After staying in Zengdi for three days, Zhang Hao led his troops to the next city.

There are eighteen counties in Lelang County, and basically all the landlords in all counties have contributed money and strength to participate in this rebellion.

Zhang Hao would not let them go easily, every time he went to a county town, he asked his soldiers to go from house to house, and said only one sentence: "The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped." ”

If you have the guts to participate in the rebellion, you must pay the price of responding. The rebellion started over land, so Zhang Hao allowed them to hand over money, food, and property, plus one-tenth of the land to offset the crime.

After all, he didn't want to use force in the first place, so at least he had to give the losses of this counterinsurgency, as well as the soldiers' bereavement rewards.

If there are really people who want money and don't want to die, Zhang Hao will not be polite to them, directly arrest people, and then confiscate all the family property.

Rebellion is a capital crime, and I have already given the opportunity to make up for it, and if someone wants to act as if nothing has happened, where will the majesty of the court and his own majesty go.

However, there is a family Zhang Hao who didn't give him a chance at all, and that is the number one big landlord in North Korea County. Yang Ji confessed to himself before he was defeated, and this family was also the first offender to plot with him.

And what is infuriating is that the head of the family pretended to be stupid in front of Zhang Hao, and even used the property that Yang Ji transported back before he was captured to atone for the crime, and only gave Zhang Hao half of it.

Zhang Hao has never had a good impression of this kind of opportunistic guy, and directly arrested their entire clan and enjoyed the same treatment as Yang Ji.

Until June, Zhang Hao returned to Xiangping with a full load. At this time, the imperial court was arguing about the Pingzhou rebellion.

"This Zhang Hao took office for less than half a year, and he forced a county to defend himself, but it is conceivable that he is treacherous, talentless, and virtuous, and his development method is to deceive the king. The minister implored His Majesty to cure Zhang Hao's crimes. ”

From dealing with him to the present, Zhang Hao has shown a different attitude, and Zhang Rang regards him as his own person. The younger brother is in trouble, and the eldest brother who takes the lead must stand up to help. Besides, Zhang Hao sent himself another box of gold cakes.

Nowadays, people still pay attention to a person who takes people's money to eliminate disasters for others.

Zhang Rang said directly to the minister who spoke: "Your Majesty and all the ministers have read the battle report sent back by Zhang Tingshi, and it is clear that Nale Lang Taishou has a bad heart and excuses to make trouble. If it is really a rebellion, why is there only one Lelang in the four counties of Pingzhou? ”

The minister defended: "Last year, there was smoke everywhere in the world, and Pingzhou was one of the rare places that did not suffer from war. Now that the problem has been explained, why does the Zhongchang Servant still have to defend Zhang Hao, isn't it that he has received any benefits? ”

"In front of His Majesty. How dare you slander me like this? The slave has always been loyal, never abolishing the public for personal reasons, and asking His Majesty to be the master. ”

Emperor Ling has no intention of enjoying himself these days, and he can't be annoyed by the rebellion of Liangzhou Bianzhang and Han Sui.

Originally, he thought that the emperor sent in the past was in Chang'an and could quickly quell the rebellion. But I didn't expect it to be a stalemate, and there is still no progress.

As the news continued to come back, the rebels showed signs of growth again, and now they were almost 100,000 men.

The quarrel between the two made Emperor Ling even more disturbed, and he roared angrily: "Enough, the purpose of convening the ministers over today is to discuss how to quell the rebellion in Liangzhou, not to fight for a small mess that has been quelled."

Since one of you thinks that Zhang Hao is guilty, and the other party thinks that Zhang Hao is meritorious, then it is modest. Zhang Hao was without merit, but let him continue to carry out the development plan in Pingzhou. ”

The emperor followed his words, and Chrysostom set the tone for this matter, which was actually biased towards Zhang Rang's opinion.

Seeing that Emperor Ling had made a decision, the minister walked back to his position dejectedly.

Emperor Ling then calmed down and said slowly: "Now we continue to discuss the matter of counterinsurgency in Liangzhou. You can put forward any suggestions from Aiqing. ”

After a long time, no one came forward, which made the Spirit Emperor start to get annoyed again. At this time, a minister who was standing in the second place behind Taifu Yuan Kui walked out.

Although his sideburns were slightly white, he was eight feet tall and had a long beard, which was a proper beautiful man according to the aesthetic standards of the time.

He is Zhang Wen, who was just promoted to Sikong and Dasi Nong last year. "Minister Zhang Wen plays."

Emperor Ling immediately laughed: "Zhang Aiqing, please speak." ”

Zhang Wen said: "The rebels in Xiliang are mostly Qiang people, and the minister heard that Dong Zhuo, the former Taishou of Hedong, had a very good personal relationship with some Qiang leaders, so the minister recommended Dong Zhuo as a general and went to Liangzhou to quell the rebellion.

In addition, when the Yellow Turban was pacified last year, Sima Sun Jian, another subordinate of Qiantang Hou Zhu Jun, made outstanding achievements and was extremely brave. With him in battle, he is like a tiger with wings. ”

Dong Zhuo? Sun Jian? Emperor Ling frowned, there was no problem in using Sun Jian as a general, and Zhu Jun had also recommended this person to himself many times. However, Dong Zhuo made it a little difficult for him, he still remembers the incident of Dong Zhuo's leading army to lose his teacher and humiliate the country last year, and he is a little worried in his heart.

However, what Zhang Wen said seemed to have some truth, Emperor Ling pondered and saw that no one else objected, and finally made up his mind: "Then according to Aiqing's words, worship Aiqing as the general of the chariot and cavalry, Dong Zhuo as the general of the prisoner, and Sun Jian obey Aiqing for joining the military." Ordered Huangfu Song to guard Chang'an, and his subordinate general Zhou Shen also obeyed Aiqing's dispatch. Let's go in three days. ”

"Obey."

At this moment another minister stepped forward, he was eight feet tall and had a tiger's back. This brave general's male name is Zhang Chun, a native of Yuyang County, Youzhou, and the current Zhongshan Taishou, who came to Beijing to report on his work. After he came out, he bowed to Emperor Ling: "Your Majesty, the minister Zhang Chun recommended himself to fight.

The minister thought that the Xiliang rebels were mainly cavalry, and a general who was good at cavalry combat should be sent to participate. Chen is a person from Yuyang, Youzhou, who grew up on horseback since he was a child, and is skilled in bowing horses. May the army lead the counterinsurgency. ”

After listening to his words, the Spirit Emperor was a little moved, and it was true.

Emperor Ling was just about to agree, but Zhang Wen said to him again: "Your Majesty, Zhongshan is too reasonable, and it is true that a general who is good at cavalry combat is needed to quell the Xiliang rebellion. However, Zhang Taishou has been in the Central Plains for a long time, so I am afraid that he is a little rusty.

The minister recommended Beiping Taishou Gongsun Chan to fight, Gongsun Chan has been at the border for a long time, more than Xianbei, Wuhuan and other foreign races to fight, and there are 3,000 righteous cavalry under his command are very elite, and they can be transferred to Xiliang to fight together. ”

When Emperor Ling saw that Zhang Wen had recommended someone else, he dispelled his original thoughts and agreed with him, after all, Zhang Wen was the main general, and his opinion had to be respected.

"Quasi-play, worship Sun Zhan, the Taishou Gonggong of Beiping, as the cavalry captain, and lead 3,000 elite cavalry to Liangzhou to fight."

……

When the court meeting was over, Zhang Chun walked out of the main hall and looked at Zhang Wen's distant back, his face hideous.

"Damn old thing, how dare you look down on me! What's so good about Gongsun Zhan, you actually chose him instead of me, I must make you regret it, I want to make you all regret it. ”

After Zhang Chun finished his debriefing in Luoyang, he did not return to Zhongshan, but returned directly to his hometown Yuyang and met an old friend who was also an official but was demoted.

"Zhang Ju, I've come to see you." Zhang Chun walked into a house with two jars of wine.

There was a man who looked a little weak sitting in the courtyard, he was Zhang Chun's old friend Zhang Ju.

Zhang Ju was originally Taishan Taishou, but because of the Yellow Turban Uprising last year, he did not respond properly, resulting in the slaughter of the people after the city was broken, and suffered heavy losses. As a result, he became one of the few officials to be dismissed from office after the war.

"It turned out to be a pure brother, I haven't seen you for a long time." Zhang Ju stood up, a smile on his face.

Zhang Chun showed him the wine in his hand, and said with a smile: "I brought your favorite liquor, let's go inside and talk while drinking." ”

Zhang Ju took the wine jar and was very happy: "My brother still understands me." Ah, I'm so rude, I haven't invited my old friend into the house yet, brother, please come in, let's not get drunk today! ”

The two of them sat in the house, drinking heavily, and soon a jar of wine was in their stomachs.

Zhang Ju gave Zhang Chunman again: "I am an idler now, my brother is not like me, I am still too guarded in Zhongshan, and I am busy with official business." Why do you have time to come all the way back to my hometown to drink with me? ”

Zhang Chun picked up the wine glass and drank it all: "I haven't seen you for many days, my brother misses me very much, can't you?" ”

"Yes, of course, I miss my brother too. It's just that I'm afraid that my brother is busy with official business and won't have time to see me, so he hasn't visited Zhongshan for a long time at home. ”

Zhang Chun sighed: "Alas, what are you busy, I just went to the capital a few days ago to report on my work, but people said that I was not doing well, and many people in Zhongshan still haven't been resettled, and they have delayed spring ploughing." I'm really at a loss for words. ”

Zhang Ju also felt the same way: "That is to say, this group of people always picks thorns in their bones, can I be quick if the city is broken, there are dozens or hundreds of broken cities in the world, why can I be removed from my post alone?" ”

"Isn't there a rebellion in Liangzhou now, when I took the initiative to ask Ying to fight, who knew that Zhang Wen directly vetoed me and elected Gongsun Zhan. is also too guarded, why choose him instead of me! After speaking, Zhang Chun poured another glass of wine.

Zhang Ju sighed: "The world has been fighting for many years, and the people are miserable. ”

Zhang Chun suddenly put down his wine glass, his blood-red eyes glowing green, "Brother, you said that there is a war going on in the west, if there is another incident in the east, can the court take care of it?" ”

"Hmph, with the current situation of the imperial court, how can it be possible to fight on two fronts."

"Then you say, how about we start an incident in the east?"

With a bang, Zhang Ju's wine glass fell to the ground, and the wine spilled all over the ground. "Brother, you drank too much and said such nonsense."

Zhang Chun stood up and said loudly: "I'm not drunk, I'm still sober, I just want to rebel!" ”

"You sit down and sit down, what are you doing shouting so loudly, you are going to lose your head if you rebel, are you afraid that others will not know?"

Zhang Ju hurriedly stopped Zhang Chun's drunken nonsense, sat him down again, and went to the door to take a look, and after confirming that there was no one, he came back to Zhang Chun.

"If you didn't hear what you said just now, brother, don't mention it again, I'll send you to rest first."

But when he looked at Zhang Chun, he was a little stunned. His eyes were full of determination and madness, as if he had made up his mind, Zhang Ju felt that this old friend was not joking because he had drunk too much, he was serious.

Zhang Chun asked: "Brother, I only want to ask one sentence, how does the court treat you?" Tell me what is in your heart. ”

The old friend's words hit the nail on the head, he knew it, and he was obsessed with being deposed by the imperial court. "The court treats me like a shoe!"

"That's okay, the Han family is corrupt, and has never shown favor to our loyal ministers and filial sons, and also treats me as the same as a disobedient person, and does not sympathize with the people, and regards all the people in the world as grass and mustard. This Han dynasty is dying, and this rebellion is proof of this. In that case, why don't I think about it sooner? ”

Zhang Chun's persuasion made Zhang Ju fall into deep thought, although he also agreed with his old friend's statement, but when he thought of the Yellow Turban Uprising that swept the world last year, which was extinguished by the imperial court in less than a year, he was a little undecided.

"Although my brother's words are very reasonable, I still can't make up my mind. Last year, the imperial court exterminated the Yellow Turbans vividly, and Huangfu Song alone exterminated 300,000 Yellow Turbans.

It is true that the court clone lacks skills, but with only our own strength, the court only needs a partial division to extinguish us, so what can we do? ”

Zhang Chun cheered Zhang Ju up and said: "Don't worry, brother, I have thought about it carefully, the reason why the Yellow Turban Army failed was because they fought separately inside and had no strong reinforcements outside. Although it is huge, it is only the moon in the well after all, the flower in the mirror, and it will be broken when touched.

As long as we occupy the treasury internally, recruit displaced people, expand our strength, and strengthen the external alliance, we will help. In this way, you can be invincible. ”

Zhang Ju asked, "What is the strong reinforcement that the brother said?" ”

"Wuhuan." Zhang Chun said calmly, "I inquired about the news before I came back, and now the Wuhuan tribes on the border of Youzhou and Pingzhou have been unified by a leader named Qiu Liju, and now they are the most powerful nomads in the north.

It is said that during the Yellow Turban Uprising last year, they also raided the south, but it is unknown why they finally evacuated. As long as we send our cronies to contact us, the leader of the Wuhuan will gladly agree to form an alliance with us. ”

Hearing Zhang Chun's affirmative words, Zhang Ju felt a lot more at ease. If it works, do it. The idea of rebellion grew hotter and hotter in his mind.

"Brother is reasonable, let's do this!"