Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

Chapter 171 Troubled Times Will Begin?

Jizhou, Julu County, and Yantao County.

On the city wall, many soldiers sat on the ground to rest, while others came and went in a hurry.

There are non-stop civilian men carrying stones and blocks from bottom to top to replenish the "heavy weapon" of the city that has been consumed in large quantities, and the bows and arrows have already been used up.

Holding a sword in one hand and buckling it on his belt with the other, Dong Zhao walked through the city wall in a windy way. If he encountered a seriously injured soldier, he would stop to express condolences and order someone to carry it down.

He looked at the retreating Black Mountain Army, and said to his subordinates: "Immediately send out sentries to follow up and see if the Black Mountain Army has really retreated."

Dong Zhao heaved a sigh of relief, and Zhang Niujiao finally retreated.

Zhang Niujiao besieged the city for several days, although they failed to break into the city, the [-] defenders of Changtao were almost all wounded and exhausted, and almost all the brave men in the city were recruited.

The prefect Guo Dian took all the foreign troops away. If Dong Zhao hadn't gathered troops from several counties in time, Changtao might have broken the city.

"Is there a reply to the letter you sent for help?" Dong Zhao asked.

"Yes, the prefect of Changshan, Jushou, replied that he would send troops to support him, but he did not specify who to lead the army, how many troops to send and other details."

"This is a military plane, how could it be written in the letter, if it was obtained by the Black Mountain bandits, wouldn't it be a big mistake!" After Dong Zhao explained, he looked into the distance and sighed: "Ju Gong and Shen Mingyi are worthy of the official title Prefect!"

"County magistrate, Zhang Niujiao's retreat, will it have something to do with it?"

"It must be so! It must be because of the arrival of Changshan's army that Zhang Niujiao led his troops back to the east. Lord Jufu defeated Zhang Bao's tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and that Zhang Bao, don't forget that Lord Guo and General Dong , I can’t do anything about it, and General Dong was defeated.” In Dong Zhao’s words, there was a little regret, after all, Dong Zhuo’s surname was Dong, and he was also surnamed Dong. Although they were from different townships, they had the same surname.

Dong Zhao continued: "The one who can make Zhang Niujiao retreat to the east so decisively must be the commander of Changshan Captain Zhao Zilong!"

The subordinate officials had obviously heard of Changshan Zhao Zilong's reputation, and nodded in agreement.

"It's not lost, I owe Lord Jufu a favor! Fortunately, Yantao has kept it!"

Dong Zhao looked at the soldiers who were resting and the busy men, "Not bad!"

"It's all good!"

……

"Hahaha, not bad!"

To the east of Tao Tao, Zhang Niujiao laughed after hearing the information, "The Hunjun dares to come to Jizhou at this time. Even if I, Zhang Niujiao, die, I need to pluck a few hairs off him!"

"Boss! Don't underestimate the enemy. The emperor still has tens of thousands of Xiyuan troops and thousands of royal guards. It is said that he is the former governor of Bingzhou, Ding Yuan, who has been fighting against Xianbei all year round." Beside Zhang Niujiao One person persuaded.

This person dressed up as a literati, but his clothes were made of ordinary homespun cloth. Because he could read and speak a few serious words, Zhang Niujiao was invited as a military adviser and helped Zhang Niujiao with his advice along the way.

It was his idea to avoid Sili and attack Jizhou.

It was also his idea to skip the powerful Wei County and attack Julu County, which was the most poisoned by the Yellow Turban.

All the way down, there were no disadvantages, so Zhang Niujiao obeyed him, and it was not until he failed to attack Changtao that he was frustrated for the first time.

Zhang Niujiao has been attacking Changtao for many days, but unfortunately he failed to break through the city. At this time, Zhang Niujiao suddenly received a shocking news——

The Son of Heaven, His Majesty the Emperor, Liu Hong has come to Jizhou!

Zhang Niujiao didn't believe it at first, but the more the news spread, the more mysterious it became, and the more it spread, the more true it became. In the end, even the time and place became clear.

Zhang Niujiao was immediately annoyed. As the leader of the Black Mountain Army, he inherited the mantle of the Yellow Turban. Unexpectedly, instead of going to Luoyang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty came to Jizhou instead.

Isn't this a proper slap in the face, Zhang Niujiao and the military adviser thought over and over again, and decided to lead the troops to the east, waiting for an opportunity to attack the emperor, if he could capture it, his achievements in Zhang Niujiao would naturally be as good as Tiangong General Zhang Jiao.

If this move is successful, it will definitely arouse the response of the world.

"Military division, if this move is successful, what should be the next step?" Zhang Niujiao asked.

"Boss, there are naturally many eunuchs around Liu Hong. The boss can kill all the eunuchs first, and then tell the world, and he will surely win the hearts of the people of the world. Don't you hear that the eunuchs have been suffering for a long time!" the military teacher said.

Zhang Niujiao nodded thoughtfully, deeply agreeing, he likes this kind of educated people who can always say very reasonable things.

Zhang Niujiao led the army all the way to the east. After traveling for several days, they came to Tangyang County, north of Jiangshui. Zhang Niujiao did not come close to encircle the county seat, but just went around. , the journey is only within ten days.

According to the plan of the military division, Zhang Niujiao sent spies to intercept and kill Liu Hong in the territory of Anping when he returned to Luoyang.

Zhang Niujiao originally had a force of [-]. Although he lost thousands in the battle of Changtao, there are still many refugees and bandits in Jizhou. They always want to hug their thighs. This also made Zhang Niujiao's team continue to grow, and now, the number has exceeded [-], approaching [-].

This also gave Zhang Niujiao a little more confidence in this battle. Otherwise, Zhang Niujiao would not dare to fight the tens of thousands of Xiyuan Army with a mere 4 troops.

……

On the mountain road from Changshan to Yanmen, Liu Qing and his party have entered Taiyuan County.

This trip is not coming to Taiyuan County, but just passing by.

Xun Yu and Dian Wei walked on both sides of Liu Qing, one on the left and the other on the right. During this journey, Liu Qing happened to ask Xun Yu a lot of questions.

For example, who are the famous families in Taiyuan County?

For example, did he communicate with Xi Zhicai?

For example, does Yingchuan have any descendants of noble families who are willing to join him?

Speaking of these, it is Xun Yu's strong point, Guo Jia is hard to catch up with, and he even knows what outstanding talents everyone has.

For example, the Wang family in Taiyuan, besides Wang Yun, is well-known to the world, and the younger generation Wang Ling and Wang Yanyun are also well-known.

Another example is the Guo family in Taiyuan. Guo Yan is now more than half recovered from his illness, and he has already asked the court to reinstate him.

Speaking of this, Liu Qing also asked: "If he is reinstated, where should I go?"

Of course, this was just a joke, Guo Yan decided that it was impossible for Guo Yan to be named the prefect of Yanmen again, even if Liu Qing was willing to let him go, Guo Yan would not want it, because Guo Yan still owed Liu Qing half his life.

When Liu Qing first came to Yanmen, he offered medicine to Guo Yan.

"My lord, Guo Yan is quite talented, and the Guo family has a lot of power in Taiyuan County. If my lord has a heart for Taiyuan County, the Taiyuan Wang family will be the biggest resistance, and the Guo family can be the target of wooing." In Taiyuan, Xun Yu suddenly The matter of Taiyuan came up.

Judging from his tone, it is obvious that he already has the intention of expanding. He has communicated with Guo Jia and Jushou Tian Feng a lot in Changshan for several days, and Guo Jia was the first to make arrangements.

They also knew that Guo Jia's thinking was basically Liu Qing's thinking as the lord's military adviser.

It's just that the lord is inconvenient to say and do some things because of face, for example, this time it's about Jizhou.

For the general trend of the world, Guo Jia and Xun Yu know better than anyone else, and Jushou Tian Feng is not a confused person.

Limu is a foregone conclusion, and the separatist regime will not be long!
As for Bingzhou, Dong Zhuo has become the shepherd of Bingzhou and is the chief officer in name, and Liu Qing already owns the two counties of Bingzhou, and Yunzhong County and Dingxiang County can be easily included in the pocket. Most of the stones are in the hands. Looking at it this way, the layout of the northern part of Bingzhou has almost been completed.

How could he hand over to Dong Zhuo?

Liu Qing thought for a while and replied: "I have a debt of gratitude to Dong Zhuo, I don't know how he will treat me."

Regarding Dong Zhuo's attitude, Liu Qing has to put a question mark in his heart, it depends on how far Dong Zhuo's ambition has grown.

"After returning to Yanmen, I planned to take Yunzhong County and Dingxiang County. Feng Xiao has left it to me. My lord can make some preparations, and then go to Taiyuan County. Dong Zhuo, then the Wang family, and the rest of the families don't have to go one by one, these families are all looking forward to the two families."

"I'm in Taiyuan now, why don't I go directly to Guo's? Yangqu is only a few dozen miles away."

"Ho ho~" Xun Yu smiled and let it go, "The time is not yet ripe!"

"When will it mature?"

"These families are very conservative and often seek shelter from big trees. Although the lord is well-known and holds real power, he is far away from the big tree that supports the sky." Xun Yu said.

Liu Qing understood that the big trees Xun Yu was talking about existed like the Yuan family in Runan, the Yang family in Hongnong, and the Xun family in Yingchuan.

"When the world is in order, everyone seeks refuge in the shade of the big tree, but once the troubled times begin, it is the fist that speaks, and the lord at that time can become the choice of others." Xun Yu said intriguingly.

Liu Qing understands that at that time, he will be the choice of the Guo family. Not everyone is like Guo Jia and Xunyu, who will grasp potential stocks.

And the timing Xun Yu mentioned was exactly the change in Jizhou, when Liu Hong was attacked, everyone in the world would be shocked, and many forces that were ready to make a move would definitely take action, and those who took risks would no longer be patient.

"When Liu Hong was attacked, there must be a violent storm in Luoyang. The major forces have no time to take care of the various places, and the frontiers of the state, let alone the eyes of the court. At this time, it is time for the lord to swallow Dingxiang in the cloud and test the various clans in Taiyuan. chance."

Liu Qing nodded, feeling that it was very reasonable, Guo Jia and Xun Yu were really impeccable in making suggestions.

"If the north is going well, even if the lord and Dong Zhuo have a bad relationship, he will be worthy of him. Dong Zhuo will go to the post empty-handed, so there is no need for the lord." Xun Yu added.

"I don't want to see this step. I sharpen Dong Zhuo, but I don't know how to kill myself." Liu Qing said casually.

Suddenly Xun Yu's eyelids twitched, the lord seemed to have accidentally slipped his tongue. Xun Yu knew about his restraint in nurturing Dong Zhuo, but he never understood it. Today the lord said "I didn't come to kill myself". It is used to kill others.

Who this "other" is is intriguing.

Xun Yu couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

"Wen Ruo, there are many talented people in Yingchuan. If it really causes turmoil in the world at this time, can you recommend some of them?"

"Of course I want it." Xun Yu said lightly.

Unlike the previous modest and polite refusal, Xun Yu actually agreed this time, why?
Because he married his sister?

Liu Qing felt that things were not that simple.

"My lord, my nephew Xun You said in his letter that he was favored by He Jin, he was appointed as a minister, and he had a lot of friends with Cao Cao in Luoyang." Xun Yu paused, and said a little embarrassedly: "The Cao family has drawn Xun Youzhi. The meaning is very clear, Xu Zi will evaluate this person, a capable minister of Qingping, a hero in troubled times."

That's all Xun Yu said, and didn't go on.

Liu Qing already understood that Xun Yu wanted to make up for himself.

Just as I thought just now, troubled times are approaching, and everyone needs to find shelter, and a big family like the Xun family can only surround themselves with people with hard power.

What does it mean to have strength? Liu Qing's youthful ambition, outstanding military exploits, and the strength of his troops are hard power.

The Cao family has held high positions for several generations, and now Cao Song is a major farmer, holding financial power, which is hard power.

Yuan's four generations and three princes, disciples and old officials spread all over the world, and run Runan as a base, which is hard power.

Although the Xun family is a big family, it is a pity that there is no one in the court. If the world changes, if they can't catch it, then the Xun family will miss too much.

From Liu Qing's point of view, the reason is simple and easy to understand, you can't put all your eggs in one basket.

Historically, the Xun family was very optimistic about Yuan Shao, and the two brothers Xun Yu and Xun Chen [chén] voted for Yuan Shao, but later, Xun Yu was not optimistic about Yuan Shao and switched to Cao Cao, but Xun Chen always served Yuan Shao.

The same example is the Zhuge clan, who served in both Wei, Shu and Wu.

Liu Qing stared at Xun Yu motionlessly, until Xun Yu realized that he was looking at Liu Qing, and then Liu Qing opened his mouth.

"I have Wen Ruo, that's enough!"

Xun Yu felt sour for no reason. He failed to get Xun You to vote, but the lord comforted him instead. The lord's words were not just comfort, but also an unparalleled trust!

"Xun Yu must put all his heart and soul into repaying the lord!" Although Xun Yu was on the horse, he still made a deep courtesy.

You should recommend a few more talents to me, Liu Qingxin said.

What Zhong Yao, Chen Qun, Du Ji, etc.

However, Liu Qing believes that that day is not far away. How he treated Cao Cao in history will treat himself now. What he wants in the end is to compare his heart with his heart. No matter what step Liu Qing takes, he will never let him down!
After the sudden sensation, both of them were quiet for a while, only the sound of the horseshoe and the pavement. Liu Qing glanced at Dian Wei on the other side calmly, but saw his gaze resting on himself, It doesn't move at all, it seems that there is only one thing in his eyes and heart.

Liu Qing sighed sincerely: It's great not to worry!
……

A few days later, Liu Qing and his party returned to Yanmen Yin Pavilion.

Liu Qing has only been in charge of Yanmen for a few months, and many changes have already taken place quietly, especially the Governance Yin Hall. Because Liu Qing encourages commerce, many hunters and herdsmen in the surrounding area sell the things that were originally bartered openly. Herdsmen have a long-term supply of goods, so they start buying shops.

Originally it was just an administrative and military city, but now it has quite a commercial atmosphere, and there are many open spaces in the city. According to Liu Qing's design, the military barracks have been moved outside the city, and a new square city is being built on the open space.

On this day, the Yin Pavilion welcomed a new guest. After entering the city, he was surprised by the prosperity of the place, so he got off the carriage and walked around, feeling the strong commercial atmosphere on the street.

Fur, meat, cloth, and live cattle, horses, sheep and dogs were sold in the open space. He even found several shops selling grain.

Selling food in Border County?

Visitors find it incredible.

Suddenly, there was a noise behind him, and it seemed that the sound was getting closer.

"Your Majesty is back!"

"Mr. Liu Fu is back!"

(End of this chapter)