Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 66 The countryside surrounds the city
Liu He took a rest in Guangzong to reorganize his troops, selected strong and strong prisoners from the captives to incorporate into the army, and replenished the troops. The strength of two thousand troops before departure increased to three thousand.

On this day, the good news from the Central Plains spread again. Huangfusong arrived at Cangting, Dongjun, where he smashed the Yellow Turban Canal Shuai Buji and beheaded more than 7000 people. Hearing that the Jizhou Yellow Turban was defeated, he continued to go east to Qingzhou to suppress the bandits.

Guangzong's bandit cave was breached, Zhang Jiao's three brothers were killed, the Jizhou Yellow Turban Army was completely dispersed, and the Nanyang Yellow Turban Army was also wiped out by Zhu Jun. Only Qingzhou still had tens of thousands of bandit troops.

Liu He originally wanted to wait for Huangfusong to come and meet the famous generals of the late Eastern Han Dynasty after joining forces. Now it seems that there is no chance.

After Zhang He brought his men back to Jieqiao for redeployment, he only brought more than a dozen of his cronies to follow Liu He. All the way to the north, all the counties and towns along the way heard that Liu He had returned after a great victory, and all of them gave them food and milk.

On the empty field, there is greenery everywhere, but most of them are weeds. The people are busy renovating the land. Although this year's cultivation can't catch up, they still have to prepare for the coming year.

Looking at the Guan and Zhang brothers, Cheng Pu, Zhang He and Han Dang, as well as Xu Rong who stayed behind in Zhuoxian County, Liu He was a little complacent at this time. This small team could form a small five tiger generals.

At present, there are Tian Feng and Liu Fang as counselors. Although these two are not top-notch, they are enough for now, especially Tian Feng, who is also top-notch in terms of strategy and vision.

If Zuo Feng is strong enough to transfer Zhuge Gui, and take his three sons to Zhuo County by the way, there are two brothers Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang, wouldn't it be safe in the future?
But thinking of Zhuge Liang's father's death in the early years, I don't know if Zhuge Gui is still alive at this time, or if he is sick and cannot travel far, but the bag of jewels was wasted.

Zhuge Liang should have been born not long ago, and it will take another 20 years to count on him. At present, it is more important to recruit other talents first.

It's just that Emperor Ling is still alive, Dong Zhuo has no control over the court, and he can't recruit talents wantonly, so he can only do his best.

Tian Feng looked at Liu He on the horse, with strange expressions of joy and worry, and couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty must be famous all over the world for breaking the yellow scarf, why are you still worrying about gains and losses?"

Liu He sighed: "The rebellion of the Yellow Turban was all caused by the ten permanent servants. If the eunuchs are not eliminated, the root of the disaster will not be exhausted. I am afraid that the world will never have peace from now on."

Tian Feng frowned and sighed. He couldn't make judgments about the affairs of the court, let alone say the foolish words of Emperor Ling. , as a model for the world, if all regions can follow suit, the world will be safe."

"That's easier said than done?" Liu He glanced at Tian Feng, smiled wryly and said, "I will distribute the land of those aristocratic and powerful families to the common people, and the government will unify the official positions. Do you think they will agree?"

"This..." Tian Feng was stunned for a moment, lowered his head and did not speak.

He only heard that Liu He treated the people well in Zhuo County, but he didn't expect such a move. This can only be implemented in Youzhou, which is sparsely populated. In the Central Plains, it is a land of enfeoffment, and it may be difficult to do it.

"If you can't break, you can't stand—" Liu He sighed deeply, looked up at the sky, and said lightly: "If you don't break the old rules, how can you turn this world around?"

Tian Feng was taken aback, and looked up at Liu He in astonishment. Although this young and bright boy only said a few words, he showed firm belief, and seemed to have a plan already.

He didn't know that Liu He had unknowingly changed the paths of many people, including himself, and even the Yellow Turban Rebellion had been put down a few months earlier.

But Liu He knew in his heart that although the current situation had changed, the decay of the Eastern Han Dynasty was inevitable. The eunuchs, relatives, and aristocratic families, the entire social order had completely decayed.

From Emperor Ling to eunuchs, and then to those intertwined aristocratic families, he can't change them. Only by breaking the old rules can a new order be established.

Liu He understands that what he is going on now is already another path!
Tian Feng was quite curious about Liu He's breaking the rules, and asked, "How does the Fujun plan to do things?"

Liu He said with a smile: "The countryside surrounds the city!"

Tian Feng was taken aback: "Countryside, city..." Apparently he was not very clear about this concept.

Liu He laughed and said: "This matter is a long story, and we need to discuss it in detail in the future. This trip to Jizhou, I don't like to kill Brother Zhang Jiao, but I am only happy to get Mr. Junyi and Jun Yi, so this trip is worthwhile. "

Zhang He, who was chatting with Zhang Fei at the back, was stunned for a moment. When he met Liu He before, he felt that he regarded him very highly. This time, he compared himself with Tian Feng, a celebrity, and suddenly a warm current surged in his heart.

Although Tian Feng lived in seclusion at home at this time, he was talented and knowledgeable since he was a child. He was very famous in Jizhou and was promoted as a talented person. Zhang Xi was just an ordinary soldier who was highly praised by Liu He. How can you be unhappy?
After arriving in Fanyang within a day, Liu He decided to stay temporarily in Fanyang, which is adjacent to Jizhou. Because Youzhou is too remote, it is extremely inconvenient to recruit talents. Liu He wants to move to Fanyang for development.

This Wei You was from Youbeiping, who had served as Liu Yu's Dong Cao. When Liu Yu wanted to attack Gongsun Zan, he dissuaded him, thinking that Gongsun Zan was still valuable.

Wei You had long heard that Liu and Dasheng had returned, and greeted them in person outside the city, while the common people watched from inside and outside the city.

Liu He not only wiped out the Youzhou Yellow Turban Army in time, defeated the Julu Yellow Turban, but also relieved Fan Yang of hidden dangers. Before that, many people in Fan Yang fled to Zhuo County.

Now that Liu He killed the three brothers Zhang Jiao, his reputation has grown, and the people of Youzhou originally respected Liu Yu very much, and now they also support Liu He very much.

Wei You led all the officials to stand under the city. Seeing that the soldiers and horses had a different aura than when they set out for the expedition, he was secretly shocked. Sure enough, the soldiers who had fought on the battlefield were different from the new army.

When the people arrived at the base of the city, Wei You went up to meet him and said: "In the past, Duke Liu governed Youzhou, and the people praised him, but now you are protecting us from thieves. The kindness of the two generations is deeply felt by everyone."

Liu He said with a smile: "Without the help of all of you, this miraculous achievement would not have been possible. I don't know if there are still people fleeing northward recently?"

Wei You was worried about this, and sighed: "The number of refugees has increased in the past six months, and there are still many remnants of the Yellow Turbans among them, but they are mixed together and it is difficult to distinguish. I am afraid that there will be chaos in the future."

Liu He said with a smile: "Zhang Jiao and others are dead, and they are just people who have been bewitched. As long as they have land, money and food, and live and work in peace, who would take the risk of rebellion?"

Wei You knew that Liu He had recruited a large number of refugees in Zhuo County. In fact, he led more than half of them to Zhuo County. While welcoming them into the city, he said, "Your Majesty has a good way of governing the people. In the future, you must ask for advice."

When he came to the government office, Liu He showed the edict of appointment to Wei You. Only then did Wei You know that Liu He had been appointed as the county governor, so he hurried to meet again.

Liu Heyan said: "Youzhou used to be bitterly cold and sparsely populated. Now many people have come to seek refuge. This is a good opportunity for governance. Instead of driving them away, we must treat them kindly and attract more people to come."

(End of this chapter)