The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 343 Shi Yuan Enters the Camp
Three days later, Qin Shou personally led the Huben Camp to leave Luoyang, with Jia Xu and Dian Wei accompanying him.

The army was huge and unstoppable, and soon arrived at the bank of the Yellow River.

After setting up the camp, Qin Shou, Jia Xu and others came to the bank of the Yellow River. At this time, spring ploughing had begun and a large number of people gathered in the fields to work.

"Prime Minister."

A lame man in the distance suddenly shouted loudly.

"Prime Minister? Where is the Prime Minister?"

The man's voice was heard from far away, and the people who were working raised their heads and looked around.

"I, Hao Laowu from the Red Blood Camp, pay my respects to the Prime Minister."

The lame man fell to the ground.

"Brother Hao, you don't have to be so polite." Qin Shou hurried forward to help him up, looked at his lame leg, and sighed: "When did you join the army?"

"In reply to the Prime Minister, I joined the army in the first year of Jian'an. I was injured and retired last year during the attack on Yuan Shao." Hao Laowu replied quickly.

"How have you been since you returned home? Have you received your military pension? Are there any difficulties?"

Qin Shou didn't care whether the ground was dirty or not and pulled the other person to sit down.

"The disabled soldiers can get 100 strings of cash and 20 mu of land, and be appointed as village head. I am living a good life, and I have already married a wife, who is pregnant. This year I will have a big fat boy."

Hao Laowu said with a smile.

His words were filled with joy and he obviously enjoyed his current life.

"Okay, okay." Qin Shou nodded repeatedly, stood up again, and greeted the people not far away: "My fellow elders, my army came here today, and I am sorry for disturbing you. Please forgive me."

No one even dared to say so.

An old man sighed and said, "Yuan Benchu ​​imposed heavy taxes on the people, and the people all resented him. The Prime Minister raised a benevolent army to comfort the people and punish the criminals. In the Battle of Guandu, he defeated Yuan Shao's army of one million. In the future, he will surely gain the world. Today, if you sit on the ground with us common people, the people can hope for peace."

Qin Shou laughed loudly and said, "Thanks to your good words, I will definitely pacify Hebei this time and bring peace and prosperity to the people of the world."

"Long live the Prime Minister."

Everyone cheered immediately.

In this chaos under heaven, the people are the ones who suffer the most. Since the reigns of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling, natural disasters have continued, wars have been frequent, the people have been suffering, and everyone is longing for peace.

Compared with other places, under the rule of the Cavalry Army, the people have less burden, the bandits in the Central Plains are wiped out completely, and there is very little conscription. As a result, they naturally gain the support of the people.

"Wenhe, issue an order to the three armies. Anyone who goes to the countryside to kill chickens and dogs, or destroys the people's crops, will be charged with murder!" Qin Shou gave the order immediately.

"promise."

Jia Xu responded quickly.

After hearing this, the people cheered again and fell to the ground one after another.

"You are the boat! The people are the water! Water can carry the boat, but it can also capsize it. All of my descendants should treat the people well." Qin Shou jumped on his horse, whipped the horse and warned them.

"I will definitely write it down and pass it down to future generations."

Jia Xu responded quickly.

Everyone said goodbye and left immediately.

In the distance, several young scholars nodded repeatedly after listening.

"Shiyuan, how is it? Does the Prime Minister love the people like his own children, as I said?" said a young man with a refined appearance to the slightly ugly man next to him.

"Xu Yuanzhi, although the Prime Minister loves the people, he may not be so in his heart." The ugly man said disdainfully.

If you want Pang Tong to surrender to you, you have to see whether he is worthy of your loyalty.

Xu Shu just smiled slightly after hearing this.

He believed that Qin Shou was not a person who only recognized appearance. If he knew Pang Tong's ability, he would be very happy. Qin Shou had just returned to the camp when he heard the guards report that Xu Shu, Pang Tong, Cui Zhouping, Shi Tao, and Meng Jian were outside the camp asking for a meeting. He was immediately overjoyed.

"Sima Hui once said that if you get Crouching Dragon and Phoenix, you can get the world. Although it is a bit exaggerated, it can also show the other party's talent. In order to get Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei visited Zhuge Liang three times. I can't lose my courtesy when I meet Phoenix today. In addition, Xu Shu and others are all famous scholars. I will personally welcome him."

Qin Shou immediately ordered people to play drums and music, and led everyone to go out to greet them in person.

"Yuanzhi, Zhouping, Gongwei, Guangyuan, are you all well? This person must be Pang Tong Pang Shiyuan. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person."

Qin Shou bowed to everyone and said.

"Prime Minister." When Xu Shu and others saw Qin Shou coming out to greet them personally, they all showed excitement, except Pang Tong's ugly face which looked slightly calm.

"How dare a man from the countryside trouble the Prime Minister to come and welcome me in person?"

Pang Tong said slowly.

It was obvious that they did not take Qin Shou seriously, and everyone had a strange look on their faces.

"If Shi Yuan is a man from the mountains, then we are not much better." Qin Shou didn't care. It was normal for people like Pang Tong to have strange personalities.

After all, he is ugly and a little bit inferior, but he is also very smart. He thinks that everyone around him looks down on him. He is like a hedgehog, and no matter who it is, they will attack him.

If you argue with such people, you will suffer.

After hearing this, Pang Tong's expression immediately improved a lot.

"I am very happy that you gentlemen are here to help me. I have been the prefect of Zhouping and am temporarily the prefect of Shanyang. Yuanzhi, Gongwei and Guangyuan are all talented. They can first enter the court as Huangmen Shilang. After they are familiar with government affairs, they can be arranged by the cabinet. What do you think?" Qin Shou said solemnly.

"Thank you, Prime Minister."

There was joy on everyone's face.

Then everyone's eyes fell on Pang Tong. Qin Shou examined Pang Tong only at the end, which showed his importance to Pang Tong.

"Shi Yuan, after I pacify Hebei, how about heading south and taking Jingzhou?"

Qin Shou asked.

"That's a way to die! Moreover, I believe that the Prime Minister has already made arrangements. This time, our target is not Yuan Shao, but the foreign tribes on the grassland. Prime Minister, am I right?"

Pang Tong looked at Qin Shou slowly.

"After defeating the barbarians on the grassland, how about going south to attack Jingzhou?" Qin Shou asked again.

"The outcome is determined by fate."

Pang Tong said again.

"Then Mr. Fengchu, what do you think the court should do to pacify the world?" Yang Xiu couldn't help but ask.

"Recuperate for two years and make plans for Bashu. If the Prime Minister wants to conquer the world, he must first seize Bashu. Once Bashu is seized, the troops can be divided into three routes: Bashu as one route, Jingzhou as one route, and Jiangdong as one route."

After Pang Tong finished his analysis, a look of complacency suddenly appeared on his face.

Qin Shou's eyes lit up after hearing this. This strategy was quite reasonable. Although Jingzhou was important, Bashu was more important. Historically, wasn't this how the Yuan Dynasty conquered the world?
In the past, when everyone analyzed the situation, they all thought that the next step should be to attack Jingzhou, but now Pang Tong provided him with a unique suggestion, which opened another door for Qin Shou.

"Shi Yuan, what do you want?"

Qin Shou asked immediately.

"I'll follow your orders, Prime Minister." Pang Tong replied bluntly.

"Send someone to Chang'an to ask the emperor for permission to appoint Shi Yuan as an inner cabinet official and to temporarily serve in my office."

Qin Shou said proudly: "Send an order to reward the three armies to celebrate the arrival of all the talented people."

"Thank you, Prime Minister."

(End of this chapter)