Because when Huangfu Song was conquering Zhang Jiao, he passed through Yecheng and saw that the residence built by Zhao Zhong, a regular servant, exceeded the legal specifications, so he recommended that Zhao Zhong's mansion be confiscated.

In addition, Zhang Rang, a regular attendant in the middle, privately asked Huang Fu Song for a bribe of 50 million yuan, but Huang Fu Song refused.

After that, Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang were invincible for a long time, without military exploits, and wasted a large number of military supplies. Therefore, Emperor Ling recalled Huangfu Song to Luoyang, took back the seal ribbon of his left cavalry general, and reduced his fiefdom by 6,000 households.

In October, he appointed Sikong Zhang Wen as the general of the chariot cavalry, and took Jinwu Yuan Peng as his deputy, and led the army to conquer Beigong Boyu. and appointed Zhonglang General Dong Zhuo as the general of the Broken Prisoner, and placed it under the command of Zhang Wen together with the Dangkou general Zhou Shen.

In September, Yang Ci was appointed as the secretary. In winter, in October, Yang Ci, the Marquis of Linjin, died, and was called "Wenlie". Appointed Guanglu Doctor Xu Xiang as the secretary. Xu Xiang is Xu Xun's son.

Counselor Liu Tao wrote:

"In the world, there was the rebellion of Zhang Jiao first, and then there was the rebellion of Bianzhang. Now the Qiang rebels in the west are already attacking Hedong County, and I am afraid that it will become more and more noisy, threatening the safety of the capital Luoyang.

The people only had many thoughts of retreating and escaping, and had no intention of moving forward and fighting for survival. The rebels in the west were advancing day by day, and the cavalry general Zhang Wen was alone, and if the battlefield was lost, the defeat would be out of control.

I am well aware that such repeated writing will inevitably cause His Majesty's annoyance, but I still do not restrain myself and continue to make suggestions to Your Majesty.

It is because I know that the country is safe, and I will benefit from it; If the country is in danger, I will destroy it first.

Let me now reiterate eight things that are currently on urgent preoccupation. The main purpose of these eight important events is to point out that the reason why the world is in turmoil is caused by eunuchs.

So the eunuchs framed Liu Tao to Emperor Ling, saying: "In the past, after Zhang Jiao's rebellion, His Majesty issued an edict, and he gave both grace and grace.

Since then, the rebels have repented. Now the Quartet is peaceful, and Liu Tao is dissatisfied with His Majesty's politics, and specializes in exposing the dark side of demons and sins.

What Liu Tao said, the state and county did not report, how did he know? We suspect that Liu Tao has a connection with the thieves. ”

Emperor Ling then ordered Liu Tao to be arrested and sent to the Huangmen Beisi Prison controlled by the eunuchs, where he was severely tortured and increasingly serious.

Liu Tao said to the envoys who interrogated on behalf of the emperor: "I hate that I can't contribute to the Ming Lord like Yi Yin and Lu Shang, but I have the same fate as the three benevolent people in the last years of the Shang Dynasty, Weizi, Jizi, and Bigan.

Now that the loyal and upright courtiers are being killed indiscriminately above, and the people below are emaciated, this regime will not support it for a long time, and it will be too late to regret it in the future! ”

So, he held his breath and committed suicide. The eunuchs resented him and framed him and made him die in prison.

In November, Zhang Wen led more than 100,000 infantry and cavalry from all counties to be stationed in Meiyang. Bian Zhang and Han Sui also marched into Meiyang, and Zhang Wen lost the battle with them.

In the same November, Dong Zhuo and Bao Hong and others joined forces to attack Bian Zhang and Han Sui, and broke the Xiqiang army under their command. Bian Zhang and Han were defeated and retreated to Yuzhong.

Zhang Wen sent Zhou Shen to lead 30,000 men to pursue Bian Zhang and Han Sui. Sun Jian, who participated in the military, suggested to Zhou Shen:

"The rebels are in short supply of food in the city and will be brought in from outside. I am willing to take 10,000 men, cut off the enemy's grain transportation routes, and follow the army of the generals to meet them, and the rebels will inevitably dare not fight because of fatigue and hunger, and retreat to the hinterland of the Qiang. At that time, if we work together to encircle and suppress them, we can pacify Liangzhou. ”

Zhou Shen did not follow his advice and led the army to surround Yuzhong City. However, Bian Zhang and Han Sui divided their troops to garrison Kuiyuan Gorge, but cut off the grain transportation road of the official army. Zhou Shen panicked and abandoned his baggage and withdrew.

At the same time, Zhang Wen sent Dong Zhuo to lead 30,000 people to crusade against the Xianling tribe of the Qiang people. The Qiang and Hu people surrounded Dong Zhuo north of Wangyuan.

Dong Zhuo's army was short of food, so he built a weir at the place where he planned to cross the river, pretending to fish to satisfy his hunger. Then, under the cover of the embankment, quietly retreated.

When the Qiang people found out and pursued, Dong Zhuo had already broken the embankment, and the river was so deep that the Qiang people could not cross the river to chase after them. So Dong Zhuo returned to his division and stationed in Fufeng.

Zhang Wen recruited Dong Zhuo with the emperor's edict, and Dong Zhuo delayed for a long time before going to Jin to meet Zhang Wen. Zhang Wen reproached Dong Zhuo, but Dong Zhuo was not respectful when he answered. Sun Jian stepped forward and whispered in Zhang Wen's ear:

"Dong Zhuo is not afraid of being convicted, but he is arrogant and has a very loud tone, and he should be beheaded in accordance with the article of the military law 'not arriving in time if he is called'."

Zhang Wen replied: "Dong Zhuo has always had prestige between the Yellow River and Longshan, and if you kill him today, you will have nothing to rely on in the Western Expedition." ”

Sun Jian said: "The general personally commands the royal army and shocks the world, so why rely on Dong Zhuo!" Observing Dong Zhuo's speech and demeanor, disrespecting you, despising the superior, and behaving rudely are the first crime;

Lian Zhang and Han Sui rebelled for more than a year, and they should be requisitioned in time, but Dong Zhuo said no, shaking the morale of the army, which is the second crime;

Dong Zhuo accepted the assignment and returned in vain, and the chief was late when he was recruited, and his attitude was arrogant and arrogant, which was the third crime.

In ancient times, famous generals were ordered to lead the army to the battle, and there was no success without relying on decisive killing. If the general is interested in Dong Zhuo and does not kill him immediately, then the fault of damaging the majesty of the commander and the laws and regulations in the army is on you. ”

Zhang Wen couldn't bear to do it, so he said, "You go back first, after a long time, Dong Zhuo will be suspicious." Sun Jian then took his leave.

At the end of the year, Emperor Ling built the Wanjin Hall in the West Garden, and moved the money and silk in the treasury under the management of Dasi Nong to the Wanjin Hall, which was piled up.

Emperor Ling also deposited the money in the homes of Xiaohuangmen and Zhongchang, each of which deposited tens of millions. He also bought fields and built houses in the river of his fiefdom before becoming emperor.

At the same time, Liu Bei had already finished the inspection of the counties, and Liu Bei was still quite satisfied with the current governance of the counties.

Liu Bei's inspection set off from Gumo City, and the Wenchen only had Zhang Zhao, Jia Xu and Tian Feng, and the military generals only Zhao Yu led the 5,000 women's army.

Since Lu Bu had not yet returned to Gumo City, the defense of the entire Gumo City was led by Qin Liang and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were responsible.

Liu Bei and his entourage went all the way to the east, first arrived at Qiuci County, as the largest county in the entire Western Regions, the population of Qiuci County is as high as more than 200,000, and because it was affected by the war, it can really be said that it is orderly and lively.

At this time, the Taishou of Qiuci County was previously in Khotan, the monarch of Khotan, Wei Chiming, and after the defeat of Chi Ming to Liu Bei, he dominated the differences between Khotan and the Han Dynasty, and knew the difference between himself and Liu Bei, and Wei Chiming's foundation was not in Qiuci County, so he was also working hard.

After inspecting the livelihood of the officials in Qiuci County, Liu Bei praised Wei Chiming very much, and then set off for Yanqi County again.

The current Taishou of Yanqi County is Huanjie, the word Boxu ("Mrs. Sun Tablet" as a preface), Changsha Linxiang people. During the Three Kingdoms period, the minister of Cao Wei was first the county Gong Cao, and the Taishou Sun Jianju was filial piety, and the imperial court appointed him as Shang Shulang.

Sun Jian died in battle, and Huan Jie ventured to see Liu Biao and claim back Sun Jian's body. Cao Cao pacified Jingzhou, and thanked Huanjie for lobbying Changsha Taishou Zhang Xian to join Cao, appointing him as the prime minister and Zhao Jun.

Cao Cao was crowned a duke and founded the country, and Huan was appointed as a general and a servant in the middle of the tiger. Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, and Huan was appointed as Shangshu Ling, Shizhong, and was named the Marquis of Gaoxiang Pavilion, which was regarded by Cao Pi as a minister of life.

In the second year of Huang Chu (221), Huan Jie's illness made him enter the Marquis of Anle Township, and he was reappointed as Taichang, and died in the same year, with the nickname Marquis Zhen.

After Huan Jie's appointment to Yanqi, he also worked hard, and Yanqi, who had become quite depressed because of the death war, developed vigorously.

Due to the vast and sparsely populated land of Yanqi and the junction with Xianbei, Huanjie vigorously develops commerce with Xianbei, except for salt and iron, other commodities are interconnected with Yanqi.

Therefore, at this time, Yanqi was more prosperous than Qiuzi County, but after all, the population is sparse, and there are still many wasteland and vacant land in Yanqi that have not been developed, not because the rulers do not want to develop, but because the population is too small!

After Huanjie arrived, he also developed Lop Nur together with Bian Rang of Shanshan County, forming a salt pan covering an area of 20,000 mu around Lop Nur.

With these salt pans, Liu Bei's salt in the entire Western Regions no longer needs to be traded from the Guannei, and it can be said that the Western Regions, the lifeblood of the entire Western Regions, which is in short supply, has made up for it by itself!

With a rather satisfied mood, Liu Bei set off again and went to Yumen Pass, transferred Hua Xiong who was guarding the pass to his side, and appointed Wen Ping to guard Yumen Pass, and always communicated with Wei Xu in Yangguan, mainly to guard against traitors in Liangzhou.

After that, it went north non-stop and entered Wudong County.