Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 91 The Encounter of Destiny

At the banquet, Liu He arranged Zhang Liao next to him, closer than Guan Zhang, which made everyone more puzzled. How could Liu He value a young man so much? Could it be because of his similar age?

Zhang Liao was two years younger than Liu He, and comparable to Zhao Yun. Liu He hit it off with him immediately, and everyone guessed whether he thought of his junior brother Zhao Yun.

Liu He asked Zhang Liao to introduce himself, to let everyone know that he is also a person of family background, he is a descendant of Nie Yi, the initiator of Mayi's conspiracy, and his family changed his surname to Zhang to avoid resentment.

When Zhang Liao was born, it was the most prosperous period of Tanshihuai. The Xianbei army was often killed and looted by the Hu people in Yanmen County, even several times a month, as usual. Later, the people could not bear the disturbance and gradually migrated. To within the Yanmen Pass.

Zhang Liao experienced frontier wars since he was a child, and practiced martial arts hard since he was a child. He made friends with his companions in the county when he was a teenager, and often attacked the single Xianbei cavalry team.

This time I heard that the imperial court was recruiting soldiers to beg for thieves, and everyone was preparing to join the army. They were worried because they didn't have enough money. Flood with water and destroy nearly ten thousand bandits.

Everyone praised Zhang Liao for his courage at such a young age, and even felt that Zhang Liao was capable of both literature and martial arts, which seemed to be on par with Liu He.

But the excitement in Liu He's heart was beyond the reach of others, but how did they know that Zhang Liao's position in Liu He's heart was even higher than that of Guan Yu.

This is a veritable top commander of the Three Kingdoms. As the leader of the five sons of Cao Wei, he is not an exaggeration to rank first in terms of command and combat power.

Especially in the battle of Hefei, 800 people defeated the [-] army of Soochow, which shocked Xiaoyaojin in one fell swoop, and his name went down in history, and Sun Quan also left the reputation of "Sun Shiwan".

Zhang Liao is capable of writing and martial arts, without Guan Yu's arrogance, let alone Zhang Fei's irascibility, he is able to foresight, and he is the most reassuring commander outside.

In history, he and Guan Yu were congenial and had a very deep personal relationship, but they could not work together because of their respective masters. Some people commented that Zhang Liao lost his life to Cao Cao and helped the tyrant, and he was brave and unrighteous. Now these regrets are finally about to be lifted.

This is a meeting of fate!
Liu He looked at Zhang Liao, who was a bit cramped, but his mind became more lively: Now the governor of Bingzhou is not Ding Yuan, and Zhang Liao is still playing wild, so where are Lu Bu and Gao Shun?
The banquet lasted until late at night. This was the second time Liu He got drunk after recruiting Zhang Fei, but kept yelling "Xiaoyao... [-]" intermittently, which made Guan Yu and others puzzled.

After sobering up the next day, Liu He asked Ji Chou to gather the leaders of Wuhuan's tribes to gather together to discuss the market.

Three days later, the leaders of Wuhuan's tribes rushed to their whereabouts. The leader of Daijun Wuhuan was very grateful to Liu He for sending troops to help.

Only Lord Wuhuan of Shanggu, Nanlou, looked calm. He was obviously dissatisfied with Liu He for giving half of Shanggu County to the Xianbei people. He had completely forgotten how miserable he was like a bereaved dog more than a month ago.

Bu Dugen also brought more than a dozen leaders, and all the Han slaves among the entourage. This time they took the initiative to release them, which is to thank Liu He.

After returning to the headquarters, Bu Dugen immediately summoned his cronies to investigate the slave trade, found out all the Wuhuan people involved, and waited to report to Liu He.

Bu Dugen knew very well that the Wuhuan people had been entrenched in Shanggu for hundreds of years, and it was not easy for the Xianbei people to gain a foothold here. Even if they dared not do anything now, they would definitely retaliate secretly in the future. With the current strength of the tribe, there was no resistance at all. Power.

If they can take advantage of this to suppress the Wuhuan people, they will not dare to be too arrogant, and it can be regarded as buying time and opportunities for the development of the Xianbei tribe.

Bu Dugen knew very well that the more Liu He hated the Wuhuan people, the better it would be for Xianbei, so he spared no effort to handle this matter himself.

At the banquet, Ji Chou first announced the re-division of the territories of the various ministries. Sure enough, he was the first to stand up and object. He stared at Liu He and asked, "Shanggu County is the territory allocated to our tribe by the imperial court. Why should half be given to the Xianbei people?" ?”

Liu He frowned slightly, this stupid pig was really shameless, and asked: "Since your lord doesn't welcome the Xianbei people, why didn't you keep them out of the pass?"

"This..." Nanlou's face turned red and blue, but he was speechless.

He himself was ashamed to tell others when he lost a battle, and when Liu He scolded him face to face, he felt that his face was dull, but he didn't dare to get angry with Liu He, which was very uncomfortable.

After a long time, he said, "The Wuhuan Tribe has lived in Shanggu for hundreds of years. This is the system left by the ancestors, the imperial court's regulations. Does Liu Zhonglang want to violate the order?"

The Xianbei army invaded Youzhou this time, and his troops suffered the most casualties. Nanlou held a grudge, so how could he be willing to live with the Xianbei people?
"Isn't Captain Ji and I representing the imperial court?" Liu He said lightly, "If the imperial court hadn't sent troops to help, dare to ask where is your lord now? What would Shanggu County look like?"

"You..." Nanlou gritted his teeth for a while, looked left and right, all the tribal leaders lowered their heads, but no one responded to him.

Now even Jichou has to obey Liu He's orders, and Nanlou is taking his own humiliation, and Jichou can't speak for him.

Indicating that Nanlou retreated despite the difficulties, Ji Chou hurriedly informed everyone of several important agreements on the opening of the market. The detailed announcement will be officially released in Juyang. .

This move has been unanimously approved by everyone. It has always been their hope to be able to circulate materials with the Central Plains. Although there have been caravans traveling to and from Shanggu in recent years, without the support of the court, there are too few merchants who come. Only the nobles can get some For food and cloth, when the market is open in the future, everyone can exchange supplies, and life will be much more convenient.

Nanlou's dissatisfaction does not affect the overall situation. All matters have been discussed and decided. Liu He ordered people to put on the banquet. Bu Dugen apologized to all Wuhuan ministries and reconciled. It has been decided, and it is all perfunctory.

After drinking for three rounds, Yan Rou, who was standing behind Bu Dugen, suddenly knelt down in front of the banquet, and cried loudly to Liu He: "Shanggu is pacified, Wuhuan and Xianbei are reconciled, please help our fellow clansmen too! "

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience was shocked. Nan Lou's face changed drastically. Ji Chou's hand trembled slightly and the drink in his glass spilled out. He looked at Liu He nervously.

When Liu He investigated the matter of buying and selling Han slaves, Ji Chou had already secretly informed Nanlou, telling him to stop immediately, eliminate the evidence as soon as possible, and release those Han people who were arrested.

After the expedition, he was busy with military affairs, Liu He never asked about the result of this matter, Ji Chou thought he had forgotten, after all, those people were just small people in the mountains, and Liu He was a son of the royal family, how could he take these people to heart?

At this time Yan Rou suddenly cried in the hall, and Ji Chou realized that this matter might not be so simple.

Liu He had already taken Yan Rou under his command. Was Yan Rou's move done on his own initiative, or was it Liu He's instigation, premeditated?
Ji thick's fingers trembled, thinking hard, fine sweat dripped from his forehead.

(End of this chapter)