I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 283 Protecting the Qiang Colonel
After recruiting talents who came to Luoyang from all over the country, He Jin finally set out.

Queen Mother He organized a family banquet in the West Palace to bid farewell to He Jin.

Apart from Queen Mother He and Liu Bian, the only participants were He Jin and He Miao.

It reminded Liu Bian of the family banquet he had not long after entering the palace. The four of them had remained the same, but as time passed, the location and the identities of the participants were different from the past.

At that time, Liu Bian still needed to use He Miao's help to recruit the three Liu Bei brothers. Now that I think about it, it has been a long time and I no longer remember what he said at that time.

At first, he was careless and didn't know what restraint was. Now, when he speaks, he is somewhat restrained.

Both He Jin and He Miao had different attitudes towards Liu Bian from when Liu Bian was just a prince who had just returned to the palace. Even though Liu Bian emphasized that this was just a family dinner, who could really ignore the change in status? Woolen cloth!
Liu Bian looked at Queen Mother He who sometimes commanded the maids, and there must be someone who could ignore it!

While Liu Bian was enjoying the family banquet, Huangfu Song in Liangzhou, Zhangye County, and Xianmei County was preparing to withdraw his troops.

The imperial court made a choice between his differences with Fu Xie and chose to accept Fu Xie's suggestion to re-establish the Qiang Protector Colonel in Xianmei County near Lushuihu.

As for who should be appointed as the captain to protect the Qiang, how many Han soldiers and horses and Qiang followers should be left, whether to keep soldiers and farmland, etc., all must be based on Huangfu Song's opinions.

The reason why Huangfu Song is commendable is that although the court rejected his opinion, he would still do his best to complete his mission without any complaints.

This is Huangfu Song.

At this time, Huangfu Song was sitting in the main seat as the left general, followed by Fu Xie, the governor of Liangzhou, Sun Jian, the governor of Hanyang, and Yang Qi, the governor of Zhangye.

The generals who followed him on the expedition included Wang Kuang and Guanqiu Yi of the Northern Army, Huang Zhong and Xia Mou of the Xiyuan Army, as well as the leaders of the Qiang righteous followers from various tribes who came to help.

Yang Qi, the governor of Zhangye, was the great-grandson of Yang Zhen who was once threatened by the late emperor that he would attract big birds after his death. He was the governor of Runan and was one of the "accomplices" Xu You provided to drag him down.

It was impossible for the imperial court to cut off its arms because of Xu You's biting, but it didn't take long for Yang Qi's three-year term to end. Later, Yang Qi was recalled to the court as an admonishment official, and the position of prefect was replaced by Xu Qiu.

In this selection of the governors of the four counties in Hexi, it is not surprising that Yang Qi, as a Kansai native, became the governor of Zhangye.

Huangfu Song said: "This general has received the imperial edict to prepare for the withdrawal of troops. Your Majesty has ordered this general to recommend candidates who can serve as captains to protect the Qiang. This selection is of great importance. I have thought more about it recently before I can make a final decision."

Almost everyone present knew the purpose of Huangfu Song's convening of everyone today. The biggest suspense was undoubtedly who would serve as the captain of the Qiang Guard. After hearing this, everyone held their breath and concentrated.

Although it was said that Huangfu Song recommended him, no one could see that it was almost impossible for the court to reject the candidate proposed by Huangfu Song.

Stationing here is difficult and risky, but it is a good place to gain military merit.

That is to say, Huangfu Song was strict in running the army and always fair. Otherwise, some people would have been unable to restrain themselves and wanted to find another way.

Huangfusong glanced at the crowd and said: "The Colonel Protecting the Qiang should give priority to stability, but must not lose his dignity. As a lieutenant general in the army, I think Huang Hansheng is the suitable one. I would like to ask Huang Zhong to be the Colonel Protecting the Qiang." "

Huang Zhong came out to pay homage and said: "My subordinates will surely live up to the general's trust!"

Huangfu Song said again: "Han Sheng has always been stable, I am very relieved. Are there any objections among the generals?"

It was impossible for Wang Kuang and other generals not to be disappointed, but they followed Huangfu Song and all of them admired Huangfu Song. Faced with the results directly announced by Huangfu Song, no one had any objections.

After that, we will discuss the remaining troops and horses, etc. This cannot be decided at once. It should also be considered that after Liangzhou was calmed down, Hanyang Governor Sun Jian no longer needed to maintain so many troops and horses, and the amount of money and food that the court could supply to the Qiang guards could only be estimated roughly. Soon after, after setting the general framework for protecting Qiang captains, Wang Kuang and others resigned.

Only five people, Huangfu Song, Fu Xie, Sun Jian, Yang Qi and Huang Zhong, were left.

Huangfu Song first explained: "Han Sheng must remember that although Lu Shuihu is unstable, as long as he does not rebel, he cannot be conquered. You must restrain your subordinates and never deliberately force Lu Shuihu to rebel for the sake of military glory!"

Huang Zhong immediately agreed. How could he not understand Huangfu Song's concerns.

Throughout history, there have been too many cases of people deliberately provoking wars for their own selfish interests and greed for military glory.

Yang Qi added: "Colonel Huang doesn't have to show his kindness to this kind of idiot. If he submits to Wang Hua, the county government will give him convenience, but if he still has his rebellious intentions, he will resort to thunderous methods!"

"In short, Lu Shuihu is mostly distributed in Zhangye and Zhangye's vassal states. Han Sheng needs to communicate with Governor Yang more often."

Huang Zhong promised one by one.

After this day, Huangfu Song's memorial was sent to Luoyang, and he himself began to mobilize troops.

Zhang Fei, who had been idle for a long time, finally received a transfer. He was transferred to the command of the Colonel Protecting Qiang. After this transfer, although he had no military merit, he successfully became a corps commander.

However, Zhang Fei was not happy about his promotion for a moment because he was transferred to Huang Zhong's command.

On the first day after arriving at the new military camp, Zhang Fei met his former colleague Huang Zhong, and Xu Huang, the commander of another department who was left behind with Huang Zhong.

Just looking at the smiling faces of the two people, Zhang Fei said dissatisfiedly: "Laugh if you want to, why do you have to hold back like a girl?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Zhong and Xu Huangyan stopped acting and laughed together.

The three of them were friends from the Xiyuan Army in the past, and Xu Huang and Guan Yu were from the same hometown.

While Zhang Fei was feeling aggrieved, he suddenly burst out laughing. Huang Zhong and Xu Huang couldn't speak louder than him, and attracted many people to watch.

Faced with this scene and Zhang Fei's sudden awkward laughter, the two of them couldn't stop laughing.

"I am laughing with you, why don't you laugh?" Zhang Fei shouted to the two of them.

Then the three of them found a place to sit down. Xu Huang said: "Huangfu Bus has been here, Yide, your official position depends on military merit little by little. You can become the corps commander this time because of the recommendation of the soldiers in the same corps, but you have to It won’t work until it’s too long.”

Zhang Fei sighed and said, "I'm not afraid of fighting, but I haven't fought a single battle since I came to Liangzhou. How can I get any military merit?"

Before Huang Zhong could speak, Xu Huang said to Huang Zhong: "Han Sheng should pay attention. There is a person who is very eager for military success."

Huang Zhong didn't take it seriously: "In my opinion, when Yi De comes to Liangzhou this time, his temperament and temperament are different from those in the past, so he should be treated differently. In the past, even if the soldiers who were with Yi De elected him as the commander, it would only I was afraid that it was more forced than voluntary! But now I see it, but I am willing to do it.”

The meaning behind his words was that he had met the soldiers who were with Zhang Fei first.

(End of this chapter)