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

Chapter 135 Renamed and flagged

Seeing that Bian Yun and Han Yue were about to die.

At a critical juncture, Song Jian stepped forward to stop Wang Guo, saying: "These two are famous people in Jincheng, killing them rashly will definitely attract resistance from the entire county's aristocratic families."

Beigong Boyu also stepped forward and said, "Chen Yi is not a scholar in this county, so it's okay to kill them, but they are all local celebrities in Jincheng County, so you can't kill them rashly."

Wang Guo frowned and said, "We can't just let them go so easily."

Song Jian showed a cunning look on his face, pointing to the corpse on the ground and said: "Bian Yun and Han Yue wanted to surrender to save their lives, so they designed to trick Chen Yi, the prefect of Jincheng, into coming, and killed them as a way to advance."

"The thief An dares to insult my reputation!"

Beigong Boyu and Wang Guo heard this and before they could react, they heard Bian Yun shouting and yelling at Song Jian.

It wasn't until this moment that Beigong Boyu and Wang Guo came to their senses and burst out laughing.

"When someone comes, I will take him down to entertain him and let him go after five days!"

Beigong Boyu already had a problem in his mind. Seeing that Bian Yun and Han Yue were so angry that they wanted to eat people, he simply ignored them.

Now that the prefect Chen Yi is dead, and Jincheng celebrities such as Bian Yun and Han Yue are also under house arrest, Yunwu, the governor of Jincheng County, is in chaos, which is a good time to break through.

Beigong Boyu was not an idiot. He immediately seized the opportunity and ordered all his cavalry to attack Yunwu.

Ayang County.

Gai Xun looked at the urgent report in his hand, his hands trembling a little.

"But what happened, sir?"

Looking at Gai Xun's appearance, Zhou Qi couldn't help asking.

Gai Xun's eyes were a little red, and he said dryly: "Bian Yun and Han Yue, famous scholars in Jincheng, were thieves, and Chen Yi, the prefect of Jincheng, went to the enemy camp to kill them. Now the rebels are rushing to Yunwu, and Jincheng is in danger."

"The Prime Minister of Jincheng County sent a letter asking for help, hoping that we can lead the troops to support."

Zhou Qi couldn't help but feel slightly depressed when he heard this, and said to himself: "This incident happened after all. It seems that beheading Li Wenhou didn't change history at all."

He looked at Gai Xun who was so arrogant and asked, "Sir, can you believe that Bian Yun and Han Yue are thieves?"

Gai Xun was slightly startled when he heard the words, then he shook his head and said, "I've heard the names of these two people before, they are both celebrities in the world, they are full of loyalty and patriotism, how could they follow the thief?"

When Zhou Qi heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and said secretly: "At this point, there is still room for recovery."

"Historically, Bian Yun and Han Yue were forced to rebel, and this was the beginning of the separatism of the princes. If they can be prevented from joining the rebels, Beigong Boyu, Guo Guo, and Song Jian will only be able to rebel once the imperial army arrives. The army can be destroyed overnight."

Thinking of this, Zhou Qi immediately said: "I also don't believe that the two of you will become thieves."

"For the current plan, there are two important things to do."

"First, go to Shangshu to ask the governor to send troops to rescue Jincheng; second, send people to Jincheng secretly to search for Bian Yun and Han Yue. It is best to bring them to Ayang to truly understand what happened in Jincheng."

When Gai Xun heard the words, he sighed dejectedly: "I have already gone to the governor's office to ask for troops to rescue Jincheng, but I haven't replied yet."

"As for the matter of secretly sending people to search for Bian Yun and Han Yue, although it doesn't have much success, you can try it."

Hearing this, Zhou Qi couldn't help but secretly lamented the corruption of the imperial court.

In an important and rebellious place like Liangzhou, the imperial court did not send a capable and clean governor, but instead sent a corrupt, corrupt and disregarded person like Zuo Chang.

How can such a court be immortal?
In the final analysis, Zuo Chang also took the path of ten permanent servants, otherwise, with the other party's reputation, background and ability, he would not be qualified to be the governor of Liangzhou at all.

If Zuo Chang let Zhou Qi and Gai Xun lead troops to support Jincheng earlier, it might change the current situation.

"Captain, Chang Shi, the governor sent people here."

At this moment, Dian Wei walked in and said to Zhou Qi and Gai Xun.

The two looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

Although Chen Yi, the prefect of Jincheng, died, Jincheng County's military strength was intact. The most important thing was that Jincheng was leaderless and in chaos.

If the governor ordered Zhou Qi and Gai Xun to help Jincheng now, it might not be able to change the situation of the battle.

"Please hurry up!"

Not long after, Dian Wei came in with an envoy from Zuo Chang, the governor.

Gai Xun hurriedly asked: "The governor agreed to my rush to help Jincheng?"

The envoy laughed and said: "Gai Changshi is loyal to the country and is willing to fight against the rebels. How could the governor stop him. Ayang is closer to Jincheng, so Gai Changshi can lead the troops first, and the governor will send reinforcements later."

Gai Xun was overjoyed when he heard the words, and prepared to dispatch troops to help Jincheng immediately.

"Gai long history and slow."

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Zhou Qi stopped him.

Gai Xun looked at Zhou Qi with a puzzled face, and before he could ask any questions, he heard Zhou Qi say to the emissary: ​​"I and Gai Changshi are both officials of Hanyang County. Don't cross the county rashly to attack thieves. May I ask the governor to transfer troops?" Where are the official documents?"

Naturally, the governor could mobilize troops to attack the entire Liangzhou rebels at will, but Zhou Qi and Gai Xun could not.

The envoy's eyes moved slightly, then he pretended to touch his body a few times, and then cried out: "Oops, I seem to have lost the governor's dispatch document."

Gai Xun was slightly shocked when he heard this.

Even though he was worried about the situation in Jincheng, he still knew the history of the county magistrates, and what crime it was to rush across counties to attack thieves without a transfer order.

Even if he was charged with the crime of "colluding with traitors and intending to rebel", Gai Xun had nowhere to defend himself.

Zhou Qi said indifferently: "If there is no transfer order, we, as officials of Hanyang County, would not dare to lead troops into Jincheng County rashly."

The messenger hurriedly said: "This is my fault."

"However, the war is urgent. Otherwise, if you two lead the troops to help Jincheng first, I will rush back to Ji County immediately. After applying for the troop transfer documents, I will have to rush to Jincheng all night long. I don't know what?"

Although Gai Xun was a little moved, he did not make a rash decision. Instead, he set his sights on Zhou Qi.

After all, Zhou Qi in Ayang County has the highest official position.

Gai Xun can still defend the city, but if he really wants to lead troops across the county to fight against bandits, he has to rely on Zhou Qi, the county captain.

Zhou Qi said apologetically: "National law cannot be abolished."

"If there is no document from the governor to transfer troops, please forgive me for not dared to lead the troops to Jincheng County rashly."

"Since the messenger himself lost the document, please hurry back to Ji County to reissue it as soon as possible, so as not to delay the military situation and be dealt with by military law."

The messenger wanted to persuade the two to send troops first, but after seeing Zhou Qi's indifferent eyes, he could only leave in despair.

After watching the envoy leave, Zhou Qi turned to look at Gai Xun, and said, "This is a trap set by the governor. If you really lead the troops to Jincheng, no matter the victory or defeat, you will be killed."

Gai Xun was silent for a long time when he heard the words, and then sighed: "How can the important affairs of the country be abandoned because of personal grievances!"

Zhou Qi was also silent.

When he was under Yang Qiu, he had already felt this powerless feeling. He could obviously change history, but because of his insufficient official position and status, he was hampered by others. In the end, he could only watch the torrent of history rolling forward.

This feeling of being under the fence and being restrained by others is really uncomfortable.

Seeing that it is impossible to send troops to rescue Jincheng, secretly finding Bian Yun and Han Yue may also change their fate.

Just when Zhou Qi was thinking of sending people to look for the two, Gai Xun's eyes shone coldly, and he said, "If Zuo Chang continues to be the governor of Liangzhou, the situation in Liangzhou may collapse beyond control."

"I want to write to the court to impeach the governor for corruption and disregard of the overall situation. I hope the court will replace the governor of Liangzhou!"

The governor has the responsibility of supervision, and often does not deal with the officials of the state.

As a close confidant of the emperor, the governor's voice was much higher than that of local officials. If both parties jointly submitted a letter to impeach the other party, the court would most likely believe the governor rather than the local officials.

Gai Xun's move was obviously a bit risky before collecting enough evidence.

But facing Gai Xun's decision, Zhou Qi didn't say much.

Because according to the existing history, Gai Xun's life is like a hang-up. Although he has endured many hardships, he was able to save himself from danger in the end, and even entered the imperial court, which is extremely valued by the current emperor.

Even Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others were worried that the emperor trusted Gai Xun more than themselves, so they planned to transfer Gai Xun away from the capital.

Otherwise, Gai Xun's influence on the emperor might not be able to influence his decision.

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

But it is said that Beigong Boyu and others led troops to attack Yunwu. Although Jincheng County Prime Minister led the people to defend the city, the hearts of the people in the city were already in chaos.

Within five days, someone inside and outside cooperated to open the city gate and let Beigong Boyu and his rebels enter the city.

Beigong Boyu sent troops to plunder, and the whole Yunwu was shrouded in fear of death

When Bian Yun, Han Yue and others returned to Yunwu, all they saw were the ruins after the fire, howling crowds and corpses everywhere.

"brute!"

Han Yue was filled with rage and punched the crooked door panel with a gleam of hatred in his eyes.

Seeing this, Bian Yun also wept bitterly, deeply blaming himself.

"It's Bian Yun and Han Yue!"

At this moment, the refugees who recognized the two people nearby immediately started to flee in panic.

Seeing this, Han Yue couldn't help but shrink his pupils.

They inquired many ways, only to know that the rebels spread rumors everywhere, claiming that the two had surrendered to the rebels, and designed to lure the prefect Chen Yi to go to the bandit camp and kill him.

Even when the rebels conquered Jincheng, it was under the instruction of these two people.

Most of the tyrants in the city who were wiped out also had some old grievances with the two of them.

After hearing the news, when the two were shocked and angry, they heard shouts that shook the sky, but the people in the city spontaneously gathered forward, wanting to come and arrest the traitors Bian Yun and Han Yue.

The two were horrified and fled Yunwu City in panic.

It was precisely because they escaped from the city that the people sent by Zhou Qi and Gai Xun missed them perfectly.

It didn't take long.

Jincheng celebrities Bian Yun and Han Yue surrendered to the bandits, assisted the rebels in trapping and killing Jincheng prefect Chen Yi, and broke through Yunwu.

Longxi County is adjacent to Jincheng County, and the prefect Li Shensu has a good relationship with Chen Yi, the governor of Jincheng County.

When Li Shen heard that Chen Yi had been killed and Bian Yun and Han Yue had joined the bandits, he immediately became furious. He was also afraid that the two men would lead the army to attack Longxi, so he ordered his soldiers to ride their horses and hold up Lubu, and sue Bian Yun and Han Yue for their actions against the bandits. Counties are on strict alert.

The so-called Lubu refers to the soldiers on the battlefield in ancient times running fast, holding up the Lubu, and passing the news along the way.

This form can be said to be the most time-sensitive and open communication medium before the emergence of newspapers.

When Zuo Chang, governor of Liangzhou, heard the news, he also offered a reward for the arrest of Bian Yun and Han Yue. Those who got their heads could be made Marquis of Thousand Households.

However, after Bian Yun and Han Yue escaped from Yunwu, they originally planned to go to Ayang to join Gai Xun, presumably Gai Xun's knowledge and talent would surely see through the thieves' tricks and return them both innocent.

never thought.

Before they arrived in Ayang, they heard that the two of them were called bandits and wanted across the state.

After hearing the news, Bian Yun cried, "We are loyal to the emperor and patriotic. We never want to be called a traitor. It is an insult to our ancestor Qingming!"

After speaking, the desperate two hugged each other and cried, heartbroken.

After crying, Bian Yun pulled out the sword in his waist, put it across his neck, and said sadly: "My reputation has been stained, what kind of face do I have to live in the world!"

Seeing Bian Yun's actions, Han Yue hurriedly stepped forward and took away his sword, shouting at the top of his lungs: "If you kill yourself here, this stigma will never be washed away."

"Even if we die, we will bear the name of traitors."

Bian Yun wept and said: "If you don't kill yourself, what can you do?"

Han Yue looked thoughtful, and his Qingming eyes gradually showed a little fierceness, saying: "Since the thieves are forcing us to rebel, and the government does not distinguish between right and wrong and considers us treason, then we will simply rebel."

Bian Yun was horrified when he heard this and said: "Our family background is innocent, how can we do this?"

Han Yue asked back: "Tell others that we are not thieves. Can the people recognize it? Can the government recognize it? Can the court recognize it?"

Bian Yun was speechless.

Han Yue said sternly: "My reputation has been tarnished, why should I worry about doing this?"

Having said that, Han Yue's eyes shone fiercely, and he said, "But if you don't avenge this revenge, you swear you won't be a human being."

"Beigong Boyu, I will kill him."

"I want to make the prefect of Hanyang County feel the same way as he slandered us as traitors!"

Bian Yun sighed: "Even so, we are wanted by the whole state, and there are not many people who want to take the heads of the two of us. Even if they want to join the rebels, they will be intercepted and killed on the way."

Han Yue thought for a while, and finally stared at his bloodshot eyes, and said, "From now on, my name is Han Sui."

Seeing that Han Yue had even changed his name, Bian Yun knew that Han Yue had decided to rebel with the rebels and planned to completely break with the past.

He sighed deeply and said, "In that case, I will change my name to Bian Zhang from now on."

In this way, after changing their names, the two people did not continue to Ayang, but disguised themselves and went to look for traces of the rebels.

But he said that after the rebels defeated Yunwu, burned, killed and looted, they wreaked havoc in Jincheng County.

After going through hardships, Bian Zhang and Han Sui finally met the rebels and were arrested by them.

Han Sui hurriedly said: "Your general and I are old acquaintances. If you can bring me to meet the general, you will be rewarded a lot."

Although the rebels who captured the two were skeptical, but out of desire for rewards, they finally took Bian Zhang and Han Sui to meet Beigong Boyu.

Beigong Boyu was overjoyed when he saw the two people coming to surrender. He rewarded the soldiers who brought them here and personally led the two people into the camp.

Not long after, Wang Guo and Song Jian were also called over.

After seeing Bian Zhang and Han Sui busy, he was also very happy, knowing that with the two joining, the rebel forces would grow stronger again.

The greeting is over.

Beigong Boyu was the first to ask: "We have worked hard on Ayang before, and we have been unable to attack for a long time. Now we can only wreak havoc on Jincheng County. Both gentlemen are great talents. Do you know where our way out is?"

Wang Guo and Song Jian also looked eagerly at Bian Zhang and Han Sui after hearing the words, wanting to see what the two famous people in China had to say.

Bian Zhang pondered for a long while, and said: "I think that the general should first restrain the soldiers under his command, and order them not to loot everywhere and be killed in vain."

Hearing this, Beigong Boyu immediately turned cold and asked, "If we don't plunder, where will the money and food come from?"

Wang Guo and Song Jian were also somewhat unimpressed.

They were the bandit leaders in the first place, and if they hadn't sent troops to loot, their troops would have dispersed long ago.

Bian Zhang said sternly: "If you only want to have fun for a while, you can only loot around and search for money and food. But in the long run, you will lose people's hearts. When the imperial army arrives, will you generals still have a way out?"

When several people heard this, their expressions changed.

Although they are having a lot of fun now, they are very wary of the imperial court and are worried that the imperial army will come to suppress the rebellion.

Beigong Boyu lowered his posture and said: "Please teach me, sir."

Bian Zhang said: "The reason why many soldiers followed the general and rebelled was because they were oppressed by corrupt officials and local powerful people."

"If the general rectifies military discipline, occupies Jincheng, and only kills corrupt officials and powerful men who have always done evil, it will not only bring back the hearts of the soldiers under his command, but also gain the support of the people."

"If I come forward, maybe the general can get support from some aristocratic families."

"Even if the remaining aristocratic families will not support the general, they will remain neutral. If this is the case, the foundation will be solid. Why be afraid of the imperial court's crusade?"

Han Sui said, "That's not enough."

"Today's son favors and trusts eunuchs, and the aristocratic family hates them so much. Last year, I was summoned by the general and suggested to him to eradicate eunuchs, but the general did not accept it. I bid farewell and returned to Liangzhou."

"The general is wreaking havoc on Liangzhou in the name of rebels. He will not last long."

"If you use the name of the Qing emperor's side and get rid of eunuchs, the Liangzhou gentry will definitely respond, and even the court officials will have a good impression of us. This is a long-term strategy."

There is a saying in later generations: Hooligans are not to be feared, but they are educated.

As with rogues, so with rebels.

Bian Zhang and Han Sui's suggestions were enough to cause Beigong Boyu and his rebels to cause great waves in Liangzhou.

Beigong Boyu was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "If we can appease the people and get the support of the nobles, why should I fear the imperial army?"

Han Sui's eyes flickered slightly, and then he said hesitantly, "That being said, there is a difficulty."

Beigong Boyu asked hurriedly: "What's the problem?"

Han Sui hesitated for a while, and said: "After all, the general is the leader of Xianling Qiang. Although he has the support of the Qiang people, the aristocratic family is proud and may not be willing to be inferior to the general."

Beigong Boyu frowned slightly, then he took the side chapter with one hand, and Han Sui with the other, and said, "You two are well-known people in the country, and everyone in Liangzhou knows them. ?”

Bian Zhang and Han Sui repeatedly declined, but Beigong Boyu insisted on making them leaders, so they could only accept it in the end.

only.

Although Bian Zhang and Han Sui were the nominal leaders of the rebels, military power was still in the hands of Beigong Boyu, Guo Guo, and Song Jian.

After the meeting is over.

Beigong Boyu immediately adopted the suggestions of the two men, began to restrain the soldiers under his command, strictly enforced military discipline, and led the troops back to Yunwu, unfurled the banner of "the side of the Qing emperor, punish eunuchs", and asked the soldiers under his command to help the rebels rebuild their homes.

With the help of Bian Zhang and Han Sui, the rebels implemented many measures and finally began to win over the people.

Even those aristocratic families who kept a distance from the rebels gradually had people secretly contacting Beigong Boyu.

After seeing the fruitful results of their proposal, Beigong Boyu paid more attention to and trusted them, and even gave them the right to recruit soldiers.

In a short period of time, the strength of the rebel army began to expand rapidly.

Those Han and Hu people who had received favors, together with Bianzhang, Han Sui, and Beigong Boyu's call, all the Qiang tribes came to vote one after another.

In less than half a month, the rebels had already gathered hundreds of thousands of people.

Han Sui also took the opportunity to recruit many Han people, and showed kindness to the newly defected Qiang tribes. Han Sui's reputation among the rebels also began to rise, and it was even faintly above Beigong Boyu.

Han Sui formulated a system of rewards and punishments, in which meritorious deeds must be honored and delinquencies must be punished. Wherever the rebels went, they only killed corrupt officials and landlords and bullies, and did not do any harm to the common people.

In just over a month, the rebels had gained a firm foothold in Jincheng County.

at the same time.

The imperial court learned that Bian Zhang and Han Sui had rebelled, and led the rebels to kill the prefect of Jincheng County. After Jincheng County was conquered, the government and the public were shaken immediately.

Song Jian found the kingdom secretly, and said: "Beigong Boyu didn't discuss with us, so he privately appointed Bian Zhang and Han Sui as leaders."

"Nowadays, the rebel army is getting stronger and stronger, but we have not recruited many subordinates. On the contrary, due to the restrictions of military regulations, we cannot do many things. We are far less happy than the original Xiaoju party."

"What's more, when we put Han Sui and Bian Zhang under house arrest and forced them to rebel, how could they not hold grudges?"

"If the two are not in power, I am naturally not afraid."

"But that Han Sui is extremely clever, and his prestige in the army is getting stronger and stronger. I'm worried that he will retaliate in the future."

"In my opinion, we might as well leave the rebel army with us and return to our hometown to have a good time."

"It is expected that Han Sui and others will attract the attention of the imperial court. As long as we do not act too arrogantly, the imperial court will not send a large army to encircle and suppress us."

"In this case, isn't it better than living under someone else's roof and acting based on their expressions every day?"

Wang Guo heard the words, but retorted: "Han Wenyue is a famous person in the world, with a broad mind, how can you care about the past, are you worrying?"

"I think exactly the opposite of you. Bian Zhang and Han Sui are both people who want to do great things. If you follow them and raise troops to rebel, wouldn't it be better than remaining a first-rate bandit?"

Seeing that the Kingdom was not persuaded, Song Jian immediately took advantage of the darkness to secretly lead his soldiers and horses away from the rebel army, and returned to their old nest, Longxi Fanghan.

Perhaps it was Wang Guo's words that touched Song Jian.

He also feels that being a first-class bandit is not a long-term thing.

Song Jian thought that Han Sui and others had attracted the court's attention, so he gritted his teeth and proclaimed himself king in the Fanghan area.

Song Jian proclaimed himself King of the Han Dynasty at Heshou Ping, and imitated the imperial court in changing the Yuan Dynasty and setting up hundreds of officials.

He secretly thought: "They make as much noise as they like, the more violent the better, I will be my emperor here."

"As long as he does not proclaim himself emperor, the imperial court will not send troops to suppress him."

In this way, the first prince in the late Han Dynasty who became king and ruled for more than thirty years was born.

　In the recent plot, except for the appearance of the protagonist, everyone can basically regard the rest as historical materials. The deeds in it are all true records. I rewritten the history into a novel according to the writing method of the novel.

　　The reason why this paragraph is written in such detail is because I personally feel that this historical event known as the Xizhou Rebellion in history had as much influence on the Eastern Han Dynasty as the Yellow Turban Uprising.

　　First of all, economically, it completely dragged down the court of the Eastern Han Dynasty, forcing the court to squeeze the people more recklessly, resulting in endless rebellions all over the world.

　　In military terms, this rebel army defeated several famous generals one after another, and the imperial army could do nothing about it. In the end, it even ravaged Sanfu's land, which also gave Dong Zhuo an opportunity to grow stronger.

　　This rebellion directly led to the rise of Liangzhou princes such as Dong Zhuo, Han Sui, Ma Teng, and Song Jian. Even Song Jian, the least famous, has been king in Liangzhou for more than [-] years. Say more.

　　If the Yellow Turban Uprising was the beginning of the turmoil in the Han Dynasty, then the Xizhou Rebellion was the beginning of the separatism of the princes, and it was a very bad start.

　　This rebellion has been ignored by many, and if some authors mention it, they are mostly only sketches, and not many people have detailed the history of its development.

　　Even the historical materials have fragmentary records of this rebellion. I have consulted a large amount of materials to integrate all the characters and plots together.

　　
　
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