Chapter 4 Dividing the Heroes Section 6 Conspiracy

When He entered the mansion, Zheng Tai spoke first, impassionedly persuaded He Jin, saying: "The government affairs of the world should be decided by the imperial court, so that the government can be unified and the orders strict." Now that Ming Gong is in a high position and holds great power in the world, if he wants to get rid of a few eunuchs, why should he rely on foreign soldiers.

Since the foreign ministers have supported the army into the court, where is the majesty of the court? We don't take this as a crime, but take it as a credit, and in the future, if there are foreign ministers who support troops to enter the court, how will we deal with it? Besides, since the foreign minister has entered the court and has military power, won't the plot belong to him, and he knows where the court is?

Moreover, the eunuchs live in the palace, and if they want to deal with it, they should be able to hide their ears quickly. And the summoning of foreign soldiers, protracted, and the scheme leaked out, we are afraid of death and have no place to bury."

He Jin shook his head and replied expressionlessly: "My mind has been decided, and the princes are not allowed to speak again." ”

Yuan Shao said proudly: "The conscription order has been dispatched, everyone, the arrow has left the string, I will wait for the big thing to be achieved." ”

Zheng Tai was furious, stretched out his hand and pointed at Yuan Shao, his lips trembled, and scolded: "Yuan Benchu, the ancients said that the mouse was hovering next to the jade bottle, even if we saw it, we couldn't disturb it, this is because we have scruples. You can drive away rats at any time, but in order to drive away rats and break the jade bottle, it will be worth the loss. A few eunuchs are just a group of rats, but you want to disturb the court, what are your intentions? ”

Zheng Tai's words are too extreme - Yuan Shao didn't want to disturb the court, but people are stupid and can't see the consequences, and even stupid people don't know that they are stupid. Seeing this, Lu Zhi hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him, grabbed Yuan Shao, who was thunderous, and urgently advised Zheng Tai to calm down.

Zheng Tai angrily shook his long sleeves and said, "The shaft is not enough to conspiracy." Immediately, Yang Chang walked out of the hall.

Lu Zhi and Xun Youwu did not give up, and remained in the hall to persuade He Jin to change his mind and recover the conscription order. Zheng Tai waited angrily for Lu Zhi and Xun Yu outside the hall. In the middle of the night, Lu Xun and the two walked out of the hall dejectedly.

Lu Zhi said sadly and indignantly: "I only understand today that Xuande often said that 'everything in the world is people-oriented', everything in the world, and those who succeed and fail are all people." Everything is made by people, and no matter how detailed our plan is, if we don't consider human factors, we can't do it. ”

Zheng Tai sighed and said, "I knew it, I knew that this was the result, and the princes still didn't give up." He Jin is obsessed, it is difficult to help, the world is in chaos, it is right in front of me, I might as well wait to go back - so as not to add the reputation of the chaotic world to us! ”

Lu Zhi said tremblingly: "In the past, I once asked Xuande: 'Is there anything to do?' Xuande replied, "No." However, if you want to be at ease, you can only do your best, and you will not be able to succeed or fail. I greatly appreciate that. Zheng Gong, now, it is difficult to achieve great things, and the future is worried, and we need to wait for it. ”

Xun You patted his chest and echoed loudly: "I will advance and retreat with Duke Lu." ”

Zheng Taiwei arched his hand and replied resolutely: "I have made up my mind to go, everyone, I have left." ”

It was late at night, the lighting equipment in the Han Dynasty was not developed, and at this moment, no one walked on the streets of Luoyang. On the quiet street, only Lu Zhi's carriage walked alone. In the car, Lu Zhi sang in a crying voice: "The road is long, I will go up and down to seek; sighed long to hide the tears, mourning the difficulties of the people's livelihood; is also good at what he has left, although he has not regretted his death."

The long song is bitter, and the sound of this wailing wafts in the silent night—no one knows.

It was late at night, and people were asleep......

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Dong Zhuo, the former general, was overjoyed when he received an order from Hedong to summon the princes into Beijing. Immediately instructed the envoy to return to He Jin, and he will command the army to enter Beijing on the next day. He Jin was overjoyed when he heard the return. At the same time, the Eastern Capital Taishou Qiao Maotun soldiers Cheng Gao, Wu Mengdu Lieutenant Ding Yuan, led thousands of troops to Hanoi, set fire to the Mengjin Ferry, and the red fire illuminated Luoyang City, dozens of miles away.

When the conscription order reached Mengyin City, Bao Xin hurriedly came to Liu Bei with a letter and said excitedly: "Duke Xuande, you see, the imperial court issued a letter to recruit the patriarchs of the Quartet to raise troops into Beijing to eliminate treachery and evil. ”

Liu Bei read the text indifferently and hastily, casually threw the text on the ground, and said coldly: "This is a chaotic fate, and you can't follow it." ”

Bao Xin hurriedly threw himself on the ground, picked up the text, and asked dissatisfiedly: "Why did Xuande Gong speak like this?" ”

Liu Bei turned his face away, stacked Fang Bu, and explained: "The imperial court discipline is bound by its own laws. Everything should be under the administration of the law, and one jailer is enough to drive out evil spirits. If anyone interferes with the prison guards' law enforcement, they should be dealt with according to the law, so why use swords. Nowadays, the evil is not eliminated, and those who interfere are not punished, but use the army to enter the court to interfere in politics, which is not acting according to the law of our Han family. I am in Qingzhou, a county governed by law, and I dare not open this opening, so that future generations can follow suit. If in the future, the subordinates also threaten to solve the problem by force instead of according to the law, how will the world be governed? ”

Bao Xin was stunned, and suddenly said: "Xuande Gong is far-reaching, I might as well do it." However, now is the time for the imperial court to use troops, and it is not appropriate for us to wait for the army to fall here. Xuande Gong, our army has been suspended for 10 days under Mengyin City, I think, we should start to deal with this group of bandits as soon as possible. In this way, we can free up our hands, and if something happens to the court, we can quickly send troops to support. ”

Liu Bei looked up and thought about it for a while, lowered his head, and gestured with his finger on the Mengyin city defense map on the table, and said: "Yang Feng bandits, robbing all the way, I estimate that they have a lot of food and grass. An army of 100,000 guards the small city of Mengyin, and if we attack strongly, the damage will be great. However, they defended the city with 100,000 men and consumed a great deal of grain and grass every day. I had planned to besiege him for a few days, and then fight him in the field when the food and grass in the city were exhausted and I was forced to break through, but since Captain Bao wanted to end the battle as soon as possible, then we would do it. ”

Bao Xin was a little embarrassed, yes, forcibly capturing a city garrisoned by 100,000 people, the casualties must be very large, and once the enemy army broke through with food, it was a rabble of people who were rushing to flee for their lives, and the fruits of victory were easy to pick. Now, due to his persecution, Liu Bei has taken a strong offensive action, and the loss should not be borne by Liu Bei alone.

As soon as he thought of this, Bao Xin volunteered: "Wait for the siege later, our army should be the leader." ”

Liu Bei said confidently: "Perhaps, there is no need to send troops into the city, there is a street battle in the city, and our army is not enough." I first transferred the Fifth Army to bombard the walls with stone artillery. After the city walls were smashed in all directions, my guards, equipped with war horses, attacked the troops out of the city at any time, making the other side feel that there was nowhere to escape. Then we went into the city again to persuade us to surrender. ”

The trumpet sounded, the flag of the Fifth Army was raised in the camp, and in an instant, the flag of Bao Xin was raised on the left, and on the right, the flag of the 11th Army was also raised. This means that the Fifth Army will fight as the main force, protected by the Right Baoxin Army on the left and the 11th Army on the right flank.

Soon, the Guards Corps changed its disguise into cavalry, and the news of being on standby in the camp was also transmitted.

Liu Bei rode a juhua skull, accompanied by Bao Xin, patrolling the Fifth Legion, and ordered loudly: "Yide, the Guards Legion is under your command, listen to my orders to go out to break the enemy." Commander Yun, all the soldiers in the camp are under your command, ready to meet me at any time. Ye Tian, the Fifth Legion is under your command, and Ziyi (Tai Shici) is in command of the 11th Legion, and will go out with me. ”

All the armies shouted in unison: "No".

Liu Bei raised his whip and shouted: "Everyone, I waited for the end of April to fight from Qingzhou, and now it is the end of July, and the soldiers have been fighting abroad for 3 months, are you homesick?" ”

The sergeants shouted unevenly: "Yes", "Don't want to".

Liu Bei shouted: "Whether you want to or not, I'm homesick." Ladies and gentlemen, we will work hard to resolve the fighting within ten days, and in August, we will go home for the Farming and Animal Husbandry Festival. ”

The army responded with a bang: "No".

Liu Bei raised his whip and pointed at Mengyin City, and shouted: "Get out of the camp and fight with me." ”

During the Han Dynasty, most of the city walls were not yet made of brick and stone. Even, under the restrictions of the imperial court etiquette system, unless the local prince is divided and becomes a kingdom, he is qualified to build a city. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, powerful people from all over the country built castles to protect themselves. However, except for the castles in Qingzhou and Izumo, which are built with bricks and stones, most of the small cities are limited to the conditions, and the city walls are still built with civil engineering, and the city wall of Mengyin City is a small earthen wall.

On the Mengyin city wall, Yang Fengjun watched blankly as our army came out of the camp and lined up. After three months of fighting, the 11th, 12th, and 13th legions had matured and began to have the usual ferocious prototype of Liu Beijun. Now, only the Fifth Legion has not been trained, and Mengyin City is the whetstone of the Fifth Legion.

"Liu Beijun has so few soldiers in the array, why don't we go out and kill him", Liu Pi suggested at the head of the city.

Yang Feng shook his head and vetoed: "Three days ago, I saw a large number of military horses transported to Liu Bei's camp, which shows that there are already cavalry in the Xuande Army, and once we go out and are attacked by cavalry, we will not be able to retreat to Mengyin City." ”

"Oh, General Yang thought so carefully, I almost fell for Liu Bei." Liu Pi praised.

Gong Du shook his head and came up with an idea: "In the past few days, our army has finished resting, and Liu Bei's army is small, so it is better for our whole army to go out, kill a big fight, and then break through the encirclement." ”

Yang Feng pondered: "Our army is 100,000, and if this small city is besieged, everyone will have to fight hard, Liu Bei will be worried if he wants to enter the city, I think, this is the reason why he has not attacked the city for many days." And in the field battle outside the city, I don't know that the army in the world can defeat Xuande Gong. In case Xuande Gong let us break the siege, and then follow to cover up. At that time, everyone was rushing for their lives, and I didn't know who would survive the chaos. ”

Liu Bigong thought for a moment, stretched out his thumb, and praised: "General Yang is really right, we are in this city, waiting for Liu Bei to attack, and see if his tens of thousands of troops will fight with us 100,000 people, who can win the battle." ”

Outside the city, Liu Bei's army followed an order, and 20 catapults were the first to go into battle.

20 cars, this is Liu Bei's repeated calculations and the greatest determination. In order to ensure the accuracy of the catapult and facilitate the calculation of the trajectory, each stone projectile is ground into a round sphere of the same weight, which is expensive to cut, polish and transport. But in order to improve the accuracy of the stone, the accuracy of the blow, all this is worth it. 20 catapults, each of which throws 20 stone projectiles, is estimated to allow the catapults to gain combat experience.

"Each stone bullet has three silver coins, and 4,000 stone bullets cost 12,000 silver coins, but if the 100,000 strong warriors in the city succumb, how much food, how much consumption, and how much it is worth for me every year. As for the cost of the early battle, it should be the expenditure of this year's suppression of bandits, and I will let them see the power of our army's siege corps. Liu Bei rode on the horse, his fingers kept flicking, calculating the gains and losses of this battle.

"War, it's money", Liu Bei lamented, and then added self-mockingly: "But I just have money, I can't help it." ”

"After five years of training, I have prepared five years of strategic materials, and now, it depends on your ability, come up with means, aim at the head of the city, prepare, and release." Liu Bei waved his knife and gave the order.

The first round of stone cannons were fired neatly, far and near, and unevenly landed. The city erupted in laughter.

"It was the number one catapult that hit the city wall," Liu Bei shouted.

"Report, Catapult No. 4 hits the city wall, ruler 2, wind speed 2, distance 200 feet (200 meters)" the lieutenant bowed and reported.

"Each catapult, remember where you landed, and now, set the ruler 2 uniformly, ready to launch."

"Put", with a command, 20 stone bullets accurately smashed down on the city wall, and the city wall of the earthen rampart could not withstand such a bombardment, and collapsed one after another. In the collapse of the earth, the screams of the Yellow Turban soldiers were heard from time to time.

"Release", the order kept sounding, the boulder flew out, the stone fell, the earthen wall collapsed, the shield shattered, the limbs flew, blood overflowed, and screamed again and again.

On the wall of "Plugging the Gap", Yang Feng shouted while dodging the stone bullets.

Braving the flying stone bullets, countless Yellow Turban soldiers bravely stepped forward, using huge wooden planks as the backbone, and filled the collapsed city wall with earth and stones. This is the moment of life and death, the Yellow Turban Army glows with strong combat effectiveness, and after a while, the gap is filled.

"I've been prepared," Liu Bei sneered: "I'd like to see how many sandbags you have prepared." Oil change bombs. ”

The temporarily filled city wall can only be filled with wood as the backbone to seal the overflow of earth and stone. The wood happens to be combustible, and when it is attacked with oil bombs, the wood is ignited, and after the wood is burned, the unrestrained earth and rocks will collapse, forming small low slopes, which is just conducive to the cavalry impact.

After a few rounds, the oil bombs fell on the newly filled city walls, and the clay pots shattered, and the grease in the cans penetrated the wood, earth and stone. Yang Feng suddenly realized, and hurriedly shouted: "Fill the soil, fill the soil, fill the soil to the oil stains." ”

The Yellow Turban soldiers got up one after another, ready to fill it with earth. At this moment, the fire bomb struck, and the ball of straw rope, soaked in grease, ignited and projected into the city wall. The grass ball was bouncing all the way to the city wall, and everywhere it passed, thick smoke billowed and smoke and dust swirled.

A lucky ball of grass ignited the hot oil prepared at the head of the city, and quickly made a roar, and the fire was raging, and the wind helped the fire, and the fire helped the wind, and immediately there was a scream on the city wall, and the scalded and burned soldiers jumped and fled. The soldiers, who could not bear the pain, jumped off the city wall in search of relief.

In ancient defenses, the hot oil prepared at the head of the city was ready to be poured on the enemy soldiers who climbed the city. Today, the grass balls have ignited the hot oil, and the city walls are no longer ready for people. Bao Xin hurriedly urged the horse to Liu Bei's side, and said happily: "Xuande Gong, start attacking the city." ”

Liu Bei replied lazily: "I'm not busy, I finally have this opportunity, let the children practice their hands, and let them play a few more rounds, the enemy's morale has not been taken, and our army will never brazenly enter Mengyin City." ”

Bao Xin pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "It's okay, everything is decided by Xuande Gong." ”

After 20 rounds of stone bombardment, the city wall was in tatters, and Ye Tianfei came to report: "The city lord, the bed crossbowmen and the rest of the stone artillery soldiers have come to ask for battle, and I hope the lord will allow it." ”

"Bed crossbowmen can participate in the battle, stone artillery is not, if the stone artillery completely collapses this wall, there are advantages and disadvantages. But overall, the harm outweighs the good. There is no city wall separation, the enemy army is divided into small groups to flee for their lives, although our army can take advantage of the situation to encircle and suppress, but the large army is protracted and costs too much, so let them stay in the city. Liu Bei categorically rejected the request of the remaining stone artillery to participate in the battle.

On the battle array, it is a good thing that everyone is vying to be the first, but the stone artillery is everyone competing for the first, and it costs a lot of money and military expenses, which is not good. On the battlefield, every time the stone artillery threw a bomb, it caused Liu Bei a heart-wrenching pain - all the stone artillery soldiers were mobilized to fight, and it was not an instant, and all the family resources in the past few years were finished.

The bed crossbowmen went into battle, and in an instant, the giant crossbow flew up, covering the sky and the sun. Each launch drew the same cheers from the soldiers on the battlefield: "Victory, victory." The shouts came and went, wave after wave.

"Stop", Liu Bei kept counting his fingers, counting the number of crossbow arrows fired, and shouted sharply: "The whole army stops attacking, order, and send messengers into the city to persuade them to surrender." Tell them that this city is not enough for the Yellow Turbans to rely on, and if they surrender, I will give them land. ”

When the envoy entered the city, Bao Xin urged the horse to come to Liu Bei's side and asked, "Xuande Gong, how sure are you?" ”

"Eighty percent. The Lang evil defenders have attacked, and they are going to encircle us, the Pingyin defenders have finished chasing and suppressing the remnants of the bandits, and the battle is coming, and the enemy army will not surrender within three days, and our army will encircle and annihilate the Mengyin bandits. Liu Bei said confidently.

In Mengyin City, Yang Feng and Liu Pigong are still discussing with each other. Yang Feng first persuaded and explained: "Xuande Gong handles things, plans and then acts, if you are not 100% sure, you will never dare to say big things, now, he gives us a chance, everyone, from today's battle, the city is no longer reliable, should we consider the back road." ”

Liu Pi said loudly: "I heard that Xuande Gong respects the warriors who fought to the death the most, and I will surrender immediately if I still have the strength to surrender, and I will be looked down upon by Xuande Gong." Let's fight for a few more days, it's really not possible, and it's not too late to descend. ”

Yang Feng secretly scolded "fool", everyone is dead, what's the use of being respected?

"Everyone, have you noticed that the Pingyin defenders who pursued us along the way did not participate in the battle, here, close to Fei County, Fei County Zang Ba and Liu Bei have a grudge against their father. My guess is that this army must be there in ambush, waiting for Fei County to send troops, and if the Fei County army does not come out, this army may become a sharp blade in our chest at any time. I'm afraid, I'm afraid, Xuande Gong's reserve team is more than this. At the moment, I think we'd better take our chances and go down. If Xuande Gong has the upper hand, guess what treatment he will give us? Yang Feng persuaded.

Gong Du was silent for a long time, and said: "If you surrender to others, I also have to think about it, Xuande Gong is the most trustworthy, I heard that our Bochang will fight the lost brother, and he is doing well in Qingzhou, I am willing to surrender." ”

One sentence decided the fate of 100,000 yellow turbans in Mengyin City, and that night, the Mengyin messenger returned: Three days later, the city will be opened.

When Bao Xin heard the news, he was overjoyed, and found Liu Beiyang and begged: "Xuande Gong, the yellow turbans in the city are all people who have survived a hundred battles, I will only take 5,000 people from 100,000 yellow scarves, and I hope that Xuande Gong will allow me to select a few yellow turban generals to lead my team." ”

Liu Bei asked meaningfully: "The Yellow Turbans of the whole city are surrendered, the number of people is checked, and the atlas is compiled, I am afraid it will take about 20 days for these 100,000 people, and it will take another 20 days to train the army and compile the queue, even if we speed up the action, it will take a total of 20 days." It took about 20 days to march from Mengyin City all the way to Luoyang, cross Mount Tai and Liangfu Mountain, and cross Dongjun to the Yellow River. What are Captain Bao's plans for the future? ”

Bao Xin asked suspiciously, "Does Xuande Gong have anything to teach me?" ”

Liu Bei raised a finger and said calmly: "It will take us about 40 days to get to the vicinity of Luoyang." Now, the former general Dong Zhuo has marched into Hedong, and a great change in the imperial court is imminent. Dong Zhuo is rough and greedy, he leads troops into the court, what will happen to the court, God knows. Perhaps, after 40 days, the general arrived at the edge of Luoshui, and the general trend of the world has changed.

Now, our army has leveled the Taishan group, and the war in the whole county has subsided. Mount Tai, since ancient times is a fertile place, Mengshan, Mount Tai two mountains, rich in products, minerals enough to feed the people. Here, there happens to be a county guard, and I came forward to summon the officials of the six counties of Qingzhou, the twelve countries and the sixty-five counties, and together to ensure that the lieutenant is a county guard, it is not a problem. The lieutenant can raise the army Taishan and wait for the situation to be cheerful. enter, you may work with me to eradicate the traitor; Retreat, you can be for the people of Mount Tai, but also for yourself a certain place to live, how? ”

Bao Xin was silent for a while, and then made a decision: "I have always been in Beijing, and I have listened to Lu Gong talk about it, Xuande Gong's conspiracy is profound, and I will follow Xuande Gong's words today. ”

"In this way, very good, the Yellow Turban generals and soldiers in the city are at the mercy of the captain", Liu Bei agreed angrily.

Bao Xin blinked and said, "Xuande Gong, Taishan County is your backyard in Qingzhou, you won't ignore it." I heard that Xuande Gong has governed Qingzhou for five years, although Qingzhou has frequent wars, however, the people under Xuande Gong have stored grain at home for two years. Now that the autumn harvest has passed, there is no grain and grass in Mount Tai, you let me be the county guard, and you will not watch me govern this poor Mount Tai empty-handed. ”

"It's broken", Liu Bei muttered to himself: "I promised too quickly just now, so that Bao Xin saw the signs, and he was going to gain an inch." ”

"Grain and grass, I have it in Qingzhou", Liu Bei looked around and said: "It's just that our army has repeatedly fought wars, the people are poor, and the government is short of money, so how can we buy grain and grass from the people?" ”

Bao Xin said with a smile: "People say, 'Qingzhou officials can't do it if they are not profitable', Xuande Gong, let's just say it, what benefits do you need?" ”

As soon as the words fell, Liu Bei immediately said: "I need Mu County as the direct jurisdiction of our army." ”

Bao Xin touched his chin and said: "Mu County, I haven't heard of any production, the Qingzhou army has been overhauling roads there for a few months, is it because you are unwilling to give up the repaired city, well, you can manage it directly, I need half of Mu County's taxes." ”

"Half the tax? Mu County is too small, and half of the tax is too heavy. You give me Yiyuan and Dongpingyang again, half of the tax, I admit it. ”

"No, Yiyuan and Dongpingyang are backed by rivers and mountains, and the land is fertile, I still have to rely on them to grow grain for me, half of the taxes are too much, or you send me some Qingzhou officials, my subordinates are all officers, and I am not good at internal affairs." I heard that the officials of Qingzhou are good at scheming, and they are very proficient in the art of governing the locality, and 200 officials, I will divide Mu County, Yiyuan, and Dongpingyang to be governed by you, and only half of the taxes will be collected. ”

"200 officials, too many, I don't have enough myself, how can I give it to you. 100 officials, and then assign Ying County, Laiwu (the location of Gulaiwu) to me. Liu Bei counteroffered.

Bao Xin suddenly: "Yiyuan, East Pingyang, Ying County, Laiwu, these four counties are all around Mu County, you want to use these four counties to surround Mu County and form an encirclement." Mu County, what is there that makes you value it so much, no, 200 officials, one cannot be missing. How about paying 6% of the tax? ”

Liu Bei categorically vetoed: "Forty percent of the tax will never be increased again." You didn't do any work, you paid forty percent of the taxes, and I still had to feed the army and the local officials and people. ”

"Okay, the tax can be forty percent, and the officials must not be less, plus my 5,000 armor. I see that the armor worn by your soldiers is better than that of my general, it is said that your armor is not sold to the outside world, add me 5,000 armor, and the five counties will be allocated to you, and I will admit it. ”

"No" Liu Bei refused again: "Armor and weapons are strategic materials, and they are not sold to other prefectures, which is my guarantee when I buy weapons from Izumo City, and I must not break my promise." Unless, unless, unless......"

"Unless what?" Bao Xin asked.

"Unless you have our Izumo and Qingzhou officers in your army, in that case, I can use the excuse of defending Qingzhou's backyard, defending the citizens of Qingzhou Izumo, and equipping you with armor and weapons."

Bao Xin clapped his hands: "It's so decided, Xuande Gong has a unique way of training troops, and I just want Xuande Gong to train my army." 200 officials, you send 100 civil officials, 100 officers, we are all contributing to the imperial court, what you and I do, we should work together to improve combat effectiveness. ”

"Okay, that's it, I'll immediately send a letter quickly, let the Qingzhou officials recommend you as the county guard of Mount Tai, three days later, the Yellow Turban will surrender, and I will leave Ziyi (Tai Shici) Zitai (Tian Chou) here to assist you, and organize the Yellow Turban to surrender. Qingzhou soldiers, I only took the Guards Corps, I went to Qingzhou to select officials for you, how about it? ”

The transaction was successful, the two big hands were held together, and Liu Bei and Bao Xin jointly carved up Taishan County.

Three days later, Yang Feng surrendered, and Liu Bei placed the Yellow Turban as soon as he surrendered, and immediately rushed back to Guanghuan with the Guards Legion. Tian Chou picked the remaining Yellow Turban soldiers from Bao Xin and placed them in Yiyuan, Dongpingyang, Ying County, and Laiwu County. And among them, the most combat-effective Yellow Turban soldiers, led by Yang Feng, were stationed in Mengyin City, as the outermost barrier of our army to deal with Zang Ba's bandits in the East China Sea.

Zhou Cang was appointed as the city guard of Yiyuan, and Pei Yuanshao was appointed as the city guard of Laiwu. Liu Pigong was picked up by Bao Xin, and then a large number of officers were transferred from the 11th, 12th, and 13th Army Corps left behind, entered the Yellow Turban Army, and began the reorganization activities. Yang Feng's division became the 21st and 22nd Army Corps, Zhou Cang was the 23rd Army Corps, and Pei Yuanshao was the 24th Army Corps. The withdrawn 11th Army Corps was stationed in Ying County, and the 12th and 13th Army Corps were stationed in Dong Pingyang, taking care of Mengyin City and Mu County before and after.

In this battle, one-third of Taishan County justifiably fell into the hands of Liu Bei, and in the next step, through the dispatch of Qingzhou officials from all over the country, Liu Bei will take the entire Mount Tai in disguise. The majesty of the imperial court was about to be lost, and after Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, officials everywhere would no longer obey the orders of the nine-year-old emperor who was held hostage by Dong Zhuo. At that time, it was really a question whether the officials who went out under Liu Bei's jurisdiction could obey the orders of Bao Xin, the commander of Taishan County, appointed by the imperial court. It's a pity that Liu Bei saw the development ahead, and Bao Xin was ignorant, and was anxiously urging Liu Bei to send people quickly.

At the same time, Dong Zhuo led his troops directly to Luoyang, and on the way, his son-in-law Li Ru suggested: "What our army has obtained is a secret edict from a great general, so it is better to spread the edict to the world and publicize the situation of our edict everywhere before we can act." ”

Dong Zhuo thought so, and immediately sent an envoy to ask the court to kill the eunuchs, the book said: "Zhang Rang and others, stealing luck, and turbidity in the sea; The minister heard that the soup stopped boiling, Mo Ruo went to the salary, although the carbuncle was painful, it was better than raising poison, the former Zhao Yingxing Jinyang Jia, in order to chase the evil of the king, now the minister is beating the drum such as Luoyang, please accept it, etc., in order to clear the adultery, it is very fortunate! ”

When Empress Dowager He got this book, she still wandered and watched, refusing to kill the eunuchs. Unfortunately, at this time the eunuch decided to do it. Zhang Rang and the other ten permanent servants learned that the foreign soldiers were coming, and they discussed together: "This is the best way to advance; If we don't wait to strike first, we will all be wiped out. ”

So, 50 people from the Ten Standing Attendants ambushed the sword and axe hands in the Jiade Gate of Changle Palace, and pretended to mourn the Empress Dowager He: "Today, the general Jiao Zhao summoned foreign soldiers to the Beijing Division, and wanted to destroy the ministers, etc., and hoped that Niangniang would have mercy and help." ”

Empress Dowager He stretched out her jade finger, pointed at the eunuchs, and suggested, "You can go to the General's Mansion to apologize." I'll let the general let you go."

Zhang Rang respectfully saluted and replied: "If I wait until I arrive at the Prime Minister's Mansion, my flesh and bones will be powdered." Wang Niangniang announced that General Xuan entered the palace and told him to prevent foreign soldiers from entering the Beijing Division. If the general does not allow us to apologize, the ministers will only ask for death in front of the mother. ”

Empress Dowager He thought so, and sent an edict announcing that He entered the palace.