Han family achievements

Chapter 157
Three days later, the Forbidden Army camp.

Liu Bian, Huangfusong, Xun You, Zhong Yao and others stood on the watchtower, all watching the school martial arts field.

A middle-aged man in his 40s, holding a big bow, is experimenting with new weapons.

咻

The off-string arrow hit the bull's-eye in the blink of an eye.

"Captain Huang is mighty!" The soldiers applauded.

Huang Zhong is 45 years old this year, but he has thick beard and hair, fair skin, and piercing eyes. He didn't pay attention to the shouts of the soldiers. He picked up the bow and crossbow behind him, loaded three arrows, pulled it away, and stared at the target not far away.

嘭

Three arrows hit the target, trembling violently, making a continuous buzzing sound.

"Good crossbow!"

Huang Zhong looked at the bow and crossbow in his hand, with surprise and joy on his face, and touched it fondly.

In the stands, Xun You glanced at Liu Bian and said, "Your Majesty, did you really find this from the Qin bamboo slips?"

Liu Bian hummed casually, and said, "If the Qing family is interested in this aspect, I will have someone send it to the Qing family."

"I'm not interested, just curious." Xun You said hastily.

'I can't find out if you are interested. '

Liu Bian smiled, and saw a cavalry of more than a dozen galloping past in the school's martial arts arena, stepping on their stirrups, very steady.

Zhong Yao quietly observed Liu Bian, pretending to mutter, "Your Majesty, the Yuan Shu rebels have already invaded Langya County."

Huangfu Song and Zhong Yao immediately looked at Liu Bian, their expressions remained motionless, and they were concentrating on themselves—three days had come.

Liu Bian stared at Huang Zhong, hummed, and said, "What do you think of Huang Zhong?"

Zhong Yao wanted to say more, when Liu Bian raised his hand, Dian Wei was dressed neatly on the school martial arts field, holding a spear, and rode slowly out of the side door on horseback.

"Fight with me!" Dian Wei stepped forward, pointing his spear at Huang Zhong.

When everyone heard about it, they had no choice but to shut up and look towards the school martial arts field.

Huang Zhong was testing a new weapon, looked up, recognized Dian Wei, and without hesitation, raised his sword and mounted his horse.

The two had no extra nonsense and directly fought together.

Not only the people on the watchtower were paying attention, but the soldiers all around put down what they were doing and came to watch.

After only two rounds, Dian Wei and Huang Zhong realized that they had encountered a formidable enemy, they looked serious, held their weapons tightly, and raised their horses again to hedge.

"drink!"

"what!"

Changmao and Dao fought, the two of them got off their horses and retreated abruptly.

"Good stamina!" Xun You looked at and couldn't help exclaiming.

The others were also shocked, they all knew Dian Wei's strength more or less, it was amazing that Huang Zhong, who was in his 40s, could fight head-on against him without losing the wind.

Seeing Xun You's rare gaffe, Liu Bian smiled and said, "This Huang Zhong, originally Wang Rui's man, went to Chengdu, and then Bingzhou, and was transferred back to Beijing not long ago. What do Huangfu Qing's family think?"

Huangfusong looked at the two men fighting hard, and said: "Your Majesty, Huang Zhong is indeed a brave general."

Liu Bian smiled even more, and said: "I plan to order him to replace Xu Rong and station at Zhiyuan Pass."

When Huangfu Song heard this, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, the situation is urgent. I believe that Xu Rong, Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan, Zhao Yun, and Dong Zhuo should be ordered to attack Liang Guo and Pei Guo in the east, and Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, to attack Runan. Surround Yuan Shu!"

Liu Bian shook his head and said, "Order Huang Zhong to garrison at Shenyuan Pass, Xu Rong to be transferred to Yanzhou, Zhao Yun and Cao Cao to return to the camp of the Forbidden Army. Lv Bu, the original master of Jiading, was the captain of Pinglu, and went to Xuzhou. Order Dong Zhuo and Gongsun Zan to join forces to fight Runan, order Wang Rui to attack Yangzhou."

Huangfu Song, Xun You, and Zhong Yao were startled again and again, what kind of arrangement is this?
Huangfusong raised his hand resolutely, and said: "Your Majesty, this move is too scattered, and the rebels may be defeated one by one. At this time, we should concentrate our forces and destroy the main force of the rebels!"

Zhong Yao followed up and said, "Your Majesty, although I don't know anything about military affairs, the Great Sima has been in the army for many years and has made great achievements in battle. I seconded the proposal."

Liu Bian raised his eyebrows, glanced at him from the corner of his eye, and said to himself: Are you saying that I am an outsider commanding an expert?
Liu Bian looked as usual, and said: "The so-called main forces of Yuan Shu are just some young and strong men who have been dragged in by force. They are not even as good as the Yellow Turban bandits. You should not think too highly of them. In this way, give Dong Zhuo an order to order him for half a month. If you can't conquer Liang, you must follow the military law!"

The words "military law engagement" often represent capital punishment. For Dong Zhuo, it is actually a death penalty.

Huangfu Song, Xun You, and Zhong Yao listened to Liu Bian's arrangement, and they seemed reasonable, but in reality they were very capricious.

Just as he was about to continue admonishing, there was a burst of shouting from below.

On the school martial arts arena, Huang Zhong and Dian Wei were fighting fiercely. The so-called chess match, the two did not stop at the end, they worked harder and harder.

Seeing this, Liu Bian hurriedly yelled to stop, "It's alright, you two, let's stop."

Dian Wei and Huang Zhong reined in their horses when they heard Liu Bian shouting.

With a simple and honest face, Dian Wei raised his hand with a smile and said, "Chen Liu Dianwei."

Huang Zhong took a deep look at Dian Wei, folded his arms and said, "Nanyang Huang Zhong."

Dian Wei grinned and reined in his horse.

Huang Zhong followed and whispered to him: "Captain Dian, how does Zhong Lang compare Zhao Zilong to you?"

Dian Wei shook his head, said: "I have never compared with him, he looks thin and weak."

Huang Zhongqing knew that generals should not be judged by their appearance, and today they fought on a par with Dian Wei, but he really wanted to compete with Zhao Yun who killed Wen Chou together.

On the watchtower, Liu Bian turned around, looked at the three of them, and said in a deep voice, "Three gentlemen, this rebellion may not necessarily be a bad thing for me. The imperial court is always on guard, it is better to lure them all out at once, and deal with them in one fell swoop. There is only a thousand days to be a thief, so there is no reason to guard against a thief for a thousand days."

The three of them were startled, and thought to themselves at the same time: So your Majesty came up with this idea?

However, Xun You's expression sank immediately, and he said: "I understand your majesty's painstaking efforts, but now is not the time to lure thieves, Yuan Shu has already grown up and occupied the land of the three states. People's hearts, so that the country will be safe!"

Liu Bian managed to find such an excuse, how could he be persuaded, he hummed, and said: "Then order Dong Zhuo to command all the troops in Xu, Jingzhou, and Henan, with a total of nearly [-] troops, with a unified pace and coordination. Invasion!"

The corners of Xun You's face twitched, and he really wanted to say that Huangfusong's tactic was the most appropriate, but seeing that Liu Bian finally let go, he could only look at Huangfusong.

Huangfusong thought carefully for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, Lu Buchen doesn't understand, whether to send Cao Cao or Xu Rong into Xuzhou?"

Liu Bian waved his hand, walked down, and said, "The Qing family still thinks too much of Yuan Shu. Does the Qing family think that one hundred thousand troops are still too few? That's it."

Huangfusong thought for a while, and didn't say any more.

Gathering troops from the three states, [-] troops, is indeed quite a lot.

Xun You and Zhong Yao looked at each other, somewhat relieved.Even if the [-]-strong army cannot succeed quickly, it will curb the arrogance of the rebels.

Waiting for the summer rations to come up, and the court has money and rations, it would not be too late to make a decision based on the situation.

Pan Yin came up from below, came to Liu Bian's side, followed, handed over a playbook, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the prince has returned to Beijing."

Liu Bian opened it easily, and saw that Wang Yun had criticized the Bingzhou reform from beginning to end, accusing the 'official system': disturbing the local area and private affairs. 'Measuring the field' is to compete with the people for the benefits, and the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. The "census household Ding" is the source of civil unrest and chaos.

As soon as the ensemble was played, Liu Bian looked indifferent, and said, "Prime Minister is still in Sanfu?"

Pan Yin bowed and said: "Yes. The last time the Prime Minister wrote, he said that it was the land of Sanfu, and there were nearly a million refugees. The disaster was unprecedented."

Liu Bian glanced at Wang Yun's memorabilia again, and said, "This memorandum is here to stay, and I will invite Wang Yun into the palace to have dinner with me tomorrow. Pass the decree to Liu Biao and order him to take my place and go to Bingzhou again." , remember, the imperial court is unwavering and united with the 'New Deal', and no one can change it!"

"Yes." Pan Yin responded quickly.

Xun You and Zhong Yao followed Liu Bian, looking thoughtful, but did not speak.

For the 'New Deal', the ruling and opposition parties have always had great resistance, and local reforms have also faced heavy resistance.

The prefects and county magistrates sent by the imperial court to Bingzhou encountered varying degrees of resistance.As for "measurement of field acres" and "census of households" and the like, the stumbling blocks in the light and the dark are even more serious.

It can be said that Lu Zhi's implementation of the "New Deal" in Bingzhou was difficult, and the court received various impeachment transcripts every day.

After walking a few steps, Liu Bian looked at Xun You again, and said, "Sili's 'New Deal' must be stepped up, and all obstacles must be swept away with all my strength. There must be no delay! In addition, Yanzhou's various fill-in vacancies must be carefully implemented. Shen, you must be able to act as an official and be brave! Regarding the 'New Deal', I will order Xu Rong to fully assist, anyone who dares to obstruct, resist, or even plot chaos, resolutely suppress, there will be no forgiveness!"

"The minister receives the decree!" Xun You replied solemnly.He felt more and more that His Majesty in front of him valued the 'New Deal' far more than Yuan Shu's rebellion.

Zhong Yao was also aware of it clearly, and thought to himself: Your Majesty, did you underestimate Yuan Shu's rebellion too much?

Liu Bian thought over and over in his heart, and said: "Ding Yuan will have a look, if he is not up to the task, transfer him back to Beijing."

Xun You's expression tightened, and he said, "I understand."

Transferring the pastor of Yizhou back to Beijing is actually a kind of "severe punishment", which indicates that Ding Yuan's official career will come to an end here.

Liu Bian hummed without saying anything more, and got off the watchtower and came to the training ground.

This training field can accommodate thousands of people, divided into an unknown number of phalanxes.

Some are running, some are archery, some are training, some are riding...

Seeing this, Liu Bian nodded slightly, and said to Huangfu Song: "At present, how many people are there in the Forbidden Army camp?"

Huangfu Song followed and said: "Go back to Your Majesty, there is still fifty thousand, if Zhao Yun and Xu Rong return to the teacher, it will be eighty thousand."

"Including Cao Cao's 11, it's [-]..."

Liu Bian said to himself, before he knew it, there were as many as 11 soldiers and horses in the Forbidden Army camp!
Behind Liu Bian, Xun You's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was full of pressure.

With 11 soldiers and horses, the daily consumption is a terrible figure. The imperial court has exhausted all means to raise money and food, but it still cannot afford it!

Liu Bian walked casually, while watching, from time to time glanced at Huangfusong, Xun You and others behind him.

In his heart, he intended to let Liu Xie go to Dong Zhuona to supervise the army, but Huangfu Song, Xun You and others would not agree to this proposal even if they were killed.

At the same time, too often.

Cai Zheng directed the recruited servants to pack stacks of Shi Hou paper into boxes.

"Be careful, be careful, don't wrinkle!"

"Waterproof, pay attention to waterproofing! If the road gets wet, I'll break your legs!"

"These boxes are for Hanoi, your stickers are wrong!"

"The carriage and the carriage are ready! Move it up, move it up!"

Relying on his identity, Cai Yong was not in front of him, but in the accounting room not far away, looking at the account book in his hand, which recorded numbers item by item.

"Two years, 7000 million, I think His Majesty will be satisfied..." Cai Yong said quite complacently.

7000 million is 7 taels, which is equivalent to [-] taels of silver, which is already a considerable sum.

Cai Wenji came in with tea, and said softly, "Even seventy million, he still thinks it's too little."

Cai Yong turned his head to look, and saw that his daughter was not wearing a veil, which was rare, and saw that she had lost the sorrow of the past, her eyes were watery, her pretty face was rosy, and she couldn't help wondering: "Have you encountered anything recently? Seems a lot happier?"

Cai Wenji's heart skipped a beat, and she said guiltily, "My daughter just read some books."

Cai Yong didn't think too much, continued to look at the account books, sighed, and said: "You are right, now the imperial court needs money everywhere, and the 7000 million is just a drop in the bucket. Your Majesty will not be satisfied, and you have to find another way."

Seeing that her father had no doubts, Cai Wenji felt a little relieved, pursed her lips, and said softly, "Father, a student, can you take the money?"

Cai Yong frowned immediately, and said: "It's already been collected, and besides, if you collect too much, it will cause criticism. Some people are poor, and if they charge money, they can't study, and their talents are wasted, and they have no way to serve the country."

Cai Wenji thought about what Liu Bian had said to her, and said softly: "If you don't have money, you can go to Hongdumen to study. For those who enroll in the Taixue, there is no shortage of money at home. It should be no problem to charge a few thousand per person. .”

Cai Yong still shook his head, and said, "You should work hard on your book and don't get involved in these things. By the way, you often go to Puguang Temple recently? Didn't you go there only once or twice a month?"

Cai Yong became more and more guilty, his lips moved, and he said: "There is no need to go in the future."

Cai Yong looked straight at Cai Zheng and the servants, not noticing his daughter's blushing pretty face, and said casually, "Well, it's better to go less."

How did he know that her daughter was already planning to discuss with Liu Bian and change places.

After calming down, Cai Wenji took out her veil, put it on her face, and said, "Father, the Hongdu School in Taiyuan has been established?"

Cai Yong suddenly saw a middle-aged man coming in with his servants, hurried out, subconsciously said: "It's almost done, you go back early, don't leave the palace if you have nothing to do, don't go to the palace either, the empress dowager is going to choose a queen for your majesty, You and Empress Tang should move around less."

Cai Wenji blinked, and said in her heart: Why don't I know?
Cai Yong came not far from the box, recognized the person coming, and quietly hid behind the box.

The person who came was waiting for the unexpected, and he said to Cai Zheng, "I really can't buy it outside, so please ask Cai to work on Shi Tongrong, and sell us a thousand copies."

Cai Zheng looked at the box that had already been packed, there was nothing redundant at all, and he said with a smile: "It's not worth it, it's not for the villain who doesn't sell it, there is really nothing redundant."

Fu Wan was dissatisfied, and said: "My daughter has already entered the palace, and today I want some Shihou paper to repair the marriage certificate, so I have to stop it too much?"

Cai Zheng didn't know what was going on here, he was taken aback when he heard it, and said anxiously: "Don't worry, wait a moment, it's too often for the villain to ask for instructions."

Fu Wan snorted and said, "Go quickly."

Cai Yong listened and backed away silently.

Cai Wenji was still tidying up his father's desk in the room, and when she saw Cai Yong coming in like a thief, her eyes were puzzled and she asked, "Father, what's wrong?"

Cai Yong entered the room and stood up straight, shook his head and said, "Fushou, the daughter of Buqihou, has been selected into the palace, and it is said that she will be conferred as a nobleman. Buqihou asked me for a Shihou paper."

Cai Wenji pursed her lips when she heard the words, thinking about what Liu Bian said on the bed a few days ago, she hesitated to speak.

　I wish you all a healthy Dragon Boat Festival!

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(End of this chapter)