I, Liu Bian, the hero

Chapter 26 Liangzhou Rebellion
After a while, Zhang Rang returned to the hall without deliberately hiding his preoccupied expression.

Seeing this, Lu Zhi really became suspicious, and asked in a concentrated voice: "Why did Zhang Changshi come out of the palace?"

Zhang Rang remained silent.

Lu Zhi suddenly became angry, and slapped the table and reprimanded: "Zhang Changshi, did you hide the memorial?!"

Speaking of the previous conflicts between Lu Zhi and Zhang Rang, it was not just the conflict between scholars and eunuchs, but also the conflict between their positions.

Lu Zhi was Shangshu, also known as Lushangshushi, whose duty was to assist Emperor Ling in handling government affairs, but the memorials he reviewed were first passed by Zhang Rang. Some of them were not good for the eunuchs in the palace. Zhang Rang hid them at that time. Said that Lu Zhi didn't know, even if he knew, there was nothing he could do with Zhang Rang. Who made Emperor Ling trust Zhang Rang the most?

But now, the relationship between Lu Zhi and Zhang Rang has been eased because of Liu Bian, but Lu Zhi did not expect that Zhang Rang would actually want to hide the local memorial.

It has to be said that Lu Zhi misunderstood Zhang Rang this time. If the latter really wanted to hide, how could he return to the palace with an obviously worried look?How could he remain silent when Lu Zhi questioned him?

Isn't this an admission in disguise?
In fact, Zhang Rang didn't know how to mention it, because the things mentioned in this memorial were so terrible that even he was stunned.

"Shihou."

Seeing Liu Bian also looking up at him, Zhang Rang thought for a while and finally made a decision, took out the memorial from his arms, and handed it to Liu Bian: "Please look over it first, Marquis Shi."

Lu Zhi, who was sitting across from him, was startled when he saw this, and immediately turned pale.

"problem occurs?"

When Liu Bian took the memorial, he asked casually.

Zhang Rang nodded and said in a low voice, "Something has happened."

To be honest, Liu Bian has been in contact with Zhang Rang for so long, but he has never seen this old man show such a dignified expression.

Therefore, he didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately opened the memorial and read it carefully. After watching it, he frowned.

Lu Zhi also realized that something was wrong, got up and moved to Liu Bian's side, and asked, "Shi Hou, whose memorial is this?"

Liu Bian looked at it and replied: "According to the signature, it is Fu Xie, the prefect of Hanyang."

"what……"

Hearing the name, Lu Zhi seemed to have thought of something, and his face changed slightly: "Could it be the Liangzhou rebels..."

"Well."

Liu Bian nodded and said: "Prefect Fu went up to the court, saying that Han Sui killed Bian Zhang, Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou, with more than [-] troops, marched into Longxi..."

The ominous premonition in his heart was confirmed, Lu Zhi's complexion suddenly changed, and he asked anxiously: "Where is Geng Bi, the governor of Liangzhou? What is he doing? Did Governor Fu mention it?"

Liu Bian calmly replied: "Prefect Fu said in his memorial that Geng Bi, the governor of Liangzhou, used Cheng Qiu in the government. Cheng Qiu was greedy and mean, and the soldiers of Liangzhou hated him deeply. Prefect Fu advised Geng Bi several times to punish Cheng Qiu. He was rejected; when Han Sui sent troops, Geng Bi thought he was right and led soldiers from the six counties to Han Sui, but Fu Taishou tried to persuade him not to follow. Sure enough, Geng Bi's soldiers mutinied halfway, and Han Sui took the opportunity to attack Cheng Qiu and then killed Cheng Qiu. Geng Bi, Geng Bi's subordinates, Sima, such as Wang Guo, Ma Teng and others, turned against the rebels one after another."

Lu Zhi was startled and angry, trembling all over: "Longxi Governor Li Xiangru..."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Bian said again: "According to what Fu Taishou said, Li Xiangru, the governor of Longxi, and Huang Yan, the governor of Jiuquan, both rebelled against each other. Now, together with Han Sui and Ma Teng, they are jointly electing the kingdom to be the master. , known as General Hezhong. And now, the rebels are attacking and plundering Sansuke.”

Lu Zhi couldn't help losing his mind when he heard the words, because Fu Xie's memorial meant that the Han Dynasty almost lost the entire Liangzhou.

Frightened and angry, he scolded Zhang Rang angrily: "How dare you hide such a big thing?!"

Zhang Rang was annoyed, but he didn't fight back. Obviously he also knew that now was not the time to quarrel.

On the contrary, Liu Bian said calmly: "Master Lu, please calm down. Zhang Changshi used to hide the memorial because he was afraid that someone would report it. How could Zhang Changshi really hide such a big matter? If he really wanted to hide it, he just wanted to hide it." If you don't know, how can Master Lu and I know?"

Hearing this, Lu Zhi's anger subsided a little. After all, after hearing Liu Bian's words, he also realized that Zhang Rang did not hide this time, otherwise he would not deliberately show his preoccupied appearance when he entered the palace.

And Zhang Rang, who was at the side, naturally did not forget to thank Liu Bian: "Thank you Shihou, if it weren't for Shihou, the old minister and others might be framed again."

To be honest, if Liu Bian hadn't been there, he wouldn't have dared to hand over this memorial immediately. Who knows if the court sergeant would take the opportunity to sue them again?
"Ah."

Hearing the word framing, Liu Bian smiled inexplicably, and then said seriously: "Zhang Changshi has merit in supporting my father, and I can ignore some small faults, but when it comes to major right and wrong, I still hope Zhang Changshi can abide by it." Loyalty means not only loyalty to the father, but also loyalty to the Han family. Do not do it again in the future to hide the memorial. You see Master Lu, although he was angry for a while, he also understands that the disaster in Liangzhou is not the place of your regular servants To."

"Shi Hou's teachings, the veterans will remember them in their hearts."

Zhang Rang replied with a lick of his face, but he still made up his mind that if this Shihou in front of him was not around, he would not dare to let Lu Zhi see some sensitive memorials directly.

"Shihou, what should we do now?" He asked in a low voice.

Liu Bian got up and handed the memorial to Lu Zhi, then sat down again, and said calmly: "Go and see if your father has woken up. If you have woken up, tell your father about it gently; otherwise, Let’s wait until the father wakes up, anyway, it’s not too late.”

"Yes."

Seeing Liu Bian's calm expression, Zhang Rang was secretly surprised. After bowing and saluting, Zhang Rang went to the apse.

Lu Zhi was also very surprised by Liu Bian's calmness, but he thought Liu Bian was just young and didn't know the importance of Liangzhou.

Of course, he didn't think it was necessary to mention it deliberately, and he appreciated Liu Bian's calmness before the mountain collapsed.

In contrast, he felt ashamed of what happened to him just now—he was nearly fifty years old, but he was not as good as ten... er, Shihou Lai was calm.

How did he know that Liu Bian was not calm at all, but he knew something about it long ago, but he didn't think of it much in the past. It was not until he saw the memorial of Hanyang prefect Fu Xie that Liu Bian realized: Yes, there is such a thing.

Don't look at him as if he doesn't care, in fact it's useless to care, because the Liangzhou rebellion happened in the first year of Zhongping, that is, in 184 AD, and it was the same period as the Yellow Turban Rebellion. prevention?

But now, after three years, the rebels in Liangzhou have developed a climate, and it is no longer possible for the imperial court to wipe them out in a short while.

Speaking of the rebellion in Liangzhou, it should be divided into two parts.

The first period of rebellion broke out in the first year of Zhongping, when the leader of the Qiang people, Beigong Boyu, rebelled.

He rebelled and took Liangzhou Governor Bian Yun and Liangzhou Eng Hanyue as hostages, forcing them to join the gang.

Bian Yun and Han Yue, are these two names unfamiliar?In fact, it is the real names of Bian Zhang and Han Sui.

Don't look at Beigong Boyu as the leader of the Qiang people, but he is just a reckless man, but Bian Zhang and Han Sui are amazing.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion in the Jiazi Year was huge, it was said to be in the millions, but it was settled in ten months, and Huangfusong even leveled two Yellow Turbans, and the scenery was unparalleled for a while.

But when the imperial court sent Huangfusong to conquer the Liangzhou rebels, Huangfusong suffered consecutive defeats.

You know, Dong Zhuo and Sun Jian were both under Huangfusong at that time, and it was only a few years before Dong Zhuo entered the court at this time. Xiong and the others were basically assembled, not to mention strong generals like Sun Jian, but even so, Huangfu Song's army still suffered consecutive defeats, and there was nothing they could do to take the Liangzhou rebels.

In July of the second year of Zhongping, AD 185, Huangfu Song led the army to conquer the rebels in Liangzhou, which was not good. He was worshiped by Zhang Wen as a member of the military, that is, a staff officer.

But in the end, Zhang Wen was defeated and returned.

It can be seen from this that in terms of the use of troops, Bian Rang and Han Sui, two rebel generals with backgrounds, are no less inferior to Han Dynasty generals such as Huangfusong, Zhang Wen, Dong Zhuo, and Sun Jian.

This siege lasted for two full years. After Zhang Wen was unable to attack for a long time, the imperial court began to consider whether to continue the siege. After all, fighting was not only about military strength, but also money and food. Counting from the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the imperial court The war has been fought continuously for two and a half years, and the cost during the period is unknown.

No, Situ Cui Lie, who later bought an official and has not yet bought an official, persuaded Emperor Ling to stop the conquest and simply surrendered Liangzhou to the rebels. He scolded severely, and Fu Xie even said that the world would be peaceful only if Cui Lie was beheaded.

At that time, Emperor Ling actually felt sorry for spending countless money on expeditions to suppress thieves. After all, he kept the money to build gardens and palaces. How could it be used to counter the rebellion?

But in the end, Fu Xie moved Emperor Ling with his sincerity, prompting Emperor Ling to refuse to make Liangzhou separate, and ordered Geng Bi to be the governor of Liangzhou. Fu Xie was the prefect of Hanyang. He sent two people to Liangzhou to organize troops and wait for another crusade against rebels military.

During this period of time, Han Sui was not idle either. He killed Bian Zhang, Beigong Boyu, the leader of the Qiang people, and Li Wenhou, the general of Yi Conghu, and integrated the originally scattered rebels into one place, and personally took charge of the rebellion. .

Who would have thought that Han Sui, who was coerced by Beigong Boyu to join the gang and had to rebel, would become the leader of the [-] Liangzhou rebels three years later?
Interestingly, in the first year of Zhongping, Han Sui went to Luoyang and was appreciated by He Jin, and even persuaded He Jin to get rid of the eunuchs in the palace.

It can be seen that human ambition will grow, just like Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao in history.

But now, Han Sui killed Geng Bi and lured Wang Guo and Ma Teng to rebel against Wang Guo and Ma Teng. Since then, he has become a confidant of the Han Dynasty and even the Central Plains, and Cao Cao suffered a great loss until his personal conquest.

In view of these, Liu Bian really appreciates Han Sui's ability, but appreciation is appreciation. Since Han Sui rebelled against the Han Dynasty, he is a rebellious minister and traitor. He must be eliminated and will never be tolerated!

Including Ma Teng, who is also anti-Han, and among his sons, Ma Chao and Ma Dai, who are most familiar to Liu Bian.

Since he is determined to help the Han Dynasty, he will never tolerate rebellious officials and thieves, especially the warlords who ruled the area!

About half an hour later, Zhang Rang reported the memorial of Hanyang prefect Fu Xie to Emperor Ling. Emperor Ling turned pale with shock, and the next day, after a long absence, he summoned his ministers to discuss the Liangzhou rebels.

(End of this chapter)