I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 341 The emperor rushes into battle

Huailing County was defeated, and the first shot of victory was fired for Que Xuan.

Menhou, who originally fell to the ground, didn't die because no one thought about the last hit, so he abandoned the city and fled like Huai Lingchang.

As for the county captain who was originally in charge of public security in the county, he is still in the county jail waiting to be punished!
By a strange combination of circumstances, Que Xuan obtained his first city in an almost peaceful takeover.

Sitting on the special seat belonging to the county magistrate in the county temple, Que Xuan summoned the civil and military officials of the court and said with great satisfaction: "In today's battle, I am the emperor who takes the first place!"

Everyone present was flattering, and Que Xuan's invincible attitude today was still fresh in their minds, and they became more and more convinced of the warlock's conclusion - this was the true emperor who was destined to enjoy the destiny!
Seeing that his morale was ready, Que Xuan announced: "Today when I led the army to seize the city, you also saw that those officials are usually very arrogant, but in fact they are vulnerable! Tomorrow, the troops will be divided into three groups, and they will capture Xu County in the north, Xu County in the east, and Xu County in the east. Huaipu County and Gaoshan County in the south will be rewarded by those who come forward!"

The general jumped out first and shouted: "I am willing to die for the emperor!"

He was not idle either in foreign affairs or in public affairs. The second thing Que Xuan did was to respect the sorcerer, who was second only to himself in merit and status in his heart, as his teacher and promote Master Fan's teachings inside and outside the county. Not to mention, relying on food and housing, it really attracted a large number of people.

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As Xu Shao observed, for local officials who had always been arbitrary, the court's repeated "high-pressure" efforts to rectify the administration had accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction in their hearts.

They yearn for the comfortable time in the past. From the bottom up, it is good for you and me. At most, it is a misfortune for the common people. Anyway, they are not responsible for the infamy.

Fortunately, the overall bureaucratic structure of the Han Dynasty was not completely paralyzed by these dissatisfaction. At least the news that Huailing County was conquered by the rebels quickly spread to surrounding counties.

But the problem is that no one knows how many people Que Xuan led to raise troops.

Although having said that, even the person involved, Que Xuan himself, didn’t know much about it.

Five thousand, eight thousand, ten thousand... Considering the speed at which Huailing County was "broken", these numbers are quite convincing.

Therefore, as soon as they learned the news, the counties surrounding Huailing strengthened their defenses in their respective counties.

But the officials of the surrounding counties could choose conservative methods, but Liu Kui, the Prime Minister of Xiapi, could not let it go, let alone the envoys sent by the imperial court had not left yet!
Liu Kui was also very angry.

A few days ago, former general He Jin and his loyal servant Huang Wan came to Xiapi State one after another. He did not dare to offend either of them.

He Jin wanted to build a school in Pi State and recruit students who satisfied him. Even if he followed the example of Donghai State and paid for it by local wealthy households, such as Chen Gui, the Prime Minister of Pei, who worked in the Chen family, some of the students However, the cost needs to be subsidized by the Prime Minister's Office.

There was an extra expense for nothing, and most of the credit fell on others. After He Jin left, Liu Kui could not cancel the matter, either because he was considering his own reputation or because he was worried that He Jin would retaliate, but he was inevitably unhappy.

Huang Wan followed closely behind He Jin. He just led the envoys sent by the imperial court to convict and arrest people. If he were at the county magistrate level, he could still have envoys from the imperial court to serve temporarily while waiting for the appointment of new officials, but they would have lower and more official positions. , Liu Kui could only find a way by himself.

After learning about the rebellion and seizing the city in Huailing County, Liu Kui knew that as the prime minister of the country, he was the one who could not shirk the most responsibility, so he immediately ordered the standing troops of a thousand counties. He didn't know how many people there were in Que Xuan, so he didn't dare to be careless. While sending people to investigate, he hurriedly recruited more than 4,000 people regardless of the season.

He Jin is no longer here, but Huang Wan is not far away.

When Liu Kui gathered 5,000 troops, all three troops sent by Que Xuan were defeated. He also knew Que Xuan's true weakness and immediately sent troops to quell the rebellion.

Although Que Xuan, who was the emperor in Huailing County, suffered some minor setbacks, his ambitions remained unchanged.

In the county temple, Que Xuan said to the general who fled back in embarrassment: "The defeat is not your fault. It is because I, who was destined to do so, did not go out with you guys. Now that Prime Minister Pi has led his troops to attack, I personally If you lead the troops in battle, you must cut off Prime Minister Pi’s head with your own hands!”

Seeing that the emperor still trusted him so much, the general was completely moved. As for the fact that half of the troops he brought out had already fled on the road before they saw the enemy, there was no need to mention it. The emperor who has the destiny to lead the troops is naturally different from him.

To this day, although the people's wisdom is not yet enlightened, ordinary people with a little knowledge have no idea what Que Xuan is doing. The bolder ones continued to stay and eat and drink, while the timid ones would have long since found an opportunity to run away.

The only people who can truly live and die with Que Xuan, apart from those who have been blinded by eating, are the only followers named Warlock Fan.

However, when Que Xuan led his people out of the city for the decisive battle, there were actually thousands of people left with him.

Que Xuan did not go into battle blindly. Before leaving the city, he specifically consulted his Master Fan, and the divination results were very good.

So, with the confidence of victory, Que Xuan announced to his soldiers: "I am the emperor, and I have the blessing of God. I should lead the charge, and you will defeat the enemy with me!"

As soon as these words that Que Xuan had prepared long ago came out and were spread,
Most of the rebels were excited, most of them had been bewitched by the warlocks in recent days, and they were very excited - the emperor had personally charged into the battle, and with the destiny, how could they lose?
Que Xuan saw that his troops were ready, so he took the lead and led his troops to rush towards the Han army who came to suppress the rebellion.

Huailing is located on the bank of the Huaihe River. There is a shortage of horses here, and even fewer can be used for riding. Among Que Xuan's emperor's army, apart from him, there are only seven or eight people who have horses, and they are all warlocks. Fanatic believers, charging into battle after the emperor.

The general did not ride a horse, but stayed behind to organize an army to follow. Seeing the emperor's bravery, he shouted: "Follow me, and you will win!"

Then he stepped forward and tried to follow Que Xuan's horse.

However, Que Xuan had never fought before. In his excitement and nervousness, he forgot that a horse with four legs was much faster than a man with two legs.

When the general behind realized something was wrong and wanted to call out to the Emperor, it was already too late.

Therefore, in the eyes of the opposing Han troops and rebels, Que Xuan, the leader, took the lead, wearing very gorgeous clothes and wearing a strange emperor's crown that he heard from somewhere. He was afraid that the Han troops on the opposite side would not aim their bows and arrows at him. .

How could the Han army live up to such good intentions?
Although the county soldiers are not strong in combat power, they will not be intimidated by the charge of less than ten cavalry. Following a burst of arrow feathers, in just one round, there were no more people on horses in the center of the battlefield.

Que Xuan was hit by many arrows and fell off his horse, but he still breathed his last and stared at the blood-red sky.

He wanted to laugh, but his throat was blocked and he couldn't make a sound.

"I am the Son of Heaven! If you disobey me, you will be punished by heaven!" With the punishment from heaven represented by the bloody sky, Que Xuan and his lofty ambitions will be gone forever.

He had no idea that the color of the sky had not changed because of him.

On the contrary, there should be something recorded in the history books: Xiapi Quexuan gathered thousands of people and claimed to be the emperor, and Xiapi Prime Minister Liu Kui led his troops to kill him.

Isn't this a unique way to leave a name in history?

The emperor is dead, and so are the core believers. Most of the remaining rebels have not been brainwashed deeply. Except for the few generals headed by the general who have not joined the horse, their hearts are broken and they no longer know whether to enter or not. It's time to retreat. The remaining people, even if they were fools, knew they could not continue to rush forward, and soon the rebels fled in all directions.

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When Huang Wan arrived here after hearing the news, Huailing County was peaceful as if nothing had happened.

Only the dead people, the humiliated women, and the disappeared food and grass are enough to illustrate the consequences of this farce of claiming to be the emperor. Huang Wan already knew the whole story of the loss of Huailing County. The chief of Huailing who originally fled did not dare to come back after Liu Kui regained Huailing County. When he fled to Dongyang in Guangling County, he was misunderstood by the chief of a pavilion under the heavily guarded Dongyang County. The traitor who came to explore the road was captured.

When the chief of Huailing had no choice but to reveal his identity, the chief of Dongyang Chen Deng immediately sent the man back to Xiapi State.

The Quexuan Rebellion was not the county official Tian Feng met who collapsed before he started his business, but actually captured a city and drove away most of the officials at the county magistrate and below.

Although it was quickly pacified, its subsequent impact would not simply disappear.

Not only Huang Wan was angry, but also the Prime Minister Liu Kui was angry. In the process of Que Xuan's rebellion, if the Huai Ling Chief could play some role, it would not be useless at all.

So when Huang Wan took out the gift given by the emperor and wanted to directly execute the chief of Huailing as a warning to others, Liu Kui not only had no objection, but was happy that someone could finally take responsibility for him.

But just the life of a Huailing leader was not enough, but Liu Kui had been prepared.

In his opinion, if it weren't for the fact that the envoys sent by the imperial court to rectify the officialdom had done too much, resulting in no local officials in the village who could speak, it would be difficult for Que Xuan to recruit so many people privately, so he issued an impeachment memorial. , half of the responsibility was passed on to Chief Huailing, and the remaining half belonged to the envoys.

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"This is really unreasonable!" Liu Bian slapped the table angrily.

Looking at the report in front of him, Liu Bian was quite angry. At this moment, he suddenly understood why Emperor Qin and General Wu of Han liked to make big connections.

By electing a useless and useless county magistrate like Huailing, where will the people be put? He also wanted to severely punish all the officials involved in recommending this person.

What? Liu Hong, who promoted him, is dead? Is there no one else...

But despite being angry, Liu Bian had to face reality.

The instigators are all dead, but the trouble caused by a rich country man who claimed to be the emperor because of alchemy has caused the biggest conflict between officials inside and outside the court to break out again.

Liu Kui's memorial was not unreasonable. If the village officials were still there, they would have discovered Que Xuan's unusual movements immediately.

Liu Kui was just the beginning. After him, there were many letters of two thousand stones impeaching the envoys.

When Kong Rong was killing people indiscriminately, the impact of the attrition of officials on the counties was not obvious. But now, as the actual leaders of the counties, the Erqianshi people felt the dissatisfaction of the officials under their subordinates, and they also suffered from the trouble of constantly having to replenish the officials. ——Even if you are a minor official, the number of people who are qualified to be a minor official in this era is limited.

If you have been in one place for a long time, you may not be of the same mind as the central government!
The current memorial is proof of this.

Liu Bian understood that he wanted to speed up the recruitment and training of his confidants and distribute them throughout the counties.

Because of this, Liu Bian was not in a good mood for several days. On this day, he came to the middle palace and heard the laughter and laughter coming from Cai Yan's palace from afar.

When he got closer, he found that not only Queen Mother He was here, but Queen Mother Dong, who had always lived in the West Palace, was also here.

Entering the palace, Liu Bian saw Empress Dowager Dong and Empress Dowager He joking.

This unprecedented scene made Liu Bian feel like he was dreaming.

"Bian'er doesn't know yet, does he?" Queen Mother He said suddenly when she saw Liu Bian coming.

With a bit of shyness and a bit of joy on his face, Cai Yan replied: "Your Majesty has been busy with government affairs recently, and I don't dare to disturb him."

Seeing this, Liu Bian made a guess in his mind and looked at Cai Yan's belly.

Cai Yan and Tang Wan are both approaching their twenties. Not only have the frequency between husband and wife become higher, Liu Bian will not impose any restrictions on daily life.

Empress Dowager Dong was also very happy, the wrinkles on her face stretched out, and she said with a smile: "The emperor guessed right, there is going to be a happy event in the palace!"

"Seriously?" The sadness on Liu Bian's face for several days was wiped away, and his face immediately became beaming with joy.

Cai Yan stroked his belly and nodded gently.

Liu Bian sat next to Cai Yan slowly, and slowly stretched out his hand, wanting to feel the new life.

The Empress Dowager Dong and the Empress Dowager He were both experienced. Although they knew that they could not feel anything during this month, they watched this scene with a smile on their side with the same emotions.

Thinking about it, only the new generation can make these two people let go of their grudge against each other.

Liu Bian thought about the extremely limited knowledge about child care in his mind and explained it carefully.

If there is anything difficult to explain, I will refer it all to Shi Zixuan as in the past.

However, many emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty had short-lived children and many died young. The question of whether there were building materials among them suddenly came to Liu Bian's mind.

But the emperors of all dynasties lived separately in the north and south palaces, and the north palace was newly built. Could it be that there were problems with both palaces?

Feeling the current atmosphere, Liu Bian did not voice his worries, and just wanted to arrange for someone to check it out later.

Thinking about his unborn children, Liu Bian thought about the things that had worried him recently.

Originally, Liu Bian was still hesitant about whether to compromise a little with the two thousand stones and send an edict or official document asking the envoys to be careful not to affect the security of the county when checking the officials. Now that he thought about it, screw him!

I don’t agree, how dare you two thousand stone rebels?

Anyone who dares to protect those corrupt officials is going against me, the emperor!

Less than half a month after Liu Bian made this decision, Tang Wan was also diagnosed as pregnant.

However, both Cai Yan and Tang Wan did not have enough months left, so for the sake of safety, they did not announce it to the public immediately.

However, the rewards given to the maids by Empress Dowager Dong, Empress Dowager He, and Liu Bian had already arrived, and for a while, the palace was filled with a joyful and peaceful atmosphere.

(End of this chapter)