Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 234 228. Rebellion
"Hey, Mr. Zheng, I haven't seen you for a few days. Why have you fallen to this point?"

At dawn, Yong Kai had already sat in the hall of the Yizhou County Governor's Mansion. Below him was Zheng Ang, who was tied up and escorted in by his own private soldiers.

"Bah! Shameless traitor, your Yong family has been receiving salaries from the Han Dynasty for generations, but now you have openly betrayed them for your own selfish reasons and joined the traitor Cao. When you are in the afterlife, aren't you afraid of meeting the 24th emperor of the Han Dynasty?"

Zheng Ang became angry when he saw Yong Kai's arrogant look, and immediately started to curse him, scolding Yong Kai severely.

Although Yong Kai was also born into a prominent family, the genes passed down from his ancestors were not the talent of an eloquent scholar, but the ability of a reckless warrior to fight on the battlefield. Therefore, when Yong Kai was scolded by Zheng Ang, he could not talk back.

"Sir, I came to ask you in a nice way, but you were so rude. This is really against etiquette. Someone, come and slap Sir in the face."

Yong Kai's face was gloomy. He was not the kind of person who could swallow his anger after being scolded. His face immediately fell and he ordered his soldiers to slap Zheng Ang in the face.

"Crackling..."

Zhengang was slapped in the face by two soldiers in turn. These burly soldiers had no concept of severity and their slaps made Zhengang's cheeks swollen and even knocked out two teeth.

"Zheng Taishou, are you sober now? You and I have known each other for a while, and I don't want you to end up with your head and body in pieces. All you need is a piece of paper declaring that you respect me as your master, and Yizhou County will be under the jurisdiction of Wei. You can also be a senior official under my command, isn't that wonderful?"

Yong Kai ordered Zheng Ang to stop after seeing that he was beaten beyond recognition. He believed that after swinging the stick, there would be a reward. Yong Kai spoke in a somewhat tempting tone, hoping that Zheng Ang would abandon the light and join the dark.

If Zhengang really knows the truth, I don't mind sparing him a little longer. After all, Zhengang has been in office for quite a while and is quite familiar with the affairs of Yizhou County. If he can assist me in occupying Yizhou County, I can achieve twice the result with half the effort. Isn't that wonderful?

“Heh…bah.”

Zheng Ang spat a mouthful of blood at Yong Kai, but Yong Kai was in the first position and the two were several meters apart, so the spit naturally could not fly that far and just landed on the ground between the two.

However, Zhengang's behavior clearly showed his attitude in response to Yong Kai's call for him. Seeing Zhengang's stubbornness, Yong Kai's tyranny immediately came out.

"You don't want to drink a toast, do you? Come on, drag this thief away, chop him into pieces, and hang his head on the city gate to dry."

Yong Kai jumped up like an angry tiger and was about to bite people. Zheng Ang was not surprised at his ending. His swollen cheeks still had that expression of hatred, and his eyes, swollen into slits, still revealed endless murderous intent.

"Shameless villain! I will wait for you in the underworld!"

When Zhengang was about to be dragged out of the hall by the soldiers, he shouted his last words to Yong Kai. Yong Kai naturally didn't care about it, it was just the howling of a dying man, he didn't care at all.

Before long, Zheng Ang's head was hung on the city wall of Yizhou County by Yong Kai's men, which frightened countless soldiers, civilians and officials.

After killing Zheng Ang and some officials who refused to surrender, Yong Kai was also a wealthy family in Yizhou County and had a good reputation, so there was not much resistance to take over Yizhou County. It was only half a day since the uprising last night, and the flags on the top of the city walls of Yizhou County were changed, and Yong Kai took it down. Yong Kai did not rest on his laurels, and immediately summoned the soldiers who could be used in the city and reorganized them into an army. He even released some prisoners who were imprisoned in the prison to supplement his own manpower.

At the same time, Yong Kai immediately sent letters to Gao Ding and Zhu Bao, asking them to respond to him. By then, with the addition of Meng Huo, the four southern counties of Yizhou would rise up together, which would be a huge momentum.

When Zhu Bao received the letter from Yong Kai, which was different from the original timeline, he did not choose to wait and see, but immediately raised an army. As the governor of Zangke, Zhu Bao directly relied on his power to coerce the entire county into rebellion, and those who were loyal to the Han Dynasty were directly killed by him.

For a time, with the rebellion of Meng Huo and Gao Ding, the entire southern part of Yizhou was in rebellion in less than half a month.

The three counties of Yuexi, Yizhou and Zangke all fell into the hands of the rebels. Although Yongchang County did not rebel, it was surrounded by the main force of Meng Huo's 72 caves in the south and Gao Ding and Yong Kai in the north. Yongchang County was cut off from the outside world.

This extremely urgent news spread from Nanzhong to Chengdu, and it was like a bolt from the blue, causing the political situation in central Sichuan, which had been relatively stable for a while, to become turbulent again.

Early in the morning, Liu Chan came to the main hall of the Chengdu Palace with a bitter face. Liu Chan, who had gained weight due to his prominent status, had obviously lost weight recently. On the one hand, Zhang Fei's discipline had made him exhausted, and under fatigue, he naturally had no such good appetite.

On the other hand, Zhang Fei not only took care of A Dou's studies, but also his health. The general even had nothing to do, so he came to the palace three times in five days just to urge A Dou to exercise. No one knew who asked him to do so.

But Zhang Fei was his third uncle and future father-in-law after all. When Liu Bei entrusted his son to Zhang Fei, he also clearly stated that A Dou should be treated like a father. Therefore, as Liu Chan was at the bottom of the food chain, he could only let Zhang Fei manipulate him. Not only did Liu Chan's mind become a little more knowledgeable, but his body also became healthier.

"What important matters do you have to report?"

After the ministers had exchanged greetings, Liu Chan asked the ministers with a tired look, especially looking at Zhuge Liang. He knew very well that the court meetings that required his appearance would definitely not be trivial matters, and such matters would definitely have to go through Zhuge Liang.

"Your Majesty, the other day the Yongchang County Magistrate Wang Kang sent an envoy to report that the barbarians in the south have recently gathered troops and have expressed dissatisfaction with our Han people, and it seems that they are about to start a war again."

Liu Chan didn't say anything, but frowned slightly. Maybe it was because he lost a lot of fat, but his brain was working much better now. His intuition told him that things were not that simple. If it was just the Nanman's unusual movements, Prime Minister Zhuge would definitely not take it so seriously. There must be something else going on.

"If it was just the barbarians who were going to plunder, the southern counties should be able to handle it on their own. Is there something wrong?"

Liu Chan is no longer the same person as before. At least when Zhuge Liang mentioned Nanzhong, he knew where Nanzhong was and how such situations were generally handled in the past. This was all thanks to the teachings of Zhang Fei and those knowledgeable attendants.

"Your Majesty is wise. Two days after the arrival of the messenger from Wang Juncheng, bad news came from the southern counties. Gao Ding, the leader of the Yuexi Yi, Yong Kai, a prominent family in Yizhou County, and Zhu Bao, the governor of Zangke, echoed the leader of the Nanman, Meng Huo, and raised troops at the same time. Now, three of the four southern counties of Yizhou have fallen."

Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Chan with appreciation and slowly told him what happened next.

(End of this chapter)