Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

Chapter 422 Yuan Shu enters Luoyang, the battle is imminent
Liu Qing stayed in Xingyang for several days. During this period, he sent many people to various counties to check people's livelihood. Sure enough, the situation in most counties was similar to what Liu Qing saw all the way when he came.

The most difficult thing for Liu Qing to accept was that Dong Zhuo's army stationed at Hulao Pass began to loot the people on a large scale.

This shows that Dong Zhuo's army's grain and grass are in a hurry, and the west of Hulao Pass is controlled by Sun Jian, and the grain and grass far away from Jingzhao River can't be transported to Hulao. The nearby Luoyang is also lost now, and the grain and grass brought by Niu Fu are He was lost in the chaos of the war, and when he returned to Hulao Pass, he had thousands more mouths almost for no reason.

When Niu Fu fled back to Hulao Pass, there were only 5000 troops left.

In less than two months, [-] has changed into [-]. Niu Fu is still better than Yuan Shao in defeating the battle.

Yin Zhong, magistrate of Xingyang County, came to report to Liu Qing.

"Your Majesty, the porridge shop on the main road in the north of the city has been built, and the shacks in the east of the city are also being completed one after another. Xingyang is ready to accept refugees, but..." Yin Zhong seemed to have something hard to say.

"It's just that there is no food in the warehouse of the county government, isn't it?"

"Your Majesty Mingjian, it's not that the lower officials are corrupt. All the food and grass in the government treasury have been confiscated by the general."

Apparently Dong Zhuo had also anticipated the problem of grain and grass earlier, and when he went to Hulao, he wiped out all the grain depots in the counties along the way.

"This king knows about this matter, and this king is responsible for the food, but this king's food...you understand."

"Yes, yes, the lower officials must be strict with themselves and warn their subordinates." Yin Zhong said quickly.

Guo Jia walked up to Liu Qing, seemingly worried, "My lord, Dong Zhuo's army has already started looting the people, so it can be seen that the food and grass are about to run out. If the food is really running out, the consequences will be disastrous."

Liu Qing thought for a while, "Perhaps not necessarily. Gathering food and grass from various counties should be able to last for a while. The Xiliang army has always had the habit of looting. To them, this is just a common thing."

After all, Dong Zhuo was in Luoyang, and the city of Luoyang was unavoidably looted by the Xiliang army from time to time.

This is what Liu Qing criticized Dong Zhuo the most. The army is free-range, brave is brave, but too barbaric.

"My lord is right, so if my lord wants to rule Luoyang, the Xiliang army must not stay." Guo Jia said bluntly.

"But Dong Zhuo has no second thoughts than this king." Liu Qing agreed with Guo Jia's opinion in his heart, but it would be a bit hasty to say that one hundred thousand Xiliang troops will live or die.

"The Xiliang army is disobedient and plundering, which is contrary to the basic policy of the lord to treat the people well. The lord has not come to Sili, so let it go. If you come to Sili, you don't follow the same policy of treating people well, isn't it true? , because the small loses the big."

Seeing Liu Qing's silence, Guo Jia said again: "My lord, just taking advantage of this good opportunity, I think Dong Jun must be short of food and grass. If Dong Zhuo borrows food and grass from the lord, the lord must never agree."

Faced with Guo Jia's advice, Liu Qing has no troubles, because the king has no food to borrow at all.

Cook some porridge to help the refugees, maybe you can save money, but Dong Zhuo has an army of [-], plus the army horses, the daily consumption of food and grass is an astronomical figure, even if Liu Qing wants to borrow it, he really can’t get it come out.

After all, in the winter of last year, almost all of the stored food was contributed to the million Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.

"Feng Xiao is too worried. This king has no food to borrow. The food and grass in the battle of the Liang Kingdom are all thanks to Mi's help!"

"My lord said so, there are many Jia!" Guo Jia smiled and retreated.

……

Hulao Pass, Dong Jun Dazhai.

After listening to the reports of the generals, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but sink his face.

"It's been a few days, and I haven't collected enough food and grass. If there is not enough food and grass, how can I recover Luoyang!"

Several generals did not speak, just lowered their heads.

Li Ru took two steps forward and said to Dong Zhuo: "My lord, after the winter, ordinary people have no food left in their homes, so the soldiers can't collect enough, so why not change the target, for example, the tyrants and gentry from all over the country have quite a family background. Let them do it."

Dong Zhuo frowned, "But they all support us, and we have already drawn a lot from them."

"The lord's words are different. Since they support the lord, they should do their best and give everything they have. In the future, the lord returns to Luoyang and then returns it!" Li Ru changed the subject, "If this battle is lost because of insufficient food and grass Now, if Luo Yang is not guaranteed, how can he support him?"

"That's right, let's pay them back when the time comes!" Dong Zhuo seemed to have opened the door to a new world, and immediately ordered: "Did you all hear that? Prepare food and grass quickly, and then fight Sun Jianjian to the death!"

"Here!" All the generals responded and led their troops away.

Three days later, people began to return to the camp one after another, and they all returned with a full load of food and grass.

Not long after, Liu Qing also received the news. He didn't expect Dong Zhuo to take such a step and attack the powerful gentry.

However, Dong Zhuo's connivance made the powerful and powerful gentry in Henan to the east of Hulao Pass feel like walking on thin ice, fearing that catastrophe would be imminent.

Sili once again panicked, especially those with some family backgrounds, who became the focus of the Xiliang Army, and even unknown why the Xiliang Army started to attack Xingyang. It can only be said that it is really crazy. If Dong Zhuo Knowing that some of his subordinates are going to try to trick King Bohai, I'm afraid they will be ripped off alive.

Soon, Liu Qing received the news that Dong Zhuo sent troops, probably because of the exploitation of the powerful gentry, which made him rich, and planned to send troops to take back Luoyang immediately.

Another big news is that Yuan Shu personally led the troops to Luoyang.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao was suppressed and shrunk to Runan, while his younger brother Yuan Shu entered Luoyang forcefully. It must be said that this was a very bold move.

Also a very stupid move.

Yuan Shu's innocence in his heart probably stopped pretending when Yuan Shao established King Chen.

His "domestic slaves" can establish the emperor, why can't he?

Liu Qing personally went to the porridge shop to give porridge today, from time to time he greeted the passing refugees, and told them very boldly that if they have any difficulties, they should come to the King of Bohai!

Then, with the bewildered eyes of the refugees, tell them: I am the king!
It can be said that the name of King Bohai quickly spread among the refugees, so some people brought out various old legends of Liu Qing and began to spread them by word of mouth.

"The King of Bohai defeated the Zhang Jiao brothers by himself, beheading 30 Yellow Turbans in one battle!"

"The King of Bohai raided the Xiongnu and Xianbei. The children of the Huns and Xianbei did not dare to cry at night when they heard the name of the King of Bohai!"

"When the King of Bohai came to Qingzhou, millions of yellow scarves bowed their heads and begged to surrender. The King of Bohai immediately took out the army rations to help them!"

wait and so on...

"Wherever there is war, there will be the King of Bohai, and wherever there is hunger, the King of Bohai will always be there with food!"

Liu Qing himself felt a little ashamed when he heard it.

Guo Jia sighed: "Some people's reputation is going from bad to worse, and some people's reputation is gradually becoming a household name."

What Guo Jia was talking about was naturally Dong Zhuo and Liu Qing.

……

Above the Luoyang court hall, the morning court, which had been suspended for several days, suddenly opened. Wang Yun, who had been sick for many days, also came, and his face was radiant and red.

Obviously, the "disease" has been cured.

The other person standing side by side with Wang Yun was Yuan Shu in military uniform.

Some officials in the DPRK are Dong Zhuo’s henchmen, and some of them have been wooed by Wang Yun, but the most are still the fence-sitting faction. They always see the form the most clearly, but they are the least able to understand the form. Who has the final say in Luoyang , whom they depend on.

Wang Yunyuan himself is Dong Zhuo's most favored minister, now he introduces Yuan Shu to everyone, the purpose is self-evident.

Wang Yun is about to change his position.

Seeing Wang Yun boasting, Yang Biao kept silent, and Cao Song also remained silent and let him do what he did.

All officials, big and small, were also silent.

Cai Yong and Xun Shuang looked at each other, shook their heads, and sighed.

In his opinion, Dong Zhuo was cruel by nature, maybe not inferior, but as an official himself, he did not overstep the rules. It is by no means comparable to Yuan Shao who went against Luoyang's tribunal, and was just a traitor who vainly cared about the ancestral temple. That's all.

When Wang Yun heard this, his eyes stopped on Cai Yong, and he continued: "Dong Zhuo's nature has not changed, he burned, killed and looted in Henan, and now he has brought a large army to Luoyang. General Sun, is there any whereabouts of Your Majesty?"

All the officials looked at Sun Jian one after another.

"Niu Fu's soldiers left Luoyang in two ways, and when they finally intercepted Niu Fu, the two sides fought fiercely, but they didn't see the emperor. Maybe Niu Fu's bandits used other means to quietly send His Majesty away." Sun Jian road.

Zhu Jun also said: "On the righteous way, I defeated several Niu Fujun, but none of them met His Majesty's car. Could it be that His Majesty is still hiding in Luoyang?"

"It's absolutely impossible!" Wang Yun denied, "My people saw Niu Fu pick up His Majesty from the palace with their own eyes."

"Then why did His Majesty suddenly disappear?" Yuan Shu asked, "A country cannot live without a king, what does Wang Situ think it should be?"

When Wang Yun was asked such a question, he also felt a little worried. What did Yuan Shu mean by asking this question?Could it be that he also intends to support the new emperor?

"Let's send more people first, let's look for it!" Wang Yun said.

Yuan Shu glanced at Wang Yun expressionlessly, and asked again: "Dong Zhuo's army is approaching the city, does Wang Situ have a plan to retreat from the enemy?"

Wang Yun's heart palpitated immediately, good you Yuan Gonglu, it's the first time you go to court, so give me a blow.

Didn't Yuan Shu's question mean to say: Who can stop Dong Zhuo?Who can stop, who has the final say.

"The plan to retreat is to rely on General Yuan." After finishing speaking, Wang Yun took two steps forward and said loudly: "Ministers, for the present plan, I have the courage to recommend Yuan Shu and Yuan Gonglu to General Hussars, Sun Jian and Sun Wentai as General Zuo, Zhu Jun and Zhu Gongwei will be made the right general, and Han Sui will be made the envoy Qiang Zhonglang general, and all the generals will join forces to fight against the enemy."

The court was quiet for ten breaths, and after a long time, Yang Biao took the lead in expressing his opinion: "Since it is an expedient measure, let's agree!"

As soon as Yang Biao opened his mouth, several ministers agreed with him, obviously they belonged to Yang's faction.

Soon there were voices of approval, and it was finally finalized.

Cai Yong hesitated again and again, but he stepped forward and said: "Wang Situ, Luoyang has suffered such an accident. The officials heard that Dong Zhuo is very afraid of him. Why don't you urgently recruit the King of Bohai to Luoyang to take charge of the overall situation, or this dangerous situation can be solved. .”

Yuan Shu laughed suddenly: "Hahaha, Doctor Cai, your good son-in-law is currently fighting my brother in Yuzhou. How can we save Luoyang?"

Cai Yong was quite contemptuous of Yuan Shu's words, firstly because of the disharmony between the brothers, and secondly because of gloating.

Cai Yong's expression was not good, and Xun Shuang who was beside him quickly tugged at his sleeve.

Cai Yong knew that he couldn't talk about these facts, so he replied helplessly: "The next official is just a suggestion."

"Military and state affairs, you and other musicians can talk about it!" Yuan Shu said without Liu Qing's sarcasm. Although he did not get along with the Yuan Shao brothers, he had an enmity with the King of Bohai.

The court is scattered, and all officials are scattered.

Cai Yong gave Xun Shuang a wink, and the two planned to make an appointment to chat.

Although Yuan Shu was appointed as a temporary official, he broke into Dong Min's mansion, and finally Huang Fusong's mansion in a very arrogant way, and expelled all the servants in the house.

Sun Jian left with a normal expression and returned to the mansion. He didn't let out a long sigh of relief until he stepped into the gate of the mansion and closed the gate.

Sun Ce immediately greeted him, "Father!"

Seeing his son, most of the seriousness on Sun Jian's face disappeared, and he responded with a smile: "How did you practice today?"

"Hey, if you fight Uncle Wu, you won't lose for a quarter of an hour."

Sun Jian rubbed Sun Ce's head and said with a smile, "Uncle Wu will let you!"

"If you don't believe me, try it!" Sun Ce said unconvinced.

Sun Jian didn't have this thought, "As a father, you have to take care of yourself. Next time, you can practice by yourself. Don't slack off!"

After speaking, Sun Jian gave Wu Jing, who was a training partner, a look and motioned him to follow him into the house.

"Wentai, why are you so preoccupied after the court meeting?" Wu Jing asked.

"I don't know why, but today I see that everyone in the court is very strange. Let me first talk about the Hongnong Yang family who has always been at odds with the Yuan family, but today they took the lead in agreeing to make Yuan Shu the general of the hussars. Aren't Yang Biao and Dong Zhuo allies?" ?”

"Is it possible that some kind of agreement was reached in private? Those families are all deeply thoughtful, you should know." Wu Jing said.

Sun Jian waved his hand to express his ignorance. It seemed that Wang Yun was the one who contacted Yuan Shu privately.

"Wentai, speaking of which, are you really planning to keep that thing?"

Sun Jian was in a trance for a while, and replied: "Of course we can't keep it. It's just that I don't know who to hand it over to now. What I've been worried about is that Yuan Gong may not let us go south easily, but stay in Luoyang and face Dong Zhuo Shi. Wan Dajun, I have no idea."

"One hundred thousand." Wu Jing also muttered, and he said suddenly: "Gongtai, can you use this thing to make Yuan Gong a guarantee to let you leave Luoyang and go back to be the prefect of Changsha? That's it." For one thing, he is not ashamed of the brothers who were killed and wounded in the battle with Niu Fu."

Sun Jian's eyes lit up, and he stroked his stubble, "Perhaps, this plan is feasible!"

Sun Jian looked around vigilantly, then moved closer to Wu Jing, and asked, "Do you know when Demou will return to the team?"

"It should be only a few days!" Wu Jing said.

"Okay! As soon as Demou arrives, I will go and talk to Yuan Gong, and trade with him for the Jade Seal of Chuanguo and some belongings of the Son of Heaven! I think it is impossible for Dong Zhuo to kill Luoyang in just a few days." Sun Jian With a relaxed expression, he patted Wu Jing's shoulder with a smile, and said, "You really helped me a lot in the battle with Niu Fu. Fortunately, Zhu Gongwei didn't get this thing!"

Wu Jing chuckled, "Luck!"

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