Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 291 Rumors Spread
Winter is coming to spring, and at the end of the new year, even the Central Plains, which has been plagued by wars for years, is immersed in a short-term peace. Everyone is looking forward to saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.

On the contrary, it was the gall pottery that had just been harvested, but it was quiet, there were few pedestrians on the street, and the patrolling soldiers approached each other, as if they were facing an enemy.

In the mansion, Han Fu had a sad face, and Guo Tu and Xin Ping, the fellow recruits from the same township, sat down in a slump, sighing helplessly.

During this time, rumors spread everywhere in the city that Han Fu colluded with the Black Mountain Army to intercept and kill Liu He, and allowed the Huns to plunder the Wei army. Cai Yan was kidnapped by the Huns because Han Fu deliberately did it.

When the news came out, there was an uproar in the prefectures and counties, and the common people all accused Liu He of being a clan member of the Han family. He saved Jizhou from danger twice and was the first to call for volunteer soldiers to attack Dong Zhuo. Did Han Fu really love Dong Zhuo by doing this?

And Cai Yong is the leader of the scholarly community. If Han Fu really connived at the Huns kidnapping his daughter, he would be damned, and all the celebrities in Jizhou were secretly cursing Han Fu.

It has even been reported that Han Fu is an official dispatched by Dong Zhuo, and secretly colluded with Dong Zhuo, intending to rebel, which will surely bring disaster to Jizhou again.

Panicked, Han Fu ordered the entire city to be put under martial law, and those who spread rumors were arrested, and no teahouse or wine shop was allowed to talk about government affairs. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, dozens of people were arrested and put in prisons.

In the study, the three of them sat silently, their faces darkened, and they frowned as they looked at a letter on the table.

Han Fu asked anxiously: "Two gentlemen, if things are up to now, if we don't think of countermeasures, Jizhou will be in danger!"

Guo Tu glanced at Xin Ping and said, "Yu Du and Bai Rao asked for [-] hu of grain, which is not too much. In my opinion, the general might as well agree."

Xin Ping immediately shook his head and said: "The thieves are short of food, just when they are starving, and within a few months, they will be scattered in disorder. If the [-] hu of grain restores their vitality, wouldn't it be like raising a tiger to bite them back?"

Guo Tu sighed: "If they don't send food, the two of them will only announce the agreement to the world. Now there are rumors in Jizhou, if the two of them make trouble again, wouldn't it be a bad reputation?"

"This..." Xin Ping was startled, frowned and lowered his head.

Han Fu said anxiously: "You were the ones who proposed to kill Liu He at the beginning, but now not only Liu He is safe and sound, but also offended the Black Mountain Army. If they take the risk, who can resist?"

Guo Tuyan said: "This matter all started from Yuan Benchu. If the general is really helpless, why not ask Yuan Gong to station in the Wei army to prevent the Black Mountain army?"

Han Fu's face darkened, and he said with a sneer, "Yuan Benchu ​​stayed in Hanoi and didn't return to Bohai Sea for half a year. He had intended to covet Bingzhou for a long time. If Wei Commandery were to be handed over to him, wouldn't it mean that the evil tiger has not been eliminated and the wolf has entered the house?"

Guo Tu rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Since the general is afraid of Yuan Shao, he has no choice but to use the strategy of slowing down the troops. First send food to stabilize the Black Mountain Army, train the soldiers and horses immediately, and send troops to wipe them out. Then Jizhou can be settled."

Xin commented: "This is also a helpless thing. Wei Jun will send [-] hu of grain first, and the remaining [-] hu of grain will be allowed for two months. After the spring, we will send food to wipe out the bandit dens, once and for all."

Han Fu sighed helplessly, "That's the only way to go."

"Report--" At this moment, a person hurried in from outside, describing himself as a mess, entered the study, knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "My lord, something is wrong, the eldest son was just outside the city... was, was robbed by bandits gone!"

"Bold thief, so rampant!" Han Fu was shocked, stood up abruptly, and asked in a trembling voice, "Who did it?"

On the New Year's Eve, Han Fu sent his eldest son back to his hometown Yingchuan to worship his ancestors, but he was kidnapped by thieves as soon as he went out.

The man held a letter in his hand and held it up with both hands: "The thief left a letter and ordered me to hand it to the lord."

Han Fu walked over quickly, opened the letter tremblingly, and immediately took two steps back to lean on the desk, his face pale.

Guo Tu asked, "Could it be that Yu Du and Bai Rao did it? The letter asking for food just arrived, why are you so anxious?"

"It's not the Black Mountain Bandit!" Han Fu took a deep breath, and said slowly, "It's the remnant of the Yellow Turban. After claiming to be Zhang Jiao, this person wants to replace him with Julu's corpse."

"What?" Xin Ping was taken aback, frowned and said, "At the beginning Zhang Jiao was beheaded, and his body was exposed for three days, and then I don't know where it was buried. How can I find it?"

Han Fuyan said: "They have already found Zhang Jiao's body, but the officers and soldiers searched too hard and couldn't transport it out. Let us send someone to transport it to Taihang."

"There's no reason for that!" Guo Tu said angrily, "The Yellow Turban Bandit is a rebel army. If we help the bandit transport Zhang Jiao's corpse, if the world finds out, don't we mean that we are with the bandit?"

Xin Ping shook his head and sighed: "But the eldest son was hijacked by thieves, what can we do?"

Han Fu was already distraught, but unexpectedly at this moment, he was furious: "The Yellow Turban Bandit and the Black Bandit Bandit are all caused by bandits. I swear to destroy this bandit."

Xin Ping frowned and said: "For the present plan, saving people is the most important thing. A mere corpse is already irrelevant. Why don't we agree to them, and after the eldest son is rescued, it's not too late to catch the murderer."

"God's will is not fair, God's will is not fair!" Han Fu looked up to the sky and sighed, and said to Xin Ping, "At this time, I will trouble Zhongzhi to take care of it, and transport Zhang Jiao's body out of Julu and send it to Taihang Mountain."

Xin commented: "This matter must not be publicized, and it is better to act in secret. Once people find out, everyone in Jizhou hates the Yellow Turban Army the most. The consequences will be disastrous!"

Han Fu panicked, stomped his feet and asked, "Then what should I do?"

Guo Tu suddenly had an idea, and said with a twist: "The general has promised to send [-] hu of grain to the Black Mountain Army, why not send a batch of grain from Julu to Wei County in the name of grain adjustment, and hide Zhang Jiao's corpse In the grain truck, on the way to the Taihang Mountains?"

Han Fu nodded and said, "This is a very good plan, let's arrange it like this, and we must rescue my son as soon as possible."

Xin commented: "I'm going to Julu right now. It's about the eldest son's life, and I have to hand over with the Black Mountain Army. Weijun needs Brother Gongze to go there himself."

Guo Tu nodded and said, "Don't worry, both of you, I will definitely handle this matter in a seamless manner."

The two got up and were about to leave when Han Fu suddenly said, "You must not let Xun Wenruo know about this matter."

Guo Tu pinched his beard and gave a disdainful smile, and said flatly: "The general treats Xun Yu like a guest of honor. I think this person studies in the mansion all day long. He is just a vulgar scholar who doesn't understand political affairs and the world situation. It's just a name for himself."

Han Fu shook his head and sighed: "Xun Wenruo's talent, I already knew it in Luoyang. If he wants to make suggestions, he must put down the rumors. How to invite him is my own idea."

Guo Tu sneered, and went out with Xin Ping, quite dissatisfied with Han Fu's respect for Xun Yu.

The two of them followed Han Fu from Yingchuan to Jizhou, helped him stabilize the situation, secured the position of governor, and prepared to conspire for great things. Why did Xun Yu, who just arrived, have a higher status than them?

What made the two of them even more dissatisfied was that those local officials and gentry in Jizhou also highly respected Xun Yu, and people came to ask for advice every day, and they had already stolen their limelight, which is unreasonable!
(End of this chapter)