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

Chapter 131 The Qiang suffers again, Gai Xun asks for help

Zhou Qi led the army back and returned to be the magistrate of Anfeng County. All the generals under his command were not rewarded by the court, so they were not angry.

Not long after Zhou Qi left Changshe, the imperial court sent more than [-] people to support Yingchuan, under the command of Cao Cao.

When Bocai ran out of food, he had no choice but to launch an army to plunder. The Yellow Turban Army gradually lost the support of the people. Huangfu Song used grain and apples as bait, and Bocai led his troops to plunder the food. The officers and soldiers defeated them.

Bocai abandoned the city and left, wanting to eat in Chenliu.

Huangfu Song and Cao Cao pursued them relentlessly. They fought nine battles in five days. They defeated the Yellow Turbans in Yuanling and cut off the enemy in Zhongmou. The remaining bandits either surrendered or dispersed. Yingchuan and Nanyang Yellow Turbans were finally defeated.

After Bo Cai died, the imperial court ordered Cao Cao and Huangfu Song to divide their troops into two groups. Huangfu Song fought against Dongjun, and Cao Cao fought against Nanyang.

At that time, Bei Zhonglang defeated Zhang Jiao with Lu Zhi in a series of battles and captured more than ten thousand men. Zhang Jiao and others retreated to Guangzong.

Lu Zhi built a fence and dug a trench to make a ladder, which was ready to be pulled out.

The emperor sent Zuo Feng from Xiaohuangmen to inspect the army, and he tried to persuade Zhi to send Feng as a bribe, but Zhi refused.When Feng returned, he said to the emperor: "Guangzong's thieves can easily break his ears. Lu Zhonglang established a strong base and rested his army, waiting for heaven to punish him."

Emperor's wrath, sill car collection and planting, reduce death by one class.

At that time, Dong Zhuo was a disciple of the Yuan family, and Yuan Wei strongly recommended him. The emperor sent Dong Zhonglang to take Dong Zhuo's place in Longxi on Lu Zhi's behalf to attack Zhang Jiao.

In August, Huangfu Song fought with the Yellow Turban in Cangting. He was beheaded by his commander and sent to the capital.

Dong Zhuo failed to attack Zhang Jiao, so the imperial court ordered to punish him, and then ordered Huangfu Song to punish Zhang Jiao.

In winter, in the tenth month, Huangfu Song and Zhang Jiao's brother Zhang Liang fought against Guangzong. Zhang Liang had many soldiers and brave generals, but Song could not defeat him.

The next day, Huangfu Song closed the camp to observe the changes. Knowing that the thief's intentions were a little slack, he reined in his troops at night, cock crowed, and rushed to Chen. When the battle came to an end, he defeated them, beheaded Zhang Liang, and won the first [-] soldiers. Level, more than [-] Xu threw themselves into Qinghe and died.

Later, Zhang Jiao died of illness. Huangfu Song had his coffin dissected and his body slaughtered, and the news was passed down to the capital.

In November, Huangfu Song attacked Zhang Bao again in Xiaquyang and beheaded more than [-] people. At this point, Jizhou was settled.

The imperial court worshiped Huangfu Song as Zuo Chaqi General, led the shepherds of Jizhou, and was granted the title of Marquis of Huaili.

Song Neng warmly and sympathized with the soldiers. Every time the army stops, the tent must be erected, and then it will be abandoned.

At the same time, Cao Cao led the army to attack Nanyang. At that time, Nanyang prefect Qin Jie attacked the Yellow Turban and beheaded Zhang Mancheng, the leader of the Yellow Turban thief.

The Yellow Turban remnants, with Zhao Hong as their commander, gathered tens of thousands of people and still occupied Wancheng.

Cao Cao joined forces with Jingzhou Governor Xu Qiu and others to surround the enemy. From June to August, Cao Cao was not able to fight against the thieves. Some officials reported that Cao Cao was not in a good position to fight against the thieves. He wanted to dismiss his official position and recall him to the court for trial. Zhang Wen and others all interceded for Cao Cao, and the emperor was on holiday. month, responsible for its success.

Cao Cao knew that the war could not be delayed any longer, so he attacked Wancheng day and night and killed Zhao Hong.

Zhao Hongyu's party asked Han Zhong to be their commander again. Han Zhong lost to Cao Cao and retreated to the small town to submit a letter to beg for surrender. Cao Cao followed him, and Nanyang was settled.

November of the same year.

Liangzhou, guarding Qiang Xiaowei's mansion.

Under the command of the Colonel Hu Qiang, there were non-staff volunteers recruited from foreign tribes, also known as Huangzhong Yi Cong. Their commander was Beigong Boyu, the leader of the Xianling Qiang.

Seeing the Yellow Turban uprising of the great Han Dynasty, Beigong Boyu immediately led Huang Zhongyi to respond to the Yellow Turban uprising by killing and protecting Qiang school Wei Lingzheng.

Beigong Boyu joined forces with another Qiang leader, Li Wenhou, and the two established themselves as generals. They took the Liangzhou governor engaged in Bian Yun and Liangzhou engaged in Han Yue as hostages and refused to release them.

They engulfed Liangzhou tyrants and many Qiang tribes to rebel, with tens of thousands of troops, Liangzhou was shaken, and the imperial court urgently allocated money and food to order the governor of Liangzhou to quell the rebellion.

Zuo Chang, the new governor of Liangzhou, took the opportunity to embezzle tens of millions of military supplies.

After learning that Shi Gaixun, the governor of Hanyang, tried his best to dissuade Zuo Chang, Zuo Chang felt secretly resentful. He knew that the rebels would attack Ayang if they wanted to advance eastward, so he asked Gaixun to lead his troops to station in Ayang to resist the rebels' advance, hoping to punish them for military crimes.

Although Gai Xun was a famous scholar in Liangzhou and his family had high-ranking officials with two thousand stones for generations, he was not good at military affairs.

He also knew that Zuo Chang's move was revenge. If he could not guard Ayang, he would be punished for this and his life might be at risk.

However, I had to obey the orders of the governor.

Moreover, Gai Xun, as the governor of Hanyang County, also has the responsibility of leading the army to suppress the bandits. After much deliberation, he finally wrote a book, which made people rush to Anfeng County.

Gai Xun himself gathered his soldiers and horses and rushed to Ayang to defend against the enemy.

Anfeng County.

Ever since Zhou Qi returned with Dian Wei, Xu Chu and others, the court seemed to have forgotten about him.

Zhou Qi didn't make trouble either, but lived in Anfeng County, doing his own thing well.

To Zhou Qi's surprise.

During this period, the governor of Lujiang, Lu Kang, and the Zhou family of Lujiang actually sent letters one after another, indicating their intention to make good friends.

Zhou Qi couldn't help but secretly lament that although he participated in the crusade against the Yellow Turbans, he was not rewarded by the court, but he gained a lot of fame. At least he was valued by the Lujiang Prefect and the Lujiang Zhou family.

The time has come to the end of the year in a blink of an eye.

His wife Shi's belly is getting bigger and bigger. If all goes well, she should be able to give birth to an heir before the Chinese New Year.

After two lifetimes, although Zhou Qi was not a father for the first time, his heart was full of expectations.

Not only Zhou Qi himself, but even his subordinates Dian Wei, Xu Chu and others are waiting quietly, hoping that the mistress Shi will give birth to a boy.

In recent years, Anfeng County can be said to be prosperous and prosperous. Without the oppression of powerful families, coupled with Zhou Qi's benevolent government, almost every household lives in stability and happiness.

When they learned that the county magistrate's wife was about to give birth, they all prayed secretly, hoping that mother and child would be safe.

Seeing that the New Year's Eve is getting closer and Shi's birth date will not be long, a letter from Liangzhou disrupts Zhou Qi's peaceful life.

After reading the contents of the letter, Zhou Qi frowned slightly, and hurriedly called everyone under his command to discuss the matter.

Xi Zhicai put down the letter in his hand, frowned, and then said: "This is just Gai Changshi's private request for help. It is not a formal order from the court. It is not appropriate for Ming Gong to leave his post without permission."

Xi Zhicai did not want Zhou Qi to get involved in the troubled waters in Liangzhou.

The Qiang rebellion in Liangzhou is not comparable to the Yellow Turban Uprising. The Qiang people have been in Liangzhou for hundreds of years. They are all brave and good at fighting, and most of them are cavalry.

A few years after Duan Juncai's death, war broke out in Liangzhou again. It would not be long before the rebels swept across Liangzhou.

The most important thing is that the Qiang people colluded with the powerful and powerful clans in Liangzhou, and they had an advantage in local combat. If Zhou Qi, an outsider, participated in it, not only would he not be able to make meritorious deeds, but his life would be in danger.

You know, it took more than ten years to quell the Qiang plague in Sanming, Liangzhou, with the full support of the imperial court.

Although Zhou Qi has the talent to lead troops, how does he compare to Duan Jiong?
Therefore, Xi Zhicai did not want Zhou Qi to go to Liangzhou without official recruitment documents from the court.

Zhou Zhan also advised: "My wife is about to give birth. The county magistrate should stay in Anfeng to watch the birth of the baby, instead of traveling thousands of miles to the battlefield in Liangzhou."

Even though Xu Chu was warlike, he still advised: "We fought hard on the front line and killed and wounded many brothers. We have accomplished such great feats, but we are not even rewarded by the imperial court. Even so, why go to Liangzhou?"

Obviously, Xu Chu and others have already complained a lot about the imperial court.

Seeing that everyone was against him going to Liangzhou, Zhou Qi immediately said, "Let's step back for now."

Inside the courtyard.

The maid was helping Shi to spread out under the sun. After Zhou Qi came in, he took his wife's left hand and signaled the maid to leave.

"Wen'er, how are you doing today?"

Shi's name, Min (mín), seems to have a lot to do with Zhou Qi's name.

Wen has a meaning, that is, a stone like jade; Qi also means beautiful jade.

Shi Shi is 19 years old this year, [-] years old. Pregnant and having children at this age is already considered late marriage and late childbearing.

If Zhou Qi hadn't observed mourning for three years, their children might have been two or three years old.

Shi touched her round belly with her right hand, her face filled with maternal glory, and said with a smile: "I am in good health, but the child in my belly is not very peaceful and kicks me from time to time."

Zhou Qi also smiled and said: "It seems that the little guy can't wait to come out."

The two walked together in the courtyard, and Zhou Qi enjoyed this time very much. Only by staying with his wife can he stay away from calculations, stay away from Vanity Fair, and truly feel the peace of mind.

The two walked for a while, and Shi felt a little tired. Zhou Qi hurriedly moved the chair he had made, covered it with soft mink fur, and helped his wife sit down.

Mr. Shi leaned back in his chair. Even though he was already familiar with this strange thing, he still sighed: "Lang Jun's ideas are really wild and unconstrained. He can actually design such a wonderful thing."

In ancient times, there were no chairs, and most of them sat on their knees. Even if they did not observe etiquette at home, they still sat on futons.

Normal people naturally have nothing.

But for pregnant women, it is not easy to get up even if they are sitting on a low futon, let alone sitting on their knees.

With this chair it is quite different.

At least pregnant women can sit down by themselves and hold the backrest to get up, which is not only comfortable but also very convenient.

When Zhou Qi heard this, he just smiled and didn't say anything.

Over the years, Zhou Qi has developed many novel things, such as papermaking, movable type printing, new iron smelting technology, and salt making technology. These are relatively sensitive technologies. With Zhou Qi's current identity and status, taking them out will only give rise to Bringing death to oneself.

Therefore, he just opened a small workshop in the Dabie Mountains for his own use and research technology, with a little surplus, which was also given to Yuan as a luxury.

The real finances of the Anfeng County government, such as tables, chairs and benches, can be said to have made great contributions.

Although the promotion of these things has some impact on culture, it will not affect the interests of others, and because it is easier to imitate, Zhou Qi is not worried about others coveting.

All he can do is build up the Anfeng County tables, chairs and benches brand, and use unique craftsmanship and more exquisite designs to make these things continue to be profitable.

Although profits dropped year by year due to the lack of patent protection, it helped Zhou Qi get through the initial difficult time.

In addition, Zhou Qi also slightly improved the loom, and planted mulberry trees in places with a suitable climate on the Dabie Mountains, so that the textile industry in Anfeng County flourished.

Zhou Qi himself also participated in the design of new clothes, which made the clothes made in Anfeng County sell well.

The prosperity of weaving and garment making has also enabled women in Anfeng County to earn money through weaving to subsidize their household during the slack time.

It is no exaggeration to say that in Anfeng County, where the tax is light and the tax is light, as long as the people work hard to make money, every household can live a good life.

It is also true that the people in Anfeng County now only know the name of Zhou Qi, the county magistrate, but not the name of the emperor.

Zhou Qi has made such achievements, if he reports to the imperial court and asks Yuan's help to operate, maybe he can be transferred to another place for his meritorious service.

However, Zhou Qi deliberately hid his clumsiness and did not report the real situation in Anfeng County, so the court and officials all thought that Anfeng County was still poor, remote, and chaotic.

After Zhou Qi waited for his wife to sit down, he remembered the letter from Liangzhou, but he felt a little lost.

Seeing this, Mr. Shi asked, "Is Mr. Lang worried?"

When Zhou Qi heard this, he sighed slightly and told the story that Gai Xun had offended the governor of Liangzhou and was sent to defend Ayang to resist the rebels.

Zhou Qi sighed: "If there is no Gai Changshi, who in the world would know my name, Zhou Qi?"

"Gai Changshi has been very kind to me, but the court has not ordered me to do so, and everyone under my command has urged me not to go to Liangzhou."

Speaking of this, Zhou Qi looked at Shi's swollen belly and said, "I also miss the baby in your womb, and I can't bear to leave Anfeng when you are in labor."

"It's just that I don't go to Liangzhou. I'm still a little uneasy. I feel ashamed of Gai Changshi."

Although he and Gai Xun didn't have much friendship, Gai Xun helped Zhou Qi even more than Yang Qiu.

If it wasn't for Gai Xun's help, Zhou Qi wouldn't be able to settle Yang Qiu's family so easily; if it wasn't for Gai Xun's praise, Zhou Qi wouldn't be truly known by scholars.

When Zhou Qi met Zhao Qian, the governor of Runan, in Zhaoling County, Zhou Qi could clearly feel that Zhao Qian had a different attitude towards him and Sun Jian.

If it weren't for Gai Xun's praise, Zhou Qi might not be able to catch Zhao Qian's eyes like Sun Jian.

Although Zhou Qi is ambitious and sometimes goes to any lengths for fame and wealth, he also knows how to repay his kindness.

not to mention.

Gai Xun can be regarded as an example of scholar-bureaucrats in the late Han Dynasty, and he is also a person Zhou Qi admires sincerely. No matter in every aspect, Zhou Qi wants to help him.

Seeing Zhou Qi with a tangled face, Shi held his hands and said: "When I was in Xiao County, I heard that Zhou Ziyi of Peiguo is loyal, filial, brave and trustworthy."

"This evaluation must have come from Gai Changshi."

"Although my concubine is a girl, I also know that faith comes first, and I will repay my kindness."

"Gai Changshi is in a catastrophe today, how can Mr. Lang ignore it because of his concubine's status? Isn't it wrong to trap his concubine's status?"

Zhou Qi smiled wryly and said: "Not only that, there is no transfer order from the court, how can I leave my post without authorization?"

Shi smiled and said: "The theater military advisor is very resourceful. As long as Lang Jun is determined to go to Liangzhou, he will definitely find a way."

When Zhou Qi heard this, his expression moved slightly.

He looked at his wife and asked deliberately: "The situation in Liangzhou is very chaotic, and the degree of danger is even far higher than that of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Isn't Wen'er worried about her husband's safety?"

Mr. Shi smiled and said, "Lang Junji and people have their own destiny."

"Ji Dianjun and Zhongkang are both enemies of ten thousand people, and both of them are loyal. With them by your side, I can ensure that I have no worries."

When Zhou Qi heard this, he nodded and held Xu's jade hand, saying: "This is how you marry a wife, what else can a husband ask for?"

　I will also post the map of the Liangzhou rebels' advance in the Qidian book review area, and interested brothers can go and have a look.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)