that Dong Zhuo would definitely be able to help the Yuan family!

He Jin and Yuan Kai looked at each other with a smile on their faces, and they were very polite and modest.

"Teacher!"

"General please!"

"Old man, please!"

He Jin changed his address, which made Yuan Kai furious, cursing secretly in his heart, pig butchers and meat sellers know nothing about governing the country.

After all the officials went to the palace, Liu Hong came slowly, accompanied by Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong.

A little Huangmen was announcing the victory of the Battle of Meiyang, and many of the courtiers did not listen carefully, because they had received the news earlier, so they chatted in a good mood.

Liu Hong also ignored it.

After the reading, Liu Hong went straight to the point and said: "Today's court meeting is to reward the ministers who have made great contributions. Sikong Zhang Wen, who is in charge of the military, has contributed a lot. I have named him a Taiwei to lead the country's military affairs! The former Taiwei Deng Sheng, transfer to Sikong!"

As soon as Liu Hong left his mouth, he threw out a big news. Zhang Wen hadn't returned to the court. Liu Hong actually appointed a captain who was not in the court. It's over.

According to the military report, Dong Zhongying was the one who made the most meritorious service in this battle. What do you think should be rewarded?
He Jin stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I think that Mei County is the place to win this battle. Dong Zhongying can use this as a basis to cut off the Qiang enemy's retreat. It is better to make him the Marquis of Mei County."

what!County Marquis!

The court suddenly became noisy, when the county marquis was so worthless, he was sealed if he said so, didn't he just seal a Liu Qing a few days ago.

Yuan Kai's face was gloomy, and he looked at He Jin: "The pig butchers and meat sellers actually want to use their merits to win over Dong Zhuo, the old official of the Yuan family. It's so outrageous!"

But it was inconvenient for him to speak out. If Dong Zhuo found out and stopped him, wouldn't it make the relationship worse.

He Jin didn't know what Yuan Kai was thinking, he glanced at Yuan Kai calmly, and pulled his beard.

"Your Majesty, Dong Zhuo is a sinner. It is not appropriate to be a Marquis directly! It is also not suitable to be rewarded heavily." Huang Wan said that he directly rejected it, not to mention the township marquis, there is no such thing as a marquis.

He Jin stared at the old guy, very displeased.

Yuan Kui couldn't be happier.

"Situ Huang, for such a great achievement, if you don't reward him, it will chill the hearts of the soldiers!" He Jin continued to fight. The last time Dong Zhuo committed a crime, He Jin at least begged for mercy, and He Jin even felt that he had saved Dong Zhuo. Little did he know that Dong Zhuo did not carry out the punishment because the heads of the Zhang Jiao brothers were rushed to Luoyang ahead of schedule.

Yuan Kai smiled, playing a small trick, he stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I think what the general said is very true. If you don't award rewards, it will chill the hearts of the soldiers. General Dong killed the enemy bravely. Why don't your majesty order him to take advantage of the victory to pursue it? Take back Liangzhou in one fell swoop!"

"The Taifu's words are reasonable, but the order to march in the army needs to be negotiated separately. If you have meritorious service, you need to be rewarded. General Dong is now the prefect of Hedong and the general who broke the captives. How should he be promoted?"

All the officials were using their brains, and He Jin and Yuan Kai looked at each other with ill intentions. For some reason, the two had the same feeling that the foreign war was over, as if their war was coming.

He Jin looked at the Holy Majesty, seeing Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong approaching Liu Hong, he didn't know what to mutter.

Are they also suggesting to His Majesty how to reward Dong Zhuo?
He Jin knew that Dong Zhuo was recommended by the ten permanent servants. Although the crusade against the Yellow Turban failed, at least it allowed him to enter the center of strength.

Dong Zhuo was originally the prefect of Hedong, and he could only be regarded as half a Beijing official, but he was still far behind in the circle of power.

Now he is an old official of Yuan Wei, and Yuan Wei sticks himself like brown sugar to divide up his merits, which is obviously a scoundrel.

Can I be a little rogue myself?

But compared with Yuan Kai, Shi Changshi is obviously even more hateful. Jian Shuo, the Xiyuan Army, has now overwhelmed him. The power of the Chinese Army has fallen behind, and the place can no longer be lost!

He Jin gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the people's livelihood in Bingzhou is in decline, and this time it has been devastated by the flames of war, and there are many remnants of the Southern Huns. You should send a general to sit in the town. Your Majesty wants to establish a herdsman. I ask Dong Zhuo to be appointed as Bingzhou. Shepherd!"

As soon as He Jin said that, Yuan Kai was stunned: "Well, He Jin, this means that you can't get destroyed. If Dong Zhuo is promoted to such a high position, is he still under Yuan's control!

After hearing He Jin's words, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong actually looked at each other and sniggered. Obviously, He Jin's words hit their target.

They don't care what official Dong Zhuo appoints, the most troublesome thing for them now is Liu Qing, Marquis of Wuzhou who has also made great contributions.

If Bingzhou Limu, then Liu Qing, the mere prefect, still has a chance to stand up?
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(End of this chapter)