Before, he ignored me and was full of defense, but now he said he wanted to help me as soon as he came over, and there would be any fraud in this.

Zhang Hao thought for a while and asked, "I don't know what Mr. taught me?" ”

Yan Zhong squinted his eyes and smiled even more treacherously: "I'm in the city, I heard that General Zhang is recruiting troops from the whole county in order to defend against Wuhuan, but is there such a thing?" ”

Zhang Hao nodded and said: "That's true, there are only 20,000 troops stationed in Pingzhou, and they are scattered all over the place. The strength of the Wuhuan departments is almost the same, to say the least, there are nearly 5,000 cavalry, and if the nest goes south, the total strength is 50,000 cavalry.

Pingzhou Zhu Jun alone was powerless to resist Wuhuan's southward army, so I had no choice but to recruit troops. And Pingzhou has just been settled, and it is difficult for me to levy too many men and horses, so as not to make the people miserable. ”

"General Zhang's idea is good, I still have a question, how did General Zhang know that Wuhuan was going south?"

Zhang Hao thought to himself: Why is this question again, it's really troublesome, just believe me directly, you must ask so clearly, I can't say that I studied history before, remember all of this.

But now it's hard to excuse himself, Zhang Hao looked at Fang Zhu and Yan Zhong's curious eyes, and decided to tell a little lie: "When I was a county magistrate in Fang County before, I met a tribal chief, and when I went to Wangping a few days ago, I met him, and he told me. ”

The two of them looked at each other with a look of sudden realization, so it was. It's just that Fang Zhu is still a little strange, why has he never heard Zhang Hao mention it?

Yan Zhong said: "This reason is reasonable, and it can be regarded as blocking everyone's mouth." ”

Zhang Hao was a little embarrassed, his expression was unnatural, and he thought: Does my reason sound so like making up?

"But that's not enough." He shook his head again, "General Zhang has ever thought about recruiting troops privately, and his crime is complicity and rebellion. For this reason, you will still be questioned by the court. ”

Zhang Hao said in a righteous and impassioned manner: "As long as I can save the people of Li in this disaster, I have nothing to fear. Even if it is a reputation as a thief, I will not hesitate to do it. ”

The general loves the people like a son, and Yan Zhong admires it. But I have a way to keep the general from being a traitor. ”

Fang Zhu's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "What is the solution?" "As the Zhang and Fang families, who share weal and woe, if Zhang Hao is condemned as a thief, the Fang family will also be implicated.

Yan Zhong said with a smile: "Hehe, don't be impatient for a while, there is something to ask for below." ”

Zhang Hao said: "Sir, please speak, I will do my best to help." ”

"It's not a trouble, I want to ask General Zhang for fifty gold."

"Sir came all the way to help me, is it just for this fifty gold?"

Yan Zhong explained: "No, no, no, it's because I've been harassing in an inn in the city for three months and haven't paid a penny. The shopkeeper was kind-hearted and did not expel me, but worried about my future. So ask the general for a reward for the treasurer. Rest assured, general, my advice is definitely worth the price. ”

"There is such a thing, the grace of dripping water should be reciprocated by the spring, fifty gold is not enough, and the grace of Huaiyin Hou is worth a thousand gold. Mr. and I can't compare with Huaiyin, I will add fifty gold to Mr., make up enough 100 gold, and send it to the inn in a while. ”

"General Xie." Yan Zhong bowed.

People who learn vertical and horizontal arts are more happy than those chivalrous people, whether they offend others or have kindness and others, they can remember it for a lifetime.

Yan Zhong finally expressed his opinion: "Actually, the general doesn't need to recruit troops, he can summon people under a different name, so that he won't give people a handle." ”

Zhang Hao somewhat understood, this is the same as the People's Liberation Army reorganized into a volunteer army. "Please elaborate, sir."

"Now that the autumn harvest has passed, it is customary for the local government to start calling people for winter training. Why didn't the general raise troops in this name? At this time, during the winter training, it was just in time for the Wuhuan invasion, and then the general led the army to resist, isn't it reasonable? ”

Zhang Hao patted his head, his eyes were shining with starlight, why didn't he think of it? It would be a lot less troublesome to change the name.

"However, the militia does not give any fees for winter training, and most of the people's enthusiasm for joining the army is also for the settling-in allowance and monthly military salary. This money is still a loophole. Fang Zhu asked.

Yan Zhong replied with a smile: "The same reason, change the name, count this money into the rewards and pensions, you can send it to the soldiers without accounting for it, and then record it after the war." ”

It's a fake account, this Zhang Hao still understands, but Yan Zhong still makes him a little surprised by knowing this. He also thought that this skill of officials would only be learned when Song and Ming Dynasty were obtained.

"Everything will be done according to the gentleman's words." Zhang Hao walked up to Yan Zhong and said, "Sir, you have helped me remove the hidden danger, please accept my worship." ”

Yan Zhong was flattered and hurriedly helped Zhang Hao up: "The general doesn't have to be polite, didn't I say it, this trip is to help the general." ”

"Will the gentleman still leave, if you don't dislike it, the gentleman will stay in Pingzhou, so that I can ask for advice from time to time."

Yan Zhong laughed: "Hahaha, I don't dare to ask for advice, I will only think of some difficult attention, and I hope that the lord will not dislike it." ”

Zhang Hao was pleasantly surprised, and Yan Zhong shouted that his lord had agreed to stay. He may have only been mentioned a few times in other people's biographies, and was not well-known at this time.

But he can say that Jia Xu has the plans of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping when Jia Xu is still mediocre and not favored by others. With this vision, Zhang Hao felt that he was better than a guy like Xu Shao.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency!" Du Ping ran in in a panic and handed a piece of cloth to Zhang Hao.

"There is news from Youzhou that Zhongshan is too guarded by Zhang Chun, and the original Taishan is guarded by Zhang Ju, and they have rebelled in Yuyang!"

Zhang Hao was shocked, he really came.

……

Although Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun have the same surname, they are not from the same ancestry. However, the two Zhang families are both well-known landlords in Yuyang County, Yuyang County.

They led their own soldiers to launch a sudden attack, directly captured Yuyang County, and then opened a warehouse to release grain and recruit displaced people.

The time for them to launch is still very good, at this time, it has been two months since Sun Zhan, the Taishou Gonggong of Beiping, led the army to leave Youzhou. In these two months, the most elite 3,000 cavalry in the entire Youzhou will not return.

Wait for the imperial court to get the news, and then send troops to quell the rebellion, at least until next year. And next year, the Wuhuan cavalry as a boost has already entered the country.

Outside Yuyang City, the two stood on the altar, facing the tens of thousands of displaced people under the stage, and the big god read the inscription in his hand: "When today's son is dumb and content with pleasure, and the villains are vying for power, causing the heavens to be angry and frequently sending disasters, but the court does not repent, and still fights year after year, the taxes become more and more onerous, and the people are miserable and displaced." ”

Then Zhang Ju shouted alone: "Since the Son of Heaven has no way, then another Son of Heaven should be established." Zhang Ju is not talented, and he is willing to respond to the mandate of heaven, obey the will of the people, and stand on his own. In the future, lead you to overthrow the old dynasty and recreate the prosperous world! ”

Then Zhang Chun shouted again: "Zhang Chun is not talented, he is willing to be the general of Mitian and the king of stability, and assist the new son of heaven to overthrow the old dynasty and create a prosperous era again!" ”

The homeless people kept shouting loudly in the same place, and the mountains shouted long live. This is what the soup giver told these homeless people in the morning that as long as they participate in the festival here and join them, they will have a full meal every day in the future. In order to be able to eat, they did not hesitate to join.

"Your Majesty, with such a popular heart, why worry about big things." Zhang Chun said respectfully to the 'new son of heaven' Zhang Ju.

"Hahaha~ This is all the credit of King Anding." Zhang Ju laughed loudly.

This can be regarded as a disguised top of 10,000 people, and the two of them have been completely intoxicated by the tsunami-like support they have created, and they can't extricate themselves.

Zhang Chun first came to his senses: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to be happy, the top priority is to go north to attack the two counties of Qianping and Yuxi, and fight together with the chiefs of the Wuhuan tribe, and after capturing the two counties, our foreign friends can lead the army to cross the Great Wall and go south." Even if the imperial court soldiers and horses arrived, it would be useless. ”

"The king of Anding is reasonable, so let's do it, you and I will each lead an army, you attack Pingping, and I will attack Xi. How is it? ”

"Obey."

Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun agreed with the Wuhuan chieftain to lead the exiles to attack first, so as to attract the attention of the border defenders, and when the Great Wall was weak, the Wuhuan chieftains would lead their troops into the Great Wall. And after they entered the country, the two sides attacked the two counties of Qianping and Yuxi.

In the end, the two counties that were attacked from both sides were caught off guard and fell one after another. The people of the city were slaughtered and their food and goods looted.

After Erzhang led his army to join forces with the Wuhuan chieftain, he immediately went south to attack the rest of the counties in Yuyang.

……

Ten days later, a fast horse entered Luoyang with an urgent military situation. Subsequently, Emperor Ling urgently summoned hundreds of officials to the court to discuss.

"Zhang Ju proclaimed himself the Son of Heaven, Zhang Chun claimed to be the general of Mitian and the king of stability, the two thieves gathered 50,000 people, and the 30,000 Wuhuan cavalry who entered the Kou converged in Yuxi County, and now they have slaughtered and plundered several counties in Yuyang, and the captain of Wuhuan Gong Qichou has been killed by the rebels, and Liu Zheng, the Taishou of Guangyang, asked the imperial court to send troops quickly."

After the sergeant finished reading the emergency report, he handed it to Zhang Rang, who came to get it. Zhang Rang opened the emergency newsstand on Emperor Ling's table again.

The more Emperor Ling looked at it, the more angry he became, he didn't care about any slaughter or looting, what made him angry was that Zhang Ju, a criminal official, dared to call himself the Son of Heaven.

This is not just a rebellion, the so-called heaven has no two days, there are no two masters, if you leave Zhang Ju alone, then the world will not be chaotic.

Since Emperor Ling succeeded to the throne, there have been large and small rebellions in the world, and the thief leader is either called a general or a king, and he can endure these, but he is called the emperor, and he will never be able to bear it.

The previous thief leader who "called the emperor" was named Xu Sheng, who rebelled in Juzhang and claimed to be the "Emperor Yangming", but he is now gone. Now there is another Zhang Ju, and no matter what Emperor Ling says, he will be crushed to ashes.

"Zhang Ju, this thief, before the Yellow Turban attacked the city, he abandoned the city and fled for his life. I opened the net and bypassed his life, but this thief was not grateful, but betrayed the Lord and rebelled. There is also the dog thief Zhang Chun, who was dissatisfied with the fact that the court did not use him as a general, and took revenge on the court. These two thieves deserve death! ”

The Spirit Emperor gritted his teeth and roared, and everyone in the hall could hear the sound of grinding his teeth in his mouth. This time the Son of Heaven was really angry, and the Yellow Turban Rebellion last year didn't make him so angry.

Taifu Yuan Kui stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that he should quickly send troops to Youzhou to quell the rebellion. Otherwise, as long as this gesture is crowned emperor for one day, the people will be confused and will not know Your Majesty."

"Of course I know this, Taifu, who is the key to quelling the rebellion?"

"Chen Mengyi is willing to go." A man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, nine feet tall, stood up.

Emperor Ling was very satisfied that some ministers were willing to stand up and take the initiative: "Meng Aiqing is loyal to the country, and his heart is commendable. Feng Aiqing was the general of Zhonglang and led the troops to Youzhou to quell the rebellion. ”

Yuan Kui said again: "The old minister thinks that Zhang Chun is resentful because the court does not regard him as a general, so why not transfer Gongsun Zan back and quell the rebellion together." ”

"Taifu is reasonable, so let's do it."