After the killing of Wang Yun, Li Dao and Guo Yan jointly controlled the government, appointed and dismissed officials as they liked, and often plundered the army, and the people of Sanfu were completely lost. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The only thing that made the two very unhappy was that after breaking through Chang'an, they found that the millions of gold and silver treasures seized from Dong Zhuo had disappeared and disappeared without a trace overnight.

The three of them spent less than half a month drinking, and suddenly the spies came to report:

Xiliang Taishou Ma Teng, and the second general of the state assassin Han Sui led more than 100,000 troops, killed Chang'an, and claimed to beg the thief.

Li Dao, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji, and Fan Chouwen were about to arrive and discuss the strategy of resisting the enemy. Li Ru admonished:

"The second army came from afar, and it was only advisable to go deep and high, and hold on to it to resist. However, in 100 days, the other army will run out of food, and it will definitely retreat by itself, and then lead the troops to chase it, and the two generals can be captured. ”

Li Meng and Wang Fang were full of fighting spirit, and made a military order to insist on fighting, but they were shot by Ma Chao under Changpingguan, and all of them were knocked to the ground......

Ma and Han took advantage of the situation to chase and kill, won a big victory, and approached the pass to go down to the village, Li Dao Fang believed that Li Ru had foresight, reused his strategy, and only paid attention to the guards, and fought by him, and did not go out to welcome.

The house was broken and it rained overnight, and at this moment, suddenly Yanzhou 800 miles rushed to report:

"At the end of April, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army attacked Yanzhou. In Rencheng, he killed Zheng Sui, the prime minister of Rencheng, transferred to Dongping, smashed the main force of Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, and beheaded Liu Dai. The Yellow Turban Army is like a bamboo, and its morale is sky-high......"

Li Dao was shocked and hurriedly asked:

"How many thieves are there?"

The spy replied: "The main force is about 300,000, and there are no less than 1 million ...... captivators."

"Millions?"

Li Dao's face was like earth, muttering to himself, and hurriedly summoned the courtiers to discuss countermeasures, and first introduced the situation:

"Ahem, the Yellow Turban Rebellion began in February of the first year of Zhongping (184), and the number of participants was as high as millions. The area of activity covers the eight prefectures of Qingdao, Xu, You, Hebei, Jing, Yang, Henan and Yan. The Yellow Turban Rebellion in You, Hebei, Jing, Yang, Henan, and Yan was suppressed by the imperial court successively, and only the Yellow Turban rebels in Qing and Xu were still dead. The Xuzhou rebels encountered the blow of the Xuzhou assassin Shi Taoqian, and all of them were transferred to Qingzhou, so Qingzhou became the largest assembly place of the Yellow Turban rebels. ”

Li Dao raised his voice and angrily accused:

"Qingzhou Thorn Shi Jiao and mediocre are incompetent, and before they can fight the rebels, they flee from the wind. Beihai Xiang Kong Rong is good at empty talk and will not fight, Zhang Huan led 200,000 thieves to attack Beihai from Jizhou, Kong Rong was defeated, fled to Duchang, and was surrounded by the rebel Guanhai troops...... It is precisely because of the incompetence and inaction of these people that the Qingzhou Yellow Turban has become bigger step by step......"

"In February of the first year of Chuping (190), the Qingzhou rebels attacked the Bohai Sea, gathered 300,000 people, and wanted to join the Montenegrin army, Gongsun Zan led 20,000 foot cavalry to break the Qingzhou thief army in Dongguangnan, beheading more than 30,000. The Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army abandoned its baggage and ran across the river. Gongsun Chan and others attacked halfway and defeated the Yellow Turban rebels again, with tens of thousands of dead, more than 70,000 prisoners, and countless car, armor and property......"

Li Dao sighed, and the conversation changed:

However, Gongsun Zhan's younger brother Gongsun Yue was shot and killed by a stray arrow in a battle with Yuan Shao's general Zhou Ang, and Gongsun Chan was furious and turned his head to attack Yuan Shao, missing a great opportunity to expand the victory......

At the end of April, the Qingzhou rebel army was reorganized, marched into Yanzhou with millions of people, attacked the city, and beheaded Zheng Sui, the prime minister of the city, and then developed to the Dongping area. Yanzhou assassin Liu Dai wanted to lead his troops to meet him. The rebels won a great victory and beheaded Liu Dai ......"

The courtier's face changed drastically, and he exchanged his head and ears......

"Million" and "Killing Liu Dai" clearly stimulated their sensitive nerves, and they couldn't help but recall the terrible nightmare in the first year of Zhongping, the terrible scene of millions of yellow turbans sweeping the world, and they still have lingering palpitations when they think about it.

Guo Yan suppressed the courtiers' discussions, and said loudly:

"Everyone is already clear about the situation, although the Qingzhou Yellow Turban falsely claims to be one million, in fact, the elite combat power is only about 300,000. I don't know if you have a good plan? ”

Everyone looked at each other and was silent, Guo Yan's face sank, and he reprimanded dissatisfiedly:

"You are all important ministers of the country, and you are the rulers of the king, and now the little ant thief makes you helpless?"

The courtiers had a look of uncertainty on their faces, but they were afraid of Guo Yan's power, and they dared not speak out. Although Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun have made great achievements in the battle against the Yellow Turban, the heroes are in the twilight, and the two veterans have long been in their last years, and they are obviously no longer suitable to go on the expedition as the main generals.

Guo Yan was about to have a seizure, and Li Rujin said:

"There may be one person in the world who can break the thieves in Qingzhou."

Li Wei hurriedly asked, "Who is it?" ”

Li Ru squinted slightly, and said word by word:

"Hussar General - Zhang Fan."

The ministers' faces were shocked, and there were many discussions:

"That's right, there is a champion Hou out of the horse, how can a yellow turban be enough!"

"I think it's okay. There is a hussar general out of the horse, and the thieves in Qingzhou will definitely be able to pass it on......"

"Zhang Renfu is indeed the most suitable person. 600,000 Shanyue were all subdued by hussar generals, and 300,000 yellow turban thieves were not a problem! ”

……

At a glance, the ministers presided over Zhang Fan one-sidedly, and Li and Guo glanced at each other, their eyes full of jealousy. Li Wei looked around and asked:

"Are there any other candidates, or have anyone volunteered?"

Everyone was silent, Li Dao shook the grapefruit, and said dissatisfiedly:

"That's it, let's retreat for the time being, and we'll discuss it later."

……

After the ministers left, Li Dao, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, and Li Ru began to hold a small meeting to discuss countermeasures.

Guo Yan glared at Li Ru dissatisfiedly and said, "Wenyou, what is your intention in recommending Zhang Fan in public?" ”

Li Ru's face was as usual, and he said unhurriedly:

"Now there are Ma Yu, Chong Shao, Liu Fan and other loyal ministers of the Han family who are dormant, ready to oust us at any time; Outside, the heroes of the eastern part did not listen to the dispatch, and they were reckless, accumulating strength to prepare for a counterattack on Chang'an. It can be described as internal and external troubles, if once the yellow scarf is allowed to rise, the chaos of Zhongping is vivid, how can we live? For today's plan, the only way is to drive the wolf and devour the tiger. ”

Guo Yan was speechless for a while, paused and said:

"That doesn't have to be Zhang Fan. I don't believe that there is no second person in the world who can quell the Yanzhou Rebellion! Now Zhang Fan is already difficult to control, if he is allowed to make meritorious deeds again, the consequences will be unimaginable......"

Li Ru said unhurriedly: "For example, those who have the ability to pacify the Yellow Turban today are only four people: Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zhan, and Zhang Fan. Now the first three are already in full swing, and they regard the imperial edict as nothing. Even if the Son of Heaven issued an edict, he might not be able to command the ......"

Zhang Ji frowned and said, "Zhang Fan may not listen to the edict, right?" He is now stationed at Bishui Pass, echoing with the Korean and Ma rebels in the north and south, showing a flanking trend. I'm afraid it's not good to come......"

Li Ru stroked his beard and smiled: "Because of this, we have to take him away, otherwise once he joins forces with Han and Ma, we will be in danger." ”

Fan Chou interjected: "But...... Zhang Fan is also a ruthless character who doesn't see rabbits and doesn't scatter eagles, I'm afraid there are not enough benefits, it's hard to impress him! ”

Li Ru pondered for a moment and said, "It's better to ...... issued an edict to promote him to the rank of general, Yanzhou pastor. Presiding over counterinsurgency matters. ”

Guo Yan was about to speak, but Li Wei, who had been closing his eyes and meditating, said:

"Who will take over from Yangzhou Mu?"

Li Ru replied: "I recommend one person who is suitable." The clan relatives of the Han family, after mourning Liu Fei, the king of Hui, - Liu Xuan. ”

Li Dao pondered for a moment and then made a final decision: "Okay, it's decided!" ”

…… (To be continued.) )