Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

Chapter 176 Dong Zhuo is about to take off
Guo Yan was relieved by Liu Qing's attitude. This time, he was ahead of Wang.

Although that guy Wang Yun went to Yanmen first.

"I don't know what your son thinks, can Dong Zhoumu successfully gather and merge the state?" Guo Yan tried again, and what he felt was naturally different from what Liu Qing said.

Liu Qing sighed, "Since it is His Majesty's edict, I shall obey it, but today's Yanmen is quite special, not to mention the large population, and it is quite complicated. As a prefect of a county, I naturally protect the Not easy prosperity."

Guo Yan got the implication from Liu Qing's words. It is okay to obey Dong Zhuo as the state shepherd, but Dong Zhuo can't interfere too much in Yanmen County.

Guo Yan said with a smile: "Young master has worked hard for the common people, Dong Zhoumu should understand this truth."

"That's the best." Liu Qing said without politeness.

Guo Yan understood that Liu Qing's position was already clear.

The reason for the decline of the great Han Dynasty lies in the corruption of the imperial court and the domineering power of the local government. Liu Qing's actions in Yanmen, such as land reclamation, trade, and mining, revived Yanmen County, which was originally a stagnant pool of water. Of course, these things will not be handed over easily .

"My son, Taiyuan prefect Zang Min is rich in knowledge and has great ambitions. He has always been determined to improve people's livelihood. The Yellow Turban incident has not affected Taiyuan County. I think that the concept of the son's governance of the state must win the heart of the prefect Zang. You can go there Visit." Guo Yan suggested.

Zang Min, whom Liu Qing had also heard from Xun Yu, was very well-known in the circle of scholars. He was already working in Xuzhou when Emperor Huan was in power. Xiongnu Zhonglang, Changshui Xiaowei, Zhongshan Prime Minister, and later served as Taiyuan Taishou, he has both talents and virtues, both civil and military, and his resume is extremely beautiful.

If it weren't for his advanced age, Liu Qing would definitely try to win her over.

"That's exactly what I mean. Brother Guo, if you have time, you can go with me!"

Guo Yan shook his head, "Young master is a noble man, how dare you go with him, to tell you the truth, I plan to go to Luoyang."

Liu Qing knew in his heart that Guo Yan's going to Luoyang was naturally for his new official position, to meet his uncle Guo Zun, and to make friends with high officials in the court.

I don't know if Liu Hong is still alive...

I hope things will develop according to my expectations, otherwise Liu Hong will have something wrong, and Luo Yang will explode.

At this time, I don't care about it, but Dong Zhuo may not be ready.

Liu Qing didn't say much, although he intended to win over Guo Yan, but the intention was too obvious in the first visit, which would arouse people's vigilance, but it was not good for both of them. He chatted with Guo Yan about Taiyuan casually, exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then led Dian Wei said goodbye.

Next stop, Jinyang.

……

Liu Hong finally entered the city, Tobu City in Qinghe Kingdom.

Yao Gong invited the best doctor in the county to examine Liu Hong's injury. The arrow injury in the knee was not a serious problem, because Zhao Yun treated it in time, and it was not as serious as losing a leg. It was just an abdominal injury. It is difficult to deal with, and it is very easy to leave the root of the disease.

At this time, Jian Shuo's Xiyuan army and Ding Yuan's Zhijinwu all returned.

Although some "results" were obtained in the battle with the Black Mountain Army, compared with Wang Fen's rebellion and Liu Hong's injury, everyone has experienced it.

The culprit, Wang Fen, is still missing.

Liu Hong was furious, and almost broke his wound...

Guo Jia and Zhao Yun reluctantly followed to Dongwu City. Cao Cao knew that these two belonged to Liu Qing, and after several struggles, he secretly came to visit Guo Jia's residence.

First of all, I wonder why Mr. Liu Qing's people will appear in Jizhou.

The second is the shock, they actually saved His Majesty.

Guo Jia easily saw these two expressions in Cao Cao's eyes.

"Mr. Feng Xiao, there is something that Cao Cao doesn't understand, please...please let me know." Cao Cao seemed to hesitate.

"General Cao, but it's okay to say, Jia will know everything." Guo Jia replied with a smile.

Cao Cao leaned down, lowered his voice, and asked, "Do you know what happened to Wang Fen?"

Cao Cao had an intuition in his heart that he had asked Xun You about Wang Fen's matter. Xun You was Xun Yu's nephew, and Xun Yu was Liu Qing's staff. Could it be that Xun You leaked the matter to Liu Qing, and Liu Qing sent Zhao Yun Came to aid with Guo Jia?

Guo Jia said without hesitation: "General Cao, be careful, my lord would not do such a rebellious thing. It is a coincidence that we appear here. The Black Mountain Army attacked Changtao and then turned to attack Your Majesty. Zhao Yun and I followed the Black Mountain Army came here."

Seeing Guo Jia's crisp answer, most of Cao Cao's doubts disappeared.

"Where is the young master now?" Cao Cao asked.

"My lord is naturally in Yanmen, but I heard that Dong Zhuo has been established as Bingzhou shepherd. My lord should go to Jinyang, Taiyuan for an 'interview' on this matter."

Speaking of Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao was annoyed for no reason. When he flattened the Yellow Turban, he was still a meritorious minister, and Dong Zhuo was a guilty body.

He Cao Cao just wanted to ask for the land of a county, but he was recalled to the court.

However, Dong Zhuo went from being guilty of making meritorious service to winning the first meritorious service, and was recommended by all the important officials in the court, and he became the shepherd of Bingzhou in one fell swoop.

However, Mr. Liu Qing made great contributions to both Pinghuangjin and Pingwai tribes. As a result, he was only granted the title of Marquis, and his official position was actually under Dong Zhuo.

Cao Cao's mind is hard to appease!
How can there be any doubts.

Guo Jia smiled, and with one word, all doubts in Cao Cao's eyes disappeared.

"General Cao, how is the Black Mountain Army?"

Cao Cao didn't want to mention this at all, so he casually said: "The Black Mountain Army should retreat at this time, and they have suffered a lot in this battle."

Guo Jia reckoned that the Black Mountain Army should have retreated to the vicinity of Tangyang County.

"How is Your Majesty injured?"

After entering Tobu City, Guo Jia never saw Liu Hong again.

"It's basically fine, but the penetrating wound in the abdomen is a little troublesome. Although His Majesty is clamoring to go back to Luoyang, it is really not suitable to travel at this time."

"Your Majesty's stay this time, Luoyang..." Guo Jia pointed out in a timely manner.

Cao Cao's complexion changed, he seemed to think of something, how suffocated Luo Yang's atmosphere was before, he was naturally aware of how suffocating the atmosphere was before, and now that His Majesty is outside, some people might not be able to sit still.

No wonder His Majesty asked so urgently to return to Luoyang, obviously His Majesty knew it in his heart.

"Mr. Feng Xiao reminded me that I suggest that Your Majesty return to Luoyang as soon as possible."

Cao Cao sighed in his heart, Guo Jia was not in Luoyang, but he could see the situation in Luoyang clearly, and Mr. Liu Qing really had no mediocrity under his command.

Cao Cao suddenly remembered something...

It's not easy to meet the son's staff, so you should consult them.

"Mr. Feng Xiao!" Cao Cao cupped his hands suddenly and saluted, "Although Cao has the title of Colonel in Luoyang, his strength is limited and he is under the control of others. Is there a way for me to be transferred away from Luoyang?"

"General Cao can volunteer to stay in Jizhou to capture Wang Fen."

"This..." Cao Cao hesitated, Wang Fen was his old friend, and he didn't want to face it.

"This is an excuse!" Guo Jia added, "When His Majesty returns to the court, there will be a huge earthquake in Luoyang. Wang Fen, the governor of a mere state, wants to do such a rebellious thing. There must be someone behind this person!"

"Sir, Mao Sai suddenly understood, I'm going to ask for orders!" Cao Cao suddenly stood up, and then greeted Guo Jia, "Farewell!"

Looking at Cao Cao's leaving back, Guo Jia said in his heart, "My lord, my lord, everything is about to begin!"

……

Bingzhou, Jinyang.

Dong Min came from Liangzhou and brought news of Liangzhou.

The Qiang army who had surrendered to Dong was familiar with people in Liangzhou, and Li Jue led them almost everywhere, but the news was too important, and Dong Zhuo didn't dare to communicate by letter, so Dong Min came here with a message.

In Liangzhou today, Han Sui has withdrawn from Youfufeng and occupied Longxi County. Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou have also returned to Huangzhong Didao and other places.

Zhang Wen sits in Chencang, while Fu Xie, the new prefect of Hanyang County, is stationed in Ji County to defend against the exaggerated rebels.

However, Li Jue's Qiang army avoided Hanyang County, recruited Qiang people in the Dongqiang area of ​​Wuwei County, Anding County, and gained momentum. With Dong Zhuo's reputation, they recruited many heroes.

"Zhang Ji and Wang Fang from Wuwei have long heard that their elder brothers are famous, and they came to vote with their families. Guo Si from Zhangye has the same interests as General Li Jue and has a very good relationship. Fan Chou from Jincheng was originally a military lord under Han Sui's account. Knowing that my brother was defeated by Han Sui, I went to hundreds of miles to meet him, and the local heroes Hu Zhen and Yang Ding all admired my brother and contributed a lot to the army!" Dong Min shared the harvest of this period like a treasure. When he said it, Dong Zhuo was taken aback for a while.

"So we have such a great reputation in Liangzhou!"

"Brother, the people of Liangzhou are not pragmatic and respect the strong. The matter of your general's salary distribution to the surrendered army has been widely publicized. Coupled with the news of the defeat of Han Sui and the official worship of the state herdsman, the name of brother has resounded throughout Liangzhou. Zhou, if Hanyang County is not still in Fu Xie's hands, Longxi County must belong to elder brother!" Dong Min obviously saw the big world, and he spoke generously, and in a short period of time, the changes are not small.

Dong Zhuo stretched his benevolent eyebrows, very happy, "How many soldiers and horses does our Xiliang army have now?"

Dong Min stretched out his hand, smiled broadly, and said, "It's over [-]!"

fifty thousand!

Dong Zhuo stroked his beard unconsciously, his eyes gradually became deep and thoughtful.

After a while, he said in a displeased tone: "It's been a while since I came to Bingzhou. Except for the Taiyuan prefect Zang Min, no one from the other counties has come. The county guards have always been independent. Now there is an extra state shepherd in charge of them. Naturally, they don't follow. , but we have such a large army in our hands, so why worry about the uncertainty of the state, when the time comes, we must open the eyes of these big nobles who look down on us!"

"What my brother said is timely. I don't know when he will call the army into Bingzhou? From Beidi County, via Shangjun Xihe County to Taiyuan County, it is only two counties apart." Dong Min said.

Dong Zhuo shook his head, "The time is not yet ripe, I still need to meet someone!"

"Who?"

"Prefect of Yanmen, Marquis of Wuzhou, Master Liu Qing." Dong Zhuo murmured, "If he doesn't come to see us, let's go see him!"

"Brother, the prefect, how can I trouble you to go there in person, and send someone to call for it!" Dong Min said unconvinced.

"No! I have today, all relying on the young master, the young master's ingenious calculations, we must not be against him. We also know the situation of the young master. In the war with the foreigners, the merit of the young master will not be inferior to us. , just want us to suppress the young master, such a stupid thing, let's not do it!" Dong Zhuo said angrily.

Obviously, He Jin and Yuan Kai's intention to win over him, and the court's most obvious intention to target Liu Qing, Dong Zhuo could also see.

Dong Min listened quietly, anyway, he listened to his brother.

"The matter in Liangzhou is raging, so naturally it cannot be concealed from the eyes and ears of those who are interested. Have you heard any rumors?" Dong Zhuo changed the subject and continued to ask about the matter in Xiliang.

"The Taishou and the Taifu naturally knew about it, but because the Xiliang army did not attack the city, they ignored it. The Taifu has always acted steadily, and he will definitely go to the court."

Dong Zhuo clenched his fist and hammered the table, "Zhang Wen! He just likes to listen to what that fellow Sun Jian said. This thief is so repulsive to me. He has asked Zhang Wen to kill me several times, thinking I don't know. When I gain power, he must first Kill Sun Jian!"

"That Wen..."

"Don't worry, everything will be determined after seeing the young master, and the state is a piece of wild land, which is of little value. The northern border counties are frequently copied by foreigners. If the young master is willing, we are willing to hand over the five northern counties to the young master and rule together with the young master. Bingzhou, haha!" Dong Zhuo was talking, suddenly felt bold and heroic, and suddenly laughed.

Dong Min looked at his brother incredulously, wondering what kind of ecstasy soup Liu Qing had poured into his brother.

He was willing to rule Bingzhou with him, and he was happy.

Outrageous!

"One more thing, you write a letter to Huang'er, ordering him to bring the family mother and important clan members to Jinyang, especially my little white granddaughter!" Dong Zhuo ordered.

Dong Min nodded. He was also aware of the chaos in Liangzhou, and he also hoped to bring the clansmen out.

Longxi County has been occupied by the rebels, even if the hometown of Lintao [táo] County is guarded by the southern captain, it is still very risky.

"Understood, brother!" Dong Min said.

"This time when you return to Liangzhou, apart from relocating your clan, the most important thing is to keep an eye on Hanyang County and Chencang. The governor Yang Yong and the new prefect need to get in touch. Hanyang County is still in danger, and Han Sui is still ruthless and still covets the upper reaches of the Weishui River. He Gu threatens Chencang, and if there is an incident in one of the two places, it will be the time when the Xiliang army will rise!"

Dong Min was a little confused and didn't understand, "Brother, why is there an incident between the two places? If the Xiliang army rises, no one can stop it!"

"Stupid!" Dong Zhuo scolded, "Look at the map when you have time!"

Dong Zhuo angrily walked to the map, and Dong Min followed in a daze.

"Look!" Dong Zhuo pointed to Bingzhou Shangjun, and said, "Shangjun is vast, with hundreds of miles of mountains. Xianbei Budugen killed all the horses for food in order to escape, and Xihe County is the same!"

It can be seen that what Dong Min said is only two counties away, and he can quickly reach Bingzhou, how ridiculous.

With a gesture, Dong Zhuo pointed at Chen Cang.

"Zhang Wen sits in Chencang, guarding the upper reaches of the Weishui River, which is the only place to pass through when entering the pass!" Dong Zhuo moved his hand gestures, pointing to the Jingshui, "the upper reaches of the Jingshui have nine bends and eighteen bends. Qi County's barrier is difficult to overcome, let alone the second general Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun sitting in Jingzhao."

Dong Min was thoughtful, and scratched the back of his head, trying to make his brain remember these knowledge points quickly, but it seemed unsuccessful.

"With the changes in Hanyang County, Li Jue can drive directly from Longguan. You don't know such a simple truth!"

"Brother, forgive me, but Min is just a civil servant." Dong Min said helplessly.

And it's not a civil servant in Liangzhou, how can I know the geographical knowledge of these places!
Dong Zhuo smiled helplessly, looked at the map to himself, and finally stopped his gaze on Yanmen County.

(End of this chapter)