Originally, Gao Shun wanted to visit Bingzhou Assassin Shi, but later saw an endless stream of homeless people all the way, he was in a bad mood, and Li Qiang suggested that he should be low-key now and try to avoid contact with other court officials. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Passing through Shangdang County, the situation is even more alarming, with large tracts of fertile land barren and people displaced and fleeing their homes.

After carefully questioning a few passers-by, Gao Shun learned that the mountainous areas in the eastern part of Bingzhou had become the world of yellow turban thieves, and they often went out to loot, and the government was unable to suppress the thieves, which caused the bandits to become more rampant, and the people in the vicinity could not live in peace and were forced to leave their homes.

Li Qiang was in a good mood at all times, and said with a smile: "Haha, lord, we made a mistake, when we evacuated Julu County, we didn't use the Lingxiao Mountain base, and we didn't arrange our forces there, it is difficult to rely on Gong Yu in Zhongshan alone, after all, he is too young, and the force value is too low." ”

"Without the Lingxiao Mountain base, I am worried that it will be difficult to respond at that time, and the logistics will not be able to replenish; How is Gong Yu's power developing? ”

Li Qiang said: "It only occupies a few counties in Guangchang and controls the Flying Fox Road. ”

"Do you have any good advice?"

Li Qiang said: "My lord, I hope to send some more men and horses to occupy all the mountainous counties in Zhongshan and the western part of Changshan, and each county will send a middle-level military attache and a middle-level civil official, plus a few junior military attachés, and it will become a party of strength, and several counties will be connected into a piece, which is a big force; In this way, Jingjing Pass and Flying Fox Road are all under our control, which is very beneficial to the future Jizhou strategy; It is also convenient to trade with the various forces of the Yellow Turban Army, and indirectly control them, and it will be much more convenient when you want to subdue them. ”

Gao Shun felt that if he did this, it would lead to the dispersion of strength, so he said: "Think about it recently, and implement it when we return." ”

"Yes, my lord!"

When passing through Hanoi County, he felt that it was not as calm as before, Gao Shun was very puzzled, it seemed that the construction of the intelligence system was still lagging behind, and he didn't know so many important things, if he chased the Central Plains in the future, he would definitely delay the fighter.

When you arrive in Luoyang, you will first go to the manor for a day of rest.

Su Shuang hurried from the city.

Gao Shun asked eagerly: "Why is it so depressed all the way?" Why did the Yellow Turbans develop so quickly? ”

Su Shuang hurriedly explained: "My lord, last month, Hanoi Taishou Zhu Jun's mother died of illness, he went home to guard filial piety for three years, and the Yellow Turban thieves lost their suppression, so that the Yellow Turban thieves in Hanoi and Wei County became even more rampant; The fundamental reason is that His Majesty repaired the South Palace, in addition to the normal rent, increased the tax by ten yuan per mu to help repair the palace room, and issued an edict to the state and county timber and stone, and transported the Beijing division, the eunuchs were traitors from it, and the assassins and Taishou increased their private tunes, and the people were not happy, and the people were resentful, so the yellow scarves rose again in various places, the big ones had 2 or 30,000 soldiers, and the small ones were 6 or 7 thousand. ”

Li Qiang explained: "Your Majesty's West Garden is selling more and more officials, and when new officials arrive, they will compete to loot the people and accumulate wealth as compensation, so that the people complain, which is also one of the reasons for the resurgence of the Yellow Turban." ”

"How is the Yellow Turban Army developing in other places?"

"Hehe, this is inseparable from the lord's secret fueling."

"Tell me about them."

"My lord, now the Yellow Turbans of Taihang pose the greatest threat to the imperial court, they are known as the Black Mountain Army, with a large number of personnel, about dozens of units, hundreds of thousands of people, distributed in the eastern and southern mountainous areas of Bingzhou, and the western mountainous areas of Jizhou; Followed by Xuzhou, Yanzhou Yellow Turban, they are known as Mount Tai thieves, the west is dominated by Qu Shuai Buji, the south and southeast of Mount Tai are dominated by Zang Ba, and the east of Mount Tai is dominated by the Yellow Turban will be Huanglong; In addition, Jingzhou, Yizhou, Yangzhou, Yuzhou and other places also have a large number of Yellow Turban troops occupying mountains as kings, or splitting counties and cutting counties, and the main force of the imperial court is dealing with Liangzhou Qiang, and the local government has limited strength and can do nothing about it. ”

"Be detailed!"

"Lord, the Montenegrin Army is mainly based on Zuo Zhangba and Yu Poison, the two of them started with the Yellow Turban Force, the combat power is strong, and the government is powerless against it, especially Zuo Zhangba, who is strong in martial arts, and is the original Yellow Turban Qu Shuai, with great appeal, and many people who can't survive have gone to take refuge; Taishan thief to Bu Ji strength is the most powerful, the scope of his plundering west to Yanzhou, south to Yuzhou, after plundering to wealth, can be used for their own use, can not be used with Fang Junhou secret exchange for food and other materials, and he did not suffer a big blow in Qingzhou at the beginning, the main force was completely preserved, more importantly, he is different from other Yellow Turban Army, he formed troops, militarized management, some troops are responsible for siege, some are responsible for looting, some are responsible for transportation, some are responsible for defending the rear base, Some specialize in espionage intelligence, vigilance, and other work. ”

Gao Shun was a little embarrassed, these Yellow Turban Army were indeed inseparable from his connivance; However, the Yellow Turban Army in other places has nothing to do with him, and it seems that the inertia of history is still very large, and the local changes and the overall trend have not changed, and for him, there is still an important reference significance.

So Gao Shun changed the topic and asked, "How many houses have been opened in the Drunken Immortal Pavilion?" ”

"Lord, at present, there are only six stores in Luoyang, Julu, Jixian, Jinan, Chang'an and Taiyuan, and the stores in Xuzhou and Jingzhou have not been able to open for the time being because of the relationship between the yellow turban thieves, transportation difficulties and dangerous roads."

Li Qiang explained: "My lord, we have long known about the increase in taxes by the imperial court, but it has little impact on the three counties on our border, Zhuo County is relatively wealthy, and there is no additional downward apportionment, so we did not report to the lord." ”

"Is there any other news from the imperial court?"

Su Shuang said: "Situ Yuan Kui is exempt, and Cui Lie, the court captain, is Situ; too comforted Deng Sheng, and took the servant Henan Zhang Yan as the captain; Take Yang Ci as the commonplace; With Sikong Zhang Wen as the general of the chariot cavalry, instead of Huangfu Song, and Yuan Peng as the deputy of Jinwu, in order to crusade against the rebellion in Liangzhou; Bai Zhonglang made Dong Zhuo the general of the captivity, and Zhou Shen, the general of Dangkou, and unified Yu Wen. ”

Gao Shun said: "It's a pity, Huangfu Song is a famous general in the world, and Zhang Wen can compare." ”

Su Shuang said: "What the lord said is that because he offended Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, he was not only removed from the post of general of the chariot cavalry, but also cut 6,000 households; However, Zhang Wen's ability is also very strong, this time with the support of the Shi family and the general, he transferred troops from all over the country, and gathered a total of more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and his ambition is bound to win. ”

Gao Shun said with emotion: "Zhang Wen is not the one who commands the army, he will definitely be defeated, and in the end, the veteran Huangfu Song will be needed." ”

Su Shuang said: "Lord, Zhang Wen can be described as a strong soldier, not only with the assistance of Dong Zhuo, Zhou Shen, Yuan Peng, etc., but also the elites of the younger generation have been sent by each family to participate, such as Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Bao Hong and others; It is said that a number of very capable generals and troops were also transferred from all over the country, such as the Shanyue Army organized by Sun Jian, the Hu Cavalry Army of Gongsun Zhan, the Danyang Army of Tao Qian, the Taishan Army of Ding Yuan, and the Ranger Army of Wang Kuang. ”

Gao Shun praised: "Hehe, the work of Juneng is very fine, very good. However, he thought in his heart that these people were all elites, but Zhang Wen had no talent to lead the army, and he would definitely be defeated.

"Thank you for your appreciation, this is what you should do."

Gao Shun thought to himself that the war in Liangzhou would continue forever, and it was currently a little far away from him, so he should pay attention to the situation in the Central Plains first, so he said: "The yellow turbans are everywhere, which has a great impact on our business and trade, and we must focus on it in the future." ”

"Yes, my lord!"