Xi Zhicai's words shocked everyone in the tent.

In this age, the ruler and the lord are one flesh, like father and son. Like the relationship between Yan Zhong and Huangfu Song today, it can also be called a former official, the former official of the protégé. The relationship between the two has already been discussed, so I will not repeat it. With the current social customs, if the officials betray the master, it will make everyone look down on them. In other words, the protégé is the minion of the master, not only to respect the master himself, but also, in many cases, when facing the family of the master, to distinguish the difference between the master and the servant. A wealthy family like the Yuan family in Runan, whose protégés and former officials are all over the world, can imagine its influence in the whole country.

On the other hand, if something happens to the master, his protégé will naturally not be able to please him, and he will definitely be implicated. That is to say, the master and the protégé are grasshoppers on a rope, the master has something, the protégé and the former official will be affected, and the protégé and the former official will be implicated.

This relationship has laid the so-called social and political form of "no poor family in the upper class, and no scholar in the lower class". Because officials with the power to recommend are afraid of being implicated, they must be very cautious when making recommendations, and they can only recommend people who know the roots. And who is the safest person to recommend? Naturally, he is the son of a wealthy family.

Why? Because these children of wealthy families not only have family backgrounds, but their own cultivation is generally much higher than that of poor scholars. Under the influence of the elders of the family, his understanding of the history of the court and the secret of the court has become more detailed, so his actions will be more in line with the rules of officialdom. And the poor scholars may have enough learning and noble morals, and their understanding of the history of the court and the rules of officialdom is definitely inferior to that of the children of wealthy families. Therefore, there will be a lot of uncertainty in their actions, and in the officialdom where they cannot make a mistake in the first half of the step, this uncertainty is the source of the disaster.

It is precisely the relationship between the lord and the protégé and the deceased officials that leads to the fact that the path of advancement of the lower-class scholars is basically blocked, and unless there is a great opportunity, the road to the ascent of their destiny will touch the apex. This kind of social relationship led to the extremely limited flow between various social strata at this time, and also maintained the huge power of the wealthy families to a certain extent, making the Eastern Han Dynasty strong and weak, and finally moving towards the situation of the heroes rising together, and the Eastern Han Dynasty also perished. And this may be one of the deep social reasons why Wang Fuzhi said: "The country will be destroyed by weakness, and the Han Dynasty will die by strength", right?

Therefore, when everyone heard that this nursery rhyme that forced Huangfu Song to the edge of the cliff was actually from Yan Zhong in his shogunate, they were all shocked and inexplicable. Guy's staff who is desperately pit and raise his own master is still very rare in this era.

Zhang Fei stammered: "It's difficult... Could it be... This Yan Zhong is stupid, can't you see so deep? ”

Guo Bin said: "I have seen Yan Zhong before, this person is shrewd in seeing things, and after a power change, he is by no means a mediocre talent, if he can't see this layer, I don't believe it." ”

Guan Yu leaned forward and said, "Could it be that this person has an enmity with General Huangfu?" ”

Guo Jiadao: "How strict is the selection of staff? General Huangfu was originally responsible for supporting the Han Dynasty, and when he selected his staff, he was afraid that he would be even more selective, and he would not accept it if he did not find out the three generations of his ancestors. This Yan Zhong has a high status in the Huangfu General Scene, and it seems that he is a person who is extremely trusted by him. ”

Guan Yu's body shook and said in a trembling voice: "Could it be that General Huangfu really has a rebellion?" ”

Guo Bin glanced at Guan Yu, he knew in his heart that Guan Yu was loyal and unparalleled, and he admired Huangfu Song's benevolence and prudence and devotion to his duties. Therefore, in his heart, he was particularly resistant to the fact that Huangfu Song had an anti-Han heart. Guo Bin didn't want to cause a psychological shadow to Guan Yu, and he knew the direction of history, at least Huangfu Song did not rebel. Therefore, he will consciously lead the rhythm of the discussion and grasp the direction to prevent everyone from taking too many detours.

At that moment, Guo Bin coughed and said, "Although this possibility cannot be ruled out, I believe that General Huangfu's loyal and righteous people will not really rebel against the imperial court." Moreover, now the officials and troops in Xiaquyang are all drawn from the surrounding areas of Luoyang, not from Xiliang, and it is good to say that they want to exterminate the Yellow Turban Army, if they want to rebel against the imperial court, I am afraid that they will be the first to disagree! ”

After saying something, everyone nodded straightly.

Seeing that everyone listened, Guo Bin comforted in his heart, and continued: "Besides, the heart of the people is the most insatiable, and it is not necessary to ensure that General Huangfu does not have a rebellion, but that his subordinates are trying to get a higher position of power, and for the sake of the dragon's work, they pry and even persecute General Huangfu. ”

Guan Yu said loudly: "What the lord said is reasonable, it must be so!" ”

Why doesn't Guo Bin want this to be the case? Huangfu Song's tolerance and importance to himself can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye. If it weren't for Huangfu Song, who was the commander of the official army, he would have to take off a layer of skin even though the soldiers surrounded Zhu Junshuai's tent outside the city of Changshe at the beginning. And Huangfu Song can be said to be obedient to Guo Bin, although he also has his own considerations, but Guo Bin is content.

Speaking of the nearly 200,000 Yellow Turban troops outside Changshe City and the placement of the main force of the Yellow Turban Army in Guangzong City, although Huangfu Song was also thinking about his reputation, he finally exiled them to Saiwai according to Guo Bin's suggestion. At present, the resettlement method of the 100,000 troops in Xiaquyang is also being actively discussed, and if there is no accident, their fate is also to be exiled.

You must know that the total number of Yellow Turban troops in these three aspects has reached nearly 500,000! What is this concept?

According to the records of the Hanshu Geographical Chronicle, Chang'an City had "80,800 households and 246,200 mouths". In other words, Chang'an, as the capital of the Western Han Dynasty, has a population of only more than 240,000. In other words, Huangfu Song's benevolence saved the population of the two Chang'an cities, and these people were all strong, they were women, and their physique was much higher than that of ordinary people.

In this era when population is productivity, these people are extremely precious treasures!

At present, with this continuous population injection, Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang's work of building a city outside the Saiwai is going extremely smoothly. They used this labor force to build two new cities, which defended each other and fought each other, and their control area expanded outwards greatly, or it could be called another kind of frontier.

At present, although these three cities are supported by a steady stream of grain and grass from the wealthy families of the Central Plains, after all, the transportation cost is too high, and self-sufficiency is the long-term way. Therefore, they began to burn the wasteland outside the fortress, to open up wasteland in the areas where the three cities were guarded, to divert water for irrigation, and to plant trees extensively to protect against wind and sand. By next year, the food supply will be largely self-sufficient.

This is thanks to Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang's long-term business in the Wuhuan territory, and at the beginning of the construction of the city, the problem of population increase in the later period was also taken into account. The place they chose had rivers and abundant water and grass, but because it was close to the Great Wall, there were no Wuhuan people living here, so it was also more secure in terms of safety.

Through the construction of the three cities, Guo Bin's connection with the wealthy families in the Central Plains has also been greatly strengthened. The city that was originally built outside the fortress was simple and tried to put up the shelves first, so it has now been put into use. The business of exchanging tea, salt, wine and other consumables from the Central Plains for horses, cattle and sheep, and felt was extremely hot, and the commercial taxes sent by the imperial court to collect also provided a steady stream of economic support for the suppression of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and everything had begun to take shape.

Seeing that the wealthy families of Yingchuan County supported the Yellow Turban Army to build a city outside the Saiwai, although the investment was not small, the benefits were huge, and the wealthy families in the Central Plains could not sit still. It was impossible for them to go to the front line of Guangzong to find Guo Bin, so they sent people to Yingchuan to contact Xun Yu, hoping to cooperate with Guo Bin and participate in the business of building a city outside the Saiwai.

After Guo Bin's instructions, Xun Yu reached an agreement with a group of wealthy families on behalf of Guo Bin, but although its income was much less than that of the Yingchuan wealthy family, it could also be called a huge profit. This is also a matter of no choice, the Yingchuan Hao clan is close to the water, and they have been closely connected at the beginning of Guo Bin's rise, and some have even cooperated with Fulong Villa for a long time, and it is understandable that they will benefit.

Therefore, there is such a saying among the major wealthy families in the Central Plains: "The benefits of the three cities outside the Central Plains are not less than hundreds of millions, and Yingchuan has half of it." ”

It can be said that Guo Bin is currently sought after by wealthy families all over the world and is known as the "Good Money Boy", and most of the credit is inseparable from Huangfu Song's strong support. Therefore, Guo Bin is willing to believe that Huangfu Song is loyal to the Han family, and he is also willing to help him within his ability.

Just when Guo Bin was discussing with his subordinates, Huangfu Song's handsome tent was also deliberating.

Huangfu Song sat on the handsome seat, his face was hesitant, and he said to the person standing in front of the table: "Tell me, what is going on with this nursery rhyme?" ”

The man with a short beard under his chin, a lupine scarf, and a graceful demeanor was none other than Yan Zhong.

Listening to Huangfu Song's question, Yan Zhong was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "Ming Gong went east to the west, exterminated the Yellow Turban Army in the north and south, and made great contributions to the imperial court, but his life was in danger, and his loyalty was to save Ming Gong's life!" ”

Huangfu Song listened and said: "I have more than 100,000 elite officers and soldiers, as stable as Mount Tai, where do I need you to rescue?" ”

Yan Zhong said: "Ming Gong is a man, and he is too sincere!" Ming Gong now has a heavy army, and the Yellow Turban thief is indeed not a problem, but how to get rid of the bright guns and hidden arrows in the middle of the court? ”

Huangfu Song was able to be the commander of the three armed forces, and naturally he was not a reckless man who did not know anything about political struggle, and how could he not know that his heavy army was the source of causing trouble? It's just that now although the main force of the Yellow Turban Army has been wiped out, the rogues scattered all over the country are wanton and rampant. Jizhou, which was devastated by the Yellow Turban Rebellion, if it wants to stabilize order and resume production as soon as possible, it must be done by the officials and soldiers to sit in the local area and exterminate the rogues. Otherwise, if there is not enough food, it will be easy to become thieves, and then the displaced people who return to their homes will rebel against the court again, which will really be a spark of the prairie fire.

Therefore, in order not to be jealous of the imperial court, he has always been extremely cautious, but where did he think that Yan Zhong would actually do such a big thing behind his back and in private.