Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 124 Under the Plague, Save Zhuojun First?or Nanyang
Mention the plague.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, it also had a name called "Shanghan Syndrome", or "Cold and Fever Syndrome", which is closely related to the big Han who was in the Little Ice Age and was ravaged by the weird climate of the Little Ice Age.

According to the records in "Zizhi Tongjian" and "Book of the Later Han Dynasty", there were three major epidemics during the reign of Emperor Huan of the Eastern Han Dynasty, five times during the reign of Emperor Ling, and the prevalence of epidemics was even worse during the reign of Emperor Xian Jian'an. Thousands of people were devoured by the disease. It caused an unprecedented catastrophe.

According to the "Book of Jin" and "Records of the Three Kingdoms", from the ninth year to the 24th year of Jian'an, 20 million people in the Central Plains north of the Yangtze River lost their lives due to typhoid fever.

Cao Zhi also wrote in "Shuo Epidemic Qi" that "every family has the pain of a dead body, and every room has the mourning of howling, or the door is closed and the family is killed, or the family is lost."

Even Zhang Zhongjing, who has inherited medicine from generation to generation, had more than [-] people in his family, and nearly half of his lives were killed by typhoid fever within ten years. This is why he resigned from office and lived in seclusion to study ancient books and find prescriptions for treating typhoid fever.

It is said that there were frequent wars during the Three Kingdoms period, and countless people died in the wars, but when compared with the "number of people who died in the wars" and the "people who died" under the ravages of typhoid fever, it was less than eleven!

According to records, these huge death figures all appeared during the Jian'an period.

But in ancient books, there is another sentence, especially the five epidemics of diseases during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty were the largest.

这五次分别是指建宁四年（171年）、熹平二年（173年）、光和二年（179年）、光和五年（182年）、中平二年（185年）。

In these five major epidemics alone, the number of deaths was no less than 20 million during the Jian'an period.

Among the five major epidemics, it was the second year of Guanghe, which means that this year was the largest and killed the most people. However, it spread to the entire Han Empire in July, and the death toll exceeded 5 million!
And the source of all the plague spread is in "Nanyang" and "Zhuo County". Under this current situation, the most difficult part of the plague is that it cannot be cured internally, and it cannot be prevented from spreading externally!

It can be said…

The entire imperial court had no way to deal with the "plague".

No official is willing... or dares to go to "Nanyang" or "Zhuo County" to take up his post, let alone accept the task of fighting the plague.

From their point of view, these places are close to death!
Even Yuzhou, where Nanyang is located, and Youzhou, where Zhuojun is located, few people dare to take up the post, because everyone knows that the plague cannot be prevented, and it will spread there sooner or later.

In Yuan Feng's view...

Since Liu Yu, the head of the Yulin temple, entered the court, since it is the general trend and inevitable, then simply add fuel to the flames...Give him a high position and let him go to Nanyang or Zhuojun to supervise the fight against the plague.

He is the light in the hearts of the people!
Does he have the nerve to refuse?

After taking office, even if he is alive, he can survive in this "nearly dead" place.

But... in the anticipation of countless people, once he fails to suppress the plague, fails to stop the spread of the plague, then...the one who stands the higher and falls the harder will be Liu Yu!
At that time, what face did he have to enter the court?

To face the people who support him and trust him?
Ha ha…

This is conspiracy!

After repeatedly discussing the details with Yuan Kai, Yuan Feng's mood improved a lot, and he walked out of the ancestral hall with his head held high, not forgetting to ask his servants to arrange a carriage, as if he was about to leave the mansion.

Outside the ancestral hall, Yuan Ji, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu were all waiting here.

"Father, what is this?" Yuan Ji asked hastily.

"Resign from His Majesty for my father." Yuan Feng replied with a smile.

Compared to the mourning concubine in the ancestral hall just now, he seems to be in a good mood now, it seems... In Yuan Feng's view, the "extreme one-for-one exchange" between him and that Yulin temple master is sure to make a profit.

only…

Resign?

Even though Yuan Shao, Yuan Ji, and Yuan Shu were prepared, the blurring of these two words still made them frown.

"Father, I'll go call my mother... let her plead with His Majesty."

Yuan Shu brought out his own princess's mother...

In his opinion, the words of the royal princess carry some weight.

It's just that he underestimated the emperor, and overestimated his mother... The princess of Emperor Huan's time has no weight in Liu Hong's current dynasty.

Yuan Shao's tone was solemn. "Father, do you have to take this step?"

"Ha ha…"

Seeing the concerned eyes of the children, Yuan Feng felt a little more comforted. He greeted the three sons. "You all come here."

"Father…"

"father…"

"father…"

As Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Ji approached, Yuan Feng's eyes gradually narrowed, and his tone became serious.

"My son, before your grandfather died, he specially called your uncle and me to his side, and told us some words. Today... father will tell you these words again."

Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Ji raised their heads. Except for Yuan Shu, the expressions of the other two also became serious.

Yuan Ji's words continued: "In your grandfather's generation, the old Yuan's family was the third generation and the third father. In the generation of your father and your uncle, it is the fourth generation and the third father. But what about you? If we still only end with the third father, then at best we Yuan Like the Hongnong Yang family, the family belongs to the fifth generation and three princes, after all, isn’t it still a 'gong'!"

"Isn't he still a 'gong' who will be dismissed from his official title because of 'Tiangu Shiri'? Your grandfather is very transparent. He has long seen that the position of the three princes is after all a man's knife and I'm a fish. It's time for your generation to change!"

boom…

Yuan Feng's words hit the heads of the three sons like thunder.

Now, even Yuan Shu, who was originally casual, raised his head with a serious look. He found that he was very interested in this topic.

And Yuan Shao and Yuan Ji also seemed to have a premonition of what their father would say next...

It must, must be "deafening".

"Han has Han Liuqi calamity, Faying will be ordered again, who should be the descendants of the clan? Liuqi 42, who replaces Han, should be Tu Gaoye!" Yuan Feng continued. "This prophecy of Emperor Wu's time has been partially realized. 'The Eastern and Western Hans' means 'Faying should be ordered again', and 'The descendants of the clan should be the one who should be the one' is Guangwu Zhongxing."

"As for the 'six-seven disaster', the Han Dynasty will last for 20 years, and the 'six-seven and 42-generation Han Dynasty' is the sum of five numbers. The Han Dynasty will perish after 29 emperors!"

"The current Han Dynasty is nearly 400 years old, and the current Emperor of the Han Dynasty is No. 20, the seventh term. The opportunity has appeared...and it is close at hand. Our old Yuan family is the descendant of 'Emperor Shun', and is 'Tu De'. Destroy the Great Han" "Huo De" must be the Tu De of our descendants of "Emperor Shun", and "The one who replaced the Han, Dang Tu Gaoye" must be our Yuan family!"

really…

Yuan Feng's words were not loud, but they were deafening.

Yuan Shao and Yuan Ji's eyes widened, while Yuan Shu squinted his eyes. After a strange brain circuit, he was muttering... Isn't this 'Dang Tu Gao' my Yuan Shu and Yuan Gonglu?
There is nothing wrong with what my father said, the old Yuan's family replaced Han, and the emperor from the old Yuan's family is Yuan Shu himself!

——The emperor turned out to be me!

In an instant, Yuan Shu's heart fluttered, and his whole body was about to float. He suddenly felt that the lintel of Yuan Mansion couldn't accommodate him anymore. The sky was high and the sea was wide, and the Deyang Hall in the imperial palace was his wider world.

On this side, Yuan Shu was still dreaming.

But Yuan Shao's words directly took Yuan Shu's thoughts back from the sky.

"Since that's the case... the father resigned? Do I... my Yuan family... still have a chance?"

"Hehe...Ben Chu!" Yuan Feng looked at Yuan Shao very pleased. "You have grown up, and your father is also old. There are still more than [-] years before the fate of the six or seven disasters. Sooner or later, the great cause of the Yuan family will be handed over to you. Whether you can grasp it depends on you, not For father!"

"What's more, isn't your uncle still in the court, isn't he still the leader of the scholars, isn't he still the imperial tutor? It is true that my father's resignation is true, but even if he resigns, the biggest threat, the Taoist Liu Yu was pulled down together, as a father, I can see that he has a lot of ability, and I know that you and him are old acquaintances, but in front of the great cause of the Yuan family, the three of you must not have the kindness of women!"

Having said this, Yuan Feng patted Yuan Shao on the shoulder. "As a father, I can only do this for the old Yuan's family. I have done this for you. There is still a long way to go. You brothers must work together to be a father in Runan... I don't want to hear the world call me the Yuan family in Runan as the fifth. Shi Sangong, as a father, I want to hear that there is a Yuan family in Runan - 'King Chen Yuan'!"

The surname Yuan is derived from the surname Chen, and the surname Chen is derived from the surname Gui. The descendant of Emperor Shun, "Gui Man", established the Kingdom of Chen. Doesn't history have to be linked together?
Yuan Kai walked out of the ancestral hall slowly. He stood where he was, listening to Yuan Feng pass on his father's dying words to the three nephews...

There are mixed feelings in my heart.

"Han had the calamity of June and Seven", "Six and Seven 42, the one who replaced the Han should be Tu Gaoye"... Does this prophecy really refer to their old Yuan's family?

Could it be that my father misunderstood it?
Yuan Kai narrowed his eyes...

Yuan Wei couldn't answer this question, but inexplicably, his heart was much heavier.

The old Yuan's family still has a long way to go.

...

...

The Imperial Palace, the Palace of Longevity.

Emperor Liu Hong personally led Xun Yu to this palace...

Everyone backed away, only Jian Shuo, Xun Yu and the emperor Liu Hong were the only ones in the main hall.

now…

Xun Yu presented the evidence and testimony one by one. Although the case was not completely clear, it was enough to prove that Guan Changsheng was not the one who shot and killed the jailer with the "crossbow arrow".

Because a farmer saw Guan Changsheng riding his horse towards Yan He and Qin Niu.

It is impossible for him to have time to turn to shoot the jailer surnamed Xu.

The time is not right.

Also... more than a thousand people in Stealing Skywood died of poisoning, and the time of poisoning did not coincide with the time when Guan Changsheng escaped from prison.

It couldn't be that Guan Changsheng was able to extend his tentacles to Stealing Sky Dock and poison so many people before he was released from prison.

These two items alone can already outline the case.

of course.

The next thing is the key point. Xun Yu found the accounts in the Qin Mansion, and also found the accounts in the Yan Mansion, and many accounts flowed to one place - Runan.

This is very meaningful.

What is the relationship between the Yan family in Yecheng and the Yuan family in Runan?What is the relationship between Yan He and Sikong Yuanfeng?This point... there is no need to check it at all, it can be said that everyone knows it.

So... Whose house did the boxes of gold and silver go to?

really.

Liu Hong squinted his eyes and listened with great interest to Xun Yu's list of the whole case. The more he listened, the more enjoyable he became.

And what he liked the most was that the situation that Yu'er set up, this situation of inviting you into the urn, was so perfect that even he, Liu Hong, was almost deceived, and even almost sent someone to destroy Yu'er's original plan!

And Xun Yu!
It's still the same old saying, even if Xun Yu had an audience with the emperor half a day earlier and half a day later, and presented these evidences, the effect would not be good enough.

Even, the relationship between the emperor and the officials will take a turn for the worse and fall into a stalemate.

Now, it is just right, if Liu Hong touches Sikong and Yuan Feng again, no one will complain.

only…

Liu Hong still has some doubts in his mind.

These questions had nothing to do with Xun Yu.

During the trip to Jieliang County in Hedong, Liu Hong was very pleased that he completed the postal supervision task very well, and he also solved a problem that troubled Liu Hong, "the tail is too big to drop", this is the finishing touch.

Liu Hong intends to entrust Xun Yu with important tasks.

However, we have to wait.

The most urgent thing is that Liu Hong must figure out how this "Tiangou Shiri" came about?
It's been half a day, and the more I think about it... the more Liu Hong thinks, the things Yu'er said... the originator of Taoism asked "Heaven" to come to judge, and the "God avenged Guan Chang's life", these are all ignorant and uneducated of the people.

It is not difficult to mobilize the emotions of these people.

There are too many people who have been wronged in the whole big man.

God... who cares about such things?

Then...there is only one possibility, this 'Tiangou Shiri' was calculated by Yu Erbu, if this can be calculated?Does that mean that the yin and yang and alchemy in Yu'er's Taoism can also calculate when the weather will be good?
And when will the catastrophe occur?Take precautions in advance?

This is what the emperor Liu Hong cares most about and is most curious about.

"Your Majesty, this is the entire 'Guan Changsheng case'." After Xun Yu finished his story, Jian Shuo quickly reminded him. "How to deal with it, the Sima Mansion does not dare to decide, and I hope His Majesty will show you."

dispose of?

Liu Hong's eyes narrowed, what he was thinking, what he cared about had nothing to do with the word "disposition".

嗏

"cough…"

With a light cough, Liu Hong ordered, "I want to meet this Guan Changsheng."

This…

Jian Shuo rolled his eyes, thought for a while, and immediately said: "The minister will go and deliver the decree to Lord Sima, asking him to bring Guan Changsheng here."

While talking, Jian Shuo turned around and planned to make arrangements.

never thought...

"Wait!" Liu Hong said directly, "Let Wen Ruo go to Yulin, Sima Fang, can he please?"

Uh…

Jian Shuo was startled when he blurted out.

As if, His Majesty's words are not a matter of being polite, but...a matter of face.

In this sensitive season, whether Sima Fang went to Yulin to observe or Xun Yu went to Yulin to observe, the effect was very different, and the face was even more different.

Jian Shuo could feel that His Majesty cared more and more about the eldest son and his mood.

Xun Yu hastily cupped his hands. "I obey the order, go and bring Guan Changsheng here."

Here, Xun Yu had just exited the Palace of Long Live.

A small yellow door trotted up the steps, stood outside the palace gate, and reported loudly: "Your Majesty, Yuan Sikong is asking to see you!"

"Yuan Feng?" Hearing this name, Liu Hong was slightly surprised.

But it seems...

His appearance is also reasonable.

"Hehe, Yuan Sikong is more anxious than I am, pass it on!"

Liu Hong gave orders with a smile.

Jian Shuo straightened his body, and in front of this Sikong who was about to be deposed, as the commander of the Xiyuan school's lieutenant army, he could finally hold his head high for once!

...

...

--plague.

On a main hall in Yulin Temple, it was already dark, Liu Yu listened to Liu Bei's fellow countryman, Jian Yong from Zhuo County, Zhuo County, telling about the miserable situation there.

The plague is raging, food prices are skyrocketing, medicinal materials are in short supply...

The people are miserable... The officials and masters in the county government have long since fled from Zhuo County.

Everyone was running around like headless chickens.

Countless people suffering from the plague are running around begging, and soon...the plague will spread from Zhuo County to the entire Zhuo County, not to mention the entire Youzhou.

After that, it will spread throughout the northern border...and even the entire Han Empire.

Similar to Jian Yong's statement, Qiao Xuan's son Zhang Zhongjing, a member of the Zhang family in Nanyang, also elaborated on the news that the plague had ravaged Nanyang.

The situation in Nanyang is even more dire than Zhuojun. If the plague in Zhuojun is still in one county, then...Nanyang is a county!

And there have been large-scale deaths!
You know, there are 37 counties in Nanyang County with a population of 400,000.

This number seems to be nothing now, but among the few statistics on the population of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, the total population in the late Three Kingdoms period was only 67 million. Of course...that was the population after frequent wars and typhoid fever .

Even so...

It does not prevent Nanyang from becoming the largest county in the world in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was even named the southern capital and honored as the emperor's hometown...

If Luoyang is the political center of the Han Dynasty, and Yingchuan is the center of the Han culture, then Nanyang... is the economic center of the Han Dynasty, similar to the magic capital of later generations.

Among the 28 Yuntai generals who followed Emperor Guangwu to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty, 11 people came from Nanyang.

The plague situation here can be said to affect the whole body.

Once the typhoid fever here is completely lost, anomie, and disordered, the economy of the entire Han Dynasty will disintegrate and collapse in an instant, and even the entire Central Plains has a huge hidden danger of the spread of the plague.

call…

If it is said that listening to Jian Yong's words only made Liu Yu's heart heavy, then... hearing Zhang Zhongjing's words made him subconsciously feel anxious.

There are quite a few people sitting in the main hall, including Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Xu Huang...

Qiao Xuan and Cai Yong are also...

Zhang Yulan even saw her husband's sad face, and changed a cold water for him.

But the atmosphere here is like the water that has been soaked in cold water, and it looks extraordinarily lonely...

It seemed that as the voices of Jian Yong and Zhang Zhongjing fell, everyone chose to be silent tacitly, and all eyes were on Liu Yu who was on the main seat.

Inexplicable bursts of eyes came...

The pressure is so great!

From the eyes of Jian Yong, Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei, Liu Yu could see how worried they were about their hometown Zhuo County, which was ravaged by the plague.
How much I look forward to Liu Yu can pat her chest and tell them three words firmly - "Leave it to me"!
Or - "no problem"!
From the eyes of Zhang Zhongjing, Qiao Xuan, and Cai Yong... Liu Yu can also see it.

Zhang Zhongjing is worried about his hometown Nanyang...

On the other hand, Qiao Xuan and Cai Yong were worried that because of Nanyang's special economic status in the Han Dynasty, once the plague broke out completely, it would be a fatal blow to the entire Han Empire, whether it was the economy, people's hearts, or the spread of the plague... Destroy!

save?How to save?
If rescue, where to save first?Where can I save?These are all crucial.

call…

With a long exhalation, Liu Yu finally spoke.

In the long-awaited call, he uttered four words with great determination.

——"Save Nanyang first!"

This…

In an instant, the eyes of Qiao Xuan, Cai Yong, and Zhang Zhongjing shone brightly.

Liu Bei and Jian Yong's eyes flashed a little loneliness.

But... this touch of loneliness is only fleeting, since... Now that Guanzhu Liu spoke, it at least proves that he is sure, because Guanzhu Liu will never do things that are not sure.

As for…

Save Nanyang first.

Liu Bei and Jian Yong can also understand...

No matter in terms of location or status, Nanyang is far from being comparable to a county in Youzhou...

But Zhang Fei, how could he think so much?

"Guanzhu Liu, this is not right. How come the people of Nanyang are human beings, but the people of our Zhuo County are not human? You are biased, you are biased!"

This just came out of my mouth...

Liu Bei quickly covered his mouth, and explained: "Liu brother, Yide is just like this, he doesn't mean anything malicious."

"Wow..." Zhang Fei broke free from Liu Bei's hand. "I don't care about those, you have to explain why you saved Nanyang, right? Our Zhuo County is also waiting for you to save it!"

this time…

Not only Liu Bei covered his mouth, but Guan Yu and Xu Huang also covered his mouth tightly.

Great grace, no matter what Liu Yu does, Guan Yu and Xu Huang will stand by his side!
What's more, Nanyang has a larger population, and the plague spreads faster, and it will quickly spread to the entire Central Plains.

Save Nanyang first... This choice is understandable.

"call…"

On the other hand, Liu Yu let out a long breath.

It's really unsettled, and it's coming up again and again!

Ahem...

He coughed lightly and didn't explain too much, no matter how he explained... Zhang Fei would not be satisfied, Zhuojun is his hometown!
"Mr. Zhongjing, please prepare the carriage. After noon tomorrow, when the dust settles on Big Brother Guan's side, I will go to Nanyang with you..."

"However, before that, I have another unfeeling request...Can you..."

Before Liu Yu could finish speaking.

With a "click", Zhang Zhongjing knelt down. "As long as Guanzhu Liu can save the elders of Nanyang, not to mention it is an unfeeling request, but if there is something to do, I will be smashed to pieces, and I will die!"

——Zhang Zhongjing.

The word "Zhongjing" is his character, and "Ji" is his name. Of course, later generations will call him "Zhang Changsha" because he was the prefect of Changsha.

It's just... that's all ten years later.

"Mr. Zhongjing, please get up quickly..." Liu Yu quickly helped Zhang Zhongjing up, and was about to explain to him.

suddenly.

There was a report from a ghost outside the door: "Great sacrificial wine, Xun Yu, Governor of Hedong, begged to see him... He said he wanted to take Guan Changsheng away."

Well…

With these words blurted out, everyone in the lobby became tense.

Liu Yu waved her hand. "If Mr. Sima Fu came to take Brother Guan away, something might happen, but since Wen Ruo came... I think nothing will happen. You all can relax."

Speaking of here…

Liu Yu looked up at Guan Yu. "Brother Guan..."

"I'll go with you!" Before Liu Yu could speak, Guan Yu took a step forward and followed Liu Yu's side, as if... had full trust in him.

Zhang Fei was still shouting.

"Don't go... You have to make it clear why you went to rescue Nanyang first? My fellow villagers in Zhuo County are still in dire straits!" Zhang Fei's yelling was unrecognizable for a long time.

It's just... Liu Yu and Guan Changsheng have already walked out of the lobby.

Zhang Fei wanted to chase, but Xu Huang and Liu Bei stopped him.

Xu Huang kept shaking his head.

Liu Bei patted Zhang Fei on the shoulder, and comforted him: "Yide, put yourself in the shoes of others. If I were Brother Liu, I would definitely save Nanyang first! Nanyang must not be lost!"

"Then we Zhuo County will be lost?" Zhang Fei is still not angry...

"Yide, Yide, listen to me..." Liu Bei reminded again. "With you and me here, it is impossible for Brother Liu to give up Zhuojun. He is not such a person. If you trust me, please trust him too!"

It was precisely Liu Bei's last sentence... that made Zhang Fei completely quiet.

Believe…

Indeed, Guanzhu Liu is a trustworthy person.

Zhuyu is the first, he never disappoints!
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(End of this chapter)