Great Han Empire

Chapter 322 The rain is coming
Li Hong knew that no matter how the Bingzhou side negotiated, the consent of the emperor and the court was needed in the end, otherwise the content agreed by the two parties would be a bundle of bamboo slips, which would have no effect.Now the imperial court lacks military resources and troops to counter the rebellion, and the Youzhou rebels are invading Jizhou and endangering the Central Plains. This is the best time to force the emperor to compromise with the imperial court.If Jizhou defeated the rebels who went south from Youzhou, then the opportunity would be missed.Therefore, Li Hong was very anxious and urged the two parties to discuss overnight and reach a preliminary plan of appeasement as soon as possible so that they could report to the emperor.

Because Zhang Yan did not have sufficient preparations, and because the Yellow Turban Army was still resistant to appeasement, and lacked sufficient confidence in the sincerity of the court, the plan they came up with was very empty and had no specific content.After a day of negotiations, Zhang Yan, Zhang Baiqi, Yu Digen, Huang Ting and others felt that Li Hong's preparations were too sufficient, and the conditions he put forward were too many and detailed, which made them overwhelmed and at a loss as to what to do.

Zhang Yan was very ashamed and said to Li Hong: "My lord general has made a lot of preparations to appease the Yellow Turban Army. His subordinates are also very familiar with government affairs. The conditions they put forward are comprehensive and comprehensive. There are many things we can't even think about." Unexpectedly, so, I want to take a break for two days, go back and take a closer look at the conditions of the adults' consolation, and discuss with the leaders of the ministries seriously, look at the adults..."

Li Hong hesitated for a moment, and waved his hands to order Li Wei, Tang Fang and others to leave the camp and go down to rest first.Then he said to Zhang Yan and others: "Commander, Zhang Shuai, Yu Shuai, Brother Xingzheng, you must be clear, this opportunity is great, it is the best time for the Yellow Turban Army to get out of the predicament temporarily." A map on the desk detailing the current situation.Many of these situations are unknown to Zhang Yan and the others.

"Now there is a dispute over the imperial line in the imperial court, traitorous eunuchs and generals, gentry bureaucrats are fighting fiercely, and outsiders are causing trouble. The Xianbei, Qiang, Karasuma, and Huns are either invading, or rebelling, or are just about to move. In addition, the rebellion in Xiliang has not yet been resolved, the Yellow Turbans in Heishan are rampant, and the Yellow Turbans in Youzhou are attacking Jizhou. The court is at a time of internal troubles and external difficulties. At this time, as long as your conditions are appropriate, recruiting will definitely not be a problem."

Zhang Yan and the others showed horror on their faces, and were speechless for a long time.

"Why did your lord tell us this?" Zhang Baiqi hesitated for a moment and asked, "Aren't your lord afraid that we will go back on our word and go back to Jizhou?"

Li Hong smiled faintly: "I owe you. You know, I used to be a slave of the Xianbei people, and I fought for survival just like you. I think I am a hero when I beat the barbarians, but if I beat you, I feel that I am a butcher, I am killing my own brother, so I don’t want to fight this kind of battle anymore. If there are too many such battles, there will be retribution.”

"As for whether you will go back on your word, it depends on whether you believe in Taiping Dao and whether you are for the common people in the world? I remember Master Xiangkai said to me in Jizhou that Taiping Dao, like Dazhitang, is for the world People can eat enough, wear warm clothes, and live a carefree, equal and happy life. Now, you have the opportunity to let the millions of refugees on the Taihang Mountains live this kind of life. If you don’t do it, it means that what you say is true False, you are also murderous butchers, butchers who kill more people than me."

Zhang Yan and the others were silent.

Li Hong calmed down his emotions a little bit, and continued: "Master Zhang Chun and I have been close friends for years. I don't understand why he betrayed his conscience. He has a better way to solve the problem of refugees in Youzhou. Could it be that he raised up the rebellion now and raised his troops to rebel, so that he can feed and clothe the refugees? Could it be that the people he burned, killed and looted were not the people of the big man?"

Yu Digen bowed his hands in admiration and said, "I'm a rough man, and I don't know how to say compliments, but I think the lord is indeed a bloody man, and I accept it. What exactly does the lord want to tell us?"

"Your promise to recruit is not the point of recruiting. The focus of recruiting is to resettle the refugees." Li Hong said with a frown, "It takes time to resettle the refugees, and it takes time to farm. To do all this, you need money, tens of billions of money. Where did the money come from? If there is no money, even if you agree to recruit and the refugees have gone down the mountain, but this year you still have enough food and clothing, what about next year? If you still have insufficient food and clothing next year, you will still Do you stay here and continue to starve? You will think that you have been deceived, or you are going to rebel, or you are going to burn, kill, and loot."

"So I want to race against time. I want the imperial court to agree to your terms of entrustment when it is in trouble internally and externally. It also has to agree to my proposal of reclaiming land and farming, and supplementing agriculture with business. This is to supplement agriculture with business. Although the farming policy can guarantee the money needed for farming, there are many places that violate the laws of the Han Dynasty and the ancestral system. Therefore, if you want to force your majesty and the court to agree to this method, you must take advantage of the current dangerous situation."

"If you succeed, the Heishan Yellow Turban and Youzhou Yellow Turban can also be gradually implemented in accordance with this method. Then in a few years, the civil strife in the Han Kingdom may be subsided, and the people may be able to live and work in peace and contentment."

Zhang Yan and the others suddenly realized.

Huang Ting said in embarrassment: "My lord, we really need time to understand and be familiar with all the conditions you proposed, otherwise..."

"I'll give you one day." Li Hong thought for a while and said, "I'll send a few people back with you, and you can ask them anytime you don't understand. Let's continue talking tomorrow night."

Li Hong ordered Li Wei and Song Wen to return to Jinyang City with Zhang Yan and others, and was responsible for explaining the recruitment to the leaders of the Yellow Turban Army.

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Li Hong returned to Daying and immediately went to visit Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou.Zhang Yi was very angry. He scolded Li Hong for being arrogant and domineering because of his meritorious deeds. He dared to detain the court ministers privately.Li Hong explained a few sentences, but seeing that Zhang Yi couldn't listen at all, he had no choice but to leave the camp, and ordered the lord Bao Xiaolan to write some memorials immediately, and wrote to His Majesty, requesting the court to send another envoy.Zuo Yan said that if the appeasement envoy was sent by a non-human being, it would still be a problem when it came.There are many gentry bureaucrats in the imperial court who hate the Yellow Turban Army like Zhang Yi, and it is difficult to guarantee that the appeasement can be achieved quickly.Moreover, if the appeasement envoy is not familiar with matters such as farming, mulberry, taxation, currency, salt and iron, it will be a waste of time when he comes.

Li Hong was full of worries, walking back and forth in the big tent.If you directly ask His Majesty for the military and political power of Bingzhou, you will undoubtedly ask for trouble.Don't say that His Majesty and the courtiers will not agree, but I feel that this request is too ostentatious and too much.After the Bingzhou appeasement is over, I will definitely lead the army to the north, so the matter of Bingzhou garrisoning the fields must be entrusted to a person who I can rest assured, otherwise, once the entrustment is not a person, it will arouse public anger and rebellion. All his efforts were in vain.

At this time, Fu Gan lifted the curtain and walked in.Seeing Li Hong was there, he froze for a moment, turned around and walked back.Li Hong hastily called to stop him.

"Is there something wrong?" Li Hong asked kindly.Because of Fu Xie's relationship, Li Hong and a group of subordinates in the tent treated Fu Qian very well, especially Tian Zhong.Fu Gan took a peek at Xiao Lan and nodded.

"Didn't you come to see me?" Li Honggu said disappointedly, "With my sister taking care of me, why don't you even look at me?"

Fu Gan blushed and bowed his head in silence.Zuo Yan hurriedly pulled him aside, pointed at Li Hong and said with a smile: "My lord is too murderous, it's better to watch it less, so as not to teach the child badly."

Li Hong laughed and asked, "Did you see your mother when you were in Lingzhou last time?"

Fu Gan's eyes turned red and he shook his head.After the Xianbei invaded, Lingzhou City fell. Some of the people in the city fled, and some defended the city and died. No one knows whether his mother fled or died in the city.Li Hong felt sore, and comforted him: "After a while, I will send someone to look for Lingzhou City. Don't be careful, you should be fine."

Seeing that Fu Qian was about to cry, Xiao Lan quickly got up and pulled him to her side, whispered a few words of comfort, and then asked, "Did Mr. Xie lose you again?"

Fu Gan smiled embarrassedly.

"Your teacher is bad chess. Compared with Mr. Xie, one is in the sky and the other is underground. The gap is too big." Xiao Lan smiled, "Mr. Xie's chess skills are outstanding in Luoyang Taixue. It is too difficult for you to beat him. I am not much better at chess than your teacher, and I have taught you everything that should be taught to you. In my opinion, you should let the general tell you, thank you for being a teacher."

Li Hong suddenly thought of something, and shouted loudly: "Come on, hurry up and invite Mr. Xie!"

Zuo Yan said with a smile: "If you want to apprentice, you have to choose a good day, how can you apprentice in the middle of the night?"

Li Hong smiled happily: "I'll talk about Fu Gan's apprenticeship later, I remembered another thing." He rubbed his hands excitedly, "If the boss can come, it will be a big deal."

Xie Ming hurried into the big tent and asked, "My lord is looking for me in the middle of the night, what's the hurry?"

"Lianzhi, how's your master's health?" Li Hong asked eagerly, not answering the question.

Xie Ming was taken aback, and said: "Teacher is seventy-nine this year. Although he is nearly eighty years old, he has always been in good health. I haven't heard of any problems with him. Why do you ask this?"

Li Hong hesitated for a while, and asked tentatively: "If I invite my lord to come to Bingzhou to take care of me, will my lord agree?"

Xie Ming was taken aback, waved his hands again and again and said: "My teacher is old, it's better to let him spend his life in Luoyang, sir, don't think about it."

Xiao Lan also hastily advised: "My lord, my lord's life has been rough and his fate is perverse. It's rare to have a comfortable old age. Your lord should not bother him."

Li Hong paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, thinking for a long time.

"Lianzhi, Xiao Lan, you must know that today's Bingzhou appeasement is very complicated, many of which involve the law of the Han Dynasty, as well as the powers of all parties in the DPRK and China. It is not an experienced person like the boss who sits in Bingzhou. We It is difficult to complete. When I was in Luoyang at the beginning of the year, I visited the old man. At that time, the old man never forgot Bingzhou Bianjun, and said several times that he wanted to do something for the people of Bingzhou in his twilight years. The old man was gray-haired, It is admirable to still have such a heart to serve the country.”

"If he can come to Bingzhou, I'm afraid he will be much more handy than us in dealing with these complicated matters." Li Hong sighed, "I remember the boss said to me that he admired the Taiwei Master Zhang for recruiting the Xiliang rebels. He thinks that the court's attitude on this matter is not firm, and a group of ministers in charge have no foresight, which resulted in the failure of Xiliang's appeasement, the continuation of the war, and the disaster of the country. From this, he must agree with today's Bingzhou appeasement ,so……"

Xie Ming sighed and said, "If your lord insists again and again, the next official is willing to write a letter to the teacher and ask the old man what he thinks."

Li Hong pondered for a long time, and said: "You write one, and I will write one too, Xiao Lan, you write another memorial for His Majesty, and one for Mr. Huangfu and Mr. Lu at Shangshutai to explain the difficulties of Bingzhou. Be sure to ask Your Majesty and all the adults to understand the difficulties of Bingzhou, and ask the boss to come to Bingzhou to preside over the consolation."

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The memorials of Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, and Li Hong, the general of Xingzhenbei, were sent to Luoyang at the same time.

The emperor urgently summoned the three lords, the nine ministers, the general and the ministers of Shang Shutai to discuss the matter.

Taiwei Cui Lie was very angry and said to General He Jin: "How is it? We only talked for a day, and the two started to quarrel. If this continues, what else are we talking about?"

He Jin's expression was serious, and he repeatedly complained that Li Hong was reckless, how could he detain the minister?But he was actually overjoyed.Opportunity is here.The other ministers talked about each other, still arguing about whether they should appease or not.

The emperor waved his hand to signal the ministers not to fight indiscriminately.He then took out Li Hong's second memorial, and said: "Li Aiqing proposed that the imperial court send another appeasement envoy to Bingzhou, and he recommended Mr. Zhao Qi and Zhao. What do you Aiqing think?"

He Jin almost suspected that he had heard wrong.how?Li Hong took the initiative to recommend Zhao Qi to Bingzhou?Haha, God help me too.

When the ministers heard that Li Hong took the initiative to write to the court, requesting to send another recruiter to Bingzhou to preside over the recruiter, they felt relieved.Their original thought was that if His Majesty was determined to appease Bingzhou Yellow Turban, then take a step back, they could not let Li Hong be in charge of Bingzhou's military affairs alone anyway.As long as Li Hong does not control the political affairs of Bingzhou, the lifeblood of his army, food and pay will be controlled by the imperial court and the local county government.Li Hong's move shows that Li Hong himself is aware of the crisis, and he is also deliberately avoiding taking charge of the Bingzhou military administration.At the same time, from another point of view, Li Hong is not a barbarian. He has already started to get involved in political affairs and has become cautious. That is to say, he is much safer than the ministers imagined.

But Bingzhou's recruiting is very complicated, involving the resettlement of the Yellow Turban Army and refugees, military and civilian settlements, population and land, taxation and corvee, etc. If the imperial court sends another recruiting envoy, Bingzhou will have the governor of Bingzhou who presides over political affairs and the prefects of the counties. There is a recruiting envoy who presides over recruiting and garrisoning the fields, and there is the Zhenbei General Headquarters who presides over military affairs. How should the authority and affiliation relationship between the three be arranged?Who is responsible for relocating the Yellow Turban Army and the military settlements?Who is responsible for resettling refugees and villages?Who is in charge of coordinating and arranging financial aid?What is the status of the Bingzhou Governor's Department and the Taiyuan and Shangdang prefectures?

First of all, the ministers did not talk about who should be the envoy, but immediately started a fierce dispute over the powers of the envoy.This issue is directly related to the success or failure of recruiting and the stability of Bingzhou, and its importance is self-evident.The emperor also knew the importance of the power of envoy, but he didn't understand the complicated relationship, so he just sat aside and listened.

If the envoys are appointed by the Sangong Jiuqing, because of their special status, they can completely control the military affairs of Bingzhou, so they only need to make overall arrangements for the subordinates of the General Department of Zhenbei and the Department of Governors of Bingzhou to do things.However, if ministers other than the Sangong and Jiuqing acted as envoys, their official rank would be lower than that of the Zhenbei General's Department. At this time, the problem would arise, who would listen to whom?If the authority among the three governments is not clarified, Bingzhou's recruitment will immediately fall into chaos.For example, Li Hong took Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, into custody in a fit of anger. It was because the responsibilities of both parties were unclear, and Zhang Yi's official position was small.

After receiving Li Hong's memorial and letter, Huangfusong and Lu Zhi immediately summoned the subordinates of Shangshutai to discuss this issue. They hastily drew up a preliminary plan, but they were criticized by the ministers for being full of loopholes. and bashing.

The emperor was a little dizzy from their long discussions and quarrels. He saw that the general He Jin was sitting beside him uneasy, so he asked in a low voice, "Aiqing, Mr. Zhao resigned from the general." After Governor Shi, how is your health?"

He Jin replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, since the last time I fell ill, my lord has not recovered yet, but he is in good spirits."

The Son of Heaven sighed, and asked again: "Li Aiqing's recommendation, can Aiqing agree?"

He Jin shook his head and said: "My lord is old, and it is indeed not suitable to travel far. In my opinion, Your Majesty should send someone else."

The emperor was silent.He Jin also said: "If you only talk about recruiting from the state, with the reputation and prestige of the boss, he is the most suitable one, but..."

The emperor nodded and said: "Li Aiqing wrote a letter to the elder, sincerely, and hoped that the elder would care about the state affairs and come to Bingzhou to help as soon as possible. The elder was very moved, and he wrote a letter this morning, together with Li Aiqing's letter They were sent to Shangshufang together. I was hesitant, and the love affairs of Shangshutai were concerned about the health of the old man, so they didn’t dare to make up their minds. Now that you say the same thing, I hesitate even more.”

He Jin heard the words, and immediately sighed: "Since the matter is known to the boss, His Majesty can't stop it. The boss is dedicated to the country, loyal and upright, very comparable to others. I remember that he had a serious illness when he was young. If he didn't heal, the old man thought he was going to die, so he said to his nephew, "When a man lives in the world, he has no way to escape from Jishan Mountain. He has no official, Lu Zhixun, and the sky is not with me, so what can I say!" On the tombstone, there is a letter: There is a man in Han Dynasty, surnamed Zhao and Mingjia. He has no ambitions and no time, but his life is helpless! This shows his heart to serve the country with all his strength. At this time, when the country is in trouble and the society is in crisis, how can he retreat in spite of difficulties? ? Even if His Majesty refuses to let him go, he will go to Bingzhou by himself with his burden on his back."

The Son of Heaven sighed and said: "I am a mighty Han country, but I sent [-] old men to Bingzhou to appease me. Is it true that there is no one in the country?"

He Jin was ashamed.

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Li Hong meticulously prepared as many as one hundred bamboo slips, which made Zhang Yan and the leaders of the Yellow Turban Army feel Li Hong's sincerity.Leaders such as Wang Dang and Shi Shilang, who were full of hatred for Li Hong, were also shaken in the face of mountains of documents and Li Wei and Song Wen's patient and meticulous explanation of doubts.These people are all yellow turban warriors who have been fighting for several years. Years of blood and tears have made them soberly aware of the cruelty and ruthlessness of reality. , The survival of refugees who count on a stable life.

If there is hope, no one is willing to give up.

Li Wei sat down wearily and swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty.To be honest, he has always thought that the Yellow Turban Ant Thieves are a group of rabble, a group of lowly thieves, they have been repeatedly defeated by a small number of officers and soldiers, and they have no strength at all. It is purely superfluous for adults to insist on appeasement, which will encourage the Ant Thieves Arrogant.However, when he communicated face-to-face with these leaders of the Yellow Turban Army, he suddenly found that these ideas of his were naive and ridiculous.The Yellow Turban Army has been able to go forward and continue to persist for several years, and there is indeed something extraordinary about him.He immediately changed his view of the Yellow Turban Army. It turns out that this is also a place where dragons and tigers are hidden.

Zhang Yan's wisdom, Zhang Baiqi's calmness, Sun Qin's calmness, Yu Digen's fineness, Huang Ting's hidden needles in the cotton, floating clouds floating out of the dust, and Wang Dang's heroic spirit left a very deep impression on him.The leaders of the Yellow Turban Army are all outstanding, neither in terms of knowledge nor behavior can be described as thieves and bandits.No wonder when Zhang Jiao and Zhang Niujiao ascended to the top, there were many voices. If there was no strong appeal, who would follow faithfully?But it is precisely because of this outstanding personal ability and prestige, coupled with various other factors, that the Yellow Turban Army has always maintained a vigorous vitality. No matter how the officials and soldiers suppressed them, it always survived tenaciously.

Think about Yicheng battlefield, think about Qingshian, think about Boluogu, how did those soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army fight in order to defend their land and dignity?Is it really just to fill your stomach?
Li Wei lowered his head, his thoughts fluctuated, it was difficult for him to understand the Yellow Turban Army, and it was also difficult to understand what the purpose of today's appeasement was.Is it just for survival?
"We haven't reached an agreement yet. Why do all the refugees stranded in Taihang Mountain go down the mountain first?" Lei Gong asked in puzzlement, "Once a large number of refugees go down the mountain, who will pay for the food?" Lei Gong's original name was Lei Chuan, and his nickname was Lei Gong. Not because of the loud voice, but because of its thunderous snoring.Lei Chuan is in his twenties, with a medium build, dark skin, a round face and beard, very powerful.

"It's my lord's intention to let the refugees go down the mountain immediately. My lord thinks that we can talk slowly, but first we need to solve the problem of food for the refugees." Song Wen explained, "This will make people panic and have doubts. The soldiers dispelled their worries and believed in the sincerity of the court's appeasement. Second, we can feed the refugees and see hope. Third, we can count the number of refugees and accurately calculate the amount of land and other materials needed for farming, so as to prepare for the later farming. Prepare."

"What about the food?" Lei Chuan stared at Song Wen closely and asked, "Who will handle the food?"

"Of course it's us." Song Wen said with a smile, "After receiving the imperial edict agreeing to appease you, your lord has already sent people to Guanzhong and Guandong to buy grain overnight."

"Before we talked, the imperial court has already started distributing relief money and food?" Zhang Baiqi asked in surprise.

Song Wen shook his head, and said, "This is a sum of money specially reserved by my lord for appeasement. This money originally belonged to the General Department of Zhenbei, but now my lord has taken it out."

Zhang Yan and the leaders looked at each other, feeling even more admiration for Li Hong in their hearts.

"My lords, I have a question for you." Fuyun put down the paperwork in his hand and said, "After the appeasement, the officials of Taiyuan County and the county governments will be recruited by both parties. What does this mean? For example, Is the prefect of Taiyuan County appointed by the emperor today, or appointed by us?"

Li Wei immediately said: "Shuai Fuyun asked a good question. Considering the trust of the refugees in the imperial court, the trust of the local residents in the Yellow Turban Army, and the fact that there are few people in the Yellow Turban Army who are familiar with the affairs of the government, you have specially arranged the government offices in various places. Your Yellow Turban Army will serve as the main officials, but we only arrange some old officials from the original government office to serve as the official officials of the government office, and the specific candidates will be discussed and drawn up by both parties."

"For example, the prefect of Taiyuan County is of course yours. In the future, the commander-in-chief will play the role in the court, and our Zhenbei General Department has no right to intervene."

Fu Yun asked again: "So, the official position of our commander-in-chief is higher than that of the prefect?"

"This is necessary, otherwise who will control the Yellow Turban Army in the future?" Li Wei said seriously, "It's like the Huns in the northern part of Bingzhou. The Zhonglang General Department or the Du Liao General Department are only responsible for nursing. In the future, Taiyuan County will be in charge of all affairs by your general, and the Zhenbei General Department will only be responsible for taking care of the Yellow Turban Army in Taiyuan County."

"If Yang Feng and Yang Shuai from Shangdang County are also willing to be comforted?" Zhang Baiqi asked slowly, "Is he equal to the commander?"

Li Wei and Song Wen glanced at each other, with distressed expressions on their faces, and did not speak.

Zhang Yan has sent people to Shangdang several times to invite Yang Feng to go north, but Yang Feng has not responded, nor has he said a word. I don't know what he is thinking.Zhang Yan, Zhang Baiqi and others were very anxious.If they were talking about appeasement here, and Yang Feng called suddenly, things would get out of hand.What's more serious is that some soldiers who resisted the appeasement may go to Yang Feng.What Zhang Baiqi meant by asking this question was, if Yang Feng was also considered a commander of the Yellow Turban Army, would Li Hong accept it?
"Whether Yang Shuai is appeased or not has a great influence on us, the general should understand the reason." Zhang Baiqi smiled wryly, "I don't understand why you haven't mentioned Yang Shuai?"

Li Wei thought for a while and said: "My lord once told us about this issue, but he considered that this is an internal matter of your Yellow Turban Army, and it is not easy for him to intervene. If he discusses with the general and Yang Shuai, What is this? Who is the commander-in-chief of the Yellow Turban Army? If you refuse to recruit because of this, the hard work of the general will be in vain."

Wang Dang stared suddenly and asked, "What do you adults mean, do you want to hit and caress each other?"

Song Wen shook his hand and smiled: "Wang Shuai's words are wrong. If we want to beat Yang Shuai, will you still agree to be pacified? In my opinion, you should ask the general in person. This kind of matter is related to the overall situation. We As a vassal, I really don’t know, and I dare not speak casually.”

At this time, Li Wei looked at the sky outside the window, and said to Zhang Yan who had been silent all this time: "Marshal, it's getting dark, shall we set off for Dalong Mountain?"

Zhang Yan nodded and said, "Let's go after eating."

"No, Commander, let's go immediately, the general is probably already here." Li Wei said with a smile, "There is wine and meat in the camp at Dalongshan, we can talk while eating."

"Why are you general so anxious? Is he in a hurry to return to Youzhou?" Wang Dang asked coldly.

Wang Dang didn't show a good face from the beginning to the end today, and he didn't say a word nicely, and his tone was very provocative.

Li Wei burst into flames, stood up abruptly, pointed at Wang Dang and shouted: "Our lord has defeated even 12 Xianbei iron cavalry, and we still care about Jinyang City. If you have the ability, you can bring Helian's head show me."

"Zhongyuan..." Song Wen was shocked and hugged Li Wei.

"Go and fight the Xianbei people if you have the ability, don't be rampant here." Li Wei roared loudly, "If our lord hadn't defeated 12 Xianbei cavalry, how long can you stay in Jinyang City? Sooner or later, the Xianbei people will have to rush back to Taihang Mountain .”

The leaders of the various departments of the Yellow Turban Army looked at the furious Li Wei and remained silent.Wang Dang wanted to rush up to teach Li Wei a lesson, but when he heard Li Wei's roar, he couldn't help venting his anger, and let go of his clenched fist.In any case, Li Hong defeated 12 Xianbei people and killed King Helian of Xianbei. That is the real hero.Now a hero who is famous all over the world does not hesitate to humble himself in order to appease the Yellow Turban Army. His mind and courage are really convincing, and he is too petty.

Li Wei struggled away from Song Wen, faced the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, and said angrily: "Do you know how long it takes to resettle a million refugees? My lord wants to give them enough food and clothing before winter comes, so that they have time to hide There is a piece of land where you can live and live in the hut in the wind and snow. The order of the adults is that this winter, Taiyuan County will not allow a person to starve to death, and not allow a person to freeze to death. Tell me, how long will it take? Do it? Is six months enough?"

"My lord hopes that all the refugees will have a piece of land, a bag of seeds, and a hope by next spring. Is ten months enough? Can you do it?"

"Zhong Yuan..." Song Wen stopped loudly, "Zhong Yuan, do you want to go back and have your head beheaded?"

Zhang Yan waved his hand at Song Wen and said, "Let him say that Master Li's words are not wrong. We have fought for so many years, how many lives have been saved? How many people have hope to live? We have killed them all, chopped It's all gone, who will be healed in the end?" He stood up, pointing to the north and said, "It's best to get rid of the barbarians, and in the end the territory of the big man will become the barbarian's grassland. Master Li is right, if we have the ability, we Let the people live on, and if we have the ability, we will go north to attack Hu."

Wang showed embarrassment on his face, clasped his fists at Li Wei and saluted, and said in a low voice, "I've offended you."

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Li Hong came to the Dalong Mountain camp at dusk.

When Tang Fang and a group of officials from Bingzhou Prefecture walked into the big tent with the papers in their hands, Li Hong was looking at the map of Taiyuan County while nibbling on a black round cake.Everyone looked at Li Hong in astonishment, a bit unbelievable that a general who was ranked as the top minister had a piece of black cake for dinner, not even soup.

Tang Fang hesitated for a moment, walked up to Li Hong and said, "My lord, everyone from the state capital has arrived."

Li Hong hummed, ate the remaining black cake in two mouthfuls, got up and greeted everyone to sit down, "Today we will talk all night, everyone will work harder in the evening, try to negotiate the main conditions as soon as possible, and immediately present the performance to Your Majesty."

"Muyun, come here." Li Hong beckoned, "From Taiyuan to Chang'an, is it closer by water or by land?"

Tang Fang smiled and said: "Of course the land route is near." He then pointed to the map and introduced it in detail.Starting from the northeast of Chang'an, crossing the Yellow River, crossing the Pujin Bridge to Hedong, and then passing through Pingyang to Jinyang in Taiyuan County, the length is more than 2000 miles.During the Great Qin Dynasty, all the chi roads built were above the ground, and the soil was built with iron pillars, and the road stubble was solid.Generally, the road is [-] steps wide, and green pines are treed every three feet. It is wide and flat, and the forest is solemn.At that time, the road ran through the whole country and radiated vertically and horizontally.This dynasty abides by the Qin system, and all the counties that the Chidao passes through are ordered to be repaired and maintained at any time, so the Chidao is still very well preserved.

The waterway starts from Chang'an, goes along the Weihe River into the Yellow River, goes up to the Fenhe River in Miaoqian Village of Wanrong, and then from the Fenhe River to Hedong and Taiyuan.In the early days of this dynasty, in order to solve the danger of the mainstay of water transportation, water transportation was vigorously developed.Emperor Wu also visited Bingzhou along the waterway from Chang'an by boat.At that time, the counties of Hedong, Taiyuan, and Shangdang immigrated to reclaim land, open up wasteland and farmland, and the results were very remarkable. Every year, a large amount of grain was transported by water to the capital for sale.But later, due to the frequent invasions by the Hu people, the population of Bingzhou decreased dramatically, and the prosperity was no longer there, so the waterway transportation gradually declined.

After listening to Tang Fang's introduction, Li Hong said with a smile: "If it is effective for us to farm in a few years, we should regain the prosperity of the past. Look, are we going to reopen the water transport?"

Tang Fang looked at Li Hong in surprise, and asked, "Your Excellency, do you want to reopen the water transport?"

"Yes, start now. Otherwise, a large amount of materials in Guanzhong and Kanto will only be transported by land, which will inevitably delay time, but what I lack most now is time."

Tang Fang asked in surprise: "Master General is so confident in recruiting and farming?"

Li Hong smiled and said: "Of course. You see, Jinyang is a good place, extending in all directions. From Jinyang to the north, there is Chidao to Yanmen County, and then go out of the Great Wall and continue north to Tongyunzhong, and northeast to Tongyou Dai County in the state. From Jinyang to the east to Zhending City in Changshan, Jizhou, to the south to Shangdang, to the west to the Great Wall Fortress of Shangjun, and from the fortress to Chang'an. How can such a good place not be prosperous? Muyun, you see, within three to five years, I will definitely make it the largest city in northern Xinjiang."

Tang Fang looked at the excited Li Hong, and felt that he was a little unbelievable, a complete lunatic.

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(End of this chapter)