The great man will live forever

Chapter 308 Extraordinarily smooth

In August 184 AD, Huangfu Song fought with the Yellow Turban Army in Cangting and captured the Yellow Turban Army generals.

Dong Zhuo suffered a small defeat in Xia Quyang and was punished. He might have been beheaded, but under the operation of the Yuan family, he was only temporarily deprived of his official position.

At the same time, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty issued an edict, ordering Huangfu Song to lead an army to conquer Zhang Bao.

By the time Huangfu Song led his army to Jizhou, it was already September, and Zhang Ning and his Yellow Turban army rushed to Qingzhou and Jinan Kingdom.

The Kingdom of Jinan was plagued by many disasters during the Han Dynasty, experiencing four abolitions and four establishments.

It was first established in the Western Han Dynasty, in the first year of Empress Lu (187 BC). After Liu Ying's death, Lu Pheasant simply came to the dynasty to claim the throne and granted the title of "Lü clan".

She made her nephew Lu Tai the king of Lu, and divided Jinan County, the richest county under the jurisdiction of Qi State, which was granted to Liu Fei, the eldest son of Liu Bangshu, to serve as a city, which was called Jinan Kingdom.

In Chinese history, the name of Jinan first appeared here.

In the eighth year of Empress Lu (180 BC), Empress Lu died. Under the attack of the famous kings Chen Ping, Zhou Bo and the Liu family, the kings of the Lu family that Lu Fei had entrusted with them subsequently collapsed. King Liu Xiang of Qi took the opportunity to raise his troops to capture Jinan, the fiefdom of King Lu. .

In the first year of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty (179 BC), the Kingdom of Jinan was abolished. Eight years after the founding of the country, it was re-assigned to the Kingdom of Qi as Jinan County.

In the sixteenth year of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty (164 BC), Jinan was established for the second time. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty divided Qi into six kingdoms: Qi, Jibei, Zichuan, Jiaodong, Jiaoxi, and Jinan, in fact, in order to weaken Qi.

In the second year of Emperor Jing's reign in the Han Dynasty (155 BC), Chao Cuo, the imperial censor, published the policy of reducing the feudal vassals, proposing to weaken the power of princes and kings and strengthen the centralization of power. This led to the outbreak of the Rebellion of the Seven Kings.

The result is self-evident. The seven kings were killed. Jinan King Liu Piguang was defeated and killed because he was in the wrong team, and the privileges of other princes and kings were taken away. It was only ten years after Jinan was founded for the second time that it was once again demoted to Jinan County.

Time passed and came to the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the 41th year of Jianwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty (6 years), Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty Liu Xiu named his son Liu Kang the King of Jinan, and later included the counties of Pingyuan County into the Kingdom of Jinan.

There are a total of 15 counties and princes under its jurisdiction: Dongpingling, Taixian, Guanxian, Dongchaoyang, Zouping, Liangzo, Yuling, Tugu, Licheng, Zhuoxian, Zhua, Luoyin, Ande, and Xipingchang , Banyang.

The Jinan Kingdom was passed down through five dynasties, from AD 41 to 154, and they were Liu Kang, Liu Cuo, Liu Xiang, Liu Xian, and Liu Guang. When Liu Guang died, he had no children and was abolished 113 years after the founding of the country. .

In the third year of Xiping (174) of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Liu Kang, the son of Liu Li, the king of Hejian An, was granted the title of King of Jinan. This was the fourth time that Jinan was founded.

At this time, in the Jinan Kingdom Dongpingling Tomb and the palace, the new Jinan King Liu Yun was anxious.

"Why did the Yellow Turban army come to Qingzhou? Aren't they in Jizhou?"

"Your Majesty, now we can only quickly ask for help from the imperial court."

"Yes, ask the imperial court for help."

Outside the city, Zhang Ning looked at the Yellow Turban leaders Zhou Cang, Peng Tuo, Han Zhong, Sun Xia and Bu Si.

"Guan Hai and He Yi led 30,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turbans to seek refuge. Now our power has increased. They want us to establish a foothold in Qingzhou. What do you think?"

Peng Tuo's eyes seemed to be shining, "Holy girl, the soldiers in Qingzhou County and the prefecture are vulnerable. When we fight, most of them surrender. I think we can consider it."

Han Zhong was quite knowledgeable, and he said as soon as he opened his mouth, "Qingzhou is located at a strategic transportation hub with an advantageous geographical location. It was one of the nine states in ancient times and was also the territory of Qi State at that time.

With the mountains and rivers on the right, the sea on the left, the peninsula in the east, Yimeng in the south, and the Bohai Sea in the north, it has been an important military town in the past. If we take Qingzhou, we can develop slowly..."

Zhou Cang patted his chest and said, "Yeah, I'm a rough man and don't understand this. But Liaodong is too far away. How can it be compared to Qingzhou? Holy girl, these Qingzhou officers and soldiers can't help but fight. I think we can take it in less than half a year." Off to Qingzhou."

"That's right, Saint. Now the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans have joined us again. With tens of thousands more troops, we are even more powerful."

Seeing everyone saying this, Zhang Ning, or Shu Yuzhu, had an impulse to take Qingzhou as his foundation.

After all, she came from a later generation and had a photographic memory. Those who had read the information said that the Qingzhou Yellow Turban was very powerful in later generations, and Cao Cao also relied on him to make his fortune.

In history, after Zhang Jiao died in battle, the Yellow Turban Uprising led by Zhang Jiao was suppressed, leaving only remnants in various places.

But four years later, in October of the fifth year of Zhongping (4), the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou rose up, conquered cities and territories, and soon grew to hundreds of thousands. When the state and county officials saw the arrival of the Yellow Turban Army, they often abandoned the city and fled.

In the second year of Chuping of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty (191), 30 Qingzhou Yellow Turbans attacked Mount Tai, but were defeated by the prefect Ying Shao. They also joined forces with the Xuzhou Yellow Turbans and entered Jizhou to the west to attack Bohai County. They wanted to join the Black Mountain Army, but were blocked by Gongsun Zan in Dongguang. Attack, defeat.

In April of the third year of Chuping, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans attacked Yanzhou southward with millions of troops and defeated the governor Liu Dai. They also fought with Cao Cao in Shouzhang, but were defeated by Cao Cao and retreated.

In December, Cao Jun pursued him in Jibei, but the Yellow Turbans were defeated again and surrendered. Cao Cao organized the elite Yellow Turban soldiers into Qingzhou soldiers.

It is said that Cao Cao recruited millions of Qingzhou Yellow Turbans. Of course, there were not that many, but they did provide Cao Cao with a lot of help.

With so many people, not only going to fight, but also working in the fields, they can grow a lot of food. Besides, they were born farmers, so they are quite skilled in farming.

Of course, these thoughts just flashed through Zhang Ning's mind.

She looked around and smiled, "Back then, when our Yellow Turbans first revolted, the world was in chaos. Wherever they went, the enemies either fled or surrendered. I guess you all thought that Luoyang would be captured in less than a year. , destroy the big man, right?"

This time, everyone was silent. They really thought so at the beginning.

"As a result, in just five months, the situation has taken a turn for the worse. Perhaps you have forgotten that you were chased and beaten by the court, like a bereaved dog? What, now you feel okay again?

Who has the ability to stand up? When Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun beat the elites of the imperial court to fight, who has the ability to pat his chest and say, if he can defeat them and defend Qingzhou, we will not go to Liaodong and stay and defend.

If any of you have this ability, tell me! "

As Zhang Ning spoke, everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to speak. Who has the ability?

"The saint is right, we are getting carried away and arrogant."

"We take it too much for granted."

"Actually, Saint, we can give it a try. We can build a boat first. If we can't defeat them, we can escape to Liaodong by boat."

"Yes, Saint, we can first try to resist the imperial army and occupy Qingzhou. If we can't resist, we can escape by boat."

There were different opinions. For a moment, Zhang Ning hesitated again, but it was only short-lived.

"We must always remember our goal and fight against the imperial army. If we win, it will be good. But if we don't win, we will suffer heavy losses. Even if we escape to Liaodong and the remaining troops are defeated, will we be able to conquer Liaodong? Can we defeat the local army? Hu people?"

She then added, "Besides, if we have established a foothold in Liaodong and developed well, wouldn't it be great to fight back by ship? Moreover, in just a few years, the world will be full of wars between princes."

"Why does the saint think so?"

"The aristocratic family got what they wanted most, military power, the Han Dynasty lost its deer, and the whole world chased it!"

Zhang Ning said and pointed to the sky. Everyone stopped talking and agreed with her words. She represented Huang Tian to a certain extent.

"Zhou Cang, Peng Tuo, Han Zhong!"

"exist."

"You rush to Donglai County with 50,000 elites, occupy Donglai County at top speed, and then seize the ships. The more the better, if not, build them yourself. You have three months, so act fast!"

"promise!"

"Sun Xia, Bu Si!"

"exist!"

"You follow me to disrupt Qingzhou and keep the imperial court busy for three months."

"promise!"

Not long after, Zhang Ning led 10 Yellow Turbans to attack Dongpingling Tomb of Jinan State, which was the capital of Jinan State.

It is said to be one hundred thousand, but in fact there are not many elites.

"Kill!"

In less than ten days, the capital of Jinan was captured.

"Is it defeated now?"

In the Jinan King's Palace, Zhang Ning looked at the captured Jinan King Liu Yun. He was only 15 years old at this time, and Zhang Ning was younger than him.

"Are you Jinan Liu Yun?"

"Fairy, spare your life!" Liu Yun shivered, not daring to look up.

Guan Hai smiled and said, "With the saint here, our Yellow Turban Army will naturally be invincible!"

"Yes, those you brought are all the elites of the Yellow Turbans. The walls of Dongpingling are not high, and the officers and soldiers are frightened, so they are easy to fight."

Zhang Ning nodded, "Have all the aristocratic families in the city been arrested? Are they not killing innocent people indiscriminately?"

He Yi hurriedly said: "Of course we don't dare to speak when the saint speaks."

But Bu Si on the side was a little hesitant.

"What's wrong? General Bu." Bu Si hesitated for a moment and then said, "Please punish the saint. When my men broke into the Lin family, they didn't hold back and slaughtered his family."

Zhang Ning's face turned cold, "Isn't it more than just massacre? No robbery of property? No defilement of women?"

"Please punish the saint." Bu Si quickly knelt down.

"How many people were involved in this massacre?"

"About 100 people."

"Kill them all."

"what?"

"Those are my old subordinates who follow me. They are elites and saints. Although they made mistakes, their sins will not lead to death." Bu Si kowtowed.

Sun Xia also begged for mercy, "Yes, Holy Girl, I checked and found out that the Lin family did all kinds of evil in Dongpingling. Killing them would be to eliminate harm for the people."

He also looked at Zhang Liang, who was silent on the side. Zhang Liang hesitated to speak several times.

"This is the reason why you have been defeated. We are poor people. We are here to establish Huangtian's peaceful age. We are not bandits. We cannot burn, kill and loot. I have said long ago that we cannot massacre at will.

Even if the Lin family is really guilty, are the maids and servants in the mansion also guilty? Everyone should be judged, and those who are guilty should be killed, instead of just looking at the money and trying to keep it for themselves. Military discipline is the first priority, so kill them all.

If you can't kill him, I'll do it myself. "

Zhang Ning's tone was extremely cold and decisive, and no one dared to look at him.

"Yes, my niece is right!" Zhang Liang confirmed, and everyone did not dare to speak.

……

"Let's go!"

"It is said that the Yellow Turban Army publicly tried the high officials in the city, as well as those from aristocratic families. They avenged us and could kill them as long as they told us the crime."

"real or fake?"

"I heard that the Yellow Turban Army burned, killed, and looted all the people in several nearby counties."

"This time is different. When they entered the city, they didn't burn, kill or loot."

"Let's go take a look?"

Although most people were skeptical, some people still came to the huge square.

"Look, that's Liu Jingwu, the head of the Liu family. He once served as a prefect."

"That's Du Xinghuai. It's said that his sister is the Queen Mother."

"That's Huang Gong. He was a governor."

At a glance, they saw many wealthy families that they usually looked up to, such as the Du family, the Huang family, the Liu family, and even the King of Jinan, Liu Yun, who were all tied up with ropes and gagged.

"Boom boom boom!"

Seeing that there were more people, the Yellow Turban Army started beating gongs and drums.

"We saints want to make decisions for the people of the world. You can identify the people here as you like, as long as you tell them the crimes they committed back then, such as seizing your land, killing your children, raping your wives...

Anyone who bullies the old, weak, women and children, and plunders your property, you can say whatever you want. As long as multiple people confirm it, we will judge him, pull him out and kill him.

Don’t be afraid, we Yellow Turbans are not bandits, we want to build a peaceful world where everyone has enough to eat and there is no war, and we want to uphold justice for the people of the world..."

After their instigation, several people were ready to take action.

Finally, a thin middle-aged man stood up and pointed at Du Xinghuai, the head of the Du family.

"He was the one who occupied 50 acres of my ancestor's land. My father went to sue him. As a result, he colluded with the county magistrate and beat my father to death..."

The man said, with hatred in his eyes, and identified another person, the county magistrate who was in cahoots with Du Xinghuai.

"Yes, I also know about this. Du Xinghuai often does this kind of thing."

"Correct!"

"I'm going to kill him!"

Several people in the crowd roared, and more and more people roared, and the crowd was excited for a while.

"Okay, okay!" the Yellow Turban soldier laughed, "Now that it's confirmed, kill him."

Then someone handed him the knife. The man who initially identified Du Xinghuai took the knife and walked up to Du Xinghuai.

Seeing the knife getting closer and closer to him, Du Xinghuai shook his head quickly, but unfortunately his mouth was blocked.

"Woo!"

He wanted to say something, but couldn't. His legs kept shaking and something flowed out from between his legs.

"Pfft!" With one stab, the man's knife stabbed into Du Xinghuai's body. Blood flowed out and he fell.

"Aweng, the boy has avenged you." The man pulled out the knife, let the blood splash on his face, and shouted towards the sky.

"Okay!" the Yellow Turban soldier shouted, and the people around him also shouted.

The people below kept applauding, and as someone demonstrated, more and more people stood up.

Just one afternoon. Most of the aristocratic families were killed, and of course some of them were fine. What was unexpected was that Jinan King Liu Yun was fine too.

Inside the room, Zhang Ning looked at everyone, "We will deal with it like this in the future."

"promise!"

"Who is the first one to use the knife today?" In fact, the man who went to kill Du Xinghuai was actually a member of the Yellow Turban Army. There were many of their people below who sneaked in. His father was not killed by Du Xinghuai. He was just acting. I'm afraid The common people did not have the courage to take action against the wealthy families, so they set an example.

"His name is Huang San!"

"Not bad, reward!"

"Saint, what about the others?"

"Let them all go!"

"what?"

"We, the Yellow Turban Army, must keep our word. Since they have done no evil, we will let them go."

"promise!"

However, although they were released, Zhang Ning confiscated most of their property, leaving only a small part for them to live on.

Moreover, the Yellow Turban Army was in the city and no longer took possession of ordinary people's things. Zhang Ning directly beheaded all the 100 Yellow Turbans who massacred and robbed the Lin family.

Then their heads were placed in various military camps for public display. This time, everyone was silent. They were more than 100 Yellow Turban elites. They beheaded when they were told. Zhang Ning personally led the people to do it.

It's scary to think about it. For a while, no one dared to do anything to harm the people, at least they didn't dare to say it openly.

It didn't take long for the Yellow Turban Army's reputation in the city to change, and some people no longer called them bandits.

Just as Zhang Ning's public trial was in full swing, news that they had captured the capital of Jinan had reached the court.

"What, Jinan is gone?"

Cao Cao was speechless on the way. He was appointed prime minister by the court because he teamed up with Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun to defeat the Yellow Turban Army and beheaded tens of thousands of people.

At this time, most of the princes and kings of the Eastern Han Dynasty were nominal symbols and had little control over domestic affairs. Most of them were left to the management of the state ministers arranged by the imperial court.

In the original history, he did a very good job. He was a passionate young man who was dedicated to the country.

During his tenure as Prime Minister of Jinan, Cao Cao managed affairs as before. There are more than ten state-owned counties in Jinan. Most of the county magistrates are dependent on their power, are corrupt and pervert the law, and have no scruples.

Cao Cao's previous state ministers all ignored them. When Cao Cao took office, he vigorously organized and dismissed eight out of ten officials at once. Jinan was shaken, and corrupt officials fled one after another. "Political and religious affairs are flourishing, and a county is peaceful."

But now, history has changed, and Cao Cao is afraid that he will no longer be the prime minister of Jinan, and the whole country of Jinan will perish.

Cao Cao refused and immediately petitioned the imperial court to send troops under his command to quell the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou.

(End of this chapter)