On the summer solstice, in the northern part of Donggun, the fields are full of patches of green corn and wheat.

There was no sign of war here, and it was the busy season for farming, and the fields were full of farmers driving their oxen to work. If there is any difference between this place and other places in the Eastern Han Dynasty that did not take place in the war, it is that the farmers here all wear yellow scarves on their bodies, some around their necks, some on their wrists, and some of them wear a yellow face directly on the top of their heads.

This is the world of yellow scarves.

Half a month ago, there was intermittent news from the south bank of Dongjun that the emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty had pardoned the rebellious people of Dongjun and allowed them to return to the south bank of Dongjun...... This move caused an uproar in the north of the Luo River, and these days people continue to tear off the yellow scarves and go to the south bank by boat, and in a short period of time, more than 1,000 households have given up the identity of the Yellow Turban Rebellion Party to return to the south bank and live a peaceful life.

However, there are policies in the south and countermeasures in the north.

In the face of the Eastern Han court's plan to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle, Bu Ji ordered to exempt the people who fled from Luobei from the land and distribute these ownerless fields to the people who were willing to stay. The more people who leave, the greater the interest of those who remain. An edict from the imperial court caused the population to drain, and an edict from Buji prevented the exodus of the people, making the people who remained more loyal, despite the loss of a small half of the population.

Liao County, located in the center of the north of the Luohe River, is a large county with more than 2,000 households, but because of the policy on the south bank and the previous war, the population of Liao County at this time is less than 1,000 households. Despite this, Liao County still maintains more than 5,000 Yellow Turban soldiers. Because this is the location of the East County Qu Shuai Buji.

On this day, Liao County, which is equivalent to the Yellow Turban Gyeonggi in the northern part of Dongjun, ushered in a group of visitors from other places, who were strong and well-dressed, wearing yellow scarves and carrying weapons.

They came from the Luohe River ferry, originally wanted to go to Jizhou to worship the great sage and good teacher, but they went to the Dong'e range and were attacked by the subordinates of Ma Yue, the captain of Changshui on the south bank, and started a bloody battle with them, both sides were injured, this group of deserters broke out of the siege and fled to the north bank, all the way to Liao County.

The Yellow Turban soldiers guarding the city looked at the group of Yellow Turbans under the self-proclaimed Yingchuan Qu Shuai Peng Tuo in front of them, the young man led by him was nine feet tall and powerful, with terrifying scars on his face, and everyone behind him was extremely vicious. Although the leader, Ma Yao, repeatedly reiterated that he had no malicious intentions, he was still surrounded by the defenders at the south gate of Liaoxian County like a great enemy. The Yellow Turban Army guarding the gate hurriedly rode their horses and went straight to the county to report.

Liao County Governing Office.

The unattractive Qu Shuai Bu Ji sat in the middle and opened a book in his hand, and approved and supplemented the slips sent from all over the three counties. The tall yellow turban guard beside him placed the ring knife beside him, handed the brush with the milled ink in his hand, and waited for Qu Shuai's annotation.

Qu Shuai can be civil and martial, and translate the teachings into the actual interests of the people, the Yellow Turban Guardian has never seen the legendary great sage and good teacher, but he feels that this middle-aged man sitting next to him is the real Yellow Heaven Godson.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the office, and Qu Shuai Buji gently put down the brush, and said to the guard beside him in a slow and gentle tone: "Go and see, what's going on." ”

Gentle, but unquestionable.

The guards behind him took only two steps out, and the guards guarding the county had already entered the hall and said: "Qu Shuai, the military waiting guard at the south gate said that there is something important to report to Qu Shuai, do you want to let him in?" ”

"Oh?" Bu Ji closed the slip, tied it with a thin rope, and nodded gently. The Yellow Turban Guard behind him said, "Let him in." ”

The guards turned around and left the house, and after a while, the South Gate garrison waited to walk in quickly, knelt down on one knee and turned around and pointed to the city gate and said: "Yuqu Shuai, outside the south gate there is a group of sect members with weapons and holy scarves, numbering more than three hundred, its leader claims to be a subordinate of Yingchuan Xiaoqu Shuai Peng Tuo, who was separated from Qu Shuai during the war, and wanted to go to Jizhou by boat to defect to General Tiangong, and was raided by the Han army on the bank of the Dong'e River, so he asked for a camp outside the city to rest, and allowed him to enter the city to buy and exchange baggage. The subordinates didn't know its authenticity, so they had to come to report to Qu Shuai for a decision. ”

"It is easy to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and it is difficult to distinguish between good and evil. Ask him what the meaning of the third paragraph and fifteenth paragraph of the "Taiping Sutra" is. Bu Ji smiled slightly, shook his head halfway through speaking, and said: "Forget it, it is estimated that it is a group of mountain and forest bandits, open a barn and give them surplus grain for a month, and they are allowed to camp in the north of the city for three days, and they don't need to be allowed to enter the city." ”

"Yes!" The garrison was about to get up, and suddenly thought of Ma Yue's face, and cautiously asked Bu Ji with a smile on his face: "Qu Shuai, why don't you meet their leader?" Those men looked like outlaws with bloody blades, and their subordinates felt that since they were about to fight with the Han army, it was the one who was, yes, when employing people, hundreds of people should not be ...... in vain."

The military waiting was only halfway through speaking, Bu Ji frowned slightly, and the guard beside him immediately shouted: "Qu Shuai in person, how can you allow your little military waiting to discuss political affairs in vain, get out!" ”

"Slow!" Bu Ji frowned and raised his right hand to stop the guard on his side, and said: "All beings in the peaceful and prosperous world are equal, and the Taiping brothers are not high or low, so go on." ”

The guard's shout and scolding of the general Hou was not light, and when he heard Bu Ji's words, the military Hou was even more grateful, and kowtowed to Bu Ji and said: "Thank you to the subordinates for their leniency, thank you to the commander of the canal, the subordinates feel ...... These three hundred people look fierce and fierce, and they may be useful in wartime, so Qu Shuai might as well summon them to meet them. ”

"There is some truth in what you said...... Bu Ji nodded lightly, then waved his hand and said, "You go down first, and then take a look." ”

After the army left, Bu Ji gave instructions on two volumes of slips, handed them to the guards beside him and said: "Find a reliable person, go to Shen County, Eping to pass orders to prepare for war." The northern and southern fronts were deadlocked, and the general was pushing westward. ”

"But." The guard accepted the slip and said suspiciously: "Qu Shuai, Luonan and the first battalion of the Northern Army are in a stalemate, if we wait for a military move, I'm afraid the rear will not be safe." ”

Bu Ji gently hooked the corners of his mouth and asked, "How long will it take for the three counties to gather troops and horses to reach Guan County?" ”

Guan County, located at the junction of Yan and Hebei, is a small county, but its geographical location is particularly important.

"This ......," the guard was stunned for a moment, and then said, "The rapid march will be overnight." ”

"Let's go, three days ago, Liang Zhongning had already led a hundred people into Guanxian County, and the army of the three counties could return in one day and one night, and open up the Yanji contact, and then we would no longer be in a state of isolation, and the three generals and soldiers could go straight to Luoyang."

"Ahh The guard exclaimed in surprise, understanding how heavy the slip in his hand was, and then asked, "Qu Shuai, Liang Zhongning and Zhang Bo haven't seen each other these days, and they were originally sent by you to respond to the ...... But his subordinates are stupid, so if Luonan's Han army suddenly attacks, won't we have time to return to the division because of a small loss? ”

Bu Ji shook his head and said confidently: "Liang Zhongning went to Guanxian, but Uncle Zhang didn't. Since Luonan's Han army wanted to rely on the emperor's edict to eat my own people, he helped them. Uncle Zhang led the headquarters to blend in with the people who moved south. Add some difficulty to their placement. Speaking of this, Bu Ji smiled and said: "I'm afraid that when Guanxian changed its banner, the Han army still settled those thousands of people on the south bank...... Go, tell them that in three days they will raise a large army in Linguan County and make them surrender without a fight! ”