At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 125 Jane is in the heart of the emperor, Zhou Lang pays homage to the general
In the court hall.

General He Jin was frightened and silent when he saw the ministers, so he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

"For the current plan, we should first consider how to calm the Yingchuan Yellow Turban. As for the matter of missing the court official, it will not be too late to discuss in the future."

Unexpectedly, Liu Hong became even angrier when he heard the words, and shouted: "Shut up, how do you let me calm down?"

"Zhu Jun died in battle, more than half of the soldiers under his command were lost, and Huangfusong is nowhere to be found. Tell me, how can I not be angry!"

Pointing at He Jin, Liu Hong shouted: "Zhu Jun will die in battle, but he shouldn't lose the Changshe."

"I donated all the money and food in the palace's treasury to recruit these troops, and raised armor, weapons, food and grass for them."

"How could I not be angry if I hoarded supplies in the Changsha, but made a wedding dress for the Yellow Turban thief?"

No wonder Liu Hong is like this.

The national treasury was empty. In order to quell the Yellow Turbans this time, he even donated a lot of money from the internal treasury, and his private wallet shrank greatly.

If Zhu Jun dies, the general can be replaced.

Soldiers can continue to be recruited after they die.

However, the baggage stored in Changshe was obtained by the Yellow Turban Army, which not only quickly increased the strength of the Yellow Turban Army, but also put the imperial court in a very embarrassing situation.

Although the imperial court wanted to continue conscription to suppress the rebellion, they had no money.

Seeing the furious emperor, even He Jin did not dare to say anything and could only lower his head and endure it silently.

"Frontline emergency report!"

"Frontline emergency report!"

At this moment, after many passes, finally a little eunuch hurried in with a memorandum.

When the emperor and court ministers heard the words, they all felt slightly depressed.

"Could it be that bad news came from the front again?"

Just when everyone was uneasy, the memorial was already delivered to the emperor.

After Liu Hong read the content, his expression softened slightly.

He Jin looked at his words and asked hastily, "May I ask Your Majesty, what news came from the front line?"

Liu Hong snorted coldly, and said: "Huangfu Song came to the table and said that the night attack on the enemy's camp was a failure, and he did not dare to act rashly to avoid falling into an ambush by the bandit army. After Tianming learned that Zhu Jun was dead and the Changsha was lost, he would gather Zhu Jun's remnants, In the end, he led more than [-] people to evacuate to Xinzheng."

"Huangfusong believes that if the Yellow Turban Bandits are determined to attack Luoyang, the next target is most likely Xinzheng. I hope the imperial court can send reinforcements and allocate food and grass."

After speaking, Liu Hong ordered Zhang Rang to read out the content in public.

The previous battle report was written by Cao Cao.

Cao Cao knew what Zhu Jun's death in battle and the loss of Changshe meant, so after retreating to Yangdi, without detecting Huangfu Song's movements, he hurriedly wrote to the court.

The same is true for Huangfusong.

He retreated to defend Xinzheng, and it was also a battle report that was rushed to send.

After everyone heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Huangfusong's soldiers and horses were not damaged, and they also gathered nearly [-] remnants under Zhu Jun's command, which can be regarded as luck among misfortunes.

Many ministers secretly praised in their hearts: "Huangfusong really came from a family of generals, he is seasoned and prudent, he is not like Zhu Jun who fell into the tricks of thieves."

As soon as everyone thought about it, they heard someone playing: "Huangfusong knew that the Changsha was in danger and did not go to rescue him, and he knew that Zhu Jun was in danger and still stayed where he was."

"I believe that Huangfusong should be punished for failing to rescue and losing the Changsha!"

In the court, there can never be harmony, let alone unity.

The minister who spoke was someone who was attached to the eunuch, and he obviously wanted to take the opportunity to give Huangfu Song some eye drops.

In fact, Zhu Jun was dead for the great defeat of the officers and soldiers. Although he bore the main responsibility, it was difficult to continue to pursue the case.

Then the other coach Huangfu Song must be responsible for the defeat.

Liu Hong frowned slightly when he heard this, and he was obviously a little dissatisfied with Huangfu Song.

Had it not been for Huangfusong's strategy of attacking the camp at night, the Changsha would not have been occupied by the Yellow Turban bandits, and Zhu Jun would not have died in battle.

After the night attack failed, Huangfu Song neither returned to aid Changshe nor reminded Zhu Jun to be careful. He only focused on protecting himself, which was inevitably criticized.

Seeing that someone wanted the emperor to punish Huangfusong, Sikong and Zhang Wen immediately refuted it: "The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing. We live far above the temple, how can we know how complicated it is?"

"Although Huangfu Song made a mistake in his decision-making, he defeated the Yellow Turban for a night attack and was not a mere defender of the city."

"The night attack failed, but Huangfu Song was still able to stabilize the morale of the army. Not only did his troops and horses not suffer any damage, he also gathered the remnants of Zhu Jun's troops and retreated calmly to Xinzheng, so that Sili would not be ravaged by the Yellow Turban thieves."

"Let me ask, if Huangfu Song, like Zhu Jun, was ambushed when returning reinforcements and the whole army was defeated, who could bear the responsibility?"

Having said this, Zhang Wen bowed to the emperor: "I think that Huangfu Song is calm and steady, and can protect his soldiers and horses in dangerous situations. Not only does he have no fault, but he has merit!"

Immediately afterwards, the court debated endlessly.

Someone suggested that Huangfu Song be dismissed from his position as General Zuo Zhonglang and escorted back to Luoyang for trial.

Some people also felt that Huangfusong was born in a family of generals and had led troops to guard Xinzheng, the gate of Sili. If he changed generals rashly at this time, the Yellow Turban Army might take the opportunity to launch an attack.

Seeing that everyone was arguing for a long time, but there was still no conclusion, the emperor shouted: "Shut up!"

Above the court hall, once again fell into calm.

The emperor finally set his sights on He Jin and asked, "How does the general think Huangfu Song should be dealt with?"

He Jin pondered for a while, and said: "I think it is not a good strategy to change generals just before the battle. Your Majesty can issue a letter blaming him for defeating the bandits and losing the head office, but he must not be dismissed from office, so as not to cause turmoil in the army."

The emperor pondered for a moment, but after all he was worried that the sudden change of generals would cause damage to Xinzheng, so he immediately said: "Draft an edict to reprimand Huangfu Song for his unfavorable use of troops and the loss of Changshe, and to reduce his position as Zuo Zhonglang General and replace him with a fake Zuo Zhonglang General."

"Instruct them to hold Xinzheng until reinforcements arrive."

"If Xinzheng makes mistakes, I will never forgive him lightly!"

Next, the ministers began to discuss how to raise military pay, food, supplies, how to recruit troops and horses, and who to choose to replace Zhu Jun.

This time, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty became extremely cautious.

The Han Dynasty fought against the Yellow Turban Army and suffered a huge defeat, and could no longer withstand a second defeat.

Food, supplies, military pay, and soldiers are all secondary.

Although the treasury of the big man is empty, the insects of a hundred deaths are dead but not stiff. As long as they are willing to find a way, they can always solve these problems.

On the contrary, the officials were arguing endlessly about who should take Zhu Jun's place, and the discussion lasted all day but there was still no conclusion.

Now, Bei Zhonglang general Lu Zhi is in a stalemate with Zhang Jiao in Jizhou.

Zuo Zhonglang Huang Fusong will retreat to Xinzheng in defeat.

You Zhonglang defeated Zhu Junbing to death.

The imperial court urgently needs a general who is truly capable and knows the Yellow Turban Army very well to lead the army, so that it is possible to restore the current unfavorable situation.

Hundreds of officials quarreled endlessly, and Liu Hong also had some headaches, but he didn't dare to make a decision lightly.

"Great victory!"

"Great victory!"

"Great victory!"

Seeing that it was almost night, and the new You Zhonglang was still undecided, suddenly a eunuch rushed into the hall holding a good news.

"Great victory?"

At this time, everyone including Liu Hong felt a little confused.

"Could it be that Bei Zhonglang defeated Lu Zhi and defeated Zhang Jiao?"

Almost everyone had this thought in their minds.

A big victory is not a small victory, at least one county must defeat the main force of the Yellow Turbans to qualify as a big victory.

The four soldiers and horses sent by the imperial court now.

Cao Cao was stationed in Yangdi and had only 5000 men under his command. It was obviously impossible to defeat the Yellow Turban Army. At most, he would only have a small victory.

Zhu Jun was defeated and died, needless to say.

Huangfu Song retreated to defend Xinzheng, although there were [-] troops under his command, but the courage of the officers and soldiers was gone, and Bocai was in full swing again.

The most important thing is that the battle report of the defeat has just come in, and it is impossible for it to become a victory report at night.

After thinking about it, only Beizhonglang General Lu Zhi and his troops could defeat the Yellow Turban.

The emperor looked at Xiao Huangmen, who was running over with joy and panting, and hurriedly stood up and asked: "But Beizhong Lang general Lu Zhi defeated the Jizhou Yellow Turban?"

All the civil and military officials in the court also looked at Xiao Huangmen expectantly.

Unexpectedly, after taking a breath, Xiao Huangmen shook his head and said, "No, it's not the great victory in Jizhou."

This time, everyone was stunned.

Zhang Wen asked hurriedly: "Where did the good news come from?"

Xiao Huangmen replied: "Reporting to Situ is the good news from the prefect of Runan."

"Runan prefect?"

Hearing this unexpected answer, Manchao Wenwu was even more confused, unable to figure out what happened.

You know, Runan has no main force of officers and soldiers at all.

Although the imperial court ordered Runan prefect Zhao Qian to guard Zhaoling to prevent Runan Yellow Turban from going to Yingchuan and Bo Caishi, but just before that, Zhao Qian had already lost Zhaoling and retreated to Yinqiang.

With Yin's strong troops, it is not enough to defend the city, let alone break the Yellow Turban.

Although Liu Hong was puzzled, he still said with great expectation: "Submit the good news quickly!"

Liu Hong received the good news from Xiao Huangmen, and after reading the content, instead of showing joy, the anger on his face became stronger.

When all the officials saw this, they all looked at each other, not knowing what happened.

Situ Zhang Wen stepped forward and said, "May I ask Your Majesty, what exactly is written in the letter?"

Liu Hong threw the victory report in his hand on the main hall, pointed at the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty and cursed: "I have spent all the money and food in the internal treasury, recruited elite soldiers from all over the country, and let the two commanders recommended by you go to quell the Yellow Turban."

"I never thought that Huangfusong and Zhu Jun, two so-called famous generals in the world, are not as good as a mere Anfeng county magistrate!"

"Similarly using the fire attack strategy, the Anfeng County Magistrate only used [-] soldiers and horses. Not only did he burn the Runan Yellow Turbans, he also shot and wounded the Runan Yellow Turban leader Peng Tuo, and captured Runan Yellow Turban Canal Commander Huang Shao alive. He made Peng Tuo angry to death with a letter."

"On the other hand, the people you strongly recommend, who wanted to carry out the strategy of attacking with fire, were defeated, not only killed a Zhonglang general, but also lost the Changshe."

"I'd like to know whether it's because you don't know people well, or that Anfeng county magistrate Zhou Ziyi is too good!"

The emperor's words left all officials in the court confused.

Only the two brothers Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei showed joy in their eyes when they heard the keyword "Anfeng County Magistrate Zhou Qi".

Both of them served as Sikong before, but since Yuan She was killed by Yang Qiu, the Yuan family had no internal support in the palace, and the power in the court began to decline.

But did not expect.

Zhou Qi, who was highly recommended by Yuan Shao and was only regarded as an idle flag, unexpectedly emerged from nowhere and gave the two of them such a big surprise.

Although they didn't know what happened in Runan.

However, from what the emperor just said, we can infer that Runan's great victory was definitely related to Zhou Qi, a disciple of the Yuan family.

Zhang Wen picked up the good news, and Yuan Feng and Yuan Kai couldn't wait to get together. After reading the content, the three of them also had expressions of surprise on their faces.

In fact, this good news has already been sent out.

In peacetime, they should have arrived in Luoyang long ago. However, due to the endless war, most of the posthouses were destroyed by the Yellow Turban Army, so there was a delay in conveying military information.

This is why, even though Bocai had received the news of Peng Tuo's defeat and death, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun had no idea about it.

It can only be said that God's will tricks people.

Zhao Qian's messenger soldiers were worried about being caught by the Yellow Turban Army, so they were also careful when delivering messages.

But the messengers of the Yellow Turban Army were not worried about this problem.

Because Bo Cai ravaged Yingchuan, officers and soldiers entered the city, and the messengers of the Yellow Turban Army could be said to be unimpeded.

It wasn't until they entered Sili territory that the messengers sent by Zhao Qian hurriedly sent the battle report to Luoyang within eight hundred miles.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, His Majesty!"

After reading the content, both Sikong Zhang Wen and the Yuan brothers congratulated him in unison.

They did this not only to reassure the hearts of the officials, but also to appease the emperor's anger, so as to downplay the fact that Huangfusong and Zhu Jun were defeated.

Sure enough, the emperor heard the congratulations of the three people, and thought that the Runan Yellow Turban had almost been pacified, and his anger finally subsided a little.

Seeing this, the other ministers also gathered around.

Seeing that the court was crowded with people and it was not decent at all, Zhang Wen immediately said: "You should not be discourteous in front of the king, and let me read out the victory report!"

After everyone heard this, they retreated.

The victory report was very detailed. Zhou Qi was mobilized by Zhu Jun to pass through Zhaoling, led 2000 people to relieve the danger of Zhaoling, and then planned to withdraw his troops at night and kill the Yellow Turban Canal Commander Liu Pi.

When Zhou Qi led his troops to defend Yinqiang to the death, he tried his best to set fire to the camp of officers and soldiers, captured Huang Shao, and used Huang Shao's hand to send a letter to kill Peng Tuo in anger. He wrote down everything in detail.

In the good news, Sun Jian was not mentioned at all, but Zhou Qi was highly praised.

All the officials in the court heard the words, even though they had all seen the world, they were still amazed, and the silent court suddenly became extremely noisy.

They could hardly believe it.

Zhou Qi, the county magistrate of Anfeng, was able to burn down the Yellow Turban camp with just [-] soldiers, causing more than half of the Yellow Turban casualties in Runan.

They never expected that the young Zhou Qi and Zhou Ziyi would anger the leader of the Yellow Turban Bandits in Runan to death with just one letter.

Such brilliant and legendary achievements, even if written in books, are hard to believe, let alone actually happened.

After being amazed, some court officials silently recited Zhou Qi's letter to Peng Tuo, and then they couldn't help clapping their hands and laughing, praising Zhou Qi for his extraordinary intelligence and insight into people's hearts.

Facing the disgraceful officials of the court, the Son of Heaven looked very calm, but the anxiety in his eyes was obviously much less.

At least the myth of the Yellow Turbans' invincibility has been shattered.

Presumably, if this news spreads, the officers and soldiers' fear of the Yellow Turban Army will dissipate a lot.

As time passed, the noisy court gradually became calmer.

Then the Son of Heaven said loudly: "The yellow scarves are rampant, and the officers and soldiers are afraid of them like tigers. Only Zhou Ziyi, the magistrate of Anfeng County, defeated the strong with the weak, and made great achievements in quelling the banditry in Runan."

"What do you think should be rewarded?"

Before the Minister of Chaozhong recovered from the shocking news, he saw Yuan Feng coming out and said, "I think that Zhou Ziyi should be rewarded for his extraordinary achievements!"

Yuan Kui also stepped forward and said: "The minister seconded the proposal!"

Those ministers in the DPRK and China who had a closer relationship with the Yuan family also stepped forward one after another and said, "I second the proposal!"

Even those ministers who were neutral said: "The minister seconded the proposal!"

Seeing that almost all the civil and military courts hoped to reward Zhou Qi, the emperor immediately asked, "How should I reward?"

The Yuan brothers looked at each other.

In the end Yuan Feng stepped forward and said: "Earlier, the ministers of the court were still arguing about who should succeed You Zhonglang. Now that Zhou Ziyi has made such a remarkable achievement, it proves that he has the courage and insight to help His Majesty destroy the Yellow Turban. "

"My minister proposes that Zhou Ziyi be named You Zhonglang General, and order him to lead the army to destroy the Yellow Turban in Yingchuan."

After these words fell, the court hall suddenly fell into silence.

Although Zhou Qi's merits are great, he is not from a noble family, and he is not very old. Before that, he was only the head of Anfeng County.

For today's big man, General You Zhonglang is a proper senior general in the army, and his real power even exceeds Wei Wei, one of the nine ministers, who controls the forbidden army.

Regardless of his qualifications or background, Zhou Qi is obviously not qualified.

The Son of Heaven looked at Yuan Feng and asked, "If I remember correctly, the person who recommended him to be the elder of Anfeng County was Yuan Qing."

Yuan Feng said neither humble nor arrogantly: "I not only recommended him as the magistrate of Anfeng County, but also recommended Zhou Ziyi to General You Zhonglang, and then he was recruited to quell the Yellow Turbans."

The emperor said with great interest: "In this way, Zhou Ziyi is Yuan Qing's disciple."

Yuan Feng paid homage again: "The so-called promotion of virtuous people does not avoid relatives. It is precisely because of Zhou Ziyi's talent that I recommend him to the court repeatedly."

As soon as Yuan Feng finished speaking, someone objected: "Although he has made extraordinary achievements, maybe it was just a fluke, but I'm afraid it's not enough to make him a general of the right middle man. Your Majesty, please look into it."

With the beginning of someone, the rest of the public officials are naturally unwilling to be lonely, and there are not a few opponents.

After all, Zhou Qi's family background is not very good.

If he took up the position of You Zhong Lang General at such a young age, his status would not be inferior to these ministers, and many people would naturally be dissatisfied.

Whether it was out of jealousy or whatever, these people came forward.

Seeing this, the Son of Heaven raised his mouth slightly, finally looked at Situ and Zhang Wen, and asked, "Does Zhang Qing have any ideas?"

Zhang Wen pondered for a while, and finally said: "Zhou Ziyi has won many battles and won many battles. He did not rely on luck to defeat the Yellow Turban. He is indeed a genius in commanding troops."

"The thieves are so powerful today, Your Majesty should not stick to his background and qualifications, but should break the rules and promote heroes."

"However, he is too young after all, so it is not appropriate to reward him too much, lest he develop arrogance."

"The minister thinks that he can be named as a false Youzhong Lang general, with false festivals, and order him to be in command to quickly destroy the Yingchuan Yellow Turban, so as to relieve the danger of Sili."

Hearing this, the Son of Heaven had a bright smile on his face, and said, "Quick play!"

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