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The Jizhou battlefield was victorious, Zhang Bao was beheaded in May, Zhang Jiao was beheaded in June, Zhang Liang in Guangzong City was besieged at the end of June, and a small group of Yellow Turban thieves in Jizhou except Guangzong were purged in early July, and order was restored in Qinghe Kingdom, Bohai County, Wei County, etc., and the government began to operate normally.

On the battlefield of Qingzhou, the siege of Linzi and Beihai was lifted in May, Le'an County and Donglai County were cleared in June, and Pingyuan County was cleared in early July, and the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou was besieged in Licheng County, Jinan.

The situation in the two places is very good, and victory is just around the corner.

On the contrary, the officers and soldiers of the three routes, who were paid for food by the imperial court, did not go well.

On the battlefield of Nanyang, after beheading Qu Shuai Zhang Mancheng in May, Wancheng was besieged for more than two months, and no work was made.

On the battlefield of Yuzhou, there were successive defeats, money and food were wasted, and the yellow turban thieves became more and more arrogant.

On the battlefield of Yanzhou, thieves are constantly going crazy day by day.

On the battlefield of Xuzhou, the Yellow Turban thieves are more and more.

Originally, I thought that after the beheading of Zhang Jiao, the war would end quickly, but I did not expect that after the end of June, several major battlefields would all enter a state of confrontation, and the officers and soldiers could not do anything against the Yellow Turban thieves, which made the Yellow Turban Army even more domineering, and they came more fiercely under the banner of avenging Zhang Jiao.

Emperor Liu Hong was furious and sent Xiaohuangmen to Yingchuan County and Nanyang County to check on the battle.

Because Gao Shun did not contact the general He Jin, Gao Shun won successive victories, and the huge military exploits made He Jin very jealous, and he wrote for many days in a row, framing Gao Shun for being arrogant and arrogant, threatening the imperial court, not wanting to forge ahead, and colluding with thieves, hoping that His Majesty would send a decree to Gao Shun, asking him to conquer Guangzong City as soon as possible, behead Zhang Liang, and then lead the army south.

Emperor Liu Hong came to Zhang Rang to discuss, "What does Zhang Changshou think of the general's opinion?" ”

He Jin's position as a general was supported by the emperor and the eunuchs in order to fight against the scholars, and now the eunuchs and He Jin are still in the most intimate period.

Zhang Rang said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the general has not understood His Majesty's intentions; If it is said that Gao Shun and the thief are in conspire, the minister will never believe that the heads of Zhang Jiao and Zhang Bao have been identified by Tang Zhou and others, and it is indeed correct; And Gao Shun's attack speed was fast enough, when besieging Guangzong, he sent troops to pacify the counties of Jizhou, making Guangzong a lonely city, he explained in the book that his troops were too small, and the number of yellow turban thieves in Guangzong's city was too large to attack, so he could only isolate them first; The situation in Qingzhou is also good, and only Jinan Guolicheng County remains. However, Gao Shun made such a great feat, and the minister suggested that he should be rewarded, so as not to chill the hearts of the soldiers. ”

Liu Hong asked: "I want to wait for him to pacify Jizhou, summon him to Beijing, and then give him a reward, can I?" ”

"Your Majesty, now the war on the front line is urgent, if the great merit is not rewarded, it will affect the morale of the officers and soldiers, and now the reward will not only allow Gao Shun to pacify Jizhou and Qingzhou as soon as possible, but also set an example for the officers and soldiers of the other three-way armies, hoping to stimulate them to fight bravely and make meritorious contributions as soon as possible."

Liu Hong thought to himself that Gao Shun's army did not need money and food from the imperial court, and that it should be rewarded for such military exploits, so he agreed to Zhang Rang's suggestion and asked, "Then how to reward it?" ”

Zhang Rang thought for a while, the emperor is most distressed about money, and must let His Majesty spend less money, and Gao Shun even beheaded Zhang Jiao and Zhang Bao, he should have been rewarded a long time ago, this is a person he is optimistic about, besides, Gao Shun has not treated him badly, he must help, so he said: "Your Majesty, Gao Shun is now two thousand stone Taishou, and the words of the official are not in line with his age, the minister believes that he is young, one after another meritorious service, and has the posture of Wei Huo, loyal to His Majesty, the minister suggested that he be named the "Champion Hou", the food building is annoying County, and the food is still two thousand households in the food town, All are the grace of His Majesty; As for the military Hou Wenchou, his decapitation of Zhang Jiao should not be appreciated, and the minister suggested that he could be named the captain of the school and continue to serve under Gao Shun. ”

Liu Hong was overjoyed in his heart, the champion Hou just had a good name, which matched Gao Shun's age, the fief was in Lou Fu, and the county of the border county could not collect much tax every year.

As for Feng Wenchou, a miscellaneous lieutenant, he will still spend Gao Shun's money and food in the future, and the court will just be a favor.

So Liu Hong approvingly said: "Yes, Zhang Changshi's words are good, just like this, Gao Shun will be rewarded, I will make him the champion marquis, and the food will be annoying to the county, anyway, there will not be much interest over there, and the whole county will be given to him." ”

Zhang Rang said modestly: "It is the duty of the minister to think about His Majesty. ”

"Then how should Fang Liang of Qingzhou be rewarded?"

"Your Majesty, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Thieves are besieged in Licheng, and Sima Fangliang can be relocated to the Prime Minister of Jinan, and he will do his best to pacify the Yellow Turban Thieves; As for the military candidate Xu Huang, he was named the captain of Pingyu and still served under Fang Liang; And with them in Jinan, Qingzhou will be safe; The prime minister of Jinan wrote a letter, only Dongpingling was left unconquered, and other counties were looted by the Yellow Turban thieves, which just needed their efforts to stabilize the people of Jinan and reduce the burden on the imperial court. ”

The Yellow Turban Army in Jinan was much larger than in history, and the damage was even more serious.

Liu Hong laughed, pointed at Zhang Rang and said: "Haha, Zhang Changshou has a loyal and patriotic heart, a strategy to solve troubles and worries, I am very relieved; I will not accept Fang Liang's money, let him quickly pacify the thieves, settle the people, and stabilize the situation in Jinan as soon as possible. ”

The emperor's thoughts, Zhang Rang is very familiar with, such a reward, at the lowest cost, can achieve the best effect, and get rid of the burden of the court.

"Thank you for your majesty's approval, your majesty's kindness."

Liu Hong asked: "After Gao Shun pacified Guangzong, did he let him continue to go south to suppress thieves?" ”

Zhang Rang replied without even thinking about it: "Your Majesty, no, he pacified the Yellow Turban thieves in Youzhou, Jizhou and Qingzhou, and he has made great contributions, so be careful of the big trouble." This is not Zhang Rang's protection of Gao Shun, but he doesn't want Gao Shun to get involved in the Central Plains, and only hopes that he will guard the border counties as a strong foreign aid for him.

Liu Hong is not stupid, if Gao Shun makes great contributions at a young age, when there is no seal and no reward, he will lose a good general who guards the border county because of his high merit.

The general hoped that Gao Shun would go south, and he was anxious for quick success.

The emperor asked again, "How is Gao Shun's governance of Julu County?" ”

"Your Majesty, the subordinates reported that he placed the captured Yellow Turban thieves in various counties, reorganized their household registrations, distributed grain and farm tools, and ordered them to open up wasteland and farmland.

"Wouldn't this be too indulgent for these thieves?"

Zhang Rang thought for a while, organized his language, and said: "Your Majesty, these people are poor peasants who can't read a single word, if they are not about to starve to death, who would dare to rebel?" And after the Yellow Turban Thief, the counties are ten rooms and nine empty, only widows and widows are left alone, if so, how can taxes be provided? Gao Shun is loyal to His Majesty, otherwise, who would have paid for so many people? The subordinates reported that the tens of thousands of people who surrendered in Xiaquyang consumed Gao Shun's military rations, and the surrenderers of Julu City consumed the captured booty, and if they were not truly loyal to His Majesty, these booty would have become their private property; These surrenderers can be killed in one go, which can not only reduce the burden, but also increase the merits of war; Admire Gao Shun. ”

Liu Hong thought to himself, these Yellow Turban thieves have plundered so many scholars, and they must have gained a lot of wealth, in addition to the consumption of Yellow Turban thieves, these generals will definitely be able to get a lot of spoils, if as Zhang Rang said, kill all those who surrendered, not only increase their military achievements, but also take those spoils for private use, Gao Shun's move shows that he is really a loyal minister for the country and the people.

The emperor praised: "Gao Shun is good, I didn't see the wrong person; Tomorrow, let Shang Shutai promulgate the decree as soon as possible. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Rang was overjoyed in his heart, this time Gao Shun was going to give him a gift again, Gao Shun was really a sensible and good boy.