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

Chapter 187
After Du Ji served as the governor of Lujiang County, as Tian Feng said, he ordered Zhang Liao to recruit troops in Lujiang County, and gave priority to selecting young and strong refugees from among the refugees to train them into the army.

According to Zhou Qi's request, Lujiang County must recruit [-] soldiers and horses, and they must be trained strictly, and equipped with corresponding weapons and armor, instead of arresting young and strong people everywhere like Lu Bu, and gathering all mobs.

Zhang Liao thought of what Tian Feng said before leaving, and couldn't help but feel awe in his heart, knowing that the matter was not trivial.

He didn't dare to neglect, and began to select high-quality soldiers, conscripted into the army, and then trained strictly.

However, after Du Ji became the governor of Lujiang, he immediately called all the representatives of the aristocratic families in the county to the governor's mansion for discussion.

He comforted everyone at first, and then said seriously: "Duke Ming already knows what happened in Lujiang County."

"Tian Yuanhao's actions have caused you heavy losses, but they are also legal and impeccable."

"Finding the bottom line, it's you who drove up food prices in the first place in order to do evil things."

"However, Duke Ming also values ​​you. Since Tian Yuanhao cannot coexist peacefully with you, he will be transferred away from Lujiang."

"Since Tian Yuanhao has left, all previous grievances and grievances will be canceled. You will no longer target Tian Yuanhao, and don't continue to interfere with the normal operation of Lujiang County. Minggong will not pursue the matter of you driving up grain prices and secretly assassinating high officials in the court. How about it? "

Du Ji's words were already faintly threatening.

This time, the aristocratic family in Lujiang County suffered heavy losses, and the methods were a bit extreme, and they indeed stepped on the red line.

Once the chariot general is completely angered, the consequences will be unimaginable.

After listening to Du Ji's words, the representatives of the major families met each other's eyes, and finally focused on the representative of the Zhou family in Lujiang.

The Lujiang Zhou family has never been involved in the food crisis in Lujiang County, and appears to be very low-key.

It wasn't until this time that the major families knew that the Lujiang Zhou family had probably already guessed Tian Feng's intentions.

Rao is so.

The Zhou family of Lujiang still did not remind the other major families. Instead, they sat back and watched everyone lose their money due to being cheated, which made the major families somewhat dissatisfied.

It's just that the Zhou family in Lujiang is too powerful, and they are highly regarded by the generals of chariots and cavalry. They are the leader of Lujiang County.

Everyone in the major families has resentment in their hearts, but they dare not express it.

Moreover, after this battle, the vitality of all the major families was severely damaged, and the Lujiang Zhou family took the opportunity to secretly make a fortune.

Under the circumstances, no family can compete with the Zhou family.

Therefore, not only could they not express their grievances, but they still had to follow the example of the Lujiang Zhou family.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, the representative of the Lujiang Zhou Clan coughed a few times, stood up and said, "It is true that I did not think twice about driving up food prices before."

"However, the assassination of the former Lujiang County Sheriff is a serious crime of extermination. We are all peaceful people, how can we participate in it?"

"There must be a misunderstanding here, please ask your envoy to investigate."

"Just like what the envoy said, since Tian Yuanhao has left Lujiang, the previous grievances and grievances will be written off."

After speaking, he turned his head to look at the representatives of the major families and asked, "What do you think?"

Everyone saw that the representative of the Zhou family did not remove himself from the matter of driving up food prices. Instead, he advanced and retreated with everyone.

Not only that, he also took the initiative to defend everyone about the assassination of Tian Feng. The resentment in the hearts of the major families also dissipated a little.

Naturally, they would not speak out against it, and they all said in unison: "This statement is extreme!"

Seeing that the previous incident was revealed in one stroke, Du Ji also quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

The foundations of the major aristocratic families are immeasurable, and their influence is extremely huge.

Unless General Cheqi is willing to use force to suppress it, as long as these people unite with each other, the decree of Lujiang County will not be implemented.

It would be great if they could bow their heads.

Du Ji also took orders at this time.

Otherwise, with the current chaotic situation in Lujiang County, if Zhou Qi wants to calm down, he can only use members of the major families.

But after what happened in Lujiang County, Zhou Qi became more aware of the horror of the major families.

After finally vacating a seat of county guard, he was absolutely unwilling to hand it over to the major families again, so Du Ji was transferred from the original important post and asked him to come to Lujiang County to take up the post.

But Gao Shun escorted Tian Feng all the way back to Shouchun with the trapped camp and two thousand Bingzhou elites.

It is not so much an escort as an escort.

as predicted.

Ever since Tian Feng was dismissed from office and taken back to Shouchun, the major families in Lujiang County really stopped assassinating.

On the day Tian Feng arrived in Shouchun, Zhou Qi personally went out of the city to greet him, and asked him to ride in a car with him and rush to the Chariot and Cavalry General's Mansion.

After arriving in the mansion, Zhou Qi personally helped Tian Feng get out of the car, took him by the arm and brought him into the mansion.

Chariot General.

Tian Feng looked at Zhou Qi, but said with a wry smile: "Duke Ming should know that the major families in Yangzhou must hate me deeply."

"Ming Gong personally greets me at this time, which may cause displeasure to all the major families."

"The best way is to hide me for a while and wait until the impact of this incident slowly dissipates before using me again."

However, Zhou Qi shook his head, and then said seriously: "Sir, you have made great contributions. I am under pressure to dismiss you from the post of Lujiang County Sheriff, and I already feel deeply guilty."

"If you hide sir in the snow for a while longer, wouldn't it chill people's hearts?"

"The steps have already been given to them. If there are still people who try to make trouble, don't blame me for not being sympathetic!"

Having said this, Zhou Qi's face turned cold and frosty.

Seeing this, Tian Feng felt very relieved.

He knew that he was not following the wrong person. At least the Chariot and Cavalry General was not someone who would burn bridges by crossing rivers.

Zhou Qi restrained his emotions, turned to look at Tian Feng, and said apologetically: "I want to wrong you, Sir, and temporarily serve as the military advisor to offer wine. I wonder what you think, Sir?"

Tian Feng bowed deeply to Zhou Qi and said, "I am happy to help!"

He then looked at Zhou Qi and said, "There is enough food and grass now, and the soldiers in the counties to calm down the mountains and the mountains must not move rashly, but Ming Gong can train new soldiers and prepare the army for war."

"When the world changes, you can wait for the opportunity to move, expand the territory, and revive the Han Dynasty."

Zhou Qi thought it was true, even though he had a lot of soldiers and horses, but they were scattered all over the place, so not many could be drawn out.

How will you expand in the future if you don't have troops under your command?
Zhou Qi Natian Fengzhi said that in addition to letting Zhang Liao expand his army to [-] in Lujiang County, he also recruited [-] troops from various places, and he gave priority to selecting the strong and strong from among the refugees.

After the soldiers and horses were recruited, Zhou Qi ordered people to train every day.

At the same time, Tian Feng offered advice to Zhou Qi: "Now Li Jue and Guo Si are occupying Chang'an, holding the emperor and ministers hostage, and they are worried that the princes will launch a crusade, so they must want to win over the princes."

"Duke Ming can send people to Chang'an with tributes to pay homage to the Son of Heaven. Li Jue and Guo Si will surely return with high officials and rich salary. This will also demonstrate Duke Ming's loyalty to the Han Dynasty. Why not do it?"

When Zhou Qi heard the words, he readily accepted them!
Compared with Xi Zhicai, Tian Feng was better at calculating and fighting in this area because he was born in a noble family, so he could think of this.

Xi Zhicai's strengths are not in this, but in ingenuity and ingenuity, so many aspects may be insufficiently considered.

Zhou Qi was sent to work as Zhonglang Quanrou, who brought important gifts to the court to pay tribute.

Li Jue and Guo Si were overjoyed and sent Zhong Yao, the servant of Huangmen, to Yangzhou to visit Zhou Qi.

The chariot and cavalry general, Zhou Qi led a group of civil and military officials to entertain the court envoys.

Zhong Yao read out the emperor's edict: "The Han Chariot General, Yangzhou Mu, and Anfeng County Marquis Zhou Qi are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and do not forget to pay tribute. I am very relieved."

"Today, chariot and cavalry generals are allowed to open the mansion, and set up the positions of chief minister, Sima, and Zhonglang. State Military.”

Such canonization made Zhou Qi overjoyed.

Although he had opened a mansion before, he did not get permission from the imperial court, so he acted on his own.

But now, with the imperial court's personal permission, Zhou Qi's private opening of the mansion has been covered up.

The most important thing is that the emperor gave Jiajie Yue the right to supervise the military affairs of the four states of Jiao, Yang, Jing and Yi.

This is really what is missing.

According to Zhou Qi's original plan, he planned to annex the four southern states first.

But whatever you do, you must pay attention to the teacher's reputation. If you attack other places for no reason, your reputation will naturally not be good.

It's different with the fake Festival Yue.

This represented the emperor's personal visit, which was equivalent to giving Zhou Qi an excuse to conquer the four southern states.

At this time, he was very fortunate that he followed Tian Feng's suggestion and sent people to Chang'an to pay tribute to the emperor.

What he paid was just some treasures and gifts, but what he got was great benefits.

Zhou Qi entertained Zhong Yao warmly and tried his best to win him over.

He knew that the political level of the person in front of him was not inferior to that of Du Ji, and he was born in a wealthy family, and his influence was not small.

Zhong Yao was still going strong, and at the age of 74, he gave birth to Zhong Hui, who destroyed Shu.

If he can be recruited under his command, it will be of great benefit to Zhou Qi's dominance.

Although Zhong Yao didn't reject Zhou Qi's kindness, he didn't agree to it either, and he was able to speak with ease.

However, Zhou Qi knew that this person might not like him, so he didn't keep him too much.

At the time when all parts of Yangzhou were developing like a raging fire, the battle among the princes gradually became more intense.

At this time, the stalemate between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan continued, and it was inseparable. Gongsun Zan still had the upper hand, and Yuan Shao was always on the defensive.

Yuan Shu in Runan was unwilling to be lonely, and wanted to attack Yanzhou first while Yuan Shao was being restrained, and eliminate Cao Cao, Yuan Shao's number one hardcore younger brother.

At this time, Cao Cao was welcomed by Jinbei Prime Minister Bao Xin and others as Yanzhou Shepherd, and he had just put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the territory. He recruited more than [-] Yellow Turban soldiers and a population of more than one million. The momentum was loud.

Yuan Shu was worried that Cao Cao would lead troops south to attack him, so he wanted to take advantage of the fact that the opponent's initial settlement in Yanzhou was not stable, and he wanted to destroy it.

However, he had offended Zhou Qi before and was worried that the generals of chariots and cavalry would take advantage of his Northern Expedition to raise troops to attack his rear, so he was a little hesitant.

But Zheng Tai said: "I see that Zhou Qi has a lot of ambition. Now that he is entrusted by the imperial court to supervise the military affairs of the four southern states, he must have the ambition to plot Jingzhou."

"Liu Biao and Yuan Shao are in love. If the general attacks Cao Cao, even if Zhou Qi does not lead troops to attack, Liu Biao will not sit idly by."

"For the present plan, we can use the strategy of driving away tigers and devouring wolves again, and send envoys to persuade Zhou Qi to lead troops to attack Liu Biao."

"In this way, the general will have no worries and can raise a large army to attack Cao Cao."

Yuan Shu was overjoyed when he heard the words, and immediately sent envoys to Shouchun with heavy gifts, hoping to form an alliance with Zhou Qi.

After Zhou Qi accepted the gift, he hurriedly recruited everyone under his command to discuss the matter.

Most people are opposed to the alliance with Yuan Shu.

The reason why they objected was because the previous incident in Lujiang County made everyone feel that Yuan Shu was capricious and could not be fully trusted.

What's more, Zhou Qi has formed an alliance with Yuan Shao in advance, if he breaks the alliance at this time and then forms an alliance with Yuan Shu, it will definitely make the world look down upon.

Of course, there are those who oppose it and those who support it.

Supporters believe that now that Yangzhou has enough soldiers and horses, food and grass are abundant, it is a good time to annex Jingzhou.

At this time, Yuan Shu planned to raise troops to attack Cao Cao, and Yangzhou had no worries, so he could attack Liu Biao boldly.

But there were still people who objected.

They felt that Liu Biao was a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and if he sent troops to attack him without any reason, it would definitely attract criticism and damage his reputation as a chariot and cavalry general.

Seeing that everyone was arguing and couldn't agree on it after a long time, Zhou Qi couldn't help but rubbed his brows in distress.

It wasn't until this time that he felt that there were too many subordinates and there were many troubles, that is, there were many factions, and many people had their own opinions.

Seeing that everyone insisted on their opinions, Zhou Qi finally set his sights on Tian Feng.

The reason why Tian Feng came to Yangzhou was precisely for the alliance between Jizhou and Yangzhou.

If they tear up the covenant with Yuan Shao and form an alliance with Yuan Shu instead, they have to consider Tian Feng's mood.

"Yuan Hao, what's your advice?"

Tian Feng pondered for a while, and then said seriously: "If you tear up the covenant with Yuan Benchu, it will indeed damage the reputation of the lord."

During this period of time, under Zhou Qi's signal, the title of Wenwu under his command also gradually changed from "Ming Gong" to "Master".

Logically speaking, the title of lord should be a special name for Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms period.

However, Zhou Qi felt that Ming Gong's address was too bad, and he should have his own unique address.

Just like in history, Liu Bei's subordinates called him Lord, and Sun Quan's subordinates called him Supreme.

It's a bit forced to have a title that belongs to him alone.

Now Liu Bei is just a little shrimp, and this kind of title is not popular at all.

Zhou Qi simply took the lead and intercepted Liu Bei's attack.

Seeing everyone's attention focused on himself, Tian Feng continued: "However, now is indeed the best time to attack Jingzhou, so don't miss it."

"Although my lord formed an alliance with Yuan Shao, he did not form an alliance with Liu Biao. However, he made a secret agreement with Yuan Shu that he would attack Cao Cao and I would attack Liu Biao, but he did not make an alliance in public, so the world has nothing to say."

But Zhang Yun asked: "Liu Biao is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Since he took office, he has been diligent and diligent, and there is nothing wrong with it."

"My lord, if you lead troops to attack rashly, wouldn't it be true?"

"It's easy to solve this problem."

At this moment, a clear voice sounded.

Everyone turned their heads to look, only to see Xi Zhicai with a smile on his face.

Zhou Qi's eyes brightened, and he asked, "What's the best strategy for Zhicai?"

Xi Zhicai said with a smile: "My lord is now supervising the military affairs of the four southern states. It happened that Liu Yan in Yizhou ordered people to block the roads, kill the imperial envoys, and make the emperor's car instrument, with the intention of rebelling."

"My lord, please go to the Emperor and supervise the troops of Jing and Yang states to attack Liu Yan."

"Previously, my lord attacked Jiangxia by falsely attacking Guo. If he used Jingzhou to attack Liu Yan, Liu Biao must be vigilant. He was worried that the lord would repeat his old tricks and refused to agree."

"If he refuses, my lord can justifiably attack Jingzhou."

When everyone heard the words, they all worshiped him.

Zhou Qi then adopted Tian Feng's and Xi Zhicai's strategy, reached a secret agreement with Yuan Shu, and sent envoys to Chang'an to denounce Liu Yan's crimes, and asked the imperial court to allow troops to attack Yizhou.

Faced with Zhou Qi's request, the court naturally couldn't ask for it, and agreed.

After Zhou Qi received the emperor's edict, he immediately ordered people to go to Jingzhou to inform Liu Biao, asking him to collect food, grass, soldiers and horses in Jingzhou, and prepare to attack Yizhou together in order to seek disobedience.

However, it is said that after Yuan Shu and Zhou Qi secretly reached a consensus, they immediately joined forces with Jin Shang, the governor of Yanzhou appointed by the imperial court, and with Sun Jian as the vanguard, mobilized all the troops in Yuzhou and Nanyang to attack Yanzhou.

Cao Cao at this time, his position as Yanzhou Mu was self-claimed, and his name was not justified.

On the other hand, Yuan Shu is the governor of Yanzhou with the official title of the imperial court, and he occupies a righteous name.

Yuan Shu stationed his troops in Fengqiu, and joined forces with the remaining Black Mountain bandits and the Southern Huns in Fuluo and others to fight Cao Cao at Kuangting.

If the original historical trend was followed, Yuan Shu was defeated in this battle, so he had to withdraw from Yongqiu and return to Shouchun in the south.

However, due to Zhou Qi's butterfly effect, Sun Jian did not die under Huang Zu's hands.

With Sun Jian, a brave and skilled general, Yuan Shu relied on the large number of soldiers and horses in Yuzhou and sufficient food and grass, he was actually inextricably killed by Cao Cao.

The two sides fought each other with victories and losses, and the situation of the battle was stalemate, and no one could do anything to the other.

Seeing that the war situation was tense, Zheng Tai once again proposed a plan to join forces with Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian to attack Cao Cao.

In this way, Cao Cao can't take care of both the head and the tail, and he is bound to be defeated.

Yuan Shu accepted his words and sent envoys to Xuzhou to persuade Tao Qian to send troops to attack Cao Cao.

Tao Qian in real history was not the bad guy that many people imagined, but an ambitious man.

According to the original history, after Li Jue and Guo Si occupied Chang'an, Tao Qian joined forces with more than ten people. Jue, Guo Si.

But because Li Jue used a trick to summon Zhu Jun to the court, Tao Qian's plan failed.

In this time and space, Zhu Jun had long since died on the battlefield, and Tao Qian did not act as a demon.

Like Zhou Qi, he sent people to Chang'an to pay tribute, and was named Xuzhou Mu by the court.

Last year, because Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao had a rift, Yuan Shu asked Gongsun Zan for help. Gongsun Zan sent Liu Bei to station Gaotang, but only passed through the plains. Tao Qian invaded Dongjun and stationed troops to force Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao joined forces with Yuan Shao and defeated Tao Qian.

Tao Qian was not reconciled to that defeat and wanted to continue plotting against Yanzhou, so when Yuan Shu's envoy arrived in Xuzhou and discussed with him a joint attack on Cao Cao, Tao Qian readily agreed.

It happened that Xiapi quexuan gathered thousands of people, claiming to be the emperor.

Together with him, Tao Qian raised troops and went down several cities, captured Taishan County, plundered Dongping Kingdom, and killed Quexuan.

Cao Cao was attacked by the enemy for a while, and it was difficult to resist.

　Today I have to check the information and think about the follow-up plot, so it is a bit late.

　　Regarding Tao Qian, it is true that he took the initiative to attack Cao Cao twice in history, and was defeated by Cao Cao, so he felt resentful and sent someone to rob and kill Cao Cao's father.

　　There are many historical records on this matter, but most of them say that Tao Qian sent people to intercept and kill Cao Cao's father. Some say that his men were greedy for Cao Cao's father's property and robbed and killed him privately.

　　Personally, I think the former is more believable, because Tao Qian and Cao Cao were in the same boat at the time, and it was basically impossible to send his subordinates to escort his father.

　　Without sending escorts, it would be impossible to revolt against Cai.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)