The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 216 Chapter 215
After He Yi heard Xu Chu's words, she was overjoyed, and immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Xu Chu, and said, "He Yi, a grassroots man, kneel and listen to the imperial decree!"

Xu Chu read aloud: "Follow the heavens, the emperor ordered..."

He Yi knelt on the ground with her ears pricked up. When she heard the imperial decree that he was named General Jianyi, the joy in her heart was self-evident.

In fact, Xu Chu didn't know much about the words written in the imperial decree. He was a rough man and rarely read. These words were all recited by him.In order to distinguish the three edicts of He Yi, Liu Pi, and He Man, Xu Chu specially marked them in the package, for fear of taking them by mistake.

After the edict was read out, He Yi immediately said: "My minister, He Yi, thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Xu Chu handed the imperial decree to He Yi, and took out the seal of General Jianyi, and said to He Yi, "Brother, this is the official position that the General asked for you. You must remember the kindness that the General has shown you. ah!"

"Brother, don't worry, I will definitely keep this kindness of the general in mind."

Xu Chu said: "By the way, there are two imperial edicts here, which respectively canonize Liu Pi and He Man as General Jianzhong and General Jianxin. I know that my brothers have a good relationship with them. Can you call them here and join them together?" Accepting the imperial decree, Brother Yexing, I ran back and forth, didn’t I?”

He Yi clasped her fists and said, "Don't worry, brother, I will send someone to invite brothers Liu Pi and He Man to come over, and then meet with brother to discuss big plans."

"it is good!"

He Yi respected Xu Chu very much, so a banquet was naturally a no-brainer.

The next day, Liu Pi and He Man came to Ruyin County Yamen successively, and He Yi introduced Xu Chu to them.

Xu Chu was famous, and he was quite a hero in Huai and Ru areas. Both Liu Pi and He Man respected him very much.Later, Xu Chu took out the imperial decree and read out in public that they would be made generals, which made Liu Pi and He Man very happy.

"The reason why we were able to become generals is because of the kind words of the general in front of His Majesty. You must remember the kindness of the general." He Yi said to Liu Pi and He Man.

Liu Pi and He Man said: "That's natural. Anyway, we've had enough of Yuan Shu's cowardice, everyone is here today, why don't we gather our troops and horses and go to Xuzhou."

He Yi said: "From then on, we are no longer thieves, but upright and upright generals of the Han Dynasty, officials ordered by the court, whoever dares to scold us in the future. This time I called the two brothers here just to discuss this matter. We have never met the great general, but the great general canonized us as generals. This kind of kindness, we should always remember in our hearts. In addition, I also intend to go to Xuzhou with my brothers to join the general, and stay away from this villain Yuan Shu. !"

Xu Chu said: "Three brothers, please be patient and listen to me first. Recently, the general has received a secret report that Yuan Shu secretly ordered dragon robes and crowns in Shouchun, planning to rebel and proclaim himself emperor. The general sent me here , I want you to draw a clear line with Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu proclaims himself emperor, he is a traitor of the great Han, and the general has already made preparations. As long as Yuan Shu dares to proclaim himself emperor, the army will drive straight into Huainan. For the time being, all of you Garrison in Runan, when Yuan Shu proclaims himself emperor, you can fight back, defeat Yuan Shu, make contributions, and at that time, the imperial court will naturally reward you."

Liu Pi turned his head quickly, and asked, "General Xu, you want me to stay in Runan for the time being as an internal response?"

"Yes, that's what I mean. Your army is not far away from Shouchun. Once Yuan Shu proclaims himself emperor, the general will lead the army to fight. Yuan Shu will also send the main force to fight. At this time, you can lead the army to attack Shouchun. Attack Yuan Shu's lair. At that time, you will definitely get a lot of credit." Xu Chu said.

He Yi nodded and said: "What General Xu said is very reasonable, what do you two brothers think?"

Liu Pi and He Man looked at each other, and said in unison: "We have no objections, and everything is subject to the command of the general."

"Okay, if that's the case, let's discuss it. At that time, I will personally lead the army to join you. Once you break through Yuan Shu's lair, you can grab as much gold, silver and jewels in Shouchun City. All It's all yours."

After He Yi, Liu Pi, and He Man heard this, greedy eyes appeared in their eyes.After all, they have been thieves for a long time, and they have not changed their thieves' nature. Naturally, they are very happy to get such a good thing suddenly.

Afterwards, Xu Chu wanted to leave Ruyin and return to his command. He Yi, Liu Pi, He Man and others repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, but Xu Chu refused. Let them continue as before, as they should, and as they should.

After Xu Chu left, He Yi, Liu Pi, and He Man began to obey Yuan Shu's orders on the surface, but in fact they secretly practiced their soldiers and horses, quietly waiting for the time to come.

In the next few months, the entire land of China entered a relatively calm state, and the situation in Jiangdong was just as Jia Xu predicted before. After Sun Ce captured Yuzhang County, he stopped because of insufficient troops. Yuzhang County recruited troops and bought horses. On the one hand, it continued to submit to Yuan Shu, and on the other hand, it continued to collude with Yan Baihu, Zu Lang, Jiao Ji and others.

But Yan Baihu, Zu Lang, and Jiao Ji each occupy a county and are not subordinate to each other, and they are very jealous of Chen Deng in Jinling County.Liang Mao and Liang Xi also moved to Moling, and Zhang Yan asked them to be dispatched by Chen Deng temporarily and stay in Jiangdong to work.

In the past few months, Zhang Yan has been actively training the army, and has transferred Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to Long Kang and Xu Huang in Peiguo, where they will be stationed, and has added troops to Longkang and Xiang County Ten thousand.

In addition, Chen Guo, Liang Guo, and Pei Guo also responded to Zhang Yan's call to actively train their troops and make adequate preparations for war.

In order to fight Yuan Shu better and try to defeat Yuan Shu in the first battle, Zhang Yan sent another envoy to Jingzhou, where he was granted the title of Marquis of Xiangyang.

This time, in addition to the normal canonization, Zhang Yan also had to find out whether Liu Biao was making pre-war preparations and how many troops he was planning to send, and worked out a detailed battle plan with him, dividing the area to attack.

For this reason, Zhang Yan had no choice but to send Kan Ze as an envoy again to Jingzhou.

Zhang Yan called Kan Ze, and told Kan Ze what he wanted. Kan Ze received the order, and happily set out on the road.

A few days later, Kan Ze came to Jingzhou, revealed his identity, and was taken to Xiangyang by Liu Biao's subordinates.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the world was in turmoil. Since Liu Biao took office in Jingzhou, he appointed Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue as counselors, and actively wooed the famous Cai family in Xiangyang, married Cai as his wife, and appointed Cai Mao as a general, gradually stabilizing the situation in Jingzhou.Therefore, many people migrated from the north to Xiangyang, Jingzhou.

Kan Ze entered Xiangyang City and saw that it was very prosperous and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, so he had to admire Liu Biao's good governance.

Kan Ze was taken to the State Shepherd's Mansion in Xiangyang. When Liu Biao learned of Kan Ze's arrival, he hurried to greet him in person, showing great respect.

"An angel has come from afar, and our government has lost its way. I hope the angel will forgive me!" As the overlord of a party, Liu Biao can still be so respectful to the angel, which is really rare.

Kan Ze said hastily: "General Liu is trying to disgrace his subordinates. General Liu is a clan member of the Han family, a general of Zhennan, and the lord of Jingzhou. I am just a small envoy. An Neng can bear it." General Liu is so generous."

"The angel has a special status and represents the current emperor. I am a minister of the great man. How can I see an angel and not worship? The angel please come inside quickly. I have ordered people to prepare food and wine to clean up the dust for the angel."

Liu Biao warmly welcomed Kan Ze into the hall, and the servants quickly served wine and food. Liu Biao first warmly entertained Kan Ze, and Kan Ze read out the imperial decree to confer Liu Biao as the Marquis of Xiangyang at the luncheon.

Just after the imperial decree was read, before Liu Biao had time to thank you, the scouts shouted loudly: "Report—"

The scout broke into the hall, knelt on the ground immediately, and shouted loudly: "My lord, Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, killed the prefects of Lingling and Guiyang, annexed their troops, claimed to be the shepherd of Jingzhou, rebelled, and invaded Wuling. Liu Bei, the prefect of Wuling, resisted to the death, and sent someone to ask the lord for help!"

Liu Biao frowned immediately, and said angrily, "Son Zhang Xian, how dare you turn against me? Hurry up and invite Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Cai Mao, and Zhang Yun to the hall to discuss matters!"

"Here!"

Liu Biao hurriedly walked up to Kan Ze, took the imperial decree, and said to Kan Ze, "I'm really sorry for the angel. I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen suddenly. Please let the angel go to another courtyard to rest for a while, and wait for me and the generals." After discussing the countermeasures, send someone to send the angel back."

"Thank you, General Liu." Kan Ze hugged Liu Biao.

Liu Biao ordered Kan Ze to be sent to another courtyard, and Kan Ze walked out of the hall. On the way, he met Cai Mao and Zhang Yun who were hurrying to the hall, and thought, "It seems that Jingzhou is not a peaceful place."

After a while, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Kuai Liang, and Kuai Yue arrived in the hall one after another. Liu Biao told them about Zhang Xian's rebellion, and said that Tai Wuling said that Liu Bei was resisting Zhang Xian and asked about countermeasures.

Cai Mao said: "Zhang Xian, you are just a mob. I am willing to lead an army to Changsha to defeat Zhang Xian!"

Kuai Liangdao: "The general is in charge of all the soldiers in Jingzhou. His position is very important. How can he leave Xiangyang so easily? The lord's nephew, Liu Pan, is quite brave. He is now stationed in Jiangling, which is closer to Changsha. Besides, there is a strong general under Liu Pan's tent, called Huang Zhong, this man has the courage of all men, if they are sent to put down the rebellion, they will surely succeed."

Kuai Yue added: "The prefect of Wuling, Liu Bei, also has Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, two fierce generals. Liu Bei and Liu Pan can jointly attack Zhang Xian. The two armies attack back and forth, and perhaps the rebellion can be put down as soon as possible."

After Liu Biao heard this, he immediately said: "Okay, let Liu Pan be the general and lead an army of [-] to fight the rebellion, and Liu Bei, the prefect of Wuling, will be the deputy general to help Liu Pan put down the rebellion."

(End of this chapter)